Review and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 33. (8/15/1912)

Review and Herald

Aug 15, 1912

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Remove the Stones of Stumbling

By Phillips Brooks

PHILLIPS BROOKS

O MY dear friends, you who are letting miserable misunderstandings run on from year to year, meaning to clear them up some day; you who are keeping wretched quarrels alive because you can not quite make up your mind that now is the day to sacrifice your pride, and kill them; you who are passing men sullenly upon the street, not speaking to them out of some silly spite, and yet knowing that it would fill you with shame and remorse if you heard that one of those men were dead, to-morrow morning; you who are letting your neighbor starve, till you hear that he is dying of starvation; or letting your friend's heart ache for a word of appreciation or sympathy, which you mean to give him some day,—if you only could know and see and feel, all of a sudden, that “the time is short,” how it would break the spell! how you would go instantly and do the thing which you might never have another chance to do.—Selected.

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HISTORY OF THE SABBATH

REVISED AND ENLARGED

This splendid volume by Elder J. N. Andrews, which was so highly prized by our people during the early years of this denomination, and which was the means of persuading many to accept the Bible Sabbath, has just been reissued in its revised and enlarged form.

For several years Elder L. R. Conradi, who has had access to the large libraries in Europe, has been making a thorough research in the ancient histories with regard to the Sabbath question. The information thus gained has been carefully prepared for this book, thus adding greatly to its completeness. It is a mine of useful information on the Sabbath question.

This book treats the Sabbath question from both the Biblical and the historical standpoint. Every passage of Scripture which has any connection with the Sabbath is carefully examined. The prophecies relating to the change from the seventh to the first day of the week and the history showing how and when the change was made, combine to make the study of this important subject one of great interest and profit. The various steps by which the change was made are given in detail; also the scriptures showing that the Sabbath will finally be exalted and restored to its proper place by the people of God.

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Three Manifestations of Christ

By H. A. ST. JOHN

H. A. ST. JOHN

LET us briefly consider three of the most conspicuous and all-absorbing objects to be attained by the manifestation of Christ to this world. None of these objects is yet fully attained.

First, Christ “was manifested to take away our sins.” 1 John 3:5. Jesus is now occupied in the closing work of this character. He first pardons the sins of all his children; and the last he will have to do with their sins will be to blot them out, and remember them no more forever. Glorious work now approaching completion! Are our sins of the number that will soon be taken away forever? If so, then a crown of righteousness and glory awaits us in the near future.

Second, “The Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.” 1 John 3:8. Who can measure the extent of the devil's works in this world? They are heaven-high, ocean-deep, and world-wide. Go where we will, in every direction, we behold all around us, and even in us, the scar of sin, the effects of the curse, all the works of the devil. When we stop to consider, we may well be surprised that sin has tainted every living thing.

None of us can now conceive how the new heavens, the new earth, and the saints themselves will look when Christ has destroyed the works of the devil. Everywhere will be seen only harmony, purity, beauty, and loveliness, all to abide evermore. Let us be strangers and pilgrims while we sojourn here amid the works of the devil, ever pressing forward toward that heavenly country, where will be seen only the works of God.

Third, “Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise partook of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.” Heb. 2:14. So, then, when Christ has finished his work in behalf of this world, not only sin and the works of sin will be destroyed, but the originator of sin also.

To Christ has been committed all power, both in heaven and in earth, and he will surely accomplish all of the stupendous work he has undertaken, and will triumph gloriously.

Are our souls ravished with the purpose and thought of beholding the new creation, and seeing and feeling in ourselves the power of endless life? If not, let us come while it is called to-day, while there is yet room.

Sanitarium, Cal.

The Same Care

By F. D. STARR

F. D. STARR

The beautiful illustration of the human body as composed of many members is used in 1 Corinthians 12 to show the relationship of the various members of the church to each other. “God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honor to that part which lacked: that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.” Verses 24, 25. It is interesting to notice the care that several parts of the human body have one for the other. If a person is about to take a sudden fall that would precipitate the head and other vital parts upon the earth, the hand is instantly thrust forward to avert the disaster, although in so doing it is liable to incur serious injury to itself by coming in contact with sharp stones and various obstructions.

Numerous instances of like involuntary movements of the various organs and members of the body might be noticed. But the interesting feature of the matter is that the same conditions and actions are to be observed in the body which Christ recognizes as his own, his true church on earth, not as a beautiful theory merely, but as actual and accomplished fact. One of the many items that might be mentioned in confirmation of this statement is the recent provision for caring for needy workers who seem to be past the period of active service in the Master’s cause. It has been a matter of much concern to those in responsible positions and to others to determine what should be done for workers of this class or for their needy families.

As a very wise and benevolent arrangement, the plan of the Sustentation Fund has been devised. Thus those who otherwise might be left to suffer are relieved of embarrassment, and receive the same care that other more honorable and serviceable members do. This certainly does credit to the organization that has adopted the system. Some of the members thus favored may consider themselves too vigorous to need to be thus protected and favored, but that simply intensifies the fact that “the same care” is shown them by their fellow members in the earnest solicitude manifested in their behalf. King David thought himself still able to go to the front when his associates could perceive that it was not prudent for him to do so, and exposed themselves to shield him. 2 Sam. 18:23; 21:16, 17. But he much appreciated the brave effort made in his behalf to obtain water for him from the well of Bethlehem, at the cost, as it were, of the lives of noble, self-sacrificing men. 1 Chron. 11:17-19.

Such examples of the same care one for another are as noble and praiseworthy now as they were then.

Forest, Idaho.

Wondrous Love

By Allen Francis Gage

ALLEN FRANCIS GAGE

“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.” 1 John 3:1.

WHAT wondrous love, divinely fair, The Father hath to mankind given; More to be prized than jewels rare, The best and richest gift of heaven.

Its depths can never fathomed be; Its height man never may attain; Its power eternal years shall see, For love’s bright glory ne’er shall wane.

Eternal as its Author’s name, Enduring as the heavens above, It doth to all the earth proclaim That God is righteous, God is love.

Respond ye to this love divine; Love him who first had love for thee; Yield now to him thyself and thine; In love’s great gift God’s goodness see.

Chicago, Ill.

Notes on Important Eras of Fulfilling Prophecy

By W. A. S.

The Hand of God in History — No. 18

Notes on Important Eras of Fulfilling Prophecy

The Time of the End

“OUT of the darkness of night The world rolls into light; It is daybreak everywhere.”

Again and again the Lord had caused to pass before Daniel in vision the course of human history to the end of time. The prophet had watched the panorama of the rise and fall of empires, and had groaned in spirit as he was shown the great apostasy warring against the truth. But at the end of each prophetic outline there appeared the glorious assurance of the final triumph of the right.

As Daniel was about to lay down the pen that had traced these views of future events, the word of the Lord came to him, saying:—

“But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” Dan. 12: 4.

Thus Inspiration announced the opening of a new era of enlightenment when “the time of the end” should come.

Those in ancient times who looked for “that blessed hope,” the second coming of Christ, had to look forward toward it through the dark night of apostasy and trial. The apostle Paul must needs write to the believers at Thessalonica: “That day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed.” 2 Thess. 2: 3.

It was a wonderful time in the pilgrimage of the people of God through this world when the believers could see the long period of papal supremacy at last behind their backs, and a new light dawning. Then began the time of the end, the latter days indeed, when the prophetic book was to be unsealed, and light and knowledge spread abroad over the world.

It is clear that with the close of the period of papal supremacy the world entered upon this “time of the end.” In every outline of prophecy the events of the latter days are represented as beginning to follow on directly after the prophetic period of the 1260 years. Christ’s outline in Matthew 24 so represents it. He refers to the time of “great tribulation” to the church, and says:—

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.”

In the eleventh of Daniel the period of persecution is mentioned as reaching to “the time of the end.” After predicting the setting up of the apostasy, the prophecy describes the persecution of the people of God:—

“They shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. . . . And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.” Verses 33-35.

Thus the age following the appointed period of persecution, the 1260 years of papal supremacy, is given the specific designation of “the time of the end.”

“The time of the end,” then, began in the last decade of the eighteenth century. The prophetic period closed amid the scenes of the French Revolution, culminating in that stroke by the sword of France at Rome, in 1798, advertising to the world that the Papacy had received a “deadly wound.”

And if the last decade of the eighteenth century closed one long and dark chapter in the history, it opened a new and brighter one, a chapter of fulfilling signs of the coming of the Lord. To the new era then opening belong the angel’s words to Daniel, which we repeat:—

“Shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.”

It is a remarkable declaration; and in a remarkable way the events centering around the opening years of “the time of the end” bear witness to a divine hand very definitely moving forward the cause of truth on earth in harmony with the voice of the prophecy.

There has come in this new era exactly what the angel said would come:—

1. An unsealing of the book of prophecy—a special opening up of prophetic truths to the understanding.

2. A running (or searching) to and fro among men—a world-wide awakening, with great diffusion of the light of the Word, and increase of knowledge.

It is not sufficient to look upon the fulfilments of prophecy simply as proofs of the inspiration of the Scriptures written in ancient times. It is true that the testimony of history to the fulfilment of prophecy is an infallible proof that holy men of old spoke by the Holy Ghost. But the great aim of the prophecies is to reveal the course of development on earth in the great controversy between truth and error, to forewarn and teach concerning present duties and dangers, and to cause men to see that the same God who spoke to the prophets so long ago is still, in every time, the living God, doing things on earth before men’s eyes; so that all may find in him a present helper and savior.

“I am God,” he says, “and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand. . . . I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.” Isa. 46: 9-11.

In the study of every crisis in the history of fulfilling prophecy we are watching the living God doing things on earth. And now, with the coming of the last great era that is to reach to the end, we shall see the arm of the Lord indeed made bare in the sight of all the nations. Thank God for the “sure word of prophecy;

whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts.”

W. A. S.

Editorial

By F. M. W.

Trembling at God's Word

THE true child of God does not regard his Heavenly Father with slavish fear. That which moves him to action is not the dread of impending or future judgment. He possesses, however, a fear springing from reverence and love, which leads him to tremble at the word of Jehovah. Like an attentive, loving, obedient son, he waits on the word of his Father. In his decision and action that word is final. He receives it with rejoicing; he obeys with alacrity. It moves him to willing, immediate, and resolute action.

It is thus that the child of God trembles at his word. He regards his own opinion, if differing with the will of God, as of no account. He possesses a poor and a contrite spirit. Recognizing his own blindness, he is willing to be led. Upon this man the Father will look with loving approval: “But to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.” Isa. 66: 2.

Trembling at the word of God means, above all else, promptness in its execution. It means taking God's time instead of suiting our own convenience, meeting his will instead of the desires of personal pleasure.

F. M. W.

Sunday-Keeping Not a Part of the Counsel of God

By Francis M. Wilcox

We often meet the argument that the Lord reserved the change in the Sabbath institution for the Gentile age, and that with the sending of the gospel to the Gentiles there was given them a new sabbath day separate and distinct from the Sabbath observed during the Jewish economy. This claim, however, like many of its fellows in behalf of First-day observance, is found to be wholly untenable when viewed in the light of the New Testament record.

Paul was the great apostle to the Gentile world, even as Peter was to the Jewish world. His statement in the closing days of his ministry forever sets at rest the charge that in his teachings to the Gentile converts he inaugurated any new system of doctrines or new institutions unknown to the fathers. He preached one great truth, namely, the fulfilment of the predictions of the Jewish prophets in the manifestation of Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah. Every move he made and every word he uttered was closely watched. If by any means in their power his traducers could have brought his work into disrepute, or his ministry under the shadow of reproach, they would have done so. After Paul reached Rome, shortly before he sealed his testimony with his blood at the hands of Nero, he preached, as his custom was, to his own countrymen. He called the chief of the Jews together, and said to them:—

“Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.” Acts 28:17.

Here the apostle definitely and emphatically declares that in his ministry he had committed nothing against the people or the customs of his fathers, and this the Jews at Rome personally acknowledged when they replied to his address:—

“And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judæa concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came showed or spake any harm of thee. But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that everywhere it is spoken against.” Verses 21, 22.

How rejoiced would have been his persecutors if they could have found a single instance where Paul cast discredit upon the law of the ten commandments, and particularly upon the Sabbath institution, which, with all their superstition, they so greatly venerated. But such occasion they could not find in all his teachings; with such offense he was never charged; and such occasion the apostle emphatically denies, in the scripture already quoted, ever having given.

In all his ministry, as he stated to the elders of the church at Philippi, he had not failed to declare the whole counsel of God. He says: “I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have showed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house, . . . for I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.” Acts 20:20-27.

But we may search his writings through and through, and not one single word shall we find regarding the sacredness of the first day of the week; but on the other hand we shall find him asking pointedly, “Do we then make void the law through faith?” In answer to this question he states emphatically, “God forbid: yea, we establish the law.” Rom. 3:31.

May God grant that our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ may not lead us to make void in our practise the law which he made to be revered and honored in the lives of his children. Its violation cost the shedding of his precious blood. To-day every sinner stands under its condemnation. We are saved only by his free grace, by his being made to suffer for us, by the imputation of his righteousness. May we never seek to continue in sin, in the violation of the law, that grace may abound; but being made free, may we become the servants of righteousness, and the willing, obedient subjects of the government of heaven.

F. M. W.

The Menace of Mormonism

By C. M. S.

THERE seems to have been recently a great awakening, especially on the part of the religious press, in reference to the menace of Mormonism; and this is finding an echo, too, in the columns of secular publications. This seems to be due quite largely to the publication of a book by Rev. Bruce Kinney, D. D., entitled “Mormonism, the Islam of America.” In this book is laid bare the history of the origin and development of Mormonism, the principles that underlie its propaganda, the methods by which that propaganda is carried on, the demoralizing influence of the system, and the danger to the country from the political activities of the organization.

At the same time that the religious press of the country is emphasizing the dangers of the Mormon propaganda, reports are coming from other countries as to the activities of the Mormon missionaries there, and the prospect of some action by the civil authorities to minimize the danger or put an end to the activities of the missionaries.

Should Mormonism ever become a great political force in this country, a union of church and state would be assured. Whether this will ever be, we may not say; but Mormonism is essentially a church-and-state religion, a religion in which the state exists to serve the interests of the church. It is as much a church-and-state religion as Romanism or Islam ever was; and there is no doubt that were it in power, it would be as relentless as either of these, and as heedless of the rights of men.

The book in question, while declaring that Mormonism is not winning great numbers in this country at the present time, and is losing many of its members through apostasy or indifference, makes it apparent that it is still maintaining and increasing its political power. This is due to the fact that though members drop out of the church, they generally vote on political questions as do their friends and relatives who remain in the organization.

In reference to this, Dr. Kinney says:—

Having no strong anti-Mormon conviction, they naturally vote with the hierarchy. It is true that in Salt Lake City the Gentiles preponderate, but in the State as a whole the Mormons overwhelmingly outnumber the Gentiles. The church can lose thousands of voters from Utah and still absolutely dominate its politics and policies. These spare voters are colonized in the sparsely settled Western States—not in sufficient numbers to outvote all Gentiles, but in sufficient numbers to hold the balance of power between the two dominant political parties when Mormonism is not an issue. Thus it is that the hierarchy can compel the party in power to accede to its demands, and it is not at all modest in making them. The Mormon hierarchy was absolutely regnant in the political affairs of Salt Lake City long after the Gentiles outnumbered them.

The writer declares that in the States of Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona, and Nevada the Mormon Church holds the balance of power, at least in all things vital to themselves, in addition to holding absolute control in Utah. In this connection the author says:—

A very significant thing in this connection is that in the Smoot contest only two senators from that region voted against the apostle. One of these was a Democrat, and he lost his seat at the next election, and turned the State into the Republican column, where it has been ever since. Because of their numbers, organization, solidarity, fanaticism, and unpatriotic political intentions, they constitute the gravest menace to our American and Christian institutions.

We may not deny that the organization is a menace, but that it is the gravest one the country has to face is far from the truth. There is another, wielding much greater political influence throughout the country, whose purposes and doctrines are no whit less unpatriotic than are the purposes and doctrines of Mormonism, and that is the Roman Catholic

Church. It is a greater menace in just the proportion that its numbers and political influence exceed those of Mormonism. If Protestantism would arouse to that menace as it seems to be arousing to the menace of Mormonism, there might still be hope for the preservation of the fundamental principles of Americanism. But professed Protestantism of to-day seems to have come to the conclusion that to oppose Romanism and expose its purposes concerning this country, is to stir up religious controversy and religious strife; and while it turns its attention to the menace of Mormonism, the real menace to the nation's welfare conspires and accomplishes.

The Christian Observer of July 31, 1912, in an editorial on Mormonism, says:—

Mormonism is still one of the greatest menaces to the welfare of our country. With an ardent propagandism and organization that is remarkably effective, it is seeking to win converts in practically every part of our country. Its activities recently have been directed especially toward the South.

Hon. Frank J. Cannon, former United States Senator from Utah, the son of a one-time leader in the Mormon Church, made the charge in a recent magazine article that the Mormon Church leaders have violated the solemn promise upon which statehood was granted to Utah. That is to say, polygamy is being practised openly by adherents of the faith, and new polygamous marriages are being contracted. In his charges Mr. Cannon is backed by writers in at least three other magazines. The fact that over two hundred polygamous marriages have been contracted without rebuke from, or interference by, the Mormon Church authorities is apparently established. It seems also clear that the present head of the church, Joseph F. Smith, believes in polygamy as the religious duty of adherents of the Mormon faith.

A recent issue of the Evening Despatch of Wilmington, N. C., in an article treating upon the activities of the Mormon propagandists in Colorado, contains the following:—

The last few years have seen a great revival of polygamy among the Mormons, but not in outlying places like Denver. Polygamy in Denver would get the church into trouble, and it is not seeking trouble. One may listen to Mormon missionaries by the hour, and even be won over to their faith, and perhaps be baptized into the church, without hearing polygamy mentioned. If a visitor at one of the missionary meetings asks about the “sacred custom,” he is told it is no longer practised, being forbidden by a new revelation. If that visitor becomes converted, however, and rises high in the church, and finally emigrates to Utah, it is generally found that he leaves at least two sets of heirs at his death.

In a special despatch to the New York Times, dated Berlin, July 27, the menace of Mormonism in Germany is emphatically set forth. The article of which this despatch is a rather copious extract appeared in the National Zeitung, and was written by one who has had thirteen years' closest association with Mormonism. The writer of the article declares that the Mormon propaganda is making great headway in Germany, despite all the efforts of the authorities to discover and expel the Mormon missionaries. Occasionally these missionaries are discovered and sent out of the country. Two were recently driven out of Bavaria. This author also declares that polygamy is secretly taught and practised, despite the Mormon Church's proclamation following the Edmunds Act. She states that at a meeting which she attended, and which was called to permit the president of the organization to explain the antipolygamy order, the following statement was made by the president:—

“There are three heavens or grades of perfection. Every one, man or woman, bachelor or maid, may enter the first. Into the second can enter only the man who has had more than one wife, and the woman who is the first or second wife of one man. Into the highest can enter only the man who has had more than two wives, and the woman who is one of three or more wives.” I heard this announcement with my own ears.

According to this despatch, no Mormon can enter Germany if his belief is discovered. Sweden has recently expelled two Mormon missionaries, and has warned twenty-nine others who will be expelled if they carry on an active propaganda. A report from London states that Mormons are again infesting the suburban districts lying on either side of Brixton Hill, and that servant girls are being attracted and lured by golden prospects awaiting them in Salt Lake City. These efforts have aroused the indignation of the community, and a counter-campaign has been started. One clergyman has organized the members of the Church of England Men's Society into a “peaceful picketing” party to prevent the Mormons from getting these servant girls into their meetings.

The New York Times of July 14 contains a long article entitled “The Mormon Blight Menaces Hawaii.” In this article, which is by a special correspondent residing in Hawaii, it is stated that polygamy is openly taught to the natives of the islands, and that hundreds of plural marriages have already been contracted among the natives. Says the writer:—

They have become so strong in those remoter regions where the white man is in a very small minority that they have come out not only openly but aggressively for Mormonism and polygamy. . . . Some of them [missionaries], as I have positive proof, with wives in Utah, have married one or more native women here. . . . They teach polygamy in the native tongue, and limit the number of wives one man may have to his capacity for supporting them.

It is felt by Territorial officials that it is the purpose of the Mormon Church to make of Hawaii an island Utah. And some of these officials, as well as officials of Protestant and Roman Catholic churches in the islands, are planning ways and means to frustrate the purpose of the Mormon hierarchy. But while Mormonism is a menace to whatever country or State it obtains a foothold in, the inhabitants of these States and nations should not let their dread of that menace and their opposition to it blind their eyes to the greater menace that is threatening every nation of the world in the plans and successes of the Roman Church. That church has many times the numbers of the Mormon Church, and many times its power and influence with politicians. Mormonism could not hope to exert in a quarter of a century the political influence and political pressure for the attainment of its aims that Romanism is able to exert to-day. While Romanism opposes Mormonism, and will gladly join with Protestantism in that opposition, it has a program as un-American as hers, and a hundred times more possible of accomplishment.

With American principles and the principles of the gospel of Christ thus threatened by two such strong organizations, the duty of every American and of every Protestant Christian ought to be plainly evident. As never before should those principles be expounded and exalted, to bear their witness in the hour of the nation's trial.

C. M. S.

The Pressing Call for Preachers and Bible Teachers

By A. G. Daniells

THERE is to-day the greatest demand I have ever known in our cause for preachers and Bible teachers. In one respect this is very encouraging, but in another it is very perplexing and painful.

We are all glad that our cause is advancing, and that its demands are increasing. We are glad preachers are wanted for the cities, and Bible teachers for our colleges and academies. But when the calls for these workers are repeated and pressed hard upon us day after day, the situation becomes unbearable, and one feels that great efforts must be made without delay to develop the kind of preachers and Bible workers called for.

One reason why we have difficulty in responding to these calls is because of the steady and rapid extension of our work. During the last twenty years we have opened many mission fields in heathen lands. This has made it necessary to send a large number of our most efficient young men abroad to carry forward the work in those lands. And as the work under their leadership has grown, they have called for many more good workers

to assist them. Thus the demand has outgrown the supply.

But another cause of our present inability to meet the demands for preachers and Bible teachers is no doubt due to a failure on our part to make the earnest effort we should to develop this class of workers. We have not kept this great need before the students in our schools as we should. Our young men have not known nor felt the need of preparing for the ministry, and for Bible teaching in our schools, city missions, and large sanitariums.

The time and the demands upon us now make it imperative that we give greater prominence to our evangelical work. Our young men should be made to realize that this cause is calling for a large number of consecrated, efficient preachers and Bible teachers. And our young women should realize that there is great need of good, competent Bible workers in our cities. This must be kept constantly before our young people, and they must be encouraged to choose these lines of work. They should also be encouraged to make thorough preparation so that they may be able to render the most efficient service possible.

This important question has been given more attention of late by the faculties in our colleges and academies, but it must receive greater emphasis still. But while these institutions are taking our young people through their grades, we must call for those who have finished their regular school work, to consecrate their lives to the ministry, and to secure the further preparation they may need.

This matter has pressed so heavily upon the hearts of the trustees of the Foreign Mission Seminary that they have been shaping all the plans of the Seminary to give our young men and women every possible advantage. They have eliminated the lower grades, and have arranged to give advanced work in Bible doctrines, prophecy, and history, also church history. They have provided a regular lecture course on organization, foreign missions, the publishing work, the Sabbath-school work, religious liberty work, medical missionary work, etc.

A very important provision of the training provided is the practical work to be carried on by the students under the leadership of teachers. Young men and young women give Bible readings and hold cottage meetings in the city. The young men who are preparing for the ministry conduct public meetings in suburbs, in halls, and schoolhouses, and also fill appointments in our different churches in and around the city. The importance of students for the ministry engaging in personal efforts to win men and women to Christ while pursuing their studies is coming to be realized by the best theological seminaries.

In view of the great demand pressing hard upon us for efficient preachers and Bible teachers, and in view of the advantages possessed by the Foreign Mission Seminary to give adequate instruction to our young men and women, surely no time should be lost in beginning and hastening the training required. We want young men who believe God calls them to the ministry, and who wish to give their whole lives to that work. We want consecrated young women who long to win souls to Christ, and are willing to forsake all else for that work.

There should be no delay in this matter.

A. G. DANIELLS.

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