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Review and Herald, Vol. 91, No. 54.

A Little More

Review and Herald

Dec 24, 1914

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 24, 1914

A Little More

By JAMES E. CLARKE

JAMES E. CLARKE
My Lord, I dare not pledge some mighty task Wrought by my hands; but give the strength I ask, And by Thy grace, if aught before I've done, I'll do, before another setting sun, A little more.
No wealth is mine; but from my scanty store Love-gifts I've brought, like that which Mary bore, Or widow’s mite; yet as each day I live, Not much, perhaps, but for the King I’ll give A little more.
Not rashly would I vow, like Peter bold, White-heat devotion when Thy friends grow cold, But by Thy help throughout each coming day I’ll seek Thy will to do, and watch and pray A little more.
Weary the world, and much the world needs heart, And slight the love and cheer that I impart; Yet hear my prayer for help in courts above, And while I live, by Thy great grace I’ll love A little more.
Not much of aught, O Lord, I dare to vow; But as before Thy throne I humbly bow, I pledge for this short time thou givest me I’ll work and pray and love and give and be A little more.
— Selected.

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Papal Infallibility, Religious Issue in Politics, Reformation Principles, War, and Mexico

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Fourteen Pages of Unanswerable Facts Concerning Papal Infallibility. Read Vigorous Reformation Resolutions by Presbyterian General Assembly. See Cartoons in Picture Section
THE great European war may result in a restoration of the Pope’s “Temporal Power.” See Cardinal Manning’s significant utterance as far back as 1874. Watch Rome’s hand in European affairs. Watch also the moves of the Papacy in Mexican and American affairs just now. This number gives the questions propounded by Martin Walker, of the Buffalo (N. Y.) Court of the “Guardians of Liberty,” to Governor Glynn, and his astonishing replies. Rome’s political defeats in New York, Ohio, and other States, have set all parties to thinking. Now is the time to circulate the “Protestant Magazine.”
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Missionary Nurses

By Ellen G. White

MRS. E. G. WHITE
FROM Christ’s methods of labor we may learn many valuable lessons. He did not follow merely one method; in various ways he sought to gain the attention of the multitude, and having succeeded in this, he proclaimed to them the truths of the gospel. His chief work lay in ministering to the poor, the needy, and the ignorant. In simplicity he opened before them the blessings they might receive, and thus he aroused their soul’s hunger for the truth, the bread of life.
Christ’s life is an example to all his followers, showing the duty of those who have learned the way of life to teach others what it means to believe in the Word of God. There are many now in the shadow of death who need to be instructed in the truths of the gospel. Nearly the whole world is lying in wickedness. To every believer in Christ words of hope have been given for those who sit in darkness: “The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; the people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up.”
Earnest, devoted young people are needed to enter the work as nurses. As these young men and women use conscientiously the knowledge they gain they will increase in capability, becoming better and better qualified to be the Lord’s helping hand.
The Lord wants wise men and women, who can act in the capacity of nurses, to comfort and help the sick and suffering. O that all who are afflicted might be ministered to by Christian physicians and nurses who could help them to place their weary, pain-racked bodies in the care of the Great Healer, in faith looking to him for restoration! If through judicious ministration the patient is led to give his soul to Christ and to bring his thoughts into obedience to the will of God, a great victory is gained.
In our daily ministrations we see many careworn, sorrowful faces. What does the sorrow on these faces show? — It shows the need of the soul for the peace of Christ. Men and women, longing for something they have not, have sought to supply their want at earth’s broken cisterns. Let these hear a voice saying, “Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters.” Weary souls, seeking you know not what, come to the water of life. All Heaven is yearning over you. “Come to me, that ye might have life.”
There are many lines of work to be carried forward by the missionary nurse. There are opportunities for well-trained nurses to go into homes and there endeavor to awaken an interest in the truth. In almost every community there are large numbers who will not listen to the teaching of God’s Word or attend any religious service. If these are reached by the gospel, it must be carried to their homes. Often the relief of their physical needs is the only avenue by which they can be approached.
Missionary nurses who care for the sick and relieve the distress of the poor will find many opportunities to pray with them, to read to them from God’s Word, and to speak of the Saviour. They can pray with and for the helpless ones who have not strength of will to control the appetites that passion has degraded. They can bring a ray of hope into the lives of the defeated and disheartened. The revelation of unselfish love, manifested in acts of disinterested kindness, will make it easier for these suffering ones to believe in the love of Christ.
Many have no faith in God and have lost confidence in man. But they appreciate acts of sympathy and helpfulness. As they see one with no inducement of earthly praise or compensation coming to their homes to minister to the sick, to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, and to comfort the sad, and ever tenderly pointing all to him of whose love and pity the human worker is but the messenger,—as they see this, their hearts are touched. Gratitude springs up; faith is kindled. They see that God cares for them, and they are prepared to listen to the teaching of his Word.
Whether in foreign missions or in the home field, all missionaries, both men and women, will gain much more ready access to the people, and will find their usefulness greatly increased, if they are able to minister to the sick. Women who go as missionaries to heathen lands may thus find opportunity for giving the gospel to the women of those lands, when every other door of access is closed. All gospel workers should know how to give the simple treatments that do so much to relieve pain and remove disease.
Gospel workers should be able also to give instruction in the principles of healthful living. There is sickness everywhere, and much of it might be prevented by attention to the laws of health. The people need to see the bearing of health principles upon their well-being, both for this life and for the life to come. They need to be awakened to their responsibility for the human habitation fitted up by their creator as his dwelling place, and over which he desires them to be faithful stewards.
Thousands need and would gladly receive instruction concerning the simple methods of treating the sick,—methods that are taking the place of the use of poisonous drugs. There is great need of instruction in regard to dietetic reform. Wrong habits of eating and the use of unhealthful food are in no small degree responsible for the intemperance and crime and wretchedness that curse the world.
In teaching health principles, keep before the mind the great object of reform,—that its purpose is to secure the highest development of body and mind and soul. Show that the laws of nature, being the laws of God, are designed for our good; that obedience to them promoteshappiness in this life, and aids in the preparation for the life to come.
Encourage the people to study that marvelous organism, the human system, and the laws by which it is governed. Those who perceive the evidences of God’s love, who understand something of the wisdom and beneficence of his laws, and the results of obedience, will come to regard their duties and obligations from an altogether different point of view. Instead of looking upon an observance of the laws of health as a matter of sacrifice or self-denial, they will regard it as it really is, an inestimable blessing.
Every gospel worker should feel that to teach the principles of healthful living is a part of his appointed work. Of this work there is great need, and the world is open for it.
Christ commits to his followers an individual work,—a work that cannot be done by proxy. Ministry to the sick and the poor, the giving of the gospel to the lost, is not to be left to committees or organized charities. Individual responsibility, individual effort, personal sacrifice, is the requirement of the gospel.
“Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in,” is Christ’s demand, “that my house may be filled.” He brings men into touch with those whom they may benefit. “Bring the poor that are cast out to thy house,” he says. “When thou seest the naked, ... cover him.” “They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” Through direct contact, through personal ministry, the blessings of the gospel are to be communicated.
Those who take up their appointed work will not only bless others, but will themselves be blessed. The consciousness of duty well done will have a reflex influence upon their own souls. The despondent will forget their despondency, the weak will become strong, the ignorant intelligent, and all will find an unfailing helper in him who has called them.

The Old — the New

By WORTHIE HARRIS HOLDEN

WORTHIE HARRIS HOLDEN
ONE more ship in the harbor With its cargo of gold or of dross: One more pennant declaring The service of sin or the cross: One more ledger completed; And what does the Auditor say? Treasures the past year assembled, Or ruthlessly trifled away?
One more ship is departing To sail on the sea of the year; One more pennant lies waiting A symbol inscribed to uprear; One more ledger is opened, Unwritten, unblemished, and new. Who will your vessel commission, Accounting each ledger page true?

H. M. KELLEY

By H. M. KELLEY

The Faith of Jesus—No. 2

H. M. KELLEY

“WITHOUT faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Heb. 11: 6. Without faith in the heart it is impossible to please God, for under such conditions there is nothing within man to respond to the Spirit of God. As soil over quicksand is profitless and dangerous, so a man without faith is hopeless.
But “God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.” Rom. 12: 3. There has been given to every one a degree of faith which, if properly cultivated, will produce the peaceful fruits of the Spirit. “Faith that enables us to receive God’s gifts is itself a gift, of which some measure is imparted to every human being.”—“Education,” page 253.
“Faith is trusting God,—believing that he loves us, and knows best what is for our good. Thus, instead of our own, it leads us to choose his way. In place of our ignorance, it accepts his wisdom; in place of our weakness, his strength; in place of our sinfulness, his righteousness. Our lives, ourselves, are already his; faith acknowledges his ownership and accepts its blessing. Truth, uprightness, purity, have been pointed out as secrets of life’s success. It is faith that puts us in possession of these principles.”—Ib.
“Unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.” Eph. 4: 7. The measure of faith that God has dealt to every one of us is “according to the measure of the gift of Christ.” What a blessed assurance! Even as Christ was endowed with power to overcome Satan through faith, so we through faith in his name may overcome.

The Eyes of the Soul

“There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.” John 1: 6-9.
“Christ is the ‘Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.’ As through Christ every human being has life, so also through him every soul receives some ray of divine light. Not only intellectual but spiritual power, a perception of right, a desire for goodness, exists in every heart. But against these principles there is struggling an antagonistic power.”—Id., page 29.
Light is the power of illumination. It reveals to us that which we otherwise could not see. The beauty of the natural world is brought to us through rays of light. The attractiveness of what we behold depends upon the degree of light within the range of our vision. Anything that will dispel darkness and reveal that which we otherwise could not see, is light. Prophecy is regarded as a revelation of the future, and of it Peter said, “Ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place.” Some people read the prophecies but do not understand them, and consequently do not know what will take place in the future. Prophecy is not a revelation to them, because they do not “take heed,” or rather do not believe.
The man who does not believe the prophecies relating to Christ’s second coming will not prepare for that event; but in him who believes, faith is active and moves him to prepare for that which he has not seen naturally but which has been revealed to him by faith. Prophecy contains the information necessary to make one wise concerning certain future events; but it is the light of heaven that reveals them, and this light shines through the lens of faith.
In a strictly Biblical sense faith and light are synonymous. When John spoke of the “Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world,” it was another way of saying, “God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.” Jesus is the “Sun of Righteousness,” and it was he of whom John spoke as being the “true Light.” Anything that does not emanate from Christ is not light, for he is the source of all light.
“Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.” He was promised an eternal city. In his pilgrimage he did not have a permanent home, but faith brought the heavenly prospect so near that he could, as it were, enjoy the pleasure it afforded. Herrin, Ill.

The Time of the Promise

By C. L. STONE

C. L. STONE
When the chosen of God bitter servitude pressed, When a death-dealing scepter drove hope from the breast, When Jochebed’s mother love shielded her own, And launched on the wave her fair treas- ure alone, What though the king’s house might her darling espy, She dared; “for the time of the promise drew nigh.”
While in Babylon’s triumph and pompous parade, When the long train of captives she sought to degrade Had among them Judeans of royal de- scent, It was Daniel who stood for his righteous intent. And he stood till the stream of the king- dom ran dry, And he stood till “the time of the prom- ise drew nigh.”
Weary years of the world’s sorry tale came and went, And the “Seed,” early promised,—a present unsent,— Came announcement to Mary, the chosen and pure: “Jehovah is with thee; his promise is sure.” “So be it, my lord,” was her gentle reply, For she knew that “the time of the promise drew nigh.”
In the darkness of midnight, in priest lore and sin, When truth for the mind and the soul was shut in, When indulgences marked the sad fall- ing away, Came an earnest of light in a new dawn- ing day. It was Luther who dared all abuses decry; For he felt that “the time of the promise drew nigh.”
Now that earth’s evening shadows grow longer apace, And the moments but linger to minister grace, There arises the remnant, with courage and power To do work of days in the last, closing hour. And the sower, pursued by the reaper hard by, Hastens on; for the last promise swift draweth nigh.

Barriers Giving Way

By W. A. S.

BUT a few years ago it seemed very difficult to develop an interest in the city of La Paz, capital of the inland South American republic of Bolivia. High on the roof of the world, Bolivia opened its doors to Protestant propaganda only recently. In our own work, while many personal friends had been won by the medical missionary work done by Brother and Sister F. A. Stahl, the real open door for this message was difficult to find. Brother I. Kalbermatten told us in La Paz only three years ago how he had prayed, and visited, and scattered the publications, seeking to find hearts really in earnest to study Bible truth. Sometimes in his anxious search he would sit down on a bench in the central plaza, or square, of the city, waiting for some stranger to sit down on the same bench, whom he might approach in conversation leading up toward suggestions of Bible study. Then came the first soul to lay hold of the truth there, a Spanish sister who had acted as translator in open-air work for the Indians. But the Lord has not one or two, but many souls in these regions; that we well know.
And now the word comes from Elder W. R. Pohle that there is a breaking down of barriers. During the last season Elder Pohle has been holding meetings, preaching the message, and it is the preaching of this message and the laying siege to communities with it that brings the results in every field. Elder Pohle writes:—
We have begun our meetings in our new hall, with a good interest. Some nights the hall has been inadequate. Lately, however, the attendance has dropped off, owing to the distraction of the war situation. Some of the other societies are beginning to fight our work. Formerly they thought that we were a very quiet people, and now they feel that we are very much alive; but we have done nothing more than to preach the message. The Sabbath question is being agitated all about La Paz. In the town of Achacache the people are waiting for us to teach them the truth, but on account of the interest here in La Paz I have not been able to leave. A man from there writes that they have a meeting place all ready as soon as we can use it. The truth is that he has been waiting for me to come since the middle of last June. I hope to go there soon, as our work is now being bound off here for the time being.
“I warrant you,” Brother Pohle pleads, “that if you would give us two more men now, you would not hear a cry from this field for some time to come.” He and Brother Otto Schulz, who is director of the colporteur work, and Miss Claire Wightman, are the only foreign workers now in Bolivia. Again and again we see these results coming. A few years ago Peru seemed a solid wall before us, but the messengers have gone in, preaching the Word, scattering the publications, teaching the truth, and there is a lively interest in Peru that our brethren know not how to follow up with their feeble numbers. The Word itself makes its way through all the barriers.
These things, reported from all parts of the world as well as from South America, are a signal to us to enter the open doors. As never before, the Lord calls upon us to pray the Lord of the harvest to send forth reapers.
W. A. S.

Zeal of the Sects

By F. M. W.

UNDER this heading the American Lutheran Survey for Nov. 16, 1914, speaks of the earnestness and zeal manifested by Seventh-day Adventists in the promulgation of their belief, as compared with the earnestness of the Lutherans. The editor says:—
The zeal of the sects is a notable fact. The daily papers have just announced that the Seventh-day Adventists have appropriated half a million dollars for foreign missions, which is many times over the per capita contribution of the great evangelical churches. And these same people spend thousands, if not millions, of dollars every year in the production and circulation of free literature. Hundreds of people give their time as well as their money to missionary work, until they touch almost every home in the land once each year. Their zeal is marvelous. So is it with many other well-known sects. Why? We might give a psychological explanation of the fact, but we are more concerned with its significance than with its psychology. That which makes sects makes fanatics. This zeal is the expression of unbalanced minds and hearts in which much is lacking. But it is significant of the value which these people put upon what they believe. Their zeal seems to us to be entirely out of proportion to the importance of the things which they emphasize. But our zeal is still more out of proportion to that which we emphasize, and in the other direction. The zeal of the sects ought to constitute an appeal to the sound in the faith. We are more inconsistent in practice, in view of what we profess to believe, than they are in faith in view of what they do. The zeal of the sects is an ever-present protest against the indifference and inactivity of the orthodox.
The editor of the Survey feels that we have accomplished much because we have done more than others,—more per capita for our membership than the members of other churches. But should this be the standard of comparison?—Assuredly not. There is one standard by which we should measure our religious life and endeavors, and that is the life of the Lord Jesus Christ. We would not discredit the efforts put forth by our brethren and sisters. They are indeed commendable, and we believe that God recognizes the faithfulness and sacrifice which many have shown. But we must admit that while we have done well, we might have done much better; and that while many of our members have realized the solemn responsibility that rested upon them of carrying to the world a knowledge of the message for this time, others have been largely indifferent to this responsibility. We rejoice in the efforts which are now being made in all our churches in the interest of the so-called home missionary work. If our brethren and sisters in every church can be awakened to the necessity of engaging in active missionary labor for their friends and neighbors, it will bring salvation to their own souls, and also to the souls of many of their fellows.
Let us not rest contented with what we have already accomplished. Let us not spend too much time in numbering Israel. But let us recognize the great need of the lost world, and dedicate ourselves to God to labor for the salvation of the lost. William Carey was asked regarding his business. He replied that his business was to serve God, but he cobbled shoes to pay expenses. This same spirit we believe should possess our brethren and sisters in whatever line of business they are engaged. The first business of the Seventh-day Adventist farmer is to serve God, and he should operate his farm in order to meet expenses, devoting to God the fruit of his labor and industry. This should be trueof every Seventh-day Adventist, no matter what may be his trade or profession. We should exercise a zeal measured only by the zeal of our Lord and Master.
F. M. W.
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