Review and Herald, Vol. 80, No. 45. (11/12/1903)

Review and Herald

Nov 12, 1903

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Nov 12, 1903

Love Never Faileth

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profiteth me nothing.

4 Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil; 6 rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth; 7 beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8 Love never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall be done away; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall be done away. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part; 10 but when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away childish things. 12 For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known. 13 But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

—1 Corinthians 13, American Standard Revised Version.

CAPITAL AND LABOR

By Editor

EARLY IN NOVEMBER WE WILL ISSUE A SPECIAL EDITION OF

The Signs of the Times

ON THE SUBJECT OF CAPITAL AND LABOR

24 Pages including Cover

Beautifully Illustrated

LABOR UNION PARADE, CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 7, 1903.

A Live Question

OF INTEREST TO ALL

The relation of Capital and Labor is acknowledged to be one of the most perplexing problems of the Twentieth Century.

Never before in the history of our world was there so much agitation over the subject as now.

Never before were the laboring classes so well and so thoroughly organized as now.

Never before were there such gigantic combinations of capital and moneyed interests as now.

Never before was there so much discontent among the laboring classes as now.

Never before was there such a large and general demonstration by laboring men all over this country as on Sept. 7, 1903.

What Do These Things Mean?

Some of the Subjects

TO BE CONSIDERED

1. The Fundamental Differences between Capital and Labor. What is necessary in order to a permanent settlement and peace. Capital's Side—Some representative of Capital Labor's Side—Some Representative of Labor

2. Individualism—The Human Unit

3. Christian Union versus Trade Union

4. The Great Strife for Power

5. The Oppression of Wealth

6. Dangers and Warnings

7. How Came this Great Conflict?

8. Utterances from Eminent Men

9. Statistical and Biographical Data

What Will be the Final Outcome?

The Whole Question Will be Treated in a Fair and Impartial Manner in this Special Issue

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Editorial

By Editor

The End

WE are taught in the Word of God that this present experience of sin, suffering, and death will not always continue. There is a limit to the present order of things which is spoken of as “the end,” or “the end of the world.” The clear fulfilment of prophecy shows that we have almost reached “the end.” It only remains to give the warning message, making known to the world that “the end” is near, and preparing a people for that experience, and we shall see “the end.” Think for a moment how much is involved in “the end.” It means the end of sin and of the kingdom of the prince of this world. It means that “there shall be no curse any more.” It means that “death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more.” It means the consummation of the hope of the righteous of all the ages in the setting up of that kingdom which “shall stand forever.” It means an end to this period of separation from the immediate presence of the Father, and we “shall see his face.” And this end will bring us to the true beginning again, when “the first things are passed away.” What a long-desired end! What a glorious beginning! But to be prepared for the beginning we must be prepared for “the end.” The experience of the end of sin in our lives will be the preparation for the end of sin in all the universe. The end of Satan’s kingdom in our hearts will be the preparation for witnessing the utter overthrow of

his kingdom. To know Him as the life of our lives who is both “the beginning and the end” is the preparation for both the end and the beginning. “The end of all things is at hand.” “Therefore be ye also ready; for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.”

As the Leaves of Autumn

WE have been told that our literature should be scattered like the leaves of autumn. In these autumn days the leaves are constantly falling, falling, falling. They cover the ground with a thick carpet. Under the influence of some strong current of wind they will at times almost fill the air, but even on the most quiet days, still they are steadily falling, falling, falling. Without any noisy demonstration they are falling, falling, falling. The result is that the ground under the trees is all the time covered with leaves. Even though the wind may sweep some places clean, yet by the constant falling, falling, falling of the leaves the ground is soon covered again. What a striking lesson does all this teach us! Wherever there is a believer in this advent message, there the printed leaves bearing this truth ought to be falling, falling, falling. We have such a variety of periodicals, tracts, pamphlets, and books, treating upon so many phases of gospel truth, that the people can be visited again and again with something different each time. Thus the leaves can be kept falling, falling, falling, without annoying those who are called upon. When all our people will take up this work systematically, the attention of the millions can be quickly focused upon this closing message, the good seed can be sown everywhere, and God will surely give the increase. Let the constant and quiet falling, falling, falling of the leaves in this autumn season teach its lesson to us all. “Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters.”

Daily Privileges

IT is our privilege to begin each day with the blessing pronounced upon the man “whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered, . . . unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.” No one is prepared for the experiences of a new day who enters upon it under the con-condemnation of known sin, and in the moral weakness which comes from a lack of the fullest fellowship with the Father and with his Son. Every day it is our privilege to begin the conflict with the blessed assurance that there has been a vital union established anew between us and our mighty Helper, as we have sought communion with him through the prayer of humble confession and appropriating faith. “Each morning consecrate yourself to God for that day. Make no calculations for months or years; these are not yours. One brief day is given to you. As if it were your last on earth, work during its hours for the Master. Lay all your plans before him, to be carried out or given up, as his providence shall indicate. Accept his plans instead of your own, even though their acceptance requires the abandonment of cherished projects. Thus the life will be molded more and more after the divine Example. And ‘the peace of God which passeth all understanding,’ shall keep your heart and mind through Christ Jesus.” Let not the enemy cheat you out of this daily privilege of forgiveness, consecration, and blessed service. Let the daily life be a testimony to the reality of the fellowship which should exist between a saved sinner and the indwelling Saviour. “All my cares I cast upon him, And he bears them all away; All my fears and griefs I tell him, All my needs from day to day. All my strength I draw from Jesus, By his breath I live and move; E’en his very mind he gives me, And his faith, and life, and love.”

As a Little Child

THE Father’s provision for the salvation of lost sinners is the product of infinite wisdom, and is therefore wonderfully simple. It is adapted to his children. It is suited only for children. It must be received in a childlike way. “Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.” One of the greatest hindrances to the acceptance of the gospel of salvation by those who hear it is their unwillingness to receive it as little children. The satanic ambition to be like God in power without being willing to be like him in character has led to self-exaltation, and has blinded the minds of men to the great truth that

genuine humility is the essential condition of true greatness. He who represented the Father to the world said, “I am meek and lowly in heart.”

“He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; And what doth Jehovah require of thee, But to do justice, and to love mercy, And to be humble in walking with thy God?”

The proud heart, the lofty spirit, the high estimate of self, build up barriers between God and us, and prevent us from receiving the kingdom of God. He who is in his very being “the high and lofty One” has said, “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit.” The little child’s sense of helplessness and the unquestioning rest of childlike faith open the channel for the inflow of heavenly gifts. He who delights in giving, but who must maintain the righteous principles of his own character in his giving, is able to give freely his most precious gifts to him who asks and receives as a little child. The little child asks upon the simple basis of need and relationship. He is in need, and he is his father’s child, therefore he asks. He has no other plan for paying for these gifts than by continuing to ask for and to receive and to use other gifts as his father’s child. “Of such is the kingdom of heaven.”

A False Philosophy

UNDER the title, “The Cheerfulness of Death,” a physician contributes to The Outlook an article which illustrates how far men can with the utmost complacency substitute their own ideas for revealed truth, and how they can adopt as conclusions from their false premises views which are diametrically opposed to the whole import of Scripture teaching. The closing paragraph of the article reads as follows:—

If death, then, is not a painful, unpleasant process, and if it does for us so much, it should be, not the last enemy, but our best friend; not dreaded as the messenger of evil, but welcomed as a companion who will lead us into paths of pleasantness, and reveal to us the joys for which we have been longing all our lives. We should not speak of the terrors of death, but should feel in our very hearts the cheerfulness of death.

In its editorial comment upon this article The Outlook says:—

His article is one to be cut out, kept, recurred to. Especially is it to be commended to the thoughtful meditation of such as, to use the words of the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews, “through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.” To such it ought to come as a deliverance from a needless and torturing fear.

All this agrees with the philosophy of Lord Bacon, who wrote, “Death is a friend of ours; and he that is not ready to entertain him, is not at home,” but it is utterly at variance with the whole tenor of the teaching of the Scriptures. Death came as the consequence of sin. “Through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin.” “The wages of sin is death.” Neither sin nor its result, death, is a blessing to us. Sin is an enemy to be finally destroyed. “The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” By meeting and conquering death the Son of man gained the victory over “him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;” and through this gift of himself he is able to deliver “them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage,” but this does not make death a friend to us. An enemy whose prey is wrested from his grasp is not a friend.

The teachings of modern theology are amazing. While claiming to interpret the Bible to the people, it really sets aside the Bible, and substitutes the speculations and the reasonings of men. And so instead of exalting Jesus as the Saviour from sin and the conqueror of the last enemy, death, these false teachers assure lost sinners that the law of God, by which sin is known and condemned, has been abolished, and that death, the consequence of sin, is a friend. By such perversions of the gospel the world is being prepared for the crowning deception, when Satan will appear in person, and will be hailed as the coming Redeemer.

How much the world needs the simple truth as it is in Jesus! How greatly are those who have received the truth debtors to those who are in the darkness of error! Let the light of truth shine forth.

The Application of Principles

By L. A. S.

THE Pan-American Conference of Protestant Episcopal bishops, in a session in this city, October 24, adopted the following resolution:—

That it be commended to all bishops and other clergy first to familiarize themselves with the great political and economic questions which to-day in all lands are dividing men; and then to point out how their solution can be found, not so much in organization or legislation as in the application to daily life of the principles and the example of Jesus Christ.

It is true that “the application to daily life of the principles and the example of Jesus Christ” would solve the problems which trouble society and the state, but the application must be made by each individual to his own life. It can not be made by act of any organization, political or religious. Each individual can make the application for himself, but he can do this only by the means and in the way which God has provided. That is, he can by faith receive the gift of God, Jesus Christ, and so live the Christian life, which is the life of Christ. There is no life which can be an improvement on simple Christianity. The trouble with the world to-day is that so few of its inhabitants are Christians. The trouble is not that men do not know enough, but that they do not do as well as they know; not that they do not know what is right, but they are controlled by a power which leads them contrary to the admonitions of their consciences. The trouble is that men trust in themselves, and do not lay hold on the power of God.

It is the duty of every person to do what he can to make the world better; but it is not clear that the study of political and economic problems will do anything to supply the power which is lacking in the life of the individual who is a trouble to society and the state. God’s plan for the betterment of the world is that his followers should go everywhere through the world preaching and practising Christianity. We can find nothing in the great gospel commission of Jesus to his disciples, or in the instruction of Christ to his church, which will warrant ministers of the gospel in giving their time to the study of political and economic questions; but on the other hand, everything to warrant them in devoting their whole time and energies in pointing men to the divine sacrifice for sin, and proclaiming the power of God unto salvation.

L. A. S.

The Week of Prayer

By Arthur G. Daniells

THE week of prayer for 1903 was appointed by the recent council in Washington, to be held December 12-19.

Much can and will be said before this season of devotion closes regarding its many important features. It can truthfully be said, as it has been said each year in the past, that we have never faced conditions in our history that called more loudly for earnest prayer than we do at this time.

There is not a doubt that the last year of human history will be the most wonderful, thrilling, and terrible of the whole history of this world. And the fact that we are in the time of the end, the hour of God's judgment, the days of the finishing of the gospel, warrants us in stating that each year from now until the last and worst will be more strange and dangerous than any preceding it. Who can not see that this is the way affairs have been going within the years of our short experience? Who has not felt almost terrified with the down-grade speed of the last year? The perils are surely thickening around us, and as they do, we need more than ever the blessings of seasons of earnest prayer.

In this first brief announcement of the week of prayer for this year, there are but two points which I can mention.

One is that the week of prayer this year should be thought about, planned for, not prayed over, and observed with the earnestness and solemnity that the time in which we live, and the message we are commissioned to give to the world, demand. The other point is that this year our alms should, like those of Cornelius, accompany our prayers in a most signal manner. The week-of-prayer offerings for 1903 ought to reach fifty thousand dollars. This statement is not a bit of sentiment. It is the sober truth. In a subsequent number of the REVIEW the facts and data upon which it is based will all be placed clearly before our people. The Lord has opened the fields, and begun the work that calls for this amount, and, praise his name, he has given his people the prosperity that enables them to place this amount in his treasury.

In closing, let me bespeak for the articles that may be contributed by our brethren regarding the coming week of prayer, the most earnest and prayerful consideration.

A. G. DANIELLS.

Brief Outline of the Sabbath Question

By W. A. S.

In Four Parts

No. 3—The Sabbath of the Lord

God, who made it, declares that “the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God.” Do you take him as “thy God”? Take his Sabbath also. Jesus said that the Sabbath was “made for man.” Mark 2:27. It was not made for the Jew, but for man, for the human race. From of old God has promised blessings to the son of man, Jew or Gentile, who lays hold upon the Sabbath and keeps it. Isaiah 56. The blessing is still upon it, as everybody finds who really keeps it.

The Witness of the Spirit

In all the New Testament the Holy Spirit calls that day which Jesus kept “the Sabbath.” The very word “Sabbath” means “rest.” Therefore the Holy Spirit declares over fifty times in the New Testament that the day which the Jews formerly observed, and which Jesus kept truly, is the rest day. And the New Testament was written from six to sixty years after the resurrection. The Holy Spirit can not lie, therefore this day is still the only divinely appointed rest day.

Men may choose to rest on any other day, but that can not make any other day God’s rest day. You can not change your birthday by celebrating some other day as a birthday. It is a historical fact, that can never be changed, that you were born on a given day of the month. Just so it is a fact of divine history that God rested on a given day of the week, and on no other. That made the seventh day his rest day.

It is different from other days in character also; for he blessed it, and made it holy. When men deny this difference, they practically say that when God blesses and makes holy, it is a vain performance. He also sanctified the day, and to sanctify means to set apart. God has set it apart, and asks men to so treat it, as a day apart from others.

First-day Texts

A few texts which mention the first day are caught at to support its observance; but not one of these texts contains the remotest hint of any observance of the day. Not once has the Lord ever said a word about honoring the day. Christ showed himself after his resurrection on the first day, as the disciples were to be witnesses of the fact that he rose “the third day.” The disciples were not keeping the day in honor of his resurrection, as some say, for they did not believe he had risen. Mark 16:14. They were sitting “at meat” in their common living room.

In Acts 20:7 it is said that Paul broke bread on the first day at Troas. The context shows that it was an evening meeting after the Sabbath, Saturday night, as we would call it; for the Bible reckoning begins the day at sunset. After the Sabbath, Paul’s companions resumed their journey by boat, while the apostle had an all-night farewell meeting. Sunday morning he went on his way, walking nineteen miles across country to Assos to meet the boat. (See Conybeare and Howson’s “Life of St. Paul.”)

In 1 Cor. 16:2 the apostle asked the brethren to lay by in store a special contribution for the poor at Jerusalem. On the first day of the week they were to look over their business affairs of the preceding week, and give as they had been prospered. There is no hint of any meeting on the first day. As Dean Stanley says:—

“There is nothing to prove public assemblies, inasmuch as the phrase par heauto (“by himself, at his own house”) implies that the collection was to be made individually and in private.

These First-day texts show plainly that the Word of God gives no hint of any observance of Sunday, but, on the contrary, are witnesses against it.

Perverting the Word

The evil of perverting the words of God in order to excuse transgression and sin is nowhere more prevalent than in this effort to uphold the Sunday-rest idea.

A friend of the late John Ruskin has told, in one of the magazines, how he and Mr. Ruskin once went into the evidence for Sunday observance. Mr. Ruskin had previously accepted the ecclesiastical interpretation of these First-day texts. When he saw them for himself, he was so disgusted with the untruthful inferences drawn from them that he for a time lost faith in all Bible study. “If they have deceived me in this, they have probably deceived me in all,” he declared. It was not a logical frame of mind, and showed that his faith had rested in preachers rather than in personal knowledge of the Word. But the arguments that have been resorted to in order to foist the Sunday institution upon men are responsible for much unbelief.

Some now say that they will begin to count Monday as the first day of the week, and thus make Sunday the seventh! But it was God who made the week. He appointed the times. Acts 17:26. The divinely ordained order of the days of the week is preserved in the languages of all nations from antiquity. But aside from all this, the Holy Spirit plainly declares that the Sunday (on which all know that Jesus rose from the dead) is “the first day.” Matt. 28:1.

Why should men dare trifle with sacred things? Anybody who believes the Holy Spirit’s testimony knows that Sunday is “the first day.” Anybody who can count seven knows that it must certainly follow that the day called Saturday is the seventh day. God says that this day is his Sabbath.

By the Lord’s reckoning of the day, however, it is from sunset Friday evening to sunset Saturday evening. This is holy time, made holy by the holy God, commanded by his holy law. It is a time of blessing and spiritual refreshing to all who keep it.

The very ones who would count Sunday the seventh day, to evade the fourth commandment, will, almost in the same breath, tell us that we ought to keep Sunday because Christ rose on the first day of the week. If it be the first, it can not at the same time be the seventh. Inspiration gave the numerical titles to the days of the week, and named the seventh the Sabbath.

What reason can men give to the Lord for not keeping his Sabbath? W. A. S.

The Teaching of Religion

By L. A. S.

IN religion, truth is received not through human research and discovery, but through the revelation of God to mankind, accepted by faith. The human intellect could not of itself comprehend the truths of salvation from sin, nor could such truths be discovered by any means of knowledge at man's disposal. It is necessary that they should come to man by direct revelation of God, and should be accepted by man on the authority of God's word alone, without demonstration. Religious truth therefore can not be taught as those truths are taught which depend upon actual demonstration for their acceptance.

A mathematical truth is arrived at only by a process of demonstration. Any scientific truth, any historical truth, is accepted only after it has been subjected to some test of its correctness. Only in this way can the knowledge of such truths be obtained. But to treat religious truth in this way would certainly prevent the knowledge of it from being received at all. In other words, if man depended on his own faculties for the discovery of religious truth, he would forever remain in ignorance. Worse than this, he would be led to accept as truth doctrines altogether false, for the real truths of man's relation to God lie beyond the reach of the human intellect.

To lead the mind to a knowledge of the sciences and arts, a human teacher is sufficient; but in religion only a divine teacher can lead the mind to truth. Such a teacher God has appointed—the Holy Spirit. God gives the Holy Spirit to them that ask him; and of this divine teacher, Jesus said, “He shall guide you into all truth.” But the Holy Spirit can not be subjected to any human control. The State can neither provide nor direct this indispensable aid to religious knowledge. No person or organization can provide this indispensable Teacher for the seeker after divine truth. Only God can do this, and only by the individual exercise of faith can he be received.

These are considerations which are necessarily involved in the question whether the state should or should not provide for instruction in religion. In view of such facts it must be evident that any attempt of the state to teach religion must fall infinitely short of the result desired, and so far from enlightening the mind of the student, can only darken it with error. Such attempts should therefore be opposed in the name of Christianity. The propensity of human nature to rely upon human authority in the place of divine authority, and the disposition of the mind to demand a demonstration for anything it is asked to accept as truth, which disposition is strengthened by the process of acquiring secular knowledge, admonish us that religious instruction can not safely be committed to such an institution as the public school. Where the experiment has been tried, furthermore, as in France, the result shows that under such a system the people are led to regard religious teaching as wholly an affair of the state and of the priest. Such a system does away with faith, dispenses with the Holy Spirit, and bases religion upon human wisdom and authority altogether, and shuts out completely the light which should come direct to the soul from the throne of God; and with that is shut away the salvation which is unto eternal life. As Christians, we must protest against that which is contrary to the Christian and Protestant rule,—no teacher but the Holy Spirit, and no authority but the Word of God.

L. A. S.

Material for Missionary Work

By Arthur G. Daniells

WE believe that the providence of God has led to the preparation of most excellent material with which to do gospel missionary work this winter.

The Capital and Labor number of The Signs of the Times is most timely and appropriate. The present conflict between labor and capital is more than serious; it is truly perilous. The thoroughly organized and powerful forces on each side of this struggle are preparing for a decisive battle of some sort. Just what form the conflict may take, and how terrible the results may be, few enlisted in the conflict fully realize. It is surely one of the plainest signs of the closing hours of human history. It will be from this standpoint that our missionary paper, The Signs of the Times, will present the question.

The special number will be ready in a few days. Thousands of copies are being ordered by conferences. We earnestly hope a million copies of this number will be sold.

This great campaign will be opened by a two days’ missionary convention in all our churches, November 21 and 22. Special readings have been prepared, and will be sent to the officers of all the churches in time for the convention. The church officers should make much of this convention. Brethren, let us manifest real enthusiasm. I like some of the fiery, whole-souled zeal that I have seen in the Salvation Army in Australia. While we can not indorse all their plans, nor perhaps some features of their methods, we can certainly admire their great zeal and energy. They work as if they believed in what they are doing. We as a people know that we have the message of God for this hour. We know what he wants us to do, and how we should do it.

Brethren, we are too stiff and formal. We are too precise and fashionable. Let us unbend. Let us open the flue for the flame to pour out. Do you say that we want more fire before much flame can be seen? Granted. But opening the flues is one way to get the fire. We must do this, or our place will have to be filled with others who will be in earnest. Through the spirit of prophecy the Lord says this:—

Anything less than active, earnest service for the Master gives the lie to our profession of faith. . . . We are doing a work in the world, but we are not showing sufficient activity and zeal. If we were more in earnest, men would be convinced of the truth of our message. The tameness and monotony of our service for God repels many souls of a higher class, who need to see a deep, earnest, sanctified zeal. Legal religion will not answer for this age. . . . Those in the service of God must show animation and determination in the work of winning souls.—“Testimonies for the Church, Vol. VI, pages 417, 418.”

There is now a sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, and we must now bestir ourselves. Here are three steps we must deliberately and perseveringly take: first, read the Bible, the Testimonies, and the reports of missionaries, for zeal; second, pray for zeal; third, bend the will and all its energies in the line of zeal. This done, we shall be filled with zeal. O, may God roll away the reproach of our lukewarmness.

A. G. DANIELLS.

The Missionary Campaign

By Arthur G. Daniells

Beginning November 21, 22.

THOSE who are giving most study to the speedy proclamation of the third angel's message are deeply interested in the Home Missionary Campaign. They are exceedingly anxious that all Seventh-day Adventists shall learn about this campaign, that they shall fully understand its meaning, and take part in it with holy zeal. Therefore we must call attention to it repeatedly, and make all its features very plain.

There is one thing we earnestly desire, namely, that every minister in the denomination shall enter heartily into this movement. The General Conference Committee and presidents of conferences are fully committed to this special effort. We have committed ourselves to it, because we believe it to be the duty of this people at this hour. Now, if I may speak in behalf of the General Conference and the presidents of State conferences, I will earnestly appeal to every minister to take this great movement in upon his heart, to think about it, pray for it, talk it earnestly and courageously to every believer he meets. Let us set our stakes determinedly for a great work this winter. Will you do it, brother? If you will, we shall see a great move.

There is another thing that we very much desire, and that is that all our church officers shall take this matter up and place it intelligently, enthusiastically, and perseveringly before the members of their flocks. Let them think of their grave responsibilities, think of the thousands of God's people who are under their influence. Will these officers join the members of the General Conference Committee, the presidents of State conferences, and the ministers, in leading the people of God in this holy service? Will they set the church an example? Will they lead the flocks entrusted to their care? Who will venture to say that when the General Conference Committee, the conference presidents, the ministers, and the church officers of this denomination press this campaign as they should, we shall not see a greater forward movement in home missionary work this winter than we have ever witnessed in this denomination?

Dear fellow workers, this must be our experience. Our message calls for this. The hour is ready for it. Our Leader commands it. Let us obey.

A. G. DANIELLS.

Work, for the Night Is Coming

“GIVE every flying minute Something to keep in store. Work, for the night is coming When man's work is o'er.”

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