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Review and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 24.

The Resurrection
Earlier text: The Resurrection

Statement of Twenty-Cent-a-Week Fund for Three Months Ending March 31, 1916

Atlantic Union

Conferences Membership Amt. at $2.60 Per Member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over
Eastern New York 874 $2272.40 $1462.22 $810.18 ......
Greater New York 1321 3434.60 2098.00 436.60 ......
Maine 449 1167.40 1181.86 ...... 14.46
Massachusetts 1425 3705.00 3240.07 464.93 ......
Northern New England 618 1606.80 1069.97 536.83 ......
Southern New England 477 1240.20 1298.20 ...... 58.00
Western New York 836 2173.60 1936.86 236.74 ......
Bermuda Mission 62 161.20 1.22 159.98 ......
Totals 6062 15761.20 13188.40 2645.26 72.46

Central Union

Membership Amt. at $2.60 Per Member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over
Colorado 1891 4916.60 3292.93 1623.67 ......
Kansas 2148 5584.80 4450.59 1134.21 ......
Missouri 1295 3367.00 1985.40 1381.60 ......
Nebraska 2072 5387.20 3311.78 2075.42 ......
Wyoming 538 1401.40 1204.94 196.46 ......
Totals 7945 20657.00 14245.64 6411.36 ......

Columbia Union

Membership Amt. at $2.60 Per Member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over
Chesapeake 725 1885.00 1057.97 827.03 ......
District of Columbia 960 2496.00 1792.48 703.52 ......
Eastern Pennsylvania 1150 2990.00 2187.82 802.18 ......
New Jersey 906 2355.60 1514.65 840.96 ......
Ohio 2100 5460.00 3936.56 1523.44 ......
Virginia 514 1266.20 542.18 724.02 ......
West Pennsylvania 810 2106.00 1399.57 706.43 ......
West Virginia 240 624.00 468.75 155.25 ......
Totals 7405 19182.80 12899.98 6282.82 ......

Eastern Canadian Union

Membership Amt. at $2.60 Per Member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over
Maritime 266 691.60 411.52 280.08 ......
Ontario 550 1430.00 916.87 513.13 ......
Quebec 150 390.00 238.37 151.63 ......
Newfoundland Mission 62 161.20 215.28 ...... 54.08
Totals 1028 2672.80 1782.04 944.84 54.08

Lake Union

Membership Amt. at $2.60 Per Member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over
East Michigan 1680 4368.00 2915.25 1452.75 ......
Indiana 1665 4329.00 2594.00 1735.00 ......
Northern Illinois 1487 3866.20 2817.82 1048.38 ......
North Michigan 857 2228.20 830.17 1397.45 ......
Southern Illinois 661 1718.60 3065.93 ...... 1347.33
West Michigan 2591 6736.60 3570.83 3165.77 ......
Wisconsin 2600 6760.00 2991.68 3768.32 ......
Totals 11541 30006.60 18786.26 12567.67 1347.33

Northern Union

Membership Amt. at $2.60 Per Member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over
Iowa 2398 $6234.80 $5028.86 $1205.94 $......
Minnesota 1775 4615.00 5077.52 ...... 462.52
North Dakota 1325 3445.00 6131.87 ...... 2686.87
South Dakota 944 2454.40 2245.66 208.74 ......
Totals 6442 16749.20 18483.91 1414.68 3149.39

North Pacific Union

Membership Amt. at $2.60 Per Member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over
Montana 502 1305.20 1061.51 243.69 ......
Southern Idaho 852 2215.20 1400.21 814.99 ......
Southern Oregon 721 1874.60 702.04 1172.56 ......
Upper Columbia 2365 6149.00 3174.39 2974.61 ......
Western Oregon 2220 5772.00 2382.58 3389.42 ......
Western Washington 2016 5241.60 2604.60 2637.00 ......
Totals 8676 22557.60 11325.33 11232.27 ......

Pacific Union

Membership Amt. at $2.60 Per Member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over
Arizona 331 860.60 497.89 362.71 ......
California 1620 4212.00 3300.34 911.66 ......
Central California 1322 3437.20 1847.10 1590.10 ......
Northern California 1617 4204.20 1315.11 2889.09 ......
Northwest'n California 1261 3278.60 2202.60 1076.00 ......
Southern California 2163 5623.80 3208.23 2415.57 ......
Southeast'n California 1645 4277.00 2513.79 1763.21 ......
Inter-Mountain 648 1684.80 687.47 997.33 ......
Nevada 200 520.00 162.61 357.39 ......
Totals 10807 28098.20 15735.14 12363.06 ......

Southeastern Union

Membership Amt. at $2.60 Per Member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over
Cumberland 604 1518.40 633.04 885.36 ......
Florida 815 2018.25 2550.20 ...... 531.95
Georgia 491 1189.50 605.15 584.35 ......
North Carolina 554 1320.80 722.21 598.59 ......
South Carolina 295 667.55 286.14 381.41 ......
Totals 2759 6714.50 4796.74 2449.71 531.95

Southern Union

Membership Amt. at $2.60 Per Member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over
Alabama 666 1552.20 637.40 914.80 ......
Kentucky 601 1452.10 491.68 960.42 ......
Louisiana 428 1038.70 443.55 595.15 ......
Mississippi 343 780.65 336.70 443.95 ......
Tennessee River 717 1802.45 681.20 1121.25 ......
Totals 2755 6626.10 2590.53 4035.57 ......

Southwestern Union

Membership Amt. at $2.60 Per Member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over
Arkansas 364 920.40 575.88 344.52 ......
New Mexico 258 663.00 418.70 244.30 ......
North Texas 1456 3746.60 1196.16 2550.44 ......
Oklahoma 1900 4885.40 1651.15 3234.25 ......
South Texas 434 1114.10 645.99 468.11 ......
West Texas 250 644.80 260.86 383.94 ......
Totals 4662 11974.30 4748.74 7225.56 ......

Western Canadian Union

Membership Amt. at $2.60 Per Member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over
Alberta 721 1874.60 2095.40 ...... 220.80
British Columbia 452 1175.20 508.55 666.65 ......
Manitoba 242 629.20 649.94 ...... 20.74
Saskatchewan 430 1118.00 2260.06 ...... 1142.06
Totals 1845 4797.00 5513.95 666.65 1383.60

Summary

Union Membership Amt. at $2.60 Per Member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over
Atlantic 6062 15761.20 13188.40 2645.26 72.46
Central 7945 20657.00 14245.64 6411.36 ......
Columbia 7405 19182.80 12899.98 6282.82 ......
East Canadian 1028 2672.80 1782.04 944.84 54.08
Lake 11541 30006.60 18786.26 12567.67 1347.33
Northern 6442 16749.20 18483.91 1414.68 3149.39
North Pacific 8676 22557.60 11325.33 11232.27 ......
Pacific 10807 28098.20 15735.14 12363.06 ......
Southeastern 2759 6714.50 4796.74 2449.71 531.95
Southern 2755 6626.10 2590.53 4035.57 ......
Southwestern 4662 11974.30 4748.74 7225.56 ......
Western Canadian 1845 4797.00 5513.95 666.65 1383.60
Totals 71927 $185797.30 $124096.66 $68239.45 $6538.81
Net amount short 61700.64 61700.64
$185797.30 $185797.30 $68239.45 $68239.45

Mission Offerings

By W. T. KNOX

The total receipts of mission offerings for the first quarter of 1916, as shown in the accompanying report, are $124,096.66. This creates a shortage for the period covered of $61,700.64, and reveals that the membership of the North American Division Conference has paid in offerings for the first thirteen weeks of the year only fourteen cents a week per member instead of twenty.
The seriousness of this shortage is that the operations of the General Conference require this year the full quota called for in our standard of offerings. Our brethren in our foreign mission stations are calling very insistently for the amounts allotted to them for needed land and buildings as well as for the necessary amount to meet their operating expenses; but these calls, greatly as the improvements may be needed, can be responded to by the treasury only as the money is received.
These improvements are greatly needed just now, and in some instances the health and lives of our workers are endangered by lack of them. If the money is not soon supplied, it will mean in some instances the loss of another year. Faithful, systematic giving on the part of all, will make it possible for the treasury to send relief to the most needy fields at once.
One encouraging feature of the report is that the members of ten of our seventy conferences and missions, and two of our twelve union conferences, have paid in excess of twenty cents a week per member. Why should not all conferences do as well? W. T. KNOX.

Mission Schools in Africa

The secretary of the South African Union Conference, Brother W. B. Commin, sends to the Mission Board an interesting report of the returns from the native mission stations for 1915. The report shows 678 students in the main schools, and 3,020 in attendance at the outschools. This means that in the missions of the South African Union Conference 3,698 young people were under instruction. The attendance at Sabbath meetings was 3,702; during the year 122 persons were baptized, bringing the membership of the mission churches up to 779. As all our churches in this country are joining our South African Union brethren in contributing to this mission work, we can all rejoice together at the good reports submitted.

God, the Leveler

God is the great leveler. Many times it seems to us that conditions are wrong. Our souls cry out against the evil. We wonder how long it will be before the current of circumstances will change and other conditions prevail. How comforting it is to stay our souls on God, and to realize that he has his hand upon the lever! The heathen may rage; the people may imagine a vain thing; strife may prevail; injustice may be done; wrong policies may be pursued; but if we will be faithful to the trust reposed in us and commit the keeping of our souls unto God, we may rest quietly in the confidence that God in his own good time will vindicate every righteous cause. He will make the rough places smooth, and the dark places plain. He will fill up the valleys and level down the mountains. Let us trust him. He is the great leveler.

The Only Exceptions

In Our Sunday Visitor (Catholic) for March 26, 1916, there is given by the editor an imaginary conversation between a Catholic and a Protestant on the question of the Bible’s being the sole rule of faith. The Catholic inquires, “Is the Bible the rule or guide of Protestants for observing Sunday?” To this the Protestant is made to answer, “No, I believe the Seventh-day Adventists are the only ones who follow the Bible in the matter of Sabbath observance.” If this answer included our Seventh-day Baptist brethren, it would be correct. Those who observe the first day as the Sabbath do not follow the Bible; they follow only the traditions of the Roman Catholic Church. The same argument which leads Protestants to observe Sunday as the Sabbath, should lead them to observe every other holy day commanded by the Catholic Church. In this respect certainly their example is far from consistent.

Let It Become a Law

At the present time a bill is pending before the national Congress, known as the “Gillett bill, H. R. 10,924,” providing that — “any person or corporation that shall knowingly consign, export, or transport any rum or other intoxicating drink from the United States to any state or province or district of Africa; or shall in any way participate knowingly in such consignment, exportation, or transportation, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars and not more than one thousand dollars for each and every original package so consigned, exported, or transported; and liquors so consigned, exported, or transported shall also be forfeited.”
For long years liquor has been the great foe of Africa, and it is to be hoped that this bill will become a law.

GEO. I. BUTLER

By George I. Butler

Early Experiences of the Advent Believers, as They Entered upon the Time of the Saints’ Patience

(Continued)

GEO. I. BUTLER

It is almost impossible for any one to realize the great change in the condition of the advent people in the few years following 1844. Previous to that time they were a united, earnest, devoted host, full of hope, buoyant with enthusiasm, and most earnestly seeking to help those not in the light. After the time passed, disappointment brought discouragement, and great changes occurred, as we have stated in previous articles. However, there were scattered here and there those who, while they could not explain the disappointment, fully believed that God was in that great movement.
As the light regarding the third angel’s message and the sanctuary question came, those who had received it began to communicate it to these faithful few. Joseph Bates, of New Bedford, Mass., who had been a sea captain for many years, was prominent among those who went from place to place, seeking out these faithful ones, and giving them the new light. This brother, who had gathered a little property, and retired from active service because of advancing age, was a firm believer in the first message. He spent almost all his substance in its proclamation. I was but a youth when, in 1848, he came to my father’s house in Waterbury, Vt.
My parents and the older members of our family were strong believers in the 1844 movement, and were greatly disappointed when the time passed. Brother Bates, as he was familiarly called, found mother in the house, but the rest of the family were out. He introduced himself and his mission, hung up his prophetic chart, and proclaimed the third angel’s message and the seventh-day Sabbath, and explained the great disappointment. This was meat in due season to mother, just what she was waiting to learn, and she believed every word of it. At once she began to keep the unpopular Sabbath all alone. Father thought the law had been abolished, but he became a believer in 1857.
Elder Bates traveled a great deal. His whole burden was to find the old, devoted believers who had retained their confidence in the great advent movement and the first angel’s message. So the light explaining the disappointment went forth.
Conspicuous among the early laborers in the third angel’s message was Elder James White. He was a young man, a school-teacher in the State of Maine. He was a very earnest Christian, and became a zealous preacher of the first message. He had strong faith that God was in the message, and he traveled much, and labored hard and faithfully among the scattered believers throughout the New England States in the early days of the movement. His labors were successful in establishing the faith of many.
Another very remarkable laborer in this early period of the movement was a young lady named Ellen G. Harmon. Her parents were prominent Methodists of Portland, Maine. They embraced the first angel’s message under the labors of William Miller and his associates, and were later dismissed from the Methodist Church, when the advent believers became unpopular because they would cling to that faith. Their daughter Ellen had a great misfortune when quite young. Returning home from school one day, as she crossed the common, another girl became angry at some trifle, and threw a stone, which struck her nose, and she fell unconscious. She was carried home, and for three weeks lay in a stupor, after which she became very ill. She did not remember the accident, and for some time did not know the cause of her illness. Many thought she would never recover, but she slowly gained strength, though her health was sadly broken. This was a very severe trial to her, for she longed to get an education. She sought God in deep humility, and he gave her a remarkable experience in spiritual things. Soon after the great disappointment of 1844 she had her first vision. A few of the believers who remained steadfast, her special friends, were having a little prayer meeting together. As they were thus engaged, seeking God for light, she was taken off in vision. She says:—
“I seemed to be surrounded with light, and to be rising higher and higher from the earth. I turned to look for the advent people in the world, but could not find them, when a voice said to me, ‘Look again, and look a little higher.’ At this I raised my eyes and saw a straight and narrow path cast up high above the world. On this path the advent people were traveling to the city which was at the farther end of the path. They had a bright light set up behind them at the beginning of the path, which an angel told me was the ‘midnight cry.’ This light shone all along the path, and gave light for their feet, so that they might not stumble.”—Life Sketches, p. 64.
Following this quotation, she gives a full statement of the view given her, from which the reader can readily see that in this vision there was light given through Miss Harmon for the encouragement of the disappointed, earnest believers. She was then but seventeen years old, but her religious experience at that time had been very remarkable.
She at once began to travel more or less among the believers, rehearsing what the Lord had revealed to her. Her testimony was a wonderful encouragement to many. Thus began that earnest, devoted life work for the salvation of souls, which lasted seventy years. After a time she was united in marriage with Elder James White, and their united labors brought a great blessing to the cause of God.
From time to time other laborers assisted in the work. J. N. Andrews, a young man of marked ability as a writer and preacher, was a most important helper, and a few years later Uriah Smith connected with the work. There were also many others.
Bowling Green, Fla.
(To be continued)

W. S. CHAPMAN

By W. S. CHAPMAN

Rendering to God His Own — No. 1

W. S. CHAPMAN

The study of nature demonstrates the existence of a God who is a Creator, but gives no insight into his purposes in creating the earth or in placing man upon it, or of his plan for the salvation of man. For this information we must go to the Bible. Why?—Because it is the only source of revelation of that God and Creator, declaring his purposes in creation and presenting his plan of salvation. Anciently God spoke to certain men, prophets and apostles, making known hispurposes and plans through them. These revelations have, in part, been gathered by divine direction, and now constitute what is known as the Scriptures, or Sacred Writings.
If men would study these writings and live out their teachings, they would find them a source of knowledge that would thoroughly furnish them “unto all good works.” But this they fail to do, hence God has given us instruction through the Testimonies of his Spirit. But these Testimonies were not given to take the place of the Bible. “God has seen fit in this manner to bring the minds of his people to his Word, to give them a clearer understanding of it.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. V, p. 663. “The written Testimonies are not to give new light, but to impress vividly upon the heart the truths of inspiration already revealed.”—Id., p. 665.
With these two sources of light and knowledge, let us study more deeply, possibly, than we yet have done, the otherwise familiar subject of tithing; study the purpose of God in planning it; study it until we reach the foundation principle, love, the beginning of every purpose, every plan, of God. And as the light comes, and the beauty and charm of it all is revealed, let us turn our wayward feet back again into the dear old path, and tell the Lord that, won by his love, we are “coming home, never more to roam.”
For an amplification of the truth of the Biblical statements concerning tithing, we will place the Testimonies beside the Bible. Beginning, then, with Volume III, we shall obtain a clear explanation of God’s purpose in presenting the tithing system to man. From page 388 we will quote, commenting as we proceed:—
“The great work which Jesus announced that he came to do was intrusted to his followers upon the earth. Christ, as our head, leads out in the great work of salvation, and bids us follow his example. He has given us a world-wide message.”
From this we gather that Christ opened up the work, illustrating how it should be accomplished, but that the work itself was to be and will be accomplished through human agents. Now what was this work, as defined by himself? “He announced in the synagogue of Nazareth, ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.’” And this statement is followed by the further one. “He has given us a world-wide message. This truth must be extended to all nations, tongues, and peoples.”
Did you ever have an important piece of work on hand which you were extremely anxious to see finished, yet so many annoyances and interruptions distracted your attention and consumed your time as almost to discourage you in your efforts to accomplish your undertaking? Well, there you have a picture of the predicament and perplexities of the missionary for Christ. Still that is not all or the worst side of the picture. The most discouraging, and the most appallingly disheartening, obstacle the missionary has to meet and allow for is unfaithfulness in support from the home center. It takes money to carry on war. How cruel to send gospel soldiers out into the field to meet the enemy, then rob the home treasury so that an adequate amount cannot be forwarded to meet the soldier’s needs and necessities!
The Lord’s servant has said, “An extensive war was to be maintained against the powers of darkness. And in order to do this work successfully, means were required. God does not propose to send means direct from heaven, but he gives into the hands of his followers talents of means to use for the very purpose of sustaining this warfare. He has given his people a plan for raising sums sufficient to make the enterprise self-sustaining. . . . The treasury will be full if all adopt this system, and the contributors will not be left the poorer. Through every investment made, they will become more wedded to the cause of present truth. They will be ‘laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.’”—Id., pp. 388, 389.
When an individual enters the church through baptism, the act is a tacit pledge to “walk in newness of life,” which means not only to believe but to live out all the principles of truth. “Every person upon becoming a member of the church pledges himself to be a representative of Christ by living out the truth he professes. The followers of Christ should carry forward the work which he left for them to do when he ascended into heaven.”—Id., Vol. IV, p. 464. When you accepted present truth and became a member of the church, you agreed to cooperate with Christ in the giving of the message, in person and in time, and to contribute of your means, as able, to carry on the warfare to be waged against Satan. This is what it means to be a colaborer with Christ, and in return the assurance is given that persistence in this cooperation will insure a change of character which will admit the faithful one to the heavenly courts. In God’s plan there is no other way in which a character can be perfected.
The plan of salvation is founded upon self-denial. The cultivation of that spirit is, therefore, a necessity as a fundamental principle of truth. God has made this absolutely obligatory. “Whatever necessity there is for our agency in the advancement of the cause of God, he has purposely arranged for our good. He has honored us by making us coworkers with him. He has ordained that there should be a necessity for the cooperation of men, that they may keep in exercise their benevolence. . . . Christians are required by the Scriptures to enter upon a plan of active benevolence which will keep in constant exercise an interest in the salvation of their fellow men.”—Id., Vol. III, pp. 391, 392. “This is God’s means of exalting man. It is just the work which he needs; for it will stir the deepest sympathies of his heart, and call into exercise the highest capabilities of the mind.”—Id., Vol. IV, p. 472.
“God is not dependent upon man for the support of his cause. He could have sent means direct from heaven to supply his treasury, if his providence had seen that this was best for man. He might have devised means whereby angels would have been sent to publish the truth to the world without the agency of men. He might have written the truth upon the heavens, and let that declare to the world his requirements in living characters.”—Id., Vol. III, p. 390.
“But the all-wise God did not choose any of these ways. He knew that man must have something to do in order that life might be a blessing to him. The gold and the silver are the Lord’s, and he could rain them from heaven if he chose; but instead of this he has made man his steward, intrusting him with means, not to be hoarded, but to be used in benefiting others. He thus makes man the medium through which to distribute his blessings on earth. God planned the system of beneficence, in order that man might become, like his Creator, benevolent and unselfish in character, and finally be a partaker with him of the eternal, glorious reward.”—Id., Vol. IV, p. 473.
The primal object, then, in presenting the tithing system is the salvation of man through cooperation with God in his plan of salvation, the support of his cause being supplemental, as one of the incidents connected with the plan. The spirit of heaven is to give. Christ first gave himself, and then gave all that he had, for the redemption of man. The angels put aside the quiet life of absolute bliss, and gladly took their places as ministers to fallen man. The plan of salvation began with a sacrifice, and will end with one. All heaven has been emptied by a loving, sacrificial offering for souls. The man who would cooperate with God and with the angels in such a work must have a heart and mind like theirs, or the work would fail of attraction to him.
The natural desire of the human heart is to retain, to get. This nature must be changed until it learns to delight in giving, loves to labor for others. Selfishness is a fundamental sin, is the natural condition of fallen natures; the tithing system is intended to eliminate this deformity, and replace it with the love of God. As a man faithfully tithes his income, the blessing of the Master tenders his heart. He becomes interested in the work into which his money goes, and as time passes, he learns to love others as himself, and obtains a burden for their salvation. He learns to think God’s thoughts after him, and gradually develops a character like God’s. Then he is ready for admission into heaven, and for association with God and the holy angels. This is God’s purpose in presenting the tithing system to man — to insure the eradication of selfand the development of character, so that man can be accepted as an heir of God, and admitted to companionship with his holy family.
“Christ saw that in the prosecution of business the love of riches would be the greatest cause of rooting true godliness out of the heart. He saw that the love of money would freeze deep and hard into men’s souls, stopping the flow of generous impulses, and closing their senses to the wants of the suffering and the afflicted.” “The system of benevolence was arranged to prevent that great evil, covetousness.”—Id., Vol. III, p. 547.
“God, in his wise plans, has made the advancement of his cause dependent upon the personal efforts of his people and upon their freewill offerings. . . . As the work enlarges, means will be needed to carry it forward in all its branches. Those who have been converted to the truth and been made partakers of his grace, may become coworkers with Christ by making voluntary sacrifices and freewill offerings to him.”—Id., Vol. IV, p. 464. “Whenever God’s people, in any period of the world, have cheerfully and willingly carried out his plan in systematic benevolence and in gifts and offerings, they have realized the standing promise that prosperity should attend all their labors just in proportion as they obeyed his requirements. When they acknowledged the claims of God, and complied with his requirements, honoring him with their substance, their barns were filled with plenty. But when they robbed God in tithes and in offerings, they were made to realize that they were not only robbing him but themselves; for he limited his blessings to them just in proportion as they limited their offerings to him.”—Id., Vol. III, p. 395.
St. Petersburg, Fla.

Set Free

By William Brickey

WILLIAM BRICKEY
I could hear the voice of duty Speaking plainly to my soul, But I did not see its beauty, Neither had I self-control; For the tempter kept me blinded So I could not clearly see, For my soul was carnal-minded Till my Saviour set me free.
Then I heard my duty calling, For my eyes were opened wide, And my sins looked so appalling, Since the Lord was crucified. Him I saw within the garden, And I saw him on the tree; I besought the Lord for pardon, And the Saviour set me free.
O the joy and peace of living In an atmosphere of heaven, And to know that I am giving What to me the Lord has given! Now to me is given the token That he died indeed for me, For my shackles all were broken When my Saviour set me free.
Now my life is full of laughter, And my mouth is full of song, While the glory comes hereafter, When I praise him loud and long; Standing close beside life's river, In the world that is to be, Then I'll praise the true Life-giver, Who in mercy set me free.
Kamiah, Idaho.

GEO. E. HOLLISTER

By GEO. E. HOLLISTER

Obstacles

GEO. E. HOLLISTER

“If the chosen messengers of the Lord should wait for every obstacle to be moved out of their way, many never would go to search for the scattered sheep.”—“Early Writings,” p. 63.
“Obstacles to the advancement of the work of God will appear; but fear not. . . . Nothing can stand in his way. His power is absolute. . . . He can remove all obstructions to the advancement of his work. He has means for the removal of every difficulty.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. VIII, p. 10.
“Many are the hindrances that lie in the path of those who would walk in obedience to the commandments of God. . . . He will remove every obstacle from before the feet of his faithful ones, or give them strength and courage to conquer every difficulty, if they earnestly beseech his help.”—Id., Vol. IV, p. 147.
“Every obstacle to the redemption of God’s people is to be removed by the opening of his Word and the presentation of a plain ‘Thus saith the Lord.’”—Id., Vol. VIII, p. 10.
“In the darkest days, when appearances seem so forbidding, fear not. Have faith in God.”—Ib.
“When in faith we take hold of his strength, he will change, wonderfully change, the most hopeless, discouraging outlook. He will do this for the glory of his name.”—Id., p. 12.
Believe and receive.
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