We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your remittance of $133.00 to pay the expenses of an Evangelist to your coast; also, your earnest appeal for help. We appreciate your situation and your wants; but see not how we can at present comply with your request. Never did we feel more forcibly the truth of our Lord's declaration, "The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few." There are five-fold more calls for help at our own doors than the laborers now in the field can possibly fill. What then can be done for the more distant appeals to come over and help? When will the Lord of the harvest raise up a competent body of earnest, conscientious, God-fearing men, who will feel the weight of this great work upon them, to go forth and supply the wants that exist in the wide harvest field? and what is our duty in reference to the Lord's direction, "Pray ye, therefore, the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest?"
Yet we would say to you, Do not be discouraged. We believe that in due time the Lord will provide men and means for the proclamation of his truth in California. Meanwhile we can pray the Lord to restrain the self-sent and incompetent from eating the good pasture, and treading down the residue with their feet.
We will hold the money subject to your order, and if you choose to let it remain here till a messenger can be sent, it shall be devoted to that purpose.
GEN. CONF. COMMITTEE.
Notice.
By S. B. WHITNEY
TO THE CHURCHES OF THE N. Y. AND PA. STATE CONFERENCE.
Having received the Conference minutes, I hereby request the S. B. treasurers of the several churches, in making their quarterly reports, to give me their P. O. address, or that of the clerk, as they please, to aid me in distributing them.
Please make your reports as early as possible, and in filling out the blank be careful to give the pledge for the quarter, as I wish to ascertain the amount of S. B. for the State.
N. B. Be sure and give me the P. O. address, in full. My address is Grass River, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.
S. B. WHITNEY.
A Poorer Quality of Paper
By Editor
Having been disappointed by our paper-maker, we are obliged to appear in this issue in a poorer quality of paper than we designed. This defect will soon be remedied.
An Accumulation of Good Articles
By Editor
The omission of the paper last week has occasioned quite an accumulation of good articles, correspondence, &c., for which we have not room in this number. Prepare for some rich reports next week.
Note from Bro. Byington.
By J. BYINGTON
SABBATH, Nov. 17, I was with the church in Bunkerhill. I held five meetings with them. One was baptized. The most of this church are feeling the importance of Health Reform; and I hope will feel more the necessity of being of one mind in the Lord.
They regret the removal of their Elder from them, and that to a place where he has no privilege of meetings. We hope Bro. Hodges will not enter into any company business with the world by which he will suffer loss.
The storm prevented my reaching Genoa. If some other brother does not, I will try to, see them soon.
J. BYINGTON.
What We Finish Pays
“It is that which we finish that pays, not what we begin.”