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VOL. XIX �
JUNE, 1932 �
No. 6 
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Washington, O. C., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. 
Special Appointments for the Month 
of June 
Home Missionary �
 June 4 
Thirteenth Sabbath School Offering �
 June 25 
"Bring Ye All the Tithes In" 
THINKING men, churchmen and statesmen alike, are puzzled 
as to the cause for the general world depression that has so 
well-nigh universally "settled down from out of the skies," as 
some have expressed it, during recent months, affecting as it 
lies all classes of people, every line of industry, even to seriously 
curtailing incomes to church and mission board treasuries. 
Various and many are the reasons cited as to the cause for 
these serious and sudden financial reverses, as well as many 
panaceas offered for bringing about the return of the more 
normal prosperous times. Quite widespread is the expression 
of belief by sober-minded, thinking men that God has had 
something to do with bringing about this situation, yea, even 
more than is commonly admitted. The thought is seriously 
expressed that because prosperity had come to be taken as a 
matter-of-fact blessing, something by right due men, no matter 
what might be their, course in life, God was making it known 
that with His blessings withheld all man's efforts to maintain, 
or, when lost, to restore, prosperous times would be in vain. 
Man's silent Partner in earth's affairs having been ignored, He 
was letting it be known that much more depended upon His 
part than man was wont to acknowledge, or perhaps the will-
ingly ignorant knew. And who dare say these conclusions 
are not truthfully and accurately drawn? "Except the Lord 
build the house," we are told, "they labor in vain that build 
it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but 
in vain." 
Every Man's Tithe Belongs to God 
God still holds supreme claim to the earth. The very land 
composing the territory on which the nations dwell belongs to 
Him. To Israel, to whom God promised the land of Canaan, 
He said, "The land shall not be sold forever: for the land is 
Mine/ for ye are strangers and sojourners with Me." Fathers 
could pass it on in their legacies to their children as an in-
heritance, yet, notwithstanding all this, the land still belonged 
to God. He plainly says so. And God as well has had more 
to do than men are wont to think in setting off by themselves 
and fixing the boundaries of nations. God "bath made of one 
blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, 
and bath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds 
of their habitation." 
All this being true, is it to he accounted a strange thing 
that God should require in actual monetary values a portion of 
man's prosperity vouchsafed him in God's continuously poured-
out blessings, bound up with His sunshine and showers and 
His fruitful seasons, "seeing He giveth to all life, and breath, 
and all things"? And has the Lord in actual fact stipulated 
in cash values a part of man's income, his increase, that He 
claims as His own in all of earth's remunerative businesses? 
Clearly so. To every business man on earth, to every farmer 
tilling His soil, to every wage earner using the strength He 
has imparted, around the globe, the great Owner of all the 
land, all the gold, all the silver, with every other valuable sub-
stance, God says, One tenth is Mine. 
Whether a man acknowledges it or not, does not detract one 
iota from the stubborn fact still remaining, "All the tithe 
[ono tenth] of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or 
of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's." Not may be the Lord's; 
no, the word is mandatory, this tenth "is the Lord's." Not 
simply the Christian's one tenth, but one tenth of everybody's 
increase "is the Lord's." 
True, the great majority may not even know it, while many 
may have been told, yet knowing or not knowing, the truth still 
remains that the tenth belongs to God. 
Think what revenue would come into God's treasuries if all 
the tithe belonging to God, of all the nations, should be turned 
over to Him in cash value or in kind, for extending the in-
terests of His kingdom into all the world! Would there be a 
dearth of means for the support of, missionaries at home or 
abroad? 
Either mount Caitiff!. or Mount Ehal 
And does God have anything to say regarding the payment 
of this His money to Him? "Ye have robbed Me," He says, 
"even this whole nation." People "rob" Him, He says, in 
keeping His tithe as though it belonged to them. And in the 
continuance of this robbery, were there actual and definite re-
sults accruing therefor/ "Ye are cursed with a curse," is 
God's answer. 
To determine what this curse involves, we have but to study 
the blessings vouchsafed a man, or any group of men, who 
Should faithfully pay over into the Lord's treasury this one 
tenth He claims as His. "I will open you the windows of 
heaven," is the great Partner's promise, "and pour you out 
a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. 
And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall 
not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine 
cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of 
hosts." 
To cheat God out of His part, would bring the reverse of 
all these enumerated blessings, constituting no small curse, 
indeed. And should this language be interpreted into present-
day terms, could it not be set forth as constituting very valid 
and sufficient reasons for bringing on such serious business 
depressions as we see almost everywhere today? 
But to us, a people knowing these requirements of God, 
with double force do these truths apply. If all the tithe of 
the lands over which Seventh-day Adventists are given pil-
grimage control, came into the treasury, there would be ample 
means for sending the needed missionaries and workers into 
both home and foreign fields ripened for harvest—it being 
understood freewill offerings would also flow in with the tithe. 
It is not enough to pay same tithe. It is "cull the tithe" of 
all of us, children and grown-ups, rich and poor, all those 
engaged in small or big businesses, that God claims. Why 
not bring it all in to Him? Think of what might come down 
out of those opened heavenly windows! 
EDITOR 
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Conference and church officers have a part to act as leaders 
among the people in impressing hearts with the importance 
of faithfulness in tithe paying. Note this word: 
"Many presidents of State conferences do not attend to 
that which is their work,—to see that the elders. and deacons 
of the churches do their work in the churches, by seeing that a 
faithful tithe is brought into the treasury. Malachi has 
specified that the condition of prosperity depends upon bringing 
to God's treasury that which is His own. This principle needs 
to be often brought before the men who are lax in their duty 
to God, and who are neglectful and careless in bringing in their 
tithes, gifts, and offerings to God."—"Testimonies to Mins-
l'sten," P. 305. 
"Prove Me now herewith," is God's word to us who believe 
without question; and so far as we are concerned, may not the 
answer solve to some extent, if not wholly, what to us may 
mean depression? 
Rooted and Grounded in Him 
GOD has made ample provision for the growth, stability, and 
development of His church. The life-giving power of the word, 
and the manifestation of the "gifts" of the Spirit are "for 
the perfecting of the saints, ... for the edifying of the body 
of Christ." And if we give due heed to the divine counsel and 
admonition coming to us through these agencies, we shall "be 
no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with 
every wind of doctrine." Through the guidance and power of 
the Holy Spirit the church is to be brought into "the unity 
of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a 
Perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of 
Christ;" and thus "speaking the truth in love, may grow up 
into Him in all things, which is the head, even Christ." 
"Christ is the head of the church: and He is the Saviour 
of the body," and "we are members of His body." How close 
i's the relationship between Christ and His church! He is the 
head and Saviour. We "are the body of Christ, and members 
in particular;" and we are encouraged to look forward to the 
time when Christ, who "loved the church, and gave Himself 
for it," will "present it to Himself a glorious church, not hav-
ing spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing"—a church "holy and 
without blemish." 
How high aro heaven's ideals for the followers of Christ! 
The words and promises of God show the wonderful possibilities 
of the Christian life, for there are no limits to the privileges 
and blessings which the children of God may receive. 
Christ foretold that deceivers would arise, through whose in-
fluence "iniquity" should "abound," and "the love of many" 
should "wax cold." He warned us also that the church would 
be in more danger from this evil than from the persecution 
of her enemies. Surrounded as we aro today by the practices 
and influences of cold formalism, sinful indulgences, and evil, 
we are in great danger of being drawn away from the sim-
plicity of the gospel. 
The instruction, admonition, and warning given by the apos-
tle Paul to the churches in his day, are filled with lessons of 
highest value for us. His admonition is, "Beware lest any man 
spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit," "lest any man 
should beguile you with enticing words." "As ye have there-
fore received Christ Tesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him: rooted 
and built up in Him, and stablished in the faith." 
God has a message and plan that is "to make ready a peo-
pie prepared for the Lord." He is to have a church without 
spot or wrinkle. The power of a higher, purer, nobler life is 
our great need. The world has too much of our thought, and 
the kingdom of heaven too little. In our efforts to reach God's 
ideal, we need not despair. Moral and spiritual perfection 
through grace is promised to all. The message of truth re-
ceived in the heart through faith will control the conduct and 
regulate the desires and beautify the character, 
If we are easily "moved away from the hope of the gospel? 
we need to bo "grounded and settled" in the faith. If we 
are "carried about with every wind of doctrine," Christ would 
have us "rooted and built up in Him, and stablished in the 
faith." Thus the members of the church will "stand fast in 
one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the 
gospel." And when the blessed Christ shall appear for His 
prepared and waiting people, they will "be like Him," and 
"being rooted and grounded in love," will "be caught up to- 
gether" to "ever be with the Lord." �G. W. WELLS. 
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METHODS IN PERSONAL WORK 
Suggestive Program for First Sabbath Home 
Missionary Service 
(June 4) 
OPENING SONG: "Rescue the Perishing," No. 479 in "Christ in 
Song." 
SCRIPTURE LESSON: Luke 15: 3.11. 
PRAYER. 
REPORT OP MISSIONARY WORK DURING THE MONTH: By Church 
Missionary Secretary. 
THE HOME MISSIONARY OFFERING. 
SONG: "Even Unto the End," No. 537 in "Christ in Song." 
READING: "With Christ After the Lost." 
POEM: "Helping to Gather the Fruit." 
PRESENT OPPORTUNITIES: What Are They/ Where Are They? 
How Shall We Relate Ourselves to Them/ 
CLOSING SONG: "Seeking the Lost," No. 532 in "Christ in Song." 
BENEDICTION. 
Note to Leaders 
IT has been said that "it is well for every professed follower 
of Christ to face two facts, and to face them squarely: First, 
that unless he is personally seeking to win individuals to Christ, 
there is sin in his life; second, that the winning of individuals 
to Christ is an art, and is the most difficult art in the world. 
We must resolutely keep these two facts always together, for 
to think on the second only is to miss the duty enforced by 
the first. Merely because this supreme duty of our lives is so 
difficult that it taxed to the uttermost the perfect power and 
skill of the Son of God, is no reason for the lowliest follower 
of His to shirk that duty. For we have the man Christ Jesus 
as our teacher, and the strength of the glorified Christ as our 
present help." The stirring appeal by Elder MacGuire for 
greater personal endeavor in reaching "every creature with 
the gospel," will find its way to the hearts of your congrega-
tion, if prayerfully presented at this devotional hour. Call the 
attention of all to the need of constant vigilance in watching for 
souls. 
June is known as a dangerous month for the "summer 
slump" in Christian activities, but it should rightly be con-
sidered as the month of special opportunities, because of new 
contacts made in vacation periods. Perhaps the article en-
titled, "Serving by the Way," may be of value to leaders in 
concluding the service by a brief survey of "Present Oppor-
tunities." 
GENERAL CONFERENCE HOME MISSIONARY DEPARTMENT. 
With Christ After the Lost 
BY MEADE MAC GUIRE 
UPON every believer and partaker of the blessings of the 
gospel of Christ rests the responsibility of personally seeking 
to bring others to know Christ and to accept Him as Saviour, 
Redeemer, and personal Friend. To all who profess the name 
of Christ, the Master's parting message of instruction is ever 
applicable: "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel 
to every creature." Mark 16: 15. To disregard this command 
is to stand in the attitude of disobedience, out off from all 
hope of hearing the glad welcome, "Well done, thou good and 
faithful servant: . . . enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." 
Matt. 25: 21. 
Christ emphasizes the necessity of obedience to this great 
commission by the parable of a man who had two sons. To one 
of the sons the father said, "Son, go work today in my vine-
yard!' This son's answer was quick and decisive, "I will not!" 
But it is said that "afterward he repented, and went." Then 
the father went to the other son and made the same request, 
and the answer was, "I go, sir!" but he "went not." Matt. 
21: 28-30. 
Now this parable of our Saviour has a very practical meaning 
to the church in this day and generation, and it is important 
that we give careful heed to the lesson which it teaches. The• 
application of the parable is clearly set forth in the following 
manner: 
"In this parable the father represents God, the vineyard 
the church. By the two sons are represented two classes of 
people."—"Christ's Object Lessons," p. 075. It is interesting 
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to note that one of these classes is in the world, and the 
other in the church. "The son who refused to obey the com- 
mand, saying, �
will not,' represented those who were living 
in open transgression, who made no profession of piety, who 
openly refused to come under the yoke of restraint and obe-
dience which the law of God imposes. But many of these 
afterward repented, and obeyed the call of God."—/d., pp. 
275, 276. 
Wo who have united with the Lord in church fellowship 
may justly feel that we do not belong to this class in our 
present relationship, for though we may have long rejected the 
call to become workers in the Master's vineyard, the church, 
yet the time came when, in spite of our rebellion, we "after- 
ward . . . repented, and went." There is, however, in this 
phase of the lesson, an incentive to courage, faith, and hope 
as we labor for souls, knowing that honest refusal will often be 
turned into whole-hearted obedience. 
But there is another class of persons who quickly say "Yes" 
to the call of duty; to all appearances they are very loyal and 
obedient; but they prove to be less dependable than the first 
class. Concerning these we read: 
"In the parable the son who said, �
go, sir,' represented 
himself as faithful and obedient; but time proved that his 
profession was not real. �
. . Self-righteousness is not true 
-righteousness, and those who cling to it will be left to take 
the consequences of holding a fatal deception. 
"Many today claim to obey the commandments of God, but 
they have not the love of God in their hearts to flow forth to 
others. Christ calls them to unite with Him in His work for 
the saving of the world, but they content themselves with 
saying, 'I go, sir.' They do not go. They do not co-operate 
with those who are doing God's service. They are idlers. 
Like the unfaithful son, they make false promises to God. 
In taking upon themselves the solemn covenant of the church, 
they have pledged themselves to receive and obey the word of 
God, to give themselves to God's service, but they do not do 
this. In profession they claim to be sons of God, but in life 
and character they deny the relationship. . . . 
"We can never be saved in indolence and inactivity. There 
is no such thing as a truly converted person living a helpless, 
useless life. It is not possible for us to drift into heaven. No 
sluggard can enter there. If we do not strive to gain an en-
trance into the kingdom, if we do not seek earnestly to learn 
what constitutes its laws, we are not fitted for a part in it. 
Those who refuse to co-operate with God on earth, would not 
co-operate with Him in heaven. It would not be safe to take 
them to heaven."—/d., pp. 278-280. 
The Test of Sincerity 
"In the command, 'Go work today in My vineyard,' the test 
of sincerity is brought to every soul. Will there be deeds 
as well as words? Will the one called put to use all the knowl-
edge he has, working faithfully, disinterestedly, for the Owner 
of the vineyard?"—Id., p. 281. 
Let us notice the comprehensiveness of this command. Four 
things are required: 
1. There must be a going somewhere,—out into the place of 
need, out where others are at work. The person who responds 
to this summons cannot remain absorbed in his own affairs. 
It is the Father's business which demands his attention. 
2. There must be work. It is not enough to plan, to organize, 
to contribute money, or to send some one to serve as a proxy. 
Although all of these endeavors may be involved and all 
will help, yet the son is to "go" and "work." 
3. A definite place of work is assigned,—"in My vineyard." 
"In representing the church as the vineyard, Christ does not 
teach that we are to restrict our sympathies and labors to our 
own numbers. The Lord's vineyard is to be enlarged. In 
all parts of the earth He desires it to be extended. As we 
receive the instruction and grace of God, we should impart 
to others a knowledge of how to care for the precious plants. 
Thus we may extend the vineyard of the Lord."—Id., p. 282. 
4. The urgency of the command is perhaps the most sig-
nificant. There is no time for procrastination, no time for 
amusement and pleasure. 
Go work in My vineyard today. 
An old sea captain once said, "On shipboard there are just two 
principles: one is duty, the other is mutiny." So with God, 
there is no neutral ground. We either obey, or we disobey. 
And if we obey, we must go and work in His vineyard today. 
James H. Brooks presents the importance of personal work 
in meeting the specifications of the great commission to preach 
the gospel to every creature, in the following manner: 
"Christ never told His disciples to stay at home and wait 
for sinners to come to them. Every Christian of every age and 
calling is appointed an ambassador for Christ. The gospel is 
to be preached to 'every creature.' This means personal, hand-
to-hand contact with the unsaved—man to man, and woman 
to woman. Look through the Scriptures, and you will be sur-
prised to see how much springs out of interviews with single 
individuals. The call is to you personally, and summons you to 
personal dealing, in the name of Christ, with every ereature 
within the range of your influence. No matter how low, no 
matter how foul a man or woman may be, no matter how for-
gotten by the world, your Master is able to save to the utter-
most, and you are His appointed instrument to proclaim His 
mercy. Christ does not say, 'Go and address great multitudes; 
but He does say, 'Go and preach the gospel to every creature.'" 
Many times the most effective preaching of the gospel is 
accomplished through the daily life of the sincere Christian, 
rather than through the multiplicity of words. As an ex-
ample of what may be accomplished through the "living 
epistle," the following incident is related: 
"The preacher closed his sermon with an earnest and eloquent 
gospel appeal. Among the score or more who responded was 
a woman of wealth and social distinction. She asked per-
mission to speak a word to the audience, and this is what she 
said: 
"'I want you to know just why I came forward tonight. It 
was not because of any word spoken by the preacher. I stand 
here because of the influence of a little woman who sits before 
me. Her fingers are rough with toil; the hard work of many 
years has stooped her low; she is just a poor, obscure wash-
woman, who has served in my home for many years. I have 
never known her to become impatient, speak an unkind word, 
or do a dishonorable deed. I know of countless little acts of 
unselfish love that adorn her life. Shamefacedly let me say 
that I have openly sneered at her faith and laughed at her 
fidelity to God. Yet when my little girl was taken away, it 
was this woman who caused me to look beyond the grave and 
shed my first tear of hope. The sweet magnetism of her 
life has led me to Christ. I covet the thing that has made 
her life so beautiful.' 
"At the request of the preacher, the little woman was led 
forward, her eyes all streaming with glad tears, and such a 
shining face as one seldom sees on this earth. 'Let me 
introduce to you,' said he, 'the real preacher of the evening.' 
And the great audience arose in silent, though not tearless 
respect. Oh, ye obscure toilers of the oila, ye patient doers 
of the word, think not that no one sees. A great cloud of 
witnesses will rise up on that day, and call you blessed." 
The apostle Paul recognizes the personal responsibility for 
reaching "every creature" within the reach of his influence, 
and in speaking of his method of work he has set forth very 
important principles in the following statements: "Whereof I 
am made a minister, . . to whom God would make known 
what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the 
Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: whom 
we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in 
all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ 
Jesus." Col. 1: 25-28: Paul did not think so much of the 
great congregation, but of every man. He recognized the 
necessity of warning every man. So far as possible, every man 
must be taught, and he knew that every man whom he could 
present "perfect in Christ Jesus" at His appearing, would 
stand as an everlasting testimony to his faithfulness in carrying 
out the Master's orders. 
The same principles are of equal application today. Souls 
are won through divine power combined with human effort. 
But human effort alone, no matter how conspieuons or heroic 
in the eyes of men, can avail nothing. To co-operate with 
God, and thus secure the divine power, it is necessary to be 
united with Him in motive and spirit. 
Here again Paul illustrated the essential principles in soul 
winning by reference to his own experience. When addressing 
the elders of Ephesus, he says: "Ye know, from the first day 
that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with 
you at all seasons, serving the Lord with all humility of mind, 
and with many tears: .. . and how I kept back nothing that 
was profitable unto you, but have showed you, and have taught 
you publicly, and from house to house." Acts 20: 18-20. 
Prom this personal experience of Paul we may gather 
the following important suggestions as to methods in per-
sonal work: 
1. Paul's burden for souls was constant and impelling. He 
did not wait for preliminaries or ceremonies. He began his 
work at once—"the first day" that he entered Asia. 
2. He labored with humility of mind. He did not seek to 
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advertise himself, or to attract attention to his ability or 
reputation. 
3. The intense agony and burden for the souls of lost mon 
and women, caused "many tears" to be shed by the apostle 
Paul. He was able, in a limited degree, to know the mean-
ing of the promise, "They that sow in tears shall reap in joy," 
but the full meaning will be comprehended only on that glad 
day when Paul receives the "crown of rejoicing" which he 
knew awaited him; "and not to me only," he said, "but also 
to all those who love His appearing." 
4. Thoroughness in all that he did is indicated by his state-
ment, "I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you," 
and that his work was of a most practical nature, is emphasized 
by the statement, "I . . . have showed you." 
5. Paul conducted public efforts, where he reached the mul-
titude, and he also labored from house to house, for he states, 
"I . . . have taught you publicly and from house to house." 
Another rendering of this text is, "Teaching you publicly, and 
in your homes." Picture in your imagination the great and 
learned apostle, who had been transported to heaven in vision, 
and had seen and heard indescribable things, now tramping 
from house to house, visiting these benighted heathen, who in 
all probability were as degraded and filthy and corrupt as the 
heathen in mission lands today. With all humility of mind and 
with many tears, Paul spent his life in personal work for 
sinners, holding up before them the "Lamb of God that taketh 
away the sin of the world." 
Such were the simple methods of personal work which the 
apostle Paul advocated and so powerfully demonstrated, and 
which are preserved in the Sacred Record for the encourage-
ment and guidance of the church in all time. The Saviour's 
methods are clearly set forth as the example which Christians 
are to follow, and these should he our constant study and 
practical demonstration.* 
While we cannot hope to improve upon the methods practiced 
by the Master and His apostles of old, our facilities for apply-
ing these methods are multiplied a thousandfold. Especially 
are we blessed by having placed within our reach great light 
on the gospel of medical missionary work, which will open 
doors anywhere in all the world. Destitution, distress, and 
Suffering are increasing on every hand, and will continue to 
increase until the end of time. God's children should devote 
more and more time to the alleviation of the needs of those 
mound them, and "while helping the poor in temporal things, 
keep always in view their spiritual needs. Let your own life 
testify to the Saviour's keeping power. Let your character 
reveal the high standard to which all may attain. Teach the 
gospel in simple object lessons. Let everything with which 
you have to do be a lesson in character building."—"Ministry 
of Healing," pp. 198, 199. 
And now, in closing, I wish to leave with you a very solemn 
appeal for personal endeavor, uttered through the Spirit of 
prophecy, and recorded in a publication which is not in gen-
eral circulation, entitled, "Appeal for Missions," February 1, 
1899, page 14: 
"One soul is of more value to heaven than a whole world 
of property, houses, lands, money. . . . For the conversion 
of one soul we should tax our resources to the utmost. One soul 
won to Christ will flash heaven's light all around him, penetrat-
ing the moral darkness, and saving other souls. This is not 
an exaggeration. If Christ left the ninety and nine that He 
might seek and save the one lost sheep, shall we be justified 
in doing less? God Himself set an example of self-sacrifice in 
giving up His Son to a shameful death. Is not a neglect to 
work even as Christ worked, to sacrifice as He sacrificed, a 
betrayal of sacred truth, an insult to God? The lost sheep 
is to be found at any peril, any cost." 
Modesto, Calif. 
"Money is an article which may be used as a universal pass-
port to everywhere except heaven, and as a universal provider of 
everything except happiness." 
• A comprehensive survey of the Saviour's methods Is found in 
the summary by Evangelist L. R. Scarborough (see next column), 
which Is furnished in this connection for the aid of leaders in 
presenting this important call to personal work. 
Helping to Gather the Fruit 
I WAS passing a humble cottage one day in summer, when 
my attention was directed to an old couple standing in the 
yard under a cherry tree. The old lady was grasping the 
handle of a hoe with which she held down a branch of the 
tree, while her aged husband, with childlike eagerness and 
trembling hands, plucked the ripe fruit. As the passer-by 
looked over the hedge with a smile of sympathy, the old lady 
called cheerily, "It does a little good to hold the limb down. 
I can't eat the cherries, but others can." 
The inspiration of the scene brought conviction that even 
in our weakness we may find joy in helping others to reach 
fruit that we may not be able to share, and the conviction 
crystallized itself into the following poem, which beautifully 
emphasizes the privilege of service even in small and obscure 
ways: 
It may be that the longings 
That flood my soul tonight, 
Are only meant to guide me 
To a plain of greater height, 
Where I can place my own aside, 
Like hopes the Father buries, 
And be content to hold the limb 
While others pluck the cherries. 
Then I would thank thee, Father, 
E'en for so small a task; 
Help me as Thy child to wait, 
Is all the boon I ask, 
Until the season's fullness 
Thy righteous will may suit, 
Then give me strength to hold the limb 
While others pluck the fruit. 
If I cannot hold earth's weak ones up, 
Who tides of evil stem, 
Help me to hold heaven's fruitage down 
To be in reach of them,— 
The peaceful fruits of righteousness, 
Of joy, and love, and cheer, 
The fruit of everlasting life, 
That cannot perish here! 
And when their oyes with tears are dim, 
Their hearts are torn and tried, 
Help me to point through life's dark leaves 
To Jesus crucified; 
Help me to show them plainly, Lord, 
The path Thy footsteps trod, 
Thus in Thy strength to hold the limb 
While they pluck fruits for God. 
—Selected. 
The Saviour's Methods 
I. JESUS used both the direct and the indirect method of 
reaching men with the truth. 
2. Jesus was always tender with recognized sinners. His 
scathing denunciations were turned loose on hypocrites. 
3. Jesus usually led the unsaved to confess their sins rather 
than accuse them directly, as seen in the case of the Samaritan 
woman in John 4. 
4. He always refused to be sidetracked from the main mat-
ters of the soul by discussion of difficult theological matters, 
as seen both with Nieodemus in John 3 and with the Samari-
tan woman in John 4. 
5. His method of illustration and impartation of truth was 
from the natural to the spiritual, the simple to the complex. 
This is shown in His dealings with Nieodemus, the cultured 
moralist, and with the Samaritan woman, the fallen outcast. 
6. Both to the -wise, cultured, and scholarly, and to the 
ignorant and despised wicked, Jesus taught the profoundest 
and most complex doctrine and principle, as shown in the ease 
of Nieodemus, where He first taught the doctrine of the new 
birth, and of the Samaritan woman, where He revealed the 
deeper necessities of the spiritual conceptions of His kingdom. 
7. Jesus was never vague nor indefinite about the nature, 
guilt, and direful consequences of sin, and the necessity of a 
divine regeneration, a deep work of graze in the heart. There 
was no veneer nor whitewash in His teachings on man's moral 
condition before God. He had one gospel for all,--repentance 
and faith, the sure and only way to eternal life. 
8. Jesus pressed baptism and church membership to their 
proper places immediately following regeneration and public 
profession, as the simple duty of every disciple. Matt. 
28: 18-29. 
9. He put teaching, instruction in spiritual and kingdom 
matters, in an important place in all evangelism as a necessity 
for growth in grace, development of character, and usefulness 
in His service. 
(Concluded on page 6) 
Vol. 19; No. 6 
THE CHURCH OFFICERS' GAZETTE �
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The Church Missionary Service 
PRAYER 
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2 minutes 
REPORTS �
4 minutes 
PRESENTATION OF TOPIC �
8 minutes 
CLOSING �
1 minute 
Suggestive Missionary Service Program for Sabbath, 
June-4 
MISSIONARY Tome: Hospital and Prison Work. 
Tux's: Acts 16: 25-28. 
SUGGESTIONS: "I was sick and in prison, and ye came unto 
Me." Such is the environment in which Christ plates Himself 
for the relief and the help which His children can bring to 
Him. "Many feel that it -would be a great privilege to visit 
the scenes of Christ's life on earth, to walk where He trod, 
to look upon the lake beside which He loved to teach, and the 
hills and valleys on which His eyes so often rested. But we 
need not go to Nazareth, to Capernaum, or to Bethany, in order 
to walk in the steps of Jesus. We shall find His footprints 
beside the sick bed, in the hovels of poverty, in the crowded 
alleys of the great cities, and in every place where there are 
human hearts in need of consolation."--"Ministry of Healing," 
pp. 105, 106. 
In every community there are hospitals in which lie the sick 
and suffering who are waging a heroic battle with discourage-
ment and despair. Step in and bring a message of hope from 
the word of God, leave a handful of flowers to continue the 
message of hope and cheer after your absence, and perhaps a 
tract or a paper which will help to occupy the mind with new 
thoughts, and through which the Spirit of God will speak of 
the eternal things of the kingdom. Perhaps a song service can 
be arranged for, which will be enjoyed by the entire group of 
patients. God's blessing will richly attend all such effort put 
forth in His name, and the joy and satisfaction which come 
to those who devote time to this work is the restorer of spiritual 
and physical health. 
Above all, do not neglect to keep in close touch with mem-
bers of the church, or of the neighborhood or community who 
may be confined to the hospital. We are so prone to be neg-
ligent in this matter, thinking that our acquaintances will un-
derstand how interested we are in their welfare without the 
personal visit. But there is often sad neglect here. Just a 
few days ago a traveling man from one of the Now York whole-
sale bookstores called at the office on business. In the course 
of conversation he spoke of his experience as leader of the 
Men's Club in his church (Presbyterian), and of the time when 
he was confined to the hospital for a number of weeks, but 
during all this time not one of his colleagues came to visit 
him or paid any attention to him. Only one person—a member 
of another Christian denomination, had the personal interest 
in his welfare which lea to frequent visits of friendly interest 
and cheer. This experience was a great surprise and disap-
pointment as to the true value of the Men's Club, and he rec-
ognized the lack of such an organization without practical 
demonstration of fellowship. He resigned as president of the 
club, and is devoting his energies to visiting the sick in hos-
pitals everywhere, and in using his car for distributing supplies 
of good cheer among shut-ins. The door of experience often 
affords the permanent entrance into the field of kindly ministry 
to our fellow men. 
Then there are the inmates of prisons who need a word of 
hope and a friendly helping hand. This is a work which must 
be conducted under careful direction, and requires much wis-
dom from above. But the souls that have been rescued from 
behind prison bars are many, and there is no joy like that of 
seeing the transformation of life which God so marvelously 
works out in these cases. One of the very best ways of helping 
these people is to subscribe for a club of that excellent 
magazine, the Life Bout, published at Hinsdale, Illinois, which 
bears a Spirit-filled message to the prisoners each month, and 
also conveys the testimony of reformed men and women who 
have been led to Christ through prayer and personal interest 
in their welfare. Where there is opportunity to visit the jails 
and conduct meetings, a group of prayerful people should as- 
semble to pray and sing and present the simple gospel story, 
leaving appropriate literature in the bands of all who will re-
ceive it. It is our responsibility to carry the gospel to these 
unfortunates. Remember our Saviour's words, "I was sick and 
in prison, and ye came unto me." �
L. E. C. 
Suggestive Missionary Service Program for Sabbath, 
June 11 
MISSIONARY Tome: The Dorcas Society. 
Tuxt: Philippians 4: 3. 
SUGGESTIONS: The work which women can do in helping to 
build up the church, to proclaim the gospel to the individual 
with whom contact is made in a personal way, and to render 
relief to the needy through the skillful ministry of homely 
deeds, is fully recognized in the Bible. The apostle Paul is 
often quoted as one who is very strict in regard to the recog-
nition of women, referring to his command that "women keep 
silence in the churches;" but it is interesting to note the very 
cordial greeting which he sent to a group of women who had 
rendered valuable service in the proclamation of the gospel, as 
recorded in Philippians 4: 3: "Help those women which labored 
with me in the gospel." 
The good work of Dorcas is brought to view in the book 
of Acts, and the Spirit of prophecy, referring to her work, 
states that without such "persevering fidelity" no church can 
prosper. Therefore in every church there should be a live 
Dorcas Society, engaged in making and mending garments 
for the needy. Quilts, rugs, and many things can be made by 
the Dorcas Society, which can be turned to good advantage. 
Here is a letter written by an aged member of one of our Dorcas 
Societies: 
"DEAR SISTER WORKERS IN THE LORD'S VINEYARD: I am an 
old lady, seventy years of age. I desire to help where I can.-
I live all alone, except for the presence of the One who watches 
over us day and night, and I praise His holy name for health 
and strength to help, even if it is only the widow's mite I 
have to depend upon the Friend of the poor for scraps and 
goods to work with in making quilts, and they come in slowly. 
I can't see to do as much work as I would like to, but the 
Lord knows how it is, and I try to obey the 'still small voice' 
which tells me that my -work will prove of help to some in need 
of warm bedding. I would make many more quilts if I could 
get lining and batting. Living alone, it is so lonesome when 
I have nothing to do, and I can't see to read much. But the 
Lord who has watched while our weary toil lasted, will give us 
a harvest for what we have done." 
Many such dear, true mothers in Israel are assisting in the 
Dorcas Societies of our churches, which now number over five 
hundred. There are many calls for help which Dorcas Societies 
can render, and if youi society does not have all the work it 
can do, just write to the General Conference Home Missionary 
Department, and be put in touch with leaders of societies who 
have demands much greater than they can meet. There are 
orphans for whom little garments are needed in large quantity; 
there are institutions which are greatly in need of bedding, 
rugs, towels, and many other useful articles requiring the skill-
ful fingers of a Dorcas. 
Suggestive Missionary Service Program for Sabbath, 
June 18 
MISSIONARY TOPIC: Soul-Winning Experiences. 
TEXT: Malachi 3: 16. 
SUGGESTIONS: To combine with the missionary experiences 
to be related by the church members at this service, two And-
dents are mentioned which occurred recently in the Inter-
American Division, showing how God is using men and women 
in a very unusual way for the proclamation of the truth. First, 
we refer to "Girl Preachers in Mexico," as reported by Pastor 
E. E. Andross, the president of the Inter-American Division: 
"I am glad to tell you that the grace of God is doing a 
wonderful work for many of the people in Mexico. In the Gulf 
Mission there were two girls, about eighteen and twenty years 
old, belonging to the first Sabbath-keeping family in their city. 
Having a burden to go out and give the message to their 
people, they began holding public services, with an attendance 
of eighty people. Forty of these people yielded their hearts 
to God and began to keep all His commandments, Another 
girl, about the same age, living in the Central Mexican Mission, 
by her own personal efforts in recent months, raised up sixty 
new believers." 
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June, 1932 
The second experience refers to "Lay Preaching in Barba-
dos," and is also related by Elder Andross, as follows: 
"Brother L. H. Gardiner wrote me of his experience in one 
of the little churches on the island of Barbados. Upon the 
occasion of his visit the building was so crowded that every 
spot was occupied except behind the pulpit. The local elder, a 
native brother, said to Brother Gardiner, must go on with my 
work of proclaiming the message.' But Brother Gardiner said, 
`No, you must stop; there is no room to accommodate more 
people, and we have no money to erect a larger building.' 
'But I cannot stop preaching,' the brother said. �
must go on 
telling the people the story of Jesus' love.' So he went some 
distance across the hills, and began holding meetings in another 
location, with excellent results. 
"One day while on his way to or from his meeting, he saw 
a company of forty or fifty people, and decided to go over and 
see what was happening. He found a lay brother, a man 
entirely without education, telling the people about this mes-
sage. They were listening to him, eagerly drinking in the truth, 
as that poor, unlearned man related in simple language the 
blessed story. 
"One young man who had not yet identified himself with us, 
but was obedient to all the commandments of God, and was 
preparing for baptism, had an interesting experience. Some of 
the young men of the town came to him ono day and said, 
'We would like to have you organize a debating society. Will 
you act as chairman of that society?' He said he would, so 
they arranged to meet on a certain evening and hold a debating 
society. Then the young man inquired, 'Would you mind if 
at the first meeting of this association I gave you a Bible study, 
and then we will debate the next time we meet? Every other 
meeting we will devote to a Bible study. Will you agree to 
'that?' They all agreed. They met together and had their 
first Bible study, and by their own choice the Bible studies 
were made the regular order of the meetings, and a company 
of believers has been raised up as the result of this new con-
vert's effort to follow God's opening providence." 
Suggestive Missionary Service Program for Sabbath, 
June 25 
MISSIONARY TOPIC: Open-Air Evangelism 
TEXT: John 1: 5-7. 
SUGGESTIONS: Our city churches are face to face with the 
problem of effective ways and means for reaching the masses 
with a knowledge of present truth. One of the methods which 
serves to advantage is the conducting of open-air meetings. 
Sometimes these meetings are held in the public parks or com-
mons, and at other times on the corners of city streets. It is 
always necessary to secure an official "permit" from the police 
department of the city, and to be in position to refer to the per-
mit at any time trouble arises or any question is asked con-
cerning the authority back of the public gathering. The selec-
tion of just the right place for conducting open-air meetings is 
a matter requiring careful observation. A spot where crowds 
are passing, and yet secluded from the noise of street traffic, 
is desirable. 
"The Forty Corner Plan" is being followed in one of our 
large cities. This means that "forty corners" on streets in 
prominent places have been assigned as definite places for 
open-air meetings each week. The plan is a good one, and is 
producing results. A recent report concerning this work is as 
folloWs: 
,"Our open-air work is progressing and our audiences are 
growing. We hold our meetings as a preliminary effort to our 
evangelistic meetings held in the theater, and find that they 
attract attention and draw people to the indoor service. We 
strongly recommend this inexpensive and effective open-air 
branch of evangelism." 
If you cannot occupy forty corners, begin with two, or three, 
Or possibly five, conducting a brief gospel service at each 
place, consisting of good singing, with instrumental aecompani-
ineut, Scripture reading, and a talk or sermonette given by 
a speaker filled with love for God and his fellow men, and 
enthusiastic, winsome in manner, and with a strong voice which 
can reach the standing audience extending over a wide public 
area, Here is a wonderful opportunity for effective soul-
winning endeavor which we have been very slow to recognize; 
and yet it is the divine method. Of Jesus it is said, "By the 
sea, on the mountain side, in the streets of the city, in the 
synagogue, His voice was heard explaining the Scriptures. 
Often He taught in the outer court of the temple, that the 
Gentiles might hear His words."—"Ministry of Healing," p. El. 
The following statements from the pen of a leader in evan-
gelistic endeavor, are true to fact and helpfully suggestive: 
"Christ's churches were not meant to be indoor institutions, 
but outdoor agencies. Christ's kingdom was inaugurated in its 
earthly expression on the bills of Judea and the banks of the 
Jordan. John the Baptist, the first gospel evangelist, never 
preached in a church house. The most of Christ's preaching 
and teaching was done out in the open. Pentecost was a big 
street meeting. Paul's evangelism was carried on in the main 
on the streets and in open places. The idea in most churches 
is, 'Come to our meeting house, and we will offer you the gospel.' 
In New Testament times the evangelizers worked on the theory 
of carrying the gospel to the people. A housed religion is 
usually a cold, unaggressive sort. Open air is good for the 
gospel. The reason for the consumptive condition of churches 
is that they have kept their religion within the walls of the 
meeting houses. The plea is for an outdoor gospel, an urgency 
that God's servants will catch the spirit of the Saviour in His 
great parable, 'Go out into the streets, and lanes of the city, 
out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in.'" 
In the majority of our churches there should be a "men's . 
class in evangelism," composed of the business and professional 
men in the church, who pray and study and follow the leading 
of the Holy Spirit in engaging in open-air evangelism. Thou-
sands of such meetings could be held by Christian laymen. 
L. E. C. 
The Saviour's Methods 
(Concluded from page 4) 
10. His method was strongly emphasized in many illustra-
tions in His earthly ministry, where in great and small audi-
ences He preached sweeping sermons and brought men into 
His kingdom, and where in private and personal approach 
He faced men and women one by one with the holy truth of 
life and death. Blind Bartimeus by the roadside, curious 
Zacelueus up a tree, scholarly Nieodemus in the quietness of 
night, the scarlet woman by the well-curb,—these and many 
others can testify to Christ's marvelous tact as a personal soul 
winner. He was a highway and hedgeway preacher. He was 
a quiet seeker after souls. 
11. Jesus was a tremendously sincere and compassionate 
evangelist. His tears and blood sweats have come down to 
us, not His jokes and wit and humor. He rightly valued 
souls in all their eternal relations, and went straight after 
them with Gethsemanes of agony and Calvarys of blood. His 
soul ached to the dying for lost men. He spared not Himself 
—emptied Himsolf—and brought men to God by His own 
blood on the cross, His tears on,Olivet and in the garden are 
the insignia of His broken heart for a ruined world. Here we 
need to follow His example. "They that sow in tears shall 
reap in joy."—L. B. Scarborough. 
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Question.—What is the difference between the Seventh-day 
Adventist Welfare Society and what our churches are now 
calling the Dorcas Society? Is it the plan to carry both of these 
lines of work, or to merge them into one, the Welfare Society? 
Answer.—By reference to page 12 of Home Missionary 
Series No. 2, entitled, "Organization of Churches for Mission-
ary Work," it will be observed that the Welfare Society is 
the third general topical division of our church missionary 
work. Under this general term "Welfare Society" is included 
all the activities of the church along such lines as Dorcas So-
ciety, home nurses' classes, hospital and prison work, Christian 
help work, et cetera.. The Welfare Society includes the Dorcas 
Society as one of its special working groups. The Welfare 
Society is the general division of the church missionary organ-
ization, but the Dorcas Society is a specific organization that 
is to continue to function as in the past along specific lines. 
s. 
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THE CHURCH OFFICERS' GAZETTE �
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THE MISSIONARY VOLUNTEER SOCIETY 
Officers' Page 
Senior Slogan: "All things through Christ." �
Junior Slogan: "Something for Jesus every day." 
The Band Leader's Notebook 
EVERY band leader ought to have a notebook (or a section 
of a notebook) especially reserved for suggestions and helpful 
thoughts on his particular band's work. This book should con-
tain: 
1. Suggestions listed on the band page of the GAZETTE each 
month. 
2. List of needs in your home community that can be met 
by your band members. (How often we hear of this one inter-
ested in reading, of that family in need, or of this young person 
who needs befriending; and later, when some one else has per-
formed the helpful net, or the distressing need has come before 
the public eye, we recall that we meant to help in that par-
ticular case.) Solicit frequent suggestions from band members. 
3. List of things which have come under your observation 
that should be cared for by other bands in your society. Call 
attention of band leaders to these. 
4. Jottings of appreciations you hear from literature dis-
tributed or material aid given. These words of appreciation 
passed on will encourage others to engage in like work. 
5. Items you need to talk over with your church or society 
leaders. 
6. Addresses and telephone numbers of those you should con-
sult or visit. 
7. Quotations and illustrations that will be helpful in pro-
moting your band. These will come to you through reading, 
conversation, and your own thinking upon the everyday things 
of life. 
M. V. Bands in Oregon Society 
THE Portland Central church Missionary Volunteer Society 
is divided into three bands with a leader for each. This is one 
of our largest societies, the bands averaging around thirty 
members in each group. However, I believe the same thing 
could be worked out if there were only a dozen in a band. 
Each group is responsible for a program once a month. 
One thing I especially like about this band organization is 
that the leaders are alive to every young person that visits their 
meetings. As soon as a Missionary Volunteer sees a new face, 
he goes to that young person and asks him to join the band to 
which he belongs. In this way young people coming to the 
city feel at home from the start. These bands are organized 
for missionary work, each band being responsible for a certain 
territory. This method has worked the best that I ever saw. 
They give good spiritual programs, and it has united the young 
people of the church and made one large welcoming committee 
for those coming in. �
G. S. BELLEAU. 
Suggestions for the Educational Secretary 
KEEP a complete list of all society members, and let it be 
your aim to lead all to decide to become Members of Attainment 
at their earliest opportunity. Check the names of all who en-
roll for study, and record the dates when they take the examina-
tions in both subjects, also the dates when they receive certifi-
cates. Have a good Standard of Attainment program once 
a year. The executive committee will doubtless count on your 
co-operation in making it a success. 
Each year ask the executive committee to secure the Reading 
Course books for the society library in good time for the Read-
ing Course Day program. 
See that your Reading Course Day program is a success. 
The program will be in the hands of the executive committee; 
but the success of it will depend largely upon the earnest, 
enthusiastic work done by the educational secretary. 
Obtain permission from the church elder to give a talk of 
five or ten minutes before the entire church some day about 
the new Reading Course books, and get as many parents, 
children, and others to take the courses as possible. Endeavor 
to put at least one of the sets in every home that has children 
or young people. 
Keep a list of all who promise to read the books, either alone 
or in groups. Cheek up occasionally to see how they are getting 
along. Record the date when each book is finished, and when 
each person receives his certificate. 
If persons desire to take a Reading Course, but are unable 
to secure the books, either lend them the books from the society 
library, or get them from the conference Missionary Volunteer 
Circulating Library. 
Each quarter pass over to the society secretary such informa-
tion about the educational features as should be recorded in 
the society secretary-treasurer's Record Book. 
Keep a notebook. Jot down in it thoughts, quotations, and 
reports that will help you in promoting this work. 
Watch the GAZEIVE, the instructor, the Review, and your 
union conference paper for items concerning the educational 
features, and present such items in the society, to keep up th 
interest of the members. 
Occasionally arrange an Educational Roll Call. Ask each 
member to respond to his name by giving a choice thought 
from one of the Reading Course books, or from past assignments 
in the Standard of Attainment studies. It would be well to 
announce such a roll call the week before. Come prepared to 
supply those who "forget" with quotations just before the meet-
ing opens. 
As often as possible, make some mention, in the society meet-
ings, of paragraphs in the Reading Course books that have been 
of special interest to you; ask other Reading Course members 
to do the same. Relate also interesting items about the 
Standard of Attainment work. 
Try to get as many as possible to draw their certificates at 
the same time, and have them presented at the regular church 
service. 
What Are Your Answers to These Questions? 
1. Is your society doing the work it was organized to do? 
2. Do you have a Personal Workers' Band that meets regu-
larly for prayer and counsel? 
3. Does your executive committee meet regularly? 
4. Is every society member in one of the working bands? 
5. Are all the society members in the King's Pocket League? 
Do all your members report regularly? 
6. Do you keep the same officers year after year? 
7. Does each officer understand his duty? Does he do it? 
8. How many in your society are studying soul-winning 
books? 
9. Do you put as much enthusiasm into your society work as 
into your daily occupation? 
10. Do you have a neat, up-to-date, accurate record of all 
features of society work? Could you open your books and 
gather a report of last year's work in a short time? 
11. Do the older friends in the church feel welcome in your 
society? Do you get suggestions from them? 
12. Is your membership record correct? 
13. Is your Standard of Attainment record up to date? 
14. What are you doing to increase the Standard of Attain-
ment membership in the society? in the church? 
15. Are your -Reading Course records reliable/ How many 
have been persuaded to take courses? 
16. Are any of you criticizing others in the society? Criti-
cism never built up a society. 
17. Are you keeping in close touch with all your Bible Year 
members? 
18. What are you doing to stimulate them to keep up? 
19. Are all your society members observing the Morning 
Watch? 
20. Do all take part in the social service? 
21. Are your members loyally supporting other church activ-
ities? the Sabbath school? the prayer meeting? 
22. Do you have a budget for your society finances? 
23. Do you map out your society work for the term? 
24. What are your bands doing? (Study each in detail.) 
25. Do you keep your conference secretary informed of your 
society activities? 
26. Is your society guiding the social life of its members in 
keeping with Christian principles? 
27. Are you taking the GAZETTE? Do you follow the pro-
grams? 
28. Is your library growing each term? 
29. How maify in your society are taking the Spirit of Proph-
ecy Reading Course? 
30. Do you have good order before, during, and after meet-
ing? 
31. Is the membership of persons moving away transferred 
promptly? 
32. Do you make strangers wish to come again? 
33. Do you hold a business meeting every quarter? 
34, If you have Junior members in your society, are you 
giving them a fair chance to grow? 
35. Do your society meetings begin and end promptly? 
36. Do you have a complete list of young people in the Sev-
enth-day Adventist homes in your community? 
37. Do you send delegates to camp meeting and to Missionary 
Volunteer conventions and institutes? 
38. How is your society helping its members to resist some 
of the subtle temptations about them? 
39. How are you trying to make your society indispensable 
to the community? 
40. Is each member trying to lead some one to Christ?-"Mis-
sionary Volunteers and Their Work," pp. 336-338. 
Do you have "Choice Poems" in your M. V. Library? See pp. 8 and 12. 
THE CHURCH OFFICERS' GAZETTE �
June, 1932 
senior filli5sionarp Volunteer 
How to Make the Testimony of Our 
Lives Effective 
(Program, for Week Ending June 4) 
BY J. A. DEAFEN 
NOTES TO LEADERS: Under the heading of "Some Qualifica 
tions for Effective Christian Living," there are ten points 
listed. These may be given as a symposium, the parts assigned 
to as many different persons, or they may be assigned to one, 
two, or three persons. Suggested references to the Bible and 
the Spirit of prophecy are given for foundation study. Not 
more than two minutes should be allotted to each item. 
Scripture Beading Psalms 119: 9-16; Ephesians 6: 10-17. 
Music: Nos. 316, 677, 566, in "Christ in Song;" special song, 
No. 478. Nos. 21, 36, 136, in "Gospel in Song;" special song, 
No. 53. 
Poems: "Our Influence," p. 35, or "That Life Sermon," p. 
110, in "Choice Poems;" "Sermons We See," p. 163, in "The 
Light of Faith," by Edgar A. Guest. 
Bible Doctrines: Christian Ordinances 
1. NAME the three ordinances instituted by Christ. Matt. 
28: 19 (baptism) ; John 13: 3-5 (humility) ; Luke 22:19, 20 
(Lord's supper). 
2. What twofold experience of the Christian is typified by 
baptism? Rom. 6: 3-5, 8-11. 
3. What experience should precede baptism? Give the mode 
of the ordinance. Mark 16: 15, 16; Acts 8: 38, 39. 
4. Describe the ordinance of humility? John 13: 3-5. 
5. What is the lesson taught by this experience, John 13: 
12-17. 
6. For what purpose was the Lord's supper instituted? 1 
Cor. 11: 26. 
7. What do the bread and wine represent? Luke 22: 19; 
1 Cor. 11: 24, 25. 
8. What admonition is given concerning our spiritual con-
dition as we partake of the Lord's supper? 1 Cor. 11: 27-29. 
D. A. OCHE. 
Talk: How to Make the Testimony of Our 
Lives Effective 
IN order to arrive at a means of making the testimony of 
our lives effective we may very profitably consider some of the 
characteristics, attitudes, and activities of those who have lived 
in this way. We at once discover that such people possessed a 
constancy of purpose, virtuous lives well guarded by a noble 
integrity, and the ability to express them in simplicity. 
The Scripture is full of instruction as to how we should live, 
and if this instruction is followed, there is no question con-
cerning the result. If we listen to the voice of Solomon, the 
wise man, we hear him say: "Keep thy heart with all diligence. 
. . . Let thine eyelids look straight before thee, Ponder the 
path of thy feet. . . . Turn not to the right hand nor to 
the left: remove thy foot from evil." Prov. 4: 23-27. Jesus 
said, "If therefore thine eye be single," thus indicating the 
forward look. Matt. 6: 22. 
The result of looking in a certain direction is shown by a 
boy learning to ride a bicycle. If, instead of looking straight 
ahead, he looks at a near-by tree or post, he is almost sure to 
crash into it. The same is true in a spiritual sense. Gideon 
and his band of three hundred were men who looked straight 
ahead and kept their eyes on the enemy, even while they drank 
at the brook. This was the decisive test which the Lord used 
in making the selection. If we listen to Joseph, we hear him 
say when tempted, "How then can I do this great wickedness, 
and sin against God?" Gen. 39: 9. Moses, when tempted with 
the luxury of a kingdom, "refused, . �
. choosing rather to 
suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the 
pleasures of sin for a season." Heb. 11: 24, 25. 
The three worthies, when threatened with death, answered 
the king, "Be it known unto thee, 0 king, that we will not 
serve thy gods." Dan. 3: 18. 
A similar straightforwardness was expressed by Lincoln 
when he said, "I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be 
true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to 
the light I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right 
—stand with him while he is right, and part with him when 
he goes wrong." 
Paul said in 2 Corinthians 3: 2, "Ye are our epistle, . . . 
known and read of all men." May it be that that which is read 
in us is an effective testimony. 
"YOU are writing a Gospel, 
A chapter each day, 
By deeds that you do, 
Men read what you write, 
By words that you say. 
Whether faithless or true. 
Say: What is the Gospel 
According to YOU?" �
J. A. D. 
Symposium: Some Qualifications for Effective 
Christian Living 
CONSEORAT/ON; 1 Chron. 29: 5; "Messages," pp. 28, 29, 68, 
270, 309; "Testimonies," Vol. VII, p. 64, bottom. 
2. HUMILITY: 1 Peter 5: 5, 6; "Messages," pp. 73, 303. 
3. PRAYER: Luke 18% 1; 11: 1; "Messages," pp. 115, 122, 248-
250. 
4. SERVICE AND RESPONSIBILITY: Matt. 20: 26, 27; "Messages," 
pp. 37, 181, 182, 193, 199. 
5. COURAGE: Joshua 1: 1-7; Jer. 1: 7, 8; "Messages," pp. 74, 
80, 88. 
6. PERSEVERANCE: 2 Peter 1:5-11 (diligence); "Messages," 
pp. 25, 45, 46, 259. 
7. INTEGRITY: Prov. 11: 3; Ps. 25: 21; "Messages," pp. 415, 
416. 
S. HEALTH: 3 John 2; Isa. 58: 8; "Messages," pp. 232, 240. 
9. PREPARATION: 2 Tim. 2: 15; 1 Peter 3: 15; "Messages," 
pp. 185-187, 273. 
10. FAITHFULNESS IN LITTLE THINGS: Luke 16: 10; "Mes- 
sages," pp. 143-145, 201, 202, 328, 369. �
J. A. D. 
Talk: Bearing Life's Testimony Courageously 
A SAILING ship was driven onto the rocky coast of Scotland 
by the tremendous power of a hurricane. The wind and the 
waves were fast beating the vessel to pieces. The life-saving 
crew on shore saw the vessel's plight, and went to the rescue. 
The storm shrieked like a band of demons bent on some errand 
of destruction. The danger was great, but in the face of im-
minent peril, and by heroic efforts, the life-savers succeeded 
in rescuing the crew. As they drew away from the vessel, 
they saw one poor fellow who had been overlooked, still clinging 
to the rigging. Despair was written on his face. But they 
said, "We cannot go back to get him. If we make the attempt, 
our boat will be dashed in pieces on the rocks by the relentless 
fury of the waves, and we shall all be �
So they left the 
man still clinging to the rigging, and pulled for the shore. 
When they landed, one strong young man said, "If another 
will go with me, I will go and get that man on the wreck." 
His mother, who was standing by his side, put her arms 
around his neck, and said, "My boy, you must, not go. Remem-
ber your father was a sailor, and was lost at sea in a storm like 
this; and eight years ago your brother William went to sea, 
and we have not heard from him since. No doubt he, too, has 
found a watery grave. Now if you go and are drowned, what 
shall I do? I am poor and old. You are my only support. 
You must not go." 
But gently removing her arms from around his neck, he said, 
"Mother, out there a man is in peril. I believe it is my duty 
to rescue the man clinging to yonder wreck. If I am lost in 
doing my duty, God will take taro of you." Then kissing her 
sweet, though wan and wrinkled face, he with his companion 
stepped into the boat and rowed away through the storm. 
Those on the shore waited long and anxiously, straining their 
eyes toward the fast-sinking ship, hoping for the boat's return. 
By and by they saw it in the distance striving to make its way 
toward the shore through the mist and the gathering darkness. 
Weary and worn, the two brave men struggled with all their re-
maining strength to reach land. When near enough to be 
hoard, those on shore shouted, "Have you got the other man?" 
Lifting his hands to his mouth to trumpet the words on in ad-
vance, the unselfish young life-saver answered, "Yes; and 
tell mother I've got my brother William." It was only one 
individual he rescued; but the one lifted from the rigging ere 
the ship settled into the sea was his own long-lost brother.—
"Soul Winning." 
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Why Should We Pray? Does God 
Answer Prayer? 
(Program for Week Ending June 11) 
BY GORDON IL SMITH 
NOTES TO LEADERS: Quiet Thought: (To be followed by a 
few moments of silent prayer and then a few sentence prayers. 
"Jesus, the carpenter, hallow our daily work; 
Jesus, the Christ, deliver the world that waits in 
need of Thee; 
Jesus, the Saviour, save us from ourselves; 
Jesus, the Life-giver, make us living men." 
Hys'wes Suggested: "Sweet Hour of Prayer," "The Larger 
Prayer." 
Scripture Reading: Mark 1: 21-42. 
Poem,: "A Prayer," opposite June in the Morning Watch 
Calendar. 
Bible Doctrines: Gifts of the Spirit 
1. WHEN Christ ascended, what gifts did He give to men 
and for what purpose? Eph. 4: 8-15. 
2. How are these gifts elsewhere spoken of? Enumerate 
them. 1 Cor. 12: 27-30. 
3. What special gift is mentioned as desirable above all 
others? 1 Cor. 14: 1, 3, 4. 
4. What is the purpose of the gift of prophecy? Hosea 12: 
10; 2 Peter 1:21. 
5. How fully does God recognize the gift of prophecy and 
how does He reveal Himself to the prophets? Amos 3: 7; 
Num. 12: 6. 
6. This gift was manifested in the New Testament church. 
Acts 11: 27, 28. 
7. What will characterize the last or remnant church? Rev. 
12: 17; 19: 10. �
D. A. OOHS. 
Opening Talk: If We Had Been There 
(The Bible references need not be read, but rather the story of 
each incident be told briefly, graphically in earnest conversational 
language, and a moment of quiet meditation allowed.) 
Read Luke 11: 1. 
A Moment of Great Danger.—Luke 4: 28-30. Can we see 
Him in this turbulent mob eager for His life, yet without fear 
or confusion, Master of the situation and passing quietly on His 
way? 
Touching a Leper.—Mark 1: 40-42. Actually touching the 
dreaded, loathsome flesh of the leper. The marvelous result. 
Can you see the others draw back in horror? Can you see Him 
in the fearless compassionate certainty of His power? 
Master of the Storm.---Mark 4: 36-39. Seasoned men of the 
sea, accustomed to its storms, yet in this one fearful of their 
lives. This Man securely unafraid, conscious of His safety. 
Help to AU Who Came.—Mark 1: 32-34. Surrounded by the 
mass of helpless suffering humanity, giving to all, possessing 
that help which each seemed most to need. Was it really so? 
In a real community among real people? Do we believe it? 
Nov read Mark 1: 35, "a great while before day," in His place 
of prayer. How much do you think His prayer habits had 
to do with His strength and power and fearless mastery of 
all occasions? 
If, as one of His disciples, you had seen these and countless 
other evidences of wonderful daily living, of power, of assur-
ance under all circumstances; if you had with half-wakeful 
eyes seen Him slip away from the resting place of the group, 
morning after morning, to go to His place of prayer; if you 
with them had seen and beard, do you think you would have 
sensed the value of those prayer hours, and one day have asked, 
with them, "Lord, teach us to pray"? �
G. H. S. 
Round Table Discussion: Four Reasons for Prayer 
(Appoint individuals to lead out in each topic.) 
I. THE FUTILITY OF OUR. OwN EFFORTS. 
Key Thought: "Sooner or later everybody comes to some 
crisis or emergency where he desperately needs to know how 
to pray." 
Romans 7: 18, 19. Is Paul's problem general to all men? 
Read "Messages," p. 247, first sentence. Cite instances of 
individuals whose good intentions have failed in their efforts 
toward better lives. Is 'this quotation really true? and if so, 
can the situation be met without prayer? "No man can truly 
say he has made a success of life nntil he has written at the 
top of his journal, 'Enter God.'" 
Preserve "Qualities of a Missionary,? 
II. EVIDENCES OF SPIRITUAL FORCES WAITING TO AID Us. 
Key Thought: 
"Couldst thou in vision see 
Thyself the man God meant, 
Thou nevermore couldst be 
The man thou art—content." 
Prayer is not an easy formula for magic results. Prayer 
is not asking God to change His mind. Prayer is not depend-
ent upon miraculous answers to be successful. 
God has a 
purpose in our lives: "Higher than the highest human thought 
can reach is God's ideal for His children." Would that state-
ment be reasonable were there not some way to commune with 
God and to open our lives to Him? Cite interesting answers to 
prayer. Read "Messages," p. 247, sentence 2. 
III. OUR DEBT OF GRATITUDE, 
Key Thought: Psalms 145: 8, 9. 
How many and countless aro the blessings we daily receive 
from God? What privileges are ours today because of the work-
ing of God's Spirit in the lives and upon the hearts of men in 
ages past? For Him they toiled; endured persecution, priva-
tion; crossed unknown seas and lands; died. For Him—but 
for us too. Read Eph. 5: 20; 1 Cor. 15: 57; Heb. 13; 5. 
IV. PRAYER A MOLDING FORCE IN LIFE AND CHARACTER. 
Key Thought: "Prayer does not bring God down to us, but 
brings us up to Him."—"Steps to Christ," p. 97. 
Jesus asked the disciples to pray that laborers be sent into 
the harvest; as a result of this constantly expressed interest 
they gave their own lives to! His cause. "Communion with God 
encourages good thoughts, noble aspirations, clear perceptions 
of truth, and lofty purposes of action."—"Messages," p. 247. 
Read also, "Prayer Brings Power," p. 248. 
"My son, give Me thine heart." It is the desires and am-
bitions of life that God asks us to open to Him Through the 
privilege of prayer we may open our lives to Him. Through 
the habit of prayer we keep our minds conscious of God and 
His purpose in us. "Prayer changes things." �
• G. R. S. 
Reading or Talk: Does God Always Answer Prayer? 
THE word of the Master in John 14: 13, 14, is positive. 
"For every earnest prayer put up in faith for anything, an-
swers will be returned. They may not come just as we have 
expected; but they will come—not perhaps as we have devised, 
but at the very time when we most need them." This very 
positive statement, front "Testimonies," Volume III, page 209, 
reveals the difference between that which we may think best 
and that which our Father may know to be best. 
God is a God of love es well as of, infinite power. He is a 
God of law and order. His great purpose is for the unending 
happiness of the beings Ho has created. We call it heaven. 
It will be so, not because of its material wealth, but because 
of the excellence of the character of its inhabitants. The 
working out of that character, the promotion of such activities 
as will bring about this new condition—is His divine purpose, 
in brief. 
Constantly, in His ministry, the Master endeavored to em-
phasing the value of spiritual things and of character, and to 
express the decidedly secondary importance, if any, of the 
physical or the material. Better to lose the offending hand 
or eye, by way of illustration, than to lose the soul. Surely a 
discussion of the question of answered prayer can be fairly 
considered only on this basis. Prayer, to be sincere, where it 
deals with material things, must have unselfish relation to the 
achievement of good ultimately. "In His name"—we could not 
ask to the defeating of His purpose, nor to disregard the 
principles of His laws. 
Let us follow through a few of the interesting instances that 
are related to our question: Job sorely tried and miserably 
comforted. A thousand, reasons for personal commiseration, 
for complaint. Satan, accusing him of righteousness for profit. 
God upholding his spiritual appreciation. It is written, "The 
Lord turned tho captivity of Job, when he prayed for his 
friends." 
Paul's thorn in the flesh troubled him sorely. It inter-
fered with his great work. It must go—Paul's viewpoint. 
A strong-willed, aggressive, almost stubborn man, whose very 
will might be his undoing. He must be kept conscious of 
human frailty—God's viewpoint. Strange, the thorn was not 
removed. Even the prayer was forbidden. Answered? In 
the great wisdom of the Father, yes. In the after testimony 
of Paul, yes. , The answer sealed in the statement of victory 
won and a crown assured as Paul came to the end of the trail. 
The disciples' prayer for the casting out of an unclean spirit 
by C. P. Crager, in July "Reviews." 
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seemed to meet defeat, yet the Master did not allow the suf-
ferer to lose by it. The disciples must discover a fact important 
to the saving of a world of men, much greater than this one 
evil spirit. The spirit of the prayer—not self-aggrandizement, 
not miracles at a bargain. 
Is it not true that the attitude of Gethsemane is the essential 
attitude of true prayer? This I would like, but if it is not 
for' the greatest good, I will accept another way, or do with-
out. We ask sincerely for the ultimate spiritual good, willing 
to sacrifice all of self, or just proportion of material possession. 
From such "Gethsemanes" of spiritual resignation there will 
urely be some "Calvarys." �
G. H. S. 
Recreation 
(Program. for Week Ending June 18) 
BY MRS. C. L. ICILGORE 
NOTES TO LEADERS: Road as a background for your introdue 
tion to the topic, "Messages," Section XIII, "Recreation and 
Amusement," especially noting part 124, "The Value of Reerea 
tion." 
Suggested Song Nos. 523, 650, 33, in "Christ in Song." 
Scripture Reading: Psalm 19—To be memorized. 
Prayer: Repeat the Lord's prayer. 
Bible Doctrines: The Church of Christ 
I. ON what is the church founded? Eph. 2: 18-22. 
2. By what instruction did Jesus show that He recognized 
the authority of the church? Matt. 18: 17. 
3. What are the leaders of the church admonished to do? 
Acts 20: 28.. 
4. What should be the attitude of the members of the church 
toward the chosen leaders? Heb. 13: 17. 
5. What are the objectives sought through instruction and 
discipline? Eph. 4: 12-15; 5: 25-27. 
6. What work has been committed to the church? Mark 
16: 15. 
7. What special message will the remnant church bear? Rev. 
14: 6-12. �
D. A. Ocus. 
Talk: What Is Recreation? 
Definition.—Webster says: "Recreation is refreshment of 
body or mind after toil. Art of recreating. To recreate is to 
give new power or effectiveness to, as one who has become 
languid or exhausted; refresh after labor; hence, to divert; 
as, the student recreates his mind." 
Purpose.—The purpose of refreshment is to rest or refresh 
after toil. It would therefore be absurd to indulge in recrea-
tion without having toiled first. Recreation is to the day's 
program what a dessert is to a dinner. It comes last, never 
first, and is the more enjoyed because of this fact. Saville has 
said, "Diversions are the most properly applied to ease and 
relieve those who are oppressed by being too much employed. 
Those that are idle have no need of them, and yet they, above 
alll others, give themselves up to them. To unbend our thoughts, 
when they are too much stretched by our cares, is not more 
natural than it is necessary; but to turn our whole life into a 
holiday, is not only ridiculous, but destroyeth pleasure instead 
of promoting it." 
Spirit.—We pity those who never indulge in recreations. "All 
work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," and the same is also 
truce of older ones. We must earn our living by the sweat of our 
brow. Work is the rule of life. But it is not all work. 
"Don't let work take the ginger out of you. Work like a. Tro-
jan, then play like a four-year-old." Life is made up of work 
and rest and play—not in equal proportions, but all three 
elements are there. A preceptor in one of our colleges was 
once heard to remark that he had never played games in his 
life, he had only worked. How much he had missed in his 
own life, and because of this how utterly unable was he to 
enter into the spirit of play, so vital to the one hundred young 
men in his charge. 
"A change of occupation is as good as a rest," we say. It 
may also bring to us recreation, provided we make the change 
in the proper spirit. Charles W. Eliot says, "It is a good rule 
to endeavor hour by hour and week after week to learn to work 
hard. It is not well to take four minutes to do what you can 
accomplish in three. . . . It is well to learn to work intensely." 
He who works like this earns his recreation, and in all likelihood 
will enter into it with the proper spirit. �
MRS. C. L. K. 
Study: How to Choose Our Recreations 
1. WHAT form of recreation should be avoided? 
Answer.—"Put in your list of outlaws all that lessens your 
love for things of heaven and that unfits you for leading out 
in personal work for souls."—Mrs. Matilda E. Andross. 
2. In what recreations may we indulge? 
Ans.—All that are pure, clean, wholesome, invigorating, 
and uplifting; that teach us respect for ourselves and service 
for others. 
"Christians have many sources of happiness at their com-
mand, and they may tell with unerring accuracy what pleasures 
are lawful and right. They may enjoy such recreations as will 
not dissipate the mind or debase the soul, such as will not 
disappoint, and leave a sad after influence to destroy self-
respect or bar the way to usefulness. If they can take Jesus 
with them, and maintain a prayerful spirit, they are perfectly 
safe."—Mrs. E. G. White, in Review and Herald, Aug. 19, 1884. 
3. What relation should exist between our social life and our 
Christian experience? 
Ans.—Our social life should contribute to rather than 
militate against our Christian experience. See "Social Plans," 
by Mrs. Matilda E. Andress, p. 20, par. 1; "Social Life in Its 
Proper Setting," page 21. �
MRS. C. L. K. 
Talk: Results of Recreation 
THE general results to be obtained from recreation are: 
relaxation from work or worry, mental or physical exercise, 
spirit of teamwork, good posture, graceful carriage, good com-
plexion, steady nerves, active mind, and clean, happy thoughts, 
—in general, a wholesome outlook on life and a spirit to accept 
its responsibilities cheerfully. 
Our recreation may be mental or physical or both, and it may 
be indoors or out of doors. If mental, it may well include 
development of the imagination, appreciation of the various 
forms of art, creative efforts, and sharpening the mental facul-
ties. If physical, it should include tests and exercises calling 
for steady nerves, reasonable physical endurance, ready wit, 
and plenty of fresh air. 
"Exercise in the open air, for those whose employment has 
been within doors and sedentary, will be beneficial to health. 
All who can, should feel it a duty to pursue this course. Noth-
ing will be lost, but much gained. They can return to their 
occupations with new life and new courage to engage in their 
labor with zeal, and they are better prepared to resist disease." 
—"Testimonies," Vol. 1, p. 515. 
A walk into the country, a picnic lunch in the open air, a 
eamp-fire dinner, afford tired minds and bodies relaxation, ex-
ercise, and contentment. Such excursions draw us near to God 
and bring us into closer sympathy with our fellow men. 
What joy efforts at creative art bring to a mind tired of 
facts and figures! To such the development of the imagination 
is healthful recreation, whether it be in the molding of a piece 
of clay or the creating of a stanza of poetry. 
To many young people whose home life is barren, social hours 
mean the opening of hitherto closed doors; here they catch 
glimpses of what a Christian's social life may mean, not only 
to himself, but to his community. 
It may be in the singing of an old round that they think, 
"How like life is this—the same thing over and over;" but 
happy are they if their next thought is, "But how much pleas-
ure to do it together!" 
A game of baseball may teach a wonderful lesson in team-
work. The finest thing about the game is that one cannot play 
it by himself. It may be on the ball diamond that a boy first 
learns that he who plays to the grandstand is no true sports-
man. This is a splendid lesson to learn if he would play 
the game of life successfully. It may be a game of tennis 
that reveals to a tired office girl the fact that she who would 
get the most out of life must put the most into it, that half-
awake people miss many of life's biggest opportunities. It 
may be that a young person who first learns to trust him-
self to the water, to relax and float on its surface or by 
rhythmic, easy, steady strokes to make distance, will also learn 
that success in life is not so much a battle, a ceaseless round of 
resisting, as it is to learn its cause and effects and relate him-
self properly to them. 
He who has climbed a mountain and stood entranced at the 
splendor of the sunrise or the beauty of the landscape, has 
borne into his soul a realization of what perspective means in 
life; and he determines to gain the most possible from his 
mountain-top experience, that it may comfort and guide him 
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as he ministers to others when he descends into the valley. He 
realizes the truth of the lines: 
"If you want to be rich, Give I 
If you want to be poor, Grasp! 
If you want abundance, Scatter! 
If you want to be needy, Hoard!" 
And, after all, is not this the secret of true recreation? if 
we think only of ourselves, we weary of trying to make our-
selves happy; but when we live for others, our own lives are 
happier and richer thereby. �
MRS. C. L. K. 
The Message of the Birds—God's Care 
(Program for Week Ending June 25) 
BY THELMA WELLMAN 
NOTES TO LEADERS: How many lessons we can learn from the 
lives of our little feathered friends! Pass out paper and pencils 
to your group, and ask each to make note of the lessons which 
lie sees could be drawn from the points made in each talk. Be-
tween talks give a few minutes for response from the floor. 
Talk: "Jack Miner's Bird Sanctuary," p. 15. 
Poem: "To a Waterfowl," by William Cullen Bryant. See 
your public library. 
Song: No. 330 in "Christ in Song." 
Memory Gem: 
"Hast thou named all the birds without a gun? 
Loved the woodrose and left it on its stalk? 
0, be my friend, and teach me to be thine!" 
—Emerson. 
Talk: "Some Birds Every One Ought to Know." Here are 
listed outstanding members of a feathered community which 
will well repay our efforts toward friendship: Robin, blue jay, 
thrush, nuthatch, wren, cardinal, woodpecker, flicker. Look for 
intereAing peculiarities and distinguishing characteristics in 
each bird. See your public library for helps: "The Pocket 
Nature Guides," Vols. I and II, for Eastern North American 
birds; Vol. III, for Western birds; "The New Nature Library," 
Vol. VI, by Blanehan; and other good bird guides. 
Bible Doctrines: Christ's Kingdom Set Up 
1. WHEN Jesus was upon earth, what gospel did He preach? 
Matt. 41 23. 
2. For what did Jesus teach us to pray? Matt. 6: 10. 
3. What event will usher in this kingdom? Matt. 25:31-34. 
4. What will become of earthly kingdoms at this time? Dan. 
2: 44, 45. 
5. What declaration is made with reference to the establish-
ment of this kingdom? Rev. 11: 15. 
6. Who is to become the King of this new kingdom? Isa. 
9: 6, 7. 
7. What must be the experience of those who become subjects 
of this kingdom? John 3: 3-5; Hebrews 4; Rev. 22: 14. 
D, A. OCHS. 
Talk: Birds in the Bible 
ONE of the most interesting ways of approaching a topic is 
to inquire into its history. Therefore, we shall begin this talk 
by finding out where birds are first mentioned in the Bible. 
They were created on the fifth day, we are told in Genesis 1: 20. 
We may imagine that in the garden of Eden birds in all their 
varicolored plumage flitted about, happy and unafraid, making 
the air melodious with their jubilant songs. After the entrance 
of sin, however, this trustfulness changed to an attitude of 
fear. Death had come to blight the former happiness. 
There was use made of the birds in the sacrificial system. 
Only birds recognized as "clean" by the Lord were used. The 
pigeon and the dove are mentioned frequently. They were 
brought, as a rule, by the poorer class, who did not possess many 
flocks and herds. Two birds ("sparrows," margin) were used 
in the ceremonial cleansing of the healed leper. (See Lev. 14: 
4-7.) The use of birds in the sacrificial system has its most 
notable instance in the use of a pair of turtledoves or two 
young pigeons by Mary and Joseph at the birth of Christ. 
Here are some of the characteristics of the birds found in 
the Bible. The contrast between the nature of the raven and 
that of the dove is shown in the account of their actions at 
the time when Noah sent them forth to discover the state of 
the earth after the flood. The natural boldness of the raven is 
shown by the fact that he did not return to the familiar home 
shelter, while the gentler dove returned to the ark again and 
again until she found a dry place to set her feet. After that 
time Noah knew that it was time to leave the ark. The revolting 
diet of the vultures is referred to in Revelation 19: 21. The 
nest-building habits are referred to in Psalms 104: 16, 17. 
Of the most interest to us, however, is the tracing of com-
parisons the writers of the Bible have drawn between the ex-
perience of the birds and the experience of man. David seems 
especially fond of referring to the bird escaped from the fowler, 
the bird fleeing to the hills for refuge, and likening this to his 
own experience with his enemies. Jeremiah shrewdly remarks 
that a man who obtains riches in the wrong way is like the 
partridge which sits on her eggs and does not hatch them. J er. 
17: 11. The wisest man in the Bible tells us that a man snared 
in an evil time is like a bird caught in a snare, and I am sure 
that most of us have felt that helplessness when caught in the 
clutch of circumstances. Reel. 9: 12. A statement which ought 
to bring confidence in the power of God in working for His 
people is made by the prophet Isaiah. (Read Isa. 31: 5.) Then, 
too, we may take heart when we think of the promise of Christ 
as to the care of God for His children as shown in Matthew 
6:26 and 10:29. �
T. W. 
Talk: God's Care for Birds in Migration 
As Creator of the earth, God used the statement in Job 
39: 26 to show Job his utter smallness in the face of divine 
power. Truly, the facts of migration are proof that by the 
wisdom of God the birds turn toward the south for the long 
cold winter. 
Through the mysterious instinct implanted within them, most 
birds migrate during the winter months. A few birds stay with 
us. The slate-colored junco and the chickadee melee the winter 
merry with their presence. 
Some scientists have tried to account, by the theory of leader-
ship, for the fact that birds follow an undeviating route to 
the same destination year after year. They argue that the 
older birds who have made the trip before serve as leaders for 
the new generation. This has been disproved, for it frequently 
occurs that older and younger birds migrate at different times. 
A general rule for migration is found in the fact that smaller 
birds migrate by night only, while the larger ones fly by day or 
by day and night too. One often hears the strident cries of 
the Canadian geese flying over on a November night. John 
Muir, the naturalist, mentions the visits made to his Wisconsin 
home by these birds en route to warmer regions. Their backs 
were covered with half an inch of snow at the time they stopped 
in his father's fields/for food and rest. 
Another interesting point about migration is the fact that 
landmarks are not needed. This is particularly well illustrated 
in the sea birds, called Mother Carey's chickens. They nest 
near the antarctic regions, and spread northward until they 
cross the equator. They never come in sight of land at all, so 
it must be an instinct which ,guides them to their nests again. 
The regularity with which birds leave in the autumn and 
return in the spring is startling. The seed eaters arrive first, 
because the early migrants may live on seeds left over from 
previous seasons. 
A contrast of distance covered in migration between two 
kinds of birds will be of interest. The chickadees of the Rocky 
Mountains drop from the 8,000 feet aspen groves to the creek 
bottoms a few miles away. On the other hand, the arctic tern, 
a widely traveled bird, rests in the most northern land known, 
and has an air line 11,000 miles in length between his winter 
and his summer residence. 
An interesting incident is told of a German stork which 
lost its way to the usual wintering grounds of the species in 
Egypt. It had been caught and leg-banded in Beinrode, 
northern Germany. In the autumn of this year, for some rea-
son it did not depart with its companions, but lingered for a 
week. The belated traveler missed his directions, and instead 
of making the proper turn in Asia Minor, kept on flying 
through Persia, and finally landed in India. He was discovered 
near a little lake in Rajputana, and his leg band revealed the 
secret of his starting place. This was such an unusual hap-
pening that it appeared in one of the weekly bulletins of the 
Academy of Science in Washington, D. C. 
As the thoughtful person reflects upon these wonderful facts 
from the bird world, he stands in awe of the Power which can 
implant such an instinct in the breasts of these creatures. Read 
Job 42: 2. �
T. W. 
June is an ideal month in which to begin an outdoor hobby! Do you have one? 
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What Shall My Influence Be? 
(Program, for Week Ending June 4) 
BY GRACE MAAS 
NOTES TO JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENTS; Emphasize the fact that 
each person has an influence, whether he wishes to have or not. 
His part is to live so that his influence will be for good. 
Suggested Songs: Nos. 650, 571, 67, 761, in "Christ in Song;" 
Nos. 32, 66, 140, in "Junior Song Book;" learn the chorus, 
No. 29. 
Scripture Reading: Daniel 6: 4, 5. One short prayer here, and 
then silent prayer at the close, that our influence may be for 
the right. 
Poem: "The Gospel According to You," p. 32, in "Choice 
POems." 
Story: "The Man Who Always Said His Prayers," in "Uncle 
Arthur's Bedtime Stories," number seven. 
Story: "Be Pleasant," p. 56, "True Education Reader," 
grade four. 
Superintendent's Talk: Are You a Sheep? 
JUST as fire radiates heat, people radiate influence. We aro 
said to be made up of a part of each person we meet. 
When Mary Jane was a little girl, her home was in the 
country. Mary Jane often crossed the fields to make the dis-
tance to, school shorter. Cattle and sheep were grazing in 
these fields. High stone fences separated the pasture from 
the grain fields. One morning Mary Jane saw a sheep climbing 
over a low place in the stone fence; another sheep followed, then 
another, and another, until fifty sheep were in the grain field. 
Some people, who have minds, whereas sheep have none, are 
like those sheep. (Mention several common temptations in your 
community; show how one person does wrong, then others fol-
low. Also mention good things to do. and have others follow. 
Suggestions: Uses slang, wears jewelry, spends money foolishly, 
reads worthless stories, steals lessons, whispers in meeting, is 
cross; is polite, is obedient, joins in songs, plays games, gives 
money to missions, is kind to unfortunate, always cheerful, eta.) 
G. M. 
Oh, What Can Little Hands Do? 
FIRST CHILD: Oh, what can little hands do 
To please the King of heaven? 
SECOND CHILD: The little hands some work may try, 
That will some single want supply. 
BOTH: Such grace to mine be given. 
(Repeat after each reply.) 
THIRD CHILD: Oh, what can little lips do 
To please the King of heaven? 
FOURTH CHILD: The little lips can praise and pray 
And gentle words of kindness say. 
FIFTH CHILD: Oh, what can little eyes do 
To please the King of heaven? 
SIXTH CHILD: The little eyes can upward look, 
Can learn to read God's Holy Book. 
SEVENTH CHILD: Oh, what can little hearts do 
To please the King of heaven? 
EIGHTH CHILD: Young hearts, if He His Spirit send, 
Can love their Maker, Saviour, Friend. 
A Test: Little Scotch Granite 
BURT and Johnnie Lee were delighted when their Scotch 
cousin came to live with them. He was little, but very bright 
and full of fun. He could tell curious things about his home 
in Scotland and his voyage across the ocean. He was as far 
advanced in his studies as they were, and the first day he went 
to school they thought him remarkably good. He wasted no 
time in play when he should have been studying. 
At night, before the close of school, the teacher called the 
roll, and the boys answered, "Ten." When Willie understood 
that he was to say "Ten," if he had not whispered during the 
day, he replied: "I have whispered." 
"More than once?" asked the teacher. 
"Yes, sir," answered Willie. 
"As many as ten times?" 
"Maybe I have," faltered Willie. 
"Then I shall mark you zero," said the teacher, sternly, 
"and that is a great disgrace." 
"Why, I did not see you whisper once," said Johnnie, that 
night after school. 
"Well, I did," said Willie; "I saw the others doing it, and so 
I asked to borrow a book; then I lent a slate pencil, and asked 
a boy for a knife, and did several such things. I supposed 
it was allowed." 
"Oh, we all do it," said Burt, reddening. "There isn't any 
sense in the old rule; and nobody could keep it. Nobody does." 
"I will; or else I will say I haven't," said Willie. "Do you 
suppose I would tell ten lies in one heap?" 
"Oh, we don't call them lies," muttered Johnnie. "There 
wouldn't be a credit among us at night, if we were so strict." 
"What of that, if you told the truth?" laughed Willie 
bravely. 
In a short time the boys all saw how it was with him. He 
studied hard, played with all his might in the playtime; but 
according to his account, he lost more credits than any of the 
rest. After some weeks, the boys answered "Nine" and "Eight" 
oftener than they used to. Yet the schoolroom seemed to have 
grown more quiet. Sometimes, when Willie Grant's mark 
was even lower than usual, the teacher would smile peculiarly, 
but said no more of disgrace. Willie never preached at them 
or told tales; but somehow it made the boys ashamed of them-
selves just the seeing that this sturdy, blue-eyed boy must tell 
the truth. They felt like cheats and story-tellers. They talked 
him over, and loved him, if they did nickname him "Scotch 
Granite," he was so firm about a promise. 
Well, at the end of the term Willie's name was very low 
down on the credit list. When it was read, he had hard work 
not to cry; for he was very sensitive, and he had tried to be 
perfect. But the very last thing that day was a speech by the 
teacher. He told of once seeing a man muffled up in a cloak. 
He was passing ldm without a look, when ho was told the man 
was General —, the great hero. 
"The signs of his rank were hidden, but the hero was there 
just the same," said the teacher. "And now, boys, you will 
see what I mean when I give a little gold medal to the most 
faithful boy among you, the one really the most conscientiously 
perfect in his deportment. Who shall have it?" 
"Little Scotch Granite!" shouted forty boys at once; for 
the child whose name was so "low" on the credit had made truth 
noble in their eyes.—Adapted from "The British Evangelist." 
Story: The New Brother 
SUCH a tiny baby he was, that new little brother of Russell's I 
Russell loved him very dearly, and was very proud of him. 
"When he gets big enough, I can take him out every day," he 
said. 
"You are his big brother," said his mother; "and baby will 
learn more from you than from any one else. In a few months 
he will begin to try to do what you do, and as soon as he can 
he will say what you say, and copy you in everything. You will 
have to think about that, and be very careful. God has given 
him to us to take care of, and help him grow up into a strong, 
good man." 
Russell felt sure that baby would never learn anything wrong 
from him. One morning, when baby was asleep, the boys wero 
playing out in the front yard. They saw Mr. Ray coming 
down the street. He was old and rather cross, and they did not 
like him. 
"Let's throw some dirt at him," cried one. "We can run be-
fore he sees us." 
"All right," they cried, and began filling their hands as fast 
as they could. All at once Russell said, "I mustn't throw at 
Mr. Ray. It will teach baby to be mean." 
"Teach baby to be mean I" echoed Bertie; "why, he's too little 
to know what you do." 
"Well," said Russell, "mother says the baby will do what I 
do, and if I'm mean to old people, he'll be mean too." 
"What is the trouble?" called a voice, and there stood Rus-
sell's mother. No one answered, but she knew, and she said, 
"Remember, boys, other eyes are upon you, and they may copy 
whatever you do, so be careful always to do what is right. 
Will you all remember that?" 
"Yes, we will," said the boys heartily.—Boys and Girls. 
THERE is no life so humble that if it be true and genuinely 
human and obedient to God, it may not hope to shed some of 
His light.—PhiRips Brooks. 
Order the government bulletins mentioned on page 14. 
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Why We Pray 
(Program for Week Ending June 11) 
BY OLIVE LINDBERG 
NOTES TO JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENTS: Introduce the topic to 
day by using the talk, "Four Reasons for Prayer," p. 9. 
"Does God Always Answer Prayer?" p. 9, may be given by 
several Juniors. 
Songs: Nos. 11, 53, 22, 24; duet, No. 25, in "Junior Song 
Book." 
Scripture Beading: The Lord's prayer. Sentence comments 
on each part of this prayer may be gleaned from "Thoughts 
From the Mount of Blessing," pp. 154476. Emphasize the 
clause, "Thy will be done," and the inclusion of thanks. 
Memory Gem: "It is part of God's plan to grant us, in answer 
to the prayer of faith, that which He would not bestow did 
we not thus ask."—"The Great Controversy," p. 525. 
Symposium: Prayer Stories 
WE would suggest that you concentrate on one or two of the 
following four lines of characters. Have the Juniors tell the 
prayer experiences of the various people. For what did they 
pray/ How were their prayers answered? These may be as-
signed beforehand, or the names put on the blackboard or on 
flash cards. Others may be suggested. 
1. Bible Characters: Daniel, Elijah, Esther, Paul, Solomon, 
Jesus, David. 
2. Missionaries: John G. Paton, John Williams, David Liv-
ingstone, Adonirani Judson. 
3. Pioneers: Joseph Bates, Elder and Mrs. James White, 
Elder Stahl. 
4. Personal Ezperienees.—Assign this topic early to those 
taking part. If the Junior cannot tell an experience of his own, 
or of his family or friends, one of the following might be used. 
These were contributed by Juniors, 
a. One day a certain missionary was traveling on a motor 
cycle. The man in the side car told him he was going into the 
gutter, so he turned just a little, but the car shot across the 
road and hit a stump. He was thrown ton feet into the air, 
and became unconscious when his head struck the pavement. 
The doctors examined him, and found that his hip was broken in 
five places. It couldn't be set, because he was in such agony. 
They sent for his wife, and the people prayed for him. When 
the doctor came in a little later, the patient said he felt better. 
He was taken to the X-ray room, and they found that there 
was not one bone broken, God had seen fit to heal him in an-
swer to prayer. 
b. "0 Ella, can't you help me I" cried Mary, as she tried to 
put down the heavy big front window. "This wind has blown 
mother's good lamp off the table and broken it." 
There were a mother, four daughters, and a son in this 
family. This day, while the mother was working and the brother 
was delivering papers, a severe storm came up. The mother 
thought that either their grandmother or aunt would go over 
to stay with the girls. But she learned on the way home that 
they had been alone. When she arrived, they cried, "0 mother, 
we're so glad you're home I" On being asked whether they were 
afraid, one replied, "No, we weren't afraid. First Ella prayed, 
then Mary prayed, then I prayed, then Dorothy prayed, then 
Ella prayed again, then I prayed again, and. 'by the time we 
got through praying, the storm was all over, and then we 
thanked Jesus for protecting us." 
c. The mother of a very poor family died. The father 
earned what money he could by doing all the work he could find 
to do, so they usually had bread to eat. One day there was 
no more bread. The father had looked and looked for work. 
Breakfast time, and then dinner time passed, still there was no 
bread. At supper time the two children set the table and knelt 
down to pray. Mary began, "Dear Jesus, please send us some-
thing to eat. You know we haven't had anything to eat today, 
and Harry's awfully hungry." At that moment the door opened, 
and in rolled a loaf of bread. They knelt again in gratitude. 
A miser had rushed to their front porch. A sudden rain storm 
had caused him to seek the nearest porch for protection. Under 
his arm was a loaf of bread. While standing there, he heard 
children's voices praying, Listening, he realised their need. 
His heart was touched. He opened the door and threw in the 
loaf of bread,- Then he closed the door and went home. The 
next day he gave the father work. �
a L. 
Object Talk: Prayer 
Mivrmtmts: A reading glass; a piece of paper. 
READ: JUDOS S 13, 16; Matthew 21; 22; John 14: 13, 14. 
Put the paper on the window sill, and let the sunlight shine 
through the reading glass upon it, making a bright circle of 
light. Just so some people's prayers are beautiful, but scat-
tered. Now move the reading glass until the light ceases to be 
in a big circle, but focuses down to one little point on the 
paper. The paper burns. (If the sunlight is strong, it will 
take only a minute.) So it is with prayer: we shall get an 
answer of some kind if we focus. Of course we must be 
careful upon what we focus our prayers. Tell of the damage 
that could be done by focusing the sunlight in the wrong place. 
Also, after we have presented our requests, we need to ask that 
they be answered according to God's will. 
A Child's Question 
"CAN'T we phone to God'?" the child asks, 
And I answer, "Yes, with prayer. 
We've a line from earth to heaven; 
God is listening for us there. 
"And our central Is Christ Jesus, 
We must first connect with Him; 
If our lives get crossed with Satan's, 
We are very near to sin. 
"On our knees we find the transmitter, 
Through our soul God's love shocks run; 
And we cry, 'Our Father, help us, 
For the sake of Thy dear Son,' 
"As we patient wait an answer, 
Such a peace and calmness steals 
O'er our souls as only he 
Who loves the Father ever feels." 
—Lydia
l Bennett. 
Have a Good Time Doing Good 
(Program, for Week Ending June 18) 
BY C. LESTER BOND 
NOTES TO JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENTS: God intended that we 
hould enjoy life. There is literally no end to the wonderfu 
things provided for' our pleasure and happiness throughout the 
changing seasons of the year, and from infancy to old age. 
The world is full of delightful things to see and to hear and 
to enjoy; and best of all, it is full of opportunities to take ad 
vantage of the good things life offers us. In this program lot 
us endeavor to help the Juniors realize that a true Christian can 
have more genuine pleasure in life than any one else. After 
mentioning different kinds of missionary endeavor and the 
Progressive class work which will prove a real pleasure to the 
Juniors, mention some of the good games to be found in "Social 
Plans for Missionary Volunteers" and the Junior Handbook. 
The superintendent may give the first talk, "Having a Good 
Time;" and the second talk, "Have a Good Time With a Hobby," 
may be given by one of the Juniors. The story, "Be True," 
should be the last on the program, and may be given as either 
a talk or a reading. 
Talk: Having a Good Time 
HAVING a good time is not difficult to define. It is doing 
what one ought to do, when it ought to be done, and in the 
best possible manner. This is an important rule, and should 
always be kept in mind. It means that if the work is finished, 
and the out-of-doors calls, the games or recreation chosen 
should challenge one's skill, and so build up physical fitness, 
mental alertness, and spiritual discernment. It means that all 
recreations shall have a purpose, shall actually re-create, making 
us stronger, happier, more ready to play a fair game in life, 
and give us those helpful and inspiring contacts so necessary to 
the social instincts and mental growth. 
The right kind of play or fun sends us back to work more 
ready for it than ever. The kind of so-called good time which 
causes us to lose sleep, makes us irritable, or leads us to do 
things which are wrong, or that lowers our ideals of life, is not 
a good time at all. 
Through hearty and wholesome enjoyment we learn to throw 
ourselves into whatever we do, as the wise man says, "Whatso-
ever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might." 
Recently a young man remarked, "I wish some one had told 
me when I was a boy what having a good time really meant. 
Somehow I had the idea that it was just to have a 'blow-out' 
of some kind. I was even boastful of the reckless things I did. 
"Fortunately, I heard a fine speaker one afternoon at a 
young people's meeting. He was a handsome man, and when 
he smiled, you couldn't help but smile in your heart with him. 
He had been quite an athlete, and you could see that he knew 
just what we fellows were up against. He talked to us straight 
from the shoulder, and made it wonderfully clear that when 
people did right, they were not called upon to go around with 
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long faces, or to sacrifice all the fun and enjoyment of life. 
But on the other hand, that sight living and fine companionship 
put one up in the ranks of winners. 
"I went home and thought the matter over, and was per-
suaded that he was right. I started to go to church, and to 
do my part in the services when I was asked, and to pick out 
what would count in life. Before long I found myself taking 
a greater interest in my studies at school. And talk about 
having a good time—why, I have never enjoyed myself so much 
in my life as since I decided to be a sincere Christian." 
If you have a friend who will play with you, or who will join 
you in doing the things you are interested in, you will both 
enjoy the recreation much more, and bo more persistent and 
systematic. IHs fun and earnestness will arouse the same 
qualities in you. Very few successful business enterprises are 
one-man affairs. It is quite as useful to form partnerships for 
recreation. 
One danger in recreation is that we shall allow the spirit of 
competition to develop into envy, faultfinding, and anger. The 
best game is spoiled without kindness. Any game, however 
good, is rendered harmful if it is played too much, or played 
when duty calls elsewhere, Any game is harmful that teaches 
those that play it to rely on chance. Life is strengthened by 
self reliance and by reliance upon God. Some games, though 
goo in themselves, will be avoided by Christians because they 
hay bad associations, and are quite likely to lead us into those 
associations. The best recreations are those that can be carried 
out Most easily, at little or no expense, and in all seasons and 
weathers. 
There are many ways in which one may find recreation and 
have a good time besides playing games. When properly 
planned, different kinds of missionary endeavor may become a 
real pleasure, and even a change in work may prove to be 
recreation. Let us endeavor to have a good time doing worth- 
while things. �
C. L. B. 
I 
Talk: Have a Good Time With a Hobby 
(The superintendent, or an older Junior, may lead out in this 
talk.' The week before, ask each Junior to be ready to tell about 
his I, obby, why he likes it, what it does for him or others, etc.) 
A ROBBY is a very valuable thing to have if it is well chosen. 
It keeps one from getting into a rut, and may be a real source 
of pleasure and recreation. Your hobby should be different 
from your usual work. A student should cultivate a hobby, such 
as h king, handicraft, nature study, gardening, poultry raising, 
some branch of agriculture, or something else that will take 
him out of doors. And those who generally work outdoors 
may find a suitable hobby in reading good books, some branch 
of art, needlecraft, radio mechanics, or shoe repairing. You 
will 'find these and many more things to select from, fully 
outlined in the Junior Handbook. 
A well-known speaker and writer once said that some of the 
greatest things in the world have been done in play. Franklin 
was really playing when he discovered electricity. Newton was 
playing when he discovered gravity. Why is this' It is because 
when we are playing, we are doing a thing because we want 
to do it, not because we have to do it. Hobbies are things 
we do because we want to do them. 
An usements and hobbies may be regarded as tests of char- 
acter What do you do when you do what you want to do? 
Whether a person is strong or weak, noble or base, can be seen 
in th, kinds of hobbies he has, and in the kinds of amusements 
in which he participates. 
Hobbies sometimes help people to find their life work. The 
hobby of one young woman was telling stories to the children 
about her. As she grew older, she did not have time. Finally 
sorrow came to her. Her health broke. One day a letter came 
from one of the children, now grown, to whom she had told 
storie's, asking her to tell stories to her children. As the in-
valid retold her stories, happiness and health came back to her. 
It is possible for a person to have too many hobbies. He 
may spend too much time in doing many little things, and 
become master of none. Reading, however, is a good hobby 
for all. "Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body." 
In choosing our hobbies, let us think not only of the present, 
but of the future. Let us fill our lives with the things that will 
make them more beautiful, more happy, and more useful. 
C. L. B. 
You have found the "Junior Song 
Story: Be True 
KATHERINE was a popular schoolgirl. She loved to study. 
She could play the piano and sing well. She had many friends. 
So when, because of her father's illness, it became necessary 
for her to go with him to a little farm in the mountains of 
New Hampshire, she did not find it so easy a thing to do. But 
it was spring then, and the mountains were just beginning to 
grow green. Lady's-slippers grew oven in the front yard. One 
by one strange and beautiful birds built their nests in the 
trees just outside the little farmhouse. 
Katherine loved the out-of-doors; so the beautiful changing 
springtime kept her happy. Then came the summer, and 
visitors to the mountains. Many heard of the talented girl in 
the farmhouse, and Katherine was again happy as she sang 
and played for them. But soon the summer passed, and then 
the autumn. The people had left the mountain side; the won-
derful colors in the trees and the lovely sunsets were gone. 
Only the bleak, cold winter was ahead. 
As Katherine thought of all this, she recalled what she used 
to do on winter days. "But what is there to do herel" she 
thought. As she was observing the Morning Watch one morn-
ing, she read, "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from 
whence eometh my help." "Ah I" she said, "I need help. 'I 
will lift up mine eyes unto- the hills.' Perhaps if I go into 
the hills for the day, God will help me. I think I will try." 
"I feel like having a tramp today," she told her father. 
She reached a little lake high in the mountains. It was very 
calm; and as she looked at it she thought, "I wish God could 
send peace to me as He sends it to the little lake." Her eyes 
wandered to the pine trees and then to the higher cliffs, when 
suddenly, it seemed as if by magic, there stood out before her 
the giant face of a man. Then she remembered a story that 
she had heard. This must be the "Old Man of the Mountain." 
It was the "Great Stone Face" she had read about. As she 
looked at the strong, kind face, she thought again of the -winter 
days ahead. She thought of the kind things she could do in 
the little cottage, in helping to make her father comfortable 
and happy during his illness. She thought of the books she 
might read when there was nothing to disturb her. She 
thought, too, of the missionary letters she might -write, and 
the papers she could send to tell others of the Master whom she 
loved. Her heart was thrilled as she thought of the good times 
she would have in these ways. Her Morning Watch that 
morning had not been in vain. And as she jumped from rock to 
rock on her way back to the cottage, she sang, "I would be 
true." 
As the Juniors stand in consecration, have them sing this 
song, No. 58 in the "Junior Song Book." �C. L. B. 
The Message of the Birds 
(Program for Week Ending Jane 25) 
BY MRS. M. E. KERN 
NOTES TO JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENTS: A better acquaintance 
with bird life will teach the children sympathy for God's 
creatures and encourage a merciful spirit. Children often do 
cruel things because they are thoughtless and uninformed. The 
best time to begin the study of birds is in winter or very early 
spring, before they are hidden by the foliage of trees and 
bushes. There are, however, some birds that may be studied all 
summer, and many more that may be seen occasionally. The 
English sparrow is always with us—help the children to learn 
to distinguish between him and other sparrows. 
Make a list of the birds the children have seen recently, dis-
cussing nests, song, size and color of eggs, habits, migration, 
and any other interesting points. 
Helpful boo7cs ma birds, may be obtained from a Public Li-
brary. There are also several Government Bulletins available 
without charge, Nos. 760, 1456, and 1644 are of special in-
terest. To obtain them, send a card to Department of Infor-
mation, 13. S. Agricultural Department, Washington, D. C. If 
more than ten are desired, you can probably obtain them from 
your Representative at Washington. 
Menzartee Matthew 10: 29 and repeat in unison. 
The story of Noah sending out the dove and the raven (Gen. 
8: 6-12), and that of Elijah fed by ravens (1 Kings 17: 1-6), 
may be told by two of the Juniors. 
Songs: Nos. 137, 134, 132, 157, in "Junior Song Book." 
Book" indispensable, have you not? 
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Talk: Jack Miner's Bird Sanctuary 
IN Canada, not far from Detroit, Michigan, Jack Miner has 
established a haven for birds, especially ducks and geese, so 
that every fall and spring they stop over with him while they 
make their journeys north and south. Some of them stay with 
him for life. 
He has made a lake of shallow water, and each year feeds 
these wild birds, so that they know him for a friend. They 
breed their young with him, and become so tame that they 
let him walk among them and pick them up. He tags their legs 
with Scripture verses, and every year hundreds of these tags 
are sent back to him by hunters. Letters come to him con-
stantly, some from Australia and New Zealand, one even from 
northern Russia, where a friend has started another bird 
sanctuary. The tags are made of aluminum and are very light 
and durable. Besides the brief verse, he cuts "F" or "S"—
"fall" or "spring"—and his name and address. 
One man wrote of a flock of twenty-five geese lighting just 
out of gunshot. A big gander seemed to be the leader, and 
he evidently realized there was danger in the decoy. He tried 
by every possible means to drive or coax the flock away. 
Failing in this, lie would not leave them. Because of his 
unusual size, he was shot and killed, the others escaping by 
flight. He was sending the tag from this gander's leg. Such 
self-sacrifice led the hunter to renounce hunting for sport. 
Mr. Miner had two geese so devoted to each other that he 
called them David and Jonathan. One fall David was wounded, 
and could not go south. Jonathan refused to go without him, 
and stayed all winter with his wounded friend. 
It costs Mr. Miner about $10,000 a year to feed these wild 
birds. He is not a rich man, but he somehow has managed to 
get the money together to supply the needs of his bird friends, 
and through them to send messages from God's word to many 
remote places.—Condensed from Christian Herald. 
Only a Bird 
ONLY a bird! and a vagrant boy 
Fits a pebble with a joyous skill 
Into the folds of a supple sling. 
"Watch me hit him; I can, and I will." 
Whirl and a silence chill and sad 
Falls like a. pall on the vagrant air, 
From a birchen tree whence a shower of song 
Has fallen in ripples on the air. 
Only a bird! and the tiny throat 
With quaver and trill and whistle of flute, 
Bruised and bleeding and silent lies 
There at his feet. Its chords are mute. 
And the boy with a loud and boisterous laugh, 
Proud of his prowess and brutal skill, 
Throws it aside with a careless toss— 
"Only a bird! it was made to kill." 
Only a bird! and far away, 
Little ones cry and clamor for food— 
Clamor and cry, and the chill of night 
Settles over the orphan brood. 
Weaker and fainter the moaning call 
For a brooding breast that shall never come. 
Morning breaks o'er a lonely nest, 
Songless and lifeless, mute and dumb. 
—Mary Morrison. 
Getting Acquainted 
I KNOW a jolly winter game—we'll watch the birds, my dear; 
We'll put some crumbs and suet out, and watch them gather 
here; 
We'll look them up and learn their names, and maybe, in the 
end, 
We'll come to know them very well, and count each one a friend. 
—Helen Cowles le Crox. 
My Renter 
A CHEERFUL little renter has leased a house from me, 
As satisfied a renter as you will ever see. 
The rent/ He pays in music, a dozen songs a day, 
And often overpays me in quite a splendid way. 
You wish you had a renter like mine? Then try to find 
Another cheerful bluebird of just the same gay kind. 
—Helen Cowles le Crox. 
Story: The Wild Things Learn to Obey 
A STORY of a young wild turkey is told by Archibald Rut-
ledge, who writes very interestingly on nature topics. 
Wishing to observe a flock of young turkeys in their wood-
land home, he seated himself among the sheltering boughs of 
a tree close to a fence along which he knew the flock came on 
their way to the trees where they stayed at night. While he 
was waiting for the turkeys to come, a fox trotted along the 
path, hesitated, then crossed through the fence into the field 
on the other side. This was a field of sedge just tall enough 
to conceal the fox, except as ho raised up to look about him. 
Soon the turkeys could be heard coming through. the dry 
leaves, picking up small additions to their supper as they 
came. One young gobbler was particularly lively and inclined 
to dart away from the group in pursuit of tempting game. 
The mother turkey was constantly on the alert, calling with a 
sharp note of command those who strayed too far. 
From his perch in the tree, the man saw the fox creep 
stealthily toward the fence. The thought of a feast of young 
turkey was very inviting. As the turkeys neared the fence, the 
young gobbler was pursuing a. particularly fine grasshopper. 
Again and again it escaped him; then when it was almost within 
his reach, it crossed the fence, directly toward the eagerly 
watching fox. The young turkey was poised ready to follow 
when the watchful mother, seeming to sense danger, gave her 
sharp call. The young gobbler hesitated, looked wistfully into 
the field, then dropped back into the flock, while the fox, still 
unseen except by the watcher in the tree, crept silently away. 
The young turkey had learned obedience. �
MRS. M. E. K. 
Story: Grandpa's "What Not" Tree 
BETH gazed out of the window. She wondered if it would 
ever stop snowing. The little girl had just arrived at her 
grandparents' farm, and already she was homesick for her city 
hoine. The door opened, and grandpa entered the room. He 
was covered with snow. Glancing toward the wistful-eyed little 
girl, he cried merrily, "What's wrong, Beth girl?" 
"I wish it would stop snowing. I want to go outdoors!" 
Grandpa turned toward the little white-haired lady, who was 
just entering the room. "Mother, put some warm wraps on this 
girl; she and I are going out for a little sleigh ride." 
"Oh, goody!" cried Beth, "where are we going, grandpa?" 
"Over to the wood-lot pasture, my child; it is time I was 
paying a visit to the 'What Not' tree," he answered. "While 
you are bundling up the child, mother, I'll hitch up old Fanny." 
"Grandma, what kind of tree did grandpa say?" 
Grandma smiled mysteriously, "Wait and see, dear." 
It was great fun to go for a sleigh ride with grandpa. It was 
such fun to feel the big soft snowflakes against one's cheeks. 
Beth laughed merrily as now and then a frightened little bunny 
would dash across the narrow trail. Grandpa- drew old Fanny 
to a half close to a small bushy evergreen tree. Going td the 
back of the sleigh, grandpa drew forth several bundles. Beth 
stared at the tree. It was queer-looking indeed. From its 
branches hung many small pans. From the top branch swung 
a big bone. Grandpa peered into the pans; then he said, "It's 
timh I was visiting the 'What Not' tree." Carefully he opened 
the packages. From them he took corn, cracked grain, and bits 
of suet. He began to fill the pans with grain. With twine he 
hung the suet on the branches. Then he chuckled softly. "How 
do you like my tree, Beth?" 
"What is it for?" asked the little girl from the city. 
Grandpa climbed into the sleigh, and drove off a little way; 
then he said, "Look at the 'What Not' tree, Beth girl." 
Beth's eyes grew big as she looked back at the tree. It was 
covered with a multitude of little birds. How the hungry little 
birds enjoyed their feast! 
Grandpa. explained, "Every year many of our birds die from 
lack of food, for every year their food is covered up by the 
snow. I wish that others would have 'What Not' trees for our 
little birds. In the summer they repay us with their songs." 
"Would it do to scatter crumbs along the window sill?" 
"Yes, indeed," grandpa answered. 
As old Fanny turned homeward, Beth took a last glance. 
"Grandpa," she said, "it is the most wonderful tree in the 
world, for just think of the little lives it saves." 
And grandpa agreed.—Mrs. Nola Theesfeld (Abbreviated). 
Save "Instructor" of June 21 for M. V. Anniversary Program. 
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THE CHURCH 'OFFICERS' GAZETTE �
June, 1932 
OUR FOREIGN MISSIONS 
This page contains, interesting nuttefal f r use of church elders and 
c nference workers in promoting our foreign mission work. 
A New Indian Tribe Visited 
WITH two traveling companions, Missionary A. N. Allen re- 
cently returned from a fifty-three-day open-boat trip, paddled 
by Indians, up tributaries of the Araguaya River in interior 
Brazil, where contact was made with another Indian tribe. 
Following are several paragraphs from his interesting letter, 
telling what they found and experienced on this jungle tour: 
"This trip we have just made covered about a thousand miles 
by water, besides our aide trips overland. I took with me the 
two young men we had hoped to locate among the Indians this 
year. We could not send them as planned this year, but we 
plan to keep them in school during the rainy season, and if 
possible send them out next dry season. 
"Besides a number of villages of Caraja, WE visited the 
Tapirape Indians, and another village of Javaluis, The 
Tapirape Indians are 184 miles up a small river, and back 
about twenty miles in the forest. From the time one leaves 
the:Araguaya he does not see a human being besides those of 
his 'own party. 
"These Indians have been visited only a few times by white 
melt, and fortunately are very, very friendly. They are a 
little lighter in color than the Carajas, and their hair is finer and 
not :so black. They havq a sort of singing language which 
soufids something like Chinese. Neither men nor women wear 
any} clothes whatever, 
"There aro several such tribes roaming these forests. They 
are the lost sheep the Master has sent us to bring to the fold. 
Jesus loves them, for they �
bear the image of the Creator, 
but are in bondage to paganism in all its horribleness. Never 
in all my years in mission fields have I been so perplexed to 
know how to reach the people. Only God can show us the way. 
"How I wish you could make such a trip as I have just 
model No, I hope you never have to travel as we have had to, 
but I do wish you could see what I have seen,—the Indian 
in all his savagery and need. For nights I could scarcely 
sleep, as my heart went out to God for these poor people who 
are bound in darkness and sin. They are children of the 
dark forests, without God and without hope; and what is 
worse, they do not seriously sense their need. 
"We might have brought out some of the young people to 
attend school. One young man tried to run' away and come 
with us, but before noon became homesick and disappeared in 
the jungle. We thought it better to wait until twe have the 
launch before trying to bring them through the Caraja 
country, as the two tribes are enemies. The Carajas, while we 
were- along, would not injure them, yet they are a lioisterous 
lot, and at any time the young people would be in danger of 
fright and of running off into the jungle and perishing from 
wild Ebeasts or other tribes. With the launch -we can safely 
bring such young people to the mission, Then, too, we can 
keep �
touch with such teachers as we place among some of 
these tribes, furnishing them medicines and supplies. 
"While our problems are great, our God is greater, so we 
look to Hint day by day to lead us. We are anxious to see 
the work finished, and all the suffering and misery of this old 
world ended, with God's people gathered home." 
Our Southernmost Mission 
FROM down by the Straits of Magellan, at the southernmost 
extretinity of our habitable globe, Missionary W. F. Miller 
gives us a little glimpse into the work of our mission es- 
tablished there: 
"Ui, to this time we have but one Sabbath school here in 
this field, and a family Sabbath school about a thousand miles 
to the north in the Welch Colony. Altogether we have about 
fifty Sabbath keepers. We have a small chapel here, where the 
believers meet, not suitable, however, for a larger public effort. 
"SoMe months ago a gentleman called at our mission for 
literature. He proved to be the manager of the city hospital, 
and is one of the most responsible mon in all this region. 
Again and again he called for books and papers. Our teach-
ing on the subject of temperance was to him wonderful. He 
at once set out to practice these principles. He said, used to 
be a hard smoker, but tobacco is nauseating to me now' With 
his children he is now attending our Sabbath school and morn-
ing service every Sabbath. At this writing we are completing 
arrangements, through this gentleman' 
 to hold public meetings 
in a theater building near the city. We believe the time has 
come when a larger work can be done here." 
Later: "This letter has been written some days, waiting for a 
steamer. We have held our first meeting in the theater. About 
150 were present. We are much encouraged by this good be-
ginning," 
A Wail Front the Bush 
MISSIONARY S. M. KONIGMACHER, from over in Barotseland, 
Northern Rhodesia, Africa, passes on this bit of experience 
while out in the bush itinerating: 
"On my way to Manyima L stopped at the headman's village 
to visit our Sihole school. While sitting in front of my fly 
tent, I heard a little voice out of the darkness, saying 'Father, 
I want medicine for my sore,' I called her to come to me. 
And 0, such a poor little soul! A cripple walking on her hands 
and foot, with the whole lower part of her back and hips a 
sore. I was glad I could dress it for her. Then a blind man 
came to ask for a bit of salt. Well, I made an offering for 
my own eyes, and gave him some." 
Then he adds this information as to how economy finds ex-
pression in the conduct of schools in that part of our world 
field: 
"I have never seen school work carried on as they do it in 
the Barotse Valley. A school site becomes a little mission. 
The boys and girls build their own huts and bring their food. 
The village people build the church, and assist in building the 
hut for the teacher. When the food supply runs out, the 
children are excused and go home to get more. This brings 
the cost of operating a large school down to a minimum, as the 
food question is always an expensive item." 
Though Fighting, Re Was Won 
MISSIONARY E. H. Witcox passes on this experience of one 
who, like Saul, found it hard to kick against the pricks of 
divine truth. God often thus turns the most bitter opposition 
into that which results in the furtherance of the message, by 
provoking inquiry in honest hearts who otherwise might not 
have found the way of life. 
"After the visit of our first missionary to the interior of 
the Amazon a certain Baptist minister was sent into the 
Manes territory. This man came with the express object of 
refuting the arguments presented by our missionary. In this 
he seemed to succeed quite well for a while. However, he 
encountered difficulties. When he tried to convince the people 
that they were in error, some came who presented to him argu-
ments that were hard to answer. 
"Two years passed, God has been working, and today this 
same man who was sent out to defeat the gospel of the Lord 
Jesus is a full-fledged Seventh-day Adventist. The arguments 
he found so hard to answer burned their way into his soul, and 
the truth has again conquered." 
Eager to Be First to Apply 
UP in Iceland our people are heartily interested in church 
school work. And there is a reason, as much infidelity and even 
communism is being taught in the public schools. Over in 
the Westman Islands a teacher opened a ehureh school with 
four children of non Adventist parents attending. They are 
willing to pay tuition, for they want their children to have a 
Christian education. G. A. Lindsay writes further: 
"Each succeeding year the enrollment has increased until this 
year the school has opened with sixty-two pupils, twenty-nine of 
which are of non-Adventist parentage. This is a telling evi-
dence of the reputation the school has in the Westmans. Owing 
to limited accommodations it is impossible to accept all who 
make application. When Brother S. Hallgrimsson, the teacher, 
came back from his canvassing work this year, several parents 
met him at the boat landing, in order to be the first to apply 
for their children." 
What the Dismissed Boy Did 
SUPERINTENDENT C. W. Onus, from the Belgian Congo, 
Africa, writes of an interest developing about thirty miles 
from Elizabethville, where their training school for that sec-
tion is located: 
"About four years ago a boy was dismissed from the mission, 
as there seemed to be little prospect of his gaining an edu-
cation, although ho had learned to read. Ho went out to 'a 
place near the Rhodesian border, and started a Sabbath school, 
He gathered quite a goodly number around hint. One day a 
boy came to the mission, bringing a nice little sun: in offerings, 
and reporting that this boy had quite a Bible class started 
out there. 
"A year later a teacher was sent to them. During the last 
two years thirty-two have been baptized at this place, no work 
having been done by a European, except for a day or two when 
we held a few special meetings and baptized the converts. 
We held a two-day meeting there again this year, Near the 
end of the second day I noticed that I had not seen the people 
eating, and uon inquiry found that they had eaten no food 
for two days." �
MISSION BOARD.