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answer, based on Bible doctrines,
which many a grownup could nol
have answered. Every time a question
was asked, we heard voices from the
front row answering them, and cor-
reetly, too,
sat there, and again and again gave
the answer,
_ “‘DBut who are youd the minister
asked. ‘Where do you attend Sun-
day school? You always have a ready
answer.’
“We could not hear the children’s
angwer, but a few minutes later the
minister remarked, as he pointed to
the elder child, ‘You should become
a minister's wife, for youn could help
him make his sermons;’ and to the
other child he said, ‘and you must go
out as a missionary.’ The next day we
found that the two girls were daugh-
ters of Seventh-day Adventist parents.
How true it is that our children, when
rightly trained, at home and at Sab-
bath school, can answer Imtelligently
questions put to them concerning the
Bible. The influence of such little
witnesses is very far-reaching.”
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A Soul-Winning Nurse
NoT very much is said or written
concerning the faithful work of the
many hundreds of employecs in our
sanitariums and treatment rooms, but
we are certain that when the books
of record are opened in the day of
judgment it will be found that many
have accepted the truth because of the
faithful witnessing of nurses, doctors,
and helpers in our medieal institu-
tions.
A Family United in the Truth
Nurse Montgomery {standing at left), Mr.
and Mrs, Stout (seated), Mr. and Mrs. Mar-
shall and daughter (in rear)
Two little girls (sisters)
The Church Officers’ Gazette
At the Loma Linda Sanitarium
there is a very faithful nurse by the
name of J. F. Montgomery, who is
a very cnthusiastic soul winner, He
hag been connected with the institu-
tion for a number of years, and dur-
ing the last five years has won fifty-
two souls, all of whom have been bap-
tized and are faithful members of the
chureh.
Brother Montgomery is a very mod-
est man, and never misses an oppor-
tunity to witness for the truth. The
accompanying picture represents a
family of five who were recently bap-
tized and united with the Toma Linda
church, They received their first im-
pressions of our work in the sanita-
rinm, where Brother Montgomery
January, 1939
made their acquaintance. Soon he
began to hold Bible studies in
their home. The father, Mr. Stout,
had been a_ user of tobacco for tem
years, but the Lord gave him the vie-
tory over this habit, and now both
parents and children are rejoicing in
the hope of the third angel’s message.
Brother Montgomery has set his
goal to win fifteen souls in 1938. Thus
far (Sepliember, 1938), he has had the
joy of winning nine, and he expects
te reach his full goal before New
Year’s Day (1939).
I trust this litile experience will
encourage all of our institutional
workers to be faithful witnesses for
the {ruth. BE. F. HACKMAN,
President, 8. E. Califorma Conf.
Weekly Church Missionary Services
January 7—"*What Fifty-Two Misg-
sionary Services Should Mean
to Our Church”
FIreY-rwo inspiring missionary
services! Surely here is a goal that
gtirsa our hearts, The themes to be
covered by these services deal with the
greatest science in the world—the sci-
ence of winning souls from destrue-
tion to eternal life—with whieh noth-
ing is to be compared in importance.
“Ie that winneth souls ig wise.” Prov.
11:30.
We are told by the servant of the
Lord that “ths highest of all sciences
is the science of soulsaving. The
greatest work to which human beings
can aspire is the work of winning men
from sin to holiness. For the aceom-
plishment of this work, a broad foun-
dation must be laid.”—“Minisiry of
Healing,” p. 398:
A cordial invitation is extended to
the entire church to unite in the study
of this “highest of all sciences” during
the ten or fifteen minute missionary
gerviee each weck, whieh, according to
General Conference recommendation,
begins immediately at the close of
Sabbath school. The experiences re-
lated by fellow worksrs, the reports of
progress, the plans for continued and
ever-expanding missionary endeavor,
will all tend to keep the layman's
movement advaneing as a united bedy
in the greatest work eommitted to
human beings.
January -14—*Win Another’ —.
Our Shibboleth in 1939
During the year which has just
closed, we have heard thc expression
“Win One” repeated thousands of
times. We all know that this was the
bugle call to greater personal serviee
in winning souls, whereby every Chris-
tian was inspired to put forth efforts
to win at least one soul to Christ be-
fore the end of the year. As a result
of this united “Win One” effort, many
lives have been changed, and hundreds
of souls are now rejoieing in the mes-
sage of salvation. Has ths “Win
One” effort been worth while§ The
answer springs forth from loyal Chris-
tian workers everywhere—Yes, a thou-
gand times yes!
Now as we enter upon another year
of continuing the personal conbact in
soul winning, we are sending forth the
eall— “Win Another.” Each morning
let cur prayer be, “Lord, make me a
blessing to some one today; lead me
by Thy Holy Spirit and teach me
what to say, and when to say it, that
I may ‘win another’ and still another
soul to love Thee and know Thee, and
to prepare for Thy coming.” It may
be that the “Win Another” plan will
encircle 3 member of the home circle,
or a neighbor, or a fellow worker in
office, shop, or field.
One good sister who was imbued
with the “Win One” idea saw a mis-
gion field in the daily callers at her