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Special Appointments for the Month 
of March 
Religious Liberty Day �
 March 3 
Missionary Volunteer Week of Prayer � March 10-17 
Thirteenth Sabbath Offering �
 March 31 
Uniting With the Church 
SOMETIMES we hear it expressed, and seriously, too, that it 
is not necessary to belong to the church, the impression being 
given that God is quite as able to save a person outside the 
church as within it. In God's word it is made clear that there 
may be special instances, such as the thief on the cross, where 
a repentant one may be saved by the Lord without uniting' 
with the church. But none must presume upon the mercy 
of God by thinking that because of this he is released from 
following the instruction given in the Bible for coming to 
Christ and uniting with the church. Nor should it be over-
looked that life everlasting is seriously jeopardized by failure 
to enter the church through the baptismal waters as therein 
laid down. Clearly the way as marked out by the Lord, the 
head of the church, is: Believe with the heart on Him as the 
only one able to save from sin; he buried with Him in baptism; 
and unite with Him to be built into that spiritual house He is 
erecting on earth—the church of the living God. 
In answer to Christ's question to His disciples one day, 
"Whom say ye that I am?" Peter replied, "Thou art the 
Christ [the Anointed, the Messiah], the Son of the living 
God." Referring to this clear and emphatic answer of Peter's, 
Jesus said, "Upon this rock [this belief of the individual re-
pentant sinner in Me as the promised Redeemer] I will build 
My church., and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." 
"I will build My church," Notice carefully Jesus says He is 
the one to build for Himself a church, and that, too, right here 
on earth beside the very gates of the enemy. And this church 
is to be built so firmly, so solidly, that the powers of darkness 
shall not be able to "prevail against it." He did not say it 
should not be attacked by the enemy. No; but even though 
the devil should exert all his wicked power against the church, 
he should not prevail against it, The apostle Peter, remember- 
ing, no doubt, these words of his Master, goes on to explain 
further how this spiritual house is built: 
"If so he ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. To 
whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, 
but chosen of God, and precious, ye also, as living stones, are 
built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spir-
itual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 
2:3-5. 
Can the importance of becoming a living stone, built upon 
such a firm and precious foundation stone, be counted as a 
trivial or unimportant matter? The church having been 
founded by Jesus Christ Himself, is it to be supposed that 
any man may at will east aside all Christ's plans concerning 
it as of no vital consequence for the rescuing of lost souls? 
Again the apostle Peter gives testimony as to the steps the 
sinner is to take in entering the church, this newly consecrated 
way to life. It was at Pentecost that Jesus, "the way, the 
truth, and the life," had been held up to the multitude by Peter, 
as we read: 
"Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their 
heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men 
and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, 
Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus 
Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift 
of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your 
children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord 
our God shall call." "And the Lord added to the church daily 
such as should be saved." 
These believing baptized ones were by the Lord added to 
the newly organized church founded by Jesus Himself, the 
Spirit testifying concerning the genuineness of the believers' 
faith by indicating "such as should be saved." And the gates 
of hell began right then and there to fight against this organ-
ized church of Christ. But with the believers organized and 
knit together in the love of Jesus, what a strong bulwark the 
church proved to be! What a city of refuge Christ's church 
became to these beloved ones! Had His church on earth been 
founded in vain? Not at all. And the same living faith 
manifested in the apostles' days is found in the remnant church 
down in these closing days of earth's history. 
"God has a church on earth who are lifting up the down-
trodden law, and presenting to the world the Lamb of God that 
taketh away the sins of the world. The church is the deposi-
tary of the wealth of the riches of the grace of Christ, and 
through the church eventually will be made manifest the final 
and full display of the love of God to the world that is to be 
lightened with its glory. The prayer of Christ that His church 
may be one as He was one with His Father, will finally be 
answered. The rich dowry of the Holy Spirit will be given, 
and through its constant supply to the people of God, they 
will become witnesses in the world of the power of God unto 
salvation."—"Testinomies to Ministers," p. 50. 
The effectiveness of the church in guiding its individual 
members in safe paths, is set forth in the following: 
"When you saw that your brethren and sisters were grieved 
with your course, then it was time for you to stop and con-
sider what you were doing, to pray much, and to counsel with 
men of experience in the church, and gratefully accept their 
advice. 'But,' say you, 'should I follow the judgment of the 
brethren independent of my own feelings?' I answer, The 
church is God's delegated authority upon earth. Christ has 
said, 'Whatsoever ye bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, 
and whatsoever ye loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.' 
There is altogether too little respect paid to the opinion of 
members of the same church. It is the want of deference for 
the opinions of the church that causes so much trouble among 
brethren. The eyes of the church may be able to discern in 
its individual members that which the erring may not see. A 
few persons may be as blind as the one in error, but the 
majority of the church [italics ours] is a power which should 
control its individual members."—"Tesamonies," Vol. V, p. 107. 
Like mountain climbers roped together strongly, the several 
may hold up from sure death the one who has lost his footing. 
Christ's church is as the fold, of which Jesus said He is 
its door, as well as the shepherd of the sheep. Jesus sets forth 
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as a "thief" or a "robber" the one who, ignoring the door of 
the fold, seeks to enter some other way. 
"The church is God's fortress, His city of refuge, which He 
holds in a revolted world. Any betrayal of the church is 
treachery to Him who has bought mankind with the blood 
of His only begotten Son. Prom the beginning, faithful souls 
have constituted the church on earth. In every age the Lord 
has had His watchmen, who have borne a faithful testimony 
to the generation in which they lived. These sentinels gave 
the message of warning; and when they were called to lay 
off their armor, others took up the work. God brought these 
witnesses into covenant relation with Himself, uniting the 
church on earth with the church in heaven. He has sent fort, 
His angels to minister to His church, and the gates of hell have 
not been able to prevail against His people."—"The dots of 
the Apostles," p. 11. 
Membership in the church unimportant? Let no one so 
think or so say. It is God's connecting link with His church 
above. Through its ministry His jewels of earth will become 
polished and refined, prepared to reflect the glory of the grace 
of Christ in Hie kingdom as the brilliant stars forever and 
ever. 
The Tithe Flowing In 
A LETTER received from a sister in the faith tells of over 
$300 having been received by her from a relative as tithe. 
This man is not a member of our church, but believes in the 
tithing system, as he has found by experience that the Lord 
has fulfilled His promise by blessing his business as a result 
of his turning a tenth of his income over to the Lord. 
The Lord is influencing those not of our faith to respond 
to the needs of His cause. We trust that the hearts of our 
own people may be equally susceptible to the influence of 
the Holy Spirit, and thus be led to respond to the needs of 
God's cause. 
There are a number of prominent business firms that adopted 
the principle of tithing in their early days, and discovered 
that Heaven's blessing rested upon them as a consequence. 
The Colgate Company, makers of a well-known tooth paste 
and toilet articles, have always been tithe payers. 
Two brothers in England formed a partnership in business, 
and agreed to give 10 per cent of the profits to the Lord. 
The tide of prosperity rolled in. It was easy to give a hun-
dred out of a thousand or a thousand out of ten, but when 
it came to ten thousand out of a hundred thousand, they felt 
the pinch. They decided they were giving too much, and there-
after would give half of the tithe, and keep the other half 
themselves. That year their business fell off. Not long after-
ward they were bankrupt. They went to God in penitence and 
prayer, and as they knelt side by side, they promised to re-
deem their vow to God. With this return to faithfulness in 
paying their tithe, the tide of prosperity returned to them. 
The promises of God in connection with tithe paying aro 
not mere words. They are worth their full face value, and 
any man who chooses to put them to the test, will find that 
the Lord never fails to fulfill His word. 
We are glad that the tithe is flowing into the treasury of 
the Lord. It means added blessings to His people and added 
souls for the kingdom. �
M. N. CAMPBELL. 
"THE evil of formal worship cannot be too strongly de-
picted, but no words can properly set forth the deep blessed-
ness of genuine worship. When human beings sing with the 
spirit and the understanding, heavenly musicians take up the 
strain, and join in the song of thanksgiving. He who has 
bestowed upon us all the gifts that enable us to be workers 
together with God, expects His servants to cultivate their 
voices, so that they can speak and sing in a way that all can 
understand. It is not loud singing that is needed, but clear 
intonation, correct pronunciation, and distinct utterance. Let 
all take time to cultivate the voice, so that God's praise can 
be sung in clear, soft tones, not with harshness and shrillness 
that offend the ear. The ability to sing is the gift of God: 
let it be used to His glory. . . . We are not to oppose the use 
of instrumental music in our work. . . The singing is not 
always to be done by a few. As often as possible, let the entire 
congregation join."—"Testimonies," Vol. IX, pp. 143, 144. 
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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY DAY 
Suggestive Program for the Church Service 
(March 3) 
OPENING SONG: "Sound the Battle Cry," No. 510 in "Christ in 
Song." 
SCRIPTURE LESSON: Psalms 46. 
PRAYER. 
SONG: "Stand Like the Brave," No. 508 in "Christ in Song." 
READING: "Our Duty to God and to (*sari' 
READING• "Freedom Trembling in the Balance." 
OFFERING FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY WORK. 
CLOSING SONG: "Faith of Our Fathers," No. 678 in "Christ in 
Song." 
Special Instruction to Church Elders 
Read the Religious Liberty Day Program over carefully and 
prayerfully, so you can throw your whole soul's inspiration and 
earnestness into it at the Sabbath service, March 3. Announce 
it the Sabbath before, so our people may come prepared to give 
a liberal offering, and to renew their clubs and subscriptions to 
the Liberty magazine. Make a special effort to get as many 
people as possible to take four yearly subscriptions to the 
Liberty magazine, costing only $1,—one for personal use, and 
the other three for public officials, such as, judges, lawyers, 
editors, ministers, and councilmen in the community. A church 
club of fifty copies of the Liberty magazine will cost the mis-
sionary society or church only $12.50 for the year. The offering 
received goes to the conference to enable it to send the Liberty 
magazine to State officials, legislators, editors, judges, and 
lawyers, and to meet emergencies which may arise in the re-
ligious liberty work. We must depend upon you as elder or 
pastor of the church to carry out this program. If you fail us, 
the cause of religious liberty will suffer. 
C. S. LONGACRE, General Secretary, 
H. H. Yuan, M. C. TAFT, Associate Secretaries, 
Religious Liberty Department. 
Our Duty to God and Caesar 
HEBER H. VOTAW 
THE duties that the Christian owes to his fellow man as an 
individual, and to his fellow men as organized into a govern-
mental unit, are specified by the Master Himself. In answer 
to the question of the Pharisees concerning the great command-
ment in the law, Christ said, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy 
God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy 
mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the 
second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." 
Matt. 22:37-39. Anything less than this falls short of pure 
and undefiled religion. Our neighbor is any one who needs our 
aid, and to whom we may minister. No national boundaries 
can mark the limits of our obligations to love our neighbor as 
ourselves. We should all remember that God "hath made of 
one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of 
the earth." Aets 17:26. 
Beyond the duty which we owe to individuals, the Scripture 
recognizes the obligation we owe to organized society. In an-
swer to the question of the Pharisees concerning the duty of 
the Christian with respect to the civil government, Christ said: 
"Render therefore unto Cmsar the things which are Cmsar's; 
and unto God the things that are God's." Matt. 22:21. The 
duty which we owe to our state is second only to the duty which 
we owe to God. The same Master who bade us render to God 
His dues, commands us to render unto Cesar his dues. It is 
impossible to conceive of a good Christian not being a good 
citizen. When the courtiers of Babylon, jealous of the power 
of Daniel, sought his undoing, they were compelled to say: 
"We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we 
find it against him concerning the law of his God." Dan. 6:5. 
When Paul was on trial before the civil authorities, he declared, 
"Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the tem- 
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ple, nor yet against Cesar, have 1 offended anything at all." 
Acts 25:8. When the Master Himself was on trial for His life, 
Pilate declared, "Ye have brought this man unto me, as one 
that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined 
Him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those 
things whereof ye accuse Him: no, nor yet Herod: for I sent 
you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto 
Him." Lukc 23:14, 15. The Jews had accused Christ of 
"perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to 
Cesar, saying that He Himself is Christ a King." Thus He 
had been accused of treason, of tax evasion, and of disorderly 
conduct. Two judges exonerated Him. 
The duty which we owe to our state is positive, not negative. 
It is possible for a intuit to avoid breaking a single civil 
statute, and yet not bo a good citizen. He may only receive 
benefits from his state, and give nothing to it. How many 
today dodge jury service; refuse to bear the burdens of office; 
fail to report specific eases of lawbreaking, etc. Men complain 
of bad government in county, city, or state, but do nothing to 
make it better. Many are pious toward God, but remiss toward 
their state. 
Our attitude toward purely civil laws which may circumscribe 
our liberties somewhat, can be expressed in this terse sentence 
which we quote from another: "Change if you can, but obey 
till you can." It is legitimate to refuse to observe civil law 
that is in conflict with divine commands. There is plenty of 
Scriptural precedent for such a course. When faced with the 
necessity for deciding whether to obey the command of the 
king and disobey the commandment of God, the three Hebrew 
worthies said: "0 Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to an-
swer thee in this matter. If it be so, our God whom we serve 
is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He 
will deliver us out of thine hand, 0 king. But if not, be it 
known unto thee, 0 king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor 
worship the golden imago which thou bast set up." Don. 3:10-
18. Daniel took a similar stand. It had been decreed that any 
one who should ask a petition of any god or man except the 
king of Babylon for a period of thirty days was to be cast 
into the lions' den. Though "Daniel knew that the writing was 
signed, be went into his house; and his windows being open in 
his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three 
times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as 
lie did aforetime." Dan. 8:10. 
In the early days of the Christian church, the council of 
Jewish leaders bade Peter and John to "speak henceforth to 
no man" in the name of Christ, to which the apostles replied, 
"Whether it. be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you 
more than unto God, judge ye." Acts 4:19. The records show 
that the apostles kept on their work of preaching and perform-
ing miracles. When they were again haled before the council 
and were questioned concerning their continuing to teach the 
doctrines of Christ, Peter and the other apostles answered and 
said, "We ought to obey God rattle' than men." Acts 5:29. 
We in America have been abundantly blessed in having the 
liberty and freedom that have been the envy of every nation, 
but too few appreciate their heritage, too few understand the 
fundamentals of these blessings. In a conversation with a 
national legislator, a minister was setting forth sonic objections 
to religious legislation. Interrupting, the Representative said, 
"Why do you not let persecution come Has it not. been said 
that 'the blood of martyrs is the seed of the church'? Would 
you not grow more rapidly under persecution than in time of 
peace?" The preacher's rejoinder was, "I am not thinking of 
my people or myself in opposing religious legislation by the 
state. I am not thinking of those who might be persecuted,—
God can take care of them and give them grace to endure 
whatever may be sent upon them. 1 am thinking of those who 
would become persecutors. Such would cut themselves off from 
God. Attempting to do what God Himself will not do,—foree 
the conscience,—they would take themselves out of the hands 
of the Almighty, mid become the objects of His condemnation. 
My fear is for them. I only seek to prevent them from having 
a weapon which would destroy them. The persecutor is more 
to be pitied than the persecuted." 
One of our workers entered the office of a gentleman who 
publishes a feature sheet that is sold to weekly papers all over 
the United States. After the exchange of greetings with the 
editor, the worker was handed a letter which asked this pub• 
Helier to use his influence, through his paper, to oppose a 
Sunday bill which was then being considered by the United 
States Congress. The correspondent said, "If this law is en. 
acted, many good people who observe the seventh day of the 
week will be persecuted." I can think of no poorer excuse 
being offered for opposition to Sunday laws. Our hostility to 
such legislation must be based upon something nobler than self. 
interest. It must rest upon the broad ground of religious free-
dom and Bible liberty for all. We should be as quick to oppose 
any attempt to enact a Saturday law as we would be to oppose 
a Sunday bill. An understanding of basic principles makes it 
clear that force has no place in matters of the consicence. 
Said our Master: "If any man hear My words, and believe not, 
I judge him not." John 12:41. 
Religious liberty is not to be confused with "toleration." It 
is related that Cromwell once besieged a Catholic town, whose 
inhabitants offered to surrender if they wore granted toleration. 
to this Cromwell replied that be would grant the request, that 
he believed in toleration, adding, however, that he "would hang 
the first one lie caught going to mass." 
The founders of our nation were unwilling to compromise, 
unwilling to sacrifice their convictions. Franklin expressed 
their views thus: "They that give up essential liberty to obtain 
a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." 
Madison said of the founding fathers: "The freemen of Amer-
ica did not wait till usurped power had strengthened itself by 
exercise and entangled the question in precedents. They saw 
all the consequences in the principle, and they avoided the con. 
sequences by denying the principle." Jefferson declared the 
true office of our legislators "is to declare and enforce only our 
natural rights and duties, and to take none of them from us. 
. . . The idea is quite unfounded that, on entering into society, 
we give up any natural right." 
We believe with Madison that "it is proper to take alarm at 
the first experiment upon our liberties," and "Told this prudent 
jealousy to be the first duty of citizens." 
Viewed in the light of Scripture teaching, the duty of the 
Christian is clear. He must give cheerfully to "Cesar the 
Wings which are Caesar's," but reserve for God alone "the 
things which are God's." The child of God may find himself 
in conflict with the civil power, but he can be sure of Heaven's 
approval if it is only "concerning the law of his God" that he 
is haled before the magistrates or rulers. God grant that we 
Seventh•day Adventists may he exemplary citizens and blame-
less Christians. 
Freedom Trembling in the Balance 
c. S. bONOACRS 
Ova much•cherished heritage of freedom and the constitu• 
tional guaranties of civil and religious liberty are trembling 
in the balance today. Seine drastic measures have been adopted 
by the government which circumscribe our civil liberties, and 
some new and hitherto untried experiments in government are 
being put into operation, in the hope that they may prove a 
remedy for our present ills and bring back prosperity. The 
Federal authorities have, however, studiously avoided any in. 
terference with religious rights in their approval of the N. R. A. 
codes. Many codes were submitted by the various industries 
and the labor unions which contained Sunday closing clauses, 
and if this religious obligation had been approved by the 
Federal N. R. A. officials, our country would have had a 
national Sunday law imposed upon all its citizens. So far not 
a single Federal N. R. A. code has been approved with a 
Sunday closing clause. Our petitions and our personal efforts 
in opposition to these religious clauses have not gone unheeded 
by the Federal officials. 
Rut the local N. R. A. committees and boards in many 
States and communities have succumbed to local prejudice and 
local lobbyists. Some of the local N. R. A. committees, in 
drafting their local temporary codes, have permitted narrow 
sectarianism to enter the door of the N. R. A., and Sunday 
observance has been entoreed under these local codes with a 
vengeance, even in the face of protests from the Federal 
authorities. This narrow sectarianism and Sunday blue law 
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fanaticism, coupled with tyrannical methods and the boycott 
in business, invoked against those who failed to observe Sun-
day, have brought unnecessary criticism and done much to 
hinder the national recovery program. 
Some of the local N. R. A. authorities have greatly exceeded 
• the powers which were delegated to them under the Federal 
N. R. A. codes. They have broken down constitutional barriers 
which safeguarded and protected the individual in the enjoy-
ment of his property rights, and they have even invaded the 
sacred precincts and freedom of the sanctuary services. The 
Lord's Day Alliance and other religious reformers, together 
with union labor agitators, have done all in their power to 
bring Sunday to the front under the N. R. A. codes. While 
they failed with the Federal authorities, they have met with 
splendid success with the local authorities in many communities. 
Recently, the Associated Press carried a report that a very 
popular minister favored a government plan which would im-
prove the financial situation, if the government would unite all 
the religious denominations of the country under one manage-
ment, and require them to teach the same doctrines and prac-
tice the same customs, placing a. penalty on those who refused 
to'comply with the N. R. A. code on religion. 
Recently, the governors of some of the Western States met 
in Washington, urging the President to formulate a plan to 
control completely all farm lands, definitely limiting the amount 
of all crops raised, and fixing the price for which they should 
be sold. Each farmer should be issued a license to raise and 
sell crops as dictated by the government; and if he violated 
the conditions, he would forfeit his right to raise and sell his 
crops. A similar proposal was inserted in the N. R. A. code 
governing the owners and editors of newspapers and the whole 
publishing industry. Through this licensing system of the pub-
lishing houses, the government would be in a position to sup-
press the freedom of the press, if it so elected, in ease an editor 
or publisher criticized a governmental policy, or failed to com-
ply with the provisions of the N. R. A. in the publishing 
business. 
The labor organizations are asking the government to union-
ize all labor, and to fix arbitrarily the number of hours and 
days of labor each week, forbidding all labor and business on 
Sunday, and also to fix all wages arbitrarily and irrespective 
of the ability of the worker. 
Many of the State and local committees in charge of the 
enforcement of the N. R, A. codes, governing the Various in-
dustries throughout the country, have already forbidden all 
labor and business on Sunday. In the States where Sunday 
laws still exist upon the statute books but have been unenforced 
for more than a century, these old Sunday blue laws have been 
revived and enforced in connection with the N. R. A. codes. 
In the States where no Sunday laws were on the State statute 
books, the local N. R. A. officials added Sunday closing pro-
visions to the temporary N. R. A. codes. Not a few of our 
people, who faithfully observed the Sabbath, have been prose-
cuted under the Sunday closing provisions of the local N. R. A. 
codes, even in those States which granted exemption to those 
who observed another day than Sunday as sacred time. Under 
these Sunday observance provisions, our people are unjustly 
required to abstain from labor and business two days each 
week. 
The Secretary of Labor of the Federal Government, a mem-
ber of the Cabinet, throws down a challenge to the authority of 
God, by saying: "Five days shalt thou labor and do all thy 
work," thus contravening the divine command which says: 
"Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work." God and 
man, the heavenly and the earthly governments, are in conflict 
over fundamental issues. Both the divine and the constitutional 
right to labor six days each week, and earn wages, and enjoy 
the fruits of one's labor, are thrown to the wind, and man's 
inalienable right to use his own time as he deems best is denied 
him. The noble ideals and fundamental principles of American 
jurisprudence as set forth in the Declaration. of Independence, 
that governments are instituted to secure the rights of man, 
are repudiated and treated by some authorities as mere empty 
political phrases. 
Aside from this unfair, unjust, and un-American principle of 
depriving the citizen of his natural, God-given rights and of 
the independence which he previously enjoyed under our demo- 
erotic form of government, the present Federal program under 
the N. R. A. codes has led many local committees to endeavor 
to get every one to sign a covenant to patronize the merchants, 
industries, and businesses which have the blue eagle, even 
though those who do not have the blue eagle comply with or 
even exceed the requirements of the provisions of the N. R. A. 
codes. This is the first time in the history of the United 
States that the government, in time of peace, has employed 
compulsory methods to effect co-operation by all. We cant 
readily see and understand how the boycott principle in busi-
ness will be employed finally as a religious measure against 
God's commandment-keeping people in the closing scenes of the 
morldls history as outlined in Revelation 18. We are fast ap-
proaching the time predicted by the Spirit of prophecy, when 
"our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution 
as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make 
provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delu-
sions." And when we have reached that time, we are told that 
"we may know that the time has come for the marvelous work-
ing of Satan, and that the end is near." (See "Testimonies," 
Vol. V, p. 451.) 
And the servant of the Lord further states: 
"As the approach of the Roman armies was a sign to the 
disciples of the impending destruction of Jerusalem, so may 
this apostasy be a sign to us that the limit of God's forbearance 
is reached, that the measure of our nation's iniquity is full, and 
that the angel of mercy is about to take her flight, never to 
return. The people of God will then be plunged into those 
scenes of affliction and distress which prophets have described 
as the time of Jacob's trouble."—Ibid. 
Certainly our nation is fast disconnecting itself from the 
principles of virtue and righteousness when it legalizes the de-
bauching traffic of intoxicating beverages. But the hypocrisy 
of the whole liquor movement is that they are enacting com-
pulsory Sunday observance statutes at the same time they are 
legalizing the liquor traffic. Practically every State in the 
Union, even those States which had no Sunday observance laws 
upon their statute books, have incorporated Sunday observance 
provisions in the liquor control laws. Even the Liquor Control 
Bill which has been framed by the commissioners of the District 
of Columbia, which Congress is to enact for the District, has a 
compulsory Sunday observance clause in it. If Congress enacts 
it, the Congress of the United States will have passed its first 
Sunday observance law for the District of Columbia, and will 
have established a legal and dangerous precedent for a subse-
quent national Sunday observance law. 
In this, our nation is fulfilling another prophecy made by 
the servant of the Lord, which reads as follows: 
"Behold also the daring impiety of those who, while enacting 
laws to safeguard the supposed sanctity of the first day of the 
week, at the same time are making laws legalizing the liquor 
traffic. 
Wise above that which is written, they attempt to 
coerce the consciences of men, while lending their sanction to 
an evil that brutalizes and destroys the beings created in the 
image of God. It is Satan himself who inspires such legisla-
tion. . . . He who has endeavored to change God's law is using 
every deceptive artifice to induce men and women to array 
themselves against God and against the sign by which the 
righteous are known."—"Prophets and Rings," p. 186. 
There are some who think we ought to join the Sunday law 
advocates and the temperance reformers in preventing the sale 
of liquor on Sunday. But on this point, the servant of the 
lord gives explicit counsel, to the effect that we cannot join 
such a movement made up of a mixture of good and evil. 
We quote as follows: 
"The temperance work, one of the most prominent and im-
portant of moral reforms, is often combined with the Sunday 
movement, and the advocates of the latter represent themselves 
as laboring to promote the highest interests of society; and 
those who refuse to unite with them are denounced as the ene-
mies of temperance and reform, But the fact that a movement 
to establish error is connected with a work which is in itself 
good, is not an argument in favor of the error. We may dis-
guise poison by mingling it with wholesome food, but we do 
not change its nature. On the contrary, it is rendered more 
dangerous, as it is more likely to be taken unawares. It is one 
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Suggestive Missionary Service Programs 
March 3 
MISSIONARY Tome: Religious Liberty Literature. 
Tim • Galatians 5:L 
SUGGESTIONS: Literature is one of the most fruitful instru-
mentalities for the proclamation of the third angel's message to 
the world. Its use is symbolized by the angel of Revelation 
10:1, 2, who is described as holding a "little book" in his hand, 
and the book is said to be "open," showing that its message is 
clearly brought to the attention of earth's inhabitants. Through 
the Spirit of prophesy we have been instructed that "in a large 
degree through our publishing houses is to be accomplished the 
work of that other angel who comes down from heaven with 
great power, and who lightens the earth with his glory."—
"Teatime/1:S," Vol. VII, p. 140. 
Literature setting forth the true principles of religious freedom 
should be placed in the hands of our neighbors and friends and 
all persons within our reach. There are thousands of readers of 
the Liberty magazine who, although outside our denominational 
ranks, stand with us on the religious liberty platform, and ap-
preciate the great work which the magazine is accomplishing in 
educating the public mind. The Liberty magazine should be 
widely circulated in every city, town, and village throughout 
America. In Canada and other countries, the special religious 
literature provided for this work should be used. The tract 
entitled, "Origin and History of Sunday Laws," is a valuable 
aid in educating the people regarding the nature of religious 
legislation. In the World's Crisis Series, there are two books 
dealing with religious liberty which should have a large circu-
lation. These books aro, "The Church in Polities" and "Free-
dom." There is now in preparation a series of ten leaflets 
covering various phases of the Sunday legislation issue. These 
will be announced as soon as they are ready, and should be 
used in large quantity. 
It is a very important part of our missionary work to improve 
every opportunity to acquaint people of the evils resulting from 
the violation of the principles of religious liberty and the en-
actment of oppressive laws. "When God has given us light 
showing the dangers before us, how can we stand clear in His 
sight if we neglect to put forth every effort in our power to 
bring it before the people/ Can we be content to leave them 
to meet this momentous issue unwarnedr —Id., Vol. V, p. 71e. 
And not only should we be diligent in scattering religious lib-
erty literature, but we should study and keep ourselves informed 
regarding developments and our individual relation to the situ-
ation. A timely book of information is, "The Coming Crisis," 
by F. M. Wilcox. Every church member should road this book. 
March 10 
:MISSIONARY TOPIC: Encouraging Our Youth. 
Tmx,r: Isaiah 49:25. 
SUGGESTIONS: Missionary Volunteer Day is being observed 
through special services in our churches at the regular preach-
ing service hour today. Let this preliminary missionary service 
serve to prepare the mind and the heart for the reception of the 
instruction to be given. In our burden to do missionary work 
for vast multitudes who have no knowledge of the truth, we 
may lose sight of a serious responsibility resting upon us to 
lend a helping hand to the youth in our very midst. True 
"home missionary" work begins in the home and the church, 
and one of the simple but effective methods for encouraging the 
youth, both inside and outside the church, is by making the 
home a place of refuge for them. The instruction is: "Youth 
need a hand stretched out to them in sympathy. . . 
If we 
would show an interest in the youth, invite them. to ear homes, 
and surround them with cheering, helpful influences, there are 
many who would gladly turn their stops into the upward path." 
—"Ministry of Healing," p. 355. 
C. L. Bond, associate secretary of the General Conference 
Missionary Volunteer Department, makes a personal appeal to 
all our people through the fifteen-minute missionary service, 
as follows: 
"While the church should bear a continual burden for the 
children and youth, it is well for us to devote special attention 
to their needs on Missionary Volunteer Day and during Mission-
ary Volunteer Week. Many of the children of Seventh-day Ad-
ventists, although familiar with the teachings of the Bible, have 
never surrendered their hearts to God. This class of youth 
should constitute our first field of missionary endeavor. `Why 
should not labor for the youth in our borders be regarded as 
missionary work of the highest kind? It requires the most 
delicate tact, the most watchful consideration, the most earnest 
prayer for heavenly wisdom. The youth are the objects of 
Satan's special attacks; but kindness, courtesy, and the sym-
pathy which flows from a heart filled with love to Jesus, will 
gain their confidence, and save them from many a snare of the 
enemy.'—`Gospel Workers,' p. 207. 
"The church will not be held guiltless if it neglects this mis-
sionary work which lies within its very doors. Many of these 
youth will never surrender their hearts to God unless the min-
isters and church members enter into the same earnest soul-
winning effort for them that is carried on for people who know 
nothing at all about God's truth. 
"After conversion the youth must be encouraged and trained 
to take an active part in the devotional services and the mission-
ary endeavor of the church. This will be accomplished mainly 
through the organized effort of the Missionary Volunteer So-
ciety, but the adult members of the church can do much to aid 
in its success by providing the strongest leadership possible. 
The Youth's Instructor, the Missionary Volunteer Reading 
Course books, and other literature with a special appeal to 
the youth should be made available. This, with the right ex-
ample of the church members in their own Christian service, 
and through personal contacts with them, will do much to lead 
the young people to surrender their hearts to God and to 
continue in the Christian way. 
" 'In the closing scenes of this earth's history, many of these 
children and youth will astonish people by their witness to the 
truth, which will be borne in simplicity, yet with spirit and 
power. They have been taught the fear of the Lard, and their 
hearts have been softened by a careful and prayerful study of 
the Bible. In the near future, many children will be endued 
with the Spirit of God, and will do a work in proclaiming the 
truth to the world, that at that time cannot well be done by 
the older members of the church.'—`Coasels to Teachers,' pp. 
166, 167. 
"Shall we not as a. church, during this special season of de-
votion, reconseerate ourselves to God, especially on behalf of 
the young people, and seek more earnestly to bring them into 
that relationship to God where they will be prepared to accom-
plish the work that lies before them?" 
March 17 
MISSIONARY TOPIC: Soul-Winning Experiences. 
Kiev THOUGHT: "Whatever one's calling in life, his first in-
terest should be to win souls for Christ. He may not be able 
to speak to congregations, but he can work for individuals." 
—"The Desire of Ages," p. 822. 
SUGGESTIONS: This missionary service is especially for those 
whose "first interest" is to win souls for Christ. What contacts 
have been made'? What needs have you to present for special 
prayer? What results have become apparent from your efforts? 
Soul winners must be possessed of an earnestness which is con-
vincing,. A minister of the gospel once asked a question of a 
noted actor on the stage, as follows: "How is it that you, speak-
ing fiction, can wring tears from the eyes of your hearers, while 
speaking truth, cannot so affect my audience?" The actor 
replied: "The answer is easy. I speak fiction as though it were 
truth, while you speak truth as though it were fiction." The 
secret of our success lies in the passion for souls. Conclude this 
experience meeting by a moment of silent prayer for greater 
zeal and earnestness in soul winning, 
March 24 
MISSIONARY TOPIC: Mission Sabbath Schools. 
Ton: Mark 10:14-17. 
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Stioeitsnotie: The conducting of miesiqn Sabbath schools 
represents a largely unentered field, and yet it is a field border-
ing on the territory of practically every Seventh-day Adventist 
church, and is of a most interesting and fruitful nature. As a 
thrilling adventure in soul winning, we heartily recommend the 
gathering together of the children of the slums, or the foreign. 
speaking section, or the children in any neighborhood who are 
not brought under religious influeuees. It may he that a few 
children can be gathered into a private home, at a regular hour 
and for a definite purpose, when singing, prayer, story-telling, 
chalk talks, and Bible lessons arc blended into a program which 
will make a lasting impression for good on the plastic minds of 
children. There need not be a stereotyped rule method of con-
ducting this work. Just start out and make a survey of the 
available candidates for such missionary endeavor, then ask the 
Lord to lead you in finding a suitable place for the meetings, 
draft iu the needed helpers, and secure left-over supplies of 
papers and Memory Verse Cards from the church Sabbath 
school, and then begin and never stop. There is much talent in 
our churches for making this line of missionary endeavor a true 
success. If special help is needed, apply to the conference home 
missionary secretary. A recent experience is related by the 
president of the Texico Conference, as follows: 
"Last Sabbath morning I spoke to our people in the Hot 
Springs (Ark.) church, and after the services I went home with 
a brother who lives about eight miles away. After dinner we 
attended a Sabbath school held in a garage on the highway, not 
far from this brother's home. I was interested to find out how 
this Sabbath school came into existence, and this was what I 
learned: Tho people in that vicinity were begging for meetings, 
so this brother and his wife ventured to get the use of the 
garage or auto shop, and fixed it up for a meeting place. They 
put sawdust on the floor, borrowed some benches front another 
church, made a pulpit, and made the place look very attractive. 
Two Seventh-day Adventist families in the neighborhood united 
in the effort, and a Sabbath school was organized and was well 
attended. Then a series of meetings was held on Sunday nights, 
to which the parents were invited, and a live interest developed. 
At the time of my visit, several people had begun to observe 
the Sabbath. It. was a great inspiration to see what can be tie-
complicated through the work of our church members in estab-
lishing branch Sabbath schools, and conducting Bible studies 
for adults as the way is prepared." 
March 31 
Miami:may TOPIC: Sole of Literature for the Missions Ex-
tension Fund. 
TWIT: Isaiah 65:10. 
Stmentsnoss: It is well to call attention to the Minions Ex-
tension Offering which is to be called for in all our churches on 
April 21, and to make such plans as will yield a generous sum 
of money for the great needs to be provided through this special 
annual offering. An interesting program for the Missions Ex. 
tension service is being prepared, and much promotion material 
will reach you in a short time; but plans for the sale of litera-
ture in the interests of the Missions Extension Fund should now 
be formulated and volunteers enlisted for definite work. Any 
of our small hooks and magazines are suitable for this purpose, 
but every church missionary secretary should get in touch with 
the conference home missionary secretary and ascertain what 
special literature is recommended for use in this connection. 
It is very appropriate that literature should be sold by our 
church members in connection with the Missions Extension Of-
fering, for we thereby accomplish a twofold purpose: (I) We 
place truth-filled literature in the hands of the people within 
reach, and (2) at the same thae make it passible for the printed 
page, and other phases of our missionary endeavor, to be car-
ried forward during the year. Our objective is to secure the 
average of 02 per member in the }fissions Extension Offering 
of April 2/. if you cannot donate this amount, then follow the 
better plan of selling literature which will produce the worthy 
offering. Down through the years comes the message from God 
so applicable to the situation: "You who believe the truth for 
this time, wake up. It is your duty now to bring in all the 
means possible to help those who understand the truth to pro• 
claim it. Part of the money that tante* to from the sate of our 
pub/nation itkoutd be used to increase our facilities for the 
production of more literature that will open blind eyes and 
break up the fallow ground of the heart."—"Testimonies," Vol. 
p. 6t. 
Freedom Trembling in the Balance 
(Concluded from page 4) 
of Satan's devices to combine with falsehood just enough truth 
to give it plausibility. The leaders of the Sunday movement 
may advocate reforms which the people need, principles which 
are in harmony with the Bible; yet while there is with these a 
requirement which is contrary to God's law, His servants cannot 
unite with them. Nothing can justify them in setting aside the 
commandments of God for the precepts of men."—"The Great 
Controversy," pp. 587, 588. 
Because we oppose Sunday legislation in connection with tem• 
perance reform, these religious reformers will accuse God's 
Sabbath•keeping people, we are told, "aa enemies of law and 
order, as breaking down the moral restraints of society, causing 
anarchy and corruption, and calling down the judgments of 
God upon the earth. Their conscientious scruples will be pro-
nounced obstinacy, stubbornness, and contempt of authority. 
They will be accused of disaffection toward the government." 
—Id., p. 598. 
We must not compromise the truth with error for the sake 
of avoiding criticism. We must oppose Sunday legislation 
wherever and whenever it raises its head, openly or in disguise. 
"It is our duty, as we see the signs of approaching petit, to 
arouse to action. Let none sit in calm expectation of the evil, 
comforting themselves with the belief that this work must go on 
because prophecy has foretold it, and that the Lord will shelter 
His people. We arc not doing the will of God if we sit in 
quietude, doing nothing to preserve liberty of conscience. Fer-
vent, effectual prayer should be ascending to heaven than this 
calamity may be deferred until we can accomplish the work 
which has so long been neglected. Let there be most earnest 
prayer; and then let us work in harmony with our prayers.. 
It may he that a respite may yet be granted for God's people 
to awake, and let their light shine.''—"Tattianonies," Vol. V, 
pp. 711, 714. 
Your offerings for the religious liberty work should be greater 
because of the greater need to hold the coming storm in cheek. 
Your club of Liberty magazines in the church should be greatly 
enlarged. The Liberty magazine is doing a marvelous work, 
and is raising up many friends for us in the higher circles of 
influential leaders. Let us make it possible to send this cham-
pion of liberty to every legislator, judge, mayor, councilman, 
justice of the peace, lawyer, editor, and to every public library. 
A liberal offering this day for the cause of religious freedom 
will make this possible. We are confident our people will rally 
to the standard and lift up the banner of religious freedom that 
is trailing in the dust. Let us defend our heritage of freedom. 
With a Thought of Him 
IR ever Jesus has need of me 
Somewhere in the fields of sin, 
I'll go where the darkest places be, 
And let the sunshine in; 
I'll be content with the lowliest place, 
To earth's remotest rim; 
I know I'll see His smiling face, 
If it's done with a thought of Trim. 
I'll fill each day with the little things, 
As the passing moments fly; 
The tendril, which to the great oak clings, 
Grows strong as it climbs on high; 
I'll trust my Lord, though I cannot see, 
Nor let my faith grow dim; 
He'll smile—and that's enough for me, 
If it's done with a thought of Him. 
The lowliest deed will be reckoned great 
in the book that the angels keep, 
If it helps another along the road 
That is often rough and steep. 
A kindly word may let sunshine in, 
Where life's rays are sadly dim; 
And love can win a soul for God 
If it's done with a thought of Him. 
—Charles 17. Oahe:et 
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THE MISSIONARY VOLUNTEER SOCIETY 
Officers' Page 
Our Theme for March: Building Our Lives 
The Month's Theme 
Wz are still building. 
This month we shall study those 
individual buildings for which each of us is accountable to 
God. Impress the thought upon the minds of your Missionary 
Volunteers by memorizing this month the song, "Building for 
Eternity," No. 33, in "Christ in Song." 
Missionary Volunteer Week comes in the middle of this 
month. It is a very appropriate time to take au inventory of 
our lives: 
I. To check up on the foundation stones we are putting into 
our characters. 
2. To test our strongholds to see how we are standing up 
under the fire of the enemy on the battlefields of life. 
3. To consider our personal attitude toward the Master 
Potter's plans for us. 
4. To make certain that we understand the principles upon 
which we are building, so that we have confidence in them. 
May every Missionary Volunteer in your society be stronger 
because of contemplating the topics under this month's theme, 
Building Our Lives! �
E. IL H. 
Prayer and Personal Workers Band 
ALL last month special preparation should have been made 
for Missionary Volunteer Week—first for ourselves, and then 
for others. Pirst is our own preparation of heart through 
Bible study and prayer, thou prayer for definite individuals, 
and then the effort to make helpful contacts. In a special 
sense, the efficiency of this band is on trial this month. In your 
brief studies consider the general topic of Preparation for 
Personal Work. 
1. Why the Bout Winner Must Know Hi Bible. (See "Mis-
sionary Volunteers and Their Work," p. 238.) 
Seventh-day Adventist youth are called to do a great work 
for God in the earth, but they cannot expect God to speak 
through them until they first allow Him to speak to them in 
His word. In a "Special Address to the Youth," Sister White 
once said: "In the early years of the third angel's message, 
many of the believers were young in years; but they learned 
to study God's word with prayerful earnestness, and as they 
grew older, they became a mighty power for good. Their 
knowledge of the Scriptures enabled them to la nor for souls 
in the days of their youth and early manhood. They did not 
think that because they were young, they could not understand 
God's word. As they wrestled with difficult passages, and 
sought God for understanding, light shone forth (rein the 
sacred page, and the foundation of our faith was established 
in their hearts. Later, when these young men met every 
species of error, nothing could shake their confidence. They 
were anchored within the veil. Their faith in the Bible was 
substantiated by a personal knowledge of the One who inspired 
the word." 
Let every member be faithful, remembering that the best 
time to begin your work for Missionary Volunteer Week is 
before the week begins. Earnestly pray for the unconverted. 
r. Intereesserg Prayer. —We may speak of three kinds of 
prayer,—adoration, supplication, and intercession. Adoration 
is the outlet of our gratitude to God; supplication brings His 
power into our lives; and intercession releases the power of 
God in behalf of others. In John 14:14 the Lord says
_a "If ye 
Sian ask anything in My name, I will do it." while we 
may not be able to comprehend it, yet as Sister White has 
stated, "it is a 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. 5125. 
Let us thank God for such promises, and let each one bear 
before the Father's throne, just now, the name of some young 
person who needs spiritual help. The results of Missionary 
Volunteer Week may depend more on the interests of this band 
than the sermons or studies of the leader of the meetings. 
As far as consistent, counsel together on how to reach the 
hearts of those for whom you are praying. 
J. Working by Prayer.—James 5:16, A. R. V. How won• 
derful that God permits us to help Him in this way! Have 
you seen the power of God released during Missionary Volun-
teer Week in the conviction and conversion of sinners? It 
is possible, of course, that the Holy Spirit has striven mightily 
with individuals who have shown no outward signs of it. If 
we have not seen the mighty work done which is needed, let 
us redouble our efforts in prayer. Perhaps we have not prayed 
as we should. (See James 4:2, last clause; also verso 3.) 
It is often true at the close of a Week of Prayer that the 
battle is just begun. Now is the time of all times for this 
band to work earnestly. It would be well to give a hearty 
invitation to those who have been converted, or who have re-
tamed their consecration, to join this prayer circle. 
4. A Friend of Sharers.—This was spoken of Jesus as a 
term of reproach (Matt. 11:19), but it is His crown of glory. 
He is a friend to the fallen. It is recorded that when the rich 
young man came asking the way of eternal life, "Jesus be 
holding him loved him." Mark 10:21. Bo He loves every 
young man. And every true worker for Him is also a friend of 
sinners. Many times new converts slip back for lack of this 
Christian friendship. Let the band determine to hold all that 
has been gained during Missionary Volunteer Week. Assume 
the sincerity of every one who made a start, and lend a helping 
hand in walking the new way. 
6. Things for Personal Workers to Keep in Mind. (En-
courage a discussion of this topic by all. Then lay as definite 
plans as possible for each one to launch into this needy line 
of work.) �
M. E. KERtt. 
 
Missionary Volunteer Week 
MISSIONARY VOLUNTEER WEEK is almost here. The date set 
for this special time of seeking God on the part of our young 
people, in their own behalf and for others, is March 10-17. As 
leaders of your Missionary Volunteer Society, it is your privi-
lege and duty to bear upon your hearts a real burden for every 
soul that you know needs help. Begin days and weeks ahead 
to pray for this burden for souls. Prepare carefully and 
prayerfully for every phase of the week's work. Study the sugges-
tions to church officers on page 15. Order literature helps early. 
(See page 16.) Your prayer bands will be the most important 
part of your program for the week. Whether or not you have 
special ministerial help from the conference, these bands can 
be strong and effective. The greatest thing you can do for 
your Missionary Volunteers is to teach them how to pray, 
and to establish faith and confidence that God will answer 
prayer in His own good time and way. 
An army officer called for a volunteer for a very dangerous 
situation. After presenting the matter to his regiment, he 
turned his beak while the volunteer should step forward. But 
when he faced about again, there stood the men in a uniform 
line. Sadly disappointed that not one would volunteer for 
this important service, again he made the call. Thon tip spoke 
one of the men, "Sir, we have off advanced a step!" May 
every young person in your church, and every older person as 
well, receive a lasting blessing for the consecration and efforts 
of this week. Memorize and repeat often this gem from "The 
Desire of Ages," page 362: "Only the work accomplished with 
much prayer, and sanctified by the merit of Christ, will in 
the end prove to have been efficient for good." 
5. 
Our Study and Service League 
WE have already had two programs this year designed to 
aid in fostering our Study and Service League—one in Jan• 
nary, and the "Cottage Meeting" program in February. The 
1934 topics have been planned with the thought of having one 
such program each month. Some will not be as directly on 
the Study and Service League as others, but we can truthfully 
call them foundation builders for the league's membership and 
for its work. For March we have a faith meeting, "Are You 
'Flying Blind'?" The constancy of our own faith in our doe. 
trines and our movement vitally affects our service. Then 
April will bring us a meeting on the topic, "Serving God 
Where We Are." What could be more appropriate than that 
the study and service in this league's work should culminate in 
service, here and now! "Fishers of Men" is the basis for the 
meeting of that title in May. It is the soul-winning book 
recommended for study in the league. Look in the June 
Gazer= for a resume of the topics for the last half of the 
year. Let us make the Study and Service League a part of our 
own lives, an overflowing measure that will bless those whose 
lives we touch. �
E. E. 
 
Program for March 31 
SUR11r0r: "Temperance." Obtain material from the books, 
"Temperance Flashlights," "Wet or Dry," and "The Shadow of 
the Bottle," price, 25 cents each. Order through your Beek 
and Bible House. "Temperance Broadsides," one-page leaflet 
form, price, 50 cents a thousand (20 kinds in a thousand, 
packages not broken). Order as above. The leaflet, "Temper. 
ante Tore-blights," nuts' be obtained free from the Religious 
Liberty Department of the General Conference. The Temper. 
mice Special of the Youth's Instructor contains mush valuable 
material. Quantities of thin issue will be sent to the local con-
ference offices by the general Missionary Volunteer Depart-
ment in plenty of time for this program. If you do not 
receive your copy, write to your conference M. V. secretary. 
Watch for material in current issues of our papers, also. 
Song far the month: "Building tor Eternity," No. SS, In "Christ In Song." 
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March, 1934 
'senior filtizionarp Volunteer 
Wino 
Laying the Foundation 
(Program for March 8) 
BY MRS. A. E. KING 
NOTES TO SENIOR LEADERS: This is your opportunity to stre s 
the importance of laying a foundation upon which to build a 
strong and lasting structure in each individual life, one that 
will stand the test of the trying days just before us. 
If we had considerable money to invest, we would certainly be 
inquiring as to the best investment. But you say, "We haven't 
any money to invest; why should we be concerned?" I say, 
"You have much to invest; therefore, you should be most se-
riously conceited, and take heed how you are using that which 
God has intrusted to you. Remember, 'Character is the poor 
man's capital.' " Read Matthew 6:20. 
Make the sentiment of the hymn, "Building for Eternity," 
No. 33, in "Christ in Song," the theme song of the hour. 
Poem: "The Faulty Foundation," p. 58, in "Choice Poems." 
Scripture Eacalling: Choose from Luke 6:43-49, Proverbs 3, 
Ecclesiastes 12, or Psalms 1. Or, read a selection from "Mes-
sages." Here are some suggestions: "Strength of Character 
Through Conflict," p. 78; "Perfecting Character," p. 
"Cultivate Every Grace of Character," p. 100. 
Testimony Study: "Education," p. 57, pars. 3-5; "Testi-
monies," Vol. III, p. 540, par. 2; Vol. V, p. 23, par. 1; p. 113, 
par. 1; Vol. IX, p. 21, par. 1; p. 182, par. 3; "The Acts of the 
Apostles," p. 483, par. 1. 
Svmposium: "Other Stones." The speaker giving the topic, 
"The First Stone in the Foundation of a Christian Character," 
should lay the first stone in the foundation to be built today. 
(This foundation stone may be represented by a long, narrow 
box, like a florist's box.) The "other stones" should be placed 
on this first one as each speaker finishes his talk, (These boxes 
may be ordinary shoo boxes of pasteboard, colored or covered a 
light gray or brown, to represent stones. On each stone is the 
word indicating the principle to be put in the foundation of a 
character.) At the close of the symposium, this will have the 
appearance of a foundation. The eight "other stones" are to be 
found in 2 Peter 1:5-7. Here is set forth the divine plan for 
the development of a Christian character. See "The Acts of the 
Apostles," chapter 52, for necessary comments and help for 
each speaker. Close by reading 2 Peter 1:8-12, and the follow-
ing quotation from "Gospel Workers," page 69: "A good char-
acter must be built up brick by brick. Those characteristics 
which will enable the youth to labor successfully in God's cause 
must be obtained by the diligent exercise of their faculties, by 
improving every advantage Providence gives them, and by con-
necting with the Source of all wisdom. They must be satisfied 
with no low standard. The characters of Joseph and Daniel are 
good models for them to follow, and in the life of the Saviour 
they have a perfect pattern." 
Talk: A Fixed Character 
"lin is solid as a rock" is the popular characterization of the 
man in whom the world has confidence, because he is fixed in 
character. The servant of the Lord has told us, "The greatest 
want of the world is the want of men,—mon who will not be 
bought or sold; men who in their inmost souls are true and 
honest; men who do not fear to call sin by its right name; 
men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the 
pole; men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall." 
—"Edfuoatiou," p. 57. 
The world has no place for the man whose character is not 
fixed, who is tossed about by every wind that blows. John 
Erskine, Secretary of State for Scotland some two centuries 
ago, was such a man. His greatest gift seemed to be his ability 
to accommodate himself to circumstances without regard to 
principle, The well-earned nickname "Bobbing John" was given 
him by his associates. His character was not fixed—the founda-
tion was weak. 
A young man entered college with great promise. His friends 
were gratified as they noted his progress, but his fellow students 
began to fear for him. He was an enthusiast in everything. 
The difficulty was that his enthusiasms were continually chang-
ing. One day he would tell a companion that Napoleon needed 
but four or five hours' sleep, so he would cut down his rest 
accordingly. A week later, having read of some noted man who 
made it a rule to sleep nine hours each night, his plans were 
changed. Again he would determine that a light breakfast was 
best for a brain worker. For two or three weeks he would go 
almost entirely without his morning meal, Then he would sud-
denly begin to eat heartily, in imitation of his hero of the 
moment. While the young man was brilliant and enthusiastic, 
he was erratic in his enthusiasms. Immediately on graduation 
he was given a position at a salary enjoyed by few young men. 
That position he retained to the satisfaction of his employers 
until a brilliant plan entered his head. Then he resigned, and 
began work which only a man of fixed character and steady 
habits could bring to a successful issue. Disappointment, dis-
couragement, failure—this is the record of the succeeding 
years. 
Just as the rock is the symbol of that which is fixed in char-
acter, so water is the popular emblem of that which is ever 
changing—water, which fills the almost measureless abysses of 
the seas; which foams and tosses mountain high, only to break 
and fall to the level once more. 
Ask yourself, Is my character solid like the rock, or is it 
unstable as water? May we build characters so firm that the 
most powerful temptations of the enemy cannot draw us away 
from our purpose and allegiance to God and to His work. May 
we build upon the solid foundation, Jesus Christ. 
"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must 
hammer and forge one for yourself. Reputation may spring 
up overnight, but it takes years of patient toil to build a 
character." 
Talk: The First Stone in the Foundation of a 
Christian Character 
Proverbs 1 :7 
Tun. fear of the Lord is the first stone of a noble career and 
Christian character. The humblest life becomes dignified and 
splendid when the spirit of fear or reverence pervades its atmos-
phere. Reverence for God must be at the beginning of our 
efforts to build a character that will stand. True reverence for 
God quickens the intellect, and sustains its powers in the ac-
quiring of knowledge. The history of mankind is full of re-
markable illustrations of the quickening power of true religion 
in awakening a dormant mind; for instance, John Bunyan, a 
poor, wretched, drunken tinker in the little town of Bedford, 
England. He was the town sot, unknown, uncared for. But 
suddenly the man was brought under sharp conviction of sin 
against God. He felt as he had never felt before, his account-
ability to God; and under the conviction of the Holy Spirit he 
turned to Jesus Christ for forgiveness, and was converted to a 
new life of striving to be like Christ, of building a character 
after the Divine Pattern. 
And what was the effect? It was like seeing a bulb of a 
beautiful flower that had been held shut in the grip of winter, 
and which the warm rays of the sun and gentle spring showers 
caused to burst forth into a vigorous, beautiful, fragrant life. 
So the dormant intellect in Bunyan was awakened. His new 
religious life was the beginning of knowledge, such as neither 
he nor his neighbors imagined possible for him. He saw 
visions. He translated them into simple, beautiful language 
that limn study for literary style to. this day. The key to it 
all was this new worshipful spirit toward God. 
No young person can come into a well-rounded character if 
the religious side of his nature is not developed. He may try 
to put into his character building all the other essential quali-
ties and virtues, but if he fails in laying this, the first stone 
(place on the table the stone that is to act as a foundation stone 
upon which the "other stones" in the symposium, "Other Stones," 
are to rest) in his foundation, the building will be faulty and 
will not stand during the trying days before us all. 
"Character building is the most important work ever intrusted 
to human beings; and never before was its diligent study so 
important as now. Never was any previous generation called to 
meet issues so momentous; never before were young men and 
young women confronted by perils so great as confront them 
today."—"Education," p. ff5. 
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The Battlefields of Life 
(Program for March 10) 
BY ALFRED W. PL/PERSON 
NOTES TO SENIOR LEADERS: The purpose of this program is to 
present the meaning of temptation in the life of the Christian, 
and to point out the way of victory. When we understand the 
meaning of the experiences through which we pass and our rela-
tion to God's larger plan, these experiences bring dignity and 
purpose into life. 
Songs: "Christ in Song," Nos. 677, 563, 697, 600. 
"There is an unseen battlefield 
In every human breast, 
Where two opposing forces meet, 
And where they seldom rest. 
That field is veiled from mortal sight, 
'Tis only seen by One 
Who knows alone where victory lies 
When each day's fight is done." 
Fitted for Service 
ON, turn me, mold me, mellow me for use, 
Pervade my being with Thy vital force, 
That this else inexpressive life of mine 
May become eloquent and full of power, 
Impregnated with life and strength divine. 
Put the bright torch of heaven into my hand, 
That I may carry it aloft, 
And win the eye of weary wanderers here below, 
To guide their feet into the paths of peace. 
I cannot raise the dead, 
Nor from the soil pluck precious dust, 
Nor bid the sleeper wake, 
Nor still the storm, nor bend the lightning back, 
Nor muffle up the thunder, 
Nor bid. the chains fall from off creation's long- 
enfettered limbs; 
But I can live a life that tells on other lives, 
And makes the world less full of anguish and of pain— 
A life that, like the pebble dropped upon the sea, 
Sends its wide circles to a hundred shores. 
May such a Life be mine! 
Creator of true life, Thyself the life Thou givest, 
Give Thyself that Thou mayst dwell in moon& I in Thee. 
—Horatius Boner. 
Talk: What Is the Meaning of Temptation? 
THE word "temptation" is derived from an old Latin word 
"tentare," which means to attack, to test, to urge. Another 
history of the word indicates that it is derived from "tenders," 
which means to stretch. Taking these two together, the word 
"temptation" brings to us the thought of a test, a trial, being 
put to the stretch. So temptation is really spiritual combat. 
Many have desired to be free of all temptation, but James says, 
"Count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations." 
"God might have created them [our first parents] without the 
power to transgress His requirements; but in that case there 
could have been no development of character. . . Therefore 
He gave them the power of choice—the power to yield or to 
withhold obedience. And before they could receive in fullness 
the blessings He desired to impart, their love and loyalty must 
be tested."—"Education„" p. $3. 
So, every temptation is an opportunity for choice. Day by 
day, out of the experience of choosing, we develop character. 
(Read "Mount of Blessing," p. 23, last par.; p. 24, top.) 
"Temptation, poverty, adversity, is the very discipline needed 
to develop purity and firmness."—"The Desire of Ages/' p. 7f. 
Perhaps Ho is fitting you for higher, greater service. "All 
who in this world render true service to God or man receive a 
preparatory training in the school of sorrow. The weightier the 
trust and the higher the service, the closer is the test and the 
more severe the discipline."—"flueartion," p. 151. 
So, if we understand the meaning of temptation, these trials 
become opportunities to grow rugged and strong in daily living. 
Talk: What Attitude Should We Maintain in Our 
Conflict With Sin? 
WE may take comfort and encouragement in the knowledge 
that God has a very definite care over us as He leads us through 
those experiences which make it possible for us to develop 
strong, rugged, Christian character. (See "Mount of Blessing," 
p. 176.) 
In your combat with Satan, he is foredoomed to failure if 
you follow God's plan of battle. We do well also to remember 
that it is not sin to be tempted. (See "Mount of Blessing," 
p. 52.) 
Therefore, in our struggles with Satan's temptations, let us 
maintain an attitude of courage and faith,—always remember 
1 Corinthians 10:13. 
Questions and Answers: The Way of Victory 
Question—What rallying call did Paul sound to the Chris-
tian? 
Answer.-1 Timothy 6:11, 12. (In our spiritual combat with 
Satan, we must remember that a single battle is not a war, 
but that War is made up of a series of battles.) 
Ques.—What is the first step toward victory? 
Ana—James 4:7, 8. 
Ques.—What is heaven's ordained means of success in the 
conflict with sin? 
Ans.—"Prayer is heaven's ordained means of success in the 
conflict with sin and the development of Christian character." 
—"The Acts of the Apostles," p. 564. 
Ques.—How was Jesus fitted for the conflict/ 
Ans.—"He was fitted for the conflict by the indwelling of the 
Holy Spirit. And He came to make us partakers of the divine 
nature. So long as we are united to Him by faith, sin has no 
more dominion over us."—"The Desire of Ages," p. 109. 
Ques.—In what ways does Satan attempt to weaken us? 
Ana—Satan seeks to break our communion with God. (See 
"The Desire of Ages," p. 115.) 
Ques.—Why does he try to break this communion with God? 
Ans.—"Communion with God through prayer develops the 
mental and moral faculties, and the spiritual powers strengthen 
as we cultivate thoughts upon spiritual things."—"The Desire 
of Ages," p. 71. 
Ques.—Are we justified in walking into temptation? 
Anst—"Mount of Blessing," p. 171, par. 2. 
Ques.—What work do we have in this battle with sin? 
Ans.—"Patriarchs and Prophets," p. 460, par. 2, first part; 
p. 452, par. 2. 
Ques.—What is an effective shield against temptation? 
Ans.—"Education," p. 255, par. 3. 
Ques.—What should the life of Christ's disciples be like? 
Ans.—"The life of Christ's disciples is to be like His, a 
series of uninterrupted victories, not seen to be such here, but 
recognized as such in the great hereafter."—"Testimonies," Vol. 
VI, p. 507. 
Ques.—What is a source of strength in our combat with 
Satan? 
Ans.—"When tempted, just say, He cares for me, He makes 
intercession for me, He loves me, He has tiled for me. I will 
give myself unreservedly to Him."—"Testien,owies to Ministers," 
p. 591. (Let us all memorize this passage and repeat it day by 
day as we find ourselves in perplexing situations, remembering 
that these experiences are a part of God's great scheme for our 
ives to give us an opportunity to grow strong of spirit, to 
levelop sympathy for others, and to forge a Christian character 
that shall be able to stand through the times just before us.) 
Clay in the Hands of the Potter 
(Program for March 17) 
BY H. H. COBEAN 
NOTES TO SENIOR LEADERS: A wise choice of songs will have 
much to do with the effectiveness of this program. Among 
songs that may be used are the following: "Christ in Song," 
Nos. 316, 598, and 566; "Gospel in Song," Nos. 25, 27, 53, 203, 
and 255. Nos. 27 and 203 in "Gospel in Song" may be used 
as special numbers if there are those in the society who do 
well in singing solos or duets. No. 27 would be particularly 
appropriate if sung after the first talk. 
Scripture Reading: Romans 8:31-39. 
The purpose of the program is to inspire the young people 
with a desire to surrender to Christ, and after the talk on "Sur-
render" the leader should invite those who have not already 
done so to surrender to God. 
Talk: The Potter and the Clay 
HAVE you ever seen a potter place a shapeless lump of clay 
on his wheel, and fashion it into a thing of grace and beauty? 
If you have, you probably observed that the clay used by the 
potter was of a certain pliable consistency, neither too soft 
nor too hard. When placed on his wheel, it yielded easily to 
the touch of his hand or the tool with which he shaped it. 
You also noticed that the clay was free from foreign substance. 
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If perchance a stone, some bits of wood or metal, had been 
left in the clay, the result would be a marred or imperfect 
vessel, and the potter would cast it aside and use the clay 
only after removing the foreign substance. 
The Lord likens Himself and His people to the potter and 
his clay. (Read Jer. 18:6.) Just as the potter desires to 
fashion his clay into that which will be useful and beautiful, 
so God wants to make of each of His children a vessel of honor 
and beauty for Hie kingdom. Just as it is necessary for the 
potter to remove all foreign substance from the clay with 
which he works, God, the divine Potter, must take from our 
lives those unlovely and evil traits of character which would 
mar the work of His hands, for it is His purpose to present 
us "faultless before the presenee of His glory with exceeding 
joy." Jude 24. We on our part must be willing that He 
should take out of our lives all that is sinful and unlike Him. 
That means surrender on our part. Aa the clay yields to the 
touch of the potter while he removes all that would mar or 
spoil his work, and while he fashions it into a thing of beauty 
and usefulness, so must we yield our lives wholly to God, that 
Ho may do with us and make of us that which Ile chooses. 
He who loves us with an infinite love, and who sees the end 
from the beginning, always has better plans for us than we 
ran make for ourselves. We need have no fears nor miagiv-
Ingo in yielding ourselves wholly to Him. He will do for us 
"exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think." Eph. 
3:20. 
The Heavenly Guest 
Is you open the door and lot Christ in, 
He will come as a courteous guest; 
Ho will take the apace that you give to Him, 
And will leave you all the rest; 
If you crowd Him out of your largest room 
And give Him a corner small, 
If you scarcely remember that He is there 
And speak of Him not at all, 
Ali, then Ile may grieve when Ile sees your mind 
By the cares of the world possessed, 
When your feet have strayed and your soul is faint 
And your heart by grief oppressed; 
But He cannot comfort and lift and guide 
And help as He longs to do, 
Where He site apart in your House of Life, 
For you have not asked Him to. 
Oh, make Him the Master of all that you have, 
The Lord of your heart and soul; 
Yield Him all your self for His dwelling place, 
And let Him take the whole. 
He will do for you, He will work with you, 
He will reign in your life alone, 
And you'll find the blessing that you have missed 
And the joy you have never known. 
—Annie Johnson Flint. 
Talk: Surrender 
CUMIN principles set forth in the Bible are wholly at 
variance with human philosophy and the religions of the 
heathen world. In Matthew 20:26, 27, we read, "Whosoever 
will be great among you, let him be your minister; and who- 
soma will be chief among you, let him be your servant." 
Paul declared in 2 Corinthians 12:10, "When I am weak, then 
am I strong." Said Christ to His disciples, "He that findeth 
his life shall lose it: and lie that loseth his life for My sake 
shall find it." These seemingly paradoxical statements all 
teach one great outstanding principle of the gospel,—the 
nothingness of self and the infinite greatness of Christ, mho 
is our strength and our life, who for our sakes became poor 
and endured the death of the cross, that through His poverty 
we might become rich and through His death we might have 
life eternal. 
In earthly conflicts victories are won by fighting, but in the 
conflict with sin the battle is won by surrender. This sounds 
contradictory, but it is an assured fact. In our fight with 
sin and Satan, we face an enemy with thousands of years of 
experience. We have no weapons with which to meet his 
assaults. Each time we are conquered, we are left weaker 
and less able to resist him. Left to ourselves, we are certain 
to be defeated. Christ has conquered Satan, and He stands 
ready to come to our rescue whenever we call upon Him. But 
He can make us victorious only as we are willing to follow 
His plans and His directions. This demands our loyalty and 
submission. If while asking Him to give us victory, we con-
tinuo to grasp those things which have made us a prey to 
the enemy, we defeat His purpose, and it is impossible for 
us to triumph. We must surrender wholly and unreservedly 
to Him, and He will then make us "more than conquerors." 
Surrender is usually considered the result of weakness on the 
part of the one surrendering,. but in the battle with sin it is 
an evidence of real strength to surrender the life to Christ. 
Think of the experience of Jacob. He was a weakling, in 
ninny respects, before his night of wrestling at the ford 
Jabbok; but there he surrendered his life fully to God, and 
thenceforth it was characterized by strength and victory un• 
known before. When the prints and rulers came to the gar• 
den of Gethsemane to take Christ, the disciples, filled with 
fear, "all forsook Him, and fled." But following Pentecost, 
after the disciples had made a full and complete surrender 
of their lives to God, we find them brave and fearless before 
the threats and persecutions of priests and rulers. They were 
willing to face any danger for Christ's sake. Thus will God 
change our lives if only we offer ourselves "a living sacrifice" 
to Him. 
And what do we give up when we surrender,—anything of 
real and lasting value? No; Ho does not ask us to give up 
what is for our good, but only that which will do us harm. 
In the place of worthless treasures and transitory pleasures of 
life, He gives His "unsearchable riches," "fullness of joy," 
and "pleasures forevermore." Ps. 16:11. Instead of a life 
filled with sickness, sin, and sorrow, He offers a life that has 
no end, and a home in the land where there is no sorrow nor 
crying, but only joy and peace. 
We should not conclude that the rewards of a surrendered 
life are all future, for there arc countless joys and satisfactions 
that come to the child of God in this life. There aro joys 
in service for Christ with which no earthly pleasures can be 
compared. And a consciousness of the love and presence of 
Christ means more to the soul in times of sorrow and per-
plexity than anything this world has to offer. In "Christ's 
Object Lessons," page 173, we read: 
"If we surrender our lives to His service, we can never be 
placed in a position for which God has not made provision. 
Whatever may be our situation, we have a Guido to direct our 
way; whatever our perplexities, we have a sure Counselor; 
whatever our sorrow, bereavement, or loneliness, we have a 
sympathizing Friend. If in our ignorance we make missteps, 
Christ does not leave us. His voice, clear and distinct, is heard 
saying, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life.' He shall de-
liver the needy when he erieth; the poor also, and him that 
bath no helper.'" 
(Bead also, "The Desire of Ages," p. 331, par. 2.) 
With such assuranee and such prospects before ns, why 
should we hesitate to let God have His way with us? 
Are You "Flying Blind"? 
(Program for Meek alt) 
BY J. A. STZTERS 
None TO SENIOR LEADERS: "Flying blind" in aviation means 
rusting solely to the instruments of aerial navigation which are 
installed in the airplane, instead of trusting to vision of earth 
and sky. It hi walking by Stith. and not by sight. 
Scripture Reading: Select portions of the faith chapter, 
Hebrews 11. 
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Talk: Confidence 
Two young men in army air togs approached a trim, 
two•seated plane. Each had a parachute pack on his back. 
They stepped into the airplane and were soon ascending into 
the blue, past filmy clouds, until they reached an altitude of 
some 10,000 feet. At that juncture, the young officer in the 
rear seat deliberately climbed out on the wing of the plane, 
poised for a brief moment, and then stepped off. He was 
trying for a record parachute jump. 
These intrepid flyers had served a strenuous period of train 
ing as air pilots, had successfully passed exacting tests, and 
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their plane had been serviced by expert mechanics. This rec-
ord-striving effort was just a part of their flying routine, and 
they went at it with a confidence born of knowledge and ex-
perience. It took unbounded confidence for that young officer 
to step from the wing of the plane into space, confidence that 
the parachute would open properly when he was ready to pull 
the rip cord. Without such confidence, he could never have 
succeeded in such a venture. 
How vital is such a confidence in the lite of the Christian 
soldier. Paul, the apostle, stresses this fart in the exhortation 
penned particularly for believers in the second coming of our 
Lord. "Cast not away therefore your confidence." And in the 
very first verse of the faith chapter he says, "Now faith is the 
eonftdenoe (margin] of things hoped for, the evidence of things 
not seen." 
All of us manifest confidence in many things. We go to the 
telephone to speak to a friend, confident that through the hard 
rubber, brass, cord, eta., we shall secure the desired connection. 
We accept a cheek in payment of our wages or on an account, 
confident that it will be honored at the bank for the sum called 
for. We turn the dial of the radio to the setting for a 
favorite station, confident that at that very moment a certain 
program will go on the air. We pen a letter to a loved one, 
or a business concern, inclose it in a correctly addressed en• 
velope, and drop it in the first available mail box, confident 
that the government postal service will deliver it quickly. 
We make due preparation for an extended journey by rail, 
or ship, or air, cheerfully paying the fare required, confident 
that the transportation company will fulfill its part of the 
transaction by taking us safely to our destination. In fact, 
it has been said that more than half the world's business is 
transacted on confidence—FAITH. 
These illustrations of everyday faith reveal to us the sim-
plicity of saving faith, a faith that takes God at His word. 
The apostle did not admonish us to acquire confidence, but 
not to cast it away. We do have confidence as Christians, 
but we also need to increase it. We need to cultivate con-
fidence in the blessed Bible by a greater knowledge of its won-
derful truths. (See Rom. 10:17.) And thus we will increase 
our confidence in the Christ of the Scriptures and in the toes-
sage that makes us Seventh-day Adventists. 
"Saving faith is a transaction, by which those who receive 
Christ join themselves in covenant relation with God. Genuine 
faith is life. A living faith means an increase of vigor, a 
confiding trust, by which the soul becomes a conquering pewee." 
—"The Desire of Ages," p..147. The daughter of a celebrated 
physician was once attacked by a violent and dangerous fever; 
but she exhibited great resignation and tranquillity. She said 
she was ignorant of what might effect her cure; and if it 
were left for her to prescribe she might desire remedies which 
would be hurtful. "Shall I not gain everything," she added, 
"by abandoning myself entirely to my father? He desires my 
recovery; he knows much better than I do what is adapted 
to the restoration of my health; and having confidence, there-
fore, that everything will be done for me which can be done, I 
remain without solicitude as to either the means or the result." 
Thus it is in our relation to the Lord. We implicitly trust 
our lives to Him, knowing not what a day may bring forth, 
but confidently assured that whatever comes will be worked out 
for our good and God's glory. 
We live in an ago of doubt. But the wise person looks 
beyond the darkness of the present hour to a bright tomorrow. 
"Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith 
on the earth?" Thus the Lord questioned as He looked toward 
the unbelieving generation that would finally reject every offer 
of mercy and every impression of the Holy Spirit. Compara-
tively few in the last generation would exercise a living faith. 
Wo read of them in Revelation 14:12. We live in the final 
hours of that last, unbelieving generation. To us is offered 
the priceless privilege of being numbered with the faithful. 
Talk: Faith Tested 
How strange is the faithlessness of this time, when on every 
hand there is multiplied proof of the Bible's verity, and fast-
fulfilling signs as outlined in its prophetic writings. "The 
devils also believe, and tremble." Rut the belief of the demons 
is not a saving faith. "Have the faith of God" (Mark 11:22, 
margin), was the admonition of Jesus to the disciples. Only 
the power of God can transform the heart and life, and He 
freely offers us the wonderful gift of saving faith. That is 
the faith of Jesus, and, as members of the remnant church, 
we are to have just such a faith. Prayer without faith is 
helpless, because "prayer is the key in the hand of faith to 
unlock heaven's storehouse, where are treasured the boundless 
resources of Omnipotence." (Road Mark 9:23.) George 
Mailer was an example of living faith. He had over twenty 
thousand definite answers to prayer. Many times our faith 
does not claim a definite answer to our prayer. 
Blondin, the celebrated eirial performer, made arrange 
melds to walk across a cable stretched over Niagara Falls. 
He was to push a wheelbarrow across, and there was to be a 
man in the wheelbarrow. Every detail was carefully perfected 
with the exception of finding a man willing to be the pas-
senger on this extraordinary trip. No man would volunteer, 
although an attractive financial consideration was assured. 
Newspapers featured the event, clergymen discussed it from 
their pulpits. One minister, in particular, was loud in voicing 
his conviction that Mr. Blondin would easily accomplish the 
journey across the cable, wheelbarrow and all. Finally the 
day arrived for the performance, but no one hod been found 
to net Its passenger in the wheelbarrow, even though the wheel 
was grooved to fit the cable. A last offer was made to the 
great crowd before Mr. Blondin was to start. There was no 
response. Then some one noticed the clergyman who had 
been so positive in announcing his conviction that the venture 
would be a success. Immediately the crowd began to urge 
him to get into the wheelbarrow. He could not be persuaded. 
His faith in the undertaking stopped where the real hazard 
began. There are many Christians like that. Their proles. 
sloe is loud, but when there tomes a real test of faith they 
fail. Mr. Blondin went across the cable, because ho had been 
walking cables for many years. He had (lath that he could 
do it again, and he did. 
"Great changes are soon to take place in our world, and 
the final movements will be rapid ones."—"Testimonies," 
p. It. We do need a hinny faith that will simply lay 
hold of the promises of God and enable us to go safely through 
to the end although we cannot see the way. 
Story: Believing Changes Things 
A MAN once said to Mr. Moody, "The doctrine you preach 
ii most absurd. You preach that men have only to believe 
to change the whole course of their lives. A man will not 
change his course by simply believing." 
Mr. Moody said, "I think I can make you believe that in 
less than two minutes." 
"No, you can't," he said. "I'll never believe it." 
"Let us make sure that we understand each other," said 
Mr. Moody. "You say a man is not affected by what he be-
lieves, that it, will not change the course of his actions?" 
"I do." 
"Supposing a man should put his head in at that door and 
say the house was on fire. What would you dot You would 
get out by the window if you believed it, wouldn't you?" 
"Oh," replied the friend, "I didn't think of that!" 
Relief, or faith, is the foundation of all society, of com-
merce, and of everything else. 
Story: Faith 
FRANCES was four years old. Her father was a tenor singer, 
and he was to sing over the radio. At the hour appointed for 
his part on the program Frances seated herself before the radio, 
asking all around to be quiet, that she might be ready to catch 
his voice. In a few moments her face lighted up—it was the 
familiar voice! He was singing in a foreign language, but 
that did not decrease her joy. Clapping her hands, she ex-
claimed, "That's my daddy) That's my daddy's voice!" Some-
times God speaks to us in words that we cannot understand, 
and there is no visible Presence; but if we have the faith 
of little Frances, we can say joyfully, "That's my Father's 
voice." 
Enlist your musically talented members as speak also. 
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The Foundation Stones 
(Program, for March 3) 
BY MRS. A. E. KING 
NOTES TO JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENTS: Open the meeting by 
repeating the Junior Law. Then with bowed heads have a mo-
ment of silent prayer. Suggest that each Junior ask for special 
help from above in order to keep the Junior Law. 
Scripture Reacting: Write out the following texts on paper, 
and have the Juniors read them in their order; number each 
one. 1 Tim. 6:19; Matt. 6:20; Luke 6:48; 1 Cor. 3:11-14; 
Eph. 2:19-22. 
Suggested Songs: "Christ in Song," Nos. 33, 523, 522; "Gos-
pel in Song," Nos. 41, 269, 293; "Junior Song Book," Nos. 58, 
48, 45. 
Talk: "Other Stones," see p. 8. Adapt to the Juniors' needs. 
Or, use other topics for foundation stones, such as: Consecra-
tion, Prayer, Faith, Bible Study, Reading Good Books, De-
pendability, Industry, Faithfulness, Obedience, Truthfulness, 
Honesty, Proper Dress, Proper Association, Courtesy. These 
are all foundation stones to be used in the building of Christian 
characters. You will find ample helps for all of these topics by 
consulting the index in "Messages." Not longer than one 
minute should be allowed each speaker. 
Leader's Talk: Foundation Stones 
WHAT are these foundation stones, and how do they become 
a part of us so that we may use them in our character building? 
Are they not the habits that we unconsciously form in every-
day life? Do not these habits make our characters? "Sow a 
thought, reap an act; sow an act, reap a habit; sow a habit, 
reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny." This is the 
process of character building and its results. This is a very 
important topic to us, because we are all in the formative period 
of life. The things that we do when -we are young, be they 
either good or evil, will stand out boldly when we are older. 
The wise man realized this. (Read Prov. 22:6.) How true 
this is! If we do mean and wicked things when we are young, 
the fires of age will melt away the gloss of youth and they will 
stand out in bold relief; just as when we throw apple cores and 
orange peelings in the snow, the sunshine finally molts away 
the snow, and all the rubbish greets our eyes and makes the 
back yard look very untidy. 
It is the little things that count. Prey. 30:24-28. The little 
fokes spoil the vine. Song of Solomon 2:15. Just a little 
carelessness in our building, putting a stone here or there, will 
cause our eternal ruin. A chain is no stronger than its weakest 
link. Then our characters are no stronger than our weakest 
point. And as just one rotton board put into the construction 
of a ship may leak and cause the ship to sink, so will that weak 
point in our character cause shipwreck in our lives if we permit 
it to remain there. God does not expect us to be perfect all at 
once; conversion is the work of a moment, while the building 
of a character takes a lifetime. Remember all big things 
started from little things. The Panama Canal was dug one 
shovelful at a time, but when it was finished, it was the greatest 
piece of civil engineering in the world. The largest buildings 
are built by laying one brick or one stone at a time. A char-
acter is the sum of actions; actions are foundation stones. Let 
us by the Lord's help build a temple the Master will own. 
Story: Character, Not Money 
A PASTOR was becoming very much worried and discouraged 
as he saw evidences of carelessness on the part of some of the 
boys in his congregation, for he feared very much that some of 
thorn would not be able to withstand the perilous temptations 
that Satan was casting about them. The pastor decided that he 
would be a companion to the boys in order to win them back to 
Christ, and so he invited one of the boys to go with him for 
a stroll one day. 
As they were walking along, they passed a very beautiful 
home, where a hanker lived. All the pastor knew about the 
hanker was that he had risen from dire poverty to wealth and 
influence, so he turned to the boy and said, "Robert, such a 
man ought to be an inspiration to you." Robert looked at him 
in surprise, then said, "Yes, an inspiration to me to keep 
straight." Then realizing that the pastor did not understand 
why he had made that statement, he briefly told him the method 
by which that banker had gained his wealth, then added, 
"Mother has always taught us boys to have nothing to do with 
a dollar unless it is clean. She says that character, not money, 
is the greatest thing in the world." "Good!" said the pastor. 
"The boys and girls who have mothers who teach them such 
noble principles are fortunate. They will be able to lay a 
strong foundation upon which to build a noble character." 
Then he added, "Character is greater than any career; char-
acter is the poor man's capital; fame is a vapor; popularity an 
accident; riches take wings; those who cheer today will curse 
tomorrow; only one thing endures—character." 
The pastor and Robert walked home arm in arm, each feeling 
that he understood the other better. The pastor watched with 
interest some of the trying experiences that Robert passed 
through during his adolescent years, and saw him come forth a 
full-grown man with firmness of purpose and rectitude, a char-
acter built strong by adherence to right principles. 
Talk: A Good Name 
PROVERBS 22:1; Ecclesiastes 7:1. 
After the Civil War many offers of places of honor and fame 
came to General Lee. He refused them all, says Thomas Nel-
son Page, in his biography of the soldier. The only position 
which he finally did accept was the presidency of Washington 
College, with a small salary, 
On one of these occasions General Lee was approached with 
the offer of being the president of a large insurance company 
at a salary of $50,000 a year. He declined it, saying that it 
was work about which he knew nothing. "But, General," said 
the representative of the insurance company, "you will not be 
expected to do any work; what we wish is to use your name." 
"Don't you think," said General Lee, "that if my name is 
worth $50,000 a year, I ought to be very careful about taking 
care of it?" 
Wherever you hear the name Lindbergh, unconsciously there 
comes a feeling of deep respect and honor. Why is this? 
Is it because he was successful in making a nonstop flight 
across the ocean? That is just a small part of it. Why has 
this American hero found his way into the hearts of not only 
the American people, but people of other nations? Ah, it is 
because from a child he kept his body clean, and his blue eyes 
unclouded, by abstaining from all harmful practices. Such 
manliness, courage, simplicity, and honesty of character are 
not often found. To the boys who think that they must smoke 
in order to be men, Charles Lindbergh is an example. He does 
not smoke. When large banquets were held in his honor, and 
wine was served, he made it plain that he did not drink. Did 
they think him strange? No doubt they did, but as a result 
the whole world paid him respect and due homage. Very often 
after these banquet dinners, dancing was indulged in; matrons 
and maidens vied with each other to dance with him; but they 
were all disappointed—he did not dance. The sterling qualities 
of his character were tested time after time, but he did not 
waver. Upon his return to his native country he received many 
offers of large sums for the use of his name. Some of the 
largest offers came from moving picture and cigarette firms. 
His answer was, "Gentlemen, I am not for sale." 
Is your name for sale? Some boys and girls are se/ling out 
very cheaply; some are even on the bargain counter. You re-
member how Esau sold his birthright for a mess of pottage. 
We say, "He was a foolish man," but what about the boy or 
girl who will sell out for even as small a thing as a cigarette? 
Remember, a good name comes as a result of building a good 
character. 
The Battlefields of Life 
(Program for March 10) 
BY ALFRED W. PETERSON 
NOTES TO JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENTS: The Christian life is a 
series of battles against temptation and sin. Today study some 
of the particular temptations confronting your Juniors. Help 
them to solve their individual problems. Remember, "God alone 
can give us the victory." 
Scripture Reading: Matthew 4:1-11. Jesus is tempted. 
Songs: "Christ in Song," Nos. 656, 519, 59. 
Poem: "Between Two Angels," p. 302, "True Education 
Reader Series," Book V. 
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Talk: Struggles Develop Strength 
HAVE you ever seen two puppies frolicking on the lawn, biting 
and pulling and mauling each other? Through this exercise of 
their bodies they were growing into strong, sturdy dogs, quick 
and alert, but sure in their actions. 
Have you seen two boys on the grass wrestling? First one is 
under, then with a quick lunge he topples his opponent off, and 
he in his turn is on top. What boy is there that doesn't like to 
wrestle good-naturedly or run races or in some other way 
measure his strength with another? These struggles develop 
strength. 
Life is a great battlefield full of struggles, and the greatest 
struggle we have is with temptation. The very word "tempta-
tion" means test or trial, but it is a type of struggle that re-
quires decision or choice. We grow strong through making 
right choices. 
Strength of character consists of power of will and power of 
self-control. 'So the strong boy or girl is one who can decide to 
do right. The weakling is ono who is mastered by his passions. 
Boys grow into strong, rugged men because they have built fine 
ideals and strong principles into their lives. How may we gain 
the victory over Satan and his temptations? (Read James 
4:7, 8.) 
We must resist Satan's efforts to draw us away from Jesus. 
The boy or girl who will form the habit of taking a little time 
each day to pray and to read the life of Jesus in the Bible, 
will grow strong to resist evil. In this struggle with sin and 
temptation, we must not become discouraged, for if we take 
Jesus into our hearts, He will give us victory over sin; and if 
we make mistakes, let us always remember, "If we confess our 
sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to 
cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 
Even though we may make mistakes, let us try again through 
the strength of Jesus to make right decisions. 
Talk: How to Overcome 
Jusus measures every trial that comes to us so that not one 
is beyond our strength. (Memorize I Cor. 10:13.) 
There are five things we should remember in our struggle 
against temptation: 
1. We must not venture upon Satan's ground, for if we do, 
he will take advantage of us. 
2. We must pray each day, for "prayer is heaven's ordained 
means of success in the conflict with sin and the development 
of Christian character."—"The Acts of the Apostles," p. 564. 
3. We must study each day some portion of the Bible, espe-
cially that part which tells about the life of Jesus, because we 
gain strength as God's word becomes a part of our thinking. 
4. We must keep the barriers up against sin, and not read or 
see or hear those things which will suggest wrong or impure 
thoughts to us. 
5. Satan cannot compel us to sin. We always have the power 
of choice. 
Every Junior should memorize this quotation and when 
tempted to do wrong should remember: "He cares for me, 
He makes intercession for me, He loves me, He has died for me. 
I will give myself unreservedly to Him." 
Story: The Instant Resistance 
A LITTLE Jewish newsboy was selling evening papers among 
the clerks in a large office. As he approached the cashier to 
sell him a paper, he noticed that the open cash drawer over-
flowed with coin. The little fellow's eyes shone at the sight. 
The thought came to him, "Take some of it; it will never be 
missed." But quicker than a wink he drew back, and nothing 
could induce him to approach the cashier until the drawer had 
been shut. The boy came from a home of poverty, and often 
went hungry, finding it too far to go home for a bite, and not 
daring to spend a nickel of his hard-earned treasure for self-
indulgence. He resisted the thought that came to him, and 
overcame it. 
Story: Out of the Enemy's Territory 
THE other day we watched a cat being beaten at its own 
game. It sot itself to stalk a bird. It set all its diabolical 
machinery to work. It slunk, and glared, and edged forward; 
but the little bird leaped upward into the air. Whereupon we 
made a note in our mind of a counsel to this effect: The only 
way to wrestle with certain enemies of the soul is to leave their 
ground. 
An aviator tells this incident: When he landed at Kober, in 
Arabia, a large rat managed to get into his airplane, unknown 
to him. Later in mid-air he discovered the rat's presence. 
He was alarmed at the thought of the damage the little animal 
could do with his teeth. Suddenly he recalled that a rat cannot 
survive in high altitudes. He decided, therefore, to soar for a 
while before venturing to descend. Upon landing he discovered 
that the rat was dead. And so may we kill the rats of tempta-
tion by soaring to the heights of clean living. 
Clay in the Hands of the Potter 
(Program for March 17) 
BY BERTHA WALTON-FEARING 
NOTES TO JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENTS: The purpose of M. V. 
Week is to draw the Juniors and young people closer to Christ 
and it is fitting that at the close of the week we should have a 
consecration program. Whether or not it has been possible for 
you to carry out the special studies given for Missionary Volun-
teer Week, endeavor in this meeting to bring the Juniors to a 
decision. Make the program one which they will long remember 
because of their vows. 
Object Talk: "The Potter and the Clay." See the Senior 
program, p. 9. This may be adapted for the Juniors. Secure 
a box of children's modeling clay, and while giving this talk 
demonstrate how easily the clay may be modeled into whatever 
shape the potter may desire. Apply the lesson that our lives 
may be just as easily shaped into a beautiful and useful vessel, 
one that may be used by the Master to win souls for Him. 
Songs for Today: Nos. 40, 49, 2, and 9 in "Joyful Songs for 
Boys and Girls." In the "Junior Song Book," Nos. 32-45, you 
will find excellent songs from which to choose. No. 39 would be 
impressive if sung in duet form by two of the Juniors. 
Talk: The Meaning of Surrender 
WHAT is your idea of being true Junior Missionary Volun-
teers and fully living up to the Junior Pledge and Law? Does 
it enter into your mind that if you sign this M. V. Pledge there 
are certain things you will not be able to do, or do you think 
of the many joys it will bring you, and the many opportunities 
which you will have to help others? Christianity is not all 
about limitations and restrictions. There are certain things 
which a Christian cannot do conscientiously, but he is allowed 
to exercise his own judgment in the matter, and he will not 
want to do those things. One of the great things they say of 
an automobile is, "I have it under perfect control." Does that 
mean that it won't go? When a man has a motor car which 
will not move, he doesn't say, "My car is under perfect control." 
The car that is under perfect control will travel at whatever 
speed the driver desires and go wherever he guides it. That 
is what Jesus will do for the Junior who is under His control. 
A mother was once overheard to say to a friend, "I am afraid 
to pray, 'Thy will be done,' because I fear that if I did, God 
would take away my little girl, send me some heavy trial, or 
ask me to do something I should not want to do." But the 
friend replied, "Suppose your little girl should come to you and 
say, 'Mother, I want to be and do just what you want me to 
today,' would you say to yourself, 'Now, this is my opportunity 
to make her do all the tasks I want done and which sho does 
not like to do'?" "No, no," said the mother, "I would give her 
just the happiest day I possibly could." And surely God is 
not less loving and kind; we should not be afraid to surrender 
all to Him. It is only through such full and loving surrender 
that we can come fully into the joys of being the Christians 
that Jesus would have us to be. 
I heard of a man the other day who was taken to the hospital 
in a very serious condition. He was a fine man, and had done 
a great Christian work among the group of men with whom he 
associated. When it came time for the operation, one man 
stepped up-to him, and said, "Jack, you know we love you, and 
want to help you. While the doctors are operating I will be at 
your door, and if they find they need a quart of blood or a 
piece of skin, they can call on me. Don't forget, I will be at 
the door." 
I wonder, have we said as much as that to Him who saved us 
by His death on the cross/ Think how much He loved us to do 
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what He did! Surely we should show our gratitude by going 
where He wants us to go and doing what lie wants us to do. 
"Christ can do great things with the humblest life that is fully 
surrendered to Him. But He can do nothing with the most 
promising life if it is only half surrendered. So long as self-
will rules anywhere in it, it will be a crippled, incomplete 
Christian life." 
No one thinks very highly of the person who does things only 
halfway. And the person who does things only halfway doesn't 
accomplish very much. You remember the saying, "What is 
worth doing at all, is worth doing well." Let us not be halfway 
Missionary Volunteers. With a heart entirely surrendered to 
Jesus we shall be able to do His will, placing everything upon 
Him who is only too glad to have us bring all our joys, our 
trials, and our disappointments to Him. 
Let us compare our lives to a keyboard. We might decide to 
hand over the whole keyboard to Jesus, but reserve just one 
note for ourselves to play—surely just one note would not 
matter! But just that one note would bring discord and would 
prevent our producing perfect harmony. We can never know 
what music is concealed in our lives until we hand them over 
to the Great Musician, Jesus Christ. Then, just as the potter 
molds the clay, so Jesus will be able to mold our lives into a 
perfect vessel fit for His use. 
Story: "It's Me, Jesus" 
AT a church service one day a timid little girl desired the 
prayers of the members for her that she might be saved; so she 
said to the minister in charge, "Will you pray for me in the 
meeting, please? But please don't mention my name." 
In the meeting that followed, when every head was bowed 
silent in prayer, this minister prayed for a little girl who 
wanted to come to Jesus, and he said: "0 Lord, there is a little 
girl who does not want her name known, and Thou dost know 
her; save her precious soul, Lord." 
There was a perfect silence for an instant, then away back in 
the church a little voice said: "Please, it's me, Jesus—it's me!" 
She did not want any doubt or uncertainty. 
Are we willing to confess our needs, and make our wants and 
wishes known to Jesus? 
The Hindered Christ 
THE Lord Christ wanted a tongue one day 
To speak a message of cheer 
To a heart that was weary and worn and sad, 
And weighted with mighty fear. 
He asked me for mine, but I was busy quite 
With my own affairs from morn till night. 
The Lord Christ wanted a hand one day 
To do a loving deed; 
He wanted two feet, on an errand for Him 
To run with gladsome speed. 
But I had need of my own that day; 
To His gentle beseeching I answered, "Nay!" 
So all that day I used my tongue, 
My hands, and my feet as I chose; 
I said some hasty, bitter words 
That hurt one heart, God knows. 
I busied my hands with worthless play, 
And my willful feet went a crooked way. 
And the dear Lord Christ—was His work undone 
For lack of a willing heart? 
Only through men does He speak to men; 
Dumb must He be apart. 
I do not know, but I wish today 
I had let the Lord Christ have His way. 
—Alice J. Nichols. 
Are You "Hying Blind"? 
(Program for March 24) 
BY J. A. STEWF.NS 
NOTES TO JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENTS: "Flying blind" in avia 
tion means trusting solely to the compass and other instru 
ments of aerial navigation installed in the airplane instead of 
trusting to vision of earth and sky. It is -walking by faith 
and not by sight. 
Poem: "Faith," pp. 79 and 80 in "Choice Poems." 
Stories: "Faith" and "Believing Changes Things," p. 11. 
Superintendent's Talk: "Flying Blind" 
Tun flying business has been reduced to a practical science, 
and pilots are given very thorough training. The airplane has 
been built to include a great variety of instruments to tell 
the distance above the earth, the direction, the speed, whether 
the machine is right side up or upside down, and many other 
things the air pilot must know. 
In his record-breaking flight around the world Wiley Post 
encountered a great area of clouds while flying across Russia. 
The clouds hung low over the earth; so he endeavored to fly 
over them. He went up five thousand feet, and still the cloud 
bank loomed ahead; then ten thousand feet he soared, and 
still the clouds spread higher as he flew onward. When he 
had gone above twenty thousand feet and still faced the cloudy 
barrier reaching on above, he decided it was no use to try 
to surmount the gloomy curtain that stretched across his path. 
However, by the aid of his instruments he knew his location, 
although he could not see the earth. He trusted solely to his 
compass, his altimeter, and other instruments instead of trust-
ing to vision of earth and sky. He was "flying blind," that 
is, going by faith (in the record of his instruments) and not by 
sight (of the horizon). 
Just so we can go through the Christian life by faith even 
though we cannot see the way. Israel had to trust Jehovah 
to bring water from a smitten rock. We may think a life 
coddled in prosperity is the best of luck. If we must have 
help and protection from any source, we must meet the condi-
tions, and one such condition is absolute trust. You intrust 
your broken watch to the watchmaker; you do not tell him 
how to repair it. 
A life surrendered to the Guide is the poised, peaceful, 
Christian life. Are you fitful, unsettled—today wanting this 
and tomorrow that? If so, you have not learned how to "fly 
blind" as Lindbergh did through the fog to Paris. 
The immigrants who went through Death Valley to the gold 
fields of California, guided in the last extremity by friendly 
Indians, were "flying blind," but not in the same sense in 
which Marcus Whitman was when blazing a new trail to 
Oregon to take the gospel to the Indians there. 
Try "flying blind" if your life has been worried or fearful. 
You will find 
"'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, 
Just to take Him at I-Es word; 
Just to rest upon His promise; 
Just to know 'Thus saith the Lord.' " 
Talk: Faith Will Carry Us Through 
EACH of us is headed toward one of two very definite desti-
nations, the grave or translation, everlasting life in the earth 
made new, or everlasting destruction in the lake of fire. Be-
tween us and that final destination is the route over which we 
are to travel, and the way we should go has been very clearly 
mapped out for us by One who has traveled the way before 
us. He followed the best and safest roadway from Bethlehem 
to the open gate of the New Jerusalem, via Gethsemane and 
Calvary. One day not far in the future lie is coming back 
again to escort the wise travelers over the last stage of their 
journey to His Father's house. He has made the way very 
plain in the Guidebook. But it will require real faith for 
young people to complete successfully the journey of life in 
this last wicked generation. (Read Heb. 11:6.) 
The apostle Paul likens faith to confidence. "Now faith 
is the confidence [margin] of things hoped for, the evidence 
of things not seen." Heb. 11:1. When Captain Fawkes set 
out to break the record for flying across the United States, 
he left Glendale, California, early one morning confidently 
expecting that his plane would land him in Now York in the 
shortest time the flight had ever been made. And be did it. 
His faith in his plane and his ability as a pilot led him to 
make the most careful preparations for the flight, and then 
it led him on to success. Our faith is to lead us ever on-
ward. successfully toward our destination. (Read Heb. 10: 
35, 37.) 
In how many commonplace things we manifest faith con-
stantly. How much more ought we to manifest the same simple, 
trusting faith in Jesus, our Saviour and Friend. With what 
confidence should we accept the promises He has made to us 
in His word, the Bible. With what abounding confidence 
should we go to Him in daily prayer. With what confidence 
should we follow the instruction He has given us, that we 
may safely and successfully journey onward to the day when 
He will come to take us for the last part of our trip, the flight 
from earth to glory. 
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The Call to Enlist 
IT has UCH estimated that if all the children of Seventh-day 
Adventist parents were converted, baptized, and admitted to 
the church from year to year, there would be more additions 
to the church in that way than there are at the present time 
through all lines of church and evangelistic work. This con-
dition should come as a real challenge to every Missionary 
Volunteer Society officer, and should lead us to put forth 
greater effort than ever before to reach those who are near 
us, who have not yet taken their stand for Christ. 
Our greatest denominational asset is our army of children 
and youth. With this army rightly trained and disciplined, 
properly organised and efficiently 
officered, and mobilized against 
the common enemy, God's work 
will speedily be accomplished, 
and then shall the end come. 
"Christ is calling for volun-
teers to enlist under His stand-
ard, and bear the banner of the 
cross before the world. The 
church is languishing for the 
help of young men who will bear 
a courageous testimony, who will 
with their ardent zeal stir up the 
sluggish energies of God's peo-
ple, and so increase the power 
of the church in the world. 
Young men are wanted who will 
resist the tide of worldliness, and 
lift a voice of warning against 
taking the first steps inimmoral-
ity and vies. 
"But first the young men who 
would serve God, and give them-
selves to His work, must cleanse 
the soul temple of all impurity, 
and enthrone Christ in the heart; 
then they will be enabled to put 
energy into their Christian effort, 
and will manifest enthusiastic 
zeal in persuading men to be 
reconciled to Christ. Will not 
our young men respond to the in 
vitation of Christ, and answer, 
'Here am I; send me'? Young 
men, press to the front, and 
identify yourselves as laborers to-
gether with Christ, taking up the 
work where He left it, to carry 
it on to its completion."—"Mes-
sages to Young People," pp. 
04, el 
In our response to this chal-
lenge, let us not forget to work 
for the younger boys and girls 
commonly referred to as "the 
Juniors," for after all, the Jun-
ior years arc the decision years, 
and more people who become 
Christians make their decisions 
during the years from twelve to 
fifteen than during any other 
ace period. The youth generally 
will respond to sympathetic in-
terest manifested toward them. 
We must bear in mind that traits 
vary with individuals, and that we cannot reach all in the 
same way. Ono person may come to the meeting of his 
own volition without ally special invitation, while another, 
though having a desire to come, may be reluctant and come 
only upon the personal invitation of a friend. Lot us study 
the disposition of those who especially need help, and endeavor 
to find the best way of approaching them. 
a very definite way for the unconverted youth of Seventh-day 
Adventist families as well as for other young people in the 
neighborhood. 
2. To deepen the consecration of the young people who have 
already taken their stand for Christ. "When the youth give 
their hearts to God, our responsibility for them does not cease. 
They must be interested in the Lord's work, and led to see 
that He expects them to do something to advance His cause."—
"Gospel Workers," p. 210. 
3. To put forth special efforts to win to the Master those 
who aro yet unconverted. This is the highest type of mission-
ary work, and what greater thrill could come into the life 
of one than to be instrumental in leading a boy or girl or 
young person to take his stand 
for Christ/ 
4. To train tho youth for effi• 
dent service, and to guide them 
into active missionary endeavor. 
These points are summed up 
in the slogan of the Missionary 
Volunteer Department, "To Save 
From Sin and Guide in Service." 
Suggestions to Church Lead-
ers and Society Officers 
I. If at all possible, have 
meeting each evening during 
the week. If this does not seem 
best, hold as many meetings in 
the church as you can arrange for 
during the week, and plan def-
initely for groups to meet in 
homes on the other evenings of 
the week. In arranging for these 
services, do not ignore the or-
ganisation of the Missionary 
Volunteer Society. Church elders 
and society officers should co-
operate in an effort to make the 
meetings of the week just as 
beneficial as possible to all. 
2. The material provided in 
the Gazerra, with the exception 
of the article for Missionary 
Volunteer Day, is not to be read 
before the society,—it is merely 
an outline to guide the speakers 
in the talks that shall be given. 
Assignment of topics should be 
made well in advance, so that 
those who are to take part dur-
ing the week may have ample 
time to make thorough prepara-
tion for the talks they are to 
give. 
3. Much good is accomplished 
through the right kind of music, 
and it is always helpful to have 
a theme song to use from night 
to night. Hymn No. 29 in the 
"Junior Song Book" is suggested. 
Sing it at the beginning of the 
meetings and at the close until 
the words and melody arc thor-
oughly fixed in the minds of all. 
The following words can be used 
as Added stanzas for the song: 
Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me, 
All His wonderful passion and purity. 
Ctuntan: 
0 thou Spirit divine, all my nature refine, 
Till the beauty of Jesus shall from me shine. 
Let the meekness of Jesus pervade my life, 
Calm my turbulent spirit, and end its strife. 
Let the kindness of Jesus be seen in me, 
All His tender compassion and sympathy. 
Let the fervor of Jesus possess my soul, 
All my faculties yielded to His control. 
4. If at all possible, Prayer and Personal Workers' Bands 
should be organised before the meetings of Missionary Volun• 
Its Helpful Influence 
Will Remain Long After • 
This Event Is Past 
THE true test of the ultimate value of a week 
of consecration and prayer comes in constant 
fidelity to the decisions made and in the continu- 
ous trend of the life toward the lofty objectives 
set up in united devotion to God. 
The true test of the value of such a paper as 
the Instructor comes in its power to mold the life 
of the reader to the highest ideals of Christian 
manhood and womanhood. 
A premedical student writes us: "I surely en• 
joy the Instructor. I can truthfully say that out 
side of my own parents this paper has been the 
greatest single help to me in the shaping of my 
life and in gaining and maintaining a wholesome, 
earliest Christian experience. I am sure it means 
the same to many more Seventh-day Adventist 
young people the world over." 
You will need the hietruotor in the days which 
follow Missionary Volunteer Week. You will de-
light in its weekly visits, and it will help to bring 
you courageously on toward the mark you have 
set before you. 
For that reason the publishers are making a 
special offer during the month of March—of 14 
months for the regular yearly subscription prier 
of 31.75. It is urged that special emphasis be 
given this matter during Missionary Volunteer 
Week. Plan to have some one, or a committee of 
young people, in every church during this period, 
whose special duty it will be to enure subscrip• 
tions for the Instructor. Let our slogan be, "The 
Instructor in every home where there are young 
folks." 
Fathers, mothers, youth, do not miss this op- 
portunity. 
Nora.—A poster to he hung in a conspicuous place. 
will be sent by the publishers to every church In 
ample time for Missionary Volunteer Week. The 
publishers will also send to every church a quantity 
of leaflets setting forth the features of the Instructor 
and this special offer. Etc on the lookout for them. 
The Purpose of the Week 
Missionary Volunteer Week has been set aside for a fourfold 
purpose: 
1. To awaken a greater interest in the youth among the 
adult members of the church. We are told that the work that 
lies nearest to our church members is to become interested in 
our youth; and we would do well, in laying our plans for Mis-
sionary Volunteer Week, to enlist us fully as possible the 
fathers and mothers and other adult members in working in 
Theme song for M. V. Week: "For the Beauty of Jesus." See pp. 15, 16. 
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tees Week begin. Members of these bands should meet to-
gether with the definite purpose in mind of praying for the 
success of the meetings and studying together the best methods 
of reaching those who are in need of help. They should make 
a complete list of all young people who have been reared in 
Soventh-day Adventist homes, whether or not they have ever 
had any affiliation with the church, and should through prayer 
and personal effort endeavor to reach as many as possible of 
these young people during the week. 
5. At some time during the week the special devotional 
and educational features of the Missionary Volunteer Society 
should be stressed. The Study and Service League, the Reading 
Courses, the Bible Year, and the Morning Watch should all be 
emphasized. 
6. In order to make the meetings of the week a real success, 
the interests awakened must be followed up. This can be 
accomplished through the following methods: 
a. By providing each one who is interested with a subscrip-
tion to the Youth's Instructor for a period of at least six 
months. Generally adult members of the church who are finan-
cially able will be glad to assist in this line of endeavor by 
providing the necessary means. 
b. Encourage all the young people to attend the Sabbath 
school and study the Sabbath school lesson daily. Nothing 
that is done will bring greater results than this. 
c. Encourage those who take their stand to attend one of 
our denominational schools. The association with Christian 
youth and the Bible classes will tend to strengthen their Chris-
tian experience. 
d. Assign a definite place in one of the missionary bands of 
the society for all who take their stand for the truth. This 
in 'itself will stimulate an interest in Bible study and prayer, 
and will help to hold them loyal and true to the message. 
The Worker and His Work 
The efficient Missionary Volunteer worker must lead as well 
as train. "It is the nicest work ever assumed by men and 
women to deal with youthful minds."—"Cowasets to Teachers," 
page 73. 
"The Lord has presented to me, in many ways and at various 
times, how carefully we should deal with the young,—that it 
requires the finest discrimination to deal with minds. Every 
one who has to do with the education and training of youth, 
needs to live very close to the great Teacher, to catch His spirit 
and manner of work. Lessons are to be given which will affect 
their character and life work."—"Gospel Workers," p. 338. 
"Never to tire, never to grow cold; to be patient, sympa-
thetic, tender; to look for the budding flower and the opening 
heart; to hope always like God; to live always,—this is duty." 
—"Our Boys and Girls," pp. 121, 122. 
"While professed Christians are contending, Satan is laying 
his snares for the inexperienced feet of children and youth. 
Those who have had a religious experience should seek to shield 
the young from his devices. They should never forget that 
they themselves were once enchanted with the pleasures of sin. 
We need the mercy and forbearance of God every hour, and 
how unbecoming for us to he impatient with the errors of the 
inexperienced youth! So long as God bears with them, dare 
we, fellow sinners, cast them off? 
"We should ever look upon the youth as the purchase of the 
blood of Christ. As such they have demands upon our love, 
our patience, and our sympathy. If we would follow Jesus, 
we cannot restrict our interest and affection to ourselves and 
our own families; we cannot give our time and attention to 
temporal matters, and forget the eternal interests of those 
around us. . . . 'Love one another, as I have loved you' (John 
15:12), is the command of Jesus. Look at His self-denial; 
behold the manner of love He has bestowed upon us; and then 
seek to imitate the Pattern."—"Testimonties," Vol. V, pp. 
34, 35. 
"We cannot learn anything from a man we do not like."—
Socrates. 
Literature Helps 
The following list of literature may be found especially 
helpful during Missionary Volunteer Week. A supply of all 
Missionary Volunteer leaflets and blanks should be kept on 
hand so that you may have them when needed for free dis- 
tribution among the young people. �
(Request complete list 
from your conference M. V. secretary.) 
EACH 
M. V. Leaflet No. 1, I Will Be a Christian Sometime $ .02% 
M. V. Leaflet No. 4, What About the Movies? �
 
.04 
M. V. Leaflet No. 5, Standards of Christian Living �
 
.04 
M. V. Leaflet No. 6, Shall We Dance? �
 
.02 
M. V. Leaflet No. 14, Read, and Think—and Pray �
 
.00% 
M. V. Leaflet No. 72, Others May; You Cannot �
 
.00% 
M. V. Leaflet No. 77, To Love, Honor, and Cherish 
(marriage experience) �
 
.02 
M. V. Leaflet No. 79, What Shall I Read? �
 
.05 
M. V. Leaflet, No. 81, Victory in Christ �
 
.02 
C. LESTER BOND. 
Missionary Volunteer Day, Sabbath, 
March 10 
BY M. E. KERN 
Secretary of the General Conference 
God's Call to Us and to Our Children 
"AT the same time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all 
the families of Israel, and they shall be My people." Jer. 31:1. 
As we worship God on this Sabbath set apart as Missionary 
Volunteer Day in all our churches, let us as believers in the 
advent message earnestly inquire, "What is God's call to us and 
to our children?" 
We are living in the time spoken of in the seventh verse of 
Jeremiah 31, when the prayer of every heart should be, "0 Lord, 
save Thy people, the remnant of Israel." We are living in the 
time foretold by the prophet Joel, when we are admonished to 
"gather the children" and "sanctify the congregation;" when 
the priests of the Lord arc told to weep between the porch and 
the altar and to pray, "Spare Thy people, 0 Lord, and give not 
Thine heritage to reproach." We are living in the time spoken 
of by our Saviour when He said, "When the Son of man eometh, 
shall Ho find faith on the earth'?" 
In a time like this when the age-long controversy between 
Christ and Satan is converging into one last desperate conflict, 
well may the remnant people of God inquire, "Lord, what 
wouldst Thou have us do? What is Thy will concerning us and 
our children?" And let us listen to His voice and respond to 
His call today. 
A More Abundant Life in the Home 
First, let us consider that God is calling us and our children 
to a more abundant life in our homes. Jesus said, "I am come 
that they might have life, and that they might have it more 
abundantly." John 10:10. 
If the individuals composing the home have this fuller, richer, 
joyous, and more abundant life, then the home will be what 
God designs,—the holy of holies of our lives, the very vestibule 
to heaven. It will be a place of refuge from the sin and strife 
of the world, a molder of strong Christian character, and a 
beacon light to guide the feet of others in the way of life. 
Such a home will have a religion that is deeply rooted in all 
the experiences of everyday life. God is calling us to this 
deeper and more abundant life in Him. 
How will this more abundant life be manifested? In the 
book "Education" (pp. 250, 251) we read, "It was God's plan 
for the members of the family to be associated in work and 
study, in worship and recreation, the father as priest of his 
household, and both father and mother as teachers and com-
panions of their children." These, then, are the normal activi-
ties of human life,—work, study, worship, and recreation. And 
in these avenues of self-expression, parents and children are to 
be associated, bound together by love for God and for each 
other. 
Work—Work is a blessing; idleness a curse. It is the duty 
of parents to teach their children how to perform useful labor, 
;Ind to lead them into the joy of achievement. They should 
begin to cultivate the spirit of helpfulness very early in life. 
Making use of the child's natural love for physical activity 
and the play spirit, they should teach their children to perform 
such duties as their strength and ability will permit. And this 
should be done, as the quotation above indicates, in companion-
ship with the parents. Why should not the little girl "help 
mamma" when she washes the clothes, by washing her doll's 
clothes or other small articles? Why should not the father 
grant to his boy the joy of "helping daddy" feed the calves or 
build the fire in the furnace? In this way the children are 
learning the things necessary to a useful life, the parents are 
gaining an insight into lives for whose culture they are respon-
sible, and a sweet companionship is established which is the 
strongest holding factor during the storm and stress of adoles-
cence. And then, of all times, should parents and children find 
wholesome companionship in labor. 
And let us teach our children to earn and to give,—give of 
their own. It was selfishness that blighted the first home in 
"It is conscientious attention to what the world terms 'little things'— 
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Eden, and those who are preparing for a home in the new earth 
must learn that "it is more blessed to give than to receive." 
Study.—Parents are responsible for the culture of the minds 
of their children. If they should neglect to clothe and feed 
them, the state would interfere; but many children are literally 
starved to death mentally because of parental neglect. 
Blessed are the children who have good books to read, whose 
parents place before them helpful, interesting books to tempt 
their mental appetites. Let the parents and children unite in 
the pleasant task of perusing the Reading Course books. Thus 
the foundation may be laid for a liberal education and for a 
life of useful service. Many a life has been changed by the 
reading of a good book. On the other hand, many lives have 
been blighted by pernicious literature which fell into the hands 
of young people whose parents took no constructive interest in 
guiding their reading habits. 
Parents must be the teachers as well as the companions of 
their children. The Lord says: "These words, which I com-
mand thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt 
teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them 
when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the 
way, and when thou Hest down, and when thou risest up." 
Deut. 6:6, 7. To do this, parents must study. Perhaps the 
most lasting impressions are made by the words of wisdom that 
fall from the lips of parents as they associate with their chil-
dren day by day. 
But formal instruction must not be neglected. "However 
pressing your business," says the Spirit of prophecy, "do not 
fail to gather your children around God's altar." Make the 
service of prayer in the home pleasant and interesting. The 
children's Sabbath school lessons may well form the basis of 
study at the time of family worship. Father or mother will do 
well to spend time in preparation in order to make this daily 
service the happiest lime of all the day to the children and 
young people. 
Then come those family excursions when God's great out-of-
doors, the wonderful things on land, in the air, and in the 
water, are to be observed and studied. What an endless source 
of pleasure and profit, opening the mind to the wisdom and 
power of Him who made them all. 
Worshl.p.—How beautiful to see the family together in the 
sanctuary at the hour of Sabbath worship. How the spiritual 
life is deepened as father, mother, and children reverently take 
part together in the worship of God and listen to the message 
from heaven. And as they review the precious lessons in the 
family circle, with no thought of criticizing the messenger, the 
great principles of right are being rooted in the lives of the 
young, and they are being prepared for the strenuous conflicts 
of life. 
Reorecetiom—All cannot be work, study, or worship. A little 
respite from toil, a relaxation from mental effort, is proper and 
right. There is joy in the babbling brook, the mountain climb, 
and the wholesome social life of a picnic. Parents are told, 
"Give some of your leisure hours to your children; become ac-
quainted with them; associate with them in their work and in 
their sports."—"The Ministry of Healing," p. 397. Parents 
should strive to keep young in spirit and to enjoy proper di-
versions with their children. Thus they can help the young to 
avoid the wrong kinds of amusements, and to engage in those 
activities that will contribute to their physical, mental, and 
spiritual well-being. There is great danger that we shall think 
of sociability and recreation as something entirely apart from 
our religious life. We are living in a time when men are lovers 
of pleasure more than lovers of God, and when commercialized 
amusements are lowering the ideals and degrading the morals 
of millions. Worldliness threatens the church. The remedy is 
consecration to God of the entire life and all its varied 
a etivities. 
We are living in a time when the institution of the home 
seems to be breaking down. A recent writer has said the 
motto in the home formerly was, "God Bless Our Home;" but 
now it is, "Let's Go." At such a time as this God wants to 
enrich the homes of all His people with a more abundant 
spiritual life; and it is His purpose that these homes in turn 
shall kindle the fires of His love in other homes. 
United Service for Others 
Let us, therefore, consider this second call to us and to our 
children, to united service in the home in soul saving. In 
Volume VII of the "Testimonies," page 11, we read: 
"Parents, do not neglect the work waiting for you in the 
church in your own family. This is your first field of mission-
ary effort. The most important work you can do is to place 
your children on the Lord's side. When they err, deal with 
them tenderly, yet firmly. Let them unite with you in opposing 
the evil by which Satan seeks to destroy the souls and bodies 
of human beings. Share with them the secret of the cross, the 
secret that to you means sanctification, redemption, and eternal 
victory. As you take your children with you into the service 
of the Lord, what a victory you gain. . . . 
"If this work were faithfully done, if fathers and mothers 
would work for the members of their own families, and then for - 
those around them, uplifting Christ by a godly life, thousands 
of souls would be saved." 
Such a home will be a live missionary society in itself, and 
will be the strongest possible support to the human missionary 
work and to the Missionary Volunteer Society. 
The Young People's Organization 
And let us not forget, in the third place, that our young 
people have been definitely called to organize and work, "not 
only for those who profess to be Sabbath keepers, but for those 
who are not of our faith." The Missionary Volunteer organiza-
tion, under the blessing of God, has accomplished great things, 
but it would accomplish much more if there should come into 
the homes of our people that more abundant spiritual life. 
This would result in a revival and reformation in all the de-
partments of the church. 
Preparation for Service 
And fourth, God is calling our young people into 0111 schools 
to prepare quickly for a part in the closing work. The great 
mission fields, with their unwarned millions, who must hear of 
a saving Christ in this generation, present a mighty challenge 
to us and to our children. The consecrated youth must go, and 
their parents must be willing that they should go. Our schools 
were established to prepare the young people for this work. 
God has greatly blessed our schools in accomplishing the pur-
poses for which they were established. We have in North 
America about 14,500 pupils in our church schools, 5,000 in our 
academies, and 2,200 in our colleges. The majority of our 
young people who do not attend our schools, drift into the 
world; the great majority of those who attend the Christian 
schools are saved to the cause; and a very large proportion 
enter the organized work. 
So God is calling us and our children to a more abundant 
life in our homes. He is calling us to united missionary work 
in the family circle. He is calling our children and young 
people, as well as the older ones, to organized missionary en-
deavor. And He is calling our youth into the schools to prepare 
for wide• service in carrying the message to all people. 
What shall our answer be? (Follow with a consecration 
service.) 
Studies for Senior Missionary 
Volunteers 
BY t'. G. ASHBAUGH 
M. V. Seemetary of the Pacific Union Conference 
THOUSANDS of Missionary Volunteers around the world will 
join in this Week of Prayer. Untold blessings and spiritua 
uplift will surely follow a sincere, heartfelt seeking after God. 
Precious victories will be gained. Besetting sins will be re 
flounced and abandoned forever. Scales will fall from blinded 
eyes, and chains of cruel bondage from shackled hands and 
feet. The times demand a decided call to repentance. Half 
measures will not do. The moral tido of the world is flowing 
out in a constantly increasing current of evil. The half-
hearted and indifferent, unless aroused to put forth a mighty 
effort in their own behalf, will soon be beyond rescue. We 
invite all parents and young people to join in definite prayer 
—that makes life a success."—"Messages," p. 143. 
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for an outpouring of the Spirit of God, a mighty refreshing 
from the presence of the Lord, during this week. We long 
to see miracles of God's grace performed, and sinners converted 
and reconciled to God. We long to see the hearts of God's 
children comforted and their souls filled with power to win 
others to Christ. 
Many parents are, doubtless, crying out with Judah of old: 
"How shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with 
met" Gen. 44:34. Others from the depths of their hearts 
may be asking with David: "Is the young man . . . safe?" 
2 Sam. 18:29. 
Is this not the supreme question that confronts the church 
during this Week of Prayer? Are our young people safer 
Are they converted? Have they renounced the works of dark-
ness? Do they love God? Do they pray and study the Bible? 
Have they learned to resist temptation and deny the flesh? 
In a certain sense no one is safe so long as the hellish 
shadow of Satan falls athwart his path, for he is always free 
to choose another master. But Jesus came and died to save 
His people. He is a mighty Rock to whom wo may flee for 
refuge. His grace is sufficient. He is the life-giver, the door, 
the way, the truth, and tho life. If we are surrendered to 
Jesus, trusting in His blood and walking in the light, no 
power can pluck us out of His hand. But let us watch and 
pray. The pitfalls are many. The enemy is tireless. At the 
present time the wily brewers are making beer low in alcoholic 
content until the public is persuaded that it is an innocent and 
harmless beverage. When all fears are quieted, the alcohol 
will be increased, and millions will find themselves in the 
bondage of alcoholism. Intemperance is lifting his disgraced 
head with exultation, labeled, "Moderation," "Sobriety," "Tem-
perance." It will not be long until the present deceptive 
purr will change to an ugly, menacing snarl; the serpent will 
coil and the hidden fangs will find their mark. But our youth 
will not be deceived. Our high standards and separation from 
the world will be a mighty bulwark to us in this hour of peril. 
The movies are educating the flower of our nation and of 
the world in the slimy ways of sin. These places are schools 
of immorality. The suggestive titles, the ribald jokes, the 
lewd gestures and songs, pander to the lowest instincts of 
humanity. What matters to them that honor, virtue, purity, 
and goodness are crucified, so long as their coffers tinkle with 
coin? 
But it is not my purpose to dwell Oki the negative side or at 
tempt to enumerate all the dangers confronting our youth 
today. With the mighty God on our side, we may be more 
than conquerors over every foe. It is our duty to be informed 
on the principles of right and wrong. In our studies this week 
let us turn to some of our foundation doctrines, and become 
so thoroughly acquainted with them that our feet shall not slip 
along the Christian way. 
Sunday, March 11 
The Law of God 
1. There case be no government without law. God bas a 
government, and a law which expresses His nature and prin. 
triples. Ism 9:6. 
Rom. 2:18. The will of Cod is found in the law of God, 
the tell commandments. 
I John 3:4. Sin is the transgression of God's law. 
Romans 6:23. The wages of sin is death. 
Acts 17:31. God will judge the world in righteousness. 
Psalms 23:3. He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness. 
1 John 5:17. All unrighteousnms (lawbreaking) is sin. 
Therefore righteousness must be the opposite—or law keeping. 
Psalms 119:172. All Thy commandments aro righteousness. 
John 15:10. Christ kept the commandments of God. 
Psalms 1:1, 2; 40:8. The converted delight in the law of 
God. 
S. Our own efforts to obey God's law without sub mission to 
Christ will end in total failure. 
Romans 9:31-33. Sought righteousness by their own efforts. 
Galatians 3:10. "Works of the law" not sufficient. 
"There is no safety for one who has merely a legal religion, 
a form of godliness."—"The Desire of Ages," p. rt. (Rmd 
also par. 2, p. 280.) 
3. A religion of love leads us to fulfill the law. Rom. 13:9, 10. 
1 John 5:2, 3. "This is the love of God, that we keep His 
commandments." 
"The Desire of Ages," p. 191, par. 1. 
Every life to be successful must have order, restraint, prin-
ciples. An engine with the governor belt gone would tear itself 
to pieces. True obedience comes from the heart and is the 
outworking of love and faith. 
Tho obedience of faith goes beyond the obedience of con-
science. Conscience says: "I ought," and is the voice of duty. 
Faith says: "I delight to do God's will." Duty is lost in 
privilege. This was the governing force in the life of Abraham 
when God commanded him to leave his home, and again when 
he offered up his son Isaac. (Tell these stories. Gen. 12:1.5; 
22:119.) Soldiers have given their lives from lesser motives 
than this; shall we hesitate to obey our God's commands? 
"Forward the Light Brigade! 
Was there a man dismayed? 
Not though the soldier know 
Some one had blundered: 
Theirs not to make reply, 
Theirs not to reason why, 
Theirs but to do and die: 
Into the valley of Death 
Rode the six hundred." 
—Tennyson. 
The Roman soldiers took the Saeramentum, or military oath, 
when they entered the service of Rome, vowing to follow the 
silver eagles wherever duty led. When Vesuvius rained death 
on Pompeii, those soldiers remained in their sentry boxes where 
they had been stationed because no order relieved them. They 
stood there and died in their tracks, it was disclosed when 
the ashes of eighteen centuries were dug away. 
James 4:7. "Submit yourselves therefore to God." This re-
quires, first, that we love God with all our heart and our 
neighbor as ourselves—the fundamental thing in true religion, 
the foundation principle of God's law and government. Second, 
it requires the submission to all God's principles and commands. 
Should we not pray that Ood will write His holy law in our 
hearts and minds, fill us with His divine love, help us to submit 
fully to God, give us the obedience that springs from faith, 
and a desire to cooperate with parents and teachers to make 
our homes and schools what they ought to bet 
Monday, March 12 
Spiritual Aspect of the Sabbath 
"lies said unto them, The Sabbath was made for man, and 
not man for the Sabbath." Mark 2:27. 
In making the Sabbath, then, God had in mind man's needs, 
man's nature, man's happiness. Out of love for man He made 
an institution that would help and bless and benefit him. One 
undoubted blessing from the Sabbath is physical rest. We are 
to cease from our own work, our own pleasure, our own ways, 
and our own words, that we may more fully enter into the 
work, pleasure, ways, and words of God. Ica. 58:13; Ex. 20: 
8.11. It should cause gratitude to God and a desire to please 
Him to spring up in our hearts when we consider His bless-
ings to us, His efforts to please us and make us happy and 
meet our every need. But the Sabbath has a deeper meaning 
than physical rest. It is conducive to and emblematic of *out 
rest. Heti. 4:1-11. 
The word "Sabbath" means "rest," and is clearly significant 
of spiritual rest. 
The Sabbath is also a sign of sanctification. Ex. 31:13, 17. 
Tho Sabbath then stands for infinitely more than cessation 
from labor on a certain day. Tho Sabbath is God's sign, and 
the way we treat the Sabbath is a sure thermometer of our 
attitude and personal relation toward God. Carelessness in 
Sabbath keeping means coldness of heart toward God. It 
cannot be otherwise. It is God's sign. 
"The Sabbath is a golden clasp that unites God and His 
people."—"Testimonies," Pot. VI, p. 351. 
It follows that 
when the clasp is broken we are separated from God. 
"The Sabbath given to the world as the sign of God as the 
Creator, is also the sign of Him as the Sanctifier. The power 
that created all things is the power that re-creates the soul 
in His own likeness. To those who keep holy the Sabbath day 
it is the sign of sanctification. True sanctification is harmony 
with God, oneness with Hint in character. It is received 
through obedience to those principles that are the transcript 
of His character. And the Sabbath is the sign of obedience. 
He who from the heart obeys the fourth commandment will 
obey the whole law. He is sanctified through obedience."—
Id., p. 350 (italics ours). 
Notice the beautiful confidence in God and the joyful fellow-
ship and worship expressed in Psalms 95:11 ; 
"These promises given to Israel are also for God's people 
today. They are the messages which the Sabbath brings to us." 
—"Testimonies," Vol. VI, p. 851 (italics ours). 
What a spiritual institution the Sabbath is! It was given 
to sinless man in the garden of Eden. Only two gifts preceded 
it—life and a life companion. How closely it intertwines the 
soul's relation to God. We bow down and worship God because 
Ho is our Maker; we keep the Sabbath holy because God is 
the Maker of all things. We "sing unto the lard," for He 
is a "great God." His greatness is attested by the "strength 
"Messages to Young People," is abbreviated, "Messages." 
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of the hills," the "sca," and the "dry land," which His bands 
formed. Thus the Sabbath brings us messages of adoration, 
praise, trust, and dependence. 
Romans 14:17. The kingdom of God is righteousness, and 
peace, and joy In the Holy Ghost. (Read "Testimonies," Vol. 
VI, p. 349, par. 1.) That this joy may be shared by the whole 
family, the following instruction is given: 
"In pleasant weather let parents walk with thoir children in 
the fields and groves. Amid the beautiful things of nature tell 
them the reason for the institution of the Sabbath. Describe 
to them God's great work of creation. Tell them that when the 
earth conic from His hand, it was holy and beautiful. Every 
flower, every shrub, every tree, answered the purpose of its 
Creator. Everything upon which the eye rested was lovely, and 
filled the mind with thoughts of the love of God. Every sound 
was music, in harmony with the voice of God. Show that it 
was sin which marred God's perfect work; that thorns and 
thistles, sorrow and pain and death, are all the result of 
obedience to God. Bid them see how the earth, though marred 
with the curse of sin, still reveals God's goodness. The green 
fields, the lofty trees, the glad sunshine, the clouds, the dew, 
the solemn stillness of the night, the glory of the starry heavens, 
and the moon in its beauty, all bear witness of the Creator. 
Not a drop of rain falls, not a ray of light is shed en our 
unthankful world, but it testifies to the forbearance and the 
love of God. 
"Tell them of the way of salvation; how 'God so loved the 
world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever 
believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.' 
John 3:16. Let the sweet story of Bethlehem be repeated. 
Present before the children, Jesus as a child obedient to His 
parents, as a youth faithful and industrious, helping to sup• 
port the family. Thus you can teach them that the Saviour 
knows the trials, perplexities, and temptations, the hopes and 
joys, of the young, and that He can give them sympathy and 
help. From time to time read with them the interesting stories 
in Bible history. Question as to what they have learned in 
the Sabbath school, and study with them the next Sabbath's 
lesson. 
"As the sun goes down, let the voice of prayer and the hymn 
of praise mark the close of the sacred hours, and invite God's 
presence through the MCA of the week of labor. 
"Thus parents can make the Sabbath, as it should be, the 
most joyful day of the week. They can lead their children to 
regard it as a delight, the day of days, the holy of the Lord, 
honorable."—"Tadisionles," Vol. VI, pp. 358, 359 (italics 
ours). 
Shall we not at this time renew our consecration to God, 
And pledge ourselves to faithful observance of God's Sabbath, 
his sign as Creator, His sign as Sanctifier, the sign of obedi. 
enee, the symbol of rest, peace, and joy? 
Tuesday, March 13 
The Coming of Christ 
Titus 2:11-14. Looking for that blessed hope. 
Acts 24:15. Have hope toward God. 
Acts 26:6 7. Paul imprisoned for his hope. 
 
Hebrews 6:18, 19. An anchor to the soul. 
I John 3:2, 3. Every man that hath this hope purifioth 
himself. 
If there ever was a time when mankind needs hope, it is 
now. A spirit of restlessness and lawlessness has gripped the 
whole world. Millions are out of work and in financial distress. 
The pentup fires of passion that rage in the carnal heart are 
constantly breaking out in the most terrible crimes and shock-
ing immoralities. The menace of war hangs over the world, 
dark and ominous. Mon's hearts are failing them for fear. 
Thousands who know not God, who have no hope, have in 
despair taken their own lives. Into this land of shadows, this 
valley of death, shines the "blessed hope" of Christ's coming, 
His "glorious appearing," "which hope we have as an cooker 
of the soul." What a beautiful illustration I An anchor of the 
soul/ Are you drifting over the dangerous shoals of doubt? 
Are you near the coral reefs of unbelief? See yonder reeks of 
impurity or dishonesty. Cast the anther—hope) An anchor 
holds the ship firm and safe in the storm. The rougher the 
weather, the more needful the anchor. So with this blessed 
hope. The darker the world, the more we need to anchor to 
the Rock of Ages. It will hold in the storms of life. The 
glorious appearing of Jesus is mentioned about 2,800 times 
in the Bible. 
How remarkably the great lines of prophecy have been fal. 
filled: increase of knowledge, dark day, falling stars, wars and 
rumors of wars, restlessness, lawlessness, abounding iniquity, 
pestilences, earthquakes, famines, conflict between capital and 
labor, distress of nations with perplexity, spiritualism, unbelief 
in the church, the gospel to all nations. 
Two Classes When Jesus Comes: 
1. Righteous: la. 38:16, 17; 25:9. 
2. Wicked: Rev. 6:15-17. 
The Call of the Hours 
Amos 4:12; Heti. 9:27, 28; Amos 6:1; Matt. 24:49; 
25:113; Eph. 4:30, 31; Heb. 10:35-39. 
(Study "Testimonies," Vol. VI, pp. 404, 405: "Early Writ. 
ings," pp. 119, 120; "Testimonies," Vol. IX, p. 48; Vol. I, pp. 
124, 125.) 
Wednesday, March 14 
The Church 
Matthew 16:1319. Christ said lie would build a chore}, 
against which the gates of hell should not prevail. 
Acts 2:47. The Lord added to His church such as should 
lie saved. It is not an unimportant matter, then, whether we 
are church members or not. 
Ephesians 5:23.27. Christ is the head of the church. The 
church is subject to Christ. Christ loved the church and died 
for it. Christ will sanctify and cleanse the church. Christ will 
present a glorious church to Himself. 
Colossians 1:18, 24. The church is the body of Christ. 
Ephesians 4:14. One body (church) which God recognizes 
as His. We are to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bonds 
of peace. 
Matthew 18:15.17. The church has authority and power 
given it of God in matters of discipline. 
Psalms 50:1.4. "Out of Zion (the church), the perfection 
of beauty, God bath shined." 
John 13:34, 35. Lives of church members should be charac-
terized by love. 
2 Chronicles 7:1.3, 12.22. The Lord's glory filled His house 
anciently; His presence promised to those who would seek His 
face. 
Revelation 12:17. Church keeps God's commandments and 
has the testimony of Jesus Christ. 
Revelation 19:10. The testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of 
;prophecy. 
It is clear train the foregoing study that God's church is 
endowed with life. It is here in the world, having survived 
persecution and temptations. How careful we should be of 
our conduct not to compromise our standing in Christ's church. 
"Testimonies to Ministers," pp. 15.62, or see "Church" in 
Index of "Messages;" "Testimonies," Vol. V, pp. 491500. 
(Non—Scattered through these pages are many precious and 
striking paragraphs. Assign a few pages each to a number 
of young people, with instruction to study carefully and pre-
sent the choicest thoughts, as your time may permit.) 
Leviticus 10:9, 10. A difference between holy and unholy 
things. 
"Education," pp. 243, 244. Select pithy sentences on: 
1. Reverence for the name of God. 
2. Reverence for God's word. 
3. How reverence is shown. 
4. Reverence for ministers, teachers, and parents. 
5. Reverence toward the aged. 
"Prophets and Kings," pp. 48, last par., 49, par. 1. 
"I testify to my brethren and sisters that the church of 
Christ, enfeebled and defective as it may be, is the only object 
on earth on which He bestows His supreme regard."—"Tesii. 
monies to Ministers," p. 15. 
Just Like Me 
WHAT sort of a church would our church be 
If every member were just like me? 
Better or worse would our church he 
If every member were just like met 
Were every member of our church to be 
Just such a member as Christ would see, 
What changes would come to you and to me, 
And the gain to our church—what would it bet 
—F. W. Sinks. 
Are all the youth of S. D. A. parents in your Omni', members of your society? 
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Thursday, March 15 
Tithes and Offerings 
I. 
ADMONISHED TO GIVE TITHES AND OFFERINGS. 
Proverbs 3:9. 
Leviticus 27:30. 
Malachi 3:8. 
Psalms 96:8. 
2 Corinthians 9:7. 
"Testimonies," Vol. IX, pp. 245-250. 
II. LORD ABHORS COVETOUSNESS. 
Exodus 18:21. 
Luke 12:15. 
"Prophets and Kings," p. 706, par. 3, to 708. 
HI. SACRIFICING FOR CHRIST. 
"The Desire of Ages," p. 223. "All who follow Christ will 
wear the crown of sacrifice." 
"Early Writings," pp. 56-58. Duty in view of time of 
trouble. 
"Testimonies," Vol. I, p. 126, par. 2. None enter heaven 
without sacrifice. 
"Testimonies," Vol. III, p. 381. "The spirit of Christ's 
self-sacrificing love is the spirit which pervades heaven, and is 
the very essence of its bliss." 
Friday, March 16 
The Ordinances of God's House 
I. BAPTISM. 
1. Command of Christ. Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38. 
2. Definition and Mode. The Greek word "baptize" is used 
77 times in the Bible, and means "to dip," "dip in," "to im-
merse," "submerge." 
Romans 6:1-8; Colossians 2:12; Matthew 3:16. Baptism 
is God's memorial of the death, burial, and resurrection of 
Jesus. 
3. Preparation-Commission. 
Acts 3:19; John 3:3-5; 
Matthew 18:3. 
"The Desire of Ages," pp. 172, 173 (top); "Christ's Object 
Lessons," p. 112, par. 5. 
"Those who would rather die than perform a wrong act are 
the only ones who will be found faithful."-"TestOn,onies," 
Vol. V, p. 53. 
4. Promise to Repentant Sinners. Galatians 3:27; Mark 
16:15, 16. 
"The Desire of Ages," p. 668, par. 3. 
"Through this simple act of believing God, the Holy Spirit 
has begotten a new life in your heart. You are as a child born 
into the family of God, and He loves you as Ho loves His Son." 
-"Steps to Christ," p. 52 (pocket edition). 
II. HUMILITY. 
(Study the chapter, "A Servant of Servants," pp. 642-651, 
in "The Desire of Ages.") 
"The way to cultivate humility is not by self-contemplation, 
but by the contemplation of Christ. The more we try to be 
humble, the less humble we will be. As Dr. Bushnell reminds 
us, the true way to keep humble is to keep 'face to face with the 
humbling facts and the great realities, to stand against some 
great nature.' That means, keep close to Christ, for there is 
no nature greater than His. Get His vision of God, of man, 
and of duty, and you must be humble."-G. B. F. Halloek, in 
"Five Thousand Best Modern Illustrations." 
H. W. Webb-Peploe has said: "What God wants is men 
great enough to be small enough to be used." 
1. Humility of Spirit the Great Christian Characteristic. 
Luke 22:24. 
"Humility, self-denial, benevolence, and the payment of a 
faithful tithe, these show that the grace of God is working in 
the heart."-"Messages," p. 303. 
"Testimonies," Vol. III, p. 211 (top); Vol. IV, p. 86, par. 2. 
a. Display. (Study "Messages," pp. 349, 350; "Testimonies," 
Vol. IX, p. 279, par. 3.) 
The following words by C. G. Pinney, the great soul winner, 
are worthy our most serious consideration: 
"Every Christian makes an impression by his conduct, and 
witnesses either for one side or the other. His looks, dress, 
whole demeanor, make a constant impression on one side or 
the other. He cannot help testifying for or against religion. 
He is either gathering with Christ or scattering abroad. 
"Every step you take, you tread on chords that will vibrate 
to all eternity. Every time you move you touch keys whose 
sound will re-echo over all the hills and dales in heaven, and 
through all the dark caverns and vaults of hell. Every moment 
of your lives you aro exerting a tremendous influence that will 
tell on the immortal interests of souls all around yOu. Are 
you asleep while all your conduct is exerting such an influence?" 
b. Becoming exalted. Mark 10:42-45; "The Desire of Ages," 
p. 246, par. 2. 
2. Christ's Example-Institution of Ordinance of Humility. 
John 13:1-17. 
III. TuE LORD'S SUPPER. 
1. Personal preparation for era/mance. 1 Cor. 11:27-29. 
2. Purpose and signtficance. 1 Cor. 11:23-26. 
(Study "The Desire of Ages," pp. 652-661. Dwell upon the 
meaning of Calvary.) 
Sabbath, March 17 
The Sanctuary 
THE sanctuary was the dwelling place of God. Ex. 25:8. 
It was made from a pattern already existing. Ex. 25:40. The 
pattern was in heaven. Heb. 9:23, 24; 8:1-5. In Exodus, 
Leviticus, and Numbers of the Old Testament and the first 
ten chapters of Hebrews in the New Testament, we have a very 
clear explanation of the sanctuary service and its significance 
to us. Throughout the Bible wonderful flashes of light are 
shed on the sanctuary and its meaning. More is said in the 
Bible on this subject than any other subject. This would 
seem most appropriate, in view of the fact that the sanctuary, 
its service and cleansing, embraces the entire plan of salvation, 
including the investigative judgment and the destruction of 
Satan. Well did the psalmist exclaim: "Thy way, 0 God, is 
in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?" Ps. 
77:13. 
The explanation of the prophecy of Daniel 8:14 is familiar 
to most of us. The seventy weeks of Daniel 9 begin with the 
decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, or 457 IL c., in the 
seventh year of Artaxerxes. With startling exactness we trace 
the time unto "the Messiah the Prince," the cutting off of 
the Messiah in the midst of the week, the rejection of the 
Jewish people as the people of God at the end of the seventy 
weeks. Each day represents a year in prophecy, bringing the 
close of this great period in 1844. At this time the sanctuary 
was to be cleansed. The cleansing of the earthly sanctuary 
was a day of judgment. The soul that was unprepared was 
cut off from among his people. Lev. 23:27-29. The investi-
gative judgment then began in the heavenly sanctuary (of 
which the earthly was a type) in the year 1844, and must soon 
close. What a solemn time We are living in I What does this 
mean to each of us? 
2 Corinthians 5:10. We must all appear. 
Acts 17:30, 31. God has an appointed time. 
Acts 24:25. It was future in Paul's day. 
Revelation 14:7. Hour of judgment is come (this began in 
1844). 
1 Peter 4:17. Judgment begins with the house of God. 
Ecclesiastes 12:14. Every work brought into judgment. 
Romans 2:16. Secrets of men judged. 
Matthew 12:36, 37. Every idle word must be accounted for. 
1 Corinthians 4:5. Hidden things brought to light. 
How can we ever meet our stained{ record? 
1 Peter 3:18. Jesus suffered for our sins. 
2 Corinthians 5:14, 15, 21. Christ's obedience stands in 
place of my disobedience when I accept Him as my Saviour. 
"As the books of record are opened in the judgment, the 
lives of all who have believed on Jesus come in review before 
God. Beginning with those who first lived upon the earth, 
our Advocate presents the cases of each successive generation, 
and closes with the living. Every name is mentioned, every 
case closely investigated. Names are accepted, names rejected. 
When any have sins remaining upon the books of record, un-
repented of and unforgiven, their names will be blotted out 
of the book of life."-"The Great Controversy," p. 483. 
No wonder the devil is working with such feverish intensity 
to keep every mind absorbed in frivolous things and sinful 
amusements and indulgences. 
"We are now living in the great day of atonement. In the 
typical service, while the high priest was making the atone-
ment for Israel, all were required to afflict their souls by 
repentance of sin and humiliation before the Lord, lest they 
be cut off from among the people. In like manner, all who 
would have their names retained in the book of life, should 
now, in the few remaining days of their probation, afflict their 
souls before God by sorrow for sin and true repentance. There 
must be deep, faithful searching of heart. The light, frivolous 
spirit indulged by so many professed Christians must be put 
away. There is earnest warfare before all who would subdue 
the evil tendencies that strive for the mastery. The work of 
Throughout the year we shall refer to "Choice Poems," compiled by the General M. V. Department. 
Lessons for Junior Missionary 
Volunteers 
BY L. A. SKINNER 
Missirmary Volunteer Secretary of the Southeastern 
California-Arizona Conference 
preparation is an individual work. We are not saved in groups. 
The purity and devotion of one will not offset the want of 
these qualities in another. Though all nations are to pass in 
judgment before God, yet He will examine the ease of each 
individual with as close and searching scrutiny as if there were 
not another being upon the earth. Every one must be tested 
and found without spot or wrinkle or any such thing."—"The 
Great Controversy," pp. 489, 490. 
In these solemn days the devil, our enemy, is trying to sift 
us as wheat, trying to sift out the good, the pure, the noble, 
dependable, upright qualities, and leave nothing but the chaff 
(Luke 22:31); while our loving Saviour and truest Friend is 
trying to seal us for His kingdom. Eph. 4:30; Rev. 7:2-4. 
What an issue! Sealed or sifted! Eternal life or eternal 
death! Light or darkness, salvation or sin, Christ or Barab-
bas! You must choose quickly. To neglect means to deny. 
"I saw some, with strong faith and agonizing cries, pleading 
with God. Their countenances were pale, and marked with 
deep anxiety, expressive of their internal struggle. �
. . Some, 
I saw, did not participate in this work of agonizing and plead- 
ing. They seemed indifferent and careless. �
. . His angels 
left those who made no effort to help themselves, and I lost 
sight of them"—"Early Writings," pp. 269, 270. 
"I also saw that many do not realize what they must be in 
order to live in the sight of the Lord without a High Priest 
in the sanctuary, through the time of trouble. Those who 
receive the seal of the living God, and are protected in the 
time of trouble, must reflect the image of Jesus 
p. 71. 
(Study also pp. 601, par. 1, 2; 602, par. 1; 608, par. 2, 
sentence 1; 491, par. 2.) 
"But that which causes me to tremble, is the fact that those 
who have had the greatest light and privileges have become 
contaminated by the prevailing iniquity. . . . The crisis is 
fast approaching. The rapidly swelling figures show that the 
time for God's visitation has about come."—"Testimonies," Vol. 
p. 009. 
"The class who do not feel grieved over their own spiritual 
declension, nor mourn over the sins of others, will be left 
without the seal of God."--.N., p. 211. 
(Be sure to study also "Testimonies," Vol. V, p. 212, par. 
4; p. 214, par. 2; p. 216, par. 2; Eze. 9. Close with an earnest 
invitation to those who wish to seek God and prepare for the 
judgment, to consecrate their lives unreservedly and prepare 
for entrance into the kingdom.) 
THE Junior lessons for this week are drawn from the familiar 
illustration of following the trail. Spiritual lessons are easily 
traced as we follow along life's trail with Jesus in the lead. 
Boys and girls who live out where there are great open spaces 
or where lofty mountain peaks lure, may be more familiar with 
the hike than are those who live in the cities; but every boy 
or girl likes a walk. Let us help them to understand that 
Christian living is daily walking with Jesus. 
The Bible texts given at the beginning of each lesson may 
be used as a study then, or to emphasize the points mentioned 
in the talk following. 
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Monday, March 12 
Jesus Charts the Life•Trail for Boys and Girls 
Psalms 16:11. The path of life. 
Matthew 7:14. Path of life is narrow. 
John 14:6; 1 Peter 2:21. Jesus the pace setter. 
Luke 9:23. The command to follow. 
Luke 5:1-11, 27, 28. Some who followed the trail. 
Psalms 23. Course of the trail. 
Proverbs 4:25-27. Diligence in following the trail. 
There is a certain fascination about a mountain trail that 
cannot be explained. It must be experienced. It usually winds 
Leaders, have you studied your 
among big trees, around large bowlders, and sometimes beside 
cool mountain streams. The trail that has the greatest chal-
lenge usually leads to some distant mountain peak. Such a 
path is often steep, but the thrill of conquering a hard trail 
more than pays for the earnest effort, 
In one of the J. M. V. Summer Training Camps last year 
sixty-three boys and their counselors took a twenty-mile hike 
to a high mountain peak, spending two days in the mountains. 
When two or three boys take a hike, there is not the need of 
so much organization and caution as there is when sixty-three 
boys take the trip. There is need of a careful numbering 
system and regular commands to "count off." Each hiker is 
inspected as to his clothing, bedding, water, food, and first aid 
equipment. His pack must be tied securely and carried in the 
most comfortable way. But most important on a trip of this 
kind are the leader and the pacemaker (who may be the same 
person). It is necessary that he know the trail and that he 
be acquainted with each one in his pasty in order to set a 
pace so that even the smallest and weakest will not become 
exhausted and fall out by the way. Frequent rests are given 
in the shade, if possible, or beside a refreshing stream. The 
objective is to take every one to the peak and back home with- - 
out any trouble or accident. 
Boys and girls, you are starting out on life's trail. You, 
who now are writing your age with two figures instead of one, 
are beginning to make more of your own decisions and choices 
which help to determine what you will find at the end of the 
trail. 
Most folks start life's trail all right, but there are many 
different endings. After the well-marked beginning there are 
side trails, crossroads, bypaths, and meadows in which it is 
easy to become confused and lost. Here is where Jesus offers 
His services as guide and pace setter. The trail that really 
leads to the mountain peak of character and Christlikeness 
was laid out and blazed by Jesus when He was a boy 2,000 
years ago. Who could know a trail better than He who laid 
it out and built it? When Jesus decided on the course to 
follow, He thought of all the boys and girls who would use it 
down through the years. He thought of you and me. At the 
age of twelve, Jesus understood His mission in life. As leader 
and pace setter for all who would choose eternal life, Ho was 
very careful to make His life-trail so safe and well marked 
that no one would be lost who followed in His steps. Christ 
left us some very definite trail signs by which we may know 
whether we are on the right trail. It is like seeing His foot-
prints as we walk along day by day. 
There is a tendency for you who are entering upon life's 
trail, to be independent of helpful counsel and restless under 
restraint, but one very important rule of the trail is to obey 
orders and have faith in the leader. Once one boy in a group 
of boys who were in the mountains disobeyed orders by stroll-
ing off by himself. He said he knew all about the mountains. 
When he returned, the group had gone on. He started after 
them, but was soon lost, and wandered three days without 
food before he was found, completely exhausted. The nights 
were cold, and he decided it was much wiser to stay with the 
leader and obey orders. 
Joseph and Samuel chose Jesus as their leader at an early 
age. Many of our missionaries now in foreign fields, first 
decided to follow Christ at your age. It is the only safe and 
wise course for you to take. Will you find the trail marked by 
the footprints of Christ and follow it today?, 
Tuesday, March 13 
Jesus Sets the Pace Up the Mountain of Prayer 
Luke 22:39-46. Trail to mountain of prayer. 
Matthew 26:39. Jesus went farther. 
"The Saviour's life on earth was a life of communion with 
nature and with God. In this communion He revealed for us 
the secret of a life of power."—"Ministry of Healing," p. 51. 
"Ministry of Healing," pp. 510, 511, 58. 
"If men will walk with God, He will hide them in the cleft 
of the Rock. Thus hidden, they can see God, even as Moses 
saw Him."—"The Acts of the Apostles," p. 363. 
"Education," p. 80. 
"Messages," p. 249. 
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One of the surest markers along the life-trail that Jesus 
laid out for you and me is the Mountain of Prayer. it stands 
out in bold relief against the horizon of life. The slopes of 
this important mountain are marked by the footprints of great 
men of every age. (Tell some experiences from the lives of 
George Muller, who built the orphanages; and David Living. 
stone, for thirty years missionary to Africa, who died on his 
knees. Consult in your public library such books as: "George 
Muller of Bristol," by Pierson; and "Livingstone the Path-
finder," by Mathews; or "Fifty Missionary Heroes," by John-
ston.) 
Strange as it may seem, many Juniors approaching this 
portion of the trail become confused and lost. Some think the 
ascent of this mountain is too steep and troublesome, and 
endeavor to take a short cut around the base. Others are 
in a hurry, and think it a waste of time in such a busy period 
of life to bother to go up the Mountain of Prayer. Still 
others begin the climb, but give up and follow the group look-
ing for a short cut. All who do not reach the top of this trail 
marker are hopelessly lost. 
Some years ago a group of Junior hikers were anxious to 
reach a certain peak about seven and a half miles away by 
sunrise. To do this, it was necessary to start at midnight. After 
they had gone about a mile, they emerged from the forest 
into a large meadow. The group crossed the meadow, but the 
leader could not find the point where the trail entered the 
forest on the other side. Ile immediately signaled for a halt. 
The line was marched back to the point at which they entered 
the meadow and three or four adults with flashlights were com-
missioned to scout around the edge of the meadow until the 
trail was found. Then the hike continued. 
When one senses that he is off the right trail or lost, lie 
should atop. Next he should carefully survey his position and 
look for anything familiar. Perhaps he will have to climb a 
tree to be able to see very much. Never should one try to pick 
up the trail at some farther point, but always come back 
to where the first departure occurred. 
(Use poem, "The Fork of the Road," p. 114 in "Lives That 
Lift," by Paddock, 1932 Senior Reading Course.) 
The importance of the Mountain of Prayer is better realized 
when we become more intimate with the boyhood of Christ as 
He built the trail of successful living. Picture Jesus as a 
Junior in His humble home in Nazareth. Joseph was a ear. 
penter. His mother was devout, and faithful in her family 
duties. Their home was the scene of poverty and plain living. 
Nazareth was a city known for its wickedness. As Jesus 
wakened morning by morning, His heart was impressed with a 
need of divine help in order to live that day such a life that 
others might follow in His footsteps and not go astray. There. 
fore the hills back of Nazareth became His favorite haunt in 
which to commune with God. "In Hie youth the early morning 
and the evening twilight often found Him alone on the moun• 
taM side or among the trees of the forest, spending a quiet 
hour in prayer and the study of God's word."—"Education," 
p. 185. 
This secret prayer was power in Jesus' life so that no 
matter how hard a temptation came during the day He could 
be the victor. Some Juniors I know become impatient when 
urged to be more faithful in the Morning Watch. They seem 
to think it an irksome duty. Not so with Christ in His youth-
ful years. (Read "The Desire of Ages," p. 89, last sentence, 
90, top.) 
Many dangers along the trail are avoided through prayer. 
Prayer gives discernment so that sin and evil temptations are 
immediately detected and much trouble avoided. A Chinese 
convert, when asked by a missionary what remedy he found 
most effective in curing his fellow countrymen of the opium 
habit, idolatry, fear of persecution, and other sins, replied, 
"Knee medicine." Marvelous as is the power of prayer to 
deliver from evil habits, how much more wonderful it is that 
the same power can keep boys and girls from forming bad 
habits. 
the ear of our Father in heaven is never too busy to listen, 
nor is there any danger of not receiving an answer even if 
many call upon Him at the same time. A tanner at New. 
port, Rhode Island, was asked, "How can you tell when any 
one is in need of help, when there are thousands of bathers on 
the beach and in the water making a hubbub of noises?" He 
replied, "No matter how great the noise and confusion, there 
has never been a single time when I could not distinguish the 
cry of distress above it all. 1 can always tell it." In the 
midst of the babel and confusion God never fails to hear 
the soul that cries out to Him for help amid the breakers and 
storms of life. 
Juniors, do not pass by the Mountain of Prayer. Spend 
time on its slopes and peak. Form the prayer habit. Make 
it a foundation principle of your life. As sure as you do this 
in sincerity you will reach the glorious mountain peak of 
Christlike character and eternal life. 
Wednesday, March t4 
Jesus Our Example in the. Study of the Scriptures 
2 Peter 1:19-21; 2 Timothy 3:16, 17. The Scriptures are 
signposts on the trail. 
Deuteronomy 6:24. They point the way of life. 
"Messages," pp. 444, 283. 
Isaiah 8:20; 2 Timothy 2:15. How to determine the right 
trail. 
Mountain trails are usually less traveled near the peak. 
Many go half, two thirds, or three quarters of the way; then 
rest, and never roach the top. When the trail becomes a bit 
obscure, it is doubly valuable to have some one in the party 
who has been over the way before. Once a group was hiking 
in the mountains with a leader. Most of the members of the 
party had never been over the trail before. Several adults 
were ahead of the leader, collecting specimens of flowers and 
shrubs. Several adults were also behind the main party. At 
a certain point in the trip there was a fork, one trail bearing 
the appearance of more travel than the other, but the less. 
traveled trail was the desired one. When the experienced 
leader came along he took the less prominent trail, and 
noticed that those preceding had failed to take the proper 
path, but had followed where there was more travel. They 
were not so far ahead, however, but that they could be called 
back. Those coming behind the main party also failed to 
take the right trail, and as a result walked at least six miles 
out of their way before they got home, and one of the group 
was in an exhausted condition. 
Life's trail very often presents the same problem to you 
as Juniors. Two ways appear before you, one a well-traveled, 
popular way, the other an obscure, unpopular way. Fortunate 
is the Junior who knows that Jesus stands at this point as the 
Guide to direct the way to success and achievement. The fact 
that through childhood and youth Jesus never sinned, shows 
how faithfully He hid the word of God in His heart. As He 
made His frequent trips for prayer to the hills back of Naza-
reth, lle undoubtedly carried under His arm the stroll of parch-
ment on which were written the Old Testament Scriptures. 
Our success in meeting temptation is in exact proportion to 
our faithfulness in storing away the word of God in our minds. 
Jesus demonstrated that the devil has no power when you 
answer a temptation with, "It is written." Here is where the 
Morning Watch fits into our lives. This golden text memo- 
rized each morning fortifies the life for the battles of the day. 
Another opportunity for daily Bible study is the Sabbath 
school lesson. Along with this is the Bible lesson we learn 
in church school, the Junior Bible Year, and the memory texts 
for the Friend, Companion, and Comrade Classes. 
The Bible is the peer of books. It is the best seller. King 
George of England has read a chapter every day from the 
time he was a sailor boy on board the "Britannic" until the 
present. The Bible is a powerful book. Once a trader, passing 
a convened cannibal who was reading the Bible, said, "That 
book is out of date in my country." "If it had been out of 
date here," was the reply, "you would have been eaten long 
ago." 
So another trail sign which tells whether you are traveling 
the right road is love for and a regular study of the Bible. 
Many boys and girls lose the way by failing to consider seri• 
ously this marker. If we are really trying to follow in the 
footsteps of Jesus, we shall be led to a study of the Scrip. 
turn, and Junior Missionary Volunteers will be known as boys 
and gills who know their Bibles. 
"The INSTRUCTOR in every home where there are young people." 
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Thursday, March 15 
The Boy Christ Leads the Way Into Unselfish 
Ministry 
Acts 10:38. Christ's example in service. 
John 20:21; Matthew 28:19, 20. Signposts on the trail of 
service. 
Mark 13:34. A place in service for all. 
lamentations 3:27. The youth to share the burdens. 
"Counsels to Teachers," pp. 168, 176, 177. 
"Education," p. 58. 
There is a code or tradition among mountaineers which is 
finer and nobler than that of any other group of people. It 
is simply understood that if any piece of clothing or camping 
equipment is found, it is either left on the trail or turned in 
to the nearest forest ranger. When a lookout ranger is situated 
some miles from the post office and is dependent on water 
that is brought in from a distance, every hiker going by way 
of this point takes the mail along, and as much water as 
possible for the man who is responsible for the protection of 
the forest in that vicinity. If one member of a hiking party 
becomes injured or sick on the trail, there are always two or 
more who volunteer to stay with the injured person, and either 
carry him back to camp or quickly hike back to camp and 
secure a horse. 
(Relate the story of the good Samaritan.) 
When Jesus was laying out the trail to the distant peak 
of Christlike character, Ito gave a perfect demonstration of 
this code of unselfish courtesy. "From His earliest years He 
was possessed of one purpose; He lived to bless others." Due 
to the poverty in His home, Ho was happy in sharing the 
duties and chorea around the house and carpenter shop. Many 
hours were spent in helpful service and deeds of love. 
A striking example of this happened on the memorable trip 
to Jerusalem when Jesus was twelve years old. It was His 
first opportunity to travel any distance. The stories of the 
elders about the fire as they camped for the night thrilled Him. 
His life mission became clearer as He witnessed the offering 
of the lambs by the priests. Finally the great ceremony was 
over and the caravans started home. Even when there were 
so many interesting events occurring, the boy Jesus was busy 
sharing the duties connected with the trip. We know this to 
be true because, when Joseph and Mary were returning home, 
the first evidence of Jesus' absence was the fact that they 
"missed the helpful hand of their child." What a splendid 
tribute to a twelve-year-old boy! 
Jesus was sympathetic toward all who were about Him. 
"The aged, the sorrowing, and the sin-burdened, the children at 
play in their innocent joy, the little creatures of the groves, 
the patient beasts of burden,--all were happier for His pres-
ence." When walking through the woods, He "would stoop 
to relieve a wounded bird." His cheerful disposition was an 
inspiration to many. Often His voice was lifted to heaven 
in songs which cheered the neighbors and weary laborers. 
Often when His brothers spoke harshly to poor, degraded 
beings, Jesus sought them out and spoke words of encourage- 
ment. He relieved the sufferings of these in need. 
The one who tonne the habit of thinking of others first 
makes the trail smoother for the fellow traveler, and brings 
happiness to himself. In a certain hiking party was a boy 
somewhat younger than the rest, and smaller; in addition to 
these handicaps, lie had a weakness in ono leg which caused 
a slight limp. When the going was hard, a larger boy offered 
to carry the smaller boy's pack. Then in addition to this the 
older boy would reach back a hand on the steep climbs and 
assist the smaller boy. Both boys made the peak, and the 
expression and words of gratitude on the part of the smaller 
boy were ample reward, together with the inward feeling of 
satisfaction that comes after such a kind deed is performed. 
Boys and girls, the trail to the mountain peak of eternal 
life is marked by unselfish service and helpful deeds. As you 
develop and grow, your kind deeds will help to bring other 
youth into the safe trail, and your greatest joy will be to reach 
heaven in company with others whom you have influenced to 
accompany you. Junior Missionary Volunteers should be 
known in word and deed as servants of Ood and friends to 
man. To go on God's errands should be your delight. 
Friday, March 16 
In the Footsteps of Jesus 
Experiences and Lesson* of the trail. 
Romans 12:9. Abhorrence of evil. 
Ezekiel 18:30. Repentance. 
Acts 3:19. Conversion. 
Acts 2:38. Baptism. 
Matthew 11:28-30. Meekness. 
Philippians 2:5-8. Humility. 
Colossians 3:12, 13. Kindness. 
2 Timothy 2:24, 25. Gentleness. 
Romans 12:17. Honesty. 
Ecclesiastes 9:10. Trustworthiness. 
Roma us 12:11. Thriftiness. 
Psalms 100:2. Cheerfulness. 
Hebrews 13:5. Contentment. 
"Testimonies," Vol. I, p. 400. 
Poem: "The End of the Trail," p. 123, in "Lives That Lift," 
by Paddock. 
Many people spend thousands of dollars and travel thousands 
of miles to visit Palestine and walk the roads and paths used 
by Jesus in His boyhood and later ministry. Truly, there most 
be a fascination in such an experience, surrounded as it would 
be with memories of the wonderful deeds of mercy done, the 
miracles performed, and the sermons preached. But we need 
not go to Galilee to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. "A pattern 
has been given them. A Man of Sorrows and acquainted with 
grief opened that road for them, and traveled it Himself. His 
followers see His footsteps, and are comforted and cheered. 
He went through safely; so can they, if they follow in His 
footsteps." 
Boys and girls who can be assured day by day that they 
are traveling the life-trail marked by the footprints of Jesus, 
are really the most contented and happy. Not only is there 
joy all along the way, but this is the only trail that leads to 
the peak of eternal life. 
But what are the footprints and hew can we detect them? 
Here is one: "Ho (Jesus) manifested a patience that nothing 
could disturb." Jesus developed this patience under trying 
conditions. His playmates ridiculed Him, His brothers taunted, 
passers-by jeered, and even His parents often misunderstood 
Him. How often as Juniors we need to display more patience 
in our association together, in our homes and in our schools. 
The people who finally reach the peak after following the right 
trail are described in Revelation 14:12. 
Jesus was "in principle firm as a rock." Many, many times 
the boy Christ was tempted to compromise with evil to avoid 
ridicule or persecution. Sometimes just by a look, or silence, 
or a gesture, we can assent to evil and deny our right principles. 
Too many youth of today are wavering in the matter of moral 
and religious principle. They can never reach the peak of 
excellence. 
To follow in Jesus' steps wo must follow His example of 
industry. "In Hie industrious life there were no idle moments 
to invite temptation. No aimless hours opened the way for 
corrupting associations. So far as possible, He closed the door 
to the tempter. . . . He was wise to discern evil, and strong 
to resist it." "All should find something to do that will be 
beneficial to themselves and helpful to others." Happy is the 
boy who has a workshop, and the girl who has responsibilities 
in the home. Each Junior should have a profitable "hobby" 
to employ any spare time. The feet that Jesus closed the 
door to the tempter implies- that idle time opens the door to 
the tempter. An open door means no defense. 
Jesus "hated but one thing in the world, and that was sin. 
He could not witness a wrong act without pain which it was 
impossible to disguise." This sensitiveness to Ma should be 
cultivated by each Junior. "The life of Christ was marked 
with respect and love for His mother." 
For those who have not decided to choose the pathway 
laid out by Jesus, this is the time to do it. Any hesitancy 
on your part will entirely disappear if you but look forward 
a short time to the final events in this world's history. When 
all things earthly are destroyed and nothing remains but the. 
new earth and those who have chosen Jesus as Guide and have 
traveled the right trail to the peak of Christlike character, you 
will know nothing is worth while except that you follow the 
trail marked by the footsteps of Christ. 
Are you proving the value of a notebook, as strummed on page 7 last month? 
24 �
THE CHURCH OFFICERS' GAZETTE �
March, 1934 
OUR FOREIGN MISSIONS 
This page contains interesting ma er al f r use of church eld rs and 
nference workers in prompt ng our foreign mission work. 
In Among the Dyaks 
THE first requests of our missionaries to begin work among 
the wild Dyaks of southwest British Borneo were flatly re-
fused by the acting governor of that region. But on the re-
turn of the ruling rajah, Missionary A. Munson tells of a 
different ruling: 
"Again and again I inquired if I could interview the rajah, 
but was counseled by my friends in the government that it 
would be much better for J. G. Gjording, our union president, 
to meet the rajah. So Elder Gjording came over from Singa-
pore, and was pleased beyond measure to find the rajah quite 
friendly and willing to encourage us. He said, 'Why not let 
the Adventist mission do good for the Dyak people?' He 
gladly gave us a written permit to do mission work anywhere 
along the Semmanggang Road as far as the fortieth mile, and 
also out on another road at the twenty-first mile, where there 
is a large Dyak population. Overjoyed by this knowledge, 
we began to look for a suitable piece of land along the Sem-
manggang Road, and found a fine piece at the thirty-seventh 
mile. Now we are working hard clearing the land and setting 
things in order. 
"We no sooner arrived on the land than the Dyaks came 
asking for medicines and treatment for their many ailments, 
and we were kept busy indeed doing two or three things at the 
same time. They suffer from malaria and abscesses and skin 
diseases. Without much hope of getting help, we appealed to 
the government to provide us with medicines from the govern-
ment dispensary, and to our surprise we were given an allow-
ance of ten dollars' worth local currency monthly of medical 
supplies for our work. 
"The evil-minded official who so misrepresented us fell into 
disrepute, and was permanently retired to England and left 
God's cause triumphant. 'The Lord of hosts is with us; the 
God of Jacob is our refuge.' 
"These Dyak people are hard to influence, and other missions 
have had very poor results in their work for them. But we 
havo found that the medical ministry is a marvelous opening 
wedge by which we are reaching the hearts of the people. 
Recently a Dyak whom we treated, said, 'If it were not for 
the influence of Jesus, you would not take such interest in 
the poor Dyak people.' " 
After Two Winters in Mud Huts 
MISSIONARY OTTO CHRISTENSEN, director of the Mongolian 
Mission, in a recent letter tells of providing a home for our 
Russian family pioneering with the truth into cold, bleak Mon-
golia: 
"Well, we have at last made final arrangements for the 
building of a mission home up in Mongolia. I had the lease 
contract made out two months ago, and the buildings are now 
well on the way to completion. Now our Russian family out 
on the plains will have a comfortable home. They have been 
living in rented mud houses the past two winters. They have 
been far from warm, and it was certainly undesirable for them 
in many ways. 
"I am going up soon to see the prince who offered us a 
place last year, to try to make final arrangements so we can 
build a home up there in the spring [in another section of 
Mongolia], if the Lord so wills." 
Another Tibetan Won 
SUPERINTENDENT C. L. WILKINSON, of the West China Union 
Mission, passes on this cheering message from that far-away 
land: 
"We have just finished our general meeting here in Chung-
king. Brother P. Bartholomew, from the Tibetan Mission, was 
here, and had with him a young Tibetan who is interested in 
the truth, and who will probably be baptized before they return 
to Tatsienlu. This young man has been in England, and 
speaks English quite well, and thus will be able to translate 
for Brother Bartholomew while he is getting the Tibetan lan-
guage. When this young man is baptized, he will be our third 
baptized Tibetan. I think he is the first Tibetan to attend a 
general meeting here in West China. 
"The brethren from Kweichow came through some bandit-
infested territory on their way to the meeting, but reached 
us safely. In one place they had some guards accompany 
them through a section which was considered unsafe. When 
they had traveled on a few days after the guards returned, 
there were some travelers who caught up with them and told 
them that the guards in returning met the bandits and fought 
with them. Two or three of the bandits were killed, as well 
as two or three of the guards. It seemed very providential 
that the bandits were not met while the guards were escorting 
our brethren and their families on their way to the meeting. 
"West China is surely a land of opportunity. There were as 
many baptisms in this union during the last two years as they 
had members two years ago, after sixteen years of work out 
here. By the end of 1933 we shall probably have 1,700 mem-
bers." 
Among the Cashibo Indians 
MISSIONARY F. A. STAHL recently made a trip out among 
the Indians of the Upper Amazon jungles, and in writing about 
it, says: 
"I have been out on a long journey into the interior of this 
Amazon region, and there is an interest in every place. We 
teach the people as we pass through, and all are pleading for 
a teacher to stay with them. We are endeavoring to teach 
persons from the tribes who can return and tell their people. 
It would be wonderful could we have a Bible school here. On 
this trip I entered the Cashibo Indian tribe. These are the 
cannibal Indians so much dreaded by all. They are very much 
degraded, and I am praying that we can establish our work 
among them." 
Still They Come 
Our in the Philippine Islands, where such steady progress 
has been made, believers still multiply. Missionary R. R. 
Figuhr, union superintendent, in speaking of 1933 progress, 
says: 
"For the first seven months of 1933 baptisms were 1,201. 
This has been most encouraging to us, and has again demon-
strated that it is not by human might nor strength that the 
Lord accomplishes His purpose, but rather through the work-
ings of His Spirit. We expect to see many more baptisms in 
1933 than during the preceding year, although. resources are 
more limited. Our workers and brethren are making noble 
efforts to increase our local income. We realize more and more 
that the work in the Philippines must make rapid progress 
toward self-support. This objective is being held before our 
workers and constituency." 
Pray Ye 
ARE we laborers together with God in prayer? "The sup-
plication of a righteous man availeth much in its working." 
Prayer sets into action heavenly agencies of power. Are ripe 
fields left unreaped? Christ said, "Pray ye" for reapers. Are 
mission funds sorely needed? "Pray ye" that somehow God 
shall tap resources for missions not before released. Remem-
ber, prayer "availeth much in its working" Prayer respon-
sibility rests upon every individual believer. Christ made it so. 
"Pray ye." 
"Everything vital to the success of the world's evangelization 
hinges on prayer. Are thousands of missionaries and tens of 
thousands of native workers needed? 'Pray ye therefore the 
Lord of the harvest, that He send forth laborers into His har-
vest.' Is a vast increase in gifts required to prosecute ade-
quately the enterprise/ Prayer is the only power that will in-
fluence God's people to give with purity of motive and with 
real sacrifice of self."—John. B. Mott. 
Awakenings in the Celebes 
OUT in the Netherlands East Indies, despite financial handi-
caps, people are pressing in to hear the truths for these 
days from out of the Book of God. Missionary W. T. Rolling, 
in a recent letter, says: 
"We are working mostly among professed Christians here 
in the Celebes Islands. Just after 1850 the inhabitants here 
came by the thousands from heathenism to become Christians. 
They were but little taught the truths of the Bible, because 
it was a new fashion and good to be a Christian in dealing 
with the colonial government. 
"But now people here are awakening to a real light which 
shines out of the teachings of the Bible. People are very 
anxious to learn just now. Yesterday we had a meeting in a 
new village. Brother Bantoeng had continued an effort for 
about forty days, and now the first twenty members are 
ready for baptism. 
"Going down to the place of baptism was a trial, because 
we had to cross a river on a very small bamboo bridge. Only 
one or two persons could pass over at a time, lest it should 
break. And there were at least a thousand people who de-
sired to cross that bridge. Coming to the place of baptism, 
the twenty brethren and sisters could not come near to the 
river, because of the crowd. No one wanted to give way, and 
it took us one hour to reach the water. Every one wanted to 
see, and the people from behind pushed the crowd so hard 
that some were shoved into the water. Our deacons from other 
churches had a hard time to clear a place large enough for 
us to baptize. The whole village was at the river, anxious to 
learn how people baptize who choose to follow God's word. 
Hundreds afterward attended our meeting, and were very much 
pleased to listen to our choirs from Manado and Tonsea. We 
shall soon have a large church at this place." 
Missies] BOARD.