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VoL. XXXIV
KEENE, TeBxAS, FEBRUARY 27, 1935
NUMBER 9
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Two Urgent Needs During 1935
A Thirteenth Sabbath Offering Appeal
OF ALL the needs recently present-
ed to the Southern African Division
Committee for consideration, two are
most outstanding in their urgency.
One is a hospital building at the Lium-
ba Hill Mission station in Barotse-
land, and the other is a church build-
ing at the Mwami Mission station in
Northeast Rhodesia. The problem of
how to supply both of these needs
during 1935 was not an easy one to
solve.
However, when we gave careful
study to each need and began to figure
up the cost we felt that the next
Thirteenth Sabbath offering to be re-
ceived in all of our churches March
30, 1935, would go a long way toward
the erection of these two buildings.
Hence it was voted by the Division
Committee to apply the overflow to
the construction of the same.
For years the king of Barotseland
has appealed to us to send a doctor
among his people, but during the days
of depression this has been impossible.
We have been made happy, however,
at this time that plans can be laid to
answer this long-delayed call. A
strong medical work in Barotseland
will wield a mighty influence in be-
half of the onward march of the mes-
sage, and now inasmuch as the king
is so favorable toward us, it seems
providential we can supply the doctor.
But we will have to depend upon the
coming Thirteenth Sabbath overflow
to supply the funds with which to
erect the hospital building.
Then speaking of the church build-
ing at the Mwami Mission, we may
well add this has been a crying need
for years, Dr. E. G, Marcus opened
this station in 1927. As yet a perm-
anent church building has not been
erected. We have often wanted to
see such a need supplied, but to date
it has been utterly impossible, so we
are hoping the coming Thirteenth
Sabbath overflow will be large enough
to supply this need also.
And now, as we appeal to our
brethren and sisters in the homeland
to give liberally at this time on be-
half of these worthy projects, permit
me to assure you, our loyal members
throughout the Southern African Div-
ision will likewise do their utmost
cheerfully in helping to make a large
overflow possible. We have confidence
to believe that these two urgent needs
will appeal to every heart and that
the funds required will be supplied
when the offering is received Sabbath
morning the 30th of March.
J. F. WRIGHT President,
Southern African Division.
Where Shall I Attend School?
AT OUR youth’s conventions we
have asked this pertinent question
and have spoken at length on the
topic, and the concensus of opinion
has been that Seventh-day Adventist
youth should attend our own schools
and colleges. A recent letter from a
Seventh-day Adventist young lady
stirs my heart as he speaks of her
experience:
“I go to a public high school, and
you have no idea how it is. The girls
I thought were nice girls, and who
were my friends, disgust me now. I
can shout from the house tops to all
our young people, don’t go to the pu-
blic schools, because I know why.”
It is true that conditions among the
youth of the world rapidly, not gra-
dually, but with amazing and ever ac-
celerating speed, are growing worse
and more corrupt. It is now that we
need to gather into these havens of
refuge our tried and tempted youth.
Soon our edcational institutions may
be closed, and those who have failed to
provide themselves with the help that
has been held out to them will be in
danger of loss, not loss of goods but
loss of the most important of all—
eternal life, “Come out from among
them, and be ye separate,” is the
counsel given to God’s people.
WESLEY AMUNDSEN.
God Calls Humble (en
“IN THE common walks of life
there is many a man patiently tread-
ing the round of daily toil, unconscious
that he possesses powers which, if
called into action, would raise him to
an equality with the world’s most
honored men. The touch of a skillful
hand is needed to arouse those dorm-
ant faculties. It was such men that
Jesus called to be His co-laborers;
and He gave them the advantage of
association with Himself. Never had
the world’s great men such a teacher.
‘When the disciples came forth from
the Saviour’s training, they were no
longer ignorant and uncultured. They
had become like Him in mind and
character, and men took knowledge of
them that they had been with Jesus.”
Desire of Ages, p. 260.
“If men in ‘humble life were en-
couraged to do all the good they could
do, if restraining hands were not laid
upon them to repress their zeal, there
would be a hundred workers for Christ
where now there is one. God takes
men as they are, and educates them
for His service, if they will yield
themselves to Him.” Desire of Ages,
p. 251.
“We are nearing the close of this
earth’s history. We have before us
a great work,—the closing work of
giving the. warning meesage to a sin-
ful world. There are men who will be
taken from the plow, from the vin-
yard, from various other branches of
work, and sent forth by the Lord to
give this message to the world. Testi-
monses, Vol. 7, p. 270.