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Special Appointments for the Month of 
June 
Home 5Iissionary Day 
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June 7 
"Be Circumspect" 
AFTER God had delivered to Moses in the mount a set of 
rules, a code of laws setting forth the most just and righteous 
principles known among men, to be written out and used for 
the guidance of the new nation He had taken to Hintself, on 
delivering them from Egypt by His mighty outstretched arm, 
He said: 
"In all things that I have said unto you be circumspect; and 
make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be 
heard out of thy mouth." Ex. 23:13. 
This code of morals, so specific, and yet so plainly and 
showy stated, was delivered to Israel immediately after God 
had spoken His ten precepts amid flaming fire on Mt. Sinai. 
These precepts must be considered, therefore, by the setting 
forth in a more fun, explicit manner the sacred principles con-
tained in the law of God itself, and like that law may be con-
sidered as God's righteous, living principles to guide in the 
conduct of life until the close of time. These more than 
thirty specific subjects dwelt upon in this wonderful code given 
Moses in the mount and spoken by the lips of God Himself, 
can hardly be said to form a part of the ceremonial law; for 
they deal with the actual living principles touching nearly 
every phase of human life, in the home, in the neighborhood, 
in contact with one's fellow men everywhere. They are sepa-
rate and apart from the regulations pertaining to sacrificial 
offerings, the form of worship there instituted pointing for-
ward to the great sacrifice of Christ on the cross. 
In speaking of these judgments and statutes given Moses by 
the Lord on Sinai, following the giving of His ten command-
ment law, in "Spirit of prophecy? Volume 1, pages 264, 265, 
we read: 
"He then came still closer to His people, who were so readily 
led astray, and would not leave them with merely the ten pre-
cepts of the decalogue. He commanded Moses to write, as He 
should bid him, judgments and laws, giving minute directions 
in regard to what He required them to perform, and thereby 
guarded the ten precepts which He had engraved upon the 
tables of stone. These specific directions and requirements 
were given to draw erring man to the obedience of the moral 
law, which he is so prone to transgress. . . . The definite 
directions which the Lord gave to Moses in regard to the duty 
of His people to one another, and to the stranger, are the prim 
ciples of the ten commandments simplified and given in a defi-
nite manner, that they need not err." 
Principles of Ten Commandments Simplified 
These laws explicitly deal with one's relationship to others 
in the everyday affairs of life. They relate to one's dealing 
with servants; to the love and fidelity to be manifested in the 
home; to the care and helpfulness to be shown the orphan, 
the widow, the stranger; to how one should deal righteously 
and justly with one's neighbors, even to the restoration of his 
property loss resulting from carelessness orknegligence; to the 
helping of an enemy; to instruction regarding the lending of-
articles or money to a poor brother in time of his need; to 
honoring those bearing rule; to aiding the judge in arriving at 
and dealing out justice to the guilty, etc. A wonderful scope 
indeed is covered by these just and sacred requirements! 
Then after the giving of these righteous regulations, God 
adds, "In all things that I have said unto you be circumspect," 
meaning, as Webster puts it, be "attentive to, or marked by 
ttention to, all the circumstances of a case or the probable 
consequences of an action; watchful on every side; cautious; 
prudent." 
Property Loss, Restoration, and Taking of Bribes 
Illustrating how the Lord holds one responsible for the con-
sequences of his action, even though it be a careless one, note 
this: 
 
"If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks 
of corn, or the standing corn, or the field be consumed there-
with; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution." 
And observe how minutely God takes into consideration all 
the acts of one's life, even though secretly premeditated and 
under cover worked out: 
"Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. If thou 
afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto Me, I will 
surely hear their cry." 
"If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and 
shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field; 
of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, 
shall he make restitution." 
"If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray [even 
though no one sees], thou shalt surely bring it back to him 
again." 
Wresting of Judgment Forbidden 
Wresting righteous judgment was specially guarded against, 
a principle underlying all our' dealings not only hi personal 
affairs, but in our church relationships. 
"Thou shalt take no gift [bribe]: for the gift blindeth the 
wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous." 
"Thou shalt not raise [receive] a false report: put not thine 
hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness." 
"Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his 'cause." 
"Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause [just 
because he is poor, if his cause be not right]." 
"Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt 
thou speak [answer] in a cause to decline after many to wrest 
judgment." 
When a decision is about to be reached, a decision that is 
right and just, and should be carried out, be not one to wrest 
that judgment through false sympathy, or for any other cause, 
by putting in testimony to shake confidence in, the testimonies 
of others having already witnessed to the truth in the effort to 
reach a just judgment. 
"In all things that I hate said unto you be circumspect," 
said the Lord. Be sensible. Use good judgment. Be discreet. 
Be not an extremist, nor manifest rash judgment, Keep out of 
fanaticism. Be not among those who "revile the judges," nor 
of those who "curse the ruler of thy people." 
Jesus, in referring to these righteous judgments in His 
sermon on the mount, so far as we can see, modified only that 
statement which says, "An eye for an eye, and a -tooth for a 
tooth," by enlarging upon our love and forgiveness for an 
enemy or offender when He said: 
"Resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right 
cheek, turn to him the other also." "But I say unto you, Love 
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your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that 
hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and 
persecute you." Matt. 5:39, 44. 
Cofipled with the law spoken from Sinai, it was the keeping 
of thOse wonderful statutes to which Moses referred when he 
said:' 
"Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and 
your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear 
all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise 
and understanding people. For what nation is there so great, 
who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in 
all things that we call upon Him for? And what nation is 
there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous 
as all this law, which I set before you this dayr Dent. 4:6-8. 
And likewise it is as we put into practice in our lives these 
God-given principles of daily living, drawn out by Jesus in 
His teaching and wrought into His holy life, that we shall be 
accounted "the children of your Father which is in heaven;" 
for of the remnant. God purposes to develop through His Son, 
"a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a 
peculiar people," and through them to show to the world "the 
praises of Him who bath called you out of darkness into His 
marvelous light." 1 Peter 2:9. 
True Giving Prompted by Love 
ONE of the shortest yet most meaningful statements in the 
Bible is, "God is love." Many of the acts of God arc beyond 
compiThension, except as they are viewed in the light of the 
statement that He is love. The fact that He is love explains 
why God has done and is doing so many things for us. It is 
becatise of the fact that He is love, that He has provided the 
plan of salvation for us. He gives to us because He is love. 
In John 3:16 we read, "God se loved the world, that He gave 
His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him should 
not Perish, but have everlasting life." Notice that it was the 
love Of God for a lost world that led Him to give all that He 
could give.- He gave all that He had to give. He gave up 
all in order to make it possible for sinful men to be saved. 
It is impossible for professed children of God really to serve 
God until they have learned actually to love God. It is im-
possible for a man to deal selfishly with God after he has 
learned to love God. It is equally impossible for a man to deal 
unselfishly with God as long as he does not love God. A man 
may compel himself to bring offerings or to pay tithe, and 
yet receive no blessing in return because lie brings his offerings 
as a' matter of duty. The only way to get real joy out of 
bringing offerings and paying tithe, is by loving God so much 
that we would rather give than withhold. 
Self is the great hindering influence which tends to come 
between us and our Saviour; 'and as surely as we serve self, 
so surely will we be unfaithful in paying tithes and offerings. 
1 John 5:2, 3, states: "By this we know that we love the 
children of God, when we love God, and keep His command-
ments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His com-
mandments: and His commandments are not grievous." This 
scripture proves that commandment keeping is the natural re-
sult of really loving God. It is impossible to love God without 
keeping His commandments. It is impossible to keep the com-
mandments without loving God. A man might compel himself 
to subscribe to certain standards, and as a result of sheer will 
power, attempt to harmonize with such standards, but not until 
a man really has the love of God in his heart can it be said of 
him that he does delight to do the will of the Father. 
Too many times God's professed children neglect to employ 
system in their giving. Too many times they figure that the 
grocery bills must be paid, all the necessities of life must be 
purchased, and then, if there is anything left, an offering can 
be made to God. However, God's plan, which is based on the 
principle of loving Him so much that the greatest delight of our 
life is to serve Him, provides that we give to Him of our first 
fruits. We read in Proverbs 3:9: "Honor the Lord with thy 
substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase." God 
expects us to love Him so much that we will not neglect His 
claims upon our income even in dealing with the Minutest de-
tails. "All the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the 
land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's: it is holy unto 
the Lord." Lev. 27:30. �
S. A. RUSKJER. 
ome filt5Sionettp ;Department 
PERSONAL WITNESSING 
Suggestive Program for First Sabbath 
Missionary Service 
(June 7) 
OPENING SONG: "Throw Out the Life Line." (No. 544 in 
"Christ in Song.") 
PRAYER. 
CHURCH MISSIONARY SECRETARY'S REPORT. 
FIRST SABBATH OFFERING FOR LOCAI, MISSIONARY WORK. 
SPECIAL MUSIC OR SONG: "Urge Them to Come." (No. 531 in 
"Christ in Song.") 
BIBLE STUDY: "A Witnessing Church." 
ADDRESS: "Personal Witnessing." 
TEN MINUTE REPORTS FROM BAND LEADERS. 
SYMPOSIUM: "Missionary Work During Vacation Time." 
LOCAL PLANS FOR SUMMER MISSIONARY WORK. 
CLOSING SONG: "Bringing in the Sheaves." (No. 583 
"Christ in Song.") 
BENEDICTION. 
Note to Elders and Missionary Leaders 
The suggestive program for Sabbath, June 7, covering the 
subject, "Personal Witnessing," is a very important one. There-
is a natural tendency to let missionary endeavor lag during the 
summer months, and we depend heavily upon our missionary 
leaders to see that this does not occur. The missionary program 
of every church should be a continuous one. We are told in 
"Steps to Christ," page 78 (pocket edition): "The Saviour's 
life on earth was not a life of ease and devotion to Himself, 
but He toiled with persistent, earnest, untiring effort for the 
salvation of lost mankind. From the manger to Calvary He 
followed the path of self-denial, and sought not to be released 
from arduous tasks, painful travels, and exhausting care and 
labor." 
The church missionary committee should give careful study 
to the program for this date, assigning parts to those who will 
make the service interesting. Talks instead of readings are 
especially desirable in a symposium, and the one contained in 
the following program will be best presented in this meaner. 
Other missionary activities for summer months will doubtless 
be suggested by members of your committee, and these may 
be stressed along with those mentioned. 
A careful check up on missionary activities in the entire 
church should be made at this time, the half-way mark of the 
year. Earnest and prayerful effort will be necessary if the 
last six months produce definite soul-winning results. The first 
six or seven months of the year are usually spent in seed 
sowing, the remaining time serving as a binding off period and 
harvest. The prayers of the General Conference Home Mis-
sionary Department go with you as you endeavor to lead the 
forces intrusted to your care into greater fields of missionary 
endeavor. �
E. F. H. 
A Witnessing Church 
1. THE followers of Christ are sent into the world to con-
tinue the work which He came to do. John 17:18. 
2. The disciples of Christ have received a commission to 
preach the gospel to all the world. Mark 16:15. 
3. As Christ in His individual body was the light of the 
world, so Ho is to fulfill the same mission in His mystical 
body, the church. Matt. 5:14; Phil. 2:14-16. 
4. It is the purpose of God that through the church the plan 
of salvation shall be made known to all the world. Eph. 
3:10, 11. 
5. The churches at Rome and Thessalonica were examples 
of the influence which a consecrated church can exert. Rom. 
1:8; 2 Thess. 1:3, 4. 
6. Each member of the church is to be a witness. Acts 1:8. 
NOTE.—"Christ declares to his followers, 'Ye are the light 
of the world.' To every soul that accepts Jesus, the cross of 
Calvary speaks, 'Behold the worth of the soul. "Go ye into 
all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." ' 
Nothing is to be permitted to hinder this work. It is the all-
important work for time; it is to be far-reaching as eternity. 
The love that Jesus manifested for the souls of men in the 
sacrifice which He made for their redemption, will actuate all 
His followers."—"Tesffinonties for the Church," Vol. F, p. 156. 
"THOSE who have united with the Lord in the covenant of 
service are under bonds to unite with Him in the great, grand 
work of soul saving."—Id., Vol. VII, p. 19. 
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Personal Witnessing 
K. r. HACKMAN 
SPEAKING about the proclamation of the third angel's 11108• 
sage, the Spirit of prophecy says: "As the time comes for it 
to be given with greatest power, the Lord will work through 
humble instruments."—"The Great Controversy,' p. 606. It 
is just like God to do great things through small means. He 
delights to take uneducated, untalented, and apparently hopeless 
human material and use it as a channel through which His 
saving grace may flow to others. D'Aubigne, the great French 
historian, in his "History of the Reformation," book 2, chapter 
1, says: "God takes ages to prepare His work, but when the 
hour comes, accomplishes it by the feeblest instruments. To 
do great things, by small means is the law of God." 
The knowledge that God is able to use every one who eon-
secretes himself for service should encourage us all. "Every 
believer, educated or uneducated, can bear the message."—
"Testimonies," Vol. IX, p. it "The Lord has a place for every 
one in His groat plan. Talents that are not needed are not 
bestowed. Supposing that the talent is small. God has a place 
for it, and that one talent, if faithfully used, will do the very 
work God designs that it should do."—lid, p. 37. 
There are several instances recorded in the Bible where God 
has wonderfully used the one talent that was dedicated to His 
service. Nearly two thousand years ago the Saviour healed 
two men who were possessed of devils. Both of them requested 
that they might remain with Jesus, a most natural desire, but 
He said: "Return to thine own house, and show how great 
things God bath done unto thee." Luke 8:39. The story does 
not end here; the record says they published the glad tidings 
throughout the region of Decapolis, or the ten cities, and 
"when Jesus returned, the people gladly received Him: for 
they were all waiting for Him." Verse 40. Was that not a 
wonderful sequel to the Saviour's personal ministry/ 
"The two restored demonises were the first missionaries whom 
Jesus sent to preach the gospel in the region of Decapolis. 
For a few moments only, these men had been privileged to 
hear the teachings of Christ. Not one sermon from His lips 
had ever fallen upon their ears. They could not instruct the 
people as the disciples who had been daily with Christ wore 
able to do. But they bore in their own persons the evidence 
that Jesus was the Messiah. They could tell what they knew; 
what they themselves had seen, and heard, and felt of the power 
of Christ. This is what every one an do, whose heart has been 
touched by the grace of God.... As witnesses for Christ, we 
are to tell what we know, what we ourselves have seen and 
heard and felt.. . . This is the witness (or whit* our Lord 
calls, and for want of which the world is perishing."—"The 
Desire of Ages," p. 140. 
There are many dangers that face the people of God today, 
hut none is greater than the situation confronting many of 
our churches whore the lay members have ceased to bear per-
sonal testimony to the power of this message in changing their 
lives. This should be our greatest concern. If the church 
fails to recognize its responsibility in this hour, we face a 
grave situation. The threefold message of Revelation 14 cannot 
be carried to all the world by paid workers alone; coupled 
with their earnest wore must be personal witnessing on the 
part of church members. "In the closing controversy now 
waging between the forces for good and the hosts of evil, He 
expects all, laymen as well as ministers, to take part."—
"Testimonies," Vol. II, p..110. "This work cannot bo done by 
proxy. Money lent or given will not accomplish it. Sermons 
will not do it. By visiting the people, talking, praying, sym-
pathizing with them, you will win hearts. This M the highest 
missionary work that you can �p. 41. 
The General Conference Home Missionary Department is 
continually receiving reports of souls won to this message 
through the efforts of lay members. From the Alberta Con-
ference in Canada comes word of a Ukrainian brother who 
brought ten persons into the truth through personal work. In 
a little island of the West Indies, St. Lucia by name, a com-
pany of nineteen has been raised up through the efforts of a 
good lay brother and his wife. This zealous worker walked 
twenty-four miles to hold services, carrying with him food and 
clothing for a period of two weeks. Every night during that 
time he held a meeting, and when he had finished the series, 
walked the twentyleur miles back to his home. 
Dear church members, are you witnessing for Gall Are 
you telling your neighbors and friends that Jesus is soon 
coming/ How can we ever hope to finish this great work if 
we ourselves are not alive and on fire with a burden for the 
lost around ust Many, I fear, are not unlike the poor Brah-
man who attended an evangelistic meeting where Christians 
were telling in glowing terms of how Christ had saved them. 
With a desire to belittle Christianity, he got up and said: 
"You people say you are saved. So am I. As Christ has 
saved you, so Krishna has saved me." The missionary in 
charge of the meeting was wise in replying: "I am very glad 
to hear that you aro saved, very glad indeed. Now we aro 
going down to the outcast quarters, and see what we con do 
for these poor people. We will share their lives to help them. 
Will you join us?" The Brahman thought a moment, and then 
said: "Well, Sahib, I am saved, but not that far." Are we 
saved, but not that fart What do we answer, you and It 
Missionary Work During Vacation Time 
THE first of June presents a season of the year commonly 
known as "vacation time." The long winter is past, the worm 
days have come to stay a while, and every one is thinking and 
planning for weeks ahead. Father must have his vacation, 
the children theirs, and of course mother must have a change. 
Every normal family wants to do something different ut this 
time of the year. The very air is full of talk about seashores, 
country resorts, camping, etc.,—and herein lies our danger. In 
the midst of all this planning, talking, and pleasure, it is easy 
indeed to leave missionary work out of the reckoning altogether. 
Somehow, with the advent of warm, sunny days, our missionary 
zeal has a tendency to go 011 vacation also, and we are prone 
to forget that our personal responsibility to carry the message 
to others is just as great in the summer as it is in winter. 
Can you imagine the Saviour slackening His soul-winning ef• 
forts at such a time? Should we who follow in His steps do 
leas than He would dot Nol We are not to measure our 
service for God by the eight-hour system or by the thermom-
eter, and we should always remember that the soldiers of Jesus 
Christ are never off "duty. 
Summer months give us a fine opportunity to spread the 
message. There are many things we can do at this time that 
we cannot do in other seasons. During the long winter it is 
often impossible to reach our neighbors or go to distant towns 
with literature, etc., but with the opening of spring and the 
coining of summer we are able to do more visiting and other 
missionary work, and the following suggestions along this line 
may prove helpful. 
Using the Automobile 
One of the greatest blessings of this modern age is the 
automobile, but it was not given to us for pleasure alone; this 
marvelous invention is to be used for spreading the message. 
How easy it is, when the family desires a ride, to drive fifteen 
or twenty miles to some small town which has never been visited 
by the living preacher, and- distribute Present Truth, the Family 
Bible Teacher, tracts, etc. Many ear owners have constructed 
stall magazine and tract pockets for this purpose, and at-
tatted them to the back of the front seats of their ears, thus 
enabling them to give the message to those who perhaps might 
never have an opportunity of coming in contact with it. 
The Hing'iPocket League 
Perhaps you have not heard of this new organization. It is 
simply a plan to engage every Seventh-day Adventist In. the 
distribution of "a tact a day." The membership fee.is 50 
cents, for which each person who joins is supplied with a 
leather pocket, a supply of tracts, a pledge card, and a pin 
on which are the letters "K. P. L." What a picture this pre-
sents to our minds of thousands of our people distributing 
tracts wherever they gol Surely such seed sowing will bring 
a rich harvest. 
Cottage Meetings 
Care must be exercised in the summer time to prevent our 
Bible studies and cottage meetings from being discontinued. 
There is a marked tendency coming into our churches today to 
diminish the number of church meetings during the warm 
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months. This is doubtless necessary. to a reasonable degree, 
but we dislike to see the prayer meeting, missionary meeting, 
and even cottage meetings left out of the summer program 
because it is occasionally uncomfortably warm. The great ad-
versary of our souls does his work in heat and cold, and we who 
knot this truth should be watchful of every opportunity for 
its advancement. 
There has come into our work recently a real revival of 
old-fashioned cottage meetings and Bible studies in the homes 
of the people. Church members are now giving more than 
20,000 Bible readings every month, and such work can result 
in only one thing,—the salvation of souls. A short time ago 
the pastor of a large city church who felt the need of a spir-
itual revival and reformation in his congregation, decided that 
he would try God's program of evangelism as laid down in the 
Spirit of prophecy which says, "Just as soon as a church is 
organized, let the minister set the members at work. . . Let 
the minister devote more of his time to educating than to 
preaching. Let him teach the people how to give to others the 
knowledge they have received."—"Testimonies," Vol. VII, p. 20. 
After organizing his church for service, this pastor in-
augurated the fifteen-minute church missionary service plan, 
thus, giving permanency to the organization, and then called for 
the:4e who would be willing to take part in soul-winning work. 
The response was immediate, and nine cottage meetings were 
started almost simultaneously. Interests sprang up on every 
side, and the members were stirred to a new devotion. One 
of the recent bulletins of that church says: 
"Last Wednesday the house was filled,oand those not present 
missed a great blessing. The burden of the meeting was for a 
greater fire to be kindled in this church, that the message may 
qui4ly go to those around us, 
"On Sunday morning (the pastor has a special meeting of 
band leaders and cottage meeting workers every Sunday morn-
ing. for counsel and prayer) all those in the church who had 
a burden for souls answered the pastor's call, and the Spirit 
of God was manifest in a very special manner. Every one was 
profoundly touched by the Spirit which moved the hearts of the 
brethren. Something new and different is happening In this 
church. A great and mighty work for God is opening. All 
present laid themselves unreservedly upon the altar for serv-
ice. Cottage meetings are springing up all over the city. Dif-
ferent church members, who are permitting themselves to be 
used by the Lord's Spirit, are getting their friends and neigh-
bors to go to the meetings in their particular vicinities. 
Surely this is the latter rain, the refreshing from the presence 
of the Lord, which He has promised." 
Nothing succeeds like success, so this experience is influ-
encing other churches, and the good work goes on. We believe 
such an incident as this is a fulfillment of the word contained 
in "Testimonies," Vol. IX, page 126, where the servant of 
God saw a great reformation among God's people, hundreds 
and thousands going from house to house, opening before the 
people the word of God, and "on every side doors were thrown 
op6 to the proclamation of the truth." 
Outdoor Ministry 
The outstanding feature of the gospel commission is "go." 
The message of salvation is to be taken to those who know it 
not, hero in the homeland as well as in foreign fields. We must 
go from home to home, and we may also take the good news to 
groups of people in cottage meetings or outdoor services. In 
cities, meetings may be held ll parks or on the streets, thus 
reaching many thousands to whom the message could be brought 
in no other way. 
In parks people may. gather under the trees, and the head 
lights from automobiles will serve to give necessary light for 
an evening's service. A "spot light" can be arranged to 
furnish light for the speaker and sag leader. A spirited song 
service, a brief Bible study, and a closing prayer will often 
touch hearts. Rural folks enjoy a good "sing," and usually 
follow with interest studies covering the truths of God's word 
for these last days. 
In foreign communities a Bible "story hour" may be engaged 
in with the children. Our Book and Bible House secretaries 
are in a position to supply books containing suitable material 
for 'this work, and through the children adults may become 
interested. 
Surely we should take advantage of the fine summer evenings 
to do earnest work for the Master, who carried on His earthly 
ministry almost wholly out of doors, in the cities and towns, 
along the highways, or by the lakes. 
Suggestions for Church Elders and Other Missionary 
Leaders 
THE following story, which we believe contains suggestions 
of interest to every church elder and leader, was sent to the 
General Conference Home Missionary Department by Elder 
W. A. Ernenputsch, superintendent of the Alto Parana Mission 
in the Austral Union, South America: 
"The apostle Paul says, 'Let the elders that rule well be 
counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in 
the word and doctrine.' 1 Tim. 5:17. 
"During our animal meeting, held in Posadas, Misiones, 
from October 25 to November 2, we had the privilege of receiv-
ing a new church into the sisterhood of our organized churches 
in the Alto Parana Mission. One of our brethren who had 
come over from Germany many years ago, and who has been 
one of our veteran canvasses, settled with his family in Alvear, 
Corrientes. It was his desire that his children should engage 
in the work and be in the full sense of the word 'home mis- 
sionary workers.' �
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"With this in view, his son, young Brother Brack, began to 
work for others. He labored first with the hired man on the 
farm, then with his relatives, and after a period of a little 
more than a year presented eight converts ready for baptism. 
After this our young brother began to work with periodicals, 
tracts, and other literathre among the neighbors of the newly 
added members, and six months later I was called again to 
administer baptism to seven more. At this time we felt 
free to organize the little group into a church with twenty-four 
members, and ordain young Brother Brack as elder, after he 
had been unanimously elected by his brethren. 
"It was a joy and pleasure to see the new church take up its 
duties in home missionary work, Buell as Harvest Ingathering, 
Big; Week, distribution of literature, etc. The young elder, 
in spite of being but twenty-three years of age, took the lead. 
He organized young and old in a home missionary band, and 
worked the toxin and neighborhood systematically with El 
Ataloya (our Spanish paper) and tracts. New people became 
interested in the truth, and just a few weeks ago our home 
missionary secretary had the privilege of baptizing eight more 
who had taken their stand for the Lord. Such personal work 
on the part of our youngest church elder is surely encouraging. 
If all our church elders would engage in such a program, it 
certainly would help finish the work." 
The first Sabbath service for July covers the subject: "From 
Door to Door with the Book of Books," and the fifteen-minute 
church missionary service topics follow: 
July 5. Vacation Missionary Work. 
July 12. Open Air Services. 
July 19. Soul-winning Experiences. 
July 26. Home Bible Study League Report. 
Suggestions for all these services will be found in the July 
CHURCH OFFICERS' GAZETTE, but church elders and missionary 
leaders should give them advance attention. 
The Personal Christ 
I. THE insufficient principle. Lev. 18: 5; Rom. 3: 20; Gal. 
5:22-25; Rom. 10:4. 
11. The call to the person. Matt. 11: 28; John 7: 37. 
1. For salvation. Acts 4: 10-12; 1 Peter 2: 24. 
2. For guidance. John 10: 11, 27; 14: 6. 
3. For service. Matt. 4: 19; John 14: 12. 
4. For life. John 11: 25; Mark 10: 17-21. 
III. The all-sufficient Christ. John 3: 27; Mark 10: 27. 
1. For salvat,ion. Rom. 8: 1; Heb. 7:25. 
2. For guidance. John 14: 6; Matt. 28: 20. 
3. For service. Eph. 6: 5-8; Matt. 21: 21. 
4. For life. John 10:28; Gal. 2:20. 
IV. The abiding Christ. John 14: 23; 15: 4-8. 
V. The living Christian. John 15: 4-8, Gal. 2: 20. 
—Selected.. 
THE CHURCH OFFICERS' GAZETTE 
The Church Missionary Service 
Suggestive Program 
PRAYER �
 2 minutes 
REPORTS �
 4 minutes- 
PRESENTATION OF TOPIC �
 8 minutes 
CLOSING �
 1 minute 
Suggestive Missionary Service Program for Sabbath, 
June 7 
MISSIONARY TOPIC: "Hospital and Prison Work!. 
TEXT: Matthew 25: 3436. 
SUGGESTIONS: Primarily the text referred to has to do with 
those who are in prison for Christ's sake. As His followers 
suffer, the Master suffers, for Ire is touched with the feeling 
of their infirmities. But the text also has to do with our respon-
sibility to visit men and women in need of the spiritual help 
we should be able to give. Those behind prison bars have 
souls to save, and the very fact of imprisonment may have 
brought them to the place where they will be serious in con-
sideration of the message of salvation. Prison work is a very 
real part of the mission program of the church, and needs to 
be carefully planned. Recently the General Conference Home 
Missionary Department received word of a prison service which 
was held in one of the cities of Australia. It was a. good 
meeting, with nearly all the inmates of the institution present. 
Our own people in that city rallied in strong force, and there 
was barely room for them all to be seated on the platform. 
"What a Wonderful Saviour!" was used for the opening hymn, 
followed by prayer, vocal and instrumental numbers; and a 
short spiritual talk. The men were moved. Their eager, up-
turned faces, some with moistened eyes and others with twitch-
ing lips, betokened the deep moving of the Spirit of God. One, 
at least, wept as lie mardhed out to the tune of "God be with 
you till we meet again." On behalf of the prisoners and him-
self the officer in charge thanked those who had given the pro-
gram, and appointments were made for later services. 
Hospital work offers an even more favorable opportunity for 
helpful ministry. While confined for a time, many of the pa-
tients are lonely, and their meditations lead them to serious 
thought. Spiritual help is welcomed by many who have been 
unmindful of eternal realities, and interests may be aroused 
that will result in the salvation of souls. Hospital officials are 
agreeable to properly conducted religious work, and tactful 
effort will open a pleasing and profitable field for soul-winning 
endeavor. 
Suggestive Missionary Service Program for Sabbath, 
June 14 
MISSIONARY TOPIC: "Christian Help Work." 
TEXT: Acts 10:38. 
SUGGESTIONS: What a wealth of meaning in this verse, "He 
went about doing good." The followers of Christ are to labor 
as He did. We are to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and 
comfort the suffering and afflicted. We are to minister to the 
despairing, and inspire hope in the hopeless. And to us also the 
promise will be fulfilled, 'Thy righteousness shall go before 
thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rearward.' "—"The. 
Desire of Ages," p. 350. There are many forms of Christian 
help work which may be engaged in by our churches. Visiting 
the sick, distributing flowers, giving away clothing, feeding 
the hungry, sympathizing with the suffering and the oppressed, 
speaking words of kindness, shaking hands with strangers in 
the church, helping the blind, assisting the unemployed, visiting 
jails and hospitals, and helping the tempted. Additional ma-
terial may be found in "Christ's Object Lessons," pp. 370, 371. 
The poem entitled, "Something for Jesus," will also' be timely. 
Suggestive Missionary Service Program for Sabbath, 
June 21 
MISSIONARY TOPIC: "Soul-Winning Services." 
TEXT: Acts 15:12. 
SUGGESTIONS: The person who is working for souls during 
the week will have something to report on the Sabbath, and 
nothing will so stir our nonworking church members to ac-
tivity as to know that their brethren and sisters in the faith 
are doing successful soul-winning work. One of our sisters. 
in the Northern Union, a nurse doing full-time duty, recently-
sent a letter to the conference office, asking that Present Truth. 
be sent for one year to 213 names. She is endeavoring to bring 
this message of truth to the 506 people in the county where 
she lives, and has started with approximately half of them. 
Surely this is an example which, if followed by others, would 
eive ample experiences to be reported on the third Sabbath of 
the month at the time of the church missionary service. If 
possible, speak in advance to one or two who are to relate their 
experiences, that they may be well prepared. Stress the point 
that the joy of salvation is great, but the joy of leading others 
to the Master is greater. "We are not to wait for souls to come. 
to us; we must seek them out where they are. . . There are 
multitudes who will never be reached by the gospel unless it 
is carried to them."—"Christ's Object Lessons," p. R39. 
Suggestive Missionary Service Program for Sabbath,. 
June 28 
MISSIONARY TOPIC: "Dorcas Society Work." 
TEXT: Galatians 6:10. 
SUGGESTIONS: The words of the text contain the primary 
objective of the Dorcas Society,—the giving of assistance to 
those among us who find themselves in straitened circum-
stances. Warm-hearted, sympathetic, Christian love to those 
of our brethren and sisters in distress, is our duty as well as 
our privilege, and special help should be given those who are 
in need as a result of having taken their stand for the truth. 
More and more as we come into those trying times just before 
the second coming of our Lord and Saviour, will there be the 
necessity of service on the part of generous-hearted men and 
women in bearing the burdens of some of those who have left 
the world with its remuneration, for this truth. The command 
given in the text, however, does not limit our work to those 
within our own ranks. Wherever a church is established, plans 
should be laid to give aid to worthy people in the local com-
munity, irrespective of their religious belief or whether they 
believe in God at all. As a result of such effort as this, many 
souls have been won to the truth. If your church does not 
have a Dorcas Society, arrange for the formation of one today. 
Full information may be obtained from the leaflet entitled, 
"The Dorcas Society—Organization and Work," which may be- 
ordered from your Book and Bible House. Careful plans should 
be laid in advance by the church missionary committee, and a 
copy of this leaflet should be placed in the hands of every 
church member, that all may be familiar with the work and 
scope of this branch of the church missionary organization. 
If your church is blessed with a Dorcas Society, use the topic-
time .of today's service for the presentation of its objectives. 
to the entire church membership, possibly including a report 
of the work it has already accomplished. 
Something for Jesus 
YOU'RE longing to work for the Master, 
Yet waiting for something to do; 
You fancy the future is holding 
Some wonderful mission for you; 
But while you are waiting, the moments 
Are rapidly passing away. 
0 Christian, awake from your dreaming r 
Do something for Jesus today. 
Go rescue that wandering brother 
Who sinks 'Reath his burden of woe! 
A single kind action may save him, 
If love and compassion you show. 
Don't shrink from the vilest about you, 
If you can but lead them from sin; 
For this is the grandest of missions,— 
Lost souls for the Master to win. 
O never, dear Christian, stand waiting! 
Be willing to do what you can; 
The humblest service is needed. 
To fill out the Father's great plan. 
Be winning your stars of rejoicing 
While earth life is passing away; 
Win some one to meet you in glory; 
Do something for Jesus today! 
—Selected. 
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THE CHURCH OFFICERS' GAZETTE 
reporting membership of 115 per cent. This shows an increase 
of 76,0 per cent since the first quarter of 1928. That is surely 
most encouraging, is it not? In Korea the membership has 
gradually risen until at the end of the third quarter of last 
year their 'percentage stood at 87 per cent, and Brother Watts 
feel.s sure that the fourth quarter will show more than 100 
per cent reporting members." 
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ELDER L. G. JORGENSEN, superintendent of the Bahia Mission 
of East Brazil, tell§ how he organizes the churches in that field 
for missionary activities: 
"Since coming to the Bahia Mission as its director, I have 
had I opportunity to put inter practice many home missionary 
ideas. The church in the city of Bahia has been organized into 
five groups or bands,—prayer, literature, correspondence, Chris-
tian help, and Bible workers. It is the first time such an or-
ganization has been effected here, and I can surely testify to 
the fact that the members are enjoying the work outlined for 
them. Although the most of them are very poor, yet they 
can carry on a good missionary program when properly organ-
ized. Twenty offices are supplied with the Portuguese Watch-
91/Mt each month. Three cottage meetings a week are in prog-
ress; and Bible readings are held with other families. Last 
Sabbath we wrapped 400 papers at the correspondence band 
meeting. There are fifteen members in the literature band, and 
they are doing good work. Truly, a working church is„ a live 
spiritual church. The larger part of the baptisms during the 
past year were the result of lay members' work. In one group 
eight were baptized through the efforts of one faithful home 
missionary worker." 
Present Truth Demonstrates Its Ability to Win Souls 
MANY of our people throughout the United States are having 
rich experiences in connection with the systematic distribution 
of •Presetit Truth. A recent letter from 0. J. Forman, pro-
prietor of the Monmouth Blank Book Co., Monmouth, Ill., says: 
"We have made systematic use of Present Truth, and have 
found it a great help, not only to the people who receive it, 
but to those who carry it to their doors from week to week. It 
has been my privilege to study with a prosperous young farmer 
and his wife living about eighteen miles from here. They have 
accepted the Sabbath, and as many of the doctrines as we 
have presented. Feeling a burden for the souls of those in 
the church to which they belong, they immediately carried the 
-good news to them. The elders and deacon, together with the 
teacher of the adult class and several members of the class, 
met with us yesterday afternoon for study. This young farmer 
is having Present Truth sent to these and other members of 
his former church. 'We have a wonderful message. It is con-
sistent and appeals to the honest and logical mind. Beginning 
with the new year, we expect to have a young lady devote her 
entire time to the systematic distribution of Present Truth. 
The results of this experiment you will, of course, be anxious to 
learn. I have worked considerable territory myself, and know 
that this is the way to find people who are willing to take Bible 
studies: It is my desire to get my business in shape so I can 
devote the most of my time to the giving of this message." 
Church Missionary Service Helps 
THE following paragraph was taken from one of the letters 
written to the General Conference Home Missionary Depart-
niont by Elder L. V. Fluster, home missionary secretary for the 
Far Eastern Division: 
"I wish also to bear witness to the fact that wherever I have 
been able to get the fifteen-minute church missionary service 
started, wonderful results have been attained. Just let me,give 
you one instance: The reporting membership for North China 
during the first quarter of 1928 was 16 per cent. The brethren 
began to work along the line of increasing the reporting mem-
bership, adopting the fifteen-minute plan. Their reports grad-
ually went up quarter by quarter until they filially showed a 
Every Christian a Soul Winner 
"THE work of God in this earth can never be finished until 
the men and women comprising our church membership rally 
to the work, and unite their efforts with those of ministers 
and church officers."—"Testimonies," Vol. IX, p. 177. 
"Every believer, educated or uneducated, can bear the mes-
sage."—/d., p. 26. 
"Every one who is added to the ranks by conversion is to be 
assigned his post of duty."—Id., Vol. VII, p. 30. 
"Every true disciple is born into the kingdom of God as a 
missionary. No 'sooner does he come to know the Saviour than 
he desires to make others acquainted with Him. The saving 
and sanetifYing truth cannot be shut up in his heart."—"Mtii-
istry of Healing," p. 102. 
"It is a fatal mistake to suppose that the work of saving 
souls depends alone on the ordained minister. . . . All who re-
ceive the life of Christ are ordained to work for the salvation 
of their fellow men.... Whatever one's calling in life, his first 
interest should be to win souls for Christ. He may not be 
able to speak to congregations, but he can work for individ-
uals."—Id.„ p. 822. 
Seriousness of Refusing to Work for Souls 
"Where there is no active labor for others, love wanes, and 
faith grows dim."—Id., p. 825. 
"All can do something in the work. None will be pronounced 
guiltless before God, unless they have worked earnestly and 
unselfishly for the salvation of souls."—"Testimonies," Vol. 
- V, p. 395. 
"Many, many are approaching the day of God doing nothing, 
shunning responsibilities, and as the result they are religious 
dwarfs. So far as work for God is concerned, the pages of 
their life history present a mournful blank.... 
"Those who neglect their duty in the home and among their 
neighbors, are by their unfaithfulness separating themselves 
from God. . . In the day of God how many will confront us 
and say: `I am lost: I am lost! and you never warned me; 
you never entreated me to come to Jesus. Had I believed as 
you did, I would have followed every judgment-bound soul 
with prayers and tears and warnings.' 
"In that day the Master will demand of His professed people, 
'What have you done to save the souls of your neighbors?' �
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"NS one who professes to love Jesus can long retain the 
favor of God if he feels no interest for sinners around him.... 
In hiding their talents in the earth, they are throwing away 
their opportunities to obtain a star-gemmed erown."—"Bowing 
Beside All Waters," pp. 30, 2/. 
"Christ gave His own life to save souls, and yet you who have 
known His love make so little effort to impart the blessings of 
His grace to those for whom He died. Such indifference and 
neglect of duty is an amazement to the angels. In the judg-
ment you must meet the souls you have neglected. In that 
great day you will be self-convicted and self-condemned."--
"Testimonies," Vol. VI, p. on. 
The Reward of Service 
"There the redeemed ones greet those who directed them to 
the uplifted Saviour. They unite in praising Him who died 
that human beings might have the life that measures with the 
life of God. The conflict is over. All tribulations and strife 
are at an end. Songs of victory fill all heaven, as the redeemed 
stand around the throne of God. All take up the joyful strain, 
'Worthy, worthy, is the Lamb that was slain,' and hath 're-
deemed us to God.'"—"Ministry of Healing," pp. 506, 507. 
"UsEruk occupation is the antidote for sorrow." 
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Suggestions to Junior Superintendents 
Vacation Time may mean a change of Junior superintend-
ents in communities where the Junior Society nucleus is the 
church school. It is our hope, however, that during the school 
year an associate Junior superintendent has been working with 
the church school teacher, and he can now readily step into the 
role of Junior superintendent. 
This is a wonderful month to get the Juniors out of doors. 
In many places groups will attend summer camps. When they 
return, you might devote a meeting to hearing reports on 
"The Most Interesting Thing We Did at Camp." 
If your conference does not have a summer camp, you might 
provide an outing- at least once a month, and then, after such 
an outing, have the Juniors report on the "Finest Thing I 
Saw on the Trail." This will help them to develop a keen 
sense of observation, and thus enjoy God's great ofit of doors 
more thoroughly. 
Sabbath. Observance is one of our program topics this month. 
It would be a good time to encourage each child to select some 
person to whom lie can give the truth. A Junior can repeat 
portions of Scripture learned in the Progressive classes to 
some invalid, or read a Junior Reading Course book to a shut-in 
chit. A group of Juniors could practice songs and go to a 
hospital to sing and distribute bouquets and magazines. This 
will bring real joy to the hearts of the sick as well as to those 
Juniors thus observing the Sabbath. Then, too, there are 
some Juniors who are learning to give Bible readings by taking 
the Junior Standard of Attainment, and observing and assist-
ing older people as they give studies. 
Spending Money is another program topic. Summer is a 
good time in which to earn as well as to study how to use 
money. Juniors call learn to make many useful things. Such 
objects as picture frames made from bark, pincushions, and 
baskets woven from pine needles, are serviceable and sell 
readily. Encourage them to use minds and hands in creating 
salable objects. Every cent earned should be tithed, and a 
certain amount put in a savings bank to help in reaching the 
Companion class requirement of $2 in the bank. Thus the 
Junior is preparing for that class by being thrifty and diligent 
ill business. (See article, "Spending Myself," by M. E. Kern, 
in the April 22 Youth's Instructor.) �
JULIA A. LELAND. 
Keep a Level Eye 
(Program for Weelc'Ending June 7) 
BY HARRIET IIOLT 
Song Service. (Nos. 22, 111, 269, in "The Gospel in Song.") 
Opening Song: "Can the World See Jesus in You?" (No. 21 in "The 
Gospel in Song.") 
Scripture: Proverbs 4:18-27. 
Prayer. 
Reports and Announcements. 
Special Song: "Beacon Lights." (No. 1 in "Sunshine Sonia") 
Superintendent's Talk: "Men of Might." 
Chalk Talk: "Your Eye on the Mark." (By the superintendent. Have 
Juniors stand. Make a dot on blackboard, and see who can look 
at it most steadily while you count to ten. Choose any object, 
and let all keep a level eye on it for a short time. That is only 
one way of keeping a level eye. Ask Juniors to watch for other 
ways all through today's program, and give a short time at close 
of meeting to list on blackboard their ideas for keeping a level 
eye.) 
Exercise: "Keep a Level Eye." 
Talk: "Open Windows." 
Poem: "The Barefoot Boy." (This poem by Longfellow would be ap-
propriate for any Junior Law program.) 
Song: "Let Your Lights Shine." (No. 108 in "The Gospel in Song.") 
Close by Repeating Together Psalms 19:19. 
Talk: "Men of Might" 
IN our nation's capital lies a beautiful park surrounding the 
body of water known as "The Basin." Thousands of visitors 
revel in the gardens of rare flowers or the daintiness of the rows 
of blossoming cherry trees that rim the lake. But beauty of 
scene or rarity of flowers, though brought from the ends of 
the earth, adds only a little to the real features of that park. 
The multitudes that come there come to see two great monu-
ments and do honor to the men whose names they commemorate. 
(If possible, obtain pictures of the monuments of Washington 
and Lincoln and show them.) 
One is a great shaft of gray granite piercing the heights; the 
other, a lofty and colonnaded chamber of marble which houses 
a great statue of Lincoln. The monuments are as different as 
the men they honor. What brought them together in the 
hearts of their countrymen? 
Washington was born in a home of wealth. He was edu-
cated carefully, surrounded by refinement and culture. Abra-
ham Lincoln was born in poverty, given no opportunity to 
study except as he used the hours of rest for reading. The 
two men were as different in the opportunities of boyhood as 
it is possible for circumstances to be different. 
And yet, have you ever stopped to think bow much these 
two were alike? Both these heroes of ours had a keen sense 
of honor. Both regarded truth and fair dealing as dear as 
life itself. Both were sincere, and ready to stand for a just 
cause, though they must stand alone. (Here some one may 
tell of the time Washington killed his mother's favorite colt, 
and immediately told her of it. Another can tell of the pound 
of tea that Abraham Lincoln misweighed, and how he walked 
many miles to make his mistake right.) 
The greatness of such men was built upon the honor of 
their youth. We find no trace of anything small or under-
handed. They were men of power because they were men in 
whose hearts truth and honor found a home. 
Cod's last message to a lost world must be blazoned out in 
pure lives—lives that stand out from the multitude. It must 
be built into the eharaeters of boys and girls to honor and 
guard truth as they would their lives. Then let us keep a 
prayer in our hearts as we say, "By the grace of God, I will 
keep a level eye." �
H. H. 
Exercise: "Keep a Level Eye" 
ROBERTA (Studying the Junior Handbook and thoughtfully 
reading snatches): "The eye that can look straight into 
another eye without flinching . . . is an honest eye and a 
pure eye. . . . It takes an honest life to make an honest 
eye. . . . It takes a pure life to make a pure eye." It's 
all so plain when I read it in the Handbook, but what 
shall I say at investiture? 
LOUISE (Bursting into room without waiting for response to 
her knock) : 0 Robie, you look as serious as an owl. (Slips 
her arm around Roberta.) Forget it, whatever it is, and 
come out for a hike. Edith has found a new trail. We're 
eager to follow it. 
ROBERTA (Throws down Handbook and jumps up): Oh, I'm so 
glad) (Hesitates.) 0 Lou'
—I—guess—I can't. 
LouISE: Now what's the matter? 
ROBERTA: You see, I was absent three days last week, and Miss 
Casey said she'd not mark my grade down if I'd hand in 
the two pages of arithmetic problems by tomorrow. I 
must have them done, 
Lorna: What problems are they? 
ROBERTA: These, here. (Opening book and pointing to the 
pages.) 
LOUISE: What luck! I have those problems home—all cor-
rected. Miss Casey told me they were the best I'd done. 
Of course, you don't need to copy, but they'll help you 
. so it won't take you long. !So—where's your hat? 
ROBERTA (Starts to get it, but slowly, as though not quite con-
vinced; then straightens up): I can't do it, Lou. Miss 
Casey might never know I'd copied, but I'd know those 
problems were a lie. I'd know down in my heart that 
was a sneak. 
LOUISE (Putting her arm around her) : I didn't think you'd 
do it. 
EDITH (Rapping on door): What is keeping you so long? 
LOUISE: Rob cannot go because she won't copy my arithmetic 
paper. 
ROBERTA: Ede, you are a Friend. What does "Keip a level 
eye" mean? 
EDITH: That's right. You'll get your pin next week, won't you? 
ROBERTA: And I have to tell about that part of the Junior Law. 
LoutsE: Well, you have proved you can keep a level eye. 
EDITH: Why, Robie, that is what I had to talk about when T 
received my pin. 
ROBERTA: What did you say? 
EDITH: Some way, every time I thought of it, I remembered 
what Jesus said about the eye. 
ROBERTA: I don't remember He said anything. 
EDITH: He said, "If therefore thine eye be single, thy whole 
body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy 
Whole body shall bo full of darkness." 
Lotusn: Now just how does that connect up with our Law? 
EDITH: Don't you see that if we have light inside of us, it must 
shine out through our eyes. Jesus is our light; if we keep 
thinking of Him, our eyes will reflect Him, and the truth 
of His life will ceep them level. 
Each M. V. should plan a summer work and recreation schedule. 
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ROBERTA: I know just what you mean because that is the way 
Miss Casey's eyes look. 
EDITH: And when we forget Jesus and do our own ways, or 
follow Satan in the underhanded or selfish little things that 
he soon leads us into, we are full of darkness, and our eyes 
cannot be clear and honest. 
ROBERTA: Well, you have certainly helped me with my talk. 
Thanks just heaps. 
EDITH: And we must run along or the afternoon will be gone. 
Sorry you can't come. Perhaps next time? 
(Louise and Edith go out.) 
ROBERTA: I wouldn't have enjoyed it one bit if I had gone. 
Somehow it seems good to know that you are playing 
square. So here's where I dig for my problems, and "Keep 
a level eye." �
H. 
Talk: "Open Windows" 
IT was a stormy, dark night, and the wind swept hard 
against me as I forced my way down the street toward home. 
The 'chilling rain drove me to thinking of how good a blazing 
fire would feel. Then, just ahead I saw something that made 
me Warm all over and gave new energy to meet the storm. 
It: was a big window, almost as large as the end of the 
house. The curtains were parted wide, and a bright, warn, 
glow shot out into the dark night. At the farther end was my 
dreain fire blazing out cheer and warmth. The family were 
gathered, and there was laughter and contentment. Although 
doors and windows were shut, I could almost hear the fun, and 
my heart joined with the happy family. I have often wondered 
if those good folk knew how much they were doing in the 
world by just sharing their happy, warm room. 
There is another house not far from where I live that always 
has 'drawn curtains. Sometimes a pale light struggles through, 
so that you know some one lives there. Neighbors call it the 
"Unhappy House," for from the inside come sounds of bitter 
quarreling. Perhaps the shades are drawn for shame of what 
might be seen inside should the light shine out. 
The eye is the window God has given our souls. If we can 
keep it open so that unselfishness, honesty, and cheerfulness 
shine through, that is what God asks of every boy and girl. 
We are told in "Ministry of Healing," page 470, that the world 
is to be convinced of the reality of Jesus by His characteristics 
shining out in our lives. This is our "badge." 
Nothing can cloud that window of the soul quite so quickly 
as deceit or impure thinking. Perhaps we can "get by;" we 
may even convince ourselves that it was not real deceit and 
that it was necessary, but inside we know that we are not on 
the level. We may force our eye to meet that of another, but 
something is gone. We can never quite forget, and down in 
our' heart we know that we cannot meet the eye of God. God 
callS to as to let His light shine through a clear, unstained 
window. �
H. H. 
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Our Sabbath Day 
(Program for Week Ending ,hose 14) 
BY M. E. CHAPMAN 
Opening Song: "My Sabbath Home." (No. 608 in "Christ in Song.") 
Repeat the Fourth Commandment in Unison. 
Prayer by Two Juniors. 
Secretary's Report, Missionary Reports, and the Offering. 
Special Music. (Instrumental, or No. 274 in "Christ in Song.") 
Reading: "A Blessing in the Sabbath." 
Poem: "Sweet Day of Rest." 
Bible Study: "Who Made the Sabbath?" 
Talk: "How Shall I Keep the Sabbath?" (Follow this with a discussion 
:of Sabbath kcepnw among Yourselves.) 
Cloging Song: "Day of Rest and Gladness." (No. 386 in "Christ in 
Song.") 
Repeat Together Isaiah 58:13, 14. 
Note to Junior Superintendent 
Let us help the Juniors to see more of the beauties in Sabbath 
observance. Instead of dwelling upon the "don'ts," lead them 
to see so many enjoyable things that can be done upon the 
Sabbath day that they will look forward to it as a time es-
pecially set apart for them to bring joy and cheer to others, 
or when they can learn the secrets of all other things which 
God has made. Encourage each to keep a notebook page on 
which to jot down things that he wants to do and which are 
proper to do on the Sabbath. This will help the Juniors to 
look forward to the day when they can do those things. 
Reading: "A Blessing in the Sabbath" 
WHEN I was a little boy, my parents moved from Indiana to 
the hill districts of Tennessee. In a few months we became 
acquainted with a young couple, Seventh-day Adventists, who 
had come into this rural section to work for their Master. My 
parents, although thinking it a peculiar doctrine, were open to 
conviction if it were the teaching of the Bible. After con-
siderable study, reading, and a series of lectures, we decided 
that what they taught was the truth, and began to keep the 
Sabbath. 
Keeping the Sabbath made quite a change from the weekly 
routine of the past. Generally, we boys (my brother two years 
my senior and I) went to the country village a mile away and, 
with other boys of the neighborhood, played ball so as to be 
in practice for the game the following day. But now it was 
different. Sabbath morning at nine o'clock we started the 
hike of about two and one-half miles through the dust, rain, 
mud, or snow, whichever it might be, to the home of the above-
mentioned young couple for Sabbath school. Were we dis-
appointed because of the change? Like all children, we en-
joyed playing, and may have been at first, but it soon beealne 
a pleasure. Those good lessons about Joseph, David, Daniel, 
and others of the patriarchs, attracted us and made Sabbath 
school interesting. The afternoon ball practice was soon for-
gotten, because of the interesting articles in the Little Friend, 
Youth's Irtructor, and Review and Herald. And soon the 
Sabbath became a blessing, and was anticipated all the week 
with the keenest of interest. 
As I look back over the few Sabbaths I have kept here, and 
think of the blessings they have brought to me, I thank my 
Saviour for the truth that came to me in my boyhood, and 
rejoice in the assurance of the prophet, that we will worship 
our Creator on the holy Sabbath in the new earth. (4r,o1 
Isaiah 66:23.) �
M. E. C. 
Sweet Day of Rest 
Six days of toil and care, 
I bid you all adieu: 
And now, 0 peaceful' Sabbath hours, 
I gladly welcome you. 
My heart with rapture turns 
To Eden's vale so fair; 
Then forward to the heavenly world, 
And view the Sabbath there. 
Sweet day of rest, through thee 
Shall memory faithful prove 
To Him who made the earth and sea, 
And starry worlds above. 
—Selected. 
Bible Study: "Who Made the Sabbath?" 
(Give out the texts to Juniors in advance, and ask thein to 
explain in their own words.) 
DID you ever visit a little playmate, and find that he had 
a small wagon he himself had made/ How interesting it was 
as you played and he told you how he made each part l You 
thought it much more wonderful than if it had been a wagon 
he had bought. So with everything, it becomes more inter-
esting if we know the maker. Let us examine a few scrip-
tures, and see if the Sabbath was made, and if so, who made 
it, when it was made, and why it was made. 
1. Was it made? Mark 2:27. 
2. Who made it? Col. 1:14-16. (The one .who redeemed us 
through His blood is Jesus, and all things were created, 
Or made, by Him.) 
3. When was it made? The first chapter of Genesis tells us 
what Jesus created on each of the first six days. Genesis 
2:1-3 tells when and how He made the Sabbath. (See 
also John 1:1-3, 14. The Word was the only begotten 
of the Father, and this is Jesus.) 
4. Why did He make it? Mark 2:27. (After making "the 
heavens and the earth" and "all the host of them," God 
rested on the seventh day. He blessed and sanctified it. 
f Set it apart for holy use.] Why? "Because that in it 
He had rested from all His work which God created and 
made." So He made it in honor, or for a memorial, of 
creation. And He made it for man.) 
Are you not glad Jesus loved us so much that He gave us a 
Sabbath when we can lay aside our work to think of and talk 
about and to Him? �
M. E. C. 
Talk: "How Shall I Keep the Sabbath?" 
MANY people who keep Sunday keep it more as a holiday 
than as a Sabbath. They seldom go to church, and instead go 
visiting or for an outing. The Jews who believe in the seventh-
day Sabbath have practically all stopped observing it because 
it is the best day to trade and make money. Am I to follow 
Are, you using Self-denial Banks in your Society? 
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the ways of the others, or how am I to keep the Sabbath? 
(Read Isaiah 58:13, 14.) 
The Sabbath commandment (Ex, 20:8-11) says: "Remus, 
ber the Sabbath day." 
Remember it I Not just begin to 
think of it on Friday evening about sundown, but remember 
it all through the week, so that we shall not make any appoint-
ments for work or play to come on the Sabbath. If we 
"remember the Sabbath day," we will plan our work so that 
it will be finished Friday or can be taken up again the follow-
ing week; we will have our clothes in readiness, shoes polished, 
baths taken, before sundown Friday so we can start it right. 
That very first sentence of the Sabbath commandment says 
further: "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it ho/y." What 
makes a thing holy? (Read Exodus 3:5 and Joshua 5:15.) 
In these texts we find that the presence of the Lord makes a 
thing holy. So Jesus, by resting on the seventh day, blessing 
and sanctifying it, made it a holy day. And in order to keep 
that day holy, I must be holy, which means to have Jesus living 
- in me. How appropriate it is, then, to start the Sabbath with 
prayer, for that is the way we invite Jesus into our hearts. Of 
course, He should be there all the time, but on the Sabbath we 
want a special blessing, so let us give Him a special invitation. 
But, you say, if I am not to speak my own words or find my 
own pleasure, what am I going to do all the tune when I am 
not in Sabbath school and church? You enjoy talking to your 
friends and having them talk to you. Why not spend this one 
day of all the seven visiting with Jesus, talking to Him and 
letting Him talk to you? He talks to us through the Bible, 
and in stories or articles found in Our Little Friend, the 
Youth's Instructor, or other of our good papers. He talks to 
us through nature, so a stroll in the out of doors to look at 
the beautiful trees, flowers, and birds, and to think of the won-
derful things of God, is proper on the Sabbath day. Remember, 
Jesus made them all for us because He loved us, and then He 
made the seventh day for us on which to rest and think of 
Him. �
M. E. C. 
The Junior and His Money 
(Program for Week Ending June 21) 
BY BERT RIIOADS 
Song: "Give of Your Best to the Master." (No. 594 in "Christ in 
Song.") 
Repeat Together John 3:16. 
Prayer by Two Juniors. 
Announcements and Reports. 
Bible Study on Money. (See Note to Superintendent.) 
Exercise: "Genuine Coins." 
Song: "A Child of the King." (No. 514 in "Christ in Song.") 
Discussion: "How Should a Junior Use His Money?" (Led by an older 
Junior. Superintendent should plan practically and discuss with 
the Juniors how to use their money.) 
Offering. (Organist playing softly, "Hear the Pennies Dropping.") 
Poem: "Two Ways of Giving." 
Song: "Buy up the Opportunity." (No. 596 in "Christ in Song.") 
Note to Junior Superintendent 
In this program we wish the Juniors to understand that 
money is a talent to be used for God. The Bible study should 
be given by the superintendent, but have Juniors give the il-
lustrations contrasting the foolish and the wise rich men. 
Bible Study on Money 
1. WHAT does God say money is? Eccl. 7: 12 (note margin). 
2. In what kind of bags does God want Juniors to put their 
money? Luke 12:33. 
3. What should we not do with money? Haggai 1:6. 
4. Is it right to love money? 1 Tim. 6:10. 
5. Who owns all the precious metals of the world? Haggai 
2:8. 
6. What is our relation to money? Matt. 25:14. 
7. Give illustrations of men who loved money, and note what 
this love of money brought them. 2 Kings 5:20-27; Luke 12: 
16-21; Matt 19:16-22; 1 Sam. 25:2, 38. 
8. Give illustrations of people who made a Wise use of their 
money, and note the results. Matt 2:1, 11; 1 Chron. 22:3, 14; 
Luke 7:2, 5; Acts 10:1, 2. �
B. R. 
Exercise: "Genuine Coins" 
(Assign parts to seven Juniors. Let each hold up a large 
cardboard circle with $ on one side and one of the seven 
qualities-"value," "durability," etc.-on the reverse. Hold up 
the $ side, and give money qualities; then Juniors could feign 
to go to their seats, but 'instead march in a circle and face 
the audience again, this time with the seven words on their 
cards showin �
Then recede to liken Juniors to coins ) 
1. Value. There must be something in it or on it that makes 
people want it. 
2. Durability. It must not spoil or wear out quickly. 
LEADER: Good money has seven very necessary qualities: 
3. Portability. That means that it must be light enough to 
be carried or shipped easily in large amounts. What would 
we do with iron dollars as big around as automobile wheels if 
we wanted to carry them with us to a distant State to buy 
a $5,000 farm? 
4. Homogeneity. That means some pieces of money cannot 
be larger and nicer than other pieces of the same value. The 
pieces must all be alike. 
5. Divisibility. That means good money must be easily 
broken up into smaller amounts, so one can buy little things 
as well as bigger things. 
6. Cognizability. That means it must be easily recognized 
as money. It must always have marks and lines on it that 
mark it so you can easily tell it from worthless paper or 
metal that might look like it. And it must 'not be easily 
counterfeited. 
7. Stability. That means that the coin, if it is a dollar, 
must be worth 100 cents 365 days in the year as long as it is 
in the hands of men. 
LEADER: Juniors are like coins. It is one of the most 
blessed things in the world to know that We are God's coins. 
and have stamped on us the image of God. Good, true Juniors 
have the same qualities as good money. 
1. A good Junior has value. There is something in him 
that makes his fellows want him. 
2. He has durability. The Latin part of that word, "dura," 
means Mr& When temptation comes, the Junior with dura-
bility does not yield like a soft piece of lead or tin. Like a 
good tool, he does not lose his edge. 
3. He must be portable. The portable Junior can be taken 
easily from place to place where he is needed. He fits into 
small places as well as larger ones. 
4. He has homogeneity. He doesn't boast or try to look 
wiser or better or bigger than other boys. 
5. He has divisibility. He can tackle a big problem and 
concentrate all his might on it, or he can perform in the same 
time a multitude of little but necessary tasks. 
6. He has eognizability. He is easily known in his every 
action as being a true man of God and no counterfeit. He 
does not have to tell folks he is a Christian. He has the mint 
marks of heaven on him. 
7. He has stability. He does not change. He does not lose 
his dependability, and become absolutely worthless as soon 
as some great need arises. You can lean on him. 
LEADER: Before men became quite expert in making money, 
bad men would file off bits of gold so that a coin would lose 
much of its value. To stop this, man has placed on the gold 
and silver coins the milled edge. That is the rough edge like 
a file that we find on the rim of all gold and silver coins. Every 
human coin of God has on it the milled edge of God's law. As 
the milled edge preserves the coin, so God's law preserves His 
Juniors. �
B. R. 
Discussion: "How Should a Junior Use His Money?" 
Witibt the man of the world calls money a medium of ex-
change, or something to trade with, God by His Spirit calls it 
a talent-something to be used by His people for Him. Of 
course there is no question about where the first dime of every 
dollar of the Junior's increase in money should go. In fact, 
that dime isn't his to start with. That first dime is the Junior's 
lest on little things to see if he will be faithful in bigger things. 
It is the test dime. And every dollar of increase has tint test 
dime ill it, too. 
But what about the other 90 cents? And the question about 
it is not, For what may I spend it and not sin? but rather, 
How can spend it to glorify God? Man-and that means all 
Juniors-has three needs,-food, shelter, and clothing. For 
these three needs it is proper to spend money. By "food" we 
meal' food for the mind as well as food for the body. So it 
is proper to spend money for books and papers of the kind 
that are food and not poison. By "clothing" we mean spiritual 
as well as physical clothing. When we spend our money that 
others may have God's life come to them, we are making a 
prof er use of our money. By "shelter" we mean the home 
roof and everything in that home that call make it a place 
where God would want to dwell. It is right to spend money 
for the home. 
Let me say as an older Junior, one brought up in the church 
from babyhood, that our church is not a joy killer. In fact, 
I'm just as sure as I can be that the doors of the church have 
never shut me away from a single pleasure that was worth 
having. But those doors have shut me in where there was life, 
with death shut outside, 
But you will say, "Isn't it ever right for a Junior to spend 
his money for firecrackers, and tops, and candy, and gum, and 
g. 
Why not start a savings Account with your Vacation Earnings? 
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kites, etc.'?" The answer is easy. If you can spend your 
money for any of these things and glorify God, it is all right. 
I think it may be possible to buy these things occasionally 
and glorify God. But this buying can very easily step over 
the line and be sin. And when we learn the story of Jesus as 
He wants us to learn it,—when we learn that though He was 
the King of heaven, He became poor that we might be rich, 
—we shall all want to spend our money for others rather than 
ourselves. When the soldiers at the foot of the cross divided 
among thorn all that Jesus had, they' didn't find a penny in 
HiCs pockets. He had given everything for you and me. He 
was without money that we might be rich. He wore the gar-
ments of the poor that we might be clothed in royal robes. He 
went hungry that we might eat at His great supper table. He 
wept and prayed alone that we might in His eternal kingdom 
sing and rejoice together. He died that we might live. Shia]] 
we not live to spend and be spent for others? �B. it 
Two Ways of Giving 
"IP I could find a dollar," 
Said little Tommy Gill, 
"A-lying by the roadside, 
Or rolling down a hill, 
I'd send it to the heathen 
As fast as it could go; 
For they are needing money— 
My teacher told me so." 
"I now can give a penny," 
Said little Willie Pool, 
"And that will buy a paper 
To start a Sabbath school; 
I'd better give a penny, 
And give it right away, 
Than wait to find a dollar 
To give another day." 
So Willie gave his penny; 
A wish gave Tommy Gill. 
Which one do'you think, children, 
Did the Saviour's will? 
—Author Unknown. 
God's Keeping Power 
(Programs, for 1Vee7c Ending June 28) 
BY MARJORIE WEST 
Opening Song: "Because He First Loved Me." (No. 17. All songs 
for today are in "The Gospel in Song.") 
Scripture Lesson. (Suggest the week before that each Junior bring 
in a text that shows God's keeping power.) 
Prayer. 
Report and Offering. 
Superintendent's Talk: "God's Keeping Power." (Use original ma-
trial; also see article, "What to Do With Doubt." The idea 
of the cork in the bottle can be used as an object lesson to show 
how Juniors must open their hearts before God can keep them.) 
Blgekboard Talk: "Trust." (Have a Junior draw on the board a nest 
of hungry birds, mouths wide open, and the mother bird flying to 
them with a worm. The mother and father birds supply all the 
needs of their young, build the nest, and feed and protect the 
little ones. God is our great Father. Shall we not trust this 
Father to protect us and provide for us? Use also the poem, 
"Because of Unbelief," p. 14.) 
Song: "His Eye Is on the Sparrow." (No. 192.) 
Symposium: "Results of Failing to Trust." (See article, "The Fruits 
of Doubt," p. 14. These paragraphs about the Mississippi flood can 
be given to different Juniors to read or to tell the incidents in 
their own words.) 
Closing Song: "Love Is Shining." (No. 245.) 
Closing Prayer. (That God may keep us ever trusting.) 
Note to Junior Superintendent 
If your children have planted gardens, a discussion of them 
will also bring in a lesson of trust in God's keeping power. 
"But this we know— 
We drop a seed into the ground, 
A tiny, shapeless thing, shriveled and dry, 
And in the fullness of its time, is seen 
A form of peerless beauty, robed and crowned 
Beyond the pride of any earthly queen, �
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Instinct with loveliness, and sweet an rare, 
The perfect emblem of its Maker's care." 
—John Oxenham. 
Bring out the children's trust in the Maker of the seed to 
Ruin another plant. God can cause to grow ill their lives the 
beautiful things, if they will but plant them and cultivate 
them. If, when the Juniors are small, they believe God can 
keep them, this little seed will grow into a beautiful plant of 
trust in their heavenly Father when they are older. �
M. W. 
Talk: "What-to Do With Doubt" 
To doubt is one of the easiest things in the world. The very 
atmosphere seems to be surcharged with it in these last days, 
and it is like a deadly miasma lurking everywhere to blight and 
ruin lives by its deadly contagion. To harbor doubt in the 
soul is to harbor death. To believe, to hope, to trust, is the 
way to life, (Read John 3:36.) 
One is not likely to overcome his doubts by studying the 
quibbles and unbelifs of others. In fact, there is a real 
danger in following such a course. David Hume, who in his 
youth was a firm believer in Christianity, was appointed in a 
debating society to advocate the cause of infidelity, and fa-
miliarizing himself with the subtle sophisms of skepticism, 
became a life-long deist. "'Voltaire, it is said, at the age of 
five, committed to memory a skeptical poem, and the impressions 
made upon his mind were never obliterated. No, never listen 
to the doubts of others! 
Are you troubled with unbelief? Does doubt struggle to 
possess and control your heart? Tell it to Jesus, and to Jesus 
only. Tell Him all about it. He is your best Friend,.and if 
you will go to Him, He will help you out of your doubts and 
fears. Resolve to get better acquainted with Him; for when 
you truly know Him, you will realize that you are dearer 
than life to Him, and that He will never permit one thing to 
come to you that will not in some way be for your good. 
Unbelief is really a distrust of this wonderful Friend. And 
as long as we are filled with doubts we are shutting out of 
our lives the blessings that He desires to grant us. 
Doubt in the heart is like a cork in a! bottle. It will do no 
good to hold the bottle under the faucet to be fillpd. The 
cork must be removed; then filling becomes an easy matter. 
So if we will pull the cork of doubt out of our hearts, heaven's 
blessings will flow ill and fill our lives with cheerful service 
for God and the salvation of souls. Because of doubt, many 
hearts, filled with fear and trouble, are shutting out peace, 
comfort, and happiness. 
Doubt is sure to cripple one for efficient service. Sediment 
in the water of a si eau boiler retards the circulation and cuts 
down on the power. So it is with the young Christian whose 
heart is filled with doubt. He becomes a weakling', and call 
neither draw himself nor others to Christ. His spirituality 
is paralyzed; for his doubts shut Christ out of the hedrt, and 
Christ says, "Without Me ye can do nothing." 
But when doubts have been removed, courage takes the place 
of discouragement; peace, the place of fears; power, the place 
of weakness; victory, the place of defeat; and success, the 
place of failure in service for others. "All things are possible 
to him that believeth." This is the wonderful declaration 
Jesus made when He came down from the mount of transfigura-
tion. And this declaration comes down through the ages, and 
challenges each one of us to keep the channel of life open, 
that the love of God may flow through us to others. 
The greatest need of the world today is young men and 
young women of faith,—faith that will cling to God and His 
truth when on every hand the majority of the people are 
turning their backs upon God and His work. In your own 
strength you are powerless, but "by yielding up your will to 
Christ, your life will be hid with Christ in God, and allied to 
the power which is above all principalities and powers. You 
will have strength from God that will hold you fast to His 
strength; and a new light, even the light of living faith, will 
be possible to you. But your will must co-operate with God's 
will, not with the will of associates through Whom Satan is 
constantly working to ensnare and destroy you. Will you not, 
without delay, place yourself in right relation to God? Will 
you not say, 'I will give my will to Jesus, and I will do it now,' 
and from this moment be wholly on the Lord's side? "—"Tests 
monies," Vol, V, p. 514. �
C. LESTER BOND. 
"MANY have fainted and become discouraged in the 
great struggle of life, whom one word of kindly cheer 
and courage would have strengthened to overcome." 
—"Testimonies," Vol. V, p. 614. 
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WE suggest that the one conducting the key text drills th's 
month, study and bring in thoughts from "Christ's Object 
Lessons," chapter "Like Unto Leaven." 
Subject for June: "Conversion—the New Birth" 
Key Text for June 7: John 3:3. 
"The religion that comes front God is the only religion that 
-can lead to God. In order to serve Him aright, we must be 
born of the divine Spirit. This will load to watchfulness. It 
will purify the heart and renew the mind, and give us a new 
-capacity for knowing and loving God. It will give us willing 
obedience to all His requirements."—"Testimonias," Vol. IX, 
p. 156. 
Key Text for June 14: 1 Peter 1:23. 
"Ever since the fall of man, Satan has been sowing the 
seeds of error. It was by a lie that he first gained control 
over men, and thus he still works to overthrow God's kingdom 
in the earth, and to bring men under his power. A sower 
from a higher world, Christ came to sow the seeds-of truth, 
Every seed brings forth fruit after its kind. Sow the seed 
under right conditions, and it will develop its own life in 
the plant. Receive into the soul by faith the incorruptible seed 
of the word, and it will bring forth a character and a life after 
the similitude of the character and the life 'of God." "Christ's 
Object Lessons," pp. 87, 88. 
Key Text for June 21: Acts 3:19. 
"I saw that none could share the 'refreshing,' unless they 
obtain the victory over every besetment, over pride, selfishness, 
love of the world, and over every wrong word and action."-
-"Early Writings," p. 71. (Read entire page. Also see "Testi-
monies," Vol. IV, p. 40, last two paragraphs.) 
Key Text for June 28: 2 Corinthians 9:17. 
"There is no evidence of genuine repentance unless it works 
reformation. If he restore the pledge, give again that he had 
robbed, confess his sins, and love God and his fellow men, 
the sinner may be sure that he has passed from death unto 
life."—"Steps to Christ," p. 65. 
(See also "Acts of the 
Apostles," p. 476.) �
J. L. MeCoNxudius. 
The Missionary Attitude 
(Program for Week Ending June 7) 
Song Service. (Nos. 41, 701,136, 133, 53, 532, in "Christ in Song.") 
Bible Doctrine Key Text Drill. (See P. 11.) 
Song: "They Call Us." (No. 624 in "Christ in Song.") 
Reports and the Offering. 
Scripture Reading: Romans 12. (Call attention to the fact that this 
chapter embraces almost every Christian quality. Stress verse 3 for 
the program today.) 
Prayer. (That God will help us to be broad-minded in dealing with 
others.) 
Talk: "The Missionary Attitude." 
Special Song: "The Larger Prayer." (No. 830 in "Christ in Song.") 
Recitation: "With a Thought of Him." 
Talk: "The Missionary's Adaptability." 
Discussion. (Thoughts on the topic for today and how these principles 
can be used in our missionary work in the home field right here.) 
Closing Song: "The One Thing Needful." (No 780 in "Christ in 
Song ") 
Silent Prayer. 
Notes to Leaders 
Recently one of our General Conference departmental sec-
retaries remarked, "I did not realize when I was a student in 
college that there were among the boys who sat with me twenty 
-college presidents, as well as scores of conference presidents, 
business managers, and missionaries." 
And so you, dear leader, may not dream of the future ac-
complishments of your Missionary Volunteers, however un-
promising they may sometimes seem. The great world field 
calls for strong young men and women. Can you project your-
self a little way into the future and see some of the boys 
and girls in your society toiling in the heart of Africa, others 
on the highlands of Tibet, and still others on the sweltering 
plains of India? Does it not thrill your heart to think that 
the correctness of their ideas of just what the life of a mis-
sionary involves? 
Try today to stimulate the imagination of your members, and 
help them to see themselves away out yonder in some heathen 
you have a part in training these future missionaries? And 
have you stopped to think that the-future success (or failure) 
of these prospective missionaries will be largely determined by 
field doing what they can to "help others and to finish the work 
of the gospel in all the world." And then discuss very earnestly 
just what attitude on their part will spell success. Some mis-
sionaries have failed and coiner home discouraged because they 
did. not understand the practical suggestions in this program. 
Others have marred the work and suffered much before they 
learned these things. 
Help those who give the talks to do their best to put over 
these principles of success in foreign mission work, and then, 
in the discussion, let the young people tell how these same prin- 
ciples apply to their work here and now. �M. E. K. 
Talk: "The Missionary Attitude" 
IN the fourth chapter of 2 Kings we are told a quite re-
markable incident in the life of Elisha the prophet. The son 
of the "great- woman" of Shunem had died, and Elisha was 
urgently requested to do something about it. He saw at once 
that the only thing he could do was to restore the son to life 
again, so he sent Gehazi, his servant, instructing him to put 
his staff upon the dead child's face. (Gehazi did this, but 
without any result. The child was not awakened. Verse 31. 
After this experience, Elisha went- at his task in a somewhat 
different way. First of all, he closed the door and prayed. 
Verse 33. Then he prostrated himself over the cold body of 
the child, "his mouth upon his mouth, and' his eyes upon his 
eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretced himself 
upon the child." Verse 34. After this effort to adapt himself 
to the position of the child, he saw his first result: "The flesh 
of the child waxed warm." He had to repeat this effort of 
stretching himself or adapting himself to the child before the 
child opened his eyes and saw the light. 
It is this ability to adapt oneself to his surroundings which 
is such a necessary qualification, in our missionaries. Once in 
a while we see a missionary coming home from the mission field 
to stay because he could not adapt himself to conditions in the 
mission field. 
First, "eyes upon his eyes." As missionaries we must learn 
to look through the eyes of the people for whom we work. This 
is a much harder task than it appears. It really requires a ',-
missionary to forget temporarily all the standards of his own 
civilization and culture and to measure the new arid' unusual 
things he meets, not from a "foreign" point of view, but from 
the viewpoint of the native,—he must try to see these things 
through the eyes of the native. 
If the missionary will make an earnest endeavor to look at 
his own customs and manners with the critical eye of the native, 
the result will be startling. In fact, it will make it much easier 
for him to adapt himself to the new situation. He will have 
only one settled conviction,—that Christ is needed by every 
one in the world. But when it comes to the question of Western 
or Oriental civilization and culture, he will not have any 
pronounced ideas, hut will be ready to learn and to weigh and 
to compare. This very attitude will bring him into a state of 
mind that will make him agreeable to natives in any country. 
Bring your eyes into the same position as the eyes of the 
child. Look at things in the native way. Look at African 
things in the African way; that will help you. Then look at 
English things in the African way; that will help you still 
more. But while you let the natives feel that you are not 
suffering from any superiority complex, and that you do not 
come to them with any settled conviction of the superiority 
of the civilization that you represent, make it very plain that 
you bring them the message of the One whom they need just 
as much as does the rest of the world,—Christ. Be like Paul, 
who said that he was "determined not to know anything among 
you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified." 1 Cor. 2:2. 
Then put your mouth upon the mouth of the child, If you 
want to understand the views of those for whom you are 
working, if you want to "think black or brown or yellow," if 
you want to make any headway in the sometimes difficult 
process of adapting yourself, you must learn the language of 
those for whom you are working. 
When the writer recently visited Africa and saw a number 
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of our workers talking to the natives quite fluently in their 
own language, he was very glad. We need vernacular evan-
gelists. When Christ was preached at Pentecost, the Holy 
Spirit saw to it that all those present heard the message in 
their own idiom. Let us think this over. It will help us in 
the sometimes tedious task of learning vernaculars. 
Once a missionary has learned these two great lessons, there 
is no question but that he will gain the right understanding of 
his task, that he will love those for whom he is ministering, 
not in a condescending way, but genuinely, and that he will be 
ready to stay with them all his life and become their apostle. 
It is such young men and women that we need today,—men 
who are ready to give their lives to the country to which they 
go 'as missionaries. �
E. ROM. 
With a Thought of Him 
IF 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 Him. 
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 forme, 
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 H. Gabriel. 
Talk: "The Missionary's Adaptability" 
"BRETHREN, I beseech you, be as I am for I am as ye are." 
Ggl. 4:12. 
Before Seventh-day Adventists had a single missionary in 
the heathen fields, Elder S. N. Haskell made a prospecting trip 
around the world. He told of asking a missionary, "What is 
the first requisite of a foreign missionary?" The missionary 
replied, "Adaptability." "Then what is the second requisite?" 
"Adaptability." "And the third?' "Adaptability." 
The readiness to be "as ye are" is one of the first requisites 
of a successful missionary. He need not expect to influence 
the people greatly unless he takes the trouble, first of all, to 
learn well their language. He must also be reluctant to 
criticize the native customs, but rather strive to see the good 
pints in their ways of doing things. He must lay aside all 
race prejudice, and manifest a. sympathetic, understanding 
attitude, recognizing that he with them belongs to God's great 
brotherhood of men. 
There is no need always to dress the same as they do; but 
on the other hand, no effort should be made to Westernize their 
dress. There is no need to live in the same kind of hut as 
they do, but certainly we should be very careful not to erect 
a "palace" that, in addition to being costly, is contrary to 
the architectural style of the country, thus emphasizing con-
stantly that the missionary is a "foreigner." 
The missionary must also preach, "I beseech you, be as I am." 
That exhortation will be much easier when he has said to the 
natives by his life and attitude, "I am as ye are." The mis-
sionary's call to the people to follow him is not a call to adopt 
foreign customs or costumes, but refers to the acceptance of 
Christ and His righteousness, which' will transform them mor-
ally and spiritually. As the missionary manifests the grace 
of Christ in loving-kindness, long-suffering, purity, and the 
spirit of helpfulness, so he may ask the people to be as he is. 
As "love is the fulfilling of the law," so love is the ful-
filling of the missionary calling. God so loved that He gave 
His Son. Jesus so loved that He gave Himself. We must so 
love that we will go to save the lost. Jesus laid aside His. 
glory, left His Father's presence, and came to a dark and 
dreary world of sin and death. Here He trod the vale of 
sorrow and suffering. He toiled wearily over the hills of Pal-
estine, ate the food that was given Him, and suffered the pri-
vations of the poor. And at the very end, just before the 
shameful death on the cross, it could be said, "Having loved 
His own which were in the world, He loved them unto the end." 
Unless the missionary candidate can love those who are 
filthy, naked, and ignorant; unless he can see the image of 
God in every human being, however repulsive and degraded 
he may be; unless he can work tirelessly, unselfishly, an& 
lovingly to uplift the fallen; unless he is willing, like Paul, 
to become all things to all men, he is not ready for appoint-
ment for such a sacred work. 
The test of our fitness for the larger missionary call is the-
spirit of earnestness, love, and adaptability we manifest in 
our missionary work right here. �
AI. E. IC. 
Health for Summertime 
(Program for Week finding June 14) 
BY NINA FLEETWOOD, R. N. 
Bible Doctrine Key Text Drill. (See p. 11.) 
Songs. (Non 13, 17, 20, 25, in 'The Gospel in Song.") 
Bible Study: "Health." 
Prayer. (For more eagerness to know and willingness to follow the 
details of His plan for our lives.) 
Talk: "Relief From Heat." 
Talk: "Some Foods Heat the Body; Some Are Cooling." 
Talk: "Water." 
Story or Discussion. (See Notes to Leaders.) 
Reports and the Offering. 
Special Duet or Song: "Why Not Love Him?" 
Notes to Leaders 
"That which corrupts the body tends to corrupt the soul. It 
unfits the user for communion with God, unfits him for high 
and holy service."—"Ministry of Healing," p. 280. In view of 
this statement, how important that we should study to keep 
ourselves in the very best of health! 
There are many topics, besides those suggested here, which 
could be discussed profitably, and it may be others should be 
substituted in order to make the program most benefiting to 
your Missionary Volunteers. Or some of these needful topics 
might be brought in at the discussion period. For instance, 
"Germs Carried by Mosquitoes and Flies," or "Food Supplies 
and Location for a Picnic or Camp." 
HELPs.—Life and Health for April and June contain ar-
ticles on "The Happier Health Way," "Recreation in Sleep," 
and other phases of health. If you do not have regular access 
to this magazine, you should have these numbers at least. 
Price, 10 cents each. 
The story of how the people of other countries bathe is an 
interesting one, printed in the booklet, "After the Rain," by 
Grace Hallock. Price, 25 cents. Address: The Cleanliness 
Institute, 45 East 17th Street, New York City. The book, 
"Home Nursing," used in the classes conducted by the General 
Conference Medical Department, also will be a. valuable aid in 
preparing this program, 
Bible Study: "Health" 
(It is the purpose of this study to show that the Lord loves 
us and His plans for us are best. Stated negatively, it is 
unnecessary for us to have unwholesome food in order to have 
good food; to dress unhealthf tally, to be well dressed; or to 
work or play excessively, to Meet the demands made upon us.) 
1. WHAT is the nature of the gifts we receive from our 
heavenly Father? James 1:17. 
2. What did the Lord give man for his home? Ps. 115:16. 
3. When was it given to him? Gen. 1:26. 
4. What provisions were made for him before his creation? 
Genesis 1. (Answer: Air, water, sunshine, foods, animals for 
his service.) 
5. What provisions were made for him immediately follow- . 
ing his creation? Genesis 2. (Answer: The Sabbath, human 
associations, and a home.) 
6. After sin entered the world, what did the Lord provide? 
Gen. 3;15. (Answer: The plan of salvation.) 
7. How did the Lord still feel toward His children? Jer. 
31:3. 
8. How should this love make us feel? Ps. 144:15. 
0. Has the Lord expressed any preference with reference 
to our physical habits? 
a. Food. Isa. 55:2; Deut. 14:3. (Read also "Ministry 
of Healing," p. 280, section on "Diet.") 
b. Bathing. Herb. 10:22. 
c. Clothing. Ex. 19:10. (Read also "Ministry of Heal- 
ing," p. 279.) 
10. When Daniel and his companions chose the food that 
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pleased the Lord (Dan. 1:8), what blessing did He bestow 
upon them? Dan, 1:20. 
ti. What wish did the apostle John express for his friend? 
3 John 2. �
N. F. 
Talk: "Relief From Heat" 
Effects of Heat Upon the Body.—(1)Mildly stimulating. 
(2) Increases pulse rate. (3) Increases rate of respiration. 
(4) Increases the elimination, particularly through the skin. 
(5) Heat continued over a period of time produces a feeling 
of depression. (6) Moist heat is more depressing than dry 
heat; artificial heat, than the natural heat of summer. 
Suggestions for Relief From Heat —Sun and air baths are 
undoubtedly beneficial. Tanning of the skin is desirable, but 
should be done very gradually. Sunburns are never agreeable 
and are sometimes dangerous. A light burn over more than 
half the surface of the body has proved fatal. Exposure to 
sunlight on or near the water gives a double amount of burn, 
because of both direct and reflected rays. Scant bathing suits 
may be stylish, but are inadequate protection from burns, 
and are not conducive to a high degree of morality. 
Since heat rises, when using the electric fan or other device 
for cooling the house, it should be placed on or near the floor. 
Light-colored clothing reflects or throws off the heat of the 
sun, and therefore is better than dark clothing. 
Talking and fretting about the weather does not help. An 
important rule for hot weather is to keep cool about it. 
N. F. 
Talk: "Some Foods Heat the Body; Some Are 
Cooling" 
Heating Foods.—(1) All forms of sugar, sirup, candy, and 
all sweets. (2) Starches, cereals, bread, macaroni, (3) Fats, 
cream, butter, oil, fried or greasy foods. (4) Protein foods 
eggs, beans, etc.—stimulate heat production. 
Cooling Hot-Weather Foods.—Fresh fruits and green vege-
tables, especially if served without sugar or fat or oil. 
Di8CILSSi074.—"ln the year 1923 the people of the United 
States spent $390,000,000 for candy. This would purchase 
approximately 1,000,000,000 pounds. Candy is practically all 
sugar. Sugar is a source of heat, yet it is not necessary 
for that purpose, since this is found naturally in fruits, and 
is made from the starch which is found in our diet." Sugar 
is sometimes called a one-sided food, since it furnishes material 
for heat and energy only. "If, for example, a man required 
3,000 calories for hard work and he should get it all from 
sugar, he would have his calories and nothing more. If instead 
he made up his 3,000 calories from milk, whole-wheat bread, 
and a vegetable, he would not only get his needed energy, but 
would also get building material, mineral, and vitamins thrown 
in. The more closely one confines his diet to :foods just as 
nature grows them, the greater is his chance for having all 
his needs supplied without planning on his own part. The more 
he eats refined foods like sugar, candy, white flour, the less of 
the needed mineral and vitamins he gets 'gratis.' One of the 
most serious effects of candy is that which lessens or destroys 
the appetite for milk, vegetables, and other important foods, 
so that it crowds them partially or entirely from the diet"—
"Cutting Down on Candy," by Lydia J. Roberts. 
It is apparent that if one eats freely of candy, ice cream, and 
drinks containing sugar, he is furnishing fuel to snake greater 
heat in the body. Sweet beverages do not quench the thirst, 
and are much more appropriate for winter than summer use. 
The result of a poor diet is illustrated by the diet of sailors 
in past centuries. In the year 1769 Captain James Cook 
started on an exploring trip to the South Sea Islands. The 
disease of scurvy was so common among sailors at that time 
as to make such a trip very hazardous. The diet of the sailors 
consisted largely of salt meat and cereals (so stale they were 
frequently wormy), with a few canned goods. But Captain 
Cook made his sailors eat fresh food and fruits whenever it 
was possible to get them. Sometimes it would be coconut 
milk, or orange or lemon juice. Sometimes he gathered grass 
from an island, and served cooked grass to his men. Occa-
sionally a man refused to eat the food provided, but generally 
the men respected him and obeyed his orders, though they 
grumbled some at his ideas of food. This trip lasted more 
than three years, and was a great achievement from the view- 
point of discovery. But one of the greatest achievements 
was the fact that during the entire time he lost only one man 
from disease. 
Fresh fruits and vegetables are now more available and should 
be used much more freely, especially in the summer, because 
they contain essential elements not to be found. in dried and 
canned goods. They are the least heating of foods. �
N. F. 
Talk: "Water" 
Water Cools You Off.—Do not be afraid of it. Use it freely 
inside and outside. It is important that one drink plenty of 
it, at least six to eight glasses daily. 
• 
Bathing for Cleanliness.—A warm or tepid bath cools the 
skin by evaporation. A cool bath heats the skin because of the 
reaction. The nineteen square feet of skin area of the average 
individual contain approximately 2,400,000 sweat glands 
through which about a quart of water is eliminated daily. 
Bathe the skin and keep these pores open to do their work. 
Bathing for Pleasure.—Choose a lake or bathing beach that 
is under State or government inspection. The water of many 
harbors of the United States is polluted by sewage, and care 
should be taken to bathe in water that is reasonably free from 
pollution. If you do not swim well, you should not wade 
where the water is deeper than the middle of the chest. Do 
not go where there are no life guards. Do not bathe sooner 
than two hours after eating. Do not wade with your hands 
above your head. Do not depend upon inner tubes or water 
wings; they are treacherous. Do not go into the water when 
overheated. Do not go into the water while suffering from a 
cold or other head infection, as it may drive the infection into 
the ears or sinuses. �
N. F. 
Why Not Love Him? 
(Tune: No. 34 in "The Gospel in Song.") 
LOVEST thou the Lord who gave His life to save thee? 
Think how much we owe to Him who freely gives 
Life, and health, and food, and home, and joys unnumbered, 
Best of all, the hope of life where Jesus lives. 
Chorus: 
Why not love Him (with all thy soul)? 
Why not choose Him (with all thy heart)? 
Why not choose the things that please Him every day? 
Why not love Him (frith all your strength)? 
Why not trust Him (with all your mind)? 
You'll be happy if you let Him choose the way. 
If you love Him, you will choose the ways that please Him, 
In your dress and in your food and in your work. 
In these details of our lives are strong temptations, 
And it's in these very things where dangers lurk. 
If you love Him, you will trust His love and wisdom, 
Know the laws that He has made are for our good. 
Every "Thou shalt not" is only for protection, 
And His will is always best when understood. 
NINA FLEETWOOD. 
The Sanctuary and the Sabbath 
(Program for Week Ending Jane 21) 
Songs for Today. (Nos. 628, 371, 59, 379, 359, 887, 890, 369, 361, 386, 
"Christ in Song.") 
Bible
in 
 Doctrine Key Text Drill. (See p. 11.) 
Prayer by Two Missionary Volunteers. 
Reports and the Offering. 
Special Music. 
Bible Study: "Sabbath Reform." (See 'Bible Readings for the Home 
Circle," pp 464, 465, questions 8-12; or "Senior Standard of At-
tainment Studies on Bible Doctrines," p. 57, questions 1-3). 
Talk: "The Sanctuary and the Sabbath." (Base on "Origin and Prog-
ress of Seventh-day Adventists," by M. E. Olsen, pp. 177-181; or 
"Story of the Advent Message," by Mrs. E. E. Andross, pp. 49-51; 
55, par. 2. See also the Notes to Leaders.) 
Talk: "How the Sabbath Truth Came to, the Adventists." (See "Story 
of the Advent Message," pp. 56. 56; or "Origin and Progress!' 
pp. 181-187. See also "Life Sketches of Ellen G. White,' pp. 
95, 96.) 
Story: "The York Shilling." (Tell the story of how Joseph Bates with 
only 121/2 cents in his pocket, by faith, wrote a tract that others 
might know of the true Sabbath. See "Origin and Progress," 
pp. 188-191; or "Pioneer Stories," by A. W. Spalding, pp. 240-247-) 
Recitation: "Sweet Day of Rest." (See P. 8.) 
Close by Repeating in Concert the Fourth Commandment (Ex. 20:8-11) 
or the Third, Angel's Message (Rev. 14:9-12). 
Notes to Leaders 
'Our May denominational history program took us ahead of 
our story, in order to intreduce camp meeting at the time 
when it would be held in some sections of the country; but 
in this sixth program of the series, let us go back to the dis- 
"Hot Weather Health Hints," by. L. A. Hansen. 
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appointment of 1844, We find God's people perplexed but 
not forsaken. When they were driven from their churches, God 
helped them begin a new organization which was destined to 
grew rapidly. (Studied in our April program.) Then, as the 
program today brings out, great light and blessing were just 
ahead in the Sabbath truth that had not yet been revealed to 
those earnest seekers after God. 
In the talk, "The Sanctuary and the Sabbath," stress three 
points especially: The third angel's message; how diligent 
Bible study revealed the mistake in the sanctuary question; 
and in what way the Sabbath truth was brought to the atten-
tion of these seekers for truth. Point out also that there have 
always been in the Christian church a few faithful Sabbath 
keepers. This is touched upon lightly in "Origin and Progress," 
page 181. It would be well to glean a few additional thoughts 
from "Bible Readings for the Home Circle," pages 457-462, 
the chapter on "The Sabbath in History." �E. E. II. 
Doubt 
'(Program for Week Ending Tune 28) 
BY C. LESTER BOND 
Opening Song: "Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus." (No. 105 in " Christ in 
Song.") 
Bible Doctrine Key Text Drill. (See P. 11.) 
Prayer. 
gitt!ki2effetrohlitersioNor.y2irionnr:The Gospel in Song.") 
Bible Study: "Unbelief." (Select eight or ten texts from "Bible 
Readings for the Home Circle," pp. 687-689.) 
Talk: "The Fruits of Doubt." 
Itieitation: "Because of Unbelief." 
Talk: "What to Do With Doubt." (See p. 10; also "Steps to Christ," 
chapter "What to Do With Doubt.") 
Consecration and Testimony Service. 
Clesing Song: "I Am Coming, Lord." (No. 101 in "Christ in Song,") 
Talk: "The Fruits of Doubt" 
Douem is one of the outstanding sins prevalent everywhere 
in the world today. "The words of Jesus addressed to this 
generation may well be regarded with sorrow and awe. He 
asks, 'When the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith on the 
earth?' Christ looked down the ages, and with prophetic eye 
marked the conflict between the antagonistic principles of 
truth and error. He saw how real Christianity would become 
almost extinct in the world, so that at His second advent He 
would find a state of society similar to that which existed be-
fore the flood. The world would be engaged in festivity and 
ainusernent, in theatrical shows, in the indulgence of base pas-
sions. Intemperance of every grade would exist, and even the 
churches would be demoralized, and the Bible would be neg-
/c;cted and desecrated. He saw that the desperate revelries of 
the last days would only be interrupted by the -judgments 
of God. 
"Society is now in a state of demoralization, and this will 
ripen until the nations become as lawless, as corrupt, as were 
the inhabitants of the world before the flood. The degrada-
tion that is found in the world today is largely due to the 
fact that the Bible no longer exerts a controlling influence 
upon the minds of men. It has becoine fashionable to doubt." 
—Mrs. E. G. White, in the Signs of the Times, April 21, 1890. 
The doubts that many people have regarding the warnings 
given of physical dangers, well illustrate the attitude of 
thousands toward God and His message of salvation. A strik-
ing illustration of this is given by Edward A. Marshall hi an 
article which appeared in the Sunday School Times shortly 
after one of the severe floods in the Mississippi Valley: 
"After spending six weeks in four States in the flooded area 
of the Mississippi Valley., I have come to the conclusion that 
the chief thing that caused the loss of life and movable prop-
erty was plain, old-fashioned unbelief. 
"Unbelief destroyed living, active faith in the word of 
authority. Government and State bulletins, giving accurate 
details of the approaching danger, were frequently posted by 
accredited engineers. Telegraph, telephone, radio, and special 
messengers carried the word everywhere. I saw people read 
the bulletins, and then step back and express the opinion that 
the statements had been issued to 'scare folks.' One man later 
said, 'I read the bulletins and had my goods all packed to go. 
Then my neighbor came home and said he didn't think the 
water would reach our houses, so I unpacked. Now my place 
is flooded.' This man neglected the authorized warning of 
men who knew, and trusting the false message of a man 
who guessed, he lost. Forsaking God's word and trusting 
human reasoning brings spiritual disaster, which is worse than 
"Procrastination was very general. A young man informed 
me that he was sent out to bring in a fanner with his family 
and goods. When he arrived, the farmer told him to come back 
in the afternoon. He made a second trip, but was told to. 
come in the morning. When he went the next morning, he was 
told that they were not packed up yet and was asked to come 
the following day. The next day he went in a boat, and found 
the house flooded and no man in sight. Thousands of people in 
the Mississippi Valley now understand from experience why 
procrastination is called a thief... . 
"With some, unbelief took the form of indifference. A 
farmer was repeatedly warned to flee, but always turned a 
deaf 'ear because no flood could be seen. He retired at night 
as usual and slept. A scouting band of cowboy rescuers saw 
his cattle, and drove them away to safety without consulting 
him. Later the waters surrounded his hoMe. In the night 
a rescue party came in a boat, awakened him, and took him 
"Unbelief develops a false self-confidence. I drove through 
one town that the flood had wrecked. A merchant in another 
place told-me that they had sent automobiles and trucks to 
the little place as soon as they heard that a certain levee had 
broken. They warned and begged the people to come away 
to safety, promising them every assistance, but the villagers 
laughed and said, 'Oh, the flood will never break through the 
barricade we are building.' They ordered every store closed, 
and told every man, woman, and child to come to the river. 
Old women held sacks while youths filled them with dirt. Men 
carried them up to raise the bank and hold back the on-
coming waters. Their pride was aroused, and they resented 
being told that their feeble efforts could never master the 
fifty miles of flood which was on the way. They thought they 
were brave, but those who knew the truth called them foolish. 
In a few hours the flood did its deadly work, and once more a 
self-confident people abandoned their tower of Babel. 
"Thousands of people are rejecting God's spiritual warnings 
today, and building false barriers which will be swept away at 
the judgment. . . . 
"Jesus once said: '0 fools, and slow of heart to believe all 
that the prophets have spoken.' Human nature is the same 
today. Unbelief is just as natural to the human mind, just 
as subtle and fatal, as it ever was. Only those who trust the 
infallible revelation of God's word will be safe in the coming 
judgment." 
"When shall I doubt? Not while 
He guides my feet, 
Not while He feeds my soul 
With manna sweet, 
Not while He sees and knows 
My slightest needs, 
And e'en with food of earth 
My body feeds. 
"When shall I doubt? Not ybt, - 
Till God forgets, 
And soul a-hungered goes, 
No manna gets, 
Not till my God cares not. 
When will that be? 
When time is not, DDT e'en 
Eternity." 
C. L. B. 
Beeause of Unbelief 
THERE was a town in Galilee, when Jesus walked the earth, 
Wherein His coming brought no joy, His going left no mirth; 
No leper hailed Him from afar, no crippled child was brought, 
No blind man groped a way to Him, no sick His healing sought. 
He could not free them from their sin, or give their pain relief, 
He could not work His miracles, because of unbelief. 
The hand that fashioned all the worlds and spread the heavens 
above, 
The mighty hand of power divine, the tender hand of love, 
Was impotent to help or save, or east the demons out; 
The arm of strength grew weak and small before men's scorn- 
ful doubt. 
Today as then Christ's mighty works the world will not receive; 
Omnipotence is powerless when men will not believe. 
—Annie Johnson Flint. 
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In the great judgment day those who have not worked for Christ, those who have drifted along, carrying 
no responsibility, thinking of themselves, pleasing themselves, will be placed by the Judge of all the earth 
with those who did evil.—"Christ's Object Lessons," p. 365. 
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Prayer and Personal Workers' Band 
THE work of the members of this band is more than many 
take it to be. It does not consist wholly in attending the weekly 
band meetings, having a daily prayer list, working for those 
on this list, and conducting a prayer band. These are essential, 
but the successful personal worker at all times and under all 
circumstances is watching for opportunities to speak words that 
will encourage and inspire hope in others. Use the church 
service, Sabbath school, and young people's meeting as places 
to get acquainted with and gain the confidence of suitable sub-
jects for personal work. Ask God for wisdom to do personal 
work with your bosom friends and relatives. Remember that 
one way to help Christians is to help them work for others. 
If you have access to a telephone, at least once a day make 
a missionary call by telephone. 
Suggestive Topics for Study and Discussion: 
1. Soul Winning: (a) Our first work should be to bring our 
own hearts into harmony with God. T., V. 87:4. (b) Pray 
with souls; get them to look to the Saviour. T., VI, 67. (c) 
Show animation and determination in your work. T., VI, 418:1. 
(d) Do not pride yourself on your own ability. G. W., 194:1. 
The persevering prayers of humble workers who trust always 
in God will bring souls to the cross. T., VII, 27:2. 
2. Conditions of Answered Prayer: (a) We must feel our 
need of help. S. C., 99:1. (5) We must not cling to any known 
sin. S. C., 99:3. (a) We must be faithful stewards, not with-
holding tithes and offerings. C. 0. L., 144:4. (d) If we have 
wounded others, we must make the wrong right. C. 0. L., 144: 
2. 
(e) We must exercise faith. S. C., 100:1. (f) We must 
persevere in prayer. S. C., 101:3. 
Personal Question: Can the Lord hear my prayers for the 
salvation of souls if I am failing to meet even one of the con-
ditions He has laid down? 
3. Dress: (a) God has a preference in regard to the dress 
of those who serve Him. T., VI, 96:2. (5) He instructs us to 
dress modestly. 1 Tim. 2:9; Isa. 3:16-26. (c) It is dangerous 
to disregard this instruction. T., IV, 645: 1; T., I, 270: 1. 
Personal Question: Dare I modify or reject God's instruction? 
4. Self-denial: (a) Self-denial is an essential condition of 
discipleship. T., III, 388. (b) The Lord would have His chil-
dren deny appetite, and thus save money to support mission-
aries. T., IX, 157:2. (a) We should deny ourselves of needless 
ornaments and articles of dress. T, IV, 511:2. (d) Money 
should not be wasted on unnecessary things. T., IX, 55:1. 
Personal Question: Is my life an example in self-denial, or 
do I purchase unnecessary things with money which should be 
in God's cause? �
MINNIE E. DAUPHINEE. 
Christian Help and Gospel Meeting and Literature and 
Correspondence Bands 
ARE you doing anything for those whose crimes have brought 
them behind prison bars? This is work that needs careful con-
sideration, and one which both the Christian help and gospel 
meeting band and the literature and correspondence band could 
combine in doing. Some of our older Missionary Volunteers 
have done very acceptable prison work. Preference should 
be given to the home missionary workers of the church, if they 
desire to do this work. It should be considered on the mis-
sionary committee of the church, and if it is assigned to the 
Missionary Volunteer Society and you have quite mature 
young people in your band, make the effort. Lay your plans, 
and then see the prison authorities. You might- begin by of-
fering to sing to the prisoners or to help teach in the prison 
Sunday school, or distribute religious literature. 
After you have gained the eonfidepee of the prison au-
thorities by your promptness in meeting the appointments and 
your good sense in your attitude toward the prisoners (the 
authorities do not want any unwise sympathy shown toward 
prisoners or any listening to pleas for help in getting them out), 
then you may find an opening for conducting short meetings 
for prisoners. Imprisonment sometimes inclines persons to 
serious thought and repentance. There are jewels for God's 
kingdom in the prisons. Let us search for them. 
The magazine Life Boat has for years carried the message of 
God's love to prisoners. If it is not going to the prison you 
visit, write to the Life Boat, Hinsdale, Ill., for the price of a 
club, and see what can be done. (Be sure to read the article 
by Mrs. I. C. Hoffman on this page.) 
Study the best methods of hospital work, and how you can 
improve and extend what you are doing. A band of singers, 
even only two or four, can bring cheer to the hearts of those 
who are depressed by physical infirmity. Some young people 
have made weekly visits to a children's hospital for years with 
Our Little Friend, pictures, etc. 
Echoes From Behind the Walls 
IT is doubtful if there is any more fruitful soul-winning op-
portunity than the one presented by the reformatories and 
prisons. Locked away from friends and loved ones, many of 
these men and women are thinking seriously for the first time. 
They begin to see the emptiness of a life of sin. This is just 
the moment to place before them the way of salvation. 
Prom the narrow confines of a prison, comparatively all the 
men there are looking up through the cold and chilly bars, 
waiting for something to arise on that far-flung horizon of 
hope. They know not what that something is. God is calling 
to them, but with the prison bars in front of them, God and 
heaven seem far away. Yet there is that longing in many a 
heart for a better life. Truly they realize the "wages of sin." 
Personally, I have been interested in this line of missionary 
endeavor for several years, but it is within the last year that 
I have taken up active work for their uplift. I read hi the 
Life Boat magazine of some prisoners who wished that some 
one would correspond with them. My husband and I sent to 
the office for several addresses, and received eight at that time 
who seemed to be very promising prospects. 
Here are lines from several, expressing their inmost feelings: 
"I received your very kind letter and poem and I want to 
extend my heartfelt thanks to you and Mr. Hoffman: Your 
kindness will never be forgotten. I take seine of the words 
from Whittier's beautiful poem in expressing my thoughts. 
'So little it takes to make us glad 
Just a cheering clasp of a friendly hand.'" 
This letter comes from Pittsburgh, Pa.: 
"Just a few lines to inform you that I received your kind 
letter in which you told me that you sent some Christian lit-
erature (Hungarian), which I requested sent to my uncle in 
West Virginia. I wish to thank you very much. I hope to 
write a few lines to him soon, and then I will inquire about 
the books you sent. The books you sent me arrived. They are 
fine books, as I see it. I wish to inform you that if you desire 
to send more books, send a few of the following, which'I can 
make use of in a profitable way: 'Health and Happiness,' 
'After Many Days,' and 'Steps, to Christ' are the ones I can 
use freely to give to the new men coming in, as I work in the 
library. All that really points to Christ I can handle for this 
purpose. I liked the poem you sent. It is true that I have 
many things to be thankful for in spite of my trouble, and IEs 
grace is more than wonderful in a broken life like mine." 
Still another prisoner from Pittsburgh writes: 
"I was more than pleased with such a long letter. You 
people surely have a big heart to want to help a mere convict. 
Neither you nor Mr. Hoffman know how I feel about this. I 
never had friends like you before in all my life. Both of you 
will never regret or be- disappointed for having helped me and 
having been my friend. I would not gain anything by being 
a fake. My friendship is sincere. I want to thank Mr. Hoff-
man for the poetry he sent and that he thought of me so much 
Pll be glad to improve myself while here and take Fireside 
Correspondence studies. Send any subjects that you wish me 
to take. I never knew Christ until I read about Him in the 
book, 'The Desire of Ages.' I enjoyed 'Thoughts From the 
Mount of Blessing' so much also." - 
From across the United States come these lines: 
"You should see me the night I receive the Life Boat mag-
azine. Everything else is forgotten until I read all of it. I 
have been praying that God would give me an opportunity to 
study Seventh-day Adventist doctrines, and now I have the 
opportunity. I wish to take advanced Bible doctrines and prac-
tical nursing from the Fireside Correspondence School. These 
subjects will help me in my future missionary work." 
One young man is taking three subjects from the Fireside 
Correspondence School,—New Testament history, rhetoric, and 
general history. He is finishing this -month with an excellent 
record, and plans to continue in one of our schools. 
Our local Missionary Volunteer Society bad a program last 
fall in the interest of prison work. We took up donations for 
subscriptions to the Life Boat magazine and for our periodicals 
and publications to be sent to interested ones. Much enthu-
siasm prevailed when we realized results so soon and so effec-
tively. Several have written to prisoners and souls are being 
helped. Their eternal destiny is at stake. Some will never 
see the outside world again. There are those who will go down 
to their graves known only by their prison number. The gospel 
must reach them now. It is the only thing that will transform 
their broken lives. "Over there," some one may say to you, 
"I was in prison and ye came unto me. That is why I am 
here." �
M. I. C. HOFFMAN. 
Life and Health magazine, price, each 10 cents. 
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THE CHURCH OFFICERS' GAZETTE 
OW FOREIGN MISSIONS 
This p ge contains interesting meter al f r use of church eld ra and 
conference workers in promoting our foreign mission wor 
Yes, the African Appreciates the Gospel 
G. S. JosErn, in writing from our Rusangu Mission, Northern. 
Rhodesia, says: 
"The question is sometimes asked by people who are inter-
ested in mission work, 'Do the native people really understand 
and appreciate the gospel?' In answer to this question I quote 
the words of Chief Hamaundu, who called at the mission a few 
days ago to see us. He said: 
"'Until a few years ago my people were living in great 
darkness. We believed in and practiced many things that were 
wicked and cruel. We worshiped the spirits, trees, stones, and 
horns. But for the past four years we have had a teacher and 
a .school in our village, and many of our boys and girls have 
learned to read and write. We are very happy because today 
we are worshiping the true God. We have proved that the 
Creator loves us, and that He bears and answers our prayers. 
He gives us good crops and helps us in all our troubles. In-
stead of the terrible fear of the spirits, we now have great 
pdace. Our children are happy and are becoming educated. 
Our homes are clean, and we are learning what to do in times 
of sickness. In the old times we made beer for the evil spirits, 
but we have given up this bad custom, and we are now helping 
the mission so that the good news can be taken to others who 
have not yet learned the way of peace. We know that nothing 
can separate us from the love of God.' 
"There are many hundreds of people who, like Chief Ha-
maundu, have found Jesus to be a Saviour indeed. His testi-
mony in favor of the gospel could be duplicated many times. 
In this area alone, within a radius of fifty miles, there are now 
more than 2,600 native believers. A really Wonderful trans-
formation has taken place in the lives of many of these people, 
mid to our friends who want to know the facts as they are, 
we can say, Yes, the native peoples can understand and appre-
ciate the gospel. The gospel is indeed, 'The power of God unto 
salvation to every one that believeth."' 
Those Final Farewells 
W HEN the young missionaries leave home, and those last fare-
wells are said, no one knows whether it will prove to be a final 
farewell or not, caused by a fresh mound on some mission field 
forefront, or one Made near the old homestead in the home-
land. One missionary tells a little of his experience of this 
kind, illustrative of many another such which might be re- 
corded: 
"My wife and I are happy in the work. Both of us were 
brought up under moderate circumstances, and it has helped 
us' here. We were used to hard work and little money, so the 
ehange was not a trial for us in that respect. There is one 
thing that pulls hard at the heartstrings—our 'loved ones left 
behind.' I am glad my wife has not had to bear the sorrow of 
the loss of any of her family. In the long days she has spent 
alone at the mission she has not had to think of loved ones 
departed. We have been in our field a little over three years, 
and naturally we look forward to our furlough. And I trust my 
wife need not feel any pangs in going back. I must go home 
to find two graves that were not there when I left—my broth-
er's and father's. My brother died while we were still on our 
way here. 1 sorrowed greatly for my brother. It seemed so 
dreary here in the foreign field thinking of the last good-by 
which became the last on earth. Then later came the sad mes-
sage telling of father's death, causing another sorrowful wound. 
It seemed almost unbearable. 
"Then one night I dreamed. It seemed it was the time of 
trouble. I was in a place where I suffered terribly. It seemed 
as if I could not last much longer, and I thought of the rest 
of the family. Were they, too, suffering? And then such a 
peaceful thought came to me to know that H— and father 
were safe asleep where no cruel hand could ever disturb their 
rest. I was happy, and felt that all was well. Mother told me 
that the burden of father's prayer always was, 'Keep J 
and R — flom becoming discouraged.' That was his last 
prayer for us, and I greatly prize the remembrance. 
"I can say from my heart, 'Thy kingdom come.' There is 
nothing to live for here except to hasten God's work." 
Tired With the Wrong Book Agent 
Fame Mexico C. E. Moon passes on this experience related 
by a eolporteur, Brother Villagarcia, at a prayer meeting: 
"Brother Villagarcia was canvassing the municipal secretary 
in —. The secretary, when he knew that his caller was a 
book agent, was very cool, and went on about his business. As 
the secretary was standing near a window reading a letter, 
Brother Villagraeia sent up a silent prayer to heaven. The 
secretary came over to him and said: 'You people make me 
tired. Now sit down here, and I will tell you something of 
the real conditions in the world.' He then said that he had a 
dream, and in his dream he saw a book that told of the condi-
tion of the world and the coming of Christ. At once Brother 
Villagarcia took out the little book in Spanish, 'What Is Com-
ing?' The man was overjoyed to see the book that he had 
dreamed of, or at least it was about the same thing. He em-
braced our brother in gratitude, and has become interested 
in the truth." 
Forsaking All for Christ 
AND it was a boy who did it. It took place down in British 
Guiana, and James T. Carrington tells us about it: 
"Precious souls dwell- on the banks of the Pomaron River. 
Having heard the pleading voice of the Saviour calling through 
the trumpet tones of the third angel's message, several have 
responded to follow the leading of the Good Shepherd. Their 
Christian experience is characterized by loyalty. One example 
will illustrate: 
"The message of truth gripped the heart of a lad of fifteen 
and lie obeyed the voice of duty. When he would not compro-
mise his faith, he was ill treated and finally driven from home 
by an angry father. He exchanged a home of plenty for a 
life of want; comfort and ease for toil and suffering; love 
of parent for the sympathy of friends. For three years he has 
braved the torture of destitution, and all this in a sickly, feeble 
state of health. When it was thought that he was reduced to 
the lowest extremity, he was offered the chance of enjoying his 
father's wealth, with the assurance of an easy living, if he 
would only give up 'that foolishness,' as Ms religious practice 
was called. But this he would not do, 'esteeming the reproach 
of Christ greater riches than the treasures' of his father, for 
he has 'respect unto the recompense of the reward.'" 
Gain in the Baltic Region 
FROM the Baltic Union Conference T. T. Babienco sends on 
this cheering word: 
"Last year was the best year in our field. The Lord has 
blessed the work wonderfully. We had a gain of 100 per cent 
in souls, and 85 per cent in funds during the first nine months 
of 1929 over the same period in 1928. Our book sales this year 
showed a gain of 40 per cent. We are very thankful for such 
blessings of the Lord. The work in our field is conducted in 
five languages,—Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, German, and 
Russian." 
Others Deeply Interested in Our Mission Work 
NOT long ago W. K. Ising, superintendent of the Arabic 
Union Mission, sent us a copy of their first Ingathering mission 
number published in Arabic. It certainly looked good to us, 
and evidently even better still to those who could read it. And 
hole is what some said when they first saw and read it, as told 
by their field secretary, C. Reickmatm: 
"When we got the papers from the printer, he said: �
have 
lost ten or fifteen dollars on this job, but I do not mind that 
so much, because this paper, being the first of its kind ever 
printed in the Arabic countries, will advertise our printing 
plant.' Thus even the printer hopes to get some good from the 
paper. And how much more should we expect from it! When 
we sent out last week some thirty parcels of the paper to the 
different parts of our field, our postmaster, who most likely 
had never received so many packages in one or two days, asked 
about the contents of these parcels. To answer his question and 
to give him a reward for the special work, we brought a copy 
of the Arabic Harvest Ingathering paper to him. The next 
day I asked him if he had read the paper, whereupon he began 
to sing a song of praise of our mission work. This is another 
experience of how a favorable impression is created through 
the medium of this paper. We know that this experience will 
be repeated over and over many times during our Ingathering 
campaign. People will-get acquainted with our work and will 
be willing to support it." 
What a Growth! 
WRITING from Northern Rhodesia, G. S. Joseph, director of 
the Rusangu Mission, is able to tell of the good hand of the 
Lord with them: 
"In the past year more than a thousand converts have been 
won to Christ by this station. This has been made possible 
because our many friends have contributed to the cause of mis-
sions. We now have seventeen outschools besides the training 
school at the main station. Many calls are reaching us from 
the surrounding villages for help. During the present month, 
chiefs from four different villages have brought in delegations 
pleading for teachers. These must wait until further funds are 
available; Turning away these pleading people without help is 
very hard, but we cannot go beyond the available funds," 
MISSION BOARD.