“Whatsoever thy Hand findeth to do, do it with thy Might."
VoLUME 8.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., OCTOBER 27, 1897.
NUMBER 49.
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The Workers’
THE meeting convened according to appoint-
ment with Minneapolis church. The brethren hav-
ing kindly offered to provide for the temporal wants
of the laborers during its session. Nearly all were
present at the opening meeting on -Friday evening,
at which Bro. Mead spoke from Zeph. 2:1-3. On Sab-
bath, after the usual Sabbath-school exercises, Bro.
Scoles spoke very impressively starting from Rom.
11:29. This service was followed by an earnest move
on the part of the larger portion of the congregation
to seek the Lord.
recent testimony, which was followed by a large
number of short testimonies. The evening was oc-
Meeting.
cupied by Bro. Nettleton in a sermon from 2 Cor. 4:7.
On Sunday morning the real work of the session be-
gan. The program arranged for the meetings, pro-
vided for a morning prayer and social meeting at 8
o'clock, and study and discussion’ of topics presented
from 9 to 11,30; afternoon from 2.30 to 5 the continu-
ance of topical study; preaching at 7.30. Bro. J. H.
Behrens was chosen as pastor and Bro. D. P. Curtis
as secretary.
was prayer.
speakers, that prayer, especially public prayer,
should be brief, and express in simple language
present needs, and desire for help from God the great
and only source from whence help can be obtained.
The next topic considered was ‘preaching’, as
taught in the Bible and the Testimonies, both as to
matter and manner. Many interesting and profit-
able suggestions were presented by the different
speakers, embracing many extracts from the Testi-
monies. It was generally conceded that long ser-
mons were not so profitable as short ones in which
“the word” was clearly and pointedly held before
the minds of the hearers. Bro. Emmerson occupied
the evening hour, discussing from Mark 10:15,
In the afternoon Bro. Flaiz read a
The first topic studied and discussed
It was the general consensus of the
The topic of “Soul Winning’* was taken up and
‘studied on Monday, -and the discussion brought out
many points of interest from the scriptures, “Steps
to Christ’ and *‘Spirit of Prophecy’. The thought
was emphasized that personal work, in connection
with preaching the word was God’s method of soul-
winning, and that we must come directly from God
to the people, talk with God, that he may help us to
talk fo the people. The next topic taken up was
“The Laborer’s responsibility as related to the finan-
ces of the Conference”, and this was lengthily and
largely dwelt upon from the standpoint of the word
of God, and recent special testimonies, as well as
past experience and present needs. The conclusion
was reached from these sources that the laborers had
not done their duty to the churches in giving them
needed instruction in regard to God’s requirements
and their privileges as the dispensers of his bounty,
for the purpose of winning souls from the service of
Satan to the service of Christ. Attention was called
to Testimony 31, showing how Satan gets our breth-
ren to tie up their means in worldly schemes; also to
“Karly Writings”, that between the chapters en-
titled ‘‘Spiritualism’ and ‘The Shaking’’ is one on
“Covetousness’, showing that this point is now
reached and here is where we stand. The decision
was reached that from this time on, the laborers
would be faithful in presenting this branch of the
work to the brethren, in all parts eof the field where
they labor, in showing them the simplicity of the
plan which God has presented for raising means
through the tithing system, and that it is disloyalty
to God to withhold it.
Bro. Nettleton improved the evening hour in
presenting the subject of envy and jealousy, starting
from Prov. 27:4.
Tuesday was largely occupied in considering the
recommendation found in the ‘‘Special on Tithing”
‘“‘that all our churches in the State adopt the custom
of having the church treasurer read a report at each
quarterly meeting, showing the exact amount of
tithes each person has paid during the quarter’, and
also show the receipts from the State treasurer.
After a full discussion, the recommendation was un-
animously approved as being the best light that we
have at .present. Bro. Flaiz called attemtion to a
statement in Vol. 2 of the Testimonies, in” reference
to free-will offerings, which says that the Lord re-
quires no less of us than he did of ancient Israel; and
from Vol.3,p.395, whichPeads that “No less than one-
third of their income was used in religious offer-
ings”, : co
~The last part of Tuesday afternoon was given to
the discussion of Sabbath-school topics: “How to