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Special Appointments for the Month of 
October 
Thane Missionary Day �
October 4 
Foreign Missions 'Rally Day �
October 18 
Offering for Negro Work �
October 25 
The Real Reason Something Else 
QUITE frequently we bear (and recently an actual ease was 
cited to the writer), as a reason for some one's having ceased 
his connection with the church, "So-and-so," a prominent 
brother or sister, possibly even a minister, "does not treat me 
now as when he used to visit our little church, even going so 
far as not to recognize me at all when I meet him on the street." 
So this one is out of the-church and back into the world. 
Most likely the action the member took as a direct personal 
thrust, that may have so offended him, in actual fact had noth-
ing of the kind in it, no thought of unkindness toward the 
brother in the heart of the one accused. Instead, if the truth 
were known, it was a clear-cut scheme of the devil to throw 
out a very subtle temptation in the form of a camouflaged at-
tack in the attempt to cause the brother's fall, this supposed 
thrust being only the smoke screen hiding the presence of the 
enemy in the pursuit of his prey. 
"But he deliberately ignored me; 1 know it was so intended," 
the aggrieved persists in affirming. 
"And how do you know? Did you ever take the trouble to 
go to him and ask him, to find out?" 
no, I never did that, but still I know he intended 
-to slight me, I am very positive of that." 
Yet the chances are the supposedly aggrieved one is alto-
gether wrong in so concluding. Anyway, if that one should 
hold up a particular instance of this kind as the one causing 
him to fall out by the way, ought not such a one be wholly 
sure that the thing is absolutely true before going about telling 
people that it is so? 
Think a minute. Did you ever fail to recognize a person 
on the street, perchance until after having passed him, and 
then you say to yourself, "I wonder if that was not So-and-so?" 
You may have hesitated to speak, even though ,the face seemed 
familiar, yet at the moment you could not recall the name, and 
so you were not really sure this was he whom you thought. 
-Or did you ever catch yourself thinking so intently as to pass 
.a brother whom you knew well without really seeing him? Of 
course you have. Most likely every one of us does it some-
times without a thought of wounding the feelings of another. 
And while we ought not to do it, and regret that we do, still 
really we should feel terribly to think the one thus passed 
should make it the occasion of stumbling, of losing eternal 
life, would we not? 
Is it possible that for such a trifling thing as this, the pass-
ing of one on the street unnoticed, one can give up his hope 
of eternal life in the kingdom of God? Ah! back of all this, 
we must conclude, the real reasons lie. There has been a falling 
away in such a one's ardor in serving his Lord and Master long 
before a little thing like this could cause him harm. His 
general religious health resistance has been greatly lowered 
prior to this. The grass has grown high upon the path to his 
secret place oil prayer. Little by little he has been falling back, 
like Peter, in his following the Lord Jesus, until, like him, 
lie is following his Lord "afar off." It took only the pointing 
of a maiden's finger at Peter, at the right time, to cause him to 
deny his Lord. But it could not be said he maiden's pointing 
him out to be one of Jesus' disciples was the cause of his fall. 
Many lagging and false steps of Peter had led up to this. Satan 
wilily planned it to be so. The crisis finally comes, and often-
times comes over a very small affair. And the fall comes 
because of the weakened spiritual condition into which the 
member has little by little permitted himself to drift. 
"Look unto Me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: 
for I am God, and there is none else." Isa. 45: 22. "What is 
that to thee? follow thou Me." John 21: 22. 
These are our "following Jesus" orders. We get into trouble 
when we allow ourselves to look unto others instead of looking 
onto Jesus. What this one or that one may do or not do can-
not trouble us much while we are looking unto our Lord and 
following Him. 
While all should guard against giving occasion for offense, 
let all equally remember, and even more carefully, to guard 
against taking offense easily. We should see to it that our 
feelings, these sensitive feelings, are carefully padded with 
plenty of brotherly love. Then we shall avoid these hurt feel-
ings. And beyond all this, this old man, self-sensitiveness, 
ought to die outright on the cross with Christ and be forever 
buried out of sight. Christ's word to Peter was, "When thou 
art converted, strengthen thy brethren." Only through genuine 
conversion may the weak be made strong. 
Confirming the Souls of the Disciples 
Tim question that has greatly stirred us of late and has 
called forth long and earnest articles in our periodicals, is 
this: What can be done to "confirm the souls" of our dear 
brethren and sisters in the, churches, so that they will remain 
firm in the truth unto the end? It is really lamentable and 
heartbreaking to see so many who were fervent and happy 
in the message when they were first converted, growing cold, 
and finally leaving the truth. What a sacrifice they made to 
accept the message, and what a sacrifice they make in leaving 
it! What a pity! 
But what can be done to prevent this apostasy? What can 
we do to ground our people more firmly in the truth? What 
can we do to tie them more firmly to the cause of God? These 
are very pertinent questions and should not be left unan-
swered. 
In the first place, we should obey and strictly carry out the 
commission of Christ to His apostles by carefully instructing 
converts before and after baptism. The commission of Christ 
is: "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in 
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have 
commanded you." As indicated above, Christ's command to 
His apostles was that they should teach the newly converted 
all that the Lord had taught them, before they were baptized; 
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and then after baptism, should continue to teach them to ob-
serve all things that the Lord had commanded. 
This, I am sorry to write, we are not carrying out very 
carefully. After baptism we often leave the new believers 
alone too early. We hurry our evangelists off to some other 
place of labor without having established the newly born in 
the new life. We take the shepherd away and let the sheep 
fight the wolves alone. If greater wisdom were used in the 
transfer of workers, many apostasies could be avoided. 
One fact is irrefutably true, and that is, that we evangelists 
do not work and pray for our people after baptism as much 
or as earnestly as we did before they were baptized. When 
souls manifest an interest, we walk, run, work, and pray un-
tiringly for and with them, hoping to win them fully over. 
After they have been won and baptized, we feel that our work 
is accomplished, and we at once begin to slacken our pace, 
while, in fact, our work has only just begun. It takes as much 
earnest effort to keep the souls as to win them. This fact we 
have not yet fully comprehended. That is the way it seems, 
at least, and the sooner we understand it, the more successful 
we shall be in holding our people. 
The apostle Paul understood this and worked accordingly. 
He paid great attention to the churches he had raised up. 
When he and his companions had preached the gospel in several 
cities and had raised up a church in each place, he visited 
them again, "confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhort-
ing them to continue in the faith," assuring them that they 
would have to enter the kingdom of God "through much tribula-
tion." While he stayed a short time in Miletus, he sent to 
Ephesus and called the elders of the church and had a meet-
ing with then;, partly to exhort them to perform their office 
faithfully, and also to inform them of what was coming, so 
that they might be ready to withstand the apostatizing influ-
ences and stand fast and immovable in the faith. 
The apostle Paul was not only anxious to win souls for Christ, 
but just as anxious to keep them steadfast in the faith after 
he had brought them into the church. Appearances might 
sometimes give the impression that while we are just as anxious 
to win souls as he wa; we are not quite so anxious to keep 
them. We never put forth the same strenuous efforts to keep 
our people as we do to get them. Is that not true, or am I 
wrong? Would I were wrong I Brethren, however the facts of 
the ease may be, let us do all that lies in our power, all that 
our inventive minds can discover, and plan to mold, fashion, 
and fortify our churches and individual members in such a way 
as to keep them ever strong and firm. 
Let us as ministers, evangelists, and pastors carry a heavier 
burden, feel the burden more keenly than we ever did before, 
to lead our people into a deeper Christian life, where they 
have been really "enlightened," where they have "tasted of the 
heavenly gift," where they have been made "partakers of the 
Holy Ghost," and where they "have tasted the good word of 
God, and the powers of the world to come." If we, in all our 
efforts of soul winning, strive to reach this depth, this height 
of spiritual life in all whom we lead to Christ, then I believe 
we shall lose fewer souls. Let us teach our people how to 
pray, how to bear testimony for Christ, how to be obedient to 
God, before we bury them with Christ in baptism.—J. H. 
Shilling, in Advent Survey. 
The Sin of Selfishness 
WHEN the eases of all come in review before God, the ques-
tion, What did they profess? is never asked, but, What have 
they done? Have they been doers of the word? Have they 
lived for themselves? or have they been exercised in works of 
benevolence, in deeds of kindness, in love, preferring others 
before themselves, and denying themselves that they might 
bless others? If the record shows that this has been their life, 
that their characters have been marked with tenderness, self-
denial, and benevolence, they will receive the' blessed assurance 
and benediction from Christ, "Well done," "Come, ye blessed 
of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the 
foundation of the world." Christ has been grieved and wounded 
by our marked selfish love, and indifference to the woes and 
needs of others. . . . Our work is to toil in the vineyard of the 
Lord, not merely for ourselves, but for the good of others."--
Mrs. E. G. White, in Review and Herald, July 13, 1886. 
WORK WOMEN CAN DO 
Suggestive Program for First Sabbath Home 
Missionary Service 
(October 4) 
OPENING SONG: "Joy of Loving Hearts," No. 452 in "Christ 
in Song." 
FRAyEN. 
CHURCH MISSIONARY SECRETARY'S REPORT. 
FIRST SABBATH OFFERING FOR LOCAL MISSIONARY WORK. 
SONG: "I have promised," No. 319 in "Christ in Song." 
BIBLE AND TESTIMONY STUDY: "Our Work." 
TALK: "And the Women Also." 
TALK: "Women—Ambassadors Extraordinary." 
RECITATION: "Just Do Your Best." 
LEADER'S REMARKS. 
CLESING Sono: "I Love to Tell the Story," No. 476 in "Christ 
in Song." 
BENEDICTION. 
Note to Missionary Leaders 
While the program for this ,month's first Sabbath service 
stresses mainly the responsibility of women in active mission-
ary endeavor, it will be of interest to every member of the 
church. It is a recognized fact that the women of this move-
ment are the backbone of our missionary program. Not that 
they are more interested in the cause of God than are our 
brethren, but they have more time for house-to-house work; 
and most of our churches have a larger enrollment of women 
than of men. In addition to this there are some lines of work 
only women can do and for which they are well adapted. We 
hope, therefore, this service will prove a stimulus in such lines 
of endeavor as home nursing classes, cooking classes, Dorcas 
Societies, etc. If your church has none of these organizations, 
we advise that you bring the matter before your board, and 
endeavor to lay definite plans for their formation. First Sab-
bath programs will avail very little if they are not followed 
up in a practical way and the organization pf the church for 
missionary service strengthened. Every church should have 
a Dorcas Society. If you are interested in this line of endeavor, 
write your conference Home Missionary secretary for "Home 
Missionary Series" leaflet No. 14, entitled, "The Dorcas Society. 
Its Organization and Work." If you have a doctor or trained 
nurse in your church, a class in simple home nursing may be 
organized. Even if you have held such a class in the past, it 
will be a good policy to organize another one, for new people 
are continually being added to the church membership, and 
some who did not join before will desire to do so now. 
If your church has any or all of the above-mentioned organ-
izations, request them to render a report during this service. 
Many times these classes and societies are functioning, but 
receive very little notice or credit for the work they do. If 
this program, under the blessing of God, helps in arousing our 
church members to greater soul-winning activity, we shall be 
satisfied. �
E. F. H. 
Bible and Testimony Study 
Our Work 
1. WHAT are believers in God to bet Eze. 33:7-9. 
2. What is it the privilege of every Christian to do? 
"It is the privilege of every Christian, not only to look 
for, but to hasten the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
Were all who profess His name bearing fruit to His glory, how 
quickly the whole world would be sown with the seed of the 
gospel. Quickly the last great harvest would be ripened, and 
Christ would come to gather the precious grain."—"Christ's 
Object Lessons," p. 67, new edition. 
3. What is our work? Matt. 25:18-20. 
"Christ calls upon us to labor patiently and perseveringly for 
the thousands perishing in their sins, scattered in all lands, 
like wrecks on a desert shore. Those who share in Christ's glory 
must share also in His ministry, helping the weak, the wretched, 
and the despondent."—"Testimonies," Vol. IX, p. 31. 
4. What limit should there be to our efforts? 
"Human beings have no right to think that there is a limit 
to the efforts that they are to make in the work of soul saving. 
Did Christ ever become weary in His work? Did He ever draw 
back from sacrifice and hardship? Church members are to put 
forth the continuous, persevering efforts that He put forth. 
They are to be ever ready to spring into action in obedience 
to the Master's commands. Wherever we see work waiting to 
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be done, we are to take it up and do it, constantly looking 
unto Jesus. If our church members would heed this instruction, 
hundreds of souls would be won to Jesus. If every church 
member were a living missionary, the gospel would speedily 
be proclaimed in all countries, to all peoples, nations, and 
tongues."—Id., p. 32. 
5. What example has Christ given us? Matt. 9:35; Luke 
19:10. 
6. What is daily becoming more apparent? 
"More and more, as the days go by, it is becoming apparent 
that God's judgments are in the world. In fire and flood and 
earthquake, He is warning the inhabitants of this earth of His 
near approach. The time is nearing when the great crisis in 
the history of the world will have come, when every movement 
in the government of God will be watched with intense interest 
and inexpressible apprehension. In quick succession the judg-
ments of God will follow one another,—fire and flood and 
earthquake, with war and bloodshed.",—/d., p. 97. 
7. What might and should be done at this time? Rom. 13: 
11, 12, 
"The mercy of God is shown in His long forbearance. He is 
holding back His judgments, waiting for the message of warn-
ing to be sounded to all. Oh, if our people would feel as they 
should the responsibility resting upon them to give the last 
message of mercy to the world, what a wonderful work would 
be done!"—Ibid. 
And the Women Also 
Tan attitude of the women of His time toward Jesus is an 
illuminating commentary on the character of Christianity. The 
influence of the Christian religion upon women is a sufficient 
answer to every argument against it and a complete confirma-
tion of its character. Then as now Jesus appeals to the highest 
in human nature and answers the deepest in human need. . . 
Some of the most beautiful incidents in the life of Christ are 
those in which a woman is seen in the foreground. His -first 
recorded words were in response to His mother's anxious in-
quiry. His first miracle in Cana of Galilee followed the re-
mark of His mother on an occasion of great moment to another 
woman. Many of His miracles were wrought for the relief 
of suffering women. Many of His parables were drawn from 
the life familiar to women. 
When He wanted an illustration of patience, He told the 
story of a woman who lost a piece of silver and swept the house 
and sought diligently "till she found it." When He would 
teach loyalty and devotion, He presents a parable in which a 
woman holds the prominent place. When He would teach His 
disciples a lesson in sacrifice, He calls attention to the poor 
widow who cast her all into the temple treasury. Women are 
usually more generous than men. No sacrifice is too great for 
the objects of their love. Where their heart is, there will their 
treasure be also. 
What a beautiful testimony of affection and appreciation was 
that act of Mary's when she took a pound of ointment of 
spikenard, which Judas estimated to be worth "three hUndred 
pence," and poured it upon the head of Jesus as He sat at 
meat. John tells us that "the house was filled with the odor of 
the ointment;" and Jesus said, "Wheresoever this gospel shall 
be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this 
woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her." The fra-
grance and the fruit of that sacrifice is filling the whole world 
now as on that day it filled the house. This was higher praise 
than that accorded to, or prophesied of, any man. But this 
Mary was worthy of it. This was that Mary who with her 
sister Martha often entertained Jesus in their home in Bethany, 
and whose brother Lazarus Jesus had called forth from the 
tomb a few days before the anointing. This was that Mary 
that sat at Jesus' feet and learned from His own lips His 
divinest hopes and deepest desires. She it was who understood 
best the meaning of those events that took place during the last 
of Jesus' earthly life. She it was who foresaw with Jesus the 
sufferings that He should accomplish at Jerusalem, and hoped 
more confidently in the resurrection. 
It was a woman's faith that said, "If I may but touch His 
garment, I shall be whole." It was a woman's love for her 
daughter that called forth one of the two miracles wrought upon 
Gentiles. The other was wrought upon a young girl, restoring 
her to life. It was a woman's question, and she a Samaritan, 
that prompted that sublime statement that has meant so much 
for the world, "God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him 
must worship Him In spirit and in truth." 
It was a woman's grief that touched the Master's heart and 
led to the raising of the son of the widow of Nain. It was the 
women who, against the disciples' wish, brought young children 
to Jesus that He might touch them. Nothing has meant more 
to the children since than the beautiful words and acts of Jesus 
at that time. "He took them up in His arms, put His hands 
upon them, and blessed them, and said, 'Suffer little children, 
and forbid them not, to come unto Me: for of such is the 
kingdom of heaven.'" It was also a woman who in the house 
of Simon, when the host had neglected his duty to guests, 
bathed the feet of Jesus with her tears and wiped them with 
her tresses; anointed them with ointment and covered them 
with kisses. These incidents are not illustrations of feminine 
weakness, but examples and evidences of womanly interest, ap-
preciation, and sympathy. Jesus did not rebuke them for their' 
show of sympathy, but accepted their devotion with gratitude 
and appreciation. . �
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When they had crucified Jesus and the crowds were mocking 
and reviling, what a comfort it must have been to Him to have 
had the sympathy and companionship of those faithful women! 
The disciples, with the single exception of John, had fled for 
fear of the Jews, but there stood those women with His mother 
who had followed Him from Galilee and ministered to His 
necessities. They were a tower of strength and comfort in that 
hour of His extremity as they lingered, and listened, and looked 
up to Him upon the cross with pity, sympathy, and courage, 
That was no place der men. Only a woman's heart could stand 
that strain. Only a woman could look on such a scene with 
sympathy, calmness, and encouragement. Nor did they leave 
their place beside the cross till they had seen the body of Jesus 
laid in that new tomb in the garden of Joseph. But what 
doubts, what disappointments, what sorrows fill their hearts as 
they return to their homes! With what womanly devotion and 
delight they prepared those "sweet spices"! With what heavy 
hearts they return to the sepulcher, "when the Sabbath was 
past," "very early in the morning," "as it began to dawn 
toward the first day of the week;" and what must have been 
their surprise to find the stone rolled away, and entering in, 
not to find the body of Jesus! 
Not to the disciples first, but to these faithful women did 
Jesus reveal Himself alive after the resurrection. To them 
was granted the privilege of first preaching the gospel of the 
resurrection—and that even to the apostles. There are few 
more touching scenes in all the gospel story than that in the 
garden when Mary meets Jesus, supposing Him to be the 
gardener.. . . 
Granted neither honor nor office, they were content to serve 
in such ways as occasion offered. True types these of the 
multitudes, since and still, who in their humble spheres so 
minister to the Christ that they are worthy sisters of those 
who in the times of His greatest need served Him with the 
perfect sacrifice of a loving heart and a helping hand!—
Selected. 
Women—Ambassadors Extraordinary!, 
E. F. HACKMAN 
THE woik of God is so great and so comprehensive that He 
can use every consecrated lay member in its prosecution. It 
makes no difference whether one be rich or poor, educated or 
uneducated, well or infirm, the great Architect has a place for 
each to fill, a work for each to do. We are told that just as 
certain as God has prepared a place for us in the heaVenly 
mansions, He has also designated a place for us to work in 
this world for Him. "All who are ordained unto the life of 
Christ are ordained to work for the salvation of their fellow 
men. The same longing of the soul that He felt for the saving 
of the lost is to be manifest in them. Not all can fill the same 
place, but for all there is a place and a work."—"Testimonies," 
Vol. VIII, p. 16. It matters not to God who the agent is through 
whom He works. It may be a poor native of India, a one-
time head-hunter in the South Seas, or a little child. The only 
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stipulation God places upon those who labor for Him is that 
they fully reflect His image. "In choosing men and women for 
His service, God does not ask whether they possess worldly 
wealth, learning, or eloquence. He asks, 'Do they walk in such 
humility that I can teach them My way? Can I put My words 
into their lips? Will they represent Me?' "—"Ministry of 
Healing," p. 37. 
There are times and occasions, however, when God can work 
more effectively through women than He can through men. 
In fact, His word and history are filled with instances of women 
who have done great things. There are some who think woman's 
place is altogether in the home. We grant that her greatest 
sphere of influence is there; but, on the other band, if women 
are wholly consecrated to God, He will use them to do a work 
which only they can do. "They can do in families a work that 
men cannot do, a work that reaches the inner life. They can 
come close to the hearts of those whom men cannot reach. 
Their labor is needed."—"liestimondes," Vol. VI, p.-118. 
In the Bible we have the record of a faithful woman and her 
service for others that should ever be an example to all Chris-
tians. Although her work would be scarcely noticed by the 
world today, God honored the faith and works of Dorcas by 
raising her from death, and wherever the name of Christ is 
known, all are familiar with her labor. 'What did Dorcas do 
that her fame should reach down through the centuries, and her 
life be held up as an example of unselfish devotion to others? 
The record says, "This woman was full of good works and 
almsdeeds which she did." In fact, she was so busy helping 
others that when she was suddenly taken from them the be-
lievers called in Peter with the expectation that God would 
work a miracle to bring her back again. What a scone Peter 
met when he came into the house where Dorcas lay quiet in 
death! The widows and those whom she had helped were stand-
ing around displaying the garments she Did made: It seemed 
to them this woman was necessary to their very existence. As 
a climax to her. work of benevolence she was raised to life, and 
when it became known throughout all Joppa, we are told "many 
believed in the Lord." 
One cannot help wondering after reading this inspired record, 
just what would happen today in this selfish old world of ours if 
every Seventh-day Adventist sister were a Dorcas. .We are in 
greater need of Doreases at this time than ever before. People 
-are becoming so self-centered that few are concerned about the 
welfare of their fellow creatures. If ever our sisters had op-
portunity to let their light shine for the glory of God, they 
have it now. "Women may take their places in the work at 
this crisis, and the Lord will work through them. If they are 
imbued with a sense of their duty, and labor under the influence 
of the Spirit of God, they will have just the self-possession 
required for this time. The Saviour will reflect upon these self-
sacrificing women the light of His countenance, and this will 
give them a power which will exceed that of men."—"Testi-
monies," Vol. VI, pp. 117, 118. 
The power of personal service is unlimited, and women, be-
cause of their gentle dispositions and sympathy, may direct 
many to Christ who are longing to know Him, and who need 
only the delicate touch of human kindness to break down prej-
udice. The Bible says, "Add to your faith virtue; and to 
virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to tem-
perance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness 
brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity." 2 Peter 
1 :5-7. "She opened her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue 
is the law of kindness." Oh, that all could realize the eternal 
value of kind words and simple attentions. "Kindly words 
simply spoken, little attentions simply bestowed, will sweep 
away the clouds of temptation and doubt that gather over the 
soul."—"Testimonies," Vol. IX, p. SO. The field of personal 
work' is as big as the world. Wherever we find people, oppor-
tunitiei will present themselves. So let us all, women and men 
alike, be more faithful in giving these little attentions which 
cost nothing and mean so much. 
The sick room offers a field of opportunity in which women 
reign supreme. No other phase of missionary endeavor pos-
sesses greater possibilities for saving souls than helpful ministry 
to the sick and afflicted. Of this work the servant of God has 
spoken thus: "Visit the sick and suffering, and show a kindly 
interest in them. If possible, do something to make them more 
comfortable. Through this means you eau reach their hearts, 
and speak a word for Christ."—"Testiimaniies," Vol. IX, p. 36. 
En childhood's illnesses how the touch of a mother's hand rolls 
the clouds away! That same gentle touch is needed to relieve 
the ills of suffering humanity. Those who know this precious 
truth should be the first to call upon afflicted ones, the first to 
minister to their needs. If our sisters watch for and make the 
most of these opportunities, a power will attend their work 
that will break down prejudice and thousands of doors of use-
fulness will open on every side. 
Other suggestions for service open to women are also men-
tioned in "Testimonies," Volume IX, pages 36, 37: "There is 
a wide field of service for women as well as for men. The effi- 4 
eient cook, the seamstress, the nurse,—the help of all is needed. 
Let the members of poor households be taught how to cook, how 
to make and mend their own clothing, how to nurse the sick, 
how to care properly for the home." God has given to this 
people a knowledge of hygiene, health reform, and proper prep-
aration of foods, and He expects us to share this knowledge 
with others. If we realized how little our neighbors and friends 
actually know about health principles, we would be more dili-
gent along these lines. Especially should we be eager to teach 
a more healthful way of living to the poor and to the foreign-
ers who are among us. They will welcome with open arms such 
instruction, and when once reserve is broken down, it will not 
be difficult to lead them to Christ. 
Bible work is another line of service in which women are 
mere successful than men. Of this field of activity the Spirit 
of prophecy says: "A direct necessity is being met by the work 
of women who have given themselves to the Lord, and are reach-
ing out to help a needy, sin-stricken people. Personal evangel-
istic work is to be done. The women who take up tide work 
carry the gospel to the homes of the people in the highways 
and the byways. They read and explain the word to families, 
praying with them, caring for the sick, relieving their temporal 
necessities. They present before families and individuals the 
purifying, transforming influence of the truth. They show 
that the way to find peace and joy is do follow Jesus."—"Testi-
monies," Vol. VI, p. 118. 
This article does not attempt to exhaust the work that women 
may do for God, but simply touches on a few of the most im-
portant phases for which they are pre-eminently fitted. There 
are many other avenues of missionary endeavor in which they 
may render excellent service, such as handling our message-
filled magazines, distributing tracts and small literature, col 
porteur work, missionary correspondence, etc. Even this short 
survey, however, presents before our sisters many opportunities 
for
for service, and it is the hope of the General Conference Home 
Missionary Department that this first Sabbath service will 
 
the means of arousing many to greater faithfulness along all 
missionary lines. Finally, let us remember that God's standard 
is higher than any human thought, and if we would be success-
ful workers in His cause we must be in constant touch with the 
Source of all power. But let no sister think that because she 
may net possess outstanding qualities, she is excused from par-
ticipating in God's closing work. He has need of every talent, 
every jot of ability. "God calls for earnest women workers, 
workers who are prudent, warm hearted, tender, and true to 
principle. He calls for persevering women, who will take their 
minds from self and their personal convenience, and will center 
them on Christ, speaking words of truth, praying with the 
persons to whom they can obtain access, laboring for the con-
version of souls. 0, what is our excuse, my sisters, that we do 
not devote all the time possible to searching the Scriptures, 
making the mind a storehouse of precious things, that we may 
present them to those who are not interested in the truth? 
Will our sisters arise to the emergency? Will they work for the 
Master?"—"Testimonies," Vol. VI, p. 118. God grant they may 
answer in glad accord, "Here am I; Lord, send me." 
Cuunen members must work; they must educate themselves, 
striving to reach the high standard set before them. This the 
Lord will help them to reach if they will co-operate with Him. 
—"Testimonies," Vol. IX, p. 140. 
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Suggestive Missionary Service Program for Sabbath, 
October 4 
MISSIONARY TOPIC: "Harvest Ingathering Reports." 
TEXT: Isaiah 60:1-5. 
SUGGESTIONS: Harvest Ingathering endeavor has made re-
markable progress since its humble beginning in the year 1908, 
when $14,136.77 was raised. In 1929, $1,304,838.63 was so-
licited by the workers and lay members of this movement, with 
practically every country in the world sharing in this immense 
undertaking. It is almost impossible to comprehend -what this 
amount of money represents. To help visualize what a million 
three hundred thousand dollars really means, note the following: 
$3,574.90 a day for an entire year. 
148.95 an hour for an entire year. 
2.48 a minute for an entire year. 
.04 a second for an entire year. 
Think of it! Every time the clock ticks, an average of four 
cents comes in through the Harvest Ingathering Fund. While 
the fifteen-minute service for this day is being carried on, an 
average of $37.24 is being raised somewhere in the world for 
Harvest Ingathering. There is not a time in the year when our 
people somewhere are not carrying on the campaign. The 
British Empire boasts that the sun never sets on its dominions. 
We can boast that the sun never sets on this great work. Those 
who live north of the equator do it in the latter part of the 
year; those who live south of the equator, in the early part; 
and between the two it is being carried on practically every 
month. 
Our people all around the world are having many interesting 
soul-winning experiences in this work. Here is one of many 
that literally pour into the General Conference Home Mission-
ary Department during the time the campaign is in progress: 
"Sister --, of Rome, Ga., called on a man who usually gave 
her $5. She reminded him that it had been a prosperous year, 
and while they had appreciated very much his gift from year 
to year, yet she hoped he would increase it if he could. He 
told her he had had extra expense, and could not increase his 
donation this year. He said, however, he was glad to give some-
thing to such a splendid work, and handed her a cheek, request-
ing her not to look at it until she was outside of his office, 
because he did not want her to be too keenly disappointed. 
After she left the office sho looked at the cheek, and found it 
was his usual gift for $5 and went to the bank and had it 
cashed. Later on in the afternoon, at great inconvenience to 
himself, as Sister -- lived a long distance from his office, he 
called at her home. As she was not at home, about an hour 
later he called again, but still she had not returned. A third 
time he called and finally found her. He asked if she had the 
cheek he had given her. She told him she had had it cashed. 
With tears streaming down his face he told her the story of 
how he had read the Ingathering paper and had become in-
tensely interested in the work we were carrying on, especially 
in the story about the little African boy who was teaching the 
natives to sing. He asked her to return the five dollars to him 
as lie wanted to increase his offering. She did so, and lie 
handed her a one hundred dollar bill." 
William Carey said, "Expect great things from God, and 
attempt great things for God." This should be our slogan for 
the 1930 campaign. Every band leader should have a report to 
render at this time. 
Suggestive Missionary Service Program for Sabbath, 
October 11 
MISSIONARY TOPTG: Harvest Ingathering Reports. 
TEXT: Jeremiah 1:6-9. 
SUGGESTIONS: E. F. Hackman, associate secretary of the Gen- 
eral Conference Home Missionary Department, tells of his first 
experience in Harvest Ingathering solicitation: "Whenever I 
think of Harvest Ingathering, the words of Jeremiah 1:6-9' 
come to my mind, for I recall how thoroughly frightened I was 
at the prospect of engaging in this work. I felt just as it 
says in these verses, �
cannot speak: for I am a child.' It was 
a field day, and I thought I would stay at home; but others 
were going, and gaining courage from them, I started also. 
I worked as hard as I could all day, and received only a quarter 
for my efforts; but the beginning was over, and I have had a 
part in every campaign since that time. In the remainder of 
these verses I found strength and help, and if our people will 
claim their promise by faith in the 1930 campaign God will 
vindicate it to them. He will put His words in our mouths, 
and we shall not be at a loss to know what to say. God told 
Gideon he could be assured of His presence if he obeyed 
His command, 'Go in this thy might.' What was Gideon's. 
strength? 'Surely I will be with thee.' The same power that 
was given to Jeremiah, Gideon, Moses, Daniel, and a host of 
others, is given to every humble believer who dedicates himself 
to God. The longer I participate in this glorious endeavor of 
solicitation of funds, the more I am convinced that those who 
do Harvest Ingathering receive a greater blessing than those 
for whom the money is spent. It pains me when I see thousands 
of our people regard the Harvest Ingathering campaign with 
an indifferent attitude. Little do they realize God's purpose in 
these efforts. 'Those who reject the privilege of fellowship 
with Christ in service, reject the only training that imparts a 
fitness for participation with Him in His glory.'—`EdnicatiOn/ 
page 564." 
Band leaders should report at this time. 
Suggestive Missionary Service Program for Sabbath,. 
October 18 
MISSIONARY TOPIC: "Soul-winning Experiences." 
TEXT: John 9 :4. 
SUGGESTIONS: The General Conference Home Missionary De-
partment suggests that the church missionary service on every 
third Sabbath of the month be devoted to a rehearsal of soul-
winning experiences. Every church where the service is held 
should be in harmony with this plan, and utilize the fifteen. 
minutes on this day accordingly. Harvest Ingathering reports 
from band leaders of the amount raised during the past week 
will need to be taken first, but this can be done in a few 
moments' time. 
"As Thou hest sent Me into the world, even so have I also. 
sent them into the world." These are the words of Jesus. Just 
as the Father sent Him into the world to save sinners, Jesus. 
sends us into the world to save sinners. How thankful we. 
should be that God has chosen us as coworkers with Him! 
Recently one of our sisters was engaging in Harvest Ingather-
Mg work. As she came to a door with the current paper in 
her hand, the woman whom she met said: "Oh, I know God 
sent you here. I have been praying all day that I might find 
some Seventh-day Adventists and a Seventh-day Adventist 
church." This woman thought God had forsaken her, but our 
sister talked and prayed, and convinced her that He had not_ 
Nowthe family attends church every Sabbath and our sister 
writes: "I am giving her Bible studies, and she is rejoicing in 
the truth and hoping for her husband to join her." Souls, 
 
everywhere are seeking for the light, and as we go forth in 
this blessed work, God will help us to find those who are ear-
nest in heart. Let us work "while it is day: the night emneth,, 
when no man can work." 
Suggestive Missionary Service Program for Sabbath, 
October 25 
MISSIONARY TOPIC: "Home Workers' Books." 
TEXT: Psalms 68:11. 
SUGGESTIONS: The text for today's service has a direct hear-
ing upon the subject to be discussed. "The Lord gave the: 
word: great was the company of those that published it." In 
the margin it states that in Hebrew the word "company" means 
"army." We have before us in this text a word picture of how 
the Lord views our efforts to spread the printed page. We are-
glad the "army" is growing larger every year. There is, how-
ever, room in the ranks for thousands more. 
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Our publishing houses have arranged a very attractive case 
filled with choice selections of children's books, health books, 
doctrinal books, etc., under the caption, "Home Workers' 
Books," and it is designed that those of our people who can 
give some time to the sale of our literature shall take this set 
to their neighbors and friends. The idea is not very old, but 
already thousands of dollars' worth of books have been sold in 
this manner. In fact, many of our people make a good living 
in this way. The usual discount is allowed. The early fall is a 
splendid time to sell these books, as many will purchase them 
for Christmas gifts. 
One sister who rather hesitated to take up this work, finally 
decided to do so, and showed the set to a neighbor, who pur-
chased "Steps to Christ" and sent it to her sister in Denmark. 
After a period of about three months the neighbor received 
word that her sister had joined the Seventh-day Adventist 
church as a result of reading the little book which had been 
sent her as a holiday gift. Another writes: "My first two 
cash orders were received from neighbors who came to my house 
and saw these beautiful books displayed on the dining room 
table. I happened to have them there for the purpose of 
studying my canvass, and had said nothing about them." Mis-
sionary leaders should get information from their local Book 
and Bible House secretary regarding the new Home Workers' 
Books, and have a set for display at_ this service. 
"Only a Tract" 
AMONG those who meet with us at the West Indian Training 
School on Sabbaths is Mrs. Gordon, a widow. She wears the 
smile of the third angel's message and the rainbow of a new 
hope. Happier and happier grows the short span of life of 
which fifty-six years have been ticked off by the great clock 
of time. 
Let us follow Sister Gordon from the college. She goes to 
Mandeville, then to Williamsfield station. Watch her ascend 
the hill to Davyton, but the journey of nine miles is not ended 
until she reaches Chantilly. 
The foregoing has resulted because some one was faithful in 
distributing a tract. One Sunday morning, a few months ago, 
this lady was returning home from church, when her attention 
was arrested by a small paper. As she loves to read, it was 
picked up and tucked away in her hand bag. Before she retired 
the next Monday night, this tract occupied the hours which 
would have otherwise been spent in reading the Bible or "Christ 
Our Saviour," which had been placed in her home by an ener-
getic colperteur. 
This tract was entitled, "Why a Sabbath Day?" "But no-
body around here keeps Saturday," she thought. "Where could 
this paper have come from?" 
Many nights were spent in the study of this tract, but nobody 
around could help her find a people who kept the true Sabbath, 
Days passed into weeks, and weeks into months. Finally news 
of the Adventist school came to her, and she sought it with 
joy. She is now awaiting baptism. 
Eternity alone will reveal the secret of this tract, but this 
one thing we know, God fulfilled His promise: "My word �
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shall not- return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that 
which I please."—Vida Hamilton, in the Jamaica Visitor. 
Just Do Your Best 
Just' do your best. It matters not how small, 
How little heard of; just do your best. 
Our God above, He knows it all, 
And in His great plan you count as one. 
Just do your best until the work is done. 
Just do your best; though poor, despised, forsaken, 
Let not your faith be shaken. 
Just do your best. If in the wild, 
Hot rush for wealth and place, you do not excel', 
Why fret/ Just do your best, and do it well. 
God does not forget. Press on, 
Nor doubt, nor fear. Just do your best, 
Reward will come to those who stand the test. 
—Ernest Lloyd. 
TRUST God and don't worry. 
A Church of Thirteen Raised Up by Lay Members 
THE surest sign that we are in the time of the latter rain 
is the fact that God is pouring out His Spirit upon all flesh, 
and laymen as well as ministers are faithfully giving the trum-
pet a certain sound. We are told that by thousands of voices 
all over the earth the warning will be given. Almost every mail 
brings us word of souls won by lay members. Recently Fred-
erick Griggs, newly elected president of the Far Eastern Di-
vision, sent us the following experience: • 
"The first meeting I attended after going to the Philippines 
a year ago was the annual meeting of the Northern Luzon Mis-
sion. There was admitted to the mission a church of about 
thirteen members who had been brought into the faith through 
the efforts of a farmer. This man had accepted the truth about 
two years previously. He had come into the city of Taydg 
where J. 0. Afenir was holding meetings. He happened to 
attend one of the meetings, and was interested in the subjects 
presented. He came for two or three nights while he was in 
Tayug, then went back to the country, taking some reading 
matter with him. After a time he brought his wife in to talk 
with Pastor Afenir. It appeared that they were all well ac-
quainted with the faith and were baptized. Then from time . 
to time he brought others of his neighbors until this company 
of thirteen was formed. It was a matter of great encourage-
ment to our brethren and sisters to admit to membership a 
church thus raised up." 
Eleven Baptized as a Result of Home Missionary 'Work 
Tho laymen in Korea are very active in giving the message to 
all with whom they come in contact. The following experience, 
passed on to us by Brother It. S. Watts, the union mission 
home missionary secretary, is not the first one to come to us 
from that far-off land. We welcome every new story of this 
kind, and thank God that He is using our dear people to win 
so many precious souls. 
"Just the other day the Central Chosen Mission director told 
me he baptized eleven persons in one church as the result of 
an institute and revival we had conducted in that church last 
winter. Part of those baptized were backsliders who reaccepted 
the truth through the personal work of lay members. We re-
joice greatly to have such experiences. It shows what can, be 
done when laymen rally to the work." 
God Blesses Our Laymen in Inter-America 
E. W. Thurber, director of the Colombia Mission, writes: 
"In Sincelejo we have a live church. Before it was organized 
one of the members of the Sabbath school who had not yet been 
baptized went to a little country place and interested a large 
number. These people have been so far away that it has been 
difficult to visit them often, but there are now about twenty-five 
in their Sabbath school, and one of them was baptized in 
Sincelejo the eighth of this month. Others are preparing. This 
same man went to Mpmil, about thirty miles away, and there 
interested eight persons in our truth. Another member, an old 
sister, went to Buena Vista, nine miles away, and stirred up 
an interest, and now there is a Sabbath school of about fifteen 
members. Still another sister went to Galeras, forty miles 
away and interested about eighteen persons in the truth. Our 
worker went there to visit them, but after holding one meeting, 
with a large attendance, was taken seriously ill, and had to 
leave for home. These people should soon be organized into 
a Sabbath school. From the little country place, Lazaro, first 
mentioned, the truth went to Carmen, and after visits from 
our worker and a canvasser, there are now three ready for bap-
tism, and others interested. Our worker told me that he had 
to visit several other places where the message had been heard 
through our pople in Lazaro." 
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Suggestions to Junior Superintendents 
DEVICES are always interesting to Juniors, and are quite an 
incentive to cause them to save their money for missions which 
otherwise might go for candy, ice cream, or gum. Following 
is a device successfully used in one field: • 
Thermometers, one for the girls and one for the boys, or 
have two leaders choose sides. Where this device was used the 
offerings had ranged from $1.50 to $2 each month. They 
jumped to $7 the first month the thermometers were used, the 
girls giving $5 and the boys $2. The interest of the Juniors in 
missions also jumped. Experiences and stories always whet the 
interest, so if you can tell the children, for instance, that 5 
cents a day will keep a heathen child in Africa in a mission 
school learning of Jesus, the Junior will do his utmost to save 
his pennies to keep his black brother in school. 
Bible Year Charts will need to be posted in the school Junior 
societies, and the names of those who "are going through" 
written thereon. Place a gold star opposite each one's name 
when he has completed the month's reading. In church Junior 
societies, of course, the Bible Year is now almost finished. En-
courage the boys and girls on this final lap of the journey. 
Interesting facts concerning the Bible may be posted from time 
to time, which will unfold it as a new and interesting book, and 
thus the children will get a great wealth of gold from read-
ing it. 
If your conference does not furnish a Bible Year chart, one 
can be made easily on a ruled cardboard, placing the books 
of the Bible across the top, and Bible readers' names down the 
side. Use the Bible Year leaflets to keep tab on your daily 
schedule—Missionary Volunteer Leaflet NO. 56 for Senior young 
people and No. 55 for Juniors. �
JULIA A. LELAND. 
A Small but Great Word—"Go" 
(Program for Week Ending October 4) 
BY HARRIET HOLT 
Song Service. (Nos. 27, 10, 51, 37, in "Sunshine Songs.") 
Reports of Work Done, Secretary's Report, and the Offering. 
Silent Prayer, Closed by Repeating the Lord's Prayer in Concert. 
Talk by Junior Superintendent: "God's Errands." (Base this talk on 
the life of Abraham. Point out that he went although he did not 
know where he was going he simply obeyed God's command to 
go. Ileb. 11:8. Tell briefly some of the "errands" that came 
to him. He built an altar in Canaan [Gen. 12:7], thus showing 
those who saw how to worship God. He rescued captives from the 
hands of their victors, and taught those he rescued to pay tithe. 
Genesis 14. He prayed for Sodom and Gomorrah. Genesis 18. He 
was sent on an errand of sacrifice, and by his obedience showed 
the world what the cost of a Saviour was. Genesis 22. Show that 
although Abraham was at times called upon to do the spectacular 
thing, yet throughout his life he was called upon to pray and obey, 
which after all are God's errands, and fit one to carry out God's 
other commands.) 
Talk: "Go." 
Symposium: "Those Who Went." 
Discussion: "Going on God's Errands." (See Note to Junior Superin-
tendent.) 
Closing Song: "Smile and Be Cheery." (No. 30 in "Sunshine Songs.") 
Repeat in Concert the Junior Law. 
Note to Junior Superintendent 
Preceding the discussion, ask all to bow their heads a moment 
and listen to Jesus' "Go" command. Then, with heads still 
bowed, suggest that they silently but earnestly ask, "Where, 
Lord?" Then discuss opportunties for service. Mother may 
need one to mind the baby. Weeding the garden, mowing the 
lawn, splitting kindling, sweeping the walk, washing the dishes, 
—all these are God's errands just as truly as fighting demons 
in the islands of the sea, and they prepare for larger and 
wider service. 
Talk: "Go" 
Ir all the boys and girls of all the Junior Missionary Volun-
teer Societies could be gathered together and asked to pick 
out one favorite word, I think they would choose one of just 
two letters, "Go." Did you ever see a live wide-awake boy or 
girl who was not ready to go? Perhaps it may be a visit to a 
hospital or a chance to give out literature. Perhaps it is a 
hike into the woods or a swim in the river. Whatever the ad-
venture, each Junior is ready for it, and he has lots of pep to 
put into it. ' 
That is just it,—God has given the boys and girls heaps of 
pep, and then He gives them a chance to use it. Have you ever 
stopped to count up the many times Jesus said "Go" to folks 
that He met? Of course, He healed the sick before He asked 
them to "Go." He always saw that those He sent were able, 
and that is why I think Juniors have such strong muscles that 
ache if they are kept cramped up too long. 
There was something about Jesus that made those who be-
came acquainted with Him want to "go" where He sent. As 
soon as His twelve disciples knew Him, He told them to "Go." 
He sent them out right where the battle was to be a hand-
to-hand one with demons. He told them not to fear, for He 
would give them power. And so they went, and they had many 
an encounter with the agents of Satan who had gained control 
of human beings. Soon they were back with Jesus, thrilled 
with victory, and told Him with joy that the devils were subject 
to them. There is a thrill of victory waiting for every one who 
goes when Jesus sends. 
Then we have that sad story of the rich young man, such a 
splendid strong young man, who watched Jesus and came to 
love Him. Jesus looked at him and loved him too. But the 
very first thing that Jesus -told him to do was to "go," not 
to some hard place, but to the poor and give to them. Per-
haps if he had been sent somewhere else— But to go back 
home and help the poor—no, he couldn't, or it would be 
more truthful to say he wouldn't. So he went away sorrow-
ful, and we never hear of him again. He had the opportunity 
to walk with Jesus and be one that Jesus loved! He failed, 
not because he did not believe Jesus, but because he did 
not "go." 
Then, there is that happy story of the two tormented de-
moniacs who existed in wild misery, cutting themselves, rush-
ing at any who came near them, living half starved and half 
naked. These Jesus touched and gave them back their reason 
and manhood. Although they could hardly bear to leave Him, 
He said, "Go." He sent them right back home to their own 
families and friends. They didn't know much about Jesus, 
but they were just to tell what they did know. They went, and 
the result? All the people welcomed Jesus with gladness when 
He came to their village. Those two men had stirred the whole 
country with their story. 
The last message Jesus left His disciples is for us also. 
(Repeat together Matt. 28: 19, 20.) Jesus does not promise 
to be with those who refuse to "go." 
God's "go's" lead to self-forgetful service, and he that is 
"faithful in little" is given much. It takes courage and pep 
to go on God's errands wherever they may lead. Will you go? 
H. H. 
Symposium: "Those Who Went" 
(Give numbered sketches to Juniors to read. Or if further material 
is available, they may be enlarged upon and given as talks.) 
1. Down in a Southern cabin, poor as the poorest, dirt floor 
and open windows, was born a black-faced baby who was des-
tined to do a great service for his race. When but a lad he 
was freed from slavery, but he brought freedom and power 
to his mind by his own effort. He had no opportunities for 
easy schooling, but only long hours of grinding work and a 
desperate determination to learn. So he struggled on in spite 
of hunger and cold. God was preparing him to answer a call 
to go. 
When he was ready, the command to go came to Booker T. 
Washington. It did not send him to some big position, but 
back to his own people, to the heart of the South. It sent him 
into poor, squalid cabins to sleep in crowded quarters, to eat 
poor coarse food, for the sake of teaching his people that they 
too might learn. 
Tho days of struggle in building up the school in Alabama 
were long and hard. Many were the times when Booker T. 
Washington did not see how he could succeed; he only knew 
he was answering a need. And so he plowed and planted, 
ho dug and built, until he had taught those who came to him 
to use hands as well as heads. And now the nations pay 
tribute to the man who was willing to endure, to suffer, and 
to live with the people he was called to teach. He went and 
God blessed. �
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2. Dorothea Dix heard the call to "go" visit prisons and 
poorhouses. She might have said, "Why, Lord, I am busy 
teaching children how to read and write," for she was a school-
teacher, and many of the boys and girls who learned in her 
school were too poor to go to another. But Dorothea Dix was 
never too busy to go when a call came. 
In two years she had visited every prison in her home State, 
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Massachusetts. The cruelty with which the prisoners were 
treated, espeically those who were insane, was unbelievable. 
The filth, the stale air, the poor food, made life a misery. She 
went right to the legislature, and told of the terrible conditions. 
They were moved to act, and, hundreds were blessed because 
Dorothea Dix went to the prisons. 
Other States heard of her great work, and called her to visit 
prisons the length and breadth of our land. As the result of 
her work, twenty asylums were established where the sick could 
be cared for instead of suffering tortures in dark, foul prisons. 
Truly it will be said of her, "I was in prison, and ye came 
unto me." 
3. Thousands were dying of yellow fever. Mysteriously the 
plague was spreading. No one was safe, nor did any one know 
how it came, but it did its, deadly work. Dr. Walter Reed 
heard the call of the sick and dying, and leaving the safe work 
which he was doing, he deliberately imperiled his life to find 
out how the terrible scourge was being carried through our 
Southland. He discovered what he thought was the answer,—
the bite of the innocent-looking mosquito. lie permitted him-
self to be bitten that he might prove to others how they could 
escape. He died, of the resulting sickness, but his sacrifice has 
saved thousands of other lives. 
4, Over in the heart of Africa lives and works a man who 
answered the call to "go" nearly forty years ago,—out into the 
wilds of an unknown country. For years Elder W. H. Anderson 
has lived in oxcarts or tramped under blazing suns. God has 
wrought mighty changes through his work. In places where 
there was ignorance and filth and disease, quarrelings and 
bloody battles, there are clean homes and happy children. 
Schools are filled with bright-faced boys and girls. Sabbath 
after Sabbath a quiet, thoughtful people come to learn of 
Jesus, and then go away to work for Him. Hunger has given 
way to food from well-kept gardens, nakedness to clean cloth-
ing, and, ignorance to the fear of the Lord which is the be—
ginning of wisdom. Surely God blesses the man who, forgetting 
self, goes. �
H. H. 
A Good Investment—Northern Rhodesia 
(Program?, for Week Ending October 11) 
Song Service. (Nos. 90, 208, 64, 21, in "Gospel in Song.") 
Scripture Texts. (Ask the Juniors each to be ready to give from mem- 
ory one text that suggests sacrifice, self-denial, or service.) 
Silent Prayer, With the Junior Superintendent Suggesting Thoughts. 
Instrumental Music. 
Secretary's Report, and Reports of Work Done. 
Sohg: "Be a Messenger Somewhere for Jesus." (No. 68 in "The Gos- 
pel in Song.") 
Special Song: "Manzi Ha Fits." 
Talk: "Op the Zambesi by Paddle Boat." 
Letter From Pastor Gladstone Ishee Nyuwe. (See P. 12.) 
Talk by Junior Superintendent: "Emerging From Heathen Darkness." 
(See p. 11.) 
Recitation: "He Is Counting on You." (See "Missionary Volunteers 
Offering 
 and fTheir
er iffilerelreke,e", pp.
tt 
 461, 462. ) 
Counting of Money Brought in Self-denial 
anks. 
Closing Song and Prayer. 
Note to Junior Superintendent 
This second program on our mission project of Northern 
Rhodesia goes forth with the prayer that the boys and girls 
may get such a glimpse of the great Dark Continent that they 
will be inspired now to' give and perhaps later to go to help 
give the glad news of Jesus' soon return to those who sit hi 
darkness. Have a device which will visualize before the Juniors 
how even small offerings mount up. One idea is given in the 
Suggestions to Junior Superintendents, p. 7. (Read the Notes 
to Leaders In the Senior program, p. 11.) 
Talk: "Up the Zambesi by Paddle Boat" 
IT was arranged for Elder Joseph, �
L Robison, and me 
to visit the camp meeting at Katima Mulilo (the Upper Zambesi 
'Mission Station). The only way to make this trip was by 
paddle boat. The brethren are hoping to have a motor boat 
when money can be secured. This would be a great economy 
in time and not much more expense for operating. 
We came to Livingstone by train. Here are the great Vic-
toria Falls, the largest waterfalls in the world. The first white 
man to discover them was Livingstone, in 1855. 
We had to go by motor truck thirty miles above the falls 
and rapids to start. We traveled in a flat boat about twenty-
five feet long, and there were eighteen paddlers, four pairs in 
the front and five pairs in the back end. In the middle was 
the baggage and a place for the passengers over which was 
a canopy made of a reed mat. The traveling was comfortable, 
as travel in Africa goes; but it was slow. It took us five 
days to go one hundred twenty miles, traveling at the aston-
ishing rate of three and a half miles an hour. 
We carried camp cots (including, of course, mosquito nets), 
food, and cooking utensils. We camped in the open on the 
river bank at night, and also stopped for midday meals. The 
paddlers' food consisted chiefly of mealies (corn meal), which 
they cooked into a stiff porridge and ate with their hands. 
There were hundreds of crocodiles along the bank, and we saw 
many hippopotamus slides. One noonday we killed a very large 
puff adder near the camp, ono of the most poisonous of rep-
tiles. The country on both sides of the river, as far as we went, 
was not dense forest as I had imagined, but was covered with 
tall grass and in some places by rather scrubby trees. There 
are also great areas of swamps. 
Katima Mulilo is on the right bank in what is called the 
Caprivi Strip, which you can see on any good map of Africa. 
We arrived on July 4. We lived in a house built by the trader 
who formerly owned the place. The walls were made of small 
bamboo poles bound together, and the floor was a few feet 
above the ground. It was cold at night, and we had difficulty 
in keeping warm on our cots. 
Here we found Brother and Sister Willmore working among 
a very primitive people and with meager facilities, but the 
Lord is greatly blessing their work. There were five hundred 
people who came in from various villages where we have vil-
lage schools, There would probably have been a thousand but 
for a quarantine for smallpox in several places. The people 
camped as at Rusangu, except they had bettor wind brakes, 
made of grass. Though the nights were so cold, we had early 
morning meetings for the young people. It did not seem very 
conducive to the best results to speak to a half dozen groups 
squatted around so many smoking camp fires, most of the natives 
being wrapped in some sort of blankets, but for them to come 
out under such conditions surely showed their interest. 
About a hundred responded on Sabbath to a very definite 
call for decisions for the right. Some of these were members 
of the baptismal classes who were baptized next day, but a 
number were making their decision for Christ for the first 
time. They will join baptismal classes to study the way of 
God more perfectly. 
I was especially interested in the Sabbath afternoon meet-
ing. Though these people are all poor and have little or no 
money, we feel that they must be taught the principle of 
sacrificial giving. Elder Joseph made a call for an offering. 
They gave £7 14s. ($38.50), besides a half, bag of mealies, some 
millet seed, Kafir corn, two pairs of scissors, three oxen, a mat, 
a cake of soap, three boxes of matches, and thirty bangles, 
and other ornaments which they felt they must as Christians 
give up. The bangles are cheap wire or bead bracelets. The 
food given was taken from that which they brought along to 
live on during the meeting. 
At the baptism in the river on Sunday, they first put a 
cordon of canoes about the place, stationing men in them to 
watch lest we might be molested by crocodiles. One woman 
that I baptized had no right arm. I learned afterward that 
it had been bitten off by a crocodile when she was a girl. 
The lack of conveniences in a place like this, away from 
civilization, would be strange to most of us. An incident will 
illustrate what I mean by inconveniences. Knowing that we 
were coming, Brother Willmore had ordered groceries from 
Bulawayo to be used in our entertainment. These goods would 
come by train to Livingstone, and were supposed to come up 
the river on our boat. But they did not come, and they could 
not go to the corner grocery for supplies. You can imagine 
Sister Wilhnore's embarrassment. But Brother Joseph gave 
her some of the canned goods we had brought for use on the 
boat, and with the vegetables from the mission garden, we had 
an abundance to eat. 
But the missionaries are glad to endure hardness as good 
soldiers. They look beyond the creature comforts that they 
may have in this life to the eternal weight of glory when they 
shall see in the kingdom of God some of these dark-skinned 
people' who have through their efforts been redeemed from 
degradation. Sister Willmore said she hoped they could stay 
at Katima Mulilo till the work is finished. �
M. E. KERN. 
Song: "Mazazi Ha Pita" 
(Tuts is one stanza and the chorus of a song which Professor 
Kern copied out of the hymn book at Katima Muffle Put it 
on a blackboard and have all sing it, or have a quartet or 
chorus sing it. These stanzas might be sung twice. It is 
easy! "A" is always as in "ah;" "i" is long "5;" and "e" is 
long "5." In the third line, "nyan" is one syllable. Tune: 
"While the Days Are Going By," No. 486 in "Christ in Song.") 
Will we raise $10,000 for Northern Rhodesia before 1930 closes? 
THE CHURCH OFFICERS' GAZETTE �
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Ku na ni ba ba bulutu, 
Ku fita kwa mazazi; 
Ku no, ni ba ba nyandile, 
Ku fita kwa mazazi; 
Lu ka um sebe/eza 
Ka, ku bonn kwa Luna. • 
Se sinde lu ka eza, 
Ku fita kwa mazazi. 
CHORUS: 
A fits, a fita. 
A fita, a fits; 
Se sinde lu ka eza 
Ku fits kwa mazazi. 
Serving Because I Love 
(Program for Week Ending October 18) 
BY MARGUERITE PERKINS 
Song Suggestions. (Nos. 478, 262, 58, 539, 501, 500, in "Christ in 
Song.") 
Open Meeting by Memorizing and Repeating Gem: "God desires from 
all His creatures the service of love,—serviee that springs from an 
appreciation of His character. He takes no pleasure in a forced 
obedience."—"Patriarchs and Prophets," p. 34. 
Prayer Poem: "The Secret." (Have the Juniors stand with bowed 
heads while this is given.) 
Song; ""Fis Love That Makes Us Happy." (No. 567 in "Christ in 
Song.") 
Talk: "Charged With Joy." 
Talk; "A Promise to Those Who Serve." (See "Missionary Volunteers 
and Their Work," pp. 260, 261.) 
Closing Song: "The Helping Word." (No. 559 in "Christ in Song.") 
Prayer by Three Juniors, That They May Serve Because of Their Love 
and Not Front Just a Sense of Duty. 
Notes to Junior Superintendent 
Help the Juniors to see that, no matter how much we do, 
if we do not have the right spirit, it isn't to our credit,—it does 
not store up merits for us in heaven. Pray with them that they 
may hate a real desire to do things to please Jesus. We should 
give our service because we Love Him and do it from love. 
A minister was riding in a taxi just outside London, Eng-
land, and shortly he and the driver started talking. After a 
while the minister asked him, "Do you love Jesus?" But the 
driver looked scornful and replied, "No, sir; I've no time to 
think of such things." "Are you married?" was the next ques-
tion. "Yes, sir," was the reply. "How many hours in the day 
do you work?" "Sixteen." "Then I am sorry for your wife!" 
"Why are you sorry, sir?" he asked, astonished. 
'Because 
you have no time to love her." "Love her I" said the driver, 
"Why I loves her every yard I drives." The minister quickly 
took advantage of what he had just said, and told him of the 
love of Christ. Just so should the love of Jesus be in everything 
we do. 
Prayer Poem: "The Secret" 
DEAR MASTER, we are only boys and girls, 
We may not travel yet across the sea 
To tell the gospel story in far lands, 
But when we pray we whisper, "Lord, send me." 
And "Here am I" we say to every task 
Thou sendest us in this our training time; 
We listen for Thy errands day by day, 
And looking up, we catch Thy smile sublime. 
Love's secret is to ever work for God 
And not to mind because He seems to care 
To have us do such very little things, 
So, Lord, we'll serve Thee, any—everywhere. 
—Laura Wade Bice. 
Talk: "Charged With Joy" 
I Pimento everybody has known some one whose life was 
just radiant. Joy beamed out of his eyes; joy bubbled over 
his lips; joy seemed fairly to run from his finger tips. You 
could not come in contact with him without having a new light 
come into your own life. He was completely charged with joy. 
If you look into the lives of such happy persons,—not those 
who are sometimes on the mountain top and sometimes in the 
valley, but people who are always radiantly happy,—you will 
find that each one of them spends a great deal of .time in 
prayer alone with God, and in service helping others. God is 
the source of all joy, and if we come in contact with Him, and 
let Him guide us in. blessing others, His infinite joy comes 
into our lives. 
One night, Lord Shaftesbury found a poor stranded woman 
on the streets of London. She seemed broken-hearted, and he 
took her and started her in business with a little lunch stand. 
Her fidelity and service of love among the poor in the years 
since her reform have made her a veritable angel of mercy in 
the tenement district where she lives. Speaking of this inci-
dent, Lord Shaftesbury said, "During a long life I have proved 
that not one kind word ever spoken, not one kind deed ever 
done, but sooner or later returns to bless the giver and become 
a chain binding men with golden links to the throne of God." 
The story is told of a beautiful young woman who one night 
noticed a poor, blind fiddler playing for money in the street. 
The girl took the violin, and in the old man's stead played 
melodies that touched the hearts of the passers-by and caused 
them to drop their gifts into the blind man's tin cup. This 
not only proved a real blessing to the man in need, but 
brought great joy into the life of the young woman. 
Too often we are inclined to think that the greatest happi-
ness is experienced as a result of business prosperity, or by 
satisfying our own desires. While it is right that we should 
be prosperous and have the things which lend to temporal com-
fort and happiness, let us not lose sight of the greater joys 
that come into the life as a result of being a help and blessing 
to others. 
A discouraged young doctor in one of our large cities was 
visited by his father, who came up from a rural district, 
"Well, son," he said, "how are you getting along?" "I'm not 
getting along at all," was the answer. The old man's coun-
tenance fell, but he spoke of courage and patience and hope. 
Later in the day he went with his son to the free dispensary. 
Ile sat by in silence while twenty-five poor unfortunates re-
ceived help. When the doctor had closed upon the last one, the 
old, man burst out, "I thought you told me you were doing 
nothing. Why, if I had helped twenty-five people in a month, 
1 would thank God that my life counted for something." "There 
isn't any money in it, though," explained the son. "Money!" 
the old man shouted. "What is money in comparison with 
being of use to your fellow men and help in the cause of God?" 
Yes, it is loving service that affords the greatest pleasures 
of this life. Have you discovered this fact for yourself If 
not, may God give you a vision of the world's great need and 
lead you into that consecrated service which will result in un- 
told joy. �
C. LESTER BOND. 
Shepard of Aintab 
(Progrcun for Week Ending October R5) 
BY LIZZIE M. GREGG 
Song Service. (Nos, 187, 193, 182, 171, 186, 17, in "The Gospel in 
Song.") 
Scriptural Exercise. (Arrange previously for five or six Juniors to 
bring in references and repeat verses indicating the Lord's definite 
knowledge of individuals, such as outlined in Acts 9: 10, 11. 36; 
10 )1-7 ; Prov. 15:8; Matt. 6:31, 32.) 
Prayer. (Remember some line of our present-day work in Asia Minor, 
the continent where the man about whom we are studying today 
worked so long and lovingly for his Master,) 
Reports, the Offering, and Announcements. 
Special Song: "His Eye Is on the Sparrow." (No. 192 in "The Gospel 
in Song.") 
Talk: "A Missionary in Preparation." 
Talk: "Shepard of Aintab." 
Reading: "What I Can." 
Closing Song: "Since the Fullness of His Love Came In." (No. 180 in 
"The Gospel in Song.") 
Note to Junior Superintendent 
This is another missionary-biography program, which should 
inspire the boys and girls to prepare definitely for service in 
the Master's vineyard. For further helps on the life and work 
of this great man, see "Shepard of Aintab," by Alice Shepard 
Riggs, or other biographies of Fred Douglas Shepard in your 
public library. 
"What I Can" 
I CAN'T go out to distant lands 
Where the heathen live and die, 
Who have never heard of the children's Friend 
Above the bright blue sky. 
No; I can't go yet to tell the news 
Of the Saviour's love to man, 
But I'm quite, quite sure that when God says, "Go," 
I'll go as fast as I can. 
I can't give much, for I ant not rich, 
So I mean to collect the more, 
And also give what I really can 
Out of my own small store. 
I'll give my pennies, my love, my prayers, 
And ask God to bless each plan 
That is made for the good of the heathen world— 
I'll pray as much as I can. 
"Social Plans for Missionary Volunteers;" price, 75 cents. 
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THE CHURCH OFFICERS' GAZETTE 
I can't write books, and I can't build ships 
To sail o'er the ocean wide, 
But I can read of the world's great need 
Across on the other side. 
And when I know, I'll be able then 
To tell how the work began, 
So I mean to study with all my might, 
And read as much as I can. 
I can't do work that the world calls great, . 
But I can do, one by one, 
The little things in my daily life 
That the Lord would have well done. 
Where He leads on, we are bound to win., 
So I'll follow His conquering van, 
And keeping close to my Saviour's side, 
I'll work as hard as I can. 
—Laara A. Barter. 
Talk: "A Missionary in Preparation" 
FRED DOUGLAS SHEPARD was born in Ellenburg, New York 
State, about 1855. He was a venturesome, daring lad, with 
an irresistible sense of humor, a. keen sense of justice, and a 
genius that could cope with any emergency. 
When only four years old he .learned to read. He could 
soon read the big family Bible, and read a chapter each day 
to his grandmother. Books then became his constant com-
panions. 
His father died when he was in his teens, and his mother 
was an invalid for many years. Fred would get up during 
the cold winter mornings at four o'clock and help with the 
milking and other duties on the farm, before trudging off to 
school. In summer he loved to camp with his friends in the 
mountains, hiking, hunting, playing, and usually -was the life 
of the party. 
Early in life he attended some revival meetings, and yielded 
his heart fully to Christ. As he had thrown himself into his 
play and studies, he now gave himself to the service of the 
Master, seeking the place where he might serve Him best. 
For some time he taught school, but always looked forward to 
greater service. In 1877 a friend lent him money and he en-
tered Cornell University. Every opportunity to earn a little 
extra money for his education was seized upon eagerly. 
One summer Fred went to a farmer of his acquaintance 
and asked for employment. The farmer looked him over 
critically and shook his head. "I don't want a boy, sonny. 
The only job I have is a man's job." 
"Try me for a week," replied Fred, "and if I don't do as 
much as any one of your men, you need not pay me any wages." 
After the week, the farmer was more than glad to keep him 
on for the season. 
At a starch factory where he worked for a time, there was 
a huge bag of starch to be moved across the floor, but no 
one was able to lift it. "Let me try," said the boy, who had 
not yet reached his full growth of five feet four. Lilting 
the bag, he carried it across the floor with ease. Many a 
time later, as he lifted a two-hundred-pound man from the 
operating table to the bed, did he think of that bag of starch. 
And when planning a new building for hospital or college, 
he thought of the hours spent, one summer, laying Doors with 
the village carpenter. Quite as valuable for his future work 
as his regular studies was the training of eye and muscle and 
brain which he acquired in these varied activities, and not a 
single side issue but bore its fruit in later years when meeting 
emergencies in an undeveloped country. 
Two years at Cornell, and a more careful consideration of 
how he could best serve the King to whom he had dedicated 
himself so definitely, convinced young Shepard that he should 
take up the study of medicine, and he entered Michigan Uni-
versity. With his keen mind, his painstaking habits as a 
student, and his devotion to his purpose, the young medical 
student succeeded in finishing the three-year course in two. 
Final examinations found Shepard with a high fever from 
an attack of tonsillitis, but small obstacles in the way of his 
aims had never daunted him, and he went to the classroom 
as if nothing were the matter. As fever always had the effect 
of exciting his brain to double activity, the examinations were 
passed with unusual brilliancy; and on the day of graduation, 
Dr. Shepard stood second in his class of more than a hundred. 
This, or any other, honor was never alluded to by him, for 
modesty was one of the foundation stones of his character. 
On July 5, 1882, a Hawaiian missionary's daughter, Miss 
Andrews, and Dr. Shepard entered into the life partnership 
which was to bring courage and hope to so many sick and 
needy in a distant land. Equipped with the best training 
he could secure, powerful in physique, alert in mind, buoyant 
in spirit, imbued with the love of the Master, with face turned 
hopefully and eagerly toward the East, the young recruit 
waited the summons to the front. �
L. M. G. 
Talk: "Shepard of Aintab" 
Rumania to the map of Asia. Minor, you find the city of 
Aintab situated in central Turkey. (Locate.) Just where 
the Coast. of Asia Minor makes a sharp turn southward, toward 
Syria and Palestine, lies the beautiful bay of Alexandretta. 
With eagerness the young doctor and his wife looked across 
the gulf to the little town of Alexandretta, from which they 
, would make the journey of one hundred miles overland to 
the city of Aintab, where they were to begin work for the 
King. 
The young recruits arrived in the city just as the fiftieth 
anniversary of the arrival of the veteran missionary, Dr. Elias 
Riggs, was being celebrated, and a large group of missionaries 
' had gathered from far and near. 
"The now doctor for Aintab can do dental work," was the 
word that went around the missionary circle; and for the next 
two weeks, while waiting for his Turkish diploma permitting 
him to practice in the empire, Dr. Shepard was kept busy with 
dentistry for the missionaries. 
The examinations for the diploma had to be taken in Turkish, 
through an interpreter. 
The five days' trip up the mountains, often such a terror to 
newcomers, was but a holiday lark to Dr. Shepard, so-fond of 
outdoor sports, and to his wife, who had spent days of her 
girlhood on horseback jaunts in the Hawaiian Islands. At 
night they slept on army cots, in tents they carried with them. 
Rising in the early dawn, they had a breakfast off eggs and 
coffee, cooked over a brazier of charcoal, followed by morning 
prayers in Turkish with the muleteers. From the wayside 
vineyards they plucked grapes M clusters so large and sweet 
that one person could not finish a single bunch. At one point 
on their journey, the Armenian servant disappeared into a 
near-by field, presently to return with his ample robes stuffed 
with juicy watermelons. The ever-varying landscape, with its 
vivid colors of earth and sky, delighted the newcomers. 
Frequently, at the top of some little hill, they would come 
across the tomb of a descendant of the prophet Mohammed. 
Fluttering from every branch and twig of the sacred tree 
near by, were hundreds of little rags of every color, torn from 
their owners' garments and tied there in the hope of getting 
rid of some disease. Sometimes an old priest, living near 
the shrine to guard it, would come out with his begging bowl, 
asking for a gift of food or money. 
A warm welcome from the little group of missionaries 
awaited the newcomers. Within a few days they had begun 
classes with the five Armenian students enrolled in the medical 
department, and soon they were hard at work learning the 
Turkish language. Even before they could speak the language, 
however, they began to see patients who came thronging to 
the dispensary, talking to them through an interpreter. 
Many and varied experiences were encountered as Dr. 
Shepard cared for Protestants, Catholics, Gregorians, and 
Moslems. Often he narrowly escaped death Angels of God 
watched over him, and thousands were blessed and eared for 
by his unselfish ministry, through famine, pestilence, and reli-
gious fanaticism. The American National Red Cross conferred 
upon him in December, 1909, the Red Cross Medal of Merit 
for his untiring services. The sultan of Turkey also awarded 
a decoration. His genial personality won him many friends, 
as he cared for all, rich and poor, giving of his best in medical 
skill and kindly help. He took a lively interest in their farm-
ing, their business, their schools and churches. For thirty-
three years he labored untiringly, manifesting the Spirit of 
His Master under all circumstances; and hundreds were won 
to Christ. At his death a poor Armenian remarked, "I have 
never seen Jesus, but I have seen Dr. Shepard," and one of 
his missionary associates wrote, "I think instinctively of the 
Master when I think of Dr. Shepard." �
L. M. G. 
Your conference M. V. Secretary has a mission letter for you. 
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lettings 
IT would be well to read the chapter on "The Investigative 
Judgment" in "The Great Controversy," pp. 479-491, before 
launching the text for this month. Brief extracts might be 
read from it in meeting each week. 
Subject for October: "The Judgment" 
Key Text for October 4: 2 Corinthians 5:10. 
"When you stand before this grand and awful tribunal, from 
whose decisions there will be no appeal, and where there will 
be no misinterpretation, no misconception, then you will be 
silent. You will not have one word to say in vindication of 
your course. You will stand guilty, condemned, and hopeless, 
unless you now put away your sins, make diligent work of 
repentance, and clothe yourself in the robe of Christ's right-
eousness."—"Testimonies," Vol. V, pp. 510, 511. 
Key Text for October 11: Ecclesiastes 12:14. 
"Every man's work passes in review before God, and is regis-
tered for faithfulness or unfaithfulness. Opposite each name 
in the books of heaven is entered, with terrible exactness, every 
wrong word, every selfish act, every unfulfilled duty, and every 
secret sin, with every artful dissembling. Heaven-sent warn-
ings or reproofs neglected, wasted moments, unimproved oppor-
tunities, the influence exerted for good or for evil, with its 
far-reaching results, all are chronicled by the recording angel." 
—"The Great Controversy," p. 482. 
Key Text for October 18: Daniel 8:14, 19. 
Before the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary can be ac-
complished, "there must be an examination of the books of 
record to determine who, through repentance of sin, and faith 
in Christ, are entitled to the benefits of His atonement. The 
cleansing of the sanctuary therefore involves a work of in-
vestigationt—a work of judgment. This work must be per-
formed prior to the coming of Christ to redeem His people; 
for when He comes, His reward is with Him to give to every 
man according to his works."—"The Great Controversy," p. 
422. (See also "Early Writings," pp. 250-253.) 
Key Text for October 25: Revelation 22:11, 12. 
It is an awesome and dreadful thing to sit in some earthly 
court room and hear the sentence of death pronounced upon a 
man or a woman for some crime committed against a fellow 
man; but what will it be when the great God of the universe 
issues this decree which means the death knell for the unsaved/ 
Read the description in "Early Writings," pp. 279-282. 
J. L. McCoNnuottry. 
Northern Rhodesia Calls Us to Self-denial 
(Frogmen for Week Ending October 4) 
Songs for Today. (Nos. 542, 474, 661, 500, 683, in "Christ in Song.") 
Bible Doctrine Key Text Drill. (See p. 11.) 
Announcements, Reports of Work, and Secretary's Report. 
Song: "The Call for Reapers." (No. 647 in "Christ in Song.") 
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 53. 
Prayer by Two Missionary Volunteers. 
Fong:. Mow the Trumpet." (No. 683 in "Christ in Song.") 
Talk: "Up the Zambesi by Paddle Boat." (See P. 8.) 
Special Song: "Mazazi Ha Fite." (See p. 8.) 
Talk: "Emerging From Heathen Darkness." 
Letter From Pastor Gladstone Ishee Nyuwe. 
Mission Poem of Your Own Selection. 
Offering for Missions, and Discussion of How Best to Use the Self- 
denial Banks. 
Song: "Lifetime Is Working Timer (No. 558 in "Christ in Song.") 
Close by Repeating in Concert Matthew 28:19, 20. 
Notes to Leaders 
This second program on. our mission project for the last six 
months of 1930 gives us a further glimpse of mission life on 
the Zambesi River. Let those who give talks or take other parts 
endeavor to make their word pictures vivid and real, for life is 
indeed very real out in this dark land. 
A letter from Elder S. M. Konigmacher, now in charge of 
the Liumba Hill Mission (established through the influence 
of Pastor Gladstone Ishee Nyuwe), has been sent to your con-
ference Missionary Volunteer secretary. If you have not re- 
ceived it, write him for it. 
Talk: "Emerging From Heathen Darkness" 
As I write these few lines, I am sitting on a camp cot under 
the evening stars beside a little grass hut that has been my 
"home" for a week, and between batting sundry gnats, mos-
quitoes, and flying beetles, I am going to try to tell you some-
thing of the Batonga people of Northern Rhodesia among whom 
we are camped. 
These are indeed an interesting people, and about as raw as 
any to be found in these parts. When I think of all that is 
to be done for them in lifting them to a higher, nobler, and 
cleaner life, my heart almost fails me, for it seems an impos-
sible task; but again when I look at some of our fine teachers 
and pastors who have during the past few years been rescued 
from the same pit in which these poor people are still sunk, 
I take courage, and rest in the assurance that all things are 
possible with our God. 
Brother D. P. Harder and I are here at the Munenga Mission 
conducting a Missionary Volunteer and Sabbath school institute 
for the workers and churches in this section. This is only an 
outstation, so we are camped in a little hut under a tree. We 
sleep under the stars at night with only a mosquito net be-
tween. A native cook boy does our catering, thus leaving us 
free to conduct the five sessions of the institute that meet 
each day. 
But how are we to build up anything permanent in bur de-
partmental lines for these people/ Think of it! they have no 
Bible in their own language, no Sabbath School Quarterlies, 
no GAZETTE, no Sabbath School Worker, no books to go to as 
we do for stories and helps, and still there are over 2,000 Sev-
enth-day Adventist believers in this tribe, most of whom have 
come in during the last three years. 
Then they are surrounded by darkest heathenism. The raw 
native people here still live in the most primitive style, wearing 
skins of animals for clothing and dwelling amid filth and 
degradation. I cannot describe it to you. Just today I walked 
out to a large village less than half a mile from the mission 
church. If only words could be found to give you a real picture 
of what I saw: Native huts which looked as if they had never 
been cleaned out since the day they were built; quantities of 
indescribable trash scattered around the yard; and dozens of 
dirty, naked children trailing me through the village as I 
proceeded. At almost every hut door, or seated in the shade 
near by, sat a half-naked woman almost invariably nursing a 
baby, and both complete strangers to soap and water, it seemed. 
Men were idly sitting around, some smoking, others leisurely 
chopping out some hoe handles they were making, but all 
seemingly perfectly content. Two girls, smeared with red clay 
from head to foot, ran into their hut as I approached, much 
to the merriment of the children who were following me. 
These girls were going through a ceremony just preceding 
marriage. During this time no man must see their faces, 
hence their sudden departure when I approached, although they 
had their faces veiled. 
By one hut door sat a poor sick woman, thin and emaciated, 
with weary eyes and drawn face. She was but waiting for the 
grave. But even amid all this, there was somehow a spirit of 
contentment and satisfaction that seemed to rest upon all, and 
I suppose it would have been a difficult task to convince these 
people that their lot is an unfortunate one. It is this very 
spirit of contentment or lazy indifference that makes any uplift 
work among them an almost impossible task. 
As I walked along, I came upon a much cleaner, neater hut, 
and as I approached I noted that the inmates were actually 
sweeping it out and the dust was coming out of the door like 
smoke. Out stepped a girl whom I recognized as one who had 
been attending our meetings, and a young man near by I recog-
nized as one of the mission school boys. They were clothed, 
clean, and putting forth an effort to clean up their humble 
home. I wondered if this was not the fruit of my Sabbath 
sermon, for I had preached on higher Christian standards and 
better and cleaner homes. I prayed that their example might 
be contagious. 
Drawn from these villages, and living in the midst of such 
surroundings as I have described, we have over 200 church 
members in this vicinity, and also a large class preparing for 
baptism. This church is under native leadership with only 
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occasional European supervision. We find them well instructed 
and ready to learn and respond to our efforts to raise a, higher 
Christian standard among them. 
We have twelve workers at the institute here, and I never 
in my life taught a more ready and soul-hungry class of stu-
dents. We have presented our Missionary Volunteer work for 
the first time here, for as yet it had never been introduced 
among them. They have responded to every suggestion, and 
today we organized a Missionary Volunteer Society of thirty-
two members here at the mission, but it will grow to sixty or 
seventy members before long. The other teachers will be 
organizing societies in their schools as soon as they go back 
to their posts. 
The Sabbath school work has, of course, been conducted 
among them ever since the work started here, but the workers 
were eager for helps and suggestions to show the way for the 
improvement and betterment of their Sabbath schools. Some 
of the workers speak English fairly well, and all of them must 
use an English Bible in teaching the truth, for they have no 
Bible in their own language. There is not even one book of 
the Bible in any permanent form in the Chitonga; but we 
have published one little book, called "The Story of Long Ago," 
also a school primer and a Chitonga hymn book, hut these con-
stitute their whole library. One of the greatest needs among 
them is for more literature. Just now a Bible manual for use 
in the baptismal classes is being translated, and five little tracts 
will soon be off the press. These will be a great help. 
As we come in contact with these primitive Christian people 
just emerging from heathen darkness, and as we see their 
keenness to learn and their great desire for something better 
in life, but with so little knowledge as to how to obtain it or 
how to lift themselves to anything better; and then as we see 
the pit from which they have been digged and upon the brink 
of which they are still living with everything around them 
pointing back to heathenism, we pray God to send forth labor-
ers to bring to these people a knowledge not only of the forgive-
ness of sins that are past, but also an uplifting and cleansing 
gospel that will purify their lives and prepare them for trans-
lation into the kingdom of glory, 
J. I. RomsoN, 
Missionary Volunteer Secretary, 
 
African Division. 
Letter From Pastor Gladstone Ishee Nyuwe 
PASTOR GLADSTONE' as he is commonly called, is the only 
native ordained minister w6 have in the Upper Zambesi Mis-
sion. His wife is a granddaughter of Luwanika, a former 
I3arotse king. The present paramount chief, Yeta III, is her 
uncle. The word "Ishee" in Pastor Gladstone's name means 
"Consort to a princess." Doubtless this relationship was a 
help to him in his efforts to secure permission to locate what 
is now called the Liumba Hill Mission, as referred to in the 
second paragraph of his letter. 
In response to a request from Elder J. I. Robison' 
 our Mis-
sionary Volunteer secretary for Africa, Pastor Gladstone wrote 
the following letter about his work: 
"UPPER ZAMBESI MISSION, 1CATIMA Mame, 
P. 0. SESHERE, NORTH RHODESIA. 
"ELDER ROBISON. 
"Dear Sir, I have received your kind letter some time ago, 
and I am very glad to take this latest period to answer same. 
I was away holding an evangelistic effort in Barotseland in 
a section where we have over 160 believers keeping the true 
Sabbath, and have the faith of Jesus, and I only received your 
letter after my return from this effort. 
"First, the calls are many from this needy territory, but 
through lack of means and teachers we fail to answer these 
calls. At present we have two prominent places where we feel 
like opening work not later than the beginning of January, 
1930. I am starting tomorrow with my family to conduct an 
effort in one of these valuable districts, as we have already 
obtained the necessary permission from the district commis-
sioner to open work there. From this place up the Zambesi 
River, there lies one of these above-mentioned districts, known 
as Sitoti, under Induna Kamutumwa. This man has over 
twenty villages under him. In 1927, while I was on my way to 
see the paramount chief of Barotseland and other subordinate 
tribes, with a view to locate a mission station in his country, I 
spent three days with Kamutumwa and his people. On the Sab-
bath I had the privilege to explain to them the importance of 
keeping the seventh-day Sabbath. I reasoned together with them 
about the necessity of living a Christian life. It is really won-
derful how the Lord works. Since that time the other mission 
society, that has been long in the country, tried to open work in 
this district, but was turned out. Last month Mwala, the second 
What are you doing to deny 
man in the district came to see Pastor G. L. Willmore about 
the school. Ho reports that they have already gathered the 
materials to put up a schoolhouse and teacher's house. 
"We are still waiting to hear from the district commissioner 
of Nalolo, then we could proceed on to help these people. The 
above mentioned society is still fighting for this location. 
'Some time ago the paramount- chief, Yeta, III, of Barotse-
land, was on his way to Livingstone. As it was the custom 
of the people, they had to put up several huts whore his people 
who accompany him should camp. These huts are supposed to 
be built every time ho comes down. It happened at one time 
that our people were obliged to take part in this preparation. 
The headman who was over these people, tried to force them 
to work on the Sabbath, threatening them to be fined if they 
would not do as they were ordered. None came to the service 
on that Sabbath. On the next Friday I went to see the people 
and headman. Of course, our people were glad to see me. I 
found nearly a hundred people at work. I -joined them in-
stantly. After a time we talked together about the love of 
God, and how He wants us to keep His commandments. Then 
I talked with the headman personally. Thank God! on the 
Sabbath we had over two hundred souls listening to the divid-
ing of the broad of life. 
"It was at the beginning of this year when I visited our 
Liumba Hill Mission. There Elder Konigmacher asked me 
to see the chief of that district. That was the day I was going 
to leave them. Elder Konigmacher allowed his head teacher 
to accompany me as far as the chief's village. We prayed 
sincerely to our heavenly Father for His manifold blessings 
on this line. The teacher told me that he tried all the best 
he could to point this man to Christ, but all was in vain. 
"We had an audience with these people, and while I was 
preaching the chief stood up among his people and asked of 
us what he should do to bo saved. Then we pointed him to 
seek help from the King of kings and Lord of lords. This man 
went straight to his house and brought with him a curiously 
worked-out basket in which he kept his medical charms, painted 
all over with red ocher. Inside the basket wore all sorts of 
bones and images of every description. This he brought to me 
and said: 'Take this with you and do with it according to your 
wishes. I have given myself into the hands of this Jesus 
whom you preach about' I gave the basket to the teacher to 
take to Elder Konigmaeher. 
"Space would not permit to record all the experiences I have 
had since the Lord used me to be a worker in His vineyard. 
Please remember and pray for the work under Pastor Willmore 
at this mission. 
"Obediently yours, 
"GLADSTONE ISMER NYUWE." 
The Spirit of Prophecy 
(Program for Week Ending October 11) 
Songs for Today. (Nos. 681, or, 108, 134, 230, 664, 637, in "Christ in 
Song.") 
Bible Doctrine Key Text Drill. (See p. 11.) 
Secretary's Report, Reports of Missionary Work, Announcements. 
Song or Instrumental Music. 
Three Scriptures: Rev. 19:12; 12:17; 19:10. 
Sentence Prayers. 
Leader's Remarks: "Another of Our Denominational History Pro- 
grams." (See note.) 
Talk: "Heavenly Guidance." (Base on "Story of the Advent Message," 
by Mrs. E. E. Andress, pp. 57, 58.) 
Talk: "The Messenger Chosen." (See 'Story of the Advent Message," 
pp. 53-65, 68-65.) 
A Testimony: "The Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy." 
Closing Song: "Evergreen Shore." (No. 909 in "Christ in Song.") 
Prayer. 
Blackboard Thought 
WE have nothing to fear for the future, except 
as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us.—
Mrs. E. G. White, in "Life Sketches," p. 196. 
Notes to Leaders 
Whether or not you have been following the line of denomina-
tional programs throughout the year, every Seventh-day Ad-
ventist youth should have the benefit and inspiration which it 
is possible to give through this program. Let those who are 
to have part on the program meet before the final preparation 
of their parts, for a season of prayer that the Lord will direct in 
making clear to the young people the position of the Spirit 
of prophecy in this denomination. 
If you do not have access to the "Story of the Advent Mes-
sage," , by Mrs. E. E. Andress, excellent material is given on , 
spiritual gifts, in "Origin and 'Progress of Seventh-day 
Adventists," by M. E. Olsen, pp. 167-175. Also, "The Great 
Second Advent Movement," by J. N. Loughborough, devotes 
chapter XIII to "Tokens of Divine Guidance." 
It is to be hoped that the young people have been reading 
the articles on the Spirit of prophecy which appeared each 
week in the Review and Herald from March 20 to April 24, 
1930, when it was announced that they would be discontinued 
for a time. But others will appear later. Watch for them. 
And read them,. 
self for our mission project? 
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A Testimony: "The Bible and the Spirit 
of Prophecy" 
1r is a very satisfying thought to my mind that God is not 
dependent on some of these extraneous agencies that we re-
gard as so important. We are struggling with all our might 
to got Sister White's writings into the vernaculars, but there 
are some thousands of our people who do not yet have them. 
But while I was with Sister White for some years I learned 
the precious lesson that the Scriptures alone are the founda-
tion of our faith and belief, and that practically everything 
in the writings of the Spirit of prophecy can be found in the 
Holy Scriptures. 
Maio is a story of how Brother Amadeu one time noted 
forty-two points in the old "Life of Paul" that were not to 
be found in Holy Scripture, and he preached a sermon on the 
subject in the Tabernacle at Battle Creek. Elder S. N. 
Haskell was on the platform, and he took his pencil and made 
a few jottings in his notebook. Two weeks later he was on 
the platform. He said, "I have been studying the Scriptures 
Concerning the apostle Paul, and I have found some very inter-
esting things I hadn't noticed before? And so he began at 
one point and then another until he had touched the forty-two 
points. Those forty-two items that had been discovered by 
Brother Amadeu and had been stressed as something that we 
could learn only through the Spirit of prophecy, Brother 
Haskell, who was a very earnest advocate of the study of the 
"Testimonies," brought right out of the Bible. 
That is an illustration of the great strength of this move-
ment. It is founded on the Holy Scriptures, and while we en-
deavor to bring to bear every light possible upon the Holy 
Scriptures to help us to understand them, our strength is in 
exalting the Lord Jesus and the Holy Scriptures. That was 
the work that Sister White did her best to do. She laid broad 
foundations, and everything centered in the Lord Jesus and in 
His words of instruction that are contained in the Bible. 
C. C. CRISLEU. 
Service 
(Program", for Week Ending October 18) 
BY C. LESTEI1 BOND 
Song: "What Are You Doing for Jesus?" (No. 542 in 'Christ in 
Song.") 
Bible Doctrine Key Text Drill. (See p. 11.) 
Minutes and Offering. 
Scripture Reading: John 15:1-14. 
Prayer. (Sentence prayers by young people.) 
Duet: "Do Thy Work Lovingly." (No. 193 in "Gospel in Song.") 
Talk: "Joy in Service." 
11.664incs, "The W..eth-While Things." 
Talk: "Charged With Joy." (See p. �• 
Song: "More Diligence Give Me." (No. 604 in "Christ in Song.") 
Note to Leaders 
Enumerate a list of things the young people can do in mis-
sionary endeavor, You will find many suggestions in the 
index of "Missionary Volunteers and Their Work." Look under 
four key words: Work, Service, Soul Winning, and Young 
People. 
Talk: "Joy in Service" 
ONE of the priceless sayings of Jesus, the principles of which 
have been experienced over and over again in the lives of men 
and women, is that "it is more blessed to give than to receive." 
To give of your plenty to help another's want is a deed of 
Christian charity. Its blessings surely return to the giver. But 
our giving is not to be confined to material things. We are 
to give our service to aid in the advancement of God's cause, 
and thus be instrumental in relieving the suffering, the heart-
aches, and the despair of perishing humanity. And when this 
is done, the giver of such service will experience in his own 
heart that satisfaction and genuine joy which is found in no 
othei way. 
Christ emphasized the importance of such giving. Listen to 
His words: "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations" (Matt. 
28: 19); "Son, go work today in my vineyard" (Matt. 21:28); 
and "Let your light . . . shine" (Matt. 5: 16). His association 
with men demonstrated very clearly that this principle was 
more than a theory with Him, for He "went about doing good, 
and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was 
with Him." Acts 10: 38. He dame into the world for only 
"Christian Story-Telling," by 
one purpose,—"to seek and to save that which was lost" (Luke 
19: 10), and as He neared the end of His ministry He said, 
"As My Father bath sent Me, even so send I you." John 
20: 21. The responsibility, then, of seeking to "save that 
which was lost," has been placed upon the disciples of Christ. 
It is not to be borne by the few, but by all, for He has given 
"to every man his work." Mark 13:34. 
Commenting on this responsibility, Henry Ward Beecher once 
said, "When God wanted sponges and oysters, He made them 
and put one on a rock and the other in the mud, When He 
made man, He did not make him to' be a sponge nor an oyster; 
He made him with feet, and hands, and heart, and vital blood, 
and a place to use them, and said to him, 'Go work!' And 
the man that does not go work is not a man in the end; while 
the man that puts the vigor and enthusiasm which God inspires 
into the life that now is, becomes a man indeed." 
"The Lord desires that His word of grace shall be brought 
home to every soul. 
"To a great degree this must be accomplished by personal 
labor. This was Christ's method. His work was largely made 
up of personal interviews, He had a faithful regard for the 
one-soul audience. Through that one soul the message was 
often extended to thousands. 
"We are not to wait for souls to come to us; we must seek 
them out where they are."—"Christ's Object Lessons," p. ag. 
If we ignore the heavenly commission to "Go work," either 
by giving of our temporal blessings or our service, we are not 
only denying blessing and pleasure to others which God would 
have us bear into their lives, but we are shutting out of our 
own lives the greatest joys one can possibly experience. 
A man who always postponed giving until he should have 
more, was approached by an old neighbor to help some other 
old neighbors in their town in time of a •great disaster. The 
miser was moved with the story and exclaimed, "I'll send you 
a check tomorrow for a thousand dollars." The check did not 
come. Instead, came a letter saying that in thinking it over 
he had decided he could not give more than five hundred dollars, 
which he would send in a few days. That did not come, and 
the man called again on the rich miser. In misery the miser 
said, "To tell you the truth, I can't,—I can't sign the cheek 
for that amount. It hurts me to give!" And he finally re-
luctantly took two dollar bills from his pocket and handed 
them to the man instead of the original thousand. Poor man, 
he had rendered giving impossible by postponing it! 
We learn to do by doing. There is no other way. If we 
ever expect to remember God with our money, testimony, time, 
service, we must do it now. Soon the work of God in this 
earth will be finished, and if we delay in doing our part, very 
likely we shall be found among those who are condemned for 
burying their talent. 
Jesus found His greatest pleasure in serving God, and in 
blessing others through that service. He said, "I delight to 
do Thy will." Every sincere, earnest Christian will find his 
greatest joy in the same way. "In view of their high calling, 
the youth among us should not seek for amusement or live for 
selfish gratification. The salvation of souls is to be the motive 
that inspires them to action. in their God-given strength they 
are to rise above every enslaving, debasing habit. They are to 
pond6r well the paths of their feet, remembering that where 
they lead the way, others will follow."—"Gospel Workers," 
page 67. 
"There is need of greater earnestness. Time is fast passing, 
and men willing to work as Christ worked are needed. It is 
not enough to live a quiet, prayerful life. Meditation alone 
will not satisfy the need of the world. Religion is not to be 
a subjective influence in our lives. We are to be wide-awake, 
energetic, earnest Christians, filled with a desire to give others 
the truth."—Id., p. 148. 
"In our life here, earthly, sin-restricted, though it is, the 
greatest joy and the highest education are in service. And in 
the future state, untrammeled by the limitations of sinful hu-
manity, it is in service that our greatest joy and our highest 
education will be found;—witnessing, and ever as we witness 
learning anew 'the riches of the glory of this mystery;' which 
is Christ in you, the hope of glory.' "—"Educartion," p. 309. 
C. L. B. 
A. W. Spalding; price, $1.215. 
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The Worth-While Things 
How oft in the hour of twilight, 
When the rays of the setting sun 
In all their beauty tell us 
That the day is almost done, 
Do we think of the duties pending, 
And tasks not finished, too, 
And of all the things, the many things, 
That we intend to do. 
Perhaps it is only the letter 
To our loved ones far away 
That in the rush is forgotten, 
And must wait till another day. 
Or perchance a friendly visit 
To a friend discouraged and blue 
Is one of the things, the many things, 
That we intend to do. 
But alas! the loving letter, the visit, 
The word to the friend, 
The word of cheer to the soul so dear, 
The hearts we meant to mend; 
We remember them all at the close of the day, 
They come to our minds anew, 
The many things, the lovely things, 
That we intend to do. 
Let us lift our heart to the Saviour, 
Our Lord, our Helper, Friend, 
And pray that He in His mercy to us 
The strength may send 
So that we as His dear children 
May be faithful, loyal, true, 
And do the things, the worth-while things, 
That we intend to do. 
—La Delle Grady-Phillips. 
All the World Loves a Story 
(Program?. for Week Ending October Z5) 
BY 311RIAM SWITZER 
Song Service. (Nos. 311, 220, 203, 330, 215, 237, 226, in "Christ in 
Song.") 
Bible Doctrine Key Text Drill. (See p. 11.) 
Song: "Tell Me the Story of Jesus." (No. 40 in "Christ in Song.") 
Scripture Reading: Matthew 5:1-16. 
Prayer. 
Talk: "All the World Loves a Story." 
Talk: "The Kind of Stories Christians Love." 
Song: "I Love to Tell the Story." (No. 476 in "Christ in Song.") 
Talk: "The Art of Telling Things." (Base on the article of this title 
by W. A. Spicer in the Youth's Instructor of Dee. 31, 1929, p. 10. 
Also, see the book, "Christian Story-Telling," by A. W. Spalding, 
Lesson I, "What Is the Good of Telling Stories?") 
Story: "The Man Who Died for Me." (See "Stories Worth Rereading," 
PP. 304-310.) 
Song: "The Grand Old Story of Salvation." (No. 34 in "Christ in 
Song.") 
Close by Repeating Mizpah in Concert, Genesis 31:45. 
Notes to Leaders 
The purpose of this program is to help our Senior Missionary 
Volunteers to sense the value of learning to tell worth-while 
stories. One who has learned to tell a helpful story in an 
interesting way has mastered a real art. And almost every 
one can learn to tell stories. It would be a fine thing if fol-
lowing this program you organized a class in story-telling. 
After all, the main thing is practice. With a few pointers 
from the book, "Christian Story-Telling," by A. W. Spalding, 
and the help of your fellow story-tellers as you listen to each 
other with the attitude of constructive critics, you will be 
surprised how quickly even the most backward can tell a story 
that will hold the interest of those who listen. Enlist the co-
operation of your Sabbath school superintendent, and espe-
cially those who have charge of the children. They will be 
glad to help you and to give you opportunities to practice tell-
ing stories to the boys and girls. "Christian Story-Telling" 
is one of the honors required in the Master Comrade course. 
See the "Junior Handbook," pp. 90, 117-123. Excellent stories 
are given in "Stories Worth Rereading" and our own papers. 
Talk: "All the World Loves a Story" 
Ann the world loves a story. No one will question the truth 
of this statement, yet the world deals hardly with that which 
it best loves, and with that which best serves it. New loves, 
novel modes of service arise, and primitive elemental things 
are, in our would-be sophistication, our vainglorious spirit of 
progress, consigned to some emotional or intellectual attic as 
outgrown and out of date. Later, in some human crisis, we 
realize that a once-familiar, much-used something, lovely, in-
spiring, and satisfying, is wanting, and we retrace old ways, 
seeking to regain that which we so recklessly discarded. 
The story as a means of culture is one of these fora-time-
discarded loves. In a denatured form, the story has continued 
to be used as a mode of costuming a moral for young children, 
as a quasi-intellectual means of diversion for an idle hour, and 
as a mild remedy for sleepless ones. 
Important as is the story as a vivifier and director of our 
emotional reactions, it is in the field of education that its 
greatest values lie. These values arise from the story's useful- 
ness in primitive and elemental stages of human development, 
from its simplicity as a carrier of truth, and its adaptability 
to a wide range of content. Watson says: "It is believed that 
one may make or break a child, so far as its personality is 
concerned, long before the age of five is reached. We believe 
that by the end of the second year the pattern of the future 
individual is laid down. Many of the things which go into the 
making of this pattern are under the control of the parents." 
During these years the buds of future manhood and woman-
hood are closed to all earthly influences but those of environ-
ment, example, and oral teaching. They are the unlettered 
years when the craving for stories seems insatiable; the years 
when the art of the story-teller is rewarded with the double 
blessing of him who gives and of him who receives. Especially 
is this true if inspiration is drawn from the greatest of all 
stories. 
In the eleventh chapter of Deuteronomy, after putting His 
people in remembrance of the tragedies and triumphs of the 
Exodus, Jehovah says: "I speak not with your children which 
have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of 
the Lord your God, His greatness, His mighty hand, and. His 
stretched out arm." 
"Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and 
in your soul, . . . and ye shall teach them your children, speak-
ing of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou 
walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou 
risest up." The story was thus commended and commanded 
to the elders of Israel as the method by which their children 
should be instructed concerning the words, the works, and the 
ways of the Creator. 
Christ used the -story in many forms as a vehicle of truth. 
Untutored fisher folk and worldly wise Pharisees alike, heard 
its message, and comforted, followed after, or abashed, crept 
away from further hearing and consequent effect. 
A third value of the story is its adaptability to any content; 
historic facts, scientific truth, ethical teaching: all have story 
forms especially adapted to their presentation, simply and 
forcefully. These values of the story, its use and appeal. to 
all men, in all times, its simplicity and flexibility as a carrier 
of truth—are sufficient reasons for the statement with which 
we began: "All the world loves a story." �M. S. 
Talk: "The Kind of Stories Christians Love" 
Oivs great with God and with his fellows gave us a good test 
for a story in Philippians 4: 8. (Read.) A story should give 
food for thought. A good story, one worthy of the love of a 
child of God, must in its purpose, its style, its content, possess 
the attributes enumerated by Paul as essential to those things 
upon which we are counseled to think. 
Unfortunately, not all stories are good. The gold of litera-
ture as well as that of the mint is counterfeited. There are 
stories wanting the prime element of truth, stories subtly 
dishonest, stories which engender injustice and prejudice, 
stories which caricature all loveliness, stories which represent 
evil as nature and nature as dominant, stories which deny all 
virtue and nullify all praise, stories which like counterfeit coin 
do not ring true, are off color, and worthless in themselves, cast 
suspicion and prejudice upon that which they simulate. 
Professor St. John says: "Every good story must have a 
beginning that arouses interest, a succession of events that is 
orderly and complete, a climax that forms the story's point, 
and an ending that leaves the mind at rest." The chief pur-
pose, ,the high achievement of the story, is the nurture of a 
human soul by exciting pure imaginations and by engendering 
sympathetic purposes and'reasonable attitudes, and by supply-
ing true and impersonal pleasures. 
Froebel tells us: "Through the medium of the story, mind 
(Concluded on page 15) 
A Christian Story-Telling Class will train future workers. 
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MISSIONARY VOLUNTEER SERVICE RANDS 
The joy set before Christ, the joy that sustained Hint through sacrifice and suffering, was the joy of 
seeing sinners saved. This should be the joy of every follower of His, the spur to his ambition.—"Prophets 
and Kings," p. 172. 
Prayer and Personal Workers' Band 
EVERY personal worker should give earnest study to the new 
book, "Messages to Young People," for it contains personal 
messages from the servant of God to Seventh-day Adventist 
youth. upon whom rests the solemn responsibility of helping 
to finish quickly God's work in the earth. In these messages 
is sounded not only the clarion call to service, but also the 
qualifications of successful workers and the preparation for 
service which each must make; also placed before the youth 
are the standards in Christian living—devotional life, home 
life, dress, recreation, reading, music, etc. How do our lives 
measure with the following qualifications outlined in the first 
few pages of "Messages to Young People:" (1) Heart un-
corrupted; (2) Wholly surrendered to God; (3) Free from 
impurity; (4) Despiser of wickedness; (5) True and brave—
courageous; (6) Zealous; (7) Resisting worldliness; (8) Christ 
enthroned in the heart. 
It behooves every personal worker to pray much, and to 
study diligently and meditate upon the instruction which God 
has so graciously given to help prepare us individually for the 
coming of Jesus and for the work we must do in helping others 
get ready for that great event. Here is a suggestion for study-
ing "Messages to Young People:" Underline every reference 
to service, marking "S" in the margin after each. Underline 
the instruction given concerning preparation for service, mark-
ing "PS" in the margin. Qualifications of the worker may be 
underlined, and "Ce" used for the marginal marking. Promises 
may be designated by "P." Other markings will suggest them-
selves to the reader. This method of reading and marking is 
already being used by some personal workers, and is proving 
helpful in indelibly impressing upon the mind the words of 
truth; and as then are impressed upon the minds of workers, 
they are better prepared to use them in their personal work 
for other youth. 
Suggestive Topics for Study and Discussion 
I. Soul Winning.—(a) "The secret of winning souls can be 
learned only from the great Teacher." M. Y. P. 227: 1. (b) 
We are not to wait till opportunities for soul winning come to 
us; we are to seek for them. M. Y. P. 227: 1. (o) "As you 
labor according to the best of your ability, ways and oppor-
tunities will open before you to do more." M. Y. P. 199: 3. 
(d) "When an opportunity presents itself, let no excuse lead 
you to neglect it." An excuse may mean the loss of a soul. 
M. Y. P. 227:1. 
Personal question: Ain I guilty of making excuses instead of 
improving opportunities for soul-winning service? What is my 
hope of salvation if I fail to make the service of Christ first in 
my life? 
R. Search the Scriptures.—(a) Youth must dig for jeivels 
of truth as a miner digs for the precious ore hidden in the 
earth. I1/42. Y. P. 259: 3. (b) As we study, we should pray 
for the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit. D. A. 141: 1. 
(c) 
Bible principles, "woven into our lives, will be our safeguard 
in trials and temptations," T., VI, 132: 3. 
Personal question: Am I satisfied with merely reading the 
Scriptures, or am I earnestly searching the Scriptures as for 
hidden treasures? 
3. Discouragement.—(a) "Hope and courage are essential 
to perfect service for God." P. K. 164: 2. (b) We should 
never allow ourselves to talk in a hopeless, discouraged way. 
C. 0. L. 146: 5. (e) A discouraged soul casts shadows upon 
the pathway of others, S. C. 122: 2. (d) "For the ashcan- breathes mind, power feels power, and absorbs it. The telling 
ened there is a sure remedy,—faith, prayer, work." P. K. 
of stories refreshes the mind as a bath refreshes the body. In 
164: 3. 
Personal question: When feelings of discouragement come the hearing of a good story well told, ear and heart open as 
to me, do I yield to them, thus dishonoring God and diseour- the blossoms of spring open to the vernal rain." 
aging others, or do I make use of the sure remedy—faith, �
A good story is not necessarily factual. This quality is de- 
prayer, and work? �
ab but the good story must be truthful. The story of the 
4. Discuss the chapter entitled, "The Sinner's Need of Christ," �
Sir -le, 
in "Steps to Christ," pp. 19-25. �
MINNIE E. DAUPHINES. �
Prodigal son is truthful; it is not necessarily factual. Again 
and again in human lives every incident of the story has been 
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experienced. Whether or not every incident has formed one 
Ws may have to lighten our regular band work during this 
another Harvest Ingathering month, but do not drop it. In continuousevent in one human experience is problematic, and 
fact, the Harvest Ingathering may he a stepping-stone to is not essential to the truthfulness of the story. 
greater things for this band. What a wonderful opener of �
In our choice of stories, as of all else, we find on the one 
places for Bible readings and gospel meetings! Work with hand, the pure, the true; and on the other hand the impure, 
that in mind. There are hungry souls everywhere. Find them. 
the counterfeit. As an alloy debases gold, and renders it unfit 
There are parents who are perplexed about the worldliness of 
f 
their children, who would be glad to have a group of earnest for governmental purposes, any impurity renders a story unfit 
 
Christian young people come to their home for cottage meetings, for use by a child of the great King. 
for their own good, and with the hope that your religious ear- �
Over the good story is spread the sanction of the use and 
nestness may help their children to get a different vision of life. 
command of Jehovah; over its counterfeit impends one of the 
We must work for the children and young people of the world. 
Jesus is coming, and these young people must hear the message last warnings of His word. (Read Rev. 22: 14, 15, emphasis- 
while they are young. 
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ing "whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.") �
M. S. 
Remember those young people away at school—write to them. 
If you are just beginning Bible readings or cottage meeting , 
get some Bible worker or a minister to meet with your band 
and give a talk on how to begin Bible work or cottage meeting . 
Or get any one who has ever done this work to tell you about 
it. Or just study it out carefully, pray earnestly, and go ahead. 
Learn to do by doing. It is not nearly so hard as you may 
think. 
In your Harvest Ingathering work you may find those who 
are poor and needy. You will also visit those who are well-to-do. 
What au excellent opportunity to be the missionary ("one 
sent") who will carry the gifts of the rich to the needy poor. 
Many people who have and would like to give are just waiting 
for some one to point the way and to act as their messenger. 
By such service you help three—the rich, the hungry, and your-
selytou may 
also find those who are sick. Some you can recom-
mend to one of our sanitariums; others your band may visit 
and do what you can to help. Perhaps some of you have taken 
a home nursing class and know just how to help. Or you may 
get a nurse to go with you and show you how. There are many 
ways of working when we have a mind to work. �
15. S. K. 
The Literature and Correspondence Band 
Tiffs month should find your Harvest Ingathering campaign 
closing. Give opportunity for reporting experiences in band 
meetings. Recount the ways in which the Lord helped you in 
this campaign, and take time to thank Him for His constant 
keeping, for the money received, and for opportunities to work 
for Him. And do not forget to pray for the people whom you 
have visited. Follow up every possible interest with suitable 
literature and visits. 
If you have a home nursing class in your church, this band 
has an excellent opportunity to secure subscriptions for the 
Life and Health magazine, As the nurse to conduct the class 
visits the homes to obtain members, let an alert Missionary 
Volunteer accompany her and give out sample copies of this 
helpful magazine. Then, later, call and take subscriptions. 
Schools have already opened, and there are many vacant 
seats in the home churches because young people have gone 
away to the academy or college. Many, of these youth will be 
lonely, especially if it is their first year away from home. It 
would be a fine thing if this band took definite responsibility 
for writing friendly, newsy letters to those who have gone 
away. Tell them of all the little happenings in the neighbor-
hood, tell, them of the work of your band, tell them even about 
the weather—everything will be interesting, from home. One 
or two people could be responsible for one individual. 
Even though the one away does not always find time to reply, 
—for school days are very full,—as a group you can keep up 
the Correspondence. Who knows, it may be the very encour-
agement that will keep that one in school so he will Complete 
his education and finally go out into the mission field. Then, 
your literature and correspondence band would have sent out 
a worker for God. What a Wonderful opportunity! Or,. if no 
one has gone away to school, follow the suggestion m the 
March GAZETTE band notes, to write to missionaries. Excellent 
suggestions on this kind of work were given in an article, 
"Missionary News Service," by D. D. Fitch, which appeared 
in the Review and Herald of May 15, 1930, pp. 24, 25, 
E. E. n. 
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THE CHURCH OFFICERS' GAZETTE 
0111/ FOREIGN MISSIONS 
This p ge contains interesting mate: al for use of church old ra and 
conference workers in promo lag our foreign mission work 
Much Tribal Fighting Among the Big Nambus 
WarriNG from Atchin, W. D. Smith says that aggressive 
mission work has been delayed on Malekula because of much 
tribal warring among the Big Nambus people. Also our mis-
sion on the west coast of the island, at Malua Bay, suffers no 
little persecution from certain heathen enemies, urged on by 
the prince of evil. Harry, the native leader in charge here, 
with another coast teacher, visited Atchin over Sabbath re-
cently. Brother Smith writes that while there Harry related 
this experience: 
"'Two days ago, just before coming here, I was traveling 
along on the sea in a canoe. On looking round I saw one of 
these enemies of the mission with a musket leveled right at 
me, I called to the boys who were with me in the canoe, say-
ing, "Go out from the shore." This we did. No musket went 
off and we saw no smoke.' The only conclusion Harry could 
come to was that the musket 'did not buster.' This is the 
expression they use to indicate that the gun would not go off. 
So here is another evidence that shows how God protects these 
teachers, and it also shows how much we need to pray that 
God -will make the wrath of the enemy to praise Him.' 
Some may remember how a few years ago another native 
Harry, as this our first mission over on Malekula's west coast 
was being established, was shot in the hip while stooping over 
at a spring to drink. Missionary Smith passes on this word 
of him: 
"The last time I was at Malua Bay, I learned that our first 
friend and believer there had passed away. I refer to Harry. 
He it was -who, when our mission first opened there, encountered 
the wild bushmen and was shot in the upper leg. After medical 
treatment Harry recovered, and although the bullet was not 
extracted by the doctor, it did come out some two years after. 
"About sixteen months ago Harry was baptized, and he has 
been .a faithful adherent and believer in Jesus. He suffered 
for many months before his death, but was always very pa-
tient and encouraged the mission people to be strong in the 
faith. Especially was this so just before he died." 
Is the Bible Eventually to Belong Solely to Seventh-day 
Adventists? 
COMING into an Aztec Indian village on horseback late on 
a moonlight night was the unique privilege of C. E. Moon re-
cently, down in Old Mexico. Adventist believers warmly 
welcomed him, for he was to stay with this all-Aztee church 
a few days, dispensing spiritual food. And how glad they 
were! Here in the fastnesses of the mountains dwell something 
like 516,000 Indians yet to be labored for. Already a picked 
lot of young Indian men and women are in training to become 
workers among their own people. One hundred new believers 
were baptized last year. But here is the missionary's story, 
as told by one Indian boy who found his way in among us: 
"I was a member of the — church, and was studying to 
become a worker for them. Reading one day that the seventh 
day is the Sabbath of the Lord, I went to our pastor and 
asked him to explain it. I said, Why do we keep Sunday when 
the Bible plainly says that the seventh day is the Sabbath?' 
He answered me thus: `You have been reading the Adventist 
literature, and have thus gotten these ideas about the Sabbath.' 
I told him I did not know what he meant, for I had never met 
a Seventh-day Adventist and neither had I seen their literature. 
I then asked about these people, and he answered me that they 
were a people that taught salvation by good works, and did not 
preach the doctrine of Christ. Well, this was somewhat dis-
couraging. How could it be that these people obeyed the Bible 
regarding the Sabbath, but still rejected the light about salva-
tion? 
"It was not long before I met an Adventist, and then I 
learned the truth, and today I am rejoicing in this message." 
And it may be added this brother has raised up several other 
companies that are now keeping the Sabbath, and is preparing 
to do even better work for his people. 
And Still the Indians Come 
C. E. Meow, of Mexico, sends this word of the expanding 
work among the Mexican Indians prior to his leaving on a 
much-needed furlough: 
"We now have four companies of the Aztec Indians in our 
mission. An Aztec colporteur, the mayor, and an ex-mayor 
of one of the towns are our best members. They speak the 
Aztec language and are full-bred Aztec Indians. We have 
two churches built by these people. Last Sabbath I baptized 
four at the place where the mayor is a member of the Sabbath 
school. I have at least four more to baptize before I leave 
for my furlough. 
"In some ways I dislike to leave the work. It gets more 
interesting every day. I can see evidences of God's hand lead-
ing us into deeper experiences in pioneer missionary work with 
the Indian tribes. In the state of Morelos, where we were count-
ing on about twenty or twenty-five people keeping the Sabbath, 
we are informed there are mole than 300 Sabbath keepers. 
"I am also expecting to baptize twenty more Totonacas 
within the next few days. These are the fruits of the work of 
that Indian boy, Tomas Gonzales, who came to the conference 
at Mexico City. There are about 200 in our companies who are 
prepared to unite with the church by baptism." 
The Big Chief's Call Answered 
THAT little village built by the big chief at a place called 
Malegbe, Sierra Leone, West Africa, in assisting to answer 
his own urgent plea for a missionary to be sent him, noted on 
this page recently, has at last been occupied, with mission work 
begun. W. E. Read, secretary of the Northern European Divi-
sion, tells us about it: 
"Regarding the village of huts and schoolhouse built by a 
native chief on the West Coast of Africa, all I can say is that 
while we have no European worker stationed there, and it is 
not our plan to supply one, we do have one of our good reliable 
African ministers looking after the work in that plade. We 
have found it necessary also to put with him a young worker 
just out of school, so that they are now well cared for and are 
also giving splendid promise. This is really one of the most 
remarkable openings we have seen in that field for a long time. 
Brother Christian and I were there on our recent visit to West 
Africa, and when We arrived at the village the paramount chief 
was there and quite a number of under chiefs from his large 
chiefdom. There was a beautifully laid out native station, a 
good meeting house in the center, 60 x 35 feet. On either 
side were six fine huts, 30 x 38 feet. There was also a nice 
teacher's house, besides one or two other places which were 
used as stores and kitchen. They were all simply made; the 
buildings are of mud with earth floors and grass roofs, 
Seeing that the chief is nominally Moslem, we look on this as 
a remarkable opening. The chief would permit no other 
mission to come into his territory, but he has said that some-
thing has been speaking to his heart for a long time, saying 
that he must have the Adventists teach his people about the 
true God. 
"I have come back from Africa this time feeling of greater 
courage than ever before for the progress of our work, It 
seems to me, as I look out over the field, that a new day has 
dawned for our work in that great continent. Everywhere it 
is the same. In Nigeria four years ago we had but eleven 
groups of believers scattered about in the different parts or 
the field. Now we have forty-nine such groups' 
 all materially 
increased in membership. Furthermore, most of these groups 
have their own church buildings, in the main put up by the 
church members, with no cost to the mission. In fact they 
usually put up such a building before they are baptized; not 
that we expect them to do so, but they do it, that is all. These 
buildings are simple, as you may readily appreciate, but they 
serve their purpose. Some of them, however, are well built. 
They are not all grass buildings with mud walls; some of them 
are built of cement and have good corrugated iron roofs." 
Freed From Evil Spirit Oppression 
F. A. PRATT sends us this experience from Siam: 
"A rather remarkable experience took place a few days ago 
in Bangkok. A man and his wife, not members of our church, 
but somewhat interested, were talking one night about giving 
up their idols. They were trying to decide as to whether they 
should or not. They decided to do so. That night the woman 
become strangely oppressed, evidently possessed with the devil, 
and was in great distress. She begged her husband, although 
it was then two o'clock in the morning, to take her to the 
chapel so that our evangelist might pray for her. Her hus-
band told her that it was too late. The woman was terribly 
distressed and feared she was going to die. Her husband 
finally took her to the home of the deacon of our Bangkok 
Chinese church. There they prayed, and the woman was inone-
diately relieved. The next day she was entirely exhausted 
and could do nothing. That evening our evangelist called on 
her, and they decided to take down all the idols and burn 
them. This they did, after which prayer was offered to the 
true God for His blessing on this home. From that time this 
woman had complete relief. The next Sabbath she was at the 
service with her husband. Now her husband's brother, who was 
most devout in worshiping his idols, has destroyed them. He 
also is attending church services. How thankful we ought to he 
that our God can free those who ask Him, of even the dominion 
of devils." �
MISSION BOMID.