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Special Appointments for the Month of 
August 
Home Foreign Day �
August 2 
Offering, Foreign Translation Fund �
August 2 
Voting Church Letters 
"CAR one dissenting vote, or even a few, hold up a church 
letter or do the majority rule?" 
As a rule the majority vote is to be counted by the chairman 
as the voice of the church in conducting all the business of the 
chureb. In the transfer of church membership, receiving into 
the church members upon baptism or by letter, as well as 
granting letters to those wishing to unite elsewhere, it is de-
sirable that the vote, if possible, be unanimous. 
There might be a case where a member was absent upon the 
first presentation of a name requesting a letter of transfer, 
who, when it was presented the second time for vote, was not 
clear to vote in favor of granting it, until at least the objec-
tion he had in mind was removed. In a case of that kind it 
would be quite proper for the elder to rule that the letter be 
laid over another week, thus giving opportunity to the one or 
ones not clear to explain the reason for objection. It might be 
this information would change the whole situation, making 
clear to the officers and the church a letter should not at that 
time be granted. Again, the officers might be able to remove 
entirely the objection so that the vote would be unanimous 
when the letter should again come before the church for action. 
If, however, it is known that the one or ones objecting have 
no cause for opposition unknown to the others, and still per-
sistently stand out against the best judgment of the church, 
in a case of this kind it no doubt would be quite proper to 
count the majority vote as the voice of the church in granting 
the letter of transfer. 
Church Evangelism 
THE South Side Chicago church is responding to the dell of 
the hour, and we are entering into a strong, determined soul-
winning campaign. For their motto they have adopted "Every 
member a worker and a winner of souls." 
Ten cottage meetings are being conducted every week in 
different localities, surrounding the church. The leaders of 
these meetings have associated with them helpers who assist 
in placing our literature in every home in the block where the 
meeting ie held. This work is continued every week. These 
faithful workers make a careful canvass of every home, ex-
change a few words of kindly greeting, and leave with a prom-
ise to return the following week. When sufficient confidence 
has been secured and an acquaintance established, the people 
are then invited to attend the meetings. 
This work has brought new life into the church. A new 
ology has been introduced—it is do-ology. The members re-
hearse when they come together, not what God has done for 
them, but what God has done with them. All are beginning to 
realize that in active service for others their own souls are 
revived. 
This house-to-house work and search for souls has been the 
means of bringing some to the Sunday night services at the 
church, where the great fundamental truths of the message are 
presented. 
Last Sabbath eighteen were baptized, the first fruits of this 
awakening. Another baptismal class of eighteen interested 
persons has been formed, where instruction in every phase of 
the message is given. Jesus said He came to seek and to save 
that which was lost, and as My Father 'lath sent Me into the 
world, so send I you. To bring one soul to Christ, is of greater 
value than for one to sit upon an earthly throne clad in 
royalty, reigning among thousands of loyal subjects. 
As we advance in this campaign, we desire to demonstrate 
what the lay members can do individually in winning souls 
for the Master. �
R. E. HARTER. 
Chicago, 
Overlookers Are Workers Together With God 
[Although written primarily for medical workers as applying 
to the great importance of co-operative teamwork in success-
fully conducting a medical institution, the principles underlie 
successful conference and church work as well.--End 
THE successful worker is he who recognizes that God has 
given to every man his work, and that no man is a complete 
whole in himself, but that each is dependent upon the others. 
Workers in a Christian institution are not merely to be 
workers together, but they are to be "workers together with 
Him" who alone can make effective that which they aim to do. 
There are men who are connected with institutions who seem 
to think their chief prerogative consists in calling the attention 
of everybody to the failings of their associates, or to the 
terribly low spiritual condition that exists within the institu-
tion. They evidently seem to think that by doing this they 
are doing missionary work. One who believes all that is said 
by them would naturally conclude that there is none righteous, 
but one. Every institution has one or more such workers. They 
do more harm to an institution than do the ones they criticize, 
who may he faulty. It is never wise to dwell upon the faults 
and shortcomings of associates. In an institution, workers 
must be united. They should possess the love that covers a 
multitude of defects from the observation of others. Never 
will they be numbered among the overcomers here or here-
after, unless they are numbered with the overlookers. All 
should cultivate the habit of speaking well of their associates, 
and should dwell upon their good qualities and not upon their 
defects. 
When tempted to complain of some one, it is always best to 
praise something in the person's life and character. I heard 
of a medical student who was on one occasion severely criti- 
cized by a company of his classmates. After every defect 
had been fully exposed, one of them who, by the way, is now 
the medical director of the Australian sanitarium, said, "Well, 
he certainly has a nice necktie." The ability to see something 
commendable in his associates is one of his qualifications for 
the position this man now holds. Even a necktie and how it is 
tied may reveal something good in men. It is the good in our 
associates that should be dwelt upon, This is what it means to 
be "workers together with Him." If we fail to work together 
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in this way, we are working, not with Him, but against Him, 
and the work of the institution will be a failure spiritually, 
even if it should be financially a success, which it seldom is. 
Years ago I read a statement which said, "The truly con-
verted man will have no inclination to think or talk about the 
faults of others." There may at times be a necessity to do so, 
but there should never exist an inclination. Whoever possesses 
the inclination to talk about the faults of his associates, or the 
failings of the institutions, gives evidence that he is untrust-
worthy. When he becomes a brother keeper and a guardian of 
his brother's reputation, then lie becomes a worker together 
with God, and prosperity will be sure to follow. An institu-
tion made up of such workers cannot but succeed. There 
are men who can do teamwork if every one does just as they 
think he should. They can do teamwork if they are the drivers 
of the team. To exercise authority one over the other is a 
natural attribute which all possess. But Jesus said, "It shall 
not be so among you." And again, "All ye are brethren." In 
God's work it is well for men to have strong wills, but the 
world needs a demonstration of the fact that there can be 
unity in diversity. �
D, H. KRESS, M. D. 
Public Prayer 
PRAYER is offered only to God—not to the congregation. The 
one offering it is for that time the mouthpiece of the congre-
gation, speaking for all to their God. Practically the only 
eiception is that in the season of prayer in the weekly prayer 
meeting, the prayer may be more personal. It is never appro-
priate for a prayer to take the form of a sermon. Generally 
speaking, a prayer has some special object for which it is 
offered, and in such cases we should confine ourselves to that 
object. 
The principal services in which our people may be called 
upon to offer prayer are the church service, the Sabbath school, 
the young people's missionary meeting, or the weekly prayer 
meeting. The opening prayer in the Sabbath school should 
be different from that of any other meeting, in that it should 
be confined to the special objects of the school. In it the 
children and youth should be remembered, also the teachers and 
officers. About the only outside interests that it is well to 
mention, are the absent ones, the home department members, 
and other Sabbath schools. In connection with the missionary 
reading, a prayer is offered in behalf of the special field to 
which the Thirteenth Sabbath Offering is to go. This should 
be short—not more than a minute and a half long at most. 
It is not proper in this prayer to mention general objects in 
which the school or church may be interested. The closing 
prayer of any of these services should be short, consuming not 
more than a minute. 
The invocation at the opening of the church service, in ease 
one is offered, is simply for the purpose of inviting the presence 
of the Lord by His Holy Spirit during the meeting, and for 
wisdom and understanding that help may be received. Half 
a minute is an appropriate length for this. The general prayer 
of the church service may very properly be longer than any 
of the others, as there are more objects to be mentioned. Three 
Minutes for the opening of Sabbath school and five minutes 
for the general prayer of the church service would be maximum. 
The offertory prayer is confined to asking the Lord's blessing 
upon the offering, the givers, and the object for which it is 
dedicated, and can be offered easily in half a minute or less. 
These few suggestions may be helpful to those called upon 
to offer appropriate prayer in connection with our public church 
services. �
E. W. TIITJRBER. 
Sincerity 
WE are chiseling a character. Let that character be sincere. 
You have to live with it day after day; so be thoroughly honest 
in building it. The Greeks were great lovers of statuary. It 
was required that the statues be guaranteed "sincere," that is, 
without wax. Sometimes an artist would try to hide a crack 
or flaw in statuary by rubbing wax into it very carefully. But 
in time the sun and wind would wear out the wax, and the 
imperfection be revealed. So remember, even though flaws and 
imperfections in your character cannot be detected now, time 
will tell and reveal them. Be thoroughly honest—be out and 
out what you are. �
D. C. NEWBOLD. 
Alpine filit4iiionettp ;Department 
THE STRANGER WITHIN OUR GATES 
Suggestive Program for First Sabbath Home 
Missionary Service 
(August 2) 
OPENING SONG: "All the Way," No. 611 in "Christ in Song." 
PRAYER. 
CHURCH MISSIONARY SECRETARY'S REPORT. 
SONG: "Toiling for Jesus," No. 574 in "Christ in Song." 
BIBLE STUDY. 
TALK: "The Lord Intervenes." 
TALK: "Laymen From America Raise Up Three Churches in 
Italy." 
OFFERING FOR FOREIGN TRANSLATION FUND. 
CLOSING SONG: "Ask Not to Be Excused," No. 513 in "Christ 
in Song." 
BENEDICTION. 
Note to Church Elders and Other Missionary Leaders 
The first Sabbath in August is set apart for the consideration 
of work among the foreign-speaking people in North America. 
A strong effort is being made to awaken our people to a sense 
of responsibility in reaching out after these strangers within 
our gates. There is a very definite prophecy about the Jews 
that large numbers of them will turn to the Lord in the last 
days. "The children of Israel shall abide many days without a 
king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice. . . . After-
ward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord 
their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord 
and His goodness in the latter days." Hosea 3: 4, 5. What 
an inspiration this should be to us to work faithfully for these 
people of prophecy! Pentecost is to be repeated. People of 
all languages are to be gathered in, as foreshadowed in the 
wording of the three messages of Revelation 14: 6, "having the 
everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, 
and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people." 
Here in America, according to Dr. Frank H. Vizetelly, of 
the Literary Digest, there are 1,624 languages and dialects 
spoken at the present time. Most of these represent very small 
groups, but we have literature for the majority of the 30,000,-
000 people who have come from other lands. 
A real effort should be put forth to present an interesting 
program on this day, both for the purpose of stirring up an 
interest in working for the foreigners, and to bring in a good 
offering for the Foreign Translation Fund. If a foreign band 
is organized in the church, the responsibility for this Sabbath's 
program might be laid on its members. A band should be 
formed in every church to lead out in the work for foreigners. 
It should be a part of the regular missionary organization of 
the church. 
A new tract is soon to be issued on home-foreign work, a 
supply of which may now be ordered for distribution among 
the membership of your church, to create an interest in this 
line of endeavor and to instruct in the various methods of 
approach. 
Sabbath, August 2, when the interests of missionary work 
among the foreigners is presented, should be a very enthusiastic 
occasion in all our churches. �
M. N. CAMPBELL. 
Bible Study 
M. N. CAMPBELL 
1. How closely related are the inhabitants of the world? 
Acts 17: 26. 
2. Has the race more than one father? Mal. 2: 10; Gen. 
3: 20. 
NOTE.—Fifteen hundred years later the human race was nar-
rowed again to one family, and Noah became the father of the 
postdiluvian race. Thus the period during which close relation-
ships have been diluted is four and one-half millenniums. 
3. In view of this relationship, what should be our attitude 
to all men? 1 Car. 9: 22. 
4. What attitude did the priests and rabbis take toward one 
not of their nation? John 8: 48. 
5. What regulation did they pass to effectually hinder sym-
pathetic contact with foreigners? Acts 10: 28. 
6. Did Jesus recognize this as a just arrangement? John 
4: 7-9. 
7. In giving His final commission to the disciples, what na-
tions did He have in mind? Mark 16: 15. 
8. What vision did Peter receive to cure him of his prejudice 
against foreigners? Acts 10: 9-16, 28, 29. 
Nom—This prejudice against foreigners in Peter's day has 
not died out yet. Today the same spirit is found in many 
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hearts. Though millions of foreigners are found in our land 
who have been brought here by the providence of God to be 
enlightened through the third angel's message, comparatively 
few are working in their behalf. We all need a vision from 
Heaven to see the importance of putting forth an organized 
effort to bring the truth to these people. 
9. Is any nation particularly favored in the eyes of God? 
Acts 10: 34, 35. 
NOTE.—Love of country is a natural and legitimate senti-
ment. A man may love the land of his birth without despising 
those born in other lands. The Lord has so arranged it that 
in this country every member of the church may be a foreign 
missionary. In close proximity to almost every Seventh-day 
Adventist is to be found a group or colony of foreigners who 
would gladly read literature in their language. Is this the 
work referred to in the Testimonies that in this time of peace 
is being neglected by the church, but which will have to be 
done in a crisis and in the face of great danger and difficulty? 
Think it over. �
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The Lord Intervenes 
M. N. CAMPBELL 
IT cannot be the Lord's plan that the foreigners in America 
shall lose the opportunity of winning a home in the kingdom 
because of the neglect of His people in working for them. 
While much is being done by individuals in some of our 
churches to bring the message to those of other languages, there 
still remain great masses of foreigners near Adventist com-
munities who are entirely unaware of the approaching doom of 
thiS world. �
Our people should be out by the thousands dis- 
tributing foreign-language literature to give these alien na-
tionals the opportunity to accept the truth. 
The Lord is looking with pity upon these unwarned millions 
in our land, and through supernatural agencies is calling out 
the honest in heart. In the State of Washington a pagan 
Japanese lady saw in a dream a colporteur selling little books 
with bright-colored covers. A few days later one of our work-
ers in the Big Week campaign called at her home. He was 
selling English books only, but she bought two copies because 
of what she had seen in her sleep. Later on a Japanese worker 
sold books in that language in her neighborhood, and she 
bought them also, telling him of her dream. A series of Bible 
studies followed, and this lady accepted the truth, bringing 
her children with her. Today she is a very faithful, devoted 
member, full of missionary zeal. 
Another interesting story was recently told by Howard Cap-
man, of the New York Conference, as follows: 
"Early in October, Paul Baroudi, elder of the church at 
North Creek, saw in a dream two persons inquiring on the 
street of Indian Lake, N. �
if any one there knew where 
they could locate Mr. Baroudi. In the dream he heard these 
two people say that the reason they were seeking him was to 
find out more about the Sabbath. Awaking, Brother Baroudi 
told his wife he was sure there were honest hearts at Indian 
Lake, and that he felt impressed to search them out. 
"Owing to other duties, Brother Baroudi put off going for 
some weeks. In the meantime John Mike, an Adventist fruit 
and vegetable peddler, visited this place and met a man and 
his sister who asked where they could find Mr. Baroudi. Upon 
returning to North Creek, Brother Mike reported this experi-
ence to Brother Baroudi, who at once recognized it as a ful-
fillment of his dream, and made ready to visit these people. 
"After being introduced by Brother Mike to Joseph Locke 
and Mrs. McCain, the first words uttered were, 'We are glad 
you came, for we want to learn more about the Sabbath of 
the Lord,' exactly what had been heard in the dream, so 
Brother Baroudi was doubly sure this man and his sister were 
seekers after truth. A Bible study followed which lasted four 
hours, and it was with reluctance that they permitted him to 
leave for North Creek that evening. 
"A second visit was made a short time later and at this 
time Brother Baroudi learned that both Mr. Locke and his 
sister had decided to keep the Sabbath, and were already ob-
serving it. They had been trying to interest their neighbors 
in the truth and had met opposition, but were very happy and 
determined to follow the light. At the time this article is 
being written they are asking for baptism and membership in 
the North Creek church. Brother Baroudi is continuing to give 
them instruction in the good way, and distributing literature 
among the scattered neighbors. Others there are showing an 
interest, and a Sabbath school will soon be organized. We 
believe this to be the work of the Holy Spirit in reaching honest 
souls in that isolated region of the Adirondack Mountains, and 
are constrained to ascribe glory and honor to the God of heaven. 
Shall we not pray that it may be duplicated in many places?" 
Must the Lord continue to use supernatural agencies to 
reach people because of our neglect of them? Surely it is time 
we were fully awake to our responsibility in this. matter. 
The first Sabbath in August the collection for the Foreign 
Translation Fund is to be taken up. This money is used to 
prepare tracts and small books in foreign tongues. The fund 
is exhausted. Will you and your church do your best to turn 
in a liberal donation at this time, so the work for the foreigners 
may go on without unnecessary delay? 
Laymen From America Raise up Three Churches 
in Italy 
E. F. HACKMAN 
ONE of the greatest problems confronting our churches in the 
United States and Canada is the evangelization of the great 
foreign population within their territory. The present 17
000be,r 
of foreigners in North America is somewhere between 
000 and 20,000,000. If we add to this the 20,000,000 children 
of foreign-born parents, we have approximately 40,000,000,—
nearly 40 per cent of the people of this country. 
Under the direction of the Bureau of Home Missions, the 
General Conference is endeavoring to bring the message to 
these people in their own tongues. More than $100,000 is spent 
annually for this work, and many laborers are giving their 
full time to bring the truth to these millions. The General 
Conference Home MiSsionary Department is also co-operating, 
through its organization, to awaken a deeper interest in their 
salvation. 
As a result of these combined efforts, we now have many 
foreign churches in North America, and a foreign membership 
of more than 14,000. We all rejoice in this evidence of the 
blessing of God upon our work, but our eyes are still upon 
the millions who are longing for light. Our large cities are 
teeming with thousands of people of different languages who 
have come here, a hungry multitude,—hungry for freedom, for 
education, for opportunity. To them this country is the land 
of promise. Shall we withhold the most precious blessing we 
have to offer,—the third angel's message? Or shall we do our 
utmost to bring light and truth to longing hearts? 
In God's divine plan these people are not permitted to come 
to this country only that they may receive material gain. He 
has an altogether different purpose. "God's hand was in their 
coming to America, that they might be brought under the en-
lightening influence of the truth revealed in. His word, and 
become partakers of His saving faith."—"Review and Herald," 
March 1, 1887. Not only is it His purpose that they shall re-
ceive the truth, but also that they shall be fitted to win others 
of their own nationalitie to Him 
"Many of these foreigners 
are here in. the providence of God, that they may have oppor-
tunity to hear the truth for this time, and receive a preparation 
that will fat them to retuam to their own lands as bearers of 
precious light shining direct from the throne of God."—Paciflo 
Union Recorder, April 21, 1910. 
Many times we wonder if this statement has ever been ful-
filled,—if foreigners actually do go back to their homes and 
carry the gospel to their relatives and friends. Since visiting 
Europe a short time ago, I know that they do. Looking out 
Over the various fields in Europe from our training school at 
Dieiosanmartin, Rumania, I could see where God has indirectly 
used our laymen from America in bringing the message to many 
people. At a workers' meeting in Italy I learned of three 
churches which had been raised up as a result of the labors of 
lay members who had gone to America, learned and accepted 
the truth, and returned to Italy to bring- the good news to 
their kinsfolk. 
The most conspicuous example was that of Brother Michele 
Creanza who went back to his people in southern Italy. Brother 
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Creanza worked hard and long, and finally saw fruitage from 
his labors, the interest he had created being so great that C. T. 
Everson, now in the Central Union, but at that time located in 
Rome, was sent to bind off the effort, and a church was organ-
ized at Gravina. From this one company a small army has 
gone forth in the Lord's work, among them G. L. Lippelis, 
superintendent of the Italian Union Mission; G. Sabatino, 
superintendent of the Eritrea Mission; M. Creanza, son of the 
brother who sowed the seed, and editor of our church paper in 
Italy; Nicola Cupertino, an evangelist; Paolo Cupertino, a 
Bible worker; Jose Creanza, another son, teacher at' Broadview 
Theological Seminary; Sister Alberta Long; Sister V. Sper-
anza, wife of the union field missionary secretary in that terri-
tory; and Sister Guiseppe Creanza, who has just recently fin-
ished her course in our Collognes school and will engage in 
Bible work. 
Such an experience as this should awaken in our hearts a 
desire to do more for the foreigners in our land. Have you, 
dear church member, done your duty in this regard, or will God 
hold you accountable in the day of judgment for their lost 
souls? The problem of reaching 20,000,000 foreigners with the 
message is too big a task for our small handful of foreign 
workers in the United States and Canada. Our lay members 
must help through the distribution of truth-filled literature in 
many languages. This is the only way we can ever hope to 
accomplish the results desired. But this calls for more publi-
cations. Our present supply is entirely inadequate, and to pro-
vide more, costs no small sum of money. In addition to the 
usual expenditure for typesetting, printing, and binding of 
books, there is the added cost of translation. For a number of 
years the General Conference has set aside the regular church 
service on the first Sabbath of August for a consideration of 
this work and an offering called the Foreign Translation Fund, 
but the amount received has been pitifully small. This year the 
need is more pressing than ever before. We must have help! 
And we believe our brethren and sister's in every church in 
North America will respond to this appeal. We give liberally 
for foreigners in other lands. Shall we do less for those here? 
The very ends of the earth are located in our large cities, Dear 
brother, sister, make this offering a generous one, that "the 
strangers within our gates" may have opportunity to hear 
God's last warning message for this generation. 
Suggestions for Church Elders and Other 
Missionary Leaders 
AT the August meeting of the church board careful plans 
should be laid for the Harvest Ingathering campaign, which 
begins September 6 and closes October 18. Those churches 
which have, as the result of the fifteen-minute church' mission-
ary service, a permanent band arrangement are in a most ad-
vantageous position to make the campaign a success; and those 
which do not follow this plan, should organize the church 
members into bands, and have everything in readiness to begin 
the campaign on the opening date. Promotion material will be 
sent into the field in due time, but the main thing for elders 
and other missionary leaders to do is to pray and plain for a 
successful effort. 
The topics for the fifteen-minute church missionary service 
for September are as follows: 
September 6. Harvest Ingathering Organization. 
September 13. Harvest Ingathering Follow Up. 
September 20. Soul-Winning Experiences. 
September 27. Harvest Ingathering Reports. 
Many times our church elders and missionary leaders would 
like a certain quotation from the writings of the Spirit of 
prophecy on some particular line of missionary endeavor, but 
do not know where to find it. Your Book and Bible House can 
supply you with a small book entitled, "Christian Service," 
which will fill this need,—a compilation of 284 pages from the 
pen of Sister White on subjects of service, classified under such 
chapter headings as, "Organizing Christian Forces," "Bible 
Evangelism," "Ministry of the Printed Page," "The Home a 
Missionary Training Center," "Assurance of Success," etc. 
Cost: leather, $2; cloth, $1.25. 
GHRISTIANITY calls for action as well as argument. 
L. E. ESTEE, home missionary secretary of the Oregon Con-
ference, writes that this field is now in the midst of a campaign 
to distribute systematically more than 125,000 copies of Present 
Truth each week for the next ten weeks. Elder Esteb says: 
"It is most gratifying to see the results of the Home Bible 
Study League. The last two weeks have brought between 
seventy-five and one hundred letters from people requesting 
literature. Some want baptism, some Wish our league Bible 
teachers to call on them, and some thank the Lord for the 
Home Bible Study League, and tell us they arc now baptized 
because of its work." 
E. E. Andross, president of the Inter-American Division, 
passes on this timely word to the believers in that field that 
will be of interest to all GAZETTE readers: 
"We should now summon our entire church membership to 
universal action, training them for efficient service. We our-
selves must lead in this mighty endeavor to save the lost. By 
evangelistic efforts, by personal work from house to house, 
with untiring zeal such as characterized the Master at the well 
of Samaria, let us rescue men ftom impending ruin. When we 
are animated and vitalized with the Holy Spirit's power, mul. 
titudes will yield to our impassioned appeals, and will be con-
strained to seek refuge in Jesus. 0 that He would breathe 
upon you and me today as He did upon the disciples in the 
upper room, and fill us with power for service commensurate 
to the unprecedented demands of this last, last hour! Praise 
God, He will do all this and more for us as with earnest, per-
severing prayer we lay hold upon the mighty arm of power, 
and with simple, trusting faith move forward in obedience to 
His command. The fearful, the hesitating, the ease-loving will 
never carry the palm branch of victory or wear the star-ladeed 
crown of glory." 
Elder F. A. Detamore, home missionary secretary of the 
Upper Columbia Conference, writes of the work in that field: 
"We began a series of home missionary and Sabbath school 
institutes the first of the year, and have held one every week-
end since that time. These institutes are bringing wonderful 
results. We have sold many, many dollars' worth of tracts and 
books, and our people have entered into the missionary spirit 
in a remarkable manner. In all the churches Bible classes have 
been started, and the people have purchased the book, 'How to 
Give Bible Readings,' to use as the text. 
"The Signs campaign has been promoted along with this 
work, and I have visited about half the churches in the con-
ference. We have fifty organized churches, of which six are 
German and one Swedish. We have now heard from all but 
one of the English-speaking churches, and this one is made up 
of scattered members who have not been meeting for worship 
during the winter months. Of those from whom we have heard, 
all except two have reached their goal of one Signs per mem-
ber, with many going far beyond that figure, so we have more 
than reached our conference goal. In 1928 we had about 1,100 
Signs coming into the conference. Last year there were 2,400, 
and this year there will be around 3,700. 
"The intermediate missionary meeting and the response of 
our people in the matter of reporting missionary work have 
increased the volume of activities, and the demand for litera-
ture for regular use has resulted in the ordering of this large 
volume of Signs of the Times. Some of our churches are also 
using Present Truth quite extensively. We have sold perhaps 
a hundred King's Pocket League outfits, and will sell many 
more as soon as we can get the goods. In nearly all the 
churches I have sold a $4 package of tracts, and besides this,, 
our various members have purchased $1 packages for their awn, 
use, so the tract work is being stimulated quite materially." 
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5 
1,: 
The Church Missionary Service 
PRAYER �
 2 minutes 
REPORTS �
 4 minutes II 
PRESENTATION OF TOPIC �
 8 minutes ii 
CLOSING �
 1 minute 
Suggestive Missionary Service Program for Sabbath, 
August 2 
MISSIONARY Topic: "The Use of Our Little Friend and the 
Youth's Instructor in Missionary Work." 
TEXT: Mark 16: 15. 
Suoromstioss: ' 'Go ye into all the world, and preach the 
gospel to every creature,' is Christ's command to His followers. 
Not that all are called to be ministers or missionaries in the 
ordinary sense of the term; but all may be workers with Him 
in giving the 'glad tidings' to their fellow men. To all, great 
or small, learned or ignorant, old or young, the command is 
given."—"Education," p. 264. Preaching the gospel to "every 
creature" includes work for the young people and children 
within our own ranks, many of whom are drifting because of 
a lack of interest on the part of adults in their souls' salvation. 
The Youth's Instructor and Our Little Friend are published 
as definite helps in establishing our youth in the truths of 
God's word. But are they all reading these papers? At this 
time let us set ourselves to a definite study of how to bring 
them within the reach of more of our young people. In addi-
tion to using these papers among our own children and youth, 
they are also splendid soul-winning agencies, and some young 
people are doing good missionary work by passing them along 
to those not of our faith. The following letter was recently re-
ceived by J. L. MeConaughey; Missionary Volunteer secretary of 
the North Pacific Union: "DEAR Sia: Upon opening one of your 
papers, I found an article entitled, 'The Romance of Service.' 
After a bit of reading I came to the address,—The Missionary 
Volunteer Department, Box 598, Walla Walla, Wash. I have 
been longing in some way to find the address of some Seventh-
day Adventist organization, so I could send my tithe to them. 
There is no other place in which I could put it. Inclosed find 
$10. Thank you very much. (Signed) From a WM1dly Young 
Person." One of our juniors iu California talked with a boy 
who lived on the same street with him about the fine church 
school he attended, until his friend asked his mother if he could 
go to the same school. He did not know that this boy had set 
his heart on winning him to the truth, and that his invitation 
to attend church school, and the copies of the Youth's Instruc-
tor and Our Little Friend he had given him, were but efforts in 
this direction. He is very glad, hoWever, for the interest thus 
taken in him, and today is a baptized member of the church 
and a sincere Christian. Yes, these papers win souls! En-
courage their use at this time through personal work and in 
reading racks.. Remember, too, that there are club rates on 
both of these papers, which make them inexpensive missionary 
agencies. Help the young people and children in your church 
to deepen their own spiritual experience, and to claim some 
of the "other sheep" of whom the Master spoke, when here upon 
earth. 
Suggestive Missionary Service Program for Sabbath, 
August 9 
MISSIONARY TOPIC: "Organization of Home Foreign Band." 
TEXT: Acts 10: 34. 
SUGGESTIONS: One of our greatest problems in North Amer-
ica is to carry the message to foreign-speaking people, of whom 
there are more than 30,000,000. Our large cities are teeming 
with them, and thousands more are located in rural districts. 
It is estimated that more than fifty different nationalities are 
represented in this country. Why have these people come here? 
We are told in the Spirit of prophecy that it is in the provi-
dence of God, that they may hear the truth for this time and 
return to their native lands as bearers of precious light. Some 
one has said that for every missionary Ave send out God sends 
us 10,000 foreigners. What an opportunity to spread the 
gospel! In Paradise Valley, National City, Calif., a dispensary 
has recently been built for the carrying forward of medical 
missionary work among the various nationalities, regarding 
which J. A. Burden, manager of the Paradise Valley Sani-
tarium, says: "We here in Paradise Valley are heart to heart 
with you in this endeavor, so much so that we have built a 
dispensary in which to work for the foreigners. The last effort 
was for colored people, and more than thirty were baptized. 
We expect to begin another one for Spanish people very soon 
Inclosed is a photograph of the building. We have four physi 
dans' offices in the , front, a good-sized waiting room, separate 
treatment rooms for men and women, a chapel 40 x 60 ft., and 
a kitchenette in the rear for helping out in cooking classes." 
Not every church can build a dispensary, although there is 
splendid opportunity in this line of work for many of our 
larger churches, but every/ church can and should organize a 
home-foreign band, and definitely place upon its members the 
responsibility of leading out in earnest soul-winning effort for 
those of foreign birth. Instruction regarding the formation 
of this band may be obtained from the new Home Missionary 
Series Leaflet No. 12, entitled, "How to Work Our Home-
Foreign Mission Field." Order from your Book and Bible 
House. 
Suggestive Missionary Service Program for Sabbath, 
August 16 
-MISSIONARY TOPIC: "Soul-Winning Experiences." 
TEXT: Acts 15:12. 
SUGGESTIONS: The supreme objective of the Home Mission-
ary Department is the salvation of souls. "The church of 
Christ is God's appointed agency for the salvation of men."—
"Steps to Christ (packet edition), p. 81. Our prayer should 
be for greater fruitage. Missionary activity alone will not 
win souls; it must be accompanied by earnest prevailing 
prayer. The missionary service on this date should be thrown 
open for a few personal experiences. The following has just 
been reported from South Africa: "About three years ago a 
certain man had a hobby of keeping homing pigeons. Upon 
a certain occasion he sent one of them to Kroonstadt to be 
given its freedom. When the pigeon returned, he found, upon 
examination, a note pinned to the foot, which read: 'The 
seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God.' A number 
of verses were also given calling attention to the seventh day 
Sabbath. The message contained in the note made a lasting 
impression upon this man's mind, and the seeds of truth sown 
therein bore fruit in the acceptance of this message, by both 
him and his wife." This brings to mind the following state-
ment: "Remember that the Lord Jesus is the Master Worker. 
He waters the seed sown."—"Testmonies," Vol. IX, p. 41. 
Lot young people as well as adults. take part in this experience 
service. 
Suggestive Missionary Service Program for Sabbath, 
August 23 
MISSIONARY Topic: "Report of Hospital and Prison Work." 
TEXT: Matthew 9:30. 
SUGGESTIONS: The church missionary service suggestions for 
the first Sabbath in June contained information regarding 
hospital and prison work to be done by the Christian help band. 
The topic time of the service of this date furnishes opportunity 
for a report of what has been done in each church along this 
line both by Missionary Volunteers and adults. The Life Boat 
magazine, published by the Hinsdale Sanitarium at Hinsdale, 
Ill., has a- special section for prisoners called, "The Prisoner's 
Page," in which helpful articles are passed on to those behind 
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the bars. Many words of appreciation for this department of 
the paper come from prisoners who are striving to live better 
lives, and others of our papers are welcomed as whole-heartedly. 
The following letter was received from a prisoner in Jefferson 
City, Mo.: "I am writing you a few lines to let you know what 
I think of your magazine, the Life Boat. I can say that I 
haven't found any other magazine in my lifetime that I can 
compare with it. I have been an outlaw and infidel for sixteen 
years. This makes my fourth time in prison, but, thank God, 
it will be my last time. �
Our chaplain gave me one of 
your magazines, and I am writing hoping you will be able to 
send me one once in a while. I surely will appreciate them." 
The chaplain of the Georgia State Prison Farm at Milledgeville, 
Ga., recently rendered the following report: "Three hundred 
fifty-seven religious services have been held on the Farm this 
year from Nov. 1, 1928, to Oct. 31, 1929. Ninety-eight of these 
services were held in 'death cells' with condemned men. As a 
vieible result, two hundred thirty-nine men and women have 
publicly declared it to be their desire and purpose to live 
Christian lives, and have voluntarily joined 'The State Farm 
Religious Association,' which is 'a company of men and women, 
banded together to study the word of God, pray together, and 
help each other work out their salvation' These have all joined 
the Pocket Testament League, which is 'a company of men and 
women who make it the rule of their life to read the word of 
God daily, and to carry a copy of the Bible and New Testament 
with them.' . . . During the nearly seven years that it has 
been my privilege to serve as chaplain of the Prison Farm, one 
thousand five hundred eighty-three men and women have ac-
cepted Christ as their personal Saviour, and lined up for 
service in His kingdom." With such an encouraging word as 
this our efforts to win prisoners to the third angel's message 
should be increased. If your Christian help band has nothing 
along this line to report at this time, get something started in 
the very near future. Appointments may be made for services, 
literature distributed, and encouraging missionary letters writ-
ten. Eternity alone will show the harvest of such endeavor! 
Suggestive Missionary Service Program for Sabbath, 
August 30 
MISSIONAlty TOPIC: "Branch Sabbath and Sunday Schools." 
TEXT: Acts 8:4. 
Suconstrows: Excellent missionary work can be done by 
members of the church who will use Sabbath school agencies. 
Isolated Sabbath keepers may start Sabbath or Sunday schools 
in their homes, inviting friends and neighbors to study the 
lessons of truth with them. One of our brethren in northern 
Idaho who lived in a rural district, started a Sunday school and 
invited his neighbors to attend. They had no song books or 
Sunday school helps, so the brother suggested that they use 
Seventh-day Adventist song books and Sabbath School Quar-
terlies. He moved cautiously until an interest in our message 
was awakened, judiciously handing out literature and giving 
Bible readings, and finally the Sunday school was changed to a 
Sabbath school with a number accepting the truth. Many of 
our people can do such work as this if they watch for the 
opportunity and use wisdom in the giving of literature, follow-
ing awakened interests with short, pointed Bible studies. Con-
troverted subjects should be avoided until the confidence of 
the people has been won. Church members living in cities can 
band together, rent a hall, choose officers and teachers, and 
invite the residents of the neighborhood to come in and join in 
studying the Bible. This plan is especially applicable in for-
eign sections where the children speak English. In these Sab-
bath or Sunday schools a simple program should be carried out, 
such as is outlined on page 43 of "The Soul-Winning Sabbath 
School," or on the home division envelope. Special plans should 
be laid for the children's classes, using Our Little Friend and 
the Youth's Instructor as the basis of study. 
It Pays to Establish Bible Training Classes 
E. P. HACKMAN 
THERE is a statement in "The Ministry of Healing," page 
149, which says, "Many would be willing to work if they were 
taught how to begin. They need to be instructed and encour-
aged. Every church should be a training school for Christian 
workers. Its members should be taught how to give Bible 
Readings." One of the outstanding signs that new life is 
coming into our work in North America is the organization of 
little groups of church members in scores of churches for in-
struction in the art of giving simple Bible readings. 
The following statement by Glenn Calkins, president of the 
Southeastern California Conference, is a striking illustration of 
what can be done by our laity when they are trained and 
encouraged to do this work: "During the first nine months 
of this year (1929) 239 have been baptized. This is by far 
the largest number baptized in this conference during a like 
period in its history, and brings great joy to our hearts. This 
has not come as the result of any large efforts, for until the 
first of October no large efforts, as we ordinarily speak of 
them, were held. There were, however, several smaller efforts 
held, but the greater number of those baptized have been 
brought into the message as the result of a very definite lay-
men's movement. 
"Classes have been conducted in several of our churches by 
the conference Bible workers, training lay members in giving 
Bible readings. After sufficient training, those who were espe-
cially qualified were led out by the conference Bible workers 
into actual practice. Appointments are made for them, and 
the conference workers see that they follow up the interested 
ones. Some of these dear sisters are carrying nearly full-time 
Bible work, and man are being reached as the result of their 
labors who otherwise would not be reached." 
We believe it is possible to duplicate this good work in every 
conference in North America. Wherever our workers are lo-
cated they should organize classes for training the laity in 
how to hold cottage meetings and properly conduct a Bible 
study. If this plan were fully carried out, there would soon 
be an army of efficient Bible workers among the laity, who 
would reach thousands of homes which otherwise are untouched 
today. Surely this is what the servant of the Lord was talking 
about when site said, "In visions of the night representations 
passed before me of a great reformatory movement among 
God's people. Many were praising God. The sick were healed, 
and other miracles were wrought. A spirit of intercession was 
seen, even as was manifested before the great day of Pente-
cost. Hundreds and thousands were seen visiting 'amities, and 
opening before them the word of God. Hearts were convicted 
by the power of the Holy Spirit, and a spirit of genuine con-
version was manifest. On every side doors were thrown open 
to the proclamation of the truth."—"Testinnondes," Vol. IX, p. 
126. May God hasten the day when this will be literally true! 
The Use of the Commonplace 
1. Mesas and his rod. Ex. 4: 2. Trace history of rod. Ex. 
4: 2, 17, 20; 7: 15, 17; 14: 16; 17: 5. Had to be "cast." 
2. Gideon and his pitcher. Judges 7: 16. Had to be empty, 
and "broken." 
B. Widow and her two mites. Mark 12: 42. Her all; had to 
be "given." 
4. The Master and the towel. John 13: 4. Had to be 
"girded." 
5. Dorcas and her needle. Acts 9: 39. Needs "use" to keep 
bright. 
Blessing not in the commonplace, but in the use of that which 
is whole heartedly given to the Lord.—Moody Bible Institute 
Monthly, March, 1929. 
When Our Lord Returns 
A MISSIONARY was obliged to leave his wife and baby at 
home while he went out to Africa. Before he left, he had a 
large photograph of himself made and hung it in their home. 
During the years that followed, the mother daily pointed 
to the picture and told the child that that was "daddy." After 
several years the missionary returned, and the child looked at 
the father, then at the picture, then back to the father, and 
exclaimed, "Daddy! my daddy!" 
If we have been looking constantly at the photograph of our 
Lord given in the Bible, we shall recognize Him when He 
comes, and in the meantime we shall not be deceived by any 
pretender.—Moody Bible Institute Monthly, November, 1928. 
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Suggestions to Junior Superintendents 
AUGUST is the last month of the summer vacation. Your 
Juniors have been working hard trying to live up to the Junior 
Pledge and Law and deserve something special before school 
opens. 
Soore Cards.—Why not divide your Junior Society into two 
groups, each with a leader, and give points to each Junior for 
his papers distributed, errands run, hours of Christian help 
work, and all items of missionary work done/ If your confer-
ence is not using the score card system, work one out. Give 
credit for being present and on time. Reverence in the house 
of God also should be taken into consideration. Here is a 
suggestive point system: 5 credits for a missionary visit; 2 
credits for each paper distributed; 10 credits for reverence hi 
the house of God, which means no whispering or running in 
and out of church, but remembering that God is present. 
The side that scores the highest at the end of the month 
may be entertained by the losers. 
A Suggestion for the Entertaimment.—Since the Juniors 
have been making things during the summer months, they could 
meet the day of the outing, each one bringing something he 
has made, all nicely wrapped. Then visit some unfortunates 
and leave the packages. In every community there are some 
'sick or unfortunate persons who will be made happy by the visit 
of these bright, happy Juniors and the little gifts they bring. 
Then, too, the Juniors will be made more happy by brightening 
the day for some one else. 
After returning from the errand of mercy, the Juniors could 
play games, and the losing side serve simple refreshments. 
This will give the boys and girls an opportunity for engaging 
in practical missionary work together with an enjoyable outing. 
Progressive Plains.—Many of those who have been working 
during the summer will be ready to take tests on the Friend, 
Companion, or Comrade class work. Each meeting during this 
month allow some time for tests on some parts of this work. 
JULIA A. LELAND. 
A Time to Walk Softly 
(Program for Week Ending August 2) 
BY HARRIET HOLT 
Music. (If your musical talent permits, have mostly instrumental selec- 
tions today, being sure to choose such as will create an atmosphere 
of quietness.) 
To Open the Meeting Have "Take Time to Be Holy" played. (No. 485 
in "Christ in Song.") 
Responsive Scripture Reading: "The House of God." (No. 974 in 
"Christ in Song.") 
Reports and the Offering. 
Song: "Tread Softly." (No. 196 in "Christ in Song.") 
Talk: "Walk Softly." 
Talk: "There Is a Time." (Or this could well be worked up as a dia- 
logue.) 
Story: "God's Word." 
Remembering. (See Notes to Junior Superintendent.) 
Song: "Holy. Holy." (No. 327 in "Christ in Song.") 
Repeat Together the Junior Law. 
Notes to Junior Superintendent 
This meeting should make a lasting impression upon the 
Juniors, and it is well worth while to spend much time and 
thought, coupled with prayer, in preparing for it. Endeavor to 
create an atmosphere of reverence before the meeting begins. 
For the part on the program entitled, "Remembering," ask' 
the Juniors to call to mind stories in the Bible, or elsewhere, 
of boys and girls or older people who were reverent in God's 
presence; such as Samuel in the service of the sanctuary, and 
David when he uttered the words of Psalms 122: 1 and 26: 8. 
You could introduce this by telling the story of Moses at the 
burning bush. (See Exodus 3, and "Patriarchs and Prophets," 
pp. 251, 252. "Christian Story-Telling and Stories," by A. �
, 
Spalding, gives suggestions for telling this story, page 79.) 
Talk: "Walk Softly" 
"Meagan SLEEPING!" The sign on the door stopped us. 
Mother had been very, very ill. The doctor had looked grave, 
and vaguely we felt that something dreadful had loomed on our 
horizon. It just seemed we couldn't stand it as we heard the 
low moans from the room. But now she was better, for pain 
had eased until she could sleep. How glad we were even 
though we were not permitted to visit her, We, sister and I, 
backed off slowly, putting each foot to the floor carefully so 
that there would not be the slightest sound. Then a board 
creaked, and how we held our breath for fear the noise might 
arouse the one we did not wish to disturb! 
That was a quiet day for us. Although we were out of hear-
ing, the gladness of mother's presence was with us, and we 
could not bear to be our noisy selves. I am sure it was one 
of our happiest days, that day when mother though not present 
was with us, and our whispered conversations were for her. 
Long afterward as I was reading my Bible, a few words 
stood out and sent me back to that afternoon when we had 
"walked softly" for mother's sake. The words were these, 
"Keep thy foot when thou guest to the house of God." How 
carefully we had kept our feet that afternoon when we were 
stealing away from the sick room, because we were doing it 
for mother's sake. Then I realized that if I truly loved Jesus 
and knew His presence was in the house of God, I would walk 
just that way for His sake, and His presence would soften my 
voice and make my words few. 
Then the rest of the verse became very important to me. 
(Read Ecel. 5:,1.) God tells us two things to do in His house, 
one is to keep our feet, the other is to open our ears. Anything 
that keeps us from doing that, from realizing that He is there, 
is the "sacrifice of fools." When Jesus came to this earth, 
He told us that one who called another a "fool" was in danger 
of hell-fire. It is very, very serious to speak of another like 
that, but how much more serious to have God call us fools. 
Those who come into His presence and yet do not see it, or care 
to know or listen, God calls fools. The most terrible thing 
about it is that "they consider not that they do evil." 
The other Sabbath day I sat in front of two Juniors, good 
Juniors they were, always came to church and Sabbath school. 
But somehow they didn't think God wanted them to hear, for 
they kept up a continual whisper all through the service. First 
it was an outing they were going to, then it was a new dress, 
and so on, Of course they were polite, and held their hands to 
their faces so folks wouldn't notice, but they didn't stop to 
listen to God, not once. And they didn't think they were doing 
anything wrong! Yet in the sight of heaven, those two Juniors 
were giving "the sacrifice of fools." 
There is only one way to walk softly before God, that is to 
remember Hien. To recognize His presence in the sanctuary, 
in His word, or in the temple of His outdoors, we must have 
His Spirit with us. Then that still small voice will say to our 
hearts, "God is here—walk softly." �
H. H, 
Talk: "There Is a Time" 
"I JUST didn't know what to do about it," John, the leader 
of the Junior Society, was saying to his superintendent. 
"They weren't being unruly, were they?" Mr, Brauer asked. 
"No! Ted just grabbed the stick and pretended he was lead-
ing the choir, and Bill acted as if he were the soloist, when 
every one knows he can't carry a tune. It might have been all 
right any other time and in any other place, but Friday night 
and in the church!" John was recounting to Mr. Brauer the 
proceedings of the Friday night before when a group of Juniors 
had arrived early for the Senior Missionary Volunteer meeting, 
and there had been no older persons present for a while. 
"It was all right to be early for meeting," pointed out Mr. 
Brauer, "and as you say, some of the funny things might have 
been all right at some other time and in another place. 
"That reminds me," he went on thoughtfully, "of a verse in 
the Bible. [Read Eeel. 3: 1.] Then the Bible goes on to say 
that there is 'a time to weep, and a time to laugh.' 'a time to 
get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast 
away.' Now it seems to me the trouble was that Bill and Ted 
didn't know what time it was." 
"I have it," broke in John. "Suppose at every opportunity 
when we are together, I ask, 'What time is it?' Then you an-
swer, 'There is a time' We'll see if the boys notice it." 
"That's a good idea, John," agreed Mr. Brauer, "but we must 
be careful to remember that we are using God's word; when-
ever we do it, we must be sure that it will not create a laugh, 
and we must do it at such a time that we shall be quiet and 
reverent in our own hearts. If we can do that, and then have 
a good Junior Missionary Volunteer meeting to study the 
Be sure to read all footnotes in this issue. 
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things that are meant for God's time, perhaps we would learn 
better what it means to 'walk softly in the sanctuary.' " 
The plan worked better than Mr. Brauer had anticipated. 
The quiet way in which the question was asked, the strange 
answer, all made the Juniors think. Once the question was 
asked and answered when every one was still, just before leav-
ing a bright camp fire. Once in the midst of a song service be-
fore Junior meeting, John rose and asked Mr. Brauer the 
question, though the dock was before his eyes. Again one 
day when the boys had stopped in the cool of a deep forest 
to catch a breath after a hard climb, John had put the question 
gravely, and Mr. Brauer had emphasized each word in his reply, 
"There is a time." 
"What's it all about anyway?" asked Ted. 
"Wait and see," was the only response. 
How carefully John and Mr. Brauer studied and prayed and 
worked with those who had parts to give that particular Junior 
Missionary Volunteer meeting, so that the importance of doing 
the right thing at the right time, especially in God's time, would 
be very clear. 
At the close of the meeting John arose and said, "You have 
all wondered what I meant when I kept asking, 'What time is 
it?' I want you to know that that question has helped me a 
great deal. I thought I myself knew and had been careful, 
but when I checked up on myself, I found that my words and 
actions had not always fitted the time. I remember not long 
ago I quoted a Bible verse in answer to a silly question, and 
I'm sorry, I used God's word at such a time." 
John sat down and every one was still fora minute. Then 
Ted stood, "I guess I've been the worst of all. You all know 
how I acted in the church on Friday night several weeks ago. 
It .was God's time and His house, and I am sorry. I think it 
would help me to ask the time too—just to remind me." 
"It will help," Mr. Brauer answered, "if you boys and girls 
keep it the serious question it should be, and never ask it unless 
you are willing to think of the answer. And let us all keep 
God's answer in our heart, 'There is a time.' " �H. H. 
Story: "God's Word" 
BABY JOY was just four, but how she did love company! 
Always first at the door, she made each guest welcome with her 
smile. One day Mrs. Tillman stood at the door when it was 
opened. Mrs. Tillman was a special favorite because she had 
such a fund of stories. She was greeted with enthusiasm. The 
coat and hat were taken by mother, and the gloves were drawn 
off and thoughtlessly tossed onto a Bible. 
"Not there, Auntie Tillman," spoke up little Joy, "not on 
God's word," as she caught up the gloves. 
"Of course not, dear," said Mrs, Tillman thoughtfully. 
Auntie wasn't thinking when she did that, and thank you for 
reminding her how careful we should be of God's Holy Word." 
Baby Joy is now a young woman, but her early teaching has 
helped her to remember that God speaks through His word. 
And the Book is never taken up without a little prayer that 
God will help her to treat it reverently, and take what it says 
into her heart. �
H. H. 
Our Next-Door Neighbors 
(Program for Week Ending August 9) 
BY M. N. CAMPBELL 
Song Service. (Nos. 83, 285, 241, 178, in "Gospel in Song.") 
Scripture Texts. (Ask Juniors each to come prepared to give a Bible 
text on helping others.) 
Prayer by Two Juniors. 
Secretary's Report, Reports of Missionary Work, the Offering. 
Superintendent's Remarks: "The Foreign Mission Field in America." 
(See p. 12. Also see blackboard talk on "Our Neighbors.") 
Special Song: "Others." (No. 64 in "Gospel in Song.") 
Recitation: The American." 
Symposium: "Self-supporting Missionaries." 
Song: "Pass Me Not." (No. 273 in "Gospel in Song.") 
Talk: "What Can We Do for the Foreigners?" (It will add interest 
if during the short dialogue at the beginning of this talk, Juniors 
dressed in the costumes of the various countries, enter as each 
country is mentioned, and remain standing in line during the talk.) 
Answering the Question. (See Note to Junior Superintendent.) 
Closing Song: "There's a Work for Jesus." 
(No. 254.) 
Prayer for Our Next-Door Neighbors. 
Note to Junior Superintendent 
Be sure to have some definite outlet for the boys and girls 
ready to present at the close of this program. If you do 
not have foreigners among you, if possible, obtain a list of 
names to whom you can mail papers in one or more foreign 
languages. Or, turn the entire program toward the thought 
of helping those next to us, whatever the nationality. 
Our Aim: "The Advent Message to 
Symposium: "Self-supporting Missionaries" 
(Let several Missionary Volunteers tell these stories.) 
I. J. H. ZACHARY was a Greek Catholic Ukrainian living in 
Manitoba. He knew nothing of the Bible as the word of God. 
At an auction he attended a book was held up, but as no one 
else would bid on it, he bid 25 cents. It proved to be "Bible 
Readings" in the full morroco. Through this book he was led 
to study the word of God and accept present truth in 1917. 
After getting in touch with our people, he had a burden to 
make known the truth to others. The colporteur door was open 
and he entered it. With a sled drawn by his own hands over 
the snowdrifts, he hauled his books from door to door. 
As he was passing a shack partly covered with snow, he 
thought it hardly worth while to stop, and was passing on when 
the impression came to him in the words of the song, "Pass 
me not, 0 gentle Saviour." He thought, "Where would I have 
been if the Lord had passed me by?" He immediately turned 
back, went to the door, and knocked. A voice called, "Come 
in." He entered, but instead of his being greeted, the man 
called to his wife and said, "Here he is. Here is the man I 
have been telling you about that I saw in my dream." Turning 
to Brother Zachary, he told his dream something as follows: 
"I dreamed of going through a field of ripened grain which 
was wasting for need of laborers, and I asked, 'Why all this 
loss? Is there no one to reap it?' As I and those that were 
with me came to the edge of the field, a man was seen ap-
proaching and he had in his hand a red-covered book. In this 
book was the message of the coming of Jesus. I also saw that 
the man had a little book bound with a black cover." Then he 
said to Brother Zachary, "You are the man I saw. Where are, 
the books?" Brother Zachary took out from his pocket "Hope 
of the World" in the Ukrainian language. "That is the book I 
saw," he said; and when he was shown the picture of the coming 
of Jesus he seemed overjoyed. "But where is the other book 
saw where I sign my name?" asked the man. Brother Zachary 
took out his guaranty pad which at that time he was carrying 
in a black cover furnished to our colporteurs. "That is the 
book. Where do I sign my name?" said the man. He wanted' 
the big book immediately, but did not have all the money to 
pay for it. Brother Zachary, in view of 'the striking experiences 
left it with him, and later received the balance of the money. 
Brother Zachary was permitted later on to rejoice with a, 
company of believers that had been gathered out by the work 
the beginning of which is described above. 
2. A French Roman Catholic family in Montreal received' 
a copy of the French "Steps to Christ." They sat up all night 
to read it, and were led from darkness to light. The father, 
a man of seventy,-two years, exclaimed, "It is incredible that 
I have lived so long and have not known these things," and 
tears of joy' filled his eyes. He and his wife and daughter 
later separated from the Roman Catholic Church. The wife 
took a number of copies of "Steps to Christ" to the factory 
where she worked, and sold them all. At noon about twenty-
five persons gathered to hear her read, the Bible. 
3. A German woman of the better class, the widow of a 
former postmaster, came to America to visit her relatives. The 
war broke out, and she was not permitted to return. After 
several years she noticed all advertisement of a tent meeting, 
"Is the Kaiser number 666?" This aroused her curiosity. She 
attended; the lecture and later took Bible readings. She finally 
accepted the truth, and eventually went back to Germany, and, 
became missionary leader in one of their large churches. Two. 
very close friends of hers in this country also followed her ex-
ample through her influence. One of them was soon accepted 
by a conference as a stenographer. 
4. An Armenian was shown a Testament in his own language. 
His face softened, and he caressed the book fondly. A few 
years ago he had been compelled to witness the slaughter of 
his whole family because they too loved the book. He pur-
chased two Bibles for himself and a friend in Armenia. 
5. A Spanish-Mexican Spiritualist, who kept a small store 
and owned many expensive gamecocks, and who engaged in 
cockfighting and gambling, purchased a book from a colporteur, 
waorn he invited to study the Bible with him and his family. 
Before they parted he said, "Last Monday a week ago was my 
last cockfight, my last gamble. God has told me in my heart it 
is wrong: After all you have told us we are not ignorant, and 
All the' World in This Generation." 
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God will hold us responsible if we do not obey. I intend 
to keep the Sabbath strictly." 
6. A Ruthenian became dissatisfied with the Catholic Church 
and affiliated himself with the Presbyterians, engaging in Sc. 
Live missionary work. Later he walked ono hundred miles to 
hear a Russian Seventh-day Adventist preacher. When last 
heard from, he was earnestly searching his Bible for truth. 
7. Such experiences as these remind one of the statements 
made by Mrs. E. G. White. (Read "Life Sketches," page 215.) 
8. It should not be forgotten that when the foreigner accepts 
the gospel in this country, he becomes a self-supporting mis-
sionary, whose influence many times reaches beyond the ocean 
to his far-away home in a distant land. �
. 
Some time ago, while I was traveling on the Gulf coast, an 
Italian whose face was beaming with the joy of his new-found 
faith, expressed his intention of returning to Italy to engage in 
personal work for his friends and relatives. The night we met 
him he had already sold his business, and was to sail in a few 
days from New York to invest his means in Italy, where be 
could have access to those for whom he wished to labor. 
We are told that five Seventh-day Adventist churches in 
Italy were raised up by Italians who accepted the truth in 
America, and returned to their native land to teach it to their 
fellow countrymen. �
M. N. C. 
The American 
JUST today we chanced to meet 
Down upon the busy street, 
And I wondered whence he came, 
What was once his nation's name. 
So I asked him, "Tell Inc true, 
Are you Slovak, Serbian, Jew, 
Lithuanian, Lett, or Russian, 
English, Irish, German, Prussian, 
Dutch, or Greek, or Scandinavian?" 
Then he gave me his reply, 
As he raised his hand up high; 
"What I was is naught to me 
In this land of liberty; 
lln my soul, nR man to man, 
I am just American." 
—Selected. 
Talk: "What Can We Do for the Foreigners?" 
It is told that to a young girl in a great American city who 
was longing to he a missionary, there came this vision of the 
need at her door. She fancied that the Lord called her, and 
held with her the following conversation: 
"Sophie, where were you born?" 
"In Germany." 
"Where are you now P' 
"In America." 
"Who lives in the roam next to yours?" 
"A Swede girl." 
"Is she a Christian?" 
9 don't know." 
"Who lives in the flat below?" 
"An Irish family." 
"Christians?" 
"I guess not." 
"Who live next door?" 
"Italians." 
"Christians?" 
"No." 
"Have you done any missionary work in this neighborhood?" 
And she was obliged to answer with humiliation, "No." 
Truly, in this day, we need our eyes opened to see the fields 
white for the harvest at our very doors. 
Does it not appear strange that persons who seem ablaze 
with interest in work for the foreigners abroad are quite un- 
mindful of the opportunity for foreign-mission service at homit 
The above dialogue illustrates the situation as it exists in the 
experience of many a professing Christian. It would be well 
for such to do a little earnest heart searching to determine 
whether they ere more impressed with the glamour of foreign 
missions than with a real interest in the salvation of souls. 
The Spirit of prophecy seta the matter in its true lightl 
"While plans are being tarried out to want the inhabitants 
of various nations in distant lands, much must be done in be- 
half of the foreigners who have come to the shores of our own 
land. The souls in China are no more precious than the souls 
within the shadow of our doors. God's people are to labor 
faithfully in distant lands, as His providence may open the 
way; and they are also to fulfill their duty toward the for-
eigners of various nationalities in the cities and villages and 
country districts close by."—Review and Herald, July 0, 1918. 
One of our young ministers was sent to China as a mission-
ary. He spent the first year in language study and on acquir-
ing the ability to speak and write the Chinese, it occurred to 
him that there were Chinese living in his town in America whom 
he had never taken any interest in while he lived there. 
Ashamed of his neglect of near-by duty, he began correspond-
ence with some of these home-town Chinese, and sent them 
literature. His first convert while in China was a Chinaman 
living in his old home town I Without a doubt many of us 
could take up work for the foreigners living about us, and have 
the joy of seeing a number of them accept the truth. 
M. N. C. 
A Good Time Being Good 
(Program for Week Enclimg August 16) 
BY MARJORIE WEST 
Solid Saralee. (Nos. 484, 195, $15, 541, 230. 2213. in "Christ In Sena") 
Oneidas SORE 'Spit to My awl." (No. 554 In "Christ to Sent") 
Scripture Lesson: John 2:1-11. 
Prayer. 
Report and Offering. 
Symposium Readings: "Guiding Principles in Recreation." (See p. 
IS. Make suitable selections.) 
Pea: "What Can a little Chap Dor (By a younger Junior.) 
Spatial Saar "Would I Ile Called a Chehalis?" (See book, "Social 
Plans for Missionary Volunteers.") 
Superintendent's Talk: "How to Have a Good Time." 
Summary: "What I Can Do That Will Please Joss." 
Closing Song: "Glee of Your Beat" (No. 594 in "Christ in Song.") 
Repeat Together Psalms 19:14. 
Note to Junior Superintendent 
In the program for today he sure to emphasize what the 
Juniors may do, instead of what they should not do. In sum• 
meriting the program, "What I Can Do That Will Please 
Jesus," let each child add to the list things all can do to have 
a good time such as Jesus would approve. 
Talk: "How to Have a Good Time" 
As it is natural for the body to hunger for food and the 
mind for knowledge, so it is for the heart to long for a good 
time, for happiness. True happiness makes for strength; gloom 
and sorrow make for weakness. No man'can do his best under 
mental depression. Therefore, all through the Bible we are 
admonished to rejoice. Christ speaks of His joy. In spite of 
the fact that•He is referred to as a "Man of sorrows," Jesus 
lived a happy life. lie had His pleasures. 
The best possible way to attain pleasure is to give pleasure. 
If you have an automobile, use it to give rides to some of your 
acquaintances who are not so ,well favored,—to shut-ins, to 
convalescents,—and enjoy their pleasure. The selfish method of 
driving alone brings little satisfaction. 
The principle involved in this suggestion is a good one to 
adapt to everything we do. And let us begin right where we 
are. We do not make enough of our homes; we go outside for 
pleasures that we could have better at home, -sings, 'zeroes, 
reading, visits with friends, music. A happy home does not 
just happen. It means that some one has been planning and 
working for happiness. We can do it toe! 
We should cultivate the habit of reading good books,—biog• 
raphies, essays, histories, devotional and nature books. A good 
book provides a good time under circumstances where good 
times are usually excluded—when we are sick, for example. 
The reading habit, however, is just as good for days of health, 
a treasure that grows with the years,—a source of genuine 
pleasure. 
Let us stop and think,—what is our idea of a good time? 
Some would say, "Having and spending barrels of money." 
But one can have a good time without being rich, and one can 
have mountains of gold and be miserable. 
Grown-up people are not much different from children. One 
child has scores of toys, and finds no pleasure in them; another 
child has no toys at all, but finds delight in making boats and. 
dolls and houses and wagons out of wood or paper, and imagin-
ing when he cannot make the real thing. That is to say, the 
good time entries through effort, through doing things, and not 
through possessions. 
Do you have the book, "Social Plans for; Missionary Volunteers"? 
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There are good times in legitimate sports rightly used,—
games, boating, swimming, riding, walking. The pleasure 
comes through activity, as God meant it to come. Activity 
that blesses others most, brings us the greatest pleasure. 
Every one should have a hobby and enjoy it. Good times 
depend not so much upon occupation, as upon our interest in 
our occupation. There are good times in stamp collecting, in 
modeling, in drawing, in knitting—in every useful thing that 
one is interested in. What is your hobby? 
Nature is also a tremendous challenge to us, a challenge to 
discover its beauty and wonders. There are good times in 
studying nature, or merely in gazing at its beauty. Study the 
trees, or the flowers, or insects, or birds, or geology, or the 
stars. What a world we live in! Fabre, the French scientist, 
spent a lifetime studying insects, and be found a world of 
joy in it. 
Jesus had good times with nature. No man ever observed 
nature so closely or understood it so thoroughly as He. He saw 
hidden meanings in flowers, and grass, and sky, and cloud, 
and lightning. 
Jesus also had good times with God. God was real to Him; 
He spoke to Him as we may do. These hours of prayer were 
so precious that He went out to pray by night, under the silent 
stars. What joy to speak with God! 
He also had a good time with men, when He comforted 
them, when he healed them. Think of His joy when He could 
give back the son of the widow of Nain to his mother! Service 
brings good times. Try it. 
Jesus had good times with His neighbors. He went to the 
marriage of a friend. He helped out when the wine ran short. 
He was not inaccessible, sour, morose, or distant. He was 
every inch a man, a friend. Most of the pleasures He enjoyed, 
you, too, may have if you follow His example. 
The supreme happiness of life never comes to the man who 
wants it only for himself. It comes only to those who do their 
best work. Pleasure is never gained by envying another man 
his happiness. It is not found in frills, but in faith. The su-
preme good time seldom arrives in the midst of a crowd, and 
it is a tawdry thing if it has not been earned by supreme toil. 
A good time never depends upon things, but upon thinking. 
Do your good times exhaust you? Do they impair the tender-
ness of your conscience, or lessen your interest in church, in 
the Bible, and in spiritual things/ If they do, they are not 
good times, but bad times—bad for the soul, bad for eternity. 
Possibly you have been trying to find out of Christ that en-
joyment which is found only in Him. 
God wants us to be pleasure seekers. He is a pleasure seeker. 
There are those around the throne in heaven singing: "Thou art 
worthy, 0 Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for 
Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are 
and were created." Rev. 4: 11. 
The Lord promises to satisfy those who seek the pleasures 
that He can give; and no other pleasures satisfy. "They shall 
be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house; and 
Thou shalt make them drink of the river of Thy pleasures." 
Ps. 36: 8. �
C. LESTER BOND. 
What Can a Little Chap Do? 
WHAT can a little chap do 
For his country and for you? 
What can a little chap do? 
He can fight like a knight 
For the truth and the right— 
That's one good thing he can do. 
He can shun all that's mean, 
He can keep himself clean, 
Both without and within— 
That's another good thing he can do. 
His soul he can brace 
Against everything base; 
And the trace will be seen 
All his life in his face— 
That's a very fine thing he can do. 
He can look to the right, 
He can keep his thoughts white; 
He can fight the great fight, 
He can do with his might 
What is good in God's sight— 
Those are excellent things he can do. 
Though his years be but few, 
He can march in the queue 
Of the good and the great, 
Who battled with fate, 
And won through— 
That's a wonderful thing he can do. 
And in each little thing 
He can follow the King; 
Yes, in each smallest thing- 
He can follow the King; 
He can follow the Christ, the King. 
—John Oxenhom. 
The Junior at Sabbath School 
(Program for Week Ending August 30) 
BY K. L. GANT 
Song Service. (Nos. 594, 226, 480, 608, 218, in "Christ in Song.") 
Opening Song: "Building for Eternity." (No. 33 in "Christ in Song.") 
Scripture Reading: 2 Timothy 2: 14, 15, 19-28. 
Prayer. 
Special Instrumental Music by Juniors. (Or sing No. 21, 88, or 58 in 
"Sunshine Songs.") 
Superintendent's Talk: "Influence of the Sabbath School." (See note.) 
Poem: "Three Things." 
Study: "Storing Light." 
Talk: "The Sabbath School and Our Dimes." 
Exercise: "Don'ts and Do's for Sabbath School." 
Song: "Work for the School" (No. 607 in "Christ in Song.") 
Repeat Together Our M. V. Aim: The Advent Message to All the World 
in This Generation. 
Note to Junior Superintendent 
Plan and pray to the end that this meeting may create within 
each Junior's heart a love for the Sabbath school which will 
continue with him in years to come. For further helps on your 
talk, glean items of interest from "The Soul-Winning Sabbath 
School." See the index for any point you decide to emphasize. 
Encourage the boys and girls to invite neighbor children to 
come with them to Sabbath school. 
Talk: "Influence of the Sabbath School" 
THE Sabbath school plan was begun by Elder James White 
in 1852. The first lessons for the young people were published 
in the Youth's Instructor during that same year. Elder White 
wrote them, using as a table the bottom of his lunch basket 
from which he had eaten his dinner as he stopped by the road-
side on one of his many trips visiting churches. From this 
small beginning we have grown around the world, until now we 
have 9,478 Sabbath schools, and in 1929 we raised $1,970,993.55 
for missions through this channel. 
The Sabbath school is one of the first religious influences to 
come in contact with our lives. Our earliest remembrances are 
of Picture Rolls, Memory Verse Cards, and mission stories, 
which are forever indelibly stamped on our memories. 
The Sabbath school is a real missionary training school. We 
learn the Bible in its true setting; we memorize its precious 
promises. 2 Tim. 2: 15; 3:74-16. The daily lesson study, 
bringing systematic and daily Bible study into our lives, leads 
us each day to thoughts of God and prayer. These things 
hold us in times of temptation and draw us back when we stray. 
It is here we hear our first songs of praise and promise which 
cultivate our tastes for the high and noble in music, one of 
God's plans for worshiping Him. We here learn reverence for 
the house of God and holy things. We also learn to associate 
with and appreciate those of like precious faith. Many a tie 
of friendship, like that of David and Jonathan, has held young 
people together and in this truth. In some cases such inspira-
tions have led young men and women into the work of. God. 
I believe that after the work of this life is finished, and we 
gather in little companies around the tree of life in the city of 
God, many a Sabbath school class will gather as a united whole 
to rejoice and thank God for the influence and saving power 
of the Sabbath school. Will you be there? Yes, you will be 
there if you yield to the molding influence of the Sabbath 
school, and are obedient to the heavenly vision there obtained. 
May God grant that each one here may be there with those 
with whom we have played and for when we have prayed. 
K. L. G. 
Talk: "The Sabbath School and Our Dimes." 
Nov long ago I sat in a Sunday school of a great city church 
and watched the crowd flock in, chiefly to bear a great singer 
who was to sing that morning. Little response was there to 
the religious hymns, and only a pause for the short prayer. 
Great applause was created by the singer, but no response 
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during the lesson study. Then came, not the offering but a 
drawing. Each boy and girl there got a dime for being present, 
and the older ones drew names to see who would get first a 
five-dollar bill and then a number of one-dollar bills. Oh! how 
different when boys and girls catch the vision of carrying this 
message to all the world in this generation. Through the Sab-
bath school our boys and girls give thousands of dollars to 
keep our missionaries at their post of duty. In this age when 
there are so many places for our dimes and quarters, let us be 
thankful for a training to do good with ours. 
K. L. G. 
Three Things 
THREE things the Master hath to do, 
And we who serve Him here below 
And long to see His kingdom come, 
May pray, or give, or go. 
He needs them all—the open hand, 
The willing feet, the asking heart—
To work together, and to weave 
The threefold cord that shall not part. 
Nor shall the giver count his gift 
As greater than the worker's deed, 
Nor he in turn his service boast 
Above the prayers that voice the need. 
Not all can go; not all can give 
To arm the others for the fray; 
But young or old, or rich or poor, 
Or strong or weak,—we all can pray. 
Pray that the full hands open wide 
To speed the message on its way; 
That those who hoar the call may go, 
And pray that other hearts may pray. 
—Annie Johnson Flint. 
Study: "Storing Light" 
1. THE young people of the message are to store up the 
word of God in their minds for the time when the Bible will 
be taken from us and we will have to do as Peter says in 
1 Peter 3:15. (Read.) 
2. We shall soon appreciate more than we do now what this 
admonition means, for we are told by Mrs. E, G. White that 
"there will be an effort made to unsettle the faith of every 
believer in present truth."—Review and Herald, April 15, 1890. 
3. The Bible is not believed by many people today because 
false science and worldly education are undermining their faith. 
Christ foresaw this, and looking down to our time asked the 
question, "When the Son of man eometh, shall He find faith 
on the earth?" Luke 18:8. 
4. Not only will our faith be tested, but Satan will stir up 
the powers of the land to persecute us because of our stand 
for God and His truth. And when that time comes, "many will 
be called to speak before councils and in courts of justice, 
perhaps separately and alone."—"Testimonies," Vol. V, p. 463. 
5. Knowing these things, we should count it a privilege to 
study the word of God in the Sabbath school. Let us be 
faithful in attending Sabbath school, in carefully studying the 
lessons, and in memorizing precious promises. �
K. L. G. 
Exercise: "Don'ts and Do's for Sabbath School" 
(Have the words "don't and "do" on large placards. Let a child 
come out holding one word, and another give the suggestions beginning 
with that word. Or several children may give 'Parts.) 
Don't ever miss Sabbath school; for if you do, you will have 
a wrong influence on others, and yourself lose interest. 
Don't be late, for that puts you in the wrong light. 
Don't carry a grouch, for that is as a cloud over the sun. 
Don't be indifferent, for that kills the Sabbath school class. 
Don't talk too much, but be ready to respond when you ought. 
Don't be slouchy, for neatness and cleanliness are of God. 
Don't whisper, for that is rude and shows poor home training. 
Do be regular in attendance, for that builds a good Sabbath 
school and a good character for you. 
Do come in the spirit of prayer, for it casts a good influence 
over the whole class. 
Do smile, for that is like sunshine. 
Do give attention, for that inspires your teacher. 
Do study your lesson every day, and you will have it well pre-
pared and be drawn nearer to God. 
Do be the best pupil in your class, and you will feel you have 
done your best. 
Do be reverent in the house of God, for it is a holy place. 
Do express your appreciation to your teacher for his efforts. 
Do bring your questions to class. Your teacher will be glad to 
answer them, and it will give spice to the class. 
Do have your offering every Sabbath, and help with all goals. 
That may mean some soul saved. 
Do bring some one to Sabbath school, and your class will grow 
and be the best class in the Sabbath school. 
Do your best, be your best, and look your best when you come 
to Sabbath school. �
K. L. G. 
SPentor filiooionarp Volunteer 
slif!Mingo 
Suggestions to Senior M. V. Leaders 
The Place of the Bands in Your Missionary Volunteer Society 
is an important one. Without them, the meetings are in danger 
of developing into mere literary societies, or becoming dry and 
formal. The Spirit of prophecy admonishes us: 
"Let all have a part to act. Train the young to do what is 
appointed them, and from week to week let them bring their 
reports to the missionary meeting, telling what they have ex-
perienced, and through the grace of Christ what success has 
been theirs. If such reports were brought in by consecrated 
workers, the missionary meetings would not be dull and tedious. 
They would be full of interest, and there would be no lack in 
attendanee."—"Testiananies for the Church," Vol. VI, p. 436. 
Read again the suggestions on band work in "Missionary 
Volunteers and Their Work," pages 220-226, and answer these 
questions as they should be worked out in your society: 
1. How many bands should you have in your society/ 
2. Do you find topical or territorial bands the better? 
3. What officers are needed to operate a band/ 
4. Do you have a prayer and personal workers' band? 
5. Do you have regular times for band meetings? 
6. Do you take an active interest in the work of your society 
bands? 
7. Have the band leaders enlisted every young person in 
service? 
8. Does each band have a working policy/ 
9. Do the bands have opportunity to report in the society 
meeting? 
'10. Do your bands co-operate? Do you co-operate? 
The Consecration Service for August 23 will be wide-awake 
and full of interest if your Missionary Volunteers are in the 
habit of reporting items of missionary work they have done. 
If you have not encouraged this before, now is the time to 
begin. 
Subject for August: "Signs of the Master's 
Second Coming" 
Key Text for August 2: 2 Timothy 3:1, 2, 5. 
Read the first five verses of this chapter as a Scripture lesson, 
memorizing at least the first two and the fifth verses. Do not 
omit the fifth verse, for it carries a vital lesson to many pro-
fessed church members. "Many have a form of godliness, their 
names are upon the church records, but they have a spotted 
record in heaven."—"Testimomies," Vol. 11, p. 442. "While 
making a profession, they deny the power of godliness. If they 
continue in this state, God will reject them."—Id., Pol. VI, p. 
427. How tragic, that such signs pointing to the coming of 
Jesus are found in His own church! 
Key Text for August 9: Matthew 24:37.39. 
"Men are rushing on in the chase for gain and selfish in-
dulgence as if there were no God, no heaven, and no hereafter. 
In Noah's day the warning of the flood was sent to startle men 
in their wickedness and call them to repentance. So the mes-
sage of Christ's soon coming is designed to arouse men from 
their absorption in worldly things. It is intended to awaken 
them to a sense of eternal realities, that they may give heed 
to the invitation to the Lord's table."—"Christ's Object Les-
sons," p. 288. 
Key Text for August 16: 2 Peter 3:3, 4. 
"The world, full of rioting, full of godless pleasure, is asleep, 
asleep in carnal security. Men are putting afar off the coming 
of the Lord. They laugh at warnings. The proud boast is 
made, 'All things continue as they were from the beginning.' 
A Consecration Service, "Missionary Volunteers and Their Work," pp. 152, 174. 
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. . At the very time when the world is asking in scorn, 
`Where is the promise of His coming?' the signs are fulfilling." 
—"The Desire of Ages," p. 685. 
Key Text for August 23: Matthew 24:14. 
"What shall be the sign of Thy coming, and of the end of 
the world?" asked the disciples of the Master. They asked for 
only one sign; Jesus in His reply gave them many. They 
wanted to know what particular sign, with its fulfillment, would 
bring the "end of the world." And among those Jesus listed 
was one that definitely answered their question. "The end is 
not yeti He said when giving the sign of "wars and rumors 
of wars,'.' but to this one, and ?Ms one only, He added, "and 
then shall the end come." Not many knew about Jesus when 
He uttered that prophecy. Today, nineteen hundred years 
later, this last gospel message is being proclaimed in 347 
languages, and entering a new language nearly every five days. 
Its progress has averaged a new language every twelve days 
during the past four years. This truly is one of the surest 
evidences of the soon coming of Jesus, and its literal fulfillment 
before our Very eyes should thrill our hearts! 
Drill for August 30: General Review. 
J. L. MCCONAUGHEY. 
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The Foreign Mission Field in America 
(Program for Week Ending August 0) 
Song Service. (Nos. 275, 124, 95, 241, 83, in "Gospel in Song.") 
Bible Doctrine Key Text Drill. 
Prayer, Closfpg With the Lord's Prayer in Concert. 
Reports, Announcements, and the Offering. 
Leader's Talk: "The Foreign Mission Field in America." 
Blackboard Talk: "Our Neighbors." 
Symposium: "Self-supporting Missionaries." (See p. 8.) 
Special Song: "Pass Me Not." (No. 273 in "Gospel in Song.") 
Talk: "What Can We Do for the Foreigners?" (See P. 9.) 
Recitation: "Missions At Home." (See P. 15.) 
Discussion: "How Shall We Respond to the Challenge?" (See Note.) 
Closing Song: "There's a Work for Jesus." (No. 254.) 
Close by Repeating in Concert the Missionary Volunteer Pledge. 
Note to Leaders 
Before this meeting, some one should have been appointed to 
learn what opportunities you have for serving foreigners 'in 
your home community. Have definite plans to submit, and 
enlist every Missionary Volunteer to take an interest in this 
great home-foreign mission field. It may be the beginning of 
that foreign mission service of which so many young people 
dream. Encourage all to join in the discussion, and if you 
knoW your territory well enough, decide now which papers in 
foreign tongues you should order to use. Enter upon this work 
with as much prayer and earnestness as you would give to a 
definite call to the mission field, and God will surely bless your 
efforts. 
Talk: "The Foreign Mission Field in America" 
THE United States and Canada have a strong attraction for 
the poor and the oppressed of Europe. Both of these coun-
tries have similar political ideals, and both offer opportunity 
for advancement to the temperate, hard-working immigrant. 
The heavy tide of immigration that formerly flowed into the 
United States has been diverted, to a large extent, into Canada. 
But in spite of the restrictions that are being imposed on im-
migration into the United States, there are from 250,000 to 
350,000 admitted each year. This represents many foreign 
home seekers to be assimilated into the body politic. It is also 
a tremendous challenge to the people who are giving the world 
the last message of mercy. What are we doing in our English-
speaking churches and Missionary Volunteer Societies to take 
the message to these strangers? The vigor and enthusiasm of 
our organized youth must constitute in a large part the answer 
to this question. 
We have a splendid publishing house, The Pacific Press 
International Factory Branch, at Brookfield, Ill., which prints 
an abundant supply of literature in the leading languages used 
by foreigners in America. It ought not to be left to molder 
on the shelves, when so many millions would gladly welcome 
it if brought to them. 
In English-speaking North America there are 10,000,000 
Germans, 3,000,000 Scandinavians, 1,300,000 Russians, 4,500,000 
Italians; 4,000,000 Poles, 3,800,000 French, 3,000,000 Spanish, 
300,000 Portuguese, 850,000 Slovaks, 4,000,000 Jews. Alto-
gether there are in the United States and Canada about 
40,000,000 foreigners, including their children of the first 
generation. Astonishing as it may seem, there are 1,624 lan-
guages and dialects spoken in the two countries. No other 
section of the world presents such a problem. India comes the 
nearest with 350 languages and dialects. 
The following shows the number of daily, weekly, and 
monthly periodicals published in foreign tongues: 
German �
 225 �
Yiddish �
 43 
French � 175 �
Japanese �
 28 
Spanish �
 150 �
Jugoslavic �
 24 
Czechoslovakian .. �
75 �
Chinese �
 21 
Scandinavian �
 98 �
Portuguese �
 20 
Italian � 109 �
Dutch � 14 
These journals have circulations ranging from 3,000 to 150,- 
000 each. 
A surprisingly large number of foreigners cannot speak 
English. In the various States where there are large settle-
ment of aliens the United States 1920 census shows that the 
percentage of these people who cannot speak English ranges 
from 7% per cent in Maryland to 52 per cent in Arizona. In 
New Mexico 49 per cent of the foreigners do not speak Eng-
lish; in Texas, 511/2 per cent; and in Arizona, 52 per cent; 
while in the following States 10 per cent of the foreigners do 
not speak English: Maine, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, 
Illinois, Wisconsin, Nevada, California, and Kansas. In West 
Virginia and Florida 18 per cent of the foreigners do not 
understand the language of the country. In Pennsylvania, 
Rhode Island, Ohio, and Oklahoma 12 per cent of the alien 
population do not understand English. In the Province of 
Quebec the bulk of the population understand only French. 
Tho Interchureh Movement gathered statistics which showed 
that twelve States were more than 50 per cent foreign, three 
States were more than 35 to 50 per cent foreign. The cities 
of New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Boston, Pittsburgh, 
and Buffalo were found to be 70 per cent foreign. 
Other authorities reported New York to be the largest Ger-
man city in the world except Berlin, the largest Italian city 
except Naples; the largest Jewish city without any exception, 
having ten times as many Jews as all Palestine. Chicago con-
tains 400,000 Poles, forming a city nearly equal to Warsaw. 
The Detroit Free Press, October 12, 1920, informed the 
public that 10,000,000, or more than 25 per cent, of the for-
eigners in America, were unable to speak the English language. 
America always has welcomed that clear-thinking, energetic, 
and industrious type of foreigner that has helped to make this 
country what it is. The man who has come here to contribute 
his share to the welfare of his adopted country, to respect her 
institutions, obey her laws, and to become assimilated into her 
national life has always found warm friends. 
M. N. CAMPBELL. 
Blackboard Talk: "Our Neighbors" 
NO. OF �
NO. OF 
LANGUAGE �
CHURCHES LANGUAGE �
CHURCHES 
German �
 150 �
Slovak � 7 
Swedish �
 48 �
Polish � 1 
Danish-Norwegian 52 �
Portuguese �
 3 
Spanish �
 28 �
Finnish � 1 
French � 7 �
Armenian �
 1 
Russian �
 16 �
Japanese �
 2 
Italian 
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Greek � 2 
Hungarian �
 4 �
Rumanian �
 7 
The members of churches and isolated believers represent 
18,000 foreign-speaking Seventh-day Adventists in the United 
States and Canada, Eaeh year, through the agency of workers, 
who devote their time to evangelizing the foreigners, from 1,000 
to 1,500 are brought into the truth and added to our churches. 
In addition to this, many more are converted through the home 
missionary work of our English-speaking churches. Here is a 
splendid opportunity for Missionary Volunteers. 
M. N. CAMPBEL`,. 
Sabbath Schools and Young People's 
Societies 
(Program for Week Ending August 9) 
Song Service. (It will please the older people who are present in your 
meeting today if you request them to call for songs which they 
have always enjoyed singing in Sabbath school. Then, sing them 
heartily.) 
Bible Doctrine Key Text Drill. (See p. 11.) 
Sentence Prayers by Missionary Volunteers. 
Reports and Announcements. (Give time for making out reports of 
work done.) 
Special Music of Your Own Selection. 
Leader's Opening Remarks. (See Notes.) 
Talk: "The Beginning of Seventh-day Adventist Sabbath Schools." 
(See "The Soul-Winning Sabbath School," pp. 12-14; also "Origin 
and Progress of Seventh-day Adventists," pp. 317-329.) 
Talk: "Young People's Societies." (Base on "Missionary Volunteers 
and Their Work," pp. 10-80, pointing out especially the calls 
through the Spirit of prophecy to organize, how the Sabbath school 
Order papers in foreign languages from Pacific Press, Brookfield, Ill. 
THE CHURCH OFFICERS' GAZETTE �
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fostered and builded these weak beginnings, and the two important 
conventions which put the young people's societies on a stronger 
basis.) 
Talk: "The Sabbath School-A World-Wide Institution." (Gather up-
to-date stories on the progress of the Sabbath school; also see 
chapter of this title in "The Soul-Winning Sabbath School," pp. 
27-30.) 
Talk: "Missionary Volunteer Progress." (See "Missionary Volunteers 
and Their Work," pp. 96-66, together with up-to-date items which 
YOU have read in our papers or heard in sermons.) 
Recitation: "Are All the Children In?" (See "The Soul-Winning Sab-
bath School," p. 108; or "Missionary Volunteers and Their Work," 
page 392.) 
The Offering. (Before this is taken, tell about the first offerings in 
both the Sabbath school and the young people's society. See index 
of each of the two reference books for this program.) 
Closing Song and Prayer. 
Notes to Leaders 
The purpose of this program in our series of denominational 
history programs is to help the young people understand better 
the definite leadings of God in organizing two more branches 
through which we may learn of Him and go out in service 
for Him. 
In addition to the two departmental manuals referred to 
throughout the program, the stories of the beginnings of these 
two departments are told in "Origin and Progress of Seventh-
day Adventists" by M. E. Olsen, and "Story of the Advent 
Message," by Mrs. E. E. Andross. See the index for any 
additional items you desire to look up. 
If it is at all practicable in your community arrange to 
open a Sunday school, or invite friends and neighbors to your 
own Sabbath school. See suggestions on the band page, 15. 
Christian Pleasure 
(Program for Week Endnmg August 16) 
BY C. LESTER BOND 
Opening Song: "Take the World, but Give Me Jesus." (No. 315 in 
"Christ in Song.") 
Bible Doctrine Key Text Drill. (See p. 11.) 
Prayer. 
Minutes and Offering. 
Special Music. 
Readings: "Guiding Principles in Recreation." 
Bible Study: "Pleasure Seeking." 
Talk: "How to Have a Good Time." (See p. 9.) 
Closing Song: "I Would Be Like Jesus." (No. 136 in "Gospel in 
Song.") 
Repeat Together: Psalms 19: 14. 
Readings: "Guiding Principles in Recreation." 
(Note: Assign the twenty paragraphs to as many young people to 
read in rotation.) 
1. One danger in recreation is' that we shall allow the spirit 
of competition to develop into pique, envy, faultfinding, and 
anger. The best game is spoiled without brotherly kindness. 
2. Any game, however good, is rendered harmful if it is 
played too much, or played when duty calls us elsewhere. 
3. Any game is harmful that teaches those that play it to 
rely on chance. Life is strengthened by self-reliance and by 
reliance upon God, and there is no chance here. 
4. A good recreation for the body will tend to strengthen 
and invigorate all Parts of the body, and not merely one set 
of muscles. 
5. Some games, though good in themselves, will be avoided 
by Christians because they have bad associations, and are quite 
likely to lead us into those associations. 
6. A good recreation for the mind will not depend upon 
chance, but will cultivate and strengthen the mind in some 
direction or in many directions. 
7. The best recreations are those that can be carried on 
most easily, at little or no expense, and in all seasons and 
weathers. 
8. The best recreations are so simple that they may be en-
joyed by a beginner, and yet admit of high degrees of skill, 
so that they do not wear out. 
9. "Pastime" is a word whose original thought should never 
be linked with recreation. The person whose object is to kill 
time, cannot know a trace of the zest of true recreation, which 
can be shared only by those that know what it is to have 
worked with a will. 
10. The idea of recreation is to restore strength and spirits 
that have been spent in serious efforts. The word is falsely 
used when one plans sport to spend strength, not to replace 
it, or whenever sport is put first in time or in importance. 
11. Recreation is not to be bought. Far too often the 
word suggests simply admission to some place of entertain-
ment. The sky, the sunshine, the air, and the earth are be-
yond the reach of but few; and they offer the materials for 
the refreshment that in nine cases out of ten is most needed, 
12. An important element in recreation is change. Too con-
stant reliance on one kind of diversion may entirely defeat 
one's purpose. What is sought as a remedy may only aggra-
vate the trouble. 
13. Activity that serves a useful end does not lose its value 
for giving pleasure; it may. gain. Some of the jolliest times 
in farming communities come when a large group get together 
to do some task that under such conditions yields delight. The 
principle is not limited, to fanning communities in its appli-
cation. 
14. A daily quiet season with the Bible was the prescription 
of a wise doctor for a patient worn with work and worry. The 
greatest restoration of tone to tired muscles and to nerves on 
edge may come in that way. The refreshing most needed is 
often not bodily but spiritual. 
15. A recreation that does not bring improvement in body, 
mind, or spirit needs to be improved or dropped. 
16. "The companions I choose during my leisure are more im-
portant with reference to the development of character, than are 
my associates during business hours."-Luther H. Gaholc, M. D. 
17. "Recreation which strengthens family ties and preserves 
the integrity of the family is useful."-L. A. Halbert. 
18. "No real solution of the amusement problem will be 
found in Jesus' teaching by any man who refuses to face the 
true nature of his own amusements and to change his attitudes 
and participations in the light of the truth he finds."-Eiehard 
Henry Edwards. 
19. "There is more real recreation in one hour of communion 
with Christ than in a whole week of social revelries, however 
gracious and worthy they may be."-J. H. Jowett, D. D. 
20. "In selecting your recreations, shun the things which are 
hurtful, and choose the things which are helpful to your moral 
character and spiritual life."-C. Lester Bond, 
Bible Study: "Pleasure Seeking." 
2 Tim. 3: 4. Love for worldly pleasure a sign of the end. 
Luke 8: 14. Worldly pleasures a hindrance to Christian 
growth. 
Prov. 21: 17. The love of worldly pleasure brings poverty. 
Ise. 65: 11-14. I Results of seeking pleasures of this norld. 
1 John 2: 15-17.1 
Ps. 16: 11. The source of true joy and pleasure. 
Rom. 14: 17-19. The kingdom of God is a kingdom of joy. 
Matt. 25: 21, 23. Joy the reward of faithfulness in service. 
John 15: 8-11. Joy in fruit bearing. 
Matt. 6: 33. Make first things first. 
Our Great Soul-Winning Campaign 
(Program for Week Ending August 30) 
BY RUTH TYRRELL 
Opening Song: "There's a Work for Jesus." (No. 254 in "Gospel in 
Song," or "Loyalty to the Master," No. 484 in "Christ in Song.") 
Bible Doctrine Key Text Drill. (See p. 11.) 
Prayer. 
Announcements and Offering. 
Song: "Be a Messenger Somewhere for Jesus." (No. 63 in "Gospel in 
Song," or "Working, 0 Christ, With Thee," No. 977 in "Christ in 
Song.") 
Bible and Testimony Study: "What God Has Done and What He 
Expects." 
Leader's Talk: "Harvest Ingathering Proclamation." 
Talk: "This Way to Success." 
Talk. (Material to be taken from the Harvest Ingathering magazine.) 
Special Harvest Ingathering Victory Song. 
Presentation of Local Band Plans. 
Closing Song: "Yes, the Lord Can Depend on Me." (No. 288 in 
"Gospel in Song," or "Ask Not to Be Excused," No. 513 in "Christ 
in Song.") 
Benediction. 
Note to Leaders 
This program is to begin the Harvest Ingathering campaign. 
Let us make it a real beginning. Have the territory which 
you are to cover carefully mapped out, so that assignments can 
be made without delay. Appoint consecrated and enthusiastic 
leaders who will lead the Missionary Volunteers confidently 
into this great soul-winning campaign. Through your church 
missionary secretary secure the Harvest Ingathering magazines, 
authorization cards, and all other supplies obtainable. Sot a 
definite goal, and then begin at once to march toward it. Be-
fore you give out the supplies, gather Missionary Volunteers 
around the papers, and following the example of early workers 
in distributing literature, engage in an earnest season of prayer 
for true success in this campaign. 
Study: "What God Has Done and What He Expects" 
1. Gop blesses us, that we may be a blessing. Gen. 12: 1, 2. 
"Every good thing of earth was placed here by the bountiful 
hand of God as an expression of His love to man. The poor 
are His, and the cause of religion is His. The gold and the 
silver are the Lord's; and He could rain them from heaven if 
He chose. But instead of this He has made man His steward, 
intrusting him with means, not to be hoarded, but to be used 
in benefiting others. He thus makes man the medium through 
which to distribute His blessings on earth."-"Testimonies," 
Vol. IX, p. e55. 
2. God gave up all, that we might give up all. 2 Cor, 8: 9; 
Phil. 3: 8. 
"The foundation of the plan of salvation was laid hs sacrifice. 
Jesus left the royal courts, and became.poor, that we through 
His poverty might be made rich. All who share this salvation, 
purchased for them at such an infinite sacrifice by the Son of 
God, will follow the example of the True Pattern."-Id., 
III, p. 387. 
3. God loves us, that we may love Him and those whom He 
loves. 1 John 4: 19; 2 Cor. 5: 14; Eph. 5: 1, 2. 
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THE CHURCH OFFICERS' GAZETTE 
"Christ gave no stinted service. He did not measure His 
work by hours. His time, His heart, His soul and strength, 
were given to labor for the benefit of humanity. Through 
weary days He toiled, and through long nights He bent in 
prayer for grace and endurance that He might do a larger 
work, . . . To His workers He says, �
have given you an 
example, that ye should do as I have done.' "—"Gospel Work-
ers," pp. 293, 293. 
4. God saves us, that we may seek to save others. Matt. 4: 
19; Luke 22: 32. 
"The Son of God came to this world to leave an example of 
a perfect life. He sacrificed Himself for the joy that was 
set before Him,—the joy of seeing souls rescued from Satan's 
grasp, and saved in the kingdom of God. 'Follow Me,' was 
Christ's command. Those who follow His example will share 
in the divine work of doing good, and will finally enter into 
the joy of their Lord."—"Testimonies," 'Vol. IV, p. 615. 
"Resolve, not in your own strength, but in the strength and 
grace given of God, that you will consecrate to Him now, just 
now, every power, every ability. You will then follow Jesus 
because He bids you, and you will not ask where, or what re-
ward will be given. It will be well with you as you obey the 
word, 'Follow Me.' Your part is to lead others to the light by 
judicious, faithful efforts. 
Under the guardianship of the 
divine Leader, will to do, resolve to act, without a moment's 
hesitation."—/d., Vol. VIII, pp, 55, 56. 
Leader's Talk: "Harvest Ingathering Proclamation" 
WHEREAS, Our heavenly Father has again graciously permit-
ted the hand upon the great clock of time to strike the fall of 
the year; and, 
WHEREAS, God has definitely appointed the youth to be His 
helping hand, planning that they shall share in the responsi-
bility and labor of spreading the threefold message to the 
uttermost parts of the earth; and, 
WHEREAS, Since the official inauguration of the Harvest In-
gathering campaign by the General Conference Committee in 
1908, the young people of this denominaton have loyally en-
gaged in this missionary endeavor; 
Now therefore, in consideration of the foregoing, desiring 
that the young people of this movement shall continue and 
increase their activities along this line, the General Confer-
ence Missionary Volunteer Department does hereby designate 
and proclaim September 6 to October 18, 1930, as the period 
of this year when every Missionary Volunteer shall be engaged 
in the Harvest Ingathering campaign, endeavoring, individ-
ually, to reach the threefold goal: 
At least one soul won to Christ 
At least ten hours Ingathering work 
At least $10 for foreign missions 
In witness whereof the secretaries of the General department 
have hereunto set their hands in signature, with the keen antici-
pation that the young people within our ranks will on this occa-
sion, as they have done many times before, zealously share in 
the campaign, going forth in the Savour's strength to win souls 
at, home and provide means that they may be won in mission 
lands afar. �
M. E. KERN. 
H. T. ELLIOTT. 
C. L. BOND. 
Talk: "This Way to Success!" 
THIS caption caught my eye as I was scanning through the 
pages of a weekly magazine, and drew my attention to a new 
cookbook, just off the press, the recipes of which were so sim-
ple, the directions so explicit, that, if followed, successful cu-
linary results would absolutely be forthcoming. 
With the 1930 Harvest Ingathering campaign on my mind, 
especially that part of which will be carried by the Missionary 
Volunteers of this great advent movement, I pondered, and 
my thoughts ran like this: "Every loyal Missionary Volunteer 
believes in the aim and purpose of the campaign, the winning 
of souls at home and the raising of funds that souls may be 
won in those dark, heathen lands beyond. Why of course they 
do! But wouldn't it be fine, yes, wouldn't it be fine, if we 
could send into the field information so explicit, comprehensive, 
and complete that we could say to every society in every local 
church: 'This way to success, young people. Follow implicitly, 
and we guarantee your goals will be reached'?" 
As I pondered further, the thought burst, in all-enlightening 
force, upon my consciousness: "We can do exactly that." The 
power of reason answered cautiously: "No, not that! We can 
inform, we can suggest, we can instruct, we can inspire, but 
we can't guarantee results." Quick as a flash this argument 
was met, not by reason, but by faith: "We can! WE can!" 
Just note these words: "When we give ourselves wholly to 
God, and in our work follow His directions, He makes Himself 
responsible for its accomplishment. He would not have us 
conjecture as to the success of our honest endeavors. Not 
once should we even think of failure. We are to co-operate 
with One who knows no failure."—"Christ's Object Lessons," 
p. 363. Read also "Gospel Workers," p. 19, par. 2. 
There it is, young people, simple, plain, explicit, and abso-
lutely certain of successful results. "When we give ourselves 
wholly to God." "The Lord Jesus is our efficiency in all 
things." 0, what a different light it puts on the Harvest In-
gathering campaign! Thinking of it, calls to mind the story 
of a group of travelers who were going across the country, 
stopping each night at a different hotel. Among the company 
was a little girl, who, just learning to play the piano, had 
reached the stage of delight at a one-fingered tune. At every 
place they stopped she would rush to the hotel parlor, throw 
open the instrument, and start her one-fingered playing, much 
to the annoyance of the other members of the party. Finally 
they decided that if at the next place they spent the night 
the little girl persisted in this practice, they would appeal to 
her parents to put a stop to it. And sure enough the very 
next night the singsong tune was again begun. Staying at 
the same hotel, however, was a great musician who heard the 
sound of the piano, came to the door, stood a few minutes, 
then seated himself by the little girl's side. Placing his trained 
hands over hers, he began to improvise, and produced harmony 
so perfect, music so beautiful, that it attracted all within hear-
ing distance. When it was finished, a mighty burst of applause 
came from the listeners, and to the little girl the great musician 
said: "Stand up, my dear, it's your music they applaud." 
"When we give ourselves wholly to God!" Do you get the 
point? When we place our hands in His and the very life of 
Christ takes possession of us, we exchange our weakness for 
His strength, our ignorance for His wisdom, our failure for 
His success; "the Lord Jesus is our efficiency in all things," 
and our Harvest Ingathering work becomes not a one-fingered 
tune of failure, but a grand symphony of success, bringing a 
knowledge of the blessed truth of God to those whom we visit 
and providing means for the spread of our great mission work. 
May it be so in every Missionary Volunteer Society in every 
local church during this campaign! 
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Band work: Organize Sabbath schools, distribute foreign literature. 
THE CHURCH OFFICERS' GAZETTE 
MISSIONARY VOLUNTEER SERVICE BANDS 
The very purpose of organizing young people's societies in the Seventh-day Adventist denomination was 
that they might band together for service. Read the report of the committee appointed to study the 
development of the young people's work at the General Conference of 1901, in "Missionary Volunteers 
and Their Work," page 17. 
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Prayer and Personal Workers' Band 
Hints for Meditation and Discussion: 
1. Do not wait for a convenient opportunity to do per-
sonal, soul-winning work. Make the opportunity by setting 
other matters aside. 
2. Before you can show others the way to Christ, you must 
know the true way yourself. 
3. The life of a prayerless person will not win souls. 
4. To win souls we must love them. God measures our 
service by our love. 
5. A discouraged soul casts dark shadows upon the pathway 
of others. 
6. "Hope and courage are essential to perfect service for 
God." P. K., 164. 
7. Remember that you are not to work in your own strength. 
It is the Holy Spirit that convicts and converts souls. 
8. Don't preach. Never argue. Talk calmly, letting your 
own life be a demonstration of what God will do for others. 
9. Be persevering, but do not talk too much. There is 
little danger of doing too much praying, but there is danger 
of doing too much talking. 
10. As soon as possible, get those for whom you are working 
to pray. 
Suggestive Topics for Study and Discussion: 
1. Habit: (a) Our future destiny is determined by the habits 
we form. T., IV, 452: 1. (5) Habits of sobriety, self-control, 
close application, sensible conversation, patience, and true cour-
tesy are gained by diligent, close watching over self. T., IV, 
452: 2. 
(a) The indulgence of one evil habit opens the way 
for Satan to lead us astray. P, P., 452: 2. 
(d) Through 
Christ every evil habit may be conquered. M. H.,,175: 1. 
Personal question: Am I putting forth earnest persevering 
effort to cultivate habits of self-control, close application, pa-
tience, etc.? What are some of the evil habits which, unless 
overcome, will cause my destruction? 
2. Criticism: (a) Satan is the author of criticism. C. 0. L., 
44: 3. (5) Satan will lead those who are not working for 
others to indulge in criticism. T., IX, 39: 3. (c) Criticism 
withers spirituality. T., I, 145: 1. (d) When tempted to cen-
sure, you should ask, "Shall I stand without fault before the 
throne of God?" T., I, 705: 2. 
Personal question: We are admonished through the Spirit 
of prophecy: "Instead of criticizing and condemning others, 
say, �
must work out my own salvation. . . I must put 
away every evil from my life. I must overcome every fault. 
. Then, instead of weakening those who are striving against 
evil, I can strengthen them by encouraging words!" M. H., 
492: 3. Am I heeding this admonition/ 
3. Prayer: (a) We must have set times for meditation and 
prayer. M. H., 509:2. 
(b) We should also cultivate the 
habit of talking with the Saviour when alone, when walking, 
and when busy with our daily labor. M. H., 511, top of page. 
(c) When we ask for a blessing, we should believe that we 
receive it, and thank God for it. G. W., 261:3. (d) Those 
who devote some time every day to meditation and prayer and 
Bible study, will be connected with Heaven, and will have a 
soul-saving influence. T., V, 112: 4. 
Personal question: If I do not follow such plain instruction 
in regard to prayer, can I hope to attain eternal life? 
4. Discuss the chapter entitled, "Rejoicing in the Lord," in 
"Steps to Christ," pp. 119-132. 
MINNIE E. DADTHINEE. 
Review your work and study how to improve,-work for 
Juniors, letters or visits to the bereaved, flowers and literature 
to the sick and shut-ins, Bible readings, cottage meetings, jail 
work, help for the blind, open-air meetings, chores for widows, 
or whatever neighborhood service you have undertaken. The 
reports and discussions will bring new ideas, and perhaps en-
courage some timid members to begin. 
Have you tried branch Sabbath school or Sunday school 
work? The Sabbath school programs given this month ought 
to create an interest in this kind of work. One young woman 
all alone gathered the poor children of a certain section into 
a near-by park, on Sabbath afternoons, and told them Bible 
stories. This was followed by a distribution of Our Little 
Friend and the holding of an open-air Sabbath school. Then 
when the chilly days came, a vacant store building was secured 
and the Sabbath school went merrily along during the winter, 
with the help of others who were enlisted to help. The Lord 
wants young people who do things. Are you that kind? 
Literature and Correspondence Band 
THE programs given for both Senior and Junior young people 
this month on the foreigners in America are an opportunity 
for this band. Get in touch with the society leaders, and assist 
them in every way possible in determining what territory is 
available for distribution of foreign literature. If possible, 
before this program is given, procure copies of papers in the 
languages that you will be able to use, or have quantities on 
hand to begin systematic group work. Write to the Paeifie 
Press International Factory Branch, Brookfield, Ill., for infor-
mation and samples. If a group is being formed for this kind 
of work among the older people of your church, be sure to 
work in co-operation with them. Cover all the territory avail-
able, but nothing will be gained by duplication. In the Chris-
tian Help and Gospel Meeting band notes it is suggested that 
branch Sabbath, schools or Sunday schools be started as mis-
sionary work. You may be able to work in conjunction with 
them, members of this band giving out the foreign literature 
to older people who are unable to speak English, then with 
the other band members forming a Sabbath school among the 
children. Usually they understand the English, and they will 
be delighted with stories and songs. This is real missionary 
work which may bear fruit abundantly in years to come. 
The Harvest Ingathering program for Senior young people 
the last of this month indicates that there will soon be cam-
paign possibilities for this group of young people, as well as 
the entire Missionary Volunteer Society. Those who have the 
literature work especially upon their hearts, should step out 
and be real leaders in such a campaign. Join with the society 
leaders in laying definite and practical plans. Order supplies 
early, so that you may begin on time, and be "over the top" 
before the closing date for the campaign. Let us make this 
a soul-winning campaign. 
Missions at Home 
0 FRIEND, do you know that a work for the Lord 
Lies right at your very door? 
That your neighbor's heart may be just as dark 
As one on a foreign shore? 
For the souls that live in a heathen land, 
Where Christ is a name unknown, 
Need workers sore, but surely no more 
Than the missions we have at home. 
The people right there in the town where you live 
Are willing and eager to read; 
But fiction is high, for it's worthless to buy- 
Our papers are just what they need. 
In their own language written you'll find them today, 
They are good for the old and the young. 
Let us give them with zeal, for the truth they reveal 
In these dear people's own mother tongue. 
And who can foretell what results there will be 
If these papers we send far and wide? 
Our duty, indeed, is to scatter the seed, 
And God will the harvest provide. 
"The advent message to all the world" is our aim; 
In our youthful hearts let it burn, 
So that forth we shall go, till our neighbors all know 
That our Saviour soon will return. 
-Adapted. 
Christian Help and Gospel Meeting Band 
ONE thing young people need to acquire is the grace of con-
tinuance. It is much easier to start something than to keep 
it going. Determination, energy, and perseverance are neces-
sary to success in anything. It weakens the character of an 
individual, a band, or a society to begin an enterprise and 
then give it up for insufficient cause. It is written of Jesus 
in His work for humanity, "Having loved His own, . . He 
loved them unto the end." John 13: 1. We sing of that love, 
"0 love that will not let me go," but how weak and undepend-
able we often are in our work of love for Him and His children. 
Make your band meetings times for earnest prayer for the 
work you are attempting to do for God, and for yourselves 
that He will give you grace to persevere and to improve; and 
that in this service you may learn how to do better service in 
the future. Many a great missionary for God, whose reports 
you read, or whose biographies you have enjoyed, proved their 
mettle first in just such work as your band is doing. The 
light that does not shine near home, is not likely ever to 
chase away the darkness in a foreign land. 
Band work: Follow up jail work suggested in June GAZETTE. 
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THE CHURCH OFFICERS' GAZETTE 
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fuer accepts it without further ado. Yes, medical missions 
pay physically. 
"Do medical missions pay in their results spiritually? We 
believe that medical missionary work is a definite part of thq 
This p ge contains interesting mater al 1 r use of church eld rs and �
preaching of the gospel. We believe that the gospel can be 
conference workers in promo ing our foreign mission work. 
lived out in the lives of men and women so that even the 
OUP FOREIGN MISSION 
The Now Amazon Boat Mission 
AN excerpt or two from a recent letter from F. A. Stahl, 
telling of progress in the region of our Upper Amazon mission, 
will be of interest to all: 
"I shall be so glad when Our new boat arrives, We shall 
consider this a portable mission which will go to the people 
all along these rivers; for our mission here is a river mission. 
This boat ought to relieve me from a great deal of hardship 
which I have experienced up to this time. With this boat we 
can have a place to rest, and also carry with us necessary sup-
plies for treating the Indians, and proper food for ourselves. 
I am expecting this boat about the first of March. Surely 
God is good to us. 
"We are of good courage. The work is going forward. Two 
hundred seventy-three -were baptized in this mission during 
1929. Of these 222 were Indians, and 51 white believers. In 
a special way these people were gathered out amid great op-
position and persecution. ,At Contamana the enemies threatened 
to kill me if I baptized there. But they did not even say a 
word; for God had made some of them sick in the meantime, 
and I was able to help them. 
"At Yurimaguas, Mrs. Stahl was there taking care of our 
worker's wife. At that very time at one of our Sabbath meet-
ings the police came in, dispersed the congregation, and took 
our worker to jail. Mrs. Stahl sent a cable to the minister of 
government at Lima, and inside of four hours our brother was 
released. The police asked pardon of Mrs. Stahl, saying that 
there was a misunderstanding. This is now one of the most 
promising places we have in this mission. 
"Metraro and Cascadas are our missions among savages. 
Sabbath, August 24, I baptized 184 at Cascadas. Both these 
missions are in charge of Aymara Indians." 
An Aged Pilgrim Set Free 
WILLIAM STEELE writes from Venezuela telling of a mother 
of 'fourteen children, fourscore and eight years of age, long 
bound by the shackles of superstition and hurtful habits, having 
been set free. Of thiS really wonderful victory, to God's glory, 
he says: 
"Two years ago she heard the truth for the first time, and it 
reached her heart. The chains that for so many years had 
bound her to the vice of tobacco and superstitions were broken, 
and she rejoiced in her new freedom in Christ her Lord. 
"At the time that she accepted Jesus as her Saviour she was 
in poor health. She could scarcely walk. She asked the Lord 
to heal her that she might be baptized. Her prayer was an-
swered, for just recently she walked over a very difficult path 
to the sea one and one-half miles, and her heart was filled with 
great joy as she came up from the watery grave. 
"All but one of her sons are opposed to the truth. Naturally, 
the mother is made sad because her sons are against the truth; 
but' on the other hand, she rejoices that in her old age she 
has- forma iil,prtv from sin and vice through the power and 
merits of her Lord and Saviour." 
Do Medical Missions Pay? 
Dn. ADRIAN E. CLARK, who was compelled on the year of his 
long-anticipated furlough after seven years of service in India, 
to come home alone, leaving his beloved companion asleep in 
the compound of the new hospital in South India that together 
they had built up, writes: 
"Do medical missions pay? Do they pay financially, phys-
ically, spiritually? 
"As a rule, medical missions do not pay financially. Some 
may be self-supporting, but these are few in number as com-
pared with those more or less dependent upon the home 
churches for support. 
"Do medical missions pay from the physical standpoint? 
Surely they do, every day and hour they are in existence. In 
China, in Africa, in India, every day human wrecks straggle 
into -the hospital, hoping that here they may find physical relief. 
They come usually as the last resort. While Christian doctors 
cannot perform miracles as did Jesus, who healed all who came 
to Him, the physical relief may be short-lived before the poor 
sufferer passes on into the dark unknown of which he or she 
knows nothing. Their stay in the hospital may be too short 
for them to learn about that land beyond the grave, the doctor 
or hospital evangelist not being able to make them grasp very 
much of the gospel in their dying condition. Then there is a 
sort of fatalistic atmosphere which surrounds the people in 
these heathen countrieg,—I speak now of India, particularly,—
a state of mind in which they regard all misfortunes that befall 
them as having been foreordained by the gods. As the Hindu 
expresses it, 'It was written on the forehead,' so the poor suf- 
heathen may see in the lives of medical missionaries something 
which testifies of Jesus—iii their loving acts and words they 
testify that Jesus loves them too. Kindness is something the 
heathen men or women at first cannot understand. They think 
if the doctor leaves his home and friends and all the com-
forts of life to come to their land to help them, he has some 
ulterior motive in so doing, But when they see the life of Jesus 
lived out in the lives of these men and women, they begin to 
understand. And as they remain in the hospital for a time, 
and daily have opportunity to hear more about Jesus, and learn 
of their Saviour, they are led to believe on Him, and ninny 
accept him, So in India, in Africa, in China, and in the islands 
of the sea, many are learning about Jesus and His soon coming 
through the medium of the medical missionary work. It Pays." 
Brazilian Indians Now in School 
IN a recent letter from A. N. Allen, away back in the in-
terior of Brazil at our Araguaya Indian Mission, he passes on 
this good word: 
"Yes, we are now doing regular school work with the Indians. 
The Indians of three sections have moved around us, and our 
daughter, who graduated from the school in Santo Amoco 
recently, is teaching them. Then we are holding a night school 
for the older young people here. [He incloses pictures of their 
new school building, also of the daughter with the Indian chil-
dren about her. These look good, and we wish we had space to 
print them.] 
"The Indians are learning more of the truth continually. 
About twenty are out each Sabbath, sometimes more. We can 
see that the truth is changing some of their ideas and lives. 
When I baptized some of the Brazilians recently, several ln-
diens came to me and asked to be baptized also. We told them 
that is just what God wants, and then I explained to them 
how they can get ready. 
"Some one to lead out in the medical work here is our great-
est need at present. I do what I can, and God has greatly 
blessed, and to Him belongs all the honor. It is gratifying to 
meet men continually who say they would not now be alive had 
we not come here. This gives me an opportunity to point them 
to God the Great Physician who heals not only the body, but 
desires to heal sin-sick souls. Continue to pray for us here 
that the truth may find access to many hearts." 
The Gospel in Song 
THE announcement of Jesus' birth was first heralded to men 
by an angelic choir as it burst forth on the night air to the 
shepherds on the hills about Bethlehem. And why should not 
the glad tidings still be told through the medium of song/ 
G. Gudmundsen, connected with the Central Abyssinian Mis-
sion, tells what he found away back in the mountains: 
"One evening as I entered a mountain village, where I in-
tended to pass the night, I heard the beautiful voices of 
children. They were in a hut on the mountain slope, and 
were singing some of the hymns usually sung at our mission 
station in Asmara. I went to the hut and asked the children 
how they had learned all these hymns, for this place is about 
one month's journey from our mission station. The children 
told ins that some men from the village had joined a caravan 
party who were traveling to Asmara, and there they visited 
our mission and learned these hymns. When they returned to 
their village, they taught the children the hymns, and these 
children taught other children. Indeed, the Lord has wonderful 
ways of working." 
The Miracle of Changed Lives 
PETER NYGAARD, of the Santo Domingo Mission, tells us of 
the wonderful transformations being witnessed in men's lives 
in his section of the world field: 
"A general awakening to the fact that this is a God-given 
message, is noted everywhere, and many speak highly of the 
truths presented and of the elevated moral standard seen among 
the believers. It seems a mystery to many how those accus-
tomed to all kinds of vices, including tobacco and liquors, can 
leave them off, and be happy and contented without these 
things that formerly made up their pleasures. Several have 
told us that they would not have believed such transformations 
could be effected in persons as are seen in Mr. A, B, or C, had 
they not seen it with their own eyes. 'We have never seen 
anything like it before. It is a miracle.' Yes, truly, it is 
a miracle of the first magnitude to see a person saturated with 
all kinds of vices during a lifetime, to turn in one day from all 
these things unto the gospel, and be liberated from all this sin 
and slavery of the devil, becoming children of the living God, 
to thus show forth the divine nature and virtues in their lives. 
Without contradiction it is the miracle of miracles." 
MISSION BOARD.