That Word "All" in the Lord's Statement 
RING ye all the tithes into the 
storehouse, that there may be 
meat in Mine house, and prove 
Me now herewith, saith the 
Lord of hosts, if I will not open you 
the windows of heaven, and pour you 
out a blessing, that there shall not be 
room enough to receive it." 
The Lord here addresses a whole 
nation of tithepayers. Israel's leaders, 
as well as the people themselves, be-
lieved in honoring the Lord with a 
tithe of their increase, to be brought in 
from the first fruits of their flocks 
and fields. Yet this latest recorded 
word of the prophets before Christ's 
first advent, bears testimony from 
God's lips that not "all" the tithe due 
Him was brought into His storehouse. 
"Ye have robbed Me," He charges His 
people. That they wero paying tithe 
seems clear, for apparently in wonder 
they ask, "Wherein have we robbed 
Thee?" This would appear to be an 
honest question. One would conclude 
that they did not know they were 
robbing the Lord. They paid tithe. 
They were credited with being a tithe-
paying nation. Yet, somehow, some 
one or ones, if not all, were failing in 
bringing in "all" their tithes. This 
certainly was true, or the Lord would 
not go on to explain, "Bring ye all the 
tithes into the storehouse." He did 
not charge that they had not paid in 
some of their tithe. No. He was 
asking for that portion due Him that 
they had not paid in. Blessings were 
awaiting them when they should bring 
in "all" their tithe. As matters then 
stood, the channels of blessing were 
clogged because tithe was being with-
held which belonged to the Lord; 
hence the charge, "Ye have robbed Me, 
even this whole nation." 
Something Else Once Kept Back 
There were Ananias and Sapphira 
who supposedly brought to the apostles 
all the money they had received for a 
possession sold. It was not for what 
they brought in that they lost their 
lives, but rather it was for that which 
they kept back, while professing to 
bring it all in, that brought upon them 
the swift judgment from God. 
"Every one is to be his own assessor, 
and is left to give as he purposes in his 
heart. But there are those who are 
guilty of the same sin as Ananias and 
Sapphira, thinking that if they with-
hold a portion of what God claims in 
the tithing system, the brethren will 
never know it. Thus thought the guilty 
Couple whose example is given us as 
a warning. God in this case proves 
that He searches the heart."—"Testi-
monies," Vol. IV, p. 469. 
This refers to willful, studied with-
holding of the tithe. Some of us may 
have failed unknowingly in bringing 
in all the tithe. Let us use to 
illustrate, one or two recent personal 
examples, from which, perhaps, we 
may draw a lesson. 
A Question Involving the Tithe 
A brother writes in from the field 
seeking counsel touching this very 
question of determining how he shall 
compute the tithe belonging to the 
Lord. He writes: 
"My wife recently had an operation 
at the �
 Sanitarium. As we are in 
poor circumstances the local confer-
ence paid a certain portion of our ac-
count directly to the sanitarium, with 
the understanding that this was not to 
be paid back, as it came from the poor 
fund. Then the church took up an of-
fering which was given us to help in 
this emergency. I am seeking further 
counsel as to which of these sums of 
money I am to pay tithe on, if not on 
both." 
Another Case Cited 
Before reaching a conelusion on the 
above question, let us consider another 
actual business transaction known to 
us, which is along another line. 
A worker being transferred to a 
certain denominational center, who 
was financially circumscribed, found it 
necessary to borrow a sum of money. 
A friend and brother lent him the sum 
needed, taking only his note, on inter-
est, for security. The interest each 
year was faithfully paid when due, 
with this exception: on three occasions 
the brother, in the goodness of his 
heart, either returned the interest 
cheek or wrote before it was due, 
forgiving it, at the same time endors-
ing on the note the full amount of the 
year's interest as if it had actually 
been paid him. All interest payments, 
besides these three mentioned, were 
paid with tithed money. What about 
paying the tithe on the interest due for 
those years when these payments were 
forgiven I Should the tithe on these 
also be paid? 
The responsibility of meeting all 
yearly interest payments rested upon 
the brother borrowing the money. 
Had these not been forgiven, the 
poorer brother, in meeting his obliga-
tion, would have had to pay them in 
some way, as he paid the others, from 
funds that had been tithed. This 
being true, could he be clear with the 
Lord and not tithe the amount of in-
terest forgiven—in actual facts, given 
him? In other words, would he be 
justified, even when circumscribed 
financially, in using the Lord's tithe 
in meeting a part of his own personal 
obligation in paying all his interest 
dues? "These gifts to him were 
clearly a cash increase to his income; 
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hence they should be tithed," you will 
say. Yes; and in failing to pay it, 
would he not fail in bringing into 
the Lord's treasury "all" his tithes 
And would not the same principles 
apply to one settling his personal 
obligations in meeting an account in-
curred by himself or a member of his 
family undergoing treatment, includ-
ing perhaps surgery, at a sanitarium? 
Was not money given him by the 
conference and the church helping him 
to meet his own personal obligations 
at the sanitarium? 
The word is, "Bring ye all the tithes 
into the storehouse." It may require 
the exercise of firm trust and faith in 
God to fulfill one's tithing obligations 
to the Lord; yet the sure promise still 
stands, "Prove Me now herewith, saith 
the Lord of hosts, if I will not . . . 
pour you out a blessing, that there 
shall not be room enough to receive 
it." 
Claiming the Promise 
EVERYTHING 
pertaining to the 
transformation of a sinner into a 
son of the living God, depends upon 
the act of the mind in claiming the 
great promises of God. 
True faith accepts and claims all 
that God offers to it, and believes that 
it possesses it, without reference to 
emotions of any kind. Jesus made 
this perfectly clear when He said: 
"Have faith in God. . . . Therefore 
I say unto you, What things soever 
ye desire, when ye pray, believe that 
ye receive them, and ye shall have 
them." Mark 11:22-24. 
This act of claiming the promise is 
vital. Without it all else is powerless 
to transform the life. One may re-
pent, confess his sins, mourn over his 
weakness, fast and pray; but there is 
no power in any of these things to lift 
the soul out of its troubles. What it 
needs is a Saviour, mighty to save, 
who can reach down a strong hand 
from above and grasp the hand, out-
stretched in weakness, but filled with 
rich promises that God has given. The 
sinner is then lifted out of self, the 
new song of deliverance is put in his 
heart, and he triumphantly praises 
God. He then enters upon a new life 
experience. In this act of faith, the 
soul triumphs. 
True faith lays bold of, and claims, 
the promised blessing before it is 
realized and felt. We must send up 
our petitions in faith within the second 
veil, and let our faith take hold of 
the promised blessing, and claim it as 
ours. Count the many free gifts of-
fered in Romans 5:15-21, and claim 
every one of them as your own. 
"Received into the heart, the leaven 
of truth will regulate the desires, 
purify the thoughts, and sweeten the 
disposition. It quickens the faculties 
of the mind and the energies of the 
soul. It enlarges the capacity for 
feeling, for loving."—"Christ's Object 
Lessons," p. 101. 
In all of His great promises it has 
pleased God to hide His own divine 
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nature. As He has placed in the 
kernel of every nut the life principle, 
which, when planted and released, pro-
duces itself a thousandfold, just so 
has God placed His own divine nature 
in all His exceeding great promises; 
and man, by opening the heart to re-
ceive His gracious gifts, may be a 
partaker of the divine nature hidden 
therein. 2 Peter 1:3, 4. 
"By faith in Him as a personal 
Saviour the union is formed. The 
sinner unites his weakness to Christ's 
strength, his emptiness to Christ's full-
ness, his frailty to Christ's enduring 
might. Then he has the mind of 
Christ. The humanity of Christ has 
touched our humanity, and our hu-
manity has touched divinity. Thus 
through the agency of the Holy Spirit 
man becomes a partaker of the divine 
nature. He is accepted in the Be-
loved."—"The Desire of Ages," pp. 
675, 676. �
G. B. STARR. 
I SAW that God's holy name should 
be used with reverence and awe. The 
words God Almighty are coupled to-
gether and used by some in prayer 
[and preaching] in a careless, thought-
ess manner, which is displeasing to 
Him.... Said the angel, "Couple them 
not together; for fearful is His 
name."—`Early Writings," p. 
Gospel Sparks 
CAUGHT by the stenographer from 
the workers' desk at a recent camp 
meeting. 
"There will be no room for sin in 
the heart that is filled to overflowing 
with the love of God." 
"The depth of the world's suffering 
and misery marks the extent to which 
the teaching of Jesus has been re-
jected." 
"As the home is a failure without 
love, despite the courtesies and kind-
nesses we endeavor to extend, so it is 
equally useless to try to serve God 
without love." 
"The Christ we preach is not a 
sectarian Christ, nor a conventional 
Christ, but the indwelling Christ, Re-
deemer, glorious Lord, and coming 
King." 
"Daniel viewed the judgment, and 
fainted. Felix heard about the judg-
ment, and trembled. We live in the 
judgment hour, and can we be in-
different?" 
"The disciples were disappointed, 
because they failed to believe all the 
prophets had spoken. Many believers 
today will be disappointed because 
they fail to believe what the Spirit of 
prophecy has spoken." 
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ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD THROUGH THE PRINTED PAGE 
Suggestive Program for Sabbath 
Service, May 7 
OPENING SONG: "The Time Is Near," 
No. 923 in "Christ in Song." 
PRAYER. 
DEVOTIONAL: Revelation 18:1. Explain 
meaning in light of "Testimonies," 
Vol. VII, p. 140. 
BUGLE CALLS TO LITERATURE MINIS-
TRY: Assign quotations to be read 
by different members of congrega-
tion. 
SONG: "Pray for Reapers," No. 700 in 
"Christ in Song." 
MISSIONARY REPORT. 
CHURCH MISSIONARY OFFERING. 
SERMON: "Enlightening the World 
Through the Printed Page." (Read 
or glean from the excellent articles 
furnished for this service by J. E. 
Shultz, C. E. Weaks, J. D. Snider, 
J. P. Huenergardt.) 
TALK BY MISSIONARY LEADER: "What 
Our Church Has Done, Is Doing, and 
Should Do in Literature Ministry." 
CLOSING SONG: "Even Unto the End," 
No. 537, in "Christ in Song." 
BENEDICTION. 
Note to Leaders 
The literature ministry is a subject 
so wide in its scope and so all-inclusive 
in its application, that no pastor or 
conference worker will hesitate to give 
it right of way on this first Sabbath 
of May. A number of our denomina-
tional leaders have prepared special 
messages for our people on this oc-
casion, which we are happy to present 
herewith. Leaders should read all 
these articles carefully and choose that 
which can be used most effectively in 
presenting a clearer view of the great 
work being accomplished through our 
literature. Many experiences are 
given in the various articles furnished, 
and these will serve to good purpose. 
A survey of what has been accom-
plished through the Missions Exten-
sion Fund in the establishment of 
small printing plants in many parts 
of the world, will surely be most 
gratifying. It is thrilling to know 
that our individual part in the Mis-
sions Extension work during the years 
has really made such a vast work pos- 
sible, and to be assured that night and 
day a steady stream of truth-filled 
literature is being sent forth from the 
mission presses. But right here at 
home, where we have so much litera-
ture, in all languages, the present 
volume of circulation, immense though 
it is, ought to be a hundred times 
greater. This increase should be felt 
in all channels of promotion—Home 
Bible Study and King's Pocket 
League, tract racks, public-reading-
room literature racks, public libraries 
and offices, house-to-house work in 
lending and selling, etc. The year is 
fast hastening on, bearing its record 
of individual response to the oppor-
tunities all about us. Are we satisfied 
that we are doing all we can? The 
command of the Lord to the church is 
definite and all-inclusive: "Let every 
believer scatter broadcast tracts and 
leaflets and books containing the mes-
sage for this time." 
GEN. CONF. HOME MISS. DEPT. 
Count Not the Cost 
COUNT not the cost, if thou wouldst gain 
the goal 
The world is nought when measured 
with thy soul. 
If thou wouldst win the fight, 
Then set thyself aright. 
And reckon nought as loss, 
But bravely bear thy cross. 
Keep thou thine eye, not on the crown 
you'll wear, 
But on thy Lord, whose burdens now 
you share. 
Ask not to lay thy burden down, nor 
quit the fray ; 
The battle must be won while waits the 
day. 
Take up the fight anew; 
No meed to thee is due 
Till thou host done thy best! 
Till then, what need of rest? 
Thy blade, unworn, is long—far from its 
hilt. 
Spend all thy strength! What if thy 
blood is spilt? 
The prize awaits the ending of the race; 
 
thenino service shun, nor homeward 
face. 
Thy peace? Of self there's none! 
Thy hope? In Christ to come! 
Thy joy? To hear "Well done I" 
Thy song? "The victory won!" 
Then gird thy loins, and face thy Mas- 
ter's foe. 
The cause is His. With MDT who fears 
to go? 
I. II. EVANS. 
Hidden Interest Brought to 
Light 
BY JAMES EARL SHULTzi 
Editor, Watchman Magazine 
B
"Tsanctify the Lord God in your 
hearts: and be ready always to 
give an answer to every man that 
asketh you a reason of the hope that 
is in you with meekness and fear." 
1 Peter 3:15. This text was forcibly 
impressed upon my mind when in mak-
ing a trip through one of our Central 
States I went to the dressing room of 
a transcontinental train early one 
morning, where I was joined by a most 
genial gentleman with whom I en-
gaged in profitable conversation. One 
or two others listened, for we were 
discussing our times and their mean-
ing. Soon this interesting gentleman 
excused himself to go back to his berth 
for a few minutes. As he left the 
room, another man inquired, "Are you 
acquainted with that man?" I said, 
"No, but I found him a most intelli-
gent student of current events, and he 
seems to be interested in their spiritual 
significance." 
"Well," said he, "I happen to know 
who he is. That is Judge �
one 
of the most capable jurists of this 
State, who is now representing his 
district in the United States Con-
gress." 
Returning to the dressing room, the 
judge resumed the conversation, and 
then we went to the dining ear to-
gether for breakfast. To his inquiry 
as to whether I were a lawyer, I said, 
"No, I am not a lawyer. I am a re-
ligious editor." Replying to his ques-
tion as to my denominational affilia-
tions, I replied, "I am a Seventh-day 
Adventist." And he said, "Well, I am 
glad to meet you, for I hold your peo-
ple in high esteem, and to two of your 
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magazines I am greatly indebted for,. 
spiritkal direction in meeting the prob-
lems incident to my, office and re-
sponsibility in Congress," He was 
quite interested when he found that I 
was the editor of 'one of the magazines 
which he' had read with appreciation, 
but he added: �
have not been receiv- 
ing it the last few months. The sales-
woman who brOught it to my office has 
ceased to make her visits, and being in 
Washington much of the time, I have 
been unable to recall the place of pub-
lication, but I want you to know that I 
think you people have an excellent lit-
erature, and that you are making a 
wonderful contribution to current 
journalism. It is a fact that most of 
what is being done by way of legisla-
tion is experimental. We are going at 
it as blind :men. The most altruistic 
are hoping that something that is done 
will chance to be the right thing, but 
nobody actually, knows. But when I 
pick up your magazines I understand 
better the cause of all this confusion 
and uncertainty, and it impresses me 
with the responsibility of those who 
try to direct the nation's destiny." 
I relate this incident to show the 
importance of the work which our laity 
may be doing in distributing our mes-
sage-filled literature. They may feel 
in going from office to office, where 
of ttimes they are refused, or receive 
scant courtesy at the hands of the 
public, that their labor is but lightly 
regarded, but who can tell just what 
minds are being influenced by that 
which is being done? When I related 
this incident at the camp meeting in 
that conference, there were a number 
who were ready to see that this con-
scientious Congressman received the 
literature which he desired. At the 
close of the meeting a wonderful little 
woman, representative of that group 
who work tirelessly to scatter our 
printed page, came up to have a word 
with me. She told me that she was 
the one who had taken the magazine 
to the office of this judge, that she 
knew something of his interest, but 
was not aware of the depth of his 
concern to be fully aware of the spirit-
ual significance of the developments of 
our times, Circumstances seemed to 
make it impossible for her to continue 
her work, but she added, "Had I 
known that the judge was really so 
interested, I would have made a special 
effort to see that he received the litera-
ture desired." 
And doubtless there are -scattered 
among our believers in our various 
churches, large and small, those whom 
God would use to carry a message to 
men who want an understanding of 
the times. They are doubtless busy 
people, whose daily responsibilities in-
sistently demand their attention, but 
if they can recognize that in every life 
there come opportunities for special 
service for God, they will be able to do 
a work in these trying times that will 
redound to the glory of His name. 
"Thank God for Seventh-day 
Adventists" 
Several years ago I met a man who 
had attained the heights of intellectual 
greatness. He had enjoyed the friend-
ship of one of America's beloved Presi-
dents. He approached me with 'the 
words, "Thank God for Seventh-day 
Adventists! They,ide still the salt of 
the earth. While others aye preaching 
a willy-nilly message of sentimental 
love, devoid 'of personal responsibility, 
Seventh-day Adyentists are teaching 
that 'whatsoever a man soweth, that 
shall he also reap.' 'You are placing 
squarely upon the- shoulders of men 
and women the responsibility for their 
conduct, by stressing obedience to the 
ten commandments. It is only such 
preaching that will save' us from 
banditry and the destruction of our 
civilization. I repeat, Thank God for 
Seventh-day Adventists! For were it 
not for them the world would not be 
worth saving." 
That man was not a Seventh-day 
Adventist. He was not even in 
harmony with all that Seventh-day 
Adventists teach, but he knew' what 
constitutes real Seventh-day Adventist 
teaching, and he knew what Seventh-
day Adventists may accomplish for 
the world. Would that all 'had a 
proper perspective of our privileges as 
well as of our opportunities and re-
sponsibilities. This would lead to an 
accurate self-appraisement, which in 
turn would lead to a humble reliance 
upon God, that each might "be ready 
always to give an answer to every man 
that asketh - . . a reason for the hope 
- with meekness and fear." 
The Mission of Seventh-day 
Adventists 
I recall having heard Dr. P. T. 
Magan tell years ago, when I was 
a young lad, of two classes that com-
prised the membership of the Seventh-
day Adventist Church. He said there 
wore the active Christians and there 
were those who exerted a silent in-
fluence; and to illustrate, he referred 
to a personal experience which came 
to him in Chicago, The day was cold; 
the thermometer was hovering peril-
ously near the zero mark, and a 
mercilessly biting wind was blowing 
violently off Lake Michigan. He was 
walking down ono of the main thor-
oughfares, and had concluded that 
because of the intense cold he must 
find a place of shelter, if only for a 
few minutes. Seeing a massive struc-
ture ahead, with great, imposing doors 
above which was a sign which sug-
gested shelter and comfort, he at-
tempted to enter, but the door was 
locked. Said the doctor, "That was a 
Christian church, and it stood there in 
all its magnificence, exerting a silent 
influence in behalf of Christianity. I 
went on farther. I turned down Clark 
Street. I heard music issuing from a 
certain place, and above its' door was 
written, 'Welcome.' As I approached 
the door, a man came out, and the 
warmth from within struck me with 
most pleasing effect. Looking in at 
the open door I could see a stove al-
most red hot, suggesting comfort and 
protection from the elements. That 
place was a saloon, It was not exert-
ing a silent influence, but was actively 
engaged in its mission. The barred 
doors, to the church were shuttling men 
to this door of hell, because its keep-
ers were exerting other than a silent 
influence!' 
And perhaps that story, told over 
a third of a century ago, is apropos 
to our time. Certainly men today are 
perplexed with the outlook. They 
know not what the future portends, 
and they are anxious, for some one to 
show them the way out of the storm. 
Such is the mission of Seventh-day 
Adventists. That is the reason for our 
existence. He who can interpret the 
trend of the times is as a voice of one 
crying in the wilderness of desolating 
sin. God will hold us responsible for 
the light that is ours, and happy will 
be the estate of such as recognize this 
responsibility and are able to speak 
"as one having authorityi for "a word 
fitly spoken is like apples of gold in 
pictures of silver." Prov. 25:11. 
9V �
Is, 
"A MAN who seeks prominence is 
not a leader; a man who seeks results 
is a leader." 
Vol. 25, • No. 5 �
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True to the Divine Pattern 
BY J. D. SNIDER, 
Manager, Book Department, Review 
and Herald 
IN days of old, the Lord called 
Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and 
seventy of the elders to come up into 
Mt. Sinai, and there He gave Moses a 
complete pattern of the tabernacle 
which was to be built. He also gave 
instruction as to how they should 
proceed with its erection. For forty 
days and forty nights Moses was hid-
den in the cloud-capped, fire-riven sum-
mit in communication with Jehovah. 
Up to this time there had never 
been a house of worship erected to 
God. Hundreds of thousands have 
been built since, but so far as sacred or 
secular history indicates, this was the 
first. And after God had showed 
Moses how to construct the tent of 
meeting, He added this parting ad-
monition: "Look that thou make them 
after their pattern, which was showed 
thee in the mount." Ex.'25:40. 
This was Moses' greatest lesson in 
architecture, and when he came down 
from the mountain he knew what to 
build and bow to build it. In his 
mind the unbuilt tabernacle Was al-
ready a real thing. He could see the 
gold and.silver, the purple and scarlet, 
the linen and goats' hair, the candle-
sticks and the lamps. Every stake.was 
driven, every curtain Was in place. 
All that tdok place afterward was 
simply the' transference of the plan 
from the realm of ideas to the realm of 
reality. 'nut the vision given to Moses 
in the heights led to -most exacting 
work down on the plains. Thus must 
it ever be—from the mount of vision 
we descend -UV the level of practical 
deeds in carrying out the divine plan. 
Just as surely as the Lord gave 
ancient Israel the task of building 
a tabernacle to shadow forth the glory 
of Jehovah, just so surely has He given 
modern Israel the far greater task of 
giving to mankind the last message of 
warning and mercy that this world will 
ever receive. And He has not omitted 
to give to His followers today a pat-
tern revealing how this task is to be 
accomplished. 
Through the gift of prophecy which 
has so often guided this people, word 
came to us years ago that "in a large 
degree through our publishing houses 
is to be accomplished the work of that 
other angel who comes down from 
heaven with great power and who 
lightens the earth with his glory."—
"Testi/monies," Vol. VII, p. 140. And 
so our pioneers believed and taught 
from the very beginning of this move-
ment. As early as 1855, Elder James 
White wrote that we could never hope 
to reach the masses through the ef-
forts of our ministers and workers 
alone, but that we would have to ac-
complish much of our work through the 
ministry of the printed page. 
A New and Inspiring Situation 
' Daniel's prophecy foretold an in-
crease of knowledge as one sign of 
the time of the end. We see that 
situation now. Knowledge has been 
increased to a degree never before 
known in the history of the world. 
For us, the chief significance of this 
statement does not �
the fact that 
in this new situation nations have an 
interesting and recently developed 
touchstone by which social groups 
measure the literacy and fitness Of 
their members. Rather, as workers 
and leaders in the cause of God, we 
must recognize in this new and in. 
spiring situation a dominant force in-
tended by God to open the way for a 
"quick work" in the proclamation of 
the third angel's message. In the 
presence of the transforming influence 
which this increase of knowledge is 
working in the daily life and thonglik 
of people in every walk uf life, creat-
ing in this generation the most alert 
and inquisitive state of mind the race 
has ever known, we face the most 
promising situation of mental alert-
ness and spirit of inquiry which the 
gospel message has ever confronted. 
The Extent of Our Literature ' 
Work 
And it is no accident that we have 
such an abundance of literature edu-
cationally and spiritually fit to meet 
every need created by this new period 
of increased knoWledge. -Books, maga-
zines, periodicals; and tracts, written 
in many languages,' pioneer the way 
for the living presieher; reinforce his 
work when he arrives on the scene, and 
stabilize his converts when he leaves. 
This is as it should -be, for the divin 
pattern given in the early days of thi 
movement clearly indicates that the 
treasure of truth entrusted to the ad 
vent believers should be published to 
the world. "You must begin to print 
a little paper," the message said, "and 
send it out to the people. Let it be 
small at Mat; but as the people read 
BUGLE CALLS TO LITERATURE MINISTRY 
"Church members, awake to the importance of the circula-
tion of our literature, and devote more time to this work."—
"Christian Service," p. 147. 
"We must carry the publications to the people and urge them 
tar accept."—"Christian Service," p. 146. 
"If there is one work more important than another, it is 
that of getting our publications before the public."—"Col- 
porteur Evangelist," p. 80. �
- 
"Let every believer scatter broadcast tracts and leaflets and 
books containing the message for this time."—"Christian Serv-
ice," p. 145. 
"Carry with you, wherever you go, a package of select tracts, 
which you can hand out as you have opportunity."—"Christian 
Service," p. 151. 
"The press is an instrumentality by which many are reached 
whom it would be impossible to reach by ministerial effort."—
"Testimonies," Vol. V, P. 388. 
"In our erring judgment we may think it unwise to give 
literature to the very ones who would accept the truth most 
readily."—"Christian Service," p. 153. 
"Papers and books are the Lord's means of keeping the 
message for this time continually before the people."—"Testi-
monies," Vol. VI, p. 315. 
"Many of God's people are to go forth with our publications 
into places whore the third angel's message has never been pro-
claimed."—"Testimonies," Vol. IX, p. 33. 
"The printed word of truth is to be translated into different 
languages, and carried to the ends of the earth."—"Testi-
monies," Vol. IX, p. 26. 
"The truth must not be muffled now. . . . Unvarnished truth 
must be spoken in leaflets and pamphlets, and these must be 
scattered like the leaves of autumn."—"Testimonies," Vol. 
IX, p. 231. 
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they will send you means with which 
to print, and it will be a success from 
the first. From this small beginning 
it was shown to me to be like streams 
of light that went clear round the 
world."—"Life Sketches," p. 125. 
How graphically these prophetic 
-words from the servant of God portray 
the progress made since then! Today 
we have seventy-three publishing 
houses serving all the great language 
areas of earth. The aggregate sales of 
these houses average nearly four mil-
lion dollars a year. Since this work 
was first organized, more than one 
hundred and fifteen million dollars' 
worth of denominational literature has 
been distributed from our publishing 
centers. The sun never sets on the 
work of our faithful literature evan-
gelists who now distribute our litera-
ture in 194 languages. Every letter 
of the English alphabet begins the 
name of one or more languages in 
which we have literature proclaiming 
the advent message, and more lan-
guages are being added every year. 
According to the most recent statistics 
available, we publish 282 periodicals 
and magazines, 1,955 bound books, 
1,068 pamphlets, and 4,657 tracts—a 
total of 7,962 separate publications, 
with a combined value of $2,283.29. 
But to say this is not to say enough. 
For, impressive as these figures are, 
they do not tell the whole story. The 
far-reaching influence of this great 
stream of literature which flows 
steadily out from our publishing cen-
ters cannot be measured by man and 
will not be known in full until the day 
of God. But even now, we know that 
through this medium thousands of 
firmly established believers have found 
the light of present truth. 
One of our workers has well said: 
"Go to any group of Seventh-day Ad-
ventists almost anywhere in the world, 
and ask how they came into the mes-
sage, and the second largest number 
in that group will tell you that they 
came into the message through reading 
our literature." Of course, in hun-
dreds of instances the largest number 
in the group would gladly admit that 
they found their way into the truth 
through our literature, and in many 
instances the entire group would grate-
fully acknowledge their debt of grati-
tude to its inky pages. 
To summarize: (1) God has pre• 
pared the world for a quick work in 
the closing scenes of earth's history. 
As foretold by Christ, knowledge has 
been increased. The days of illiteracy 
are gone in practically all civilized 
countries. This is a generation of 
readers. (2) God has vouchsafed to 
this people a great wealth of literature 
through which answer may be given to 
the honest questionings of the stimu-
lated and enriched intellects which this 
age of increased knowledge has de-
veloped. (3) God calls upon this peo-
ple to scatter literature "like the 
leaves of autumn," until the truth of 
God for this generation is proclaimed 
in every clime and the entire earth is 
lightened with its glory. 
Multiplying Evidences 
Ey o. E. WEARS, 
Secretary, General Conference Publishing 
Department 
"Arran these things I saw another 
angel come down from heaven, having 
great power; and the earth was light-
ened with his glory." Rev. 18:1. 
Here we have a divine picture of the 
finishing of the work of God on earth. 
And in further reference to this angel 
we are more definitely informed as to 
how his work of enlightening the earth 
is accomplished: "In a large degree 
through our publishing houses is to be 
accomplished the work of that other 
angel who comes down from heaven 
with great power, and who lightens the 
earth with his glory."—"Testimonies," 
Vol. VII, p. 140. And further state- 
ments from the same authority are 
these: "The great and wonderful work 
of the last gospel message is to be 
carried on now as it has never been 
before. The world is to receive the 
light of truth through an evangelizing 
ministry of the word in our books and 
periodicals. Our publications are to 
show that the end of all things is at 
hand."—"Colporteur Evangelist," p. 
100. 
Evidences of the fact that people in 
all parts of the world are being 
brought to the light of the gospel mes-
sage through the reading of our litera-
ture are multiplying rapidly. As a 
young tailor sat plying his needle in 
a little town in Eastern Europe, a eol-
porteur entered and gave the canvass 
for his book. After listening to all 
that the eolporteur said regarding 
God's message to the world at this 
time, the tailor purchased the book. 
He was much impressed with all that 
was said, but especially with the part-
ing words of the colporteur, who in 
bidding him good-by, said: "You are 
a young man, and God wants you to 
keep His Sabbath and be a missionary 
for Him in all the houses and towns 
around here." Although the tailor had 
a very meager idea of what it meant 
to be a missionary, a new impulse 
gripped his heart. He began reading 
the book, and prayed to God to show 
him the path of duty. Before the end 
of the week he had resolved that he 
would keep the Sabbath, and informed 
his employer that he could not work 
on Saturday. The employer thought 
the young man had gone crazy, but 
permitted him to have the Sabbath 
free. So the tailor spent the Sabbath 
in the forest, alone with God. And 
what a happy day it was, as he listened 
to the singing of the birds in the out-
door cathedral, and studied his Bible 
and prayed. There were no other Sab- 
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bathkeepers in the town where he lived, 
but he soon got in touch with the 
Seventh-day Adventist mission in that 
part of the country, and the next year 
found him engaged in the colporteur 
work. For a number of years he has 
been our enthusiastic colporteur leader 
in a field where because of much perse-
cution, God's work requires men who 
are brave and ready to endure hard-
ship for the advancement of the 
gospel. 
A young African boy, working as a 
servant in a home, recognized the 
call of God to go forth with our litera-
ture. He not only sold books, but gave 
Bible studies wherever he found peo-
ple interested. God blessed his efforts, 
and in a very short time this young 
boy was surrounded by a group of 
fifty-seven loyal believers in the third 
angel's message, who had been won 
through the truth-filled literature. 
From another part of the world 
comes the story of a man who was at 
one time a thief, making it his busi-
ness to break into houses and carry 
away the spoils. On one such venture 
he hastily gathered up everything in 
sight, and later found that he had 
carried away a book bearing a strange 
title. Although this book was not 
what he wanted, his curiosity led him 
to glance through it. A power seemed 
to grip his attention, for he had never 
read anything like this before. The 
still small voice of conscience seemed 
to speak the message "steal no more." 
Then the battle began to rage be-
tween right and wrong. Today that 
man is no longer a thief, but a humble, 
happy child of God, spending his life 
in selling truth-filled literature. 
The superintendent of one of our 
missions in South America writes of 
difficulties encountered in that field 
because the population is widely scat-
tered and traveling facilities are very 
meager. Railroads and highways are 
almost unknown, and in the mountain-
ous districts the only means of travel 
is by mule back. Under these condi-
tions the faithful colporteur is the first 
to enter new territory and scatter seeds 
of truth. He passes on from village to 
village, not knowing of the result of his 
seed sowing, and often very happy sur-
prises come to light. Just recently 
word reached the mission, of a village 
situated in remote territory, where 
every inhabitant is keeping the Sab-
bath, having read the literature pur-
chased from the colporteur; and from 
this village comes an urgent call for 
some one to come and instruct them 
fully from God's word. 
In a place where the government 
had placed a restriction upon religious 
work, both Catholic and Protestant, a 
colporteur ventured in. After selling 
a book to a merchant in the place, he 
went on his way. But the message in 
the book spoke to the heart of this 
merchant, and ho responded to the 
light. He began to talk to his cus-
tomers and his neighbors, explaining 
and reading to them from the book. 
When the colporteur returned to the 
village some months later, he found a 
group of one hundred and fifty people 
meeting with the merchant and his son 
each Sabbath, and keeping the Sab-
bath as best they knew. Soon a 
minister was sent to care for the 
interest, and seventy-five people were 
baptized. Surely this is wonderful 
fruitage from one copy of a message-
filled book, but there are thousands of 
similar instances on record. 
There are today practically three 
thousand Christian colporteurs giving 
their full time to the sale of literature. 
One sister, who accepted the message 
about eight years ago and since that 
time has sold approximately $18,000 
worth of our literature, said, "If it 
were within my power, there would be 
10,000 colporteurs at work instead of 
3,000." There is always room for new 
recruits in the colporteur army, and 
ten thousand,—yes, many times ten 
thousand would be none too many to 
dedicate life and service for the en-
lightenment of the world with the glory 
of the third angel's message. God now 
calls every believer to "scatter broad-
cast tracts and leaflets and books con-
taining the message for this time." 
"Christian Service," p. 145. It is a call 
to the individual, and there must be 
individual response. If you cannot 
dedicate your life to the colporteur 
work, you can scatter the literature 
broadcast as you go about your daily 
duties in office, shop, or home. What 
is your answer today to God's call? 
The Transforming Power of 
Literature 
BY J. F. IMENFIWARDT, 
Editor, German Periodicals, 
litterndtional Branch Pacific Press 
WORLD events of the most startling 
nature are taking place all about us. 
Our eyes behold, and our ears hear that 
which has long been apparent wholly 
by faith. But there are scenes taking 
place in human hearts which are hid-
den from sight and sound, which are 
revealed to us by the pen of inspira-
tion in the following forceful lan-
guage: 
"I was shown men and women study-
ing with intense interest papers and a 
few pages of tracts upon present truth. 
They would read the evidences so won-
derful and new to them, and would 
open their Bibles with a deep and new 
interest. . �
. As they searched the 
Scriptures to see if these things were 
so, a new light shone upon their under-
standing, for angels were hovering 
over them, and impressing their minds 
with the truths contained in the pub-
lications they had been reading. I 
saw them holding papers and tracts in 
one hand, and the Bible in the other, 
while their cheeks were wet with tears; 
and bowing before God in earnest, 
humble prayer, to be guided into all 
truth,—the very thing He was doing 
for them before they called upon 
Him. And when the truth was re-
ceived in their hearts, and they saw 
the harmonious chain of truth, the 
Bible was to them a new book"—"Life 
Sketches," pp. 214, 215. 
Today the printed page of truth is 
available in many languages, and our 
faithful colporteurs and members of 
our churches are scattering this litera-
ture far and wide. Everywhere, in 
all countries of the world, men and 
women are found who are anxiously 
praying for light. The writer well re-
members when the third angel's mes-
sage first entered Southeastern Europe, 
in 1898. Among the first to accept 
the message was an aged Rumanian 
brother who had been a member of 
the Baptist Church. This man was 
unable to read the Bible, but he had 
a keen and retentive memory, and re-
tained what others read to him. One 
day he said to his Baptist minister, 
"Elder, will you do me a favor? You 
have been reading the Bible to us, and 
you have always read about the sev-
enth-day Sabbath: now please read to 
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the Bible says about•Sunday." 
"Why, brother," the pastor replied, 
"I cannot read to you about Sunday 
in the Bible, for the Word 'Sunday' is 
not in the Bible." ' "Really, is it not I" 
exclaimed the old man. "Then I want 
you to know that after this I shall ob-
serve the day which can be read out of 
the Bible." 
This illiterate but very faithful 
brother was one of the first of our 
Rumanian believers. At that time we 
did not have even one church in Ru-
mania. This brother secured a supply 
of all our literature then issued in 
the Rumanian language, and went 
from house to house showing the tracts 
and papers to the people and asking 
them to read to him. Many of his 
readers became interested, and it was 
not long until several churches were 
organized, as the result -of the faith-
ful' and sincere efforts of this old 
saint. And this is only one of many 
experiences showing how doors and 
hearts were opened to the message 
through the reading of our literature. 
In Southeastern Europe during those 
early days, we were not permitted to 
do public work, but the printed page 
prepared the hearts of the people and 
opened the way for the messengers of 
truth, and today we are reaping the 
harvest in these various lands, such as 
Austria, Hungary, Rumania, Jugo-
slavia, arid other European countries. 
.Every fragment of truth-filled lit-
erature is to be regarded as of value. 
"In the miracle of feeding the multi-
tude with a few loaves and fishes, the 
food was increased as it passed from 
Christ to those who received it. Thus 
it will be in the distribution of our 
literature. God's truth, as it is passed 
out, will multiply greatly. And as the 
disciples, by Christ's direction, gath-
ered up the fragments, that nothing 
might be lost, so we should treasure 
every fragment of literature contain-
ing the truth for this time. None can 
estimate the influence that even a torn 
page containing the truths of the third 
angel's message may have upon the 
heart of some seeker after truth."—
"Christian Service," pp. 153, 154. 
To illustrate the truth of this state-
ment, I wish to relate the following 
incident: 
When one of our colporteurs entered 
the home of a Hungarian family in 
Czechoslovakia, he was surprised to 
have the woman of the house, without 
waiting for him to finish his canvass, 
step to a drawer of the bookcase and 
bring out a fragment of a page of the 
Hungarian missionary magazine. This 
piece of paper was handed over to the 
colporteur, and the woman explained 
by saying: "Some time ago I pur-
chased a mirror. As I was fastening 
it to the wall it fell out of my hands 
and was completely shattered. This I 
considered a bad omen, but it proved 
to be not a curse but a blessing. As I 
began picking up the pieces, there 
dropped out from the frame this scrap 
of printed paper, and my eye caught 
the lines of a poem. This was what 
I read: 
"'Behold, behold the Lamb of God, 
On the cross, on the cross; 
For you lIe shed His precious blood, 
On the cross, on the cross.' 
The words burned into my soul as 
nothing ever had before. At the bot-
tom of the page I found the address 
of the publishing house in Budapest, 
and I sent for more literature." 
This woman was very happy to wel-
come the living messenger of God's 
truth, and it was not long until she 
united with the church. Yes, even 
fragments of truth-filled literature oft-
times work miracles. 
As demonstration of the wonderful 
transforming power of our literature, 
many interesting experiences from all 
parts of the—world might be related. 
We are told that "Christ delights to 
take apparently hopeless material, 
those whom Satan has debased and 
through whom he has worked, and 
make them the subjects of His grace. 
... He makes His children His agents 
in the accomplishment of this work." 
—"Testimonies," Vol, VI, pp. 308, 309. 
Truly the Lord's faithful messengers 
find much "apparently hopeless ma-
terial," but many times have the great 
joy of being God's agent for trans-
forming these "diamonds in the 
rough." 
A number of years ago it was my 
privilege to visit Cattinye, the capital 
city of old King Nikita of Monte-
negro, and also Podgorica, the se-
cluded stronghold of Greek Orthodox 
faith. The circulation of our litera-
ture had opened the way for a series 
of meetings, but a great deal of 
prejudice and opposition was manifest. 
At our first meeting there appeared 
on the front seat a group of sturdy, 
rough-appearing young men, dressed 
in native garb, with wide leather belts 
in which they carried knives, pistols, 
and ammunition. They had come to 
the meeting for the purpose of finding 
out what it was all about, and mani-
fested a very hostile attitude. 
Before the meeting began, the leader 
of the crowd said to me, "Why did 
you come to our country? I know 
why many of my countrymen go to 
the United State's, but there is nothing 
worth while here to attract you Ameri-
cans, and we want to know why you 
came here." "Yes, there is something 
that attracts Americans," I replied. 
"We are deeply interested in you dear 
people, and we bring a message to you 
from the Lord." "But we are Chris-
tians," he said. "We belong to the 
Greek Orthodox faith, which is the 
only true church." "Why do you carry 
those weapons?" I asked. "To protect 
us against our enemies," was his re-
sponse. 'But Christ taught us to 
love our enemies." "That is impos-
sible! We kill our enemies!" he ex-
claimed emphatically. "Well," I said, 
"you asked me to tell you what was 
my purpose in coming to your country, 
and I will answer by saying that I 
came to persuade you to replace that 
fierce weapon in your belt with this 
wonderful , book, the Bible, which 
teaches ns how to treat our enemies." 
A look of surprise and amazement 
was visible on the faces of his com-
panions, but no one said a word. They 
all remained for the services and lis-
tened attentively. After the meeting 
they wanted to ask questions. A num-
ber of those men have since accepted 
the truth. 
In all parts of the world the litera-
ture workers are blazing the trail, and 
the living messenger of truth follows 
into remote corners where Protestant-
ism has never entered and where the 
Greek Orthodox and the Mohammedan 
religions have held sway for centuries; 
and as a result, many dear souls are 
rejoicing in a knowledge of the truth 
for this time. Truly it is a noble work 
to carry the precious truth-filled litera-
ture to people of all languages in the 
world. Let us be faithful in the litera-
ture ministry until the work is done. 
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The Establishment of Mission 
Presses 
A Wonderful Chapter in Mis- 
sions-Extension History 
Ix the year 1920 the Seventh-day 
Adventist denomination entered upon 
a new era in the work of en-
lightening the world through the 
printed page. The plan was known 
as the Missions Extension, and in 
nature and objective it met the ful-
fillment of specifications which had 
been imparted to the remnant church 
through the Spirit of prophecy, in the 
following language: 
"You who believe the truth for this 
time, wake up. It is your duty now 
to bring in all the means possible to 
help those who understand the truth 
to proclaim it. Part of the money 
that comes in from the sale of our 
publications should be used to increase 
our facilities for the production of 
more literature that will open blind 
eyes and break up the fallow ground 
of the heart."—"Testimonies," Vol. 
IX, p. 62. 
"Years ago the Lord gave me spe-
cial directions that buildings should 
be erected in various places in Amer-
ica, Europe, )(end other lands, for 
the publication of literature con-
taining the light of present truth. 
He gave instruction that every 
effort should be made to send forth 
to the world from the press the 
messages of invitation and warn-
ing."—Id., Vol. VIII, p. 87. 
The General Conference Publishing 
Department and the General Confer-
ence Home ^Missionary Department 
united in the establishment and pro-
motion of the Missions Extension 
Plan. The primary objective was the 
establishment of small printing plants 
in mission fields, for the publication 
of literature in the various languages 
of the native people. The plan also 
involved providing better equipment 
for printing plants already in opera-
tion in the larger centers of the world 
field, as well as other necessary details 
for developing and strengthening the 
publication and circulation of our 
literature. The parent publishing 
houses in North America—Pacific 
Press, Review and Herald, and South- 
ern Publishing Association, dedicated 
a portion of their yearly earnings to 
the Missions Extension Fund, and the 
faithful army of eolporteurs set aside 
one week in the year, known as "The 
Big Week," during which strenuous 
efforts were made to sell more litera-
ture than the average and to dedicate 
the proceeds of the largest day's sale 
during the week to the Missions Ex-
tension Fund. All church members 
in North America responded to the call 
to engage in the sale of small books 
and magazines, giving the proceeds to 
help on the Missions Extension Fund, 
and employees of institutions volun-
teered to give a day's wage in addi-
tion to the literature effort. 
The plan met with a very whole-
hearted, enthusiastic response, not 
only in North America, but gradually 
throughout all division fields. The 
blessing of God rested abundantly 
upon this effort to advance the pub-
lishing work in all the world, and so 
successful was the plan, that in the 
course of a few years, it was en-
larged to provide for similar help in 
establishing medical and educational 
institutions in mission fields. The 
plan is still in- operation; and has 
become a strong bulwark of strength 
in the advancement and maintenance 
of the threefold endeavor in mission 
lands. Just two weeks ago, on April 
23, the Missions Extension Offering 
for the 1938 projects was received-
The financial goal to be reached in 
this offering was $80,000. It is not 
possible, at this date, to say just 
what amount was received. But for 
the encouragement of all who took 
part in that April 23 offering, and in 
the Missions Extension work during 
the eighteen years of its history, and 
also for the benefit of any who have 
recently united with the church and 
may not be familiar with the marvel-
ous accomplishments through this Mis-
sions Extension plan and might still 
desire to add to the funds called for in 
1938, we now furnish a list of the small 
printing plants which have been estab-
lished in many parts of the world and 
are now kept busy, sometimes night 
and day, in "publishing literature con-
taining the light of present truth." 
This literature is no sooner off the 
press than it is picked up by thou-
sands of gospel colporteurs and con-
secrated laymen in all walks of life, 
and carried to the people, that they 
may read in their own tongue God's 
message of salvation to the world at 
this hour. 
In going over the following list, 
please bear in mind that it repre-
sents the publishing interests only, 
and not the hundreds of schools and 
dispensaries which have likewise been 
set in operation. The total Missions 
Extension Fund investments in mis-
sion lands, from 1920 to 1937 inclu-
sive, amounts to the grand sum of 
$1,849,547.65. This wonderful chap-
ter in literature ministry, covering the 
last eighteen years, should bring joy 
and courage to the heart of every be-
liever. "Our publishing work was 
established by the direction of God 
and under His special supervision."—
"Testimonies," Vol. VII, p. 138. It 
is through the printed page of truth, 
"in a large degree," that the world 
is being lightened with the glory of 
the third angel's message. But while 
we rejoice in what has been done, 
our present duty individually must 
not be overlooked. "God calls upon. 
His people to act like living men, and 
not be indolent, sluggish, and indiffer- 
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ent. We must carry the publications 
to the people and urge them to ae-
cept."—"Christian Service," p. 146. 
Mission Printing Plants 
Mission printing plants have been 
established, equipped, and maintained, 
through the Missions Extension Fund, 
in the following countries and places 
during the last eighteen years: 
Australasian Division: Fiji Islands. 
European Divisions: Rumania, 
France, Italy, Turkey, Jugoslavia, Po-
land, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Lat-
via, Spain, Bulgaria, Portugal, Lithu-
ania, Finland, Greece, Russia, Bel-
gium, Iceland, Persia, Madagascar, 
Abyssinia, Netherlands East Indies, 
Kenya, Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Ni-
geria, Egypt, Algeria, Morrocco. 
Far Eastern Division: Philippines, 
Korea, Japan, Straits Settlements. 
China Division: Tibet, Mongolia, 
Shanghai. 
Inter-American Division: Bahamas, 
Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Santo Domingo, 
Honduras, Canal Zone, Colombia, Sal-
vador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa 
Rica, Mexico (6 different parts), 
Guiana, Leeward Islands. 
South American Division: Argen-
tina and Brazil (machinery for pub-
lishing houses, and special funds for 
translation into Spanish and Portu-
guese): 
Southern African Division: Mala-
mulo, Mafeking, Salisbury, Living-
ston, Zambesi, AngolaaInion, Congo 
Union, and Central African Union 
missions (textbooks and songbooks for 
last two named). 
Southern Asia Division: Lucknow, 
Poona, Bangalore, Rangoon. 
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United Effort of Pastor-Evan-
gelist and Laity 
EVANGELIST E. L. CARDEY WaS 
at one time the home missionary 
secretary of the Central Union Con-
ference, but was called from that 
work to what was considered a great 
field of usefulness,—the pastorate of 
a large city church in the East, where 
public evangelistic efforts on a large 
scale were planned for. In the capac-
ity of pastor-evangelist, Elder Cardey 
has demonstrated the success attend-
ing the combined and united efforts 
of the laity, based on principles 
clearly outlined by the Spirit of 
prophecy and repeatedly emphasized 
by leaders in the layman's movement. 
His interesting account of the experi-
ence follows: 
"In conducting the series of evan-
gelistic meetings in the city, I was 
without the help of a conference Bible 
worker, and thus found good oppor-
tunity to put into practice what we 
have to say about getting the church 
members to assist by visiting the peo-
ple and holding Bible readings. As 
a lay workers' program, this has 
proved to be the most effective plan 
that I have had opportunity to ob-
serve. During the first four weeks of 
my meetings I secured about five hun-
dred names of people who desired 
reading matter. A lay brother and 
his wife offered to undertake the work 
of mailing a copy of Present Truth 
to each person twice a week, which 
meant sending a thousand papers a 
week. I then selected a small group 
of men and women of ability and tact, 
and asked them to visit each of these 
five hundred people. The visitation 
was timed so as to just precede the 
presentation of the Sabbath question. 
In response to the Sabbath test, about 
one hundred and fifty persons prom-
ised to keep the Sabbath. Then I 
called for the help of all the lay 
members to visit these people and get 
them to attend the Sabbath services. 
They have all done well in this work. 
"After eighteen numbers of Present 
Truth had been mailed, we began 
visiting the people again, and asked 
them if they would like to have Bible 
studies. To our surprise, about three 
fourths of all the people visited thus 
far have called for Bible studies. It 
was impossible to find a sufficient 
number of our church members to con-
duct seventy-five or a hundred Bible 
studies a week, and so I did the next 
best thing by organizing twenty Bible 
study groups in different parts of the 
city, and began intensive training of 
the lay members to care for these 
groups. I prepared sixteen outline 
Bible studies, which I mimeographed 
and furnished to the church members. 
I called for all helpers and workers 
to be present at the meeting at the 
church on Wednesday night, and at 
that time I gave the study for the 
following week, explaining how to pre-
sent the study and make the points 
clear. 
"We now have about one hundred 
and fifty people taking Bible studies, 
and many more could be reached if 
we had the necessary help. Each 
leader takes one or more church mem-
bers with him to the cottage meeting, 
or Bible study, to assist in various 
ways and also to observe and profit 
by this practical training. Many 
people want studies conducted in their 
homes privately, but for the present 
all we can do is to handle the group 
meetings. We hope that more trained 
workers will be ready to respond to 
the need in a short time. In all my 
experience with conference workers, I 
have never had any helpers who have 
done more faithful work than these 
lay members." 
The Bible Training Course 
It is just such experiences as that 
noted by Elder Cardey that are being 
repeated in many places and that 
create urgent demand for training the 
lay members in giving Bible studies. 
For this purpose, a revised Bible 
Training Course has been prepared, 
which should be conducted in every 
church, and kept in continuous opera-
tion. The course consists of thirteen 
lessons,—ten on Bible doctrines and 
the art of giving Bible readings, and 
three on denominational history. Full 
instruction is furnished for teaching, 
keeping class records, recording 
grades, furnishing certificates, etc, All 
this instruction is given without 
charge. For further particulars, write 
to the Conference Home Missionary 
Secretary. 
GEN CONF. HOME Miss. DEPT. 
WHEN 'TRAVELING—DON'T FORGET 
THE AUTOMOBILE TRACT PACKAGE 
Be ready to give a tract to people you 
may never meet again—at filling sta-
tions, restaurants, tourist camps. and 
fellow travelers along the way. 
BIG Package — 300 NEW Tracts — $1.25 
BOOK AND BIBLE HOUSE 
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Vol. 25, No. 5 
Planting the Seed 
"A MAN may have precious seed in 
his hand, but that seed is not an 
orchard. The seed must be planted 
before it can become a tree." This 
statement is found in "Testimonies," 
Volume IV, page 606. It implies that 
having an abundant supply of live 
seed in hand will be of no avail ex-
cept as the seed is planted. The les-
son is for the members of the church 
of today, who are blessed with such an 
abundance of gospel seed in the form 
of truth-filled books, tracts, and peri-
odicals. We shall never see the or-
chard unless we plant the seed in the 
soil of human hearts. 
"Papers and tracts are for the 
light of the world, and have often 
been instrumental in converting souls. 
Our publications are now sowing the 
gospel seed, and are instrumental in 
bringing as many souls to Christ as 
the preached word."—Ilfrs. B. G. 
White, in Review and Herald, June 
10, 1880. Yes, the seed is living and 
effective when it is carried by con-
secrated hands to the homes of the 
people. The serious question for each 
to answer is, Am I scattering this 
precious seed as diligently and as 
widely as my opportunities permit? 
We are told to scatter the printed 
pages "like the leaves of autumn," 
hastening on from place to place, 
knowing not which shall prosper, 
either this or that, but confident that 
under the blessing of God the harvest 
is assured. We should keep our pock-
ets filled with tracts, and also provide 
a place in the automobile for litera-
ture of all kinds, ready for use in a 
thousand ways. Near the front and 
back doors of our homes, a literature 
rack should be placed, and it should 
be kept filled with the precious seeds 
of truth. Literature should be con-
tinuously sent through the mails to 
all parts of the world, and a portion 
of our time should be dedicated to 
systematic distribution or sale of lit-
erature from house to house. 
In the early days of our work, when 
the literature containing the message 
of truth was meager and was sacredly 
guarded and utilized, we find Elder 
James White sending out the fol-
lowing announcement: "Will some 
brother or sister in each place where 
this sheet is received send me, in plain 
writing, the names and post-office ad-
dresses of all who are seeking present 
truth/ Write soon." Thus he sought 
to plant the seed in the most fertile 
soil. Today our supply of literature 
is immensely greater, and the facil-
ities for scattering it are a thousand 
times more numerous, so that we do 
not need to wait for names and ad-
dresses to be furnished us; but never-
theless it is a wise plan to place a 
notice on each paper or tract handed 
out giving the address from which 
further literature may be obtained as 
desired. 
This is our day of seed-sowing op-
portunity, and every moment is 
freighted with eternal consequences. 
All over the world the literature is 
doing its work, but there is coming 
a time when, under the outpouring of 
the latter rain, the greater harvest 
will become apparent. Concerning 
that time just ahead of us, we read: 
"The seed has been sown, and now it 
will spring up and bear fruit. The 
publications distributed by missionary 
workers have exerted their influence, 
yet many whose minds were impressed 
have been prevented from fully com-
prehending the truth or from yielding 
obedience. Now the rays of light 
penetrate everywhere, the truth is seen 
in its clearness, and the honest chil-
dren of God sever the bands which 
have held them. Family connections, 
church relations, are powerless to stay 
them now. Truth is more precious 
than all besides. Notwithstanding 
the agencies combined against the 
truth, a large number take their stand 
upon the Lord's side."—"The Great 
Controversy," p. 612. 
And in another place the statement 
is made by the same author, that 
"more than a thousand will soon be 
converted in one day, most of whom 
will trace their first convictions to 
the reading of our publieations."--
Review and Herald, Nov. 10, 1885. 
According to our sowing will be 
our reaping. "He which soweth 
sparingly shall reap also sparingly; 
and he which soweth bountifully 
shall reap also bountifully." 2 
Cor. 9:6. God has provided an 
abundance of gospel seed, and has 
placed it in our hands; but we 
are reminded that "a man may 
have precious seed in his hand, but 
at seed is not an orchard. The 
seed must be planted before it can 
become a tree." Let us resolve 
that not a day shall pass into eter-
nity without bearing the record of 
some seed of truth being planted by 
our hands. �
It. E. CRAWFORD, 
Howe Missionary Sec., Georgia-
Cumberland Conference. 
Ste 
Our Wonderful Literature 
ONCE in a while we hear a Seventh-
day Adventist say, "Yes, we do have 
some very fine literature." And I 
have often wondered why a greater 
number of our people do not realize 
more the value of our books, journals, 
and tracts. It seems that we do not 
sense the treasures we have in litera-
ture, for if we did, we would be more 
liberal in talking about them to our 
friends and neighbors, and in giving 
them to those for whom we are carry-
ing a burden. We have literature that 
will bring hope and cheer to the 
backslider and to the unfortunate 
who has become entangled in the 
tenacious grip of drink. Let the sin-
ner who has never yielded to the 
pleadings of the Holy Spirit be given 
A TRACT RACK 
Just inside the front door 
filled with literature will' 
Help You Preach 
daily sermons 
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4,—..—...,—..—..—.—..—..—.„—...—..—..—..—.,—..—........_______.._....„ 
Church Missionary Secretaries* Exchange 
an opportunity to read "Steps to 
Christ" or other of our, books of that 
nature. Hearts will be melted and 
souls won to Christ., Whore can the 
Bible student who is searching •for 
more light on prophecies, or on any 
line of study, find a richer line of 
literature than that our denomination 
possesses? 
A Baptist recently Aoki: one of ,our 
colporteurs that the Seventh-day. Ad-
ventists get out the best literAtire of 
any denomination with which she is 
acquainted. She has "Bible Head-
ings," "Our Day in the Light of 
Prophecy," and "Patriarchs and 
Prophets," and is a Signs of the 
Times reader. 
A heartbroken mother, who has re-
cently lost her twenty-seven-year-old 
daughter, writes as follows in behalf 
of "Alone With God," which was sent 
to her by a colporteur: ‘"You will 
never know just how pleased I was 
to get that little book you sent me, 
and I want to thank you, dear, a mil-
lion times. I just love to read it 
over and over. I seem to find some-
thing new each time. I thought you 
were so wonderful to write me that 
lovely letter that I sent it all the way 
to Seattle, Washington, for my sister 
to read." 
Another woman who had great bur-
dens to bear because of home troubles 
told the colporteur that she found in 
"Steps to Christ" more consolation 
than she did in her Bible. 
Oh, dear friends, let us become 
aroused to the fact that our wonderful 
literature has been given to us for a 
purpose,—not merely to sell to those 
not of our faith that we may have 
money with which to carry on certain 
responsibilities, but also that we may 
use it as silent messengers to our own 
hearts and to those without hope. 
Let us read our books, journals, and 
tracts; then let us pass them on to 
others to read. Call to the attention 
of others the articles, chapters, or 
entire volumes that have been of par-
ticular help to you under certain cir-
cumstances. Urge others to read them. 
Use them as gifts. And in the king-
dom, we shall see the reward of our 
efforts.—Doris Zorrilla, in Atlantic 
Union Gleaner. 
One Thing in Which "the 
Church Is Never 
Interested" 
WIDE-AWARE, efficient missionary 
secretary, serving one of our largest 
North American churches, states that 
her duties are largely of a financial 
nature, and as she has two, and some-
times three, assistants, all details of 
the church missionary organization 
are well cared for. The missionary 
leader of the church has the full co-
operation and assistance of the local 
elders in keeping the-church abreast 
of the general missionary plans. It 
would seem that here is to be found 
the ideal church missionary organiza-
tion in operation. But as we read on 
in the good letter written by the 
church missionary secretary, we find 
there are several "little foxes" which 
tend to undermine the fruitfulness of 
the vine. We present two of the 
problems to the readers of the "Ex-
change" at this time, and invite free 
and frank discussion of these prob-
lems by missionary leaders and secre-
taries who have further suggestions to 
make as to methods which have proved 
helpful under similar circumstances. 
Problem No 1.—"If you know of 
any way to get people to report their 
missionary activities, please pass the 
word along. We are doing better this 
year than ever before, but we fall far 
short of 100 per cent." 
There is no church missionary leader 
or secretary who is not perfectly fa-
miliar with this problem, for it is 
universal. It is no respecter of 
churches or persons, for it disturbs 
large and small groups alike. Were 
it not for the fact that the standard 
of 100 per cent working and report-
ing has been set forth as a part 
of the inspired instruction for the 
church, we might be tempted to 
think that the goal is too high and 
that we ought to drop down a little,—
perhaps to 75 or 88 per cent. But 
there is no room for doubt. "There is 
something for every one to do. Every 
soul that believes the truth is to stand 
in his lot and plaee."—"Testimonies," 
Vol. VI, p. 49. "Not one is excusable 
in being an idler in the Lord's vine- 
yard." "The Lord has His eye upon 
every one of His people: He has His 
plans concerning each." "Not more 
surely is the place prepared for us in 
the heavenly mansions than is the spe-
cial place designated on earth where 
we are to work for God."—"Christian 
Service," pp. 97, 99. 
In addition to this definite standard 
of 100 per cent at work, and the at-
tending ready response to the roll call 
of service, the fact that in many 
churches and in some entire confer-
ences and unions the full 100 per cent 
is reached and often exceeded, proves 
that the goal is possible, and that we 
should never cease our efforts to keep 
climbing toward the top of the report-
ing ladder. 
But the heart of the problem is, 
"Do you know of any way to get 
people to report?" First of all, lead-
ers must make it easy to report, by 
studying just when and how to get 
the report blanks into the hands of 
every church member. If blanks are 
not handy, if pencils are lacking, the 
good impulse to report will be dead-
ened. Make it easy! General sugges-
tions for distribution of the class-band 
cards and the report blanks are made 
in Home Missionary Series Leaflets 
Nos. 3, 4, 5, 15, 16; but the particu-
lar method best adapted to each 
church must be determined and exe-
cuted by the missionary leader and 
secretary. Small pads of daily report 
blanks, suited for carrying in purse 
or card ease, have been used effec-
tively. Thus the items are jotted 
down at the time of performance, and 
the memory is not taxed to recall at the 
end of the week all that has been done 
during the week. Promptness, regu-
larity, courtesy, tact, patience, and de-
termined optimism furnish the lubri-
cation for the wheels of the reporting 
machinery; and prayer is the factory 
producing all these virtues. 
Problem No. 2, coming more spe-
cifically under the title of this article, 
will be considered next month. 
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May 7—Forward Movement in 
Christian Help Work 
SOME one has said that "there aro 
three good things about Christian 
help work: First, it is Christian; 
second, it is a help—Christian help; 
and third, it is work—Christian help 
work!" In this work we have Christ's 
example, for He spent His life as a 
helper of all in distress, whether from 
sickness, poverty, loneliness, despair, 
bondage, or any other manifestation 
of the curse of sin in human lives. 
Jesus "went about doing good," and 
His children to the end of time are 
to follow in His footsteps. We read: 
"Our mission is the same as that of 
the Master, of whom it is written that 
He went about doing good, and heal-
ing all who were oppressed by Satan. 
. . As we follow Christ's example of 
labor for the good of others, we shall 
awaken their interest in the God whom 
we love and serve."—"Testimonies," 
Vol. VI, p. 225. 
We are also instructed as to our 
duty as Christian help workers, as 
follows: "In the night of Spiritual 
darkness God's glory is to shine forth 
through His church in lifting up the 
bowed down and comforting those 
that mourn. All around us are heard 
the wails of a world's sorrow. On 
every hand are the needy and dis-
tressed. It is ours to aid in relieving 
and softening life's hardships and 
misery."—"Prophets and Kings," pp. 
718, 719. 
We are living in the midst of rap-
idly changing conditions, both spirit-
ual and social. There is a form 
of social religion setting in operation 
systems of organized charity and pub-
lie-welfare methods which were un-
known in earlier years, and while this 
is proving a boon to the needy and 
underprivileged members of many 
communities, it has a tendency to lead 
Christian people to perform their 
Christian help work by proxy—paying 
the stipulated tax or annual dues and 
leaving to organizations or committees 
the dispensing of relief. But there is 
a need which cannot be met by proxy, 
but only by the personal contact of 
Spirit-filled lives, seeking to care for 
the welfare of the soul as well as of 
the body. However much the State 
may do in providing for temporal 
needs, it can never take the place of 
the Christian help work which the 
church is commissioned to do. 
The greatest lack of the church 
today, in this respect, is failure to 
"go about" doing good. We are will-
ing to give generously of our means, 
we do not turn away any worthy ease 
that comes to our door; but farther 
than that we give little heed. The 
forward movement called for at this 
time is deepened personal interest 
which will send us forth to find "the 
needy and distressed" and to care for 
the greatest lack, which may be spir-
itual rather than temporal. 
Pastor J. H. hicEachern, of the Far 
Eastern Division, relates the follow-
ing incident, which may help some to 
see more clearly the real meaning of 
Christian help work: 
Two Christian women crept up a 
rickety and dirty stairway five or six 
stories to an attic, and there, in a 
desolate room fit only for a pigsty, 
they found an old man so crippled by 
rheumatism and afflicted with asthma 
that he was entirely helpless. He 
could not stand up; he could not lie 
down; he could not even bend down 
and reach his feet. There he sat 
night and day alone, save that twice 
a day a miserable, drunken daughter, 
who lived in the flat below, brought 
him something to eat. 
His person and clothes were filthy 
beyond description. His naked feet 
had in some way become covered with 
sores; and some charitable person, 
weeks before, had come in and kindly 
bound them with lint saturated with 
ointment, but had not returned to 
replace the bandages., 
What did those two sisters do? Did 
they look upon him with pitying dis-
daint Did they exclaim: "We are not 
graduate nurses; therefore we can do 
nothing for a case like this." No, 
they saw in this poor old, helpless, 
friendless man an opportunity to do 
something for Jesus. 
First of all, they secured a pail of 
warm water and got down -:on their 
hands and knees, ail&`SernbiCed that 
filthy;11001' „,nntil:thei-had,,,piade it 
clean. Then vith knother"pail of 
water they got down in front of that 
old man, put his feet into it, and ten-
derly bathed and soaked them until 
the old bandages and the corruption 
were removed. Then they dressed the 
feet with clean bandages and healing 
ointment. They did not forget to re-
turn the next day, and the next, and 
so every day for weeks they washed 
those feet and cared for them until 
they were healed. 
Meanwhile, these godly women be-
gan gently to tell this old man the 
story of the Cross of Calvary. He had 
been a sinner so long that his mind 
was a blank to spiritual things. He 
swore at them when they first in-
truded themselves into his den. But 
day by day their unselfish ministry to 
his suffering feet and aching limbs, 
melted -his stony heart. He became 
willing to listen to the teaching of 
the Bible. The saving truth of God 
began to enlighten his darkened soul. 
Soon, with tears of repentance, he sur-
rendered his heart to Jesus and expe-
rienced that fullness of joy,—the joy 
of salvation that comes to those who 
know their sins are forgiven and their 
names aro written in the book of life. 
He was too feeble to endure for 
long the infirmities of old age. Fre-
quently the sisters came to pay him 
a friendly visit. His face, beaming 
with abounding peace within, and his 
lips singing the Praises of the Saviour, 
became their inspiration to win still 
others. 
Finally on his deathbed, as he peace-
fully passed to his rest, he whispeied,-
"When I meet Jesus, I am going to 
tell Him how those sisters washed my 
feet and won my heart for Him." 
May 14—Our Church Paper, the 
"Review and Herald" 
WE are now in the midst of the 
annual subscription campaign for our 
church paper, the Review and Herald. 
During the two weeks from May 7 to 
May 21, the publishers offer a special 
price on Review subscriptions, both 
renewal and new, and every Seventh-
day Adventist family throughout the 
world will be invited, yes, solemnly 
urged, to arrange for the weekly 
visits of this periodical, which from 
the earliest days of the remnant 
church has never failed in its mission 
of inspiration and helpfulness. The 
cost of fifty-two issues of this church 
paper averages only about five cents 
a week, which is less than the cost of 
the daily newspaper. 
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If there are families who find it im-
possible to spare the price of the Re-
view from their family budget, then 
some special provision can and should 
be made for them. Take up a Review 
collection and send for a club of six 
or more copies, to be lent to these 
families week by week. Possibly some 
would prefer to pay for the paper 
weekly, which would not seem so dif-
ficult; and this the church mission-
ary secretary should arrange for. The 
Dorcas Society in each church can 
do no better work in their particular 
line than to invest in a small club of 
the Review to meet the need of fam-
ilies who otherwise would be deprived 
of this spiritual food. At this par-
ticular service, find out just how many 
in the church are provided with the 
Review, or if this information is ob-
tained prior to the meeting, this is the 
time to announce how many will need 
to be provided for and to call for 
volunteers to help in whatever way 
seems advisable. Anyway, let every 
church missionary leader see to it 
that every family in his church is ap-
proached regarding the Review and 
that arrangements are made for all 
to receive it. If this is done, there 
will be the most successful Review 
campaign in the history of the church. 
This is a very simple matter. It can 
be done; we believe it will be done. 
May the Holy Spirit impress hearts 
and lead to the full realization of our 
hopes. 
A reader of the Review tells of her 
love for the paper in the following 
manner: 
"Why do we love this paper, 
And search all its pages through ; 
What is the message it carries, 
And what does it bring to you? 
What does it herald to others, 
And why is it called a review? 
"On the first page, I noticed this 
morning. 
A Macedonian cry ; 
From every direction they're calling, 
Oh, why must we pass some by? 
Then comes the 'second advent' 
With its signs in the earth and sky. 
"Next comes the warning message, 
With its wonderful magic thrill, 
And a poem that shows us plainly, 
We can help them, if we 
Which would mean a live church 
for service, 
Not one found sitting still. 
"Then a scene of peace and quiet 
Comes feeding the hungry soul, 
Which is typical of plenty, 
And it permeates the whole. 
But time fails us to rehearse here 
All this precious paper's goal. 
"But 'tie like a friend or brother, 
Speeding us o'er life's way, 
Bringing help to many another 
Each hour of every day. 
So we love the Review and Herald: 
Won't you bid it come to you 
and stay?" —Rose B. Mwrphy 
May 21—Missionary Experiences 
Tom to the seventh chapter of the 
book of Second Kings, and in the 
ninth verso read as follows: "Then 
they said one to another, We do not 
well: this day is a day of good tid-
ings, and we hold our peace: if we 
tarry till the morning light, some mis-
chief will tome upon us: now there-
fore come, that we may go and tell 
the king's household." There is a 
very interesting leper story connected 
with this verse, but the application we 
would make today is this: This mis-
sionary service is "a day of good tid-
ings"—tidings of personal experience 
in service for God. Let none hold 
their peace and refuse to testify to 
what God has done, but rather let 
every moment be fully occupied in 
telling the King's household what the 
Christian life has meant to you in 
seeking for souls. 
How diligent have you been in the 
distribution of the printed page? 
Every day should mark progress in 
this line of endeavor. If you give out 
only "a tract a day," the seed sowing 
will not be in vain. It is said that 
a minister gave a Negro a tract, and 
later asked the man what he thought 
of it. "0 massa, it do my soul good," 
was the old man's reply. "I never 
knew before why they call 'em tracks, 
but when I read that little book it 
track me die way, and it track me 
dat way; when I go out in the barn 
it track me dare; when I come in de 
house, it track me dare; it track me 
everywhere I go. Then I know why 
they call 'em tracks." God's message 
of truth is found in our tracts and 
papers, and it is making indelible im-
pression upon hearts and minds. Hu-
man agents are needed to scatter the 
printed page, and God will care for 
the results. 
May 28—The Great Literature 
Ministry 
LITERATURE is perhaps the greatest 
soul-winning agency in the world to-
day outside of direct evangelical ef-
fort. It is said that in the Philippine 
Islands, where the membership is near-
ing the 20,000 mark, literature has 
done more than anything else to pro-
duce this large harvest of souls. Al-
most every church and company in 
that field was started, either directly 
or indirectly, by the literature minis-
try,—literature sold by colporteurs or 
distributed by the church members. 
One brother was used of the Lord to 
raise up three churches with a total 
membership of 175, through the dis-
tribution of 300 tracts. 
A veteran literature worker in Al-
berta, Canada, writes as follows: 
"Does our literature ministry bring 
people into the truth? Yes, it does. 
For twenty-five years this church has 
been mailing literature and letters to 
interested people whose names were 
turned in by colporteurs and others, 
with good results. Last year nine 
people accepted the truth and began 
keeping the Sabbath. So far this 
year five people have shown a definite 
interest; three of these have already 
been baptized. As a result of the 
work that has been carried on all 
these years, 132 souls have been 
won to Christ by the literature 
ministry, to say nothing of the 
hundreds, yes thousands, who 
have been warned of the destruc-
tion of this sin-cursed earth. The 
message contained in our hooks, 
periodicals, and tracts, together 
with the prayers of God's people, 
has made these results possible. 
Many who have accepted the Sab-
bath truth are doing much to 
warn their neighbors. The time 
is short. We should all read 
Revelation 22:12, and then go to 
work." 
Keep the Home Bible Study 
League going strong in every 
church. For full particulars, send 
for Home Missionary Series No. 
11, and write your conference 
home missionary secretary. 
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Missionary Volunteer Department 
May Officers' Notes 
Prevent That Summer Slump! 
IN many societies there is a tendency 
to relax during the summer vacation 
period. The weather is hot. Some 
of the members are away. It is dif-
ficult to keep the work going. Then 
the temptation comes to let the society 
activities lapse until autumn, and or-
ganize over again; but when such a 
course is followed, approximately six 
months of the best part of the year are 
lost. 
Under the direction of an active 
young people's society, the youth of 
the church may have their time so 
occupied and their efforts so directed, 
that during the summer months they 
are able to make rapid progress along 
physical, mental, social, and spiritual 
lines. Most of the youth are not in 
school during this period. It is there-
fore the most ideal time to promote 
successfully the Study and Service 
League, the Master Comrade Class 
work, Vocational Honors, and certain 
types of missionary service, especially 
cottage meetings and lay evangelistic 
meetings. 
The success of your society work 
during the summer will depend very 
largely upon the plans laid by the 
members of the executive committee, 
and the way in which those plans are 
carried out. It will not do to wait 
until summer is upon you, and then 
attempt to grapple with the situation. 
Anticipate the circumstances that will 
confront you a few weeks from now, 
and through counsel and prayer de-
velop plans that will hold the interest 
and cooperation of the youth. If you 
have well-developed plans, you will 
have no difficulty in getting the youth 
to follow your leadership. 
Let us make this summer one that 
will mean definite progress in the lives 
of all our young people. 
C. LESTER BOND. 
Read the Review and Herald 
THE Young People's Department of 
Missionary Volunteers has set aside 
May 14 as Review and Herald Day in 
our societies. Throughout the denomi-
nation, special attention will be called 
to the Review and Herald sometime 
from May 7 to 21. Every Missionary 
Volunteer should be a reader of the 
Review and Herald, because: (1) It is 
our general church paper. (2) It 
brings mission reports from the world 
field. (3) Its pages help us to under-
stand the issues which aro rising 
throughout the world in political, in- 
dustrial, and religious circles. (4) It 
brings a message each week from some 
leader in our world work which will 
quicken faith and deepen spiritual life. 
In the closing days of the advent mes-
sage we must keep up with the onward 
march of the message, or be left be-
hind. Society officers, frequently call 
the attention of the society to the 
Review and Herald, and encourage the 
members to read it. The program on 
May 14 should stimulate new interest 
in the Review and Herald. 
A. W. r. 
Missionary Volunteers and 
Christian Education 
PEW choices in life are more im-
portant to the young man or young 
woman than the choice of the school 
where he is to get his education. 
Medical schools train physicians. 
Military schools train soldiers. Law 
schools train lawyers. The schools of 
the world train young people for serv-
ice in the world, but the Christian 
school trains for the work of Christ. 
Every Missionary Volunteer Society 
should be a center of influence in be-
half of Christian education, and every 
society officer should regard himself as 
especially called to promote the inter-
ests of the academy and the college in 
his conference territory. 
At this time of the year our young 
people should be encouraged to plan 
regarding their education for the fol-
lowing year. The officers of the so-
ciety should appoint a committee to 
take a census and to secure the names 
of all young people of high-school 
grade, and send the list to the academy 
principal. Likewise, get the names of 
the young people of college age in the 
church, and send these names to the 
college president. Everything that re-
lates to Christian education is of im-
portance to Missionary Volunteers be-
cause of its influence upon the future 
of young people. 
In preparation for the program of 
May 21, provide your society with a 
supply of Educational Leaflet No. 4, 
"Why I Should Attend a Seventh-day 
Adventist School," and Educational 
Leaflet No. 17, "God's Purpose for 
Our Youth." These leaflets may be 
obtained free of cost if request is made 
through the educational superintend-
ent of the conference or directly to the 
Department of Education of the Gen-
eral Conference, Takoma Park, D.C., 
and should be handed out free of 
charge to all the young people of the 
church. Let every Missionary Volun-
teer Society officer take the cause of 
Christian education upon his heart in 
a very definite way. �
A. W. P. 
Junior Summer Organization 
As we near the summer months, our 
minds naturally turn to our Junior 
boys and girls. Soon school will close, 
and the days will be long and tedious 
unless definite plans are laid to help 
Juniors use their time interestingly, 
and profitably. 
Every Society of Junior Missionary 
Volunteers should be so organized that 
it will carry on a strong, aggressive 
work throughout the entire year. 
There should not bo any relaxation of 
effort, or any break in the society pro-
gram during the summer months. In-
stead, the summer months afford an 
opportunity for the strongest work of 
the entire year, especially in the field 
of nature study, gardening, eamperaft, 
and other similar Progressive Class 
work. 
In order to carry on a strong work 
throughout the year, every church 
should elect at least two associate 
superintendents, a young man and a 
young woman, who will work with the 
church school teacher, or another 
regularly elected superintendent, and 
thus be enabled to assume full re-
sponsibility, if necessary, at the close 
of school in the spring. 
The Junior Society of Missionary 
Volunteers is a most fruitful field. 
Any one will be well repaid for the 
efforts he makes to promote its inter-
ests. True, it takes time and hard 
work—in this respect it is not different 
from any other line of endeavor in 
which one expects to make a success; 
but the joy of seeing Junior boys and 
girls' being drawn step by step nearer 
to the Master, and finally accepting 
Him fully, more than offsets all the 
hard work and any disappointments 
that may come. 
In every church there are persons 
who have a sympathetic interest in the 
Junior work. These may readily 
qualify to serve as superintendents 
and as associate superintendents. 
Seek them out, elect them to office, and 
help them to organize the work in the 
strongest possible way. 
All Juniors should be encouraged to 
earn at least one Vocational Honor 
each in the field of Nature Study dur-
ing the summer months. This pro-
gram will hold their interest to helpful 
and worth-while things, and will thus 
help them to become established as 
strong Christian boys and girls. 
We appeal to the members of church 
boards and Missionary Volunteer ex-
ecutive committees to unite in an ef-
fort to make the benefits of the Society 
of Junior Missionary Volunteers avail-
able to all Juniors in the church 
whether or not they attend the church 
The official church organ—the "Review and lierald"—in every Adventist home! 
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Senior M. V. Meetings 
school. Let us all unite in a combined 
effort to win and to hold every Sev-
enth-day Adventist boy and girl for 
the cause of God. C. LESTER BOND. 
(To be used with Junior Program, 
May 14) 
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How to Be Strong in Jesus 
Texts • James 1:8; John 1'42. 
Objects : Sand, a small bag of cement, 
a glass of water, and a small bloc' of 
cement, 
CAN you see what is in this saucer? 
Yes, it is sand. Do people build 
houses on sand? No, for it cannot be 
-depended upon as a foundation. Peo-
ple who do not love Jesus are really 
the sand. God cannot depend on them 
to stay where He wants them, just 
as a builder cannot depend on sand 
for a foundation. In the book of 
James we read, "A double-minded man 
is unstable in all his ways." The 
psalmist said, "The ungodly . . . are 
like the chaff which the wind driveth 
away." 
Is it possible for God to use a boy 
or a girl who does not love Him? 
No, not while he is unsaved, but if 
Juniors will come to Jesus and take 
Him as their Saviour, they will be 
changed into one whom God can use 
to His glory. Here is a little sack 
of cement which will represent Jesus 
Christ. This glass of water will 
stand for the Bible, God's word. If 
we should mix all of these together, 
it would make a block of cement like 
this one which I made last week. 
When an unsaved Junior takes the 
Bible, the water of life, and accepts 
Christ, the Rock of Ages, as his own 
Saviour, his whole life is changed. He 
is no longer like the shifting sand. 
People can now depend on him. God, 
too, can depend on him, and is often 
pleased to use such a person to preach 
the gospel. 
Jesus wanted Peter to realize this 
great truth. He said to him, "Thou 
art Simon the son of Jona: thou 
shalt be called Cephas, which is by 
interpretation, A stone." There was 
a time in the life of Peter when he 
was very much like the shifting sand. 
When he was asked about Christ, he 
denied that he had ever known Him. 
But the time came when Peter was 
changed. He became a stone on which 
God could depend. 
Now, Juniors, I ask you, are we 
like the sand, or are we like a block 
of cement? If we have taken Jesus 
Christ as our Saviour, we are like the 
cement. If we have never accepted 
Him, we are as the sand, no matter 
how good our lives appear. How 
many of you will say by standing, 
"By the Lord's help I will give my 
life to Jesus today"? 
The Queen of the Home 
(Program for May 7) 
BY RUTH NERLUND 
SCRIPTURE Tare: Fifth commandment 
(Repeated by Superintendent.) 
SONG: "Faith of Our Mothers." 
PRAYER. 
TALK: "Taking a Backward Glance." 
RECITATION: "Mother in Everyday 
Dress." 
MUSICAL READING: "My Mother's 
Bible." (See Notes to Leaders.) 
SYMPOSIUM: "What My Mother Has 
Meant to Me." (See Notes to Lead-
ers.) 
TALK: "Honoring Father on Mother's 
Day." (See Notes to Leaders.) 
SPECIAL MUSIC: "Father." (See p. 26) 
READING: "A Letter From Mother." 
(See Notes to Leaders.) 
RECITATION: "Dear Mother." 
CLOSING SONG: "Home Sweet Home," 
No. 738 in "Christ in Song." 
BENEDICTION. 
Notes to Leaders 
Musical Reading: "My Mother's 
Bible."—No. 131 in "Gospel in Song." 
This can be made very effective if the 
words to this hymn are spoken while 
the music is being played. In the 
background have a mother seated in a 
rocker, holding a largo Bible, and a 
little child seated at her knee. 
Symposium: "What My Mother Has 
Meant to Me."—Plan to have a num-
ber of young people tell in a few words 
what their mother has meant to them. 
Perhaps some interesting incident of 
their home life might be related. 
Talk: "Honoring Father on Mother's 
Day."—It would be well, even though 
this is a "Mother's Day" program, to 
show honor to father also. A good 
introduction to such a talk would be 
the following words of the poet: 
"'What Is home without a mother?' Asks 
the motto on the wall. 
And we answer all in concord, 'It 
would be no home at all.' 
But I'll put another power—If an 
answer can be had, 
'llome's not home without a mother, 
would it be without a dad?'" 
Reading: ".,1 Letter From Mother." 
—If this were given as though the 
scene were actually taking place, it 
would be much more impressive. In 
the place where the girl hears music 
over the radio have some singers out 
of sight, singing these songs. If it is 
possible to have the platform arranged 
like a home scene, well and good. 
Taking a Backward Glance 
"Backward, turn backward, 0 Time, In 
your Hight! 
Make me a child again just for to-
night l" 
SINCE our program today is in honor 
of mother, it would be good to take a 
backward glance--some will have to 
look farther back than others—over 
that timeworn track, to the time when 
you knelt at your mother's knee and 
heard her sing in the twilight hour. 
Those were pleasant days, weren't 
they? Little did you realize then the 
real worth and value of a mother. 
But now as you look back, down this 
long trail of years that have sped by, 
you can see that in all her work and un-
tiring efforts she was interested in you 
and in your future happiness. And as 
you think of all she did for you, you 
can realize more fully that the love 
of a mother is never exhausted, that 
it never changes, never tires. 
"A mother's love—how sweet the name! 
What is a mother's love? 
A noble, pure, and tender Game, 
Enkindled from above, 
To bless a heart of earthly mold ; 
The warmest love that can grow old,— 
This is mother's love." 
Yes, many times after you had 
closed your eyes in sleep, mother would 
sit up till the wee hours of the morn-
ing, working for you. Perhaps it was 
mending a tear in your clothes, or 
making a new garment for you. Or 
she might have been planning a sur-
prise—something interesting for you 
to do the following day. But mother 
never placed any value on all the deeds 
she did for you, for it was love that 
prompted every one. 
Then, too, mother always under-
stood. If something had gone wrong, 
if things seemed dark to you, if you 
were unhappy, then 'twas mother who 
was always a comfort in the hour of 
need. She it was who could dispel the 
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"The greatest qualification for any 
man is to obey implicitly the word of 
the Lord."—"Christ's Object Lessons," 
p. 859. 
Our goal—Every Adventist youth 
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clouds and make everything seem 
brighter; and she could always see 
beyond the clouds. 
And mother knew everything. She 
was a regular walking encyclopedia, 
and a real "lost and found" shop. If 
you had lost your favorite marble or 
one of your dolls' shoes, mother could 
always find it. And if you came in 
brokenhearted because you had broken 
your favorite doll's head, mother was 
the doctor, and a right good doctor 
she was, too, even though she may not 
have possessed an M.D. degree. And 
sometimes, yes, many times, mother 
knew things you did not know she 
knew. I once heard of a little girl who 
had received a new jumping rope—red 
handles, so shiny and bright. How it 
did please the wee little lass! 'Twas 
Friday when this gift was given to 
her and when the Sabbath hours came, 
that rope was to be put away with the 
rest of the toys. And it was. But 
Sabbath seemed so long to this little 
one, just because, she was thinking of 
her new rope, and she thought to her-
self, "Mother will never know—I'll go 
out to the garage and jump my new 
rope." And she did. Some time after, 
her conscience began to smite her, and 
so she decided to tell her mother all 
about it. And after the story was 
told, mother said, "I knew you were 
out there, dear." Yes, mother know 
everything. 
MOTHER—itis indeed a wonderful 
word, yes, the most beautiful word in 
the English language. It is said that 
once a college professor put a vote to 
a group of students as to which word 
was the "most beautiful word both 
as to sound and meaning in the Eng-
lish language." Out of the 600 replies, 
405 were "mother," while "home" was 
second, with eighty-two. And how 
beautiful are the lines applied to the 
letters of this word: 
"M—is for mother with all of her cares. 
0—is for others helped by her prayers. 
T—is for tears she shed for us, too. 
H—Is the hope and the joy that she 
knew. 
E—is the eternal faith in her God, 
It—for the road that the Master has 
trod. 
Put them together they spa/ mother, 
you see, 
A mother to love throughout eternity." 
But those childhood scenes have 
changed for many of you. If you are 
in school, either in the academy or 
the college, your mother is at home 
bending over her tasks, but upper-
most in her mind is you; and though 
tired and worn from the work of the 
NEW—M. V. 
day, she sits down and pens a few lines 
to you, a note which gives you courage 
and strength to face the trials which 
may come to you. 
Now as you take this backward 
glance, do you see on this trail any 
friend that has been better than 
mother? No I She is the one who 
taught you to walk in the footsteps 
of the Master. She is still thinking 
of you and hoping that you will be 
true, come whatever may. 
And now the question for each one 
is, What are you doing to help this 
mother of yours? What are you doing 
in return for all she has done for you? 
Are you sending her cheery thoughts 
of love? Are you giving her your 
fullest confidence? Are you doing all 
you can to lighten her cares and to 
make each day pleasant for her? 
"If some good thing for tomorrow you 
are dreaming, do it now: 
From the future do not borrow 
Frost soon gathers on the brow. 
Days for deeds are few, my brother, 
Then today fulfill thy vow. 
If you mean to help another, 
Do not dream it, do it now." 
Mother in Everyday Dress 
GOOD morning to you, Mr. Artist, 
Here's a picture I want you to paint; 
Just a photograph of my mother 
In a style that is olden and quaint. 
'Twas caught in a pocket camera 
One day when she sat all alone 
The shades of the evening were falling, 
And all of her work had been done. 
Don't try to leave out any wrinkles 
Or bind up a straggling hair, 
'Tis just as she looked on that evening, 
I want every one to be there. 
Her pictures at home in the album 
Are fairer than this one will be, 
As she looked in the bloom of her beauty, 
But this one is dearest to me. 
I can look at all those and remember 
Her beauty and numberless charms ; 
I can look at this one and remember 
lIow she rocked me to sleep in her 
arms. 
Then make it as plain as this picture, 
Nor think I will love it the less; 
The dearest thing under the heavens 
Is a mother in everyday dress. 
—Author Unknown. 
A Letter From Mother 
WHAT'S this? A letter from mother! 
Oh, I do wish it hadn't coin° just 
when I'm getting ready to go to the 
concert, for I haven't time to read it 
now. And I don't like to be reminded 
of mother just before going out. I 
seem to see her sitting all alone in the 
old house, while I am having a good 
time, and it dampens my spirit, and I 
can't be half as bright and clever. 
Maybe I can hurriedly glance at the 
letter as I'm getting ready. 
"DEAR DAUGHTER: I wonder if 
you are sick, for I haven't heard from 
you in so long. I can't help but worry 
not write oftener. She doesn't realize 
how busy I am. I wrote her not so 
long ago. Last week, wasn't it? No, 
two—three—I do believe it was six 
weeks ago that I wrote her last. Well, 
I must write her tomorrow. No, I 
must go shopping tomorrow. And 
then there's the society program, and 
right after that I must practice for 
the musical. It is dreadful to live in 
such a whirl. But maybe I'll manage 
to sandwich a letter in somewhere. 
And I'll send a good check with it. 
"It's beautiful here this spring. 
Wonder if you get out to the country 
of ten" 
 . 
Country?
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I should say not, unless 
we speed along so fast I can't see 
much. And we always have a crowd 
with us. I'd love it, though. Wonder 
if there's still dogwood at the back of 
the garden at home? Do you suppose 
there are as many lilacs as usual 
around the old house? Mother's flower 
garden is always so lovely. 
"How is Robert getting along? He 
hasn't written in months." 
Poor mother! She forgets how busy 
brother is in his business and social 
activities. And Robert never was 
much of a writer. It is a shame, 
though, that neither of us children can 
find time to write her very often. She 
takes such delight in little things. 
We ought to make her that happy. 
"It's so lonely here with you all 
gone. I sometimes wish you were all 
children again and were home with 
me." 
Wish we were children again? And 
have all that hard work to do over 
again? I wonder she ever lived 
through it. We were always so poor, 
and mother worked so hard for us 
children. From early dawn until late 
at night she was busy—always busy. 
With all the washing and ironing, 
scrubbing and cooking, • sewing and 
mending, churning and knitting, and a 
thousand other things, I really don't 
see how she ever managed at all. And 
she always nursed the neighbors when 
they were sick, and gave them food 
when they were hungry. And she was 
always so cheerful about it that she 
made you think she loved to work. 
We were happy together. Yes, 
happier than I have ever been since. 
It is a pity that children grow up so 
quickly and fly away from the old 
nest. It must be lonely for her, but 
when she won't come to live with us, 
what can we do? I don't know as I 
blame her, though, for not wanting to 
leave the old home where she has lived 
and worked so long. 
What is that on the radio? "Work, 
for the Night Is Coming." That's 
right; this is the evening hour of 
hymns. Why, mother used to sing that 
song so much about her daily work. 
It has been a long time since I heard 
her sing it. 
"I wish I could wor7c for you all 
again. I just have my memories of 
you all. It's been two years now since 
about you." �
I saw you, you know. Have you 
There it is, complaining because I do 
changed very much?" 
Leaflet 7, "The Literature and Correspondence Band." 
Someday I shall go back home. I'm 
homesick for it! And I want my 
mother! I don't want to wait. Why 
must I remain for the society pro-
gram? They can get along without me 
in the musical, too. Maybe I could go 
tomorrow, back to the little home 
village. No, I can go this very eve-
ning. I'll do it! And I'll take no 
other gift save a heart full of love. 
I'll catch the 8:45 train for the old 
home town—and MOTHER!—Esther 
M. Adams, in Review and Herald. 
Dear Mother 
ALWAYS It seems at the close of the day, 
My thoughts revert to you, 
I think of your nature, so gentle and 
kind, 
Your love so constant and true; 
This is the thought that comes to me, 
"There'll never be another, 
Whom I can love a hundredth part 
As well, as you, dear mother." 
On a cold and frosty evening, 
When the wind howled out of doors, 
And I'd brought the wood for mother 
And had finished up the chores, 
'Twas a pleasure just to sit there, 
Beside the fireside bright, 
And to simply talk with mother, 
On a cold and frosty night. 
There's no school in which I've studied 
The great lessons I learned there, 
There's no college I have entered, 
That compares with mother's chair. 
For her never-failing patience, 
Brought me slowly to the light, 
To the dawn of understanding, 
On a cold and frosty night. 
There she taught me all the knowledge, 
That a boy like me should know, 
There she trained me up to manhood, 
Showed the way that I should go. 
Though life's winds may howl about me, 
And the skies may neer be bright, 
I shall not forget the lessons learned 
That cold and frosty night. 
—George N. Barrett. 
Faith of Our Mothers 
(Tune: "Faith of Our Fathers" 
No. 678 in "Christ in Song.") 
FAITH of our mothers, hold it true 
As morning star in heaven's blue, 
As peerless pearl from ocean's bed, 
As guiding light seen far ahead, 
Faith of our mothers, blessed faith, 
It shall be ours to hold till death. 
Faith of our mothers, hold in trust 
That which is true and pure and just, 
Her loving thought and constant prayer 
For those held dear who leave her care, 
Faith of our mothers, blessed faith, 
In holy hope, we'll hold till death. 
Faith of our mothers, hold in love 
This sacred treasure from above, 
God grant it grace upon its way, 
O'er wandering souls to hold Its sway. 
Faith of our mothers, blessed faith, 
Triumphantly, we'll hold till death. 
—Jeanie Stewart Hall. 
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Leaflet 35, "Missio 
I must send her my latest photo-
graph. She'd like that better than 
money, I know. 
"My days of trouble are over, but 
days of empty loneliness are worse, 
Pm finding." 
Dear mother. She has had her 
troubles. It seems as if one of us was 
sick all the time. If we children didn't 
have measles or pneumonia, then 
father was laid up with sciatica. But 
mother's hands never faltered, and her 
courage never failed. She met hard, 
never-ending work, sickness, poverty, 
and discouragement with a cheerful 
smile and a brave heart. I can see 
her now in the darkest times, bravely 
smiling, bravely singing, and most 
usually it was "Rock of Ages." Why, 
there it is on the radio. The radio is 
certainly good tonight. I never knew 
they could sing hymns so well. But 
I'd love to hear mother sing that song 
Once more. 
"/ am proud when I think of my 
children doing so well im the world. 
You have done wonderfully. How 
father would love to see you now, if 
he were still living." 
Oh, mother is the wonderful woman! 
Where would we bo if she hadn't 
worked to put us through college? We 
didn't realize then what it meant to 
her. I wonder if she knows we ap-
preciate what she did for us. I am 
ashamed to think we haven't done 
more for her. What satisfaction do we 
bring her? What do I give to her? 
Oh, time goes so quickly for me, I 
don't realize how it must drag on 
mother's hands. Her happy days were 
when she was planning for our future. 
Why, I'd be nothing if it hadn't been 
for mother. And when I could be such 
a comfort to her, I'm only a cause of 
worry! I'll try to do better, mother 
dear. 
"I must close. The sun is setting, 
and I sit here watching it, and dream-
ing of you." 
Just as she used to do. She always 
loved the beautiful, and the sunset was 
about all the beauty life brought to 
her. But she managed so that I took 
my art lessons and Robert had his 
music lessons. I wonder what song she 
sings as she sits there. 
What's that on the radio now? 
"There's a Land That Is Fairer 
Than Day." Yes, she may be singing 
that, for she loved it and taught us to 
love it, too. I remember mother's tell-
ing us in the twilight hours of that 
better land. 
There, now, there's a teardrop on 
my dress I was going to wear tonight 
to the concert. Oh, what do I care for 
that concert. I'll stay home and send 
a letter to mother. I love her so! 
Why haven't I told her so before? 
She used to work like a slave for us, 
and we—don't even have time to write 
her. Dear, dear mother! I want to 
see her and tell her I appreciate her 
sacrifices for us. I want to tell her 
that at last I realize that all I am I 
owe to her. I want her to know it. 
NEWLY REVISED—M. V. 
Getting Acquainted With 
Our Church Paper 
(Program for May 14) 
BY VESTA 711UMWOOD 
SPECIAL MUSIC. 
PRAYER. 
OFFERING. 
TALK: "History of the Advent Review 
and Sabbath Herald." 
SONG. 
READING: "What the Review Means to 
the Youth." 
READING: "Why Seventh-day Ad- 
ventist Youth Should Read the Re- 
view." 
READING: "What Our Young People 
May Gain From Reading the Church 
Paper." 
POEM: "In the Days of Youth." 
CLOSING EXERCISES. 
History of the Advent Review 
and Sabbath Herald 
Oua church paper, the Review and 
Herald, came into existence as the 
result of the instruction given through 
the Spirit of prophecy to Elder James 
White in 1849 that he must write and 
publish the present truth. In July 
of that year the first edition of the 
Present Truth was published at Mid-
dletown, Connecticut. Later in 1849 
the paper was published in Oswego, 
New York, and in 1850, in Paris, 
Maine. Here it was enlarged and its 
name changed to that which it now 
bears, The Advent Review and Sab-
bath Herald. The second volume was 
published in Saratoga Springs, New 
York, in 1851. 
In March, 1852, at a conference held 
in Ballston Spa, New York, it was 
voted to transfer the headquarters of 
the Review to Rochester, New York. 
The first issue published in Rochester 
was dated May 6, 1852. 
During these years the message 
spread to the West. In 1855 the 
brethren in Michigan invited the Re-
view to transfer its office of publica-
tion to Battle Creek. This was done, 
the first number published in that 
place bearing the date December 4, 
1855. The Review continued to be 
published at Battle Creek until 1903, 
when it was transferred to Washing-
ton, D.C. The first date of issue bear-
ing the Washington address was 
August 20, 1903. For a few months 
after the office was moved to Wash-
ington, the Review was published at 
222 North Capitol Street; but as soon 
as the building was completed, the 
Review was moved to the present lo-
cation in Takoma Park. The publish-
ing house is in the District of Co-
lumbia, about seven miles from the 
center of the city of Washington. 
During the first years of publication 
the Review had no subscription price. 
Our pioneers who led out in publishing 
soon realized that this was not a good 
plan, inasmuch as many people who 
were interested in reading the Review 
and who would contribute to its sup- 
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port were receiving the paper gratuit-
ously. While the paper was published 
at Rochester, a subscription price was 
established first $1 for twenty-six 
numbers, and later $1.50 a year. Dur-
ing the years various subscription 
prices have been charged, the max-
imum being in 1867 when the sub-
scription price was $3 for a sixteen-
page paper. 
When the Review was first published, 
there was no regularity in frequency 
of issue. Beginning with volume two, 
which was published at Saratoga 
Springs, New York, the publisher's 
card announced that the Review was 
published semi-monthly. However, 
with the year 1856, the Review began 
to be issued weekly. 
The number of pages and the size of 
page have varied greatly. At first the 
paper contained eight pages. The size 
of the type page was 4% x 8 inches. 
There have been several changes dur-
ing the years; at one time the type 
page was 11 x 161/2 inches. �
The 
present size was adopted in 1902. 
During all the years the Review has 
been recognized as the leading Sev-
enth-day Adventist journal. As our 
work has expanded, it has become 
necessary 'to publish other periodicals. 
Some of these are in English and some 
in other tongues. They represent all 
phases of our message and nearly all 
the languages in which the truth is 
proclaimed. 
At the present time there are more 
than two hundred eighty-two period-
icals published in the interests of the 
Seventh-day Adventist movement. The 
Review and Herald, the general church 
paper, is the most widely distributed 
of them all. Wherever there are Eng-
lish-reading Seventh-day Adventists, 
there the Review goes. It not only 
reports the activities of our world-wide 
work, but it is the medium through 
which the leaders of our work speak. 
Its atmosphere is spiritual and up-
lifting. It should be in every Seventh-
day Adventist home where the English 
language is read. �
C. E. PALMER. 
What the Review Means to 
the Youth 
THOUGH the Review and Herald is 
not looked upon as a youth's paper, 
yet it contains much that is interest-
ing, instructive, and of great value to 
the young people of our denomination. 
Let us consider some of these features 
of our church paper. 
The department of the Review en-
titled, "By the Family Fireside," pre-
sents messages especially written for 
our youth. The leaders of our young 
people contribute to these columns. 
For instance, in the issue of Decem-
ber 9, 1937, Alfred W. Peterson, Gen-
eral Conference Missionary Volunteer 
secretary, addressed a message to the 
youth in an article entitled, "Out in 
the Byways," relating intensely inter-
esting experiences of young men and 
women in active soulsaving work. A 
special section of the Review provides 
inspirational and instructional articles. 
Men and women who have made a 
success in life tell how they obtained 
their education and entered the work. 
These messages are just what young 
people in school need to encourage 
them along to success. 
The counsel given by Mother Naomi 
through the columns of the youth's de-
partment has been greatly appreciated, 
and many have been helped in their 
problems. Mother Naomi is a woman 
of unusual ability, with broad ex-
perience. She has reared a beautiful 
family of children. She still has the 
spirit of youth and lives in the atmos-
phere of the young. Youth who are 
greatly perplexed and who know not 
just what course to take find timely 
counsel in their need. This advice is 
representative of what many others re-
quire, though they do not write to her 
themselves, and her articles in the 
columns of the Review are available to 
them as well. 
There is nothing which thrills and 
inspires the youth more than the ex-
ploits and achievements of our foreign 
missionaries. It is indeed a wonderful 
account of adventure and soul winning 
that appears week by week in the Re-
view under the heading "In Mission 
Lands." The latest foreign missionary 
reports from Africa, Asia, South 
America, the South Sea Islands, the 
Par East, and other fields, appear in 
our church paper. These are of espe-
cial interest to our young people, in-
spiring them to get a preparation for 
service and later to give themselves to 
service in the needy lands afar. 
The missions department also pro-
vides material for foreign missions 
programs so often given in the Mis-
sionary Volunteer Society. The reports 
in the Review are current, and furnish 
something new every week. Certainly 
this use of the Review alone is worth 
the cost of placing it in every home 
where there are young persons. 
We have mentioned only the fea-
tures especially for our youth. In ad-
dition, there are articles of value in 
studying the word of God and in 
Christian living. Many of these are 
written in a very attractive way and 
are adapted to young people. 
"The World-Wide Field" section 
tells of achievement of both young 
and old in the homeland. Some of 
these reports recount the efforts of 
youth in advancing the cause of God 
right here at home. 
And, then, how quickly youth merges 
into full manhood and womanhood, 
with corresponding responsibilities of 
home life and of service in some field 
of labor! How good it is, if our 
young people have had access to the 
Review, that they, when beginning to 
shoulder life's obligations, are already 
acquainted with our good church paper 
and give it a place in their reading and 
in their homes. �
T. M. FRENCH. 
READ good books and speak good 
words.—Chinese proverb. 
Why Seventh-day Adventist 
Youth Should Read 
the Review 
SOME time ago I read a stirring 
news account of a congress of Catholic 
youth. These young people had not 
gathered to consider their own more or 
less momentary problems of unemploy-
ment, or courtship and marriage, or • 
amusements and related subjects—as 
helpful and proper as such an agenda 
might have been. They had gathered 
to study the serious problems con-
fronting the Catholic Church in cer-
tain world sections. These matters 
held intense interest for them, and 
they seemed to sense a definite re-
sponsibility to aid in so far as they 
possibly could in turning the tide in 
the interest of the church. I espe-
cially admire their well-informed dis-
cussion of the issues and the conviction 
they held regarding their relationship 
to these issues. 
Youth joined to a great cause do 
have a large responsibility, and their 
attitude toward its pressing issues is 
most important. As far as the human 
side goes, their keen, incisive minds 
and boundless energy mean almost 
everything to a successful outcome. 
There has seldom been a great cause 
in which youth have not been the de-
ciding factor. Many of the greatest 
leaders of all times have been young 
men and young women. 
It is said that Napoleon was only 
twenty-six when he was appointed to 
command the army of Italy, and only 
thirty-five when he crowned himself 
Emperor of the French. 
Alexander Hamilton was aide-de-
camp of Washington at twenty, and at 
thirty-two Ito was Secretary of the 
Treasury. 
George Washington was sent by 
his colony as ambassador to the French 
commandant in his early twenties. 
Patrick Henry was only twenty-
seven years old when he made his 
famous speech against the Stamp Act. 
Thomas Jefferson was thirty-three 
when he drafted the Declaration of 
Independence. 
Martin Luther was just twenty-nine 
when he wrote the manifesto that led 
to the Reformation. 
Lillian Wald was in her late 
twenties when she founded the Henry 
Street Settlement in East Side New 
York and led the way for the publie-
health nurse and the school nurse 
whose services are so widely known 
and appreciated today. 
Ellen G. White was only seventeen 
when she had her first vision, and soon 
after that time she entered upon her 
public labors, the influence of which 
has encircled the earth. 
John Calvin at twenty-six wrote 
"The Institutes of Theology." 
Benjamin Franklin had written 
"Poor Richard's Almanac" by the time 
he was twenty-six. 
McCormick was twenty-three when 
he invented the reaper, and Westing- 
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house was twenty-three when he in-
vented the air brake. 
William Pitt became Chancellor of 
the Exchequer at twenty-three, and 
Prime Minister of England at twenty-
four. 
Newton was about twenty-four 
years of age when he formulated the 
law of gravitation. 
And so we might go on. 
. The Lord knows what youth can do, 
and recognizes their decisive strength. 
It was He who dictated these familiar 
words: "With such an army of workers 
as our youth, rightly trained, might 
furnish, how soon the message- of a 
crucified, risen, and soon-coming Sav-
iour might be carried to the whole 
world!"—"Messages to Young Peo-
ple," p. 196. 
"Rightly trained"—that would of 
prime necessity include being well in-
formed in regard to the message to be 
carried, well informed as to its assets, 
well informed as to its sources of 
power, well informed as to the progress 
thus far made, well informed as to 
most successful methods, well informed 
as to plans for advance, well informed 
as to current needs, and well informed 
as to personal opportunities for serv-
ice. 
I know of no other single source 
like the Review and Herald, our of-
ficial church paper, from which one 
can gather this information and keep 
abreast of the cause in all the earth. 
Since 1850 it has been a channel 
through which the life throbs of the 
advent movement have been carried 
near and far to the faithful believers. 
Those who have read the Review con-
stantly have loved the cause better, 
and they have served the cause better 
because they have known it better. To 
really know and understand the truths 
of the advent message is to love them. 
To follow the victory of those truths 
in the hearts of men around the world 
deepens that love immeasurably, and 
such love never fails. It knows no 
bounds in its untiring service. Be-
cause of this I believe that every 
Seventh-day Adventist young person 
should read the Review. 
W. P. ELLIOTT. 
What Our Young People May 
Gain From Reading the 
Church Paper 
1. THEY may gain a knowledge of 
God's message for this day and genera-
tion. Every year the Review and 
Herald plans to cover the principal 
doctrines held by Seventh-day Ad-
ventists. This presentation is made by 
some of our best writers. The articles 
are clearly and interestingly written, 
and a knoweldge of the truth for this 
time is most essential. We are come 
into days of peril when every wind of 
doctrine is blowing. Satan is come 
down in great wrath, knowing that 
his time is short, and he is endeavoring 
by every means in his power to deceive 
the people. We need a knowledge of 
JUST REVISED—M. 
the message for this time for our own 
protection and salvation and in order 
that we may carry it to others, in 
harmony with the gospel commission 
of our Lord. 
2. Our young people need to read 
the Review and Herald for the inspira-
tion it will bring into their hearts and 
lives. The paper tells what many of 
our young people are doing in the 
great harvest field. Many who have 
gone out from our schools in recent 
years are working in the homeland and 
are accomplishing great things for 
God. Many have gone out to the mis-
sion fields and are living lives of 
heroic endeavor. They are treading in 
the paths marked out by such great 
missionaries as the apostle Paul, and 
Barnabas, and others. Indeed, some 
of them are laboring in the very lands 
in which these apostles worked. As 
our youth read these miracles of 
modern missions, in their hearts will 
be awakened a desire to work for 
Christ in the same way. They will see 
that what young men and young 
women have done, other young men 
and women can do. 
3. By reading the Review and 
Herald the young people of this de-
nomination will obtain much in the 
way of practical instruction and 
Christian experience. Very practical 
articles are printed continually in the 
department called "By the Family 
Fireside." Some of these are particu-
larly devoted to young men and young 
women, and afford many excellent sug-
gestions for making one's life a suc-
cess for God and for his fellow men. 
They deal with questions of social 
relations, marriage, dress, and general 
deportment. 
4. The Review and Herald affords 
an excellent source of information on 
the geography of the world, the origin 
and customs of nations, the location of 
many towns and geographical areas 
not mentioned in the textbooks of the 
schools. 
5. The Review and Herald is the 
great denominational newspaper. It is 
the one paper in the denomination that 
chronicles the spread of the advent 
message in all parts of the world. One 
can keep pace with the rapid spread 
of this movement only as he reads the 
general church paper. 
6. The Review and Herald furnishes 
reports of such meetings as the Gen-
eral Conference, the Autumn Council, 
and other great conventions. Many of 
these conventions are of vital interest 
to the youth of the denomination. 
7. Through the Review and Herald 
the leaders of our work, the officers of 
the General Conference, and the presi-
dents of the various world divisions, 
speak to the Seventh-day Adventist 
Church. They pass on to its readers 
the plans and policies of the General 
Conference. 
For these and for many other 
reasons which might be mentioned, the 
Review and Herald should be read 
regularly by every young man and 
V. Leaflet 13, "Junior Standard of 
young woman connected with the Sev-
enth-day Adventist Church. 
F. M. Witeox. 
In the Days of Youth 
TmoUGLI young in years, we've learned 
to love 
And cherish the Review; 
To keep faith's light a;l burning bright 
As does the old Review. 
All life that does not grow must die; 
Our years, at best, how few; 
And we must grow if we would live—
Remember to renew. 
The dear Review is old in years, 
But very young in spirit. 
Its message cheers, delights the ears, 
And gives us faith to live it. 
The message to this people given, 
Expanding with the years, 
Has found a place in many hearts 
As Jesus' coming nears. 
And as that glorious day draws near, 
The message still is heard; 
Voiced loud and true by. the Review. 
By this our hearts are stirred. 
With courage, then, we labor on; 
Our trust in God is stayed. 
For in a little way from this 
We'll meet Him unafraid. 
Yes, every omen cries aloud 
Our Saviour's coming near. 
We lift our heads to see the cloud 
On which He'll soon appear. 
Though young in years we've learned to 
love 
And trust our Saviour true. 
We'll keep faith's light all burning 
bright, 
As does the old Review. 
C. P. BOLLMAN. 
93 
Stewardship 
(Program for May 21) 
BY M C. EMMERT'S 
OPENING SONG. 
SCRIPTURE READING: Malachi 3:8-12. 
PRAYER. 
SECRETARY'S REPORT. 
OFFERING. 
MISSIONARY REPORTS. 
SPECIAL MUSIC. 
REMARKS BY LEADER. 
STUDY: "Tithing." 
Ponr: "God's Beautiful Plan," p. 78 
in "Choice Poems." 
TALK: "Stewardship." 
POEM: "Stewardship." 
TALE: "Personal Experiences." 
SONG. 
BENEDICTION. 
Notes to Leaders 
For additional material see Junior 
program for this same date, page 28. 
It may be that some members in the 
society could relate personal experi-
ences of blessings received as a result 
of faithful tithe paying. 
Background material. —"Christ's 
Object Lessons," pp. 355-375, 266, 268, 
269; "Acts of the Apostles," pp. 335-
345; "Messages to Young People," pp. 
299-320. 
Attainment Manual." 
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Tithing 
MANY persons today have the idea 
that when we pay our tithe, we are 
presenting the Lord with gifts. We 
do not give our landlord his rent,—we 
pay it. We do not give the banker his 
interest on a note; rather, we pay it. 
We do not give the State its taxes,— 
we pay them. We cannot give a 
minimum or a maximum in our tithe, 
but a fixed rate. And remember, we 
must pay what we owe before we can 
talk about giving. Tithe is a debt 
that we owe our heavenly Father. Of-
ferings and gifts do not begin until 
we have paid our debt. (Read Mala-
chi 3:7.) 
1. What part of one's income has 
the Lord especially claimed as His? 
Lev. 27:30. 
2. For whose support and for what 
work was the tithe devoted in Israel? 
Num. 18:21. 
3. Upon what fundamental basis 
does the requirement of tithe paying 
rest? Ps. 24:1. 
4. Who gives man power to get 
wealth? Deut. 8:18. 
5. What statement of Christ's shows 
that man is not an original owner, but 
a steward of God's goods? Matt. 
25:14; 1 Cor. 4:7. 
6. Of what is one guilty who with- 
holds the tithe and freewill offerings? 
Mal. 3:8. 
7. With what spirit would God have 
us give? 2 Con 9:7. 
8. What has Christ said regarding 
giving? Acts 20:35. 
9. By what means can men lay up 
treasure in heaven? Luke 12:33. 
10. What indicates where our hearts 
are? Luke 12:34. 
"My gracious Lord, I own Thy right 
To every service I can pay, 
And call it my supreme delight 
To hear Thy dictates, and obey. 
"What le my being, but for Thee,— 
Its sure support, its noblest end? 
'Tis my delight Thy face to see, 
And serve the cause of such a 
Friend. 
"I would not sigh for worldly Joy, 
Or to increase my worldly good; 
Nor future days or powers employ 
To spread a sounding name abroad. 
"'Pis to my Saviour I would live— 
To Him who for my ransom died; 
Nor could all worldly honor give 
Such bliss as crowns me at His 
side." 
—Philip Dodd,r‘dge. 
Stewardship 
THE term "steward" is a technical 
one; so first of all it must be defined. 
The Standard Dictionary defines a 
steward as, "A person entrusted with 
the management of estates or affairs 
not his own; one who manages or dis-
burses for another." 
(Read Matthew 20:8. And in Luke 
16:1-12 find the story of the unfaith-
ful steward.) 
Stewardship means far more than 
merely the tithing of our income. 
God's primary object is character 
building. The foundation of all 
character is this sense of dependence 
upon and responsibility to God, as 
Creator and owner of all. In that way 
God is preparing young men and 
young women for eternity through 
partnership with Himself now. Tith-
ing is a test of a steward's sincerity. 
Faithful stewardship is seeking 
first the kingdom of God. With many 
persons, self, home, business, or pleas-
ure, come first. If any time is left, 
it is given to God. God's plan is to 
reverse the order, change the center 
of gravity. Jesus said, "Seek ye first 
the kingdom of God, and His right-
eousness; and all these things shall be 
added unto you." 
Tithing, therefore, is not isolated, 
but is directly connected with every 
other Christian duty, 
The possessor and his possessions 
are one in the sight of God. The 
wrong use of spare time soon reflects 
itself upon the whole life. It is not 
enough to use the business hours to 
good advantage or to use the Lord's 
day in worship, if the rest of the time 
is spent in wrong ways that damage 
the value of the total life, held subject 
to the will of the Father-Owner. All 
possessions,—time, talents, and money, 
--must be constantly guarded by the 
possessor. 
In 1 Corinthians 4:2 we read: 
"Moreover it is required in stewards, 
that a man be found faithful." Daniel 
Webster, when asked what was the 
greatest thought that had ever entered 
his mind, said significantly, "My ac-
countability to God Almighty." 
To appropriate and to use wrongly 
our time, talents, or possessions that 
God has committed in trust to us is 
no less a sin and crime than for a 
cashier to appropriate trust funds for 
his own use. Steward and stewardship 
go together just as citizen and citizen. 
ship do. Both spell responsibility and 
require faithfulness. 
The story is told of a contractor and 
builder who had been going behind 
with his business and was impressed to 
consider carefully whether or not he 
had been faithful to God in the matter 
of his tithe. As a result of this, he 
was led to make another payment, 
and in order to be certain that he 
covered the entire obligation, he added 
a number of dollars. This cut him 
very short in cash, but he was de-
termined to be true to God. The next 
day a lumber company with whom he 
had been dealing for a long time called 
him on the phone and asked that he 
come to the office. He did so, and the 
manager of the company said to him: 
"We have been watching your work. 
You always pay your bills promptly, 
and it is a pleasure to do business 
with you. We have been talking the 
matter over, and have decided to make 
you a little present as a token of our 
esteem." Whereupon he handed him 
a cheek for $100, which was more than 
twice as much as the amount he had 
paid in tithe. He believes God im-
pressed this man's heart to favor him 
for his faithfulness. 
Our money, time, talents, and energy 
have not been given us that we might 
honor and glorify ourselves. As faith-
ful stewards, we are to use all of these 
to honor and glorify God. 
Stewardship 
SavtwAnn I, and not possessor, of the 
wealth entrusted me. 
What, were God Himself the holder, 
would His disposition be? 
This I ask myself each morning, every 
noon, and every night, 
As I view His gentle goodness with an 
ever-new delight. 
Steward only, never owner, of the time 
that He has lent. 
How, were He my life's custodian, would 
my years on earth be spent? 
Thus I ask myself each hour, as I plod 
my pilgrim way, 
Steeped in gratefulest amazement at 
His mercy day by day. 
Steward only, not possessor, of His 
property that's I. 
Clearer grows His truth, and dearer, as 
the years go slipping by, 
May I softly go, and humbly, head and 
heart in reverence bent, 
That I may not fear to show Him how 
my stewardship was spent. 
—Strickland Gignan. 
Personal Experiences 
Every Need Supplied 
THE subject of tithing was brought 
to us fifteen years ago, when we ac-
cepted present truth, and through all 
these years my mother and I have been 
faithful tithepayers, During the de-
pression there has not been a week 
when we have not had work, and we 
have not suffered for the necessities of 
life. During eleven months when my 
mother lay sick, she never wanted for 
anything that it was possible to get 
for her. When any one came in and 
gave her money, the tithe was always 
taken out. And now that my mother 
is sleeping, awaiting the call of the 
Life-giver, God is still providing for 
me day by day. 
No Boom for Bountiful Crop 
After years of what I thought faith-
ful tithing, I felt impressed this last 
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spring to change my tithing system. 
Of grain I raised, I have been tithing 
only the grain sold, and the stock to 
which the grain was fed that I was 
able to sell. But last spring I prom-
ised the Lord every tenth load of corn 
and one row out of each field for an 
offering. 
I am farming a place that is con-
sidered very poor. The landowner told 
me, when I rented the farm two years 
ago, that if I ever filled the 1,200-
bushel crib she has on the place, I 
would have to grow more corn than 
had ever been .grown on this farm. 
Will, this is the result of taking the 
Lord in as a partner, according to 
Ma meld 3:10. With the least rainfall 
we have had in years, and chinch bugs 
more numerous than ever in the history 
of this section, my 1,200-bushel crib 
is running over -with corn, and I have 
no room to receive the crop from 
thirty-five acres. 
Found Work With Double Wages 
A mother and her son decided to 
serve the Lord and obey His com-
mands. 
The son, aged sixteen years, was re-
fused Sabbath freedom by his em-
ployers, and his father arrived home 
the next evening with the news that he 
had received an hour's notice to resign 
his position through no fault of his. 
This, in the days before the "dole"' 
What a test! The mother had 
decided to pay tithe for the first time 
that week, and within a few days of 
making the decision she was faced with 
the prospect of no pay day at the end 
of the week. But her answer to the 
test was of the kind that makes it pos-
sible for God to show His mighty arm. 
It was, "I shall pay my tithe just the 
same." 
Evidence of God's leading came 
sooner than even that mother's faith 
expected. Within the week that fol-
lowed, both father and son moved into 
positions where the pay was exactly 
double what they had received before. 
God does not always reward so 
quickly, but there never was a Chris-
tian who could say he missed the 
Lord's tithe. Clothes last longer, and 
the money remaining after paying 
tithe goes farther.—Extracts From 
Present Truth. 
9,g 
CHRIST'S true disciples follow Him 
through sore conflicts, enduring self-
denial and experiencing bitter disap-
pointment; but this teaches them the 
guilt and woe of sin, and they are led 
to look upon it with abhorrence. Par-
takers of Christ's sufferings, they are 
destined to be partakers of His glory. 
—"Acts of the Apostles," p. 594. 
9,4 
PRACTICAL religion is to be carried 
into the lowly duties of daily life.—
"Christ's Object Lessons," p. 359. 
Serving Where You Are 
(Program for May 28) 
BY K. L. GANT 
OPENING SONG: No. 254 in "Gospel in 
Song." 
PRAYER. 
ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
BIBLE YEAR DRILL. 
LEADER'S INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. 
TESTIMONY STUDY: "Serving Where 
You Are." 
Tan: "Service, Our Name and Aim." 
READING: "Others." 
SPECIAL MUSIC: No. 263 in "Gospel 
in Song." 
TALK: "Not Money, but Service." 
POEM: "The Call to Service." 
STORY: "The Well Before the Door." 
SONG: No. 235 in "Gospel in Song." 
Serving Where You Are 
To be passed out and read by 
individual members 
"GOD expects personal service from 
every one to whom He has entrusted a 
knowledge of the truth for this time. 
Not all can go as missionaries to for- 
eign lands, but all can be home mis-
sionaries in their families and neigh- 
borhoods."—"Testianonies," Vol. IX, 
p. 30. 
"There is something for every one 
to do. Every soul that believes the 
truth is to stand in his lot and place, 
saying, 'Here am I; send me.' "—
"Testimonies," Vol. VI, p. 49. 
"Not upon the ordained minister 
only, rests the responsibility of going 
forth to fulfill this commission. Every 
one who has received Christ is called 
to work for the salvation of his fellow 
men."--"Acts of the Apostles," p. 110. 
"It is not only by preaching the 
truth, not only by distributing litera- 
ture, that we are to witness for God. 
Let us remember that a Christlike life 
is the most powerful argument that 
can be advanced in favor of Chris-
tianity, and that a cheap Christian 
character works more harm in the 
world than the character of a world-
ling."—"Testianonies," Vol. IX, p. 21. 
"All who work for God should have 
the Martha and the Mary attributes 
blended,—a willingness to minister, 
and a sincere love of the truth."—
"Testimonies," Vol. VI, p. 118. 
"Christ commits to His followers an 
individual work,—a work that can-
not be done by proxy. Ministry to 
the sick and the poor, the giving of 
the gospel to the lost, is not to be left 
to committees or organized charities. 
Individual responsibility, individual 
effort, personal sacrifice, is the require- 
ment of the gospel."—"Ministry of 
Healing," p. 147. 
"'Do something, do it soon with all thy 
might; 
An angel's wing would droop if long at 
rest ; 
And God Himself, inactive, were no 
longer blest.' " 
—"Testimonies," Vol. V, p. 808. 
Service, Our Name and Aim 
THE organization of the young peo-
ple of the Seventh-day Adventist de-
nomination has but one reason for 
existing, and that is that the youth 
may better serve the Lord. This idea 
is woven into our very name, and, 
indeed, is expressed in our aim—"The 
advent message to all the world in 
this generation." There is one thought 
that cheers above all things else, and 
that is the thought of the soon coming 
of our Saviour; but we must remem-
ber that we have a work to do before 
the end comes. (Read Matthew 24: 
14.) The Lord is eager to come and 
save us, but He is also desirous that 
every one possible shall be saved be-
fore it is too late. 
The young people of this denomina-
tion have always been called upon to 
go to fields afar, and many of us 
look upon that as a great oppor-
tunity for service; but let us not for-
get that if we are to serve in distant 
lands, we must first do the task at 
hand and be missionaries at home. 
The servant of the Lord has told us 
that "Each has his place in the eternal 
plan of heaven. Each is to work in 
cooperation with Christ for the salva-
tion of souls. Not more surely is the 
place prepared for us in the heavenly 
mansions than is the special place de-
signated on earth where we are to 
work for God."—"Messages to Young 
People," p. 219. 
Often we think of service in the 
light of so-called large things or sen-
sational, soul-winning endeavor. But 
we are urged not to hesitate to work 
for the Lord because we think we can 
do but little. Jesus emphasized the 
cup of cold water and the small things 
in service. Many times it is the hearty 
handclasp, the pleasant smile, the 
cheering word, or the question con-
cerning another's welfare that cheeks 
him in his thoughts of discouragement 
and puts him back on the track of 
hope, prayer, and faith. 
I remember well an experience I had 
when I first went away to the academy. 
Coming from the plains of eastern 
Colorado, where our family had to live 
in isolation, I was timid and unac-
quainted with the ways of the more 
populated centers and of our schools. 
It was the morning of matriculation 
that I was feeling blue and wondering 
whether I should take the next train 
home, when a very cheery face turned 
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to me while we were seated, waiting 
our turn to arrange our schoolwork, 
and inquired, "How do you think you 
will like it here in school?" There was 
something in that expression and the 
continued conversation that made me 
feel very much at home and caused 
me to determine to stay by and get 
what I could out of school. Otherwise 
I might have gone home in discourage-
ment, and who knows what the out-
come might have been? Heaven alone 
records many such acts of service and 
their eternal good. 
Often we look afar for service when 
we should be following in the footsteps 
of the Master by visiting some shut-in, 
the aged, the sick, or the discouraged. 
It was just last fall, while we wore out 
with a group of students doing 
Harvest Ingathering work, that we 
heard of an aged man who was very 
sick. Some one suggested that we 
visit him and his wife, but we had a 
large goal to reach in our Harvest 
Ingathering, and we hesitated for a 
moment. Immediately we realized 
that we should be true workers for God 
wherever we are; so some of us went to 
visit the old couple and found a very 
needy mission field. When we left, 
they slipped a five-dollar bill into our 
hands, which was many times more 
than any other offering we received 
that day. It paid financially as well 
as spiritually to do the service at hand. 
"Love and loyalty to Christ are the 
spring otall true service. In the heart 
touched by His love, there is begotten 
a desire to work for Him."—"Educa-
tion," p. 268. 
As the early disciples were to begin 
their work in Jerusalem before going 
to Judea and to Samaria and to the 
farthest parts of the earth, we are to 
do our bit which lies at hand, and 
then await God's call to other and 
wider fields. 
doesn't interest me in the least. You 
know I am devoting my life to music." 
She smiled to cover up her crisp words, 
and added, "But since it is the last 
service, I will go—just to please you." 
They found seats near the door as 
the chorus of the opening song was re-
peated: 
"Yes, others, Lord, yes others, 
Let this my motto be. 
Help me to live for others. 
That I may live like Thee." 
"I want to bring a message to you 
this afternoon that will follow you 
home, that will stay with you. I want 
to talk with you of the opportunities 
for service that you will find in your 
home and in the community where you 
live," the speaker began as he opened 
several books of counsel which had be-
come familiar to the young people dur-
ing these few days of conference. 
"Listen to these words: 'Not more 
surely is the place prepared for us in 
the heavenly mansions than is the 
special place designated on earth 
where we are to work for God.'—
`Christ's Object Lessons,' p. 327. 
'There is no limit to the usefulness of 
one who, by putting self aside, makes 
room for the working of the Holy 
Spirit upon his heart, and lives a life 
wholly consecrated to God. If men 
will endure the necessary discipline, 
without complaining, or fainting by 
the way, God will teach them hour by 
hour, and day by day.'—`The Desire of 
Ages,' p. 260. 'Those who reject the 
privilege of fellowship with Christ in 
service, reject the only training that 
imparts a fitness for participation with 
Him in His glory.'—`Education,' p. 
264. 
"A place to serve! A place to fill 
that no one can fill for us, and at last 
the glorious reward. I want to talk 
with you about a few of these places," 
and the speaker pointed them out one 
by one—the importance of being su- 
perintendent of the little home Sabbath 
school, of teaching a class, of leading 
out in home missionary endeavor, of 
giving Bible studies, of selling litera-
ture containing the third angel's mes-
sage, of taking an interest in the 
Junior boys and girls. 
Not a sound was heard save the 
quiet voice of the speaker. "Are there 
not those of you," he asked in closing, 
"who can enter the colporteur work— 
not just to sell books, but to carry the 
message of life to those who need a 
Saviour? Are there not those of you 
who will use your talents for the boys 
and girls? They look up to you as big 
brothers and sisters, Will you fail 
them?" 
Marjorie listened with a prayer in 
her heart for her friend. 
"Come with me," Alice requested 
abruptly as they left the auditorium 
after the benediction. "I am asking 
the field secretary for a place to work." 
"That means?" 
"That means I am not staying for 
special study in music this summer, 
after all, but that I am going out with 
books. Perhaps I can find a little 
place in which I can serve—others." 
"I am glad," Marjorie said, simply, 
while a happy "Thank you" winged 
its way heavenward that her prayer 
was being answered. 
The summer days passed quickly. 
Alice Blake, going from door to door 
in the small Northern city, thought 
often of the friend who had urged her 
to attend that last service. 
"This week end I shall surely write 
to her," she promised herself, but her 
time was more than full. 
In a little city church she attended 
there were a few Juniors who were 
meeting each week, doing their best 
to follow the Progressive Class plans. 
"Won't you help us, Miss Blake?" 
the leader, a girl of fifteen, pleaded. 
"We're trying so hard to have Mission-
ary Volunteer meetings, and we don't 
know much about them!" 
So Alice Blake helped, and the 
Friend classes, the hikes, the councils 
with the little leader and secretary, her 
Sabbath school class, claimed every 
waking moment, it seemed, from Fri-
day to Monday. 
On returning to her boarding place 
one evening, as the warm days of sum-
mer merged into the cooler days of 
autumn, she found a letter which ques-
tioned, "Will you take the leadership 
of the Junior Missionary Volunteer 
work in the — conference?" 
Alice Blake turned to the window, 
but she did not see the red-gold of the 
sunset fade into twilight. At last she 
dropped to her knees and prayed, 
"Lord, help me live from day to day, 
In such a self-forgetful way 
That even when I kneel to pray, 
My prayer shall be for others." 
An hour later she was penning a 
letter to Marjorie King. "Tonight I 
can write from a full and happy heart. 
I won't review those first days and 
weeks here. Only the grim determina- 
tion to do something kept me at it.... 
But I must tell you what has brought 
to me the greatest happiness. It is 
working with the Junior boys and 
girls. This has been a full summer. 
Last week all our Junior M.V.'s were 
invested as Friends, and ten of them 
were baptized. Can you imagine what 
it meant to me when one of the girls 
whispered in my ear that she was glad 
I had led her to Jesus? 
"And so, Marjorie, I am answering 
the call that has come by saying that 
I shall be happy to give my best to 
the Master in behalf of the Junior 
boys and girls. The taste I have had 
of the satisfaction that comes from 
seeing them grow into fellowship with 
Him and become trained and skillful 
in His service has made me long for 
more of such joy." NES BRASIER. 
Not Money, but Service 
ONE cold winter morning in the 
yuletide season, a small, homeless 
newsboy clasped his morning papers 
and boarded a streetcar for his usual 
Others 
Ir was the last hour of the many 
happy, busy hours of the State youth's 
conference being held at Glenmore 
College. From every corner of the 
campus the young people were gather-
ing for the farewell service. Marjorie 
King, who had stayed after the close 
of school for this meeting, breathed a 
prayer as she tapped at the door of 
her friend's room. 
"Won't you come with me to this last 
service, Alice? I know you aro busy, 
but come, just this once, to please me." 
"Now, Marjorie, I haven't time for 
all this Missionary Volunteer stuff. It 
—We have heard of severat successful displays. Send us your experience also. 
The Well Before the Door 
"WHERE shall we dig the well?" they 
asked as they sat in their new home 
one bright day long ago. They had 
come to spend their honeymoon, and 
the long years following, under their 
own rooftree. After much discussion, 
they decided to dig it in front of the 
house, where it would be available both 
for their own use and for that of 
people passing by on the long road. 
Life was so full of joy for them that 
they were eager to share it with 
others; and the place was so isolated, 
it proved a satisfaction to have car-
riages stop before the door and to have 
their occupants exchange a greeting 
as the horses drank. There were some 
disadvantages, for the home became 
semipublic; and there were times 
when the bride would have been glad 
to wash her dishes without fear of 
intrusion. But the well and the always 
possible visit encouraged tidiness 
within, and all in all, the visits were 
welcome. 
The years went by, and the home 
filled with children, and then grew 
nearly empty again, as the young peo-
ple went forth into life. And at length 
the husband died, leaving the widow, 
with one of her married sons, in the 
old home. 
The son came back from some years 
of experience in the world, and saw 
the well through other eyes than those 
of his childhood. 
"Mother," said he, "I want to 
change the line of the front fence, and 
enclose the well. What's the use of 
all this bother? People just take it a few years longer, with joy that she 
for granted, and don't appreciate it, could give a cup of cold water as a 
and the thing has grown to be a servant of the Lord. A few months 
nuisance." �
ago she died, and was mourned by a 
It was not wholly ill-humor on the larger circle of friends than she had 
part of the young man. Sawmills had known.—The Youth's Companion. 
come into the woods; and heavy �
ige 
wagons bearing loads of logs and 
lumber cut not only the road and the �
READ good books and be good men. 
little semicircular drive, but the little —Chinese proverb. 
The Call to Service �
crescent of green sod between the well 
and the road. Teamsters were careless 
�
"1 CANNOT go to -the mission fields." �
in the use of the water, and left deep 
Are those the words you 'said? �
puddles behind them. Flies gathered 
Are you sure your next-door neighbor 
Is not needing a loaf of bread? �
about the resting oxen, and sometimes 
left them, and sought the porch and 
"I wish I m5 ht go to the foreign 
fields."g �
house. Drivers were not always care- 
rs that what I heard you say? �
ful of their language; and their 
Have you told your Chinese laundry- �
rough talk, plainly audible within, was 
man 
About the Jesus way? �
most annoying. Few even of those 
who drove by in carriages asked per- 
Have you cheered the little widow �
mission or said "Thank you." The 
In her loneliness and grief? 
well had been there so long the public 
Have you clothed her ragged children, 
Bringing joy and sweet relief? �
had accepted it as its own, and ceased 
Has your dark Italian neighbor, �
to make acknowledgment. The son, 
 
Stranger in a foreign land, �and his wife as well, looked upon these 
Learned to look to you for comfort, �
things as intolerable; and so one day 
And a friendly, guiding hand? �
the posts were drawn and the fence 
Have the sad, discouraged, lonely, �
was begun. 
Needy, weary, and cast down, �Then came a line of log-laden 
Had their needs all fully answered, �
wagons, and halted in the road; and 
And your Source of comfort found? 
the drivers were dismayed to find a 
If they've not, the field is waiting, �
post set in the middle of the drive- 
You need cross no seas, nor roam �
way, and other postholes being dug. 
For the work the Master gives you 
Is awaiting you at home. �
They drove on, the panting oxen won- 
�
-Mrs. J. R. Brando. �
dering as they pulled their heavy loads 
up the hill without their accustomed 
refreshment, The son watched them 
out of sight, and then walked to the 
well for a drink. Behind the vines on 
the porch he heard a sob, and went to 
see the meaning of it. 
"The home is yours, my boy," said 
the mother, "and I must not make 
you and Ella uncomfortable with my 
old-fashioned notions. But your father 
and I had the well dug there because 
we wanted to share our blessings with 
others; and in these recent years it has 
been almost the only blessing I had to 
share. I could not go to church; I 
had little money to give; there was no 
one I could help in any other way. So 
I sat here among the vines, and 
watched the people as they drank, and 
the oxen sinking their heads in the 
trough, and rejoiced that I could give 
a cup of cold water in the name of the 
Lord. I don't want to complain; but 
this is taking away my one remaining 
form of service in His name." 
The son was thoughtful for a mo-
ment; then he called his wife, and the 
three talked it over together. 
"Let mother have her way;' said 
Ella. "It is her right." 
"Mother," said the son, "we'll com-
promise. There's one post set, which 
will prevent driving in. Let us leave 
it there for a week, and they will have 
to carry water out if they get any. 
That will be a hint. And after that 
the post shall come down." 
The hint was effective, in part, at 
least. Teamsters were not long in 
suspecting whom, they had to thank, 
and grew more considerate. 
So the old lady sat among her vines 
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territory. Ho went to the front of the 
car, and seated himself next to the 
heating unit. His hands and bare legs 
were purple with the cold, for his 
tattered clothes were insufficient to 
keep him warm against the chilling 
blasts of the winter's early morning. 
Because of the warmth of the street-
car and the comfortable seat, he was 
soon fast alseep. His papers slipped 
from his arm, and his head dropped 
back over the seat in a very uncom-
fortable fashion. 
A girl going out to her morning 
work noticed the forlorn lad, went to 
the front of the car, and placed her 
muff beneath his head. This kindly 
deed so stirred the heart of an elderly 
man, that he stepped forward and 
dropped a quarter in the boy's pocket. 
By this time others had noticed the 
boy's miserable plight, and they fol-
lowed the old man, one after another, 
and dropped in coins until the boy's 
pockets fairly jingled with money. 
The jar of the stopping streetcar 
awakened the lad. Hastily he gath-
ered up his papers and started for the 
exit, when to his great surprise and 
delight, he discovered his pockets filled 
with coins. There was such a radi-
antly grateful expression on his face 
that every one in the ear applauded 
with joy and wished him a merry 
Christmas and a happy New Year. 
True, the girl had given no money, 
but she had thoughtfully expressed the 
kindness of her heart in a merciful 
deed. This brought to the lad not only 
a few minutes of pleasant sleep, but 
money for his Christmas and for 
clothes. 
Again,—she was but a servant girl 
to Naaman's wife. "She said unto her 
mistress, Would God my lord were 
with the prophet that is in Samaria! 
for he would recover him of his 
leprosy." These words led Naaman to 
the prophet, who told him to wash in 
the Jordan, where he was cleansed of 
his malady. This maid had to live a 
life of consecration in order to in-
fluence this man to go to the prophet 
of God. We must live a consistently 
true Christian life daily in order that 
our deeds and words may correspond 
with our profession. 
i8 
No matter how small your lot in 
life, there's enough room on it for a 
service station.—Prism. 
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Mother 
Junior M. V. Meetings �
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"Mother's Day" Every Day 
(Program for May 7) 
BY RUTH NERLUND 
SONG: No. 186 in "Missionary Volun- 
teer Songs." 
SCRIPTURE READING: Fifth Command- 
ment. 
PRAYER. 
RECITATION: "Opening Speech" (by a 
small child). 
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. 
POEM: "Mother's Day." 
SPECIAL MUSIC. 
STORY: "Telling Mother." 
ACROSTIC: "Mother." 
DIALOGUE: "Planning a Program for 
'Mother's Day.' " 
POEM: "Mother in Everyday Dress." 
(See p. 17.) 
CLOSING SONG. 
PRAYER. 
'Opening Speech 
WE welcome you, dear mother, 
We're glad to see you here; 
We hope that you'll come often 
Throughout the coining year. 
We take this way to thank you 
For all the good you've done; 
We know that you've been working 
To help us every one. 
And on this day for mothers, 
Your own, from all the year, 
We want once more to tell you, 
We're very glad you're here. 
—Author Unknown. 
Introductory Remarks 
"To one who loves us when fortune's 
bright, 
But more when the sky's overcast; 
Whose heart reveals, yet never con-
ceals, 
Our Mother I first and last." 
Today we want to show honor to 
mother, but not alone for today, for 
we have chosen as the topic of our 
program " `Mother's Day' Every Day." 
Mother never takes a holiday; she 
never has a vacation, but is always 
working for our happiness. Her life 
is lived daily for others. Yes, mother 
works every day. Oh, what would 
happen if mother should go on a 
strike? Who would mend our clothes, 
bind up our wounded fingers, kiss our 
bruises, and help us when we are in 
trouble? 'Twould be a sad day—if 
mother were to go on a strike. So, 
we want to make "Mother's Day" 
every day. (Introduce first number.) 
91 
SIMPLICITY is an exact medium be-
tween too little and too much.—Sir 
Joshua Reynolds. - 
Telling Mother 
A GROUP of young girls stood about 
the door of the schoolroom one after-
noon, whispering together. A little 
girl joined them and asked what they 
were doing. 
"I am telling the girls a secret, 
Kate, and we will let you know, if you 
will promise not to tell any one as 
long as you live," was the reply. 
"I won't tell any one but my 
mother," replied Kate. "I tell her 
everything, for she is my best friend." 
"No, not even your mother, no one 
in the world." 
"Well, then I can't hear it; for 
what I can't tell mother, is not fit 
for me to know." 
After speaking these words, Kate 
walked away slowly, and perhaps 
sadly, yet with a quiet conscience, 
while her companions went on with 
their secret conversation. 
I am sure that if Kate continued to 
act on that principle, she became a 
virtuous, useful woman. No child of 
a Christian mother will be likely to 
take a sinful course, if Kate's reply is 
taken for a rule of conduct. 
As soon as a boy listens to conver-
sations at school or on the playground, 
which he would fear or blush to re-
peat to his mother, he is in the way 
of temptation, and no one can tell 
where he will stop. Many a man dy-
ing in disgrace, in prison, or on the 
scaffold, has looked back with bitter 
remorse to the time when he first 
listened to a sinful companion who 
came between him and a pious mother. 
Girls, if you would be respected and 
honored in this life and form char-
acters for heaven, make Kato's reply 
your rule:— 
"What I cannot tell Tay mother is 
unfit for me to know." No other per-
son can have as great an interest in 
your welfare and prosperity as a true, 
Christian mother. 
Every girl should always remember 
that a Christian mother is her best 
earthly friend, from whom no secret 
should be kept.—"The King's Daugh-
ter." 
STANDS for mother, 
The queen pf the home, 
Whose thoughts go with us 
Where'er we may roam. 
0 is for "others," 
Her motto, you know; 
She'd put herself last 
So our hearts would glow. 
T means "Be truthful," 
And "thoughtful" alway ; 
The biddings of mother 
To ever obey. 
shows our honor 
To parents Co true, 
They're working for us 
In all that they do. 
E to endeavor, 
From morning till night, 
To do only, that 
Which in God's sight is 
right. 
it, says "remember" 
To make "Mother's day" 
Throughout the whole year 
Her day, every day. 
Mother's Day 
LEY every day he Mother's Day, 
Make roses grow along her way, 
And beauty everywhere. 
Oh, never let her eyes be wet, 
With tears of sorrow or regret, 
And never cease to care. 
Come, grown-up children and rejoice, 
If you can hear your mother's voice. 
A day for her? For you she gave 
Long years of love and service brave—
For you her youth was spent. 
There was no weight of hurt or care. 
Too heavy for her strength to bear, 
She followed where you went. 
Her courage and her love sublime. 
You could depend on all the time. 
—Edgar Guest. 
Planning a Program for 
"Mother's Day" 
Sumoos are seated around a table. 
ready to make plans for their next 
Junior M. V. Society meeting. 
JANE: I heard the Senior Mission-
ary Volunteer leader ask my sister 
the other day if she would take part 
in the "Mother's Day" program, and 
that made me think we had better 
be planning for our next. Junior So-
ciety meeting. 
MARY: Mother's Day! That's right. 
That comes very soon, doesn't it? 
Don't you think we ought to make 
our program all about mother, too? 
JACK: I surely do. The Seniors 
always give such good programs on 
"Mother's Day," and they do other 
times, too. I think that if we try 
very hard, we can make our program 
extra good this time. Don't you? 
RUTH: Mother's Day! Why is there 
only one "Mother's Day?" 
BILL: Oh, Path, don't you know 
that this is a day set aside in honor of 
mother? 
Bunn Yes, but I think that every 
day in the year should be called 
"Mother's Day." Doesn't she work 
every day? 
JACK: It doesn't mean how many 
days she works, but it is just a day 
we show her honor. 
Row do your members observe the holy Sabbath day? 
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Runt: Well, I think we should 
honor her every day. 
JANE: Say, that gives me an idea 
about our program. Let's make the 
topic of our program " 'Mother's Day' 
Every Day." 
ALL: Oh, yes. 
JANE: That's a good start. 
MARY: Well, I hope every mother 
is present, too, 'cause we want to 
make this program just for them, 
don't we? 
BILL: Mother's Day—in honor of 
mother, you said. How would it be 
if right after we sing the first song 
—well, don't you usually have Scrip- 
ture reading after the first song/ 
MARY: Oh, it doesn't always have 
to be done the same way. Why, I 
heard one of the big folks say, "We'll 
have Scripture reading first." 
BILL: Well, I'm still thinking of 
the "honor mother." Why not have 
every one repeat the fifth command-
ment first, and then sing our opening 
song? 
JANE: An excellent ideal And now 
our theme is "Making Mother's Day 
Every Day in the Year;" so we 
ought to have some one give a 
little talk on that subject, bringing 
out the fact that we should try to do 
all we can to lighten mother's burdens 
every day of the year. 
JACK: How about asking Sylvia to 
do that? 
RUTH: She would be just the one. 
She is always doing kind things for 
her mother. And she never runs out 
to play either, until she has all her 
work done. 
BILL: Say, I don't mean to be put-
ting myself on the program, but I 
know a good poem about mother that 
I learned in school. Listen. 
[Re- 
peats poem.] 
A Fellow's Mother 
"A fellow's mother," said Fred the wise, 
With his rosy cheeks and his merry eyes, 
"Knows what to do if a fellow gets hurt 
By a thump or a bruise, or a fall in the 
dirt. 
"A fellow's mother has bags and string, 
Rags and buttons and lots of things; 
No matter how busy she is. she'll stop 
To see how well yOU can spin your top. 
"She does not care—not much, I mean—
If a fellow's face is not always clean ; 
And if your trousers are torn at the 
knee, 
She can put in a patch that you'd never 
see. 
"A fellow's mother is never mad, 
But only sorry if you are bad; 
And I tell you this, if you're only true, 
She'll always forgive whate'er you do. 
"I'm sure of this," said Fred the wise, 
With a manly look in his longing eyes, 
"I'll mind my mother, quick, every day; 
A fellow's a baby that doesn't obey." 
[—Margaret E. &sassier.] 
MARY: That's good, 'cause it speaks 
of minding mother every day. 
JACK: T like it, too, all except the 
place where it says that mother 
doesn't care if your face is dirty. I 
know that my mother surely cares. 
BILL: Oh, well, that means she loves 
you no matter how you look. 
Rum: Aren't mothers wonderful, 
though? No matter how bad we are, 
how many times we come in with 
torn socks, or broken toys, mother 
loves us just the same! 
JANE: Let's see! We have a talk 
and a poem now. 
BILL: Oh, did you decide to put 
me on the program? I didn't hear 
you say so. 
JANE: Yes, I think we all agree to 
this. 
Bunt: This "Mother's Day" busi- 
ness bothers me. Isn't there a "Fa- 
ther's Day," too/ 
JACK: Yes, there is. 
RUTH: Well, why can't mother and 
father have the same day? I wish 
we could say some good things about 
father, too. I wouldn't like it much 
if I were a father and heard the 
people saying a lot of nice things 
about mother and not mentioning me. 
JANE: That gives me another idea. 
"Father's Day" doesn't come until 
June; let's have some one give a little 
talk about father. What shall we 
call it? 
MARY: "What's a Home Without a 
Dad?" 
JANE: Isn't that a clever title? 
Jack, you're a real daddy's boy. Why 
don't you talk about this subject? 
JACK: All right. They say I'm tied 
to my mother's apron strings, too, but 
I don't mind that. I'm always glad to 
help my parents, because they do so 
much for me. Yes, I'll begin right 
tonight thinking of what I'll say. I 
know that if I didn't have a father, 
I wouldn't have any one to tell me 
all those good history stories, or mend 
my toys, or help me when I'm in 
trouble, and even give me spankings 
when I shouldn't be in trouble. Well, 
I'll do my best. 
RUTH: Oh, I have some special 
music about father, too. The words 
are written to the melody of the song 
"Flow Gently, Sweet Afton." Come, 
let's try to sing it together. It's a 
song they are going to use in the 
Senior Missionary Volunteer meeting, 
but I think we can use it, too. [All 
sing.] 
Father 
[Tune: "Plow Gently, Sweet Afton."] 
No name is more precious than father, 
I know; 
Together with mother it ever must go. 
It's scented with mem'ffies more precious 
than gold, 
And half of its glory has never-been 
told. 
Protector, provider, thro' childhood's 
bright years, 
With him for companion, our hearts 
knew no fears, 
He stood between us and the world's 
bitter strife, 
Doing all in his power to brighten home 
life. 
[low little we heeded the sweat on his 
brow, 
As at night he came home from the 
office or plow; 
His coat was oft threadbare, his shoes 
were old, too, 
That we might have schooling and 
clothes that "would do:" 
But never a sigh or a word of regret. 
For father did always his own needs 
forget. 
His face wore a smile, and his lips 
breathed a song, 
And ever he bade us be true and be 
strong. 
His dear eyes are dim now, is face 
full of seams ; 
But through these sad tokens a pleasant 
smile gleams; 
His step is quite feeble, his hair white 
as snow ; 
But brighter and brighter the star of 
hope grows. 
The Bible he treasures—it still him in-
spires— 
And oft to the chamber of prayer he 
retires ; 
He prays as he prayed in that dear 
childhood home: 
"0 keep Thou our children wherever 
they roam." 
O Father in heaven, anoint thou our 
sight, 
That we may fill father's last years 
with delight; 
May thoughts of dear father each base 
impulse shame 
Till all our hearts glow with heaven's 
bright flame. 
Bid time move more slowly while we 
entwine here 
Love's most fragrant flowers for father 
so dear, 
o teach us to serve thee, help us to 
obey ; 
And then we shall honor dear father 
alway. 
—Matilda Erickson Andros& 
MARY: This program will be quite 
interesting before we are through with 
it. 
Runt: How about having a sym-
posium and asking every one to tell 
something about why he is thankful 
for mother. I'm sure our mothers 
will like that. 
JACK: That's a good idea. I could 
give many reasons why I'm thankful 
for mother. Most of all I am thank-
ful that I have a Christian mother 
who wants me to have a Christian 
education. 
BILL: If we want to have some 
special music, we could ask Melvin 
to play his violin. 
JANE: Yes, and now we have a 
pretty good start on our program. 
But we are supposed to submit our 
plans to the pastor. What do you say 
we go now and see what he thinks of 
our plans? 
ALL: All right. [Leave room.] 
Making the Most of 
Summer Vacation 
(Program for May 14) 
BY E. W. DUNBAR 
Soya. 
PRAYER. 
SECRETARY'S Buxom. 
MISSIONARY REPORTS. 
OFFERING. 
SPECIAL Music. 
TALE: "Progressive Class Work." 
TALE: "A Careful Worker." 
TALK: "Planning for Summer Camp." 
TALK: "How About a Garden?" 
POEMS. 
TALK: "Being 'A Friend to Man.'" 
ILLUSTRATED TALK: "How 'Can't' Is 
Changed." 
ILLUSTRATED TALK: "How to Be 
Strong in Jesus." (See p. 16.) 
CLOSING EXERCISES. 
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Note to Superintendents 
The program today, "Making the 
Most of Summer Vacation," is one 
which should mean much to our Jun-
ior boys and girls. It is hoped that 
thorough preparation may be made 
by the Juniors taking part on the 
program. The superintendent should 
look over the talk "Planning for Sum-
mer Camp" and give special help in 
its preparation. Attention is called 
to the last two items on the program, 
the illustrated talks. These should 
be studied by the superintendent and 
placed in the hands of mature per-
sons who can present them in the 
proper way. 
Progressive Class Work 
As we look ahead to the summer 
months, we will, if we are wise, make 
a very important decision. We will 
decide either to accomplish something 
worth while or to waste our time and 
slip behind in the many good things 
which we have begun. Many of us 
have made good strides in our J. M. 
V. Progressive Class work. While we 
are at home this summer, we shall 
have a fine chance to complete our 
Home Efficiency work by faithfully 
taking care of our own room and 
clothes and by doing well all of our 
duties every day. Possibly our work 
will be in the shop, the field, or the 
garden, or it may be some form of 
household work, such as cooking, laun-
dering, sewing, or canning. What-
ever it is, we should be very faithful 
and happy in the doing of it. Many 
will be working for all or a part of 
their school expenses. Wide-awake 
Junior Missionary Volunteers will 
couple their work with the acquire-
ment of one or more Vocational Hon-
ors during the summer. To be able 
to work is a joy and a privilege. Let 
us remember investment plans when 
we carry on work which may bring in 
money for the cause of God. 
A Careful Worker 
WHEN David Livingstone was a boy, 
he often swept the floor in his own 
home. A neighbor said that she was 
sure that David was going to be a 
great man because he not only swept 
over the rug, but he lifted it up and 
swept under it. I wonder if there aro 
any boys and girls in this room who 
are in the habit of merely sweeping 
over the rug. Do you think that the 
way a person sweeps the floor or 
washes dishes or cuts the lawn or runs 
errands proves whether or not he will 
be a great person in the future? In 
other words, Do the little things of 
life reveal character? 
Many of you have heard of Booker 
T. Washington, the colored leader who 
founded a great school in the South- 
land. I wonder if you know about 
the crucial test which was given him 
when he was a boy/ He was very 
poor, and he wanted an education. 
While working in a mine he heard two 
miners talking about a school in Vir-
ginia where poor boys could get an 
education if they worked hard. 
Booker decided to go to that school 
at Hampton. It was five hundred 
miles away. He did not have the 
money for train fare; so he walked. 
Some nights he had to sleep outdoors. 
When he reached Hampton, he was 
tired and dirty; and when he greeted 
the teacher he did not look like a 
promising student. The teacher de-
cided to give him a real test. 
She 
said, "Take that broom and sweep 
that recitation room." Booker swept 
the floor not only once, but three 
times, as best he could. He dusted 
the benches and tables four times. 
That room had never had such a good 
cleaning. When the teacher came in, 
she expected to find some dirt. She 
even used her handkerchief on the 
benches and tables. She looked at 
Booker, who was dirty and weary, and 
realized that she was looking at a 
boy who knew how to be careful in 
his work. She knew that someday he 
would make a great leader. He be-
came perhaps one of the most out-
standing leaders of his race. Per-
haps no job that he faced in the 
future meant more to him than this 
one, when he swept and dusted that 
room so many times, and when, un-
known to him, he was given a great 
test. 
The Growing Season 
l'ar planning on a garden, 
A pleasant little garden, 
With peas and beans 
And spinach greens 
In row on even row. 
I'll keep it quite in order 
With many a tidy border. 
And every day 
I'll toil away 
To make it thrive and grow. 
—James J. Montague. 
The Little Brown Bulbs 
The little brown bulbs went to sleep in 
the ground, 
In their little brown nighties they slept 
very sound; 
And winter he raged and he roared 
overhead, 
But never a bulb turned over in bed. 
But when Spring came tiptoeing over 
the lea, 
Her finger on lip, just as still as could 
be, 
The little brown bulbs at the very first 
tread 
All split up their nighties and jumped 
out of bed. 
—Anonymous. 
Planning for Summer Camp 
The one who presents this talk should, 
if possible, be one who is planning to 
attend the Junior Missionary Volunteer 
Summer Training Camp, and who has 
earned all or part of his camp fee and 
expenses. 
I AM glad to tell you that I am 
planning to attend Junior Camp, and 
I have earned my camp expenses by 
[here let the Junior tell how he 
has earned, or is now earning, all or 
a part of his camp expenses], I know 
I will enjoy camp more and get more 
good from it because I have been able 
to earn my own way. Camp is still 
several weeks away, and I suppose 
many of you have other plans for 
raising your camp money. I am sure 
we would all like to hear from some 
of you about how you are raising your 
money and what you are doing to pay 
your way to summer camp. [Here let 
a few who are working on their camp 
expenses or have good ideas to sug-
gest and who have been coached in 
advance, come forward and briefly ex-
plain.] 
I am sure that many plans for 
meeting camp expenses have been 
tried with success in different parts 
of the country. Raising gardens, run-
ning errands, selling our good maga-
zines, are some of the means that have 
proved their worth for this purpose. 
I hope every one who plans to attend 
camp will endeavor to earn his own 
way, for it is one of the finest pro-
jects we could work on this summer. 
How About a Garden? 
EVERY Junior may have a garden. 
If there is not a foot of land, there are 
porches or windows. Wherever there 
is sunlight, plants may be made to 
grow; and one plant in a tin can may 
be more helpful and inspiring to some 
person than a whole acre of lawn and 
flowers may be to another. If you 
have the love of plants in your heart, 
you may have a "garden" anywhere. 
The mere fact that you live in a city 
flat with nothing but pavement and 
masonry in sight need not stop you. 
You may have boxes full of grow-
ing plants and gay flowers from early 
spring until late autumn. And when 
Jack Frost returns from his summer 
vacation and routs your growing pag-
eant, you may start all over again 
and replace his victims with little 
evergreens. What curtains and drap-
eries are to the interior of the house, 
plants are to the outside. There is no 
other feature so small and of such 
slight cost which compares in decora-
tive value with a really good flower 
box. 
Contrary to what you may think, 
any ono can plan and have a success- 
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ful vegetable garden. It is much 
easier, yet far more important, than 
to plan the ornamental parts of a 
property. Few places are ideal to 
garden making, but this should not 
prevent any one from making a 
serious attempt to have a whole gar-
den, for in no other way can really 
fresh and wholesome vegetables come 
within the reach of all. After you 
have decided what vegetables you 
wish to grow, you may save yourself 
work and assure yourself better re-
sults if you will make a planting plan 
which shows the sowing date for each 
kind, the time each usually needs to 
reach edible maturity, what seeds to 
sow or plant, which are to grow first, 
which second, et cetera; and if you 
will apply market gardeners' methods 
to your garden, you may make parts 
of it prodnee two; three, or even four 
crops in a single season. Crop rota-
tion as applied in home gardening 
consists in alternating the vegetables 
in a given way according to their 
growth,—root crops (beets, carrots), 
fruit crops (tomatoes, cucumbers), 
salad crops (lettuce, celery), pulse 
crops (beans, peas),—each group tak-
ing its turn in succeeding years on a 
given area. 
It is not necessary or even advis-
able to dig the whole garden before 
starting to plant. In fact, better re-
sults will be secured in seeding and 
plant setting if only the area to be 
sown or, planted at any one time is 
dug immediately before the sowing 
or planting. This will bring moist 
earth to the surface and give the 
seeds and plants a better chance than 
if the soil is dry. By following these 
right methods, you may gather an 
astonishing quantity of delicious vege-
tables from your own back yard. 
Being "A Friend To Man" 
MANY will be our opportunities 
during these coming summer months, 
of doing good quietly and without 
boasting. The last phrase of our J. 
M. V. Pledge is very important to 
practice at all times. All the pins, 
Vocational Honor tokens, et cetera, 
which we may wear do not make us 
kind and courteous. Being "a friend 
to man" is being just a little more 
than courtesy and good manners 
would deem necessary. 
The following are ways in which 
some persons have been friendly. 
Could you not include some of these 
suggestions in your daily experience 
this summer? 
Put out a forest fire, carried mail 
to a prisoner, wheeled a crippled man, 
cooked for a sick person, gave water 
to crippled dog, mended a little boy's 
tricycle, stopped a fight in the school-
yard, helped a boy look for his dog, 
distributed handbills for the minister, 
got a kite out of a tree for a boy, 
cleaned off the cemetery lot for a 
funeral, put water in a chicken coop 
at a store, 'helped an elderly woman 
with bundles, gave first aid to a 
burned child, helped get a horse up 
that had fallen, took a small child 
across the street, found and restored 
a woman's pocketbook, cut wood for 
a sick woman, helped a woman with 
bundles across street, removed a slip- 
knot from around a cow's neck, helped 
a man with auto trouble, bought coal 
for a poor family. 
How "Can't" Is Changed 
Text: Ephesians 2 :8, 9. 
Object: A printed sign—"By Working, 
Man Can't Be Saved." 
Tins summer as we take part in the 
missionary plans of our society, it will 
be a good thing for us to learn this 
lesson and always to bear it in mind 
as We grow older. I want you now 
to notice very carefully the words I 
am putting on the wall. Let us read 
them together: "By Working, Man 
Can't Be Saved." All down through 
the centuries men have been trying 
to save themselves by doing some-
thing. It was first begun by Adam 
and Eve when they tried to make 
themselves presentable in the sight of 
God by sewing leaves together for 
clothes. A few years later Cain came 
to the Lord with an offering of fruit 
rather than with an innocent lamb 
whose blood could be shed, pointing to 
the one who was to be sacrificed for 
his sins. 
If we should journey to India, we 
would find thousands of people every 
year going to one of the twelve sacred 
rivers to bathe, with the hope that 
they would be freed from the guilt of 
sin. 
Man loves to compliment himself by 
thinking that he can do something to 
earn his salvation. Jesus said that 
the person who climbs up some other 
way is a thief and a robber. The sign 
says that man cannot be saved by 
working. In the book of Ephesians 
we read, "For by grace are ye saved 
through faith; and that not of your-
selves: it is the gift of God: not of 
works, lest any man should boast." 
I want to make some changes in the 
sign. I will take the first two words 
down. Then I will put up a differ-
ent kind of a "T" in the word "Can't." 
It is a red "T" and much taller than 
the other. We will call it a cross 
instead of a "T" for that is what it 
really is. Now the word "Can't" has 
been changed to "Can." The sign 
now reads, "Man Can [by the cross] 
Be Saved." The cross is red to re-
mind us that Jesus shed His precious 
blood on the cross in order that we 
might be saved. It would be impos-
sible for God to save a man, or a 
woman, or a boy, or a girl, if it were 
not for the sacrificial death of Christ 
on the cross. The cross of Jesus then, 
when applied to our lives in all that 
we undertake to do this summer or 
any other time, changes "Can'(" to 
"Can." 
Stewardship 
(Program for May 21) 
BY D. C. BETHERUS 
OPENING SONG. 
SCRIPTURE READING: Malachi 3:8-12. 
PRAYER. 
SECRETARY'S REPORT. 
SONG. 
BIBLE STUDY: "Tithing." (Use either 
whole or part of study given in 
Senior program, p. 20.) 
TALK: "Ownership," 
STORY: "William Colgate." 
Pont: "Only a Tenth," p. 76 in 
"Choice Poems." 
TALK: "Garden Protected." 
SONG. 
BENEDICTION. 
Soto to Superintendents 
Additional material may be found 
in Senior program, p. 20.) 
Ownership 
"mimic is a story of a small boy 
who spent many hours making a toy 
boat. After it was finished, he used 
to play with it and float it down the 
stream, but one day it got away from 
him, and was carried down the river 
and far out of his sight. He grieved 
much over the loss of his precious 
boat. One day, however, in the win-
dow of a pawnshop in London, the 
boy saw the boat he had made long 
before. He went in and told the 
storekeeper that it was his boat be 
had there in the window. The man 
replied that it was now in his posses-
sion, and that if he wanted the boat, 
he would have to pay two dollars and 
seventy-five cents to redeem it. So 
the boy worked hard for several days, 
and at last had the money to buy back 
his boat. He again went to the pawn-
shopkeeper, and gave him the money, 
and this time came away with the 
beloved boat again in his possession. 
As he carried it away with him, he 
Be not simply good—be good for something.—Thoreau. 
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held it close to him, and said, 'Little 
boat, you are twice mine. In the first 
place I made you, and in the second 
place I redeemed you.' "—AquiIla 
Webb, Both by creation and by re-
demption "the earth is the Lord's." 
To test the personal allegiance of 
Adam and Eve, the Creator placed the 
tree of knowledge of good and evil 
in the midst of Eden. Since the fall, 
two very important tests disclose the 
loyalty of man to his Maker. One of 
these is the Sabbath, a seventh part 
of his time; the other is the tithe, 
a tenth of his possessions. The com-
mands regarding each are plain and 
positive; both the Sabbath and the 
tithe are holy unto the Lord, and 
he who uses either of these for his 
own pleasure or profit robs his Crea-
tor at a loss to himself. Furthermore 
he who faithfully returns the tenth 
cannot forget his God or fail to real-
ize in some degree his responsibility 
to Him. The tithe is not a tribute 
exacted by God from pilgrims travel-
ing the King's highway; it is not the 
entrance fee to the city of God; it 
is rather among the steppingstones 
along the way of faith leading to the 
mount of blessing. 
God, as the owner of 'all things, has 
plans involving all His resources for 
the finishing of His work among men. 
We are only acting as stewards in 
God's vineyard. We can take nothing 
with us when we die--unless we send 
it on ahead. These gifts will be used 
to carry the love of Christ to the 
whole world. 
Stewardship is thus a call to com-
plete consecration. David Livingstone 
said, "I will place no value upon any-
thing I have or may possess, except in 
relation to the kingdom of Christ. If 
anything I have will advance the in-
terests of that kingdom, it shall be 
given away or kept only as by giving 
or keeping it, I may promote the 
glory of Him to whom I owe all my 
hopes in time and in eternity." In 
his diary he penned these touching 
words: "My Jesus, my King, my life, 
my all, I again dedicate my whole 
self to Thee." Juniors, can we repeat 
these words of Livingstone as our con-
secration today? 
 
William Colgate 
MANY years ago a lad of sixteen 
left home to seek his fortune. All 
his worldly possessions were tied up 
in a bundle which h©. carried in his 
hand. As he trudged along, he met 
an old neighbor, the captain of a 
canalboat, and the following conver-
sation took place, which changed the 
whole current of the boy's life: 
"Well, William, where are you go-
ing?" 
"I don't know," he answered; "fa-
ther is too poor to keep me at home 
any longer, and says I must now 
make a living for myself." 
"There's no trouble about that," 
said the captain. "Be sure you start 
right, and you'll get along fine." 
William told his friend that the 
only trade he knew anything about 
was soap and candle making, at which 
he had helped his father once in a 
while. 
"Well," said the old man, "let me 
pray with you once more and give 
you a little advice, and then I will 
let you go." 
The two kneeled down upon the 
towpath; the dear old man prayed 
earnestly for William, and then gave 
him this advice, "Some one will soon 
be the leading soapmaker in New 
York. It can be you as well as any 
one. I hope it may. Bo a good man; 
give 'your heart to Christ; give the 
Lord all that belongs to Him of every 
dollar you earn; make an honest soap; 
give a full pound, and I am certain 
you will be a great, prosperous, rich 
man." 
When the boy arrived in the citi, 
he found it hard to get work. Lone-
some and far from home, he remem-
bered his mother's words and the last 
words of the canalboat captain. He 
was then led to "seek first the king-
dom of God and His righteousness," 
and united with the church. He re-
membered his promise to the old cap-
tain, and the first dollar he earned 
brought up the question of the Lord's 
part. In the Bible he found that the 
Jews were commanded to give one 
tenth; so he said, "If the Lord will 
take one tenth, I will give that." 
And so he did; and ten cents of every 
dollar was sacred to the Lord. 
He was employed in the soapmaking 
business and soon became a partner 
of the firm. After a few years, his 
partner died, and William became 
sole owner of the business. He now 
resolved to keep his promise to the 
old captain; he made an honest soap, 
gave a full pound, and instructed his 
bookkeeper to open an account with 
the Lord, carrying one tenth of his in- 
come to that account. He prospered; 
his business grew; his family was 
blessed; 'his soap sold, and ho grew 
rich faster than he over hoped. He 
gave the Lord two tenths, and pros-
pered more than ever; then he gave 
three tenths; then four tenths; then 
five tenths. He educated his family, 
settled all his plans for life, and 
thereafter gave the whole of his in-
come to the Lord.—Told by Dr. A. .1. 
Gordon. 
Garden Protected- 
IT was about the year 1884 that the 
message was first preached in our 
village. Father was the first to at-
tend in our family, and he never 
missed a meeting. A little later our 
whole family became interested, and 
mother was the first to take her stand 
for the Sabbath. Father held off for 
some years, and finally became bitter, 
and objected to mother's paying tithe; 
but she continued to pay her tithe 
strictly. 
Father Was one of the most success-
ful farmers in the county. A big 
corn crop was his great, ambition. 
Our house and mother's garden spot 
were located in one corner of a ten- 
acre �
" I shall never forget one 
year when we planted that field to 
corn. When the corn was well up, 
father and I walked over the field. 
We were much pleased with the pros-
pect, as we could not find a missing 
hill. But that very evening the wind 
changed to the northwest, and it 
turned cold. Father was much dis-
turbed, being afraid of frost. Sure 
enough, the frost came that night. 
As we walked over the field the next 
morning, not a standing hill of corn 
could we find. Every hill was flat on 
the ground. 
On our way back to the house, we 
came past mother's garden, in which 
she had tomatoes and various delicate 
plants. We stopped and looked, and 
to our surprise not one leaf was 
wilted. Father turned to me and re-
marked, "Well, Edward, your mother 
must be right." Indeed, mother was 
right. We all well knew why her 
garden was protected. God had veri-
fied His promise found in Malachi 
3:11. 
Needless to say, this experience has 
been a great source of encouragement 
to me in all my Christian life. How 
much brighter would be our hope and 
courage if we were strictly true to 
God in all He requires. When we fail, 
we suffer loss.—Extracts From Present 
Truth. 
9a° �
4y 
"THE man who falls down gets up a 
lot quicker than the one who lies 
down." 
lK 
THE true problem of living is to 
be sweet and gentle in the hardest con-
ditions and experiences.—Mater. 
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Serving Where You Are 
(Program for May $8) 
BY K. L. GANT 
OPENING Soxia: No. 254 in "Gospel in 
Song." 
PRAYER. 
ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
BIBLE YEAR DRILL. 
SPECIAL Music: No. 263 in "Gospel 
in Song." 
LEADER'S INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. 
SCRIPTURE LESSON: 2 Kings 5:1-14. 
TALK: "Lend a Hand." 
POEM: "Work for Juniors." 
READING: "A Service of Love." 
DISCUSSION: (See Notes to Superin- 
tendents.) 
CLOSING SONG: No. 194 in "Gospel in 
Song." 
Notes to Superintendents 
Scripture Lesson: 2 Kings 5:1-14.—
Have one of the older Juniors tell in 
his own words the story of the cap-
tive maid, emphasizing the fact that 
the influence of her daily life was 
such that the Syrian captain and his 
wife were persuaded to seek the 
prophet of the living God. 
Discussion.—Suggest and ask the 
Juniors to name ways in which they 
are already giving their services. Dis-
cuss how they may improve and in-
crease their work for the Master and 
for others. 
Lend a Hand 
Do you wonder what that means? 
Just this: When you go for a drink 
of water and find the bucket nearly 
empty, bring a pailful fresh and cool. 
If a fire is needed and wood or coal 
must be brought, do not wait for 
another to fetch it, but go at once 
and bring whatever is needed without 
being asked. Perhaps baby brother 
or sister needs care; if so, lend a 
helping hand. The dishes must be 
washed every day, the rooms must be 
swept and dusted. It would do mother 
much good if you were to offer to do 
the work, and in this way save her 
strength for doing that which you 
cannot do. 
"But when shall we lend a hand?" 
Right now, today, tomorrow, all the 
time. Open your eyes wide to see 
what needs to be done, and then do it. 
You will feel much happier than you 
would if you left all the work for 
others. 
Did you ever hear of the little girl 
who sat down and spent several of 
the morning hours wishing she could 
be a missionary? During this time 
her mother was busy in the kitchen, 
washing dishes, preparing for din-
ner, and doing other work. It is right 
for Juniors to want to be mission-
aries, but the best way to become one 
is to begin by learning to help in the 
home. Then there will be times when 
you can help others, for helpful Jun-
iors are always in demand. This world 
has many people, and there is much 
work to be done. 
"What can I do for others?" you 
ask. 
There are many sick folk to help, 
and even Juniors can do things to 
help the poor. They can carry flow-
ers, fruit, or a good paper to them, 
they can run errands, they can help 
distribute literature, they can keep 
the Junior Pledge and Law. 
There were three boys in Mr. Ed-
ward's family, and they heard much 
in their home about doing missionary 
work. It was not all talk, you may 
be sure, for their father and mother 
were always watching for ways to 
help other people. 
One morning Harry, Arthur, and 
Ned heard their father tell of a poor 
woman living near them who had no 
wood to burn, and Arthur asked if 
they might each take a load to her. 
As father and mother were willing, 
Harry and Arthur filled their wheel-
barrows, and little Ned drew some 
kindling in his wagon. 
You may be sure the woman was 
greatly surprised and pleased to see 
three such bright faces looking up 
into hers, and when told that the wood 
was all for her, she thanked them 
heartily for it. I am glad to say these 
boys were as willing to bring wood 
or do other work for mother as they 
were to help others. 
But this is only one way to lend a 
hand. Boys, girls, watch your chance. 
You will not have long to wait, for at 
home and everywhere your loving 
hands and hearts are needed.—Vesta 
J. Farnsworth, Adapted. 
4.V 
A Service of Love 
IT was out on the plains of western 
Texas that Miss Miller, a country 
school teacher, lay at the point of 
death, and an old German doctor and 
two nurses were working with all their 
might to save the fast-ebbing life. 
Suddenly they heard a faint knock 
at the door, on which was tacked a 
sign saying, "No visitors allowed." 
When one of the nurses went to the 
door, she found a little lad of seven, 
one of Miss Miller's pupils, with a di-
sheveled bouquet of wild flowers in his 
hand. He wanted to see Miss Miller. 
She explained to him kindly that no 
visitors were allowed. Then the little 
lad ventured to say, "I do not want 
to talk with her, I just want to love 
her." Again the nurse explained to 
him that it would be impossible, and 
was just closing the door, when the 
old doctor arose and said, "Nurses, 
we have done what we can; let the lad 
in, because I believe in love." 
They let the lad in, and as he was 
lifted onto a chair which was pulled 
up close to the bed, he placed his 
hand with the bouquet of flowers in 
the open palm of Miss Miller's hand. 
This disturbance caused Miss Miller, 
who was delirious, to move; and this 
is what they heard him say just as 
they were leaving the room, "I don't 
want to talk to you, Miss Miller; I 
just want to love you." When they 
returned to the bedside, they found 
the country school teacher conversing 
with an affectionate and thoughtful 
pupil. Little did the lad realize that 
his service of love would mean life. 
There are thousands of things about 
us that we might do; and thoughtful-
ness and love will not only save physi-
cal life, but many times will save 
some one for eternity. 
One has very aptly said, "The world 
is dying for lack of love." Yes, a 
love mingled with the hope that is 
held out in this message of the soon 
coming of our blessed Lord. 
It is well for us to remember the 
experience of the early disciples. 
After they had forsaken their nets 
and all they had, after their Lord 
had been taken from them, and as far 
as this world is concerned, they were 
helpless, their great service began. 
Think of the experience of Peter and 
John as they went up to the temple 
at the hour of prayer. There they saw 
a man, lame from birth, who asked 
of them alms; and it was Peter who 
said, "Silver and gold have I none; 
but such as I have give I thee: In the 
name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise 
up and walk." Acts 3:6. After all, 
that was what the man wanted, more 
than silver and gold. 
If we go forth with the slogan of 
Peter, we shall be following out the 
great commission. 
Work for Juniors 
aumws always work in plenty 
For Junior hands to do. 
Something waiting every day 
That none may try but you,—
Little burdens you may lift, 
Happy steps that you may take, 
Heavy hearts that you may comfort 
For the blessed Saviour's sake. 
There's room for Juniors' service 
In this busy world of ours. 
We need them as we need the birds 
And need the summer flowers. 
And their help at task and toiling 
The church of God may claim, 
And gather little followers 
In Jesus' holy name. 
There are songs that children only 
Are glad enough to sing, 
Songs that are full of sunshine 
As the sunniest hours of spring. 
Won't you sing them till our sorrows 
Seem the easier to bear, 
And we feel how safe we're sheltered 
In our blessed Saviour's care? 
—.Selected. 
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Our Foreign Missions 
These pages provide interesting and helpful material for church elders 
and conference workers in promoting foreign mission work, and may 
be used on the second Sabbath of each month when the church offering 
for missions is taken. 
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Story of How It Is Done 
E hear of the many new 
tongues acquired as the mes-
sage presses on into new 
heathen climes. We are made glad; 
yet we may wonder and inquire, "How 
is it done I" Here is an answer given 
by one who was in a heathen land at 
the time our missionary had just en-
tered, and who was there again re-
cently to behold what had been 
brought about during the brief span of 
seven years. The place is Indo-China, 
and the one who, with wet eyes, beheld 
and recorded that wrought by the 
union of human and heavenly agencies, 
is Missionary J. H. MeEachern: 
"It was difficult to keep back tears 
of joy as the vivid memories flashed 
through my mind of my first visit to 
French Indo-China in 1931. At that 
time Brother and Sister Wentland 
were located at Saigon, and were just 
making a beginning in the study of 
the French and Annamese languages, 
—two languages which had to be 
learned before any missionary work 
could be begun in this new mission 
field. 
"There was but ono lone Sabbath-
keeper in all that vast territory to 
welcome the new missionaries to the 
strange land. This brother had come 
from France, and was employed in the 
French Indo-China government, in 
Saigon. At that time the prospect of 
reaching the heathen Annamese did 
not look very bright. I talked courage 
to Brother and Sister Wentland, who 
had come out from America to take 
Indo-China for the third angel's mes-
sage. However, as I traveled across 
that great, expansive country to Siam, 
I wondered in my own heart where 
the first opening among the millions 
of Annamese would be found. 
"It was not long until Pastor Went-
land was able to converse in French. 
Then he set himself to the task of 
learning the Annamese language which 
to me seems to be a most difficult 
tongue. It has the most peculiarly 
graduated sounds. To learn the Anna-
mese dialect, one needs not only the 
mellow voice of a meadow lark to pro-
nounce the many graduated tones, but 
also the ear of an expert musician, to 
distinguish these strange and variated 
sounds when others speak. 
"The blessing of God, however, rests 
upon a man with a consuming pas-
sion to save souls. Mountains of dif-
ficulty were soon overcome, and by the 
next year Brother Wentland was not 
only preaching enthusiastically to the 
native people, but was also supervising 
the translation of songbooks, Sabbath 
School Quarterlies, tracts, and a large 
medical book into the language of the 
people of the country. When the lit-
erature was prepared, the Holy Spirit 
recognized the opportunity by stirring 
the honest in heart in different locali-
ties to seek after the truth. Interests 
began to spring up in the most unex-
pected places. Delegations came, be-
seeching Brother Wentland to come 
and teach them the way of life." 
Now we look in on the recent scene. 
Workers from the Cochin China dis-
trict are gathered in convention, where 
church officers and others are spending 
a week in mutually studying church, 
home missionary, and Sabbath school 
interests and problems, with this 
sequel: 
"This new church in Omon is but 
one of the many tangible evidences of 
the abundant fruitfulness of Pastor 
Wentland's labors in the short space of 
seven years spent among the Annamese 
people. As I looked upon the congre-
gation assembled that Sabbath morn-
ing, and thought of the churches in 
Cantho, Long Swiyen, and Turane, as 
well as of other groups of Sabbath-
keepers throughout Indo-China and 
Annam, I was led to exclaim, 'What 
hath God wrought!' 
"Surely it is the time of the latter 
rain. We now have a constituency of 
churches quarried out of heathenism, 
who are mighty preachers of the word 
and heralds of the everlasting gospel 
to their own people." 
How It Worked Out 
ONE of the greatest scholars of the 
Orthodox Church in Rumania, having 
translated the Bible into Rumanian, 
recently stated in a lecture that "the 
future of Christianity in Rumania is 
a life-and-death struggle beween the 
Orthodox Church and the advent 
movement." Prayers are still ascend-
ing that liberty for the preaching of 
the truths of the gospel may prevail 
there. In this connection it is inter-
esting to note the outcome of an ex-
perience of one of our Rumanian 
young men at one time in military 
service there: 
"In 1918, Brother Gheorghisor was 
in military service in Craiova, Ru- 
mania. During the time of his service 
he was interested in the truth, and 
contrary to the wish of his superior 
officer (he was a sergeant), was bap- 
tized. On learning this, the colonel 
called him in, and, in talking with our 
brother, became so angry that he 
struck him several times, and finally 
beat his head against a wall until 
Brother Gheorghisor became uncon-
scious. Later, after being dismissed 
from the army, Brother Gheorghisor 
went to Friedensau. In 1919 he wrote 
to his former colonel, thanking him 
for the way he had treated him, telling 
him that by this experience his faith 
had been strengthened, and that after 
having been expelled from the army 
he had found his way into the service 
of God. Brother Gheorghisor re-
ceived a wonderful letter from the 
colonel, asking forgiveness for his 
brutal conduct, and sending him a good 
sum of money for his studies. Brother 
Gheorghisor is now working in Craiova 
as an ordained minister and evangelist. 
The former colonel is now a general 
living also in Craiova, and is one of 
the most devoted protectors of the Ad-
ventists in Rumania." 
A Door Opening 
MISSIONARY J. J. HYDE, of North-
ern Nigeria, West Africa, writes: 
"From the Mediterranean countries 
of Tripoli and Morocco to the Belgian 
Congo and from the Atlantic Ocean to 
the borders of Egypt! What a stretch 
of country, and what millions it con-
tains. What a work must be done in 
it. And amid what difficulties! Much 
of the area is a fiery desert; some of 
the people are still unsettled and war-
like, and Mohammedanism is every-
where. But the work must be done, 
and God will provide the means. 
"In all this vast area, the Hausa 
language is heard to a great extent. 
It is estimated that it is spoken by 
20,000,000 people. It is the language 
of trade. And the Hausa is a great 
trader and traveler. If only the gospel 
were to grip a few of these hardy, 
fearless travelers, so that they would 
travel and preach and trade gospel 
books, what possibilities would open 
before us! 
"But how are we to gain these 
Hausa converts? God has His ways, 
and we must not limit the possibilities. 
Our division has stations in North 
Cameroons and in the Coastal areas of 
Nigeria, Gold Coast, and Sierra Leone. 
Then the Central European Division 
has stations in the Mediterranean 
countries of North Africa. Most of 
these are in touch, more or less, with 
Hausas. We here, on the borders of 
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Hausaland, are operating the one sta-
tion which does its work in the Hausa 
language. 
"But to tap the possibilities of the 
Hausa trade routes, one must be in 
the heart of Hausaland on those 
routes. And now a decision has been 
made that may make possible a hos-
pital for Nigeria. This will place the 
`voice' of one standing beside the 
trade routes, to call to travelers of 
Hausaland to turn aside and find com-
fort for body and spirit, thus opening 
the way for the message of life to be 
sounded among these waiting mil-
lions." 
Our First Church, in Admiralty 
Islands 
FRUITAGE already begins to appear 
following pioneering entrance into our 
last-entered Admiralty group in the 
South Pacific. Missionary R. H. Tutty 
is reporting their first baptismal 
service: 
"We now have 560 Sabbath school 
members in the Admiralty group, our 
most recently entered island field. Our 
first baptismal service in the group 
was held recently, and a church was 
organized, with a membership of 
thirty. This comprises eight adult 
natives, two Solomon Island teachers, 
Oti and Belau, four from Matupi, and 
fourteen from Mussau, besides the two 
European workers. Several other 
natives are to be baptized soon. It is 
our custom not to baptize natives until 
they have overcome impatience. As 
several had become angry at times, 
their baptism was deferred for a while. 
"It is two and a half years since the 
work started in the Admiralty group. 
The teachers from Mussau are doing 
their best, and are very loyal. In 
view of the fact that only six years 
ago they themselves were ignorant 
natives, living in heathen degrada-
tion and filth, the transformation is 
marvelous, and shows how the Lord 
can use the humble ones to forward 
His work." 
Ingathering at Musofu Mission 
YES, missions away out in Central 
Africa join hands with us in the 
homelands in working for missions at 
Harvest Ingathering time. Visualize 
this little scene as depicted by Mis-
sionary S. M. Konigmacher : 
"After camp meeting teachers and 
workers scattered, to gather in the 
Harvest Ingathering. The most inter-
esting ease to me was that of an old 
woman. A boy came and called me, 
saying that some one wanted to see me. 
When I went outside, there was this 
old woman with a tinful of kaffir 
corn. Now kaffir corn is not corn at 
all, but a little white seed which grows 
on a long stalk, much taller than the 
corn stalk, the seed being about as 
large as a fair-sized bead. When 
ground it makes a very sweet meal, and 
is used mostly for porridge. Well, this 
old woman had been out among her 
neighbors and had gathered bits of 
kaffir corn until she had filled her 
four-gallon paraffin tin. A tin of 
grain like that is worth about thirty-
five cents. I was so pleased with the 
effort that I gave the woman her re-
ceipt and a little salt—true salt which 
had not lost its savor. If we could find 
more Christians like Sarah, there 
would be more spiritual salt with 
savor in our district. Later, another 
woman came with her tin filled, too." 
Why They Worked On 
MISSIONARY D. E. DALINGER and his 
family entered the strange city of 
Salta, West Argentina, South America, 
where no worker had gone before, 
hunting for honest souls. They began 
selling our Spanish missionary paper, 
Atalaya. Soon a notice appeared in 
the city paper warning all against 
buying or receiving it. The family 
prayed. Brother Dalinger relates the 
following: 
"The next morning, my wife, per-
haps rather sad and discouraged on 
account of the notice in the paper, was 
in her room reading her Bible. Kneel-
ing down, she took her German Bible, 
which has important verses in bold 
type, and asked our heavenly Father to 
give her a text that would encourage 
and comfort her to go on in the work. 
Upon opening her Bible, after prayer, 
she found to her great surprise, that 
the only verse with that typo on the 
page was Acts 18:10: 'For I am with 
thee, and no man shall sot on thee to 
hurt thee: for I have much people in 
this city.' She was very happy and 
came to me, saying: 'David, we should 
not fear, for God has shown me that 
He has much people in this city.' And 
from that day to this we have worked 
with much courage. Today we have a 
good Sabbath school of thirty-two 
members. 
"One day when I entered a tailor 
shop to sell the Atalaya I was wel-
comed with the following words: 'God 
has sent you; I knew you would come, 
for I saw you in a dream.' Today this 
tailor and his wife are baptized mem-
bers of our church. The tailor's con-
versation shows us what the word of 
God can do, for he was a drunkard 
and was separated from his wife. But 
after accepting Jesus, he took his wife 
again, and now they are faithful mem-
bers of the church. He was baptized 
over a year ago, and has never missed 
a meeting." 
And the Storm Ceased 
MISSIONARY OTTO CHRISTENSEN, 
pioneering the way into Mongolia, 
passes on the experience of one of our 
Russian workers who is now located 
in that great expansive country: 
"One day I was called to see a sick 
woman on the other side of a temple, 
about twenty-five miles from home. 
Reaching there, and having finished 
the treatment and injections, I wanted 
to return home the same day, but could 
not because of an oncoming snow-
storm. With many difficulties I 
reached the temple, where I remained 
overnight. I knew God sent the snow-
storm so that I would have opportunity 
to hold a Bible study with the abbot 
of the temple. We had a very inter-
esting time. From three o'clock until 
six we studied many subjects, such as 
keeping the commandments, the true 
God, and our only Saviour, Jesus, for 
all nations, including the Mongols. I 
told him how the third angel's message 
is being preached by Seventh-day Ad-
ventists all over the world. 
"After supper we again studied the 
Scriptures. Finally, the lama told me 
that if men believe what is right, and 
keep the commandments, and desire 
to get into the kingdom of heaven, 
they must believe just the same as it 
is written in this holy book. 'Yes,' I 
told him, 'this is the only way to be 
saved. We must believe the true God 
and keep His commandments.' When 
I left him for the night he told me that 
he did not see how I could get home in 
the morning, because the storm would 
not cease for three days, which is usual 
for a storm of that ferocity and type. 
I answered him, 'I must be home to-
morrow morning, and I believe the 
great Creator is able to make impos-
sible things possible.' Before I went 
to sleep I prayed the Lord to change 
the weather. At midnight I went out 
and found the storm getting worse. 
I prayed once more, and slept again. 
At 5:30 I went out again and found 
the storm still on. And so I prayed 
earnestly that the Lord would change 
the weather for a witness to this lama 
and others. At six o'clock the storm 
ceased, and at seven the sky was clear. 
After having a good talk with the 
lama about the living God who hears 
and answers prayers, I left for home 
and arrived the same morning. 
"Oh, how sweet it is to know that 
we have a living God who hears 
when we pray and supplies our needs. 
This lama bought three of our sub-
scription books, and has many of our 
tracts. He is very friendly to us. I 
believe the Lord will touch his heart, 
and turn his mind to accept His word, 
to find salvation in Jesus Christ." 
MISSION BOARD.