The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-06
Idea Is Formally Laid Before
Seventh Day Adventists (
Especial to The Free Press J

Minneapolis, MINI, January 3d.
Having come from far-off Austria.
liza for the purpose Of leading out
I'm country-wide home missionary
movement, Miss Edith NJ. Graham
laid before the delegates attending
the biennial convention OF the north.
ern union conference OF Seventh
day Adventists a plan by which
every member In the denomination
could take an active part in a
houseto-hpuse campaign. Miss Ora
ham would have all the churches
organized in bands with a leader
for each and send the members
cit with literature to distribute.
Miss Graham is secretary OF the
home missionary department of the
general conference. and her plan
was received with enthusiasm. She
declared that there Is a tremendous
force OF people in her denomination
who ought to take a more active
part in missionary endeavor, and
the effort In which she is now lead.
ing out will add several thousand
persons to the force of workers.
What Could Be Accomplished.
Miss Graham declared that the
work OF warning every soul in the
four states comprising the north.
ern union conference-North and
South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa
could be accomplished in one year
IL every Adventist would become
an active, working missionary. She
pointed out that there Is now one
Adventist TO every 500 persons in
the union conference territory, and
that each Adventist could do his
part in the proclamation of the
message that Christ Is coming in
this generation by warming 16 people
n week. Che declared that there
are. many people who have already
taken their stand against this doc.
trine, hence the proportion allotted
to each believer is less than I6. a
week. The urged an active working
church with every believer doing his
part. 90.
Would Be Tremendous Results.
Elder l. II. Evans. president OF
the North America division confer
ence. supplemented the remarks OF
Miss Graham by saying that there
would be tremendous results II the
many thousands OF believers In
the United States and Canada
would all join the movement. He
said this number of believers could
warn all North America of the
coming of the Lord I'm very short
while. tiaHe also believes this move
ment WIN be the salvation of the
churchni7'The ministry will .returr
to their respective churches deter
mined TO urge this new movement
Must Have a Message. ..
ITO be a real minister. real am
bassador.l we must have a message,
declared Elder G. b. Thompson In
his study on The Word of God an,
the Power Of Prayer" I'VE canno
make up our own message, but mus
get It from God And we mus
get In communication with God be
fore we can get That message. Tt
get the connection with God we mus
pray frequently and study the Bible
In prayer we talk to God and Il
!, the study of the Bible He talks I,
US. There must be a daily study o
the Word II you ever expect to &c
, a message from God. II a mar
continually negleets to study tn,
Bible he soon dries up and becomes
as II he were dry rot. We mus
read the Bible for our own spirit
nal upbuildlng and to keep III
from growing cold. We can nepe
warn the world by living on IN,
newspapers and neglecting tn,
study OF the Bible" The devotiona
meeting was led by Presiden
Evans, of the North American con
ference.