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Testimonies for the Church Volume 6
If those who claim to be Christians will heed the word of Christ,
all who come in contact with them will acknowledge that they have
been with Jesus and have learned of Him. They will represent Christ,
and eternal things will be their theme. The realities of eternity will
be brought near. They will watch for souls as they that must give an
account. This means much more than many seem to think. It means to
go out and search for the lost sheep.
Raising Funds
None are to take advantage of the camp meetings, when the great-
est number of people may be reached, in order to introduce special
interests or to raise means for the various benevolent objects that are
becoming so numerous. The work of God in the ministry of the word,
the promulgation of the truth in the regions beyond, the great interests
of educational work in new fields, and the establishment of sanitariums
in connection with the work of the gospel ministry—these are objects
that should be presented to the people at our camp meetings.
Results of Camp Meeting Work
A great work is to be accomplished by our camp meetings. The
Lord has specially honored these gatherings, which He has called
“holy convocations.” To these meetings come thousands of people,
many merely from curiosity to see and hear some new thing. But as
they hear the message of truth and come in contact with those who
believe it, many are impressed. They see that this people are not what
they have been represented. Prejudice, opposition, and indifference are
swept away, and with candid interest they listen to the word spoken.
The Lord has His representatives in all the churches. These persons
have not had the special testing truths for these last days presented to
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them under circumstances that brought conviction to heart and mind;
therefore they have not, by rejecting light, severed their connection
with God. Many there are who have faithfully walked in the light that
has shone upon their pathway. They hunger to know more of the ways
and works of God. All over the world men and women are looking
wistfully to heaven. Prayers and tears and inquiries go up from souls