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is for My name’s glory that you ask, and you shall receive. I will be
honored before those who are watching critically for your financial
failure. They shall see the truth triumph gloriously. And whatsoever
ye ask in My name believing, ye shall receive.”
I have often been instructed in cases of perplexity as to the path
of duty. Where there is a sincere desire to do the will of God apart
from all selfish, personal consideration, the Lord will hear and answer
prayer.
If we rely upon the promises God has given in His Word, we may
with assurance go forward in spite of discouraging appearances. The
Lord will raise us up helpers in men whom He will move upon by
His Spirit to impart to us in our necessity. Every lawful scheme for
advancing the work of saving perishing souls will be a success. We
are to see and acknowledge the working of God’s special providence.
The Lord authorizes us to pray, declaring that He will hear the prayers
of those who trust, not in their finite wisdom, but in His infinite power.
He will be honored by those who draw nigh to Him, who faithfully
do His service. “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is
stayed on thee, because he trusted in thee.”
The Lord has made you a steward of means. I thank my heavenly
Father for impressing you to identify your interests with the work of
advancing His kingdom in our world. The safest rule of action is to
abide closely by God’s Word. The Christian is given the invitation to
carry his burdens to God in prayer, and to fasten himself closely to
Christ by the cords of living faith.
I have a request to make of you, my brother in Christ Jesus. Will
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you appropriate a certain sum to create a fund for the education of
workers to give Bible readings in families after camp meetings have
closed? During this time we can also hold meetings for the children
on Sabbath and Sunday afternoons. This rule we have followed in
our camp meetings here. There was not one Sabbathkeeper among
the citizens of Newcastle when the tent was pitched there. Since then
thousands have had an opportunity to hear the truth, and we know that
many of them heard it gladly. They seemed to be hungry for the truth.
During the Newcastle camp meeting children’s meetings were
appointed. The best teachers were appointed, and during the week
from one hundred to one hundred and twenty children came to the
meetings each day. These were given precious lessons on the love