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    February 12, 1903

    “Dear Brethren and Sisters of the Sabbath-Schools—” Pacific Union Recorder, 2, 14, pp. 8, 9.

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    The work of spreading the third angel’s message outside of our conference is so important that it ought not to be allowed to languish. The conference organization is doing well in having so many of its regularly-paid laborers work in foreign fields. But this is not enough. This is only helping in one way; while this work needs to be helped in every way that is possible. Besides, California is the only conference that has done as it has done. True, the movement is spreading; but no other conference has yet set free all workers who will go to foreign fields, to be paid as such the same as if they worked in the home field. Therefore, even if this plan were enough when universally employed, it is plain that as yet it can not, in any fair degree, be counted a proper working of the foreign fields. Therefore all other means must likewise be employed.PUR February 12, 1903, page 8.1

    The Sabbath-school donations have for a number of years been one of the greatest helps in supporting foreign missions. This must be so still. It will never do to slacken this stream of means, nor divert it from the channel through which has been carried such splendid help to foreign fields.PUR February 12, 1903, page 8.2

    Yet we find that some of our Sabbath-schools are using all the regular Sabbath-school donations for the expenses of the school, or for the support of the church-school or other home work, thus diverting these donations wholly from the foreign work. This is not only crippling the foreign work, but it is shutting off the giving of much that would otherwise be given. For since, in such cases, the funds are all used for the home work, there are many who have ceased to make regular Sabbath donations. This way of using the Sabbath-school donations is therefore crippling in both directions; it cripples the foreign work, and it cripples the home work. Evidently this can not be the best way to do. Of course, each school has power to use its donations as it may choose. But why choose the way which is not best, but is only crippling in both directions? Why not continue to use the regular Sabbath-school donations in the best way, and then take also the better way to support the church-schools, as well as all other home work?PUR February 12, 1903, page 8.3

    And there is a better way,—the way to which the Lord is now calling us all,—the way of the second tithe. Everywhere that this is adopted the results are so entirely satisfactory that all are only pleased with it, and thankful for it. This way supplies abundance for all home needs.PUR February 12, 1903, page 9.1

    Please, then, brethren and sisters, do not cripple the foreign work to help yourselves at home. Keep up the foreign help, and take the better way of helping your home work. In any event, please do not cut off any supply to foreign missions; do not turn the Sabbath-school donations from this much-needed work.PUR February 12, 1903, page 9.2

    Alonzo T. Jones.PUR February 12, 1903, page 9.3

    Jan. 29, 1903.PUR February 12, 1903, page 9.4

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