| The Life of Dr. J.R. Miller |
Chapter 13 |
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One who had worked with Dr. Miller for a long time told us of the thoughts the anniversary brought to his mind:
“What a tremendous sight it would be if all the millions of people who have been helped by you could gather in one company to give greeting to you as you enter on another decade of service! What messages they would send if they could speak! How they would tell of comfort received, of courage renewed, of inspiration given, of new visions of life, of glimpses of the Master – all through the life that God has so richly blessed during the nearly half a century of your ministry.
“I am glad that I, as one of this vast company, have the opportunity to tell you how I thank God for the association with you which has become one of the greatest joys of my life.”
From the Board which he had served so long came this record of an action taken by a standing vote:
“In view of the fact that Rev. J.R. Miller, D.D., the Editorial Superintendent of the Board, has just passed his seventieth birthday, the committee desires to place upon its minutes and expression of its high appreciation of his character and services.
“For nearly thirty years he has been a most loyal and efficient helper in the work of the Board.
“Genial, tactful and courteous in his bearing, he has also been wise and able as an editor to a degree which has brought great distinction to himself and honour to the Board. Under his supervision and direction, the periodical publications of the Board have attained a standard of excellence which has not been surpassed, if it has been approached, by any similar publications.
“The committee desires to congratulate Dr. Miller that the passage of the years has not diminished his capacity for, or interest in, his work, and to utter the sincere hope and prayer that he may be long spared to maintain his present relation to the Board and the activities of the Church.”
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