This Week's Review by Editor

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 30, 1866

This Week's Review.

By Editor

It is proper that we open this week's summary with a reference to the article entitled Christ's Ministry. It is taken from Cumming's Scripture reading on Matthew. We read it with intense interest, and transfer it to the columns of the Review that its readers may have the pleasure of its perusal too. A subject of paramount attraction to all Christians, the service and sufferings of our Lord for us, is there set forth in a beautiful, often glowingly eloquent, style, calculated to impress us deeply with the fact that no humility on our part can be too great, nor can we make too many sacrifices nor bear too heavy crosses for One who has done so much for us. If you are becoming weary in your Master's service, read it, and profit by its timely admonitions.

—That great and crying abomination of this time, Tobacco, receives good attention in this number. We have heard much about the golden age, brazen age, &c.; but to go abroad and see how almost universally people are besmeared with this sin, one would think we had reached the tobacco age. Taking our seat in the cars at Rochester, to go east, on our recent visit to New Hampshire, we soon found that in the seat front of us a tobacco-mill had been sitting, and the flood of extract of tobacco which he left upon the floor was truly appalling. While there was room in any other part of the train, that seat was declined, people not seeming disposed to float in such doubly-distilled filthiness. At length one man, rather than stand, managed to occupy the place, by turning away his head, and getting up on to the seat, boots and all. Such scenes are common; nor are they confined to railroads. No sooner had we taken a seat in the stage than worshippers at the same nasty shrine appeared. Two young men entered the coach who did not seem to possess any superabundant mental brilliancy which they could afford to tarnish, or have any vitality to waste, in the use of that vile narcotic. Yet their first act was to take an enormous "chew" of the weed, and roll it under their tongue in stupid delight. And in process of time they had a pretty-well-defined track of ejected tobacco juice from their lips to the coach window. Reader, if you are any wise afflicted with this habit, don't you fail to read the article; and then—for decency's sake, for your family's sake, for your body's sake, for your soul's sake, and if you are a professed Christian, for Christ's sake, banish tobacco from mouth and pocket.

—"Women Look Here." The reason why you are requested to look, will be found in the article under this heading. And we trust that, having looked, you will not be like the one of whom James speaks, who "goeth his way and straightway forgeteth what manner of man he was." Jas. i, 23, 24.

—The report from Bro. Cornell will be of interest to the friends of the cause. Pray for the Eastern Mission, that the good hold the truth seems to be taking in that section, may deepen and spread.

—A good point against Sunday-keeping will be found in the item headed, "I'll Risk It."

—A little increase of matter this week in our letter department. To very many this is the most interesting portion of the paper; and we would like to devote at least a page in each number to short, pointed, heart-cheering, soul-stirring letters and exhortations from living, consistent, Christian Sabbath-keepers. Shall we have them?

—Another convert to the truth from reading our books and papers. See Sr. Nugent's letter. Every time we hear of such a case we feel like saying anew, Send out the publications. We often pray the Lord of the harvest to send forth the living preachers. But here are preachers that we can send forth, able, under the blessing of God, to accomplish untold good. Are we all doing our part? At every stage of the progress of this work much will depend on the publications; and the Office can furnish all that may be needed. The truth must go. The message must be faithfully proclaimed; the pen performing what the preachers cannot. And until more workmen are raised up for the great harvest field, let us see that the publications are doing all they can.

Labor on; for time is ending; Words of truth to thousands sending, Pointing souls to ruin tending, Upward to our rich reward. Soon with glory beaming o'er us, While we join in Heaven's chorus, We shall see the end before us, Of our labor in the Lord.