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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · July 23, 1867

CHURCH FAIRS.—The Reformed Messenger, expresses an earnest disapproval of fairs for Church purposes. It says that the parties engaged in them,—often “godly men and devoted women,”—“labor more and accomplish less, with less credit to themselves and less glory to God, by falling in with these worldly schemes, than if they would simply follow the Bible plan. We may get money by catering to the tastes of the world, but we sacrifice principle—and this is more precious than money.”