p. 144 | Untitled article by J. S. Miller

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · February 11, 1868

FEATHER BEDS, MEETING-HOUSES, AND THE HEALTH REFORM.

By J. S. Miller

THREE out of the five Seventh-day Adventist churches in Rhode Island are sadly crippled in their efforts to forward the work of the third angel’s message for want of suitable places in which to hold their meetings. Now, if this obstacle can be removed without crippling the work in some other direction, certainly an effort to accomplish that end must meet the approval of the Master. I trust my brethren will not be offended if I throw out a suggestion on this point. Rhode Island Seventh-day Adventists own property enough in feather beds, which, if converted into money, would purchase an equal number of good mattresses, and leave a surplus of funds sufficient to build three meeting-houses large enough for our present wants. Question: Do we care enough about good health to learn to sleep on mattresses? Do we love the truth well enough to build houses of worship? Let actions, which speak louder than words, answer these questions. J. S. MILLER. Westerly, R. I., Jan. 25.