p. 192 | Untitled article by James White

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Third-day, March 3, 1868

FromReview and Herald, Vol. XXXI, No. 12

Two Months Behind.

By James White

We wish to say to those friends who have requested Mrs. W. to write out personal testimonies, that in this branch of her labor she has about two months' work on hand. On our eastern tour she improved all her spare time in writing such testimonies. She even wrote many of them in meeting while others were preaching and speaking.

Since her return she has injured her health and strength in confining herself too closely to this work. She usually writes from twenty to forty pages each day. And yet she has two months' work of the kind before her. Our postage bill is about $2.00 per week. Postage stamps are current at Greenville, and we never feel hard when those who receive testimonies send a quantity. As Mrs. W. wishes to retain a copy of these testimonies, she has in many cases had the double task of making two copies. But for the future this double labor must be avoided, by the return of her first copy after those who receive it have taken one, or by employing some one or ones to make a second copy before the first one is sent off.

Brethren must not think it strange that they do not immediately receive the written testimonies. With these facts before you, and also the fact that Mrs. W. is often very sick, you will exercise patience in the matter, and cheerfully take a copy and return the first to her, when requested so to do.

JAMES WHITE.