Go Thou and do Likewise

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Publishing Committee · Rochester, N. Y. · May 2, 1854

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 5, No. 15.

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Go Thou and do Likewise.

Brother and sister R. called on us the other day, as they were on their way to Alden, Ill. They told us that they made no profession of religion until they heard the present truth preached; and that in a short time after they received the truth, they dismissed tobacco, tea and coffee, and resolved to give to support the cause of truth, as much as they usually paid for these things. They recently sent us $5, for the REVIEW, and left $5, more, which is but a part of what they have done for the cause, and if we understood them, they think they have now given about as much as it usually cost them for these needless things.
Many of our readers have laid aside these idols, especially the filthy weed; but others still cling to them. Some are so very poor that they cannot hand the messengers of truth even a few shillings, or pay for their own paper; but they contrive to raise from five to fifteen dollars a year for tobacco, tea and coffee!
What looks better on a Christian’s table for common use than a glass of cold water! What can be better? This pure bounty of heaven can be enjoyed by the poor as well as the rich; and received without injuring the constitution, or mind. Reader, you can but admire the course pursued by Bro. and Sr. R.; well, go thou and do likewise.