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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 21, 1868

A HINT.

THE Advent cause in 1844, was carried forward with a degree of success unequaled by any other religious movement. From the means and methods then adopted in the prosecution of the work, we may draw useful lessons relative to the best means of advancing the present truth. The third message is to go with power equal to that of the first. A writer in the Advent Herald, of March 13, 1844, states, as follows, his method of procedure to spread the light, from which some of our brethren may, perhaps, derive a useful hint. He says:—

“I have thought of the importance of those of our brethren who live in the vicinity of railroad depots, to go to the cars and distribute some of the little tracts to the passengers. In this manner much good may be done.

“There are some brethren probably living near all our depots. If they are not able to buy and distribute, let some who have the means, send them the tracts to distribute. Let no one say, It will do no good.

“Those brethren who travel, should always be supplied, to offer to each passenger. I have practised this manner of distributing tracts for more than a year, and I think they have never been rejected but twice—one minister and one professed infidel refused to take a tract; but the infidel afterwards requested it of me, and I gave it to him. My manner has been, as soon as the cars start, to pass through them, and ask each gentleman and lady if they will accept of a tract. When a way passenger gets in, I go and offer him one. Go thou and do likewise.”