The Year-Book for 1905
By Editor
In Many Respects Superior to Any Heretofore Published
The matter usually published in our Year-books, such as Table of Contents, Introductory Notes, Statistical Tables, Directories of the Denomination by Union and State Conferences, Public Institutions, Constitution and By-laws of various organizations and institutions, is given in better and more complete form; for instance, the addresses of all officers and ministers in each conference are given in the Conference Directory, and all lines of work carried forward in each conference, except sanitariums, educational and publishing institutions, which have special boards and separate directories, are represented in connection with the conference in which the work is done. Cable addresses are given with the directory of each organization instead of one general list of cable addresses. In addition to these important improvements, the new Year-book will contain the fundamental principles of the belief of the church, and a clear, concise review of the rise and progress of the denomination, with the historical data pertaining to the organizations and the institutions of the same. These fundamental principles, together with the history of the rise and progress of the denomination, will be of great service in missionary work; for there is a constant demand from honest, inquiring people not of our faith, for “a statement of the belief of Seventh-day Adventists,” which could not heretofore be supplied in a condensed form, but can now be furnished in the form of the statement of the fundamental principles of the denomination, separate and apart from any semblance to a creed. Those who secure the new Year-book, from which to obtain the belief of the church, will also have with it a history of the rise and progress of the denomination, together with a statement of its present thorough, systematic organization in all parts of the world. These facts will cause them to consider more seriously and favorably the divine origin of the denomination and the importance of its present work. The new book, therefore, will be a good pamphlet for missionary purposes, and the very best ever issued for our own people. Not only every worker, but every family in the denomination should have a copy for reference and study, and thousands of copies should be placed in the hands of honest, inquiring persons not of our faith. It will be kept by every State Tract Society. Price, 25 cents, post-paid.