An Important Announcement
By Editor
In harmony with the request of the Religious Liberty Bureau, which is concurred in by other members of the General Conference Committee, the Review and Herald Publishing Association will begin, with as little delay as possible, the publication of a quarterly magazine the same size as Life and Health, which will be devoted to the promulgation of the principles of religious liberty. In addition to the discussion of the principles involved, the magazine will also contain reports, notes, and comments upon the current history of the rights of conscience. When the publication of the Sentinel of Christian Liberty was suspended in 1904, it was understood that this paper or some periodical to take its place might be issued at such time as the interests of the cause of truth might demand, and that time seems to have arrived. There is an increasing call for religious legislation. There is an ominous activity on the part of those who are educating the public in the wrong direction. The recent exposures of wrong-doing in the political and financial world have created a demand for reform legislation, and many think that this means religion by law. There is, therefore, special need that a voice shall be heard which shall speak the truth concerning all these things, and the most economical method of reaching the public is through a regular publication. The new magazine will be called Liberty. It will be issued quarterly, with such extras as special circumstances may render necessary. The subscription price will be twenty-five cents a year, including the extras. The price of single copies of the regular issues will be five cents each, and the price of the extra issues will be governed by their size. The editorial staff will be as follows: L. A. Smith, editor; W. A. Colcord and W. W. Prescott associate editors. The first number will appear before the close of the present quarter, and will contain practically the same matter as has just been put out in the pamphlet entitled “Liberty.” The first number of the quarterly will therefore take the place of future editions of this pamphlet. This preliminary announcement is made in order to secure the hearty co-operation of our readers in general; and of the officers of our conferences and tract societies in particular, in working up without delay a list such as will enable the new publication to meet the purpose for which it is issued. We invite the members of the REVIEW family to send in subscriptions for themselves and for others. We invite orders from those who are willing to sell this magazine. To such agents the price will be two cents and a half a copy for orders for twenty-five or more copies at one time. We invite orders from those who will take a definite number of each issue during the first year for general distribution or for sale. We invite individuals or tract societies to secure and forward subscriptions for Liberty. The commission on subscriptions will be the same as on Life and Health, forty per cent, or ten cents on each subscription. We believe that it will be an easy matter to secure subscriptions to this publication. We urge all to act promptly in this matter, as we must obtain a list, secure second-class entry, and issue the first number of the magazine during the next month. Address all communications concerning Liberty to Review and Herald Publishing Association, 222 North Capitol St., Washington, D. C.