To Which Class Do You Belong?
By Editor
In one mail, recently, we received three letters in regard to subscriptions for the REVIEW. The first one said, “When my subscription to REVIEW AND HERALD has run out, please discontinue sending.” The second letter said, “Please continue my subscription to REVIEW AND HERALD. I shall remit in a few days. I have not missed a number of the REVIEW for about seventeen years, and I do not wish to miss any now.” In the third letter, the sister makes this confession: “Between eleven and twelve years ago we sent in our first subscription to the REVIEW. Since that time, we have never been without it until last February. I feel that I need it again. I can not afford to be without its teachings and warnings, in these perilous times, and although I can not send the money for it now, I promise to have it for you on or before October 1. If I may have it on these terms, please send it for one year.” The last letter states the situation quite plainly. If there ever was a time when our people needed the instruction and the encouragement which the REVIEW contains from week to week, that time is now. Never has the struggle between the forces of good and evil been more severe, never before has there been a time when the very elect were so liable to be deceived, never before has there been such a temptation to say by word and act, “My Lord delayeth his coming.” On the other hand, the warnings and encouragement from the Lord to his people have never been clearer or more definite than during the last few months. Never before since the REVIEW has been published has it contained so large a number of reports of the success of the message in all parts of the world. To the believer who keeps in close touch with God’s providences all these things indicate that we are indeed amid the perils of the last days. In these times of perplexity we need just such messages of warning and instruction, and such reports of the triumphs of the cross at home and abroad, as are found in the REVIEW. Please look at your wrapper this week, and if your subscription expires soon, renew without delay. Address Review and Herald Publishing Assn., 222 North Capitol St., Washington, D. C.