A Providential Escape by E. R. P.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Feb 15, 1912

A Providential Escape

By E. R. P.

A LETTER from L. W. Graham, manager of the Review and Herald branch office in New York City, written January 31, contains the following interesting item:—

“Monday night our building was quite unfortunate in having a bad fire. The offices on a portion of our floor were burned; and in the morning when we came here, we found the halls and the rooms piled full of débris, and we had to clamber over big piles of rubbish and refuse in order to get to our office. The fire burned right up to our door, and then was extinguished.

“The only loss that we suffered was from having all our office furniture covered with smoke, and the inconvenience of having our telephone and electric service put out of commission. However, before night we were able to get at our business again, and things are running as smoothly now as could be expected.”

We are very thankful to God for this escape, for our New York Branch office is the principal depository in this country for imported foreign literature, and it would have caused great inconvenience and delay in securing such supplies if the stock had been destroyed. We are thankful for this providential escape, and should daily pray that God’s protecting hand may continue over our publishing plants with their large stock of literature, upon which we depend for a rapidly growing work. E. R. P.