Washington, D. C., as the Headquarters of Our Work
In the Southern Watchman of August 13 Brother Geo. I. Butler writes an interesting article under the heading, “Washington, D. C., as the Headquarters of Our Work.” We take the following paragraphs from this article:— For one, I confess to a feeling of great satisfaction as I read in the dear old REVIEW AND HERALD statements in Sister White’s article and the decision of the committee in favor of making Washington, the capital of our nation, the headquarters of our General Conference from this time onward. Washington is a commanding center in many respects. Leading men there congregate, consider and debate the most important interests of this great country. They come from every part of the United States, yes, and from the Old World also. The writer fully believes this move marks a new and important era in this work. Shall we not, as Southern men, regard it as a happy omen that the headquarters of our work will now be in the South? Washington was a Southern city. Slavery once existed there. Under the shadow of the Capitol building slaves were once auctioned off. It is of interest to us that the headquarters of the cause is now in the Southern field. We down here are glad now to be brought into closer relations as brethren. Great good, we believe, will come of this removal.