p. 272 | THE BOOK FUND by Roswell F. Cottrell

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 7, 1868

THE BOOK FUND.

By Roswell F. Cottrell

I WISH to express my hearty approval of the effort now being made to put Spiritual Gifts, &c. into the hands of those who would read and be profited by them. And I would recommend to our brethren and sisters to engage in this work with earnest zeal, believing that much good will be the result. All those who are able to buy these works, should have a full set in their houses, and have them there for use, and not to lie idle; and those who are not able to buy them, and such as would candidly read, though not sufficiently established in the truth, to realize their importance, and value, should be aided by those, who know the truth and have some appreciation of the importance of spreading it among the people.

If we love our fellow men who have not the light of present truth which we enjoy, if we would engage in the work of preparing the remnant of the people of the Lord for translation, and if we would follow our Saviour by imitating his example of labor and sacrifice for the good of others, here is an opportunity to do so, with the prospect of realizing the fruit of our labors of love in the coming kingdom of God.

Let the fund for this object be increased, till those who have the charge of the Office of publication, and those who have led out in this good work, shall say, “The people bring much more than enough” for this branch of the work, and advise to turn your liberalities into another department of the Lord’s service. There is work for all in the cause of the Lord, and those who, with the spirit of unfeigned consecration, invest means in this cause, will be laying in store a good foundation against the time to come, and transferring their treasure to that kingdom that will have no end, where they will receive more than compound interest on all their investments in this best of all enterprises.

R. F. COTTRELL.