Life Incidents—An Important Work.
The matter for this book having passed through our hands in the course of preparation for the press, we have given it a careful examination, and are thus enabled to speak of its merits. Its chief points of excellence are 1. An able and logical defense of the great Advent movement, as illustrated by the three messages of Rev. xiv, 6-12. 2. A vindication of the claims of “present truth,” in all its particulars, logically and scripturally set forth, and 3. Interesting incidents of real life and Christian experience, interwoven with just enough of doctrinal argument to interest the casual reader, and perhaps lead to further investigation of the truth. All who have a love for the work in which we are engaged, and confidence that it has been and still is of God, will be deeply interested in this book, and should have a copy. It should also be placed in the hands of all who will read it, not only to explain to them our positions, and thus be a source of satisfaction to us, but to interest all who may read it in the great truths which it advocates. G. W. Amadon,
W. C. Gage. Not having been engaged in the same department of the Publishing Office, I cannot say that it has passed through my hands, nor that I have yet examined it all with care; but I have read a part of it with care, and seen more or less of the remainder, and can heartily endorse the above remarks by Bro. Gage and Amadon. When Bro. White commenced this work, I was specially interested in it for the following reasons: 1. We have no work sufficiently full on the relation of the first and third messages. 2. Many of our brethren have embraced the Advent doctrine under the third message, and therefore they know but little of the relation of the past Advent movement to our present work, except what they have received in the lectures they heard when they embraced the truth, which was not much, nor were their minds prepared to appreciate it so as to retain it all. Every one of them needs this book. 3. Bro. White is not only qualified to do this work, but from his experience in the first message, and the peculiar relation he has sustained to the work of the third message, it must appear to all that he is the only one who is well qualified. I firmly believe that it is in the order of God’s providence that he has undertaken the task, and am thankful that he has been able to accomplish it so successfully. I believe this work will give a new impetus to the third angel’s message, and entreat all, not only to buy the book, but to read and study it with care, and with a humble and teachable spirit, that you may be blessed of God in examining these important truths. We heartily endorse the statements of Bro. Amadon, Gage, and Waggoner, in regard to this valuable book. Those who read the first chapters, as published in the Review, are doubtless of the same mind, and now anxiously waiting for the completion of the work. We bespeak a large and ready sale for this book. Every Adventist should have one. Let the orders come in. The book will be ready in a very short time. J. M. Aldrich,
E. S. Walker.