The Advent Review by Editor

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 1, 1870

The Advent Review.

By Editor

OUR friends have manifested much interest in extending the circulation of the REVIEW. This is worthy of commendation. But this good work should still continue. If the doctrines advocated by the REVIEW are truthful, their importance cannot be overestimated. We believe these doctrines to be the truth of God especially applicable to the present time. We therefore labor with untiring effort to bring them to the knowledge of our fellow-men. We ask the co-operation of all who sympathize with us in this work. Is it not true that the three proclamations of Rev. 14 pertain to the present time? Is not the Saviour just closing up his work in the sanctuary, as typified in Lev. 16? Is it not also true that the books are to be examined, and the sins of the righteous blotted out before the deliverance of the saints? Is not the present time specially marked in prophecy for the vindication of God's holy rest-day so long trampled in the dust by the great apostasy? Do not the seven last plagues lie in the future, and must not six of those precede the advent of our Lord? Is not the third angel's message designed to give warning of the coming plagues? And is not the gift of prophecy closely connected with the final message of warning to mankind?

In maintaining the affirmative of these questions the REVIEW has no co-operation from other religious journals. If, therefore, it occupies right ground in these things, it deserves the sympathy and assistance of all who have these truths at heart. We mean to give our reasons for the doctrines we cherish, with all possible distinctness, but with becoming courtesy toward those who differ with us.

We have the promise of many valuable articles for the present volume. Bro. White's series will be continued till the principal grounds of our faith and hope have been canvassed. Bro. Waggoner purposes to give several articles on the saints' inheritance, and on the subject of spiritual gifts. He designs also to write a number of short articles on the Law of God, and will give some attention to Wellcome's work, the “Plan of Redemption.” We hope for articles of great value from several sources. We trust the comments on the prophecy of Daniel will soon be resumed.

We mean that the REVIEW shall more fully chronicle the signs of the times in its record of passing events. Our hope is to make it a means of instruction and warning to all classes of our fellow-men. We hope also that the REVIEW may be found a source of instruction and encouragement to those who are seeking a closer walk with God. Shall we have the hearty co-operation of our brethren and friends in this work?

The offer made at the commencement of Bro. White's articles, to send the REVIEW for one year at half price, whenever any wish to furnish it to their friends, still stands good. We can still furnish a few of the first numbers of his articles, which were promised gratuitously. Your dollar for the REVIEW to your friends will therefore be counted from the commencement of the volume, and while we have extra copies of those articles in the previous volume, they will still be sent. Still continue to send us the names of candid, God-fearing men and women, on the above conditions.