Rather Amusing by Editor

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Sep 27, 1883

Rather Amusing.

By Editor

A METHODIST preacher who evidently feels elated with his title of "A. M.," has written a little pamphlet, and labelled it with the high-sounding title, "A Check on Adventism." If Adventism could be checked by such a piece of sophistry, self-contradiction, and self-esteem, then Adventism ought to be checked; nay, it never should have lived. That that book so often contradicts itself is a small matter—very immaterial; but it is quite material that it so often contradicts the Bible. Now we are not sufficiently egotistical to say we will write "A Check on Methodism," but if certain Methodists can be "checked" by an exposure of their inconsistencies and folly, then we propose to put a check on them.

We are not disappointed that the California Christian Advocate recommends the above work; that is its business. And its past course is proof that the very title of the book would secure for it the endorsement of that paper, no matter how foolish its contents. But we are very much surprised that Dr. Stratton sends it off with a favorable "Introduction." Our little acquaintance with the Doctor led us to expect better things of him. For his own sake, far more than for our own, we regret that he stands sponsor for such a production. We can stand it, and bear it complacently, as our readers will doubtless judge when we examine the work.