Beware of Him | AdventAI

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 13, 1879

Beware of Him.

Bro. E. Lanphear, S. D. Baptist, of Plainfield, N. J., writes us that a young man of fair address recently inquired him out, representing himself as an S. D. Adventist seeking those who were in sympathy with Adventist views. He gave his name as Whitney, stating that he was a cousin of the Elds. Whitney, of New York; that he had attended our school at Battle Creek, to study for the ministry; that he was then East to close up some business, &c. He had the plausible story which such impostors invent that unexpected circumstances obliged him to borrow a little money, which he would return in a few days. Having unfortunately obtained his money, he disappeared, not to visit that quarter again, but to try the same game, perhaps, somewhere else.

We would say that we have had no such man at our school, and we know of no such person. His story is entirely a fabrication to obtain money dishonestly.

A few attempts of this kind have been made to impose upon our friends by persons claiming to be S. D. Adventists. To head off such impostors was the object of the letter of recommendation approved by our last General Conference. When this is adopted everywhere, and it comes to be understood that every S. D. Adventist in good standing will, when traveling, be able to present such a letter, renewed every three months, as his credentials, such impostors will not stand so good a chance.