p. 13 | MIXED EMOTIONS

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 3, 1879

MIXED EMOTIONS.

A BROTHER writes respecting the last number of the REVIEW:—

“To-day we are cheered by the weekly visit of the REVIEW; but in the second paragraph under ‘The New Volume,’ p. 4, I linger with mingled feelings of joy, wonder, and perplexity: ‘Over the portals of the incoming volume we inscribe the word “better.” Of course we are glad, although it seemed good enough last year. But the quotation proceeds, ‘determined that the last volume shall always be the best.’ O sir, will you not relent, and allow ‘the incoming volume’ to be always the best if it is possible?’”

Let us take this brother by the arm and lead him around to the right standpoint, and we think his bewilderment will cease. Thus, the volume just closed is now the last, which we trust is the best that has yet been published. The incoming volume will in six months from now be itself “the last” for the time being. So over its portals we now inscribe the word “better” (than the last), which will make it, when it is finished, the “best” of all, till another volume shall succeed, and in turn occupy the same position. The feeling of “perplexity” may now retire; the “wonder” and the “joy” may remain.