The Christiania Publishing House
By William Covert
A LITTLE less than two years ago our brethren in council at Battle Creek, Mich., agreed to pay to the creditors of the Christiania Publishing House the sum of $60,000 in six semiannual payments of $11,000 each. There was a definite call sent out to our people, asking for an offering in the month of July, 1901, which resulted in bringing in about $18,000 to assist in paying this indebtedness. Other offerings have been made, until a little more than half the original amount has been paid. There is a call being made now on this same account, which we hope may be responded to so liberally that the whole amount unpaid will be raised. Sabbath, July 5, is the day appointed to bring in the offerings for this enterprise; and if $30,000 can be raised by our people in all the world for this enterprise, it will settle the whole account. We are promised that if this is done, our people in America will never be called upon again to bear the money responsibility of this publishing house. This promise can be made because our brethren of the European conference will receive the deed of the property, and take upon themselves the financial responsibility of this institution for all the future, thus wholly relieving the Mission Board of any further care regarding it. Action to this effect was taken in London by the European council after our brethren from America had arrived there in the month of May. It is to be hoped that our people will heed the advice recently given in the REVIEW AND HERALD to set apart the fourth of July as an especial day in which to raise the funds for this business. A program can be arranged by churches and individuals to suit the various existing conditions. If this is done generally, and the proper effort is made, we believe that the whole account can be settled from the proceeds of one day’s work, and certainly all will be glad if this shall be the result. Why not do it? One large effort now may accomplish the whole thing. Dear brethren and sisters, let us make this offering of sufficient amount to pay off the whole of the remainder, $30,000. This is a remarkable period for the paying of debts in behalf of the Lord’s cause, and the success attending the effort is exceeding all our expectations.