Adventism, or Methodism?
By Editor
‘ The Signs of the Times is very much amused at a ‘ Check on Adventism,’ but expresses great disappointment that Dr. Stratton ‘ sends it off with a favorable ‘ Introduction.’ As to the Advocate, it did not look for anything better. It seems to pity us. We do not feel the need of its sympathy. Mr Woodward and Dr. Stratton can take care of themselves.’ —California Christian Advocate. The Advocate seems to feel quite confident—occasionally. It recommended a book by Mr. Armstrong, and when we convicted the writer of shamefully misrepresenting the Scriptures, of making statements about the Hebrew of Ex. 16, which he must have known were false, and which the editor of the Advocate knows are false, if he knows the Hebrew alphabet, and we called upon him to point out our error if we had made any, or if we had not, then in Christian honesty to withdraw the deceptive book from the market, the Advocate replied: — ‘ Personally we have no concern about the matter. Whether Mr. Armstrong is right in interpreting the case and the history of the Sabbath or not, does not bother us.’ Oh, no, whether Mr. Armstrong has told the truth, or misrepresented the Bible and falsified the record, does not concern the Advocate.. But it advertised and recommended his book all the same! If this is the standard of Christianity according to the Methodist Church in California, then for the honor of Christianity it is full time there were ‘ A Check on Methodism.’ We hope soon to get time to pay our respects to Mr. Woodward’s work, and we presume the Advocate will suddenly find that it does not care a straw whether Mr. Woodward is consistent or inconsistent; whether he has truly represented the Bible, or misrepresented it. Only one thing it has a deep interest in, namely, that people should accept it as ‘ a check on Adventism.’ Well, we shall see.