The Special Offering for the Religious Liberty Work
By Arthur G. Daniells
To Be Taken Sabbath, March 12
I HOPE all the readers of the REVIEW read Elder Allen Moon’s article in last week’s REVIEW with reference to the religious liberty work. Brother Moon, as chairman of the Religious Liberty Department of the General Conference, is endeavoring to set in motion important influences in behalf of this phase of the work. He has the confidence and hearty co-operation of the General Conference Committee. The Washington General Conference council, held last October, recommended that a Sabbath offering should be taken at an early date in 1904, to assist in providing the literature and facilities required to get this work under way. While the enemy is not making the open attack on the liberties of the people that was being made some years ago, he is not idle, by any means. A secret, stealthy work is being done, against which the third angel’s message is to proclaim a solemn warning. This message must be placed before the nation. It can not be done from the platform alone. The press must be utilized. Literature must be prepared and distributed. It is for this purpose that the special offering will be taken Sabbath, March 12. We hope all our ministers and church officers will call attention to this, and do what is consistent to secure a pleasing gift to this department of our work. And we all hope that this effort will bring many to the knowledge of the truth, and help to bring the end. The offering should be sent promptly in the usual way to the conference treasury.