Days of Fasting by GEORGE I. BUTLER; IRA ABBEY; S. N. HASKELL

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 16, 1872

Days of Fasting.

By GEORGE I. BUTLER; IRA ABBEY; S. N. HASKELL

“SANCTIFY ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord, Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.” Joel 1:14, 15.

In view of the many calls for laborers from all parts of the gospel field, and our inability to comply with these calls for want of men and women who feel the burden of this work, and possess the spirit of consecration that is necessary to be of benefit to the cause of God, we appoint Sabbath and first-day, Feb. 10 and 11, as days of especial fasting and prayer to the Lord of the harvest to raise up laborers to enter the gospel field. We expect all our brethren will participate in this.

There are two fasts spoken of in the Scriptures in reference to food. One, where food is wholly abstained from, and the other where they ate “no pleasant bread” or “bread of desire.” Margin. Where the health of the individual will not admit the former plan, we recommend the latter.

We also suggest that the brethren and sisters meet in their respective places of worship, and such remarks be made as will be calculated to lead the mind to the object of the fast. We have placed the time far enough in the future, so that the brethren in Switzerland may join in the fast.

GEORGE I. BUTLER, } Gen. IRA ABBEY, } Conf. S. N. HASKELL, } Com.