The New Year by James White; John Nevins Andrews; John Norton Loughborough

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 16, 1875

The New Year.

By James White; John Nevins Andrews; John Norton Loughborough

A DAY OF HUMILIATION, FASTING, AND PRAYER.

We, the Committee of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, do appoint the first day of January, 1876, as a day of humiliation, fasting, and prayer, to be observed as such by all our churches and the scattered brethren and sisters throughout the length and breadth of our land.

The first day of the new year falls on the Sabbath of the Lord, and will be a most appropriate season to commence the new year with humiliation before God, searching of heart and life, fasting, prayer, and new consecration to the service of God. Especial effort should be made to secure a full attendance of the members of all our churches on that day, at their respective places of worship. Our scattered brethren and sisters, who may not be able to attend public worship, are urgently invited to enter heartily and promptly into the devotions of that day at their homes.

Lord willing, we will prepare and publish, in pamphlet form, an address for the occasion which will set forth the wants of the cause and the dangers and duties of our time. This address may be read in all our congregations in connection with the other solemn services of the day.

The address will be published on our Oakland, Cal., press, and be sent out to our preachers, local elders, and other persons, according to our best knowledge of these persons.

James White, J. N. Andrews, J. N. Loughborough. Gen. Conf. Com.