A WELCOME VISITOR by J. B. Goodrich

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 31, 1876

A WELCOME VISITOR.

By J. B. Goodrich

We usually prize very highly the weekly visits of a dear friend who comes to our homes, not only bearing good news, but bringing to us those things which are necessary to sustain life. We should feel very sorry to have him discontinue his calls were we going to sustain such a loss. Two dollars a year would be a very small sum for us to pay to insure the weekly calls and benefactions of such a friend.

Such is the REVIEW. It makes us a visit once a week, bringing us good news from far countries, and presenting before us that kind of food which is calculated to sustain spiritual life. It tells us of the dangers that beset our pathway to the glorious city, and admonishes us to be faithful in living out the truth, that we may gain an entrance into the everlasting kingdom of God.

Truly I can say that the REVIEW is next to my Bible, and it is a great wonder to me how so many of our people can let the REVIEW cease making its calls when two dollars would secure its weekly visits for one year. Brethren and sisters, the REVIEW needs your help, and certainly you need the strength and encouragement which it will give you. Look at the Progress Department; can you read the good reports from the workers in this cause and not be stirred up to greater diligence yourself? Is it not a feast of fat things? Does your heart beat in unison with this work of the third angel’s message? If so, how can you let the REVIEW pass you by, when all that it calls for is two dollars for one year? Let us do our duty in the fear of God, and his blessing will rest upon us.

J. B. GOODRICH.