Appreciation of Adventist Publications
By A. S. Hutchins
THERE is an estimation placed upon the publications, books and periodicals, sent out from our publishing houses, by some who have not fully embraced present truth, which should cause some professed Sabbath-keepers to blush. Said a pious old lady of the Baptist denomination, who had read the REVIEW about one year, it having been sent to her by a friend, “Since I saw you last, I have lost a near friend, a dear daughter, and when I have to part with the REVIEW, I shall lose another dear friend.” This she said with emphasis, and in tears. The Spirit of Prophecy, Vol. I., was lent to a Baptist minister, and was read by his family. On returning it, his companion remarked, “We thought this book appropriate to read preparatory to family worship.” Paul wrote to Timothy, “Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.” How much many lose by neglecting to read the word of God, and works calculated to strengthen and inform the mind, and promote their spirituality. A. S. HUTCHINS.