p. 76 | INCIDENTS by John Nevins Andrews

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 8, 1877

INCIDENTS

By John Nevins Andrews

A FEW weeks since, Bro. Ribton of southern Italy, sent me the name of an Italian Baptist friend, residing at Paris, and acquainted with the English language. He requested me to send him all the numbers of our paper, also “Thoughts on Daniel” and “Thoughts on Revelation.” This request was complied with without delay, and several of our best tracts were added to the package

or what there was for him to pay. To this we answered that the books and papers were sent with the hope that he would investigate them, and that there were no charges. A few days since he wrote again stating that he had read the publications with great interest; and he sent twelve names of his personal friends to whom he wished the paper sent as it had been sent to him.

Our friends write us from time to time that they have been sending their own paper to some of their friends, who have become so much interested that they wish to subscribe for themselves. A personal friend has recently visited the city of Paris. By him I sent the last number of our paper to the Young Men’s Christian Association, and asked whether they would receive our paper and place it on file in their reading room. I received an immediate response that they would be pleased to do so. I have therefore sent them all the numbers of our paper. I have also supplied the public reading room at Geneva and at Lausanne from the commencement of our publishing work.

I request Bro. Matteson to write for our French paper a series of articles giving the history of the work among the Danes, Swedes, and Norwegians, of the United States.

I am slowly recovering my strength, and I hope within a few days to resume my work.

J. N. ANDREWS.

Bale, Suisse, Feb. 13, 1877.