The New England Biblical Institute.
By T. S.
WHEN the press was stopped, on REVIEW No. 14, and a notice was inserted in the papers which were sent to New England, of a Biblical Institute to be held in South Lancaster, Mass., it was well understood that the notice was very short, which would make an extra effort necessary, on the part of some, to attend. But it was also considered that the notice was probably no shorter, comparatively, than time itself, and that we have reached a point in our experience and the world's history, when great things must be done on short notice, and we must hold ourselves in readiness accordingly. It was supposed when the notice was first given that Bro. and sister White would go East and assist in the meetings. But the state of his health was such that it was decided to be not prudent for him to risk the changes of the fickle eastern autumnal months, and therefore he and sister W. have returned, as elsewhere noticed, to California, where their labors and counsel will still help forward our common cause. But it has been thought best not to postpone the Institute, but to hold it according to appointment. What we mainly wish to say, therefore, is, Let all make the best of the circumstances, and give a grand rally to the New England Institute. Bro. White has given us the watchword, that “it is a disgrace for Seventh-day Adventists to do a second class job in anything;” and certainly we do not want to be satisfied with any “half-way doings” in so important a movement as a Biblical Institute. Come, all who can. If any are so situated that they cannot well be present before Monday, Oct. 22, they will probably be in season for all the lectures of the regular course. Come to work. Three weeks of constant and earnest study of the truth, and communion with God, ought to burn the great truths of our message in deeper and more indelible characters into all our hearts, and prepare us for more effective work in the open harvest field. The end of the world is right upon us, and every blow must tell.