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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 5, 1878

The Review and Herald.

By Editor

Battle Creek, Mich., Fifth-Day, Dec. 5, 1878.

We have found it impossible to issue with this paper another Supplement, as promised last week, and do justice to the subjects upon which it is designed to treat. It is therefore postponed a week. Sabbath-school interests will receive a large share of attention in its pages.

We chronicle this week the organization of two more Conferences of S. D. Adventists,— Pennsylvania and Texas. These will be received into the General Conference at its next session, making then nineteen State Conferences, in all, belonging to that body. We look for Canada, Colorado, Nevada, and Dakota soon to join themselves to the association of Conferences.

Sr. A. M. Johnson writes from Polk county, Wis., that though the Sabbath-keepers there number but three families, yet by the blessing of the Lord six have joined their number to observe the Sabbath, since she located there two years ago.

For a time past, frequent requests have come in for an explanation of the latter portion of Isaiah '66. We accordingly republish in this number Bro. Butler's article on that chapter. We believe the view taken of that portion of Scripture is correct. Please make a note of it, one and all. In about six months probably, requests will begin to come in again for an explanation of this chapter, from some of the very ones who have this paper. But we cannot continually republish such articles in the REVIEW; therefore secure them as they are passing.

According to the report of the N. Y. Conference, in this paper, eleven out of sixteen S. B. books examined were found to be incorrectly kept. We presume New York is not an exception to other Conferences in this respect; and this fact shows, more clearly than anything else could, the need of just such a drill in these matters as it is proposed shall be given in the Tract and Missionary Institute to be held in Battle Creek, commencing Dec. 18. There should be a full attendance.

TO MINISTERS.—Requests come in from our correspondents that ministers will arrange their appointments as long beforehand as possible, so that notice of their meetings may be given in season. Appointments to appear in the paper must reach this Office as early as Monday preceding the day of publication. The requests referred to are appropriate, and it is very desirable that they be complied with.