Bible Readings Defended
By Editor
The Gospel Messenger of some months ago, a copy of which has been sent us, does Seventh-day Adventists the favor to notice "Bible Readings for the Home Circle." The writer says:— "It treats of over one hundred different subjects, by asking and answering questions. The agents represent it as a book of general interest, and of rare merit in simplifying the Scriptures for all, especially children. The facts are, it is a volume written in defense of the Seventh-day Advent doctrine. Enough of general matter and topics is thrown in to disguise the real character of the book for most of the common minds. "There is no method so well adapted to pervert the truth, and mislead the mind, as the method adopted by the author of this book. To intelligent minds there is no method of treating subjects more unsatisfactory than for the author to ask and answer his own questions." Of this we will just say: 1. The answers to the questions, wherever possible to answer the questions by Scripture, are from the Scriptures, and the references are given so that a person can, not only verify the quotation, but examine the context. 2. Its aim is to teach the truth as it is in the word of God. It is a "catechism of Seventh-day Adventists," but the answers are the answers of God’s word. We are glad of the advertisement.