The New German Paper by John Nevins Andrews

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Sep 4, 1879

The New German Paper.

By John Nevins Andrews

Two packages of the new German paper have come to hand, from Battle Creek. They have met with a hearty welcome, and we have taken great pleasure in examining them. They will be faithfully used in an earnest effort to obtain European subscribers.

The paper presents a very neat appearance, and contains a good variety of well written articles. Were it not for the general prevalence of infidelity among the German people, I should feel confident that a large number of subscribers could be obtained. But we will do what we can to extend its circulation, and the result may far excel our hopes. The publication of a German paper marks another advance step in our work; but a German paper in America will not fully meet the wants of the cause in Europe. We must also print such a paper here as soon as Providence shall render it practicable.

We have learned within a few days that the ship Virginia, on which we came to Europe, was wrecked on her next voyage from New York to Glasgow. In a dense fog off Sable Island, the steamer missed her course and struck upon a sand-bank, causing serious injury to the bottom of the vessel, so that it soon filled with water. Nine of the passengers were drowned in the effort to reach the shore. We see God's mercy toward us in that we passed this place in safety, though the fog at that time was very dense, and in fact such was the case during a large part of our voyage.

My strength is slowly returning, and I hope to set out for Bale August 11.

J. N. ANDREWS. Southampton, Eng., August 6, 1879.