MR. SEL.'S ARTICLES by M. E. Cornell

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 11, 1858

MR. SEL.'S ARTICLES.

By M. E. Cornell

WHILE traveling from place to place I have often been asked, Who is it that writes so much in the Review, signing his name Sel.? They remarked that he did not appear to be very firm in the present truth; for his language was not like the rest, &c. Of course we have to inform them that "Sel." is placed to articles selected from various authors known and unknown, the majority of whom lived before the present truth was understood. And I must confess that I also have had some trial about this Sel. monopoly; not because there are not many good things in those articles, but there is a lack of vitality in them. The fire of present truth is not there. The same ideas written out by those fully in the Third Angel's Message would be far more interesting. But where is the fault? It surely is not in the Editor; for he has made several calls for articles from the living, preachers and others. For one I must confess that I have been too negligent in this matter. I have excused myself on the ground that others were far more capable; but if the ten talents are buried, the one must be improved.

Bro. Smith needs a greater variety of original matter to select from, so that he will not be under the necessity every week of poring over the old musty papers and books of Babylon in search of scraps, free from fables, to fill up the columns of the Review. My conviction is that our Editor has not been rightly used. "Why don't they write?" is still the question.

Come, brethren, let us repent, and pray the Lord to fill us with heavenly fire, that we may write in the language of Canaan; and then pour in a perfect avalanche of short, pointed articles and reports of what the Lord is doing, and drive Mr. Sel. into his own appropriate place; viz., a small corner.

M. E. CORNELL.

Portage, Wood Co., Ohio, Nov. 1st, 1858.

To all of which we respond, Amen.—Ed.