The Poor by Editor

Publishing Committee · Saratoga Springs, N. Y. · Nov 25, 1851

The Poor.

By Editor

It is with the greatest pleasure that we send the "Review and Herald" to the worthy poor, gratis. "Hearken my beloved brethren," says the apostle James "hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him."? It is this class that we are most sure of benefiting. God calls the rich as well as the poor, and the reason why he chooses the poor, is because they obey his call, and follow him, not being hindered by the deceitfulness of riches and the cares of this world. "So the poor of the flock, that waited upon me, knew that it was the word of the Lord." Zech. xi, 11.

We are sure that if the cause in which we are engaged is of God, the poor will share its benefits, and we could rejoice to enter 1,000 names of the worthy poor upon our list immediately. If God has called us to the work of publishing the paper, it will be fully and freely supported without waste of time in writing duns, or space in its columns to publish them.

We see by the late numbers of the "Harbinger and Advocate" that the editor has struck from his "free list" all but 75 of his "201 names of the worthy poor," because he is not able to continue to send the "Harbinger and Advocate" to them free. Here we wish to say, that this is just such a list as we wish to obtain. And if some of the brethren in, or near Rochester will take the trouble to obtain the "Harbinger's" free list of the worthy poor, and forward it to us, we will send them the Review and Herald free, and if any are so poor that they cannot well pay the postage on it, we will cheerfully pay it for them. The brethren should look up the poor, and send in their names.