p. 117 | Malicious Insinuation by Editor

Publishing Committee · Rochester, N. Y. · Nov 21, 1854

Malicious Insinuation.

By Editor

AMONG the numerous wicked misstatements which are now being heralded abroad by a few persons, we deem it proper to select the following on account of the bearing it may have upon the readers of the Review. The writer says:

"I remarked that I did not think we would need to publish more than three months, before the administration of the paper at Rochester would be changed and supersede the necessity of publishing here. Neither did I change my mind until the Conference at Franciscoville, in Sept. last. There, to my surprise, I was informed that Bro. White had taken the precaution when he paid the money (which was sent in by the brethren) for the press and type, to take the receipts in his own name; and at the Conference in Rochester last year, claimed it all, and still more for his Editorial fees. This satisfied me that our warfare with error would be of longer duration than I had at first anticipated."

It is not true that Bro. White made any such statement, or that he claimed any "Editorial fees" whatever. Food and raiment is all that he has ever asked as a remuneration for the labor, care and toil of years. The persons who are anxious to sieze the Review and to place it in other hands, are those who have done little or nothing toward sustaining it.

The following is a brief statement of the purchase of the press &c. The Conference at Ballston, N. Y., took action on this as follows. See the Review for March 23d, 1852.

"Friday, P. M. the 12th, the subject of publishing the paper was introduced. Several brethren spoke of the disadvantages of having it published as it had been, and of the propriety of having an Office at the control of Sabbath-keepers. And after investigating the matter it was decided by a unanimous vote. (1) that a press, type, &c. should be purchased immediately. (2) that the paper should be published at Rochester, N. Y., (3) that Brn. E. A. Pool, Lebbeus Drew and Hiram Edson compose a Committee to receive donations from the friends of the cause to purchase the press, type &c., and to conduct the financial concerns of the paper, (4) that the brethren abroad be requested through the next number of the Review and Herald to choose agents in their churches to receive donations for the purpose of establishing the press, and carrying forward the publishing of the paper, and (5) that those donations that are immediately sent in, should be sent to Hiram Edson, Port Byron, N. Y."

Brn. Pool and Drew not being able to leave home to attend to this business, Bro. Edson alone purchased the press and type, being requested by Bro. White to take the receipts not in the name of Bro. W., but in that of the Committee. Bro. Edson can speak for himself as to the course which he pursued.

But in the Review for May 6th, 1852, at Bro. Edson's request, the following statement was made:—

"Bro. Edson wishes us to say, as he expects to be from home a portion of the time for the future, the money to pay for printing materials had better be sent to us."

This made it necessary that Bro. White should afterward attend to the business of such purchases as have since been made for the Office.

J. N. ANDREWS. } Publishing R. F. COTTRELL. } Committee. U. SMITH.