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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 21, 1858

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 11, No. 11.

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Pungent Queries.

A CORRESPONDENT of the American Missionary, asks the following pointed questions:
“What shall be done with professors who are covetous, even to idolatry? Those whose penuriousness is a by-word with the world, and brings the church and religion into contempt. A rich Do-nothing, or Dead-head, has a paralyzing influence upon some who would otherwise do liberally.
“What per cent of Half-day members can a church afford to have? By Half-day members, I mean those who seldom, if ever come to meeting more than half of the Sabbath, and are unwilling to pay more than half their proportion for the support of the ministry, the Sunday-School, or any good object.
“What ought to be done with church members who indulge in the free use of tobacco?”