A Call for Help by Editor

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 7, 1858

A Call for Help.

By Editor

BRO. E. R. Davis writes from Tirade P. O., Linn, Walworth Co., Wis., Dec. 21st, 1857 :

"Myself and family have been here about two years, a part of which time we have been privileged with the reading of the Advent Review and Sabbath Herald. We were brought up to keep the seventh day as the Sabbath of the Lord, and until within a few years have been connected with a Seventh-day Baptist church in the State of N. Y. Circumstances find us here at present, in the vicinity of an S. D. B. church; yet nevertheless, pretty much alone as to a community of views, except on the subject of the Sabbath.

"Last Spring Bro. Raymond, an Adventist, moved into the neighborhood, and a part of the time, when the walking was good, we have had family prayer-meetings. We are surrounded by Seventh-day Baptists, First-day Baptists, Methodists, Universalists, Freewill Baptists, &c., many of whom think us very odd in our opinions, and express a desire to learn the position which we take. I do not feel myself competent to set the truth clearly before them, nor to successfully meet the opposition of theological and traditionary opinions. Oh! that it were consistent and proper that some messenger of the cross, of the Advent band, would come this way and set plainly before us the Bible position of the remnant. We promise them a hearty welcome to such as we have, (poor though it be,) and I am quite confident that some at least will be glad to hear the reasons of our hope."

NOTE.—It is not the publishers' wish that any should be deprived of the Review who consider it a privilege to receive it. We therefore send again the paper to Bro. D., and hope that some of the messengers in the western field will attend to the above call.—Ed.