Power Press by James White

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 17, 1858

Power Press.

By James White

While the subject of obtaining a Power Press was before the General Conference business meeting, April 12th, 1857, Easton Wilbur, of Hillsdale Co., arose and stated that he would give one hundred dollars for the enterprise, if some one would advance the money, and he would give his note on ten per cent interest. We then stated that we would advance the money, without interest. April 13th, Mr. Wilbur came into the Office and wrote a negotiable note on ten per cent interest, and handed to us. With this note we paid a debt of one hundred dollars, and in the list of pledges published in the REVIEW we marked Easton Wilbur Paid. It was paid, however, only by the note, on which we have not received a penny. Since that time Mr. Wilbur has turned away from the truth, and has said many bitter things against Sabbath-keepers. He has stated that they had got one hundred dollars from him, and they would get no more. Yet he refuses to pay the note, and offers, as one reason among many of the kind, the fact of his pledge being marked Paid in the Review.

We wish here to say that we have never had the least desire to collect the note of Mr. Wilbur, unless he wished to pay it; and we think that we express the views of all the friends of the cause.

And we wish here to state that we have obtained the note against Mr. Wilbur, and hold it subject to his order.

JAMES WHITE.