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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 26, 1860

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 15, No. 10.

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Restrictions Concerning Fasting

By Editor

NOTE. Perhaps a restriction or two should be borne in mind in connection with this subject. 1st. God "will have mercy and not sacrifice." There are some instances where abstinence from food would be productive of injury to the system. 2d. There may be danger of formality in this as in other duties; and such a duty entered upon as a mere form, fasting because the time is set to fast, and waiting with restless impatience for it to close, we could not consider of any merit. 3d. Instead of being distinguished by fasting, &c., we understand the import of our Saviour's directions on this subject [Matt. vi, 18] to be that such duties should be performed in such a manner as to be as little seen and known of men as possible.—ED.