THE NEW OFFICE by Editor

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 16, 1861

THE NEW OFFICE.

By Editor

Below is a first-floor plan of the new Office building. It is situated on the south side of Main street, on the corner of Main and Washington streets, opposite the public square.

That portion of the building on Main street, is twenty-six in front by twenty, on the outside. The main body of the building in the rear is forty-four feet by twenty-six. The engine room is twenty by eighteen. The figures in the illustration show the size of each room inside.

The editor's room will be in front, above the counting room. The compositors' room will occupy the whole floor over both book and press rooms. There will be a cellar under the main body of the building, seven feet in the clear.

It is to be a brick building. The job is let to Brn. Jones and Day of Monterey, Mich., who are to furnish first quality material, and do a plain, first-class job, for the sum of $3,500. "Let all things be done decently and in order." Paul.

The job must be hastened through so as to be completed by the first of October. The trustees have agreed to pay as the money may be wanted to purchase material and pay hands. The treasury of the society being exhausted, they succeeded in hiring $500 by giving the society's notes on interest. About one half this sum is paid out, and, unless means come in faster than for a few weeks past, the treasury will again be empty in a few days.

Much that is acknowledged as received on shares, pays borrowed money, therefore brings nothing into the treasury. It will be seen that about $3000 must be raised by the first of October to meet the calls for cash on the building alone.

Besides this, the regular expenses of the REVIEW AND INSTRUCTOR must be met, and we are putting a large edition of Bro. Andrews' History of the Sabbath through the press at the cost of about $1000. Now in order to have all this work go forward, the cash must come right along. We propose

1. That our subscribers fail not to be punctual in paying for the REVIEW AND INSTRUCTOR.

2. That those who owe for books, forward a part or all without delay.

4. That those who take shares in the Association, or who make donations without taking shares, send along the cash as soon as they can.

5. That those who will loan money and take the society's notes, with, or without, interest, will write immediately.

The society has paid nothing on the old building and lots, which it has purchased, and has given notes, for the sum of $1015. It also owes about $2500 besides; but these sums need not be paid till the close of 1861. About $7000 have been pledged, all to be paid during 1861, nearly a sufficient sum to cover all these demands, and leave the society on good ground; but about half that sum, in addition to what has been raised, should be received immediately in order for the work to move on unembarrassed.

We give these plain statements that the friends may know the true state of things. We do it with full faith that it will be the pleasure of the friends of the cause to be prompt. Let all drafts be made payable to Uriah Smith. One object of our eastern tour is to collect means. Friends be ready.