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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 4, 1914

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 91, No. 23.

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The Importance of Accurate Quotations

By Editor

We wish that all the correspondents of the REVIEW might follow the directions given in the quotation from an article written by Elder J. N. Andrews in 1874 regarding the value of quotations, as printed on page 9 of this number. In the articles sent to us for publication in our church paper we find that very few of the quotations employed are accurate. Oftentimes quotations are made from books without stating the page from which they are copied. It is not enough merely to quote the words, but the exact place where these words can be found in the original printed works should be given. Let us avoid as far as possible this loose, careless way of handling quotations. Read what is said about this in the article referred to.