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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Michigan · Sep 8, 1863

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 22, No. 15.

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Good Books.

By Editor

ONE of the greatest blessings to any house is a family library of good books. This may be larger or smaller, according to ability to purchase; but these books should be the very best. After the house is well furnished with works on the present truth, we would recommend the following:
1. Helps to understand the sacred scriptures, such as the Bible Atlas and Bible Dictionary, are important.
2. Works meeting the skepticism of the age, such as Nelson on Infidelity, and Fables of Infidelity, and Facts of Faith, are important, especially so, at the present time.
3. Moral and religious lessons, such as the beautiful volume just issued, entitled Sabbath Readings, should be in every family. If children cannot read well, the parents should gather them around them, and spend the hours of the Sabbath (which to them may be weary) that they are not in meeting, or Sabbath-school, in reading to them. Deeply feeling the want of moral and religious reading for the youth and children of our people, Mrs. W. has carefully prepared the work called Sabbath Readings. We would in particular recommend the following works:
Nelson on Infidelity, post-paid, 75 cents.
Fables of Infidelity, &c., " " 75 "
Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, " " 60 "
Bible Atlas and Gazeteer, " " $1,00
Dictionary of the Holy Bible, " " 1,50
Sabbath Readings, bound, " " 68 cents.
The same in five pamphlets, " " 56 "
" " twenty-five tracts, " " 50 "
We recommend churches to club together and send for a liberal supply of the above works by Express, or with other works, by Rail-road. When ten dollars worth are ordered in this way, a deduction of 20 per cent. will be made from the above prices.
Our people should search the sacred Scriptures more diligently, and we would urge the necessity of obtaining good helps. The hours of the Sabbath especially, when not in meeting, should be tasked with persevering study of God's word. Those who have not a love for such study, and for good reading, should cultivate and discipline their minds until such study and reading be delightsome.
Parents and guardians should commence early to train their children to love good reading.