To Our Friends by Editor

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 2, 1864

To Our Friends.

By Editor

At present we are somewhat embarrassed in consequence of poor health. We have never been what might be termed a church pauper, and we expect, with the blessing of Heaven, never to be. By the grace of God we will eat no man's bread for naught. But it is a pleasure to state to our friends the following facts for their consideration:

1. The publication of the Charts and Key, in which we invest $8000—the traveling expenses of our family East, and their board while there, with the $100 given to that mission—the expenses arising from our bereavement nearly one thousand miles from home—losses in business at home in our absence—the publication of "Appeal to the Youth," in which we invest $200, Testimony No. 10, and Spiritual Gifts, Vol. iii, in which we invest $1000—have brought upon us heavy debts. Were we able to travel, as we expected to be, we could sell the Charts and the books, and soon pay our indebtedness.

2. The above works are just what our friends want, and what they eventually will have, unless times so change that they cannot well pay for them. Now money is easily raised, and now we need it to pay our heavy debts. The Charts are received by those who see them, with satisfaction. The bright prints on paper, backed with cloth and varnished, are beautiful. Should they become soiled by hanging in the room, they can be cleaned as well as a pane of glass. The price of a set of these, with the Key, is only $4. These cannot be sent by mail. The price of a set of cloth Charts, with the Key, is $3.50. When sent by mail without rollers, $3. When we published the Charts, we supposed every family, unless very poor, would have these beautiful banners of their faith in their houses. Those who turn away from these Charts, and purchase the common trash teeming everywhere in the shape of war maps, pictures of generals, &c., &c., show that they are fast losing their love for the harmony of immortal truth illustrated upon them.

3. As we are not able to travel at present, we want some brother in each church, who would esteem it a pleasure so to do, to act as agent for us, with the lean commission of—Thank you—to order the probable amount of Charts and books wanted in their vicinity, to be paid for when sold, unless they choose to advance part or all of the money. When $20 worth, or more, of Charts and books, at retail prices, are ordered, we will pre-pay express bills, if the distance be not more than 1000 miles. If the distance does not exceed 500 miles, we will pay express charges on $10 worth. A little effort on the part of our personal friends will much relieve us, and help the brethren to that which, to them, is invaluable. We can send any of our publications with the Charts, and every church should have a small repository.

We can also furnish English and American Bibles, Cruden's Concordance, Bible Dictionary, Bible Atlas, Pilgrim's Progress, Fables of Infidelity, and Nelson's Cause and Cure of Infidelity.