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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 26, 1864

This Week's Review

By Editor

THIS WEEK'S REVIEW.—Bro. Smith is still patiently following Eld. Preble in a pointed, yet Christian style. We hope all will give his review a careful reading. We say read both sides critically. True, we tax your time and patience in re-printing the lengthy quotations in Eld. Preble's articles, which have no bearing on the subject. But he has his way in presenting the subject, and as we proposed to give both sides complete, we earnestly invite you to patiently read both sides.

The reports from preachers this week are few and brief, but to the point, and deeply interesting. In all such reports the facts of interest only, should be fully and clearly stated; in as few words as possible, if they occupy but ten lines. Never try to fill your sheet; but write to the point, and when you have said all you have to say, stop. It would be exceedingly interesting to the readers of the Review to hear from all these messengers each week, or at most once in two weeks.

The good words from the pens of Brn. Gurney, Sawyer, Canright, Saunders and others, are worthy of especial attention. We want the paper filled with original matter—not wishy-washy, wordy, dreamy, prosy, but—full of life, in fewest words that can fully express living thoughts.

Many thanks to the friend who sent in the selection entitled, "A Cheerful View of the Future." We hope it will do the complaining, whining, murmuring, much good, and lead them to be cheerful and happy in God. Such a selection is worth more than forty miserably written articles. To you who wish to contribute something for the Review, and cannot spend time to get good pen, ink and paper, and write with care, we recommend the scissors. Clip from your reading matter such good articles as "A Cheerful View of the Future," and forward them to this office and receive our thanks.

It will be seen by the communication from sister Curtiss that a good man has fallen. God bless the widow and the fatherless children.

Obituary notices, this week, are many and short. Some of them have been delayed, on account of their length, for several weeks. We finally decided to cut them down about nine-tenths, and publish them. Such notices, to secure insertion, must be brief. Those who wish to give a sketch of the life, last sickness and death of their friends, should publish a book. The Review must be as free as possible from local and personal matters, and filled with matter of general, living interest.

Bro. E. B. Saunders speaks for himself. It seems that he is not turning Spiritualist. It was reported in Battle Creek that he and the Church at Eagle Harbor, N. Y., had sent for Eld. Hull to come and lecture to them on the subject of Spiritualism. The simple facts in the case are these: There is no Church at Eagle Harbor, and Bro. Saunders' correspondence with us has been more expressive of Christian affection, and of living, humble faith, since the apostasy of M. H., than at any other time for the last five years.