p. 24 | Review and Herald, Vol. 81, No. 45. (11/10/1904)

Earlier text: The One Hundred Thousand Dollar Fund

Death of Sister Marian Davis

The sad news has reached us of the death of Sister Marian Davis, which occurred at St. Helena, Cal., on Tuesday, October 25. For many years Sister Davis has been a faithful and valued helper in the family of Sister E. G. White, and she will be greatly missed both as a companion and worker. We hope to receive soon a more complete obituary notice for publication.

Break the Chain Letter

By Editor

We are occasionally reminded that some one has started a chain-letter scheme in the interest of some needy enterprise, or of some philanthropic movement, or of prayer for the spread of the gospel. The positive evils and the unfavorable results which are almost sure to attend this ill-advised method of dealing with these questions have been frequently set forth in various publications, but it seems to die hard. We advise our readers not to be drawn into the toils of any of these chain-letter advocates, even at the risk of doing that thing which is so grievous to the promoters—making a break in the chain! The sooner every link in every chain letter is broken, the better it will be,—at least for the most of those concerned.

The Old Message in Its Simplicity

ONE of our workers in a distant field writes as follows: “The good old REVIEW is such a comfort to us, alone and unknown, in this far-away land. I want to say that the unswerving attitude of the REVIEW in defending the advent message and the religion of our fathers, in the face of what has arisen, is finding a most hearty response with us. It is being demonstrated to our utmost satisfaction of late that it is not some new and fanciful interpretation of this message that is needed now, but rather the preaching of the old message in its simplicity, and in the power that it was preached forty years ago, when our fathers accepted the faith.” We believe that many are praying for the return of the spirit of the former days in this advent message, and we are confident that the desires of their hearts will be realized. There are certainly hopeful indications.

Washington, D. C.

AT the present date $45,516.67 has been received on the Washington building fund. See page 20. Thus a little more than nine twentieths of the one hundred thousand dollars has been supplied. When once we have reached the high mountain peak,—the half-way point,—we shall expect that the latter half will be quickly and easily supplied. Those who are making a real covenant by sacrifice will not lose their reward. We call attention to the following letters:—

GLENBURN, CAL., June 20, 1904.

DEAR BROTHER: Your letter has just come to hand—and I myself am in need of so many things that demand money! I do need a comfortable house. The one we have is a log cabin, in which we have lived for more than thirty years. It is rotting and settling down so it lets in the rain and snow, but I do feel so anxious to see this cause move forward! I have one five-dollar gold piece, and I will enclose it in this letter, and trust it to the dear Lord. Please notify me if it reaches you. We are getting along in the seventies. . . . I have done all I knew how to give others the truth in this place, but O, they are so prejudiced against it! In May, when I was riding about fifteen miles from home on the other side of this valley, distributing and selling “Story of Joseph” to help the Southern mission, I was thrown out of my cart by the stumbling of my horse. . . . The fall bruised me and fractured my left jaw. . . . I have two grandchildren to provide for, besides many cares. Pray for me, and for my family, and for this entire valley. May the Lord soon finish his work, and come for his waiting children is my earnest prayer.

Your sister,

RANDOLPH, VT., June 27, 1904.

DEAR BROTHER: Enclosed you will find a small list of names, with the amount of money each one gave. We are glad that we can do a little to help the work. I have watched every move, and I believe the Lord is leading us on. But O, if only more of our people would awake to the times in which we are living!

Your brother in the work,

J. S. WASHBURN.