p. 24 | Review and Herald, Vol. 80, No. 47. (11/26/1903)

Earlier text: Emmanuel Missionary College

Michigan Central

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All day trains stop five minutes at Falls View, directly overlooking Niagara Falls. Send 4 cents postage for NIAGARA FALLS ILLUSTRATED.

(O. W. RUGGLES, Gen’l Pass’r and Ticket Agent, CHICAGO

The Living Temple Revision

By Editor

It is being reported quite generally throughout the denomination that the revision of “The Living Temple” has been undertaken by the General Conference Committee, and that this book, after being thus officially revised, will at once be put out for general circulation. We are now receiving letters from various parts of the field asking if this report is correct. For the benefit of those who are asking, and of the many who are not asking, and whom we can reach in no other way, we will say that the General Conference Committee has not undertaken to revise this book, and it has not commissioned any member of the Committee to do it, and so far as we know, the task of revising it has not been undertaken by any member of the Committee. It is certain that if this is being done by any member of the Committee, it is done on his own personal responsibility, and not by appointment or suggestion of the Committee. It should be distinctly understood that if a revised edition of “The Living Temple” is put upon the market, the General Conference Committee will not be in any way responsible for its being done, or for the character of the matter contained in the book. And this is equally true of our denominational books in general. The General Conference Committee is not the official book committee of the denomination. We hope that this plain statement of the case will be sufficient, and that it will not be necessary to make any further reference to the matter.

Holiday Numbers of Foreign Papers

HOLIDAY numbers of the German paper (Christlicher Hausfreund), the Danish-Norwegian paper (Evangeliets Sendebud), and the Swedish paper that (Sions Vaktare) will be published the last of November. The papers will contain twenty-four pages each, and will be fully illustrated. The price will be five cents for a single copy, and three cents each when ordered in lots of ten or more. Would it not be well for those speaking these languages in your vicinity to have the truth as it will be contained in these papers? Orders may be sent directly to the International Publishing Association, College View, Neb.

Capital and Labor Number

By Editor

GREAT interest is being shown in the circulation of the Capital and Labor number of The Signs of the Times, and the outlook for this work is most encouraging. Do not overlook the article on this subject on page 22.

Missionary Convention Readings

By Editor

The articles in this number, “A View of the Conflict,” and “Shall We Be Free?” were prepared as readings for the missionary conventions. As they were too late for the printed programs, we print them here, and suggest that they be read and considered in the churches the Sabbath following the reception of this paper.

Encouraging Readers to Secure Subscriptions

By Editor

EVERY reader of this paper, will certainly agree with us when we say that the article by Sister White in this issue is a most stirring one. Every believer in this message ought to study it with care. Those Seventh-day Adventists who do not read the REVIEW are certainly meeting with a great loss, and are missing most valuable instruction. We hope our readers will appreciate this, and that they will make an effort to secure subscriptions from those in their several churches who do not now read the paper.

Moving Forward in British Guiana

BROTHER D. C. BABCOCK, writing of the move to Washington, says: “Not only may we expect to see an advance at the heart of the work, but from the entire field we expect a decided forward move. We are moving forward in British Guiana. The cloud is lifted, and we are following on from victory to victory. Sometimes we come to a Jordan; but as we step into its swelling tide, the waters divide, and we march on. We continue to build churches as fast as means are provided. When we have gone as far as we can, we do not have to wait long before the Lord opens the way for us to do more.”

Improving Subscriber Address Labels

By Editor

WE feel that we owe an apology to our subscribers because there has been such a long delay in changing the date on their address labels after they have sent us their remittance.

We have concluded to change our system of keeping the lists, and so the corrections were not made on the old lists.

We are now having the entire REVIEW list put on to the stencil system, and each subscriber will hereafter receive the paper in a wrapper, with the address printed on the wrapper, not on a label pasted on the wrapper.

This work was not completed when this paper was mailed, but a large majority of our readers will find their paper so addressed this time, and within two weeks we expect to finish the list.

So watch your date on the wrapper, when it is addressed after the style of the sample shown herewith, and if it is not correct then, please let us know.

C S WILBUR VALENTINE NEB JULY 14 4

The above is a specimen address, and it will be readily understood that in this case the “July 14 4” means that the subscription expires on July 14, 1904.

To Church Elders

By W. A. Spicer

THE readings for the week of prayer and the envelopes for the offering are being sent to church elders this week. If the matter is not received within three or four days after this number of the REVIEW reaches the churches, please send word to the Mission Board, 222 North Capitol St., Washington, D. C. We ask our readers generally to make sure that the elder or leader has a copy of the readings, as not one company should be missed. With the readings we have sent copies of a little mission leaflet, “Waiting in the Regions Beyond,” which may be distributed in the church at once. Every family will be interested in it. We also send the readings to our workers in all the conferences and to the isolated believers, so far as we have their names. If any isolated ones not associated with churches or companies, are missed in this distribution, let them also write us within a few days after receiving this copy of the REVIEW.

W. A. SPICER, Secretary.

A Great Task Completed

By Arthur G. Daniells

ONE year ago our brethren in Washington had an opportunity to purchase a neat church building and site in a very suitable location in the city. The price was $12,900. Our people living in the city were few and poor; but they felt so deeply impressed that God would have them secure this place that they did so without delay.

When the General Conference Committee was informed of the purchase of this property without funds with which to make even a reasonable first payment, we felt almost alarmed; but there accompanied the statement something that made us feel that we must do all we reasonably could to assist in raising the money to pay for this property.

Our first public statement and appeal appeared in the REVIEW of Jan. 13, 1903. This appeal met with a most remarkable response from our brethren and sisters all over the United States. Although no general collection has been taken, donations have poured in until the church is paid for, and the announcement is now made that no more money is required for this enterprise.

Since the removal of the headquarters of the General Conference to this city, we can all understand why this church has been secured. What could we do without such a place? Surely the Lord was preparing the way before his people.

The object of this brief reference to this matter is to express deep gratitude to our Father in heaven for so kindly providing this house of worship for the believers in Washington, and also to thank our dear people for their cheerful and liberal contributions. It is right that such kindness publicly shown should be publicly recognized. Could all the members of the Washington Memorial church and the members of the General Conference Committee speak, they would join in this expression of gratitude to God and his dear people.

A. G. DANIELLS,

President General Conference.