MICHIGAN H. AND T. SOCIETY by M. B. Miller

Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Thursday, June 10, 1880

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 24

MICHIGAN H. AND T. SOCIETY.

By M. B. Miller

You will notice that in REVIEW of last week an appeal is made to all friends of reform to engage more earnestly in the work of health and temperance. Nowhere should this appeal be heeded more than in this State, where the truth has long been proclaimed, where most of our institutions are located, and where all expect to see the first advance move in every enterprise.

It cannot be denied that this is an important branch of the work connected with the third angel’s message, and every true Christian should heartily co-operate with those who are laboring for the physical as well as moral benefit of their fellow-men.

In the article referred to above, a request was made that a health and temperance meeting be held in connection with the next T. and M. quarterly meetings, and an appointment for such meetings was given in the same paper by the President of the American H. and T. Association. In compliance with this, we suggest the following, hoping that not one director in Michigan will fail to hold said meeting:—

1. Every director who has not already decided where his quarterly meeting shall be held will please make the decision as soon as possible, and arrange that one meeting at this time be devoted to the interests of the health and temperance reform.

2. Where those attending the T. and M. meeting can remain, it will be best to have the temperance meeting on Sunday evening; but where a larger attendance can be obtained in the afternoon, it may be well to hold the meeting at that time.

3. The directors should, if possible, secure interesting speakers, and should spare no pains to make these meetings entertaining and profitable. They should also ascertain the names and addresses of the full members who have not received their certificates, and should forward a list of these to the State Secretary, Miss Jennie Thayer, Battle Creek, Mich.

Elds. Jones and Burrill will take the general oversight of this work in their respective sections.

M. B. MILLER, Pres.