A LITTLE tract comes to us the writer of which is greatly troubled because some one does not agree with him as to the name of a religious body; therefore it condemns the name Seventh-day Adventist and tells us that the only name whatsoever that is at all legitimate is the Church of God. The term church of God, in the singular and plural, occurs something like ten times in the New Testament. The word church or churches occurs a great many times, half a hundred or more. We read of the church of the first-born, the church of Ephesus, of Smyrna, of Pergamos, churches of the Gentiles, churches of Christ, churches of Asia, and simply the church. We do not know that there is a single place in the New Testament where it can be regarded as a name of God's people. God's people are referred to as to their character rather than as belonging to any particular organization. If the Greek word had been properly translated from the very beginning we would not have the discussion now on the part of some who pride themselves upon what they call the Scriptural name. The word "church" is from the Greek word ekklesia, which means "the called-out ones," those legitimately called out. Therefore His children are called the church of God and the churches of God simply and solely because they are those whom God has called out, just as it is said to be the churches of Macedonia because they were the ones who were called out who lived in Macedonia. The term is used to designate who it is that are called out, but is not designed as a title. If there is any name which should cling to God's children at all, it is the name indicative of their faith and power, and that is Israel. Israel existed from the beginning. The true Israel of God continues to the end, and it will be the Israel of God who will enter the holy city at last. To condemn a denomination because they call themselves by some other name, and to arrogate to one's self greater superiority and piety because he belongs to a body self-designated the Church of God is ridiculous on the face of it. There are three or four organizations of that kind in America at the present time. One of them lives largely on negatives; its chief capital stock is opposing the body out of which many of its members came. Another is a follower of one whose chief distinction was that he led men after himself. Another, a sect sometimes called Winebrennerians. The main thing above all to be troubled about is not as to what mere religious name we may be called, but are we honoring God and doing His will?