p. 24 | Review and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 10. (3/8/1906)

The Collection for Orphanages

AMONG the stated annual collections decided upon at the last General Conference was one for “the Haskell Home and similar institutions.” This collection was appointed to be taken on the first Sabbath in April, which will be four weeks from next Sabbath. In view of the many demands now made upon our people for means with which to maintain the different lines of aggressive work, it seemed clear that one collection a year for this class of institutions would place them on an equal footing with other lines of work.

Those who are acquainted with the history of the organized medical missionary work in this denomination during the past fifteen years know that the original idea was to provide a permanent management for a home for orphans and aged people, and although the denomination has felt compelled to withdraw its approval from some methods and plans adopted in the conduct of the medical missionary work, it still approves of the plan to assist in the support of the orphans among us.

It is none too early to begin to plan for this collection, which should be a liberal one. The fatherless and motherless children have special claims upon us which should not be disregarded. To make provision for them is a Christian duty and privilege.

This collection is to be taken in all the churches, the same as other general collections, and forwarded to the treasury of the General Conference through the usual channels. It will be the duty of the officers of the General Conference to apportion the amount received to “the Haskell Home and similar institutions.” Remember the collection and how to handle the funds received.

The New Quarterly

By Editor

ANNOUNCEMENT was made last week of the plan to publish a quarterly magazine devoted to the interests of the religious liberty work.

In order that the leading facts concerning this new publication may be clearly understood we will quote the following paragraph from that announcement:—

“The new magazine will be called Liberty. It will be issued quarterly, with such extras as special circumstances may render necessary. The subscription price will be twenty-five cents a year, including the extras. The price of single copies of the regular issues will be five cents each, and the price of the extra issues will be governed by their size. The editorial staff will be as follows: L. A. Smith, editor; W. A. Colcord and W. W. Prescott, associate editors. The first number will appear before the close of the present quarter, and will contain practically the same matter as has just been put out in the pamphlet entitled ‘Liberty.’ The first number of the quarterly will therefore take the place of future editions of this pamphlet.”

We are confident that there will be a hearty response to our request for the co-operation of individuals, tract societies, and conferences in our efforts to secure a good circulation for this magazine. We shall doubtless continue our Christian Liberty department in the REVIEW, although it may not be necessary to publish quite so much of this class of matter in this paper, but the REVIEW does not reach the general public, and is not so suitable to use in meeting special and local issues. There needs to be a great campaign of education upon the principles of civil and religious liberty, and the new magazine is designed to be a leading agency in such a work.

We urge prompt action concerning this matter, as the first issue of this publication should be gotten out at once. All communications concerning Liberty should be addressed to Review and Herald Publishing Association, 222 North Capitol St., Washington, D. C.