p. 112 | Review and Herald, Vol. 30, No. 7. (7/30/1867)

A True Expression of Her Feelings

A DEAR sister, feeble in health and poor in this world's goods, though we trust rich in faith, in a letter to the Office subjoins the following lines as “a true expression of her feelings:”

“My heart is weary of its own deep sin— Sinning, repenting, sinning still alway; When shall my soul thy glorious presence feel, And find its guilt, dear Saviour washed away?”

Decidedly Faulty.

By J. M. A.

AFTER all that has been said on the subject of carelessness about writing letters of business to the Office, it is astonishing that we still have sent to us such letters as the following:—

“State Center, July 16, 1867.”

“BRO. ALDRICH: Inclosed I send two dollars, one for Thoughts on the Revelation, and the other for two 50ct packages of tracts.”

This letter hails from State Center, but what State Center we are not informed. As we find no Post Office by that name on our Directory, and as there is supposed to be a center to every State in the Union, we should hardly know where to direct the books, even if the letter were not faulty in other respects.

The next mistake worthy of note is the fact that the letter contained only $1.85, whereas the writer gave us to understand that $2.00 were enclosed,

Last of all, the letter did not contain the name of the writer.

Our correspondent will therefore excuse us for laying his letter aside till we are better informed.

But after all that may be said of the serious faults of this letter, I would commend it to all of our correspondents as a sample, for brevity and business-like style. Business letters should always be as brief as possible and right to the point. In this respect the foregoing letter is truly praiseworthy.

Should quite a large number of our correspondents note the foregoing points and make the necessary improvement in their business letters we shall be greatly obliged.

J. M. A.

Business Department.

Not slothful in Business. Rom. xii. 11.

IMPORTANT PUBLICATIONS! See CATALOGUE inside.

Business Notes.

W. J. HARDY: We've no small Hymn Books for Sabbath schools. Hope to be able to publish one soon.

SARAH McCLENN: We will send you the Review if you give us your Post Office address.

In the list of pledges for the Institute in last week's Review, Mrs. Wm. B. Prentiss' pledge was made $25.00. It should have been $75.00. We acknowledge the remaining $50.00 this week.

J. M. A.

RECEIPTS.

For Review and Herald

Annexed to each receipt in the following list, is the Volume and Number of the REVIEW & HERALD which the money received pays,—which should correspond with the Numbers on the Posters. If money for the paper is not in due time acknowledged, immediate notice of the omission should then be given.

$1.00 each. P Palatella 31-1, V Balouille 32-1, Sally Burr 30-18, Julia Wheeler 32-1, S French 31-1, Mrs E L Crump 31-1, L M Lecher 32-1, Mary A Lovett 31-1, Ira Kinne 31-1, W D Williams 31-1.

$1.50 each. C Champlin 31-1, J A Savage 30-18, J M Smith 31-1, J H Holt 31-1, C Smith 31-1, W H Brooks 32-1, J M Baker 31-1, J G Whipple 32-1, W G? 32-1, L Mitchell 31-14, E A Belknap 31-1, Mrs O Patterson 32-1, R A Stage 32-1, E Tallmadge 29-1, J P Bailey 31-1.

$2.00 each. J C Easton 32-1, E C Coit 32-1, A Aldrich 30-21, J Baker 32-1, S A McPherson 32-10, Emily Bassford 32-1, J Lindsay 32-1, A Green 31-14, D P Miller 32-1, S Smith 32-1, L Patterson 32-1, W Morton 32-6, G Brown 31-1.

M Scr... 1-? 30-1, M Slocum .00 33-9, E Hurd 1.00 31-1, R O'Brien 50c 3-12, C E P Howe 1.25 9-6, J W Sawyer 1.00 30-21, Eliza Larkins 4.00 31-2, C Starr 1.00 31-1, P Palatella 2 copies 4.00 32-24, Mrs B P Fenn 1.25 2-1, W V July 2.00 31-9, J H? 1.00 2-? , J H? 1.00 2-? , A E? 25c, G Brown 20c.

To make up Advance Credits.

L W Jones 5c, G C Penfield 25c, E D Belden 50c, H P Gould 65c, C W Hartshorn 25c, W Morton 50c, W Hoag 25c, E Kinnie 25c, P Z Kinnie 25c.

Donations to Publishing Association.

Mrs W W July 75c, S N Whitney 99c, E H Root $8.86, Mrs H Root 4.08, W Eggleston 4.36, Eld C O'Neil 1.30, Mrs C O'Neil 1.30, J G Whipple 2.00, P Z Kinnie 67c, E Kinnie 67c.

Cash Received.

J D Van Horn 75c.

Books and Mail.

J H Holt $1.60, J Hackett 1.00, P F H? 9c, J Griffin 1.12, J M Seale 1.12, J Fish 1.12, Mrs E Aldrich 1.12, Mrs C A? 1.12, P Palumba 1.12, S A Beach 1.12, L Johnson 25c, E B Brigham 9c, P Z Kinnie 1.24, A E Putzman (Envelopes) 25c, G Brown 20c.

Michigan Conference Fund.

Church at Centerville $10.00.

For the Health-Reform Institute.

The following amounts are subscribed for shares in The Health-Reform Institute at $25.00 each share.

Mrs Wm. B. Prentiss $50.00, E H Root 25.00, N Orcutt 250.00, L K Orcutt 250.00, A J Marsh 25.00.

30 Shares in the H. R. Institute.

The following amounts have been paid on pledges previously given to the Health-Reform Institute, for 30 shares in the same.

S A McPherson $40.00, E H Root 25.00, L Mann 4.00, W V Field 25.00, N Orcutt 250.00, L K Orcutt 25.00, P Z Kinnie 25.00.

Upcoming Camp Meetings

By James White; Ellen G. White

PROVIDENCE permitting, we will hold meetings as follows: Greenbush, a Grove meeting. Aug. 3 and 4. Fairplains, General meeting, Aug. 10 and 11. Orange, Grove meeting, Aug. 17 and 18. Wright, General meeting, Sept. 7 and 8.

At Orange, we hope to see brethren from Windsor, Charlotte, Oneida, Portland, &c.

JAMES WHITE. ELLEN G. WHITE.