> Some or many of you may have seen the latest full page article in the > Chattanooga News Free Press titled, "Earth's Final Warning." The group > who has entered this article is not an Seventh Day Adventist Church, but > they claim to be. This is not the first time they have placed articles > in newspapers and used the name of the church. The Georgia Cumberland > Conference has given an official reply making ti very clear that this > group is not a part of the sisterhood of churches. Any questions or > comments should be sent directly to the Conference or to your Pastor. > > I personally have not seen the article, but have been told that it is > somewhat inflammatory towards the Catholic Church. Sister White told us > that the persecution would come, but that we are not to hasten it with > our attacks on others. When groups like this one use our name illegally, > they jeopardize not only the name of the church, but the work itself. > They also create a potential legal situation for the church. In my > opinion if that should happen and the Church incurs legal expenses, then > the group is liable as well. They cry that they have the right to use > the Church's name; if so, then they also have the obligation to all the > legal expenses that go with it. I doubt that they would agree to that. > > While their motives may be valid, their method is not. They only make > the work of God more difficult for His true Church and Satan is very > happy over that. What a tragedy that all the energy and finances > expended is not put to use working within God's true channel of light to > the world today. All these independent cells claiming to be the true > church can not possibly be in harmony with God's plan. Their > determination to do things their way will fail, but not before they > succeed in making it virtually impossible for the true church to > accomplish her mission. No wonder God will have to finish the work > Himself! > > Pastor Cox