> 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