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41 The General Conference Bulletin June 1, 1913, paragraph 49

… before christmas. Some of this matter was about ready, we thought, to place in the printers’ hands, when mother, upon going over some of the chapters, expressed …

42 The Medical Missionary November 1, 1894, paragraph 3

… ? Shall Christmas and New Year's find you enriching yourselves by accepting gifts that you do not need, or will you tell your friends and relatives that you …

43 The Review and Herald February 27, 1866, paragraph 20

Christmas evening as we were humbling ourselves before God, and earnestly pleading for deliverance, the light of Heaven seemed to shine upon us, and I was …

44 The Review and Herald November 21, 1878, paragraph 2

… that Christmas is celebrated in commemoration of the birth of the world's Redeemer. This day is generally spent in feasting and gluttony. Large sums of money …

45 The Review and Herald December 11, 1879, paragraph 2

… coming Christmas and New Year's in needless indulgences. But it is our privilege to depart from the customs and practices of this degenerate age; and instead …

46 The Review and Herald December 11, 1879, paragraph 6

Christmas day, precious reminder of the sacrifice made in man's behalf, should not be devoted to gluttony and self-indulgence, thus exalting the creature …

47 The Review and Herald December 11, 1879, paragraph 15

… on Christmas, each church would have a Christmas tree on which shall be hung offerings, great and small, for these houses of worship. Letters of inquiry have …

48 The Review and Herald December 11, 1879, paragraph 16

… your Christmas gift. Let your donations be sanctified by prayer, and let the fruit upon this consecrated tree be applied toward removing the debts from our …

49 The Review and Herald January 3, 1882, paragraph 1

… last Christmas and New Year's festivity, is gone from the circle. A merry Christmas seems a mockery to that bereaved family.

50 The Review and Herald December 26, 1882, paragraph 4

… coming Christmas and New Year's festivals, not only make an offering to God of our means, but give ourselves unreservedly to him, a living sacrifice.

51 The Review and Herald December 26, 1882, paragraph 12

… your Christmas and New Year's gifts, acknowledge that all things belong to God, and that all the blessings which we receive are the result of divine beneficence …

52 The Review and Herald December 26, 1882, paragraph 15

… a Christmas tree make its boughs fruitful with gifts for the needy, and offerings for the treasury of God. And let the children learn the blessedness of giving …

53 The Review and Herald December 26, 1882, paragraph 18

… making Christmas and New Years gifts to our friends. It is right to bestow upon one another tokens of love and remembrance if we do not in this forget God, our …

54 The Review and Herald January 29, 1884, paragraph 2

… on Christmas and New Year's in purchasing gifts for friends. These gifts are not generally satisfactory; for many receive presents that they do not need …

56 The Review and Herald December 9, 1884, paragraph 1

… is Christmas, that it should demand so much attention? This day has been made much of for centuries. It is accepted by the unbelieving world, and by the Christian …

57 The Review and Herald December 9, 1884, paragraph 3

… as Christmas has been observed, the glory is turned from him to mortal man, whose sinful, defective character made it necessary for him to come to our world …

58 The Review and Herald December 9, 1884, paragraph 5

… on Christmas to find their own amusement in vanity and pleasure-seeking, in amusements which will be detrimental to their spirituality. Parents can control …

59 The Review and Herald December 9, 1884, paragraph 8

On Christmas, so soon to come, let not the parents take the position that an evergreen placed in the church for the amusement of the Sabbath-school scholars …

60 The Review and Herald December 9, 1884, paragraph 9

… your Christmas tree. Let the precious emblem, “ever green,” suggest the holy work of God and his beneficence to us; and the loving heart-work will be to save other …