Ellen G. White: The Australian Years: 1891-1900 (vol. 4)

A Cheering Interlude—Steps to Christ Received

One item of real interest that the mails from America did bring was a copy of Steps to Christ, published by Fleming H. Revell and Company, of Chicago. It was announced on the back page of the Bible Echo for April 1. 4BIO 36.2

The reception of the book in the United States was phenomenal, as indicated by another back-page note that appeared two months later. An announcement from the publisher, Revell, was reproduced under the title “A Remarkable Book”: 4BIO 36.3

It is not often that a publisher has the opportunity of announcing a third edition of a new work within six weeks of the first issue. This, however, is the encouraging fact in connection with Mrs. E. G. White's eminently helpful and practical work, Steps to Christ. If you will read this work, it will ensure your becoming deeply interested in extending its circulation. 4BIO 36.4

Steps to Christ is a work to guide the inquirer, to inspire the young Christian, and to comfort and encourage the mature believer. The book is unique in its helpfulness. 4BIO 36.5

The editor of the Bible Echo added that preparations were being made to publish an edition of the book at their office. Theirs was the first edition of Steps to Christ to be printed outside North America. Since then, the book has appeared in more than one hundred languages, with an aggregate distribution counted in millions. 4BIO 36.6