In December 1852, Uriah Smith accepted the message
taught by the Sabbath-keeping Adventists and
soon was associated with the publishing interests
of the believers in Rochester, New York. For
about a half century he was the editor or on
the editorial staff of the church paper, The
Review and Herald. Smith was the first
Secretary of the General Conference starting
in 1863. He is best known for his book, The
Prophecies of Daniel and the Revelation.
He was the first Bible teacher at Battle Creek
College.
Elder Smith was often seen limping down the
streets of Battle Creek with his cane and artificial
limb, for he had suffered an amputation as a
teenage boy.
W. A. Spicer gives us his impression of Uriah
Smith: "As a boy I always passed Elder
Smith’s editorial room in the old Battle
Creek Review and Herald office with somewhat
of awe: for there was a notice on the door in
dark purple-colored ink and in large letters:
‘Editor’s Room.
Busy? Yes, always.
If you have any business,
Attend to your business,
And let us attend to our business.’"
Smith was a man who was on the march. Though
he was busy with the Lord’s business and
he wanted others to be about theirs, he was
a gracious and tender-hearted man.
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