November, 1901-Destruction of Review and Herald

“God ... has a controversy with the managers of the publishing house. I have been almost afraid to open the Review, fearing to see that God has cleansed the publishing house by fire.... Unless there is a reformation, calamity will overtake the publishing house, and the world will know the reason.”—Testimonies for the Church 8:91, 96.EWP 7.1

a) “On December 30, 1902, the publishing house was totally destroyed by fire of an unknown origin. Within an hour of its discovery, at 7:25 p.m., by employees working the night shift, the entire four-story structure was a mass of blazing ruins. Nothing of value was saved. The machinery, furniture, printed books and periodicals, paper stock, and other materials were a total loss. The $150,000 insurance did not fully cover the building and its contents.”—10 BC p. 1213 (Revised 1976).EWP 7.2