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The company now printed whatever people offered to pay them for, regardless of content. And though God had directed that the church spread its work throughout the whole world, power-hungry men desired to consolidate it all under one roof. That all went up in smoke on December 30, 1902, when the Review's large offices burned to the ground. Leadership at last recognized it was time to decentralize and refine the work of the church. The Review moved to the - at that time - rural suburb of Takoma Park, Maryland. Meanwhile, the White family hadn't finished making its mark on the publishing world. In the 1890s, son James Edson White piloted the riverboat Morning Star on the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. Through an onboard printing press he published a journal called Gospel Herald, which encouraged and evangelized blacks in the South. Moving to Nashville, he set his press up in a former barn chicken house. In 1901 the Gospel Herald Publishing Company became the Southern Publishing Association. The Gospel Herald magazine led the way to two great magazines, These Times, and the award-winning Message magazine, which is still published today. Southern Publishing struggled in its early days, and church leaders debated whether to keep it open. Presented with the facts and figures, Ellen White agreed that it might be best to close it down. Within 24 hours she'd reversed her position. God had shown her that the South should have its own publishing house, and that it would prosper. The ensuing decades proved the accuracy of her prediction. In 150 years the Review and Herald and Southern Publishing printed millions of books and magazines. Adventist Book Centers brought products to people and families around North America. Best-sellers like Project Sunlight and magazines like Insight and Life and Health, now called Vibrant Life, inspired millions in their Christian walk. Literature evangelists knocked on countless doors, and bookmobiles brought products to every corner of the country. The Review had a real hit on its hands with perhaps its most famous product ever: the 10-volume Bible Story series for children. Written by Arthur Maxwell, it featured 1,200 full-color illustrations, and heralded a new era of quality in Christian products. In 1980 the Southern Publishing Association merged with the Review and Herald. In 1983 the Review moved to its current home, Hagerstown, Maryland. Today the Review serves a global church, printing Bibles for Romania, magazines for Russia, health brochures for Africa, and much more. The gospel message comes off the presses and truly does encircle the world like streams of light.