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and rejoice, knowing that their redemption draw- It is not alone those who labor in word and
The Rericw and gerat eth nigh.
We were glad to see many of the citizens of
doctrine who are responsible for souls. Every
man and every woman who has a knowledge of
ISSUED WEEKLY, BY TILE
Worcester attending our meetings through the the truth should be a co-worker with Christ.
Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association, week, not only in th6 evening, but during the We have but one minister laboring in Massa-
Battle Creek, Michigan. day. The Lord gave great freedom to his chusetts. If it is God's will that the State have
servants while they proclaimed the truth. The no more ministerial help, then he requires the
TWO DOLLARS A YEAR (50 NUMBERS) IN ADVANCE. meeting broke up when the interest was deepest. lay-members to act as missionaries. Brethren,
Address all communications and make all Drafts and Money Orders
We did wish that all could have remained a go out with your Bibles, visit the people at their
sayable to few days longer. firesides, read the word of God to the family, and
REVIEW AND HERALD, Battle Creek, Mich.
As I looked over the congregation of believers, as many more as will come in. Go with a contrite
and marked the serious, earnest, expression upon heart and an abiding trust in God's grace and
SEA MISTS. their countenances, I asked myself, How will it mercy, and do what you can.
be with these dear souls when they return to Things are not as they should be in Massa-
TEE long blue waves npon the golden sands
Are rolling in; their homes and to their little churches ? Will chusetts. There are men who never gave a dis-
Steady their throb, as if beat of heart that stands they bear with them the sweet, heavenly atmos- course in their lives, who ought to be laboring
At peace within. phere that has pervaded our camp-meeting ? to save souls. Neither great talents nor high
There are blue. hills beyond the tide, but they
Will the doubting ones put away their skepti- position is required. But there is urgent need
Are shrouded now; cism, and cultivate faith and love ? Will the of men and women who are acquainted with
The sea mist, stretching all across the bay, worldly ambition, the pride and lukewarmness, Jesus, and familiar with the story of his life and
Hangs thick and low. that have been gaining ground among our people death.
Yet are they there. The fisherman who steers be put away ? Will all feel an individual re- Talent is 'too much idolized, and station too
His boat, brown-sailed, sponsibility to let their light shine ? to live and much coveted, even among Seventh-day Adven-
By compass true, doubts not, nor trembling fears work through Christ for the prosperity of the tists. There is too eager a desire to ride upon
His errand failed.
churches to which they belong r Will their works the high places of the earth, and too little will-
There are blue hills beyond life's restless tide; correspond with their faith ? ingness to follow the Saviour in the path of
At times we catch A good work has been begun, and we hope cross-bearing and humility. There are too many
Faint glimpses of their beauty, such as chide who will do nothing unless they can be leaders ;
Our faithless watch. that it will not end with the meeting, but that
there will be a reformation in every church. too many who must be praised and petted, .or
Why strain our eyes to pierce the mist that hides Parents and children should seek a new conver- they have no interest to labor. To work in a
Our picture dim? sion, that the light from them may extend to humble way for Jesus, and though unnoticed to
We have a Pilot who commands the tides;
Trust all to him. their neighbors. " Seek ye the Lord while he still work on, sowing the seeds of truth, appears
— Selected. may be found, call ye upon him while he is near ; to them an unattractive and unwelcomet task.
let the wicked forsake his way, and the unright- All this springs from mistaken conceptions of
eous man his thoughts; and let him return unto usefulness and honor. The wide, deep rivers are
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the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him ; and
to our God, for he will abundantly pardon."
admired and valued, while the hundreds of little
rills that help to form these broad and noble
"Ulan they that feared the Lord spoke often one to another; and the Lord
hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him
I repeat, Will our brethren reap from this streams, are all unnoticed. Yet the humble
far them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name."—Mal.3:15 meeting all the good which they can and should brook that makes its noiseless way through
obtain ? For all these privileges they are grove and meadow, bringing health, and fertility,
NOTES OF TRAVEL. accountable. The words spoken will be to the and beauty, is as useful in its way as the broad
hearers a savor of life unto life or of death unto river.
BY MRS. E. G. WRITE.
death. The Lord is coming ; the alarm must be We do not need eminent men so much as
AT THE MASSACHUSETTS CAMP-MEETING. sounded. The people who profess the truth are good, true, and humble men. God calls for those
unready. Should their probation close now, of all classes and all trades to work in his cause.
THE camp-meeting at Worcester, Mass.,---A4g, they would be weighed in the balance, and Those are wanted who will begin at the lower
22-28, was one of great interest to all our found wanting. Some have not made earnest rounds of the ladder, who will, if need be, eat
pe—oTre who were present. It was an occasion of efforts to overcome ; they have not realized the their own bread and quietly perform their duty ;
special interest to me. I there met a large danger of continuing in sin, and have become men who will not shrink from diligent labor to
number of believers, some of whom have been almost content where they are. As I felt their acquire means, or,from rigid economy in its ex-
connected with the work from the very rise peril, I longed to see them coming up out of penditure, and who will devote both time and
of the third angel's message. Since our last the dark cellar of unbelief, into the upper room means to work for the Master in their own fam-
camp-meeting, Bro. Hastings, one of the faithful where there is light and happiness. I greatly ilies and their own neighborhoods. If the work
standard-bearers, has fallen at his post. I felt regretted that we must close the meeting without o f reformation be begun and carried forward in
sad as I saw others weighed down by the in- seeing a deeper and more thorough work wrought each family, there will be a living and prosper-
firmities of age, yet I was glad to see them in their hearts. ous church. Things must first be set in order
eagerly listening to the words of life. The love Many who nominally assent to the truth will at home. The cause needs those who can work
of God and his truth seemed to glow in their fail to enter the kingdom of God, because they at home, who will study the Bible, and practice
hearts and to light up their countenances. Their do not in their daily life practice that which its teachings, and who will train up their chil-
eyes were often filled with tears, not of sorrow but they profess. As I looked over the congregation, dren in the fear of God. Then let diligent, per-
of joy, as they heard the message from God by the my eyes rested upon not a few who had a severing effort be put forth for others, with
mouth of his servants. These aged pilgrims were knowledge of the truth, and who, if this knowl- earnest prayer for the aid of divine grace and
present at nearly all the meetings; as if they feared edge were but sanctified, might accomplish a power, and great results will follow missionary
that, like Thomas, they might be absent when Je- work for God. I thought, If all these realized labor.
sus should come in, and say, "Peace be unto you." their accountability to God and their duty to No matter who you are, it is the mind, the
Like ripening grain these precious tried and their fellow-men, and would work as the Lord heart, the sincere purpose, and the daily life,
faithful ones are fitting for the harvest. Their has given them ability, what a light would shine that mark the value of the man. Restless, talk-
work is nearly done. They may be permitted forth from them in Massachusetts, and even ative, dictatorial men are not needed in this
to remain till Christ shall be revealed in the extend to other States I If every one who has work. There are too many of them springing
clouds of heaven with power and great glory. professed faith in the third angel's message up everywhere. Many youth who have but lit-
They may drop out of the ranks at any time, would make the word of God his rule of action, tle experience, push themselves forward, manifest
and sleep in Jesus. But while darkness covers and with strict fidelity perform his work as no reverence for age or office, and take offense if
the earth and gross darkness the people, these a servant of Christ, this people would be a counseled or reproved. We have already more
children of the light can lift up their heads power in the world, of these self-important ones than we want, God
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calls for modest, quiet, sober-minded youth, and THE LORD IS CONING. —this same Jesus can say to the sin-stricken soul,
men of mature age, who are well-balanced with " Be clean."
BY J. E. GREEN.
principle, who can pray as well as talk, who will That "'law of sin and death in our members"
rise up before the aged, and treat gray hairs Ting Lord is coming! glorious theme; is overcome by the " law of the spirit of life in
with respect. We love to tell it o'er and o'er. Christ Jesus." "'As Moses lifted up the serpent
The cause of God is suffering for want of la- Coming his people to redeem in the wilderness," so was Christ " lifted up ; "
From all their sins forevermore.
borers of understanding and mental power. and as the bitten ones looked, and were healed,
My brethren and sisters, the Lord has blessed The Lord is coming! Earth, rejoice! so the sin-sick can also look to Jesus and be
you with intellectual faculties capable of vast Lift up your heads, ye saints, and sing. healed.
0 praise the Lord with heart and voice;
improvement. Cultivate your talents with per- We soon shall see our blessed king. This is conversion. " If any man be in Christ,
severing earnestness. Train and discipline the he is a new creature" (2 Cor. 5 : 17), and is "re-
mind by study, by observation, by reflection. The Lord is coming! tell it round newed in knowledge after the image of him that
To saint and sinner, high and low.
You cannot meet the mind of God unless you Let earth's remotest climes resound, created him." Col. 3:10. Being now " strength-
put to use every power. The mental faculties Let every soul the tidings know. ened with all might," they are able to do the
will strengthen and develop if you will go to "righteousness of the law," which before they
work in the fear of God, in humility and with The Lord is coming! hasten now could not do. The object of God in this work of
To get the wedding garment on,
earnest prayer. A resolute purpose will accom- Let every one in meekness bow, conversion was not to do away with his divine
plish wonders. Be open, firm, decided Chris- And seek Christ's righteousness alone. law, but to take hold of us, and bring us up to
tians. Exalt Jesus, talk of his love, tell of his the high position where we could obey it, and
The Lord is coming! then we'll lay
power, and thus let your light shine forth to the Down our besetments and our care, render an acceptable obedience from the heart.
world. And in the blest eternal day This is the " law written on the heart." Heb.
Our Saviour's glory we 'shall share. 8 : 8. This is all brought about by repentance
" NY WORDS SHALL NOT PASS AWAY."
The Lord is coming! tongue cannot tell and faith in Christ. " Being justified by faith,
The glories of that better land, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
BY ELD. R. F. COTTRELL.
Where Christ will reign, where saints will dwell, Christ." Rom. 5 :1.
A holy and a happy band. Can we believe that God has provided a rem-
" HEAVEN and earth shall pass away," said
Jesus, but my words shall not pass away." The Lord is coming! all may join edy for sin ? that Jesus can save to the utter-
This most solemn and impressive affirmation of The praises of that heavenly throng; most all who believe in and trust him ? Dear
But they must leave earth's carnal joys reader, do you feel, as you look at the great load
our Saviour, this assuring asseveration concern- If they would sing redemption's song.
ing the reliability and steadfastness of his own of sins you must overcome, that the task is a hard
words, indicates the greatest importance of un- one, and that you cannot accomplish it ? Look
wavering confidence in the declaration he had CONVERSION. at the wounds of a crucified Saviour,—crucified
just made, on the part of the people who are the in order to give you the help you need. Look
BY ELD. J. D. PEGG.
most deeply interested of any in its fulfillment, away from self to Calvary, and " come boldly to
those whose faith would be tried upon this very CONVERSION is declared to be necessary in or- a throne of grace " to " obtain help " in time of
point. The declaration he had made, which der to have eternal life. "'Except ye be con- need. Does not Christ invite you to be healed
called forth this assurance that his words should verted, and become as little children, ye shall not this way ? Does he not say that by receiving
not fail of fulfillment, was, "This generation enter into the kingdom of heaven." Matt. 18 : 3. him we have " power given us to become the
shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled." " Except a man be born again, he cannot see the sons of God " ? And if the " Son makes you free,
Consequently the people pointed out by the ex- kingdom of God." John 3 : 3. " Repent ye you are free indeed."
pression, " this generation," are the people imme- therefore, and be converted, that your sins may Dear reader, many are the burdens I have
diately concerned in the fulfillment of the prom- be blotted out when the times of refreshing shall tried to carry myself in my past experience.
ise,—the generation that should " see the Son of come from the presence of the Lord." Acts Jesus felt wounded for my lack of faith ; if I
man coming in the clouds of heaven with power 3 :19. Why is conversion so necessary ? " Be- could have carried the burden, he was pierced in
and great glory." The assurance that he will cause the carnal mind is enmity against God ; vain. I yielded, and if I am saved in the king-
come to their deliverance without fail, is given for it is not subject to the law of God, neither dom, it will be—
on purpose to sustain their faith in their deep indeed can be " (Rom. 8:7); and to ""be carnally " Saved by grace alone.
and final trial and persecution. minded is death." This is all my plea,—
The generation mentioned cannot be the gen- Jesus died for all mankind,
God would have all his creatures obey him, And Jesus died for me."
eration living at the time the prediction was and do " by nature the things contained in the
given ; for they did not witness the grand event, How one who can trust and realize the love of
law." We find that the law is spiritual, but we God in the heart, can enjoy keeping God's law !
nor the tokens that were to precede it. Does are carnal, sold under sin (Rom. 7:14); and
the term signify some race of men who were to His holy Sabbath—how pleasant to welcome it !
when we would do good, evil is present with us It would be the greatest source of grief to think
exist from that time to the end ? That cannot (Rom. 7 : 21) ; and-that it is because of sin dwell-
be ; for the Lord was speaking of the nearness of of disregarding any of God's commandments.
ing in us. Rom. 7 : 20. A " law of sin and This is one of the surest tests that our conversion
the event. " When ye shall see all these things, death " is found in our members, warring against
know that it is near, even at the doors. . . is of God,—when we "love God and keep his
the law of the mind, and bringing us into captiv- commandments," and find them not grievous.
This generation shall not pass." It is evidently ity to the law of sin which is in our members."
the generation living at the time when the prom- Once when appealing to a man who had
Rom. 7 : 23. The law was powerless to help us ; preached to others concerning the claims of the
ised tokens in the sun, moon, and stars have all it only uttered its condemnation, and was " weak
appeared. Sabbath, he replied : " The law of the spirit of
through the flesh." In order for us to ever be life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the
Fifty years ago this November, the writer saw able to keep it, a special work must be wrought
the falling of the stars, the last merciful warn- law of sin and death." " I am so glad of that,"
in us. This work we call conversion. " For said I ; " for the law of sin and death (if you are
ing of the approach of the day of the Lord, when what the law could not do, in that it was weak
the powers of the heavens shall be shaken, as like Paul) was in your members warring against
through the flesh, God sendin4is own Son in your mind ; and if you are now free from this
given in Matt. 24, being then nineteen years of the likeness of sinful flesh, and fo'i' sin, condemned
age. Though now in my seventieth year, I can strife, and have the victory, you can now keep
sin in the flesh." Rom. 8 : 3. the law of God and find it pleasant." He
still testify that the words of the blessed Jesus
Sin is the work of Satan. It was introduced seemed confused ; for he had thought this text
have not failed, and I firmly believe that they
by him, and is cultivated and encouraged by, taught the degrading of God's law to our low
will not. I can see no reason, except my own
him. " He that committeth sin is of the devil." level, rather than building us up to where we
unworthiness of translation without death, why
1 John 3 : 8. " Ye are of your father the devil," could be " sons " and " heirs" of God, and could
I may not live to witness the event, the most
was said of ,those who followed sinful ways. keep his law acceptably.
grand and glorious that earth ever saw. But—
John 8 : 44. Sin, like the poison of the fiery ser- Now, as the long evenings are upon us, why
" There is suffering ere the glory, pent, has become incorporated into our every
There's a cross before the crown." not meet at our places of meeting, and re-conse-
part ; it is in us, and "reigns " there. We are crate ourselves to God ? Let us not rest until
The living saints are yet to meet powerless to cure ourselves of this great imper-
And brave the dragon's utmost ire; we have the assurance that God for Christ's sake
The grave will be a blest retreat, fection, and feeling our great need, we are led to has accepted us, and that he is our loving Father
When earth is whelmed in troubles dire. cry, " Who shall deliver us from' the body of this rather than a stern judge. The Lord is soon
And as I said some thirty years ago, so I say death ?" God has provided a remedy, not only coming, and this is the " oil " which he wishes to
now,— for past sins, but that will deliver us from the find in our lamps. This is what we as the rem-
power and poison of sin, " condemning sin in the nant people want. With the " commandments
Thy righteous will be done, 0 God, flesh ; " " that sin should no more reign in our
To meet the foe and overcome, of God," we must have the " faith of Jesus ; " and
Or lay me down beneath the sod, mortal bodies." " For this purpose the Son of with such a Saviour to go to as we have, who
Sleep a short sleep, and then go home. God was manifested, that he might destroy the can refuse his love ?
My friends, there is work to be done for our- works of the devil." 1 John 3 : 8. He who
selves and others, to prepare for the stupendous could command the tempest to cease its raging,
event which is just before us. The Lord help us and it obeyed ; he who could command the devil —A devout Arab woman was asked, in her last
to do the work ! to come out of the poor demented one, and he illness, how she endured such suffering; she re-
obeyed, and from a raging maniac became a plied, " They who look upon God's face do not
Rev, 12 ; 17, harmless man wishing to ever remain with Jesus, feel his hand."
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ALPHA AND OMEGA. burning bush (Ex. 3; 1-6), and who afterward Christ is the resurrection and the life. "I am
caused Aaron's rod to bud and bear blossoms the resurrection, and the life ; he that believeth
BY J. MO HOPKINS.
and yield almonds (Num. 17 : 8), again worked in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.
"I AM Alpha and Omega, the beginning and in the same field of nature when he cursed the And whosoever liveth and believeth in me [at
the end, the first and the last." Rev. 22 : 13. fig-tree in the way. " And presently the fig- the time of the resurrection], shall never die."
Christ was in glory with the Father " before tree withered away." Matt. 21 : 10. They will be translated. John 11 :25,26, " The
the world was." " I have glorified thee on the The same wonder-working Lord who divid- gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ
earth ; I have finished the work which thou ed the waters of the Red Sea (Ex. 14 :15), our Lord." Rom. 6 : 23. " When Christ, who
gayest me to do. And now, 0 Father, glorify again said to the troubled waters of Galilee, is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also ap-
thou me with thine own self with the glory "Peace, be still. And the wind ceased and there pear with him in glory." Col. 3 : 4. " I am he
which I had with thee before the world was. was a great calm." Mark 4 : 39. that liveth and was dead ; and behold, I am
. . . For thou lovedst me before the foundation The same power who miraculously sweetened alive forevermore, Amen ; and have the keys
of the world." John 17 : 4, 5, 24. the waters of Marah (Ex. 15 : 23-25), appeared of hell [the grave] and death." Rev. 1 :18.
at the marriage in Cana of Galilee and turned Christ is our eternal, future King. " And
Christ was the creator of all things. " Who is
the water into wine. John 2 : 1-11. thou, 0 tower of the flock, the stronghold of
the image of the invisible God, the first-born
The same Great Provider who for forty years the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come,
of every creature. For by him were all things
fed the hosts of Israel with manna from heav- even the first dominion ; the kingdom shall
created, that are in heaven, and that are in
earth, visible and invisible, whether they be en, and quails in abundance (Ex. 16 : 11-15), come to the daughter of Jerusalem." Micah
again compassionately blessed the loaves and 4 : 8. " And he had on his vesture and on his
thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or pow-
fishes, and thus supplied the famishing multi- thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS. AND
ers ; all things were created by him and for
tude. John 6 : 5-14. LORD OF LORDS." Rev. 19 :16.
him. And he is before all things, and by him
The same Almighty One who caused the Dear reader, as you look over this broad
all things consist." Col. 1 : 15, 16, 17. See also
earth to open and swallow up Korah, Dathan field, are you not led to love and adore Him
1 Cor. 8 : 6 ; Eph. 3 :9 ; Heb. 1 : 1, 2. If, then,
and A.biram (Num. 16 : 31-34), cried with a who has done so much for mankind ? Next to
Christ created, who rested from his creative
loud voice, " Lazarus, come forth." " And he the Father, we owe all to Christ. We do not,
work upon the seventh day ? Ans. Christ.
that was dead came forth." John 11 : 43, 44. have food, raiment, habitation, life, pardon of sin,
Who blest the seventh day ? Christ. Who
The same Great Physician who caused Moses' peace with God, or hope of heaven except as
sanctified the seventh day ? Christ. Who by
hand to become " leprous as snow" and then they are given us through our Lord Jesus
those three acts made the Sabbath ? Christ.
" as his other flesh" (Ex. 4 : 6, 7), again restored Christ. Truly, dear Saviour, thou art the
To whom, then, does the Sabbath belong ? Em-
the " withered hand " (Matt. 10-13), and " Light of the world," the " Alpha and Omega,
phatically to Christ, with the Father. " There-
cleansed the " lepers." Luke 5 : 12-15. the beginning and the end, the first and the
fore the Son of man is Lord [possessor] of the
The same Just One who came down on Mt. last," ever blessed and holy Lord God. Not
Sabbath." Mark 2 : 28. Whom do we honor by
Sinai and spake and wrote his Father's law, long hence, and those for whom he has done so
keeping the Sabbath ? Christ, the "Alpha and
(Ex. 20: 1-17 and 24:12), again in his first much will be permitted to behold him, to hear
Omega." Jesus said, " He that honoreth not
sermon upon the mount, taught obedience to his gentle voice, to dwell in those mansions he
the Son honoreth not the Father which hath
the same holy law. Matt. 5 : 17-21. has gone to prepare. Brethren, sisters, take
sent him." John 5 : 23.
The same Kind Creator who made the Sab- courage, for "your redemption draweth nigh."
Christ was the author of the plan of salva- Chatfield, Mime.
tion. " Looking unto Jesus the author [margin, bath for man (compare Heb, 1 :1-2, Col. 1 : 16
beginner] and finisher of our faith." Heb. 12 : 2. with Gen. 2 : 2-3) said " it was made for
Yes, it is to thee, blessed Jesus, that we are in- man." Mark 2.: 27.' WHY DON'T YOU OPEN
debted for every blessing,—life, food, raiment, And now, kind reader, after having read the
heavenly truth, all, all. above testimony, allow me to ask, Who, for the "BEHOLD, I stand at the door, and knock : if
Christ was the " Angel," the leader, the in- long period of fifteen hundred years, from Moses any man hear my voice, and open the door, I
structor and supplier of ancient Israel. " And to the cross, witnessed the rivers of blood will come in to him, and will sup with him, and
the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of shed as a typical sacrifice, and knew, oh I too he with me." Rev. 3 : 20.
a cloud, to lead them the way ; and by night in well, that his own heart's blood must in the The Lord Jesus spoke these words to the
a pillar of fire to give them light ; to go by day future meet it all as an antitype ? Who saw the church of the Laodiceans ; they belong, never-
and night." Ex. 13 : 21. "Behold, I send an An- struggling victim ? Who saw all the pain and theless, to every sinner and every backsliding
gel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to suffering ? Who witnessed the rebellions of Christian. And it is certain that he has knocked
bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Israel, and whose heart ached with pain be- on the hearts of many who read these lines ; but
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke cause of the wickedness ? ' Twas Christ, the —they have not opened unto him. Their loss is
him not ; for he will not pardon your trans- Son of God ; ' twas Alpha and Omega. immeasurable. Yet, why did they not open to
" When all thy mercies, 0 my God, him ? There are several reasons for this, and
gressions : for my name is in him." Ex. 23 : 20, My rising soul surveys,
21. Whose voice were they required to obey ? Transported with the view I'm lost,
perhaps it may be useful to examine some of
The "Angel's." And in chap. 19 : 3-5, we read : In wonder, love and praise." them :-
" And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord The Scriptures were revealed through Christ. 1. There are many who are altogether unac-
called unto him out of the mountain, saying, " Receiving the end of your faith, even the sal- quainted with him who has said, " Behold, I
Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and vation of your souls. Of which salvation the stand at the door and knock;" and yet it is
tell the children of Israel : Ye have seen what I prophets have inquired and searched diligently, Jesus, the Son of the living God, who left his
did unto the Egyptians, and how I bear you on who prophesied of the grace that should come shining glory, and came , down to this poor,
eagle's wings, and brought you unto myself. unto you ; searching what, or what manner of sin-cursed world, for the sake of saving lost sin-
Now, therefore, if ye will obey my voice in- time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did ners ; he is the Lord of glory, the Creator and
deed," etc., thus proving that the voice of the signify, when it testified beforehand the suffer- Preserver of all things, the King of kings and
" Angel " was the voice of the Lord. Paul, in ings of Christ, and the glory that should fol- Lord of lords, to whom is given all power in
his first epistle to the Corinthians, chap. 10 : 1, low." 1 Pet. 1 : 9-11. These words plainly teach heaven and upon the earth, even the judgment
2, 3, 4, 9, says : " Moreover, brethren, I would that the prophets,—Isaiah, Jeremiah, Moses, over the living and the dead ; he it is who
not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our and all who foretold the sufferings of Christ,— desires entrance into the heart of the poor lost
fathers were under the cloud, and all passed were inspired by the " Spirit of Christ." What sinner to make him happy for ever. His in-
through the sea; and were all baptized unto book of the Old Testament does not contain a comparable love to the poor lost sinner has in-
Moses in the cloud and in the sea ; and did all prophecy respecting Christ ? Not one word of duced him to bear the agonies of Gethsemane,
eat the same spiritual meat; and did all drink inspiration have we in either the Old or the the tortures upon the cross, and the awful wrath
the same spiritual drink ; for they drank of New Testament, but that was inspired by the of. God. If you were able to comprehend this
that spiritual Rock that followed them ; and Spirit of our blessed Jesus. He is emphatically love, it would be impossible for you to refuse
that Rock was Christ. . . Neither let us tempt the " Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the him entrance into your heart.
Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were end " of the Bible. Heavenly Teacher ! Pre- 2. , There are others who give no heed to the
destroyed of serpents." cious, loving Saviour ! Compare Dan. 10 : 21 call of their Lord to open their hearts to let him
In this connection, and in beautiful harmony with Jude 9 ; 1 Thess. 4 : 16 ; John 5 : 25 ; in, because they are too worldly-minded. They
with the above testimony, let us notice a few Rev. 1: 1. like to have a Redeemer to take from them the
of the many points of similarity between the Salvation is through Christ. " Neither is there fear of death, and give peace to their troubled
Old and New Testament records of Christ. salvation in any other : for there is none other souls ; but for his sake to give up the world
The same Holy One of Israel who instructed name under heaven given among men, whereby with its pleasures,—this is too great a sacrifice,
Moses to " say unto the children of Israel, I AM we must be saved." Acts 4 : 12. " I am the one they cannot afford to make; this is asking
Math sent me unto you " (Ex. 3 :14), again said way, the truth and the life; no man cometh what the worldling do n't like to give up. Yet,
unto the unbelieving Jews : " Before Abraham unto the Father but by me." John 14 : 6. poor sinner, hear what Christ says : " For what
was, I am." John 8 : 58. Had the Saviour de- Christ is our advocate and mediator. " And is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole
signed merely to notice a point of time in his if any man sin, we have an advocate with the world, and lose his own soul ?"
history, he could have said, Before Abraham Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." 1 John 3. Others excuse themselves thus, when ex-
was,, I was ; but the expression " I Am " conveys 2 : 1. " For there is one God and one mediator horted to open their hearts for the purpose of
an idea of eternity. between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." saving their souls : "I should like to listen to
The same blessed One who appeared in the 1Tim.2:5. you, but I cannot ; I ant too weak," It is true
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that sin has not only corruptedius altogether, you, and to give you life and salvation,—yea, the Mount of Olives, he did not bid a final adieu
but has made us weak also. But the sufferings " all things free ; " therefore open your heart to this world. He who once became the babe of
of Jesus on the cross are sufficient to save the to him ! ' * * Bethlehem, lived a life of 'humiliation, died in
lost and weak sinner. The sinner has nothing shame upon the cross, and has now ascended to
more to do to secure his salvation but to ac- SELF-WILL his Father—" this same Jesus" shall once more
knowledge his lost and wretchedXcondition and BY A. FORD.
re-visit this earthly scene of his sufferings and
repent of his sins, receiving and believing what triumph.
Christ has done for him, and that he has died THE difference between our willTand God's But we have not only the word of the angels
for his sins. will is the difference between perfection and that he will come again ; the Lord Jesus himself
4. Others, again, would first become better, imperfection. Man cannot improve on the ways explicitly declares the same thing. Turn to the
and then receive the Lord. They will acknowl- of God. Every creature that follows the way 24th and 25th chapters of Matthew. There you
edge neither that they are corrupt, nor that they marked out for it by its Creator will be just as find, in his own words, an account of how this
are weak ; but they believe that they are strong happy as it has capacity for, happiness, and all present gospel age is to close. It is to be brought
enough by themselves to resist the evil. All man's devices can maketit no. happier. Nature to a close by the return of the Lord in power
their efforts to become holy and godlike are is perfect, and if any of her arrangements are and glory. He tells us that when the time of
in vain, however, and do not produce the de- interfered with, suffering is the result. the end shall have come, " then shall appear the
sired result. The justice which a holy God re- Man alone, of all earthly creatures, has thought sign of the Son of man in heaven ; and then shall
quires of us, cannot be obtained by sinning less, to improve on the ways of God ; but what a sad, all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall
by a moral life, or even by much prayer, or sad failure he has made of it ; and in the face see the Son of man coming in the clouds of
works of charity ; for if salvation could be ob- of all the evidence before him, how hard it is heaven with power and great glory." Matt.
tained in this way, there would be no use for a for him to comprehend it ! How prone men are 24 : 30. In continuation of the same discourse,
Saviour, and for what was the shedding of the to do things in their own way, even after mak- he says : " When the Son of man shall come in his
precious blood of Jesus ? ing many mistakes and blunders, and sometimes glory, and all the holy angels with him, then
5. There are still others who will not open even defeating their own purpose by too great shall he sit upon the throne of his glory, and be-
their hearts to the Lord, because they fear they self-will. There is no need for men to make fore him shall be gathered all nations." Chap.
will lose their honor and influence among men. mistake after mistake in experimenting, just for 25 : 31, 32. In the same connection also he tells
And in reality, this will be the case in many in- the sake of having their own way ; there are us that his second coming shall be sudden and
stances ; for the Lord says to his disciples : " If good established ways marked out for those unexpected : " As the days of Noah were, so shall
ye were of the world, the world would love his who are not too proud or self-willed to use the also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in
own ; but because ye are not of the world, but I knowledge obtained by others, or the knowledge the days that were before the flood they were
have chosen you out of the world, therefore the that God. is ever ready to impart, and of which eating and drinking, marrying and giving in
world hateth you." John 15 : 19. As long as he is the author. marriage, until the day that Noah entered into
we live with the world, we receive the honors the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and
and applause of the world, but as soon as we took them all away ; so shall also the coming of
listen to the voice of Jesus, and open our hearts
to receive him, everything changes. Contempt
The Sermon.
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the Son of man be. . . . Watch, therefore; for
ye know not what hour your Lord doth come."
and persecution will then be our lot ; and those "I charge thee therefore, before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall Chap. 24 : 36-39, 42. And we find this warning
judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom, PREACH
who were our nearest and best friends often THE Worm."-2 Tim. 4:1, 2. repeated in Luke : " Be ye therefore ready also ;
show themselves our most bitter enemies ; every- for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye
where we meet contempt and mockery. But think not." Luke 12 : 40. This prophecy was
SERMON ON THE SECOND ADVENT.'
how inexpressibly great is the reward for such NOT FULFILLED AT THE DESTRUCTION OF JERU-
worldly disadvantages ! Those who suffer with " Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven I
him in this world, shall with him be glorified in
This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven, shall SALEM.
so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven."
heaven; and those who endure with him to the Acts 1:11. The Son of man did not then appear visibly,
end here below, shall reign with him above ; they THESE men of Galilee were the disciples of our with his angels, in power and glory. All nations
are the heirs with God, and co-heirs with Christ. Lord. They were standing upon the Mount of were not gathered before his judgment throne.
Rom. 8 : 17 ; 2 Tim. 2 : 12. Olives. Their eyes were turned heavenward to He has not yet separated the righteous from the
6. There are yet others, to whom the knock- catch the last glimpse of their ascending Master. wicked, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the
ing of Christ comes at the wrong time. They These words of our text were addressed to them goats. These events are still future. They re-
are willing to open their hearts to him, not at by the two angels who stood beside them at the late to the same time spoken of in the parable of
present, but by and by. They think, " A more moment. Angels had heralded the first advent the tares. " The good seed are the children of
convenient season will come, and then I will and had sung the song of redemption over the the kingdom ; but the tares are the children of
surely open to him." But who can tell that the cradle of the infant Saviour. Angels came and the wicked one ; the enemy that sowed them is
Lord does not knock to-day for the last time ? ministered to74him in the wilderness after Satan the devil ; the harvest is the end of the world ;
Is this not perhaps the last year, the last day, had exhausted upon him all the resources of his and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the
the last hour, which is yet granted to you to craft in tempting him. An angel from heaven tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so
live in this time of grace ? Jesus, who loves strengthened him in the garden, when he wres- shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of
you, crieth after you, " Open the door for me !" tled alone in bloody agony. And now as he as- man shall send forth his angels, and they shall
The devil, who hates you, crieth to thee, " Wait cends into heaven, angels are present to comfort gather out of his kingdom all things that offend,
until to-morrow !" To which call will you his disciples. and them which do iniquity ; and shall cast them
listen and obey ? " Now is the accepted time ; into a furnace of fire : there shall be wailing and
now is the day of salvation." Jesus is now ready Let us get a little view of this scene. Christ
had been crucified, had died, had been buried, gnashing of teeth." Matt. 13 : 38-42.
and willing to save you ; will you slight him ? I would also like to call your attention to an-
To-morrow, death may have taken you away, and had risen from the dead. He had shown
himself alive to his disciples, and had convinced other passage,—the passage where Christ speaks
and then it will be too late. of being ashamed of those who are ashamed of
Finally, others even believe that it is not nec- them of his resurrection by the most infallible
and conclusive proofs. He had freely mingled him : " Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of
essary for them to open their hearts to the Lord. me and my words in this adulterous and sinful
Awful self-deception ! You think, perhaps, my with them for the space of forty days, speaking
to them concerning the things pertaining to the generation, of him also shall the Son of man be
dear reader, that you are not so wicked as many ashamed when he cometh in the glory of his
others ; perhaps you are known as a brave re- kingdom of God. He had taken them a little
way outside Jerusalem to that spot where he had Father with the holy angels." Mark 8 : 38.
ligious man, a professor of religion, and you are You see that it is not here and now that he will
offended with those who call your attention to often resorted, and which has been made forever
sacred on account of having witnessed the bloody be ashaMed of such a one; it is not at death ; it
the salvation of your soul. However, be it is not immediately after death ; but it is " when
known unto you that hurnan honesty and the agony of the Son of God. He had just given
them his last words of instruction, and had he cometh in the glory of his Father with the
external signs of religion without a change of holy angels."
heart, will never satisfy God. The perfect work stretched out his hands,—those same hands
which had been torn on the cross, to pronounce Now these teachings of Christ by themselves
of Christ can only do this. By nature no human are sufficiently clear and positive. But it may
being is righteous before God,—no, not one. upon them his blessing. And as those precious
words fell from his lips, he was parted from help us to know how the apostles, who were un-
Wherefore, all men need redemption, through der his immediate instruction, understood them.
the blood of Christ. Before him every soul has them and ascended into heaven before their eyes.
The disciples naturally gazed up after their Paul tells us that the Lord Jesus " shall be re-
to give an account ; how will you stand before vealed from heaven with his mighty angels, in
him ? For this reason, deceive not yourself; departing Master. But their attention was
speedily called back to earth. Two men stood by flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know
you need a Saviour, as much as every other man. not God, and that obey not the gospel of our
And, now, my beloved reader, there may be them, clad in white garments, and addressed to
them the words of our text. Lord Jesus Christ." 2 Thess. 1 : 7, 8. Speaking
yet other things which hinder you from open- of the resurrection of the dead and the change of
ing your heart to the blessed Saviour; but The first thing you will notice is that these
words contain a promise. It is that the Lord the living, he says that " we which are alive and
remember one thing, which is certain; that is, remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not
if you do not, you will lose the eternal salvation Jesus Christ will appear again upon this earth.
We are told that when he left his disciples on prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord
of your precious soul. "Behold, I stand at the himself shall descend from heaven with a shout,
door and knock!" he says. He is ready to:save *A sermon preached by H. W. Congdon, Presbyterian minister. with the voice of 4rchangel and with the
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trump of God ; and the dead in Christ shall rise bath not flesh and bones as ye see me have." and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus
first; then we which are alive and remain shall For forty days, between his resurrection and as- Christ." 1 Pet. 1 : 7.
be caught up together with them in the clouds to cension, this same literal and corporeal Jesus Listen to the exhortation of the apostle Paul :
meet the Lord in the air." 1 Thess. 4 :15-17. mingled with the disciples. In that same body " If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those
And again he says : " We shall not all sleep, which rose from the grave he ascended into things which are above, where Christ sitteth at
but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the heaven, where he is now enthroned, a personal the right hand of God. Set your affections on
twinkling of an eye, at the last trump ; for the Saviour. And in that same glorified personality, things which are above, not on things on the
trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised divine and human, literal, corporeal, visible, he earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid
incorruptible, and we shall be changed." 1 Cor. "shall so come, in like manner" as he went into with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our
15 : 51,52. To all this we may add the express heaven. life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with
statement of the apostle : " Unto them that look Would you like to catch a glimpse of his glo- him in glory." Col. 3 :1-4. And also to the
for him shall he appear the second time without rious person ? Then with Peter, James, and apostle John : " Beloved, now are we the sons of
sin unto salvation ' (Heb. 9 : 28) ; that is, he shall John go up with him into the mount where he God, and it cloth not yet appear what we shall be ;
not appear to become a sacrifice for the sins of is transfigured. See his divine glory as it shines but we know that when he shall appear, we
men; and he shall appear unto salvation,—to out for a few moments from his person. Stand shall be like him ; for we shall see him as he is."
bring to his people their final and eternal re- in the light of that heavenly splendor. It is so 1 John 3 : 2.
demption. overpowering that you too would fain fall to the We take our stand in the light of God's rev-
This is the testimony of Paul. Now let us ground upon, your face. That glory which daz- elation, and prolong our vision across the bound-
turn to Peter. We hear him exhortine• the Jews zles your sight and overmasters your human ary of time to the day of final consummation;
after this manner : " Repent ye, therefore,
° and be strength, is the divine glory of the Son of God. and there we see before us a life as real, tangi-
converted, that your sins may be blotted out, In that glory you will behold him when he shall ble, and personal as the life we are now living.
when the times of refreshing shall come from come in the clouds of heaven, in the power of his If we are one with Christ here, we shall be one
the presence of the Lord ; and he shall send Father at the last great day. with him in glory. When he comes in glorious
Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto You remember the parable of the talents. The majesty to assume his kingdom, to take his scep-
you, whom the heavens must receive until the Lord has now committed to his servants their ter, and to reign as King of kings and Lord of
times of restitution of all things." Acts 3:19-21. talents, five, two, one, according to their several lords, we then shall enter into all his joys.
He also exhorts all Christian people : " Gird up ability. He has taken his journey into a far " For if we be dead with him, we shall also live
the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the country where he is gone to receive a kingdom. with him ; if we suffer, we shall also reign with
end for the grace that is to be brought unto you Some of these servants are now slothful, and him ; if we deny him, he also will deny us."
at the revelation of Jesus Christ." 1 Pet. 1 : 13. have buried their talents. Some have sent after 2 Tim. 2 : 11,12.
The testimony of the apostle James is equally him the message : " We will not have this man to But again, the second advent of Christ is
positive. Listen to his admonition : " Be patient reign over us." But at the hour appointed of THE TIME OF FINAL RETRIBUTION
therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. his Father, he will return to reckon with his
Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious servants, and to render to every man according to an ungodly world. When the curtain of death
fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, to his deeds. falls upon this earthly scene of our lives, the
until it receive the early and the latter rain. Be While there are some passages which speak of boundary line is then crossed which marks the
ye also patient; stablish your hearts; for the com- the presence of Christ by his Spirit, there is not limits of the pardoning love of God. Beyond
ing of the Lord draweth nigh." James 5 : 7,8. one in the whole New Testament which speaks that it will not go.
To the same effect the apostle John exhorts of the second coming of Christ at the close of the But our effect upon the world and our influ-
us : " And now, little children, abide in him ; gospel dispensation as anything else than as a ence upon others, does not stop when we leave
that when he shall appear, we may have confi- real, actual, literal event. There is not one soli- this earth. Though dead, we live on still. If
dence, and not be ashamed before him at his tary passage which teaches that it is to be noth- our lives have been wicked and sinful, we live
coming." 1 John 2 : 28. And in the opening of ing but an impersonal and spiritual coming. On on for evil till the end of time. The final sum-
the Revelation we hear him making the an- the contrary, they all look to a real and personal ming up will take place when all the actual
nouncement to the world, on the direct authority appearing, to a day of the Lord, to a certain and deeds of this life, with all their consequences,
of Christ himself : " Behold: he cometh with definite point of time, when he shall be revealed can be reckoned up together. But when the
clouds ; and every eye shall see him, and they from heaven with his angels ; and every son of Son of man shall come in his glory with his an-
also which pierced him ; and all the kindreds of Adam shall behold him and stand before him. gels, and shall sit upon his throne of judgment,
the earth shall wail because of him." We further learn from the New Testament and all nations shall be gathered before him, then
But, my friends, there is no need to multiply that the second coming of Christ is intimately every man shall receive according to his deeds.
quotations to prove that the New Testament related to the state in which men are to finally " The Lord Jesus Christ shall judge the quick
contains the promise of the return of Jesus exist in eternity. and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom."
Christ to this earth. You will find this truth 2 Tim. 4 : 1. " For we must all appear before
THE GREAT HOPE
stated over and over, from the opening of the the judgment seat of Christ, that every one may
gospel to the end of Revelation. It is the great which the gospel sets before the people of God is receive the things done in his body according to
focal point of this dispensation. It is the gleam is the return, of the Lord. The hope of the gospel that he hath done, whether it be good or bad."
of its coming glory which lights up the gospel not a hope, for death. We are not taught to look 2 Cor. 5 :10. See also Rom. 14 : 10. And then
with the glow of a heavenly splendor. It is the to the grave to bring us to everlasting bliss. And the apostle says that "when the Lord Jesus shall
great event to which the minds of the apostles we are not taught to look forward to some ethe- be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,"
and disciples constantly turned when they real, intangible, spiritual, and disembodied state he shall take " vengeance on them that know not
thought of their heavenly inheritance. And if immediately after death as the consummation of God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord
you will turn to your Testaments simply with a our Christian anticipations. This is not the fru- Jesus Christ ; who shall be punished with ever-
desire to know the truth, you too will come to ition of the saints which the gospel promises. lasting destruction from the presence of the Lord
know that the greatest fact which is taught in No ; the hope of the gospel is " the coming of the and from the glory of his power." 2 Thess.
that precious word, after the forgiveness of sins, Lord." We are taught to be " looking for that 1: 7-9.
is the return of Jesus Christ to earth from blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the My friends, we shall all stand in that awful
heaven. great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ." Tit. Presence in our own persons. Our own eyes
The next thing I wish you to notice about the 2 : la shall see the King, and our ears shall hear his
second coming of Christ is that it will be Do you remember what was Paul's hope as he voice. If we have believed on him here, we shall
was about to go out to his bloody death ?—" I then enter into life ; if we have not obeyed his
LITERAL AND PERSONAL.
have fought a good fight, I have finished my gospel, we shall depart from his presence into
As foretold in the New Testament, it is not a, course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there darkness and death. There is to be " a day of
figurative or spiritual coming. It is something is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment
very different from a mere flourish of rhetoric to the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at of God." Rom. 2 : 5, etc. The great question
express the spiritual presence of Christ at the that day ;"—not at death, but "at that day ; with every one should be,—What am I treasur-
hour of death. " This same Jesus which is taken and not to me only, but unto all them also that ing up against that day of retribution ? Is it
up from you into heaven shall so come in like love his appearing." 2 Tim. 4 : 8. The hopes " indignation and wrath, tribulation and an-
manner as ye have seen him go into heaven." and promises of the gospel take a definite and guish" ? Or am I now seeking "for glory,
When Jesus left his disciples on Olivet gazing tangib shape when Peter tells us that "when honor, and immortality," the reward of which is
up after him, it was the literal, personal, corporeal the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive eternal life ? You remember what Jude says
Jesus who went into heaven. a crown of glory which fadeth not away." 1 about the angels who kept not their first es-
The Jesus who rose from the grave, was the Pet. 5 : 4. There is something certain and real tate,—that they are " reserved in everlasting
same Jesus that hung on the cross and was bur- when he assures us that there is "an inheritance chains, under darkness, unto the judgment of the
ied by Joseph and Nicodemus in the sepulcher. incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not great day." And when we too come down to
He convinced his disciples of this fact by chal- away, reserved in heaven for you who are kept the hour of death, we shall look forward to that
lenging their bodily senses. He showed his per- by the power of God through faith unto salva- great and terrible day of the Lord either with
son to them, and they looked upon him with tion ready to be revealed in the last time." unspeakable terror and dread, or else we shall
their eyes. He spoke to them, and they heard 1 Pet. 1: 4,5. And the apostle comforts us, that fall peacefully asleep in Jesus, in the full assur-
his voice. He presented to them his wounded though we may be in affliction now, yet our faith, ance of a blessed resurrection and " the life eter-
hands, and side, and feet, and appealed to their being tried, and found much more precious than nal through Jesus Christ our Lord."
sense of touch : " Handle me and see ; for a spirit gold that perisheth, "might be found unto praise It is natural that men should ask when this
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great event is to take place. But that is a mat- suppose Jesus Christ were to be revealed from HOLINESS.
ter which is still among the secret purposes of heaven this very day. Would, you be prepared
God, and which he has seen fit to reveal nowhere to meet him ? Could you abide his presence ? MEN pray for holiness as if it were something
in his word. He has reserved this knowledge Would the sight of him gladden your heart ? entirely apart from their every-day life, some-
expressly to himself, so that the precise hour of And are you certain that you would receive from thing that had nothing at all to do with their
.our Lord's return no man knoweth. But the him a welcome and a crown of life ? If any of conduct in their domestic, social, and business
warning words of Jesus Christ come ringing in you are in doubt in this matter, then you had relations. They sing, " Nearer, my God, to
our ears : " Behold, I come quickly." He is not better make your calling sure without delay. thee," with glowing fervor, but never think that
waiting to give time for some fancied triumph of You may die before he comes ; but at the end the prayer can be answered only by the uplift-
human progress. He does not delay his coming you shall stand before him in all the vigor of ing of their own lives to the plane of God's re-
to enable the race to develop some ideal civiliza- manhood. You will meet him then in just that quirements. Holiness is not a mere sentiment,
tion, and reach some golden era of earthly bless- moral state in which you left this life. Your life not a vague vision of glory overhanging us like
edness. He is now waiting to give the nations may end at any moment. You cannot tell what a heavenly cloud, not a rapture or an ecstasy,
time to repent. This is the day of grace. He is instant your heart may cease to throb. Your not something that God sends down to wrap us
now consummating his purposes of mercy. He only safety is to lay hold at once of eternal life like a garment in its radiant folds. If being
would have his gospel preached in all the world through Jesus Christ. In him you are safe; out holy means anything at all, it means being true,
to every creature. He would have his people of him you are in peril every hour. honest, upright, pure, gentle, patient, kind, and
publish the glad tidings of salvation in all the May " the very God of peace sanctify you unselfish. We really have no more religion than
earth. He is now gathering together to himself wholly ; and I pray God that your whole spirit we get into our every-day practice. Wherein
an innumerable company " out of every kindred, and soul and body be preserved blameless unto our devotion is higher than our living, it counts
and tongue, and people, and nation." When all the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." for nothing.-2. S. Times.
these things shall have been accomplished, Christ
will come to end this reign of sin, and bring in THE FOUNTAIN OP LIFE.
the everlasting glory.
Shall we ask, then, " Watchman, what of the The acme.
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Psalms 34: 9.
night ? Are there signs of the coming morning ?" "That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daugh-
ters may be as corner-stones, polished after the similitude of a palace." IF a pail of water is placed within six inches
Yes, there are signs that the world is moving for- Ps. 114:12.
of the stem of a pumpkin or vegetable marrow,
ward toward the day, The fig-tree is even now
in the course of a night it will approach it, and
almost budding, as the token of the fast-ap- LITTLE THINGS.
in the morning will be found with one of the
proaching spring. There is an unwonted fer-
leaves on the water. If a prop be placed within
ment among the nations. The old, narrow BY MRS. P. ALDERMAN.
six inches of a convolvulus, or scarlet runner,
boundaries of national prejudice and fanaticism Bum little things are the moments; it will find it, although the prop may be shifted
are disappearing, and men's hearts and minds are They greet us, and then are gone. daily. If after it has twined some distance up
melting and fusing together all over the world. We have only leave to use, and then
Return them, one by one. the prop, it be unwound, and twined in the oppo-
IMen are running " to and fro, and knowledge " is
site direction, it will return to its original position,
" increased." Dan. 12 : 4. But they bear on their crested pinions or die in the attempt; yet, notwithstanding, if
There is an unwonted zeal among the people The work of a busy world;
Into the yawning future, two of the plants grow near each other, and
of Christ in spreading the knowledge of the gos-
Its smiles and tears are hurled, have no stake around which they can entwine,
pel through the earth. It will soon be pro-
one of them will alter the direction of the spiral,
claimed from every mountain and in every val- To some, the hurrying moment and they will twine around each other
ley. It will soon triumph over all organized Is laden with boy untold;
To some, it is full of sorrow, — Alas, how nature condemns man Instead of
opposition and all opposing systems of religion.
Heavy, and dark, and cold. seeking instinctively after God, the fount of life,
It will soon be true that it has been preached to
man has to be entreated and besought to do so.
every creature, and that every soul has had the How kind of our heavenly Father
To shade with his loving hand " My people have committed two evils : they
cup of salvation pressed to his lips.
Our eyes from the varied future, have forsaken me, the fountain of living water,
The man of sin,—the papal power represented In this our pilgrim land. and hewn out fo themselves broken cisterns
in the person of the pope of Rome,—is declining
The proving time is the present. which can hold no water." Instead of climbing
and losing his strength. His temporal power is
Each moment's a freighted test up to God instinctively, they let their affections
gone. His anathemas, which once held the
world in awe, have lost their terror. The kings
That bears the loyal and patient creep and grovel on the earth.— Watchword.
On toward home and rest.
of the earth who formerly bowed their necks to
his yoke and obeyed his commands, despise his Ah! this is the blissful vision DRIFTING.
That brightens the weary way :
authority and strip him of his possessions. The Rest in a home eternal,
great mystery of Babylon is fast approaching its Home in an endless day.
IT is easy to drift in the current of the stream
solution. when wind and tide join with the natural flow
And last of all, there have come scoffers. of the river to bear one on. To seize the oars
They are asking, " Where is the promise of his —We often think how much good we would and force one's way against wind and current
coming ? For since the fathers fell asleep, all do if we had large means ; but it is sometimes and tide, is quite another thing. Anybody can
things continue as they were from the beginning true that we can accomplish more without money drift ; only he who has muscle and nerve and skill
of the creation." 2 Pet 3 :4. Human experience than we should do with it. When Peter and and purpose can row up stream. The one is
teaches that the laws of nature are uniform. John went up to the temple and met with the nothing, the other is everything. Such is life,
All things are stable and fixed. The promise of cripple who asked alms, it is altogether proba- such is human character. A man finds it very
his coming is the dream of an ignorant, supersti- ble that if they had had money they would have easy to go with the crowd, to do as the multitude
tious, and unscientific age ! It is all a delusion ! simply given him what he asked for and passed does, especially when there is an air of jollity and
But " the Lord is not slack concerning his prom- on ; but having neither silver nor gold, they good •fellowship with it. To resolutely set one's
ise, as some men count slackness ; but is long-suf- conferred a far richer blessing on the suppliant. face against the blandishments of the world, to
fering to us-ward, not willing that any should The very fact that we cannot confer pecuniary deny its lusts and ambitions, and to hold one's
perish, but that all should come to repentance. aid often stimulates to other and more important course steadily onward and upward against the
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in help. As we come in contact with suffering hu- course of the throng, this it is that tries the
the night" We know not the hour. It may be manity, we should always cultivate the spirit of strength of manhood. In these contrasts are the
Peter, exhibited in the utterance, " Such as I secret springs of all life. Seest thou the profane,
JUST AT THE DOOR. lawless, drunken reveler? Be assured he came not
have, give I unto thee."
The slumbering world may very soon be startled to his present condition by any single act, nor
by the cry, " Behold, the Bridegroom cometh." yet by any deliberate purpose to become what
Every one who would be considered his servant THE RELIGION OF PAYING DEBTS.—One of the he is. It required only the absence of all pur-
at his coming, should be working, waiting, watch- religious papers has the following strong re- pose for the inexorable laws of things to fix his
ing for his Lord. marks on this subject; it drives the nail up to destiny. The young man did not plan to be a
And now in respect to the second advent of the head, and clinches it : " Men may sophis- bad man, nor did he plan to be a good man.
Christ, let me ask you : Do you love his appear- ticate as they please. They can never make it Just there was the trouble, he had no care for
ing ? Does it send a thrill of satisfaction to right, and all the bankrupt laws in the aniverse anything. He simply drifted. The saddest part
your heart to think that you shall see the Lord cannot make it right for them not to pay their of this whole business is that the longer one
Jesus revealed in glory ? Does it, comfort and debts. There is a sin in neglect as clear and de- drifts, the easier it is to drift ; the more formida-
cheer you to remember that Jesus is to come serving of church discipline as in stealing or false ble seem the obstacles which must be overcome
-again to take you to himself ? swearing. He who violates his promise to pay, in order to go the other way, the more nerveless
If Christ is become your Saviour, then your or withholds the payment of a debt when it is in becomes the hand, which in the beginning might
heart should kindle into a flame of love and long- his power to meet his engagement, ought to be have changed all this course of life, and the
ing when you think that he will soon return; made to feel that in the sight of all honest men more purposeless the heart to resist evil; until he
that he shall then fully redeem you from all the he is a swindler. Religion may be a very com- who had in his youth the promise of a noble, true
consequences of sin ; that he will deliver you fortable cloak under which to hide ; but if re- manhood, drifts a boneless, nerveless mass of use-
from the power of death ; and that he will bring ligion does not make a man deal justly, it is not less material into helpless, hopeless ruin. He
you into full and everlasting salvation. Again, worth having.' still exists, but who asks or expects anything of
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him ? He has chosen to drift, and the world has libraries, public reading-rooms—what do you ing effects everywhere manifest,—we are lost !
accepted the situation and lets him drift. see ? Scorpions, adders that sting, serpents that lost ! Cease ! When will this curse of all
The number of young men who are thrown bite, Satanic transformations, the old serpent curses cease, that poisons the fountains of mercy,
aimless and purposeless upon the world to-day, the devil, with cloven-foot concealed ! eats out the life-blood of spiritual life and sal-
and who thence are left to drift wherever the cur- Do you ask what harm books and papers will vation, ushering millions into the gulf bottom-
rent or tide may sweep them, is something truly do tinctured with romance and folly ? The less ? When will this death of deaths cease ?
alarming. It is so in respect to business matters ; same harm' that personal intercourse would with Never, till God in mercy opens the eyes of re-
it is even more so in morals and religion. It can the bad men who wrote them. That " a man is ilgious editors to see the enormity of their guilt,
hardly be too carefully or too earnestly impressed known by the company he keeps," is an old in offering polluted bread upon his altar !
upon the minds of young people, that life is proverb ; but it is no more true than that a man's " And if ye offer the blind 'for 'sacrifice, is it,
real, earnest, solemn business ; that to accomplish character may be determined by knowing the not evil ? and if ye offer the lame and the sick,,
anything worth accomplishing req uires a deter- books he reads. If a good book cannot be read is it not evil ? Offer it now unto thy governor ;
mined purpose, and a resolute will which can re- without making one better, a bad book cannot will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy per-
sist temptation, and a hand that can seize the be read without making one worse. A person son ? saith the Lord of hosts." Mal. 1: 8.
oars and with steady, manly sweeps row while may be ruined by reading a single volume. Bad " 0 ye priests, this commandment is for you..
the world drifts ; that nothing in this world worth books are like ardent spirits; they furnish nei- If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to,
the achieving is ever achieved without such pur- ther aliment nor " medicine,"—they are " poison." heart, to give glory' unto my name, saith the
pose and work ; and that no young man can waste Both intoxicate—one in mind, the other in body. Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you,,
the bright, golden days of his youth and early The thirst for each increases by being fed, and is and I will curse your blessings ; yea, I have
manhood, in aimless, easy, luxurious drifting, and never satisfied. Both ruin—one the intellect, cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to,
then suddenly regain what thus he has lost. the other the health, and together, the soul• heart." Mal. 2 : 1, 2.
The chances are he will lose all desire to be or do The makers and venders of each are equally " I hate the work of them that turn aside,
anything worthy of the true man. So in relig- guilty, and equally corrupters of the community; He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within
ious matters. and the safeguard against each is the same total my house : he that telleth lies shall not tarry in
The man who has strong convictions, and is abstinence from all that intoxicates mind or my sight." Psa. 101 :3, 6.
able to give an intelligent reason for his faith, body. Cast your eye, if you can, beloved brother and
and dares to live by and labor for that faith, The love of fiction is a growing appetite, and sister, into the reading-room at the Cooper In-
is tenfold more a man than he who sees no one which generally wastes more time than any stitute, the Young Men's Christian Association
difference in creeds, and who could be one other. It produces a distaste for healthful men- in New York City, and into the libraries of a
thing as well as another, if only everybody else tal food, and a dislike to strengthening mental similar character in every city ; what do you see ?
would do so. Young men, believe something; in exercise. However good the tone of fiction may Some twenty, thirty, fifty, or more young men
the conscientious observance of your faith, do be, or its moral, the habit of craving fiction, and women poring over—what ? The good, the
something ; and by the purity of your faith and once formed, cannot be prevented from gratify- solid, the virtuous, the pure, the elevating, in
the earnestness of your doing, be somebody. By ing itself with those novels and romances of the these libraries, or the froth and scum of the
all means, don't drift.—Sabbath Recorder. day which may well be described as " Satanic pit ?—The veriest trash which Satan could con-
• - literature." The person who enters upon a coct. The truth is, the taste of very many of
DR. HOPKINS' EXAMPLE. course of novel-reading may be said to be rap- the rising age is already formed for the devilish,,
idly unfitting himself for a noble and useful life. and after the devilish they will go.
THE Rev. Samuel Hopkins, of Newport, whom Then all this reading is positively worse than Bonfire,—burn up one-half of the books and
Mrs. H. B. Stowe so delightfully pictures in useless. We have no faith in the effect of teach- periodicals in these public libraries and reading-
" The Minister's Wooing," was known among ing moral truth by fiction. No real knowledge rooms,—more yet, two-thirds at least. God of
his friends quite as much for his godly life, as is stored by. it. After reading a thousand nov- mercy, truth, and love, speed the day ! Hasten
for his theological system. His life in an emi- els, the youth may be still 'unfurnished with the the burning, scorching, consuming flames !
nent degree adorned his doctrine. One of his most necessary information. It is the duty of every man and woman who,
brothers-in-law, a man of most irreligious ten- loves his country, and its better and nobler
Nothing should find lodgment for a moment social life, to exert a positive influence against
dencies, seemed constantly irritated by the ex- in our families, Sabbath-school libraries, reading-
emplary character of Dr. Hopkins. A character this entire class of perdition literature. It is
rooms, or on our center-tables, but the salt of the poisoning and corrupting the hearts of hundreds
so pure and upright was a living reproach to earth, such as give light, intellectual, spiritual,
him. He felt that if he could once break of thousands of the youth of our country to .day.
life-giving, soul-kindling light,—such reading It is leading scores of thousands insensibly but
through that calm, self-poised exterior, and rouse as elevates, purifies, and sanctifies. Family-
the good minister to a burst of passion, he would surely into the maelstrom where they will be
books and papers should be of, the purest kind ; swallowed up forever.
find it in some measure a relief. Accordingly, nothing should be introduced that tends to per-
at the death of Mrs. Hopkins' father, when some vert or corrupt the rising generation. It is truly " Life's hours are short and few,
property was to be divided among the children, As transitory as the morning dew.
painful to see in some reading-rooms popular 'Tis meet that they should be
this brother, by a course of great injustice and works of fiction, novels, romances, and works Well spent; for, oh I if wasted, they but bring
insolence, did succeed in disturbing the good positively infidel in their tendency. A present cloy; and, for their closing time,
man's equanimity, and provoked him to utter Treasure remorse, and death's relentless sting."
words unbecoming his profession as a Christian. Such libraries and reading-rooms are a curse —D. F. Newton.
At first it seemed a great triumph, and the instead of a blessing to' the community. Many
plotter was exultant. But at all subsequent a young man has been ruined for time and eter-
meetings Dr. Hopkins showed so much kindness
and magnanimity, and even penitence, that he
nity by this corrupting literature.
No book or periodical, whatever its merits in
Our ea6ket, ,,,,, , ,,,,,,,,, woo ,,,,
not only relented, but began soberly to think other respects, which takes the name of God in "A little balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds,"—
vain, uses it profanely or irreverently, which Gen. 43:11.
whether in a life so gentle and noble there was
not some power at work that he knew not of. contains a profane oath, an impure or libidinous
From this time David Sanford dated his first thought, or speaks lightly of the word of God, —Pray for patience ; every day will bring
serious thoughts. He began to seek for himself should ever be allowed in a family or reading- something that will call for its exercise.—St.
the grace of that God who so filled the heart of room. A parent ought never to allow a fasci- Jerome.
Samuel Hopkins. Changed views, life, and pur- nating writer to say behind the screen that which
he would not permit any one to breathe into the —As water runs down from the swelling hills
pose followed. Soon after this, spiritual en- and flows together in the lowly vale, so grace
lightenment, he began the study of theology, and ear of a child.
flows not but into humble hearts.—Augustine.
for thirty-five years served the church as a Byron, Scott, Shakspeare, Dickens, Beecher,
faithful and earnest minister. The beauty of a are more or less defiled by profane and impure —There is hardly any more hopeless sign in
truly Christian life showed him his own sinful- allusions, dashes, or exclamations, that offend the a nation, or in a man, than contempt for right-
ness and need of God's Spirit and guiding power. ear of modesty and virtue. What Christian ful authority.—S. S. Times.
—C. F. Thwing, i/a Youth's Companion. father or mother would allow Shakspeare, if he
were now alive, to associate with a blooming —If a man is thoroughly a Christian, the
circle of sons and daughters, or read his plays, nerve that runs from his brain to his wallet will
A SAVOR OF LIFE—A SAVOR OF DEATH. just as they now stand in the best editions ? Is be just as much Christianized as the one that
it possible for them to pass through the youth- runs from his brain to his tongue.
" Good books and papers live while we are dead, —It does n't follow that you must do a mean
Light on the darkened mind they shed,—
ful mind and not leave a foul stain behind ?
Good seed they sow from age to age, Read the " Personal Recollections of Charlotte thing to a man who has done a mean thing to
Through all this mortal pilgrimage; Elizabeth," and see how narrowly she escaped you. The old proverb runs : "Because the cur
They nurse the germs of holy trust, the loss of both body and soul by poring over has bitten me, shall I bite the cur ? "
They wake untired when we are dust."
Shakspeare's corrupting fascinations. —What you say or do while you are angry
GOOD books and papers preach; bad books Are not editors and publishers rolling up a
and papers preach. One is a savor of life to is a truer measure of your inner self than what
fearful account for facilitating the circulation of you say or do while you retain your, self-control.
life, the other of death to death One preaches these reptiles, now flooding and cursing the
salvation, the other damnation ! And, again, the treatment which you receive
land ? Unless some means can be devised to from another person who is angry shows better
Look at this subject, friends; turn it over, arrest this rapidly-augmenting currency of licen-
view it on every side ; peep into Sunday-school than any thing else the true estimate of you
tious and semi-infidel literature,—its demoraliz- by that person.
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in behalf of its dogmas as they are shown to lack the mark of the beast. So this movement makes
The Review and Ierald. the divine. it the burden of its work to show what the mark
In the interest of the third message, the publi_ of the beast is, and to warn against its reception.
"Sanctify them through Thy Truth : Thy Word is Truth." cation of THE ADVENT REVIEW was commenced in It is the more solicitous to do this, because this
1850, which has been continued to the present anti-christian power has worked so cunningly
BATTLE CREEK, MICH., Nov. 6, 1883. time, and has grown in strength and influence till that the majority are deceived into making
URIAH SMITH, Editor. it has become a large, sixteen-page weekly paper unconscious concessions to its authority. It is
J. N. ANDREWS AND J. H. WAGGONER, ColumsroNmNa Emma.
circulating in almost every State and Territory oi shown that the mark of the beast is an institution
the Union. Books, from the large three-dollar- which has been arrayed in Christian garb, and
and-a-half volume down to the penny tract, have insidiously introduced into the Christian church
THE THIRD MESSAGE OF REV. 14 :9-12. been issued, amounting to an aggregate of over in such a way as to nullify the authority of
SECOND PAPER. 250,000,000 pages. Besides the central office of Jehovah and enthrone that of the beast. Stripped
publication at Battle Creek, Midh., publishing of all disguises, it is simply setting up a counter-
Thus the dawning light of the third message houses have been established in Oakland, Califor- feit Sabbath of its own on the first day of the
rose upon the church. But they saw at once that nia ; Bale, Switzerland ; and Christiana, Norway. week, in place of the Sabbath of the Lord on the
the world would have a right to demand of those Papers are issued in English, French, German, seventh day,—a usurpation which the great God
who professed to be giving that message; an Danish, and Swedish, the aggregate monthly cannot tolerate, and from which the remnant
explanation of all the symbols which it contains,— circulation of which is over one hundred thousand church must fully clear itself before it will be
the beast, the image, the worship, and the mark ; copies. Twenty-six Conferences have been or- prepared for translation. Hence the urgent warn-
hence these points were made subjects of special ganized in as many States of the Union, besides ing, Let no man worship the beast or receive his
study. The testimony of the Scriptures was found three in foreign countries. A number of missions mark.
to be clear and abundant ; and it did not take a are also maintained. Three hundred ministers 5. The third message has something to say
great while to formulate from the truths:revealed, and licentiates are proclaiming the principles of against the worship of the image of the beast.
definite statements and propositions in explanation this message throughout this country and in So this movement speaks of this subject also,
of all these symbols. foreign lands. Nearly seven hundred churches telling what the image will be, or at least
The argument showing what constitutes the are already organized, embracing about eighteen explaining the prophecy of the two-horned beast,
beast, the image and the mark, has frequently been thousand communicants ; and if we include the which makes the image, showing that it is our
given in THE REVIEW. It has been shown that isolated adherents of this cause in different own government ; that here, the image is to
the two-horned beast, which erects the image and places, we have an aggregate of about twenty-five be formed ; that the prophecy concerns this
'enforces the mark, is our own country, now in thousand believers. Tract and missionary socie- generation ; and that it is evidently on the very
mid-career, and hastening forward to perform the ties are organized in all the Conferences, and verge of fulfillment.
very work assigned it in the prophecy. It is funds to the amount of over one hundred thousand There is no religious enterprise going forward
this work, and these agents, against which the dollars yearly are raised for evangelistic and in the land except this by the Seventh-day Ad-
third message utters its warning, which is still missionary work. ventists, which claims to be a fulfillment of the
further proof that this message is now in order, This, while nothing over which to boast, is third angel's message,—no other which holds
and shows the most conclusive harmony in all nevertheless a beginning. It is the surveying of forth, as its prominent themes, the very subjects
these. prophecies. The arguments we need not the field, the outlining of the work to be done, the of which this message is composed. What shall
here repeat ; it will be sufficient to recapitulate erection of a standard around which recruits may we do with these things ? Is this the fulfillment ?
the points established. rally, the formation of a nucleus for the further —It must so stand, unless its claims can be
1. The " beast" is the Roman Catholic power. accumulation of strength, the unfurling of the sails disproved ; unless it can be shown that the first
2. The " mark of the beast " is that institution of the goodly ship freighted with the solemn and second messages have not been heard ; that
which this power has set up as proof of its author- warning this message is to bear to the world, and the positions taken in reference to the beast, image,
ity to legislate for the church, and command the the provision of the facilities requisite for the mark, and worship are not correct ; and that all
consciences of men under sin. It consists in a accomplishment of a great work in a short space the prophecies, and signs, and evidences which
change of the law of God, by which the signature of time. What might not the apostles of our show that the coming of Christ is near, and
of royalty is taken from the law,—the seventh-day Lord have accomplished, had the age in which consequently that this message is due, can be
Sabbath, the great memorial of Jehovah's creative they lived and labored been furnished with such wholly set aside. But this the intelligent Bible
work, is torn from its place in the decalogue, and facilities for travel and the transmission of intelli- student will hardly undertake.
a false and counterfeit Sabbath, the first day gence from land to land as ours possesses, and had
.of the week, is set up in its stead. they had at their command the mighty engine DR. CROSBY'S TESTIMONY.
3. The " image of the beast " is some ecclesi- of the press to multiply without limit copies of
A LECTURE recently delivered by Dr. Crosby
astical organization yet to be formed, which will their Gospels and Epistles. in New York describes the present sad state of
resemble the beast in being clothed with power This movement is at least a phenomenon to Protestant Christianity in this country. This
to enforce its decrees with the pains and penalties be explained. We have found movements which state of things in the religious world is a sign of
of the civil law. fulfill most strikingly and accurately the first and the soon coming of Christ, an event which the
4. The two-horned beast, by which the image, second messages. Here is another which now Dr., according to the closing sentence of the ex-
after being made by the people, is given power to challenges the attention of the world as a fulfill- tract we give, seems to think may come, as we
speak and act, is our own country ; and the ment of the third. It claims to be a fulfillment, believe it will come, in the present generation :—
and asks the world to examine the credentials .
preliminary steps toward the formation of the " The great bulk of the Protestant Church is
image are already seen. on which it bases its right to such a claim. Let
us look at them. identified, with the world. It has a name to live
5. The two-horned beast enforces the mark while it is dead. It has turned its doctrine into
1. " The third angel followed them." So this
of the beast ; that is, he establishes by law the movement follows the two previously mentioned. naturalism or rationalism, and its life into selfish-
observance of the first day of the week, or Sun- It takes up and continues the promulgation of the ness. The old landmarks are gone. Family
day Sabbath. Steps in this direction are now truths they uttered, and adds to them what the prayer is given up. Sunday newspapers are read,
very apparent. The movement is urged on by prayer-meetings are ignored, worldly partnerships
third message involves besides.
individuals, by organized Sabbath committees, by are formed, social sins are connived at, even ex-
2. The third message is characterized as a
politicians, indirectly by the infidel element, but warning against the beast. So this movement cused, the pulpit is made a stage on which to strut
above all by the National Reform Association, holds prominent among its themes an explanation and pose before a gaping world, and religion is
which is seeking for a religious amendment of the of this symbol, telling the people what it is, and made one of the instruments of fashion. We may
Constitution, one of the prime objects of which is exposing its blasphemous claims and works. not cure this dreadful evil, but we may ourselves
to enforce by law the Sunday Sabbath. avoid it and its doom. We may look to ourselves
3. The third message warns all against wor-
But the people are not to be left to act in the shiping the beast. So this movement explains and to our families, that we go not with the mul-
dark in this matter. The third message utters how this beast-power has brought into Christen- titude of Christians to evil and to perish in the
a solemn protest against all this evil. It exposes dom certain institutions which antagonize the hour when Christ shall come as a thief to their
the work of the beast, shows the nature of its requirements of the Most High, and shows that dismay."
opposition to the law of God, warns the people if we yield to these, we worship this power.
—The deep mysteries of faith are not given
against compliance with its demands, and points " Know ye not," says Paul, " that to whom ye
to the lukewarm and the idle, but to those who
out to all the way of truth. This naturally yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are " watching thereunto, with all perseverance,
enrages the dragon ; and the church is led so are to whom ye obey ? " Rom. 6 :16. and supplication," and who make no bargain as to
much the more to seek the aid of human authority 4. The third message warns all against receivin the way the Lord shall lead them,
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THE AMERICAN COMPROMISE. extracts from high Spiritualistic authority, in sole capacity of clairvoyants, or seers. While
proof of their taking that position. many of the most eminent ministers of the day
WE say it will be both the effect and the cause 2. They shall show great signs and wonders. are standing on the platform of Spiritualism,
of trouble, inasmuch as compromises are generally Spiritualists have shown great signs and wonders. firmly believing that it is not only possible to hold
the result of what is considered a necessity ; Some, yes, many, deny that anything wonderful converse with the spirits of our dead friends, but
troubles existing will lead to the compromise, and has ever been shown in Spiritualism, but such that they actually are doing so, it has been evi-
when it is made, it will increase the trouble instead have seldom thoroughly examined the subject. dent to all careful observers that Spiritualists
of removing it. The committees in Rochester and New York 'who and the churches are drawing nearer and nearer
It is well known to the readers of the Signs that examined " the Fox girls " could detect no collu- together.
We believe that the United States is represented sion or deception in the " knockings." In fact, And now comes to our notice one of the most
by the " two-horned beast" of Rev. 13. In ap- they put them to such tests as to make collusion interesting items which we have aeon on this sub-
pearance, it is mild and lamb-like, but at last it impossible. The same may be said of the investi- ject. The city authorities of San Francisco have
speaks as a dragon. gations of Gov. Talmadge, Judge Edmonds, Dr. for some time been endeavoring to collect license
There are several elements brought to view in Hare, Dr. Crookes of England, and spores of from the media and clairvoyants who advertise
this prophetic Symbol. The two horns doubtless others. their vocations in the daily papers. In a recent
represent the two great principles which underlie 3. These wonders are deceptive,—designed to number of the Chronicle we find a report of one of
its rise and growth,—the civil and the religious. turn men away from the truth. This has always these cases in court, which, although it did not
The church of Rome was represented in Dan. 7 by been characteristic of Spiritualism. It has proved come to an issue on the main point, was the means
" a horn " before its union with the civil power. unreliable in everything. The whole current of of bringing out some very important facts. The
The United States, though it did not place any its teaching has been in opposition to the Bible following is that part of the report which contains
ban upon Catholicism, grew up under the influ- and to Christianity. Many professed ministers the facts in which we are interested. The article
ence of Protestantism. The Romish hierarchy have embraced Spiritualism, and under its influ- is headed " Spiritualism in Court.—Why a Medium
had just been presented to the vision of the ence have denied the Bible, have denied Jesus Resists the Paying of a License : "
prophet John as a groat persecuting power, mak- Christ, and even denied the authority of God the " A long-pending and oft-time postponed charge
ing war upon the saints. In contrast, this nation Father. Its tendency has been to impiety and of misdemeanor against Mrs. Eggert-Aitken, a
is represented with lamb-like horns, mild in its pro- immorality. Mission Street medium and magnetic-healer, has
fession in both its civil and ecclesiastical features. In Rev. 13 these deceptions are said to lead to been dismissed by Police Judge Lawler. The mis-
What more mild, and more in contrast with the a specified result. Under their influence an im- demeanor was for the woman's refusal to pay the
position occupied by the governments of Europe, age is made to the first (Roman) beast. As that municipal license attempted to:be collected from
than the Declaration of Independence? And was a union of church and State, so must an image her as a clairvoyant. The case had been se-
what more lamb-like, more in contrast with the be. In the light of this scripture we have believed lected to test the validity of such licenses. Had
State religions of the Old World, than the profes- and taught for the last thirty years that there not the case gone off on another point, the de,
sion of the early fra mers of our religious policy ; will be a union of church and State in the United fense would have offered testimony showing that
namely, that all might here worship God accord- States. True, we saw no indications of it ; the the Spiritualistic fraternity and sisterhood are or-
ing to the dictates of their own consciences ? True, whole current of American thought seemed to ganized in a religious incorporation, which pro-
neither church nor State was in all things con- forbid it. Yet we never for a moment doubted vides for the ordaining of mediums, who, it would
sistent with its profession ; but, inconsistent as that it would come. And now we see many in- have been claimed, hold in the Spiritualistic faith
they were in some things, the contrast with Old- dications of it. The proof that we were correct and religion the same position as do priests and
World policy in both church and State was truly in our interpretation of this prophecy is accumulat- clergymen in other religious denominations. It
striking. In Maryland there was shown some ing on every hand. had been intended to show also that the accused
spirit of retaliation upon the Catholics ; and in An objection has been put forth against this was such an ordained medium, and that clairvoy-
New England, to which we are much indebted for view with great confidence, which we will now aney was the greatest gift bestowed on mediums.
the molding of our religious institutions, there was notice. It, is this : We, claim that Spiritualism It was to have been argued on this showing that
a most unreasonable warfare waged against the will have a controlling influence in the formation until clergymen and priests were compelled to pay
Baptists and Quakers. Yet we have a glorious of the image ; but the image is made to the licenses, none could or should be collected from
heritage bequeathed to us by our fathers of the papacy, a union of church and State ; therefore Spiritualistic priestesses. But the testimony of
last two centuries. it is a religious movement. But Spiritualism is the prosecuting witness, if it made out any case at
But one of the most striking features in this irreligious ; opposed to the Bible which is the all against the priestess, showed that she had only
symbol is that it is a wonder-working power. very fountain of religion.. told him his past and future fortune, and being
These wonders are called " miracles." By these This objection is very plausible, and for a time charged as a clairvoyant, the seeress could not be
the world was deceived, Mark this point : it we had no proof to give on the point ; but the held under the complaint, which was then dis-
does not say that it deceived the dwellers on the harmony of the prophecy, the fitness of all the missed."
earth 'by pretending to work miracles, though this prophecies 'which speak of " lying wonders " in This is the position which all clairvoyants will
is the interpretation put upon it by some. But the last days to the miracles of Spiritualism, have to take, as they all deny the right of the
the Scriptures say, " And deceiveth them that caused us to hold to our exposition with unwav- city to collect license of them. It will certainly
dwell on the earth by those miracles which, he had ering confidence 'that in time we should see the be brought to a decision in the courts, and we see
power to do." In Matt. 24, in our Lord's great solution of the matter. It was announced to us, no way to avoid the conclusion that they will be
prophecy of his second coming, and of the signs also, who believed in the Third Angel's Message, exempted as ordained priests or priestesses. If'
and events which will precede it, he says :-- and in a manner which we could not doubt, that they become incorporated as a religious denomin-
" Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here " such things would be more and more common, ation under the laws of the State, the courts can-
is Christ, or there, believe it not. For there shall clothed in a religious garb so as to lull the de- not deny their rights, for they are forbidden by
arise false christs, and false prophets, and shall ceived to more security, and to draw the minds of the Constitution to discriminate for or against any
show great signs and wonders ; insomuch that, if God's people, if possible, to those things, and religious denomination. When once this position
it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect." cause them to doubt the teachings and power of is generally taken they cannot fail to become pop-
This is a most interesting prophecy, and con- the Holy Ghost." Also that it would so greatly ular. They have not only millions of believers,
tains important information. 1. There shall arise prevail that " it would be considered blasphemy but they number among their believers and public
false christs. Then they must deny the, true to speak against the rapping." It was, indeed, lecturers some of the ablest and best educated
Christ, for the Bible never recognizes or admits claimed by a few that Spiritualism was a religion, men of all the nations. Hosts of ministers now
of a plurality of christs. But in Spiritualism this and that it should be treated with all the consid- occupy a position which will not only permit, but
is literally fulfilled. Spiritualists teach that the eration to which any religious denomination is naturally lead them to become preachers to
term " Christ " embraces a class, and is not con- entitled. But these claims never took form. churches of Spiritualists. They seek for fashion-
fined to any one individual. They teach that They were not put forth by any considerable num- able, popular, and wealthy congregations ; there
Christ of Judea was a medium, remarkable for bers, and were scarcely noticed. they will find them. This is one step in the ful-
that age, but his powers as a medium would not Of late years we have observed a change coming fillment of this prophecy. Others remain to be
be considered remarkable if he lived in this age ; over the ranks of the Spiritualists, working more noticed.—J. H. W. in Signs of the Times.
that he never professed to be the Son of God in especially in the minds of the more intelligent and
the sense which Christians attach to that title ; thoughtful among them. They began to intimate —The Bible without faith is a sun-dial by
and that many of the present age are really that it had been a great mistake on their part to moonlight. —Bishop Taylor.
christs, and justly entitled to the name. In our ignore the Bible and Christianity. 4t the same
work, " Nature and Tendency of Modern Spirit- time the material phenomena are gradually pass- —The more a man denies himself, the more
ualism," advertised in this paper, are given many ing out of sight, the media mostly acting in the shall he obtain from God.—Thomas a Kempis.
 714 THE REVIEW AND HERALD, w[VoL., 60. No. 45
THE INSTITUTE AND GENERAL CONFERENCE. consistently. This is a step of vast importance. ber any spiritual medium's giving a public dinner,
Thank God, the work is onward all over the for nothing, to five thousand hungry people
THE Institute, which commenced Oct. 30, mainly world. We have never seen such ,a desire and You may have heard of such a " manifestation,"
closed Nov. 7. Since then the General Conference determination manifest among our people that but it has not fallen under my notice. I have
has been in session, and will continue through the something should be done as we see at these not heard of a spiritual medium's hushing the
present 'week. Both have been .seasons of excel- meetings. An interest is kindling up, which is winds or calming the storm at sea. I have heard
lent interest. We have had the most general at- bound to increase and spread till the victory is of dancing tables and similar operations. I pre-
tendance from all parts of the field that I have gained. fer to have my tables stand still ! [Laughter and
ever seen at any of our anniversary meetings, and The best thing of all we see, is that with this applause.]
we think the largest ever gathered here at any spirit of labor there, is seen a spirit of brotherly But while you say, " He was simply one of
General Conference. love and tenderness among the ministering breth- many remarkable men," He says, " .1 came forth
Eld. J. N. Loughborough is presen.t from the ren. We have never seen this so manifest before. from the Father, and am come into the world ; "
English mission, and Eld. Rosqvist from Sweden. Our meetings here have been characterized by a and again, " I leave the world and go to the
Delegates are present from California, Texas, Col- spirit of confession and humility, and a strong de- Father." He says, 0 Father, glorify thou me
orado, Virginia, Tennessee, Maine, Dakota, and all sire to seek God, in order to be qualified to en- with thine own self with the glory which I had
the nearer Conferences. We judge some three gage in his work. Courage and hope are spring- with thee before the world was." Now, do you say
hundred must be present. The Battle Creek ing up, and plans are being laid to increase the he was a good man and yet he told lies? What
church have generously opened their doors, and work in all directions. is your idea of a good man ? I do not believe
have hospitably entertained a large number. But r. E. G. White has been present in many of that a good man lies ; and I do not believe that a
their accommodations were hardly sufficient to the meetings, and her words of counsel and good man who lies is a good man. Perhaps you do,
care for so many. So one of the vestries of the cheer have been very gratefully received by all. and if so, you were brought up in a different way
Tabernacle was fitted up as a dining hall, and from These words have been given with clearness and from that in which my father brought me up.
fifty to one hundred take their meals there, and power. Her testimony has never been more So I do not believe that a book packed with lies
some find sleeping accommodations in the building. highly prized than now by all the brethren pres- from one end to the other, is a good book ; and
The burden of so many for some three weeks is not ent. The Spirit of God has attended it at every I do not want any one to come and tell me that
a small one. But it seems to be very cheerfully meeting. There has not been a discordant note Jesus Christ was a good man, and the Bible is a
borne. among us relative to this gift since the commence- good book, but neither of them tell the truth. I
The exercises of the Institute were of much in- ment of this Institute. join issue there. This book is what it professes
terest. The Bible-readings, conducted by Eld. In conclusion, we feel like thanking God and to be, or it is a swindle ; Jesus of Nazareth was
Haskell, were well attended by the church, as taking new courage. The Lord is with his peo- what he professed to be, or he was an impostor.
well as by those from abroad. Though not new ple and the work is surely onward. Amen and Suppose a man comes to town and represents
by any means, yet Bible-readings have never been Amen. GEO. I. BUTLER. himself as the son of a British nobleman. He is
extensively seen among our people. The subjects well-dressed, has plenty of money, turns the heads
of the second advent, the Sabbath, spiritual gifts,
tithing, etc., have been considered, and many in-
teresting points brought out from the Scriptures.
Mini,oter" De artment. of half the young ladies in the town, and makes
himself at home generally ; but after a while they
find out he is the son of " old Jinkins," the black-
The main object, however, of these readings is to " Study to show thyself approved onto God, a workman that needeth
smith, down in the next town. Now I do not
not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Tim. 2 : 15.
instruct many who are in attendance, that they want you to tell me how prettily he behaves,
may go out among their neighbors and instruct what fine broadcloth he wears, or what a perfect
THE INSPIRATION OF THE BIBLE.
others. They are introduced here to create an gentleman he is in all his deportment. The fact
interest concerning them among our people. THE question as to the inspiration of the Bible is he is a liar, a fraud, and a scamp. He has
There is, no doubt, a power in them when properly is not a question raised by me. It is a question come under false colors, and palmed himself off
conducted. They avoid argument and contention, that is already up for discussion through the on the community under false pretenses ; and the
and lead the mind directly to the word itself, step length and breadth of this land. What are we to more good things you say about him the less I
by step. do with this book? How are we to regard it? think of him ; because, if he is such a well edu-
People do not feel so anxious to dispute a plain Is it the best book in the world, or the worst? cated gentleman, he knows better than to be go-
"thus saith the Lord" read by themselves di- Is it a true book, or is it a false one ? It it God's ing around as a fraud, and deceiving the people.
rectly from the Book, as to dispute some person book, or is it man's book? So we must accept Jesus of Nazareth and his
who makes a similar declaration. It is believed We find men on all sides of the question. There claims entirely, or else we must reject the whole
that there are many among us who cannot preach, are persons who tell us this is a good book; but gospel as an imposture, and as the grandest, most
who might manage Bible-readings and bring souls then, there are others just as good. The Bible is stupendous fraud the world has ever known.
into the truth. We are sure there are many who inspired, and so was Plato inspired, so was Soc- Now, do not be fooled by this soft talk about
have attended the Institute who will come -to rates, and so is the almanac inspired ; in fact the Bible being " a good book," and yet just like
these conclusions. We rejoice that new ways everything is inspired,—the book -of Mormon, the many other good books. There is not another
and means are constantly coming to the light, Koran of Mahomet, the sacred books of the Hin- like it in the world. Let us look at some of its
by which the precious truth may be advanced in doos and the Chinese. They have their Bibies, peculiarities :—
our world. you have yours ; are good, and one is about Here is one : The Bible is a book which has
The canvassing work and that of the colporter as good as the other. Shakespeare was inspired, been refuted, demolished, overthrown, and ex-
have received muohattention also. Bro. Wm. J. Milton was inspired, Thomas Paine was inspired, ploded more times than any other book you ever
Boynton has, had a, large class who have been and everything and everybody is inspired. heard of. Every little while somebody starts up
taking instruction in canvassing fur the Signs, It is not worth while to waste time on false and upsets this book ; and it is just like upsetting
and Bro. Geo. A. King has a similar class who are issues. When I open Shakespeare's plays, I do a solid cube of granite. It is just as big one way
learning to canvass for " Thoughts on Daniel and not read at the commencement, "Thus saith the as the other; and when you have upset it, it is
the Revelation." The Michigan tract' society has Lord God of hosts ; " when I turn to Plato's right side up, and when you overturn it again it
also held several sessions, and much valuable in- writings I. do not read, "Hear ye the word of the is right side up still. [Applause.] Every little
struction has been given in the missionary work. Lord ; " when I peruse the almanac I do not read, while somebody blows up the Bible ; but when it
Many of our leading men have attended these " The word of the Lord came unto me saying," comes down it always lights on its feet, and runs
classes, that they may be enabled to give instruc- thus and so. Hence, you see that this book must faster than ever through the world. They over-
tion to others. We believe the missionary spirit be judged by a different standard from all other threw the Bible a century ago in Voltaire's time
will receive a strong impulse at these meetings. books. Over and over again this book says, —entirely demolished the whole thing. " In
The General Conference convened Thursday, " Hear ye the word of the Lord." Now the mes- less than a hundred years," said Voltaire, '° Chris-
Nov. 8, at 9 A. M. We had the fullest delegation of sage is the word of the Lord, or it is a lie. It is tianity will be swept from existence and have
prominent brethren from our Conferences which 1 the word of the Lord, as it professes to be, or else passed into history." Infidelity ran riot through
have ever seen. We have already considered it is a cheat, a swindle, a humbug, a fraud. France, red-handed and impious. A century has
important questions, and appointed committees To illustrate : A man tells me that Jesus of passed away. Voltaire's old printing-press, it is
to consider others. Interesting statements were Nazareth was a good man—but then, there were said, has since been used to print the word of
made Friday by Elds. Loughborough and Rosq- other men just as good. He was a spiritual me- God; and the very house where he lived has
vist, concerning their experience in England and dium ; but there are other mediums equally pow- since been packed with Bibles from garret to
Sweden. It has been voted to establish papers in erful in these days. To be sure, I do not remora- cellar, as 'a depot for the Bible Society. Thomas
Europe in the English, German, Swedish and `A LECTURE by H. L. Hastings, before the Massachusetts annual conven- Paine demolished the Bible, and finished it off,
Italian tongues, just as soon as it can be done tion of Y. H. C.[Associations, at Spencer, October 13,j881. finally ; but after he had crawled despairingly
 Nov. 13, 1883.]" THE REVIEW AND HERALD, 715
into a drunkard's grave in 1809, the book took over again the next day or the next year. And had taken away from roughs and criminals. Do
such a leap that more than twenty times as many then, after its enemies have done their worst, you suppose there was a single New Testament
Bibles have been made and scattered through the some of its professed friends torture and twist in the whole kit? Why not ? If it were a bad
world as ever were made before, since the crea- and mystify and misrepresent it. Surely it is no book you would expect a man to have a revolver
tion of man. fool of a book if it lives through all that. Infidels in one pocket, and a New Testament tucked away
Up to the year 1800, from four to six million have been at work for nearly eighteen hundred in another. There was a row, the other night,
copies of the Scriptures, in some thirty different years, firing away at it, and making about as much and a man broke his wife's head with a—Bible?
languages, comprised all that had been produced impression upon it as you would shooting boiled No it was a bottle! Where the Bible bears sway,
since the world began. Eighty years later, in peas at Gibralter. [Laughter and applause.] the rows and quarrels do not come.
1880, the statistics of eighty different Bible Socie- The fact is, this book has come into the world, What makes this book so different from all
ties which aro now in existence with their un- and it seems to have come to stay. It is in the other books? Whose book is it ? Who made it ?
numbered agencies and auxiliaries, report more world, and I do not know how you are to get it Infidels have the strangest ideas of that subject.
than 165,000,000 Bibles, Testaments, and portions out. One hundred years ago you might have I recollect in Marlboro, Mass., I read in the paper
of Scripture, with two hundred and six new trans- found that book in twenty or thirty translations ; an article written by an Infidel, which stated that
lations, distributed by Bible societies alone since but now you can find it in from between two and the Council of Nice in the year 325, compiled the
1804 ; to say nothing of the unknown millions Of three hundred different versions, most of which New Testament. They had a lot of Gospels
Bibles and Testaments which have been issued have been made in this last progressive, intellect- and Epistles, genuine and spurious, and no one
and circulated by private publishers throughout ual, nineteenth century. All over the globe it could distinguish between the two ; so they put
the world. For a book that has been exploded goes ; touch any shore, and you will find that them all on the floor, and prayed that the good
so many, times, this book yet shows signs of con- book there before you. ones might get up on the communion table and the
siderable life. And it is a curious fact that most of our skep- bad ones stay on one floor ; and that was the way
tical friends contrive to keep very close to where the present New Testament was compiled. That
I hoar of a man traveling around the country
its shadow falls. It does not take a great while is the kind of food that the infidels are made to
exploding this book, and showing up " The Mis-
to get out of sight of the Bible. You can go, in swallow and digest ; for that very statement can
takes of Moses," at about two hundred dollars a
a very few days, where there are no churches, be found in infidel books now published in Boston.
night. It is easy work to abuse Moses at two
Sunday-schools, Young Men's Christian Associa- This writer said that this account rested on the
hundred dollars a night, especially as Moses is
tions, preachers, deacons, or anything else of the authority of Papias, an early Christan bishop. L
dead and cannot talk back. It would be worth
kind--you can " go West." There is little diffi- replied in a lecture, that there was one difficulty
something after hearing the infidel on " The Mis-
culty in getthig beyond the reach of the Bible, about that story, that Papias was dead and buried
takes of Moses," to hoar Moses on the mistakes
Your scalp might not be very safe, but you can a hundred and fifty years before the Council of
of the infidel. When Moses could talk back, he
easily get away from the reach of the Bible. But Nice was held ; but as they might have got the
was rather a difficult man to deal with. Pharaoh
the infidel, while finding fault with the Bible, news from the spirits, 'that might be no great
tried it, and sank like load beneath the waves.
takes good care to stay where the Bible is. Why objection. The man rose to explain, and said that
Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, and it is said,
is this? this was not the right Papias, but that it was an-
were buried in the Rod Sea. Korah, Dathan, and
There was once a vessel wrecked on one of the other Papias, an obscure Christian bishop of the
Abiram tried it, and went down so deep that
South Sea islands. There was on board a sailor fourth century. I told him I thought he was ob-
they have not yet got back. But now Moses is
who had been there before, and who knew that scure, so obscure that no one ever heard of him be-
dead, and it is easy to abuse him. It does not
the people were cannibals. And when the ship fore or since. On investigation it was learned that
take a very brave beast to kick a dead lion.*
was wrecked, and they were cast away on this a German dominie, named John Pappus, preacher
But, after all, this book seems to stand abuse, shore, they knew there, was no hope for them, for in Strasburg, and a professor at Munster, who
and thrive upon refutation. A few months ago they saw no way to escape. The sailor, however, died in 1610, discovered this story in an old Greek
some learned men, after working for a number climbed up on a hill-top to reconnoiter a little. manuscript entitled " Synodikon," which was
of years on 'the revision of the New Testa- Presently his ship-mates saw him swinging his written by some old romancer down in the Dark
ment, finished their work. Having inserted a few arms in great excitement, and inquired what was Ages, about the year 900 ; for it relates things
modern words instead of others which bad become the matter. He had just seen over the hill, the which occurred as late as 869, or five hundred
obsolete, made some slight corrections of errors steeple of a meeting-house ! [Applause.] That years after the Council, of Nice was dead and
in translation, and rectified from ancient manu- was what took all the fear of trouble out of his buried. And this story, written nobody knows
scripts some little errors which had been made soul. He knew that that church-spire made his when, where, or by whom, has been swallowed,
by copyists in transcribing the book, at last the neck safe on that cannibal island. believed, and published by infidels far and near,
book was announced as ready to be issued on a Now, infidels know that fact just as well as he as an account of the origin of the New Testament;
certain day. What was the result ? Why, men did. Years ago, a young infidel was traveling in and the men who believe and peddle such fables
offered five hundred dollars to get a copy of' that the West with his uncle, a banker, and they were call Christians fools for believing the Bible.
book a little in advance of its publication ; and not a little anxious for their safety when they I have on one of my library shelves between
the morning it was published, the streets of New were forced to stop for a night in a rough way- twenty and thirty volumes, containing about
York were blockaded with express wagons backed side cabin. There were two rooms in the house ; twelve thousand pages of the writings of different
up and waiting for copies of that book which had and when they retired for the night they agreed Christian authors who wrote before A. D. 325, when
been refuted, exploded, and dead and buried for that the young man should sit with his pistols, the Council of Nice was held. These books are
so many years. Millions of copies of that book and watch until midnight, and then awaken his full of Scripture. Those writers had the same
were sold as fast as they could be delivered. uncle, who should watch until morning. Pres- books which we have ; they quoted from the same
They telegraphed the whole of that book from ently they peeped through the crack, and saw passages which we quote ; they quoted from the
New York to Chicago, for the sake of getting it their host, a rough-looking old man in his bear- same books from which we quote.
there to print in a newspaper twenty-four hours skin suit, reach up and take down a book—a Bi- Origen, who wrote a hundred years before the
in advance of the mail. ble ; and after reading it awile, he knelt and Council of Nice, quotes five thousand seven hun-
A dead book, is it ? They would not pay for began to pray ; and then the young infidel began dred and forty-five passages from all the books in
telegraphing the greatest infidel speech ever de- to pall off his coat and get ready for bed. The the New Testament ; Tertullian, A. D. 200, makes
livered in this country from here to Tophet. This old man said, " I thought you were going to sit more than three thousand quotations from the
old book seems to show some signs of life yet. It up and watch." But the young man knew there New Testament books ; Clement, A. D. 194, quotes
is like Aaron's rod that budded and blossomed, was no need of sitting up, pistol in hand, to watch three hundred and eighty passages ; Ireneeus, A. D.
and is being scattered all over the world. all night long in a cabin that was hallowed by the 178, quotes seven hundred and sixty-seven pas-
This book outlives its foes. If you could gather word of God, and consecrated by the voice of sages ; Polycarp, who was martyred A. D. 165,
all the books written against it, you could build prayer. Would a pack of cards, a rum-bottle, or after having served Christ eighty-six years, in a
a pyramid higher than Bunker Hill Monument. a copy of the " Age of Reason" have thus quieted single epistle quoted thirty-six passages ; Justin
Now and then a man goes to work to refute the this young man's fears ? Martyr, A. D. 140, also quotes from the New Tes-
Bible ; and every time it is done it has to be done Every one knows that where this book has in- tament ; to say nothing of heathen and infidel
It would be interesting to hear a military leader and legislator, like
fluence it makes things safe. Why is this ? If it writers like Celsus, A. D. 150, and Porphyry, A. D.
"Moses the man of God," who, after he was eighty years old, commanded
for forty years an army of six hundred thousand men, emancipating, organ-
were a bad book, we should expect to find it in 304, who referred to and quoted multitudes of the
ize, and giving laws to a nation N•hich has maintained its existence for more the hands of the worst men. In New York there very passages now found in the Scriptures which
than thirty stormy centuries, give his candid opininion concerning " the
mistakes" of a " colonel" of cavalry, whose military career is said to was once a kind of rogue's museum,—a place we have. Indeed, Lord Hailes, of Scotland, hav-
have included one single engagement, in which "he was chased into a
hog-yard, and surrendered to a boy of sixteen ; " after which, as soon where they had all kinds of skeleton-keys, and ing searched the writings.of the Christian Fathers
as exchanged, he heroically resigned his commission in the face of the
enemy, subsequently turning his attention to managing a swindle whisky jimmies, and brass knuckles, and dirks, and to the end of the third century, actually found
ring, discussing theology, blaspheming God, and criticising dead men,
who cannot answer Jilin. pistols, and implements of mischief, which they the whole of the Hew Testament, with the exception
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of less than a dozen verses, scattered through their Ver. 18. I partly believe it.—That is, he be-
writings which are still extant ; so that, if at any The Sabbaa.School. lieved that a part of what he had heard was true.
The Emphatic Diaglott translates it, "As to a
time of the Council of Nice every copy of the New ..... %,,,,d, ,,,,,, ,,,,, "0,m1.1,,,i01.0,,s1,owros4,,,,,,,,,,16
certain part, I believe it."
"And thou shalt teach them diligently."—Deut. 6:7
Testament had been annihilated, the book could
have been reproduced from the writings of the Ver. 27. Eat this bread and drink this cup
of the Lord unworthily.—Many poor souls on
early Christian Fathers, who quoted the book as LESSON FOR THE FOURTH SABBATH IN NOVEMBER,
reading or hearing this passage, abstain from
we quote it, and who believed it as ,we believe it. (See Instructor of Nov. 14, 1883.) partaking of the Lord's supper ; because they con-
And now infidels talk about the Council of Nice NOTES, CRITICAL AND PRACTICAL. sider themselves unworthy. But it is not this to
getting up the New Testament. You might as (1 COr. ; 11; 12, and 13.)
which the apostle has reference. He does not refer
well talk about a town-meeting getting up the to the state or condition of him who partakes, but
CHAP. 10 : 3. Eat same spiritual meat.—The to the manner of partaking. Unworthily is an
Revised Statutes of the State of Massachusetts, term " spiritual " has reference not to the nature adverb of manner, and not an adjective denoting
because they happened to say they accepted or re- of the food, but to the way in which it was pro- quality or condition. Rotherham translates it, "In
ceived them. The Council of Nice did nothing of duced ; viz., miraculously, by the power of the an unworthy manner." Shall be guilty of the body
the kind. The books of the New Testament were Spirit of God. Meat is a general term for food, and and blood of the Lord.—The Em. Diaglott renders
received from the apostles who wrote them, and here refers to the manna, which was in some sense it, " Will be an offender against the body and blood
typical of Christ. of the Lord." Rotherham's translation, "Shall be
were carefully preserved, and publicly read in the responsible," etc. ; Grotius, " He does the same
churches of Christ long before the Council of Nice Ver. 4. Spiritual drink.—The water which the thing as if he should slay Christ ; " Locke, " Shall
was held. Spirit of God provided them in the desert. Rock be guilty of a misuse," etc. ; Rosenmuller, " He
that followed them (margin, went with them)— shall be punished for such a deed as if he had
Says Tertullian, A. D. 200: " If you are willing It is a tradition among the Jews that the rock
to exercise your curiosity profitably in the busi- affected Christ himself with ignominy." The sense
which was smitten at Horeb (Ex. 17 : 6) followed is, that those who would thus lightly regard those
ness of your salvation, visit the apostolic churches, them through all their " journeyings and gave forth symbols of the broken body and spilled blood
in which the very chairs of the apostles still pre- water all the way." Rabbi Solomon remarks on of Christ, were as guilty as though involved in
side in their places ; in which their very authentic Num. 20 : 2 : " Throughout all the forty years it was putting him to death. By treating contemptuously
to them a well." " Schottengen cites from the these symbols, they act as did the Lord's murderers
letters are recited, sounding forth the voice and rep- Bammidbar Rabba : ' How came that well which is
resenting the countenance of every one of them. in treating with contempt him whom they put to
mentioned in Num. 21 : 16 ? Answer. It was like a death. Of course, we are unworthy of all God's
Is Achaia near you ? You have Corinth. If you stone, or a swarm of bees, and it rolled on, and blessings, but he does not therefore deprive us
are not far from Macedonia you have Phillippi accompanied them in their journeys. When they of them. Those who most feel their unworthiness
and Thessalonica ; if you can go to Asia you have encamped, and the tabernacle was set up, the rock are generally the most worthy.
came and rested in the entrance of the tent. Then
Ephesus, but if you are near to Italy we have came the princes and stood by it, saying, " Spring Ver. 28. Let a man examine himself, etc.—Let
Rome." up, 0 well, etc.," and it sprung up.' He also cites him search his heart. If he realizes that he is a
These apostolic churches received the gospels at other testimonies."—Dean AVord. The fact that sinner ; that Christ died to save such ; that he has
the hands of the men who wrote them ; and the the rock from which water was brought in Kadesh faith in him as a personal Saviour ; and rests his
epistles were written and signed by men whom (Num. 20 : 8) is spoken of familiarly as "the rock," salvation upon him,—let such an one eat ; he is
with which all were acquainted, seems to sustain worthy.
they well knew. Paul wrote, " The salutation of this view. Barnes, however, argues from Deut.
me, Paul, by mine own band, which is the token in 9 : 21 and Ps. 105 : 41, that it was the water from Chap. 12 : 1. Now concerning spiritual gifts,
every epistle, so I write." the rock, instead of the rock itself, which followed brethren, I would not have you ignorant.—Barnes'
them, or went with them, the producer, by a figure comments are so forcible that we are constrained
Now, what did these writers testify ? They to give a portion of them. They are as follows :
testified things which they knew. The apostle of metonymy, being put or the thing produced.
"The subject is of so much importance that it de-
John does not say, " That which we have dreamed, Ver. 8. Fell in one day three and twenty thou- mands particular attention and special care. I
imagined, or guessed at, that thing do we declare sand.—The record in Num. 25 : 9, gives the number would not have you ignorant in regard to the nat-
unto you ; " but, " That which was from the be- as twenty-four thousand ; but this doubtless included ure of those endowments ; the spirit with which
the number slain by Phinehas and the judges, while they should be received ; the rules to which they
ginning, which we have heard, which we have Paul has reference to those only who fell by the who are thus favored should be subjected, and the
seen with our eyes, which we have looked plague,—the direct judgment of God. feelings and views which should be cherished in all
upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word the members of the church in regard to them.
Ver. 9. Neither let us tempt Christ.—On the Nothing is of more importance in the church than
of life." 1 John 1 : 1. This was their testi- above, Barnes has the following : "The word the doctrine respecting the influences and endow-
mony. They testified that they saw Christ in his 'tempt,' when applied to man, means to present ments of the Holy Spirit."
life and in his death ; that they saw him after his motives or inducements to sin ; when used with
resurrection, and felt his hands and feet, and saw reference to God, it means to try his patience, to Ver. 31. But covet earnestly the best gifts, etc.
the nail-prints and the spear-wounds ; and they provoke his anger, or to act in such a way as to see —The Syriac renders it : " Because you are zealous
how much he will bear and how long he will endure of the best gifts, I will show to you a more excel-,
knew these things and testified of them. They the wickedness and perverseness of men." lent way." The meaning of the apostle evidently
preached Christ, who had died and risen again. is that though it was right, to earnestly desire the,
When a certain skeptic said he proposed to start Ver. 20. They sacrifice to devils.—Greek, dai- best gifts, there was a more excellent way to obtain;
moniois, or demons. The word was used by the them ; that the apostle shows in the succeeding/
a new religion, and asked a friend for some sug- heathens in either a good or a bad sense. The chapter. -'the more excellent way is by charity-1
gestions as to his best course, the friend replied, good were always well disposed, consequently, love. Become imbued with that, and the gifts you,
" I would advise you to get yourself' crucified, and needed not to be appeased with sacrifices. But a can best use to glorify and honor God will be giveiai
rise from the dead the third day ! " No infidel large part of these demons were wicked, and sac- you of him.
has succeeded in doing this. Christ died, and has rifices needed to be offered to appease their wrath.
These demons were held to be the spirits of dead Chap. 13 : 1. Tinkling cymbal.—The word ren-
risen again, and these apostles suffered the loss of men who had been enrolled among the gods. In dered "tinkling" properly means a clanging sound.
all things, and imperiled their very lives in pro- the New Testament, the word is uniformly used It comes from alala, a war cry. The Emphatic Di-
claiming truth ; and they loft their testimony on to denote evil spirits, or devils. And do not those aglott renders it "noisy cymbal ; " Rotherham
record in this book. Then the apostles quote from in these days who claim to commune with, and pay translates it, a "clanging cymbal ; " so also revised
the prophets, and the prophets quote from the honor to, the spirits of the dead, commune with, version.
and pay honor to devils ? Unquestionably so. Ver. 12. For now we see through a glass darkly.
Psalms, and refer to the law which was given on —Bloomfield says : "The esoptrou [or glass] is to be
Mount Sinai; and so we go back from book to Ver. 25. Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that understood of some of those transparent substances,
book, until we reach the book of Genesis, and that eat, etc.—This does not have reference to unhealth- which the ancients in the imperfect state of the arts
ful food ; for that was not the question under dis- used in their windows ; such as their plates of horn,
does not quote from anybody or anything. You cussion. It has reference to whether the food was transparent stone, ill-prepared glass, and such like ;
have then reached the fountain-head. offered to idols or not. Although they might not through which they saw, indeed, the objects with-
(Concluded next week.) partake of the feasts of the idols in the heathen out but obscurely." "It is not improbable, I think,
temples, lest they should become partakers in idol- that even in the time of Paul the ancients had the
—One of the greatest blessings you can enjoy atry, they could eat what was sold indiscriminately knowledge of glass, though it was probably at first
in the market, as the quality was not changed by very imperfect and obscure. There is some reason
is a tender, honest, and enlightened conscience.— its being offered to an idol.
Pascal. to believe that glass was known to the Pheniciaus,
• • Chap. 11 :5. Every woman that prayeth or the Tyrians, and the Egyptians. ?lips s_ says that it
—It is impossible for a man to be careless in prophesieth with her head uncovered.—It was the was first discovered by accident. A. merehant ves-
business affairs, or unmindful of his business obli- custom among the ancient heathen priestesses to sel, laden with nitre or fossil alkali, having been
remove their veils and appear in public with un- driven on shore on the coast of Palestine near the
gations, without being weak or rotten in his per- overed head and disheveled hair. Paul would not river Bolus, the crew went in search of provisions,
sonal character. Show me a man who never pay ave the Christian women of the Corinthian church and accidentally supported the kettles on [in] whisk
his notes when they are due, and who shuns the ape, or pattern after, the heathen customs. Let they dressed [cooked] their food, upon pieces of fos-
payment of his bills when it is possible, and I shall them show modesty and reverence. Dishonoreth sil alkali. The river sand, above which this opera-
see a man whose moral character is, beyond all er head.—Not her own head, a part of her frame, tion was performed, was vitrified [by action of fire]
but those who were over her,—her husband, her, ,by its union with the alkali, and thus produced
question, bad.—Dr. Holland. father, and her sex in general. glass,"—.Edinburg Encyclopedia, Art. Glass.
 Nov 13, 1883.r THE REVIEW AND HERALD. 717
I SHALL SEE HIM. fifteen young persons. All, thus far, have had not by any means. I have been a reader of
good lessons, and manifest an increasing interest. its pages nearly twenty-five years. It has al-
By E. A. WHIPPE.F. We trust much good will come forth from this ways been my instructor, counselor, and friend.
work. One or two copies of " Thoughts on Dan- I have noted with pleasure the improvement that
I SHALL see Him, none can hinder,— iel and the Revelation," have been sold, and four has been made from time to time in its size,
Him, who gave his life for me; have been given away. The readers give a good arrangement and matter. It is indeed a very
I shall see him come in splendor,
Christ, who died on Calvary. report of their interest in its pages. May the valuable paper, and should be in every Sabbath-
dear Lord bless all those who read the book. keeping family. Those who do not take it suffer
I shall see the ransomed calling; We feel much indebted to Superintendent Pullen great loss. What little ability I possess to in-
Hear the nation's bitter cry,— for his kindness, and to the managers of the A. T. struct others in present truth, I owe largely
See the rocks and mountains falling and Santa Fe R. R., also, for giving passes to and to the perusal of its pages. It should be road
Neath the lightning of his eye.
from the Kansas camp-meeting and other places. with special care by all who are preparing to
Shall I view with joy, or fearing? CORDIE HAYES. labor in the cause of God.
May I hope to wear the crown?
•
I am thankful to be able to say that the cause
Kiss the hand once torn. and bleeding?— of God is advancing in Northern Michigan. Our
Ohl I cannot bide his frown. VIRGINIA.
first camp-meeting was a great benefit to our
Lord, I surely know thou lov'st me ;` RILEYV1LLE, PAGE Co.—We have just enjoyed people, and hope we may be favored with another
Greater love bath none than thine. another good meeting at this place. Last Sun- next year, feeling sure it will be better attended
Let thy grace, my Saviour, keep me;
day the brethren met to consider the question of and produce better results. During the last year
Be thy tender spirit mine. three new tract societies have been formed, about
church organization. After several had spoken of
Saviour, help. Forgive my erring; the importance of being thus united, the matter doubling our force of workers ; also two church
Thou can'st break the tempter's power. was laid before the brethren, and a church of ten societies.
Lord, we wait for thine appearing, members was organized. Four others were taken Our recent meetings in Petoskey were interest-
Oh, prepare us for for that hour.
under their watchcare. As Bro. G. A. Stillwell ing. We were made to rejoice as we witnessed
expects to teach school there this winter, he was the devotion to the cause manifested by our dear
chosen elder of their church. Other officers brother, Dr. Lay. He was appointed librarian of
ProgreAi of the tctitdet, were also elected. This will be known as the the tract society, and' we feel sure his love for
the truth will stimulate him to do all he can to
church of Cedar Point, instead of Rileyville. Four
"He that goeth forth and weepeth, precious seed, shall doubtless of these members were baptized at this meeting, advance its interests. All the members of the
coins again with rejoicing, bringing sheaves with him."—Ps. 126:6.
the rest having previously received baptism. By class here join in the missionary work.
request of the president of the Conference, Eld. I feel unworthy of a part in this sacred, impor-
NORTHERN EUROPE. W. W. Stebbins of Marksville performed these tant work, and am seeking God for a new fitting
duties. He also did most of the preaching, which up to discharge its duties. J. SISLEY.
FROM September 21 to the close of the month, was calculated to encourage and strengthen the Battle Greek, Nov. 6.
I preached again in RisOr. At our previous meet- work. We hope the Lord will bless this new
ings we had canvassed the subjects of the law, church, and that it may be a source of strength ENCOURAGING.
the Sabbath, and the prophecies ; so we dwelt this to the cause in this State. Brethren, still remem-
time mostly on the life and death question. The ber us at the throne of grace. As I looked over the receipts in the REVIEW for
people in Norway are more prejudiced against Oct 30. B. F. PURDHAM. the week ending Oct. 16, 1883, I found that in
this subject than any other. There was, however, the aggregate they figured the round sum of
a good interest to hear, and the preaching was $4251.39. I could but feel in my heart that there
well received. We could obtain only private VERMONT. is a power in the truths of the third angel's mes-
rooms for our meetings. About seventy persons sage, to thus move on the hearts of the people,
could be crowded into them. There has been WORCESTER, JERICHO, ETC.—I became a believer that cannot be found with any other class of re-
some bitter and very unreasonable opposition, yet in the doctrines advocated by Seventh-day Ad- ligionists. These figures, to my mind, indicate
we have obtained a number of friends in Riser, ventists at their camp-meeting in Montpelier last health, strength and prosperity to the precious
and eight persons have commenced to obey all the September ; and being desirous of bearing some cause that we love so well. We may well be of
commandments. humble part in carrying this message to the good courage in the Lord ; for the better land
Our quarterly meeting in Christiana was held world, united with Bro. Owen in a series of is nearing,—yes, it is even almost in sight. I am
Oct. 6. Four dear souls united with us. Three meetings held at Worcester. As a result of this exceedingly anxious to live very near the Lord
of them were baptized. One had previously been effort, quite a number have embraced the truth. every day, patiently waiting for the soon coming
baptized. We celebrated the ordinances in which Oct. 20, 21, I enjoyed a good season with the of our dear Saviour.
sixty-seven brethren and sisters partook. This friends in Jericho and West Bolton. The brethren I am contending with a disease that threatens
was a solemn and profitable meeting to us. were strengthened and encouraged. They have to take my life, but my hope is in God. I would
SWEDEN.—After having labored in Sweden dur- had but very little ministerial help for some time, be glad to live until Jesus comes, but if God shall
ing the past month, Bro. Rosqvist has now left but the most of them are holding on to the truth. see fit to order it otherwise, I hope and pray for
us on his way to America, in order to labor in the • Oct. 27, 28, I anet with the church in Wolcott. resignation to his holy will. I would like to be
mission among the Swedes in that country. We Had a refreshing time. One took a decided stand remembered at the throne of divine grace by all
pray that the blessing of God may accompany him to keep the Sabbath. Held four meetings. Bro. those who may feel an interest in my case. If
to his new field, and that he may be made, by the Porter was with me on Sunday evening, and made God shall give me health again, I would like to
grace of God, a useful instrument in the hand of somevery appropriate remarks. labor in this State, in connection with some of
God, to win many souls for his kingdom. Met with the brothren'and sisters in Worcester our preaching brethren. I believe this will yet
Bro. 0. Johnson writes that during the past Nov. 4, and tried to speak words of comfort to be an excellent field of labor, and may the time
month he has labored in Kola, Elza, Glava, Siller- them. Had a very good time. be hastened when the truth shall not only find
ud, and other places. He has met a great deal of Pray for us, that the truth may have free course, the precious ones here, but reach the jewels of
opposition, but has found some souls who have re- run, and be glorified. MILO DURFREY. earth in every land and clime ; and then may we
joiced in the truth. Four persons have com- Putualnsville, Nov. 5. be brought together to enjoy an eternal rest in
menced to keep holy the Sabbath of the Lord, and the kingdom of our God. C. P. WHITFORD.
one sister was baptized. MICHIGAN.
St. Augustine, Fla., Oct. 26.
DENMARK.—During September, Bro. Brorson
labored in the northern part of Jylland. He found SHELBY AND FERRY.—On our return to Shelby —An Arran correspondent of a London journal
three brethren who had commenced to obey the from Mason Co., four more were baptized, and writes of meeting a venerable Presbyterian who
Lord. Since that time he has labored in Sjalland, united with the church. Oct. 24 a church of was well acquainted with Rowland Hill, and from
and two dear souls have commenced to keep the twenty-five members was organized in Ferry, six whom he got this anecdote of the great preacher.
Sabbath. He says the brethren are of good cour- miles east of Shelby. Others are expected to One day a comparatively young preacher called
age, and the truth finds room in some hearts. unite with them soon. All but four of these em- on Mr. Hill and said : " Mr. Hill, I've got some
Bro. S. Jensen writes that he attended meeting braced present truth under Sr. Lane's labors dur- new views, and I am sure they are right." " What
with the brethren in Vejle, who have lately come ing the past season. Bro. Wallace Davey was views ? " said Mr. Hill. " Why," was the reply,
into the truth, and found them all faithful. elected church elder, and Luther Loop deacon, " I have nothing to do with the commandments
In Orso the brethren and sisters met in quar- and were ordained to their respective offices. Ar- at all," and then he proceeded to unfold his sys-
terly meeting Oct. 5 and 6. Thirty-two Sabbath- thur Hendrick was chosen clerk of the church. tem at length. With just a bit of twinkle in his
keepers were present from different places, and Sunday, Oct. 28, Eld. Dunham, Baptist pastor at eye, after hearing him, Mr. Hill called his ser-
partook in the ordinances. Bro. Kristensen con- Shelby, spoke on the Sabbath question in the vant, and said, " John, show this man the door,
ducted the meeting. All felt encouraged and M. E. church. All of our brethren from Ferry and keep your eyes on him, for he is free of all the
blessed. J. G. MATTESON. and Shelby, were present, and formed fully half of commandments !
Christiana, Norway, Oct. 15, 1883. his congregation. He took the Disciple grounds,
and made a weak argument. We reviewed the
A WORD FROM NEW MEXICO. discourse the same evening in Hedges Hall, before —What we ought not to do, we should never
a good audience. This attack has been a good think of doing.
A LITTLE beginning in the groat work has been thing for our new brethren here, and has made the
commenced at Las Vegas Hot Springs, New weakness of the Sunday arguments more apparent —Better to stem with heart and hand
Mexico ; and we are pleased to state that, during to their minds. D. A. WELLMAN. The roaring tide of life, than lie
many months' work in a bath-house, and at leisure Oct. 31, 1883. Unmindful on its flowery strand
hours we have distributed many of our publica- Of God's occasions drifting by!
tions, and have received several subscribers for NORTHERN MICHIGAN.--It has been klong time Better with naked nerve to bear
The needles of this goading air,
the REvtiew, Signs, and Good Health. We have since I have reported to our good paper, but Than in the lap of sensual ease forego
also succeeded in organizing a Sabbath-school of I have none the less interest in its columns ; The godlike power to do, the godlike aim to know.
 718 THE REVIEW AND HERALD. "[Vol,. 60, No. 45.

—An order was issued at Boston, Thursday, dissolving Sea, the British steamers Alhambra and Holyhead came
Sitecial Notiee,o. the company which intended to build a railway from Cairo,
Egypt, to Jerusalem.
into collision, andtboth sank. Thirteen seamen from the
Alhambra and two from the Holyhead were lost, the rest
of the passengers and crews escaping in safety. k1
'—The receipts of the post-office department for the
NOTICE TO ILLINOIS. fiscal year were $45,508,692, and the surplus revenue was —One of the sharpest shocks of earthquake ever felt in
$2,691,992.' . Bermuda occurred the 20th ult. The oscillations contin-
WILL those churches who have funds on hand '7"—A touching scene in New Orleans recently was a boy ued fully ten seconds. The roar and rumbling and
13 years old causing the arrest of his 16-year old sister to tremor caused many people to run out of their houses.
for the poor please forward them to me at In St. George, crockery was destroyed, and it is said that
keep her from a life of shame. They were orphans. the walls of some of the houses were cracked. At Mt.
Onarga, III., as soon as possible. There are two
—Fire in a factory at Roubaix, France, Monday, Wyndham door-bells were set ringing.
families that need immediate help, and will have caused an explosion of benzine, killing ten persons.
to be assisted more or less through the winter. Thirty women, caught by the flames, jumped from upper —The Interior says : The particulars which have ar-
windows. In all, forty people were wounded. rived by mail of the late volcanic convulsion in the Straits
I will be at home at the close of the Conference, of Sunda show that the loss of life in that calamity has, if
and see that your liberalities are rightly appro- —General Washington and General Sherman, by a cu- anything, been rather under than overestimated. Tjer-
rious historical coincidence, issued their farewell orders ingen—which, with its population of ten thousand, was
priated. B. F. ANDREWS. to the army on the same day a century apart,—Nov. 1, engulfed in the waves, not a soul escaping —is only one of
1783-1883. several coast towns which have totally disappeared.
—During the year, 875,000 barrels of malt liquors were Where Anjer once stood there is now only a wide expanse
NEBRASKMSTATE MEETING.
made in Cincinnati, Covington, and Newport, beating the of mud. The same is the case with Tanara, where the
previous year's record by over 47,000 barrels. ,This would day after the calamity 704 corpses were found. The pop-
A STATE meeting will be held at Fremont, ulations of Karang, Antoo, Kramat and Mauk were com-
be 555 glasses per annum for every person in the three
Neb., some time in the month of Jan., 1884. No- cities. pletely destroyed. The market place of the first of these
tice of the exact time will be given in the future. —The people of Pennsylvania will soon abolish their places was found choked with dead bodies. At all these
Legislature. It has been in session nearly a year at a spots the people were drowned by the huge tidal wave, in
This meeting will continue two weeks, during some cases as they were running from their houses to gain
cost of $3,096 per day, and has done nothing. The cost
which time we will endeavor to teach some of the of the session so far has been $439,622. the higher ground, while in other cases inmates and
dwellings were swept away together. The coast of south-
good lessons we are now learning at the General —A tornado in Bourbon county, Kentucky, destroyed ern Sumatra could not be approached, owing to the dense
Conference. Instructions will bo given in Bible- a storehouse on James Clay's' farm, and killed four col- masses of floating pumice stone and the danger from the
readings, canvassing, etc. ored persons. Twenty buildings in Catahoula and Tensas new banks formed by the ashes deposited during the erup-
parishes, Louisiana, were injured by_a'gale, and many tion. News reached Batavia that Telok Beton was almost
We call for all the- ministers, colporters, negroes were hurt. entirely destroyed, and that for many miles along the coast
agents and missionary workers in Nebraska to —Business failures in the United States the past week nothing had escaped destruction. While Karatao has been
attend. In the meantime let all the above-men- numbered 219, being 24 more than the preceding week, swallowed up by the waves, another island near has been
and an increase of 70 when compared with the corre- split into five parts, and sixteen new volcanoes have
tioned laborers work as never before, for the ad- sprung up in the middle of the sea. Dead bodies were
sponding period in 1882.
vancement of the cause of God. There is no time met with in all directions. The distress of those left
—A portion of the machinery of the elevator at the alive was shocking, and many have since the eruption
for us to slacken our bands. Let the Bible-read- new capitol building at Bismarck, D. T., broke Tuesday died of starvation, but help was being sent as fast as pos-
ings go on, and continue to canvass for the books morning; and the elevator with five men, fell fifty feet. sible from Batavia. The total loss of life will never be
and papers. There is room for all to work. One man was mortally injured, and the,,' others may not knoWn.
recover.
NEBRASKA CONF. Cow.
—Twelve hundred pounds of dynamite exploded near a
tunnel on the Baltimore and Ohio, eighty-five miles from
INSTITUTE FOR NEW YORK. Pittsburgh, Sunday morning, instantly killing five of the
crew of a freight-train who were walking on the track
Obituary Notice).
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THE time has come for an advance move in New ally blown to fragments. Trees were uprooted and rocks `Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth."—Rev.
York. The Institute appointed in this week's RE- blown into the river in the vicinity.
VIEW for our State, is in harmony with the spirit —The roof of the new south wing of the capitol at Mad- WAITE.—Died of flux, in Choctaw Co., Ala., near
of the important meeting now in progress here. ison, Wis., collapsed with a crash Thursday afternoon, Silas, Oct. 21, 1883, C. E. Waite, son of H. H., and
We shall have instruction in the different branches burying the forty men at work on the structure. Four Lorinda Waite, aged four years and twenty-one days.
were killed and twenty wounded, two mortally. The sup- They lay their little Eugene away for a little while, until
of the work, and especially in reference to Bi- posed cause of the disaster is that the iron pillars support- the Life-giver comes. They sorrow not as those that have
ble-readings. Bible-readings will; be held, and ing the second balcony crushed into the plank on which no hope. The funeral was not preached, as there was no
practical instruction given in this new and impor-
they rested, and driving the wall outward, the roof im- S. D. A. minister near at that time. J. R. WAITE.
mediately fell in.
tant feature of the work of God. Many are being
—Whether it is owing to the brutally careless spirit of
impressed by the Spirit of God that they ought to the age, the stupefying effects of tobacco, or partial intox- TABER. —Died of heart disease, at Pompey Center,
ication, we know not ; but the fact remains that thereis Onondaga Co. , N. Y., Oct. 14,1883, Sr. Darius Taber, aged
do more in the cause of the Master, and we are •sixty-seven years, three months, and twenty-two days. Sr.
a wonderful increase in accidents from new buildings in
grateful that the spirit of labor is appearing in process of construction, and the collapsing of edifices al- Taber embraced the truth nine years ago by reading our
our midst. ready built. Five were killed and seven wounded at publications. Her Christian experience was such as to
Buffalo, N. Y., Friday ; four were killed at Newcastle, give evidence that she died in the Lord, and now rests
Our Institute is appointed in order to give all from her labors. Words of comfort were spoken by the
Pa., the same day ; eight more were wounded, two fatally,
an opportunity to learn how to labor more effect- at Laurinburg, N. C., Thursday night ; four killed and writer from Rev. 21 : 1-5. M. H. BROWN.
ually in the cause. We want a consultation with twenty wounded at Madison, Wis.; besides many smaller
the laborers and with those who are interested in accidents occurring in different parts of the country dur-
BOVEE.—Died of mental debility, Oct. 22, 1883, Orin
ing the week, and all from similar causes, which might
the work of the Lord, in our Conference, in refer- have been avoided. Bovee, of Burlington, Mich., aged sixty-eight years, five
ence to`important plans for getting the truth before months, and twenty-one days. He embraced the seventh-
FOREIGN, day Sabbath about twenty-four years ago, under the la-
the people. There is to be a forward movement bors of Elds. J. N. Andrews and J. N. Loughborough at
all along the line, and the great ‘, Empire State " —The Egyptian false prophet is reported dead. Parkville, Mich. Subsequently he was baptized. H e
—Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot, is dying at Turin. leaves a wife and six children to mourn his dee .i. He
ought not to fall behind in the closing work. was buried not far from Parkville, being an c rly resi-
We shall obtain the best help it is possible to —The Martin Luther statue to be erected in Washing- dent of that vicinity. An address was given from James
secure for our Institute, and we earnestly urge our ton will cost $20,000. 4:14. M. B. MILLER.
brethren and sisters to attend the meeting, and —Two hundred and forty cholera deaths occurred at
Mecca in one week.
plead for the blessing of God to rest upon the ef- POUND. —Sacred to the memory of A. M. Pound, who
forts that are put forth to advance the third an- —The French Marine Minister asked of the Chamber, was born in Morgan Co., Ind., Jan. 3, 1851, and married
Thursday, a grant of 11,500,000 francs for operations in to R. M. J. Pound, April 10, 1870. She lived a Chris-
gel's message. M. H. BROWN. Tonquin. tian everywhere, and fell asleep in Jesus at Mt. Wash-
—The German government has offered to mediate be- ington, Ky., Sept. 15, 1883.
tween the ruler of Bulgaria and the Czar.
A life spent in the service of the Lord
NewiJ the Week. —The British steamer Iris foundered off the Spanish
coast, and but one man of a crew of thirty-six was saved.
Pays a larger dividend than stocks or bonds,—
Pays in coin that does not fluctuate,
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Has the confidence of all people, always.
" Tidings of these things came."—Acts. 11 :2. —The•Portuguese government has dispatched a circular In health it is no discount; in sickness,
to the powers, insisting upon its rights over the Lower Always stands much above par.
Congo River, but has no desire to prevent navigation. Then why,
FOR WEER ENDING NOV. 10.
—A big fire is raging in the Hagarstown district of
DOMESTIC. London. Huge piles of timber are being consumed, and May I ask, do so few live such a life? because
and the damage will be immense. Every one may attain unto it. Not one mortal
—The Missionary Board of the M. E. church, in session Dare say he cannot. Do you know why all
at New York, have appropriated $370,898 for missions. —An infernal machine was exploded by anarchists at Do not live such a life? It costs self-denial,
Lyons, France, Monday, before the residence of a wealthy In moving through this world to "keep unspotted."
—The public debt was reduced $10,304,798 during the merchant. No person was killed, but great damage was Such a life Apphia Meddis Pound tried bard
month of October.
done. To live.
—A tornado at Springfield, Mo., Monday afternoon, —An explosion occurred in the Moorfield colliery, Lan-
wrecked 100 houses and killed four persons. Thirty are cashire Prayer was her delight. Her first Words were praise
reported wounded. England, Wednesday morning, 110 men being at On awakening in the morning; her last at night
work at' the time. Fifty escaped ; twenty-four corpses Uniformly were for pardon, repose, and blessings,
—The new steamship City of Chicago reached New have been taken out, and• twenty-four others awat.; re- Not on her head alone, but upon every head and heart
York late Tuesday, after a slow passage of nine days from moval. Sixty-seven miners were killed. Desiring to know and do the truth of the living God.
Liverpool. HER HUSBAND.
—When tyverity-five miles off Holyhead, in the Iris*
 Nov. 6, 1883.15 THE REVIEW AND HERALD. 719

IJijwintrnenti SKETCHES FROM THE LIFE OF PAUL. MATTER AND SPIRIT;

OR, -
,,,,,,,,,,,INJA,W,` ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,, BY MRS. E. O. WHITE.
"And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at band."-
Matt. JO: 7. HIS is the latest work of the author, and one which in all The Problem of Human Thought.
T respects speaks for itself. Tht life-labors of the apostle
Paul are here drawn out with rare power. Very many points BY D. X. CANRIGHT.
NOTHING preventing, we will hold meetings with the church of deep interest not mentioned in the New Testament are given
at Big Springs, Dakota, commencing Thursday evening, Nov. in this work, A careful reading will show that there are by A Philosophical Argument on an Important Theme.
29. 0. A. OLSEN. actual count over seven hundred and fifty occurrences of this
J. P. ROSQVIST. kind. This book is one of especial interest in the study of the
Acts of the Apostles. It is to that book what an atlas is to a Organization of Matter Imparts to It New Qualities-'-Confessions
Eminent Men-What is Matter 1-What is Vegetable and Animal
THE Lord permitting, I will meet with the church at Hickory geography. Ministers of the gospel, Bible students, Sabbath- of Life 2-How Different Species of Plants and Animals are Perpetuated
Corners, on Sabbath week, the 24th inst. Trust all will be school teachers, scholars, and workers, should have this book. -God has Organized Matter in Certain I orms so that It does Think-
present. Please bring your Bibles. H. VEYSEY. While the well-known work of Conybeare and Howson com- Effect The Beauty and Power of Matter Lies in Its Organizations-Cause and
Confounded-Instinct and Beason-From Whence Comes the
pletely outstrips all its predecessors as a full and reliable his- Immortal Spirit?-The Disembodied Spirit-Material and Immaterial
tory of the life and epistles of Paul, even that excellent book -Cause of Infidelity Among Scientists-ls Matter Naturally Corrupt?
NOTHING preventing, general meetings will he held in Min comes altogether short of taking the place of this humble vol- 66 pages, pamphlet form. Price, 10 cents.
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 720 THE REVIEW AND HERALD. 16 [VoL. 60, No 45.
MELCHISEDEX. be educating themselves to bear a part in the clos-
The eriew and gerald
4.4
Tux following remarks should have appeared as
ing work.
In point of population, the New England Con-
as a part of the article entitled, "Who was Melchis- ference is third in the country, containing over
BATTLE CREEK, MICH., Nov. 13, 1883. edek, " in the REVIEW of Oct. 30. They were omit- four million souls.
ted by mistake :— Who is.to warn this mass of humanity? Where
CONTENTS OF THIS,NUMBER. "The question is asked us how we reconcile are the men and women who will go forth with
(All articles, except in the departments of Choice Selections and The
our views of Melchisedek with the following humility, with weeping and tears, and aid in scat-
Home, which contain no signature or other credit, will be understood as words from the "Spirit of Prophecy, " Vol. 2, tering the light to darkened minds. In less than
coming from the Editor. All signatures to articles written for the REVIEW
will be printed in strew, CAPITALS; to selections, in italics.) page 396, concerning Christ : "Ask Abraham, he six months there ought to be more than a score of
Poetry. t will tell you, It is Melchisedek, King of Salem, earnest, devoted, God-fearing persons in this Con-
Sea Mists, Selected, 705
The Lord is Coming, J. E. Gauss, 706 Ocing of Peace." We see no difficulty in this. ference who can enter families and hold Bible-read-
Little Things, Has P. ALDERMAN, 710
I Shall See A. WnirrLE , 71.7 King of Salem is king of peace ; for Salem " ings, visit and pray with the people, and gain access
Our Contributors. means " peace." Melchisedek is formed from two to hearts and win them to Christ. To do this suc-
705
706 Hebrew words, mekk, Icing, and WA, Tighteens-
Notes of Travel, MRS, E. G. WIIITE,'
"My Words Shall not Pass Away,"IELn. R. F. Corranto cessfully, some preparation is necessary on the
Conversion, ELD. J, D. PEGG, 706 peas. Christ is truly Melchisedek, in the sense
Alpha and Omega, J. M. HOPRiNS, 707 part of those who engage in this work. An op-
Why don't you Open ? * 707 that he is truly the king of righteousness, but he
Self-will, A. FORD, 708 portunity is now presented for those who desire
The Sermon. is not that Melchisedek of Gen. 14, who was a to do so, to fit themselves to act in this capacity.
Sermon on the Second Advent, H.W. e CONGDON, 708 type of Christ. He is the aktitype,—a priest May God help us to understand his opening provi-
Home. after th,e order presented by him in Gen. 14. In dence. S. N. HASKELL.
Holiness, S, S. Times, 710
The Fountain of Life, Watchword, 710 .tkaltype Abraham saw Christ, as truly as Israel
Drifting, Sabbath Recorder, 711
Dr. Hopkins' Example, C. F. Thwing in Youth's Companion, 711 saw firliain Aaron, or in the sin-offering. Because IMPORTANT MEETING IN WISCONSIN.
A Savor of Life—A Savor of Death, D. F. Newton, 711
he was the Lamb of God, an offering for sin, he
Our Casket, 711
Editorial. was not the lamb offered in the sanctuary on A STATE meeting will be held at Poy Sippi,
The Third Message of Rev. 14 : 0--12,—Dr. Crosby's Testimony, . 712 earth. Wausbara Co., Wis., commencing Friday morn-
The American Compromise, J. H. W. in Signs of the Times, 713
The Institute and General Conference, GEO. L BUTLER, 714
"Jaekiel, speaking of the final restoration of ing, Nov. 30, 1883, and continuing till Tuesday
Ministers' Department,
L
-.G_ed',Lpepple,_n2.ere than four hundred years_after morning, Dec. 4. We would like to see a general
The Inspiration of the Bible, H. L. Hastings, 714
the cleAth_of King David, said : " Anettavill,Aek rally at this meeting of all our ministers who can
Sabbath-school.
Notes Critical and Practical, 716 up one_shephersLoy_erjhem, and he shaltfeed consistently leave their fields of labor, those who
Progress of the Cause. them, even my servant David ; he,shall feed them,. expect to he, or have been, engaged in the can-
Northern Europe—A Word from New Mexico—Virginia—Vermont vassing work, and those who are interested to work
—Michigan, 717 mend
a he shall be their shepherd. _And theJ..ord
Encouraging, C. P. WHITFORD, 717 in any branch of the cause. Important measures
Special Notices, 718 will be their GO`d , and-My servant David a prince
among them ; I the Lordhave spoken it" Eze. considered at the General Conference will be pre-
News, 718
Obituary, 718 34; 23, 24.
sented, and Bible-readings will be given. Instruc-
Appointments, 719 tions in the canvassing work will be conducted by
" By this shall we conclude that David was
Editorial Notes, 720 Bro. Geo. A. King.
actually Christ ? and that, when the kingdom is
The time has come for all to become connected
restored, David will again reign over it, he being
by labor with the cause of God, and we hope all
Qar The matter given in our Minister's Depart- truly the Messiah ? No ; we shall not. Yet we will feel the importance of the time, and will rally
ment this week is from a tract published by H. L. have just as strong reason for this conclusion as from all parts of the State to this meeting. Those
Hastings, 47 Cornhill, Boston, Mass. It can be we have for the belief that Melchisedek of Gen. 14 coming from the east or south by train will
obtained of him for general circulation at the fol- -was Christ. Abraham saw Christ in Melchisedek, change at Burnett Junction, and come to Berlin.
lowing low rates : By the dozen, 50 cts.; by the just as Ezekiel saw Christ in David. Melchisedek If all such will write to P. H. Cady, Poy Sippi,
hundred, $3.00 ; by the thousand for gratuitous represented Christ in his priesthood,, even as Wis., teams will be provided for them to reach the
distribution, $10. David represented him in his future reign and
place of meeting Thursday afternoon and evening.
kingdom. He is a priest " after the order " of the
Those coming from the west or north should write
first ; he will be a king in the line of the second.
THE CONFERENCE. to H. H. Fisher, Lind, Waupaca Co., Wis., that
We willingly rest with our readers the argument
they will be at Waupaca Thursday, and conveyan-
TEE regular meetings of the Conference com- on this subject in the Signs of September 20."— ces will be provided.
menced at the appointed hour, Nov. 8., at 9 A. M. J. x. w., in Signs of Times. Eld. J. F. Hanson will be present, and services
The president, Eld. Geo. I. Butler, occupied the will be conducted in the Scandinavian language.
chair, and the other members of the committee THE NEXT TERM:OF THE SOUTH LANCASTER SCHOOL, This meeeting will be an important one for the
were present. The different State Conferences cause in Wisconsin, and we hope for a large atten-
are more fully represented by delegates at this WE spoke in the last REVIEW of our annual meet- dance. Free entertainment will be provided, but
meeting than at any previous Conference. There ing to be held at South Lancaster, and of the ne- where it is practicable, we would advise our friends
are some sixty ordained ministers in attendance, cessity of our taking advance steps in the work to bring straw-ticks and bedding. All should be-
besides quite a number of licentiates, and the in New England. The next term of the school gin preparations at once, and come praying that
whole number in from abroad is estimated at be- will commence about Dec. 5 ; so that those design- the meeting may be the most profitable one ever
tween three and four hundred. ing to attend this winter should, so far as possi- held in Wisconsin.
H. W. DECKER, Pres. Wis. Conf:
At the hour of going to press, sufficient prog- ble, come to the meeting prepared to remain in the • •

ress has not been made in business matters to school. STATE QUARTERLY MEETING IN IOWA,
furnish any items for mention at this point. The work is rising, and God is gone out before
Many interesting reports have been given, es- us. The providence of God is opening ways for WE wish to again call the attention of our breth-
pecially from missionary fields ; while by means the spread of the truth that we have hardly had ren and sisters to our coming quarterly meeting to
of maps the work done in various Conferences, faith enough to hope for. Men are needed who be held Nov. 30 to Dec. 3, at Winterset, Iowa.
and what remains yet to be done, was very im- will help to fill these openings, but it will reqnire We expect this will be an important meeting, and
pressively set forth. No one could look over the men of consecration, men of firm principle and in- we are desirous of seeing a good representation
field thus presented without feeling that indeed tegrity, who will not count their lives dear unto from all parts of the State. We also greatly de-
the harvest is great and the laborers are few. themselves, but with earnestness and zeal will sire to see our directors there. We must lay our
The presence of Elds. J. N. Loughborough from give all the:powers of their beings to the work plans for our winter's work. We must do some-
England, and J. P. Rosqvist from Sweden, add of God. thing to arouse the canvassing and colporter work
interest to the occasion. Great interest has been Special efforts will be made this winter term to in our Conference ; and we are anxious that some
manifested in some of the subjects presented in give instruction in canvassing, colporter and mis- steps may be taken at this meeting to accomplish
the Bible-reading exercises, and these will be in- sionary work, and Bible-readings. There ought this. We shall have a good variety of our publica-
terspersed with the business meetings till the to be a number of individuals who will avail tions there. The secretary of our T. and M. soci-
Conference shall close. One meeting of the Gen. selves of these advantages this winter. We do ety will be there. Many of our ministers will be
S. S. Association has been held, also one meeting not mean sixeply onr young people ; these we there ; and we specially invite all who can pos-
of the International T. and M. Society. The shall be glad to see come ; but we refer to per- sibly canvass to be there. We expect that Bro,
L. T. Nicola and others will give instruction on
annual meetings of the Health Reform Institute, sons of some years and experience, whose minds this subject. Come, brethren, one and all. Come
the Publishing Association, and the Educational are matured,—persons who have reached thirty, seeking the blessing of God.
Society follow in the coming week. forty, or even fifty or more years of age, who will 1. W. FARNSWORTH,