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Health Department.

By James White

“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” 3 John 2.

Bible Hygiene.

The Bible was given for the well-being of man in this life, as well as a rule by which he may attain unto immortal life. The sacred writings enter more fully and more definitely into every-day life than casual readers suppose. This fact is recognized in the earliest records where

Adam’s Bill of Fare

is given in these words: “Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” Gen. 1:29.

Adam’s meat does not appear to have been the flesh of animals, such as beef, mutton, pork, turkey, chicken, goose, duck, oyster, clam, lobster, and the like; but it was made up of the wonderful variety of delicious things which grew out of the ground. These were his meat. The best authorities give the word meat, in both the Old and New Testaments, the signification it has in this first hygienic rule given to Adam. William Smith, Classical Examiner of the University of London, in his Dictionary of the Bible, says that “it does not appear that the word meat is used in any one instance in the Authorized Version of either the Old or New Testaments in the sense which it now almost exclusively bears of animal food. The latter is denoted uniformly by flesh.”

The American Tract Society’s Dictionary of the Holy Bible says that “meat in the English Bible usually signifies food, and not merely flesh. Gen. 1:29, 30; Matt. 15:37. So in Luke 24:41; have ye here any meat? literally, anything to eat? The meat offerings of the Jews were made of flour and oil, etc. Lev. 2.”

It is said of the forerunner of Christ that his meat (food) was locusts and wild honey. But we seriously call in question that opinion which gives to this prophet of God a sort of grasshopper diet. The following, which is from good authority, seems more consistent:—

“The locust was a fruit, a bean-like pod, with a seed in it similar to the Carob, or husk on which the prodigal son fed.”—Butterworth. “The wild honey, a kind of gum.”—Dr. Forestall. “Locust, akris, Gr., may either signify the insect called the locust, which still makes a part of the food in the land of Judea, or the top of a plant. Many eminent commentators are of the latter opinion.”—Clarke.

Dr. M. G. Kellogg of California, while at the Missionary Rooms in New York City, obtained there some of the veritable pods which are called “locusts, or St. John’s bread,” and sent them to the office of the REFORMER, where they may now be seen.

The voice of inspiration, that “God is love,” will be clearly recognized where his great designs are not misunderstood. He is not the author of pain and of death. In creation, the beneficent Creator did not design that the creatures of his hand should writhe in pain, and their existence close in the agonies of death. Pain and death, under which “the whole creation groaneth,” are the result of transgression. Had sin not entered our world, death and pain would not have existed, a single drop of blood would not have been shed, and flesh never would have constituted any portion of the food for man. And even after the fall, and the expulsion from Eden, so far as the Sacred Record is concerned, there is no permission given to use flesh for food till after the flood. Then the use of flesh as food became a matter of necessity.

The waters of the flood were upon the earth, and Noah was in the ark with closed doors one year and ten days. Compare Gen. 7:11, 12, and 8:14. By this time, we may safely conclude, the patriarch’s stock of provisions was low. And the desolated earth could afford none until it could be produced from the seed preserved in the ark. In this state of things God said to Noah, “Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you, even as the green herb have I given you all things.” Gen. 9:3. Up to this time, during a period of 1656 years, more than one-fourth of the time since creation, man’s diet was that which grew out of the ground. But now, in the absence of such food, he is permitted to subsist very largely at least upon flesh until the earth should bring forth again the proper food for man.

And, certainly, judging from the Sacred Record, that was a time of remarkable good health. During the long period of 1656 years of vegetarian life, no mention is made of the sickness and death of children, of feebleness in youth, or at middle age, or of fevers, dyspepsia, gout, or consumption. All lived in the full enjoyment of health nearly one thousand years, until the springs of life stood still. Obituary notices of that time do not mention local diseases, which in our day are caused by the breaking down of certain organs of the system, while others remain strong, resulting in lingering sufferings, and agony in death. No, they mention the great length of human life and its cessation as follows:—

“And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.”

“And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.”

“And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years, and he died.”

“And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.”

“And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years, and he died.”

“And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years, and he died.”

Our good Bible does not record the flesh of dead animals as constituting an important part of Adam’s bill of fare. In fact, it is entirely left out. As true as the book of Genesis, that first venerable gentleman, and a long line of his noble sons, who lived more than nine hundred years without either the dyspepsia or the gout, were vegetarians. J. W.

Warnings

By Jos. Clarke

ARE given to save us from trouble and destruction; from impending evils into which we are in danger of falling, and which we may in some way avoid. Nothing but love and kindness could prompt a warning voice, yet it is often disregarded.

Pride holds up our courage while we resist the faithful monitor, whether it is from within or without, and Satan also sustains the heart which might, without his influence, yield to good counsel.

To avoid ruin, we implore God to help us, and he warns us of danger, and points us to the narrow way. To get the benefit of his counsel we must heed that counsel, shun the wrong, and hold the right, even though it be contrary to our inclination. Some things are against us in doing this; and many causes operate adversely to our spiritual good, and hinder us from heeding good instruction, and timely warnings. One is forgetfulness. No subjects so soon slip from the mind as those which wound our pride. Another is hardness of heart, which prevents a proper impression being made of our danger. Another is self-confidence, which leans upon itself, and thus hinders prayer, and devotion, and watchfulness. Another is care for the present life, and labors, and charms, which occupy the mind so fully that heavenly things are gradually crowded out.

Only constant, eternal vigilance is the price of eternal life; and this only by the precious blood of Jesus Christ.

Jos. Clarke.

WILLIAM PENNIMAN

By William Penniman

The Amendment Question. “Which God? What Bible?”

At the recent convention in favor of a religious amendment in the Federal Constitution, Mr. Mc Allister, one of the upholders of this movement, said, “Unless we acknowledge God as our ruler, and the Bible as our guide, there is great danger ahead.”

In reply to this remark, Rev. Dr. Sonnenschein, a Jewish Rabbi of the Temple Shaare Emith, St. Louis, is represented in the St. Louis Daily Globe, of Jan. 30, as saying: “There are in this country prevailing two widely different conceptions of God and of the Bible. One God is worshiped as a unit by the Jews and their first cousins; the Unitarians, and the other God, not the same God at all, is worshiped as a trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

There is one Bible, wherein every letter is considered as given from Heaven, to be rejected at the risk of eternal damnation; and the other is respected because it was written thousands of years ago by unselfish men who have given us teachings and advice that tend to virtue and piety in harmony with their time, but which teachings and statutes we have the right to amend or repeal, according to the requirements of modern civilization.

“These ‘reformers’ would quarrel and fight, setting parent against child and child against parent. They would drive us headlong into the fierce and bloody wars which were witnessed in the Middle Ages in the old countries—France, England, and Germany. In addition to ecclesiastical rivalry and religious fanaticism, they would arouse the unrelenting hatred of political antagonism. Suppose the Catholic clergy in France, where there is a greater Catholic majority than there is Protestant majority here, were to go into council to amend the French Constitution according to their views, what would their Protestant brethren think of it?”

“In the national Constitution we have an anchor which points us safely to the ground of independence, and we predict that if this amendment (proposed) is adopted, the Jew and infidel will in twenty-five years be placed on a footing far below the equal rights of American citizens.”

The foregoing words of the Jewish Rabbi show that the Jews think that there is “danger ahead” as well as the Protestants. It is evident that the machinery is set in motion which is to bring about the amendment. Let the people once be convinced that there is “danger ahead” unless they adopt these measures, and they will be sure to vote for them. Apparently their cause is a good one, and their reasoning plausible. Truly it is right to “acknowledge God as our ruler, and the Bible as our guide;” but should this be compulsory, thereby enforcing Christianity, or a national religion, upon the people?

WILLIAM PENNIMAN

Woodburn, Ill.

Appointments and Quarterly Meeting Notices

Appointments.

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

* Services in Chicago, every Sabbath (seventh day), at 239 West Erie St. All Sabbath-keepers spending a Sabbath in Chicago are invited to attend.

GENERAL quarterly meeting of the New England T. & M. Society at New Ipswich, N. H., March 6, 7, 1875. The quarterly meeting for Dist. No. 3, will be held at the same time and place. M. MARTIN, Sec.

QUARTERLY meeting of Mo. & Kansas T. & M. Society, Dist. No. 1, at Solomon Rapids school-house, Mitchell Co., Kan. April 10 and 11, 1875. O. O. BRIDGES, Director.

QUARTERLY meeting for district No. 3, Jefferson and Oswego Counties, N. Y., at Adams Center, N. Y., March 6 and 7, 1875. We hope the librarians will see that all the reports are sent in at this meeting without fail. We hope to have a general attendance from all parts of the district. D. B. GREEN, Director.

QUARTERLY meeting for district No. 2, N. Y. & Pa. T. and M. Society in connection with the monthly meeting at Roosevelt, March 6 and 7, 1875. D. BOWE, Director.

QUARTERLY meeting for Fish Lake and Plainfield churches, Wis., at Plainfield, March 13, 14, will be held in connection with the quarterly meeting of district No. 7, according to appointment by O. A. Olson in REVIEW. We request the members of this district to send their reports to R. M. Thurston (librarian), Plainfield, one week before the meeting. P. S. THURSTON, Director.

N. Y. T. & M. Society, Dist. No. 10, at Niles Hill, Allegany Co., N. Y., March 6, 7. This will be the general meeting for the directors of the western part of the State. B. L. WHITNEY.

THE next State T. & M. Society quarterly meeting for Ohio, will be held at Clyde, March 27, 28. The directors will hold their district quarterly meetings in time to report to the secretary. O. MARS.

THERE will be a general quarterly meeting of the Maine T. & M. Society with the church at Cornville, March 20 and 21, 1875. Dist. No. 1 will hold its next quarterly meeting in connection with this meeting. Let each church librarian see that his report is sent in season to the Dist. Sec., Albert T. Hilton, Cornville, Maine. This meeting is designed to take the place of the monthly meeting for March.

Dist. No. 2 will hold its next quarterly meeting at Allen’s Corner, Deering, Me., March 6 and 7. We hope to see a general gathering of the friends of the cause at these meetings.

Dist. No. 3 will hold its next quarterly meeting at Smyrna Mills, Aroostook Co., Me., March 7. Bro. Enos Leavitt in charge. J. B. GOODRICH, Pres.

THERE will be meetings of the New York, and Pennsylvania T. & M. Society as follows:—

Dist. No. 10, at Niles Hill, Allegany Co., N. Y., March 6 and 7. The State meeting for this quarter will be held at Buck’s Bridge, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., March 13 and 14, 1875. The meeting for Dist. No. 4 will be held in connection with the State meeting.

It is expected that these meetings will be of special interest to the localities in which they are held, and we extend an urgent invitation to Bro. Butler or Bro. Haskell to attend them.

The directors in the other districts, who have not already appointed their district meetings, will please do so immediately, so that their reports may be ready for the State meeting. B. L. WHITNEY, Pres.

PROVIDENCE permitting, I will hold meetings in Wis., as follows:— Among the French near Wequioch, Brown Co., March, 6, 7. Plainfield, Waushara Co., “ 13, 14. Maple Works, Clark Co., “ 20, 21. These are intended for meetings of special interest, and it is hoped and expected that the Sabbath-keepers in their vicinity will make a special effort to attend and make them profitable. The meeting at Plainfield is intended for the quarterly meeting for that District. The meeting at Maple Works will be the quarterly meeting for District No. 13. O. A. OLSEN.

THERE will be meetings of the Indiana T. & M. Society as follows:— Spencer, Owen Co., March 27, 28, 1875. Mechanicsburgh, Henry Co., April 3, 4. Bunkerhill, Miami Co., “ 10, 11. North Liberty, St. Joseph Co., “ 17, 18. We hope to see all the members at these meetings in their several districts, that a full report may be given at North Liberty. Dear brethren and sisters, let us do the Lord’s work promptly. JAMES HARVEY, Pres.

GENERAL meetings in Minn. as follows:— Quarterly meeting at Medford, March 6 and 7, 1875. General meeting at Hutchinson, March 13, 14. We hope to see all of the churches of Hutchinson, Silver Lake, and Glencoe, and all the Sabbath-keepers in McLeod Co., at this meeting. Please make a special effort to be there; for this will be an important meeting. HARRISON GRANT.

GENERAL quarterly meeting for the T. & M. Society of Vermont, will be held at Wolcott in connection with the district quarterly meeting for that district, March 20, 21, 1875. We hope to meet the directors at this meeting; we also hope the directors will hold meetings in their respective districts in season to report. L. BEAN, Pres.

GENERAL quarterly meeting of the Iowa and Nebraska T. & M. Society, at Marion, Iowa, April 10 and 11, 1875. Let each director see that his district is properly represented in this meeting. Meeting to commence Friday evening. H. NICOLA, Pres.

THE Wisconsin T. & M. Society of Dist. No. 9, will hold its next quarterly meeting at Hundred Mile Grove, Wis., March 21, 1875. Please forward your reports to A. Paton, Lodi, Col. Co., Wis., and send them in early. N. M. JORDON, Director.

THE general quarterly meeting for the T. and M. Society of Wisconsin will be held at Sand Prairie, Richland Co., March 27, 28. Let all the directors see that their district quarterly meetings are held in time for the general meeting. O. A. OLSEN, Pres.

THE next quarterly meeting of the Ohio T. & M. Society of district No. 5, will be held with the church near Bowling Green, Wood Co., Ohio, March 13, 14, 1875. An earnest invitation is extended to all interested to attend. JAMES I. BOARDMAN, Director.

QUARTERLY meeting of the Ohio T. & M. Society, Dist. No. 3, will be held at Windsor Mills, March 20, 21, 1875. Scattered members will please send their reports previously to the district secretary M. E. Underwood, Mesopotamia, Trumbull Co., Ohio. It is hoped there may be a general attendance. R. A. UNDERWOOD, Director.

NEARER HOME.

3 Worn and weary, oft the pilgrim Hails the setting of the sun; For the goal is one day nearer; And his journey nearly done. Thus we feel, when o’er life’s desert, Heart and sandal worn we roam, As the twilight gathers o’er us, We are one day nearer home.

4. Nearer home! yes, one day nearer To our Father’s house on high, To the green fields and the fountains Of a land beyond the sky. For the heav’ns grow brighter o’er us. And the lamps hang in the dome And our tents are pitched still closer,— For we’re one day nearer home.

Destitution in the West.

By James White

THIS is a subject that demands immediate attention from officers of State Conferences and from the General Conference Committee. Brethren Butler and Haskell are on, or very near, the ground. We are a thoroughly organized people. The officers of the Iowa, and the Kansas and Missouri Conferences should promptly act with those members of the General Conference Committee, and see that suffering is relieved, and that means are appropriated properly. This duty must be done by those on the ground, and not left as a burden to any one at the REVIEW Office. General calls through the REVIEW and arms-length appropriations cannot properly meet the case.

Our more wealthy people should give of their abundance. The poorer brethren should not be allowed to give of their scanty means. None should give for this general relief who would do any less to sustain the cause of Christ.

In stating in the REVIEW some weeks since that our people in the destitute localities should feel relieved from their pledges for the general good of the cause, we had no reference to the payment of systematic benevolence. We meant any such pledges as for our institutions located at Battle Creek.

It was to encourage the ministers, and also the members of the Kansas and Missouri Conference who are able to pay s. B. that we gave $100 to their treasury. We see that others are following our example. It will be expected of the officers of that Conference that this means will be used by those who gather souls into the ranks.

We now give $25 for the relief fund for our poor in that Conference, to be appropriated by the officers of that Conference, or by proper persons appointed to the work. Our people are very benevolent, and the greatest care should be taken that their confiding liberality be not abused, and decreased by unreasonable calls and bad appropriations. JAMES WHITE.

Michigan Tract and Missionary Society Ordering Instructions

By E. H. Root

Notice.

ALL members of the Michigan T. and M. Society sending for tracts, books, the different periodicals, or any other business through the Society will address the State Secretary, Mrs. E. B. Gaskill, Battle Creek, Mich., and not REVIEW & HERALD. Others besides directors must be authorized by the director, giving his name and number of district.

E. H. ROOT, Pres.

MINISTERS vs. DOGS.

The Chicago Interior has the following statement and comment:—

We see it stated on very careful authority that the salaries of all ministers in the country are $6,000,000, while the cost of the dogs is $10,000,000. Is this the relative value of preaching and barking? We hear much complaint of the expense of the gospel. But who ever grumbles about the cost of dogs? We have nothing against dogs, as such, but when they come in between us and the pulpit, when the cost of supporting them is cheerfully borne by extravagant deacons, who groan over their pew-rent, we feel like exhorting them, in the words of the apostle, “Beware of dogs.”

Business Department.

Not slothful in Business. Rom. 11:12

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