Such is the testimony of the inspired penman. It does not, however, seem to be the generally received opinion of people nowadays. They like to use their liberty in regard to this. While one thinks a certain portion is more essential than others, another person or party ignores almost entirely the portion regarded so essential by the first, choosing some other doctrinal point to be the chief, without which salvation is impossible. And so among so many discordant views, it is conceded that we have a right to differ. People think, as a friend wrote me recently, “we are made to differ.”
We hardly think our Saviour ever granted such liberty; and if he did not, those who cry, “Christ, Christ,” to the ignoring of the Old Testament, the law, and the prophets, should use the argument sparingly. That all Scripture is profitable is the testimony of Paul, and it would be hardly worth while to enter into controversy with him on this point. It would be well to notice that he had direct reference to the Old-Testament Scriptures, as they were the ones that Timothy had understood from a child, the ones to which he referred, and the only ones then extant. If the disciples and the early Christian church could derive so much profit from them, why may not we?
They were given to serve various purposes, the first of which was for doctrine. Then there are fundamental points upon which to base our faith. We should understand these, so that we may build upon the same foundation that the apostles and prophets did, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone. Then, again, they serve for reproof. Looking into the perfect law of liberty, we see ourselves as we are, and our evil deeds coming to the light, we are reproved. We are liable to get out of the way—drawn into forbidden paths. Here, again, we find the Scriptures, the Old Testament as well as the New, a guide to our feet and a lamp to our path. David said, “Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips, I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.”
Finally, as an instructor in righteousness, every part of the divine word is needed. How often we find just the help we need in opening to various portions which are applicable to our condition and adapted to our poverty and wretchedness in times of trial and distress! And in times of rejoicing the sweet psalms of David express better than we can express them our ground of hope, joy, and trust.
Even the examples of wicked and apostate men, and the failures of God’s professed people, become a source of most valuable instruction to us, that we may shun the dangers and pitfalls into which some of them fell. We find that all the difficulties and degradations into which men and nations have been plunged has resulted from a disregard of the principles of righteousness which have been placed before them; so that, if they had clung to God and his testimonies, they would have had their feet firmly planted on a foundation which neither floods nor flames could have moved. The subject of the Holy Scriptures, and their power to profit and save the believer, is an inexhaustible one. Our feeble thoughts cannot express, nor pen describe, the halo of glory that shines from the entire word of inspiration. when, with our hearts illuminated by the Holy Spirit, we are able to comprehend something of their inestimable value and magnitude. For such a precious gift, with David let us say, “Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord.” A. M. Lindsley.
A Sneer
A SNEER is the weapon of the weak. Like other weapons, it is always cunningly ready to our hands, and there is more poison in the handle than in the point. But how many noble hearts have withered with its venomous stab, and been fettered with its subtle malignity.
WEEDS AND SEEDS.
I HAD a garden and a little child,
And in them both there grew so many weeds—
So very rank and tall they grew, and wild,
I saw no place to plant the goodly seeds.
And many hours I spent in weary toil,
’Mid burning suns and storms of childish tears,
To root the weeds from out my garden’s soil
Which to the tiller’s eye so vile appears.
Yet day by day my care seemed all for naught;
In despite of my toil still grew the weeds,
And the free soil for which my hand had sought
I found nowhere to plant the goodly seeds.
A kindly neighbor saw me o’er the wall,
And asked me why I toiled so long for naught;
“For thus,” said he, “thou wilt not work their fall
Nor gain the end for which thou long hast wrought.
“Put in thy plow, then plant the clover seeds,
And mark me if I speak thee not the truth;
The seeds will grow and choke the hateful weeds
To which thy tireless hand hath shown no ruth.”
Ah, kindly neighbor, o’er the garden wall,
Thou’st taught me what I had much need to know:
To fret not at the weeds which grow so tall,
But haste with liberal hand my seed to sow.
I sought the heart-soil of my little child,
No longer now to rudely pull the weeds.
With God’s own truth I plowed the fruitless wild,
In faith and love I thickly sowed the seeds.
And now my garden yields me fragrance sweet;
From laden boughs I pluck the golden fruit;
My sickle now may find a harvest meet,
The scattering weeds find scarcely space to root.
—Christian at Work.
The Moabite Stone.
A VERY singular and striking confirmation of the truth of certain ancient Bible records has lately been brought to light. The land of Moab, lying east of the Jordan and Dead Sea, being under Turkish rule, and the authorities being jealous of all the movements of travelers, has been a land of mystery, and few and far between have been explorations of it. In 1866, Rev. F. A. Klein, a Prussian missionary at Jerusalem, traveling in Moab under the protection of an Arab Sheik, discovered a remarkable stone among the ruins of the ancient city of Dibon. The stone was originally three feet and five inches in height, and one foot nine inches in width and thickness, with an inscription of thirty-four lines.
It is believed that originally there were eleven hundred letters on the stone, but only six hundred and sixty-nine have been restored, as it was partially broken in pieces after curiosity concerning it had led the Arabs to suppose it valuable, and that money could be obtained for the separate pieces. The inscription was in the ancient characters used by the inhabitants of Moab, and having been deciphered by adepts in this species of lore, it is satisfactorily ascertained that the inscription is older than most of the Old Testament, and was without doubt made in the year that Elijah the prophet was translated to Heaven. It reads like a chapter in the Bible, and gives strong confirmation to the facts related in the inspired volume.
It has an age of at least twenty-seven hundred years, being the work of a people who dwelt in immediate contact with the people of Israel during the whole period of their marvelous history. The inscription narrates the achievements of King Mesha, the Moabite monarch who fought against Jehoram and Jehoshaphat, and speaks of the vessels of Jehovah taken from the captured Nebo and dedicated to Chemosh, the national deity of the conqueror. The inscription not only depicts the wars between Israel and Moab, so vividly pictured in the Old Testament, but strikingly illustrates the historical, geographical, and religious relations of these kingdoms. There are few occurrences more remarkable, even in this age of surprises, than the manner in which the Moabite stone has been awakened from the sleep of nearly three thousand years, to unfold the secrets of language and of history, and to confirm, by its emphatic testimony, the essential accuracy of the Book of books.
Obituary Notices.
By J. B. T. Nichols
“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.”
DIED, at Dayton, Ohio, July 28, 1875, my wife, Susan J. Nichols, aged forty-four years. For some unknown cause, she lost her reason, although apparently in good health, and never entirely regained the use of her mental faculties. She refused to eat, and commenced failing. She was baptized by Eld. Wm. Cottrell, and remained for ten years a member of the Appleton church. She was loved by all who knew her, and we deeply feel our loss. We trust she sleeps in Jesus.
J. B. T. NICHOLS.
Vermont Camp-Meeting
Appointments.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand
269 ** Services in Chicago, every Sabbath (seventh day), at 269 West Erie St. All Sabbath-keepers spending a Sabbath in Chicago are invited to attend.
Vermont Camp-Meeting.
No providence preventing, this meeting will be held at Essex Junction, Vt., Aug. 19–24, about one-half mile from the depot. Free return tickets will be given on the ground to those who come on any of the roads controlled by the “Vermont Central.” Half fare has also been obtained on the Passumpsic and South-eastern roads. We hope to see a general gathering of our people. Come yourselves and bring others with you. We confidently expect to see Bro. and sister White and Bro. Smith at this meeting. Provision will be made for those that come with teams; also a boarding tent for the benefit of all. Committee.
The New England Camp-Meeting.
This meeting will be held on the old ground near South Lancaster, Mass., Aug. 26–31. As this is the only annual meeting of the kind held in this Conference, and many of our brethren have had but little or no preaching during the past year, and as at this meeting we shall have the labors of Bro. and sister White, we shall expect a general rally of the friends of the cause. Commence at once to make preparations to attend, and bring your unconverted friends and neighbors. This meeting will doubtless be one of unusual interest. Let this week be devoted to seeking God in a special manner.
H. B. Stratton, } N. E. Camp-Meeting Committee.
Jabez C. Tucker,
Samuel Martin, }
Maine Camp-Meeting.
No providence preventing, this meeting will be held Sept. 2–7, 1875, at Richmond, Sagadahoc Co., Maine, 1¾ miles from the depot, 1¼ from the steamboat wharf, on the main road up the Kennebec River leading to Gardiner, on land owned by Wm. Grant, in a pleasant oak grove. Bro. and sister White are cordially invited to attend.
All tents should be put up as soon as Wednesday, as the meeting is to commence Thursday morning. Ample provision will be made for this meeting.
We have obtained half fare on the Maine Central R. R. Committee.
N. Y. and Pa. Camp-Meeting.
This meeting will be held at Wright’s Grove, two and one-half miles north of the city of Rome, N. Y., and near the Black River Canal. A steamboat under the control of the Committee will transfer passengers and baggage from the depot to the grounds. The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg R. R., and all roads under their control, will issue tickets at reduced fare, which, on being signed by the secretary of the Conference, will be good for return passage. Those coming over these roads should call for camp-meeting tickets in order to secure the reduction. An effort is being made to secure a reduction of fare on other roads. All trains on the N. Y. Central R. R. stop at Rome except one from the west and two from the east. The same provision will be made for the accommodation of those who attend the meeting as has been heretofore. It is expected that Bro. and Sr. White and Bro. Smith will attend, and that it will be a meeting of unusual interest. Committee.
Vermont Conference.
The annual session of the Vermont Conference will be held in connection with the camp-meeting at Essex Junction, Aug. 19–24, 1875. It is expected that the different churches that compose this Conference will appoint delegates, so as to be fully represented here. Let us pray that God may give wisdom to guide in all the business affairs of the Conference. L. Bean, Pres.
New England Conference.
The New England Conference will hold its next annual session in connection with the camp-meeting at South Lancaster, Mass., commencing Aug. 26, and continuing until Aug. 31. All companies of our brethren where Systematic Benevolence is organized should send their delegates, and fill out their blank reports, which each company will receive from the Secretary, in season for the meeting. N. E. Conf. Com.
Maine Conference.
The next annual session of the Maine State Conference will be held during the camp-meeting at Richmond, Sept. 2–7, 1875. Let all of our churches and bodies of Sabbath-keepers take the necessary steps to represent themselves by delegation. If any cannot send a delegate, let them not fail to send a letter. We hope to see a general gathering at this meeting. Let none excuse themselves and stay at home. Half fare is obtained on the railroad. J. B. Goodrich, Pres. Maine State Conf.
N. Y. and Pa. Conference.
The N. Y. and Pa. Conference will hold its next annual session in connection with the camp-meeting at Rome, N. Y., Sept. 9–14.
It is expected that all churches and companies of brethren under the watchcare of the Conference, or such as desire to be, will arrange to be represented by delegate or letter, and will properly fill out the reports which should be made to the Conference. And it is especially requested that the S. B. treasurers will as soon as possible forward the remainder of unpaid S. B. for the year, to the Conference treasurer, instead of deferring to do so till the time of the Conference.
B. L. Whitney,
P. Z. Kinne,
S. N. Walsworth, } Conf. Com.
There will be a district quarterly meeting of the Iowa and Neb. T. & M. Society at Brighton, Sabbath and first-day, Aug. 28, 29, 1875. The librarians will hold their meetings in each church as early as the 22nd, that their reports may be in season for the quarterly meeting. Hope all will attend this meeting who feel interested in the missionary cause. Will Bro. Nicola or some other of our ministers meet with us? W. G. Bralliar, Director.
Quarterly meeting of Dist. No. 7, of the Iowa T. & M. Society, at Peru, Iowa, August 28, 29, 1875. A. J. Stiffler, Director.
The next quarterly meeting of the T. & M. Society of the churches in Dist. No. 1, N. Y. & Pa., will be held with the church at Olcott, Sabbath and first-day, Aug. 14, 15, 1875. Bro. B. L. Whitney is expected to be present. W. H. Eggleston, Director.
The next quarterly meeting of the Iowa and Nebraska T. & M. Society, Dist. No. 1, will be held at Waukon, Iowa, Aug. 28, 29. Let the librarians see that a full report is sent to J. P. Farnsworth, Waukon. We hope for a large attendance. F. H. Chapman, Director.
Quarterly meeting of the T. & M. Society of Dist. No. 4, N. Y., will be held at Buck’s Bridge, the fourth Sabbath in August, and continue over Sunday. Will the librarians see that their reports are forwarded to the secretary, H. Hilliard, Madrid Springs, St. Law. Co., N. Y., in time for this meeting? We invite all to attend this meeting who can. Business to be attended to for Conference and camp-meeting. We expect some one from abroad. Let us have a general gathering. A. H. Hall, Director.
The annual meeting of the T. & M. Society of Vt. will be held on the camp-ground, Aug. 19–24, 1875. We hope the directors of the different districts will see that their reports are sent to the State Sec. in season for this meeting. L. Bean, Pres.
Dist. No. 2 will hold its next quarterly meeting at Allen’s Corners, Deering, Maine, Aug. 22, 1875. Let all see that their reports are sent in season to Will E. Morton, Director.
J. B. Goodrich.
Quarterly meeting for Dist. No. 11, N. Y. & Pa. T. & M. Society, at East Otto, N. Y., Aug. 21, 22, 1875. Bro. B. L. Whitney is expected. Librarians will please see that their reports are sent so as to reach us the 18th. Trains will be met on Friday at Cattaraugus.
S. Thurston, Director.
Quarterly meeting of the churches and T. & M. Society of Dist. No. 1, at the Mulberry school-house, two miles west of Beloit, Mitchell Co., Kansas, Aug. 28, 29, 1875. Will all the brethren prepare their reports of tracts distributed, letters written, and all labor done for the cause of present truth, and bring them to the meeting, or forward them by mail in season.
O. O. Bridges, Director.
Quarterly meeting of the T. & M. Society of Dist. No. 5, Iowa, at Caloma, August 21, 22, 1875.
Wm. Morrison, Director.
The next annual session of the Maine T. & M. Society will be held on the camp-ground at Richmond, Sept. 2–7, 1875.
J. B. Goodrich, Pres.
The Camp-Meetings.
VERMONT, ................ August 19-24, 1875.
NEW ENGLAND, ............ " 26-31, "
MAINE, ................... Sept. 2-7, "
NEW YORK, ............... " 9-14, "
OHIO, .................... Sept. 30-Oct. 5, "
INDIANA, ................. Oct. 7-12, "
KANSAS, .................. " 14-19, "
TAKE NOTICE.
By Editor
No Paper Next Week.
On account of the camp-meeting no paper will be issued from this Office till August 24.
Next School Term Opens
Next term of school opens Aug. 30.
Sabbath Memorial No. 3
By Uriah Smith
☞ We have received No. 3 of the Sabbath Memorial, the quarterly issued in the interest of the true Sabbath by Eld. W. M. Jones, of London, Eng. It contains an interesting table giving the names of the days of the week in Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Amharic, Modern Greek, Russian, Polish, Falasha, Bengali and Hindustani, Malay, German, Norman French of the 10th and 11th centuries, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ecclesiastical, and Parliamentary. In all these tongues, the days of the week are reckoned as we reckon them, and the last or seventh day of the week is termed the Sabbath. U. S.
Camp-Meeting Half-Fare Railroad Rates
The Grand Rapids and Indiana R. R. will carry passengers coming to our camp-meeting, Aug. 10-17, for half fare from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo.
Luther on the Decalogue.
HERE have I become a disciple of the decalogue. I begin to perceive that the decalogue is the dialectic of the gospel, and the gospel is the rhetoric of the decalogue. Christ has all that Moses had, but Moses had not all that Christ has.—Michelet’s Life of Luther, p. 416.
Tents for the South Lancaster Camp-Meeting
By S. N. Haskell
Notice.
WE again say one word to those wishing tents at the camp-meeting at So. Lancaster. There should be no delay on the part of the brethren in corresponding with Bro. Stratton, as the man who furnishes the tents will not agree to accommodate without a week's notice. S. N. HASKELL.
One Hundred Dollars Each.
We here give the names of those east of the plains who have paid one hundred dollars each, to purchase a power press, engine, and printing material for the Pacific Coast. Others will be added as fast as paid.
Thos. Bickle......100
A A Bradford.....100
M J Barchloff & wife...100
James Harvey.....100
J H Bennett.....100
N G Raymond.....100
R M Pierce.....100
B M Berry.....100
E H Root.....100
L McCoy.....100
Jacob Shilvey.....100
J P Henderson.....100
T S Harris.....100
James Radclaugh...100
Geo Leighton & wife...100
Albert Belden.....100
M. J. Olds.....100
C. B. Tower.....100
Henry Hilliard.....100
J. N. Andrews.....100
James H. Minisee.....100
Jacob Wilbur.....100
Alfred Hobbs.....100
Wm E Newcomb.....100
Isaac Kaufman.....100
Newel Grant.....100
H A Craw.....100
H Brown & Son.....100
Hiram Hunter....100
M Wood.....100
S A McPherson.....100
D R Palmer.....100
C W Comings.....100
Betse Landon.....100
"A Brother".....500
P S Marshall.....100
Wm Harper.....100
Amy Dart.....100
Isaac Zirkle.....100
A W Maynard.....100
Sidney Hart.....100
Dexter Daniels.....100
Daniel H Gould.....100
Mary A Hare.....100
Geo. Lowree.....100
Truman Loomis.....100
Henry Crosbie.....200
H B Stratton.....100
Andrew Olsen.....100
S. M. Holly.....100
Wm Ings.....100
R G Lockwood.....100
Gustavus Barnard.....100
S H King.....100
S H Peck.....100
Disastrous Storms.
ANOTHER CHAPTER OF GLOOM.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 2.—The rain of last evening was the most disastrous of this season, in less than two hours overflowing all low places, washing away railroad tracks, and ruining the crops. The Ohio, Miami and Whitewater Valley lowlands are completely inundated, and the loss cannot be estimated.
In and around this city the destruction is terrible. Every railroad is more or less washed out, and hardly a train is on time to-day.
On Eastern Avenue the mud from the hills is washed down, completely covering and filling up the streets below; eleven houses were washed from their foundations, and the streets are damaged many thousands of dollars worth. In many of the houses on Eastern Avenue the water is two feet deep, and in some it rose high enough to rush in torrents through the windows, completely emptying them of furniture.
This immediate locality and Cairo, Ill., are the only places struck by this storm, it being clear at all other western points.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.—The railroads have sustained immense loss through the loss of bridges, the giving way of embankments, and the washing away of tracks. In many instances they have been completely blockaded by water. In a large portion of the other flooded districts the crop prospects are worse than for many years past. Corn is seriously damaged, and barley is beaten down, and all the crops have suffered extensively.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2.—The damage by the rain storm is very severe in Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois. The railroads east are considerably damaged by floods, and trains cannot run on time. The roads in other directions are also greatly damaged. The rivers in this section are rising rapidly, and the heavy rains have been very destructive to crops.
THE ENGLISH FLOODS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.—The following is received by mail: The rains and floods in the midland, eastern, and northern counties of England, have ceased. Hay-making and other agricultural works are at a standstill in many places. The low-lying portions of the country have been covered by water, it being in many places five feet deep. St. Ives was partially flooded, as also were Swansea, Rugby, Bedford, Warwick, Walsall, Birmingham, Leicester, Wolverhampton, and a large number of other cities and towns.—Detroit Daily News.
CAMP-MEETING COMMITTEE
Tents.
TENTS can be rented for the N. Y. and Pa. Camp-meeting at the following rates:—
24x30................................$13.00
16x24..................................8.00
14x15..................................5.00
12x17..................................4.50
9x12...................................3.00
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Miscellaneous.
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Books Sent by Mail.
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Cash Received on Account.
Geo I Butler (per S N Haskell) $35.00, Wis T & M Society $25.00, Robert Sawyer 3.00, John Matteson 7.00.
Michigan Conference Fund
Church at Alvordton (s b) $25.00, Genoa (s b) 3.00, Allegan (s b) 70.00, St Charles 25.00, Bushnell (s b) 15.00, Burlington (s b) 18.00, Spring Brook (s b) 5.00, Carson City (s b) 11.02.
Books Sent by Express.
R F Andrews, Watsaka, Ill., $45.79, S H Lane, Ligonier, Ind., 7.25, T S McDonald, Sauk Center, Stearns Co., Minn., 9.65, Hygiene Home, Florence, N. J., 5.00.
Gen. Conf. Fund.
Erastus & Susan Elmer $1.75.
Book Fund.
Linnie Barnes $1.00, Olivia Bunce 15.00.
Mich. T. & M. Society.
Dist No 2 $2.60, Dist No 2 per J F Carman 40.32, Dist No 10 2.50.
Mo. & Kan. Sufferers.
A C Woodbury $7.00.
Danish Mission.
“A freind” $10.00.
Swiss Mission.
John F Klostermyer $10.00.
Pacific Pub. Association.
E W Chapman $11.50, F H Chapman 23.00, John F Klostermyer 5.00, Stephen Allchin 25.00.