We reached the ground Tuesday night at ten o’clock and found quite a number of the brethren and sisters present, and some tents up, though there was some delay occasioned by the rain. The weather, through the meeting, was against us. I believe it rained every day some, and Sabbath night it poured all night, so that it tore up the roads, carried off bridges, and rendered it difficult for many to get there on Sunday. Pails standing out in the open air were nearly filled with water. Our camp-ground was situated on the top of one of the Vermont hills, which saved us from being endangered by the streams. As it was, a few tents pitched in grounds lower than others were flooded, but no serious accident occurred more than to wet the inmates thoroughly. No sickness resulted that I am aware of.
The outside attendance was small. Sunday, several hundred were present in spite of the bad roads, and gave good attention. But many, no doubt, were kept away from that cause.
The attendance of our own people was fair, though the lateness of the season, and the fact that their grain crops were not gathered, kept some away. There were about thirty tents up, of fair size, and not far from three hundred Sabbath-keepers present. The course of the meeting ran very much as that of the other camp-meetings which have been reported. The preaching was designed to be solemn, to cause the people to see the principles of true religion just as it is revealed in the word of God, in plainness and force, and to show what sort of people we ought to be in view of the truth which we profess. Comparing ourselves as we are with those principles must necessarily result in our seeing a very great lack on our part and would naturally cause us to feel the need of being different if we hope to meet the measure of God’s standard. The convicting power of the Spirit of God was present, judging from the tearful eyes and earnest testimonies given. When an opportunity was offered for those to come forward for prayers who desired them, as many as two hundred came at once without urging, and afterward many confessed that they had seen their hearts as never before, and many expressed their joy at finding the blessing of God. Our social meetings were all seasons of interest, and the time well filled. At the close of the meeting, seven were baptized.
The Conference seems to be growing strong, slowly, judging from the reports. And if union and harmony prevail among those laboring in the work there is no reason to fear that the work will go down in Vermont. May God’s blessing rest upon it. Many expressed themselves as much benefited by the meeting, and that its influence had been to unite and bring the minds of all to a contemplation of those truths which were especially needed to be dwelt upon.
Personally speaking, the visit to Vermont was one of interest to me. Seventeen years ago I left my native State an infidel. I came back after this long period for the first time, preaching to many of those who knew me as such the truths I formerly ridiculed. I took time to visit Waterbury, my native town, one day, and view the old familiar scenes of youth and childhood, which leave the strongest impress upon the mind and heart. How strange it seemed. A few were left whom I had known in former years. Many were scattered over our great country. Many more familiar names were inscribed upon the church-yard headstones. Passing away! Passing away! How vivid it seemed. How great God’s mercy to me has been, and how faithfully I ought to labor to show my appreciation of it. The green hills of Vermont never seemed more beautiful. I enjoyed my short stay very much.
GEO. L. BUTLER.
Pishon’s Ferry, Me., Aug. 21, 1872.
Obituary Notices.
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.
DIED, in Chesaning, Sag. Co., Mich., Aug. 12, 1872, Rhoda May Lola Thompson, youngest daughter of I. O. and H. E. Thompson, aged 1 year 2 months and 21 days. Death caused by a fall.
I. O. Thompson.
DIED in Brandon, Vt., July 22, 1872, after a lingering illness of some six months, Samuel Tower. He enjoyed a deeper experience in religious things for some time before his death, and fell asleep in confident hope of a part in the first resurrection.
Love One Another.
By J. Philbrick
In John 15: 12, Jesus says, “This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.” And St. Paul says, “And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”
Next to hearing others is reading from their pens. Are there not many silent pens which might and should be used to express such words of cheer as would cause bright hope to spring up in the heart of some lone pilgrim, or call a song of praise from some saddened soul?
But, alas! how many there are, and some from whom we might hope better things, who will manifest displeasure if you say anything to them of the importance of living the letter and spirit of reform, which God in his infinite mercy has given us.
But to live out the precious truths unfolded by the third angel, how blessed. To draw sap and nourishment from Christ, the living vine, makes us one in him, and we shall love one another as he has given us commandment. We shall, too, delight to encourage each other, and strengthen each other, and when we see the older, afflicted, tried, and tempted, it will be our joy to take them by the hand and share with them in their sorrows and trials, until they are made free in the Lord. See the following texts. John, 17: 20, 21; 1 Pet. 1: 22, 23; 2 Cor. 13: 11; 1 John 6: 16, 17. Thank Heaven for the light of the third angel’s message. It causes the precious pages of the Bible to shine with heavenly light as never before.
As the saints look into the open door of the heavenly sanctuary, and there behold their great High Priest, and the love of God through him, the mind is enraptured with sweet delight, and they feel the transforming power of his love shed abroad in the heart, which unites, and cements in one. The Saviour’s prayer is answered. They are one, as he and his Father are one. Thank the Lord, I love the sweet spirit of Heaven. No separate interest here. No selfishness in the Christian heart. “Not a particle of covetousness or selfishness can God approbate.” I praise his great name for the victory he has given me for a few weeks past, and for that love I feel for his truth, and for his dear people. This work is the Lord’s, and it will go forward. I cannot love him enough for his unbounded love toward fallen man.
Jesus has died for us, and we are saved by grace, through his precious blood. How ungrateful, if we do not love him, praise him, and magnify his blessed name, with all the heart. “Oh! magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.”
“Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.” O ye servants and watchmen of the Lord, that do his will and pleasure, bearing the burden of the third message, be strong, and of good courage, and the Lord will give you eternal life when he gathers his redeemed unto himself. J. PHILBRICK.
West Wilton, N. H., 1872.
The New Canaanites.
IN the Herald of Life, of Aug. 7, 1872, we find the following, from which it may be inferred that another unaccountable delusion is about played out:
We copy the following article from a Georgia paper of the 17th ult., presuming, from circumstances familiar to us, that it is reliable. We give it as information interesting to many of our readers, painful though it will be to them:
“We were called on yesterday morning by E. Chadwick, of Boston, and John Swail and John Parks, of Springfield, Massachusetts, late members of the “New Canaanite” or “Elijah Message” settlement, in Columbia county. They informed us that the colony is reduced to about twenty-one persons, men, women, and children, many of whom are sick, and that all are in destitute circumstances. They handed us the copy of a letter, alleged to have been written by Joseph T. Curry, the “Elijah,” so called, and containing the doctrines in brief as taught by him. It is, indeed, wonderful that in this enlightened age there are people so ignorant as to be deluded into believing such doctrines as are there set forth. The following is the letter:—
“Everet, Nov. 22, 1871.
“DEAR BROTHER ORCUTT: I commit to your care, that it may be read only to those who have taken hold of the new covenant, these three propositions or requirements. This may be copied for the right of every one: 1st. To take hold of the new covenant as it is written in Isa. 56: 2; looking steadily to Yahwah for the fulfillment of this part, as written—Jer. 31: 33. This first proposition being understood and settled, those who have attained it are ready for the next. 2d. To believe in Joseph T. Curry as the Elijah of Malachi, the Cyrus of Isaiah, the prophet like to Moses; and the rod of Micah 6: 9; therefore the divinely commissioned Governor, Jer. 20: 21, of this nation; consequently not to obey without question, even in thought, his doctrine or practice, or to set up the will against him in any matter, however trivial, is a violation of Yahwah’s commandments. When this is settled, then, and not till then, comes the next proposition. 3d. To move South to the place that shall be indicated by the Cyrus. As persons shall come up to the 3d proposition, let them write to me.
JOSEPH T. CURRY.”
Augusta, Georgia.
Did No One Keep the Law but Christ?
By J. H. Totman
WHILE in conversation not long since with one that claimed that God's law was abolished, he stated that no one ever kept the law of God but Jesus Christ, and he broke the Sabbath. When he was referred to John 15: 10, to the words of Jesus, “I have kept my Father's commandments.” Well, he replied, he did not keep it as the Jews did; notwithstanding he had just said that no one ever kept it but Christ.
The fallacy of such assertions will appear by consulting the word of God.
WE read that Abraham obeyed God's voice, and kept his laws. Gen 26: 5. Oh! says one, the law did not exist until they got to Sinai, so it could not have been God's moral law (which condemns sin). But Paul says that sin is not imputed when there is no law. Rom. 5: 13. And again, “Sin is the transgression of the law.” 1 John 3: 4. Again it is recorded of the Sodomites that they were wicked, and sinners before the Lord exceedingly. Gen. 13: 13. And again, see the principle of the seventh commandment in Gen. 20: 6. This was more than 400 years before Sinai.
But to return. David said, I have kept thy law. Ps. 119: 55. Again, it is recorded of Caleb and Joshua that they followed the Lord wholly. Num. 32: 12. Webster's definition of the word follow, is to obey; hence they obeyed God. Again, it is said of Jeroboam, that he had not been as his (God's) servant David had been who kept God's commandments, following the Lord with all his heart. See 1 Kings, 14: 8. Even Daniel's enemies confessed that he was a servant of the living God (see Webster's third definition of servant); for they confessed they could find no fault with him, unless they found it concerning the law of his God. Dan. 6: 5-20.
Now if the law was not kept by any one but Christ, will they harmonize such a theory with these records and with Luke 1: 5, 6. Will they tell us how Zacharias and Elizabeth could have been righteous and not have kept the law; for it is recorded of them that they walked in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. The third message says, “Here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” Oh! that men would not be willingly ignorant of the truth.
J. H. Totman.
Richmond, Me.
Tract and Missionary Department.
By J. M. Lindsay; Harmon Lindsay
Report of N. Y. and Pa. Tract and Missionary Society.
The T. and M. Society held its first annual meeting in connection with the camp-meeting at Kirkville, Aug. 8, 1872. The meeting was called to order by the president.
The secretary’s report was then called for, which read as follows:
Whole number of members, 469.
Donations, $159.59.
Money received on book sales, 38.61.
Whole amount of money received, 567.20.
Number of new subscribers for REVIEW 5, Reformer 38, Instructor 61.
Number of families visited, 571. Amount raised on Widow and Orphan Fund, $113.25.
Pages of tracts distributed, 91,359, valued at $122.69.
REVIEWS distributed, 279, Reformers, 187, Instructors, 136. Report accepted.
Owing to the incompleteness of the reports at the quarterly meeting at Adam’s Centre in May, it was thought best to include what had been done previous to that time. The above report therefore covers all the work done by the Society since its organization in March last, as far as reported to the secretary.
A committee on nominations was appointed, and the meeting adjourned to call of Chair.
Another meeting was called Aug. 10th. The general agent’s report was then presented.
According to this report, the delinquency on the periodicals in this Conference a year ago, was $960.73.
Of this amount, has been collected, $500.
The net gain at present standing, $300.
The net gain of subscribers to the periodicals stands at about two hundred each on Instructor and Reformer, and a small advance on REVIEW. This report was accepted.
The committee on nominations then reported as follows:—
For President, P. Z. Kinnie,
Sec. and Gen’l Agt., B. L. Whitney,
Treasurer, E. B. Gaskill,
Director, Dist. No. 1, J. M. Lindsay,
“ “ “ 2, Daniel Bowe,
“ “ “ 3, S. N. Walsworth,
“ “ “ 4, A. H. Hall,
“ “ “ 5, I. N. Russell,
“ “ “ 6, M. S. Tyrel,
“ “ “ 7, S. I. Abbey,
“ “ “ 8, E. S. Lane,
“ “ “ 9, D. B. Welch,
“ “ “ 10, Wm. Coats,
“ “ “ 11, John Lindsay.
Report accepted.
The subject of obtaining new subscribers for a trial trip for the Reformer, as suggested in REVIEW and Reformer, was considered, and the Society pledged itself to do what it could in that direction.
Interspersed with the business proceedings of the meeting were interesting and practical remarks relative to the work by Brn. Haskell, Littlejohn, and Butler.
J. M. LINDSAY, Pres.
Harmon Lindsay, Sec.
Capt. Hedley Vicars.
By G. W. A.
THE American Tract Society furnishes an interesting Sabbath-school volume in the biography of Capt. Hedley Vicars. It is for sale at the REVIEW Office. The book is a useful little treatise, and shows how a young British officer, even amid the surrounding dissipations of camp-life, gave his heart to the Saviour, and to the day of his death was “a burning and shining light,” a living, working disciple of Jesus. His useful life was sacrificed in the Crimean war, March 22, 1855, in helping repulse a night attack of the Russians.
The following paragraph from pages 118, 119, of his “Memorials,” is a part of a letter to his mother. It is dated “Sebastopol, Feb. 19, 1855,” and shows how Capt. Vicars regarded the subject of our Lord’s soon-coming. He says:—
“As I gazed on the magnificent scenery, on the wildness and grandeur of the distant, lofty and snow-capped mountains, giving an additional charm to the surrounding loveliness, all around was so still and calm that my thoughts wandered to more peaceful climes, and to that not far distant day when JESUS SHALL RETURN to this beautiful, although sin-marred, world; when wars shall cease forever, and love and holiness fill the breasts of his redeemed people. Oh! dearest mother, there are times when I long for this final consummation of all things. What a blessed thing it will be to serve Christ with a heart wholly renewed and made like unto his, when sin can no more afflict us with its presence, or bow us down under its intolerable burden. But it is not always thus that my soul longs and pants for that great advent of my glorious and precious Saviour. Oh! that I were ever waiting and ready to welcome him, on his triumphant return to a world where once he took upon him the form of a servant, to redeem and save sinners.”
No one can read this biography of Capt. Vicars without being greatly quickened in the heavenly life. G. W. A.
Prayer and Meditation.
By Allie Church
ARE we as often found at the mercy-seat pleading for help and strength from God to perform every duty and overcome every sin as we should? Many who are striving for eternal life sometimes wonder why their progress is so slow. They look over the past and cannot see wherein they have erred. They say, I have sought my closet as often as is required of me and I have not made a failure here certainly. But do these persons realize how they have sought God? Have they come with their hearts wholly in the work, fully believing that the Lord would verify his promises to them? or have they come with lip-service, their thoughts wandering and at the same time disbelieving what God has said?
If this is the way we come to God in secret prayer, there is sufficient reason why we make no more progress; for the Lord will not listen to such prayers. Better, it sometimes seems to me, would it be if those prayers (if such they can be called) had not been uttered.
If we come to God in the way which is first noticed, certainly this is not where we lack. We should then examine a little closer and see if we have meditated upon these things sufficiently.
Many come short here. If we have sought God in the manner here last described, or if we have not had complete control of our thoughts so as to keep them in the right channel, it is certainly time for us to reform. Time is short, and we have not a moment to lose.
Many times have I had to regret that I have lived so far from God in these things. Let us arouse, one and all, and strive by God's grace assisting us to redeem the time.
ALLIE CHURCH.
Steele Co., Minn., Aug. 13, 1872.
Can We Afford It?
By R. F. Phippeny
In these days of peril can we lay down our armor for a moment of time? Think of our vigilant foe who is ever on the alert to find us off our guard, that he may strike us a death blow if possible. Can we afford to slacken our pace for a single moment when the prize is so near? The perils of the last days are upon us. The great conflict is just before us, and a little from this, the prize of eternal life. Soon we shall see the great King coming in all his glory, with his glittering army of angels, to gather together his jewels from out the wicked nations of the earth, and can we afford not to be among the saved?
We know that the setting up of the kingdom of God is very near indeed, and shall we not be subjects of that kingdom?
Again, I say, How can we afford to neglect any means that are in our power that will help us to prepare for a home with Jesus and the sinless angels?
The jeweled city of God is almost in sight, and we can, if we will, have a home within its glorious walls. Oh! no; we cannot afford to lose all this.
“Then let us press; for Jesus is near;
And strengthen each other with words of good cheer;
With zeal ever buoyant, and courage ne’er slack,
Let’s be true to our King, and never draw back.”
R. F. PHIPPENY.
Gratiot Co., Mich.
Significant Items.
By F. A. Buzzell
Compiled for REVIEW by F. A. Buzzell.
THERE are many clergymen in New York who have wine upon their tables, and who furnish it to their guests.—Dr. J. G. HOLLAND in Scribner’s Monthly.
THE number of young men fitting for the ministry in our theological seminaries has been steadily decreasing.—REV. D. DORCHESTER in Methodist Quarterly Review.
“A WRITER in the Rock says, the Sunday idols of Protestantism are the ‘favorite minister,’ the wealthy congregation, and the hot dinner.”
“ROMAN CATHOLICS in this country have accommodations for 1,990,514, and the Evangelical Protestants for 16,642,183, the difference being eight to one.”
Advance Pay System.
By James White
The only proper plan for publishers of periodicals to adopt, in order to secure prompt payment and success, is the strict advance pay system.
All publishers are loth to part with patrons, and there are always a few who will plead to be trusted six months, or a year. The publisher yields to the few, and does not carry out the advance pay plan strictly. In yielding to the few, he has opened the door for many delinquents, and he soon finds that his patrons, whom he has labored to serve faithfully, owe him thousands.
This is our unpleasant experience. There is due the S. D. A. Publishing Association more than Ten Thousand Dollars from delinquent subscribers for the REVIEW AND HERALD, Health Reformer, and Youth's Instructor. This is all wrong. It was an error on our part in complying with the expressed wishes of a few persons asking us to send them our publications on credit, and thus opening the way for so many to become careless in regard to paying honest debts. But the wrong has not been all on our side by any means. The great wrong in this matter has been on the part of those persons who have taken advantage of our willingness to accommodate all, and still retain all our subscribers.
We are now deciding that it would be better never to enter a name on our lists on credit. There are but very few who cannot advance the small sums required for our periodicals one year. And these few had better have them sent to them free the first year than to be in debt. And we design that every subscriber to our periodicals shall pay in advance by January 1, 1873, or the name be stricken from our lists. We therefore call on all delinquents to pay up. And we also ask for the vigilant co-operation of Tract and Missionary Societies in the several States, in this work of placing the subscribers of our several periodicals on the strict advance pay system. We shall send bills of indebtedness to delinquents soon.
When all shall have paid up, then, from that time onward, each subscriber who shall suffer his time to nearly run out will be notified a week or two before the time, for which he has paid, has run out. And if he does not then renew his subscription by paying promptly in advance, the name will be stricken from our lists. This will relieve our Tract and Missionary Societies of much labor, yet we shall want their co-operation, in seeing that all have our publications who should read them, while carrying out the advance pay system; which will make it necessary to cut off more or less names. Pay up delinquents, pay up, and let the Publishing Association have its just due, and save us the trouble of sending bills, and the officers of our Tract and Missionary Societies the trouble of addressing you by letter. Pay up! Pay up!!
JAMES WHITE, Pres. S. D. A. P. A.
The Month of Earthquakes.
The month of April, 1872, will long be remembered, and will occupy an important position in geological history as the month of earthquakes and volcanoes. The series of disturbances in question commenced on March 26 with an earthquake at Independence, Inyo County, California, and lasted for five hours, during which time “the earth was never for a moment perfectly quiet, and every few moments heavy shocks, of a few seconds’ duration, were occurring; in all, there were more than fifty heavy shocks.” During the disturbance, flashes of light were seen to issue from the Black Rock, a volcano of the Sierra Nevada range about fourteen miles distant.
On April 3 the terrible earthquake of Antioch laid that ancient city in ruins. In this commotion the earth was disturbed over a considerable extent, the shocks being severely felt from Aleppo to Orfa, beyond the Euphrates, and occurring at intervals for more than a week.
On April 14 and 15 violent shocks of earthquake were felt at Accra, on the Gold Coast of Africa, and these were attended by a hurricane which wrecked nearly every vessel in the harbor of Zanzibar.
On April 24 Vesuvius again burst her bonds and became more active than at any time since the eruption that overwhelmed Herculaneum and Pompeii.
Europe, Asia, Africa, America,—four out of the five great divisions of the globe, showing serious disturbance of their surface at almost the same time. It is as if Mother Earth were shaking the finger of admonition at those who deny the old geological doctrines, and advance the hypothesis that the globe is not fluid in its interior, but is solid through and through.—Scribner for August.
Ohio Camp-meeting
Appointments.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
Ohio Camp-meeting.
This meeting will be held at Mansfield, Richland Co., Ohio, on the same ground occupied last year, commencing Sept. 12 and continuing to the 17th.
We hope all our brethren will make an effort to come to this meeting, to work for the Lord. Be on the ground at the commencement of the meeting and stay until the close. Ample provisions will be made for man and beast.
O. F. Guilford, Geo. Bisel, Wm. Crouse,
Camp-meeting Com.
Ohio State Conference.
The Ohio State Conference will hold its next annual session at Mansfield, Ohio, in connection with the Ohio Camp-meeting, Sept. 12–17. We earnestly request all the churches in this Conference to send delegates, also the companies that are not organized. We wish all to be represented either by delegate or by letter.
Wm. Chinnock, Sanford Rogers, J. Q. A. Haughey,
Ohio Conf. Com.
Indiana Camp-Meeting.
This meeting will be held near the Burlington and Kokomo Pike, eight miles west of Kokomo, Sept. 19–24. The brethren will meet those coming on the cars at the station in Kokomo, Sept. 18 and 19, and convey them to the camp ground free of charge. We very much desire to see all the friends on the ground in time to pitch their tents and make all the arrangements necessary for their comfort before the time set for the meeting, so that we can spend the entire time in getting nearer to the Lord. Bring your families, friends, and neighbors, if you wish to enjoy the meeting. Bring your hearts full of love, and your souls full of energy.
W. H. Carpenter, Charles Seaward, Wm. Covert,
Camp-Meeting Com.
Ohio T. and M. Society.
The Ohio Tract and Missionary Society will hold its first annual meeting at the time of camp-meeting, Sept. 12–17, 1872. All the directors and as many members as can, should be present, as officers for the ensuing year are to be elected and other important matters pertaining to the interest of the Society to be considered.
O. Mears, Pres. Ohio T. & M. Society.
The next quarterly meeting for the churches of Orleans, Orange, Greenville, Vergennes, Bushnell, Montcalm, and Deerfield, will be held with the Greenville church the first Sabbath in November; and the churches will be visited as follows:—
Orange, Sept. 14, Brn. Wm. Alchin and Maynard.
Orleans, Aug. 19, Brn. Stephen Alchin and Hodges.
Vergennes, Sept. 21, Brn. L. Kneeland and Howe.
Greenville, Sept. 28, Brn. E. Vandusen and Towle.
Bushnell, Oct. 5, Brn. King and Spencer Vandusen.
Montcalm, Oct. 5, Brn. Banks and Staines.
S. H. King.
Quarterly meeting at Pontiac, Ill., Sept. 7 and 8.
“ “ Gridley, Sept. 14 and 15.
Let all the scattered ones make an effort to get out to these meetings. Come prepared to seek the Lord. The M. and T. Society in each of the above places will hold their first quarterly session at the above meetings. Let the reports be ready.
J. W. Marsh, Director, 3d Dist.
Quarterly meeting at Avon, Wis., Sept. 14 and 15. Brethren and sisters from other churches are invited. Bro. Sanborn is expected.
H. W. Decker.
Quarterly meeting at Waukon, Iowa, Sept., 14, 15. 1872.
C. A. Washburn.
I design to be at the Avon quarterly meeting Sept. 14, 15. Also at Mackford Sept. 21, 22, appointed by Elder Thurston. Will some one meet me at Brandon Station, Friday morning the 20th, and carry me to Mackford. I shall reach the Station Thursday evening.
T. Sanborn.
Monthly meeting for Western New York, at Parma, Sept. 14, 15. Teams will be at Brockport, at four o'clock P. M. on Friday the 13th.
S. B. Craig.
Monthly meeting at Green, Oceana Co., Sept. 28 and 29. I will, nothing preventing, attend this meeting. Will Bro. Newman meet me at Mears' Station, Thursday, the 26th?
John Birington.
Central Camp-Meetings.
Ohio, Sept. 12-17.
Indiana, “ 19-24.
GEN. CONF. COM.
Report from Bro. White Received at Press Time
By Editor
We delay this paper a day to give the report from Bro. White, which was received just as we were going to press.
Notice of Delayed Paper Due to Camp-Meeting
By Editor
Notice.
OUR paper next week will be a few days late, on account of the camp-meeting, at this place.
Next School Term Begins Monday, September 16
Remember the commencement of the next term of school, Monday, Sept. 16.
Amherst College to Add a Dancing Master
Amherst College, the training school for orthodox ministers, it is said, is to have its professional corps increased by the addition of a dancing master. Tilton, in his Golden Age, thinks it will be a good thing to have a generation of dancing ministers, and that the divinity will be improved by the dancing.
Hymns and Tunes.
By James White
We have just compiled a book of Hymns and Tunes, of about 200 pp, for the use of Camp-meetings and other Religious Gatherings. It embraces the best from our large Hymn Book, with some new Hymns and Tunes of great value. It is not designed to take the place of our larger work; but for a wider circulation, especially when new fields are entered. Its superior value, and very low price, will secure its circulation everywhere.
Price, in strong paper covers, post paid, 25 cents. If any wish it bound in Morocco they can have it, post paid, for 50 cents.
JAMES WHITE.
The Health Reformer.
By James White
A good movement is going on with the friends of the Reformer, to circulate the last four numbers of this journal to thousands on trial. They offer the Reformer for September, October, November, and December for the small sum of 25 cents.
All the true friends of the Health Reform are urgently invited to act as agents, and, as far as their means will allow, send in the names of their distant relatives and friends, accompanied with 25 cents each from their own pockets. Those who order the Reformer for friends would do well to notify them by letter.
At the close of the year, the thousands who receive the four numbers will be invited to renew their subscription for the Reformer for 1873, by the payment of one dollar, and the names of those who do not renew them will be promptly stricken from the lists, unless their friends renew for them.
We learn that from twenty-five to fifty names were coming in per day about the middle of August for the four months’ trial. Let this work go on until the middle of October. Four numbers will be furnished, though one or two of them be back numbers.
JAMES WHITE.
Black Hawk, Cal., August 22, 1872.
The Advent Tidende.
By Editor
A PROSPECTUS has been issued for this excellent monthly Danish journal, with which to obtain new subscribers, similar to the one used on the Reformer. Our brethren who have Danish or Norwegian friends or neighbors, should put this into their hands, and solicit their subscriptions. Four numbers of the Tidende are offered, as a trial trip, for 25 cents.
New Works.
By Editor
The Publishing Association has the past summer issued new editions of some of its standard works, and published some new ones, of which we give notice below:
1. The Sanctuary and Twenty-three hundred Days. The original work of Bro. Andrews, carefully revised by the author. The most thorough and complete work we have ever had on this subject. 96 pp. Price 10c.
2. The Atonement, by Bro. Waggoner, revised and enlarged. This is just the work to place in the hands of thinking men and women on this fundamental and most important subject: 168 pp. Price 20c.
3. The Three Messages of Rev. 14, particularly the Third Angel’s Message, and Two-horned Beast, by J. N. Andrews. Third edition, revised. 126 pp. Price 15c.
4. A Refutation of the doctrine called The Age to Come, by J. H. Waggoner. This book appears as a second edition of a former work on this subject, entitled The Kingdom of God; but the author in his preface says, “This is more than a second edition or revision of the former work on the Kingdom of God. One entire chapter (III) has been added, and the rest of it has been mostly rewritten.” It is an unanswerable refutation of the dreary error it attacks. 168 pp. Price 20c.
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France Preparing for War.
The war between France and Germany is not at an end. There has been no peace, only an adjournment of hostilities. No fact is more evident than this. The one idea that controls the French mind is “the settlement of accounts with Germany.” Although little is said about it in the papers, and there have been discreet reservations in the debates, the Government has been making strenuous efforts to bring the army up to its fullest capacity. There have been large purchases of horses in Hungary, England, and Germany. The workshops for the manufacture of artillery and firearms are in full blast. There are more cannon now than there was before the war, and more small arms. Paris is being strengthened by new lines of forts. Great quantities of provisions have been introduced into the city of Paris, enough for two years’ consumption in case of a siege. When the new works are completed, a successful siege of Paris will require the investment of a line of circumvallation ninety miles in extent—a feat not within the resources of any army. The soldiers are under constant and severe discipline. They are kept in camp, away from Paris and the large cities. You see fewer soldiers in Paris than in London—a group here and there, at the Invalides and public buildings, for instance, but no more. Whatever difference there may be as to dynasties, and parties in this work of re-organizing the army and strengthening the resources of France, every one is interested. The French army to-day is the strongest army in Europe, except that of Germany. Beyond and above all, there is a public spirit, a sense of industry and self-denial, a desire for information and study that are a wholesome evidence of improvement. It may be, and I would not be surprised if history so recorded it, that the appalling disasters that fell upon France have served to show the strength and weakness of the country, and to teach that strength that comes from a true knowledge of weakness and a resolution to overcome it.
FAULTS
What are another’s faults to me?
I’ve not a vulture’s bill,
To pick at every flaw I see,
And make it wider still.
It is enough for me to know
I’ve follies of my own,
And on my heart the care bestow,
And others let alone.