DIED, in Litchfield Corners, Me., my husband, Jefferson Brown, of the palsy, August 15, 1865, aged 61 years. He embraced present truth in 1843, and has been a strict observer of the Sabbath. We believe he sleeps in Jesus.
MARY M. BROWN.
DIED, in Thetford, Genesee Co., Mich., Aug. 25, 1865, Levant H., youngest son of Bro. and sister Butler, aged 1 year and 11 months. A discourse was preached by the writer from 1 Cor. xv, 21.
P. STRONG.
DIED, of spasmodic croup, or lung spasms, in Chesaning, Mich., Aug. 6, 1865, Lorenzo A., only surviving son of Bro. I. O., and sister H. E. Thompson, aged 1 year, 11 months and 14 days.
D. W. MILK.
DIED, in Ionia, Mich., July 15, 1865, Bro. E. M. Davis, of consumption, in the 33d year of his age.
Bro. Davis was a firm believer in the truths of the third angel's message. His last days seemed to be his best days, and we believe he will sleep only till Jesus comes, and then have part in the first resurrection.
S. H. KING.
Appointments.
New York and Pennsylvania State Conference.
THE New York and Pennsylvania State Conference will hold its fourth annual session at Nile, Alleghany Co., N. Y., sixth-day, Oct. 13, 1865, at 9 o'clock A. M.
All the churches belonging to this Conference, and those wishing to unite with it, are requested to represent themselves by delegates or letter. Delegates are to be chosen according to the following ratio: Each church to the number of twenty members or under, one delegate, and one delegate for every additional fifteen members. Delegates will bring letters showing their appointment. Churches will be careful to send a written report of their standing, their losses and additions of membership during the year, and also the amount of S. B. fund.
Ministers belonging to this Conference will come prepared to present written reports of each week's labor, and expenses and receipts. These reports must state the number of meetings held, and where they were held, each week.
Brethren, in view of the solemn time in which we are living, and the awful scenes that are before us, and the magnitude of the work to be done to prepare a people to escape the wrath to come, and to stand before the Son of man at his appearing, let us come up to this meeting full of the Spirit and power of religion, having purified ourselves by obeying the truth, and being sanctified by the Spirit, be prepared to work in unison with God's people in the great duties connected with the closing work of probation. A general invitation is extended to all the brethren and sisters to attend this meeting. A special invitation is extended to Bro. and sister White to attend.
Delegates will please come prepared to settle up the pledges of the churches to the end of the Conference year, Oct. 1, that the Conference may be able to meet the demands against it.
A. LANFHEAR,
J. N. ANDREWS,
C. O. TAYLOR, } N. Y. Conf. Com.
P. S. As there are but few here to entertain the Conference, it is expected that all who can, will come prepared to take care of themselves as far as possible, by bringing bedclothes, buffalo robes, provisions, &c., for themselves and others. Our houses are generally small, but our barns will make up the deficiency.
Brethren coming to this place will stop at Friendship Station, on the N. Y. & E. R. R., eighty miles east of Dunkirk, and thirty-eight west of Hornellsville. As the meeting will be two and a half miles from the depot, teams will meet the trains on the 12th of Oct. to convey passengers to the meeting.
A. LANFHEAR.
I DESIGN to attend the N. Y. Conference appointed in this week's Review.
J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.
THE third Quarterly Meeting for the year 1865, of Seventh-day Adventists at Clyde, Ill., will be held Sabbath and first-day, September 23 and 24.
An earnest invitation is extended to scattered brethren and friends of present truth generally, to meet with us, and take part in the services.
Eld. Steward is expected to be present.
G. W. COLCORD, Clerk.
THE next Quarterly Meeting of the Wawkon, West Union and Elgin churches, will be held at West Union, commencing Sabbath, Oct. 7. Brethren and sisters are cordially invited to attend. We hope it will be so that one of our ministering brethren may be present.
GEORGE I. BUTLER.
THE next Quarterly Meeting of the Seventh-day Adventist church at Avon, Rock Co., Wis., will commence the last Sabbath in Sept., and hold over first-day. Will Bro. Steward make arrangements to meet with us? Brethren of other churches are invited to attend.
ORVIL JONES, Clerk.
Bro. White Slowly Recovering
By Editor
IN behalf of Bro. White we would again express thanks to the many friends who have spoken words of sympathy for him in his sickness. He is still slowly gaining ground. The 10th inst. he walked from his house to the Office. Bro. Dr. Lay, from Dansville, is now here, whom Bro. White will, if able, accompany on his return to that place, Thursday next.
Cornered.
Covetous people often seek to shelter themselves behind the widow's mite, and to give a paltry sum to benevolent objects under cover of her contribution. The following incident has a moral for all such:
A gentleman called upon a wealthy friend for a contribution.
"Yes, I must give my mite," said the rich man.
"You mean the widow's mite, I suppose," replied the other.
"To be sure I do."
The gentleman continued—"I will be satisfied with half as much as she gave. How much are you worth?"
"Seventy thousand dollars," he answered.
"Give me then a check for thirty-five thousand, that will be just half as much as the widow gave; for she gave all she had."
It was a new idea to the wealthy merchant.
Spiritualism Advancing.
By M. E. Cornell
An occasional glance at the papers devoted to the cause of Modern Spiritualism, is enough to convince, it would seem, even the most skeptical, that Spiritualism is making rapid progress. From the first, the spirits have prophesied their own advance. From rapping mediums, they progressed to writing, speaking, tipping, healing, and impressional mediums. But for a time past, they have constantly affirmed, that soon spirits would converse with mortals in bodily shape, face to face, in broad day light. Such manifestations are already becoming quite common, both in Europe and America, and many are being deceived by this last wonder of demonology. I clip the following from the Banner of Light, of Sept. 2, 1865:
"Wonderful changes are going on in Mr. C. H. Foster's mediumship. He is now lifted from the floor bodily in broad daylight, and spirit-hands are also shown in the light in his presence. Spirits talk to him the same as one human being converses with another. Other mediums are undergoing similar changes in their medium powers. Mrs. J. H. Conant speaks face to face with the invisibles, in her normal condition. Not a day elapses that they do not advise with her in many of the common affairs of life. We predict that the time is near at hand when spirit-powers will be made so apparane among mankind generally, that none but the rankest bigots will doubt spirit communion."
M. E. CORNELL.
Corrupt Teachings.
By Dudley Marvin Canright
It was required of the ancient priests that they should be very particular and reverential in their service of God in his house. For carelessness in this respect they were sometimes destroyed. Lev. x, 1–3.
In Zeph. iii, 4, the religious teachers of the last days are described thus: "Her prophets are light and treacherous persons; her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law." The priests of the present day do not teach God's word and his law, but in their stead they teach politics, fables, and stories. It is sometimes shocking to see how they mix sacred and profane things together. The superintendent of the Union Sunday School, visited this place a short time since, for the purpose of instructing the children. Among other valuable (?) instructions which he gave them, was the following verse which he taught them to sing:
"A sixpence for a spool of thread,
A penny for a needle,
This we ask in Jesus' name,
Pop goes the weasel!"
The above was actually taught to the children of Watrousville, by a minister of the gospel!! May God pity the youth when such teaching as this passes for religious instruction. The same minister denounced the law of God and those who taught it as being of Satan. He faithfully warned his congregation not to go to the tent to hear the devilish doctrine. Surely Babylon is fallen.
D. M. CANRIGHT.
Watrousville, Mich.
God’s Will and Universal Salvation
A Universalist asked Rev. Mr. W., "if God was willing all men should be saved?"
Mr. W. replied, "Do you believe God is willing all men should live moral and virtuous lives in this world?"
The man answered, "Yes."
"Do all men live thus?"
After a little hesitancy he answered, "No."
"According to your own reasoning, the will of God is not accomplished. But to answer your question more fully—God is as willing all men should be saved, as he is that all men should live virtuously; but if you mean by will, a determination, then I would say God has not determined that all men should maintain good and moral lives, for if he had, they would; nor has he determined to save all; if he had, all would be saved."
Friendships Within Holiness
ALL voluntary intimacies and friendships, in order to be pleasing to God, and profitable to the heart, must be formed within the warm and radiant circle of holiness; otherwise, they are poisonous and destructive.
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