The Bible is read of a Sabbath in all the thousand pulpits of our land. The sun never sets on its gleaming page. It goes equally to the cottage of the plain man and the palace of the king. It is woven into literature, and its colors are the talk of the street. The bark of the merchant cannot sail the sea without it. No ship of war goes to conflict but the Bible is there. It enters men's closets; mingles in all grief and cheerfulness of life. The aching head finds a softer pillow when the Bible lies underneath. It blesses us when we are born; gives names to half of Christendom; rejoices with us; has sympathy for our mourning; tempers our griefs to finer issues. It is the better part of our sermons. It lifts man above himself. The timid man, awaking from his dream of life, looks through the glass of Scripture and his eye grows bright. He does not fear to stand alone—to tread the way unknown and distant—to take the death-angel by the hand, and bid farewell to wife and babes at home. Men rest on this their dearest hope. It tells them of God, and of his beloved Son; of earthly duties, and of heavenly rest.—Sel.
Fullness of Bread.
THE style in which some professed Christians live in obedience to the dictates of tyrant fashion, and the imaginary necessities of their station in Society, is thus described by Mrs. Gordon (Sir David Brewster’s daughter) in Woman’s Work for May, 1872:
“One difference between us and the world ought to be moderation. It is startling to notice that ‘fullness of bread’ was part of the iniquity of Sodom (see that striking verse, Eze. 16 : 49), and to compare with it the increase of food and of meals in our own country. Fifty years ago few people thought of taking seven meals a day! Yet how common is it now to have tea, bread and butter in the early morning, then breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, tea, coffee, and cake in the evening, and wine and water before going to bed! Then look at the unnecessary variety of dishes for a small party, for whom soup and fish, a joint, a couple of chickens, a pudding and a tart, would be ample variety of food; but, in addition, several entrees of meat, as well as sweet dishes, besides game, and varieties of cheese, &c., are rapidly becoming ‘essential’ even in middle-class houses. Is there not much in this ‘fullness of bread’ to make us tremble? It is certain that those who indulge in it, however Christian in other respects, are not obeying the command, ‘Let your moderation be known unto all men’ (Phil. 4 : 5), and also that their eating will produce weakness and not ‘strength.’ What a frightful thing a dinner-party is as managed in some establishments. This family must be asked because we owe them a dinner, while another may be left out because we haven’t dined there this year, and so on. Then there is the absolute necessities of having as many courses, wines, and delicacies of the season as Mrs. Grundy had at her last dinner-party; and all this accompanied by so much worry and fuss that I believe many feel what I once heard an outspoken lady say—‘her only happy moment was when she saw the last of her guests depart.’”
The Child’s Place in Christianity.
By Rev. Dr. Armitage
I FIND a child in no religion but in the religion of Jesus. Mohammed seemed to know nothing about a child. The heathen seemed to know nothing about children in their mythology. Their gods were not born as children. They were never clothed with the sympathies of children. They were never endowed with the attributes of children. They never threw themselves into the social ties of children. They were gods of terror, gods of passion, gods of lust, gods of blood, gods of might; but they were never gods of helplessness, a span long. Oh! no. That would not have been natural. That would not have been divine, in their conception. And hence they make no provision for children.
But the great elemental face of Christianity is the holy child Jesus. Born of a woman, born under the law, in total helplessness, physically, laid in a manger, cared for by no man, but the child of the Everlasting Father, and the Prince of peace. So that the gospel of Jesus is the only religion on earth that makes provision for a child, and is the only religion in which a child is laid at the basis and foundation of its faith.
The religion of Jesus is the only religion that dares to put its sacred books into the hands of a child. No other religion ever conceived of such a thing. No other religion dare hazard its existence on such a venture as that sacred books of Hinduism, sacred books of Mohammedanism, sacred books of any religion, put into the hands of its children, would shock its authors and its votaries. But the Christian religion brings its sacred books to the child. It says to the little one, “They are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith that is in the Lord Jesus;” and although the child cannot master their mysteries, he can believe their mysteries, he can obey their mysteries, he can elucidate their mysteries.
The religion of Jesus is the only religion that boasts its noblest workmanship wrought in the spirit of a little child, and is better adapted to effect personal salvation in the childhood, than at any other period of life.—Rev. Dr. Armitage.
Looking Upward and Onward in Faith
Look upward and onward. We learn to climb by keeping our eyes, not on the valleys that lie behind, but on the mountains that rise before us.
News and Miscellany.
“Can ye not discern the signs of the times?”
It is a curious circumstance, and one well calculated either to point a moral or to call a sneer from the satirist, that James W. Marshall, the man who first discovered gold in California, is now living at a place called Kelsey's Diggings, in Eldorado County, in reduced circumstances, working for his board and clothing, and unable to earn any more than the cost of these. “The yellow, precious, glittering gold,” as Timon calls it, has done Marshall no service; and if he had turned his back upon it, and left it in the “dark and dirty placer,” he might to-day have been in better circumstances. It is not opportunity which we lack, and for which we are always bawling like children, but the instinct of improvement which Nature has not been pleased to give to everybody.—N. Y. Tribune.
Chicago.—A proposition of employing masons to reduce the wages was met last night by a demand of bricklayers for $4 for eight hours, and 50 cents per hour for extra work. One thousand men obtained their demands this morning and 4,000 are on a strike. Work is suspended on the Michigan Southern depot and Pacific Hotel.
Philadelphia, Oct. 4.—An indirect communication from several members of the Merchant Tailors' Exchange, was received by the tailor strikers to-day, requesting a committee of conference to effect a compromise. Aid had been received from New York by the strikers, and also from other towns. It is likely the tailors will obtain their demands.
New Orleans, Oct. 4.—A San Antonio special reports that a party of Texans followed a band of Mexican cattle thieves into Mexico and attacked them at Newtown. Two Texans and several Mexicans were killed. The Texans burned the Alcalde's house with him in it. On Monday, 200 armed Mexicans appeared on the Mexican side of the river opposite San Felippe, and Lieut. Davidson, with a company of troops from Fort Clark, was ordered to watch their movements.
London, Oct. 3.—Sir Charles Alderley, Conservative member of Parliament, and under-Secretary of the Colonies in the last Disraeli government, in a speech last night welcomed the Geneva decision, and declared that the parties who fitted out the Confederate cruisers ought to pay for their depredations.
The Rt. Hon. Sir Chas. Alderley, Conservative member of Parliament, addressed a large meeting at Bursten last night. In the course of his remarks he alluded to the work of the Geneva tribunal and settlement of the disputes between England and America, and said the prosperity of the world depended on a cordial understanding between the two nations. England had made great sacrifices to terminate this state of semi-alienation and relieve the anxiety of Canada. In conclusion, he said the settlement of the difficulty arising out of the depredations of the Confederate privateers had been dearly purchased by England, and maintained that the parties who fitted out the vessels and made fortunes at the risk of the honor of the country, ought to bear the burden of the award of the tribunal.
Specials from London state that there is no abatement to the spread of cholera in Roumania. The nature of the plague is epidemic in the extreme, and it is feared that it will spread over the entire country. Ten thousand have already died from the disease.
DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.
London, Oct. 4.—Again violence is rife in the County of Mayo, Ireland. Land-holders in the vicinity of Newport have been shot at, and other outrages have been committed, but in all cases the perpetrators escaped detection.
THE HOME RULE QUESTION.
Dr. Isaac Butt, the well-known home rule member of Parliament for Limerick, delivered a lecture last night in the theater in that city. He advocated federal union, but was moderate in his demands for Ireland. He referred to the public declarations of Lords Hartington, Russell, and Montague, as favorable to the cause of the home rule members of Parliament and closed with the declaration that if their demands were rejected they would act, but at present their plans could not be disclosed.
NAPOLEON.
Authority is given for the contradiction of the current report that the ex-emperor Napoleon intends to visit Ireland.
MADRID ITEMS.
Madrid, Oct. 4.—The government has determined to send 14,000 men to re-inforce the army in Cuba. Senor Sagasta and other members of the former Conservative Cabinet had a conference yesterday to consider the policy of abstaining from active participation in political affairs.
INTENTION OF PRESIDENT THIERS.
Paris, Oct. 3.—It is rumored here that President Thiers intends at the next session of the Assembly to urge the Conservative Deputies to support a proposition for a definitive establishment by proclamation of a permanent Republic, based on strictly conservative principles. It is also stated that Cassimir Pereira is now using his influence with the right center of the Assembly to bring it to accept the President's views.
A SPEECH OF THE POPE.
Rome, Oct. 3.—The pope, in replying to the deputation which visited him on the anniversary of the taking of a plebiscitum in Rome, declared that the triumph of the Church would assuredly come, if not in his lifetime, in that of his successors.
Mahmoud Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Turkish Empire, has been deposed from his office by the Sultan, and condemned to banishment for life, and to a confiscation of all his estates, for appropriating public money to his own use. If thus Moslems make the way of embezzlers and dishonest officials hard, should professedly Christian countries be behind them in it?
Napoleon III. tried to telegraph a long message in cipher to some continental friend, but unluckily it had to go through Berlin, and somebody stopped it. Could it have been by order of Bismarck?
There is a reasonable prospect that we shall soon have a postal treaty with France. The French authorities, it is reported, are becoming convinced of the necessity of some definite arrangement.
In Lancashire, England, the cotton factors have been obliged to reduce their working hours in consequence of the high price of coal.
A hurricane in West Indies on the 9th instant wrecked some eighteen vessels. Of these, seven were large English and French vessels. No American craft are mentioned among the lost.
The P. O. address of Eld. E. B. Lane is for the present, Milton, Rock Co., Wis. Box 177.
The P. O. address of Eld. D. T. Bourdeau, is East Charleston, Vt.
The P. O. address of Eld. John Byington, is, for the present, Coopersville, Ottawa Co., Mich.
J M Bute will find his money receipted in Vol. 40, No. 5.
D F Randolph: In Vol. 40, No. 13, you will find money receipted for J I Harris and Wesley Acuff.
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An Appeal.
By W. O. Dungan
To the Friends of the Present Truth in the 4th District of the Ill. Conference.
Dear Brethren: We expect, through the providence of God to visit, in connection with Bro. Andrews, all points where churches are established within the limits of this district, and look after the interest of the T. and M. Society. Will the scattered brethren in the district report to me at once their address, circumstances, how they are situated in reference to church privileges, what the prospect is for labor in their county, and what the prospect is for the distribution of tracts and our publications?
We want to see that every cent is judiciously expended, that our tracts go to the best locality for doing the most good. We cannot do this without your co-operation. We want to post up, and become acquainted with the wants of our people. We want your counsel, in this glorious work of sending the last message of mercy to the famishing thousands of our fellows that are hungering and thirsting for the knowledge of the truth. God has given us, of this district, the choicest land of America. And add to this the blessing of God that is resting on many of us as it did on the house of Obed-edom while the ark of God rested in it. Yet there are many in our midst that are faint, sick, and dying, for the bread of life.
Prepare to enroll your names among the reapers, mowers, binders, or gleaners, in the harvest field, that is already white for the great harvest day. And when that day comes, we shall all join in singing, “The Harvest Home,” not with tired, weary limbs, but with immortal bloom, free from pain, bringing the golden sheaves with us into the garner of our Lord. Have we of this district any interest in these things? We hope to hear a hearty response from all, when we shall have the privilege of meeting you. W. O. Dungan.
Appointments: Quarterly Meetings and Conference Notices
Appointments.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
Mt. Pleasant Iowa, Oct. 19, 1872. Geo. I. Butler.
The first quarterly meeting in the churches of Walton and Convis, will be held at Convis, the third Sabbath and first-day, Oct. 19, 20. Will some of the ministering brethren meet with us? In behalf of the church. J. Sisley.
P. S. We would say to the brethren in Burlington and Newton, that after counseling with the President of the Conference, the brethren here deem it best to join with the church at Walton, in quarterly meetings, but should be glad to have as many of you as can, meet with us. J. S.
Quarterly meeting at Farmington, Pa., Oct. 19, 20, 1872. A general invitation is extended to all. Let all our scattered members report. A. J. Marsh.
Quarterly meeting of the S. D. Adventists of Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., will be held in East Otto, Oct. 19 and 20. O. P. Galloway.
Quarterly meeting of the S. D. Adventist church of Monroe, Green Co., Wis., Oct. 19 and 20. Also, the Missionary and Tract Society of Dist. No. 2, will hold its first session in connection with this meeting. We wish all members of this Society to send in their reports to the secretary, L. Hardy, of Monroe, one week at least before meeting. All are invited to attend this meeting. Come one, come all, prepared to work for the Lord. Bro. Downer will attend this meeting. Bro. Olds is invited. O. H. Pratt, Elder.
Monroe, Green Co., Wis.
Orange, Sabbath, 10 A. M., Oct. 12, where Bro. Howe may appoint. Baptism will be administered if desired. Oct. 13, with the friends in Odessa. Will Bro. John Larger circulate appointment, and will the friends in Odessa attend the Orange meeting. P. Strong.
Quarterly meeting of the church at Waterloo, Grant Co., Wis., Oct. 19, to commence at ten o'clock and hold over first-day. Bro. Sutherland is expected to be present to preach the word. We cordially invite the brethren and sisters at Mount Hope and Bloomington to meet with us. Let us draw near to God that he may draw near to us and pour us out a blessing. Jehiel Ganiard.
Monthly meeting for Tuscola, Vassar and Watrousville, churches at Watrousville, Mich., Sabbath and first-day, Oct. 12 and 13. Bro. Corliss will be present. J. L. Miller.
Monthly meeting for Western New York will, Providence permitting, be held with the church at East Elma, Erie Co., Sabbath and first-day, October 12, 13. Take Buffalo, New York, and P. R. R. from Buffalo to Jamison Roads. Teams will be in readiness to convey all comers to homes on arrival of each train on Friday, the 11th. Chas. B. Reynolds.
To Correspondents.
W. J. HAYNES: The covenant mentioned in Dan. 9:27, we take to be the new covenant which the Lord promised to make with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. Jer. 31:31-34. That Christ came to introduce or confirm this covenant, is evident from Paul's argument in Heb. 8; for he brings up the promise of this covenant as proof that there has been a change from the priesthood of Aaron to that of Christ. Our Lord himself, during the three years and a half of his public ministry, before he caused the sacrifice and oblation to cease by his death on the cross, confirmed in his own person this covenant. After his death it was confirmed by the apostles, Heb. 2:3, in the same manner the Lord had confirmed it, by giving all necessary instruction concerning.
W. P.: God's covenant with Noah was that he would no more destroy the earth, or cut off all flesh, by the waters of a flood. See Gen. 9:9-17. This covenant is simply an unconditional promise.
What Is Truth?
WITH whom may Seventh-day Adventists properly participate in partaking of the emblems of the body and blood of Christ? Upon what evidence is the rule based?
May they engage in washing the feet of those that cannot properly partake with them of the bread and wine? If so, why? A SUBSCRIBER.
ANSWER. We think Seventh-day Adventists may properly participate in the emblems of the body and blood of Christ with those who keep the commandments of God and adopt the fundamental principles of Christianity. All the ordinances undoubtedly go together. We can see no propriety in engaging with an individual in one act, if we could not in the others.
It is Proper
By A. S. Hutchins
THAT our brethren in Vermont should know that their sympathy and liberty, have already been sufficiently taxed, in response to repeated calls for help, by a middle-aged man, calling himself William Foster. His claim is, that he has passed through painful misfortunes, and that he is suffering under a class of severe afflictions and infirmities, incapacitating him for labor.
As a measuring rod, for the truthfulness of such statements, look at the following facts: On one occasion he presented himself to one of our brethren, as an S. D. A. minister, in need of money to help him on to attend a funeral in the State of New Hampshire. His credentials were called for, which he met with the declaration that the western Conference of which he was a member, did not give credentials. Being confronted on the point, he said he belonged to another body of Adventists, and showed the weekly paper of the class, with which he claimed connection.
He said he was acquainted with several of our preachers in the West, but he could not describe one of them. Recently he appeared to our brethren in this section, who have not long kept the Sabbath, where he found sympathy and money. While in West Bolton, with “swollen feet, weak limbs, and nearly a useless arm,” he immediately declared himself “better,” and “good for six or ten miles,” that night, on hearing that one of our preachers was in the place, who could bear testimony to his deception. If this circumstance proved so beneficial, may not a gentle hint in this public manner prove more efficacious?
A. S. HUTCHINS.
Huntington, Vt., Sept., 1872.
American Farmers.
The Artisan says: We hazard the assertion that no class of equal average means live so well as American farmers. One of these, possessing a farm and buildings worth say ten thousand dollars, will gather about him and enjoy more real comfort than could be obtained from the income of a hundred thousand dollars in New York. He may live in a more commodious dwelling than a metropolitan citizen having ten thousand dollars annual income. He may have his carriage and horses. His table may be supplied with everything fresh in its season. His labor is less wearing than the toil of counting-rooms and offices, and he has more leisure.—Nature and Science, Scribner's for October.
English Bibles.
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According to a Sioux City despatch, part of the Indians who fought Major Baker’s forces in the Yellowstone Valley came to the Cheyenne Agency, a few days since, and reported that Baker’s troops lost over forty in killed and wounded, while the Indian loss was only eleven. They also said that Baker was compelled to return to Fort Ellis without having accomplished the object of his expedition. At a recent interview between Sitting Bull and General Stanley, the former said that if the General did not turn back, “he would give him plenty of fight.” From fifteen to twenty thousand hostile Indian warriors are believed to be now in the Yellowstone Valley, and serious trouble is feared.
ALASKA
Despatches received from Victoria report that affairs in Alaska are in a very unsatisfactory condition. The steamer Rose was seized at Cross Sound by Indians, and the vessel and her passengers and crew were to be held as hostages for the payment of damages for the killing of Indians by the garrison at Sitka some time ago. The only place where there is anything like government in Alaska is in the immediate vicinity of Sitka. Elsewhere life and property are at the mercy of the Indians.
The Mormons.
Philip Clingon Smith, an ex-Mormon bishop, has made an affidavit, in Utah, charging the massacre of a company of emigrants at Mountain Meadow, upon the Mormon militia. The massacre has been attributed to Indians, but Smith swears that it was perpetrated by order of the Mormon authorities.
Worldwide Growth of Telegraph Wire Networks
THERE are 450,000 miles of telegraph wire in Europe, 180,000 in America, 14,000 in India, and 10,000 in Australia. There are in addition 30,000 miles of submarine cable, and yet telegraphic extension throughout the world is going on at the rate of 100,000 miles of wire per annum.
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