DIED in Wright, Ottawa, Co., Mich., of typhoid and lung fever, after a sickness of four weeks, Cynthia M., daughter of Lyman and Rosamond Carr. She embraced the present truth and was baptized by Bro. Cornell some eight years ago, in Bowne. Several days before her death she was almost deaf and speechless in which time she manifested her quiet and affectionate feelings to friends around by smiles and greetings. She was buried yesterday by the side of her sister, Jane R. Ginley. "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth." JOSEPH BATES.
Grand Rapids, Nov. 2d, 1864.
DIED, of typhoid fever, in Salisbury Center, Herkimer County, N. Y., September 28, 1864, my brother, Maxon Seely, aged 42 years, 6 months and 16 days. He leaves a wife and three children, an aged mother and an invalid sister, all looking to him for care. Thus we are left to mourn our loss, but we hope our loss may be his gain. ELVIRA SEELY.
WHY, perishing sinners, your hearts will ye harden,
And reject the commandments of God in your pride?
O seek ye from Heaven forgiveness and pardon:
For it is for your sins that the Saviour has died.
And will ye live on, still no Saviour revering,
And still refuse Christ as your king and your guide?
O why are you thus in your sins persevering,
When it was for those sins that Christ suffered and died?
How sweet to the Christian, in moments of sadness,
To know that there's One in whom to confide!
How oft will this thought fill his spirit with gladness—
That his sins are forgiven, since Jesus hath died!
And when the death-bed of the Christian surrounding,
His friends and his kinsmen watch life's ebbing tide,
They rejoice that the Saviour, in mercy abounding,
Has come down from above, and for sinners has died.
Make Home Beautiful
MAKE HOME BEAUTIFUL.—The following suggestions will indicate to parents an important direction which they may give to their means and leisure time, in order to secure the same happy result:
Let home be the nursery of truth, of refinement, of simplicity, and of taste. Study to make it attractive to your children by every means in your power, and lose no opportunity for improving their minds and cultivating their home affections. Let system and order, industry and study, taste and refinement, be cultivated at home, and comfort, harmony, and peace will reign within your dwelling, however humble. Do your children love music, or drawing or flowers? Encourage their taste to the utmost of your ability. Indeed, where the love of music pervades a family, and is judiciously cultivated, it is an important aid in the training of children; for the child whose soul is touched with melody easily yields to the voice of affection, and seldom requires severity. More than this, the harsh tones of the father's voice, as he commands, and the cutting tones of the mother, as she forbids, become milder and more persuasive, if accustomed to join with their children in these recreations, and thus both parents and children are mutually refined and elevated. Let me add that I can not conceive of any purer enjoyment than is felt by the head of the family, as wife and children gather in about him, and pour forth their sweet voices in songs of praise at the morning sacrifice and the evening oblation. If the father has money to spare, I do not doubt that he might make a good investment in a piano, a melodeon, or some other instrument, to accompany the voices of his wife and children, provided always that practice on these instruments be not allowed to interfere with the practice at the kneading-trough, the wash-board, or with any other duty that a true woman, be she daughter, sister, wife, or mother, ought to understand. These duties and these pleasures are in no degree incompatible with each other. Whatever tends to develop the intellect, to refine the taste, and purify the affections, may find a fitting place in every house.
JOHN MATTESON
By John Matteson
From Bro. Matteson.
BRO. WHITE: On the first of this month we finished a course of meetings in Oakland. We held 27 meetings, mostly Norwegian. The Spirit of God was among us, and the brethren and sisters were strengthened. These meetings were in general well attended by outsiders, among whom some interest was manifested. One family determined to keep the Sabbath. Others were persuaded that our faith is in harmony with the Scriptures, and I trust that some of them will meet with the brethren in the future. There was a desire in the neighboring towns to hear the message, and I am going there, if the Lord is willing, as soon as I can. May the Lord bless the brethren in Oakland and prepare them for the coming kingdom.
JOHN MATTESON
Poy Sippi, Wis., Nov. 4, 1864.
JAMES WILSON
By James Wilson
From Bro. Wilson.
BRO. WHITE: I feel like saying to the brethren and sisters that there are some in Memphis, that are striving to live out the truth, by keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. We see the need more than ever before of having on the whole armor of God, that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil, and keep God's law aright, and escape the wrath of God which is coming upon those who willfully resist his law. Oh let us wake up to a sense of our duty to God. Let us have living faith, that will purify and cleanse us from sin, and make us fit subjects for the kingdom of God.
"Oh for a faith that will not shrink,
Though pressed by many a foe
That will not tremble on the brink
Of poverty or woe."
I mean by the grace of God to be one of the faithful who will stand on Mount Zion.
Yours for living faith.
JAMES WILSON
Memphis, Mich.
Extracts from Letters.
Bro. M. G. Kellogg writes from San Francisco, Cal. : Perhaps you will be pleased to hear that I still love the Review and the truths that it advocates. I think that the few that came out here last year under the feeble efforts that were made, are making progress in the good way. None have turned away from the truth, but on the contrary all are advancing. We have prayer meetings every Sabbath. I hope and pray that the Lord will stir up some humble, faithful servant to come here and gather in the stray sheep to his fold.
Sister M. A. Kilgore, having lost her youngest child from a scald, writes: At first Satan with his arts tried to have me think that I could not love the Lord under such a sore chastisement. But thank God he did not leave me, but in my distress I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he gave ear to me. In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord, but did not refuse to be comforted. In thinking over my former ways, I came to the conclusion that I had not sufficiently valued the goodness and loving kindness and tender mercies of the Lord in sparing all our lives till that time, and especially the lives of my three sons in the army for three years. They are now all readers of the Review, and the eldest is discussing the Sabbath question with the missionaries, and is requesting our prayers that the Lord may open the way for him to be released from the use of carnal weapons. Praise the Lord, I feel prepared to kiss the rod that has smitten me, and say, God is ever good; for he does all things well. O brethren and sisters the time of affliction is one when we can most appreciate the value of the great and precious promises God has given us in his word, which we can discern through the light of present truth. Especially are those in 1 Thess. iv, 13-18 very soothing for those of us who have laid some of our dear ones down in the dust to rest until the lifegiver comes.
From a private letter from sister P. M. Lamson, to a friend in this place, we take the liberty to extract the following: My thoughts and feelings harmonize with yours and with all those who love present truth, and are seeking with their might to spread the light.
The Lord is leading his people on step by step, evening the way, and proportioning their duties to their strength.
The gifts of the Spirit become inexpressibly precious. The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. I esteem it as the instruction the Lord would give to his children if present with them, exposing to us the dangers of the way, and the snares laid by Satan to catch our feet, thereby enabling us to safely journey through the perils of these last days to those glorious mansions he is preparing for those that do not neglect the great salvation.
Cheerfully I have entered upon reform in habits of diet. Why not eat the best food, that which is the most healthful when it only costs the sacrifice of acquired taste and appetite? I find myself improving in health since abandoning the use of flesh, especially pork, spices and all high-seasoned preparations, without feeling any loss of relish for food.
Sister C. Prentice writes from Red Rock, Iowa: Though conscious of many deviations, and much forgetfulness of our Saviour's holy teachings, in my heart there is an earnest desire for a "closer walk with God." I am entirely deprived of the pleasure of communion with brothers and sisters in the Lord. My Bible and the Review are now my greatest earthly consolation. The tidings of the onward progress of the truth, are to me glorious tidings; and the sweet spirit communings of the scattered flock, through the Review, I prize highly. None but the lonely one can give it full appreciation. Pray for me that I may be found faithful to the end.
Where is Your Boy?
By Editor
WE saw him last evening, in the company of very bad boys, and they each had a cigar; and now and then some of them used some very profane language. As we looked at your son, we wondered if you knew where he was, and with whom he associated. Dear friend, do not be so closely confined to your shop, office, or ledger as to neglect that boy. He will bring sorrow into your household if you do not bring proper parental restraint to bear upon him, and that very soon. Sabbath-school and day-school teachers can help you, but you must do most.
Christ Comes to the Door
Christ oftner comes to the door than he enters the house.
Saved by Divine Mercy
Is it not better to be saved by divine mercy than to be saved by divine justice.
Rising to Penitence
As we are deeply fallen from a state of innocence, so we should rise to a state of penitence.
Sabbath Meetings in Wayne, Ohio
By A. B. Underwood
From Bro. Underwood.
BRO. WHITE: A little band of Sabbath keepers, who are looking for the second coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, was raised up here last summer, as the result of the faithful labors of Brn. Waggoner and Ingraham with the Ohio tent. One week ago last Sabbath evening, we commenced a two-days' meeting which lasted over the Sabbath and first day of the week. We were blest with the labors of Bro. and sister Hutchinson from Orwell; also a large representation of the brethren and sisters from the Orwell church were present, which added very much to the interest of the meetings. From a letter read by one of their number from Eld. Waggoner, we learned of additional affliction he and his family are passing through by sickness, with whom we felt to deeply sympathize.
As the result of instruction received, and Christian association together, we were mutually strengthened and encouraged. The Devil also was somewhat busy. One of his agents stole Bro. Hutchinson's buffalo robe the first evening; but he became ashamed of it for some cause, and brought it back and left it not far from the meeting house, where it was found after the meeting was over, and Bro. Hutchinson had returned home. Pray for us that our faith fail not.
Yours in the love of the truth.
A. B. UNDERWOOD.
Wayne, Ohio.
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A Happy Home
A Happy Home.—What a sweet picture is that of a happy home and a fond domestic circle! Thousands of such may be found in this Christian land. The following will tell our young readers some of the principal things which make home happy:
First of all is piety. The love of God and constant endeavor to keep his commandments, a humble trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, and a good hope through his grace of a celestial home hereafter—these tend to smooth away all the troubles of life and to heighten all its enjoyments.
Next comes mutual affection. This helps to suppress every unkind word and action, and makes each member of the family anxious to regard the wishes and promote the happiness of every other. Love is better than sunshine in any dwelling, far better than costly furniture, or fine clothes, or plenty of money.
Thirdly, in every house where there are children, comes an obedient and respectful demeanor on the part of the children toward all who are older than themselves, and especially toward their parents. Such a demeanor leads children to be regarded as ornaments and comforts to society; otherwise they are likely to be considered plagues and nuisances.
Fourthly, a love of reading. How pleasant to fill up the leisure hours, and especially long winter evenings, with loud reading! Thus the whole family may share the pleasure of reviewing the history of other times, or join in a common excursion to other lands, and all are furnished with food for reflection and subjects for conversation.
All these sources of indoor enjoyment are almost equally within the reach of the rich and the poor, of families in the city or country. Let each one of our readers try to do what he can to make his own a happy home.—Sel.
Facts about the Body.
THE number of bones in the framework of the human body, is 260, 108 of which are in the feet and hands, there being in each 27.
The quantity of blood in adults is on an average about 30 pounds, which passes through the heart once in four minutes.
One tenth of the human body is solid matter. A dead body weighing 120 lbs., was dried in the oven till all moisture was expelled, and its weight was reduced to 12 lbs. Egyptian mummies are bodies thoroughly dried; they usually weigh about 7 lbs.
The lungs of an adult ordinarily inhale 30 cubic inches of air at once, and if we breathe 20 times in a minute, the quantity of air consumed in that time will be 800 cubic inches, or 48,000 inches an hour, and 1,152,000 inches in a day, which is equal to 86 hogsheads.
Of the above, we wish to call especial attention to the closing paragraph, about the lungs and the air that is needed for their support. Eighty-six hogsheads a day. About four hogsheads an hour. In view of this fact, what importance attaches to the subject of ventilation. How many make provision in their sleeping apartments, provided they spend eight hours in rest, for thirty hogsheads of fresh air during that time?
Disappointments.
By John Nevins Andrews
THERE teach us submission to God. They give us an insight into our own hearts. We have in them an admirable opportunity to learn whether we love best the will and providence of God, or whether our own ways are dearest to ourselves.
When we have learned submission we shall say: Let God choose for us. Let his will be done. Let his purposes be accomplished. What he gives is best. What he denies we would be injured by. The hairs of our heads are all numbered. The sparrow does not fall without his notice. We are of more value than many sparrows. Then what he denies, and what he gives, shall be alike accepted with grateful hearts by us.
J. N. A.
"The Fag-end of my Life."
AMONG the wounded at the battle of Stone River, in Tennessee was a young man. Over the mortally wounded son hung the anxious mother, in the deepest sorrow that he gave no evidence of fitness for eternal scenes. But the words the dying youth uttered were most decisive of the clearness of his own convictions of the shame and the wrong of those who neglect God till life's closing scenes, hoping then to find his favor. To a Christian appeal he replied, "If I live to get well I will be a Christian; but I will not throw the fag-end of my life in the face of the Almighty." He immediately expired.—Sel.
Appointments.
By Thomas Hare
The second Quarterly Meeting for this conference year, of Lisbon, Marion and Fairview churches, will be held at Marion, commencing Sabbath evening, and hold over Sabbath and first-day, Dec. 10 and 11.
The brethren will please come with buffalo robes and blankets as far as convenient, to meet the inclement season of the year.
ThoMAS Hare.
The Whites Welcomed Home
THE church in Battle Creek, were happy to welcome home Bro. and sister White, who returned the 11th inst., and to hear from their lips words of counsel and encouragement, Sabbath the 12th.
Articles on the Mark and Materialism
By Editor
We commend to the reader the articles on the Mark of the Beast and Materialism, in this issue, as doing good justice to the sophistries of our opponents.
Source of United States Statistics
The Statistics relative to the United States, given in the last Review, were taken from a speech by Gen. Hiram Waldbridge at the 4th of July celebration in N. Y. city in 1862.
Idol Worship in San Francisco
Idol gods are worshiped in two temples in San Francisco. There are 50,000 worshipers.