That the Sabbath, instituted by God at the creation of the world, has been changed in general practice from the seventh to the first day of the week, no person of sense and reading will deny.
At this juncture my investigation was extended to ascertain the agent, power, or authority by which this change was made. I had ascertained that paganism had gone down, and papacy had become predominant. I discovered from prophecy that this power was to speak great blasphemous words against the Most High, wear out the saints, and think to change times and laws. This power is symbolized by the little horn, seen by Daniel in his vision, on the head of the fourth beast. Dan. 7. I think that this symbol is believed by all Protestants to apply to the pope and papacy. I will here insert some excellent language of an unknown author. He says: “So far as human laws are concerned, the papacy has been able to do more than merely think to change them. It has been able to change them at pleasure. It has annulled the decrees of kings and emperors, and absolved subjects from allegiance to their rightful sovereigns. It has thrust its long arm into the affairs of the nations, and brought rulers to its feet in the most abject humility.”
Paul speaks of this power in 2 Thess. 2, and he describes it, in the person of the pope, as the man of sin, and as sitting as God, in the temple of God, and as exalting himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped. Papacy and Catholicism are one and the same thing. The Catholics do not deny making this change. I read their catechisms by different authors, and in all of them found them very bold in the acknowledgment of their making the change; and more than that, they shame the Protestants for observing the change and denying their right to make it.
And verily it brought a blush on my face when I took into consideration that nearly the whole Protestant world were overruled by antichrist. The only reason I could assign for it was that the change was established by papal power, making it a death penalty not to observe it. Then, of course, when one generation had passed away under this rule, the next would submit to it innocently, and most of them ignorantly. I judge this from my own case.
The first day of the week has been kept as a Sabbath for more than 1,000 years. The observance has passed from generation to generation, until the unhallowed change is almost entirely lost sight of. I cannot blame others for a breach of God's holy Sabbath all the days of their life, when I have been during a long life in the same way with them. And I know that I was innocent, as respects this thing, both in faith and practice. And when I was first accused of keeping the wrong day, I ridiculed the idea. But, having lived long in the world (being more than threescore and ten), I had learned that people seldom live to be too old to learn; therefore I listened to the voice of reason, and began to investigate for myself. I read many volumes, and am convinced that the seventh day of the week is, really and literally, the Sabbath of God's appointment; or, otherwise he has none. And now, with my heart full of gratitude and good will to the world of mankind, I humbly desire and beg of them that they will, individually and collectively, do as I have done,—take this subject into consideration, do justice to themselves and honor God in this institution of his holy Sabbath day.
And now, in view of the obligation which man is placed under to obey the commands of God rather than man, and believing that God will reward all those that keep his commandments with a blissful immortality in the world to come, and with the fear of him before my eyes, and a desire that my name may be found written in the Lamb's book of life when the trumpet of God shall summon the nations of earth to the Judgment seat, to be judged according as their works have been, I have resolved to keep God's holy Sabbath day, let others do as they may.
Being satisfied, as I am, that the rest-day, instituted by God at the time he created the world, has been changed by man, I view it to be an indispensable duty of all of like faith to do all in their sphere to disseminate this light to a needy and perishing world.
In A. D. 321, as already noticed, Constantine made a law in behalf of the “venerable day of the sun,” which was the first Sunday law. In A. D. 323, this law for Sunday as a heathen festival, being unrepealed, was made use of by Sylvester, bishop of Rome, to enforce Sunday observance as a Christian institution.
I always supposed that the evening and the morning spoken of in Gen. 1:5-31, constituted a day, and that it commenced at sunset.
This I found to be a correct conclusion, as can be proven from the following quotations: In 2 Chron. 18:34 we read, “And the battle increased that day; howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself in his chariot against the Syrians until the even; and about the time of the sun going down he died.” Again in Mark 1:32, we read, “And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.” Other passages could be quoted, but these are sufficient to determine what constitutes a day, and its time of beginning and ending, according to God's constituted order. Thus I perceived that the evening and the morning constitute a day. In other words, we may say that the darkness and the light constitute a day. So we read in Gen. 1:31 that the evening and the morning were the sixth day. The next day was the seventh, or Saturday. This is the Sabbath, the day which God has instituted as a day of rest, to be observed by successive generations, until suns and moons shall wax and wane no more, and days and time shall cease to be.
When the matter was first introduced to me, that Saturday, the seventh day of the week, instead of the first day of the week, was the right day to be kept as a rest-day and for religious devotion, I laughed at the idea. “Do you know,” said I, “that Christ made an end to that old, worn out Jewish law, and the apostle Paul tells us he nailed it to his cross?” “But,” says the brother, “what law did he nail to the cross? Was it the moral law, the decalogue, the ten commandments, or was it the ceremonial law, which pointed forward and foreshadowed the coming of Christ?” This opened a field for contemplation and investigation. I examined the ten commandments (Ex. 20), and read these moral precepts: Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt make unto thee no graven image. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Honor thy father and thy mother. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness. Thou shalt not covet anything that is thy neighbor's.
Reader, which one of these moral precepts do you wish was dispensed with? Is it the first? Do you want to bow down to pagan gods, composed of sun, moon, stars, creeping things, fowls of the air, graven images, and domestic animals, etc., to the number of 4,000? Do you want profanity as a ruling principle in common conversation? Do you wish to disregard God's law by not keeping the Sabbath of his institution? Do you wish to dishonor yourself by dishonoring your father and mother? Do you want murder, adultery, stealing, and false swearing to prevail in society? No, dear reader, you do not want any such state of things; neither do I. And thanks be to the great I AM,—creator of the universe, and giver of every great, and good, and perfect thing,—all these moral precepts are retained as a governing principle up to the present time. Abolish one of them, and the moral code is incomplete. Abolish all of them (as I once supposed they were abolished), and you annihilate every principle of morality, and the Christian virtues and graces.
Once more I ask the reader, and for the last time, to pause and consider what would be the awful situation of society had these precious commandments, written by the finger of God on tables of stone and carefully preserved in the ark, been abrogated at the cross. The intellect of man cannot comprehend, and language cannot express the dreadful situation the world would be in.
And now, in conclusion, as I verily believe in future rewards and punishments, and that it is the keeping of the commands of the Lord which constitutes a person an heir of Heaven by inheritance and a joint heir with Jesus Christ, I submit these lines to the candid consideration of the reader, hoping he may be benefited thereby. JAMES HARDY.
GENERAL RULES FOR V. M. LETTERS.
By S. N. Haskell
1. Address your correspondent cordially. “Dear Friend” is better than “Dear Madam.” If writing to a gentleman, “Dear Sir” or “Dear Friend” would be better than simply “Sir,” the latter being too cold and distant.
2. Poor writing cannot always be avoided. Bad spelling and a wrong use of capital letters are worse than poor writing. I once saw a letter, every line of which began with a capital, and no other capitals were used. The first word of every sentence, the pronoun I, the interjection O, all names and titles of God, and all proper names should begin with capitals.
3. Do not write denominational or doctrinal letters. It is not best to say, “We rejoice in the new light taught in the paper we send.” Conservative people always prefer “old paths.” When inquiries are made on some doctrinal point, a tract on that subject is better than an argumentative letter.
4. We do not think it advisable to follow any exact form, but we do recommend that communion be held with God in the closet before the letters are written. The heart should be warm with the love of souls for whom Christ died; letters can then be written with a warmth that will inspire a form. One of the rules of the oldest V. M. societies in the country, to which the members rigidly adhere, is to pray before writing.
5. Read your letters over after you have written them. I once saw a missionary letter which commenced, “Dear Mad,” the am being left off. If this letter had been read over before it was sent, this mistake would have been corrected, as it was simply a blunder. Many who have good success, although they correspond extensively, and are good penmen, usually re-write all their letters.
6. Do not make your first letter too lengthy, especially if you are not acquainted with the person you are addressing, but write a good Christian letter, and to the point.
The first letter is more important than subsequent ones, as it will make a deeper impression on the mind. Some think it a matter of but little importance what they write, if they only write something. Careless letter writing and careless preaching are in the same category. The opinions which persons form of us as a people are apt to be according to the impression we make upon their minds. We would not discourage any, but would say, Be particular about your spelling, etc. Remember that a letter plainly written is much more acceptable than one which is read with difficulty. Above all things have a heart that feels the importance of the work.
S. N. HASKELL.
Obituary Notices.
“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, from henceforth.” Rev. 14:13.
Ayers.—Died, on the camp-ground at Emporia, Kan., May 26, our beloved brother, Eld. J. N. Ayers. When the truth found him, years ago, he was prostrate on a supposed bed of death; but through the blessing of the health reform he was restored, and though feeble, for years he has borne heavy burdens as the president of the Kansas Conference, laboring often beyond his strength. He was worn out with suffering, and now he rests. During the last hours of his life he repeatedly said, “Thank God for the Christian’s hope.” He took affectionate leave of each of the ministers, especially of Bro. White, who ordained him three years before. A few minutes before his death he requested those present to sing. They complied, and one verse of the sweet melody, “Jesus, lover of my soul,” was sung by trembling voices. Although almost fainting, his voice rose full and clear during the first two lines, when it failed, though his lips still repeated every word that was sung. As the last line, “Oh, receive my soul at last,” died away, it seemed the dying prayer of one who had been tossed by the billows of life, and who had given his life for the truth. As his breath was failing, his only living son came forward, and kneeling by his father’s bedside promised to seek God with all his heart. The glazing eyes lighted up with joy as they looked lovingly on the weeping son who had made this solemn promise. Brief and touching remarks were made by Bro. and Sr. White to a weeping congregation. Bro. White’s deep voice pronounced the benediction, and the peace of God seemed to brood over the scene as the body of our brother was borne away. May the God of the widow and the fatherless comfort and sustain his family. L. D. Santhe.
Umberhind.—Died, in Richmond, Maine, March 2, 1879, Sister Mary Umberhind, aged 75 years, 1 month, and 22 days. She embraced the first angel’s message under the labors of Eld. James White, in 1843. In 1868 she received light on the third angel’s message from the same source, but was led to accept the Sabbath under the labors of Eld. J. H. Waggoner. Her love for the truth in all its branches seemed to increase until her death. It was her desire that the brethren and sisters might be present at her death, and her desire was granted. Her funeral was attended by a large concourse of people, which gave evidence that she was highly esteemed by her neighbors. Remarks by the writer, from John 11:23, 24. J. B. Goodrich.
Kynett.—Died of diphtheria, at Lansing, Mich., May 17, 1879, our little daughter, Phila Alsea Kynett, aged 6 years, 3 months, and 16 days. She suffered much during the last few days, but bore it with patience, assuring us that she knew Jesus would take care of her. She leaves parents and one sister to mourn their loss. Funeral sermon by Eld. Norton, F. W. Baptist, from the words, “Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of Heaven.” W. H. & E. H. Kynett.
Carter.—Died, April 21, 1879, of consumption, Bro. A. D. Carter, of Seymour, Outagamie Co., Wis., aged 59 years, 4 months, and 1 day. Bro. Carter has long been a Sabbath-keeper, and a believer in the third angel’s message. He died in full hope, we believe, of a part in the first resurrection. He said he expected soon to eat of the fruit of the tree of life, and was willing to go. He leaves a wife and son to mourn their loss. Funeral discourse by Eld. Clark, Methodist, from 2 Tim. 4:7, 8. M. Reed.
Vancil.—Died, near Elkville, Ill., May 19, 1879, of consumption, Charley Butler, aged 14 years, 4 months, and 10 days, son of Elijah and Sarah Vancil. Bro. Vancil’s family was one of the first to accept the truth under the labors of Bro. Foster and myself last February. Charley observed the Sabbath very strictly, and would often caution his mother to have all her work finished before the beginning of the Sabbath. Funeral service by the writer. Dennis Morrison.
WESTERN CAMP-MEETINGS
Appointments.
“And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” Matt. 10:7.
WESTERN CAMP-MEETINGS.
Iowa, near Fairfield, Jefferson Co., June 12–17.
“ “ Indianola, Warren “ 19–24.
“ “ Dunlap, June 26 to July 1.
Wisconsin, Madison, June 11–17.
Minnesota, Lake Calhoun, “ 18–24.
Salem, Oregon, June 25 to July 1.
Thetford, Genesee Co., Mich., Sabbath, June 7. Hope to see all within reasonable distance at this meeting. H. M. Kenyon.
North Bloomfield, Ohio, June 13–15. All who are interested in the Sabbath-school work are urged to attend. D. W. Reavis.
Newark, Ohio, June 13–15.
Springfield, Wednesday evening, June 18.
New Antioch, June 20–22. D. M. Canright.
Providence permitting, we will meet with the brethren at Jasper, Lenawee Co., Mich., June 7, 8. The churches around are invited to attend this meeting, as we wish to consult them in regard to tent labor. J. J. Collins.
B. F. Richards.
No providence preventing, I will be at Locke, Cayuga Co., N. Y., where Bro. Ballou may appoint, June 7 and 8. There will be opportunity for baptism. B. L. Whitney.
As there are some in the vicinity of Eaton Rapids who desire baptism, I have appointed Sabbath, June 14, to attend this ordinance. Let those who wish baptism make it known to the church with which they wish to unite, so that action may be taken in reference to individual cases. Let each come prepared to make a full surrender to God. T. M. Steward.
THE WISCONSIN CAMP-MEETING.
This meeting will be held, as appointed, at Madison, June 11–17, on the same ground as last year. We urgently invite all our brethren and sisters to avail themselves of this opportunity to receive a special blessing from God. Come, and bring your children and unconverted friends with you. Be willing to make some sacrifice. Come with the burden of the truth and the salvation of precious souls on your heart. Come to earnestly seek the blessing of God for yourself and others, and we shall see the salvation of God.
Efficient help will be rendered from abroad. Bro. and Sister White and Bro. Littlejohn will be here. We want all tents pitched as soon as the 11th, as far as possible, so that meetings may begin that evening, and go on, uninterrupted. We request those who have family or church tents to send them on in advance, so that we can get them in time. We will pitch them, without charge, and have them ready for you to take possession of when you come. Send them to N. M. Jordon, Madison, Wis.
Committee.
Those going to the camp-meeting at Madison by the way of either division of the C. M. & St. P. R. R., will pay full fare going (not the round trip), and on the ground they will receive a certificate which will entitle them to return at one-fifth fare. G. C. Tenney, for Com.
MINNESOTA CAMP-MEETING.
The Minnesota camp-meeting will be held June 18–24, at Lake Calhoun, near Cedar Lake Station, at the junction of the St. Louis and Minneapolis R. R. with the St. Paul and Pacific R. R. three miles west from Minneapolis.
We have succeeded in getting reduced fare on the following railroads. Those living on the St. Louis and Minneapolis R. R. will pay full fare to the meeting, and have return ticket free. Those on the St. Paul and Pacific will pay full fare to the meeting and ⅕ fare back. The branch road which runs through St. Cloud, Sauk Center, and Alexandria, also the Milwaukee and St. Paul on all its divisions, give us the same rates. Those who live on the Sioux City R. R. must pay three cents per mile the round trip from Laverne Station, Mankato, and Le Sueur, to Merimen Junction, where they will change to the St. Louis and Minneapolis R. R. Those who go to Minneapolis will there take the St. Louis and Minneapolis R. R. for Cedar Lake Station. The campground is about 40 rods from the Junction. H. Grant.
MINNESOTA CONFERENCE.
The Minnesota Conference will be held in connection with the camp-meeting at Lake Calhoun June 18–24, 1879. Let every church in our Conference see that they are represented at this meeting by delegates. Harrison Grant, Pres.
A session of the S. S. Association will be held in connection with the Minnesota camp-meeting, June 18–24. Let every Sabbath-school be represented by delegate or letter.
Every school of fifteen or less members is entitled to one delegate, and an additional delegate for every additional fifteen members. W. B. Hill, Pres.
Providence permitting I will meet with the churches in Michigan as follows:—
Morley, June 8, eve.
Howard City, “ 9, “
Pierson, “ 10, “
Coral, “ 11, “
Gowen, “ 12, “
West Plains, “ 13, “
Greenville, “ 14, 11 A. M.
Orleans, “ 15, eve.
Saranac, “ 17, “
Portland, “ 18, “
Lyons, “ 19, “
Matherton, “ 20, “
Carson City, June 21, 11 A. M. and eve.
Estella, June 23, eve.
Ithaca, “ 24, “
Alma, “ 25, “
Mt. Pleasant, “ 27, “
The evening meetings will commence at 7 o’clock. E. Van Deusen.
Goodwin Criticizes Kiddle's Book on Spiritualism
Thos. S. Goodwin, in the Advance of May 29, speaks as follows concerning Kiddle's book on Spiritualism: “Of all possible occurrences nothing comes so near to being a blast of the fetid atmosphere of the infernal world, poured out upon a defenseless community as the issue of the New York School Superintendent Kiddle's book in advocacy of Spiritualism.
“Practically the whole juvenile population of this city of a million of inhabitants, and largely its parents and teachers, have been for nine years required to look up to this man as an honored safe, and worthy guide and pattern of their moral and intellectual manhood and womanhood. Now what do they discover him to be? An intellectual suicide—a moral abortion—bowing down to pay divine honors to whom? to what? No matter whom—no matter what—provided it be some semi-intelligence from Hades, about whom nothing is known, nothing is discoverable, save that it mutters some silly and incoherent utterances in murdered English.”
TO BRETHREN IN MAINE.
By J. B. Goodrich
At our meeting in Hartland, Maine, June 14, at 10 A. M., we hope to see all take a deep interest and make it a success. I am satisfied that we have not given the Sabbath-school work that attention that we should. We invite the parents and children to take hold of the work together. The Lord will help us when we are willing to help ourselves. We shall have a supply of the “Song Anchor” at the meeting, and pieces will be selected from it. Lesson for infant class, Progressive Lessons, No. 1, page 26, lesson 16. For more advanced classes, Progressive Bible Lessons for Youth, page 50, lessons 2 and 3, subject, the Old and New Covenants.
We invite all the superintendents and Sabbath-school teachers to be present. Come, with your hearts full of the love of God, to work for the good of both old and young. There must be a greater effort on the part of parents for the children, or they will be lost. May the Lord help us to awake to the importance of the times in which we are living, and may our prayers come up unitedly for the salvation of our children. J. B. GOODRICH.
SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS.
By James White; Ellen G. White
We appoint to be at Battle Creek, Sabbath, June 7. Madison, Wis., camp-meeting, June 14. Lake Calhoun, Minn., camp meeting, “ 21. Dunlap, Iowa, camp-meeting, “ 28. We hope to meet large congregations at all these points. J. AND E. G. WHITE.
A WARNING.
By L. McCoy
Probably it is not well known among our people in Minnesota and north-western Iowa, that Daniel Call, who passes himself among our people as a brother, and is willing to preach when opportunity offers, was disfellowshipped, some time since, by the Logan church.
I speak understandingly when I say that he is unworthy the confidence of our people. L. McCoy.
A PAMPHLET ON TITHING.
By Dudley Marvin Canright
AFTER long and most careful study and consultation, and after laying it before the General Conference held last fall, a committee appointed for that purpose, consisting of Elders White, Andrews, Haskell, Smith, and Canright, prepared a pamphlet on the subject of systematic benevolence, or the tithing system. It discusses the subject fully and thoroughly. No one can read this book without being convicted of their duty to pay a tithe of their income to the support of the gospel.
Every one of our people should read this book. Send for it, brethren and sisters, immediately. Ministers should take special pains to place this in the hands of every believer. Wherever I go, I hand each family a copy, with a charge to read it. If they can pay me for it, well; if not, I will provide for that some other way. Our people must be brought to realize their duty in this matter. This book is just what is needed. Send for a good supply immediately. Price, 10 cents, REVIEW Office.
D. M. CANRIGHT.
PITCH YOUR TENT FIRMLY.
By Dudley Marvin Canright
Within a month, seventy-five or one hundred tents will be pitched by our preachers, and all these will be pitched once or twice again during the season. How many of these will be blown down by storms? That depends wholly on how they are pitched. If they are pitched as they should be, not one will go over. No one need tell me that a tent cannot be secured so it will not blow over. A gale may tear it and riddle it, but it need not fall over.
The remedy is easy. Put your stakes down deep and firm. The stakes holding the large guys from the center pole should be at least five inches in diameter and four feet long. With a spade dig a hole three feet deep, and pack stones around the stake. It is not an hour’s work for one man. Then you are secure. The trouble is, some of us are afraid of a little hard work and so let it go with, “I guess it will do.”
The small guy stakes should be at least two feet long, driven down eighteen inches. If the ground is sandy or soft they must be longer. Better do a little extra needless work on the start than risk a blow down afterwards.
D. M. CANRIGHT.
Elders Cornell and Corliss Begin Lectures at Longmont
We learn from the “Valley, Home, and Farm,” printed at Longmont, Colorado, that Elds. Cornell and Corliss commenced a course of lectures in the tent, in that place, May 22.
The Situation in Russia
“The Situation in Russia,” given in another column, the reader will find well worth his perusal. The condition of affairs in that country is most ominous. The article is taken from the Boston Sunday Herald.
Editorial Note on Held-Over Articles and Financial Report
By Editor
A crowd of matter for the Supplement last week obliged us to put the financial report of the T. and M. societies on the last page of the REVIEW, and to hold over three articles to this week. We give them in another column, entitled, “To the N. E. T. and M. Society,” “General Rules for V. M. Letters,” and “Writing Letters.”
Purgatorial Insurance Company Exposes Religious Superstition
A new business organization has just come to our notice, which shows how men will feed and fatten on the superstitions of their fellows. The Christian Union of May 28 says: “There is, or was a few years ago, in this city, a Purgatorial Insurance Company, which issued certificates to those who paid a certain amount, guaranteeing them a sufficient number of masses to secure their own speedy release from purgatory.”
Boston Convention on Stricter Sabbath Observance
A brother has sent us a copy of the Boston Journal of May 27, containing a full report of the Convention of all the different denominations within a radius of ten miles of Boston, just held in that city to consider means to aid the authorities in securing a stricter observance of the Christian Sabbath. The significance of the movement consists not so much in anything that was done by the Convention, as in the fact that public feeling on this subject is such as to call for such a gathering.
Return to Simple Congregational Church Music
A good healthy feeling seems to be springing up for a return to that kind of church music which is simple, grand, and congregational, instead of the agonizing efforts of operatic and quartette singers. The Christian at Work, in its issue of May 29, well says:—
“We need in our Protestant church service to discard the meretricious and florid for the simple and majestic, and the sooner the church does this the better for the integrity of its worship and the cause of sacred music as well. To hear a Dutchman out of all sympathy with evangelical worship rise and sing a solo, ‘I will arise and go to my vader,’ or, ‘Dish ish der tay ter Lord has made,’ is neither edifying to angels nor profitable to men; we can’t get out of that sort of thing too soon.”
Prof. David Swing on Uniting Churches for Sunday Reform
Prof. David Swing, at a late ministers’ meeting in Chicago held for the purpose of deliberating in regard to a better observance of Sunday, made the following remark, which is a good indication of the drift of thought and proposed plan of action on this question, namely to secure the union and co-operation of all religious denominations. He said:—
Group together these churches,—Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Congregational, Episcopal, and Catholic,—and they make up a powerful group of generals and soldiers. They can throw great armies into the field. Whoever should hope to lift up suffering humanity without asking the aid of all these heroes of old battlefields would simply show how feeble he is in the search of great means to a great end. It is evident that we have come to days when all good men must ask the aid of each other, and that by so much as they do this, by so much will the car of reform be dragged forward.
CHURCH OR THEATER? WHICH?
The Christian Union of May 28 says: “The affiliation between the church and the theater is proceeding, we should think, as rapidly as the most ardent advocate of an alliance between them could reasonably desire.” It then goes on to state that “Pinafore” was performed in New York by a company made up almost entirely of members from the church choirs of Philadelphia, and the same in Boston by concert singers, most of them leading singers in the church. Now, “As You Like It” is announced at Wallack’s theater, by a company including “prominent singers from two or three of our prominent churches.” And lastly, the New England Theater Reform Association, endorsed and sanctioned by several clergymen, lends its auspices for a series of dramatic performances. And yet people do not like to have us say that such churches are fallen.
READ IT; HEED IT.
PEOPLE frequently say, when spoken to concerning the so-called Sunday-Sabbath question, the mark of the beast, etc., that when they see these things so long predicted come to pass, then they will believe it. Do not such items as are given below show that the predictions are fast coming to pass? The clouds which overshadow the earth portend a coming storm such as never was since there was a nation. The following, which we clip from the Worcester Spy is an indication of what we may expect a little in the future:—
A meeting was held at Lowell, Mass., Sunday afternoon, May 18, 1879, to protest against the desecration of the Sabbath by excursion trains and steamers. Gov. Talbot presided, and made a speech in favor of repressing the threatening evil. Resolutions were passed, calling on the mayor and aldermen not to license steamers to run on Sunday, and railroad managers to stop the running of Sunday trains. Nearly all the Protestant ministers of the city preached on the subject in the afternoon.
THE SUNDAY LAW AT NEWARK, N. J.
NEWARK, N. J., April 27.—Sunday was observed with more strictness even than last Sunday. Nearly every saloon in the city was closed. A majority of the cigar stores were closed, but a few kept open all day and did a large business. The agents of the Citizens’ Protective Association stopped the sale of New York papers this morning. About twenty complaints have been made against parties for traveling for pleasure, selling cigars, liquors, etc.
NOTICE.—A blue cross opposite this note indicates that your subscription will expire in two weeks. Please renew at once, as we shall be obliged to stop the paper unless we hear from you in that time.
The P. O. address of Eld. T. M. Steward will be Eaton Rapids, Mich., until further notice.
My address until after the Wisconsin camp-meeting will be Madison, Wis. H. W. Decker
A lady aged forty-three years would like to work for moderate pay for some Sabbath-keeper not over one hundred miles from her residence. Address Johanna Herrguth, Grass Lake, Jackson Co., Mich.
Books Sent by Freight.
Nettie L Grant $156.76.
Books Sent by Express.
Cal P Bollman 4.00.
Cash Rec'd on Account.
Wm Beebe per J D Chamberlain $10.00, Ind Tent Fund per S H Lane 31.65, Ind T & M Society per S H Lane 16.80, D Morrison 2 00, Vt T & M Society per A S H 22.57, Wis T & M Society per C Sorensen 6.00, Ky T & M Society per B Coombs 100.00, Helen L Morse 40.00, Sarah M Swan per E R Jones 60.00, Vt T & M Reserve Fund S A Cardell 1.00, R F Barton per Eld J White 4.54.
Mich. T. & M. Society.
Dist 6 per F Howe $2.50, Dist 15 per L G Moore 4.00
Mich. Conf. Fund.
Muir & Lyons $5.00, Augustus Becker (s b) 11.00, Johanna Herrguth (s b) 9.90, Hastings per D A Owen 24.00, Carson City per W R Evans 7.37.
Gen. Conf. Fund.
E C Hendee (s b) $5.50, Mr & Mrs I T Rogers 8.00, Vt Conference, tithe, 50.00.
English Mission.
Asenath Adams $1.00, Mary Tripp 10c.
S. D. A. E. Society.
Lovisa Filer $2.00.
Mich. Camp-Meeting Fund.
Carl Herrguth $2.00.
European Mission.
Gustave Bernard $100.00, Henry Mack 12.65.
Danish Mission.
Mine Olsen Esvig $1.00, Niels Hansen 10.00, J L Prescott 5.00, Hattie Lumhard 2.00, Ole C Haugsted 1.00, Laurine C Haugsted 1.00, Laura L Cook 1.00, John N Calhoun 50c, J M Whitney 30c, Max Johnson 1.00, A L Prescott 5.00.