BRO. E. C. BOAZ writes from Clark Co. Iowa, that a brother and family on his way to Kansas located in their neighborhood, without knowing there were any Sabbath-keepers there. The two families soon became acquainted, and commenced holding meetings at their houses. These have been meetings of such interest, that one backslider has been reclaimed, and four have for the first time taken their stand on the Sabbath.
Interest in the Truth at Mecosta
Srs. M. and L. Ricker write from Mecosta Co., Mich.: We have long been praying for help here. There is a great anxiety on the part of some to hear the truth. Some are studying their Bibles and say they are going to keep the Sabbath. If we could have preaching, I think we could have a small church organized here and some baptized. The harvest of the earth is truly ripening.
Report from Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Bro. J. B. Ingalls writes from Trempealeau, Wis.: The few here, are still trying to hold on to the truth. We are trying to let our light shine, that others may be led to glorify God. Bro. Sanborn was here last summer which greatly encouraged and strengthened us. At the end of his labors seven were baptized, and all are still holding on to the truth, and trying to rise with the message. We have Sabbath School and meetings every Sabbath, and truly the Lord has verified his promise unto us. Matt. xviii, 20. We sincerely desire that the Lord will send Bro. Sanborn here again in his own good time; for we believe his work is not done here yet. Some acknowledge themselves convinced; others are interested. It is our daily prayer that the good work may go on, till all the honest in heart shall be prepared to meet the Saviour at his coming.
Working in the Valley
By Sister M. Van Horn
SISTER M. VAN HORN writes: My talent is small, but I do not feel disposed to give up, or be idle. If I cannot climb the mountain I can work in the valley. If I cannot write out these solemn truths I can scatter them when others have brought them out. I am still trying to live out the truths we love so well.
Obituary Notices.
By S. P. Clark; S. E. Clark
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.
DIED, in Blanford, Mass., Jan. 17, 1869, of consumption, Hubert H. Clark, in the 16th year of his age. His parents mourn, but not as those without hope; for we believe that when the Life-giver appears, he will come again from the land of the enemy. His last days were hours of great suffering. But, in the language of the poet, it can be said of him:
“He meekly all his sufferings bore,
And resigned his all to God,
Nor murmured at his chastening rod.”
A few remarks were made, on the occasion of the funeral, by Bro. D. Daniels. S. P. & S. E. CLARK.
Appointments.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
As I will continue my meetings at Sand Prairie till the 20th and 21st of February, I would like to have our brethren from Lone Rock, Woodman, and other places, meet with us at that time. I. SANBORN.
The next Monthly Meeting for Western N. Y., will be holden with the church at Olcott, N. Y., the second Sabbath and first-day in March. J. N. ANDREWS.
The next Quarterly Meeting of the S. D. Adventists of Monroe, Wis., will be held March 6 and 7. We invite Eld. T. M. Steward to meet with us. By order of the church, JOSEPH J. WOOD.
The next Quarterly Meeting for the churches at Little Prairie, Johnstown, and Oakland, Wis., will be held at Oakland, March 6 and 7, meeting to commence with the commencement of the Sabbath. We hope to see a large gathering from the above-named churches, and as many others as can possibly come. Plenty of room, houses large, and hearts open. We would earnestly invite Bro. Steward to meet with us on this occasion. There will be a team at Ft. Atkinson, sixth-day, if any one should come on the cars. Let us meet to seek the blessing of God in this our time of need. By order of the church, O. A. OLSON.
The New Hymn Book.
By James White
This much-needed book is being carefully compiled and printed. The work is progressing well. But it will not be ready till about the middle of May. And even then it will be difficult to get it bound as fast as called for. A few hundred may be furnished by the time of General Conference. After that for several months it will be furnished to only those who send cash with their orders at retail prices. Those who order first will be first served. Price, in morocco, $1.00; calf, $1.20. Postage 12 cents. Send your orders as soon as you please. JAMES WHITE.
Clerical Slander.
By James White
ELD. R. F. ANDREWS writes from Aledo, Mercer Co., Ill.:
“Eld. Whitehead, Baptist, from that place [Knoxville, Iowa], says that Sr White had a vision on the street in front of the old court-house steps in Knoxville; and that he saw her; and that, when she came out of vision, she went into the court house, and told Eld. Hull that he was a good man, but his wife was not a spiritual enough woman for him. He has carried the idea that Sr. W. teaches Spiritual-wife doctrine. He boasts that he can prove by more than one hundred living witnesses, that she fell down on the street, and had a vision. I would like the facts in the case.”
REMARKS. This is one of the many instances of malicious slander from professed ministers of Jesus Christ. There is no more truth in the above statements than in any other set of vile falsehoods. But these ministers will use the best arguments they have, those which will go farthest with the people, to keep them from the truth. Failing in Bible arguments, they resort to smut and blacking. They act in this matter as if the end would justify the most flagrant falsehoods. The facts are as follows:
Mrs. White did not have a vision in the street in Knoxville.
She did not mention Eld. Hull in the court-house as a good man.
She did not mention Mrs. Hull as being deficient in spirituality.
She did have a vision in the house of Bro. Garretson, in Knoxville, in the presence of a few friends, and in that vision she had a most cutting reproof for Eld. Hull. This vision she did not relate publicly, but wrote it for those whom it concerned.
JAMES WHITE.
I was a resident of Knoxville at the time Bro. and Sr. White were there, and can testify that I know the statements of Eld. Whitehead to be false, and that the facts in the case are as Bro. White has stated them.
E. S. WALKER,
Sec. S. D. A. Publishing Association.
Regarding the $25
By James White
Bro. C. F. HALL. The $25 was received, and I write you respecting it. Your pledge was $10, and your daughter's was $5, and your bill of books was only $3 32, which leaves in my hands a balance of $6.68. What shall I do with it? JAMES WHITE.
Testimony No. 17
By James White
Testimony No. 17 should be read by every Seventh-day Adventist. Pages 1-19 contain a most instructive and stirring description of the sufferings of Christ. Pages 20-65 is a stirring appeal to one of the oldest churches in Michigan. Pages 65-169 contain fourteen lengthy testimonies. One of them to “Dear Sr. ——,” is a most remarkable delineation of Christian experience. Pages 169-184 is an Appeal to Ministers. And the book of 192 pages of reading matter closes with startling facts relative to Moral Pollution, which is sinking its victims of all ages into perdition. Price, postpaid, 25 cents. JAMES WHITE.
Change of Appointment.
By James White
In consequence of ill health, we are compelled to postpone the dedication at Ransom Center, to March 6. We will remain over first-day. JAMES WHITE.
Note from Bro. Howard.
By L. L. Howard
I NOTICE a slight mistake in a line I sent to the Office for publication. I am made to say that thirteen have started to serve the Lord, and two or three have moved out to keep the Sabbath. Now what I meant to have said, was, that two or three more had moved out to keep the Sabbath, besides those thirteen who were already keeping it. There are now some nineteen keeping the Sabbath, sixteen of whom have spoken in public.
We still have opposition by way of locking up meeting-houses and carrying off the key, and bitter epithets, &c.; but the Lord is at the helm, and souls are being saved in the midst of it all.
The longer we stay here the more we see to be done. The field of labor is widening, and who is sufficient for these things? Bro. Putnam is still with me, laboring in public and from house to house. I have given four lectures at North Paris. Good attendance considering the heavy snow-storm and bad roads. The meetings will continue through this week and onward. We hope in the Lord for a good result.
Your brother in the Lord. L. L. HOWARD.
Woodstock, Me.
The Little Chief
THE LITTLE CHIEF, by Shortridge and Alden, Indianapolis, Ind., a monthly visitor to the school room and home circle, a sprightly juvenile magazine, which has some good names among its contributors, and possesses the commendable feature of a table of contents not made up of fairy stories and fiction. 75 cents a year.
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WANTED, immediately, a good, Seventh-day Adventist, to work by the month through the season. Good wages will be paid. Address me at Maple, Ionia Co., Mich.
M. S. KELLOGG.
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The Pope’s Flight from Rome
By W. Bailey
W. BAILEY. Bro. Andrews sends the following facts relative to your query: In 1848, the people of Rome made such demonstrations in behalf of civil liberty, that the Pope became alarmed for his own authority, and perhaps his own safety also, and he fled in disguise of footman on the carriage of a nobleman. The Romans then set up a republic. L. N. Bonaparte, at that time president of the French Republic, sent an army and besieged Rome, and after a short time took the city. Whereupon his Holiness returned to his beloved flock and re-established his fatherly government. L. N. B. kept an army of occupation in Rome till the fall of 1867, when I think the last of his soldiers were withdrawn.
Manuscripts Containing Replies Received
By John Nevins Andrews
J. N. A.: The MSS. containing replies to questions, &c., is received.
JAMES WHITE
By James White
We decide at present not to send large quantities of Testimony No. 17 to agents. Those who have No. 16 on hand in those localities where our brethren are supplied, will please forward them to the Office by mail. There are none at the Office to fill orders.
