DIED, of Spinal Meningitis, in Wright, Ottawa Co., Mich., Nov. 18, 1864, after a sickness of three weeks, Cornelia C., daughter of S. A. McPherson, aged fifteen and a half years. She had kept the Sabbath in her father's family from her childhood, and much desired to live a Christian life. Some few years since, she gave evidence of her conversion to God, and united with the church in Wright. The funeral was at the house of worship on the 22d instant.
Dr. Ginley says, that the disease with which she and her father were seized, (as above named), is the same which has proved so fatal in Wisconsin recently.
Also, of Typhoid fever, in Monterey, Alle. Co., Nov. 23d, 1864, after a sickness of ten days, Charlie, eldest son of John and Amanda Pierce, jun., aged eighteen years. The family are deeply afflicted by this sudden and unexpected bereavement.
Also, of a short but painful illness of ten days, in Allegan, Alle. Co., Mich., Sept. 17, 1864, sister Ann Maria Cummings, aged forty-five years. Sister C. embraced the Sabbath about two years ago, and united with the church in Allegan. She was an esteemed and worthy member.
JOSEPH BATES.
DIED, at Livingston, Appanoose Co., Iowa, Nov. 22, 1864, of a fever, Mary A., wife of Johnson Crosby, late of Saratoga Co., N. Y., now of Livingston, Iowa. Her sickness lasted about two weeks. Her fever left her a few days before she died. Her body was weak, but her mind and hope was strong and firm in the gospel of truth, as cherished by the church to which she belonged. She leaves a husband and one child, as well as many friends, to mourn her loss.
E. O. SMITH.
The Coming Rest.
DARK and thorny is the journey
Through which pilgrims make their way,
Yet beyond this vale of sorrow
Lie the fields of endless day.
Fiends, loud howling round their pathway,
Make them tremble as they go,
And the fiery darts of Satan
Often bring their courage low.
O, young soldier, are you weary
Of the roughness of the way?
Does your strength begin to fail you,
And your vigor to decay?
Jesus, Jesus, will go with you;
He will lead you to his throne,
He who shed his blood to save you,
He who bore your sins alone!
He whose thunder shakes creation,
He who bids the planets roll;
He who rides upon the tempest,
And his scepter sways the whole;
Round him are ten thousand angels,
Ready to obey command;
They are always hov'ring round you,
Till you reach the heavenly land.
There on flow'ry hills of pleasure
Lie the fields of endless rest;
Love and joy, and peace, forever
Reign, and triumph in your breast.
Who can paint the scenes of glory,
Where the ransomed dwell on high?
And on golden harps forever,
Sound redemption through the sky?
There's a million flaming seraphs,
Who fly 'cross the heavenly plain;
There they sing immortal praises,
Glory, glory, is their strain.
But methinks a sweeter concert
Makes the heavenly arches ring,
And a song is heard in Zion
Which the angels cannot sing.
Oh their crowns, how bright they sparkle!
Such as monarchs never wear;
They are gone to richer pastures,
Jesus is their shepherd there.
Hail! ye happy, happy spirits,
Death no more shall make you fear,
Grief and sorrow, pain and anguish,
Shall no more distress you there.
[Sel.]
Love for Benevolence and Virtue
'Tis never for their wisdom one loves the wisest, or for their wit one loves the wittiest; 'tis for benevolence, and virtue, and honest fondness one loves people; the other qualities make one proud of loving them, too.
Quarterly Meeting in Wis.
By Isaac Sanborn
Pursuant to appointment, I met with the church at Hundred Mile Grove in Quarterly Meeting which was held in their new meeting-house comfortably arranged for the worship of God. This is quite different from the old log school-house in which I first lectured here five years ago. This Quarterly Meeting has been a good one for the church. The weather was rainy, the roads heavy, and the nights dark, yet we had interesting meetings. Four have been added to the church. Others are expected to unite soon. The church feels much encouraged and strengthened to persevere to the end, receive the prize, and be at home in the New Jerusalem above. May God grant it for Jesus' sake. Amen.
ISAAC SANBORN.
ELIZA BARRE
By Eliza Barre
From Sister Barre.
BRO. WHITE: When Brn. Waggoner and Ingraham were with the tent at South Bend, I, with a few others, embraced the truth of the third angel's message with a trembling heart. I was indeed led by a way that I knew not, or that I had little thought of. But I bless God that his ways are not man's ways, and that he has not left me in darkness. As far as I know, all who heartily embraced the truth at South Bend, are being built up in their minds more and more, week after week, and day by day. We have kept up our Sabbath meetings and weekly prayer meetings, and have often been much blessed while calling upon the name of our God, and in speaking and singing of his goodness. I have left South Bend, and wish to have the Review sent to me here, as I could not well get along without it.
Yours in the Christian's blessed hope.
ELIZA BARRE
Plymouth, Ind.
E. S. EDMUNDS
By E. S. Edmunds
From Sister Edmunds.
BRO. WHITE: At the request of my parents, I here extend an invitation to you and sister White, also to brethren and sisters passing through this place on the cars, to visit us, if they can so arrange conveniently.
We should also be glad to have some messengers wield the sword of present truth here, that the honest in heart may turn "loyal subjects" to the government of God. Some have already inquired about our faith, having learned that we were Seventh-day Adventists, and as a result, we hope for good to be done.
By taking a cab to Cook's hotel, and there inquiring for Loring Edmunds, directions will be given to our place of residence, which is east of University Square, on Forest Avenue.
E. S. EDMUNDS
Ann Arbor, Mich.
W. M. ALLEN
By W. M. Allen
From Bro. Allen.
BRO. WHITE: I wish to say through the Review, that I had the pleasure of attending the Quarterly Meeting at Pleasant Grove, Minn., Nov. 12. Before I arrived at the place I fell in company with Bro. Bostwick. We did not get there in time to attend Sabbath evening meeting. Sabbath morning the brethren assembled for a prayer and conference meeting which was one of interest. Often two, and sometimes three were on their feet at once. All expressed a desire to come up on higher and holier ground. Afternoon meeting, listened to a discourse from Bro. Bostwick on the subject of health-reform. This discourse was timely, and of deep interest to us all. All seemed to feel the necessity of refraining from surfeiting and drunkenness, being pure in the sight of the Lord and in readiness to meet him at his second coming.
In the evening after the Sabbath, the brethren came together at the school-house to attend the ordinances of the Lord's house. Four united with the church by letter. The ordinances were attended with deep solemnity. First-day morning, Brn. Bostwick and Morse started to fill an appointment near Oronoco, leaving me to carry on the remainder of the meetings. I spoke twice to attentive congregations. The meeting, as a whole, was one of interest and profit. May the Lord bless the dear brethren and sisters at Pleasant Grove, together with all his remnant people.
W. M. ALLEN
Steele Center, Minn.
Adversity
ADVERSITY is the true touchstone of merit.
Extracts from Letters.
Sister V. M. Lord writes from E. Thetford, Mich.: I feel determined by the grace of God to ever put my trust in him who has said he would never leave or forsake them that put their trust in him. I feel very lonely at this time. My dear husband was drafted the 4th of this month, and called away into the U. S. service. He was not able to pay the three hundred dollars, and so was obliged to go. It was a great trial to his feelings; but he went away from his pleasant little home trusting in God's protecting care. He requests an interest in the prayers of his brethren and sisters, that he may have grace and strength from on high to enable him to live in such a manner, that his light may so shine, that others, seeing his good works, may be led to glorify their Father in Heaven.
Bro. J. Carter writes from Mt. Tabor, Wis.: I am striving to live out the truth of the third angel's message by keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. The Review is all the preaching we have in this place. There is quite a large neighborhood where the present truth might be preached; and there are I believe, some honest ones in this part. My desire is to see such take hold of the truth, and be saved when Jesus comes to gather his elect people. I live twenty miles from the Mauston church. We have had some good meetings there. I want to be able to stand through the seven last plagues and stand on the Mt. Zion.
Bro. J. Matteson writes from Whitewater, Wis.: I have spent about three weeks at home with the brethren at Poy Sippi. In this time I have been partly preaching, visiting, translating, and getting ready for a winter tour. My health is not good, but the field is open for labor and I will try to labor, and at the same time to improve in health. Two brethren and a sister were baptized and received into the church at Poy Sippi.
I feel thankful for the gifts placed in the church, and especially for those timely and spiritual exhortations given to us by sister White. I have loved the Testimonies from the very first time I saw them, and would say to every brother and sister who is willing to leave off their sins by righteousness, "Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit." Read the Testimonies, live them out, and give thanks and praise to our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Sister N. Gibbs writes from Hubbardston, Mass.: Praise God, O my soul, for his goodness endures forever. There is no rock like our Rock. He is a sun and a shield, and will give grace and glory, and no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. I am trying to overcome, and I find the Lord a present help in every time of need. I thank God for his truth. My prayer is, Send forth thy light and thy truth and let them lead me. I am glad I ever heard the present truth. Thank the Lord.
Appointments for Church Meetings
PROVIDENCE permitting, I will meet with the church in Oakland, Sabbath and first-day, Dec. 17th and 18th. Memphis, Sabbath and first-day, 24th and 25th. Lapeer, Sabbath and first-day, 31st and January 1st, 1865.
Will a Bro. from Oakland meet me at the rail road station at Pontiac, on Thursday, the 15th inst., on the arrival of the train. JOSEPH BATES.
The next Monthly Meeting for Central New York will be held with the church at Roosevelt, the first Sabbath in January, 1865.
In behalf of the church. F. WHEELER.
PROVIDENCE permitting we will hold meetings as follows: Greenbush, Clinton, Co., Mich., Dec. 24 & 25. Ithaca, Gratiot, Co., Mich., Dec. 31 & Jan. 1. Alma, Gratiot, Co., Mich., Jan. 7 & 8. Will some of the brethren at Ithaca meet us at Greenbush Thursday Dec. 29. I. D. VAN HORN. D. M. CANRIGHT.
Spiritual Gifts, Vols. 3 and 4.
By John Nevins Andrews
In common with our brethren everywhere, I have been privileged to read these inestimable books. The perusal has been to me a source of great instruction and benefit. I wish to recommend to heads of families the plan of reading these aloud in the family circle, that all, especially the young, may listen to their wholesome admonitions, and excellent instruction. You may be sure of delighted listeners, and may hope with good reason, to communicate to the young, especially, instruction of peculiar value, as indeed you may to those advanced in life. Let those especially who cannot secure for their children the benefit of Sabbath meetings, read to them these volumes on the Lord's day.
J. N. A.
J. W
By James White
LIBRARY FOR SABBATH-SCHOOL.—The Battle Creek Sabbath-school has a Library which cost about $100. Eld. J. N. Andrews selected a large portion of it, and Mrs. White spent one day at the American Tract Society's book-room at Rochester, N. Y., last September, in selecting the remainder. It is a fine selection. We furnish Bro. Andrews a list of Mrs. W.'s selections.
Those East wishing to obtain Libraries, costing from $10 to $100, can address Eld. J. N. Andrews, Rochester, N. Y. Those West desiring the same will please address Eld. James White, Battle Creek, Mich.
Books have risen in proportion to other things. These Libraries will be furnished at publishers' prices, without discount. Or, on receipt of a postage-stamp, a catalogue of the Battle Creek Sabbath-school Library will be sent to any person, with directions, as far as possible, where and how to obtain the books.
J. W
To the Churches in Michigan.
By Uriah Smith
In accordance with a statement in No. 20, last volume of Review, the Mich. Conf. Committee would again call the attention of the churches in this State to the subject of Systematic Benevolence, and the condition of the Conference fund.
We find by looking over the account of labor bestowed within the Conference up to the present time, that we have not funds enough to meet present liabilities into between one and two hundred dollars. Besides this, labor is to be provided for, for the remainder of the Conference year, and the pledge of the Mich. Conference to the Gen. Conference of $500, is to be redeemed.
We presume the brethren have, as recommended, carefully considered the article on Systematic Benevolence, by Bro. White, published in No. 1 of this volume. Your committee would take this occasion to publicly endorse the positions set forth in said article, and earnestly recommend their adoption by all the churches. Should this be done, the custom of churches' appropriating only a certain percentage of their s. b. funds for conference uses, will be done away with, as we desire to see it, and the whole amount, save the small fraction necessary in some instances to meet the expenses of their regular meetings, can be placed in the hands of the Conference treasurer to be appropriated to the wants of the cause by the committee chosen for that purpose. In this way the funds will be kept in their proper channel, and there be no lack in the treasury.
To meet the present wants of the fund, we would request the different churches to send in through their treasurers, the amount of s. b. funds they have on hand. Second, we would request the different treasurers to make efforts to have systematic benevolence matters all brought up square, and closed up at the end of the year. The new year comes in on Sunday. We recommend that on that day, the churches hold their annual meeting, see that the past is all squared up, and arrange their figures, in the love of the truth and the fear of the Lord, for the coming year, in accordance with the suggestions of the article above referred to.
The church in Battle Creek sets a good example in this matter, as will be seen by this week's receipts, by putting two hundred dollars into the Conference treasury.
U. SMITH,
JNO. BYINGTON,
R. J. LAWRENCE.
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Calls for Preaching,
FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF MINISTERS ACQUAINTED WITH THE PARTIES, OR THOSE LABORING NEAREST TO THEM.
W. J. MILLS, Howell, Livingston Co., Mich.
W. F. Crouse, Appleton, Licking Co., Ohio.
Newell Grant, Fredericktown, Knox Co., Ohio.
L. Edmunds, Ann Arbor, Mich. See letter in this number.
John Carter, Mt. Tabor, Vernon Co., Wis. See letter in this number.
J. E. Wilson, Pohagon, Mich. P. O. address, Pontiac, Mich.
Not Against but for the Truth.
PAUL says, We can do nothing against the truth but for the truth. This is often true of our opponents, who in their efforts to hinder the cause, only advance it. Sister E. L. Mellinger writes from North Star, Mich.:
Through God's mercy I am permitted to give in my testimony on the side of truth. I heard the message of truth the past season at Ithaca, but gave but little heed to it then. It seems as if the wiles of Satan were exerted against me, but thank the Lord, I have been awakened at last. And I think it has been brought about by attending modern orthodox meetings, and hearing the perversions of the Advent doctrine, and by those too whom I had always believed to be Christians. But
"God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform."
And I am now ready to join the band of Sabbath-keepers at Ithaca, waiting with patience the appearing of our Lord to claim possession of his kingdom. God grant that I may be prepared to meet him in peace, and receive an immortal crown, and dwell with him in the new earth, where there will be no more parting with friends, but where all will be love and unity.
Beware!!
By James White
BEWARE of backslidden Sabbath-keepers who are forever dabbling in Patent-rights. They choose to traffic with Seventh-day Adventists, as they can more easily impose upon the credulity of those among them who suppose all who profess the Sabbath are perfectly honest.
JAMES WHITE.
Business Department.
Business Notes.
John Ingraham. Where do you want your paper changed from?
RECEIPTS.
For Review and Herald.
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Donations to Purchase a Stock of Paper for Instructor.
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Michigan Conference Fund,
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General Conference Missionary Fund.
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Appointments.
By C. O. TAYLOR
The first Monthly Meeting of the Seventh-day Adventists of Jefferson Co., will be held at Adams' Center the second Sabbath and first-day in December.
The next will be at Mannsville the second Sabbath in January.
C. O. TAYLOR.
Meeting at Jackson Prairie
By R. J. Lawrence
PROVIDENCE permitting I will meet with the brethren at Jackson Prairie, Ind., Sabbath and first-day, Dec. 17 and 18, 1864.
Allegan County Monthly Meeting
By Joseph Bates
THE next Allegan county Monthly Meeting will be held in Monterey, commencing at 10½ A. M., the second Sabbath in December, 1864. JOSEPH BATES.
Quarterly Meeting at Pilot Grove
By Henry Nicola
I would say to the brethren at Palestine, Iowa, that owing to circumstances, it is thought that the warm season of the year is the time for a Quarterly Meeting to hold there.
Therefore the next Quarterly Meeting for Palestine, Pilot Grove, and Washington churches, will be held at Pilot Grove, commencing Sabbath evening, holding over Sabbath and first-day, December 31, and January 1. We hope to see a general gathering of brethren and sisters at this meeting. Come, brethren, and bring the Spirit of the Lord with you. We expect one of the ministering brethren to meet with us.