Earlier text: REPORT FROM BRO. BLANCHARDThe Publishing Association.
The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association was incorporated in Battle Creek, Mich., May 3, 1861. Its object is to issue “periodicals, books, tracts, documents, and other publications, calculated to impart instruction on Bible truth, especially the fulfillment of prophecy, the commandments of God, and the teachings of Jesus Christ.” Its capital stock is raised by shares at $10 each; and every shareholder is entitled to one vote in all the deliberations of the Association, for every share that he or she may hold. The Association has now a large and well-furnished Office of publication, established in Battle Creek, Mich., and employs two steam power presses in carrying on its business. A meeting of the stockholders is held each year, at which a board of trustees is elected to manage its business, and editors chosen to conduct its periodicals, till the ensuing meeting. All persons employed in the publishing department, are engaged at stipulated wages, and all profits accruing from the business, are strictly applied by the Association to the carrying out of the object of its formation, and to its charitable uses and purposes. All lovers of truth, who “keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus,” are still invited to take shares in the Association, and have a voice in all its deliberations. The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald
Is a large sixteen-page religious family paper, issued weekly by the S. D. A. Pub. Association, and devoted to an earnest investigation of all Bible questions. It is designed to be an exponent of momentous and solemn truths pertaining to the present time, some of which are set forth by no other periodical in the land. The fulfillment of prophecy, the second personal advent of the Saviour as an event now near at hand, immortality through Christ alone, a change of heart through the operation of the Holy Spirit, the observance of the Sabbath of the fourth commandment, the divinity and mediatorial work of Christ, and the development of a holy character by obedience to the perfect and holy law of God, as embodied in the decalogue, are among its special themes. And while it will endeavor to present impartially both sides of all important questions, it has a definite theory to teach, and hence will not devote its space to an indiscriminate and aimless mass of conflicting sentiments and views. Regular price, $3,00 per year, or $1,50 for a volume of 26 numbers. On trial for six months $1.00. No subscriptions taken for less than six months. To the worthy poor—free, by their reporting themselves and requesting its continuance, once in six months. The friends of the Review are invited to earnest and unceasing efforts to extend its circulation. Is a monthly sheet, published as above, and designed to be to the youth and children what the Review and Herald is to those of riper years. You who wish to see your children instructed in the great truths which so interest you, will here find a sheet in which these things are set forth in a plain and interesting manner, free from the popular fables and errors of the age. It should not only visit regularly every youth and child who professes to be a follower of Jesus, but should be taken and read in every Sabbath-keeping family. Don’t forget the children. See that they have the Instructor. Terms, 25 cts. per year in advance. This is the title of a monthly health journal, “devoted to an exposition of the laws of our being, and the application of those laws in the preservation of health and the treatment of disease.” It is an earnest advocate of the true philosophy of life, the only rational method of treating disease, and the best means of preserving health. Practical instructions will be given from month to month relative to water, air, light, food, sleep, rest, recreation, &c. Health, its recovery and preservation, is a subject of world-wide interest, whatever may be a person’s tenets in other respects; and to this the Reformer will be exclusively devoted. Edited by H. S. Lay, M. D., Managing Physician of the Health Reform Institute. Terms $1.00 in advance for a volume of twelve numbers. Address Dr. H. S. Lay, Battle Creek, Mich. Is becoming a theme of wide-spread and absorbing interest. To those who wish to give the subject a thorough investigation, we recommend the History of the Sabbath. As a work setting forth a connected Bible view of the Sabbath question, its history since the111 Christian era, and the different steps by which the human institution of the first day of the week has usurped the place of the Bible institution of the seventh day, it is unsurpassed by any publication extant. Between two and three hundred quotations from history are given, to each of which is appended a full reference to the authority from which it is taken. It is replete with facts and arguments which challenge denial or refutation. Other works on this subject, from the penny tract to the largest size pamphlet, will be found noticed in our book list. There is no other Bible subject upon which a more extensive misunderstanding exists, than upon the Sabbath question. Circulate the books, and spread abroad the light on this subject. The works upon this important subject to which we would call especial attention, are, The Prophecy of Daniel, The Sanctuary and 2300 Days, and The Three Messages of Rev. xiv. The first gives an exposition of the plain and thrilling prophecies of Daniel ii, vii, and viii, showing from the course of empire that the God of Heaven is about to set up his kingdom. The Sanctuary question is the great central subject of the plan of salvation, and yet there are but few, comparatively, who have any acquaintance with it. It gives a new interest to a great part of the Bible, leads to an intelligent view of the position and work of Christ as our great High Priest in Heaven, completely explains the past Advent movement, and shows clearly our position in prophecy and the world’s history. The three messages bring to view present duty, and future peril. All should read these books, and ponder well their teaching. Immortality through Christ Alone.
We call the special attention of the reader to the subjects of the nature of man, his condition in death, and the destiny of the wicked. More than ordinary importance attaches to these subjects, at the present time. We would confidently recommend to all a thorough reading of the work by H. H. Dobney entitled, Future Punishment, as advertised in our book list. The reader will find it a work exhaustive in its investigations, and remarkable for its candor, and the strength and clearness of its reasoning. Which? Mortal or Immortal? is a lower-priced and more-condensed work on the same subjects. While “The End of the Wicked,” and the one, two and three cent tracts may be found sufficient to awaken interest with those who would not commence with larger works. For the convenience of those who may wish to purchase books for general circulation, we have put up assorted packages of tracts in two sizes, which we will send post-paid at 50c., and $1.00, respectively. The 50c package contains Sabbath Tracts Nos. 1, 2, and 3, End of Wicked, Mark of Beast, Sin of Witchcraft, Objections to Second Advent, answered, Death and Burial, Positive Institutions, Much in Little, Truth, Preach the Word, Law by Wesley, and Miscellany. The $1.00 package contains The Three Messages, Which, Mortal or Immortal? Prophecy of Daniel, Saints’ Inheritance, Signs of the Times, Seven Trumpets, Celestial R. R., Perpetuity of Spiritual Gifts, Scripture References, Wicked Dead, Sabbath by Elihu, Infidelity and Spiritualism, War and Sealing, Who Changed the Sabbath, Seven Reasons for Sunday-keeping Examined, Institution of Sabbath, Thoughts for the Candid, Appeal to men of reason, Personality of God, Seven Seals, and Time Lost. Those who order these packages, save their postage. We cannot too strongly urge upon all the circulation of our publications, books and papers. Many, now rejoicing in the truth, can attribute their first interest in these things to these silent preachers; while in some instances they have opened the way for the formation of well established and flourishing churches. —THOUGHTS ON THE REVELATION, a volume of 328 pages, containing the entire text of the book of Revelation, with Thoughts Critical and Practical on the same. A new and harmonious interpretation of the prophecy. Cloth, $1.00, weight 12 oz. —THE HISTORY OF THE SABBATH, and First Day of the Week, showing the true Bible Record of the Sabbath, and the manner in which it has been supplanted by the Heathen Festival of the Sun. pp. 342. Cloth, 50c., weight, 12 oz. —FUTURE PUNISHMENT, by H. H. Dobney, a Baptist Minister of England. An elaborate argument on the destiny of the wicked; with an Appendix containing “The State of the Dead,” by John Milton. Cloth, 75c., 16 oz. —SPIRITUAL GIFTS, VOL. I; or, the Great Controversy between the forces of Christ and Satan, as shown in Vision. pp. 219. Cloth, 50c., 8 oz. —SPIRITUAL GIFTS, VOL. II; or, the Experience and Views of E. G. White, with Incidents that have occurred in connection with the Third Angel’s Message. pp. 300. Cloth, 60c., 8 oz. Volumes I & II bound in one book, $1.00, 12 oz. —SPIRITUAL GIFTS, VOL. III; or, Facts of Faith in connection with the history of holy Men of Old, as shown in Vision. pp. 304. Cloth, 60c., 8 oz. —SPIRITUAL GIFTS, VOL. IV; or, Facts of Faith continued, and Testimonies for the Church. pp. 220. Cloth, 60c., 8 oz. —SABBATH READINGS; or, Moral and Religious Stories for the Young, from which the popular errors of the age are carefully excluded. pp. 400. In one volume, cloth, 60c., 8 oz. In five pamphlets, 50c., 8 oz. In twenty-five tracts, 40c., 8 oz. —HOW TO LIVE, treating on Disease and its Causes, and all subjects connected with healthful living. An important work. pp. 400. Cloth $1.00, 12 oz. In pamphlet form, 75c., 10 oz. —APPEAL TO THE YOUTH: The Sickness and Death of H. N. White; with his Mother’s Letters. Excellent instructions for both youth and parents. Cloth, 40c., 8 oz. Paper, 20c., 2 oz. Without likeness, 10c., 2 oz. —THE BIBLE FROM HEAVEN; or, a Dissertation on the Evidences of Christianity. 30c., 5 oz. —BOTH SIDES: A series of articles from T. M. Preble, on the Sabbath and Law, Reviewed. 20c., 4 oz. —SANCTIFICATION, or Living Holiness. Many common mistakes on this important subject, corrected. One of the best works ever published on this subject. 15c., 4 oz. —THE THREE MESSAGES of Rev. xiv, especially the Third Angel’s Message, and Two-horned Beast. 15c., 4 oz. —THE HOPE OF THE GOSPEL; or, Immortality the Gift of God, and the State of Man in Death. 15c., 4 oz. —WHICH? MORTAL, OR IMMORTAL? or, An Inquiry into the Present Constitution and Future Condition of Man. Third Edition. 15c., 4 oz. —MODERN SPIRITUALISM: Its Nature and Tendency. The heresy condemned from the mouths of its own advocates. Third edition, revised and enlarged. 20c., 5 oz. —THE KINGDOM OF GOD: The Time and Manner of its Establishment. A Refutation of the doctrine called, Age to Come. 15c., 4 oz. —MIRACULOUS POWERS. The Scripture testimony on the Perpetuity of Spiritual Gifts, illustrated by Narratives of Incidents that have transpired all through the Gospel Dispensation. 15c., 4 oz. —APPEAL TO MOTHERS, on the Great Cause of the physical, mental, and moral, ruin of many of the Children of our time. 15c., 2 oz. —REVIEW OF SEYMOUR. His fifty “Unanswerable Questions” on the Sabbath Question, Answered. 10c., 3 oz. —THE PROPHECY OF DANIEL. An Exposition of the Prophecy of the Four Kingdoms, the Sanctuary and the 2300 Days, Dan. ii, vii, & viii. 10c., 3 oz. —THE SAINTS’ INHERITANCE, shown to be the kingdom under the whole heaven, in the Earth made New. 10c., 3 oz. —SIGNS OF THE TIMES, in the Moral, Physical, and Political Worlds, showing that the Coming of Christ is at the Door. 10c., 3 oz. —THE LAW OF GOD, its Observance from Creation, its Immutability and Perpetuity, proved from the testimony of the Old and New Testaments. 10c., 3 oz. —VINDICATION OF THE TRUE SABBATH, by J. W. Morton, late Missionary of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Hayti; with a Narrative of the Author’s Personal Experience, of thrilling interest. 10c., 3 oz. —REVIEW OF SPRINGER, on the Sabbath and Law. 10c., 3 oz. —BAPTISM, Its Nature, Subjects, & Design. 10c., 3 oz. —THE COMMANDMENT to Restore and Build Jerusalem. A conclusive argument that it is to be dated from the 7th year of Artaxerxes, B. C. 457. Just the book for three days of wild conjecture on the prophetic periods. 10c., 2 oz. —THE SEVEN TRUMPETS: An Exposition of Revelation viii and ix. A New Edition, thoroughly revised and enlarged. 10c., 2 oz. —KEY TO THE CHART. An Explanation of all the symbols illustrated upon the Prophetic Chart. 10c., 2 oz. —THE SANCTUARY, and 2300 Days of Daniel viii, 14; its Cleansing and the time of its accomplishment. 10c., 2 oz. —THE CELESTIAL RAILROAD, a most happy exposure of the inconsistencies of popular religion. A new edition revised, and adapted to the present time. 4c., 1 oz. —THE SABBATH OF THE LORD: A Discourse by J. M. Aldrich. 5c., 1 oz. —THE END OF THE WICKED. 5c., 1 oz. —MATTHEW XXIV: A Brief Exposition of the Chapter, showing that Christ is at the Door. 5c., 2 oz. —MARK OF THE BEAST, and Seal of the Living God; showing how we may avoid the one, and secure the other. 5c., 1 oz. —THE SABBATIC INSTITUTION, and Two Laws; showing when the Sabbath was instituted, and the plain distinction between the Moral and Ceremonial Laws. 5c., 1 oz. —BIBLE STUDENT’S ASSISTANT: A compend of Scripture References on Important Subjects. 5c., 1 oz. —AN APPEAL for the Restoration of the Sabbath: An Address from the Seventh-day to the First-day Baptists. 5c., 1 oz. —REVIEW OF FILLIO, on the Sabbath Question. 5c., 1 oz. —MILTON on the State of the Dead. 5c., 1 oz. —EXPERIENCE of F. G. Brown on Second Advent. 5c., 1 oz. —SYSTEMATIC BENEVOLENCE, An Address, &c. 5c., 1 oz. —THE SECOND ADVENT: Sixteen Short Answers to Sixteen Common Objections. 4c., 1 oz. —SAMUEL AND THE WITCH OF ENDOR; an exposition of this remarkable portion of Scripture, showing the state of the dead, and the sin of witchcraft. 4c., 1 oz. Tracts in Other Languages.
—LIV OG DÖD: “Life and Death;” a work in Danish, on the Nature of Man, the Saints’ Inheritance, and the Destiny of the Wicked. 280 pp., paper cover, 40c., weight 12 oz. —THE BIBLE STUDENT’S ASSISTANT, in Danish. A work on the plan of the Assistant in English, containing scripture references on a variety of subjects, adapted to the Danish Bible. 5c., 1 oz. —FORTY QUESTIONS ON IMMORTALITY, in Danish. 2c., 1 oz. —THE SABBATH, Its Nature and Obligation, in German. 10c., 2 oz. The Sabbath, in Holland. 5c., 1 oz. In French. 5c., 1 oz. In Danish 10c., 1 oz. —AN EXPOSITION of Dan. ii and vii, in French. 5c., 1 oz. —THE SEVEN SEALS: An Exposition of Rev. vi. —THE TWO LAWS. The Distinction shown between them. —PERSONALITY OF GOD. A popular error disproved. —THE LAW of God, the Ten Commandments by John Wesley. —APPEAL to Men of Reason on Immortality. —THOUGHTS for the Candid on the Nature of Man. —STATE OF THE DEAD, Brief Thoughts. Author unknown. —TIME LOST; or Old and New Style Explained. —THE HEAVENLY MEETING; a thrilling rhapsody on the joy of the saint as he first meets his Saviour and the heavenly host. —GEOLOGY AND THE BIBLE; or a Pre-Adamic age of our world doubtful; showing that no true claims of Geology are against Bible facts. —SUNDAY-KEEPING. The reasons for it examined and refuted. —THE SABBATH: The time of its Institution. —THE SABBATH: A stirring Argument by Elihu. —INFIDELITY and Spiritualism, shown to be of like character. —WAR and the Sealing, an Exposition of Rev. vii. —WHO CHANGED the Sabbath? Roman Catholic Testimony. —PREACH THE WORD: An Argument for the Sabbath. —DEATH AND BURIAL; or, Scriptural Baptism. —MUCH IN LITTLE: A Collection of Choice Extracts on eternal misery. —POSITIVE INSTITUTIONS; their Nature and Claims. —THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY, popular objections to this scriptural doctrine briefly considered. This thorough little treatise removes in a masterly manner the difficulties supposed to lie in the way of the resurrection of the identical matter that goes into the grave. —THE LAW of God, By H. H. DOBNEY, England. —JUDSON’S LETTER ON DRESS: An appeal to the female members of the Christian churches of the United States. —SCRIPTURE REFERENCES. Same as B. S. Assistant without cover. —MARK of the Beast, and Seal of the Living God. —SPIRITUAL GIFTS: An Argument to show that the Gifts set in the Church, 1 Cor. xii, Eph. iv, &c., were to continue to the end of time. —THE WICKED DEAD: A thorough and Scriptural Exposition of the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus. —THE LAW OF GOD on a Chart of a size to be used by Preachers, varnished and mounted, $2.00. —THE PROPHECIES of Daniel and John, illustrated upon a Chart, to be used by Preachers, varnished and mounted, $2.00. The two Charts with Key, $4.00. The two printed on cloth, with Key, $3.00. The two on cloth without rollers, by mail, postpaid, $3.75. —SMALL CHART. A Pictorial Illustration of the Visions of Daniel and John, on paper 20 by 25 inches. Price 15c. by mail, postpaid. The law requires the prepayment of postage on books as follows: Bound Books, four cents for each four ounces or fractional part thereof; Pamphlets and Tracts, two cents for each four ounces or fractional part thereof. In the foregoing list, the weight of each book is given in connection with the price; and all who order books can estimate the amount of postage required, which should invariably be sent with the order, in addition to the price of the books. Thus, two 2 oz. books can be sent for the same postage as one; or four 1 oz. books for the same postage as one, two or three of the same kind and so on. All communications in reference to the Publishing Association, the Review, Instructor, and any of the foregoing books, should be addressed to J. M. Aldrich, Battle Creek, Mich. All business pertaining to the Western Health Reform Institute, or Health Reformer, should be addressed to Dr. H. S. Lay, Battle Creek, Mich. Important bequests are frequently lost to the Association through informality. Those who wish to will property to the Association to be devoted to the spread of the truth, should adopt the following form of bequest: “I bequeath to my executor (or executors) the sum of —— dollars in trust, to pay the same in —— days after my decease, to the Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association, located in the city of Battle Creek, Michigan, to be applied by the Trustees of that Corporation, to its charitable uses and purposes.” Three witnesses should state that the testator declared this to be his last will and testament, and that they signed it at his request, and in his presence and in the presence of each other. The Rothschilds and the Pope.
For fifteen centuries the Jews have been cursed by the Pope, and persecuted by the Roman Church. There is no more revolting chapter of horrors in history than that of the treatment of the Jews at the hands of the Pontiffs. In all lands where the Roman religion is dominant the children of Israel have been treated with barbaric rigor—allowed few privileges, denied all rights, looked upon as a people accursed of God, and set apart by divine ordination to be trampled upon by the Church. In Rome, at the present day, the Jews are confined to the Ghetto; they are not allowed to set up a shop in any other part of the city without a permit; they can engage only in certain trades; they are compelled to pay enormous taxes into the Papal treasury; they are subject to a stringent code of laws established by the Pope for their especial government; they are imprisoned and fined for the most trivial offenses. They cannot own any real estate in the city; cannot build, tear down or remodel any dwelling or change their place of business without Papal permission. They are in abject slavery, with no rights whatever, and entitled to no privileges, and receive none, except upon the gracious condescension of the Pope. In former times they were unmercifully whipped and compelled to listen once a week to the Christian doctrine of the priests. But time is bringing changes. The Pope is in want of money, and the house of the red shield has money to lend on good security. The house is always ready to accommodate Governments. Italy wants money, so she sells her fine system of railroads to the Rothschilds. The Pope wants money, so he sends his Nuncio to the wealthy house of the despised race, offers them security on the property of the Church, the Compagnia, and receives ten million dollars to maintain his army and Imperial State. That was in 1865. A year passes, and the Pontifical expenditures are five million more than the income, and the deficit is made up by the Rothschilds, who take a second security at a higher rate of interest. Another year is passed and there is a third annual vacuum in the Papal treasury of six millions, which will quite likely be filled by the same house. The firm can do it with as much ease as your readers can pay their yearly subscription to your weekly Journal. When will the Pope redeem his loan at the rate he is going? Never? Manifestly the day is not far distant when these representatives of a persecuted race will have all the available property of the Church in their possession. Surely time works wonders.—Chicago Ev. Jour. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth. DIED, at Racine, Minn., of scrofulous consumption, Charles L., only son of Joseph and Mary Edwards, aged 11 years, 9 months, and 23 days. During his last sickness, and before, his voice was sometimes heard in secret prayer. He also manifested a spirit of patience and resignation. Blessed are they which die in the Lord. STEPHEN PIERCE. DIED, at Poy Sippi, Wis., of inflammation of the lungs, youngest son of brother H. Mikkelson, Uriah Willy, aged two months. “The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” JOHN MATTESON. DIED, in Hillsdale Co., Mich., June 27, of a swelling on the breast, which caused heart disease, Eva Maria, daughter of Stephen D. and E. E. Salisbury, aged 24 days. E. E. S. N. Y. and Pa. Conference.
THE annual meeting of this Conference is to be held at Adams' Center, Jefferson Co., N. Y., a station on the Rome and Watertown R. R., commencing on Friday morning, Sept. 27, at 9 o'clock, and continuing, if necessary, till Monday, Sept. 30. This timely notice is given that the several churches may have their delegates chosen and business matters all arranged in season. It will be necessary for all the delegates to arrive at the place of meeting on Thursday, Sept. 26, so as to commence the session in the morning. And let them all come prepared to remain throughout the day on Monday, if business demand, as probably it will. N. FULLER,
J. N. ANDREWS, } Conf. Com.
R. F. COTTRELL, } PROVIDENCE permitting, I will meet with the church in Burlington, Mich., Sabbath, Aug. 17th, at 10½ A. M. Business meeting, Sunday, at 10 A. M. At Convis, Sabbath, Aug. 24th. At Monterey, Sabbath, Aug. 31st, and spend several weeks in Allegan county.
J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH. THE next Quarterly Meeting of the church at Avon, Rock Co., Wis., will be held at Avon, August 17 and 18. We hope to meet all the scattered brethren of this church, also those from sister churches, who would esteem it a privilege to meet with us. Let us come together, dear brethren, with a prayerful preparation to work for the glory of God.
Done by order of the church.
JOSEPH G. WOOD. MONTHLY MEETING IN BURLINGTON, MICH.
By Hickman Miller
By request I send a report of the Monthly Meeting at Burlington, Sabbath, July 13. There was a good attendance. Brethren and sisters were present from Battle Creek, Newton, and Colon. And while listening to the remarks of Bro. Cornell in the forenoon, which were meat in due season, we felt encouraged to press on, and honor the Lord for his goodness to his people. In the afternoon we had a social meeting, and while listening to the encouraging testimonies of Bro. Byington, Bro. Cornell and many others, the Lord blessed, and gave us a sweet interview together. I feel thankful for the Monthly Meetings that we have appointed among us. They are a great source of strength and encouragement. My prayer is that our interest may increase in these meetings, that God may be glorified, and we be encouraged to press on, that at last we may gain the prize that will be given to the faithful at the end of the race. The next Monthly Meeting of Calhoun county will be held at Newton, the second Sabbath in August. CONVOCATION
By James White
THE Meeting at Fairplains, Aug. 10 and 11, is designed for a General Convocation from the State, but more especially of the brethren from Northern Michigan. After an abundant harvest, a sort of feast of ingathering for even seven days would be in good time. Ample provisions will be made for all who will come. The brethren have large farms, and large houses and barns, and open hands and willing minds. A special invitation is extended to the brethren at Battle Creek and vicinity. Teams will meet those coming by railroad at Ionia, if those coming will send notice in season, stating when they will be at the station. But we would recommend the direct route by private carriage. Come by the way of Vermontville to Orange, and stop with Bro. Franklin Howe, who will direct the rest of the way. Greenville, July, 25, 1867. THE SABBATH.
By Lucretia C. Canriguey
As a blessing to man, God appointed to him a day of rest, a Sabbath. This, hallowed and blessed by his own keeping after the ending of his creative works he set apart to man. This, above all others, was to be devoted to the service of the Lord, commemorative of the work of creation. This to man was to be a day of rest from the labors, which, through sin, were imposed upon him, as, leaving the garden, God said to him, “By the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.” From the time these words were uttered, man went forth to labor. He must toil, suffer, and die. Thus to him a day was given wherein he might regain his wasted energies,—cease his work; and not only for this purpose alone, but that he might on this day think of God, of Heaven, and an end; think, study, reflect. As Jesus has said, so it will ever be, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.” While it is a day to be kept holy unto the Lord, to refrain from seeking our own pleasure and interest, it is one in which we are commanded to do good. With some, the Sabbath, how lightly esteemed! Reversing God's order, they turn it into a day of pleasure, of feasting, and reveling. Upon such the frown of God rests, as living in violation of the command, “Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work, but the seventh-day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God, in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man servant, nor thy maid-servant,” &c., a sacred command, given by the Maker and Ruler of the universe. Proposed Dates for Convocation Meeting
By I. Sanborn
In talking with some of our most experienced farmers, and with what knowledge I have of the business, spring-wheat harvest will not commence here before the first of August; and therefore the 4th of Sept. will be almost two or three weeks too early for our Convocation Meeting, if we expect to make it a meeting of general interest to this Conference. I would therefore suggest the 18th or 25th of Sept. to commence the meeting. I further suggest that Brn Andrews and Blanchard confer with Bro. Loughborough about it, and that they make the appointment in due time if they please. I. SANBORN, P. S. Will not Brn. Andrews and Blanchard keep me posted as to their whereabouts, if they can. I. S. Request for Adventist Visitors
By Mrs. H. M. Grant
I would like to have any of the S. D. Adventists who may be passing through this city call on me. I live on Bear street, No 76, next door to the Methodist Church, Salina, N. Y.
Mrs. H. M GRANT A limited space will be given under this head for Business Notices from the brethren, at 20 cents per line for each insertion. Parties must give good reference as to their standing and responsibility. BEING a practical miller, and located on the N. Y. Central R. R., in a good wheat country, I have been induced, through the influence of friends in the truth, to offer to the brethren through the Review the above article. Those desiring to supply themselves, or others, with a reliable grade of Graham Flour, would do well to correspond with P. Z. Kinne, Kirkville, Onondaga Co., N. Y. Reference: Eld. J. N. Andrews. General Convocation at Fairplains
The brethren and sisters of Michigan will please note the appointment of Bro. White for a “General Convocation” meeting up in Fairplains, Montcalm County, Aug. 10 and 11. Let all within reasonable distance make the necessary sacrifice of time, and attend this “feast of ingathering.” Doubtless such a meeting would be accompanied with the special outpouring of God’s Spirit. Need we repeat it,—Let all who consistently can, attend this gathering of the saints of God.