No one has a better opportunity of witnessing the wonderful workings of God in the wide field of nature than a farmer. His occupation brings him every day in full view of them. He is familiar with the progressive development of the young plant, and the matured beauty of its full growth. He is well acquainted with the sunshine and the shadow, the softly falling dew and the heavy rain, the gentle breeze and the rushing tempest. Some, from their very familiarity with these evidences of divine wisdom, lose all interest in them, and look on them with little more regard than the beasts that perish. Others, indeed, recognize the hand of God; look on its movements with awe and dread—but go no further. But it is only the Christian that can see in everything the hand of a father. Other men may wonder and admire; he can love and praise. Everywhere around he sees the finger of God, and he rejoices to know that that God is his friend; and when, in the tempest or thunderstorm, men's hearts are failing them for fear, he can be in peace, knowing that he is a son of Him whom the winds and the seas obey. Truly, the Christian farmer possesses greater pleasures and more exquisite joys than other men have any idea of, and if they have not experienced these, they have never met true happiness. Reader, have you?
The Bible.
By Stuart Robinson
As the oak, perfect and entire, is in the acorn that buries itself in the soil, and expands and extends an ever-perfect life, till it becomes the gigantic monarch of the forest; so the entire gospel of redemption was in that germinal promise concerning the “seed of the woman,” which, buried in the clods of a wasted Eden, shot forth its life parallel with the growth of humanity. Now it appears as the tender twig of promise to Enoch and Noah; now the vigorous sapling of the faith of Abraham; now the refreshing shade-tree leafing out in the gorgeous ritual of Moses; now the well-known pilot’s signal-tree that guides the course of David and Isaiah; now putting forth its blossoms of plenteous promise in the gospel of John the Baptist; and now bearing the rich harvest of ripe fruit, in the preaching of the apostles under the ministration of the Spirit. Thus, through all the ages, and in all the “divers manners” of its communication, it is one and the same gospel, embodying the same great truths in its various stages of development. —Stuart Robinson.
He Prayeth.
By E. Cornwall
WALKING one day recently along the seashore, I saw a number of people running to the water's edge, and a boat putting off in haste. It was after a youth who, in bathing, had got out of his depth and sunk. After remaining for a quarter of an hour under water, he was taken out, and restoratives promptly applied, to rekindle, if possible, the spark of life. I waited with many more at the door of the building to ascertain whether he was likely to recover. Several came out, but to tell of no hope. At last a person darted out of the house, the bearer of better tidings. “He has caught a breath.” The crowd caught and quickly echoed the cry. I thought of the joy that is felt in Heaven when a penitent sinner is crying for mercy; for just as an infant begins to breathe when it enters the world, so does the sinner begin to pray when he is newly born of God. It is at that moment that he draws his first spiritual breath.—E. Cornwall.
The Irishman and the Priest.
NEVER was a better answer made than a poor Irishman made to a Catholic priest, while defending himself for reading the Bible.
“But,” said the priest, “the Bible is for the priests, and not for the likes o’ you.”
“Ah! but, sir,” he answered, “I was reading in my Bible, ‘You shall read it to your children,’ an sure the priests have got no children.”
“But, Michael,” says the priest, “you cannot understand the Bible. It is not o’ you to understand it, my man.”
“Ah! very well, your reverence, if I cannot understand it, it will do me no harm, and what I can understand does me a heap o’ good.”
“Very well, Mike,” said the priest, “you must go to the church, and the church will teach you; the church will give you the milk of the word.”
“And where does the church get it from but out of the Bible? Ah! your reverence, I would rather keep the cow myself.”—Herald and Presbyter.
The Greater Joy.
By W. M. Punshon
THERE was joy in the breast of the mathematician of Syracuse when, in the hearing of the wondering people, he thundered out his glad “Eureka,” and they deemed him mad; there was joy in the spirit of Columbus when the timid land birds sat upon the shrouds of his vessel, bearing upon their timid wings the welcome news of a new world; there is joy for the gold-finder when the rich ore glitters in the cradle; there is joy for the emigrant when he glimpses the home of his childhood again; there is joy for the child when he goes his wondering way into another and yet another secret of existence; there is joy for the poet when he sends a glad thought careering across the minds of men; but there is no joy so pure, so free, so unreserved, so satisfying, as when the glad disciple clasps his brother’s hand, and says: “We have found the Messiah, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.”
Brethren, do you know that joy? Do you remember when it first coursed through your veins? You remember how it made all creation become invested with a richer beauty; you remember how the music of the woods and of the waters was tuneful because the new song had been put into our own lips, even of praise and thanksgiving to God. But if there be any of you that know nothing about it, come to Jesus now. He waits to bestow it upon you; there is not one of you who need be away from it; there is no one of you who need live below this great inheritance.— W. M. Punshon.
The Cadi's Decision
A poor Turkish slater of Constantinople, being at work upon the roof of a house, lost his footing, and fell into the narrow street upon a man who chanced to be passing at the time. The pedestrian was killed by the concussion, while the slater escaped without material injury. A son of the deceased caused the slater to be arrested and taken before the cadi, where he made the most grave charge, and claimed ample redress. The cadi listened attentively, and in the end asked the slater what he had to say in his defense. “Dispenser of justice,” answered the accused, in humble mood, “it is even as this man says; but God forbid that there should be evil in my heart. I am a poor man and know not how I can make amends.” The son of the man who had been killed thereupon demanded that condign punishment should be inflicted upon the accused. The cadi meditated a few moments, and finally said: “It shall be so.” Then to the slater he continued: “Thou shalt stand in the place where the father of this man stood when thou didst fall upon him.” And to the accuser he added: “And thou shalt, if it so please thee, go upon the roof, and fall upon the culprit, even as he did fall upon thy father. Allah is great.” —Our Young Folk’s Budget.
The Coming Chinaman Is at Hand
The coming Chinaman is at hand. Yung Wing, the agent of the Chinese Government, has just arrived, bringing about thirty boys, of the average age of twelve years. They are to be placed in families of respectability and culture in different parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut; never more than two in a family, and usually but two in the same town. They are just beginning the study of English, and provision will be made for their instruction in the rudiments of our language and our sciences. This is the first detachment of one hundred and twenty boys who are to be sent by the Chinese Government in this country, to remain fifteen years, giving them ample time for a complete course of study—academic, collegiate, and professional. Mr. B. G. Northrup is assisting Yung Wing in securing places for these boys, and we unite with him in the hope that these boys will find a welcome “in the homes which illustrate the best phase of American society.” The experiment which the Chinese Government has been induced to enter upon is one which promises great results; and no well-wisher of his kind can ever hope for a better opportunity of doing a service to Christian civilization than that which he would have in taking into his home two of these future mandarins of China.—N. Y. Independent.
The Cost of Charitable Relief
It is often charged that too large a proportion of the receipts of our great religious benevolent societies are squandered in the expenses of collection and management, and that worldly people do their business much more economically. We have a case in point. The Brooklyn Daily Union, of April 18, affirms that the Commissioners of Charities and Corrections for the county of Kings, New York, sets this example: “That, making all allowances, it has cost $245,487 of the people’s gifts to distribute $266,961, including temporary as well as institutional relief, and that in our county institutions alone it has cost $190,415 to distribute $178,927, of which costs, nearly $90,000 was for official salaries.”
Quarterly Meetings in California
Appointments.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
Quarterly Meetings in California.
San Francisco, Oct. 5 “ 6.
Green Valley, “ 12 “ 13.
Petaluma, “ 19 “ 20.
Healdsburg, “ 26 “ 27.
Presiding each day at 11 A. M.; other services and meetings notified by letters.
Committee of Cal. State Meeting.
Quarterly meeting at Memphis, Mich., Oct. 5 and 6. A general invitation is extended. Let all our scattered members report in person, or by letter. Brn. Lamson and Kenyon are expected.
H. S. Gurney.
With the church at Alaiedon, Oct. 5, and remain over the second Sabbath. Brethren there will arrange for meetings as they think best.
H. S. Gurney,
Chas. Jones.
Memphis, Oct. 5, “ 6.
Greenwood, “ 12, “ 13.
D. H. Lamson.
Quarterly meeting at Sevena, October 5 and 6. Come prepared to seek the Lord. Bro. Marsh is expected.
George Foreman.
Quarterly meeting of the church at Hundred-Mile Grove, Wis., Oct. 5 and 6, at which time all who wish will have an opportunity to join the Tract and Missionary Society. We hope to see a general gathering.
N. M. Jordan.
Providence permitting, I will meet with the churches in Tract Society and quarterly meeting as follows:—
East half District No. 4, Oct. 6, where Bro. E. P. Giles may appoint.
E. H. Root.
By request of the Iowa Conference, I will meet with the friends of the cause in Otranto, Mitchell Co., Iowa, Oct. 12 and 13, 1872.
C. A. Washburn.
Quarterly Meeting of the Allegany church, at Nile Hill, N. Y., October 5 and 6. By order of the church,
D. Oviatt.
Quarterly meeting of the Kickapoo, Wis., church, on the first Sabbath and first-day in October 1872. We would be glad to see Bro. I. Sanborn present.
Eli Osborn, Clerk.
Quarterly meeting of the church at Waterloo, Grant Co., Wis., Oct. 19, commencing at ten o’clock and hold over first-day. Bro. Sutherland is expected to be present to preach the word. We cordially invite the brethren and sisters at Mount Hope and Bloomington to meet with us. Let us draw near to God that he may draw near to us and pour us out a blessing.
Jehiel Ganiard.
Quarterly meeting for Oakland, Johnstown, Raymond, and Little Prairie, at Little Prairie, Oct. 5 and 6. Meeting to commence Sabbath evening.
C. W. Olds.
Monthly meeting for Tuscola, Vassar and Watrousville, churches at Watrousville, Mich., Sabbath and first-day, Oct. 12 and 13. Bro. Corliss will be present.
J. L. Miller.
We have just pitched the tent at Batch Grove, six miles north-west of Webster City. Our P. O. address, till further notice, will be Webster City, Hamilton Co., Iowa.
R. M. Kilgore.
Personal.
At our visit to the late S. D. Baptist Conference, we were happy to receive the cordial greeting of Eld. N. Wardner, pastor of the church with which the Conference was this year held, and who was delegate to our last General Conference, Dec. 29, 1871, and to form the acquaintance of many others of that people. Among these we may mention Eld. A. H. Lewis, of Berlin, Wis., Eld. G. B. Utter, of Westerly, R. I., Eld. J. Bailey, of Milton, Wis., Eld. N. V. Hull, editor of the Sabbath Recorder, Alfred, N. Y., Eld. D. E. Maxson, Plainfield, N. J., Eld. L. Crandall, N. Y. city, Prof. Williams of Alfred University, Alfred, N. Y., W. C. Whitford, Pres. of Milton College, Milton, Wis., A. R. Cornwall, A. M., Principal of the Albion (Wis) Academy, Eld. L. C. Rogers, Milton, Wis., and many other ministers of that denomination. What we saw convinced us that the cultivation of the intellect is no necessary barrier to consecration of heart; for these brethren seemed to have a love for the Sabbath cause, and the salvation of men which was good to behold. Our association with these and other members of the Conference, during which time we shared the generous hospitality of different members of the church at West Hallock, was very pleasant. And we hope to meet them when the blessing pronounced upon those who faithfully observe and teach the commandments of God is bestowed, and such enter in through the gates into the city. Matt. 5: 19; Rev. 22: 14.
Rumors of War.
HENRY DUNAT is the originator of a society formed in Europe for the alleviation of the sufferings of the sick and wounded in war. As such, he is not only well known in Europe, but he understands very fully the state of things there. In relation to the future prospects of war on the continent, he says:—
“I believe I know the continent, and my conviction is that we are on the eve of the grandest events of this century, whether viewed from a political or social point of view. A great war is imminent, and within a few years the continent will be overturned by a general conflict of nations.”
What War Costs.
DUDLEY BAXTER, an accurate statistician in Europe, makes up the war debts of Christendom to the day of Sedan. And this is the instructive tabulation of figures he gives us:—
Great Britain........................$3,840,000,000.
Continent of Europe..................10,394,064,000.
America..............................3,673,536,000.
Asia.................................502,636,000.
Africa...............................190,344,000.
Australasia..........................171,571,200.
Now this vast amount does not include the £200,000,000 which France is to pay to Germany, nor the debt she has contracted in carrying on the war against that power. To be within the mark, or this side of the actual fact, let us assume that the latter debt will not exceed £100,000,000, and that the whole aggregate debt of France for this war will be £300,000,000; and also that what she pays Germany will reimburse that power for all its increased expenses on account of the conflict. This is a very moderate estimate, and yet it adds to the total we had at the beginning of the war £300,000,000, raising it to £4,240,865,000, or $20,212,152,000.
The Health Reformer.
By Editor
SUBSCRIBERS on the trial trip (four numbers for 25 cents) are coming in at the rate of one hundred each day. Most of this, however, is done by individual effort. Comparatively little is being done by Tract Societies.
It has been decided to continue this offer through October. As the September number is now exhausted, names that are sent after this will commence with the October number, and continue through November, December, and January.
Let the Tract Societies take hold with a will, as October will doubtless wind up the trial trip.
PUBLISHERS.
Sabbath-School Lessons.
By Editor
In all our Sabbath-schools the want of proper lessons for youth and children of different ages has been deeply felt. We are happy to announce that the first volume of “Progressive Bible Lessons for Children, to be used in Sabbath-schools and families—by G. H. Bell,” has been prepared, and is just what is needed. It contains 208 lessons of the greatest interest and importance. It has a full table of contents, and valuable suggestions to superintendents, parents, and teachers. One copy, or more, should be in every family. Price, post-paid, bound, 35 cents; paper covers, 25 cents.
Brethren Invited to Call
Bro. John W. Price, of Patterson Station, eight miles east of Winterset, Iowa, would be glad to have brethren passing that way call on him.
The Glory of Drudgery.
PERSISTENT plodding is one of the fixed conditions of permanent success. Neither genius nor any other advantage can supplant it. For the “lucky” man is not he into whose lap drops a fortune or a windfall of what his fellows call glory, but rather he whom God leads step by step, through darkness to light, from rough places to smooth, up the long hill of discipline to the heights of peace.
Christian work is eminently of the sort which tests and toughens the soul by drafts upon its endurance. To persevere in the face of delays, discouragements, and reverses, is one of God’s foremost requirements. To be contented with his promise; to find in that sufficient return to sustain us in long watching and diligent working; to feel that dignity and preciousness are conferred upon the meanest details by the consecration of all to him—this is the glory of drudgery, and it is a real and lasting one.—Christian at Work.
Thought.
In educating the mind, our first duty should be to teach it to think, so that all its powers can be concentrated upon a single point without painful effort. When Sir Isaac Newton was asked how he made such vast discoveries in the various departments of science, he replied, “By thinking.” The world, in looking at the results he effected, forgot the weary days and nights spent in patient thought, by which those magnificent theories, the wonder of the present day, were brought forth. In early years he learned to think, and as thought generates thought, and the mind of man is capable of almost infinite expansion, he went on step by step in the labyrinths of science till death put an end to his labors.
The want of earnest thought receives a daily illustration in the institutions of learning all over our land. The brains of the students are crammed with an immense mass of rubbish collected from other minds, and with this insubstantial repast they are compelled to be satisfied. Not once are they taught to descend into the caverns of thought, and gather bright jewels for themselves. There are, however, notable exceptions in this general laxity of discipline, and the light they shed forth shines with a double brilliancy.
Advice to Those Who Need It
Pay your debts as soon as you get any money in your pockets. Do without what you don’t need. Speak your mind when necessary. Hold your tongue when prudent. Speak to a friend in a seedy coat. If you can’t lend a man money tell him why. If you don’t want to, do the same. Cut any acquaintance who lacks principle. Bear with infirmities, but not vices. Respect honesty; despise duplicity. Wear your old clothes till you can pay for new ones. Aim at comfort and propriety, not fashion. Acknowledge your ignorance, and don’t pretend to knowledge you have not. Entertain your friends, but never beyond your means.
FIFTEEN GREAT MISTAKES
It is a great mistake to set up our own standard of right and wrong and judge people accordingly. It is a great mistake to measure the enjoyment of others by our own; to expect uniformity of opinion in this world; to look for judgment and experience in youth; to endeavor to mold all dispositions alike; not to yield in immaterial trifles; to look for perfection in our own actions; to worry ourselves and others with what can not be remedied; not to alleviate all that needs alleviation, as far as lies in our power; not to make allowance for the infirmities of others; to consider everything impossible which we can not perform; to believe only what our finite minds can grasp; to expect to be able to understand everything. The greatest of all mistakes is to live only for time, when any moment may launch us into eternity.—Trade List.
News and Miscellany.
“Can you not discern the signs of the times?”
A Meteoric Shower.
A CURIOUS AND BRILLIANT CELESTIAL SCENE.
A PUZZLE FOR THE SAVANTS.
Special dispatch to the St. Paul Pioneer.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 31.—A wondrous celestial phenomenon was witnessed here about yesterday noon. While the sky was perfectly clear, a faint halo gathered about the sun. It soon assumed a yellowish caste, and in the course of half an hour five circles, tinted with all the colors of the rainbow, made their appearance, one after another, around the sun. Then for nearly two hours, brilliant globes, apparently between one and five inches in diameter, were emitted from the various circles. Some made their appearance very slowly, like bubbles rising to the surface of the water; while others burst apart like the fire balls from Roman candles. Myriads of them were in motion at once. Most of them took a straight line in direction of the earth, while others shot off at a tangent. At first they had a brilliant, white light, which became less intense as they approached the earth. The globules increased in size as they came near, and finally entirely disappeared before reaching the earth. The weather was very cool, although the sun was shining brightly. The wondrous scene was witnessed by nearly every person in the city, and created no little alarm among the ignorant and superstitious. The local savants are puzzled, and can give no explanation of the phenomenon. The popular belief is that it was the long expected meteoric shower.
CRIME IN NEW YORK.—
The report of the New York Board of Police Commissioners for the year ending April 5, 1872, states that during that period the number of arrests amounted to 84,514, being an excess of 9,000 above the previous year. The most noticeable increase was among the higher grades of crime, there being 63 cases of homicide against 24 in the previous year, and 57 in the year ending April 5, 1870. The number of burglaries, grand larcenies, and robberies, had diminished in the year 1871–72; but it is a poor consolation to the people of New York to know that, while property is better protected, human life is in greater danger than ever. The character of offenses against the person has also changed, and instead of deadly attacks in the thoroughfares of New York, we now hear continually of unprovoked assaults on respectable passengers in the street cars.
Postage on Small Merchandise
The assistant postmaster-general, in reply to an inquiry, says that “all articles of merchandise, not exceeding twelve ounces in weight, which are not from their form or nature liable to destroy, deface, or otherwise injure the contents of the mail bag, when put up in such manner that the contents can be examined without destroying the wrappers, may be mailed at a prepaid postage of two cents for each two ounces or fraction thereof.”
The Chicago Giant
Mr. Lars Tollefson, the Norwegian giant, died in Chicago lately, after an illness of three days. The deceased was remarkable for his stature, and was probably the tallest man on record of the present day. He was seven feet and nine inches in hight, and weighed three hundred and seventy-five pounds. He was born in Hollingadale, Norway, in 1834, and emigrated to America some three years ago. Being of such an extraordinary altitude, he received many tempting offers from speculating showmen to travel and exhibit himself. Mr. Tollefston refused all such generous inducements. He had a constitutional aversion to anything like making a parade of himself before the curious public. During his residence in Chicago he had become a noted and remarkable local celebrity. His appearance on the streets always attracted a host of gazers.
A VAST TERRITORY
Once there was a man—so goes the story—who drove a yoke of oxen from Maine to California. It is asserted that he is the only person who has a correct idea of the size of the United States. Be that as it may, few people realize the vastness of our territorial area. Colorado, for example, is thirteen times as large as Massachusetts, and Dakota is as large again as Colorado. The eleven Territories, as accurately as can at present be ascertained, contain over one billion and a quarter of acres (1,360,385,919), exceeding by nearly two hundred thousand square miles the aggregate territory of all the present admitted States of the Union. The Territory of Alaska, containing 368,529,600 acres, is included in the number of acres stated.
I wish to find a place among Sabbath-keepers for two of my boys to live, one 16 the other 14 years of age. Would rather find a place for them in New England. Would like to get a place for them this winter, and have them attend school. Do not expect they would receive much, but their board. My object in securing a place for them, is that I can be at liberty to go out and labor in the cause of present truth. If any see this notice, who would like to take such a boy as either of these, will they correspond with me immediately. J. Crandall.
Athol, Mass.
A Sabbath-keeper wishing to work on a farm, can correspond with Paul Sullivan, Mindoro, La Crosse Co., Wis.
John Williams, of Mt. Hope, Grant Co., Wis., wishes some good S. D. Adventist as partner in the mercantile business.
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