And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
Kansas Camp-Meeting.
Providence permitting, the Kansas camp-meeting will be held three miles N. E. of Melvern, Osage Co., May 18–22, 1876. All coming on the cars from the west or north come on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe, or the Lawrence and Carbondale R. R. to Osage City. All coming from the south and east, come on the Kansas City, Burlington and Santa Fe R. R. to Williamsburg. Teams will be at the above places on the day before the meeting, to convey to the ground those that come on the cars.
Arrangements will be made, so that provision and horse-feed can be had on the ground.
The State Conference, and annual meeting of the T. & M. Society will be held in connection with this meeting.
J. N. Ayers, } Kan.
J. H. Cook, } Conf.
C. F. Stevens, } Com.
Meetings to commence at each place at 10:30, A. M. I hope to see a general attendance of all our brethren at these meetings.
E. H. Root.
Quarterly meeting at Allegan, Mich., first Sabbath and first-day in May, 1876, at their house of worship. Will some preacher meet with us? By order of the church,
D. V. Winne, Clerk.
The next quarterly meeting of the church at Appleton, Ohio, will be held at Clay Lick, where Bro. Francis may appoint, April 28, 29. Will Eld. St. John meet with us?
S. I. Bowers, Clerk.
I will be at Powder Mills, Hart Co., Ky., Sabbath and Sunday, April 29, 30. Would like to see a good representation from Hammonville.
S. Osborn.
Quarterly meeting of the S. D. A. churches of Alma and Ithaca, at Ithaca, May 6, 7, 1876. Sister churches are cordially invited to attend.
R. F. Phippeny, Clerk.
Quarterly meeting of T. & M. Society of Dist. No. 3, Mich., at Burlington, Calhoun Co., May 13, 14, in connection with Bro. Root’s appointment. Will librarians send their reports to J. Warren Wright, secretary, Battle Creek, in season for this meeting?
I. A. Olmstead, Director.
Bordoville, Sabbath and first-day, April 29, 30; West Bolton or Jericho, where Bro. Smith may appoint, Sabbath and first-day, May 6. I hope there may be a general turnout of brethren and sisters, with their children and friends and neighbors, to these meetings. Come seeking the Lord for his blessing.
A. S. Hutchins.
The next general quarterly meeting of the Maine T. & M. Society will be held with the church at Hartland, June 18, 1876, at 9 A. M. The quarterly meeting of Dist. No. 1 will be held at the same time.
The June monthly meeting will be held at Hartland, commencing the 16th, at 6½ P. M., and holding over the Sabbath.
We hope to see a general gathering of the friends of the cause at this meeting.
J. B. Goodrich, Pres.
Quarterly meeting of the church of Dell Prairie, Wis., will be held at Dell Prairie, May 13, 14. We cordially invite all who can do so to meet with us. Members of that church who cannot be there are requested to report by letter, as the church has been reorganized and we wish to know the standing of each member. We hope that Bro. Atkinson will attend this meeting.
Geo. C. Tenney.
I am now, April 14, on my way to Bradford, Iowa, where I expect to hold a series of meetings, and I desire to see a good representation of all the churches of that vicinity. Will remain with them, perhaps, about two weeks.
J. H. Morrison.
“Wake up the Mighty Men.”
By Uriah Smith
The leading men of the nations are beginning to utter notes of alarm. Emperors and potentates meet for consultation. Armaments and fortifications are being hastily prepared all over Europe. These things indicate that men are expecting, and fearing, such a struggle as the world has never seen before.
Cardinal Manning, the pope’s prince, and legate in England, says: “I consider my commission a commission of war, for a crisis is upon the church such as has not afflicted her for the past three hundred years, and a struggle is approaching which will deluge the world in blood.” Gladstone declares the world’s crisis is “nearer at hand than most people imagine.” President Grant says: “If we are to have another contest in the near future I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon’s, but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other;” and the Emperor of Russia says: “The Queen of England, the Emperor of Germany, and myself will maintain the peace of Europe.”
Men may think to avert the struggle, but vain will be their efforts when the Lord says it shall come to pass. The battle of the great day must come; and all the indications are that it is near.
U. S.
To Correspondents.
R. C. WINTER: Does your opponent understand that by “the other side of the flood,” in Josh. 24 : 2, is meant, before the flood? If so there is the difficulty with him. It only means the other side of the Euphrates. See Smith’s Hist. of the World.
J. ADAMS: For our view of the tree of life, see Thoughts on the Revelation.
ANSWERED BY LETTER: Wm. Potter, J. O. Corliss, J. W. Lesan, J. E. Hoenes, John Roberts, Smith Sharp, J. A. Holcomb, Eld. H. Drennan, H. P. Bump, R. F. Andrews, Laura P. King, J. Fargo, T. J. Butler, H. A. St. John.
The Appeal.
By R. F. Cottrell
I HAVE received and carefully read the recent Appeal from our General Conference Committee. I have read it for myself, and not for others; for though I have but little of worldly wealth, the poor are in danger of being covetous, and, from not trusting in God, they fail of sacrificing the time and strength in the cause of God which faith in God and the thrilling truth for our time demands. I hope the Appeal will have the right effect. I believe it will. I feel the assurance that the wants of the cause will be supplied; that our missionaries and publications will be sustained. I want a part in the work; and I have an earnest desire that our people may be aroused and begin to live according to our faith. And now, as the “Appeal” and other documents have been sent out free all over the field, with an invitation for donations to pay the expense of printing and postage, the surplus of receipts to go into the General Conference treasury, here is an opportunity to begin the needed reform. If we have a sincere desire to see our missions to Europe and other places sustained and prosperous, we shall not only refund the $1,400 to the treasury, but swell that treasury in a manner commensurate to the demands of the times and the importance of the work in which we are engaged. God-fearing men have the handling of the means raised—judicious men, whose hearts are in the work. It is God’s cause; it is the last warning of a merciful and long-suffering God to sinful men. Then let our works accord with our faith, and let the work move forward in a way to compel the faith and obedience of every earnest and honest seeker after the truth. R. F. COTTRELL.
New Tracts in German.
The following tracts, in addition to those already noticed, have been translated into the German:—
The Sabbath of the Lord, (Elihu) 16 pp.
Which Day Do you Keep? and Why? 8 pp.
Appeal on Immortality, 8 pp.
The Sufferings of Christ, 32 pp.
New French Tract.
The Sufferings of Christ, 32 pp.
The Second Wisconsin Camp-Meeting.
THE Wisconsin Committee change the time of the camp-meeting at Ripon to June 29—July 3.
Kansas Camp-Meeting.
By J. N. Ayers
The time for this gathering is drawing very near. We hope all the brethren in the Conference will do their utmost to make this the most interesting meeting ever held by our people in the State. There is no reason why it should not be, if we individually take hold of the work as we should. Let none commence making excuses; but let all come up to this meeting. As a people, we very much need the benefit to be derived from such a gathering. We therefore urge our brethren not to allow the cares of this world to keep them away.
Come, brethren and sisters, and bring your children and friends. God has promised to meet with us at these yearly gatherings; and we know that he will not fail on his part. This may be the last opportunity many of us will have on earth of uniting our voices in praise to our Heavenly Father. We would esteem it a great privilege to meet with our brethren from the Missouri Conference. As we have been so long connected in one Conference, we still have the warmest feelings for them.
This meeting will be held about midway between Long and Rock creeks on the Marias-descygnes river, about eight miles north-west of Williamsburg, and three miles north-east of Melvern. Teams will be at Osage City and Williamsburg the day before the meeting to take all that come on the cars to the grounds. All coming by rail will please notify E. M. Kalloch or Wm. Fleak (by mail at Melvern, Osage Co.), at which place they will be, so that they can make arrangements to accommodate all.
The Kansas Conference and Kansas Tract and Missionary Society will hold their annual sessions in connection with this meeting. Let all the churches see that their delegates are duly elected and furnished with credentials and church reports. Let the T. & M. Societies have their reports ready before they come to the meeting. Then the directors should hand them to the proper officer as soon as they arrive on the grounds, that there may be as little time spent in business meetings as possible. Delegates should try to be on the ground the day before the meeting, as we design having one session of the Conference the night before the meeting commences, in order to have the different committees appointed, so they can be at work, and not have all the business to do just at the close of the meeting.
Come in season to pitch your tents the night before the meeting, as it not only disturbs the meeting to have the noise and bustle of pitching tents after it has commenced, but you are unprepared to engage in the worship of God, as it is your duty to do in order to secure the blessing that God would be pleased to have you receive by going to such a meeting.
Let all bring tents that can. Thirty-two or forty yards of heavy sheeting make a very good tent, and can be used for other purposes after the meeting is over. Those coming without tents should bring plenty of bedding. There will be tent room on the ground. And if you can bring neither tent nor bedding, come yourselves, and there will be ample provision made for all who may attend. Come praying for the blessing of God. Come determined to do all in your power to obtain it, and then work for it while here. We all need more of the spirit of Christ, that we may be able to lead others into the truth. Shall we have it? Do you want to see your friends in the kingdom? Do you want to be the instrument in God's hand of leading some poor sinner to Jesus? Do you want to hear Jesus say, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord”? If you do, come to this meeting determined to draw nearer the Lord than you have ever been, that you may receive more of his Spirit, and be prepared to work in his vineyard. J. N. AYERS.
Camp-Meetings! Camp-Meetings!
By B. L. Whitney; J. Harvey; J. T. Mitchell
THE committee appointed to arrange the camp-meetings for the coming season, having canvassed the matter in conjunction with the delegates to the late General Conference, suggest the following places and dates for camp-meetings the present year:—
KANSAS,—Melvern, Osage Co., May 18–22
MISSOURI,—Holden, Johnson Co., “ 25–29
ILL.,—Waldron, Kankakee Co., June 1–5
IOWA,—Marshalltown, Marshall Co., “ 8–12
WISCONSIN,—Sparta, “ 15–19
MINN.,—Eagle Lake, Blue Earth Co., “ 22–26
WISCONSIN,—Ripon, June 29 to July 3
MICHIGAN,—Battle Creek, Aug. 3–7
OHIO,—(place not determined) “ 10–14
VERMONT,—Essex Junction, “ 17–21
NEW ENGLAND,—South Lancaster, “ 24–28
MAINE,—Richmond, Aug. 31 to Sept. 4
NEW YORK,—Rome, Sept. 7–11
INDIANA,—Bunker Hill, “ 14–18
SOUTHERN IOWA,— Oct. 5–9
If upon further consultation, any of the State and camp-meeting committees should prefer other places than those named above, the change can be made by giving seasonable notice. And if any two States wish to interchange with each other in reference to dates, that can be done, if the change will not occasion too much travel on the part of ministers who attend the meetings from abroad.
B. L. WHITNEY,
J. HARVEY,
J. T. MITCHELL, }
Committee.
National Reform Association Convention
The Christian Statesman of April 1, 1876, contains the call for the next National Convention of the National Reform Association, to meet in Philadelphia, June 28, 1876, and a more than ordinary amount of other significant matter. That Association is to publish a centennial edition of the Statesman, during the six months of the exhibition, consisting of 12 pages each number, and giving such matter as shall present a comprehensive view of the movement in which they are engaged.
My P. O. address will be Elizabethtown, Ky., until Conference. S. OSBORN.
RECEIPTS
For Review and Herald.
Annexed to each receipt in the following list, is the Volume and Number of the REVIEW & HERALD to which the money received pays—which should correspond with the Numbers on the Posters. If money for the paper is not in due time acknowledged immediate notice of the omission should be given.
$2.00 EACH. Dorcas Stiles 49-16, Richard Constantine 49-14, Amos Zellars 49-9, L S Greger 49-15, John Martin 49-14, Tolman Wood 49-15, Allen Potter 49-15, Mariette Jeffers 49-15, Mrs Elizabeth Huber 49-14, Abraham Yeager 49-14, Mrs J B Emery 49-14, K H Elliott 49-14, Timothy Bryant 49-1, B P Dawson 49-14, C Van Horn 49-16, D A Owen 49-15, Anson Worcester 49-14, Sarah A Stern 49-24, Sarah A Newton 49-16, M Gould 49-16, J W Pierce 48-22, P F Robinson 49-20, Ruth Woodward 49-14, Z Brooks 49-17, Wm Stage 49-16, John Sharpe 49-14, D Howard 49-11, Adaline Johnson 49-14, Andrew Milne 49-14, Mrs A Milner 49-14.
$1.00 EACH. S G Knight 49-14, Mary A Summer 49-14, Mrs M C Adams 49-14, Thos Crouch 49-1, J Philbrick 49-14, Mrs Geo Blakeslee 49-14, D A Wellman 48-5, Chas Seaward 48-14, D M Stites 48-16, Mrs E V May 48-14, John H Green 48-14, D R Brock 48-14, Geo Tomlinson 48-14, H P Geer 49-14, R J Daily 49-15, Martin Deverre 48-15, Miss Sophia Bouchard 48-15, Mary K Corbin 48-15, Geo Jeys 48-11, J Lamont 48-14, James K Rogers 48-15, Mrs Mary Kelley 48-14, O P Bower 48-15, Wm Wellman 48-15, S A Street 48-14, Lucy Rathbun 48-14, Geo D Crabb 49-14, David Clarke 49-14, Wm H Cronk 48-14, Adolphus Smith 48-14, B Apfield 49-14, Elihu Smith 48-16, I C Snow 48-14, Alfred Davis 49-16, W C Ellis 48-16, Emily Shirley 48-16, J S Chapman 48-14, Alpheus Brewer 49-16, Martha A Merrick 48-16, H H C Q James 48-16, Mrs Lizzie H Lakin 49-16.
Miscellaneous.
D B Welch 50c 48-2, H Camp 50c 48-2, Samuel Treat 50c 41-1, Geo Felshaw $3.00 50-14, J De Ville Dennis 50c 48-14, N Bolinger 1.15 49-10, Mrs Mary Honce 50c 48-14, Calvin Davis 50c 48-14, J M Davis 50c 48-14, Wm E Trader 50c 48-14, Elizabeth Searles 50c 49-22, James Bearse 50c 48-15, Wm Cape-sey 50c 48-15, Lucy M Showers 50c 48-3, B R Hill 50c 48-16, Mrs Amos Kingsbury 89c 49-16, Delilah Dawley 50c 48-16.
Books Sent by Mail.
Wm Miles 10c, Alma Drouland 81c, Mrs Geo Hawley 30c, J H Ings 60c, E A Sigman 32c, H Stillman $1.50, Mrs J H Meacham 3.00, T N Hasselquist 48c, James Erzenberger 1.61, W C Hebner 50c, B Mattern 60c, H H C Q James 30c, Louisa Upson 2.50, Mrs Mary Brown 25c, A C Bourdeau 4.17, A P Boynton 42c, James Kingsbury 43c, J O Carlson 2.10, Peter Erb 1.50, Wm Boynton 25c, L A Kellogg 2.75, M L Anderson 25c, Augustus High 87c, H B Parker 13c, Mrs L H Lakin 10c, H W Decker 5.75, Sarah Bowers 50c, Mrs J A Loveridge 10c, H L Bemis 1.00, Mrs A E Stevens 1.25, M A Sommer 50c, J James 1.25, Mrs E M Dean 15c, D C Rawson 10c, N M Phillips 25c, Edgar D Hoagland 1.80, R Thompson 50c, Irvin Fuller 1.00, Mrs L M Stoddard 1.25, Mary A Chute 25c, Lewis M Pentius 2.50, S F Doberg 40c, J M Avery 40c.
Books Sent by Express.
John Ely $7.84.
Books Sent by Freight.
E R Gillett $34.32, Nels Jensen 11.17.
Mich. Conf. Fund.
Montague & Whitehall $23.03, Otsego 27.50, W C Hebner 6.00, E V May 1.10, Gaines 25.00, Vergennes 90.00, Hillsdale 33.34, Genoa 21.50, Matherton 17.00, Marshall 26.00, N W Nichols 4.35, N C Nichols 1.00.
Cash Rec’d on Account.
O M Olds $4.52, Wis T & M Society 100 00, Ind T & M Society per G F White 30.00, Geo A King 7.00, Kan Conf J Q Foy 3.50.
Danish Mission.
August Rasmussen $9.00.
Gen. Conf. Fund.
B F Link $2.50.
Mich. T. & M. Society.
Dist No 1 $34.50, Dist No 3 (Marshall) 50.00.
Swiss Mission.
John Ely $42.57, D A Owen 36.86, Alex Paton 50.00, Brighton 6.50, J Q Foy 5.00.
Pacific Mission.
Alex Rankin $25.00, Lydia Rankin 25.00, Melissa A Rankin 25.00, Ida E Rankin 10.00, J Q Foy 11.50.