“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.”
Died, at Monterey, Allegan Co., Mich., Feb. 5, 1877, sister Maria M., wife of Bro. Frank Ingham, and only daughter of Bro. and Sr. Rumery, aged 27 years. Sr. Ingham embraced the truth, and was baptized by Eld. James White about fourteen years since. She was possessed of a meek and genial disposition, compatible with the spirit of Christianity; and the profound grief her untimely death brings to all who knew her is only mitigated by the bright evidence she left of a preparation for immortality at the soon coming of the Life-giver. Discourse by the writer from John 11: 25, 26.
H. M. KENYON.
LINES ON THE DEATH OF MY SISTER.
FAREWELL, dear one, pure and lovely;
How dear thou wast, no tongue can tell.
How we shall miss thee! Oh! how lonely
Is the home where thou didst dwell.
Sad and weeping, now we leave thee
In thy narrow, lowly bed;
But no sorrow now can grieve thee,
For thou sleepest with the dead.
But the hope that thou didst cherish
When with sorrow thou didst meet,
Now sustains us in our anguish
While we part with one so sweet.
For a bright and radiant morning
Soon shall burst the dreary tomb;
Then immortal thine adorning,
Thou shalt wake to fadeless bloom.
A glad reunion then forever
May amend our broken band,
If we all but strive together
To obtain that better land.
MRS. HATTIE K. RUMERY.
Died, near Seward, Nebraska, Jan. 26, 1877, Abiathar S. Kenison, aged sixty-two years, five months, and twenty-three days. He had been a believer in the second advent faith for several years, when about two years ago, under the labors of Eld. Chas. L. Boyd, he embraced the third angel’s message. He has lived a consistent Christian life ever since, always filling his place in the meetings and Sabbath-school, ever ready with his cheering testimony to encourage and exhort his brethren. He leaves a wife and thirteen children, five of whom are married. His sufferings were great, but he bore them patiently without a murmur. Words of comfort and consolation were spoken to the sorrowing friends and a large and attentive congregation, from Rev. 14: 13, by the writer.
M. HACKWORTH.
Died, in Rochester, Minnesota, Nov. 20, 1876, my dear mother, Nancy Brown, in the seventy-eighth year of her age. She had been observing the seventh day as the Sabbath of the Lord for more than twelve years; and she died rejoicing in hope of a part in the first resurrection. We do not mourn as those that have no hope, although we feel the loss of a parent that was dear, and feel that we want to prepare to meet her where there will be no more separation, neither sorrow nor sighing.
A. E. HARRIS.
Fell asleep in Jesus, on the sixth day of January, Elbridge F. Wilhite, son of E. K. and Louesia Wilhite, aged four years, seven months, and twenty-one days. Soon may the Life-giver come, and bring my little one from the grave. Oh! that we may be ready to meet our precious little one in that day when the Life-giver shall come to take his children home.
LOUESIA WILHITE.
Fell asleep in Jesus, near Lovington, Moultrie Co., Ill., Jan. 14, 1877, Sr. Permelia Erh, aged sixty-three years. Her sickness was short. She left a kind husband and son and a large circle of friends to mourn her loss. She has been a professor of religion for upwards of forty-five years. Under the labors of Brn. Colcord and Bliss, she, with her husband, embraced the truth of the third angel’s message, and was taken into the church of Lovington, Ill., Feb. 13, 1875. She was firm in the faith of this message, and we laid her away strong in the faith of a joyful resurrection unto eternal life when Jesus the Life-giver shall come.
“She sleeps in Jesus, soon to rise,
When the last trump shall rend the skies;
Then burst the fetters of the tomb,
To wake in full immortal bloom.”
JACOB NEWLAN.
Quarterly Meetings in Minnesota
Appointments.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
Quarterly Meetings in Minnesota.
I will meet with the Lake Ellen church, March 13, also with the Koronas church March 29. Harrison Grant.
Quarterly meeting for the church at Burnside, Wis., commencing March 2, and continuing over Sabbath and first-day. We urge the brethren from all neighboring churches to come. Cannot some of the brethren of Maiden Rock attend? Come, having a well-filled report of missionary work, as we will hold the T. and M. meeting then. Bro. Downer will probably be present. J. D. Mulhollen.
The monthly meeting for the churches of Allegan County and vicinity will be held at Otsego, the first Sabbath in March. J. S. Day, Church Clerk.
The next general meeting of the Wis. T. and M. Society will be held at Baraboo, commencing March 2 at 10 A. M., and continuing over Sabbath and Sunday. We wish to make this an important meeting in which to lay plans for spring and summer work. We hope to see a general turnout of the directors, also of our ministers who are situated so they can come. We appoint district meetings to be held in all of the districts in the State, Feb. 18. We hope that every member will be active, and see that he has a report ready for the meeting. H. W. Decker.
Quarterly meeting of the church at Decatur, Nebraska, the last Sabbath and Sunday in February. Brethren, make an effort to attend. Bro. Dawson and others are expected. H. A. Whittaker, Clerk.
The next quarterly meeting of the Indiana T. and M. Society will be held with the Alto church, near Alto, Howard Co., Ind., March 4 and 5. Hope to see a general turnout at this meeting. Let each district report to the State secretary, Eliza Carpenter, North Liberty, St. Joseph Co., the labors of the quarter as early as the 26th of February, so she will have time to report at the quarterly meeting. Be sure to report all the labor performed in your respective districts. I expect to be present. S. H. Lane.
Providence permitting, the general quarterly meeting of the Iowa and Nebraska Trust and Missionary Society will be held at Sigourney, Iowa, Sabbath and Sunday, March 24 and 25. We desire a general attendance of the brethren and sisters from the surrounding country. We hope there will also be as many of the directors present as possible, to consider important business likely to come up. Arrangements should be made at this meeting for the purchase of a new tent for Nebraska; and the Conference camp-meeting committee should also be present, as this will be the last general meeting before the camp-meeting. Let this be a general rally. Geo. I. Butler, Pres.
Quarterly meeting of the Kansas T. and M. Society, Dist. No. 4, will be held March 3 and 4, with the Elk Falls church. Let us not forget to report a donation, if nothing more. Come, brethren, to this meeting, praying God to meet with us. A cordial invitation is extended to the brethren in adjoining counties. Eld. Cook will be present. O. S. Stevens, Director.
The next quarterly meeting of the church at Monroe, Wis., will be held in connection with the T. and M. meeting, Feb. 24 and 25. Neighboring churches are cordially invited to attend. Martin A. Kerr, Clerk.
I will meet with the church at Fonda, Iowa, Feb. 24 and 25. Meetings begin Friday evening. R. M. Kilgore.
Eureka, Greenwood Co., Kansas, March 16–18. Hope the scattered brethren in that vicinity will make a special effort to be there. J. H. Cook.
I will meet with the church at Johnstown Centre, Wis., March 3 and 4. All in the vicinity are invited to attend. H. W. Decker.
Rome, N. Y., March 2–4. A two days’ meeting, beginning Friday evening. Wish a general turnout. D. M. Canright.
The next quarterly meeting for Dist. No. 3, of the N. Y. and Pa. T. and M. Society, will be held at Adams Center, N. Y., March 3 and 4. We desire a good attendance, and hope every member will report to his librarian by March 1, without fail. Librarians will furnish blank reports. M. H. Brown, Director.
I expect to be with Bro. Sharp at the quarterly meeting at Centerville, Kansas, Feb. 24 and 25. Will continue the meeting several days, as the interest of the cause may require. A full attendance of all the friends is specially requested. J. Lamont.
The next quarterly meeting of the Illinois T. and M. Society is hereby appointed to be held at Roscoe, Ill., April 15, 1877. Let our secretary have a report from every district. Be prompt. Your servant. G. W. Colcord.
Monthly meeting of the Jackson church will be held at Tompkins, Mich., March 3. Cannot some messenger meet with us? Neighboring churches are invited. E. P. Giles.
Directors in the various districts, Ill. T. and M. Society, will please to hold their district quarterly meeting April 1, 1877. G. W. Colcord.
Quarterly meeting for English church, of Poysippi, will be held at their house of worship in the village of Poysippi, March 3 and 4. Meeting on Friday evening at the Cady school-house. Brethren and friends from surrounding churches are cordially invited. Brn. Decker and Olds are expected. P. H. Cady.
Our quarterly meeting of Liberty Pole, Vernon Co., Wis., will be on the first Sabbath and and Sunday of March next. We extend a cordial invitation to all. We look for Bro. Atkinson to be with us. Phineas Henry, Clerk.
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Book Notices.
By Uriah Smith
THE THREE MESSAGES OF REV. 14.—A new edition of this standard and valuable work has lately been issued. It has been revised by the author, J. N. Andrews, and somewhat enlarged, making it still more emphatically than ever a book for the times. Price, 20cts.
SPIRITUALISM.—A new edition of this work, by Bro. Waggoner, has also recently been issued. It has been revised to meet all that has yet been developed in this last crowning deception of Satan, and the importance of this exposure of spiritualism is too well known to need any extended notice at this time. Price, 25cts.
REVIEW OF BARNABY.—Some of our brethren in northern Michigan have probably seen a tract upon the Sabbath question by Eld. Barnaby, or, rather, upon the Sunday question, it being a frenzied attempt to sustain that institution, which has nothing in its favor but assumption and fraud. It will interest such to know that Bro. Nelson, of Ithaca, has published a review of this tract at his own expense. Those who wish to peruse it can obtain it by addressing F. Nelson, Ithaca, Mich., or, if more convenient, a few copies can be had at this Office. Price, 10cts.
WORD FOR THE SABBATH.—The price of this Sabbath poem has been reduced. Bound copies are now sold for 30cts each; in handsome glazed paper covers, 15cts. In either style it is a nice ornament for the center table; and a work of this kind will often arrest the attention of people, when a theological prose work would not. U. S.
The East.
By Uriah Smith
One after another the supports which have so long upheld the Turkish empire, whether as material aid or moral influences, are giving way, presaging the speedy downfall of that semi-barbarous power. A dispatch from London, says:
“Earl Russell has given notice to the house of Lords that he will move that England shall cease all diplomatic intercourse with Turkey on the ground that that nation is still barbarous, and unworthy to rank among the enlightened people of Europe.”
Bismark, who has perhaps as much human skill in divining the probable course of events, as any one, has expressed his opinion that war between Russia and Turkey is now imminent.
U. S.
Business Letters and Copy for the Review
By C. W. Stone
Business.
ALL business letters, or letters containing copy for the REVIEW, should be addressed to REVIEW AND HERALD, Battle Creek, Mich., and not to C. W. Stone, or any one else. Frequently business letters containing money come to me. It is a bother, and gives more chance to make mistakes by putting the business through the hands of one more individual than is necessary, as there is a person whose business it is to open all letters addressed to REVIEW AND HERALD, and attend to all business contained in them.
Also, please do not write business and articles for the REVIEW on the same piece of paper. All business letters are kept on file in one building, while articles for the paper are wanted in another. If on the same sheet, it has to be sent back to the counting-room after the printer has used it; and it is very liable to go into the basket with other dead copy. Business on one sheet, and copy on another. C. W. S.
Stock in the Educational Society.
By Uriah Smith
We have now issued certificates of stock to those who have taken shares in the S. D. A. Educational Society, so far as the books show that the pledges have been paid in full.
The following have been returned through the post-office to this Office as uncalled for. Probably the persons had changed their places of residence before the certificate was issued. If they will give us their present addresses, the certificates will be forwarded again:—
Arvilla Curtis, Nora E. V. Plum, J. R. Plum, Fred Hill, Agnes Lucas, J. P. Hunt, E. Brackett, Jr., Maria L. Reed, Anna Burgess, I. Sanborn, Wm. B. Hibbard, Elisha Hitchcock, Hatt Baker, Lucinda Morrison, H. Keeny, G. F. Richmond, S. C. Davis, Harriet Everts, G. G. Dunham, Wm. Treadwell, Geo. Samson, S. E. Stevens, Eva H. Nelson, W. S. Maine, Geo. Fifield, L. G. Tracy, A. T. Robinson, C. H. Tubbs, C. I. Rose.
We would also like the address of the following persons:—
Eliza Kimball, David Halferday, Rodney Owen, J. F. Klostermyer, Loretta Hildreth, Amos Van Svoc, Mary Dunn, Baner Christian, Eugene Kellogg. U. SMITH, Sec.
Not Pardoned.
By Albert Stone
THERE is no provision in the gospel for the forgiveness of original sin. This sentiment from the force of education may seem strange to some. It is an undisputed Bible truth that from the relation the race sustains to Adam all are involved in the penalty for the first sin of man. That penalty was death. To admit that the penalty is executed is fatal to the doctrine of man's natural immortality. Yet admit it we must, for a condemned criminal is either executed or pardoned. Did Adam die? Do his descendants die? The ready answer from all is, Yes, there is no disputing it. Very well; then there is no pardon in the case, it is execution.
But how long would it take to execute this sentence upon immortal men and women? The only consistent reply is that it would require all of eternity for each of the race respectively to receive punishment for the sin of the first man,—to die. Consequently the actual sins of mankind, or the threatened punishment of the sinner's own sins, together with the promised rewards of goodness, cannot begin to be adjusted till eternity itself shall end!
If any attempt to evade this conclusion by throwing in the claim that original sin is not punished, but pardoned by virtue of the gospel, let them first prove that Adam is not dead, and that the generations of the past have not returned to dust, and we will yield the point.
ALBERT STONE.
Shall It Be Done?
By B. L. Whitney
WILL our directors, and the elder or leader of each of our churches, take immediate action to carry into effect the suggestions of Bro. White in reference to the SIGNS in REVIEW of Feb. 15? Some one must take some responsibility in this matter, and there is certainly necessity for immediate action.
The young friends of the cause here in Rome have ordered twenty-four copies of the SIGNS on this plan. Will our older churches, who have long professed to realize the importance of the missionary work, stand idle now? Have we any time to waste in so important a work as that in which we are engaged? Shall we not rather promptly and earnestly take hold of this work and co-operate with the chosen servants of God in their efforts to scatter the precious light of present truth everywhere?
At the same time, let none of us feel that any action of this kind releases us in the least from our personal obligation to do all in our power to increase the circulation of the SIGNS.
B. L. WHITNEY.
Priests Sell Masses and Prayers for Money
The city priests in Roman Catholic countries have such a torrent of requests for masses that they cannot execute the orders; so they send most of them to the country priests, retaining as commission part of the sums paid for them. That prayers should be stipulated for as a saleable commodity by the Catholics shows what perverted ideas of religion it is possible for priest-blinded people to cherish. Peter, the apostle, would have said, “Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.”—Religious Intelligencer.
Notice for Illinois.
By G. W. Colcord
1. WORKERS in our Tract Society will please to remember that there is only a short time left in which to work, during present quarter. See the appointments. Will you labor, then record, then report?
2. Our several church treasurers will also remember that the present quarter of this Conference year will end March 31. Will you remit money to Bro. Whitham, and your reports to Sr. Simonson? G. W. COLCORD.
Labor.
Two young men wish to work on a farm for some Sabbath-keeper. Address, CHAS. AFFOLTER, Brodhead, Greene Co., Wis.; and WM. HUFFLEBOTHAM, Lake Mills, Jefferson Co., Wis.
Correction: Address Given as Sackets Harbor
By Chas. E. Green
Correction.
My address was recently given in a report as Adams Center. This is a mistake. It is Sackets Harbor, Jeff. Co., N. Y.