If a man may hate sin for the shame that attends it; if he may hate sin more in others than in himself; if he may hate one sin as being contrary to another; then he may hate sin and yet be but almost a christian.
To hate sin as it is an offense to God, a wrong to his majesty; to hate sin as it is a breach of the will, which is the only rule of goodness; to hate sin as being a disingenuous transgression of the law of love, established in the blood and death of Christ, and so in a degree, a crucifying of Christ afresh; to hate sin as being a grieving and quenching of the Spirit of God, as all sin in its nature is, thus to hate sin is grace, and thus every true christian hates sin.—Matthew Mead's Almost Christian.
OBITUARY,
It becomes my painful duty to announce the death of Bro. Erastus Aldrich, who fell asleep in Jesus Sept. 7th, 1858, at 1 o'clock P. M., after a short illness of one week. His disease was bilious fever. During his sickness he manifested christian fortitude to a degree worthy a follower of the meek and lowly Jesus, as the last two days of his life were very painful.
For the last three or four weeks he seemed to be desirous of cutting loose from the world and the things of the world. His mind seemed to be bent on heeding more fully the message to the Laodiceans. He leaves a wife and a large circle of friends to mourn his loss; but they mourn not as those who have no hope.
RICHARD L. RHODES.
Addison, Mich., Sept. 10th 1858,
DIED in Battle Creek, Mich., Sept. 11th, 1858, Anna L. daughter of A. B. and Adaline Pearsall, aged nineteen months.
"Happy infant early blessed !
Rest, in peaceful slumber, rest;
Early rescued from the cares
Which increase with growing years."
JOSEPH BATES.
Battle Creek, Sept. 15th, 1858.
Hope of a Joyful Reunion
Bro. and Sr. L. Adams write from Northfield, Vt. "We are glad there is a time coming when there will be no more lonely ones, and when if faithful we shall meet many of those we love that have gone to rest, to praise our God where parting will be no more."
Present Truth Spreading in Mauston
Bro. D. E. Gibson writes from Mauston, Junean Co., Wis. I am thankful that the Lord is still enlarging my heart to receive the truth and practice it in my daily walk and conversation. The present truth is spreading in this place uuder the preaching of Bro. Steward. Two have received the truth, and were buried, last Sabbath, with Christ in baptism. I am trying to overcome that I may sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ.
It Is 'Too Bad!
By James White
What is too bad? Well, there are many things which may be said to be too bad: but we wish to refer to the case of some who rob their brethren of a chance to speak in social meetings, by spinning out a long, dry story, which is not in harmony with the spirit of the meeting, and which is so tedious that it is tires every body, wearies the Lord, and grieves good angels. Imagine the feelings of one who has the charge of a meeting, who has come a long, wearisome journey to try to help the dear saints, who sees by his watch that there are but twenty-five minutes of the precious time for social meeting left, and there are thirty who want to speak, who would speak, but alas! some brother gets up and talks and talks—time flies—many warm-hearted souls want to speak a half a minute each—and the brother talks on and on. What a relief it would be to say amen at the close of his painful story, but he talks on. Now we wish to enter our protest against such testimonies, especially in our conferences, where many must speak, if they speak at all, in a very limited time.
Those who love the cause, love their brethren as themselves, and wish to see them benefited and blessed, will give them as much precious time as they take themselves. A general conference is no place to give long, made-up testimonies, or go back twenty years in experience and come all the way down, giving the particulars. Not come to meeting with your heart warm with a daily experience, and in humility and simplicity say a few words from the warmest spot in your heart, and stop when you have got through, and give place to that brother or sister who longs to speak and be refreshed. If humility reigns in the heart, there will be no danger of fanaticism. If the heart is subdued by grace, Jesus will keep it. We are not speaking of an outside humility, but that which exists in the heart. A voluntary humility is classed by the Apostle with will-worship. God save us from it! A truly humble spirit will rejoice when the servant of the Lord shall "reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine." The true spirit of the gospel will be in perfect harmony with the order of the gospel. Amen. J. W.
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Eld. Taft's Communication.
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As we wish no man to be placed before the public in a wrong light through the columns of the REVIEW, either in his own estimation, or in that of others, we give Bro. Taft's communication a place in this week's paper. How far his real views differ from the statements made by Bro. Cornell, our readers can judge. As to the state of the dead, and destiny of the wicked, concerning which Bro. Taft so modestly refers us to God, we are constrained to say that we think God has given full and explicit testimony. He certainly means something when he tells us in his Word concerning the dead, that they are not ascended into the heavens; that they are in their graves; that they sleep; that their thoughts have perished; that they know not anything; their love, their hatred, and their envy are no more; and that there is no work nor device nor knowledge in the grave, whither they go. We feel confident, also, that the Lord designs to have us know something concerning the end of the wicked when he tells us in regard to them; that they will be destroyed; that they shall perish; that they shall be consumed; that they shall be devoured by fire; that they shall be rooted out and cut off; and that they shall come to an end, and be as though they had not been.
A Sabbath-Keeping Settlement in Colon
Bro. C. L. Palmer, of Colon Village, St. Joseph's Co. Mich., wishes to say to the brethren, that he is desirous of having an addition of several families of Sabbath-keepers to the little hand in that place, sufficient to maintain a school under Sabbath-keeping influence. To this end he offers to every family that may be desirous to join them on these conditions, a building lot, free of charge. He thinks persons of the various mechanical trades would find ready means of obtaining a livelihood in that place. Further information may be obtained by addressing Bro. Palmer as above.
Missing Number Fifteen
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Remember the New Volume
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Invitation for M. E. Cornell
By James White
The brethren assembled from different parts of Ohio at the Lovett's Grove tent meeting voted unanimously to invite Bro. M. E. Cornell to labor in that State this Fall and Winter.
J. W.
Proposed Conference at Lapeer
By James White
If the brethren at Lapeer, Mich. desire it, we will endeavor to hold a Conference with them at the opening of their house of worship, on our return from the East.
The Rest Awaiting the Faithful
Here, we have troubles, pains and partings; there, we are allowed to look for an unbroken rest, the elevated pleasures of which, no heart can conceive.
APPOINTMENTS.
By James White
Providence permitting we will hold General Meetings as follows:
At Townsend, Ohio, Sept. 25th and 26th; Western N. Y., Oct. 2d and 3d; Roosevelt, 9th and 10th; Brookfield, at Bro. Abbey's, 16th and 17th; near Mannsville, Jeff. Co., in the evening of the 19th, and at 10 o'clock, A. M., the 20th.
James White. J. N. Loughborough.
Bro. and Sr. White design spending Oct. 23d and 24th at Buck's Bridge; the evening of the 26th near Rouse's Point, where Brn. Taylor and Whipple may appoint; the 30th and 31st, in Vermont, where Brn. Bingham and Churchill may appoint; Nov. 6th and 7th, near Washington, N. H., where Brn. may appoint; 13th and 14th, at Worcester, Mass.
If brethren in New England desire meetings as above, they will please give appointment of the definite place in the Review immediately, and address us at Hubbard's Corners, Madison Co., N. Y. If they wish the labors of Bro. J. N. Loughborough, they will please address him at the same place, and he will probably accompany us to the above named places.
James White.
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