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The Anchor Within the Veil.

AMID the shadows and the fears That overcloud this home of tears, Amid my poverty and sin, The tempest and the war within, I cast my soul on thee, Mighty to save even me, Jesus, thou Son of God!

Drifting across a sunless sea, Cold, heavy mist encurtaining me; Toiling along life's broken road, With snares around, and foes abroad, I cast my soul on thee, Mighty to save even me, Jesus, thou Son of God!

Mine is a day of fear and strife, A needy soul, a needy life, A needy world, a needy age; Yet, in my perilous pilgrimage, I cast my soul on thee, Mighty to save even me, Jesus, thou Son of God!

To thee I come—ah! only thou Canst wipe the sweat from off this brow; Thou, only thou canst make me whole, And soothe the fever of my soul; I cast my soul on thee, Mighty to save even me, Jesus, thou Son of God!

On thee I rest—thy love and grace Are my sole rock and resting-place; In thee my thirst, and hunger sore, Lord, let me quench forevermore. I cast my soul on thee, Mighty to save even me, Jesus, thou Son of God!

'Tis earth, not Heaven; 'tis night, not noon; The sorrowless is coming soon; But till the morn of love appears, Which ends the travail and the tears, I cast my soul on thee, Mighty to save even me, Jesus, thou Son of God!

Between the Blankets.

Some people take their cares and troubles to bed with them. It is a bad plan, for they are diabolical bed-fellows.—Even if tired "Nature's sweet restorer whips the spirit off to dream-land in the midst of its repinings and forebodings, there is no comfort for it there. Of the last sad waking thoughts, are born visible imps that haunt us in the realm of Morpheus, and we fight with horror all night long. Happy are those who can put off their day troubles with their day clothing, and as they assume the horizontal, forget all the annoyances that belong to perpendicular life. We have known people who could do all this—individuals, who, after struggling from morning till night, in Sloughs of Despond, and getting miserably hemauled by the Giant Despair; no sooner slipped between the sheets, than the Angel of Sleep, who seemed to have been lying in wait there to bless them, took them on her wings and bore them to Elysium. To fight over again in bed the battle of life, as many do in their slumbers, is a miserable business. Still more unpleasant is it to be surrendered in sleep to all sorts of vague and impossible phantoms, which are none the less disagreeable that they are utterly absurd. Worst of all, is to lie through the weary watches of the night, self-tormented. The best thing that nervous, highly impressible, fidgety people can do after getting into bed, is to lie resolutely still, and try to abstract their minds from the occurrences of the day. The power of doing this is natural to many, but it may also be acquired by persevering effort. The will of the weakest is a mighty instrument, when fairly brought into play. —Sunday Times.

Purity of Taste and Heart

THERE is a nearer connection than is usually thought, between purity of taste, and purity of heart. So also between simplicity of taste and the simplicity of a religious life there is a natural relationship. Sometimes a severe process of education supplies an artificial taste and apparent simplicity which pass for genuine. But they are only wax flowers, and never possess the charm which belongs to a true character.

Obituary Notices.

By B. F. Snook

DIED, at his residence near Clyde, Ill., Bro. Ivory Colcord, Sen., Jan. 25, 1865, aged 65 years. His sufferings were great, but he bore them with Christian fortitude. He fell asleep in blessed hope of arising in the first resurrection. By special request, the funeral sermon was preached by the writer, on Sunday, Apr. 16. He leaves a portion of his family in the enjoyment of religion, and we hope the rest may soon obey the Lord that they may live. B. F. SNOOK.

Letters.

"Then they that feared the Lord, spake often one to another."

This department of the paper is designed for the brethren and sisters to freely and fully communicate with each other respecting their hopes and determinations, conflicts and victories, attainments and desires, in the heavenly journey. Seek first a living experience and then record it, carefully and prayerfully, for the comfort and encouragement of the other members of the household of faith.

Bro. W. Bates writes from Abingdon: Believing as we do, we ought to put on the whole armor of God that we may be prepared for the coming of our Lord. I can say that the path grows brighter as we journey along through this wilderness of sin. I believe we are living in the very last days, and the time of trouble is just before us; but the Lord is our refuge. I desire to be a valiant soldier of the cross, and to have on the whole armor of God. Let us be careful not to be overcharged with this world, that the day come on us unawares.

Bro. J. Vansyoc writes from Coloma, Iowa: Still the work of the Lord prospers. It makes my heart rejoice to see the honest-hearted coming out and obeying the truth of God. Two of my friends have come out recently, in this neighborhood, and decided to obey all of God's commandments, and I think three or four more will come out soon. The opposition is much stirred up, to see those that stand high in the popular church, laying hold of the truth and keeping all God's commandments. Will the dear brethren and sisters abroad, pray for us that we may prove faithful, and set a godlike example before the world, that the truth may still prosper here. There are five Sabbath-keepers here. We hold prayer-meetings through the week, and meet with the church at Sandyville on the Sabbath. We are striving to rise with the message. Pray for us dear brethren and sisters, that we may have grace sufficient to stand through the perils of the last days.

Can't Stand It.

REV. MR. MERRILL, of Portland Maine, after the Battle of Antietam, found a number of wounded rebels in a barn and barn-yard, deserted by their surgeons, with no well man near to help them—the dying and the dead lying together for three days, amid the filth of the barn-yard, without food or drink. He immediately carried drink to them, procured ambulances, and proceeded to remove them to the field hospital first relieving their hunger with the supplies brought in the ambulances, and then beginning to wash them from the filth in which they had been left lying by their own officers and comrades. As he proceeded with this disgusting work of charity, he took off the shoes and stockings of a rebel, and began to wash his feet. The man began to sob and cry.

"What is the matter; do I hurt you?" said Mr. Merrill.

"No, you don't."

Mr. Merrill proceeded with his work, and again the man began to cry and sob.

"I really cannot go on to wash you, unless you tell me what is the matter."

"Matter enough. You call us rebels, and I suppose we are, for I fought agin that ere old flag; but when we're wounded, you come to us here, not like angels, but like the Lord Jesus Christ himself, washing our feet, and I can't stand—I can't stand it."

PUBLICATIONS.

By James White

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Peace and Safety.

By John Norton Loughborough

ThE Jews in Jerusalem in the days of Christ's first Advent supposed that their city stood safe, and that as God had given it to them, no earthly power could take it from them, not thinking that their sins had separated them from God and they could no longer be his peculiar people. On the other hand, the Christians had heard the doom our Saviour had pronounced upon that city: "The days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee, and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another." The anxious disciples inquire, "When shall these things be?" The Saviour answers, "When ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them that be in Judea flee into the mountains."

As the Jews had rejected Christ as their teacher, they would not of course, receive his testimony concerning the destruction of their city. By rejecting him, they hid all light concerning the overthrow of that city from their eyes. But the disciples of Christ who believe his word, are commanded to flee, and had full information given them as to when it would be safe and proper for them to flee.

We view them as the time of destruction is approaching, and rumor of invasion by the Romans reaches them. They doubtless tell the Jews that their city is doomed, and entreat them to believe in Christ, heed his words, and with them flee from the destruction that awaits that city. But the Jew as confidently asserts that their city cannot be taken from them.

But what are these Christians to do? It will not answer to flee too soon, for the Jews may compel them to remain and help defend the city. Or the Romans might take them for a fleeing band of Jews. The all-seeing eye of the Lord has viewed their perplexed condition, and he gave them the exact time for flight:

"When ye see Jerusalem compassed about with armies, then flee." But human reason would say, that is a poor time to flee, when an army with its trenching tools and all preparations for taking a city, have surrounded that city on every side. Unbelief would say to them, You have waited too long. Now you cannot get out. But this is the minuteness of Christ's instruction, and in following it their faith is brought to the keenest test. The Jews would probably say to them, I thought your Master had given you instruction when to leave, so that you would not be ruined with this city. Now what will you do?

The Christians have waited to see the sign Christ gave of their deliverance, but that very sign seems to preclude all hope of their escape. Suddenly and unexpectedly to the Jews, the army of the Romans marches away from the city. Now, say the Christian, we must be going. The sign is fulfilled and the way is open for us to escape. But no, the Jews would say, there is no cause to flee now; for the armies have left. It's all peace and safety now, and this proves our saying true, that the city could not be overthrown.

"The Christians heeded the admonition of the Saviour, and all escaped the terrors of the siege by a timely flight to a small village called Pella," while the Jews, not knowing "the time of their visitation," infatuated with their peace-and-safety cry, remained and were involved in horrid ruin.

Similar is this to what we view before us, here in the last days. The way that opened there for God's people to escape, the Jews would interpret as peace and safety to them. The present hushing up of the war in our land to give a chance for the preparation of a people to meet the last struggle of the nations, the world construe as a token of universal and lasting peace. Yea, they even think it the commencement of the millennium of which they have so long heard. But ah! how suddenly and unexpectedly will the destruction come upon those who "would none of God's counsels" which he is giving through the message of warning to his people:

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.

Note from Bro. Andrews.

By John Nevins Andrews

To those who have contributed toward procuring for my family a home, and especially to Bro. White and others who have especially interested themselves in this matter, I would express my deep and heartfelt gratitude. I trust that I shall never forget the interest which has been manifested in behalf of one so unworthy; and that my whole being shall be devoted to the cause of God as a living sacrifice.

J. N. ANDREWS.

May 15, 1865.

Vermont State Conference.

THE Vermont State Conference will hold its fourth annual session at West Enosburgh, Vt., Friday June 16th, 1865. Meetings of worship will continue over Sabbath and first-day.

All the churches belonging to this Conference, and those wishing to unite with it, are requested to represent themselves faithfully by delegates or letters. Delegates are to be chosen according to the following ratio: Each church to the number of twenty members or under, shall be entitled to one delegate, and one delegate for every additional fifteen members. Delegates will bring letters showing their appointment signed by the church clerk or Elder.

Churches will also be careful to send a written report of their standing, their losses and additions, of membership during the year; also the amount of s. B. fund.

A general invitation is extended to the brethren and sisters within the limits of the Conference, and to the brethren in New England. Brethren, let us come to this feast, not only to enjoy a release from worldly business and cares, but realizing the momentous period we have reached in the history of the third message, the importance of keeping pace with the work in its rapid and onward course, and with a determination and zeal agreeing with the thrilling and important truths that we profess to love, the shortness of time, and the magnitude of the work that is before us, that we may be in a condition to co-operate with the people of God in the great duties connected with the closing events of probation.

A special invitation is hereby extended to Bro. and sister White and Bro. Loughborough to attend these meetings.

S. PIERCE, A. STONE, D. T. BOURDEAU, } Executive Committee.

NoTE.—The General Conference Committee decide that Eld. J. N. Andrews attend the Vermont State Conference. COMMITTEE.

Appointments.

PROVIDENCE permitting, I will meet with the brethren in Chicago, Sabbath and first-day, May 27 and 28. Also with the church at Johnstown Center, Sabbath and first-day, June 3 and 4. ISAAC SANBORN.

Middle Grove June 3d and 4th, Perry's Mills June 17th and 18th, West Bangor, monthly meeting, 24th and 25th, Norfolk, evening of the 27th, Buck's Bridge July 1st and 2d. If Bro. Edson and Goodwin visit St. Lawrence Co. will they arrange to be at Bangor and Buck's Bridge. C. O. TAYLOR.

PROVIDENCE permitting, I will meet with the brethren and sisters of the Sand Prairie church, June 10 and 11, 1865. It is hoped there will be a general attendance from other churches, and that Bro. Sanborn will be present at this meeting. L. G. BOSTWICK.

PROVIDENCE permitting, I will be at Marion, Mich., Sabbath, May 27, at 11 A. M., and first-day at 11 A. M., and 5 P. M. J. B. FRISBIE.