Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.
DIED, at Cairo, Mich., Aug. 7, 1869, of kidney complaint, Bro. Harvey H. Morse, aged 42 years, 4 months, and 22 days. Also, Aug. 5, 1869, of consumption, Hattie E., youngest daughter of Bro. and Sr. Morse; aged 13 months.
Asleep 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.
C. D. COOK.
DIED, at Santa Rosa, Cal., Oct. 24, 1869, of liver complaint, Bro. Thomas Bresee, in the 63d year of his age. Bro. Bresee embraced the truth during our lectures last spring at the Piner Settlement, was baptized in Santa Rosa, and died in hope of a part in the first resurrection.
J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.
DIED, at his residence in the town of Shelby, Macomb Co., Mich., Oct. 27, 1869, of typhoid fever, John Keeler, aged 46 years. He embraced the Sabbath in Pennsylvania, thirteen years ago, with its kindred truths. A companion and eight children are left to mourn his loss.
MARY KEELER.
L. L. HOWARD
From Brn. Howard and Stratton.
DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS OF MAINE: After looking over the matter, I feel that a word of confession is due you, and the brethren generally, in regard to my position at the session of our State Conference recently. I think I stood in the way of Bro. Waggoner's testimony to the brethren and sisters in Maine, I had a feeling and spirit toward Bro. W. which was wrong, and which led me to say some things that I fear will injure the precious cause of truth in this State. As I cannot see you all at present, I feel that a word through the paper is due from me. I hope you will forgive me, and I pray that the Lord will also. There was no reason why I should not have united heartily with Bro. W., and supported his remarks at the Conference. I hope I shall learn wisdom.
L. L. HOWARD
Rome., Oct. 21, 1869.
In regard to the matter referred to by Bro. Howard, I also wish to correct an error on my part. When Bro. Waggoner appealed to me as to the correctness of his statement of some things that transpired last winter, I replied that he put it in pretty strong terms. I am now satisfied that in this I erred; that Bro. W. did not exaggerate the facts, and my answer was calculated to give the impression that he was bearing too hard on Bro. Howard, which I am well satisfied was not the case. As far as this has had the effect to prejudice any against the position taken by Bro. W. in the Conference, and the testimonies delivered there, I deeply regret and feel sorry for. As Bro. Waggoner is laboring hard for the good of the cause, I would do nothing against it, but for it.
CHAS. STRATTON.
From Sr. Hobson.
By R. C. Hobson
DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: I would for the first time attempt to address you through the REVIEW. I have lately started out in obedience to the present truth. I love the third angel’s message with my whole heart, and am glad I had a heart to receive it; and I do want to live it out in my every-day life that others may see by my good works that I indeed do believe what I profess. Oh! I know I have many things yet to overcome before I can meet my Saviour in peace at his coming, but I know if I put my trust in him he will help me.
I know that by having our hearts lifted in constant prayer to him, and by remembering the hour of secret prayer, that we will gain strength to overcome all our sins. I am young in this cause, but the youth have a work to do if they expect to gain eternal life.
Pray for the youth, for we need your earnest prayers that we may hold out faithful to the end. Yours, striving to overcome. R. C. Hobson. Washington Co., Iowa.
MAXON LANPHEAR
By Maxon Lanphear
From Bro. Lanphear.
DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: It is with great joy that I have been privileged with the reading of the REVIEW. Through the blessing of God, some kind friend has sent the paper to me, and I feel to express my thanks to those who sent it. It is cheering to read the truths that are therein contained. I think it is the next thing to the blessed Bible.
About two years ago I embraced the Advent doctrine, and I feel to praise the Lord that I ever heard it preached. By reading the Bible, and by the blessing of God, I have become fully established in the seventh-day Sabbath. It has now become my delight to try to keep the commands of my blessed Master. For the last six months, I have been trying to induce others to believe the precious truth. I have distributed in this place about three hundred tracts upon the truths of the Bible. I have some strong opposers upon the Sabbath, who are trying to make the people believe there is no Sabbath binding upon us at all. The fruits of their labor are plainly to be seen in this place. It is my desire and prayer to God that we may have help from some kind friends, who are capable of explaining the truth to us in this place.
Pray for me, dear brethren and sisters, that I may do my whole duty, and be prepared to meet you when Christ shall come.
MAXON LANPHEAR
La Crosse Co., Wis.
A Deeper Work of Grace
By Laura M. Alexander
From Sr. Alexander.
DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: I thank God for the light that shines out on present truth, and for the light which is given on the observance of God’s precious memorial. I can rejoice that my mind has been enlightened to know the blessedness there is in obeying God. I feel that I am weak, and come short of glorifying God as I ought, but I have felt a desire of late that I might have a deeper work of grace, and enter more earnestly into the service of the Lord. Known only unto the Lord are the trials I pass through, and I have nowhere else to go but to him, and lay hold of the promise that I shall have grace equal to my day.
Yours in hope of eternal life when Christ shall come the second time, without sin unto salvation, to them that look for him. LAURA M. ALEXANDER.
Lamoille Co., Vt.
JAMES G. STERLING
By James G. Sterling
From Bro. Sterling.
My last brief report left me at Cedar Springs. From there I went to Courtland and commenced a course of lectures, returning to C. S. to preach each Sabbath for a time. As soon as the interest began to rise, the Free Methodists, who had a class there, managed to occupy all day Sunday, and also Sunday evenings, besides two other evenings in the week. This, of course, hindered my work very much. Many persons seem to think it a sufficient excuse for not obeying the fourth commandment, that there are those who profess to be so fully sanctified that they “cannot sin,” who, nevertheless, do prefer the customs of men to the requirements of God. But the Lord has opened the eyes of some to the shallowness of the professions of those who, in spite of their claim to superior sanctity, do not only fail to obey the fourth, but also other of the commandments. Eight have commenced to obey the commandments. My prayer is, that they may be faithful and be among the number finally saved.
JAMES G. STERLING
Watson, Oct. 15.
L. BOLTON
By L. Bolton
From Bro. Bolton.
DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: I feel that I can praise God, and speak of his goodness to me in sparing my life and granting me the light and truth of his precious word. I love all the truths of the third angel's message, and the Testimonies to the Church. I love to read God's blessed word; but when I realize what little advancement I make in the work of overcoming, I feel very solemn, and fear that I shall be found without the wedding garment on.
I was greatly encouraged this morning while reading the REVIEW, especially that good piece, The Value of Prayer. I know the blessedness of prayer. How often God, in his goodness and great mercy, has heard my prayer, and I praise his name. But we are living in an hour of terrible danger. Evil angels and the powers of darkness, with all their forces, are pressing upon us. Our only watchword is, Watch and pray. Christ has taught us to be watching and praying, lest coming suddenly he find us sleeping.
The prayer of my heart is, that I may watch and pray always, that I may escape those things that are coming upon the earth, and stand before the Son of Man. The little church here has been passing through trial and discouragements of late, but I hope we shall all take courage and be more faithful, and strive to get near to God. I hope we shall have your prayers, that the blessing of God may rest upon us, and we be saved when Jesus comes.
Yours in love.
L. BOLTON
Portland.
How is the Promise of Entering God's Rest Left Us?
The Sabbath Recorder.—This paper is, as most of our readers are aware, the organ of the Seventh-day Baptist denomination. It is conducted with ability, and contains much matter of general interest, as also whatever is of special interest to the S. D. B. denomination. One department of this paper is of special interest to the friends of the Bible Sabbath, being devoted particularly to the progress of the Sabbath cause. This department is edited by Eld. A. H. Lewis, Alfred Center, Allegany Co., N. Y. The Recorder is edited and published by Geo. B. Utter, Westerly R. I., at $2.50 per year.
How is the Promise of Entering God's Rest Left Us?
This expression of Heb. iv, 1, is made with reference to Ps. xcv. When the Holy Spirit there makes mention of another day in which we may seek God if we do not harden our hearts, he adds concerning those that rebelled in the wilderness: “Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.” Ps. xcv, 11. The exclusion of those that did not believe, implies, 1. That the purpose of God remained unaccomplished in the number of heirs of glory. 2. That those who should truly believe and obey may enter therein.
God is not a Merchant.
ONCE there was a poor woman standing before the window of a royal conservatory which looked into the public street. It was in the dead of winter, and no flowers were to be seen in the gardens, and no fruit on the trees. But in the hot-house a splendid bunch of grapes hung from the glass ceiling, basking in the bright winter sun, and the poor woman gazed at it till the water came into her mouth, and she sighed, “Oh, I wish I could take it to my sick darling!” She went home and sat down to her spinning-wheel, and wrought day and night until she had earned half a crown. She then went to the king’s gardener and offered that sum for the bunch of grapes; but the gardener received her unkindly, and told her not to come again. She returned home, and looked round her little cottage to see whether there was anything she could dispense with. It was a severe winter, yet she thought she could do without a blanket for a week or two; so she pawned it for half a crown, and went to the king’s gardener, and now offered him five shillings. But the gardener scolded her, and took her by the arm rather roughly, and turned her out. It just happened, however, that the king’s daughter was near at hand, and when she heard the angry words of the gardener and the crying of the woman, she came up and inquired into the matter. When the poor woman had told her story, the noble princess said, with a kind smile, “My dear woman, you were mistaken; my father is not a merchant, but a king; his business is not to sell, but to give,” whereupon she plucked the bunch from the vine and gently dropped it into the woman’s apron. So the woman obtained as a free gift what the labor of many days and nights had proved unable to procure. The salvation of the soul is the greatest treasure you can desire. But you cannot buy it with all the riches of the world, with all the prayers you could pray, with all the alms you could give, with all the useful works you could perform during a life as long as that of Methuselah. The fact is, your soul’s salvation is in the hands of a king, and not of a merchant. If you receive it at all, it must be as a gift, for you never can buy it.—Wind-Wafted Seed.
Note from Bro. Sanborn.
By I. Sanborn
I HAVE now preached five sermons here in Burnham's Valley, Wis., to large and attentive congregations. A goodly number of them are first-day Adventists, who seem to be very candid inquirers after truth. I am now right in the midst of the Sabbath question. All things look favorable for the good work of the Lord to spread here. Pray for me that a door of utterance may be opened to me. I. SANBORN.
The Two Laws Compared.
By Dudley Marvin Canright
ONE was spoken by God, Deut. iv, 12; the other, by Moses, Deut. i, 1–6. One was written by God on stone, Ex. xxxi, 18; the other, by Moses in a book, Deut. xxxi, 24. One was put into the ark, Deut. x, 5; the other into the side of the ark, Deut. xxxi, 26. One was “right,” “true,” and “good,” Neh. ix, 18; the other was “not good.” Eze. xx, 25. One was a law “which if a man do, he shall even live in it,” Eze. xx, 11; the other was one “whereby they should not live,” Eze. xx, 25. One was “perfect,” Ps. xix, 7; the other “made nothing perfect.” Heb. vii, 19. One, Christ did not “come to destroy,” Matt. v, 17; the other he “abolished.” Eph. ii, 15. “Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from” one, Matt. v, 18; the other passed away when the seed came. Gal. iii, 19. Of one Christ said, “Whosoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, shall be called least in the kingdom of Heaven,” Matt. v, 19; of the other the apostle said, “we gave no such commandment,” that ye should “keep the law,” Acts xv, 24. One was “the law of liberty,” Jas. ii, 12; the other a yoke of bondage, Gal. v, 1. One Paul delighted in, Rom. vii, 22; the other was “a yoke” which neither the fathers nor he could bear. Acts xv, 10. One is established by faith, Rom. iii, 31; the other “abolished” by Christ. Eph. ii, 15. One is “spiritual,” Rom. vii, 14; the other carnal. Heb. vii, 16. One “is holy, just, and good, Rom. vii, 12; the other is the law of “enmity,” “against us, and contrary to us,” Eph. ii, 15; Col. ii, 14. One was “the handwriting of ordinances,” Col. ii, 14; the other “the royal law,” Jas. ii, 8. One was “a wall of partition” between the Jews and Gentiles, Eph. ii, 15; while the works of the other are written in the hearts of the Gentiles. Rom. ii, 14. One was “ordained by angels in the hands of a mediator,” Gal. iii, 15; the other, spoken by Jehovah, Deut. iv, 12. One stood only “in meats and drinks and divers washings and carnal ordinances. Heb. ix, 10; the other contained “the whole duty of man.” Eccl. xii, 17.
D. M. CANRIGHT.
Appointments.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
PROVIDENCE permitting, the next Monthly Meeting of the SANDYVILLE and KNOXVILLE churches, will be held at SANDYVILLE, the first Sabbath and first-day in December, 1869. We shall expect to see the brethren from Osceola and DECATUR city, or hear from them by letter. Bro. Butler or Canright will be present. BENN AUTEN.
NO PROVIDENCE preventing, I will hold meetings with the church in Casnovia, Mich., beginning Thursday evening, Nov. 25, and continuing over Sabbath and first-day. J. D. VAN HORN.
Reasons of Our Faith and Hope
By Editor
We are happy to be able this week to commence a series of articles on the Reasons of our Faith and Hope, from the pen of Elder White. The readers of the REVIEW will find these articles richly worth their careful perusal. Those who are desirous to spread before their friends the reasons for the position which we occupy, will do well to subscribe for the REVIEW for them, and thus place the whole matter in a valuable form in their hands. These articles will probably appear every week for a considerable period of time. Now is an excellent time to extend the circulation of our paper. We ask our friends to interest themselves to obtain subscribers. We remind them of the fact that those who send the REVIEW to their friends can have it at $1.00 per year for that purpose. Shall we not hear from many friends of the cause? Those who now subscribe for the REVIEW, shall have the remainder of this volume without charge; their subscription beginning with the first number of the next volume.
War Against the Bible
For several years past, vigorous efforts have been directed against the use of the Bible in school, in most of our large cities. In Cincinnati this opposition has at last culminated in the exclusion of the Scriptures from the public schools of that city. The resolution by which this deed was consummated, also forbids the use of all kinds of religious books, and the singing of sacred songs.
“Out of the twenty-two votes cast in favor of the resolutions, ten were Republicans and twelve were Democrats, and religiously, three were Protestants, ten Catholics, eight free-thinkers, and one Jew. Of the fifteen votes against excluding, twelve were Republicans and three Democrats, and as to religion, thirteen were Protestants, one free-thinker and one Jew.”
This clearly shows that infidelity and Catholicism combined, were the controlling influences in the matter.
Payment for the Michigan Tent
By Editor
LAST spring Bro. White advanced the money for a new sixty-feet tent for use in the State of Michigan. The tent was purchased at a very reasonable price, and has proved, on trial, to be a good tent. It was decided at the Owosso Camp-meeting to purchase this tent. The brethren assembled at Owosso were calculated to constitute one-half of the S. D. Adventists of the State of Michigan, and they therefore pledged one-half of the price of the tent, leaving the other half to be raised at the Ceresco meeting. The brethren at the C. camp-meeting ratified this arrangement, and promptly raised their part of the money. But with our brethren of Northern Michigan there has been a failure. They made pledges to be met at a definite point, now past, and though reminded through the REVIEW, have failed to respond. This ought not to be thus. Bro. White asks not one cent for the use of the money advanced. He only asks that the first cost of the tent be paid. He is at this time in urgent need of the means. Our brethren in Europe are in very pressing want of assistance. Bro. White wishes this very means to use for this important purpose. We state this matter to you, brethren, in the confident expectation that you will now promptly respond to the pledges you have made. Send your means to this Office, and they will be credited through the REVIEW.
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Washington Colcord’s Post-Office Address
By I. Sanborn
☞ WILL Bro. Washington Colcord please give his post-office address through the Review immediately, so that the Conference can send their reports to him. I. SANBORN.
Invitation to Brethren Near Oswego
Bro. Andrew J. Stover, who resides seven miles north of Oswego, Kansas, invites any of the brethren, who may be passing that way, to call. His P. O. address is Oswego, Labette Co., Kansas.
Christ Our Rest and Peace
God has ordained that the soul of man shall never be at rest out of Christ. He only is our rest and our peace.