BRO. WHITE: Thinking that the readers of the Review would like to know something of the meeting at Verona, I would say that it was very interesting as well as profitable. Bro. N. H. Satterlee freely opened his doors, and he and his family as well as the rest of us present were blessed. Bro. J. N. Andrews spoke to us of the importance of living nearer to God, and of associating ourselves together in church fellowship, that we may be able to help each other on in the way to life; and of the importance of coming out from the world and being separate.
Sabbath eve, we had a social meeting in which nearly all took a part. First-day Bro. Taylor spoke to us from 2 Thess. v, 19. "Quench not the Spirit." He showed that this was the Spirit of God, and how easy it was grieved. How careful we ought to be not to grieve so holy, so tender a Spirit. Bro. Andrews spoke to us in the afternoon, and we closed with a social meeting.
Dear brethren and sisters, I am thankful that I can hear God's word even at the eleventh hour. It is but a very short time that we shall live in this dark world; but a short time before Jesus will come and take us home. What a thought, to be in the presence of Jesus, to see the King in his beauty. Oh, are we ready now to see that dear Saviour when he comes in his splendor with the holy angels with him? Are we ready to stand before that God who says he will destroy the wicked; that God who cannot look upon sin with the least allowance? Let us double our diligence as we see the day approach. We are living under the third message, and how soon will that message be closed forever! Let us be wise for ourselves while it is called to-day; for soon the night will come when no man can work.
C. H. HOLCOMB
Augusta Center, N. Y.
Death Is in the World.
AH! DEATH is in this world of ours,
With sable wings of gloom,
Outspreading o'er the fairest bowers,
He gathers for the tomb—
He hides our loved ones in the tomb!
He loves a shining mark, 'tis said,
Because we miss them most;
Yet all must lie among the dead,
And join that silent host,
Must join to swell that countless host.
But oh! it seems a cruel thing
That he shonld take the flowers,
Just into beauty blossoming,
Aud dim our brightest hours—
Sweet buds, they brighten life's dark hours.
And oh! it is so sad to think
That friends long cherished—true,
Through his relentless power should sink
And bid a last adieu—
Kind friends, how sad that last adieu!
To see the mother stricken down,
Even in her youthful years,
And sorrowing forms come gathering round
In anguish and in tears—
Alas! how vain are sighs and tears!
And when they've laid her in the tomb,
Her babes cling to each other,
And passing through each lonely room,
They call in vain for mother—
Poor babes to have no more a mother.
In his cold arms our sires are borne
To the charnal house of clay,
The strongest tie by him is torn
The noblest lain away—
In death the loved are laid away.
He heedeth uot a sister's love,
Nor brother's griefs and fears,
Nor tearful eyes upraised above,
But still his tomb he rears:
The world is filled with tombs he rears.
And death is bnt a cruel foe,
With sable wing unfurled;
And if no hope beyond we know,
How dark must be this world!
'Tis well that hope is in the world.
'Tis well we've heard there is a world,
Where life from death is given,
Where blighting wings are ever furled;
That friends shall meet in heaven—
'Tis well we've heard of heaven.
A Testimony of Faith and Perseverance
By N. Keezer
From Bro. Keezer.
DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS : I read with pleasure your testimonies in the Review, and would like to hear from many more especially the lonely ones. What a comfort it is to them, that God is not confined to numbers but is willing to meet even one; and none can hinder them from holding communication with him daily. Be true to your Lord and Saviour, and you need not fear to tread the rough and thorny way. Though all at times may look dark, yet remember that Jesus has said, "Lo! I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world."
I thank the Lord for his goodness in giving me a disposition to hear and embrace the present truth. My hope is in God, that he will give me grace to stand through every scene before us. We have our house built upon the sure foundation, the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus; and if we but furnish it with the graces of the Spirit, reflect the lovely image of Jesus and in all our ways acknowledge him, the floods may come, the winds blow, but we can claim the promise, it shall not fall.
If we are overcome it does not benefit us to go back, but to make another desperate effort, though besieged on every side, to go through. Thus may we get the "gold tried in the fire, that we may be rich, the white raiment that we may be clothed, and anoint our eyes with eye-salve that we may see, and so an entrance shall be ministered unto us abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Pray for us brethren and sisters that I may overcome and stand with you on mount Zion, to behold the king in his beauty. Yours in hope of life in the new earth.
N. KEEZER.
Lodi, Wis.
Extracts from Letters.
Sister E. S. Tenny writes from Alto: I wish to say to the brethren and sisters that through the agency of some kind friends, I have just received the Review: a very acceptable present. Though I do not know who the donor is, yet I feel very thankful for so great a favor. I feel very lonely; for I cannot meet with the dear brethren and sisters often; living at some distance from them. Yet I ought not to feel lonely; for the blessed Saviour is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. The Lord has seen fit to try me, as well as others, in this terrible war. Two of my sons are now drafted, and one has been in the army nearly two years. My husband, aged and infirm; being in his 71st year, seems to feel the stroke heavier, if possible, than I do, as it takes from us, the one with whom we live, and leaned upon, for support. Brethren and sisters pray for me, that while tried in the furnace of affliction, I may sustain no loss.
Sister A. Baily writes from Vernon, Iowa: I am still trying to obey God and do his will, and can truly say that I feel more than ever resolved by the grace of God to be more faithful; and although I am suffering afflictions, my whole trust is in my kind and Heavenly Father. Dear brethren and sisters, this may be the last that you will ever hear from me, and I would that I could say something to the lonely ones that would encourage them. Through your lonely pilgrimage look up; for your redemption is drawing near. The Saviour is soon coming to gather his ransomed ones home. I have often thought I would like to live till my Saviour comes, but I read some precious promises for those that sleep in him. Oh glorious promise! I hear him saying, I am the resurrection and the life. They that believe on me, though they were dead, yet shall they live again. Thank God, brethren and sisters, the grave cannot hold us, nor death's cold chains bind us forever. The saints then immortal in glory will reign. "Death will be banished, his sceptre be gone." We are truly living in perilous times. It is a time when we have need of grace to arm us for the conflict and prepare us for the troubles that are just before us. In view of these things let us watch and pray, that we may be made holy and pure and enter into the marriage supper of the Lamb.
Obituary Notices.
DIED November 17, 1863, in Manchester, Ill., at my residence, my mother-in-law, Nancy Bowers, in the seventy-first year of her age, after a severe illness of six weeks. Mother Bowers early embraced religion, and lived a consistent Christian life, greatly esteemed and beloved by all her friends and acquaintances. She embraced the third angel's message in June, 1861, under the preaching of Brn. Sanborn and Loughborough. She loved the commandments of God; and the Sabbath was to her a great delight. She lived out her faith with great propriety and firmness, and died in the faith of having part in the first resurrection. She is one of the happy number on whom the blessing is pronounced: They rest from their labors, &c. May her godly precepts and examples long be cherished and remembered by all her acquaintances; and may we who mourn her loss, so live by the grace of God assisting us, that we may be ready to meet her when Jesus comes to make up his jewels, and take his ransomed people home.
ALFRED HOUGH.
DIED, in Dartmouth, Mass., October 17, 1863, our little son, aged one year, five months, and twenty-six days, after a most painful illness of nearly three weeks. We deeply feel our loss. He was a very interesting and lovely child.
"Parents saw with grief unspoken,
Only in tears,
Their sweet bud of promise broken—
Youngest in years."
H. & S. G. RUSSELL.
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The Bible from Heaven, . . . 25 5
The Three Angels of Rev. xiv, 6 12, particularly the Third Angel's Message, and the Two-horned Beast, . 15 4
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Hope of the Gospel, or Immortality the gift of God, 15 4
Which? Mortal or Immortal? or an inquiry into the present constitution and future condition of man, 15 4
Modern Spiritualism; its Nature and Tendency, . 15 4
The Kingdom of God; a Refutation of the doctrine called, Age to Come, . . 15 4
Miraculous Powers, . . . . 15 4
Pauline Theology, or the Christian Doctrine of Future Punishment as taught in the epistles of Paul. . . 15 4
Review of Seymour. His Fifty Questions Answered, 10 3
Prophecy of Daniel: The Four Universal Kingdoms
the Sanctuary and Twenty-three Hundred Days. . 10 3
The Saints' Inheritance. The Immortal Kingdom located on the New Earth. . . 10 3
Signs of the Times, showing that the Second Coming of Christ is at the door, . . 10 8
Law of God. The testimony of both Testaments, showing its origin and perpetuity, . . 10 3
Vindication of the true Sabbath, by J. W. Morton, late Missionary to Hayti, . . 10 3
Review of Springer on the Sabbath, Law of God, and first day of the week, . . 10 3
Facts for the Times. Extracts from the writings of eminent authors, Ancient and Modern, . . 10 8
Miscellany. Seven Tracts in one book on the Second Advent and the Sabbath, . . 10 3
Christian Baptism, Its Nature, Subjects, and Design, 10 3
The Seven Trumpets. The Sounding of the seven Trumpets of Revelation viii and ix. . . 10 2
The Sanctuary and 2300 Days of Dan. viii, 14, . 10 2
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Mark of the Beast, and Seal of the Living God, . 5 1
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Truth Found. A short argument for the Sabbath, with an Appendix, "The Sabbath not a Type," . 5 1
The Two Laws and Two Covenants, . . 5 1
An Appeal for the restoration of the Bible Sabbath in an address to the Baptists, . . 5 1
Review of Crozier on the Institution, Design, and Abolition of the Seventh-day Sabbath, . 5 1
Review of Fillio. A reply to a series of discourses delivered by him in Battle Creek on the Sabbath question. 5 1
Milton on the State of the Dead, . . 5 1
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Nature and Obligation of the Sabbath of the Fourth Commandment. Apostasy and perils of the last days,
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Weigh that Excuse.
By R. F. Cottrell
It storms to-day. It rains or snows, or at least, it mistles and it may rain hard. It would expose the health of my family to take them out to meeting: and seeing they cannot go, I might as well stay with them. In fact, I think it is too bad for man or beast.
My dear brother, think a little. Suppose it were a week day, and you were as much at leisure as you are to-day, and by going the same distance which you have to go to meeting, each one that were present at the roll-call would be certain to receive one dollar, which, if absent, they would not receive. Would you not improve the golden opportunity? Could you not make your family comfortable, to go so short a distance? Could not the horses go, if properly cared for? At least, could you not save one dollar yourself, just as well as not, if you dare not risk your family to go.
Please ask yourself seriously such questions as these, and then try to discover how high a value you place on the privileges you enjoy.
Again, suppose that some good preacher was expected at the meeting, one you highly esteemed and greatly desired to meet with and hear. Would not the obstacles be removed, and the difficulties overcome?
How highly, then, do you prize the privilege of meeting with Him who is always present where two or three are met in His name, and of enjoying His approving smile who has said, "Forsake not the assembling of yourselves together?" R. F. COTTRELL.
A House for the Pope in Jerusalem
THE Correspondent of the London Christian Times writes that the house intended for the residence of his Holiness [the Pope] whenever he feels inclined or forced to take another flight, is being built in Jerusalem. May not this fact throw some light on Dan. xi, 45? If so, whenever this does take place, the record is that "at that time shall Michael stand up, the great Prince which standeth for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation." Dan. xii, 1.
THE sudden bereavement of Bro. and sister White has broken up their arrangements for the winter in the East. Their work is much delayed, and they do not design to travel at present. Sister White has been hindered on her third volume, and having important matter on hand, some of a local and personal nature, she decides to issue Testimony to the Church No. 10, which will be ready in a few days. Price 15 cents. If sister White remains at home a few weeks, Spiritual Gifts, Vol. III, will probably be prepared, printed, and bound by the first of April.
Growth of the United States Navy
According to the Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy, the Navy of the United States is now a formidable affair, consisting of 588 vessels, mounting 4,443 guns. This is an increase of 161 vessels and 1,125 guns during the year.
Appointments.
By Isaac Sanborn
Providence permitting I will meet in quarterly meeting with the churches as follows: Oakland, Jeff. Co., Wis., the third Sabbath and first-day in January. Will some one of the brethren meet me at Fort Atkinson the 14th, as I will come on the cars.
At Mackford, the fourth Sabbath and first-day. Will some one of the brethren meet me at Fox Lake the 21st. They will probably find me at the tavern, as I will get there in the night before.
Also at Marquette the 29th and 30th. We hope to see a general rally at all the above meetings, and hope every one will come with a determination to work for the Lord as there is but little time left us.
ISAAC SANBORN.
P. S. I will give appointments for Illinois as soon as I fill the above. I. S.
Quarterly Meetings.
The Iowa Conference Committee appoint meetings as follows :
Lisbon, January 8 and 9, 1864.
Waterloo, " 15 and 16, "
West Union, " 22 and 23, "
It is expected that Elder Wm. H. Brinkerhoff will attend the above appointments.
Also Elder B. F. Snook will, providence permitting, meet with the church at
Pilot Grove, Jan. 15 and 16, 1864.
Liberty, " 22 and 23, "
Knoxville, " 29 and 30, "
Brethren, come to these meetings with the determination of working for the Lord, and realizing the great work of the third angel's message. Come filled with the love of God. Amen.
By order of the
IOWA CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
The next quarterly meeting of the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Mackford, will be held in their new meeting-house Jan. 23d, 1864. We hope to see Bro. Sanborn at this meeting and also a general attendance.
Rufus Baker.
Louis Napoleon Not Prophecy’s Antichrist
By Editor
SOME of our cotemporaries seem disposed to blow a great bubble over Louis Napoleon, as a prominent actor in prophecy, the Antichrist of the Scriptures, future monarch of the world, &c., &c. We have just seen a notice of a work entitled "Louis Napoleon, as the Destined Monarch of the World and Personal Antichrist." Now, if we have the least confidence in the prophecies, we must see that all such speculations are idle and foolish. The world in its present state can have no future monarch; that is, there can be no other universal empire established in this world. Prophecy has marked out but four; and they have all arisen and had their day. The next and only universal kingdom in the future is God's everlasting kingdom, which is to have no end. Again we have an enumeration of all the opposing powers, which fight against the King of kings, and perish at his appearing. Napoleon is not brought to view personally among these. These powers are the dragon, beast and false prophet, Rev. xvi, 13; xix, 19-21, or Paganism, Papacy and apostate Protestantism. We may therefore at once dismiss the idea that Louis Napoleon is, above all other parties, to be the pre-eminent actor in these scenes.