The quarterly meeting of this Society was held at Greenville, Nov. 14, immediately following the district meeting for Dist. No. 6. Five of the twelve directors were present: J. Fargo, R. Sawyer, Alex. Carpenter, Franklin Squire, and John Trotman.
The secretary received no reports from districts 4, 8, 9, 11, and 12, and, consequently, was unable to present a complete report of the work done by the Society during the last quarter. The following is a summary of the reports received:—
No. of families visited, 279; No. of letters written, 119; No. of periodicals distributed, 981; No. of new subscribers obtained for REVIEW, 55; Instructor, 33; Reformer, 18; VOICE, 15; whole number of subscribers obtained for these periodicals, 121; No. of pages of tracts and pamphlets distributed by the different districts, 103,536; value, $57.22; No. of pages taken by the different districts, 159,922; Almanacs, 1,600.
The report of last quarter showed an indebtedness of $702.41; expenses during the quarter, $171.02; received during the quarter, $243.98; making present indebtedness, $629.45.
The president remarked that only about one-sixth of the members of the Society had reported, and not more than one-half of the districts, making reports from about one-twelfth of the entire membership; yet the report showed that the Society was still at work.
Resolutions being called for, the following was offered:—
Resolved, That we recommend to the members of the Tract and Missionary Society of this State, that they engage in the circulation of the Health Almanac for 1876.
Remarks being called for, Dr. J. H. Kellogg called attention to the drug almanacs that are flooding the land, to their pernicious effects upon the mind, and to the fact that the patent medicines recommended in them are poisonous and destroy the body.
On motion, the resolution was adopted. The following resolution was then presented for consideration:—
Resolved, That we recommend to the directors of the several districts of the State that they employ efficient persons to canvass their respective sections for the purpose of obtaining full-paying subscriptions to the Health Reformer, by means of the canvasser’s book, from those to whom it has been sent during the past year.
The president calling for remarks upon the resolution, Dr. Kellogg made the following:—
The missionaries are not aware of the good they are doing in circulating tracts and papers, but the result is frequently known at the Office by an order for tracts from individuals who had become interested through the workers of the Tract Society. The canvasser’s book will contain about 250 pages, bound. It will contain short statements of the fundamental doctrines of health reform; also directions for the treatment of some of the more common diseases; what to do in cases of accidents and emergencies, such as cases of poisoning, freezing, &c., and a large amount of valuable information which will be useful to every one. The book will be offered to the Tract Societies at such a rate that they can give it as a premium to those to whom the Reformer was sent last year by the Tract Societies, who will renew their subscription for the coming year at full price. The retail price will be seventy-five cents.
The above resolution was also adopted. The following resolution was then offered and unanimously adopted:—
Resolved, That we recommend to the directors of the several districts that they divide their respective districts into sections, appointing to each an efficient canvasser, who will be expected to make a thorough canvass of his section for the purpose of distributing the Health Almanac and obtaining full-paying subscriptions for the Health Reformer, in accordance with the above resolution.
The objects of this resolution were, 1. To secure an efficient corps of canvassers; 2. To secure a thorough canvass of the territory of each district; 3. To prevent the interference of the canvassers with each other. It is not expected that this arrangement will interfere with the work of individual members.
On motion, the meeting adjourned to the call of the president.
E. H. Root, Pres.
MRS. S. H. LANE, Sec.
P. S. We would call attention to the fact that the present time of the year is the most favorable one for canvassing work, and request that the several directors take immediate steps to carry out the above resolutions. Almanacs should be ordered at once, and the canvasser’s book as soon as it is ready. E. H. R.
Among the Nations.
By Maria L. Huntley
The mission of the General Vigilant Missionary Society of New England is to a large extent conducted by correspondence outside the limits of our people; thus introducing our publications and periodicals where the light of truth has never before found its way. Some of the following extracts from letters were read at the last quarterly meeting of the New England Tract and Missionary Society.
A French corresponding agent reports to the Society as follows: “I have this evening received an answer from the young man in France to whom you sent tracts. He did not receive the tracts you sent, but is very anxious to get them; and he prays God to bless those who are so interested in him in America. He says that he read and re-read my letter with great surprise and joy. I have great hopes of him. I have also written, and sent tracts, to an old gentleman in France, who is somewhat interested, and he has given them to a minister.”
A correspondent sends us a letter from New Zealand, from which we extract the following: “The friend to whom the REVIEW is duly posted wrote to us a few weeks ago that he was deeply interested in the Sabbath question. I feel convinced that there must be very many like myself in the matter of being persuaded that you have the truth on your side. . . . The REVIEW has attracted the attention of many at our post-office. It is as good as an advertisement. I am not afraid of being attacked by our archdeacon about the paper. I know I could meet him with the truth. The time may come when I shall see my way clear to confront him. He knows from others that I am studying the Scriptures. May the One who is all-powerful help us with his strength.”
A brother in Georgia who is an active missionary in that State, and who has suffered much from opposition and the prejudices of the people, states the following circumstance in a letter, which indicates a much better state of feeling toward our views in that vicinity: “A few days ago, I met a man in Griffin, who seemed to be interested about our views. He is a Methodist, and invited me to attend meetings at his church to-morrow (Sunday) about twelve miles from here. No providence preventing, I shall go. It may be that some honest heart may be led to investigate—not that I shall presume to speak from the pulpit, but that I may drop a word or a tract as seed by the wayside.”
There is a Society in Ireland called the “Scripture Reader’s Society,” whose efforts are more or less extended throughout that country. Their system is similar in many respects to that of our Tract and Missionary Society. They have agents appointed something like our directors. A few copies of the SIGNS, “Sufferings of Christ,” “Scripture References,” etc., were sent as a sample of our publications. The following is their reply: “I have duly received your kind communication of June 23, and in reply beg to say that the Committee of the ‘Scripture Reader’s Society for Ireland,’ will be most happy to accept your generous offer of the donation for one year of the religious publications you name, which, with any other works you may please to send, they will have much pleasure in having distributed throughout the country by their agents.”
The readers of the REVIEW will doubtless recollect the article that appeared in its columns some time ago concerning the Chinese Sabbath-keepers. Our correspondent in that country, a Seventh-day Baptist Missionary, sends us the following, from which it seems reasonable to infer that there are observers of the seventh day at the present time in some of the remote portions of China:—
“I heard a curious story a few days ago from a brother missionary. A Chinaman came into his chapel and heard preaching. He informed the preacher that it was the same doctrine he was accustomed to hear at home; and that his home was some hundreds of miles to the north-west of that place in the province of Nganchoni. The district in which he lived was surrounded, he said, with hills which could not be gotten over, and there was but one way of ingress and egress to his home, and that was by a tunnel where there was a draw-bridge; so they have just as little to do with the outside world as they choose to have. The man left the missionary, taking a copy of the New Testament with him. After a while he returned and inquired for the other book; for in reading the New Testament they learned there was another book to which reference was frequently made. This time he took a copy of the Old Testament with him and has not been heard from since.”
To the cold, half-hearted professor there may seem to be nothing in the above extracts that is very soul-inspiring; but it will be a source of joy to those who believe that the truth is world-wide in its application, and that the world must be warned by it, to see prejudice so giving way everywhere, and that there is a disposition to read the truth of God. Men cannot be warned while they are perfectly encased in prejudice. It is only a quarter of a century since the pioneers in the work, Eld. James White and wife, Eld. Joseph Bates, and a few others, after having traveled one or two hundred miles, would be rejoiced to meet a half-dozen believers, and perhaps two or three of their neighbors, convened in some private room. There was then so much prejudice that the people could not be reached. Now a hearing can be obtained in almost every community, and there are more calls for lecturers than could be filled by all the ministers of Seventh-day Adventists were there ten times as many as there now are. These letters evince the fact that a great change in the feelings of the masses has taken place. God by his Spirit is preparing the way for the spread of his truth on a scale that has not as yet been witnessed. He has truly gone out before his people; his providence, and his Spirit call, as never before, for active missionaries to enter the field.
MARIA L. HUNTLEY.
Science, Philosophy, and True Religion
TRUE science, which is the knowledge of facts, and true philosophy, which is the knowledge of principles, are always allied to true religion, which is the harmony of the soul with facts and principles.
The Transcendent Power of Example
THERE is a transcendent power in example. We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.
Obituary Notices.
“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.”
DIED, of quick consumption, in Otsego, Mich., Oct. 8, 1875, Alvin Leighton, aged thirty-three years. It is about four years since this dear brother gave his heart to God, and from that time he maintained the truth to the day of his death. His end was peaceful. Remarks were made at the funeral by the writer from 2 Tim. 4: 6, 7, 8. J. BUNINGTON.
DIED, of cancer, in Eden, Vt., Oct. 1, 1875, Triphena N., wife of K. H. Elliott, and daughter of the writer, in the fifty-first year of her age. She became an Adventist in 1844, and has kept the Sabbath about 18 years. Her death was peaceful. She died in hope of eternal life when Jesus comes. A companion and two children mourn their loss. ALBERT STONE.
FELL asleep in Jesus, in Tiffin, Ohio, on the 11th of November, 1875, our daughter, Belle Myers, in the twenty-fifth year of her age. A most happy and triumphant death was hers. She exclaimed, “This is only the shadow of death!” And thus she passed away, sure of a part in the first resurrection. JOHN A. MYERS.
To Correspondents.
By Uriah Smith
C. A. M., New Bloomington, O., The moral law has never been changed. The New Testament introduces no new law to take the place of the old. The law of types which looked forward to Christ, ceased when he, the antitype, came.
The unpardonable sin is attributing the work of the Holy Ghost to the power of Satan, to escape an acknowledgment of the truth. Consider the circumstances. Matt. 12:22-32.
In answer to your question, Who was Melchisedec? Heb. 7:1-3, we reply that if we knew, it would not be Melchisedec.
By whom was the Most Holy anointed? Dan. 9:24. E. O.
Ans. In the type, Moses, by the command of God, anointed the tabernacle and all the sacred vessels. So the antitype of this work, to which Dan. 9:24 doubtless refers, could be performed by any divine being to whom God might commit the work.
Will the original from which the words “three ribs” are translated, Dan. 7:5, bear any other translation? A. A. V.
The original word for ribs is pleura, which has the signification 1. of rib, 2. the membrane that lines the chest, the pleura, 3. the sides of a rectangle, 4. the page of a book. It will certainly bear no other definition in Dan. 7:5, but that of rib.
Will God dwell in the New Jerusalem in the earth made new, or in Heaven above, only visiting the city? E. J. L.
This is one of these questions of which we shall know more when we experience the reality. At present we have only the testimony of Rev. 21:3, recording the utterance of a voice from Heaven, “Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them and be their God.”
W. C.: Matt. 5:32 and 19:9 seem to be sufficiently plain in regard to the only proper grounds for divorce. U. S.
Progress of the Work in Germany
By Editor
A report from Bro. Ertzenberger respecting the progress of the work in Germany, received too late for this number, will appear next week.
Giving Places, Dates, and Names in Appointments
By Editor
In connection with Bro. St. John's chapter on duties, which appears in another column, we would like to suggest that it is the duty of those who send appointments for publication in the REVIEW, to give places, and dates, and their own names, distinctly.
Bro. Cartwright's Revival Meetings in Tuscola County
Bro. Cartwright, in a private note, gives the following cheering summary of his late meetings in Tuscola Co., Mich.:— “On the whole I have had a pretty good time in this county. I have collected over $130.00 on various objects. All the churches are revived considerably, and about forty have made a start.”
National Reform Association Seeks Constitutional Amendment
The association now seeking for the Religious Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, in their meeting, Tuesday Nov. 9, decided in regard to a name, “to seek articles of incorporation under the name, The National Reform Association.”
Chicago Board of Education Refuses to Restore Bible Reading
The Chicago Board of Education some time since ordered that the reading of the Bible be omitted in the schools of that city. It has recently, by a vote of 11 to 2, refused to rescind that action.
Bro. Bourdeau Called Unexpectedly to Vermont
Bro. D. T. Bourdeau, being unexpectedly called to Vermont, takes up his appointment for Battle Creek, Nov. 27.
The Pope no Longer a Temporal Sovereign.
By Uriah Smith
THE following item shows that the last prop which the old lady of the Tiber has had to lean upon is now knocked from under, and the last shadow of a claim on the part of the papacy to temporal power has departed:—
“The French government has decided that the pope is no longer a temporal sovereign, and has no right to grant titles.” U. S.
More Folly.
By Uriah Smith
THE timeists are still alive. Another date is fixed for the Lord to come. Having succeeded in disgusting all sensible observers of their movements, how long before they will become disgusted with themselves, and quit? The time now set is the 14th day of the first month, 1876. W. C. Thurman is the leader in this movement, and his paper, the first number of which we have just received, is called “The Word of God made Plain and the Literal Reading Defended.” Oh! yes. All is plain now. Past mistakes are all cleared up: and there is no mistake now. It seems as easy for them to overthrow all their past views, and set up new ones, as for children to build up and demolish their block houses. Such trifling with the word of God is—we will not attempt to say what. Language fails.
U. S.
Children’s Books.
By James White
To supply a long-felt lack among our people, of proper reading for youth and children, we have begun to publish several series of small books, each series adapted to readers of a different age.
We now offer twenty little books, post-paid, for fifty cents. Each will have a pretty colored cover and will contain sixteen pages of the most interesting reading matter, for children from the ages of five to twelve years.
This matter has been carefully selected by Mrs. W. during the past twenty years, and it has been the object that these books should be free from those expressions which are designed to impress young minds with the popular theological fables of the day.
This first series will be particularly appropriate for Christmas and New Years gifts, as well as for prizes and rewards of merit in the Sabbath schools.
We shall have the series complete, neatly put up in packages, in season to reach any part of the United States before the holidays. Order at once. First come; first served.
We repeat the offer: Twenty small books, each different, containing sixteen pages of the best reading matter, for fifty cents.
Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, California.
JAMES WHITE.
The Holy Sabbath.
By H. A. St. John
How shall we begin it? With thanksgiving and prayer. Who knows a better way? How appropriate! It must be pleasing to the Lord of the Sabbath. Is this the way you welcome the holy Sabbath, reader? If so hold on; if not, be entreated to begin to do so the very next Sabbath.
How shall we close the Sabbath? In the same way, why not? In what better way can you spend the closing moments of precious, holy time? Let the remnant hold the Sabbath of the Lord in high esteem. H. A. St. John.
Set Things in Order.
By H. A. St. John
“For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee.” Titus 1:5.
In the above text is set forth the duty of Titus on the island of a hundred cities. First, to set in order the things wanting, or left undone; and second, to ordain elders. This done in a place, he could pass on his way. But no doubt the devil was just as much opposed to having things done “decently and in order” in the church of Christ in the days of the apostles as at this time, and although things might be set in order, they would not stay, unless some provision was made, and the responsibility laid upon some one to
KEEP THINGS IN ORDER.
Now it is my thought that the above instruction to Titus is full, and that the provision made for keeping things in order is expressed in the words, “And ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee.” If this is so, then consider the responsibility that rests upon a local elder. How much he needs to closely connect himself with God, that he may save the flock from the prowling wolves of sin, confusion, apostasy and rebellion, and lead them into green pastures, and beside still waters, and at last bring them to the haven of eternal rest.
H. A. St. JOHN.
To the S. B. Treasurers of the Iowa and Nebraska Conference.
By L. McCoy
I DESIRE the name and address of each S. B. Treasurer in this Conference, that I may send blanks for reports. Please attend to this at once. L. McCoy, Conf. Sec.
Sigourney, Iowa.
Appointments: Quarterly and Union Meetings, December 1875
Appointments.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”
** Services in Chicago, every Sabbath (seventh day), at 209 West Erie St. All Sabbath-keepers spending a Sabbath in Chicago are invited to attend.
Quarterly meeting of the T. & M. Society of the churches of Dist. No. 1, Western N. Y., will be held in connection with the church quarterly meeting at Akron, December 4 and 5, 1875. Teams will be at the stations on the Central Railroad as usual. W. H. EGGLESTON, Director.
No preventing providence, there will be a union meeting for Illinois and Wisconsin, at Monroe, Wis., Dec. 4, 5, 1875. We hope there will be a general attendance of all the brethren in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. Bring blankets and bedding, as the weather may be cold. Brn. Andrews and Colcord are expected, and also Bro. Olsen and others from Wisconsin. Come, brethren, prepared to work for the Lord. O. H. PRATT, Elder.
Quarterly meetings in Minn. as follows:—
Medford, Dec. 4, 5; Concord and Kenyon churches at Kenyon, Dec. 11, 12.
HARRISON GRANT.
The next quarterly meeting of the Liberty Pole church will be held at the new church at Liberty Pole, Dec. 4, 5, 1875. Elds. Isaac Sanborn and John Atkinson are invited to meet with us. MILTON SOUTHWICK.
Quarterly meeting of the Serena church, at the new meeting-house, beginning Sabbath eve, Dec. 17, at 6:30 P. M., and holding over first-day. All who can, come. R. F. ANDREWS, G. W. COLCORD.
The Lord willing, we will meet with the brethren in Wisconsin as follows:
Hurricane Grove, Grant Co., Dec. 7, evening.
Waterloo, ” ” ” 8, ”
Mount Hope, ” ” ” 11, 12.
Sand Prairie, Richland ” ” 13, ”
Kickapoo Center, ” ” ” 15, ”
Liberty Pole, Vernon ” ” 18, 19.
Leon, Monroe ” ” 20, ”
Neillsville, Clark ” ” 22, ”
Maple Works, ” ” ” 25, 26.
The Sabbath meetings will commence with the commencement of the Sabbath. These meetings will be of much importance, and we shall expect a general gathering of our friends in their vicinity especially to the Sabbath and first-day meetings. JOHN ATKINSON, O. A. OLSEN.
Quarterly meeting of the church at Fremont, Wis., Dec. 4, 5, 1875. We hope to see a general gathering of all the scattered friends. Brethren of Poy Sippi and Linn are invited. Brn. P. S. Thurston and P. H. Cady are expected. S. D. SMITH.
Quarterly meeting for Dist. No. 11, N. Y. & Pa. T. & M. Society, at Randolph, N. Y., Dec. 4 and 5. Bro. R. F. Cottrell is expected to be present. S. THURSTON.
Ithaca, Mich., Thursday to Monday, Dec. 9–13. Meetings will commence Thursday evening and continue till Monday night. Let the brethren make every effort to give us a good hearing. Alma, Thursday to Monday, Dec. 16–20. We request all from Alma, Greenbush, Greenville, and others in the region about, to attend the Ithaca meeting. D. M. CANRIGHT.
The Lord willing, I will hold meetings in Ohio as follows:—
Wakeman or Norwalk, where Bro. Geo. Smith may appoint, Thursday evening, Dec. 9, to continue till Monday night.
North Bloomfield, where the brethren may arrange, Thursday evening, Dec. 16, to continue at least till Monday evening.
Cleveland, where Bro. I. Edgerton may appoint, Thursday evening, Dec. 23, to continue till Monday night.
Turn out, brethren, to these meetings. Let the scattered and lonely ones come. Come praying. H. A. ST. JOHN.
The next quarterly meeting of the Ill. T. & M. Society will be held in the new S. D. A. house of worship, near Sheridan, Ill., first-day, Dec. 19, 1875, at 9 A. M. Let each director hold his district meeting Dec. 12, and see that a report is sent by the first mail following, to me at Sheridan, La Salle Co., Ill. We expect to report each district by itself, at this meeting. Who will fail? Work, then report. By order of the President, FRANCES M. T. SIMONSON, Sec.
If the Lord will, I will meet with the church at Springville, Greenup Co., Ky. Nov. 27, 28, 1875. At Locust Grove, Hardin Co., Dec. 4, 5. We hope to see the brethren and sisters from Hart, Green, and Ohio Counties, and also the scattered and lonely ones, at these meetings. At each place, meetings will commence with the Sabbath. The ordinances will be administered, an opportunity given for baptism, and other important matters pertaining to the cause will receive attention. This meeting will be the most important ever held in this State, and we want a general attendance. Come, praying the Lord to meet with us. S. OSBORN.
A BLUE cross on the margin of your paper signifies that your subscription will expire in two weeks, and that an earnest invitation is extended to you to renew at once.
My P. O. address, at present, is Claylick, Licking Co., Ohio. Wm. Cottrell.
The P. O. address of H. W. Decker is Fort Howard, Brown Co., Wis.
The P. O. address of Eld. J. B. Frisbie will be for the present Chelsea, Mich.
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C D Cook $10.00.
Cash Received on Account.
A O Burrill $30.00, D M Canright 36.27, James Hanson 3.15, John Matteson 13.00.
Share in S. D. A. Publishing Association.
C D Cook $10.00, Lois R Carr 10.00.
Mich. Conf. Fund.
Fairgrove (s. b.) $1.00, Watrousville (s. b.) 6.50, Vassar (s. b.) 25.00.