p. 184 | Review and Herald, Vol. 26, No. 23. (11/7/1865)

Report from Bro. Taylor.

By C. O. Taylor

OCT. 4, Bro. Goodwin took me in his wagon, and we started for my appointment at Roosevelt. We stopped that night with Bro. Arnold, where I enjoyed my first visit with this dear family. It was very pleasant. I also had the privilege of working at my trade, (husking corn,) in the barn, where the second State Conference of S. D. Adventists was held. There were sacred thoughts in the remembrance of it. The next day we passed on to Bro. Edson's. Here we saw a living witness of the goodness and power of God. When I last saw Bro. E., he was confined to the house, and much of the time to the bed, with feeble voice, and fast sinking into the grave. Now he is up, around the house, out on the farm, about the town, with voice strong and clear. During the two days' meeting he was with us, and gave his full and hearty testimony for the truth. The Lord has done a great work for this church. I hope they will learn how to possess their vessel in sanctification and honor.

Returned to Oswego after the meeting. Took the boat Monday morning, in company with Bro. S. B. Whitney, for Rochester. Stopped at Bro. Andrews'. Had a sweet heavenly time talking, singing, and praying. Left the next morning for Dansville, to see and hear for two days. I was enjoying myself very well, in the society of the brethren there, when I was informed of the sickness of my family, and immediately returned home, regretting that I could not attend the Conference.

On reaching my family, I found my two remaining children down with the diptheria, and my wife much worn with watching and anxiety. In less than a week we were called to lay them both in the grave, one on each side of little Hiram. Three little graves mark a sacred spot on this earth; no place more so.

By this affliction we are left childless, yet we would not stop to weep and mourn beyond reason, at the sad work of disease and death; his work is most done, and the strong man armed will soon spoil him of his goods. Another tie binds us to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. In laying them away, we have the sweet consolation that we have done what we could, to prepare them for the coming kingdom; that we have used diligence and perseverance, and had the satisfaction of seeing them growing up, loving virtue, and saying they did not want to play with children that used bad language, &c. They bowed and prayed with us around the family altar. Thomas loved the Instructor, and read it carefully; and although his mind was young, he could grasp and comprehend many Bible truths. He was not afraid to die. Said he, a short time before he died, "There will be no diptheria in Heaven."

C. O. TAYLOR.

Adams' Centre, Oct. 23, 1865.

"Come and See." John i, 46.

JESUS, dear name, how sweet it sounds Replete with balm for all my wounds, "His word declares His grace is free, Come, needy sinner, come and see.

He left the shining courts on high, Came to our world to bleed and die, Jesus, our Saviour bled for thee; Come, thoughtless sinner, come and see.

Your sins did pierce his bleeding heart, 'Till death had done its dreadful part, Yet his dear love still burns to thee; Come, trembling sinner, come and see.

His blood will cleanse the foulest stain, And make the filthy leper clean, His fountain open stands for thee; Come, guilty sinner, come and see.

The garments of his shining grace, His glorious robe of righteousness; In this array thou bright shalt be; Come, naked sinner, come and see.

No tongue can tell what glories shine, In our Immanuel all divine ; Oh, that in sweetest melody Each heart may sing, "He died for me."

Wanted.

By W. J. MILLS.

BRO. WHITE: I would like to inquire through the Review where I could find a good home among Sabbath-keepers for two children, a boy and girl; the youngest, a boy, aged five, and the girl, nine years, where they can have the privilege of Sabbath-School, and good instructions at home, and where they will be taught the truths of the third angel's message. Their own dear mother died last April. Since then they have lived where the Sabbath of the Lord is not observed, and I feel that I am not doing my duty toward my God and my children.

I will make a fair recompense for their food, clothing, and care. If any one will instruct me in regard to this matter, please write soon. Direct to Howell, Mich.

W. J. MILLS.

Howell, Mich., Oct. 16, 1865.

Obituary Notices.

By C. O. & M. W. TAYLOR

DIED, Oct. 15, 1865, of croup diptheria, our oldest and only son, Thomas W., aged 8 years, 3 months and 6 days.

Also, Oct. 17, with the same disease, Gracy C., our only daughter and child.

Words of comfort were spoken to an attentive congregation on the occasion of our sorrow, by my brother, D. T. Taylor; and while we are left childless in a little short week, we have grace to say, "The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord."

C. O. & M. W. TAYLOR.

L. L. HOWARD

By L. L. Howard

Died, in Rome, Maine, Sept. 25, Carrie G., daughter of John and Cynthia Fletcher, aged 19 years and 7 months.

Death has snatched from our congregation one whom we all loved. Carrie was a good girl, and we trust she died in the Lord. The writer tried to comfort the grief-stricken family with the hope that she would come again from the land of the enemy.

L. L. HOWARD

Death of Mary E. Hadden

By Joseph Bates

Died, in Otsego, Mich., Oct. 21, 1865, of dysentery, Mary E., daughter of Bro. Lewis and sister Mary E. Hadden, aged two years and seven months. We attended her funeral the 23d inst. Some two days before her death, little Mary broke the silence by singing the following hymn, beginning with,

"Out on an ocean all boundless we ride, We're homeward hound," &c.

JosEPH BATES.

F. SQUIRE

By F. Squire

DIED, at North Star, Gratiot Co. Mich., Sarah Barnes, the youngest daughter of Wm. Barnes, of the bloody-flux, October 8, 1865, aged 2 years and 10 months.

Also, Susan Barnes, the mother of Sarah Barnes, died of the same disease, October 10, aged 45 years, 10 months and 10 days. She leaves a husband and ten children to mourn her loss. She united with the church at Ithaca last winter at its organization. She gave good advice and encouraging words to those around her on her death-bed. She was sick fifteen days. She rests in hope, and we mourn their loss, but not as those who have no hope. 1 Thess. iv. 13

F. SQUIRE

Light Before the Sun

By G.

LIGHT BEFORE THE SUN.—"Just as the ringing of the bell produces sound, not by an emanation of particles from the substance of the bell, but by exciting the air or the sounding substance; so the light will not appear without being excited. Upon this supposition, the element or substance of light was created on the first day, and the divine power alone might be the exciter, until the sun, the instrumental exciter, was produced."—J. Taylor, D. D., 1762.

The above is an interesting comment on Gen. i, 3, 14. Here, on the first day of time, the great Creator said, "Let there be LIGHT; and there was light." Also on the fourth day God said, "Let there be LIGHTS in the firmament of heaven," &c. In these two verses different Hebrew words are used. In verse 3, the word for "light" is ohr; but in verse 14 the word rendered "light" is mah-ohr. OHR is defined by Gesenius, "Daylight, morning light, dawn." MAH-OHR. "1. Light, a light, a luminary. 2. A candlestick, candelabra."

He says, the difference between the two words is apparent from Gen. i, 3, 14, 16, where "ohr is light as universally diffused," while "mah-ohr is properly a light, or luminary which gives light." This is an important distinction, and is recognized in other versions of Gen. i, 14. Thus in the text, "Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven," all modern translators render it "Light-bearers," or "luminaries," that is, bodies which emit, or excite, light. G.

PERTINENT QUESTIONS

In one of our reform exchanges, we notice the following well-stated questions, from a gentleman in Minnesota:

"1. Is there any proof in nature, or the Bible, that all men are immortal?"

"2. Is not mind the result of organization—and if so, when you destroy the organization, do you not necessarily destroy the mind?"

"3. What is the so-called soul of man? and where is the proof that the body is not, in fact, the soul?"

A Very Materialistic Christianity

By Editor

The article, “A very Materialistic Christianity,” found in another column, by R. F. C., will be read with interest. As will be seen, it is a reply to some wretched statements published Aug. 10, in the New York Independent against Seventh-day Adventists. This reply was immediately sent to said paper for publication, but time has shown that it was proscribed from their columns! For this reason it is now, at this late date, given in the Review. As Bro. Cottrell says, in a private note to this Office, “It speaks not very highly of the conscientiousness and moral worth of a religious journalist, to publish misrepresentations and defamatory statements concerning a people, and give no place for a correction, that the truth may appear.” G.

Consistency in Believing the Law Abolished

By R. F. C.

There are some who say that the law of God has been abolished, who live and act as if they believed what they say; while there are others that say the same thing, who act as if the fourth commandment only had been abolished; so that nine-tenths of their conduct gives the lie to their profession. Which are most consistent? Both contend for the like precious, or rather suspicious, faith; the one follows it to its legitimate result, the other refuses, in part, to live it out. R. F. C.

Note from Bro. Root.

DEAR BRO. WHITE: I feel to sympathize with you in your sickness, and also with others in theirs. I send to our preaching brethren which are at Dansville, twenty-five dollars. Divide according to their wants.

Yours in love of the truth,

E. H. Root.

Wright, Mich., Oct. 30, 1865.

The above communication with the greenbacks enclosed, was received at the Review Office. Such sympathy is truly of the substantial kind; and such as our poor—worn out—sick preachers know how to appreciate. Perhaps there are many more of our brethren who have just such kind of sympathy burning in their bosoms, and in their pockets. If so, would it not be well to give vent to the same, according to the example of Bro. Root?

We place the twenty-five dollars to the credit of Bro. White to be appropriated as he may direct.

J. M. A.

The New York State Conference.

By R. F. Cottrell

This Conference was held under discouraging circumstances. Sickness deprived us of the help we expected from the General Conference, and also prevented Bro. Taylor from being present. Bro. Andrews was absent on the Eastern mission, and Bro. Fuller, at whose place the meeting was held, was in deep affliction. Still we trust the meeting was not unprofitable. There was great unanimity in our business meetings. Our meetings for worship were interesting. On Sabbath and first-day the house was so filled as to make it necessary to furnish extra seats through the length of the aisles, and good attention was given to the word spoken. Bro. Fuller gave an interesting discourse on the Plan of Salvation, showing the beauty and the perfect adaptedness of the plan to the object to be accomplished, and the necessity of accepting it by faith and obedience in order to be benefited by it. The health reform was shown to be a necessity in order to the cleansing of ourselves of all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and the perfecting of holiness in the fear of the Lord. This was well presented by Bro. Whitney.

In our social meeting Sabbath morning we had a special season of prayer in behalf of Bro. White and his fellow-laborers and fellow-sufferers at the health institution at Dansville. We could but hope that the Lord will interpose in behalf of his cause and his people, and bless and raise his servants to health. He will do great things for us, when we are prepared to receive and appreciate his blessings. The Lord help us to do so.

R. F. COTTRELL.

Appointments.

By N. B. Morton

The next Quarterly Meeting of the churches of the Seventh-day Adventists of Fairview, Marion, and Lisbon, will be held at Fairview, Jones Co., Iowa, Dec. 2 and 3, 1865, according to previous notice. Bro. Ingraham will be here at that time. We invite all who can come, to come prepared to work for the good of the cause. Brethren, bring your buffalo-robes and blankets along with you.

N. B. MORTON.

Mauston Quarterly Meeting

The next Quarterly Meeting of the Mauston church will be held at Lone Rock, Wis., Nov. 12 and 13, 1865. Will some messenger meet with us?

J. R. GOODENOUGH, Clerk.

R. F. COTTRELL

By R. F. Cottrell

Our next Monthly Meeting for Western N. Y. is to be held with the Clarkson church, on the Parma line, the second Sabbath in November.

R. F. COTTRELL

Church of God, Do Your Duty

By Editor

The friends of present truth will be cheered by the article on another page from the pen of Bro. White. It is exactly the information that thousands want to be in possession of. By it they may now understand his whereabouts on the road to health, and what are his expectations toward speedy recovery. We trust that Bro. and sister W., in the midst of this peculiar trial of their faith, will have the assurance that they are remembered in the unyielding prayers of all those who have an interest at the throne of grace. Was ever the injunction of the Apostle, "Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God," more in point than now?

Church of God, do your duty. G.

Spiritualism

SPIRITUALISM.—This potent deception of the great Arch-Deceiver is by no means abating, but like some anciently (Matt. xxiii, 15) "compass sea and land" to spread the virus of its soul-killing tenets. The interesting question, What will the Orthodox do with Spiritualism, is answered as follows in the Banner of Light for Oct. 21st. G.

"Spiritualism or Materialism! This alternative is now fairly before the world. The church and clergy must meet it, and choose between the two. They must embrace Spiritualism, or reject Immortality. All who think that men and women live as men and women, after the death of the body, must inevitably be led to adopt the views of Spiritualists respecting that disembodied life. For fear they shall be regarded as Spiritualists, the clergy do not preach of Immortality one fourth as much as they did twenty years ago. They nearly ignore the doctrine of Immortality, lest they be regarded as favoring Spiritualism. They will be obliged to cast it out of their creed entirely, and become Materialists, or receive the ideas of Spiritualists in regard to the location, occupation, relations and needs of men and women in that state."

Eld. John Byington’s Address

The P. O. address of Eld. John Byington is Ceresco, Calhoun Co., Mich.

Business Department.

By Editor

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