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Publication Department.

Buy the truth, and sell it not. Prov. xxiii, 23.

The Publishing Association.

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association was incorporated in Battle Creek, Mich., May 3, 1861. Its object is to issue “periodicals, books, tracts, documents, and other publications, calculated to impart instruction on Bible truth, especially the fulfillment of prophecy, the commandments of God, and the teachings of Jesus Christ.” Its capital stock is raised by shares at $10 each; and every shareholder is entitled to one vote in all the deliberations of the Association, for every share that he or she may hold. The Association has now a large and well-furnished Office of publication, established in Battle Creek, Mich., and employs two steam power presses in carrying on its business. A meeting of the stockholders is held each year, at which a board of trustees is elected to manage its business, and editors chosen to conduct its periodicals, till the ensuing meeting. All persons employed in the publishing department, are engaged at stipulated wages, and all profits accruing from the business, are strictly applied by the Association to the carrying out of the object of its formation, and to its charitable uses and purposes. All lovers of truth, who “keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus,” are still invited to take shares in the Association, and have a voice in all its deliberations.

The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald

Is a large sixteen-page religious family paper, issued weekly by the S. D. A. Pub. Association, and devoted to an earnest investigation of all Bible questions. It is designed to be an exponent of momentous and solemn truths pertaining to the present time, some of which are set forth by no other periodical in the land. The fulfillment of prophecy, the second personal advent of the Saviour as an event now near at hand, immortality through Christ alone, a change of heart through the operation of the Holy Spirit, the observance of the Sabbath of the fourth commandment, the divinity and mediatorial work of Christ, and the development of a holy character by obedience to the perfect and holy law of God, as embodied in the decalogue, are among its special themes. And while it will endeavor to present impartially both sides of all important questions, it has a definite theory to teach, and hence will not devote its space to an indiscriminate and aimless mass of conflicting sentiments and views.

Regular price, $3.00 per year, or $1.50 for a volume of 26 numbers. On trial for six months $1.00. No subscriptions taken for less than six months. To the worthy poor—free, by their reporting themselves and requesting its continuance, once in six months. The friends of the Review are invited to earnest and unceasing efforts to extend its circulation.

The Youth’s Instructor

Is a monthly sheet, published as above, and designed to be to the youth and children what the Review and Herald is to those of riper years. You who wish to see your children instructed in the great truths which so interest you, will here find a sheet in which these things are set forth in a plain and interesting manner, free from the popular fables and errors of the age. It should not only visit regularly every youth and child who professes to be a follower of Jesus, but should be taken and read in every Sabbath-keeping family. Don’t forget the children. See that they have the Instructor. Terms, 50 cts. per year in advance.

The Health Reformer.

This is the title of a monthly health journal, “devoted to an exposition of the laws of our being, and the application of those laws in the preservation of health and the treatment of disease.” It is an earnest advocate of the true philosophy of life, the only rational method of treating disease, and the best means of preserving health. Practical instructions will be given from month to month relative to water, air, light, food, sleep, rest, recreation, &c. Health, its recovery and preservation, is a subject of world-wide interest, whatever may be a person’s tenets in other respects; and to this the Reformer will be exclusively devoted. Edited by H. S. Lay, M. D., Managing Physician of the Health-Reform Institute. Terms $1.00 in advance for a volume of twelve numbers. Address Dr. H. S. Lay, Battle Creek, Mich.

The Sabbath Question

Is becoming a theme of wide-spread and absorbing interest. To those who wish to give the subject a thorough investigation, we recommend the History of the Sabbath. As a work setting forth a connected Bible view of the Sabbath question, its history since the

Christian era, and the different steps by which the human institution of the first day of the week has usurped the place of the Bible institution of the seventh day, it is unsurpassed by any publication extant. Between two and three hundred quotations from history are given, to each of which is appended a full reference to the authority from which it is taken. It is replete with facts and arguments which challenge denial or refutation. Other works on this subject, from the penny tract to the largest size pamphlet, will be found noticed in our book list. There is no other Bible subject upon which a more extensive misunderstanding exists, than upon the Sabbath question. Circulate the books, and spread abroad the light on this subject.

The Second Advent.

The works upon this important subject to which we would call especial attention, are, The Prophecy of Daniel, The Sanctuary and 2300 Days, and The Three Messages of Rev. xiv. The first gives an exposition of the plain and thrilling prophecies of Daniel ii, vii, and viii, showing from the course of empire that the God of Heaven is about to set up his kingdom. The Sanctuary question is the great central subject of the plan of salvation, and yet there are but few, comparatively, who have any acquaintance with it. It gives a new interest to a great part of the Bible, leads to an intelligent view of the position and work of Christ as our great High Priest in Heaven, completely explains the past Advent movement, and shows clearly our position in prophecy and the world’s history. The three messages bring to view present duty, and future peril. All should read these books, and ponder well their teaching.

Immortality through Christ Alone.

We call the special attention of the reader to the subjects of the nature of man, his condition in death, and the destiny of the wicked. More than ordinary importance attaches to these subjects, at the present time. We would confidently recommend to all a thorough reading of the work by H. H. Dobney entitled, Future Punishment, as advertised in our book list. The reader will find it a work exhaustive in its investigations, and remarkable for its candor, and the strength and clearness of its reasoning. Which? Mortal or Immortal? is a lower-priced and more-condensed work on the same subjects. While “The End of the Wicked,” and the one, two and three cent tracts may be found sufficient to awaken interest with those who would not commence with larger works.

Packages of Tracts.

For the convenience of those who may wish to purchase books for general circulation, we have put up assorted packages of tracts in two sizes, which we will send post-paid at 50c., and $1.00, respectively.

The 50c. package contains Sabbath Tracts Nos. 1, 2, and 3, End of Wicked, Mark of Beast, Sin of Witchcraft, Objections to Second Advent, Answered, Death and Burial, Positive Institutions, Much in Little, Truth, Preach the Word, Law by Wesley, and Miscellany.

The $1.00 package contains The Three Messages, Which, Mortal or Immortal? Prophecy of Daniel, Saints’ Inheritance, Signs of Times, Seven Trumpets, Celestial R. R., Perpetuity of Spiritual Gifts, Scripture References, Wicked Dead, Sabbath by Elihu, Infidelity and Spiritualism, War and Sealing, Who Changed Sabbath, Seven Reasons for Sunday-keeping Examined, Institution of Sabbath, Thoughts for the Candid, Appeal to men of reason, Personality of God, Seven Seals, and Time Lost.

Those who order these packages, save their postage. We cannot too strongly urge upon all the circulation of our publications, books and papers. Many, now rejoicing in the truth, can attribute their first interest in these things to these silent preachers; while in some instances they have opened the way for the formation of well established and flourishing churches.

Our Book List.

—THOUGHTS ON THE REVELATION, a volume of 328 pages, containing the entire text of the book of Revelation, with Thoughts Critical and Practical on the same. A new and harmonious interpretation of the prophecy. Cloth, $1.00, weight 12 oz.

—THE HISTORY OF THE SABBATH, and First Day of the Week, showing the Bible Record of the Sabbath, and the manner in which it has been supplanted by the Heathen Festival of the Sun. pp. 342. Cloth, 80c., weight 12 oz.

—FUTURE PUNISHMENT, by H. H. Dobney, a Baptist Minister of England. An elaborate argument on the destiny of the wicked; with an Appendix containing “The State of the Dead,” by John Milton. Cloth, 75c., 16 oz.

—SPIRITUAL GIFTS, VOL. I; or, the Great Controversy between the forces of Christ and Satan, as shown in Vision. pp. 219. Cloth, 60c., 8 oz.

—SPIRITUAL GIFTS, VOL. II; or the Experience and Views of E. G. White with Incidents that have occurred in connection with the Third Angel’s Message. pp. 300. Cloth, 60c., 8 oz. Volumes I & II bound in one book, $1.00, 12 oz.

—SPIRITUAL GIFTS, VOL. III; or, Facts of Faith in connection with the history of holy Men of Old, as shown in Vision. pp. 304. Cloth, 60c., 8 oz.

—SPIRITUAL GIFTS, VOL. IV; or Facts of Faith outlined, and Testimonies for the Church. pp. 220. Cloth, 60c., 8 oz.

—SABBATH READINGS; or, Moral and Religious Stories for the Young, from which the popular errors of the age are carefully excluded. pp. 400. In one volume, cloth, 60c., 8 oz. In five pamphlets, 50c., 8 oz. In twenty-five tracts, 40c., 8 oz.

—HOW TO LIVE, treating on Disease and its Causes, and all subjects connected with healthful living. An important work. pp. 400. Cloth $1.00, 12 oz. In pamphlet form, 75c., 10 oz.

—APPEAL TO THE YOUTH: The Sickness and Death of H. N. White, with his Mother’s Letters. Excellent instructions for both youth and parents. Cloth, 40c., 8 oz. Paper, 20c., 2 oz. Without likeness, 10c., 2 oz.

—THE BIBLE FROM HEAVEN; or, a Dissertation on the Evidence of Christianity. 30c., 5 oz.

—BOTH SIDES: A series of articles from T. M. Preble, on the Sabbath and Law, Reviewed. 20c., 4 oz.

—THE MINISTRATION OF ANGELS, and the Origin, History and Destiny of Satan. This is a new and interesting work; being a clear and forcible argument, and showing all that the title imports. 20c., 4 oz.

—SANCTIFICATION, or Living Holiness. Many common mistakes on this important subject, corrected. One of the best works ever published on this subject. 15c., 4 oz.

—THE THREE MESSAGES of Rev. xiv, especially the Third Angel’s Message, and Two-horned Beast. 15c., 4 oz.

—THE HOPE OF THE GOSPEL; or, Immortality the Gift of God, and the State of Man in Death. 15c., 4 oz.

—WHICH? MORTAL, OR IMMORTAL? or, An Inquiry into the Present Constitution and Future Condition of Man. Third Edition. 15c., 4 oz.

—MODERN SPIRITUALISM: Its Nature and Tendency. The Heresy condemned from the mouths of its own advocates. Third edition, revised and enlarged. 20c., 5 oz.

—THE KINGDOM OF GOD: The Time and Manner of its Establishment. A Refutation of the doctrine called, Age to Come. 15c., 4 oz.

—MIRACULOUS POWERS. The Scripture testimony on the Perpetuity of Spiritual Gifts, illustrated by Narratives of Incidents that have transpired all through the Gospel Dispensation. 15c., 4 oz.

—APPEAL TO MOTHERS, on the Great Cause of the physical, mental, and moral, ruin of many of the Children of our time. 10c., 2 oz.

—REVIEW OF SEYMOUR. His fifty “Unanswerable Questions” on the Sabbath Question. Answered. 10c., 3 oz.

—THE PROPHECY OF DANIEL. An Exposition of the Prophecy of the Four Kingdoms, the Sanctuary and the 2300 Days, Dan. ii, vii, & viii. 10c., 3 oz.

—THE SAINTS’ INHERITANCE, shown to be the kingdom under the whole heaven, in the Earth made New. 10c., 3 oz.

—SIGNS OF THE TIMES, in the Moral, Physical, and Political Worlds, showing that the Coming of Christ is at the Door. 10c., 3 oz.

—THE LAW OF GOD, its Observance from Creation, its Immutability and Perpetuity, proved from the testimony of the Old and New Testaments. 10c., 3 oz.

—VINDICATION OF THE TRUE SABBATH, by J. W. Morton, late Missionary of the Reformed Presbyterian Church to Hayti; with a Narrative of the Author’s Personal Experience, of thrilling interest. 10c., 3 oz.

—REVIEW OF SPRINGER, on the Sabbath and Law. 10c., 3 oz.

—BAPTISM, Its Nature, Subjects, & Design. 10c., 3 oz.

—THE COMMANDMENT to Restore and Build Jerusalem. A conclusive argument that it is to be dated from the 7th year of Artaxerxes, B. C. 457. Just the book for these days of wild conjecture on the prophetic periods. 10c., 2 oz.

—THE SEVEN TRUMPETS: An Exposition of Revelation viii and ix. A New Edition, thoroughly revised and enlarged. 10c., 2 oz.

—KEY TO THE CHART. An Explanation of all the symbols illustrated upon the Prophetic Chart. 10c., 2 oz.

—THE SANCTUARY, and 2300 Days of Daniel viii, 14; its cleansing and the time of its accomplishment. 10c., 2 oz.

—THE CELESTIAL RAILROAD, a most happy exposure of the inconsistencies of popular religion. A new edition revised, and adapted to the present time. 10c., 3 oz.

—THE SABBATH OF THE LORD: A Discourse by J. M. Aldrich. 5c., 2 oz.

—THE END OF THE WICKED. 5c., 1 oz.

—MATTHEW XXIV: A Brief Exposition of the Chapter, showing that Christ is at the Door. 5c., 2 oz.

—MARK OF THE BEAST, and Seal of the Living God; showing how we may avoid the one, and secure the other. 5c., 1 oz.

—THE SABBATIC INSTITUTION, and Two Laws; showing when the Sabbath was Instituted, and the plain distinction between the Moral and Ceremonial Laws. 5c., 1 oz.

—BIBLE STUDENT’S ASSISTANT: A compend of Scripture References on Important Subjects. 5c., 1 oz.

—AN APPEAL for the Restoration of the Sabbath: An Address from the Seventh-day to the First-day Baptists. 5c., 1 oz.

—REVIEW OF FILLIO, on the Sabbath Question. 5c., 1 oz.

—MILTON on the State of the Dead. 5c., 1 oz.

—EXPERIENCE of F. G. Brown on Second Advent. 5c., 1 oz.

—SYSTEMATIC BENEVOLENCE, An Address, 4c., 1 oz.

—THE SECOND ADVENT: Sixteen Short Answers to Sixteen Common Objections. 4c., 1 oz.

—SAMUEL AND THE WITCH OF ENDOR; an exposition of this remarkable portion of Scripture, showing the state of the dead, and the sin of witchcraft. 4c., 1 oz.

Tracts in Other Languages.

—LIV OG DÖD: “Life and Death;” a work in Danish, on the Nature of Man, the Saints’ Inheritance, and the Destiny of the Wicked. 280 pp., paper cover, 40c., weight 12 oz.

—THE BIBLE STUDENT’S ASSISTANT, in Danish. A work on the plan of the Assistant in English, containing scripture references on a variety of subjects, adapted to the Danish Bible. 5c., 1 oz.

—FORTY QUESTIONS ON IMMORTALITY, in Danish. 2c., 1 oz.

—THE SABBATH. Its Nature and Obligation, in German. 10c., 2 oz. The Sabbath, in Holland. 5c., 1 oz. In French, 5c., 1 oz. In Danish 10c., 1 oz.

—AN EXPOSITION of Dan. ii and vii, in French. 5c., 1 oz.

One-Cent Tracts.

—THE SEVEN SEALS: An Exposition of Rev. vi.

—THE TWO LAWS. The Distinction shown between them.

—PERSONALITY OF GOD. A popular error disproved.

—THE LAW of God, the Ten Commandments by John Wesley.

—APPEAL to Men of Reason on Immortality.

—THOUGHTS for the Candid on the Nature of Man.

—STATE OF THE DEAD, Brief Thoughts. Author unknown.

—TIME LOST; or Old and New Style Explained.

—WHAT IS TRUTH? A series of Questions and Answers relative to the subject of Immortality.

—THE HEAVENLY MEETING; a thrilling rhapsody on the joy of the saint as he first meets his Saviour and the heavenly host.

Two-Cent Tracts.

—GEOLOGY AND THE BIBLE; or a Pre-Adamic age of our world doubtful; showing that no true claims of Geology are against Bible facts.

—SUNDAY-KEEPING. The reasons for it examined and refuted.

—THE SABBATH: The time of its Institution.

—THE SABBATH: A stirring Argument by Elihu.

—INFIDELITY and Spiritualism, shown to be of like character.

—WAR and the Sealing, an Exposition of Rev. vii.

—WHO CHANGED the Sabbath? Roman Catholic Testimony.

—PREACH THE WORD: An Argument for the Sabbath.

—DEATH AND BURIAL; or, Scriptural Baptism.

—TRUTH.

—POSITIVE INSTITUTIONS; their Nature and Claims.

Three-Cent Tracts.

—MUCH IN LITTLE: A Collection of Choice Extracts on eternal misery.

—THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY, popular objections to this scriptural doctrine briefly considered. This thorough little treatise removes in a masterly manner the difficulties supposed to lie in the way of the resurrection of the identical matter that goes into the grave.

—THE LAW of God, By H. H. DOBNEY, England.

—JUDSON’S LETTER ON DRESS: An appeal to the female members of the Christian churches of the United States.

—SCRIPTURE REFERENCES. Same as B. S. Assistant without cover.

—MARK of the Beast, and Seal of the Living God.

—SPIRITUAL GIFTS: An Argument to show that the Gifts set in the Church, 1 Cor. xii, Eph. iv, &c., were to continue to the end of time.

—THE WICKED DEAD: A thorough and Scriptural Exposition of the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus.

Charts.

—THE LAW OF GOD on a Chart of a size to be used by Preachers, varnished and mounted, $2.00.

—THE PROPHECIES of Daniel and John, illustrated upon a Chart, to be used by Preachers, varnished and mounted, $2.00. The two Charts with Key, $4.00. The two printed on cloth, with Key, $3.00. The two on cloth without rollers, by mail, postpaid, $2.75.

—SMALL CHART. A Pictorial Illustration of the Visions of Daniel and John, on paper 20 by 25 inches. Price 15c. by mail, postpaid.

Postage.

The law requires the prepayment of postage on books as follows: Bound Books, four cents for each four ounces or fractional part thereof; Pamphlets and Tracts, two cents for each four ounces or fractional part thereof. In the foregoing list, the weight of each book is given in connection with the price; and all who order books can estimate the amount of postage required, which should invariably be sent with the order, in addition to the price of the books. Thus, two 2 oz. books can be sent for the same postage as one; or four 1 oz. books for the same postage as one, two or three of the same kind and so on.

Address.

All communications in reference to the Publishing Association, the Review, Instructor, and any of the foregoing books, should be addressed to J. M. Aldrich, Battle Creek, Mich. All business pertaining to the Health Reform Institute, or Health Reformer, should be addressed to Dr. H. S. Lay, Battle Creek, Mich.

Form of Bequest.

Important bequests are frequently lost to the Association through informality. Those who wish to will property to the Association to be devoted to the spread of the truth, should adopt the following form of bequest:

“I bequeath to my executor (or executors) the sum of—dollars in trust, to pay the same in—days after my decease, to the Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association, located in the city of Battle Creek, Michigan, to be applied by the Trustees of that Corporation, to its charitable uses and purposes.”

These witnesses should state that the testator declared this to be his last will and testament, and that they signed it at his request, and in his presence and in the presence of each other.

A Union not Desirable.

A Presbyterian church in the upper part of the city secured an eligible mission station, gathered a Sunday School, and had preaching a part of Sunday. Much success attended the movement. An Episcopal society, in search of a location, could find no one so well adapted to their work as that occupied by the Presbyterians. The Episcopalians asked, as a favor, to have the use of the room on Sunday, when it was not used by others; and as the work was considered the same, the request was granted. Things went smoothly for a time. When the original workers went to renew the lease, they found that their new friends had got the start of them, and had leased the room in their own name, and refused to allow the Presbyterians to share it, but coolly told them that they needed the room all Sunday for their own work—thus leaving the original occupants out in the cold. This is what lawyers call “sharp practice.” With such union as this it will take some time to bring about the Millennium.

The English Crisis.

THE remarkable notice by an Irish Member of Parliament of a motion to inquire why the Ministry had not advised the Queen to abdicate, if her health did not permit her to remain in the capital, is really a blow at Mr. Gladstone. For many of the members will suddenly ask themselves—and we mistake Mr. Disraeli if he does not ask them—why that is not the logical conclusion of the Liberal policy. Separate Church and State in Ireland, and you have smoothed the way for a separation in England. But when the mind of the people is once fixed upon the essential reason of such relations, and upon the philosophy of government, a point always carefully avoided in English political discussion—should the people not ask, why have an hereditary executive?

Indeed, when the glamour of royalty is gone, and the king has become merely “an hereditary executive,” the crown is in great peril, not of being knocked off, but of falling off. The reason of the thing has expired. It has become an economical and other computation. The only question remaining is, how do we secure the most order most cheaply? No one who watches the course of English politics can escape seeing that such a question is becoming yearly more imminent. In every way the prestige of the crown disappears, and if the Queen were to die to-morrow there would be delay and a decided want of enthusiasm in the cry Vive le Roi!

The truth is, that while the Queen by her mild, maternal, and amiable character shields the crown from incisive criticism, her son, the Prince of Wales, invites and compels it. A youth without parts and of no promise, devoted to theatres, clubs, and much more questionable resorts, he offers nothing that can for a moment divert the searching question, what is the use of him? To the general intelligence of the British people it must be more and more impossible to answer the question, as they see the Prince lounging at White’s, or roaring out the cider-cellar lyrics, or dancing at the Jardin Mabille, while the Princess Alexandra sits silent and sad at home, why do we pay such enormous sums to maintain this young gentleman and the system of which he is a part? Do we need this pageant of royalty any longer?

Indeed, if what is currently reported and generally believed, both of the Prince of Wales and of his younger brother, the Duke of Edinburgh, be true, the regard of the English people for the regal system will be very much relaxed when they are its conspicuous representatives. A young man like the late Archduke Maximilian, who had an interest in affairs of state, and intelligence sufficient to guide him to conduct that should endear him personally to the people and thereby protect the monarchy, would have made a very different use of the opportunities offered to an English Crown Prince. Such a man would not have found it impossible to create an immense and restless loyalty in Ireland by identifying himself with fundamental Irish reforms, and residing long and familiarly in the country. The late visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to “the brightest gem of the sea” shows how readily touched the heart of the race is, and how flexible it would be under skillful treatment.

The British heir-apparent seems to reproduce the tastes and general conduct of the late lamented Prince Regent, without his opportunities and companions. Prince Albert Edward, indeed, lives only forty years later than his grand-uncle, Prince George, but there is a century of progressive intelligence between their epochs. George IV had all the advantage of the immense reaction toward royal privilege of his father’s reign, and of that which followed the French Revolution. Albert Edward lives when the great Republic has revealed the power of popular government, and when the principle of that government carries fundamental reforms in England. The real tenacity of the system upon the hearts of the people will be tested by the Prince, who can have no other hold of them.

The British system has not been strengthened by the late extraordinary course of Mr. Disraeli in endeavoring to put the Queen forward as an active agent in politics. It is too much to expect that a man who has been struggling for sixty years to reach a lofty station will consent to be driven from it forever in a fortnight. And the antecedents of the Prime Minister should have assured everybody that he would hardly hesitate to strain the system to save himself. The British crisis is most remarkable, and not even the excitement of our own can destroy the interest with which events in England must now be contemplated.—Harper.

Obituary Notices.

By S. E. SUTHERLAND

Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.

Died, in Ithaca, Gratiot, Co., Mich., May 20, 1868, our much-esteemed and beloved Sr. Finette Jeffrey, in the 54th year of her age. She embraced the present truth in 1864, when the tent was in this place, and since that time has lived a consistent Christian life, ever willing to bear her testimony, and to contribute to the necessities of the cause. We, as a church, deeply feel her loss, yet we sorrow not even as others which have no hope; for we believe she sleeps in Jesus, and will come forth at his appearing. Remarks were made by the writer, to an attentive congregation, from James iv, 8, being a text of her choice.

S. E. SUTHERLAND.

Current News and Observations

The London Telegraph has the largest circulation of any daily newspaper in the world—155,000.

A man who is thoroughly in earnest is honest, and having a moderate share of talent, can hardly fail of success.

—Nearly all the young women employed in the different shops throughout Cork, wear in their hair a rosette of crape with a small green ribbon attached, in mourning for Allen, Larkin and Gould.

Opposition to Secret Societies.

In accordance with a resolution adopted at a convention held in Aurora, Ill., in the fall of 1867, by persons opposed to secret societies, a call was issued for a “National Convention of Christians opposed to Secret Societies,” and Lafayette Hall, Pittsburg, named as the place for meeting. The Convention assembled in Pittsburg, on Tuesday, May 5th, and the Rev. Dr. G. S. Brown, Pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church of Pittsburg, was chosen President.

Nearly an hour was spent in devotional exercises, after which the Convention was permanently organized, and adjourned till next day. In its second day’s session, after half an hour spent in devotional exercises, the following resolution was adopted:

“Resolved, That, whatever apprehension we may entertain of the influence of secret temperance organizations, and especially in giving countenance to the principle of secret societies, and in furnishing recruits for Masonic lodges, we are, as a Convention, decidedly and emphatically in favor of the temperance reformation, and utterly opposed to legalizing the traffic in strong drinks as a beverage; and we cordially invite all those engaged in promoting the cause of temperance to take away the veil of secrecy and come into the light, that all temperance men may unite with them in earnest effort to destroy one of the greatest scourges of the land.”

The Rev. Mr. Baird, a Free-Mason of the seventeenth degree, then asserted that the Masonic order was unchristian in its character and teachings, and, upon the conclusion of his remarks, the Convention adjourned until the afternoon.

The afternoon session was, after the usual religious exercises, occupied with drafting the constitution and rules of the association. These were embodied in six articles, the first of which states the objects of the association to be the exposure of the evils of secret societies, and especially of Free-Masonry, in order to save the church of Jesus Christ, and redeem justice and the Republican government from corruption. The fourth article provides for an annual meeting of the association, the fifth for local associations of similar character and purpose, and the sixth, for such changes in the constitution as may be found advisable.

Charles G. Finney, of Oberlin, Ohio, is now publishing through the N. Y. Independent, a series of very interesting articles on Free-Masonry. Mr. F. was a Master Mason, but retired from the lodge on becoming a Christian, which was previous to the exposure by Morgan.

Irreverence and Blasphemy against God.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

THIS is very common now among professors. God is spoken of as commonly and as irreverently as a man. We often hear ministers say that if such and such things and doctrines are true, then God is a tyrant, or Christ is a liar, &c. Thus they bring God and Christ to their ideas of right and truth, or pronounce them wicked. Men may be mistaken even when they think that they have good reasons for what they say. Humility and reverence toward God would seem to suggest that we use a little more caution for fear that we may be mistaken, and be found charging God with folly. The example of David is well worthy of our imitation. When Saul was unjustly pursuing him, he said to him: “Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand? Now, therefore, I pray thee, let my lord, the king, hear the words of his servant. If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering; but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods.” 1 Sam. xxvi, 18, 19. How cautiously David speaks: “If the Lord has done it, let him accept a sacrifice.” How much better than to say, If God has done this, he is wicked. The Lord help us to reverence his holy name.

D. M. CANRIGHT.

Tower Hill, R. I.

The Health Reformer.

By James White

This journal has reached a circulation of more than two thousand copies, and has the reputation of being among the soundest and best periodicals of the kind. This, however, is owing in a good degree, to the ability and taste of the printers, and the superiority of the stock used. That which has been most wanting has been an experienced editor, who had ample time to devote to it. Dr. Lay had neither experience in that department of labor, nor time to devote to it. His services are needed in his profession.

The directors of the Health Institute have chosen an Editorial Committee of twelve persons, to conduct the Health Reformer—Drs. Lay, Russell, Kellogg, and Lamson; Elders Andrews, Waggoner, Loughborough, Bourdeau, and White; and Brn. Smith, Amadon, and Gage. It may be expected that each member of this committee will take a share of the responsibility and interest in making the Reformer the very best journal of its kind.

With this new arrangement promising a decided improvement in the Reformer, we shall expect to secure for the next volume ALL its present subscribers and patrons, and obtain as many more. With the July number will commence the new volume. Several thousand extra copies of the first number of the volume will be printed for specimen copies to be used in obtaining subscribers. With a general, spirited effort, the list of subscribers for the Health Reformer can be raised from 2000 to 4000, in a few weeks. Let us all try in earnest this time.

Pages will be added to the Reformer as new subscribers and advertisements shall be furnished, and worthy contributors may be secured. JAMES WHITE.

Hymn of Adoration.

By L. D. Santee

O Thou to whom we pay our adoration, Before whom all should bow in every station, We crave, O Thou, Most High, thine approbation, And contrite hearts now offer their oblation.

For all our sins we feel a deep contrition, We pray thee now to grant us free remission; We bow unto thy will in glad submission; Into the earth made new we pray admission.

Vain were our offerings if thou didst not love us. We are but earthy, thou art far above us. When from the paths of peace our sins removed us, In tenderest mercy thou hast then reproved us.

Father in Heaven, hear our supplication; List to our sad hearts crying for salvation; Extend thy mercy to our generation, And give us rest with all thy righteous nation.

L. D. Santee.

Princeville, Ill.

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