Earlier text: Faith and WorksBRO. D. P. STRANG, writes from Coos Co., Oregon: Some kind friend has sent me the REVIEW, and I have learned more of the true teachings of the Bible from that paper than ever I knew before. I have always been a reader of the Bible, but being brought up a Methodist, and taking their construction of the word of God, I have been led to doubt and despondency very often. And I bless God that I have ever heard of the Seventh-day Adventists. I have read several of your books and I am sure you have the truth. My wife and I are trying to keep holy the Sabbath of the Lord. Pray for us that we may be found among that number that will be counted worthy to enter in through the gates into the city. There is but one more of like faith that I know of in the county. We live in hope that some of those who are preaching the truth will be sent to this county to preach. We will do all we can to help along the cause of present truth, for we love the Lord and we love his people. Waiting for a Laborer.
By J. M. Jones
DEAR BRETHREN: I write concerning a few who recently commenced to keep God's commandments in Texas County, Missouri. Last June I had occasion to pass that way. I stopped to keep the Sabbath with a Mr. Sappingfield, a Disciple. We conversed freely on religious subjects, he being very zealous in his belief. When it came time for me to leave, he expressed a desire to read the REVIEW, which I sent him soon after. On the 14th of November last, I had the pleasure of spending another Sabbath with him, and by request of his wife a few others came in, to whom I read and explained as well as I was able the leading principles as taught by S. D. Adventists, showing some prophetic declarations, proving to their satisfaction the times in which we live. They seemed greatly interested. I wrote out a covenant as follows: We, the undersigned, covenant ourselves together, agreeing to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Five anxiously signed, and, on my way home, by request of Bro. S., I stopped to see a Mr. Shipman, who rode fourteen miles to get the REVIEW to read. I talked with him a short time. Himself and wife signed the covenant. One brother desires baptism. Now I appeal to our little army of good men who are spending their time for the interest of perishing souls and the advancement of our world-wide mission, in behalf of those dear ones in Texas County, Mo. They need a course of lectures from some able man. I will take my team and convey any S. D. Adventist minister in good standing to the homes of our newly-made friends at any time they may call at my house, 3½ miles north of the little station of Dixon, Pulaski Co., Missouri, on the Atlantic and Pacific R. R. If any one can come, will he please confer with me by letter or through the REVIEW in regard to the time, that I may inform the little company when to look for us. Hoping, dear brethren, this will not pass by unnoticed, I remain yours in the faith. Oh! how sweet to work all day for God, and then lie down at night beneath his smile! The Earth as a Worshiper of the Beast.
By W. Harris
“And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.” Rev. 13:12. It is said by the opposers of the truth that the earth, having no will of its own, and being an inanimate object, having no volition outside of its natural laws, cannot be a worshiper; therefore the language must be figurative, and our literal interpretation thereof incorrect. If asked to explain it, their answer generally is, that the earth must mean the people. But it is evident that there is a plain distinction in the reading between the earth as a worshiper and them which dwell therein; that is, the people. To read it according to their interpretation, it would read as follows: And he causeth the people, and them—that is the people—which dwell therein; that is, the people that dwell within the people; he causeth the people that dwell within the people to worship the beast, &c. Of course such reading and reasoning are nonsensical. They then say that it is not to be understood. Now the Bible explains itself to a great extent, and we can easily prove that the earth is a Sabbath-keeper, or a Sabbath-breaker; and that it is made either a Sabbath-keeper or breaker, by the action, or labor, of those living upon it. By turning to Leviticus, chapter 25, and the last part of the second verse, we find the following language: “Then shall the land keep [margin, rest] a sabbath unto the Lord.” Verses 4 and 5 show how this was to be accomplished. “But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the Lord; thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.” Verse 5. “That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed; for it is a year of rest unto the land.” This language plainly shows that when the people ceased their labor, the land or the earth, enjoyed, or kept, a sabbath unto the Lord. So we can positively say that when the Sunday law is made, and the people obey it by resting on that day from their labor, the earth is thus made a Sunday-keeper, as much as they are, and consequently is caused to worship the beast. For if the land kept a sabbath unto the Lord in the days of the Israelites, by cessation of labor on their part, it is certain that it would just as readily keep or break the Sabbath now as then according as the people should labor or rest upon that day, virtually becoming a worshiper with the inhabitants. See also 2 Chron. 36:21, which bears testimony to the same point. We fail to see any better explanation of this earth worship than is given by those who are proclaiming the third angel’s message. The Age of Coal.
By J. H. W.
“In one of the old mines in the Upper Hartz—the Dorothea Mine, near Clausthal—some of the wood originally employed as timbering has become so far altered as to assume most of the characteristics of a true lignite, or brown coal. It appears that certain of the levels in the ancient workings of this mine are filled with refuse matter, consisting chiefly of fragments of clay-slate, more or less saturated with mine water, and containing here and there fragments of the old timbering. This wood, when in the mine, is wet, and of a leathery consistence, but exposure to the air it rapidly hardens to a solid substance, having most, if not all, the characteristics of a true lignite. It breaks with a well-marked conchoidal fracture, and the parts which are most altered present the black, lustrous appearance characteristic of the German “pitch coals.” At the same time, chemical examination of the altered wood shows that it stands actually nearer to the true coal than do some of the tertiary lignites. This instance seems, therefore, to prove that pine wood, when placed under highly favorable conditions, may be converted into a genuine lignite within a period which, from what we know of the history of mining in the Hartz, cannot have extended beyond four centuries.—London Athenaeum.” The above was copied from the N. Y. Witness, and is interesting as a fact, strongly contrasting with the theories of some geologists, whose opinions are all set down as “scientific deductions.” However interesting it may be to others, it will scarcely benefit them, for they are generally in the position of the man who readily declared it was “bad for the facts” that they should come in conflict with a theory so plausible as his! J. H. W. Living Above Common-Place Christianity
“Oh, dear sir,” says Brainerd, in writing to a friend, “do not think it enough to live at the rate of common-place Christianity.” Carson City, Mich.
By A. O. Burrill
Since our last report, the good work has been onward until the Sabbath-school and meetings number fifty or more, including all. Have obtained twenty-four subscribers for our periodicals, and sold over thirty dollars' worth of our publications. A class has been formed, and Systematic Benevolence organized. We felt disappointed by not seeing Bro. Nelson among us to organize the T. & M. Society; yet we did the best we could to set the importance of this work before the church, after which all united, and now have received their publications, and are at work. It has been very encouraging to us to see how the truth has affected this people, in causing them to leave the use of tobacco, tea, coffee, pork, &c. There are many good openings where we have been invited, some of which came from non-professors. Nov. 7 and 8, was with the church in Ravenna. On first-day, Bro. Root being present, a T. M. Society was formed. Some here are growing in the truth. One brother, aged 72, who had used tobacco for 53 years, informed us that he was free from even a desire for it. Dec. 6, being at home preparing for winter, had the pleasure of attending the T. & M. meeting, and it was pleasing to see with what readiness and liberality the brethren and sisters responded to the call for means to send out the Reformer and The Voice of Truth. The director called for $600 as our sum, and the subscription immediately ran up to $704. As we look back over the past four months, we can see that the Lord has worked greatly for his truth. Berlin, Mich., Dec., 7, 1874. The Coming of Christ.
By M. R. Phetteplace
THE world is astir with a grand and glorious, yet terrible, proclamation—unconsciously, it may be in many instances, but nevertheless, astir. It is a proclamation of the Coming One. He who was born amid poverty, cradled in a manger, condemned by rulers, rejected by his own nation, blasphemed by sinners, betrayed by his own disciple, condemned by a Roman governor, laughed at by mocking enemies, nailed to Calvary’s cross; whose suffering was, if possible, co-equal with his purity; whose righteousness was commensurate with his worldly infamy; who, seeing his own church subject to death, himself took part in the same, that through death he might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and thus ransom his own from the power of the grave; who rose for our justification, and ascended on high, and gave gifts unto men; this same Jesus is coming back to earth as he was seen to go away. He will come to destroy death. Awake, O sleeper, and sing! Thy Deliverer cometh! He cometh to break the bands of thy captivity, shatter the marble tombs that have held thy dust, unturf the greensward graves of valley and hill, gather his jewels from river and sea, and awaken to life eternal or condemnation all who slumber in earth’s domain. He will come to destroy sin, to stop it, to clean out of this planet all its terribly abundant mischief-making and putrefaction, and raze it with a purging baptism of fire. Sin has been the curse of earth and an enemy of God. He will end it, and have a pure place for a pure people. He will come to make the place of his feet glorious. He will girdle earth with robes of splendor, and strew it with carpets of fadeless green. He will touch it with the pulsing thrill of immortal vigor, and fill it forever with song and joy. Amen. We wait thy return. We wait for thy gladsome presence. We will welcome thee back to thy blood-purchased possession. “How long, dear Saviour, O how long,
Shall that bright hour delay?
Fly swift around, ye wheels of time,
And bring the welcome day.” That this devoutly wished and longed for consummation is hastening greatly, we think is proclaimed by the abounding wickedness of the world lying in the wicked one (2 Tim. 3); a lukewarm church but half awake to the concerns of salvation (2 Tim. 4: 3, 5), and proclaiming the Lord delayeth his coming (2 Pet. 3: 4,); the chronological prophecies indicating that we are treading the last segments of time; strange signs in heaven and earth (Joel 2: 2); tidal waves sweeping a quarter way round the globe—the terror of the seas (Luke 21: 11); earthquake shocks more frequent than ever before known (Luke 21: 11); the political world trembling on the brink of some mighty revolution, and men’s hearts failing them for fear and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth (Luke 21: 26), infidelity and spiritualism, shaking the very foundation of the religious fabric of society (1 Tim. 4: 2); and above all, the cry of peace and safety indicating the coming of sudden destruction. (1 Thess. 5: 3.) Awake, O sleeper! The pulse of time beats unsteady and spasmodic with the throes of coming death. The Judge cometh! Thy stewardship he will soon demand of thee. Bestir thee quickly! Lay hold on Christ by a living faith! Seek the shelter of the Rock that has been cleft for thee. Purify thy heart by the washing of his cleansing blood. Obey his voice. Trust his promise. And by a steadfast purpose and life of faith seek the only preparation that will stand the ordeal of coming judgment. Christian! be strong. Thy warfare is almost ended. Thy struggles will soon be over. Thy tears will soon cease. The crown and harp and song will soon be thine. Be firm in duty. Be watchful unto prayer. Be strong in thy faith. Soon he who is thy life shall appear, and thou shalt appear with him in glory.—M. R. PHETTEPLACE, in Biblical Messenger. DAY without a night would seem very strange to us. Yet it is well known that in extreme northern countries, during a portion of the year, the sun never sets. A writer in the Bible Class Magazine, tells its readers how strange this seemed to him, as he saw it in northern Sweden. “We arrived at Orebro on the 23d of June, two days after the longest day, and on midsummer eve. The greatest peculiarity, and the one that was most difficult to understand, was the ‘no night.’ I was constantly reminded of the description given by John, in Patmos, of Heaven—‘And there shall be no night there.’ And this ‘no night’ became even more apparent the farther we traveled north. Hour after hour passed by, and no shades of evening came over us, day after day. ” “It is true the sun just dipped below the horizon at ten, eleven, or twelve o’clock at night, according to where we were, but only to rise again in two or three hours’ time. At midnight it was broad daylight, only mellowed down through the sun having disappeared for a short season. I would look at my watch to see if I had not mistaken the hour; but no, it was quite right, and it was difficult to know when it was time to retire. Indeed, it seemed absurd to go to bed in the broad daylight, but this I did night after night. “It is impossible to describe the peculiar sensation that is caused by this constant daylight. It is the one source of astonishment every night. It banishes sleep; and at eleven o’clock at night, at midnight, at one o’clock in the morning, one wanders out into the garden or into the street, looking in vain even for twilight, as a slight indication that it is time for rest. “This constant daylight in a country like Sweden, where the season is so short, is very useful; because the sun setting for so short a time never allows the air to grow cold, and the constant heat of the atmosphere, together with the constant daylight, enables vegetation to grow through the whole twenty-four hours; and thus the crops will spring up and ripen in a few weeks. Merchants in their offices, steamers on the rivers, laborers in the fields, even children I saw at work up to twelve o’clock at night. This certainly must require a constitution peculiarly adapted for such a state of things. “Dr. Macmillan thus writes of it: ‘The long daylight is very favorable to the growth of vegetation, plants growing in the night as well as in the day in the short but ardent summer. But it is peculiarly trying to persons not accustomed to it. It prevents proper repose, and banishes sleep. I never felt before how needful darkness is for the welfare of our bodies and minds. I longed for night; but the farther north we went, the farther we were fleeing from it, until at last, when we reached the most northern point of our tour, the sun set for one hour and a half. Consequently the heat of the day never cooled down, and accumulated until, at last, it became almost unbearable. Truly, for a most wise and beneficent purpose did God make light and create darkness.’” An Exhortation.
By Vesta J. Cady
WHILE we are busy with our daily cares, let us not forget the responsibilities that rest upon us as lightbearers, in this time when darkness covers the earth and gross darkness the minds of the people. Let us continually watch lest some chance for doing good slip by, and souls be lost forever through our carelessness. Oh! that we may be aroused to a sense of our true condition, and feel burden of soul for those perishing around us. God’s faithful servants are taxed to the utmost, bearing burdens, taking responsibilities, planning and leading out in this great work. Brethren and sisters, let us take home to each of our hearts the burden and weight of the third angel’s message. Let us begin to work for ourselves, and for others; for ourselves, by heeding the counsel of the faithful and true Witness; for others, by warning them of the world’s approaching doom, and telling them how to escape. There is work for all; for the humblest church-member as well as the most able minister. Some have five talents, some only one, but God will as surely demand account with those who have only one as with the one with five. Let us sow the seed now, and the Judgment-day will show a rich harvest. And as the Sabbath succeeds the hours of toil and labor, so our rest in the kingdom of God will be more sweet for our having toiled and suffered to obtain it. Poy Sippi, Nov. 26, 1874. In the darkness and uncertainty of the present time, this truth should cheer and encourage the Christian. That he has often permitted evil, we know to be a fact. The reason why he does so, is a problem we are not able to solve. But we do know that he has not only declared that he has power to restrain and control it, but he has often proved that he has this power. As volcanoes and hurricanes are often terrible in their effects, yet they are made to subserve important purposes in the arrangements of our earth; so God also causes the wrath of man to praise him, and at the same time proves to him that he has supreme control. For illustrations of this fact, we need look no further than Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to the accusers of Daniel, and to the murderers of Jesus Christ. And amid the storm now gathering, we should remember that God still rules. He holds the hearts of all men in his hand, and their acts are altogether under his control. He is not the author of evil; but he can overrule it for good. “The Lord Omnipotent reigneth,” and we may and ought to exercise confidence in him. The Broad Gauge.
By M. Wood
“ENTER ye in at the strait gate, for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction and many there be which go in thereat; because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” Matt. 7: 13, 14. These words of our divine Lord have indeed a very significant meaning; and a person would naturally conclude from passing events that they are applicable to the present generation. Our Saviour has left a record that the way to the celestial city, wherein every heart beats in unison with God’s holy law, is a strait and narrow one, and “not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of Heaven; but he that doeth the will of my father which is in Heaven.” Matt. 7: 21. Notwithstanding all the admonitions and teachings of Jesus, as to the narrowness of the way to eternal life, our friends in and about Boston would have us understand that Jesus made a mistake in his assertions as to the straitness of the way. Having arrived at this conclusion, they make out a new timetable and run an independent train. For instance, Mr. Inskipp, a noted revivalist, while holding a series of meetings in Boston, said, “We are no longer in the strait and narrow way, for the gospel-car is switched off upon the broad gauge, and a free pass issued to all who will get on board: So, Come on, come on, come up here,” said he, with a tone which shook the very building and started the congregation from their seats toward the altar, there to obtain sanctification and present salvation through their prayers. Amidst their shouting, praying, and singing, all at the same time (which was a scene of perfect confusion), hundreds were pressing forward for prayers, many of them laughing and tittering as they were urged onward. It seemed to me hardly less than a blasphemous affair for a religious gathering. And many people have since stated that it was equal to any theatrical performance they ever attended. Said a boy of twelve years, while witnessing this scene of excitement, Why not turn the meeting-house into a theater? I failed to notice the least manifestation of the Spirit of God. The still, small voice was excluded; and I thought more than once of the words of Paul to Timothy. 2 Tim. 3: 1-9. Boston, Mass., Nov. 20, 1874. A Burning Well.
By E. B. Lane
In Virginia, on the banks of the Ohio River, about fifty miles from Pittsburg, is a burning well. Passing up the river, you will see many places where coal is dug from the hills, and, occasionally, where wells have been bored or drilled for kerosene or coal oil. These wells are not like the wells we dig and stone up, using a bucket or pump to draw the water with, but they are wells no more than four or six, perhaps eight, inches across the top. They are drilled through the earth and rock, down many hundred feet, and an iron pipe the size of the well is thrust into them. In proper places such wells are made, and large quantities of kerosene oil are obtained from them. This well was sunk for oil, but in the place of oil, gas (such as is used in cities) came out. An iron tube extending about eight feet above the surface of the ground was placed over the well, and, as the gas escaped the tube, it was set on fire. When there is no wind to disturb the blaze, it will shoot up so high that it will reflect on the clouds above, which can be seen at a distance of more than thirty miles. As it burns, it produces such a roaring as to be heard at a great distance. The blaze, as it leaves the tube, widens so that it is several feet across it, and looks like a burning tree. Day and night, rain or shine, it never ceases to burn; and the stronger the wind blows, the louder the flame roars. The houses near are all lit with gas from it by means of iron pipes leading to them from the well; also their stoves are so constructed as to burn the gas for fuel. They do their cooking and warm their houses, all by gas. Would it not seem strange to see a fire continue burning in a stove, although you never put wood or coal in it? But this is not the most interesting part of this story. A man discovered that, by bringing this blaze in contact with metal—as you have probably held a piece of tin against a lamp or candle blaze—it would collect a substance somewhat similar to lamp-black, and by preparation this would produce a superior kind of printer's ink. This man, securing his discovery by patent, has made a large fortune by supplying dealers with such ink. It is quite possible that, as you read this account, you see some of the production of this burning well; and as it gives light and heat to houses near it and has much to spare, may it give much intellectual light and warmth to your souls as you read the good instructions you receive from month to month in your dear paper, the INSTRUCTOR, made up of words which could not appear were it not for the ink which forms them. The wonders of the earth are many, and we love to learn of them; but let us all learn to lead good and happy lives here, and finally we shall be saved in the better world to come. —E. B. LANE, in Youth's Instructor. The Last Days.
By R. M. Kilgore
The last days were to be marked by an inordinate desire for gain and worldly pleasure. Says the apostle, “In the last days . . . men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, . . . lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God.” 2 Tim. 3. The mad rush for the acquisition of property, and the many schemes employed at the present time to obtain the riches that perish, are truly wonderful. The numerous Bank Associations, Insurance Companies, Railroad Incorporations, and individuals who are heaping treasures together for the last days; and the unparalleled and extravagant investment of means for that which satisfies not, by men of this world, are very striking evidences of the nearness and certainty of the approaching end. In speaking concerning the last days, the prophet Isaiah says: “Their land also is full of silver and of gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots.” Chap. 2: 7. In attestation of which we give the following:— PRICES PAID FOR AMERICAN HORSES.
“Kentucky, $40,000; Norfolk, $15,000; Lexington, $15,000; Kingfisher, $15,000; Gleneig, $10,000; Smuggler, $15,000; Blackwood, $30,000; Jay Gould, $30,000; Dexter, $33,000; Lady Thorne, $30,000; E. Irving, $30,000; Goldsmith Maid, $20,000; Startle, $20,000; Prospero, $20,000; Rosalind, $20,000; Lula, 20,000; Happy Medium, $25,000; Clara G., $30,000; Pocahontas, $35,000; Edward Everett, $20,000; Auburn horse, $13,000; Judge Fullerton, $20,000; Mambrino Bertie, $10,000; Socrates, $20,000; Geo. Palmer, $15,000; Mambrino Pilot, $12,000; George P. Daniels, 8,000; J. G. Brown, 12,000; Flora Temple sold, when aged, for $8,000, for brood mare; $25,000 was offered and refused for Tom Bowling last summer; $30,000 was offered and refused for Bassett in his three-year old form; $25,000 will not to-day buy Baywood or Asteroid; $40,000 was offered and refused for Woodford Mambrino, and $20,000 for Thorndale.” “Neither is there any end of their chariots.” In one city, London, the London City Press says: “There are at least 150 railway stations.” The “trains,” on the Metropolitan and other intramural railways, “run every three or five minutes, and convey from twenty to fifty millions of passengers annually.” Through one junction, Clapham, “700 trains pass every day,” and “its platforms are so numerous, and its underground passages and overground bridges so perplexing, that to find the right train on changing, is one of those things that ‘no fellow can understand.’” After referring to those chariots propelled by steam, it speaks of those drawn by horses, and says: “Besides the railways there are some fourteen or fifteen thousand tram-cars, omnibuses, and cabs, traversing the streets.” One company alone “has 563 omnibuses, which carry fifty millions of passengers annually.” The following shows that the church is also “waxing rich”:— The salaries of twenty-eight prelates of the Established Church of England amount to £152,900 a year, or nearly $800,000; but to this you must add £38,000 for as many deans. The annual patronage attached to these twenty-eight dioceses is valued at £901,165. The patronage includes canons resident, archdeacons, and other clerical snuggeries. The value of the real estate of the Established Church of England may be estimated from its revenue, which at its lowest rate is £7,000,000, $35,000,000 annually. The sexton of Grace Church, New York, has made Christianity profitable, and saved $250,000. R. M. KILGORE. Extent of the Liquor Trade.
In England, there are consumed annually, on an average, 728,200,000 gallons of beer, and probably 60,000,000 gallons of spirits; in Germany, 146,000,000 gallons of beer and 121,500,000 gallons of wine; in France, 51,800,000 gallons of beer and 600,000,000 of wine, and probably 40,000,000 of spirits. In the United States the consumption of beer reaches 297,000,000 gallons, about 22,000,000 of wine, and 73,000,000 gallons of spirits. The value of liquor consumed annually in these four countries is not less than $2,000,000,000, and, with the money invested in its production and manufacture, the money spent in it certainly exceeds $4,000,000,000.—Ex. “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.” Died, near Kingsville, Mo., Nov. 3, 1874, Sarah M. Hobbes, daughter of sister A. L. Hobbs, aged fifteen years and five days. She has been keeping the commandments of God and faith of Jesus. Was baptized a year and a half since by Bro. Rogers. 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Edwin Judd $1.10, Linda M Briney 10c, James S Colvill 10c, Thomas Francis 25c, V H Hamman 25c, Ada J Grubbs 1.00, J B Foster 10c, D P Strang 25c, Lana M Chandler 1.00, J C Hubbard 10c, A J Yeoman 1.35, H C Green 1.00, Lizzie D Alton 60c, Elizabeth Lander 5.00, S P Williams 50c, Daniel Dunn 10c, Ruth C Thompson 1.00, Addie Farrington 50c, Susan C Gere 10c, Michael Stevens 1.25, Jane D Hill 3.00, Wesley O Andrews 25c, Eveline Cole 1.00, Geo Benton 10c, Lydia Graybill 10c, H P Marks 1.00, H R Wayman 80c, Dr Young 10c, Mrs Joseph Dearmer 10c, Mrs Eben Hawkins 10c, Wm A Hicks 10c, A Hopkins 20c, Matilda Larkee 10c, Hon M L Pierce 10c, Dr J C Lovejoy 10c, Mrs J Lovejoy 1.00, L W Van Meter 10c, Reuben Worick 1.00, H T Choate 10c, Stennie Larkee 50c, Alfred Chase 30c, Nels Berthesen 25c, I Crane 50c, Geo A King 1.00, W L Geiger 1.50, L B Hoyt 1.35, M E Ballou 30c, Mrs Eleanor Eaton 1.00, Mrs T G Pray 1.00, F J Payne 1.00, Mrs J J Little 10c, O C Pease 20c, S W Bradley 10c, Samuel Dana 10c, James A Smith 1.50, R M I Vail 10c, A R Simpson 10c, James Loudon 10c, David Lonsford 25c, Adella A Thomas 10c, Mrs Samuel Dershem 30c, Mrs E Clark 1.00, O Brainard 20c, E Zytoskee 10c, Otey James 50c, Sophronia Verplank 10c, Willis Babcock 10c, A Hume 20c, Lizzie Brown 10c, Harrison Spears 75c, A E Hall 1.00, Mrs Annie Strand 10c, Washington Morse 5.00, James B Follett 2.25, A Potter 10c, J L Bartlett 2.00, M E Letts 10c, A C Tallman 10c, H C Fridley 10, Mrs Lydia E Martin 2.00, Cyrus Cornish 4.23, Mrs N Dennison 10c, Hiram Thurber 20c, Eugene Ware 10c, James Hendry 2.00, Joseph Gould 35c, Emma J Smith 10c, H W Smith 10c, Mrs H Webster 35c, Josiah Dorcas 3.50, M A Dayton 1.50, James Holiday 50c, Daniel Miller 50c, Frank Rogers 5c, C C Wonders 1.50, Thomas Anderson 10c, H C Wycoff 50c, Rebecca Ake 50c, A F Ellsworth 45c, Hattie M Stiles 1.20, J J Griffith 10c, J S Doe 25c, Lucinda Stevenson 15c, Mrs R M L Mc Neil 1.00, Elbridge Green 1.00, Don Banta 10c, J N Loughborough 17.32, Lois J Calkin 10c, Mrs Celena Atwell 1.00, Daniel Howard 60c. H C Winslow, Grand Rapids, Mich., $17.28. John P Hunt, 399 Larabee St. Chicago Ill., 4.00. E Hammond, Monroe Wis., 3.00. Washington Morse, Mankato, Minn., 5.00, J H Tuttle, Decatur, Mich., 1.63. Received from the church at Revana $53.00. Julia A Winkly $10.00, J U Cottrell and wife 5.00. Cash Received on Account.
Wisconsin T & M Society $210.00. Share in the S. D. A. P. Association.
Share in Health Institute.
S. D. A. Educational Society.
$200.00. Harmon Lindsay. $100.00. EACH John Byington and wife, Charles W Lindsay, Susan A Brown. $90.00. E R Gillett. $15.00. Maryett Walworth. $5.00. Harriet Nelson. $2.00. Elizabeth Green.