Appointments for Church and Tract Society Meetings
Appointments.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
** Services in Chicago, every Sabbath (seventh day), at 269 West Erie St. All Sabbath-keepers spending a Sabbath in Chicago are invited to attend.
Quarterly meeting of the church at Patricksburg, Owen Co., Ind., Jan. 2 and 3, 1875; also the T. & M. Society will meet Jan. 3 in connection with the quarterly meeting. We would like to have every member of the T. & M. Society present on the 3d. There is some important business to attend to, in which all should be interested. Brethren and sisters, let us all unite our hearts together in the good work of the Lord, and prepare to labor as never before. We expect Bro. Harvey will be present. N. Carahoof.
Quarterly meeting of T. & M. Society Dist. No. 1, of Kansas will be held in connection with the church quarterly meeting for north-western Kansas, January 9 and 10, 1875, at the school-house near Bro. Y. Swearingen’s in Cloud Co., four miles South of Concordia. Hope the brethren of Parallel church will attend if possible, and all try to deepen the interest, and make the tract and missionary work more effectual in our country, that at last we may be counted among the good and faithful. O. O. Bridges, Director.
The monthly meeting for December will be held with the church at So. Norridgewock, Dec. 19, 20. The Maine T. & M. Society will hold its next general quarterly meeting in connection with this meeting; also Dist. No. 1 will hold its quarterly meeting at this time. We hope to see all come together to work for the salvation of souls. J. B. Goodrich.
The next State T. & M. Society quarterly meeting for Ohio will be held at Clyde, Dec. 26, 27. The district directors will hold their district quarterly meetings at least two weeks previous to this meeting, and send their reports to the State secretary. O. Mears.
Quarterly meeting of the Ohio T. & M. Society, Dist. No. 3, at North Bloomfield, O., Dec. 19 and 20. Scattered members will please send in their reports. R. A. Underwood, Director.
Meeting for Dist. No. 11, N. Y. and Pa. T. & M. Society, at Randolph, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., Dec. 19 and 20, in connection with the general meeting. Let the librarians send their reports so that they may reach me as early as the 16th of Dec. We hope to see a goodly number at this meeting. There will be teams at the depot on Friday the 18th for those coming on the cars. Those coming through Dunkirk will buy tickets to Randolph via Salamanca. S. Thurston, Director.
Quarterly meeting of the S. D. A. church of Greenbush, Dec. 26 and 27, at the house of D. Sevy, in Greenbush, Clinton Co., Mich. Come, brethren and sisters, one and all, and help bear the burdens of the Lord, and also of one another. Sister churches are invited to come and share with us in the blessings of the Lord. O. B. Sevy, Clerk.
Quarterly meeting of Dist. No. 7 of T. & M. Society of Wisconsin, at Plainfield, Dec. 26 and 27, in connection with the quarterly meeting of Fish Lake and Plainfield churches. Eld. O. A. Olsen is invited. Eld. Cady is expected. We hope for a report from all the members in time for this meeting. Come, brethren and sisters, to work for the Lord, and to renew your spiritual strength. P. S. Thurston, Director.
No providence preventing, I will meet with the churches in Maine, as follows:—
North Jay, evenings, Dec. 22, 23.
Somerset Mills, Dec. 26, 27.
Hartland, quarterly meeting in the church, Jan. 2, 3, 1875.
Woodstock, Me., Jan. 9, 10.
Brunswick, evenings, “ 13, 14, ”
Richmond, monthly meeting, “ 16, 17, ”
Canaan, “ “ 23, 24, “
Cornville, “ “ 30, 31, “
West Athens, evening, Feb. 2.
No postponement on account of weather. J. B. Goodrich.
Quarterly meeting for Civil Bend church, Daviess Co., Mo., first Sabbath in January, 1875. Cannot some minister meet with us? Freeman Ramsey, Clerk.
Quarterly meeting of All. church, will be held on Nile’s Hill, N. Y., Jan. 2 and 3, 1875. All are invited to attend, and members that cannot, will please report. Josiah Witter, Clerk.
General quarterly meeting of the Wis. T. & M. Society at Oakland, Jefferson Co., Jan. 9, 10, 1875. We hope all the directors will be prompt in reference to the quarterly meetings in their several districts. These meetings should be held about the last Sabbath in December, and the report of them sent to the State secretary, Mattie Babcock, Monroe, Wis., so that we may have a full report at the general meeting. We earnestly invite Bro. Butler or Haskell to meet with us. O. A. Olsen, Pres.
I will meet with the friends of the cause at Johnstown Center, Wis., Dec. 19, 1874; Little Prairie, Dec. 26, 1874; Raymond, Racine Co., Jan. 2, 1875. Hope for a good attendance at these places. A. Olsen, Director.
The regular quarterly meeting of the church in Greenup, Cumberland Co., Ill., will be held the first Sabbath and Sunday in January, 1875. All the scattered brethren are invited. Let those who can, bring feed and provision, and thus be as little burden as possible to the brethren residing at the place of meeting. No postponement on account of weather. C. H. Bliss.
Quarterly meeting for Sand Prairie church, Wis., Dec. 26, 27, 1874, commencing with the Sabbath. Preaching expected. The T. & M. Society will also hold their quarterly meeting in connection with the same. The members will please bring in their reports. Friends from abroad are invited. Thomas Demmon, Clerk.
Quarterly meeting of T. & M. Society of District No. 7, of Missouri and Kansas, will be held with the church at Drywood, Vernon Co., near Bro. Kindall’s, Sabbath and first-day, Jan. 2, 3, 1875. We would earnestly invite all the brethren to attend, and those who cannot come will please send in their reports in time for the meeting. Bro. J. H. Rogers is expected to be with us. John T. Klostermyer, Director.
Quarterly meeting of the Norridgewock church at South Norridgewock, Me., Jan. 2, 1875. All members who cannot attend are requested to report by letter. F. J. Kilgore, Clerk.
The Health Reformer.
By Editor
We need not say to the friends of health reform that the Health Reformer is in all respects worthy of their patronage and their influence. This journal is superior to any other of the kind in the following respects:
1. The editor, Bro. J. H. Kellogg, M. D., has entered upon his work for the sake of Christ and humanity, and is evidently called of God to give light to the world through the press on the great question of how to live.
2. The mechanical execution of the Reformer is first-class, and the stock used is superior.
3. The price, at only one dollar a year, is lower than any other journal of the kind in our country, by one-third. And, then, in our anxiety to give it an extensive circulation, we are offering canvassers, who give their time to it, a cash premium of one-half.
In view of these facts, we believe it to be the duty of the friends of reform to unite in sustaining the publishers of the Health Reformer in their cheerful labors and sacrifices.
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Holiday Presents.
BOOKS! BOOKS!! BOOKS!!!
The following list of books we offer for sale for the especial benefit of those who wish to purchase holiday gifts for their friends. We offer none but what, on examination, have been found to be the best of this class of books, and comparatively free from popular theological errors. We offer them at publishers’ prices, post-paid. We discount 20 per cent to Sabbath schools, or to individuals by the quantity when sent by express:—
The Great Reformation, by Martin, 5 Vols. ... $7.00
D’Aubigne’s History of the Reformation, 5 Vols. ... 4.50
Scripture Biography, ... 4.50
Cruden’s Concordance, sheep, ... 2.00
“ “ muslin, ... 1.50
Bible Dictionary, sheep, ... 2.00
“ “ muslin, ... 1.50
Cole’s Concordance, ... 1.50
Prince of the House of David, ... 2.00
Pillar of Fire, ... 2.00
Throne of David, ... 2.00
The Court and Camp of David, ... 1.50
The Old Red House, ... 1.50
Higher Christian Life, ... 1.50
The Golden Heart, ... 1.50
“ Life, ... 1.50
“ Work, ... 1.50
“ Fruit, ... 1.50
Anecdotes of the Wesleys, ... 1.25
Pilgrim’s Progress, large type, ... 1.25
“ small, ... .60
Biography of George Whitefield, ... 1.25
History of English Puritans, ... 1.25
Story of a Pocket Bible, ... 1.25
Captain Russell’s Watchword, ... 1.25
The Upward Path, ... 1.25
Ellen Drace, ... 1.25
Little Nellie, ... 1.25
Lenore’s Trials, ... 1.25
Tim the Scotch Grinder, ... 1.25
Sequel to Tim, ... 1.25
The Brother’s Choice, ... 1.15
Climbing the Mountain, ... 1.15
The Two Books, ... 1.15
Awakening of Italy, ... 1.00
Life of Joseph Bates, ... 1.00
White Foreigners, ... 1.00
Lady Huntington, ... 1.00
Young Man’s Counselor, ... 1.00
Young Lady’s Counselor, ... 1.00
Paul Venner, ... 1.00
Among the Alps, ... 1.00
Poems of Home Life, ... .80
Edeth Somers, ... .80
Nuts for Boys to Crack, ... .80
The Better Life, ... .75
Anecdotes for the Family, ... .75
Sabbath Readings, ... .60
Pictorial Narratives, ... .60
Bertie’s Birthday Present, ... .60
Songs for Little Ones, ... .60
Memoir of Dr. Payson, ... .60
Mirage of Life, ... .60
Huguenots of France, ... .50
Evelyn Percival, ... .50
The Boy Patriot, ... .50
Springtime of Life, ... .50
May Coverly, ... .50
Glen Cabin, ... .50
The Old, Old Story, cloth, gilt, ... .50
Poems by Rebekah Smith, ... .50
Ethel Seymour, ... .45
Horace Carlton’s Essay, ... .45
Oakfield Lodge, ... .45
Frank Merton’s Conquest, ... .45
Dora Felton’s Visit, ... .45
Alice Maitland’s Trial, ... .45
Rachel White’s Fault, ... .45
Concert Programme, ... .45
Charlotte Elizabeth, ... .40
Save the Erring, ... .40
Blanche Gamond, ... .40
My Brother Ben, ... .40
What Now? ... .40
Child at Home, ... .40
Lizzie Blake, ... .40
Hannah’s Path, ... .35
Star of Bethlehem, ... .30
Father’s Letters to a Daughter, ... .30
Bible Stories, ... .25
Christian Use of Money, ... .20
The Cause in California.
By James White
We have cheering news from Eld. Loughborough, and later from Eld. Canright, relative to the tent-meeting now being held in the city of San Francisco, Cal., and the condition of the cause at Oakland. There are almost daily valuable additions to their numbers, which have reached over seventy in San Francisco, and nearly as many in Oakland.
We have received an urgent call from the California Conference Committee, indorsed by Eld. Canright, to return, to manage the publishing department of the work in that State. The General Conference Committee will be together at our Biblical Lectures, which commence the 15th, and will do all in their power to help the cause on the Pacific Coast. They will either respond favorably to the call of the California Committee, or they will appoint suitable persons here to furnish matter, as far as possible, for the Signs of the Times, until we can return to meet them in their next camp-meeting, and remain during the winter that shall follow.
J. W.
To Correspondents.
By Uriah Smith
Has Sunday always been considered the first day of the week? If so, why? By answering the above, you will set at rest the minds of several who contemplate adopting the seventh day as the Sabbath.
ANXIOUS.
Ans. In replying to this query, we suggest that the idea of the question would be better expressed by transposing the terms of the proposition, thus: Has the first day of the week always been called Sunday? The question can be answered only in this form, because the numerical order of the days of the week was first established, even from the creation, and it was not till subsequent times that names or titles were applied to them. Our reply then is, that the name Sunday, from a period anterior to the records of profane history, has been applied by pagans to the first day of the week. When apostate men became established in paganism, they took the seven days of the week and dedicated them to the seven principal deities of their idolatrous worship, calling the first day after their chief deity, the sun, dies solis, the day of the sun, now Sunday, the second day, dies lunæ, the day of the moon, now Monday, and so on. This is the origin of the names now used to designate the days of the week. In Scripture usage, the days are distinguished solely by their numerical order, as first, second, third, day of the week, and so on, except the seventh, which is the Sabbath, and is thus the only one which has a specific title attached to it.
U. S.
Our Health Almanac.
By James White
We have now printed two editions of the Hygienic Family Almanac of 23,750 copies each, making in all 47,500 copies. Not less than 42,000 copies have been shipped from this Office at this early date. Agents and canvassers say they sell quick. December will be the best month for the Almanac, while January may be equal to November. One hundred thousand copies should find their way to as many firesides ahead of those almanacs which druggists are glad to hand out free, because of the gain they realize from the sales of advertised poisons. J. W.
Health Publications.
By Editor
At present, we are offering one-half discount on all health publications issued at the Health Reformer Office. And yet these very health publications cost much more than our denominational works. The manuscripts of our few health works we now offer for sale, cost us, before we put them into the hands of the printers, nearly $2,000. And we are sorry to see in some a spirit to take all possible advantages of our low prices and liberal discounts. We make no discount on small orders by mail. There are those among us, who, after we have almost given a good book away, will try to get it a little cheaper. We ask liberal patronage, and cheerful co-operation from the true friends of the cause, while we offer books free to the poor and the stingy.
Canvassers Wanted.
We want five hundred men and women to enter the field as canvassers for the HEALTH REFORMER, Way of Life, Hygienic Family Physician, Hygienic Almanac, and other health works.
We offer one-half discount in quantities of not less than ten dollars’ worth, by express; but cash must accompany all orders. No discount on small orders by mail. For particulars send for our circular. Be in season.