Earlier text: THE PENNY YE MEANT TO GI’EWe are impressed with the importance of system in raising means for our institutions, and for our missions, as well as to sustain our ministers. And we would here suggest that there should be a surplus in the General Conference treasury to meet the wants of any needy State. We venture the statement that if our people of the several States, whether in churches or scattered, would come up in their figures to the plan adopted, the sum of our S. B. as a people would be three times the present amount. Let this be done, and equality will be established, and these local calls for smaller amounts will cease. Not less than $25,000 should be put into the General Conference treasury annually to be used under the supervision of the Committee, in the support of missionaries abroad and at home, to assist young men to prepare for the ministry, and to meet other wants, in extending the message. This sum can be made up by Conferences donating their surplus means, by scattered brethren putting in their S. B. and by the wealthy casting in of their abundance. We have too many small objects for benevolence before our people. While capital in our College, our Health Institute, and Publishing Houses should doubtless be held in shares of stock, there should be one fund from which to draw. Study Beneficial to Health.
The London Globe editorially presents the following: “True study is an eminently leisurely process, the great condition of success in it being deliberation, and though it always sufficiently interests the student to keep his faculties lively, it seldom excites him to any dangerous degree. Hence I believe that genuine study is much less injurious to health than is often supposed—certainly much less injurious than many things that are scarcely reputed injurious at all. The processes of genuine and well-directed study positively save the brain by their rational and orderly sequences, by the safe advance from step to step. Study of this kind is like a well-built staircase, by which you can climb to a great height with a minimum of fatigue, never lifting the body more than a few inches at a time. But as there might be such a thing as racing up a staircase, so when we study against time, there is a strain in the mere speed, however good may be the system we are following. There may also be a strain on the faculties in the direction of them toward a kind of study which is not adapted to our natural gifts. If we learn what nature qualified us to learn, and learn it step by step, without hurry, we incur a minimum of cerebral fatigue and gain a maximum of acquirement. Study of this kind gently stimulates and does not fatigue, unless prolonged for an unreasonable length of time. It is positively favorable to health, because it is favorable to cheerfulness; it makes life pleasanter and more interesting, and so far from being injurious to the nervous system, gives it tone and vigor, just as manly exercises give tone and vigor to the muscular system. There can be no doubt that men were intended to bear intellectual labor without injury to their health; we are constituted to think and learn, just as a fish is constituted to swim or a bird to fly.—Sel. Prof. Faraday has given it as his opinion that all who die before they are a hundred years old may be justly charged with self-murder; that Providence, having originally intended man to live a century, would allow him to live a century did he not kill himself by eating unwholesome food, allowing himself to be annoyed by trifles, giving license to passion, and exposing himself to accident. The French savan, Flourin, advanced the theory that the duration of life is measured by the time of growth. When the epiphyses of the bones are united, the body grows no more, and it is at twenty years that this union is effected in man. The natural termination of life is five removes from the several points. Man, being twenty years in growing, lives, or should live, five times twenty years; the camel is eight years in growing, and lives five times eight years; the horse is five years in growing, and lives twenty-five years, and so on with other animals.—Sel. There is an incessant clatter about modes of education—how best to teach American boys the classics or science or the rules of trade—but when are they taught reticence, decent, grave reserve of thought and speech, self-control; in short, that which makes an ordinary man greater than him who wins many battles? We have our jokes upon the cautious-tongued, canny Scotchman, and the taciturn Quaker, but they could teach us lessons which would increase our self-respect and enable us to cut a more decent figure in the eyes of the world.—N. Y. Tribune. Seventh-day Adventist Publications and Book Price List
History of the Sabbath and First Day of the Week. By J. N. Andrews. 523 pp., $1.25. Life of Wm. Miller. By Eld. James White, 1.00. Thoughts on Daniel. By Eld. Uriah Smith, 1.00. Condensed, and put up in paper covers, 85 cts. Thoughts on the Revelation. By U. Smith, 1.00. The Nature and Destiny of Man. By U. Smith. 384 pp., 1.00. Paper covers 40 cts. The Constitutional Amendment: A Discussion between W. H. Littlejohn and the editor of the Christian Statesman, on the Sabbath. Bound, 1.00. Paper covers, 40 cts. First part, 10 cts. The Spirit of Prophecy. By Mrs. E. G. White, 1.00. Autobiography of Eld. Joseph Bates. 318 pp., 1.00. Sabbath Readings; for Youth and Children, 400 pp., 60 cts. The Game of Life (illustrated), Satan playing with man for his soul. 50 cts.; paper covers, 30 cts. A Word for the Sabbath: or False Theories Exposed. (A POEM.) By U. Smith. Muslin, 40 cts. Poems on Bible Subjects. By Mrs. R. Smith. Muslin, 40 cts. Hymns and Spiritual Songs. 50 cts., paper, 25 cts. The United States in Prophecy. By U. Smith. Bound, 40 cts., paper, 20 cts. The Advent Keepsake. 25 cts. Sermons on the Sabbath and Law, embracing an outline of the Biblical and Secular History of the Sabbath for 6000 years. Paper covers, 30 cts. History of the Doctrine of the Immortality of the Soul. By Eld. D. M. Canright. 25 cts. The State of the Dead. By U. Smith. 25 cts. Facts for the Times; a Collection of Valuable Extracts from Eminent Authors. 30 cts. Miraculous Powers. By M. E. Cornell, 20 cts. Our Faith and Hope. Sermons on the Second Coming of Christ. 20 cts. Refutation of the Age to Come. By Eld. J. H. Waggoner. 20 cts. The Atonement. By J. H. Waggoner. 20 cts. The Nature and Tendency of Modern Spiritualism. By J. H. Waggoner. 20 cts. The Bible from Heaven; a Dissertation. 20 cts. - Review of Objections to the Visions. 20 cts.
The Ministration of Angels: and the Origin, History, and Destiny of Satan. 20 cts. The Destiny of the Wicked. By U. Smith. 15 cts. The Complete Testimony of the Fathers concerning the Sabbath and First-day. 15 cts. The Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness. By Mrs. E. G. White. 15 cts. The Three Messages of Rev. 14, and the Two-Horned Beast. By J. N. Andrews. 15 cts. The Resurrection of the Unjust; a Vindication of the Doctrine. By J. H. Waggoner. 15 cts. The Morality of the Sabbath. 15 cts. Both Sides on the Sabbath Question. 15 cts. The Ancient Sabbath—Forty-four Objections Considered. By D. T. Bourdeau. Price, 15 cts. Review of Baird’s Two Sermons on the “Christian Sabbath.” By J. H. Waggoner. 10 cts. The Saints’ Inheritance, or, the Earth Made New. By J. N. Loughborough. 10 cts. The Sanctuary and Twenty-three Hundred Days. By J. N. Andrews. 10 cts. Sunday Seventh-day. A Refutation of Mead, Jennings, Akers, and Fuller. By J. N. Andrews. 10 cts. The Seventh Part of Time; a Sermon on the Sabbath Question. By W. H. Littlejohn. 10 cts. The Truth Found on the Sabbath. 10 cts. Brown’s Review of Gilfillan on the Sabbath. 10 cts. Vindication of the True Sabbath. Morton. 10 cts. The Date of the Seventy Weeks of Dan. 9. 10 cts. Matthew Twenty-Four. By James White. 10 cts. Position and Work of the True People of God under the Third Angel’s Message. Littlejohn. 10 cts. The Hope of the Gospel: What It Is, and When It will be Consummated. 10 cts. An Appeal to the Baptists, for the Restoration of the Bible Sabbath. 10 cts. The Two Covenants. By J. N. Andrews. 10 cts. Milton on the State of the Dead. 5 cts. Brown’s Experience: Entire Consecration. 5 cts. Four-Cent Tracts: Celestial Railroad—The Law and the Gospel—The Seventh Part of Time—Samuel and the Witch of Endor—The Ten Commandments not Abolished—Address to the Baptists—The Present Truth—The Second Advent—The Sufferings of Christ—The Two Thrones, Representing the Kingdoms of Grace and Glory—Spiritualism a Satanic Delusion. Three-Cent Tracts: Much in Little—The Lost-Time Question—Infidel Cavils Considered—The End of the Wicked—Scripture References—Who Changed the Sabbath?—Argument on Sabbath—Seventh-day Adventists, their Origin, Progress and Principles. Two-Cent Tracts: Definite Seventh Day—Seven Reasons for Sunday-Keeping Examined—Sabbath Elihu—The Rich Man and Lazarus—The Millennium—Departing and Being with Christ—Fundamental Principles of S. D. Adventists—The Sanctuary of the Bible—The Judgment, or the Waymarks of Daniel to the Holy City. One-Cent Tracts: Appeal on Immortality—Brief Thoughts on Immortality—Thoughts for the Candid—The Sign of the Day of God—The Two Laws—Geology and the Bible—The Perfection of the Ten Commandments—The Coming of the Lord—Without Excuse—What Day, and God’s Answers. The Association also publishes, monthly, Youth’s Instructor, 50 cts. per year, the Advent Tidende, Danish, $1.00 per year, the Svensk Advent Härold, Swedish, $1.00 per year, and several of the above-named works translated into the Danish, Swedish, French, German, and Holland languages. Any of the above-named works sent anywhere in the United States post-paid, on receipt of price. *** Address, REVIEW & HERALD, BATTLE CREEK, Mich. Books, Pamphlets, and Tracts,
Issued by the S. D. A. Publishing Association, and for sale at this Office. History of the Sabbath and First Day of the Week. By J. N. Andrews. 523 pp., $1.25. Life of Wm. Miller. By Eld. James White. 1.00. Thoughts on Daniel. By Eld. Uriah Smith, 1.00. Condensed, and put up in paper covers, 35 cts. Thoughts on the Revelation. By U. Smith, 1.00. The Nature and Destiny of Man. By U. Smith, 884 pp., 1.00. Paper covers 40 cts. The Constitutional Amendment: A Discussion between W. H. Littlejohn and the editor of the Christian Statesman, on the Sabbath. Bound, 1.00. Paper covers, 40 cts. First part, 10 cts. The Spirit of Prophecy. By Mrs. E. G. White, 1.00. Autobiography of Eld. Joseph Bates. 318 pp., 1.00. Sabbath Readings; for Youth and Children, 400 pp., 60 cts. The Game of Life (illustrated), Satan playing with man for his soul. 50 cts.; paper covers, 30 cts. A Word for the Sabbath: or False Theories Exposed. (A POEM.) By U. Smith. Muslin, 40 cts. Poems on Bible Subjects. By Mrs. R. Smith. Muslin, 40 cts. Hymns and Spiritual Songs. 50 cts., paper, 25 cts. The United States in Prophecy. By U. Smith.—Bound, 40 cts., paper, 20 cts. The Advent Keepsake. 25 cts. Sermons on the Sabbath and Law, embracing an outline of the Biblical and Secular History of the Sabbath for 6000 years. Paper covers, 30 cts. History of the Doctrine of the Immortality of the Soul. By Eld. D. M. Canright. 25 cts. The State of the Dead. By U. Smith. 25 cts. Facts for the Times; a Collection of Valuable Extracts from Eminent Authors. 30 cts. Miraculous Powers. By M. E. Cornell, 20 cts. Our Faith and Hope. Sermons on the Second Coming of Christ. 20 cts. Refutation of the Age to Come. By Eld. J. H. Waggoner. 20 cts. The Atonement. By J. H. Waggoner. 20 cts. The Nature and Tendency of Modern Spiritualism. By J. H. Waggoner. 20 cts. The Bible from Heaven; a Dissertation. 20 cts. Review of Objections to the Visions. 20 cts. The Ministration of Angels: and the Origin, History, and Destiny of Satan. 20 cts. The Destiny of the Wicked. By U. Smith. 15 cts. The Complete Testimony of the Fathers concerning the Sabbath and First-day. 15 cts. The Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness. By Mrs. E. G. White. 15 cts. The Three Messages of Rev. 14, and the Two-Horned Beast. By J. N. Andrews. 15 cts. The Resurrection of the Unjust; a Vindication of the Doctrine. By J. H. Waggoner. 15 cts. The Morality of the Sabbath. 15 cts. Both Sides on the Sabbath Question. 15 cts. The Ancient Sabbath—Forty-four Objections Considered. By D. T. Bourdeau. Price, 15 cts. Review of Baird’s Two Sermons on the “Christian Sabbath.” By J. H. Waggoner. 10 cts. The Saints’ Inheritance, or, the Earth Made New. By J. N. Loughborough. 10 cts. The Sanctuary and Twenty-three Hundred Days. By J. N. Andrews. 10 cts. Sunday Seventh-day. A Refutation of Mead, Jennings, Akers, and Fuller. By J. N. Andrews. 10 cts. The Seventh Part of Time; a Sermon on the Sabbath Question. By W. H. Littlejohn. 10 cts. The Truth Found on the Sabbath. 10 cts. Brown’s Review of Gilfillan on the Sabbath. 10 cts. Vindication of the True Sabbath. Morton. 10 cts. The Date of the Seventy Weeks of Dan. 9. 10 cts. Matthew Twenty-Four. By James White. 10 cts. Position and Work of the True People of God under the Third Angel’s Message. Littlejohn. 10 cts. The Hope of the Gospel: What it Is, and When it will be Consummated. 10 cts. An Appeal to the Baptists, for the Restoration of the Bible Sabbath. 10 cts. The Two Covenants. By J. N. Andrews. 10 cts. Milton on the State of the Dead. 5 cts. Brown’s Experience: Entire Consecration. 5 cts. Four-Cent Tracts: Celestial Railroad—The Law and the Gospel—The Seventh Part of Time—Samuel and the Witch of Endor—The Ten Commandments not Abolished—Address to the Baptists—The Present Truth—The Second Advent—The Sufferings of Christ—The Two Thrones, Representing the Kingdoms of Grace and Glory—Spiritualism a Satanic Delusion. Three-Cent Tracts: Much in Little—The Lost-Time Question—Infidel Cavils Considered—The End of the Wicked—Scripture References—Who Changed the Sabbath?—Argument on Sabbath—Seventh-day Adventists, their Origin, Progress and Principles. Two-Cent Tracts: Definite Seventh Day—Seven Reasons for Sunday-Keeping Examined—Sabbath by Elihu—The Rich Man and Lazarus—The Millennium—Departing and Being with Christ—Fundamental Principles of S. D. Adventists—The Sanctuary of the Bible—The Judgment, or the Waymarks of Daniel to the Holy City. One-Cent Tracts: Appeal on Immortality—Brief Thoughts on Immortality—Thoughts for the Candid—Sign of the Day of God—The Two Laws—Geology and the Bible—The perfection of the Ten Commandments—The Coming of the Lord—Without Excuse—Which Day, and God’s Answers. The Association also publishes, monthly, The Youth’s Instructor, 50 cts. per year, the Advent Tidende, Danish, $1.00 per year, the Svensk Advent Harold, Swedish, $1.00 per year, and several of the above-named works translated into the Danish, Swedish, French, German, and Holland languages. Any of the above-named works sent anywhere in the United States post-paid, on receipt of price. Address, REVIEW & HERALD, Battle Creek, Mich.