NORTH.—Died in Tecumseh, Mich., March 30, 1879, John C. North, aged 59 years, 2 months, and 25 days. Bro. North was born in Lansing, Tompkins Co., N. Y., removed to Lansing, Mich., in 1860, to Parma in 1862, and to Tecumseh in 1867. His upright, honorable course, his sterling integrity and manly worth, drew around him a large circle of friends in all these places. He was converted in 1842, embraced the doctrine of the Seventh-day Adventists about sixteen years ago from the study of God's word in connection with reading matter furnished him by our departed Sister Canright, who was a relative of his. He was baptized at the Lansing camp-meeting in 1876, and united with the Jackson church. In consequence of failing health, he seldom met with us, but his letters ever breathed that earnest devotion, increasing spirituality, and strong brotherly love that characterize the true Christian. Those who knew him best can but feel as his son expressed it that he “sleeps in Jesus.” At a meeting of the church held April 5, resolutions were passed expressive of our sorrow, and tendering sympathy to his bereaved companion and only son. His remains were taken to Lansing, Mich., and interred beside an only daughter.
L. A. BRAMHALL.
KIRBY.—Died, Jan. 28, 1879, at Bolton, Quebec, Daniel Kirby, aged 84 years. Bro. Kirby was one of the first who embraced the Sabbath when we started the work here three years ago; and he is the seventh of our new friends in this Province to fall under the power of death. His companion, who has seen upwards of fourscore years, a daughter and her husband, all Sabbath-keepers, sorrow not as others who have no hope. Funeral discourse by the writer.
A. C. BOURDEAU.
PATTISON.—Died at Pleasant Grove, Minn., Mar. 20, 1879, Bro. George K. Pattison, aged 67 years, 7 months, and 14 days. Bro. Pattison has for ten years past been a firm believer in present truth, and has tried, by a godly life, to manifest to the world the beauties of holiness and the preciousness of a Saviour's love. Two years ago he became helpless, and a great sufferer. Palsy so affected him that he lost the power to move. He thus became the constant care of his wife, who has faithfully watched over and cared for him. But amid all his afflictions, the word of God was precious to him, and he died trusting in the promises of God. The funeral services were held in the new S. D. A. church at Pleasant Grove, and were attended by a large company of friends and citizens. Remarks were made by the writer, from Luke 19:10, showing what was lost because of sin, and what will be brought back through Christ. Bro. Pattison leaves a companion and several children to mourn his death.
Sleep, weary pilgrim, peaceful be thy rest;
Thy Lord will come, and call thee to his breast.
No longer then will palsy still thine hand.
Nor death thy tongue, in fair Immanuel's land.
But Jesus' smiles will greet thee on that shore;
He'll ope the gate where sorrows come no more;
His hand will place a crown for thee to wear,
And 'neath that crown will never flow a tear.
A harp of gold will also then be given,
For thee to sound sweet notes of praise in Heaven;
Beside the crystal stream of life's fair river
Thou then wilt praise and magnify the Giver;
The fruit of life's fair tree thou may'st eat,—
Delicious portion, for the saints made meet;
And on God's rest-day join the happy throng,
Who meet to worship in that land of song.
There all complete in peace, and love, and joy,
Thou'lt dwell for aye in bliss without alloy.
JOHN M. HOPKINS.
DAYTON.—Died of typhoid pneumonia, in Bradford, Iowa, March 22, 1879, our youngest child, Lottie L. Dayton, aged 10 years and 6 months. She was beloved by her schoolmates and all who knew her, and is much missed by all, but especially by us; but we believe that our loss is her gain.
F. A. DAYTON.
DUNLAP.—Died of bronchial consumption, in Brooklyn, E D., N. Y., April 1, 1879, Bro. Geo. Dunlap, aged 55 years. Bro. D., with his companion, embraced the truth last May, and they have since greatly rejoiced in it. During his short illness of two weeks, he often praised the Lord that he ever heard the sound of the third angel's message, and the blessed hope sustained him to the last moment. He leaves a wife and eight children to mourn his loss. Words of comfort were spoken at the funeral by Eld. Cook, first-day Adventist.
WM. J. BOYNTON.
KANSAS CAMP-MEETING
Appointments.
“And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”Matt. 10:7.
KANSAS CAMP-MEETING.
The Kansas camp-meeting will be held near Emporia, Lyon Co., Kan., May 15–22. Bro. and Sr. White and Bro. J. O. Corliss will attend this meeting. KAN. CONF. COM.
The fourth annual session of the Kansas T. and M. Society will be held in connection with the camp-meeting near Emporia, Lyon Co., Kan., May 15–22. J. N. Ayers, Pres.
The fourth annual session of the Kansas Conference of S. D. Adventists will be held in connection with the camp-meeting near Emporia, Lyon Co., Kan., May 15–22. We want a delegation from each church in the State, as important matters will come up for consideration. J. N. Ayers, Kan.; J. H. Cook, Conf.; Chas. F. Stevens, Com.
OHIO STATE QUARTERLY MEETING.
The Lord willing, this important meeting will be held at Clyde, May 2–6. All who design to labor publicly in any manner in the State this summer are requested to be there. All who wish labor in their towns should be there, as all the laborers will be assigned their fields at this meeting. We wish as large an attendance of all the lay brethren and sisters as can be had. Provision will be made for all who come. None should calculate to leave till Tuesday. We expect a careful report from every district in the T. and M. work. D. M. Canright.
VERMONT STATE T. AND M. QUARTERLY MEETING.
This meeting will be held at Jericho, May 10, 11. P. O. West Bolton. We hope to meet the secretary and directors, and to have a general turnout of brethren and sisters on this occasion. With the great depth of snow now in the State, I dare not appoint earlier. A. S. Hutchins, Pres.
In the providence of God, the Nebraska State quarterly meeting will be held May 17 and 18, at the place of worship of the church six or eight miles south-west of Weeping Water. The Sabbath-school Convention will be held in connection with the State T. and M. meeting. The interest of the church will be made a specialty, and an opportunity for baptism will be afforded. Dear brethren, the Sabbath-school and the T. and M. Society are the strong arms of our young Conference. Let all who have access to the throne of grace, whether present or absent, make the interests of this meeting a specialty. Chas. L. Boyd.
I design meeting with the friends of the cause at Eagle, Cass Co., Neb., May 3 and 4. I hope to organize a church. There will be opportunity for baptism. Chas. L. Boyd.
The Lord willing, we will meet with the brethren at Pudding Center, Ohio, April 25 to 27. Meeting will begin Friday evening, and continue until Sunday evening. Three meetings will be held on the Sabbath and three on Sunday. We ask that a special effort be made by the brethren to secure a large attendance.
We will also hold meetings at Uniapolis, Tuesday, April 29. Meeting will begin at 9 o’clock, and continue all day. We wish to organize the church, and have a baptism. D. M. Canright. G. G. Rupert.
Providence favoring, I will hold meetings in Kansas as follows:—
Prairie Grove, Republic Co., April 26, 27.
Bennington, Ottawa Co., May 3, 4.
Great Bend, Barton Co., “ 10, 11.
Sterling, Rice Co., “ 17, 18.
Will Bro. Enoch meet me at Bennington?
Will some one from Great Bend meet me at Russell Station, May 8? Smith Sharp.
By appointment of Eld. P. Lindblad, the quarterly meeting of the Seventh-day Adventist church at Lake City, Wis., is deferred to the fourth Sabbath in April. As the Lake was not navigable, it was impossible to assemble at the regular time. J. D. Shoury.
The State quarterly meeting of the Pa. Tract and Missionary Society will be held at East Otto, Catt. Co., N. Y., May 3, 4. A general attendance of the brethren is requested, as this will be an important meeting. Arrangements will be made for camp-meeting, and for the tent season. B. L. Whitney.
I will meet with the brethren at Westphalia, Mich., Sabbath, May 3, 1879. J. F. Carman.
Fish Creek, Door Co., Wis., May 1 to 4. H. W. Decker.
Bee Branch school-house, Sabbath and first-day, May 3 and 4. Will Bro. Clark meet me at Clinton, Mo., the 2d? J. G. Wood.
No providence preventing, we will meet with the church at Clarence, Iowa, April 26. Opportunity for baptism will be afforded. The scattered friends are invited to attend this meeting. J. T. Mitchell. Russell Hart.
First Use of Firearms.
The use of firearms in battle must, necessarily, date from that of gun-powder. Although there is but little doubt that a compound of nitre, charcoal, and sulphur was well known to the Chinese as early as the ninth century as an explosive agent, and had been heard of in Europe about the time of the first crusade, it does not appear from history that it was well known in Europe until introduced by Roger Bacon in the twelfth century. It is alleged that firearms, in the shape of cannon, were first employed by Edward III., King of England, in 1327, in his campaign against the Scots. The first well-authenticated use of cannon in battle was by Edward III., in the battle of Cressy, A. D. 1346.—Inter-Ocean.
Never Play a Part.—
Be what you are, and do not be ashamed of it. If Heaven made you this, or that, or the other, you are that and nothing else. You are only a plain person: very well; it is good to be a plain person. At all events, don’t try to be stylish, nor pretend that your uncle, the shoemaker, was an English nobleman. You have no “grand aspirations,” no “yearnings after lofty things,” so don’t pretend that you have. Neither roll your eyes, nor quote poetry that you do not understand. You can’t play the piano; then don’t say you are “out of practice.” “Out with your opinions. If you think a thing wrong, say so; don’t wink at it because it is fashionable. Take the common sense which God has given you, and use it. Some silly folks may smile, but you will meet with some one, after a while, who will appreciate your truthfulness, and say, “No humbug there,” and take you at your real value. And if not, why, you will respect yourself, and that a humbug never does.
CAMP-MEETINGS IN MISSOURI.
By GEO. L. BUTLER.
It is thought best to hold two camp-meetings in Missouri this spring, one at Nevada City, Vernon Co., and one at Gallatin, Daviess Co. These will be held the very last of May or first of June; the exact time will soon be given. This notice is designed to reach all our brethren, and give them time to make preparations in season for their attendance. These will be very important meetings for the cause in Missouri. They are held in convenient localities for a general attendance. Our churches have had but little local labor, because there are so very few preaching in the State, and because we desired to bring some new friends into the faith. God has blessed our efforts in new places, and we hope valuable material will be brought into the Conference. Our churches are small, and it is very difficult to take time to go to each little company, and stay long enough to accomplish anything. If all will come out to these meetings, great good will be done to the cause in Missouri.
I shall not be able to spend much time in the State the present season, as the General Conference recommend that I should attend quite a number of the camp-meetings in different States. I may never have another such favorable time to meet with the brethren in Missouri. I want to see a large gathering. Probably Bro. Farnsworth will be with me at these two camp-meetings. Come, brethren, make a general rally, and let us seek God with all our hearts, that he may pour us out a great blessing, and that we may see better days. GEO. L. BUTLER.
THE KANSAS CAMP-MEETING.
By George T. Butler
THE friends in Kansas will notice in this Review the appointment of their camp-meeting at Emporia, Kansas, May 15-22. This camp-meeting is appointed a week earlier than it would have been in order to secure the attendance of Bro. and Sr. White and Bro. Corliss, who could not otherwise be present. We know this consideration will more than counterbalance any inconvenience which may arise from the shortness of the notice.
This will be a most important meeting. Emporia is an important, central point in Kansas, and we much desire a large attendance of the friends of the cause throughout the State. We want to make this meeting a great success. Important matters will come before the Conference concerning tent labor the coming season, the election of officers, tract and missionary operations, and the general interests of the Conference. The Camp-meeting Committee should look after the proper preparation of the grounds in season, and the brethren should have all their tents pitched Wednesday night, so as to commence meetings by that time. Let all come up to the feast. God's servants will give needed instruction, which will greatly benefit the cause. It is no ordinary meeting. Come one; come all.
GEO. T. BUTLER.
Battle Creek, Mich., April 22, 1879.
KANSAS CAMP-MEETING SABBATH-SCHOOL.
By W. E. Dawson
EACH individual in the State of Kansas who reads this item is earnestly requested to attend Sabbath-school May 17, 1879.
Do you ask what school you are expected to attend? Come to your own school—the Sabbath-school of the State of Kansas, which will convene in the large tent at Emporia at the date mentioned.
This will, no doubt, be the largest, and we hope to see it the best, school ever held in our State. We expect some to be present who can give us valuable instruction in our Sabbath-school work. By this aid, and the co-operation of those who attend as scholars, this may be made a model school.
But the model school includes model scholars, and the model scholar is always thoroughly prepared for the recitation.
To give opportunity for this thorough preparation, so that there need not be a single failure, the lessons for recitation on that day are here given:—
For 1st Division—Lessons for Little Ones, Lesson 11; 2d Division—Lessons for Children, Lesson 19; 3d Division—Lessons for Youth, Lesson 45; 4th Division—Lessons on Prophecy, Lesson 25.
The lessons for the 2d, 3d, and 4th divisions are taken from the series of lessons now being published in the Instructor and Supplement, and not from the old Sabbath-school books.
If any are so unfortunate as not to be taking the Instructor, we will try to have a sufficient number of papers containing the lessons to supply their wants at the beginning of the camp-meeting.
Will you come to Sabbath-school? Will you come prepared to do your part toward making it a complete success? W. E. DAWSON.
ATTENTION, NEBRASKA.
By CHAS. L. BOYD.
ANY scattered lovers of the third angel's message who desire tent labor in a town or village near them, are hereby requested to address me at Nebraska City, Neb., giving size of the town, state of society, number of churches of other denominations, and what themselves will do to defray the expenses of the meetings.
CHAS. L. BOYD.
WHAT THEY SAY.
Bro. Finley N. West, writing from Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, says:—
I have distributed tracts and papers in the place where I am living, and as the result one is keeping the Sabbath, and others are interested.
Bro. S. O. Crawford writes from Green Co., Tenn.:—
It was principally by reading that I embraced the truth; for I have not yet had the privilege of hearing an Adventist preach. In the fall of 1877 I visited my brother in the State of Kansas, who is a S. D. Adventist. During my stay of five months in the State, my brother furnished me with reading matter, in which I soon became very much interested. I soon began to keep the Sabbath, and was made to rejoice in present truth.
In January last I entered a college in Greene Co., Tenn., where I am now. I am deprived of many advantages which others who are not Sabbath-keepers enjoy. I am discussing the Sabbath question with a member of the senior class, through the columns of our college paper. My opponent is a young Presbyterian preacher. He claims that Sunday is the original seventh day, and is identical with the creation Sabbath. You know that his arguments must be weak from such a standpoint as that.
A short time ago I received some reading matter, which I am circulating among the people. Wherever I can get a tract or paper into a family, it is my object to do so. We cannot conceive of the vast number of souls that may be saved in this way. I expect to try to work some in the cause this summer.
Sister Elizabeth Lucas, of Jewell Co., Kan., after speaking of the interest with which she reads the REVIEW, says:—
We have a small tract on the Sabbath, and we lend that and the REVIEW to our neighbors to read and compare with the Bible. They admit that the seventh day is the right day to keep.
THE WORLD'S MORTALITY—INTERESTING STATISTICS.
The earth is inhabited by about 1,300 millions of people, as follows:—
Of the Caucasian race, 360,000,000
Of the Mongolian, 550,000,000
Of the Ethiopian, 190,000,000
Of the Malay, 200,000,000
Of the American Indian, 1,000,000
All these respectively speak 3,064 languages, and possess 1,000 different religions. The number of deaths per annum is 33,333,333, or 91,934 per day, 3,730 per hour, sixty per minute, or one per second. This loss is more than compensated for by the number of births. The average duration of life throughout the globe is thirty-three years. One-fourth of its population dies before the seventh year, and one-half before the seventeenth. Out of 10,000 persons, only one reaches his 100th year, only one in 500 his 80th, and only one in 100 his 65th. Married people live longer than unmarried ones, and a tall man is likely to live longer than a short one. Until the 15th year, women have a better chance of life than men; but beyond that period the chances are equal.—Inter-Ocean.
WANTED, a young man to work on a farm for the season; also a young woman to take charge of the housework and to do a good share of it. A young married couple would not be objectionable. None but Sabbath-keepers, those of experience, need apply. Address, H. D. Soule, Gaines Station, Genesee Co., Mich.
The P. O. address of E. A. Wilhelm, State Secretary of the Indiana T. and M. Society, is changed from Bourbon, Marshall Co., Ind., to Warsaw, Kosciusko Co., Ind. Let all officers of the society note the change. S. H. LANE.
My permanent P. O. address is Nebraska City, Neb. CHAS. L. BOYD.
WANTED, by a middle-aged lady, a place to work for Sabbath-keepers in this State. Also a brother wishes a hired hand for about six months. Address, C. H. Bliss, Bloomington, Ill.
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