Bro. Smith, Dear Sir, I inclose one dollar for the Review. You will observe that I am an old subscriber and have had the honor of a slight acquaintance with you.
You will doubtless remember the time and cause of my discontinuing the paper, but my loss has been greater than yours. Although I have been trying to serve God and keep his commandments, I am greatly behind the times. I have lost much valuable information. I have heard but little from the brethren and people of God since I gave up the Review. But Bro. Rathbun called on me a few days ago and staid over night. We talked of former days and blessings, and when he went home he sent me several Nos. of the Review Vol. 14. When I got them I devoured their contents like a man who had been without bread for many days. I read, I wept and praised God that the message was still going and that some were embracing the truth as it is in Jesus. Now may God forgive me my folly in starving myself so long and doing without your weekly visitor. I have kept the Sabbath ever since I first heard Bro. Cornell preach on that subject, seven or eight years ago. I am alone here in this place there being no others who keep the Sabbath but myself, but the best of all is God is with me. I love his truth and mean to try to keep his testimony. Brethren pray for me that my faith fail not, and that I may meet you in peace at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Yours in gospel of peace.
H. C. S. Carus.
Walled Lake, Mich., July, 1859.
OBITUARY.
By R. J. Lawrence
Fell asleep June 27th, brother Burt Hall, in the twenty-fourth year of his age, of consumption, after an illness of about five months. Bro. Hall professed the present truth about four years ago, and has from that time manifested a deep interest for its advancement. He has been regular at meeting, prompt in duty, earnest and interesting in his exhortations and prayers. He traveled with the Michigan tent as tentmaster last summer, where his godly example won many friends.
Bro. Hall expressed a resignation to the will of God during his sickness, and as the time of his departure drew near, an anxiety to depart this life and be at rest, confident that he should awake in the first resurrection to eternal life.
The church in Shelby miss him in their meetings, and around their firesides. O that we may be also ready for the coming of the Son of man.
R. J. LAWRENCE.
Rochester, Mich.
W. D. SHARPE
By W. D. Sharpe
Fell asleep in Jesus in Green Spring, Ohio, June 10th, 1859, of consumption, brother E. Lincoln, age not known. Our beloved brother was formerly a member of the M. E. church. He heard and embraced the present truth in July, 1857, under the labors of Brn. Holt and Cornell, in this place. From that up to the time of his death, he endeavored to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. He loved the glorious appearing of Jesus. He left a family of four children to mourn his loss.
He was always present at our meetings, as long as his strength held out; and four days before he died he spoke of that peace of mind the world can neither give nor take away. He seemed resigned to the will of the Lord, and felt that all was well.
W. D. SHARPE
Note to the Church at Buck's Bridge.
By John Byington
DEAR BRETHREN : I can but reflect on past seasons with you. I well remember when but two or three came out on the commandments of God and faith of Jesus, and began to pray together. The number increased to about forty. We felt we were of one mind. Trial came. This was necessary, as our faith must be tested. Some began to think in view of some points of our faith "these are hard sayings." John vi, 60, 66. I hope none have gone back to walk no more with Him. And if the Master should say to us as he said to the twelve, "will ye also go away," would not our inquiry be, "Lord, to whom shall we go?" Many have removed to other places, which has reduced your number. In this also you are tested whether you will still hold on to the promise made to the little flock. I have sometimes queried, was I in the way of duty in removing from you to the west? Well, probably in coming west I have had an experience that I could not otherwise have had, and had I remained there, with the experience I then had, I could have done you but little good.
Dear brethren, if you persevere, and endure your present trial, I fully believe God will come to your help, and you will rise, and the honest-hearted around you will acknowledge this is the Lord's work. I feel that my poverty is great, but I will look to Him who offers the "gold, white raiment and eye-salve," to those who overcome. JOHN BYINGTON.
Ceresco, Mich., July, 1859.
HOOPS.
By Editor
I READ an article in the Review of July 14th, by J. Clarke on hoops, with which I do not agree. He says, "God has gifted humanity with a graceful form, and a truly godly person will not deform it for fashion's sake;" all of which I admit; but I cannot, for the life of me, see wherein hoops deform the person; whereas it is well known that the wearing of nearly or quite half a dozen heavy quilts and skirts (as is the custom of those who do not wear hoops) has caused not only the deformity, but the loss of health to a great many "graceful forms."
Perhaps J. C. will say they ought not to wear so many quilts; but I do not believe God intended that mankind should expose their persons to the public, nor that it is any sin to dress so that the person will look decent, which a lady cannot do unless she wears nearly half a dozen quilts or a hoop skirt, the last of which cannot injure her health, while the former is almost sure to. So I say, let the ladies wear hoops; not because fashion but health requires they should. Z.
Note. We presume Bro. Clarke did not write the article referred to in the above remarks with any intention of exciting a controversy on the subject; and certainly we did not insert it with any such design; but we considered it simply a scathing rebuke on a gross fashion, and as such gave it. We hardly think the writer's standard of decency, viz., "half a dozen quilts or a hooped skirt," will be recognized as such by our readers. With us, at least, it is the standard of just the opposite. If the writer sees nothing in hoops which deform the person, we think it must be that he is not privileged with such exhibitions as we daily witness in this portion of the western country where space is plenty. We are equally strong, with Z., in condemnation of the custom of dragging down the system with half a dozen quilts. We believe such a course to be a heinous sin against nature; and if we were forced to choose between the two, we should pronounce in favor of hoops. If women are bound to reach stated and enormous dimensions, we say, let it be done with hoops, instead of quilts. Just as we should say, if a balloon was to be inflated, that it had better be done with gas, than with cotton. At the same time we have seen women who we judged had on neither half a dozen quilts nor a hooped skirt, whose dresses looked every way modest and well.
But is it not shameful to expose the person? Well, we know of no female apparel, (the low-necked deformity excepted), which admits half the exposure of the form that the close-fitting garment of males does; and if it is here that the pinch comes, it is the apparel of the men and not of the women, which needs reformation.—Ed.
APPOINTMENTS.
By James White
PROVIDENCE permitting, we will meet the brethren in Western New York, August 20th and 21st, at Bro. Buckland's. Bro. R. F. Cottrell will please define the place, and give seasonable notice in REVIEW. It is expected that the Tent will be pitched, and that there will be a general turn out.
GENERAL CONFERENCE AND TENT MEETING at Roosevelt, Oswego Co., N. Y., August 27-29. It is hoped that the brethren will come up to this general gathering prepared to engage in the worship of God. It will be a general gathering for the State. Five hundred can be accommodated in the warm season at Roosevelt, if most come prepared to nearly take care of themselves. Hope we shall have a blessed good meeting, Battle Creek Conference at Roosevelt. Brethren, come to the Conference examining yourselves, and praying that the Spirit of God may rest upon preachers and people.
We now design to be at the French Conference at Chazy, September 2nd, and will also attend State Conferences where desired, if possible.
We would be glad to meet Brn. Waggoner, Butler and Holt in General Conference in Ohio, provided there could be a very general gathering from that State at the close of Tent season.
Then join Bro. Loughborough in Conferences at Lapere, North Plains, Wright and Monterey, Mich. Mrs. W. designs to go with me. Brethren let us hear from you. JAMES WHITE.
THE Michigan tent will be pitched in Parkville, St. Joseph Co., Tuesday, Aug. 9th. First lecture in the evening.
J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.
J. N. ANDREWS.
PROVIDENCE permitting there will be a French Conference in Chazy village near lake Champlain, commencing Sabbath evening September 2nd, and continuing over Sunday. See report of French mission in this number.
Business Department.
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Business Notes.
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M. W. Rathbun: No.
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