[The following is an article published last May in the Evangelist, of Upsala, in Sweden. The Evangelist is an organ of the Baptists in that country. We translate it for the REVIEW. S. S.]
“This is the name of a religious party in America who have much to say about the second coming of Christ, the millennium, &c. Adventists teach plainly that Jesus will come again, that he will set up his kingdom on the earth, and that he will be a king on David’s throne, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. So far as these points are concerned, Adventists have neither said anything new or wrong in that they point to the coming of Christ and the triumph of the gospel in the earth; but the manner in which they consider the “millennium,” partakes too much of fanaticism, and is altogether too weak and foolish to be made to harmonize with the Scriptures, or to savor of sound sense.
“The manner in which Adventists treat the principal prophecies and converse about them is the highest presumption, and one can easily notice that they follow the common error of all fanatics, in placing their dreams and imaginations as a standard for the truth.
“But Adventism is a confused mixture of monstrous doctrines. Early and late it makes a noise about the Sabbath question, and claims that the Sabbath should be kept on Saturday. We here begin to notice how little Christianity Adventism takes upon itself. It belongs to Christianity to keep rest-day on Sunday, that day when Christ arose. Adventists would go back to Judaism. Adventism goes backward, instead of forward. The Christian church rests itself—in its Sunday-keeping—upon apostolic example, which is not sufficient authority for the Adventists. Their declaration of the Sabbath question serves as a leading step in their departure from the Bible and Christianity to the most daring infidelity and materialism.
“Adventists openly deny the immortality of the soul, claim that the state between death and the resurrection is one of sleep and unconsciousness, that everlasting punishment is not without end, and that the wicked will be entirely burnt up; that is, their existence sooner or later will have an end. This audacious unbelief and error they cover under the garb of piety and holiness. But if we remove the sheep’s clothing, so shall we directly acknowledge that they are in league with the father of liars, who was a bold and daring deceiver. They make out that man is as a beast. Adventists compare the mind to matter, and consider our spirit the same as the breath of our body. It is plain that such ideas must lead to the familiar expression: “Let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we die!” But this deism and Bible contradiction is very welcome to the Adventists. They consider it pleasant to sleep in the grave, slumber unconsciously until the resurrection, and when this takes place then to suffer a little while, and afterwards never more exist.
“It has been just so with the wicked and the scoffers in all ages. Adventists have fairly hit the nail on the head. Such a religion has a preference for sin and vice, feeds upon spiritual death, and makes humanity a sepulcher.
“Some of these questions have been met in our paper in former years. Those articles should especially be republished by the missionary society of Stockholm.
“Among the American Christians and congregations the Adventists have sought to carry on their work for many years. Their organ is at Battle Creek, Michigan. It is called the ADVENT REVIEW, which is issued weekly. We have but little knowledge of the extent of its circulation among the American people. At the same time we have had occasion to learn something of the manner in which Adventism seeks to nestle itself, and spread its influence among emigrant people, such as the Germans, Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes. It ravages among all professions. We have seen articles against the Adventists in the Swedish Lutheran paper, Augustana, in the Swedish Methodist paper, Sandbudet, in the Swedish Baptist, Zions Wakt. The Adventist organ in Swedish, is called Svensk Advent Harold; in Danish, Advent Tidende. Both the last papers have the same matter which is only a translation from the REVIEW.
“It remains now to show why we offer to speak of Adventists as they peculiarly carry on their work in America. The reasons are the following:—
“In August 14, 1874, we received an account from a brother in North Helsingland, who said that many brethren from the neighboring districts had gone to America and there had embraced Adventism, who now often send back letters and publications containing the views of Adventists to their relatives here; and it has not been in vain. The church had become concerned on account of these Adventist publications, and a prominent member of the church had written a letter to America, which was even published in the Harold. When we received this letter, we wrote immediately to the leader of the district-meeting, at Sundsvall, which meeting was held in September, and we directed them to take up the question about the Adventists, and endeavor to take measures which were necessary in the case. But our letter was not even noticed by the congregated brethren, for the reason that it would make capital for the Adventists, and give publicity to an unknown cause which might result in painful consequences.
“On the 5th of Jan., 1875, we received an account from a brother in Westmanland, who complains of his doubts concerning the Sabbath, and imagines that possibly the pope, who has so many times made the commandments of God of no account by his ordinances, had had something to do in bringing about the change of the rest-day, from the last to the first day of the week.
“In one church in Upland some of the old church members have, through reading of the Harold, begun to embrace and respect the views of the Adventists.
“Many have gone to America and returned, who, during their stay in that country embraced Adventism, and on their return sought to spread it among their relatives and former friends.
“Letters and publications, the Harold says, have already been sent over to Sweden by thousands. They are sent gratis when the proprietor finds out the address of a person who is willing to read. In this way multitudes of papers are sent from America to Sweden in order to gain followers.
“A fellow-laborer in the Svensk Advent Harold, Dr. Charles Lee, and one Carl Linquist, are designing to visit Sweden the coming summer, and here seek by personal influence to advance Adventism. Dr. Lee was born in Husby, in Upland, Aug. 4, 1840, and joined the Ostuna Baptist church, April 7, 1861. He afterwards went to America, where he practiced medicine for a while, and at last embraced Adventism. He is said to be a gifted man.
“When we consider that the baptism of the Adventists is by immersion, and that they baptize only such as confess their faith, they are the more dangerous for our churches; because they in this accidental similarity with us will seek a point of relationship with us. The danger would not be so great, only they look up in time, without respect to the persons, those who embrace fanaticism, and they do not let the right prevail.
“We close by quoting an extract from the Harold, for Sept., 1874, which lies before us: ‘To the question, Of what use is it to preach the sleep of the dead, the destruction of the wicked, &c.? the answer is: Because the opposite of these truths is, the soul’s immortality, the consciousness of the dead, and the everlasting torment of the wicked; which is really a repetition of the first lie of Satan. See Gen. 3:1-5.’
“It is said that the devil transforms himself into an angel of light; but in the case quoted he appears to have neglected to put on the mask.
“‘For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.’ Acts 20:28, 29.”
We understand from the above article how the Adventists of America are regarded by the Baptist organ of Sweden. We are glad to have them speak out and let it be known to the world how the character of this people stands abroad. We are also glad of the information that is here given, that the people in different localities in Sweden have moral courage enough not to be subservient to tradition and the commandments of men.
There are two ways in which we see the power of the enemy will be arrayed against the spread of present truth in that country. 1. The leading denominations there are bound to oppose it. 2. In their journals they are ready to publish articles of the truth of which they know nothing. For example: The Evangelist carries the idea that Adventists have a preference for sin, consider man as a beast, and accept fanaticism. Now we hope to live to see the day when the Swedes of good old Sweden will know better than this. We hope to see the day when they shall have found out that a Seventh-day Adventist hates sin in any form; that this people are found to be those who are sighing and crying for the abominations committed in the land, and that they enter into no confederacy with the father of lies; but rather that the loving of their neighbors as themselves is the highest ambition of their lives.
JAMES SAWYER.
T. & M. Society of N. Y. & Pa.
By B. L. Whitney; E. H. Whitney
The following is the report of our last quarterly meeting of the Tract Society:—
The third quarterly meeting of the N. Y. and Pa. T. & M. Society was held at Frankfort, Herkimer Co., N. Y., June 12, 13, 1875. Meeting opened as usual, and minutes of the last meeting were read and accepted. The secretary then read the following report of labor for the quarter:—
No. of families visited, 351; No. of letters written, 94; No. of new subscribers for REVIEW, 15; Instructor, 65; Reformer, 96; Voice, 172; Signs, 21. Periodicals distributed, REVIEWS, 1285; Instructors, 172; Reformers, 266. No. pages of pamphlets and tracts distributed, 138,407.
Money received during quarter:—
On membership, $22.00
“ donations, 269.44
“ book sales, 38.04
“ widow and orphan fund, 15.50
Total, $344.98
It was voted that Herkimer Co., N. Y., be included in Dist. No. 7.
Most of the time of the meeting was occupied with religious exercises for the benefit of those who had lately embraced the truth. An item of interest was the fact that the work here was begun through the efforts of the Tract Society, several having embraced the truth by reading our publications.
B. L. WHITNEY, Pres.
E. H. WHITNEY, Sec.
Frankfort, N. Y., July 7, 1875.
Maine Tract and Missionary Society Third Quarterly Meeting
By J. B. Goodrich; Amos Holt
Maine.
The third quarterly meeting of the Maine T. & M. Society was held with the church at Hartland, June 12, 1875, according to appointment.
Opened in usual manner. President in the chair. Report of the last meeting read and accepted. Report of the present quarter (which contains only a report from districts 1 and 3) as follows:—
No. of members, 142; reports returned, 28; families visited, 32; letters written, 24; money received on membership, book sales, and donations, $34.96; new subscribers for Review, 2; Instructor, 1; Reformer, 2; names sent for trial volume, 21; distribution of reading matter, Reviews, 73; Instructors, 23; Reformers, 22; tracts and pamphlets distributed, pages, 13,119; value, $12.09; libraries furnished, 2, with 3,132 pages, value $8.31.
Treasurer’s report was as follows:—
Money in treasury
June 11, 1874, $17.82
Rec’d during quarter, 34.96
Total, $52.78
Due Office on acct., $85.59
Appropriate remarks were made by the President and others on the workings of the Society and the importance of a more united effort in the missionary work.
Adjourned sine die.
J. B. GOODRICH, Pres.
AMOS HOLT, Sec.
Ruins of Palmyra and Its Sun Temple
PALMYRA, “the place of palm trees,” is supposed to be the “Tadmor of the wilderness,” which Solomon built. Here, among other remains, are those of a magnificent sun temple; though none of them will compare in grandeur, beauty and exquisite workmanship, nor in antiquity, with those of Baalbec.
A BLUE cross on the margin of your paper signifies that your subscription will expire in two weeks, and that an earnest invitation is extended to you to renew at once.
My P. O. address will be for a while, Fort Howard, Brown Co., Wis., Box 200. O. A. Olsen.
RECEIPTS
For Review and Herald.
Annexed to each receipt in the following list, is the Volume and Number of the REVIEW & HERALD TO which the money received pays—which should correspond with the Numbers on the Papers. If money for the paper is not in due time acknowledged, immediate notice of the omission should then be given.
$2.00 EACH. F Curtis 48-1, Mrs Wm Daniels 48-1, J W Cronkrite 47-25, Lucinda Haskins 48-1, Chas Woodman 48-3, Charles Davis 48-1, Daniel Oviatt 48-1, D T Fero 48-3, D A Stookman 48-1, Russel Harrington 48-3, Abraham Coryell 48-7, S Salisbury 48-1, W V Lovett 48-1, H Bromley 48-1, Henry Brackin 47-24, S N Wright 48-1, Jacob M Ward 48-1, Dr J Grover 48-9, Elijah Williams 48-3, F J Payne 48-6, H M Kilgore 48-2, Mary J Casselman 48-3, Frank Crandall 47-24, Geo F Babcock 48-6, Mrs L A Hanson 47-25, W McClenathian 47-26, H C Loomis 48-1, M E Rust 48-3.
$1.00 EACH. Wm Martin 47-2, Joshua Osbourn 48-1, Chas L Boyd 47-3, Wm E Price 47-2, Thomas Davenport 47-8, N M Gray 47-1, Phebe R Mills 47-3, Ezra Brackett 47-1, S B Thomas 47-1, J D Bandy 47-1, C D Cooper 47-3, Anna Shafer 48-1, S B McLaughlin 47-1, Maria Slocum 47-1, M Slocum 47-3, O Davis 47-1, Mrs A P Bowen 47-2, Wm H Snook 46-21, S A Craig 47-1, Eliza Baker 47-2, R Winter 47-2, Franklin Wood 47-4, Edmund Town 48-1, Edwin Kincaid 48-1, E L Maxwell 47-6, Delia M Mudgett 47-3, Marian Clark 47-3, Minnie Howland 47-3, G L McKenzie 47-3, W Greenlee 47-9, A M Potter 47-1, Mrs Delia G Needham 48-2, Joseph J Miller 47-3, Mrs Ebenezer Carlisle 47-1, J H Cardy 47-3, Mrs A Woodworth 47-3, Mrs Wm Lewis 47-1, Thomas Crouch 47-1, Horace Merrill 47-1.
MISCELLANEOUS. Mrs M G Chamberlain 50c 47-3, Mrs M F Tindall 25c 46-15, Mrs T B Parker $1.10 47-4, W B Shockley 25c 46-16, Eliza Burbee 2.20 47-19, Mrs V A Brewer 50c 46-16, Mrs M Demill 20c 46-10, Eld Geo M Lamkin 50c 47-3, Mrs R R King 30c 46-16, Lovina Francisco 30c 46-16, Nancy S Hibbard 30c 46-16, Mariah Walsh 30c 46-16, C D Mann 75c 46-20, C D Chapman 1.10 48-3, C Heritage 10c 47-3, L M Showers 50c 46-15, David C Bridge 96c 47-26.
Books Sent by Mail.
Eld H A StJohn $2.00, H W Decker 4.92, Rev Z McNew 1.15, J N Bowman 1.50, A E Estlack 25c, J Philo 40c, Edward Elmer 25c, I C Wilmarth 3 68, T C Bishop 25c, A S Jones 50c, E Hallock 20c, Lucia Bush 61c, P Paterson 25c, M Slocum 25c, P F Howell 60c, J F Carr 1.00, B F Wilkinson 2.00, Edwin Kincaid 75c, Eliza Burbee 50c, L T Elphick 1.50, Andrew Wilbur 5.24, Mrs Mary H Mitchell 1.00, Wm Evans 50c, Jacob Ihle 25c, I Sanborn 75c, S E Surdam 26c, B B Francis 20c, Lars Johanneson 1.25, Mrs Lizzie Gregg 1.00, L Masdeney 60c, Mary J Swett 25c, Stephen D Salisbury 50c, F W O Fisher 1.25, Wm Hatten 2.50, J S Milton 50c, Cyrus D Chapman 10c, E Van Deusen 1.81, Edward E Taylor 10c.
Books Sent by Express.
Chas L Boyd, Seward, Neb., $9.40, A O Burrill, Muir, Ionia Co., Mich., 2.00, D H Lamson, Flint, Mich., 6.00, D H Lamson, Armada, Mich., 6.00, M T Olds, Ottawa, Putnam Co., Ohio, 8.20.
Michigan Conference Fund.
Church at Tuscola, (s. B.,) $10.00,
“ “ Genoa, “ 23.50.
“ “ Williams, “ 12.00.
General Conference Fund.
Indiana Conf. (per Isaac Zirkle), $50.00, Iowa Conf., 500.00.
Danish Mission.
Jennie Gotfredson (Donation), 50c.
Book Fund.
A Friend $1.00, J Crandall 5.00.
Mich. T. & M. Society.
Dist. No. 11 (per Alex Capenter), $6.00,
“ “ 1 (“ C S Vedder), 21.65.
Pacific Mission.
Edward Hallock $25.00.
S. D. A. Educational Society.
Amos Prescott (per A S Hutchins), $10.00, J Crandall 3 50.
Cash Received on Account.
Vt. T. & M. Society $5.00.
Change of Appointment
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.
Change of Appointment.
My appointment at Colon is changed from July 31st to July 24th. I will attend the T. & M. quarterly meeting for Dist. No. 2, at Eaton Rapids, Mich., July 31 and August 1. J. Byington.
S. D. A. P. Association.
The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association will hold its sixteenth annual session on the camp-ground at Battle Creek, August 10th, 1875, at 9 o’clock A. M., for the election of officers, and for the transaction of any other business that may come before the meeting. James White, Harmon Lindsay, Freddie House, E. B. Gaskill, Uriah Smith, S. N. Haskell, James Sawyer. Trustees.
The Michigan Camp-Meeting.
This meeting will be held on the old ground, near Battle Creek. All tents should be put up as soon as Monday, as the meeting is to commence Tuesday morning. Ample provision will be made for this meeting. Those who have no tents will be provided for in the large tents. Bring your bedding, and sheets with which to partition off your sections. Committee.
The Michigan Conference.
The Michigan Conference will hold its next annual session in connection with the camp-meeting at Battle Creek, August 11, 1875. Delegates should be on the ground the first day of the meeting. Let the church officers make their reports in season; also let the S. B. treasurers make an effort to meet their pledges. We hope the friends of the cause will make an especial effort to attend this meeting prepared to work for the Lord. E. H. Root, Mich. Conf. Com.; J. Fargo, Mich. Conf. Com.; M. S. Merriam, Mich. Com.
The Educational Society.
The Seventh-day Adventist Educational Society will hold its First Annual Meeting on the camp ground at Battle Creek, Mich., Thursday, Aug. 12, 1875, at 9 o’clock A. M., for the purpose of electing a Board of Trustees for the ensuing year, and transacting any other business that may come before the meeting. James White, U. Smith, E. B. Gaskill, H. Lindsay, Benn Auten, S. N. Haskell, J. H. Kellogg. Trustees.
General Conference.
The Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at Battle Creek, Mich., first-day, Aug. 15, 1875, at 9 o’clock A. M., for the purpose of considering such matters pertaining to the general prosperity of the cause as may properly come before this body. James White, Gen. Conf. Com.; Geo. I. Butler, Gen. Conf. Com.; S. N. Haskell, Com.
State Conference Reports.
These will all be wanted in full at our General Conference, appointed in this paper to be held at Battle Creek, Mich., Aug. 15, 1875. We urgently appeal to the secretaries of the several State Conferences to report promptly the standing of their respective Conferences, according to blanks furnished, giving the number of ministers, number of licentiates, whole number of churches, whole number of church members, whole amount of S. B. pledged, amount pledged to Gen. Conference, and amount on hand, with such other information as may serve to show the state of the cause in each Conference. U. Smith, Sec. Gen. Conf.
Maine Camp-Meeting.
No providence preventing, this meeting will be held Sept. 2-7, 1875, at Richmond, Sagadahoc Co., Maine, 1¾ miles from the depot, 1¼ from the steamboat wharf, on the main road up the Kennebec River leading to Gardiner, on land owned by Wm. Grant, in a pleasant oak grove. Bro. and sister White are cordially invited to attend. Half fare may be expected on the R. R. More hereafter. Committee.
Quarterly meeting at Victory, Wis., first Sabbath in August. Brethren and sisters from neighboring churches are invited. Cannot Brn. Olsen, Atkinson, or Decker, meet with us? F. C. Clark.
Monthly meeting of the Jackson church at Tompkins, July 31, 1875. E. P. Giles.
Quarterly meeting of the T. & M. Society of Dist. No. 3, Mich., in the tent at Bronson, Branch Co., August 1, 1875. Will the librarians please send their reports to J. Warren Wright, Battle Creek, without delay. I. A. Olmstead, Director.
Quarterly meeting at Greenup, Cumberland Co., Ill., July 31 and Aug. 1. Let the brethren at Martinsville, and other scattered brethren attend this meeting. A T. & M. meeting will be held in connection with it. Come, brethren, and let us seek God together. Preaching to commence on Sabbath evening. C. H. Bliss.
The quarterly meeting of the Poysippi church will be at the Putnam School-house, July 25 and 26. P. H. Cady, Elder.
Sutton, Vt., Sabbath, July 31, 1875.
Morgan, Vt., Sabbath and first-day, Aug. 7 and 8. At this meeting baptism will be administered if desired. A. S. Hutchins.
The next quarterly meeting of the T. & M. society of the churches in Dist. No. 5, Mich., will be held with the church at Ravenna, Sabbath and first-day, July 31, and Aug. 1, 1875. Will all the librarians see that their reports are forwarded to the secretary, E. Higley, Coopersville, Ott. Co., in time for this meeting. J. S. Wicks, Director.
Quarterly meeting of the S. D. A. church at Waterloo, Grant Co., Wis., July 31, to be held over first-day. A general invitation is extended. Can some minister attend? Jehiel Ganiard.
The place of meeting for those who observe the seventh day, in Grand Rapids, Mich., is at the residence of H. C. Winslow, 407 Fountain Street. An interested community are cordially invited.
Quarterly meeting at Rochester, Fulton Co., Indiana, Sabbath, July 31st, and August 1st. All are invited. Bro. Lane or Kenyon is expected. James Harvey.
The next quarterly meeting of the churches of Saginaw Co., Mich., will be held at St. Charles, the 24th and 25th of July; also, the T. & M. quarterly meeting for Dist. No. 8 will be held in connection. Will the librarians and scattered brethren send their reports in time for this meeting to H. S. Guilford, St. Charles, Mich. John McGregor, Director.
A church of Seventh-day Adventists will be organized in Marshall, Mich., Sabbath, July 24, 1875. The Christian house of worship has been secured for the meetings. Brethren and sisters from surrounding churches are invited to attend. U. Smith.
Good Meetings.
By James White
We have enjoyed but few better Sabbaths at Battle Creek than the last. The word of the Lord seemed very precious while speaking to the people in the morning, and at the close of the exercise we were very happy in waiting upon deacon Young and wife, who received at our hand Christian baptism.
Bro. Young had served the Presbyterian church as deacon fifty-four years, and now although several years above fourscore, he and his wife go down into the water, and come up out of the water, with the willing, happy cheerfulness of youthful converts. The quiet and solemn calmness of the scene at the water gave dignity to the occasion. It was remarked by a Presbyterian sister, who witnessed the baptism, that the Spirit of the Lord seemed to pervade the whole place, and cover the entire congregation. Mrs. White spoke in the afternoon, and, also at the Health Institute Grove, at 3 P. M., the day following.
Just before the baptism, a telegram was put into our hand announcing the death of the daughter of Eld. Kenyon of Monterey, and that the funeral would be first-day A. M. We at once resolved to be present, and were happy to meet Eld. Smith and Prof. Brownsberger at the house of mourning and at the place of worship. Remarks were made before a crowded house by Eld. Smith and others, and everything pertaining to that funeral seemed appropriate to the burial of a youthful Christian who had fallen asleep in the brightest hope of immortality at the soon coming of the Lifegiver.
We gave a practical discourse in the afternoon, and after the public service enjoyed a successful examination of unpleasant matters before the members of the church, which had grown out of bad management of the leadership question. Many were encouraged at the prospect of a better state of things. In the evening we held a similar meeting with the church at Allegan, with the same results. This meeting held past midnight. After a few hours’ sleep at the good home of Bro. Baker, breakfast, and a season of prayer, such as we seldom enjoy, we took the train for Battle Creek.
Here we meet cheerful faces, good reports of progress of affairs, and among other items of interest from our sons at the Signs Office, in Oakland, Cal., the statement that the new building will be ready before the presses, engine, and other material, can be transported from New York by rail. We go immediately to the Atlantic to see a car loaded for the Pacific.
The Indiana Camp-meeting is postponed to October 7-12.
The Vermont Camp-meeting can be changed to August 26-31, and the New England meeting can come in Aug. 19-24, if the brethren of the two Conferences desire the change.
The Michigan Camp-meeting at Battle Creek is put one week later than last year on account of harvest being at least one week later.
A very large attendance is expected at the Battle Creek Camp-meeting. We hope to see each church in Michigan, and also every little company of believers, represented on our capacious camp-ground with tents, one or more. There were ninety-one tents last year. Let there be at least one hundred this year.
GEN. CONF. COM
The California Printing House.
By James White
The California printing house, when all complete, fully supplied with presses, engine, and material for printing and binding, will cost about $30,000. Our brethren on the Pacific Coast will cheerfully complete a fine building the size of one of our printing buildings in this city. This with the lot will cost $15,000. It will require about $15,000 more to properly furnish this building as it should be with machinery, material, &c. We design to raise $10,000 of this amount in sums of $100 each, and $5,000 in smaller sums. Only about $5,000 of the $15,000 has been collected. We expect to lay out $10,000 immediately, and depend upon collection at the camp-meetings. Do not disappoint us, brethren. Be in season. Get your free-will offerings ready. James White.
To the Minn. T. & M. Society.
By Harrison Grant
ALL the brethren and sisters who acted as canvassers in the Minnesota T. & M. Society in obtaining names on trial for the Voice and Reformer the past winter and spring are earnestly requested to canvass the field at once, and if you find those that receive the Voice or Reformer that are not interested, or do not take their paper from the post-office, or are not worthy persons, please collect all such names and their post-office addresses and send them to A. H. Vankirk, Concord, Minn., and their paper will be stopped. Now let each director in the several districts take hold of this work immediately, and see that their canvassers work understandingly.
HARRISON GRANT, Pres. Minn. T. & M. S. July 12, 1875.
Review of Baird’s Two Sermons.
By D. H. Lamson
THE above is the title of a new work from the pen of Bro. Waggoner, containing sixty-four pages, price 10c.
The two sermons were delivered by Rev. R. J. Baird of Armada, the then pastor of the Congregational church of that place. He has now, however, accepted a call from Portland, Mich., and removed to that locality.
“The Two Sermons” were but a bundle of sophisms, and are in this little work most completely exposed. It would be well if all our people could furnish themselves with the pamphlet, as there are some valuable criticisms on the Hebrew text of the fourth commandment and also Gen. 2:2, 3. I do not know of a published work that discloses so plainly the weakness in argument of those who oppose the Sabbath of the Lord. It would be of less value, were it not for the fact that the sermons of Baird, besides being delivered orally, were put in print, and are being circulated freely wherever Congregationalism has obtained a foothold. The sermons were reviewed close upon their delivery in the tent at Armada, to the satisfaction of many by Eld. E. B. Lane. Had they not been published, their influence would have been fully met. But being scattered everywhere, we say to all, Get the “Review” for general distribution. D. H. LAMSON.
Labor.
By O. M. Olds
I AM now in readiness to labor in any rural district where the providence of God may open the way. Those isolated brethren who desire preaching can address me at Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa. O. M. OLDS. July 14, 1875.
Camp-Meeting and Conference Postponed to October
By J. H. Rogers
Notice.
As the camp-meeting for Mo. and Kan. has been postponed till October, the Conference is also postponed till the same time. The next general quarterly meeting of the T. & M. Society will be held in connection with the camp-meeting. It is desired that all the Tract Society workers make out full reports of their labors in obtaining subscribers for periodicals, circulating tracts, &c.; and that all the directors send their reports, giving the result of labor bestowed and the number of members, so we may know what has been accomplished the past year. J. H. Rogers, Pres.