p. 31 | Review and Herald, Vol. 36, No. 4. (7/12/1870)

Earlier text: Thoughts on the Book of Daniel

Cattaraugus Co., N. Y.

By R. F. Cottrell

THERE are a few firm friends of the cause in this county. I have spent two Sabbaths here, one at Cottage, and one at Randolph. A good interest was manifest at each, some from each place being in attendance at both meetings. They are thus getting acquainted with each other. They have made arrangements to meet together in monthly meetings, beginning the first Sabbath in September. As they intend to go to our camp-meeting, they defer the first monthly meeting till the month following. We meet with the friends in Leon next Sabbath and first-day, where a few have embraced the Sabbath from reading publications furnished them by our friends here.

R. F. COTTRELL.

Cottage, N. Y., June 28, 1870.

Obituary Notices.

Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.

Died, in the township of West Union, Minn., June 12, 1870, Mary Alice, youngest daughter of H. F. and C. M. Lashier, aged 3 months and 16 days.

“When the morn of glory breaking, Shall light the tomb, Beautiful will be thy waking, In fadeless bloom.”

H. F. Lashier.

Died, in South Kingston, R. I., May 28, 1870. Sr. Lucy A., wife of Bro. Noah Holloway, aged 72 years.

Bro. and Sr. H. embraced the present truth by reading the Review, which was sent to them by some unknown person many years ago. She was ever prompt in walking in every advance step of truth as it shone on her pathway. Her sufferings were great in consequence of a cancer, but she maintained Christian patience and meekness to the last. We sorrow, but not without hope. Discourse from John 14:8. S. N. Haskell.

S. MAXSON

By S. Maxson

From Bro. Maxson.

DEAR REVIEW: For the first time I drop a few lines to you for encouragement to any that may chance to read. I am now in my fifty-fourth year. Was raised a Seventh-day Baptist, and never heard a Seventh-day Adventist preach in my life. But about a year ago, the ADVENT REVIEW found its way to my far off-home through the agency of my daughter, then living in California; and since that time I have been attentively reading the doctrines advocated by the same, with books treating upon different points of doctrine, as set forth by that people, and find them all supported by the pure teaching of the Word of God. I use no wine, no tobacco, no meat; but in every way I am trying to be prepared for the coming of Christ. And I feel to say, Come Lord Jesus, come quickly. With the help of God in meekness we intend to fight the battle of the Lord valiantly, come off victorious, and receive a reward that is laid up for all the faithful. J. F. Wood and wife, S. S. Coston and wife, Sr. Morehouse, myself and wife, are all there are here of like precious faith. Bro. Wood delivered a course of lectures last winter.

The Sabbath question has been somewhat agitated; and whilst we are branded as Spiritualists, Infidels, &c., the leaven is at work, and a number are thoroughly convinced of the present truth. What we now lack is a preacher that can set home these truths in a convincing manner, and bring out the honest ones from the great city of confusion. One man says he will give fifty dollars, and I will give one hundred dollars. There are others that will give something toward getting a preacher; and we will pray God in his own good time to send us a minister with a pure heart and clean hands. May the Lord help in this direction.

S. MAXSON

Walla Walla Co., W. T.

R. A. WORDEN

By R. A. Worden

From Sister Worden.

DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: Under the plea of inability to instruct or edify, I have suffered my pen to lie idle for months, and years; but being aroused by Bro. Smith's remarks in the REVIEW, I resolved to try to add my mite to the Conference Department, if nothing more.

Nearly eight years have passed since I was led to embrace present truth. In reviewing those eight years, I find the record incomplete. It is not as I could desire to see it. I have not improved upon the talent lent me, as my Lord demands. I have been sadly deficient in the great work of preparation in which we all have an interest. All have something to do. I realize I must make a great effort to retrieve the past. “For the night is far spent, the day is at hand,” and I would be found with a “pure heart and clean hands” doing the work the Lord has assigned me. The language of my heart to day is with the psalmist, when he said, “My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.”

The tracts that have been circulated, have tended to arouse the clergy, and there seems to be a spirit of investigation in the people more than ever before.

Oh! that the Lord may give us grace to live out the truth in such a manner, that others may be brought under the protection of the truth, which is to be a shield and buckler.

R. A. WORDEN

St. Clair Co., Mich.

Blakeville Church Keeping the Commandments

Sr. M. Bradford writes from Blakeville, N. H.: We, as a little church here, are trying to keep the commandments of God and to help each other on in the way. In so doing we are helped altogether. Through the labors of Brn. Rodman and Haskell, with the blessing of God, a few have commenced to keep the Lord’s Sabbath. We number at the present time, thirteen. As we embrace the truth of God, and grow in grace, and in the knowledge of it, we are coming up upon higher and more elevated ground, where I believe we may commune with God and his holy angels. We want our feet to stand on the platform of eternal truth. I want to be more pure in heart, more harmless and undefiled. This is the position I am earnestly seeking for. I cannot rest until I obtain what my soul so much desires, the love and grace of God, that will make us wise unto salvation, and enable us to endure unto the end.

Sister Honstain Embraces the Bible Sabbath

By S. A. J. Honstain

SISTER S. A. J. HONSTAIN writes from Grant Co., Wis.: It is now fourteen years since we came to this country, and we have not heard an Adventist preacher since we came here. I and my husband, and father and mother, and two sisters, and four brothers and their wives, all believed in the soon coming of Christ. My father died in the firm belief of soon rising again in the first resurrection. An old friend who came to our house on a visit and to transact some business, told me he had joined the Seventh-day Adventist church; and we had quite a talk. I told him to send me some of your papers and I would read them, though I did not believe in keeping Saturday. But I was not prejudiced; so I have read, and am satisfied you have the right day. My husband and mother and two brothers and my oldest daughter, all believe the seventh day to be the Bible Sabbath. The others we hope soon will join us in it.

State Conference for Vermont.

By A. C. Bourdeau; L. Bean; N. Orcutt

It is expected that during the camp-meeting which will be held in South Lancaster this season, a New England Conference will be formed; in which case the Vermont State Conference will merge into that Conference, in harmony with a resolution which was adopted at our annual State Conference of Oct. 8, 1869. But in case a New England Conference should not be organized then, the next annual session of the Vermont State Conference will be held at the time of the Vermont camp-meeting, to be held in accordance with the notice already given in the REVIEW, at Bordoville, Vt., as the Vermont Conference Committee may appoint during said camp-meeting. Now in order that everything be in readiness in either case, it is earnestly requested that all the reports necessary, from churches, relative to their standing, their additions, and losses through the year, and the amount of their S. B. funds; from ministers as required by the Constitution, and from any person who has quarterly reports to make to the Secretary of the Conference, be made and sent to the Vt. Conf. Secretary immediately. The address of the Secretary is, N. Orcutt, Bordoville, Franklin Co., Vt. The churches should appoint their delegates, and furnish them with letters showing their appointment.

A. C. Bourdeau, L. Bean, N. Orcutt, } Conference Committee.

The New Building.

By James White

In our article relative to a new Office building, referred to by several brethren, we did not design to call out means at present. Several, however, have responded with their money. Our object was to call the attention of our people to the subject, and obtain an expression from many. The responses have been prompt and hearty. Some of them have been given in the REVIEW.

Bro. M. E. Cornell writes that we may depend upon $2500 from the new friends in the vicinity of Boston. And here we wish to state that there can be no failure in point of means. Our people are ready to do anything that duty seems to demand. The only question to be settled is, whether the state of things in the Office, and in the church at Battle Creek, justify immediate action, so as to complete the building before cold weather. We have serious doubts. Great improvements have been made during the past year in things in general in Battle Creek, and in the Office in particular. But much remains to be done. Whether the present congregation, as a whole, will ever come out of the state of spiritual lethargy into which they had fallen, to enjoy freedom, remains doubtful. It is our opinion that those who have acted so unworthy a part in managing the general interests of the cause, and those who persistently sympathized with them when the errors of their course became apparent, have disqualified themselves to fill the responsible positions which the members of that church should, and must, fill, in whose midst our institutions are planted.

Many have moved to Battle Creek who have no duty here. The General Conference Committee are fully decided to do all in their power to induce those persons to move to other places, who cannot work to advantage in Battle Creek, and to induce worthy persons to move to Battle Creek, who are suitable persons to keep this fort, and to hold up the hands of the servants of God. The most we shall do at present will be to call for pledges for means to commence building next spring, if decided so to do at the next annual meeting of the S. D. A. Publishing Association.

JAMES WHITE.

The Illinois Tent.

By T. M. Steward; R. F. Andrews

We are now at this place with our tent. We came here directly from our Camp-meeting at Nora. The Lord, by his providence, directed us to this place; yet we do not see any very flattering prospect, unless it is that Satan is at work to shut up the minds of the people, and raise a prejudice to keep them from hearing.

Our congregations have been small, and the clergy of the place do not deign to even come and see our tent. Yet we trust in God, who made heaven and earth, and shall try to live near him, and do our duty, leaving the result with him. If any of our scattered brethren in Illinois know of any good openings for tent-meetings, will they please write us immediately at Earlville, Lasalle Co., Ill., so we can decide where to go when we leave here.

T. M. STEWARD, R. F. ANDREWS.

Earlville, Ill., July 7, 1870.

European Mission.

By James White

We have sent $2000 to the brethren in Switzerland, to be used in the spread of the present truth in Europe. Bro. James Ertzenberger, who has now spent one year in America, will return to Switzerland in the fall, to labor as Providence may open his way. He will translate many of our works into the German and French languages. The $2000 already sent, and more that may be raised, will be expended in printing our works in Europe, under the supervision of the General Conference Committee of America.

Below we give the names of the donors, and the amounts donated, excepting the smaller sums which have been receipted in the REVIEW under the head of Foreign Missions. If mistakes have been made, we shall be glad to correct them.

The amount received is $1938.00. The amount still due us to make $2000, which we have advanced, is $62.00. Those who wish to add to their donations, and those who have not donated for this object, are now invited to take part in this good work.

JAMES WHITE.

Donor	Amount
J. P. Kellogg & wife,	$100.00
Ira Abbey & wife,	100.00
H. W. Kellogg & wife,	100.00
James White & wife,	100.00
E. H. Root & wife,	100.00
D. R. Palmer & wife,	100.00
C. S. Griggs & wife,	100.00
Hiram Hunter,	100.00
W. H. Littlejohn,	100.00
V. B. Gaskill & wife,	50.00
Samuel I. Abbey,	50.00
J. N. Andrews,	50.00
S. W. Rhodes & wife,	50.00
Harmon Lindsay & wife,	50.00
C. W. Lindsay & wife,	50.00
H. Hilliard & wife,	50.00
Francis Gould,	50.00
Hiram Bingham,	50.00
James Harvey,	25.00
R. & J. Hart,	25.00
A good brother,	25.00
D. T. Bourdeau,	25.00
Geo. Lowree,	25.00
M. E. Cornell,	25.00
Edson Dow,	25.00
Hans Rasmussen,	25.00
C. D. Rasmussen,	25.00
R. J. Lawrence,	25.00
M. J. Cornell,	25.00
L. W. Carr,	25.00
Newell Grant,	75.00
J. S. Olive & wife,	60.00
A friend,	38.00
Hannah Sawyer,	30.00
A. W. Maynard,	30.00
J. I. Marrass,	20.00
S. N. Walsworth & wife,	20.00
Cyrus Colby,	15.00

Enlargement of the Office Building of the Publishing Association.

The call from Bro. White for the enlargement of the Office building is what might have been expected, as the precious cause of God advances. If the demand for printed publications required the continual use of two power presses day and night in closing the midnight cry of 1844, how much greater the demand in closing up the last message of mercy, when the whole earth will be lighted up with its glory.

The call meets my hearty approbation. I am satisfied that additional room is needed, from the way I saw the rooms crowded during our last Conference. We do not lack strength as a people to raise the necessary means, neither should we lack confidence in giving freely of our substance to forward such an important work. For one I want to share in the enterprise. Joseph Bates. Holly, Mich., July 7, 1870.

Eastern Camp-Meetings

Appointments.

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

Eastern Camp-Meetings.

We now design to hold camp-meetings in the several States of New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, Michigan, and Ohio. There will be time for two or three more. We can this week give only the time and place of the following. More particulars will be given next week: Oneida, N. Y., Aug. 5-9; South Lancaster, Mass., 11-16; Bordoville, Vt., 18-23; Maine, 25-30. GEN. CONF. COM.

Providence permitting, I will meet with the church in Orange, Sabbath and first-day, July 16 and 17. Will Bro. Howe meet me at Muir Station, July 15, at about 3:30 P. M.? JOSEPH BATES.

The next series of Quarterly Meetings for Minnesota will be as follows: Clark's Grove, July 16, 17; Brush Creek, 23, 24; Tamhassen, 30, 31; Blue Earth City, Aug. 6, 7; Deerfield, 13, 14; Pine Island, 20, 21; Maiden Rock, Wis., 27, 28; Greenwood Prairie, Sept. 3, 4; Pleasant Grove, 10, 11. H. E. PHILLIPS, Sec'y.

The next Quarterly Meeting of the church of Monroe, Wis., will be held July 16 and 17, 1870. We hope every member belonging to this church will be represented either in person or by letter. Brethren from Albany, Avon, and McConnell's Grove, are invited to attend this meeting. Cannot one of our messengers meet with us at this meeting? O. H. PRATT.

Business Department.

Not Slothful in Business. Rom. 12:11.

Business Notes.

Mrs. N. DENNISON: We have the hymn you speak of, in Camp-Meeting Melodies.

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 receipted 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.

$1.00 each. S H Howes 37-1, L Hall 36-1, A B Castle 37-2, Frederick Hall 37-1, W S Foote 37-1, L C Wordell 37-1, Calvin Green 37-1, J S McLoud 37-1, Hannah Sargent 37-1, Eliza A Sisson 36-6, Stephen Harding 36-13, Willis R Chase 37-1, J R Whipple 37-1, Catharine Tosh 37-13, O Chandler 36-1, H Patch 36-1, J Bailey 38-1, H C Metcalf 38-1, T Alverson 36-18, Mrs A D Barstow 37-13, Mrs S A Bates 37-13, Mrs J Potter 37-13, R H Pinkham 37-13, John Graham 37-13, J W Bryan 37-13, H Wentworth 37-13, B W Appleton 37-13, A McKenzie 37-13, H C Whitney 37-1, E Church 36-1, A G Hart 36-3, Margaret Campbell 34-20, Lewis Hackett 35-1, P Peterson 37-1, M A Dickens 37-1, Nathan N Anway 37-14, M J Clark 36-1, Ransom Woodin 36-1, G W Amadon 37-1, Lewis S Moses 38-1, Elias Sanford 37-1, Mary J Rees 36-5, J D Howard 37-24, Caleb P Preston 38-1, Elizabeth Ashley 38-1, A K Harding 38-1, Mrs A C Balbeck 37-1, P S Thurston 37-1, Mrs M E Houghton 38-1, Mrs W W Chase 36-1, H S Zollner 36-1, Mrs L Austin 37-20, Hiram L Hall 32-1.

$2.00 each. C P Faulkner 38-1, Robert Sawyer 38-6, A Hurlburt 38-1, Elijah Kinne 38-1, P E Knut 34-1, N W Henry 36-1, Lewis Bean 38-1, J L Lewis 37-1, H C Loomis 37-19, O Bates 37-1, W Farnsworth 37-1, W H Colcord 36-20, R R Kestian 39-11, F D Graves 38-1, J S Rogers 37-22, H Fellows 37-1, J C Tucker 38-1, J M Porter 38-22, Wm Fenner 37-14, B C Chandler 37-14, D Nash 36-10, O Davis 38-1, L W Jones 37-20, Mrs Geo Osterhout 38-18, M Wood 38-1, Sarah McFerrey 37-1, J Phillips 38-18, H M Bailey 37-1, C Flemming 37-1, Walter Ernst 37-1, Hannah Rogers 38-1, John Hansen 38-1, J W Ellis 37-26, Mrs M Small 38-1, L P Merritt 38-1, H Grant 38-1, A H Vankirk 37-4, A Horr 38-10, M B Bronson 37-2, W I Gibson 37-5, F J Cresse 38-18, A B Warren 38-1, G W Chamberlain 37-1, Mrs M Stayton 38-1, S Wadsworth 37-15, Lucinda Locke 37-1, David Atkins 36-13, B Chute 37-1, H W Coy 37-1, E A Manton 38-1, Howard Preston 38-1, S W Hitchcock 37-10, D Robkin 37-4, J Martin 37-4, L Smith 38-1, E R Tillotson 38-12, G K Patterson 35-1, A Olson 38-1, Mrs M Thompson 38-9, O C Wright 38-9, G W Sheldon 38-1, B F Bradbury 38-1, O S Linnell 38-3, J O'Neil 37-1, Jane Shafer 38-1, D P Bishop 36-14, A Hoenes 37-21, M M Nelson 39-1, H Hunter 39-1, T Bickle 39-1, A M Holcomb 38-16.

Miscellaneous.

J T June $1.50 34-17, Jas C Sholley 32c 36-17, R F Barton 50c 36-5, Emma Dunn 1.54 37-15, J Marvin 1.50 36-13, E H Part 25c 36-17, R L Ainsworth 50c 36-9, N H Ordway 1.50 37-2, Geo M Dimmick 3.00 38-1, C S Rowley 4.00 38-1, B Chaffee 2.00 38-1, Mrs B Slater 50c 38-1, Peter Erb 4.00 38-1, Eli Stone 4.00 37-1, L H Ellis 1.75 37-1, M Redfield 3.00 37-14, E Odell 3.00 38-1, Mary A Sharp 3.00 37-1, Mrs W S Green 1.50 37-10, Mrs S Green 1.30 37-10, Mrs S Keaplen 1.30 37-10, E O Hickock 50c 36-23, R W Jordon 50c 36-13, Peter Valentino 50c 36-13, A Frisk 50c 37-1, E Parks 4.00 37-1, Thomas 4.00 37-1, J E Farrar 5.00 37-1, E Hallock 3.00 38-7, Short Glascock 5.00 38-1, J T Collicott 50c 36-1.

Books Sent by Mail.

J V Himes $1.24, Jerome Fargo 60c, E Zytkoskee 1.12, J W Elder 2.75, A Hoenes 1.85, J N Loughborough 6.36, A'D Eshleman 2.92, Mrs J D H Camp 27c, G W Davis 12c, Jacob Keihl 25c, Geo McDowell 2.75, A A Beman 2.92, Jonas Hunter 12c, A S Hutchins 50c, P R Mills 60c, E O Hammond 29c, L W Carr 5.10, Daniel Call 25c, W G Burbee 25c, Stephen Woodworth 10c, H F Phelps 82.

Received on Book and Tract Fund.

M B Cyphers $2.05, A B Williams 5.00, J Hoffer 2.00, P W Andrews 3.00, H Huntington 3.50, P Martin 1.00, Geo W Dimmick 5.00, J H Warren 2.50, C Kelsey 3.50, H Grant 3.00, J B Edwards 1.00, F W Morse 1.00, Calvin Flemming 2.00, E Sanford 5.00, S Preston 2.00, A Friend 2.00, D Andre 20.00, C J Pearce 1.00, Geo Walling 1.00, A Sister 10.00, A good brother 25.00, N B Berry 10.00, M J Bartholf 2.00, T Loomis 10.00, I Colcord 8.00, L Lathrop 50.00, J H Morrison 20.00, W Sutliff 8.20, R C Straw 8.00, B Horr 1.00, Sand Prairie Church 8.50, Jos Elkins 5.00, Thomas Bickle 1.00.

Cash Received on Account.

J M Ferguson $2.46, Church at State Center, Iowa, 8.00, Henry Nicola 18.00, Benn Auten 14.10, Geo I Butler 40.00.

Shares in the Publishing Association.

Jacob Shrively $10.00, Susan Shively 5.00.

Books Sent by Express.

R L Simpson, Decatur, Burt Co., Nebraska, via Onawa, Monona Co., Iowa, $3.66, J H Morrison, Ft. Madison, Lee Co., Iowa, $4.50. Sarah Beach, Charlotte, Mich., 7.58.