Bro. White: I for the first time try to contribute a few lines to the pages of the Review. I have been trying to walk in the narrow way ever since Bro. Hull was here, three years ago. I was a Sabbath-keeper before, but have since seen the necessity of striving to live out the truth as I never did before. I have passed through many trials, but out of them all the Lord has delivered me so far. Praise his holy name! And his promise is sure, to be with his people to the end.
I feel as much as ever determined to press my way onward to mount Zion. That is the first object of my life, to be prepared for the coming of my blessed Lord. I want to be ever humble, prayerful, and watchful over my own heart, and be always ready to do my Saviour's will. He says, In the world ye shall have tribulation; but in me ye shall have peace. I want to live so as to have that peace, and be enabled to overcome every trial and temptation, that I may have an inheritance in that kingdom which the Saviour of the world is preparing for his faithful ones.
Your sister striving to overcome.
SARAH A. ROGERS.
Victoria, Mo.
Obituary Notices.
DIED September 5, 1863, of scarlet rash, Elanza, son of Carlisle and Margaret Smith, aged 2 years and 7 months.
Also on the 27th of August, of same disease, Ira Z., another son of Bro. and sister Smith, aged 8 months. The following lines were handed me to be published in connection with this notice.
Rest, little ones, in quiet sleep,
While angels watch around,
To guard your dust and safely keep
Till the last trump shall sound.
Then shall ye leave your dusty beds,
And like your Lord arise,
With joy and gladness on your heads,
To meet him in the skies.
Also on the 20th of September, our little babe, Alice Eva, aged four months and a half. In our affliction we feel that we have been abundantly sustained by the prayers of the brethren and sisters.
D. W., & A. M. HULL.
DIED in Kingston, Wis., September 14, 1863, of paralysis, my beloved mother, Rachel Fessenden, aged 55 years. After a severe illness of four months, she fell asleep in Jesus, to rest until he shall come to raise the sleeping saints to life and immortality. A little more than three years ago she embraced the Advent doctrine; since that time it had been her chief delight to serve the Lord and keep his commandments. She died with a bright evidence of her acceptance with God. Although we miss her more than words can express, yet the thought of her safety comforts us. She is free from the buffetings and temptations of the enemy. Her trials and troubles are all over.
“Unconscious now in peaceful sleep,
From all her cares at rest;
While friends around are called to weep,
She is divinely blest.
“Away from Satan's tempting snare,
Her faith's no longer tried;
In Jesus she is sleeping there;
For in bright hope she died.”
MARY E. FARRAR.
Kingston, Wis.
Die to Self
By Beveridge
Die to Self.—Live as near to Jesus as you possibly can, but die to self. It is a daily work. Jesus is as a sun that shines on the side of the mountain, and now and then a sunbeam comes over the top; we get a glimpse, a sort of twilight apprehension of the brightness of the sun; but self must be much more subdued before we can bask in the beams of the ever-blessed Jesus, or say in everything, “Thy will be done.”—Beveridge.
Business Department.
By Editor
Business Notes.
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Which will You Have, Hoops or Health?
THE reader will find in the following, a candid answer to an important question. It comes from good authority; and many can testify to its truthfulness from their own experience. We copy from the "Laws of Life," by J. C. Jackson, M. D.:
"Question. Are hoopskirts, on the whole, beneficial to the health, or not?
"Answer. The hoopskirt is the most injurious article of clothing which woman ever put on to the lower portion of her body. She suffers in health more from it, than from the old petticoat, or close, heavy skirt, which used to be the fashion, for the reason that by means of it, the lower portion of the body, and the lower limbs, are constantly bathed in a stratum, or body of air, which lowers the temperature of the surface of the body, and thus checks the circulation in the lower extremities. Habituated, as by this style of dress women are, to a deficient circulation in the lower portions of the body, abnormal conditions of those portions take place, chilliness becomes constant, the blood recedes from the surface of the limbs, is driven into the upper portions of the body, inducing congestion, and, as a consequence, diseases of the respiratory organs are much more frequent than they otherwise would be.
"No woman having any care for her health, should ever wear hoopskirts under any circumstances except when sitting in a warm room, or reclining upon a couch, or bed."
A Conversation Between a Brother and a Messenger.
By John Byington
MESSENGER. Brother, how do you get along?
BROTHER. Not very well. I am in trial.
M. Have you been the cause of your own trials, or have your brethren injured you?
B. I have not been very faithful, but I think the church have not done right. They have injured me.
M. Have you taken your own wrongs out of the way?
B. Well, I want to do it, but I do not know —
M. Dear brother, I fear here is the difficulty. Let us be sure to get our own wrongs out of the way. Do you have good meetings?
B. I have not been to meeting for several weeks. For this reason I do not feel free when I go.
M. You may feel some bondage under the circumstances, but I think you feel much greater bondage to stay at home. By staying away, you not only grieve your brethren, but you wound your Saviour afresh, and put him to an open shame. Now, dear brother, go to the house of God and do your duty. If you have done wrong, make it the first duty to remove it, or confess it; and if the church have erred in your case, your faithfulness in the house of God will be the best means to lead them to correct their errors.
JOHN BYINGTON.
Milford, Mich.
No Cross, No Crown
By Trapp
No CROSS, No CROWN.—Endure hardness. Never dream of a delicacy. Think not to find God in the gardens of Egypt, whom Moses found not but in the burning bush. Many love Canaan but for the wilderness; commend the country, but look upon the conquest as impossible; would sit in the seat of honor with Zebedee’s children, but not drink the cup of affliction. No wearing the crown but by hearing the cross first. Christ himself was not glorified till first crucified.—Trapp.
True Strength
By D'Aubigne
True Strength.—In the history of the heroes of this world—of such men as Charles XII, or Napoleon—there is always a critical moment, which shapes their career, and insures their future glory. It is that in which a consciousness of their own strength is suddenly imparted to them. And a moment not less decisive than this—though stamped with an impulse altogether different—is to be found in the life of every heroic servant of God; it is that moment in which he first recognizes his absolute helplessness and nothingness; then it is that the strength of God is communicated to him from on high.—D'Aubigne.
Appointments.
Providence permitting, there will be a quarterly meeting of Seventh-day Adventists at McConnell's Grove, Ills., commencing Sabbath, Nov. 7, and continuing over Sunday. Some of the messengers are expected.
Thos. Brown.
Providence permitting we will hold meetings with the church in Caledonia, Mich. Oct. 31st and Nov. 1st.
Church in Bowne, evenings of Nov. 4th and 5th.
Church in Lowell, Nov. 7th and 8th.
Church in Greenville, Montcalm Co. Sabbath and first-day Nov. 14th and 15th.
It is proposed that several members of the Monterey church, unite with us in the Caledonia meeting.
If Bro. I. D. Van Horn is not otherwise engaged we should be much pleased if he would attend the Lowell meeting with us.