Daily blessings, direct from the Lord's own hand, are so numerous, and so constantly and regularly supplied, that we forget that they are daily, hourly gifts from the Lord's mercy. We live. He gives us life. We breathe—and every instant breathe the air that God alone can form. "He formed the earth and made it;" for our abode. He forms our food, and "gives us water of the rain of heaven." Without all these we could not be. Were he to withhold either, we should perish. He gives the days and seasons in their order, and all for us. If the Lord should sometimes forget us as we forget Him; if He should forget to make the sun rise as often as we forget to thank him for its light; if he should forget to send the shower, and make the grass grow, and the harvest to ripen, as often as we forget that they are His gifts to us, the last woe would be accomplished upon a thankless world. We forget to read His Word—forget to pray to Him, forget to keep his commandments, forget to teach our children by precept and example to worship and obey Him, forget at meals to thank Him for our daily bread, forget His Sabbaths; are tardy and habitually behind time in assembling at His house for Sabbath worship; forget to love Him, and to deal justly with our fellow men, and then are discontented and half-angry if we do not receive at His hand all that our vain wishes crave! Were the Lord to deal by us, as we deal by Him, and by each other, how little should we have! We receive our "daily bread," only because "His mercy endureth forever."
The fact that the Lord in His mercy operates by means, obscures our vision to the fact that He operates at all. And yet I doubt—if every morning bread and fruits and choicest dishes dropped down from heaven on our tables—if then we would for any length of time think of them as the Lord's gifts. A few days, and it would be an old story—a common thing—expected as a matter of course. Is our daily bread less the direct gift of the Lord to us, because his mercy gives it as a reward to industry? He formed the bed of the mould, he gave the seed. He gives the sun to warm, and the shower to fructify. He is the great chemist who formed the universe a mighty laboratory, wherein to work the wondrous changes we behold. Is he less God, and less our God, and less the giver of our daily bread, because he forms it for us before our eyes, and allows our aid in doing it? Does he less give the luscious fruit, because he allows the trees to grow and blossom, and bear its rich burthen within our garden, to bless our eyes with its beauty? Is bread the less his gift because he lets it grow in our fields, to adorn the earth and beautify the landscape with its green glades and golden waves?—Did you ever think how desolate the world would be if God formed all our food and clothes in heaven and hung them in our wardrobe, or dropped our food every morning, ready cooked, upon our tables? No green fields, no fruitful trees; no flocks, no herds! A bold and barren desert would meet our deadened sense on every side! How pleased are children, and how grateful to their teacher, when he invites them to his study, his museum, or his laboratory and exhibits to them his experiments in chemistry; and how proud and pleased the boy who may be permitted to assist in some of the more easy and simple acts. Is he not more grateful for the honored privilege too? And yet how strange that men complain because the God of chemistry works out his wonders before their eyes, and honors them by giving them some easy parts to do.
Without God and Without Hope
the doctrines of men, but the Scriptures of truth are for two or three years without God and without hope. few days, and it would be an old story—a common
The Lord’s Goodness to Me
By Sarah M. Russell
From Sister Russell.
Bro. Smith: I would like to say a few words through the Review concerning the Lord's goodness to me. I can truly say he has done a great work for me during the last six months for which I feel to praise his name. I have been led to see that I was a great sinner in the sight of God, and although I had professed to be a follower of Christ for more than two years yet I loved this world more than I did my Saviour; but I now feel to rejoice that my lot was ever cast here among the true people of God. I can say that I now love the truths of the Third Angel's Message. I love to keep God's holy Sabbath. I rejoice in the soon coming of my Saviour; for I believe he is soon coming to take his ransomed people home. O, it is a glorious thought to think of being redeemed from off this earth and never taste death. I find I have many things to overcome; but by the grace of God I am determined to overcome all, that I may have a right to the tree of life and enter in through the gates into the city.
In hope of immortality at the appearing of Jesus. Sarah M. Russell.
Meetings in Mauston and Rubicon
From Bro. Hart.
BRO. SMITH: I have just returned from Mauston, where I found a goodly number that had embraced the Sabbath under the labors of Bro. Stewart. I had a very good and I think a profitable time with them: While I presented to them the history of the Advent cause, the fulfillment of prophecy, connected with its bringing us to the cleansing of the Sanctuary and the three angel's Messages, there was evidently an ear to hear, and a desire to understand the truth, on the part of most, at least. May the Lord help them to live out the Sabbath law. Thirteen gave their names for the paper, also other publication to present to their friends to lead them into the truth that they now love.
I learned that a brother of Harvey Childs of Vt. lived near; so I went and found him. He had been somewhat interested in the meetings held the past Winter, and wished me to have a meeting on First-day in his district. This I did. He came out on the truth, and seemed to rejoice in the clear pathway in which God had led his people. Others seemed to have an ear to hear, may the Lord open the way for them to hear that have ears; for it is truly the case that many have no disposition to hear the truth, but fables they love.
JOSIAH HART.
Rubicon, Wis., June 4th, 1857.
CONSCIENTIOUS YOUNG MAN.
There is no object so beautiful as a conscientious young man. I watch him as I do a star in the heavens. Clouds may be before him, but we know that his light is behind them and will beam again. The blaze of others' prosperity may out-shine him, but we know though unseen, he illuminates his true sphere. He resists temptation not without a struggle, for that is not virtue; but he does resist and conquer : he hears the sarcasm of the profligate, and it stings him, for that is the trial of virtue, but he heals the wound with his own pure touch. He heeds not the watchword of fashion, if it leads to sin. The atheist who says, not only in his heart, but with his lips, "There is no God," controls him not, for he sees the hand of a creating God and reverences it. Woman is sheltered by strong arms, and guided by loving counsel; old age is protected by its experience, and manhood by its strength. But the conscientious young man stands amidst the temptations of the world, a self-balanced power. Happy he who seeks and gains the prop and shelter of christianity.
Onward then; raise thy standard, and nerve thyself for goodness. If God has given thee intellectual power, awaken it in that cause. Never let it be said of thee: He helped to swell the tide of sin, by pouring his influence into its channels. If thou art feeble in mental strength, throw not that poor drop into a polluted channel. Awake, arise, young man, wear the beautiful garment of virtue.
Tent Meeting in Green Creek Ohio.
By G. W. Holt
The Tent was erected for the first time, on the place of Bro. Joseph Pemberton June 5th and meetings continued over Sabbath and First-day. This was the most central place for the brethren to assemble for general conference to take into consideration the several duties connected with Tent enterprise. Union and harmony were the prevailing characteristics of this meeting.
On account of the late arrival of the Tent, our public notice was very limited. Notwithstanding the short notice and it being a country place, we had a good congregation each evening and a godly number on Sabbath, and on First-day it was estimated that there were about six hundred present. We have never seen a better interest.
After the first evening meeting it was reported that we had a notice posted on our desk before the people "Ten cents for admittance." The next day a gentleman came in to see the notice and pay his bill, but to his great astonishment found the demand was Ten Commandments. We called upon all to settle their admittance fee by complying with the ten just demands of our heavenly Father, whose servants we are.
On First-day we were interrupted several times during morning service by a spiritual medium who could not endure the testimony of the Bible on the origin of modern spiritualism. As soon as the meeting was closed he called the attention of the people and read a communication purporting to be from the spirit of a woman that was hung at the time of New England Witchcraft. He ridiculed prayer; but before the communication of the professed spirit of the New England witch closed, it mentioned her praying three different times. We felt called upon to defend the truth and expose their sophistry. The Lord gave us the complete victory over his arguments and spirit influence. While replying he continued to interrupt and contradict until the frown of the entire assembly seemed to be upon him and he was compelled to leave. About the last thing he said was, that the reason why Paul rebuked the woman that followed him and Silas crying "These men are the servants of the most high God &c., was because he was always afraid of women."
We then told the people we had a fair specimen of Spiritualism, and there was no further need of argument, but several cried go on! go on! We then applied the prophecies of Satan's work in the last days. The people seemed to be disgusted with the conduct of the spiritualists on this occasion. At the close of our remarks one cried out "I am no more a spiritualist," another said "That's all I want to know of spiritualism." After the second meeting another medium, a woman, was influenced and said that the spirit of William Miller had visited her that forenoon and hid her go and correct the brethren; to tell them he was mistaken about the literal earth being burned with fire, that it was only the fire of truth that would purify the people. We thought if Wm. Miller was alive and knew how well we were established in the present truth, he would know better than to come to us with such a message.
We have reason to believe that some good will result from this meeting. Several that became interested, requested us to pitch our Tent in their towns, but the interest here is such that we have adjourned to Green Springs only two miles distant for next Sabbath and First-day.
G. W. HOLT.
M. E. CORNELL.
Green Creek, Ohio, June 8th, 1857.
BUSINESS CONFERENCE.
Being assembled on First-day morning G. W. Holt was chosen chairman, and M. E. Cornell secretary. The meeting being opened by prayer, it was unanimously resolved
1. That the tent purchased for Ohio, be considered the property of the church.
2. That there be a committee of five to take the general supervision of tent operations in this state.
3. That Brn. J. Dorcas, J. Tillotson, M. Hutchins, H. J. Kittle, and J. Huber be that committee.
4 That the sum of $300 be raised for a tent fund.
5 It was also signified that Bro. Holt and Cornell do the preaching in this tent the present Summer.
Other measures were adopted for the speedy advancement of the cause of truth in Ohio.
6 Resolved that the minutes of this conference be published in the Review, and that the conference adjourn Sine die.
G. W. HOLT, Chairman.
M. E. CORNELL, Secretary.
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BATTLE CREEK, FIFTH-DAY, JUNE 18, 1857
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Tent Meeting at Rubicon Wis.
By J. Hart; E. Everts
Our Tent meeting that commenced at Rubicon 5th Inst. closed on the 7th, and we had meetings in two districts on the 8th in school houses. We had as good attendance on the Sabbath as we could have expected, met some brethren from a distance, and it was a sweet season and one of interest. On First-day some three hundred were present, and a good degree of interest was manifested. Three ministers attended; two we conversed with, who apparently were convinced of the truthfulness of our position. A number confessed the truth, and some gave encouragement to obey.
We were urged by some who had much prejudice at the commencement of the meetings to stay longer. From this effort we can say, from what is manifested already, that some good is still in store for bleeding Wisconsin.
The weather was beautiful. The brethren were humble and good. We were sorry not to meet Bro. Loughborough.
J. HART.
E. EVERTS.
Brandon, Marquette Co., Wis., June 9th, 1857.
P. S. Our next meeting we intend at Mackford Marquette Co., some nine miles from Brandon depot on the Milwaukee Horicon and Waupun R. R., or about twelve miles from Fox lake, to commence on the 12th, and probably continue over two Sabbaths and First-days.
J. H.
E. E.
Appointment for N. Y.
By Frederick Wheeler; Solomon W. Rhodes
THERE will be a Tent-Meeting in Parish, Oswego Co., N. Y., three miles east of Parishville, on the Camden Road, on the farm of Esquire Howard, to commence Sixth-day, June 19th, P.M. at 5 o'clock, and continue over Sabbath and First-day, the 20th and 21st; also the 27th and 28th.
It is expected that Bro. and Sr. White will be with us the 27th and 28th, as this meeting is in connection with their meeting appointed for Central N. Y. at that time. It is also expected that Brn. Ingraham and Cottrell will be with us during the meeting. We hope there will be a general attendance of the saints, as this will probably be the only meeting of the kind held in Central N. Y. the present season.
As we expect there will be quite a gathering of the saints, it will be necessary for the brethren to come prepared to take care of themselves in the main.
Let there be a general gathering, brethren, and come up prepared to labor in the work of the Lord.
F. WHEELER.
S. W. RHODES.
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By James White
Eastern Tour.
PROVIDENCE permitting, Bro. and Sr. White will meet with the church of God in General Conferences as follows:
In Central N. Y, where Brn. Rhodes and Wheeler may appoint, the 27th and 28th. We hope this meeting will be very general, and that the N. Y. Tent will be pitched at this meeting for the benefit of the church of God.
In Pennsylvania, where Bro. Ingraham may appoint, July 4th and 5th.
In Ohio, where the brethren may appoint, and pitch the Ohio Tent, July 11th and 12th.
We hope the brethren will come together prepared to work. We shall endeavor to bear testimony to the truth as far as health and strength may admit; but farther than this we hope to be free from the care and responsibilities of these meetings. JAMES WHITE.
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