p. 103 | Review and Herald, Vol. 35, No. 13. (3/15/1870)

Earlier text: The Order of Events in the Judgment

Report from Ohio.

By I. D. VAN HORN

AFTER the meeting-house had been closed against me in Castalia, as given in my last report, I began meetings in a house four miles west, in Townsend, which were continued with good interest for nearly five weeks.

During this time I gave thirty-seven discourses. It was a favorable time for meetings, and our congregations were generally large. The whole neighborhood became convinced of the truths we presented to them and of their duty to live them out; but I fear that many will not move.

To show their interest in the truth, I here give a testimonial that was handed to me at my last meeting:

“FRIEND I. D. VAN HORN: Dear Sir—As you intend to leave us soon for other fields of labor, allow us, the citizens of this neighborhood, to extend you our sincere thanks for the time you have been among us, that we have spent so pleasantly, and we hope profitably. We cannot bear better testimony, than the attendance and interest manifested in your religious lectures, in this place for the past few weeks. That there has been a feeling manifest in the cause of Christianity, that has not been in this community for sometime past, we think all will bear witness who have listened to your lectures for the past few weeks.

“Please accept our kind regards, and we extend you a most cordial invitation to come among us again.

“Respectfully Yours, (Signed,) “CITIZENS.”

We had three Sabbath meetings with them, and they were seasons of deep feeling and good interest. At our last Sabbath meeting we took an expression of how many wished meeting the following Sabbath, and about twenty arose. A meeting was appointed, and Bro. Guilford will try to keep up the interest among them. A few have commenced to keep the Sabbath. May the Lord bless them and help on the work. I. D. VAN HORN.

Battle Creek, Mich., March 4, 1870.

Report from the Quarterly Meeting at New Ipswich, N. H.

By E. Macomber

THE Quarterly Meeting held at New Ipswich, N. H., Mar. 5 and 6, was a profitable season.

A business meeting was held on the 6th, which was called to order by Eld. S. N. Haskell. Representatives were present from Washington, Amherst, Blakeville, Peterborough, N. H., and from South Lancaster, Mass. The question of a New England Conference was discussed, and a unanimous desire was expressed that such a Conference be formed.

Moved, That we have a New England Camp-meeting some time this coming season, subject to the appointment of a committee, chosen to arrange for the same of the following named persons:

ELD. S. N. HASKELL,            E. MACOMBER, E. HARRIS,                   S. W. RANDALL, BRO. STRATTON,             W. H. BALL, A. W. SMITH,                  F. GOULD, D. GOULD,                    F. A. BUZZELL, S. MARTIN,                    S. T. BELDEN, J. C. TUCKER.

Moved, That an especial invitation be extended to Bro. and Sr. White, to the Gen. Conf. Com., and to the preaching brethren generally, to attend our New England Camp-meeting.

Moved, That we hold another general meeting subject to an appointment through the REVIEW, at which the camp-meeting committee are requested to be present.

Moved, To send Eld. S. N. Haskell as delegate to the General Conference.

Moved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the REVIEW.

E. MACOMBER, Sec.

Obituary Notices.

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

DIED, in Burlington, Mich., March 2, 1870, Sr. Susan Jones, aged 60 years and 13 days. Sr. Jones embraced the faith of the third angel's message when Bro. Bates and myself went with the tent to Burlington, in 1857. She lived a consistent, Christian life; was very punctual in her attendance at the meetings of the church, and her testimony for the truth was never lacking. In this respect she presented a worthy example. Her husband went to California at an early period of emigration thither, and is supposed to have been murdered, as no tidings have been received of him for a number of years; this made her life one of care and hardship. Her labor for her family was untiring, and she lived to see several of her children walking in the truth. May they be steadfast therein as she was, and all meet in the morning of the first resurrection. Sermon by the writer, on 2 Cor. 4: 17, 18. J. H. WAGGONER.

DIED, in this city, Jan. 31, 1870, of pulmonary consumption, William Bixby, aged 63 years. Mr. Bixby was taken violently sick with inflammation of the lungs something over a year ago, from which he never fully recovered, but was able to be about during most of the past summer. The disease finally culminated in consumption, and he was confined to his bed some four weeks before his death. He died the death of a Christian.—Owatonna (Minn.) Journal.

Bro. Bixby was a firm believer in present truth, and a consistent Sabbath-keeper; and in conversation with the writer during his illness he expressed his faith in the nearness of the fifth kingdom in the strongest terms. W. SUTLIFF.

Christian Work of Laymen.

LAYMEN, not less than ministers, are called to labor for Christ. While the church is intended to supply a home for the people of God, promoting Christian fellowship, and at the same time extending aid and succor to us in our weakness, it is designed to be a channel for individual work. The true idea of the church is that which represents it as a complex whole, each individual portion of which has a distinct sphere of labor, all combining to effect the evangelization of men. Every member should contribute to this result by holiness of life, by a godly example, and by direct, positive, and personal daily effort. There is no less obligation resting on each member of the church than on the minister of the gospel, to promote by personal activity the interests of the Redeemer’s kingdom. No professor of religion should expect the church to carry him to Heaven, but he should add to the spiritual power of the church by his godly life, and should swell the activities of the church through his direct personal work.

The Mean Man and Conversion

Henry Ward Beecher says of mean men: I have great hope of the wicked man—slender hope of a mean one. A wicked man may be converted and become a prominent saint. A mean man ought to be converted six or seven times, one right after the other, to give him a fair start, and put him on an equality with the bold, wicked man! I have known men who thought the object of conversion was to cleanse them as a garment is cleansed, and that when they are converted they were to be hung up in the Lord’s wardrobe, the door of which was to be shut, so that no dust could get at them. A coat that is not used, the moths eat; and a Christian who is hung up so that he shall not be tempted, the moths eat him. And they have poor food at that!

Close in With Salvation

By L. E. Miller

Sr. L. E. Miller writes from Council Bluffs, Iowa: Will any of us refuse the offers of salvation and be left to take up the sad lamentation, “The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved”? Be entreated now to close in with the offers of salvation. Solemn scenes are before us. Men’s hearts are failing them for fear. But the heart of the Christian is kept in perfect peace because he trusteth in God. Blessed trust! Blessed hope! Come, Lord Jesus, and come quickly. Oh! let that bright morning soon dawn. Take, oh! take thy weary, waiting children home to that blissful abode in Heaven,

“Where all unite in unison, and sing One grateful song to Heaven’s eternal King.”

Sunday Law Indictments in Indiana

The Toledo Blade, of Dec. 10, 1869, says: “Great excitement prevails in Wabash, Indiana, over the enforcement of the Sunday law. Men, women, and children, are indicted for fishing, sewing, knitting, and blacking boots, on that day. About one hundred indictments were lately returned into court against the best citizens of the town, including several ladies!”

APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER;

We are glad to hear again from our respected friend, D. F. Newton. His testimony is always faithful, searching, and well-timed. We shall be glad to hear from him whenever he can find time to write. Below we insert his advertisement of a new work, which we doubt not is valuable, though we have not seen it:

“APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER;”

Just published, by the Author of “Home Thrusts,” “Shining Light,” “The Sword that Cuts, the Fire that Burns,” containing a likeness of the author, 456 pages, beautifully illustrated with 100 fine engravings. It is neatly executed, exceedingly tasteful, and beautiful in all respects. Owing to the great variety of topics, the numerous illustrations, we cannot but hope it will be read with interest, delight and profit by all classes, old and young, husbands and wives, parents and children ministers and people, Sabbath-school teachers and superintendents, little folks and great folks.

The work is condensed or compressed, and the pith, the point, the essence of everything lovely and of good report, is aimed at in every article, that everything from the beginning to the ending might be in very deed “Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver.” The saving of the little folks, the making of every household a little Eden, a paradise on earth, is kept constantly and vividly in view. The chaff is sifted from the wheat, the dross from the gold.

“Go, apples of gold, to distant lands, O’er this wide earth, sin-cursed, swiftly speed.”

This volume is divided thus: First a chapter for the big folks—then a chapter for the little folks—“Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver,” all the way through it.

“A good book lives when you are dead; Light on the darkened mind it sheds— It nurses the gems of holy trust, It wakes untired when you are dust.”

Price, in cloth, per copy, $1.50; gilt, $2.00. Postage 20 cents. Agents wanted. Address D. F. Newton, 303 West Twentieth-st., New York City.

Our Preliminary Meetings in Battle Creek.

In view of the approaching General Conference, it was deemed advisable by the General Conference Committee that the week previous to that meeting should be spent in a special season of seeking God, and in putting away the sins and faults that have grieved the Spirit of God at Battle Creek. These meetings have been very solemn and searching, and deeply interesting. The Battle Creek church has taken hold in earnest to return fully to the Lord. We think there was never so good a prospect of raising the standard of piety as it should be in this place, as there is at the present time. We now feel very hopeful that even those who have stood chiefly in the way of the work will heartily return to God. Our meetings on sixth-day were of remarkable interest. Those who heard Sr. White during the forenoon and afternoon meetings can never forget the solemnity of her words, their soul-stirring character, their severity of reproof for sins and wrongs, with their tender pity and compassion toward the erring and the sinful. We hope for still more gracious manifestations of the presence of God. Something like one hundred of our brethren, from Maine to Iowa, have come in to attend these meetings. We have been very thankful for their presence and their help. We believe that none of them will regret the means spent in the journey, or the time devoted to this work in Battle Creek. We gratefully acknowledge the special blessing of God. We rejoice before him with trembling, and still entreat the special outpouring of his Holy Spirit.

Since writing the above, we have witnessed and participated in the meetings of Sabbath and first-day now just closed. These meetings will ever be memorable in the experience of those who have attended them. They have been of the most solemn, searching, and melting character. We have good reason to hope that these meetings will mark a new era in the experience of the Battle Creek church. Especially has the meeting of first-day afternoon been one of the most impressive seasons that we have ever witnessed. It has been marked by godly sorrow for sin, humble confession, brokenness of heart, genuine repentance, and also by what is sure to attend all this, the gracious outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

The Coming Earthquake.—

We give in this REVIEW an interesting extract from this valuable work of D. T. Taylor. We can furnish this pamphlet at the publisher's price, 25 cts. per copy. Postage 2 cts. Our readers will do well to obtain and study this collection of facts.

Greetings to R. Moran

We are glad to hear once more from our old friend, R. Moran, formerly of Lawrenceburg, Indiana. We trust Bro. Moran still loves the truth, and that he is earnestly striving to obey it. We shall be pleased to hear from him again.

Sabbath Schools in Indiana

Bro. C. Seaward, of Howard Co., Ind., reports the Sabbath School in his place in a flourishing and prosperous condition. As this is a recent enterprise with them, we rejoice to learn of their success. Sabbath Schools are important institutions. Let them be started and sustained wherever possible.

Conference Invitation

By Gen. Conf. Com.

ISAAC SANBORN: We expected that you would, without fail, attend our Conference, and for that reason did not send you the advertisements for your meetings, thinking that when you sent the request you had not received our invitation. GEN. CONF. COM.

The Doctrine of Eternal Punishment Questioned

It seems that the doctrine of eternal misery is being questioned by thinking minds in Europe, as well as America, as indicated by the following paragraph which we clip from the Independent:

The doctrine of eternal punishment has been up before the English branch of the Evangelical Alliance. As this doctrine is in the theological basis of the Alliance, several members on avowing their disbelief in it have from time to time withdrawn. Rev. T. R. Birks, for 19 years honorary secretary, lately published a book which seemed so contradictory, both directly affirming and logically denying the doctrine, that members urged his withdrawal from the Alliance; and this he has done, after considerable acrimonious discussion, by sending in his resignation. Evangelical Christendom, the organ of the Alliance, depreciates the attacks on Mr. Birks, and insists that Protestantism will succeed no better than Romanism in establishing an effective censorship of books.

Wisconsin and Illinois Conference Tent Fund

By C. W. Olds; N. M. Jordon; O. A. Olson

Notice.

[The following notice is laboring under a double misfortune: First, it was not sent in season to reach those for whom it was intended by the time specified. Secondly, it has been overlooked and so delayed at this Office. We give it, as it may yet be in season for some to help in the enterprise named.—Ed.]

To the brethren of the Wisconsin and Illinois Conference. Pledges previously reported for the purpose of purchasing a tent are as follows:

	PLEDGED.	PAID.
	$155 00	$107 00
RECEIVED SINCE.
Fish Lake,	25 00	25 00
Raymond,	8 00	8 00
Hundred Mile Grove,	88 50	60 00
Johnstown Center,	48 00	5 00
Addition to Little Prairie,	10 00	5 00
A. C. Woodbury,	15 00	15 00

Those churches that have not yet sent in their pledges we hope will do it at once, as we wish to purchase our tent as soon as the first of March. Come, brethren, lend us your help at this time. Let all take a part in this work.

C. W. OLDS, N. M. JORDON, O. A. OLSON, } Conf. Com.

Why the Jews were more Ready to Receive John than Christ.

DR. LARDNER has the following observations which seem very much to the point.

“We see here the ground of the different respect which seems to have been shown to John the Baptist and Jesus. ‘Many of the Pharisees and Sadducees came to his baptism.’ Matt. 3 : 7. And of others there seems to have been a general resort. And for some time afterwards it was dangerous to deny the validity or authority of his baptism; for all held John to be a prophet. Matt. 21 : 26. The general expectation of the Messiah raised their attention to John; but their particular idea of the Messiah disgusted them against Jesus. ‘He (says our Lord to them) was a burning and shining light, and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.’ John 5 : 35. They had no doubt but that a very great person was coming among them; and they were pleased to hear John say that he was his forerunner; but when Jesus came, he was not such a person as they wished for.”—Lardner’s Credibility of the Gospel History, vol. 1, pp. 143, 144.

Appointments.

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

The next Quarterly Meeting of the Anamosa, Lisbon, and Marion churches will be held at Marion, April 2 and 3. As this may be the last of these meetings before Conference, we shall look for a full attendance. D. T. SHERMAN.

The Lord willing, I will meet with the church at Monroe, Wis., Sabbath and first-day, March 26 and 27. (The Quarterly Meeting is postponed till this time). Meeting Sabbath evening.

I will meet with the friends in Chicago, where Bro. Adams may appoint, on Wednesday evening, March 28.

I will also hold a meeting at Clinton, Wis., Thursday evening, the 24th. Pray, dear brethren, that the blessing of the Lord may be with us at these meetings. R. F. ANDREWS.

Business Department.

Not Slothful in Business. Rom. xii, 11.

RECEIPTS.

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Foreign Missionary Fund.

H L Burlingame $2.00, P A White 1.70, W S Lane 6.50, C N Ford 10.00, M E Rust 10.00, Martin Lockwood 5.00, Lewis Haskell 5.00, A J Richmond 5.00.

Received on Book and Tract Fund.

Peter Pambla $5.00, L Pambla 5.00, J N and M A Loughborough 11.75, E More 4.68, W B Denniman 1.17, C Rice 11.70, D T and M E Bourdeau 11.70, C N Pike 5.00.

General Conference Missionary Fund.

Church at Washington, N. H., $25.00, Chas Cummings 43.00.

Michigan Conference Fund.

Church at Colon $9.00, Ransom Center $6.25, Orange 30.00, Newton 17.25, Burlington 100.00, Parkville 13.00, North Liberty, Ind., 55.00, Tuscola, Mich., 40.00, Ithaca 11.50, Jackson 23.00, Lock 12.00.

Benevolent Fund.

M E Rust $5.00.

Cash Received on Account.

I Sanborn $5.00, Geo F Butler 20.00, Phoebe Mills 5.00, Catherine Tosh 50c.

Michigan Tent and Owosso Camp-meeting Expenses.

A L Wilkinson $1.00.

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