BRO. SMITH: Some thoughts have occurred to me of late in regard to the revival of the holy Sabbath, which have seemed to strengthen me much. Queries have suggested themselves to my mind like the following: Can those who have formally observed the first day of the week as the Sabbath be saved? If so, why was it necessary that the true Sabbath should be revived? We believe it is universally admitted that the Sabbath has been changed from the seventh to the first day; and those who observed the first day believed the change had been made by divine appointment, and verily thought they were doing God service.
Now I believe it is a ceded point that the intention determines the nature of the action, and in this case God could take the will for the deed, and Christ could make an atonement for their sin. But we believe that the plan of salvation will be finished, and the atonement accomplished before the coming of Christ, and there will be a time when the saints will be living in the sight of a holy God without a mediator. As the Sabbath is one of the precepts of God's law, and sin is the transgression of the law, the first Sabbath the saints would desecrate after Christ leaves the sanctuary they would become sinners before God, and no atonement could in that case be made. The saints might be ever so ignorant and God ever so merciful; it could avail nothing, from the fact that sin must meet its penalty or have an atonement made. Hence it was absolutely necessary that the Sabbath should be revived. This being the fact, there must be time for God's people to decide on this great and important question, that they may be found keeping God's holy law when Jesus comes.
Your brother striving for eternal life through Christ.
B. MCCORMICK
Sumner, Wis.
OBITUARY.
By Isaac Sanborn
DIED in Brodhead, Green Co., Wis., Sept. 14, 1860, of typhoid fever, Joseph J., son of Joseph G., and Caroline Wood, aged 12 years. His mother fell under the power of the enemy about one year ago. She sleeps in Jesus, while her son sleeps by her side there waiting the voice of Jesus to call the sleeping saints to a glorious immortality.
Sermon on the occasion by the writer, based on 2 Cor. ix, 3, 4, to a large congregation. We hope that the many comforting admonitions given by the Lord at the time will not be in vain in the Lord.
ISAAC SANBORN.
Spring Grove, Green Co., Wis.
Death of Langdon Mead
By Newell Mead
Died in Washington, N. H., Sept. 9, 1860, of consumption, my youngest brother, Langdon Mead, aged 25 years.
His health began to fall last spring while laboring in Mass., and he came to N. H., hoping to regain it. But the Lord ordered it otherwise. He gradually wasted away with very little suffering until nearly the last. He was hopefully converted under the preaching of the third angel's message nine years since; but for the last year or two he had lost his interest in the truth, and had backslidden from God, yet in his sickness he recognized the hand of the Lord in his affliction. He felt to regret his past unfaithfulness, and was led to give his heart anew to God, and believed the Lord in much mercy forgave his sins, and gave him an evidence of his acceptance. He is at rest, and in the morning of the first resurrection, we believe that if faithful we shall see our dear brother again.
Newell Mead.
Note from Bro. White.
By James White
BRO. SMITH: Please say to your readers that the day we left Battle Creek for the West we ordered Twelve Hundred Dollars' worth of paper, promising to pay on our return, Nov. 28.
That we may be able to meet this, it will be necessary for those who owe for the REVIEW AND INSTRUCTOR to send the pay in season to reach the Office before Nov. 28. Also, the next volume of the REVIEW will be due before that time. And the subscribers will be doing the Office a great favor to send pay for Vol. xvii in season to reach the Office before Nov. 28. We hope the friends in Wisconsin and Illinois will be ready when we meet them at their Conferences.
J. W.
A Request.
By M. E. Cornell
WHEN all their arguments fail, our enemies often raise the cry of "mormonism" to create prejudice, because of our views that the Gifts of the Spirit have never entirely ceased. For several months I have had it in my mind to publish a history of miracles in the Christian dispensation. I have been selecting well authenticated facts, recorded from the second century down to the present time, under the following heads:
Visions, Dreams, Tongues, Remarkable deliverances, Healing the sick in answer to prayer, &c. &c. The object is to stop the mouths of gainsayers by showing from their own authors the same that they condemn in us.
Whatever of the kind may be in the possession of any of the readers of the Review, I hope they will send me a verbatim extract, giving the title of the book and page where it is found. Let those who send be careful to make no mistake in book or page; for the work will be closely criticised. Direct to M. E. Cornell, Battle Creek, Michigan.
APPOINTMENTS.
Notice.
THE brethren and sisters at Marion, Iowa, cordially invite the brethren and sisters of sister churches in Iowa and elsewhere, to attend the Conference at this place, commencing Friday evening, Oct. 26, 1860. We will try and accommodate all that will come, with such fare as we have ourselves. Come brethren, and let us have a good time. Brethren who are unacquainted will please inquire for Bro. Benest, in Marion.
In behalf of the church.
M. B. SMITH,
V. M. GRAY.
JOSHUA BENEST.
A. C. BOURDEAU
By A. C. Bourdeau
Dieu voulant, we will meet with the brethren in Potton, C. E., as follows: Sabbath, Nov. 3, at, or near, Bro. Howlet's. First-day, Nov. 4, in a school-house near Bro. Wizzle's.
These meetings will be for the mutual encouragement of the saints. It is expected that there will be a general attendance. Bro. Hutchins is invited to attend.
A. C. BOURDEAU
NATHAN FULLER
By Nathan Fuller
Providence permitting, there will be a Conference in Ulysses, Pa., commencing the first Sabbath in November (or evening after Sixth-day). Brethren and sisters in Pa. and N. Y. are invited to attend.
NATHAN FULLER
Western and Eastern Appointments
By James White
We have decided to go West and Bro. Loughborough will go East. We will, providence permitting, be at the Conference at Mauston, Wis., Nov. 3d, Marquette the 10th and 11th, where Brn. Sanborn and Ingraham may appoint the 17th and 18th, Round Grove, Ills., the 24th and 25th.
JAMES WHITE.
Providence permitting, I will meet with the church at Lynxville, Crawford Co., Wis., the first Sabbath in November. We should be happy to see Bro. White at this meeting.
Conference at Hillsdale, Mich.
By John Norton Loughborough
Providence permitting I will meet the brethren in Conference at Hillsdale, Mich., Sabbath and First-day, Nov. 3d and 4th. We hope to see a general gathering of the brethren and sisters from the vicinity. Will Bro. Waggoner be at this Conference? On second-day, Nov. 5th, there will be an election of trustees who may hold the church property legally.
By request of the church,
J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.
Conference at Lapeer.
By Wm. S. Higley, Jr., George Wright
WE learn that brethren Bates and Cornell have appointed to hold a conference here October 26th, 27th and 28th for this part of the State, for which we feel very grateful, and would extend a cordial invitation to all in the blessed hope. We desire and expect to see a large gathering. Those who can, and feel it a privilege, will come in part prepared to care for themselves. Be assured we shall do the best we can to make you comfortable. On account of the loss of our meeting-house, we have obtained the use of the court-house.
Brethren and sisters, come one, come all; and come with praying hearts that the Saviour's promise may be secured, and the Lord pour out a blessing such as we never before enjoyed.
In behalf of the church,
WM. S. HIGLEY, JR.
GEORGE WRIGHT.
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