SISTER E. ROBINSON writes from Girard, Mich.: I am not discouraged, but determined in the strength of the Lord to walk in the straight and narrow way that leadeth unto eternal life. Who would not be willing to suffer with Christ, if they could live with him in glory? Heaven will be cheap enough. When I consider how much Jesus suffered for me I am ashamed that I ever should murmur or repine, or think my lot too hard. I have had many trials, but not one too many for my good. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.
BRO. J. B. INGALLS writes from Trempeleau, Wis.: For the first time I write a few lines for the Review. I am by the grace of God striving to do what I can for the advancement of the cause of Christ, in my own heart, and in the world. I feel my unworthiness; but it is my earnest desire to live in that way that I may obtain some humble place in his everlasting kingdom. I am a mechanic, and poor as to this world's goods; but I feel it my duty as well as privilege, to set apart a certain percentage of my earnings to be used in defraying the expenses of some messenger that shall proclaim the truth here, that a little church may be raised up in this place to glorify the Lord's name, and be a light to this part of his vineyard. Meantime I will try to do all I can by my example, and the circulation of books and tracts. I send you another year's subscription for the Review. I feel that I could not well do without it, and since its enlargement, it is more than ever a welcome messenger, and I would take an extra copy, but I think I can do more at present with books and tracts. I send you $6.75; $2.50 for Review, and $4.25 for books and tracts as per order.
BRO. E. KINCAID writes from Butler Center, Iowa. I have not seen one of like faith for over seven years, but I hope to be an overcomer at last, through the help of the Lord. I believe the reform in living is a part of the message. May God help his servants to faithfully proclaim the last message to a dying world. I wish to say that if any of the brethren come this way, I would like to have them call on us. I think that much good might be done by a course of lectures.
BRO. S. O. WINSLOW writes from Benton Co., Iowa: Although my pathway, since embracing the third angel's message has been marked with heart-wanderings, trials and afflictions, yet I would not wish to murmur under corrections by my heavenly Father, for while they have had a tendency to lead me to search my heart and confess my wrongs, they also have led me to seek the great Source of Strength for comfort and support.
Truly we are in the days of peril, and my prayer is that the refining work may go on, and that I may be cleansed and made white, sealed and saved with the remnant on Mount Zion.
I believe the Lord is about to work for his people in mighty power.
SISTER P. L. CORNELL writes from North Brownville, Mich.: I prize the Testimonies very highly. I see in them all a beauty and harmony with the Bible; and they are what the people of God need in these last days. While I am walking in this vale of adversity, I am trying to draw nearer to God, heed the counsel of his faithful servants, overcome all my besetments, that I may come off more than conqueror through Him who died to redeem a lost world.
I feel truly thankful for the light on correct living, and hope the time is not far distant when we as a people shall have learned to live, and thus through the mercy and grace of our kind heavenly Father, be able to present our "bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is our reasonable service."
SISTER M. A. CUMMINGS writes from Lapeer Co., Mich.: I have kept three Sabbaths. Since I commenced keeping the Sabbath I have had to meet the opposition that comes upon the truth, but I am determined by the grace of God to keep on. When, after a hard struggle, I made up my mind to keep the Sabbath, I had such a blessing from the Lord as I seldom ever enjoyed. I could fall on my knees and give him glory.
SISTER JULIA A. KING writes from Fox Lake, Wis.: I am trying to live up to all the light I receive. My health is very good. Thanks to my dear Father in Heaven for the light on Health Reform. I love the Review and the word of God more than ever, and I desire to have present truth like fire shut up in my bones. I praise the Lord for his goodness in showing me the light of present truth. I want to come off more than conqueror through him that hath loved me and given himself for me.
JESUS' BLESSING.
By Simon Patten
TUNE, "Annie Lyle,"
WHEN Jesus had arisen,
Having conquered death,
He to those he loved most dearly,
Showed himself on earth.
He led them to the mountain,
Where they oft had been.
There he raised his hands and blessed them,
And they worshiped him.
CHORUS:
O Jesus, we'll receive thee,
And we often pray,
That thy blessings may upon us,
Settle day by day.
See our dear Saviour standing,
And behold him bless,
Those who willing were to follow,
Him with faithfulness.
May we now claim a portion,
Of that blessing shed,
There with love in rich abundance,
Upon every head.
CHORUS:
Though Jesus there ascended,
He is willing still,
To impart his gracious blessing,
If we do his will.
He's left his Holy Spirit,
To rejoice our hearts,
'Tis the promised Comforter, who,
Needed help imparts.
CHORUS:
May we prove ever faithful,
To the Lord we love,
And he'll grant to us a blessing,
From his courts above.
O Lord, unto thy people,
Give the needed strength,
And with help from thee at all times,
We'll reach home at length.
CHORUS:
SIMON PATTEN.
Germania, Wis.
Obituary Notices.
By John Norton Loughborough; Ellis Cobb; D. H. Larson
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.
Rev. xiv, 13.
DIED, in Rives, Jackson Co., Mich., Feb. 26, after a protracted illness, of consumption, Alanson Henry, in the sixty-fourth year of his age. He leaves a wife and five children to mourn his loss. They mourn, not without hope as he tried to seek the Lord, and left an evidence of his acceptance and pardon. Remarks by the writer on the funeral occasion to a large and attentive audience.
J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.
DIED, in Brookfield, Vt., of consumption, Jan. 6, 1867, Mary Allen, aged 22 years, daughter of Amass and Roxana Allen.
Also, in Warren, Vt., Feb. 20, 1867, of consumption, sister Roxana Allen, aged 54 years.
Sister Allen came down to her death in full hope of immortality through Christ. Thus has our afflicted brother been called in less than one year to part with two daughters and his companion. But he is sustained by the hope of meeting them again, where his now sightless eyes will be opened to behold them in immortal beauty.
ELLIS COBB.
FELL asleep, near Charlotte, Mich., Jan. 9, 1867, sister C. M. Willis, in the thirty-seventh year of her age.
Sister W. was a faithful and exemplary member of the S. D. A. church, at Charlotte, and an earnest advocate of the Health Reform.
She had been suffering for some time with ill health, and by constant care and anxiety enticed by the sickness of friends, was finally prostrated with fever of the typhoid form, from which she never recovered.
Gone to rest with her sweet babes, who, years ago, were laid in the silent tomb, awaiting the voice of the Life-giver. A husband and daughter, an only child, are left to mourn. May they obtain a hope with the people of God, and meet in a better country.
Appropriate and impressive remarks were made on the occasion by Eld. Parmlee, of the United Brethren order, from 1 Thess. iv, 14.
The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association was incorporated in Battle Creek, Mich., May 3, 1861. Its object is to issue “periodicals, books, tracts, documents, and other publications, calculated to impart instruction on Bible truth, especially the fulfillment of prophecy, the commandments of God, and the teachings of Jesus Christ.” Its capital stock is raised by shares at $10 each; and every shareholder is entitled to one vote in all the deliberations of the Association, for every share that he or she may hold. All lovers of truth, who “keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus,” are still invited to take shares in the Association, and have a voice in all its deliberations.
The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald
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The Health Reformer.
This is the title of a monthly health journal, “devoted to an exposition of the laws of our being, and the application of those laws in the preservation of health and the treatment of disease.” It is an earnest advocate of the true philosophy of life, the only rational method of treating disease, and the best means of preserving health. Practical instructions will be given from month to month relative to water, air, light, food, sleep, rest, recreation, &c. Health, its recovery and preservation, is a subject of world-wide interest, whatever may be a person’s tenets in other respects; and to this the Reformer will be exclusively devoted. Edited by H. S. Lay, M. D., Managing Physician of the Western Health-Reform Institute. Terms $1.00 in advance for a volume of twelve numbers. Address Dr. H. S. Lay, Battle Creek, Mich.
The Sabbath Question
Is becoming a theme of wide-spread and absorbing interest. To those who wish to give the subject a thorough investigation, we recommend the History of the Sabbath. As a work setting forth a connected Bible view of the Sabbath question, its history since the Christian era, and the different steps by which the human institution of the first day of the week has usurped the place of the Bible institution of the seventh day, it is unsurpassed by any publication extant. Between two and three hundred quotations from history are given, to each of which is appended a full reference to the authority from which it is taken. It is replete with facts and arguments which challenge denial or refutation. Other works on this subject, from the penny tract to the largest size pamphlet, will be found noticed in our book list. There is no other Bible subject upon which a more extensive misunderstanding exists, than upon the Sabbath question. Circulate the books, and spread abroad the light on this subject.
The Second Advent.
The works upon this important subject to which we would call especial attention, are, The Prophecy of Daniel, The Sanctuary and 2300 Days, and The Three Messages of Rev. xiv. The first gives an exposition of the plain and thrilling prophecies of Daniel ii, vii, and viii, showing from the course of empire that the God of Heaven is about to set up his kingdom. The Sanctuary question is the great central subject of the plan of salvation, and yet there are but few, comparatively, who have any acquaintance with it. It gives a new interest to a great part of the Bible, leads to an intelligent view of the position and work of Christ as our great High Priest in Heaven, completely explains the past Advent movement, and shows clearly our position in prophecy and the world’s history. The three messages bring to view present duty, and future peril. All should read these books, and ponder well their teaching.
Our Book List.
1. THE HISTORY OF THE SABBATH, and First Day of the Week, showing the Bible Record of the Sabbath, and the manner in which it has been supplanted by the Heathen Festival of the Sun. pp. 342. Cloth, 80c., weight, 12 oz.
2. FUTURE PUNISHMENT, by H. H. Dobney, a Baptist Minister of England. An elaborate argument on the destiny of the wicked; with an Appendix containing “The State of the Dead,” by John Milton. Cloth, 75c., 16 oz.
3. SPIRITUAL GIFTS, VOL. I; or, the Great Controversy between the forces of Christ and Satan, as shown in Vision. pp. 560. Cloth, 50c., 8 oz.
4. SPIRITUAL GIFTS, VOL. II; or the Experience and Views of E. G. White with Incidents that have occurred in connection with the Third Angel’s Message. pp. 300. Cloth, 60c., 8 oz. Volumes I & II bound in one book, $1.00, 12 oz.
5. SPIRITUAL GIFTS, VOL. III; or, Facts of Faith in connection with the history of holy Men of Old, as shown in Vision. pp. 304. Cloth, 60c., 8 oz.
6. SPIRITUAL GIFTS, VOL. IV; or Facts of Faith continued, and Testimonies for the Church. pp. 220. Cloth, 60c., 8 oz.
7. SABBATH READINGS; or, Moral and Religious Stories for the Young, from which the popular errors of the age are carefully excluded, pp. 400. In one volume, cloth, 60c., 8 oz. In five pamphlets, 50c., 8 oz. In twenty-five tracts, 40c., 8 oz.
8. HOW TO LIVE, treating on Disease and its Causes, and all subjects connected with healthful living. An important work. pp. 400. Cloth $1.00, 12 oz. In pamphlet form, 75c., 10 oz.
9. APPEAL TO THE YOUTH: The Sickness and Death of H. N. White; with his Mother’s Letters. Excellent instructions for both youth and parents. Cloth, 40c., 8 oz. Paper, 25c., 2 oz. Without likeness, 10c., 2 oz.
10. THE BIBLE FROM HEAVEN; or, a Dissertation on the Evidences of Christianity. 30c., 5 oz.
11. BOTH SIDES: A series of articles from T. M. Preble, on the Sabbath and Law, Reviewed. 20c., 4 oz.
12. SANCTIFICATION, or Living Holiness. Many common mistakes on this important subject, corrected. One of the best works ever published on this subject. 15c., 4 oz.
13. THE THREE MESSAGES of Rev. xiv, especially the Third Angel’s Message, and Two-horned Beast. 15c., 4 oz.
14. THE HOPE OF THE GOSPEL; or, Immortality the Gift of God, and the State of Man in Death. 15c., 4 oz.
15. WHICH? MORTAL, OR IMMORTAL? or, An Inquiry into the Present Constitution and Future Condition of Man. Third Edition. 15c., 4 oz.
16. MODERN SPIRITUALISM: Its Nature and Tendency. The Heresy condemned from the mouths of its own advocates. Third edition, revised and enlarged. 20c., 5 oz.
17. THE KINGDOM OF GOD: The Time and Manner of its Establishment. A Refutation of the doctrine called, Age to Come. 15c., 4 oz.
18. MIRACULOUS POWERS. The Scripture testimony on the Perpetuity of Spiritual Gifts, illustrated by Narratives of Incidents that have transpired all through the Gospel Dispensation. 15c., 4 oz.
19. APPEAL TO MOTHERS, on the Great Cause of the physical, mental, and moral ruin of many of the Children of our time. 10c., 2 oz.
20. REVIEW OF SEYMOUR. His fifty “Unanswerable Questions” on the Sabbath Question, Answered. 10c., 3 oz.
21. THE PROPHECY OF DANIEL. An Exposition of the Prophecy of the Four Kingdoms, the Sanctuary and the 2300 Days, Dan. ii, vii, & viii. 10c., 3 oz.
22. THE SAINTS’ INHERITANCE, shown to be the kingdom under the whole heaven, in the Earth made New. 10c., 3 oz.
23. SIGNS OF THE TIMES, in the Moral, Physical, and Political Worlds, showing that the Coming of Christ is at the Door. 10c., 3 oz.
24. THE LAW OF GOD, its Observance from Creation, its Immutability and Perpetuity, proved from the testimony of the Old and New Testaments. 10c., 3 oz.
25. VINDICATION OF THE TRUE SABBATH, by J. W. Morton, late Missionary of the Reformed Presbyterian Church to Hayti; with a Narrative of the Author’s Personal Experience, of thrilling interest. 10c., 3 oz.
26. REVIEW OF SPRINGER, on the Sabbath and Law. 10c., 3 oz.
27. BAPTISM, Its Nature, Subjects, & Design. 10c., 3 oz.
28. THE COMMANDMENT to Restore and Build Jerusalem. A conclusive argument that it is to be dated from the 5th year of Artaxerxes, B. C. 457. Just the book for these days of wild conjecture on the prophetic periods. 10c., 2 oz.
29. THE SEVEN TRUMPETS: An Exposition of Revelation viii and ix. A New Edition, thoroughly revised and enlarged. 10c., 2 oz.
30. KEY TO THE CHART. An Explanation of all the symbols illustrated upon the Prophetic Chart. 10c., 2 oz.
31. THE SANCTUARY, and 2300 Days of Daniel viii. 14; its Cleansing and the time of its accomplishment. 10c., 2 oz.
32. THE CELESTIAL RAILROAD, a most happy exposure of the inconsistencies of popular religion. A new edition revised, and adapted to the present time. 4c., 1 oz.
33. THE SABBATH OF THE LORD: A Discourse by J. M. Aldrich. 5c., 2 oz.
34. THE END OF THE WICKED. 5c., 1 oz.
35. MATTHEW XXIV: A Brief Exposition of the Chapter, showing that Christ is at the Door. 5c., 2 oz.
36. MARK OF THE BEAST, and Seal of the Living God, showing how we may avoid the one, and secure the other. 5c., 1 oz.
37. THE SABBATIC INSTITUTION, and Two Laws; showing when the Sabbath was Instituted, and the plain distinction between the Moral and Ceremonial Laws. 5c., 1 oz.
38. BIBLE STUDENT’S ASSISTANT: A compend of Scripture References on Important Subjects. 5c., 1 oz.
39. AN APPEAL for the Restoration of the Sabbath: An Address from the Seventh-day to the First-day Baptists. 5c., 1 oz.
40. REVIEW OF FILLIO, on the Sabbath Question. 5c., 1 oz.
41. MILTON on the State of the Dead. 5c., 1 oz.
42. EXPERIENCE of F. G. Brown on Second Advent. 5c., 1 oz.
43. SYSTEMATIC BENEVOLENCE, An Address, &c. 5c., 1 oz.
44. THE SECOND ADVENT: Sixteen Short Answers to Sixteen Common Objections. 4c., 1 oz.
Tracts in Other Languages.
45. THE SABBATH, Its Nature and Obligation, in German. 10c., 2 oz. The Sabbath, in Holland. 5c., 1 oz. In French, 5c., 1 oz. In Danish 10c., 1 oz.
46. AN EXPOSITION of Dan. ii and vii, in French. 5c., 1 oz.
48. THE TWO LAWS. The Distinction shown between them.
49. PERSONALITY OF GOD. A popular error disproved.
50. THE LAW of God, the Ten Commandments by John Wesley.
51. APPEAL to Men of Reason on Immortality.
52. THOUGHTS for the Candid on the Nature of Man.
53. STATE OF THE DEAD, Brief Thoughts. Author unknown.
54. TIME LOST; or Old and New Style Explained.
Two-Cent Tracts.
55. SUNDAY-KEEPING. The reasons for it examined and refuted.
56. THE SABBATH: The time of its Institution.
57. THE SABBATH: A stirring Argument by Elihu.
58. INFIDELITY and Spiritualism, shown to be of like character.
59. WAR and the Sealing, an Exposition of Rev. vii.
60. WHO CHANGED the Sabbath? Roman Catholic Testimony.
61. PREACH THE WORD: An Argument for the Sabbath.
62. DEATH AND BURIAL; or, Scriptural Baptism.
63. MUCH IN LITTLE: A Collection of Choice Extracts.
64. TRUTH.
65. POSITIVE INSTITUTIONS; their Nature and Claims.
Three-Cent Tracts.
66. THE LAW of God, by H. H. DOBNEY, England.
67. JUDSON’S LETTER ON DRESS: An appeal to the female members of the Christian churches of the United States.
68. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES. Same as B. S. Assistant without cover.
69. MARK of the Beast, and Seal of the Living God.
70. SPIRITUAL GIFTS: An Argument to show that the Gifts set in the Church, 1 Cor. xii, Eph. iv, &c., were to continue to the end of time.
71. THE WICKED DEAD: A thorough and Scriptural Exposition of the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus.
Charts.
72. THE LAW OF GOD on a Chart of a size to be used by Preachers, varnished and mounted, $2.00.
73. THE PROPHECIES of Daniel and John, illustrated upon a Chart, to be used by Preachers, varnished and mounted, $2.00. The two Charts with Key, $4.00. The two printed on cloth, with Key, $3.00. The two on cloth without rollers, by mail, postpaid, $2.75.
74. SMALL CHART. A Pictorial Illustration of the Visions of Daniel and John, on paper 20 by 25 inches. Price 15c. by mail, postpaid.
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Address.
All communications in reference to the Publishing Association, the Review, Instructor, and any of the foregoing books, should be addressed to Eld. James White, Battle Creek, Mich. All business pertaining to the Western Health Reform Institute, or Health Reformer, should be addressed to Dr. H. S. Lay, Battle Creek, Mich.