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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 6, 1866

This Week's Review.

By Editor

A MAGNIFICENT article on the Resurrection first claims the attention of the reader this week. It is from the pen of D. W. Clark, formerly editor of the Ladies' Repository. And although the work from which it is taken, "Man all Immortal" was written to prove, as its name implies, a great error, the good that is in it, is no less good. For keeping their eyes fixed upon that great polar star, the hope of the resurrection of the dead, the church of God have all along been subject to the evils and raileries of the skeptic. The popular objections to this great central truth are here weighed in the balances of a most searching scrutiny, and found wanting. Not a few have thought that the objections to the resurrection of the body could be best met by the position that the identity of the person did not consist in identity of matter, but in the identity of the arrangement of the constituent elements that made up the individual's body. It is certainly a greater triumph to show, as is here done, that no valid objection can be raised to the resurrection of the same identical matter. Toward the close of the article the position seems to be taken that there will forever be a diversity in the resurrected bodies accordingly as persons have died in infancy or age. But we think we may infer from Mal. iv, 2, and Rev. xxii, 2, that the time will come when in stature, as well as in dignity and glory, we shall reach a condition befitting our redeemed and eternal state.

—The hymn, "Glad Tidings," is sent us by Bro. C. O. Taylor, who says that as he has often been happy in singing it, it may perchance cheer the hearts of other lone pilgrims.

—Read the article "Always in trouble," and confess that the trouble is always in you.

—"Crime in New York" speaks for itself. What fearful numbers are sinking into the foulest dregs of iniquity. Every law of God and man seems to be trampled on with impunity. And the pestilence and the plague are invited with open arms by the scenes there described.

—Read the article entitled "Familiar Characters." We trust none of our readers will there see a picture of themselves. If they do not, they need not think any more about it.

—The "Remedy for Moths" given this week is infallible. It is worth more than the subscription price of the paper for one year. We fear that many will lose the benefits of it by not putting it in practice.

—"Mercy Lingers." While one element of the Christian character is to long for the close of this probationary state of sin and sorrow, and to pray, Come Lord Jesus, come quickly; from another point of view, it is an encouraging thought that the voice of Mercy has not yet ceased. It calls upon us to work while the day lasts, more especially since she is now sending forth her final invitation to the inhabitants of earth, and the last lingering notes are trembling on her lips.

'Tis the last call of mercy That lingers for thee, Break away from thy bondage, O sinner, be free. Be not a sad mourner— The harvest is past, The summer is ended— And perish at last.