A NEW MOVEMENT by Editor

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 27, 1879

A NEW MOVEMENT.

By Editor

THE believers in what is called the Age-to-Come doctrine, it seems, are seriously agitating the question of a general migration to the land of Palestine. They have recently held a four days' Conference in Boston, Mass., the following notice of which appeared in the Boston Herald of Feb. 17, 1879:—

The closing sessions of the four days' Conference of the believers in the Age-to-Come doctrines, which have been held in Federhen Hall, at the corner of North Russell and Cambridge streets, were held yesterday, and were quite largely attended, a few being apparently there from curiosity, but much the larger portion were evidently firm believers in the restoration to the Holy Land of the tribes of Israel and the coming of Christ to rule over them. The sessions were conducted by Rev. Jonathan Cummings, editor of the Age-to-Come Herald, and in the forenoon the general subject of migrating to Palestine was discussed and its feasibility considered, all the speakers agreeing as to the importance of at once making preparations. In the afternoon and evening the question of what action is necessary in regard to going was under discussion, and on this Rev. J. Cummings, Rev. Mr. Williams of Boston, Rev. Mr. Doughty of Lynn, Messrs. Burlingame and Angell of Boston, Mr. Libby of Rochester, N. H., and others, expressed their views, all being in favor of the organization of a Palestine Colonization Society, the members to go there as fast as means were raised and arrangements made for the settlement, but no definite action was taken by the Conference in the matter.

We have no comment to make on the above further than to express the earnest wish that all the means required may be speedily raised, and the movement successfully carried out.