Advent Tidende Number Six.
By John Matteson
The saints’ return unto Zion, poetry.—Wonderful signs in the heavens; from REVIEW: two pages.—The lost sheep: poetry translated into prose. We find some English poetry which contains nothing of special interest; but some poetry is very instructive and interesting when translated into prose. Seymour’s fifty arguments against the Sabbath, answered, is closed in this number; some over four pages.—Iniquity abounds.—A new song to the Lord, poetry, written for A. T.—Thoughts on Revelation, chapter six; four pages.—I will do all that I can.—The History of the doctrine of the immortality of the soul commences in this number, first chapter, four and a half pages. This is translated from Bro. Canright’s work, and somewhat condensed. I intend to continue this subject until the end of said work.—Too late; from REVIEW.—Editorial: Matthew twenty-fourth chapter, the beginning of a series of articles on this subject; reaching to the eighth verse; three pages.—Sects and heretics; showing that the real followers of Christ have always been accused of heresy by worldly and popular churches; one page.—An old genuine coin: the Bible.—Ignorance and superstition.—The ten commandments in poetry, written by Luther, sent by Bro. Nielsen. The proper relation to the law and the gospel: selected.—Systematic Benevolence, by Bro. S. N. Haskell, two pages.—The word of God shall not return empty; Thoughts for children; A Protestant prayer-meeting in Rome; The Mennonites. These four articles are selected from exchanges; two pages. The last one contains a short sketch of the Mennonites, and states that 123,000 of them have settled in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Indiana and Canada; and that 80,000 more intend to immigrate this year from Russia. Minnesota is making efforts to persuade them to settle there. The harvest, or reports from the field, one page. Troubles nourished; Common mistakes: The wisdom of God: REVIEW articles, one and a half columns.—Grammar; a column and a half.—Items for the month. P. Thomson from Douglass Co., Minn., writes: “By the kind and wonderful providence of God I have obtained Advent Tidende. I love this journal, and intend to continue to read it because it contains so much heavenly truth.”