THE following remarks we copy from the Sabbath Memorial of July, 1878. Brother Jones is doubtless right. "There is too much silence on this great theme." According to the "sure word of prophecy" this doctrine will be both preached and opposed in the last days. As he says, it used to be dwelt upon by the ministry much more than it is at present. We rejoice with thanksgiving that so many are now joining their pens and voices to break the silence on this important subject, and are especially pleased that so faithful an advocate of truth for the last days as Brother Jones is awake to the importance of the theme. "At an early age we listened to a sermon on the coming of Christ and the resurrection of the saints. The text was Psalm 17:15, and the occasion was our dear mother's funeral. Our tender years were made familiar with this glorious doctrine, for ministers were accustomed, fifty and sixty years ago, to dwell upon it for the warning of sinners and the comforting of believers. We have often lifted up the voice on this subject. Shall the pen be silent? Alas, we fear there is too much silence on this great theme. The pulpit and the press are too much given to speak of an improved state of things, and a continuation of the same without ever reaching on to the time when shall be heard the voice of the archangel, the shout of the Lord himself, and the blast of the 'trump' of God (1 Thess. 4:16). We believe in improvement, especially in the behaviour of Christians. Knowledge is spreading and great efforts are being made, not without success, to increase temperance, virtue, honesty, and peace; yet the increase of immorality is so apparent that we should feel disheartened were it not for faith in the power of the gospel. But faith and the gospel cannot avert the certain on-coming flood of perdition to the ungodly. Let, therefore, the pen, as well as living voice sound the alarm: 'Flee from the wrath to come,' 'Prepare to meet thy God,' 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.' "The Lord will come. He came once, and gave himself for us. He will come again. He said to the disciples, 'I will come again, and receive you unto myself.' The prophets clearly intimate the great event: 'His feet shall stand in that day on the Mount of Olives.' On that mountain overlooking Bethany and Jerusalem the angels said, 'This same Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.' 'He will come to be glorified in His saints, and to be admired in all them that believe.' Contemporary with his coming, will be the punishing with everlasting destruction, them who obey not the gospel. It is written, 'The Lord shall be king over all the earth; in that day there shall be one Lord and His name one,' and 'His people shall be all righteous.' The prophets, Christ, and the apostles speak of His coming in positive terms. James says, 'Behold the Judge standeth at the door;' and both Peter and Paul agree with James, that 'the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.' Let us note well that His coming must be very much nearer now than it was then. While this fact is a warning to all to prepare to meet Him, it is also an incentive to all believers to fulfill the Master's injunction: Occupy till I come! How much there is to be done, and how little time to do it. The brevity of life admonishes us that there is no time to idle away. Countries hitherto quite inaccessible are now open to the gospel. Their bars of iron have been drawn, and their gates of brass lifted. China, Arabia, Armenia, Abyssinia, the heart of Africa, and other fields, are white unto harvest. Brethren in the Lord! with the increase of opportunities our responsibility increases. Let us preach faithfully what the Master requires as the fruit of faith in Him, namely, the obedience of the heart and life, to the Father's commandments."