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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Michigan · Dec 23, 1862

Advent Tracts.

THE American Baptist, N. Y. City, gives the following liberal and candid notice of two tracts received from this office:

"We have too long allowed to pass unnoticed two interesting publications from the press of the Seventh Day Adventist Publication Association, Battle Creek, Michigan. The first is, 'Scripture Testimony on the Perpetuity of Spiritual Gifts,' by M. E. Cornell. It contains a great variety of well-authenticated narratives of miraculous interpositions in favor of eminent and devoted Christians of different denominations. The testimonies of ancient and modern Christians are quoted; Justin Martyr, Irenæus, Origen, Cyprian, Polycarp, John Huss, Zwingle, Wesley, Adam Clarke, Eld. J. B. Finley, Elder Keach and others. All had experience of remarkable divine interpositions in answer to prayer, special deliverances, healing the sick, visions, and predictions of events which happened as foretold. This judiciously collated pamphlet of 140 pages, will be an excellent antidote for skepticism, especially that Sadduceism which has so largely crept into the creed of many professedly orthodox churches. Price, 15 cents.

"The other pamphlet treats more particularly of the doctrines peculiar to Adventists, and is an attempt to show that the second coming of Christ is at the doors. It is entitled, 'Signs of the Times,' by James White. One of these signs, the seventh in order, but of special significance, is modern Spiritualism, of the origin of which an extended account is given, occupying about half the pamphlet. Mr. White shows that Spiritualism remarkably corresponds to the predicted 'seducing spirits and doctrines of devils,' 1 Tim. iv, 1; Rev. xvi, 13, 14; 2 Thess. ii, 9-12."