Met in business session, Nov. 6, at 8 o'clock A. M. Prayer by Bro. Haskell.
Eld. J. H. Waggoner was chosen Chairman, and Eld. M. E. Cornell, Secretary.
Eld. Haskell, in behalf of the committees, presented reports as follows:
THE CAMP-MEETING.
Whole expense, including material and fitting up grove, $373 05
Expenses of the stand, 263 23
Receipts at “ 257 71
Loss, 5 52
Received by donations, $552 04
Total expense, 378 57
Receipts over expenditures, 173 47
Lumber and other material on hand, 247 72
Total, $421 19
THE TENT.
Cost of tent, $295 00
Rec'd of camp-meeting fund, $172 47
“ donations, 57 00
Total receipts, 229 47
Owing on tent, $65 53
These reports were accepted, and the amount behind on the tent was immediately made up by the meeting.
The Camp-meeting Committee was continued, and the proposition to buy the ground on which the camp-meeting was held, was referred to that committee.
Several brethren spoke in favor of organizing a Missionary and Tract Society, when it was
Voted, unanimously, that such a society be arranged.
Elds. Waggoner, Haskell, and Cornell, were elected a committee to prepare a Constitution.
Bro. Haskell offered a resolution in favor of “inquiry meetings” in all the churches of this Conference. Adopted.
Adjourned to 2 P. M.
Met at 2 P. M. Prayer by Bro. Cornell.
The committee reported the following
CONSTITUTION.
ART. 1. This society shall be called the Missionary and Tract Society of the New England Conference of S. D. Adventists.
ART. 2. The objects of this society shall be to visit, circulate books and tracts, and to obtain subscribers for our periodicals.
ART. 3. The officers of this Society shall be a President, Secretary, Treasurer, and an Executive Committee of five, of which the President shall be one, and they shall be elected annually.
ART. 4. Any person may become a member of this society, who is a member of a church of Seventh-day Adventists, by payment of the sum of one dollar.
ART. 5. Each member shall keep a record of his or her labor, and report the same quarterly, at the quarterly meetings, at which time there shall be sessions of this society.
ART. 6. The funds to be employed by this society, shall consist of the money paid for memberships, and free-will offerings.
ART. 7. The Executive Committee shall have the general management and oversight of the work of this society, both in disbursing funds and counseling in regard to labor.
ART. 8. This Constitution may be amended by a vote of two-thirds of the members present, at any annual meeting.
Each article being voted upon separately, the whole was adopted unanimously.
It was voted that the Chairman nominate the officers of the society. The Chair nominated as follows:
President, S. N. Haskell, South Lancaster, Mass.
Secretary, F. M. Buzzell, New Ipswich, N. H.
Treasurer, J. Webber, “ “
Executive Committee, the President; H. B. Stratton, Boston; A. P. Green, Shamrock Mills; F. Gould, Greenfield, N. H.; and Samuel Martin, Ringe, N. H.
All were elected unanimously.
Opportunity being given, memberships and donations were received, amounting to $180.00.
Adjourned. J. H. WAGGONER, Chairman,
M. E. CORNELL, Secretary.
Report from Bro. Byington.
By John Byington
BRO. SMITH: Since our camp-meeting, I have met with the Hillsdale, Burlington, Ransom, Parkville and Colon churches.
In Hillsdale, there is a want of consecration to God, and brotherly love. Brethren, get nearer to God, and you will get nearer to each other.
The church in Burlington has been in trial with one of its members; but after much labor, we had peace restored. Praise the Lord for this.
At Ransom, our meetings were good. The church appear like moving forward.
Of Parkville, I have written before.
Some in Colon are trying hard to live faithful. If all would come up to the work, there would yet be successful battles there for the Lord.
Last Sabbath and first-day, I attended the quarterly meeting of the churches of Gratiot Co., at Alma. Here there is need of much labor. I have spent this week, thus far, in visiting from house to house. We have church meeting to-day, and probably baptism. I am to be at Ithaca next Sabbath. Brethren, pray for us.
J. BYINGTON.
Alma, Gratiot Co., Mich., Nov. 10, 1870.
Longing for the Saints’ Fellowship
By L. M. Alexander
Br. L. M. ALEXANDER writes from Lamoil Co.: I rejoice that the light of present truth still illumines the pathway of the believer in Christ, and gives strength to perform the duties of life. I feel to sympathize with those who are deprived of the privilege of meeting with the dear saints of God for public and social worship. I hope, when this earth is made new and shall become the abode of the saints, to be with those who will share in fullness of joy at God's right hand, where partings will be known no more.
Appointments.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
The time for our next quarterly meeting in Princeville, Ill., is Dec. 3 and 4. We desire all the members of this church to represent themselves at this meeting. If we humbly seek God's face, it will not be in vain.
B. F. MERRITT.
The Lord willing, I will hold meetings at Adel, Sabbath and Sunday, Nov. 26 and 27. Winterset, beginning Friday evening, Dec. 2, and continuing two weeks. Sabbath and Sunday, Dec. 10 and 11, we will hold a general meeting of all the churches in that section, including Adel, Des Moines, Sandyville, Osceola, Decatur City, Afton, &c. We hope this will be an important meeting, and that an earnest effort will be made by these churches to attend. The ordinances will be attended, also baptism. Come Friday, to stay till Monday.
D. M. CANRIGHT.
The next quarterly meeting for the churches at Little Prairie, Johnstown, and Oakland, Wis., will be held at Oakland, Dec. 2 and 3. Bro. Sanborn may be expected.
O. A. OLSON.
The next monthly meeting of the Lisbon, Anamosa, and Marion churches, will be held at Marion, Iowa, Dec. 3 and 4. We expect a good turnout from Laporte City to this meeting.
D. T. SUTTERMAN.
E R WEBB: No. Some one sends us a five-dollar draft to be credited as follows: "$2.50 for the continuance of the REVIEW to me, 50c for the continuance of the Instructor, to be changed from me to Geo. L. Palmiter, and $2 for the REVIEW for the said Geo. L. Palmiter." Who is “me”?
RECEIPTS
For Review and Herald.
Annexed to each receipt in the following list, is the Volume and Number of the REVIEW & HERALD to which the money receipted was sent, which should correspond with the Numbers on the Papers. If money for the paper is not in due time acknowledged, immediate notice of the omission should then be given.
$1.00 each. J L Cook 37-14, Emily J Paine 37-1, Gilbert Allen 37-23, Wm Webster 37-23, Curtis Baird 37-23, J Cromwell 37-14, C Phillips 37-23, D S Anderson 37-23, H L Cassidy 37-23, Sarah Simmons 38-19, H P Gould 36-7, R L Ainsworth 37-9, B Spencer 37-23, T Alverson 37-18, F H Anderson 38-21, Julia Foster 38-21, F H Morrison 37-17, Mrs S Persons 38-23, Mrs D Ray 38-23, C L Palmer 38-1, J E Foreman 37-1, Ezra Brackett 38-1, Mrs J Oaks 38-23, A P Bemis 38-23, J T Pratt 38-23, P R Mills 37-5, E P Marvin 38-23, J Sanders 38-1, H N Bates 38-4, Wm Jones 38-23, Mrs M Walkley 38-23, Wm Thompson 38-23, E I Purdon 38-23.
$2.00 each. C Robinson 39-1, S Shively 38-22, A Caldwell 38-10, J W Cassidy 38-23, W D Russell 38-10, Mary Copen 38-1, L Fuller 38-18, E S Briggs 39-1, I D Van Horn 38-1, Lars Weiss 38-23, S A Brown 38-21, S Ferguson 39-4, T Burgess 36-1, Mrs M A Cook 38-10, C Rice 38-10, D Spoonor 37-15, E H Root 39-1, E Stafford 37-1, D C Phillips 38-4, C M Nichols Jr 38-12, R F Cottrell 39-1, Wm G Buckland 38-1, Ira Gardner 38-1, J M Wilkinson 39-1, P Rusha 35-17, A Fifield 38-1, C Cartwright 38-18, S Shaw 36-4.
Miscellaneous. Benjamin Wood 50c 37-23, M C Sanders $2.75 38-1, A O Burrell 1.50 38-22, H C Green 75c 38-23, A Hall 2.75 37-1, S Van Dousen 1.45 37-12, E Booth 55c 38-16, C H Webb 1.32 38-19, L J Shaw 1.50 37-14, L Bolton 1.50 37-15, R H Hart 5.00 38-1, M A Brigham 1.38 37-23.
Books Sent by Mail.
W Chinnock, N Bloomfield, Trumbull Co., Ohio, via arrson, $14.34. Geo I Butler, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, $27.88.
General Conference Missionary Fund.
D R Palmer $40, E J Baker 1.70, C Owen 5.00, D C Elmer 2.00.
Shares in the Publishing Association.
Michigan Conference Fund.
Church at Newton $5, Salem Center 10.00, Jackson 36.00.
Cash Received on Account.
H A St John $6.40, R J O Lawrence 35.00, E H Root 12.79, S N Haskell 170.00.
Michigan Camp-Meeting Fund.
A Seymour $3.00, E H Root 25.00.
Western Camp-Meeting Fund.
N Orcutt & wife $9.85, Susan Shively $8.00, D N Ray 7.00, Jesse Tenny 7.60, S H Peck & wife 6.00, A friend 4.00, Lola Babcock, Mary Judson, Matilda Rounds, J Dorcas, John Francisco, each 3.00. S L Cronus, Eliza Ferciot, H French, Betsey Maynard, A Norton, Ezra Brackett, Charles Brackett & wife, H E Brackett, M A Scott, Mary Dunn, M B Morton and wife, Daniel Hare, Catharine Lindsay, jr., W V Fields, each 2.00. M B Clark, June Smith, C Kasson, Geo Maynard, L Lock, Thos & Eliza Dorman, Mary Brackett, Maria Luce, Sarah Lane, Wm H Dorcas, D F Fero, J Dompier, A S Hutchins, Geo Walling, A Sister, Peter Elting, Elmer Francisco, Elbert Francisco, Isabella Francisco, Rodney Owen, John Parmalee, Clarasa Palmer, Silas Streit, Thos Porter, S T Chamberlain, C N Ford, Lewis Wilson, G B Gaskill, each 1.00. Portage, O., 50c, J B Sweet & wife, 1.50, A Sister 75c, A J Richmond 2.75, D H Hewitt 50c, S Edlinger 1.15, Laura M Francisco 10c, Thomas Donnan 1.00, A W Maynard 5.00, J S Griggs 1.00.
Charles Buck $10.00, D Bano, H I Farnsworth, S N Haskell & wife, Harmon Lindsay, J M Lindsay, C R Ogden, John McMillan, A Van Dousen & wife, E Van Deusen, J G Lamson, J Lamson, each $5.00. W H Ball, G Colby, R M Pierce, D A Owen, each $2.00. L Wilson, G B Gaskill, John Hurd, Hiram Patch, J H Robart, P H Elliott, J H Loveland, B Loveland, T A Bailey, J Lovell, J S Van Dossen, S N Mead, each $1.00. F Kenney 75c, Ella Van Dossen, M Van Dossen, Eliza Kenney, M Aldrich, C W Reed, each 50c, Nancy Lovell 25c, F Mead 25c, T Fund 25c, M A J Kenney 25c, L Kenney 15c, K Harris 15c, D Van Deusen 10c, R Mead 10c.
Library Fund of the S. D. A. Association.
S A McPherson $10.00, E H Root 10.00, C Buck 10.00, R Loveland 10.00, T S Harris 10.00, Harmon Lindsay 10.00, C R Ogden 5.00, A Seymour 5.00, J S Wick 10.00, S N Haskell & wife 10.00, D R Leighton 10.00.
“AND Moses said; Let no man leave of it till the morning. Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms and stank.” Ex. 16: 19, 20.
Though the people murmured against the manna after using it some time, it was not so at the first. They were hungering in a desert land, and they were prepared by these necessities to receive it with thankfulness. And we may remark that they were not the only ones that have received with thankfulness the benefits of God's grace when they felt their need, and grumbled after they had enjoyed them awhile. But I say, At first, they gladly received it, and prized it as a precious gift from the God of their Father Abraham. How, then, must they have been astonished to find a quantity of this much-prized provision, carefully set aside for future use, turned into a loathsome mass of crawling worms! Why was this? It was because they had disregarded the order of the Lord. It was ordained of him that it should be preserved only for Sabbath use, to put a difference between the seventh day and the other days of the week. It was a part of his plan for magnifying this sacred institution among his chosen people; and the course they pursued would, if successful, have obliterated this distinction, and brought the Lord's Sabbath down to a level with other days.
God does not change. His ways are equal. He does not audibly speak in the hearing of all men; but what he says, all men should regard. He does not work the same miracles in the sight of all; but what he does is for the benefit and faith of all. He often gives illustrations of his will regarding the children of men, and we are expected to apply them to our times and circumstances. This corruption of the manna was not for them alone; it was to show us how God looks upon the goods we gather and treasure up without respect to his will. How many consult their own tastes, their own convenience, their pride of possession, in saving worldly goods, instead of seeking the mind of God. Goods so acquired, whether little or much, are as great an abomination in the sight of God as was the putrid manna.
“A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.” It was because they feared to trust God from day to day, that they laid up manna contrary to his will. Many will pray with great complacency and apparent faith—“Give us day by day our daily bread”—if they have a good stock on hand; but if, in the providence of God, their store fails, anxiety, fears, and doubts, take possession of their minds, and they forget the prayer—just when it is needed. There is sometimes much self-deception hid under a profession of faith, and covered up with words of prayer. “When the Son of Man cometh shall he find faith on the earth?” J. H. W.
This Week’s Review
By James White
THIS WEEK'S REVIEW.— With no small degree of interest will Bro. Longborough's appeal to the churches in California, in this week's REVIEW, be read. There is a power in the publications issued at this Office to reach minds at this time that is beyond anything that we ever anticipated. Almost every day we are receiving letters from ministers of different denominations, church members, and from non-professors, containing the most cheering statements of the influence of our books upon their minds. Some of these we will give next week.
We are sure that the friends of the cause in California will respond promptly and liberally to the appeal from Bro. L. And it is a pleasure here to state that the Association will send books, pamphlets, and tracts, by mail, for distribution in California, at one-third discount, adding only the postage.
The readers of the REVIEW will not fail to notice that the Editor's space is fully occupied in his absence, however much the paper may suffer otherwise. We have not time to do it justice, but will do our best under the circumstances. Personal matters in our lengthy Number Three, will be read with interest by the especial friends of the cause who feel personally concerned. The existing state of things among us, and the necessity of prompt action, is our apology for speaking pointedly.
The articles from Eld. D. T. Bourdeau, relative to opposition to the Sabbath by Eld. Estess, at Jericho Corners, Vermont, are too lengthy for the REVIEW. Such long matters, of especial local interest, and not of so much general interest, unless they are brief, cannot be admitted to the columns of the REVIEW. We shall put those articles in pamphlet form, for the friends everywhere who wish to order them; but especially for the Elds. Bourdeau to dispose of at their pleasure.
God be thanked for the good work at Jericho Corners. And the best feature of all is that God has so worked for precious souls as to stir the wrath of the dragon. The Elders Bourdeau are not rash men. They are prudent men. And nothing has given us so much hope of the success of these men as this little affair at Jericho Corners. What if they, in passing from Jerusalem [Bordoville] down to Jericho, do fall among thieves, or traditionated professors, who treat them but little better? Such things will come when the servants of God stand in the power of God, so as to reach the minds and hearts of the people.
The reports from all parts of the field are cheering. There is room for but a few of them this week. More will be given next week. J. W.
Notice.
By John Nevins Andrews
At a recent meeting of the church of Allegany Co., N. Y., Bro. J. C. Saunders was restored to his standing in the church, under circumstances that were very satisfactory to all concerned. J. N. ANDREWS.
A Cure For Infidelity.
By JOS. CLARKE
MANY years ago, a boy of ten or twelve years, becoming dissatisfied with the plans of his parents as to his education and future life, professed himself an infidel in his principles; thinking thus to evade or change the plans of his guardians. His tutor tersely replied, “Is that so? then I will remedy that;” and immediately commenced applying the rod, and continued this operation until the young skeptic recanted his principles, and professed clearly his confidence in the word of God. And in time this boy became a powerful advocate of the principles of Christianity, in an age of general infidelity.
What proves clearly that infidelity would expire if God should manifest his judgments, is the fact that infidels are among the first to beg for mercy in time of an earthquake or shipwreck. This is so, with a few exceptions, which are those in which the disease of unbelief has attained a full development, and has become chronic, in which case the victim's mind has become so perverted that reason cannot longer rule, or that the friends of the lower world hold him completely in their power.
Most infidels are so willfully; not quite all so, however, as early education has biased some minds in that direction. But if in the first stages of this disease the same treatment could be administered as above, there would be few infidels. JOS. CLARKE.
Notice.
By I. SANBORN
We hope all the lonely, scattered Seventh-day Adventists in the State of Wisconsin, who would like to have preaching in the place where they live, will please write a full statement in reply to the following questions: 1. How long have you lived in the place? 2. How many are keeping the Sabbath there? 3. Is there a good school-house that can be obtained to hold meeting in? 4. What are the prevailing religious sentiments of the people? Have they an interest to hear? And be sure and give your post-office address, and direct your letter to C. W. Olds, Little Prairie, Walworth Co., Wis. I. SANBORN.