Another Plague.—While the Russian disease has raged with such ferocity in the north of Europe, the south-western part of Asia has been suffering from a terrible visitation of the same kind. The Levant Herald of June 7th, says that letters from Medina give a frightful account of the ravages of the epidemic now raging at that city and Mecca. It takes the form both of typhus and cholera. On the eve of Courban-Beiram, and during the first and second days of the feast, this terrific scourge carried off no less than forty-six thousand victims amongst the pilgrims, and though the intensity of the plague is somewhat abated, multitudes still perish. The inhabitants have fled, and the streets are filled with corpses. Of the Persian pilgrims alone, no less than five thousand have fallen victims, amongst whom is the Sheik Mirza Hachim, who, saint as he was reputed to be, has perished with his whole household, composed of ten persons. Sheriff Abdullah Pacha has taken refuge at Taif, and the Governor General, Vedji Pacha, after having lost a son and daughter, has himself fallen dangerously ill.
—Boston Traveler.
Letters.
By S. B. Whitney
“Then they that feared the Lord, spake often one to another.”
This department of the paper is designed for the brethren and sisters to freely and fully communicate with each other respecting their hopes and determinations, conflicts and victories, attainments and desires, in the heavenly journey. Seek first a living experience and then record it, carefully and prayerfully, for the comfort and encouragement of the other members of the household of faith.
From Bro. Whitney.
Bro. White: It is some time since I have said anything to the brethren through the Review, but my interest is still in the precious cause of present truth.
And instead of declining, my interest in this cause is increasing, and my heart is encouraged by the omens of good which begin to appear, both in my own experience and that of others in this section.
The last Monthly Meeting for this part of the State, which was held with the church at Norfolk, was one of the best we have ever had. There was a good representation of brethren and sisters from Buck's Bridge and Bangor, who seemed to come up with a mind to work; and some whose cases have been lingering in a discouraging condition for months, and some for even years, again expressed their desire and determination to go with the remnant.
The Lord gave comfortable freedom in speaking the word, and especially were our hearts cheered and comforted, while attending to the ordinances of the Lord's house, by his sweet blessing that we received, as we endeavored to renew our covenant and “make strait paths for our feet.”
Monday, July 23d, received a telegram from Adams' Center requesting me to attend the funeral of the youngest son of our dear Bro. and sister Taylor, which I accordingly did.
They deeply feel their loss, but are sustained by the “blessed hope,” and are comforted by the thought that their little one is taken from the evil to come.
Wednesday the 25th, visited our aged brother Eld. Wm. Green who has been suffering greatly from rheumatism for some time, and has not been able to attend meeting, only as the brethren have kindly carried the meeting to him occasionally. In the evening, enjoyed a sweet time with the church there, while contemplating our future trials and prospects of overcoming.
The experience of this dear people is too well known to need commendation from me.
Last Sabbath was a comfortable day with the church here, and we feel encouraged still to strive against sin and labor to overcome.
Your unworthy brother. S. B. Whitney.
Grass River, N. Y., July 31, 1865.
“Be not Faithless, but Believing.”
By L. M. GATES.
BRO. WHITE: The following is such good Advent doctrine, that I copy it for the Review, from the “Sunday-School Times.”
L. M. GATES.
“The Lord has died; despond not. The Lord has risen; doubt not. The Lord is exalted; fear not. The Lord reigneth; hesitate not. The Lord returneth; delay not. Believe, and that with all simplicity and with all joy. Believe, and bring before him the wants of thine own heart and daily life, the daily requirements of thy soul: trust, and look upward. Believe, and bring before him the wants of thy friends, both for body and soul: trust, and look upward. Believe, and bring before him the wants of the church: trust, and look upward. Believe, and bring before him the wants of the world: and still, trustingly, look upward. “The night cometh, and also the morning.” Soon the Lord shall return, and thou shalt welcome him, thou, and all the saints; nay, earth itself, and all that dwell therein. Then occupy till he come; and if before that day dawn, thou art called to rest, lie down to sleep in hope of the blessed resurrection, and the coming of the Lord with ten thousand of his saints. Even so, Lord Jesus, come quickly!”—Dr. Edersheim.
Song of the Telegraph.
By J. A. Smith
[PEOPLE do not forget to cry peace and safety. Everything must proclaim this. And according to their ideas as expressed in the following poetry, they would have Daniel’s image turned topsy-turvy, having this, instead of the Babylonian, the golden age.
J. A. Smith.
Libertyville, Iowa.]
I have heard men say that when winds were high,
And clouds were tossing about the sky,
Journeying over some lone morass,
Where the endless wires of the telegraph pass,
They have stood and listened, and trembled with fear,
The song of the telegraph to hear,
A sad and most unearthly strain;
A sharp, low moan like a soul in pain,
Rising and falling fitfully,
Like the long waves after a storm at sea,
I have thought and wondered many a time,
What the wire would say, could it speak in rhyme;
And thinking much, and wondering long,
At length have found the telegraph’s song.
“Lo, the golden age has come!
Light has broken o’er the world!
Let the cannon mouth be dumb,
Let the battle flag be furled!
God hath sent me to the nations,
To unite them, that each man
Of all future generations
May be cosmopolitan.
“I the lightning—the destroyer—
I the untamable, the proud—
To be harnessed to the wire,
I have left my thunder-cloud,
Harbinger of peace and union,
Messenger no more of wrath,
To establish sweet communion,
Down to earth I take my path.
“With the olive branch extended,
Swift I go to every shore;
Soon all nations shall be blended,
They shall hear of war no more.
Peace and progress be forever
Printed on the hearts of men,
So that future time may never
See a battle field again.”
[The Telegraph Review.]
Violence and Bloodshed in Indianapolis
SCENES of violence and bloodshed are becoming quite common at Indianapolis. On the 23 ult. an Irishman, named Bernard Logan, shot a returned soldier, named Hines, killing him instantly. Hines stabbed Logan the same night. Fred. Richard, a printer in the Journal Office, fearfully cut and slashed a man named Kochler, an officer in a Missouri colored regiment. Robberies, garrotings and assaults are of nightly occurrence.
Sister Shepard’s Appeal for Prayer
By C. M. Shepard
From Sister Shepard.
BRO. WHITE: I wish to say to my brethren and sisters through the Review, that I am still striving to press my way onward toward the New Jerusalem, putting my whole trust in God, who has been with me and who still is with me, and has promised that he will never leave nor forsake me. My faith in God has been severely tried within a few years past; yet by the grace of God I have been enabled to still believe in his word, and have found his grace sufficient for me in all my trials. Surely I believe our heavenly Father knows what is best for us, and it is of no use to murmur about our trials; for "here is the patience of the saints," and we must learn patience, and learn to bow in meek submission to all His righteous will.
I have suffered none too much, and however much I may yet be called to suffer, I hope I shall be enabled to still trust in God who doeth all things well.
Those who are acquainted with me, will see by the notice of my husband's death in Review No. 8, that a heavy responsibility has suddenly fallen upon me in regard to my family; and I wish to say to you that I deeply desire and earnestly crave an interest in your prayers, that I may have wisdom and grace given me to discharge my duties aright, and that my children may be all gathered into the fold of Christ.
Yours in the blessed hope.
C. M. SHEPARD.
Beaver Dam, Wis.
A New Sabbath Keeper in Wayne
Sister C. A. Piper writes from Wayne, Ohio: The teachings of the Review have been a great help to me in the investigation of the present truth, which I heard for the first time last summer at the tent in Ohio. While listening to the lectures of Elders Waggoner and Ingraham, I was convinced that the seventh-day was the true Sabbath of the Lord, and was as binding on all as when God himself spoke the command from Sinai. During the meeting, I made up my mind to keep the Sabbath. Although the singularity of keeping the seventh-day I expected would bring down the scoffs of the unprofessing part of the community, I did not expect it of the professed lovers of Jesus. But I have been sadly disappointed. I can discern no difference in the majority of the professors from the world in this respect, except that they manifest generally a more bitter spirit. But I can say that I rejoice that the messengers of the present truth ever came to Wayne, and that I was permitted to hear.
I am striving to overcome sin, and my daily prayer is for grace, more grace, that I may keep perfectly all the commandments of God, and have the faith of Jesus. The little company of Sabbath-keepers in this place, are bound together by the sweet ties of love, and Christian fellowship, and are seeking for that purity of heart, which will enable them to overcome the temptations of the enemy of all righteousness, and to stand in the great and terrible day of the Lord. May the Lord grant that, without the loss of a soul, we may be gathered with all the remnant people of God, and our loved ones that sleep in Jesus, in the bright morning of the first resurrection to that abode of peace and love, where celestial music rolls through every dome of the eternal city, and join in the song of redeeming love to God and the Lamb forever.
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The Sanctuary and Present Truth
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We would call the attention of the reader to the article from Bro. Loughborough on the first page of this paper. The Sanctuary is the great citadel of present truth, and every imaginary chance to raise an objection against our views on this subject will be seized by the enemy of truth. Hence the necessity of being posted upon every point. The question we shall most probably be oftenest called upon to explain, is how mercy can be offered while the cleansing of the Sanctuary is going forward. Let the article be carefully studied.
Heaven.
By Dudley Marvin Canright
Heaven is the place where God dwells, Matt. vi, 9, the place from which Jesus came; John vi, 51; and to which he went when he left the earth; Acts i, 11; the place where angels dwell; Luke ii, 8-15; and the place out of which the devils were cast for disobedience; 2 Pet. ii, 4.
It is not simply an immaterial, imaginary place, as is now commonly taught; but it is a real, material place, probably a globe like our own, only much larger and more refined. Comparing earthly things with heavenly, Paul says "that ye have in Heaven a better and an enduring substance." Heb. x, 34.
Webster defines substance, thus: "Something real; not imaginary; body; matter." This then decides the question that Heaven is a real, material place.
We read also that there are mountains there, Heb. xii, 22, Rev. xiv, 1; and trees, Rev. xxii, 2, with Gen. ii, 8, 9; and water, Rev. xxii, 1. Jesus told his disciples that there were many mansions there, John xiv, 1-3. Paul says that there is a city there, Gal. iv, 26, Heb. xii, 22; and John describes this city as having walls, gates, streets, &c., which are composed of gold, emerald, pearls, and precious stones.
Doubtless this is the great metropolis, the grand center of the whole universe, where the great King of creation has his throne. Astronomy has demonstrated that the planets of this solar system revolve around their common center—the sun; that our sun with the suns of other systems, revolve around their common center; and that this in turn revolves around its center, and so on, gradually approaching the great center of all, which I believe to be the planet Heaven, where God dwells. So thought Dr. Dick, and others.
Now all the minor planets and systems are composed of materials, therefore Heaven also is material, or else it could not attract these. To think of Heaven as a real place composed of mountains and valleys, filled with trees, fruits, and flowers, adorned with beautiful cities and villages, and inhabited by real, living, intelligent beings, gives it a loveliness and a sublimity which it otherwise cannot possess. Education has made it heresy and fanaticism to think of Heaven as such a place; but the Bible and reason declare in its favor. D. M. CANRIGHT.
Future Labor.
By James White
At present we can make no arrangements for labor. The New York State Committee had better suit themselves as to the time of their annual Conference, and Eld. Loughborough or self, or both, will attend if possible.
We hope to visit several places in Northern Michigan the coming autumn, but all is uncertainty at present.
Either Eld. Loughborough or self, will, providence permitting, hold two or more general meetings in Ohio soon.
Eld. Ingraham is now suffering ague and fever at his home in Monroe, Wisconsin. It is hoped that he may be able to spend the three autumn months preaching the word to the churches in Iowa. Eld. Loughborough, having explored the field, can well assist in arranging appointments. It is also expected that by the faithful labors of Eld. Loughborough, things in the churches will be so set in order that Eld. Ingraham will be able to give himself wholly to preaching the word.
J. W.
Report from Bro. Lawrence.
By R. J. LAWRENCE
BRO. WHITE: My last report was from Owasso, Mich. Sabbath and first-day, July 15 and 16, I spent with the church in Woodhall. Spoke four times. There are but two families of Sabbath-keepers there now, the rest living away some fifteen miles. This church is in a low state. July 18 and 19, I spent with the church in Locke. I spoke seven times. The Lord helped to present the truth. There is a good state of feeling. Some confessions were made. The prospect is very good for the future.
July the 22nd and 23d, I spent with the brethren in Genoa, Livingston Co. Spoke four times, and had a meeting to consult on organization. There are some twelve here keeping the Sabbath. Some have given it up.
The 25th and 26th, I spent with the church in Milford. Spoke five times, very much to the encouragement of the church. Hearty confessions were made, and good feeling restored, and the church resolved to travel on again.
July 29 and 30, I spent in Tyrone. Spoke five times, and partook of the sacrament. This church is firm, and enjoying a good state of feeling and interest.
Monday, the 31st, I arrived home, after an absence of eight weeks and five days.
Yours in harmony with the people of the third angel's message.
R. J. LAWRENCE.
Appointments.
By John Norton Loughborough
PROVIDENCE permitting, I will hold meetings as follows:
Knoxville, Iowa, Aug. 19 and 20.
Liberty, " " 26 " 27.
Battle Creek, Mich., Sept. 2.
J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.