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Avilla, Mo., Dec., 1869

By H. C. Blanchard

From Bro. Blanchard.

The cause is progressing here. Here are some fifty who are keeping the Sabbath, and there is a good interest to hear. I have not had the privilege for some time, of preaching in Avilla. The Methodists are using the lock-out argument. First they refused us their meeting-house, and then managed to shut us out of the school-house. But I know it will result in good; for locking me out of the school-house, they shut three other denominations out, and in order to keep their friendship, they invited them to preach in their house. But their house being unfinished, and having no stoves, it was unfit to hold meetings in, which, of course, had its effect on the public mind. They have, however, stoves in the house now, and while there is no place for me to reply, the M. E. preacher, Mr. Wells, has commenced a course of lectures against us. I was holding meetings, five miles north of Avilla, but dismissed and went to hear Mr. Wells. I have attended four of his meetings; but for some cause best known to himself he has stopped his lectures for the present. I am of the opinion he would have continued if I had not been on hand taking notes. His lectures, so far, are composed of much error, with a small mixture of truth, dealt out with an unskillful hand. If the Lord will, I shall review him when he gets through.

I am now engaged in raising means to build a meeting-house; I have raised between five and six hundred dollars. Trusting I shall have your prayers, I remain,

Your brother, in hope, H. C. BLANCHARD.

Avilla, Mo., Dec., 1869

Reynolds Reports on Recent Labors

By Chas. B. Reynolds

From Bro. Reynolds.

I WISH to keep promise to many kind friends, and report labors since camp-meeting. Oct. 3, commenced meetings at Protection. These meetings continued with some interruptions till the 20th, when stormy weather made it necessary to close. As the result of these meetings, two who had never made a profession, and one backslider, promised to do the whole will of God. I still continued meetings with them on first-days till Nov. 14; as the weather was unfavorable, spent the time in visiting and giving away publications where interest was awakened. Tuesday, Nov. 23, felt impressed to try to obtain a hearing at Yorkshire Center. Obtained the use of the Union church. For five nights I had no help or countenance; but on the sixth their hearts melted and they invited me to their homes.

Held thirteen consecutive meetings at this place. I attended the Monthly Meeting at Parma, and enjoyed a sweet season of rest with those of like precious faith. Had great pleasure and freedom in speaking on each occasion.

I have met three Sabbaths with the church at Rochester. Expect next week to re-enter the field, and labor in the vineyard of the Lord. Dear brethren and sisters, pray for me, that God will give me wisdom, humility, and zeal.

Yours in the blessed hope, CHAS. B. REYNOLDS.

From Sister Connet.

By Eliza I. Connet

Dear Bro. Andrews: I am still spared and have the privilege of donating to the cause of truth. My means are very limited, but what I have I give freely and willingly, and with a heart full of gratitude and praise to my Heavenly Father that ever I was brought to see and embrace the truth. Oh! what a comfort it is to the widow and lonely. My heart often burns within me when I read the stirring reports and testimonies in the dear REVIEW from week to week; and I feel such a longing desire to meet with those of like precious faith, that I sometimes weep tears of sadness and of love for God's people.

Last summer I lay very sick; was nigh unto death, but it pleased God to spare my life, and I am yet a probationer here on this sin-cursed earth, with time given me to prepare for the coming of my blessed Master. Oh! pray for me, that I may be an overcomer, that I may receive an overcomer's reward.

Your unworthy sister, striving to overcome, and gain eternal life. ELIZA I. CONNET. Richland, Co., Ill.

Sabbath Converts in Minnesota

By A. Vankirk

BRO. A. VANKIRK, of Dodge Co., Minn., says: What a flood of light has dawned upon my mind since I embraced the Sabbath! I have not only seen and accepted the Sabbath, but I am happy to say, that as yet I see no discrepancy between the whole faith of Seventh-day Adventists and that best of all books—the Bible. Since I came out on the Sabbath, there are five more that have lately accepted the truth in regard to it.

We would humbly ask the prayers of all the faithful, that we may prove steadfast, and continue to increase beyond in numbers in his cause.

MISCELLANEOUS

Questions Considered.

Please give your views on 1 Cor. 3:15, through the REVIEW. **

We understand that the church of God is represented in this chapter, by a building, and that the laborers in his cause are the builders; also that those who are gathered into the church by their labors, are represented by gold, silver, precious stones, &c. See verse 12. Now if they have labored wisely, and have added to the building such as are represented by gold and silver, they will be rewarded; for their works are such as will stand the test of the fire. If their works are represented by hay, stubble, &c., they shall suffer loss; for what they have added to the building, will not stand the test, although they themselves may be saved.

The apostasy of those who are led to Christ by a faithful minister, may make that labor in vain, but will not endanger his personal salvation. Gal. 4:11; 2 John 8. But observe the apostle does not give the idea that men may preach false doctrines and not thereby endanger their salvation. It is men, not doctrines, that are gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble. Those converts who remain faithful to the end will be jewels in the crown of the faithful minister. Those who fall by the way, cannot help to form his crown at the appearing of Jesus.

At what period are our names written in the “Book of Life”? **

The Bible is silent on this point; but the most probable time would seem to be at conversion.

A Word of Advice.

By Freeman Ramsey

DEAR BRO. ANDREWS: I have thought for sometime past that it might be duty for me to say a few words through the REVIEW to the brethren at large—concerning this part of Missouri. I know that many brethren think of emigrating to Missouri. This is wrong, for several reasons. This is a very poor farming country—the crops fail nearly every year, causing untold suffering by the poor class of people where taxes rate so high. The soil in Missouri is very deceptive. It looks rich and productive, but it will not produce as well as the land in Ohio, Michigan, or Indiana, and I do feel like telling my brethren that it would be to their advantage and add much to their enjoyment both religiously and temporally, not to come. This is the hardest place for poor brethren I ever saw; and I am satisfied that brethren that are well situated in the East, better stay there. All the brethren that have come here have got into deep trial and want to get away. You have learned from Bro. Lawrence and Matteson that it is a hard place to present the truth. I never saw such an amount of prejudice as there is here. I hope the Lord will direct his people and not suffer them to be influenced by reports sent from here to the East by unprincipled men. I have been here nearly two years, and the longer I stay here the more I am convinced that this is not the place for my brethren to emigrate to. FREEMAN RAMSEY.

Civil Bend, Daviess Co., Mo.

A Word to the Weary.

By C. M. SHEPARD

We read in Ex. 16:18: “And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack.” Was it a miracle that he that gathered little had no lack? When I have been working beyond my strength this has come with force to my mind. The tender love and care that God has for his people is the same as ever; and if we are faithful and obedient, and strictly adhere to the laws he has implanted in our being, and not destroy our lives by over-working, he will supply us with all that is needful. We know his word is truth, then let us not be afraid to live it out, but seek first the kingdom of Heaven and its righteousness. C. M. SHEPARD.

Choosing Friends Who Respect Holy Things

Never choose those for your friends who laugh at and make sport of holy things.

Report of Labor in Salem and Hampstead

By P. C. Rodman

From Bro. Rodman.

PERHAPS some of my brethren with whom I have formerly labored and met quite frequently, would like to know where I am and what I am doing.

I have given about forty lectures in Salem and Hampstead. The people listened with apparent interest, and many acknowledged the truth; but, with one exception, did not move out upon it. I hope others will obey and follow the Saviour in the cross-bearing way of obedience.

I have given some eighteen lectures here to interested hearers, if silent attention shows it; but there is evidently an effort on the part of Satan to occupy the mind of the young. There are some here who acknowledge the truth, and I hope they will be led to obey it; to this end we labor and pray.

I thank God for some little sense of my lack of love to him; may my sorrow for not being in perfect submission to God, as has been my privilege, be real and acceptable to him, that I may have strength from on high, and be an overcomer, and a successful laborer in the good cause of truth.

For this I ask the prayers of my brethren.

P. C. RODMAN. Hampstead, N. H.

The Health Institute

By Editor

THE HEALTH INSTITUTE.—This institution was started for a noble and praiseworthy object. By bad management, during the period of Bro. White's sickness, it was nearly brought to ruin, and its design almost lost sight of. In consequence, it has had to struggle with difficulties and embarrassments that have been almost fatal to its existence. But we have some hope that the wrongs connected with its past management may be corrected, and this institution, which is so greatly needed for the treatment of the sick, may be saved from destruction.

We would say to our friends that the Institute is prepared to receive and properly care for a goodly number of patients. We believe that the influences surrounding it are such as to make it a place of resort for the sick, that shall be both salutary and pleasant. We invite those who are diseased to come to the Institute for treatment. We are satisfied that the methods there in use for the treatment of disease, are the only safe and proper ones for the recovery of health.

We are, however, sorry to say that the Institute cannot treat the afflicted poor on as liberal terms as it has in the past. It will receive those destitute of means at half price, and thus give one half, if their friends will pay the other half. Payments must be made at the close of each week. The Institute has lost heavily by trusting patients. It can do so no more.

European Mission.

By James White

We have sent $2000 to relieve the cause in Europe from embarrassment, and to forward the work there, in confident expectation that the friends of the cause would immediately respond to our call, and help bear this burden. Up to this time we have received only the following sums. We are in pressing need of the money to help on in other branches of the cause.

Previously received and acknowledged,.... $1278.00 R. J. Lawrence,........................................ 25.00 S. N. Walworth and wife,.............................. 20.00 Total, $1323.00 Leaving still due,................................. 677.00

JAMES WHITE.

Avoid One-Dollar Sales Schemes

By JULIA E. GREEN

JULIA E. GREEN: Whether the one-dollar sales to which you refer is a lottery or not, we are not prepared to say; but think it is better to buy the goods we want of those who we know are doing an honorable business. The different ways in which unprincipled men, who are in haste to get rich, present their wares to the public, is legion. As a safe rule, we think it best to avoid all schemes, whatever may be their form, where the inducement is held out that in any possible contingency we may receive more than one dollar's worth of goods for one dollar in money. The object of all who hold out these inducements, is to make money; consequently, if any one receives more than what he has given a fair equivalent for, some one else must be defrauded to just that extent; and this part of the story is what is not generally told to the public.

The Peninsular Railway.

By L. D. Dibble

Until otherwise ordered, trains will be run as follows:

	A.M.	P.M.		A.M.	P.M.
Leave Battle Creek,	6:15	2:15	Leave Bellevue,	9:50	5:30
Arrive Bellevue,	7:00	3:00	Arrive Battle Creek,	10:30	6:10

All trains will stop at Verona, Pennfield and Madison's. No Sunday trains.

L. D. DIBBLE, President and General Superintendent.

Memory and Action

Memory presides over the past; action presides over the present. The first lives in a rich temple hung with glorious trophies and lined with tombs; the other has no shrine but duty, and it walks the earth like a spirit.

Appointments.

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

The next Quarterly Meeting of the churches of Alma and Ithaca, will be held at Ithaca, Feb. 5 and 6. Will Bro. Waggoner attend? Also for the purpose of dedicating our meeting-house at that time. If he cannot come, cannot some one else? By order of the church. I will attend, if possible. If not, somebody will be there at that time, Providence permitting. J. H. W.

Providence permitting, there will be a two-days' Quarterly Meeting in Farmington, Tioga Co., Pa., the last Sabbath and first-day, 28th and 30th of January, 1870. A cordial and general invitation is given to all to meet with us, and we hope to have a profitable season. Cannot Eld. Raymond, or some other preacher, meet with us and help us on in our pilgrimage? By order of the church. Jason C. Sutton.

Providence permitting, I will meet with the church in Roxbury, Vt., the first Sabbath in February; Granville, the second; Stowe, the third. In the time intervening between the last two mentioned places, will try to meet with the friends one or two evenings in Warren. A. S. Hutchins.

The next Monthly Meeting for the churches of Oakland, Johnstown, and Little Prairie, will be held at Little Prairie, Jan. 1 and 2. We request all of the church to report, either in person or by letter, that we may know the standing of all. We feel anxious that a preacher may be present. Will Eld. Steward meet with us? There will be a team at Palmyra on sixth-day afternoon. Meeting to commence Sabbath evening. C. W. Olds.

Quarterly Meetings in Minnesota: Feb. 5 and 6, at Pleasant Grove; 12 and 13, at Greenwood Prairie; 19 and 20, at Pine Island; 26 and 27, at Deerfield; March 5 and 6, at Shelbyville; 12 and 13, at Jo Davis; 19 and 20, at Tenhassen; 26 and 27, at Rieceland. Stephen Pierce.

Business Department.

Not Slothful in Business. Rom. xii, 11.

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 received pays,—which should correspond with the Numbers on the Posters. If money for the paper is not in due time acknowledged, immediate notice of the omission should then be given.

$1.00 each. S E Southerland 36-1, John White 35-1, Mrs A G Bogardis 37-1, C S Huntley 37-1, B F Wilier 37-1, H C Blanchard 35-19, H C Blanchard 36-1, N J Blowers 36-1, Cooper Union Reading Room 36-7, Geo Piano 37-1, Jane Larkin 37-1, Henry Sanquery 36-1, John A Hardy 34-1, H Satterlee 36-1, P F Currier 37-1, E Elmer 36-1, R Rasmussen 37-1, W F Hansberg 37-1, Charles Past 37-1, H M Sargent 37-1, H M Neckerson 37-1, Perry Hyson 37-1, W Case 37-1, Mrs B Wells 37-1, Sarah Phelps 36-4, Wm E Green 37-1, Alfred Dunn 37-1, M Willinger 37-1, M Hawk 37-1, S H Hews 36-1, J Curtis 37-1, J Williamson 36-1, J C Lawrence 37-1, H N Barber 37-1, M W Fuller 37-1, Mrs F Lawrence 37-1, L N Lawrence 37-1, S S Lawrence 37-1, P S Jackson 37-1.

$2.00 each. Mary E Beach 37-1, E Emery 36-17, I S White 37-1, Mrs B F Parsons 37-1, F A Roberts 37-12, Wm Merry 37-1, M L Johnson 37-4, A Persing 36-4, L Drew 38-24, J A Bellinger 39-1, A Fife 36-1, S H Peck 37-1, A B Wood 37-1, A Bisbie 36-1, S Baldwin 37-1, Mrs E Young 37-1, James Jones 37-1, H D Corey 37-1, I Pemberton 37-1, A Lewis 37-22, F Wilson 37-1, D Van Leven 37-1, P M Cole 35-1, Mrs J Fleming 37-1, Mrs E Seward 36-1, J Hanson 37-1, A D Love 37-1, Sally Dunton 37-1, S Howardson 36-1, E Smith 37-1, Geo Leighton 37-1, F Nichols 37-1, F Collin 37-1, S Zin 36-9, Minos Miller 37-2, H C Crumb 37-1.

Miscellaneous. F S Stoddard $1.50, 37-9, E H Higley 4.39, 38-11, D Boardman 3.00, 38-18, N G Spencer 5.00, 36-1, C Herrin 50c, 35-14, Mary Field 2.75, 38-18, W W Guilford 3.00, 35-20, E Scribner 3.00, 37-1, I Bartlett 50c, 36-13, J Wilbur 5.00, 38-20, C Smith 3.00, 36-1.

Books Sent by Mail.

Mrs W Squires 15c, Mrs T Gorsline 20c, Mrs S Evans 33c, Mrs A Cronk 30c, C C McDermud 23c, Miss B Bouton 33c, Mrs C Bouton 33c, Miss E Bouton 33c, Miss J Bouton 33c, N Bouton 55c, S E Southerland 25c, J E Carver $3.60, Jesse Barrows 25c, E Emery 1.00, J Higley 20c, Wm S Brown 35c, Sarah Wilkinson 2.50, P Stoddard 1.00, T W Bartlett 1.76, M C Orrock 5.10, Wm Merry 1.50, D Boardman 1.39, C Townsend 1.00, P A Roberts 25c, A E Hawkins 25c, Wm J Wilson 25c, D C Frothingham 25c, I A Hamilton 1.00, A J Covey 1.80, J C Revel 25c, J Messmith 25c, O B Sevey 60c, M Dennis 25c, Homer Howe 60c, Rev D Barker 3.25, T M Palmiter 50c, Wm Harris 50c, A Persing 27c, H D Covey 25c, H Trembley 25c, Mary Field 2.22, W S Foote 65c, G H Sappington 75c, James Jones 1.00, C M Sunger 25c, A Amburn 50c, Mary J Keeper 1.35, A Lewis 1.00, L S Wilber 25c, Wm Boynton 1.25, P W Baker 25c, H Rasmussen 60c, Geo Tyson 50c, M Boyers 2.25, D Van Luven 2.00, B Socks 25c, C Wilson 50c, L Lawton 25c, Francis Cartin 30c, F Keeler 25c, J W Blake 25c, Mrs L W Jones 30c, M E Curtis 32c, Z B Eaman 27c, Wm Morrison 27c, J Van Syoe 27c, S Zin 27c, U H Morrison 45c, Wm Richardson 27c, W H Snook 27c, B Auten 27c, J V Auten 27c, R J Lawrence 46c.

Books Sent by Express.

Geo I Butler, Mt Pleasant, Iowa, $14.25.

Cash Received on Account.

H C Blanchard for Wm E Bliss $24.50, H C Blanchard 5.50, Aaron Persing 3.00, S H Lane 5.00, G I Butler 10.00.

Owosso Camp-meeting Expenses.

W W Guilford $5.00, Alice G Guilford 2.00, R J Lawrence 10.00.

Received on Book and Tract Fund.

Wm. Merry $25.00, A friend 5.00, N Barker 50c.

Foreign Missionary Fund.

F M Palmiter $5.00, H Miller 1.00, D Sevey 10.00, A B Bartlett 50c, F Bartlett 15c, A Paton 15.00, S F Nichols 3.00, C M Shepard 3.00, N Hodges 10.00, L M Gates 5.00.

Michigan Conference Fund.

Received from church at Greenville $17.16, Church at Jackson 24.76, Church at Ithaca 25.00, Church at Wright 72.52.

Benevolent Fund.

A Persing $3.73, A friend 5.00.

JUST AND HONORABLE.—

By Editor

We use this term with reference to the action of the Advent-Christian Times of this week. A series of articles appeared in that paper some months since, written by Elder Preble, which did us great injustice as a people. The present week the editor of the Times publishes our reply, giving up for this purpose nearly one page of his paper. We accept this as just to ourselves, and honorable in the Advent-Christian Times. We hope hereafter that nothing savoring of personalities will ever arise between us in the discussion of doctrinal differences.

If anything which has been, or may hereafter be, published in the REVIEW, shall do injustice to the Times, we hope to be as ready to give its editor an opportunity to set the matter right before our readers.

Quarterly Reports for New York and Pennsylvania Conferences

By R. F. Cottrell

Perhaps it is necessary to remind the clerks and treasurers of the N. Y. and Pa. State Conference that the address of our conference treasurer, Bro. Harmon Lindsay, is Olcott, Niagara Co., N. Y.; and that my address is Ridgeway, Orleans Co., N. Y., since it is time that the first quarterly reports should be made.

R. F. COTTRELL, Secretary.

M. E. Cornell’s Post Office Address

The Post Office address of Eld. M. E. Cornell, is 194 Eighth St., South Boston, Mass.

Holley Church Requests Assistance

The church at Holley request some assistance from the Conference Committee. Will Bro. King please visit them?

THE COMING EARTHQUAKE.

By Editor

We have now a supply of this valuable work. Price 25 cents, postage paid. The attentive study of this work will richly repay the careful student of the Bible. We wish it to be generally circulated in the land.

The Christian Union

By Editor

Those of our readers who desire a religious newspaper cannot, we think, do better than to subscribe for The Christian Union. It is in some respects like the N. Y. Independent, but if we may judge from the numbers before us, it is decidedly superior in character to that journal. We copy its first article in the number for Jan. 1, 1870, “The Decalogue as a Legal System,” which is certainly very excellent. We commend this paper to those who desire to keep posted in current events. It is published by J. B. Ford & Co., 39 Park Row, N. Y., at $2.50 per year. With the first number of this year, Henry Ward Beecher assumed the editorial control of the paper.

Wisconsin and Illinois Tent Enterprise

By C. W. Olds; N. M. Jordon; O. A. Oleson

Notice.

TO THE BRETHREN OF THE WISCONSIN AND ILLINOIS CONFERENCE: No doubt you would like to know in regard to the tent enterprise. The brethren have not been as punctual in sending in their pledges as could have been expected, as the following report will show:

	Pledges.	Paid.
Oakland church,	$60 00	$45 92
Mackford “	37 00	37 00
Darlington “	10 00	10 00
Raymond “	8 00
Little Prairie “	25 00
A. B. Williams,	10 00	10 00
Joseph Ball,	5 00	5 00
Total	155 00	107 92

Some of the above pledges are given with the design of purchasing two tents. We hope the brethren will take hold of this work in earnest. Please send checks on Chicago, or post office orders on Palmyra, Jefferson Co., Wis., payable to C. W. Olds. Please address, C. W. Olds, Little Prairie, Walworth Co., Wis.

C. W. OLDS, N. M. JORDON, O. A. OLESON. { Conf. Com.

Michigan Central Railroad.

GOING WEST.

LEAVE.	MAIL.	DAY EXP.	EVE. EXP.	NIGHT EX.
Detroit,.....	7:50 A.M.	11:00 A.M.	5:35 P.M.	10:00 P.M.
Battle Creek,	1:45 P.M.	3:48 P.M.	11:15 P.M.	2:37 A.M.
Chicago, Arrive,	8:50 P.M.	10:00 P.M.	6:30 A.M.	9:00 A.M.

GOING EAST.

	MAIL.	DAY EXP.	EVE. EXP.	NIGHT EX.
Chicago,.....	5:00 A.M.	8:00 A.M.	4:45 P.M.	9:00 P.M.
Battle Creek,	11:58 A.M.	1:45 P.M.	11:15 P.M.	3:20 A.M.
Detroit, Arrive,	5:50 P.M.	6:20 P.M.	3:40 A.M.	8:20 A.M.

These trains all run by Chicago time, which is fifteen minutes slower than Detroit time.