AFFLICTION.—Every vessel of mercy must be scoured in order to brightness. And however trees in the wilderness may grow without culture, trees in the garden must be pruned to be made fruitful; and corn-fields must be broken up, when barren heaths are left untouched.—Arrowsmith.
Obituary Notices.
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.
We are called again to record the death of one of our number. Sarah E., daughter of Eld. J. T. and Elizabeth Mitchell, died, near Lisbon, Cedar Co., Iowa, Dec. 1, in the thirteenth year of her age. She had suffered much during the last two years, of a scrofulous affection, or white swelling, and its effects. She bore all with great patience, especially for one of her age. But alas! when she was gaining some strength and activity, she was suddenly prostrated by a violent cold, resulting in congestion, and fever, and notwithstanding every effort was made to save life, it terminated fatally in about four weeks. She loved the truth. Before her last sickness, she had made up her mind to be baptized at the earliest opportunity. She spoke of death with great composure, and divided up her little effects between her sisters, retaining her Testament, which she dearly loved, requesting that it might be placed with her in the coffin, as it had been a prize which she won by committing to memory over 500 verses of Scripture, in a few weeks of her former affliction. She was conscious of her departure, and only five minutes before her death, requested her friends to meet her in the kingdom. She rests in hope. A funeral discourse by the writer. J. DORCAS.
Died, in Topsham, Me., Nov. 29, of consumption and sore throat, Bro. Lewis Thomas, aged sixty-five years. Bro. Thomas embraced the third angel's message about sixteen years ago, and has never lost sight of the truth; but for the last ten months Bro. T. sought the Lord with all his heart, and made the full preparation to meet his change. His love was very strong toward his Advent brethren. Bro. Thomas had no desire to live only to praise the Lord and keep his commandments. He leaves a wife and six children to mourn his loss. He bore all his sufferings with Christian patience, and calmly fell asleep in Jesus, to awake in the morning of the first resurrection, when Christ the Lifegiver shall come.
Bro. T.'s last request was to be buried by the side of his Advent brethren in Canaan, Me. A discourse was preached by the writer from Job xiv, 11-12, to an attentive congregation. AARON BARNES.
Died, in Olcott, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1867, of consumption, our youngest sister, Isadore J. Lamson, aged 20 years and 4 months. As the subject of this notice had quite a large number of friends among the readers of the Review, perhaps a few words respecting her last sickness may be gratifying to them.
For a consumptive, she was a great sufferer, but was so patient and cheerful that even while so very sick, she was the light of the household. She often said she would like to live, but if the will of God was otherwise, she was willing to sleep. When asked if she felt prepared, she said she felt as though she had done all she could on her part; and truly the “fruits of the Spirit” were beautifully manifested in her sickness. When she knew that her hour had come, she betrayed not the slightest agitation. She could talk but little, but nearly the last thing she said to those attending her was, “Good bye. Meet me in the morning.”
She had had so many spells of being fearfully pressed for breath, that with us she had entertained a dread of the last struggle; but, through the goodness of God, the “pitcher was broken” and “the silver cord” was loosed so gently, that we could hardly realize that we were in the presence of death. Sermon by E. B. Saunders.
Like closing of a flower at even-fall,
Peaceful and silently she passed away;
There was no terror in the parting scene,—
And there'll be gladness in that coming day.
The earth looks empty, and our hearts are sad,
Yet we can smile e'en through our falling tears,
Hope, like a rainbow thrown athwart the sky,
Comforts our hearts and scatters all our fears.
Oh! what a shout of victory will rise,
If once again unites our household band;
When Jesus comes and cries, Awake! awake!!
And frees the captive from the tyrant's land.
Sleep, loved one, sleep, there, in thy lowly bed,
Thy heart will never be with anguish riven;
While we go on to meet the storms of life,
And wait and labor for a home in Heaven.
E. O. LAMSON LINDSAY.
Note from Bro. Fuller.
By N. Fuller
I ATTENDED meeting last Sabbath for the first time in four months. It was Monthly Meeting held at Nile Settlement. The Lord met us by his Spirit, and we had a good meeting.
Our next Monthly Meeting will be held at the same place (four miles from the Genesee station), the second Sabbath and first-day in January. The church expressed a strong desire to have Bro. and sister White attend that meeting if it would be convenient for them on their return West. We are all regaining our health. Yours, N. FULLER.
Nile, Dec. 18, 1867.
Appointments for Monthly and Quarterly Meetings
Appointments.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
THE next Monthly Meeting of Sandyville and Knoxville churches will be held at Knoxville, Iowa, Jan. 4 and 5, 1868. Meeting to commence Sabbath evening. The brethren in the vicinity of Eddyville and Newburn are invited to meet with us. Come, brethren, praying the Lord to meet with us by his Holy Spirit. BENN AUTEN.
THE next Quarterly Meeting of Seventh-day Adventists in Memphis, Mich., will be held the second Sabbath in February, 1868. Can some messenger meet with us who will give timely notice of their coming. If not at that time, can they, by varying the appointment, come before or after that time? In behalf of the church, H. S. GURNEY.
Memphis, Mich., Dec. 20, 1867.
PROVIDENCE permitting we will meet with the church at Adam’s Center, N. Y., Jan. 4th and 5th. We hope to see a general gathering at this meeting. Also at Fairplains, Mich., the 11th and 12th.
JAMES WHITE.
ELLEN G. WHITE.
J. N. ANDREWS.
Tobacco Use Among Advent Preachers Rebuked
What a shame that any Advent preachers, while teaching that the end of all things is at hand, and that we must cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh if we would enter the kingdom of God, should still be guilty themselves of the gross habit of using tobacco! Such is the case with many first-day Adventists. That such moral obliquity should attract the notice of a scrutinizing world is no more than could be expected; nor is it strange that it should be the object, as it is no doubt, in some places, one great occasion, of the ridicule heaped upon Adventism. A writer in the Portland Transcript gives a burlesque on the advent doctrine. He must bear his own responsibility for ranging himself among those who scoff at the great truth of the Lord’s soon coming. But tobacco-using Advent preachers, deserve to be rebuked; and they come in for the following share of the article:—
“They delight in unkempt hair and very long beard, and tobacco juice is used by them as was ‘the precious ointment that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard, that went down to the skirts of his garment.’ Injustice and oppression are not matters of concern to them. Rum is good for medicine, and as for tobacco, the juice of that delectable weed glistens on the beard of the prophet who travels the platform ‘like the dew of Hermon that descended upon the mountains of Zion.’ *
Hoping the saints will find something in the New Jerusalem that will afford them as much genuine comfort as the ‘chawing of terbarker’ does in this world, I subscribe myself,” &c.
Prophetic Watchman Passes to Thomas Wilson
☞ We learn from the Prophetic Watchman of Dec. 7, 1867, that that paper is to pass into the hands of Thomas Wilson, on the first day of January next, to be published thereafter in Chicago, semi-monthly, in magazine form, twenty-four pages to the number. What the “Gospel Publication Society,” by whom the Watchman is now issued, propose to publish after that date, we are not informed.
Postal Rules on Pencil-Addressed Letters
By Editor
We would call the attention of our correspondents to the fact that by the United States postal laws, all letters directed with a lead pencil will be sent to the dead letter office. Those doing business with this office, who cannot always write with a pen, would do well to have a supply of envelopes with them, properly directed with ink.
English Bibles.
By J. M. A.
A NEW supply just received. Who wants one? Prices, post paid, as follows: Pearl, morocco-bound, gilt, marginal ref., $2.25. Nonpareil, " " ref. after verse, 2.75. Minion, " " " " " 3.00.
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Sabbath-Keeper's Calendar for 1868.
By J. M. A.
WE are pleased to give notice to our brethren that the Association has just published a Calendar for 1868, especially adapted to the use of Sabbath-keepers, as it gives the time of the setting of the sun at the commencement of each Sabbath throughout the year.
It is executed in the neatest possible manner, on a fine satin enameled card, 7x11 inches in size, and richly ornamented in a variety of tints and colors.
Conspicuous upon it is a representation of the two tables of stone, with the ten commandments thereon in brilliant type; and also a view of our office building, from a cut just engraved from a photographic likeness. It is really a thing of beauty, convenience, and utility.
We advise every Sabbath-keeping family to procure one.—Price, post-paid, single copies 20cts. Six copies for $1.00.
J. M. A.
Remarkable Discoveries in Jerusalem
The London Times publishes an interesting letter in regard to the discoveries in progress at Jerusalem, from which we select the following:
The colossal foundations of the Temple wall, which are “stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits,” laid by Solomon or his successors on the throne, are now being laid bare at the enormous depth of ninety feet and more beneath the present surface. The bridge that once spanned the ravine between the Palace on Zion and the Temple on Moriah, is now proved to have been upwards of one hundred and fifty feet high. If this be as it seems, “the ascent to the house of the Lord which Solomon showed to the Queen of Sheba,” we cannot wonder that on seeing it “there was no more spirit in her.” The “pinnacle of the Temple,” on which the tempter placed the Saviour, had just been uncovered to the base, and is found still to have an elevation of 136 feet. The statement of Josephus is therefore no exaggeration: “If any one looked from the battlements into the valley he would be giddy, while his sight could not reach to such an immense depth.”
Sections of the ancient wall of Ophel have been exhumed, showing that, as Josephus says, it was joined to the southeast angle of the Temple. Aqueducts, cisterns and rock-hewn channels and passages, have also been discovered within and around the Harem, throwing new light on the buildings, the arrangements, and the services of the Temple.
The great work of a complete exploration of ancient Jerusalem is thus fairly and auspiciously commenced. The opportune visit of the Sultan and Grand Vizier to this country, and the representations made to the latter by the Archbishop of York, followed up, as they have been, by the energy, the wisdom and tact of Lieutenant Warren and his admirable staff, have smoothed down Moslem prejudice, removed local opposition, and thus brought about opportunities for excavation and exploration such as never occurred before; and, besides, large numbers of Arab laborers have been trained to the work and are eager to be employed; and the exact points for successful exploration are now well known.
Family Religion and the Preaching of the Word
By Richard Baxter
If family religion were duly attended to and properly discharged, I think the preaching of the word would not be the common instrument of conversion.—Richard Baxter.
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How to Ruin a Son and Finish a Daughter.
HOW TO RUIN A SON.
Let him have his own way.
Allow him a free use of money.
Suffer him to roam where he pleases on the Sabbath.
Give him full access to wicked companions.
Call him to no account for his evenings.
Furnish him with no stated employment.
HOW TO “FINISH” A DAUGHTER.
Be always telling her how pretty she is.
Instill into her mind a devoted love of dress.
Accustom her to so much pleasure, that she is never happy at home.
Allow her to read nothing but novels.
Teach her all the accomplishments, but none of the utilities of life.
Keep her in the darkest ignorance of the mysteries of housekeeping.
Initiate her into the principle that it is vulgar to do any thing for herself.
To strengthen the latter belief, let her have a lady’s maid.
And lastly, having given her such an education, marry her to a clerk upon five hundred a year, or to a lieutenant going out to a fort.
If, with the above careful training, your daughter is not finished, you may be sure it is no fault of yours, and you must look upon her escape as nothing short of a miracle.