Review and Herald, Vol. 78, No. 48. (11/26/1901)

Review and Herald

Nov 26, 1901

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 26, 1901

A SONG OF PRAISE.

By Alice M. Avery-Harper

ALICE M. AVERY-HARPER.

O how blest it is to labor in the Master's service now; For to me His work is pleasant, as before Him oft I bow! I will praise and serve Him ever; sweetest peace it doth afford, As joyfully I journey on, while trusting in the Lord.

I will praise Him for redemption, for the gift of His dear Son, For the hope of Zion's glory, when the victory is won. I will bless Him for my being, praise Him as He reigns above, For His goodness and His greatness, and for His abounding love.

I will praise Him that He liveth, for His loving-kindness true. O, thrice blessed is the nation that shall His commandments do! I will praise Him for creation, for the moon and stars so bright, For the sun, and gentle zephyrs, for the darkness and the light.

I will praise Him for the winter, for the summer's timely heat, For the birds, the buds, and blossoms, with their balmy perfume sweet, For the thunder and the lightning, for the spring-time's gentle rain, For the “knowledge of the Holy” would I join in glad refrain.

Let us praise Him with the timbrel, and the harp of solemn sound, With the organ and the cymbal publish Christ to all around; In the mighty congregation, we will praise Him with our voice, With the psaltery and the trumpet. Let His people all rejoice.

BRING AN OFFERING TO THE LORD.

By Ellen G. White

MRS. E. G. WHITE.

During the General Conference the Lord wrought mightily for His people. Every time I think of that meeting, a sweet solemnity comes over me, and sends a glow of gratitude to my soul. We have seen the stately steppings of the Lord our Redeemer. We praise His holy name; for He has brought deliverance to His people.

“For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name. Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.”

“He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore His arm brought salvation unto Him; and His righteousness, it sustained Him. For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon His head; and He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing; and was clad with zeal as a cloak. According to their deeds, accordingly He will repay, fury to His adversaries, recompense to His enemies; to the islands He will repay recompense. So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.”

We thank the Lord that He has wrought among us by His Spirit during the General Conference. Let His people offer Him praise and thanksgiving. Let them bring to Him their offerings of gratitude, that His work may go forward with power.

Think of the work the Redeemer accomplished in our behalf. Behold the cross of Calvary, erected to save us from eternal death. Above it, as though traced in characters of gold, shine the words, “For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ.” Then shall we not offer Him praise and thanksgiving, in word and deed? He gives us talents to be employed in His service. We should gratefully return to Him a faithful tithe, with gifts and offerings, saying, “Of thine own we freely give thee.” This we should do that His work in all parts of the vineyard may be sustained, that His name may be glorified by the memorials established for Him in every place.

Our hearts must be filled with unselfishness before we can enter the city of God. God’s people should bring their offerings to Him in much greater abundance, and with much more cheerfulness. Man is permitted to handle the Lord’s goods. Thus he is tested and proved. His heart must be perfumed with the incense of Christ’s righteousness, the Saviour must work in him to will and to do of His good pleasure, in order for the handling of the goods intrusted to him to bear the indorsement of the God of heaven. Let us reveal Christ by the way in which we use His goods. Let us in every instance do as He would do. “For there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”

To men and women God has given varied talents, and to each one He says, “Use my gifts for the saving of souls.” Man is ever to remember that he is to act as God’s helping hand in behalf of the human race. He is not to use selfishly that which the Lord has intrusted to him for the carrying forward of the divine enterprise of mercy. He is to take the Lord’s suggestions, and work upon them for the blessing of those around him. Constantly he is to stand before his Lord in the attitude of obedience, saying, in word and action, “I delight to do thy will, O my God.”

Every temporal and spiritual blessing comes from the great first Cause. God declares, “I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last.” He is the benefactor of the universe. His tender mercies are over all His works. “The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.” It is God’s desire that man shall proclaim the benevolence of His character. In word and deed His people are to reveal His mercy, calling attention to His compassionate designs. The world is to see in the believers who make it their first aim to fulfill the will of Christ, a true representation of Christianity.

There is robbery of God among Seventh-day Adventists. For years this great evil has been increasing, till it seems as though the people had lost their connection with Jehovah. The money which should be returned to the Lord in tithes and offerings is spent for useless purposes, such as producing pictures of human faces. The many, many photographs in your houses are a dishonor to God. They bear silent witness that you have backslidden from righteousness. I look to heaven and cry, “Lord, how long shall this evil divert means from thy treasury?”

Think of the money that for the last few years has been spent in photographs! Think of the good it would have done if invested in the cause of God! Had the money God has intrusted to His people been used in accordance with His will, His institutions would not now be loaded down with debt.

I speak as I am instructed. I have a message for every family that has been robbing God in smaller or larger sums. Repent! Humble your hearts before God. Crucify self and selfishness. No longer use your intrusted means for selfish indulgence. Do all in your power to redeem the past. Show your friends and neighbors and your children that you regard money as too precious to be used for selfish purposes. Give for the advancement of the Lord’s cause the money you would otherwise spend for photographs.

Christ desires, by the fullness of His power, so to strengthen His Church that the whole world shall be encircled with an atmosphere of grace. Infinite benevolence is pouring out its treasures for the saving of souls from sin, that man may be made one with God. The Lord calls upon us to co-operate with Him in the carrying out of His great purpose. He has given us the privilege of carrying forward the work that He began.

There are many souls to be brought to a saving knowledge of the truth. Sinners are far from the Father’s house, perishing with hunger. Do you ask, How does God regard those who have wandered from Him? I point you to Calvary. “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” “And not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.”

We have been chosen as laborers together with God. Then shall we not give the gospel plan our sympathy and co-operation? Shall we not, by denying self, advance God’s enterprise of mercy? Shall we not refrain from spending money needlessly and selfishly, that we may bring to the Lord an offering in righteousness? Christ became poor, that through His poverty we might come into possession of eternal riches. Can we behold the suffering endured in our behalf by the Son of God without being filled with a desire to sacrifice something for Him? He left His home to die for us. Shall we not reveal to others His tenderness and compassion?

I call upon my brethren and sisters to bring an offering to the Lord, that His work may go forward with power. Bring a large offering if you can. But if your offering must be small, remember that the Lord will richly bless you in doing your best.

INTERESTING REMINISCENCES.

[Before the passing of the anniversary of the tenth day of the seventh month, October 22, our aged brother, Washington Morse, wrote us from Pittsfield, Vt., Oct. 7, 1901. His words, considering his age and his past experience in the work, will be of interest to all our readers; and we trust that some of the zeal manifested in his late experiences may start anew the flame in many hearts to engage anew in this good work.—Ed.]

DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: As we are nearing the fifty-seventh anniversary of the ending of the prophetic periods, Oct. 22, 1844, I feel impressed to acknowledge God's great goodness to me during the year past. While I have been called to mourn the loss of my dear companion, with whom I had lived and taken sweet counsel for sixty-four years, God, in His great mercy, has spared my life and raised me up from the depths of sorrow to see as never before what a glorious truth He has committed to His remnant people.

The first day of March I took my last lingering look at the grave of my dear wife, and started to carry out her wishes for me to again take my place to labor in the missionary field. As I began to move out among those whom I had left two years ago, I felt that a great change had come over the people. The truth contained in the books they bought years ago is taking deep root in many minds, and many questions are asked. I found ears to hear, and doors open in many households, and received urgent requests to visit the churches. I was urged to attend the church that I left fifty-six years ago, and as I took my place to speak to them, I was made very free. God gave me a testimony that was well received. For several Sundays I was there, and at every meeting I was made happy in talking to that people, and other churches in like manner; and when the time came that I was to leave that field, Peterboro, Ontario, many expressed their sorrow that I was going away.

The last day of July I left Canada for old Vermont, my native State, having been absent forty-five years. I have found great liberty in laboring not only among my dear brethren in the present truth, but with the Methodists, Congregationalists, and others. I have visited Barre, Chelsea, Williamstown, Northfield, Roxbury, Randolph, Brookfield. The last-named place is the town where I was born, eighty-five years ago. I visited the house of my birthplace. This was the house my father built ninety-three years ago. Many long-forgotten memories were brought to my mind.

At Williamstown, I, with many others, left my work in July, 1844, to go out to give the midnight cry (see Matthew 25), and traveled from town to town. Here was where we hung up our scythes and sickles, and left our crops to stand to preach to the people. And as we went from place to place, and passed fields where crops stood unharvested, we knew what that meant. In those days, there were tollgates from Burlington to Barton, Vt.; but they were all opened for those preaching the Judgment Hour Message, as far as my memory serves.

I am happy to say that many are the blessings I have received since coming to Vermont. I find many open doors to preach the present truth. I am permitted to preach in the Methodist churches in different places. I came to Pittsfield one week ago, and attended meeting the night I came. I was made happy that night and the next night. The meeting was given into my hands, and at the close of the services the elder wished me to preach on Sunday or in the evening. I did so. My text was Dan. 8:14. I had great liberty, and the congregation seemed chained to their seats. The pastor in charge took my hand, and said, “God bless you, my brother.” This he did at three different times.

My dear brethren, the sanctuary is the keynote of our message. Before I went to the meeting I had a discourse laid out in my mind; but after I came into the church, it all left my mind, and the sanctuary was brought before me in power, and I never had such freedom in speaking on that subject before. The same great love that I used to feel under the first message filled my heart as I presented the truth concerning the sanctuary and the judgment.

In Williamstown I attended an association meeting held in the Congregational church, where there were several ministers. After listening to several mournful reports, I was moved to speak, and God gave me a testimony in very deed. Judging from the amens, it was well received; and many were the hearty greetings I received.

I find my hands more than full. Many are the letters I receive, saying, “Come back and labor with us,” or, “Do not fail to come and visit our church.” And as I leave those where I stop, I hear it said with weeping, “Pray for me, and pray for my husband.” O my brethren, we are not half awake to the wants of the people. Cut loose, cut loose from the entanglements of this poor world, which is soon to be destroyed, soon to be in its chaotic state again. Jer. 4:23.

In Dan. 12:13 a blessing is pronounced upon those who wait and come to the end of the thirteen hundred and thirty-five days. This period began in A.D. 508, and ended in 1843, and the blessing has reference to the increase of knowledge, and marks the full beginning of a work which is to continue unbroken till the Lord comes. The three messages of Rev. 14:6-12 constitute this work. These messages are inseparable, and altogether form the last threefold message. The essential work of these messages is told in plain language. It is a warning of the judgment hour, the fall of Babylon, and the worship of the Beast and his Image. Now, how can any one receive the blessings here pronounced under this light without understanding the messages in their fullest extent? The thing which the angels desired to look into is the unfolding of God's word since the time of the blessing promised in 1843. My brethren, to us is committed this solemn and yet glorious work of giving the people this light, and shall we let the fleeting, transitory things of earth turn us aside from so sacred a work? Now it is said to us there is no longer delay. If we have delayed this message, let us no longer do so.

“Say not ye there are yet four months, and then cometh the harvest? Behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.”

I have nothing but good cheer to report. My health is excellent. Last week after a hard day's work, I started at five o'clock and walked six miles, and talked until nine in the evening with much of God's blessing. God has bidden you all to remember the men of gray hairs. And He has said that you should consider it a sacred duty to care for them. Especially I ask your prayers.

WASHINGTON MORSE.

IN WHAT SHOULD WE GLORY?

By W. S. Sadler

W. S. SADLER. (San Francisco, Cal.)

“Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.” Jer. 9:23, 24.

The prophet John, in giving a description of the dangers of the last Church on the earth, urged that their special peril would be that they would think they were rich and increased in goods, and had need of nothing, not knowing that they were poor, and wretched, and miserable, and blind. Almost one thousand years before He came in person, the Lord had spoken to Jeremiah, “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom.” While this may refer to worldly professors, to great scientists, teachers, doctors, or other learned men, it especially refers to the man who thinks he is wise; because a man who is really and truly wise will have wisdom enough not to glory in the little he has. He will know that it comes from above, and was not born in him. “Neither let the mighty man glory in his might.” Some persons aspire to power in church circles, just as others do in social or political circles. And the same principle applies to wealthy persons. “Let not the rich man glory in his riches;” but if any glorying is done, “let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me.” That is the only thing worth congratulating yourself on.

Many people know Him who do not understand Him. It is one thing to know God, and quite another thing to understand Him. To understand God is to recognize that He is the God who exercises loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness. To know God is life eternal. If any man wishes to glory, let him glory in the fact that day by day he is learning more about the character of God; that God exercises loving-kindness, etc., and that in the things that happen to-day he can see the loving-kindness of God. If we cannot see God’s loving-kindness in the things that happen to us in our daily lives, let us pray for eyesalve, that we may be able to see. The Lord is constantly letting us reap what we sow; and if in that which happens to us to-day we are unable to discern the harvest, or echo, of what we did yesterday, let us again ask the Lord for eyesalve with which to anoint our eyes that we may see.

We are not to rejoice, or glory, in the fact that we are strong or rich or mighty or wise. Jesus said: “These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.” John 15:11. If we get our cup of joy full, it will run over, thus imparting joy to others. When you feel depressed, find some one to pray with, and your feelings of sadness or discouragement will vanish immediately. A man struggles and strives with the burden of sin till one day he looks to Jesus and

calls for help, and the burden leaves him. We should bear in mind that God is dealing kindly with us, and that He doeth all things well.

No matter how dark the clouds overhead may become,—it makes no difference. It is the dark cloud, accompanied with thunder and lightning, which a few hours hence brings upon the earth the refreshing rain that causes everything to flourish and grow. The moral cloud that hangs over us to-day has in it showers of blessings for us if we will but see the hand of the Lord in it. He rides upon the clouds the same as He manifests himself in the sunshine. The same God who causes the sun to set at night will cause it to rise next morning. A little boy once asked his mother what made the sun go down. He was told it was the Lord. Then he said, “What an awful thing it would be if He should forget some morning to bring it up!” But He never forgets to do these things. His mercies are sure and new every morning.

What we ought to glory in is not our goodness, but His goodness; not our faithfulness, but His. He is faithful that promised.

Many souls have looked to Jesus, and have thought they got enough in that one look to save them. The look did save them then, but they must continue looking; their growth and progress depend upon the steadfastness with which they continue to look to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith; and He can finish our faith only to the extent to which we keep looking to Him.

We are just like reflectors: the reflector does not have any light in itself. We simply take that which Jesus shines upon us, and reflect it to others. Like the moon, which takes her light from the sun, the Church gets her light from the Sun of Righteousness. The Sun of Righteousness is to shine upon us, and we are then to reflect the light to the world about us.

Everything the good Lord allows to happen to us, He always measures out. Sometimes the devil empties the measure, but he can empty out on us no more than the Lord has measured out for us. The Lord knows that we are but dust. He is able to succor us when we are tempted, and He knows all about our infirmities; so in arranging trials and character-developing discipline for us, the Lord does the best He can for us under the circumstances. Surely we ought to be satisfied, and to say with Paul, “I have learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” “Godliness with contentment is great gain.”

Others ought to be able to see that we have been with Jesus and have learned of Him. The Bible tells us that it is the way of the transgressor that is hard; so whenever we have a hard time, either we have transgressed, or we really are having a good time, but the devil is persuading us that we are having a hard time. If Satan cannot get us to transgress, and so make a hard time for ourselves, he gets up an artificial hard time for us, and so tries his best to make us believe we are having a hard time even when we are abundantly blessed.

AS WE FORGIVE OUR DEBTORS.

By W. H. Thurston

W. H. THURSTON.

Some, after praying the Lord’s prayer, “Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors,” wonder why they do not enjoy more of the blessing of God, but the reason is simply because they do not half forgive their debtors. That little word “as” has a wonderful meaning.

God promises to help in the wear and tear and tussle of this life, help cure the evil habits with which we sometimes struggle, and at our request not only forgives, but forgets the wrong things in our life. Yes, forgets! And that is the only thing that God ever does forget—pardoned transgression. God’s memory is the best memory in the universe, and He remembers all that has occurred in all time and in all the world save one kind of occurrence. That passes completely out of His memory. He declares, “Their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.” Under some circumstances I have heard people, professed Christians, say, “I can forgive, but I cannot forget.” Forgiving without forgetting is no forgiveness at all. God wants us to forgive our debtors as He has promised to, and does, forgive us.

The Bible says: “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.” There are many ways of standing in the way of sinners. A man said to me, a few days ago, “Mr. —— stands in my way.” How is that? I asked. “Why,” said he, “he professes to be a Christian, and he accuses his brethren, is unforgiving, dislikes to confess, and to some will not speak. The fruit of his life gives the lie to the fruit of his lips.”

Of His people the Lord declares, “Ye are my witnesses.” “Sin shall not have dominion over you.” So let it be in every one of us, and let us be witnesses in deed and in truth, everywhere and in every place, not standing in the way of sinners, but in our lives witnessing to the fruits of the Spirit.

We who have been enlightened and have exchanged the works of the flesh for the fruits of the Spirit are debtors to those who are still serving self, and it is our privilege to see them serving the Lord and believing on Him through our words. See John 17:20.

Victory is ours; and having put our hands to the plow, let us not look back in this late day, but let us press forward, like the great apostle, who said, “Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” “Be ye transformed.”

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER.

By A. C. Gilbert

A. C. GILBERT. (Danville, Ill.)

Of all wonderful buildings that God can create, or man construct, none is more wonderful than the building called character. Both God and man have important parts to act in its construction. One cannot work independently of the other. God, the great master architect, draws the plans, and we are to build accordingly.

God made us free moral agents, and endowed us each with the power of choice, therefore we are responsible for the kind of material that is put into this building. The quality depends entirely upon the way in which we spend our time.

If a man wishes to build a house that will endure the inclemency of the weather, and withstand the ravages of time, he first lays a good foundation, and then selects the best material that can be found. He does not take what happens to come his way, or that which is the most easily obtained.

So we who desire a character that will bear up amid the trials and perplexities which are just before us,—a character that will stand the test when the great Inspector shall critically examine the work upon this most wonderful building,—must now be seeking earnestly for that substance which will, when molded by the immaculate hand of Jehovah, fit us for the society of angels and the presence of God.

How may we secure the essential requisites for this work?

Although science may be the gambler’s motto, and luck the trader’s maxim, shall we obtain our characters in this way? Do you think to get into heaven through chance?—No, no; far from it. How then?

As every building must have a foundation, let us see what the apostle Paul says about the foundation of character: “That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.” 1 Tim. 6:18, 19. Here are enumerated some of the attributes which are essential to the building of good character,—that we do good unto all men; that we be abounding continually in the works of God; ready to distribute to those who are in need; willing to communicate to others the great and precious truths so liberally given us of God. If we will make these truths practical, carrying them with us into our daily life, we shall find no time to idle away.

He who is striving day by day to improve his opportunities and privileges; he who realizes that his time is given him of God, and that he is responsible for every moment; and that “of no talent God has given will He require a more strict account than of his time,” is building upon a sure foundation—the Rock Christ Jesus—which will endure throughout eternity; for he has the assurance that Christ will help him build, and that God will work in him “that which is well pleasing in His sight, through Christ Jesus.”

The completeness and perfection of Christian character is not attained until every impulse to help others comes from within. Do not think that this building is completed in an instant: the work is accomplished by daily living an honest, upright, Christian life. Love for others will become the ruling principle of our lives, and we shall form the habit of doing good to our fellow men, and every motive and every impulse will be for the uplifting of humanity.

“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” Matt. 5:48. This does not mean that when we accept Christ as our pattern and example of perfection, we at once become perfect, nor that we no more can sin; but it does mean that we have within us those elements of perfection which, if developed, will reach its highest standard. The reason we have not reached a higher standard is because we have allowed these inborn, God-given talents to remain dormant. The thing for us to do is to arouse ourselves and see whither we are going,—up or down the scale of perfection,—and earnestly cultivate those gifts and traits of character which will, when properly cared for, enable us to grow up into perfect men and women in Christ Jesus.

SCHOOL OF CHRIST.

By H. A. St. John

H. A. ST. JOHN.

The Church of Christ on earth is the school of Christ. The text-books are the book of Creation and the book of Revelation. The study of these brings illumination, elevation, and salvation. In the study of all the sciences embraced in the books of Creation and Revelation the great All-father, the Creator of all, has lovingly and freely proffered to each and every sincere and diligent student an ever-present, all-wise, and infallible teacher, the Holy Spirit. This ever-blessed teacher will guide into all truth, and into the practice of all truth, that we, like the Author of all truth, may be sanctified through the truth, and thus become the personification of truth.

Let no student in the school of Christ think for a moment of making progress in the study of the science of salvation, or any other science, without the guidance of the Holy Spirit. There is such a thing as ever learning, and never being able to come to the knowledge of the truth, because the learner is not guided and taught of God through the Holy Spirit. Let us ask daily for the Holy Spirit's aid.

ITEMS OF INTEREST

By A. J. B.

— The new issue of postal cards, to appear about December 1, will bear an engraving of President McKinley's head.

— Dispatches state that General Weyler “may become ruler of Spain, as he intimated he would accept the dictatorship if the people ask it.”

— Miss Stone, the American missionary, is still in the hands of the brigands. They are holding out for the $110,000 ransom originally asked for.

— On the 30th ult. the police of Leipzig, Germany, seized “an edition of Count Tolstoi's brochure, ‘The Meaning of Life,’ at a Leipzig publishing house.”

— The annual report of the United States Commissioner of Pensions shows that most of the soldiers in the Spanish-American War have applied for pensions.

— The new ministry of the Netherlands decides to postpone the proposed drainage of the Zuyder Zee, which would add 750 square miles to the area of Holland.

— The immediate cause of Li Hung Chang's death is said to have been a hemorrhage caused by the angry excitement of a stormy interview with the Russian envoy, regarding Manchuria.

— It would cost $250,000,000 more to complete the Panama Canal, the value of the work already done on the same being $100,000,000. The total cost would therefore be $350,000,000, or “about $50,000 more than the highest estimate of the probable cost of the Nicaraguan route.”

— Commenting upon the social status of the Jew and his ostracism in most civilized lands, the Chicago Israelite says: “Is it any wonder that the Jew should be eager for money, which alone wrests from the world a title to equality? It may be truly said of the Jew that his smiling face hides a breaking heart.”

— The origin of the expression, “He has a feather in his cap,” is of interest. An exchange says that “none shall wear a feather but he who has killed a Turk,” was “an old Hungarian saying, and the number of feathers in his cap indicated how many Turks the man had killed.” This information is contained in the Lansdowne manuscript describing Hungary in 1599, now found in the British Museum.

— A New York weekly states that the Guelph family, to which Queen Victoria belonged, “can show the longest line of authentic succession through males of any that has reigned in Europe. They date from the Italian Guelphs of the eleventh century, and in Bavaria, Brunswick, and England have filled a place in history to the present day.” There are now but four male survivors in the legitimate line of the English House of Hanover, or the Guelph family.

A. J. B.

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