Sister M. M. Osgood writes from Bronte, C. W., May 24th, 1857: "It is but a few months since the subject of the second advent became a matter of interest to me. Education, and popular theology, had completely blinded my eyes, so that seeing God's word, I failed to perceive; and all that I heard was calculated to pervert my understanding; but thanks to the merciful Disposer of events, who hath opened the blind eyes, and unstopped the deaf ears. Praise his name! However, those around me think me blinder than ever; but I do believe that to have immortality we must seek for and find it hid with Christ in God; and that the signs which began to come to pass nearly eighty years since proclaim a Saviour near, even at the doors. Years and days show the fulfillment of prophecy: the great day hasteth, and who shall abide the coming of the Just One?"
"Supported by the Lord, we need not fear what man can do; guided solely by him we need not err. O how blest, if with the Psalmist we can say, 'The Lord is our Shepherd, to lead by still waters, and in green pastures.' What though the dark side of the cloud is oftenest shown us now, we know each has a silvery lining, and ere long, if faithful, we shall behold the silvery side alone."
"Let us toil on, hope on, pray on, until the remnant are sealed, and with expectant eyes, and longing hearts wait to welcome their King and Saviour in the clouds. Still 'warn the guilty, check the proud, arrest the thoughtless and the gay;' and though you now go weeping forth to bear the precious seed, the thoughts of that glad return, with full ripe sheaves, may well incite to faithfulness and zeal."
"My companion is a Sabbath-keeper, but cannot reconcile the prophecies of Isaiah and others with the doctrines advocated by the supporters of the Review. I do wish that some messenger could come this way and present the truth as revealed in the Bible. We are laboring among the Fugitives in Bronte, Halton Co., C. W. There were no Sabbath-keepers when we came here, but three have embraced it since we came, and one has fallen away. The Sabbath seasons are very, very precious to me, although many of them are spent with no companions except my Bible; as my husband frequently spends much of the time in going from house to house and conversing upon religion. It would rejoice my heart to meet with a little company of Advent Sabbath-keepers and join my voice with theirs in prayer and praise. If not before, God grant that we may when the last trump sounds, to part no more forever."
Bro. J. L. Hakes writes from East Winstead, Ct. May 30th, 1857: "I think the way will open soon for the truth to be proclaimed in this place. There does not seem to be much interest shown for the truth yet, although some have expressed a desire to hear. I feel very thankful to the Lord that he has ever shown me this blessed truth. I am trying to arise from my lukewarm condition, and gird on the armor anew. I wish to heed the counsel of the faithful and true Witness, to be zealous and repent. I want the gold that I may be rich, the white raiment that I may be clothed, and the eye-salve that I may see clearly to do all the will of God."
"My companion joins with me in greeting the little flock. We are living some ten miles from any Sabbath-keepers, and have not been able to meet with them since the last of March. Pray for us, that we may hold out faithful to the end."
History in the Mounds of Nineveh.
By R.
The Bible has made us familiar with the wars of Sennacherib against Israel and Judah; the capture of their cities; the long and obstinate siege of Lachish, during which Sennacherib extorted from Hezekiah thirty talents of gold and three hundred talents of silver; that he sent forces to take Jerusalem, where 185,000 were destroyed in one night by “the angel of the Lord;” and that Sennacherib, returning to Nineveh, was slain by his own sons while worshiping the very idol he had trusted in.
Twenty-five centuries have passed. The mighty power of Nineveh has disappeared; its walls and temples have been destroyed; not even a village bears the name once so famous; and infidels denied that Nineveh had ever existed, and called the Scripture narrative a fiction.
But the mounds of ruins are now excavated; the remains of buried palaces explored. Their walls are found to have been formed of large stone tablets covered with historical and other inscriptions. The key to decipher many of these inscriptions has been discovered, and these ancient records confirm the Scripture.
Over one highly finished bas-relief representing the king on his throne in state, with his officers around him, and many prisoners before him, some of them in the hands of “tormentors,” is this inscription: “Sennacherib the mighty king, king of the country of the Assyrians, sitting on the throne of judgment at the gate of the city Lachish—I give permission for its slaughter.”
Another tablet says, “Because Hezekiah king of Judah did not submit to my yoke, forty-six of his strong-fenced cities, and innumerable smaller towns which depended on them, I took and plundered. But I left(!) to him Jerusalem his capital city.” The record also speaks of having exacted of him thirty talents of gold and eight hundred talents of silver, including perhaps the spoils of the other cities of Judah.
If these stone tablets had remained exposed to the weather, they would have perished ages ago; but a sudden and overwhelming desolation entombed and thus guarded them. Little did Sennacherib imagine that his mighty capital would be obliterated, as the prophets foretold it should be; still less, that his own stone memorials of his exploits in Judea should, after48so many centuries, re-appear—to prove the divinity of the God whom he defied, and the vanity of the idol he worshiped. R.
SUSAN ELMER
By Susan Elmer
From Sister Elmer.
BRO. SMITH: I have abundant reason to praise the Lord for his long forbearance and unspeakable love to me. I have been in a lukewarm state, pressed by trials without and temptations within; and feeling that I must have more grace to conquer sin, calling to mind the counsel to be zealous and repent, I betook myself to fasting and prayer. Soon after the Lord blessed me in a wonderful manner, and I felt encouraged to press forward in the strength of Israel's God. I want to give up all for him who died for me; and although I am not yet free from trials I would put my whole trust in the Lord, knowing he is strong to deliver, and that there is nothing too hard for him.
Brethren and sisters, let us not be discouraged; for God is our refuge and strength, a present help in time of trouble. Our trials will soon be over; we shall, if faithful, soon enter the haven of eternal rest. When we feel like getting weary, let us call to mind the sufferings of those that have gone before us. Some were cast into dungeons, others wandered about without any certain dwelling-place, destitute, afflicted, tormented; and what sufferings the martyrs have passed through for the love of their Master and defense of the truth. They have met the rack and flame with the most undaunted courage, and often their songs of praise were heard above the raging fire. Then shall we complain, seeing our reward is so soon to be given? O for more love for him who hath suffered for us; then we can bear all things through Christ who strengtheneth us. If we are found without fault we must follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth; then in our mouth will be found no guile. So shall we be prepared to meet our coming King, and with him inherit all things.
SUSAN ELMER
Buckland, Mass., May 28th, 1857.
TENT MEETINGS IN NEW ENGLAND.
By E. L. Barr
The Tent Committee present from the different States at the general Tent meeting in Lancaster, Mass., after due deliberation, came to the following conclusions:
1. That the Vermont Tent should go West.
2. That Brn. Hutchins and Sperry, should unite their labors with Brn. Barr and Philips, with the Eastern Tent, to carry this last Message to the highways and hedges.
3. That the Brn. in Vermont unite their efforts with the Eastern Brn., and so make the cause one in New England.
This report was laid before the Brn. present and was unanimously accepted.
Will the Brn. in Vermont act upon this matter immediately, and send us the help that we need.
Done in behalf of the Tent Committee.
E. L. BARR.
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Address URIAH SMITH, Battle Creek, Mich.
Michigan Tent.
By J. H. Waggoner; Joseph Bates
The Michigan Tent was pitched in Burlington village, Calhoun county, the 5th inst. The people of the village were not a little surprised to see a large gathering to the meeting the same evening. Why, says one to another near by him, there were people here this evening that I know live five miles off. Meetings on First-day (7th inst.,) still more encouraging, and manifest that the people came not only to see, but to hear our position. Our appointments are for meetings every evening, and on next First-day, and longer if necessary.
Brethren and sisters, pray that the Tent operations now beginning to move in the wide harvest-field, be blessed of the Lord in quickening and strengthening his dear people, and saving thousands of others that shall through these means love him and keep his commandments.
J. H. WAGGONER.
JOSEPH BATES.
Battle Creek, June 9th, 1857.
APPOINTMENTS.
By James White
Eastern Tour.
PROVIDENCE permitting, Bro. and Sr. White will meet with the church of God in General Conferences as follows:
In Vermont, where Bro. Bingham and others may appoint through the REVIEW, June 13th and 14th. We hope the Tent will be pitched.
At the House of Prayer, at Buck's Bridge, St. Law. Co., N. Y., the 20th and 21st.
In Central N. Y., where Brn. Rhodes and Wheeler may appoint, the 27th and 28th. We hope this meeting will be very general, and that the N. Y. Tent will be pitched at this meeting for the benefit of the church of God.
In Pennsylvania, where Bro. Ingraham may appoint, July 4th and 5th.
In Ohio, where the brethren may appoint, and pitch the Ohio Tent, July 11th and 12th.
We shall visit the brethren in Connecticut the first of June if possible. Those dear brethren in different places who have invited us to visit them must excuse us if we pass them by for want of time.
We hope the brethren will come together prepared to work. We shall endeavor to bear testimony to the truth as far as health and strength may admit; but farther than this we hope to be free from the care and responsibilities of these meetings. JAMES WHITE.
Appointment for N. Y.
By F. Wheeler; S. W. Rhodes
THERE will be a Tent-Meeting in Parish, Oswego Co., N. Y., three miles east of Parishville, on the Camden Road, on the farm of Esquire Howard, to commence Sixth-day, June 19th, P. M. at 5 o'clock, and continue over Sabbath and First-day, the 20th and 21st; also the 27th and 28th.
It is expected that Bro. and Sr. White will be with us the 27th and 28th, as this meeting is in connection with their meeting appointed for Central N. Y. at that time. It is also expected that Brn. Ingraham and Cottrell will be with us during the meeting. We hope there will be a general attendance of the saints, as this will probably be the only meeting of the kind held in Central N. Y. the present season.
As we expect there will be quite a gathering of the saints, it will be necessary for the brethren to come prepared to take care of themselves in the main.
Let there be a general gathering, brethren, and come up prepared to labor in the work of the Lord.
F. WHEELER.
S. W. RHODES.
EMIGRATION OF WALDENSES.—
Rev. Mr. Lorriaux, a Protestant minister of France, has just secured some three thousand acres of good land, at seventy-five cents per acre, Monongahela Co., Va., not far from the Pennsylvania line, for a congregation of some five hundred Waldenses who propose to emigrate from the high Alps in the southeast of France. It is thought that the report of this satisfactory purchase and settlement will induce many thousands of the French Protestants to remove to the same locality.
Murders and Racial Injustice in New York
Three hundred murders committed in New York city within the last three years! All these murderers escaped the halter, save one, a man of color. The colored man, having "no rights which white men are bound to respect," and no fortune to expend on attorneys and judges, of course had to hang!
SUNDAY.
"Our Sunday takes its name from the bright sun,
By heathens called the God of light and day;
At his approach the morning has begun,
Rejoicing nature glories in his ray."
SABBATH.
The Sabbath takes its name from God's own rest,
When he at first the earth's foundations laid;
This day alone he sanctified and blessed;
And thus for man the Sabbath-day was made.
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