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Review and Herald, Vol. 45, No. 1.

THE MILLENNIUM
Earlier text: The Poor Shut Out of the Churches

Every-Day Life in Palestine.

By William Mead Jones

SABBATH ITEMS.

The following was verified during my residence in the Holy Land, 1854–1861: Biblical manners are to be seen everywhere among the Arabs. They are proud of their descent from Abraham; they are proud of their language and of their conservatism. Their language contains nearly all the roots of the Hebrew, and is, in fact, Hebrew refined, with a verbal development bordering on the marvelous, it being a kind of out-branching tree beyond any other of the scintillations from Babel. A single root-word can be carried through its thirteen aboowabs—doors—or conjugations, and spread out into eighteen hundred variations. The oneness and permanency of pronunciation are very remarkable. Its age and conservation of the past reminds one of the great pyramids and obelisks of Egypt; yea, when looked at as the museum of Biblical idioms and customs, you believe more firmly that “the word of the Lord endureth forever.”
Not any of the nations, whether Jew or Arab, name the days of the week, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, &c.; nor do they call the first day of the week Lord’s day, nor do they ever give to the seventh day the name Saturday. But this I noticed constantly: The notation of time is by hours—twelve hours for the night, and twelve hours for the day, and both are called a day, i. e., a complete or perfect day. The evening before the day belongs to that day, or the night precedes the day. Beginning with our Saturday night at sundown, they call it laylt-el-had—night of the first—the day being understood. Sunday night is called laylt-il-itneen—night of the second—the day being understood, and rarely if ever expressed. Those who carried watches I often saw winding and regulating them at sundown.
Never do they count the day from midnight to midnight, but always from sundown to sundown. The first hour of the night is one hour from and after sundown—and the first hour of the day-time is reckoned from and after the expiration of twelve complete hours of the night. The first hour of the morning of June 21, it will be seen, begins some time after sunrise, and so ending the twelve hours of the day precisely at sundown. When an evening appointment is made for a meeting, or business, the language used is “night of the First, night of the Second,” etc. The only exception is where the appointment or event is soon after sundown or in the early part of the evening, when the language is “such a day at evening;” but the former mode of speech is the general one; yet in no case do they understand the expression “the same day at evening” to mean that that evening belongs to that day, but to the day following.
In some Christian liturgies there may be read in Arabic: yom ir-rub: Day of the Lord, or Lord’s day, for the first day of the week. But Lord’s day is not known among the great mass of the people. Whether any of the missionaries are trying to change gradually the habits of the people in this respect I cannot say. In ecclesiastical life they do try to influence their converts to say yom-ir-rub, Lord’s day; but I think they do not try their tongues at calling it Sabbath in Arabic, for that would make an awkward mess of it, for the reason (and which is very satisfactory to us) that the seventh day is known throughout Arabdom by yom es-sabt—or day of the Sabbath. Even from the mouth of the missionary you will hear as frequently yom es-sabt as yom el-itneen—day of the Sabbath—day of the Second, i. e., Monday.
The only exception to the Genesis’ mode of naming the days of the week is with the sixth day, which, since the rise of Mohammedanism, is called yom al-joomah, day of the assembly; vulgarly called in English the Mohammedan Sabbath. But Sabbath is a misnomer, and the idea of rest is not in joomah at all. The word means simply assembly, and the assembling of the assembly of the “Faithful” amounts to no more than an hour or two of prayer in the middle of the day of Friday, public and private business going on as usual during the rest of the day.
The following are the names of the days of the week as used by the Arabs and all who speak their language:—
Ay-yam al-usbooah. Days of the week. Literally, Days of the Sevens.
Al-ahad, The First, Al-itneen, The Second, Al-telate, The Third, Al-arbah, The Fourth, Al-khamees, The Fifth, Al-joomah, The Assembly, As-sabt, or The Sabbath.
As before stated, when first, second, and third are spoken the word for day precedes in this form—day of the first,—day of the Sabbath. Another thing which it is well for all Christian Sabbath-keepers to remember is, that neither the word seven nor any other name is given by the Arabs to the Sabbath day. It is always the Sabbath; and the reason for it, they say, is, that this has been its name from the beginning. The very name for our word week, the sevens, is suggestive that it would be an offense to their sense of the sacredness of names, and of the order of antiquity, as well as a literary blunder, to call the seventh day of the sevens by another name than that of the Sabbath. Often have I seen them shrug the shoulder at the bare mention of the change made by the ahl-er-room—the people of Rome—Romans, in the reckoning of time. The Arabs affirm of their own method of dates and names that it is from old, old, old time, meaning from the beginning.
Great changes are said to be going on in Syria and Palestine, but I think they are chiefly of a kind not likely to affect this style of speech, nor to obliterate God’s order of noting time. It is exceedingly interesting to hear those descendants of faithful Abraham chat about hours, days, weeks, months, and years, and indeed about everything that pertains to their every-day life. So ingrained is nature’s work, so permanent is their language, so established are their home customs, that to contemplate a change in their notation of time, I sooner expect the return of the Jews to that land than anything of the kind. While looking at and listening to them, I was often reminded of Topsy—they were “not brought up,” they “growed!”
Added to the above, mention should be made of the fact that the Italians, in their daily life, call the seventh day, Sabbath, and so long as Protestants are allowed to apply Dominica to the first day, they will not trouble themselves about changing Sabbath to Saturno. After all, the work of polluting by an idol’s name the day appointed by God as a testimony against idolatry, belongs to the neighbors of Rome on the north and west, the English-speaking peoples included.
Lord, “turn to the people a pure language!” If it is his will, let it be Arabic, a tongue containing two hundred thousand words, and spoken by a hundred million people. It is poetic, euphonic, of simple construction, very sublime, imaginative, given to the laconic, and yet capable of a marvelous amplification of expression. And as to zeal—“a hot language,” as my teacher used to say. While almost every civilized western hand has been employed to rob the holy day of God of its proper name, the “hand” that has been “against every man” has preserved and still maintains its grasp in keeping the name SABBATH in its proper God-given place, and to its own SEVENTH DAY.
WILLIAM MEAD JONES.
London, Nov. 24, 1874.

Obituary Notices.

“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth,”
Died, in Fenner, Madison Co., N. Y., Dec. 11, 1874, Catharine J. Webster, daughter of Bro. and sister Nourse, aged thirty-five years and eighteen days. The writer endeavored to speak words of comfort on the funeral occasion from 1 Thess. 4:18. Jacob Wilbur.
It becomes our painful duty to record the death of our dear brother George Hall, who died Oct. 3, 1874, being about eighteen years of age. This young man was the first among many associates to start in the service of God, during the great work that was done one year ago at Bowling Green, Ohio. He had taken a prominent part in parties of pleasure, and now that he had given his heart to God he was foremost to establish prayer-meetings at the same places, and call in as far as possible the same society to attend them. He was active and influential, and for the year past endeavored to cast all his influence for the service of his Master. Although at times he seemed to suffer great trials, he died triumphant in a glorious hope. Called friends and relatives around his bedside and exhorted them to be faithful and meet him in Heaven, then bade them all an affectionate farewell, joined with them in singing a verse of “Resting By-and-by,” and passed away joyful and happy. Although a great sufferer he expressed a willingness to endure twenty times more if he could only be the means of saving a soul from death. We parted with him a few days before his death apparently in as good health as any one on the Ohio Camp-ground. His disease was spinal fever. E. B. Lane.
Departed this life, Dec. 3, 1874, Frances L. Richmond, of Leslie, Mich., aged forty-nine years and 7 days. Disease, ovarium dropsy, pronounced incurable by physicians. Every effort was put forth for her recovery, but of no avail. Death claimed her, and a large circle of friends are left to mourn their loss. She was conscious to the last. Although she suffered extremely she passed away praising God and rejoicing in a blessed hope of immortality when the Lord shall come. Nearly four hundred were present at the funeral, and seemed to feel deeply. Discourse by the writer from 2 Thess. 4:13–18. The hymns were previously selected by the deceased. E. B. Lane.
Died, at Assyria, Mich., Nov. 21, 1874, sister Sarah E. Brown, aged thirty-six years, five months, and ten days. Sister B. embraced the truth of the third angel’s message about three years ago under the labors of S. H. Lane, and had lived up to all the light received, and we trust died in hope of eternal life. She leaves a family and large circle of friends to mourn their loss. E. B. Lane.
Died at Maiden Rock, Wis., Nov. 29, Lillie Maxson, daughter of Henry and Matilda Maxson, aged fifteen years. Lillie was beloved by all the church, and her place in Sabbath-school and at worship was never vacant. She always had a cheering smile and kind word for all. Her life was that of a Christian, and she now sleeps in the hope of a glorious immortality. Remarks were made by the writer from Ps. 102, 11. Stephen Rosie.
Died, at Lake City, Nov. 29, sister Louisa Ross, in her 22d year; member of the Swedish S. D. Adventist church. She embraced present truth under the labors of Bro. Charles Lee, a year ago. She suffered much persecution from kindred, even unto the close of her life; but nothing could move her. Her last words were, “Never mind, we shall not long be here.” Words of comfort and encouragement were spoken by the writer from Rev. 14:13. Stephen Rosie.

JOHN F. HANSON

By John F. Hanson

In addition to the above I would say that while in Dacotah, I found an earnest desire with the people to hear the truth, especially among the Americans, and was frequently requested to speak in the English language. I consider it a fine field of labor in that tongue, and would suggest the propriety of sending help to that part of the wide harvest field.

JOHN F. HANSON

General Conference Tract Fund Distribution

By S. N. Haskell

We have a General Conference tract fund, sustained by each Conference Tract Society, from which we cheerfully send tracts in such cases as the above. S. N. HASKELL.

Letter from Wilmington, Del. on Paying for Reading

FROM WILMINGTON, DEL.

The following letter is only a sample of what we are receiving almost constantly from different parts of the world. We take the liberty to publish it entire. It shows the utility of having people pay something for their reading matter, as it is an evidence of their interest to read. There is a general impression that “that which costs nothing is worth nothing.”
S. N. HASKELL.—Dear Bro.: Your communication of Nov. 24, 1874, was duly received. I am in full sympathy with every branch of the work, and look upon the laborers as one body, and each individual as a member. I realize that this is my work, and that that which is best for the whole body is best for each member, and vice versa. I will take the books as mine, and will remit to the Office as I dispose of them, and will endeavor to get them in use as soon as possible.
Since writing the letter you speak of, two more have commenced keeping the Sabbath. Last evening, as I was out distributing tracts, a lady noticed one in the package, “Who Changed the Sabbath?” She said her little girl asked her (I believe that day) the same question, but she could not answer it. So she bought that one, and another, and seemed very much interested in finding out all about it.
I have learned from experience in my practice, that what people pay for, they take more interest in. There is not one case in ten that I can do anything for unless I get them to pay me something in advance. So I generally sell tracts to most every one, throwing off a few cents from the full price. I can most always tell the man or woman who would be interested in anything of the kind, and I present them with a package of tracts, and tell them to select any they might wish to read.
The Methodist Sunday-school I spoke of has not taken the Instructor yet; but they have a festival or musical entertainment next Wednesday evening to raise funds, and I will present the matter then. They like the copies I have shown them very much.
One who commenced keeping the Sabbath yesterday has subscribed for the Review, and bought several books of me, and will be a great help to me in the missionary work, being both amiable and intelligent, and has the truth at heart.
There is but little prejudice here. Many are willing, and even anxious, to read; and some are fully persuaded that truth is on our side. I avoid all controversies as far as possible and let the people read instead.
I need the help of the Lord that my work may be well done.
I ask an interest in your prayers.
DR. G. S. HONEYWELL.
Wilmington, Del.

Cares Beneath the Purple Robe and Crown

A CELEBRATED emperor said to a company of courtiers, “You gaze on my purple robe and golden crown, but did you know what cares are under it, you would not take it up from the ground to have it.”

Who Are Extremists?

NOTHING is more common than to hear the appellation, “extremist,” applied to an individual who is enthusiastically engaged in the advocacy or practical application of some cherished theory. Not infrequently the application seems to be entirely just; but, quite as often, the opposite is the case, especially when the individual in question is a hygienist. We purpose to consider the characteristics of extremists without attempting any technical or very concise definition of the word.
An extremist is an individual who gives undue prominence to a single principle or idea, or to a particular set of ideas. He allows his attention to become so engrossed with a favorite theme that all else is obscured. The man who has a hobby is quite sure to be an extremist. A fanatic is a typical illustration of this class of persons. The extreme individual forgets that there is no such thing as an absolute, universal law in the universe. Everything is relative, even right and wrong. All laws are interdependent, the action of each being modified by all the rest.
It is an error to suppose that it is possible to “carry the truth too far,” as we are often warned against. It is impossible to “run a principle into the ground,” as an extremist is so frequently accused of doing. Truth is truth, to the most extreme limit of its meaning. A principle is true under every circumstance, if it is true at all. Persons who are really extremists do not hold the truth. Although they may have possessed it, they have gone astray into the paths of error. It is impossible to go beyond the truth, although an easy matter to diverge from it, and this is the misfortune of extremists.
A man may totally discard the use of meat, as we have done for many years, and yet not be an extremist; but when he repudiates the use of animal food under all circumstances, he becomes extreme. That flesh is not the best food for man, nor that designed for such use by the Creator, is a principle which always remains true; but it is also true that animal food contains nourishment and will sustain life, and that its use may be justified by many possible circumstances which it is unnecessary to enumerate here. The same may be said of the use of salt and many other articles of diet which hygienists discard. It is even possible to be extreme on the question of drug medication. It may be justly said that “all drugs are poisons;” and no circumstances can change their character; but only the extremist will say that they can never be used to advantage in the treatment of disease. Although we are as thoroughly opposed as any one to the terrible abuse of drugs which we see every day in the common treatment of the sick, we might mention a score of instances in which drugs are used with the most decided benefit. Thus, one poison may be used to antidote another, as the sesquioxide of iron in poisoning by arsenic. Caustics may be used to destroy morbid growths. Anesthetics are exceedingly useful in the practice of surgery. But we will leave the further consideration of drugs for another article.
We believe in being radical, but seek to avoid being ultra. As we have already said, we would follow the truth wherever it may lead; always recognizing, however, that there are multitudes of truths, and that they are all mutually related. Extremists are usually such through ignorance or egotism; they rest satisfied with only a part of the truth, and are thus led into error.—Health Reformer.

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Appointments and Dedication Meeting Notices

Appointments.

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
** Services in Chicago, every Sabbath (seventh day), at 289 West Erie St. All Sabbath-keepers spending a Sabbath in Chicago are invited to attend.

Dedication.

Victor, Iowa Co., Iowa, Jan. 16, 17, 1875. Dedication services will be held on Sunday, the 17th. It is to be hoped that the friends of the cause in this vicinity will be present at these meetings. Bro. Butler may be present with us. Meetings to begin Friday evening. R. M. Kilgore.
Quarterly meeting of the churches of Locke, Alaiedon, Bunkerhill, Genoa, and Antrim, also of T. & M. Society, District No. 11, at Leroy, Ingham Co., Mich., Jan. 9, 10, 1875. Can Bro. E. H. Root attend? Albert Avery, Elder.
The next monthly meeting of Seventh-day Adventists of Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., will be held at Cottage the third Sabbath and first-day in January, 1875. B. B. Warren.
Quarterly meeting for the churches of Ransom and Hillsdale, Mich., Jan. 9, 10, 1875, commencing Sabbath, 10.30, A. M. Preaching expected. The T. & M. Society for District No. 1 will also hold their quarterly meeting in connection with the same. The members will please bring or send their reports. S. D. Salisbury, Director.
The T. & M. Society of Dist. No. 5 of Mo. & Kas. Conf. will hold its next quarterly meeting Jan. 9, 10, at Mound school-house, (Beloit church). Will Bro. Rogers meet with us? Geo. Kennedy, Director.
The postponed series of meetings at Lovington, Ill., will be held in the new church, commencing Sabbath evening, Jan. 15, at 6½ o'clock, to continue as long as the interest demands. Eld. R. F. Andrews expects to be present. Those coming in from abroad bring bedding. All come who can. G. W. Colcord.
Quarterly meeting of the Centerville, Kan., church at the Keokuk School-house, Jan. 23, 24, 1875. Can brethren Cook and Lamont meet with us? J. N. Ayers, Clerk.
The quarterly meeting of the T. & M. Society of Dist. No. 3, of the Mo. & Kas. Conf. will be held in connection with the Q. M. for the Centerville church at the Keokuk school-house, Jan. 24, 1875. Librarians will see that all reports are forwarded to the Dist. Secretary one week before the meeting. J. N. Ayers, Director.
Quarterly meeting of district No. 8, will be held at Mackford, Wis., Jan. 16 and 17. A general attendance is expected. Rufus Baker.
A two-days’ meeting at Marion, Iowa, 9th and 10th of January. D. T. Shireman.
T. & M. quarterly meeting with the church at Wright, Ottawa Co., Mich., Sabbath and first-day, Jan. 23, 24, 1875. The librarians are requested to send their reports to the secretary, E. Higley, Coopersville, Ottawa Co., one week previous to this meeting. J. S. Wicks, Director.
Quarterly meeting of T. & M. Society Dist. No. 1, of Kansas will be held in connection with the church quarterly meeting for north-western Kansas, January 9 and 10, 1875, at the school-house near Bro. Y. Swearingen’s in Cloud Co., four miles South of Concordia. Hope the brethren of Parallel church will attend if possible, and all try to deepen the interest, and make the tract and missionary work more effectual in our country, that at last we may be counted among the good and faithful. O. O. Bridges, Director.
General quarterly meeting of the Wis. T. & M. Society at Oakland, Jefferson Co., Jan. 9, 10, 1875. We hope all the directors will be prompt in reference to the quarterly meetings in their several districts. These meetings should be held about the last Sabbath in December, and the report of them sent to the State secretary, Mattie Babcock, Monroe, Wis., so that we may have a full report at the general meeting. We earnestly invite Bro. Butler or Haskell to meet with us. O. A. Olsen, Pres.

Quarterly Meetings in Minnesota.

Place Date
Kingston Jan. 9, 10, 1875
Koronas “ 16, 17, “
Grove Lake “ 23, 24, “
West Union “ 30, 31, “
Harrison Grant.
No providence preventing, I will meet with the churches in Maine, as follows:
Place Date
Woodstock, Me. Jan. 9, 10, 1875
Brunswick, evenings “ 13, 14, “
Richmond, monthly meeting “ 16, 17, “
Canaan “ “ 23, 24, “
Cornville “ 30, 31, “
West Athens, evening Feb. 2, “
No postponement on account of weather. J. B. Goodrich.

Our Health Almanac.

By James White

We have now printed two editions of the Hygienic Family Almanac of 23,750 copies each, making in all 47,500 copies. Not less than 42,000 copies have been shipped from this Office at this early date. One hundred thousand copies should find their way to as many firesides ahead of those almanacs which druggists are glad to hand out free, because of the gain they realize from the sales of advertised poisons.
J. W.

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To Correspondents.

S. H. P. No reason can be given for the belief that Christ did not enter on his ministry until three and a half years after his ascension. One evidence to prove the contrary is found in the promise. Speaking of going to his Father he said, “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter.” And in fulfillment, ten days after his going, the Comforter was sent in answer to his intercession with the Father.
Dr. David Benedict, the historian of the Baptists, recently died in Pawtucket, R. I., in his ninety-sixth year. He was highly esteemed as an exemplary man and Christian.
A few copies of Questions on the Revelation are called for. If any have them to spare they will please send to the Office.

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A HOME for a boy fourteen years old, among Sabbath-keepers. For particulars, address S. THURSTON.

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Change of Post Office Address

By R. M. Kilgore; G. V. Kilgore

OUR P. O. address will now be Washington, Iowa. R. M. KILGORE. G. V. KILGORE.
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