Review and Herald, Vol. 52, No. 13. (9/19/1878)

Review and Herald

Sep 19, 1878

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 19, 1878

THE PERSONALITY OF GOD.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

BY ELDER D. M. CANRIGHT.

(Continued.)

OBJECTIONS CONSIDERED.—CONCLUDED.

When Jesus Christ the Son of God came into this world, he was a real being, a person, having a body and form. Was he not a material being? We all know that he was. He ate, drank, and walked; he died upon the cross and was buried. Yet the Bible says he was a spirit, and that too while upon earth.

“And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [Christ] was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from Heaven.” 1 Cor. 15:45–47. Here it is declared that Christ, the second Adam, was made a quickening spirit. It will be noticed that this was said of Him who took man’s nature. Paul says, “The first man Adam was made a living soul, the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.” “The second man is the Lord from Heaven.” Then the man Christ Jesus was a spirit, for so the apostle says. This passage explains what is meant when a person is called a spirit. It means that he is a spiritual being, for thus it says, “Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural [Adam], and afterward that which is spiritual” (Christ). Paul says that Christ is a spirit, and explains a spirit to be a spiritual being. The apostle again says, “It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there is a spiritual body.” Verse 44.

This verse settles the question that there is a spiritual body, and that it is a person, and not an immaterial, intangible essence. A being can be spiritual and have a body. Likewise God is a spirit and has a body. He is a spiritual being, and yet of bodily form and shape.

Christ is again called a spirit in 2 Cor. 3:17. Paul says, “Now the Lord is that spirit.” If Christ was a spirit, and yet had a body and form, his Father can be a spirit and have a body and form.

But does not Jesus say that a spirit hath not flesh and bones? Luke 24:39. In this case the reference is to an apparition, or ghost. The disciples were terrified, and at first thought that they had seen a ghost, a mere specter. They themselves did not believe such an apparition to be real; hence Christ appeals to them that he is not such a spirit, for he has flesh and bones.

3. God cannot be a material being.

It is urged that matter cannot think, move, and act of itself; that it must first be organized and animated. Hence our opponents ask, If God is a material being, who organized him, who made him? But we hand this question back to them, If God is a spirit, who made him? Are not angels spirits? Are not devils spirits? Were not angels and devils created? Spirits were created as well as material beings. Even if we grant the distinction between matter and spirit that our spiritualizing friends claim, where is the proof that spirit is eternal any more than matter? Angels and devils themselves are spiritual beings, but are just as distinct one from another as men are from one another. Neither are they eternal any more than men are. They were created, formed, organized.

Granting that their ideas of God as a pure immaterial spirit are correct, we ask them, Who created this spirit? And our question is just as fair as theirs, when they ask us, Who organized God if he is a material being? Neither party can answer these questions, simply because we know nothing about the matter. The atheist triumphantly asks the Christian, Who made God? but no one can ever answer, from the simple fact that such questions are too high for mortal men. Job truly says: “Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.” Job 11:7–9.

We utterly deny the distinction between matter and spirit which is claimed. We believe that all things are material, although matter may manifest itself in a great diversity of forms. The wisest and most scientific men freely admit that they know but little about matter. The more they study, and the deeper they search into it, the stronger are their convictions that its different attributes and capabilities have been but partially understood. Because a certain fact is true of matter in one condition, it is argued that it must always be true of matter everywhere. This is illogical and false, for matter is capable of the greatest diversity. Matter in one form may even seem to be the direct opposite of the same matter in another form. For instance: I have before me a piece of ice. I put my hand upon it; it is exceedingly cold. I can cut it with a knife or saw it with a saw. It is solid. But I put this ice in a vessel and warm it, and it soon becomes water. Now it does not look at all like that piece of ice which was before me a few minutes before. I confine this water in a vessel and heat it very hot. It now becomes steam, a vapor, and is invisible. It is so hot it would scald your hand. It can neither be cut, nor poured from vessel to vessel. It now seems to be precisely opposite from that block of ice, and yet everybody knows that it is the very same matter, only in another condition. If we had not seen ice thus converted into steam, we would all pronounce such a change impossible; yet we all know by actual observation that ice, and water, and steam are only different conditions of the same material.

There is as great a difference between steam and ice as our opponents claim there is between spirit and matter. We claim, therefore, that they cannot show that a spirit is not one form of matter. The Bible nowhere says it is not. On the other hand, we have plainly shown that it is. Consider further the wonderful diversity of matter. Before me lies a piece of very white paper; by its side lies a book which is black. These are opposite in color, but both material. Here is a cake of ice, there is a coal of fire; one is cold, the other hot, but both are material. Here is a ball of lead, there a feather of down; one is very heavy, the other flits in the air, but both are material. Here is a plank of wood, there is a pane of glass; one is entirely opaque, the other transparent, but both are material. Here is a piece of pure gold a foot square, and worth many thousands of dollars, there is a bushel of mud worth nothing; both are material.

It is our opinion, founded both in revelation and science, that celestial beings are as material as men, only that they are more highly organized, more refined,—matter on a higher plane. Who that has carefully observed the wonderful and infinite diversity of matter, even as seen in this earth, will deny the reasonableness of this position? When we have found out God to perfection, when we have explored earth, heaven, and hell, and have fathomed all the infinite diversities and capabilities of matter, then, and not till then, will it do for us to say what God must be and what matter cannot be. Therefore this objection against the materiality of God is not a valid one.

God made this solid earth, this material planet, with all the material things upon it. He made a material man, a material atmosphere, material food for man, a material sun to light and warm this earth. He made all the millions of stars on high, every one of them as material as our own earth. If matter is so repulsive, so opposed to the nature of God, why has he made so vast a creation out of it?

Consider the further fact that the Saviour of men is a material being. He was born of a material woman, walked upon this material earth, breathed its air, ate of its food, died upon a material cross, spilled his material blood, was buried in the earth, his material body was resurrected, and is exalted at the right hand of God, and now sits upon the throne of the universe. “To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.” Rev. 3:21. These facts are directly asserted by the most orthodox creeds. The fourth article in the creed of the Episcopalian church says, “Christ did truly rise again from death and took again his body, with flesh, bones, and all things appertaining to the perfection of man’s nature, wherewith he ascended into Heaven, and there sitteth.” So also says the Methodist Discipline. Then we have indeed a material Saviour, sitting upon the throne of the Father. Why, then, should those who adopt these creeds be horrified at the idea of a material God? We advise them to examine this point again.

(To be continued.)

The Gainsaying of Korah.

The apostle tells of some who “have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.” Jude 11. “The way of Cain” was the way of offering sacrifices not commanded, and hating his brother whose works were good while his own were evil. “The error of Balaam” was the consenting for gold and honor to go contrary to his own convictions, and to seek to curse and seduce Israel, whom the Lord had blessed. “The gainsaying of Core” was the presumption of discontented and ambitious men, who sought to drive out Moses and Aaron from the place and work to which they were appointed, and to assume for themselves the responsibilities which God had imposed upon others. They said unto Moses and Aaron: “Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them; wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?” Num. 16:3.

There are some men whom God has appointed to important and prominent positions in his cause. They are vessels which he has chosen; they are polished shafts which he has hid in his own quiver, and prepared for his own use. Others around them observe their prosperity, envy their prominence, and at once propose to put themselves forward and test their right to the positions which they occupy. The controversy between Korah and Moses was short. When all the people, warned of their danger, had departed from the tents of those wicked men, “the ground clave asunder that was under them; and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.” Num. 16.

When people deal with the things of God, it becomes them to walk carefully and discreetly in the presence of the King of kings. We are to learn lessons of humility; to abide in the position where God has placed us; to be contented with such things as we have, and not to covet the gift or work that God has assigned to others. Let those who “perished in the gainsaying of Core” be an example to us, and teach us in all lowliness and meekness to esteem others better than ourselves, and to walk humbly with our God.—The Christian.

HERE AND THERE.

By Alice Cary

Here is the sorrow, the sighing, Here are the clouds and the night, Here is the sickness, the dying; There are the life and the light.

Here is the fading, the wasting, The foe that so watchfully waits; There are the hills everlasting, The city with beautiful gates.

Here are the locks growing hoary, The glass with the vanishing sands; There are the crown and the glory, The house that is not made with hands.

Here is the longing, the vision, The hopes that so swiftly remove; There is the blessed fruition, The feast, and the fullness of love.

Here are the heart-strings a-tremble, And here is the chastening rod; There are the song and the cymbal, And there is our Father and God.

—Alice Cary.

DO YOU NEED TO BE LABELED?

By W. M. Punshon

THE brutality of the old persecution has passed. Saul does not make havoc of the church now, but the spirit of the oppressor lives, and there is room enough in the most uneventful life for exemplary religious decision. I want you to be God's heroes in humble life; in quiet life to exemplify your fidelity in the midst of opposition and discouragement, and you shall be recompensed with the promised crown.

The urgencies of the time in which you live, regard for your own character and honor, the absolute requirements of God, all summon you to this nobleness of religious decision. Resist all temptation to become recreant from the truth. Remember that the Christian is not to be like Achilles, who could be wounded in the heel—that is a part of the body that good soldiers do not show. Do not let the question ever be asked about you, “Is such a one a Christian?” Why, don’t you see the very asking of the question suggests the negative answer?

The old painters used to put underneath their crude compositions, “This is a horse,” and it was quite necessary. Ah! it is a poor sign if the followers of Christ need labeling. The very fact of the existence of doubt goes far in the abnegation of their Christianity. Let consistency be stamped upon every action, and then your Christianity will shine out with a steadfast glory which the world cannot fail to understand. I am a Christian; I can’t go to that place of amusement. I am a Christian; I can’t enter into that equivocal companionship. I am a Christian; I can’t do anything that will throw a suspicion on my godliness. I am a Christian; I can’t gamble myself into riches by those questionable means.—Rev. W. M. Punshon.

The Love of Home

How sweet a thing is a love of home. It is not acquired—it is a feeling that has its origin elsewhere. It is born with us, brought from another world to carry us on with joy in this. It attaches to the humblest heart that ever throbbed.

Ohio Conference.

By H. A. St. John; E. H. Gates

The sixteenth annual session of the Ohio State Conference convened at Tiffin, Ohio, Aug. 29, 1878, and was opened with prayer by Eld. J. H. Waggoner.

All brethren in good standing were invited to participate in the deliberations of the Conference.

Credentials of delegates were called for, and twenty-two delegates were found to be present, representing thirteen churches.

The secretary’s report was read and accepted. The churches at Van Wert and Newark were admitted into the Ohio Conference.

On motion, The appointing of committees was left to the chair. The following committees were appointed: On nominations: J. B. Gregory, Eli Glascock, T. F. Emans; on auditing, H. A. St. John, O. Mears, I. Edgerton, H. H. Van Camp, W. D. Sharpe, E. C. Penn, Eli Glascock, P. Klopfenstein, D. S. Plum; on resolutions, J. H. Waggoner, D. M. Canright, Wm. Cottrell; on credentials and licenses, B. B. Francis, J. Rowe, S. Simonds.

Adjourned to call of chair.

Second Session.

Conference convened Aug. 30, at 4:15 P. M. Prayer by Eld. Waggoner.

The Defiance church requested that the name of the church be changed from Defiance to Hamler. Request granted.

The church at Bowerville asked that this church might be disbanded, in order that the scattered members might unite with other churches. The Conference granted the request.

The Committee on Credentials and Licenses reported, recommending that the credentials of H. A. St. John and Wm. Cottrell be renewed; that the licenses of O. F. Guilford and E. H. Gates be renewed; and that licenses be granted to S. Simonds, R. A. Underwood, G. G. Rupert, and A. A. Bigelow. The report was accepted, and the credentials and licenses granted as recommended.

Adjourned to call of chair.

Third Session.

Conference convened Sept. 1, at 5 o’clock P. M. Prayer by E. H. Gates.

The Committee on Nominations reported. Their report was accepted, and the following officers were unanimously elected for the coming year: Executive Committee, O. Mears, H. H. Van Camp; Secretary, E. H. Gates; Treasurer, J. B. Gregory; Camp-meeting Committee, J. Sprinkle, W. D. Sharpe, J. Rowe.

On motion, H. A. St. John was appointed as delegate to the General Conference.

Voted, That the Ohio Conference donate to the General Conference one-tenth of the S. B. fund for 1878, this amount to be paid from funds deposited at the REVIEW Office.

Adjourned to call of chair.

Fourth Session.

Conference convened Sept. 2, at 5:30 P. M. Prayer by O. F. Guilford.

The Committee on Credentials and Licenses made a further report, recommending that the license of A. M. Mann be renewed, and that licenses be granted to Wm. Richardson, O. A. Stanford, and A. S. Huesey. They referred the case of Bro. Brigham to the Conference Committee. Report was accepted, and licenses granted.

The Committee on Resolutions reported the following, which were passed by the Conference:—

Whereas, We are not able, under our peculiar circumstances, to elect a president of our Conference,

Resolved, That we hereby empower the General Conference to appoint one for us; and we appeal to it for such aid and counsel as it may consider best suited to our wants.

Resolved, That we express our sincere thanks to the General Conference for the efficient aid rendered in this camp-meeting and Conference by the faithful labors of Eld. Canright.

Adjourned to call of chair.

Fifth Session.

Conference convened Sept. 3, at 5:30 A. M. Prayer by Eld. Waggoner.

The secretary’s report was read, showing the following:—

Name of Church	No. of Members	No. of S. S. Scholars	No. Praying S. B.	Amt. of S. B. Pledged
1. Clyde	65	35	43	$300 00
2. North Bloomfield	30	...	...	175 00
3. Bowling Green	76	64	43	266 68
4. Hamler	47	43	...	...
5. Norwalk	29	...	12	100 00
6. Troy	16	20	12	95 44
7. Van Wert	14	9	...	...
8. Mendon	9	20	16	40 00
9. Cleveland	16	...	21	83 72
10. Waterford	26	22	...	160 00
11. Gilboa	14	...	...	50 00
12. Bellville	26	2	18	200 00
13. Newark	17	18	...	...
14. Appleton	...	...	...	...
Totals	385	243	165	$1470 84

This report is incomplete, because of the failure of the churches to give all the particulars with regard to pledges, membership, S. S. scholars, etc.

The treasurer’s report was read, showing the following:—

Amount rec’d during year, $1624.75 Paid out for Conference expenses and ministerial labor, 1597.50 Paid to Camp-meeting Committee, 27.25

Adjourned, sine die.

H. A. ST. JOHN, Pres. E. H. GATES, Sec.

ILLINOIS CONFERENCE.

By G. W. Colcord; L. A. L. Colcord

The eighth annual meeting of the Illinois Conference of Seventh-day Adventists convened at Bloomington, Ill., Aug. 28, 1878, at 5 o’clock P. M. Prayer by Eld. Littlejohn.

Thirteen churches were represented by sixteen delegates, and delegates were appointed by the Conference to represent eight churches.

Voted, That Elds. W. H. Littlejohn and G. I. Butler, and all S. D. Adventists in good standing, participate in the deliberations of the Conference.

The minutes of the last Conference were read and accepted.

Voted, That the Rockford, Leroy, Mackinaw, Watseka, and Rutland churches be received into the Conference. Each church was voted on separately, and the action was unanimous.

Voted, That the following bands be received under the watchcare of the Conference: The band at Carbondale, with Bro. Train as delegate; that at Du Quoin, to be represented in this meeting by Eld. Bliss; that at Elliottstown, with Bro. Morrison as delegate; that at Newark, with Bro. Cook as delegate; that at Willow Hill, with Bro. Shonk as delegate; the band at Belvidere, as soon as they sign the covenant, to be represented in this meeting by Eld. R. F. Andrews; that at Eight-mile Grove, with Bro. Johnson as delegate.

Adjourned to call of chair.

SECOND SESSION.

Meeting convened at 4:30 P. M., Aug. 29. Prayer by Eld. Bliss.

The secretary’s report showed that there are now seven hundred Sabbath-keepers in the State, making an increase of two hundred during the year. The amount of S. B. pledged for the year is $1883.63.

The president, having been previously authorized, appointed the following committees: On resolutions, Elds. W. H. Littlejohn, R. F. Andrews, and C. H. Bliss; on nominations, J. L. Merritt, Chas. Morel, and M. L. Kittle; on credentials and licenses, Albert Bliss, C. A. Bates, and L. A. Logan; on auditing, H. P. Ritchey, R. Vickery, S. Glascock, Wm. Pepper, A. Hobbs, and Jos. Shields.

Adjourned to call of chair.

THIRD SESSION.

This session convened Tuesday morning, Sept. 2. Prayer by Eld. Littlejohn.

Remarks by Eld. Littlejohn in reference to the necessity of being honest toward God in paying S. B.; but ministers ought to be careful when going among churches not to go to extremes, and the S. B. should be used economically.

The treasurer’s report was as follows:

On hand at beginning of yr., $456.80

Received during yr. 2470.86

Paid out, “ “ 2790.22

On hand, June 30, 1878, $137.44

The auditor, Eld. G. W. Colcord, certified that this report is correct.

The treasurer’s and auditor’s reports were accepted.

The Nominating Committee reported, and the following-named persons were elected officers for the ensuing year: President, G. W. Colcord; Secretary, L. A. L. Colcord, Du Quoin, Ill.; Treasurer, J. F. Trovillo, Aledo, Mercer Co.; Executive Committee, G. W. Colcord; R. F. Andrews, Gilman, Iroquois Co.; Geo. Foreman, Somonauk, De Kalb Co.

FOURTH SESSION.

This session was held Sept. 3, at 12 A. M. The report of the Committee on Credentials and Licenses was received; and it was voted that Elds. G. W. Colcord, R. F. Andrews, T. M. Steward, C. H. Bliss, J. R. Whitham, and B. F. Merritt receive credentials; and that Brn. A. A. John, J. B. Logan, A. H. Cleaves, D. Morrison, C. H. Foster, E. O. Hammond, and J. C. Wright receive licenses. It was also voted that Brn. Lewis Johnson, J. F. Ballenger, and G. F. Shonk receive ordination and credentials. The case of Bro. J. W. Damon was referred to the Conference Committee.

Brn. R. Vickery, Chas. Wardell, and J. R. Robinson were appointed to act as camp-meeting committee for 1879.

It was voted to donate $100 to the General Conference.

Voted, That we express our thanks to the General Conference for the efficient help sent us in the persons of Elds. Littlejohn and G. I. Butler.

Voted, That we return our sincere thanks to W. E. Cornell for his timely help in reporting our meetings for the Bloomington papers.

Voted, That the president of the Conference act as delegate to the General Conference.

Adjourned to call of chair.

FIFTH SESSION.

This session was held Sept. 3, at 5 P. M. Prayer by Eld. Colcord.

The Committee on Resolutions made the following report:

Whereas, it is highly important 1. That every person should contribute his mite to the support of the cause, and 2. That the Conference treasury should have the benefit of all the systematic benevolence money which is contributed by persons residing within the State, therefore,

Resolved, That we recommend to all our scattered brethren through the State that they immediately send in their S. B. pledges to the treasurer of some one of our churches which may be located in their portion of the Conference.

Whereas, The demands for labor are continually increasing throughout the Conference, and Whereas, Our plans for future operation might be greatly enlarged, provided the amount of funds in our treasury were suitably increased, therefore,

Resolved, That we exhort all our brethren to examine carefully and prayerfully their systematic pledges, in order to determine whether the circumstances of the case do not demand an increase of their liberality toward the cause of God.

Resolved, That we express our devout gratitude to God for the prosperity which generally attends the proclamation of his truth throughout the field, and that our faith in the third angel’s message and its final and speedy triumph was never stronger than it is to-day.

Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with Bro. White in his present physical prostration, and that we will individually offer prayer to God for his speedy restoration to perfect health.

Whereas, The Illinois Conference now has in its employ a minister who speaks the Danish language, and

Whereas, The Danish S. D. Adventist church of Chicago ought, in view of its geographical situation, to belong to this Conference, therefore,

Resolved, That we most respectfully invite the said church and the S. D. A. Conference of Wisconsin to take, at their earliest convenience, such action as is necessary in order to transfer the Danish church of S. D. Adventists in Chicago to the S. D. A. Conference of Illinois.

A State Sabbath-school Association was formed, officers were elected, and the Constitution of the Michigan Sabbath-school Association was adopted.

R. F. Andrews was elected president; L. S. Campbell, secretary; and R. F. Andrews, H. P. Ritchey, and J. H. Bennett, executive committee.

Voted, That these minutes be published in the REVIEW.

Brn. Johnson, Ballenger, and Shonk were set apart to the ministry, Eld. Colcord making the prayer, Eld. Andrews giving the charge, and Eld. Littlejohn the right hand of fellowship.

Adjourned to call of chair.

G. W. COLCORD, Pres.

L. A. L. COLCORD, Sec.

NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE.

By S. N. Haskell; D. A. Robinson

The eighth annual session of the New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists was held on the camp-ground at Shawsheen River Grove, Aug. 28, 1878. The president, Eld. S. N. Haskell, in the chair. Prayer by Eld. J. B. Goodrich.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Twenty churches and unorganized companies were represented by twenty-three delegates. Four new churches were taken into the Conference, and one company was taken under its watchcare.

The chair being authorized to appoint the various committees, the following were presented: On nominations, M. Wood, Judson Rice, C. K. Farnsworth; on credentials and licenses, Josiah Webber, Judson Rice, and Thomas Cottle; on resolutions, Elds. U. Smith and G. F. Haines, and M. Wood; on auditing, Judson Rice, C. K. Farnsworth, S. Martin, C. L. Sweet, Wm. B. Mason, S. J. Twing.

Adjourned to call of chair.

SECOND SESSION.

The Conference met for further deliberations Sunday, Sept. 1, at 5:30 A. M. Prayer was offered by Eld. Haines.

The Committee on Nominations presented the following report: For President, E. W. Farnsworth; Secretary, D. A. Robinson; Treasurer, Josiah Webber; Executive Committee, E. W. Farnsworth, C. W. Comings, J. B. Tucker; Camp-meeting Committee, H. P. Wakefield, H. C. Nye, and E. G. Bolter.

It was moved and seconded that Eld. E. W. Farnsworth be our president for the ensuing year. At this point Eld. Farnsworth declined acting in that capacity. Eld. Haskell made some remarks, and was followed by Sr. White, who spoke of the wants of the cause in this Conference, briefly setting forth the peculiar elements to be met with in this field. The motion being withdrawn, the name of Eld. S. N. Haskell was substituted, and the report adopted.

The Committee on Resolutions presented as their report the following:—

Resolved, That we hail with joy the proposition to establish immediately a mission in Great Britain, and that we will cheerfully endeavor to do our part in meeting the expenses of the same.

Resolved, That we hereby express our gratitude for the presence and labors of Sr. White, and our trust that she may be abundantly rewarded for undertaking the fatigues of a long journey to come to us, and for her labors of love in our behalf.

Resolved, That we express our thanks to Eld. B. L. Whitney, of New York, for the assistance he has rendered in our service of song.

Resolved, That we also hereby express our appreciation of the faithful labors of Sr. B. L. Whitney in furnishing reports of this meeting for the leading papers of New England.

Resolved, That we hereby gratefully acknowledge the many favors extended to us by the managers of the B. and M. R. R., and the interest they have manifested to make our meeting a success.

Resolved, That we hereby invite Bro. E. W. Farnsworth to labor in our Conference the coming year, that he may become more fully acquainted with the cause in this section.

The Committee on Credentials and Licenses reported, recommending that credentials be renewed to Brn. Haskell, Orcutt, and Robinson; that the licenses of Brn. Haines, Wood, Mooney, Buzzell, Israel, and Hastings, be renewed; and that Brn. E. T. Bedee and H. P. Wakefield receive license.

Adjourned to call of chair.

THIRD SESSION.

Prayer by Eld. Whitney.

Stirring remarks were made by the president relative to the financial condition of our Conference and the necessity that our ministers practice the strictest economy in the use of money that has been placed in the treasury through the sacrifices of the poor.

Voted, To pay a tithe of our s. B. to the General Conference.

Brief remarks were made concerning the mission to Great Britain, and a few pledges were made in its behalf, amounting to some $1200.

Adjourned sine die.

S. N. HASKELL, Pres. D. A. ROBINSON, Sec.

IT NEVER PAYS.

It never pays to fret and growl When fortune seems our foe; The better bred will push ahead And strike the braver blow. For luck is work, And those who shirk Should not lament their doom, But yield the pay And clear the way That better men have room.

It never pays to foster pride And squander time in show: For friends thus won are sure to run In times of want or woe. The noblest worth Of all the earth Are gems of heart and brain, A conscience clear, A household dear, And hands without a stain.

It never pays to hate a foe, Or cater to a friend; To fawn and whine, much less repine, To borrow or to lend. The faults of men Are fewer when Each rows his own canoe; For feuds and debts And pampered pets Unbounded mischief brew.

It never pays to wreck the health In drudging after gain, And he is sold who thinks that gold Is cheaply bought with pain. A humble lot, A cosy cot, Have tempted even kings; For station high That wealth will buy, Not oft contentment brings.

—Selected.

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