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Inhuman Atheism.

Some of Mr. Darwin’s disciples are carrying out his doctrine of Natural Selection to the bitter end of its logical conclusions with remorseless severity. A recent American writer in the Galaxy assumes that the same theory of the struggle for life and the survival of the fittest, by which Darwin accounts for the origin of species, applies with equal force to the human race and to the vegetable and animal kingdoms. He therefore concludes that any human interference with this law of “Natural Selection” is utterly wrong. If but one blade of grass, a single acorn, or one rare plant, survive in the struggle for existence, it is that we may have a stronger, healthier, more productive, and every way a more valuable specimen of each kind preserved and multiplied. The rest are not worth saving, and therefore perish by their own inherent weaknesses.

But rising to the human sphere, this writer boldly takes the position that the very sanctity which Christianity gives to human life, and the means by which it has taught us to save, purify, and ennoble it, are only so many direct interferences with the law which Providence intends to thin out and so elevate the stock of the race. He affirms that each succeeding generation would be wiser and better, until social evils would be lost in the perfection of the species, if only civilization, philanthropy, and Christianity, would keep their hands off, and let the struggle for life go on, the weak perishing and the strong alone triumphing in the end. Hence, in obedience to the inexorable logic of his atheistic theory, this philosopher (?) asserts that the Christian view of the value of life, which is now a part of the law of nations, “is in large part mistaken, leads to some very great annoyances, and stands directly in the way of the most important of possible reforms.”

He complains that “the competitive struggle for life is now a far different thing from what it was during the Middle Ages. The struggle for life, in the strict sense of the word, has almost ceased among the people of Christendom.” The poor “are not often starved to death in famines or by improvidence, as of old. The enormous charities of Christendom reach, in one form or another, a majority of those who are in danger of starving, and prolong lives which, at best, are shortened by suffering.” These sentiments are repeated in various forms, in all of which he attacks not only Christianity, but “the democratic idea of equal political rights,” which he rightly declares could not exist “unless they had been born under a system of thought which declares all souls to be of infinite and equal value; a mathematical misconception!” We quote a single passage more, that we may not be charged with unfairness:

“Nature strives to refine us, to purge out the dross by the action of penal fires. Man laboriously obstructs her attempt; he picks up the rejected refuse, casts it back again into the crucible, and calls the act philanthropy. If natural selection were allowed to have its way, there would be more hope of human improvement. But the most earnest work of our day is to secure the survival of the unfit.”

According to this teaching, the efforts of two continents to relieve the Irish during the potato famine were unfortunate violations of the human law of natural selection; and the unrelieved woes of the late horrible Persian famine were a great gain to the human race in the stricken dominions of the Shah. To satisfy the demands of this new school of philanthropists, the medical profession and hospitals for the sick, asylums for the deaf and dumb and blind, for the insane and the crippled, for old men and women, and for little children, should be abandoned. Mr. Brace and the Children’s Aid Society, the Howard Mission, the Magdalen Asylums, and those for inebriates, should at once cease their malevolent hindrances to the ceaseless struggle for life. Institutions might be formed to encourage poverty, starvation, drunkenness, debauchery, and suicide; or, at least, let the weak and the strong, the poor and the rich, the old and the young, the wretched and the happy, the mighty and the helpless, fight out their grand battle. Let the strongest and fittest alone survive. Perish Christianity, perish philanthropy, perish civilization, perish every one and everything that “weakens the body of humanity,” and so let the human race grow strong unto perfection.

And this is science! this its plan for the regeneration of the nations! this is its highway to the millennium! We do not believe that Mr. Darwin has taught or would teach what his bolder and more shameless American disciple has thus put forth in the columns of a respectable popular monthly magazine. But the cruel conclusion is perfectly legitimate, and apparently is necessary to the materialistic premises. Humanity and Christianity instinctively shrink back from the horrible coolness with which this brutal theory is advocated by its author. If the Bible were a lie, and the Christian religion a delusion ten thousand times rather would we believe the lie and hug the delusion till our last breath, than resign ourselves and our race to the more than pagan terrors of this heartless atheism. It fairly shows how inhuman the atheistic materialism of our own times dares to be, violating every noble human instinct and destroying all faith in God and in man. But it is well that it shall voluntarily unrobe itself of its garments of light, and tell us what it is and what its purposes are.

Perhaps we ought not to be surprised at its new light upon the problem of human destiny; for if there is no personal God, no providence, no immaterial and immortal soul; if we are simply the subjects of natural law and the victims of the “persistency of force,” there is no room left for religion of any kind. The fatal error of the scheme which this author has set forth lies in his attempt to apply the law of natural selection in all its manifestations to the human race. We are not plants nor animals. We are men, women, children, human beings. We live under the higher law which binds us to two worlds. There lies the hindrance to the operation of a merely material natural law. The theory which ignores the Creator cannot possibly know any Redeemer. It is a pitiless creed, indeed, which in the honored name of science propounds as its only remedy for human woes the most merciless of destructions, and which finds its last resort in assaulting Christianity for its spirit of love and its institutions and deeds of charity. With what unalloyed delight and increasing faith may the poor, the helpless sufferers, sinners and saints, turn to the words and to the arms of Him who said, “I am come, not to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.” The parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son, are the sweet evangel of the lost world.—Christian Intelligencer.

THE CHANGED CROSS.

By Sel.

It was a time of sadness, and my heart, Although it knew and loved the better part, Felt wearied with the conflict and the strife, And all the needful discipline of life.

And while I thought on these as given to me— My trial tests of faith and love to be— It seemed as if I never could be sure That faithful to the end I should endure.

And thus no longer trusting to his might Who says, “We walk by faith and not by sight,” Doubting, and almost yielding to despair, The thought arose—My cross I cannot bear.

Far heavier its weight must surely be Than those of others which I daily see; Oh! if I might another burden choose, Methinks I should not fear my crown to lose.

A solemn silence reigned on all around— E'en Nature's voices uttered not a sound; The evening shadows seemed of peace to tell, And sleep upon my weary spirit fell.

A moment's pause—and then a heavenly light Beamed full upon my wondering, raptured sight. Angels on silvery wings seemed everywhere, And angel's music filled the balmy air.

Then One more fair than all the rest to see— One to whom all the others bent the knee— Came gently to me as I trembling lay, And, “Follow me!” he said: “I am the way.”

Then speaking thus he led me far above, And there, beneath a canopy of love, Crosses of divers shape and size were seen, Larger and smaller than my own had been.

And one there was, most beauteous to behold, A little one, with jewels set in gold. Ah! this, methought, I can with comfort wear, For it will be an easy one to bear;

And so the little cross I quickly took; But all at once, my frame beneath it shook. The sparkling jewels fair were they to see, But far too heavy was their weight to me.

“This may not be,” I cried, and looked again, To see if there was one could ease my pain; But, one by one, I passed them slowly by, Till on a lovely one I cast my eye.

Fair flowers around its sculptured form entwined, And grace and beauty seemed in it combined. Wondering, I gazed; and still I wondered more To think so many should have passed it o'er.

But oh! that form so beautiful to see Soon made its hidden sorrows known to me; Thorns lay beneath those flowers and colors fair! Sorrowing, I said: “This cross I may not bear.”

And so it was with each and all around— Not one to suit my need could there be found; Weeping, I laid each heavy burden down, As my Guide gently said: “No cross, no crown!”

At length to Him I raised my saddened heart: He knew its sorrows, bade its doubts depart. “Be not afraid,” he said, “but trust in me— My perfect love shall now be shown to thee.”

And then with lightened eyes and willing feet, Again I turned, my earthly cross to meet, With forward footsteps, turning not aside, For fear some hidden evil might betide;

And there in the prepared, appointed way, Listening to hear and ready to obey— A cross I quickly found of plainest form, With only words of love inscribed thereon.

With thankfulness I raised it from the rest, And joyfully acknowledged it the best— The only one of all the many there That I could feel was good for me to bear.

And while I thus my chosen one confessed, I saw a heavenly brightness on it rest; And as I bent my burden to sustain, I recognized my own old cross again.

But oh! how different did it seem to be Now I had learned its preciousness to see! No longer could I unbelieving say: Perhaps another is a better way.

Ah, no! henceforth my own desire shall be, That He who knows me best should choose for me, And so, whate'er His love sees good to send, I'll trust it's best, because He knows the end.

—Sel.

Pray Without Ceasing. 1 Thess 5:17.

By Jos. Clarke

Of course this is a Christian duty and I will not omit it, says one. Say you so? Do you practice prayer as a duty? So does the Mussulman and the papist. Let us rather say that it is our chiefest delight, and joy of our hearts, to pray always and not faint. Say you that it is a duty? So do we; but duty, when well and cheerfully performed, soon becomes a pleasure; and habits of devotion, when rightly performed, produce joyfulness of heart.

The truly prayerful Christian is not a morose, unhappy man. If he becomes a really prayerful man, his countenance is radiant with hope and faith. Like Moses, his face is beaming with light and peace and holy joy, and his friends, both worldlings and saints, mark the change.

What a privilege to pray without ceasing. You have not to go and wait for hours and days for the crowd of suppliants to remove to make room for you to present your petition, as in the case of an earthly prince; but at any moment you may press your petition to God, and the answer will come just when you need it; not when God can find time to attend to it. Is not this a very important and pleasant thing to consider? Jos. Clarke.

The Evil of a Superstitious Conscience

A superstitious conscience is a sore evil.

The Law and the Gospel.

By A. S. Cowdrey

I was very forcibly impressed with the truthfulness of Bro. White’s remarks in the little tract with the above title, as I very recently sat in company with a brother and sister of like faith in a Baptist chapel listening to a sermon from one of that order, upon the parable of the “laborers in the vineyard,” dwelling mostly upon the last clause of the tenth verse—“And they likewise received every man a penny.”

In contrasting the religion of the former dispensation with that of the present, he denounced it in the strongest terms, applying to it many disrespectful epithets, such as, “A great moral monster,” “Great elephant,” &c., “that the people had to carry into the temple every Sunday,” “it was all temple worship, but which the masses could not understand, and therefore, did them no good.” But he thanked God for the religion of the gospel; so easy to comprehend, so pleasant to carry with us all the while, &c., &c. I thought to myself, How true it is—“Away with the law,” “Give us the gospel.” The same spirit that crucified the Lord of glory would now, in these last days, crucify the law and such as have respect unto it.

We left, after presenting him with a few tracts, without the slightest disposition to attend further services in his church. May the Lord open his eyes to see the sinfulness of his sin, in thus irreverently handling sacred and divine things. The religion of the former dispensation was the only true religion for the time. It was given to the people by Him who is “too wise to err, and too good to be unkind.”

May the Lord help us, as a people, to honor both the Father and the Son; may he give us grace and strength to endure whatever of trial or persecution may be before us. And may we each labor so faithfully in his vineyard that, when the reckoning day shall come, we may each receive our allotted reward.

A. S. COWDREY.

Palmer, Mass.

Sabbath Piety

Here is a bit of spicy suggestion from some anonymous source:— “There is a mystery about this effect of the weather on piety. Sabbath heat seems hotter, Sabbath cold colder, and rain wetter, than that of any other day; for the same measure of heat or cold or rain on a week day will not keep a man from his usual business. We need a Sabbath almanac, calculated for our churches, that will show by its weather scale when it will be safe for a vigorous Christian to expose himself on the Sabbath by going to the house of God. Such an almanac would enable pastors and superintendents of Sabbath-schools to know whom they could depend on in church, Sabbath-school, and prayer-meeting. I have recently been examining microscopic views of the different snowflakes, a hundred or so of them. I would suggest to our curious savans an examination of Sabbath snow, to see if it has a peculiarly sharp and injurious crystal.”

Suffering for Christ and Sharing His Afflictions

If you suffer for Christ your afflictions are the afflictions of Christ,

Obituary Notices.

Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.

Died, in Sinclairville, Chautauque Co., N. Y., June 22, 1873, my dear mother, Minna Whitmore, aged ninety years and nineteen days. Deceased was born in Middletown, Vt.; over fifty years ago removed to Oswego Co., N. Y. She chose Christ as her friend in early life, and her last days were calm and peaceful. MARY A. EATON.

Hartford, Mich.

Died, at Mount Olivet, near Maspeth, L. I., on Tuesday, Aug. 19, John Ripley Chamberlain, aged 1 year, 3 months, and 20 days. CHAS. M. CHAMBERLAIN.

Died, in the town of Stewardsville, Olmstead Co., Minn., Aug. 21, 1873, of dropsy of the bowels, Bro. I. C. Churchill, in the 37th year of his age. Although a great sufferer, he bore all with patience. He embraced the Sabbath and was baptized about ten years ago. He died in hope of a better resurrection. Funeral discourse by the writer from Ps. 17:15. H. F. PHELPS.

Need of Doctrine.

THE tendency of the so-called evangelical churches is more and more to avoid preaching doctrine, and cry down, as disturbers of the church, those who do. The result is becoming manifest. Their members are rapidly going into Spiritualism, Infidelity, or Romanism. Mr. Froude, the celebrated English historian, thus speaks of the evil:—

“Froude says that the Protestants of to-day are practically encouraging the growth of Romanism in our midst by a too feeble advocacy of their fundamental principles, or often a real ignoring of them. Doctrines in their plainness are seldom preached, and people will and must have something definite to believe. Romanism always gives this, never yields a point of belief. Protestants, on the other hand, are, to a great extent, either silent or apologetical, and those hungering for the bread of life too often find a diet of stones. Let us uphold our faith manfully, or surrender our claims to fight valiantly the battles of the Almighty.”

Here is another to the same effect:

[From the Boston Pilot—Roman Catholic.]

“We are frequently told of the onward march of progress, and of the destruction which it is destined to work in everything Catholic; but the observance—even this outward observance—of Christians, and other signs, betoken something different. We are reminded now of a sermon we heard preached by a Catholic priest on Christmas day. The world, said the preacher, knows how, three centuries ago, the ‘Reformers’ went into the churches, mutilating the statues, destroying the paintings, pulling down the altars, stripping the priests of their sacred vestments, changing the name of the Sunday, and calling it ‘The Sabbath,’ the name that properly belongs to Saturday, and abolishing by force the observance of any festival that would release the mind or uplift the heart of the pilgrim, weary with the cares of the world.

“How different is it to-day! The simple meeting-house which these ‘Reformers’ set up, as a protest against our magnificent churches, is passing away in fact and in name; and the descendants of the ‘Reformers’ borrow the forms of our architecture from those Catholic ages that they call ‘dark;’ they spend their wealth upon the construction of these churches, they embellish them with statuary and painting, and try to heighten the effect of their religious worship by elaborate music and all other sorts.”

Perjury a Common Sin.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

THOS. K. BEECHER has lately written an article setting forth the alarming prevalence of untruthfulness and perjury among all classes of society. He says:—

“Enter courts of law, from the lowest justice’s court to the supreme court of the United States, and notice with what flippancy the clerks administer the oath, scarcely looking up from their writing while they speak. Inquire of any lawyer as regards the frequency of testimony unmistakably false; and the infrequency of convictions for perjury. Read the smiles that go around from face to face when some witness swears strongly to statements which bench and bar know are positively false! We find here in our courts of justice another heap of perjury accumulating.

“There has been no gain in the direction of truthfulness. The solemn oath has been dragged down into mire; but the mire of dishonesty has not been uplifted and hardened into sharp-lined crystals and trusty peaks of truth.

“What shall be said to these things?

“I acknowledge myself staggered by the magnitude of the evil to which I am calling attention. I am at my wits’ end as a pastor and teacher. I know not what to say to my active business men, and to citizens generally, with whom I have speech, and fain would have influence.”

What do all these things mean? Is it not that the earth is filling up its cup of iniquity for the last great day? Will God’s wrath be restrained much longer? Let us take warning in time.

D. M. CANRIGHT.

Appointments and Notices: Chicago, St. Lawrence, Wisconsin, Iowa

Appointments.

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

* Services in Chicago, every Sabbath (seventh day), at 269 West Erie St. All Sabbath-keepers spending a Sabbath in Chicago, are invited to attend.

Notice.

THE next monthly meeting for the southern part of St. Lawrence Co. will be in Fine, the third Sabbath and first-day in September. There will be an opportunity to receive the ordinance of baptism.

The next monthly meeting for the northern part of the same county will be at Norfolk, the fourth Sabbath and first-day of September. These will be gatherings of interest to this county. All are invited.

C. O. Taylor.

Wisconsin.

QUARTERLY meeting for the Dell Prairie church will be held on the 13th and 14th of Sept., 1873. We hope for a general attendance of the brethren and sisters. The T. and M. Society quarterly meeting of Dist. No. 9 will be held at the same time and place. We hope the members will bring or send their reports.

I expect to meet with the church in Mendora, La-crosse Co., the evening of the 16th, to commence meetings and organize a T. and M. Society.

P. S. Thurston, Pres.

A General Meeting in Iowa.

IN harmony with an article in this REVIEW, we hereby appoint a general meeting at Osceola, Iowa, Oct. 9-13, at which the general quarterly meeting for the Iowa Tract and Missionary Society will be held, instead of at Knoxville, the appointment for that place being hereby taken up. We want to have a general rally of all of the friends of the cause who can come to this meeting. See note inside this paper.

Geo. I. Butler, S. N. Haskell.

MONTHLY meeting for Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., will be held at Randolph, the third Sabbath and first-day in September. We hope to see a general attendance, as it is expected there will be something done about organizing. Come, brethren, let us get into our proper place, then we can work. Bro. W. W. Stebbins is expected to be with us. He will also meet with the friends at Croydon, Pa., the second Sabbath in September.

S. Thurston.

THE next quarterly meeting of the Waukon and W. Union churches will be held at Waukon, Sabbath and first-day, Oct. 4, 5. Cannot the friends from Victory, Wis., meet with us? The scattered friends of the cause are especially invited. Come, brethren, praying the Lord to meet with us. We hope Bro. J. H. Morrison will be present. We would hereby request all members of the Waukon church who have moved away and have not yet joined other churches, to report to this church by letter, quarterly, in compliance with a resolution passed by the Iowa State Conference. We must consider a total neglect of this duty on their part a sufficient reason for the church to take action in their cases.

C. A. Washburn, Elder.

Quarterly Meetings in Minnesota.

OTRONTO, Sept. 21, 22; High Forest church, at Stewartsville, Sept. 27, 28; Medford church, at the Wolcott school-house, Oct. 4, 5.

H. Grant.

THE first quarterly meeting for the Tract and Missionary Society for Dist. No. 1, Minnesota, will be held at Stewartsville, Sept. 27, 28, in connection with the High Forest quarterly meeting. Hope to see all the interested friends at this meeting. Bring in reports of work done in the missionary cause.

J. H. Warren, Director.

I will meet with the church in Anamosa, Iowa, Sept. 13 and 14. Hope there will be a general attendance at this meeting.

J. T. Mitchell.

A meeting of the brethren in north-western Kansas will be held at Solomon Rapids, Mitchell Co., Sabbath and first-day, Sept. 20 and 21. The scattered brethren in Osborn, Jewell, Mitchell, Cloud, and adjoining counties are especially invited to be present. Meeting will commence Sabbath eve. Come, brethren, in the Spirit of the Lord, and let us have a refreshing from his presence. Will Bro. Blanchard or Santee meet with us? By request,

J. W. Andrews.

QUARTERLY meeting of the S. D. Adventist church of Ulysses, Pa., at the White school-house, Sept. 27, 28, 1873. All the members are requested to attend. Other churches are invited.

A. D. Galutia, Clerk.

PROVIDENCE permitting, I will meet with the friends at Antrim, Shiawassee Co., Sept. 20, 21. Williams, Bay Co., Sept. 27, 28. Will Bro. Margerson meet me at Freeland as early as Wednesday? Grant, Clare Co., Oct. 4, 5. Opportunity will be given at all of these meetings for baptism.

R. J. Lawrence.

THE next quarterly meeting of the church of Avon, Wis., will be held Sept. 20, 21. Other churches are invited.

H. W. Decker.

Southern Illinois Meeting.

IT is thought best to hold this meeting near Martinsville, Clark Co., on the National Wagon Road; camp to be on or near the premises of Bro. John Davison. Martinsville is on the St. Louis, Vandalia, Terre Haute, and Indianapolis R. R. Through express trains do not stop. Friends from the south by cars change at Edgewood and Effingham; from the North, at Vandalia or Terre Haute, according to route; from the West, at Pana and Vandalia. The time is Oct. 2-6. Bro. Butler expects to be there.

Now, brethren, you need the help that you can obtain at this meeting, and your loss you cannot compute in dollars and cents if you stay away. Come, brethren, in the name of the Lord, arise as one man, and shake off the shackles that bind you to earth, and come to this convocation of the people of God. Come, praying that God may meet with and bless his people. Come prepared to care for yourselves as much as possible. Be there at the commencement of the meeting, and remain until its close.

R. F. Andrews, for Com.

Indiana Camp-Meeting.

THE Indiana Camp-Meeting will be held Sept. 18-22, in Rails Grove, four and one-half miles west of Kokomo, on the New London and Kokomo dirt Road. Teams to convey passengers to the ground will meet trains at Kokomo on the 17th and 18th. We entreat all who propose to attend, that they come on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in time to complete their preparation on that day, as much will be lost by not being on the ground at the commencement of the meeting. Provisions and straw will be furnished on the ground.

As our Conference is small, we hope that an earnest effort will be made by the brethren in all parts of the Conference, that there be a full attendance at this meeting.

J. M. Rees, George White, W. T. Seward, Camp-Meeting Com.

The Indiana Conference.

THE Indiana Conference will hold its first annual meeting in connection with the camp-meeting, Sept. 18-22.

Let all the churches in this Conference choose delegates immediately, and make all other necessary arrangements to attend the meeting.

All tents should be erected on the 16th, and all the friends should be on the ground and preparations completed the 17th, so that the entire time can be used for the good of the cause.

Wm. Covert, Wm. R. Carpenter, N. Carahoof, Ind. Conf. Com.

California Camp-Meeting.

THE California State Camp-meeting will be held from September 17 to 23, one mile east of Yountville Station, on the Napa Valley Railroad, nine miles north of Napa, and nine miles south of St. Helena. It is desired that all the tents be on the ground Monday evening, the 15th, and those designing, as far as possible, to arrive Tuesday evening, the 16th, as suggested in the Review. We expect Bro. and sister White, and Bro. D. M. Canright, to join us in the camp-meeting. Come, brethren and sisters, to this camp-meeting. Bring your friends with you that you think may be benefited. Come, praying that the meeting may be a signal blessing to the cause in our midst. Teams will meet trains each way to convey passengers to and from the camp ground free of charge.

J. N. Loughborough, Jackson Ferguson, John Hudson, Cal. Conf. Com.

California Conference.

THE first session of the California State Conference will be held in connection with the camp-meeting Sept. 17 to 23, at Yountville. At the session of our State meeting, we, by vote, resolved ourselves into a State Conference. According to the State Constitution circulated among you, you will see that each church of twenty members or less is entitled to one delegate, and one delegate for every additional fifteen members. Thus, twenty members, or less, will entitle you to one delegate; thirty-five members, to two delegates; fifty members, to three, &c. Blanks will be sent to each church clerk in due time, with proper instructions how to fill them for the Conference. Let each church immediately elect their delegates, that all may be ready in due season.

Cal. Conf. Committee.

Illinois T. & M. Society Meeting.

THIS Society will hold its annual meeting in connection with the camp-meeting at Pontiac, Sept. 25-29. It is very desirable to have all the friends of this branch of the work present; especially the Directors, District Secretaries, State Secretary, and Vice-President. In behalf of the Society, we extend to Eld. S. N. Haskell an urgent invitation to attend this meeting.

R. F. Andrews, Pres.

Illinois Conference.

THE third annual meeting of the Illinois State Conference will be held at Pontiac, Livingston Co., Ill., Sept. 25-29, in connection with the camp-meeting. Let all the churches in the Conference be represented, if possible, by delegates, if not, by letters. As the notice is short it will be necessary to be prompt in making the needful preparations to be rightly represented.

Seth Newton, J. R. Whitman, R. F. Andrews, Ill. Conf. Com.

Illinois Camp-Meeting.

THIS meeting will be held Sept. 25-29, at Pontiac, Livingston Co., Ill. Pontiac is the county seat, and is situated on the Chicago, Alton, and St. Louis, and Fairbury and Streator, Railroads. Those coming by rail from the north-western part of the State should come to Ottawa, on the C., R. I., and P. R. R., thence to Streator and Pontiac. Those from the West, South, and East, will pass through Bloomington and Chenoa, thence to Pontiac.

To say that we are anxious that there should be a general attendance does not express our mind. We are intensely desirous to see a general assembling from all parts of the State, and we can see no good reason why we may not. Come in time to be all ready at the commencement of the meeting, and prepared to stay till it is entirely over. It will be necessary to bring a good supply of bed clothes, as the nights may be cool. Straw will be furnished free, and there will be opportunity to get provisions at reasonable rates.

Bring your unconverted children, friends, and neighbors, with you, and come to labor for your and their salvation. You will sustain a great loss if you suffer worldly interests to keep you away. Remember, the day of God's wrath is drawing “near, and hasteth greatly,” and if you are wise you will avail yourselves of all the means within your reach, that you may be prepared to stand.

Bro. Butler is expected. For the Com.,

R. F. Andrews.

The Camp-Meetings.

We give the time of these meetings, and their order, as follows:—

Indiana, Railes' Grove, Howard Co., Sept. 18-22.

Illinois, Pontiac, Livingston Co., “ 26-29.

Southern Illinois General Meeting, Martinsville, Clark Co., Oct. 2-6.

Post Office Address of Elder D. M. Canright

THE P. O. address of Eld. D. M. Canright is Golden City, Jefferson Co., Colorado.

Eld. John Matteson's Address

THE address of Eld. John Matteson is Busseyville, Jefferson Co., Wis.

Review No. 10 Missing in the East

By Editor

Review No. 10.

By numerous letters received from New York and New England, we learn that No. 10 has not been received in the East. We hear rumors that a mail car was injured, and that letters were badly damaged. Probably the papers were lost. The orders are so numerous that we cannot supply them.

Our Correspondents.

By Editor

The pens of most of our “ready writers” have had a rest for some time past. We suppose that when the spell is broken they will resume their labors with new vigor and spirit. And we shall wait anxiously for the resumption.

Adventist Papers.

The Advent Herald is to have its name changed to Messiah’s Herald.

The Advent-Christian Times, Chicago, passed from the hands of the old “Association,” into those of a “Society,” formed with especial reference to canceling the debt which hangs over it. But a meeting of the Board is called to make arrangements to make another transfer to somebody who can publish and relieve it of the debt, if the amount is not immediately raised. And this brings a “protest” from Eld. Mansfield, of the old Board. Eld. Sheldon is editor.

We have received the first number of Himes’ Journal, hailing from Buchanan, Mich. It is a neatly-printed sheet, mostly filled with journal notes of Eld. J. V. Himes, the publisher.

A Correction.

By S. B. Whitney

In looking over the report of the N. Y. and Pa. Conference, I notice that by an oversight the name of the Treasurer is omitted; which is E. S. Lane, Locke, Cayuga Co., N. Y.

My own P. O. address is changed from N. Creek to Pottersville, Warren Co., N. Y. Systematic Benevolence Treasurers will please notice this in making their reports. I would also request those churches which did not make their annual report to the Conference, to send me the names and S. B. Treasurers, and oblige, S. B. Whitney, Sec.

Notice for Illinois.

By R. F. A.

In the appointment of the Illinois Camp-meeting for Fairbury read Fairbury. R. F. A.

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