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SCIENTIFIC TIME-SETTERS.

By Wm. Penniman

These men are looking for those things which shall come upon the earth. The following article, headed “Day of Judgment,” taken from the New York Mercury, and also published in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat of March 17, shows that Adventists are not the only ones who can see the signs of the earth’s overthrow. These philosophical writers take a common-sense view of the signs in the earth, sun, etc., believing that they show the end is near; yet the folly of attempting to set the time is just as apparent from a scientific stand-point as it is from a biblical one; for the correct rendering of Matt. 24 : 36, is, “But that day and hour no man maketh known, neither the angels which are in Heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.” This reading is indorsed by some of the ablest critics of the age.

Wm. PENNIMAN.

“The heavens above, the earth beneath, the waters under the earth, and the atmosphere which envelops our planet, have recently exhibited such portentous phenomena as to fill the minds of all Christendom with wonder and apprehension. Men of profound research, like M. Victor Herault, De la Rue, Carrington, and others, who have struggled assiduously to wring the secret of our world’s destiny from Nature, are no longer treated as mere distempered visionaries. Those cosmical changes that the telescope and the spectrum reveal in the heavens, and the terrible meteorological demonstrations that dotted our coast-line with shipwrecks, lead us, by solemn steps, back into the Infinite. There is not an astronomer or scientist worth the name living to-day but accepts the statement that ‘both the earth and its inhabitants have passed the prime of their development,’ as a self-evident fact. They predicate this condition as respects the earth just as confidently as we popularly assert a man of sixty is past his physical prime.”

“The subject of the death of the earth may not be a pleasant one; but some of the foremost minds of the age have said death may occur to the earth at any moment, just as to the individual who has entered upon ‘second childhood and mere oblivion.’ It may be by a slow process of natural decay, or it may be sudden. The fact that the globe has entered into its death period, it will be remembered, has nothing whatever to do with the intellectual development of man. The earthquake, the volcano, the thunderbolt, and the hurricane spread havoc and destruction irrespective of man’s wishes or man’s prayers, and the globe’s final convulsion, we are assured, will overtake us ‘as a thief in the night.’ ‘Then we which are alive,’ says St. Paul, 1 Thess. 4 : 17, ‘and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air.’ This does not seem much like a peaceful millennium! In the same belief Bishop Heber writes:— “‘The Lord shall come! The earth shall quake! The mountains to their center shake; And withering from the vault of night, The stars shall pale their feeble light.’”

“Respecting the date of the final convulsion that will, in the twinkling of an eye, wind up the human life of our planet, some extraordinary evidence has recently been discovered on the banks of the Nile, in the ancient land of the Pharaohs. Without entering into the scientific minutiæ of the examinations, it may be briefly stated that by an analogical reasoning he [Prof. Leverrier] interpreted the characters beneath a certain group of figures, whose appearance betokened paroxysmal terror, to signify 469. Beneath this number was the cuneiform 4 accompanied by another symbol, which the professor interprets to signify the sign of multiplication, inasmuch as it bears a close resemblance to the Persian symbol of ‘into’ as at present used in the Shah’s dominions. Whether this position be well taken or not we have, of course, no means of ascertaining; but the result is sufficiently startling. Four times 469 make 1876—the present year of grace, while the human figures in paroxysmal attitudes seem to exemplify the overpowering dread that shall fall upon mankind in ‘that great and terrible day,’ impelling them ‘to call upon the rocks to fall upon them and to the hills to cover them.’ This interpretation by the famous Russian savant is, of course, entirely arbitrary, and may be accepted by the candid, unprejudiced reader for what it is worth.”

Of the signs in the sun Prof. Leverrier remarks:—

“‘It seems to me, if I have approximately estimated the gigantic force of this solar disturbance, that we may expect a series of fierce tornadoes to sweep over and devastate certain portions of the earth’s surface in the immediate future.’ How accurate this vaticination has proved, our experience during the present month sufficiently demonstrates.

“An Austrian scientist, commenting on Prof. Leverrier’s observations, remarks: ‘Whether this extraordinary solar action is due to the motions of Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter, as De la Rue supposes, or to an organic change in the sun’s constitution, does not at present appear. The spots near the sun’s equator are undoubtedly cavities, but whether they are holes piercing the actual body of the orb is another question. It might almost seem that under the cloudy surface of the sun there is an ocean of liquid, and slags are formed at present in this ocean, and there is a blowing out of matter which gives rise to the extraordinary penumbral phenomena witnessed by Prof. Leverrier. There is undoubtedly an immense underfeed from the outside toward the center, but whether by a rush downward from the center of the foci of disturbance can not be determined.”

“The present action, at all events, has had the effect of showering upon the earth a large additional increment of solar heat. So far the effect has not been objectionable, but in the immediate future the consequences may prove disastrous. The sun has emitted an enormous amount of extra heat, and this emission may jeopardize his very existence, as well as the stability of the system he controls. By comparing, as it were, his own vitality, his reciprocal action upon our globe will be materially diminished. The restraint hitherto exercised upon the molten ocean that surges within our planet has been chiefly solar, and if this influence has been lessened, as there are too many grounds to believe, a series of terrific earthquakes in regions hitherto comparatively free from them may inaugurate a final and comprehensive convulsion.”

“‘An eminent mathematician in this city was recently asked what were the probabilities of the coincidence above alluded to being accidental. After a long and intricate calculation, into which the differential and integral calculus largely entered, he announced the result in the following terms: “The interpretation of prophecy places the end of the world in 1876; the inductions of science place the end of the world at no great distance of time; the interpretation of the Egyptian hieroglyphics, which have correctly exhibited the mathematical laws of the solar system long anterior to their discovery by man, prefigure a terrible calamity to the human race in 1876; the chances, then, against this coincidence being accidental are about four millions to one.”’

PREACH THE WORD.

By J. B. Frisbie

John Brown, author of a concordance, wrote on 2 Tim. 4: 1–6:—

“Since, therefore, you are so much surrounded by enemies, and so richly furnished with the infinitely excellent and useful oracles of God, and the gifts and graces of his Spirit, I solemnly charge you, as in the immediate presence of the all-seeing God and heart-searching Saviour, and as you will answer to him, when he shall appear in all the glories of his divine ... dignity to judge the world, preach the inspired truths of God with the utmost earnestness, diligence, and perseverance, on the Lord’s day or other occasions, in times of peace or of persecutions, in public or in private, as often as ye have opportunity; and in a free, open, and faithful declaration of the whole counsel of God—with all meekness, patience, constancy, and perseverance—apply them, as occasion offers, for counseling, exhorting, and encouraging believers to go on in the way of righteousness.”

“For, as already some Jews, so hereafter many pretended Christians, being through their own pride, lusts, passions, and prejudices, provoked at and enraged against the wholesome, pure, unmixed doctrines of the gospel, will not endure to hear them, but will seek out and multiply to themselves such false teachers as will tickle their ears with new and unscriptural notions, agreeable to their vitiated taste; and through their love of novelties, to gratify their curiosity and corrupt inclinations, will turn a deaf ear to the truths of the gospel, and eagerly listen to, and favorably embrace, every vain, empty, or senseless story, to amuse themselves and keep their consciences easy. Be therefore on your guard against such persons and their errors, and take every opportunity to confute them, and establish the truth in opposition to them; watch against all temptation, over your own spirit and conduct, and for the souls committed to your care, in every circumstance. Bear, with meekness and patience, whatever tribulations your adversaries bring upon you; and notwithstanding all their attempts to dishearten and silence you, go on in the name and strength of the Lord, thoroughly performing all the parts of your ministry with fidelity, care, and diligence, to the edification of believers, and the conviction of gainsayers.”

“For, as for me, I am on the point of pouring out my blood, as a martyr for Christ, and in confirmation of the doctrines which I have preached.”

I think this so good, that I have taken the trouble to copy it for the Review from the notes of an old Scotch Bible, and send it to you. J. B. FRISBIE.

THE JEWS.

By A. S. Nason

The history of the Jews is worthy of careful study and reflection. The lessons contained in its pages are full of instruction and warning to generations that should live afterward. But most impressive of all seems that portion of it connected with our Saviour. How wonderful that the King of glory could condescend to come to earth and take upon himself the form of a man, and suffer all the ignominy and the cruel death which was his lot to bear! Was there ever so favored a people as were the Jews in having the Messiah in their midst? And yet the greater portion of them refused to obey him. Had they taken heed to his warnings, they might have escaped the terrible judgments that befell them.

It was not strange that Christ should weep over their city, as his mind looked forward to the time when bloodshed carnage would overtake them. He would fain have gathered them to himself “even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings,” but they “would not.” History states that fearful signs appeared previous to the destruction of Jerusalem. “A star, shaped like a sword, hung over Jerusalem for a whole year.” “At the ninth hour of the night, during the feast of tabernacles, a light as bright as noon shone for half an hour on the temple, and places adjacent.” “About the same time, the eastern gate of the temple, all of solid brass, and which twenty men could scarce shut, though fastened with strong bolts opened of its own accord and could scarce be got shut again.” “Before sunset, armies were seen in the air as if fighting and besieging cities.” Other remarkable events also occurred.

Oh, what a fearful time for this doomed people! God has ever given warning of impending judgments, that a way of escape might be provided for the righteous. It would seem that with all the blazing light of prophecy in regard to the Messiah there could be no room for doubting that he was really the Son of God. And yet, of all the vast throng who listened to his gracious words, and beheld the mighty miracles that he wrought, how few consented to be his faithful followers. Oh! why are the hearts of men so hardened? Why is it that the most solemn warnings fall unheeded upon the ears of the great mass of the people? It is because men love darkness rather than light because their deeds are evil. Their carnal hearts are enmity against God. The Jews had a form of godliness, but they denied its power as manifested in Christ. They said he cast out devils through Beelzebub the prince of devils.

Is there not a great similarity between nominal professors of the present age and the rebellious Jews? The signs that proclaim the second advent of Christ have been fulfilled before their eyes, and yet they say, “Where is the promise of his coming?” They are crying, Peace and safety, and sudden destruction will come upon them, and they shall not escape.

But though the fearful judgments of God are hanging over a doomed world, and soon to fall upon the shelterless heads of the wicked, sweet mercy has not yet ceased her notes of warning. A little time yet remains for sinners to repent and be saved. Oh, can we to whom God has intrusted his last message of warning, be indifferent? Can we sit down at ease, feeling that there will be time enough by and by to work in the Master's cause? “To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.” It is a time of fearful danger, and many will be self-deceived.

How sad the thought that any will let the cares of this life come between them and God, and so lose their immortal crown. God grant that his refining fire may purify our hearts and free us from all sin, that we may escape the judgments allotted to the wicked, and be admitted to the mansions which our Saviour is preparing for those who are looking for and loving his appearing. A. S. NASON.

Ipswich, Mass.

The Destruction of Pharaoh.

By D. T. Taylor

Lo, the myriads of Egypt went forth to devour, With their king in his swift-rolling chariot of power; And the horsemen and warriors that bowed to his rod Lay black on the path of the armies of God.

From his seat, decked in purple, the monarch espied The foe that his scepter had mocked and defied, And he sprang on the prey like the hound on the deer, While the cheek of the Hebrew grew pallid with fear.

Stand still, cried the prophet, nor pale at his ire, Our God will look out from his pillar of fire, And the blast of his nostrils shall scatter the foe, Till they sink in the depths of the waters below.

Rush on in thine anger, rash king, to thy doom, Till that pillar shall wrap thee in midnight and gloom, Till the dark, seething billows shall hiss at thy pride, And tell how a monarch in madness once died.

It was night, and the legions of Pharaoh's proud host Stood up with their banners, with might and in boast; It was morning, and lo! all their vaunting was o'er; For the glory of Egypt lay dashed on the shore.

Sing ye to the Lord, who the battle hath won, His power shall be sounded wide under the sun; The horse and his rider are drowned in the sea, The tyrant is vanquished, the captives are free.

For the car of Jehovah rolled on in its wrath, And the hand that would stay it lay crushed in its path; Not with spear of the mighty, nor edge of the sword, For thine was the victory, O arm of the Lord.

So perish thy foes, O Jehovah and King; So reign till the stars of the morning all sing; Till Sin, Death, and Hell, are forever unknown, And creation restored is Immanuel's throne.

—D. T. Taylor.

Deceiving Others

MEN are never so easily deceived as while they are endeavoring to deceive others.

Obituary Notices.

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

DIED, in Plainfield, Wis., April 16, 1876, my dear companion, P. S. Thurston. He was sick five months, during which time not an impatient word escaped his lips. He only regretted that he had done so little for the Lord, and desired to live only to share in the closing work of this last message. At times he suffered great pain; the most severe of all was caused by the bursting of an abscess followed by a shock of paralysis one week before his death. He never spoke after, but seemed sensible until about twelve hours before his death. Oh, what a lonely home is ours! May the Lord sustain and comfort us in this hour of affliction. Bro. Cady spoke words of comfort from 1 Thess. 4:13–17. R. M. THURSTON.

DIED, at Union Ridge, Woodbury Co., Iowa, April 16, 1876, Flora May, only daughter of J. W. and Ann Hovey, aged 9 years, 6 months, and 24 days. Her sickness was very short, lasting only five days. She suffered greatly, but without murmuring or complaining. Flora was beloved by all who knew her. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the entire community. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Harvey. Text, Isa. 40:7: “The flower fadeth,” &c. HATTY PITT.

DIED, of consumption, April 18, 1876, near Belvidere, Monona Co., Iowa, sister Lenora Hathaway, wife of Charles Hathaway, aged 48 years, 5 months, and 22 days. She embraced the third angel’s message with her husband three years ago, and united with the Belvidere church. She died in the triumphs of faith. She leaves a companion, seven children, and a large circle of friends to mourn their loss. Funeral service by the writer. Text, Rev. 14:13. J. BARTLETT.

DIED, of consumption, in Solon, Kent Co., Mich., April 3, 1876, Addie Guy, aged 14 years, 1 month, and 6 days. Her end was such that we have reason to believe she will have part in the first resurrection. Funeral service by a Methodist minister, from John 11:15, 26. WM. & M. M. MINISEE.

FELL asleep in Jesus, in Jefferson, Hillsdale Co., Mich., April 12, 1876, sister Mary E. Wallace, in the twenty-ninth year of her age. She was loved and esteemed by all who knew her. She suffered long, and bore her sufferings with Christian fortitude. We have laid her away to wait till the Life-giver comes. We believe he will bring her with him in the morning of the resurrection. She embraced the advent faith under the labors of H. A. St. John one year ago, and was strong in the belief of the third angel’s message. Sermon by Eld. Myers, Baptist, from Heb. 4:15. P. BLACK.

DIED, March 30, 1876, in Warren Co., Iowa, at the residence of M. F. Clark, sister Mary F. Lloyd, aged 46 years, 4 months, and 23 days. After six days of extreme suffering from pneumonia she calmly fell asleep in Jesus. The greater portion of her life was devoted to his service, and fifteen years ago she embraced present truth. Her greatest burden has ever seemed to be for the salvation of her dear children. May they meet her with joy in the first resurrection. Funeral discourse by Eld. Deal, Christian minister, from Rev. 14:12. S. O. JAMES.

FELL asleep in Jesus, at the residence of his daughter in Hillsdale Co., Mich., April 8, 1876, our dear brother Wm. Heacock, aged 64 years. At the age of 18, he was convicted of sin and gave his heart to God. For more than forty years he was a pillar in the M. E. church, much of the time a class-leader, and ever a faithful laborer. One year ago last November, he began to keep the Sabbath of the Lord and to rejoice in the precious truths of the third angel’s message, in which he grew stronger till the day of his death. He was faithful in the discharge of every duty, and as superintendent of the Sabbath-school he was zealous and in earnest. At his funeral, the Methodist house in Osseo, in which the services were conducted by Eld. Myers, F. W. Baptist, was crowded to overflowing. AMASA BLUNT.

Important Meetings

Appointments.

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

Important Meetings.

Providence permitting, Bro. Bean and myself will hold meetings at East Richford, Vt., May 31 and June 1. The especial object of these meetings will be to help the church. We earnestly invite all the members of this church to be present at 10 A. M. the first day of the meeting. As you desire help, dear brethren, come to these meetings. A. S. Hutchins.

The Kentucky Conference.

The Conference for Kentucky will be held at Bro. D. Barr's, five miles from Elizabethtown, Hardin Co., Ky., May 19–21, 1876. Eld. D. M. Canright will attend the Conference. We hope the brethren and sisters, both in Kentucky and in Tennessee, will consider this their meeting, and will make all reasonable sacrifice to attend. Dear brethren, come to work with the burden of duty on your hearts, and we will have a good meeting. Teams will be at Elizabethtown the 18th and 19th to take any that may come by R. R. We hope S. B. treasurers will come fully prepared to square up past accounts. Let us start anew for next year. S. Osborn.

Missouri Conference.

The first session of the Missouri Conference of S. D. Adventists will be held in connection with the camp-meeting near Holden and Kingsville, Johnson Co., Mo., June 1–5. We shall expect each church in the State to be represented either by delegate or letter. Let the S. B. treasurers see that all the S. B. funds are duly reported to the State treasurer; and let the church clerks see that the statistics and standing of each church are reported in time to the secretary. J. H. Rogers, Mo. J. F. Klostermyer, Conf. J. G. Wood, Com.

The Mo. T. & M. Society will hold its first annual session in connection with the camp-meeting near Holden, June 1–5, 1876. J. H. Rogers, Pres.

Vt. T. & M. quarterly meetings will be held as follows:— Dist. No. 4, Bristol, May 13, 14, 1876. Dist. No. 6, Roxbury, “ 20, 21, at the house of Bro. H. W. Barrows. Dist. No. 2, Irasburg, May 27, 28. Let it be borne in mind at each quarterly meeting for this quarter, that pledges for the benefit of the T. & M. Society should be paid as far as possible, and that our fund should be increased by donations. We are in need of means to purchase books with. A. S. Hutchins, Pres.

Quarterly meeting of the N. Y. and Pa. T. & M. Society, District No. 1, will be held at North Parma, Monroe Co., N. Y., May 20, 21. We request that every Society in the district be represented at this meeting, and request the librarians to make a thorough effort to have a full report from their respective churches in time for this meeting. W. H. Eggleston, Director.

The Minn. T. & M. Society will hold a general quarterly meeting at Kingston, June 10, 11, 1876. Now let every district in our Conference hold their district quarterly meeting, May 27, 28. This will give each director two weeks in which to make his report to the State secretary. Brethren and sisters, be prompt. Send in your reports, that your director may know all that has been done in his district up to that time. Harrison Grant, Pres.

Watrousville, Mich., May 13; Elmwood, the following week. R. J. Lawrence.

Providence permitting, I will meet with the church at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Sabbath and Sunday, May 27, 28. As the members of this church are much scattered, I take this means to notify them, much desiring all to be present. We want to re-arrange our S. B. pledges before the coming Conference, and transact other important business. Probably there will be communion services also. If any cannot come, let them send in their pledges for the coming Conference year. Geo. I. Butler.

General meeting for Dist. No. 13, Wis. T. & M. Society will be held with the church at Windfall, Sabbath and first-day, May 27 and 28, 1876. Let each member see that his blank report is filled out and returned. S. S. Smith, Director.

The next quarterly meeting of the Vermont T. & M. Society will be held at Berkshire, June 3, 4, 1876. We hope to see as many of the directors at this meeting as possible. At this time, in connection with other business of an important character, we must take into consideration the purchase of a new sixty-foot tent. The old one is unfit to rely upon for use at our soon-coming camp-meeting, as it must be cut down 20 feet if used any more. A. S. Hutchins, Pres.

Dist. No. 4, N. Y. & Pa. T. & M. Society, will hold its next quarterly meeting at Norfolk, St. Law. Co., N. Y., May 27, 28, 1876. Hope the librarians of all the churches will see that the reports of tract and missionary labor are sent in at this meeting. We hope for a general attendance of all in the district. A. H. Hall, Director.

Quarterly Meetings in Minn.

Place	Month	Dates
Golden Gate,	May	13, 14.
Agency,	“	16.
Round Grove,	“	20, 21.
Hutchinson,	“	23.
Monticello,	“	27, 28.
Blue Earth City,	“	27, 28.
Concord, at Dodge Center,	“	27, 28.
Pine Island & Greenwood Prairie, at Greenwood,	“	13, 14.
Stewartville,	“	20, 21.
Grand Meadow,	“	22.
Otranto,	“	13, 14.
Mapleton,	“	20, 21.
Koronis,	“	20, 21.
Burbank, in the evening	“	23.
Grove Lake,	“	27, 28.
River Falls,	“	27, 28.
Round Prairie,	June	3, 4.
Kingston,	“	10, 11.
Janesville,	“	17, 18.
Mankato,	“	10, 11.
Lake Ellen,	“	3, 4.
Rock Elm Center,	“	3, 4.
Lake City, at Plumb Creek,	“	6.
Maiden Rock,	“	10, 11.
Litchfield,	“	3, 4.

Some one of our ministers will attend all of the above meetings. Harrison Grant.

The Maine T. & M. Society of Dist. No. 2, will hold its next quarterly meeting at Allen's Corner, Deering, Me., June 10, 11. Let every member of this Society send in a report to G. W. Varney, Morrill's Corner, Me. I wish the librarians to send their reports of the Almanacs disposed of. G. W. Varney, Director.

The next quarterly meeting of Dist. No. 2, Mich., will be at Potterville, May 13, 1876. T. & M. meeting the 14th. Eld. J. Byington is expected to meet with us. Hope to see a general gathering at this meeting and a prompt and full report of all the labor of the past quarter. Hope all will come to the T. & M. meeting prepared to pay their S. B. pledges up to this time. Let us work while the day lasts. R. Sawyer, Director.

No providence preventing, I will meet with the church at Springport, Jackson Co., Mich., Sabbath and Sunday, May 20, 21. The friends from Eaton Rapids and other places around are invited to attend. E. R. Jones.

Quarterly meeting for Dist. No. 11, N. Y. & Pa. T. & M. Society, will be held at East Otto, May 27, 28. Eld. B. L. Whitney is expected to be present. S. Thurston, Director.

S. D. Adventists will hold meetings every Sabbath at No. 73 South Union St., Rochester, N. Y., at 10:30 A. M.; also Wednesday evening at 7:30. All of like faith who may be in the city are invited to come and worship with us. In behalf of the church, Wm. B. Davis.

CAMP-MEETINGS FOR 1876.


KANSAS, Melvern,	May	25-29
MISSOURI, Holden,	June	1-5
IOWA, Marshalltown,	“	8-12
WISCONSIN, Sparta,	“	15-19
MINNESOTA, Eagle Lake,	“	22-26
WISCONSIN, Ripon,	June	29 to July 3
MICHIGAN, Battle Creek,	Aug.	3-7
OHIO (place not determined),	“	10-14
VERMONT, Essex Junction,	“	17-21
NEW ENGLAND, S. Lancaster,	“	24-28
MAINE, Richmond,	Aug.	31 to Sept. 4
NEW YORK, Rome,	Sept.	7-11
INDIANA, Bunker Hill,	“	14-18
ILLINOIS, Waldron,	“	21-25
SOUTHERN IOWA,	Oct.	5-9

The Promised Book.

By Editor

In the report of the camp-meeting at Battle Creek, last August, published in REVIEW, Vol. 46, No. 8, reference was made to the presence of Bro. Francesco Urgos, an Italian of noble family, who had recently embraced the truth under the labors of Bro. Bourdeau in Illinois. The promise was given that a sketch of his remarkable and thrilling experience, as prisoner of the inquisition, officer in the army of Garabaldi, traveler in the eastern countries, etc., would soon be published.

We are happy to announce that the book is now ready. Bro. Urgos is totally blind and has been in Battle Creek the past winter while his book has been going through the press, to whom every line has been carefully read. It is entitled, Thrilling Life Sketches, and the reader will find it all that its name implies. It is a work of such interest that none will want to lay it down till the book is finished.

Those who purchase this book will not only lay out their money well for themselves; but they will assist a blind brother who wishes to do something to help his Italian countrymen to see the truth. Price of the book, with portrait, post-paid, $1.25.

The Mormons.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

To M. E. C., of Missouri: Since the days of Christ there have been very many false movements, like that of Mormonism, which have come up and flourished for a generation or so and then disappeared. The prophecies do not specially and directly notice all these minor and more local movements. If they did, there would need to be a hundred prophecies where there is now one. We must not endeavor to hunt up or strain a prophecy to fit every passing event which happens to come before us. A thousand things have happened in the history of the church and of the world of much more importance than Mormonism, which, nevertheless, the Lord has not seen fit to notice in prophecy. I know of no special prophecy of Mormonism, unless it be Matt. 24: 26. Mormons come under the general description of the false prophets of the last days.

Where is the proof that the Mormons have wrought the miracles of which they boast so much? There is none, whatever, except their own oft-repeated assertion. My acquaintance with them has taught me that there is no reliance whatever to be put upon these stories. I have personally known some who could tell the most wonderful experiences in healing and being healed, &c., to be persons of the worst moral characters. Where are the reliable persons outside of their own ranks who have ever seen these miracles? Who sees them now? No one. They are simply fabricated stories to deceive the credulous. Of course there are honest souls among them who are deceived and really believe them. “By their fruits ye shall know them.” D. M. CANRIGHT.

Missouri Camp-Meeting Location Announced

By J. H. Rogers

Notice.

AFTER some delay the place of the Missouri Camp-meeting and Conference has been decided upon. It is to be three miles north of Kingsville in Johnson Co., and eight miles north-west of Holden, on the land of Bro. J. H. Hobbs. Those coming on the Mo. Pacific R. R. will get off at Kingsville, where teams will be ready to convey them to the ground. Persons who may come on the Paola branch of the M. K. & T. R. R. will stop at Holden and be met. Let all such notify Bro. J. A. O'Bryan beforehand. We will try to obtain reduced rates on those railroads for passengers. Horse feed will be on the ground free for all who come from a distance. J. H. ROGERS.

European Press.

We, the undersigned, regard it a great privilege to donate to the Lord, for the European press, under the care of our worthy missionary, Elder J. N. Andrews, One Hundred Dollars each, and invite eighty-six others to join us in raising $10,000.

James White.....$100 E. H. Root......$100 John Morrison....100 Wm. Ings.......100 Geo. T. Butler....100 C. Comings & wife 100 Newel Grant.......100 E. W. Whitney....100 August Rasmussen 100 R. G. Lockwood....100 An Iowa Brother...100 W. H. Hall.......100 Emily Leighton....100 Betsey Landon....100

To the Church Clerks and S. B. Treasurers of the Iowa & Neb. Conf.

By L. McCoy

THE meeting of our Conference is just at hand. If you need blanks of any kind for reports to Conference, you will please give me your address at once. If you do not send a delegate, please send your report by mail to me at Sigourney, Iowa. If not sent in good season as above, then send to Marshalltown, Iowa. Let there be no failure. L. McCoy.

Marion, Iowa

By D. T. Shireman

Notice.

To members of Dist. No. 2, Iowa & Neb. T. & M. Society, I would say: Let every member send his report to me by May 25, as there will be no quarterly meeting in this district before camp-meeting. D. T. SHIREMAN.

Marion, Iowa

Rockwood, Wayne Co., Mich

By L. N. Miller

Notice.

HAVING no communication with the people of God on the Sabbath, we would be pleased to have any brother or sister who is passing through our place, stop and spend the Sabbath or any other day in the week. To such, a cordial invitation is extended. We live one mile north of Rockwood Station, L. S. & M. S. R. R. L. N. MILLER.

Rockwood, Wayne Co., Mich

Vermont, Attention!

By Charles P. Whitford

The T. & M. meeting for Dist. No. 1, previously appointed to be held May 14th, is hereby withdrawn. We now appoint it to be held at Berkshire in connection with the State quarterly meeting the first Sunday in June. This is expected to be an important meeting, and we earnestly request all that can attend, especially the officers of the Society throughout the State. Some things of importance connected with the workings of the T. & M. Society will be considered and acted upon at this meeting. Bro. Hutchins is expected to be with us and hold religious meetings on the Sabbath. CHARLES P. WHITFORD, Director.

Business Department.

“Not slothful in Business. Rom 11:12.”

The P. O. address of I. D. Van Horn and wife, till further notice, will be Oregon City, Oregon.

The P. O. address of O. M. Olds is Lyons, Clinton Co., Iowa.

RECEIPTS

For Review and Herald.

Annexed to each receipt in the following list, is the Volume and Number of the Review & Herald to which the money received was—which should correspond with the Numbers on the Pasters. If money for the paper is not in due time acknowledged immediate notice of the omission should be given.

$2.00. EACH. T A Owen 49-17, Mrs J E Brown 49-17, Mrs E J Hemp 49-17, Mrs L W Jones 49-20, Thomas Woods 49-17, James Hackett 50-1, E B Gaskill 49-17, Margaret Veeder 49-20, Ellis Clark 49-18, F A Wales 49-17, Charles Downs 49-14, H Harlow 49-15, Wm Brown 49-15, Franklin J Eaton 49-17, Mrs A French 49-18, G W Bard 49-16, M C Fatic 49-17, Mrs H C Mitchell 49-17, M J Keefer 43-1, C E Cushing 49-17, Zachariah Beaman 49-17, Joseph Clarke 50-16, Mrs A Rust 49-17, S W Gardner 49-16, J I Bostwick 49-17, L S Hopkins 49-15, Erastus Mack 49-17, Franklin Squire 49-18, Mrs Charlotte Adams 49-12.

$1.00. EACH. Zeno Howe 49-1, B F Merritt 48-17, J W Acton 48-12, John Mason 48-17, Chas S Cowles 48-17, Mrs Florence Passmore 48-26, Nina Gregory 48-26, Mrs Mollie Donalson 48-26, Mary Ann Kelly 48-14, Daniel Taylor 48-17, Francois Depas 48-14, M S Kellogg 48-16, E A Luce 48-17, Harvey Luce 48-26, Mrs M Bunker 48-26, Adam Lauck 48-17, Samuel C Bute 48-17, Mrs Hannah M Rogers 48-26, Reuben Ford 48-18, Elizabeth Ellsworth 48-17, Joseph Loyd 48-26, R Myrick 49-26, Caroline Brown 48-26, C E Buck 48-14, E M Tichy 48-17, Timothy Hardiman 48-17, B B Bixby 48-17, Mrs Janett Thomas 49-17, Joseph Hannah 49-17, C H Rimber 48-26, Mrs A M Rathbun 48-19, John Wight 48-17, Isaac Fox 48-26, J S Johnson 48-26, J Brown 46-7, J G Benton 48-18, Wm A Towle 48-18, D T Shireman 48-19, Nancy J Hileman 48-26, A A Hutchins 48-17, Thomas Armitage 48-17, Chas H Higgins 48-17, S Borden 49-1, Mrs Barrett Johnson 49-18, Mrs Travers Hendon 49-18, Henry Litzey 49-18, John Blair 48-10, J C Patterson 48-26.

MISCELLANEOUS. A T Cash 50c 48-10, J H Milliken 50c 47-15, Richard Hughes 50c 48-10, Gardner P Whitford 50c 48-13, J P Drummond 50c 48-10, James Mills 1.50 49-17, Mrs F M Bragg 1.50 49-14, W L Bishop 50c 49-17, Mrs H Hall 3.50 50-26, M C Sutherland 2.40 50-1, Newton Stice 1.50 49-17.

Books Sent by Mail.

Martha Hall 33c, Chas Gates 30c, J J Griffith 28c, Mrs Scamaham 10c, N H Wild $1.00, O Soule 1.00, Wm H Mills 15c, M J Randall 45c, Mrs John Hunt 2.75, H G Washburn 19c, Frank Zirkle 50c, Mrs F M B Bragg 80c, Levi Wilcox 35c, Wm H Beddoe 10c, Francois Depas 60c, Mrs J Rogers 1.00, Wm Simpson 1.00, Mrs W D Stillman 2.39, J S Milton 10c, J C McGeorge 25c, Mrs Hannah Clough 1.25, Albert Wike 20c, Frederica Gottfredson 50c, Thomas Woods 25c, J Buckley 1.50, Emma G Foster 40c, M C Sutherland 1.00, M C Russell 1.00, J W Covey 50c, D B Staples 40c, D E Wellman 2.25, Miss E Bahler 50c, Mrs L B Trimmer 60c, G A Carlstedt 1.00, W F Flint 65c.

Books Sent by Express.

A M Mann $20.51, A O Burrill 4.90, A W Bartlett 4.00.

Books Sent by Freight.

Elsie Gates 59.75.

Book Fund.

Laura R Gilman $5.00, Mrs Delano 1.00, “Friend A” 10.00.

Swiss Mission.

J M Ferguson & wife $20.00.

S. D. A. E. Society.

August Rasmussen $50.00, G B Bardwell 10.00, Laura P King 20.00, Addie Bowen 5.00, Joseph Clark 10.00, Mary A Eaton 5.75.

Pacific Mission.

E R Kelsey $23.00.

Cash Rec’d on Account.

R M Kilgore $25.00.

Mich. Conf. Fund.

Mrs F M Bragg (s b) $2.00, Mt Morris 10.00, Monroe Center 6.75, Bushnell 34.00, Greenville 60.00.

Gen. Conf. Fund.

Francois Depas (s b) $5.00, S J Hunt 5.00, C C Whitman (s b) 10.65.

School Apparatus Fund.

E Lobdell $5.00.

Mich. T. & M. Society.

Dist No. 6 $5.00.

Educational Aid Fund.

A H Wentworth $2.50.