p. 87 | Review and Herald, Vol. 53, No. 11. (3/13/1879)

Earlier text: SYSTEMATIC BENEVOLENCE

Notes of News.

—The labor troubles in England continue.

—The President has vetoed the anti-Chinese bill.

—In Schleswig, Germany, the snow was 15 feet deep on the 1st of March.

—A Pawnbroker in Edinburgh has 2,000 family Bibles in his stock.

—Harvard College has decided to admit women to all the privileges of students.

—It is probable that Russian occupation of Bulgaria will be prolonged six months.

—The castle of Tervueren, the residence of Carlotta, ex-empress of Mexico, was destroyed by fire, March 3.

—A Telegram from Constantinople says that an insurrectionary agitation has commenced in Thessaly and Epirus.

—The Rev. Noah M. Wells, of Vienna, Mich., is said to be the oldest Presbyterian minister in the United States. He is in his ninety-seventh year.

—Dr. H. C. Potter, rector of Grace church, New York, states that during the past 10 years that church has contributed $1,082,368 for missionary work.

—Sher Ali, Ameer of Afghanistan, died Feb. 21. His successor, Yakoub Khan, is making overtures for the resumption of friendly relations with the English.

—The King of Spain has accepted the resignation of the Cabinet. The purpose is to form a new Cabinet that will undertake simultaneously home elections and colonial reforms.

—Gov. Vance, of North Carolina, in recently signing the pardon of a criminal who is a Jew, said it was the first serious case ever brought to his notice on the part of any of that people.

—Mrs. Belva Lockwood has been admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, under the act recently passed to admit women as practitioners in that court.

—Reno, Nevada, was entirely destroyed by fire, March 2. The fire broke out at 5:45 A. M., and as the wind was blowing fiercely, it was impossible to check it. The loss is estimated at $1,000,000; insurance, $150,000.

—Dean Stanley writes to an American friend that a wreath of autumn leaves from the Hudson, which he placed on André's monument in Westminster Abbey, attracts universal admiration.

—Madame Anderson, who recently walked 2,700 quarter miles in as many quarter hours, has commenced another “long tramp.” This time she is to walk 2,064 quarter miles in as many consecutive periods of 10 minutes each.

—Mrs. Hayes, in spite of prejudice and the imperious demands of fashion, has succeeded in banishing the wine-cup from the White House; and in doing it she commands the respect even of those who are less rigid in their personal habits.

—The London Times thinks that when Yakoub Khan becomes firmly established on the throne of Afghanistan, it would be policy for the Indian government to recognize him as ruler, and to admit favorably any advances he may make with a view to a termination of the war.

—An endowment of $130,000 is wanted to establish two additional professorships in the Harvard Divinity School, one of Theology and the other of Ecclesiastical History. This school is the only one of the character in the country without a regularly endowed ecclesiastical professorship.

—Several journals of Paris unite in furious attacks on Leon Say, Minister of Finance, which will probably lead to his resignation. The Rothschilds have made enormous purchases of 5 per cent rentes at greatly reduced prices, and Say is accused of complicity in the affair.

—Monday, March 10, was the 25th anniversary of the New York, Newfoundland, and London Telegraph Company, whose object was to connect the New World with the Old by means of the telegraphic cable. Cyrus W. Field was to commemorate the silver wedding of this grand conception by a jubilee reception at his house.

—Mr. John Richards, a Philadelphia machinist, after seventeen years of experimenting, has invented a gauge which measures the twenty-thousandth part of an inch. This will enable American manufacturers of watches, firearms, sewing machines, and other articles requiring nicety of fitting, to produce the different parts of machinery precisely alike.

—Dr. Virchow, the famous German pathologist, than whom there is probably no better authority on contagious diseases, enhances the reasonable dread of the plague by declaring that it is contagious, but it is not known how the contagion is propagated. He urges more vigorous precautionary measures, notwithstanding the fact that the plague now seems to be abating.

—The help given by Christians for the relief of the famine-struck Chinese is bringing its results. Rev. A. H. Smith, of the American Board, reports 40 villages in which there are 120 applicants for church membership. In one village a temple was emptied of its 60 idols, which were buried in a pit, and the building and premises voluntarily made over to the church.

—The members of the Society of Friends in Philadelphia are taking active steps toward the formation of settlements in the West. It is the intention to form an association which shall purchase tracts of land and sell farms and lots to Friends, or those in sympathy with them, and to aid those whose means are limited in the erection of dwellings, etc. The association will lay out roads, and erect meeting-houses and school buildings. In all deeds a clause will be inserted prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage.

—Reports from the South indicate that the yellow fever is not wholly eradicated from certain sections. It is thought by physicians that the exhuming and removal of bodies has caused a re-appearance of the disease, and that unless the authorities prohibit this, the fever will again occur with its former malignity. The bodies of many wealthy persons were buried in Potter's Fields, their relatives having fled to the North, and when it was thought that the weather was cold enough, arrangements were made to remove them. But it is now believed that the frost has not penetrated deep enough to destroy the sources of danger.

—The Pope has discontinued pay to those bishops who have not received the royal exequatur, i. e., civil authority to act as bishops. He, or some one without objection from him, is inciting the people to resume their abandoned political rights, this movement in Switzerland being prefatory to a similar change in ecclesiastical policy in Italy. In reply to the request of the Belgian bishops that he would condemn the recent Belgian elementary school legislation, the pope declined to interfere with internal national affairs not affecting matters of faith or spiritual interest. The Christian Union thinks these facts indicate that the pope is reconciling himself with modern civilization.

—A few weeks ago France passed a ministerial crisis, and Republicanism seemed stronger than ever, and “government of the people, by the people, and for the people,” seemed assured in France. But there has been another move on the great checker-board whose figures are the rulers of this earth, and this is what the London Times of March 4 says of it: “The news from France is much to be lamented. The Cabinet has been severely damaged, and has lost its position in the Chambers. The consequences may not merely be the fall of the Ministry, but the revival of a confusion and weakness which must tend to paralyze the French government and lower the influence of France abroad. England relies on the co-operation of France in the whole course of Eastern affairs.”

MINNESOTA TRACT SOCIETY.

By H. Grant; Nettie L. Grant

The Minnesota T. and M. Society held its quarterly meeting in connection with the meeting at Hutchinson, Feb. 21–25. Meeting called to order by the president. Prayer by Bro. Curtis.

The report of labor for the past six months was read, and showed an increase of interest in the missionary work. The financial report was read by the secretary, showing an indebtedness to the offices of over $1200. At this point in the meeting Eld. Haskell made some remarks showing the necessity of having a reserve tract fund, not to be consumed by the districts, but to keep on hand a quantity of publications, and thus relieve the offices. He spoke of the importance of our ministers' being more thorough in their work, and feeling a responsibility to see that those brought into the truth under their labors feel an interest in every branch of present truth. His remarks were followed by others.

It was moved and supported that the Chair appoint a committee of three to confer with the Conference Committee in devising some method to remove the present indebtedness, and establish a reserve tract fund; also to present other business which should come before the meeting. Brn. Morton, Armstrong, and Moore were appointed as said committee.

The meeting adjourned to call of Chair.

SECOND MEETING.

The second meeting was held at 2:30 P. M. Prayer by Bro. Babcock.

The Committee on Resolutions reported as follows:—

Whereas, God has greatly blessed the distribution of our publications in awakening an interest in the truth in all parts of this Conference, and

Whereas, by this effort an indebtedness has been incurred which not only cripples our efforts in the missionary work, but helps to embarrass the Publishing Association, and

Whereas, The increase of membership in the tract society has not been in proportion to the increase of church members, therefore

Resolved, That we acknowledge the hand of God in the prosperity which has hitherto attended our missionary efforts, and further

Resolved, That we consider the T. and M. work of great importance, and hence urge the necessity of all our brethren, sisters, and children joining the society; and that we recommend our ministers, tract society officers, and all who are interested, to co-operate in obtaining members.

Resolved, That a reserve tract fund of $1500 be immediately raised to relieve present embarrassment in the tract society and at the offices of publication, said money to be raised on or before the time of our camp-meeting, and to be raised in the following manner:—

1. Let all who are able to do so give $100 each; 2. Let each church society which has not paid the one-third be responsible for a sum equivalent thereto, or for $2 00 for each member of the tract society; the above sums not to be credited to any district as a surplus tract fund, but to be used to liquidate present indebtedness and establish a reserve fund.

Resolved, That we approve of the plan of each member's paying to the tract society a sum equal to one-third his tithe in addition to the tithe; and we recommend that each district pay a sum equivalent to one-third of the tithe, quarterly.

Resolved, That we consider the writings of Sister White to be of great importance; and we recommend that a special effort be made by our ministers and tract society officers, to have each church or company purchase them for a circulating library, and encourage the reading of the same by all the friends of the cause.

On the adoption of the above resolutions, five men immediately responded as one-hundred-dollar men, and $300 of this money was paid down. Others offered to do the same, but their offer was refused, the brethren deciding that they were not able.

THIRD MEETING.

The third meeting, at nine A. M. Monday morning, was opened with prayer by Bro. Grant.

The following resolution was offered:—

Resolved, That we recommend our Conference Committee to suggest to our ministers certain districts as special fields of labor, the ministers to co-operate with the tract society officers in bringing up the cause in said districts on all points of present truth, and to seek in such districts their new fields of labor.

This was followed by remarks by many of the ministers present, after which it was unanimously adopted. A conference with the ministers was held, and the resolution was carried into effect to the satisfaction of all. The meeting adjourned sine die; the ministers started for their respective fields, and the brethren to their homes, all feeling that it was one of the most successful meetings of the kind ever held in Minnesota. H. Grant, Pres.

Nettie L. Grant, Sec.

AN APPEAL TO OUR SABBATH-SCHOOLS IN NEW ENGLAND.

By D. A. Robinson

The time of our general quarterly meeting, which will doubtless be held the third Sabbath in April, will soon be here. The time and place will be given in due season.

At that time we wish to hold a Sabbath-school Convention, and what we want of each school is:

1. Reports. We want a full report at the proper time. Do not wait a week or two after the time has passed, but forward the report in season to the State secretary, Mrs. M. A. Buzzell, So. Lancaster, Mass.

2. Delegates. Each school is entitled to one delegate for fifteen members or less, and an additional delegate for every additional fifteen members. Please see that delegates are chosen accordingly. Schools that cannot be represented by delegates should report by letter; give a statement of your interest, what difficulties you have to encounter, what your greatest wants are, etc.

3. The Instructor. No school should be without a club of the weekly Instructor. I hope our superintendents and secretaries will take hold of this matter, and see that our schools are supplied. Do you say there are but few children in your school? Then each child should have a paper he can call his own. Then, again, give a paper to your neighbor's child, and induce it to come to the school. Brethren and sisters, let the next report show that each school has done something in this direction. The small sum of $5.00 will furnish you with a club of ten copies of the weekly Instructor. There is not a school in New England but can raise that sum with a little effort; and several should have a larger club than ten. The providence of God has given us this gem of a paper, and we shall be recreant to duty if we fail of using it in the best possible manner.

4. Donations. We suggest that each school donate something to the State Association. This donation should be sent with your report to the State secretary.

5. Family Sabbath-schools. On this point I would simply say, Read the article on this subject by Bro. Bell in Review of Feb. 27, and you that are concerned act accordingly. I know of one family in New England consisting of eight members who have a regularly organized school. They have a superintendent, two classes and teachers, and make a weekly report. The yearly contribution is not forgotten by them either; and I might add that this family school was the first to donate something to the Association. This school has been recently more than doubled by converts to the truth.

In conclusion let me add, Secretaries, be prompt in reporting each quarter. Superintendents, be faithful in the work assigned you. Scholars, be earnest to study God's word, and use your influence to make the school a success. D. A. ROBINSON, Pres.

MINNESOTA S. S. ASSOCIATION.

By L. A. Curtis

This Association held a Convention at Hutchinson, Minn., Feb. 24, 1879, at two and seven o'clock P. M. The President, W. B. Hill, gave a history of the workings of the society since its organization, and spoke of its financial standing. He also spoke of the Sabbath-school work, of its importance and wants. Eld. S. N. Haskell then spoke at length of the Sabbath-school work, and the use of the Instructor, records, maps, etc.

Resolutions were passed recommending the adoption of the plan of regular weekly contributions, and that one-tenth of the sum so raised in each school be forwarded quarterly to the State S. S. Association; also that each school provide itself, as soon as possible, with “Bible Lessons for Little Ones” and the weekly Instructor, also the Class and School Records, and Colton’s maps of Palestine and of the journeyings of the children of Israel. It was also decided that during the year the President should hold at least one general meeting in each T. and M. district in the State, for the purpose of raising the interest in the S. S. work, and giving instruction in all its branches.

L. A. CURTIS, Sec.

Kingston, Meeker Co., Minn.

SABBATH-SCHOOL WORK IN VERMONT.

A SABBATH-SCHOOL Convention was held at Wolcott, Jan. 25, 26. At this meeting resolutions were adopted, recommending all the schools in the State to adopt the plan of uniformity of lessons; to take a sufficient number of weekly Instructors, either in clubs or by private subscriptions, for the use of the schools; and to adopt the “Song Anchor” as a music book, and the plan of penny contributions as a means of raising funds. It was also recommended that a special effort be made to bring the neighbors’ children into the schools, and that the Sabbath-school workers hold Sunday-schools wherever it can be made practicable.

On account of bad weather and sickness, the attendance at this meeting was not large. There were six delegates present. By vote, the Constitution was so amended as to make the delegates include the ministers present. This increased the number to ten.

In a private letter, the President, Eld. Peebles, says:—

“We have been trying for the past three months to get uniformity of lessons in the Vermont schools, and have nearly accomplished it. The present plan of publishing the lessons will help us greatly in this respect, and if the separate families will get the lessons assigned to each Sabbath, they will be prepared to have a good school whenever they can get together. I believe that the Instructor is of the same importance in the Sabbath-school work that the Review is in the general work.”

Bro. Peebles has spent considerable time in visiting the schools in his State, and we expect he will soon see the fruit of his labors.

A MAN WHO NEVER HAD A MOTHER.

By J. Bartlett

When I was preaching in Onawa, Iowa, in January, 1879, a young minister of the M. E. Church spoke on the soul question, and ridiculed the idea of the resurrection of the body. He claimed that our bodies pass away every seven years, and wanted me to tell him which one of my bodies would be raised.

In concluding his remarks he took occasion to extol his mother very highly, dwelling upon the excellences of that good woman.

When I came to reply I told him that I could prove, according to his own premises, that he never had a mother. There was, to be sure, a woman, many years ago, who had a son to whom she gave the name of Albert Russell. But in seven years that son had passed away, and that woman had passed away also; and several different bodies had succeeded each other since in the organization of both of them.

Now, according to his position, he is not the same person who was born of that woman years ago; neither can he point to any woman and say that she is, or ever was, his mother. Moreover, on the same ground, he never had a father.

“Without father or mother”—a veritable Melchisedec!

I told him that if he would tell me which one of the different bodies referred to was his mother, I would tell him which one of my bodies would be raised.

J. BARTLETT.

Political and Legislative Briefs

We are informed by the Papyrograph Company that Congress has passed a law rating all matter printed by that process as third class.

The House of Representatives at Harrisburg, Pa., have re-committed the Sunday bill to the Committee on Vice and Immorality, by a vote of 126 to 35. This committee proposed a summary disposition of the Sunday question, which the Pennsylvania Legislature is not prepared to adopt. Hence this action.

A petition to Congress, designed to secure signatures from women in the United States everywhere, is in circulation, praying that honorable body to enact such legislation as will make effective the anti-polygamy laws of 1862. We trust this movement will receive such encouragement as shall move Congress to do something for the sake of morality and the honor of the nation.

RUSSIAN TROUBLES.

Russia, like the rest of Europe, is feeling the occasional premonitory throes of hidden volcanic fires. The following from the Inter-Ocean of March 5 reveals the startling occasion the Russians have to fear trouble from the revolutionary classes:—

THE NIHILISTS.

St. Petersburg, March 4.—It is certain that there is united activity among the revolutionary classes in Russia. They display almost incredible boldness. A publication declaring that the Governor of Charkoff had been condemned to death by the Russian Socialist party for the inhuman treatment of political prisoners, and that the act of assassination was consequently executed by one of that party, was openly posted in the halls of the university on the day after he was shot. It is believed in St. Petersburg that the Nihilists are interested in spreading reports concerning the plague. It is said that two of Professor Botkin’s assistants are leading Nihilists. The day before the bulletin was issued concerning the sick footman, they went about declaring exultingly that Professor Botkin had a case of the plague in his hospital.

A SECRET PRINTING PRESS.

The Official Messenger says: “The police discovered a secret printing press at Kiev. On entering the apartment they were met by a storm of bullets. One officer of the gendarmes was killed, and two gendarmes were wounded. Eleven men and five women were arrested. Four of the former were dangerously wounded.”

“On the premises in Kiev upon which the gendarmes made a descent were found and seized printing material, counterfeit seals of the various public departments, forged documents, revolutionary pamphlets, and a number of revolvers and poniards.”

A later dispatch says:—

The Russian government has discovered a plot to forcibly liberate the imprisoned Nihilists, and it has proof of revolutionary designs on the part of the prisoners.

Publishers' Department.

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

CORRECTION.—In the tract on the Third Message of Revelation 14, on page 21, last paragraph, the words “two-horned beast” are used, where it should be two-horned beast. Those who have the book will correct accordingly.

DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS IN MAINE; Our next quarterly T. and M. meeting is near at hand, and we hope to have a report from every member of the T. and M. society in this State, accompanied by a liberal donation. Every one can do something, and we show how much we prize the truth by the sacrifices we make for it. We also invite those who have not as yet paid $1.00 to join the tract society to do so at once. United action in the fear of God will bring great results. Work and trust. J. B. GOODRICH.

UNTIL further notice, Eld. J. Sanborn’s address will be Jackson, Shenandoah Co., Va.

OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF ILLINOIS T. & M. SOCIETY, please remember that the current quarter will soon expire; relate yourselves to the work accordingly. Directors, appoint your meetings. Now for a healthy race. Which district will furnish the best exhibit of reports in proportion to its members? It is expected that our forthcoming meeting will be of special importance. Let one encouraging feature be full reports. G. W. COLCORD.

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STANDARD TRACTS.

The Judgment; or, the Waymarks of Daniel to the Holy City. A running exposition of Dan. 7, from the days of Babylon to the lake of fire in which the power symbolized by the last beast of Dan 7, is soon to be cast. 16 pp., 2 cts.

Much in Little. Being a selection of brief testimonials on man's present condition, the intermediate state, future punishment, etc., from reputable authors. 16 pp., 2 cts.

The Millennium. A timely tract to meet the world's modern fable that all men are to be converted and a thousand years of righteousness to prevail before the Lord can come. 16 pp., 2 cts.

The Law and the Gospel. Showing that these two systems are not opposed to each other; but are in the closest harmony, the law being the basis of the gospel; and that there could be no gospel without the law. 16 pp., 2 cts.

The Two Laws. A good antidote to that false teaching which would destroy all distinction between moral and ceremonial laws. 16 pp., 2 cts.

The Definite Seventh Day, or God's Measurement of Time on the Round World. A full answer to the common objection that the Sabbath cannot be kept because time differs east and west. 16 pp., 2 cts.

Departing and Being with Christ. An Exposition of Phil. 1: 21–24. An argument to show that this scripture does not contradict, but rather sustains, other Bible testimony which says that the dead are unconscious. 16 pp., 2 cts.

The Rich Man and Lazarus. A thorough examination of this much misapplied parable, Luke 16: 19–31, showing that it does not teach what is popularly claimed for it. 16 pp., 2 cts.

Elijah on the Sabbath. About two hundred thousand copies of this popular treatise on the Sabbath have been circulated, and it has been translated into many different languages. 16 pp., 2 cts.

The Coming of the Lord. By an English writer. A stirring and convincing little tract on this all important theme. 8 pp., 1 ct.

The Perfection of the Ten Commandments. What a lawyer and an infidel say concerning them. A good testimony from good sources. 8 pp., 1 ct.

Without Excuse. A few suggestions to show that no one has any excuse for not knowing the times in which we live, and the events that are before us. 8 pp., 1 ct.

Thoughts for the Candid. A tract designed to show that the popular objection to the sleep of the dead, that it is a gloomy doctrine, applies, instead, to the popular view which holds that the majority of the human race are now in the lake of fire. 8 pp., 1 ct.

Appeal on Immortality. To which is appended forty questions on Immortality, with answers in Bible language. 8 pp., 1 ct.

A Sign of the Day of God. A conversation between a traveler and an observer. An application of the prophecy of Nahum to modern railroads. 8 pp., 1 ct.

Brief Thoughts on the Nature of the Soul, Resurrection of the Dead, and the Final Destiny of Man. The author of this tract is unknown; but in its brief pages we have a candid and comprehensive presentation of these important subjects. 8 pp., 1 ct.

Which Day do You Keep? and Why? Designed to excite thoughtful inquiry upon these two important questions. It also contains God's answers to man's excuses for not keeping his Sabbath. 8 pp., 1 ct.

Is Man Immortal? Scriptural answers to fifty-eight questions that may be raised in reference to the important subject of the mortality of man. 8 pp., 1 ct.

What the Gospel Abrogated. The difference between the ceremonial and the moral law is here distinctly shown, and proof is given that while the ceremonial law was abrogated by the gospel, the moral law remains unchanged. 8 pp., 1 ct.

The Christian Sabbath. A tract showing that such distinctions as Christian and Jewish, applied to the Sabbath, are false in fact and meaning; that the Sabbath which Christians are now to keep, dates from the creation of the world. 8 pp., 1 ct.

Sunday not the Sabbath. The false claims of this man-made institution thoroughly exposed. 8 pp., 1 ct.

One Hundred Bible Facts upon the Sabbath Question. Sixty concerning the Sabbath, and forty concerning the first day of the week. Opponents of the Sabbath will find that, on the Sabbath question as on all others, facts are stubborn things. 8 pp., 1 ct.

Why not Found out Before? A brief answer to this popular objection against the introduction of any new truth. 8 pp., 1 ct.

Is the End Near? A brief statement of the evidences that the end of all things is at hand. 8 pp., 1 ct.

Can We Know? A short argument showing that the prophecies of the Bible can be understood, and that we may know when we are near the end. 8 pp., 1 ct.

The Sleep of the Dead. A brief presentation of Scripture testimony that the dead are unconscious until the resurrection. 8 pp., 1 ct.

The Sinner's Fate. Showing that the sinner is not to be in everlasting, conscious torment, but is to suffer death and utter destruction. They shall “perish,” “be burned up,” “consumed,” “devoured.” 8 pp., 1 ct.

The Old Moral Code, or the Ten Commandments not Revised. This is an appeal to the Christian world for the revised code, if it can be found, and the refutation of the false claim that the ten commandments are re-enacted in this dispensation. 16 pp., 2 cts.

The Sanctuary of the Bible. A comprehensive presentation of this important subject in a small compass. 16 pp., 2 cts.

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Beware of Him.

Bro. E. Lanphear, S. D. Baptist, of Plainfield, N. J., writes us that a young man of fair address recently inquired him out, representing himself as an S. D. Adventist seeking those who were in sympathy with Adventist views. He gave his name as Whitney, stating that he was a cousin of the Elds. Whitney, of New York; that he had attended our school at Battle Creek, to study for the ministry; that he was then East to close up some business, &c. He had the plausible story which such impostors invent that unexpected circumstances obliged him to borrow a little money, which he would return in a few days. Having unfortunately obtained his money, he disappeared, not to visit that quarter again, but to try the same game, perhaps, somewhere else.

We would say that we have had no such man at our school, and we know of no such person. His story is entirely a fabrication to obtain money dishonestly.

A few attempts of this kind have been made to impose upon our friends by persons claiming to be S. D. Adventists. To head off such impostors was the object of the letter of recommendation approved by our last General Conference. When this is adopted everywhere, and it comes to be understood that every S. D. Adventist in good standing will, when traveling, be able to present such a letter, renewed every three months, as his credentials, such impostors will not stand so good a chance.

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