The great preachers of the world have been those who were in direct sympathy with human life, and who had an end to gain with the men before them. But with culture and scholastic habits, men have interpreted the word of God, “Follow me, and I will make you a preacher of sermons.” The end of preaching is not a good sermon, but a holy heart. Fine sermons have nearly ruined good preaching. If ministers cared more for their people, and less for their own sermons, they would be more useful. Preaching has almost ceased to be a living business between a man’s heart and the wants of his congregation. Learning, rhetoric, eloquence, are good as collateral influences; but no man will win souls who does not feel the throbbing pulse of his whole congregation—who does not know their wants—who does not study their lives—who does not understand how to take the primary truths of Christianity, and apply them to the consciences of men in their daily business life. Such preachers, and only such, will be certainly efficacious; and such preaching is necessary to the filling of the churches. Were such preaching universal in our time, not only would our churches be filled to overflowing, but thousands would have to be built. For you may depend upon it, there is never a man who preaches intelligent truth, and preaches it with a living sympathy for men, that people do not flock to hear him.—Sel.
Value of Good Books.
“I HAD from time to time passed a large distillery,” says a colporteur in Shenandoah valley, “and at last concluded that as I was hunting up just such sinners, I would call, although somewhat afraid of the place and its occupants. As I entered the door, a man from the darkness inside shouted with an oath that I was a fool to come to the stillhouse with religious books. He tried to make light of me and my visit, and offered me something to drink, but I spoke to him seriously of his fearful business, and finally proposed if he would promise not to soil it, to lend him a book. I had selected for him volume fifteen of the bound series of tracts, containing an excellent tract on the vending and using of ardent spirits. He took it, and as the result—left the business.
“The owner of the distillery railed against me as a troublesome fellow that interfered with other people’s business. The man left the book with him, and he too read it, and a few weeks after came to me and told me that he had determined he would never distil another drop of liquor.”
Retaining Blessings: Separation from the World
MANY a soul is lean, not because God has withheld the abundance of his blessings, but because these are not retained. A sandy soil may receive each year a tenfold manuring, but filtration sand leaves nothing behind. The food we eat must be assimilated, and thus become a part of ourselves, else it will impart no strength. A cistern can never become full if the outflow equals or exceeds the inflow. We are in such close contact with the world, that the soul is often drawn away from its God despite the best opportunities for growth. Hence we have exhortations to separate ourselves from sinners, to come out from the world and be separate, to touch not, taste not, handle not, that which is unclean. It is evident that a holy people must be a peculiar people. He who would be transformed must not be conformed. One can never become charged with electricity while he stands upon the earth, but once he is insulated and in contact only with the battery surcharged with the fluid, the fire will come out of him, touch him where you will. So spiritually, we should complete the circle with the throne and break it with the world, and forthwith we shall be “full of light,” and “out of us will flow” both great and gracious influences.
Giving Away Brings Abundance
I NEVER knew how it was, but I always seemed to have the most come in when I gave the most away.
Books, Pamphlets, Tracts, &c.,
ISSUED BY THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION, AND FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE.
Hymn Book. This is a book of 320 pp. of Hymns, and 96 pp. of Music. In plain morocco, $1.00; in extra binding, $1.50.
Thoughts on the Revelation, critical and practical. By Uriah Smith. This is a work of 328 pp., of great value to the student of prophecy. $1.00.
History of the Sabbath and the First Day of the Week. By J. N. Andrews. 342 pp., $1.00.
Life Incidents, in connection with the great Advent Movement. By Eld. James White. 373 pp., $1.00.
The Spirit of Prophecy, Vol. I. By Ellen G. White; 416 pp. Vol. II, will be ready soon. Each $1.00.
Autobiography of Eld. Joseph Bates, embracing a long life on shipboard, &c., with a brief account of the author's experience in the great Advent Movement of 1840–44, with author's portrait. 318 pp., $1.00.
How to Live; comprising a series of articles on Health, and how to preserve it, with various recipes for cooking healthful food, &c. 400 pp., $1.00.
Sabbath Readings; or Moral and Religious Reading for Youth and Children. 400 pp., 60 cts. The same in five pamphlets, 50 cts.
Appeal to Youth; Address at the Funeral of Henry N. White; also a brief narrative of his life, experience, and last sickness, with his mother's letters, &c. 96 pp., muslin, 40 cts. Paper covers, 10 cts.
The Game of Life Illustrated, with Explanatory Notes, and Introduction by Eld. James White. This is one of the most instructive and impressive little works ever published. It has three illustrations, 5x6 inches each, representing Satan playing with man for his soul; 1. The game in progress; 2. The game lost; 3. The game won. In board, 50 cts.; in paper, 30 cts.
The Advent Keepsake; comprising a text of Scripture for each day of the year, on the Second Advent, the Resurrection, &c. Muslin, 25 cts.; do., gilt, 40 cts.
A Solemn Appeal relative to Solitary Vice, and the Abuses and Excesses of the Marriage Relation. Edited by Eld. James White. Muslin, 50 cts.; paper, 30 cts.
Sermons on the Sabbath and Law; embracing an outline of the Biblical and Secular History of the Sabbath for 6000 years, and a refutation of the Sunday-seventh-day theories of Mede, Jennings, Akers, and Fuller. By J. N. Andrews. 30 cts.
Our Faith and Hope, No. 1. Sermons on the Millennium, Second Advent, the Kingdom, the Judgment, the Time, the Sanctuary, and Saving Faith. No. 2 will be ready soon. 20 cts. each.
The Atonement; an Examination of a Remedial System in the light of Nature and Revelation. By J. H. Waggoner. 20 cts.
The Nature and Tendency of Modern Spiritualism. By J. H. Waggoner. 20 cts.
The Bible from Heaven; or, a Dissertation on the Evidences of Christianity. 25 cts.
History of the Doctrine of the Immortality of the Soul. By D. M. Canright. 25 cts.
Review of Objections to the Visions. 20 cts.
Discussion on the Sabbath Question, between Elds. Grant and Cornell.
The Ministration of Angels; and the Origin, History and Destiny, of Satan. By D. M. Canright. 15 cts.
The Three Messages of Rev. 14, and the Two-Horned Beast. By J. N. Andrews. 15 cts.
Which? Mortal or Immortal? an Inquiry into the Present Constitution and Future Condition of Man. By Uriah Smith. 15 cts.
The Resurrection of the Unjust; a Vindication of the Doctrine. By J. H. Waggoner. 15 cts.
The Seventh Part of Time; a Sermon on the Sabbath Question. By W. H. Littlejohn. 10 cts.
The Truth Found; the Nature and Obligation of the Sabbath of the Fourth Commandment. By J. H. Waggoner. 10 cts.
Review of Gillfillan, and other authors, on the Sabbath. By T. B. Brown. 10 cts.
Vindication of the True Sabbath. By J. W. Morton. 10 cts.
The Date of the Seventy Weeks of Dan. 9; an Explanation of the Commandment to Restore and Build Jerusalem. By J. N. Andrews. 10 cts.
The Seven Trumpets; an Exposition of Rev. 8 and 9. 10 cts.
Matthew Twenty-Four; a full Exposition of the chapter. By James White. 10 cts.
Key to Prophetic Chart. The symbols of Daniel and John explained, and the periods determined. 10 cts.
The Position and Work of the True People of God under the Third Angel's Message. By W. H. Littlejohn. 10 cts.
An Appeal to the Baptists, from the Seventh-day Baptists, for the Restoration of the Bible Sabbath. 5 cts.
Milton on the State of the Dead. 5 cts.
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Ministers’ and Deacons’ Children.
The children of ministers and deacons have a champion in Rev. Asa Bullard. Incredulous of the wholesale crimination of this class of juveniles, Mr. Bullard has made full and pains-taking inquiries that seem fairly to explode a fallacious libel. He says: “In four hundred and forty-eight families of ministers and deacons, there were two thousand one hundred and one children, over fifteen years of age, of whom one thousand four hundred and fourteen were hopefully pious, ninety-three were in the ministry or fitting for it, and only thirty-four dissipated! And all the remaining children, with very few exceptions, were respectable and useful citizens. Can results like these be obtained from the same number of families (taken impartially as these were) of any class or profession of parents, especially of those who are not professing Christians? How false and unjust, then, the proverb that ‘ministers’ and deacons’ children are worse than other children!’”
New England Camp-Meeting
Appointments.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand
New England Camp-Meeting.
This meeting will be held at Amherst, N. H., near Amherst Station, Aug. 24-29. Those coming by way of Concord and Manchester will change cars at the Concord depot in Nashua; those by way of the Worcester and Nashua road will change at the Worcester and Nashua depot, Nashua, for the East Wilton road. Those coming over the Vermont Central and Cheshire R. R., will change cars at Groton Junction for Nashua. Call for camp-meeting tickets at Boston, Worcester, and Providence. Ample provision will be made for man and beast. The extra expense for those coming from R. I. over last year will not exceed one dollar and twenty-five cents, therefore let none stay at home for fear of extra expense. We earnestly hope for a general attendance at this meeting.
CAMP-MEETING COMMITTEE.
Eastern Camp-Meetings.
By James White
After a careful consultation with brethren we decide to appoint Eastern Camp-meetings as follows:
New England, Aug. 24-29.
Maine, 31—Sept. 4.
Michigan, Sept. 13-19.
The time and places of the Indiana and Ohio Camp-meetings have not yet been reported to this Office. They can be held any time after the Michigan meeting when it will accommodate best.
JAMES WHITE.
Michigan Camp-meeting.
By J. F. Carman; E. H. Root; I. A. Olmstead
THE Michigan State annual camp-meeting will be held at Charlotte on the ground occupied last year, Sept. 13–19.
It is decided that all tents should be erected on or before Wednesday the 13th, so that the religious services can commence in the evening of that day, and that no tent should be taken down until Tuesday, the 19th.
The ground will be in excellent order. Ample provisions will be made on the ground at reasonable rates for those who cannot bring provisions, and hay and grain for horses.
There will be one or more large tents on the ground in which to lodge strangers and scattered brethren. They should bring bedding, as straw only will be furnished to such.
Last year our tents numbered about fifty. The ground is enlarged so as to receive in the circle about one hundred tents. And we hope our people will be energetic in this matter, and turn out from all quarters so that we may have in the circle not less than one hundred good, respectable tents.
J. F. Carman,
E. H. Root,
I. A. Olmstead.
Camp-Meeting Committee.
How to Get up a Tent.
By J. F. Carman
Go to your merchant and have him order your ducking; 8 oz. will do, 10 oz. is better; 10 oz. will cost 30 cents per yard, 8 oz. 25 cents per yard.
If you want your tent 16 feet wide (I think all tents should be that wide on account of making up two rows of beds), cut your cloth 23 feet and 4 inches long; 8 breadths will make it 19 feet long, making your tent 16x19, which will take 64 yards of cloth; that is about what will come in a bolt. You cannot get part of a bolt.
In making, lap the cloth to the blue thread, sewing with a darning needle, and cotton ball twine, well waxed. Sew with a whip stitch on each side. After sewing your breadths together, make a tack two inches wide on each side a little from the end of the cloth so as to give room to sew on your sides. In this tack where each breadth comes together, work a button-hole to receive your ropes. For the ends and sides get the heaviest factory cloth. Fifty-six yards will be enough for a tent of this size. In cutting the ends, cut your cloth on a square miter; that is, measure down the side of your cloth the distance your cloth is wide; make a mark, and cut from that mark to the corner; then cut off the long point at right angles with the bevel you have just made as much as you wish to lap your cloth at the door, which should be about one foot. Measure from the point you have left, down the cloth twelve feet, and tear it off. Measure from the square end of this piece along the short edge for the next, and cut it off on the same slant of the first. Take the long point of the cloth and measure from the short side of the piece that you have just cut, and tear off even, and you have one-fourth of the ends. In sewing these together, lap as before. In sewing the ends to the canvas, find the center of the canvas, and place the long point at it, letting it run by as far as you want it to lap. For the sides, cut your strips four feet long, sew them as the others; then sew them to the ends of the canvas, make a wide hem on the bottom. Work button-holes to hold them down.
Tent poles and stakes will be furnished free on the ground. J. F. CARMAN.
Reduction of Fare.
By Chas. Stratton
PLEASE say in the REVIEW that the fare will be reduced one-half from Boston to Skowhegan, and from Bangor to Skowhegan, on camp-meeting week.
CHAS. STRATTON.
Cornville, Maine.
Money Received for Ohio Tent.
GEORGE SMITH, $10.00; A. Zellers, $2.00; Elizabeth Sterling, $2.40; Joseph Clarke, $2.00; Joseph Binhower, $0.50; Jennie Bowen, $0.50; James Bowen, $0.50.
Change of Post Office Address for Steward and Andrews
The P. O. address of T. M. Steward and R. F. Andrews, till further notice, will be Farm Ridge, La Salle Co., Ill.
News and Miscellany.
“Can ye not discern the signs of the times?”
LONDON, Aug. 10.—Private information from a correspondent at Salzburg says the military organization in Russia is being pushed vigorously on the Prussian system of compulsory service, and rigorously carried out without exception. In consequence of the enormous extent of country, provincial depots are to be established. Officers are to examine the frontiers, and it is reported that the government is trying experiments to see how soon corps d’armee advancing can lay a line of railway for forwarding supplies. If such is the case, everything politically promises well for Austria’s making an alliance with Germany, which is apprehensive between France and Russia. This is the chief question of discussion between the Emperors of Austria and Germany. They meet at Ischl to-morrow.
DUBLIN, Aug. 6.—In spite of the prohibition of the authorities, the friends of amnesty attempted to hold a meeting this afternoon in Phoenix Park. Mr. Smyth, member of Parliament; Mr. Sullivan, editor of the Nation; Mr. John Sullivan Byrne, of the Irishman, entered the park with a large crowd. Police Superintendent Hay, standing on Wellington monument, ordered Smyth and his followers to desist, when he was hurled to the bottom of the monument and seriously maltreated. A fearful riot ensued. The police charged upon the mob, and beat and kicked men, women, and children, indiscriminately. The fight lasted half an hour, when the police, having been reinforced, succeeded in dispersing the mob. Smyth, Sullivan, and a man named Nolan, were badly wounded. Over one hundred injured have been taken to hospitals. The authorities are firm in their determination to prevent any meeting, and the leaders of the attempt to-day will be prosecuted.
CHICAGO, Ill., Aug. 8.—A terrific tornado, moving from east to west, passed over Winneconne, Wis., last night. A boom on the Wolf River, five miles above Winneconne, containing 50,000,000 feet of logs, was broken up. The steamer Star was capsized and Capt. George Smith drowned. One of the raftsmen was also drowned. All rafthouses were blown over and completely demolished, and thousands of window-panes broken; thirty chimneys were blown down. Grain in the shock was scattered over the fields, and all the corn is flat. The lumber interest suffers a great loss. The Roman Catholic Church in Granville was destroyed by the storm.
The extraordinary phenomena produced by Home, the American medium in London, are being made the subject of careful examination by Prof. Crooks, an eminent chemist; Dr. Huggins, an equally prominent astronomer; and Mr. Sergeant Cox, of the English bar. The results of their yet incomplete examination is recorded in the London Scientific Journal. The investigators are satisfied of the immense scientific importance of the subject. Prof. Crooks and Sergeant Cox both seem to be convinced of the existence of a nerve atmosphere, of various intensity, enveloping the human structure. Dr. Huggins has not yet been able to satisfy his mind, and wants to make further experiments.
ROMAN CATHOLIC NEWS.—The following is the Pope’s allocution addressed a few days ago to the Sacred College:—
“We are, my very dear brethren, in the hands of Divine Providence. We have nothing to expect from human aid; for man has abandoned us. Why should we dissemble? It is better I should tell you. Kings and governments, forgetting their promises, leave us to our fate. They have addressed us in fine phrases. They sent us the warmest congratulations on the day of our jubilee; but they are far from taking a step in support of their messages. We can hope for no help from any quarter. King Victor Emanuel will be here in a few days, and will be attended by the ministers of the Catholic states. We have done all that was in our power; but our efforts have failed. All is lost. You will tell me, perhaps, that we have still hope in France; but France can do nothing. She is going through a frightful crisis, which may be succeeded by others yet more dreadful. I repeat it, all is lost, and only a miracle can save us. Turn, then, to the Almighty, and seek this interposition from him.”
The Catholic World says: “While the State has rights, she has them only in virtue and by permission of the superior authority, and that authority can only be expressed through the church—that is, through the organic law infallibly announced and unchangeably asserted, regardless of temporal consequences.” And the Civitta Cattolica supplements the doctrine of church rights by saying: “The Catholic church has a right to impose temporal punishments, even severe temporal punishments, on those who disobey her laws; that is, on heretics and schismatics. The church has always enforced this right when she could do so, though always within the limits of a wise mercy; and if, at times, she has been unable to enforce this right and cannot do so at present, this is at once a symptom and the effect of a very melancholy period which has passed or rather is passing.”
New England Conference.
By S. N. Haskell; H. B. Stratton; A. W. Smith
THE first annual session of the New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at Amherst, N. H., in connection with the camp-meeting Aug. 24-29. Let all the churches see that their Systematic Benevolence is paid up to July 1, 1871. All the blanks they may receive should be properly filled out and be returned before the time of the camp-meeting, except the blank for delegate, which the delegate from each church should bring with him. Let all unorganized companies be represented at this meeting by a delegate, to report their standing.
S. N. HASKELL, N. England
H. B. STRATTON, Conference
A. W. SMITH. Committee.
Maine Camp-Meeting.
By Geo. W. Barker; Charles Stratton; Joseph Flanders
PROVIDENCE permitting, the Maine Camp-meeting will be held in Skowhegan, one mile from Pishan's ferry, on the ground occupied last year. We hope to get reduced fare on the railroad. There will be ample provisions made for all; also accommodations for teams. Bro. and sister White are expected to attend. We hope to see a general gathering from all parts of the State. Our meeting will be held Aug. 31 to Sept. 4.
GEO. W. BARKER,
CHARLES STRATTON,
JOSEPH FLANDERS. Maine Camp-Meeting Committee.
Maine Conference.
By GEO. W. BARKER; ASA B. ATWOOD; ISAAC C. CHOAT
THE MAINE STATE CONFERENCE of Seventh-day Adventists will hold its next annual session in connection with the Maine Camp-meeting, to be held at Skowhegan, August 31-Sept. 4, 1871. It is requested that all our churches in the State be represented by delegate or letter giving a report of their standing, their losses and additions during the year, also the yearly amount of their Systematic Benevolence fund.
GEO. W. BARKER,
ASA B. ATWOOD,
ISAAC C. CHOAT.
Maine Conference Committee.
C. A. WASHBURN
By C. A. Washburn
The next quarterly meeting for the Waukon and West Union churches, will be held at Waukon, Iowa, Sept. 2 and 3, 1871.
C. A. WASHBURN
Joseph Bates Appointments for August and September
By Joseph Bates
PROVIDENCE permitting, I will meet with the church at Hillsdale, Sabbath and first-day, Aug. 19, 20. Ransom Center, Aug. 22, 23. Salem Center, Aug. 26, 27. South Bend, Aug. 28. North Liberty, Sept. 2, 3. JOSEPH BATES.
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Books Sent by Mail.
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Western Camp-Meeting Expenses.
H C Winslow $2.00, S Howland 1.00, R H Gammon 3.00, J M Baker 1.00, C Walters 1.25.
Michigan Conference Fund.
Church at Genoa $26.23, Williamstown 1.00.
Shares in Publishing Association.
William G Brisbin $10.00.
Donation to S. D. A. P. Association.
Wm Vanard $5.00.
Cash Received on Account.
P W Baker 40c, M C Morgan 60c, B D Townsend 50c, J H Cook (for James White) 20.00, G W Colcord 10.37.