Earlier text: Report from Bro. LoughboroughBlessings of Health Reform
Sister N. D. Richmond writes from Windham Co., Vt.: Although my pathway thus far, since embracing the truths of the third angel’s message, has been marked with trials and afflictions, yet I can say to-day that I thank my heavenly Father for the trials. I have not had one too many. While they have had a tendency to lead me to search my heart and confess my wrongs, they have led me to look up to the great Source of strength for comfort and support. The Lord has given me an experience with his dear people, which I trust I shall never forget. The truths of the third angel’s message, all of them, never seemed so precious to me before. And I would say of the Health Reform, as I am trying to live it out in all its bearings, that I see new beauties in it almost every day. How good is the Lord to his people in giving us this130precious light as a defense to us through the time of trouble which is just before us. I would heartily unite with others, and say, “God bless the Health Reform.” It seems as though the Lord was about to work for his people in mighty power. I would say to the lonely and afflicted ones, Take courage, there is light ahead. And to those dear brethren and sisters who have for a long time been living up to all the light of this precious truth, there is everything to encourage and comfort your hearts. The captivity of God’s dear people is soon to be turned. His chosen Israel are soon to triumph over the great power of the enemy. The loud cry will soon be heard. We shall soon wear the crown and bear the palm of victory. “There we’ll meet all our loved ones in our Eden home,
Sweet songs of redemption we’ll sing.
From the North, from the South, all the ransomed shall come,
And worship our heavenly King.” Bro. D. Hugunin writes from Hamilton Co., Iowa: I praise the Lord for the light of the third angel’s message, and a disposition to heed the truth. I am trying to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. The Review is my only preaching, and I love to read its cheering testimonies. I want an inheritance in the earth made new, with all the saints, where we can meet from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, to praise the Lord. I am firm in the faith that Jesus will soon come to take his ransomed children home. Let us be faithful, that when He who is our life shall appear, we can say, “Lo this is our God, and he will save us.” Sister A. O. Thompson writes from Rensselaer Falls, N. Y.: I often feel, when I am cheered by the testimonies through the Review, that I must respond and tell how good the Lord is to me. I have been trying for the last four months to live out the reform, and my health is improved so that it is better than it has been for years. But I never took a step that has caused more talk than living the reform. It is not from the world but from those that profess to look for the Lord. I feel like pressing my way on, let friends or foes unite against me. Bro. Whitney met with us two weeks ago, and spoke from the words, “Let your moderation be known; . . . for the Lord is at hand.” It was meat in due season. May the Lord bless all his waiting saints is my prayer. Bro. E. Macomber writes from Ashaway, R. I.: I do rejoice in the Lord and praise his adorable name for the manifold blessings bestowed upon his people, for the light that emanates from his Holy Word, and for the gifts of the Spirit which bring to light the encumbrances that are in the way of the speedy progress of the good work of the Lord. My prayer is that the refining work may go on, and that I may be led to see every obstacle removed that may be hanging about me that hinders my advancement in the spiritual race. Paul refers us to this matter in 1 Cor. ix, 24: “Know ye not that they which run in a race, run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run that ye may obtain. Verse 25: And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.” Again, Paul says in verse 27: “But I keep under my body and bring it into subjection, &c.” This I understand to be instruction in this day to me, and to all who expect a crown of life in the world to come. Then again he says, in 1 Cor. x: “Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant how that all our fathers were under the cloud [which betokens the presence of God], and all passed through the sea; and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea. And did all drink the same spiritual drink. (For they drank of that spiritual Rock which followed them; and that Rock was Christ.) But with many of them God was not well pleased; for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now these things were our examples to the intent we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.” Then he concludes this part of the lesson as found in the 11th and 12th verses: “Now all these things happened unto them for examples; and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Therefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.” Truly we are in the days of peril. I have thought that I had myself strongly fortified against the powers of darkness, but Satan finds now and then a weak place where he gets the advantage. I was in conversation not long since with a Seventh-day Baptist. He claimed that there were no Christians in this day. I told him I professed to be one and would like to have him show me wherein I was not; and if he could, I would refrain from the course at once. He replied, Christ did not joke in conversation. I felt somewhat condemned, and thought to myself, This weak place must be doubly fortified. Oh! for grace to help in this time of need. Bro. W. Caviness, jr., writes from Richmond, Iowa: Allow me to say that present truth is still dear to my heart, and that I am still trying to live it out. I love the Health Reform, and believe that it is in the order of Providence, that his people should live out its teachings at this present time, and thus prepare their bodies for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and for the latter rain which the Lord will soon pour out on his people. May the Lord help us to live out all the light shining on our pathway, and so be prepared to stand through all the perils of these last days, till Jesus comes. My prayer is that the Lord will bless all the means put forth for the advancement of his truth. Sister L. A. Bown writes from Gratiot Co., Mich.: I am a lonely one, but after reading the Review, I feel almost as if I had been to a good meeting. There are no Sabbath-keepers near me, except a daughter living over two miles away. Our nearest meeting is Ithaca, fourteen miles distant. But whether in the wilderness or in the city, in company or alone, we can praise God and thank him for his loving kindness. We have the promise of God, “Though our sins be as scarlet they shall be made white as snow.” That is all the hope I have, as I look over my past life. I am trying to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, and hope at last to gain Mt. Zion. Bro. D. Upson writes from Genoa, N. Y.: I feel grateful to God that my ears have been saluted with the doctrine of the second coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I want to be found blameless at his coming. I am striving to grow in grace and in the knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus. I am trying to overcome, that I may with God’s people inherit all things. Trials and temptations are before us, but we have the promise that, if we seek the patience of the saints, Jesus will keep us in the hour of temptation that is coming on all the world to try them. I believe the Advent movement to be the work of God. The longer time lasts the greater will be the guilt of those who abuse the mercies of God and reject the last invitation of the gospel, and the more glorious will be the triumph of the righteous. Bro. J. Dorcas writes from Tipton, Iowa: As it respects my experience and prospects, I can say in truth, that, after carefully considering the matter, no desire is more prominent in my mind, than to be better, to be good in the sense of scripture; in other words, to be sanctified soul, body, and spirit. Yet I must acknowledge it is a conflict—a great work. I believe the Lord will bring his people out of Egypt, and over the Red Sea. Sister S. A. Snyder writes from Dallas, Pa.: The sermons written out for the Review by our faithful brethren, are to me, as well as others, meat in due season. They are specially comforting to the lonely ones; and I hope they will be continued weekly. I am praying the Lord of the harvest to raise up more laborers for his vineyard. I think great good could be accomplished here, if a preacher could be spared to come here. I am happy to say that I have now one child who has decided to keep the Sabbath with me. A Methodist View of the Present State of the World.
THE alarming increase of immorality and crime of every description, in all parts of the land, drew from the Detroit Annual Conference of the M. E. church held in the fall of 1866, the following resolutions: “Whereas, The late war has most disastrous influences upon the public morality, particularly in increasing intemperance, diminishing regard for law and the sense of the sanctity of human life, which are the foundations of social and personal security; and “Whereas, Crimes of every kind and murders of the most atrocious character are greatly on the increase; therefore, “Resolved, That it is the judgment of the Detroit Annual Conference of the M. E. church, that the only scriptural and reasonable safeguard against premeditated murder, is the capital punishment of the perpetrator. Changing Standards for Children
FIFTY years ago not one boy in 1,000 was allowed to run at large at night. Fifty years ago not one girl in 1,000 made a waiting woman of her mother! A BROTHER from Allegan, Mich., recently showed us a copy of the following resolutions unanimously passed by that church at their last special meeting, whereupon we begged the privilege of giving them an insertion in the Review for the benefit of our readers at large. Whereas, We hold the advancement of the cause of present truth to be paramount in importance to everything else, and Whereas, This is rapid or slow, accordingly as those who are engaged in presenting it to the people are consistent or inconsistent in their lives, therefore Resolved, First, That we will make an earnest, persistent, and prayerful effort to the end that our daily walk shall at all times and under all circumstances be characterized by that meekness in deportment, that patience and forbearance under difficulties and annoyances, that integrity in matters of deal, that sobriety, sincerity, and chastity in conversation, which are always essential qualities of the Christian character, but which are peculiarly so at the present time. Second, That we have witnessed with regret a growing disposition on the part of some Seventh-day Adventists to adopt certain fashions, and indulge in practices which are emphatically condemned in the Testimonies, and against which we are, as a people, fully committed, both by our publications and the oft-repeated declarations of our preachers. Third, That this conformity to the world and disregard of the opinions and usages of the church will inevitably, if persisted in, bring reproach upon the message. Fourth, That we do, therefore, hold it to be the duty of all those who have been engaged in these innovations to desist therefrom, even though such a step should require a surrender of their individual opinions and preferences. For it were far better that this should be done than that they should continue in their present course, and thereby furnish the enemy with the much-coveted opportunity of representing the body as tolerating in their midst that which they have publicly and unqualifiedly denounced as being absurd and sinful. Fifth, That in our opinion, prayer and conference meetings, both on the Sabbath and on week-day evenings, are essential helps to growth in grace. And that it is a duty which we owe to the Lord, to ourselves, and to the cause, to see to it that we are not prevented from attending them by obstacles which we have it in our power to remove. Sixth, That as the perils of the last days thicken around us, and the attacks of the enemy upon the remnant become more fierce, frequent, and protracted than ever before, we can find security only in a corresponding increase of efforts on our part for higher attainments in godliness. And that, as a means for the accomplishment of this end, we, the church in Allegan, deem it advisable to hold two evening prayer-meetings a week instead of one as heretofore. NEVER be afraid of doing little because you cannot do much. Take the first duty that comes before you, and put your heart into it and it will lead you to a second. Try to put a spirit into old ways before you chalk out new ones. Never let your conscience be troubled by the claim of duties that do not belong to you. THINK little of yourself, and you will not be injured when others think little of you. Reading the Bible in Darkness
A poor prisoner, being confined in a dark dungeon, had no light, except for a few moments when his food was brought him; he used to take his Bible and read a chapter, saying he could find his mouth in the dark when he could not read. Obituary Notices.
By A. S. HUTCHINS.
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.
Rev. xiv, 13. DIED, in Eden, Vt., Dec. 8, 1866, sister Lucy Clark, wife of Bro. J. Clark, in the 28th year of her age. Sister Lucy suffered much in her last sickness, which she is said to have borne with patience and resignation; and to have been supported in her dying hour by the blessed hope of life and immortality, when Jesus comes. As she bade her friends an affectionate adieu, the earnest desire of her heart was, that they all might be prepared to meet her in the morning of the resurrection. May her prayers and exhortations be remembered and heeded. NEGLECT not your closet. Love it as your life. Flee to it as your safeguard, your joy, your hope. The promises are precious, more beautiful to the Christian heart than fruit of gold. Your Saviour will always meet you there; the Holy Spirit will bless you, and visit you with the salvation of God. Wives and mothers, do you believe this? Fathers and husbands, do you? Mark well that parent just from the closet, with a face shining with holiness as did that of Moses after his interview with God. What purer protection? what nobler breastwork can be thrown around the prison-house of mortal dust? Clothed upon by the spirit of humility and the Christian graces, love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, what trial can disarm? or what foe perplex? The vaunting of the wicked findeth no lodgment there. The soul is hedged about with righteousness, and the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ giveth wisdom and understanding which the world knoweth not of. Brother, sister, do you understand this? Do you know the necessity of regular, stated seasons for closet work? Adhere to it strictly, let no earthly care deprive you of its blessings. Publication Department.
By Editor
The Publishing Association.
The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association was incorporated in Battle Creek, Mich., May 3, 1861. Its object is to issue “periodicals, books, tracts, documents, and other publications, calculated to impart instruction on Bible truth, especially the fulfillment of prophecy, the commandments of God, and the teachings of Jesus Christ.” Its capital stock is raised by shares at $10 each; and every shareholder is entitled to one vote in all the deliberations of the Association, for every share that he or she may hold. All lovers of truth, who “keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus,” are still invited to take shares in the Association, and have a voice in all its deliberations. The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald.
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This is the title of a monthly health journal, “devoted to an exposition of the laws of our being,” and the application of those laws in the preservation of health and the treatment of disease.” It is an earnest advocate of the true philosophy of life, the only rational method of treating disease, and the best means of preserving health. Practical instructions will be given from month to month relative to water, air, light, food, sleep, rest, recreation, &c. Health, its recovery and preservation, is a subject of world-wide interest, whatever may be a person’s tenets in other respects; and to this the Reformer will be exclusively devoted. Edited by H. S. Lay, M. D., Managing Physician of the Western Health-Reform Institute. Terms $1.00 in advance for a volume of twelve numbers. Address Dr. H. S. Lay, Battle Creek, Mich. Is becoming a theme of wide-spread and absorbing interest. To those who wish to give the subject a thorough investigation, we recommend the History of the Sabbath. As a work setting forth a connected Bible view of the Sabbath question, its history since the Christian era, and the different steps by which the human institution of the first day of the week has usurped the place of the Bible institution of the seventh day, it is unsurpassed by any publication extant. Between two and three hundred quotations from history are given, to each of which is appended a full reference to the authority from which it is taken. It is replete with facts and arguments which challenge denial or refutation. Other works on this subject, from the penny tract to the largest size pamphlet, will be found noticed in our book list. There is no other Bible subject upon which a more extensive misunderstanding exists, than upon the Sabbath question. Circulate the books, and spread abroad the light on this subject. The works upon this important subject to which we would call especial attention, are, The Prophecy of Daniel, The Sanctuary and 2300 Days, and The Three Messages of Rev. xiv. The first gives an exposition of the plain and thrilling prophecies of Daniel ii, vii, and viii, showing from the course of empire that the God of Heaven is about to set up his kingdom. The Sanctuary question is the great central subject of the plan of salvation, and yet there are but few, comparatively, who have any acquaintance with it. It gives a new interest to a great part of the Bible, leads to an intelligent view of the position and work of Christ as our great High Priest in Heaven, completely explains the past Advent movement, and shows clearly our position in prophecy and the world’s history. The three messages bring to view present duty, and future peril. All should read these books, and ponder well their teaching. 1. THE HISTORY OF THE SABBATH, and First Day of the Week, showing the Bible Record of the Sabbath, and the manner in which it has been supplanted by the Heathen Festival of the Sun. pp. 342. Cloth, 80c., weight, 12 oz. 2. FUTURE PUNISHMENT, by H. H. Dobney, a Baptist Minister of England. An elaborate argument on the destiny of the wicked; with an Appendix containing “The State of the Dead,” by John Milton. Cloth, 15c., 16 oz. 3. SPIRITUAL GIFTS, VOL. I; or, the Great Controversy between the forces of Christ and Satan, as shown in Vision. pp. 219. Cloth, 50c., 8 oz. 4. SPIRITUAL GIFTS, VOL. II; or the Experience and Views of E. G. White with Incidents that have occurred in connection with the Third Angel’s Message. pp. 300. Cloth, 60c., 8 oz. Volumes I & II bound in one book, $1.00, 12 oz. 5. SPIRITUAL GIFTS, VOL. III; or, Facts of Faith in connection with the history of holy Men of Old, as shown in Vision. pp. 304. Cloth, 60c., 8 oz. 6. SPIRITUAL GIFTS, VOL. 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Many common mistakes on this important subject, corrected. One of the best works ever published on this subject. 15c., 4 oz. 13. THE THREE MESSAGES of Rev. xiv, especially the Third Angel’s Message, and Two-horned Beast. 15c., 4 oz. 14. THE HOPE OF THE GOSPEL, or, Immortality—the Gift of God, and the State of Man in Death. 15c., 4 oz. 15. WHICH? MORTAL, OR IMMORTAL? or, An Inquiry into the Present Constitution and Future Condition of Man. Third Edition. 15c., 4 oz. 16. MODERN SPIRITUALISM: Its Nature and Tendency. The Heresy condemned from the mouths of its own advocates. Third edition, revised and enlarged. 20c., 5 oz. 17. THE KINGDOM OF GOD: The Time and Manner of its Establishment. A Refutation of the doctrine called, Age to Come. 15c., 4 oz. 18. MIRACULOUS POWERS. The Scripture testimony on the Perpetuity of Spiritual Gifts, illustrated by Narratives of Incidents that have transpired all through the Gospel Dispensation. 15c., 4 oz. 19. APPEAL TO MOTHERS, on the Great Cause of the physical, mental, and moral, ruin of many of the Children of our time. 10c., 2 oz. 20. REVIEW OF SEYMOUR. His fifty “Unanswerable Questions” on the Sabbath Question, Answered. 10c., 3 oz. 21. THE PROPHECY OF DANIEL. An Exposition of the Prophecy of the Four Kingdoms, the Sanctuary and the 2300 Days, Dan. ii, vii, & viii. 10c., 3 oz. 22. THE SAINTS’ INHERITANCE, shown to be the kingdom under the whole heaven, in the Earth made New. 10c., 3 oz. 23. SIGNS OF THE TIMES, in the Moral, Physical, and Political Worlds, showing that the Coming of Christ is at the Door. 10c., 3 oz. 24. THE LAW OF GOD, its Observance from Creation, its Immutability and Perpetuity, proved from the testimony of the Old and New Testaments. 10c., 3 oz. 25. VINDICATION OF THE TRUE SABBATH, by J W Morton, late Missionary of the Reformed Presbyterian Church to Hayti; with a Narrative of the Author’s Personal Experience, of thrilling interest. 10c., 3 oz. 26. REVIEW OF SPRINGER, on the Sabbath and Law. 10c., 3 oz. 27. BAPTISM, Its Nature, Subjects, & Design. 10c., 3 oz. 28. THE COMMANDMENT to Restore and Build Jerusalem. A conclusive argument that it is to be dated from the 7th year of Artaxerxes, B. C. 457. Just the book for these days of wild conjecture on the prophetic periods. 10c., 2 oz. 29. THE SEVEN TRUMPETS: An Exposition of Revelation viii and ix. A New Edition, thoroughly revised and enlarged. 10c., 2 oz. 30. KEY TO THE CHART. An Explanation of all the symbols illustrated upon the Prophetic Chart. 10c., 2 oz. 31. THE SANCTUARY, and 2300 Days of Daniel viii, 14; its Cleansing and the time of its accomplishment. 10c., 2 oz. 32. THE CELESTIAL RAILROAD, a most happy exposure of the inconsistencies of popular religion. A new edition revised, and adapted to the present time. 4c., 4 oz. 33. THE SABBATH OF THE LORD: A Discourse by J. M. Aldrich. 5c., 2 oz. 34. THE END OF THE WICKED. 5c., 1 oz. 35. 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45. THE SABBATH, Its Nature and Obligation, in German, 10c., 2 oz. The Sabbath, in Holland, 5c., 1 oz. In French, 5c., 1 oz. In Danish, 10c., 1 oz. 46. AN EXPOSITION of Dan. ii and vii, in French. 5c., 1 oz. 47. THE SEVEN SEALS: An Exposition of Rev. vi. 48. THE TWO LAWS. The Distinction shown between them. 49. PERSONALITY OF GOD. A popular error disproved. 50. THE LAW of God, the Ten Commandments by John Wesley. 51. APPEAL to Men of Reason on Immortality. 52. THOUGHTS for the Candid on the Nature of Man. 53. STATE OF THE DEAD, Brief Thoughts. Author unknown. 54. TIME LOST; or Old and New Style Explained. 55. SUNDAY-KEEPING. The reasons for it examined and refuted. 56. THE SABBATH: The time of its Institution. 57. THE SABBATH: A stirring Argument by Elihu. 58. INFIDELITY and Spiritualism, shown to be of like character. 59. WAR and the Sealing, an Exposition of Rev. vii. 60. WHO CHANGED the Sabbath? Roman Catholic Testimony. 61. PREACH THE WORD: An Argument for the Sabbath. 62. DEATH AND BURIAL; or, Scriptural Baptism. 63. MUCH IN LITTLE: A Collection of Choice Extracts. 65. POSITIVE INSTITUTIONS; their Nature and Claims. 66. THE LAW of God, By H. H. DOBNEY, England. 67. JUDSON’S LETTER ON DRESS: An appeal to the female members of the Christian churches of the United States. 68. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES. Same as B. S. Assistant without cover. 69. MARK of the Beast, and Seal of the Living God. 70. SPIRITUAL GIFTS: An Argument to show that the Gifts are set in the Church, 1 Cor. xii, Eph. iv, &c., were to continue to the end of time. 71. THE WICKED DEAD: A thorough and Scriptural Exposition of the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus. 72. THE LAW OF GOD on a Chart of a size to be used by Preachers, varnished and mounted, $2.00. 73. THE PROPHECIES of Daniel and John, illustrated upon a Chart, to be used by Preachers, varnished and mounted, $2.00. The two Charts with Key, $4.00. The two printed on cloth, with Key, $3.00. The two on cloth without rollers, by mail, postpaid, $2.75. 74. SMALL CHART. A Pictorial Illustration of the Visions of Daniel and John, on paper 20 by 25 inches. Price 15c by mail, postpaid. The law requires the prepayment of postage on books as follows: Bound Books, four cents for each four ounces or fractional part thereof; Pamphlets and Tracts, two cents for each four ounces or fractional part thereof. In the foregoing list, the weight of each book is given in connection with the price; and all who order books can estimate the amount of postage required, which should invariably be sent with the order, in addition to the price of the books. Thus, two 2 oz. books can be sent for the same postage as one; or four 1 oz. books for the same postage as one, two or three of the same kind; and so on. All communications in reference to the Publishing Association, the Review, Instructor, and any of the foregoing books, should be addressed to Eld. James White, Battle Creek, Mich. All business pertaining to the Western Health Reform Institute, or Health Reformer, should be addressed to Dr. H. S. Lay, Battle Creek, Mich. We mail Testimony No. 11 this week. It has been unavoidably delayed till this time. Those who have been waiting till the notice of its issue should appear, may now send in their orders. The Review.
By John Nevins Andrews
I DESIRE to express my sincere gratification at the great improvement which the Review exhibits. If the enlargement were the only matter of congratulation, I could speak in warm commendation of the Review; for it has ever been filled with excellent matter. But its enlargement brings us a much greater variety, and what was before excellent, seems still better now. I am grateful to God that such a paper is published. It shines with a steady light, and speaks with no uncertain voice. The cares, labors, and responsibilities of the editor are not small. How many of the readers of the Review think to pray for him? I trust many do this daily. I am sure that no paper has fewer fault-finders among its readers. The Review is not perfect: no uninspired production can be. Yet it is in the highest degree worthy of the confidence and support of that people who strive to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. We can all do something for the Review. 1. Some can write for its columns articles calculated to enlighten and instruct in the doctrines of the Bible. Others can bear testimony to the sanctifying effect of these truths upon their hearts. Both these classes can do good with their pens. It is very wrong that such should neglect the gift that is in them. But all who write for the Review should have a large measure of the grace of God. Those who write thus will be likely to do good; and should any of their articles be declined by the editor, for he cannot insert everything, they will not become angry with him. 2. Many can give of their means to sustain the Review, or to send it to those who are too poor to take it, or who from ignorance of its value would decline to subscribe for it. No better way can be found to make money the means of preaching the gospel of Christ. 3. All can recommend the Review to their friends, and make them acquainted with its excellent teachings. And all can pray for the blessing of God to rest upon those who prepare the paper, and upon the paper as it goes out on its mission of mercy to sinful man.