p. 16 | Review and Herald, Vol. 2, No. 2. (8/19/1851)

Earlier text: The Angels of Rev. xiv—No. 1.

WM. MILLER

By William Miller

Dear Bro. Jones: Yours of the 23d inst., was received yesterday, and I am now seated to answer it. The disappointment which we have experienced in my opinion, could never have been foreseen or avoided, and we have been honest men and believed in the truth of the Bible. I have had time a few weeks past, to review the whole subject, and with all the aid of Stuart, Chase, Weeks, Bush, and the whole school of modern writers, I cannot see why we are not right. And even by taking the whole together, instead of disproving the position we have taken, as it respect prophecy, they confirm me in my views. But say you, time has shown that we are wrong. I am not so certain of that. Suppose Christ should come before this year of Jewish time should expire; then every honest man would say we were right. But if the world does stand two or even three years more, it would not in the least alter the manner of the prophecy; but would affect the time. One thing I do know, I have preached nothing but what I believed, and God’s hand has been in with me, his power has been manifested in the work, and much good has been effected; for the people have read the Bible for themselves, and no one can honestly say they have been deceived by me. My advice has always been for every one to study the evidences of their faith for themselves.

Again, I can see no object that Satan could have in publishing a doctrine which his own subjects would so generally oppose. No one can possibly plead that those who have excited the mobs, or the mobs themselves who have committed violence, were obeying the example or spirit of Christ. This would be blasphemy in the highest sense. Very well; then Satan would be opposing Satan, but on the part of the Adventists, Satan would be a non-resistant.—Can this be true? If it is, then I have no rule by which to judge where the Spirit of Christ may be known. To tell us that those who have heeded the most violent mobs in our country were performing the will of God is an insult to common sense. Yet in no case have the nominal churches dealt with their brethren for such an offence.

It cannot be that we are deceived. That Christ will come and justify us yet, I will not doubt. Our meetings are like yours, sweet and heavenly refreshings from the presence and Spirit of God, with no wicked to molest us; they have left us entirely. For some time in October they crowded our house night and day; but now “there is room enough;” the trap is laid for them, they appear to know that Christ will never come; they that were crying for mercy a few days since, are now scoffing and mocking us, and ridiculing each other’s fears. Even some old professors are worse than the world.—Have not such individuals sinned against the Holy Ghost? And when they say “Peace and safety,” will not sudden destruction overtake them? While the wicked were thus expecting him, how could the Scriptures have been all fulfilled if he had come? They could not. But now they are ready for the snare, and out of their own mouths God will judge them; for they well knew they were unprepared, and the way they knew, or why so anxious for mercy? But when the danger was past, all of their preparation was over.

I feel confident that we shall see very serious times. We shall need much patience. And this peculiar grace will last us through, “unto the coming of the LORD. But I will try to be patient. James v, 7—11. To whom did the Apostle address himself in his exhortation? To what age of the Church? To that age where the coming of the Lord draweth nigh, and the Judge standeth at the door. Why did he caution them to be patient? Because he supposed they would be impatient to have the Lord come. Is there any sign among our nominal churches and sects, that they are impatient for Christ to come? No; evidently it is the reverse—they desire him not to come. Then, if the Judge standeth at the door, they are not James’ brethren? No. Will you tell me who are James’ brethren in this age? They are those who are converted from Judaism and scattered, James i, 1—4; they ask wisdom of God in faith, not wavering, 5th and 6th verses; the poor among them are exalted, and the rich are made low, 9th and 10th verses; they endure temptation without wavering, and after their trial are blessed with a crown of life, 12th verse; they are begotten of God with his word of truth, and doers as well as hearers of the word, 18—22 verses; they have forsaken creeds, and look and continue in the law of liberty, 25th verse; they visit the afflicted and have no fellowship with the world, 27th verse.

They must not countenance nor support war, for that cometh from lust, James iv, 1—3; they must not have respect to the rich and despise the poor, for that is judging unrighteously, James ii, 1—10; they must show their faith by their works, and have no boasting where there works are not made manifest, 14th to 20th verse; they must not strive to be masters or rulers of their brethren, and have but few D. D.’s or A. M.,s among them, James iii, 1—12; they must have no envying or striving against the truth, and be possessed of that wisdom which cometh down from above, 13th to 18th verse; they are to humble themselves, and speak no evil of the brethren, James iv, 10—17; they are to cry unto the Lord in their afflictions and persecutions, and make no resistance, James v, 4—6; they will stablish their hearts in faith by patience, and grieve not the brethren, 7—9 verses; they will take the prophets for their example, and remember that the end of Job’s trials from the Lord was his patience, 10th and 11th verses; they will not swear nor take any oath, v, 12th. If afflicted, they will pray—if merry, sing, if they are sick, call for the Elders to pray, and if they sin, confess their faults, and if others sin, restore if possible, 13—20 verses.

And now, my brother, if you can find such a band, they are the Apostle’s brethren. Say to such “Be patient, therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.” Read this to all the holy brethren; for it is the best and only advice I can give them; and tell them I request their prayers, that I may follow the same advice; for their prayers are better to me than the world’s love, and much more to be desired than a good name from those who hate my King. I ask no favors of Cæsar’s household, but that I may enjoy in peace my blessed hope. I have never courted the smiles of the proud, nor quailed when the world frowned. I shall not now purchase their favor; nor shall I go beyond duty to tempt their hate. I shall never seek my life at their hands; nor shrink I hope, from losing it, if God in his good providence so orders. I thank God for your steadfastness in the truth, and pray him that you may endure unto the end. I remain, as ever, looking for and expecting the King in his glory soon.

WM. MILLER

Low Hampton, Nov. 29, 1844.

LETTERS.

By Joseph Bates

[From Bro. Bales.]

DEAR BRO. WHITE: I returned home last evening from a tour of ten days among the scattered and torn flock of the house of Israel, in Boston and vicinity. We believe there is hope of some ten precious souls coming into the "present truth," besides others who are favorably impressed with this last message of mercy. We received the names of ten who want the paper.

We spent the Sabbath and first-day, July 26 and 27, in meeting with about twenty believers, at No. 67 Warren Place, Boston, where meetings are to be held every Sabbath. It was truly encouraging to meet with so many true believers in the third angel’s message where but a few months ago there was no gathering on God’s Holy Day. Here two, that had formerly believed the advent doctrine, embraced the last message. Others were strengthened and encouraged. During the week we visited Lynn, Salem and Marblehead, and held meetings at the places where we found hearers.

August 1st, returned to Boston, and held another Sabbath meeting with the brethren. Then visited Randolph and Bridgewater. In all of these places we found some ready to receive the message, read the books, and give their names for the paper. We know that God is gathering his people for the last time, and that the messenger started out with his message after he saw the Master of the house open the Temple of God in heaven, and enter in to the wedding, to warn the little flock of the pending danger of the worship of the beast and his image, and having his mark. And also to heed the admonition previously given.

“Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their Lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.” Luke xii. 35, 36.

Now the wedding is imperative, and clearly involves a shut-door, and an open-door, in the heavenly Sanctuary, [Heb. viii, 1, 2,] where Jesus our great High Priest is. Rev. xi, 19; iii, 7, 8; Matt. xxiv, 10; Luke xiii, 25. It is said that the scriptures cannot be broken. How can these then, with Dan. vii, 13, 14, be fulfilled, unless Jesus does actually come from the above described place, to which this class of scriptures refer?

Then there must positively be a space of time for a proclamation of this wedding, and shut-door, and another door opened, before the second coming of Jesus. Paul and Jesus show us clearly that it cannot be proclaimed by the church at the time of his second advent, Thess. iv, 16, 17; Matt. xxiv, 27. Those who are proclaiming the second advent of Jesus as the next great event, do not show any scriptural time, or place, for this event. Then may we not ask, where the man is that can point us to time or space for a fulfillment of this important event, if it did not transpire in the seventh month, 1844. JOSEPH BATES. Fairhaven, August 5, 1851.

[From Bro. Daniels.]

By Dexter Daniels

[From Bro. Daniels.]

DEAR BRO. WHITE: Yesterday I received three numbers of your paper, "Second Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald," and one of the "Advent Review." I know not who they are from, but this I can say, they have revived my drooping spirits by reading them. The first that I read was the "Extra," "an appeal to the Laodicean church." I fully agree with Bro. Edson. I have clearly seen, ever since the Enfield camp-meeting in '45, I think, that the Advent people were the Laodicean church, and wherever I have preached, I have not kept back the truth, as far as I have seen it. At that camp-meeting I heard the preacher advise his congregation not to seek for any more light. He told them that they had got light enough, and they needed no more. Truly, thought I, this is the Laodicean church spoken of in Rev. iii, "rich and increased in goods, and have need of nothing." And since that time I have noticed that the most part of the Advent people say the same; and some of them have told me in so many words, that they would not go into anything new, or believe anything new. And I do fully believe that "the virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise." Amos v, 2. This is speaking of some people that went out. It cannot be the churches, for they did not go out. Where I have preached I have tried to tell the truth, and by so doing I have brought down the indignation of the popular Adventists upon me, and I have been cast out by them. I have been published in the Boston Advent paper once or twice, and they have tried to stop me from traveling, but God has said, "behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it." Amen.

I have no confidence in the great mass of Advent believers. I believe that they are as bad, or worse than those that they have pretended to come out from. I see no love of Christ in them. If they are right, then I am wrong. I do not desire to be in the kingdom with such a spirit as many of them possess. If heaven is not love, peace and union, then I desire the wicked's portion; that is death—for I could not be happy in heaven with such people. But I do not believe that they are the true children of God. I believe that their lamps have gone out. They deny the past in this place, most all of them, and they say that they do not believe that there has been any move in heaven in the past movement, and deny the midnight cry of 1844. This, my brother, I fully believe that we have had. The last sign to the Egyptians before Israel went out from Egypt, was the midnight cry. Ex. xii, 29, 30. This was a type of the true midnight cry of 1844. *

I praise the Lord that I feel unmoved in this evil time. I believe that we are in the wilderness of the people, [Eze. xx, 34-38] and that God will bring his true people into the bond of the covenant. After God brought the children of Israel out into the wilderness, it was then, and not until then, that God gave the commandments to Israel. Then he commanded the Sabbath to be observed by all Israel. After the tenth day of the seventh month, 1844, passed by, I thought that we were in the wilderness of the people, and I began to observe the seventh-day Sabbath, instead of the first-day Sunday, and did so until the next year, when Bro. Boutell persuaded me out of it by saying that Christ was the end of the law to all the Abrahamic faith, and said that he had as lief work seven days in a week at one, for all of its being wicked, and said that he was sorry that I had got into that old Jewish Sabbath. He said that I was in bondage, and that I was trying to be justified by the deeds of the law, and quoted quite a number of texts. I began to reason in this way: Brother Boutell is a good man, and if I am saved he will be, for I considered him better than myself, and why does he not keep the Sabbath if it is to be observed? Surely, he would believe the truth. I then began to study the Bible for the evidence, and I could not find where the Sabbath was abolished, or changed to the first-day. And I saw that most all believed in a Sabbath-day, and said that it was not abolished, but changed to the first day. But I could not find the evidence of the change in the Bible; and being an independent, thinking man, I chose to keep God's day instead of the Pope's; for this, I believed, was the Pope's day. After a while I went out to see my children in the state of New-York, Chenango Co., in German and Pitcher. I call them my children, because they came into the Advent faith through my feeble labors. But none of them would stop their work on the seventh day. All that I could say did no good, but they would not say anything against it, because they respected me, and did not wish to hurt my feelings, I suppose, more than they could help. They would not believe, and receive the Sabbath, and I became disheartened and gave it up, thinking that perhaps I was more zealous for the law than I ought to be. I saw no goodness in myself, and I looked upon every one better than myself. *

I thought that I would love God, and believe the past, and try to encourage the weak, and let that question alone, and I have not observed it since. But I begin to be decided to observe God's holy Sabbath, live or die, sink or swim. Amen.

When there is another conference, will you let me know when, and where it is? and I shall attend, if it is within 200 miles of me. DEXTER DANIELS. Chicopee Falls, (Mass.) 1851.

[From Bro. Bellows.]

By J. K. Bellows

DEAR BRO. WHITE: The little band in this city, numbering thirteen, are strong in the present truth. Our meetings are powerful and interesting. The third angel's message is more glorious than ever, and the truth clusters around the message, and shines with so much brilliancy; it fills our souls with love and gratitude to God for his goodness in leading us in the way he has. And I can say with one of old, 'I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master's brethren.'

The Chart which hangs before me is sublime. The great truths connected with the vision made plain upon tables, and proclaimed in the Advent movement, are if possible more glorious than ever before. And when I look back on the past, I see that the course of many of the Advent brethren was similar to that of Daniel, that man of God, in searching for the time. And though Daniel did not understand, because it was sealed up and closed till the time of the end, yet at the time of the end, God did move upon the hearts of men to search for the time, and it was made plain beyond the possibility of an overthrow, that the vision of the eighth of Daniel, with the seven times of the Gentiles, would end in the autumn of 1844. And from that place it cannot be wrested, and I give glory to God that I have never had a doubt on that point of time. Then it was that the angel lifted up his hand to heaven and sware by him that liveth forever and ever that time should be no longer; so it is useless to attach time to the third angel's message; for at the sounding of the seventh trumpet time ceased to be a part of the Advent faith. But now the just shall live by faith. How many among the Adventists are famishing for want of time. They cannot live without time. They must die then, for time is to be no longer. Time was the test of the Advent doctrine, the soul and life of it, so much so, that when '43 past, 'they all slumbered and slept,' and many of the members of the churches would join with us, if we would let time alone. But when the midnight cry came, with its thundering tones, it aroused the virgins. Time was the test then; but now the test is the Sabbath and the commandments of God. By the Sabbath I mean the seventh day, that which God has made holy above every other day of the week. And that holiness is felt and enjoyed in proportion as we keep the Sabbath holy unto the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and let all that is within me join to praise his holy name, for the power and glory that attends the keeping of the Sabbath of the Lord.

Yours in the patient waiting,

J. K. BELLOWS.

No. 366 Broom-street, New-York.

EXTRACTS OF LETTERS.

Bro. J. B. Sweet of Milan, (Ohio,) writes July 24, 1851: "I take the liberty after a long time to write you a few lines. The note you sent to us from Bro. Belden was thankfully received in the name of the Lord. I was out in Michigan when it was received; but it came in a good time. I should have written to you before this time, but as I do not like to use the Lord's money for the benefit of my family when I am able to work, laboring with my hands "the thing that is good," and as harvesting was near, I thought I would not write until it had past, and then I should have some money to send to you again. And I feel very thankful that it is so. When harvest came on I had a chance to work, so I have ten dollars, and I send you six to dispose of as you see fit.

"We live in a remote corner, and need the prayers of all the children of God. Our love to all of the dear children of the Lord. Yours, waiting for eternal life."

Bro. George Smith of Norwalk, (Ohio,) writes June 26, 1851: "I feel truly that I am a stranger and a pilgrim on the earth, looking for a better country, even an heavenly. I live in the midst of the most extravagant fable preaching of these last days, where the doctrines and commandments of men are substituted for those of Almighty God, Jesus and the Apostles. But glory be to God, his

holy commandments will be kept, and the pure doctrines of the Bible will prevail. I feel to praise God for what he has been doing for us in this part of the world. The Lord sent some of his faithful servants here with the third angel's message, which a few of us received with willing hearts. We were made glad by the pure doctrines of the holy advent cause, in reviewing our past experience. The "Review and Herald" is a great comfort to me.

"The Lord is truly reviving his dear people, and preparing them for the last great conflict with the powers of darkness. How important it is for us to be pure in heart, to have pure hearts and clean hands before God, that we may stand. I feel to praise God for his goodness to me, for showing me his holy commandments, notwithstanding the Nominal Advent Teachers have done all in their power to captivate my poor soul. And as one said to me, 'I had rather see you put under the sod than to see you embrace this doctrine.' O God, spare thy dear people.

"I love the commandments, and in keeping them there is great reward. Said David, [Psa. cxix, 97, 98,] 'O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.' My soul is full, praise the Lord. You may expect some help from me as soon as the Lord shall open the way. Farewell, be of good cheer, and the God of peace will be with you. Pray for me. Your unworthy companion in the blessed hope."

Bro. Leander Kellogg, of Saline, (Mich.,) writes Aug. 4, 1851: "I have received your paper since about the first of January. It is our bread and our meat. I believe that it brings to us the truth as it is in Jesus. I received the Extra a short time since, with joy and gladness. Bro. Case brought the truth to us last fall, and we rejoice in God that he in his goodness sent his truth to us. We are alone in the present truth, as there are no others nearer than Jackson. But God giving us strength, we are able to stand, and we cannot be moved from it. With the strength of Jesus we can move forward.

"God has done great things for us, whereof we rejoice. My wife has enjoyed very poor health since the winter of 1841; much of the time confined to her bed. We have expended a great deal of money that she might regain her health, but all in vain. The skill of man could not reach her case. She felt from the time that we became settled in the present truth, that if she could get to Jackson she should be healed. In May we went to Jackson, feeling strong in God's promises, and she was healed. Glory to his name. The Lord heard the prayers of his faithful children there. God is holding out every inducement for his children to trust in him. I have received your paper for some time, and have not sent one farthing to help defray the expense of it till now. I have felt guilty for not doing something for you. My means has been very limited."

Br. Holt writes from Sutton, (Vt.,) Aug. 6, 1851: "I embrace this opportunity to write you a few lines. I left the little company in East Bethel in a good place, standing in the clear light, on the commandments of God, and not on time. Such will be able to stand in the time of trouble. I found the brethren in Johnson in a tried state. I spent the last Sabbath in that place, and had a free time in speaking on the truths connected with the third angel's message. Those who stand on the true position are free. Their eyes are open wide to the position of time, and they have seen its fruits in that place to their sorrow. They now stand united as the heart of one man. O praise the Lord for his sweet Spirit that fell upon us.

"Dear brother, fear not, the Lord is working for the salvation of Israel in Vermont. The crooked will be made straight, and the rough places plain; the mountains and hills will be made low, and the valleys will be exalted. The Lord has set his hand to the work, and truth will prevail, and Israel will triumph. He will suffer 'no man to do them wrong; yea, he reproved kings for their sakes, saying, 'Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.' His word will stand fast forever. Amen.

"I stepped with Bro. Barrows one night, and then came to this place. There has been a blighting influence here, but the Lord has begun to work, and I believe he will sweep it all away. Arrangements are made for a conference at Irasburg next Sabbath and first-day. The next Sabbath and first-day following at Melbourne, (C. E.)"

[From Sister Shimper.]

By F. M. Shimper

[From Sister Shimper.]

DEAR BRO. WHITE: With adoring love and gratitude to the most high God, we would acknowledge his goodness and mercy to us. For some time past he has been granting us the deep searchings of his Holy Spirit, with true humiliation of soul before him, and recently has sent, and abundantly blessed the labors of his servant, Bro. Holt, among us. After baptizing six of our number, our dear Bro. Morse was set apart by the laying on of hands, to the administration of the ordinances of God's house. The Holy Ghost witnessed by the gift of tongues, and solemn manifestations of the presence and power of God. The place was awful, yet glorious. We truly felt that "we never saw it on this fashion."

"We now feel that our fellowship is with the Father, and the Son, and with one another, and that faith is indeed the evidence of things not seen. We believe our dear brethren and sisters will all join with us in praising that God who is permitting us to rise with his Israel, who are now "rising to fall no more." That the third angel's message may go with power, and the word prevail mightily, in the hearts of the true children, is the fervent prayer of our souls.

"Your sister in the belief and love of the present truth. F. M. SHIMPER. East Bethel, (Vt.) July 30, 1851."

D. C. CORCORAN

By D. C. Corcoran

[From Bro. Corcoran.]

DEAR BRO. WHITE: I think it a duty to state for your information and comfort, that the "Review and Herald," makes its periodical visits to me, and I am fully persuaded that it contains present truth; truth that sanctifies its sincere participants. It is now eighteen months or thereabouts since a beloved brother waited on me at my house, and his pious and holy conversation, his godly mode of address, and his expositions of the law of God, endeared him to me, although a stranger. Afterwards the "Review and Herald" being sent me, I have concluded that it was by his directions, and I must now say that the Sabbath question, about which I then disputed with him, is settled in my mind, by the unerring word of God. That is, the Scriptures of truth set forth no other day than the seventh as Sabbath day. I now see that the first day has been introduced by him that pretends to have power to change times and laws.

Dear brother, I wish you to continue the "Review and Herald." The paper I hand to any that will read it. Sister Estacy Young at Delaware, has been also led to see the necessity of giving up the first day Sabbath, also my beloved wife. We are not favored with any Second Advent preachers in this region of country, should any of the brethren be traveling near this place, I should be happy if they would visit us. A visit now from a brother in Christ would be very desirable. I am not in possession of much of this world's goods, but rich in faith. Praise the Lord.

I remain yours looking for, and hastening unto the coming of the Son of Man in his kingdom and glory.

D. C. CORCORAN

Delaware, [C. W.] July 11, 1851.

Letters from the Brethren

Bro. Rhodes writes from Camden, Aug. 3, 1851: "I write a few lines to let you know that I am growing stronger in the truth, and feel a deeper interest than ever in the cause of Christ. I am quite well satisfied with my last tour through Manlius, Lincklaen, Pitcher, German, Truxton, Homer, Havanna, Bath, Wheeler, Avoca, Hornby, Elmira, Ulster in Penn, Waverly, Owego, and Durhamville. We found some in all those places who we think may be saved. We had a good time at Lincklaen one week ago yesterday. The brethren and sisters in Camden met at Bro. Abbey's yesterday. We had a heavenly, sweet, melting time in talking, praying and exhorting."

Bro. Stockbridge Howland, of Topsham, (Me.,) writes, Aug. 10, 1851: "We received two papers on Friday which were very interesting to us. We had a good time reading the letters from the brethren, and the other matter, and we could but praise the Lord for what he is doing for the little remnant. Although the crooked, and those that are to be led forth with the workers of iniquity, [Ps. cxxv,] may call us Beelzebub, or more than that, yet we will have them do it falsely for Christ's sake.

"I am anxious to follow our blessed Pattern, and to see and hear that the little remnant are so doing. We must be weaned from self, and have our hearts full of benevolence, or we cannot stand before the Son of man. It is more than strange that we should stray from the path. Pray for us, that we may have grace to help us to walk in the way of God's commandments that we may have life, immortality and eternal life. We are commanded to watch. We must watch over our lives, our conversation, our movements as well as for the events, or fulfillments of prophecy, and the coming of our Lord. I hope we shall be humble and meek enough to receive all the light and instruction the Lord has for us, and profit by it. We often hear some say that the Bible is sweet, and at the same time walk not as it teaches. God forbid that it should be so with any of the little flock."

Bro. W. Phelps writes from Alden, (Ill.) July 14, 1851: "I write with a grateful heart for the goodness of God which I have seen manifested of late. I returned a few days since from a tour in Wisconsin. At Buffalo Lake, Marquett Co., I stayed a little more than two weeks, and delivered a number of lectures on the subjects connected with the present truth. The day before I left I led four of the dear believing children of God down into the lake, and buried them in baptism. Others are persuaded that these things are so. Stopt at Bro. W. Holcomb's on my way home over the Sabbath and first-day, and spoke to an attentive congregation."

Bro. Noble Luther of Eaton, (C. E.) writes, July 16th, 1851. "We should be glad if some of the traveling brethren could see it duty to come this way; but are willing the Lord should direct. We are thankful for the paper, and hope you will publish it weekly. We are weak and need help, and help cometh from God. We have great reason to thank the Lord for what he has done for the remnant here. We are much pleased with Bro. Arnold's interpretation of the dream. We have before seen the dream, but could not tell the interpretation."

Conference.

By Editor

We are requested to say that there will be a General Conference of the brethren at Oswego, (N. Y.) to be held the 5th, 6th and 7th of September. This meeting will commence on Friday, at 10 o'clock A. M. The main object of this meeting is to benefit those who have not had the privilege of meeting in our General Conferences; therefore, a general invitation is extended to the scattered brethren in this State and Canada to attend this Conference.

It is hoped that the brethren generally, who have not usually met with us, will make an effort to attend this meeting. The special blessing of the Lord usually attends such meetings, and we hope it will be so at this meeting in Oswego. We hope to be able to attend it. Come, brethren, let us make an effort to get those who are weak in the faith, out to this meeting, that they may be strengthened and comforted.

Receipts.

Elias Goodwin, $11; S. W. Rhodes, $8; Geo. W. Holt, $5; L. C. $5; H. Childs, $5; Levi W. Chapel, $3; S. Howland, $3; J. B. Sweet, $6; Leonard Hastings, $3; A. R. Morse, $2,50; Richard Moran and others, $2; Sister Gorham, $2; Saul Strong, $10; Jesse Thompson, $5; E. Everts, $10. C. B. Spaulding, L. Kellogg, V. T. Wheeler, Luther Paine, Harriet Wells, J. C. Day, (for others,) Albert Youngs, $1 each. S. Tilton, E. P. Burdett, 50 cts. each.

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The Paper.

By Editor

It is with the greatest pleasure that we send out the paper to the worthy poor free of charge. "The poor have the gospel preached to them." "Hearken, my beloved brethren, hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom?" James ii, 5. We are as pleased to enter the name of a poor brother upon our list, as that of one who has abundance of this world's good. Therefore let no one who is destitute of present means hesitate to ask for the paper.

Why we have requested all to write who wish the paper continued, (who have never informed us that it was a welcome messenger,) and stated that we should erase the names of those who do not write, is because we do not wish to spend time and means to send it to those who do not receive it, or if they do, do not feel sufficient interest in it to be benefited by it. We had, however, rather send it to five where it does no good, than to discontinue it to one whom it may benefit. We are much pleased with the following suggestion of our dear Bro. Rhodes.

"Would it not be well for some one in each band to write, and send in the names of such as want the paper, and stop such papers as were not wanted?" Yes, we think it would, and really hope the brethren will attend to it immediately. Many have written already.

We have 600 copies of the "Review and Herald," Vol. II, No. 1, left, and intend to publish about the same amount of each number, and hope the names of those who wish the paper, will be sent in as soon as possible, and we will send them all the numbers of the present volume. The brother or sister who sent his publications to Bro. Daniels, mentioned in his letter, no doubt, feels a thousand times paid for so doing. Let others see what they can do.

To those who wish to pay for their paper and no more, we would say, that our list is yet so small that if all should pay the cost of their paper and no more, the price would have to be 75 cents for a volume of 13 numbers to meet our necessary expenses.

VOLUME I.

By Editor

We have a quantity of the first volume of the Review and Herald bound in paper covers. This is a good work for the brethren to give, or lend, to those who wish to read on those subjects connected with our present position. It can be had only at this place. Those who send for it will remember that the postage will have to be pre-paid.

Letters received since August 2d.

By Editor

Joseph Bates 3, J. N. Andrews 2, S. W. Rhodes 3, F. M. Shimper, Orange Bailey, Geo. Smith, John Lindsey, S. Smith, R. G. Whitcomb, Jesse Barrows, W. W. Simpkins, J. H. Lockwood, J. K. Bellows, Dexter Daniels, Melora Ashley, Otis Nichols.

Receipts for the Pamphlet "Experience and Views."

C. Smith $10; Leonard Hastings, $1; Sarah Chase, $5; H. S. Case $1; A. S. Cobourn, $1.

To Correspondents.

By Editor

Bro. E. Everts. We will hold meetings at your place, or where you may appoint, Friday, August 22d, at 6 o'clock P. M.; also on the Sabbath following. First-day we will hold meetings where the brethren may appoint.

Bro. D. Daniels. We expect to have a Conference in this county soon, and shall be happy to see you here. You will be happy to hear that some, at least, of those you have formerly labored with in Chenango Co. are now rejoicing in the present truth.

Free Distribution of Periodical Numbers

By Editor

We have on hand quite a quantity of Vol. I, excepting the first three numbers, which we should like to distribute. We have 500 of No. 11, containing the subject of the two-horned beast by Bro. Andrews, and 500 of No. 13, containing the subject of the Parable, Matthew xxv. Those who can circulate them to profit can have them freely. No. 11 can be had also of Bro. Otis Nichols, Dorchester, Mass. We may have to pre-pay the postage. Those who send for them will bear this in mind.

Post Office Address

By Editor

Our post office address is Saratoga Springs, N. Y.