“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.”
DIED, in Marquette, Green Lake Co., Wis., of consumption, Bro. Alpheus Thomas, in the sixty-eighth year of his age. Nearly fifteen years ago he embraced the Sabbath of the Lord, and has ever tried to live a consistent life. He died in hope of a part in the first resurrection. “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.” By request of friends, a discourse was given by Eld. Mosley (Baptist).
“Angels shall guard thy sleeping dust,
And, as thy Saviour rose,
The grave again shall yield her trust,
And end thy deep repose.”
T. P. FINCH.
DIED, on the Hess Road, Feb. 19, 1875, in Newfane, Niagara Co., N. Y., Reuben B., youngest child of L. E. and P. E. Craw, aged 13 months and 20 days. Funeral services at the house of Elder Craw, the child's grandfather. The writer endeavored to speak words of comfort on the occasion from John 14: 1, 2, 3. At the close of the services, Bro. and sister Craw publicly renewed their covenant to serve the Lord, and be ready to meet their child when he should bring again the children “from the land of the enemy.”
D. W. RICE.
DIED, of pneumonia, at Nashville, Mo., Feb. 23, 1875, Edward A., son of John Q. and Mary J. Taylor, aged about eighteen months. We laid him away to sleep “a little while” till Jesus the Lifegiver, comes. Funeral sermon by the writer to an attentive congregation.
J. G. WOOD.
OUR little boy, John, was taken with diphtheria, on his seventh birthday, Feb. 1, 1875, and died Feb. 12. It was hard to part with him; but he is now free from the evils of this world. By God’s grace we hope to meet him in the resurrection.
E. & E. VANSYOC.
J. O. CORLISS
By J. O. Corliss
Motives.
MOTIVES in life are various; yet every act that may be justified or condemned by moral rules is impelled by some motive, either good or bad. It would be very difficult for any one to determine that his own actions were prompted by wrong motives, especially in regard to a religious faith, whatever course may be pursued: neither is it for a moment to be supposed that this is the case, considering the protestations of fidelity made by the religious world, until something is developed to show unmistakably that it is so. Yet strange as it may seem, men have engaged in enterprises of this kind with apparent zeal and integrity, who, should their motives be questioned, would show evident signs of offended dignity, though results may show a want of probity. The cases which illustrate this are as varied as the motives which actuate them, although some are more reprehensible than others in their nature.
Two men attended in company a series of religious meetings held in their neighborhood, and both united their interests with the society under whose auspices the meetings were held; but shortly after the class was formed their zeal abated, and they finally withdrew. It was afterward ascertained that they had been disappointed, having heard that that particular fraternity assumed the debts of the poor members, and, in their view, the society had failed in its obligations. Each of these men had mortgages on his farm which he was anxious to have discharged! Here the motives were unmistakable, and there was the clearest evidence of double dealing; for nothing is more certain than that the loaves and fishes were regarded far more than the truth.
In many cases, however, this lack may not have existed from the first, but surrounding circumstances may have brought an influence to bear, to change the motives, and affect the course of the individual. A person may adopt a certain course with the best of motives in view, and which may appear to his mind the most judicious, while to others of judgment and forethought it may be seen to be inconsiderate; and after the results of following out such a course of conduct have been faithfully pointed out, tenacity of opinion may be an inducement to reject advice, and follow that to which he was predisposed. From this point his motives become corrupted, and in order to maintain his pertinacity, a course is pursued hostile to his profession, which impairs his confidence before God, and results in discouragement and disgrace.
There are others also, who hear the story of Jesus and his love told in a pathetic manner, which awakens all the sympathy of their being, causing the deepest feeling, and, on the spur of the moment, move out with others in the service of God. One difficulty, however, impedes advancement. The impelling power is not lasting, therefore it is not the best. These lose sight of the fact that the word of God is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart; Heb. 4:12; and hence is of necessity a rule of life, and the common error is readily received that it will make no difference what is believed; the principal thing is to be sincere. When this article is incorporated into the creed, one is prepared to believe anything that suits the inclination, to disbelieve everything that points to a course of self-denial, and yet be so well satisfied with such a condition that the most pointed truths and earnest appeals fail to arouse him from a state of self-complacency. It is to be much regretted that this is so; yet, however painful the fact, it is very apparent to those whose work it is to sow the seeds of truth.
Still another class who desire to follow a religious life are similar, in some respects, to those last mentioned, as they have the purest motives, and a firm determination to perfect Christian characters, and obtain a crown of life. The frivolities of the world are abandoned; the vanities of dress are laid aside; bad dietetic habits are discarded, and a general transformation takes place according to the standard laid before them, and which they have acknowledged—the word of God. Everything passes along smoothly for a time, and the work performed is characterized by that zeal and devotedness usually shown by a soul in its first love. Others, who perhaps cannot see clearly the benefits to be derived from such a course, consequently are slow to act upon it, are labored with to bring them up to the same high standard. At this point, Satan often takes advantage of the motives. The thought is forced upon the mind, If my brother or sister in the church can pursue this course, or dress in that manner without condemnation, I can do the same; and instead of maintaining integrity, and continuing examples to others, the acknowledged standard is lost sight of, and others are taken as a criterion. They thus take a position far below what they themselves even had regarded as right, and their testimonies in the social meeting become dull and uninteresting; others lose interest to attend, and the result is a general spiritual dearth. But what makes such cases more deplorable than others is, that the transition has been gradually and quite unconsciously made, and they still think the motives are pure, and desires as strong as ever to reach the coveted goal. So subtle are the influences brought to bear upon the human heart.
It is true that God does not look on the outward appearance, but looks on the heart, 1 Sam. 16:7, as has so many, many times been affirmed; still it is nevertheless true that out of the heart are the issues of life; and we are commanded to keep it with all diligence. Prov. 4:23. “For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, . . . . pride, foolishness; all these evil things come from within, and defile the man.” Mark 7:21–23. As the finger on the dial points the hour of the day, so the outward acts of men's lives are a true index of the heart. The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked. Who can know it!
J. O. CORLISS
Jeddo, St. Clair Co., Mich.
A Suggestion.
By R. F. Cottrell
THERE are many passages in the prophets that I do not pretend to understand; and my thoughts on such passages as are not quite clear to my mind should be expressed with humble diffidence. Thus I wish to express some recent thoughts on a passage which before has been passed by me with scarcely a conjecture as to its meaning. It is in Isa. 4: “And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man,” &c. Isa. 2 and 3 speak of the exaltation of the professed church of the last days, and of their being humbled in the day of the Lord which immediately succeeds, “when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.” Hence I infer that the prophecy in question belongs to these last days. It seems evident, too, that it is a parable, or expressed in symbolic language, and is not to have a literal fulfillment.
A woman as a symbol signifies a church, either pure, as in Rev. 12:1, or corrupt, as in Rev. 17. The great sin of this apostate church, which is called the mother of harlots, is fornication with the kings of the earth, that is, an unlawful connection with civil governments—laying hold of these earthly powers to enforce her creed. The prominent sin of her harlot daughters must be the same.
In the figure the church is the woman, and of course the kings or civil rulers and governments are the men. The mother had many lovers; she reigned over many of the kings of the earth. The daughters have not been able to obtain control over so many; and in the end seven of them unitedly lay hold upon one man—unitedly they seek the control of one civil government.
Now how many are the “evangelical” denominations that are seeking together to shape and control the government of the United States? Are there definitely seven in number? or must we understand seven as a perfect number, including the whole? Of course we would not count the divisions and subdivisions of each branch. Unitarian churches may help forward the enterprise, but they cannot be admitted to be “evangelical.” Not professing knowledge sufficient to count the number, I only suggest, the Episcopalian, Lutheran, Dutch Reformed, Presbyterian, Congregationalist, Methodist, and Baptist.
Now it is not sought to establish and support a particular denomination by law. They do not ask it. Their language is, “We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel”—we will support ourselves; “only let thy name be called upon us.”
The remainder of the prophecy well corresponds. The “branch of the Lord,” those that are “left in Zion,” and that “remain in Jerusalem,” and that are “written among the living,” when the Lord “shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof, by the spirit of judgment and the spirit of burning,” and which “shall be called holy,” corresponds with the remnant of the seed of the woman, against whom the dragon wages his final war, because they “keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” Rev. 12:17. R. F. COTTRELL.
AFTERWARDS
Light after darkness,
Gain after loss,
Strength after suffering,
Crown after cross.
Sweet after bitter,
Song after sigh,
Home after wandering,
Praise after cry.
Sheaves after sowing,
Sun after rain,
Sight after mystery,
Peace after pain.
Joy after sorrow,
Calm after blast,
Rest after weariness,
Sweet rest at last.
Near after distant,
Gleam after gloom,
Love after loneliness,
Life after tomb.
After long agony
Rapture of bliss!
Right was the pathway
Leading to this!
A RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS.
It is simple: When you rise in the morning form a resolution to make the day a happy one to a fellow-creature. It is easily done: A left-off garment to the man who needs it; a kind word to the sorrowful; an encouraging expression to the striving—trifles in themselves light as air—will do it, at least for the twenty-four hours. And if you are young, depend upon it it will tell when you are old; and if you are old, rest assured it will send you gently and happily down the stream of time to eternity. Look at the result. You send one person, only one, happy through the day; that is three hundred and sixty-five in the course of a year; and supposing you live forty years only after you commence this course, you have made fourteen thousand six hundred human beings happy, at all events for a time. Now, worthy reader, is it not simple? and is it not worth accomplishing?—London Atlas.
Death of the Emperor of China Reported
THE Emperor of China is dead. The Pall Mall Gazette says a private telegram has been received from China confirming the report of his death, and stating that the Empress was overcome by grief and committed suicide. The dispatch further says that a son of the seventh prince, a child three years old, has been proclaimed Emperor, and the Empress’ mother is again Regent. The young ruler whose death is announced, assumed the throne February 22, 1873, at which time the claims of the foreign ministers to a formal audience with the Emperor were presented, and in the following June, five foreign ministers were admitted to the presence of the Emperor, a fact unprecedented in Chinese history. This has established the right of a foreign minister to deliver, in person, any letter from the head of his Government to the Emperor of China.
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Armageddon at Hand.
A careful survey of the existing European situation seems almost sufficient to justify a belief in the prediction of the enthusiasts who declare that the true interpretation of John’s Apocalyptic vision shows that “the battle of the great day of God Almighty at Armageddon” is actually at hand. All Europe is at present like one vast camp. The nations are arming from the British Channel to the Ural Mountains; from the Mediterranean to the Baltic, as if with a prophetic understanding that a terrible and portentous crisis is at hand. According to the Paris Republique Francaise, a German “Camp of manoeuvres for 150,000 men is about to be formed near Treves, under the immediate command of the Emperor.” According to the Kölnische Zeitung (Cologne Journal) the French are about establishing a similar great camp for drill and military manoeuvres near the German frontiers. The nations are becoming armies; the general masses of the people are being turned into soldiers. Russia has a greedy eye on India and the Sick Man. Austria has long coveted a portion of the territory of Turkey. France is said to be still cherishing feelings of bitterness, and revolving schemes of revenge. There are also those who predict a great Ultramontane combination for the restoration of Rome and the temporal power of the Supreme Pontiff. Rumors of schemes of conquest, of plots, conspiracies, and new alliances fill the circumambient air, as motes people a sunbeam. The arsenals are busy shaping more deadly implements of destruction than were ever before known. The founderies are casting colossal cannon, compared with which those heretofore used in warfare are but children’s toys. The powder with which these mighty engines were to be charged was not thought to have sufficient power, and the world is now given to understand by the Baltic Gazette that the German government has discovered or secured the secret of a new “prismatic powder” for its heavy guns, which is immensely superior to any used or known elsewhere in Europe. When we contemplate the present attitude of the Continental Powers; when we estimate the vast numbers of their standing armies; when we consider the amount of interruption to the arts of peace, and the crushing burdens upon the people, which they entail; when we see Germany and France arming to the teeth, and by their vast preparations compelling their neighbors to strain every nerve and tax every resource for the same purpose, in order to be ready for the fearful crisis which all seem to anticipate—when we see these things we may well feel thankful that our happy position, with no powerful nations upon our border, exempts us from such necessities; that with a feeble navy, and a standing army inferior to that of any fourth-rate Power of the old world, we still draw peaceful breath, and sleep untroubled by dreams of danger from any external foe.—S. F. Chronicle, Jan. 30, 1887.
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Acknowledgment of Donations to the Missouri and Kansas Conference
By J. H. Rogers
Acknowledgment.
We acknowledge with gratitude the kindness of our brethren from abroad in donating so liberally of their means to help us on with the work in the Mo. & Kan. Conference.
We hope to so labor in using this means that your benevolence will not be abused, but that souls will be gathered into the truth as a result.
This will suffice on donations to assist the Conference, for this time. Accept our thanks. May God bless and reward you, dear friends. In behalf of the Conference.
J. H. ROGERS, Pres.
The Destitution.
By J. H. Rogers
BRO. WHITE'S suggestions in REVIEW No. 10, relating to “Destitution in the West” is something demanding all the attention we can give it. Having traveled over a considerable portion of Missouri and Kansas since last summer, I have had a chance to know that the destitution is very great (which will continue till something is grown), on account of the drought as well as grasshoppers.
Those who send assistance for this purpose to Bro. J. N. Ayers of Farlinville, Linn Co., Kan., may rest assured it will be rightly appropriated.
J. H. ROGERS, Pres. Mo. & Kan. Conf.
“Famines in Divers Places.”
Among the signs of “the end” foretold by the Saviour, are “famines in divers places.” Those who see in passing events signs of the near approach of the millennium, are confirmed in their views by the desolating famines which have prevailed in distant parts of the world. Two years ago the people of Persia were held for more than a year on the verge of extinction for lack of food. The destruction of a still vaster population in India has just been averted by the most vigorous exertions and lavish outlay on the part of the British Government. And still more recently, the same scourge has fallen upon Asia Minor. Late letters from missionaries of the American board at Cesarea present an appalling picture of the suffering which prevails. In a region nearly as large as New England, embracing ancient Galatia and Cappadocia, in consequence of a drought last season, cutting off the grain crop, followed by an unusually long and severe winter, supplies of all kinds for man and domestic animals have been, in many places, wholly exhausted. Flocks and herds have been greatly reduced or wholly destroyed. Men, women, and children, fleeing from their homes, have perished by the roadside, and sometimes in the streets of the cities to which they fled for food. The missionaries in Cesarea, at the last advices, were distributing bread and soup to hundreds of all classes who come to them for help.—Christian Statesman.
Catholicism Re-established in Spain.
One of the first acts of King Alfonso has been to sign decrees, providing for the payment of salaries out of the civil treasury to the Romish priests. The amount appropriated for this purpose, has been raised from 3,500,000 to 4,000,000 pezetas, or about $800,000. Thus, this impoverished country is to be taxed to the amount of nearly a million of dollars annually for the support of the priests. The king declares that, while giving support and respect to the Catholic clergy, he desires firmly to retain religious liberty as it exists in the most civilized countries. Time will reveal the sincerity of this declaration. There was no religious liberty for Protestants under his mother's rule. There is little reason to hope that this youth of seventeen will be any less subservient to the clerical party, who have been—it is easy to see why—his steadfast partisans.
Archbishop McCloskey Named Cardinal by Rome
America is to have a Cardinal, Archbishop McCloskey, of New York, having received a dispatch from Rome, announcing that he was to have the hat.
Correction to First Article on Protestantism
By D. T. Bourdeau
Correction.
IN first article on Protestantism, in REVIEW, present volume, No. 10, page 74, column 2, paragraph 7, line 6, omit the words, “In the French version.” D. T. BOURDEAU.
Correction Regarding Receipt for Kansas Sufferers
CORRECTION: The receipt in REVIEW No. 9, of $10 from Wm. Phinney to the Kansas Conference, should have been to the Kansas sufferers.
College Bell Installed in School Belfry
The College bell is now regularly sending forth its rich tones from its lofty position in the belfry of the school building. It is a 600 pound bell from the Buckeye Foundry, Vanduzen and Tift, Cincinnati, Ohio. The whole vocabulary of adjectives has been exhausted by those who have heard it, in praising its good qualities. We think any of our friends in want of a bell will find perfect satisfaction, both as to terms and quality of work, in dealing with Messrs. Vanduzen and Tift.
Andrews Reports on the European Mission Work
The report from Bro. Andrews in reference to the work in Europe, in this number, will be read with still more interest, if possible, than his two preceding. To meet the present urgent wants of the Swiss mission, as set forth by him, the Association has sent him a small order of books, in advance of more extended action by the General Conference.
Appointments for Quarterly Meetings and Services
Appointments.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
** Services in Chicago, every Sabbath (seventh day), at 269 West Erie St. All Sabbath-keepers spending a Sabbath in Chicago are invited to attend.
Quarterly meeting of the S. D. A. church of South Norridgewock, Maine, April 3, 1875. Those belonging to the church that cannot attend are requested to report by letter, especially those that have been delinquent. F. J. Kilgore, Clerk.
Second quarterly meeting of the La Bette Co., Kansas, church, and also the T. & M. Society of Dist. No. 10, April 10 and 11, 1875, at the Stover school-house. Bro. J. H. Rogers is expected. The brethren and friends at or near Sherman City are especially invited. Andrew J. Stover, Director.
Quarterly meeting of the Iowa and Nebraska T. & M. Society, Dist. No. 2, in connection with the general quarterly meeting of the Iowa and Nebraska T. & M. Society at Marion, Iowa, April 11, 1875. Send your reports to D. D. Stevens, Marion, Iowa. J. T. Mitchell, Director.
Quarterly meeting for Dist. No. 4, with the church at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, April 3 and 4. We hope all the members and officers will see that reports are in time from all the Societies in the district. W. G. Bralliar, Director.
Quarterly meeting of the Patricksburg church, Owen Co., Ind., at Patricksburg, April 3, 4. The T. & M. Society will hold their next meeting in connection. N. Carahoof.
Quarterly meeting of the Clark Center church will be held at their meeting house on the national road, one mile east of Martinsville, Ill., the first Sabbath and first-day, of April next. A cordial invitation is extended to all who can, to meet with us and have a holy convocation unto the Lord. Bro. G. W. Colcord or Bro. C. H. Bliss is expected and perhaps both. H. James Kittle, Clerk.
Quarterly meeting of the Danish and English churches of Poy Sippi, Wis., the first Sabbath and first-day in April. Brethren and sisters from abroad are invited to attend, also Eld. O. A. Olsen. P. H. Cady, Elder.
Quarterly meeting at Kickapoo Center, Wis., first Sabbath and first-day in April. All the friends are cordially invited, also Bro. Atkins and Olsen. Lorenzo Hill, Clerk.
Quarterly meeting for Sand Prairie church, Wis., at their house of worship, March 27, 28. This is also the general quarterly meeting for the T. & M. Society. Eld. O. A. Olsen is expected. A general invitation extended. Meetings to commence with the Sabbath. Thomas Demmon, Clerk.
Quarterly meeting of the S. D. A. church at Hundred Mile Grove, Wis., April 3 and 4, 1875. Bro. O. A. Olsen is expected. All who can come from other churches are invited. N. M. Jordon.
No providence preventing, will meet with the church in Ipswich, Mass., March 20, 21; Curtis Corners, R. I., Apr. 3, 4; Green Hill, 10, 11; Lafayette, 17, 18. The above meetings will commence on Friday evening. We hope to meet all the friends of truth in each vicinity. Let all make an effort to be there through the meeting. P. C. Rodman.
There will be meetings of the Indiana T. & M. Society as follows:—
Spencer, Owen Co., March 27, 28, 1875.
Mechanicsburgh, Henry Co., April 3, 4.
Bunkerhill, Miami Co., “ 10, 11.
North Liberty, St. Joseph Co., “ 17, 18.
We hope to see all the members at these meetings in their several districts, that a full report may be given at North Liberty. Dear brethren and sisters, let us do the Lord’s work promptly. James Harvey, Pres.
General quarterly meeting of the Iowa and Nebraska T. & M. Society, at Marion, Iowa, April 10 and 11, 1875. Let each director see that his district is properly represented in this meeting. Meeting to commence Friday evening. H. Nicola, Pres.
The general quarterly meeting for the T. and M. Society of Wisconsin will be held at Sand Prairie, Richland Co., March 27, 28. Let all the directors see that their district quarterly meetings are held in time for the general meeting. O. A. Olsen, Pres.
Quarterly meeting for Dist. No. 5, Iowa T. & M. Society, at State Center, Marshall Co., March 20 and 21, 1875. Wm. Morrison, Director.
Quarterly meeting of the churches of Little Prairie, Johnstown, and Oakland, at Oakland, Wis., April 3, 4, 1875. Hope for a good attendance. A. Olsen.
The Wisconsin T. & M. Society of Dist. No. 9, will hold its next quarterly meeting at Hundred Mile Grove, Wis., March 21, 1875. Please forward your reports to A. Paton, Lodi, Col. Co., Wis., and send them in early. N. M. Jordon, Director.