We should never endorse a position or practice until we can give a reason; nor one that shuns investigation.
When I see a person avoiding the exposition of his views and profession, I think he betrays a doubt of its correctness or his inability to defend it. Investigation is the key of progress. It is noble to confess and forsake error. In these times of easy religion, many are saying that it matters little what we believe if our hearts are only right. I would ask how the heart can be right when the head is all wrong? A. P. L.
West Winfield, N. Y
H. NICOLL
By H. NICOLL
Notice.
As the report of the Iowa and Nebraska Conference does not give the Post-office address of the Secretary and Treasurer of the Conference, there may be mistakes made in sending money and reports to these individuals.
To avoid this, notice is hereby given that the Treasurer of the Iowa and Nebraska Conference for the present Conference year, is Minos Miller, Knoxville, Iowa; Secretary, L. McCoy, Sigourney, Iowa.
H. NICOLL
Eastern Camp-Meetings.
New York, Aug. 6–12.
Vermont, “ 14–19.
Maine, “ 21–26.
New England, Aug. 28 to Sept. 2.
Michigan, “ Sept. 4–10.
Ohio, “ 12–17.
Indiana, “ 19–24.
GEN. CONF. COM.
Christian Statesman to Be Issued Weekly
We learn that the Christian Statesman, of Philadelphia, the paper devoted to securing the religious amendment of the Constitution of the United States, is to be issued weekly from the commencement of its next volume. It has heretofore been issued once in two weeks, and published as a personal enterprise. It is hereafter to be published by an Association which has already been organized for the purpose.
Bro. and Sister White in the West
By Editor
☞ To the brethren, East, who are calling for Bro. and Sister White to attend their several camp-meetings, we would say that a letter just received from them reports them at Denver City, Colorado, on their way to California.
To Correspondents.
S. A. SNYDER: The tuition in the school is from $3 to $6 per term, according to studies taken. Board from $2 to $2.50 per week. Any one can come, whether intending to enter the ministry or not. Our next annual meeting will be held Sept. 4-10, 1872, in this city or some place not far distant.
T. BROOKS: There has been no person here, answering your description.
D. H. LAMSON: We have never heard it asserted that any Jewish Rabbi acknowledged Sunday to be the true seventh day, and have no hesitation in pronouncing such a claim one of the reckless assertions of error. It is directly contradicted by the testimony of Isaac M. Wise, the most learned Rabbi in this country, as given in Bro. Canright's article on Lost Time, found in REVIEW, No 26, last volume.
J. N. Andrews’s Post Office Address
Will Bro. J. N. Andrews please give us his P. O. address?
Correction
CORRECTION. In Bro. Byington’s report in last REVIEW, first paragraph, for ventured, read returned.
Anglican Church and the Real Presence
If it is true, as reported by telegraph, that a council of the Anglican Church has decided, in a case appealed to it, that the real presence of the body and blood of Christ in the bread and wine of the Eucharist is a fact, and not a Romish delusion, and that faithful members of the English Church must henceforth hold this doctrine, then there will, indeed, be an agitation in the Episcopal Church, probably more violent than any other of modern years; and, probably, some ripples of the commotion will extend to this country.
Archbishop Purcell on Labor Unions
ARCHBISHOP PURCELL, in a recent speech, in Cincinnati, took strong ground on the labor question:
“He agreed with a recent writer who believed that trades unions were detrimental to the laboring man and every person concerned. With reference to the eight-hour movement, if eight hours were agreed upon to-day, six or four hours might be demanded to-morrow—for who should set a limit to such arrogance and dictation? If labor said to capital to-day it must have five dollars, to-morrow it might demand ten. No government could continue to exist under such a system. The next cry might be that to possess property was robbery, and a division be demanded. Thus every loafer and drunkard would require a new sub-division each Saturday night, until there should be nothing remaining to subdivide. A remedy for these evils was in a liberal education.”
Such sound words from the Archbishop ought to have weight with Catholic laborers.
Modern Farm Machinery
By the use of machinery invented within the past twenty years, the farmer's boy can often do the work of ten men.
CORNERED
Covetous people often seek to shelter themselves behind the widow’s mite, and give a paltry sum to a contribution. The following incident has a moral for all such:
A gentleman called upon a wealthy friend for a contribution.
“Yes, I suppose I must give my mite,” said the rich man.
“You mean the widow’s mite, I suppose,” replied the other.
“To be sure I do.”
The gentleman continued: I will be satisfied with half as much as she gave. How much are you worth?”
“Seventy thousand dollars,” he answered.
“Give me a check, then, for thirty-five thousand dollars; that will be half as much as she gave—all she had.”