In Palmyra, N. Y., on the evening of the 4th inst., an anti-Catholic harangue was made by Mr. Orr, the street preacher. At a late hour in the night, the Catholic Church was broken open, the altar furniture destroyed, and an unsuccessful attempt to burn the building.
Prophecy Fulfilling.
By Editor
And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. Rev. vii, 1-3.
That we are upon the eve of "the time of trouble such as never was" is evident to those who watch the signs of the times, and compare them with prophecy. "And the nations were angry," says the Prophet, [Rev. xi, 18,] and so they are. The four angels were to hold the four winds, till the sealing work should be accomplished; and so the angry nations are being held.
We give the following from the N. Y. Tribune, not for its style, but the facts stated:—
"It would seem that whoever may have had any conservative leanings in Europe, must lose them when he looks at this everlasting Eastern Question. There is all Europe, incapable, convicted for the last sixty years of incapability to settle this puny little strife. There they are, France, England, Russia, going actually to war. They carry on their war for six months; and unless by mistake, or on a very shabby scale, they have not even come to blows. There they are, eighty or ninety thousand English and French soldiers at Varna, commanded by old Wellington's late military secretary, and by a Marshal of France—there they are, the French doing nothing, and the British helping them as fast as they can; and as they may think this sort of business not exactly honorable, the fleets are come up to Baltshik Roads to have a look at them and to see which of the two armies can enjoy the dolce far niente with the greatest decorum. And yet, although the allies have hitherto only been eating up the provisions upon which the Turkish army had calculated, idling away day after day at Varna for the last two months, they are not yet fit for duty. They would have relieved Silistria if required by about the middle of May next year. The troops that have conquered Algeria and learned the theory and practice of war on one of the most difficult theaters in existence, the soldiers who fought the Sikhs on the sands of the Indus, and the Kaffirs in the thorny bush of South Africa, in countries far more savage than Bulgaria—there they are, helpless and useless, fit for nothing in a country which even exports corn!
But if the allies are miserable in their performances, so are the Russians. They have had plenty of time to prepare. They have done whatever they could, for they knew from the beginning what resistance they would find. And yet, what have they been able to do? Nothing. They could not take a yard of contested ground from the Turks; they could not take Kalafat; they could not beat the Turks in one single engagement. And yet they are the same Russians who, under Munnich and Suvaroff, conquered the Black Sea coast from the Don to the Dniester. But Schilders is not Munnich, Pashkiewitch is not Suvaroff, and though the Russian soldier can bear flogging with the cane beyond all others, yet when it comes to habitual retreating, he loses his steadiness as well as anybody else.
The fact is, that conservative Europe—the Europe of "order, property, family, religion"—the Europe of monarchs, feudal lords, moneyed men, however they may be differently assorted in different countries—is once more exhibiting its extreme impotency. Europe may be rotten, but a war should have roused the sound elements; a war should have brought forth some latent energies, and assuredly there should be that much pluck among two hundred and fifty millions of men that at least one decent struggle might be got up, wherein both parties could reap some honor, such as force and spirit can carry off even from the field of battle. But no. Not only is the England of the middle classes, the France of the Bonapartes, incapable of a decent, hearty, hard-fought war; but even Russia, the country of Europe, least infected by infidel and unnerving civilization, cannot bring about anything of the kind. The Turks are fit for sudden starts of offensive action, and stubborn resistance on the defensive, but seem not to be made for large combined maneuvers with great armies. Thus everything is reduced to a degree of impuissance and a reciprocal confession of weakness, which appears to be as reciprocally expected by all parties. With governments such as they are at present, this eastern war may be carried on for thirty years, and yet come to no conclusion.
SPIRITUALISM.
"But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily [Private Circles,] shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction." 2 Pet. ii, 1.
"When they shall say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them." 1 Thess. v, 3.
"Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit," &c. Chap. xviii, 2.
"Whose [Christ's] coming is after [immediately following] the working of Satan with all power, and signs and lying wonders." 2 Thess. ii, 9.
"And shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch, that it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect." Matt. xxiv, 24.
Rather Ominous.
By Editor
Bro. J. H. Allen, of Auburn N. Y., sends us the following strange communication. It is not strange when we reflect that there are hundreds of similar import being received all over the land. We give it a place, and our readers may judge for themselves of its merits and truth. We shall speak on this subject more fully hereafter. Of the medium, the wife of Bro. A., we have the assurance of a highly respected person, and, therefore, feel no cause for doubt of their sincerity in regard to the communication.—Spir. Universe.
“There is a storm gathering o’er the American soil, and the peaceful inhabitants will soon be disturbed again by the roar of cannon; and officers who will be aroused to avenge their country’s cause, will soon again be seen sweeping o’er the field of death, shouting through their hoarse trumpets, “Onward, boys! Onward to victory or to death!” It is time for brother Americans to look into the affairs of state, in order to crush the first appearance of the outbreak, and kill the worm in the shell, that was begotten by the Pope, and is hatching by the Erins on your warm, genial soil, which will soon rise and crow from their dunghills.
Ye have driven the inhabitants of the forest to the uttermost parts of the globe. Ye have cut down the forest that gave them homes; and fields and gardens bloom on the spot, and houses rich and fair, stands upon the shores of your beautiful Lakes and Rivers, whose waters wend their way so peacefully to the great ocean: and you have taken to your bosoms the whining vipers of another nation. Ye have fed them with your food, clothed them with your clothing, and warmed by your own fireside, and to pay you for your sympathy and philanthropy for them, a poor, starved, and beggarly race, they will turn and rend you, to obey the orders received from their priests before they landed upon your beautiful shores, where your forefathers spilled their blood that you and generations after you might repose upon freedom’s ground. We who have been in the legislature, and on the field of battle, whose voice has been heard above the cannon’s roar, we, who have been instrumental in hushing the tumults of war, escaped therefrom unscathed, and died at home in our own beds, surrounded by those who loved us—are now returning to the earth-sphere again to warn our brother Americans to look well to their arms! Ethan Allen.
To Correspondents.
By Editor
1. IN writing to this Office, let everything of a business nature be put on a part of the sheet by itself, or on a separate sheet, so as not to be mixed up with other matters.
2. Be careful to write all names of persons and places, plainly and distinctly.
3. In all cases give the name of the Post Office, County and State. When a Town or Village is called by one name, and the Post Office by another, be sure to give the name of the Post Office.
4. When the direction of a paper is to be changed, do not forget to mention the Office to which it has been sent.
5. Let everything be stated explicitly, and in as few words as will express the writer's meaning.
6. In writing texts of scripture, be sure to copy from the Bible correctly. It is no small sin to carelessly mangle the Word of God as some do.
If the above directions are complied with, we shall be saved much time and perplexity, and be less liable to mistakes in transacting the business of the Office.
The above is for our Correspondents to read and observe. But very few seem to regard it.
Michigan Tent.
By M. E. Cornell; John Norton Loughborough
We thought best to make a statement in the Review concerning the tent. There is yet about $50, behind and our word is pledged for the payment. It soon will be due, and our anxiety about the matter is increasing. Some have given encouragement that they would assist in paying for the tent, whom we have not yet heard from. Others have handed us from one to five dollars, and said they would wait and "see how we came out." The donations of late have been so small and far between that we begin to think that all are waiting to "see how we come out," and fear we shall "come out" minus the means to pay the debt.
We have no claims on the brethren. Our expenses have been nobly met from the commencement. We felt it duty to make this statement, that the Lord's stewards may know how we stand. Those wishing to assist in this matter can send their donations to us at Jackson, Mich.
M. E. CORNELL.
J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.
Tent Meetings.
PROVIDENCE permitting there will be a Tent-meeting at Panton, Vt., near Bro. H Gardner's, to commence Sept. 8th at 5 o'clock P. M., and continue as long as circumstances will allow.
Also, a Tent-meeting at East Braintree, about one mile on the road leading from East Braintree to West Randolph, to commence, Sept. 15th, at 5 o'clock, P. M.
JOSIAH HART,
E. P BUTLER,
H. BINGHAM,
ALBERT STONE,
} Committee of
Arrangements.
Tent Meeting.
By Editor
PROVIDENCE permitting, we will hold a Tent-meeting at Shelby, McComb Co., as Bro. Rathbone shall arrange, commencing Sabbath, Sept. 16th, at 10½ o'clock A. M., and continue over First-day.
J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.
M. E. CORNELL.
☞ BRO. R. F. COTTRELL.—We will, Providence permitting, meet with the church at Mill Grove, Sabbath, Sept. 9th, and speak to the people at Clarence on the subject of the Sabbath, First-day, Sept. 10th, at 2 o'clock, P. M.
☞ BRO. E. EVERTS.—We should be happy to meet with our dear friends in Vermont, at Panton Tent-meeting, but must be denied this privilege. The above appointments for Mill Grove and Clarence had gone before your note came.—ED.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
THE BALTIC.—The Paris Moniteur announces that on the 7th and 8th August the French expeditionary force was landed on the Island of Aland, north of the fortress of Bomersund. At the same time a force of English and French marines landed south of the fortress. The disembarkation was covered by war steamers, and was effected, as the Moniteur says, without a man getting his feet wet. They then erected their batteries, while the Russians destroyed theirs, and fell back on the main fortress. By the 12th the fortress was completely invested. On the 14th the Russians made a sortie, but were driven in. On the 15th the French carried a redoubt of eight guns without losing a man. Another account says it was a strong fort they took, after several hours' fighting.
The bombardment of the main fortress was to begin on the 16th.
Reports in the English papers say that the inhabitants of Aland had risen against the Russians, and it was proclaimed by order of the French Admiral, from the pulpits of all the churches, that the Russian sway on the islands had ceased.
THE DANUBE.—The aspect of affairs on the Danube is quite unchanged.
The Russians continued to fortify all strategetic points as they advanced.
The London Daily News contains a remarkable special correspondence, stating that the British troops in camp at Monaster, near Devna, are decimated by malignant cholera, totally destitute of medicine, famishing for lack of food, and are discontented and almost disorganized. The Times correspondent partly confirms the statement.
Prince Pashkiewitch returned to Warsaw on the 13th, and will again take the command of the Southern army.
ASIA.—On the 4th August an offensive and defensive alliance was concluded between the Porte and Shamyl. The terms have not transpired. It is, however, understood that Shamyl insisted that the Porte should recognize the independence of Circassia; he, in return, offering the assistance of 50,000 mountaineers to act in concert with the Turkish forces.
Mercantile letters form Baghdad say that contracts have been made to furnish supplies and transports for a Hindoo British force, which would arrive via the Persian Gulf, and be landed at Baza, mouth of the River Tigris.
The Emperor of Morocco has announced his intention to present the Sultan with thirty millions of piasters and 12,000 troops annually while the war lasts.
SURRENDER OF BOMERSUND.—The British steamer Basilisk has arrived at Dantzic from the Baltic, and brings the news that Bomersund surrendered on the 17th inst.
2,000 Russians were taken prisoners.
The French lost one hundred and sixty killed.
Bibles Burned in Cummunsville
We learn that much excitement exists in the neighborhood of Cummunsville, on account of the recent burning of a number of Bibles in the public highway by some Irish Catholics. The Bibles were distributed by the American Bible Society, and the remains of those burnt can now be seen at the rooms of the Bible Society.