p. 96 | Review and Herald, Vol. 48, No. 12. (9/14/1876)

ARE WE LOOKING FOR HIM?

By S. C. R.

While reading the article in Review of Aug. 17, “No Room for Christ,” the words went home to my heart with great force; and I could see plainly that among the masses of people, in any place or in any organization under the sun, there is no room for the “Prince of Peace.” Then, coming a little nearer, I wondered if, even in the ranks of the people who say they are looking for him, there were not those who would fail to welcome him back to earth with joy. According to the works of many of us—I believe there are noble exceptions—I should think he would be a most unwelcome visitor. Still nearer, to my own heart I put the question, and found with deep humiliation that it is almost ready to speak the words of the “unwise,” “My Lord delayeth his coming.”

O “peculiar people,” where are we drifting? What is the reason for all this languor and stupidity? Do we believe the word of God; or do we think he has forgotten and will let the earth remain in its present state, for centuries to come? Dear brethren and sisters, “Jesus of Nazareth” will soon appear in the clouds of heaven. We have professed to believe this, and to be getting ready to meet him in peace at his coming, for some time. That great event is just so much nearer now than when we first believed, and have we told any one that he is coming? Yes; a long time ago I used to speak to strangers about it; but I do not mention it any more, except to some of “our people.”

Let us think for one moment of the patience of the lowly Saviour when he labored for such as we. Did he get weary of answering so many questions; or of visiting so many on errands of love and mercy? Do we ever agonize before God and weep because the people will not hear? If I only had more of his sweet Spirit, I could do something for humanity too. I could at least visit one family each day, and talk with them of these things, and I remember he has said, “Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end.” May God help us each to get this miserable, unsatisfying selfishness out our hearts, and make room for the dear Saviour. Let us get our affections off our houses, lands, furniture, etc.; and let us look and pray for our Lord’s return as we would for that of a very dear friend whom we had not seen for a long time. How tender have been the mercies of God toward us! and let us draw near to him, and love him with true hearts, so that we may be found in a short time, clothed with the wedding garment, looking and waiting with joy for our “Elder Brother.”

S. C. R.

WRITE

By J. G. Wood

What shall we write? “Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth; Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.” Rev. 14:13.

From henceforth must signify from a given point of time, and seems to refer the reader to the solemn warning of the third angel contained in the ninth and tenth verses: “If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture.” The wrath of God is the seven last plagues; Rev. 15:1; the first of which falls on them that receive the mark of the beast and worship his image. Rev. 16:2.

“Without mixture,” that is, having no mixture of mercy. The door of mercy is then closed forever. Luke 13:25. There will then be a crying to the Lord to “open unto us,” verse 26, and that, too, by professed Christians who claim to have been eating and drinking in the presence of the Lord, or at the Lord’s table, while at the same time working iniquity, or transgressing the law.

It is now too late to cry to the Lord for mercy. The decree has gone forth: “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still; and he that is filthy, let him be filthy still; and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still; and he that is holy, let him be holy still.” No mercy here!—it is “the time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation.” Dan. 12:1. It is a time when they shall call upon the Lord, but he will not answer them; when, he declares, “they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me; for they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord; they would none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.” Prov. 1:25–30. It is the day of wrath, the time during which Job wished to sleep in the grave, and which he wished to be excused from seeing. Job 14:13.

The third angel’s message is the last merciful warning to the world. Those of this generation who live under its proclamation, but die before its close, just prior to the pouring out of the seven last plagues, are blessed, inasmuch as they will sleep through this time of trouble. They rest a little while from their labors, but their works do follow them.

I was particularly struck with the force of these words while preaching the funeral discourse of Bro. and Sr. Carr’s four children, on the 21st of August. This brother and sister, who live in the northern part of Nodaway Co., Mo., buried four children in the short space of two months, last February and March. Lois R., the eldest, a teacher, about twenty-one years of age, had accumulated $400. Prior to her sickness, she laid aside one-tenth of this as sacred to the Lord, for the advancement of present truth. This her parents freely gave to the Missouri Conference, with a pledge for the interest of the remaining $360.

While she lived, she wished to see the cause of God prosper, now she “rests from her labors, and her works do follow her.” This money, if properly used, may send the truth to others. The increase, we believe, will be placed to her account, and she shall be rewarded at the resurrection of the just. “She, being dead, yet speaketh.”

J. G. Wood.

THE DEAD IN THE LORD.

By R. F. C.

The dead in Christ are blest, no more they weep, Their sufferings, toils, and troubles all are past; No pain nor sickness breaks their quiet sleep, And crowns of glory they shall have at last.

The hosts of battle o'er their graves may tread, And booming cannon cause the earth to quake; Naught can disturb them in their lowly bed, Till Jesus' voice their slumber deep shall break.

Oh! what a joyful waking that shall be! What joy and rapture shall each bosom thrill, When they the beauteous King of Glory see, And rise with him to Zion's holy hill!

And we, the living, may the triumph share; If we are faithful till that hour shall come, We, too, with them shall meet him in the air, And find our mansions in the heavenly home.

The time of trouble and the day of wrath, When persecution's fires shall glow once more, Lie just before us, and athwart the path That leads to yonder safe and blissful shore.

But if our names are in the book of life, The Prince of Israel will interpose, Will quench the glowing flames of rage and strife, And bring earth's controversy to its close.

Then let us labor to secure the rest, And meekly meet the trials of the way; The overcomer will be truly blest, Reigning with Christ in never-ending day.

R. F. C.

THE ILLUMINATED CLOUD

When Rev. Dr. Scudder, of Brooklyn, was returning from India, he saw, one evening, a dark, unlovely cloud blackening the western horizon and shadowing the sea. As he gazed upon it, the sun sank into the cloud. It at once softened, mellowed, and finally blazed with light. Pierced with ten thousand beams, it poured forth cataracts of liquid splendor that bathed the pavement of the great deep as with a flood of molten gold. That which before cast a sullen shadow, now hung in the heavens transfigured with celestial light. The change was wrought simply by the entrance of the sun. So of Christians it may be said, “Ye were sometimes darkness, but now are light in the Lord.” The indwelling Christ changes that which is by nature dark and unlovely into a glory and a joy. Softened and mellowed by his presence, we are changed from glory to glory till we are finally melted and merged into the brightness and bliss of the heavenly world.—Sel.

Pray Without Ceasing.

By Nevins

To present a petition is one thing; to prosecute a suit is another. Most prayers answer to the former; but successful prayer corresponds to the latter. God’s people frequently lodge their petition in the court of Heaven, and there they let it lie. They do not press their suit. They do not employ other means of furthering it beyond the presenting of it. The whole of prayer does not consist in taking hold of God. The main matter is holding on. How many are induced by the slightest appearance of repulse to let go, as Jacob did not! I have often been struck with the manner in which petitions to the legislature are usually concluded—“And your petitioners will ever pray.” So men ought always to pray to God, and never faint. Payson says, “The promise of God is not to the act, but to the habit of prayer.”—Nevins.

The Right of Private Judgment

Thou hast the right of private judgment, gain the power of right judgment.

Obituary Notices.

“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.”

FELL asleep in Jesus, at Chateaugay, Franklin Co., N. Y., Aug. 24, 1876, our beloved cousin and brother in Christ, James Wilbur, in the sixty-ninth year of his age. He was converted about twenty-three years ago under the preaching of the third angel’s message, and has since lived a devoted Christian life. He was sick a little less than forty-eight hours, and died in the triumphs of faith. A wife, four sons, and a large circle of relatives, are left to mourn their loss. A funeral discourse was given by the writer from Job 14: 14. Bro. H. W. Lawrence assisted in the services, and gave a very touching address to the mourners.

JACOB WILBUR.

DIED, of heart disease and congestion of the liver, near St. Marys, Ill., Aug. 29, 1876, sister Fannie L., daughter of John and Martha McDonald, in the twenty-sixth year of her age. Sister Fannie embraced the truth one year ago last winter, and rejoiced in its precious light to the end of her life. She was beloved and respected by all who knew her. Conscientious and upright, she always lived a very exemplary life, and now rests in hope. May her dear parents, sisters, and brethren and sisters in the church, all live so that they may meet her in that world where sickness and death never come. Funeral discourse by the writer from the words, “I am the resurrection and the life.” John 11: 25.

R. F. ANDREWS.

General Conference

Appointments.

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

General Conference.

The fifteenth Annual Meeting of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at Lansing, Mich., Tuesday, Sept. 19, 1876, at 2 o’clock P. M., for the purpose of considering such matters pertaining to the general prosperity of the cause as may properly come before this body.

James White, J. N. Andrews, J. N. Loughborough, Gen. Conf. Com.

S. D. A. P. Association.

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association will hold its seventeenth annual session on the camp-ground at Lansing, Mich., Thursday, Sept. 21, 1876, at 9 o’clock A. M., for the election of officers, and for the transaction of any other business that may come before the meeting.

James White, U. Smith, F. H. Sisley, M. J. Chapman, S. Brownsberger, J. H. Kellogg, James Sawyer, Trustees.

The Health Reform Institute.

The stockholders of the Health Reform Institute will hold their tenth annual meeting at Lansing, Mich., in connection with the camp-meeting, Friday, Sept. 22, 1876, at 9 o’clock A. M., for the election of officers, and for the transaction of any other business that may come before the meeting.

Stockholders who cannot attend will please see that their stock is represented by proxy if they have not already made provision of this kind.

James White, U. Smith, S. Brownsberger, J. H. Kellogg, W. C. Sisley, W. K. Loughborough, M. J. Cornell, Directors.

The Educational Society.

The Seventh-day Adventist Educational Society will hold its second Annual Meeting on the camp-ground at Lansing, Mich., Friday, Sept. 22, 1876, at 2 o’clock P. M., for the purpose of electing a Board of Trustees for the ensuing year, and transacting any other business that may come before the meeting.

James White, U. Smith, S. Brownsberger, H. W. Kellogg, Jas. Sawyer, W. J. Fairfield, J. S. Day, Trustees.

The Michigan Conference.

The Michigan Conference will hold its next annual session in connection with the camp-meeting at Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, Sept. 20, 1876, at 9 o’clock A. M. Delegates should be on the ground on Tuesday, the 19th. Let the church officers make their reports in season; also let the S. B. treasurers make an effort to meet their pledges. We hope the friends of the cause will make an especial effort to attend this meeting, prepared to work for the Lord.

E. H. Root, J. Fargo, J. S. Day, Mich. Conf. Com.

The next annual meeting of the Mich. T. & M. Society will be held sometime during the camp-meeting at Lansing, Sept. 18–26. E. H. Root, Pres.

Illinois Camp-Meeting.

No providence preventing, this meeting will be held Sept. 28 to Oct. 4, 1876, on the Methodist camp-ground, situated midway between Waldron and Kankakee, Ill.

Those coming from the north or north-west, by rail, will take Illinois Central cars at Chicago, for Kankakee. Friends in Western and Southern Illinois are requested to come to their nearest point on the “Chicago Branch” of the Illinois Central R. R., and come north to Kankakee. Teams will be in waiting for passengers from northern and southern-bound trains, at K. Ample provisions will be made for both man and beast.

Let all who can, come with tents to take care of themselves; but let those who cannot bring tents bring bedding, and tent-room will be furnished them. All tents should be erected, and things set in order, on Wednesday, Sept. 27. All be on time. Bro. and Sr. White, and Bro. Canright are expected. Let none excuse themselves and stay at home, who can possibly attend. Camp-Meeting Committee.

Illinois State Conference.

The next annual session of the Illinois State Conference will be held on the camp-ground, near Waldron, Sept. 27, 1876, at 4 P. M.

It is especially requested that every delegate be on the ground in time to attend the first session of the Conference. Let all our churches at once take the steps necessary to represent themselves fully at this meeting. Churches that wish to join the Conference should present their requests at this time. Let every church be represented by delegate if possible, if not, by letter.

We request the officers of our several churches to immediately attend to re-organizing S. B. that the proper pledges may be made for the coming year. Also that the S. B. treasurers immediately collect and forward to the State treasurer the balance of the unpaid S. B. for the present year, and not wait until the session of Conference before sending in this balance now due.

R. F. Andrews, C. H. Bliss, G. W. Colcord, Ill. Conf. Com.

The next annual T. & M. meeting in Illinois will be held in connection with the Illinois Camp-meeting, Sept. 28 to Oct. 4, 1876. G. W. Colcord, Pres.

There will be a tent-meeting held with the Prairie Valley church, Sept. 29 and Oct. 1. One of the Missouri tents will be pitched on the ground. We invite our scattered brethren to come to this meeting. Bring your unconverted children, and come praying that God may work mightily in the conversion of sinners.

This meeting will be held in connection with the Tract and Missionary quarterly meeting. All persons coming by rail will get off at Winston, on the C. R. I. & P. road. Teams will be in readiness to convey passengers to the meeting. Ample provisions will be made to accommodate all, as far as possible. If any have tents, it would be well to bring them and make it a kind of camp-meeting. Jos. H. Mallory.

The next quarterly meeting of the church at Gridley, Ill., will be held at the Christian meeting-house or the Gregory school-house, Sept. 16, 17, 1876. Bro. C. H. Bliss has been invited to attend. The meeting begins with the Sabbath. Wm. H. Slown.

Quarterly meeting of Dist. No. 5, Iowa and Neb. T. and M. Society, at Monroe, Iowa, Sept. 16 and 17. A full attendance is requested. The friends at State Center are invited to meet with us. Send your reports to Alfred McNeill, Caloma, Iowa, in season to be condensed. Russell Hart, Director.

Quarterly meeting of Dist. No. 4, Iowa and Neb. T. and M. Society, will be held Sept. 16, 17, 1876, with the Brighton church. We desire a general attendance of the members at this meeting. Eld. Butler is expected. Wm. P. Andrews, Director.

Providence permitting, a general quarterly meeting of the Iowa and Nebraska Tract and Missionary Society will be held at Victor, Iowa, Sabbath and Sunday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 1876. Meetings to commence with the Sabbath. The nearest station to the Victor church is Ladora, on the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific R. R.

This meeting is put off a little later than the regular time to secure a large attendance and the presence of some who could not otherwise be present. We want this to be an important meeting, where we can plan for future labors during the fall and winter. We want as full an attendance of the officers of the T. & M. Society as possible, that we may consult together for the advancement of the T. & M. work. The tent season will then be over, and points for future labor will be considered. All the districts should have their reports in the hands of the State secretary in season for him to make out his report.

Come, brethren, let us go to this meeting determined to enter into the work anew, and secure a general advance throughout the Conference. Geo. I. Butler.

Quarterly meeting of the church at Whitehall, Trempealeau Co., Wis., Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 1876. Bro. C. W. Olds is expected. O. A. Hegg.

Quarterly meeting of Wis. T. & M. Society, Dist. No. 7, at the brick school-house, Deerfield, Waushara Co., Sept. 16, 17, 1876. Wm. Y. Eager, Director.

No preventing providence, the next general quarterly meeting of the Mo. T. & M. Society will be held at Nevada, Vernon Co., Oct. 14, 15, 1876.

Quarterly meeting of Dist. No. 1, at Prairie Valley, Daviess Co., Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.

Dist. No. 2, at Salisbury, Chariton Co., Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.

Dist. No. 4, at the same time and place as the general meeting.

Dist. No. 5, at Avilla, Jasper Co., Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.

Dist. No. 6, at Greensburg, Knox Co., Sept. 16, 17.

Will every member make a note of this, and prepare to attend; or if that is not possible, report, not forgetting the personal donation? I expect to be at the meetings in districts 1, 3, and 4. Wm. Evans, Pres.

The quarterly meeting for Dist. No. 2, Iowa & Neb. T. & M. Society, is to be held at Marion, Iowa, Sept. 23, 24 instead of Sept. 2, 3. We make this change, as we expect Bro. Butler to attend. J. T. Mitchell, Director.

Providence permitting, I will meet with the friends of the cause at Marion, Iowa, Sabbath and Sunday, Sept. 23 and 24. We want to see a general turnout of the older brethren from all the neighboring churches. We also want those who have more recently embraced the truth to be present. This meeting will commence the fall and winter campaign among our churches. We must draw nearer to God. Brn. Nicola and Mitchell will be with me. Geo. I. Butler.

No providence preventing, I will be at North Dartmouth, Mass., Sabbath and first-day, Sept. 16, 17.

Meetings at the house of Bro. Richard Ashley, Sept. 23, 24.

I will meet with the friends in Chilmark, on Martha’s Vineyard, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Hope to see all the scattered friends on the island present.

The design of these meetings is to prepare ourselves to enter more heartily into the work of God, organize S. B., and enter into the tract and missionary work as never before. We say to all who possibly can, Come to these meetings prepared to do your duty in the fear of God. D. A. Robinson.

Quarterly meeting of Ill. T. M. Society, Dist. No. 3, with the Serena church, Sept. 23, 24. Let all the workers report promptly. We wish to see just what has been done this quarter. Jas. M. Bute, Director.

Quarterly meeting of the church at Sand Prairie, Wis., Sept. 23, 24. Other churches are invited. There will be an opportunity for baptism. John Atkinson, Elder.

Quarterly meeting of Dist. No. 7, Iowa and Neb. T. & M. Society, at Peru, Madison Co., Iowa, Sept. 23, 24, 1876. We desire a full report from all the members of the district. A. J. Stiffler, Director.

Tract and Missionary quarterly meetings of the Vt. T. & M. Society will be held as follows:—

Dist. No. 6, at Warren, at the school-house south of the village, Sept. 23, 24, 1876.

Dist. No. 5, at Jamaica, Oct. 7, 8.

Reports for District No. 6, should be made to M. Augusta Green, Warren, Vt. Preaching at these meetings on Sabbath and first-day, at 11 o’clock A. M. A. S. Hutchins, Pres.

Quarterly meetings in Minnesota will be held as follows:—

Riceland and Geneva, at Geneva, Sept. 23, 24.

Golden Gate and Home churches, at Home, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.

Agency, Oct. 7, 8.

Pine Island, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.

Concord and Kenyon, at Kenyon, Oct. 7, 8.

Medford, Oct. 14, 15. Harrison Grant.

Business Department.

“Not slothful in Business. Rom. 11:12.”

The post-office address of Eld. Chas. L. Boyd is Blair, Washington Co., Neb.

The post-office address of Elds. E. B. Lane and J. O. Corliss is New Market, Shenandoah Co., Va.

RECEIPTS

For Review and Herald.

Annexed to each receipt in the following list, is the Volume and Number of the Review & Herald to which the money received pays—which should correspond with the Numbers on the Papers. If money for the paper is not in due time acknowledged immediate notice of the omission should be given.

$2.00 EACH. Jabez C Tucker 50-10, C McNeal 50-2, F W Mace 50-11, H G Buxton 50-11, O F Olmstead 50-7, Sarah Swan 50-6, Amelia Tubbs 50-13, T G Adamson 50-8, A E Dalley 50-12, Alex Perkins 50-11, H G Mosier 50-11, C K Drury 50-12, Margretee Peterson 50-11, Jabez Medley 50-10, Carey Smith 49-6, I W Barker 50-10, Wm Addison 50-11, Sarah Ducklee 50-12, Dr J Grover 50-9, E D C Green 50-1, H W Thomas 49-14, Mrs E B Goods 11 50-11, Mary E Palmer 50-11, Nancy Cameron 50-11, Hattie Hadden 50-8, Wm Coon 50-1, S Borden 51-1.

$1.00 EACH. P S Gardner 49-11, N L McClintock 49-11, Mary Randall 49-10, J Calvert 49-19, J H Murray 49-11, T A Drake 49-10, Wm Jones 49-11, W C Nichols 48-11, Lucy H Winslow 49-8, John Gibbs 49-11, Joseph Ings 49-10, Thos W Potter 49-8, J L Laven 49-14, Margaret Grant 49-11, Lizzie H Stover 49-11, Wm Cottrell 49-20, Wm Chapman 49-5, Namaan Noftsger 49-11, E A Stein 49-11, Mrs M Brace 49-8, G W States 49-12, Melvina E Harmon 49-12, Mrs M Smeads 49-11, Hugh Prichard 49-11, Mary J Starky 49-8.

Miscellaneous.

Alden Green $4.00 52-10, N S Butterfield 50c 48-23, J L Snell 1.50 50-11, P T Paine 1.50 50-11, Wm Y Eager 50c 48-23, Jane Hener 4.00 42-1, Wm Penniman 50c 48-24, P Lightner 55c 49-1, Jane E Spencer 50c 48-23, John Vogt 1.50 50-11, Chas G Person 50c 49-2, Warren Beebe 50c 48-23, Ephraim Woods 50c 49-2, H H Page 3.00 50-8, Mary E Dunn 1.50 50-11, C D Mann 50c 48-22, Josephine Newton 1.50 50-11, John Klossner 25c 48-23, P F Patrick M D 25c 48-23, John W Davis 25c 48-23, J C Beard 25c 48-23, E P Tinker 25c 48-23, S S White 25c 48-23, J B Miller 25c 48-23, Noah Fultz 50c 49-2, Warren I Gibson 3.00 51-5.

Books Sent by Mail.

J Milton Akers 45c, S Christiansen 25c, C Hemenway 75c, H G Mosher $2.50, B Gillis 1.00, T T Heasman 30c, D C Bixby 25c, John Wight 13c, M Crawford 75c, Vina La Dow 1.00, Mary R Hoover 30c, D B Richards 11c, Wm Potter 11c, J Lowe 15c, Mrs M Smith 1.15, Mrs F J Burderman 1.55, L S Elphick 8.75, Wm Chapman 1.00, W Brigham 50c, N P Hanson 2.50, B E Lawrence 10c, Mrs M A Reed 50c, G W States 1.00, M E Hamilton 50c, J James 60c.

Books Sent by Express.

Elsie Gates $12.04.

Cash Rec’d on Account.

Minn T & M Society $58.57, Minn Tent Debt 200.00, T M Steward 25.00, Vt T & M Society 100.00, E L Haskell 130.35, N E T & M Society 600.00.

Gen. Conf. Fund.

N E Conf $300.00.

S. D. A. E. Society.

J H Acton $5.00, Myron A Winchel 15.00, Lester Campbell 2.00, Olive Coon 5.00, C D Mann 3.00.

Swiss Mission.

E Green & wife 2.50, A friend to the cause 30.00, G B Murphy 25c, Mary P Shaw 10.00, R Knapp 2.00.

REMAINING CAMP-MEETINGS FOR 1876.


Indiana, Peru,	Sept.	14-18
Michigan, Lansing,	“	19-26
Illinois, Waldron,	Sept.	28 to Oct. 4.

Adventist Publications at the Exhibition Book Trade Department

Our publications and periodicals at the Exhibition will be found in the Book Trade Department, which is located near the south-eastern corner of the Main Building. Our exhibit may be readily found by inquiring for the department named.

Testimony for the Church No. 27 and Children's Book Notice

We have received at this Office a copy of Testimony for the Church, No. 27, printed at the Signs Office.

We have also received a very beautiful and attractive book for children, entitled, “The Treasure Book of Child’s Poems.” Price, 10 cts.

For copies of each, address, SIGNS OFFICE, Oakland, Cal.

Russia Eager to Join Turkish War

RUSSIA is reported as being anxious to take a hand in the war against Turkey. The other powers are in favor of peace, while Russia desires an armistice, her object being supposed to be to gain time for preparation. Meanwhile thousands of Russia’s subjects are said to be pouring into Servia.

Confirmed Reports of Bulgarian Atrocities Draw British Response

Reports concerning the Bulgarian atrocities are fully confirmed. The London Times says, editorially, that such barbarity will not be tolerated by England, and prompt action on the part of the British government is called for.

Henry, Ill., Sept. 7, 1876

By C. H. Bliss

Notice.

WILL the church clerks of the Illinois Conference make out their yearly reports and send them to me immediately, so that my report can be ready for Conference? If you have no blanks, write and tell me, 1. The number of church members; 2. How many have been received and dismissed the past year; 3. Financial pledge to Conference the past year, and how much has been paid; 4. How many Sabbath-keepers there are in your vicinity who are not members of the church, and all other items of special interest to the Conference.

Address me at Henry, Marshall Co., Ill.

C. H. Bliss.

Henry, Ill., Sept. 7, 1876

Secular Item.

JAMES LACY, Mt. Morris, Genesee Co., Mich., wants a Sabbath-keeper to work his farm, a single man or one with a small family preferred.

Who Left a Hymn Book in Our Tent

By A. S. Hutchins

Who.

Who left, in our tent, a new Hymn Book bought of Bro. White on the camp-ground? Was it left in exchange for books taken at the stand? Please report to me.

A. S. Hutchins. Irasburgh, Vt.

European Press.

By James White; E. H. Root; John Morrison; Wm. Ings; Geo. I. Butler; C. Comings; Newel Grant; E. W. Whitney

We, the undersigned, regard it a great privilege to donate to the Lord, for the European press, under the care of our worthy missionary, Elder J. N. Andrews, One Hundred Dollars each, and invite fifty-two others to join us in raising $10,000.


James White	$100	E. H. Root	$100
John Morrison	100	Wm. Ings	100
Geo. I. Butler	100	C. Comings & wife	100
Newel Grant	100	E. W. Whitney	100
August Rasmussen	100	R. G. Lockwood	100
An Iowa Brother	100	W. H. Hall	100
Emily Leighton	100	Betsey Landon	100
S. A. McPherson	100	S. N. Haskell	100
“A friend in N. E.”	100	C. K. Farnsworth	100
“W. P. A. M.”	100	M. Wood	100
Chas. L. Boyd	100	Mrs. Getman (deceased)	100
Mrs. E. Temple	100	A. H. B.	100
Freeman Nichols	100	A. T. Stickney	100
D. A. Owen	100	Mrs. J. L. James	100
Wm. B. Mason	100	A. La Rue	100
J. N. Loughboro’	100	B. N. Berry	100
J. S. Wicks	100	M. J. Bartholf	100
Reuel Stickney	100	A Bro. in Minn.	100
C. Clark & wife	100	Mary Crouch	100
W. A. Pratt	100	H. C. Stone	100
C. McNeil	100	B. L. Whitney	100
Mary R. Stem	100	Thomas Alverson	100
Jane Roland	100	S. B. D.	100
E. Green & wife	100
Susie D.	100