One more year of T. & M. work in our Conference lies in the past. It might be well for each member of the Society to reflect at this point upon his or her efforts to spread the light, and settle the question right here, whether more cannot be done the ensuing year, if life be spared. I am confident we do not at present fully appreciate this work. This branch of labor is in its feeble and undeveloped state compared with what it must and will be as mercy’s closing message is borne on to the nations of the world.
Our publications have been prepared with great pains. They contain truths of the most important character, drawn from the great fountain of light and truth, the word of God. Both the matter and style of the works command the respect of the intelligent and candid wherever they are read. And thousands of the best of minds will receive present truth from reading them. Upon our Tract and Missionary Societies lie the duty and privilege of sending them forth everywhere, shedding light like the rays of the morning sun.
We may not see much accomplished in our State to inspire courage and the spirit of sacrifice in us yet; there certainly has been something accomplished. There are persons to-day worthy members of our church, who have been brought to the observance of the Bible Sabbath by reading during the past year. They will help to sow the seed of truth.
We are about to enter upon another series of district quarterly meetings. For the encouragement of the Society, I can say, we are not in debt. But we do greatly desire to keep good the fund we have on hand, and this may easily be done if every member will quarterly make a donation. In voting to act upon the principles of the Constitution, we are pledged to contribute, from time to time, for the support and prosperity of our worthy mission; and it seems to me the most proper way is, quarterly to make such contributions with the report of work done as our circumstances and the demands of the cause would indicate.
In the reports of some Societies, I notice just as many reports as there are members, and an even number of donations with members. This looks well. Please watch our next reports, and see how our records stand.
As we enter upon the responsible duties of our appointment for another year, we have no other than words of courage and good hope to utter to you, dear brethren and sisters. The fields are all white for harvest; “and he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal.” A. S. HUTCHINS.
Irasburgh, Vt., Sept. 7, 1876.
DARK HOURS.
By Eliza H. Morton
THE great mass of people spend most of their time in the valleys of doubt, sorrow, and remorse. Although some people seem to live among the mountain tops and “on the hights,” yet there are hours in the lives of every individual when the sun refuses to shine, the fire refuses to burn, the world looks cold and unfriendly, despair comes in like a cloud, hopelessness takes possession of the soul, life looks dreary and unpleasant, and the grave seems a welcome hiding-place. Who can describe the sense of loneliness, the yearning tenderness, the wild, bitter cry of the human heart after rest, refuge, and home?
Man is tempted, because he is mortal and in a world of sin. Evil angels are suffered, at times, to wave their dark wings above his head, press in solid phalanx before him, and shut out every ray of light from the Infinite; but the darkness is not forever. “Joy cometh in the morning.” Hope reanimates the sinking spirits. Gladness springs up anew. Peace takes possession of the heart, and days of calm happiness follow the days of gloom.
Fellow-mortal, be not discouraged when the winds blow, the clouds grow black, and all heaven looks dark; beyond it is all light, and that light will eventually scatter the blackness of despair. “The Sun of Righteousness will arise with healing in his wings,” and there will come a morning which will know no night forever.
ELIZA H. MORTON.
Allen's Corner, Me.
OUR CAMP-MEETING.
By A. S. Hutchins
As has been said, there was a lack of freedom in our recent camp-meeting. This need not have been so had we all occupied that position with reference to the solemn closing message of mercy that we should. But I am led to ask myself, and the brethren and sisters who attended the meeting, What use shall we make of the precious privileges we did enjoy on this occasion?
Personally, I can say it is a matter of unfeigned gratitude of heart with me, that I had the privilege once more of meeting with Bro. and Sr. White, and Bro. Smith. Their clear, forcible, and earnest manner of presenting the truth, touched the hearts not only of those who are familiar with, and have received, the Bible sentiments they proclaimed, but also of some unacquainted with our faith.
We were sorry to see our dear Bro. and Sr. White in so feeble health; yet their hearts are aglow with interest and anxiety for every branch of the work in which they have so long been engaged, and for which they have mentally and physically suffered so much. Twenty-four years have passed away since I first met them. As then, I regard them as called and qualified of God to lead out in the far-spreading work of the third angel's message.
By union, activity, and growth in grace, as individuals and churches, we may stay up the hands of these servants of the Lord when they come among us. This work will conclude in glorious triumph to those united in the faith, watching, working, and waiting till the Master shall come.
“My soul, be on thy guard.”
A. S. HUTCHINS.
THE FIRST SABBATH-SCHOOL.
In Haydon’s “Dictionary of Dates,” Harper’s edition, is found the following:—
“The first Sabbath-school was founded by Ludwig Hacker, as early as 1740-47, at Ephrata, Lancaster Co., Penn., among the German Seventh-day Baptists there. The school-house was used as a hospital after the battle of Brandywine, fought in 1777. The first Sunday-school was instituted at Gloucester, England, about 1781-82, by Robert Raikes, a printer.”
“In England the Sabbath day [Sunday] was ordained to be kept holy from Saturday at 3 P. M. to Monday at break of day.”
Dist. No. 5 comprises Lucas, Fulton, Wood, Hancock, Putnam, Logan, Allen, Hardin, Auglaize, Darke, Shelby, Champaign, and Miami Counties; J. J. Boardman, Bowling Green, Wood Co., O., Director.
Dist. No. 6 comprises Williams, Defiance, Paulding, Henry, Van-Wert and Mercer counties; Wm. F. Crouse, Emmett, Paulding Co., O., Director.
GENERAL OFFICERS.
President, H. A. St. John, Clyde, Sandusky Co., Ohio.
Vice President, R. A. Underwood, Mesopotamia, Trumbull Co.
Secretary, M. E. Underwood, Mesopotamia, Trumbull Co.
Treasurer, M. E. Guilford, Clyde, Sandusky Co.
Keep this for reference.
H. A. ST. JOHN, Pres.
Threat of Russo-Turkish War Over Servia
LONDON, Sept. 7.—The situation is unmistakably threatening. A Berlin special to the Standard says that, as Turkey has decided not to grant an armistice, the outbreak of a Russian and Turkish war is deemed in well-informed circles unavoidable. A dispatch from Constantinople to the Daily Telegraph states that the British government has made strong representations to Turkey through her ambassador that if the war continues the Turks must be prepared to see Russia openly giving support to Servia. The inference is plain that England would not oppose such intervention. Therefore a Vienna special says, “Since the declaration that England would not support Turkey against Russian interference, Austria is looked upon in Constantinople as the power to oppose Russia, and consequently the Austrian ambassador now occupies the exceptional position which the British ambassador recently held. The Turks are by no means discouraged and have great faith in their own military power.”—Det. Evening News.
Progress of the Cause.
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
ROME, N. Y.
Our meetings closed here last night. We have held them eight weeks. We have had the very finest of weather, have not been broken up for a single night, have had excellent health, and nothing has come up to break up the interest. I have never, for so long a time, had a larger attendance than we have had here from beginning to end. I think we have not had, at any meeting, less than two hundred hearers, and generally about four hundred, and frequently from six hundred to eight hundred. We have had a good many of our brethren from different parts at our meeting nearly every Sabbath.
We have received about $50, donations in money, and have had a good supply of food brought to the tent all along, and have had numerous good homes opened to us in all parts of the city. We have obtained about fifty subscribers for our periodicals, and have disposed of one hundred and forty dollars’ worth of books.
It has become an absolute necessity for us to build a meeting-house here. Preliminary steps have been taken, and we have received so much encouragement that we think it quite certain a house will immediately be put up. More than twenty-five men are ready to go to work on it any day, and we have received nearly money enough to pay for material. The following from the Utica correspondent of the Morning Herald gives a fair summary of our work:—
“This evening the last sermon that will be preached in the Adventists’ tent before it will be removed to the camp-ground, was delivered. The tent was crowded and a good deal of interest was manifested. The elder’s sermon this evening was a general review of the work done during the eight weeks in which they have been laboring here, and its results. The elder has been very zealous in his work and there have been but seven evenings during the whole time that he has not delivered a sermon. He has preached several times in the day time and in all has delivered fifty-nine discourses. He has obtained fifty subscribers for their periodicals and has sold over one hundred dollars’ worth of books and tracts. About seventy-five persons have accepted their faith and keep the seventh day as the Sabbath, and quite a number more have expressed a belief in their doctrine. A regular church and Sabbath-school have been organized and a church building will be erected soon. At a business meeting held Saturday evening, Norman F. Kling was elected chairman of the society, Mrs. N. F. Kling secretary, and Samuel Southhall, treasurer. Norman F. Kling, J. W. Miller, and G. A. Campbell, were appointed as a building committee. Mrs. N. F. Kling has given a lot on the corner of Thomas and Jay streets, and upon this the church edifice will be built unless it can be exchanged for some more desirable location. Thirteen different carpenters in the city have agreed to contribute enough labor to construct the church entire. The paint and labor to put it on have nearly all been offered, and nearly enough money has already been raised to pay for the building material and to furnish the house when completed, so that a church will be built is a foregone conclusion. Elder Canright compliments the city of Rome very highly for the good behaviour of its young people, and expresses his thanks for the courtesies which he has received at the hands of all with whom he has come in contact.”
We are now moving to the camp-ground for our camp-meeting.
D. M. Canright.
Rome, N. Y., Sept. 4, 1876.
INDIANA.
We held our second Sabbath meeting at this place, Peru, last Sabbath. Some twenty were present; one-half of whom were Sabbath-keepers. Ten gave in good, cheering testimonies and expressed thankfulness for truth received. Our meetings have been attended by Americans, Germans, Norwegians, and Swedes. The Germans have purchased German tracts quite freely, and have sent quite a number to Germany. Three Norwegians have commenced to observe the Sabbath. One has subscribed for the TIDENDE. We remain here another week.
S. H. Lane, A. W. Bartlett.
VIRGINIA TENT.
We have visited and preached as usual during the past week. Our congregations averaged about one hundred and twenty-five. We held our first Sabbath meeting at this place last Sabbath, with good attendance; and at Newport twenty-five were present. A good proportion bore testimonies in the social meeting. God was with us. Last Thursday Bro. R. Sawyer, of Potterville, Mich., came unexpectedly into the tent. We rejoiced to see him. He has preached three discourses to the people with the best of acceptance. We only regret that his visit is so short.
Many thanks to the brethren for sending us REVIEWS, SIGNS, INSTRUCTORS, and REFORMERS. If you could see how eagerly they are taken and read, and how many we could dispose of, you would not be afraid of sending us too many. People will beg for them, even after they are all gone.
In regard to paying the freight on them, we have to pay for one hundred pounds, no matter how small the box is. If churches would collect papers, and send boxes of one hundred pounds or more, each box, we could get many more papers for the same amount of money than otherwise. We have already received a number of boxes, and have paid several dollars out of our own pockets for freight on them. This we would willingly do if we had the means to spare; but this we have not. It is difficult to prepay freight, so we think the best way will be to ship the boxes and inform us, and when they arrive we will send you the freight bill, and then you forward the cost of freight on them. But do not send if you can profitably distribute them at home.
Although it may cost something to get this reading matter before the public, still it is an opening in this new field where we can get thousands of our papers, and the present truth, before the people. Very few here take religious papers, and by this means I think we can open the way for subscriptions on our periodicals in thousands of families. So send them on if you have them on hand, and we can dispose of all we can obtain, and may God bless and reward you for your help to this dear people. Send small quantities by mail.
Our courage is good. We can report progress this week. Brethren, pray for this new field.
E. H. Lane, J. O. Corliss.
New Market, Shenandoah Co., Va.
MINNESOTA.
We returned to this place after harvest, according to appointment, and found the interest to hear unabated. Opposition has been fierce. Ministers and church members have done what they could to hinder the work, and the bitterness of some is truly wonderful; but so far the Lord has given his truth the victory. Opposition has only made it shine the brighter. Excitement is high, and the dividing line is being rapidly drawn. Some are deciding against, and we hope and believe some are deciding for, the truth.
Pray for us.
S. Fulton, L. H. Ellis, W. B. Hill.
Farm Hill, Sept. 4, 1876.
KANSAS.
Aug. 26, I went to Rock Creek to arrange for the special meeting to be held at or near the old camp-ground, Oct. 7. Bro. and Sr. White and Bro. Canright are expected. It is also expected that the long-looked-for debate will follow the meeting.
Aug. 27, I preached the funeral discourse of sister Fleak, who died June 20. The church has lost a very valuable member in her death.
All the children in this church appear to be advancing, and determined to go through with their parents. I spoke on S. B., which is now pledged to the amount of $63.20. I have been holding meetings with the Elk Falls church since Sept. 1. The church is in trial and the prospects of doing good are not very flattering.
Smith Sharp.
Sept. 4, 1876.
MUSKINGUM CO., OHIO.
I left Ohio Tent, No. 2, Aug. 23, by the request of our President, Eld. H. A. St. John, and came to this place to look after the work here. I visited, talked with many, and tried to get up a meeting in the village; but after five appointments had proved unsuccessful, I concluded to go to the country to commence a course of lectures. I procured a school-house, and commenced meetings last evening, with an audience of fifty or more, who gave the best of attention.
I greatly desire to keep humble, and stand in the counsel of God, that success may attend the effort at this place. Dear brethren, pray for me that the Lord may bless. My address will be Frazeysburg, Muskingum Co., Ohio.
Wm. Cottrell.
Sept. 6, 1876.
MORRIS CO., KANSAS.
Our meetings in the country still continue, and with increasing interest. The people of this community are, just now, very busy with their threshing and haying, yet they turn out well. We are now on the Sabbath question. A Disciple minister is to give us his understanding of the matter next Sunday night.
J. Lamont.
Council Grove, Sept. 6, 1876.
KENTUCKY TENT.
At the time of my last report the interest was very good, and I thought the novelty would soon be over; but another week has passed, and still the house is filled nearly every evening with attentive hearers. They attend from a distance of fifteen miles. This evening I commence on practical duties.
Our mildew-proof tent has proved a success. It is just the thing needed in this southern climate. From the present appearance, it will add to the value of the tent one-half in durability. There are several keeping the Sabbath, and we expect more soon. There seems to be some little complaining among the clergy, but no open opposition yet. Still pray for us.
S. Osborn.
Bear Wallow, Hart Co., Ky.
MICHIGAN.
Aug. 26, I met with the friends in Dimondale. I found them all of good courage. They sustain weekly prayer and Sabbath meetings, and have a Sabbath-school of about thirty members. Four others have decided to love God and keep his commandments, and have joined the class.
I have held fourteen meetings at Holt (Delhi Center), and Bro. Jones three. The house is well filled every evening, and crowded Sunday nights. The people are intelligent and kind. Dear brethren, pray that they may walk in the advancing light of truth, and be released from error’s chain, as Peter was from the Roman prison.
John Sisley.
TENNESSEE.
August 22, I commenced meetings near Glade Creek. I have spoken every night, and had the ague every other day quite a portion of the time. The attendance has been small, though it is gradually increasing. Opposition has been raised, and the most learned man in the country has been called in. To-day I reviewed a discourse delivered last night upon Adventism, to a full house, apparently with good effect. This evening I review a discourse upon the immortality of the soul. Several are convinced upon the Sabbath question. I hope good may be done here. Up to this date, I have given fifteen lectures.
Pray for the cause here.
Orlando Soule.
OHIO TENT, NO. 1.
We have just closed our labors at New Antioch, after a campaign of two months. Opposition was organized at the first, and kept up persistently and bitterly to the close. On Sunday seventeen signed the covenant, embracing a favorable representation of the intellect and moral influence of the place. Others will do so soon.
T. J. Butler.
Sept. 8, 1876.
NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE.
By Stephen N. Haskell; Maria L. Huntley
The first session of the New England Conference opened with prayer by Eld. U. Smith at 5 o’clock P. M., Aug. 25. Twenty-one churches and unorganized companies were represented by twenty-three delegates. Campton, N. H., and Pleasantville, N. Y., were not represented. The report of the last meeting was read and approved.
Voted, That Bro. White and Smith, and all others present in good standing in any S. D. A. church, be invited to take part in the deliberations of this meeting.
Voted, That the Chair appoint the various committees.
The President then appointed the following: On Nominations, L. W. Hastings, P. C. Rodman, and W. B. Mason. On Resolutions, Eld. U. Smith, D. A. Robinson, and M. Wood. On Credentials, F. W. Mace, A. W. Smith, and C. W. Comings. Auditing Committee, C. W. Comings, S. J. Twining, W. B. Mason, S. Martin, A. W. Smith, and D. H. Gould.
Adjourned to call of Chair.
SECOND SESSION.
This session was opened with prayer by Eld. U. Smith. The Secretary read a report, showing the real standing of the Conference, taking each church separately as far as reports could be obtained. This report showed the increase of Systematic Benevolence by donations and old arrearages during the year to be about four hundred dollars. At this point, Eld. Haskell made some interesting remarks relative to the union that existed in the Conference, the wants of the cause at the present time, and the encouraging prospect before us. He was followed by Eld. White, who made some very encouraging and instructive remarks concerning the wants of the cause in general.
The following officers were then elected for the ensuing year: President, M. Wood, So. Boston, Mass.; Secretary, S. A. Farnsworth, Washington, N. H.; Treasurer, Josiah Webber, New Ipswich, N. H.; Executive Committee, M. Wood, C. W. Comings, and J. O. Tucker; Camp-meeting Committee, F. L. Mead, C. Harris, and R. E. Tefft.
Credentials were renewed to Elds. S. N. Haskell, and P. C. Rodman; and a license was granted to M. Wood. It was also recommended, by vote of the Conference, that D. A. Robinson receive ordination and full credentials.
It was a unanimous vote of all the brethren and sisters present that Miss Clough receive twenty-five dollars as an expression of their appreciation of her services in reporting to the various papers during this meeting. The N. E. Conference also donated three hundred dollars to the General Conference.
The Committee on Resolutions presented the following, which were separately and unanimously adopted, several of them by a rising vote of the congregation:—
Resolved, That the fact that this camp-meeting presents a larger number of tents upon the ground than any previous camp-meeting held in New England, and a greater number of brethren in attendance, should be a matter of much encouragement to all interested in the cause in this Conference.
Resolved, That we hereby express our thanks to the camp-meeting committee for their efficient efforts in fitting up the ground, and otherwise making this meeting a success.
Resolved, That we express our thanks to the General Conference for the help furnished at this meeting, especially for the presence and labors of Bro. and Sr. White.
Resolved, That we hereby express our gratitude to God for the manifestation of his Holy Spirit, which has made our meeting one of unusual interest and profit.
Resolved, That we recognize more visibly than ever before the hand of God in the progress of the cause as a fulfillment of prophecy, and with pleasure we renew our consecration to the work of its promulgation.95
Resolved, That the efforts of Eld. S. N. Haskell in so extensively advertising this meeting in the secular papers, which has tended to secure a larger attendance, and thus make our influence more widely felt, are entitled to the hearty approval of this Conference.
Resolved, That we hereby express our thanks to J. T. Furber, superintendent of the Boston and Maine R. R., and the conductors on this division, for especial courtesies granted us at this meeting; and we instruct the Secretary of this Conference to transmit to these gentlemen a copy of this resolution.
Oh, I sleep, but my spirit is waking;
And I dream of the land of the blest,
On whose shores no rough billows are breaking,
Where the weary and worn are at rest.
And I see what earth’s glory transcendeth,
And I hear what no mortal can tell,
Of the beauty and bliss that ne’er endeth,
In the land where the glorified dwell.
And I sigh for the light of the morning,
When the night, with its tears, shall have fled;
And my soul, in her righteous adorning,
To that beautiful land shall have sped.
Oh, the peace and the glory surprising!
Oh, the thrill of surpassing delight!
On the darkness the light is arising,
And the morning is chasing the night!
Then arouse, O my soul, seek God’s blessing,
And recline in thy slumbers no more;
For the work and the moments are pressing,
And I hear Jesus’ knock at the door.
—Baptist Weekly.
RELIGION IN EVERY-DAY LIFE.
By Spurgeon
This is what the grace of God does when it comes into a family. It does not alter the relations; it does not give the child a right to be pert, and to forget that he is to be obedient to his parents; it does not give the father a right to lord it over his children without wisdom and love; for it tells him that he is not to provoke his children to anger, lest they be discouraged; it does not give the servant the right to be master, neither does it take away from the master his position, or allow him to exaggerate his authority; but all around it softens and sweetens.
Rowland Hill used to say that he would not give a half-penny for a man's piety, if his dog and cat were not better off after he was converted. There is much weight in this remark. Every thing in the house goes better when grace oils the wheels. The mistress is perhaps rather sharp, quick, tart; well she gets a little sugar into her constitution when she receives the grace of God. The servant may be apt to loiter, be late up of a morning, very slovenly, fond of gossip at the door; but if she is truly converted, all that kind of thing ends. She is conscientious, and faithful in every duty. The master, perhaps—well he is the master and you know it; but when he is truly a Christian man, he has a gentleness, a suavity, a considerateness about him. The husband is the head of the wife; but when renewed by grace he is not at all the head of the wife as some husbands are. The wife also keeps her place, and seeks by all gentleness and wisdom to make the house as happy as possible. I do not believe in your religion, dear friend, if it belongs alone to the tabernacle and the prayer-meeting and not to your home. The best religion in the world is that which smiles at the table, works at the sewing-machine, and is amiable in the drawing-room. Give me the religion that can black boots, and do it well; cook the food, and cook it so that it can be eaten; measure off yards of calico, and not make them half an inch short; and can sell a hundred yards and not label ninety a hundred, as some tradesmen do. That is the true Christianity which affects the whole of life.
When we are truly converted we shall seem to be changed in all our relationships to our fellow-men; and hence, we shall regard those we call our inferiors with quite a different feeling. It is wrong in Christian people to treat with too much severity the little faults they see in servants, especially Christian servants. That is not the way to correct them. They see a little something wrong and at once condemn, as if the offense were the greatest crime. If your Master and mine were to treat us in that style, I wonder how we would get on.
How quick some are in discharging their maids for small errors! No excuse, no trying the offender again: they must go. Many a young man has been turned off for the veriest trifle, by a Christian employer, when he must have known that he would be exposed to all sorts of risks. And many a servant has been sent adrift as if she were a dog, with no thought whether another position could be found, and without any thing being done to prevent her going astray. Do let us think of others, especially of those whom Christ loves even as he does us. Philemon might have said, No, no, I don't take you back, Mr. Onesimus, not I. Once bitten; twice shy, sir. You stole my money; I am not going to have you back again. I have heard that style of talk, have not you? Did you ever feel like it? If you have, go home and pray God to get such feelings out of you; for it is unchristianlike to entertain them. You cannot take them to Heaven. When the Lord Jesus Christ has forgiven you so freely, are you to take your servant by the throat and say, “Pay me what thou owest”? God forbid that we should continue in such a temper. Be pitiful, easily entreated, ready to forgive. It is a deal better that you should suffer a wrong than do a wrong; much better that you should overlook a fault which you might have noticed, than notice a fault which you ought to have overlooked.
“Let love through all your actions run,
And all your words be mild,”
is said in the little hymn we used to learn when we were children. We should practice it now, and
“Live like the blessed virgin's son,
That meek and lowly child.”
God, in his infinite grace, grant we may.
—Spurgeon.
TWO SETS OF RECIPES.
I
ARE you deficient in taste? Read the best English poets, such as Thompson, Gray, Goldsmith, Pope, Cowper, Coleridge, Scott, and Wordsworth.
Are you deficient in imagination? Read Milton, Akenside, Burke, and Shakespeare.
Are you deficient in the power of reasoning? Read Chillingworth, Bacon, and Locke.
Are you deficient in judgment and good sense in the common affairs of life? Read Franklin.
Are you deficient in sensibility? Read Goethe, and Mackenzie.
Are you deficient in political knowledge? Read Montesquieu, the Federalist, Webster, and Calhoun.
Are you deficient in patriotism? Read Demosthenes, and the Life of Washington.
Are you deficient in conscience? Read some of President Edward’s works.—Independent.
II
Very good for those who have access to a choice library, or means to purchase for themselves. There is for the less-favored class a very good substitute. Read critically, with a view to the style and dignity of thought.
For defective taste—Christ’s sermon on the mount; Paul’s address to Agrippa, and the Epistle of James.
For imagination—the descriptive passages in Job, and generally the Apocalypse of St. John.
For reasoning—Christ’s refutation of the Sadducees, and generally the Epistle to the Romans.
For judgment and good sense—Solomon’s Proverbs.
For sensibility—The last chapters of any of the four Gospels, and the book of Ruth.
For political knowledge—Study the constitution of the Jewish commonwealth, as described in the first books of the Bible.
For patriotism—The life of David; the restoration after the Babylonish captivity.
For cultivation of the conscience, you can scarcely go amiss. Peter’s, John’s, and James’ Epistles, and above all the words of Christ.
This is no ad captandum suggestion. The Scriptures furnish the best models and the most suggestive materials to be found in the English language.—Interior.