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BENJ. HOSTLER

By Benj. Hostler

From Bro. Hostler.

BRO. WHITE: I wish to say a few words through the Review to those dear brethren and sisters who have been acquainted with the position which myself and companion have occupied during the last twelve months previous to last December. It is nearly ten years since we embraced the present truth, and have been firm believers in the gift of prophecy in these last days to God's people most of the time. We would say that we now sincerely regret that we were ever led by the enemy to doubt, and sympathize with those who have rejected the gifts. We feel to thank the Lord for sending Bro. Andrews to set us right and organize us into a church. He presented the truth in such a clear light that it removed all our doubts and unbelief so that our sympathy is now with God's dear people, who are keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. We feel to ask the forgiveness of all the dear brethren and sisters whom we may have grieved, and pray that we may be kept from the power of the enemy unto eternal life.

Yours striving to overcome.

BENJ. HOSTLER

Brookfield, N. Y.

Extracts from Letters.

Bro. E. Edson writes from Ashfield, Mass. : As I take my pen to write to my brethren and sisters, I feel that I have occasion to rejoice in the Lord. As I have read the many cheering epistles, I have been encouraged, and thankful to the Lord, that we have this privilege of expressing our hope in the Lord to one another. Although I have never added a line of encouragement before, I feel that I can rejoice in Jesus' love. What else can I desire? Nothing, no, nothing, but to have my hope in him. Precious Saviour to all that believe! I pray that we may all feel and realize him as he is. I can thank the Lord that my hope grows stronger. My prayer is that I may so live as to meet the people of God in heaven. Is this not a precious hope? Is it not more than we can think? and is it not worth striving for?

Bro. L. Martin writes from Bennington, N. H. : I can truly say that I derive much comfort from reading the Review and Herald from week to week. I love the Lord, I love his truth, and I love his people. I thank the Lord for what he has done in the West, and I thank and praise him for the belief I have that he is about to work here in the East. I want to realize more than I do the solemn time in which we live.

The Lord sent three of his faithful servants from Vermont to New Hampshire the past winter. Their labors were blest to the good of some souls. Blessed be the name of the Lord! I hope and trust the time will come when Bro. and Sr. White will visit the New England States once more, and that your hearts will be made glad in seeing the work of God prosper among us.

Sister C. McCoy writes from Cotton, Ohio : I would say to the dear brethren and sisters that I am striving to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. It has been three years since I began keeping the Sabbath, and I feel to rejoice that I ever started in this good and glorious cause. I have many trials to endure, but I feel and trust that the Lord will deliver me out of them all. I feel that I must put on the whole armor, that I may be able to stand in the day of the Lord's anger.

The Review is about all the preaching I have, and I feel that I cannot do without it, it is such a feast to read the many good pieces and letters from the brethren and sisters. Let us go on and strive to be faithful that we may at last receive a crown of life.

Bro. J. Tomlinson writes from Iowa City, Iowa : It has been some little over two years since I embraced present truth. I started out to keep the commandments of God in the 17th year of my age, with a full determination to make my way to the kingdom. I do not feel like turning back to the weak and beggarly elements of this world ; but I feel encouraged to press my way onward to the kingdom. My mother, two brothers and sisters, are striving with me to go to the kingdom. I trust we shall all prove faithful till Jesus comes ; for he is the rewarder of those that diligently seek him.

It encourages me very much to read the testimonies from the dear brethren and sisters that are pressing forward to mount Zion. I would be glad to meet them there, where all will be peace and happiness forever. It is my sole object to live in discharge of every known duty, and get free from all wrongs, that when Jesus comes to gather his jewels, I may be among that number that Christ will present to his Father without spot or blemish, or any such thing.

Obituary Notice.

DIED in Avon, Wis., May 23, 1863, of diptheria, Hannah E., daughter of John and Elizabeth Davis, aged 1 year and 6 months. H. W. DECKER.

Appointments.

THE Michigan tent was pitched in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan, May 28, and will remain as long as the interest may demand.

R. J. LAWRENCE.

M. E. CORNELL.

B. F. SNOOK

By B. F. Snook

Eld B. F. Snook will meet with the church of Seventh day Adventists at Laporte City Iowa, on Friday-June 5 at 6 o'clock P. M. and remain over Sunday.

Also will meet with the Brn. at Waterloo on Thursday June 11 at 6 o'clock P. M. and remain over Sabbath and Sunday.

We hope the brethren will have every arrangement made for a happy meeting

B. F. SNOOK

Note to Sister Eliza Burbee.

By Editor

YOUR letter to Elder M. E. Cornell is before me. As he is from home we briefly notice it as follows—H. V. Reed was never acknowledged as a preacher among us. If he did advocate the Sabbath for awhile, it was when he was in sympathy (as were many in Wisconsin for awhile) with a slanderous sheet called the Messenger of Truth, whose work was to misrepresent, ridicule, and smut the pioneers of the cause. We have seen Reed two or three times, but formed no acquaintance with him. He has never been to Battle Creek, to our knowledge, and has no personal acquaintance with our people in this city. If he says that Mrs. W. says that none but herself are to have visions, he utters a falsehood. If he says that her first visions are being gathered in, he utters another falsehood. The first edition was offered for sale in the list of publications in the Review till all sold. When another edition is called for, or that was by a vote of General Conference, it will be issued and offered for sale.

The minister of Jesus Christ will carry truth to present to the people, and not smut and blacking to injure the reputation of others. Has Mr. Reed stooped to this, the veriest drudgery of the Devil, may God and humanity pity him. He may not have made up falsehoods out of new cloth, but probably loves those manufactured by some tool of Satan, and enjoys peddling them out. In this he selects a most fitting forerunner of his anti-law, Age-to-come heresies.

The contrast between the people of God, who keep his commandments, and those who teach them abolished, and would smut the reputation of God's loyal people by peddling falsehoods, is clearly seen in Rev. xxii, 14, 15:

POSITION OF GOD'S LOYAL PEOPLE.—"Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city."

POSITION, WORK, AND DOOM OF THE DISLOYAL.—"For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie."

Here are two distinct classes. God forbid that any whose ears have been charmed by the voice of truth in Waterloo, Iowa, and whose hearts have felt the blessedness of the Spirit of truth, should be torn from the first class to join the second, whose doom is outside the golden city of God.

Missionaries.

Several of our efficient ministers go out as missionaries. They must be sustained. The friends of the cause where they may labor will esteem it a pleasure to do liberally, yet we can hardly expect that all their traveling and home expenses will be met by the liberalities of these scattered friends.

In accordance with sections one and two of article five of the Constitution of General Conference, we recommend that one thousand dollars be immediately raised.

"Art. 5. Sec. 1. It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee to take the general supervision of all ministerial labor, and see that the same is properly distributed; and they shall take the special supervision of all missionary labor, and as a missionary board shall have the power to decide where such labor is needed, and who shall go as missionaries to perform the same.

"Sec. 2. Means for missionary operations may be received by donation from State Conferences, churches, or individuals; and the Committee are authorized to call for means when needed."

Here is a good object for benevolence for those who are not satisfied with giving only what the highest figures of systematic benevolence calls for, and for S. D. funds not pledged to other objects. Money is easily raised now. Immediate responses to this call are desirable. For convenience, address Eld. James White.

JOHN BYINGTON, J. N. ANDREWS, G. W. AMADON. } Gen. Com. Com.

Business Department.

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 receipted pays. If money for the paper is not in due time acknowledged, immediate notice of the omission should then be given.

E. C. Stiles for John Stiles 1,00,xxiv,1. Mrs. C. Lamberton 0,75,xxiii,21. H. P. Wakefield 2 copies 2,00,xxiii,1. C. K. Farnsworth 1,00,xxiii,7. Nancy Lowell 1,00,xxii,1. J. Dompier 1,00,xxii,24. I. Donplier 1,00,xxiii,1. Louisa Mann 2,00,xxiv,1. W. G. Burbee 1,20,xxiii,3. E. S. Walker for Jacob Noble 0,50,xxiii,1. B. Gardner 1,00,xxiv,1. J. T. Ashley 1,00,xxiii,1. M. L. Dean 1,00,xx,1. N. Gayle 1,00,xxiv,1. M. A. Farnsworth 2,00,xxiv,1. Sarah E. Elder 2,00,xxiii,15. E. Rose 1,00,xxii,1. E. Morrow 2,00,xxiv,1. J. Barrett 3,00,xxiv,1. A. Barnard 1,00,xviii,1. H. A. Fuller 1,00,xxiv,5. H. D. Corey 1,00,xxiii,1. E. M. L. Corey 1,00,xxiii,1. D. W. Cornell 1,00,xxiii,1. F. Carlin 1,00,xxiii,1. Jane Moore 1,75,xxiv,20. Mrs. E. A. Brown 0,50,xxii,14. J. G. Jones 1,00,xxiii,1. C. F. Hall for A. McAllister 1,00,xxiii,1. D. Curtis 4,00,xxv,1. Mrs. A. Cochran 2,00,xxiii,5.

Cash Received on Account.

Seneca H. King $7. R. F. Andrews $15.

Books Sent By Mail.

A. C. Bourdeau $1,10. A. R. Smith $1,10. Louisa Mann $2. Dr. Eddy 6c. A. S. Price $1,10. F. W. Hicks 35c. D. I. Trump 50c. E. Morrow $1,25. S. M. Holloway 31c. A. Barnard 13c. L. Johnston $1. Jane More 25c. Mrs. E. A. Brown 30c. C. R. Jones 25c.

Books Sent by Express.

S. H. King $6,04. Robert F. Andrews, Morrison, Ills., $29,70.

Missionary Fund.

John Byington, $25. James White $25. J. N. Loughborough $10. Ellen G. White $10. Jeremiah Stryker $1. Mrs. A. Cochran $3.

Vermont State Conference.

THE Vermont State Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists will be held at Wolcott, Vt. to commence June 11, at 7 p. m. It is expected that the churches belonging to this Conference, and those who intend to unite with the Conference will send delegates. A cordial invitation is hereby extended to Bro. and Sister White, and to all the true friends of the cause in Vermont and Canada East. We would also be happy to see brethren from different parts of New England and Northern New York, who are interested in the advancement of the cause East.

Brethren and sisters, let us come to this meeting with our hearts burning with the love of God, and ready to endorse those principles of order and union that are inseparably connected with the prosperity of the cause, and to keep pace with the important work of the third message.

A. S. HUTCHINS A. C. BOURDEAU D. T. BOURDEAU} Vt. Conf. Com.

The church in Durand, Wis., have established a monthly meeting, to be held on the first Sabbath in each month, to commence at 11 o'clock A. M., to be held at the stone school-house in the village of Durand. We invite all brethren and friends for whom it is convenient, and who have an interest in an Advent meeting, to attend.

R. W. REED.

The next quarterly meeting of the S. D. A. church of Roxbury, Vt., will be held the second Sabbath and first-day in June, in the neighborhood of Bro. E. P. Crane's. Brethren in the adjoining towns are invited to meet with us.

In behalf of the church. ELIAS COBB, Church Clerk.

God's Free-men.

By Editor

OUR ministers should be God's free-men. Those well tried and approved ministers that are poor should by the liberalities of the brethren be placed in easy circumstances, and they should have humility and grace to prize, and correctly improve upon the temporal blessings bestowed upon them.

Eld. B. F. Snook purchased house and lot at Marion Iowa, more than a year since, by advice of his brethren, for about $800, which is now worth probaly not less than $1200, depending mostly upon the brethren in Iowa to pay for it. But as they got badly fleeced by E. W. S. and have suffered some by the spirit of secesh, it became quite evident that Bro. Snook could hardly meet payments. So last November we sent Bro. Snook $400, and took mortgage on his place for this sum, at seven per cent interest, releasing him from ten per cent.

Bro. Snook should feel that he is God's free-man. No one should feel that he is the property of Iowa or of any other locality, but the property of the cause. The General Conference Executive Committee may send him a missionary to Europe before the close of 1863. Be this as it may, we think that mortgage should be lifted by those who would esteem it a pleasure to help.

We propose to give the interest and be one of twenty to raise the $400. Who will be one of twenty to take this burden off from Bro. Snook? Who will be one of forty? Who one of eighty? Let us hear at once from all who choose to help, and let your XXs and Xs and Vs come right in. If more than $400 be received it shall be put into the General Conference fund.

Subscriber Accounts and Payment Arrangements

By Editor

ELDERS Loughborough, Fuller, Andrews, Sanborn, and Snook, are furnished with lists of those subscribers in their fields of labor, showing just how every subscriber's account stands.

If more convenient, subscribers can pay them for Review and Instructor, and they will remit the same to the Office. Money for any of the benevolent objects stated in this number, may also be handed to them.

Tent Meeting at Otsego

Bro. and Sr. White intend to be at the Tent-meeting at Otsego, Mich., Sabbath and first-day, June 6th and 7th.

N. Y. Tent.

The New York tent will be pitched in Alleghany county about the sixth of June next. Further notice hereafter.

J. N. Andrews. C. O. Taylor. N. Fuller.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH

By John Norton Loughborough; Moses Hull

Providence permitting, we will hold meetings at Adam's Center, N. Y., Sabbath and first-day, June 6 and 7. Meetings to commence with the Sabbath.

We will be at Grass River, Tuesday, June 9, at 2 P. M. Rouse's Point, Wednesday, at 7 P. M.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH

MOSES HULL.