p. 272 | Review and Herald, Vol. 32, No. 24. (12/8/1868)

NOTHING TO SPARE.

What! hast thou naught to spare? Alas! thy lot Indeed is hapless; thou art very poor— Poorer than thy poor brethren who have not The hoarded much, that crieth still for more. Where are thy baubles? where thy glittering toys? Where thy rich trappings? thy amusements, where? Where is thy wasted time, thy unbreathed word Of gentleness—thy hidden talent, where? The look of pity which thou mightest accord? Oh! do not tell me thou hast naught to spare; Bethink thee ere thou speakest so again, And for thy needy brethren have some care; So much God giveth thee, so much to share.

Obituary Notices.

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

DIED, at Ann Arbor, Mich., October 12, 1868, my brother Francis M. Gulick, aged 26 years. His death was caused by bleeding, resulting from a surgical operation on his leg for necrosis.

Francis had been a Christian, and a full believer in the present truth for nearly seven years. I have strong confidence that he sleeps in Jesus.

JOEL GULICK.

DIED, at Trenton Center, Wis., Nov. 21, 1868, of gastric fever, of typhoid form, Sr. Julia A. King, in the forty-ninth year of her age. She patiently bore her afflictions, and quietly rests in hope until the resurrection morning.

“Dearest sister, thou hast left us, Here thy loss we deeply feel; But ’tis God that hath bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal. “Yet again we hope to meet thee, When the day of life is fled; Then, in Heaven with joy to greet thee, Where no farewell tear is shed.”

T. P. FINCH.

AMELIA A. STEBBINS

By Amelia A. Stebbins

From Sr. Stebbins.

DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: I have found sweet comfort and encouragement in reading the communications from those that love the Lord and his appearing. I have, of late, awaked, as it were, from a state of insensibility. Dark and threatening clouds gathered around me. Satan bound me that I could not come to the fountain of Life; and I came nigh losing my hope. But the Lord, through his tender mercy, saw fit to rescue me, and set me at liberty, for which I now feel greatly to rejoice. And since the Lord set me free, I have felt free, indeed. The blessing of the Lord has rested continually upon me, and I feel like one newly converted. I know the Adversary would rejoice if he could in any way keep me from giving my testimony for Jesus. But I am determined, the Lord strengthening me, that the remainder of my life shall be for Jesus. I want to be made willing to suffer for Jesus, that I can reign with him at last.

I feel that time is very short, perhaps much shorter than any of us realize. We are living in a solemn time, when we should all be awake, watching and praying. The Adversary is very wroth, casting his snares at every point. Oh! let us not slumber and sleep in this hour of temptation until it is too late. The Lord is pleading for us still. But soon, if we will not listen to his voice, we shall hear the words, “Too late,” “Depart from me.” Oh! what a dreadful thought. I often ask myself, Shall I be one of that number? God forbid. Let us be encouraged and renew our covenant with the Lord, for if faithful we soon shall receive the promised reward.

“Heir of the kingdom, Oh! why dost thou slumber? Why art thou sleeping so near thy blest home? Wake thee, arouse thee, and gird on thine armor, Speed, for the moments are hurrying on.”

I feel that I want to be converted anew every day, that I can have the evidence continually that I am accepted of Jesus. I want to be cleansed and purified, that I, too, may be one of the number that shall have the “seal of the living God” placed in my forehead. I want my daily walk and conversation to correspond with my profession, my every word and act to tell for Jesus, that I may be the means of doing some little good while I remain here, and that if I am called to suffer the scoffs and scorns of the world it may not be on my own account, but for Jesus’ sake who died for me and for all.

The little church here in Ulysses is advancing. We meet from Sabbath to Sabbath for prayer and conference meeting. Our members are few; but we have the evidence that the Lord is with us, and his blessing is given us in abundance. We feel that in union there is strength. I feel that I need the prayers of all God’s children, that I may ever have strength to overcome the temptations of the Adversary, keep in the narrow way, and finally have a right to the tree of life.

AMELIA A. STEBBINS

Potter Co., Pa.

“SEEKING FOR JESUS.”

By Letis Thorne

JOHN VI, 24.

“Seeking for Jesus”—who? why, the wanderer, The sad and the lonely, the poor and the blind; The mourner all tearful, the storm-shattered pilgrim, All anxiously striving this Jesus to find.

“Seeking for Jesus”—how? by contrition For sins that have pierced him, by unceasing prayer, By faith in his word and by humble submission, They’ll find him, who thus to his footstool repair.

“Seeking for Jesus”—why? just to revel On all the rich bounties his love can impart? Or to sit at his feet, like the Bethany daughters, And list to his teaching, and give him the heart?

“Seeking for Jesus”—when? in life’s morning, At noonday, ere life’s sun shall set in the west; When hungry and weary, bereft, disappointed, Or when all the pathway with joy shall be blest.

“Seeking for Jesus”—where? in the closet, The vale, on the mount, in the temple of prayer; Whoever, whenever, wherever we seek him In pureness of heart, he’ll be found of us there.

—Letis Thorne.

In the Field Again.

By R. F. Cottrell

AFTER a long confinement at home by the sickness of my wife, I have returned to Randolph, Cattaraugus Co. Find most of the brethren and sisters here holding fast, and some making good advancement in the work of preparing for the Judgment. Some are on doubtful ground. Satan is trying to overthrow them. My prayer is, that he may not succeed.

I have come out for a winter campaign, if God's providence permit. Hope to find new fields of labor. May God direct me and bless my labors. The language of my heart is, Here I am, send me. I hope to be helped by the prayers of those who love the truth.

R. F. COTTRELL.

Nov. 29, 1868.

Notice.

By T. M. Steward

To the Systematic Treasurers of Illinois and Wisconsin Conference, Dear Brethren: It is now time for the second quarterly report. They are due the first of December; yet there are many who have not sent in their first quarterly report. I want them. Please forward them at once to me at Dell Prairie, Adams Co., Wis.

T. M. STEWARD, Sec.

Appointment Withdrawn.

By H. Nicola

BRO. SMITH: I wish to withdraw the appointment for the Quarterly Meeting at Pilot Grove, Dec. 12 and 13, since it is not convenient for the ministering brethren to be present then. When they go North they will make the appointment at Pilot Grove to suit their convenience. H. NICOLA.

“God’s Work must be Done, and I may be Dead.”

SOME years ago, a missionary in a Pagan land brought before his people a benevolent object, for which he proposed to receive their contributions, at some future time. A maimed and crippled man pressed forward at once, and, laying down a handful of silver, said, “That is for myself; and that,” laying down another, “is for my wife; and that,” laying down still another, “is for my child;” the whole sum being some seven dollars from this poor African, for a single benevolent object.

“But,” said the missionary, as the man was giving it, “I do not want the contributions now, but only to know how much you think you can give when the time shall come for collecting it.” “Ah, sir,” replied the man with deep earnestness, “God’s work must be done, and I may be dead.” And he refused to take back the contribution, saying, “No, no; I cannot take it back; for God’s work must be done, and I may be dead.”

This was true wisdom in the poor African, wisdom to guide us not only in giving, but in all our Christian labors. “God’s work must be done, and I may be dead,” and therefore I will now give, and do, all I can for his cause and kingdom.—Sel.

Doing Good for Evil

To do evil for good is human corruption; to do good for good is civil retribution; but to do good for evil is Christian perfection.

Prices of our Uncovered Tracts.

PER HUNDRED.		FOR LESS THAN A HUNDRED.
Sent by Railroad.	By Mail.	By Mail.
4-page tracts, 25 cts. per 100.	37 cts.	At the rate of 50 cts. per 100.
8-page tracts, 50 cts. per 100.	75 cts.	At the rate of $1.00 per 100.
16-page tracts, $1.00 per 100.	$1.50.	At the rate of $2.00 per 100.
2-page tracts, $1.50 per 100.	$2.25.	At the rate of $3.00 per 100.
32-page tracts, $2.00 per 100.	$3.00.	At the rate of $4.00 per 100.

The Best Gifts

THE BEST GIFTS.—The best thing to give your enemy is forgiveness; to your opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.

Christ, the Cure of Impatience

None but a patient Christ can make us patient Christians. As our passions were the cause of his, so his passion is the cure of ours.

MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD.

On and after Dec. 1, 1868, Passenger Trains will run on this road as follows:

GOING WEST.

LEAVE.	MAIL.	DAY EXP.	EVE. EXP.	NIGHT EX.
Detroit, .......	7:20 A.M.	11:10 A.M.	5:25 P.M.	10:20 P.M.
Battle Creek,	1:45 P.M.	3:53 P.M.	11:08 P.M.	3:13 A.M.
Chicago, Arrive,	9:05 P.M.	10:02 P.M.	6:30 A.M.	10:03 A.M.

GOING EAST.

	MAIL.	DAY EXP.	EVE. EXP.	NIGHT EX.
Chicago,	5:00 A.M.	8:00 A.M.	4:30 P.M.	9:00 P.M.
Battle Creek,	12:03 P.M.	1:45 P.M.	10:03 P.M.	3:13 A.M.
Detroit, Arrive,	5:55 P.M.	6:30 P.M.	3:45 A.M.	8:30 A.M.

THESE trains all run by Chicago time, which is fifteen minutes slower than Detroit time.

Appointments.

By Joseph Bates

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

PROVIDENCE permitting, I will meet with the following-named churches as follows: Vassar, Tuscola Co., Mich., Sabbath and first-day, Dec. 12, 13; Watrousville, Dec. 19, 20; Holly, Dec. 26, 27. JOSEPH BATES.

Southern District Maine Monthly Meeting

By J. B. GOODRICH

The next Monthly Meeting in the Southern District of Maine, will be held with the church at Woodstock, commencing Sabbath evening, Dec. 19, and hold over first-day. J. B. GOODRICH.

Business Department.

Not Slothful in Business. Rom. xii, 11.

Business Notes.

The P. O. address of Wm. Carpenter Jr. is North Liberty, Ind

RECEIPTS.

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Cash Received on Account.

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Michigan Conference Fund.

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For Review to the Poor.

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Books Sent by Mail.

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Received on Book and Tract Fund.

J Gargel $4.80, M S Burnham 5.00.

Receipts for Benevolent Fund.

Charles Brackett $5.00, Mrs H S Burnham 10.00, M J Chapman 3.00, Marcus Gould 10.00, Lucy Gould 10.00, D S Beers 1.00, M S Burnham 10.00.

Instructor to the Poor.

C H Hostler 50c.

The Evil of Continual Time-Setting

The Baptist Tidings, published in Detroit, Mich., has the following item in its issue of Dec. 3, 1888:

“A general convention of the Adventists is now in session at Buchanan. They will now fix upon another day for the great destruction.”

The brevity of this notice makes it all the more forcible as illustrating the evil of the continual time-setting of which a large body of first-day Adventists have been guilty since 1844. This is the prominent feature of a notice of even three lines. It shows that the very terms Adventism and Adventist suggest the public mind only a repeated setting of time, and as oft repeated a disappointment.

The evil of this is that it destroys the confidence of the public in everything connected with the movement, and shuts their ears completely against the great truths which it is the province of Adventism to promulgate. It would not be so bad if only those who are guilty were the ones to suffer; but the public will not discriminate, and the odium of these repeated failures rests alike upon all classes. We wish it distinctly understood that Seventh-day Adventists are not to be identified with the timeists.

Practical Instruction from Bro. Andrews

By Editor

☞ We call the special attention of the reader to the articles from Bro. Andrews in the present and a few past numbers of the REVIEW. They contain mines of practical instruction, and will be found profitable articles for study.

Trains Running from Kalamazoo to Allegan

We learn that trains are now running from Kalamazoo to Allegan.

Calendar for 1869

CALENDAR FOR 1869.—The Association has published a Sabbath-keeper's Calendar for 1869, which is now ready for delivery. It is printed in two colors on a card 5½ by 9 inches. It is not so elaborate and beautiful a specimen of typography as we issued last year, but this will, in some minds, be at least partially compensated for in the reduction of price, which is only 10 cts. postpaid. Every Sabbath-keeper should have one of these calendars, so as to be able to tell at a glance the commencement of the Sabbath each week.

Correction to Benevolent Fund Receipt

The receipt for Benevolent Fund in Review No. 20, from L. C. Cottrell should have been C. M. Cottrell.

Manuscript on the Hope of the Promise

☞ I. SANBORN. We received from you some time since, 27 pages of manuscript on the text, “And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers,” &c. This is all that has come from you of that nature. Is this the manuscript to which you refer?

J. N. ANDREWS

By John Nevins Andrews

I learn that some who have recently received a license to preach, or at least to make a trial of their gift in that work, are undertaking the settlement of church difficulties. I learn one other thing also which hardly need to be told, viz., that bad matters are made worse. Would it not be the course of wisdom for brethren without experience to let such work alone? If we have learned any lessons as a people, one of these is that such work does not pertain to inexperienced hands.

J. N. ANDREWS

Change of Address

By J. H. Waggoner

CHANGE OF ADDRESS.—My post-office address, until further notice, will be Richmond, Maine. J. H. WAGGONER.

Tracts in Print

By John Nevins Andrews

J. N. A. The tract, “Samuel and the Witch of En-dor,” is now in print, and “The Wicked Dead” is in type.

Truth and Sin

Truth is not always relished where sin is nourished. Light is pleasant, yet it may be offensive to sore eyes.