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!BOSTON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1862. 
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Lord and Saviour,in saying, "Father, keep 'them 
in thy name," that we should be careless to keep 
oursolves. To our own safety our own sedulity 
is required.—Hooker. 
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BY-AND-BYE. 
Where'er heavy hearts are beating, 
Comes the gently whispered greeting, 
Hope's sweet voice is e'er repeating, 
By-and-bye ! by-and-bye ! 
Chase the tear-drop cheek the sigh,. 
Joy is coming by-and-bye ! 
Rosy childhood's pulse is bounding, 
To that magic whisper's sounding, 
Telling of the joys abounding 
By-and-bye, by-and-bye. 
Haste the moments, let them fly—
Joys,we'Il grasp them by-and-bye. 
To the student pale and weary, 
Through the night hours, long and dreary, 
Steals an echo soft, yet cheery, 
By-and-bye ! by and bye 
Flinch not, pause not, guerdon high 
Shall reward thee by-and-bye. 
To him across the ocean foaming, 
Far from home and loved ones roaming, 
Floats an echo through the gleaming, 
By-and-bye ! by-and-bye ! 
Thrills the warm heart, lights the eye, 
With thoughts of meeting by-and-bye. 
The watches by some loved one lying 
Wan and helpless, to her sighing, 
Hears angelic tones replying, 
By-and-bye ! bye-and-bye ! 
Watch and pray—the languid eye 
Health shall brighten by-and-bye. 
The mourner by the green grave weeping, 
W here a cherished form is sleeping, 
Hears a spirit softly speaking, 
By-and-bye ! by-and-bye ! 
Dear one, lift thy thoughts on high, 
We shall meet thee by-and-bye ! 
God's Love to Man. 
eye and covered with fruits for his sustenance. 
Go to every scene which spreads beauty before 
his gaze, which is made harmoniously vocal to his 
ear, which fills and delights the imagination by 
its glow or its greatness. We travel with you, 
we admire,we feel and enjoy with you, we adore 
with you, but we stay not with you. We hasten 
onward in search of a demonstration more con-
vincing, that "God is love," and we rest not till 
we press into the strange, the mournful, the joy-
ful scenes of Calvary, and amid the throng of 
invisible and astonished angels,weeping disciples, 
and the mocking multitude, under the arch of 
the darkened heaven, and with earth trembling 
beneath our feet, we gaze upon the meek, the re-
signed, but fainting Sufferer,and exclaim, "Here-
in, and nowhere else, is it so affectingly, so un-
equivocally demonstrated—"not that we loved 
God but that God loved us, and sent his Son to 
be the propitiation for our sins."—R. Watson. 
Trust in the Lord always. 
Paul Gerhardt, a German poet and divine, 
was born in Saxony, in 1806. He entered the 
ministry, and for ten years performed the duties 
of his sacred office in the Nicolai Church at Ber-
lin. "But his religious sentiments," writes his 
biographer, "did not wholly coincide with those 
of the king, and Gerhardt, too conscientious and 
too decided to affect opinions which he did not 
entertain, was deprived of his appRintment, and 
ordered to quit the country. Utterly desti-
tute, not knowing where to lay his head, or pro-
vide for his helpless family, he left the home 
where be had spent so many happy years. But 
no affliction, however terrible, could shake his 
confidence in Divine wisdom and mercy. After 
some consideration he determined on directing 
his steps to his native land, Saxony, where he 
yet hoped to find friends. The journey, perform-
ed on foot, was long and weary. Gerhardt bore 
up manfully ; his heart failed him only when he 
gazed on his wife and little ones. When night 
arrived the travelers sought repose in a little vil-
lage inn by the roadside, where Gerhardt's wife 
unable to restrain her anguish, gave way to a 
burst of natural emotion. Her husband conceal. 
ing his anxious cares, reminded her of that beau-
tiful verse of Scripture, 'Trust in the Lord with 
all thine heart and lean not to thine own under-
standing ; in all thy ways acknowledge him,and 
he shall direct thy paths.' 
"The words uttered to comfort his afflicted 
partner impressed his own mind so deeply that, 
seating himself in a little arbor in the garden,he 
composed a hymn," of which Madame de Pon-
tes gives ns the following translatson : 
Commend thy ways, 0 mortal, 
And humbly raise thy sighs 
To him, who in his wisdom, 
Rules earth, and sea, and skies. 
He who for all has found a spot, 
Wind, wave and ocean dread, 
Will find a place, oh ! doubt it not, 
Thy foot can likewise tread ! 
In him alone confide thou must, 
Ere he will bless thy deed ; 
In His word must thou put thy trust, 
If thy work shall succeed. 
Murmur, and vain repining, 
And effort—all will fail ; 
God will not listen unto these—
Prayer can alone prevail. 
All means and ways possessing, 
Whate'er he does is right ; 
His every deed a blessing, 
His steps one path of light ! 
To thee it is not given 
The tempest's rage to quell ; 
God reigns supreme in heaven, 
And all he does is well. 
True, it may seem a moment 
As though thou wert forgot, 
As though he were unmindful 
Of thine unhappy lot ; 
As though thy grief and anguish 
Reached not the eternal throne, 
And thou wert left to languish 
In sorrow and alone. 
But if, though much should grieve thee, 
Thy faith shall ne'er have ceased, 
Be sure he shall relieve thee, 
When thou expect'st it least. 
Then hail to thee victorious ! 
Thou hast. and thou alone, 
The honor bright and glorious, 
The conquest and the throne. 
Not many hours after Gerhardt had thus ex-
pressed his unshaken fait* the Most High, he 
found by experience that God indeed had not 
forgotten him. Evening had now deepened,and 
the pastor and his wife were about to retire to 
rest, when two gentlemen entered the little par-
lor in which they were seated. They began to 
converse with the poet, and told him that they 
were on their way to seek the deposed clergyman 
Paul Gerhardt, by order of-their lord, Duke 
Christian of Mersebury. At these words Mad-
ame Gerhardt turned pale, dreading some fur-
ther calamity ; but her husband calm in his trust 
in an overruling Providence, at once declared 
that he was the individual they were in search 
of, and inquired their errand. Great were the 
astonishment and delight of both wife and hus-
band when oneof the strangers presented Ger-
hardt with an autograph letter from the duke 
himself, informing him that he had settled a con-
siderable pension upon him to atone for the in-
justice of which he had been the victim. Then 
the pious and gifted preacher turned towards 
his wife and gave her the hymn which he had 
composed during his brief absence, with the 
words 'see how God provides ! Did I not bid 
you confide in him, and all would be well ?' " 
The Christian',-3 Surety 
"Simon, Simon, Satan hath desired to winnow 
you as wheat"—here is the believer's toil—"but 
I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not ;" 
this is our safety. No man's condition is so sure 
as ours. The prayer of Christ is more than suf-
ficient both to strengthen us, be we never so 
weak ; and to overthrow all adversary power, be 
it never so strong and potent. This prayer must 
not exclude our labor; their thoughts are vain 
who.think that their watching can preserve the 
city which God himself is not willing to keep. 
And are not they as vain who think that God 
will keep the city, for which they themselves are 
not careful to watch ? The husbandman may not 
therefore, burn his plough, nor the merchant for-
sake his trade, because God hath promised, "I 
will not forsake thee." And do the promi-es of 
God, concerning our stability, think you, make 
• 
Trust in Christ. 
" 'Tis joy enough, my All in all, 
At Thy dear feet to lie ; 
Thou will not let me lower fall, 
And none can higher fly." , 
Fm the London Quarterly Journal of Prophecy. 
The Almighty Motive. 
Concluded. 
While pleading for the judicial aspect of the 
death and resurrection of Christ, it roust be con-
stantly borne in mind,that holiness,or conformity 
to Chi ist here and hereafter,is the great ultimate 
design of God. Redemption itself is the means 
to this glorious end. God makes his people hap-
py in order that they may be holy. There can-
not be a greater or more fatal mistake than to 
overlook this, and to make knowledge, or pleas-
ant frames, or excitement,the main points in our 
religion. We must desire joy because "the joy 
of the Lord is our strength." We must thirst for 
the knowledge of God, because it is life eternal. 
We must seek increase of faith, because we shall 
then be filled with joy and peace,and thus abound 
in hope ; which hope will lead us to purify our-
selves, as Christ is pure. 
The great thing needed by us is a continuous 
motive-power producing real holiness. We see 
and feel the want of this. There is too much of 
fitfulness, and too little of habit in our religion. 
How can we constantly realize this habitual mor-
al motive-power ! In no other way than by liv-
ing on Christ, giving the most earnest heed to 
the things we have heard concerning him, keep-
ing in memory the glad tidings of his obedience 
unto death, his glorious resurrection, and pre-
vailing intercession, and what God says to us 
about him, and of all who believe in him. 
"This, is the solitary source 
That genuine peace supplies : 
And only here the happy course 
Of service has its rise. 
"When we believe our guilt forgiven, 
Through God's beloved Son, 
We serve Him not to win our heaven, 
But grateful for it won. 
11r. What abundant reasons, for and encour-
ment to hope, does this doctrine furnish ! "If 
Where shall we go for manifestations of the 
tenderness, the sympathy, the benignity of God? 
The philosopher leads us to nature, its benevo-
lent final causes, and kind contrivances to in-
crease the sum of animal happiness,and there he 
stops, with half his demonstration ! But the apos-
tle:leads us to the"Gift bestowed by the Father for 
the recovery of man's intellectual and moral na-
ture, and to the cross endured by the Son on this 
high behalf. Go to the heavens,which canopy man 
with grandeur, cheer his steps with successive 
light, and mark his festivals with their chronol-
°gY• Go to the atmosphere, which invigorates 
his spirits, and is to him the breath of life. Go 
to the smiling fields, decked with verdure for the 
Rev. W. Jay one day attended the dying bed 
of a young female, who thus addressed him : 
"I have little to relate as to my experit ace. I 
have been much tried and tempted, but this i 
my sheet anchor : He has said, "He that cometh 
to Me I will in no wise cast out." I know I came 
to Him, and I expect that he will be as good as 
His word. Poor and unworthy as I am, He will 
not trifle with me ; it would be beneath His 
greatness; I am at his feet. As you have often 
said : 
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we died 
died with him, we shall also live with him." of eternal life. This was the leading point in 
we shall appear with him in glory." We shall be Paul's teaching, and this is God's great idea. It 
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Thus the gospel is a divine remedy and reve- 
lation, meets every part of our nature, and is Isixpence 
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tit would be worth a great deal to me, if I had 
to go with to get the relief ; but I have 
in that glory of God which we now rejoice in is as viewed in connexion with its causes and re- alike adapted to us as sinners and saints. All i not a fathing in all the world,and I cannot make 
lope of. It is observable also, how in some of 
he same scriptures where this judicial connexion 
is most fully brought out,Ithe future glory of the 
sults. the grandest exhibition of His perfections. 
It is also the only true foundation of happiness, 
and the only real motive-power for holiness. It 
who receive its gracious testimony shall prove 
that sin, as regards its guilt and consequences, 
can be fully and forever put away, and the soul 
out the good of giving me this ticket at all:, 
This is hardly charity. Think you see Jeremiah, 
down in the low dungeon : if Ebed-melech and 
saints is most largely revealed. (See Rom. viii. is at once simple and sublime ; and like all the enjoy full peace. It also makes provision for sat- Baruch had stood over the top of the dungeon, 
17-24 ; 2 Cor. v. 1-8; and more especially 1 other works of God, carries with it an evidence isfying all the thirsting, yearning desires of the and called out to him, "Jeremiah, if you will get 
Cor. xv.) The former part of this marvellous 
chapter exhibits the standing of believers in grace 
of its Divine origin. Man could never have' 
thought of such a scheme. No man ever did or 
soul, whether they have reference to knowledge, 
happiness, relationship, or possessions. Still fur- 
half way up, we will pull you out," when there 
was not a ladder, nor any means by which he 
Is one with Jesus ; and the latter part,their par- ever will receive it without the power of the ther, it is the power of God to holiness, for holi- could possibly get so far, how cruel would have 
ticipation of his glory in resurrection life. Oh, 
if we would be ever "looking for that blessed 
Holy Spirit removing his prejudices, humbling 
his pride, showing him his ruined state, and be- 
ness only is worthy the name of salvation. God's 
word environs us all round with motives of all 
been this charity : but instead 'thereof, they took 
old rags from under the king's treasury,and put 
hope, and glorious appearing of the great God getting confidence in Christ by means of God's kinds, appealing to all parts of our nature, our them on ropes, and bade him put the rags under 
and our Saviour," we must bind to our hearts own free word of invitation, and sure word of fears as well as our hopes ; it contains precepts his armholes, and sling his arms through the 
the precious fact, "that he gave himself for us," promise. It is when the Spirit shows us the suited to all duties, circumstances,and relations ; ropes,and then they pull him up all the way. 
and then shall we have our conversation in heav- things of Christ and glorifies him, that he is re- and all to produce that which is the end of all This was avilable charity ; the other would have 
en, and be more and more a peculiar people,zeal- eeived as God's gift—rejoiced in as God's aceep- God's purposes from eternity, and performances been hypocritical pretence. Brethren, it in the 
pus of good works, (Titus ii. 11-13.) 
ted one ; and then the soul learns to identify it- in time—"conformity to the image of his Son." description of a good Samaritan, Christ hits him 
IT. This view is the best preservative in pu- self with him as "a man in Christ." Those who To dispense with any of these motives or pre- off to the life, as giving to this poor wounded 
rity of doctrine. Hold fast this doctrine, realise 
it in the heart,) and we shall not go wrong in 
ether things. If Christ, our Surety and Head, is 
have realised this, and felt "the blessedness of 
seeing. the "Lord," are yet prone, like the Gala- 
tians, to let it go, and to sink in some measure 
ceipts is unwise and ungrateful ; it savours of the 
wisdom of' the world, and must end in certain 
loss. While believers in Jesus should not be ever 
man a charity of which he could avail himself, 
does it not seem to be strongly propable—nay, 
even certain---that when Christ comes to deal with 
our centre, and we realise his power, then all back into legality. Luther said of this blessed doubting of their state, it must be profitable for sinners, he gives them available mercy--.grace 
truth will take its proper place around him. This 
view exalts free grace, as reigning in election, 
mlling, justification, and sanctification. How dif- 
truth—"It is so easy to preach, and so hard to 
hold when the enemy assaults the soul with his 
old lie, Yea, bath God said ?" Therefore our 
them honestly to judge their ways; and to seek, 
as regards the method of salvation, the motives 
to holiness, and the rule of conduetto be found 
which may be of real service to them. 
Hence, permit me to say, I do not believe in 
the way in which some people pretend to preach 
'ereitt is it from the views of those who make the 
°carnation and life of Christ, apart from his 
merificial death and triumphant resurrection,the 
gracious Father hath given us line upon line,and 
precept upon precept, to "stand fast in our lib- 
erty," to "hold fast grace," to "abide in Christ," 
more and more in entire sympathy with God, 
the gospel. They have no gospel for sinners as 
sinners, but only for those who are above the 
dead level of sinnership, and are technically• 
Good News for You• 
3entreoftheir system ! The history of the Church to "reckon eurselvesdead indeedunto sin" to "hold 
styled sensible sinners. Like the priest in this 
.urnishes full proof that power for all saving and 
sanctifying purposes attends the ministry of the 
fast the beginning of our confidence steadfast 
unto the end," to be ever "looking unto 
A sermon delivered on Sunday morning, Octo. 
ber 5th, 1862, by Rev. C. H. Spurgeon, at the 
parable ; they see the poor sinner, and they say, 
"He is not conscious of his need, we cannot in- 
word and the services of saints, just in propor- Jesus;" "considering the Ahostle and High 
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vite him to Christ ;" "He is dead," they say, "it 
:ion as these truths are put prominent; whereas 
weakness and worldliness are sure to creep in 
where anything else is substituted. Luther and 
Priests of our profession„' and many like 
words. In order that we may be able to do this, 
let us continually pour out our souls in the heav- 
"But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, 
came where he was."—Luke x. 33. 
The good Samaritan is a masterly picture of 
is of no use preaching to dead souls ;" so they 
pass by on the other side, keeping close to the 
elect and quickened, but having nothing what• 
xis coadjutors,the Puritans and Covenanters,and en-provided prayer—"Wherefore also we pray true benevolence. The Samaritan had no kinship ever to say to the dead, lest they should make 
hose who, under God, brought about the revival always for you, that our God would count you with the Jew, he was purely of foreign origin,yet out Christ to be too gracious, and his mercy to 
n the last century, all furnish proof and illus- worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good he pities his poor neighbour. The Jews cursed be too free. The Levite was not in quite such a 
rations of this. In some instances the Divine 
philosophy of the views propounded was not per- 
pleasure of' his goodness, and the work of faith 
with power : that the name of our Lord Jesus 
the Cuthites,and would have no dealings with them 
for they were intruders in their land. There was 
hurry as the priest. The priest had to preach, 
and he might be too late for the service, and 
laps perceived. It was not seen how the leading 
truth promulgated, was opposed to other views 
Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, 
according to the grace of our God and Lord Je- 
nothing therefore, in the object of the Samari- 
tan's pity that couldexcite his national sympathies 
therefore lie would not stop to relieve the man ; 
besides, he might have soiled his cassock, or 
add by some who taught it ; but Christ was sus Christ,"(2 These, i 11-42,) 
but everything to arouse his prejudices,hence the made himself unclean ; and then he would have 
?reached, and God owned (as he ever will own) 
While earnestly sing to realise the mighty grandeur of his benevolence. 
been hardly fit for the dandy and respectable con- 
le testimony. In all the cases mentioned, a full motive-power which the perfected work of Jesus 
It is not my intention this morning, to indi- gregation over which he officiated. As for the 
4alvation, wrought out by a substitute, was pro- supplies,let not any other class of motives be ne- cate the delightful points of excellence which Levite, he had to read the hymn ; he was a clerk 
claimed; men even the very worst,were told they 
night have it freely, and were encouraged not to 
glected. We are bold to say,that all other con- 
siderations without this will be powerless as re- 
Christ brings out in order to illustrate what true 
charity will perform. I want you only to notice 
in the church, and he was somewhat in a hurry, 
but still he could get in after the opening prayer, 
,top short of such an immediate and present en- gards permanent practical results. But those who this one fact, that the benevolence which the Sa- so he indulged himself with the luxury of look- 
oyment ofit as produced peace and led to purity. are one with Jesus, and are abiding in him, will maritan exhibited towards this poor wounded ing on. Just as I have known ministers say, 
Nlarvellous results followed such unfoldings of not despise or neglect any other considerations and half-dead man, was available benevolence "Well, you know we ought to describe the sin- 
truth. 
urged upon them in the Word of God as motives He did not say to him, "If you will walk to Je- ner's state, and warn him, but we must not in- 
We should ever bear in mind how dependent to holiness. It is remarkable how in various richo, then I will bind up your wounds, pouring vite him to Christ." Yes, gentlemen,you must 
NC are on the Holy Spirit, not only for our first places motives appealingto love,gratitude,and hope in the oil and wine ;" or, "if you will journey pass by on the other side, after having looked 
ipprehension of it, but for our continued and in- on the one hand, and to fear and diligence on the with me as far as Jerusalem, I will then attend at him, for on your own confession you have no 
creased realization of these glorious facts, and of other, are found associated together. The Epis- to your wants." Oh, no, he came where he good news for the poor wretch. I bless my Lord 
our interest in them. Every real Christian knows tle to the Hebrews abounds with such appeals. was," and finding that he could do nothing what- and Master he has given to me a gospel which I 
'all well how difficult it is steadily to believe There the perfectness of the one Sacrifice, and 
ever for his own assistance, the good Samaritan can take to dead sinners,a gospel which is avail- 
hree things :-1. That a believer's state is as 
food, as safe, as blessed,and as glorious as God's 
the full acceptance of the believer by virtue 
thereof, are constantly presented ; and 
began with him there and then upon the spot, 
putting no impossible conditions to him, propos- 
able for the vilest of the vile. I thank my Mas- 
ter that he does not say to the sinner, "Come 
word describes it to be. 2. That the evil in the there also the terribleness of apostasy is most ing no stipulations which the man could riot per- half way and meet me," but he comes "where he 
lesh is as bad, and its tendencies as corrupt, and solemnly pressed on the attention of those of form, but doing everything for the man, and do- is," and finding him ruined, lost, obdurate, he 
consequently, danger from the world and Satan 
is great, as the Scriptures state is the fact. 3. 
whom better things were hoped. In the midst of 
the Epistle to the Romans,where grace shines so 
ing for him as he was and where he was, 
Beloved, we are all quite aware that a charity 
meets him on his own ground, and gives him life 
and peace without asking, or exp'ecting him to 
That yet, notwithstanding all this, the believer gloriously, close to where it is written, "There is of which a man cannot avail himself, is no char- prepare himself grace. Here is,I think, set forth 
nay, through grace, and the aid of the Holy therefore now no condemnation to them that are it.y at all. Go among the operatives of Lance- in my text, the availing benevolence of the Sa- 
spirit, so grasp the good as to overcome the in Christ Jesus," it is also written, "If ye live shire, and tell them that there is no necessity for maritan ; it is mine this morning, to show the 
,vil ; so realise the mighty motive-power which after the flesh, ye shall die." In 1 Pet. i. we any of them to starve, for on the top of Mt. St. available grace of Christ. 
ais blessed state and prospects supply, as to have a remarkable illustration of both classes of Bernard there are hospitable monks who keep a 
1. The sinner is without moral qualification 
'yield himself to God,and his members as instru- motives being found in combination. The requir e- refectory, where they relieve all passers-by ; tell for salvation, but Christ comes where he is. 
nents of righteousness unto God; " living "not ment is "Be ye holy,for I am holy." Now mark 
them they have nothing to do but to journey to 
I want,if I can,not to talk about this as a mat- 
unto himself,but unto Him who died for him and how in the next verse it is written, "If ye call on 
the top of the Alps, and there they will find food ter having to do with the multitude that are 
rose again." 'This is our high calling. Let us the Father, who without respect of persons judg- 
enough. Poor souls!! they feel that you mock abroad. but with us in these pews. I speak not 
ever seek grace to live with our hearts full of eth according to every man's work, pass the time thenafor the distance is too great. Penetrate one of them and those, but of you and me. .I want to 
wonder at the riches of Divine love, watching of your sojourning here in-fear." (van 17.) We 
of our back streets, climb up three pair of stairs say to every sinner, 'You are in a state in which 
carefully the evil still within us, and "working trace the same teaching in 2 Cor. v. 9-15. The into a wretched room, so dilapidated that the there is nothing morally that can qualify you for 
out our own salvation with fear and trembling, 
experiencing that God worketh in us both to will 
believer, even Paul himself, whom this love of 
Christ constrains, and that because he had learn- 
stars look between the tiles, see a poor young 
girl dying of consumption and poverty, tell her 
being saved, but Jesus Christ meets you where 
you now are." 
and to do of his good pleasure." 
e I to identify himself with him who died and f you dare, "If you could get to the sea-side, 
1. Remember first, that when the gospel was 
It cannotbe too much borne in mind that,amidst 
all which God has revealed to us in His word, 
r ose again, is represented also fetching motives 
from the thought of appearing before the judg- 
and if you could at so much beef-steak, you 
would no doubt recover." You are shamefully 
first sent into the world,to those whom it was sent, 
were manifestly without any moral qualification. 
Due thing is the most wonderful. The proof of ment-seat of Christ. We may add to this that laughing at her—she cannot get these things.-- Did you ever read the first chapter of Paul's 
this is,that it is made the most prominent theme the chapter in the writings of the beloved dis- they are beyond her reach : she cannot journey Epistle to the Romans ! It is one of those awful 
of the gospel. This great thing is---that lost and ciple which begins with a mos) encouraging view to the seaside---she would die ere she reached it. passages in Scripture, not intended to be read 1. 'n 
utterly ruined sinners, who have dishonored God 
and debased themselves:to the uttermost, may at 
of the advocateship and propitiation of Christ, 
so suited to cheer under a sense of failure, closes 
Like the wicked, your tender mercies are cruel, 
I have noticed this unavailing charity in hard 
congregations ; but to be read and studied in the 
secrecy of one's chamber. The apostle gives a 
once, by believing on Christ, become united to with the exhortation, "And now, little children, winters. People give away bread and soup tick- portrait of the manners and customs of the heath• 
Him,and so become free:from sin,dead to the law abide in him ; that, when he shall appear, we ets to poor people, who are to give siTpence, and en world, so awful, that unless our missionaries 
and alive to God,or, in other words, be justified, 
s tnctified, and made heirs according to the hope 
may have confidence and not be ashamed before 
him at his coming," (1 John ii. 28.) 
hen receive soup and bread ; and often I have 
had persons come to me—"Sir I have a ticket ; 
had informed us,that it is exactly the photograph 
of life in Hindostan at the present moment, in- 
 
 
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371 
fidels might have declared that Paul had exag-
gerated. Heathendom in the time of Paul, was so 
desperately wicked that it would be utterly im-
possible to conceive of a sin,unto which men had 
not fallen ; and yet, "We turn unto the Gentiles,' 
said the apostle; and yet the Lord himself com-
manded, "Go ye into all the world, and preach 
the gospel to every creature." What ! to Sodo-
mites, whose very smallest sin is adultery, and 
fornication ; to thieves and murderers, to mur-
derers of fathers and mothers? Yes, go and 
preach the gospel to them ? Manifestly, the fast 
that the world was steeped up to its very throat 
in the filth of abominable wickedness, and yet 
the gospel was sent to it,proves that Christ does 
not seek for any qualification of morality, or 
righteousness in man, before the gospel is avail-
able to him. He sends the Word to the drunkard, 
to the swearer, the harlot, the vilest of the vile ; 
for such is the gospel of Christ intended to save 
(To be continued.) 
Little by Little. 
Little by little, an acorn said, 
As it slowly sunk in its mossy bed, 
I am growing every day ; 
Deep hidden in the earth away, 
Little by little is sipped the dew, 
Little by little each day it grew ; 
Downmard it sent out a tiny root, 
Upward there sprang a threadbare shoot ; 
Day by day, and year by year, 
Little by little the leaves appear ; 
And the slender trnnk spreads far and wide: 
Till the giant oak is the forest's pride. 
The Sabbath. 
BY W. II. EASTMAN. 
Concluded. 
death of Christ, to which it was limited. But 
no limit was fixed to the observance of the fourth 
commandment either when first given, or after-
wards. 
A competent authority may repeal a law and 
thus its obliging power may cease. Every free 
government affords numerous instances of the re-
peal of laws once useful but no longer so. In a 
regular government the repeal must be by the 
power which enacts the law. The great law given 
of the world is God. He ordained the law of the 
Sabbath, and he has never repealed it. Is any 
evidence of such repeal found in Scripture ? All 
admit that the law was in force until Christ. 
Christ did not repeal it, for he says so. Think 
not that I am come to destroy the law or the 
prophets ; I am not come to destroy but to fulfil 
Matt. 5 : 17, Nor did the apostles any where de-
clare that it was repealed. 
If this law, therefore, ceased to bind, it must 
be in some way utterly unknown to us ; it is still 
practicable ; it has not expired by limitation ; it 
has not been repealed." 
Neither do we consider;there is any force in 
the dilemtna,into which the antisabbitarians and 
semi-sabbath-keepers would push us,while they 
argue, that if the law be binding, it is to be ob-
served with all the exactitude of the other nine 
precepts. 
Our Lord in his example and conversation 
with the Jews touching this point, has entirely 
ruined the force of this argument. He has shown 
us that there are exceptions to this point in the 
law, as a general rule. "In it (the Sabbath) 
thou shalt not do any work &c ; by approbating 
the Jewish custom of pulling out an ox or an ass 
from the pit-or leading them away to the wa- 
ter on the Sabbath day. Our Lord himself 
gathered corn to eat on the Sabbath,an act which 
must be accounted wrong, if this point in the 
law is to be observed under all circumstances, 
with absolute exactness. 
And as a man is considered to be much better 
than a sheep, this law was never designed to be 
so administered as to debar him the privilege of 
rejoicing, and administering aid an d comfort, to 
the sick and distressed on the Sabbath day. 
The Sabbath was made for man, for the pro-
motion of his happiness and well being; not to add 
to his already existing burthens of life,but a day 
of relief from them ; of physical and spiritual 
rest and refreshment. 
The act at which this point in the laws aims, 
and absolutely and unyieldingly condemns, is 
the making of calculations to work and do our 
pleasure on this the Lord's day,or in other words 
a refusal to make all efforts fairly within our 
power to keep this day holy to the Lord, a day 
of rest-of divine meditation, and religious wor-
ship. 
To do otherwise than this, is clearly to break 
this command ; and expose ourselves to condem-
nation. 
And yet how few there are who heed the 
warning voice of God in this command. 
It has been stated by authority we have no 
good reason to question, that, not more than 
one third of the people of New England are in 
the habit of attending divine service on the sab-
bath day. 
And even among this small number, we fear 
there are not a few who come illy prepared to 
worship God. 
Quite too many of those who profess the Chris-
tian name, come with some trade in cattle or 
merchandise uppermost in thair thoughts,to make 
some new trade or close off an old one ; or with 
the mind so loaded with worldly care that we 
think of but little else and talk of nothing else. 
A minister might as well think of building a 
granite column upon rotten wood, as to build up 
a church, within the pale of which some dozen 
of these loose Sabbath keepers are found. 
Is it a wonder under such circumstances that 
spiritual things have a downward tendency ? 
That the judgments of God are upon us as a 
nation ? If we would successfully court the di-
vine favor-let us cease to do our pleasure on 
God's holy day. 
Let us at once stay our wanton course of visit-
ing each other for pleasure or worldly profit,and 
no longer desecrate this sacred day by our ill- 
timed sports of the forest or field,-Why should 
it be irksome to us to keep the Sabbath of the 
Lord ? Is it not the day of all the week the 
best ? Has not our dear Saviour marked it as 
the queen of days, by his resurrection from the 
dead, and by his example as the day for the con-
secration of his saints for worship, praise and 
rest ? 
Is one day in seven too often for us who love 
*Jesus, to assemble in his name, to rehearse the 
story of the cross, and rejoice in the open door 
he has set, through which we are pressingly in-
vited to escape the ruins of the fall, and the 
pangs of the second death, and gain everlasting 
life ? 
Is it possible that in soberness we shall ever 
cnme to the conclusion, that, one day in seven is 
too much to sacrifice, that God's name may be 
honored, the truth kept before the people, per-
ishing sinners saved, and God's cause built up ? 
No never ! the day possesses too much of the 
sweetness of that rest that remains to the people 
of God to be neglected. 0 no, the sacrifice re-
quired shall never be thought too great ; this ap-
pointed rest and feast day of the church too of-
ten in its return, nor the day of our Saviour's 
choice irksome to be sanctified and kept ; but 
with cheerful and fillial obedience will we heed 
the command of our God, and "remember the 
Sabbath day to keep it holy." 
For the Harald. 
Foreign Correspondence. 
LETTER FROM DR. HUTCHINSON. 
Monday 6th, left my lodgings in the morning 
and called at Dr. Cumming's house. I lett him 
the Millennial News and my card with a note. 
Called upon a number of publishers and had a 
free conversation with one on the Advent, spent 
two hours in St. Paul's Cathedral, greatly ad- 
miring its internal beauty ; and in the evening 
at five o'clock started from the railway station 
at London Bridge, and soon I was at Brockham 
Green, Surrey, distance about 25 miles, where 
I was cordially received burr friend Richard 
Robertson Esq., to his sillier residence. Dur-
ing my stay we had many pleasant and I hope 
profitable conversations on the things of Christ, 
and his kingdom. The amiable Mrs. Robertson 
whose friendship I enjoyed fifteen years ago, 
has since fallen asleep in Jesus. Her loss is 
still felt. Bro Robertson made my visit both 
agreeable and healthful taking me, accompanied 
by his daughter, to several places of interest in 
this highly fertile and picturesque locality. 
Amongst the places of note which we visited I 
may mention a small estate owned by George the 
Fourth when he was Prince of Wales, on which 
he built a house which he called his "shooting 
box," though his real object in going there was 
not shooting, but to meet a Miss Denison, whom 
he afterwards created Marchioness of Hunting-
don. Sir Benjamin Brodie, of great surgical 
fame, who is very aged and apparently near his 
end , resides here. Boxhill which overlooks 
Brockham Green, and the pleasant town of 
Dorking, and on which many of the Londoners 
are in the habit of rusticating on the Lord's 
Day,commands a splendid view of the surround-
ing country, 
"Where every prospect pleases, 
And only man is vile." 
I may add that I accompanied Miss Robert-
son to a lecture on "Twenty years in London." 
I cannot report the lecture, but it may give an 
idea of the immense population of this vast Mod-
ern Babylon, as Bro. Robertson terms it, when 
I say that the deaths average eight persons an 
hour. 
Friday IOth, I took leave of Bro. Robertson's 
agreeable family, but he kindly accompanied me 
to the station, a distance of about a mile and a 
half,-where we parted,and I soon found myself 
again in the busy streets of London. In the af-
ternoon, I called upon Dr. Cumming, who had 
returned from Scotland the day previous. He 
received me with great affability, but as others 
were waiting to see shim, our conversation was 
only of a general kind and necessarily limited. 
As I had just come from Leeds he asked me to 
what denomination I preached when there ; and 
in reply to my answer, he expressed his displeas-
ure at the thought of a new sect arising out of 
the Advent movement ; for said he "All Chris-
tians believe in the &corl Advent, they only 
differ as to time." In the evening I attended 
his church, and heard his assistant preach on the 
Temptation of Christ. He dwelt on the scene 
of the Temptation,-the Temptation itself ; and 
the weapon which our Lord employed. Dr. 
Cumming's church will seat about 1700, and is 
far from being as some have represented it,void 
of architectural beauty. As it is only separated 
from Drury Lane Theatre by a very narrow 
street, they might appropriately sing, 
"Close by the gates of hell, 
We urge onr way to heaven." 
Dr. Cumming has recently published a new work 
entitled "The Millennial rest ; or, The world as 
it will be." The author says in his introduction : 
"In my first volume, 'The Great Tribulation.' I 
endeavored to describe what St. John calls 'the 
tribulation the great,' through which we must 
pass, and on which the world has already enter- 
ed. In my second volume, 'Redemption draw. 
eth nigh,' I collected the various signs and earn-
ests of the glory to be revealed 'at that day.' 
"In this volume, 'The Millennial Rest,' which 
concludes and completes the series, I have la-
bored to set forth that nearing blessedness-
that bridal of heaven and earth-the consumma-
tion of a long betrothal-that sunshine which 
once bathed all Eden-and interrupted, clouded, 
and refracted for six thousand years, will break 
-the sooner the better-on our earth, and per-
fect a world that will never fade, and cover it 
with a glory that will never die. 
"We find toiling and struggling men of the 
world fleeing to the novel or romance in order 
that, lifted out of the oppressive present on the 
wings of fancy,they may enjoy a transient respite 
and refreshment. Human nature would die of 
exhaustion were its back always bowed down. It 
must turn aside occasionally, if only to gather a 
wayside flower, or dream of summer, or draw on 
the picturesque creations of genius for thoughts 
that lift it above the earth and waft it away to 
brighter and more ethereal realms. Prophecy 
has all the interest of the most brilliant romance, 
with nothing of its emptiness. It is God's way 
of lightening the load of care, glorifying the pres-
ent and gladdening the heart." 
The following are the contents of the volume: 
Lecture. 
The Seven Grand Dispensations 
Lights and Shadows Isa. " 18.20 
Forelights of the Glory Isa. " 18.25 
The Binding of Satan Rev. 20 .1-5. 
The First Resurrection. Rev. " 4,5. 
The Holy and Happy Lot Rev. " 6. 
Reigning Priests Rev. " 6. 
Soul and Body. Rev. " 5,6. 
9.. Satan Loosed for a Little Re. " 7-10. 
The Great White Throne Rev. " 11-15. 
The Glorious Company Rev. 7. 9-17. 
The Happy Dead Rev. 14. 13. 
The Harvest of the Earth. Isa. 63. 1-4. 
The New Heaven and New 
Earth 
Rev. 21. 1. 
The Apocalyptic City Rev. " 2. 
The Citizens of the New 
Jerusalem 
Rev. " 2. 
The Shechinah Rev. " 3. 
The Manifestation of the 
People of God 
Rev. " 3. 
The World that will have 
no Sorrow 
Rev. " 4. 
The Death of Death Rev. " 4. 
All Things New Rev. " 4,5. 
Things in Reversion Isa. 64. 4. 
1 Cor.'2, 9. 
Patches of Sunshine Isa. 61. 10. 
The Apocalyptic Glory. Isa. 40, 19.21. 
The Brightening Pathway Prov. 4. 18. 
The Jewise Worshippers Isa. 11. 11. 
Future Privileges and joys Isa. 30, 19-21. 
The Curse turned into 
Blessing 
Rev. 22. 3. 
The Noble Army of Mar- 
tyrs. 
Rev. 7, 9, 10. 
Arise, Shine, thy Light is 
Come 
Isa. 60. 1. 
We shall see Him as He is 1 John 3. 2. 
From these arguments one draws this conclu-
sion. That God by the mouth of Moses appoint-
ed a Sabbath day for the Jews suited to their 
conditions. And by the example of Christ and 
his apostles he has also appointed a Sabbath for 
the Christian church and dispensation. The 
fourth command recognized the appointment 
law Sabbath and bound the Jews to keep it. The 
same precept also recognises the appointment of 
the gospel Sabbath, and binds the Christian church 
and the world to reverence and observe it. 
It has always appeared to me to be a fearful 
responsibility.which a person takes upon himself 
to attempt to change the character of one of 
God's precepts; to make that ceremonial that he 
has made moral. To place a command among a 
code of laws,which the apostle terms the "hand 
writing of ordinances" which was against us, 
and has been blutted out ; which God in the most 
solemn manner has placed in the middle of a 
code of moral precepts, which are for us, being 
a lamp to our feet, and a light to our path. 
Dr. Plummer has well remarked on this point 
that while many questions may be raised con-
cerning this law, this one lies at the foundation 
of all the rest. Is this law still in force. Does 
the law of the Sabbath bind us ? 
It is evident that laws may cease to be of force ; 
that is they may cease to be laws. Where this 
occurs it must be in one of the following ways : 
The conditions of a people may be so changed 
as to render obedience to the law impracticable. 
In human governments such cases often arise, 
and the law unless administered by tyrants be-
comes a dead letter. No good government will 
inflict the penalty on the transgressor to whom 
obedience is impossible, even though the 
law remain on the Statute book. But the law 
of the Sabbath can as well be kept now as at any 
former period of the world. Indeed, when giv- 
en--from Mount Sinai it was given to a people 
on a long journey, to whom were wanting many 
conveniencies which we enjoy for its careful ob- 
servance. If this was ever in its nature practi-
cable, it is now. Some laws expire by limita- 
tion. 
Such are many of the laws of every country. 
Such were many of the laws given by Moses. 
They were in force until Christ who was their 
end came ; and then they bound no longer. Thus 
the whole ceremonial law ceased to bind after the 
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THE ADVENT HERALD 
counted for, and the true period must he determined "Joshua's age at his death was 110 
years, but he was 85 when the land was 
divided, five years after the end of the 
wanderings. Deduct from 85 the 79 
years as above, leaves 
Joshua lived after this 
The Way there Ac,ts 14,22. 
Help here. Hebrews, 1. 14. 
The Builder of the Temple 
and the Bearer of the Glory Zesh. 6. 13. 
The Last and Perfect 
Exhibition. 
Rev. 21, 18.22.5. 
The Throned Lamb. Rev. 12. 
The Lesson of the Day 2 Pet. 3. 14. 
Appendix, containing extracts from the most 
celebrated modern divines, confirmatory and il-
lustrative. 
I may add that I have examined the above 
mentioned volume and have found it to consist 
mainly of sentiments and thoughts which obtain 
in his previous works. I presume it is being re-
published in America, where it may be obtained 
much cheaper than it can here. 
Saturday morning, left London in the midst 
of' a heavy storm of rain, and arrived in Leeds 
between five and six in the evening, where I was 
kindly met at the station by my friend Bro. 
Thorp who took me to his residence. 
Sunday 12th, broke bread with the Advent 
brethren in the morning—in the afternoon I at- 
tended the usual fellowship meeting, and spoke 
by request at some length, and in the evening 
preached on the wiping away of tears, at the 
coming of Christ, and the resurrection of the 
just. We had a refreshing season. Praise the 
Lord for all his mercies. Monday and Tuesday 
the wife of Elder Hough accompanied me in vis-
iting the flock, which I found to be an agreeable 
exercise, with this loving and devoted people. 
On Monday morning at a very early hour, 
Bro. Thorp took me in his father's carriage to 
the Railway station, from which I started at fif-
teen minutes before six, to see my mother and 
friends in Garsdale. As I needed rest, and a 
rain storm continuing over the Sabbath, I did 
nothing in a public way, but had lengthy 
conversations with preachers, and others, on our 
faith and hope. God willing I leave here to-
morrow morning, to preach in Darlington. 
I have no stirring news to send. You will 
have heard of the serious riots in Hyde Park, 
London, and elsewhere,arising out of the animos-
ity which exists between the Garibaldians and 
the friends of the Pope. That notorious Mrs. 
Wilson of London, whom I mentioned in a pre-
vious letter, and who it is supposed has poison-
ed at least seven persons,was executed last Mon-
day at the Old Bailey. May the happy era 
soon arrive when there will he none to hurt nor 
destroy in all God's holy mountain. 
R. HUTCHINSON. 
Garsdale, Yorkshire October 23rd. 1862. 
Knowledge is power. 
AD VENT HERALD. 
BOSTON, NOVEMBER 25, 1862. 
SYLVESTER BLISS, EDITOR. 
Letter to Eld. T. M. Preble. 
DEAR BROTHER. In the first communication of 
your correspondent, here marked : 
"I supposed there was an alleged 'mathematical 
demonstration,' which these corrections were said to 
damage fatally, " Voice No. 11. p. 22. 
And in his second number, he said of Mr. S.'s. 
chronology of the world : 
"He does not claim for that a mathematical or 
any other demonstration." 
"That he does nut claim to have demonstrated 
mathematically, or in any sense the other point, 
stands out on the face of the matter. 1. The word 
mathematical, or any word equivalent to that, does 
not occur in the book as used by the author." &c. 
lb. No. 12. p. 30. 
No fair minded reader will question the justice of 
the claim,that when exception is taken to any word, 
phrase, or sentence, the one who criticises it is 
bound to show where and in what connection such 
exceptionable phraseology has been used. Your 
correspondent omits to show from any writing of 
ours, that we have any where imputed to Mr. S. 
either the use of the words "mathematical 
demonstration," or the assumption of hav-
ing "mathematically demonstrated" anything 
treated of in his Bible Chronology ; and 
we cannot recall any expression of ours, to which 
those strictures can h 
 referenee,unless it be a re- 
mark made in our filinotice of his book, in the 
Herald of May 19, 1860, as quoted two weeks since, 
in which we said : "Either he greatly misappre-
hends what is essential to conclusive reasoning and 
to mathematical demonstration, or we do." 
That remark, did not affirm that Mr. S. had 
claimed to demonstrate mathematically ; nor was it 
applied to any one department of his claimed. de-
monstrations. It would, however, be fair to infer 
from it that there had been employed some mathe-
matical process in the atteml tei demonstration of 
some problem ; which, .if thus correctly solved, 
would be a "mathematical demonstration," irrespec-
tive of whether it was, by the one who used it, thus 
denominated. 
That Mr. S. did attempt a solution of the conjec-
tural periods between the Exode and Temple by 
mathematical processes , and that he claimed the re-
sult as demonstrative, it will be our duty now to 
show: and it the exhibit shall not fully justify our re-
mark—that, "he greatly misapprehends what is es-
sential to conclusive reasoning and to mathematical 
demonstration, or we do"—then we will confess 
that we used the phrase unadvisedly. Of the period 
referred to Mr. S. said : 
" Notes 12, 13, 14.—It is within this Period 1V 
of the chronology of the Old Testament, that we 
meet with the principal difficulties to be encounter-
ed in its adjustment. It relates to the discrepancy 
between the dates of 1 Kings 6:1 and those of Acts 
13:17-22, in reference to the interval from the exode 
to the fourth year of Solomon. Then, further, con-
nected with this chronological discrepancy are two 
breaks, or chasms ;—the first, the Interregnum, or 
time of anarchy of Israel, between the death of Jos-
hua and the first servitude, in regard to which the 
Scriptures are entirely silent ; and the second, the 
administrations of Eli, Samuel, Samson, and Saul, 
the dates of which are not defined in the Old Testa-
ment. It is hence, taken as a whole, the great 
Chronological Gordian Knot, which, till within a 
few years past, has baffled the skill of many a mas-
ter in Israel, who, failing to untie it—like the knot 
in the harness of the Phrygian king Gordius at the 
hand of Alexander—have attempted to cut it asun-
der. This process, however, in view of the import-
ant issue involved—that of a difference of over 100 
years in the current chronology of our English ver- 
sion as to the true date of the Nativity—will not do. 
The two chasms must be bridged over, and the dis-
crepancy which overleaps the whole period, as given 
in 1 Kings 6: 1, and Acts 13 : 17-22, must be ac- 
"Leaves 
459 " 
"Here we have an excess of 9 years over the 450 
of Acts 13 : 20," Bib. Chron. pp. 91,2. 
Thus Mr. S. has given us,though not so denomin-
ating it, a mathematical problem—and it is none the 
less one for not having been so termed,—which be 
gives "to be afterwards verified." 
A mathematical problem, as every school boy of 
ordinary attainment knows, becomes, when verifi-
ed, a "mathematical demonstration." If the pro-
cess of verification is faulty, it remains only a theo-
rem, something still to be proved ; but if the verifi-
cation is supposed to be conclusive, whoever thus re-
gards it supposes it to be equivalent to what a 
mathematician would speak of as "a mathematcs1 
demonstration." And as Mr S. does express him-
self as having "verified" it, we are still of the opin-
ion that either he or we greatly misaprehend, "what 
is essential to conclusive reasoning, and to mathe-
matical demonstration." 
Mr. S. first speaks of "the abortive efforts of 
chronologists, ancient and modern in their attempts 
to adjust the dates of this period," p. 92,—thus 
showing that he joins issue with them ; and then 
he begins a new "Section," (VII.), which he en-
titles "A verification of the true years,in the dis-
crepancy between 1 Kings VI. 1 and Acts X111. 
17-22." Which chapter he commences thus : 
"We shall now proceed to verify the computa-
tions given of this period in page 92, by a direct ap-
peal to the events detailed in the sacred narrative 
as a whole." p. 93. 
Then—giving as a reason, "that we may place 
this matter in the clearest possible light," Mr. S. 
re-states the periods specified in Acts, and shows an 
excess in them over that in Kings ; and then he be-
gins his "verification,"—which term in respect to 
any mathematical process is undeniably equivalent 
to "mathematical demonstration"—and adds : 
"The following:: is submitted as a solution of the 
chronological difficulties involved in the period be-
tween the death of Moses and the first servitude. 
"Caleb when sent out as a spy was 40 years old 
40 years. 
"Add wandering in the wilderness af- 
ter the return of the spies, 
39 " 
79 64 
4th year of Solo-
587 years. ' 
1st Servitude. 8 yrs. 
 
2d do. 18 " 
 
3d do. 20 " 
 
4th do. 7 6 I 
 
5th du. 18 " 
 
6th du. 40 " 
Total, Brought forward 111 " 
0 timed 
40 " 
Ehud-Shansgar 
80 " 
Deborah and Barak 40 " 
Gideon 
40 " 
Abhnelech 
3 
Tola 
23 " 
Jair 
22 " 
Jephthah 
6 
lbzan 
7 
Elon 
10 " 
Abdon 
8 ,c 
Samuel's separate administration 24 " 
Deduct 
— 414 
Leaves 
173 " 
" From 
173 years 
"Deduct for wanderings 40 years 
do. " dividing lands 5 
44 
do. " Joshua after that 
25 66 
do. " Saul as first king 40 
do. " David 40 
16 
do. " to the fourth year 
of Solomon 
3 " 153 " 
"This leaves for anarchy 
20 " 
"It results, that, by the simple process of adding 
together all the specified links in the chain of this 
period, and deducting the sum total from the whole 
period of 587 years between the Exude and the found-
ing of the Temple, we have a demonstration of the 
length of the period of anarchy" Bib. Citron. p. 94. 
Again it way be asked if a "demonstration," re-
sulting from the "addition" and "subtraction" of 
numbers, would not be a "mathematical" one ? 
This claimed demonstration, however, also lacks 
the essential elements needful for its "verification." 
For it begins with an assumed number, "587 
years," as the length of the whole period ; and it 
includes, among those deducted, two conjectural pa-
riods,—the 24 years given as that of Samuel's sepa-
rate administration, and the 25 years given to Jos-
hua, and it has an error of one year in the time to 
division of lands and ,certainly,with one erroneous and 
two conjectural periods among those deducted from 
an assumed whole, though the figures may be cor-
rectly added and subtracted, the process can give no 
other than a conjectural or assumed result. Mr. S. 
clearly, has not here apprehended what is essential 
to "a mathematical demonstration." 
He however proceeds : 
"2. The second chasm relates to the period of 
Samuel's administration. The first thing here to be 
considered, is the fact that Samuel's official charac-
ter was three fold—he acted as Priest, as Prophet, 
and as Judge. In the next place, we are to note 
that he is said to have 'judged Israel all the days of 
his life.' One thing, therefore, is certain from this, 
that Samuel executed the office of judge prior to the 
death of Eli. Most chronologists assign to his judi-
cial administration 21 years ; but, that this is too 
short, is evident from the above facts, not only, but 
also from St. Paul's phrenology of this period (Acts 
13: 19. 20), where his 450 years begins at the close 
of the five years division of the land by lot,' and ends 
Addison said that "a man's first care should 
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next to escape the censures of the world. If the 
last interferes with the former, it ought to be en-
tirely neglected ; but otherwise there cannot be 
a greater satisfaction to an honest mind, than to 
see those approbations which it gives itself sec-
onded by the applauses of the public. A man 
is more sure of his conduct, when the verdict 
which he passes upon his own behavior, is thus 
warranted and confirmed by the opinion of all 
that know him. 
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tims with the slime of doubts, and then gives its fa_ 
tal sting, thereby paralyzing the moral faculties of 
its followers, who henceforth become only "living 
corpses." 
There is scarcely anything more harmless than po_ 
itical or party malice. it is best to leave it to it_ 
self. Opposition and contradiction are the only 
weapons that rightly belong to politicians. 
The readers of the Herald are most earnestly besought to 
give it room in their prayers; that by means of it God may 
be honored and his truth advanced ; also, that it may be 
conducted in faith and love, with sobriety of judgment and 
discernment of the truth, in nothing carried away into 
error, or hasty speech, or sharp, unbrotherly disputation. 
ti 
"This leaves for anarchy 
20 " 
"Again : Set down whole period as 
above 
587 " 
Deduct Exude and Divi- 
sion of lands 
45 yrs. 
do, for Saul, David, and 
Solomon 
83 " 128 " 
"Leaves 
"3. Deduct for wanderings 40 
Division of Lands 5 
Joshua after that 
Saul 
David 
Solomon 
303 " 414 " 
25 " 
40 " 
40 " 
3 " 
66 
64 
173 " 
153 " 
years. 
"Total 
from reliable data." Bib. Chron. p. 90. 
After attributing "the occasion of the discrepan-
cy" to "the carelessness of some early transcriber 
in substituting the Hebrew numeral daleth, 4, for 
that of hay, 5"—not considering that such change 
would make a difference of only one,that tauv is the 
Hebrew numeral for 400 and kaf (final) for 500, 
that this would account for a difference of only an 
even hundred whilst he reckons the period as 108 
years larger than the expression in King,s,that there 
is no evidence that the Scriptural numbers were ev-
er expressed otherwise than by words as now, and 
that the expression of numerals in Hebrew by let-
ters is not known to be earlier than the date of the 
Maccabean coins—Mr. S. remarks, 1, on the impos-
sibility of reconciling the statements in the two pas-
sages. He then adds : "I remark therefore in the 
next place— 
• 
That the entire interval between the Exode 
and the 4th year of Solomon, as inserted in the 
fourth period of Tabular Views, is 587 years. But— 
To prove the correctness of this aggregate 
number of years, we must harmonize the chronolo-Iticular epoch is,the conjectural 20 years of anarchy, 
gy of the interval between the division of the laud, 
and the time of Samuel the prophet, with the 450 
years of Acts 13 : 20 ; and also the whole period 
with the details of the history of those times. The 
following scheme, to be afterwards verified, is here-
by given. 
"Set down the whole period as above 587 
Deduct from this, the whole pe-
riod of the servitudes, including the 
times of Eli and Samson. 111 years. 
Deduct the whole pe-
riod of judges, including 
Samuel's separate admin-
istration. 
Total 
110 " 
"Mr. Cunninghame tells us that Caleb at the 
death of Joshua was 95 years old ; but here we have 
a demonstration that Caleb and Joshua were of the 
same age." p. 94. 
What kind of a "solution," or "demonstration" 
can the above be, if not a "mathematical" one ? for 
if it be not such, it can be no demonstration. Nor 
is it a "demonstration," for the simple reason that 
it lacks the proof that Joshua was 85, the age of 
Caleb,when the land was divided ; and that element 
in the computation being only assumed, the result is 
not demonstrative. Clearly Mr. S. here did not ap-
prehend what was "essential to a mathematical de-
monstration." He adds : 
"The main difficulty,however, regarding this par- 
as inserted in our Table. In addition to what we 
said on the subject of this period in connection with 
the priesthood of Phinehas,we adopt the following 
method for its adjustment : 
"Whole period from Exode to the 
mon, 
6 
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tance to look into the process to see whether it was The London Times learns that Gen. McClellan's 
fairly and conclusively done or not," (Voice, No.11 army is unable to take the field, and that the men of 
p. 21.) For,the first duty of the "censor" of anoth-
er's criticism, is to ascertain its accuracy or inaccu-
racy ; and one of the wisest of mortals, speaking by 
inspiration, has said, "He that anewereth a matter 
before he heareth it,it is folly and shame unto him," 
Prey. 18: 13. Nor will it do to plead, as does also 
your correspondent ; "My mathematical bump is a 
slow affair. 1 don'l rely upon it in profound cases. 
wish it was otherwise." (Voice, No. 11, p. 21.) 
For the first qualifications of a "censor" are candor 
and competency ; and if there is a consciousness of 
slowness in mathematical computations, disqualify-
ing for the desired task, there is always a suffi-
ciency of talent available for such service. Dr.George 
Comb of Edinburgh, in a course of lectures we at-
tended in Hartford, Ct., in 1836, acknowledged his 
dependence on his secretary to keep his ordinary 
cash account, and thai he never footed up a column 
of figures with any confidence in the accuracy of the 
result ; but his own deficiency he supplied 
by employing one who was accurate. In this 
case the true relation of the numbers used in the at-
tempted "verification," may be so easily discerned, 
that no second class school boy who should fail to 
perceive it would be entitled to mathematical 
promotion ;411 and therefore there can be no 
excuse that the needed mathematical assis-
tance in this direction is not accessible. Nor can 
there be any excuse for longer withholding the ful-
filment of the promise made in respect to the accuracy 
of the mathematical processes, here copied and criti-
cised, which were transferred entire to the columns 
of the paper to which your correspondent—if he 
does not sustain to it a relation sithilar to that we 
have sustained for twenty years to the Herald—is at 
least chief advisor, as a part of "The evidence of the 
termination of the 6000 years in 1868 ;"—that prom-
ise being : "If any defect should be discovered, it 
will be duly and frankly given to our readers with 
the reasons therefor." Those readers still wait the 
fulfillment of that promise ; and it is very desirable 
—for many reasons which might be named,and some 
of which might come very near home to your corres-
pondent—that all promises of that nature be fulfill-
ed ; for it is in proportion to faithfulness in such di-
rection,that we can at any time rely with confidence 
on the teachings and deductions which any one may 
offer for our acceptance. 
Nothing ever more surpe 
ing of the foregoing claime 
with the commencement of Samuel's administration 
as judge. 
"If then we return to the specified dates of the 
whole period, we reach the following result : 
"Whole period from Exode to 
 
3d year of Solomon 
587 years 
 
"Deduct Exode 
40 years. 
do division of land 5 
4t 
do for Saul 40 " 
do for David 40 " 
do for Solomon 3 " 128 " 
459 " 
"Add for Samuel's separate ad- 
ministration as Judge. 
24 " 
"Total from division of lands to Sam- 
uel's death 
483 " 
"Deduct from division of land 'until 
Samuel the prophet's' first year as Judge 450 " 
"Total term of Samuel's judicial ad- 
ministration 
33 " 
Bib. Chron. p. 94. 
This is the fulfillment of a promise made on a 
previous page, where Mr. S. said : "Paul's "period 
of 450 years, as we shall show in its proper place, 
comes out with the greatest exactness," p. 89. But 
any one familiar with mathematical processes, will 
see that in the above estimate of "483 years" be- 
tween the division of land and death of Samuel, the 
24 years imputed to him are twice included. 
For, 
In the remainder of 459 years ,—resulting from 
the subtraction of 128 years from the assumed 
whole number of 587,—there are necessarily com-
prised all the periods between the Exode and Tem- 
ple that are not included in the 128 years deducted. 
And as only the Exode, Division of land, Saul,David 
and Solomon are included in that subtrahend, 
the period of 24 years which Mr. S. had allowed 
for Samuel is already included with the periods com-
prising the "459 years" remainder ; so that to add 
Samuel's period to that number, in making 483 
years to the death of Samuel, is to include it twice. 
The addition of all Mr. S's. periods—the servi-
tudes 111 years, the judges 279, Joshua 25, and 
anarchy 20,—intervening between the division of 
land:and Samuel, make only 435 years ; so that the 
24 years, given by Mr. S. to Samuel, have to be in-
cluded to make 459. And, 3., As the 24 years giv-
en to Samuel is only a conjectural number, and the 
587 a conjectural whole, there are also here lacking 
the elements needful for a "verification." So that it 
again follows that "either Mr. S. greatly misappre-
hends what is essential to conclusive reasoning and 
to mathematical demonstration. or we do." 
Mr. S. proceeds with his vcrfication thus : 
"Finally : The result of our computations of this 
portion of the fourth period of 'our chronology,' is 
as follows : namely— 
"1. Deduct A. M. 2513,the year of the Exodus,from 
A. M. 2993 the year of the commencement of Sam-
uel's judicial administration, and you have the pre-
cise 480 years of 1 Kings 6: 1." Bib. Chron. p. 96. 
It was not, however, to Samuel, that 1 K. 6: 1 
extends the 480 years, but to the Temple, and no 
point is gained by showing that in Mr. S's. chron-
ology they reach only to Samuel. 2. There being a 
chronological "chasm" bridged over by the conjec- 
tural periods given by Mr. S. to Joshua and anar-
chy, the year A. M. reached by such process,as that 
of the commencement of Samuel's judicial adminis-
tration,remains established only by conjecture. And, 
deducting from the 480 years that he now extends 
from the exude to Samuel, the 40 years in the wil-
derness and the 5 years which Mr.S.gives to division 
of land, there remain only 435 years between dis'is-
ion of land and Samuel ; whereas Mr. S. has correct-
ly admitted, that, "To prove the correctness of this 
aggregate number of years, we must harmonize the 
chronology of the interval between the division of 
the land, and the time of Samuel the prophet, with 
the 450 years of Acts 13: 20," (Bib. Chron. p. 91); 
and which he said he should "show in,its proper 
place comes out with the greatest exactness," lb. p. 
89. Yet it here falls short 15 years, according to 
his own figures ! 
Ile adds : 
"2. From the whole period from the Exode to 
foundation of the Temple 
587 years 
"Deduct for wanderings 40 years 
" division of lands 5 " 
" Saul, David, and Solo- 
mon 
83 " 128 years 
"Leaves 
459 " 
"Deduct from this the time of 
Samuel's joint administration with 
Eli 
9 ‘, 
"Leaves 
450 " 
"Which gives the 450 years of Acts 13: 20," 
lb. p. 96. 
Here, again, the 24 years given for Samuel, not 
being deducted with the periods included in the 128 
years from 587, are necessarily comprised in the 
459 years remainder ; which, therefore, instead of 
extending merely to Samuel, extend in this scheme 
of Mr. S. to his epoch for Samuel's decease ; so that 
when he deducts 9 years from this, for Samuel's 
joint administration with Eli, his 450 remaining 
years instead of reaching only to the supposed com-
mencement of such jointship, actually extend, ac-
cording to his own figures, to within nine years of 
the death of Samuel, 24 years beyond the epoch 
claimed ! 
Mr. S. continues : 
"3. To the years of 1 Kings 6: 1, viz. 480 years, 
add the following : 
"For Samuel's separate admin- 
 
istration 
24 
" Saul, Acts 13: 21 40 
 
" David, Sam. 5: 4, 5 40 
" Solomon, 1 Kings 5: 1; 6: 
 
1;11; 422 
3 107 " 
 
"Total 
587" 
Bib. Chron. p. 96. 
Here, again,the reader will see that the 480 years 
given for the period between the Exode and Samuel, 
comprises the two conjeciural periods assigned to 
Joshua and anarehy,—and can therefore be only 
conjectural ; so that the subsequent addition to this, 
making 587, leaves that only a conjectural result. 
Once more Mr. S. adds : 
''Finally— 
"4. It to 1. Kings 6: 1, viz 480 years 
we add the dates of St. Paul 
Acts 13: 17-22. 
 
"For Samuel 
24 
6 4 
" Saul 
40 
64 
"And also the dates beyond Saul, as 
included in 1 Kings 6: 1; 
 
"For David 
40 " 
" Solomon 
3 107 " 
 
"Total 
587 " 
"And then subtract therefrom 480 " 
"It adds to the current chronology of 
this period,as given by Usher 10 7 years." 
Bib. Chron. p. 96. 
We have thus given, step by step, the entire pro- 
cess given by Mr. S. for "verifying" the accuracy 
of the conjectural periods of 25 years that he as-
signs to Joshua, of 20 to anarchy, of 24 to Samuel, 
and of 587 as the whole period ; and no mathem ati-
clan will hesitate for a moment to say that not one 
of those steps adds anything in the directio n of a 
"solution." For,with any series , containing an as _ 
sumed whole number and several assumed subordinate 
ones, their like addition and subtraction could not 
fail of corresponding results. Truly Mr. S. "greatly 
misapprehends what is essential to conclusive rea-
soning and to mathematical demonstration, or we 
do." And we cheerfully submit to the decision of 
any clear-headed, honest-hearted judgment, wheth-
er that expression, as used in our notice of Mr. S.'s 
book, was not only appropriate but needful. 
And now, in view of these mathematical discre- 
pancies--the 24 years given by Mr. S.to Samuel be-
ing twice reckoned, that twice reckoning of it being 
repeated, with the attempt to "demonstrate" the 
length of Joshua's reign from data in which his age 
at the division of the land was assumed,and the suc-
cession of attempts to "verify" the length of an as-
sumed whole period and three assumed subordinate 
ones by useing them, each in turn, while unproved, 
with other known numbers, as elements in proof of 
each other—we would respectfully submit to your 
correspondent. whether he was judicious when he 
inquired in respect to "the Advent people :" " Why 
should they not prove also how much they can excel 
in the ancient art of straining at the gnat and swal-
lowing the camel ?" Voice No. 11, p. 21. For those 
mathematical faults are not merely of "camel" size, 
but are elephantine in their proportions ; yet the 
chronological nectar containing them appears to have 
been satisfactorily quaffed, without any suspicion of 
their presence; and though, thus unconsciously im-
bibed, and offered as a refreshing beverage to others, 
the words "assume" and "pretentious" mere insects 
in comparison, are filtrated from our own just criti-
cisms and held up as violations of "all the proprie-
ties" of our position ! Surely lie could not have rea-
lized, if an illustration of that "ancient art" were to 
be sought for among modern "guides" (See Mutt. 
23 : 24), where such excellence in it had been at- 
tained. 
We would also submit to your correspondent, 
whether, having volunteered as the apologist for and 
defender of such errors and the rebukes of their cor-
rection, it is worth his while longer to occupy the 
position he does while failing to rectify them ? It 
is not enough to plead, as does your correspondent : 
"I never considered the 'errors' of sufficient impor- 
d us than did the giv-
erifications" to those 
readers, after we had pointed out all these mathe-
matical discrepancies, as proof of the ending of the 
6000 years in 1868, and leaving all those readers to 
infer that those assumed "verifications" were re-
garded as faultless. 
The s'purpose" for which Mr. S's. book was writ-
ten will next engage our attention. 
Shall it fail ? 
At a session of the A. M. A., the following kind 
and generous proposition was made by Bro. Wm. S. 
Howden, viz., that he would be one of ten to raise 
one hundred dollars to be used in supplying minis-
ters of other denominations, and persons among us 
who are poor, with the "Advent Herald," at the 
cost price, for one year. 
In accordance with the above we .he undersigned, 
agree to pay to the Treasurer of the "Advent Her-
ald," the sum affixed to our several names." 
W. S. Ilowden, Waterbury Vt., Pd. $10.00 
D. Bosworth, 
" Pd. 10.00 
D. I. Mc'Allister, Stow " Pd. 10.00 
0. Doud, New Haven " Pd. 10.00 
Geo. J. Colby, Waterbury " 10.00 
Wm. H. Swartz, Shiremanstown 10.00 
R. D. W. of New York City. 10.00 
Anonymous. 
Pd. 10.00 
As the above payments and pledgas are mad con-
ditionally, it will)se necessary that the conditious 
be fully complied with before any portion of the sums 
paid in can be appropriated for the uses named. 
What other donors will generously respond to Bro. 
Howden's generous and manly proposition ? 
THE ARMY IM VIRGINIA. 
New York, Nov. 15. *A -Washington letter to the 
Commercial says the army will soon he in motion 
again, and as it will be supplied from Alexandria 
and Aquia Creek by railroad, so soon as the line 
from the latter place to Fredericksburg is repaired, 
we may expect a triumphant advance. 
All that is now wanted is a sufficient cavalry 
force to patrol the ground, over which our troops 
have passed, to capture bands of guerrillas which 
commit so many annoying depredations. 
Through the ditaest of our national troubles, 
I behold the Star of Bethlehem ; and from the 
nettles Confusion and Chaos springing np around 
us, I extract the flowers Hope and Love. 
FRANCE. 
Count de Persigny, in a circular announcing the 
appointment of M. Drouyn de I'Huys, states that 
this modification of the Cabinet by no means changes 
the policy of the imperial government. The new 
Minister of Foreign Affairs, it is added, may effec-
tually solve the solution of that great and difficult 
question relating to Rome, as he is unfettered by 
previous negotiations. The imperial government will 
neither sacrifice the Pope to Italy nor Italy to the 
Pope. 
SPAIN. 
A Madrid telegraph of the 9th inst. says : "The 
Queen will open the Cartes in person, and deliver a 
speech upon the occasion. At an early period of 
the session the Ministry will submit documents re-
ferring to the action of Spain in Mexico, and will 
invite discussion on the course they have pursued." 
GREECE. 
King Otho is stated to have sent a protest to Paris 
and London against his dethronement. 
The Greek revolution has caused considerable anx-
iety at Constantinople. A Cabinet council was held 
at which measures were resolved upon for the de-
fense of the frontier. 
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. A special dispatch from 
Wasington to the New York Times of the 29th has 
the following items of Southern news : 
"The Richmond Dispatch of Nov. 15, in an edi-
torial, says : " We feel it our duty to caution the 
public against indulging in any extra hopes of im-
mediate rscognition,' and closes thus : 
"It must be recollected that we have often been 
deceived in speculations upon this subject, and that 
there is no better reason now for expecting recogni-
tion than there was a year ago.' " 
New York, Nov. 16. Advices from New Orleans 
report that an expedition under Gen. Weitzel met 
the enemy at Gabadierville, and defeated them af-
ter a brisk fight. Upward of 200 of the enemy were 
killed, wounded, and taken prisoners, and one piece 
of artillery was captured. The rebels were pursued 
toward Berwick Bay, where Governor Moore was 
surposed to be. Our forces engaged were the 8th 
New Hampshire, 13th Connecticut, 12th Connecti-
cut, 75th New York, and 1st Louisiana regiments, 
with Carruth's and Thompson's batteries. Our loss 
was 18 killed and 74 wounded. 
REBEL LOSSES. The Savannah Republican of the 
17th says : "Our loss in killed and wounded at Fort 
Donelson may be roughly estimated at 3500 ; at 
Roanoke and on the North Carolina coast, 600 ; at 
Elkhorn, 3500 ; at Shiloh,10,000 ; at Williamsburg, 
Seven Pines and before Richmond, 20,000 ; in the 
valley of the Shenandoah,5000 ; at Cedar Run,1200 ; 
at the second battle of Manassas, 600 ; at Boonston 
and Crampton Gaps, 4000, at Sharpsburg, 10,000 ; 
at Corinth, 4000 ; at Perryville, 3000, and 5000 for 
these who have fallen at outposts, in skirmishes, &c. 
These figures added together make the frightful sum 
of 75,000. Of this number it would be safe to say 
that one-third, or 25,000, are now in their graves, 
having either been killed outright or died of their 
woui,ds. Quite as many, probably more, have died 
from sickness. To this should be added 25,000 more 
for those who have been maimed and whose health 
has been ruined for life. Thus our losses in ten 
months of the present year may be estimated at 65,-
000 men, who have either perished or been disabled. 
If the whole truth were known, they would proba-
bly reach 100,000 by the end of the year, for the 
deaths from disease in hospitals, in camp and at 
home generally exceed those in battle. For every 
year the war continues we must expect our 
casualties to be qnite as heavy as they have been the 
present. 
THE INDIAN MASSACRES.—Raiful extent of the 
Atrocities. Hon. Wm. Jayne, governor of Dakotah, 
and delegates (elect) to Congress from that Territory, 
arrived in Springfield (Ill.) on Friday last, having 
come by way of St. Paul. Gov. Jayne states that 
the extent of the Indian massacres in Minnesota and 
bakotah have never yet been fully estimated. He 
believes the number of persons killed will not fall 
far short of one thousand. The massacres extended 
over the country between Fort Abercrombie and the 
northern line of Iowa, distance of not less than two 
hundred miles. The dead bodies of the victims of 
the massacre are still being found in the region de-
selated by the savages. The feeling among the citiz-
ens of Minnesota and Daltotah against the , 
murderers is intense. 
whom it is composed are quarrelling, plundering, 
and deserting in presence of a victorious enemy. 
This fact, together with the revival of the Demo-
cratic party and other signs,leads the Times to hope 
that the frenzy of the past eighteen months has be-
gun to wane,and to cherish some hope that the worst 
is past. 
'-.11M.11n, 
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THE ADVEN T HERALD. 
CORRESPONDENCE 
In this department, articles are solicited, on the general 
subject of the Advent, from friends of the Herald, over 
their own signatures, irrespective of the particular views 
which it defends. Views of correspondents not dissented 
from, are not necessarily to be considered as editorially 
endorsed. Correspondents are expected to avoid all per-
sonalities, and to study Christian courtesy in all references 
to views and persons. Any departure from this should ba 
regarded as diselititling the writer to any reply. Christian 
and gentlemanly discussion will be in order ; but not 
needless, unkind, or uncourtoous controversy. 
MY JOURNAL. 
During the week from Sept. 8th to the 13 I gave 
lectures each evening and visited during the day. 
My themes were Perfect Peace, The Ten Virgins, 
Gospel of the Kingdom, How to live cheerful, and 
happy and useful,The Millennium. On the Sabbath, 
I spoke on the 7 last plagues,—the two witnesses,—
And the duty of the church to go out into the high-
ways and exhort and warn the wicked to come to 
Christ, and during the week some were converted, 
and many were revived and come out anew in the 
cause of religion. I have the satisfaction of knowing 
that my labor has not been in vain in the Lord. 
Elders Jones, and Simmons, have the care of the 
church, and are esteemed faithful. They both sup-
port themselves by their own hands, and give their 
time and labor for the good of the cause of Christ. 
They will not lose their reward. They have my 
thanks, with church, for kind attentions and liber-
ality. 
Monday Sept. 15. Returned to Boston. Have got 
out the fourth number of "Voice of the Prophets," 
which completes the third volume. The three vol- 
umes are bound in strong paper covers, and can be 
sent by mail to any who want. These volumes con- 
tain a large amount of choice matter on the coining 
kingdom, and the signs, and time of the Advent of 
Christ, indicating the event in 1867-8. 
Tuesday, Sept. 16. Met with the church in Bos-
ton, with Elder Fassett, the new pastor. There is 
greatjunanimity of feeling and a willingness to snake 
an effort to sustain the cause. But the cause is weak, 
and it will require special labor and sacrifice on the 
part of all to sustain the interest. Bro. Fassett, and 
the church are worthy of help, and in this time of 
trial need it. I hope they may be remembered by 
the Lord's stewards. It would be sad,fur this church 
to fail. I trust it will not. "By whom shall Jacob 
arise, fur he is small." Only by the help of God. 
Tuesday, Sept. 18. Left Boston for Portland, to 
attend the Maine State Conference. On the way in 
Wenham, some 15 miles from Boston, we passed the 
scene of a terrible railroad accident, which took 
place the evening before. Two Locomotives were 
smashed to pieces, with a dozen cars, three persons 
killed and many wounded. The ruins looked fright-
ful, and the wonder is that no more, out of three 
hundred were not killed. Gud in his mercy has thus 
far kept me safely in my journeyings. Praise hie 
Holy Name. We arrived in Portland at noon, and 
found the conference in session, with a large atten- 
daace, of ministers and brethren., I was invited by 
the committee to preach in the P. M. which I was 
ready to do. I can work anywhere, and always in 
the Advent cause, at a moments warning. I really 
know no other cause, as I do this. My heart is in it, 
and it is in my heart. 
I took for my text Is. 26: 1-5,and dwelt special-
ly on the third verse. "Thou wilt keep him in per- 
fect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because 
he trusteth in thee." I spoke an hour on this sub-
ject, 1 trust not without the result I desired. The 
response was most cordial,which proved the doctrine 
of peace, I mean perfect peace, most acceptable on 
this point. And it was the more acceptable, as the 
waters were troubled with a perplexing case ef dis- 
cipline ; and this helped to prepare the way for a 
happy :and peaceful solution. Oh, how good and 
pleasant we all found it to be, for brethren to dwell 
together in unity. Praise the Lord for peace, in 
the ministry, in the church, in the family and socie- 
ty. Oh ! that our dear country might be at feace 
once more. Sad, torn and rent. "Is there no balm 
in Gilead, is there no Physician there. Why then is 
not the health of the daughter of thy people recov-
ered." Is the harvest past, and summer ended 
and we not saved ? Can it be? And will we see no 
more peace till Jesus comes? Then so be it. God's 
will be done. 
In the evening Bro. Berrick spoke on Rev. 2: 26. 
27. He took the Millennarian view of this passage, 
and argued at length the existence of mortal nations 
in the millennial state and the return of the Jews 
.ic to Palestine. I do not see the evidence of this view, 
1: , ,.. 
as yet, though I think I have no prejudices that 
would blind my mind. It does look las though the 
church would be complete, at the second Advent of 
Christ. In the "fulness of times we will gather 
together in one, all things in Christ." And this is 
at his second coming. Then the "mystery of God is 
finished." But God's people will differ on this sub-
ject till the end. Then all will be clear. 1 
since give up idea of unity of faith among those who 
look for the coming of the Lord, The only thing to 
which we can expect unity, is the fact of the man-
ner of that event. All believe it is nigh. 
Friday Sept. 19. Conference business in the A. 
M. in the P. M. 1 spoke on the epoch of the Curv-
ing Kingdom, about 1867-8. In the evening Bro. 
Berrick spoke on the four winds, in Rev. 7: 1. 
Saturday Sept. 19. Church and Missionary re-
ports were given. These were of a cheering charac-
ter. The cause in Maine is rising, and spreading. 
Fine young men have been raised among them in 
the last conference year, for the ministry. Elder 
Fassett's labors were of great service the last year. 
Elder R. R. York, takes his place as missionary. A 
good choice. 
In the P. M. Elder S. R. Partridge gave a good 
sermon, on John 14: 6. "I am the way, the truth 
and the life." In the evening all talked. We had a 
free conference. And it was one ofilhe best I ever 
enjoyed. More than fifty spoke. An the testimon-
ies,songs and prayers were brief,full of rich thoughts. 
We sat truly in a heavenly place. At the close four 
came out for prayer, and two were blessed. And so 
the week closed in joy and triumph. 
Sabbath Sept. 2. At 8 A. M. a love feast. Many 
spoke. At 0, by request of Bro. Brooks, the super-
intendent, I addressed the children of the sabbath 
school. This was a good and profitable season. As 
we are about to enter the kingdom, every attention 
should be paid to our little ones, that they who 
have come to years, may be prepared to go in with 
us. 
At half past 10, I gave a discourse to a crowded, 
and profoundly attentive audience, on the "Two 
Witnesses," of ,Rev. 11: And at 3 P. M. I spoke 
on the "Seven last plagues," of Rev. 16 : In these 
discourses I enceavored to show that we are near 
the time, when the seventh vial will be poured out, 
and the third and last "we" will come upon the 
earth. 
Mani good and solemn meetings have I enjoyed in 
Portland, from the b nning of our great cause in 
1840, but never a b r one, than this from the 
opening to the close.. 
In the evening although it was given out that 
there would be no preaching, yet the house was fill-
ed. A large number of Elders and brethren sat down 
at the. Lord's table, and spent an hour and a half, in 
conversation, prayer, and songs, which were appro-
priate to the occasion, and a more solemn and in-
teresting scene of this kind, I never witnessed. God 
was with us indeed and in truth. 
At the close we took the parting hand for our sev. 
eral fields of labor, with joyful hearts. Many of us 
will not meet again till Jesus comes. Some may 
be called away,as was our much beloved Dr. Smith, 
of Hallowell. We missed him much. For ho has al-
ways suet with us, from the beginning, in Boston,as 
well as in Me., and his presence and counsels have 
always been valuable to us. But his work is done, 
and he sleeps in Jesus. We shall soon see him again, 
with all the loved ones. Oh, blessed hope ! 
I put up with my old and dear friend Alex. Ed-
munds, who with his family received me as always 
with true christian sympathy. They still love the 
blessed'hopeeind cling to it as the only hope,though 
circumstances seems to justify at present their con-
nection with the Baptist church, where they are 
cordially received, with their advent views 
But I pray the time may be hastened when God will 
gather his scattered ones in flocks, and give them 
one language, and one great work, to be carried for-
ward, in preparing a people for the coming of Jesus 
The Advent people should be free and independant. 
They havea:worle that none can do but'iout-andout be-
lievers in the personal speedy coming of Christ. The 
members of the churches of modern christendom do 
not, and cannot sympathise with us in our work.. 
This is simply impossible. And our brethren who are 
massed with them soon lose their identity and power. 
They are demoralised. Their testimony in such mass-
es, if faithfully given is like the writing in the 
sand on the ocean beach, which the first waves of 
the ocean obliterates it. The Advent people must 
come out from associations that hinders them from a 
faithful performance of the dutiee they owe to the 
church and the world. Theymust stand up for Je-
sus in his second coming. Stand up for Jesus in his 
speedy coming. And stand up against all those who 
oppose these things, and earnestly contend for the 
faith once delivered to the saints. No truce with the 
world. No truce with a Laodicean church, Bold 
fearless aggressive action is the mandate of heaven 
On, ye armies of the living God. Charge upon the 
armies of the aliens. Seek to bring them to the cross, 
and fountain filled with blood. On, ye faithful and 
true ones. Charge against the despisers and rejectors 
of our blessed hope. And seek by strong words of 
truth, spoken in love, to win them over to the love 
of Christ's appearing. 
JOSHUA V. HIMES. 
Portland Sept. 22 1862. 
Tho Land shadowing With Wings. 
BRO. Buss, Does not this refer to the United 
States—it being the military standard of this na-
tion ? 
Does not the 2nd verse refer to the missionary 
operation of this people to the heathens and Jews ? 
or may not the people,to whom the messagei s sent, 
mean the African race in some way, or in part ? 
Does not the 3d. verse, in its alarm of war and 
its lifting up the ensign on' the mountains, mean 
this country in its two ranges of mountains ? 
Is not the 4th v. the third place in the Scriptures 
where God speaks of taking his rest ?—First, at 
the creation on the seventh day ; second, when he 
had scattered the children of Israel and was eased 
of their rebellion ; and there, in this place, Does he 
not here refer to the rest of the Millennian, after 
the subjugation of all earthly governments ? 
5th verse. Do not the sour grapes mean the in-
titution of slavery, and its entire destruction ? the 
6th verse intimating the time for its accomplishment? 
Do not the seventh and last verses refer to the res- 
urrection of that people to the Land promised unto 
their fathers, or the Israel of God to their promised 
inheritance on the new earth,when the offering shall 
be pleasant unto the Lord as in the days of old ? 
or when the saved Jews shall he brought as a pres-
ent is brought in a clean vessel unto the Lord ? or, 
according to one of my first queries,may it not mean 
some present or offering of gratitude] of the 
African race ? But it is to be to the place of the 
name of the L ord of Host's the Mount Zion. 
Your explanation of this last verse in the Herald 
of July 26th, looked very plausible ; but if the 
whole prophecy was fulfilled, as you explain, is it 
not getting a second fulfillment in the last days?—
the same as the answer of the Saviour to the disci-
ples in the twenty fourth chapter of Matthew, in 
regard to the destruction of Jerusalem, and of this 
world ? 
In order to be established in my belief that this 
prophecy is now being fulfilled in this Land. I want 
light on two points, viz. Have this Nation, and 
are they still sending messages to the Jews ? and if 
so, when or how do they send in vessels of bulrush-
es upon the waters ? Do not the last five verses of 
the twentieth chapter of Ezekiel speak of this pres 
ent trouble in our land ? 
Is there to be a translation three and a half years 
before the end of this dispensation, fulfilling the 
tenth verso of the third chapter of revelations, and 
also answering to the five wise virgins, also to the 
Laelb and his company of Rev. 14 ? Does not the 
6th and 7th verses of the same chapter mean the Ad-
ventists, as no other sect or party preach that the 
hour of his judgment is come ? and if the theory of 
translation, and three and a half years of great 
tribulation after, is true, will not that passage be 
more literally fulfilled in the time of the tribula-
tion ? It seems that this company is sent before that 
angel. 
It is now two years and two months since 1 be- 
came interested in the Advent cause. I wish I could 
remember the name of the Bro. that first enlisted me 
on my way up from Buffalo, on the Lakes. I ob-
tained from him several tracts on the Sabbath,—the 
signs of the times, the three Angels, &c. Bro. and 
sister James Craig, also of this village, have encour-
aged me in this way. They have lent me some books 
the Time of the end, and other works. I have also 
been reading some of his Herald's. I like them much 
and I have concluded to subscribe for them,. I know 
it is a worthy cause that you are engaged in, and I 
begin to feel like helping to support it aside from 
taking the Herald. My wife is with me in the faith 
of his Appearing and kingdom, and we expect to 
have a part in the first resurrection. 
Yours truly in hope of eternal life. 
WILLIAM SULLY. 
Sept. 1862. 
REMARKS. As we expressed our view of the 18th 
of Isaiah in the Herald of July 26th, we are com-
pelled, of course,to answer all the questions respect-
ing it in the negative. Nor do we find a second ful-
fillment of it in these days. Our Saviour's prophe-
cy in the 24th of Matthew has not, in our view,any 
two-fold fulfillment ; but what he said of the de-
struction of Jerusalem was fulfilled, once for all, in 
that destruction, and what he said of the end of the 
world will be fulfilled, for the first and only time,in 
the end of the world. This nation, nor any but 
those on the Nile. has never used vessels of bulrush- 
es. We think the 20th of Ezekiel is applicable on- 
ly to the Jews. We look for no three and a half 
years to this world,after the translation of the saints, 
nor do we consider such time necessary to fulfill the 
Scriptures referred to. We apply Rev. 14 : 6, 7 to 
the preaching of the apostles and their successors, 
and v. 8 to the time of Luther, and v. 14 to the ad. 
vent We can give you our full exposition of Rev. 
14, should you signify your wish fur it. We are 
happy to welcome you among our constant read. 
ers. 
ED. 
From Bro. Gustus Geer. 
BROTHER FUSS. I had not been a reader of the 
Herald for eight or ten years until my eon Johnson 
sent for it a short time since. As he is absent,I send 
a trifle that it may not stop ; fur I think it has ha-
proved much. I think shortly I shall be able to 
send more. 
There are in the west four different Hubby-Hors. 
es, with different men in the saddle. The name of 
one is the return of the Jews. Second,the seventhelty 
sabbath. Third, sleepers. Fourth, the immaterial 
nothing capable of seeing, speaking, hearing, feel-
ing, &c. And like Balaam's ass they crowd against 
the wall. 
I am not a member of any sect or party ; but it 
looks to me that the second coming of our Lord is 
the great engine that moves the Gospel Car. Me-
thinks I hear the conductor saying, All a board ! 
Brethren, I am looking for the sign of the Son of 
man in heaven, when all the tribes of earth shall 
mourn,when the clouds of glory shall appear,where 
Paul says we all shall be caught up to meet the 
Lord in the air. John saw them coming out of 
heaven. 0 my soul is full of the second coming of 
our Lord. Glory, Glory, Amen. 
GIISTUS GEER. 
West Eau. Claire, Wis. Sept. 22nd. 1862. 
From Bro. Charles H. Shepherd. 
BRO. Buss The Advent Herald has been a wel-
come messenger in our family from its commence. 
ment,—excepting about six months, some two years 
since. Although I have not perused its columns 
with that attention, until within a few years, as 
other members of the family, yet I can say that 
I now feel a deep interest in reading 
it. I trust that I may continue to receive benefit 
from it, also that it may manifest a kind spirit, that 
it may be a journal received by God's people from 
week to week, with gladness, and that they may 
find in its columns that correct interpretation of 
the Scriptures, that may be profitable and encour-
age them on their Christian course to that day when 
Paul will receive his crown with all those who love 
the appearing of the Saviour. I often times think 
what a responsibility there is resting on those who 
profess to love God, and how necessary it it to be 
building up his cause, rather than our own. 
'We cannot alter or change his purpose ; who is 
the same yesterday,to-day and forever; so that when 
the time comes when we shall appear before the 
judge of all the earth, we may have it said to us, 
Come ye blessed. May we be watchful, prayerful, 
and having on the whole armorpf Christ, that we 
may be able to reign with him and his people on 
the new earth, where there will be peace forever. 
Yours in hope, 
CHARLES H. SHEPHERD. 
Me:vin 'Village, N. 11. Oct. 27, 1862. 
Remarks on Editorial Review of Dr. Seiss' Parable 
of the Ten Virgins. 
The following remarks are by Clergymen whose 
opinion I requested on this subject. 
A. P. J. 
The passages which the Editor cites, Meath 13, 
V, 42, 2nd Thess. 1. 7. 8, against the doctrine of 
probation after Christ's coming, du not at all hear 
upon the point, except inferentially to support the 
view which the Book on the "Ten Virgins" presents. 
If he can prove that such characters as the Virgins, 
are embraced in the class of persons described in 
his texts,then the conclusion which he draws would 
be legitimate, but this is not proved. 
Matth. 13, 4. "In the end of the world, the Son 
of man shall send forth his Angels, and they shall 
gather out of his kingdom all things that offend," 
pan ta t aok a n sal a, that is all the stum-
bling-blocks or ruinous hinderances, ("whether per-
sons or things,") and them which do iniquity 
tons poioun tas tgn anop is n, 
that is, those devoted to sin, or set in the doing of 
lawlessness ; and shall cast them in a furnace of 
fire." Of course this implies the conclusion of pro-
bation to these characters : but the unwise virgins 
do not at all answer to the description, and can up-
on no just grounds be included in it. Stumbling-
blocks they are not,—they are in nobody's way but 
their own. They are not scandalous in any sense. 
Neither are they devotees to sin or lawless doers. 
They on the contrary are quite separate from the 
lawless world,—people who have turned their backs 
01 it, and are chaste virgins,—for chastity is the in _ 
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375 
separable signification of the word Virgin. They 
are not "offensive things," not seducers who have 
made it their business to disregard law. There is 
not one item of wickedness in any degree ascribed to 
them. This passage cannot thereforejapply to them, 
for according to the plain and evident meaning of 
its terms, it is so confined to such things and per-
sons, only, as are notoriously and positively distin-
guished as hinderances to the kingdom, and iniqui-
tous in that which constitutes their business and 
marks their lives ! The persons contemplated in 
this text are the same as those spoken of in Zep-
haniah 1:2-6, and Job. 38:13. 2 Pet. 3. 7 .-Rev. 
chapters 17th 19th and other similar passages. And 
in the very fact that such are to be gathered out of 
the kingdom implies that there are others who are 
left. When Christ comes there is to be a two fold 
gathering out of the earth ; first the wise virgins, 
(they that are ready, and went in to the marriage, 
or "The Bride that had made herself ready. A1atth. 
25. 10, Rev. 19, 7.) those who are accounted wor-
thy to escape all those things that are to come to 
pass." (See Matth. 24,40-42. Luke 21. 36. Luke 
17, 34-37. Rev. 14, 1-5 and 1st Thess. 4. 17) 
who are to be gathered to Christ to share with him 
his throne and dominion,-and secondly those who 
are described in the text, the ungodly anti-christian 
hindrances to the kingdom ; who are to be gather-
ed into the pit according to Rev. 19. 20. But these 
two gatherings are nowhere represented as depopu-
lating the Earth. There still remain saints who 
were not of such maturity and perfection as to pre-
pare them to go with the first fruit translation. 
Rev. 14. 4.), and of such unsanetified ones, as were 
not so involved in guilt as to fall under condemna-
tion of the scandalously offensive. 
This is implied by the terms by which these two 
gatherings are described, so that this very text, so 
far as it bears at all upon the question, throws open 
the door for, and would seem to imply, the theory 
presented in "the Parable of the Ten Virgins." The 
Saviour says, 'the tares are gathered first." Matth. 
13. 30.) He also tells us when the saints are gath-
ered, some with whom they associated are left," 
Matth. 24, 40-42. These are facts ; du they not 
necessarily imply, then, that probation is not to end 
with all classes when Christ comes. How can we 
get over it. 
We see no new light in the reasoning presented 
by sister Jolliffe in the foregoing. If any of our oth-
er sisters have anything to offer in reply, we should 
be pleased to hear from them.. Perhaps the one who 
enquired in respect to the authorship of these arti-
cles will use her pen in this direction. 
THE RIGHTEOUS SAFE. 
"He'that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most 
High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." 
God has always taken good care of his people. When 
judgments have fallen upon others, fur them a shel-
ter has been provided. The ark was a refuge for 
Noah from the roaring waters of the deluge. A 
Zoar was provided for Lot, when a storm of brim-
stone and fire laid Sodom desolate. Previous to the 
destruction of Jerusalem, Christians, forewarned,es-
coped to the mountains, where they found shelter. 
And when "the day of wrath, that dreadful day," 
shall break upon the world, God "will send his 
ng as, " and "gather together His elect," and "not a 
hair of their heads shall perish." 
OBITITARY. 
DiEn in Mt. Holly Vt. of Diptheria, two daugh- 
ters of James W. Harriet 'Label' : 
Eliza H. aged 8 years, died on the morning of 
Nov. 15. The next morning Eunice K. aged 12,also 
died. After she learned her sister was dead, she told 
her mother she did not want to die. Her mother 
pointed her to the Saviour, and prayed with her, af-
ter which she felt resigned and willing to. go. She 
died tranquily,and left good evidence t hat Jesus was 
with her. 
We hope that the blow that has fallen !thus severe-
ly upon this dear family wsh net crush them, but 
that they may have grace to say, "The Lord gave 
Meth taken away, and blessed be the nam 
of the Lord." 
The writer of this notice preached a sermon one 
the occasion from words in Jer. 31: 15-17. 
On the sabbath, Nov. 16, the writer also atten-
ded the funeral service of MORTIMER PRATT, son of 
Bro. Lorin Pratt of Mt. Holly. Mortimer was in 
the '.7th Vt. regiment, and died at New Orleans of 
Typhoid fever. lie was 17 years of age. His father 
was with him to minister to his want in his sickness. 
Though he was not a professor of religion, he was 
a fine steady young man, and has left many friends 
to mourn his early death. 
,0 death, thy victims are greatly multiplied of 
ate But One will shortly come
- 
 to redeem from 
death. 
 
R. BUNDY. 
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reason of which I could not set my foot to the floor for 
two weeks. The pain was excruciating. When your Gol-
den Salve was applied, it relieved the pain in a short time, 
and two and a half boxes of it wrought a perfect cure."-
Mrs. Lucinda A. Swain, Merideth Centre, N. H. 
Mr. H. L. W. Roberts, Editor of Marion Intelligencer, 
Marion, Ill., says, "Every person that uses the Golden 
Salve testifies favorably." He has also, published a list of 
names in his paper, of persons cured of wounds, sores, hu-
mors, rheumatism, Ace., and gives the public reference to 
them ; who, he says, are among the first citizens of the 
place. 
THE GOLDEN SALVE-A GREAT HEALING REMEHY.-It 
is with much pleasure we announce the advent of this new 
article in our city, which has met with such signal success 
in Lowell, where it is made, that the papers have teemed 
with cases of truly marvelous cures. They chronicle one 
where the life of a lady was recently saved-a case of bro-
ken breast ; another where the life of a child was saved-
a case of chafing ; another of a lady whose face was much 
disfigured by scrofulous humor, which was brought to a 
healthy action in a few days ; also another of an old man, 
who bad a sore on his foot for twenty years-cured in a 
few weeks. Our citizens will not be slow in getting at it 
merits, and will herald it over the land.-Boston Herald. 
Boston, July 12, 1859. Bro. Whitten : I have used your 
Golden Salve in my family, and I am acquainted with a 
large number of families also who have used it ; and I 
have reason to believe that it is really what you recoil' 
mend it to be. 
J. V. HIMES. 
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GENERAL AGENT. 
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DR. DITCH'S RESTORATIVE : a great cure for colds and 
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THE peculiar taint or mfbc,-
tion which we call SCROF-
ULA lurks in the constitu-
tions of multitudes of men. 
It either produces or is 
produced by an enfeebled, 
vitiated state of the blood, 
wherein that fluid becomes 
4-z-7-incompetent to sustain the 
vital forces in their vigorous 
mg action, and leaves the sys- 
"'.TRY' tern to fall into disorder 
• 
-,!OARE and decay. The scrofulous 
contamination is variously 
by mercurial 
c: se, low living, disordered 
digestion from unhealthy food, impure air, filth and 
filthy habits, the depressing vices, and, above all, 
by the venereal infection. Whatever be its origin, 
it is hereditary in the constitution, descending "from 
parents to children unto the third and fourth gen-
eration ; " indeed, it seems to be the rod of Him 
who says, " I will visa the iniquities of the fathers 
upon their children." The diseases which it orig-
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on the skin, eruptive and .cutaneous affections. 
These all having the same origin, require the same 
remedy, viz., purification and invigoration of the 
blood. Purify the blood, and these dangerous dis-
tempers leave you. With feeble, foul, or corrupted 
blood, you cannot have health ; with that " life of 
the flesh " healthy, you cannot have scrofulous 
disease. 
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CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT, 
my company, too." said 
his mother, "if you 
Before 
"That is not all you may think of," the 
gentleman said. "Every time we see a 
rainbow we o4ht to think of God as a 
covenant God. What I mean by that is; 
that God has promised to bestow blessings 
on those who trust in him. And he is 
ready to do this when we give our hearts 
to him, and are willing to love and serve 
him for there must be two parties to this 
covenant, God and ourselves. The bow 
in the cloud reminds us of the covenant he 
made with Noah, and of his faithfulness 
in keeping it ; and it also teaches us that 
God will be faithful in every covenant 
made with us. We are also to be faithful 
to do God's holy will in all things." 
By this time the clouds had all. gone, 
and with them the rainbow, and the sun 
shone brightly through the clear air. The 
gentleman left the little boy, who politely 
wished him good afternoon. thanking him 
for what lie said. 
On his way home the boy thought of 
all the gentlsman had told him, and won-
dered if God would make a covenant with 
him- He promised God to be a good boy, 
and whenever after that he saw a rain-
bow, he thought of God's goodness and 
mercy to the world, of the promises he had 
made, and of his faithfulness in keeping 
them. 
Little Wont's. 
Children often make themselves very 
unhappy in the nursery and the play-
ground by a snappish and disobliging 
spirit. They forget that those who try to 
please others, and make them happy, are 
always happiest themselves. We give a 
story for our young readers to meditate 
upon. 
Jessie was expecting two little girls to 
spend the afternoon with her. She put her 
baby-house in nice order, and swept the 
barn-chamber floor, where they had pre-
pared a swing. 
"They are 
Harry. 
"Yes," answered 
behave well." 
"I shall behave," said Harry. 
they came, however, from some cause or 
other, Harry's temper became ruffled, and 
he was not the pleasant little boy he 
might be. 
The little girls arrived, and Jessie kiss-
ed them, she was so glad. After speaking 
to her mother, she asked her visitors, 
"Which shall we see first, baby-house or 
barn ?" 
"Baby-house !" shouted both of the girls 
at once. 
"Barn," shouted Harry- 
"We must go first where our company 
wants to go," whispered his sister. 
"I won't," said Harry, in angry t ones 
They went, however, all' out together, 
and Harry's mother hoped there would be 
no serious disagreements among the little 
ones. After a while she heard the trotting 
of little feet down stairs, out doors, over 
the gravel walk, into the barn, and the 
sound of glad voices was lost in the dis-
tance. 
By-and-by Jessie came in, dragging 
Harry by the hand. "Mother," she said, 
"will you keep Harry with you ? We 
cannot have any good times where he is." 
''Oh !" said his mother, looking very 
sorry. 
"Well, mother, I can't help it," Said 
Jessie ; I tried to love him, and coax bim, 
and please him, and we all did ; but it's 
no use, he does not fall in with us, and he 
spoils all our comfort." 
"What is the difficulty ?" asked the 
mother. 
"Why," answered Jessie, "he is so full 
of little won'ts. He won't swing or let 
us swing. He won't play school. Then 
we play horse to please him, but he won't 
let us be three horses, and he won't drive 
us on the gravel, but into the thorn-bush-
es,and it is so all the time. We are pleas-
ed with him, but he will not be with any-
thing we do." 
Harry, 1 think, must have been hearti-: 
lv ashamed of this account of himself 
These "little won'ts !," 0, what disturb-
ers of the peace they are! How they 
spoil faMily comfort ! And sometimes in 
children of a larger growth, they set them-
selves up against the smooth current of 
God's providences in the most foolish, 
wiltul, criss-cross ways imaginable. Do 
not harbor them, children, for one mo-
ment in your bosom. They are hard to 
get out if you cherish them at all. And 
if they have crept in unawares, melt them 
away by fervent prayers to God for his as-
sistance, that by the quickening influences 
of his Holy Spirit you may ise enabled to 
overcome and thoroughly eradicate these 
"little wont's.'' 
The Rainbow. 
A little boy once stood looking at a beau-
tiful rainbow, which seemed to be paint-
ed on a dark cloud. The day had been 
very warm, and in the afternoon the 
clouds gathered, denoting an approaching 
shower. The thunder roared, and the 
lightning flashed, and the rain fell in tor-
rents. 
In about half an hour the storm ceased, 
and the clouds were seen rolling to the 
eastward in black masses, while the west-
ern sky was clear, and the sun shone 
bright and beautiful. Then it was that 
the rainbow was seen, curving across the 
clouds a brilliant arch of light. It was, 
indeed, a fine light, which all who saw, 
enjoyed. 
While this little boy, with others, was 
gazing intently at the beautiful scene, a 
gentleman, seeing him thus deeply inter-
ested, came to him, and said, 
"My little man, do you know what the 
rainbow is a sign of?" 
"No, sir," said the boy. "I did not 
know that it was a sign, or had any par-
ticular meaning." 
"Do you read the bible ?" asked the gen-
tleman. 
"To be sure I do," said the little fellow. 
"I have one that was given me by my 
Sunday school teacher, and I read it every 
day." 
"And did you never read about the rain-
bow in it ?" 
''0 yes. I've read about the rainbow 
coming after the flood ; but I never read in 
the Bible that the rainbow was a sign of 
anything." 
"But you will find it there, if you look 
sharp enough. God said. to Noah, after 
the deluge was over, 'I do set my bow in 
the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a 
covenant between me and the earth, saith 
the Lord.' " 
"Is a token the same as a sign ?" asked 
the boy. 
"That is what it means here," replied 
the gentleman. "God had promised Noah 
that he would never again destroy the 
earth with a flood. And he set this bow 
in the cloud as a sign of that promise, that 
when Noah looked on it lie might 'remem-
ber the covenant God 
made. When 
you go home, get yourtle and read an 
account of it in the ninth chapter of 
Genesis.'' 
"Then after this," said the boy, 
"when I see a rainbow 1 will think of 
what God promised Noah. that no floods 
should ever come to destroy this earth." 
APPOINTMENTS. 
NOTICE. 
BROTHER Buss. I have appointed to preach in 
Wcilfleet, Mass., the two first Sabbaths in Decem-
ber. 
Will the friends in Provincetown and Truro who 
feel disposed to aid in sustaining the Gospel laborer 
in their places, a portion of the time for 4 months 
from the above date, address Brother P. W. Hig-
gins, of Wellfleet, or the writer ? 
G. W. BURNIIAM. 
Wolfborough, N. II., Nov. 17, 1862. 
MESSIAH'S CHURCH in New York worship tempo 
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on Eighth St., between Third and Fourth Avenues. 
Preaching on the Sabbath, at 10 1-2 A. M. and 3 
P. M. The prayerful support and co-operation of 
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The P. C. Address of Eld. Geo. W Burnham is 
New buryport, Mass. 
NOTICE: 
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Little Boy's Resolutions. 
I will not swear, 
I do not dare 
God's holy name to take; 
1 will not lie, 
But I will try 
The Truth my guide to make. 
I will not steal,-
For I should feel 
Degraded and ashamed; 
I will be kind, 
My parents mind, 
Nor as a fighter named. 
If I begin 
In youth to sin, 
My misery is sure ; 
No peace of mind 
Can I thus find 
No pleasures good and pure. 
But if I love 
Great God above. 
My friends and parents kind ; 
My teacher true, 
And schoolmates too, 
Much happiness I'll find. 
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