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BOSTON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1861. 
VOLUME XXII. O. 44. 
THE ADVENT HERALD 
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What do you Think of the War ? 
The following is the substance of a recent con-
versation between two ministers of the Gospel, 
one looking for the world's conversion and the 
universal triumph of the Church and of civil 
liberty prior to the advent of the Saviour, the 
other holding a different sentiment. 
John.—Well, sir, what do you think of the 
war by this time? Do you suppose it has any 
bearing upon the fulfillment of prophecy ? 
Peter.—I do think the present movements are 
clearly a subject of prophecy, and I confess the 
more I witness the development of events, not 
only in our own country, but in all parts of the 
world, the more fully am I convinced that the 
hand of God, is in this strange work, and that 
we are most rapidly drifting toward that point 
set down in the chart of prophecy as the great 
time of trouble occasioned by the universal dis-
tress and confusion of the nations. 
John.—I fully agree with you in that conclu- 
sion, but what do you understand we are to look 
for beyond that ? 
Peter.--0, I have no doubt about the result. 
The Church will undoubtedly triumph ; the prin-
ciples of civil liberty will become more clearly 
comprehended and acted upon ; and we shall 
witness a condition of things far in advance of 
anything that has heretofore existed. 
John —What do you understand to be the 
precise nature of that triumph ? Will it be par-
tial or universal ? Will it be prior to the ad-
vent of the Savior, or subsequently ? Will it be 
in this mortal or in the immortal state? 
Peter.—I understand that it will be a univer-
sal triumph, and that it will be in the mortal 
state, before the coming of the Saviour. 
John.---The Scriptures unquestionably speak 
of a glorious triumph, awaiting the Church to be 
realized upon this earth, and that triumph will 
assuredly be a universal one. We find this view 
authorized in the following Scriptural expres-
sions : "As truly as I live, saith the Lord God, 
the whole earth shall be filled with my glory." 
Numbers 14 : 21. < "But the meek shall inherit 
the earth and delight themselves in the abun-
dance of peace." Psa. 37 : 11. "In his days 
shall the righteous flourish ; and abundance of 
peace so long as the moon endureth. He shall 
have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the 
river unto the ends of the earth." Pea. 72 : 7-8. 
"And the kingdom and dominion, and the great-
ness of the kingdom under the whole heaven,shall 
be given to the people of the saints of the Most 
High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, 
and all dominions shall serve and obey Him" 
Dan. 7 : 27. "But they shall sit every man un-
der his vine and under his fig tree ; and none 
shall make them afraid; for the mouth of the 
Lord of hosts hath spoken it"—and many simi-
lar passages. But other passages as distinctly 
teach that there will be no such state of things 
prior to the second coming of our Saviour. In 
the parable of the tares and wheat, the Saviour 
unequivocally assures us that the wicked will 
continue mingled with the good until the day of 
judgment, just as the tares grow with the wheat 
until the harvest. Matt. 13 : 24.30 ; interpre-
tation, verses 36-43. Hence a period of' univer-
sal glory cannot exist previous to that event. 
Moreover,,the Apostle Paul instructs us that the 
mall of bin, representing the most delusive and 
wicked system of false religion that has ever ex-
isted, will continue until the end of time, and 
will only be destroyed by the brightness of His 
cowing. 2 Thess. 2 : 1-12. Besides, we are 
taught that the present life is a state of tribula-
tion and trials—a contest with the world from 
whom the Church is to suffer persecution, and 
that such trial is absolutely requisite for the 
perfection of Christian graces. These consider-
ations, I think, are sufficient to assure us that 
the fulfillment of previously considered promises, 
relative to the glory promised in this earth; will 
not be realized in a state of mortality. Does it 
not follow, then, that they will and must be ac-
complished in the future state ? Are we not to 
look forward to a time when the groaning earth 
shall itself be delivered ? When He that sits up-
on the throne shall make all things new ? And 
will it not be in the earth renewed, as He has 
promised it shall be, that we shall witness the 
triumph of' the Church and the establishment of 
judgment and justice ? 
Peter.-0, I believe it is a part of the Divine 
plan to renew the earth, and that the full intent 
of Scripture-promises secures to the Church an 
eternal home upon it. But, then, I think there 
will be a partial realization of this triumph in 
the present mortal state ; so much so, that the 
principles of religion and civil liberty will be 
understood by the great mass of mankind, while 
the Gospel will have a predoininant influence over 
the hearts of all men, and shall so sway the af-
fairs of earthly governments as to greatly pro-
mote the glory, of God, and the walfare of hu-
manity.. The present convulsions of the nations 
I regard as indicating a severe ordeal through 
which we are to be brought, preparatory to that 
desired glory. 
John.—The promises which we have consider-
ed, inasmuch as they represent the triumph of 
the Church to be perfect, must, for reasons that 
we have adduced, be fulfilled in a future state. 
They do not apply in the remotest sense to the 
world while men are in a state of mortality upon 
it, and while it groans under the curse, and un-
fortunately for your theory, when we have col-
lected all the passages of Scripture that are per-
tinent to the subject, which manifestly belong to 
the immortal state, there are none left upon 
which to predicate the hope of a temporal mil-
lennium, or a triumph of the Church without the 
presence of the Great Head Himself. As such 
an expectation, therefore, is not sanctioned by 
Scripture, I am bound to reject it, and as it 
practically leads one to put the day of the. Lord 
afar off,while He has bidden us always to look for 
his coming, I regard it as a dangerous her-
sy. I find that it has only prevailed in the church 
during modern times, and that the early Chris-
tians, the whole army of reformers, with many 
eminently pious and learned men of recent times, 
have treated it with abhorrence. You have ad-
mitted that we are about entering the time of 
trouble brought to view in the Bible. Now if 
you take the pains to read, as specimen, one of 
the passages that speak of that you will discover 
that it is immediately succeeded by the scenes 
of eternity. And at that time shall Michael stand 
up, the great prince which standeth for the chil-
den of thy people : and there shall be a time of 
trouble, such as never was since there was .a na-
tion even to that same time : and at that time 
thy people shall he delivered, every one that 
shall be found written in the book. And many 
of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall 
awake, some to everlasting life, and some to 
shame and everlasting contempt. And they that 
be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firma-
ment ; and they that turn many to righteousness 
as the stars forever and ever." Dan. 12: 1-3. 
And now, my reader, what do you think of 
the war ? Will it bring peace without the per-
sonal presence of the Prince of Peace ; will it 
bring to the world and to the Church a state of 
unparalleled glory without a "restitution of all 
things, such as have been spoken of by the mouth 
of all the holy prophets since the world began ?" 
Acts 3 : 21. 
Or, are we not rather to expect that in this 
sin-cursed earth, things will grow "worse and 
worse," 2 Tim. 3 : 13. until the Great Restorer, 
the King who is to reign in righteousness, shall 
come with power and great glory to undo all the 
effects of the fall, and bring His people to inherit, 
literally, "The' kingdom prepared for them from 
the foundation of the world ?" Matt. 25: 34. Has 
not the Saviour bidden us to have our "loins girt 
about, Luke 12 : 35. our lamps burning, and we 
like unto men waiting for our Lord?" And how 
can we observe His direction if we expect a tem-
poral millennium before his appearing ? Let us 
awake, repent betimes, and stand ready to meet 
Him. 
Those who are interested in the discussion of 
the above, and kindred subjects, are cordially in-
vited to attend the preaching and other services 
referred to below; and may we not hope that all 
true Christians who are led to view the reign of 
Christ as near at hand, will give their co-opera-
tion and support to this truth, rather than to the 
fables of peace and safety that are prevalent, on-
ly to be dissipated by coming destruction.-1 
Thess. 5 : 3. 
Published by inefisiah's Church, worshiping in 
the Baptist Chapel, 11th st., bet. 3d and 4th 
Avenues, where services are held every Sabbath, 
A. M., P. M., and evening, and on week even-
ings, as announced on the Sabbath. Preaching 
by Rev. John T. Laning. 
Astounding Discovery in France. 
The following sounds very much like the sto-
ries of the Arabian Nights or Sinbad the Sailor, 
but as it comes from a respectable source, we 
give it for what it is worth : 
"It has been a great mystery to English bank-
ers and to the directors of the Bank of England, 
how the bullion of the Bank of France could be 
so greatly increased within the last three years, 
while the institution has been constantly send-
ing gold to England, to Germany and to Ameri- 
ca. �
Not long since the Bank of France drew 
some fifteen million francs in silver from the 
Bank of England, which it paid for in gold bars 
with the French mint stamp upon them. At its 
last report it showed a balance of one hundred 
and seventeen million francs in gold, while the 
amount one year ago was under eighty millions, 
nearly one-third increase. It is whispered that 
this abundance of gold is the result of a scienti-
fic discovery, which the Emperor Napoleon has 
secured the monopoly of. Gold is at this mo-
ment manufactured at Paris in a secret manner. 
The principal articles used are lead and arsenic ; 
and though it is not known how extensively the 
precious metal is produced, yet several hundred 
weight of the material are taken to a certain 
place on the first of each month. Everything is 
conducted with the utmost secrecy. None of 
the workmen are allowed to leave, and nothing 
definite can be known ; but the fact that the 
gold is produced is beyond peradventure. How 
long Napoleon III will be able to keep up this 
wonderful secret remains to be seen. [Bunk-
er's Reporter. 
Annual Meeting 
OF THE AMERICAN MILLENNIAL ASSOCIATION. 
The regular Annual meeting of the A. M. As-
sociation was convened by the President,.Elder 
Josiah Litch of Pennsylvania, on Wednesday 
Oct 9, '61, at 9 A. M., in the Advent Chapel 
N. Springfield, Vt.,—the preceding hour having 
TIME AND ETERNITY. 
It is not time that flies ; 
'Tic we, 'tis we are flying. 
It is not life that dies ; 
'Tic we, 'tic we are dying. 
Time and eternity are one ; 
Time is eternity begun ; 
Time changes, but without decay ; 
'Tis we alone that pass away. 
It is not truth that flies ; 
'Tie we, 'tic we are flying. 
It is not faith that dies : 
'Tic we, ,tic we are dying. 
0, eler during faith and truth, 
Whose youth is age, whose age is youth ; 
Twin stars of immortality, 
Ye cannot perish from our sky. 
It is not hope that flies ; 
'Tic we, 'tic we are dying. 
It is not love that dies ; 
'Tic we, 'tie we are dying. 
Twin streams that have in heaven your birth, 
Ye glide in gentle joy through earth, 
We fade like flowers beside you sown ; 
Ye are still flowing on. 
Yet we but die to live, 
It is from death we're flying ; 
For ever lives our life : 
For us there is no dying. 
We die but as the spring bud dies, 
In summer's golden joy to rise. 
These be your days of April bloom ; 
Our July is beyond the tomb. 
—..eKsa.orts, 
TI-4 ADVENT HERALD. 
been occupied in devotional exercises under the 
auspices of the A. E. A. Conference. 
The records of the previous annual meeting 
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as substitute. 
Treas er, was then read, 
were read 
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The report of the 
and adopted. 
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from July 1 1860 to J 
held in the Advent Chapel as per adjournment. 
It was called to order by the President of the 
As4tion 
The report of the Nominating Committee to 
whom was assigned the duty of selecting names 
for officers, was presented and read. 
Voted, that the secretary pass the ticket ; 
which being assented to by each member present, 
it was deposited as the ballot of the Association-
the officers for 1861, 2, being as follows : 
President-Elder Josiah Litch, of Pennsylva-
nia,Vice Presidents-D. Bosivorth, of Vt., I. 
H. Shipman, N. H., J. V. Rimes, Mass., J. 
Colder, Penn.,' S. Foster, C. E., John Pearce, 
C. W., cooS Dutton, N. Y. 
F. Gunner, 1)NVIa'ss., Recording Secretary. 
0. R. Fassett of rarmotith, Me., Cor. Secre-
tary. 
"Restitution," delivered by Bro. Bliss, before 
the A. E. A. conference during their meeting in 
Springfield, Vt., be immediately published in a 
Tract of not over 16 pages, and that the publi-
cation Committee, issue an Edition of 2000cop-
ies, and that said committee be authorized to is-
sue such other publications as in their judgment 
may be deemed expedient. . 
Adjourned to meet in the Chapel at the close 
of the afternoon services. 
At 4 P. M. on this day, Elder Litch sum-
moned the Board to hold consultation in Com-
mittee. 
Elder John Pearson Jr., reported that the 
sum of fifty dollars bad been entrusted to his 
care for the purposes of this Association ; and in 
making the announcement, he would acknowl-
edge the kindness and care of an over-ruling 
Providence, 
It was voted that the Publication Committee 
be authorized to appropriate the $50 as the nu-
cleus of a tract fund, and that Pastors of Advent 
Churches and others interested in the diffusion 
of spiritual knowledge, make special efforts by 
subscription books, to collect funds for the pub-
lication, and more wide-spread circulation of Ad-
vent Tracts. 
It was voted in connexion with the above,that 
"Books be opened for the same object, at the 
Herald Office, 46 1-2 Kneeland st., Boston, 
Mass." 
The Board was then adjourned to the regular 
quarterly meeting. 
people. .alius 14.vc1 presents the last Antichrist 
as an appendage of his fourth monster, warring 
against the saints, and prevailing till the judg-
nien kiieg. And Paul presents him as the man 
of`Sin,eting himself in the temple of God,show-
ingilimself that he is God, until consumed by 
the tirit of the Lord's mouth,and destroyed by 
the brightness of Christ's appearing. Here we 
have Antichrist warring, fighting, revailing, till 
the judgment scene. But ssa, 4.10 judgment ;le-
pers, binds the strong man, casts him in-
o the aby,ss, 'and then, and not till then, the 
church enjoy the rest that remaineth for the peo-
ple of God. We have Jesus coming to his own 
temple, descrated,-not with money changers, 
or the seats of them that sold doves, but with the 
polluted presence of the man of Sin. And be 
comes not with a scourge of small cords, but with 
the rod of his wrath, to dash the monster down 
to rise no more. And as he sinks a jubilant 
shout rings thro' heaven, "Hallelujah ! for the 
Lord God Omnipotent reigneth ;" and the an-
nunciation is made ; "The marriage of the Lamb 
locoing." A wedding without the Bridegroom? 
Nay, tell it not'. He will be there joying over 
her with singing, and she shall ever more rest in 
his love. 
These remarks might be extended, but suffice 
it to say,to place that coming at the close of the 
millennium, would be like expecting the morn-
ing star to herald the close instead of the com-
mencement of the day. Or expecting the sun 
to rise at evening, instead of gilding the eastern 
horizon with the brightness of his morning beams. 
No ! No ! He comes the bright and morning Star 
to break the night of darkness that is settling 
down upon this world of sin and sorrow with the 
first ray's dawning light. He comes-the glo-
rious Sun of Righteousness-to usher in that 
day of joy-with healing beams in all his wings. 
Then, On to the watch tower, Soldier of the 
cross ! gird your loins ! trim your lamps ! wait 
the rising morn ! and tho' like the mother of Sis-
era you may be led at times to exclaim: "Why do 
his chariot wheels so long delay ?" remember, 
the glories of that coming day will amply com-
pensate the long night of weary watching. A 
millennium of blessedness with our Lord ! Aye ! 
beyond the scenes of the final judgment, an eter-
nity to spend with the "King in his beauty." 
Then let us adopt the language of the poet : 
Then we will wait nor deem too long 
The closing hours of grace, 
But trim our lamp with cheerfu' song 
Till we shall see his face. 
American Evangelical Advent 
Conference. 
ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT. 
Beloved Brethren :-Since our last General 
Conference, the events precursory of the Second 
advent of Christ have been unfolding with great 
rapidity and significance. 
The war clouds which a few months since cov-
ered the sky of the prophetic world, have settled 
below the horizon, and to the careless observer, 
the sun, moon and stars in the political firma-
ment appear to shine in their wonted serenity 
and brilliancy, and the ocean waves of popular 
revolution have subsided, comparatively, into a 
state of restl - - �
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The plains and valleys of Italy, so recently 
the scenes of violence and blood, are now, under 
the government of an enlightened and liberal ru-
ler, smiling in the gladness of peace and prosper-
ity ; and the noble, self sacrificing patriot Gari-
baldi,having no immediate employment as a war-
rior, has retired to enjoy the quiet of his beau-
tiful isia`nd home. 
The four nations engaged in the late war, are 
professedly at peace. The two great powers of 
western Europe, France and England, are close-
ly allied in their foreign policies : the imperial 
master of the former, and the Queen of the lat-
ter, as official heads, are grasping each the oth-
er's hand across the straits of Dover, pledging 
themselves to a firm international friendship. 
Austria by fear of the triple league of England, 
France,and Sardinia, and of the rebellious state 
of the Hungarians, remains within her own bor-
ders, while the Roman Pope has been deprived 
of every adequate resource by which to make 
war or oppress. 
r eta fiscal year 
The receipts and expenditu s of the �
4. for 
the year ending July 1, 1861, have been as follows: 
I. RECEIPTS. 
From subscribers to Advent Herald 3536.97 
" Books �
283.51 
" Advertising, of which $40 was 
paid in Chapel stock 
From dp9ktions 
" gift'or stock 
" a legacy by Mary L. MIA of 
Springfield, Vt. �
273.86 
4593.01 
Add funds on hand July 1, 1860, or in 
hands of agents �
331.82 
$4922.83 
H. EXPENDITURES. 
Expenses of Herald office, the details of which 
have been given in the treasurer's quarterly re- 
ports �
4589.44 
Sums in hands of agents and unpaid 
July 1, 1801 �
79.11 
Three shares of stock in Chapel, of 
which $57 was received for books, papers, 
and advertising ,and 93 in donations �
150.00 
Balance of funds on hand July 1, '61 105.45 
$4924.00 
III. ASSETS. 
The Assets of the A.M.A. at the end of its third 
fiscal year, comprised- 
Type and other printing materials, furniture of 
office, stoves, safe, stereotype plates, &c., estimating 
them $100 less than fast year �900.0; 
Twenty-three shares of stock in Chap-
el, its par value being, though it would nut 
sell for that 
BookS,gastiffit#41ilitticlIki;124t cost 
Sunk ;in.110c1mpf,ogeitte 
Boilance f son hand 
I'M �
Ver 
Rent paid in advance to Jan. 1,'1862 75.00 
2097.25 
And to this may be added sums due front 
subscribers, V50, of-which there may be 
consi4erecl-good
revor.,"ja laihr �
352.75 
Total of assets, �
$3050.00 
IV. LIABILITIES. 
The only liabilities of the A. M. A. at the end of 
its past fiscal year, were small amounts then due to 
subscribers, who had then paid, in advance, about 
nine hundred and fifty dollars �950.00 
-leaving the net valuation of the assets, of 
A.M.A. at about �
$2100.00 
Respectfully submitted. 
SYLVESTER Buss, Treas. 
I have examined the foregoing account, which 
meets my approval. 
ANTHONY PLOAReeitiditOT pro ton. 
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Mrs. Adelaide Guild, "t3f‘ ifbrth Attleboro' 
Mass., beina, entitled to membership, by payment 
'64Afie �
(??.25) her name was propos- 
ed, and by vote of the Association, she was de. 
clared a Life Member. 
Elder John Pearson Jr., the chairman of the 
Publication Committee informed the Association 
that he was unable to report in full in the ab-
sence of two important members of his Commit-
tee, and in reply to a question of enquiry, in re-
lation to the non-publication of the "Tract" as 
authorized at the last annual meeting, the chair-
man replied, "The non-publication of the Tract 
wd,AAributable to want of funds." 
filer, the chairman of the Committee 
on Finatibvejlstatecl, that the report of his Com-
mittee is involved in that of the Publication 
Committee, and he asked the Association, to ma-
ture and recommend a plan for the collection of 
funds in keeping with the plan adopted by the 
Pennsylvania conference. 
By vote of the Association so directing, a 
Committee of three was appointed by the 
chair, to nominate a list of officers for the ensu-
iig year, to report at call of the President after 
the afternoon services, in the Advent Chapel. 
The chairman appointed Elds. Bosworth, Pearce, 
and Orrock, and then adjourned the Association 
to meet again as above. 
Wednesday 4 1-2 P. 31. 
ni7 cid 
Me business meeting of the Association was 
93.00 
312.67 
93.00 
1150.00 
37.69 
79.11 
105.45 
350.00 
S. Bliss, Mass. Treasurer. �
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R. R. KnowleS, Prov., R. I., Auditor. 
Directors-R. Hutchinson of Canada East, J. 
Pearson Jr., G. W. Burnham, Mass., L. °sieta 
A. W. Brown, A. Pearce, R. I., A. Coburn, N. 
Brown, N. H , 0: Doud, E. W. Case, D. I. 
Robinson, Vt., J. M. Orrock, C. E. 
The further business of the Association was 
postponed to a future time, to be designated by 
the presiding officer. 
On Friday Oct. 11th, '61, the chairman, Eitl: 
J. Litch, called the Association to order, when 
Elder John Pearson Jr., reported that the 
'American Evangelical Advent Conference," 
acting in harmony with this association, has col-
lected, and paid over into the hands of its Trea-
surer, the sum of $12, to aid in support of the 
'Advent Herald," and he held his receipt thereof. 
The Association then adjourned to meet again 
at the call of the chairman. 
J. LITCH, Pres't. 
Attest : F. GUNNER, Rec. Sec'y. 
THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE 
A. M. ASSOCIATION. �
THE COMING OF CHRIST-PREMILLENNIAL. 
By those who look for a double fulfillment of 
The standing Committee of the A. M. A. met 
at the residence of Bro. Sylvester Burke, North the predictions of the "Coming of Christ" "Corn-
Springfield Vt., Thursday Oct. 10 '61, at 8 1-2 I ing of the Son Man" &c. the literal advent is 
A. M. Elder Litch called the Board to order'i placed at the close of the Millennium, or after 
Elder Robinson offered prayer. The minutes of I the church has enjoyed a thousand years of the 
triumphant reign of the gospel,over a world sub-
dued by its peaceful influences. On the other 
hand, those who see in those passages only a 
prediction of the personal return of the glorified 
Son of David, understand that lie comes in the 
midst of surrounding darkness to usher in the 
light of the glorious day. 
It is premillennial,-for 
First : He comes at the close of the Gentile 
times.-The kingdom of David was given into 
the hands of Gentile rulers, for seven times 360 
years, and then instead of millennial blessedness, 
the inspired writer tells of "distress of nations" 
"perplexity," "hearts failing for fear," dismal 
forebodings,"powers of heaven shaken" and in the 
midst, of these scenes of terror and alarm they 
see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with pow-
er and great glory. Again : the kingdoms of the 
Gentiles were symbolized by a succession of fero-
cious beasts treading down, devouring, and de-
stroying. But when the last of those monsters is 
destroyed, Christ is seen coming to assume the 
kingdom made vacant by such destruction. 
Again : this assumption of kingly authority is 
at ills personal appearing ; for when He appears 
in His glory, then, and not till then, He sits on 
the throne of his glory. This appearing presents 
an ocular demonstration to the eye, and not a 
theme simply for the imagination. But it takes 
place at the close of the time described by Christ 
himself, as being filled up by the history of false 
Christs, "wars and rumors of wars," famines, 
pestilences, earthquakes, persecutions of his peo-
ple, their divisions into sects and parties, false 
teachers and their deceptions, abounding iniqui-
ty and the waning love of his church, the evil 
the last Board meeting, held in Boston, July 9, 
'61, were read by the secretary, and were ap-
proved. 
It was voted that Elder D. Bosworth, J. M. 
Orrock, and Anthony Pearce be Nom. Corn. to 
prepare suitable names to serve on the 3 sub-
committees of 3 persons each required to be an-
nually appointed in accordance with Sec.2 of Art. 
4. of the Constitution, and during their consulta-
tation, a motion was made and adopted that the 
present "Business Agent and Editor of this As-
sociation be continued for the coaling year." 
Al discussion ensued respecting the best meth-
od of conducting the "Herald," and various sug-
gestions for its improvement were offered and 
considered. It was recommended to make the 
paper "Denominational, and more thoroughly se-
cond Advent," and that all concerned for the 
success of the Herald as an agency for promo-
tion of the blessed Gospel of our Redeemer and 
coming King, bestir themselves afresh in labors 
and prayers, to secure greater warmth and spir-
ituality in the published articles. 
The Committee on Nominations, then submit-
ted the following sub-committees, all of whom 
were duly elected. 
Corn. on finance-A. Pearce, S. Bliss, J. F. 
Guild. 
Pub. Committee-J. Pearson Jr., J.V. Rimes, 
L. Osier. 
Corn. on Colportage.-D. I Robinson, 
Gunner, G. W. Burnham. 
It was then voted to adjourn to meet again at 
the call of Elder Josiah Litch. 
Saturday, 8 A. M. 
In pursuance of a call by the President, the 
Board re-assembled at the residence of Bro. Syl- servant smiting the faithful and saying "My 
Lord delayeth his coming." But in the midst of 
those scenes of darkness, disaster and death,that 
glorious epiphany takes place, and the evil ser-
vant finds himself among hypocrites without,and 
the weary bride is exalted to a throne beside 
her Son. 
Again : He comes at the destruction of anti-
christ and brings to a close the war against his 
MEETING OF 
venter Burke as above. The following members 
were in attendance : J. Litch, D. I. Robinson, 
John Pearson Jr., 0. Doud, I. H. Shipman, J. 
M. Orrock, R. Hutchinson, D. Bosworth, F. 
Gunner. 
After prayer by Elder Shipman,the secretary's 
minutes were read and approved. 
It was then voted that the article on the 
F. 
The coming of Christ Personal and 
Visible. 
By D. BoswoRTII-read before the A. E. A. 
Conference North Springfield Vt. 
(Concluded.) 
JOSIAH LITCH, Pres't. 
Attest : F. GUNNER Rec. Sec. 
 
 
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347 
The late short but decisive war, having Italy �
Those intervening perplexities present them- defiant and impious crescent on the hills of Ju- 
for its battle-ground, with the temporal and spir- selves to my mind as follows : �
dea, and the kings of the east will assemble their 
itual interest of' the Papacy intimately involved, �
How is it possible for Italian liberty, and the armies to dispute the ownership of Zion, but 
was watched by the student of the prophetic temporal and spiritual claims of the Roman court David's royal son "shall stand in that day upon 
Scriptures, in each step of its progress, with to exist on the same soil ? yet it is the purpose the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem 
deepest solicitude. By the sequent events of of Victor Emanuel,and the Italian patriots to es- on the east," and "show who is the blessed and 
'the French Revolution, the Roman Govern- tablish the unity of Italy ; and it is the fixed only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of 
ment had been brought almost to the verge of policy of Napoleon, because it would be of in- lords." Papal Rome is now a widow, seeing sor-
utter ruin. Hence, as this insurrectional out- calculable advantage to hire, to bring about such row, mourning like one forsaken ; the measure of 
break and war seemed to be aimed at the very a consolidation : by so doing he would constitute her iniquities is full to the brim ; her plagues 
existence of the "Man of Sin," and might smite Sardinia a natural ally of France. �
will come in one day, and the wine-press be trod- 
him low in the dust, and as the scriptures are ex- �
Then, in order to the unity of Italy, it will be den without the city, and blood come out of the 
plicit in associating the final destruction of that a necessity for some of Austria's possessions to wine-press, even unto the horse-bridles, by the 
power with the appearing of the "Head" of the be absorbed into the Italian Kingdom, and also space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. * 
true church, no human mind, could discern but for Rome to become its capital—but can the �
The external peace now prevailing in the po- 
what the open contest had then commenced former be accomplished without war with Aus- litical world of prophecy is presageful of evil 
which would lead on to the immediate coming tria ? And how can Rome become the metro- and of good ; of the former to all earthly gov-
of the Son of God to judgment. Certainly if polis of the Sardinian power, and at the same ernments, of the latter to the reign of the saints 
the affairs of the East, had been as signal as time the Pope's independence ba secured ? Should of the Most High. And as watchmen—as stu-
were those of the West, our most sanguine ex- the Head of the Papal Hierarchy be made a dents of prophecy—as believers in the speedy 
pectations would have been excited. Neverthe- subject of an earthly ruler, it would be the ab- advent of the Messiah, we should be watchful, 
less, now the smoke of the battle has lifted, we rogation of every prerogative Cardinals and earnest and faithful. This calm in the war-ele-
can clearly discover that a blow has been given Councils have ever claimed for him, and his own ments is assuredly prognostic of a fearful storm—
to Papal supremacy in Italy and Papal influ- lofty pretensions as the Vicar of Jesus Christ on a tempest which may hurl all antichristian pow- 
ence in Europe, second only to that administer- earth. �
ers into the vortex of utter and eternal destruc- 
ed in 1798,—it has brought the monster to the �
When a war commences on Austria's western tion. It may.introduce those scenes,in the midst 
brow of the precipice of perdition. �
border, the Hungarian patriots will rise in their of which, 
The Ottoman Empire also commands no small might and strike for their independence, and is it �"Like lightning's glance, 
share of the attention of the reader of prophecy. not probable that their nationality will be attain- �Flashing over heaven's expanse, 
It is not only refered to in the book of Daniel ed? and what vast and startling changes this �Shall the Son of God appear." 
 
the prophet, but like the Roman Papacy holds a will bring to pass in the eastern world ! �This occasion does not call for a critical sur- 
conspicuous place in the visions of John. It �
First, it would prove to the downfall of Aus- vey of that portion of the globe which lies with- 
forms the history of the sixth trumpet, and un- tria. Already nearly one-half its subjects have out the circle of specific prophecy. We may 
 
der the outpowering of the sixth vial, its waters rejected the new constitution offered them as a however, simply remark, that it is in a corres-
are "dried up," for the purpose of preparing pacificator, and refused to send representatives pending state of trouble and perplexity. 
"the way of the kings of the East," "the battle to the Imperial Council. Bohemia, with a pop- �
By our peculiar geographical position, the 
of that great day of God Almighty." It is act- ulation of nearly four millions and a half, with broad Atlantic separating us from the interna- 
ing a prominent part in events having proximi- other divisions of the empire, we see now closely tional troubles of the old world, with the most 
ty to the sounding of the last trumpet, and the treading in the footsteps of Hungary ; hence it liberal government of all human systems of state 
pouring out of the last vial of God's wrath. �
is only reasonable to believe that the next war polity, extending the right of suffrage to all its 
The wasting away of the waters of the mystic will dissolve the right hand supporter of the Ro- subjects, and prosperous in all ite departments, 
Euphrates has been going on for nearly a half man Papacy. , �
we have fondly supposed that the pillars on which 
century. The year 1814 introduced a scourge- �
Second ; the fall of Austria, would be emi- rested this vast Republic, were too massive and 
era of the most frightful mortality that ever vis- nently favorable to Russia, but fatal to Turkey strong to be imperiled by any foe,internal or ex- 
ited a nation ; plagues so terrible as to unpeople in Europe—thus : �
ternal. We have come to see the folly of our 
whole villages, bringing desolation to populous �
Negotiations are even now pending for the national boastings ; that no implicit trust can be 
cities, and nearly depopulating entire provinces. purpose of effecting a union of policy and gov- placed in any human political organizations,how-
These judgments have progressed until that em- ernment between Hungary and Transylvania, ever good in themselves, and that our only hope 
pire has received the significant epithetic title of and there is good reason for believing that the for permanent peace and security is, in the es-
"the sick man," and the historian Lamartine,has national party has signified its desire for a ruler tablishment of the reign of our eternal King. 
This rebellion, now so deeply afflicting our 
recorded the answer to prophecy : "Turkey is of the Russian dynasty. 
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beloved country,—which, in its extent and 
dying for the want of Turks." �
Another fact : the Grecians, in expectation of 
er and depravity has no equal in the history of 
pow- 
Notwithstanding this consumptive state of the the dethronement of Otho, have also expressed 
Ottoman power, in order to perform its appoint- their preference for a Prince of Russia. Now nationa—will, we think, soon be overpowered 
 
ed part in the battle of Armageddon, it must to complete this line of powers adverse to the and crushed ; but it will have the tendency to 
 
have a temporary resuscitation. How this could Sultan, there are his warlike and bitter foes, the make ns the more earnestly cry : 
be effected, none could divine but Him who reigns Montenegros, situated about midway between �
"Come, claim thine ancient power and reign 
sovereign over the nations. That his word would Hungary and Greece, so that almost the entire �
The Heir and Lord of all." 
 
be fulfilled we made no question : our duty was northern,western and southern land boundary of �
Of the scriptural soundness of our distinctive 
to wait his manner and time in bringing to pass European Turkey will be occupied by govern- attitude as a denomination, we have no reason to 
his own glorious and eternal purposes ; for �
ments friendly to Russia, and by them she will be otherwise than fully assured and satisfied. 
"Deep in unfathomable mines �obtain unlimited access to the Archipelago, the But, in order to be qualified for the Master's 
Of never failing skill, �
Adriatic and the Mediterranean. �
service, and to receive his approval when he 
He treasures up his bright designs, �
In anticipation of these revolutions, Russia is, comes to reckon with his servants, we must have 
And works his sovereign will." 
notwithstanding her internal troubles, preparing something more than a mere intellectual knowl- 
The imbecile Abdul Medjid is made to give to complete this circle around the Ottoman do- edge of prophecy and history, or of the great 
place to a successor not only enlightened and minion in Europe—she is pressing toward the events of redemption to transpire at the coming 
wise, but one in whom dwells the energy, cour- command of the Black Sea with an energy and of the Saviour. There are vital,heart-regenera-
age and ambition of the ancient Sultans. A grand power never before displayed ! This sea forms ting, preparatory doctrines of the gospel, which 
Vizier is also selected of equal learning and the eastern boundary ; and at its outlet lies the demand not only our attention and careful study, 
wisdom ; and reform is already instituted in the proud metropolis of the Turkish empire. �
but concerning which, it is necessary, that we 
civil and military departments of the empire. �
With the possessions of the Sultan,in Europe, have a personal experience. It is needful that 
This change in the government of the east, is a thus enclosed, and the eastern capital at the mer- we realise and teach a present resurrection—a 
striking event in the preparing of that power for cy of Russia, and the Syrian province menaced, resurrection from the death of "trespasses and 
the coming struggle in the holy laud. �we can conceive bow "tidings out of the east sins ;" an eternal life, for Christ says, "He that 
Thus looking at the present state of the politi- and out of the north shall trouble him : there- heareth my word, and believeth on him who sent 
cal world of prophecy, we behold the:most cheer- fore he" (for as in the previous verses, the king me, bath everlasting life, and shall not come in-
ing indications of a speedy redemption to the of Syria is called the "king of the north," so to condemnation ; but is passed from death un- 
true Church. �
must the power now holding Syria be given this to life." Hence the apostle John declares, "We 
Again : there are questions in status quo, title) "shall go forth with great fury to destroy know that we have passed from death unto 
which the wisest statesmen approach with evi- and utterly to make away many." Thus being life." This life in the immediate context he 
dent reluctance and fear. The unprecedented forced back into Asia, "he will plant the taber- denominates "Eternal life." This is that im-
activity in the naval and military departments nacles of his palaces,' between the seas in the mortality refered to by John, in another place, 
of England and France, the marked secretness of glorious holy mountain ; yet he shall come to where he speaks of being "born again, not of cor-
the patriot leaders ; the desperate preparation his end, and none shall help him. And at that ruptible seed, but of incorruptible," or immortal, 
for a war struggle being made by Austria, and time shall Michael stand up." �
as this word is translated in other scriptures. 
to a more or less extent by other governments, �
It is obvious, my brethren, that we are on the �
Destitute of' such a present resurrection, or 
are evidences that the conviction is deep-rooted eve of events, which must have their speedy con- spiritual existence, or immortality, we remain 
among the rulers of the old world, that the skill summation in the last great battle, when the children of wrath ; continue under the penalty 
of diplomatists will utterly fail in effecting a sat- eastern and the western antichrists will fall to 
isfaetory adjustment of the pending difficulties— rise no more. Soon the Islamite willplant his �
* Mede says, "1600 furlongs are equal to 200 
that an appeal to the sword will be inevitable, 
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 Italian miles—the exact extent of that portion 
* Military tents. Faber renders this : "and of the papal territories called St. Peter's Patri-
and a general war be the sad consequence. 
plant the curtains of his pavilions." �mony." 
of God's violated law, and must abide in death. 
The image or likeness of GradIcaaa in the fall, by 
our federal head, must be regained now, in proba-
tion or never ; for Paul expressly says, "And have 
put on the new man, which is renewed in knowl-
edge after the image of him that created him." 
Even now we must be relieved from the condem-
nation of the law ; this is the present state of 
the true believer ; for "Christ bath redeemed us 
from the curse of the law, being made a curse for 
us." 
Thus our mere physical nature is not by the 
Gospel of Christ, made the chief subject of the 
atonement ; its restoration the principal or only 
good to be desired. The scriptures do not teach 
that the weight of the broken law fell on the ma-
terial man, this assigning to our higher nature a 
secondary place in the plan of salvation. Unless 
we give a due importance to those cardinal truths 
which relate to our purification, regeneration and 
redemption, our rescue now from "under the 
law," to be placed "under grace," we shall per-
vert the order of the Gospel ; put the less for 
the greater ; fall short in our efforts to reach the 
sinner's real condition ; be satisfied with limited 
attainments in spiritual things—we shall be in 
danger of sensualizing our desires, hopes and 
faith. 
As we have prefixed the adjective Evangelical 
to the General Conference, it will be expected 
that we shall inculcate doctrines the opposite of 
those taught by Socinus in the 16th century. We 
must exalt the name of Jesus above "every name 
*Us named, not only in this world, but also 
in that which is to come." He should be received 
in all his infinite perfectionsiorcalaaashaTin 
whom are hid all the treasures of aliolip and 
knowledge ;" as the "All and in all." "For in 
him dwelleth all the fullness of the God head 
bodily." This will enable us, when he appears 
in his glory, to exclaim from the heart, "Lo, 
this is our God ; ;we have waited for him and he 
will save us : this is the Jehovah : we have wait-
ed for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his 
salvation." �
OJ Lomas.,, Wi 
North Springfield brings fresh to memory one„ 
dearly beloved by us,whom God in his wise pray„ 
idence selected to resuscitate the primitive faiala 
of the church, and to awaken an interest in the 
study of the prophecies. In this village he gave 
a course of lectures. Undoubtedly there are 
those present who retain a lively and grateful re-
membrance of his prophetic-historic expositions. 
The fruit of his labor of love is still visible ; the 
light yet shines, and it may be hoped that this 
branch of Christ's church will be found ready 
and waiting to welcome the return of the Mes-
siah. 
In accordance with brother Miller's known 
desires, this cause has been organized. The for-
mation of a financial body like the "American 
Millennial Association" would have met with his 
unqualified approval. 
And now, may the Great Head of the church 
be present in all the sessions of this Conference, 
filling our hearts with love, guiding in all our de-
liberations, enlightening our minds, making em-
inently practical the important subjects fo be 
considered, that this convention may result in 
lasting benefit to its members, that sinners may 
be converted, this church strengthened and com-
forted, and the ministers and lay members return 
to their homes and fields of labor with renewed 
zeal and courage, to proclaim the "glad tidings 
of the Kingdom at hand." 
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. 
CoutinUed from our last. 
Wednesday 8 A. M. 
The exercises of the day were opened by a 
prayer meeting at 8 o'clock, at which there was 
good interest and many participants. 
Meeting of the conference. 
The conference was called to order at ten 
o'clock, by the president, who announced the 
633d Hymn, commencing : 
"When I can read my title clear, 
To mansions in the skies, 
I'll bid farewell to every fear, 
And wipe my weeping eyes." 
Prayer was offered by Eld. I. H. Shipman, of 
Sugar Hill, N. H. After singing Hymn 360 of' 
the Harp, Elder D. I. Robinson read a disserta- 
 
348 �
THE ADVENT HERALD. 
Conference at North Springfield: '1'9/1"' 
nit 
It was' conceded on all hands that this was'one Of 
the vety-best coidlterices that we have ever held. It 
was characterized by deep earnest Christian sympa-
thy, with an earnest desire for the prosperity of the 
cause and the salvation of the impenitent. The ut-
most good feeling and harmony prevailed throughout 
the entire meeting, (while the writer was in attend-
ance) and strangers thougbAnaly of us were to.each 
other, having never seen cacti, other's faces before, 
we felt that we were in the family and among the 
household of faith ,desiring to receive and impart some 
spiritual good. We can without any false gloss say 
those were heavenly sittings in Christ Jesus ; and if 
any who were not in attendance are disposed to 
think that we have overdrawn the account, we have 
only to refer in justification to the pockeOandker-
chiefs that were tnoistened with tears of 'gladness 
that came from almost all eyes present. Meetings 
like these are of incalculable benefit to those who 
attend them : and I would most earnestly solicit the 
brethren who are not in the habit of attendi4 to 
make their arrangements to attend our next annual 
gathering of this kind, as one of the best means to 
learn the wants of the cause and have their spiritual 
strength renewed. This recommendation from your 
unworthy brother, 
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 
oonducted 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. 
THE TERMS OF THE HERALD. The terms of the 
Herald are two dollars a year, in advance ;—with 
as large an addition, as the generosity of donors 
shall open their hearts to give, towards making the 
A. M. Association an efficient instrumentality for 
good. 
Correspondents, on matters pertaining solely,to 
the office, should write " Office," on the envelope, 
to have their letters promptly attended to, if the 
editor be temporarily absent. 
THE EPOCH OF TILE PAPAL SUPREMACY. 
REV. WM. COGSWELL D. D. late Secretary of the 
American Education Society, a Post-Millennialist,in 
his "Manual" published in 1836, in answer to the 
qUestiorr, �
WillennIUM commence?" 
says ;71sPem oot e•e)w �i;1.117 
"The particular day or year cannot, perhaps be 
ascertained. Probably it will begin before the sev-
enth thousand years of the world commence. The 
prophecies of Daniel and of John the Divine lead to 
this conclusion. According to these predictions,the 
church is to be oppressed by Papal superstition and 
Mohammedan delusion 1260 years. These are to 
commence, continue, and close together. The Pa-
pal superstition, most probably, commenced in 606, 
when Phocas constituted the Bishop. of Rome unis 
versal Bishop, and Mohammed began his infamous 
reign the same year. Add 1260 to 606 and it makes 
1866, the probable time for the commencement of 
the release of the church, and of the destruction of 
his enemies. About this time the Jews and the 
Gentiles will be converted, and unite in one body 
under Christ, their spiritual head. Then will cotn-
rnence the latter day glory of the church, the season 
of millennial blessedness. This is agreeable to the 
opinion of the most able and. learned modern wri-
ters on the prophecies."—pp. 167-8. 
REV. A 
terian church in Niles, Michigan, a Pre-millennial-
ist, and author of "Views of Millenarianism, says : 
"Tile chronological data which the prophecies 
give, furnish intimations that the time is short when 
all that is predicted shall come to pass. One of the 
most prominent periods fixed for the termination of 
the 1260 years, so repeatedly broughtto view in the 
prophecies of Daniel and John, is 1866. Thiaelattr-
ly does not mark the trope of the coming of the Son 
of man, fur that tithe none can know,; but according 
to prophecy, wistitiiiteiimits of some four years 
from that 'time, pki6cecilfig or succeeding, maybe ez-
pected a great erikiiiitiAlie political affairs ef.theii
tions, and great revolutions, Which may dissolve the 
relation between church and state in Europd, and 
have a most important bearing upon the Jewish 
people, in preparing the way for their ultimate res-
toration in part to their own land. 
REv. N. L. RICE, D. D. late pastor of the Pres. 
church in' St. Louis Mo. and now 'of Chicago, au-
thor if 44fioribe Times," 1854—a Post-millen-
nialit4,il6crffeft to the opinions of "the' most ju-
dicious ceirameutitors and writers on prophecy" re-
marks : • 
"The rise of Popery is fixed by the same.writersi 
in the year 606, when the emperor Phocas confered 
on the Pope the title of universal Bishop. He then 
claimed the right to tyrannise over the whole church 
of Christ ; and the civil head of-the empire in which 
the apostacy rose, conceded the claim, and enforc-
ed it. If they are right in their interpretation, and 
in fixing the date of the rise of this great anti-chris- 
Providgnce, Oct. 18. 
AD VENT HERALD. 
Exposition of Daniels Prophecy. 
BOSTON, NOVEMBER 2, 1861. 
equal absurdity and presumption, the Catholic or 
Universal Church. The year 606 then seems to he 
the date of the 1260 years, and the era of what 
Paul terms the revelatiq of the man of sin". Fa-
ber's Dis. vol. 1. IN 
God "next informs us,that from the taking away 
of the daily sacrifice, by, setting up the abomination 
of desolation, there shall be 1290 days, which is ex-
actly 30 days more than the former number ; but he 
does not tell us what particular event will take place 
at that era. And he lastly pronounces a blessing 
upon him who should wait and come to a third num-
ber or 1335 days ; which is 75 days longer than the 
first number, and 45 days longer than the second 
number," Ib. p. 49. 
"It is highly probable that the thirty years will 
be occupied in the conversion and restoration of Ju-
dah," and "close with the complete overthrow of 
Antichrist in the valley of Megiddo ;" and that ',Ithe 
45 years will be employed in the wanderings of 'those 
Who escaped from the rout of the antichristian ar-
my and will carry every where the tidings of God's 
supernatural interference, and in the subsequent 
conversion and restoration of the whole house of Is-
rael. I wish this to be understood only as conjec-
ture ; for it would be folly to speak positively be-
fore the event," Dis. v. 2, pp. 477,8. 
According to this, he then commenced these two 
periods with the 1260 in A. D. 606, and ended 
them, the 1290 in 1895 and the 1335 in 1941 ; 
when he supposed the millennium would begin. For 
I he says : "When the 45 years shall have expired, 
LFRED BRYANT, pastor of the First Presby- 
I when the whole family of Jacob shall have been con- 
SYLVESTER BLISS, EDITOR. 
CHAPTER VII. 
ANTHONY PEARCE. 
tip) power, ite downfall must be nigh at hand. It 
is to continue 1260 years,which added to 606,would 
place its downfall, in the year 1866—only twelve 
years from the present moment. But since the 
apostacy arose gradually, it may not be possible to 
determine the precise time when the 1260 years be-
gan, nor, consequently, when they will terminate. 
We may, however, approximate it." 
"In connection with the time, times, and a half, 
,we have three remarkable periods, viz. 1260, 1290, 
and 1345 years. If we count, as eminent writers 
on prophecy do, from A. D. 606, the year when Mo-
,$mmedantsm and Popery rose, these periods will 
severally end in the years 1866, 1896, and 1041. 
Of these periods I have seen no explanation so satis-
factory as that of Scott." Signs &c. 
These dates were adopted by Faber in his earlier 
writings. In his "Dissertations on the Prophe-
cies,"—fifth edition, London, 1814 ; which were 
first written in 1804, he says of the commencement 
of this period : 
It "can certainly have no connection with the 
mere acquisition of a temporal principality. It 
seems most probable to be the year in which the 
Bishop of Rome was constituted head of the church, 
with the proud title of. Universal Bishop : for such 
an act the whole church, comprehending both good 
and bad, both the saints of the Most High and those 
who were tainted with gentilistn of the apostacy 
considered individually, were formally given by the 
chief secular power, the head of the Roman empire, 
LOW the hand of the encroaching little horn. This 
year was the year 60, when the reigning emperor, 
Phocas,. . . declared Pope Boniface to be Universal 
Bishop ; and the Roman church bath ever since 
shown itself to be that little horn, into whose hands 
the saints were then delivered bs lin itself ith 
g 
verted and restored, and when the stick of Judah 
shall, have united itself forever with the stick of Jo-
seph, then will commence the season of millennial 
blessedness." Ib. p. 478. 
Of this period of blessedness he says : "Respect-
ing the yet future and mysterious Millennium, the 
less that is said the better. That it will be a sea-
son of great holiness and great blessedness is certain ; 
and that the kingdom, and dominion, arid the 
greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, 
1141 �
ici,ven to the people of the saints of the 
)lost �
; when that season commences is equally 
uncertain : further than this we know nothing deli- 
nitel;." �
. pp. 484,5.. 
"There is another era which is possible, though 
(I think) not probable ; namely the year 787, when 
the supremacy of the Pope was acknowledged by 
the second council of Nice . . . . I wish to be fully 
understood, that I pitch upon the year 606, only as 
appearing to we the inoetiobalgcclate." lb. v. 1., 
Ps 102. �
wted',s.sosieq sin �
e9ti' 
This view was afterwards abandoned by Mr. Fa-
ber—See date 604. 
REV. R. D jAyES, author of "OntlineS. of Proph-
etic Revelation," New York, 1852,obseives : "The 
'papacy did not commence its career prior to A. D. 
606,from that time it has 1260 years to run, so that 
it cannot be completed prior to 1866," Outlines p. 
257hoele �
..,11,1111 on De: 
REV. THOMAS WICKES—Pastor of the 1st Cong. 
church Marietta, 0. and author of "An Exposition 
of the Apocalypse," New York, 1851,—a Pre-mil-
lenarian—says : 
Daniel "marks the 1260 years of the Papal su-
premacy by the characteristic fact of the saints being 
delivered into his .hands during this period. By 
what act then, did the little horn set itself up as an 
apostate power to claim jurisdiction over the saints 
of the Most High? The most decided and striking 
act of this kind occurred A. D. 606 by the public 
decree of the Emperor Phocas in conferring upon 
Pope Boniface the title of Universal Bishop, by 
which he vvae constituted the Supreme Head of the 
church universal." • Wickes. Apoc. p. 175. 
"Other periods beside the year 606 have been 
fixed upon as the rise of the apostacy ; but this is 
the most prominent one, and that more generally 
agreed upon among the most able students of proph-
ecy." Ib. p. 177. 
The same period in Dan. 12:7, he commences at 
the same epoch ; and says of the 1290 and 1335 
days : 
"This last date may fix the beginning of Christ's 
glorious reign ; for he is pronounced blessed who 
waits to see it ; while the termination of the 1260 
years may mark the time when the last judgments 
are to begin upon these apostate powers (the Paphl 
and Mohammedan), resulting in thcir ,complete 
overthrow. Their dominion is for the period men-
tioned, not including the time occupied in their ov-
erthrow. That may be in the interval betWeen the 
1260, and 1335 years, the last of which is the Mess-
ed period foretold," lb. p. 182. 
REV. F. Cox, D. D. L. L. D. of Eng. author of 
"Outlines of Lectures on the Book of Daniel," Lon-
don, 1832, says : 
"That application of the prophecy is the most 
probable, which fixes on the time, when, by the de-
cree of Phocas, the Roman pontiff was constitued 
universal bishop . . . . in A. D. 606. This being 
admitted, the 1260 years of ecclesiastical domina-
tion would bring us to A. D. 1866," Outlines pp. 
172,3 
O f the periods in the 12th chapter, he says : 
"A further period of thirty days or years is here 
added, marking, perhaps, the season during which 
the predicted overthrow of the antichristian powers 
shall be accomplished, or as some suppose, the res-
toration of the Jews. We presume not to decipher 
the particular events of the third era of forty five ad-
ditional years, producing a period of 1335, the close 
of the prophetic revelations. As he is pronounced 
'blessed' who attains that age, we might conclude 
that it will he the last and most glorious manifes-
tation of God to mankind," Ib. 251. 
REV. J. A. SEISS, author of "The Last Times," 
Baltimore, 1856, writes 
"History presents two dates at which different 
interpreters have thought they could trace the act 
which gave the saints into the hands of the papacy. 
The one is the year 533 or 534, when the Emperor 
Justinian gave the pope precedence of all his episco-
pal brethren ; the other is the year 606, when the 
Emperor Phocas declared the pope head of all the 
churches, and sole universal bishop. Newton has 
mentioned other dates, such as the years 727, when 
the pope and the Romans finally broke their connec-
tion with the Eastern emperor ; 755, when the pope 
obtained the exarchate of Ravenna, 774; when he 
acquired the kingdom of Lombardy ; and 787,when 
the worship of images was first established, and the 
pope's supremacy endorsed by the second Council of 
Nice. But neither of these dates mentioned by 
Newton answers to the case before us ; and Newton 
himself does not venture to say upon which of them 
we can rely. And the earlier date which goes back 
to the time of Justinian seems equally inadequate to 
answer to that for which we are inquiring. The 
truth is, that the papal power was not the product 
of a single day. It grew. But the great and ef- 
fective act which made the pope lord of Christendom 
and thus gave the saints into his hand, was the de- 
cree of Phocas in A. D. 606. It is to this date that 
the great mass of elm most accredited interpreters 
refer us in connection with this subject. Taking this 
as the date, then, When the papacy obtained its pow-
er, and adding twelve hundred and sixty years, the 
given period of its dominancy, we .are carried down 
to 1866 or 1867 as the time when Christ shall come 
and the judgment sit—the exact date of which 
Bowen and others have hit upon by an entirely dif-
ferent process,'' Last Times pp. 272,3. 
"I would not be understood as holding or teach-
ing that Christ will certainly come in ten years from 
the present time. I do not feel authorized to fix 
upon any one special date for that great event. But 
here we have two distinct processes sustained by the 
best authorities on the subject, and both of which 
concur in the representation that the day of Christ's 
coming is near at hand, and lies within the limits of 
this present century," Ib pp. 274, 5. 
fix upon no specific date. I know not the day, 
the season or the year when the Son of man shall 
tion on Revivals :—"Their essential qualities 
their importance ; the best means to promote 
nem." The dissertation was a faithful presen 
tation of Scripture truths, by one whose life-
trials, self-abasement, and many labors for Christ, 
entitle him to be called Evangelist. Brethren 
Gunner, Bundy, Osier, Reynolds, Bosworth, 
Taylor, Shipman, Litch, Eastman, Plummer, 
caught up and prolonged the good influence, and 
the conference enjoyed a season of refreshing 
tenderness. May the God of Revivals accept, 
and "bottle up our tears," and return upon us in 
his "rain of righteousness." 
Rev. W. Pieknell, a Baptist clergyman of 
Springfield, by request of' the president, and vote 
of the conference was invited to take a seat with 
the body, and to freely participate in its public 
deliberations. He arose to acknowledge the vote, 
and said, "that he felt interested in all that per-
tained to the work of God among men, and, thus 
far, he had listened to' the proceedings with plea-
sure, and felt his heart warm in the cause of the', 
Redeemer." 
The president informed the conference, that 
Elder Himes was expected to open the second 
question ; but owing to his absence, and his hav-
ing requested that his name be withdrawn from 
publication in the Herald in connection with the 
questions, there would occur,of necessity, a break 
in the order of essays. After transacting some 
unimportant business the conference waa adjourn-
ed to meet at 2 P. M. 
Wednesday P. M. 
Conference assembled at the hour of adjourn-
ment and was opened by singing and prayer. 
Dr. Hutchinson, from the Canada East and 
Vt. conference, followed in a calm and perspicu-
ous statement of fundamental doctrines—"What 
ones vital to salvation ; essential to understand, 
to believe and propagate." He spoke of the "ever 
blessed Trinity ; the atonement and work of 
Christ ; the separate state of the spirit of man ; 
the resurrection of the body ; and the glory to 
come." Dr. Hutchinson was very feeble in body, 
but he seemed to be quite strong in the power 
of the Gospel, and in the delivering of truth,and 
"wag, full of the Holy Ghost." After his state-
ment,:t4i6telitiference joined ill hinging the 212th 
" 
"The worth of trtitt ncFlongue can tell ; 
'Twill do to buy but not to sell ; 
A large estate that soul bath got 
Who buys the truth and sells it not." 
A number of the clerical and lay delegates 
took part in the discussion, each giving his views 
of fundamental doctrines; and as far as we could 
discern, all present seemed to unite in the belief, 
that the all important doctrine is,---the salvation 
of the soul through the atonement and resurrec-
tion of Christ. 
The hour of adjournment having arrived, the 
conference was dismissed by Elder 
with the Benediction. �
bAilaupn;• 
Wednesday Evenly., �
f,,, 
The conference held a public religious service, 
commencing at 1-2 past 6 o'clock. 
After the usual introductory services, Elder 
W. H. Eastman of Whitefield, N. H., preached 
a warm-hearted discourse from the Psa. 137 : 5, 
6. 
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35. From A. D. 622 to 1844. 
Joule AQUILLA BROWN, author of "Even Tide," 
in two vols. 8 vo. London, 1823, thus remarks : 
"The 1200 years of the mysterious times of ink- 
349 
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seventh century, but he became not a temporal horn 
on the beast till the eighth century." Ib. p. 618. 
See, also,Newton, under date of 606. 
38. From A. D. 730 to 1990. 
JAMRS KERSHAW, author of "An Essay on Reve-
lation," Stockton, 1780, according to Tyso, advocat-
ed these dates. 
39. From A. D. 755, to 2015. 
REY. JOHN SMITH, D. D. author of "A View of 
the Last Judgment," 1783,and minister of the Gos-
pel at Cambleton, Eng. is given by Mr. Tyso in con-
nection with these dates. 
40. From A. D. 756, to 2016. 
REY. MOSES LOWMAN, author of "Notes on Reve-
lation," London, 1737, is mentioned by Mr. Bicker-
steth, Guide p. 211,as well as by Tyso, as reckoning 
from 756. 
41. From A. D. 757, to 2017. 
REV. ALEXANDER RIRIE, author of "The French 
Revolution Exhibited in the light of Prophecy," 
1795—a millenarian, and minister of Newbury Scot-
land, according to Tyso reckoned a year later than 
the one last named,—the subversion of the Lom-
bards being evidently the event which the last three 
writers had in view for their commencing epoch. 
42. From A. D. 1058, to 1836. 
JAMES ALBERT BENGEL,born in Germany in 1687, 
a man of great learning and humble piety, gave his 
views in 1740, "not as articles of faith,but as things 
which would both admit of and require correction." 
Taking as a promise that "a prophetic day is about 
half of a natural year," he makes "the time, times 
and half a time" to be 777 7-9 years extending 
"from 1058 to 1836." 
He arrived at this, "by computing with the num-
ber 666, the 1000 years mentioned" in Rev. 20th. 
But, we confess to finding no mathematical relation 
between those numbers, even with his process of rea-
soning before us, that leads to such a result. See his 
"Ordo Temporum" pp. 290-293. He adds, 
"Should the year 1836 pass away without any 
such remarkable change in public affairs, as I have 
anticipated, some fundamental mistake in the ar-
rangment of my system must be sought altar lb. 
p. 316. 
REV. E. B. ELLIOTT, also, in refering to the views 
of Luther respecting the epoch of the consumma-
tion, remarks : 
"After saying, �
cannot define this prophecy, a 
time, times, and half a time,' he throws out the idea 
(a fancied one) that, probably, its secondary appli-
cation to Antichrist (the primary being to Antio-
chus Epiphanes) might be on the scale of a time 
equalling the thirty years of our Lord's life : in 
which case, three and one half times would equal 
one hundred and five years ; and, reckoned from the 
Turks' taking of Constantinople (the Turks being 
the Eastern Antichrist), end at A. D. 1558. 'God 
knoweth.' lb., cli. xxiii. (ii. 5,343.) Another idea 
he threw out was, that perhaps the Apocalyptic 
number of the beast, 666, might mean the number 
of years of established Papal power ; which measur- 
REV. JOHN WESLEv,—the eelebrated founder of 
Methodism, horn in Eng. in 1703, and deceased in 
1788, in his Notes on the New Test. which he pub-
lished in 1754—mainly followed Bengel, in the in-
terpretation of the prophetic periods. Dispensing 
with the fraction, he reckoned the time times and a 
half as 777 years, and yet extends them from 1058. 
to 1836 ; which must be exclusive of each of those 
years.—See Notes on 12th Ch. 
A computation so mystical, can be of no special 
cable to the student of' prophecy ; and yet it is'in-, 
teresting, as showing one of the various schenSes that 
have been resorted to for harmonizing prophetic 
chronology. 
The 12G0 Days. 
We have devoted more space to the Exposition of 
Daniel, this week and last, than is usual, that we 
might complete with this number the list of epochs 
assigned by different writers for the commencement 
of the 1260 days. Another number will contain 
some remarks on the same ; and then will follow in 
its proper order our article on the Restitution ;—
which was written in connection with the exposition 
of v. 27. 
War Items. 
Wednesday, Oct. 23. A telegram from Pilot 
Knob Mo. of Oct. 22, announced the receipt of a 
dispatch there from Fredericktown of same date, re-
porting the rout with great loss of 5000 rebels un-
der Thompson & Lowe, the latter being killed,and the 
come. He may come in twenty years, or in ton 
years, or in five years, or before another year : I 
cannot tell. But this I believe, and this I desire to 
preach : that his coming is at • band, and we ought 
to be ready and looking for it every day" lb. p. 302. 
DAVID Simpsos, author of "Key to the Prophe-
cies,1795." A useful introductory work, (Bicker-
steth) wrote : 
"Some begin to reckon from the year 606, when 
the proud prelate of Rome was declared universal 
bishop. If this be right, then the pope of Rome 
will be completely destroyed about the year 1866." 
Quoted from Sciss' Last Tines pp 273,4. 
33. From A. D. 600 to 1848. 
ROBERT FLEMING JUN. who died in London in 
1716, author of "The Rise and Fall of the Papacy," 
dated the 1260 days from the decree of Phocas in 
606 ; but by a singular fancy, he considered a day, 
not as the representation of a revolution of the earth 
around the sun, but of 360 days ; and as 1260, di-
vided by 365, equals only 1232 years he ended the 
prophetic period in 1847. He says : 
"If we may suppose that Antichrist began his 
reign in the year 606, the additional 1260 years of 
his duration, were they Julian or ordinary years, 
would lead us down to the year 1866, as the last 
period of the seven-headed monster ; but seeing they 
are prophetical years only, we must cast away 18 
years in order to bring them to the exact measure of 
time that the Spirit of God designs in this book ; 
rind thus the final period of Papal usurpations, sup-
posing that he did indeed rise in 606, must conclude 
with the year 1848," Rise and Fall p. 35. 
Mr. Fleming did not regard this as the final end 
of the existence of the Papacy, but only of its usur-
pations—its end he supposing to be in A. D. 2000 ; 
till which date, from 1848, it was to be in a procese 
of decay. 
Mr. Tyso, by a singular error, makes Fleming to 
have added 18 years,and so to end the days in 1884 ! 
JOSEPH GALLOWAY Esq, an American M. P., 
and Millenarian writer, author of "Brief Commen-
taries," Lon. 1802. dated this period according to 
Mr. Tyso, from A. D. 606, and ended it in 1849 ; 
which shows that he also reckoned by a shortening 
of the time. 
34. From A. D. 620 to 680. 
REV. Wsi. Heaes D. D.—Rector of Killesandra, 
Ireland, the distinguished chronologer, author of 
"Analysis of Sacred Chronology" in 4 vols. London 
1809.—a pre-millenarian,—begins the 1260 days 
of Daniel and. John at a later epoch than many oth-
ers. He says : 
"This woful period of persecution is to expire, 
along with the grand period [of 2300 years.] in A. 
A. 1880 ; after which the holy people,or saints, are 
to be delivered. Therefore,counting backwards from 
thence, we get A. D, 620 for the time of its com-
mencement ; which corresponds, as we have seen, 
with the Bangorian war in Britain. It is truly re-
markable that the Moharnmetan power in the East 
sprung up,the very same year ; for 'The false proph-
et,' as Mahomet is styled in the Apocalypse, in A 
D. 620, or 621, broached his celebrated journey to 
heaven in company with the angel Gabriel, which 
Was so ill received by his countrymen at first, that 
he was forced to fly from Mecca, A. D. 622,whence 
the Arabian era of his Hegira ('flight') commenced ; 
upon which he published his commission from God, 
in the Koran, to persecute Infidels . . . This com-
mencement of the 1260 days, analytically deduced 
by a chain of reasoning from the context, is surely 
preferable to A. D. 600, adopted by Bishop New-
ton,Fa,ber, and others,upon the hypothetical ground 
that this *as the year in which the title of Univer-
sal Bishop was confered on the Pope by the usurper 
Phocas ; and the same year, also in which Mahomet 
retired to his cave in Mount Hera, to fabricate his 
imposture." New Anal. Chron. p. 567. 
Dr. Hales commences the 1290 and 1335 days of 
Daniel 12, with the taking away of the Jewish sac- 
rifice by the Destruction of Jerusalem, in A. D. 70 
—ending the former in 1360,the epoch of Wickliffe, 
and the later in 1405, the epoch of John Hiss. Dr. 
Hales says : 
"This simple and obvious solution, adopted by 
Whiston above a hundred years ago,has been strange-
ly overlooked by succeeding commentators, down to 
the present time ;—arbitrarily assuming that the 
1290 and 1335 days began along with the 1260. 
Hence Faber's perplexities and new coinage of 'the 
afterhood of the times,' Ib. 
Dr. Hales is in error in affirming that Bishop 
Newton adopts A. D. 606 as the commencement of 
the 1260 days. *He more favors A. D. 727—See 
"Newton," under those two dates. 
37. From A. D. 727 to 1987. 
REV. THOMAS NEWTON, D. D. Bishop of Bristol, 
Eng. born 1763, and d. 1784,—author of a learned 
work, entitled "Dessertations on the Prophecies" 
London, 1754—favors this date. He says : 
"To fix the time exactly when these 1260 years 
begin, and consequently when they will end, is a 
matter of some niceness and difficulty ; and perhaps 
we must see their conclusion,before we can precisely 
ascertain their beginning. However, it appears to 
be a very great mistake of some very learned men 
in dating the commencement of this period too ear-
ly. This is the capital error of Mr. Mede's scheme : 
which has led him, and others who have followed 
his example, into subsequent errors, and what the 
event bath plainly refuted. For if the reign of An-
tichrist had begun, as he reckons, about the year 
456, its end would have fallen out about the year 
1716. The truth is, 1260 years are not to be reck-
oned from the beginning of these corruptions . . . 
but from his coming to maturity from his coming to 
the throne ; and in my opinion their beginning 
cannot be fixed consistent with the troth of history 
either sooner or later than in the eighth century. 
Several memorable events happened in that century. 
In the year 727 the pope and the people of Rome 
revolted from the exarch of Ravenna and shook off 
their allegiance to the Greek emperor. In the year 
755 the pope obtained the exarchate of Ravenna for 
himself and thenceforwards acted as an absolute tem-
poral prince In the year 774 the pope by the as-
sistance of Charles the Great, became possessed of 
the kingdom of the Lombards. In the year 787, 
the worship of images was fully established, and the 
supremacy of the pope acknowledged by the second 
council of Nice. From one or other of these trans-
actions it is probable, that the beginning of the 
reign of Antichrist is to be dated. What appears 
to be the most probable is, that it is to be dated 
from the year 727, when (as Sigonius says), 'Rome 
and the Roman dukedom came from the Greeks to 
the Roman pontiff.' Hereby he became in some mea-
sure a horn or temporal prince, though his power 
was not fully established till some years afterwards : 
and before he was a horn at all, he could not an-
swer the character of little horn. If then the begin-
ning of the 1260 years of the reign of Antichrist is 
to be dated from the year 727, their end will fall 
near the year 2000 after Christ ; and at the end of 
the 6000th year of the world, according to a very 
early tradition of Jews and Christians, and even of 
Heathens, great changes and revolutions are expect-
ed both in the national and the moral world ; and 
there rernaineth, according lo the words of the epis-
tle, (Heb. 4 : 9, ) a sabbatism or holy rest to the 
people of God." Newton's Dis. pp. 616 617. 
"Mohammed first contrived his imposture in the 
year 606, the very same year wherein the tyrant 
Phocas made a grant of supremacy to the pope ; and 
this might incline one to think that the 1260 years 
of the reign of Antichrist are to be dated from this 
time. But though they might rise together, yet 
they were not fully established together. The au-
thority of Mohammed might be fully established in 
the seventh century, but that of the pope was not so 
till the eighth century ; and therefore,as the one was 
established somewhat sooner, so it may also be sub-
verted somewhat sooner than the other. The pope 
indeed was established supreme in spirituals in the 
capture of four heavy guns. The. Union forces were 
commanded by Col. Curtin of Ill. and Col. Baker of 
Ind. The fight lasted about two hours when the re-
bels fled into the woods in disorder. Major Gavitt 
and Capt. Highman with three others of the Union-
ists were killed. The loss of the enemy was over 200. 
Thursday, 24. It is telegraphed from Washing-
ton, that over twenty steamers, with soldiers,horses, 
&c., left Annapolis on Monday morning. Their des-
tination is unknown. 
The health of Gen. Scott is much impaired. 
A frightful accident occurred at Pittsburg last 
week, during the embaraation of Geu. Negley's 
brigade. In consequence of the steamer Wallace be-
ing too much crowded, a sudden rush to one side of 
the boat caused the hurricane deck to give way car-
ry down every body on it. About thirty persons 
were injured, some seriously, all belonging to Col. 
Humbright's Lancaster regiment. 
The report has been received of a battle on the 
Morn. the 21 at Ball's Bluff, midway between Coon 
Roads tend Edward's Ferry, and opposite Harrison 
Island on the upper Potomac,—the battle in which 
Gen. Baker was killed. It appears that he was or-
dered to make only a reconnoissance and to fall back 
if he met a superior force, but engaged a largely su-
perior force. It is believed,however, that the rebels 
were being repulsed, when the death of Gen. Baker 
occurred, his body being pierced by five balls—the 
aim of sharp shooters—and our forces were compell-
ed to retreatto the Potomac,in crossing which about 
fifty men were drowned. 
The enemy's force was very large. Their posi-
tions were well selected from a familiar knowledge 
of the country. There is at present no means of as-
certaining their loss,but it must have been immense, 
as our few pieces of artillery were served with ac-
curacy and terrific effect. 
Friday, Oct 25. Full returns from the battle at 
Ball's Bluff on Monday, report the whole loss of the 
government killed 79, wounded 141 ; and missing—
some of them prisoners, and'others supposed to be 
wandering in the woods—about 400 ; and this is be-
ing reduced by the return of missing men to the 
camp. 
It appears that the march of the first troops to 
this scene of disaster, was made on Sunday evening ! 
Might not a delay till morning have 'changed the 
entire result ? 
It is unaccountable that a force of 1800 men 
should have been marched in the direction of the 
enemy, without their having been preceded by 
scouts, to learn the strength and position of the op-
posing party, and supported by a reserved force 
to march to their immediate assistance, if attacked. 
A telegram dated St. Louis the 24th. reports that 
Cor. Morgan with 220 men and two cannon, had a 
fight on Saturday the 19th, with some 400 rebels, 
in Carrol Co. Mo.—killing 14, taking eight prison. 
era, and routing the remainder—our loss being 2 
killed and 16 wounded. 
Gen. Fremont is said to have taken possession of 
100,000 bushelti of , cope laielrging to the rebels at 
Warsaw. 
Intelligence from Pensacola, and our fleet at the 
mouth of the Mississippi, puts a different celoring 
on the New Orleans and Santa Rosa affairs, somo 
two weeks ago, than was represented by the rebels. 
DIED, at Concord, Mass., probably on the night 
of Oct. 24, Mr. JOHN LANG, of Dorchester, aged 71 
years. lie was one of the early friends of this cause, 
and formerly resided in Boston. He had lost his 
mind so as not to recognize his own children, which 
loss had been gradually coming on for the last three 
years ; and he had several times wandered from 
horne, his idea being to find his parents. He left 
again on Tuesday morning of last week, and nothing 
was heard from him until Sunday, when he was 
found dead in a piece of woods in Concord. The 
night of Tuesday was so inclement, that it is suppos-
ed he then perished from cold and exhaustion. He 
was identified by an advertisement printed a year 
since, on an cecasion when he was missing, describ-
ing his person, and a copy of which lie had since 
carried with him. His remains were taken to Dor. 
cheater, where ho was buried on Tuesday of this 
week. Many of our readers will remember him and 
his hospitable home, when he was a resident of this 
city; and they will sympathize, as we do, with the 
bereaved family. 
nation have been calculated from the original epoch 
of the Mohammedan era, May 622. We must there-
fore, to be consistent, calculate the 1290 days upon 
the same principle, i. e. by lunar instead of solar 
years, agreeably to the customs of the nations who 
hold with that abomination. These years Ithe 1290] 
will find their termination in 1873"—Even Tide 
vol. 2, p. 55. 
"From the Hegira, May,622, to the total eradica-
tion of the 'abomination which niaketh desolate,' 
and the revival of pure and undefiled religion in the 
East, to the comwenceinent of the judgment on the 
surviving beasts, and final 'cleansing of the sanctu-
ary,' inutst be reckoned 1290 years of the Moham-
medan little horn, or 1251 solar years and 213 days, 
which terminate Dec. 1873." lb. p. 110. 
Mr. Brown's vol. 1, in which he must have cal-
culated the 1260 days, is not at hand ; but as he 
here gives their commencement, and by his estimate 
of the 1290, shows that he reckoned but 354 and a 
fraction days to a year, we know that he makes only 
1222 years of the 1260 and so terminates them in 
1844. He is, however, in error, in supposing any 
nation to reckon time in this manner ; for where 
time is reckoned by the moon, an intercallary one is 
periodically added ; which makes the average length 
of lunar the same as solar years. 
36. From A. D. 630, to 1890. 
REP. EDWARD WELLS, D. D. author of "Help for 
the more easy and clear understanding of the Holy 
Scriptures," Oxford, 1716, a millenarian, thus dat-
ed, according to Tyso. 
ed from the time of Charlemagne, would come near - The blockade of the Mississippi remains as before— 
ly down to the Reformation. (ii. 12.) �
our loss, consisting only of some military stores, and 
slight damage to one ship. The rebel fleet that at-
tacked ours, consisted of six gun-boats,the ram Ma-
nassas, and a large number of ore ships. To avoid 
the fire ships our fleet retreated ; one of our ships 
getting aground,threw overboard her armament,and 
floated. Only one of the enemy's guns took effect, 
and �
did not kill or wound any one. And yet 
Coeuroodere Hollins reported a great victory,and all 
New Orleans was illuminated. 
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From Bro. S. Chapman. 
Bro Bliss ;—When, I wrote last, dating McDon-
ough, Chenango Co., we were then enjoying an in-
teresting revival of religion in that section. We 
continued our meetings there with increasing inter-
est for some eight or ten days longer. The last sab-
bath was a day of special interest. It being gener-
ally understood that we should have preaching that 
day on the 12th of Daniel, attend to baptism and 
the. Lord's supper, read our articles of of faith and 
church covenant, and probably receive a number of 
prominent members into the Advent church, quite 
a portion of the Baptists absented themselves from 
their own meeting, and met with us through the 
day, witnessed all the services, and voluntarily said, 
" We have been deeply interested." Even with our 
declaration of faith and church covenant said, 
" they could find no fault." Three prominent 
young men received baptism that day, and several 
united with the church, making 9 that were bap-
tized, and 10 added to their number during my stay 
there, increasing the number of that infant church 
to 30 members ; and• a happier and more devoted 
people I seldom, if ever, saw. It is due to them for 
me to say (as an example to others) they have given 
no heed to the distracting theories of these times, 
and for the past four years (since the church was 
organized) they have been punctual to maintain 
meetings of worship on the sabbath, and on Thurs-
day evening of each week, and the burden of their 
souse seems to have been, The Lord is soon coming 
let us be ready, and do what we can to induce oth-
ers to be ready for that solemn event. During these 
four years, no advent minister has past that way, 
except as I went through the place some two years 
since on my journey west, and gave them one dis-
course. In their written covenant is embraced the 
apostle's injunction, as contained in Heb. 10:23,25, 
and 1 Thess. 4:13-18, and so they have continued to 
exhort and to comfort one another with these and 
similar words, and the Lord has been with them. 
Besides the arduous, yet pleasant labors of that last 
sabbath, I gave a lengthy historical discourse at the 
Baptist church in the evening, to which all gave 
strict attention. Eld. II. their pastor added a faith-
ful exhortation, responding heartily to what had 
been said, and gave them to understand that he 
should thereafter preach the advent doctrine. Soon 
after, one of his lukewarm members (Rev. 3:16) 
called on him and said, " I am sorry, Elder, that 
you have taken so decided a stand on this question ; 
for I think it would be better for the church if you 
should preach faith and repentance, as you have 
formerly done," &c. The elder replied, " This doc-
trine, bro. C., is a Bible doctrine, and must be pro-
claimed, whether men hear or forbear, and I shall 
preach it, that my skirts may be clear of the blood 
of my fellow men, and if the church cannot endure 
it, they must procure some other minister to preach 
for them." Ibis however they will not be very like-
ly to do ; for they a'most worship the man, and be-
sides, the most of their active or praying members, 
had drank about as deeply into the heresy (that 
blessed hope) as the minister himself. Dr. B., one 
of the late converts there, has recently written to 
me, saying, " We are getting along finely. The 
converts act their part well. Eld. Holroyd preaches 
the advent doctrine so faithfully, that we all go 
down and hear him Sunday mornings, (2 or 3 m.,) 
then meet at our place of worship in the P.M. and 
every Thursday evening. Ile preached for us one 
evening," Szc. Eld. H. being a man of an indepen-
dent mind, and of acceptable talents, we cannot but 
hope much in the case. From McD. I went to 
Lincklaen, 20 miles north, where I spent several 
days with our isolated brethren. Preached twice, 
baptized one happy soul, and left them in a revived 
state. Then came to Homer, where I spent a week 
very pleasantly, and we trust to some profit, in vis-
iting the brethren from house to house, many of 
whom were my own children in the gospel. On the 
sabbath we had good congregations at their chapel 
A.M. and P.M., and after preaching attended to the 
Lord's supper, a privilege they had not before en-
joyed for many months. It was a day of mutual 
interest to each of us. Then came to Fayetteville, 
where I spent a week with family connections, rest-
ing a little from pulpit labor—preached but once in 
the time—and think it was conducive to my health, 
and not wholly wasted upon others. From Fay-
etteville I went to Wardwell Settlement, in Jeffer-
son Co., some 80 miles north, to meet a call of more 
than eight months standing, three or four times re-
peated. Found it " a hard place,'' as my corres-
pondent had told me. The people were notified,and 
we entered upon our work there on Thursday even-
ing, August 29th. Our sanctuary was a district 
school house. The congregation numbered that ev-
ening about 20 only, and I felt somewhat discour-
aged ; but as that few paid respectful attention to 
the word, we decided to continue our meetings thro' 
the week and over the coming sabbath, if no longer. 
During that time, or until Sunday, " none stood 
with me," save sister Stickney—my correspondent. 
She did the singing, and after preaching spoke freely 
—manifesting deep solicitude for the salvation of 
her neighbors. It was thought by some that she 
was the only praying person in the entire settle-
ment. On the sabbath, after hearing an exposition 
of Matt. 24th, three or four others took part in the 
services, frankly admitting that the views we had 
presented appeared reasonable, confessed their wan-
derings from God, and asked the prayers of the 
faithful few, that they also might be in readiness to 
meet the Lord at his coming, one of whom was a , 
Mr. C., who by his own confession bad been in a 
desperate backslidden state. This encouraged us to 
continue our meetings some ten days longer, till I 
had preached 14 times. Our numbers increased from 
time to time, till we could probably count fifty, and 
with few exceptions good attention was given to the 
word. Before our meetings closed, some half dozen 
took an active part in the services and publicly con-
fessed faith in the doctrines we hold, signifying a 
determidation to live in readiness for that solemn 
event, "Considerable prejudice was removed from 
the minds of others. The postmaster and several 
other intelligent minds manifested a spirit of inqui-
ry, " Are these things so ?" and requested our quo-
tations on various subjects. So we are comforted 
with the thought that our sister S. will no longer 
remain a solitary Adventist there. 
-Caen she wrote, 
earnestly requesting me to visit that settlement, she 
was to me an entire stranger. I had no recollection 
of having ever seen her ; but she said in her first let-
ter that she heard me preach in Lorain some 16 yrs 
before, and by reading the Advent Herald (the only 
subscriber for it in that section) she had kept track 
of my constant rovings and labors to that time, and 
was therefore induced to call rue there. I found her 
as I expected, a consistent Adventist and a devoted 
Christian. She also considered the laborer worthy 
of his hire. But what comforted me more than all 
was the gratitude she manifested to God, that her 
neighbors had now been faithfully warned of the 
soon-coming judgment. Her daughter and a young 
lady living with them were quite thoughtful ; ex-
pressed regret that I could tarry with them no long-
er, and wept profusely when I took my leave of 
them. The Lord incline them to exercise speedy 
and unfeigned repentance of their sins, that they 
may be saved in the day of his coming, is my sin-
cere prayer. From that settlement I went via Co-
penhagen to Martinsburgh, 40 miles east, to spend 
a few days with Bro. Levi Bronson and family,with 
whom I was intimately acquainted in 1845-8. Stop-
ped for a day or two in the former place, where I 
had labored in '47 with considerable success, and 
found some half-dozen only, who had the spirit of 
life remaining in them. The sabbath question, age 
to come, and other distracting theories had been 
pressed upon and divided them, till that once large 
and happy band was broken up, and their place of 
worship entirely abandoned. I visited those few 
families, and endeavored to strengthen the things 
which remained, which we discovered, and they 
frankly acknowledged, was not labor spent in vain. 
A bro. Young was much revived, thanked God for 
my visit there, and of his own accord sent his hired 
man with horse and buggy, and conveyed me and 
my baggage to Martinsburg, 15 miles, which under 
the circumstances was a real favor to me. Found 
Bro. and sister Bronson almost alone there, in the 
advent faith. They manifested much pleasure in 
meeting their br. C. once more in this mortal state. 
I arrived there on Saturday the 14th ult. Bro. B. 
went out that evening, and arranged matters with 
Eld. Taft, pastor of the Union church, for me to 
occupy his desk on the sabbath. I proposed for the 
Elder to speak in the morning and myself in the P. 
M. ; but he declined, saying, " We should prefer 
that you occupy the desk through the day," to which 
we consented. Our subjects were Heb. 9:27, 8 and 
Matt. 24:3. The chapel was well filled, and good 
attention was paid to the word. Eld. T. followed 
me each time with kind and approving remarks.—
He afterward called at Bro. Bronson's and convers-
ed with me for hours, on the subject of our faith ; 
raised no arguments against us, but was manifestly 
interested in the views we presented. Bro. and sis-
ter B. and a few others were truly comforted by that 
visit and our brief labors there. This of itself 
would have been sufficient to compensate me for my 
journey to M., but Bro. B. insisted on paying my 
fare in stage to Rome-40 miles south. From 
Rome I came on some 50 miles west, to meet 
an earnest call from the friends in Clay, 10 miles 
north of Syracuse. I had labored there in '48,wit-
nessed an interesting revival, and baptized some 10 
or 12 happy souls. Several of these have since died, 
Some have moved away, but others remained there 
still, and these were hungry for the word. A com-
modious hall was procured, and we entered upon 
our work there Saturday evening, Sept. 21st, and 
we continued our meetings in the evening and on 
the sabbath for near two weeks. Had respectable 
congregations generally. On Sunday and Sunday 
evenings the hall was full. Our brethren came in 
from Baldwinsville and other directions, some 3 or 
4 miles, most every evening, and of course would be 
with us on the sabbath. They, and indeed all of 
the original Adventists in that section, were exceed-
ingly revived, and resolved to keep in readiness to 
meet the Lord in the day of his coming. Others 
were manifestly interested in the doctrines we 
taught. Four ministers honored us with their pres-
ence, two of whom took a friendly and active part 
in the services. Eld. A., one of the latter, seemed 
to receive the word understandingly, and said, —
" These things look reasonable, and I see the pro-
priety of proclaiming them to the people, that the 
wicked may be alarmed, and the true lover of Jesus 
led to look up and lift up his head, for to such. the 
coming of Christ is a glorious event." From Clay 
I returned to Fayetteville, 20 miles east, by special 
request of Father Hudson, aged about 80 years and 
very infirm, who said, " I must hear Advent preach-
ing again before I close my eyes in death. The peo-
ple were notified, and we held several interesting 
meetings at his house. Two rooms were well filled 
and the best of attention was paid to the word.—
The good old brother was revived, and responded 
aloud, as he lay upon his bed. Several modern spi-
ritualists were present. Some of them were consid-
erably disturbed on hearing me speak one evening 
from Rev. 16:12 15, and so on to the end of the ch. 
One of them, an intelligent lady, said to my sister 
the next day, " I perceive, Mrs. P., that these spi-
rits which I have adhered to, supposing them to be 
the spirits of departed friends, are really spirits of 
devils, as your brother has shown us from the scrip-
tures. I have therefore discarded their teachings, 
embraced the advent faith, and feel that I am newly 
converted." My sister P. was so much interested 
in this case, she invited the lady in to see and con-
verse with us. She did in fact appear like a truly 
converted person, and manifestly loved the appear-
ing of the Lord. 2 Tim. 4:8. A prominent bro-
ther of the Baptist connection, who attended our 
meetings there, and held, several social interviews 
with me, said, as I was about to leave, " Bro. C., 
you have proved your doctrine to a demonstration, 
and now I will say, when you return from the west 
should you stop here, I will see that you have some 
public place procured for you to preach in, and 
warn this people of the soon coining judgment."—
Others were manifestly interested. So 1 am glad 
that I returned to Fayetteville. On my way here,' 
stopt and spent a few days with the isolated breth-
ren and sisters in Syracuse. Visited them at their 
respective houses. Two evenings they convened at 
the house of sister Burrell and listened to preach-
ing, after which they exhorted freely and were man-
ifestly comforted and strengthened in their faith. 
Came here yesterday to spend a few days with my 
youngest brother, Dea. Smith Chapman and his 
pleasant family. So I sat down this morning in 
quietness, to speak again through the columns of 
the Herald ; and now having completed my letter, I 
intend to make my next stop in Springwater.—
Should I find open doors for labor, think I shall 
spend several weeks in Livingston, Ontario, Steu-
ben, and possibly Allegany counties. Hope to find 
Bro. Sterling, Bro. E. Humes, and the Springwater 
friends prepared to co-operate with me ; for what 
remains to be done must be dune quickly. The na-
tions are angry, and God's wrath is about to come, 
without mixture of mercy, upon the ungodly ; but 
them the down-trodden saints will be delivered, and 
rewarded. Oh "come Lord Jesus, and come quick-
ly." Amen. My address, till I write again, will 
be Springwater, Livingston county, N. Y., care of 
S. H. Withington. Yours, Bro. B , as ever, 
SAM'L CHAPMAN. 
Rochester, N. Y. Oct. 15, 1861. 
From Bro. C. 0. Towne. 
Brethren and sisters :—I am still glad that I went 
to North Springfield, Vt., to attend the Advent con-
ference. It did me a great deal of good to see those 
old soldiers of Christ, that I used to see and hear in 
From Bro. W. 11. Swart. 
Dear Bro. Bliss :—I have just returned from a 
visit to Dillsburgh, York Co., Pa., where I have 
been holding a series of meetings. The Lord has 
given us favor with the people and many have be-
come fully convinced of the doctrine. I expect to 
witness a universal conversion to the " faith once 
delivered to the saints" among that people ere long. 
On Sabbath afternoon we had the pleasure of lead-
ing three candidates forward in baptism. My re-
marks on that subject, I presume, will have the ef-
fect of bringing many more to imitate their exam-
ple. On Sabbath evening we took leave of the lit-
tle flock, after seeing five added to their little num-
ber and the entire church much revived. Their hos-
pitable treatment and repeated regret to see us de-
part and urgent requests to renew our visit soon, 
rendered a separation very painful. The Lord bless 
and reward them for their kindness to us. I send 
you the name of one new subscriber, with one year's 
subscription, secured there. I trust the number 
will be increased by others who need it. 
Yours in the Lord, 
W. H. SWARTZ. 
Shtremanstown, Pa., Oct. 22, '61. 
We hope your expectation respecting other sub-
scribers to the Herald, from a place we send to for 
the first time, will be realized. �
ED. 
Dr. Chalmers' recipe for filling a church is, to fill 
the pulpit well. 
OBITUARY. 
Bro. Bliss :—I send you the following lines, fur-
nished us by a friend, and sung at the funeral of 
our little boy, HENRY HAMILTON, who died Aug.10, 
1861. We are very lonely, at times, without our 
little child to while away the evening hours ; but 
we are awaiting the morning when our loved ones 
shall come again from the land of the enemy. 
H. CANFIELD. 
St. Johnsbury, Vt. 
Lovely blossom, must we bear thee 
To the cold and cheerless tomb ? 
Must thy tender mother spare thee 
In thine infant opening bloom ? 
Sweet as little b'rl of wild-wood, 
Pouring out its warbles free, 
Were the prattles of thy childhood, 
Full of love and joyous glee. 
Hushed thy music-voice forever, 
In a moment called away; 
Lovely blossom ! Parents never 
Can forget this mournful day. 
Now for thee no adverse morrow 
Waits to toss thy feeble bark ; 
Safe away from every sorrow 
Who thy shining course can mark ? 
DIED, in Salem, Mass., Sept. 9th, 1861, sister 
SARAH K. SANBORN, aged 27 years 9 mos. 
Our esteemed sister was born in Salem, Mass. 
From a child she was of mild and lovely disposition. 
She attended our ministry in the Endicott St. Chap-
el, and soon became deeply interested in the Word 
of the Lord. It was our privilege to baptize her, 
and to receive her into full membership with the 
1844. They had the same blessed spirit—yes, the 
same Christ, the same ring they used to have then. 
The Lord is coming, to blew the trumpet of God, 
to raise the dead saints, change the living ones, and 
gather hit waiting ones home. Oh yes, it was good 
to be there, and listen to the soul-stirring sermons 
of Brn. Litch, Osler, Orrock, Pearson ; and then 
the stirring exhortations of those old soldiers, Brn. 
Davis, Baldwin, Thomas, of the lay brethren.—
Then there was Bro. Eastman—it did me good to 
look at him, think how he used to ring the cry,—
" The Lord is coming," in 1844, and still he is on 
the track, bound for the kingdoin, with others that 
were there, that I never met before, yet I remember 
them with a great deal of pleasiure, and hope to 
meet them all in the kingdom of God. Brethren, 
I mean to be there. I want to see you all there. 
Will you not, with me, try to watch and pray, and 
"fie there? Oh yes, I think I hear you say, we'll be 
, there. Yes, we'll be there, we'll be there, in a lit-
tle while, among the pure and the blest. . 0 happy 
day ! Here is my heart and hand to meet you in 
that blessed land. 
Now, Bro. Bliss, if you cannot read this, or if it 
is not worth the paper it is on, throw it under the 
table, and I will try again ; for I mean to keep try-
ing to serve the Lord, every way that I can, till I 
reach the kingdom. So do with this just as you 
, think best, and I will pray God to bless you and 
give you grace that you may give the children meat 
in due season, so that when the Master comes, he 
may say to you, Well done, good and faithful ser-
vant ; enter thou into the joy of thy Lord. 
Yours waiting for the kingdom, 
C. 0. TOWNE. 
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Salem Evangelical Church. Her love for the truth 
as it is in Jesus,continued to increase up to the time 
of her departure. She was an interested member of 
our "mutual Bible class," and a worthy member of 
the "Female Prayer meeting." She delighted to 
seek for Christ in his paths of righteousness, and 
she strove to exemplify his commands in her daily 
life. Her hand of labor, gentle voice, and cheerful 
smile are missed by her kindred at home, for, as a 
daughter, she was both dutiful and iudustrious, and 
as a sister, she was affectionate and reliable. Her 
removal from the domestic circle, and from the com-
munion of our little church, is deeply felt. We hitve 
laid our sister away in hope of "the better resurrec-
tion," and the hour is soon coming when we shall 
greet her again upon the heavenly slopes of the shin-
ing shore. Her disease was Congestion of the lungs. 
She declined rapidly. We esteemed her a model of 
patient suffering, and when assured' that she was 
soon to depart this life, she expressed great happi-
ness, and longed for her hour of change to come. 
Her mind pierced beyond the vista of mortality ; for 
she assured the writer that she knew, now, that 
she could not die in the sense of extinction of con-
scious being, but must live on forever. Her spirit 
knew no fear, and her heart felt no doubt, for :-
She hailed Jerusalem with delight, and confessed 
her Saviour near. 
"Let me die the death of the righteous, 
And let my last end be like his." 
F. GUNNER. 
DIED, at the residence of her son-in-law, Brother 
Jas. Kittredge in St. Johnsbury, Vt., Sept. 27,sister 
BET' EY CARTER, aged 92 years. 
The deceased had for many years been a follower 
of Christ, and closed her long and useful iife in the 
hope of a better resurrection. 
"What if the saint must die, 
And lodge among the tombs ? 
Ye need not mourn, 
She shall return 
Rejoicing as she comes." 
H. C. 
Bro. Bliss :-Will you insert in the Herald the 
death of our sister, MARY E. lkleDaerree, daughter 
of the late Jeduthan and Eliza II. Stone, who died 
at Stowe, Vt., Sept. 30, 1861, aged 38 years, after 
an illness of eight years. 
Notwithstanding, in addition to her long and se-
vere sickness, she was the subject of peculiar and ag-
gravating trials and afflictions, yet she endured all 
"as seeing him who is invisible." She was a pat-
tern of true submission to the will of God, and died 
in the full assurance of her acceptance with her Sa-
viour. May her life of_patience be imitated by her 
numerous friends and acquaintances. 
H. C. 
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Memoirs of William Miller. 
By the author of the Time of the End-excepting 
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Few men have been more diversely regarded that 
William Miller. While those who knew him, es-
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power, as a cool, sagacious and honest reasoner, an 
Ackpable and, devoted glgittjan, a kind and affection-
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Instead of the ambitiousness of a religions dema-
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to guard his followers from the dangers to which 
they were exposed, of relapsing into unbelief, or 
losing their interest in the great doctrine of Christ's 
premillennial coming. 
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THE ADVENT HERALD. 
must ask God to send his Spirit into our 
hearts to apply what is written in the Bi-
ble to them." 
"Yes, my boy ; don't forget that. The 
light of God's blessed word is shining in 
this land of ours, but if it does not, by the 
blessing of God's. Spirit, reach our own 
hearts, we might as well have lived in a 
dark country. You know the apostle says 
of those who are true Christians, that, 
God, who commanded the light to shine 
out of darkness, bath shined in their' 
hearts, to give the tight of the knowledge 
of the glory of Grid in the face of Jesus 
Christ.' And now what else did the gen-
tleman tell you about t the lamp?''' 
" He said, mother, that when we had 
really got the light ourselves, the first thing 
we should do should be to try and hold it. 
out to others. He reminded us of the mil-
lions of heathen in the world, and asked 
us if we wouldn't do all that we could to 
hold up the Gospel lamp to them. And 
then, mother, when I came home to-night, 
and saw the lamp you had put in the win-
dow to light me home, I could not help 
thinking of the gentleman's words. I 
thought of what the lamp. was to me for 
guiding me safe, home, and, what I owed 
to you for putting it there." 
" My dear Jew, I'm glad that you think 
of such things. The heathen are worse 
off, groping in the darkness of ignorance, 
and misery, and sin, than you were when 
you lost yourself in the stone-pit. Your 
body only was in danger, but they are jeo-
pardizing their souls." 
"Oh, mother," said Jem, " let's do more 
than ever we did before to give them the 
light. 
You know ' it says in that little 
school hymn—• 
6, The heathen perish : day by day 
'Thousands on thousands pass away.' 
GENERAL HARRISON WAS interested in the 
Sunday-school. On one occasion when- he 
was training his grape-vines. with his gar-
dener, the latter remarked that there would 
be no use in training the vines, for the boys 
would only come on Sunday arid steal the 
grapes. He suggested to the general that 
he should procure a watch to guard them. 
But the General replied, " Better procure a 
Sunday-school 'teacher. A guard may in-
deed protect the grapes ; 'hot a Sunday-
school teacher will take care of the grapes 
and the boys, too." A great truth is taught 
by this simple incident. It is indeed true 
that if we instil the principles of the gos-
pel into the hearts of our youth, our grapes' 
may hang never so temptingly and they 
will be safe. 
The Golden Rule. 
It is.said of an Indian, that whenever he 
got into a bad place in a swamp, Micro the 
ground was too soft-for safety, he put up a 
stake to mark the place. Thus he not on-
ly avoided the danger himself; but kept 
others from falling into the same snare.—
Might not every Chitstian learn a lesson 
from this rude son of the forest, not only 
to guard against his own.. false steps, but 
as he prays, "-Lead--us not into tempta-
tion," to be careful to remove ,temptation 
out of his brother's path ! 
The Little Graves. 
" It's only a little grave," they said ; 
Only a little child that's dead !" 
And so they carelessly turned away 
From the mound the spade had made that day. 
Ah ! they did not know how deep a shade 
That little grave in our home had made. 
I know the' coffin was narrow and small ; 
One yard would have served for an ample pall ; 
'And one man, in his arms, could have borne away 
The rosewood, and its freight of clay ; 
But 1 know that darling hopes were hid 
Beneath that little coffin-lid. 
I know that a mother- stood, that day, 
With folded hands, by that form of-clay ; 
I know that burning tears were hid 
'Neath the drooping lash and aching lid ; 
And I know her lip, and cheek, and brow, 
Were almost as white as her baby's now. 
I know that some things were hid away,—
The crimson frock, and wrappings gay, 
The little sock, and the half-worn shoe, 
The cap, with its plumes and tassels blue, 
And an empty crib with its covers spread, 
As white as the face of the infant dead. 
'Tis.a little grave ; but, oh ! have care; 
For world-wide hopes arlAuried there ; 
And ye, perhaps, in co �
'ears 
May see, like her, thro �
!hiding tears, 
How much of light, lioNt*tch of joy, 
Is buried with an only bctr, 
and He who called the son, the little one, l Nov. 8, at 10 o'clock A. M., and continue over the Sab- 
to �
the new Jerusalem, answered his last bath. Will brethren remember this meeting, and do what 
they can in order to see the work of the Lord again reviv- 
prayer, and wrote the father's name among ed in West Alton, "while it is called to-day." 
the children of the flock. Little children, �
T. M. PREBLE. 
" Be ye also ready." 
The Lord willing, S. Heath of Lunenburg, Mass., will 
preach in South Reading Nov. 17. 
APPOINTMENTS. 
" 
Beautiful Reply. 
"Who when he had found one pearl of great price, 
went and sold all that he had And bought it." Matt. 
13 : 46. 
A young mother was showing her brother, who 
had recently returned from college, the presents re-
ceived by her babe, which were very pretty, and 
which he was admiring, when, turning to the moth-
er, he jocosely said to his sister, "I declare, I'd he 
born again,if I could get such a lot of fine presents." 
The sister replied 
"If you should, you would get the 'Pearl of great 
price.' " 
FIRST ENGLISH CANNON.—The first cannon cast in 
England came from the foundry of John Owen, who 
lived in the reign of Henry VIII., and performed 
his task either in the year 1521 or 1535. Clarendon 
contends for the latter date ; but, however this may 
be, we find Henry, in 1543, employing two foreign-
ers, one Peter Band, a Frenchman, and Peter Van 
Cohen, a Dutchman, to cast for his use "certain 
mortar pieces, being at the mouth, from 11 inches 
wide to 19 inches wide." "For the use thereof," 
says Stowe, "the said Peter caused to be made cer-
tain hollow shot of cast iron,stuffed with fireworks; 
whereof the bigger sort of the same had screws of 
iron, to receive a match to carry fire kindled, that 
the fire-work might be set on fire to break in small 
pieces the same hollow shot, whereof the smallest 
piece hitting a man would kill him," &c. 
London Ridge, Sunday, Oct. 27th; West Alton, Friday, 
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT 
"FEED MY nAiiss."—John 21:15. 
BOSTON, NOVEMBER 2, 1861. 
The Lamp in the Dark. 
" Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,and 
a light unto my path.'' 
the casement. On the hearth, inside a 
the clouds were dark and stormy, the wind 
blew loudly, and the rain pattered against 
It was a bleak. cold, winter's evening ; 
pretty little cottage, a bright fire was blaz-
ing, the kettle was steaming and hissing, 
the cat was stretching herself on the warm 
rug, curtains were drawn,, the supper-ta-
ble was arranged, all looked as though 
some one was expected, whilst Mrs. Rog-
ers, the owner of the tidy little cottage, 
wandered about from the door to the fire, 
and from the fire back to the door, which 
she opened, regardless Of the blast of rain 
and wind that came in, vainly peering wit 
into the darkness to see if some one was 
not corning down the lonely lane that led 
to her house Whoever it might be that 
she was looking for, certain it is that they 
did not come when theyWere eXpected,ana 
Mrs. Rogers grew more and more uneasy. 
"Foolish boy that he was to go off such 
a night as this," she muttered to herself : 
"lads are always so thoughtless. But 
then, to be sure, it was for a good object;" 
she added, relenting a little., " The time 
was when I would gladly have walked 
three miles to .a missionary meeting, but 
those days are past now for me, and I 
ought to be thankful that Jew isn't alter 
anything worse.' And with this reflection 
Mrs. Rogers sat .down more quietly than 
before, and took up her work: But it is 
no very easy thing to sit still and sew �----- 
And, dying without the light, how fearful 
when the mind is full of anxiety, and this it must be. Let's try very hard, mother, 
Mrs. Rogers found out. �
to find some new ways of helping them." 
<< Suppose he falls into the stone-pit," �
" Yes, dear boy, if it please God to spare 
exclaimed she, after she had put in a few our lives, we will try and do more .than 
stitches with forced diligence; and, with ever for his cause; remembering that our 
this new fear, she got up, and went to the very utmost will be little enough—only 
door for the twentieth time, calling loudly like dust on the balance, compared with 
on �
" J ern, Jem, my Jern,'; but the echo what our blessed Master did for us. You 
from the neighboring rocks, faintly repeat- know what that was, Jem. You remem- 
.ing the word, was her only answer. �
ber the first text you ever learnt out of the 
"Suppose I put the lamp in the window Bible?" 
instead of on to the table,"thought she to �
" Yes, mother," said Jem, and lie re- 
herself ; "the night is so dark, he might peated solemnly, " For ye know the grace 
very well miss the house." So the lamp of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he 
was placed in the window, and the poor was rich, yet for your sakes he became 
woman felt somewhat happier. �poor, that ye, through his poverty, might 
Some time elapsed after this, when at be rich." 
length the mother's,ear, sharpened by anx- 
iety, detected a distant footstep. In a Jew �
A Little Son's Message. 
moments the door was pushed open, and The father was summoned from business 
a dirty, dripping form made its appearance. and the pursuit of wealth to hear the last 
What mattered rain or dirt, Mrs. Rogers words of his darling son, whom the moth-
had got her Jem again, and that was quite er with living faith was yielding up to God. 
enough for her. �
" You are going, my dear boy," said the 
Half an hour later, when Jem was dry minister, smoothing the wavy brown hair. 
and clean, and he and his mother were " You are now in the dark valley, but 
seated at the supper-table, there was a Christ is with you. ' I am with you al-
great deal to he talked over on both sides. ways, even unto the end.'" 
It appeared that Jon, owing to the dark- �
" I know it, I know it," answered the 
ness, had lost his way, and actually floun- child. t I am with you always,' but—say 
dered into the stone-pit that his mother so the other." 
much dreaded. " And there I do believe �
" What other, my darling 7" asked the 
I should have stayed, mother," said the godly mother, half fearing to get no an-
boy, " if it hadn't been for your lamp. As swer from those parched lips. Jamie's 
soon as ever I saw the glimmer, I guessed breath grew shorter, but at last he said, 
what it was, and made. straight for it: once " Be ye also ready," turning his once bril-
out of the stone-pit I had only to follow liant eyes full upon his father. 
the light. And, mother,'' added Jen', after �
" You think we all, the old and the 
a minute, " may the lamp stay where it is young, should be prepared to die, my boy," 
for to-night, in. case- there are any other said the pastor, well divining his meaning. 
folks about the stone-pit ?" �
Jamie smiled, and suddenly clasping his 
" Surely, child," said Mrs. Rogers; and hands, he said, brokenly, " Oh God, may 
she trimmed the lamp that it might send my father never be able to forget t Be ye 
out a still brighter light. �
also ready.' " 
Jem sat thoughtfully in his chair after �
" My darling Jamie," cried his father, 
supper. Mrs. Rogers saw something was throwing his arms around him, " you must 
passing through his mind, but she waited, not die !" 
as her custom was, for the boy to begin. �
" Be ye also ready," again came from 
" Mother," said he at length, "I heard to- the cold lips pressed against his cheek. It 
night, at the meeting, something 'about was the last effort of that little life: It was 
holding up a lamp to people in the dark, a message left by the departing spirit as it 
but it wasn't such a lamp as we have that winged its way to Paradise. The good 
the gentleman meant. He said that this minister, the tender mother, the sister, and 
world was a dark place, that God's book the bereaved father sobbed over all that 
was a lamp to show us the way we must was left of Jamie. 
go, and that no one can find the way to �
" Be ye also ready." The father read it 
heaven without it." �
in his dead boy's face. He looked into the 
"Yes, Jem," said Mrs. Rogers, " the grave—to see "Be ye also ready." It 
gentleman said quite right ; but did. he tell sounded in every clod that filled the chasm: 
you that just having a Bible to look at the wind sang it; and it seemed written in 
would s low any one the right way?" �
characters of fire on the glowing heavens. 
" No, mother : he said that the light " Oh God, may my father never forget 
must shine upon our path, and that we Be ye also ready,' " praYed dying Jamie; 
The' Lord willing, I will preach in Unity, N. H., as 
Br. May appoints, ,8untlay, Oot. 27th ; in North Spring-
field, Vt , Sunday, Nov. 10th; on Dinsmore Hill, Sunday, 
Nov. 17th. �
C. 0. TOWNE. 
Dear Bro. Bliss �you kindly notice in the Ad- 
444 Herald the following appointments for our State Mis-
sionary, 0. R. Fassett ? Thursday cv, Oct. 24th, at Ban-
gor, Me., and continue over following Sabbath ; Monday 
evening, 28th, Ellenwood Corner, Tuesday and Wednesday 
evenings, 29th and 30th; North Searsport, Thursday eve-
ning, 31st; LinceInville Centre, to continue over the fol.; 
lowing Sunday; 4ttr, 5th and 6th Nov., Monday, Tuesday 
and Wednesday evenings, at Rockport, where Dr. 11. B. 
Eaton may appoint ; Thursday, 7th Nov., South Hope, 
and continue over following Sunday; and • thus assist the 
cause, and. oblige truly anu fraternally yours, 
TIIONIAS SAILTIL 
The Northern Illinois Conference of Adventists will 
hold their third quarterly meeting at Deer Park, in the 
Vermillionville meeting-house, commencing Thursday, 
Nov. 28, at 10 1-2 in the morning. Deer Park is in La 
Salle Co, on the direct road from Ottawa to Toniea, being 
about eight miles east of Tonica and about the same south 
west on the mail route' to Tonica. Those coming on the 
Qentral 11.11. will stop at Tunica, and those cowing on the 
Rock Island R.R. will stop at Ottawa. Again we invite 
all interested to come, preachers and people; 
For signs there's no mistaking 
Proclaim Messiah near. 
H. G. MeCunnoed, Sec'y of Conf. 
I have arranged to assist the brethren in Lawrence in a 
protracted meeting, to commence 'Wednesday evening, 
Nov. 13th, and continue as duty may dictate. 
G. W. BURNHAM. 
Wolfboro', N. H., Oct. 21, 1861. 
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. 
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S. Swingle. You were cr. $2 to No. 1127 Sept. 12; for 
which see cr. in Herald of Sept. 21. 
J. Croffut. Your brother still receives it on your ac-
count, 162 being now due. 
J. Hughes. Sent you Mrs. Clara Harp on the 25th and 
cr. the bah on Her. to No. 1057, as you directed. 
J. Prince. You have paid for the Herald to the end of 
this,year. 
To our Tract Fund. 
From A Friend in New HampShire 
Special Proposition. 
"A friend to the cause" proposes to give one hundred 
dollars towards the six hundred needed to publish the 
Herald weekly the coming year, provided the amount be 
made up by other contributors. This is not designed to 
interfere with the pledges of annual payment, below.—
Paid on the above, by 
" A Friend of the cause �
..$10.00 
ANNUAL DONATIONS. 
It is desirable that there be raised by donation five or 
six hundred dollars each year, by annual subscriptions ; 
and the following may be a suitable form of pledge for 
that purpose. 
We agree to pay annually in furtherance of the objects 
of the American Millennial Association, the sums set 
against our respective names. 
Samuel Prior, Yardleyville, Pa ............ ....... 5.60 
Stephen Sherwin, Grafton, Vt �
1.00 
Mdrtin L. Jackson,' Milesburg, Pa.... .... �
..... 2.00 
POSTAGE.—The postage on the Herald, if pre-paid quar-
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will be half a cent a number in the State, and one cent out 
of it. 
RECEIPTS. 
UP TO TUESDAY, OCT. 29. 
The No. appended to each name is that of the HERALD to 
which the money credited pays. No. 1023 was the closing 
number of 1860 ; No. 1019 is the Middle of the present 
volume,extending to July 1, 1861; and .No 1075 is to the 
close of 1861. Notice of any failure to give due credit 
should be at once conimknicated to the Business Agent. 
Those mailing, or sending money to the office by other 
persons, unless they have.% receipt forwarded to them, are 
requested to see that they are properly credited below. And 
if they are not, within a reasonable time, to notify the office 
immediately. 
Those sending money should remember that we have 
many subscribers of similar names, that there are towns of 
the same name in different States, and in some States there 
is more than one town of the same name. Therefore it is 
necessary to give his own name in full, and his Post-office 
address — the name of the' town and state, and if out of 
New England, the county to which his paper is directed. 
An omission of some of these often, yes daily, gives us 
much perplexity. Some forget to give their State, and if 
out of New England their County, while some fail to give 
even their town. Sometimes they live in one town and 
date their letter in that, when their paper goes to another 
town; and sometimes the name of their town and office are 
different. Some, in writing, give only their initials, when 
there may be others at the same post-office, with the same 
initials. Sometimes, when the paper goes to a given ad-
dress, another person of the same family will write res-
pecting it,without statinc,' 
 that fact, and we cannot find the 
name. And sometimes those who write, forget even to sign 
their names! Let all such remember that what we want, is 
the full name and post-office address of the one to whom the 
paper is sent. 
James Wiseman 1105, T Harrop 1088, M Preston 1075, 
E L Caswell 1023, S S Turner 1066, F L Smith 1075. T 
Harrop, by J Fraunce, 1111—sent tracts for stamps; W M 
Bullock 1075, J S Brandeburg 1075—each $1. 
J Brandt 1117, J Schutt 1111, Chase Robinson 1114, S 
Newcomb 1023-81.70 dime ; A Wattles 1101 and book 
and tract sent the 29th—each $2. 
Win Kitson 1107, $1.50; H P Kitson 1102, $2.50. 
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