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XJECTUE.ES  
At Franklin Hall, Chatham Square, three times on the  
Sabbath, and on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs- 
day and Friday evenings.  
AT THE CHURCH, corner of Christie and Delancev  
Streets, three times on the Sabbath, and every evening  
during the week, except Saturday.  
ST. LUKE'S BUILDING, corner ot Grove and Hud- 
son-streets, Lectures three times on the Sabbath, and  
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Evenings; prayer and  
conference meeting on Wednesday evening.  
Editorial Correspondence.  
Dear Bro. Tullock,— We finished our work in  
Washington on the 3d of March. Bro. Miller gave  
nineteen lectures, and Brn. Litch and Himes gave  
fifteen, in all, thirty-four. These were given to 
crowded and deeply attentive audiences, composed of  
almost all nations and denominations. The truth has  
taken a deep hold on the public conscience. The sub- 
ject has become a serious one with all who have heard,  
who before treated it with contempt. As we expected,  
the humble and pious members of all the churches, 
who gave us a full hearing, embraced the doctrine.—  
Men ofthe world who heard us, told us that Mr. Miller  
had been misrepresented, and that whatever his oppo- 
nents might say about him, it would be difficult for  
them to disprove the doctrine by the Bible. We have  
advocates of our sanity, and of the soundness of our  
views, in the circles ofthe high and low. And although  
we never visited a place where we saw so few Biblesi  
yet every Bible there is, seems to be in good demand.  
The Bible has been read more generally within a few  
weeks than for years before. A distinguished Sena- 
tor said to one ofthe reporters, while we were lectur- 
ing at the Apollo,"Are the Millerites in town "Yes,"  
said he, "they are holding forth in Penn. Avenue  
every day." " I thought so," said the Senator, " for I  
never heard so much singing and praying ir) Washing-
ton before." A watchman at the Navy Yard said to  
us, " You have made me a great deal of trouble."—  
"How so," said we." "Why, before you came, I found  
it difficult to introduce the subject of the Advent to the  
soldiers and officers of the Navy, but now they are all  
upon me; I have as much as I can do to hear and an-
swer questions."  
Although the ministry there, (with one excep- 
tion, Bro. Tindel,) as elsewhere, stand upon their  
dignity, and hang the issue of the whole ques- 
tion upon "Antiochus Epiphanes," yet many of  
their best members have come into the light. It will 
not be an easy matter to extinguish it; ,they believe 
the Advent is at hand, and will prepare for it.  

In the course of our lectures, while we were en- 
deavoring to give the warning, and, .if possible, in a  
quiet and humble way direct the heads of the nation to 
consider the words of Daniel, the prime minister of  
Babylon; God was pleased, in the midst of their hi- 
larity, to speak to them in awful judgment. The 
dreadful catastrophe on board of the Princeton, called 
all to a most serious consideration of preparation to 
meet God. The event has had a great influence upon  
the public mind, and has aided us essentially in our  
work, It is hoped that it will be instrumental in pre- 
paring many for the sounding of the " Last Trump."  
We are now holding meetings at the Egyptian Sa- 
loon in this city. The interest is as great as ever to  
hear the word. I will give you some account in my 
next.  
Yours in the hope of soon seeing our King,  
Baltimore, March 5, 1843. J. Y. HIMES.  
SOUTHWOLD,  C. W.—Bro. D. Campbell and another  
lecturing brother who forgot to subscribe his name to  
his letter, represent the good cause as advancing in 
Canada. They have been proclaiming the near com- 
ing ofthe Lord for some months past in that province, 
and have seen many souls turn to the Lord. They  
have witnessed great displays of the Divine power in 
the awakening and conversion of souls. They have 
now gone to Prince Edwards, where a great  field is  
open for the word. The cry is very loud, " Coxne over  
and help us."  
BRO. AMZI NORTON,  writing from Richford, Tioga  
Co., N. Y., makes a most solemn and earnest appeal  
for some one to visit that place, who can faithfully lay  
before the people the evidences of the speedy coming 
of the Ljord. Who will heed the Macedonian cry 1  
ITT We have received an interesting letter from Henry  
Heyes, written from Troy, N. Y., which is too late for 
this number. He wishes us to say that he contemplates  
visiting Syracuse in a short time.  
icy Brethren Miller and Himes arrived in this city  
on Tuesday morning last. Brother Miller lectured in  
Franklin Hall, and Brother Himes at the church corner 
of Christie and Delancy streets, in the evening; on  
Wednesday evening, Bro. Miller at the Lyceum in  
Brooklyn, and Brq. Himes at Franklin Hall.  
TR BRO. MILLER has received several pressing calls  
to lecture in this vicinity. For the information of the 
brethren who have kindly extended invitations, we would  
state that brother M. will leave for Low Hampton, his 
place of residence, this week, and is unable to comply 
with their request, having been subjected to excessive  
labor during his late tour.  
HEMLOCK LAKE, N. Y —By a letter  from Bro. D. F.  
Owen, we learn that through the lectures of Bro. John- 
eon and Bro. Parsons, of Rochester, some good has been  
accomplished in turning the eyes of some of God's peo- 
ple towards their blessed hope.  
BRO. E. G. GREENFIELD, of Williamson, Wayne Co.,  
N. Y., is proclaiming the good  tidings ofthe Kingdom at  
hand in that vicinity.  

THE GOSPEL VOYAGE.  
BY A SAILOR.  
MY DEAR BROTHER SEAMEN,—Suppose a ship  
bound on a long voyage, well fitted out with  
every thing necessary for the cruise ; her crew  
are on board, and she is ready for sea. Accord- 
ingly she gets under way, and makes the offing;  
the crew are called aft, when the captain address-
es them on their duties, and cautions them to be  
at peace among themselves, describes the nature  
ofthe voyage, warns them to be on the lookout, 
and to be prompt and vigilant in the discharge  
of every duty. On his part he promises that he  
will watch over and counsel them ; and invites  
them to come to him in all their difficulties. At 
the same time he places in their hands, a chart 
of the coast to which they are bound, containing 
a minute and full description of every light and  
landmark on tlie whole coast, with their bear-
ings and distances. To this is appended a scale 
of miles which is noted on the chart in three dif- 
ferent places, so that there need be no mistake,  
and is understood by all navigators. The first  
light as laid down on the chart is a fixed light,  
and bright and clear, and is the only light of the  
kind on the coast. The directions are, to sail 
onward in a certain course, until you make this  
light; then from this point to the port to which  
you are bound, is just twenty-three hundred  
leagues. The next light laid down, is four hun- 
dred and ninety leagues distant from the first; 
and is represented as two lights placed on a high  
bluff, making out into the sea, and have a pecu-
liar red appearance; the lights are exceeding 
brilliant, and may be seen at a great distance. 
Here, the course and distance to the next light  
is laid down, and is described as a revolving  
light, seen at intervals of two moments, and ob- 
scured, and the distance from the last-mentioned  
light, is four hundred and seventy-five leagues ;  
from this faint light, and thirty leagues distant,  
three lights are placed, on a point just where a 
deep bay makes into the land. These lights are  
not far distant one from another, and may be 
easily distinguished, there being no other lights 
of the kind, similarly placed, on the whole coast.  
Here the course and distance to the next light  
is given, which you find to be twelve hundred  
and sixty leagues, where two brilliant lights are  
placed near each other, one a fixed light, the  
other a revolving light; these lights may be 
seen at a great distance. Here, particular di- 
rections are given and the course and distance  
accurately laid down, with directions how to en- 
ter the harbor, to take a pilot, &c., and you are  
particularly cautioned to be watchful, and keep  
a good lookout, and to have your anchors ready,  
as it is a bad coast to be on : many having been  
lost here for want of proper care, even when  
they were almost in the harbor, and expected 
they were perfectly safe ; but while they were 
congratulating themselves on their supposed  
peace and safety, in that very moment, sudden  
destruction came upon them, and they could not  
escape; they were drawn on the rocks and  
dashed to pieces.  
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Well, here is your chart, and if you had a  
knowledge of navigation you could take a ship  
from the first light, safe into the harbor. Yes,  
say you, although a knowledge of the chart  
would of itself be sufficient, without understand- 
ing the whole science of navigation; if a man  
was capable of making up a day's work and  
keeping a ship's reckoning, there would be no  
trouble ; the most indeed that would be neces- 
sary, would be to keep a good lookout, and, as  
you make the lights, examine the chart, and  
compare the distance between the lights, with  
the distance that the ship has sailed. Well, the  
ship goes on her course, and for a time every  
thing goes on well, every man is prompt and  
faithful in the discharge of every duty, and the 
prospect is that you will have a safe and speedy  
passage. But, by and by, you encounter storms  
and tempests, (opposition and persecution  
Tim. 3 : 12, " Yea, and all that will live godly  
in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution,") and  
some dissatisfaction is shown among the crew,  
some of whom begin to be slack in the perform- 
ance of their duties, (2 Tim. 3 : o, " Having a  
form of godliness, but denying the power there- 
of.") The chart which they used to study is laid 
one side, and perhaps only looked at in time of 
danger, or neglected altogether. The crew be- 
gin to pay more attention to the yarns of some  
of the seamen than they do to what the chart  
says ; and even the officers neglect the chart and  
follow the rules of seamen that used to navigate  
those seas, together with a few rules of their 
own. (" In vain do they worship me, teaching  
for doctrine the commandments of men. And 
he said unto them, full well ye reject the com-
mandment of God, that ye may keep your own  
tradition.") There is also much quarrelling and  
contention about the order of the day, (building 
up sects and parties ;) and more especially is this  
the case among the officers of the ship. Well,  
she encounters storm after storm ; the spars, 
owing to bad management, are carried away ;  
her sails and rigging are chafed and torn for  
want of proper care, and she begins to look more 
like a wreck ready to be abandoned, than like a  
good staunch ship, manned by a stout and  
healthy crew. But there are still a few good  
men left, who are ever on the alert, and look at  
the good of the owners. These men are among 
the number who do not understand navigation,  
and of course do not have the care of the ship,  
| (" But God hath chosen the foolish things of the  
world to confound the wise ,; and God hath cho- 
sen the weak things of the world to confound  
the things which are mighty." 1 Cor. 1 : 27.)  
But day after day they are laboring and exerting  
themselves to keep the ship in good trim ; well,  
$ris is all agreeable enough to the officers, who  
like to have the ship in good order, if the labor  
does nonfall upon them ; and knowing their men 
are trait-worthy, they have become so indolent 
that the/lose their true latitude and longitude ;  
and while many of the crew are looking to them  
for counsel, they look in vain. (Isa. 5 : 6, 10,  
" His watchmen are blind, they are all ignorant,  
they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark, sleep- 
ing, lying down, loving to slumber.") It is well  
known that bad officers make a bad crew, (Ho- 
sea 4 : 9, " And they shall be like people, tike 
priest, and I will punish them for their ways,;  
and reward them for their doings.") They  
have been out so long, that some of them have  
almost lost sight ofthe end of their voyage, and  
the officers being under good pay, (having great  
salaries,) living high, and having their treasures  
on board, are quite as indifferent about getting 
in, as the crew. (" For where your treasure is  
there will your heart be also." Matt. 6 : 21.)  
But others, having no treasures on board, but  
expecting a great l'eward when they get in,  
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(" He that is faithful unto death shall receive a  
crown of life ;") having dear friends there whom  
they long to see, are weary of the open sea, and 
feel anxious to make the desired haven of rest;  
(Phil. 1 : 23, " Having a desire to depart, and  
to be with Chiist, which is far b,ettei\") Day  
and night, in their watch are they looking for  
some indication of their near approach to land.  
(Titus 2: 13, " Looking for that blessed hope  
and the glorious appearing .ofthe great God and 
our Saviour Jesus'Christ." And as 2 Peter says,  
3: 12, " Looking for and hastening unto and 
earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God.")  
By and by, to their great joy, they make the  
long looked for light; (discover the connection  
between the seventy weeks and the twenty- 
three hundred days, which is the first light on  
the coast.) On examining the chart and ship's 
reckoning, they find that it is the right one, and  
knowing that the distance is but twenty-three 
hundred leagues, and that they are right thus  
far, and having a description of the coast which  
they can understand, made plain upon tables, 
that he may run that readeth it, the well dispos- 
ed part of the crew begin to take a lively inter- 
est in examining the chart and the bearings,  
and distance of the lights one from another, and  
to keep a lookout for the next light. When the  
signal is given, " light ho !" the captain comes  
on deck rubbing his eyes, and enquires, " where  
away." You give him the bearings, and blind  
and sleepy as he is, he cannot help seeing the  
light. You begin to express your satisfaction at  
having got so far on the voyage, and mention  
that now you have only got eighteen hundred  
and ten leagues to go,, in order to get to the  
land. Ah, says he, this has nothing to do with  
the length of the voyage. And not wishing to  
be disturbed, he asks you if you understand  
navigation ? No, sir. Then go forward, I can  
make no talk with you on this subject; I will 
take good care to bring you safe into port; you  
cannot understand these matters. Well, you go  
forward, not, however, very well satisfied, see-
ing he had promised to give you counsel and  
instruction.  
In due time you make another light, which  
sometimes you  can see and sometimes you can- 
not. This causes a great wonderment to most  
ofthe crew, who go aft to inquire of the captain 
what it means, for they have not studied the  
chart for themselves, but have left it to those 
who have told them they cannot understand it.  
Well, he begins to explain it to them, and makes 
it quite plain that it is only a ship light, bright  
at intervals by the rolling of the ship. This sat- 
isfies them, although it does not you ; for instead  
of going aft with the rest of the crew, you have  
been down examining the chart; and you find  
that just about four hundred and seventy-five 
leagues from the two lights, a revolving light is  
placed. (Dan. 11: 31, " And they  shall pollute  
the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away  
the daily or continual wicked.") Then you ex- 
amine the ship's reckoning, and you find that 
she has made just  four hundred and seventy-five  
leagues since passing the two lights; this you  
make known to your shipmates, and beg of them 
to look at the chart for themselves. But they 
laugh you to scorn, aud ask you if you pretend  
to know more than the captain who was placed 
here on purpose to see to such matters 1 Well, 
you soon make another light, examine your  
chart and find all right, (this brings us to the rise  
of Papacy, when the saints were delivered into 
its hands, " and they shall place the abomina- 
tion that maketh desolate.") From this light  
you have a long run of twelve hundred and sixty  
leagues, and knowing that you have but one  
more light to pass before you get to the mouth  
of the harbor, you begin to be very much in  

earnest with your shipmates, urging them to get 
ready, as the ship has been gone a long time,  
and needs repairing before she will be fit to go  
into port; and if it should be found that they had 
not done the work that they had shipped to do,  
they would lose their wages according to the  
articles they had signed, notwithstanding they 
should go the whole voyage. Well, some of the  
more considerate of the crew begin to look I  
about them, and ponder these things in their j  
hearts, and inquire are these things so; but in- 
stead of going to the chart and looking for them- 
selves, they go aft to the  captain and tell him  
their fears. Oh, says he, the voyage is but just  
begun; the ship looks better and better every  
day, and she never was in such good trim as at 
the present time; and by and by we shall take 
the trade winds, and then we shall have a long  
run of one thousand leagues at least, and nothing  
to do but to turn in, and fit rigging and get her  
all ataunto ; but you had better get ready, for 
we may get in to-morrow; we can't tell about  
these things. Saying this, he turns and goes  
below, and in a few moments is fast asleep. This  
calms the fears of the crew, although they do  
not fully understand his language, when he says  
that they have got one thousand leagues to sail  
before they arrive at their destined port; and  
then, in the next breath, tells them they had bet- 
ter get ready, for they may get in the next day.  
But as he is making no preparation himself,  
they come to the conclusion that there is no  
meaning attached to it; and, therefore, they fol-
low his example, turn in and trouble themselves 
no more about it. (Many have been awakened  
under the preaching of the advent doctrine, and 
have had their fears that it was the truth. But 
those fears have been calmed, and they are  
again put to sleep by the syren song of peace  
and 'safety. Why, says the minister, the world  
is just in its infancy, and the prospects of the  
church were never so good as now ; the world  
is fast improving under our influence, and we  
expect that  soon, the whole world will be con- 
verted, and this too in contradiction to the word  
of our Saviour, that the wheat and the tares will  
grow together until the harvest. But they tell 
us that this is a parable. True ; aud when the  
Lord gives us a parable, it is to simplify some  
great truth. The Lord knew that there would  
be great captains who would thr-ow a veil of 
mysticism over the most simple truth ; and so he 
not only gave us a parable, but explained it.  
Yet say they, we are to have a thousand years  
atleast, and perhaps three hundred and sixty-five  
thousand years of temporal millennium before  
Christ can come. And perhaps the next thing you  
will hear from them, is, you had better get rea- 
dy, we can't tell about these things; he may 
come to-morrow for aught that we know. But 
it is evident that they have no faith to believe 
that he will come so soon, but only fear lest these  
things should prove true, and they be found 
fighting against God. But such advice bears 
not the weight of a straw on the minds of the  
unconverted; it is the practice that they look  
at, not the preaching.)  
In the meantime the ship is making great  
headway, and at length you pass the last  light  
laid down on the chart. Here you notice the  
directions given to the navigator, to have his an- 
chors ready, and to keep a good lookout, as it is a  
bad coast to be on. Beginning to feel anxious  
about the safety of the ship and crew, you take  
your chart to the captain, and ask him to show  
you where he finds his thousand leagues; and 
inquire of him if you have not passed the last 
light laid down on the chart, and if the next is  
not at the mouth of the harbor 1 Well, he is J  
not able to say that it is not so; but inquires of ;  
you, how you know that we have got the right |


chart ? and says that it is altogether uncertain 
about it. After pretending to sail by a chart,  
almost the whole of the voyage, and when his  
ship is almost to make the land, he begins to  
question its correctness ! And why? Look 
down in his locker, and you will see the cause.  
Here is a lot of the works of old seamen that  
used to study the chart, and who undertook to  
explain it and make it  plainer than the one that  
made it was able to.do; and he has adopted  
their rules, and sailed by them in place- of fol- 
lowing the true chart, so that the captain has lost  
his reckoning, and don't know whether he is a  
thousand leagues offshore or just ready to-make  
the land, for he has seen none of the last lights  
that you have passed, and forgotten all about  
the first. Well what is to be done % Why, say  
you, it all looks plain to me, that I have seen the  
last light laid down, except the one at the mouth  
ofthe harbor ; and I shall keep a good lookout  
for the land, for I am expecting every" day to  
make it; and therefore I shall get ready myself,  
and persuade as many of my shipmates as I can.  
Our chart has proved true thus far, and I have 
full confidence in it that it is correct.  
Well, this is just the case with those who be  
lieve the Lord is coming this year. All the 
lights, as laid down in the word of G-od, have  
been passed ; the last light brought us down to 
the time of the end, when the Pope's civil power  
taken from him in 1798 ; and we find our- 
selves living nigh to the time of the end, when 
many should run to and fro, and knowledge  
should be increased,—the wicked do wickedly,  
&c. We have heard the cry of peace and safe- 
ty : and then God assures them that sudden  
destruction shall come upon us as travail upon a  
woman with child; and they shall not escape.  
We have noticed laid down on our chart, that in  
the last days perilous times shall come; and  
feeling that we are on a stormy coast, we begin 
to be alarmed for the safety of our ship and its 
precious freight. Under these feelings,* we have  
taken our Bibles in our hands, and inquired of 
our great men where they find a thousand years  
of peace and prosperity to the children of" God  
while the earth is in its present state 1 We have  
anxiously inquired of them if we are not living  
in just such times as the apostles foretold'?  
Well, they have not been able to say that this  
is not the case. In regard to the time of Christ's  
coming the second time, as taught in the Bible,  
they give us no light, but ask us how we know  
that we have got the right translation 1 Here 
we begin to see that our great captains that have  
pretended to sail by the word of God, are, after  
all, about half infidels, and in reality do not be-
lieve the whole of the word of God, have lost  
their reckoning, and are not able to tell us 
whether they are within a thousand years of the 
kingdom, or just about to enter the harbor of 
eternal rest. Now, my brother seamen, what  
shall we do in such a case as this ? I will tell  
you what we must do. We must take the word  
of God for the man of our counsel, daily; and 
we rAust pray over it, and ask God to show us  
its precious truths ; and we must believe it, in-
dependent ofthe opinions of  men. It never will  
do to listen to the song of peace and safety. 
There are rocks and shoals to the very gate of  
heaven ; and we must have a better Pilot than  
any of our great men, or we shall meet with  
shipwreck. This Pilot, we can, and must have,  
or we never can enter the haven of eternal rest.  
We must take the Saviour as our great Captain,  
and if we have him on board our ship, we never  
can be lost. We shall have storms and tempests  
to encounter, as a matter of course; but when  
we have a head wind, or opposition and persecu- 
tion, we will beat and even strive to be making  

There is a cape to double before we can enter;  
and everything depends upon our getting up  
within the pitch of the cape before that fearful  
storm, that is now gathering, shall burst upon  
this devoted world. We must love God with all  
our hearts, and ever strive to do his will, and we  
must love his appearing and kingdom, and then  
we shall be made partakers of that grace that is  
to be brought us at the revelation of Jesus Christ.  
If' wc arrive at the'point, when that storm bursts  
upon us, we shall be all ready to double the  
cape, arid run down before it,, safe into the har- 
bor, where storms, and tempests, and persecu- 
tion',, will be felt and feared no more.  
" There we shall bathe our weary souls,  
In seas of heavenly rest,  
And not a wave of trouble roll  
Across our peaceful breast."  
If, on the other hand, this storm comes and  
finds us opposed to the coming of the Lord, and  
indulging in sin, and giving way to the pleasures 
and follies of this world, we shall be left on a  
lee shore ; where we' shall perish on the black  
rocks of destruction. Oh, then ! let us give our-
selves up to the service of the Lord, so that when  
he comes, we may be found of him in peace, and  
go home to glory. B. J.  
some  

IEF We are glad to see some of  our contemporaries  
waking up to see the enormities of the prevailing sys- 
tem of church feasting. We are more and more con- 
firmed in our conviction that these anti-christian festi- 
vals are to be regarded as the " eating and drinking" 
signs, to which the finger of prophecy has pointed us,  
and which are to just precede the coming ofthe Mes- 
siah. We cut the following from a late number of the  
Baptist Advocate :  
THE LOAVES AND FISHES.  
RELIGIOUS TEA PARTIES.  
The period seems to have arrived in which we  
should express our views at some length, upon  
the new fashion of raising money, which has  
lately been introduced among us. Our friends  
at a distance will regret to learn that the fashion  
is progressing, and that several Baptist churches  
have already yielded to its contagion. The  
principles which apply to such matters ought, 
therefore,to be carefully examined, and correctly  
understood.  
It will be admitted by all, that the religion of  
our Lord and Saviour, is not worldly or sensual,  
but heavenly and spiritual—that its legitimate 
effect is, to promote equality in the participation  
of religious privileges, and to discountenance on  
religious occasions, distinctions wholly dependent 
upon money. We think it capable of proof that  
in all these respects, religious tea parties violate 
the principles of Christianity.  
They conform to the world. They are, and  
are called, " Tea Parties," to which people as- 
semble in large numbers to partake of refresh- 
ments in common. Having "houses of their  
own to eat and drink in," they break up domes- 
tic life to eat and drink in common. This they  
do, not from necessity, but voluntarily, and thus  
set an example to their families to attend large  
parties, wasting time and money, and abandon- 
ing domestic comfort for public dissipation. The 
occasion furnishes all those opportunities for  
dress and show and joviality, which are the chief  
inducements for attending worldly parties.  
If in all this, there is no conformity to the  
world, no approximation to its fashions, we must 
acknowledge that our intellectual vision is more  
than usually confused.  
The kingdom of heaven is not sensual. It  
consists not  in meats and drinks. From the time  
in which the apostle of the Gentiles denounced  
the festivities which the Corinthians connected  

afraid^ of mingling eating and drinking with pub- 
lic religious services. They have not approved 
of commending godliness by an appeal to the ap- 
petites. Even the end, they have not regarded as  
sanctioning the means.  
It is a good object, all will admit, to pay off  
the debts of a church.  
And it is undoubtedly a good practice to at- 
tend prayer meetings.  
Some men and women will not come and con- 
tribute their quarter of a dollar a piece for the  
liquidation of the church debt, unless they are 
tempted, by some good things to eat and drink.  
Where is then the harm in making a supper or 
a tea party for them 1 Will their money be less  
valuable because we have tempted them by an  
appeal to their sensual appetites 1  
And why not extend  the temptation, and draw  
them to the prayer meeting ? A number of dain- 
ties to pamper them, would probably entice a 
crowd to our prayer meetings or the public ser- 
vices of the Lord's day. And who knows how  
much good might be done How many a poor  
wretch, who cannot now be drawn to the house  
of God, might be tempted by the savor ofa good  
dinner1?  
Brethren, be not deceived. If the principle  
be good in one case, it must be in the other. If  
it be right to obtain money for religious pur- 
poses by pampering the appetite, it is certainly  
right to allure men to the house of God by a 
similar means. The one object is as good as  
the other.  
When thou makest a feast, invite whom ?  
Plainly all the good people who will pay well,  
and thus enable us to liquidate our church debt.  
" The resurrection of the just" is rather a distant  
matter, and while waiting until that time for our  
recompense, in the mean while we will be  
pressed for interest on our mortgage. There- 
fore we cannot admit the poor—that was well  
enough to preach in days of yore—before we  
travelled to the celestial city by railroad, and Mr. 
Make-it-easy acted as agent. Money, money, is  
the principal thing. Get money, and with all 
thy gettings, get the cash to pay church debts.  
What if a poor brother or sister should look in, 
and see the church enjoying themselves with the  
good things of this life, at the same time perhaps  
listening to the-edifying discourse of some spirit- 
ually minded man, who is congratulating them 
on the disinterestedness of their charity 1  
Alas! poor brother or sister, you cannot j oin in 
the1 godly festival, unless you can beg or borrow  
money enough to satisfy the church of your 
merit.  
headway towards that heavenly port. I with the Lord's Supper, good men have been  

THE HOPE OF THE GROANING CREATION.  
We are told in Scripture that " Times of re- 
freshing shall come from the presence of the  
Lord; and he shall send Jesus Christ, which  
before was preached unto you : whom^he hea- 
ven must receive until the times of restitution of j  
all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth  
of all his holy prophets since the world began."  
Acts 3; 19—21. Surely we may infer from  
this passage, therefore, that then, and not  till  
then, even when Jesus Christ shall be sent, that  
restitution, of all things, those wondrous times  
spoken of by all God's holy prophets since the  
world began, shall take place. Only let us con- 
sider for a moment the marks of sin around us,— 
the thorns and thistles,—the fear of man on  
every beast of the field,—man eating bread in  
the sweat of his brow,—the enmity of the  ser- 
pent,—the confusion of tongues,—the general 
empire of Satan as the disturber ofthe elements ;  
(Job 1 : 19;) and must we not recognise the  
truth ofthe apostle's words when he says, "The 
whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain  
together until now ?! Romans 8 : 22. If we


reflected that all these groans are the consequen- 
ces of our sin, of your sin, reader, and of  mine,  
how should we join in " the earnest expectation 
of that creation in waiting for the manifestation  
of the sons of God !" ver. 19. Instead of doubt- 
ing and cavilling to find some other meaning for  
the passage, it would be the continual object of  
our faith and practise, that, upon the truth of Him 
that cannot lie, we believe and expect "that the  
creation itself shall be delivered from the bond- 
age of corruption into the glorious liberty ofthe  
children of God ;" ver. 21; that Christ will thus  
restore what we have marred. If we believed  
God's word, the anticipation of such a change 
would fill our hearts with earnest supplications  
that it would please our heavenly Father to has-
ten the time. No wonder that Satan, knowing 
that this glorious state of things will stand on  
the ruins of his empire, should endeavor to affix  
the fatal not to this declaration of God ; just as  
when he said of old, " ye shall not surely die,"  
so he dares to say of this, " creation itself shall  
not be delivered from the bondage of corrup  
tion," although the word of inspiration says " it,  
shall." Be not ignorant of his devices, however  
they may be wrapped up in the plausible com- 
ments of human ingenuity; answer the tempta- 
tion, as the Great Restorer of all things did, with  
" It is written." " Hath God said, and shall he  
not do it 1 Hath he spoken, and shall he not 
make it good V' " Look upon Zion, the city of  
our solemnities ; thine eyes shall see Jerusalem  
a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be 
taken down ; not one of the stakes thereof shall  
ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords 
thereof be broken." Isa. 33 : 20.  

and night unto Him" for this consummation;  
and Rev. 6 : 10, conveys the same impression. 
Besides that, even Christ the Head is described  
as " sat down on the right hand of God, from  
henceforth expecting, till bis enemies be made 
his footstool." Heb. 10 ; 12, 13. For the whole  
body cannot be  delivered until Christ comes to  
punish the world, to bind the adversary, and to  
change the vile bodies of His saints; therefore 
surely the unity of the Spirit requires that the  
COMING of CHRIST, and not death, should be the  
" REAL CHURCHMAN'S" hope and expectaiion, 
and he should long for " The dispensation of  
the fulness of times, when (GOD) shall gather  
together in one, all things in Christ, both which  
are in heaven, and which are in earth, even in  
Him." Ephes. 1: 10.  
T HE^MmNIGHTCRY.  
THURSDAY, MARCH, 14 1844.  
THE HOPE OF THE SUFFERING CHURCH.  
Examine the condition of the church of Christ  
in her present suffering state, as set forth in the  
word of God, scattered " as sheep in the midst of 
wolves;" " perplexed, though not in despair1,  
persecuted, though not forsaken, cast down,  
though not destroyed, always delivered to death  
for Jesus' sake." Can we say that death is the  
full deliverance Scripture teaches the church,  
as a body, to look for from this state 1 When 
the apostle Paul groans under a sense of it, be-
ing burdened, he takes care to guard us from  
such an idea; he therefore adds, " Not that we  
would be unclothed, but clothed, upon, that mor- 
tality might be swallowed up of life;" not that  
the intermediate state should be the object of  
our chief desire, (though " to depart and be with  
Christ is far better" than our present condition ;)  
for being in that state, unclothed with our house  
from heaven, we shall even there be longing for  
the day of Christ, that we may be clothed upon,  
i. e., may  receive our glorified bodies, and see  
the triumph of the church accomplished. If,  
then, this distinction, so carefully kept up in  
God's word, be precious to us as individuals, how  
much  more so in our collective condition as mem- 
bers of the mystical suffering body  of Christ 1  
Death is doubtless a partial release to the indi-
vidual believer; but has he no sympathy with  
the remaining members that are left to groan  
under the burden of their corrupt bodies, to en-
dure the reproaches of them who are after the  
flesh, and the assaults ofthe great adversary ? If  
the church in heaven and the church on earth be  
one in Christ her Head ; if that Head now feels  
every persecution ofhis church, as done to him- 
self, just as when he said, " Saul, Saul, why 
persecutest thou me?" if, when one member  
suffers, all the members suffer with it, can we  
suppose the happiness of those gone before to be  
complete, while any remain in the field of con- 
flict 1 The little that is written on this interest-
ing subject confirms this to be their state. In  
Luke 18: 7, they are described as " crying day  
268  

INCITEMENT TO ACTION.  
A rational being never acts without a motive: and it  
is natural to suppose that a being infinite in wisdom, 
adapts motives of action to the constitutional peculiari-
ties ofhis creatures. He has not made any of the sus- 
ceptibilities of our natures in vain. All of them may be,  
and are designed to be brought into requisition for our  
good.  
Under what influences did the Apostles and primitive  
Christians act 1 Under what  influences do God's peo- 
ple of all ages act 1 A few passages of scripture will il- 
lustrate the principle. Heb. 11 : 7. " Noah moved with  
fear, prepared an ark." Phil. 2 : 12. " Work out your  
own salvation  with fear and trembling." 2 Cor. 5: 14  
" For the love of Christ constraineth us." 2 Pet. 3  
11, 14. " Seeing then that all these things shall be dis- 
solved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy 
conversation and godliness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing 
that ye look for such things, be diligent, that ye may be  
found ofhim in peace, Without spot, and blameless."  
Here we perceive that our heavenly father calls into  
exercise our hopes, our fears, and our affections. He in 
cites us by motives of the deepest interest. Here we  
see the great distinguishing features of Christian benev 
olence and Christian heroism of all ages. L. D F.  
IS THE TIME REVEALED ?  
There are many devoted hearts who stand aloof  
from the advent cause, because they do not understand  
that there is any thing deflnite|respecting time reveal 
ed, in the scriptures. They would shudder at the  
thought of rejecting any part of the word of God, and  
yet, from the influence of early teachings, they assume  
the position, without sufficient investigation, that our  
heavenly Father has left us in darkness, as to the time  
of the second advent of Christ. Let us reason togeth  
er, and appeal to " the laVV and testimony," for we  
shall be all ready to admit that the Bible is a REVE  
LATION to man, ofthe will of God, and that no part of  
it can be  neglected with impunity. If, then, we can  
prove that the time ofthe end is shown in prophecy*  
we must, also admit that, as a REVELATION, it was in- 
tended for us to UNDERSTAND, and that it is our duty to  
"search the scriptures," and our Saviour adds,  11 for  
they are  they that testify of me." Surely they testi- 
fied before hand, most particularly of his first coming,  
which was all literally fulfiled, and also more fully* 
and definitely of his second coming* which now we  
expdct as certainly to be accomplished. He also says,; gaj^*jn t)le  
speaking Of Daniel's prophecy, let him that readeth  
UNDERSTAND, and we are assured in another place that 
we are not left in darkness, that that day should over-
take us as a thief, but we are commanded, when we  
see certain signs come to pass, to KNOW that Christ is  
near, even at the door. The scriptures also affirm*  

that " the secret of the Lord is with those who fear  
him," and that " he will do nothing, but he revealeth  
his secret unto his servants the prophets," to whom  
Peter referring, Says, " we have also a more sure  
word of prophecy, whereunto ye do well that ye take  
heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, un-
til the day star arise, &c." And again, "for the pro-
phecy came not in old time by the will of man, but ho- 
ly men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy  
Ghost."  
Let us next consider what has been the dealings of  
God with man, in this respect. Before the flood, the 
time was revealed to Noah, a preacher of righteous- 
ness, who, moved through fear, prepared an ark, to the  
saving ofhis house. Before the overthrow of Sodom,  
Lot was warned* and time sufficient given for his escape. 
Time was revealed to Abraham, as to the sojourn of  
his descendants in Egypf ; and Joseph, understanding  
it, gave commandment concerning his bones ; and we 
read afterward, that the children of Israel were brought  
out on the self-same day. Tifne was given to Moses, for 
as the spies searched out the land forty days, and brought  
back an evil report, so they wandered forty years in  
the wilderness, according to the word of the Lord. 
Jeremiah foretold the seventy years captivity, and  
near its fulfilment, Daniel UNDERSTOOD BY BOOKS, that  
the time was accomplished, which was doubtless re- 
corded for our example. Gabriel afterwards revealed  
to Daniel, that seventy prophetic weeks were deter- 
mined upon his people, when the Messiah should be cut  
off, but not for himself ; and in the exact fulfilment of  
this period, commentators generally agree.  
If the Lord has revealed so minutely the time of  
minor events, is it reasonable to suppose that the time  
ofthe final consummation, the judgment of the world, 
the reward of his servants, and the establishment of  
his Son in his everlasting kingdom, should be with-
held 1 If so, what mean such texts as the following *  
" He hath APPOINTED A DAY in the which he will judge 
the world;" Here we read that the day is APPOINTED,  
OI made known to those concerned. Again, " I will  
make thee KNOWN what shall be, in the last end of the  
indignation, for at THE TIME appointed, the end shall 
be4" and "blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to  
the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days, 
but go thy way till the END bd, for thou shalt lest, and  
stand in thy lot at the end ofthe days." Peter says,  
" He shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preach- 
ed unto you, whom the heavens must receive until 
THE TIMES of restitution of all thing, which God has  
spoken by  the mouth of all his holy prophets, since the  
world began." Here we perceive that all the prophets 
have spoken of these times. Our blessed Saviour, 
warning us ofhis approach, says, speaking ofthe days  
when " the tim.es of the gentiles shall be fulfilled, and  
there shall be signs in the sun and in the moon and in  
the stars, and upon the earth, distress of nations, with  
perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring, men's  
hearts failing them for fear, and for looking  after those  
things which are coming on the earth, for the powers  
of heaven shall be shaken, and then shall they see the  
Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great  
glory."  
Solomon declares that "a wise man's heart discern- 
eth both TIME and judgment, becauseJ to every purpo e, 
there is both TIME and judgment ;" and the angel  
speaking to Daniel of the time ofthe end, says, " the  
wise shall understand." After all, some one will turn  
away and say : "yes, there is something rather definite  
scripture ; about the time of the end, but it  
is not for me to understand; and I doubt whether any  
one can know much about it." Stop, my brother—my  
sister, do you suppose our indulgent Parent has given 
us a revelation to mock us, and one that is entirely  
beyond the given reach of our capacity, and then com- 
manded us to 'search,' to'UNDERSTAND,'and to 'KNOW,'


also to lift up our heads and rejoide, and exhort one 
another, and so much the more, as we see the day ap- 
proaching ? Certainly not. He has given us line upon  
line, and precept upon precept, and we may not turn  
lightly away from the premonitions of his love, but  
" KNOWING the TIME, that now it is high time to  
awake out of sleep," for " the night is far spent, and 
the day is at hand," for he that shall come, will come,  
and will not tarry.  
Philadelphia, c. s. M.  
A TEMPORAL MILLENNIUM,  
The theory of a temporal millennium,  as now held  
by many in the Christian community, is of modern  
origin. Less than two centuries have elapsed, since  
the doctrine, in its present form, was first promulgated  
Daniel Whitby, a learned doctor of divinity, was  
the author. From him were derived those sentiments  
which have since been so widely diffused, and ac- 
credited. The Christians of other days looked for the  
coming of their Lord, as at hand, but the dissemination 
of notions of a later origin, delay his coming for many  
years. To this favorite idea is to be attributed, in a  
great degree, the present lethargic state of the church  
and the world, respecting the near approach of the  
everlasting kingdom. The immediate coming of Christ  
to judgment, finds no response in the millennist's bosom.  
But be not deceived ; all the New Testa- 
ment writers declare the judgment as near at  
hand. The apostles and their coadjutors preach- 
ed, " Behold he cometh quickly." The church  
has, throughout all subsequent time, been anxiously  
watching for the consummation of her hope, waiting  
the return of her first love. The present age is, how-
ever, an exception, they heed not the admonition of  
their Christian fathers, to expect that eventful period  
as soon to dawn upon them. They place the coming 
of Christ far in the future, far beyond the limits of their  
earthly career"?  
May the Zion of God be no longer misled, but may  
every mind be disabused, and correct apprehensions of  
things to come, govern and influence them.  
Those passages which are usually cited to support a  
temporalmillennium, can only be fulfilled in the 'mew  
heavens, and the new earth," where ''the Lord shall 
be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning  
shall be ended."  
On examining the prophecy of Daniel, we find pre- 
sented a series of events, which are to extend into  
the eternal state. The character of the several king-
doms which were to exist, are there delineated. These  
kingdoms were to be earthly, sensual and estranged  
from God, and are to remain for a given period, when  
they are to be destroyed, and the Kingdom of God, which  
is to stand forever, even forever and ever, will be es-
tablished.  
These kingdoms are prefigured several times, by  
different representations, and extend to the end of time,  
" the last end of the indignation." The judgment, the  
resurrection from the dead is immediately to succeed  
the present condition of human government.  
The little horn, mentioned in the 7th chapter, was to  
wear out the saints for a certain period, time* times and  
dividing of time—when his dominion was to be taken  
away—still he was to continue and prevail, though  
gradually consumed, and finally destroyed at the judg- 
ment day. The Spirit of Anti-Christ, was to prevail,  
" until the ancient of days came,"—its blighting in- 
fluence will be felt while time endures. Anti-Chris- 
tian powers* earthly kingdoms, are to bear rule until 
Christ comes to judgment—until the " God of heaven  
shall set up a kingdom, which shall never be de- 
stroyed."  
The earth is to remain "cursed," until renovated by  
fire : "defiled and polluted by wicked abominations, un- 

til the " twenty three hundred," and " thousand three  
hundred and five and thirty days" have closed. Then 
" the saints will possess the kingdom," and " shine as 
the brightness of the firmament, as the stars, forever  
and ever."  
The fifth universal kingdom is not a temporal king- 
dom, but the eternal inheritance of the saints ; when  
once the saints get possession, they occupy, not for a  
limited period, but "FOREVER, EVEN FOREVER AND EVER."  
An endless dominion, " when the kingdoms of this  
world become the kingdoms of our Lord and his 
Christ, he shall reign FOREVER and EVER."  
We would refer the reader to our Saviour's declara- 
tions when on earth, " My kingdom is not of this  
word," " Thy kingdom come," "In this world ye shall 
have tribulation," also to the parable of " the tares of 
the field."  
St. Paul also declares, that the Man of Sin,  
Papacy, shall be revealed, whom the Lord shall destroy  
with the brightness of his coming.'n  
If we look at the Revelation of St. John, we find  
he has not revealed anything which indicates the 
world's conversion, to be followed by a state of glory,  
before Christ's coming, but otherwise- John saw  
things which should be hereafter, and he heard an  
angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with  
a loud voice, wo, wo, wo to the inhabiters of the  
earth. Can any one really believe that  the an- 
gel would have cried Wo, Wo, Wo, (and the last Wo 
comes when the seventh angel sounds,) when gladness  
joy, and peace, were to fill the earth. Paradoxical  
indeed, would be such an inference.  
The exact fulfilment of events, attendant on the  
sounding of the sixth trumpet, have already been rea- 
lized : only one trumpet more to sound, and that ushers 
not the millennial glory many are expecting. When  
the seventh trumpet sounds, the mystery of God  
is finished. The church militant, is superceded 
by the church triumphant. The great day of retribu 
tion has arrived, for the wrath of God is come, and the  
time of the dead that they should be judged, and that  
thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the pro  
phets, and to thy saints, and them that fear thy name,  
small and great, and shouldest destroy them which de  
story the earth. " THERE SHALL BE TIME  NO LONGER."  
We might refer to the opinions ofthe " Fathers."  
The Council of Nice.—The creeds of the respective,  
evangelical Churches, and show that they all anticipa- 
ted the personal appearing of the Lord from heaven—a  
millennium prior to that event, never received their  
sanction.  
We could extend our remarks to great length, and  
adduce many additional arguments to strengthen our 
position, but we will close this article for the present,  
After stating our firm opinion, that the modern theory  
of a temporal millennium, is wholly untenable, unsur- 
ported by the WORD OF GOD, and is a 'dangerous error,  
for many who should be watching for " the nobleman's 
return," are now blinded by the imaginary intervention  
of a thousand years, or more. This erroiieous idea* pre- 
sents to many minds, an insurmountable barrier, to the  
near approach of that blissful inheritance the children  
of God will soon possess, and does evidently preclude 
many from cherishing correct views of the nature of  
the kingdom of God, and the kingdom of glory.  
WATCH for the appearing ofthe Son of Man : he  
" sitteth on the right hand of power," and cometh ift 
THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN.  

CANADA WEST.  
The following sentiments were expressed at a con- 
ference of Adventists lately held at Southwold, C. W.  
1VT We learn, from Philadelphia, that brother Moses  
Chandler designs going south, and will devote himself to  
lecturing in South Carolina and Georgia. May the bless- 
ing ofthe Most High attend his labors.  

SENTIMENTS.  
The Scriptures ofthe Old and New Testaments are  
our only rule of faith in all religious matters.  
The belief and promulgation of the doctrine of  
Christ's immediate coming to judgment, is that which 
will keep alive the piety of the Church, and promote 
union among all the children of God.  
The Scriptures teach us that a love for the second  
appearance of Christ is a test of Christian character.  
It is the duty of all believers in the imirtediate com- 
ing of Christ, to use their utmost endeavors to estab- 
lish prayer meetings and Bible classes in the neighbor-
hood where God has cast their lot.  
It is the duty of each one of us to do all we can to  
support publications on Christ's Coming,without which 
the cause must suffer a great loss: and thus help to 
relieve those brethren who have borne the burden and 
heat of the day.  
The professed church of God is divided into many  
discordant parts, holding opposing principles,  and hav- 
ing interests at variance with each other, which, we  
are pained to see, is subversive of the great end had  
in view by Jesus Christ and the Apostles  ; therefore,  
it is the duty of all Christians to labor by every gos- 
pel means to unite the scattered fragments of the dear 
Redeemer's body.  
Books of discipline,  rules of faith, dr canons of  
churches, which are not the Scripture, the whole 
Scripture and-nothing but the Scripture, in Scripture  
language, cannot bind the people of God ; and whoever  
would enforce such a rule upon others, violates the 
authority of  the Scriptures, and the headship of Jesus  
Christ to the church; is a schismatic, and labors to  
establish the most dangerous anti-christian precedent,  
viz: that the Scriptures are not a perfect rule of faith.  
The remarks on the conference conclude thus:  
This, to our souls, has been a precious time. 'We  
were all of one accord in one place.' The most per- 
fect love and harmony prevailed,while  the Holy Spirit  
was present to cheer our hearts, and lift them above  
the scenes of time to that glory, to be revealed, which 
most of us expect in a few short months, at longest.  
Sinners were pricked in their hearts, and several  
testified  ofthe power of grace to save. Our faith has  
been much strengthened on the immediate coming of  
Christ to set up his Kingdom, 'which shall never pass  
away.5 We now go forth to labor in his vineyard, 
with all that love our Lord Jesus Christ, believing the  
time not far distant "when we all shall meet again."  
" Cheer up, my companions, the time's drawing nigh,  
When we all, with Jesus, shall meet in the skies ;  
With angels, and friends, and relations so dear :  
Both preachers and people,we'll meet them all there."  
We are happy to See such strong indications of a  
desire to return to the PURE WORD OF GOD,to leave man- 
made creeds and systems of faith, which have been of 
human origin, and have served only to engender strife, 
while they have darkened council by words without  
knowledge. Creed-making, and measuring the faith, 
or rather the opinions, of men, have been among the 
great curses that have fallen upon the church. Just in  
proportion as the vision of the church is made clear, the  
endrmity of every such human appendage will be dis- 
covered, and of course committed " to the moles and  
to the bats." The time that comes (and is at hand 
too) will try every man's work, of what sort it is,  
whether it be of hay, wood or stubble, precious stone,  
silver Or gold, fdt the day cometh that shall try it so as  
by fire ; "Therefore, let him that thinketh he standeth  
take heed lest he fall," L. D. F.  
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LETTER TO DR. PHILLIPS,  
PASTOR, OF THE WALL STREET CHURCH.  
Dr. Phillips, Dear Sir,—It was truly painful to mo  
(whilst listening to your lecture on the Conversion of  
the Jews, at the Broadway Tabernacle, Feb. 18,) to  
hear a learned Doctor of Divinity labor so hard to ex- 
plain away and pervert plain passages of God's word.  
Persons  who do not possess sufficient independence of  
mind to read and understand the Bible for themselves, 
but who trust their ministers to think for them, would  
of course swallow the whole as truth, merely because 
Dr. Phillips said so. But there is another class, who  
do read and think for themselves, and do not believe  
all that is said by the clergy, unless proved by the 
harmonious testimony of the Bible. Many of  our learn- 
ed Divines are so entirely enveloped in their own con-
ceited wisdom, that the Bible must be made to bend  
to their views ; and the people must take it for grant-
ed, that all that the " Doctors'''1 say, is truth, although 
they " disagree" so much among themselves. In  
building up their theories, they take isolated passages 
out from their connection, and spiritualize or explain  
away all those which contradict theirjoum opinions : in  
this manner you attempted to prove the " Conversion  
ofthe Jews."  
In the same way the Universalist proves, as he  
thinks, that all men will be saved. Dr. Phillips says  
that the Jews are all to be converted; and to prove it, 
quotes, " And so all Israel shall be saved." Now is  
it strange that their should be so much infidelity in the 
world, when our religious teaches so pervert the word  
of God, merely for the sake of sustaining a favorite  
theory? If Dr. Phillips is justified in thus applying  
Scripture, so also is the Universalist : for each  
theory is sustained by the same principles of interpre- 
tations.  
I think I can show that -yon perverted every passage  
of Scripture which you quoted, We will begin with  
your text : "And so all Israel shall be saved." This 
you applied to  the Conversion of the Jews. Now "all  
Israel," must mean a whole class of persons. If the  
Jews ; then Judas Iscanot must be included,  together  
with the murderers of our Saviour, and all their de- 
cendants, to the end of time. But Paul says that he 
is not a Jew, who is one outwardly—and that they are  
not all Israel that are of Israel ; and the children of  
the flesh are not the children of God—but the children  
ofthe promise are counted for the seed ; and if ye be 
Christs, then are you Abraham's seed and heirs, ac- 
cording to the promise.  
Another perversion, is the "Vision of Dry Bones,"  
in the 37th chap, of Eze. which you also applied to the  
Conversion of the Jews. Now I am at a loss to con- 
ceive, how an honest man dare so trifle with the word  
of God, as to make such an application of that glori- 
ous promise ofthe resurrection from the dead, ofthe  
»' whole house of Israel." What is this but the "HOPE  
OF ISRAEL," which Paul so eloquently contended for, in  
the presence of Agrippa, Acts 26. This vision is  
given with its explanation, and I ask what right man  
has to spiritualize  what God has himself made plain.  
Another perversion. You quoted the promise of the  
new heaven and tbe new earth, Isaiah 65 : and said,  
" I USE THIS IN A SPIRITUAL SENSE, BY WAY OF ACCOM-
MODATION." The Apostle Peter, dare not take such lib- 
erty with that blessed promise, but applied it to the  
creation of a literal heavens and earth, after the pre- 
sent are dissolved by fire, 2 Peter, 3 chap. This mo- 
dern practice of spiritualizing  Scripture, " by way of  
accommodation," is the foundation of the popular, but  
erroneous doctrines of the "Temporal Millennium,"  
" Universalism," and the " Conversion of the Jews."  
Another perversion. You misquoted a passage  
found in Isaiah 66 : 8. You said that " a nation of the  
Jews would be born or converted in a day," the pas- 
sage reads thus : " Shall the EARTH be made to bring  
forth in one day, or shall a nation be born at once." 
This has no reference to the Conversion of the Jews, 
as the context shows, but is a prophecy of the resur-
rection.  
Another perversion, and a most palpable one too,  
was your explanation ofthe 25 v. of the 11 Romans :  
" blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the  
fulness ofthe Gentiles be come in." Now this pas-
sage as it reads, stands directly in the way of your  
theory, therefore it was necessary for your " accom- 
modation," that it be explained away. You said it 
did not mean that the blindness would continue until  
all the Gentiles were " come in," but that the Jews  
would be converted at the BEGINNING of the time called 
" the fulness ofthe  Gentiles," and that they, the Jews,  
would be the principle instruments in bringing about  
the " latter day glory of the church."  

I would ask Dr. Phillips inhere the Bible teaches  
that the Jews will become missionaries, to convert the  
Gentiles, and also, where is to be found the promise of  
the " latter day glory of  the church." St. Paul takes  
a different view of this subject, he says, " In the last  
days perilous times shall come, men shall be covetous,  
boasters, proud, blasphemous, traitors, lovers of plea- 
sure more than lovers of God, having a form of Godli- 
ness, but denying the power thereof." Peter also 
says, that in the last days scoffers shall come walk- 
ing after their own lusts. The Apostles were unac- 
quainted with the modern practice of " spiritulizing 
by way of accommodation ;" and therefore gave us  no  
information about the "latter day glory," so much  
preached about in these last days. The passages  
which you quoted to prove the conversion and restora- 
tion ofthe Jews, can only have their fulfilment in the 
" new earth," wherein dwelleth.righteousness.  Then  
why continue to deceive the unbelieving  Jews, by tell- 
ing them that they are still a chosen people, and that 
God has peculiar blessings in store for them, that they  
are to be restored to Palestine, and that Jerusalem is 
to be rebuilt, when God has said that Jerusalem shall  
be a perpetual desolation.  
Why not preach to the Jews as St. Paul did ; he  
preached " Jesus and the resurrection," and that the  
Jew and Gentile were all one in Christ Jesus. o.  
W/New York, Feb. 24, 1844  
" COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE."  
CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 24, 1844.  
Dear Brethren of the Midnight Cry,—  
Our dear brother Storrs says that the Great Head of  
the Church designed that we should come out of Baby-
lon, and not wait for Babylon to thrust us out. I believe  
he is right, and I am therefore determined to come out. 
Subsequently to my being separated from the Newark 
Presbytery, I was induced, at the solicitation of several  
clergymen, to unite with the New York Congregational  
Association, and was received by that body, and became  
a subscriber to its creed : having also been received by  
the General Association of the Western Reserve. This  
is now nearly three years since. I have never met with 
them since that time, and do not know whether they re-
tain my name among their list of members or not. But  
I now wish to say through your paper to the world, that I  
do from this time regard myself, and hereby proclaim my-
self to all men, as free and independent of all ecclesiasti- 
cal domination, as a member of no sect, and a subscriber 
to no creed; At the same time, I receive the Bible as the  
word of the living and true God, and am looking for the  
immediate coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, to whom I 
must give account. " Grace, mercy, and peace from 
God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ," to all who  
love Him in sincerity; and love to all who love His ap- 
pearing.  
Yours, in the blessed hope,  
CHARLES FITCH.  
ONE OF MR. MILLER'S FIRST AUDIENCES.—About the  
time Mr. Miller began to write on the advent near, as  
he was passing down the Hudson River to New York  
in a steamboat, he was standing near a company of  
gentlemen who were conversing respecting the won-
derful improvements of the day, when one of them re-
marked, that it was impossible for things to progress  
for thirty years to come, in the ratio they had done ;  
for man would attain to something more than human.  
Mr. Miller told him that it reminded him of  Daniel 12 :  
4 ; " Many shall run to and fro, and- knowledge shall  
be increased." A pause ensued, when Mr. M. con- 
tinued, and observed that the improvements ofthe pre- 
sent day were just what we should expect at this time, 
as a fulfilment of Daniel's prophecy. He then com- 
menced with the 11th chap, and comparing the pro-
phecy with history, showed its fulfilment thus far,  
while all listened with the most close attention.  
Pie then told them he did not intend to trespass so  
long on their patience, and leaving them, walked to the  
other end of the boat. He had no sooner arrived there, 
than the entire company followed him, and wished to  
hear more on the subject. He accordingly went  
through the 2d chap, of Dan., in the same manner, and  
fearing he should be tedious, broke away from them, 
and went down into the cabin. The entire company  
followed, and continued the conversation. He then  
went through the 7th, 8th and 9th of Dan. They then  
wanted to know if he had ever written on the prophe- 
cies. He told them he had, and distributed among  
them what copies he had of the first pamphlet he wrote  
on the subject. This was one ofhis first audiences,  
and men of the highest standing were astonished lis-
teners to his discourse ; but the result of that inter- 
view can only be known in that great day.—Advent  
Herald.  

LETTER FROM BRO. CHARLES FITCH.  
CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 24, 1844.  
Dear Brother,—With regard to the cause of truth in  
this region, it is progressing against great opposition. I 
have just returned from Painesville,  where I have had a  
delightful season. Congregations large and attentive. I  
was cheered by being taken by the hand, time after time,  
and told, " You was the means of leading me to Christ 
when you was here a year ago." The LORD be praised.  
On the last evening I was with them, we celebrated the  
Lord's Supper. A large number, Congregational, Pres-
byterian, Methodist, and Disciples, together, remembered  
the Lord in that blessed ordinance, in obedience to His 
command. My wife and myself have recently been " bu- 
ried with Christ by baptism  ;" having received that pre- 
cious ordinance at the hands of brother Cook. I have  
since baptized about thirty in Cleveland, and eight at 
Painesville. The most of them have been members of  
Churches. Brother Pickands and wife, and a large num-
ber of his church, have also been baptized. The state of  
things among his people is truly delightful. They are a 
happy band, looking without wavering for the coming of 
the Lord. We have much more opposition to contend  
with than we had a year ago, but we do not forget that 
he which endureth unto the end shall be saved, and that  
opposition is the very thing which we are called upon to 
endure.  
Brother Himes wrote me, some time since, to spend a  
week at Buffalo, and the brethren at Rochester wish me  
to attend a conference with them. I intend to do so, as 
soon as navigation opens on the lake. Till then, the 
great necessity of making constant efforts here, the ur-
gent calls for labor in the region, and the great difficulty 
of making a journey of two hundred miles by land just 
at the breaking up of the roads, will confine me to this  
state.  
In this place 1 have found the same necessity for con- 
stant effort that our brethren have found in the eastern  
cities. Multitudes stand ready to devour, and wait, eager  
to find some pretext for saying that the lovers of the  
Lord's appearing are giving up their faith, and that the  
cause of the adventists is going down. It has therefore  
been necessary that I labor statedly at Cleveland, and go  
abroad when practicable. This 1 have been endeavoring 
to do in the midst of sickness and death in my family, and  
other afflictions, and the determined opposition, con-
tempt, and scorn of those who hate the truth of the  
Lord's immediate appearing.  
My whole being cries out, " Come, Lord Jesus." Take  
thy great power and reign. I tremble in myself, when I  
think of meeting Him that trieth the reins of the heart.  
Still I know that I love His appearing, and feel a confi- 
dence in His mercy, that He will not cast me out.  
Yours, in the blessed and glorious hope,  
C. FITCH.  
LETTER FROM BRO. I. R. GATES.  
TRUMANSBURG, N. Y., Feb. 28,1844.  
Dear Bro. Southard,—I have just closed a course of  
lectures in the Baptist Meeting house, in this large vil-
lage, to good effect. The interest on the coining of 
the Lord is very great: the virgins are waking up  
and preparing their lamps for the Bridegroom's ap- 
proach. Many are seeking the  Lord. 1 have examined  
very closely the evidence for '47, but as yet I must  
subscribe myself an undoubted believer in the Lord's  
coming this Jewish year '43.  
Bro. C. Morley has been with me about 3 months  
in the state of Pennsylvania, and has done much good ; 
he has now returned to Albany. Bro. J. B. Mitchell 
is still with me, and is doing much good.  
Yours in the blessed hope, 'I. R. GATES.  
LETTER FROM BRO. GEO. GARNER.  
UNION TOWN, Md., March 1, 1844.  
Dear Bro. Southard,—As the time for the  return of  
the dear Saviour approaches, careless professors and  
the wicked are scoffing. Nearly all the sectarian 
churches, and those even who profess to believe in  
Holy Ghost, religion, and who seem to love the Sav- 
iour so much  that they can scarcely express git,  
when you tell them that he will come again in a few 
days to set up his peaceable kingdom, and put his  
children in possession of it, where they shall be forever  
happy with him, they immediately resent it, and try to  
hunt up all the weak argumemts against it they can, 
and thus plainly show that they do not wish him to  
come and reign over them; but, through God, we are  
not discouraged. Our faith and hope rest upon the 
immutable rock of ages, which all the powers of earth  
and hell combined can never overthrow. We have  
VU^Lk. »


here a church of happy believers (upwards of a hun-
dred) who have long since thrown oft'the yoke of sec- 
tarianism (party names, creeds, &c.) and have adopted  
the rule laid down by Christ and his apostles. We take  
the word of God alone for our rule of faith and practice,  
and are daily looking for the return of the long prom-
ised King of Zion, to redeem us from the persecution  
of a scoffing world.  
Our beloved Bro. McFadden is still sounding the  
cry, both loud and long, "Come out of her my people,  
that ye be not partakers of her plagues ;" and is fear- 
lessly proclaiming that there is an awful storm gather- 
ing, and will soon burst with awful weight upon the  
heads of those who are careless and indifferent. We  
very much desire that Bro- Miller, Litch, or some  
| other efficient lecturer should come this way. They 
j shall be hospitably entertained, and their expenses  
defrayed.  
;A Yours in Christian love, G. GARNER.  
LETTER FROM BRO. E. JACOBS.  
CINCINNATI, March 1, 1844.  
Dear Bro. Southard,—If I have ever felt the risings  
of pure gratitude to God for any one blessing above  
another, it is that I have been led to see clearly that  
my Lord and Master will soon appear  
. ."With clouds on Zion's hill,  
His work and mystery to fulfil."  
My faith is settled down into an absolute certaintv  
upon this subject. If I have erred in being too san-
guine relative to the particular periods within which 
my Lord would come, 1 think I have humility enough  
to confess my error, when time shall have proved what 
opposers have failed to do. I am told by the editor of  
the " Methodist Protestant." that the "April sun will  
scorn and scorch" my poor head as it did that of Jo- 
nah, when his gourd had failed him. But if it does,  
how happy, am I in having ihe God of Jonah for my  
protector. I am told if the Lord does not come at the  
time expected, I shall be brought into great straits. I 
expect nothing more. In what age of the world have  
not God's people been brought into great straits 1 If I  
have been seemingly presumptuous with the rest of my 
brethren, so was Moses, in • saying to the people of  
Israel,"Go forward" when the mountains were on 1 
either hand, an enemy behind them, and the Red Sea 
before them. So was Elijah, in subjecting his faith to  
so severe a test as to say, " The God that consumeth  
by fire, let HIM be God." So were the Hebrew chil-
dren, in saying, "The God in whom we trust will de-
liver us."  So was Daniel, in praying towards Jerusa- 
lem with his window open. So have been the noble 
army of martyrs, in cherishing their principles as  
dearer than life itself—while the sword by which they  
have fallen has been wielded in the name of Jesus.—  
God has never forsaken his people when brought into  
great straits, and never will; and while the arm of God  
has always been stretched out for their deliverance, his 
truth has been preserved inviolate.  
I have  felt it a duty to say a few things to my  
brethren in the city of New York. Can I be blamed  
for feeling an anxiety for them above what I feel for  
others 1 Oft have we knelt together at the Throne of 
Grace, and as oft experienced heaven's choice bless- 
ings. But since my weak voice will be heard no 
more by you in this "stranger land," let this feeble  
right hand record a brief message, prompted by a heart  
around which the fondest recollections cling.  " "STAND  
STILL AND SEE THE SALVATION OF GOD." HE has not 
left you a solitary reason to groan after the flesh pots 
of Egypt. The signs are so fulfilled that if I never  
before believed that the Lord would speedily appear, I  
should believe it now with all my heart. Then heed  
the command of Jesus to his disciples, " W^ATCH "  
If any lecturer can be sent this way, let them come  
immediately, as thousands are perishing for lack of 
knowledge.  
Our conference is expected to commence on Thurs- 
day of next week. We shall probably occupy either a 
Theatre or the Universalist Church. The present 
prospects are that there will be a large gatherincr.—  
The interest has never been  so great as at the present  
time.  
Brn. Chittenden anrl Kent arrived in town yester- 
day—both worn down with labor—but they bring glad  
tidings of success.  
Yours in the hope of immortality soon to be put on  
at the first resurrection, E. JACOBS.  

LETTER FROfI BRO. L. CALDWELL.  
TORONTO, C. W., March 1, 1844.  
Dea. Bro.,—The cause is still prospering in Canada.  
In Toronto our meetings have been very interesting.— 
For two weeks past there have been from thirty to 
forty at the mourner's bench every night, and some-
times nearly seventy. Souls are being converted by 
the preaching of the midnight cry. Next week I am 
to hold a discussion on these things with Rev. Mr  
Lawson, of the Primitive Methodists. The points I  
am to sustain, are the third, fourth aud fifth numbers of  
our "Fundamental Principles."  We occupy three  
evenings on the three propositions,one night for each.  
Our house is finished, and we have had meetings there  
for two weeks, and the Lord truly is with us. The  
house will hold a thousand persons, and is crowded  
every night. We hold a conference, commencing the  
20t,h of this month. We shall publish the first number  
of a paper called the " BridegroQm's Jlerald" next  
week ; and Bro. Sawin will also move his paper to this  
place and unite with us.  
Yours in hope, LUTHER CALDWELL.  
LETTER FROM BRO. D. PLUMB.  
UTICA, N. Y., MARCH 6, 1844.  
Dear Brother.—I have lately spent a week in Otsego  
County, in extending the watchman's warning in that  
region. The truth is progressing; true and honest. God-
fearing men are embracing it, leaving their corrupt  
church, and gathering together as " one in Christ Jesus."  
Especially is this so in Cooperstown and vicinity.  Bro.  
Ingmaire, Pastor of the church at Fly Creek, has em- 
braced the doctrine, and is preaching it to his people ; 
and will, no doubt, soon take a wider field. I go into  
that country again in a short time.  
Our lectures in this city are very well attended at the  
chapel of the church of Christ to which I yet hold the 
pastoral relation. The truth has taken strong hold of a  
goodly number of hearts who are "lifting up their hands 
and rejoicing that their redemption draweth nigh." I,ast  
Sabbath evening, I discoursed on the judgment scenes, to  
a full and deeply attentive and serious audience. Light  
is still increasing on this awful subject, and the wise, 
more and more, are coming to understand.  
Yours in glorious hope,  
D. PLUMB.  
Few by sickness grow better, and they who travel  
much are seldom sanctified. KEMPIS.  

We give below an extract from a letter received by a  
brother in this city from Bro. F. G. Brown :  
LETTER FROM BRO. F. G. BROWN.  
NEW IPSWICH, N. H., MARCH 4, 1844.  
My Dear Bro. * * * * *.—1 still imagine you rejoic- 
ing in the Lord, having attained unto that blessed goal for  
which, when we parted last, you  were so anxiously  
striving. 0 what heights and depths there are in the 
blessed gospel, and in the love of Christ! My brother,  
I wonder not that the majority of Christian professors  
have no faith in the advent, when they have so little 
faith in the smallest truths of the Bible,—so little practi- 
cal, every day faith in God,—so little love for heaven, 
and so much for  earth. They are in no respect qualified  
either to investigate or to receive this tremendous doc- 
trine. Step by step they have imperceptibly gone away 
from God, and departed from the simplicity of the gos-
pel. Have' you read Prof. Chase on Daniel ? Again I  
have perused it with profound astonishment! What an 
exposition of Scripture for a Protestant, an Evangel-teal  
minister, and a teacher of divinity ! Be assured, when I 
take that ground, from which may heaven save me, I  
shall feel myself in all honesty hound to avow myself a 
Universalist or a Papist: although the latter might per-
haps feel as though my interpretations were hardly rigid  
enough for his church. And then passing a commenda- 
tion upon " the author ofthe time of, and valuable Hints  
on, Prophecy." Did you ever see the like] lam not 
afraid of its effects, however, on any mind that will com- 
pare it  carefully and prayerfully with the text.  
Now a little about self. I have enjoyed much since I  
last saw you. The proofs of the Lord's coming thicken 
and strengthen every day. My faith is strong Still I  
think the vision will tarry a little for the trial of our faith, 
and for the purpose of giving hypocrites, false professors, 
and the rest of the wicked an opportunity more perfect  
than they have as yet. had for scoffing, for smiting the  
faithful servants, and for saying " the days are prolong- 
ed"—" every vision faileth." I have lately felt called on 
by the Lord to separate myself from the nominal church. 
I have no confidence in it as Christ's body. The breth- 
ren, ministers and lecturers, all through this region,  
have done the same. I hope the good work will go on.  
until the sanctuary is cleansed. My " Reasons" will  
probably appear in the Advent Herald. I am now free  
to speak as God bids me. My enjoyment has greatly  
increased since I have laid all on the altar. I am cut  
loose from earth, and feel ready for glory. I have torn  

down the bridge and burnt the ship, so that there is no  
retreat. Brother John Couch, of this State,—a brother  
in whose piety and zeal in his Master's cause I have the 
fullest confidence,—has recently left these parts for the 
purpose of visiting Western New York, and of laying  
before the brethren the importance of separating them" 
selves from the nominaf church. He feels his message 
is, ' Come out of her, my people.' I hope he will every- 
where receive the regards and hospitalities of those who  
are watching the Lord's arrival. This cry tries the  
heart. The real adventists, after investigation, reflec- 
tion and prayer, can find no fault with it. " See the wis-
dom of God in keeping back this truth until an opportuni-
ty had been given for the professing church to reject the 
advent: besides, the two cries together would have pre- 
judiced the mind against the first.  
I have spent eight weeks of the present winter with  
the church at New Bedford, Mass., but having some un- 
fulfilled engagements in N. H., I left to execute  
them. For this purpose, four weeks ago, I went to 
Washington, to attend a Conference. The house was  
crowded during the whole session. On the Sabbath, in  
particular, the Holy Ghost came down upon us. It was  
my lot to preach during the whole day. The Holy Spirit  
gave wings to my soul, and seemed quite to bear all the  
dear saints right up to the glorious coming One. Such a  
heavenly season as we enjoyed there I never anticipate  
again till Jesus shall come. But the labors of that occa- 
sion, together with exposure to the driving storm and se- 
vere cold, common to this mountainous region, prosira- 
ted me completely ; and for three weeks I have been shut 
up with a fever, somewhat similar to that with which I  
was afflicted in Philadelphia,  last summer. Still I bless  
the Lord that I went to Washington ; and now I am like 
a restless steed when the clarion blows for the battle.  
My heart is every where: I want to go here, and there, 
and every where ; but my miserable health, on which I  
cannot rely, contracts my labors greatly. Well, so let it  
be. As soon as I am able, which I trust will be within  
about one week, I hope to go to Ashfield, Mass., at the 
request of the Baptist Church there, to deliver a course  
of lectures,  
Yours in hope of glory,  
^^^^^^^^^ F. G. BROWN.  
LETTER  FROM BRO. JOS. BATES. )  
CHESTERTOWN, Md. March 5th, 1844.  
Dear Brother Southard,—Since Bro. Gurney and my- 
self were at your office (Feb. 10) we have been devoting  
all our time in diffusing light on the glorious appearing 
of our blessed Saviour, in Philadelphia,  Baltimore, Wash- 
ington, and Annapolis. Our first destination, however,  
was Kent Island, in the Chesapeak Bay ; we there com- 
menced a course of lectures, from thence to Queenstown, 
(eastern shore of Md.) Centreville, and this place. In  
all ofthe above named places as we passed on the way, we 
distributed gratuitously, the winged messengers (Words 
of Warning) some of which were furnished us by Bro.  
Himes in Philadelphia.  These, with our protracted  
meetings day and evening, has produced a deep impres- 
sion on the minds of the people on this peninsula ; they 
come in from the country for sixteen miles. Some of  
them tell us that they had a great desire to see us (hav- 
ing heard of our appointments, which had preceded us 
on the stage route to Wilmington) and hear the doctrine, 
which they willingly  receive, but the time. Well, bless  
God, some believe that, and are making speedy prepara- 
tion, but there is one class in this country that drink the 
doctrine, and swallow the time " as the ox drinks in  
water." " Yes massa, I believe dat is true, dat is de  
Bible ; bless God, I be getting ready." Oh, it would do  
your soul good to see how eagerly they seek for the pa- 
pers and books.  Although they cannot read, they say  
they can get. some one to read to them ; they generally 
constitute about one third of our congregation. I must 
say, I never saw more eager listeners, and some of them  
decide the first day ; but when we sing the hymns, then 
their mouths and heads begin to move, and they catch  
the air. They can make words as they go singing about  
the country : "Gabriel going to blow," and " I will be in 
the band," &c., &c. In this town there are three meet-
ing-houses ; we are lecturing in the Court House, which  
is crowded with serious attentive  listeners. We close  
here to-night, and commence in Georgetown cross-roads  
to-morrow night, about twenty miles north of this, the  
Lord willing. We lectured on the 12th chapter of Dan- 
iel last night. This morning we hear they are troubled ;  
the time, the time, that is it, and they are not ready. But 
we do not pass without opposition. We are told that  
we are abolitionists in disguise, hired agents, &c.,* and 
they have threatened to ride us on a rail, &c., (see the  
Baltimore Patriot, of Feb. 27.) Our greatest difficulty is  
with ministers, although they, with the judge, lawyer,  
and doctors come to hear. The Methodist Episcopal'  
* This statement is without foundation. Our southern, friends  
may rest assured that Advent lecturers who visit them from (he 
north, have no object but to proclaim the speedy coming- of thw King  
of kings, to destroy tho governments of the earth, and set up his ever! 
lasting kingdom, (seo Dan. 2 : 44) and warn the people to prepare  
for the event.


ministers, we find, are our most deadly opponents. I  
have just now baen told that the minister of this order 
here has been round threatening, this morning, t.o have us 
put in jail ; whether he will accomplish his object, remains  
to be seen. We have no fears on that score, for while we  
feel the approbation of God, men nor devils can't move  
us, therefore we will praise him, and preach, and pray  
and look for " the blessed hope and glorious appearing"  
now. We have a great many calls to branch off to  
we leave them for others to fill if time  other towns 
continues.  
Yours, in the blessed hope,  
JOSEPH BATES.  
PRACTICAL  REFLECTIONS ON THE SECOMD ADVENT. By  
the Rev. HUGH WHITE, A. M., Cuiate of St. Mary's  
Parish.  
The above is the title of an Irish work that has lately  
fallen into our hands. It is the first American, from the  
sixth Dublin edition.  
We shall, from time to time, make extracts from this  
work, by which our readers will perceive that the subject  
of the Second Advent of Messiah is not confined to 
America, nor to the American church. Although there 
are some minor points in the said work with which we 
should not altogether concur, yet the great burthen ofthe  
work is the COMING, the SPEEDY coming of the Lord Jesijs 
Christ. We present to our readers, in to-day's paper, a 
few paragraphs which will show them the spirit and the  
nature of this seasonable work.  
The discussion of this great question is far from being  
confined to this side of the Atlantic. England and Ire-
land, and some of their most devoted and pious ministers,  
have been quite in advance of us on some points of this 
glorious and thrilling subject. And certainly, those 
ministers who have written on the Second Advent years  
aero, on the other side of the Atlantic too, cannot be ac-
cused of being deluded by William Miller, an obscure 
farmer in the north-east part of the state of New-York.  
But to our author. Speaking of the frequency with  
which the personal and visible coming of the Lord is  
alluded to in the Scriptures, he says :—  
" I am sure that, any individual, who has not made the  
subject a matter of previous investigation, would be sur- 
prised at the result of an attentive research, by discov-
ing how frequently the second coming of the Lord Jesus  
Christ is in Scripture brought before the believer's view, 
as an event which he ought to keep in constant recollec- 
tion, to stimulate him to incessant watchfulness and un- 
tiring patience, in running the race set before him."  
Again, speaking of the Scriptural motive to be holy  
and watchful, he says :—  
" The object presented to the eye of the believer, as  
the motive to stimulate him to be always watchful— 
always ready, is, not his own death but the second coming  
of the Son of God ! •" Behold the Bridegroom cometh, 
go you forth to meet him !" The happiness he is led to  
anticipate is not so much derived from looking forward 
to the day wnen he shall depart, to be with Christ, as to  
the day "when the Heavenly Bridegroom shall come, to  
celebrate His espousals with His beloved Bride, the  
Church—and they that  are ready shall go in with Him  
to the marriage, and shall know, by blissful experience,  
how " Blessed are they which are called unto the mar- 
riage supper of the Lamb."  
"Nor must one obvious, but not unimportant observa- 
tion be omitted—rthat if the Redeemer considered such  
an exhortation suitable, at the period when he himself  
was upon earth, knowing, as He did, the vast interval ot 
time that must elapse before he should revisit it, with  
what an immense accession of force must the suitable, 
ness of such an exhortation apply to us, on whom, in- 
deed the ends of the world seem to have come—to us,  
whose providential lot is cast in a period apparently dis- 
tinguished by so many of the spiritual signs which char- 
acterise the latter days of the history of the Church of  
"Is not this pre-eminently a time of ' distress of na- 
tions with perplexity: Does not that word ' perplexity'  
designate with an accuracy most painfully correct, the  
aspect of affairs, in whatever direction we look—at  
home or abroad, to the Church or to the world 1 And if  
we were asked to describe the general tone of feeling  
that pervades all characters and classes in our day, could  
we find terms more strictly appropriate, than to describe 
the present as a period when " men's hearts were fail- 
ing them for fear, and for looking for the things that are  
coming upon the earth 1" .  
" Is there not a general expectation, whether derived  
from the convulsions of the political or the excitement  
of the religious world, from consulting the records of  
history or the page of prophecy, that we are on the eve  
of some mighty change, some tremendous catastrophe,  
in the history of our race 1 tu  
" Can we observe the fearful spread of infidelity, the  
increased energy of the conflict between the powers of  
light and the powers of darkness, or the restless move-
ments of the spirit of revolutionary phrenzy, which, un- 
•ider the specious name of reform, is stalking, with gigantic  

strides throughout the earth, uprooting things long es-[ Extract from a poem entitled "THE NEW EARTH,"  
tablished, overturning things that appeared secure of \ which was published before hearing the doctrine of Mr.  
such immortality as earth can give, threatening to rend ; Mj]|er 
asunder the very frame-work of society, and to dissolve 
the entire fabric of civilized government throughout  the  
world ; can we observe all this, and not be conscious  
that the earth is trembling beneath our feet, as if it felt  
within its laboring womb the threatening throes of an  
approaching shock, that will convulse it to its centre"!  
" And can we see and feel these awful signs of the  
times crowding around us, and never hear the whisper- 
ings of  a yet more awful voice, that seems to break, more  
and more distinctly every day, on the attentive ear— 
" Behold, the Bridegroom is coming ! Watch, therefore, 
for ye know neither the day nor the hour when He will 
come!"  
Again, speaking of the " disrespect" of " neglecting,  
with unhallowed carelessness, the things which God has  
revealed for us and our children," which he calls a sinful 
contempt of the Divine condescension, he says, com- 
mencing with the words of our Savior  :—  
" ' Ye hypocrites ! ye can discern the face of the sky,  
and can ye not discern the signs of the times 1  
" To neglect the signs of the times is, then, in the Sa- 
viour's estimation, no proof of superior wisdom, but is 
branded with His strongly-marked displeasure, as a proof  
flf stupidity in divine, which is but rendered more con- 
spicuous and censurable by sagacity in earthly things.  
" Their skill in prognosticating the character of the  
coming weather is made the ground of condemning the 
spiritual ignorance or carelessness of those who, from 
signs more clear in their prediction and more certain in 
their fulfilment, neglected to prognosticate the character 
of coming events : so that to anticipate what from scrip- 
tural signs it seems reasonable to expect, and to be pre- 
pared, accordingly, for approaching emergencies, which, 
to the experienced eye of faith, are seen to cast their  
shadows before them as they are drawing nigh—seems 
to be not only matter of permission, but of precept; not 
only allowed, but enjoined us, by the Lord."  
BROTHER CALVIN BECKWITH, writing from McDon- 
nough, Chenango Co., N. Y , under date of February ii7, 
says, that. " Amid much opposition, the second advent 
cause is prospering somewhat, and souls are being con- 
verted. I was at a meeting lately, where the minister  
observed that, because the Lord blessed the 4 Millerites' 
in the conversion of souls, it was no evidence that they  
were right. What an argument! Thank the Lord, he 
will sustain his own cause, justify his truth, and save  
his people. We have had but little advent lecturing. 
Brother Henry  Rogers has preached for us a few times."  

ISAIAH 65 ; 17.—" For, Behold, I create new heavens and a new  
earth ; and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.''  
ISAIAH 66 : 22.—" For as the new heavens and  the new earth, which  
I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your 
seed and your narn» remain." 2d PETER 3 • 13.— "Nevertheless,  
WB, according to his promise,  look for new heavens, and a new earth,  
wherein dwelleth ughteouMness," ITEV. 21 ; 1.—"And I saw a new  
heaven and a new earth : for the first heaven and the first earth were 
passed away) and there was no more sea."  
This earth is beautiful, with many  a scene  
Of native grace, and loveliness serene,  
With flower-embroidered plain, and towering mount, 
And crystal lake, and stream, and sparkling fount,  
With sun, and moon, and starlit, shadowy skies ;  
Sweet sounds, and colors of a thousand dyes :  
And all the nameless charms of nature's face,  
W7hich in the season's pantomime we trace. 
But CHANGE, in meaning characters is seen,  
Deep graven, even on its fairest sheen.  
Which in its mournful lessons of decay  
Tell silently, that all things pass away.  
Even man, the spirit that enjoys the whole,  
With angel energies, and deathless soul,  
But acts his part, and then lies down to rest,  
Beneath the shade of earth's maternal brea3t. 
Then where shall the inquiring mind repose, 
But in the light that revelation  shows 1  
Or find beyond the shores of waning time,  
A happy, changeless and enduring clime.  
This  earth is ripe, and swiftly verging near  
The final closing of its long career :  
And boding  signs, in times and seasons tell,  
A swifter speed its narrowing lines impel ;  
'Tis hourly hasting nearer to its doom,  
Laden with guilt. A dark foreboding gloom  
Of conscious wickedness, is settling now,  
In deepest shades upon its withered brow ;  
WThile outrage, wrong, and dire oppression seem 
To vie in filling up the closing scene. 
Thus minds of thought and reason, see and own 
The threat'ning shadows of the future thrown  
Across our path, and seek in prayer to know 
The viewless bourne to which our spirits go, 
When this abode of ceaseless sin and shame  
Is wrapt in its last winding sheet of flame,  
And show the meaning of the simple text,  
Which some have with mysterious doubts perplexed ;  
To turn our hearts to find the narrow road, 
That leads to that unseen and pure abode. c. s. M.  
Men are soon changed and quickly fail, but Christ  
remaineth forever, and is with us even to the end.  
The Faithless Watchman,  
PARODY.  
Watchman ! tell us of the night,  
What its signs of promise are.  
Crazy traveller ! there's no light ;  
Still the morning ia afar.  
Watchman ! canst, thou  see no ray,  
Aught of hope or joy foretell 1  
Traveller ! distant is the day,  
Promised day of Israel.  
Watchman ! tell us of the night,  
Faithful vigil thou shouldst keep.  
Traveller ! the clock is out of sight- 
Morn is distant—thou may'st sleep.  
Watchman ! dost thou truly tell 1  
Sure the night i3 now far spent.  
Trav'ler ! rest thee, all ia well,  
On disturbance thou art bent.  
Watchman ! tell us of the night,  
For the morning now is near.  
Trav'ler ! haste thee from my sight,  
Morn is distant—nothing fear.  
Watchman! what's the time of night,  
'Dost thou mark the watches well 1  
Trav'ler ! haste thee from my sight,  
For no one the time can tell.  
Faithless watchman ! see the star !  
See the morning star ascend !  
Watchman ! morn is not afar,  
Signs prophetic thus portend.  
Watchman ! rouse thee from thy rest,  
With the slothful 'tis not well,  
Rouse from slumber, be thou blest  
In the fold of Israel. E. c. c.  
Rochester, Feb. 16, 1844.  

Give me, instead of the comforts of the world, the  
unction of thy Spirit, and for carnal love, pour into  
ray soul the love of thy name. KEMPIS,  
Bless and sanctify my soul with thy heavenly bless- 
ing, that it may be made thy holy habitation, and the  
seat of thy eternal glory. Ibid.  
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