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VOLUME XXIII. NO. 51 
THE ADVENT HERALD lIowa, want my service, and will write me, I will 
Is published every Tuesday, at 46 }-2 Kneeland st. (up be happy-to correspond with a view of engaging. 
stairs), Boston, Mass., by 
in the work more heartily and exclusively. 
am the Living Bread which came down from 
heaven ; and if any man eat of this bread he 
shall live forever." Though I walk through the 
valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil 
for thy rod and thy staff they do comfort me." 
Surely "the counsel of the Lord shall stand, 
though there be many devices in a man's heart. 
Some will have their "lamps trimmed and burn- 
ing," having Christ in the soul the hope of glory, 
and will say, "Lc ! this is our God, we have 
waited for him," and will be ready. Others are 
and will be saying, 'our lamps are going cut.' 
(marginal reading). For at the coming of Christ 
that which is equivalent to death and the resur-
rectiou takes place in the saints. "This mortal 
must put on immortality," and this corruptible, 
incorruption. How strange! Men are and must be 
saying and crying and publishing, our lamps 
are going out, and love to have it so. Churches 
are casting out, and have done so, those looking 
for and loving the appearing of the Lord, and no 
doubt have done it to glorify God, when it is de-
clared: He shall appear to the joy of' the one and 
the shame of the other. In the last days men 
will have a form of godliness but deny the power 
thereof. The power of godliness must be that 
in man which gives him conformity to the will of 
God, which must be the spirit of Christ whose 
meat and drink it was to do the will of the Fath. 
er. That is the oil in our vessels,with our lamps. 
May God give us repentance to the acknowledge-
ing of the truth," and that they may recover 
themselves out of the snare of the Devil,who are 
taken captive by him at his will." All ingraft-
ed in the good olive tree and abiding in it, will 
live while thelloot lives ; who says: "Because I 
live ye shall also." 
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THERE COMES A TIME. 
There comes a time, or soon or late, 
When every word unkindly spoken, 
Returns with all the force of fate, 
To bear reproof from spirits broken. 
Who slumber in that tranquil rest 
Which waking cares no inure molest. 
Oh, were the wealth of worlds our own, 
We freely would the treasures yield, 
If eyes that here their last have shone, 
It lips in endless silence sealed, 
One look of love o'er us might cast, 
Might breathe forgiveness to the past. 
When anger arms the thoughtless tongue, 
To wound the feelings of a friend, 
Oh ! think ere yet his heart be wrung, 
In what remorse thy wrath may end, 
Withhold to-day the words of hate, 
To-morrow it may be too late ! 
For the Herald. 
Letter from Bro. S. Norcross. 
DEAR BRO. BLISS. I write a few lines to in-
form the friends of the Herald that I still prize 
it above any other paper. I find none So scrip-
tural, none so full of interest. For nine years 
have been a paying subscriber ; in that time, by 
divine help, I have been greatly benefitted by 
the sound, logical deductions and scriptural ar-
gumentation of the Herald. I am now prepared, 
the Lord helping me, to present the whole gos-
pel, in all its details, fully committed to the 
"declaration of Principles" of the "Albany Con-
ference" of Adventists. 
I cannot advocate definite time, the "7th day 
sabbath," the "unconsciousness of the dead, "or 
the extinction of the wicked ;" but 1 do advo-
cate the above "declaration of principles," the 
1st day of the week as the Christian sabbath, 
the consciousness of the soul while out of the 
body, the eternal existence of the good and bad, 
with all the questions belonging to the Christian 
church. 
I have been a minister in the Congregational 
church since 1835. In 1853 I united with the 
"Elk county District Second Advent Confer-
ence," as a preacher ; and since that time I have 
been striving to be ready and waiting." If the 
brethren in this state, Indiana, southern Ohio,or 
S. NORCROSS, 
Golconda, Pike County, ill. Dec. 4, 1862. 
For the Herald. 
From Bro. John Pearce. 
DEAR BRO. BLISS :—You are still at your 
post, discharging those duties that the great 
Head of the church has assigned to j'ou. It is 
not the most pleasant, nor is it a position that 
every one can fill. God has elected and selected 
some few among his people who have the alility 
to fill such a responsible station. It takes a man 
of well balanced head, a well stored mind, and 
well fortified with grace, to be fitted for such a 
place. Your enemies may be mighty, but God 
will bring you through. Do not mind them my 
brother, for all that they can do. I have 
been very much grieved with the course pursued; 
which I do not think the result of a good judg-
ment and sound mind, and who must be aware 
of the effects attending definite time in the past. 
The cause has been too deeply injured and re-
tarded by it to again agitate the question, and 
appoint '68 for the ending of this dispensation 
and the return of the Nobleman, the Son of man, 
to execute judgment upon the wicked and deliv-
er his waiting ones. The news would be so good, 
if true, that it would cause our hearts to leap 
for joy ; but as there is very great uncertainty, 
and as it has been proved that Mr. S.'s chronol-
ogy is not reliable I am much surprised in its 
being persisted in. I hope the wisdom that coni-
eth down from above will be imparted ; and I 
pray that God may hold in check every spirit 
that is not of Christ. If any man have not the 
spirit of Christ, he is none of his. Let St. Peter 
exhort the waiting ones to be patient, and to 
possess all the graces of the Spirit. I will enu-
merate them : "And beside this, giving all dilli-
gence, add to your faith, virtue, or courage, 
knowledge, and to knowledge, temperance, and 
to temperance patience,and to patience godliness, 
and to godliness brotherly kindness,and to broth-
erly kindness charity; for if these things be in 
you and abound, they make you that ye shall be 
neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of 
our Lord Jesus Christ. But' he that lacketh 
these things is blind and cannot see afar off, and 
hath forgotten that he was purged from his old 
sins. Wherefore, the rather, brethren, give dilli-
gence to make your calling and election sure ; 
for if ye do these things ye shall never fall. For 
so an entrance shall be ministered unto you 
abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our 
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ; But grow in 
grace, and in the knowledge of' our Lord Jesus 
Christ. To him be glory, both now and for ever, 
Amen." Yours in hope. 
J. PEARCE. 
Brantford, C. W. Dec. 1 1862. 
Our own Faults. 
Let us not be over curious about the failings 
of others, but take account of our own ; iet as 
bear in mind the excellences of other men, while 
we reckon up our own faults, for then shall we 
be well-pleasing to God. For who looks at the 
faults of others,and at his own excellences, is in-
jured in two ways ; by the latter he is carried up 
to arrogance, through the former he falls into 
listlessness. For when he perceives that such a 
one hath sinned, very easily he will sin himself; 
when he perceives he hath in ought excelled,very 
easily he becometh arrogant. He who consigns 
to oblivion his own excellences, and looks at his 
failings only, whilst he is a curious engineer of 
the excellences, not the sius of others, is profita- 
ble in many ways. And how ? 1 will tell you. 
When he sees that such an one hath done excel-
lently, he is raised to emulate the same ; when 
he sees that he himself hath sinned, he is render-
ed humble and modest. If we act thus, if we 
thus regulate ourselves, we shall be able to ob-
tain the good things which we are promised 
through the loving kindness of our Lord esus 
Christ.—St. Chrysostom. 
For the H .r al,. 
Letter from Lawson Long, M. D. 
"Brethreng any of you do err from the truth 
and one convert him, let him know that he that 
eonverteth the sinner from the error of his ways, 
shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a 
multitude of sins." "To err is human ; and we 
may be as sincere in the belief of error 
as in the belief of the truth. He 
therefore who shows me my errors and is instru-
mental of leading me into truth,is my best friend. 
How remark able has been the fulfilment of the pro-
phetic scriptures in relation to Christ. "All these 
things were done that the scriptures might be 
fulfilled." And in relation to his people,all must 
be fulfilled. How important, when weighed in 
the balance, that we are not found wanting ; or 
in other words, fulfilling the wrong part of pro-
phecy. For instance, there must of necessity be 
those in the last day, answering the representa-
tion of the wise and foolish virgins : "Watch, 
therefore, says, the Savior,for ye know not when 
the time is." 
We have seen in our time a host, 
professedly, arise and trim their lamps and go 
forth to meet the Bridegroom ; and while he has 
tarried there has been a division (how nearly 
equal I cannot say) mainly on the subject of the 
going out of the lamp. The one class rely upon 
the "gift of God which is eternal life through 
Jesus Christ" in their vessels, or spirit, to re-
plenish their lamps, and rest the proof on such 
scriptures as follows : "In him was life and the 
life was the light of men." "I 
give unto them eternal lite and 
they shall never perish :" "He that heareth my 
words and believeth on him that sent me hath 
everlasting life, and shall not come into condem-
nation, but is passed from death unto life ;" 
"That which is born of the Spirit is spirit." "We 
wait forlthe redemption of the body." "But ye are 
not in the flesh but in the spirit if so be that the 
Spirit of God dwell in you." "Now if any man have 
not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his," but if 
the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the 
dead dwell in you, He shall quicken your mortal 
bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you." "Ex-
amine yourselves whether ye be in the faith; prove 
your own selves. Know ye not your own selves 
how that Jesus Christ is in you except ye be 
reprobate." '.Verily, verily, I say unto you He 
that believeth on me hath everlasting life." "I 
For the Herald. 
New Jersey. 
This state was discovered by Hendric Hudson, 
an Englishman in the service of the Dutch, in 
1609, who landed on Staten Island. In 1614 a 
redoubt was thrown up at Jersey city. The first 
settlement was at Bergen by the Danes or Nor-
wegians. The Dutch "W. India company" sent a 
ship in 1623 under C. J. May who entered the 
Delaware bay, and gave name to "Cape May." 
They also gave charters of' large tracts of land 
to several persons on the Cape, one 32 miles in 
ength by 2 in width ; another 2 miles square &c. 
to induce settlers to emigrate. This colony was 
massacred by the Indians ; and another barely es-
caped the same fate, who left the country 1630. 
In 1637, the Swedes undertook its settle-
ment. They sent several ships, a governor, a 
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minister and an engineer ; who built aj house, a 
fort and a church,and drew a map of the country 
The Dutch and Swedes soon quarreled and 
the former, aided by the New Yorkers, crushed 
the Swedes, thus ending their power 1655. The 
minister took great interest in the instruction of 
the Indians, made them understand the chief 
facts and truths of religion, and was their first 
missionary. 
The English, from the New Haven colony,set-
tied in New Jersey as early as 1640, but were 
imprisoned and their works destroyed, which led 
to a strife for years, between the Dutch and N 
Eng. colonies. 
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In 1664 Charles II sent and subdued the Dutch 
colony of N. Amsterdam, and gave a charter of Human Impotence. 
all to the Duke of York, who immediately re- 
chartered to Lord Berkely and Lord Carteret, 
BY 0. R. FASSETT. 
for ten shillings, the state of New Cesarea, or In the progress of events we are learning too 
New Jersey. The usual trials and controversies the inconsistency of putting trust in mortal 
of new states occured in this one, both among man,whose "breath goeth forth and he returneth 
the settlers and with the state of New York. It to the earth ; in that very day his thoughts per-
early cattle to be divided into East, and West ish." With death ends the power, the plans,and 
Jersy, the East under Lord Carteret, and the purposes of men. Ellsworth, the President's 
'West under Wm. Penn. The 1p.tter was largely friend and friend of the President, and the most 
settled by Friends. Lord Carteret died, and or- skillful and wise military tactician of modern 
dered his part to be sold to pay his debts. It was warfare, from whom the government and people 
sold by his widow,and bought by 12 proprieters; hoped so much, is no more, He did not die af-
of which Wm. Penn was first on the list,in 1681. ter achieving glorious victories at the head of his 
There were then about 700 families. They had well drilled and disciplined soldiers—winning 
an assembly, which usually met at Elizabeth- laurels and military renown in the field of battle, 
town. The year 1701 brought anarchy and dis- but ignominiously at the hand of a drunken 
satisfaction to the state, so that they at length Tavern Keeper. His comrades bury him with 
resigned the charter,and Queen Ann united them. his martial dress and the flag of his country 
and New York under one governor; and his in- around him. Disappointed and sad they could 
structions formed their constitution till the decla- find no one worthy to fill his place and soon al- 
ration of Independence. The people early in the ter disband without achieving a single victory 
struggle, viz. 1774, voted in their several coun- worthy of notice. Ellsworth is dead ! and his 
ties to call a Convention to send delegates to con- effective corps of' men are scattered to the winds, 
press. They also approved its doings June 11 as neither he nor his spirit or angel is able to 
1775. The 2d convention was held in Trenton, lead to conquest and victory for his country. 
May 23 1775, which voted to raise a company General Lyon that patriotic, bold, and intrepid 
in each township. In 1776 they met in Burling- general of the west, who first bequeathed his for-
ton, June 10th, and on the 18 :of July took tunes to the government, and then was ready to 
the title of the "State Convention." The Legis- peril his life in its behalf, is suddenly killed 
lature in August chose Wm.Livingston Gov.,who when leading a valiant regiment of men to the 
was annually reelected for 13 years. charge who had been deprived of a commander ; 
This state suffered more from the war in and the country greatly mourn the loss in his 
proportion to its people, and wealth than any death. General Mitchell that noble tninded,and 
other. In this city occurred the decisive blow, intelligent astronomer, and most successful corn-
which turned the tide in the current of our mander after achieving so many brilliant victo-
affairs for victory. Washington on Christ- ries, dies at the beginning of a new expedition 
man 1776 crossed the Delaware in a snow storm that promised so much to the Union cause, with 
and taking the Hessians in the midst of this city, that fatal scourge, theyellow Fever, and he is 
raised the drooping hopes and rallied that unity, no more. His arm is palsied in death,—His in-
energy, and enthusiasm, which led on to ulti- tellect plans no more military expeditions against 
mate success. It was a dark day for the nation rebellion and in support of his government. And 
but faith and endurance overcame all things. finally, the whole army of the north, and north- 
The city of Trenton is beautifully situated on west, has been and is still being cut down, and 
the Delaware River, a little above its great bend, withering away by the sword, disease and hard-
about 30 miles from Philadelphia. It has about ships, as grass before the mower's scythe, and 
18,000 inhabitants, and three or four churches rebellion continues. Never did a' nation of the 
of each of the great denominations. The State world have so plain a lesson of human impoten-
house is a fine building, facing the river and cy, as we are now learning. And we are un-
fronting on State St. and also the court house. done and ruined as a Republic unless we trust 
In the former is the state library, open to the to a Higher Power than man for success. 'We 
public and containing 18.000 vols. I call in, and have been contending for "the Higher Law." It 
take my share in the use of it. This place is is now time for us to advocate, the High Power, 
great fur manufactures. The large Rolling mills Divine Omnipotence, instead of human impo- 
and furnaces of Peter Cooper of N. Y. run both tence ; and call on God to interpose. Then shall 
day and night. The Trenton Locomotive works, •cw be saved from our enemies. "It is better to 
now turned to making rifles,are extensive. There trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. 
are here several potteries for making stone ware ; It is better to trust in the Lord than to put con- 
of which there is more made here,than in all the fidence in Princes" Ps. 118 : S. 9. "When the 
U. States beside. Here also are flour mills, cot- children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord 
ton mills, woolen mills, sawmills, papermills &c. raised up a deliverer, even Othniel the son of 
&c. I have been to them all, nearly, and lett no- Kenny, Caleb's younger brother, and the spir-
tices of my meetings. The city has two canals, it of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Is-
three railroads,and good water power. It is a busy rael, and went out to war ; and the Lord deliv-
place, and growing steadily. It has very splendid ered the King of Mesopotamia into his hand,and 
churches ; yet it is a place of great wickedness--- the land had rest for forty years. 
intemperance, profanity, and sabbath breaking Again, "The children of Israel did evil in the 
abound. There is ample need of more meetings, sight of the Lord : and the Lord strengthened 
and more effective ones,to save sinners. We hire Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, and they 
the Temperance Hall in the centre of the city,on served Eglon eighteen years. But when the 
the 1st floor. It will hold 150 or 200 persons. children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord 
We had about 50 the 1st sab.evening about 100 raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of 
the 2d night, and the best attention. If we can Gerar, a Benjamite, a man left handed, and the 
double a few times more,we shall have an ample land had rest fourscore years" Judges 3 : Ch. 
congregation. The prospect is on the whole favor- This is the source to which our nation is to look 
able for doing some thing. Our members are few for deliverance and salvation if ever peace is 
and not of the rich class,but I think of the pious restored. The Psalmist in the context shows 
and liberal kind, ready to make hard efforts to why we should put trust in God. v. 5, 6. He is 
save some. Pray for us friends, that souls may Almighty, Everlasting, and truthful. Moses 
be saved. 
sings, and teaches Israel to sing this song before 
The church at Morrisville is in about the usual his death. "There is none like unto the God of 
state. The meetings are good and tolerably well Geshuron, who rideth upon the heaven in thy 
attended, and a good feeling for a revival is in- help and in his excellency on the sky. The 
dicated by many. Some are low and cold and Eternal God is thy refuge and underneath are 
backward, as is the case in most churches, but the everlasting arms : and he shall thrust out the 
which ought not so to be. May God awake and enemy from before thee ; and shall say, destroy 
revive them. I think I am somewhat revived my- them. Israel shall then dwell in safety alone : 
self, and I want and hope to be so fully, 0 what The fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of 
zeal, power, faith and wisdom a man needs in corn and wine ; also his heavens shall drop 
these days. Yours truly, D. I .ROBINSON. down dew. Happy art thou, 0 Israel : who is 
Trenton, N. J. ,Dec. 16, 1862. like unto thee, 0 people saved by the Lord,th 
For the Herald. 
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shield of thy help, and who is the sword of th is eternal and everlasting. The Lord hasten it 
 
excellency ! and thine enemies shall be found in his time. 
liars unto thee ; and thou shalt tread upon their I subjoin a paragraph from the "the twelfth an- 
high places. As in the case of Israel, here is nual report" of "the old south chapel prayer meet- 
, 
from whence cometh our help and strength against ing" illustrating the duty of the nations at 
this critical time in the national existence. 
the enemies that would ruin our government, 
and give us peace and prosperity, as in the past, "During the past year civil war has raged. 
 
Scenes have transpired that neither the present 
if it is again to come in this world. Another 
nor past generations have ever witnessed. Many 
reason why we should put trust in God and re- 
of our young men, the flower and strength of the 
pent of our wrongs and oppressions, is because 
he is the God of justice and executes judgment nation, have fallen upon the high places of the 
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for the oppressed, v. 7. He has always been battle-field. Mourning and woe have been car-
on the side of the oppressed people, especially ried to many desolate households. Hospitals 
 
have been filled with maimed and wog it led soh 
when they have cried unto him, and he has es- 
diers. 'Many more have died by lingering di. 
poused their cause and delivered them. He is now 
c 
on the side of the oppressed 4000,000_ of human sense than by the bullets and sword of the ens-
victims ofoppression held in bondage by this gov- my. When this civil war will end is known on- 
ernment. No human constitutional rights ; no hu- ly to him who sees the end from the beginning. 
man compromises; noFugitive slave laws; no pow- When this proud and vain glorious nation shall 
er civil orpilitary will be able to keep the oppres- have suffered, so that it will humble itself before 
sed it God has arisen up to vindicate their claimslthe Lord God of our fathers, he will say to the 
to justice. He has thundered in our ears loud destroying angel,. 'Sheath thy sword,it is enough.' 
and long "Let the oppressed go free—break ev- When the will of this nation is bowed as the will 
cry yoke" and hitherto the nation would not of one man,God will spare this guilty land from 
listen. Till now God says. "Ye have not further effusion of human blood. 
 
hearkened unto me,in proclaiming liberty,every "Blow the trumpet in Zion,sanctify a fast,call 
 
a solemn assembly, gather the people, sanctify 
one to his brother, and every man to his neigh-
bor
t 
 : behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the 
 
the Lord, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to children and those who suck the breast ; let the 
 
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the famine; and I will make you to be removed bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the 
 
into all the kingdoms of the earth" Jer. 34: 17, bride out of her closet. Let the priests of the 
 
And this vtill he do with this nation unless it Lord weep between the porch and the altar, and 
obeys his voice uttered so unmistakably in his let them say, Spare thy people, 0 Lord, and 
 
providence. The government is already disrupt- give not thine heritage to reproach. 
ed, the sword is abroad in the land, and all "Then will the Lord be jealous for his land and 
the Horrors and dangers of civil war are upon us pity his people. This is the process through 
which we must pass before permanent tranquili-
threatening the ruin of our once fair land. The 
military reverses, the continued war, the sinking ty will be restored to this disturbed, unhappy 
 
of treasures and substance, the slaughter and de- land. Its restoration will very much depend up-
struction of men, all teach us that God hath a on earnest prayer. If prayer moves the hand 
controversy with this nation. How is it to be that moves the world, it must move the hand 
 
which controls the destination of this nation. 
settled ? If the President's proclamation for 
the liberation of the enslaved, is given, and re- God plucks up, and plants nations. God threat- 
ceived by the people, and executed by the gov- ened Nineveh with destruction ; but when he 
ernment and the people in the true spirit of hu- saw that they repented, and turned every one 
mility, repentance and justice to the oppressed, from his evil way, and from the violence that 
God will interpose and save our nation. But if was in their hand, be averted the threatened ca. 
otherwise, it be a mere war measure, and from 'amity. May the Lord grant to this land a sum. 
human policy, to get rid of an evil to avert fur- ilar repentance, and the same merciful interpo-
ther judgment, without care for the enslaved,or sition." 
thoughts of right and justice to them, then may 
we expect an inauguration of greater evils to 
our government than heretofore. Slavery is 
For the Herald. 
doomed ; but will the government endure the Ink-Drops from Wisconsin, 
shock ? God of the nation interpose, and send us 
deliverance from our enemies. Open the prison 
door of the oppressed and let them go free who 
have so long been in most cruel bondage, give 
the nation repentance and forgiveness for the 
wrong and violence the government has done 
them, and let us have peace and liberty in the 
laud till the end. But above all, hasten thy 
coming 0 thou great deliverer when thy people 
and earth itself shall be ransomed by thy pow- 
er% 
(or have been,) who have used every means,right 
Amid all the perplexities and uncertainties of or wrong, to gain their ends sought—also 
national affairs,and of all human interests,in these dishonest office holders, especially in some of the 
last perilous times, we may look with implicit military circles. 
trust and confidence upward and realize with Da- • This I blush to say ; but it is a fact, as there 
vid "The Lord shall reign for ever,even thy God, is abundant evidence to prove. We have had 
O Zion,..unto all generations." v. 10. He over- some of the most delightful weather, that ever 
rules all ; and he will overturn, overturn, and blessed the West. The earth has been visible 
overturn, until he comes whose right it is, and almost to the present writing ; and no longer 
he will give it him," for "the kingdom is the ago than the morning of the 27th ult. the day 
Lord's," and "he is the governor among the na- of general thanksgiving, we saw the old blades 
tions." He will bring in a kingdom of everlast- of grass and clover heads, peering through abou 
ing peace, when 'the meek shall inherit the two or three inches of pure fresh snow. 
earth and delight themselves in the abundance We have had demonstrations of late, in sonic 
of peace." He will "make" our "officers peace, of the counties where the heaviest draft was to 
and our exactors righteousness," and establish be made, to resist military power ; but the riot- 
the kingdom which cannot be moved. The church ers have had justice dealt out to them. C-reat 
may not hope for much better days until their credit is due Geo. Saloman for the manner the 
King and Judge shall come. We must become rebellion was crushed. The tables were turned 
more and more sick of human government, and upon the rioters, who were determined there 
human wrongs and oppressions ; and find less should be no draft, and did succeed in causing a 
and less confidence in what mortal man can do postponement of it for a short time ; causing sev-
for the world—then shall we pray in earnest,as oral draft commissioners to resign, by endanger-
the church has never prayed : "Thy Kingdom ing their lives. But the presence of armed sol--
come," and then he will answer speedily "by diers, changed the affair—and one hundred and 
terrible things in righteousness." He will up- ten were shipped for safe keeping and military 
turn, and overturn, and demolish all human gov- drill, for the nine months service. Some of them 
ernments and establish his own kingdom which have enlisted for three years, choosing to secure 
It is a mistaken idea, that we are so far re-
moved from the centre of the world that we have 
none of' those choice varieties among us, with 
which other portions of the civilized world are 
blessed. We have the roll call in various parts 
of our state, we have the same sun by day—and 
the same moon to light our pathway by night, 
without which it must be, many times, cheerless. 
Also we are overrun with anxious office seekers, 
0. R. FASSETT. 
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THE ADVENT HERALD. 
careful of this frail body. My present symptoms 
admonish me to seek rest. I shall return to Liv-
erpool soon. I would like to ask my friends in 
America to pray for me, and especially that I 
may be kept in holiness and usefulness till my 
earthly course is run. I go next to Kelso where 
lives the author of the "Night of weeping." 
H. HUTCHINSON. 
Coldstream, Scotland, Nov. 18th 1862. 
their bounty, now that they have been caught in was one of the editors. He said, "not an edi-
their own trap. 
tor but a regular contributor, he furnished an ar- 
But I cannot close withotit reference to the title every week, for which he was paid by the 
position taken by the Rev. John G. Kanouse, week a salary, and each communication was ex-
an aged pastor of the Presbyterian order, who petted to be about a certain length." I then. 
preached here two sermons that I was pre- inquired what department he filled,and he open-
vailed upon to hear. The last one, from Rev. ed the paper and showed me his production. It 
12 chapter and 6th verse, had a special bearing was entitled "The Rats of Brazil." 
on the seiond coining of the Messiah. He main- I read part of it, and being filled with wonder 
tained that from the establishment of Papacy in at the marvellous rat-stories, their numbers, size, 
606, the "one thousand two hundred and three ferocity, and power far exceeding anything that 
score days" meaning years, added to this six I had heard of before from Brazil or any other 
hundred and six, will bring the terminus of the quarter of the world, I finally ventured, in a 
Papal power to a close in the year eighteen hun- very confidential and yet knowing manner, to 
dred and sixty six ; but that it cannot take place insinuate the faintest shadow of a doubt as to 
until the advent period, which must be the year the strictly accurate character of the exceeding-
stated above ; and at that time Christ would be ly interesting, graphic, and startling account he 
chief ruler of this earth. 
had permitted me to read. Pleased he evident-
With a trembling frame; his heavy locks glist- ly was with my simplicity ; "verdancy" he may 
ening as tokens of sixty three of earth's annual call it, when he serves me up as I am now serv-
revolutions, and with powerful bursts of living ing him ; and turning upon me with a familiar 
eloquence he chained the attention of his audi- smile, he said : 
ence, while impressing upon them that the watch- "True, well, that is a joke to be sure ; true'. 
man were to see face to face, and that this na- what has that to do with it ? My business is to 
tional struggle is tending to bring them nearer write an article that will sell, and sell the pa-
and nearer each other, while the labors of all per. I suppose my department might be called 
Christ's servants are to be richly blessed and made 'The Exaggeration Department.' I take a sub-
profitable, no matter of what creed or denomin- ject and work it up into a readable, entertaining 
ation ! This feeling exists quite extensively. exciting paper. Who cares whether the rats of 
Notwithstanding the petty quarrels in churches, Brazil are a foot longer or shorter, or more or 
there is a desire for a grand union. I noticed less in numbers ? There are plenty of rats ev-
this in several discourses I heard last winter. erywhere, and when people read about them 
One sabbath I attended service at the Plymouth they want to read something they never read be-
church, Milwaukie, Wis., where the obligations fore. Everybody loves a 'big story,' and I love 
of children to parents were brought in view of to tell it." 
the great meeting hereafter. 
Here I interposed a question as to the line of 
The next week it was my fortune to glide in- his studies : "Do you confine yourself to Natu-
to a city of twenty thousand inhabitants, some ral History ?" 
500 miles from here. The gas was visible along "Not always, but just now I am mostly in 
the streets and the church bells were tolling most that way. I am getting up a splendid article on 
beautiful notes that fell sweetly on the ear—as the 'Cockroaches in Japan.'" 
I was writing in my room. Although elr. Bay- "Are there any there ?" I asked hastily. 
and Taylor and myself had rode forty miles by "What has that to do with it ?" he answered. 
carriage since ten A. M. that day, yet I turned "I take it for granted there may be, and nobody 
the key to my door, and ere long was seated in- will care enough about the matter to make any 
side the nearest chapel. Being a little late, I inquiries, so the thing will be read, wondered at, 
did not hear the text. The congregation was and forgotten ; it is copied into other papers, 
small, the preacher, a Baptist, was seeking to goes the rounds, dies out, and by and by comes 
establish a union to enable all religionists to be up again. Then some traveler, merchant, mis-
ready for the advent of Christ,no matter of what sionary, or what not, pitches into it, and sends 
name or order. 
to the religious papers (here I winced a little) a 
One week more, and circumstances brought communication denying the truthfulness of a 
me to Cairo, where there appeared to be no day statement he has seen going the rounds of the 
of rest ; for there were thirty six thousand sol- papers about the cockroaches of Japan ; he 
diers moving towards Fort Henry and Fort Den- knows from personal observation, having resid-
elson ; the brief details of which I gave you in ed there seventeen years last July, and having 
a former letter. As I was passing along the just returned, that the statements are altogether 
lines, with our army officer, I remarked, on see- unworthy of credit,and must have been made by 
ing a church unfinished, that they had made a some person not himself familiar with the natu-
beg.inning. He replied, yes,and that is just like ral history of that hitherto secluded empire." 
the religion they have here, "all skeleton." Here my neighbor paused to take breath, and 
Here were the contrasts, and I have recorded I rewarded his eloquence by telling him that 
them. It is no matter what a man's belief is,or truth is the basis of all excellence in a newspa. 
whether he is a professor of Christianity,or not ? per as well as a man, and I thought it a great 
he cannot but hope that no more hats will be pity that a youth with so much imagination as 
kicked off by Pope Celestine, to show his fee- he evidently possessed would not employ it in il. 
ulty. of decapitating a king, six hundred years lustrating and adorning the true, rather than in. 
ago, or Gregory pardoning Henry IV. after he venting the false. The word struck him harsh-
had stood "three days in mid-winter at his cas- ly ; the blow was not expected, and he went up-
on another track immediately. 
"It is bread, sir ; it's a question of meat and 
potatoes, sir. I must live, you know, sir." 
"No," said I. "I do not see any necessity 
of your living at all. What good do you do ? 
What is your life worth to the commutility ? 
What loss would it be to this city or the world 
if a man should die who earns his bread by ex-
aggeration : by telling the public what he knows 
to be without foundation in fact, and which mis-
leads and misinforms everybody who reads ?" 
We had just reached this point in our conver-
sation and Fourth street at the same time, where 
he said he must get_ out. He looked a 
little hurt by the bluntness of my remarks. He 
was of the same class with the "Dreadful-Acci-
dent Makers," who startle the public with their 
ingenious fabrications. Just now that set are 
writing letters from the seat of war, and the lies 
they tell are so many that the regular corres-
pondent who values his reputation hardly stands 
a chance. It is a fact that many people love a 
terrible story, an incredible story, and its truth 
tie gate." 
BLit I must close. J. S. Buss. 
Door Creek Wis. Dec. 6th 1862. 
The Exaggeration Department. 
Some time ago, one of the editors of 
a daily newspaper asked another the se-
cret of his success. "Well," said he, "first get 
the news, and then make a grand fuss about it." 
A fuss, a sensation, a stir about it, is the one 
thing needful to make the most of newspapers 
"go." 
 
The other day I was riding up-town in a 
Fourth-avenue car. By the side of me sat a 
young man with two or three copies of the same 
paper in his hand. It was a popular weekly 
journal, the character of which was well known 
to me, and I also knew something of its "ways 
and means." As we rode on we fell into con-
versation, and a remark of his led me to per-
ceive that he had some relation to the papers 
he had with him. At length I asked him if he 
Foreign Correspondence. 
FROM DR. R. HUTCHINSON. 
For the Herald. 
the -Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church." They 
use a Liturgy after the manner of the Episcopal 
church,—also vestments, chiefly white. A Dea-
con in giving a homily on the Gospel and Epis-
tle for the day, made some sweet and appropri-
ate remarks on the day of Christ. The subject 
of the sermon was the dark time thro' which we 
are passing, as a sign of the speedy coming of 
the great Deliverer. At the close it was an-
nounced that "our very dear friend from Amer-
ica will speak here this evening at 6 o'clock.' 
After the Pastor, Mr. Noble, had conducted the 
devotional exercises, I preached from Luke 12: 
32, and presented the bright future for the church 
of God. While the hymn was being sung I re-
ceived a request to tarry a few days and preach 
again. I therefore preach here next Thursday 
evening if' the Lord will. 0 may I be useful ; 
and may I know my work and do it. I feel the 
weakness of the flesh. Of late I have done more 
deliver the faithful, that is,those who have a full 
faith,—not a general without a particular faith, 
a translating faith, like Enoch keeping the word 
of the Lord. Patience is the work of the times 
to the waiting ones. Foolish virgins may get 
away from Bible conclusions in relation to the 
above, but it is a question of life and death to 
the waiting ones. Read Rev. 3: 10, 11, also 
John 11 : 25. My confidence is slowly gaining 
strength in the propriety of being in the ark ; and 
abiding in it in faith and fellowship in the truth, 
is necessary to enable us to grow. Some are de-
ceived in relation to not seeing to it that they 
abide in Christ. What do the mass do with their 
closets, and the reading of the holy words of the 
Lord as contained in the Sacred writing; ? In a 
word, do we love the appearing of the Son of 
God more than life, or any and all things on 
earth—loving those who are striving in the nom.) 
of Christ to depart from all iniquity, and also 
st iving to keep the comman lments and ordinan-
than my letter will indicate. But I must be more, cos of the house of the Lord blameless ? 
is the last and the least element in it they care 
to question. N. Y. Observer. 
These borders on the river Tweed have wit-
nessed many a fierce and bloody struggle when 
Scotland and England were two nations. Thurs-
day morning before breakfast Bro. Watson and 
I walked to see Flodden Field, the place of the 
last conflict. The battle was fought Sept. 9th Letter from Bro. D. Cambell. 
1513, the Scotch being led by James,their king, 
and the English by the Earl of Surrey,Henry the BRO. BLISS :—I send you the following 
eighth being absent from his kingdom. We ascen- thoughts in relation to men and things in the his-
ded the hill on which the Scottish army camped tory of myself, and those professing to teach that 
prior to that sad and bloody day. The earth the Lord was soon coming. 
works still remain, of which, however, no use I have known few living men who were not 
was made, as the engagement took place far be- known by their fruits. The time was when I 
low, on the plain, 
stood alone in this Province, devoting my time 
Robert White Esq. closes his "Battle of' Flod- to the Pre-millennial advent,as disconnected with 
don" as follows :—"This was the greatest, the the Destructionists and sleep of the dead question. 
last, and the most decisive battle ever stricken The leaders of that class then sought to find some-
on the Borders. England, though her loss thing against me, as the ancients sought against 
was groat, obtained thereby an ascendancy Daniel the prophet ; but I have lived to see that 
over her rival which stayed the contention of class of men generally made manifest. 
arms, and evinced she would not submit to be in- Of the men recommended by those claiming 
jured with impunity. To Scotland it was a most to have authority in the professed church of wait- 
stunning and,dreadful blow. The first of her cler- ing believers was George Henley,an outcast from 
gy, nobility, and gentry, with the very best of the Methodists. The people of Darlington, C. W. 
her warriors all yielded up their lives for the understand more than it would be wise to pub-
martial display and chivalric bearing of their lish. lie knew how to make of the rich and best 
gallant and beloved King. When the sad tidings converts, brought to the Lord by God's blessing 
reached city, town, and village, shrieks and out- under the labors of others. He was in the habit 
pourings of female anguish from palace, hall, of trying those converts by some new time. I 
bower, and cottage, were heard in every direc- shall name several of these men. Mr. Pettit Mor-
tion. Wives were made widows—mothers lost gas of the United States, who collected all the 
their sons—sisters wore left brotherless—maids money he could in Nelson, and that region, un-
were bereaved of' their lovers- -and grief preying der the pretention of starting an India Rubber 
upon affectionate and susceptible hearts, would Factory in Cummingsville. He finally left his 
bring many a fair face to the grave, ere the fol- wife andifamily on the hands of the friends. He 
lowing spring clothed the earth with beauty. It could speak like an angel of light, and sing with 
was not till two succeeding generations passed more than ordinary appearance of gracefulness. 
that Scotland regained her wonted cheerfulness; The people of Nelson had a lesson of what is in 
and even a century afterwards, when the direct man. Some,no doubt, have learned to know men 
descendant of the monarch, who had lost all at by their fruits, instead of by fair speeches. 
Flodden, occupied the English throne, the story The next one I notice is Webb of Canada 
of that field—woeful as "The Dead March in East. Those who remember the high recommen-
Saul—was listened to with regret. Later still, dation given of him will learn to take heed from 
the mournful theme was taken up by her national whom we hear. The people of the region of Wel-
bards, who instinctively turned their harps to the lington Square have had opportunity to learn a 
tone of popular feeling; and the strains they have lesson not to be forgotten. 
sung of that great disaster, accompanied by Tra- The next one who claims attention is L. 
dition's wild but welcome tongue, will continue B. Payson. He labored in the London District, 
to be prized, while tenderness and heroic energy left his wife to the mercy of the world, went 
find an echo in the bosoms of her people." across the line, and died in the contest between 
Tuesday afternoon and evening I spent at the the North and South. 
mansion of a leading gentleman in these parts. I could mention others who have managed to 
He had heard me with pleasure on the Sabbath keep the [In copying this letter for the printer 
evening. Bro. Watson soon drew me into conver- we are unable to make out a word here—En.] 
nation with the man on the second Advent. The on them a part of the time. I should feel great 
subject was continued for two or three hours,and pleasure if fully satisfied that all that class of 
I have reason to think, that the things of the men had passed off toe stage; but I am constrain-
kingdom were viewed in a new light. I was ed to testify that evil men and seducers are wax-
treated most courteously. The day following we ing worse and worse, deceiving and being de-
visited a man and his wife who were enlightened ceived. 
and blessed during my former visit. They are Let all true followers of the Lamb gird on the 
well informed on the things of Christ, and are in whole armor, and withstand the wiles of the de-
the spirit of waiting for his blessed coming. The vii, the hypocrisy of the willful, and the back-
next. day I returned to Coldstream, where I was biting of the slanderer. The Lord is coming to 
on Sabbath the 16th. I attended the service of' 
404 
 
 
 
 
 
THE ADVENT HERALD 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The test of Christian character is obedience,' 
the only fruitful way of knowing the 
 
Lord and his will. How little is preached on 
personal self denial. Nothing is of more value 
to the child of God, looking for the kingdom. 
Long prayers that never convert any to the faith, 
have done immense injury to this generation. It 
is anti-christian to promise the coining glory to 
any but self denying Christians, or cross bearing 
mothers, sisters and brothers of the Lord Jesus 
Christ. 0 how changed will men and their doings 
appear in a very little tiwe,when the great white 
throne will be revealed and all mankind stand 
before the true and just Judge. Those so full of 
compromise,who are waiting till all shall believe 
the truth, will find themselves among the foolish 
virgins,or in the great tribulation. My prayer to 
God is that he would raise up and send forth men 
full of truth and faith, who do not fear death nor 
the vanity of the Gentiles. 0 when will all fully 
and personally trim their lamps. Your brother 
in the faith and hope of the Gospel. 
DANIEL CAMPBELL. 
East Flamboro' C. TV. Dec. 8 1862. 
The Christian Race. 
The heart is fixed, and fixed the eye, 
And I am girded for the race : 
The Lord is strong, and I rely 
On his assisting grace ; 
Race for the swift, it must be run ; 
A prize laid up, it must be won. 
And I have tarried longer now, 
(Pleased with the scenes of time,) 
Than fitteth those who hope to go 
To heaven, that holy clime ; 
Who hope to pluck the fruit which grows 
Where life's immortal river flows. 
The atmosphere of earth, oh ! how 
It hath bedimmed the eye, 
And quenched the spirit's fervent glow, 
And stayed the purpose high ; 
And how these feet have gone astray, 
That should have walked the narrow way ! 
Race for the swift, I must away, 
With footsteps firm and free ; 
Ye pleasures that invite my stay, 
And cares are naught to me ; 
For lo ! it gleameth on ray eye, 
The glory of that upper sky. 
"A prize laid up," said he who fought 
That holy fight, of old, 
For me in heaven yet for me not 
Alone that crown of gold ; 
But all who wait till thou appear, 
Saviour, the diadem shall wear. 
Patiently wait, so help thou me, 
0, meek and holy One, 
That dim although the vision be, 
The race I still may run ; 
This eye, thus lifted to the skies, 
This heart, thus burning for the prize. 
Ominous. 
A very ominous plan of State control over 
religion has been shadowed forth by Napoleon 
III. "The Emperor, it is said, wishes to bring 
both the Romish and protestant churches more 
thoroughly under the power of the State. To the 
latter he propose increased incomes, a revival of 
synodical power within prescribed limits,a return 
purely and simply to their old orthodox stand-
ards, so that Rationalism, is to be quenched by 
imperial edict. In return, no aggressions are to 
be made on Romanish,and no new congregations 
formed by way of converts. Dissenters are not 
to be tolerated unless they are Frenchmen, and 
have besides degrees from a college of the Na-
tional Church. They will thus be placed at the 
mercy of that church, By this edict, if carried 
out, Methodism, and other forms of dissent, will 
almost be extinguished. With a view to prepar-
ing the way for the action of the new law, the 
power of authorizing new congregations has al 
ready been removed from the Prefects to the 
Imperial Council." 
Correspondents, on matters pertain:.ng solely to 
the office, should write " Office," on the envelope, 
to have their letters promptly attended to, if the 
editor be temporarily absent. 
Correspondents who give only their town and not 
their State, or who fail to put on the actual P. 0. 
address to which their paper is directed, sometimes 
pint us to a great inconvenience,and a search of 
ours to find the name. 
ADVENT HERALD. 
BOSTON DECEMBER 23, 1862. 
SYLVESTER BLISS, EDITOR. 
The readers of the Herald are most earnestly besought to 
dive it room in their prayers; that by means of it God may 
bo honored and his truth advanced ; also, that it may be 
conducted in faith and love, with sobriety of judgment and 
discernment of the truth, in nothing carried away into 
error, or hasty speech, or sharp, unbrotherly disputation. 
TIIE TERMS OF THE HERALD. The terms of the 
Herald are two dollars a year, in advance ;—with 
as large an addition, as the generosity of donors 
shall open their hearts to give, towards making the 
A. M. Association an efficient instrumentality for 
good. 
Information Wanted. 
Wanted the P. 0. address of Mark H. Stevens 
that we may credit him two dollars received Nov. 
26th. 
High Price of Paper. 
Owing to various causes, the price of paper has 
suddenly advanced. It has been going up for a few 
weeks past, until now its sells for about twice its 
former price. This alone will add about fifteen dol-
lars to the weekly expenses of the office—so long as 
the rise continues. Publishers generally have made 
either a corresponding advance in the terms of their 
subscriptions,or have lessened the size of their sheets. 
We do not like to do either,but may find it necessa-
ry to issue the Herald occasionally with only four, 
instead of eight pages,while present prices continue. 
It would be much more pleasant, however, to con-
tinue as at present. Brethren, in sending their sub-
scriptions, will need to remember that the same 
amount of money will enable us to purchase only 
about one half the usual supply of paper, and make 
their donations accordingly. 
The Periods of Daniel. 
These have been generally regarded as year-day 
periods—expressive of as many years as there are 
days given. Some expositors regard days as ex-
pressive of days only ; but their arguments are not 
satisfactory ; and we are firmly of the opinion that 
the periods of the 7th 8th and 12th chapters of Dan-
iel are all year day periods. Our Bro. Litch, how-
ever, while holding the 1260 days of Dan. 7, and 
the 2300 of the 8th chap. to be so many years, un-
derstands the periods of the 12th chapter to be lit-
eral days ; which view he presented, by request, at 
the Waterbury conference. His arguments did not 
convince us of the correctness of his position ; but 
the brethren were pleased with the candor and cour-
tesy with which lie advanced his view, and with his 
Christian charity towards others, with which it was 
held. He gave simply his convictions, with his 
reasons for thus believing, asking no one to adopt 
his view except as persuaded of its accuracy, re-
garding it as no test question, nor claiming in re-
spect to it any infallibility. In holding it, he dif-
fers mainly in that one particular from our conclu-
sions in respect so the periods and prophecies of 
Daniel. He simply believes that we may at any 
moment look for the event predicted as the setting 
up of the abomination of desolation in Jerusalem, 
and that in 1335 literal days from that event Dan-
iel will stand in his lot. He therefore does not op-
pose definite time, but thinks by that event we shall 
he able to know it with positiveness. But while 
holding that, he regards with us the periods of the 
previous chapters us so many years, extending back 
into the distant past for their commencement ; and 
the beasts he regards as symbolic of the four great 
kingdoms to which they are applied by the must 
approved Protestant commentators. The eleventh 
chapter of Daniel he also interprets in harmony 
with all our views, until he comes to the portion af-
fected by his view of the days. 
In his lecture in -Waterbury, Bro. L. went over 
the whole ground of the book of Daniel—showing 
that he differed from us in that one particular. 
We were glad of the opportunity to learn that we 
occupy so much ground—nearly the whole field of 
prophecy—in common ; and that with his view and 
that of the brethren at large,all looking to the same 
great end, actuated by a desire to make known and 
have believed the teachings of scripture in respect to 
the Lord's near coming, there is perfect concord of 
Nothing daunted by his then solitary position,and 
in the face of the contempt and ridicule with which 
the doctrine was every where treated, Bro. Litch by 
voice and pen continued its promulgation. In June, 
1838, he issued a more important volume of 204 
pages, entitled "The Probability of the Second com-
ing of Christ about A. D. 1843." &c.—giving now 
his own conclusions instead or Mr. Miller's. And 
this work was also widely circulated. He wrote 
articles which were published in Zion's Watchman 
of New York, and in Zion's Herald of Boston, 
and continued to labor alone untilA pril, 1839, 
when Mr. Miller first visited Massachu-
setts. Commencing a series of meetings in Lowell, 
Mass. May 14, 1839, Mr Miller then and there 
first made Eld. Litch's acquaintance. Six years af-
terwards Mr. Miller said : "At Lowell I also be-
came acquainted with my Bro. J. Litch, who had 
previously embraced my views, and who has since 
so aided their extension by his faithful lectures and 
writings, and energetic and consistent course." 
Memosrs, p. 136. 
Other works have been the production of Bro. 
Litch's pen,—"Prophetic Expositions," in two vols. 
"Messiah's Throne and Millennial Glory," &c. &e. 
and from that day to the present, lie has performed 
a vast amount of labor, exerted an extensive influ-
ence, and been widely esteemed for his consistent, 
untiring toil and sacrifices in proclaiming the com-
ing kingdom. And in that great day, now near 
upon us, many souls, we doubt not; will be found as 
stars in the crown of his rejoicing. May the Lord 
raise up many such laborers, who shall be like him 
distinguished for their kindness and forbearance to-
wards all who difier, for their uncorruptible integ-
rity, and fur their persistant and consistent self de-
nying labor. 
The Resurrection. 
The Bible clearly teaches the resurrection of all ; 
butlif extinction of being is the penalty of sin,and if 
death is such extinction,why should those who have 
an existence to suffer a second process which is so 
much an addition to that penalty ? In other words, 
why, being once destroyed, should they be again re-
created to an existence to be punished for sins com-
mitted in a previous existence with which their re-
created one can have no connection, and which i8 
again to terminate by a return to unconsciousness? 
This is a dilemma from which those cannot escape 
who deny eternal existence to the last. And to meet 
it, there has to be a resort to sonic nice distinctions. 
Eld A. L. Hastings, has issued a work, entitled 
"Retribution," in opposition to the non-resurrection 
of thowicked, in which he says: 
"That man might have no injustice of which to 
complain, God sent his son in to the world, and his 
obedience procures to all who died, redemption and 
rescue from that death "—which all die in 
Adam "even the free gift of 'justification of 
life.' This ijustification.of lift' is not the pardon of 
personal gui,t, nor is the life 'eternal life ;' but it is 
simply the remission of the death penalty of the 
Adamic law, thus putting man back again upon 
the old footing, and giving him an opportunity to 
live forever, as really as if Adam had never sin-
ned," pp. 59, 60. 
We are so in doubt whether we apprehend the 
meaning intended to be conveyed in the above, that 
we are hardly willing to comment upon it. It can-
not be that Eld. H. holds to a probation to the 
wicked after their resurrection,and therefore we are 
at a loss to know what he means by "putting man 
back again upon the old footing," &c. If he means 
of action, oneness of purpose, and fellowship of feel- that the death of Christ does this to the living , . q. 
ing. 
reply that to them the death penalty is not "remit- 
Bro. Litch is now the oldest, and is regarded by ted," for all the wicked will certainly die, as will 
many as the ablest and most logical lecturer on the all the righteous except those alive at Christ's earn_ 
subject of prophecy in connection with the Advent ing. Unless, therefore its remission is by the res-
near. Ile was awakened to an interest in this sub- urrection, it has to us no meaning ; but a resurrec-
ject early in 1838 by a copy of Eld. Wescott's edi- tion ioes not give the lost another opportunity to 
tion of Mr. Miller's Lectures, published in Troy N. live forever, in that scriptural sense in which only 
Y. in 1835. Convinced of their truth, he "home- do we use the term 
zoe. 
diately conferred not with flesh and blood but We also greatly marvel at the express*, "That 
commenced writing and publishing a series man might have no injustice of which to complain, 
of letters embodying a synopsis of Mr. Miller's views God sent his Son," &c. Our theology teaches us 
which were published in Lowell Mass. in a 12 nio. that the gift of Jesus Christ was an act of God's 
pamphlet of 48 pages, entitled "The Midnight Cry, "free grace ;" but if, without that gift, man would 
or a Review of Mr. Miller's Lectures on the Second have had occasion to complain of God's "injustice," 
Coming of Christ, about 1843." This pamphlet its bestowal was not an act of grace, but the pay. 
was largely circulated throughout New England,and went of a debt due from God to the ungodly ! The 
 
awakened many studiods thoughtful minds to the same argument extended would make it obligatory 
study of prophecy. He also began to preach the on God to save all sinners, and compel them to be. 
doctrine of the Lord's near coming ; and for a time come heirs of glory. And on the same ground that 
he was the only minister in New England who was man now could complain of injustice without the 
known as its advocate, except the late Rev. Charles offer of a Savior, so would he have greater cause to 
Fitch, pastor of the Marlboro Chapel Church in complain if again brought from a condition of non-
Boston. Bro. Fitch shortly after lost his confidence existence to one of existence, without having renew. 
in the system and relapsed—but for a time only— ed opportunity for securing forgiveness. The doc-
into his former views of a millennium before the trine of the non-resurrection of the wicked cannot 
advent—leaving Bro. Litch as the only advocate of be disproved, except from a more scriptural stand 
the doctrine in New England. 
point. 
Shall it fail? 
At a session of the A. M. A., the following kind 
and generous proposition was made by Bro. Wm. S. 
Ilowden, viz., that he would he one of ten to raise 
one hundred dollars to be used in supplying minis-
ters of other denominations, and persons among us 
who are poor, with the "Advent Herald," at the 
cost price, fur one year. 
In accordance with the above we .he undersigned, 
agree to pay to the Treasurer of the —Advent Her-
ald," the sum affixed to our several names." 
W. S. Ilowden, Waterbury Vt., Pd. $10.00 
D. Bosworth, " 
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Anonymous. 
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As the above payments and pledges are made con-
itionally, it will be necessary that the Conditious 
be fully complied with before any portion of the sums 
paid in can be appropriated for the uses named. 
What other donors will generously respond to Bro. 
Ilowden's generous and manly proposition ? 
We have received $90 on the above, so that $10 
more will complete the sum. We hope, however, 
t will not be limited to a single hundred dollars for 
that purpose. 
Lyra Coelestis, Hymns of Heaven. 
BY REV. A. C. THOMPSON, D. D. BOSTON : GOULD AND 
LINCOLN 
We are indebted to the author for a copy of this 
rich collection of sacred poems, many of which we 
have occasionally seen in print, and some of which 
have appeared in our columns. It is a great con-
venience to find collected in one volnine so many 
choice lyrics, which would otherwise not be easily 
accessible. 
A Correction. 
Bao. Buss :—In the Herald of Dec. 16th, 1 find 
the following :—"Elds. Gates and Grant had ar-
ranged for an extended discussion in various places 
in N. Eng., and Eld. Gates was anxious to fulfill the 
agreement, but after they had discussed at Concord 
and Boston, his opponent was very willibg to ter-
minate the debate." 
I wish simply to say that I have debated in all 
the "places" in which I agreed to discuss with Eld. 
Gates. I make this statement to correct the idea, 
that might be gathered from the above, that I have 
refused to debate "in various places in N. Eng.," af-
ter agreeing to do so. 
Your Bro. in Christ. 
MILES GRANT. 
Boston, Dec. 1862. 
It is due however, to this work to say, that. it 
displays marked ability in its author as a writer, 
shows conclusively from the Scriptures that all who 
live are to be resurrected, and proves a future ret-
ribution to those who have perished in their sins. 
But in doing this it abandons,as we view it that de-
finition of terms, and the loss of being as the penal-
ty for sin, making it actual future suffering, with-
out which their extinction of being cannot be con-
sistently held. 
And so, just in proportion as it disproves the non-
resurrection theory, does it abandon, as we view it, 
the argument generally used to prove unconscious-
ness. 
lisimisammmisciasumnsamay 
THE ADVENT HERALD- 
1405 
It is the opinion of those who made the arrange-
ment between the parties that Elder G. has not ful-
filled his arrangement. This is a matter between 
him and them-their understanding being in accord-
ance with our statement. It is due to both parties 
that the understanding of each should be given. We 
believed that Rutland Vt.and some other places were 
specially suggested by Elder G. 
„ The Atonement. 
Bao. Brass :-I wish to ask a few questions ; and 
your answer through the ILrald, will be received 
with instruction, I trust. 
1st. Is the sacrifice upon the cross,the Bible mean• 
ing of reconciliation, or atonement? 
2d. In the Jewish law, did the High Priest make 
the slaying of the goat (without the camp) to mean 
atonement, or did the Priest enter within to make 
the atonement with the blood, and that, by an act 
of his own? 
3d. Are not reconciliation and atonement used in 
our translation as meaning the same thing, or 
event? 
4th. Are not all things in the Law to be fulfilled, 
as the Lord hath said ? 
5th. Was not the first feast in the Law, fulfilled 
at the ems, on the 14th day of the first month ? 
6. Was not the 2d feast in the Law fulfilled at the 
resurrection, when Christ became the first fruits of 
them that slept, on the 3d day after ? 
7th. Also, was not the 3d feast in the Law fulfill-
ed on the day of Pentecost, the 50th day ? 
8th. Now if the foregoing were all fulfilled, as to 
time, as well as manner, when was the great atone-
ment feast fulfilled ? could it be at the cross ? or 
must we place it, in its fulfillment where the Law 
places it,-on the 10th day of the 7th month ,and still 
continues it, to this day, in the holy place above, 
9th. If sacrifice be atonement (and that on the 
cross) why exhort to look to the Priest above? 
10'th. If the cross did reconcile the Holy place 
why did the High Priest,enter the Holy place above? 
11th. If the slaughter of the true lamb for the 
sins of the whole world means atonement, will not 
the whole world be saved. 
12th. If the Law be a shadow, where is the sub-
stance but in the acts of the High Priest above ? 
13th. Did those who have lived since the cross, 
receive the benefits of the atonement (like Roman 
Catholics) before they were born ? 
Yours truly, 
IL MILLER. 
Fair Haven Vt. Dec. 16 1862. 
To answer these questions in their order, giving 
merely our own conclusions in respect to them, we 
reply. 
The word "reconciliation" means a renewal 
of friendship between parties at variance. "Atone-
ment' signifies, agreement, concord, a reconcilation 
after enmity or controversy. Where there is a dis-
agreement, Or an offended party, there is required 
some expiation, reparation, amends, or satisfaction 
for the offence causing estrangement,hy which recon-
ciliation is made between the offended and offending 
parties. And that expiation, satisfaction, or repar-
ation,-by the use of the trope called metonymy, 
by which the cause is put for the effect produced,-
is also called atonement. We should therefore con-
clude that the death of Christ was not the Bible 
meaning of these words; but that it is what we re-
gard as the great expiatory act which enables God to 
be just and the justifier of us sinners ; and hence it 
Roperly denominated the great atoning sacrifice. 
The ordinances of the Jewish law were typical 
obwirvances, by which worshippers under the Jew-
ish ritual gave expression to their faith in those fu-
ture acts and results thus typified. It was divinely 
ordained that "without shedding of blood," there 
could be "no remission," fhb. 9: 22. But it was 
"not possible that the blood of bulls and goats should 
take away sins," .8.10: 4. The sacrifice of such there-
fore only typified "the blood of Christ, who through 
the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to 
God," to purge our "conscience from dead works to 
serve the living God." Our Saviour in due time 
`died for our sins according to the Scriptures," 1 
Cor. 15 : 3. And "being now justified by his blood, 
.we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, 
When we were enemies, we were reconciled to God 
by the death of his Sou,much more,being reconciled, 
We shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but 
we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 
by Whom we have now received the atonement." 
Rom. 5: 9-11. The acts of the Jewish priest type-
fied not merely the death of Christ, by the slaying 
of the goat, but his bearing away of the sins of the 
People, as laid on the live goat, his intercession for 
sinners in heaven, as shown by the entrance of the 
high priest into the most Holy, and his subsequent 
return to bless the waiting congregation. The Jews 
were reconciled to God by their fatih in the future 
acts thus typified, the same as gospel sinners are 
now reconciled by faith in the efficacy of the great 
sin offering which Christ has made. We should say, 
therefore,that the atonement by the priest comprised 
both the slaying of the goat, and his bearing its 
blood into the most Holy as typical of that blood 
which should be a substitute for the blood of sinners. 
The two words mean nearly the same,though 
atonement more naturally expresses the means and 
reconciliation the result-the original Greek word 
being the same. 
Most certainly-every "jot and little." 
Not wholly. The first feast of unleavened bread 
covered a period of seven days, Lev. 23 : 6. The 
killing of the paschal lamb, on the 14th day, being 
typical of "Christ our passover," was fulfilled by 
the death of the Antitype on the same day. 
The second feast of the Law had respect to the 
pentecostal season, fifty days after. The waving of 
a "sheaf of the first fruits"of the harvest on the mor-
row after the Jewishipaschal Sabbath was fulfilled in 
the resurrection of Christ on a co. responding day ; 
but the offering of a lamb without blemish on that 
day, was fulfilled by the death of Christ the third 
day previous. 
The third feast of the Law was in the seventh 
Jewish month, commencing on the tenth day. 
If everything in the law was fulfied as to time, 
we might thus reason. But while some things were 
thus fulfilled, inasmuch as others were not, we can-
not thus logically argue. The slaying of the goat 
for the sin offering, on the 10th day of the 7th 
month, was fulfilled in the death of Christ on the 
14th day of the fat month ; and the scape-goat, on 
which was laid the sins of the people and led away 
into the wilderness the same day,was also fulfilled in 
Christ at a different period. The high priest also 
entered the holy of holies on the 10th day of the 7th 
month, but our High Priest entered the holiest of 
all in the second month,when he ascended into heav-
en itself and was seated at the right hand of the 
Father to make intercession fur sinners. The feast 
of wheat harvest, a type of the resurrection of the 
just, was in the third month ; but the coming out of 
the high priest from the Holiest which must be ful-
filled with that, was in the seventh. The coming of 
Israel out of Eg3 pt in the first month, and the deliv-
erance of captives in the seventh, both typify the 
same event. And as the types thus shadowing forth 
the second advent were on different days and months, 
they cannot all be fulfilled chronologically. 
Because that atonement becomes available to 
willful transgressors only as they go to .Jesus, and 
have its benefits extended to them through his inter-
cessions. 
Because while the cross provided,it is our High 
Priest above who applies the remedy. 
The needful remedy was provided for the 
whole world ; but it is extended to none who refuse 
or neglect the offered mercy. The providing of a rem-
edy is available only to such as make use of it. The 
existence of balm in Gilead will not benefit thuse 
who refuse its application. 
The substance, shadowed forth in the law, 
comprises the events of Christ's first advent his sub-
sequent mediatiun,and the final results of his second 
coming 
The provision fur the benefit of saints who 
have died since the cross was made before their birth, 
but they did not receive its benefit till they lived and 
believed ; and then they receive it only in part,-its 
full consummation being in the future, at the resur-
rection, second coming, and final restitution. And 
in like manner, those who died before Christ re-
ceived the same benefit, as believers have since, in 
the remedy that was to be provided in the then fu-
ture,through their faith as expressed in the observan-
ces by which it was typified. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Wm. K. STAMP. "The people of the prince that 
shall come," who "shall destroy the city and sane-. 
tuary,•' Dan. 9: 26, may be the Roman people un-
der Titus, then a prince of Rome. But that phrase-
ology, and all of v. 26 that follows "himself," we 
regard as a parenthetic remark ,not interfering with 
the gramatical connection which makes the "Messi-
ah the antecedent of "he" in v. 27, who shall con-
firm the covenant with many for one week, in the 
midst of which the sacrifice 'and oblation were to 
cease. Unless we understand that one week as the 
remaining one of the seventy, following the seven 
and threescore and two weeks, it would read to us 
very incongruously. And that week can have no 
reference, as we understand it, except to the one 
which commenced our Lord's ministry, in the midst 
of which his crucifixion terminated the efficacy of 
Jewish sacrifices, and which ended in our A. D. 34. 
A good leather Preservatirr 
Three parts of common lard,and one part of melt-
ed rosin, by weight, make a very superior article 
for making leather impervious to water-the leather 
remaining soft and pliable. This was a discovery of 
the late Prof. Olmstead of Yale college, made while 
experimenting on leather valves fbr air pumps. The 
above formula was given in the "Scientific Ameri-
can" some time since. The preparation is now ex-
tensively sold in this vicinity at an exorbitant price, 
under the name of "India-rubber leather preserva-
tive," "Gutta percha leather preservative," &c. ; 
which names are an imposition, though the article 
is most excellent.-as any one will ascertain who 
will mix the above two ingredients in the propor-
tions named. And when once melted and mixed, the 
compound can be applied with a brush in a cold 
state-the mixture being softer than the lard un-
mixed. It will be easy for any one to try,-saturat-
ing the entire foot of the boot, both sole and upper 
leather. ' 
The Powers of Heavens. 
BRo. Buss :-What shall we understand by the 
expression, "And the powers of the heavens shall be 
shaken." Matt. 24: 29 ? Are this, and the expres-
sion, "And when he shall have accomplished, to 
scatter the power of the holy people,all these things 
shall be finished," Dan. 12: 7, Synonymous ? 
Yours &c. 
H. BUNDY. 
No. Springfield Vt. Dec. 15 1862. 
.By the "powers of heaven," we understand ',the 
powers that be" that are ordained of God"- "the 
higher powers" of which Paul speaks in Rom. 13: 
1.-that is, human governments. Their being 
"shaken" we understand to synchronize with "the 
removing of those things that are shaken," at the 
termination of all human supremacy, as in Heb. 
12: 27. 
The scattering of the power of the holy people we 
suppose is more properly rendered the breaking in 
pieces of their power. That power we regard as the 
oligarchy established by God in the government of 
Israel ; which was to be trodden down to the end of 
the 2300 days ; and the accomplishment of that, we 
suppose to be the completion of that period. 
This, therefore, referring to the government of 
Israel, and the former to all Gentile powers, the 
two expressions cannot be synonymous. But the 
completion of the one, and the accomplishment of 
the other must transpire in connection, and hence 
their fulfillment will be synchronous. 
The War. 
Gen. Banks did not land at ,Winton,N. C. as he 
was reported to have done in our last, but passed on 
into the gulf of Mexico, his actual destination being 
unknown at the time of present writing. It is sup-
posed to be Ship Island, New Orleans, or Galves-
ton. 
The hopes excited by the attack on Fredericks-
burg, by Gen. Burnside, as detailed in our last,were 
doomed to disappointment. The rebels were strong-
ly intrenched on the heights beyond, and the efforts 
to dislodge them attended with such slaughter, that 
any further attempt in that direction would have 
been,madness. Accordingly on the night of Dec. 
15th, our army safely recrossed the river, unper-
ceived by the enemy, as per the following dispatch-
es:- 
Headquarters Army of the Potomac, Falmouth, 
Va. 17. Yesterday morning, when daylight ap-
peared, the enemy seemed to be, as they no doubt 
were, perfectly astonished that our armyhad suc-
ceeded in returning to this side of the Rapt ahan-
nock river. 
We returned without losing a single man or a 
gun in the retrogade movement. A few soldiers 
who had straggled off Made their appearance on 
the river bank after the pontoon bridge, had been 
removed, but they were subsequently brought over 
safely in small boats. 
A few privates who were guarding a house inhab-
ited by a private family, were not during the night 
aware of the recrossing the river, but in the morn-
ing became aware of the fact. They safely swam 
over. 
The pickets of the contending armies being sepa-
rated by only a few yards rendered it necessary that 
everything in our front should be conducted with 
the utmost caution. 
The pickets on the outpost were unaware of the 
movement we were making until just before day-
light, when an officer went to each individual man 
and in a low tone of voice ordered him to fall back. 
After they got sufficiently far away to be out of 
danger they were ordered to quicken their pace and 
reach the bridges as quickly as possible. 
About 9 o'clock yesterday morning the enemy 
advanced their skirmishers along their entire line, 
and by noon had established their pickets near the 
bank of the river. 
We had a large number of dead on what was con-
sidered neutral ground, and as soon as it was known 
our soldiers had evacuated the city, the soldiers of 
the enemy commenced robbing the lifeless bodies. 
This was plainly seen shrough a field glass as well 
as indistinctly by the naked eye. 
About 10 or 11 o'clock ladies very neatly dressed 
werw seen walking about the streets of Fredericks-
burg. They had doubtless been concealed in their 
houses during the time the city was occupied by our 
troops, and doubtless availed themselves of the first 
opportunity to make their appearance after our re-
treat. 
The wounded, with the exception of those whom 
the enemy obtained, have all been brought to this 
side of the Rappahannock, and as rapidly as possi-
ble are being sent to Washington. 
During the flag of truce Geri. Stuart of the rebel 
cavalry in answer to a question stated that General 
Banks' expedition had gone South, but that lie did 
not know exactly where. 
Our entire army is now encamped on the same 
ground which they previously occupied. The sol-
diers are as comfortable as they can be in shelter 
tents. 
Our army has been considerably reinforced since 
the battle, and no danger whatever is attached to 
our present position. 
It is the opinion of military men that even if we 
had succeeded in taking the first ridge of the rebel 
works, the opportunity for slaughter by the rebels 
would have been greater. 
Our soldiers, it may be repeated, behaved with 
the greatest gallantry, courage, bravery, and deter-
mination, but no troops could withstand such a con-
centrated fire of heavy ordnance and musketry un-
der cover of fortifications, as was sent forth by the 
rebels. 
Philadelphia, Dec. 17. The Press publishes a 
dispatch from Gen. Burnside to Gen. Halleck, re-
ceived at 9 o'clock last evening, announcing the 
withdrawal of the Army of the Potomac from Fred-
ericksburg. Gen. Burnside says : 
"Feeling fully convinced that the position in 
front could not be carried, and as it was a military 
necesssity either to attack or retire,and as a repulse 
would have been disastrous to us under existing cir. 
cumstances, the army was withdrawn without loss 
either of property or men. 
The slaughter at Fredericksburg was terrible-
there being some 13000 either killed, wounded, or 
missing. 
New York, Dec. 19. A dispatch from the head-
quarters of the Army of the Potomac says that 600 
of our dead were buried on Wednesday and 415 to-
day. Nearly all the dead were found stripped of 
their clothing and lying naked on the ground. From 
official reports it is thought the proportion of killed 
and wounded in the late battle is smaller than 
in any battle during the war. 
REBEL LOSSES t 
New York, Dec. 19'. This evening's Tribune has 
the following : 
"Headquarters, Thursday, Dec. 15. The Rich-
mond Dispatch of the 16th says the rebel loss at 
Fredericksburg on Saturday was twenty-five hun-
dred. Eleven hundred wounded had arrived at 
Richmond and were on their way there Monday 
night. They lost Gens. Gregg and Cobb and many 
field officers. The 3d South Carolina Regiment 
was nearly annihilated. 
The Dispatch also states that the rebel positions 
back of Fredericksburg are impregnable. It also 
coutains a dispatch from Goldsboro,' N. C. stating 
that three hundred rebels fought the abolition-
ists at Kinston the day before from 8 A. M. to 1. 
P. M. ; that after driving the abolitionists once the 
rebel General Evans was compelled to retire, leav-
ing the vandals to occupy the town. No report of 
the loss is given. The town was greatly injured by 
the Union bombardment." 
It appears from rebel and other sources that an 
expedition from Newbern under Gen. Foster, has 
taken Kinston, N. C. with 12000 or 16000 troops. 
We have learned that none were hurt in the 44th 
regiment and none killed in the 4&th, our son being 
in Co. A., of the last regiment. The whole loss of 
the expeditionds said to be about 200 in killed an 
wounded. 
Intelligence has since been received that Gen Fos-
ter has marched on to Goldsboro; and the rebels re-
port a Federal repulse, but we have no particulars 
and cannot judge of the authenticity or reliability 
of the report. 
DEATH OF AN AGED HERMIT. Mr. Joseph Plum-
mer of Meredith, well known to many of the resi-
dents of Belknap county, N. H., as "Old Jo. Plum-
mer, the Hermit," who has passed sixty-seven years 
of his life by himself in a kind of log house,situated 
in a remote locality, died on the 3d inst., aged 
eighty-eight years. One of his friends called on 
him the evening previous to his death,and requested 
permission to pass the night with him ; but he re-
plied, " You can do me no good-I shall die before 
morning." The friend granted his wish and left 
him, and during the night he died, as he had lived, 
alone.-Manchester Mirror. 
Knowledge is power. 
old, and my prayer is that God may ever bless you 
its the work assigned you, 
Your truly 
JOSEPH FELLS. 
Lodi, Columbia Co., Wis. Dec. 5th, 1862. 
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THE ADVENT HERALD. 
CORRESPONDENCE 
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subject of ebe Advent, from friends of the Herald, over 
their own signatures, irrespective of the particular views 
which it defends. Views of correspondents not dissented 
from, are not necessarily to be considered as editorially 
endorsed. Correspondents are expected to avoid all per-
sonalities, and to study Christian courtesy in all references 
to views and persons. Any departure from this should ha 
regarded as disehtitling the writer to any reply. Christian 
and gentlemanly discussion will be in order ; but not 
needless, unkind, or uncourteous controversy. 
MY JOURNAL. 
ADVENT CONFERENCE IN WATERBURY VT. 
Friday Oct. 10 Bro. Litch gave us a discourse on 
the prophetic periods, and their use. It was a very 
singular discourse, and well calculated to confuse 
the mind of enquirers,and confirm those who adhere 
to the old landmarks. "For no man after he has 
drank old wine straightway desireth the new. For 
he saith the old is better." I should like to see it pub-
lished ; and would be glad to circulate it in my jour-
nies among the people to whom I give lectures on 
the prophetic periods. 
At 10 P. M. took leave of many dear friends in 
Waterbury, and left in the night train for Boston 
in company with Elder Osler, Cunningham, and 
Bro. Parody. And arrived safely in Boston at 8 
o'clock Saturday A. M. 
Sabbath Oct. 12. Heard Eld. Hastings at 10 A. 
M. in Lowel St. Chapel, on the resurrection of the 
dead. It was a clear, strong and sound argument 
as I have seen against the non-resurrection of the 
wicked. I trust it will be published. 
In the P. M. met with the Advent church in Hud-
son st. to hear Bro. Fassett, our new and acceptable 
poster, but he would make me preach, although I 
was too lull fur utterance. My heart was full of 
joy and peace. And at the same time was deeply 
impressed with the scenes of judgment, just upon us. 
I spoke of the coming of Jesus, and the connected 
events as given in the four gospels, aside from the 
testimony of man. 
In the evening met with the church in conference. 
We had a precious season. The church is prospeying 
under the labours of Elder Fassett. Praise the Lord. 
Monday Oct. 13. Prepared" and arranged the mat-
ter for the first No. of the 4th volume of the "Voice 
of the Prophets." 
Wednesday, Oct. 15. Preached to the Advent 
church in Lowel. Had a good audience and a good time 
on the Two Witnesses. Rev. 1: 3. Elder Gunner,the 
Pastor, made some eloquent remarks sustaining the 
views I had presented, on the protestant view ; and 
the events of the French Revolution on being the 
harbinger of the near approach of Christ. Bro. G. 
has "set things in order in the church," and I pray 
God's blessing may attend them, and give them pros-
perity. 
Tuesday Oat. 16. Went to Concord N. H. Eld. 
Preble met inc at the depot and took me to his very 
hospitable honse. It is truly refreshing to the trav-
eller and laborer, to find such welcomes, with a sup-
ply of all needed good. 
I spoke in the evening on peace, and was follow-
ed by Elders Preble, Lock, and many others. It was 
a time of peace and love. 
Friday Oct. 17. After a season of prayer and 
song, in which we were greatly blessed at the fami-
ly altar, we started for the state conference Loudon 
Ridge some fifteen miles, and arrived in season for 
the opening. I was warmly greeted by the Elders 
and brethren, with whom I had not met in confer-
ence for several years : and was invited to preach 
the opening sermon. In the P. M. I spoke on Dad. 
12: 12, 13, "Blessed is he that waiteth, and corn-
eth to the thousand three hundred and five and thir-
ty days. But go thou thy way till the end be : for 
thou shalt rest and stand in thy lot at the end of 
the days." The Elders and brethren gave me a can-
did hearing. And most of them expressed to me their 
wish that the calculation of 1867 and 8, might be 
true. Though, they hoped Jesus might come before 
that time. I joined in that wish, as I could do so 
consistently with the calculation. For Daniel is to 
stand in his lot, or inheritance in the end of the 
days. But our Saviour may come before that, to 
prepare the "lot," or inheritance for him to stand 
in. So we should look and watch and wait now,and 
always, till he come. 
In turning to the Bible for a reference at this mo-
ment I am pleased to find a note on Dan. 12: 11— 
ed in this and the following verse seem to include 
the "time times and a half," verse 7 and to extend 
beyond it, the former thirty days, the latter seventy 
five days. Thus understood, they intimate that the 
overthrow of Anti-christ, and the delivery of God's 
people, will be accomplished by three successive in-
terpositions. Verse 13. Go thou thy way till the 
end: the angel dismisses Daniel with an intimation 
that he must wait till the time of the end for a clear 
understanding of the vision. Shalt rest ; with God 
after his departure from this life. In thy lot ; in the 
possession of thy heavenly inheritance, compare 
verse 3. At the end of the days ; at the time refered 
to in verse 2, when they that sleep in the dust shall 
awake to everlasting life." 
Here we have the opinion of the American Tract 
society's publishing committee, that the 1260,1290, 
and 1335, days begin together. That the days ex-
tend to the resurrection of the Just, and the days 
must be years. This is sound doctrine and sustains 
my view. 
JOSHUA V. HIDES. 
Waterbury, Oct. 25, 1862. 
From Bro. W. Swartz. 
The faithful few in Malachi's day "feared the 
Lord and thought upon his name." That name on 
which they loved so much to meditate, signifies it 
is said the "coming one." This explains what they 
were thinking about. We have it anticipated by 
good old Jacob in prophetic strain. "I have waited 
for thy salvation 0 Yalveh ;" most beautifully il-
lustrated in the example of Simeon the "just and 
devout" who was "waiting for the consolation of 
Israel ;" and by Anna when she "spoke of him to 
all that looked for redemption in Jerusalem." There 
were a few, "a small remnant," in that closing Jew-
ish age, who loved to " speak often one to another" 
about the coming one ; and so it is now in the clos-
ing up of this gospel age. "There is a "little flock" 
fed with the finest of wheat, looking for the Chief 
Shepherd to appear. 
Going down lake 'Champlain on Friday night, 
Oct. 10th, on my return from the Conference, I 
realized more forcibly than ever the words of Luke: 
"There came down a storm of wind on the lake." 
Taking the steam boat at Albany next morning 
at 9 oclock, gave me the pleasure of a ride down the 
Hudson in daylight; which proved exceedingly de-
lightful. The Hudson is a beautiful stream and 
winds through a scenery which for picturesque beau-
ty is probably not excelled in the old or new world. 
West Point, fifty one miles above N. Y., is unques-
tionably the most romantic place to be found in the 
Middle or New England Sates. The approach to 
it is highly interesting. The village is placed upon 
the top of a promontory, 188 feet above the river, 
surrounded by a level terrace more than a mile in 
circumference. 
Sab. Oct. 12. I preached again for the church 
in N. Y. The attendance was good and attentive. 
Thursday morning, after a tedious ride, I arrived 
at Bro. Osler's in Providence where 1 spent the re-
mainder of the week and the following Sab. Roger 
Williams, who founded this city in 1637, says in a 
deed executed by him : "Having a sense of God's 
merciful providence unto me in my duties, I called 
the place Providence." And from its enterprising 
and auspicious character, one would naturally con-
clude that God's providence has never been with-
drawn. Especially may we say this,of "The church 
of Yahveh" there. A good church consists not so 
much in numbers, as in symmetry. Paul gives us 
to understand that a perfect church, like a perfect 
system or body,must be perfect in all its members or 
parts : "For the body is not one member, but 
many" 1 Cor. 12. A body without the "eye," or 
"foot," or "hand," though perfect in every other 
respect, is still incomplete and inUficient ; and for 
want of thisisymmetry ,many churches advance" heav-
ily, to reach eternal joys." I congratulate Bro. 
Osler—I will not say in having a perfect church, 
lest 1 be suspected of flattery—but in having a 
church containing some of the "members" necessa-
ry to a perfect body. After all it is well to remem-
ber that "eyes," "feet," and "hands" were made 
for something. Spiritual success depends on the 
proper and faithful employment of these members. 
The end to be subserved by them is the "perfect-
ing of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for 
the edifying of the body of Christ. 
Sabbath evening was the time appointed for the 
quarterly exercise of the Sob. school,connected with 
the church of Yahveh. Such is the interest com-
manded by these exercises that by six o'clock the 
church was filled to its utmost capacity. 
In the language of Dr. Stearns, President of Am-
herst College who addressed the school at the close 
of the services,when I entered the church "I thought 
Singing—"Come and sing with joy and glad-
ness." 
Scripture recitation by the infant class—a 
verbal narration of the 17th Ch. of Jno. by a host 
of little prattlers, each one reciting his verse in re-
gular order. 
Prayer by Dea. Wardle. 
Hymn. "Hushed be my murmurings"—fol-
lowed by a number of exercises by theinfant class—
The better land by four,a paraphrase of Psalm 148, 
The little one,—Christ and the little ones. 
Hymn "When his salvation bringing &c. 
God orders all things. 
The'Sabbath school. 
The recital of- the 100th Psalm. This was 
done with all the grace innocence and simplicity of 
"Little Nelley. While she repeated it, I thought 
of Matt 21, 16. I was sorry to learn that her pa-
rents were both strangers to that God to whom all 
lands are required to "make a joyful noise." 
Hymn. "The Saviour said suffer little child-
ren to come &c." Followed by an exercise on 
prophecy of one hundred • and five parts and con- 
cluded by poetry on truth. . 
Singing. "Little Travellers &c." 
11, Addresses. By Pres. Stearns,of Amherst Col-
lege, and Dea. King of Providence. 
Collection. 
Closing hymn. "Come let us sweetly sing." 
Benediction. 
Thus ended the most interesting,as well as profit-
able season of the kind I ever attended. My chief 
motive in going East was to attend this, and if in 
no other way I realized an equivalent for my time 
and journey, I did in being favored with the privi-
lege of attending this Sab. school Exercise. 
"May God with many a blessing 
Reward their toil and care 
And hear them while addressing 
His throne in fervent prayer." 
Your friend and brother in the Lord. 
WM. SWARTZ. 
Shiremanstown, Pa. 
From Bro. George Brownson. 
DEAR SIR :—I highly prize the weekly visits of 
the Herald, as it is the only advocate of the Bible 
doctrine of the restitution of all things of which 
God hath spoken by his prophets and apostles," 
within my reach. Our preachers, (Methodists) are, 
mostly,. men of usefulness in their calling and are 
the honored instruments of a vast amount of good 
in the world,yet they:are careful not to -gay anything 
about the resurrection,judgment,and kindred truths. 
They preach to us Heaven through the blissful gate 
of death—that all must assuredly die &c. You may I 
think from the tone of some of our Canadian papers, 
that we are all "Sesesh" here ; but such happily, 
and for the honor of our race, is not the case ; and 
although some, and I am sorry to say too many 
among us, give their sympathies to the suuth,yet the 
great Christian heart of Canada is with the north. 
We love our Queen, our Canada, and our own civil 
and religious institutions, yet at the same time we 
feel deeply interested in your northern struggle 
against southern wickedness ; and while your hearts 
are torte and bleeding, you may have the consola-
tion to know that from the length and breadth of 
Canada unceasing prayer is going up for the right. 
Yours, in hope of immortal life, 
GEO. BROWNSON. 
Napanee, C. TV. Oct. 21st. 1862. 
From Sister E. Peacock. 
MR. SYLVESTER BLISS. Dear Sir :—Regardless of 
troublesome times for ready money, I cannot feel to 
dispense, with a paper that gives me so much pleas-
ure to peruse; therefore, hoping my small mite will 
still be a little to assist you in your labors, I am, as 
ever, 
Yours respectfully, MRS. E. PEACOCK. 
Norwich. 
From Bro. J. Spear. 
BRO. BLISS :-1 prize the Herald as much as ever, 
and will do what 1 can to sustain it. I hope to be 
able to get you some new subscribers soon. 
I remain as everz yours 
JEREMIAH SPEAR. 
Beers Plain, C. E. Nov. 30th 1862. 
Prom Bro. Joseph Eells. 
DEAR BRO. Buss :—I am going to try to do more 
for the Herald, by the blessing of the Lord. I am 
still looking for the return of the Nobleman. It is 
over twenty years since I have had faith in this 
world's being better before the restitution of all 
things. The restitution ! what a blesed hope ! There 
is nothing that raises my affection more than the 
soon coming of the Lord our dear Savionr. I have 
no doubt but he is near ; even at the door. Bless the 
Lord. 
I like the spirit in which you conduct the Her- 
From Bro. Thomas Brown. 
DEAR Bito. Bliss :—I still feel a desire to read the 
Herald, for the many good and instructive articles 
it contains on the various doctrines that are common 
to advent believers and to hear from those dear 
friends and brethren who have labored with such 
untiring and holy zeal to carry out the wise purposes 
of God and to proclaim the last messages of mercy 
to man. My prayer is that the commandments of 
God may be fully acknowledged,and may once more 
have their power in slaying the sinner, that the gos-
pel may give them life, yea Eternal Life. 
As ever your brother 
THOMAS BROWN 
Mc Connels Grove, Stephenson Co. 111. 23, 1862. 
OBITUARY. 
DIED, at Low Hampton, N. Y. Thursday morning 
Dec. 4, of Diptheria, LUCY P. only child of John 
II, and Mariett MILLER, in the 6th year of her age. 
'Tis truly said "Death loves a shining mark ! the 
good die young !" She, who but yesterday, was the 
light and comfort of home,is now no more on earth. 
The casket is laid tenderly away, where friendships 
tear may water its resting-place ; but the immortal 
soul dwelleth in Paradise. 
"Loved and lost ;" The heart, in its bitterness,is 
almost bursting at the thought ; but the hope of 
soon meeting our lovely jewel, lifted from off the 
heart the dark veil of despair. Fair flower, now 
withered how beautiful thou art in death, as 
sweet smiles of childlike innocence are wreathed up-
on thy lips. 
We gaze upon thy lovely form,sweet, gentle dove, 
and one mind dwells upon that beautiful sentence—
"not lost, but gone before." She has put off the 
mortal for the immortal * ! Too pure fur earth she 
has withered in early childhood ; her race is run, 
she is a blooming flower in Paradise. Rest in peace 
dear Lucy, a fairer morn is dawning. 
She is sleeping, sweetly sleeping, 
As the frosts of winter conic, 
And the mourning friends are weeping 
For their jewel plucked from home ; 
For their cherub Lucy, dwelling 
In the bowers of light 'divine ; 
But her harp is ever swelling 
Praises to the Righteous vine. 
She is sleeping, calmly sleeping, 
Tiny birdling of our home, 
We are weeping, sadly weeping, 
That our darling one should roam 
But we know the angels have her 
To those blissful courts afar, 
And the minstrel choir surrounds her— 
Lovely seraph ! Heavenly star ! 
But her soul enraptured strayeth 
Through those bury realms above, 
On her golden lyre she playeth 
Strains of God's redeeming love ; 
Bud immortal, faded flower, 
Spotless lily robed in white, 
Thou art basking in the shower—
Pearly shower of Heavenly light. 
There the angel choir immortal 
Sings sweet songs of heavenly love, 
There the seraphims supernal 
Guard our dear departed dove ; 
Little Lucy sweetly singeth, 
Soft the strains of music swell, 
Through the golden portals ringeth 
Lucy's lisping : "1 tun well !" 
Sleep sweetly, little flower, 
While Death bears regal sway ; 
But soon will dawn an hour— 
The happy judgment day. 
TIIEo. D. C. MILLER. 
* Which will be put on at the resurrection. Ea. 
DIED—In No. Donville,Nov. 28 of diptheria HEL-
LEN F. daughter of Thaddens and Mary Ward aged 
21 years. 
Less than a year ago Bro. and sister Ward follow-
ed a beloved daughter to the tomb,—stricken down 
by this fearful disease, which is now making Cacti 
sad havoc in that vicinity,—the youngest of the 
family—about seventeen years of age. And now the 
next youngest sister is taken away by death. The! 
had both embraced the faith of the speedy coming 
of Christ, and had for some years lived exemplary 
lives. Sister Hellen had lived in my family a consid-
erable time for a few years, and was highly esteem-
ed by us. Some days before she died I was called 
to visit her, as she was anxious to see me. I never 
saw so clearly the benefit of a firm trust in God in 
the hour of affliction as on that occasion. 
In the first of her sickness her mind was somewhat 
clouded, and s'ie was led to exclaim—"0, I have 
tried to live a Christian, but have imperfectly ?" 
She rerinefe:ed her parents and friends to pray for 
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her, and she prayed earnestly for herself, and God 
heard the prayers and dispersed the cloud. After 
this she was perfectly resigned and calm, though in 
the most extreme pain and suffering from the effects 
of the terrible disease. It was with the greatest dif-
ficulty she could breath until a piece of false mem-
brane was taken from her throat measuring eight 
inches in length and about three-fourth of an inch 
wide. She lived about two days after this, when 
she calmly fell asleep in Christ, with the blessed 
hope of a resurrection when the morning of joy shall 
give place to the night of weeping. She selected th 
hymns and text, and also her bearers. 
I endeavored to speak words of comfort to the 
friends and a large congregation, from scripture se-
lected by the deceased.-John 14: 2, 3. 
H. CANFIELD. 
Cabot, Vt., Dec. 15, 1862. 
DIED-In Woodbury, Nov. 23, BETSEY M., wife 
of WILLIAM KENISTON, aged 48 years .7 months. 
Sister Keniston made a profession of religion some 
twenty-four years since, and united with the Bap-
tist church, where she remained until within a few 
years, when she united by letter with the Advent 
church in Cabot. Her life has been one of useful-
ness and benevolence in the cause of Christ which 
she so much loved, and which she adorned with a 
well directed and consistent walk. The neighbor-
hood where she has long resided, deeply lament and 
mourn her loss. Being ever diligent in business, she 
was prepared to relieve the temporal wants of suf-
fering ; and being fervent in spirit, she was also pre-
pared to communicate the rich consolation of the 
grace of God to the poor in spirit,and point the pen-
itent heart to the Lamb of God that taketh away 
the sins of the world. The family are called to mourn 
the loss of a faithful companion, an affectionate 
mother, and a pious and devoted Christisn. In her 
last sickness she seemed anxious to close her life in 
the service of her master, and requested us to bold 
meetings at her house, which we did. The neigh-
bors were invited in, and a number of brethren from 
Cabot attended the meetings, and notwithstanding 
she was prostrated upon a bed of sickness-and 
which proved to be a bed of death-yet her voice 
was joined with ours in prayer and praise. Her 
companion and daughter-in-law made covenant 
anew to serve God, and her son was hopefully con-
verted. It seemed now as though her work was 
done ; and she was enabled to rejoice in the God and 
rock of het salvation, Her voice is now silent in 
death, and the family and 'church are left to mourn, 
but we sorrow not as those who have no hope, for 
we do believe that Jesus died and ruse again, and 
therefore we expect that those that sleep in Jesus 
will God bring with him. The writer preached on 
the occasion from Daniel 12 : 15-"But go thou thy 
way, till the end be ; for thou shalt rest, and stand 
in thy lot at the end of the days." 
II. CANFIELD, 
DIED-In South Wheelock Dec. 4. of diptheria, 
ALMEDA, only daughter of BARNARD N. NOYES, 
aged 18 years. 
Almeda was taken sick on Saturday and died the 
next Thursday morning. She had been with sister 
Hellen Ward during most part of her sickness, but 
did not think she was so soon to follow her in death. 
They had for a number of years been very intimate 
friends. She was heard to say just before her death, 
"Ilellen calls and I must go." She called the fam-
ily around her, and gave them words of comfort and 
instruction ; telling them not to sorrow for her, but 
to prepare to meet her in heaven. She was a faith-
ful and worthy member of the advent church at 
No. Danville. I called to see her on the Monday 
before she died, and she said to me when I was 
leaving-"Brother Canfield, you will be sent for 
again before many days." I returned to my house, 
and on Thursday the messenger came, saying that 
Alineda had fallen asleep. The little church are 
truly afflicted in the removal of these two faithful 
young Christians, and they deeply sympathise with 
the bereaved families. 
The following was the text selected,showing where 
her hope was placed.-"Jesus saith unto her, I am 
the Resurrection and the life ; he that believeth in 
ale, though he Were dead yet shall he live."-John 
11: 25. 
H. CANFIELD. 
Cabot, Vt. Dec. 15 1862. 
Family Devotion. 
This is the life of family piety. John Howard, 
the philanthrophist, is said never to have neglected 
family prayer, even though there was but one, and 
that one a domestic, to join in it ; always declaring 
that where he had a tent, God should have an al-
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Dr. Bliss, of Brunswick, Me., says : " I have several 
friends who have been cured of scrofulous humors by the 
Golden Salve. You may ecommend it from me as a val-
uable Salve." 
" I received a wound in my foot by a rusty nail ; by 
reason of which I could not set my foot to the floor for 
two weeks. The pain was excruciating. When your Gol-
den Salve was applied, it relieved the pain in a shorttime, 
and two and a half boxes of it wrought a perfect cure."-
Mrs. Lucinda A. Swain, Merideth Centre, N. H. 
Mr. H. L. W. Roberts, Editor of Marion Intelligencer, 
Marion, Ill., says, "Every person that uses the Golden 
Salve testifies favorably." He has also published a list of 
names in his paper, of persons cured of wounds, sores, hu-
mors, rheumatism, &c., and gives the public reference to 
them ; who, he says, are among the first citizens of the 
place. 
THE. GOLDEN SALVE-A GREAT HEALING REMEDY.-It 
is with much pleasure we announce the advent of this new 
article in our city, which has met with such signal success 
in Lowell, where it is made, that the papers have. teemed 
with cases of truly marvelous cures. They chronicle one 
where the life of a lady was recently saved-a case of bro-
ken breast ; another where the life of a child was saved-
a case of chafing ; another of a lady whose face was much 
disfigured by scrofulous humor, which was brought to a 
healthy action in a few days ; also another of an old man, 
who had a sore on his foot for twenty years-cured in a 
few weeks. Our citizens will not be slow in getting at it 
merits, and will herald it over the land.-Boston Herald. 
Boston, July 12, 1859. Bro. Whitten : I have used your 
Golden Salve in my family, and I am acquainted with a 
large number of families also who have used it ; and I 
have reason to believe that it is really what you recom 
mend it to be. 
J. V. HINES. 
Made only by C. P. Whitten, No. 35 and 37 East Mer-
rimack street, Lowell, Mass. Sold by druggists, and at 
country stores. Price 25 cts. per box, or $2 per dozen. 
I want good, reliable, persevering agents to canvass, in 
all parts of the United States and Canada. A large dis- 
count will be made to agents. aug 13-pd to jan 1 '62 
For sale at this office. 
DANIEL CAMPBELL, 
GENERAL AGENT. 
P. 0. address, Carlisle7C. WI 
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Boston, next door to the Herald office ; and by J. Liteh 
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CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT, 
" FEED MY LAMBS."-John 21:15. 
BOSTON, DECEMBER 23, 1862. 
The Copy-Book. 
BY LUC' BABCOM. 
"Please,lather, give it back to me ! 
1 wish you would not look 
Inside; why can you want to see 
My poor old copy-book ? 
"You'll find a blot on every page, 
I've not the smallest doubt. 
I know tis shameful, at my age; 
I tried to rub them out. 
`There's something wrong in every line 
t I'm sure I could not tell 
If 't was another hand than mine, 
t. What those strange letters spell. 
"Do shut the book, and end my grief! 
I'd burn it, if I durst. 
I truly think that closing leaf 
\Vorse written than the first." 
"Boy, there's another copy book, 
Your Father, God, has seen, 
You Cannot close it from His look ; 
Is that writ fair and clean? 
 
"If there are blots and crooked lines 
Across those pages white, 
When His clear eye upon them shines, 
'T will be a hateful sight. 
"And you are writing every day, 
Upon that inner page. 
How bitter it must be to say 
Your heart grows worse with age ! 
"0, write your very best, my boy ! 
Ask Him to guide your hand ! 
Then every leaf will bring you joy, 
When you before Him stand !" 
A. Geographical Enigma. 
What is the name of the most import-
ant lake in Massachusetts'?-and what are 
the names of the following places, the init-
ials of which in their order spell the name 
of the lake ; and their final letters in re-
versed order spell the name of the town 
in which that lake is situated, viz: 
A town in England, thirty miles from 
London, on the Medway river,-it being 
one of the stations for building, fitting,and 
victualing the national marine-there be-
ing also towns of the same name in New 
Hampshire, Mass., Conn.,N. Y., and Geor-
gia. 
A fortified port of Russia,on a gulf of 
the Black Sea, from which grain is exten-
sively exported. Also the same letters be-
gin and end the name of a grand division 
of the globe. 
The name of a town and isthmus in 
Greece, and also of a town in the State of 
Maine. 
One of the free and imperial cities in 
Lower Saxony, on the river Elbe- there 
being towns of the same name in New 
York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. 
A city in Persia, once celebrated as 
the finest city in the East. 
The name of a country and of its 
capital,-there being also a town in Syria 
bearing the same name. 
A city of Germany, in Wurtemberg, 
taken by the French in 1805. 
A large lake in British America. 
A promontory in Europe, which gave 
name to a distinguished naval action. 
An unimportant town in France, 
on the river Seine, 10 miles south of Ron 
en, and 65 northwest of Paris. 
Christianity is the great refining process 
by which God melts kingdoms and low-
ers, and shapes our puruoies, rough hew 
them as we will. 
"I Want to be a Soldier." 
"Grandma, I want to be a soldier. 
Whose company do you think I had better 
enlist in ?" asked little Jasper, in a serious 
tone. 
"Well," said the grandmother, thinking 
a minute. "I advise you to enlist under 
Corporal Try." 
"And whom shall I fight, grandmoth-
er?" 
"One of your greatest enemies is Gene-
ral Sulks, Jasper. You would do well, 
the instant he makes his appearance, to 
give him battle, and if you can't kill him, 
drive him off the field as quick as you can. 
hate the sight of his black, sour,scowling 
face. 
"I hate the feel of him," said poor little 
Jasper, in a pitiful tone. "I am sure I 
hate him." 
"Join Corporal Try's company," said 
his grandmother. 
"Do you think Corporal Try's company 
is strong enough, grandmother? Gen-
eral Sulks is so sly. and he is awful to 
hang on." 
"Well." said his grandmother, "you 
know there is the great Captain, the Cap-
tain of our salvation, the Lord Jesus. One 
of his . tried soldiers said : 'I can do all 
things through Christ that strengtheneth 
me.' And he helps those who put their 
trust in him." 
"0 grandmother !" said Jasper, with 
tears in his eyes, "will you ask him to en-
list me 7" 
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APPOINTMENT. 
I will preach (D. V,) in Dunham, C. E., as Bro. 
Fuller may arrange, Jan. 20 and 21st; Clarence-
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best. Week-day appointments will be at 6 o'clock. 
J. M. ORROCK. 
NOTICE. 
BROTHER BLISS. I shall be in Massena the first 
and second Sundays in January-the 4th and 11th, 
1863. 
M. BATCHELDER. 
NOTICE. 
Elder J, V. Rimes of Boston, will lecture at 
Shabbona Grove, De Kalb County, Ill., commen-
cing Tuesday evening, Dec. 23, and hold over Sun-
day. We hope to see a general gathering of the 
friends in all this region. May the Lord's blessing 
attend the effort. 
N. W. SPENCER. 
Shabbona, Dec. 4, 1862. 
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Stephen Sherwin, Grafton, , ........ . 1.00 
Martin L. Jackson, Milesburg, Pa. 
2 00 
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4l 
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 . 
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Alexander Wattles, Troy, Mich., 
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Helon Nichols, E. Warren, Vt 
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