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JEWISH HARVEST HYMN. 
(LEVITICUS 1.9 ; 9, 10.) 
Praise the Lord upon the harp, 
Emulate the soaring lark, 
Sing to Him the joyous song, 
And on wings of wind lie borne 
Songs of praise all glad and free, 
Joyous-hearted minstrelsy. 
Praise ye Flint for our lair clime, 
For tile happy harvest time ; 
Praise Hint fin the golden grain, 
Plenty crowning every plain; 
For our fruits, a golden store, 
Bless ye Him for evermore. 
Let our voices grateful rise 
In glad chorus to the skies, 
While our hearts will grateful bless 
Him who giveth fruitfulness, 
Semieth Ile the genial rain, 
Fertilizing field and plain. 
And the heart of the poor boy 
Now is filled with grateful joy ; 
Well he knows Thy wise decree, 
And he knows Thou car's) fur lie, 
And all they, the poor distrest, 
Widowed one, and fatherless. 
Lord, we bless thy kindly care, 
Of our plenty they shall share, 
And our corners are not left, 
Of the waving grain bereft, 
And are thickly scattered round, 
Golden sheaves upon the ground. 
Tithes and first fruits now we bring ; 
Lord, accept the offering : 
Look upon us, Lord, again. 
Send the first and latter rain, 
Give no glad and thankful hearts. 
Blessings to our souls impart. 
Protestant Churchman. 
The Pope, the Man of Sin, 
AND 
Rome, the Rabylon of the Apocalypse. 
Two Lectures, delivered on Tuesday, May 27th, and Thursday, 
May 29th, 1851, in Exeter Hall, London. 
BY. REV. J. CUMMING, D.D 
LECTURE II. 
(Continued from.our last.) 
A further proof that this Babylon, and the 
woman, which is the synonime for it, is a false 
church, is the contrast that runs through the 
book of Revelation. In the gospel of John 11 
is o anznos, the Lamb, but in the Apocalypse, to 
arnian. You ask, why is the neuter gender 
adopted in the latter case ? Because it answers as 
a contrast to theerion, the wild beast : ee pornee 
kai to theerion, the false woman and the wild 
beast, form a perfect contrast to ee numphe kai 
to arnion, the bride and the lamb. The con-
trast is most complete. On -the two sides you 
have : 
" And there came one of the seven angels 
which had the seven vials, and talked with me, 
saying unto me, Come hither, I will shew unto 
thee the judgment of the great whore that sit-
teth upon many waters. * * * So he carried 
me away in the spirit into the wilderness ; and 
I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet colored beast, 
full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads 
and ten horns ; and the woman was arrayed 
ill purple and scarlet color, and decked with 
gold and precious stones and pearls, having a 
golden cup in her hand full of abominations and 
filthiness of her fornication. And upon her 
forehead was a name written, Mystery, Baby-
lon the Great, the mother of harlots and abomi-
nations of the earth."—Rev. 17:1-3. 
" And there came unto me one of the seven 
angels which had the seven vials full of the 
seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, 
Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the 
Lamb's wife. And he carried me away in the 
spirit to a great high mountain, and showed 
me that great city the holy Jerusalem descend-
ing out of heaven from God, having the glory 
of God ; and her light was like unto a stone 
most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as 
crystal."—Rev. 21:9. 
Mark the contrast. First there is a woman 
arrayed in material splendor, enthroned on na-
tions, and on her forehead inscribed " Mystery ;" 
and then, in opposition to this, a woman clothed 
with the sun, ready to give birth to a man-child, 
and the dragon watching to devour him. In 
the first you have the woman throned on seven 
hills, persecuting, seated on the beast, which is 
the power of the red dragon ; and contrasted 
with this, a woman driven into the wilderness, 
persecuted by the red dragon. In the apostate 
church you have a woman arrayed in scarlet, 
jewels, pearls, and gold, and precious stones, 
Babylon the Great ; in the other, a poor per-
secuted woman emerging from the depths of 
the wilderness after much tribulation, but clothed 
in fine linen, pure and white, which is the right-
eousness of saints. In the apostate church you 
have one burned utterly with fire, and her 
smoke arising for ever and ever; and in the 
other you have this woman, the millennial bride 
ready lor the bridegroom, the glorious proces-
sion coming down from the skies, and the grand 
anthem rising from the earth, " Alleluia, for 
the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth." 
Thus we have the two churches contrasted. 
The false church is arrayed in scarlet, decked 
with precious gems, possessed of much gold ; 
the true church has washed her robes, and made 
them white in the blood of the Lamb ; her gold 
is tried in the fire ; her precious stones are re-
splendent graces, labors of love, pious disinter-
estedness, holy zeal, more beautiful than flowers, 
more resplendent than stars, more precious than 
the pearls from the caves of the ocean, or the 
richest gems that can be gathered from the 
mines of the earth. And after all we can never 
forget that moral glory is real glory, and that 
material glory is false glory. You recollect 
that touching picture in the gospel, where our 
Lord was seated with his twelve apostles round 
him. What did those imperfectly instructed 
apostles say ? " Behold what manner of stones 
are these ?" pointing to the grand component ma-
terials of the temple of Jerusalem. But what was 
Christ looking at all the while ? A woman cast-
ing her mite, which was all that she had, into 
the treasury of the church. They were admir-
ing with a carnal eye a material temple ; he 
was gazing with his holy eye upon a living 
temple. They thought, " How majestic are 
these great stones !" He thought, How pre- 
cious is this living stone !" The Church of 
Rome sees no beauty except where there is 
meretricious splendor ; the true Church sees real 
beauty where there are the graces of the Holy 
Spirit. " The king's daughter is all glorious 
within." 
Mark the history of the two churches. 
They are just like two rival war-ships fastened 
together : down one or the other must go. We 
must flourish on the wreck of Babylon, or Baby-
lon must flourish on the ruins of the heavenly 
Jerusalem. See the history of the one : Popes 
arrayed in oriental magnificence ; adorned with 
barbaric pearl, and gold, and precious stones ; 
kicking crowns from the heads of emperors ; 
borne by kings in sedan chairs ; the highest 
prince at the Pope's dinner carrying in the first 
dish to shew honor to this successor of the fish-
erman Peter; cardinals arrayed in scarlet and 
purple, intriguing in cabinets, acting on " Irish 
brigades," snatching at the reins of empires, 
surrounded with embroidery, and tapestry, and 
golden vessels,and saying, " We sit as a queen," 
or, to quote a late pastoral, " We govern, and 
shall continue to govern." If the angels, ignorant 
of this creation, were to ask, " Who are these, 
and whence came they ?" the answer must he, 
" These are they who have reigned as kings 
upon the seven hills, whose adherents are mul- 
titudes, whose glory is material, whose doom is 
destruction, whose name is Mystery, Babylon 
the Great, the mother of the abominations of the 
earth." 
I turn to the opposite page, and ask, What is 
the true church ? 1 see some emerging from the 
depths of poverty and want, from sick beds and 
sorrows, from the dungeons of the Inquisition, 
and from the dust and ashes of the martyrs' 
fires ; coming from battle-fields, where they 
have fallen ; or from the sands of the desert. 
their only winding-sheet; or from the depths of 
the ocean, where their requiem has been long 
sung by the wild sea waves. Among them 1 
see Augustine, Vigilantius, Paul, Alcuin, Ago-
bard, Claude of Turin, Peter of Bruys, and 
Henry of Lausanne; the Paulichians from the 
East, from their beds of martyrdom, and the 
Waldenses from the West, from the valleys of 
Piedmont, their candle re-lighted, never to be 
extinguished till it mingle with the splendors 
of the millennial day. I see Jura bid them 
welcome from its lofty heights : the Apennines 
open their grand portals, and the Alps lift up 
their everlasting gates, and the valleys of Pied-
mont give up their dead, for whose sorrows, 
and tortures, and agonies Babylon alone is res-
ponsible. I see Martin Luther, and Melanc-
thou, and Calvin, and Latimer, and Ridley, and 
Knox, who never feared the face of clay, come 
forth from their shrouds, and appear around the 
judgment seat. And when the angels from 
heaven ask, " Who are these, and whencecatne 
they ?" the answer will be, " La', these are they 
who came out of great tribulation, and have 
washed their robes, and made them white in 
the blood of the Lamb; and therefore are they 
before the throne of God, and serve him day and 
night." Such are the two contrasts. 
But I go on to identify Babylon with the 
Church of Rume. It is said that she had a 
golden cup filled with the intoxications with 
which she had intoxicated the kings of the 
earth. It is a most remarkable fact—as if his-
tory were striking out the fulfilment of proph-
ecy—that Led XII., in 1825, on the occasion of 
the last jubilee, had a medal struck, on the one 
side of which was himself, and on the obverse 
a woman holding forth a golden cup with this 
inscription : Sedet super universum, translated 
into Apocalyptic language, " She sits upon many 
waters." Do you ask me what her intoxicating 
wine is ? What are the indulgences which I 
described in my last lecture ? What art' her 
relics, her transubstantiation, her vast preten- 
sions, her infallibility—indefectibility ? What 
her great splendor, her grand music, but the in-
toxicating elements by which wavering Protest-
ants are made drunk, and thereby made slaves 
to the great Babylonian empire ? 
It is said, that she was " drunken with the 
blood of the saints." What an awful charac-
teristic is this ! But is it not the grand render-
ing of the past history of the Church of Rome ? 
What land, from the sacred heights of Calvary 
to the pinnacles of the Cottian Alps, has riot 
been drenched with the blood of martyrs who 
have been slain by her ? The Inquisition is 
an awful history compressed into a single word. 
It is related from official documents by Llorente, 
that, from the origin of the Inquisition in 1478 
to the Reformation in 1517, 13,000 persons were 
burned for heresy. The fourth Lateran Coun-
cil, in 1215, ordered the secular arm to obey the 
spiritual in punishing heretics. And at that dread 
massacre of St. Bartholomew, from which France 
has never recovered, she drove the best people 
of the Gallican to other lands—at least those 
who had escaped death ; and she has scarcely 
had a day's peace since. There is a God in 
matters of history. Let nations sin, and na-
tions will suffer. France has only to read her 
own past history to see the secret of that vol-
cano on which she now sits, threatening to ex-
plode again, and devastate wide Europe with 
its awful issues. At a signal given from a 
church I have visited in Paris, St. Germain 
de l'Auxerrois, every Roman Catholic fell upon 
his fellow Protestant citizen, .and stabbed him 
to the heart, those only who were warned in 
time escaping from the ruthless murderers, and 
when tidings of the event were broughtto Borne, 
if this Church be so mild and so tolerant, as a 
certain archiepiscopal ruler describes it--if it 
be so gentle and so forbearing as certain de-
fenders and champions in the House of Coin-
mons declare it, the Pope must, have received 
the tidings of the thousands of innocent men, 
women, and children butchered by his subjects 
with horror and sorrow. If the Lord of glory 
had heard in Jerusalem that thousands in Sa-
maria had been slain by the Jews, he that wept 
over Jerusalem would riot have restrained his 
tears at so sad and terrible a tragedy. But 
how, I ask, did his vaunted successor receive 
the tidings ? The medal I hold in my hand is 
the answer to that question. It is struck from 
a die in the Vatican. 1 paid a guinea for it to 
a person who brought it from Rome, and its 
history I can thoroughly establish. It is per-
fectly genuine ; I have submitted it to compe-
tent judges, so that there appears to be no doubt 
of its genuineness. The die was ordered to be 
made the moment the Pope received the tidings 
of the massacre. On one side is the figure of an 
angel, with a cross in his left hand and a sword 
in his right, with numbers of men and women 
stabbed and fallen prostrate on the earth before 
him ; over which is written " Strages Hugueno-
torum," " the slaughter of the Huguenots."—
On the opposite side are the words, " Gregorius 
XIII. Pontifex Maximus." 
The gigantic mur-
der was a meritorious act. Pius V. pronounced 
a bull against Queen Elizabeth, dethroning her, 
and how, do you think, does the present Pope 
tegard his impertinent namesake ? I will re-
fer you to the Breviary and the Missal for an 
answer. I have heard that priests are present ; 
they will, of course, refer to their breviaries, as 
in duty bound, before they go to bed to-night. 
I may mention, for the edification of the meet-
ing, that every priest must be home by twelve 
o'clock, in time to read his Breviary ; and 'if he 
does not, he will riot be fit to say mass on to-
morrow, and so he will get, 1 believe, into mor-
tal sin. Refer to the 5th of May, and you will 
find Pius V. is described as having " performed 
the office of Inquisitor with inviolable fortitude 
of mind." And in the Missal it is stated, that 
" he crushed the enemies of the church." This 
Pius V. thus commemorated in a devotional 
collect in the Missal and the Breviary, is avow-
edly taken by Pius IX. as his model. The cir-
cumstances are similar; the results, I suspect, 
will not be so. Pius V. had the courage to de-
throne Queen Elizabeth ; she laughed at him 
—and kept her throne. Let his successor " try 
the same trick," and he will do himself the 
greater harm. You have all heard of the bull 
Unigenitus, iss bed in 1713, when Clement XI. 
pronounced certain doctrines stated by Quesnel 
to be heretical. Its closing words are : " We 
command the inquisitors of heretical wicked-
ness to coerce and compel by the above men-
tioned penalties ; the secular arm being invoked 
for the purpose, if necessary." 
I must mention one other thing in identify-
ing the Church of Rome with Babylon," drunk 
with the blood of saints." Dr. Doyle, in rela-
tion to my controversy with Cardinal Wiseman, 
said that Alphonzo de Castro was an exponent 
of the doctrines of the Church of Rome. I had 
one volume of de Castro, and I went imme- 
diately and secured the other. I thought, 
" Here is a bishop in the pulpit of the cathedral 
stating that Alphonzo de Castro was a meek 
and mild exponent of his Church. Let me see 
what this man's sentiments are." I looked at 
the second volume, and what do you think I 
saw on its title page ? The words "De justa 
hareticorum punitione"—" concerning the just 
punishment of heretics." On opening the work 
of this " good, meek, and gentle friar," I found 
such expressions as these : " There are various 
punishments with which ecclesiastical sanctions 
and imperial laws order heretics to be punished." 
Among corporal punishments one which very 
much annoys heretics, is the prescription and 
confiscation of their property." I don't wonder 
at it. " Another punishment is the deprival of 
every sort of pre-eminence, jurisdiction, and 
government, which they previously exercised 
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THE ADVENT HERALD. 
ceived it from the barbaric philosophers, and- 
particularly from the Egyptian priests, amongst 
whom he lived several years, to be instructed in 
their learning. But I do not take Plato neither 
to be the first that brought this doctrine into 
Greece : for, besides that the Sibyls, whose an-
tiquity we do not well know, sung this song of 
old, as we see it copied from them by Virgil in 
his fourth eclogue ; Pythagoras taught it before 
Plato, and Orpheus before them both; and that 
is as high as the Greek philosophy reaches. 
The barbaric philosophers were more ancient ; 
namely, the Egyptians, Persians, Chaldeans, 
Indian Brachmans, and other eastern nations. 
Their monuments indeed are in a great measure 
lost; yet from the remains of them which the 
Greeks have transcribed, and so preserved in 
their writings, we see ,plainly they all had this 
doctrine of the future renovation. And to this 
day the posterity of the Brachmans in the East 
Indies retain the same notion, that the world 
will be renewed after the last fire. 
To these testimonies of the philosophers of 
all ages for the future renovation of the world, 
we might add the testimonies of the Christian 
fathers, Greek and Latin, ancient and modern. 
will only give you a bare list of them. 
Amongst the Greek fathers, Justin Martyr, 
Irenmus, Origen ; the fathers of the Council of 
Nice, Eusebius, Basil ; the two Cyrils, of Jeru-
salem and Alexandria ; the two Gregories, Na-
zianzen and Nyssen ; St. Chrysostom, Zacharias 
Mitylenensis; and of later date, Damascen,CEcu-
menius, Euthymius, and others. These have 
all set their hands and seals to this doctrine.—
Of the Latin fathers, Tertullian, Lactantius, 
Hilary, St. Ambrose, St. Austin, St. Jerome, 
and many later ecclesiastical authors. These, 
with the philosophers before mentioned, I count 
good authority, sacred and profane; which I 
place here as an outgard upon Scripture, where 
our principal force lies; arid these three united, 
and acting in conjunction, will be sufficient to 
secure this first post, and to prove our first 
proposition, which is this : That after the con-
flagration of this world, there will be new 
heavens and a new earth ; and that the earth 
will be inhabited.—(To be continued.) 
not be without righteous persons. It cannot 
hang upon trees, or grow out of the ground; it 
is the endowment of reasonable creatures. And 
these righteous persons are eminently such, and 
therefore called righteousness in the abstract, or 
purely righteous without mixture of vice. 
So we have found inhabitants for the new 
earth, lersons of a high and noble character ; 
like those described by St. Peter, (1 Ep. 2:9,) 
" A chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an 
holy nation, a peculiar people." As if into that 
world, as into St. John's new Jerusalem, nothing 
impure or unrighteous was to he admitted, 
(Apoc. 21:27.) These being then the happy and 
holy inhabitants, the next inquiry is, Whence 
do they come ? 
From what offspring, or from 
what original ? We noted before, that there 
was no remnant of mankind left at the confla-
gration, as there was at the deluge; nor any 
hopes of a restoration that way. Shall we then 
imagine that these new inhabitants are a colony 
wafted over from some neighboring world ; as 
from the moon, or Mercury, or some of the 
higher planets? You may imagine what you 
please, but that seems to me not imaginary only, 
but impracticable : and that the inhabitants of 
those planets are persons of so great accomplish-
ments, is more than I know : but I am sure they 
are not the persons here understood ; for these 
must be such as inhabited this earth before. 
" We look for new heavens and new earth," says 
the apostle ; surely to have some share and in-
terest in them, otherwise there would be no 
comfort in that expectation. And the prophet 
Isaiah said before, " I create new heavens and a 
new earth, and the former shall come no more 
into remembrance ; but be you glad and rejoice 
forever. in that which 1 create." 
The truth is, 
none can have so good pretensions to this spot 
of ground we call the earth, as the sons of men, 
seeing they once possessed it; and if it be re-
stored again, it is their propriety and inherit-
ance. But it is not mankind in general that 
must possess this new world, but the Israel of 
God, according to the prophet Isaiah ; or the 
just, according to St. Peter; and especially those 
that have suffered for the sake of their religion. 
For this is that palingenesia, as we noted be-
fore, that renovation or regeneration of all things, 
where our Saviour says, those that suffer loss for 
his sake shall be recompensed.—Matt. 19:28, 29. 
But they must then be raised from the dead. 
For all mankind was destroyed at the confla-
gration : and there is no resource for them any 
other way, than by a resurrection. It is true, 
and St. John (Apoc. 20,) gives us a fair occasion 
to make this supposition, that there will be some 
raised from the dead before the general day of 
judgment. For he plainly distinguisheth of a 
first and second resurrection, and makes the 
first to be a thousand years before the second, 
and before the general day of judgment. Now, 
if there be truly and really a two-fold resurrrec-
tion, as St. John tells us ; and at a thousand 
years distance from one another ; it may be very 
rationally presumed, that those that are raised 
in the first resurrection, are those just that will 
inhabit the new heavens and new earth ; or whom 
our Saviour promised to reward in the renova-
tion of the world. 
For otherwise, who are those just that shall 
inhabit the new earth, and whence do they come ? 
or when is that restoration which our Saviour 
speaks of, wherein those that suffered for the 
sake of the gospel shall be rewarded ? St. John 
says, the martyrs, at this first resurrection, shall 
live again, and reign with Christ : which seeps 
to be the reward promised by our Saviour to 
those that suffered for his sake ; and the same 
persons in both places. " And I saw the souls 
of them (says St. John) that were beheaded for 
the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God ; 
and which had not worshipped the beast, etc., 
and they lived and reigned with Christ a thou-
sand years."—Apoc. 20:4. These, 1 say, seem 
to be the same persons to whom Christ had be-
fore promised and appropriated a particular re-
ward. And this reward of theirs, or this reign 
of theirs, is upon earth; upon some earth, new 
or old ; not in heaven. For, besides that we 
read nothing of their ascension into heaven after 
their resurrection, there are several marks that 
show it must necessarily be understood of a 
state upon earth. For Go.. and Magog came 
from the four quarters of the earth, and besieged 
the camp of the saints, and the beloved city.—v. 9. 
That camp and that city therefore were upon 
the earth. " And fire came down from heaven, 
and devoured them." If it came down from 
heaven, it came upon the earth. Furthermore, 
those persons that are raised from the dead, are 
said to be " priests of God and of Christ, and to 
reign with him a thousand years."—v. 6. Now 
these must be the same persons with the priests 
and kings mentioned in the fifth chapter, v. 10, 
which are there said expressly to reign upon 
earth, or that they should reign upon earth. It 
remains therefore only to determine what earth 
this is, where the sons of the first resurrection 
will live and reign. It cannot be the present 
earth, in the same state, and under the same 
circumstances it is now : for what happiness or 
privilege would that be, to be called back into 
over persons of every condition. For he who 
is a heretic is ipso jure deprived of his king-
dom." Thus if the Queen be a heretic—and 
we know she is, in the sense in which they call 
heresy—she is, according to Alphonzo de Cas-
tro's theology, applauded in Dr. Wiseman's 
pulpit, and proclaimed and accepted by his suf-
fragan, ipso jure deprived of her kingdom. It 
is said again : " If a king becomes a heretic, 
on whom does the sovereignty and power de-
volve? Upon his son if he be not a heretic." 
Thank God, the Prince of Wales is a heretic 
of that way they call heresy. But if he be a 
heretic, on whom then does the power devolve ? 
On the people who have the power of choosing 
a king, or queen, or prince. But if the people 
should themselves he heretics—and thank God 
we are !—the cool conclusion is, " the business 
will then devolve on the soverign Pontiff"—
Speaking again of the punishment of heretics, 
he says they ought to be put to death " in order 
to create a horror of so great a crime." Al-
phonzo de Castro, pronounced by Dr. Doyle to 
be the good and zealous friar, the vindicator of 
persecuted Protestants in Queen Mary's time, 
says that death is the proper punishment of 
heretics ; and he adds: " If Martin Luther had 
been capitally punished, as he deserved, there 
would not have burst forth so many and so 
great heresies as, alas ! Germany now endures." 
He then says very coolly : " In what way a 
heretic may be put to death is of very little 
consequence, because a nuisance is always re-
moved." Ile goes on to say, that decapitation 
is employed in some countries, and that in 
others heretics are " cast into the river, there 
to he swallowed up by the stream." " At 
Bruges, in Flanders, it was the custom to cast 
heretics alive into boiling oil, that they might 
thus be more speedily burned." But he says : 
" In other kingdoms and provinces of the Chris-
tian world there is a known, inviolable, and 
perpetual custom of burning heretics." Do I 
overcharge the picture when I say that the 
Church, of which such a monk is the exponent, 
has been " drunk with the blood of saints ?" In 
fact, has she not been proved to love that drunk-
enness by her own doctrines ? She fills her cup 
with persecuting dogmas, and stains her hands 
with the blood of saints. There is also a book 
published by Mr. Burns, a countryman of mine, 
called a History of England, for Catholic chil-
dren, in which these proscriptive tenets are 
taught the young. It is stated at page 254: 
" Cranmer wrote the most violent and disgust-
ing papers, saying that the mass was the inven-
tion of Satan, and that the Catholic Church 
was full of lies. At last the Queen and her 
Council had Cranmer and a great many Protest-
ant bishops put in prison, and they were burnt 
for heresy. It is very difficult to say now what 
should or should not have been done. The 
whole country was unsettled and diseased with 
heresy, and it was clearly impossible to stop it 
by gentle means. In this case, you know, when 
men are determined to destroy not only their 
own souls, but the souls of many others, they 
have to be treated as malefactors, and are given 
over by the Church to the law to be punished. 
It was very shocking that people should be 
burned, but it was much more shocking that 
they should be leading so many people to be 
burned in the flames of hell for ever, and this 
was what Bishop Gardiner thought."—(To be 
continued.) 
Concerning the New Heavens and 
New Earth. 
BY THOMAS BURNET. 
The prophet Isaiah tells us, (45:18) " The 
Lord God created the heavens, God himself that 
formed the earth, he created it not in vain, he 
formed it to be inhabited." This is true, both of 
the present earth and the future, and of every 
habitable world whatsoever. For to what pur-
pose is it made habitable, if not to be inhabited ? 
That would be, as if a man should manure, and 
plough, and every way prepare his ground for 
seed, but never sow it. We do not build houses, 
that they should stand empty, but look out for 
tenants as fast as we can ; as soon as they are 
made ready and become tenantable. But if 
man could do things in vain, and without use or 
design, yet God and nature never do anything 
in vain; much less so great a work as the mak-
ing of a world ; which if it were in vain, would 
comprehend ten thousand vanities or useless 
preparations in it. We may therefore, in the 
first place, safely conclude, that the new earth 
will be inhabited. 
But by whom will it be inhabited ? 
This 
makes the second inquiry. St. Peter answers 
this question for us, and with a particular appli 
cation to this very subject of the new heavens 
and new earth : they shall be inhabited, he says, 
by the just, or the righteous. His- words, which 
we cited before, are these; when he had de-
scribed the conflagration of the world, he adds, 
but we " expect new heavens and a new earth, 
wherein dwelled& righteousness." 
By righteous-
ness here, it is generally agreed, must be under-
stood righteous persons ; for righteousness can- 
a mortal life, under the necessities and incon-
veniencies of sickly bodies, and an incommodi-
ous world; such as the present state of mortality 
is, arid must continue to be, till some change be 
made in nature. We may be sure, therefore, 
that a change will be made in nature before that 
time, and that the state they are raised into, and 
the earth they are to inhabit, will be at least 
paradisaical ; and consequently can be no other 
than the " new heavens and new earth," which 
we are to expect after the conflagration. 
From these considerations, there is a great 
fairness to conclude, both as to the characters of 
the persons, and of the place or state, that the 
sons of the first resurrection will be inhabitants 
of the new earth, and reign there with Christ 
a thousand years. But seeing this is one of the 
brincipal and peculiar conclusions of this dis-
course, and bears a great part in this last book 
of the theory of the earth, it will deserve a more 
full explication, and a more ample proof, to 
make it out. We must therefore take a greater 
compass in our discourse, and give a full ac-
count of that state which is usually called the 
millennium; the reign of the saints a thousand 
years, or the kingdom of Christ upon earth. 
But before we enter upon this new subject, give 
me leaue to close our present argument about 
the renovation of the world, with some testimo-
nies of the ancient philosophers to that purpose. 
It is plain to me, that there were among 
the ancients several traditions, or traditionary 
conclusions, which they did not raise them-
selves by reason and observation, but received 
them from an unknown antiquity. An instance 
of this is the conflagration of the world; a doc-
trine as ancient, for any thing I know, as the 
world itself ; at least as ancient as we have any 
records, and yet none of those ancients, that tell 
us of it, give any argument to prove it. Nei-
ther is it any wonder, for they did not invent it 
themselves, but received it from others without 
proof, by the sole authority of tradition. In 
like manner, the renovation of the world, which 
we are now speaking of, is an ancient doctrine, 
both amongst the Greeks and eastern philoso-
phers : but they shew us no method how the 
world may be renewed, nor make any proof of 
its future renovation ; for it was not a discovery 
which they first made. but received it with an 
implicit faith from their masters and ancestors : 
and these traditionary doctrines were all fore-
runners of that light which was to shine more 
clearly at the opening of the Christian dispen-
sation ; to give a more full account of the fate 
and revolutions of the natural world, as well as 
of the moral. 
the Jews, it is well known, held the renova-
tion of the world, and a sabbath after six thou-
sand years, according to the prophecy that was 
current among them ; and that future state they 
called olanz hava, or the world to come, which is 
the very same with St. Paul's habitable earth to 
come, teen oikoumenee teen meellousan, ( He b. 2:5). 
Neither can I easily believe that those consti- 
tutions of Moses that proceed so much upon a 
septenary, or the number seven, and have no 
ground or reason, in the nature of the thing, 
for that particular number : I cannot easily be-
lieve, 1 say, that they are either accidental or 
hutnorsotne, without design or signification ; but 
that they are typical, or representative of some 
septenary state, that does eminently deserve and 
bear that character. Moses, in the history of 
the creation, makes six years work, and then 
a sabbath : then, after six days he makes a sab-
bath-year; and after a sabbath of years, a year 
of jubilee.—Levit. 25th. All these lesser revo-
lutions seem to me to point at the grand revolu-
tion, or the great sabbath or jubilee, after six 
millenaries; which as it answers the type in 
point of time, so likewise in the nature and con-
tents of it; being a state of rest from all labor, 
and trouble, and servitude ; a state of joy and 
triumph, and a state of renovation, when things 
are to return to their first condition and pristine 
order. So much for the Jews. 
The heathen philosophers, both Greeks and 
barbarians, had the same doctrine of the reno-
vation of the world current amongst them, and 
that under several names and phrases ; as of the 
great year, the restoration, the mundane periods, 
and such like. They supposed stated and fixed 
periods of time, upon expiration whereof there 
would always follow some great 'evolution of 
the world, and the face of nature would he re-
newed : particularly after the conflagration, the 
Stoics always supposed a new world to succeed, 
or another frame of nature to be erected in the 
room of that which was destroyed. And they 
use the same words and phrases upon this occa-
sion that Scripture useth. Chrysippus calls it 
apocatastasis (Lact. 1, 7, h. 23,) as St. Peter 
does.—Acts 3:21. Marcus Antoninus, in his 
meditations, several times calls it palingenesia, 
as our Saviour does, (Matt. 19:28). And Nu-
menius hath two Scripture words, resurrection 
and restitution, (Euseb. prep. Ev. 1. 7, c. 23,) 
to express this renovation of the world. Then 
as to the Platonics, that revolution of all things 
bath commonly been called the Platonic year, 
as if Plato had been the first author of that 
opinion; but this is a great mistake; he re- 
Peace and Security of Believers. 
" I laid me down, and slept ; I awaked ; for the 
Lord sustained me. I will not be afraid of ten thou-
sands of people, that have set themselves against me 
round about."—Psa. 3:5, 6. 
The psalmist now feels his security. He dis-
misses all fear, and quietly lies down to take his 
rest in the enjoyment of God's favor. 
I must again remind you that he was in the 
wilderness, and hedged in by thousands of his 
foes ; yet, says he, " I laid me down "—not with 
an agitated mind, or a heart beating with fear; 
but with calmness and quietness, so as to sleep. 
" I laid me down and slept." Many cannot 
sleep. Serious thoughts, which are resisted du-
ring the day, rush upon them, with redoubled 
force, in the silence of the night. Their sins 
stare them in the face. They know God is an-
gry with them ; and they dare riot sleep, lest 
they should awake in the bottomless pit. Let 
such repent of their sins,•and forsake them : let 
them seek unto the God of their life, and believe 
in Christ ; and thus washing away their guilt 
in his blood, they will sieep as David did, sweetly 
and securely 
Some of the children of God, too, are now 
and then kept awake ; but it is by a very differ-
ent cause—by songs in the night : " Let the 
saints be joyful in glory let them sing aloud 
upon their beds." With them the night as well 
as the day is short. " How precious also are 
thy thoughts unto me, 0 God ! how great is the 
sum of them ! If . I should count them, they 
are more in number than the sand :,when I wake 
I am still with thee." " God hath not appointed 
us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord, 
Jesus Christ, who died for us, that whether we 
wake or sleep we should live together with him." 
O sweet thought, 0 heavenly'consideration ! 
What can be superior to this? Here the crav-
ing desires of our spirits are satisfied ; for God 
himself fills them. Come what will we are 
safe : living or dying we are the Lord's. 0 ye 
who neglect God and 
 soul's interests, come 
and see what substantial joy and pleasure you 
lose. If, you could for a moment—but for a 
moment—enjoy this peace of mind whieh pass-
eth all understanding, you would wonder that 
you could remaim without it—remain too, in 
condemnation. Whether you wake or sleep 
you are not the Lord's, but Satan's. Him you 
serve, and to him you must go. If you can 
rest at ease, either by night or, day, it is because 
you are insensible to your danger; and you will 
allow yourself to continue in this state, and be 
liable at any moment to everlasting perdition? 
0 turn you, turn you from your sins; for why 
will you die, who have been redeemed by the 
blood of Christ ? 
"1 awoke, for the Lord sustained me." None 
but the Lord could have sustained him in the 
midst of such dangers. David felt this, and 
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less he had some valiant soldiers for his body-
guard, who would rather have lost their own 
lives than have exposed his. Through the night 
they, most likely, watched around his bed in a 
cave, on bare ground ; but, " except the Lord 
keep the city, the watchman waketh but in 
vain." " The Lord sustained me." 
We may not be exposed to the same danger 
as he; yet, when we lie down at night, who can 
say what nay happen before morning ? Some 
are alarmed by fire, or the midnight robber or 
assassin: others are suddenly seized, arid as sud-
denly called to the bar of their Judge. On wak-
ing in the morning, good reason have we to 
say, " the Lord sustained us." In our waking 
hours, when the instinct of self-preservation is 
alive and active, and when our understanding 
and experience lead us to guard against dangers, 
even then we are not our own keepers. How 
much less when, through sleep, we are uncon-
scious of the perils about us! 
If these are our hazards and liabilities, and 
we know them to be so, how surprising that 
thousands can lie down forgetful alike of the 
mercies of the day, and careless of the dangers 
of the night! The insensibility and unreasona-
bleness of such conduct are equalled only by its 
wickedness. The morning too passes, and no 
thanksgiving is offered up for the past, or bless-
ings and direction sought for the future. Al-
though they are commanded to " pray without 
ceasing," they act as if there were no such com-
mand they never pray at all. How unnatural 
too, as well as wicked, is the conduct of those 
heads of families who never call them together 
for reading the scriptures and prayer ! No grate-
ful incense arises from their altar—indeed they 
have none ; no sin is confessed, no pardon 
sought, no blessing supplicated, no evil depre-
cated there. What can they expect but diso-
bedience from their children, insubordination 
among their servants, and dissensions among 
themselves? Unhappy families! They honor 
not God ; nor does he honor them, though he 
may bestow upon them much earthly substance; 
for he makes his sun to shine on the evil as well 
as the good. Nevertheless, that fearful curse 
of the prophet rests upon them : " Pour out thy 
fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and 
upon the families that call not upon thy name." 
" The curse of the Lord is in the house of the 
wicked." It follows them as the greedy lion 
follows his prey : and, " when they say, Peace 
and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon 
them, and they shall not escape." That they 
are borne with, is a proof that the Lord is long 
suffering, and willeth not the death of a sinner. 
But Christians know it to be their duty, and 
find it their pleasure and privilege to pray with 
all prayer—mental, private, family, and public 
prayer; and the blessing of a night of sweet re-
pose and freedom from ill is enhanced by the 
fact that it came from their heavenly Father : 
" The Lord sustained me." 
" 0 may my soul on thee repose, 
And with sweet sleep mine eyelids close—
Sleep that may me more active make 
To serve my God when I awake." 
When we have received any token of God's 
favor in answer to prayer and faith, it should en-
courage us with still greater confidence to rely 
upon him. This also we learn from David's 
example. When he arose in the morning with 
that elasticity of spirit which sound sleep begets, 
and true peace inspires, he had a tangible proof 
that his faith was not fancy, nor his confidence 
misplaced. He augured well from this one 
night of safety, and took it as a token of good : 
" By this I know thou favorest me, because 
mine enemies triumph not over me." God had 
begun to deliver him; and this made him be-
lieve that he would also make an end. His 
faith was strengthened; and with increased vig-
or he exclaimed, " I will not be afraid of ten 
thousands of people, that have set themselves 
against me round about." 
How different is this verse from the first ! 
There a doleful, melancholy note was sounded ; 
but here he rejoices in God, and is not afraid of 
ten thousands of the people who were his foes. 
But prayer and faith intervene, and this explains 
the difference. "The Lord is my light and my 
salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the 
strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my 
foes, came upon rne to eat up my flesh, they 
stumbled and fell. Though a host should 
encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: 
though war should rise against me, in this will 
I be confident." 
mn'a similar way, when we have received any 
instance of God's favor, let this increase our 
faith to expect, and enlarge our souls to receive, 
further supplies of grace, mercy, and peace. 
God is then plainly saying to us, "Open thy 
mouth wide; and I will fill it:" "Ask and re-
ceive, that your joy may be full." He sees we 
are timid children, often of feeble faith, not from 
the settled principle of unbelief, but from our 
deep sense of the greatness of his gifts, and our 
own unworthiness of them, and unfitness to re-
ceive them. In this state of mind, " like as a 
father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth 
those that fear him ; for he knoweth our frame, 
he remembereth that we are but dust ;" and 
therefore, to draw out our prayers and encour-
age our approaches, he shows his kindness to 
us, not only in the mission and'sufferings of his 
Son, and the gift of his promises ; but' also by 
that which brings these home to our hearts— 
the teaching of his Spirit. When, then, this 
Spirit leads us to mourn for sin and to seek for 
justification through Christ, let it be considered 
as an earnest of what he intends to do for us 
in due time, Or, if, having been justified and 
born again, he leads us to weep for inbred sin, 
and to hunger for a clearer view of the perfect 
work of Christ, and a deeper experience of his 
own indwelling, let us look on these as proofs 
and foretastes of that which he has purposed 
to accomplish in us. It is thus that our Father 
advances his work in us, discovering in what 
particular we are not like-minded with Christ, 
inducing us to struggle with it, and pointing to 
the Captain of our salvation for strength, who 
in the right time hastens on his chariot-wheels, 
" conquering and to conquer." But then, even 
before his arrival, let the signs of his approach 
make us glad, and, in the confidence of faith, 
say, " I will not be afraid of ten thousand of 
my foes, that have set themselves against me." 
Forbearance. 
There are pleasant spots where no sunbeams 
glow, 
There are fertile vales where no rivers flow, 
There are flowers that bloom where no south 
winds come, 
And the air is stirred with the drowsy hum 
Of bees, where the place seems not to be 
A fitting haunt for such melody : 
Arid we wonder much that things should be so, 
Till, searching above, and searching below, 
We the hidden secret of nature know. 
There are cheerful homes, where the light of 
day 
Steals in with a faintly glimmering ray, 
Where the labor is hard, and coarse the bread, 
And but scanty rest for the weary head; 
Where childhood is nursed by hunger gaunt, 
And clasped in the cold embrace of want ; 
And we wonder much, until we find 
That a faith which never looks behind 
Gives feet to the lame and eyes to the blind. 
There are yearning hearts that wander on 
Through life, as if seeking a light that is gone ; 
Though no outward case of grief appears, 
Yet no friendly hand may stay the tears, 
Which only in silent sadness reveals 
And that the desolate spirit feels ; 
These love not darkness, they seek for light; 
But what to other eyes seems most bright, 
To them brings naught but despair and blight. 
There are gentle natures that strangely turn 
From the hearts where love doth warmly burn, 
Who hearken not to flattery's voice, 
Who are not for wealth, but make their choice 
To dwell alone that so they may hear, 
The Muse's sweet for ever near ! 
And, amid the treasures of the mind, 
A.solace and support they find, 
Than friendship far more true, more kind. 
This is nature's grand primeval law, 
That from many sources the soul shall draw 
Happiness, profit, strength, and content, 
As from every changing element, 
The leafy tree and the springing flower 
Derive new beauty and added power; 
Then blame not thy mates that they do riot see 
Each feature of truth which charmeth thee, 
But abide in thine own sincerity. 
The Non-Evangelized Masses. 
To us, the report of the Rev. Mr. Clarke to 
the Hartford Consociation on the unevangelized 
masses in our cities and towns, * is an affect-
ing and perplexing document. It lays bare with 
a firm hand, a great and terrible evil, the exist-
ence of which almost every man of observation 
must be able to verify, but the remedy of which 
is among the most difficult problems of the 
times. If it has ever happened to the reader, 
of a pleasant Sabbath morning, to stand by the 
ferries to Hoboken, or by any of the open-
mouthed gate-ways to the various suburbs of 
the city, or to walk down the Third Avenue, 
or to watch for a while the passing of the Har-
lem trains, he must have gathered some impres-
sion of the vastness of the field embracing the 
non-church-going population of the city. A 
similar neglect of the sanctuary and the or-
dinary means of grace is true, in its proportion, 
of every city and large town in the land, in-
creasing every year, and embracing continually 
a wider arid wider sphere of their population. 
The proportion of those who habitually attend 
some church to those who never cross the 
threshold of the sanctuary, in our large cities, 
is appallingly small. The numerical majority 
Which was given in the last Herald. 
of the inhabitants of New York are as literally 
strangers to the house of God as the multitudes 
that throng the banks of the Ganges. They 
are going in a broad, measureless stream, to 
the death-bed and the retribution of the habit-
ual neglecters and despisers of the gospel, with-
out the pretense of any adequate effort to reach 
and to save them. If there are heathen in for-
eign lands more darkly destitute than these 
thoughtless thousands, we know not where to 
look for them. And we cannot but echo the 
burden of Mr. Clarke's report, that it is high 
time that some enlargement of our existing re-
ligious institutions should be attempted, to em-
brace some portions at least of these desolations. 
As it now is, the fold is quite too small for 
the shelter of the scattered sheep. Even if the 
multitudes of our city Sabbath-breakers were 
to desire access to the means of grace, they 
could not obtain it. If some sudden pentecos-
tal shower of God's Spirit should be vouch-
safed to us, awakening in all hearts the earnest 
inquiry, What must we do ? many must ne-
cessarily be kept without, for there are riot 
churches, and ministers, and established appara-
tus of religious influence enough to give them 
the water of life. If the pulpit and the sanc-
tuary were the only voice of God, it could not 
now, with truth, be cried in our streets, Ho ! 
every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters. 
There is an organic deficiency in the scope and 
plan of our gospel efforts, to meet the wants, 
and reach the ear of all the people. 
The increasing tide of emigration which 
steadily sets to our shores, and the growth of 
our own population, are painfully outstripping 
our efforts to provide the places and the means 
of Christian worship. Every year adds to the 
unsightly disproportion of the non-church-going 
community, and augments the evils and the 
perils which always reside in irreligious and 
unevangelized masses of men. If we are flat-
tering ourselves that our civil and religious 
liberties are safe while there is going on a rap-
id etiolation of the religious elements among 
us, we are undoubtedly deceiving ourselves. 
There is no salt but gospel truth. Communi-
ties without religion cannot long remain free; 
they have the elements of anarchy, fanaticism, 
and popular tumult, which only need the occa-
sion and the kindling spark to explode. We 
are unquestionably receiving constantly into our 
bosom the most dangerous political and social 
elements, which, if not controlled by a co-ex-
tensive religious influence, must eventually put 
every hopeful tree and shrub of our puritan re-
ligion and freedom into jeopardy. The problem 
of our foreign population, and of the irreligion 
and infidelity which they are importing whole-
sale, we think is one that the church of Christ 
has hardly begun to study. These masses are 
not to be denied an entrance, nor diminished in 
numbers; but how shall their ignorance, and 
irreligion, and violence be neutralized ? 
N. V. Evangelist. 
The Good Man Safe. 
" The Lord shut him in."—Gen. 7:16. 
Noah was a remarkable person. He is called 
a just man ; by faith he was interested in Jesus, 
and became heir of the righteousness which is 
by faith. In this righteousness he was justified, 
accepted, and admitted to fellowship with God. 
He was a perfect man, for he was sincere in his 
attachment to truth, in his profession of godli-
ness, and in his endeavor to approve himself to 
God. He walked with God ; there was an in-
timacy and friendship subsisting between God 
and his soul. He was like-minded with God, 
and they walked together as friends, in sweet 
converse and enjoyment. He found grace in the 
sight of the Lord, who approved of him, showed 
hirn favor, and distinguished him from all around 
him. He also preached righteousness, the right-
eousness which God required of man, and the 
righteousness which God had provided for man ; 
and by his ministry and conduct he condemned 
the world, and obtained witness that he was 
righteous. 
He is said to be in a remarkable place. The 
ark was prepared for him to preserve him and 
his family from the fearful judgment which was 
corning upon the world. It was necessary, for 
destruction rode in triumph over the whole 
face of the earth. God contrived it, gave all the 
directions respecting it, superintended its erec-
tion, and rendered it a suitable dwelling-place. 
It contained provision, and it afforded protection 
and repose. It was open to receive him, when 
the sentence of God's wrath was about to be 
executed; and he was invited to enter it. He 
was not told to go into the ark, but, as though 
the Lord had taken possession of it before him, 
He kindly said, " Come thou and all thy house 
into the ark." God was with him there, and 
in the presence of his God he found content-
ment, protection, and joy. When the Lord 
called, he obeyed ; and with all his family he 
enterd the ark, " and the Lord shut him in." 
Here was a remarkable action, " The Lord 
shut him in," to secure him ; and now no wa-
ter could pass the threshold, no wave could 
burst the door ; it was close and secure. It was 
to quiet him and still his fears; he was now 
shut in with God, arid he could not fear. It 
was to distinguish him. Grace always distin- 
guishes its objects Noah and his family were 
now distinct and distinguishable from the whole 
world—the one within, the other shut out ; the 
good man safe, all beside in danger. 
But there will be another deluge, not of wa-
ter, but of fire. "For the heavens and the 
earth, which are now, are kept in store, reserved 
unto fire against the day of judgment, and per-
dition of ungodly men. The day of the Lord 
will come as a thief in the night ; in the which 
the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, 
and the elements shall melt with fervent heat; 
the earth also and the works that are therein 
shall be burned up."-2 Pet. 3:7-10. There is 
prepared against that deluge another ark, which 
is the Lord Jesus Christ, and all true believers 
will be saved in him, as Noah was in the ark of 
old. He is now presented to us as the ark was 
to Noah and his family; the door is open, wide 
open, and God invites us to come in. Reader, 
you are invited to enter into Christ ; you will 
be welcomed in ; there is room, there is plenty 
of provision, there is safety, repose, and joy. 
The door which is now open will soon be shut; 
and when once shut, it is shut forever. Then 
within all are safe; without, nothing but danger, 
despair and death. The true believer is now in 
Christ, and in Christ he is safe ; God has shut 
him in, and every absolute promise, the oaths 
and faithfulness of God are as so many locks 
and bolts to secure and keep him safe ; and 
when the fiery deluge is about to take place, 
the cloud of safety will be seen hovering over 
our world, and Jesus seated on it ;And then, as 
Noah was taken into the ark, so will every 
Christian be " caught up in the clouds, to, meet 
the Lord in the air," and, in safety, view the 
destruction of the guilty world ; and "so be for 
ever with the Lord." Reader, are you in 
Christ? if so, you are like Noah ; you are a 
just man, sincere before God and man; you 
walk with God, you find favor in His sight, you 
publish righteousness, and by your life and con-
versation you condemn the world. All God's 
Noahs do, and only such are in the ark. Are 
you aware of your danger ? Do you desire to 
be safe ? Then fly to Jesus—hasten to Him at 
once—delay not—He calls you, and is waiting 
to receive you. 
Rev. James Smith. 
The Waldenses. 
In a remote region of Italy, amid the Alpine 
valleys of the province of Pinesola in Piedmont, 
a Christian society was maintained bearing the 
name of Valdesi, or Waldenses, which professed 
the pure doctrines of the Gospel, preserved alive 
the teachings of the primitive church, and was 
itself a living protest of the Italian mind against 
the impostures of the Papal court. In fact-the 
history of this society goes back to the times in 
which persecutions were commenced by the 
Popes and monks against the Christians who re-
fused blindly to submit to the despotic will of 
the bishops of Rome. The Waldenses existed 
long before all the other Protestant sects, which 
have done nothing more than to embrace, either 
wholly or in part, their principles; and while 
every Protestant sect had a founder, the Wal-
denses recognize no one. All these things 
prove to us beyond a doubt, that this society is 
a true type of primitive Christian society, pre-
served untouched and pure through past ages. 
The Waldenses are so virtuous and modest in 
their habits, so simple in their religious rites 
arid observances, that they may be called the 
most perfect exhibition of political and religious 
democracy, both in their laws and worship. 
The spirit of the Gospel lives in them in their 
fundamental principles of equality arid brotherly 
love, accompanied by those social virtues, which 
confer honor and glory upon men. The Wal-
denses, persecuted as wild beasts by the Popes, , 
by the monks, and by princes, afforded such 
bright examples of courage, of ardent patriotism, 
of a readiness to make any sacrifice for the pub-
lic god, as may well challenge a comparison 
with every other body of men who have been 
distinguished in history. The history of the 
Waldenses is one of the great glories which be-
long exclusively to Italy ; and it will be the 
more honored as the history shall be better 
known by the Italian people, who, even to this 
time are ignorant of the existence of these glori-
ous deeds, because it was made a crime to speak 
of them : and then shall we reap the largest 
fruit from this living model of a reformed re-
ligion, after which all the Italian people aspire. 
This little corner of Italy, inhabited by the 
Waldenses, only excepted, the rest is compelled 
to follow the catholicism of the Papal court. 
That faith imposes by force and deception, pro-
duces superstition in the lowest classes of the 
people, and the loss of true Christian sentiments 
in the higher. If it is true that superstition is 
destructive of true faith in God and in the reve 
lation of his laws to men ; if it is true that the 
superstitious man regards every crime as lawful 
to him, because with a single outward act of it 
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worship he can pacify all the remorse of con-
science, then it can be affirmed without a fear 
of error that in Italy in every class the true 
Christian sentiment and the practice of the evan-
gelical virtues have been extinguished through 
the guilt of the Papal court only. 
Nor could it be otherwise ; for the faith of the 
Italians being at this, day founded, as we have 
already said, upon belief in the word of a man, 
or of it congregation of men, and their ambi-
tious intrigues, their scandalous mysteries and 
their vices, being known too well, it must utterly 
vanish away ; because faith means confidence, 
and faith in the word of a man implies a pro-
found veneration for his moral authority. This 
want of religious faith was in every age deeply 
lamented by the great geniuses who honored 
their country by their works, and all laid the 
blame of it to the Papal court. But the igno-
rance of the people, the community of the inter-
ests of tyrants established among all the princes 
of Italy and the Popes, the aid which they re-
ceived from foreigners whenever they invited 
them to descend into Italy, were so many 
causes preventing the people from listening to 
the counsels of those who exhorted them to re-
turn to the pure faith of the Gospel. 
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THE POPE THE PREDICTED ANTI- 
CHRIST. 
[The following is from the Preface to Mr. ELLI-
OTT'S new work, from vt hick we gave an extract 
last week.] 
" As to the predicted Antichrist, and my reference 
of the prophecies distinctively to the Popes of Rome. 
" The reader will be aware probably that this 
view, though held and acted on by the Reformers 
and chief Fathers of our Church in the 16th century, 
(a fact which ought to haYe induced more modest 
denial on the part of such churchmen as impugn it,) 
has by more than one party in the Church, and by 
many too without it, been made for the last twenty 
years the subject not of denial only, but even of some- 
thing almost like scorn. If I much mistake not, 
however, the result of the full discussion of the sub-
ject, which very much in consequence has arisen, has 
been to prove that the Reformers were wholly right 
in their view, and they who have sate in the seat of 
the scornful against them wholly wrong.—It is not to 
be wondered at that, at a time of much general neg-
lect and ignorance in our country of all patristic lore, 
when it was authoritatively declared by Dr. S. R. 
MAITLAND, 1st, that the spiritual common sense of 
the Church of God in every age, from the days of 
DANIEL to those of WICLIFF, knew nothing, and 
looked for nothing, in the character of Antichrist but 
an infidel persecutor,' i. e., one of downright bare-
faced infidelity, more like what was exhibited in 
France during the Revolution, than like any thing 
ever seen in the Church of Rome,'-2ndly that the 
year-day interpretation of the 1260 days' assigned 
prophetic period of Antichrist's duration in power, 
(such an interpretation as the Papal application of 
the prophecy requires,) and indeed the year-day in-
terpretation of any other period, was for above 1200 
years, from St. JOHN to WICLIFF, altogether un-
known and unthought of,'—I say when statements 
were made thus broadly by a man of Dr. MAITLAND'S 
ability and learning, and for a considerable time left 
uncontradicted, it is not to be wondered at that they 
should have had their effect; especially when plau-
sibly backed by the insulated citation from St. JOHN 
about Antichrist's denying the Father and the Son.' 
Already at that time a marked 'indisposition had 
arisen, alike from the liberalism and the incipient 
ecclesiasticizitig tendencies of the age, against so re-
tardina- the religion of the majority in Christendom : 
and it was natural that Dr. MAITLAND'S declaration 
should in such a state of the public mind be readily 
received, and that it should strengthen the growing 
indisposition.—The result however of more careful 
examination into the matter, so as my readers will 
find in the Hors?, is to show that the idea of an 
avowed infidel Antichrist, such as Dr. M. spoke of, 
seems scarcely to have entered into the imagination 
of the Fathers of the three or four first centuries 
after St. JOHN : and, as to the year-day principle, that 
although not applied by them to the particular pe-
riod of the 1260 predicted days of Antichrist, (an 
application of it which they could not have made 
without supposing, so as they might not do, CHRIST'S 
coming to be at a vast distance,) yet to other pro-
phetic periods several of them applied it freely, and 
without the slightest questioning of its correctness. 
So, it will appear, Cyprian, Tichonius, Theodoret, 
Prosper, Primasius ; and after them, a complete cat-
ena of middle-age expositors, down to the Reforma-
tion : besides that not a single reclamation against 
the principle, though thus continuously applied, 
seems discoverable in any patristic or middle-age ec-
clesiastical writer ; or indeed in any before Bellar-
Mine, some fifty or sixty years after the Reformation. 
Which being so, and when it further appears that 
the professedly infidel and atheistic theory of Anti-
christ, instead of being inculcated by St. JOHN him-
self, is in effect excluded by him,—alike by his own 
hinted explanation of Antichrist's denial of the Fa-
ther, as made only through denial of the Son, by the 
etymological force of that his own chosen and very 
remarkable appellative for the enemy, Antichrist, 
(whether taken in the sense of a Vice-Christ or an 
opposition-Christ, which are its two meanings,) and 
by his application of the appellative to Christ pro-
fessing Gnostics,—when moreover St. PAUL'S cog-
nate prophecy of the Man of Sin seems to concur in 
the same conclusion of the atheistic futurist theory of 
Antichrist, and the difficulty too is seen, indeed the 
impossibility, of fitting such a theory to DANIEL'S 
symbolic image of the four empires,—it results as 
the fair inference from the whole discussion, that, 
instead of any a priori probability existing against 
our Reforming Fathers' view, the a priori proba-
bility seems to be strongly in favor of their view of 
the great Antichrist, as in truth none other than 
the self-appointed usurping Vice-Christ in professing 
Christendom, the Bishop of Rome; a view completely 
confirmed, it is believed, in the ensuing commentary. 
The attempts of certain expositors of the German 
schools to generalize what in Scripture is defined most 
specifically, (specifically in regard of place, time, 
character, &c.,) and so, and in that way, to set aside 
the Papal application of the prophecies of Antichrist, 
are also examined in this commentary ; and will be 
found proved, it is believed, equally futile with the 
above-mentioned futurist view of the Antichrist.—In 
truth, the more fully and carefully that the author 
has looked into all the counter-schemes on the sub-
ject, the more deep has become his conviction, that 
to set aside the Papal application of the prophecies 
in DANIEL, St. PAUL and St. JOHN, on this great sub-
ject, is nothing less than an impossibility. And per-
fectly prepared is he to make good his assertion 
against any and every assailant. 
" But indeed lie must add that it is not his wish to 
have controversy with his brother Protestants on this 
all-important question. Cardinal WISEMAN has a lit-
tle while since thrown out a challenge to the clergy 
of the English Church, to meet hini with theologi-
cal and fair arguments.' * I here take up the gaunt-
let he has thrown down ; and declare my readiness 
to meet and fight the battle with him, on the basis 
of the book here presented to the reader, in the arena 
of fair literary controversy. It is a ground of satis-
faction that, as the spirit alike of Rotnanisrn, and of 
its real though covert ally of the Oxford Tractarian-
ism, has by force of circumstances within the last 
few years been inore and more developed, and the 
mists of the mist-loving Tractarian theology have 
gradually rolled away, it has become more and more 
clearly seen by all right-minded lovers of truth in 
this country, what and where are the essential points 
of conflict between them and the Churches of the 
Reformation :—that it is a question between GoD's 
word and man's word, the church built upon the one 
and the church built upon the other, the god-man 
CHRIST, and the man-god Antichrist :—the man-god 
Antichrist, whether as distributed in the system of 
priestcraft over a whole human hierarchy and priest-
hood, as if the sole depositories and communicators 
of spiritual life ; or as headed, so as the logic of the 
anti-Christian system must surely require it to he, by 
an individual pretended earthly Vice-gerent of CturisT, 
such as the Roman Pope. The consideration of all 
which points is interwoven with the very texture of 
the Flom ;' and this book consequently a fair battle- 
ground on the great question. If my main points 
can be set aside, Dr. WISEMAN surely, with all his 
well-known antiquarian arid literary acquirements, 
and his mind trained from boyhood to the controver-
sy, is the man to do it. if they cannot be set aside 
by him, then not only is the conclusion inevitable, 
that the Pope of Rome is the predicted Antichrist, and 
" Let it be a fair contention with theological weapons and fair 
argument.. If you prevail, and Catholicity he extinguished in the 
island, it will be a victory without remorse. It will have been 
achieved by the power of the Spirit, not by the arm of flesh ; and 
will prove your cause to bedivine."-- Letter of Cardinal Wisernan. 
Papal Rome the Babylon and Harlot of the Apoca-
lypse, but the whole history of the primary principles, 
development, completion, and working of its anti-
Christian system, from St. PAUL'S time to the pres-
ent, will prove to have been traced beforehand, dis-
tinctly and circumstantially, by Goo's own pen in 
this wonderful prophecy.—Dr. WISEMAN says, Let 
it be a fair contention,' and with fair arguments :' 
and Mr. (now Father) NEWMAN, (whom I invite to 
support his Cardinal in the conflict) has declared all 
that was wished by the Rontanists to be an open 
field, and no favor.' Most cordially do I respond to 
these exprest wishes. Surely the Apocalypse, as be-
fore said, offers an open and fair field for the con-
flict. Dr. WISEMAN, equally with myself, professes 
to regard it as a divine prophecy. Let him then 
take his stand on whatever view of it he prefers, 
whether BOSSUET'S or any other, as I take mine on 
this : and, in the discussion, let there be no misrepre-
sentation on either side, no shirking of fair argument, 
no exaggeration of comparative trivialties. The con-
troversy is one in which none can now but take in-
terest. Whatever else may result from the late Pa-
pal aggression, there has at least resulted this con-
viction with all thinking minds, that the question of 
the Papal pretensions, whether well grounded, or an 
unscriptural usurpation, is one that cannot be any 
longer overlooked ; indeed, that it is the question of 
the day. 
" A word or two, in conclusion, 
" On THE VIEW OF THE COMING FUTURE presented 
in the flor, and how affected by subsequent criti-
cisms. 
1. " Arid here 1 have firstto state that Mr. FYNES 
CLINTON, whose well known Fasti ' are so hiJily 
appreciated by the literary world, and whose Hebrew 
chronology is followed in the Horm, has in reply to 
my inquiries obligingly informed me that, after care-
ful consideration of the various arguments which 
have been urged against it, he is of opinion that that 
chronology remains unshaken, and is correct. Thus, 
in his judgment, nothing has been adduced to con-
travene the view there propounded of our world's 
age being approximately within fifteen or sixteen 
years of its 6000th year, dated front the creation of 
man. A fact this which cannot but he deeply in-
teresting to the prophetic student: though Mr. CLIN-
TON'S calculations of course had no reference to, and 
were in no respect influenced by, Scripture prophecy. 
2. I have to state, with reference to the commencing 
dates to the 1260 years given by me, as by many others 
betbre me,—viz., the incipient and imperfect one of 
Justinian's Pope-favoring Decrees in 529-533 and 
the completing one of Phocas' Edict A. D. 606,—that, 
like most other important points in the Horse, they 
have in the course of the late controversies been 
made the subjects of examination, and in my opinion, 
have successfully stood the testing. In Justinian's 
Decree of the year 533 the Pope-favoring clause has, 
I believe, been shown to be not only consistent with 
the context, (as also, I might add, with JUSTINIAN'S 
objects and feelings at the time,) but so connected 
with it that the Decretal letter would read incohe-
rently and inconsistently, if that part which contains 
the clause in question were withdrawn, so as DAILLE 
and other critics have proposed.—Again, as regards 
Phocas' Decree, besides the chronicler's original au-
thority fbr it, there is the corroborative evidence of 
the inscription on Phocas' Pillar, brought to light 
within the last thirty years : wherein his pious acts 
of kindness to Italy and the Romans are commemo-
rated, as the cause of the inscription of the pillar to 
him ; with reference apparently, says the late learned 
Dr. Burton, to his concessions to the Pope.—Now, 
supposing the attempts at setting aside these Decrees 
as not genuine to have failed, it can scarce be ques-
tioned but that they may properly be regarded as fair 
epochs of commencement to the 1260 predicted years 
of Papal supremacy ; the latter more especially, be-
cause of the synchronical completion of the ten horns' 
spiritual subjection to Rome. Arid it will also not 
be disputed that the circumstance of just 1260 years 
measuring the interval from Justinian's Decrees to 
the French Revolution, and just 1260 years measur-
ing the interval from Phocas' Decree to the end of 
the world's 6000 years, according to the approximate 
chronology of the most eminent English chronolo-
gist of the day, are great facts : and these the 
more observable from the further fact of seventy-five 
years, as near as may be, being the interval between 
the expiring date of the one and expiring date of the 
other ; the self-same interval that exists between Dan-
iel's 1260 years and 1335 years, or fated commenc-
ing date and completed date of the consummation.—
No doubt other possible later commencing epochs to 
the 1260 years might, not without plausibility, be 
mentioned. And the obvious common-place remark 
which has been so often made may be made again, 
that the failure of the terminating date measured front 
Phocas' Decree is to be expected, when the time ar-
rives ; just as there has been failure of certain ear-
her terminating dates, assigned with more or less 
confidence by previous writers on prophecy. But by 
all such objectors let the precedent of Daniel's sev-
enty hebdomads be remembered ; and how, though 
mistakes were doubtless made at first in calculating 
them, yet the calculation proved true in fine. By 
Ezra's company that went forth front Babylon the 
hebdomads may vety possibly have been supposed 
primarily, so as by Theodoret afterwards, hehdomads 
of days; and as days to be taken literally, not mys-
tically : and so they may have been cheered in their 
going forth to Jerusalem by the hope of Messiah's 
speedy coming. Then when the time past, and He 
came not, they may have fancied hebdomads of months 
to be meant, and then at length hebdomads of years. 
Which point settled those Jews that looked Ibr the 
consolation of Israel may have counted the years 
from Cyrus' decree for rebuilding Jerusalem, and 
been disappointed : then counted them front Darius' 
decree ; again suffered disappointment, and perhaps 
been taunted with the failure. Yet, at length, when 
counted from Artaxerxes' decree the calculation 
proved true ; and Messiah then, having come, was 
cut off, though not for hirnself.-3. Which being so, 
and the 1260th year front Phocas' Decree, i. e., the 
year 1866, now almost at the doors, thus remaining 
on chronological grounds unimpeached, as a probable 
expiring date to the 1260 years, we have the more 
reason surely with deep interest to consider the signs 
of the times, (an evidence, according to Christ's own 
monition, never to be overlooked,) and to reflect 
whether, within the seven years that have past since 
my first edition was published in 1844, the signs 
which then seemed in a measure ominous and signi-
cant have become now more or less so. To which 
question there can be, I conceive, but one answer, 
and that an emphatic one. Whether we consider the 
heaving of the European nations, and awe and un-
certainty about the future, more especially since those 
earthquake-like convulsions of 1848, which are viewed 
by so many as indicating the 7th vial's first outpour-
ing, or whether the continued and markedly increased 
and increasing agitation of the three spirits of Pope-
ry, Priestcraft, and Infidelity, which were to go forth 
like frogs over the earth, and stir up the powers of 
the world to the last great war against Christ's gos-
pel-truth,—whether we consider the recent extraor-
dinary outburst of the Papal Babylon's vaunting, as 
of one that sits a queen, and shall know no sorrow, 
or whether the everlasting gospel's extended coun-
ter-preaching for a witness to all nations, and witness 
too over the world, like as by the voices of the two 
other flying angels, against Babylon and Antichrist, 
—whether we consider the increasing inquiry in the 
Jewish mind about Christianity, or whether the con-
tinued and increasing weakness of the Mohammedan 
powers,—and, yet once more, the increased and in-
creasing convergency of the eyes of all the most dis-
tant nations to that scene of the Lord's grand con-
troversy, European Christendom,—every sign must, 
I think, be admitted to have augmented in significancy 
and force, that tells of the grand crisis of the consum-
mation being nigh at hand. 
" And what the nature of that crisis?—Since my 
third edition was published 1 have. had opportunity 
of reading with all the care and attention that they 
deserve, the several late treatises written by Mr. 
Brown of Glasgow, by Clemens, and by others, 
against the premillennial view of Christ's second ad-
vent, which was advocated in my book. And, while 
sensible of the value of all of them, and specially 
grateful to Clemens for the warm kindliness of his 
tone towards myself in the controversy, it is my duty 
to express my acknowledgments to Mr. Brown, more 
particularly for the ability with which lie has con-
ducted his side of the discussion : and to confess 
that for a time, while fresh under the influence of a 
perusal of his book, my mind felt startled and shakeni; 
and the question came up, whether, after all, the pre-
millennial view, in which I had felt confidence be-
fore, might not have been espoused rashly and wrong-
ly. However, on my reconsidering the question more 
carefully, with all the advantage of his advocacy on 
the other side to help me to the truth, and analyzing 
his arguments, and comparing them with Scripture 
prophecy,—the result arrived at was a more full con-
viction than 1 had even felt betiire, that the prentil-
lennial view was correct, and not to he shaken. Mr. 
Brown will, 1 think, see in my millennial chapter 
that his arguments have not been overlooked, though 
my limits have only allowed a more cursory notice 
of them than I might otherwise have given : and he 
will 1 think also see that, besides a strengthening 
here arid there of the general reasoning, there is ad-
ded to my argument from Daniel one point at least 
of very considerable force on the premillennial side ; 
which by myself, and so far as I know by others, had 
been before pretty much overlooked. 
" However this may be I believe that Mr. Brown, 
and most who think with him, have the impression 
pretty much as strongly as myself of the probable 
nearness of that coming of Christ of which the des-
truction of the apostate seven-hillcd Babylon is the 
fated accompaniment, and which is to constitute the 
crisis arid 'consummation of our world's present 
dispensation. Even so regarded, how solemn the 
thought ! May both the readers and the writer of this 
book be enabled to realize it ! Surely if at all times 
St. Peter's- injunction has been in tome, it must be 
so now more especially, that we should take heed 
to inspired prophecy, as to a light shining in a dark 
place, until the day dawn.' If always, now more 
especially, St. John's declaration about Isis own 
Apocalypse must be true ; Blessed is he that hear-
eth, and they that read the words of this prophecy ; 
for the time is at hand.' " 
"THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO TIIF PHI- 
LIPPIANS." 
" The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians Practically Ex- 
plained, by Dr. Augustus Neander. Translated from the 
German by Mrs. H. C. Conant. New York . Published by 
Lewis Colby, 122 Nassau-street. 1851." 
['We have read the above work with great inter-
est. It breathes an excellent spirit, and cannot be 
read by the devout Christian without consolation and 
benefit. 
NEANDER was no doubt a believer in pro-
gress and the conversion of the world ;. but we thank 
him for this, we believe, his last work which he gave 
to the world, and also the translator to whom we are 
indebted for it in an English dress. We give the 
following :] 
PAUL'S POSITION TOWARDS HIS OPPOSERS. 
" If now we look farther into the history of the 
development of Christianity in this its earliest peri-
od, and investigate more minutely in the history of 
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325 
the Apostolic church, the peculiar relations and op-
posing influences under which Paul's labors were 
prosecuted, we shall soon be in a position to deter-
mine with greater exactness what we have here re-
marked in general. We know that Paul had to con-
tend with opposers, to whom all that has here been 
said is appliCable. There were those who did indeed 
acknowledge and preach Jesus as the Messiah, but a 
Messiah in the Jewish sense; who acknowledged him, 
not as that which he has revealed himself to he, the 
only ground of salvation for man ; who in connection 
with the one article of faithSthat Jesus was the Mes-
siah promised in the Old Testament, still adhered to 
the Jewish legal position; who understood nothing 
of the new creation of which Christ was the author, 
and to whom faith in Jesus as the Messiah was only a 
new patch upon the old garment of Judaism. These 
were the opposers, with whom we so often find Paul 
contending in his Epistles. Of such he might justly 
say, that they preached the gospel not purely and sin-
cerely, but only in appearance ; for they were indeed 
far more concerned for Judaism than for Christianity, 
and their converts became rather Jews than Chris-
tians. Of such he might also say, that they sought 
to form a party against him, and to add affliction to 
his bonds ; for these persons everywhere seem chiefly 
animated by jealousy of Paul, through whom the gos-
pel was preached to the heathen world as freed from 
all dependence upon Judaism, and standing upon its 
own foundation. They oppose themselves to him on 
all occasions, contest his Apostolic dignity, seek to 
encroach on his sphere of labor, to draw over the 
people from him to themselves, from that pure and 
complete Gospel to their own mutilated one. And it 
need not surprise us to meet such even in Rome; 
for Paul's Epistle to the church at Rome, written 
some years previous to his imprisonment there, shows 
us in this church, consisting chiefly of Gentile con-
verts, a small party of such Judaizing Christians who 
were in conflict with the rest. It was a matter of 
course, then, that when the pure Gospel in the sense 
of Paul was preached by the one party, the other, pro-
voked to rivalry, should rise up in opposition and 
seek to give currency to their own corrupted form of 
the Gospel. 
" We must now endeavor to understand fully the 
position of Paul towards these opposers. Rightly 
understood, it will furnish an important rule for our 
own application in many cases. In the first place, 
it is clear that these men were personal enemies of 
Paul ; and that in their efforts to promote the Gospel, 
their object was to frustrate the labors of the Apostle, 
and to form a party of their own in opposition to him. 
What self-renunciation must it then have required, to 
enable Paul to rise so entirely above this personal re-
lation, that forgetting the design against himself he 
can rejoice with his whole heart that the One Christ, 
whom it is his sole desire to glorify, is preached, even 
though it be by his personal enemies ! Thus every-
thing pertaining to self gives place to that all-absorb-
ing love to the Lord, and to those for whom He gave 
his life. How rare are the examples of a love so 
heaven-like, so purified from all selfishness ! One 
may even be animated by real zeal for the cause of 
the Lord, and yet that zeal be impaired by personal 
considerations. If others, who from unfriendly de-
signs against him personally labor to frustrate his ef-
forts, are used as instruments for the promotion of the 
same holy cause,—he cannot rejoice over it. That 
this is accomplished not through himself, but through 
those who are acting against him, weighs more with 
him than the common interest of Christ's cause; and 
instead of giving hint joy, it becomes a source of vex-
ation, jealousy, and envy. He is not concerned alone 
that Christ should be preached, but that He should 
be preached through him; or at least through his 
followers, through those who in every respect harmo-
nize with him, and acknowledge him as their teacher 
in Christianity. Least of all can he endure it, when 
Christ is preached by those who take a hostile atti-
tude towards himself ; whose most zealous effort it is 
to lessen his reputation, to throw suspicion on hint as 
a teacher, to draw men away from him. To this 
course of conduct, which we so frequently observe 
among men, the Apostle's self-denying zeal forms the 
most striking contrast. He acted in accordance with 
the principle which he himself lays down in 1 Cor. 
3:21, showing in what light the preachers of the 
Gospel should be regarded. 'Let no man,' says he, 
glory in men;' the highest, the only concern is 
the honor of Christ, and the salvation of believers.' 
PAUL'S DISINTERESTEDNESS. 
"Still another trait of PAUL'S Christian character 
is presented to us, in his manner of accepting the 
gifts sent to him by the Philippian church. There 
is in the natural man a false striving after indepen-
dence and self-reliance ; a pride of self-will, which 
not seldom decks itself with noble names, the influ-
ence of which is to make one ashamed to accept from 
others gifts of which he stands in need, lest he 
should humble himself before them. A still worse 
development of the same radical fault of the natural 
man is seen, when the gifts indeed are accepted and 
enjoyed, but there is a disposition to forget them 
again, to shim the remembrance of them, to acknowl-
edge no indebtedness to others through fear of seem-
ing dependent, or humbling one's self before them. 
But the Apostle is penetrated by the consciousness, 
that all are related to each other as tine members Of 
one body, anti should abide in this mutual dependence 
upon one another as members under one head, CHRIST 
JESUS. He knows that the growth of the whole 
body, from the one head which guides, animates, and 
connects all the members, can only then he truly pro-
moted, when all the single members are ready, as 
instruments of the one head, mutually to sustain and 
forward each other in spiritual and in temporal things, 
to work together in love and unity. This is beauti-
fully expressed by Nue in the epistle to the Eplie-
sians (4:15, 16) : That we grow up into him in all 
things, which is the head, even CHRIST ; from whom 
the whole body fitly joined together, and compacted 
by that which every joint supplieth, according to the 
effectual working in the measure of every part, mak-
eth increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in 
love.' CHRIST is here presented as the one to whom 
the whole development must tend ; the aim of all is 
to grow up into true fellowship with him, to receive 
him wholly into themselves, to become full of him. 
He is equally the one, from whom the whole growth 
up into him can alone proceed ; from whom issue 
all the vital energies, the living juices ; from whom 
alone all the members can receive life and direction. 
CHRIST so works upon the whole body, that by 
means of the different members through which his 
vitalizing influence flows, using each in its appropri-
ate manner, he works through the whole. And 
hence the growth, proceeding from him and tending 
up to him, can truly prosper only when all the mem-
bers alike yield themselves to him ; and under his 
guidance, in mutual dependence and mutual influence 
upon each other, abide together in closest union. The 
Christian should ever bear in mind, that our various 
necessities, and the means of supylying them, are 
distributed in varying modes and proportions through 
the different members, in order to keep them in a 
state of mutual dependence and reciprocal influence ; 
so that no one may break loose from his connection 
with the whole, thinking to maintain an existence by 
himself, and that mutual necessities may serve con-
tinually for the furtherance of mutual love. The 
Christian will not be ashamed, therefore, of a depen-
dence upon others springing from such a connection ; 
but will recognize it as the law naturally arising from 
the relation of the members to one another. As he 
who gives rejoices in having received from Gon 
means which he may use for the aid of the other 
members ; regarding it as a loan for this purpose 
from their common Lotto, as a medium for the mani-
festation of that love which the Spirit of Goo has 
pouted into the hearts of believers, that being the 
mark by which the disciples of the LORD, the mem-
bers of his body, are to be known : so he that re-
ceives rejoices far less in the brief temporal service 
of the gift, than in the heavenly temper expressed in 
the bestowal,—in the love, that vital principle of the 
church, which manifests itself therein. He knows 
that it is for the highest good of the giver himself; 
who thus, by deeds of love, sows in the earthly life 
what he shall reap in life eternal ; who thus mani-
fests in his works the spirit which makes him meet 
for life eternal. So PAUL represents the Christian 
relation, in his own manner of accepting the gifts of 
the Philippian church, when he says : I rejoiced in 
the Loafs greatly that flow at length your care for 
me bath flourished again,'—rejoiced, that now after 
long endured privation, they are placed once more 
in a condition to fulfil the wish they had ever felt, to 
care for his temporal wants ;—' because ye have ever 
cared for me, but ye lacked opportunity. Not that I 
speak in respect of want.' And iu conclusion he 
says : Not because I desire a gift, but I desire fruit' 
—the fruit which springs for them out of such mani-
festations of love—. which may abound to your ac-
count '—may be laid up for life eternal." 
SERMON OF DR. LYMAN BEECHER. 
BRO. HIMES:—As the readers of the Herald are 
interested in events of any moment that are rolled up 
by the wheels of time, 1 thought it would not be 
amiss for me to give them an item of news connected 
with this " city of peace." On last Sabbath, Dr. 
LYMAN BEECHER commenced his labors at the How-
ard-street Orthodox society in this place. The an-
nouneement of his corning created a hope in many 
breasts, and my own among the number, that his ef-
forts here would be the means of awakening a deeper 
and more extensive interest on the subject of religion 
throughout the place. I will not say that our hopes 
will yet be disappointed ; but I must say, with due 
deference to so venerable and able a minister of JE-
SUS CHRIST, that 1 fear he has not laid the axe at the 
root of the right tree to make Satan tremble much. 
If he has, then probably the language he has employed 
in 'elation to us, and others, may be appropriate and 
true. What I refer to is the following. A corres-
pondent of the Essex county Freeman, published in 
this city, giving an account of the Doctor's Sabbath 
afternoon discourse, says : 
" His text last Sabbath afternoon was, Fear not, 
little flock, it is your Father's good pleasure to give 
you the kingdom.' The object of his discourse was 
to encourage the little flock to which he is preaching 
to arise and put on strength. He spoke of the power 
of armies, fleets, and navies, which have made the 
ribs of the world to tremble ; but said he there is more 
power in the Church of Chrst than in all of them 
combined, If you doubt .this, read the 11th chapter 
of Hebrews, or the Acts of the Apostles, or the 
Prophecies of Isaiah. Look also at the Reformation 
of Luther, and at the effects which have followed the 
labors of our Puritan Fathers. There is no obstruc-
tion that can prevent or retard the progress of the 
church, if she is only faithful to the principles she 
professes. Tine Spirit of the living God will then 
be in her, and her advance to the conquest of the 
world will be as steady, as sublime, and majestic, as 
the march of the planets through the midnight heavens. 
The Doctor wished for no other weapon with which to 
accomplish this mighty work, than the Gospel of 
Christ. He had no such idea as that entertained and 
promulgated by some modern crack-brained Millena-
rians, of throwing the Gospel aside as a worn-out in-
strument, that had failed to accomplish what it was 
designed for, and waiting for the personal appearance 
of the Son of God on earth to effect it by physical 
power." 
Says the Doctor : " Tiere is no obstruction that 
can prevent or retard the progress of the church, if 
she is only faithful to the principles she professes." 
True, the goal for the attainment of the church, as 
brought to view in the word of •Goo, is certain,—
she will reach it, despite of all opposition. But what 
is it? The Doctor says : " The Spirit of the living 
Goo will then be in her, and her advance to the con-
quest of the world will be as steady, as sublime, and 
majestic, as the march of the planets through the 
midnight heavens." We would suggest two serious 
obstacles to the accomplishment of this work—" the 
conquest of the world." 
There is no warrant in the word of GoD for be-
lieving that the church will ever become so faithful to 
the principles she possesses, as to be prepared for 
such a work ; but on the contrary, we are assured 
that in the last days, " the love of many will wax 
cold,"—" there will be a form of godliness, without 
the power ;" and CHRIST declares, that at his coming, 
there will be " five wise, and five foolish " ones 
among those who shall profess to be his " virgins." 
Again : All the prophetic descriptions of the church 
in this age represent her as being in her purest state 
at the commencement, and growing more and more 
corrupt until the end. 
The second difficulty in the " conquest of the 
world " by the church is, that the Lorre has clearly 
revealed the fact, that the devil is the " prince of 
this world," " working in the hearts of the children 
of disobedience ;" arid he will continue to will and 
work until he is chained by the " seed of the woman," 
who was dead, but is alive again, to live for evermore, 
and has the " keys of hell and death." This work 
will be accomplished when CHRIST comes, as sym-
bolized, with a " key and chain " in his hand, to de-
stroy the power of the devil over the church forever; 
but not over the wicked, for we read that at the end 
of the thousand years the wicked dead are raised, and 
deceived by the devil, and all are cast into the lake 
of fire. The devil will have by far the greater 
number. Hence CHRIST mused the language of the 
text : " little flock." If the views of the Doctor were 
true, CHRIST should have said " great flock." But 
it may be said that CHRIST meant that the flock was 
small then, but it would grow large. I reply, No, 
for we are informed that " straight is the gate, and 
narrow is the way that leadeth unto life, and few 
there be that find it ;" and JESUS, speaking of the 
time of his second eming, inquires, " When the Son 
of man cometh, will he find faith on the earth ?" 
The Doctor " wished for no other weapons with 
which to accomplish this mighty work than the Gos-
pel of CHRIST." Very good. If we believed the 
work anticipated by the Doctor was to be done, we 
should agree in the means by which it was to be 
done. But we believe Goo never designed such a 
resnit, or else he would have foretold it. Instead of 
this, we read that the "Gospel shall be preached to 
all nations for a witness," not that all nations should 
be converted by the Gospel, butt that it should be a 
witness against those that would not receive it. PAUL 
says that " Goo shall judge the secrets of men by 
JESUS CHRIST according to the Gospel," at which 
time he will find some who had been " contentious, 
and who had not obeyed the truth." 
He had no such idea as that entertained and pro-
mulgated by some modern cracked-brained Millena-
rians, of throwing the Gospel aside as a worn-out in-
strument, that had failed to accomplish what it was 
designed for, and waiting for the personal appearance 
or the Son of Goo on earth to effect it by physcal 
power." 
We are frank to confess that we are " waiting 
for the personal appearance of the Son of Goo on 
earth," to effect, by his coming, the regeneration of 
the earth. In taking which ground, we are sustained 
by the obvious sense of the sacred text throughout, 
and by the primitive orthodox church for three hun-
dred years after CHRIST'S time. 
We are not willing, however, to admit that we 
throw the Gospel aside as a worn-out instrument, 
that has failed to accomplish what it was designed 
for;" because we firmly believe what GOD declared 
by IsAisri : " So shall my word be that goeth out of 
my mouth : it shall not return unto me void, but it 
shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall 
prosper in the thing whereto I send it." And such 
a charge against us as a people, is as unfounded in 
fact, as it is modern in date. The complaint urged 
against LUTHER in his day, has been the one raised 
against us :—that nothing is heard from us but " the 
Gospel ! the Gospel! The word ! the word !" while 
our opponents cry, " The Spirit ! the Spirit !' 
With regard to Millenarians being " cracked' 
brained," I would inquire, in the language of PA-
LEY, " Who can refute a sneer?" But if Millena-
rians are cracked-brained, as our respected father in 
the Gospel declares, then MARTIN LUTHER must have 
had his brains addled. Bishop LATIMER and Bishop 
NEWTON must have been in a similar state of mind. 
Also Sir ISAAC NEWTON, concerning whom Dr. DUF 
FIELD says: " The name of Sir ISAAC NEWTON is 
sufficient to shield the doctrine from the charge of 
weakness or fanaticism, or of being supported by in 
sufficient evidence. He gave his poweiful mind two 
whole years to the study of the prophecies, and Las 
avowed his belief in the premillenial coming of 
CHRIST." The great and good Dr. CHALMERS, who 
died in the faith of the premillenial advent of CHRIST, 
must have been laboring under an aberration of mind. 
Dr. CUMMING and MCNIEL, who are now arousing 
all England with their eloquence and arguments, 
must be affected with an hallucination of the brain. 
And a host of others of our own native land, and 
time, among all denominations of evangelical Chris-
tians, who are emphatically the lights of this age, 
must be affected with that strange disorder of which 
the Doctor speaks. 
0 ! when will the time come, when this subject 
shall receive that candor and attention which its 
overwhelming interest demands ? It ought to be 
understood by this time, that hard names do not affect 
what hard arguments might. 
OSLER. 
Salem, Nov. 8th, 1851. 
THE APOCRYPHA. 
The Apocrypha, so called from a word which 
means Hid—The Hidden books—books not read in 
the congregations of Israel—was never written in 
the Hebrew tongue, in which all the rest of the Old 
Testament was written. It was never received or ad-
mitted by the Jews, to whom were divinely intrusted 
the Oracles of GOD. It is not once qnoted by our 
Lord, nor by any of the apostles, as a portion of the 
Sacred Volume. JOSEPHUS, the celebrated Jewish 
historian, who ought to know what hooks were rec- 
ognized by his countrymen and co-religionists, dis-
claims the Apocrypha as part of the Old Testament 
Scriptures. The Apocrypha was not recognized by 
any of the ancient Christian fathers, who are looked 
up to as being valuable historians, however imper-
fect expositors of divine truth. HILARY, who lived 
in the year 354, rejects all the Apocrypha. EPIPHA-
Nius, who lived in the year 368, rejects it all. The 
fathers, in the council of Laodicea, A. D. 367, reject 
all the Apocrypha. GREGORY of Nazianzum, Am-
prireoenes, and JEROME who lived in the years 370 
and 392, reject it all. And GREGORY the Great, who 
is asserted by Romanist's to have been the first pope, 
arid who lived in 590, rejects the two books of Mac-
cabees, which are at this day received by the Roman 
Catholic Church, and in this presents a useful speci- 
men of Papal harmony. But we have decisive evi-
dence that the Maccabees at least, are riot part of the 
Word of GOD, from the simple fact, that the writer 
disclaims all pretension to inspiration whatever. At 
the end of the second book of Maccabees, which is 
received by the Church of Rome as part of the Sa-
cred Scriptures, it is stated, " so these things being 
by Niessam, etc. I also will here make an end of my 
narrative, which. if I have done well, it is what I de-
sired ; but f not so perfectly, it must be pardoned me." 
Can we conceive of an inspired penman begging par-
don for the mistakes of his narrative? We find no 
parallel apology in the rest of Sacred Writ ; and this 
very closing statement of the writer of the books of 
Maccabees, would be sufficient to disprove all claim 
or pretense to inspiration on his part. In the last 
place, the Apocrypha contains doctrines totally de-
structive of morality. For instance, in the second 
book of Maccabees (14 :t2). we read, " Now as the 
multitude sought to rush into his house, and to break 
open the door, and to set fire to it, when he was 
ready to be taken, he struck himself with his sword, 
choosing TO DIE NOBLY, rather than to fall into the 
hands of the wicked, and to suffer abuses unbecom-
ing his noble birth." In these words there is a dis-
tinct euloOurn upon suicide. It is declared that the 
man who rushed unbidden and unsent into the pres• 
ence of his GOD, "died nobly." To such morality 
as this, we find no parallel or counterpart in the rest 
of the Sacred Volume. And in the same book we 
read that " it is a holy arid wholesome thought to 
pray for the dead that they may be loosed from their 
sins." These and other doctrines that might be 
quoted from the Apocrypha, contradict the plain doe 
trines of Scripture, and show distinctly that these 
books are cot to be confounded or identified with the 
Sacred Volume ; and that whatever objection may 
lie against the morality of the Apocrypha, these do 
not militate one jot or tittle against the morality of 
what is really the Word or GoD. 
Bible Evidence for the People. 
st-sss._ 
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THE ADVENT HERALD. 
00A)1M-MPaNDANOM. 
EXPOSITION OF ROMANS XI. 
BY J. W. BONHAM. 
(Concluded from the Herald of Nov. 8th.) 
V. 27--" For this is my covenant unto them when 
I shall take away their sins." The apostle here re-
fers to the new, or gospel covenant, predicted by the 
prophet Jeremiah : 
PROPHECY. 
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I 
will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, 
and with the house of Judah : not according to the 
covenant that I made with their fathers, in the day 
that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the 
land of Egypt ; which my covenant they brake, al-
though I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord : 
but this shall be the covenant that 1 will make with 
the house of Israel ; After those days, saith the Lord, 
I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it 
in their hearts ; and will be their God, and they shall 
be my people. And they shall teach no more every 
man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, 
Know the Lord : for they shall all know me, front 
the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the 
Lord : for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will re-
member their sin no more."—Jer. 31 : 31-34. 
FULFILMENT. 
'' For if that first covenant had been faultless, then 
should no place have been sought for the second. For 
finding fault with them, lie saith, Behold, the days 
come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new cove-
nant with the house of Israel and with the house of 
Judah : not according to the covenant that I made 
with their fathers, in the day when I took them by 
the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; be-
cause they continued not in my covenant, and I re-
garded them not, saith the Lord. For this is the 
covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, 
after those days, saith the Lord ; I will put my laws 
into their mind, and write them in their hearts : and 
I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a 
people : and they shall not teach every ma:-, his neigh-
bor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the 
Lord : for all shall know me, from the least to the 
greatest. For I will be merciful to their unright-
eousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I re-
member no more. In that he saith, A new covenant, 
he bath made the first old. Now that which decay-
eth and waxeth old, is ready to vanish away."—
Heb. 8 : 7-13. 
The covenant brought to view by the apostle refers 
to the present, and not to the future dispensation. 
The sins of all who believe are forgiven, whether 
Jew or Gentile ; and at the second appearance of the 
Saviour, the grand scheme of redemption will be 
completed, sin and its effects will be removed, and 
the faithful will enter upon the realization of that in-
heritance of which, at present, they enjoy but the ear-
nest. " But now once in the end of the world hath 
he appeared, to put away sin by the sacr,fice of him-
self. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, 
but after this the judgment; so Christ was once of-
fered to hear the sins of many ; and unto them that 
look for him shall he appear the second time, with-
out sin (a sin offering) unto salvation." 
V. 28—" As concerning the gospel, they are ene-
mies for your sakes : but as touching the election, 
they are beloved for the fathers' sakes." Those only 
who believe in Christ constitute the election, or 
" remnant according to the election of grace."—
Though Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant 
shall be saved : and such are beloved for the sake of 
their faithful, believing fathers. 
V. 29-- For the gifts and calling of God are 
without repentance. For as ye in times past have 
not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy 
through their unbelief: even so have these also now 
not believed, that through your mercy they also may 
obtain mercy. For God bath concluded them all in 
unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all "—that 
is, all who believe, for only such can be saved. 
Reader, do you belong to the true Israel ? Have 
you repented of your sins, and believed on the Lord 
Jesus Christ with all your heart? If so, you are an 
heir to the promise made to Abraham, whether you 
be male or female, Jew or Gentile. And if' you 
prove faithful, and endure to the end, you will be in-
cluded in the " all Israel " to whom salvation is prom-
ised ; and when the Redeemer shall come to Zion, 
all the evils caused by sin will be removed, your mor-
tal body will put on immortality, and you will sit 
down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the king-
dom of God. "For there is no difference between 
the Jew and the Greek ; for the same Lord over all 
is rich unto all that call upon him."—Rom. 10 : 12. 
" Not as though the word of God hath taken none 
eirclet, for they are not all Israel that are of Israel ; 
neither because they are the seed of Abraham are 
they all children : hut in Isaac shall thy seed be called. 
That is, they which are the children of the flesh,—
these are not the children of God : but the children 
of the promise are counted for the seed."—Rom. 9 : 
6—S. " For if they which are of the law be heirs, 
faith is made void, and the promise made of none ef-
fect."—Rom. 4:14. " For he is not a Jew who is 
one outwardly ; neither is that circumcision which is 
outward in the flesh : but he is a Jew who is one in-
wardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the 
spirit, and not in the letter, whose praise is not of 
men, but of God."—Rom. 2 : 28, 29. " For ye are 
all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither 
bond nor free, there is neither male nor female : for 
ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, 
then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to 
the promise."—Gal. 3 : 26, 29. These scriptures 
clearly define who are the Jews, or Israel, to whom 
the precious promises belong. They lay down great 
principles, which must not be contradicted, cast aside 
by inferences, or annulled to suit a theory. The 
old covenant " vanished away, and its place was 
supplied by the new, or " better covenant ;" and as 
Moses was the mediator of the first, Christ Jesus is 
the mediator of the second,. He made one offering 
for sin by the sacrifice of himself; broke down the 
middle wall of partition between Jew and Gentile ; 
those who were aliens to the commonwealth of Is-
rael, and strangers to the covenant of promise, were 
brought nigh and reconciled ; the hand-writing con-
tained in ordinances was blotted out, and nailed to 
Calvary's cross. And shall we, brethren, go from 
the antitype back to the type, and attempt to build 
again the things that Christ destroyed ? 
We read of no third covenant, or third mediator, 
or future sacrificial offerings for sin. Christ made 
one offering for sin forever, and became our high 
priest to plead our cause before the throne of God. 
" For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the 
ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth 
to the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall 
the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit 
offered himself without spot to God, purge your con-
sciences from dead works to serve the living God ? 
And for this cause he is the mediator of the new tes-
tament, that by means of death. for the redemption 
of the transgressions that were under the first testa-
ment, they which are called might receive the prom-
ise of eternal inheritance."—Heb. 9 : 14, 15. 
" 0 the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and 
knowledge of God ! How unsearchable are his judg-
ments, and his ways past finding out ! For who bath 
known the mind of the Lord or who bath been his 
counsellor? Or who bath first given to him, and it 
shall be recompensed unto him again ? For of him, 
and through him, and to him, are all things to whom 
he glory for ever. Amen." 
LETTER FROM N. BILLINGS. 
BRO. RIMES :—YOU will remember that my last 
communication was finished at Low Hampton, N. Y., 
under date of July 14th, 1851. 1 remained in that 
place and vicinity till the 18th, when I left for Addi-
son, Vt. On my arrival at A., I took lodgings at 
Bro. Smith's, where I met Bro. Morgan, who had 
labored there for a considerable time previous. In 
the evening I addressed the friends present in the 
chapel, and again on the Sabbath. 
On Tuesday, the 22d, I went to fulfil an appoint-
ment at Panton, a tew miles distant ; but on our-arri-
val there 1 found that the enemy had already been 
there, for those who had formerly been interested in 
the Advent cause appeared (so far as I was able to 
learn,) to be very much engaged in the observance of 
the Jewish sabbath, and of course had little or no 
sympathy with those who believe the new covenant 
to be better than the old. In consequence of this, I 
found that no notice for a meeting had been given, 
and therefore finally concluded, with the advice of the 
bruther who had conveyed me from Addison, to take 
the cars at Vergennes for Burlington, where I found 
a place of retreat under the friendly roof of Bro. C. 
Berms ; and being about worn down, I was very glad 
of a little rest. On Thursday evening, the 24th, a 
meeting was held in the chapel, but owing to the 
rain, hut few attended. 
The next day I took the steamer for Isle La Mott, 
but the boat passed the island without landing me, 
and conveyed me to Rouses Point, where I spent the 
Sabbath. Here I had the privilege of meeting with 
many that I had never seen before ; but 1 was soon 
made to feel that I was mingling with kindred spirits, 
and was surrounded, by brethren of like precious 
faith, and rejoicing in the same blessed hope. The 
season was one which I shall long remember, and 
by which I hope others were benefited. 
On the 29th I preached in a school-house at. Perrys-
ville, a few miles distant. After meeting, I accepted 
the invitation of Bro. Whipple, who lives near by, 
to remain at his house over night. I may be allowed 
to say, that I much enjoyed the morning and everting 
devotions of his family : Ouse were seasons of deep 
and thrilling interest, made so mainly by rich and 
heavenly music, sung in four parts by as many voices, 
sweetly blending, and making us to feel that heaven 
had come rushing down into the soul, and for a time 
at least, that we were no longer of this present evil 
world. 
On the evening of the 30th I preached at Odell-
town, C. E. This was the first time I had ever left 
the jurisdiction of the United States. I fully real-
ized the changed as 1 passed the boundary line into 
Canada, and felt my feet planted firmly upon the ter-
ritory of an earthly kingdom. It was to me a fruit-
ful theme for meditation ; I thought much of the ev-
erlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus 
Christ, and prayed that I might have an abundant 
entrance into the same. The meeting was held in a 
school-house, where I addressed a patient and devout 
congregation, not wholly, I trust, without benefit. 
Sabbath, Aug. 3d, I preached at Champlain, N. 
Y. Friends came in from abroad, and this, with the 
meeting at Rouses Point the Sabbath previous, has 
made a deep impression upon my mind, and I shall 
not soon forget the kindness and sympathy of those 
I met in each of those places. 
On the 5th I preached at Clarenceville, C. E. The 
season I enjoyed here proved, through the mercy of 
God, a heavenly one indeed, and all present seemed 
sensible of it. It was one of the best meetings that 
I ever enjoyed. Here I formed an agreeable acquaint-
ance with Elder Sawyer, of Moors, N. Y., who ac-
companied me to Dunham. 
On the 7th and 8th I preached at Waterloo. Bro. 
Hutchinson is still unable to preach, but his presence 
is a blessing not only to the cause in AV., but else-
where. The church there are happily united and 
prosperous. This, no doubt, is in consequence of 
the harmony that exists among them, and of the mu-
sic of their rich and cultivated voices, joining in 
hymns of praise and thanksgiving to the Most High. 
The time allotted for my stay at W. soon passed 
away, and 1 left on Saturday morning for Outlet, 
where 1-spent the Sabbath. Here 1 had the privi-
lege of speaking to many from different places upon 
some of the great things of the kingdom. While 
here, 1 firmed an interesting acquaintance with some 
friends, which will not soon be forgotten. 
The 13th and 14th I had the privilege of meeting 
with the church at Derby Line. Our brethren in this 
place are more highly favored than many others ; 
they live near their place of worship, can have fre-
quent meetings, and appear to be well united. 
The 15th I preached in the Advent chapel at Troy, 
Vt., and was blessed with a good time. On the Sab-
bath, the 17th, had an interesting meeting with the 
friends at Richford On the 19th I gave two dis- 
courses in the chapel at Montgomery. Here is the 
residence of our much esteemed Bro. Greene, whose 
labors were so abundant in this region early in the 
Advent cause. He has for some time past been laid 
aside from his tninisterial work by bodily infirmities. 
My interview with him was short, but full of interest 
and profit. 
We left M. on the 20th for Eden, being conveyed 
thither by Bro. Martin, of the former place. The 
road over which we passed, for several miles, ex-
ceeded in roughness anything I had before seen. 
The way led over mountains, deep glens, unrepaired 
roads, and broken bridges, dangerous both to man 
and beast. Yet the scenery was romantic in the ex-
treme, being environed by lofty mountains, and cov-
ered with majestic trees, rearing their stately trunks, 
and spreading their overhanging branches, therewith 
forming a beautiful canopy to shield us from the 
burning rays of the sun. And as though nature had 
been still further mindful of the weary traveller, we 
were delighted with the entrancing melody of the 
limpid stream, one of the most lovely sheets of water 
my eyes ever beheld : now on our right, then on our 
left, over the gentle slope, the ragged cliff, and the 
pebbly hottom,—as clear as glass, and beautifully 
transparent. By this all angry passions were calmed 
and held in subjection, and I was more than compen-
sated for the badness of the way. At last we arrived 
at Eden, and found our way to Elder Stone's, where 
I received those hospitalities so much needed by 
weary travelers. After singing and prayer, Elder 
S. brought me on my way to Johnson, where 1 took 
lodgings for the night at Bro. Allen's. From thence 
1 was conveyed to Morrisville, where I met the 
friends in the Union meeting-house. During the dis-
course, I was honored by the infidel ravings of a pro-
fessional gentleman (?) from a neighboring town, 
whose name 1 have in safe keeping. After being in-
formed repeatedly that he could not proceed, he 
finally left the house greatly excited, and apparently 
with very bad feelings, from which I know not whe-
ther he has since recovered ; I hope, however, that 
he is convalescent by this time. The cause at Mor-
risville appears to be in a languishing state ; several 
individuals have imbibed distracting views, leaving a 
few tried friends to struggle on as well as they can. 
May their faith and patience not give out amid all 
their discouragements. 
On Friday, the 22d, I took the stage for Water-
bury, where, on my arrival, I was kindly received 
and entertained beneath the hospitable dome of Bro. 
Parker. I spent the Sabbath in W., where, I am 
happy to say, the cause is doing well. Many are 
coming in to hear the glad tidings of the kingdom, 
for which the friends in that place have abundant 
cause for thankfulness and gratitude. 
On the 26th I left Waterbury for home, where 1 
arrived the following evening, ai'ter an absence of 
ten weeks and three days. During this tour I have 
shared largely in the mercy of God, and with thank-
fulness would record the memory of his goodness to 
me in all the way he has led me. 
Yours for the heavenly country. 
Roxbury (Mass.), Sept. 1st, 1851. 
THE RIGHT VIEW OF THINGS. 
[The following remarks of Bro. THOMAS SMITH 
are worthy the attention of Adventists, especially 
those who have been perplexed and annoyed by a class 
of contentious professors, many of whom have been 
led astray by selfish and morbid prints. Those who 
have no healthy plans of usefulness themselves, and 
are devoted to the interruption and distraction of 
those who have, cannot be recognized as fellow- 
workers. The Bible rule for us towards all such is, 
to " let them alone "— " note them," and have no 
connection with them. And if they annoy us, treat 
them kindly, but firmly resist all their plans to de-
stroy the Advent cause. The duty of Adventists is 
plain. Let us all be at the work of the preparation 
of ourselves and others for the coming of our blessed 
SAVIOUR. Let us build each other up in this most holy 
faith.—ED.] 
DEAR BRO. 11:11HES :—I find that by writing and 
preaching the word, conversing, praying, &c., preju-
dices are removed front the minds of many who have 
been told that the " Herald " folks had backslidden, 
and, consequently, the " Herald " was a backslidden 
paper. 0 how long will it be before some people 
will get the beam out of their own eyes, that they may 
see more clearly how to get the mote out of their 
brother's eye? Of one thing I feel assured, that the 
candid, thinking part of the Adventists are satisfied 
that mere opinions in relation to " ages to come," 
or the thousand years of Rev. 20th in the past, will 
avail nothing before God without that charity, or 
love, spoken of by the apostle Paul in his 1st Epistle 
to the Corinthians, 13th chap. 
I am happy in being able to say, that in the few 
places which I have visited since my return from 
the West, the brethren are passing over these ideas 
which have caused some distraction, and are endeavor-
ing to " lay hold of eternal life." 
I think, from what I learn, that the advice given at 
the Orrington camp-meeting by one of the preachers, 
in relation to the ages past and to come, proved bene-
ficial to a number, as he urged them not to trouble 
themselves about these things, but rather to " con-
tend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the 
saints," and thus be prepared for that day which is 
coming upon the world as a thief in the night. I 
wish in my heart that 1 could think better of some 
preachers than I do, who have made it their busi-
ness to endeavor to persuade some who take the 
" Retold " that its editor is a bad man ; and yet 
another, who has represented the " Herald " as a 
fallen paper, and of course its conductors. 
Said a brother to me a short time since, " I am 
glad, Bro. Smith, you have come among us,—for 
they said that you had backslidden, and 1 thought it 
was so ; but ant DOW convinced to the contrary." 
'['his same brother had been severely tried himself 
with the new notions which had been introduced 
about the " ages," and the Jewish sabbath, and also 
that no person could be a Christian unless he em-
braced such and such particular views. Such per-
sons, I certainly think, are straightened in their own 
bowels, and I am satisfied that in the event of the 
judgment o come, they will find it as true in 1851 as 
it was when Peter uttered it about A. D. 41, " that in 
every nation," and 1 may add denomination, " they 
who fear God and worketh righteousness are accepted 
with him." 
Prudent men in these last days of great peril, are 
very much needed to lead forward the . sacramental 
host, and to feed them with the sincere milk of the 
word, that they may grow thereby. I have, for my-
self, concluded, that with such contentious folks, whit 
are so much inclined to judge and censure others, I 
would have but little to do, and if they wish to go to 
the right, then I will go to the left ; and if they pre-
fer the left, I will then walk to the right, for the world 
is large enough for us all. The Macedonian cry is coin-
ing from every point of the compass, and we should 
not contend for the minors, when the majors demand 
all our attention. Very severely have I been tried 
with these divisions, new-fangled notions, judgings, 
condemning, &c., for I have seen some of the evils 
which such a course of conduct has produced ; but 
more recently I have come to the conclusion, to be 
perfectly willing to be judged and condemned by men, 
and to let the blessed Lord take care of his own 
cause; to love every person ; to judge nothing before 
the time; leave all to be settled at the great day, now 
emphatically near. The result therefore has been a 
hope triumphant, and 
" The day glides swifty o'er my head, 
Made up of innocence and love; 
Arid swift and silent as the shades 
The nightly minutes gently move." 
In conclusion, dear brother, permit me to say, at-
tend carefully, honestly, arid perseveringly to the 
business which God has in his providence called you. 
You, with all of God's true ministers, are called to 
a great work,—a work which causes solicitude in 
the hearts of angels,—a work which cost the pre-
cious blood of the Son of God,—a work for which 
Jesus still lives to intercede in heaven,—and the ef-
fects of which will soon be seen, when Jesus shall 
come with all his mighty angels, and before Him be 
gathered the nations of the earth, and the decision of 
that great day be made manifest to the joy of the few, 
and the condemnation of the many. 0 dreadful day ! 
that shall decid-s the fates of all, and fix them in an 
eternal state ! Yes, 
" That awful day will surely come, 
The appointed hour makes haste, 
When I must stand before the Judge, 
Arid pass the solemn test." 
" How careful then ought Ito live, 
With what religious fear, 
Who such a strict account must give 
For my behavior here." 
I therefore, for one, had rather possess the love of 
God in the heart, by the Holy Ghost given unto me, 
than to " speak with the tongues of men and of an-
gels." 
I prefer it to the " understanding of all mys-
teries and all knowledge." 
Give me this in prefer-
ence to a readiness to " bestow all my goods to feed 
the poor, and my body to be burned;" for " not abid-
eth faith, hope, charity, these three ; but the greatest 
of these is charity." In affection truly, yours in 
hope of eternal life at the corning of our Lord and 
Saviour Jesus Christ. 
THOMAS SMITH. 
Eddington (Me.), Nov. 6th, 1851. 
Extracts from Letters. • 
Bro. LEVI DUDLEY writes from Woodstock, Vt., 
Nov. 11th, 1851 : 
DEAR BRO. HIMES :—I have some good news to 
tell for the encouragement of the saints. The late 
tent meeting you held in Champlain has resulted in 
the conversion of some souls, and the reclaiming of 
others. The true friends of the Advent cause have 
been much comforted and encouraged, and were glad 
to see you once more. and find that your trials had 
not overcome you. Praise God for his all-sufficient 
grace. 
Soon after the tent-meeting, our beloved Bro. I. 
R. Gates came to help us. Truly the Lord was 
with hint. He had the worth of souls and the inter-
est of God's cause at heart, and the Lord blest his 
labors, to the conversion of between forty and fifty 
souls. In the course of three weeks, twenty-eight 
were baptized, arid others intend to be soon. Praise 
the Lord that the door of mercy is not shut ! Jesus 
is still on the mercy-seat, and whosoever will may 
come and partake of the waters of life freely. Most 
of those converted live in Odelltown, where Bro. G. 
labored the greater part of the time he spent with 
us. He has given us some encouragement that he 
will return and spend the winter in this section. He 
is just such a man as we need in this region, May 
the Lord open the way for his coming. 
I have visited the tried saints in Burlington, Un-
derhill, Waterbury, and Woodstock, and found them 
still looking for the return of the Nobleman. I tar-
ried one night at the house of Elder Clark, in Waits-
field, who, with his companion, I found strong in the 
faith. He has had a good revival in Rochester, Vt.. 
There seems to be a spirit of revival everywhere 
I have been of late, and I have never has) so many 
urgent calls to preach the gospel of the kingdom as I 
have had recently. My prayer is, that the Lord will 
raise up more laborers and send them into his vine-
yard. 
F 
NOM 
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Bro. E. CRowEes writes from Portsmouth (N. 
H.), Nov, 12th, 1851 :— 
DEAR BR°. RIMES :—I have just sat down with 
our people in Portsmouth, with whom I spent two 
years so pleasantly previous to my going to Law-
rence, where I. have been for the year past. The 
cause of our coming Saviour has a few and consist-
ent friends in this place, and many, very many ene-
mies. I find that sectarian proselyting is carried on 
to some extent in this place, but i hope, however, 
that there will be a few names left even in Ports-
mouth. Our meetings are very well attended, and 
the people feel quite encouraged to hope for a re-
freshing from the Lord. We hope to see the feeble 
strengthened, the faint encouraged, the wanderer re-
claimed, and the sinner converted to God. The build-
ers have begun to erect a house of worship, and we 
hope to get into it the coming winter. We want you 
to come and spend a Sabbath with us as soon as pos-
sible. You have many friends here who would be 
glad to see you, and hear from you the glad tidings 
of the kingdom. 
hope the church in Lawrence will not be neg-
lected. There is a small but whole-hearted company 
there, who are doing al! in their power to maintain 
preaching in that place. They need help, and ought 
to have it. I pray God to bless them abundantly, 
and reward them liberally, for their kindness to me 
and mine during my stay among them. 
My Post-office address is Portsmouth, N. H., No. 
14 Austin-street. 
[We hope our brethren will he sustained, and that 
they may prosper. Will visit that place as soon as 
practicable.—s. V. H.] 
Bro S. HEATH writes from Lunenburg (Mass.), 
Oct. 2d, 1851 : 
DEAR BRO. HtMEs :—Having anticipated meeting 
you and our dear brethren at the Newburyport Con-
ference, but circumstances forbidding my attendance, 
I write to express that my mind is with you, arid that 
I wish to share with you in this cause, both in pros-
perity and adversity. I esteem the reproach and 
tribulation, as well as the joy and rejoicing, of this 
cause ; and having taken the whole armor of God, I 
feel assured that in the use of this we shall be able 
to stand in the evil day against all the wiles of the 
devil, and be ready, at the coming of Christ, to ex-
change our armor for the crown. 
At South Reading, where I have been laboring a 
part of the time for a few weeks past, there has been 
a gradual rise in the interest of our meetings, and at 
present the interest is good. There is also an in-
crease of interest at the Lynn dye-house. In this 
place, arid also in Fitchburg and Westminster, the 
state of things continues about the same. 
Bro. THOS. SMITH writes from Bucksport (Me.), 
Nov. 11th, 1851 : 
The last Lord's-day I spent in this town, and 
preached the word to an attentive congregation, most 
of whom are ready to acknowledge that we have the 
most correct views of the Bible of any people now 
extant ; but it is one thing to admit the truth, and 
another thing to live it. May the latter be the course 
pursued by the Adventists of these last days. 
Obituary. 
" I am the RESURRECTION and the LIFE he who believeth in ME, 
though he should die, yet he will LIVE : and whoever liveth and be-
lieveth in me, will NEVER die."—John 11 t 25, 26. 
Bro. BENJAMIN PERRY, of Waterbury, Vt., who 
went to California about seventeen months since, is 
no more. He has left a wife and two daughters to 
mourn their loss. Sister Perry is in deep sorrow : 
she has not only to mourn the loss of her husband, 
but also that of her father and mother, who have re-
cently died. She needs the prayers and sympathies 
of God's people. 
L. D. 
DIED, at Erving, Mass., after a long and distress-
ing sickness of seventeen weeks, Sister ROSA, wife 
of Bro. HENRY BENJAMIN. The " blessed hope " 
cheered her in the hours of distress, and while she 
conversed about laying her body in the tomb, it was 
with Christian composure, and always with the pleas-
ing reflection, that her sleep in Jesus would be short. 
She selected the text from which the writer should 
address the mourning circle of friends, which was 
the language of Jesus to the daughters of Jerusa-
lem—" Weep not for me, but weep for yourselves 
and for your children." A kind husband and chil-
dren are left to mourn their loss ; but hers is the 
blessing of those who die in the Lord, for they rest 
from their labors, and their works follow them. 
C. R. GRIGGS. 
MARTHA ANN HARVEY, of Shefford, C. E., fell 
asleep in Jesus Oct. 30th. aged 30 years. She was 
a truly amiable person, and few, if any, here, had 
such a wide range of acquaintance; but she devoted 
too much of her precious life to to the vanities of the 
present evil world. She was a daughter of Bro. 
Zephaniah Harvey, who has been a follower of Christ 
fur nearly half a century, and who embraced the Ad-
vent faith when it was first promulgated in these 
parts. She was a subject of her pious father's pray-
ers and affectionate admonitions ; but though she re-
spected religion, and looked with favor on the doc-
trine of the Loril's corning, and had many loud calls 
to give her heart to God, yet she neglected to put on 
Christ as her Saviour till she was attacked with pul-
monary consumption, of which her mother and a sis-
ter had previously died. But the Lord, who regards 
the prayers of a devoted parent, was merciful to her 
in her sickness, in giving her true repentance, and in 
Working a happy change in her mind, so that not only 
did the world lose its charms, but the Saviour became 
in her view as the fairest among ten thousand, and 
the one altogether lovely. Though many of her for-
mer associates in pleasure called to see her, yet her 
element was in the visits of those who could speak 
to her about Christ and his kingdom. She read the 
New Testament much, and was fond of Prof. Whit-
ing's translation. She used to speak of the promi-
nency which the apostle gives to the second advent, 
and to express her wonder that all could not see it, 
or how any would attempt to explain away a doc-
trine so obvious. She esteemed it a great blessing 
to reside during the closing months of her life with 
Dr. Parmelee, of Waterloo, who, with his wife, are 
waiting for the kingdom of God. For two or three 
weeks before she died, her confidence in her Lord 
seemed to be unshaken, and her closing moments 
were calm and peaceful. She told us that Jesus was 
precious, and the last words she was heard to utter 
were, " Glory ! glory !" and then sweetly fell asleep. 
Her funeral was numerously attended by all classes 
and denominations. At her request, I preached on 
the occasion, aided in the service by Bro. Orrock. 
It is hoped that this affliction may be a means, under 
God, of bringing many to the Lord in this place and 
the adjacent towns. 
R. HUTCHINSON. 
REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE. 
[The following thrilling narrative is from the pen 
of a beloved colored brother in Philadelphia, who re-
joices with us in the hope of speedy redemption. 
It will be read with interest by all who sympathize 
with the oppressed.—ED.] 
DEAR SIR : —As you desired that I should make a 
statement of some of the most prominent facts in re-
lation to the late wonderful discovery of one of my 
lost brothers, I subtnit the following brief account : 
On the 2d inst., two men came into this office, one 
of whom I recognized, the other was an entire stran-
ger. My acquaintance introduced the stranger to me 
by the name of Peter Freedman, of Alabama. The 
object of Peter's visit was merely referred to by my 
acquaintance, when Peter commenced his own story 
in an earnest and simple manner. Peter said that he 
was from Alabama. His visit here was for the pur-
pose of seeing if he could gain some information or 
instruction how he might find out his people. He 
stated that he and an older brother had been stolen away 
from somewhere in this direction, about forty-one or 
forty-two years ago, when he was a boy only six years 
old. Since that titne he had been utterly excluded from 
all knowledge of his parents, having never even so 
much as heard a word from them or any of his relatives. 
I inquired of Peter what course he expected to pur-
sue in order to gain the information he wanted ? He 
replied, that it was his intention to have notices written 
and read throughout the colored churches of this city. 
I then inquired of him if he knew the names of his 
parents? To which he replied that his father's name 
was Levins, and his mother's Sidney ; he did not 
know their last names. By this time I was much 
surprised and interested at the remarks made by the 
stranger, and I continued to put such questions to him 
as I thought would most likely throw light upon 
the subject. I again desired him to repeat over the 
names of his parents and older brother, and he at 
once complied with my request. By this time I per-
ceived that a most wonderful story was about to be 
disclosed ; however I continued to ask questions res-
pecting his being carried away, &c. I was then anx-
ious to have my impressions verified by facts that 
could not be contested or disproved. I inquired of 
him if lie knew the name of no other person except 
those already mentioned? He answered that he knew 
a white man by the name of S. G., who lived near 
his parents—recollected of playing with this white 
man's children, &c. When the name of the white 
man was announced my doubts all fled, and the fact was 
confirmed to my satisfaction, that an own dear brother 
whom I had never before seen was before me. There 
was no evading the evidence.; all the names re-
hearsed, and the circumstances connected therewith, 
were familiar to me, having heard my parents speak 
of them very frequently. Besides I could see in the 
face of my new found brother the likeness of my 
mother. My feelings were unutterable, and I was 
obliged to exert all my mental powers in order to 
conceal them. Thought after thought crowded my 
mind in relation to the past history of my own pa-
rents, especially in connexion with the interest felt 
for the two lost boys. After I had been convinced of 
the startling fact that Peter was my own brother, so 
sudden was the occurrence that I at once concluded 
to keep the whole matter to myself, until after I could 
get the chance of consulting my sister, which I in-
tended to do that very evening. But after a moment's 
reflection my mind changed, as I could see no good 
reason for withholding the secret from 'him any 
longer. I was then anxious for the friend who came 
with Peter to leave, as I preferred to be alone when 
I divulged the secret of my discovery to him. I told 
my acquaintance that he need not wait any longer, 
that I would take charge of Peter, &c. At least one 
hour had elapsed before I revealed to my brother 
one word of what I had discovered. After my ac-
quaintance left the office I took Peter and seated my-
self by his side, and commenced to make a brief ex-
planation of what had been to us both a few moments 
before a profound mystery. I told him that I could 
tell him all ahout his kinsfolks. At this expression he 
seemed surprised, but not at all excited ; I continued 
by telling him that he was an own brother of mine, 
and gave him the names of my parents, &c. To 
relate the particulars of our interview is quite unne-
cessary. 
That you may better understand the story, I must 
go back and tell you what 1 never mentioned to you 
before, that my parents were once slaves. They 
lived in the State of Maryland, but feeling a strong 
desire for liberty, they were not slack in taking mea 
sures to procure it. My father deliberately (as I 
have often heard him say,) resolved that he would 
rather die than live a slave. By demonstrating his 
disposition to his owner upon the subject, he was al-
lowed the privilege of purchasing himself rather low, 
' which he accepted, and by the earnings of his own 
hands he soon paid the sum demanded, and of course 
obtained his " free papers." At this time my father 
was only about twenty-one years of age. In the mean-
while he was married to my mother, who was a slave. 
My parents had four children, and the desire of free- 
dom rested so heavily upon the mind of my mother, 
that she in concert with my father concluded that 
their only hope of enjoying each other's society, de-
pended altogether upon mother's making her escape. 
Their plans all being laid, they soon found theta-
selves in the State of New Jersey. But before 
mother had long, enjoyed what she so eagerly sought 
after, and what she prized so highly, (liberty,) she 
and all four of her children were pursued, captured, 
and carried back to Maryland, from whence they had 
fled. For a while after my mother was taken back, 
she was kept confined of nights in a garret, to pre-
vent her from making a second of ns for freedom ; 
but it was all to no purpose. Before she had been 
hack three months she made a second flight, taking 
her two youngest, which were girls, and leaving her 
two oldest boys, Levin and Peter. I shall never for-
get hearing my mother speak of the memorable night 
when she last fled. -She went to the bed where her 
two boys, Levin and Peter, were sleeping—kissed 
them—consigned them into the hands of God and took 
her departure again for a land of liberty. My 
mother's efforts proved successful, though at the 
heart-rending consideration of leaving two of her 
boys to the disposal of slave holders. Those unfor-
tunate boys were sold soon after my mother's escape. 
All that she ever heard of them afterwards was, that 
they had been sold far south. But I shall not have 
time nor space now to dwell a great while longer 
upon particulars. I doubt not but what you will be 
interested to know something of the early career of 
Levin and Peter. 
Peter related to me the following circumstances in 
regard to himself. He recollected to have missed 
his mother, and wanted to go to her. They said he 
should go to her—that they were going to take him 
and his brother to her. This deception was used in 
murder to quiet them of course. But instead of being 
placed in the hands of their mother, when at their 
journey's end, they were placed in the hands of a 
slaveholder in Kentucky. Thirteen of their youthful 
years were passed away in Kentucky, in a manner 
that I have no need of describing. They were then 
sold into the State of Alabama, where they were 
subjected to the painful necessity of passing through 
the hands of several owners. Levin died about nine-
teen' years ago, and was buried by his surviving 
brother Peter. Within the last two years Peter, 
through much entreaty, prevailed upon a gentleman 
to purchase him, with a view to let him work out his 
freedom. The price for Peter was $500. Through 
his industry and economy, by working of nights and 
using all possible activity, in doing extra jobs by day, 
he managed to accumulate the whole amount required 
for himself. As soon as he had accomplished the 
anxious task of paying the last dollar for himself, the 
life long wish of his heart prompted him to make 
enough money to defray his expenses on a tour in 
search of his people, for whom he felt the warmest 
affection ; although he was so young at the time when 
separated from his parents as not to know even their 
last names. He had also endured the burthens of 
slavery with all its ills for forty-three long years, yet 
he had not yielded his hopes of seeing the land from 
whence he had been sold, nor of again greeting that 
mother who gave him birth. The distance he trav-
elled was about 1500 miles. He arrived in this city 
on the first of this month, on the 2d he found his 
bloater in the place and manner above mentioned ; 
on the 3d he was conveyed to my mother's in New 
Jersey, by two of my sisters who reside here. He 
found his mother, five brothers and three sisters. 
I shall not attempt to describe the feelings of my 
mother and the family on learning the fact that Peter 
was one of us; I will leave that for you to imagine. 
You are probably aware that my father has been dead 
for seven years. Unfortunately brother Peter has a 
wife and three children in slavery. He has gone 
back to Alabama with the earnest hope of being able 
to liberate his wife and children, by purchasing them, 
that being his only chance. His attachments to his 
family are so strong, that when I intimated to him—
if he could not get them, 1 supposed he would leave 
them and come North—he instantly replied that he 
" would as soon go out of the world as not to go back 
and do all he could for them." 
There are two very remarkable incidents connected 
with this development, which 1 must state to you be- 
fore I close my letter, viz: The name of the white 
man referred to, and remembered so correctly by my 
brother Peter, was that of his original owner, though 
the boys were too young to know that fact. The 
name of my mother had always, after her escape 
from slavery, been kept concealed, and she was 
known only by a different one, for reasons which will 
readily occur to you. When I glance over those 
wonderful circumstances connected with the history 
of these unfortunate brothers, I am utterly astonished. 
But I cannot stop now to tell you the feelings of my 
heart in reference to those enslaved brothers and the 
enslaved generally. I have already said more than I 
had intended ; still my account seems but brief. But 
you ate too well acquainted with slavery and its woes 
not to be able to judge in reference to what 1 have 
been obliged to omit. Your obedient servant, 
Philadelphia, Aug. 8th, 1850. WM. STILL. 
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JUSTICE TO FATHER MATHEW. 
A few weeks since we gave an extract from The Congrega-
tionalist on Father Mathew's debts. It seems that a sub-
scription has been commenced at the instance of the Hon. 
Henry Clay for the purpose of liberating Father Mathew 
from debts incurred in the cause of Temperance. The N. 
Y. Independent, in commenting on this, gave the following 
extract from a letter of Mr. Mathew, to prove that not more 
than a year since his debts were all paid, and that his receiving 
money now for that purpose is an adroit piece of Jesuitism for 
the purpose of getting funds to complete a Catholic church 
in Cork. 
(Extracts from a let ter published in the Boston Pilot Jan. 26, 1850.) 
" Charleston, S. C., Jan. 12, 1850. 
"My DEAR MR. DONAHOE : * * I now return 
my grateful thanks to all who have co-operated with my 
warm-hearted friends in their anxious desire to complete the 
Mathew Liberating Fund, and thus render the free and inde-
pendent. * * * With leave of the generous subscribers, 
I now intend to appropriate the sums already contributed, to 
the completion of my splendid church in Cork. '1' I 
feel confident that my other friends will not object to have 
their contributions directed to so holy and so meritorious a 
purpose as the finishing the church of the Most Holy at 
Cork. * * The names of subscribers to the Liberat 
ina Fund, shall be inscribed letters of gold, on tablets, to 
be'put in the new church. Having now extricated myself, 
I now, for the first time, find myself PERFECTLY 
FREE ! With kindest remembrance to Mrs. Donahoe and 
your dear children, I am, my dear friend, your most devoted 
and affectionate, 
THEOBALD MATHEW. 
"To. P. DONAHOE, Esq." 
This is given to prove, and as the extracts are given it cer-
tainly does convey the idea, that at that time Father Mathew 
had extricated himself from his debts and is perfectly free 
from debt. 
In reply the Boston Pilot has given more of Mathew's 
original letter, than appeared in The Independent, which it 
accuses of having " shamefully garbled the letter, for the pur-
pose of telling an untruth about Father Mathew." 
(Extracts given by the Pilot.) 
My Dear Mr. Donahoe :—Accept my most sincere ac-
knowledgments for your unvarying kindnesses, since my ar-
rival in this great and prosperous country. Your admirably 
conducted paper has given its powerful aid to my successful 
exertions in the sacred cause of Temperance, and to the Ma-
thew Liberating Fund, and I now return my grateful thanks 
to all who have co-operated with my warm-hearted, patriotic 
friends, in their anxious desire to complete this Fund, and 
thus render me free and independent. 
As, at my request, the laudable object for which the Fund 
was intended has been relinquished, I now, with the leave 
of the generous subscribers, intend to appropriate the sums 
already contributed to the completion of my splendid church 
in Cork, which was commenced more than twenty years ago, 
and was left unfinished in consequence of my individual exer-
tions being devoted to the glorious Temperance movement. 
The munificent donation of good Doctor Warren, Alderman 
Grant, Hon. Mayor Bigelow, and Mr. James, to whom I am 
deeply indebted, and the surplus of the Reception Fund, shall 
be solely employed for the benefit of the Total Abstinence 
cause, and I feel confident that my other friends will not ob-
ject to have their contributions devoted to so holy arid so 
meritorious a purpose as the finishing of the Church of the 
Most Holy Trinity at Cork. 
Having now extricated myself from the painful, and, too 
often humiliating efforts to raise an adequate liberating fund, 
I find myself for the first time, perfectly free, and in a condi-
tion to mix independently with the citizens of this mighty 
Republic. 
With kindest remembrance to Mrs. Donahoe, and your 
dear children, my beloved disciples, I am, my dear friend, 
your most devoted and affectionate 
To P. Donahoe, Esq. 
THEOBALD MATHEW 
Nov the above does not say he is free from debt, that he 
has extricated himself from his debts, as The Independent an-
seas. The plain import of it is that he was extricated—nut 
from debt—but from the effort to raise funds for the " Mathew 
Liberating Fund "—not by having raised a sufficiency, but 
thy the relinquishment of the object of that fund, at Mr. Ma-
thew's request ; and that being relinquished—not accom-
plished—he was free to mix with the citizens of the United 
States without the embarrassment he would be under, if he 
was still laboring to raise the fund. While also the extracts 
given in The Independent convey the idea that all subsequent 
donations go towards the building of the church, those from 
the Pilot make a distinction between two classes of subscrib-
ers, and give the donations of one class to the temperance 
cause. Thus much we give in justice to Father Mathew, 
believing that nothing is gained by injustice, or by represent-
ing arty class of men to be worse than they are. 
As the sense of the extracts given by the Pilot, are cer-
tainly different from those given by The Independent, we see 
not how the latter can escape from the charge of having gar-
bled the original letter—a practice which is very censurable. 
If The Independent, by re-publishing the whole of Mr. Ma-
thew's original letter, shall show that it is the extracts of the 
Pilot which do injustice, and not its own extracts, we shall 
again notice, and do justice. 
The Congregationalist says that it is " an historical fact, 
that a debt of about the same amount was paid by a British 
and Irish subscription, on the 14th of March, 1845, to the 
each that Father Mathew might visit America without embar-
rassment." And it conceives it " impossible to conjecture 
how the sale—since that time—of some hundreds of thou-
sands of medals, at twenty-five cents a-piece, could have im-
poverished the good man to the extent narned," since that 
time. This is unnoticed by the Pilot, and needs a word of 
comment. 
We are also uninformed as to the object of the " Mathew 
Liberating Fund." If it was to free him from personal in-
debtedness, why were not the funds already subscribed to-
wards it, appropriated to that object I With what propriety 
could funds raised for that object be appropriated towards the 
erection of a church, unless his indebtedness was caused by 
that building, if he had personal pecuniary responsibilities I 
Also if funds raised for that purpose could for any cause at 
the date of his letter be appropriated towards the comple-
tion of his " splendid church in Cork," how is it possible 
that he can now have other liabilities which require another 
subscription I 
These inquiries occur to us as still needing an explanation, 
which we shall be pleased to see, and shall promptly chroni-
cle, that all mystery may be removed from this business. 
PQPE's eclogue of the " Messiah," which appeared in 
last week's Herald, was inadvertently attributed by the 
printer to COWPER. 
IS THE ADVENT CAUSE IO he sustained as a distinct 
cause 1 This is an important question. We reply, The 
Advent cause will be sustained as a distinct question-1. Be-
cause it is the cause of God, and is a work that must be done 
in these last days. (Rev. 14:6, 7.) 2. Those to whom light 
is given on the subject must maintain it, or it will be sup-
pressed, and those who neglect their duty will suffer loss. 
The churches, as bOdies, stand opposed to the distinct 
enunciation of the Lord's speedy personal return and reign. 
Those who receive and maintain this last message, and 
remain in such bodies, do so, if faithful, as apostles of the 
doctrine, and reformers of their churches. 5. There is ano-
ther class, having a distinct organization, whose work it is 
to proclaim the Second Advent at hand, and the speedy es-
tablishment of the kingdom of God under the whole heaven. 
We believe it to he the will of God that this class should 
maintain this position, for on it devolves the duty of giving 
to the church and world the final message—" The hour of 
His judgment is come." Who will join this self-sacrificing 
missionary band ? Who will give them support ?—their 
names, influence,—all I 
OUR SUMMER CAMPAIGN of four months has just ter-
minated. The amount of labor that has been accomplished far 
exceeds what we expected to be able to perform, when we 
commenced. But God gave us health and strength, and we 
were not only able to labor to the close of the campaign, but 
have continued our efforts constantly since, though much 
worn down. 
The result of the summer's labors is most encouraging. 
Access to the people has been obtained, and many have been 
enlightened on the subject of our hope, while many sinners 
have been converted to God. We acknowledge the kind and 
efficient co-operation of our ministering brethren, without 
which we could not have endured the continued toil. In 
most places the expenses of the meetings were met ; and 
though after paying all bills, but little has been left us as a re-
muneration for our toil, to appropriate to the wants of a de-
pendent family, we thank our brethren for their liberality 
and kindness. But the cause of God has been faithfully 
served, and greatly strengthened, so that our object has been 
accomplished. 
THE WINTER CAMPAIGN.—After we have disposed or 
the vexatious and cruel attack of our enemies, we shall lay 
out our work fur the winter. Our design is to hold confer-
ences at central points, where large numbers may be gathered. 
It is hoped that these meetings will give a new impulse to 
the cause in the regions where they shall be held. 
The calls, both from the East and West, are numerous 
and pressing. But circumstances will not permit us to go to 
the far West this winter ; our labors must be bestowed 
chiefly in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hamp-
shire, and Massachusetts. 
CANADA SUBSCRIBERS.—For several years past we 
pre-paid the postage on papers sent to British America. The 
difference between the sums paid for postage on papers sent, 
with the discount on Canada money, and the amount received, 
has been so small, that we have not been remunerated for the 
cost of the paper. After giving due notice of the indebted-
ness of each, and that we tnust discontinue sending to those 
in arrears, a number were dropped from our list. Being ab-
sent at the time, some few were stopped who should have 
been continued. We trust we shall hear from those who 
still wish to be subscribers. In the meantime, we desire to 
express our thanks to our agents for their punctuality and 
faithfulness. 
WE5TBOR0'.—On Tuesday evening we preached to the 
little flock in this place. Bro. Morley has labored with them 
for some time past, and has been a blessing to them. Bro. 
M. has just closed his labors among them, and may, hereafter, 
labor with our Baptist brethren. His views on the personal 
coining of our Saviour have undergone no change. We wish 
hint well. Our brethren there stand fast in the faith, and 
will, by God's help, still maintain the cause. 
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Wm. Buck—The balance of this volume will be sent you 
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Rochester, care of Bro. Busby, of that city—will send a let-
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W. Weeks—lt was duly credited to 534. 
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B., agent. 
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N. Collins—Have corrected the mistake, and credit to 586. 
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The Lord bless and prosper you. 
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N. B. 
Brim. Edwin Burnham and F. H. Berick will commence a series 
of meetings so Thursday evening, Dec. 4th, at or near Wiscassett, 
where Bro. Harley shall appoint. Notice-Bro. Burnham will take 
the cars for Bath on the 4th, then the stage to Vv iscassett, where 
Bro. Harley will meet him, to convey him to the meeting. They 
will continence a conference on Turner's Hill, Whitefield, Thurs-
day, Dec. llth, to continue over the Sabbath. They will also com-
mence a coarse of lectures in Hallowell, Thursday, Dec. 10th, and-
another in Richmond village on Thursday, Dec. 25th, each to con 
time over the Sabbath. (ln behalf of the brethren.) 
1. C. WELLCOME. 
Bro. Levi Dudley will preach at Essex, Vt., Sabbath, Nov. 23d; 
Colchester, 24th-where Bro. Lyon may appoint ; Georgia, 25th ; 
Swanton Falls, 26t1r; Albany, 27th; Caldwell's Manor, 2tith; Odell- 
towu, 29th and Sabbath, 30-each, except Sabbaths, in the evening. 
Bro. O. R. Fassett will preach in Wrentham, Mass., Nov. 26th ; 
Providence, R. Sabbath, 30th ; Hopeville, R. 1., Dec. 3d and 4th; 
Bristol, R. 1., 7th. 
Bro. Wesley Burnham expects to preach in Danville, N. H., Sun 
day, Nov. 30th, in the Union meeting-house on Beech Plain. 
Bro. I. H. Shipman will preach at Derby Line, Vt., Sabbath, the 
30111, and remain there a few (lays. 
Bro. F. tt. Berick will hold a conference in South China, com-
mencing Friday evening, Nov. 28th, to continue over the Sabbath. 
Bro. C. R. Griggs will preach at Westboro', Mass., Sabbath, 
Nov. 23d. 
Bro. J. M. Orrock will attend a conference at North Danville, 
commencing, Friday, Dec. mil, 
Bro 1. C. Wellcome. will preach at Grantham (Neal-st. school-
house), Sunday, Nov. 23d. 
Bro. D. Bosworth will preach in Mount Holly, Vt., Sunday, Nov. 
23d. 
There will be a conference on Meredith Neck, commencing Dec. 
4th, to continue over the Sabbath. Bro. T. M. Preble will be pres-
ent. We should be glad to have Bro. Rimes attend. (For the 
brethren.) 
D. WIGGIN. 
The Church in Portland, under the charge of Bro. P. B. Morgan, 
hold their meetings Mr preaching every Sabbath at the City hall, 
and prayer meetings at Clark's Hall every Tuesday evening, and a 
lecture every Thursday evening at the same place. 
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Returning Good for Evil. 
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Those indebted to this office will remember that we com-
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quest? We also wish to publish several valuable works, 
which our embarrassments have caused its to suspend. 
Bro. D. T. TAYLOR, jr., has accepted an invitation to 
become associated pastor of Chardon-street Church, in this 
city, and has entered upon his ditties. Bro. T. has the love, 
respect, and co-operation of all among us. After a long se-
ries of trials, this church is again lifting up hs head, in hope 
of prosperity and success. 
Does time end with the sounding of the seventh trumpet, 
and advent of the Lord, or with the thousand years I If 
with the advent, then does mortality end, and none are left 
to receive offers of mercy. 
J. TRUESDELL. 
1. Time never ends. Eternity is made up of time, and its 
periods will be measured then as now, by the revolutions of 
the earth and planets. 2. When the Master once riseth up 
and shuts the door, (at the second advent,) probation will 
then cease. 
THE article on p. 322—" Concerning the New Heavens 
and New Earth"—is from BURNET'S "Theory of the 
Earth," written about two hundred years since. 
Gunner's Essays on the Second Advent.—We have just re-
ceived a supply at this office for sale from the author. Next 
week we shall try to give an extract front it as a specimen. 
We have not yet been able to examine it fully, but we see 
that it maintains the true view of the advent and reign of 
Christ. 
NEW AGENTS IN CANADA EAST.—We are happy to 
add the following brethren to our list of agents :—J. M. OR- 
ROCK, Durham ; W. SORNBERGER, Dunham ; G. 
BANGS, Danville ; M. L. DUDLEY, Farnham. 
Bro. Edwin Burnham has closed a series of meetings in 
Connecticut of a very encouraging character. He passed 
through this city this week, in good health and spirits, though 
fatigued with constant labor. 
Brit. Gates and C. Taylor have been holding a series of 
meetings in Abington, Mass., the last two weeks, with much 
success. 
J. G. Smith—Your notice for a conference came too late 
for last week's paper, and it would be of no use to insert it 
this week, as the time is past.