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BY AND BY. 
BY E. J. L. 
There's a musical chime, singing merrily out, 
To banish each fear, and to soften each sigh, 
'T is heard by the ear, when 't is felt by the heart 
Which echoes the soul-cheering words—by and by. 
By and by! all, yes, by and by we shall see 
That bright, happy land, yes, our faith brings it nigh, 
Shall see the bright mansions our Saviour 's prepared, 
And most rapturous glories behold—by and by. 
By and by we shall hear those soul-touching strains 
The angels are chanting beyond the blue sky, 
Shall see all the loved ones, a glorified throng, 
Who loft us to mourn for them here—by and by. 
A heart filled with sorrow, and breaking with grief, 
That throbs but in anguish, or lives but to sigh, 
Looks upward to murmur, or down to despair, 
Feels not that earth's griefs shall be joys—by and by. 
The storm-clouds may gather, and hasten us on, 
But naught do we fear, our Redeemer is nigh; 
Each blast of the gale but brings nearer our home, 
We'll enter its broad, pearly gates—by and by. 
Dexter, C. W., June, 1864. 
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IS THE WORLD IMPROVING? 
BY A PEDESTRIAN MISSIONARY. 
CONDITION OF THE CHURCH. 
"And now, 0, inhabitants of Jerusalem 
'and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, be-
tween me and my vineyard. What could 
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vn done now ta, my vii,lyttla that 
I have not done in it ? Wherefore when I 
looked that it should bring forth grapes, 
brought it forth wild grapes." 
Certainly it would be hard to imagine 
what more the Lord could have done to any 
people in the way of protnoting their wel-
fare, temporal and spiritual, than he has done 
to the Anglo-Saxon race, which I again re-
peat, is after all the only race of men in the 
world on which any real improvement of a 
decided character has yet taken place. Up-
on this highly favored race he has bestowed 
the inestimable blessings of civil and relig-
ious liberty, and an open Bible, with all the 
benefits which naturally follow in their train. 
Among them the arts and sciences have at-
tained their highest point of elevation, and 
it is to them that the down-trodden and op-
pressed of every clime naturally turn in 
their dark hour of anguish in search of sym-
pathy or relief. What then is the standing 
of this most civilized and most Christianized 
of' all people upon the face of the earth, to-
wards that gracious God who has bestowed 
all these blessing upon them, and made them 
what they are ? 
An English author writing upon this sub-
ject, discourses thus : "We are not a Chris-
tian people. A superficial religiousness holds 
formal sway chiefly over the middle classes 
of this country. But the people en masse 
have come to smile both at religious teachers 
and the system they represent. These 
things will scarcely be credited by those 
who live almost in a religious atmos-
phere ; or if they move amongst the peo-
ple at all, go amongst those only who have 
been separated from the great bulk of the 
population, and who cannot therefore be an 
index to the general condition. . . . The 
tendency is to settle down into a hard, dry, 
unimaginative secularism, pushing aside with 
impatient gesture every claim that may be 
urged in favor of religion." This witness 
is true, and the truth of his remarks are not 
confined to England. A little consideration 
will show this. 
Let us begin by considering the condition 
of the professing church of God. There, if 
any where, we might expect to find religion 
in a healthy condition, and zeal towards God 
a prevalent feeling. But is it so ? Where 
is the evidence of it ? "From the fulness 
of the heart the mouth speaketh." Where 
Professing Christians meet together, are they, 
as a rule, found to be talking of the things of 
God ? .or do they converse upon the news of 
the day, business, upon pleasure, upon the 
latest bit of gossip, or the newest style of 
dress ? The truth of the matter is, that re-
ligion is generally the last subject taken up 
and the soonest dropped, and when spoken 
of, there is not unfrequently a perceptible 
change of tone and a constrained mode of 
speech, plainly showing that it costs an ef-
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I will notice a few more of the sayings' of 
Christ. "Not every one that saith unto me, 
Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of 
heaven; but he that doeth the will of my 
Father which is in heaven." Those that do 
his will, will go to heaven. And when He 
Says,. "Lay up for yourselves treasures in 
heaven," it implies, that they will go to 
heaven to enjoy it. And when He says, 
"except your righteousness shall exceed that 
of the Scribes and Pharasees, ye shall in no 
case enter into the kingdom of heaven,'! it 
implies, that those who have a good righte-
ousness, will enter into heaven. 
I might quote much more Scripture on 
this point, but it is not necessary. I have 
now a few things to say to those who be-
liev6 that this earth is to be renewed, and 
be the final residence of the saints in the fu-
ture and immortal state. You believe that 
the whole earth is to be the possession of the 
saints, and that the capital will be at Jerusa-
lem, and that Christ will be there and 
"reign over the house of Jacob." But I do 
not know whether you believe that He will 
be at Jerusalem all the time, or whether 
those that may be at a distance, say in this 
country, can behold Him when at Jerusalem, 
and what the means of their conveyance will 
be ; brit I think you apply Isa. 66: 20 to 
this state : "And they shall bring all your 
brethren for an offering unto the Lord, out 
of all nations, upon horses, and in chariots, 
and in litters, and upon mules, and upon 
swift beasts, to my holy mountain, Jerusa-
lem, saith the Lord." I do not suppose that 
the resurrected saints will need any such 
means of conveyance ; for they will.then be 
as the angels of God in heaven ; and will 
probably pass from place to place with as 
much ease and speed as they do. *Christ is 
now on the right hand of God, and his 
throne is in heaven, and I suppose that it 
will continue to be there. Rev. 22 : 1-4: 
"And he shewed me a pure river of water 
of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the ' 
throne of God, and of the Lamb. In the 
midst of the street of it, and on either side of 
the river, was there the tree of life, which 
bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded 
her fruit every month, and the leaves of the 
tree were for the healing of the nations. 
And tlmem'e shall be no more curse : but the 
throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in 
it ; and his servants shall serve him. And 
they shall see his face 
 
and his MM.> shall 
be iii their foreheads." 
-The throne of God and of Lamb is the 
same ; and can you believe that Christ will 
vacate his throne here, and come down to 
this earth arid establish it ? And from this 
it appears that the heaven of the saints will 
be round about the throne-of God and of the 
Lamb, and be where they can see the face 
of God, and be forever with Christ in the 
place which he prepares for them around the 
throne of God and of the Lamb in heaven. 
Glens Falls, June 25, 1864. 
BOSTON, MASS. 
.T. Liteh. Editor. 
in hurtful luxuries, and how they dwindle 
Dollars are freely -given to the devil, and 
cents are grudgingly devoted to the Lord 
and yet, when the cents are summed up and 
found to amount to dollars, it is supposed 
that the Lord's people have done well. Da-
vid and his people contributed eight talents 
of gold and seventeen talents of silver, the 
value of which was $248,070,000, towards 
the building of the temple, besicks precious 
stones and other materials ; and then said in 
the fullness of his heart, "Who am I, and 
what are my people, that we should be able 
to offer so willingly after this sort ? for 
all things come of thee, and of thine own 
have we given thee." I am not aware that 
either the amount of the gift, or the excel-
lence of the sentiment, has been improved 
upon by the church of the nineteenth cen-
tury. 
And now let us consider the means found 
to be requisite in order to raise money for 
God's cause. Pudding, publication, dunning, 
fancy fairs and oyster suppers. I have read 
that in one of the Jews' synagogues, in Lon-
don, an appeal was made in behalf of the 
poor, because the poor's box was empty. 
The result of the appeal, without further so-
licitation; was £20,000. This was King 
David over again. This was the old tale in 
a modern dress, of "Araunah as a king giv-
ing unto the king," for is it not written "he 
that giveth to the poor lendeth to the King 
of kings ?" • But does any one in his senses 
imagine that a similar mode of procedure 
would answer in the Christian church? 
No ; unless we have the faith of George 
Muller, we must labor hard, make speeches, 
call at every house, call again, take many 
rebuffs, and ever and anon get . up tea-meet-
ings, strawberry festivals, or picnics. By 
means of an unceasing employment of these 
agencies, we may manage to carry on the 
affairs of the church with difficulty ; but it 
is up-hill work, and if we cease to labor, 
the income, stinted as it is, stops almost en-
tirely. And this when mankind are in the 
enjoyment of a full and a free Gospel. 
This, then, is the condition, with compara-
tively few exceptions, of the entire Christian 
church. It is slumbering upon its privileges, 
it is content with small gains, it is possessed 
of a form of godliness, with a practical denial 
of its power. 
"When God would judge a nation for its sins 
'Tis in the church the leprosy begins." 
To whom remittances for the Association, and commu-
nications for the Herald, should be addressed. 
Letters on business, simply, marked on envelope " For 
Office," will receive prompt attention. 
parts of the earth for thy possession. *And 
thou shall break them with a rod of 'iron 
and dash them in pieces like a potter's 
vessel." 
Our correspondent has quoted in tur be-
.half, as supports to our faith that the saints 
will inherit the earth renewed, atd reign 
here, Matt. 5 : 5, "Blessed are' the meek, 
for they shall inherit the earth." "And we 
shall reign on the earth," &c. He refers 
this to the time when' "the wickedness of 
the wicked will come to an. end." So do 
we. �
He seems to teach that this will be be- 
fore the coming of Christ. But to us, noth-
ing is clearer than that the tares and wheat 
will grow together till the end of this age, 
or dispensation ; therefore it must be after 
the second advent. 
He says the saints will "go to heaven" and 
find their- reward there. But the Bible 
teaches that "The kingdom and dominion and 
the greatness of the kingdom sender the 
whole heaven shall be given to the people of 
the saints of the Most High. Whose kingdom 
is an everlasting kingdom,". &c. If it is "in 
heaven," it is not under the whole heaven. 
Rev. 22 : 1-4, is quoted to prove that Christ 
and God have their throne in the new Jeru-
salem, and that it is in heaven ; and he asks, 
"Can you believe that Christ will vacate his 
throne here and come down to this earth and 
establish it ?" We answer, that the book it-
self settles the question, by declaring that 
this holy city "came down from God out of 
heaven." And great voices cried, "Behold 
the tabernacle of God is with men, and he 
will dwell with them." So that his question 
amounts to just this : "Do you believe the 
Bible ?" *Great is your reward in heaven." 
Christ's reward is in heaven, but lie will 
bring it with him when he comes. Rev. 22 : 
12. "Behold I come quickly, and my re-
ward is with me to give to every man accord-
ing as his work shall be." 
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THE TRAVELLER'S HEAVENLY CAL,L. 
"I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify 
unto you these things in the churches. I 
am the root and the offspring of David, and 
the bright and -morning star. And the 
Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let 
him that heareth say, Come. And let him 
that is athirst come. And whosoever will, 
let him take the water of life freely."—REv. 
22 : 16, 17. 
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 you, for the Great Captain of salvation 
designed them expressly for the intbrmation 
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tions of thee, and kings shall come out of 
thee. And I will establish my covenant be-
tween me and thee, and thy seed after thee, 
in their generations, for an everlasting cove- 
nant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed 
after thee. And I will give unto thee, and 
to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou 
art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for 
an everlasting possession ; and I will be 
their God." Verse 1-8. Circumcision is 
introduced in the next verses. Every man-
child, when eight days old, was to be cir-
cumcised, not only those that were born in 
the house, but such as was bought with 
money of any stranger, which was not of 
their seed. And this was to continue in 
their generations. And the Lord saith, "And 
my covenant shall be in your flesh for an 
everlasting covenant." This covenant Abra-
ham was to keep, and his seed after him, in 
their generations. And when the Lord made 
a covenant with his seed at Sinai, circum-
cision was to be continued the same. And 
the covenant of circumcision was a covenant 
of works ; and to the people in this cov-
enant, the promise ,for their obedience, were 
temporal blessings, and the promised extend- 
ed no further. 
The Lord promised Abraham and his 
seed in their generations, all the land of Ca-
naan for an everlasting possession ; and they 
went in and possessed the land in fulfillment 
of the promise. And it seems that Moses so 
understood it. He had a great desire to go 
in and see the good land. Let us hear what 
he says, Dent. 4: 20-22: "But the Lord 
hath taken you, and brought you forth out 
of the iron furnace ; even out of Egypt, to 
be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are 
this day. Furthermore, the Lord was angry 
with me for your sakes, and sware that 
should not go over Jordan, and that I should 
not go in unto that good land which the 
Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. 
But I must die in this land, I must not go 
over Jordan : but ye shall go over and 
possess that good land." The very land 
which God promised to Abraham and his 
seed. His seed were now about to enter in-
to the good land and take possession of it. 
And so it appears from what the Lord said 
to Moses when he was on the top of Pisgah : 
"And the Lord said unto him, this is the 
land which 1 sware unto Isaac, and unto Ja-
cob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed. I 
have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, 
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is no necessity for Abraham, or his seed, be- 
ing raised from the dead in order- to possess 
the land : for God gave it to his seed, and they 
have possessed it. And on the supposition 
that they are to possess the land of Canaan 
after the resurrection, they will have no 
claim for any more of this earth than the 
land of Canaan ; the boundaries were set, 
and embraced no more than the land of 
Canaan. 
But some will say, that they have a claim 
upon the whole earth. I know of no such 
promise. But they will refer to Rom. 4 : 13 • 
."For the promise, that he should be heir of 
the world, was not to Abraham, or his seed 
through the law, but through the righteous- 
ness of faith." This has nothing to do with 
it, it has no reference to this earth, or globe ; 
but has direct reference to Abraham's seed ; 
as we see in the text, and context. And if 
we are under the necessity of making such a 
use of Scripture to sustain any doctrine, it 
would be the safest to give it up as being 
unscriptural. And Matt. 5 : 5 is brought to 
prove that this earth is to become the new 
earth : "Blessed are the meek for they shall 
shall inherit the earth." It is natural to sup-
pose that Christ meant this earth ; and this will 
appear when we read what he says, verses 11 
and 12, "Blessed are ye when men shall revile 
you, and persecute you, and shall say all 
mariner of evil against 'you falsely, for my 
name sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad ; 
for great is your reward ill heaven." This 
clearly implies, that they would go to heaven, 
and there receive their reward ; and if so, 
it will not be this earth ; but this earth 
which the meek are to inherit.. And what 
is said by the four beasts, and four and twen-
ty elders, is thought to be strong evidence. 
"And they sung a new song, saying, thou 
art worthy to take the book, and to open the 
seals thereof: for thou was slain, and hast 
redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of 
every kindred, and tongue, and people, and 
nation. And hast made us unto our God, 
kings and priests : and we shall reign on the 
earth." If they meant the new earth, it 
would riot prove it to be this earth ; if the 
new earth is in heaven, they would reign on 
it there. But my opinion is, that they 
meant this earth. All the redeemed in 
heaven and earth are but one family. So 
Paul has taught us : "For this cause I bow 
my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven 
and earth is named." (Eph. 3: 14, 15.) 
These beasts and elders seem to be repre-
sentatives of the redeemed ; and they pro- 
bably know what is taking place on this 
earth. They see how wickedness abounds, 
and the • influence that Satan has upon the 
nations; and they see the time when Satan 
is to be bound, and the nations cleansed till 
the wickedness of the wicked shall come to 
an end, and their brethren exalted to in-
herit the earth. And they might with pro-
priety say, we shall reign on the earth. 
BOARD OF CONTRIBUTORS. 
lawof my Lord, and now my springs of 
spiritual life are dry, my joy has ceased 
flowing ; I am as a root out of dry ground, 
or a barren tree amid a fruitful vineyard. 
Alas, my sadness, for my way is bitter! 
Fellow traveller, our dear Lord speaks to 
you this word, "I am the root of David," 
Come partake afresh of the Water of Life, 
for God is able to graft you into the good 
olive tree, and to give you an abiding home 
amid the clusters of the true Vine. Come, 
traveller, the day goeth away, we are in the 
midst of death, judgment is before us, the 
the last call is sounding, and the kind voices 
of love and mercy are urging you to come ! 
Another traveller will say, "I believe in 
God, for I cannot suppose that the heavens 
and earth fashioned their own order, and cre-
ated life, beauty, and laws; hence, reasoning' 
from nature up to God, I hold with an apos-
tle, 'the invisible things of God from the cre-
ation of the world are clearly seen, being un-
derstood by the things that are made ;' and yet 
I hesitate to seek unto the Lord from fear 
that I am not of his 'chosen seed in Abra-* 
ham,' nor of his 'elect in David' if my name 
could appear among the called. 0 then I hark 
you traveller ! Jesus declared, "before Abra-
ham was, I am ; I am the root and offspring 
of David, and if ye be Christ's, then are ye 
Abraham's seed and heirs, according to the 
promise." Come then be Christ's, for he is 
all in 411 to thee. 
One traveller will excuse himself, plead-
ing, "I am not quite sure about such great 
matters. Who can show us any good ; we 
are all blind as bats; to me, the Christian 
walks in a strange way, I see no beauty in - 
holiness, and if the world goes wrong I share 
with the majority." No ! traveller of the 
midnight ! look upward, see yon bright 
gleam ! 'tis Jesus, "the bright and morning 
ran," saying, Come follow me ; I will guide 
you into all truth, for I am the light of the 
world ; search the Scriptures. And if any 
man shall take away from the words of the 
book of this prophecy, God shall take away 
his part out of the book of life and out of the 
holy city." . . . . 
When the traveller sets out in earnest to 
seek after God, lie will enquire, "0, that I 
knew where I might find him, that I might 
find him that I might come even to his teat ! 
List, traveller, list ! The spirit in our hearts, is 
Whispering, sinner, come ! 
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waters, and "God is more willing to give the 
Spirit to those who ask, than parents are to 
give good gifts to their children." 0, trav-
eller, listen to de Dove of the inner palace 
"Come to the Lamb of God, who beareth 
away the sin of the world." Come, is a soft-
breathing verb in the language of heaven, 
and one of the most important words in.the 
canon of Scripture ; for what avails the 
knowledge of God, as the fountain of living 
waters, or of Jesus, as the only Saviour, or 
of the Holy Spirit, as the helper and healer, 
or of the Bible, as the traveller's guide-book, 
or of the kingdom, which bath foundations. 
Ah! what is all this to way-worn and judg-
ment-bound souls, without the word Divine— 
"Corne ye to the waters ! 
Only to know, and not to see, be called, and not be 
there— 
And fail of the crystal river free, say, traveller, who 
can bear ?" 
Perhaps my message is addressed to one 
halting near earth's border-line, and watch-
ing anxiously for a friend. 0; say to the 
watcher, Up, trim the lamp of Gospel news, 
DR. R HUTCHINSON, 
REV. 0. R. FASSEIT, 
REV. J. M. ORROCK, 
REV. D. I. ROBINSON, 
REV. I. H. SHIPMAN, 
REV. II. MAIDEN. 
talk about ? God himself, or the wonders 
of his grace ? the glorious character of the 
adorable Redeemer, or the inward strivings 
of the Holy Spirit ? 0 no ; it is the sayings 
and doing of 'our minister, praise or con-
demnation of the sermon of last Sabbath, 
gossip about the sewing-society, or some-
thing or other about the church. And this 
miserable apology for religiousness passes 
among professing Christians for religious con-
versation, and each one returns to his home 
in peace, satisfied that while the colloquy 
lasted he has been very good, and very glad 
to find himself at liberty to speak of matters 
of a more mundane character. Is this pic-
ture over drawn ? Alas, no ; one acquaint-
ed with the general tone of religious society 
will venture to say that it is ; and if it be 
correct, then what conclusion can we come 
to but this, that the reason why so many 
professors have so little to say on the subject 
of religion, is because they have very little 
religion to speak about. 
"0 God, thou art my God ; early will I 
seek thee, my soul thirsteth for thee, my 
flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty 
land where no water is, to see thy power and 
thy glory as I have seen thee in the sanctua-
ry." So sang the bard of Israel upwards of 
a thousand years before the scheme - of re-
demption was completed by the sacrifice on 
Calvary. David knew but a small part of 
what the Lord has done for a guilty world, 
yet what a contrast do his glowing words 
present to our icy uttterance. A thousand 
years before Christ died, lie sang from a full 
heart the praises of the most high God. 
Upwards of eighteen hundred years after the 
death of Christ, we, the professing people of 
God, utter at rare intervals, a feeble note of 
praise, and employ by far the greater part 
of our religious time in chatting about 
the churches. When I consider these facts 
I fail to see satisfactory evidence of improve- 
ment. 
But still less satisfactory is the prevalent 
opinion of the use of money. Sometime ago, 
it was announced to the world that one of the 
Rothschi Ids had retired from the firm of Roths- 
f
ehilds& Co.,and that his share of the property 
amounted to the goodly suns of $25,000,000. 
Some years ago, a Jew told me, with evident 
pride, that Baron Rothschild gave $70,000 a 
year for charitable purposes ; and when I 
remarked that that was not much for a man 
of his wealth, he flew into a violent passion. 
There are a good many Christians who would 
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i good many Christians who doubtless think 
$70,000 'was quite enough and perhaps too 
much for the entire firm to give, let alone 
the Baron. In point of fact, the prevalent 
ideas upon the subject of money are wholly 
unscriptural and radically wrong. Not only 
is money prized far above its worth, but it 
is thought that every man is entitled to use 
his money as he sees fit, either hoarding it, 
spending it upon himself, or giving it away 
to others, as may seem good in his eyes. If 
the right to do so is questioned, we are tri-
umphantly asked, "May not a man do what 
he will with his own ?" But the principle is 
unsound, and the quotation is inapt. Money, 
like every other of the gifts of God, is a 
trust ; the wealthy are simply stewards of 
the Lord's bounty. To give money, there-
fore, to religious or philanthropic objects, is 
as much a Christian duty as prayer or praise. 
But how is this duty discharged ? By 
giving money in driblets ; and when, per-
chance, some very wealthy man gives ten or 
twenty thousand pounds, the welkin is made 
to ring with shouts of applause, as if the 
very rich man had performed a meritorious 
act. If you saw a child receive an extra 
slice of pudding from the parental hand be-
cause, in obedience to parental authority, he 
had fed the chickens with parental grain, 
you would perhaps be led to the conclusion 
that the principles upon which that child 
was governed were not sound, and that he 
ought to be taught obedience without the 
aid of pudding. But the church, whether 
failing to see the value of principle herself, 
or understanding its influence upon the 
minds of others, thinks otherwise, and so she 
gives pudding in return for' gold. That is 
to say, for much gold. The great Master 
praised the widow who gave a mite, and 
said nothing in commendation of the rich 
men who cast in gold and silver out of their 
abundance. The Christian church in the 
nineteenth century alters the mode of proced-
ure and glorifies the rich, duly publishing their 
names, together with the amount of their ben-
efaction. This is not a modern invention. 
When the Jews were far departed from God, 
the prophet addresses them thus : "Publish 
your freewill offerings, for this delighteth 
you, 0 house of Israel." It seems to be a 
somewhat dubious sign of improvement 
when we see the church of the nineteenth 
century follow the example of the backslid- 
ing Jews. 
I have said that the money is dolled forth 
ill driblets. But how these driblets are 
gloated over and vaunted of ! It would 
really seem, at times, as if the church which 
Christ purchased with his blood had far ex-
ceeded her duty, when out of the abundant 
wealth which the bounteous GiVer of all 
good has bestowed, she contributes a few 
millions of dollars to the Lord's cause. Yet, 
place along side of these stinted contribu-
tions the vast sums which are yearly spent 
Rev. Jong PEARSON, 
Rev. L. Osuaa, 
Rev. S. S GkriviN, 
Ray. F. GUNNER, 
RP:v. D. Boswoaris, 
Ray. R. H. CostcLie, 
COIVIIVITTEE ON PUBLICATION. 
L. OSLER, J. PEARSON, R. R. KNOWLES. 
[For Terms, dm, see Fourth Page.] 
Gommtuxicationo. 
Does a sleeping -6tT.rifi.TC:—
eoriduering. its t 
affairs upon worldly principles, betoken an 
improving community ? Is there anything 
in the nature of the case to lead us to hope 
that a community operated upon by such a 
church, is likely to be animated by a desire 
to honor God ? 
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THE NEW EARTH. 
BY JONATHAN WHITMAN. 
Is this earth to become the new earth, 
and be the final residence of the saints in 
the future and immortal state ? 
I suppose there are many ready to answer 
this in the affirmative, and verily believe 
that it is taught in the Bible. But we 
are sometimes mistaken on some points of 
doctrine, when we are quite sure that we 
are right. It may prove to be in this doc-
trine ; let us examine it carefully and see. 
And we will first notice some of the pas-
sages that are brought to prove it. And the 
promise of God to Abraham, that he would 
give him the land of Canaan for an everlast-
ing possession, is thought to be very con-
clusive. The Lord made two covenants 
with Abrcham, which were separate cov-
enants, and should be kept so ; as the prom-
ises in them are different. When Abraham 
was seventy-five, the Lord made the first 
covenant with him. This we find in Gen. 
12: 3 : "And I will bless them that bless 
thee, and curse him that curseth thee : and 
in thee shall all families (or nations) of the 
earth be blessed." This had reference to 
his spiritual seed. Or, as Paul saith : "Now 
to Abraham and his seed were the promises 
made." He saith not, "And to seeds," as of 
many ; but as of one, "and to thy seed,'' 
which is Christ. And this I say, that the 
covenant that was confirmed before of God 
in Christ, the law, which was four hundred 
and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that 
it should make the promise of none effect. 
Gal. 3 : 16, 17. In this covenant there is 
no promise of the land of Canaan, or of 
temporal blessings. 
"And when Abraham was ninety years 
old and nine, the Lord appeared to him, and 
said unto him, I am the Almighty God : 
walk before me, and be thou perfect. And 
I will make my covenant between me and 
thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. And 
Abraham fell on his face, and God talked 
with him saying, as for me, behold my cove-
nant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father 
of many nations. Neither shall thy name 
any more be called Abram, but thy name 
shall be Abraham, for a father of many 
nations I have made thee." The Lord 
here seems to have reference to the 
covenant that he made with him twenty-
four years before this ; but is now about to 
make another covenant with him, but very 
different from the other. This is recorded 
in Gen. 17th chapter : "And I will make 
thee exceeding fruitful, and will make na- 
of all persons journeying through this earth-
life. Read the words again, and read 
thoughtfully, for they will show you the 
traveller's best guide, and how to secure an 
abundance of good things for this world and 
the next. 
"I Jesus, have sent mine angel to testify 
unto you these things." Yes, traveller, the 
words of Jesus are addressed to you ; "He 
who went into the far country to receive for 
himself a kingdom" asks you to come in faith 
to the River of Life and drink freely until 
his return—will you not accept the invita-
triin P "Come now, let us reason together, 
saith the Lord ; though your sins be as scar-
let, they shall be white as snow ; though 
they be. I ed like crimson they shall be as 
wool." 
There, traveller, the Lord God invites 
you to come and reason with himself! what 
say you to this grand appeal ? Most persons 
wish to examine the words and evidences of 
God, as found in both nature and revelation, 
although certain travellers try hard to reason 
away the Creator, but truth remains, and 
" God is," for Nature throughout her many 
realms, plainly speaks her Maker's power. 
"The spacious firmament on high 
With all the blue, etherial sky, 
And spangled heavens, a shining frame, 
Their Great Original proclaim. 
What though in solemn silence all, 
Move round this dark, terrestrial ball ; 
W hat though no real voice nor sound, 
Amid their radiant orbs be found. 
REMARKS ON THE ABOVE. 
If there were two distinct covenants 
made with Abraham, which we grant, it is 
undeniable that one of them related to the 
everlasting inheritance of the land, as our 
correspondent has quoted,•both by him and 
his seed. That the promise referred to by 
Paul in Gal. 3d chapter, was that which re-
lated to the inheritance he expressly states. 
elf the inheritance be of the law it is no 
more of promise ; but God gave it to Abra-
ham by promise." Gal. 3 : 18. Then the 
seed who is to inherit all the land of Cana-
an for an everlasting possession is Christ, 
and those who are his. "If ye be Christ's, 
then are ye Abraham's seed and heirs ac-
cording to the promise." 
If Moses thought the promise of inher-
itance entirely fulfilled, Paul did not. For 
lie said that there sprang from Abraham, "so 
many as the stars of heaven," &e ; "These 
all died in the faith, not having received the 
promises, but, having seen them afar off, 
and were persuaded of them, arid embraced 
them, and confessed that they were pilgrims 
and strangers on the earth." �
Heb. 11 : 13. 
And this inheritance was the land where 
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob sojourned, who 
were all heirs "of the same promise." And 
this land they were "after to receive for an 
inheritance." We trust our correspondent 
will look all this carefully over. 
That God fulfilled the promise made to 
Abraham, Gen. 15 : f5-21, we admit. But 
not the one Gen. 15 : 7, 8 ; nor the one Gen. 
17 : 8. Both these promise the land per-
sonally to Abraham, a promise never ful-
filled to him. But he looked for it in that 
land where he sojourned ; and yet that 
would be a heavenly country. Then it must 
be in this earth renewed. 
Again, he quotes Rom. '4 : 13, as one of 
our proof texts that the saints will inherit 
the whole earth : and remarks, that "This 
has nothing to do with it." Why not ? The 
promise that he should be heir of the world 
(Greek, Kosmos) 
earth, or globe, was 
not to Abraham or his seed, through the law," 
&c. �
What is he to inherit, if not the world ? 
Is it the Church ? Nay, the Church is not 
the world, or Kosmos, and is never called 
such. It follows that the material globe is 
promised him and his seed. This is con-
firmed by the promise made to Christ in the 
second Psalm : "I shall give thee the hea-
then for thine inheritance, and the uttermost 
for already the wise virgins go forth with 
the sounding cry, "Behold the Bridegroom 
cometh, go ye forth to meet him ;" "The 
Spirit and the Bride say, Come, for after a 
long time the Lord of his servants cometh 
and reckoneth with tlrem." Matt. 25 : 19. 
Beloved traveller, the long march of time 
is nearly over, "the judge standeth at the 
door." You have heard the invitation of 
saving power, and now, what answer will 
you return to him who sent me ? Can 
you refuse the traveller's heavenly call ? 
Do you reject the invitation of Jesus ? 0, 
then I pray you to ask some one else to 
come to the Waters of Life ! Yes, let him 
that heareth, say Come ? 0, do invite our 
sinful brethren, and all sad hearts to the 
great Physician, tell them that his throne 
of grace is hard by the River, and his ban-
ner over all travellers is Love ! "Knock 
and it shall be opened, seek and ye shall 
find ;" and "let him that is athirst come." 
Yes, my travel-stained brother man, all 
thirsty, weary, and grieved under afflictions 
and bereavement, come dip your largest ves-
sel in the sacred river, then drink and be at 
rest, for Jesus speaks to you from the silent 
graves of your dead, saying, "I am the res-
urrection and the Life ;" a little hence, we 
shall see the tent-lights on the shining shore, 
and "those who sleep in Jesus will God 
bring with him." 
"And whosoever will, let him take of the 
water of life freely." Ho, traveller, ho ! 
you and I certainly belong to the "whoso-
evers"—and I told you in the outset that 
the words of Jesus would just suit you ; 
think now—Jesus bath sent his angel to 
testify to the churches, and to sin-worn trav- 
ellers of every age, condition and clime, that 
whosoever will, may come, and find "grace 
to help in the time of need." 0 grace of 
God, how glorious ! Come then to the Lord 
our righteousness, for to know God aright, 
and Jesus Christ whom he bath sent, is Lift 
In Reason's ear they all rejoice, 
And utter forth a glorious voice ; 
Forever singing as they shine, 
The hand that made us is Divine." 
Yes ! and all sincere travellers, who take 
pains to examine the heavenly Guide-book, 
may by obeying the instructions, find and 
reason with the Lord, for, "In the day thou 
seekest me with all thy heart, I will be 
found of thee." 
Now it is reasonable to suppose that trav-
ellers wishing access to the executive head 
of a state or nation, really believe in the ex-
istence of the person whom they desire to 
see, and as it is not orderly or safe for all 
Persons to intrude into the executive pres-
ence, they search out the name and favor of 
him who is authorized to introduce strangers ; 
so with travellers wishing to reason with 
the Great God ; from the evidences in na-
ture, reason, and revelation, men must be-
lieve that "God is," and that he is a rewarder 
of such as diligently seek him, and trav-
ellers must petition Him of the saving name, 
to guide them before the throned Presence, 
for it is written, "Blessed are they that do 
his commandments, that they may have 
right to the tree of life, and enter in through 
the gates, into the city."—Rev. 22 : 13, 14. 
A certain traveller reasons after this man-
ner : I once knew and believed in God ; 
and was introduced and reconciled through 
faith in the Name and finished work of Je-
sus. Allured by sin, I departed from the 
THE 
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TUESDAY, JULY 12. 1864.. 
JOSIAH LITCH, EDITOR. 
season. 
ORDER OF THE RESURRECTION OF 
THE DEAD. 
you must always be communicative ; repeat 
what you have read ; talk about it. Dr. 
Johnson's great memory was owing to his 
communicativeness. You young men who 
are just leaving college, let me advise you to 
choose a profession in which you can exer-
cise your talent the best, and at the same 
time be honest. The best profession is the 
ministry of the Gospel.—Rev. Daniel Waldo. 
INTERESTING AND AFFECTING NAR-
RA1.1.4.t.:. 
Eternal. Now eternal life is the great gif 
Of God, and this life is i �
Son, and short 
of this, body, soul and MICt, cannot ever be 
satisfied, arid all travellers will do well to 
secure this good estate. Now, for not many 
suns shall rise and set ere we must end our 
race—and 
"We are nearer that hour to-day, 
.-Than we've ever been before ; 
Nearer the bound of life, 
Where we lay our burdens down ; 
Nearer leaving our cross. 
Nearer wearing the crown." 
Farewell, fellow traveller ; let us keep 
our valise properly packed for the bourne of 
God's kingdom, for "we must all stand be-
fore the judgment seat of Christ, there to 
give an account of the deeds done in the 
body." 
Father increase shah 4 faith, ' 
Let grace bring deliverance from strife ; 
Cause me to feel as 1 would when I stand 
On the shore of the River of Life, 
F. GUNNER. 
iOr1ginaI.] 
THE EDEN STATE OR RESTITUTION. 
BY ANDREW SPENCE. 
"Declaration of Principles" made at the Al-
bany Conference in 1845, Elder Garvin 
preached on the great harvest and vintage of 
Rev. 14 : 14-19 ; at the close which many 
commemorated their Saviour's dying love in 
"the breakiug of bread." It was a precious 
We sang "a hymn"— 
, When shall we meet again"— 
and "went out"—not as Jesus did, to Geth-
semane and Cavalry, but to separate, another 
Conference being ended, probably never 
more to meet till the "jewels" of Jesus are 
gathered, and the trials of the church ter-
minate in the deathless land, and sorrowless 
clime of the kingdom of God. 
Elder Bosworth preached, by request, in 
the Methodist chapel in the upper village, 
about tt mile from the Advent chapel, and by 
thus separating on the Sabbath, the people 
were much better accommodated than they 
otherwise could have been, as both houses 
were filled. The attendance during all the 
meetings was good, but the place of the 
Conference not being central, there were not 
so many from abroad as there, doubtless, 
would otherwise have been. 
The brethren from Richford, Vt., request-
ed that the Conference of June, 1865, should 
be held with them (D. V.) St. Armand, 
where our brethren are erecting a chapel, 
was spoken of, but. the matter was not fully 
decided. May the Lord direct. 
C. P. Dow, �
I Secretaries. 
J. M. ORROCK, 
 
like the Gospel feast, "still there was room." 
At two o'clock, the congregation reassem-
bled, and the writer addressed them on the 
words, "There is another king, one Jesus." 
The subject was, of course, political; the 
political character of Christianity, embrac-
ing the relations which Christians sustain to 
Gentile governments ; and also the relation 
they sustain to their exiled King. After 
the discourse, we had a number of earnest 
and warm-hearted testimonies from brethren 
and sisters, which gave a zest to the occasion, 
and made it a season long to be remembered. 
The universal testimony was that, it was 
the "pleasantest 4th of July celebration I 
ever enjoyed." 
The following appropriate lines were pre-
pared for the occasion, and will'form a fit-
ting conclusion to this narrative. But we 
should not forget to say, that after the after-
noon service ample justice was done again to 
the contents of Bro. Gale's barn ; after 
which the gratified, refreshed and encour-
aged disciples bent their steps homeward, 
blessing the name of the Lore for a 4111 of 
July celebration here, and sweetly anticipat-
ing the great proclamation of liberty to them 
that are bound. 
LINES 
Written for the Annual Fourth of. July Meeting 
at Kingston, N. H. 
DR. GOODELL, OP CONSTANTINOPLE. 
It is with heartfelt gratitude, dear breth-
ren, that in these "last days" when thete is 
so great a tendency manifested by the pro-
fessed children of God to turn away "from 
the truth" and endeavor to satisfy their 
"itching ears" by listening to "fables," that 
we are permitted to report to this Confer-
ence that the cry of this church still is, like 
that of Luther, "The Bible, the Bible." 
It is also gratifying to us that we are per-
mitted to report that within the past year we 
have been permitted to witness in some de-
gree the power of the Holy Spirit in turn-
ing the sinner from the error of his way, 
and in reviving the hope of his own chil-
dren. We have, in common with the house-
hold of faith, been called to suffer trials, 
prominent amongst which has been the des-
titution of the preached word. Bro. Cans 
field's time, and labors closed in October, 
last ; since which time we had no stated 
preaching until quite recently. Its evil ef-
fects on the church and congregation, have 
been severely felt by us. For the present 
year we have secured the labors of Bro. 
Nathan Wheeler, for one half the time, 
whose labor is highly appreciated, and satis-
factory,,and we trust will be made a blessing 
to this people. 
We have met for prayer twice each week, 
so far as practicable, beside meeting every 
alternate Lord's day to engage in prayer, 
and praise, reading the Word, and exhorta-
tion,—which exercises have usually been both 
interesting and profitable. I would also say 
that we have a small but interesting Sabbath 
school and Bible class. Elder M. Grant 
held a meeting with us in June last, (while 
we were destitute of preaching,) with very 
satisfactory results. 
The past year has witnessed no additions 
of members to the church. 
In conclusion, permit us to say that in re-
viewing the past favors of our heavenly 
Father, and in trusting His promises for the 
future, we are of good cheer and are re- 
solved to labor on. �
T. I. HILL, Clerk. 
We take the following from the corres-
pondence of the Congregationalist ; and 
doubt not our readers will be desply inter-
ested in hearing form this venerable soldier 
of Christ. For more than forty years, we 
think, he has stood at his post, as he still 
stands, battling for the cross of Christ in 
that distant field. The Lord bless him in 
his old age is our prayer : 
far distant when that same Jesus who as-
cended into heaven shall so come in like 
manner as he went away. "Signs there's no 
mistaking proclaim Messiah near." But we 
find as the time draws near that the enemy 
comes in like a flood, and Worldly cares 
r ress on every hand to draw our hearts 
away from God, and it is only by girding on 
the whole armor and maintaining a consistent 
warfare that we hope to come off conquerors 
at last, and "receive a crown �
glory that 
fadeth not away." 
Elder Bosworth, NA() labored with us 
with good success for several years, resigned 
the pastoral care of the church in Dec., 
1862, but by request continued to labor with 
us as pastor until Oct!, 1863s since which 
time Elder Canfield-has been our pastor, and 
labored with us to good acceptance. He is 
much beloved by his people, and we hope by 
the blessing of God he will do much good, 
and be the means of bringing many souls to 
a saving knowledge of the truth. We held 
series of evening meetings last winter; 
quite a number found peace in believing, 
and the church members were strengthened 
to labor for sinners, and wait for their Re-
deemer. 
Five have put on Christ by baptism, and 
seven have been added to the church. One 
—our beloved Sister Bosworth—bas fallen 
asleep in Jesus. One has been dismissed by 
his own request. We now number eighty-
four membei s. We have monthly covenant 
meetings, and three prayer meetings during 
the week, which are profitable and interest-
ing, but ought to be more fully attended. 
We have three services on the Sabbath,—
two of which are well attended,—besides 
the Sabbath school, which is very interesting, 
under the efficient care of Bro. Pottle, our 
superintendent, who commenced his labors 
in that capacity last August, with an average 
attendance of thiry-two scholars and teach-
ers, but the increase has been such ; that the 
average attendance for the last four months 
has been 83, while new ones are continually 
coming in. Our concerts and reviews are 
exceedingly interesting, and, we hope, profi-
table. We are encouraged to labor, and 
pray, hoping that many of these dear chil-
dren and youth will be gathered into the 
fbld of Christ, and prepared to hail him with 
joy when he comes to gather his chosen ones 
home. �
In behalf of the church. 
H. H. COLLINS, Clerk. 
BY S. A. COBURN. 
With joy we listened to the call 
That brings us here to-day; 
And from our homes of toils and care, 
Gladly we 'ye sped our way. 
Oft as this joyous day returns, 
We 're wont to gather here, 
To mingle in Jehovah's praise 
With those we love most dear. 
We meet as children of our God, 
Whom Christ-the Son makes free; 
As those who hope ore long to keep 
Eternal jubilee. 
'Neath humble roof and lofty dome, 
We love to worship God, 
But dearer still in wild-wood bowers 
To hymn our praise abroad. 
Give grace, 0 Lord, to spend this day 
As shall most honor bring 
To the dear name of him we lore—
. Our coming Christ and King. 
And when the great unnumbered host 
Of Christ's freemen shall come, 
To find within the kingdom blest 
Their glad, eternal home: 
May those assembled here to-day 
Join in that lofty song 
Which those redeemed from sin and death 
Forever shall prolong. 
Kingston, N. H., July 4, 1864. 
READ THIS. 
RICHFORD. 
The church of Adventists in Richford to 
the brethren in Conference assembled : 
Dear brethren, we are still looking. for the 
return of the Nobleman to reckon with his 
servants, and set up his everlasting kingdom. 
We believe the signs are mainly in the past. 
One of the last in the series is "distress of 
nations, with perplexity," and the command 
is, "When these things come to pass, then 
look up and lift up your heads, for your re-
demptions draweth nigh." What a momen-
tous period we are living in ! C., brethren, 
let us be ready with our loins girt about 
with truth, (not with error,) having our 
lamps trimmed and our lights burning, that 
we may go in with the Bridegroom to the 
marriage. 
"0 hail, happy day, 
When earth shall smile in gladness." 
In our last, we reviewed in part Rev. 
L. D. Wardwell's article on this subject, 
and particularly noticed his argument in 
support of his proposition that "the right-
eous and wicked will be raised simultaneous-
ly at the second advent of Christ and before 
the judgment." 
We have showed that the' Scriptures do 
uniformly distinguish between the resurrec-
tion of the righteous and the wicked. 
If there is no distinction in order of time, 
why such language as this, "And I will 
raise him up at the last day ?" If all will 
be raised together at the last day, of course 
he will raise those who believe on him, and 
who eat his flesh and drink his blood. 
John 6. 
Again : "every man in his own order, 
Christ the first fruits, afterward they that 
are his at his coming." 1 Cor. 15. 
If all come forth at his coming, why this 
distinction? 
"If by any means I might attain unto the 
resurrection of the dead." If all are to at- 
tain it at Christ's coming, why this struggle 
for it ? But if the criticism of eminent 
scholars is received, that ex anastasis, should 
be rendered "out from the dead," it gives force 
and beauty to the apostle's expression. If 
"out from the dead," he is raised, then lie 
must leave some of the dead behind. 
"That they might attain unto a better res-
urrection." Is not that "the first resurrec-
tion ?" For, "Blessed and holy is he that 
hath part in the first resurrection ; on such 
the second death has no power." 
The positive testimony of Rev. 20 : 6, is 
conclusive on the subject. "They lived and 
reigned with Christ a thousand years. But 
the rest of the dead lived not again till the 
thousand years were finished." Can Ian-
, guage,more plainly declare that there will 
be two resurrections of the dead ? If they 
are not real dead men that live and reign 
with Christ a thousand years, who are "the 
rest of the dead ?" Does not "the rest of the 
dead" clearly imply that a part of the dead 
do live at the beginning of the thousand 
years, and leave some behind ? 
But it is urged by some that, the "martyr 
Spirit will be revived in the Christians of 
that period." What then ? Will there be 
none who are born during the thousand 
years who will be imbued with it ? Others 
contend that conversion is the first resurrec-
tion. Then will there be no more converted 
for a thousand years after that blessed era 
begins ? Both these views are absurd and 
self-contradictory. There is no way in which 
to harmonize the passage but to admit the 
literality of the two resurrections. This 
The watchmen will soon leave their walls, 
and those that sigh and cry for the abomin-
ations done in the land will soon be relieved. 
0, let us be faithful till the Master comes. 
Elder S. S. Garvin is still our minister, lie 
wears like steel. He preaches to us one 
fourth of the Sabbaths all day. We sustain 
prayer meetings twice a week, (Sunday 
evenings union meetings.) Our sisters hold 
a female prayer meeting once a week in the 
afternoon. We have in unison with the 
Baptists and Methodists a Sabbath school 
of about fifty scholars, with a good library, 
and interesting Bible classes. One member 
has been added to the church, and two have 
died, leaving our number sixty-three. We 
have chosen Elder S. S. Garvin, Josiah, 
Blaisdell, Samuel Heath, and Porter Scott, 
delegates to sit with you in your delibera-
tions. Dear brethren, we pray that God will 
bless you in this annual gathering, and give 
you wisdom in all your counsels and doings. In 
behalf of the church. 
RUSSELL SMITH, Clerk. 
mother ?"—New Bedford Mercury. 
4 �P 
POOR AND NEEDY. 
Eliiabeth Comstock, a lady of English 
birth, and a resident of Michigan, is an elo-
quent preacher of the Society of Friends. 
For some years she has devoted herself par-
ticularly to visiting prisons and hospitals, 
and with the self-denying spirit of a Fry or 
a Howard, has ministered to the miserable 
inmates. She was in attendance at the recent 
Yearly Meeting of Friends at Newport, and 
at the close of it was urged to visit Salem, 
and spend last First Day with Friends 
there. This invitation she declined, saying 
there were no hospitals or prisons there, and 
to these was her mission. Soon after, how-
ever, yielding to a strong impression upon 
her own mind that ft was her duty, she an-
nounced that she was going to Salem. She 
attended the Friend's Meeting and preached, 
her subject being "the value of early 
religious training." • Illustrative of this, 
she narrated the following touching inci-
dent: 
"Soon after the terrible battle of Freder-
icksburg, some year and a half since, she 
visited one of the hospitals in the vicinity of 
Washington, going from ward to ward, and 
from cot to cot, comforting and consoling the 
wounded sufferers. Upon one bed lay a 
young man, with eyes closed, and apparent- 
ly insensible. The attendant remarked that 
it would be useless to speak to him, as lie 
had been canstantly delirious since his arriv- 
al, and had now relapsed into a death-like 
stupor. But the good lady, full of motherly 
Christian sympathy, stopped by the bedside, 
and repeated Dr. Watt's hymn, in her sweet 
tones : 
'Jesus can make a dying bed 
Feel soft as downy pillows are,' (to. 
As she closed, the young man looked up 
with an intelligent smile, ar.:c1 seeing the 
female form, said, 'I knew you would come, 
mother, and speak to me of Jesus.' By his 
side, the good woman remained, we believe, 
till the spirit left him, catching his last 
accents on earth, 'Mother, I am going to 
Jesus.' 
But the most remarkable part of our story 
is to come. As the meeting broke up, and 
the Friends were leaving, the preacher's at-
tention was arrested by a female face in the 
in the throng, and she remarked to a friend, 
'that must be the mother of the young soh, 
dier, of whom I spoke.' They met, the 
preacher and the mother, and upon compar-
ing notes, the fact was established, that it 
was the son of that mother, to whom Eliza-
beth Comstock had ministered in his dying 
hour, and had thus brought to her the first 
knowledge of that son's death. Our readers admission potties all difficulties on the sub- 
calk imagine the consolation thus given by ject. 
1. The doctrine of two distinct resurrec- 
the assurance, that in his dying hour the 
young soldier thought of his mother, and tions is taught in the Scriptures. 2. The 
 
coupled her name with that of Jesus, whom she resurrection of those that are Christ's at his 
had taught him to revere. Who shall say, coming is affirmed, leaving the others mires-
that the Good Spirit did not lead Elizabeth urrected. 3. The resurrection out from the 
oms o , ou o �
choSen path of labor, dead was an object of desire and effort, as 
to carry comfort to the heart of that Salem �
tc, obtain "a better resurrection." 4. 
The positive declaration that there will be a 
thousand years between the resurrection of 
the holy and the rest of the dead. 
Why then should we doubt the doctrine 
of the resurrections, a thousand years apart ? 
and that these thousand years are "the day 
of judgment ?" "I saw thrones and they sat 
. upon them and judgment was given unto 
them." The reign of Christ and his saints 
for a thousand years would seem front this, 
to be a reign of judgment. Why should not 
the judgment of the wicked be at the close 
of that day, while that of the righteous will 
be at its beginning ? 
KINGSTON FOURTH OF JULY MEET- 
ING. 
After the reading of the letters, verbal reports 
were given, some of which were important : 
Elder A. Cleaveland stated that in White-
field, N. H., where he resides, between 50 
and 60 have, within the past year, professed 
faith in Christ, and most of them have been 
baptized by him. Many young people have 
been partakers of the saving grace of God, 
and sustain a prayer meeting of their own. 
Elder S. S. Garvin spoke of places in Dun-
ham, Stanbridge, Sutton, and St. Armaud, 
C. E., where he has labored, and where 
nearly two hundred have professed to be 
converted and reclaimed within the past year 
and a half, about 60 of whom have been 
baptized by Bro. West and himself since our 
last Conference. Elder Thurber spoke en-
couragingly of Hatley, C. E., which he ex-
pected would have been 'represented by let-
ter. Bro. Learned stated there were some 
in Malone, and other places in N. Y., and 
Canada where he labored that are waiting 
for Christ. Ou the whole the reports were 
encouraging, especially when we consider 
that we have fallen upon perilous times for 
the church and the world, and that on ac-
count of abounding iniquity the love of many 
waxes cold. To God be the glory for the 
good accomplished. 
After singing part of the 1109th hymn of 
the Harp, the congregation was dismissed with 
the benediction. 
At 2 o'clock Elder Hitchcock, the resident 
Methodist minister of the town, offered 
prayer, and Elder Bosworth preached from 
Rom. 2 : 6, "Who will render to every man ac-
cording to his deeds," showing the time, na-
ture and measure'of the reward rendered to 
saints and sinners in the day of judgment. 
Sung hymn 1023, after which the following 
resolution was introduced and adopted : 
Resolved, That we have a minister's 
meeting in connection with our Annual 
Conferences, to ascertain the standing and 
fellowship of the several ministers belonging 
to the Conference. • 
man will be a free 
Much has been said in the Advent Her-
ald, about the restitution of all things ; yet 
the half has not been told. "Eye hath not 
seen nor ear heard, nor hath it entered into 
the heart of man" to have a clear conception, 
of the better country to which we are fast 
hastening. It is cheering to think of the 
better land, to meet to part no more, on that 
blissful shore ; to sing our great Redeemer's 
praise through endless days. But man in 
his Eden state will have something else to 
do than to sing all the time. They shall 
build houses. (Isa. 65 : 21.) Some people 
think it very strange that man will work in 
the next world, but it is so ; to build houses 
is to work, but it will not be toil. Adam in 
Eden worked, and the Lord God hook the 
man and put him into the garden of Eden to 
dress it and to keep it. (Gen. 2 : 15.) In 
the Eden garden there was a great variety 
of trees, and out of the ground made the 
Lord God to grow every tree that is pleas-
ant to the sight, and good for food. The 
tree of life was there, and the three of 
knowledge of good and evil. (Gen. 2 : 9.) 
"And they shall plant vineyards, and eat the 
fruit of them." Yes, man in his Eden state 
will plant and eat ; the word' of the Lord for 
it. �
(Isa. 65 : 21.) Angels did eat : "And 
he stood by them under the tree, and they 
did eat." (Gen. 18 : 8.) "And they did 
eat," (Gen. 19 : 3 ;) not seem to eat but 
did actually eat "that which Abraham and 
Lot did prepare for them." "And man did 
eat angels' food in the wilderness of sin." 
Exodus 16: 16. "The manna was like 
coriander seed, white, and the taste of it 
was like wafers made with honey." Exodus 
16: 31. 
The redeemed will long enjoy the work of 
their hands, but how long ? As long as the 
new heavens and new earth do exist. But 
some do say that Isa. 65 : 17, cannot apply 
to the future state, as death is spoken in 
verse 20. It reads, "there shall be no more 
thence (from that time forward) an infant of 
days, nor an old man that bath not filled his 
days : and as sure as the Lord hath said, 
thence they will die4and not enter the good-
ly rand." The building of houses and plant-
ing of vineyards, and eating of the fruit is in 
the new heavens and new earth. This may 
seemestrange to some, but heaven is no idle 
place. It is said in verse 23, "they shall not 
labor in vain, nor bring forth for trouble." 
Why ? "For they are the seed of the 
blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with 
them." 
I think I hear some one say, What ! are the 
blessed going to have offspring in the next 
world? Yes, Adam and Eve were com- 
manded to be fruitful and multiply, previous 
to the fall of man, (Gen. 1 : 23,) and as man 
is to be restored to his Eden state from 
which he fell, the command will apply to 
man restored into his Eden state. The off-
spring do take place where the building and 
planting of verse 21 do take place. Adam 
was created a free agent, free to choose or 
refuse. If he was not a free agent, then he 
would have been like a machine acted upon. 
He could not have sinned sinless he 
was a free agent. Sin is the transgression of 
law. By Adam sinning he trangressed law. 
Where there is no law, there is no sin. Sa-
tan fell by violating law. Heaven is a place 
of law and order. The decalogue, the ten 
commandments were and are binding in 
heaven. Previous to the fall of Satan all 
was harmoney. Satan violated the tenth 
command—"thou shall not covet"—thereby 
fell man. 
In the Eden state 
agent, through not on probation ; all will be 
peace and harmony again. "And it shall come 
to pass that before they call I. will answer, 
and while they are yet speaking I will hear. 
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, 
and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock ; 
and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They 
shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy 
mountain, saith the Lord." Isa 65 : 24, 25. 
Winsor, Cal. 
"I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon 
me."—PsA. 40:17. 
We know not how this passage strikes 
others, but to us there is something exceed-
ingly affecting in it. What if we are poor 
and needy ?—so the good Lord thinketh up-
on us, we can be supported and consoled. 
Others may not think upon us in our loneli-
ness and want—may neglect us as of no ac-
count—"pass by on the other side ;" but 
if the eye and heart of heaven are with us, 
—if He who has made us tenderly cares for 
us,—is touched with the feeling of our in-
firmities, numbers our sighs, and puts our 
falling tears into His bottle, here is real 
comfort. And if indeed we are God's chos-
en, redeemed, and renewed ones, and our 
necessities are caused by no fault of our 
own, and we -are humble and submissive—
accept of our lot as best for us, because as-
signed by infinite wisdom and love ; then are 
we precious in His sight and honorable—
are the excellent of the earth, His jewels, 
He remembers us with the favor He beareth to 
His own people,—and He thinks how soon 
our privations will end, and we rest in His 
love, and possess the unlimited wealth of 
heaven. Take this blessed assurance, suffer-
ing believer, that that "the Lord thinketh 
upon you." Though if a fond parent, you 
cannot always be thinking of our child, the 
thoughts of your heavenly Father are never 
diverted from you, but you are the object of 
His benevolent notice continually. In all 
your afflictions He is afflicted ; and he that 
toucheth you toucheth the apple of His eye. 
[Original.] 
CANADA EAST AND VERMONT CON-
FERENCE. 
In the evening Elder A. Cleaveland 
preached from 2 Peter 1 : 12, "Wherefore 
I will not be negligent to put you always 
in remembrance of these things, though ye 
know them, and be established in the present 
truth." 
SATURDAY. 
At 9. A. M., an interesting prayer meeting 
was held. At half past ten, Elder Orrock 
gave a discourse on the dignity of Christians 
and their glorious, invisible, angelic atten-
dants, from Heb. 1 : 14, "Are they not all 
ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for 
them who shall be heirs of salvation ?" 
In the P. M., Elder S. W. Thurber 
preached on the restitution, from Acts 3 : 19 
—21 ; after which a collection was made to 
aid the publication department of our Con-
ference, amounting to nearly $11, in U. S. 
currency. As the friends from abroad at-
tending the meetings readily found homes, 
the following resolution was passed heartily 
and unnanimously 
Resolved, That we tender • our sincere 
thanks to the brethren, sisters and friends of 
this neighborhood, for their kindness and 
hospitality to us during the sessions of this 
Conference. 
"It was on the first of April that, after 
going to the Sultan's palace, and seeing him 
come forth With a splendid military escort, 
or his way to the mosque for worship, I took 
from there a calque to visit Dr. Goodell at 
his residence in Haskiny. The Doctor was 
better known by me than any of the mission-
aries at this station, having some years ago 
been at my house, with Mrs. Goodell. The 
greeting was what I expected from the Doc-
tor's great, warm heart. I found him older, 
of course, than he was several years ago, 
but time deals gently with him ; and he re-
tains much of the freshuesssboth physical 
and intellectual, of.former years. He is still 
.favored with the companionship of his wife 
and two daughters: Five of his children 
are in America. A son, who has distin-
guished himself' for bravery in our bloody 
and yet unfinished war, has recently been 
appointed 'instructor in gymnastics and physi-
ical training at Williston Seminary, East-
hampton. 
During my call it was arranged that I 
should return to Dr. Goodell's on the Satur-
day following, and accompany him to his 
preaching service in Constantinople, where 
be was to deliver a discourse in Armeno-
Turkish. Into this language the Doctor has 
translated the whole of the Scriptures. igs 
Bible is in the Turkish tongue, and the 
eherecter. Tt 'nay he called a work 
of his lifetime. The Doctor may be gath-
ered to his fathers, and sleep in the retired 
cemetery of the Protestants, in the great 
city of his labors, or he may sleep in his 
native land—he may have marble erected, 
worthy of him, over his grave, or he may not, 
(Serus in coelum redeat) but this monument 
will endure and be.his memorial. 
According to arrangements, we left the 
Dosetor's house Sabbath morning, to cross 
the Golden Horn and reach the American 
Chapel, or rather the Armenian Chapel of 
the American Board. The means of cross-
ing was, of course, the caique—a long, naz-
row, round-bottomed boat, much like an 
Indian bark canoe, of which some 80,000 
are said to ply in the waters about Constan_ 
tinople. 
On the other side the Horn, in Stamboul 
proper, we threaded our way through the 
labyrinthain streets and arrived at the suffi-
ciently large, but plain, uninviting chapel ; 
which it is proposed to renovate in due time-
There I saw Dr. Riggs, (whom I had before 
met in Williamstown, at the Missionary ju-
bilee,) and Rev. Dr. Trowbridge, whose wife 
is the daughter of Dr. Riggs. 
An audience of about seventy were gath-
ered. The ordinary attendance is about one 
hundred. Although the services were in 
Turkish, I felt able to unite in them to some 
extent. For my'benefit the Doctor named 
the hymns and text in English, so that my 
heart also was glad when the good old tune 
of Lenox was sung to the words 
"The year of jubilee is come." 
The subject of discourse was, the appear-
ing of Christ to Mary Magdalene after He 
was risen from the dead. And as I looked 
upon the Dr., preaching in his simplicity and 
earnestness, to those converts—a venerable 
man vacs had grown old in these labors for 
biO Master and for souls—I knew one in 
whose place I would rather be than to wear 
the purple of royalty. 
Services concluded, Christ's "little ones" 
gathered around to press the hand of him 
who had ministered to them. Some of them 
were introduced to me—this one, as "Head 
of the Protestant community"—another, as 
the "native brother who preaches here this 
afternoon"—another, as a "brother who ha 
suffered many and various persecutions for 
the truth of the Gospel"—another, as "a 
sister converted from Mohammedanism and 
baptized into the church of Christ"—another 
as "an earnest, praying woman convert-
ed from the' corruptions of the Armenian 
church." 
The Pittsburgh Christian Advocate thus 
discourses : 
THE HARD TIMES COMING. 
Printing paper is now eighteen cents a 
pound. So a note from our paper maker ad-
vises us. Our issue now by printer's count 
is 13,056. At eighteen cents a pound this 
will cost us for the year about $8,500 just • 
twice the sum that the same amount of 
paper would have cost us three years ago. 
How to meet this increased expense hits 
been a serious question among the parties 
concerned. Our advanced circulation made 
us feel easy even when paper advanced to, 
sixteen cents a pound ; at seventeen we felt 
perplexed ; and now at.eighteen more than 
troubled. What shall be done ? 
As it is the middle of the year we 
could not, if we would, advance the sub-
Beription price of the Advocate. Some of 
our contemporaries are doing this. The 
three papers of the United Presbyterian 
Church have just advanced their subscrip-
tion price. So, too, have some of the secu-
lar dailies and weeklies. But we are ambi-
tious to keep the Advocate a cheap paper 
for the masses. It may be that we shall 
yet have to abandon this design, and raise 
the subscription price of the Advocate ; but 
that time is not yet. 
We should have a still enlarged list of 
subscribers. We receive for the printed 
sheet but little over what we pay for the 
white sheet from the paper manufactuer. 
But that little in every additional subscriber 
over a given number is clear gain. Now, 
we wish to say to all who read these lines 
that the Advocate needs to-day this small 
margin of profit to meet its greatly increased 
expense. The times of many old subscrib-
ers are expiring ; many have expired ; will 
they not ene and all renew ? And could not 
the 'agents, always faithful in their work, 
multiply indefinitely the number of the 
subscribers ? Will every one do something ? 
The columns of the Advocate have 
been crowded somewhat with advertise-
ments. Some subscribers complain of this, 
and would prefer more reading matter. So 
would 'we. But these advertisements are 
all that save the paper from going under at 
its present low subscription price. We wish 
we could do without these altogether ; but 
we can't. We shall reduce their number 
and size as soon as this can safely be done. 
But until then we are sure that all Advocate 
readers will accept them gladly simply as a 
necessary evil. But were they increased by 
two or three columns more the Advocate 
would still be the cheapest religious family 
paper in this country or the world. We are 
sure it is also the best advertising medium in 
Western Pennsylvania. 
APPLICATION. 
Apply this to the Advent Herald, and 
deduct what the Advocate receives for ad-
vertising, add 4 cents per pound more for 
paper, with far less subscribers, and an 
equally large paper, and the reader will have 
our condition. Under these circumstances, 
the Financial Committee propose' to the 
patrons of the Herald to add, as they are 
able, one dollar or more to their yearly sub-
scription. Many now pay all they are able, 
and the Committee would neither distress 
them nor deprive them of the Herald's 
weekly visits. Our expenses the present 
year will be about one thousand dollars 
over last year. We have never asked our 
patrons for help in vain. 
DERBY LINE. 
According to the rules of this Conference 
it becomes my duty to make our annual re-
port. I am happy to say that since the or-
ganization of this little church, there have 
been a few zealous Christians here, amidst 
all the trials of these last days, who have 
been steadfast, and, through the blessing of 
God, have most of the time sustained stated 
preaching, and in connection with preaching, 
all interesting Sabbath school. We , have 
also sustained two regular weekly prayer 
meetingssand a covenant meeting the last 
Saturday in each month. During the last 
year we have been blest under the faithful 
labors of our pastor, Elder S. W. Thurber, 
whom weesteem highly for his works' sake. 
Our congregations for the past year have 
been on the increase. There is a disposition 
on the part of the people to hear for them-
selves. Since our last Conference there have 
been two dismissed by letter,—making our 
present number of church members thirty-
eight. There are also several who identify 
themselves with us in faith and hope, that 
do not belong to the church, but are helps 
to the cause of Christ. We have engaged 
the services of Elder Isaac Blake, for one 
fourth of the. time the ensuing year. The 
church have also voted to obtain, if they 
can, the services of Elder Thurber three-
fourths of the time. 
Such is our present standing, and we ex-
pect a blessing according to our faithful-
ness and perseverence in the cause of Christ. 
Dear brethren, ,pray for us, for we feel we 
are pilgrims, and soldiers of Jesus Christ, the 
Captain of our salvation; though the weap-
ons of our warfare are not carnal, but migh-
ty through God to the pulling down of 
strong bolds ; casting down imaginations and 
every high thing that exalteth inself against 
the knoweledge of God, and bringing it to 
captivity every thought to the obedience of 
Christ. We have chosen to sit with you in 
your consultations, Elder S. W. Thurber. 
May the Lord bless you in all your services, 
is my prayer. In behalf of the church. 
June 14, 1864. �
J. SPEAR. 
My Post-Office address for the present, 
will be Hydeville, Vermont. 
D. BOSWORTH. 
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My address will be until further notice, 
1815 Lombard St., Philadelphia. 
JAMES MORRISON. 
WATERBURY. 
Under the pastoral care of our beloved 
Bro. Canfield, we are still "looking for that 
blessed hope and the glorious appearing of 
the great God and our Saviour Jesus 
Christ," and we believe that the time is not 
VERMONT. 
CABOT 
In presenting to you our annual report of' 
the Lord's dealings with us the past year, 
we pause to acknowledge with gratitude, 
and humility, his watchful care over our 
lives, in that he has preserved us from "the 
pestilence that walketh in darkness, and 
from destruction that wasteth at noon-day." 
Although the past year has been one of un-
presedented mortality in our town, and vicin-
ity ; and although it would seem that the 
rider of the "pale horse" had received a new 
commission to slay and destroy the children 
of men, yet but one of our members has fal-
len beneath his fatal power. 
We also acknowledge his goodness, and 
care over us in preserving so many of the 
members of this Church from the moral 
pestilence, and spiritual death that have 
swept over our land with such fearful de-
struction, bearing down many of the chil- 
dren of God, and seemingly upturning the 
Christian's foundation of hope in its onward 
'course. 
It is, meet that we should celebrate a day 
and event fraught with so many blessings, as 
the day and fact of American independence. 
And what ,more reasonable than that it 
should be spent in the worship of that God 
who gave us our blessings. Such has been 
the view of the supporters of this meeting 
for these many years. 
The services of the occasion commenced 
on the Sabbath, when Eld. Osier preached 
three times to full houses of attentive listen-
ers, in the church near the house of Bro. F. 
Gale. Those who enjoyed the privileges of 
that beautiful Sabbath will long remember 
it. 
The morning of the 4th opened gloriously 
on the granite hills. The sun rose in his 
majesty, a soft west wind cooled the air, the 
earth had just been watered from on high 
and the dust was laid, and earth clothed with 
summes rolx%; in short, it was just such a, 
day as we could desire, but the Lord alone 
could make ; it was all we could ask for. 
The arrival of the cars at the station some 
two or three miles from the place of meet-
ing, brought a goodly company of warm-
hearted brethren and sisters from different 
towns along the road, and found several 
teams ready to convey them to the place of 
meeting, a beautiful grove a fourth of a mile 
from Bro. Gale's house, conveniently seated. 
We had present, brethren from Provi-
dence, R. I., Boston, Lawrence, Bradford, 
Haverhill, Plaistow, N. H., Newburyport, 
Seabrook, Newton, Kensingston, Exeter, 
and Kingston. At half past ten the services 
were opened by singing and prayer. Eld. 
Osler then gave a deeply interesting dis-
course from the words, "As it was in the 
days of Noe," &c., in which the moral and 
religious condition of the world were strik-
ingly exhibited, and shown at present, to 
form a striking parallel with the times of 
Noe, from which the conclusion is self-evi-
dent that we are close upon the days of the 
revelation of the Son of Man. 
The morning service closed as usual ; and 
the audience were invited to Bro. Gale's 
barn for refreshment. There we found 
spread a princely repast, to which we think, 
some ninety persons did ample justice ; and 
TRUST.-I have learned a lesson to day. 
A little robin is building a nest not far from 
the window where I sit. It has been blow-
ing and raining hard, and everthing seems 
gloomy, out of doors and in doors. My own 
spirits have been ruffled ; things have not 
gone right with me. But the little 'bird hops 
in and out of her nest as cheerily as when 
the sun shines, except that it does not sing. 
Its pretty nest, upon which it has spent so 
much time and labor, is in danger of being 
blown down, and the soft nice lining is get-
ting soiled and wet, and .yet it is cheerful. 
It sits quietly and bends its head to the 
storm, seemingly trustful, and fearing no 
evil.—Tract Journal. 
When Locke, the philosopher, was asked 
by what means he had massed such a store 
of learning, he replied—"by never being 
ashamed of my ignorance, and by question-
ing persons of different pursuits about what 
they were familiar." There are very few 
who cannot teach us something in the line of 
their own occupation, if we but give them 
an opportunity, though intellectually they be 
very far beneath us ; for every individual is 
better acquainted with his own peculiar pro-
fession or pun:suit, than we are. 
AN OLD MAN'S ADVICE.-I am an old 
man. I have seen nearly a century. Do 
you want to know how to grow old slowly 
and happily ? Let me tell you. Always eat 
slowly—masticate well. Go to your food, to 
your rest, to your occupations smiling. 
Keep a good nature and a soft temper 
everywhere. Never give way to anger. 
Cultivate a good memory, and to do this 
At 6 o'clock, Elder Bosworth spoke for a 
short time on the happy guests of the mar-
riage feast, from Rev. 19 : 9, "Blessed are 
they who are called unto the marriage sup-
per of the Lamb." 
SUNDAY. 
After "the hour of prayer" had passed 
and the hour for preaching arrived. the chap-
el was filled with hearers, who, notwith-
standing the extreme heat of the day, listened 
with marked attention to a sermon by. Elder 
Orrock, from 1 Cor. 15: 52, "For the 
trumpet shall sound ;" after which we re-
paired to the water, where Elder Wheeler 
baptized a young man in the likeness of 
Christ's death and resurrection. 
At 2 o'clock, after the reading of th 
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BRO. 0 SLER'S VISIT TO PENNSYL- 
VANIA. 
CLEARFIELD COUNTY GROVE MEETING. 
- There will, Lord willing, be held a grove 
meeting in Morris township, on land owned 
iv Bro. A. Brown, to commence on Friday, 
July 22, and continue one week. Bros. 
Hollen and Liming are also expected to be 
present. 
CENTRE COUNTY CAMP MEETING. 
A camp meeting will be held in Union 
township, on land of Bro. William Brower, 
about 41 miles from Milesburg, and one 
mile west of the Bellefonte and Philipsburg 
Turnpike. Will begin on Thursday evening, 
July 25, and continue one week. Bros. 
Osier, Hollen and Liming are expected to be 
present. Let the brethren and friends of 
the cause in the surrounding region rally 
and come up to these feasts of the Lord. 
We fit up the groves, we pitch our tents, 
and in the name of the Lord invite one and 
ell to come and spend the allotted time in 
the service of the coming One. The coming 
of the Lord di aweth nigh. As watchmen 
may we be sounding t14 alarm, bidding men 
to repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at 
hand. As members of the body of Christ 
let us be at our posts, working, watching, 
waiting. As guilty and ruined, let us heed 
the "last call of mercy," flee for refuge and 
lay hold upon the hope set before us. Time 
is short—the moments are precious—may 
we spend them in preparing ourselves and 
others for the kingdom. Came one, come all. 
In behalf of the Church. 
M. L. JACKSON. 
Elder Osier will act as agent for the Her-
ald and Visitor. We hope to receive through 
this series of meetings a good list of new 
subscribers, as well as payments from old 
ones.—En. 
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On that occasion We Celebraled ,the. Lordl 
• 
Supper; in which many cheerfisilii parficl, 
 
pated, and were refreshed. As the friendi 
from Ancorria were anxious to have a little 
more preaching in their village, we let them 
take back an appointment for Tuesday even-
ing of last week ; and finding the people dis- 
posed to come in on those short evenings, 
and patiently listen to the word till ten 
o'clock, I preached to them four evenings 
By this time a few of the friends manifested 
a wish tc be organized into a church. Ac- 
cordingly a brief constitution was drawn up, 
and on Saturday evening they came together 
at a private house, anti after a little heaven-
ly music, and a season of heavenly prayer, 
(in which all participated) the article was 
read and fully explained, when seven happy 
souls readily responded thereto, and adopted 
it as their own, and then decided on the time 
when they would thereafter come together 
for the worship of 'God, and to "comfort one 
another with these," and similar "words." 
1 Thess. 4 : 13. Saturday morning I ad-
dressed a good congregation on the "three 
wo trumpets"—Rev. 8 : 13, and that closed 
my labors in Anconia. Came directly from 
there to Long Point, and met my P. M. 
appointment. Gave them a lengthy dis-
course on the final inheritance of the saints, 
which greatly cheered the hearts Of 'the faith-
ful ; and that closed my labors there. 
Came to this place on Tuesday last. Preach-
ed to a good and attentive congregation 
Wednesday evening,.:., , ;Shall preach here 
again this evening, and on the coming Sab- . 
bath. The Lord direct my future steps is 
my constant prayer. 
My address till I write again will be 
Springfield, I1L, care of Dr. M. Helm. Hope 
the friends will continue to write, and the 
faithful- among them cease not to pray for 
me. �
Yours, Bro. Litch, as ever, 
SAMUEL CIIAPMAN. 
Rutland Station, Ill. 
got some water, and then came back to his 
bed, all safe, and soon he and his little 
brother were fast asleep again. Would that 
older persons had this child's faith. 
CORRECT SPEAKING.-We advise all 
young people to acquire, in early life, the 
habit of correct speaking and writing ; and 
to abandon, as early as possible, any use of 
slang words and phrases. The longer you 
live the more dfficult the acquirement of 
correct language will be ; and if the golden 
age of youth, the proper season for the ac-
quisition of language, be passed in its abuse, 
the unfortunate vi1/4.aim if neglected is, very 
properly, doomed to talk slang for life. 
Money is not necessary to procure this edu-
cation. Every man has it in his power. 
He has merely to use the language which 
he reads, instead of the slang which he 
hears ; to form his taste from the best 
speakers and poets in the country ; to treas-
ure up choice phrases in his memory, and 
habituate himself to their use, avoiding at 
the same time, that pedantic precision and 
bombast, which show the weakness of vain 
ambition rather than the polish of an edu-
cated mind. 
PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S LE J.J. tat 
OF ACCEPTANCE OF THE NOMINATION. 
Hon. William Denison- and others, a Com-
mittee of the National Union Convention: 
Gentleman : Your letter of the 14th in-
stant, formally notifying me that I have 
been nominated by the Convention you rep-
resent for the Presidency of the United 
States for four years from the fourth of 
March next, has been received. The nomi-
nation is gratefully accepted, as the resolu-
tions of the Convention, called the platform, 
are heartily approved. 
While the resolution in regard to the sup-
planting of republican government upon the 
Western Continent is fully concurred in, 
there might be Misunderstanding were I not 
to say that the position of the Government 
in relation to the action of France in Mexico, 
as assumed by the State Department and in-
dorsed by the Convention, among the meas-
ures and acts of the Executive, will be faith-
fully maintained so long as the state of facts 
shall leave that position pertinent and ap-
plicable. 
I am especially gratified that the soldier 
and the seaman were not forgotten by the 
Convention, as they forever must and will be 
remembered by the grateful country for 
whose salvation they devote their lives. 
Thanking you for the kind and compli-
medtary terms in which you have communi-
cated the nomination and other proceedings 
of the Convention, I subscribe myself 
Your obedient servant, 
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 
ECLECTIC MEDICAL JOURNAL. 
left," and after giving many interesting par-
ticulars, they say, "Dd. D." has been here 
and spent a night with us since you left, and 
his first enquiry was, "Did Bro. C. leave 
those quotations he promised me with you 
and being answered in the affirmative, he 
remarked, "I am confident that Bro. Chap-
man was the right man to come here, and I 
believe with him, that the signs of the times 
are being rapidly fulfilled, and the genera-
tion witnessing them will not pass away 
until the Lord comes." They also say that 
Eld. C. (the local preacher) now admits that 
the coming of the Lord is near ; and he ex-
horts sinners to repent in view of the short-
ness of time, &c. 
Until my work was completed at Okemos 
I really supposed I was at the terminus, or 
extreme end of my journey West ; I was ar-
ranging matters to enter upon my journey 
home, intending to go on to Cleaveland, 
Ohio, in the vicinity of -which to meet an 
earnest call from an entire stranger, five or 
six times repeated, (a Bro. Matthews.) But 
about that time I discovered in the Herald a 
notice of the Advent Conference to be holden 
in Bureau Co., Ill., May 25th, and receiving 
letters from the West soon after, entreating 
me to attend the Conference, I filially decid-
ed to come on, (near five hundred miles 
further West.) Made my first stop to labor 
at De Kalb Centre, sixty miles West of Chi-
cago, where (or nearly which) I completed 
my labors at the far West in '55, and estab-
lished a promising church of thirty-six mem-
berS on entire new ground. Having then 
spent more than four years in Illinois, Mis-
souri, Iowa, and Wisconsin, and organized 
many churches. 
I was happy to find Eld. McCullock lo-
cated at De Kalb Centre, and taking a faith-
ful charge of the little flock there. I spent 
a week there, laboring in connection with 
Bro. MCCullock, and found it not only mutu-
ally pleasant, but very profitable. 
From the Centre I went to Shabbonas 
Grove, twenty miles south, and spent a 
week with that church, and never did I 
meet a more hearty greeting.. This church 
was organized in 1852, with fifteen mem-
bers ; when we ordained Bro. N. W. Spen-
cer, leaving the church in his care. In the 
fall of 1854, after laboring several months in 
Ogle Co., where we had during that time or-
ganized a church of near ninety.inembers, 
I was on the point of starting for home, but 
enquired of the brother the distance to 
Shabbonas Grove, and ascertaining that it was 
short of forty miles, and not exceeding ten 
miles out of my way to Chicago, I at once 
decided to go by Shabbonas, spend tr day or 
twc with that littluchurch, give them a little 
more of the word, my farawell advice, and 
start for home ; but the very first evening 
the sanctuary was crowded, and from that 
evening a glorious revival commenced, and 
we continued our Meetings there on the 
Sabbath and almost every evening in the 
week from November till April. During 
that five months I had the pleasure of 
baptizing about severity precious souls, 
and of seeing that little church enlarged to 
eighty-five members. A goodly number of 
whom, I am happy to say, continue steadfast 
in the faith to the present time. During my 
late visit there, I went from house to house, 
and visited all the families. By this means 
their sanctuaries on the Sabbath (four miles 
apart) were crowded to overflowing, A. M., 
P. M. and evening. After a brief discourse 
in the evening, the brothers and sisters spoke 
freely, protracting the services to a late hour. 
'This reminded me of old '55 times. They ' 
insisted on my visiting them again on my re-
turn, and spending a few weeks with them. 
I now think I shall do so. 
FROM ELDER MOSES CHENEY. 
fight says he has never seen more desperate 
fighting, and thinks the rebel loss fully 
equals ours. The advance of the rebel cav-
alry is reported to be seven miles from the 
city on the York road. Intelligence has 
reached here that a portion of Gen. Hunter's 
force under Gen. Sullivan has recaptured 
Martinsburg and taken 1000 prisoners ; also, 
all the captured stores and much plunder 
collected by the rebels at that point. 
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. 
Farmers in Illinois are offering three 
dollars per day for harvest hands, with few 
takers. 
By the new pension law, the wives and 
families of colored soldiers are placed on the 
same footing in respect to pensions as those 
of white soldiers. 
A steam fire engine has just been finished 
at Providence, which weighs 3800 pounds, 
and throws a stream over two hundred feet, 
with ninety pounds of steam. 
Geo. P. Morris, the well known song 
writer, author of "Woodman, spare that 
tree," and one of the editors and proprietors 
of the Home Journal, died in New York, at 
the age of sixty-four. 
The Salem Register announces the death 
of Col. Perley Putnam, of that city, at the 
age of 85 years. He was a highly respected 
citizen, and during his long life filled many 
positions of public trust. 
At Darien, Conn., a patriotic gentleman 
celebrated the Fourth by .giving five acres 
of building land, and a donation of $5000 
for the purpose of providing a Home for 
wounded and disabled soldiers belonging to 
the State. The Home was duly inaugura-
ted, and it is proposed to raise $100,000 for 
the permanent endowment of it. 
Col. Robert Carr, a printer, now 83 years 
of age, read the Declaration of Independence 
befbre the veterans of 1812 in Philadelphia, 
on the 4th of July. Col. C. was an appren-
tice of Benjamin Franklin. His memory 
and eyesight are as good as they were fifty 
years ago, and he still supports himself by 
manuel labor. 
coursed from 1 Pet. 3 : 15, 16. A very ex-
cellent sermon. Wish I had a hundred cop- 
ies of it in tract form to circulate. Satur-
day evening we had a general prayer and 
conference meeting. The time was well 
improved, and it was manifest that the Lord 
had been, and was, with us of a truth. 
Sunday, A. M., we again met in the chap-
el. The friends cane in from the towns 
around and the chapel was filled with an 
attentive and interesting congregation, to 
which the writer discoursed from Psa. 72 : 
19, 20. The sermon was followed by an 
earnest exhortation from Bro. Robinson. 
Bro. Shepherd, from Clark's Mills, was also 
present, and took part in the services. 
In the P. M., we met in the grove, when 
the writer spoke again from Matt. 6 : 10. 
At its close Bro. Robinson gave a stirring 
address on the signs of the times, and the 
need of instant preparation for the coming 
kingdom. 
In the evening we met for a closing service 
in the chapel, when Bro. Robinson preached 
from Joshua 24 : 15 ; pressing upon the sin-
ner's mind the duty of immediately making 
God his choice, in order to secure a home 
with him in the everlasting kingdom now 
nigh at hand. 
This closed one of the best and most har-
monious meetings I ever attended. We re- 
alized the truth of Psa. 133, more than 
once during the meeting. Such a spirit of 
brotherly love as was there exhibited I have 
seldom seen. The interest of the meeting 
increased more and more until its close. 
We all regreted that Bro. Osier had to leave 
Friday, P. M., for another appointment, but 
know he will be happy to learn that the 
same blessed Spirit which was with us when 
he left, remained till the close of the meeting. 
One brother and two sisters from Attleboro', 
who came to the meeting, felt as though they 
were richly paid for going. Truly, 
"Heaven came down our souls to greet, �
q 
And glory crowned the mercy seat." 
It was hard parting at last. We became 
much attached to that dear people. May God 
reward them, with Bro. Knowles, for their 
kindness to us ; we shall never forget it, nor 
them, in our prayers at the throne of grace. 
Brethren of Kingston, remember though we 
have left you, Jesus Christ and the Holy 
Spirit have not. With them with you, you 
need not fear. Keep at your work. Labor 
and pray for those anxious souls who said at 
the close of the last meeting, "We want to 
be Christians, and we will try to become 
such." Don't forget Bro. Robinson's sug-
gestions in speaking of the great torchlight 
procession. Cling close to each other, and 
to Jesus, ever keeping your eye on the prize 
for which we run in the heavenly race. 
May God bless you more and more, and save 
us together in his coming kingdom. 
C. CUNNINGHAM. 
North Attleboro', July 5, 1864. 
pillars (which had almost taken entire pos-
session of the trees in his orchard) he exper- 
imented with coal oil. Complete success 
attended the experiment. A brush of stiff 
feathers was made and portions of the trees 
smeared with the oil, in addcRion to placing 
a small quantity on the nests. Instant death 
ensued. The proprietor of the Leader at 
once tested the oil on his trees at Glengrove 
Farm, Yonge street, where the caterpil-
lars had collected in thousands, doing fearful 
damage. In a couple of hours one quart of 
it had cleared the orchard completely of cat-
terpillars. The dead lay around in all direc-
tions. The effect of the oil on the pests 
seemed miraculous ; there was no long delay 
to undergo, for one touch of the deadly sub-
stance to the nests spread desolation in all 
directions. This is, certainly, a cheap reme-
dy, as well as a sure one, and all our sub-
scribers troubled with caterpillars should 
adopt it.— Toronto Leader. 
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MARYLAND FREE.—We heartily rejoice 
with the Marylanders in the great act of the 
State Convention, by which she is freed 
from the curse of chattel slavery. God 
bless her for the noble deed, and make 
her eminent in the sisterhood of States. 
The Baltimore American of June 27, has 
an article in reference to the abolition of 
slavery by the Constitutional Convention, in 
which it says that "all persons held to ser-
vice or labor as slaves are hereby declared 
free." It views that day as one to be looked 
back upon laden with precious memories. 
With calm, high satisfaction, but with an 
overwhelming sense of the immeasurable 
significance of the act, the people of Mary-
land look to the future of their State "with 
hearts full of hope and trust, confident that 
Providence in its own good time will work 
out for us a brighter destiny." And while 
thanking their sister States for encouraging 
words, they call upon the free country to 
congratulate with them and join them in the 
prayer, "God preserve the Commonwealth 
of Maryland." 
I continue to take the Herald because I 
believe what is called the Advent doctrine. 
and wish to keep posted in regard to the 
progress of the denomination—its meetings, 
ministers, &c. It contains much that I con-
sider very valnable to me, and I think would 
be to any Christian who would read and re-
ceive it as truth. 
This valuable serial for July has come to 
hand. Its leading articles are ably written 
and on important subjects. We were espe-
cially interested in an article from the pen of 
W. B. Powell, M. D., announcing an im-
portant discovery in physiological science, 
which if correct should be more fully de-
veloped and brought into practical use. The 
writer maintains that the scrofulous diathe-
sirdiseases, and which carries off in the 
early childhood so large a portion of the hu-
man race, and leaves the remainder in an 
sickly and infirm condition, arises from ill 
matched marriages. 
He classifies the temperaments of the hu-
man race under four heads : The sanguine, 
the bilious, the lymphatic and the encephal-
ic, with their combinations. He maintains 
that where both parties are of the same 
temperament, sterility will result. That a 
knell remove from identical temperament 
will produce a sickly progeny, who will die 
in infancy, or early childhood. That en-
tirely different tempertments will result in a 
numerous, healthy and usually long lived 
family of children. These principles he il-
lustrates by numerous facts which have 
come under his personal knowledge; and 
they may be tested by any one who will be 
at little pains to inform themselves onthe sub-
ject of temperament, and make his observa-
tions amon&his own neighbors and acquain-
etanee. If ue, the whole science of physi-
ology besides this point, is comparatively im-
portant; and the greater. of care in this 
respect should he used in forming matrimo-
nial connections.. 
We commend this Journal to the favora-
ble notice of the faculty, and of families. 
William Paine, M. D., Editor, Philadelphia. 
$2.00 per year. 
Sow BUCKWHEAT.-The agricultural pa-
pers advise farmers to sow buckwheat this 
month, as the wheat crop will be short 
throughout the West and Northwest, and 
buckwheat will be high in consequence. If 
buckwheat is sown now, it will enter largely 
into the consumption of breadstuffs next win-
ter, and the harvest for it will come at a 
time whets farmers will be somewhat re-
lieved from present work. 
bituavg. 
EUROPEAN NEWS. 
The Conference on the war between Den-
mark and Austria, and Russia, has closed 
without effecting any adjustment, and the 
war has recommenced. Denmark expressed 
a wish that it might go on. What will be 
the result, time alone can show. England 
will probably hot -interfere, unless there 
should be a probability of destroying the 
sovereignty of Denmark. All propositions 
made by the neutral powers for settlement, 
were rejected by both beligerents. 
The battle between the pirate Alabama and 
U. S. steamer Kearsarge, reported in our 
last as going on off Cherbourg, France, re-
sulted in the sinking of the Alabama, after 
an hour and a half's fighting. The Alaba-
ma lost nine men killed and twenty wound-
ed. Capt. Semmes was picked up by an 
English vessel and taken to England. The 
injury to the Kearsarge was slight. Three 
men were wounded and none killed. Sec-
retary Welles, in a complimentary letter to 
Capt. Winslow of the Kearsarge, thus speaks 
of the relative power of the two steamers : 
"You will please express to the officers and_ 
crew of the Kearsearge the satisfaction of 
the Government at the victory over a vessel 
superior in tonnage, in the number of her 
guns and the nuninci I. crew. The bat- 
tle was so brief, the victory so decisive, and 
the comparative results so striking, that the 
country will be reminded of the brilliant ac-
tions of our infant Navy, which have been 
repeated and illustrated in this engagement. 
The Alabama represented the best maritime 
efforts of the most skilled English work-
shops. 
Her battery was composed of well-tried 
32-pounders, of the famous 68-pounder of 
the British Navy, and of the only successful 
rifled 160-pounder yet produced in England. 
The crew were generally recruited in Great 
Britain, and many of them had received su-
perior training on board Her Majesty's gun-
nery ship Excellent. 
The Kearsarge was one of the first gun-
boats built at our navy yards at the com-
mencement of the rebellion, and lacks the 
improvements of the vessels now under con-
struction. The principal guns composing 
her battery had never been tried in an ex-
clusively naval engagement, yet in an hour 
you succeeded in sinking your antagonist, 
thus fitly ending her predatory career, and 
killing many of her crew without injury to 
the Kearsarge or the loss of a single life on 
your vessel. Our countrymen have reason 
to be satisfied that in this, as in every naval 
action of this unhappy war, neither our ships, 
guns nor crews have been deteriorated, but 
that they maintain the ability and continue 
the renown which has ever adorned our 
naval annals." 
The Divine dealings are to be interpreted 
in the light of the Divine character. Hence 
when these dealings are mysterious, or are 
not as we should expect, we need not be 
confounded or disheartened, but fall back 
upon God's character, and by an intelligent, 
thorough conviction of the infinite excellence 
of this, be submissive and tranquil. Though 
clouds and darkness 'may be round about his 
administration of affairs, and his judgments 
be a great deep, which in our present state 
of being we have no sounding line to 
fathom, it should comfort and sustain us to 
know that "The Lord is righteous in all his 
ways, and holy in all his works," and that 
although 
"He moves in a mysterious way, 
His wonders to perform," 
he has that perfection of character which 
makes the equity and justice of all his pro-
cedures unquestionable. 
"GOD IS WIGHT HERE."—Two little boys 
were lying in their trundle-bed. Willie, the 
youngest of the two, who was only six years 
of age, awoke in the night, very thirsty. 
Being told that he could jump up and get 
himself some water, he cried, saying, he was 
afraid. Upon this his little brother, two 
years younger than himself, spoke encourag-
ingly to him and said, "God is wight here, 
Willie! God is wight here ! you need'nt be 
afraid !" Willie jumped up and went and 
LEVI PULLER. 
LUCKY GOLD SEEKERS.—Two brothers 
from Maine, Wednesday, deposited in the 
U. S. Mint, at Philadelphia, 13712 ounces 
of gold, for which they received $424,780. 
They have just returned from Barrac City, 
in Idaho, where they were engaged in dig-
ging about five weeks. The highest amount 
obtained in any one day was $2000, and the 
smallest amount $450. Upon leaving they 
sold their mine for $14,000. They have 
been absent from home about ten months. 
LAYERING THE GRAPE.—"This is the 
easiest and most successful mode of multi-
plying the grape vine ; it is simply to dig a 
trench near your vine, six inches wide, and 
three to four inches deep, and then take well 
ripened shoots growing near the base of the 
vine; bend these carefully and peg them 
down with the end of the shoot above 
ground. This must be done early in the 
spring. These will make good plants in one 
season for setting." 
This direction is copied from the useful 
essay upon Grape Culture, by J. M. Ives, in 
the last report of the Essex Agricultural 
Society— We cony it swain, as not vet too 
late for practical utility, although an earlier 
date might be better. By following the 
course here advised, every person who has a 
grape vine may, with scarcely any trouble 
and with no expense to himself, have sever-
al grape vines to give away to friends or 
neighbors every autumn or spring. There 
is probably not one dwelling house or out-
building in the County of Essex, which 
would not afford scope for the growing, and 
ripening of grapes, and every grape in a 
family of boys would prove a moral instruc-
tor, teaching the sacredness of propriety 
in fruit. Those who have vines of their 
own would see the guilt of plundering their 
neighbors. And the health of the communi-
ty would be as much promoted as its pleas-
ure, by the free use of ripe fruit. 
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Died in the Hampton Hospital, Fortress 
Monroe, Va., May 31, 1864, of typhoid 
fever, Levi Fuller, of Co. �
118 Regt. New 
York State Volunteers, eldest son of .Morris 
and Lydia D. Fuller of North Creek, War-
ren Co., N. J., aged 21 years, 2 months and 
22 days. 
Death, the common enemy of our race, 
has made another sad breach in our family 
circle. Scarcely had we time to dry our 
tears from weeping over the death of our 
younger son Silas, when the fountain was 
again opened afresh by the sad • intelligence 
that our oldest son Levi was no more. 
But in all our afflictions we still find con-
solation. He was hot only a soldier under 
our national banner, ,but he was also a faith-
ful soldier under the blood stained banner of 
the Prince of Peace. But he has fallen by 
the power of death, and is laid in the silent 
grave. let thalIKS ue ro Goa, the grave 
cannot hold him but a little while. Death 
cannot triumph over him long. He will 
soon shout victory over death and the grave, 
and come forth clothed with immortality,—
having a body like unto Christ's glorified 
body. 
He was converted under the labors of' Bro. 
Chapman, and was baptized by him in the 
summer of 1860 ; and Aug. 1, 1862, he en-
listed into the United States service, where 
lie remained until his death. 
He was a firm believer in the soon coming 
and personal reign of Christ on the earth ; 
and was ready to stand up and bear testi-
mony to the cause of our soon coming King, 
in all places where an opportunity presented. 
He was a constant reader of the Bible, and 
seemed to delight in the law of the Lord. 
He took great pleasure in the perusal of the 
Advent Herald, and was diligently looking 
for the coming of the Lord. But he has 
gone ; we shall see him no more till 
 
comes who holds the keys of death. Then 
we hope to meet him in the Paradise of 
God, where the river of the Water of Life 
will continually glide through the blissful 
plains of the new earth, and the Tree of 
Life will stand on either side of the river, 
bearing its fruits and healing leaves. Death 
nor sickness will never have admittance 
there. Therefore we mourn not as those 
without hope ; for as Jesus died and rose 
again, also all they that sleep in Jesus will 
God bring with him. Then shall all tears 
be wiped from our eyes. 
He sleeps beneath the silent clod, 
Till Gabriel's trump shall sound: 
Then he '11 arise to meet his God, 
And wear a glorious crown. 
And when the last'great day shall come, 
We then shall him behold; 
And range with him fair Eden's plains, 
And walk the streets of gold. �
' 
Then let us dry our falling tears, 
The day is hastening on, 
When we shall meet our son again 
In our eternal home. , 
MORRIS FULLER. 
North Creek, N. Y., July 5, 1864. 
two of tilt ATtelt. 
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FROM ELDER S. CHAPMAN. 
Dear Bro. Litch—My last was dated 
Okemos, Mich., April 18, when I had la-
bored there about ten weeks. Our sanctuary 
was a large and commodious school-house, 
commonly occupied by the Methodists on 
the Sabbath ;- but as they attended our meet-
ings and soon became interested, no objec-
tion was raised to our occupying the house 
while I remained there. The leading mem-
bers took part in the services, but for several 
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mit themselves, or to say a word in their ex-
hortations, favoring the doctrine which I 
was constantly advocating in their hearing. 
This was very trying to our feelings, and 
yet we endured it without making any seri-
ous complaint. "The common people heard 
us gladly," many of whom frankly confessed 
that we had proved our doctrine, and ex-
pressed surprise that Mr. A., M., G.•and oth-
ers did not say they believed it when they 
spoke in our meetings. As our congrega-
tion continued good,' and a disposition was 
manifested to hear, we protracted that effort, 
holding our meetings in the evening, and on 
the Sabbath for some four weeks after writ-
ing for the Herald ; during which time Mr. 
C., (the local preacher) was constrained 
to acknowledge publicly that "he had re-
ceived much light and instruction from the 
Scriptures since our meetings commenced." 
Mr. D., (quite a prominent main) who min-
isters to them on the Sabbath, once in four 
weeks, came five miles to hear me one Sun-
day morning, and confessing that he had 
been interested, came again one week day 
for personal conversation. He made many' 
 
friendly inquiries, and desired our quotations 
on various subjects, especially on the final 
inheritance of the saints, which I readily 
promised to leave in Bro. Chatterton's care 
for him. The whole time from three P. M. 
being improved in conversation on the Scrip-
tures, neither of us thought of looking at the 
clock till about midnight, and even at that 
late hour he had to return with the friends 
who had accompanied him, some five or six 
miles ; but before separating we had a sea-
son of prayer that will not soon be forgotten 
by either of us. 
When I went to Okemos, by an earnest 
and repeated call from Bro. Daniel Chatter-
ton, lie and his wife were the only decided 
Adventists in that community, and strong 
prejudice prevailed there against the doc-
trine they so dearly cherished. But now 
prejudice is entirely removed, and a goodly 
number have heartily embraced the Advent 
faith ; and had it not been for the courteous 
treatment we received from the Methodists, 
we should have proceeded and organized an 
Advent church there, (doubtless of a re-
spectable number ;) but as they had cordially 
elected Bro. Chatterton superintendent of 
their Sabbath school, (giving him much in-
fluence there,) and every thing was passing 
on in harmony and love, it was considered 
advisable, (at least for the present,) to say 
nothing about organizing ; and as I was 
about to leave, they presented me thirty-five 
dollars, and many of them thanked the Lord 
for directing the footsteps of "Bro. C." to 
Okemos. 
Have just received a letter from Bro. 
and Sister Chatterton, (enclosing a lot of 
letters from the f'riends,) saying, "The cause 
has revived here, Bro. C., even since you 
From Shabbonas I went direct to Wyanet, 
and attended the Conference, which com-
menced on Wednesday, May 25th, and con-
tinued through the week, and closed on 
Sunday eve with a heavenly sitting at the 
Lord's table. The Conference was well at-
tended. At preaching hours the large tent 
was crowded, and everything passed off in 
harmony and good order. About twenty 
ministers present, most of whom were 
strangers to me, and yet we formed an in-
teresting acquaintance with each other. 
Bro. Himes was there, in his usual good 
spirits, which made it seem like home to me. 
It was also very gratifying to meet so many 
with whom I had been intimately acquaint-
ed, especially those who esteem "Bro. C." 
as their father in Gospel faith ; was glad of 
the opportunity once more to preach to them 
on the signs of the times, and to appearance, 
they were no less glad once more to hear on 
that' all-important subject. The brethren 
from Brome, Hancock, and Pike counties 
(where I had formerly labored,) entreated 
me to return with them from the conference, 
and "strengthen the things which remain" in 
those places. But the friends at Long Point, 
Livingston Co., prevailed on me to go there 
first ; where they have a church of some 
forty to fifty members. So I returned with 
them, making it my home with Sister S. 
Gilman, where I could read the Advent 
Herald, and have preached there to very 
attentive congregations the last four Sab-
baths, and several evenings ; on the Sabbath 
their large school-house has (with extra 
seats,) been crowded to overflowing, the 
brethren are manifestly revived, and their 
faith in the soon coming of the Lord much 
strengthened. The friends from Anconia 
(eight miles north of the "Point") were with 
us every Sunday. One young man from 
there was happily converted and asked for 
baptism at my hands. While we were con-
sulting each other with respect to the place 
for baptizing, another young man from A, 
remarked, "I also wish to be baptized, and 
if the ordinance is administered at our place, 
I will go forward with him." This settled 
the question, and we went to Anconia for 
that object. But finding the free church 
there open to us, I preached to respectable 
congregations three evenings before baptiz-
ing. In the morning gave a discourse on 
baptism, and there had the pleasure of bap-
izing three happy souls. Returned and 
met my appointment at Long Point on the 
Sabbath. It being a pleasant day, the friends 
were in from every direction. Even from 
this place, (ten miles west of the Point.) 
WAR NEWS. 
PLANT CucumitEas.—:The suggestion has 
been made to us, that cucumbers, for pickles, 
are planted as late as the, middle of July : 
and that it would not be amiss for attention 
to be directed to this article of garden pro-
ductioni as pickles are very servicable for 
soldiers' use.—Salem Mercury. 
STRAWIT ETU/AP-S.-The name of this null, 
is derived from a custom long ago prevalent 
in England, of the children stringing the 
berries on straws of grass, and selling so 
many strings for a penny. 
toutopondence. 
KINGSTON, R. L, MEETING. 
Dear Bro. Litch—As the Lord's people 
always love to hear of the prosperity of his 
cause, permit me to give a brief' sketch of a 
grove-meeting here in Kingston, R. I. 
Through the suggestion of Bro. R. R. 
Knowles, of Providence, the brethren in 
Kingston fitted up a beautiful grove about 
four miles from the depot, in which we began 
our meeting on Thursday morning, June 
30th. Elds. Osler, Robinson, and Cunning-
ham, were the ministering brethren present, 
who were greatly aided and encouraged by 
the faithful labors and hearty cooperation of 
Dea. R. R. Knowles, of Providence, who 
was with us until the close of the meeting. 
On Wednesday evening preceding the meet-
ing in the grove, Bro. Robinson gave a time-
ly discourse in the chapel, founded upon 
Rev. 22 : 12. The holy Spirit was there to 
aid and bless, and we all felt it good to be 
there. Thursday, A. M., we commenced in 
the grove, where the writer gave a discourse 
upon Luke 12 : 1-12, which was followed 
by some excellent remarks from Bro. Rob-
inson. Thursday, P. M., Bro. Osier gave a 
sound practical discourse from Heb. 4 : 12. 
Thursday evening Bro. Robinson discoursed 
again from Matt. 24 : 44. It was a solemn 
and heart-searching time with all present. 
At the close one brother who had, for sev-
eral years, lived in a backslidden state, con-
fessed his sins and asked for our prayers. 
Also a young man who has been the subject 
of many prayers rose and expressed a full 
determination to be a Christian. Both came 
out happy in God, and we left them with 
their faces plainly fixed towards Mt. Zion. 
The Lord help them to be faithful. The 
grove being wet we met in the chapel Firday 
A. M., where the writer spoke from Rev. 
21 : 7. Subject, "The Christian's Warfare." 
In the P. M. we met in the grove, and lis-
tened to a thrilling and comforting sermon 
frotn Eld. Osier, from Isa. 25: 6-9. Th 
hope of the church never looked brighter 
and better than it did while listening to it. 
All felt moved to make more earnest effort 
to enjoy the "feast" promised in the text. 
In the evening, Eld, Robinson spoke in the 
chapel again from 2 Cor. 6: 2. A very 
instructive, and stirring discourse. The way 
of salvation never seemed plainer, or more 
simple, than it did while our brother was 
preaching from those words of Paul. 
Saturday we met in the chapel all day. 
In the A. M., the writer spoke from Matt. 
25: 1-13. In the P. M., Eld. Robinson dis- 
�
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CRUEL DEATH. 
The excitement during the week respect-
ing the rebel raid into Maryland. seems to 
be dying away, and the rebels are on the re-
treat, pursued by Gen. Hunter. Their 
number has been variously stated, at from 
25,000 to 30,000. 
Gen. Sherman, in Georgia, does not ap-
pear to have made much progress since our 
last. 
1t is reported that a large force under 
Gen. Banks has left New Orleans ; its des-
tination is unknown, but suspected of being 
Mobile. 
Tha assault upon Petersburg has settled 
down into a regular siege. Heavy siege 
guns are so planted that the town can be 
easily destroyed whenever the order is given. 
LATER. 
WAR DEPARTMENT 
Washington, July 9, 1864. 
To Major General Dix—An official re-
port from Maj. Gen. Wallace, just received, 
states that a battle took place between the 
forces under his command and the rebel forces 
at Monocacy to-day, commencing at 9 A. M. 
and continuing until 5 P. M., that our forces 
were at length overpowered by the superior 
force of the enemy, and were forced to re-
treat in disorder. 
He reports that Col. Seward of the New 
York Heavy Artillery was severely wounded 
and taken prisoner and that Brig. Gen. Ty-
ler was also taken prisoner that the ene-
my's forces number at least 20,000, and that 
our troops behaved well but suffered severe 
loss. 
He is retreating on Baltimore. 
EDWIN M. STANrON 
Secretary of War. 
BALTIMORE, July 10, 4 P. M,—The North-
ern Central Railroad has been cut near 
Cockeysville and a bridge is reported burn-
ing. A rebel cavalry force, estimated at 
1500, crossed the Northern Central road 
above Cockeysville, this forenoon, and are 
going towards the Philadelphia railroad. 
They are expected to reach there before 
night. It is hoped that a force is now guard-
ing that road sufficient to drive the rebels 
off. Confidence in the ability of our forces 
to hold the city is gaining and there is less 
excitement. • The telegraph line to Wash-
ington is yet intact. As a matter of precau-
tion, valuables, records, &c., of banks and 
other institutions have been placed on board 
a steamer in the harbor. Sigel's wagon 
train arrived to-day in charge of a detach-
nient. One of the officers who was in the 
Bro. Litch—I have just recevived the sad 
intelligence that my own dear father Preble 
fell asleep in Jesus last Tuesday, June 28th. 
He was about 83 years old, and resided in 
Richmond, Me., with a brother of mine, 
Elder N. Preble. 
My dear mother is now left a widow, 
after living with my father over sixty years. 
She is 79 years old, and must soon follow her 
husband to the grave, unless the Lord comes. 
Then I hope we shall be ready "to meet the 
Lord in the air," and not see death. 0, cruel 
death ! How long shall he triumph over 
the saints ? �
T. M. PREBLE. 
East Weare, N. H., July 2, 1864. 
TRAINING THE TOMATO.-SORIB garden-
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ground. They maintain that the heat of the 
soil hastens the maturity of the fruit. In 
field culture this must be done, but where 
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if allowed to grow at will in the usual way. 
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ADVENT. HERALD. 
What took place during his reign? �
I sil II. had the infernal honor of return- 
The east was ravaged by the Per- ing a large number of Prisoners to the 
sians, Italy was lost to the empire, Al- king of Bulgaria, whose eyes he had 
rica was desolated, and the Lombards put out! 
established their kingdom. �
Has cruelty been a prominent feature 
How long did Justin reign? �in the character of kings, emperors, and 
He reigned thirteen years in all, �
all those who have been clothed with 
Who succeeded him in the empire? absolute power? 
llis son-in-law, Tiberias, 578 A. C. �
But very few rulers, even_ those who 
What event took place during his were at first mild and gentle, and ap- 
reign ? �
parently amiable, but have soon degen- 
A terrible battle with the Persians, in erated into savages, tyrants, despots and 
which the army of Tiberias gained the monsters. 
victory. �
Have the people any security for 
What was the character of Tiberias ? their rights, from any king, prince or 
Honest, kind, brave and temperate. �
potentate? 
Who next wore the diadem after Ti- �
None, except the ruler fears God. 
berias ? 
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Maurice of Cappadocia, and son-in-
law to Tiberias, 582 years A. C. 
How long did Maurice reign? 
About twenty years. 
What was his character? 
He was, upon the whole, a good man 
for an emperor; but the times were 
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and confusion prevailed. He and his 
children were murdered by Phocas, who 
seated himself on the throne 602 A. C. 
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He was a cruel, base and murderous 
wretch; and being rejected by his sub-
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while his dominions were ravaged by 
the Persians. 
Who succeeded him in the empire? 
Heraclius, governor of Africa, 610 
A. C. 
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At first the Persians were victorious; 
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he defeated them with great slaughter, 
and brought them to a peace. The Per-
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wrested from the eastern empire by the 
Saracens. 
Did the Saracens also deprive the 
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They did ; and in consequence the 
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What was the state of things in the 
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Scenes of almost unexampled distress 
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The number, variety, and beauty of 
these art-treasures was prodigious; and 
when Nero removed no less than five 
hundred of the statues, the robbery was 
scarcely to be perceived. 
This sacred repository of opulence 
often became the object of plunder, and 
after being partially despoiled on vari-
ous occasions, was finally sacked by 
Constantine the Great." 
The Pythia, were the same as our 
modern spiritual mediums, and received 
their inspiration from the same source. 
The same convulsions are experienced 
by trailPe mediums, being more or less 
severe, when entering the trance state, 
as described above. Rev. Wm. Ram-
sey formerly a missionary in India, re-
lates an instance of the same thing with 
a heathen priestess whom he saw in 
that country. The whole thing is done 
by demoniacal possession, and is to be 
avoided by all who fear God and re-
gard their own salvation as of any im-
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HOE OUT YOUR ROW. 
One lazy day a farmer's boy 
Was hoeing out the corn, 
And moodily had listened long 
To hear the dinner horn. 
The welcome blast was heard at last, 
And down he dropped the hoe- 
The good man shouted in his ear, 
"My boy, hoe out your row." 
Although a hard one was the row, 
to use a ploughman's phrase, 
And at last, as sailors say, 
Beginning well to "haze," 
"I can," he said, and manfully 
He seized again his hoe-
The good man smiled to see 
The boy hoe out his row. 
The lad the text remembered then 
And proved the moral well-
That perseverance to the end 
At last will nobly tell. 
Take courage, man! resolve you can, 
And strike a vigorous blow, 
In life's great field of toil, 
Hoe always out you row. 
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CHAPTER LV. 
Eastern Rome.-Marcian, Leo L, Ze- 
no, Anastasius, Justin, Justinian, 
Belisarins. 
Who was the wife of Theodosius II.? 
She was the daughter of a distin-
guished. philosopher of Athens-her 
name was Athenasis. 
Who came to the throne after the 
death of Theodosius II. 7 
Marcian, a native of Thrace, called 
to the purple by Pulcheria, whom he 
married. 
Was he a man of talents? 
He "was a man of pre-eminent abili-
ties. When Atilla, the Hun, claimed 
the tribute money, he exclaimed, " I 
have gold for my friends, but iron for 
my enemies !" 
When did Marcian die? 
He died 457 years A. C., while pre-
paring for war against Genseric, the 
Vandal king. 
Who succeeded Marcian? 
Leo I., a native also of Thrace? 
Who ravaged his dominions? 
The Goths spread ruin,. desolation 
and death wherever they marched. 
What was the character of Leo? 
Some historians praise him, while 
others censure his acts and life. 
When did he die 
He died 474 years A. C. 
Who was invested with the purple, 
after the death of Leo? 
Zeno, son-in-law to Leo. He was an 
odious debauchee. 
Flow long did he reign? 
He reigned about seventeen years. 
Who ascended the throne after the 
death of Zeno? 
Anastasius, an officer of the palace, 
who married the widow of Zeno, 491 
A. C. 
How long did he reign? 
He reigned about eighteen years. 
Who succeeded Anastasius? 
Justin, who also was a Thracian. 
Was his reign prosperous? 
He. was a wise and prudent ruler, al-
though he was uneducated, and rose to 
the purple simply by the force of his 
own character. 
How long did Justin reign? 
He reigned about nine years. 
Who assumed the purple on his de-
cease? 
Justinian, the nephew of Justin, in 
the year 527 A. C. 
What was the character of Justin-
ian? 
He never could be, and never was re-
spected by mortals. 
Was his reign successful 7 
His reign was splendid, so far as his 
counsellors and his noble general, Beli-
sarius, were concerned. But had it not 
been for them, his administration would 
have been contemptible. 
What can be said of Belisarius? 
By his Wisdom and valor he saved 
Justinian from expulsion, during the 
civil war-he beat the Persians in three 
terrible battles-he destroyed the Van-
dal kingdom in Africa, and also drove 
out the Goths from Rome, and saved 
Constantinople from the Bulgarians. 
Was Justinian thankful for such ser-
vices? 
He repaid the whole of these splen-
did services with ingratitude, cruelty 
and the meanest kind of neglect and in-
difference. 
CHAPTER LVI. 
Eastern Rome.-Justin IL, Tiberias, 
Maurice, Phocas, Heraclius. 
Had Justinian any redeeming qual-
ities, while he was not respected? 
He was wise in the selection of his 
officers, chaste, temperate, and much 
given to study; but so selfish, vain, ca-
pricious and tyrannical, that he never 
could be loved. 
Were the times distressing and troub-
lesome in the days of Justinian ? 
War, famine, pestilence, crimes, dis-
asters and sorrows of all sorts afflicted 
mankind. 
When did Justinian die? 
He died 565 years A. C. 
Who succeeded to the purple? 
Justin II., his nephew, 565 A. C. 
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"The oracular shrines of ancient Greece 
were numerous, and many of them of 
great repute; but a description of one 
will suffice to give an idea of the whole, 
and we give the preference to that at 
Delphi, as being the most celebrated for 
its antiquity, for the truth and clearness 
of its answers, the magnificence of its 
structures, the number and richness of 
the presents dedicated to Apollo, the 
patron deity, and the multitudes who 
from all parts resorted thither for coun-
sel. The origin of this oracle is vari-
ously described by different writers, 
who endeavored, more or less, to invest 
it with circumstances of a superhuman 
and miraculous character; but their ac-
counts, divested of all romance, leave 
the facts something as follows: 
On one side of the celebrated Mount 
Parnassus was a profound cavern, the 
crevices of which emitted a sulphurous 
vapor. �
Some goats, feeding on the 
mount, happened to approach the mouth 
of this cavern, and inhaling the vapor, 
began immediately frisking about, and 
playing such uncommon antics that the 
goatherd, wondering what could be the 
cause, went himself to view the place, 
whereupon he also was seized with a 
like fit of madness, and became sudden-
ly inspired with an irresistible desire to 
perform some extravagant exploits in 
leaping and dancing, the accomplish-
ment of which he forthwith essayed 
with the utmost enthusiasm, uttering 
meanwhile wild and incoherent expres-
sions, which, being utterly incompre-
hensible, at once passed current for 
prophecies. The circumstance soon be-
came known in the surrounding coun- 
try, and vast multitudes rushed to the 
place emulous of prophetic honors, some 
of whom, not content with the inspira- 
tion afforded by the exhalations from 
the mouth of the cave, sought a more 
copious draught, and plunged headlong 
in. The place was revered; a temple 
was soon erected in honor of Apollo, 
and the city of Delphi, destined to be- 
come the most illustrious in Phocis, 
arose in the form of a theatre upon the 
winding declivity of Parnassus. 
The oracles were delivered by a 
priestess, called thc,- Pythia, who re-
ceived the prophetic influence in the foi- 
1,' yv 1.6 ...rimier �
A Jolty tripod, decked 
with laurels, was placed over the aper-
ture whence the' sacred vapor issued. 
The Pythia, after washing her body, 
and especially her hair, in Castalis, a 
sacred fountain close by, placed on her 
head a wreath of laurel, and ascended 
the tripod, shaking a laurel tree which 
grew by.4, and sometimes chewing its 
leaves. Soon her body began to swell, 
she foamed at the mouth, tore her hair, 
cut her flesh, clenched her hands; and, 
in other respects, behaved like one fran-
tic and distracted. On some occasions 
she was thrown into extreme fury; and 
Plutarch relates that one became en-
raged to such a degree that she fright-
ened not only those who had come to 
consult the oracle, but the priests them-
selves, who ran away and left her, and 
so violent was the paroxysm that she 
died shortly after. The disjointed words 
and s( ntences she uttered whilst in this 
frenzied state were collected by the at-
tendant priests, who reduced them to 
order, clothed them with sense, and 
generally wrapt them up in verse, leav-
ing them mostly very obscure and am-
biguous, so that, whichever way the 
event turned out, the oracle might bear 
a suitable interpretation. 
It is, however, certain that this ora-
cle became very celebrated for the truth 
and correctness of its predictions. Its 
influence controlled the councils of st ate, 
directed the course of armies, decided 
the fate of kingdoms, set at nought the 
decrees of princes, determined the dis-
putes of empires, settled issues of life or 
death, and at one time swayed the des-
tinies of the world-power which would 
scat cely have been accorded had not 
this veracity successfully stood the test 
of long experience. Whoever came to 
consult the oracle was required to make 
large presents to the god, so that the 
riches, splendor and magnificence of his 
temple became proverbial; and when 
Xerxes undertook his memorable expe-
dition against Greece, the dedications in 
the treasury were considered equivalent 
to the revenues of this monarch of Asia. 
The enclosure in which the temple 
was placed was of great extent, its pic-
turesque and romantic situation being 
rendered still more striking by the in-
numerable echoes, which multiplied 
every sound and increased the ignorant 
veneration of visitants. �
It was filled 
.with treasures, and within its groves 
were collected such objects as were fit-
ted to astonish the senses of the admir-
ing multitude; splendid groups of mar-
ble statuary, beautiful paintings, and 
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CHAPTER LVH. 
Eastern Rome.-Constantine III, Jus- 
tinian II., Constantine V., Basil, 
Nicephorus, Basil II. 
Did the Saracens keep the eastern 
empire in a constant state of fear and 
agitation? 
They did during the reign of Hera-
chits and several other emperors, until 
th... �
1.1Jcy 
with a powerful fleet besieged Constan-
tinople, in the year 672 A. C., for five 
months, but were repulsed with great 
loss. 
Did the Saracens afterwards return to 
the siege? 
They did for seven years in succes-
sion, but were invariably repulsed. 
What agent did the besieged make 
use of, to repel the Saracens? 
Call inichus invented an inextinguish- 
able fire, which destroyed their ships! 
Who succeeded Constantine III.? 
Justinian D. 
What was his character? 
He was a blood-thirsty monster. 
Did he order a universal slaughter of 
the citizens of Constantinople? 
He did; but was himself mutilated 
and sent into exile, and afterwards re-
stored by the Bulgarians, and took 
dreadful vengeance on his enemies, but 
was in turn soon beheaded! 
What was the state of the empire for 
more than 200 years previous to the 
times of Constantine V., in the year 
490 A. C. ? 
Troublesime, turbulent. and awful ! 
What was the general character of 
the eastern Roman emperors after the 
stormy and flagitious reign of Constan-
tine V. ? 
Constantly degenerating in morals 
and intellect. 
What was the extent of their domin-
ions in the tenth century? 
There were only twenty-nine military 
governments in all, viz., twelve in Eu-
rope, and seventeen in Asia; including 
in both the islands of Rhodes, Crete, 
Cyprus and fifty others in the Egean 
Sea. 
Were the eastern emperors impious 
mortals? 
The most of them claimed divine 
honors. 
In what year did Basil ascend the 
throne of the Byzantine empire? 
Basil ascended the throne 867 A. C. 
Did he war against the Saracens with 
success? 
He defeated them in the East and in 
Italy, but they ravaged terribly the pe-
ninsula of Greece. 
Who after this came to the throne of 
the Greek empire, who had any repu-
tation ? 
Nicephorus had the reputation of 
being a saint, (not unlike many in our* 
own day,) but probably was the son of 
that prince, who is often transformed 
into an angel of light. He was a war-
rior, and exceedingly avaricious. Ba- 
THE WONDERFUL CONFEDERATION: or the Empire of 
Evil. A Discourse on Ephesians 6 :12. By Joseph A, 
Seiss, D. D. 
We have before spoken of this discourse, but we fear 
our readers do not yet apprehend its importance. The 
text quoted as its foundation is in itself a sermon. It 
presents such a view of our invisible, secret, sworn, 
eternal foes as should startle the most drowsy disciple 
from his lethargy to the most untiring vigilance and 
activity. Dr. Seiss gives us four translations of the 
text, the last of which is by far the most literal and 
striking. They are as follows 
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but 
against principalities, against powers, against the 
rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual 
wickedness [margin-wicked spirits] in the high [mar-
gin-heaveuly] places."-Common English Version. 
"For our conflict is not with flesh and blood, but with 
principalities, and with those in authority, and with 
the possessors of this dark world, and with the evil 
spirits that are beneath heaven."-Murdock's Syriac 
Peshito Version. 
"For the adversaries with whom we wrestle are not 
of flesh and blood but they are the principalities, the 
powers, and the sovereigns of this present darkness, the 
company of evil spirits in the heavens."-Conybear 
and "For the wrestling to us is not with blood and flesh, 
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