THE ADVENT HERALD 
Is published every Tuesday, at 46 1-2 Kneeland st. (up 
stairs), Boston, Mass., by 
"The American Millennial Association:, 
WHOLE NO 1141. 
BOSTON, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1863. 
VOLUME XXIV. NO, 14, 
FROM DR. R. HUTCHINSON. 
JOSIAH LITCH, 
Committee 
J. M. ORROCK, 
on seek only the social and political good of the 
ROBT. R. KNOWLES, Publication. people, in no way interfering with the individual 
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For the Herald. 
THE HEART'S IDOL. 
Or All for Christ. Math. 19 : 16-22. 
BY D. T. TAYLOR. 
There stood before the Son of God 
A youth of noble mein, 
And asked the way to the land of Life 
Where graves are no more seen. 
Keep the commandments, said the Prince, 
And do not them forget ; 
I have kept the Law. the youth replied, 
And now what lack I yet ? 
There is one thing more, again Christ said, 
If thou wouldst perfect be, 
Thy home and fortune give the poor, 
Then come and follow me. 
He stood in grief at the Master's words ; 
Like lead in his ears they fell ; 
He had countless wealth laid up in store, 
And he loved it all too well. 
0, sad the choice that then was made 
On that eventful day, 
Give me my gold, the young man said, 
And sorrowful turned away. 
lie turned away from our loving Prince, 
Alike from his cross and crown, 
For a sadder parting—a deeper grief, 
When the great white throne comes down. 
They will meet again at the judgment hour, 
The youth and his injured King. 
Ile will turn again in sorrow away— 
What grief will that parting bring 
Castleton, Vt., April, 1863. 
RAINY DAYS. The number of rainy days de-
pends upon the direction of the wind. In Eu-
rope, it the wind always blew from the North-
east, it would never rain, because it blows over 
a great extent of continent ; whereas it would 
never cease raining were the wind always to 
blow from the South-west, because it would 
ceme loaded with vapor from the Atlantic. 
136,000 in the first, 1,300,000 in the second, and in the cfficial announcement of his marriage 
and in the third they carried their point. Con- nothing was said respecting the Protestant Faith 
eluding a high eulogium on the policy of Presi- of his intended Consort, an omission which was 
den; Lincoln and his conduct in a great and un- not allowed when the Queen announced her in-
usually difficult emergency by an affirmation tended marriage to Prince Albert. According 
that Lincoln will leave behind him a name to the constitution, if the heir to the Throne be-
which although not so dazzling as some, would comes a papist, or marries a papist, the heirship 
be numberrd among those of the great and wise, is forfeited. 
shining as the stars in the firmament, he earnest- We are living in extraordinary times. Nct 
ly appealed for the sympathy of the British na- only is America passing through a tremendous 
tion to the people of the North, deeply regreting and grievous crisis, but dark clouds are rising 
that there had beeu found among us those who everywhere on the European horizon, presaging 
for pro-slavery purposes had fitted out private a fearful storm at hand, of which we have a few 
ships and tampered with our press and public drops in the present insurrection in Poland. Hap-
men—Mr. J. Patterson moved a resolution, ex- py are those who can say with Wesley 
pressive of sympathy with the North. He read " While the bursting cloud comes down, 
a letter which had been addressed to him, re- We mark the vengeful day begun, 
questing confirmation or otherwise of the inform- And calmly wait the end." 
ation that there are building in the yard of 
the Emperor of China ; that only two of these 
Messrs. Laird three vessels, reported to be for 
Yours ever. 
Liverpool, Eng. Feb. 12th 1863. 
vessels can be seen ; and the third is an annexe ; 
that Captain Bullock may be daily seen there ; Gems for Thought. 
 
and expressing the belief of the writer that the 
ships are building for the Confederates- He also STAND like a beaten anvil. It is a part of a 
 
_ great champion to be stricken and conquer, 
announced a lecture next Wednesday by him 
self, at the Everton Athenaeum ; one on the fol- ACTIONS, looks words, steps, form the alpha- 
bet by which 'you may spell characters. 
lowing Tuesday by Newman Hall ; and the great 
aggregate meeting in the Amphitheatre about MINUTES are but drops to the ocean of eternity, 
the 19th inst. The resolution was seconded.— yet they can never be recalled. 
Mr. Stoner proposed an amendment ; and, citing 
WHEN we think of good, angels are silent ; 
 
the decision of Judge Storey that there is troth- when we do it, they rejoice. 
ing in the law of the United States to prevent 
citizens fitting out armed vessels as laid down on THE beauties of creation can never fully make 
 
the question of the Buenos Ayrean expedition, known our God to us. You might as well sup-
he maintained their right to employ the Messrs. pose that the splendor and magnificence of a 
 
Laird to build the Alabama, and vessels of her kingly court could teach us the royal ordinances 
class. Wandering from the point at issue to and the law of government. 
several irrelevant matters and illustrations, the THERE are no whispers like the ocean, and the 
Rev. C. M. Birreil rose to order, and the meet- leaves of trees. 
ing refrused to hear him further, and he had to 
resume his seat amid loud cries of " Down, PUNCTUATION POINTS. The points now used 
 
down," Turn him out," &c.—Mr. Ray, how- in punctnation were introdnced into writing 
" 
ever, spoke forcibly against the resolution, and gradually, sometime after the invention of point-
moved an amendment—" That the policy of ing. The Greeks had none, and there was no 
President Lincoln is arbitary, unconstitutional, space between their words. The Romans put a 
hypocritical, and unworthy of the pledged sup- kind of division between their words, thus—
port and sympathy of Englishmen,"—Mr. Ather-
ton seconded it.—On a division a half a dozen 
hands were held up in favor of the amendment, 
and the original resolution was carried amid loud 
applause.—The proceeedings terminated with 
the customary votes of thanks, in voting upon 
which a " scene " occurred in consequence of a 
suggesstion made from the platform—that the 
opponents of the North should convene a meet- 
ing and there state their views, instead of wait-
ing for an opportunity at the close of a long lec-
ture—being replied to by a Secessionist gentle. 
man that " there lurked beneath that a latent 
desire to stifle the freedom of thought "---an as-
sertion which called forth an indignant denial. 
Last evening I accompanied my sister to Zion's 
chapel, and the minister not only invited me to 
speak, but also to preach for him next Sabbath 
morning. May I speak for God. 
I might report other matters of general inter- 
est, especially a lecture which I heard in Hope 
Hall, on " The Protestantism of the British 
Throne," but my space forbids. The idea has 
obtained in the public mind that the Prince of 
Wales has breathed too much the air of Popery ; 
For the Herald. 
Foreign Correspondence. 
Continued. 
J. LITCH, Business Agent, 
The universality and impartiality of law were 
To whom remittances for the Association, and communi- blso essentials of freedom, and were coupled with 
cations for the Herald should be directed. freedom of speech and of the press. Another 
Letters on business, simply, marked on envelope I "For 
Office," I will receive prompt attention. element of freedom was that no Government 
should go beyond its own province, but should 
Friday evening, 6th, I heard a lecture on the 
above subject, in Hope Hall, by the Rev. J. S. 
Jones, the incumbent of Christ Church.114 
Charles Robertson occupied the chair. The Ref. 
lecturer indicated how the crisis came to pass, 
and then what bearing English opinion has, or 
ought to have, upon it. Beginning with the 
first cargo of slaves imported into Virginia in 
1620, he traced the gradual growth of the evil 
of slavery to the present moment, when, after an 
existence of 240 years, it resulted in the de-
plorable and fratricidal war. The arguments 
against our sympathy with the North, he said, 
were eight or nine in number—namely, jealousy 
between the two countries; the insults and an-
noyance to which we had been subjected ; that 
the people of the Southern States had a right to 
secede if they liked ; that the North and South 
were two incompatible domains, inhabited by 
different and incompatible races; that the people 
in the South were doing what they had a perfect 
right to do ; that they were asking and fighting 
for their independence ; that the conflict had 
nothing to do with slavery ; that the policy of 
president Lincoln was a one-sided one ; and that 
the North was indifferent to the question of sla-
very. These arguments he severally refuted and 
proved them to be fallacious. He showed that 
with the exception of the Trent affair, all the in-
sults to the British flag had been by the South ; 
that the works constructed and obligations en-
tered into for the South, were done by the whole 
nation ; that the objebt of the secessionists was 
not to gain the mere right to govern themselves 
but to govern others ; that their polioy had long 
been one of aggression ; and there were 200,000 
inhabitants of the Northern States residing in 
the South, and 600,000 of the South in the Free 
States, so that they mingled together ; that sla-
very was the whole and sole cause of the seces-
sion, and therefore of the conflict ; that Presi-
dent Lincoln had not the constitutional power 
to abolish slavery in loyal States, and has taken 
the only alternative—offered compensation ; and 
as to the last point, that the results of the voting 
at the three last elections indicated a growth of' 
free-soil principles—the free-soil party obtained 
Publius Scipio Africanus. 
Up to the end of the fifteenth century, only 
the period, colon and comma, had been intro-
duced. The latter came into use latest, and 
was only a perpendicular figure or line propor-
tionate to the size of the letter. To Aldus 
Manuitus, an eminent printer, in 1790, we are 
indebted for the semicolon and also for the 
present form of the comma. He also laid down 
rules now observed in regard to their use. The 
note of interrogation and exclamation were not 
added till some years later, and it is not known 
by whom. 
Inverted commas (") were first used by Mons. 
Gillemont, a French printer, amd were intended 
by him to supersede the use of italic letters ; 
and the French printers now call them by that 
name. But they have lately been used by Eng-
lish printers to denote quote.' matter. In a 
London book---The Art of English Poetry---
printed in 1807, it appears that the present 
mode of denoting quoted matter is of late origin, 
as the matter is therein denoted by being set in 
_Italic. It is not known by whom the apostro-
phe and dash were invented. 
THE ADVENT HERALD. 
Branch, Jer. 23 : 5 ; Zack. 3 : 8. 
Bread of life, Jno. 6 : 35, 38. 
BY W- H. SWARTZ. 
" And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread 
1110, 
of life, he that cometh to me shall never hunger ; 
40, 
Continued, 
and he that believeth on me shall never thirst." 
DEAR BRO. LITCH :-I have just read Bro. 
Robinson's " Appeal " in the last issue of the 
Herald, which is so pointed and forcible, that I 
feel prompted for one to respond to the sugges-
tion. The death of our dear brother Buss is 
such a sudden and painful stroke to our cause, 
that it well behoves us as readers of the Herald, 
to observe the course prescribed by brother R., 
and if possible counteract the effects of the blow 
which has fallen so heavily upon us. Brother 
Buss was a tried and faithfud editor, and the 
loss we sustain by his death may never be re-
trieved. Yet I believe God will not leave us 
without some one to fill his post. When Christ 
was about to leave tht poor, lone, defenceless 
disciples, he said, " I will not leave you com-
fortless." Some means will be provided as a 
substitute for this great loss. And so they 
found it. 
When Moses was taken away, a successor 
was provided in the person of Joshua, and a 
noble successor he was. May God so provide 
us a man in the room of brother Brass. We 
are still laboring to strengthen the things which 
remain here, and not we trust without some suc-
cess. We have many good veterans of the cross 
in this great city. But we greater need consolida-
t. on and concentration of the elements scattered 
throughout the place, The admonition of Paul 
to the Phillippians is very significant :-" Stand 
fast in one spirit, with one mind striving to-
gether for the faith of the gospel." 
Beside our regular meetings in " Cooper In- 
stiute," we have a Mission meeting in progress 
in Seventh Avenue, between twelfth and thir. 
teenth streets. Thus far we have been decided-
ly successful in this enterprise. Several have 
become recipients of the grace of God as the 
fruit of this effort. Next Sabbath we expect to 
attend to the ordinance of Baptism. We have 
connected with this misssion four or five stated 
meetings. On Monday evening we have prayer 
meetings; Wednesday evening preaching, Thurs-
day evening prayer-meeting, Friday evening 
singing, and Sabbath evening, the " The Chil-
dren's Bible Eexercise." This last service, con-
sidering the short time allotted us in preparing 
it is certainly very interesting as well as instruc-
tive. Our object being solely to instruct the 
mind and reach the heart with the thrilling and 
sanctifying truths of the sacred Word. For the 
benefit of those interested, and by request I 
will send you a summary of an exercise given a 
few evenings sicne. Thus far our subjects em-
bracing from fifty to seventy-five parts, have 
been confined to the Redeemer. His birth, 
character, names and titles, offices, and work. 
The one I send you was upon the names and 
titles of Christ. The following order of exer-
cises, being observed with some slight variations 
in every service, will illustrate and explain the 
manner of presenting them. First, singing by 
the school, recitation of Scripture, by a class of 
little ones, or single scholar, prayer, singing, ex-
ercise, interspersed with singing and followed by 
addresses bearing on, and illustrating and en-
forcing the subject. 
The following are the names and titles of the 
world's Redeemer :- 
Sabbath School Exercises. 
HARVEST AND VINTAGE. 
A. 
Adam, 1st Cor. 15 : 45. 
Almighty, Rev. 1: 8. 
Amen, Rev. 3 : 14. 
Alpha, Rev. 1 : 8, 22, 13. 
Angel, Gen. 48 : 16, Exo. 23 : 20. 
Angel of the Lord, Exo. 3: 2. 
Angel of God's presence, Is. 63 : 9. 
Apostle, Heb. 3 : 1. 
Arm of the Lord, Is. 51 : 9 53, 1. 
Author.and Finisher of our faith, Heb. 12 : 
Advocate. " My little children, these things 
write I unto you that ye sin not. And if any 
man sin, we,have an Advcate with the Father, 
Jesus Christ the righteous." Jno. 2: L 
B. 
Beginning of the creation of God, Rev. 3 : 14. 
Blessed and only potentate, 1st Tim. 6 : 15. 
C. 
Captain of the Lord's host. Josh. 5 : 14, 15. 
Captain of salvation, Heb. 2 : 10. 
Chief Shepherd, 1st Pet. 5 : 4. 
Christ of God, Luke, 9 : 20, 
Consolation of Israel, Luke, 2 : 25, 
Chief corner-stone, Eph. 2 : 20; 1st Pet. 2 : 6 
Commander, Is. 55 : 5. 
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the 
people, a leader and commander to the people- 
D. 
David, Jer. 30 : 9 ; Ezk. 34: 23. 
Day Spring, Luke, 1: 7, 8. 
Deliverer, Ro. 11 : 26. 
Desire of all nations, Hag 2 : 7, 
Door, Jno. 10 : 7. 
" By rue if any man enter in, he shall be 
saved, and shall go in and out, and find pas- 
ture." 
E. 
Elect of God, Is. 42 : L 
Emanuel, Is. 7 : 14, Matt. 1 : 23. 
Eternal Life, ls. Jno. 1 : 2. 
Everlasting Father, Is. 9 : 6. 
" And his name shall be called Wonderful, 
Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting 
Father, The Prince of peace." 
F. 
Faithful Witness, Rev. 1 : 5. 
Pi) st and last, Rev. 1 : 17. 
First-begotten of the dead ; Rev. 1 : 5. 
Forerunner, Heb. 6 20. 
" Whether the forerenner for us has entered, 
even Jesus made an High Priest forever, after 
the order of Melchisedec." 
G. 
God, Is. 40 : 9, Jno. 20 : 28. 
God blessed forever, Ro. 9 : 5. 
God,s Fellow, Zach. 13 : 7. 
Glory of the Lord, Is. 40 : 5. 
Good Shepherd, Jno. 10 : 14. 
Great High Priest, Heb. 4 : 14. 
Governor, Matt. 2 : 6. 
" Out of thee shall come a governor that 
shall rule my people, Israel." 
H. 
Head of the Church, Eph. 5 : 23, Col. 1 : 18. 
Heir of all things, Heb. 1 : 2. 
Holy Child Jesus, Acts, 4 : 30. 
Holy One. Ps. 16 : 10, Acts, 2 : 27, 31. 
Holy One of God, Mar. 1: 24. 
Holy One of Israel, Is. 41 : 14. 
Horn of Salvation, Luke 1 : 69. 
" And hath raised up a horn of salvation for 
us in the house of his servant David." 
I. 
lam, Exo. 3 : 14, with Jno. 8 : 58. 
" Before Abraham, was I am. 
J. 
Jehovah, Is. 26 : 4, Is. 40 : 3. 
Jesus, Matt. 1 : 21. 
Judge of Israel, Mic. 5 : 1. 
Just One, Acts. 7 : 52, 
" And they have slain them which shewed be- 
fore of the coming of the Just One." 
K. 
King, Zach. 9 : 9. 
King of Israel, Jno. 1: 49. 
King of the Jews, Matt. 2 : 2. 
King of saints, Rev. 15 : 3. 
King of kings, 1st Tim. 6 : 15. 
Messiah, Dan. 9 : 25, Jno, 1: 41. 
Mighty God, Is. 9 : 6. 
Mighty One of Jacob, Is. 60 : 16. 
Morning Star, Rev. 22 : 16. 
" I am the root and the offspring of David, 
and the bright and the Morning Star." 
N. 
Nazarene, Matt. 2 : 23. 
" He shall be called a Nazarene." 
0. 
Offspring of David, Rev. 22 :16. 
Only Begotten, Jno. 1 : 14. 
Our Passover, 1st Cor. 5 : 7. 
" For even Christ our passover is sacrificed 
for us." 
P. 
Plant of renown, Ezk. 34 : 29. 
Prince of life, Acts, 3 : 15. 
Prince of peace, Is. 9 : 6. 
Prince of the kings of the earth, Rev. 1: 5. 
Prophet, Luke, 24 : 19 ; Jno. 7 : 40. 
 
Ransom, 1st Tim. 2 : 6. 
Redeemer, Job. 19 : 5. 
Resurrection and Life, Jno. 11 : 5. 
Rock, 1st Cor. 10 :4. 
Rcot of David, Rev. 22 : 16. 
Root of Jesse, Is. 11 : 10. 
Ruler in Israel, Mic. 5 : 2. 
Rose of Sharon, song 2 : 1. 
" I am the Rose of Sharon and the Lily of 
the valleys." 
 
Saviour, 2d Peter 2 : 20. 
Servant, Is. 42 :1. 
Shepherd and Bishop of souls, Ist Pet. 2 : 25. 
Shiloah, Gen. 49 : 10. 
Son of the blessed, Mar. 14 : 61. 
Son of God, Luke 1 : 35. 
Son of the Highest, Luke, 1: 32. 
Son of David, Matt. 9 : 27. 
Son of man, Jno. 5 : 27. 
Son of Righteousness, Mal. 4: 2. 
Surety, Heb. 7 : 22. 
Star, Num. 27 : 17. 
" I shall see him, but not now ; I shall behold 
him, but not nigh. There shall come a Star out 
el7'Jacob and a Sceptre shall arise out of Israel, 
lad shall smite the corners of Moab and destroy 
all the children of Sheth." 
 
True God, 1st Jno. 5 : 20. 
True Light, Jno. 1 : 9. 
True Vine, Jno. 15 : 1. 
Truth, Jno. 14: 6. 
I am the way, the truth and the life." 
W. 
Way, Jno. 14 ; 6. 
Wisdom, Prov. 8 : 12. 
Witness, Is. 55 : 4. 
Wonderful, Is. 9 : 6. 
Word, Jno. 1 : 1. 
Word of God, Rev. 19 : 13. 
Word of Life, 1st J no. 1 : 1. " That which 
was from the beginning which we have heard, 
which we have seen with our eyes, which we have 
looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the 
Word of life." 
Jesus, the name high over all, 
In hell, or earth, or sky ; 
Angels and men before it fall 
And devils fear and fly. 
Jesus, the name to sinners dear- 
The name to sinners given ; 
It scatters all their guilty fears, 
It turns their hell to heaven. 
I would that my dreams were real-
That angels this land might beat ! 
And scourge our sod with the flails of God, 
And scatter the chaff from the wheat, 
And mightily tread, in our wine-press red, 
All dross beneath their feet ! 
That our souls might sing in joyous strain, 
" Out of the chaff the wheat we gain, 
Out of the murk the wine we drain-
The wheat and the wine of our nation !" 
I pray that the Angel of Freedom 
May strive with the Angel of War, 
Till men, like grain, these winnowers twain 
Shall flail, from husk to core ; 
Till men, like wine, in libation divine, 
To thee, 0 God ! they pour ; 
And for evermore sing, with tongues divine, 
" God of the true ! this wheat is thine, 
God of the free ! receive this wine- 
The heart and the soul of' our nation !" 
For the Herald, 
Letter from Rev. Charles P. Dow. 
DEAR BRETIIERN :---Times' movements are on-
ward, and the golden moments of merciful op- 
portunity are hastening away, and we are being 
borne onward to the solemn, the final judgement. 
What a time of thrilling interest do we occupy ? 
and how important that we duly realize it. We 
are living near the time when the long absent 
Saviour will return to reward his people, and 
punish his enemies. 
In some places in this vicinity and eleswhere, 
persons are being brought to Christ, and be as-
sured dear brethren, faithful, scriptural and un-
tiring effort will take effect and produce good re-
sults. 
The first of Febuary, I commenced a meeting 
in Bolton, C. E. where I have preached some 
nineteen sermons to interested audiences during 
stormy weather, which produced fruit to theglory 
of God ; and some who went to meeting say, 
Who shall show us any good ?" returned to 
pray. Several were brought to rejoice " in hope 
of life," who at the commencement of the meet-
ing were " without hope and without God in the 
world." An intelligent lady who was brought to 
Christ in the meeting-said that she had not 
been once spoken to upon the subject of religion 
by ministers of the gospel, although they were 
frequently entertained at her house, and were 
free to talk upon other subjects ; until she was 
not expecting it from any minister. But I have 
heard her say with tearful eyes, and a glad heart 
that she expected to praise God during an eter-
nity of joy, for the good she had received in the 
meeting above referred to. Let me quote the 
following anecdote. "A few years ago, a layman 
of one of the churches in New England, sat inns-
ing on the eve of the new year, and he said with-
in himself, " I will labor to bring as many souls 
to Christ this year as possible. lie immediately 
began by embracing every opportunity to con-
verse personally with whomsoever he met, about 
the interests of their souls. The first person he 
accosted, was a very gay and wealthy yollq 
 
lady, who indicated no seriousness at the time, 
L. 
W. H. Swaierz. 
Law-giver, Is. 33 : 22. 
New York City, March 31, 1863. 
Lamb, Rev. 13 : 8. 
P. S. To our friends scattered abroad, who 
Lamb of God, Jno. 1 : 29. 
may chance to call this way, or stop in the 
Leader. Is. 55 : 4. 
city over the Sabbath, I would observe, that by 
Life, Jno. 14 : 6. 
a reference to the religious notices published in 
Light of the world, Jno. 8 : 12. 
Saturday's Daily Tribune, they will find the no- 
Lion of the tribe of Judah, Rev. 5 : 5. tiee of our meeting, under the title " Messiah's 
Lord of glory, 1st Cor. 2 : 8. 
Church." 
Lord of' all, Acts, 10 : 36. 
Lord our righteousness, Jer. 23 : 6. 
IN our Lord's Prayer, how sweetly does each 
Lord God of the holy prophets, Rev. 22 : 6. petition flow into the channel of the next ! 
Lord God Almighty, Rev. 15 : 3. The heart that earnestly prays, " Thy kingdom 
N. 
come," unconsciously goes before, and era the 
Mediator, 1st Tim- 2 : 5. 
words are uttered, breathes the prayer, " Thy 
Messenger of the covenant, Matt. 3 : 1, I will be done." 
BY A. J. H. DUGANNE. 
I dreamed of a marvelous harvest, 
I dreamed of a threshing floor, 
Where men, like grain, by angels twain, 
Were garnered in measureless store- 
All bound in sheaves, like corn in the leaves, 
And flailed from husk to core. 
And the angels sang, with voices sweet, 
" Out of the grain the dross we beat, 
Out of the chaff we winnow the wheat : 
True souls are the wheat of a nation !" 
I dreamed of a wonderful vintage-
I dreamed of a wine-press red, 
Where men, like grapes, by angel shapes, 
Were trodden with wrathful tread, 
As grapes ye work to must and to murk, 
And crush them, shred by shred. 
And the angels sang, with tongues divine, 
" Out of the murk the must we fine, 
Out of the grapes we mellow the wine : 
Brave hearts are the wine of a nation ! 
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THE ADVENT HERALD. 
CHARLES P. Dow. 
Stanbridge, C. E. March 21st, 1863. 
DEAR BRO. LITCH, (Editor protein).—`When 
I last wrote for the columns of the Herald (Jan. 
15th,) we were engaged in a protracted effort 
in West Woodstock Ct. (some sixty miles east 
of here) surrounded with opposing influences. 
Having no access to the churches, orlouse of 
worship there, we held our meeting in a commo-
dious hall within a few rods of the Congrega-
tional house. The minister who occupied that 
desk being decidedly hotile to the view we held, 
exerted his influence to prevent his people from 
meeting and mingling with us : But wishing to 
know what we preached, quite a number of 
them, (even of entelligent minds,) ventured in, 
notwithstanding,to hear and judge for themselves ; 
and learning that we did not advocate certain 
doctrines or theories of which we were accused, 
but confined ourselves to the important subject 
of the " Soon coming of the Lord," " Resurrec-
tion of the dead," " Final inheritance of the 
saints," " Everlasting punishment of the wick-
ed " &c. And in view of these things urged re-
pentanee, or a speedy preparation of heart to 
meet the event, they were interested ; and con-
tinued thereafter to give us a hearing, bring 
others with them, until we had our full share of 
the people in that community. Perceiving that 
many, and even those of his own ordinary con-
gregation would flock in to hear what he denom-
inated " heresy," our opponents, as a last re-
s )0, gave his people a 1(ngthy discourse on the 
Milliennium, attempting to prove the conversion 
of the world; and to enforce the subject on the 
minds of his people. Books were also circulated, 
which advocated the same theory, and which, if 
true, or authentic, would of course disprove our 
doctrine. Being readily informed of the fact, I 
perceived that a speedy reply was absolutely 
called for ; and announced publicly, " I will 
speak on that subject this evening." The hall 
was full, and still as the house of death. Being 
familiar with the Scriptures which are generally 
quoted in support of that theory, (having advo-
cated the fable myself for more than twenty 
years), I had great liberty in speaking for near 
two hours ; and this seemed to settle the ques-
tion in the minds of all who heard ; and soon 
they began, one after another to confess faith in 
the doctrine we taught. This of course displeas-
ed the minister, and he began to insinuate that 
he should leave them ; to which none of those 
who had been interested in our meetings made 
serious objection. That being the state of things 
there, we continued our meeting at the hail 
some ten days atter the date of my last, (four 
weeks in all), which resulted in the happy con-
version of a goodly number to the Advent faith 
and the doctrines connected therewith; most of 
whom werel members of the " C, church." Hav-
ing made public confession of their faith, and 
thus committed themselves ; they ventured to in-
vite us to their houses for personal conversation. 
So I took " brother Perrin," as I was about to 
leave, and we went through the village, and call-
ed on the various families, and found a much 
deeper work wrought in solve hearts than we 
had anticipated. A Mrs. S. (member of the "C. 
church) " as we entered her house said, " I am 
glad to see you brother Chapman, but regret 
t'iat my husband is absent, for he is anxious to 
see and converse with you," and added, " Mr. S. 
went to your first meeting full of prejudice 
against the advent doctrine ; but when he re-
turned, said it is not what we supposed it to be; 
and from that time he has attended every meet-
ing at the hall ; and now says, he has about con-
cluded that Mr. Chapman is the only one that 
preaches the true gospel." " And as respecting 
myself, I tell the members of our church, and 
all that I converse with, that the doctrine you 
preach is true, and I believe it with all my heart." 
" Our children also are deeply interested, and 
wou'.d gladly attend every meeting, and weep 
freely when it comes their turn, (or turn for one 
of them) to stay at home." Called on a Mrs. 
K. (a prominet member of the same church,) 
who had just come in from visiting several fami-
lies that had attended our meetings, and sa:d, 
" I have just written to our friends in S. telling 
them about our good meetings at the hall, and that 
I have heartily embraced the advent doctrine ;" 
she then turned to us, and with a tearful eye 
said, " I believe brother Chapman that I am 
sanctified through a belief of, and confession of 
my faith in this doctrine ; for I. never felt such 
abiding peace of mind before : When your meet-
ings commenced I was entirely ignorant on the 
suhject ; and yet filled with prejudice against it; 
but the novelty of the thing prompted me to at-
tend your first meeting, and unexpectedly I was 
much interested. When Sunday came I wanted 
to hear you, but was ashamed to leave the 
church and go to the hall, and besides I had 
some fears that I should be called to an account 
for it, if I had done so on the Sabbath. But 
brother Chapman, that pride of heart is all gone, 
so that I care not what they say about me, nor 
what they do with my name on their church 
books, provided I am prepared to meet the Lord 
at his coming." Atter listening to so hearty and 
voluntary confession of' facts, " Bro. P." and 1 
were not disposed to doubt that sister K. was 
indeed "sanctified through the truth," for we re-
membered that our Lord when praying for his 
disciples said, " Father, sanctify them through 
thy truth, thy word is truth." Several other 
cases we found in making our calls, of like inter-
est, but having these as a specimen, we forbear 
to say more on that point. During the past few 
weeks I have received sever al heart cheering 
letters from the friends there. Saying that " all 
of the Advent faith remain steadfast, and quite a 
number of young persons who were interested in 
our meetings at the hall have since complied 
with the terms of salvation, and are now rejoic-
ing in the pardoning love of Christ, others in-
quiring " what must we do," &c. One brother 
writes (after speaking of the benefit he had de-
rived from those meetings) that " Eternity alone 
can disclose the full amount of good that was ac-
complished by that four weeks' labor ; although 
preformed in the midst of cruel, unprovoked op-
position." He further states thaythe minister of 
the " C. church " has finally left, and things are 
now going on quietly. After completing my 
work in West Woodstock, I went to Ashford 
(six miles south,) where we held a few evening 
meetings at a district school-house. Our con-
gregations were not large, but very attentive to 
the word, and after preaching, several spoke 
freely. Among the number were two or three 
persons who attended our meetings there in 
September, and manifested penitence of heart, 
asked for prayers, &e. but had since found peace 
in believeing, and uniting with the Baptist 
church, (although Adventists in sentiment). An 
interesting lad of thirteen years, who met with 
us there last fall ; was then very thoughtful, and 
promised us that he would seek the Lord, was 
now indulging hope in Christ, and asked for 
baptism at our hands, which would have been 
cheerfully given ; but before the appointed time 
arrived, he was suddenly attacked with a disease 
• 
which prevented. This occasioned regret; but 
should there be no other opportunity granted to 
that young disciple, the Lord will doubtless 
accept the will for the deed. Went next to 
Chaplin, (6 miles further south) where we spent 
the Sabbath and a few evenings with that devot-
ed band of disciples (of whom I spoke so freely 
in a former letter). Poor in worldly matters, but 
rich in faith, and manifestly heirs of the king. 
dam, I walked to, and from, and felt richly com-
pensated by seeing them feast on the word, giv-
ing glory to God. Returned and met my ap-
pointment in Ashford. Then, on my return to 
Hartford, visited the isolated brethern and sis-
ters at Pompy Hollow, Willington, Tolland and 
Manchester. Held no public meeting, but preach-
ed much by the fire-side ; by means of which we 
were enabled to " strengthen the things which re-
mainded." Arrived at Hartford about the 10th 
of Feb. Found all well ; made a short stop, and 
then entered upon a brief northern tour; spent 
the first Sunday, and several days with the Ad-
vent church at Warehouse Point. Had preach- 
ing at their chapel on the Sabbath, and a 
school-house on King street, one evening. Sonic 
good brethren and sisters there who love the 
p ire Advent doctrine, and feast on the word, but 
the non-resurrection fable has done very much 
harm in that section. Spent the second week in 
WALK WITH CHRIST. " The Christian's life 
hi in Christ, on Christ, by Christ, to Christ, fir 
Christ, and with Christ." " Walk with Christ, 
and God will walk with you." " It is not talk-
ing of God, but walking with God, that marks 
the Christian." 
" True piety should not be a thing of fits and 
starts, but an even walk with God." " Learn 
not to have one life for God and another for the 
world, but let your every footstep be a walk with 
"He who walks with God is one who ob-
serves God in all, goes to God with all, trusts 
God for all, and loves God above all." o Those 
Only are right and safe and happy who make 
Gad'a glory their end, God's Word their rule, 
God,8 Spirit the guide of their affections, and 
iGods providence the guide of their affairs." 
Those who walk safely and honorably in the 
Christian course are they who walk clost ly with 
-13d in secret." " Those who walk with God 
know him fest, and those who know him best 
thathim most." " We must keep in God's way, 
d
vie may he prepared to do God's work."— 
live's Thought Book. 
who was wholly irreligious, and who said that I Letter form Elder Samuel Chapman. 
she had never been conversed with before in re-
lation to the salvation of her soul. She became 
serious, sought religion, obtained it, was a de. 
coated Christian, and, before the year expired, 
she died in the Lord. In the course of that year 
he conversed directly upon the subject of their 
souls salvation with about sixteen hundred in 
dividuals, more than half of whom said that they 
had never before been accosted upon the sub-
ject." This is an example we ought to imitate. 
What a shame for ministers to neglect it. Since 
the Bolton meeting, I have attended a series of 
evening meetings in my own neighborhood, at 
Stanbridge Borrougn, which has resulted in con-
siderable apparent good. Some have been con-
verted from the error of their ways, and old pro. 
fessors have been revived. There are indications 
of good, and new converts in other parts of the 
town. Prayer meetings attended by some faith-
ful brethren from St. Armond, and some in Stan-
bridge and elsewhere, have been the means of 
good to several. Elder Miles Grant recent dis-
cussion in Stanbride, of the question, "Do the 
Scriptures teach the future personal coming of 
Christ, and give evidence that his Second Ad-
vent will take place in the nineteenth century ?" 
with Mr. Chapin, Universalist minister, was the 
means of good to many, as also his faithful and 
earnest preaching after. Many here remember 
him affectionctely for his faithful and able de-
fence of the truth. Thus we ought to thank God 
and take courage, and be very faithful in this 
last hour of preparation for the judgment. Oh 
brethren, we should be " wanting in no good 
gift ; waiting for the revelation of Jesus Christ," 
Werleys note on this place is, " Waiting with 
earnest desire for the glorious revelation of our 
Lord Jesus Christ—a sure mark of a true or 
false Christian, to long for, or dread, this reve-
lation," 1st Cor.. 1: 7. How many professors ; 
not to say Methodists, would now stand by this 
text. And is it not a scriptural one? I felt sad 
on receiving the news of Bro. Buss's death, the 
tidings were utterly unexpected ; and yet who 
is secure ? no one. Solemn thought, think of it 
as we will. May his place be filled by one that 
will subserve the interests of truth, and make 
the "Advent Herald," to be a faithful " Herald " 
of the coming one. The character of' a paper 
does not entirely depend upon its Editor, but it 
does measurably. May we all have grace fitting 
us for our several stations, and be enabled to act 
in the fear of God. 
The events of this period are truly ominous 
of the end, so that we may with confidence say. 
" We have not followed cunningly devised fables, 
when we made known the coming of our Lord 
Jesus Christ." May we " gird up the loins of 
"our" mind, be sober, and hope to the end for 
the grace that is to be brought unto " us" at the 
revelation of Jesus Christ." Let us take hold of 
the work before us with renewed faith, and la-
bor more for immediatd results; expect to see 
sinners converted, use the means provided faith-
fully ; and we shall make progress in the right 
direction. 
For the Herald. 
BRO. LITCH :—I send you the following verses, 
composed by Bac.. WILDET, of New York city, 
which I think will be acceptable to the readers of 
the Herald. Respectfully, 
ANSON H. BROWN. 
THE VICTORS CROWNED. 
Tune—" Ster Spangled Banner." 
Ye soldiers of Christ, who are battling for life, 
Your captain requires no half-hearted devotion ; 
Be vigilant, be brave, firmly stand in the strife, 
For such only shall win, through Jesus their pro- 
motion, 
When the battle is fought, and on those faithful 
found 
Rewards are bestowed, and the victors are crowned ; 
0 then what we do, let us do to the Lord, a 
With our hearts in his cause, and our faith in his 
word. 
Ye meek of the earth, who do patiently bear 
from a vain world its hate, its reproaches, 
and scorning ; 
Like your Master endure, all its crosses and care, 
In hope of the glory, in yon future that's dawn-
ing. 
When the good of the land, to the saints shall be 
given, 
And o'er a new earth shine the sun-light of heaven, 
0, then what we do, let us do to the Lord, 
With our hearts in his cause, and our faith in his 
word. 
Ye pilgrims faint not, tarry not in the road, 
Though rugged the pathway, and temptations in-
vite you, 
Still onward, and upward, in the city of God, 
There is rest evermore,—ever joys to delight you 
When your pilgrimage ends ; when the soldier is 
crowned ; 
And the meek in the earth, have inheritance found. 
0 then what we do, let us do to the Lord, 
With our hearts in his cause, and our faith in his 
word. 
Rahway, N. J., March 30, 1863. 
Suffield. Adventists there are few in number, and 
widly scattered, so that we had no public gath-
ering, but I visited them from house to house. 
Enjoyed some precious sermons, and think the 
time was not entirely lost. Went from there to 
Haydanville Mass. (50 miles north of Hartford) 
Spent a week there ; met small congregations in 
" brother Sheldon's hall," six evenings, and talked 
to them on the present signs of the times and 
soon coining of the Lord. A few were manifest-
ly comforted; others were equally indifferent. 
Ilaydenville is a hard place, and Bro. Sheldon 
has but few there to symathize with him in his 
" blessed hope." Returned and spent a week or 
more in Hartford. Should have mingled with the 
brethren at the Advent hall on the Sabbath, but 
the noted G. S. was there with his " non-resur-
rection theory," and I chose to remain at home 
and write to absent friends, rather than give 
countenance to the theory, even so much as to 
be seen in the congregation. 
I thought of leaving about that time, and tak-
ing a western direction, but town meeting (for 
the election of Governor,&c.) being but few weeks 
in the future, and much strife maniferted by the 
contending parties, I consented by the earnest 
solicitation of friends, to tarry till after election, 
and shall probably cast in my vote on that oc-
casion. This is what I have not done except on 
one occasion for more than twenty years. But 
it seems suitable that loyal men (especially in 
Ct.) should now speak and act. Being thus de-
tained and somewhat fatigued went down to 
spend the last week in East Haddam (30 miles 
south). Rested entirely from public labor, and 
had a refreshing time with Jugde Higgins and 
his interesting family. Having recently " put on 
Christ " (Gal. 3: 27,) the judge is in a peaceful 
and happy state of mind, expecting deliverance 
soon. I had a pressing call from Michigan. Shall 
probable go West soon ; and may go as far as 
Michigan. The Lord direct my steps, is my ear-
nest prayer. Brother Buss is gone ; we feel 
sad, knowing that he will be greatly missed in the 
Advent ranks. My address, till I write again, 
will be Hartford, Ct., care of S. E. Chapman. 
Brother Litch, with much respect. 
SAMUEL CHAPMAN. 
Hartford, Ct., April 1st, 1863. 
100 
THE ADVENT HERALD. 
The readers of the Herald are most earnestly besought 
to give it room in their prayers; that by means of it God 
may be honored and his truth advanced ; also, that it 
may be onducted in faith and love, with sobriety of judg-
mentand discernment of the truth, in nothing carried 
away into error, or hasty speech, or sharp,unbrotherly 
disputation. 
It will be seen by reference to the report of the 
quarterly meeting of the standing Committee of the 
A. M. A., that they have appointed the present in-
cumbent of the chair editorial to conduct the paper 
for the ballance of the current year. 
In assuming the duties and responsibilities of the 
office, we deeply feel the peculiar difficulties of the 
position. 
-We are to follow the lamented Bliss, 
who had so long and ably filled the chair, and had 
so greatly endeared himself to the readers and pat-
rons of the paper ; and feel our insufficiency to 
make good his place, and must crave the forbearance 
and encouragement of all, in the attempt to do what 
we can. 
On the other hand, we all the time feel as if in 
communication with old, valued and tried friends, 
" among whom we have gone preaching the king-
dom of God " these many years, and whom we 
have the fullest confidence, that they will aid us by 
their prayers, contributions of their pen and in 
financial support. 
We enter on our duties finally resolved that what 
we can do, shall be done to make the Herald what 
its name imports. A herald of the glorious appear-
ing, of the speedy coming and kingdom of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, as its great leading object. We in-
tend as far as in us lies, to have in every number 
something bearing directly on the subject in such a 
form that a stranger to the doctrine will obtain a 
definite thought or idea in reference to it, and 
which will render the paper worthy of circulation 
as a tract. 
We shall keep its columns open for candid enqui- 
ries on points of doctrine, or passages of Scripture, 
on which light is desired ; and with all desiring 
light, to make free use of the privilege. 
We intend to make it a valuable family paper, 
by giving the correct news of the day and valuable 
recipes and hints, for farmers, mechaaics, house-
wives, &c., and also a vehicle of communication 
for exchange of thought on important *logical 
questions, where brethren will be permit"! within 
reasonable bounds to discuss their views: reserving 
to ourselves the right to criticise and dissent from 
anything we deem erroneous. 
Then with the aid of the " American Do ' So-
ciety," we propose to have a " children's depart-
ment," not second to any paper in existence. 
With the children, generally, we propose to be 
on the best of terms, and have good times in our 
weekly visits to their homes. And in return we 
expect them to " Do something handsome for the 
Herald. 
THE WORK BEFORE US. 
We are finally persuaded that we are living in 
the closing period of the present dispensation ; in 
the days which immediately precede the day of the 
Lord and glorious appearing of our Lord Jesus 
Christ. If so, then the word of God distinctly 
anounces as striking characteristics of these days, 
t le developement of two great forces, in opposition 
to each other, the exponents of two great ideas. 
" There shall come in the last days, scoffers, walk-
ing alter their own lusts and saying, ' Where is the 
promise of his coming ?" The announcement of 
such a class, implies the existence of another class 
who proclaim his coming near. And this the Sa-
vior intimates when he said, " And this gospel of 
the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for 
a witness unto all nations, then shall the end come." 
And this he said in answer to the question, " What 
shall be the sign of Thy coming and of the end of 
the world?" 
Such conflicting agencies on a large scale, are 
now at work in the earth. By one class, and that 
a large and increasing one, the testimony is dis-
tinctly given, " The kingdom of God is at hand, ' 
" The coming of the Lord draweth nigh. While 
ADVENT HERALD. 
ROSTON, APRIL 14. 1863. 
JOSIAH DITCH, EDITOR. 
Salutatory. 
by the other, the doctrine that Christ is never to 
return to earth in person, and is never to set up a 
kingdom here, but is simply to come in Spirit, or 
Spirit manifestations. That the world is to stand 
in its present state for thousands and millions of 
years ; that it is yet in its infancy. 
We may be sure that such a state of things, so in 
accordance with the word of God, is a marked and 
unmistakable sign of the last days. And there can 
be no doubt but God in Ilis providence has raised 
up a standard against this flood of scepticism, in 
the great body of believers in his speedy coming. 
Are we not, then, bound to consider our duty? 
Every man, women, and child who believes this 
Gospel of the kingdom, should prepare themselves 
for action. The least may do something for Christ, 
and others may do more. 
e have a mighty foe with which to contend, 
and a faithful leader, who never lost a battle. Christ 
our Lord will lead us on, if we keep our eye fixed on 
him, and follow his instructions. 
A new era in our history is opening, with the 
opening spring. Our old editor has been by a 
mysterious providence, removed from our midst, and 
thus we are shown how vain is the help of man. 
And while we are thus bowed down with the weight 
of this affliction, we are admonished of the necessity 
of those who survive, to devote themselves anew to 
this great cause, and make even this great apparent 
reverse a means of success and triumph. 
WHAT WE NEED. 
First : A praying brotherhood, who shall daily, 
specificially and earnestly, in full faith make re-
quest to our Heavenly Father, for the sake of his 
dear son, to direct our counsels and give suceess 
to our efforts, so that whatsoever we do, may glo-
rify Him, and benefit our fellow men. If we speak 
to a friend or stranger, ask a special blessing on 
that word. If we give a tract, ask the Lord spe-
cially to bless it to the instruction, or the conver-
sion of souls. If we preach, exhort or write, ask 
that we may do it in wisdom and in the spirit 
fo meekness, love and humility. This latter we must 
never lose sight of. We may be very zealous and 
bold, but if we have not love, humility and meek-
ness to guide and season our words, they will do 
harm rather to good. 
Nothing can be more appropriate than the saying 
of Paul :—" The servant of the Lord must not 
strive, but be gentle toward all men, apt to teach, 
patient, in meekness instructing those who oppose 
themselves, if God peradventure may givt them re-
pentance to the acknowledging of the truth," &c., 
A sour, harsh angry word may excite prejudices 
which cannot be removed. While we speak in all 
faithfulness, we must cultivate this spirit. 
Second : We want faithful, reliable Evangelists, 
who are masters of the subject of historical prophecy 
in its outlines, and who can expound the kingdom 
of God soon to come, with the Millennium, the two 
resurrections, &c., to go everywhere and preach the 
gospel of the kingdom, giving four or five lectures in 
a place, to stir up inquiry ; and then to circulate 
books, tracts, and papers. Many who cannot take 
charge of a church or circuit and preach statedly, 
can do t lis to great advantage. Third : We want a 
fund for publications, to be either sold or circulated 
gratuitously everywhere. We have sterotype plates 
for some most excellent tracts, and only want money 
for paper and printing to be in readiness to start 
our colporteurs and lecturers as they are raised up 
by the Lord. 
Fourth ; We want a fund for the special purpose 
of sending out gratuitously to ministers and others, 
as the circumstances indicate, single copies of the 
Herald. In this way the subscription list will be 
increased and good be done. 
We would here take occasion to express our 
hearty thanks to the subscribers of the _Herald for 
their kindly forbearance and sympathy with us in 
our new, arduous, and trying situation since coming 
into the office. There have been some unavoidable 
delays and errors in the almost entire change of 
hands in the office since Feb. 1st. But we trust 
we have now surmounted the difficulties, and shall 
be able to proceed with regularity, promptness and 
harmony with our duties. 
We have girded on our armor and are ready for 
the conflict. 
We are about to publish a tract 
Rev. D. Bosworth, entitled— 
" THE CUP OF WRATH TAKEN FROM THE HANDS OF 
THE JEWS AND PUT INTO THE HAND OF THE GENTILES• 
A SIGN OF THE TIMES;" pp. 4. 
We will furnish at $2.50 per thousand or 30 
cents per hundred, postage 6 cents per hundred. It 
is brief, pointed and stirring. We want it, and others 
to follow it, spread everywhere. Send your funds 
and orders. 
from the pen of 
By the action of the" Standing Committee " of the 
"American Millennial Association," which held 
" their regular Quarterly Meeting at the Herald 
office" on Thursday last, Dr. JOSIAH LITCH was ap-
pointed the Editor of the Herald, to fill the vac ancy 
and trading on capital that does not. It is the 
teaching of heaven to draw from the morrow its 
sunshine not to supplant, but to sustain the duties 
of to-day. That blessed morrow, thank God! comes 
nearer every day. No Christian would wish to ad-
journ it were it possible. 
" Nor are any of its thoughtful inhabitants so per. 
caused by the sudden and unexpected and lamentedIfectly satisfied with the world as it is, that they do 
death of brother SYLVESTER BLISS, until the Annual 
meeting of the Association, which occurs in Sept. 
next. In this appointment "the Standing Commit-
tee " has made a wise choice ;—one in whose ability 
and faithfulness, they,and the readers,and supporters 
of the Herald, will be able to impose confidence ; and 
who happily combines the qualities of both a vigor-
ous editor and traveling agent,—which duties have 
been assigned him, and which has been so much 
needed for the past few years. There has also been 
secured a new Christian, intelligent, and efficient 
foreman iu the office, to make up the forms of the 
paper each week, and attend to other duties in the 
office, and who will spare no pains to give us a pa-
per in form which will appear in good dress, and 
without so many typographical and other errors as 
in the past. Mr. JAMESON, whom we introduce to 
the brethren in this department, will do credit to 
his trust and see that his work is done well, and in 
time to meet the wishes of the subscribers of the 
Herald. It cannot be otherwise than that the Ad-
vent Herald will maintain, under such supervision 
and help, its former value as a religious paper, and 
advocate uncompromisingly the Advent of the Coin-
ing Kingdom of God nigh at hand. We speak for 
it a hearty support of its old patrons and an effort 
to extend its circulation beyond its present limits. 
Dr Litch is absent necessarily the present week, on 
a hurried visit to Philadelphia, but will return the 
coming week. 
0. R. FASSETT. 
Corresponding Secretary of the A. M. A. 
New Arrangement. 
not desire to see that tranifiguration of heaven and 
earth, which will have snore of the splendor, and 
nothing of the transience of Tabor 
" Our earth is a grand ruin, for which, however, 
there is reserved a glorious restoration; but that res- 
toration will be accomplished by Him that made it, 
and not by the consummation of any process now go-
ing on. The Creator will appear as the Restorer; 
the great High Priest will come forth from the holy 
of Holies, as Aaron came out from the " holy place 
made with hands," and will pronounce that Divine 
benediction which will descend into the depth of 
the earth, and rise to the heights of the heavens, and 
spread as the waves of an illuminated sea, extin-
guishing the primeval curse, and causing every wil-
derness it touches to rejoice, and the solitary places 
of the world to blossom as the rose. 
" Every Christian believes in the advent of a day of 
rest and restoration. Every one who accepts the Bi-
ble as the inspired revelation of the mind of God, 
looks for the Millennium. The only existing differ-
ence of opinion refers to the nature of it 
and the means by which it is to be intro-
duced. Dean Alfred, in his Critical Greek Testa-
ment, Vol. iv., Part 2, observes that these is a divis-
ion of opinion " whether the expected second advent 
is to be regarded as preceding or succeeding the 
thousand years' reign or Millennium. The majority, 
both in number and in learning and research, adopt 
the pre-millennial advent, following, as it seems to 
me, the plain and undenial sense of the sacred text 
of the book itself." " On one point," remarks Dean 
Alfred, " I have ventured to speak strongly, because 
my conviction on it is strong, founded on the rules 
of fair and consistent interpretation ; I mean the ne-
cessity of accepting literally the first resurrection 
and the millennial reign." " The Lord will 
come in person to this earth ; that during that bless-
ed reign the power of evil will be bound, and the 
glorious prophecies of peace and truth on earth find 
their accomplishment—this is my firm persuasion, 
and not mine alone, but that of niultitudee of Christ's 
waiting people, as it was that of his primitive epos-
tolic church, before controversy blinded the eyes of 
the fathers to the light of prophecy." 
" The Dean also remarks, in his note on the last 
chapters of the Apocalypse : " This eternal king- 
dom is situated on the purified and renewed earth, 
and will become the blessed habitation of God with 
his gloried people. Though not here stated on the 
surface, it is evident that the method of renewal is 
that desscribed in 2d Pet., iii. 10, namely, reno- 
the Old Testament prof hets which, like the proph-
ecy on the Mount of Olives, bear on and delineate 
this blessed era, and have endeavored to present to 
the reader a faithful, clear, and most comforting 
hope of the world as it will be. 
" In my first volume, " The Great Tribulation," 
or Things Coming on the Earth " I endeavored to 
describe what St. John calls ethlipsis emegale "the 
tribulation the great," through which we must pass, 
and on which the world has already entered. 
In my second volume, '• The Great Preparation, 
or, "Redemption Draweth Nigh," I collected the 
various signs and earnestsof the glory to be revealed 
-' at that day." 
" In this volume, which concludes and completes 
the seiries, I have labored to set forth that nearing, 
blessedness, that bride of heaven and earth, the con- 
summation of a long betrothal—the sunshine which 
once bathed all Eden—and interrupted, clouded, 
and refracted for six thousand years, will break--
the sooner the better—on our earth, and perfect ft 
world that will never fade, and cover it with a glory 
that will never die. 
" That they who scoff may be brought to a better 
mind, and they that joyfully hold fast the blessed 
hope may both meet with me " in that world as 
it will be," is my earnest and sincere prayer•" 
Tract and Book fund. 
We wish immediately to raise a thousand dollars 
for book and tract publication. An old tried end 
faithful friend of the cause has made a donation of 
$300 dollars to the A. M. A., to be appropriated, 
es needed for the cause. We propose to take V° 
of this for the Tract fund, and wait for respons
es 
from others. 
An early friend of the cause, 
50M° 
New Tract. 
" The Great Consummation.” 
The following is the introduction to this work, by 
Rev John Cumming, D. D. ". The foundations of 
duty are laid in the past. Revelation is the record 
of all we owe to God, to man, and to ourselves. 
Motive, direction, and authority are there. But duty 
is not always easy ; sometimes it is sacrifice. The 
love that inspires it occasionally fishers, and the 
weary heart feels depondent. We are laborers in a 
dismantled vineyard, voyagers on a stormy sea, and 
travellers on a rugged, crooked, and storm-beaten 
road. hope reads the prophecies and promise of 
that future, to the grandure of which all past ages 
contribute, arid in the glory of which they shall all 
be crowned, and imparts unto wavering faith and 
weary love those joyous and brilliant prospects which 
refresh the heart, and restore th e strength, and 
give what in itself is victory—the assurance of a 
near and glorious success. Faith brings stores from 
the past, and hope brings sunshine from the future, vation by fire." 
and both pour their contributions into the arduous, " I have illustrated and unfolded those portions of 
the troubled, and perplexing present. It was be-
cause Moses '' had respect to the recompense of re-
wards," that lie was able to " esteem the reproach of 
Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt." 
Abraham was sustained in life's struggles because 
he looked for a city which hath foundation, whose 
builder and maker is God." So it is written of that 
white-robed and glorified company : " These all died 
in faith, not having received the promises, but hav-
ing seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, 
and embraced them, and confessed that they were 
strangers and pilgrims on the earth," " seeking a 
eountry, a better country, that is a heavenly one." 
" Despair is the evening twilight that settles in 
eternal night. Hope is the morning twilight that ex-
pands into everlasting day. 
" We find the toiling and struggling men of the 
world fleeing to the novel or romance in order that, 
li'ted out of the oppressive present on the wings of 
fancy, they may enjoy a transient respite and re-
freshment. Human nature would die of exhaustion 
wsre its back always bowed down. It must turn 
aside occasionally, if only to gather a wayside flow-
er, or dream of summer, or draw on the picturesque 
creation 4 f genius for thoughts that lift it above the 
earth and waft it away to bright and more ethereal 
realms. Prophecy has all the interest of the most 
brilliant romance, with nothing of its emptiness ; all 
the charm of the highest poetry, all the beauty of 
the noblest painting, and all the reality of truth 
and fact. It is God's ways of lightening the load 
of care, glorifying the present and gladdening the 
heart. Christianity, the religion of faith, and love, 
and hope, is the religion of happiness. It alone pre-
sents an axis of rest to the drifting masses of man-
kind ; it imparts a hope " that maketh not asham 
,d;" it alone brings doen into the cold heart the 
warmth of heaven. It is the tempation of men to 
borrow for to-day the troubles of to-morrow, and to 
carry over to to-morrow the duties of to-day, thus 
setting aside the business that belongs to him, 
To Correspondents. 
Elder R. R. YORK. There is 50 cents due. 
S. FOSTER. All the money has been paid nou 
credited to the subscribers. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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THE ADVEN F HERALD 
Quarterly Meeting of the Standing Corn-1 
uiittee of the A. M. A. 
fi 
The quarterly meeting of the Standing Committee I 
of the A. M. A., was held April 9th, 1863, at the 
office of the Advent Herald, the President in the 
chair. After prayer by Eld, 0. R. Fassett, the 
minutes of the previous meeting was read and ap- 
I)
• 
roved The chairman of the Committee on Fi- 
fiance then submitted the Annexed Report, which 
was accepted and approved. 
REPORT GE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. 
To the Standing Committee of the American 
Millennial Association. 
The Treasurer of this association, our beloved 
brother SYLVESTER BLISS, having departed this life 
on the 6th ultimo, the undersigned begs leave to 
present the following statement of its receipts and 
expenditures for the quarter ending March 31st. 
Receipts : Time receipts have been as follows :- 
From payments of subscribers to the Advent 
Herald, 
$1159,26 
Sale of books, 
70,32 
Donations, 
178,66 
Advertisements and interest, 
32,39 
Total, 
$2,099,78 
This Report includes pre-payments for the Herald 
fur the coming year, a large part of which is due 
to the subsribers of the Herald. 
Expenditures: The expenditures for the same 
period :- 
 
The editor, foreman and compositors, 350,71 
Presswork, 
77,00 
Folding papers, 
6,36 
Carting forms, 
13,00 
R. Robertson, agent, 
3,00 
Paid rent in advance to Jan. 1, '64. 150,00 
Soap ana two tumblers, 
75 
Paid City water bill, for 1863, 
9,00 
Mrs Sullivan for putting things in order, 3,00 
For Boston Journal, 
2,35 
For sponge, 
25 
Fur J. Emerson's bill, Nov. 6, 4,50 
For five hundred one cent stamps, 5,00 
FA. coins, 
1130 
For R. Wendell, for reading proofs, 2,00 
Fur two towels 28 ets., express on 
 
books from Providence, 13 ens., 41 
For P. 0. Directory for office 
50 
For Type and leads, 
67 
Postage on letters, 
19 
Boy for office work, 
16 
For N. Y. Observer, one quarter, 65 
Grant, Warren & Cu'a. bill for 
pater, $285,60 
Deduct for old papers, 20,34-265,26 
Making, 
Ballance of cash, Jan. 1st, 
In hands of agents, 
Loaned Boston Advent Associati, n, 
Paid for books, merchandise, 
Cash on hand this date, 
In hands of agents, 
Total of Expenses, 
$895,76 
$1,440,63 
526,80 
132,35 
256,00 
27,64 
854,28 
66,10 
$2099,78 
All of which is respectfully submitted, 
ANTHONY PEARCE, for Finance Committee, 
R. R. lisowLEs, Auditor. 
Bro. R. R. Knowles, chairman of the Committee 
on publications, then stated to the Board in session, 
that immediately following the decease of the late 
editor and Business Agent, he repaired to the office 
in Boston, and happily found Eld. Litah, President 
of the A. M. A., already there : that they together 
examined the books, safes &c., belonging to the As-
sociation, and took charge of their contents ; that 
it was agreed for the President to take charge of the 
office affairs, and for Mr. Knowles to convey the 
books to Providence for settlement ; and that hav-
ing carefully examined the books, notes, memoran-
dums, bills, and assets, he was happy to report 
them all well and carefully arranged, and speaking 
well for faithfulness and ability in the late lamented 
treasurer. 
On motion of Eld. L. Osier, the following resolu-
tons of sympathy with the family of the late SYL-
VESTER BLISS, were unanimously adopted. 
Whereas,-While in the providence of God we 
meet to day, at this our regular Quarterly meeting 
of the Board of the A. M. A., we would not fail to 
to be impressed with the peculiar circumstances un-
der which we meet, arising from the recent death of 
our beloved brother Buss, late Editor of the Advent 
Herald, and business Agent of the A. M. A. And 
we would take this occasion to express our high 
appreciation of our brother, our deep and heartfelt 
sorrow at his sudden removal from us ; while at the 
same time, we would reverently and submissively 
bow to the divine allotment which has ordered it 
thus to be. 
Our lamented brother most happily combined in 
his character, those traits which eminently fitted 
him for the various relations in life and made his 
society and counsel very valuable. All who knew him 
recognized in him the highest type of a Christian 
gentleman. As a counsellor, he was kind, confiding 
and judicious. As a Christian laborer in the work 
of God lie was whole hearted, consistent, and hope-
ful. As a conductor of a religious periodical, he 
united together the highest form of Christian cour-
age, with sincerity, urbanity, and an undeviating 
consistency. As a disputant, he was frank, honor-
able and just. As he was called upon in his posi-
tion to consider about every question which has ef-
fected the church, or been discussed in the religious 
world, he showed a versatality of talent, a thorough-
ness of research, a keenness of penetration, and as 
power to grasp the subjects he undertook, which 
made it manifest that he was a workman that need 
not to be ashamed. As a reviewer he was very su- 
perior, and as confessed by friends and foes he 
wielded a mighty pen. As an author he deservedly 
had a high reputation. In all his relations and po-
sitions he showed himself equal to any emergency, 
and an unflaging faithfulness in duty. 
Looking at the condition and wants of the world, 
the position of the protestant church on the subject 
of Christ's premillennial Advent and reign, the 
signs of the times, the opening and inviting fields of 
usefulness ; and the emiment fitness of our brother 
by culture and experience to improve these providen- 
tial opportunities; his death at this time, is certain-
ly a mysterious dispensation ; but we may not say, 
All these things are against us," because our 
Lord, whose coming we wait, understands the inter- 
ests of his own cause, and has allowed this allot- 
ment in the removal of our brother at this juncture 
or wise and gracious purposes; and it is for us sub- 
sively to bow to the stroke, and in meekness learn 
the lesson which his providence suggests. His ab-
sence is most seriously and painfully realized in the 
dear family circle of which he was the honored and 
pious head, in the church where he was an impor-
tant and useful member, in the commonwealth, 
where he was a valued and responsible citizen ; and 
in the cause, for the advancement of which, he de-
voted his best days, the power of his mind, and his 
devout and earnest supplications. But we shall see 
him no more in the Editorial chair. We shall nev-
er again be cheered and instructed by his counsels, 
at our Quarterly or Annual meetings. We shall 
never more have our homes honored and consecrated 
by his presence and prayers. He has laid his pen 
aside fur the last time, and the ink which he used 
to inscribe his last thoughts has dried upon the man-
uscript ; and his record is on high. He has joined 
the long procession of departed worthies, following 
Miller, Fitch, Barry, Kent, and Southard. But he 
died in the faith, he fell at his post, remaining a 
faithful sentinel to the last. lie has fought a good 
fight, finished his course, kept the faith ; and for 
him a righteous crown is reserved to be given him 
at his Master's coming. If he could again speak to 
us, he would doubtless say, brethren, in the name 
of the Coming King, carry forward this work faith- 
fully until the end. In view therefore of this afflic-
tive dispensation and the changed condition in which 
we are consequently placed : 
Resolved,-That we in the fear of God accept 
the added responsibilites placed tiros' us, and by 
the divine assistance will endeavor faithfully to dis-
charge our duty and acquit ourselves like men. 
Resolved,-That we tender to the family of our de-
parted brother our warmest Christian sympathies 
in this their time of bereavement and sorrow, with 
the assurance of our prayers, that God may over-
rule it for their good. 
Resolved,-That brother Litch be the bearer of 
this preamble and these resolutions, to the family of 
our deceased brother after they are published in the 
Herald. 
It was then voted that Eld. J. Litch be the au-
thorized editor of the Advent Herald until the an-
nual meeting of the A. E. A. Conference. 
R. R. Knowles, of Providence, was appointed bu-
siness agent for the same term. 
Contributions to the columns of the Herald are 
expected from the following names, with others :- 
J. Pearson, D. Bosworth. L. Osier, 0. R. Eas-
sett, 0. M. Orrock, D. Robinson, R. R. Hutchinson, 
D. T. Taylor, D. Elwell. 
Adjourned. 
Attest,- F. GUNNER, Recording Secretary. 
THE VICTORS CROWNED.-Tune -The Star span-
gled Banner.-We have printed this beautiful 
hymn on slips for the use of our congregation, and 
will send them by mail for 50 cents per hundred. 
Postage paid. With a good choir it will thrill a 
congregation. 
The Herald's Washington dispatch says a rumor 
was in circnlation that Gen. McClellan has tendered 
his resignation. 
An, Exhibition in the Heavens. 
On Thursday evening last, from 8 1-2 to 9 1-2 
o'clock, a rare celestial spectacle was exhibited, 
which was witnessed with wonder and admiration 
by thousands who were fortunate enough to discov-
er it. From the horizon in the West flashed up to 
the zenith, there to meet and blend with its twin 
splendor from the East, a semi-arch,of purest lumin-
ious white, dense enough to be a marked and sub-
stantial milky-way, and so transparent that the 
stars could he discovered peeping through. This 
lustrious zone on the cloudless sky divided the con-
cave hemsphere with a steady and yet flickering 
lustre for nearly an hour, and then faded away 
slowly and reluctantly, as if loth to depart 
There have been frequent and more splendid ex-
hibitions of the Aurora, but for thirty years, (to 
the remembrance of the editor of this paper), not 
one more peculiar in graceful and stainless beauty. 
J. 
Pardon and Peace. 
' As when a felon, whom his country's laws 
Have justly doomed for some atrocious cause, 
Expects, in darkness and heart-chilling fears, 
The shameful close of all his mispent years ; 
If chance, on heavy pinions slowly borne, 
A tempest usher in that dreadful morn, 
Upon his dungeon walls the lightning play, 
The thunder seems to summon him away, 
The warder at his door his key applies, 
Shoots back the bolt. and all his courage dies ; 
If then, just then, all thoughts of mercy lost, 
When hope,long lingering,at last yields the ghost 
The sound of pardon pierce his startled ear, 
He drops at once his fetters and his fear ; 
A transport glows in all he looks and speaks, 
And the first thankful tears bedew his cheeks. 
'Joy, far superior joy, that much outweighs 
The comfort of a few poor added days, 
Invades, possesses, and o'erwhelms the soul 
Of him whom grace has with a touchmade whole, 
'Tis heaven, all heaven descending on the wings 
Of the glad legions of the King of kings ; 
'Tis more-'tis God diffused through every part, 
'Tis God Himself triumphant in his heart.' 
Cowper. 
6, Whip Old Gra Then." 
There was a farmer who Aka four-horse team. 
The horses, one excepted, were difficult to drive. 
He changed drivers often, but to little purpose. 
His last driver was sent to draw a log from the 
clearing to the sawmill, and on his return, the wag-
on and horses stopped in a valley, and a man on 
the hill-top, seeing the halt, cried out: 
" What's the matter ?" 
" Matter enough," was the ready response, 
"There's but one horse in the train "that'll pull." 
" What horse is that?" 
" Old Gray." 
" Whip Old Gray, then ; it's no use to whip the 
others." 
As in the team case, so in most churches. There 
is some Old Gray who is willing enough to do the 
work, and does do a great deal, but the trouble is, 
he can't draw all the load and balky horses too. 
lie would like to foot the preacher's salary, the 
sexton's bill, the wood, coal, candle and oil bills, 
but his pocket isn't long enough nor strong enough. 
Yet there is always some man willing enough, in 
eves. society, to play the censor and cry out, while 
he does nothing himself, " There's but one man in 
the church who will give any thing-Old Gray. 
Whip Old Gray ; if he don't pull, the load will 
never move."-Western Advocate. 
The News. 
The news this week is important. The rumor 
last week of an attack upon Charleston proved true. 
The attack was made on the 10th inst., by Admiral 
Dupont, with nine iron-dads. " The accounts re-
ceived this morning and to-day of the engagement 
in Charleston harbor present many glaring de- 
screpancies,and we shall probably have to await fur-
ther intelligence for a reliable statement of the whole 
affair. Still, there is such a concurrence of accounts 
in regard to the material points, that we can form a 
general opinion of one of the greatest and most sin-
gular battles on record. We should judge the de-
sign of the Admiral in command was to make the 
attack either a reconnoissance or a pitched conflict, 
as the many circumstances, impossible to be fore-
seen, should decide. Sundry mishaps occurred in 
the manceuvering of the ve,sels ; the obstructions in 
the harbor prevented the attack from being made at 
the point designed ; and so the engagement that en-
sued was to all intents and purposes a reconnois-
sance, or an experimental attack. The first im-
pression is, that it was a failure. Of the nine ves-
sels under fire, one was totally injured and lost, an-
other was badly injured, and three others were 
partially disabled for the moment. On the other 
hand, large cavities were made by our guns in the 
wall of Fort Sumpter, but it is not known that the 
defensive capacity of the Furt was materially di-
minished. But we think that the " sober second 
thought " of the community will be that the first 
day's operations of our iron-clads were not so in-
auspicious after all. The loss of life, considering 
the enormous disproportion of the terrible batteries 
which were concentrated upon our gallant little 
force, was amazingly slight. Time genius of Erics-
son comes out of the fiery ordeal in triumph-for 
it will be seen that the Monitors proper sustain 
nothing but tenni orary injuries. It is not probable 
that they will be subjected to a severer trial. If 
some means can be found to dispose of the harbor 
obstructions, so that Sumpter can be attacked on 
its landward or weakest face, and so that the fleet 
will have more room for manceuvering and for dis-
persing the enemy's fire, the next attempt may 
prove successful." 
There is a rumnr that the Federal troops are get-
ting in the rear of Charleston. 
The entire Tallahatchie fleet, consisting of time di-
visions under Gens. Ross and Quimby, and numer-
ous guns and mortar boats, arrived last night. The 
expedition, which has been absent forty-three days, 
left Fort Greenwood on Sunday. As soon as the bus-
tle of departure was observed by tne enemy they 
opened a brisk fire from the woods, where their bat-
teries had been planted, which continued until the 
last boat steamed up the river. On the passage the 
boats were frequently fired on by guerillas. A num-
ber of soldiers were wounded, and twenty-five or 
thirty killed. The divisions under Quimby and Ho-
vey have been ordered to Vicksburg. 
Cairo, Ill., April 12. The dispatch boat New Na-
tional has arrived from Vicksburg, which place she 
left on Wednesday. She brings the news that the 
iron-clads Louisville, Mound City, Carondelet, Ben-
ton, Lafayette and two others, are prepared to run 
tile blockade. They were expected to execute the 
feat on Friday or Saturday night. It was also said 
that the transports, with log and cotton bulkheads, 
had been prepared to run past the batteries. 
The reported arrival of Gen. Osterhaus at Carth-
age, 10 miles below Warrenton, on the Louisiana 
side, with a heavy force, is confirmed. 
The War Department has decided that the mus-
ter out of the two years' men must date from their 
muster into the service of time United States. 
Some half dozen or more blockade-runners have 
been captured within the past week, with cargoes 
amounting to two or three millions of dollars in 
value, 
Nothing important from time army of the Potomac. 
Our foreign news this week is' somewhat interest-
ing ; but the crowded state of our columns will not 
admit, of its publication in detail. 
The gist of Earl Russell's speech on recognition 
was well given. He, however, interpolated his pri-
vate conviction that the military efforts of the Amer-
ican Government would be unsuccessful, and lie 
carefully limited his positions respecting recogni-
tion to the present time and circumstances. One of 
the best features of his remarks was his emphatic 
disclaimer of any desire to take action detrimental 
to the cause of liberty and time freedom of mankind. 
The tone of the other Parliamentary debates on 
the fitting out of ships in British ports for the rebel 
navy, was not so satisfactory. Many of the Solici-
tor General's animadversions on our Government 
were entirely uncalled for. Time remarks of Mr. 
Laird, the builder of the Albama, were very bitter, 
and seemed to have been received with much ap-
plause. 
HISTORY OF Kays.-A paper was lately read be-
fore the British Association of Science, on the history 
of keys. The author pointed out a strip of bark or a 
thong of leather as the first means of which proper-
ty was secured prior to the advanced stage of civili-
zation, when permanent houses were constructed, 
and the door and the coffer fastened with bolts, 
latches, and bar. Homer was cited as the earliest 
writer who mentioned anything like a key, and 
special reference was made to the primitive locks 
and keys of wood of the ancient and modern Egyp-
tians. Time iron keps of Egyyt were described, and 
illustrated by examples from Thebes ; and the curi-
ous fact pointed out, that nearly similar specimens 
are met, with in Western Africa. After a brief no-
tice of Greek keys, attention was directed to the Ro-
man era, and a miuute description was given of the 
fixed and moveable locks, the dentated, piped and 
branched keys, and of the various formed bows sur-
mounting the stems, Mention was made of the. 
small keys attached to finger-rings, and of the false 
or skeleton key of the Roman housbreaker. And 
Anglo-Saxon and Norman keys were then dwelt up-
on, and the various forms and fashions of the key-
bows, from the thirtieth century down to a later 
period, were described. 
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THE ADVENT HERALD. 
Such is a part of one of the songs sung by the 
Episcopalians in Wisconsin to-day. Would that all 
might join in it. Come Lord Jesus, and come quick-
ly. 
JOSHUA V. Haas. 
Sumpter, Dec. 25th, 1863. 
From G. A. Marshall. 
BRO. LITCH :—Although you are undoubtedly 
crowded with testimonials of the high esteem in 
which the lamented late editor of the Herald was 
held by the wide circle of its readers, yet one who 
has known and prized that paper during the entire 
period of Mr Bliss' connection with it, cannot re-
frai i from briefly expressing his appreciation of 
the rare combination of native talent, vast an I 
accurate research, and Christian gentlemanliness 
that ever characterized him whose loss we mourn. 
He, of whom it can be said that he has conducted 
a sectarian paper for twenty years, advocating and 
constantly defending with controversial pen, the 
peculiar tenets of a new and ridiculed sect, now re-
butting the arguments of sincere opponents with 
clear-sighted, convincing logic, now parrying and 
hurling back with keen zest the sarcasm of 
scoffers, and now presenting the wholesome truths 
of Divine revelation with winning simplicity and 
convincing power ; logical, without dogmatism, sar-
castic without bitterness, always open to conviction, 
and yielding gracefully when confuted, though very 
seldom proved to be in error,—has surely won no 
mean praise, and deserves to be held in lasting re-
membrance among his fellow-laborers. And such 
was Sylvester Bliss. In intellect and learning, a 
giant ; in faith, hope, and charity, a Christian. 
Although I am joined in church fellowship with 
another denomination of the followers of Christ, 
and look upon the peculiar tenets of Millennians as 
o fly one among the many Divine truths committee 
to the keeping of the church militant—still do 1 
feel deeply the loss, when an able soldier falls at his 
post, bravely defending and holding up to public 
view one of the many vital points of Christian doc-
trine. May his mantle fall on able shoulders, and 
a double portion of his spirit rest on those who 
shall hereafter proclaim and defend the truth in 
whose vindication he has spent his life. 
Galena, Ills., March 31, 1863. 
From Bro. Anson H. Brown. 
DEAR BRO. LITCH :—E, in common with Advent 
believers all over the country, we feel to mourn the 
the loss of our beloved brother Bliss. But we trust 
that our loss is his gain. Dark and trying times ari 
just before us, and God only knows who of us will 
be able to stand the trial. To be taken " from the 
evil to come, " may therefore be considered a 
" gain, "tor " Blessed are the dead who die in the 
Lord, from henceforth. Yea saith the Spirit, that 
they may rest from their labors, and their works do 
follow them. " Rev. 14: 13. " Though dead he yet 
speaketh. " His influence will he felt so long as the 
world stands. May we all strive to imitate him, as 
he followed Christ. 
Hoping soon to meet him with all the ransomed 
host of God's elect, 
1 remain yours truly. 
From Rev. W. H. Eastman. 
DEAR BRO. LITCH :—While I feel thankful to 
God f r the prit i ege I enjoy in common with all 
the friends of the Herald in corresponding with you 
as editor in charge, I feel deeply to mourn the loss 
we have sustained, which has drawn you to this 
par'. Surely, the ways of God are to us a mighty 
deep. It seems so strange, and so sad, that brother 
Buss is dead, and we shall see his genial, intelligent 
f see no more in the flesh. A noble example has he 
left behi id, fur us to imitate, which God, helping us, 
wewill divine
d 
 consolation in the thought that our 
Nyhat o. 
separation is only for a season, To gain the soci-
ety of the truly virtuous and good in the sorrowless 
land, is worth all the sacrifices we can make in this 
world 
Grantham, 1863. 
— 
Forgetting his Errand. 
A person came to Mr. Langdon, of Sheffield, one 
day and said : " I have something against you, and 
I am come to tell you of it." " Do walk in, sir," 
he replied ; " you are my best friend. If I could hut 
engage my friends to be faithful with me, I should 
be sure to prosper. But, if you please, we will both 
pray in the first place, and ask the blessing of God 
upon our interview." After they rose from their 
knees, and had been much blessed together, he 
said : " Now I will thank you, my brother, to tell 
me what it is that you have against me." " Oh," 
said the man, " I really don't know what it is ; it 
is all gone, and I believe I was in the wrong." 
CORRESPONDENCE 
In this lepartment, articles are solicited, on the general 
subject of the Advent, from friends of the Herald, oi er 
their own signatures, irrespective of the particular views 
which it defends. Views of correspondents not dissented 
from, are not necessarily to be considered as editorially 
endure 3d. Correspondents are expected to avoid all per-
sonalities,and t) study Christian courtesy in all references 
to views and person,. Any dep irture from this shouldbe 
regarded as disentiAing the writer to any reply. Christian 
and gentlemanly discussion will he in order ; but not 
needless, unkind, or uncourteouscontroversy. 
MY JOURNAL. 
TOUR WEST. No. 5. 
Conference at Sumpter, 'Wisconsin. 
Wednesday, Dec. 4. Arrived at the place of meet-
ing, in the town called Sumpter. It is situated 
about 15 miles north from Maromenie; it lays on 
the Wisconsin River, and constitutes one of the 
richest town in Sauk, Co. The place of our meet-
ing, is called " The Pocket." It consists of a large 
beautiful prairie, surrounded with bluffs. For the 
entrance, an opening has been left by nature. Stand-
Lig at this entrance looking west you have what is 
called the " pocket " before you, presenting at once 
a grand view of nature. Some of the finest farms 
cover its bosom. This, is unlike the endless monoto-
ny of the prairies of Iowa and Illinois, and is much 
more pleasant, beautiful, and healthful withal. 
The cuuse in this state is young, and the confer 
once met here for the first time. Previously the 
state of Wisconsin and Iowa have been united, 
and now they are to act independently. This 
first meeting was full and united in its elements ; 
and strong and vigorous in its actions. The gather-
ing was a general one, and promises much for the 
tut are. 
Brother Sheldon is devoted to the cause, is faith-
ful and efficient ; and as such, his " praise is in all 
the churches." Brother Barnes, from N. H., broth-
er Turner from Auburn N. Y , and brother Shears, 
from Albany N. Y. are all in the work here, and 
are appreciated. But they need a goodly number of 
laborers to enter this field. A wide and effectual 
door is open. A goodly number of laborers 
were added, among whom were Elder Bridges, 
formerly of Me. and Hitchcock, formerly of Oswego, 
N. Y. Also brother Wells, Raymond and others 
from other parts united with the Conference. There 
are prospects of greater tnlarg,emente. 
I was greeted on all sides by old friends and ac-
Taintances, from the East. Some had come from 
one to two hundred miles to hear me once more. 
These warm and friendly greetings cheered my heart, 
-while I found the fruits of former years, flourishing 
here. An Adventist here, is "out and out." No 
compromise. With them it is the kingdom." Jesus 
coining in his kingdom is their hope—their all ! 
And any evidence of the near approach of that king-
dom, is hailed by them with joy and gladness. 
I gave them eleven discourses during the confer-
ence, on the nature, time, and signs of Christ's 
speedy coming in his kingdom. These were very 
kindly and heartily received. The word of the Lord 
had a free course, and was glorified. 
Saturday, Dec. 7. We closed in the evening, 
with the Lord's supper. It was a solemn and in-
teresting scene. The Lord was with us in power. 
Many gave witness of the power and goodness of 
the Lord, and so we closed, to go to our respective 
fields of labor, in joyful hope, that if we meet no 
more in the earthly, we shall in the heavenly, and 
eternal state. 
Monday, Dec. 22d. Brother Sheldon took me 
from West Point, back to Sumpter, twelve miles, 
to brother Knapp's. here I am to rest and recruit. 
before I enter the field again. 
By this interru on in my work I have lost the 
Illinois Conferene and the meeting at Shabbona. 
But such was the will of Gud, and I patiently sub-
mit, but I shall yet visit Illinois and make all amends 
for this disappointment, by the will of God. 
In my late sickness the doctor told me that my plain 
living had saved me from a long tit of sickness. The 
disease had nothing to live upon, and as soon as the 
cold was worked out of my system, and I got a lit-
tle rest, I would be all right again. And so I am ; 
by the will of God. 
Several things have worked against me in the 
West. One is the hard water ; this has worked 
as,ainst me all the while, and I have had no remedy. 
Sscond. the cold piercing winds. I was not not pre-
pared for them. They were very hard on me. Third-
ly, speaking in hot, crowded rooms, and then rid-
ing from two to four miles in the prairie winds, has 
been much against me ; yet I have stood all these, 
and maintained my health, and done my work, up 
to the time when I took my special cold. And to 
this 1 should be liable any where under exposure. 
We are not invulnerable, or immortal yet. Yet un-
der ordinary circumstances, I should have too occa-
sion to be sick. The wonder is, from what I have 
gone through I am not dead. 
Thursday, Dec. 25th. To day the Saviour of men 
was born, so say the Christian world. Well no mat• 
ter for the exact time. He was born, "Glory to God 
in the highest." And so sure, Ile will come again 
and reign. " The government shall be upon his 
shoulders. And of his kingdom there shall be no 
end." Is. 9: 6th,7th. 
Millions of hearts are thr )bbing,and longing for the 
second coming, to-day. Both priest and people join 
their voices, while celebrating the first Advent, in 
praying for the second. 
" Blow, blow up the tempest, 
For our solemn feast ; 
Gird thine armor, Christian, 
Wear thy surplice, priest ; 
Go ye to the altar, 
Pray with fervor, pray, 
For Jesus' second coming, 
And the Latter day. 
Give us grace, oh, Saviour, 
To put off in might, 
Deeds and dreams of darkness, 
And the robes of light ; 
And to live as lowly, 
As Thyself with men ; 
So to rise in glory, 
When Thou comet again." 
Power and Office of the Press. 
A writer in the Family Herald (London) says :—
" Mr. Kinglake, the historian of the Crimean 
war, an observant statesman and member of Par-
liament, gives it as his conviction that the Times 
newspaper alone caused that war ; if so, it has 
made bankrupt one empire, caused the death of the 
greatest Emperor of the age, established another on 
his throne, broken the power of the nobles in Russia, 
freed the serfs, rendered thousands of women hus-
bandless and childless, killed more than one gen-
eral, made or ruined the reputation of others, and 
made hundreds of our best families mourners. It 
had first fed public opinion, impressed it with an 
idea, and then by constant iteration rendered this 
idea a reality. But during this very time a coun-
try squire, master of hounds, ordered his hunts-
man to warn off one of its editors as a person with 
whom he would nut associate ; and the editor of the 
Times having written a warm and friendly letter to 
Sir Charles Napier, begging him not to peril his 
great name by delay, but to take Cronstadt or 
Ilelsingfors, the club gossips and critics, nay, and 
some writers as well, take him to task and say :—
" What insolence ! a mere newspaper editor to at-
tempt to dictate to a British admiral !" The true 
editor's position has not been altered from the time 
of Defoe. " If," writes that acute and honest ob-
server of the world, " I might give a short hint to 
an impartial writer, it would be to tell him his fate. 
If he resolves to venture on the dangerous preci-
pice of telling unabiassed truth, let him proclaim 
war with mankind, and neither give nor take quar-
ter. If he tells of the crimes of great men, they fall 
upon him with the iron hands of the law ; if lie 
tells of their virtues, when they have any, the mob 
attacks him with slander. But if he regards truth, 
then let him expect martyrdom on both sides, and 
then he may go on fearless ; and this is the course I 
take myself.' This course by the way, rendered 
the life of Defoe of infinite value to the nation, per-
haps of much more value that that of any great 
ford or minister of his time." 
CURIOUS CALCULATION.—The vast number of in-
habitants who do live, and have lived, upon the 
race of the earth, appear at first sight, to defy the 
powers of calculation. But if we suppose, the 
world to have existed six thousand years : that there 
now exist one thousand million ; that a generation 
passes away in thirty years ; that every past gener-
ation averages the present, and that four individu-
als may stand on one square yard, we find that 
the whole number will not occupy a compass so 
;Teat as one-fourth the extent of England. Allow-
ing six thousand years since the creation, and a 
generation to pass away in thirty years, we shall 
lave two hundred generations, which at one thou-
sand and millions each, will he two hundred thou-
sited millions, which being divided by four persons 
co a square yard, will leave fifty thousand millions 
sf square yards; there are in a square mile three 
,nillions ninety seven thousand, six hundred square 
yards, by which if the former sum be divided, it 
will give sixteen thousand one hundred and thiryt-
three square miles, the root of which, in whole 
numbers, is about one hundred and twentyseven 
wiles square will he found sufficient to contain the 
immense and almost inconceivable number of two 
eundred thousand millions of human beings. 
UNITED STATES COINAGE —The following is an ex-
tract from a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Boardman, en-
titled " The Lord Reigneth :" 
" The coinage of money is one of the inalienable 
prerogatives of political sovereignity. The solemnity 
ittachtd to the function has been recognized by 
most nations, ancient and modern, Jewish and Chris-
tian, Mohammedan and Pagan. For a sort of uni. 
versal instinct has consecrated the coinage of the 
world to religion. You have but to look at the 
money of any people, to know at what alter they 
worshipped. But the coinage of the United States 
is without God. The startling remark has been 
made by an able numismatist amongst us, that if 
our nation should perish, and nothing be left of its 
history but our coins, the future antiquarian could 
never learn from them whether we were a Christian 
or a heathen people. The presumption, from the 
emblems impressed upon our money, (which are 
heathen, if they have any theological character,) 
would be in favor of our paganism. This is not a 
trivial matter. Is it not too much to hope that this 
opprobrium may be wiped away? If we have never 
been taught the lesson before, we are admonished of 
it now, that " The Lord Reigneth." Has not the 
time come to make our formal national confession 
of this fundamental truth—to impress it upon our 
coinage ?—to insert it (preadventure it may not be 
too late) as the keystone of our riven and tottering 
constitution ?" 
Monday, Dec. 8. Brother Sheldon took me to 
West Point, twelve utiles, to hold some meetings 
there, and visit the sick. We called on brother Ira 
Pulley, who vy is formerly of Massena, N. Y. He 
w as very sick, but hoped through our prayers he 
might be raised up. I had a good conversation with 
him, sung, in which he joined his feeble voice, and 
with brother Sheldon ; I prayed for him, and left 
I i:n in good cheer. I put up with brother Carrillus 
Stone, the P. M., and had rest fur the night. 
Tuesday, Dec. 9. Wrote some, and visited the 
sick. Brother Polley I found feeble, and fear that he 
will be taken away from his family and the church. 
And yet it seems 'almost impossible to do without 
him, yet God knows best. I preach -€1 this evening 
to a packed audience, who appeared very much in-
terested. I spoke on the Kingdom, and showed that 
it would be set up on the earth, and that the meek 
would inherit it, after the Second Advent. After 
the lecture, I felt some symptoms of cold and illness. 
Do not know but I may be attacked in some form, 
aid prostrated for a time. I have been chilled more 
or less ever since I entered Iowa, and I have hardly 
had any natural warmth for the past week. These 
prairie winds pierce me through. 
-Wednesday, Dec. 10. Rose refreshed, visited a 
number of families. To day brother Polley, is some 
better. Called on brother Darling, a family who 
were converted at Cabot, Vt., in the revival at the 
dedication. Ile is happily situated here, also visited 
with Eld. Shears. Preached in the evening to anoth- 
er packed audience. My subject—time of the coming 
kingdom, Dan. 12: 12th, 13th. I spoke two hours 
with great freedom, and effect ; I felt some inconve-
nience from the heated atmosphere of the crowded 
room. We could get no good air ventilation. I was 
exposed to the cold atmosphere also at the close of 
the service, but retired as usual in hope of no harm, 
to my health. 
Thursday, Dec. 11th. I awoke and found myself 
sick. My face and head were badly swollen, with 
the erysipelas! And a violent cold in my whole 
system. The fact stared me in the face, and there 
was no evading it, I was sick, and I must make 
the best of it. I had overdone, and had been exposed 
to the prairie winds without proper clothing. I had 
drove through all weathers, both night and day, and 
had now come to the extreme point and must stop, 
and pay for violated law ! Well, I took it all pa-
tiently, and submitted myself to the circumstances. 
During ten days I suffered pains and penalties, that 
were sometimes almost insupportable. But God sus-
tained me. Praise His Holy Name. 
1 have to thank brother and sister Stone, for their 
unwearied kindness, and also their kind neighbors. 
E der Sheldon aid not leave me in the hour of my 
distress ; hut ministered to my wants as a faithful 
nurse. Heaven reward all these. 
In the midst of my sickness brother Polley, was 
taken away. He sleeps in Jesus, and will come forth 
in the " resurrection of the just." It is said of him 
here, that none knew him but to esteem him. Wt 
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THE AMEN 'p HERALD 
OBITUARY. 
DIED, in Kylertown, March 17th, 1863, MARY 
CaTEIARINE, daughter of James and Sarah Thomp-
sou, aged 4 years, 8 months and 4 days. 
Croup-that scourge which so often visits the 
happy family circle, and which is so much dreaded 
by the tender and loving parent, has taken from 
them the dearest treasure of their hearts. Alas ! 
what we love, what we venerate, what we press to 
our bosoms and wear in our hearts, how they bow 
to the mandate of " pass ye away !" 
We laid her b (side her little brother, with whom 
those dear and bereaved parents had been called to 
part but a few short months before. But not with-
out " hope." She sleeps " in Jesus," and the 
spirit that " raised up Christ from the dead " shall 
raise her up at the last day. She shall awake in 
the likeness of the Savior, and " in his image shine." 
Then sorrowing and sighing, shall have fled away, 
and we shall obtain joy and gladness. 
1 sympathize with this dear family in their afflic-
tions, and may the God of all grace, pour into their 
wounded hearts the consolation of the blessed 
Gospel, and may they be joined unto Christ, who 
bath brought immortality and eternal life to light; 
and who alone can take away the sting of death. 
The writer participated in the services. by speaking 
a word of consolation to the bereaved, and suppli-
cating that throne of Grace to which we are invit-
ed to come in " every time of need." 
When those we love are snatched away, 
By death's resistless hand, 
Our hearts the mournful tribute pay, 
That friendship must demand." 
M. H. MOYER. 
Little Mary lieth sleeping, 
In the cold and silent tomb ; 
She h is left her parents weeping, 
Fur they miss her now at home. 
Ah ! she was their joy and comfort ; 
Her sweet smile and winning voice, 
And her tottering little footsteps, 
Will their hearts no more rejoice 
In the shady grove we laid her, 
For this life with her is o'er ; 
There beside her little brother, 
Who had died not long before. 
But she's only there to slumber 
Till the Savior '11 bid her rise 
Then with all the glorified number. 
She will in Christ's image shine- 
Then again we hope to meet her, 
In the resurrection morn ! 
Oh yes ! then we hope to greet her, 
With the ransomed of the Lord. 
L. E. S. 
DIED, in Groton, Mass., July 1st, 1862, GEORGE 
S. PUTMAN, son of Bro. Osgood Putman, aged 28 
years and 10 months. 
He was a kind, dutiful and affectionate son ; and 
was the loved one of the whole family. His good 
morals and industrious habits had won for him the 
esteem of all who knew him. Thus he passed his 
youthful days with the hope of long and pleasant 
life with brothers and sisters who were dear to him, 
and he to them. He was thoughtful of the necessity 
of salvation through Christ, and was convinced it 
was the only Bible way to eternal life. 
in June he was taken ill, and while they used 
the remedies adapted to restore, still he lingered 
along some days, apparently better, than worse, 
till at length the disease assumed an alarming tyre 
of Typhoid fever, which baffled the skill of medical 
aid, and ended his mortal life. In the time of his 
sickness he had time to reflect, and was deeply 
solicitous of pardon and forgiveness, and sought the 
Lord with all his heart, and found joy and peace in 
believing and confessing Christ and his love so mani-
fest to him. He now to him " was precious ; the 
055 altogether lovely." His chief good ; yea, the 
resurrection and the life. In this blessed state of 
mind he fell asleep in Jesus, to await the sounding 
of the last trump, when he should awake in the like-
ness of Christ and be satisfied. 
The funeral services were conducted by Elder A. 
R°85, of Worcester, when he preached words of 
comfort to the bereaved parents and children, with 
their friends, from 1st Thee. 11 : 18. The coming 
of Jesus, and the resurrection of the dead to future 
life, was the subject of discourse. And indeed, it 
Was truly comforting to find the Bible teaching that 
" It a man the he shall live again." The family 
Were comforted with the good" hope "that George, 
though dead, would rise again and triumph over 
death," when this mortal will put on immortality." 
God grant them a family meeting where parting 
Will never be known. 
L. BOeJTELL. 
DEATH 18 still doing his work, aad he does not 
always mark as his victim the aged and infirm, but 
often seizes the lovely child as they begin to exhibit 
a childish manhood ; this was the case in the death 
I wish to notice. GEOBGE W. WOOD, of Barnston, 
C. E., son of W. W. and Catherine Wood, who 
died while on a visit to Sutton, C. E., with his 
mother and younger brother, March 1st, aged 6 
years, 11 months and eighteen days, This is the 
second child they have been called to lay away in 
the enemy's land, leaving them with only one. 
But if they are the people of God, death will have 
to yield up his prey when the Death Conqueror 
shall come and bring their children from the ene-
my's land, and restore the long lost treasure to the 
embrace of their Christian parents May God's 
ble,sing attend this dispensation to the good of the 
afflicted parents. 
Stanstead, April 3d, 1863. 
In the little grave-yard near the pilgrim home of 
Bro. Samuel and sister Sally Mitchell, of Litchfield, 
Me., there quietly reposeth, WILLIAM M. MITCHELL, 
their son, who ended his pilgrimage April, 1st, 
1863, aged 31 years, 6 months. 
His sufferings were intense in his last hours, but 
the peace that Jesus gives filled his heart and 
he suffered patiently. He was conscious to the last 
-calling his weeping friends around him, he gave 
them all the parting hand, saying " 1 am going " 
" Meet in the kingdom'' " Praise the Ford," and 
fell asleep in Jesus, 
" Blessed sleep, 
From which none ever wake to weep." 
May their dear parents, and sorrowing children 
be sustained in this hour of deep trial by the blessed 
h ape of the gospel. William will sleep but a short 
time, for the night is wearing fast away, and very 
soon, a voice far sweeter than the most enchanting 
music will say : 
\Vahan* 'tis morn, awake, 
And in my image rise ; 
Of richest joys partake 
In my blest Paradise. 
R. R. YORK. 
Yarmouth, Me.. April 8, 1863. 
The Bible. 
This book unfolds Jehovah's mind, 
This voice salutes in accents kind, 
This friend will all your need supply, 
This fountain sends forth streams of joy, 
This mine affords us boundless wealth, 
This good physician gives us health, 
This sun renews and warms the soul, 
This sword both wounds and makes us whole, 
This letter shows our sins forgiven, 
This guide conducts us safe to Heaven, 
This charter has been sealed with blood, 
This volume is the Word of God. 
In the school of Christ the first lesson of all is 
self denial and humility ; yes, it is written above 
the door, as the rule of entry or admission, " Learn 
of me, fur I am meek and lowly of heart." And out 
of all question, that is truly the humblest heart that 
has the most of Christ in it.-Leighton. 
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"For twelve years 1 had the yellow Erysipelas on my 
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104 
THE ADVEN T HERALD. 
The "Do " Society. 
Try societies are the order of the day 
among the " little ones" all over the coun-
try. We do not find any fault with them, 
but on the contrary we think them an ex-
e,ellent institution for the benefit of those 
who are anxious to do something, but are 
a little doubtful whether they can or not. 
Let them " try." But we have some little 
ones who have past that stage and know 
they can " Do." So, for their benefit we 
organize a " Do" Society. It is founded 
by the following names—ladies and gen-
tlemen. We know it to he a " do" society 
from the fact that they have sent the cash. 
And all who do the same thing we shall 
put down on the list as members, and ap-
point to a distinguished office. Some we 
shall appoint directors, some collectors, 
and some—we will think of the name, 
sometime, and let you know. 
List of founders and the original mem-
bers of the American " Do" Society. 
MISS LENA, 
25 cts. 
MASTER WILLIE, 
5 
Miss IDA, 
5 
Editor of AdventHerald, 25 
Now we will organize. 
I move that Willie be President. No 
objection being made, he is appointed. 
I move that Lena be Recording and 
Corresponding Secretary. No objections ; 
she is appointed. 
I move that IDA be Collector-in-Chief. 
No objections; she is appointed. 
We will now proceed to business. 
First—what shall be the object of the 
" Do" Society ? 
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. 
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT 
"PEED MY LAMBS."—John 21:15. 
BOSTON, APRIL 14, 1863. 
Childhood's Hours. 
Up in the b'ue and story sky, 
A g bap of IlourF, one even, 
Met as they took their upward flight 
Into the highest heaven. 
And they were going there to tell, 
Of all that had been done 
By little children, good or bad, 
Since the last rising snn. 
And some had gold and purple wings, 
Some drooped like faded flowers, 
And sadly went to tell the tale 
That they were misspent hours. 
Some glowed with rosy hopes and smiles, 
And some shed many a tear ; 
Others had some kind wards and acts 
To carry upward there. 
A shining Hour, with lovely plumes, 
Went up to tell a deed 
Of kindness which a gentle cl Ed 
Had done to one in need. 
And one was bearing up a prayer, 
A little boy had said, 
Full of humility and love, 
While kneeling by his bed. 
And thus they glided on, and gave 
Their tidings dark and bright, 
To Him who marks each passing hour 
Of childhood's day and night. 
Remember, children of the earth, 
Each hour is on its way, 
Bearing its own report to heaven, 
Of all you do and say. 
For the Herald. 
Somebody must be Dead. 
A certain family of my acquaintance 
had for many years let the family altar lie 
waste. At length the Lord took little 
Johnny to himself. The father recognized 
the hand of God, acknowledged it to his 
family, and again erected the family altar. 
Some time after, being on a visit to a friend, 
some miles from home, litte Willie with 
them, after he returned home he said to 
his mother one day, " Who is dead at Mr. 
B.'s?" " Why, my son?" asked his 
mother. Said little Willie, " I see Mr. B. 
prays; and I thought somebody must be 
dead." 
D. 
A HAPPY EXPERIENCE.—The following, 
 
coeversation took place with a slave, an 
old man, in one of the Southern planta- 
tations: 
" You are an old man; will you not die 
soon ?" 
" Yes, I know I must.' 
" \There do you expect to go?" 
" I think I shall go to the good land.'j 
" Why do you think you will go there ?" 
" I cannot tell ; but the nearer I come to 
death, somehow Jesus and I get nearer to-
gether." 
Good reasoning; blessed experience. 
"Father, I will that those whom thou 
Nast given me be with me where I am." 
THERE IS A Gon.----There is a God. The 
herbs of the valley and the cedars of the moun-
tain adore him ; the insect hums his praise ; the 
elephant salutes him at the dawn of day ; the 
bird chants him in the foliage ; the thunderbolt 
flashes forth his power ; and the ocean declares 
his immensity. Man alone has said : There is 
no God. He then has never, in his adversity, 
raised his eyes toward heaven, or, in his pros-
perity, turned his regards towards earth ! Is 
nature so far from him that he has no power to 
contemplate it? Or does he believe it the sim-
ple result of chance ? But what chance has the 
power to constrain inorganized and rebellious 
matter to arrange itself in an order so perfect`? 
—Chateaulrand. 
I move that the society proceed to 
raise funds to buy out Dr. J. C. Ayers, 
The Dr. osepies quite a space in the Ad-
vent Heral , with advertisements of his 
world-renowned medicines. Now I think 
we all have read those notices long enough 
never to forget their virtues and effects; 
and that the "Do" Society can afford to 
give more for that space than the Doctor. 
The truth is, we need for our society, one 
full page, at least, a week, and we can 
" do" it, or have it. Every society should 
have an organ of communication. 
Ida seconds the motion. " Yea," says 
Lena. " Yea," says Willie. Carried.—
Let it be done forthwith. 
Second—I move that the payment of 
the largest sum any one can raise consti-
tute a yearly member. "Good," says 
Willie. None need then be excluded. " I 
second the motion," says Lena; " Yea," 
says Ida, Lena and Editor. " Carried," 
says the President—Master Willie. 
1 move that all the little children in the 
country be invited to join our "Do" socie- 
ty. " I second it," says Ida. Yeas-3; 
nays—none. 
We are now ready for action. "Miss 
Ida," please attend to your duty, and let 
" Miss Lena" have the result; when she 
will inform the Treasurer, and send the 
proceeds. 
Miss LENA—Please send us a duplicate 
of " Artie's Carrot," as we have mislaid 
the first copy,—and keep your pen going. 
RELIGIOUS. — Let those parents who 
would continue to excuse themselves by 
observing, " We cannot give grace to our 
children," lay their hand on their heart 
and say whether they ever knew an in-
stance where God witheld his grace while 
they were in humble subserviency to him, 
fulfilling their duty ? The real state of 
the case is this : Parents cannot do God's 
work, and God will not do theirs ; but if 
they use the means. he will never with-
hold his blessing. 
A Drunkard's Homo. 
Did you ever see the inside of a drunk-
ard's home, with everything going to wreck 
and ruin 7 if you have, you know how 
Old Hunter's looked; not that he was very 
old, but he was so shabby and used up 
the boys used to call him old. He was 
very ugly when in liquor, abusing his wife 
arid children shamefully. They often hid 
when they heard him coming; and the 
time has been when his poor wife was 
turned out into a snow-bank. He had 
one little girl, however, the youngest, that 
seemed to fare better at his hands than 
the others. To her he was always kind. 
In his worst moments he appeared to know 
and spare Luly. 
One day she crept into his lap, and 
looking up into his face, " Father, I love 
'on," she said. Luly could not speak all 
her words plain, though she was old 
enough to. "Father, I love 'on," she re-
peated, " I love 'ou." " Do you, Luly?'' 
said tier father in a subdued tone. " Fath-
er, I want you to be. a good mans, 'cause 
I love 'on. You will be a good mans, 
father, wont you ? God wants you to be 
a good mans." 
Tears rushed to the poor father's eyes, 
and he hugged his little girl to his bosom. 
Then he set her down and hurried out of 
the house. He had a job that day, and 
went back to his work. Yet he saw and 
heard nothing for the rest of the day but 
Luly and her pleading words. He loved, 
who had so forfeited all right to be loved ! 
He be a good man ! He wished he could. 
He did not know that, when other means 
had failed to bring him back to himself 
and to his duty, God sent his little girl to 
lead him. 
Old Hunter was pricked in his con-
science, for there was a little left yet., and 
it kept pricking, until at length he went to 
a temperance man. "Sir," said he, "I 
want to sign the pledge, and turn over a 
new leaf." " God be praised," said the 
temperance man ; " it 's the best news I've 
heard for a long while; but you must 
know, taking the pledge is not enough, it's 
only a beginning; you must get help 
from on high to keep it. Now you taKe 
your family and come round to our church, 
and we '11 rally round you and help you 
on." So one good step eads to another. 
To make a long story short, old Hunter 
is a reformed man, sober and industrious. 
He is Mr. Hunter now, and goes to Sun-
day-school with his children every Lord's 
day.—Exchange. 
MN\ 
 
APPOINTMENTS. 
CONCORD, Sunday, March 29th. According to 
recentarranginent, I expect to preach in Concord 
the last Sabbath in each month, till other arrange- 
ments shall be made. T. M. PRERLE. 
Rev. J. V. IlimEs will preach in Westboro' Mass. 
on Sabbath, April 19. 
Rev. 0. R. Fassett has commenced his pastoral 
labors with the Hudson street church in this city, 
corner of Hudson and Kneeland streets. Brethren 
and sisters,and friends coming into the city are invi-
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Hudson street. 
O. R. FASSETT. 
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