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VOL. XXV. NO. 24. 
BOSTON, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1864. 
image," and who refused to receive "his 
mark upon their foreheads or in their hands," 
—they will all be present at the Marriage 
Supper, and shall live and reign with Christ 
the thousand years. 
0, welcome day ! Blessed consummation 
of all the hopes, desires and prayers of the 
believers in Jesus. Glorious deliverance 
from the power of Satan, sin, pain and 
death. Blessed indeed will all be who shall 
sit down with Jesus at his Supper and enjoy 
the supreme delight of communion with him. 
How can I close this article better than by 
quoting the sweet lines of the good Horatius 
Bonar ? 
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"Ascend Beloved, to the joy; 
The festal day is come; 
To-night the Lamb doth feed his own, 
To-night he with his Bride sits down, 
To-night puts on the spousod crown 
In the treat upper room. 
The festal lamps are lighting now 
In the groat marriage hall; 
By angel hands the board is spread, 
By angel hands the sacred bread 
Is on the golden table laid; 
The King his own doth call. 
them that are fallen and sinful in their mora 
nature. And "it is remarkable (says Arch 
bishop Whately,) that there are in the New 
Testament, much more frequent notices of 
evil than of good angels." Thus we read 
in Jude, 6th chapter, "the angels which kept 
not their first estate, but left their own hab-
itation, he hath reserved in everlasting 
chains under darkness unto the judgment of 
the great day." And again, we are told by 
St. Peter, 2 Epistle 2: 4, "God spared 
not the angels that sinned, but cast them 
down to hell,—TapTccpteaccs—and delivered 
them into chains of darkness, to be re-
served unto judgment." Now if we will 
critically examine the meaning of this word, 
Tartarus, signifyng the abode down to which 
we find these sinning angels were cast, we 
shall find curiously enough, that this word 
which is nowhere else found in the New 
Testament, neither in the Septuagint, the 
Greek version of the Old, taken in its pri- 
mary and most literal interpretation accord- 
ing to the ancient Greeks, means "the bounds 
or verge of this material system ; "* or in 
other words, it would be the atmosphere or 
ether in which our earth floats. And may 
not this fact serve to explain St. Paul's 
meaning when he calls the prince of the 
fallen angels, "The prince of the power of 
the air." And again : "We wrestle not 
against flesh and blood, but against princi-
palities, against powei s, against the rulers of 
the darkness of this world, against wicked 
spirits in heavenly places." But however 
this may be, whether we give this passage a 
literal interpretation or not, sure it is, that 
certain angels when once they were placed 
upon probation—as mankind are—they sin-
ned, and were cast down from their former 
high estate. Hence, we read of diabolos, 
A,00.4.,—(the chief of fallen angels, sup-
posed by may to have been an arch-angel,) 
"and Isis angels." Matt. 25 : 41. And of 
the same thing in the Revelation, where he 
is denominated "The dragon and his angels." 
To be continued. 
A. Clark and Dr. Ramsy. 
The gems are gleaming from the roof 
Like stars in night's round dome; 
The festal wreaths are hanging there, 
The festal fragrance fills the air, 
And flowers of heaven, divinely fair, 
Unfold their happy bloom. 
damnable heresies, and hypositical lying : 
nor am I writing about the devil's para-
phrase on the Bible, by mean of which he 
has secured a vast population for hell from 
amongst earth's unintelligent rustics, and 
learned dupes. No, I am not writing about 
these dregs of perdition, I am writing about 
God's truth, which like its ditne Author is 
not only holy, but eternal.) Take away 
the mighty, the holy, the powrful influence 
of this Book from the histon vf any nations, 
and what are its laws, its Civilzation, its 
morals, and its religion? Let the intelligent 
reader answer, and let the uninformed listen 
to the reply. Where is there a civilized 
nation on the earth, where c law that does 
not owe its truth, gentleness, humanity, and 
righteousness to the sacred influences of the 
blessed Word of God ? Where is there a 
custom among the sons of tine whose health-
ful parts cannot be traced and found in 
the "Word of life." (1 Joins 1 : 1.) 
This only Book God eve' sent, or will 
send, is durable as eternal ages, whilst all 
other books are transient as time, of which 
only they give the records. All other books 
are replete with weakness and imperfection 
like their authors ; -but the Bisle is the trans-
cript of unlimited power, and infinite perfec-
tion; and unlike all other looks the world 
ever saw, or will see, it is boundless in its 
usefulness and influence, coning forth as a 
conqueror of all conquerors, rejoicing as a 
giant to run a race, or as a "strong man to 
run a race," (Psalm 19: 5.) and like the 
'sun, the great king of day, there is nothing 
hid from the light thereof.' Amongst its 
amazing attributes, is that of justice, which 
looks with perfect impartiality upon the 
actions of kings and their subjects, masters 
and slaves, heroes and soldiers, philosophers 
and peasants, and upon the learned and elo-
quent orator, as upon the man of ignorance. 
It demands equally of all, universal, perpet-
ual and evangelical obedience, teaches not, 
admits not of having a single mandate, or any 
other truth ignored, only at the peril of 
having our names "blotted out of the Book 
Long, long deferred, now come at last, 
The Lamb's glad wedding day; 
The guests are gathered to the feast, 
The seats in heavenly order placed, 
The royal throne above the rest— 
How bright the new array! 
hide their heads and deny their manhood, 
but not the truth of God. And especially 
is this true at this time concerning the sub-
ject under discussion. There never was a 
time perhaps, when men were so much in 
doubt as to the real nature of spiritual 
things, and particularly of the nature and 
ministry of angels, as now. And to now 
hold our peace would be criminal ; and 
especially for those who in their ordination 
vows have solemnly promised "with all faith-
ful diligence, to banish and drive away from 
the church all eroneous and strange doctrines 
contrary to God's 4,Yord." 
I.—First then, upon turning to the Word 
of God, wA find abundant assurance that 
what is certainly most agreeable to the phi-
losophical mind is true—that there is no 
vacuum in nature ; and that in the scale of 
being we do not progress per saltum, by in-
discriminate leaps, but by a regular grada-
tion from the animalcule discovered only by 
the microscope, and the ephemera tt is 
born, grows old, and dies in a day, upward 
to the higher species of animal ,life until we 
ascend from the brute creation to man, and 
from man to angels, and perhaps we may 
reverently add, from angels to God. For 
while there maybe, and doubtless are many 
orders and grades of spiritual beings, reach-
ing from the most inferior upward to Mi-
chael the arch-angel of Godgret they are all 
known by man as angels. Of the fact 
of their existence, and that they are an order 
of beings superior to man, we have the proof 
in our text : "Thou hast made him (man) a 
little lower than the angels." Of Christ we 
read : "He took not on Him the nature of 
angels, but he took on him the seed of Abra-
ham." (Heb. 2 : 16.) In the 48th psalm 
we read : "The chariots of God are twenty 
thousand, even thousands of angels. The 
Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy 
place." And again we read of "The angels 
in heaven," of "Michael and his angels," and 
of "the angels of God." 
COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION. 
L. OSLER, 
J. PEARSON, 
R. R. KNOWLES. 
[For Terms, &o., see Fourth Page.] 
Mommuntrationo. 
[original.] 
ON THE NATURE AND MINISTRY 
OF ANGELS. 
BY P. B. M. 
Sorrow and sighing are no more, 
The weeping hours are past; 
To-night the waiting will be dune, 
To-night the wedding robe put on, 
The glory and the joy begun; 
The crown has come at last." 
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"For thou hast made him a little lower 
than the angels."--Ps. 8 : 5. 
Such is the statement of revelation con-
cerning man in his first estate. "Thou bast 
made him a little lower than the angels, and 
hast crowned him with glory and honor. 
Thou madest him to have dominion over the 
works of thy hands. Thou bast put all 
things under his feet." Although man con-
tinues to retain somewhat of the dignity of 
his nature, yet how far is he from wearing 
the crown of glory and honor that was his 
before he rebelled against God, and became 
polluted with sin ? and hence became the 
[Original.] 
SOME THOUGHTS ON JOEL 3 : 
BY JONATHAN WHITMAN. 
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[original.] 
cheering promises- �t e pious king, 
IL—Having noticed the fact that there 
is an order of beings superior to man 
known as angels, we next pass to notice 
what may be learned from the Scriptures 
concerning their nature. 
Of the essence of their being we can per-
haps find no clearer statement than that 
made in the Psalms 104 :4: "Who maketh 
his angels spirits ; his ministers a flame of 
fire." By a spirit, is ordinarily meant an 
immaterial, impalpable, intangible essence or 
entity ; and in this regard angels are higher 
in their grade of being than is man. 
Morally they are endowed as man is, with 
intelligence, affections or will, and liberty, 
only without doubt, in a far higher degree 
than man. Consequently may be good or 
evil. This may be inferred from the spheres 
they inhabit, the service they perform, and 
the duration of their being. For be it re-
membered that while man with comparatively 
There is a difference of opinion among 
men as to the time when some of the proph-
ecies are fulfilled : but we should think there 
need be none as to the time of the fulfillment 
of this prophecy ; the evidence being so clear 
that it is now being fulfilled—vs. 9 :10 :"Pro-
claim ye this among the Gem-stiles; prepare 
war, wake up the mighty men, let all the 
men of war draw near ; let them come up ; 
beat your plowshares into swords, and your 
pruning hooks into spears ; let the weak say 
I am strong." This implies that instruments 
of warfare would be greatly increased ; and 
has it not been so for a few years past ? It 
seems to me this is now being fulfilled to the 
very letter. 
There has never been a time when the 
nations made such preparations for war, as 
they have for a little season past. All kinds 
of weapons used ins war have been made and 
greatly increased, and some that are very 
destructive. And there has been a large 
amount of shipping made for war purposes ; 
and among others, many iron-clads.' sa 
And as the Gentile nations have been 
preparing war, they will soon be engaged in 
war ; some are even now ; and this nation 
has done much in preparing war, while it 
has been actually engaged in war. And if 
this prophecy is not now being fulfilled, I 
should not know when t.4* look for it. Verse 
11 : "Assemble yourselves, and come, all 
ye heathen, and gather yourselves together 
round about ; thither cause thy mighty ones 
to come down, 0 Lord." These mighty 
ones are probably the angels of God ; they 
are called mighty angels, and some time 
when the heathen are gathered together round 
about for war, they will probably come down 
and take a part in it in some way. Verses 
12, 13 : "Let the heathen be wakened and 
come up to the valley of Jehosaphat ; for 
there will I sit to judge all the heathen round 
about. Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest 
is ripe ; come, get you down, for the press 
is full, the fats overflow, for the wickedness 
is great." In the true sense of the word, all 
nations are heathen ; and this nation mani-
fests much heathenism in what they are now 
doing; but God will sit in judgment upon 
them to punish them "For behold, the 
Lord cometh out of his hiding place to pun-
ish the inhabitants of the earth for their in-
iquity ; the earth also shall disclose her blood, 
and shall no more cover her slain"—see Isa. 
26 : 21. This will be in the time of har-
vest, and when it is ripe, the sickle will be 
put in, and the earth will be reaped. This 
same harvest we find recorded in Rev. 14 : 
20. 
Verses 14-16 : "And I looked, and behold 
a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat 
like unto the Son of Man, having on his head 
a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sic-
kle. And another angel came out of the 
temple crying with a loud voice to him that 
sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle and 
reap, for the time is come for thee to reap, 
for the harvest of the earth is ripe. And he 
that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on 
the earth, and the earth was reaped." As 
wars are destructive, they will be a part of 
this harvest ; and as the harvest soon fol-
lows the preparing for war, we have rea-
son to believe that the harvest of the earth 
is ripe, and that the sickle is being put in ; 
for my opinion is, that this part of the earth 
now engaged in war, is now being reaped, 
that ever took place in the mighty stretch of 
past ages. It is a complete law-book, and a 
perfect body of divinity—a book of the 
biography of all grades of men—of travels 
and voyages, as in every other respect, it 
has no equal ins the wide world's library ; 
as a covenant, deed, will or testament, there 
is not amongst all the books ever written 
one to be found, even the best one in the 
mighty catalogue, whose substance however 
real would make a shadow, when compared 
with the infinite superiority of the divine 
attributes of the sacred volume. To the 
young man, the Bible is the best companion 
in life—to the school-boy and student, it is 
the best teacher. It is the master-piece of 
the learned man, and a common-place book 
for the unlearned. It is the mother's best 
guide, the father's best reckoner, the chil-
dren's best preceptor. It is the ignorant 
man's dictionary, defining all the means to 
be used, and the manner, the time, the place 
when, where, and how to be used, in order 
to grace a glorious triumph over the "world, 
the flesh and the devil," sending him back to 
his native hell to enjoy an empty triumph 
after every conflict with the poor saint. 
The Bible is every man's true directory, and 
if its laws and commandments, statutes and 
judgments are fully complied with, and kept 
after God's ordering, it will be impossible to 
miss heavens, because . universal obedience 
(though it contains not one degree of human 
merit,) will secure the merits of Jesus 
Christ's glorious atonement, which is the 
only meritorious cause of human salvation. 
The Bible promises eternal reward, and 
denounces eternal punishment ; warns with 
the voice of deep-toned thunder from Sinai's 
smoking, trumpet-sounding top, that we 
should labor and live for the reward ; and in 
mournful, plaintive, yet soothingstrains from 
Calvary's summit, entreats the poor sinner 
to turn away from the road that leads to 
hell, where the deep wailings of woe can 
but increase the misery and augment the 
bitter pangs of the "second death," (Rev. 
20: 14.) 
..,Heaven, earth, lien, angels, men and 
devils,. the moral and rational faculties of 
man, rightly educated conscience, the dictates 
of human reason, intuitive conviction—all 
these, and much besides conspire to exclaim 
that the Bible is true, that God is its et er-
nal Author, and that like him, the book is 
without partiality, hypocrisy, variableness or 
shadow of change or turning. 
I now close this article with charging the 
spiritualistic fraternity for blasphemy against 
this entire promisseous cloud of witnesses, 
whose testimony has long since been given 
in confirmation of the authenticity and divin-
ity of God's Word, which the rapping sor-
cerers of the last days have now undertaken 
to confute by constructing a 'Testament filled 
with deceit and lying wonders, by which, 
no doubt, hell's population will be greatly 
increased during the few brief years that 
time may continue ; and especially so, if 
what are called Orthodox ministers will just 
continue to sleep on in reference to the 
mighty problems that call for solution from 
every quarter. May the Eternal Spirit 
wake up the dead clergy, open their "eyes 
and show them wonderous things out of His 
law," as David says, 119 Psalm 18, and 
show them that the time is short, the days 
evil, and infidelity rude and refined, stalking 
abroad, mouthing the heavens with brazen- 
faced blasphemy. �JOHN HINKLE, 
 
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co., Pa. 
tOriginal.] 
THE MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE 
LAMB. 
DEFENSE IN FAVOR OF TIIE AUTHEN-
TICITY OF THE BIBLE. 
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In my last, as may be seen in No 21 of 
the Herald, I fully sustained the position 
that the Bible is true, and hence, had its 
origin with God. I proved its truthfulness 
by its own infallible testimony, and then cor-
roborated that testimony by calling forward 
the senses, conscience, and the rational and 
moral faculties of man, which produce that 
irresistible, intuitive conviction, from which 
none can relieve themselves, only by "repro-
bating themselves as vessels of wrath fitted 
to destruction." Rom. 9: 22. 
In my present article, it shall be my glow- 
ing purpose to show not only what the 
blessed Bible is to man, but also show what 
it has done for the human race. In this 
showing, I shall again confirm the truthful-
ness of the inspired law-book of heaven, by 
calling in the testimony of the "mighty 
dead," and the rude and refined living ; and, 
if need be, the shining hierarchy around the 
burning Throne will attest the facts I shall 
present. Yea, verily, if need be, the senate 
chamber of Pandinomium would be made 
vocal with clamorous vociferat ions, if Jehovah 
were to appeal to those inhabiting that place, 
to give their testimony in favor of the truth-
fulness of the "Word of God," what it is to 
man, and what it has done for the race. 
Reader, God's eternal truth like himself, is 
of such infinite greatness, grandeur, glory 
and power, that heaven, earth and hell feel 
its influence. "Alleluia to God and the 
Lamb," that my soul has ever been baptized 
(immersed) in this exhaustless fountain. 
"Truth, precious truth !" 
What has the blessed Bible been to, and 
done for the human race ? Much every way. 
(Rom. 3: 2.) First, the historical division 
of the blessed Book, gives us the time, and 
manner of man's origin, or creation ; his 
primeval blessedness ; the cause of his apos-
tacy, or fall from that state, and its dreadful 
consequences. It gives a glorious descrip-
tion of the wise, the gracious, and benevo-
lent r lan of human salvation from sin, and 
the inevitable results of a vicious, unholy 
life. It narrates the manner and dissemina-
tion of the everlasting Gospel of the world's 
glorious and divine Redeemer, the countries 
into which it was carried, and the hallowed 
influence it has had upon the hearts and 
lives of all men in all ages, who embraced 
its heavenly principles. 
We learn from the sacred pages of this 
law-book of heaven, the atrocious wicked-
ness of mankind in acts of violence, creelty, 
injustice, and tyranny, which have charac-
terized all ages, from the murder of Abel 
until this very hour ; and the righteousness 
of the Supreme Ruler of the universe in the 
condign judgments inflicted on wicked na-
tions and individuals, and the impossibility 
of restoring man to moral order and eternal 
happiness, without a full compliance with 
the terms upon which Jesus saves men from 
the dominion of the sin, the power of the 
devil and the torments of hell. Take away 
the holy influence of God's Bible (remem-
ber I am writing about God's Bible, not Joe 
Smith's, not Mahometls Alcoran, not the 
spirit-rappers digest of sublime nonsense 
creature of a moment—the subject of death. 
But what we propose to particularly no-
tice at this time, is the fact stated in our 
text, that man was made a little lower than 
the angels. That as we ascend upward in 
the scale of life, there is a class of beings of 
a higher nature, and of far greater power 
than man ; that this class of beings are 
known as angels. But of such an order of 
beings how little could we know but for that 
infallible guide, the Word of God. 
Among the ancient heathen we find some 
notions of angelic beings—of good and evil 
angels. These the Greeks denominated 
demons, while the Romans called them genii-
They believed that part of them delighted 
in goodness, were benevolent and kind, 
while of others- it was believed that they 
were malicious, cruel, and evil in their na-
ture. And from these notions originated 
their crude and childish faith in their sylvian 
gods, fauns and faries, and nymphs innumer-
able, covering land and sea. Kisiod, an 
ancient heathen, says--"Millions cf spiritual feeble sense is confined to this world, the an- 
creatures walk the earth unseen." 
Socrates of a later date believed that there 
was with him constantly one of these unseen 
messengers. When condemned to drink 
the cup of poison, he says, "My demon did 
not give me notice this morning of any evil 
that was to befall me to-day. Therefore I 
cannot regard as any evil my being con-
demned to die." And from the wise philoso-
pher down to the wildest African and most 
barbarous savage of the American wilder- 
BY S. S. W. 
fallen nature, the memory of angels must be 
incomparatively strong and retentive. So 
that, unquestionably, they must know more—
even of scientific things if you please—of 
this and of all other worlds than any man, or 
all men ever knew. And even of man him-
self, why should it be thought strange that 
they should know more of him, both physio-
logically and psychologically, of his soul and 
body than ever the wisest man knew him-
self ; whether he be considered in his nor-
mal, or depraved and morbid, or diseased 
condition ? 
And again : of their power we are abun-
dantly informed. Consider for an illustra-
tion of this point, the fact that even an evil 
angel was permitted of God to suddenly 
raise a whirlwind which was so mighty that 
when it "struck the four corners of the 
house" where the children of Job were as-
sembled it overthrew the house and destroyed 
the children of the prophet. Yet what was 
this compared with the power exhibited by 
what was very likely an evil angel, (al-
though of this, whether evil or good, we 
have no positive proof.) who smote with 
death one hundred and eighty-five thousand 
Assyrians in one night. And yetgreater than 
this was the power of that angel who in that 
awful night of Egyptian darkness, and per-
Imps in one hour, or for aught we know, in 
an instant, smote with death all the first-born 
of man and beast, from the king's palace 
down to the sheep-cot ! It is supposed by a 
very able writer* that the number of "men 
and beasts who were slain that night, must 
have amounted to several millions." 
Of the evil character of certain angels, we 
have also the most certain warranty of holy 
Scripture. Indeed, we hesitate not to say 
to-day, that no doctrine is more clearly 
proved by the Bible, than is the fact that 
among angelic beings, there are certain oi 
gels of God are, as their names signify, mes-
sengers, sent of God, perhaps, to all worlds. 
And again : while man is the creation of a 
moment, hardly living but to die, angels do 
not die ; and we may well exclaim, What 
wonderful stores of wisdom and knowldege 
must they have accumulated ! What could 
have happened in the history of this or other 
worlds of which they may not be informed. 
And let us remember that, unlike our own 
memory, which has been shattered by disease, 
ness, similar ideas have prevailed. Of the and must be feeble by reason of our own
! 
Jews of Christ's day we are informed that a 
part of them (the Sadducees) denied the 
doctrine of the resurrection and also the ex-
istence of angel and spirit, while those who 
held to a sounder faith believed in both. 
But it is only when we come to the word 
of God that we receive any information upon 
which we may rely to settle this question, 
And while here is enough—for here is all 
that a merciful God has been pleased to 
make known to us—yet we must acknowl-
edge that in the holy Scriptures there is but 
a very meagre account of this superior order 
of beings. Like the popular maxim, viz., 
that "Angels' visits are few and far between," 
so u e may affirm that, the explicit teachings 
of the Scriptures concerning the nature and 
ministry of angels are very spare. And 
from this very fact, the late Archbishop of 
Dublin, draws a powerful argument in favor 
of the divine character of the Scriptures. 
For considering how effectually this subject 
might be suited to the popular imagination, 
and how potent an influence it might be 
made to wield in the hands of an imposter, 
and yet, considering the fact that the Scrip-
tures treat the matter as they do—in but a 
few instances refering to the subject, save in 
an incidental way—the inference must be, 
that there was no intention on the part of 
the divine writers to play upon the popular 
fancy, or do otherwise than state just what 
they were inspired by the Holy Ghost to 
say. "For," says St. Peter, "prophecy came 
not in old time by the will of man ; but holy 
men of God spoke as they were moved by 
the Holy Ghost." 
But whatever is taught in the word of 
God commends itself to our understanding, 
and is surely worthy of being investigated 
and preached ; whether men will hear or 
whether they forbear. God never asked of 
men the privilege of propagating his truth, 
neither should God's servants. Let men �
4.1. Wesley. 
and the God-fearing, God-honoring beggar. 
The purity, the holiness, the wisdom, the 
benevolence, the truthfultxese, and all the 
other attributes which enter into its mighty 
composition, infinitely surpass all the classics 
which have ever proceeded, either from the 
dignified tongue, or the pen of genius. It 
contains a record of events more amazing 
than giddy romance ever imagined, and nar- 
ratives more fascinating than wild fancy 
ever sketched ; the finest specimens of 
poetry and eloquence the world has ever 
seen or heard. Its philosophy is sound, its 
arguments solid, its models of virtue the 
most attractive, its maxims of wisdom most 
profound, its forms of prayer the most ap-
propriate in every variety of spiritual ex- 
perience, and its sacred songs of praise are 
not unworthy of an angel's tongue. Its di-
vine commandments are of unparalleled im-
portance, its parables of unrivalled beauty, 
and its examples of consistent piety are 
suited to every situation in life, and its les-
sons of divine instruction are adapted to 
every age. But infinitely far above all its 
indescribable contents of wonder and amaze-
ment, greatness and grandeur, it contains the 
biography of the glorious Son of God, the 
world's divine and most blessed Redeemer, 
which like a halo of ineffable glory encircles 
every element that enters the constitution of 
the Bible, the "Magna Charta" of heaven and 
earth. 
If it can be boasted that the Aristotles, 
Platoes, and Tunnies of the classic age, dip-
ped their pens in intellect, it can with infi-
nitely superior propriety be said, that the sa-
cred writers dipped theirs in inspiration. 
If Greece and Rome have furnished their 
cabinet from the glittering pearls of heathen 
poetry and eloquence, their billiant gems 
from among the diamonds of Pagan history 
and philosophy, surely God himself collected 
into his sacred cabinent (the Bible) the 
poetry, the eloquence, the philosophy and 
history of inspired law-givers, prophets 
apostles, saints, martyrs, evangelists, and 
angels. 
The Bible, the only universal classic, the 
classic of every age and dispensation, of time 
and eternity, is a book as humble, and as 
simple as the child's primer, yet more grand 
and magnificent than the epic, the orator, the 
ode, and the drama, when genius ascends to 
the heaven of his own invention, with his 
horses and chariot of fire. Glory to God 
for his infallible Word, which makes wise 
unto salvation ! 2 Tim. 3: 15, Paul de-
clares that "all Scripture is given by inspir-
ation of God, and is profitable for doctrine, 
for reproof, for correction, for instruction in 
righteousness. That the man of God may 
be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all 
good works." Verses 16, 17—and it is not 
only an infallible guide to the man of God. 
but it is the only sure and safe directory to 
all classes of our race. Its sacred laws point 
out the right and the wrong to all mankind, 
wherever these two opposite principles exist. 
It gives wisdom to the simple, and makes 
foolish men wise. It is a genuine detector 
of all error. It is not only the most ancient, 
but it is the most authentic history of the 
world, and contains the record of the most 
impressive events, and unparalleled incidents 
the Lamb ? Some have thought that it 
represents the restoration of the Jews to the' 
land of Palestine, and their conversion to 
Christianity. But this is evidently a mistake, 
because that would make the Jews to be the 
bride, the Lamb's wife ; whereas it is evi- 
dent that the bride represents the whole 
Church of glorified saints, composed of both 
Jews and Gentiles. Jesus Christ is called 
the Bridegroom, and his Church, his people 
of all nations, kindreds and tongues must 
therefore be his bride. Paul, in writing to 
the Corinthians, says, "I have espowsed 
you to one husband, that I may present 
you as a chaste virgin to Christ." 2 Cor. 
11 : 2. 
It appears to me that this Marriage of the 
Lamb must symbolize that period when at 
his second coming, the whole Church of 
risen, changed and glorified saints shall be 
gathered together to dwell with Christ, and 
to be so united to him as never to be separ- 
ated again. 
Now, Christ is absent from his 
people on earth ; lie is in his glorified body 
at his Father's right hand in heaven. 
Then, 
Christ and his people shall be together—
they sharing his love, and loving him su- 
premely and perfectly, which is represented 
by the mutual love which is, or ever should 
be, between husband and wife. The bride 
is said to be clothed in fine linen, clean and 
white, which is the righteousness of saints. 
It therefore denotes their justification and 
acceptance by God, and may also include 
the perfect purity of the Church, which will 
only be realized in the future state of bless- 
edness. Thus we read, Eph. 5: 25-27, 
"Christ also loved the Church, and gave 
himself for it, that lie might sanctify and 
cleanse it with the washing of water by the 
word, that he might present it to himself a 
glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle 
or any such thing, but that it should be holy 
and without blemish." 
The expression, "the Marriage of the Lamb 
is come," may denote that now is consum-
mated the long looked for and desired union 
of Christ and his people which shall never 
be dissolved. 
In the ninth verse we read, "Blessed are 
they which are called unto the Marriage 
Supper of the Lamb." If the Marriage of 
the Lamb denotes the eternal union of Jesus 
Christ and his people, consummated at the 
second advent of the Saviour and the resur-
rection of the saints, the Marriage Supper of 
the Lamb may refer to the happiness which 
the Church shall experience during the 
thousand years of the Millennium mentioned 
in the next chapter. During that period 
they shall live and reign with Christ, shar-
ing in his love and rejoicing in his salva-
tion. Blessed or happy indeed will all be 
who are called unto the Marriage Supper of 
the Lamb. 
The old patriarchs and prophets will be 
there. Noah and Job, Abraham and Isaac, 
Jacob and Joseph, Moses and Aaron, Caleb 
and Joshua, Samuel and David, Elijah and 
Elisha, Isaiah and Jeremiah, Ezekiel and 
Daniel, and all the other men of faith and 
prayer who under former dispensations, 
"subdued kingdoms, wrought rigteousness, 
obtained promises, stopped the mouths of 
lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped 
the edge of the sword, out of weakness were 
made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned 
to flight the armies of the aliens—and wo-
men who received their dead raised to life 
again ; and others who were tortured, not 
accepting deliverance that they might obtain 
a better resurrection—and others who had 
trial of cruel mockings and scoffings, yea, 
moreover of bonds and imprisonment : they 
were stoned, they were severed asunder, 
were tempted, were slain with the sword ; 
they wandered about in sheepskins, and 
goat skins, being destitute, afflicted, tormen- 
ted ; they wandered in desert's, and in moun- 
tains, and in dens and caves of the earth—
of whom the world was not worthy," but 
through the blood of Christ, they will all be 
made worthy to partake of the Marriage 
Supper of the Lamb, and they shall all be 
there. 
"The glorious company of the Apostles" 
will be there. Andrew and Peter, James 
and John, Mathew and Thomas, and the 
other faithful ones who attended the Lord 
Jesus while he was on earth, who heard his 
doctrines, saw his miracles and were wit- 
nesses of his resurrection from the dead, and 
to whom he said, "I appoint unto you a 
kingdom, as my Father bath appointed unto 
me, that ye may eat and drink at my table 
in my kingdom." They will all realize the 
truth of that promise when they shall sit 
down at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. 
And there will also be found the faithful, 
earnest, self-denying, persevering Paul, who 
was not a whit behind the very chiefest 
Apostles. He will then wear that crown of 
righteousness which he declared the Lord 
would give unto him in that day. 
"The noble army of martyrs" will be 
there. Those who were beheaded for the 
witness of Jesus, who were burnt at the 
stake, who were cast from rocks into the sea, 
who perished in the dungeons of the Inquis 
sition, or who were slain by the sword—
Wickliffe and Huss, Cranmer and Ridley. 
Rogers and Brantford, and thousand or 
others who suffered the loss of all things, 
yea, of life itself for the word of God, who: 
would not "worship the beast, neither hit 
What an interesting subject for the con-
templation of every Christian is the Mar-
riage Supper of the Lamb. In the eigh-
teenth chapter of the Book of Revelation, 
we have the prophecy of the downfall of 
Babylon. The angel who announces this 
great event is represented as "crying might-
ily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the 
great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the 
habitation of devils, and the hold of every 
foul spirit, and the cage of every unclean and 
hateful bird," verse 2. 
The chapter closes with the statement, 
"In her was found the blood of the prophets, 
and of saints, and of all that were slain upon 
the earth." 
Whereupon we have the rejoicing of the 
heavenly hosts, who cry, "Alleluia! for the 
Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Let us be 
glad and rejoice, and give honor to him : for 
the Marriage of the Lamb is come, and his 
wife hatli made herself ready. And to her 
was granted that she should be arrayed in 
fine linen, clean and white ; for the fine linen 
is the righteousness of saints." Rev. 16: 6-
8. And in the following verse it is said, 
"Blessed are they which are called unto the 
Marriage Supper of the Lamb." 
By the Lamb is undoubtedly represented 
the Lord Jesus Christ. Of him John the 
Baptist said, "Behold the Lamb of God." 
John 1: 36. See also Rev. 5: 6-8, and 
14 : 1. 
By the Lamb's wife, is represented the 
Church of Christ, consisting of all his 
chosen, redeemed, sanctified and saved peo-
ple. But what is meant by the Marriage of 
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THE A_P VENT 
your heart hot, and then like some volcano 
that is heaving in its inner bowels, let the 
hot Iavasof your speech run streaming down. 
You need not care for the graces of oratory, 
nor for the refinements of eloquence, but 
speak what you do know ; show them your 
Saviour's wounds ; bid His sorrow speak to 
them ; and it shall be marvelous -how your 
stammering tongue shall be all the better an 
instrument because it does stammer, for that 
God "hath chosen the weak things of the 
world to confound the things which are 
mighty ; and base things of the world, and 
things which are despised, hath God chosen 
yea, and things which are not, to bring to. 
nought things that- are." 
From the Prophetic Times. 
MILLENNIAL THEORIES. 
ent, full, joyous salvation. Their power to 
do good would be multiplied an hundred 
fold, and the excellency of Christianity 
would shine so brightly in them, that the 
falsehoods of sin would melt away like, frost 
before a summer sun. 
Our Father ; what a relation to Jehovah ! 
We are permitted to claim this dear relation-
ship ; we are members of the divine family ; 
all that is good, kind, tender, merciful, and 
protective, in that term, is given to us as 
our own possession, rendered powerful, all 
complete, sufficient, vigorous, reliable, by the 
infinite perfections of Jehovah's nature. 
What a rich inheritance this gives us ! God 
is our possession, and to deal with us as his 
sons, and we are to approach and enjoy him 
as a Father. Wordg are too weak, phrases 
are too tame to express this amazing blessed-
ness. Our hearts but faintly realize the 
wealth of this possession. A lifetime is too 
short to pray all that is involved in the first 
phrase of this short prayer. Forevermore 
we shall find its Meaning exhaustless. We 
may study it now with profit ; we ought to 
linger upon it ; meditate, strive to penetrate 
its depths, drink in his spirit, and be blessed 
more and more as we arise in our conceptions 
of its force. In the same manner we may 
travel through the whole prayer ; and doing 
so, we shall find that our short prayer will 
become longer than all others.—Morning 
Star. 
JESUS THE WORLD'S NEED. 
Hugh Miller Thompson contributes a 
very good article to the Continental Month- 
ly, upon Renan's theory of the Christ. 
Such sentiments as the following, in the 
current periodical literature of the day, are 
refreshing : 
"M. Renan's 'beautiful' young Galilean 
carpenter, with such power over 'hallucina- 
ted' Magdalenes, conducting grand picnics 
in that 'charming' climate, and making life a 
May day, is not the world's mighty Deliv- 
erer ; and his miracle-mongering demagogue, 
claiming to be the Son of God in lying 
genealogies, and the Son of God in blasphe-
mous audacity, is not the world's teacher of 
all truth and righteousness. The new Jesus 
is a poor substitute for the Divine Man whom 
we adore. 
In this blind, reeling world, in this weary 
painful time, while the sobs of a dumb crea-
tion break along the shores of heaven in 
prayer, we cannot spare the real Jesus, the 
world's strong deliverer, its conquering Lord! 
The vision He exhibited of a stainless hu-
manity, omnipotent in purity, loyalty, and 
truth, has flashed and flamed before the eyes 
of men, through the long night of the ages, 
their beacon fire of hope, their star of faith 
We cannot spare Him now. In Him all is 
consistent, all is reasonable, all is harmo-
nious. The divine man accounts for His 
wisdom, vindicates the origin of His poweis 
In the vision of His face, Christianity and 
all its results are the natural works of His 
hand. 
We turn to His life. We leave M. Iten-
an's little novel, and turn to the Godlike fire 
of the typal man, the omipotent and eternal 
man, who redeemed humanity, and bought 
the world, and conquered hell and death ; 
we turn to that life, that death, that awful 
resurrection, and take heart and hope. No 
mere amiable sentimental 'beautiful,' or 
'charming' young man will do. The world 
cries for its Lord ! The race he ransomed 
looks to the 'Lion of Judah,' the 'Captain of 
the Lord's Host.' The mad, half-despairing 
struggle we have waged all these long cen-
turies, can find only in 'the Son of Man,' in 
the omnipotent 'Son of God,' its explanation 
and its end ; 'God was manifest in the flesh, 
-reconciling the world unto Himself!' " 
advent, we have been struck with their un-
natural and forced appearance, and with 
nothing more than the ill-at--ease and impa-
tient tone of the writers in disposing of the 
texts on which we rely. There is something 
in the mere temper evinced which shows us 
that it is not right. 
It is a system which sanctions a method 
of interpretation which, if generally applied, 
would undermine every truth of Scripture. 
If we may dispose of all the prophecies re-
lating to the Jews as a distinct people by a 
certain system of spiritualizing, what is to 
hinder from making a similar disposition of 
other great predictions ? Indeed, what truth 
of Seripture is safe, if its plain texts may be 
muzzled with figures, and tropes, and 
searchings for meanings not in the direct 
significations of the words that compose 
them ? In this way some have arrived at 
the conclusion that sinners are nowhere in-
vited to salvation. In vain do we point them 
to numerous passages, of the divine word ; 
they have weighed them all in the balances 
of system, and we are calmly told that God 
does not mean_ what he seems in the plainest 
manner to say. Others, going still further-
from truth, declare that the Bible contains 
no testimony to the Godhead of Christ. 
We refer them to the direct texts ; but they 
have their system ready to bridle the words 
of the Holy Ghost, and to turn them whith-
soever, they will. We do not charge the 
advocates of the system with reference to 
which these remarks have been framed, with 
the advocacy of such fundamental heresies, 
but the manner in which they dispose of our 
texts for the return of the Jews and the con-
tinuation of nations in the new dispensation, 
does sanction the method of spiritualizers, 
and of rationalistic perversion of the sacred 
oracles. 
This system also seems to cut away 
from redemption itself some of its highest 
glorigt. It secures the salvation of an elect 
church, but there it stops. The jewel of the 
race is destroyed, and all that Christ gets is 
a few splinters picked up out of the general 
ruin. It considers the advent at hand, when 
all further increase of the number of the 
saved is to be cut off; which would give to 
the devil by far larger portion of those who 
have been allow g to live to years of matur-
ity and choice, I'Kd presents the Saviour as 
outdone by the great destroyer I It says 
that all the saints shall reign on the earth ; 
but having secured its kings and rulers, it 
strips the world of all other population, and 
leaves those kings without subjects ! It 
promises a restoration of the Paradistic state, 
but divests that state of some of its most 
important elements, separating man from the 
earthly form of life, and repealing the great 
command which was upon our first parents 
in their innocence, "Be faithful, and multi-
ply, and replenish the earth." (Gen. 1 : 28 ; 
compare also 1 Tim. 2 : 15.) It agrees that 
the transfiguration on the mount was a pic-
ture of the completed kingdom, Moses repre-
senting the resurrected saints, and Elijah the 
translated saints ; but it excludes the larger 
class from the picture, and refuses to let 
Peter, James, and John, in the flesh repre-
sent anybody ! We believe, on the other 
hand, that redemption applies to the race, as 
such ; that God's purposes are, to fill the 
earth with a holy population, over whom 
Christ and his saints (saved prior to the 
second advent, and inthe angelic form of be-
ing) shall reign ; and that those who are 
lost meanwhile, in comparison with the un-
ceasing generations of the saved nations, 
shall only be as the few slain in the battle 
which gives the fie!d to Christ to be re-
tained by him and his forever and ever. 
We do not make these remarks in the 
spirit of controversy. We merely present 
the facts of the case as they strike us, and 
in answer to the formal requests which some 
of the believers in that system have made of 
us. If we can be proven to be in the 
wrong, we are willing to be set right, as 
those who differ from us should also be. 
Let us adhere to the plain word as a whole, 
and follow the Scriptures whithersoever 
they may lead us, ready at any time to sacri-
fice prepossessions for truth, "Knowing this 
first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of 
. any private interpretations." 
carry burdens come in, others who are in 
business, and there is a sprinkling of well-
clothed individuals, in silk gowns, whose av-
ocation is literary. They are the book-read-
ers as we call them in China. They are the 
literati. We do not begin these services by 
prayer or singing, for the preacher would be 
the only singer, and there is no prayer till 
the close of the meeting. We begin by 
speaking to the people in a colloquial way, 
asking them some questions, saying perhaps 
'It is a fine morning,' making. some allusion 
to the weather or other things. After a 
conversation with an individual or two for a 
few minutes we find that we have gained at-
tention, and others come in. They do not 
come in numbers till we have got some one 
attending to what is going on. When they 
hear the voice of a foreigner speaking Chi-
nese, and conversing intelligbly with some 
one inside, and that some parties there are 
interested in the conversation, others come 
in, and sometimes two hundred are packed 
into one of these rooms. Then, perhaps, be-
fore the room is filled the preacher ascends 
his little elevated desk, and begins to read. 
He says : 'You are sitting here, and I will 
read a portion of this book ; it is a classic 
that has come down from heaven—a holy 
book.: He begins to read, or gives it collo-
quially as be goes along, and then he. ex-
pounds these truths. Of...course the illustra-
tions are very simple—the simpler the bet-
' ter. We seize hold of anything and every-
thing, and try to illustrate the truths which 
we seek to insert in the minds and hearts of 
our audience. Sometimes we allude to their 
customs, and sometimes we refer to their 
superstitions, sometimes to the history of one 
of their gods. Of course, as the audience is of 
a very mixed character, so our preaching to 
them is of a mixed character, also. But 
there are two things we try to bring 
into every service — something of the 
sinfulness of man, and something of 'the 
Saviour. We give some exposition of the 
law of God, and we try to make an applica-
tion of that law to the conscience of those 
who are present. We do this in such a way 
that the uneducated can comprehend, be-
cause, although they understand colloquial 
language, they are utterly unable to under- 
stand a book when quoted. �
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But we have to use a different mode when 
we wish to lay hold of the conscience of the 
educated. The conscience of the educated 
man who has been trained for years in the 
study of Chinese books, and who has gone 
over a vast field, not so much of inquiry as 
of thought, is a conscience which is vastly 
more subtle than that of an uneducated man, 
and it has to be appealed to and the heart 
brought to the law of God in a different 
manner. Then we have to make known 
Christ. After expounding the law of God, 
we bring the sinner—for all are sinners to 
whom we preach, and perhaps there is not a 
solitary Christian man there during the 
week-day services—to the Saviour, directing 
him to 'the Lamb of God who taketh away 
the sin of the world.' I must tell you that 
while the pm eacher has been speaking more 
persons have been coming in, and some have 
been going out. Some enter with their 
packages in their hand, and some with their 
burdens on their backs, one perhaps having 
a live fowl, and so on. There is a kind of 
living tide when the congregation is large, 
surging in and surging out all the time. So 
that when the preacher had been speaking 
nearly an hour, all that Tvcre in at the co.. 
mencement have gone out, and he may be-
gin again and preach the same thing. Mr- 
Smith who has the most physical energy, 
has sometimes continued hid services twice 
or three times a week for two or three hours 
at a time. We find sometimes that individ- 
uals come again and again to these services. 
But the great majority of our hearers are 
simply the influx and eflux of the multi- 
tudes passing by ; and in the main our audi-
ences consist of strangers from day to day. 
In these three preaching-places, as we call 
them, many hear the Gospel for the first 
time in their lives, and perhaps there are 
eight hundred or a thousand new hearers 
from week to week ; most of them, as I have 
said, for the first time in their-lives." 
CHINESE MISSIONS. 
the sickle having been put in : and it may 
be so in some other places.. We have be-
come very wicked, and the Lord is punish-
ing us with the sword, for he has said, 
"A noise shall come even to the ends 
of the earth ; for the Lord hath a con-
troversy with the nation ; he will plead with 
all flesh, he will give them that are wicked 
to the sword, saith the Lord. Thus saith 
The Lord of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth 
from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind 
shall be raised up from the coasts of the 
earth. And the slain of the Lord shall be 
at that day from one end of the earth even 
unto the other end of the earth ; they shall 
not be lamented, neither gathered nor buried ; 
they shall be dung upon the ground"—see 
Jer. 25 : 30-33. Such a time is before us, 
and near-at hand. I will quote a prophecy 
in Isa. 66: 15, 16 : "For behold the Lord 
will come with fire, and with his chariots 
like a whirlwind, to render his anger with 
fury and his rebuke with flames of fire. 
For by fire and by his sword will the Lord 
plead with all flesh ; and the slain of the 
Lord shall be many." The sword is used 
to represent the destruction of men by car-
nal weapons ; and fire, to represent the 
judgments of God in other ways. This I 
understand to be "the day that cometh that 
shall burn as an oven ; when all the proud, 
yea, and all that do wickedly shall be stub-
ble, and the day that cometh shall burn them 
up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it should 
leave them neither root nor branch." Matt. 
4 : 1. 
The Lord has revealed it as his purpose 
to cleanse the earth flout its wickedness, in 
cutting off the wicked, and that he will ex-
alt the righteous to inherit the earth. I 
shall say but little on the other verses. Rev. 
14: "Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of 
decision ; for the day of the Lord is near in 
the valley of decision." In verse 12, it is 
the valley of Jehosaphat that the warriors 
are to come up unto. It is probable that 
this does not have reference to any particu-
lar battle, but to the wars that would take 
place during the time of harvest. It may 
be the same as that which is called Arma- 
geddon' in Rev. 16 : 16. Verses 13-16: 
"And I saw those unclean spirits like frogs 
come out of the mouth of the dragon, and 
out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the 
mouth of the false prophet, for they are the 
spirits of devils, working miracles, which go 
forth unto the kings of the earth, and of the 
whole world, to gather them to the battle of 
that great day of God Almighty." These 
three unclean spirits have been at work, and 
we have reason to believe that this 0:Tat 
day is near at hand. I do not suppose that 
this great day of God Almighty has refer- 
ence to a battle on some particular day, but 
tosthe day that cometh that shall burn as an 
oven; to the time the Lord will be punish- 
ing the inhabitants of the earth for their in- 
iquities. And in the preceding verse the 
Lord thus admonishes his people : "Come, 
my people, enter thou into thy chambers, 
and shut thy doors about thee ; hide thyself, 
as it were, for a little moment, until the in- 
dignation be overpast." If we are the peo-
ple of -God, let us do as here directed, and 
the Lordswal protect us in the time of this 
indignation, the time that he is punishing 
the nations. 
And as I shall have occasion to say more 
on this point at another time, I leave it for 
the present. And the conclusion seems to 
be this : that the nations are fulfilling this 
prophecy in Joel, 3 : 9, 10, in making prepar- 
ation for war, and that the harvest soon fol-
lows. And the time of- trouble that is fore-
told, is, as I suppose, the same time as that 
of the harvest ; and that it will be under the 
seventh or last woe trumpet. 
And now, Mr. Editor, as I suppose that 
you, or some of your correspondents, will be 
disposed to make some remarks upon what I 
write, I think it will be best for you to defer 
it till I get through ; as you will then bet-
ter understand it. I shall not be very 
lengthy. 
Glens Falls, N. Y., May 30, 1864. 
THE LORD'S PRAYER. 
JOURNAL OF THE DISCOVERY OF 
THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 
Zht (Alirent 
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1864. 
JOSIAH LITCII, EDITOR. 
REPLY TO �
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i t is no wonder at, although the space trav-
ersed by Capta Speke before arriving at 
Gondokoro, on *Zile, perhaps dizies not 
exceed 1,500 or,Ga miles, two years and 
five months overspent in traversing it. 
The first poirof importance in the route 
was Zungamen (lat. 7 deg. 26 min. 53 sec. 
S., long, 37 de136 min. 45 sec. E.) It is 
here that begin the ascent of the eastern 
coast range omountains which form the 
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buttresSes of thtable land of Central Africa. 
The continent i well compared by our trav-
eller to a dish trned,upside down, the coun-
try between Ztgamero and the. coast being 
repesented by le flat rim. 
On the '23d f November the travellers, 
after surmount- the hilly framework of the 
mountain rang (Usagara), deScended into 
the table-land t Ugogo, an elevated plateau 
of something ere than 3,000 feet above the 
level of the 3a. The country through 
which they had passed is one which is con-
tinually harriemby slave-hunters. The poor 
inhabitants, a mid, spiritless race, live in 
villages built in hill-spurs, for the facility 
of resisting a smiak party of their persecutors, 
or dispersing Wore a more formidable one, 
Far from attempting to exact transit dues 
from the passin caravan, they fly on the in-
timation of its Lpproach, and no persuasions 
will induce thes to quit their refuge. 
The inhabitarts of Ugogo differ altogether 
from the persecuted hill-tribes which fringe 
their territory. Th �
go always armed, 
build villages of mud h is wherever a spring 
of water is to hm found, keep large numbers 
of cattle, and grow grain not only . for the 
supply of their own wants, but to sell to 
the caravans wiich pass through their coun-
try. 
It was not till the 24th of January, 1861, 
that the expedition arrived in Unyamiezi, 
the country of time Moon, which was the 
proper scene of its operations. By that .time 
more than time original number had deserted, 
more than half :he property had been stolen, 
the travelling expenses had been unprece-
dented, owing to the prevalence of a famine 
along the whole line of march, and yet only 
the first stage and the least difficult of the 
journey had been completed. Kaze, a well-
situated town about five miles within the 
frontier of Unstuniezi, is the great central 
depot for the trade in slaves and, ivory, and 
to this point Captain Speke had taken the 
precaution to send on a large stock of arti-
cles of merchandise, just as a European car-
ries a letter of credit on a distant bank. 
Kaze, (which is situated in lat. 5 deg. 0 min. 
52 sec. S., longs33 deg. 1 min. 34 sec. E., at 
an elevatiom of 3,564 feet above the sea) is 
regarded as time capital of Unyamiezi, a large 
country of an area equal (Capt. Speke thinks) 
to England. Its inhabitants (Wanyamiezi) 
are an industrious race, who cultivate exten-
sively, make clothes of their own cotton in 
their own looms, melt iron and work it up, 
and breed flocks, and herds. They are exces-
sive smokers and given to drink, but the 
greatest traders in Africa think her no more o 
leaving their own country and visiting the 
coast for commercial purposes than oas coun-
try-folk of going to a fair. It so happened 
that Speke was.-detained nearly six months 
in Unyamiezi before he obtained the means 
of advancing to the next district, Uzinga. 
The exactions to which he was -subjected 
now were such as to throw all previous at-
tempts at extortion into the shade. In the 
case of one chief, Alakaka, who had enticed 
him to his palace through collusion (as seemed 
too probable) with his guide, English pa-
tience almost gave way before a series of 
vexatious annoyances. 
But the rapacity of Makaka was eclipsed 
by that of another chief,- Lumeresi, in whose 
"bona" (fortified palace) Speke was de-
tained for ten weeks„ being during a part. of 
the time delirious with fever, and at last 
owed his deliverance to the arrival of a for-
mal summons from Suwarora, Lumeresi's 
liege lord, who sent his mace—a long rod 
of iron bound up in stick charms, and called 
Kaqueuzingiriri (commander of all things) 
that the white men were his guests and must 
not be detained. Suwarora himself, how-
ever was as greedy as his vassal ; and plun-
dering went on by himself and his officers by 
day and the unofficial commonality by night, 
until, on the 17th of November, 1861, a year 
and seven weeks after the commencement of 
the expedition,the weary traveller entered the 
belt of neutral territory which separated the 
the land of the thieves and extortioners from 
the dominions of the good King Rumaniki 
a. model of courtesy and mildness, whom 
even civilized Europeans might imitate with 
advantage. 
'Karague, the kingdom over which this 
chief presided, is, with the . exception of 
Uzinza, the southernmost portion of the an-
cient kingdom of Kittara, which extended 
almost three degrees on each side of the 
equator. and met the great lake Victoria Ny-
anza, now regarded as the source of the river 
Nile, on its northern and western banks. It 
was governed, according to Captain Speke, by 
a race who originally emigrated as a pastoral 
people from Abyssinia; and both the kings and 
aristocracy of the country still preserve the 
characteristic features which distinguish the 
Gallas from the native African population—
comparatively straight hair and a bridged, in-
stead of bridgeless nose. In their acquired 
possessions they take the name of Wahuma. 
But although they retain traces of their 
original physiognomy, and the symbols of 
their original character of pastoral war-
riors (for it is a piece of court etiquette 
in Uganda, the most important of the king-
doms into which Kittara has split, for the 
king always to appear armed with shield and 
spear and followed by a dog) they have lost 
their religion, forgotten their language, and 
adopted the practice of their subjects in mu-
tilating their faces by the extraction of the 
lower incisor teeth. 
[To be continued.] 
The method of preaching in China is thus 
related by Rev. Geo. Percy, the first Wes-
leyan Missionary to that country, and will 
be full of interest to the reader.—En. 
"The labors of our mission commenced at 
Canton ; there we have, according to a plan 
which I hold in my band, five places in Which 
the Gospel is preached some twenty-two 
times every week. In two of these places 
stated congregations assemble Sabbath after 
Sabbath, and on the week evenings. One 
of these two places is a very beautiful little 
church edifice, which you know we were 
enabled to erect through the liberality of the 
late Mr. Poole. That little place is filled 
every Sabbath morning with a congregation 
of same 130 or 140 individuals ; about ninety 
of these are children, and the rest adults ; 
about twenty pf them are church-members, 
and the rest servants. In that little church 
our services are of a very pleasing character. 
They are like your services at home. The 
liturgy is read in a colloquial style, tinder-
stood by all ; and we have singing and 
prayer, and a sermon. The sermon has been 
carefully thought out and prepared, and as 
from Sabbath to Sabbath the same congre-
tion is found there, our sermons are like 
yours at home, varied, not only in their style, 
as different speakers address the congrega-
tion, but there is a variety in the subject 
A great many important truths are brought 
out, and thus the little church is led or as 
well as the children in the schools, further 
and further into the truth 'of God. The 
other place is a room; but the congregation 
is similar. There are three other places ; 
and I ask your attention to our work in 
them. They are in the bands, mainly, of 
three of my colleagues, and at each of these 
places there are five services every week. 
They are not chapels, but large preaching-
rooms, where from one hundred and fifty to 
two hundred and fiftyindividuals can sit down 
and hear the Gospel. These latter services 
are of a different nature. The audiences in 
these places, which are buildings situated in 
large and populous streets in the city, are 
passers by—persons who are going about 
their ordinary avocations. The services are 
not only on the Sabbath, but four times on 
week days. 
I do not say that the audience is motley 
or incongruous, who there hear the word of 
God for an hour or two ; but it is of a very 
mixed character ; laboring people, and the 
How short it is? Only seventy-four small 
words in it. One half minute is long enough 
to repeat it with deliberation. Yet every 
thing is included in it. What need we pray 
for which is not expressed or implied in 
these choice sentences ? When we ask for 
all that is here included, we have prayed for 
every needed blessing. When we receive 
what this .petition contains, we are happy, 
rich, joyous, wanting nothing. 
But how few can pray this prayer ! No 
selfish, proud, worldly man can do it. Thou-
sands who repeat the words, come infinitely 
short of praying the prayer. �
very first 
phrase implies a peculiar state of heart. 
"Our Father who art in heaven." Any one 
can say "My God," "My Creator," "My 
Risleer "My Benefactor," but so say "Qur 
Father," is a very different thing. 
Without the love of a child, the gratitude, 
sense of dependence, and tender devotion of 
a son, no one can properly say our Father. 
And our hearts never feel thus until they 
are renewed by grace, until the spirit of 
adoption is given to us, and the love which 
is shed abroad in us by the Holy Spirit 
springs up with lively emotion. To gain 
this experience is a great achievement. Only 
a small portion of our race have yet at-
tained it, and hence the great majority of 
the living cannot pray the first words of this 
short petition. 
And many who can say, Our Father, are 
still ignorant of the wealth of love and bless-
edness there is implied in the phrase. They 
have the spirit of adoption in a very small 
measure, they lack ardor, comprehensive 
views, depth of feeling, and are consequently 
weak, and trembling on the shore of the deep 
glory and comfort which fills these sacred 
words. They skim over the first of the 
prayer without appreciating it, and run 
through the whole with little profit. If all 
saints could but know how much of comfort, 
of assurance, of strength, hope, and supply 
for every possible want, there is in these 
words, their hearts would glow with inex-
pressible fervor, they would triumph over 
The history of the discovery of the source 
of the river Nile will no doubt be a matter 
of interest to our readers. This object has 
long been sought by time Christian world and 
at last is attained. The information the nar-
rative contains of. the habits and religion of 
the native tribes in the interior of Africa is 
valuable. 
CAPTAIN SPEKE'S NARRATIVE. 
The volume which Captain Speke has 
presented to the world, possesses more than 
a geographical interest. It is a monument 
of perseverance, courage, and temper dis-
played under difficulties which have perhaps 
never been equalled. Captain Speke set 
out from the coast opposite to Zanibar on 
the 2d of October, 1860, with a train of no 
less than eighty-six followers, but of these 
only twelve remained with him till the con-
clusion of his task. Forty-two deserted 
their master, sometimes by fours and fives, 
and, as was to be expected, exactly when 
their services was most to be required. Ten 
Hottentots, selected from the Cape Mounted 
Rifles, were loyal to the cause, but their con-
stitutions proved utterly unable to contend 
with the hardships of the march ; they 
speedily sickened, and after the death of one, 
the rest were sent back. The next in point 
of moral qualities, were the Wangnana, or 
freed negroes of the eastern coast of Africa, 
a stalwart race who hire themselves out as 
porters on expeditions into the interior. Not 
much more than half' of these deserted, 
whereas, out of thirty-six negro gardeners 
who had been secured at Zanibar by the ex-
ertions of Sultan Majid, only nine failed to 
do so, and of this minority one died and an- 
other had to be left behind sick. Ten ran 
away on the very first day, believing that 
the Englishmen were cannibals, who were 
only taking them into the interior to eat 
them. Of the other negroes engaged in the 
interior to supply deficiencies, three-fourths 
also deserted. Under these circumstances, 
lennium there will be on earth all the " 
of the dead" who will live again. That S 
tan will be loosed and go out and decei 
them with the pretense of a battle and vic 
ry over Christ and his saints. 
So also, the 14th of Zech. We believe as 
firmly as the Times that all nations will 
gathered against' Jerusalem to battle. Th 
Christ will come and his feet stand on 
Mount of Olives. That he will be king ov 
all the earth, having his throne at Je 
salem ; and that he will conquer the who 
earth, inflicting precisely the judgment d 
scribed. 
As to Rev. 20 : 8, 9, we do not spiritual' 
it any more than some who profess to be 
lennarians. Dr. Cumming gives precis 
our view as his own. - 
Specification Second.—"It makes Eze 
37 partly literal, and cannot get over t 
last chapters of Isaiah." As we have here 
illustration, we do not know how it bears 
the authors mind and cannot reply. But 
proceed to 
Specification Third.—"It takes the an-
nouncements of the Saviour's advent," &c., 
"to be literal, and the declarations that 
Christ will reign over the house of Jacob 
forever," &c., "it will only accept with a 
gloss of spiritualizing." �
• 
We confess we are at loss to account for 
such a specification, and will take the liberty 
of' saying that it is not true. No writer has 
ever contended more strenously for the liter-
al reign of Christ over the literal descend-
ants of Jacob to endless ages than'the Ad-
ventists. The Times either is not posted 
our views, or has greatly perverted them. 
Charge Second.—"It seems to us to evin 
great want of sympathy with God's plans, 
the impatience it exhibits with reference 
the Jew and his claims and prospects." 
Specification.—"The greater part of 
elation pertains to the Jew. But this s 
tem excludes them from nearly everyth' 
but threatenings and judgments." To 
we also plead not guilty. We believe 
God's promises which they have not forf 
ed by neglect, will be fulfilled to them. 
Charge Third.—"It is a system which 
sanctions a method of interpretation, which 
if generally applied, would undermine every 
truth of Scripture." 
Specification and Illuitration.—"If we 
may dispose of all prophecies relating to the 
Jews as a distinct people by a certain sys-
tem of spiritualizing, what is to hinder from 
making a similar disposition of other great 
predictions ? Indeed, what truth of Scrip-
ture is safe, if its plain textsmay be muzzled 
with figures and tropes, and searchings 
for meanings not in the direct significations 
of the words that compose them ?" 
Concerning this, we reply, 1st. That Ad-
ventists do no such thing as is here charged 
and specified. They believe and maintain 
that every word of promise made to the 
Jews, as such, either has been fulfilled liter-
ally, will be fillfilled literally, or has been 
forfeited by a neglect to comply withohe 
conditions on which they were suspend& 
When Christ said to them, "How oft would 
I have gathered thy children as a hen gather-
eth her chickens tinder her wings, but ye 
would not," lie taught that there were con-
ditional promises which they lost by disobe-
dience and, neglect of the conditions. There 
are many other passages of the same condi-
tional character. We as much look for and 
believe in the return to and possession of the 
land of Canaan by the literal desendants of 
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, as any of the editors 
of the Prophetic Times. The difference be-
tween us and the Times, is, that we believe 
those promises will be fulfilled to Abraham, 
Isaac and Jacob, and all their children who 
lived and died in their faith, regardless of 
the age in which they lived, or time place 
where they died ; for God will "open their 
graves and bring them up out of their 
graves, and bring them into their own land," 
to dwell there forever. While the editors 
of the Times hold, that those of the race 
who happen to be alive at Christ's coming 
will be gathered there and put in possession 
of it, to dwell there generation after genera-
tion forever, multiplying and replenishing the 
land. We can scarcely credit the evidence 
of our sight, that this writer intends to ex-
clude all figures of speech from the prophe-
cies or promises made to Israel. Would he 
maintain that the "mountains" will literally 
"drop down new wine and 'all the hills 
melt ?" Will he maintain that literally 
God has graven Zion "on the palms of his 
hands ?" We venture the assertion, that 
we will not oftener refer prophetic passages 
to the law of figures, than Mr. D. N. Lord, 
a most ardent Mellinnarian, has done ; or 
than the editors of the Prophetic Times 
would do, should they undertake, as Mr. 
Lord did, to give a verbal criticism of the 
same passages. 
We conclude this point by saying as posi-
tively that our system of interpretation and 
disposing of the texts of the Times in sup-
port of their Jewish theory, does not sanction 
the method of spiritualizers, as the Times as-
sert 'that it does. 
Charge Fourth.—"This system also seems 
to cut away from redemption itself some of 
its highest glories." 
Specification.—"It secures the salvation 
of an elect church, but there it stops." 
Illustration.—"It considers the advent at 
hand, when all further increase of the num-
ber of the saved will be cut off; which' 
would give to the devil by far the greater 
portion of those who have been allowed to 
live to years of maturity and choice, and 
presents the Saviour as outdone by the great 
destroyer." 
If the Advent theory does this, does it do 
more than Christ and his apostles have 
said ? Rev. 22 : 11, 12 : "He that is unjust, 
let him be unjust still : and he that is filthy, 
let him be filthy still : and he that is right- 
teous, let him be righteous still : and he that 
is holy, let him be holy still. And behold I 
come quickly and my reward is with me, to 
give to every man according as his work 
shall be." If this is true, where, after he 
comes, is the moral change to take place on 
any part of the race ? But the apostle Paul 
is as explicit when he .declares that when 
Christ comes to be glorified in his saints, 
and admired in all them that believe, he 
We have reproduced the foregoing from 
the "Prophetic Times," for the purpose of 
criticising some of its points. We 'have no 
sort of objections to the most rigid criticism 
of our views on the subject in hand. Nor 
do we feel particularly restive under it. 
Indeed, ever since the Advent Herald has 
had an existance, it has freely admitted the 
Millennians to its columns, given favorable 
notice of its books, kept them on sale, circu- 
lated and encouraged their study. Not be- 
cause we agreed with all their sentiments, 
but because they taught the one great truth 
for which we contend, the speedy personal 
coming and reign of Christ. Have Millen-
narians ever done the same for our publica-
tions ? 
The Times makes five charges against 
what its correspondent terms the "Millerite" 
theory; but which we should prefer he 
would have called the "Advent" or "Messi-
anniarm" theory. We will examine them. 
Charge First. "It is inconsistent with itself." 
—This is a serious. What are the specifi- 
cations ? 1. "It interprets some passages 
of unfulfilled prophesy literally, and others 
only spiritually, and figuratively." 
Illustration.—"It affixes a literal meaning 
to Rev. 20 : 1-6, and a sort of figurative 
meaning to Rev. 20 : 8, 9, and spiritualizes 
large portions of Zech. 14." To this speci-
fication and illustration we simply plead not 
guilty. We believe indeed that there are fig-
urative expressions -in time 20th chapter of 
Revelation, as there are also in all parts of the 
Bible, and all other books ; but we certainly, 
understand the 8th and 9th verses in their 
literal sense : That at the close of the Mil- 
The theories of those who reject the doctrine 
of the restoration of the Jews, and the ex-
istence of nations and probation after 
Christs comes. 
For a number of months there has been a 
communication upon our. table which speaks 
as follows : "My Bible has led me to the 
belief that the advent of Christ will be the 
termination of probation ; that all his ene-
mies will then be destroyed ; and that the 
first resurrection and translation will em-
brace all of humanity that are ever to par-
ticipate in time kingdom. 
I find on comparing my views with those 
you claim to be orthodox, that I am what you 
would call a Nlillerite and not a Millenarian 
proper. I am, however, an anxious inquirer 
after the truth, with no prejudices, I trust, 
that would prevent my accepting any correc-
tion upon reasonable testimony. 
As my views are, doubtless, similar to 
those of very 'many others, and as the ob-
ject of your praisworthy serial is to dissem-
inate the truth, I trust you will be able 
to see in an answer to this inqury a 
means of furthering your heaven-horn pur-
pose." 
We are very well aware, that there is a 
system of the future,, entertained by many, 
in different ecclesiastical connections, which 
teaches that all the promises referring to 
the Jews, have either been fulfilled in their 
past history, or apply only to spiritual seed 
of Abraham, inclusive of converted Gentiles 
as well as Jews. It is a system which lays 
great stress upon the spiritual Israel, and en-
deavors to sustain its application of the 
Scriptures on the principle that the Old 
Testament must be ruled by the New, and 
that such texts as, "If ye be Christ's, then 
are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according 
to the promise," as well as the manner in 
which certain passages (such as Isa. 54 : 1 ; 
Jer. 31 : 31-34) are applied in the New 
Testament, furnish ample warrant for such 
interpretation throughout. That we have 
very little sympathy with it, our correspond-
ent has rightly inferred, We have many 
difficulties in the way of receiving it, and 
many objections to its methods of dealing 
witkthe §griptures. Some of these have 
appeared in the course of previous articles ; 
but, as it is desired, we will state our 
objections in -a more direct and connected 
form. 
Following, then, the train of remark which 
we find, in part, already prepared to our 
hand, we observe that, 
It is inconsistent with itself. It inter- 
prets some passages of unfulfilled prophecy 
literally, and others only spiritually and fig-
uratively. It affixes a literal meaning to 
Rev. 20 : -1-6 ; and a sort of figurative 
meaning to Rev. 20 : 8, 9, and spiritualizes 
large portions of Zech. 14. Again, it makes 
Ezek. 37 partly literal, and cannot at all get 
through with the last chapters of Isaiah. It 
takes the announcements of the Saviour's ad-
vent, and time resurrection of the saints, to be 
literal, and the declaration that Christ will 
reign over the house of Jacob forever (Luke 
1 : 32,) and that the kingdoms of this world 
shall be his kingdoms (Rev. 12,) it will only 
accept with a gloss -of spiritualizing. By 
what authority can an expositor thus deal 
with the,sacred record ? Such a system, in 
our view, lacks coherence and consistency, 
and is overthrown by some of its own prin-
ciples. 
It seems to us evince great want of 
sympathy with God and his plans, in the 
impatience which it exhibits with reference 
to the Jew and his claims and prospects. The 
noblest of God's saints were Jews. All 
God's book was written by Jews. Christ 
himself was a Jew. And the greater part 
of revelation appertains to the Jews. (Rom. 
9: 1-5.) But this system excludes them 
from nearly everything but threatenings and 
judgment. God singles them out as the ob-
jects of special mercies when his judgments 
are abroad upon the nations (Jer. 30,)' but 
this system singles them out as the most 
execrable and hopeless of all people. It 
says that God has cast them off; that he 
will remember them no more ; that his cov- 
enant with them is forever broken ; and 
says it in the face of such passages as Isa. 
49 : 16, 17 ; Jer. 33 : 19-26 ; Hos. 11 : 8, 
9 ; ,Rom. 11 : 1, 2 ; Ezek. 36 : 8-38 ; Ezek. 
37 : 21-28 ; Amos 9 : 11-15 ; Mich. 2 : 13, 
and many more of similar import. It makes 
God's wonderful providence in preserving 
them distinct for so many ages, and their 
present rapid rising to places of power and 
influence in the world, and the hopes which 
have lived in them through the wintry gloom 
that has been upon them for eighteen cen- 
turies, all pass for nothing. Read Lev. 26 : 
41-45, and Micah 7 : 15-20. and see wheth- 
er such a system is not strangely at variance 
with the heart and purpose of God in this 
particular. 
It is a system to which the greater part 
of God's word seems more of a burden than 
a help. There cannot be a more reliable proof 
of the faultiness of a system than this fact, 
that it can get along better with a few texts 
than with the whole Bible. There must be 
willingness to take God's word in its plain 
literal meaning, and to take all of it without 
mutilation, and without putting it upon the 
rack to force it into conformity to system, or 
it might as well be thrown aside altogether. 
In looking at the expositions of prophecy 
given by those who deny the restoration of 
the Jews, the universal kingdom, and admin-
istrations of grace subsequent to the second 
SPEAK FOR CHRIST.-Speak for your 
Lord and Master. You tell me you are 
nervous. Never mind your nervousness. 
Try once. If Yeti break down half a dozen 
times, try again ; you shall find your talents 
increase. It is wonderful how these break-
downs do more good than our keeping on. 
Just deliver your soul of what is in it. Get 
the world, and every foe, and exult in pres- I poorest of the poor are there. Those who 
s 
THE PEOPLE'S PREACHER. 
We clip the foregoing from The People's 
Preacher : �
• 
"The Advent Herald, we perceive, is in-
clined to stigmatize all who reject the Ad-
vent doctrine of a material heaven, and of 
the visible reign of Christ as an earthly 
prince, as Spiritualists." 
Why he should accuse us of stigmatizing 
all who differ from us, as Spiritualists, we do 
not know. In our criticisms on an article 
copied by us from the Congregationalist, 
some week since, and which The Preacher 
has copied, in the number for May 15th, we 
expressly stated that we were far from dis-
fellowshiping all who differ from us on the 
time and object of Christ's coming. But we 
do maintain that we cannot see how a denial 
that Christ will ever return from heaven in 
person can consist with Christian faith. No 
language of Scripture is more plain than the 
words uttered by the men in white, who 
stood with the disciples on Olivet, and said, 
"Ye men of Gallilee, this same Jesus which 
is taken up from you into heaven, shall so 
come in like manner as ye have seen him go 
into heaven," Acts 1 : 11. All the philoso- 
phy, falsely so-called, which can be strung 
together can never change the plain import 
of those words to a mere coming of the Holy 
Ghost. 
PROPOSED DISCUSSION. 
We hate no objections, if the Preacher 
pleases, to discuss with him the questions : 
1st. "Do the Scriptures teach the literal,physi-
cal resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth from the 
tomb on the third day after his crucifixion ?" 
2d. "Do the Scriptures teach the second, per-
scnzal, visible advent of Jesus Christ ?" 
3d. 
"Do the Scriptures teach the personal reign 
of Christ on earth Y" 4th. "Do the Scrip-
tures teach that there will be a day of general 
judgment ?" 
The Adventists profess to plant themselves 
on the teachings of the holy Scriptures. 
And if their scheme is delusive, let it be 
Showy the Scriptures, and we will aban-
don it. But if the Bible sustains it, we shall 
expect the Preacher to candidly avow his 
faith in the doctrine, or confess that he does 
not believe the Bible. 
We propose the following conditions for 
the discussion : 1st. That both sides shall 
be fully given in the Advent Herald and in 
the People's Preacher. 2c1. That both sides 
shall be conducted in the spirit of Christian 
courtesy. 3d. That the writers on each side 
shall adhere strictly to the question in hand : 
"Do the Scriptures teach ?" 
4th. That each 
article shall be of net more than two full col-
umn's of the second page of the Preacher in 
length. On all those questions we propose 
to take the affirmative. But if the Preacher 
prefers to so word them as to meet the same 
points, but to give him the affirmative on a 
part of them, we shall not object. 
CANADA EAST 
EAST AND NORTHERN 
VERMONT CONFERENCE. 
The meetings of this Conference will be 
held (D. V.) in Cabot, Vt., commencing 
Tuesday, June 14th., and will hold over the 
following Sabbath. On Tuesday at 1 
o'clock there will be a social prayer-meeting, 
and preaching may be expected in the eve-
ning at six. Probably there will be two ser-
mons each day afterwards. As it is desirable 
that the Conference should be organized Wed-
nesday A. M., it is hoped there will be a full 
attendance at the commencement. Let our 
churches be reported by letter ; and let all 
make an effort to attend. Come to our an-
nual feast praying for Jehovah's blessing. 
Come, for the shadows deepen which be-
token the day of labor drawing rapidly to 
a close. Come, for the Master invites thee 
to his worship and waits to be gracious. 
COMP. �
J. M. ORROCK. 
Secretary of Conference. 
AMERICAN MILLENNIAL ASSOCIA- 
TION. 
The Standing Committee of the A. M. 
Association wil hold their regular quarterly 
meeting for the transaction of business con-
nected with the Periodical Department and 
Book Concern, Thursday, July 7th, at 10, A. 
M:, in the Herald office, Boston, Mass. 
JOSIAH LITCH, President. - 
F. GUNNER, Recording Secretary. 
Addison, Vt., June 6, 1864. 
YOUTH'S VISITOR. 
My Post-Office address for the present, 
will be Hydeville, Vermont. 
D. BOSWORTH. 
We have been delayed in getting out the 
Visitor for June, by the sickness of one of 
our compositors. We hope to get it out this 
week. 
Bro. George H. Child, will be at Hudson 
St. on June 19, and address the parents and 
teachers of the Sabbath School in the A. M. 
And the children in the P. M.. Eld. 0. R. 
Fassett will preach in Westboro', Mass., 
June 19. 
THE ADVENT HERALD. 
LETTERS RECEIVED. 
Theodore E. Pearson, M. B. Patterson, 
Saul Burr, Alvina Morey, S. D. Northrup, 
J. B. Huse, Mary Green, A. Brown, Otis G. 
Smith, John Pearson, H. S. Buckley, L. Bolles, 
R. P. Nickerson, D. I. Robinson, Eleanor 
Gove, F. Gunner, Willie Gunner, L. A. 
Weaver, T. M. Preble, Lucie N. Chamber-
lin, J. M. Orrock, Thomas Smith. 
MEETING ON FOURTH OF JULY. 
The Annual June meeting on the 3d and 
4th of July, will be held at Kingston, N. H., 
as usual this year. Elds. Osler and Litch 
will attend. A good meeting is expected, 
and the Advent friends are invited, far and 
near, to attend. 
rtro of thr Attrit. 
WAR NEWS. 
will render "to every soul of man that doeth 
good," "glory honor and peace," and "eternal 
life," lest to "every soul of man that doeth 
evil," to the "Jew and Gentile," "indigna-
tion and wrath, tribulation and anguish." 
Rom. 2. 
If the Prophetic Times shag think pro-
er to turn its attention to these passages, to-
gether with many others of similar import, 
we shall see whose theory requires the aid of 
figures and tropes. 
We believe the saints of Christ, glorified 
and immortal, will constitute a "royal priest-
hood," "a holy nation," a "peculiar people," 
in the same sense that Israel did when they 
came out of Egypt, and first received that 
promise. Exodus 19 : 5, 6. They will not 
all be kings, nor all priests in the individual 
sense, but the royalty, and priesthood and 
nationally, will be there, enjoyed by the 
body ; each one of the redeemed enjoying 
his own position and exercising his own! 
of the scalded and dying, as they frantically 
railed up from below, with their shrivelled 
flesh hanging in shreds upon their tortured 
limbs, the engine beyond control, surging 
and revolving without guide or check, aban-
doned by all save one, who scalded, blacken-
ed, sightless, still stood like a hero to his 
post. Alone, amidst that mass of unloosed 
steam and uncontrollable machinery, the 
chief engineer of the Sassacus remained, 
calling to his men to return to him into the 
fire-room, to drag the fires from beneath the 
uninjured boiler, which was now in immi-
nent danger of explosion. Let his name be 
long remembered by the two hundred beings 
whose lives were saved in that fearful mo-
ment by his more than heroic fortitude and 
exertion. There were no means of instantly 
cutting off communication between the two 
boilers, and all the steam contained in both 
rushed out like a flash, exposing the ship to 
a more fearful catastrophe, should our brave 
engineers be too late in drawing the heavy 
fires which threatened our destruction." 
Who is he ? what is his name ? 
At 102, preaching by Bro Hollen. 
Sermon in the P. M., by Bro. Van Derzee, 
on the Gospel of Christ, and its value to 
mankind. 
In the evening, by Eld. D. I. Robinson, 
on "the prophecies our only light on the 
future—their certainty, and our only means 
of understanding them and the things 
which remain to be fulfilled before the sec-
ond advent." 
May 28th, 9 A. M., President in the 
chair. N1d. Morrison conducted the servi-
ces by reading the Scriptures, singing and 
prayer. 
Eld. H. W. Buck of the Evangelical 
Church was invited to sit and take part in 
the doings of the Conference. 
Elds. Hawkes and Van Derzee of New 
York, and Morrison of Morrisville, Pa., 
were presented for membership. A Com-
mittee of three were appointed to meet them, 
and learn their views in regard to doctrine, 
experience and church order, and to report 
the Conference. Also the cases of Bros. 
Van Derzee and Moyer for ordination were 
referred to the same Committee. 
Bro. Elwell reported a resolution, adopted 
in Canada, on open communion, and a re-
commendation to this Conference to adopt 
the same. It was slightly amended, and 
adopted. lie also reported the programme, 
and it was adopted and ordered to be pub-
lished as a circular.,, 
On motion of Bro. Heagy, the next 
Conferdlice was appointed at Shippen, 
to begin on the last Wednesday in May, 
and held over the Sabbath. 
The Committee reported in favor of the 
reception of Bro. Hawkes, Morrison and 
Van Duzee, and the ordination of Bros. Van 
Duzee and Moyer, which was accepted, and 
adopted, and the Committee were directed 
to prepare for their ordination in the after-
noon. 
The Committee on licensing and ordain-
ing ministers in the interval of Conference, 
reported and were reappointed. Three in-
teresting cases of young men who had 
been liscensed and were laboring with suc-
cess. 
Preaching in the A. M., by Bro. Morrison, 
being a good exposition of a passage from 
Peter. —P. M. preaching by the President, 
and ordination followed. 
Preaching in the evening by Eld. Osler, 
on missions; and a subscription and collection 
of about a hundred dollars was taken up for 
the cause. 
Bro Heagy was appointed to preach an 
annual sermon before the next Conference, 
and Bro. Jackson, substitute in case of 
 
failure. 
A vote of thanks was given to the good 
people entertaining us so cordially. 
The storm of rain part of two days made 
the attendance small, to what it would have 
been, but yet it was good in numbers, and 
excellent in spirit and influence. 
Bro. Holen and D. I. Robinson tarried 
over Sabbath. The former preached Satur-
day and Sabbath evening, to large audien-
ces, and the latter to a good attendance Sab-
bath morning, and addressed the Sabbath 
school, and in the evening at Mechanicsburg, 
in the Union house. It was rainy, but a 
good attendance. There are but few of the 
blessed hope there. I tarried with Brother 
Sister Ebesole, and took cars in the morning 
at 6, for home, with Bro. Jackson, who 
preached at Shiremanstown, and Holler'. I 
also visited Harrisburg, and tarried with 
Bro. Theodore, and called on Eld. Colder, 
who generously gave us a subscription of 
$50, for our Church in Trenton, and the 
friends in the Cumberland Valley gave us''' 
5150. So we feel both glad and grateful. 
All our brethren here will pray for them. 
We should like to find another such a Val-
ley, and then we could go through with our 
Church. Cannot some of you invite me to 
visit you, of such a spirit ? Need not be 
afraid to speak, I'll come, and God will 
bless you. Amen. �
D. I. ROBINSON. 
 
AMERICAN MILLENNIAL ASSOCIA- 
TION. 
At the last quarterly meeting of the 
Standing Committee of the A. M. Associa-
tion held in Boston, Mass., April. 13, 1864, 
after the usual preliminary exercises, the 
quarterly Report of the Treasurer was read 
and received, and has preceded the publica-
tion of these minutes in the columns of the 
Herald, under date of April 26th ult. 
It was voted to purchase two hundred 
copies of the Voice of the Church under im-
print of the A. M. A. 
Voted, That an edition of Rev. Bonar's 
tract, entitled "Influence of our faith on mis-
sions," be stereotyped. Also, That the tracts, 
"Present Dispensation—its course, and Pres-
ent Dispensation—its end,'; be united as one 
tract, and an edition of three hundred at 
once published. 
Voted, That Rev. John Pearson draw and 
furnish to the Herald for publication, a dia-
gram of his distributing tract shelf for vesti-
bules, and recommend said object to Advent 
churches. �
• 
Also, That members of this Board who 
will attend the several State Conferences 
now pending, are authorized and requested 
to present the claims of the A. M. Associa-
tion. 
Elder J. Litch, the Chairman of Commit-
tee on Colportage, reported that he had en-
couraged several brethren to labor for Christ's 
good cause, in various sections, with promise 
of success. Elder Litch said, that the pros-
pect of Sister Crosby's "Indian mission" at 
the present time is discouraging, inasmuch 
as the Government agent had notified her 
of her discharge ; hence, the Board did not 
feel competent to act further in that direc-
tion at present. 
Voted, That Dr. Hutchinson be remuner-
ated for six weeks services rendered during 
the absence of our editor in Canada. 
Adjourned. �F. GUNNER, 
Recording Secretary. 
N. B.—The abdve minutes have been de-
layed in their publication in consequence of 
my removal into the State of Vermont. 
Brethren and friends wishing to address me, 
will please mail all letters to "Addison, Ver- 
mont." �
F. GUNNER. 
The army of the Potomac is before Rich-
mond, face to face with the enemy who have 
been forced across the Chickahominy, and 
around the city. Both sides are now strong-
ly entrenched, and it will be hard work for 
either army to rout the other. There has 
been dreadful slaughter on both sides. Thou-
sands of the flower of our country lie low in 
death, while tens of thousands are groaning 
in agony under their.. wounds. When will 
this dreadful war end ? When will peace 
once more perch upon our hilltops and val-
leys ? 
Gen. Hunter, who was sent down through 
the Shenandoah Valley, has emerged from 
his mountain passes, and seized Staunton, and 
has thus cut the line of communication with 
the West by holding The Virginia Central 
Railroad ; and if he is successful in the fu-
ture as he has been in the past, will soon 
have Lynchburg and Charlottesville, and 
press :upon Richmond from the South. Lee 
and Richmond will be left with only one line 
of railroad open to the South ; and that bids 
fair to be interrupted soon by Sherman and 
his victorious army in Georgia. 
Gen. Butler is reported as about to make 
an advance to the rear of Richmond with a 
large force. 
The Herald's Washington correspondent 
telegraphs the following• under date of Sat-
urday, 11th :—While our army is quiet in 
one sense, it is not in another, as a few days 
will show. It is quite imprudent to state de-
tails or itimate destinations. This evening's 
Star simply says, "Grant is carrying out his 
new movements on Richmond with charac-
teristic activity." Reports state that the 
rebels have within a few days past been con-
siderably puzzled by Gen. Grant's move-
ments. They think they see reason to be-
lieve that Grant proposes to make his new 
base of supplies on the James River. At 
the same time they notice that a strong line 
of entrenchments is being constructed by our 
army at White house, indicating a purpose 
to hold that point. 
A dispatch from General Hunter, dated 
at six o'clock on the morning of the 8th inst., 
at Staunton, reports that—"We met the en-
emy at Piedmont last Sunday, the 5th inst., 
killing Wm. E. Jones, their commanding 
general, and totally routing them after a bat-
tle of ten hours' duration. We have cap-
tured 1500 prisoners altogether-1000 men 
and over sixty officers on the field of battle—
also 3000 stand of arms, three pieces of ar-
tillery, and a vast quantity of stores. We 
have to-day effected a junction with General 
Crook Pnd Averill." 
The Herald's correspondent says :—On 
the 1st of June, Gen. Gordon made a bril-
liant dash on the rebels in front of Jackson-
ville, Fla. The rebel camps Finegan and 
Milton were flanked while another party at-
tacked in front. The enemy fled in confu-
sion. 
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unc tons. 
Those readers who wish to fully under-
stand our views with regard to the restora-
tion of Israel to the land of Canaan, can 
find them fully set forth in the work entitled 
"Messiah's Throne and•Millennial Glory." 
For particulars see book notices on our last 
page. 
accounts look as thought there must be a 
good deal of fighting before Mexico will rest 
quietly under his rule. 
A so-called "cigar steamship/' is building 
on the Thames for Mr. Winans, and will be 
launched with her steam up and ready for 
sea by about the middle of August. 
Charles A. Comstock, 1st. Conn. Heavy 
Artillery, has returned home affected with 
a total loss of speech, caused as is supposed, 
by discharging heavy siege guns. 
The Missouri pineries are receiving atten-
tion, for the manufacture of turpentine. A 
Boston company has purchased three thou-
sand acres in the pineries, and the neces-
sary works are in course of erection, and 
other stills are being put up. 
Marshal Pelissier, the great French Gen-
eral is dead. He went to the Crimea and 
had command of the French army there and 
it was under his direction that the Malakhoff 
was taken, for which Napoleon made him 
Duke of Malakhoff and Marshal of France. 
The Chicago Lake Tunnel has been sunk 
eighty-seven feet and the sides bricked up. 
Work out under the Lake will soon be in 
progress. The clay taken out is being made 
into brick to be used in the construction of 
the tunnel. 
The smoke of burning wool, if applied to 
cuts and bleeding wounds, is said to produce 
immediate relief and cure, by coagulating the 
albumen. Ulcer and cutaneous diseases are 
also said to experience benefit from the same 
treatment. 
Switzerland has had a new feature added 
to its wonders of Nature. Near St. Mau-
rice, in the Canton de Vand, a grand crystal 
cavern has been discovered at which one ar-
rives by a boat on a subterranean lake. The 
cavern lies 1,300 feet below the surface of 
the earth, and is said to be beautiful beyond 
description. 
the author, who *aid by the other mission-
aries in Ceylon, to speak Singhalese and 
Portuguese v — ,:•ee fluency of his native 
tongue. 
If Mr. Hardy's Inowledge of history and 
modern science &tab his intimate acquain-
tance with the sacid books of the Buddhists, 
his work, with G4 blessing, cannot fail to 
be . extensively Oul. Buddhism is the 
popular religion, ne only in Ceylon, but also 
in Burmah, ThibC, Mongolia, China and 
Japan ; and version of Mr. Hardy's book 
may be made int the languages of all 
these countries by lie missionaries resident 
therein. 
We have read vaious works on the tenets 
and practices of tb Buddhists, but never 
any to equal two fomer works of this author 
on the subject. Jr the interest and thor-
oughness, and corectness of the matter 
they contain, critic pronounce them to be 
unsurpassed. By them, Mr. Hardy is 
placed above Coebrook, Max Muller, 
Wilson, Muir, KlaT.oth, Remusat, and our 
own Professor Saisbnry. Sir Emerson 
Tennet,,so long Givernor of Ceylon, says, 
the most profound and learned disserta-
tions on Buddhism ire found in Mr. Hardy's 
works. �
I t . 
The Ceylon Exa iner says, "There is not 
a person in the w" e world, who is more 
competent to execteathe task lie has under-
taken, than the writer before us." • Every 
lover of the truth will rejoice that he has un-
dertaken it-t: and we can see in it another in-
dication of how God will overrule for good 
the attacks of a recreant Bishop on the In-
spired Oracles. Had not Bishop Colenso 
written hit books, it might not have occurred 
to Mr. Hardy to prepare a work to prove 
the falsity, historical!y and scientifically con-
sidered, of a religion believed in by about 
half of the heathen vorld. 
care of us," said the oldest. "And are you 
not very cold ? No fire on a day like this ?" 
"0, when we are very cold, we creep under 
the quilt, and I put my arms round Tommy 
and Tommy puts his arms round me, and 
we say: 'Now I lay me down to sleep ;' then 
we get warm," said the little girl. 
"And what do you have to eat, pray ?" 
"When granny comes home she fetches us 
something. Granny says God has got enough. 
Granny calls us God's sparrows ; and we 
say 'Our Father' and 'give us this day our 
daily bread' every' day. God is our Fa-
ther." 
Tears came into the good woman's eyes. 
She had a mistrusting spirit herself; but 
those two little "sparrows," perched in that 
cold upper chamber, taught her a sweet les-
son Of faith and trust she will never forget. 
SAFETY OF DR. LIVINGSTONE.—Great 
anxiety has been felt for the safety of Dr. 
Livingstone, the distinguished African mis-
sionary and explorer. News has reached 
Southern Africa that while on an expedition 
up the Zambezi, he had been cruelly mur-
dered by the natives. By more recent in-
telligence, however, it appears that he is 
safe and well, having returned from his ex-
pedition, the object of which was the estab-
lishment of a new missionary station in the 
interior. This was not accomplished, as it 
proved to be an unsuitable field. 
RENAN.—The Cologne Gazette, in a smart 
literary review, says that while in many of 
of the German towns the sale of Renan's 
" Vie de Jesns" is forbidden, it has been sold 
by hundreds of thousands in France. But 
on the other hand a certain German book, 
which ventured to criticise the campaings of 
the first Napoleon, has been prohibited in 
France. Thus in France one may deny the 
divinity of Christ, but not the apotheosis of 
of Napoleon the Great. 
NEW WORE. 
THE MILLENNIUM; or the Age to Come. By a Pres-
byter of Massachusetts.—This little essay, written by 
Rev. P. B. Morgan, has already been noticed. It is a 
pamphlet of twenty-four pages, in paper covers. Its 
title is an index cf its contents. It advocates the doc-
trine of the personal, pre-millennial advent and reign 
of Christ on the restored earth. Price 10 cents. For 
sale at this office. 
Correopoutiture. 
CONFERENCE OF MESSIAH'S CHURCH 
IN PENNSYLVANIA. 
Bro. Litch—I send you a synopsis of our 
Annual Conference held in Pennsylvania, 
from May 24 to 27, 1864. All the brethren 
were gathered first at the house of Bro. 
Heagy, in New Kingston, Cumberland Co., 
a central place of resort, from the depot, 
which is about a mile out of the village, where 
we took supper together, after a long ride 
by railroad, and felt much refreshed, both by 
the earthly food, and stimulus and good cheer 
of the preachers and delegates from different 
quarters—from Eastern and Central and 
Northern Pennsylvania, Canada, New Eng-
land, New York and New Jersey. How 
pleasant and good to greet each other in the 
Lord, and a good cause and hope. The 
President, Dr. J. Litch. cl'aled the Confer-
ence together at 6 P. M., and opened by 
reading the Scriptures, singing and prayer. 
A committee of three were appointed to pre-
pare and present business for consideration, 
D. I. Robinson, M. L. Jackson. I. R. Gates 
were appointed the committee, and also in-
structed to nominate officers for the ensuing 
year. J. Litch and J. A. Heagy were ap-
pointed a committee to arrange the reli-
gious services. Adjourned to May 25, 9 
o'clock A. M. 
Assembled at 8 o'clock in the evening to 
hear a sermon from Dr. Litch, in which we 
were all fed with truth from the treasury, 
with plainness and fidelity. 
May 25. Conference opened by singing, 
reading the Scriptures by I. R. Gates, and 
prayer. The Committee reported the old 
officers for reelection and W. H. Swertz, for 
assistant secretary, and they were elected. 
Voted, that Conference meet at 8 for re-
ligious services, and Conference business at 
9—preaching at 102 A. M. Business at 11 
o'clock, and preaching at 21 and 8 in the 
evening. That a Sabbath school discourse be 
given by Bro Elwell Thursday 21 oclock, 
and a missionary discourse in the evening by 
Eld. Osier of Providence. 
Elds. Osler and Knowles of R. I., Elwell of 
Canada, Hawkes and Van Derzee of N. Y., 
Morrison and Rupp of Pa., were invited 
to seats in the Conference, and to take part in 
its proceedings. 
Interesting reports, written and verbal, 
were then given to the churches and Sabbath 
schools, and their good influence, especially 
of the latter. Shippen, Rich Valley and 
Hicks Run schools were reported by Bro. 
Hollen. 
Bro. Jackson reported those at Kylers-
town Central Church and Washington Fur-
nace. Bro. Preston gave the report of Morris-
ville. Bros. Heagy and Stopher for New 
Kingstown and Shiremanstown. D. I. Rob- 
inson for Trenton, New Jersey. J. Litch and 
Miller for Philadelphia and Caledonia, Pa. 
J. H. Van Derzee for New York. Elwell 
for Canada, and the cause there. Osler and 
Knowles of Providence, R. I., and their pros-
perity ; Moyer and Robinson for Yardley-
ville, Pa. 
An interesting letter from Bro. M. B. Lan 
ing was read. 
Interesting remarks were made on the 
subject of ministerial support, and the itn- 
portance and usefulness of Sabbath schools, 
and the means of their prosperity, by Elds. 
Osler, Gates, Knowles, Rupp, Robinson, 
Jackson, Elwell, and Heagy. That preach-
ers should always aid in constructing them. 
That parents should always attend, and say 
to their children, "come." Good books and 
papers should be supplied ; all our friends 
should take the Visitor, &c. The sisters 
should go around and gather in scholars—
clothe the destitute—Bible classes should be 
held, and occasionably exhibitions. Bros 
Heagy, Elwell, and Stopher were Elppointed 
to prepare a programme to be published, for 
the churches and schools to report answers 
to, of all matters of interest. 
DESTRUCTION OF THE SLAVE-TRADE. 
It is said that General Garibaldi 'speaks 
fourteen different languages. Being. asked 
to write something for a little boy's scrap-
book, he instantly composed some verses in 
Greek. He has been seen, within the last 
few days, composing verses in Greek, Span-
ish, Portuguese, French. and Italian, always 
at the request of different friends. English 
is the last language he has acquired. 
A silver plate, which formed part of the 
campaign service of Napoleon I., and was 
picked up on the Genap road on the 18th of 
June, 1815, has just been sent to the Minis-
ter of War, to be sold for the benefit of 
the Prussian troops wounded in Schleswig-
Holstein. The plate bears the arms of Na-
poleon, and weighs about half a pound. 
The three Japanese Ambassadors to Eu-
rope have arrived in France, they will pro-
ceed to England, Holland, and Switzerland, 
The embassy is composed, in all, of thirty-
three persons, who are accompanied by an 
interpreter frem the French legation aeJa-
pan. 
A soldier from the army of the P 
passed through Springfield a few days ago, 
homeward bound, who had fifteen wounds. 
He lay two or three days on the battle field 
wounded and unable to get away between. 
the fires of the two sides, and the larger 
number of wounds were received in that po-
sition. 
Captain Speke, the great African explorer 
and discoverer of the long-sought sources of 
the Nile, is calling the attention of the Eng-
lish public to the enormous extent of the slave-
trade in the interior of Africa. He. proposes 
plans for its total suppression, which, if suc-
cessful, will be a far greater blessing to that 
continent than all the commercial advantages 
that may result froth his geographical dis-
coveries.. He fimnd the slave-trade in the 
interior going on with undiminished vigor, 
notwithstanding the decline of the trade in 
America and Cuba and•the naval efforts on the 
west coast to suppress it. He was convinced 
that the slave-trade could never be put down 
by vessel hunting at sea alone, and if' done 
at all, it must be suppressed iu Africa. He 
found the trade in Zanzibar three times as 
large as in Cuba, and almost unparalleled 
anddestructive on the 'White Nile, where it 
is calculated that the capture of one slave in-
volves the loss of four lives. He proposes 
that the English government use its influence 
with the Ee• • tiara • ov �
tit to suppress 
e, and with the 
Sultan of Zanzibar to stop it in his dominions, 
treating all persons convicted of taking part 
in it as guilty of mnrcler. England is also to 
form a chain of negro depots around the 
east and west coasts, where the natives shall 
be taught to abhor the slave-trade and to 
liberate their countrymen in bondage. His 
main reliance, however, is in the immediate 
establishment of Christian missions in the 
kingdoms of Unyoro, Uganda, and Karague, 
which lie calls the key to Africa, thus open-
ing these beautiful and fertile territories at the 
head of the Nile to Christianity, and conse-
quently to agriculture, commerce, and civili-
zation. Capt Speke has offered $500 for 
the outfit of a missionary who would go to 
instruct the people of the Wahuma kingdoms. 
TRIB tilt. TO REV. DR. DUFF. 
The Bishop of Calcutta in his recent Met-
ropolitan Charge, after reviewing the evan-
gelical work in India, proceeds to say : "I 
need hardly remind you that such a view of 
evangelistic work in India as I am now try-
ing to sketch, was especially carried out by 
that illustrious missionary whose loss India 
is now lamenting, and whose name, though 
it does not adorn the fasti of our church yet 
may well be honored in all churches, not on-
ly for his single-eyed devotion to his Mas-
ter's cause during a long and active service, 
but for the peculiar position he took up in 
India at a most important crisis. It was 
the special glory of Alexander Duff that, 
arriving here thirty-four years ago, in the 
midst of a great intellectual movement of a 
completely atheistical character, he at once 
resolved to make that character Christian. 
When the new generation of Bengalis, and 
too many, alas, of their European friends 
and teachers, were talking of Christianty as 
an obsolute superstition, soon to be burnt up 
in the pyre on which the creed of the Brah-
min, the Buddhist, and the Mohammedan 
were already perishing, Alexander Duff sud-
denly burst upon the scene, with his unhesi-
tating faith, his indomitable energy, his 
varied erudition, and his never failing stream 
of fervid eloquence, to teach them that the 
Gospel was not dead or sleeping, not the 
ally of ignorance and error, not ashamed or 
un'able to vindicate its claims to universal 
reverence, but that then, as always, the Gos-
pel of Christ was marching forward in the 
van of civilization, and that the Church of 
Christ was still the light of the world. The 
effect of his fearless stand against the arro-
gance of infidelity has lasted to this day ; and 
whether the number brought to Christ is 
small or great—some there among them 
whom we all know and honor—it is quite 
certain that the work which he did in India 
can never be undone, unless we, whom he 
leaves behind are faithless to his example:, 
HEROISM OF A NAVAL ENGINEER.—Dur-
hig the engagement between the rebel ram, 
Albermarle, and the Sassacus, a wooden gun-
boat, the latter received a shot through her 
boiler, which caused a large quantity of steam 
to escape directly into the ship. A writer 
on board the Sassacus thus describes the de-
termination with which the chief engineer of 
the Sassacus—whose name is omitted by 
some great oversight—stuck to his post : 
"The situation was appalling. The shrieks 
AN INDUSTRIOUS MONARCH.—Peter the 
Great once passed a whole month at the 
forges of Muller, during which time, after 
giving due attention to the affairs of State, 
which he never neglected, he amused him- 
self with seeing and examining everything 
in the most minute manner, and even em-
ployed himself in the business of a black-
smith. He succeeded so well, that one day 
before he left the place he forged eighteen 
poods of iron, and put his own particular 
mark on each bar. The boyars and other 
noblemen of his suite were employed in 
blowing the bellows, stirring the fire, and 
performing the other duties of a blacksmith's 
assistant. When Peter had finished he went 
to the proprietor, praised his manufactory, 
and asked how much he gave his workmen 
per pood. 
"Three kopecks, or an altina," answered 
Muller. 
t'Very well," replied the Czar, "I have 
then eighteen altinas." 
Muller brought eighteen ducats, offered 
them to Peter, and told. him that he could 
not give a workman like his Majesty less 
per pood. 
Peter refused the sum, saying,. "Keep thy 
ducats ; I have not wrought better than any 
I other man; give me what you would give to. 
another ; I want to buy a pair of shoes of 
which I am in great need." 
At the same time he showed him his 
shoeS, which- had been once mended, and 
were again full of holes, Peter accepted the 
eighteen altinas, and bought himself a pair 
of new shoes, which he used to show with 
much pleasure, saying, "These I earned with 
the sweat of my brow." One of the bars 
of iron forged by Peter the Great, and 
authenticated by his mark, is still to be seen 
in Istia, in the forge of Muller. Another 
similar bar is preserved in the cabinet of 
curiosities at St. Petersburg. 
FAMILY WORSHIP.—There is not on 
earth a scene more interesting than a family 
thus bending before the God of heaven. A 
collection of dependent beings, with tender 
feelings, with liVely sympathieS, with com-
mon hopes, fears, joys, blending their bliss 
and their woes together, and presenting them 
all to the King of kings, and the Father of 
all the families of mankind. There is not 
on earth a man more to be venerated, or that 
will be more venerated, than the father who 
thus ministers' at the family altar. No other 
man, like that father, so reaches all the sour-
ces of human action, or so gently controls 
the powers, yielding in their first years, and 
following the direction of his molding hand, 
that are soon to control all that is tender and 
sacred in the interests of the church and 
and state. No Solon or Lycurgus is laying 
the foundation of codes. of laws so deep, or 
taking so fast a hold on all that is to effect 
the present or future destiny of man. We 
love, therefore, to look at such venerable 
locks, and to contemplate these ministers of 
God which stand between the rising genera-
tion—feeble, helpless, and exposed to a 
thousand perils—and the Eternal Parent of 
all. They stand between the past and com-
ing age—remnants of the one, and lights to 
the other ; binding the past with that which 
is to come; living lights of experience to 
guide the footsteps of the ignorant and 
erring; to illuminate the coming generation 
—to obtain for it blessings by counsel and 
prayer, and then to die. And if the earth 
contains, amid its desolations, one spot of 
green of which the eye of God reposes with 
pleasure, it is the collected group, with the 
eye of the father raised to heaven, and the 
voice of faith and prayer commending the 
little worshippers to the protecting care of 
Him who never slumbers nor sleeps.—Albert 
Barnes. 
WORK.—The Rev. W. Blunt once re-
quested a lady whom he thought qualified, 
to undertake somecharge in the district visit-
ing, or some kindred engagement. She an-
swered him rather declining his proposal : 
"My stay here will probably be too short 
for me to be of any use. I do not know that 
I shall be here three months." 
His answer was brief, calm and solemn : 
"I do not know that I shall be here 
one." 
He alluded to his time and life in this 
present world. 
She saw his meaning and answered no 
more, and heartily embraced the work of-
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reality to be thrown away ; and the habit of 
speedy and ready application of our faculties 
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GOD TAKES CARE OF US.—A pious wo-
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the third story of a wretched house, when 
she heard a little voice say, "Pull the string 
up high." She looked up, and saw a string, 
which on being pulled, lifted up a latch, and 
she opened the door on two little half-naked 
children all alone. Very cold and pitiful 
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GUIZOT, THIERS AND RENAN. 
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days past ; but he has returned to his 
home in Lower Normandy. His estate hap-
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the haughty Thomas-aBecket. He said, in 
recent letter to one of his old friends, "I under-
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a domestic life. The former is denied me ; 
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children and na) books," He brought up 
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of his Memoirs. I believe this will complete 
that work. At all events, after the sixth 
volume appears, he will publish three vol-
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M. Thiers, you will see by the neWs-
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How long did Domitian reign? 
About fifteen years, when he was as-
sassinated b) Domitia, his wife. 
Did the first twelve emperors of Rome, 
called "the twelve Cwsars," end with 
Domitian 
Domitian was the last, and history 
has rarely recorded the reign of a more 
wicked, proud and mean race? 
Whho mounted the throne after Do-
mitian? 
Nerva, a native of Crete, was elected 
emperor by the Senate, 96 years A. C. 
How long did Nerva reign? 
Only sixteen months. 
Who succeeded him'? 
Trajan, a native of Seville, 96 A. C. 
What sort of an emperor did Trajan 
make'? 
He was respected, beloved, and was 
considered equitable; yet he suffered 
Christians in great numbers to be put 
to death. Otherwise, he excelled in vir-
tue. He was martial and warlike, and 
extended his dominions. In private life 
he was dignified, grave, modest, munifi-
cent and courteous. 
Were the dominions of Rome as ex-
tended in the days of Trajan as they 
were in the days of Augustus? 
The territory of Rome was never so 
large as in the days of Trajan. 
The column of Trajan still to be seen 
in Rome, was it erected by this emperor? 
It was-and is one of the most won-
derful monuments of that city. 
How long did Trajan reign'? 
About nineteen years. 
Who succeeded Trajan? 
Adrian, 218 years A. C. 
Who was Adrian? 
He was a nephew of Trajan. 
Was he a good prince? 
He was so considered. 
How can we excuse Trajan for per-
mitting so many Christians to be put to 
death in .his reign? 
We have nood excuse to offer. Tra-
jau himself was a pagan, and devoted 
to all the superstitions of heathenism, 
and was led from surrounding influences 
to believe that Christians were enemies 
to the state. 
DISAPPOINTMENT. 
Ecce mundus turbat et amatur, quid si 
tranquillus esset."-Augustine. 
Trust not these seas again, 
Tho' smoothe and fair; 
Trust not these waves again, 
Shipwreck is there. 
Trust not these stars again, 
Tho' bright and fair; 
Trust not these skies again, 
Tempest is there. 
Trust not that breeze again, 
Gentle and fair; 
Trust not these clouds again, 
Lightning is there. 
Trust not that isle again, 
Flower-crowned and fair 
Trust not its rocks again, 
Earthquake is there. 
Trust not these flowers again, 
Fragrant and fair; 
Trust not that rose again, 
Blighting is there. 
Trust not that earth again, 
Verdant and fair; 
Trust not its fields again, 
Winter is there. 
Trust not these hopes again, 
Sunny and fair; 
Trust not that smile again, 
Peril is there. 
Trust not this world again, 
Smiling and fair; 
Trust not its sweets agains, 
Wormwood is there. 
Trust not its love again, 
Sparkling and fair; 
Trust not its joy again, 
Sorrow is there. 
MAKING PUN OF PEOPLE. 
Once when traveling on a stage-coach, 
says. a writer in a contemporary, I met 
with a yoling lady who seemed to be 
upon the constant lookout for something 
laughable. Every old barn was made 
the subject of a passing joke, while the 
cows and sheep looked demurely at us, 
little dreaming that folks could be mer-
ry at their expense. 
All this was, perhaps, harmless 
enough. Animals were not sensitive in 
that respect. They are not likely to 
have their feelings injured because peo-
ple make fun of them: but when we 
come to human beings, that is quite 
another thing. 
So it seemed to me; for, after a while, 
an aged woman came running across 
the fields, lifting up her hand to the 
coachman, and in a shrill voice begging 
him to stop. The good-natured coach-
man drew up his horses, and the old 
lady, coming to the fence by the road-
side, squeezed herself through between 
two posts which were very near to-
gether. 
The young lady in the stage-coach 
made some ludicrous remark, and the 
passengers laughed. It seemed very 
excusable; for, in getting through the 
fence, the poor woman made sad work 
with her old black bonnet; and now, 
taking a seat beside a well-dressed lady, 
really looked as if she had been blown 
there by a whirlwind. 
This was a new piece of fun, and the 
girl made the most of it. She carica-
tured the old lady upon a card; pre-
tended to make a pattern of her bonnet; 
and in various other - ways sought to 
raise a laugh at her, 
At length the poor woman turned a 
pale face toward her, and said- 
"My dear girl, you are now young, 
and healthy, and happy. I have been 
Were there ever more cruel and beast-
ly rulers than Tiberius, Caligula, Clau-
dius and Nero? 
History records the names of none 
more wicked than those tyrants, unless 
Domitian, the brother of Titus, be an 
exception. 
Can a ruler be a happy man, who 
acts the part of a tyrant? 
He knows nothing of true happiness. 
CHAPTER XLIII. 
Rome.- Claudius, Nero, Gabla, Otho, 
Vitellius, Vespasian. 
When was Claudius put to death by 
Agrippina? 
In the sixty-third year of his age, and 
the fifteenth of his reign. 
When did Nero commence alone to 
sway the sceptre of the world? 
On the death of Claudius, 54 years 
A. C. 
Who had the care of Nero's educa-
tion? 
The philosopher, Seneca. 
How did Nero appear when first in-
vested with the purple? 
Just, gentle, kind and humane. 
How was it afterwards'? 
Within five years from his elevation 
to the throne, his levity, his savage fer-
ocity and tyranny exceeded everything 
of the kind before him in Rome? 
Does the possession of absolute power 
have a tendency to transform a man in-
to a demon? 
Generally it has produced this effect; 
but not always-there are some noble 
exceptions. 
Did .I.Nero continue his flagitious 
course 
4 
FIe became the most odious character 
of any one, whose name is recorded in 
'history. 
Who were sonic of those he mur-
dered '1 
He caused his own mother to be put 
to death, together with his own wife, 
Octavia, his precepter, Seneca; also 
Lucan, the poet, and Burrhuss, his bone-
tor. He extirpated entirely many illus-
trious families; he burned the city of 
Rome, and fiddled at its burning! 
Who had courage enough to rebel 
against his proceedings? 
Vindex, the Gaul, and Galba crushed 
the monster. 
When was Nero put to death? 
He was put to death 69 years A. C. 
Who succeeded Nero? 
Galba. 
Who succeeded Galba'? 
Otho. 
How long did Otho reign? 
Only ninety-five days. 
Who was Galba? 
He descended from a noble family, il-
lustrious in its annals. 
Who was Otho? 
He was descended from the Etrurian 
Kings. 
Who succeeded Otho 
Vitellius. 
Who was Vitellius? 
He was commander of the army in 
Germany. - 
When was Vitellius proclaimed em-
peror? 
In the year 69 A. C. 
What was the character of Vitellius? 
He was a cruel and flagitious wretch, 
and very soon perished. 
Who succeeded him in the throne? 
Vespasian. 
Who was Vespasian 
He was commander of the Roman 
legions in Egypt and India. 
When was Vespasian proclaimed em-
peror? 
Seventy years after Christ. 
Was the Jewish war closed about this 
time? 
It was; and Jerusalem was destroyed 
and 1,100,000 Jews perished! 
Have the Jews ever rebuilt their city 
and temple? 
No; the holy city has been trodden 
down by the Gentiles for ages, and will 
continue to be, until the time of the Gen-
tiles are fulfilled-then the New Jerusa-
lem will come down to earth, with her 
streets of gold filled with jasper light-
its gates of pearl, and whose temple will 
be the Lamb of God forevermore. 
CHAPTER XLIV. 
Rome. -Vespasian, Titus, Domitian, 
Nerva, Trajan, Adrian. 
Was Vespasian distinguished for any 
virtuous traits in his character? 
He was kind, polite, natural, and dis-
tinguished for affability and frugality. 
Did he correct any of the abuses of 
his predecessor? 
He restrained the licentiousness of 
the army-degraded unworthy senators 
-abridged the processes of the courts-
and exerted a paternal care over the 
whole empire. 
Who succeeded 
throne? 
His son, Titus, 76 years A. C. 
Was Titus a good emperor? 
He was a noble, generous, magnani-
mous and virtuous prince. 
Who succeeded Titus in the throne? 
His brother, Domitian, 81 years A. C. 
Was Domitian also good, like his fa-
ther and brother? 
He was unlike them; he was cruel 
and bloodthirsty. 
What acts of his 
bloody? 
He caused many illustrious Romans 
and senators to be put to death--caused 
himself to be styled GOD-and was lux-
' urious,,base, and prodigal of the public 
treasures. By his means 40,000 Chris-
tians were put to death, while himself 
was engaged in killing flies! 
Vespasian in the 
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THERE IS LIGHT BEYOND. 
Beyond the stars that shine in golden glory, 
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A GENERAL SYNOPSIS OF 
Ancient and Modern Empires, Kingdoms and States. 
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Scisse D. 
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They are as follows 
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but 
against principalities, against powers, against the 
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"For our conflict is not with flesh and blood, but with 
principalities, and with those in authority, and with 
the possessors of this dark world, and with the evil 
spirits that are beneath heaven."-Murdock's Syriac 
PsVersion
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adversaries with whom we wrestle are not 
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CHAPTER XLII. 
Rome.- Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, 
Claudius, Nero. 
Who did Augustus associte with him 
in the evpire 
The sole of his wife, Livia, by a for-
mer husband. His name was Tiberius. 
Was the empire prosperous under the 
two emperors? 
Rome was radiant with scenes of 
pr•esperity and grandeur, although lib-
erty had departed forever. 
Who became chief ruler after the death 
of Augustus ? 
His colleague, Tiberius. 
What was his character'? 
At first he gave promise of mildness; 
but after a while he played the tyrant. 
His cruelties filled Rome with lamenta-
tion and woe. 
When did Tiberius die? 
In the thirty-third year of his reign, 
37 A. C. 
Who was his successor? 
Caligula, the son of Germanicus. 
What was the character of his ad-
ministration? 
At first it was mild, lenient and hav-
ing a fair show of clemency; but in less -, 
than a year he became impious and an 
extortioner, and more cruel than even 
Tiberius. 
Was Caligula absurd and extrava-
gant, as well as cruel and tmpious 
He was sp. He built a palace of 
marble for his favorite horse, Incitatus. 
Where and how did Caligula come to 
his end ? 
He died by assassination, after an in-
glorious reign of about four years, 41 
A. C. 
Who succeeded Caligula? 
Claudius the Grand, son of Mark An-
tony and his wife, Octavia, the sister of 
Augustus Cwsar. 
What kind ofran emperor did Claudi-
us make? 
He had no capacity for government, 
and was simply a tool in the hands of 
his wicked wife, Messalina, and others. 
What does the historian Suetanins 
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He says that he caused thirty-five 
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of Claudius? 
The emperor caused her to be put to 
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him. 
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He married Agrippina, the daugter of 
Germanicus, who poisoned her first hus-
band, and afterwards poisoned him. 
Had Agrippina any son by her first 
husband? 
She had a son whose name was Nero. 
Did Claudius adopt Nem as a partner 
in the empire? 
He did so. 
What do historians say of the popu-
lation of Rome and its suburbs at this 
time? 
They say that it contained 7,000,000 
people. 
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tion; but all agree that the population 
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