J. V. RIMES, Proprietor. 
WHOLE NO. 637. 
" WE HAVE NOT FOLLOWED CI1ZNINGLY DEVISED FABLES." 
BOSTON, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1853. 
OFFICE, No. S Chardon-street. 
-VOLUME XII. NO. 5. 
Yet lo! I hear a joyful sound, 
" Surely I quickly come!" 
Each word much sweetness doth distil, 
Like a full honeycomb. 
And dost thou come, My dearest Lord? 
And (lost thou surely come ? 
And dost thou surely, quickly come ? 
Methinks I am at home. 
Come, then, my dearest, dearest Lord, 
My sweetest, surest friend; 
Come, for I loathe these Kedar tents ; 
Thy fiery chariots send. 
What have I here ! My thoughts and joys 
Are all packed up and gone; 
My eager soul would follow them 
To thine eternal throne. 
What have I in this barren land? 
My ,Tesus is not here; 
Mine eyes will ne'er be blest until 
My Jesus doth appear. 
My Jesus is gone up to heaven, 
To get a place for me; 
For 't is his will that where he is 
There should his servants be. 
Canaan I view from Pisgah's top, 
Of Canaan's grapes I 
 ; 
My Lord, who sends unto me here, 
Will send for me at last.- 
I have a God that changeth not, 
Why should I be perplexed? 
My God that owns me in this world, 
Will own me in the next. 
Go fearless, then, my soul, with God, 
Into another room; 
Thou, who hast walked with him here, 
Go see thy God at home. 
View death with a believing eye; 
It hath an angel's face ; 
And this kind angel will prefer 
Thee to an angel's place. 
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[Voices generally, go it, go it.] If you say it 
is right, raise your hands. [All hands up.] Let 
us call upon the Lord to assist us in this and 
every good work.' 
" Parley P. Pratt, another of the bright 
and shining lights 'in the church, denounced the 
apostates, and declared war to the knife. He 
said : 
" Sooner than be subjected to a repetition of 
the wrongs, 1, for one, would rather march out 
to-day and be shot down. These are my feelings, 
and have been for some time. Talk about lib-
erty of conscience here ? Yes. The Presbyte-
rians, Methodists, Quakers, &c.,.have here the 
liberty to worship God in their own way, and so 
has every man in the world. People have the 
privilege of apostatizing from this church, and 
of worshipping devils, snakes, toads or geese if 
they please, only let their neighbors alone. , But 
they have not the privilege to disturb the peace, 
or to endanger life or liberty; that is the idea. 
if they will take that privilege, I need not re-
peat their doom ; it has been told here to-day. 
They have been faithfully warned.' 
" It is evident from the temper of these de-
nunciations, that the schism gives the Mormon 
leaders much uneasiness." 
THE MORMONS. 
THE Boston Journal of the 18th inst. has the 
following article on the Mormons : 
" If recent accounts from Great Salt Lake 
city be not exaggerated, Mormonism is working 
its own cure. That which persecution failed to 
do in Illinois, and which the Constitution and 
laws of the United States have not reached in 
the Rocky Mountains, internal dissension and 
discord seem in a fair way to accomplish. The 
community of the Latter Day Saints is a house 
divided against itself,' and it cannot stand. It 
is a wonder that it has not ere this shown symp-
toms of decay. With no civil or moral code for 
their guidance and government, but what is 
based upon the pretended revelations of a gross 
impostor, it is remarkable that so large a body 
of people should have remained so long subject 
to this base delusion. Internal delusions are 
now prevalent in Utah, and threaten to scatter 
the Saints as wide and completely as the con-
fusion of tongues did the builders of Babel. 
" At the time of Smith's death, some six or 
seven bodies split off from the parent stock. 
One, under the leadership of Strang, are now 
called' Strangites,' and are located on Beaver 
Island, in Michigan ; Lyman Wight led off a 
body into Texas, and Brewster led away another 
body somewhere else. Brigham Young suc-
ceeded to Joe Smith, and with the main body 
removed to Great Salt Lake. Before the death 
of Smith, one Gladden, bishop, gave the Prophet 
much trouble. He was cut off from the church 
nine times, and was finally giVen over to the 
buffetings of Satan for a thousand years. Glad-
den now pretends to be as much superior to 
Smith as our Lord was to John the Baptist. 
He has succeeded in forming quite a sect, who 
take the name of Gladdenites.', A man by the 
name of Smith—a name of good omen among 
Mormons—a Gladdenite, has made many con-
verts at the Great Salt Lake. He repudiates 
polygamy, and contends that the present hier-
archy have departed from the book of Mormon 
in this particular. Smith has subjected himself 
to persecution, and the Saints haVe stripped him 
of his property. He attempted to preach in the 
street, but the authorities dispersed the audience 
and kept him in custody until he promised not 
to preach. Brigham Young denounced him 
from the pulpit and threatened him with grape 
and canister, bowie knives and pitchforks. 
He especially denounced the Gladdenites, and 
said : 
" I say, rather than that apostates shall 
flourish here, I will unsheath my Bowie knife 
and conquer or die. [Great commotion in the 
congregation, and a simultaneous burst of feel-
ing assenting to the declaration.] Now, you 
nasty apostates, clear out, or judgment will be 
put to the line, and righteousness to the plummet. 
1111115172AMENEBBSEMIES, 
The grave seems but a 'fining pot 
Unto believing eyeS; 
For there the flesh shall lose its dross, 
And like the sun 'shall rise. 
The world, which I have known so well, 
Hath mocked me with its lies; 
How gladly could I leave behind 
Its vexing vanities. 
My dearest friends, they dwell above ; 
Them will I go and see ; 
And all my iliends in Christ below 
Will soon come after me. 
Fear not the trump's earth-rending sound, 
Dread not the day of doom; 
For he. that is to be thy Judge, 
Thy Saviour is become. 
Blest be my God, that gives me light,'! 
Who in the dark did grope; -1-A 
Blest be my God, the God of love;' ,9"1"' 
Who causeth me to hope ; 
Here the words, signet, comfort, staff, 
And here is grace's chain; 
By these, thy pledges, Lord, I know 
My hopes are not in vain. 
CHINA. 
THE following extract from a letter dated Can-
ton, May 20th, gives a more circumstantial ac-
count than any we have yet seen of the position 
of the rebellion in China at the last accounts : 
" Since the departure of the last mail we have 
received many very interesting particulars touch-
ing the capture of Chin-Keang-Foo and Nankin, 
by the rebels. This news is entirely through 
Chinese, many of whom have received letters 
from the latter city: They report, however, 
that the city of Chin-Keang-Foo had been re-
taken, on the approach of 30,000 of the Em-
peror's soldiers from Kirin, Eastern Tartary, 
and who, in conjunction with those previously 
engaged, had caused the insurgents' to fall back 
upon Nankin, into which city they had thrown 
themselves, being a force of nearly 60,000 men, 
and that at the departure of the latest couriers 
they were surrounded by an army of 120,000 
men. Another portion of the rebels, nearly 
40,000 strong, had been detailed f'rom Nankin, 
on the main body leaving that place to attack 
Chin-Keang-Foo, for a very important city called 
Yang-Chew, which they captured, but to quit 
which and reinforce their friends at Nankin, was 
deemed impossible, from a considerable Tartar 
army, under the command of a celebrated Gen-
eral, having been despatched to prevent it. This, 
by the Chinese, is said to be the exact state of 
things by the last accounts. They do not, how-
ever, believe that the new Emperor, who is in 
the walls of Nankin with so large a force of des-
perate men, is likely to b41,overcome, notwith-
standing the numerical superiority of the Tartar 
force ;, and the general belief' is that he will suc-
ceed in dispersing them and establishing himself 
firmly there, it being the city which, in his proc-
lamations, is to be his capital. When the new 
Emperor sent to Soo-Choo, after the above vic-
tories, for the, -50,000 tales which the inhabit-
ants had agreed to-pay as a ransom for their city, 
numerous proclamations were carried by hismol-
diers, who distributed them amongst the people, 
and through that means some copies have found 
their way here. In these proclamations it was 
announced that on the 22d day of the 3d month, 
(29th April) the throne would be established in 
the ancient city of Nankin ; and there, on that 
day* would commence the government de jure 
of the restored family of Ming. But we have 
yet to learn the result of the battle beneath the 
walls of Nankin, which must have taken place 
previous to the above date. Via Shanghae we 
have nothing further than that Nankin and Chin-
Keang-Foo were in possession of the insurgents, 
and which news went by the last Dian; conse-
quently all related above is said to have taken 
place subsequently." 
I NEVER trusted God, but I found him faithful ; 
nor my own heart, but I found it false. Dyer. 
mobtRN 
WE had occasion, a few weeks since, to speak 
of the increasing skepticism which pervades 
community in this most Christian land, and of 
the apparent indifference to its existence mani-
fested by the religious press. A late number of 
the N. Y. Independent has some remarks to the 
same point, as follows: . . 
It is an unfortunate thing that the teachers of 
the public are sometimes those who know least 
about the public mind, The scholar and the 
preacher see men from a distant stand-point. 
They look at them in the light of their own sys-
tems, or as they appear religiously or peniten-
tially. -Occasionally they catch glimpses of the 
foul passages of the human heart, and think they 
know it ; but to the steady, natural throb of it,—
to the abiding, unaffected thought of man, they 
are seldom near. 
We believe that a .great change is preparing 
in religious opiaion, of which these and many 
of our best men know almost nothing. To 
those who are thrown into the currents of life, 
it.is evident that men's minds are in unusual 
working, and that the very foundations of reli-
gious belief are rotten and shaking. Among 
all the earnest-minded young men who are at 
this moment leading in thought and action in 
America, we venture to say that four-fifths are 
skeptical even of the great historical facts of 
Christianity. 
What is told as Christian doctrine by the 
churches, is not even considered by them. And 
furthermore, there is among them a general ill-
concealed distrust of the clerical body as a class, 
and an utter , disgust with the very, aspect of 
modern Christianity and of church worship. 
This skepticism is net flippant ; little is said 
about it. It is not a peculiarity alone of the 
radicals and fanatics ; many of them are men 
of calm and even balance of mind, and belong 
to no class of ultraists. It is not worldly and 
selffah. The doulatersi lead in the bravest and 
Most self-denying enterprises of the day. It is 
not an unbelief' to be laughed, or hooted at, or 
hunted 'down, It is calm, abiding, earnest, sor-
rowful. 
Not much is known of it above; but it 
underlies now all the strongest external move- 
ment. 
. . 
There are, however, glimpses of it. You see 
it in the daily diminishing influence of the pul- 
pit, and the increasing influence of the press ; in 
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the lessening number of strong and original 
minds who take hold of theology, and the tone 
of the men who are leading American thought. 
It speaks in'these strange longings for new reve-
lations, and in the occasional denunciations of 
the old.' 
THE CATASTROPHE AT NIAGARA FALLS. 
THE appalling catastrophe at Niagara Falls, 
by which two men were swept over the Falls, 
and a third died a thousand deaths during the 
thirty or forty hours that he clung to :a log of 
wood, on the brink of the precipice, has, as well 
it might, produced a deep effect upon the com-
munity. What the thoughts or feelings of the 
doomed man were, as he faced an inexorable 
fate, cannot be known, The Buffalo Commer-
cial Advertiser gives the following particulars 
of the last sad scene : 
" Up to six o'clock last evening, the public 
were kept in a state of' excitement by despatches 
received at intervals from the Falls, bringing 
information of the situation of poor Avery; each 
report fluctuating between hope and fear--now 
expressing confidence in his eventual safety, and 
now almost despairing of his rescue. A large 
number of persons left this city for the scene of 
excitement by the trains, and swelled the thou-
sands already gathered around the spot. We 
have been furnished with an account of the pro 
ceedings since one 'O'clock yesterday, by an eye 
witness. 
AN OLD HYMN. 
THE following hymn was much admired by the 
Rev. Andrew Fuller, during the latter years of 
his life ; and was often repeated while pacing 
his room in the agonies • of his last illness. It 
teaches the doctrine of the resurrection; but its 
writer had not learned what the ScriptUres teach 
respecting the new creation. 
I sojourn in a vale of tears, 
Alas ! how can I sing ? 
My harp cloth on the willows hang, 
Distuned in every string. 
My music is a captive's chain ; 5, sat/via-4. 
Harsh sounds my ears do fill ; ss; 
How shall I sing sweet Sion's song, 
On this side Sion's hill ? 
"ASK, AND YE SHALL RECEIVE." 
I ASK not wealth, I ask not fame ; 
I envy not the poet's name, 
Nor light of friendship's fitful flame, 
That often shineS in mockery. 
I ask not beauty's transient power, 
I ask not fortune's favored hour 
Nor Would I with ambition tower, 
To gain a Cmsar's royalty. 
I ask not love's deceitful smile; 
His treacherous arts too oft beguile, 
And many a sorrow lurks the while 
Behind his gaudy scenery., 
I would not ask, if I might know, 
All that awaits me here below ; • 
The light of time will quickly show 
Thy-joys and pains, mortality. 
And have I then no boon .to crave 
From Him who first my being gave, 
Before I lay me in the grove, 
And pass to dread eternity ? 
Bless'd Father, yes—be mine the tear 
That flows from penitence sincere, 
The broken heart, the childlike- fear ; 
Then comillife's sail catastrophe. 
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" Our informant t&S'itn-that the(inan was in It has been a great surprise to me that some 
a part of the rapids where the rocs rise nearly one has dot, before this, given a true account of 
to the surface of the water. A log of wood, ap- the condition of the people and the state of things 
parently wedged tightly between the rocks, and in California. 
crossed by another, still higher out of the water, 
was his resting place. Here he remained, half 
clinging to and half perching upon the log, from 
which he would occasionally slip down and walk 
a little on the rocks, which were only a short 
distance under water. A few feet in advance 
was a small fall, of about .ibur or five feet, and 
here on each side. 0'' him,' the waters riisried 
wildly on at a spe6d of about forty mileS- an 
hour. Since our report yesterday was made up, 
about half past two o'clock in the afternoon, a 
raft was constructed formed of' crossed timbers, 
strongly fastened in a square form, a hogshead 
being placed in the centre. 
" The raft was strongly secured with ropes on 
each side, and was floated down to the rocks 
upon which Avery was stationed. As it ap-
proached the spot where he stood, the rope got 
fast in the rocks, and the raft became immova-
ble. Avery then appeared to muster strength 
and courage, and descending from the log walked 
over the rocks to the place where the rope had 
caught, and labored long and hard to disengage 
it from the rocks. After some time he suc-
ceeded, and then with renewed energy, inspired 
by the hope of rescue, he pulled manfully at 
the rope until he succeeded in bringing the raft 
from the current towards his fearful resting-
place. 
" Avery now got on to the raft, making him-
self fast thereto by means of ropes which had 
been placed there for, that purpose, and those on 
the land commenced drawing it towards the 
shore. It had apprdaChed within thirty feet of 
one of the small islands, towards which its'course 
was directed, when suddenly it became stationa-
ry in the midst of the rapids, the ropes having 
again caught in the rocks. All endeavors to re-
move it were found to be in vain, and much fear 
was entertained that the strain upon the ropes 
might break them and occasion the poor felloW's 
loss. Various suggestions were now volunteered, 
and several attempts were made to reach him. 
One man went out in a boat as far as he dared 
to venture, and asked him if he would fasten a 
rope round his body and trust to being drawn in 
.by that. The poor fellow, htiwever, shook his 
head despondingly, as though he felt that he had 
not strength enough remaining to make himself 
Secure to a rope. 
At length a boat was got ready — a life 
boat, which had arrived from Buffalo—and was 
launched. Seeing the preparations, Avery un-
- loosed his fastenings, with the intention of being 
ready to spring into the boat. Borne on by the 
rushing waters, and amid the breathless Sus-
. pease OT the spectators, the boat approached the 
i'rift. A thrill ran through the crowd—the boat 
lived in the angry waves—it struck the raft—a 
shout of joy rang forth from the shores, fbr it 
was believed that he was saved—when suddenly 
the hope that had been raised Was again destroyed 
moment's confusion followed the collision, 
and in the next the victim was seen in the midst 
of the waters, separated from his frail support 
and struggling for life. For a Minute or two 
the poor fellow, striking out boldly, swam strong-
ly towards the island, and the cry echoed from 
- shore to shore that he would yet be saved. But 
soon the fact became certain that he receded 
from the shore — his strength was evidently 
failing. 
" Gradually he was borne back into the fiercest 
part of the current—slowly at first, and then 
more rapidly. Swiftly and more swiftly he ap-
proached the fatal precipice—the waters had 
hiid at last, their undisputed victim, and madly 
whirled him on to death, as though enraged at 
his persevering efforts to escape their fury. A 
sickening feeling came over the spectators when, 
just on the brink Of the precipice, the doomed 
man sprung up from the waters—clear from their 
surface — raising himself upright as a statue, 
with his arms flung wildly aloft, and with a 
piercing shriek that rang loudly above the mock-
ing roar of the cataract, fell back again into the 
foaming waves, and was hurled over the brow of 
the fatal precipice! 
" We have no heart for comment upon the 
melancholy and awful event. The fate of poor 
Avery will add another to the many fearful local 
incidents already related by the guides at the 
Palls, and for years his critical situation, his 
hard struggles, his fearful death, will be the 
theme of many a harrowing tale. And visitors 
to the mighty cataract will seek the scene of the 
terrible catastrophe with a shuddering curiosity, 
and the timid and imaginative will fancy, in the 
dusk of the evening, that they still hear above 
the waters' roar the fearful shriek that preceded 
the fatal plunge." 
barely able to support a miserable existence, 
Board here, at the cheapest hotels, cannot be 
had for less than $10 per week, and washing $a 
per dozen. 
The accounts which you read in the papers 
are, all of them, either downright lies, or, what 
is just as bad, they are calculated to, and do, 
mislead and deceive. A few people in the mines 
are doing well ; but while one man is making 
money a hundred are no more than making their 
expenses. A few individuals and companies 
who have expended large sums of money in 
blasting into the mountains, or otherwise with 
much labor and expense have got at good claims, 
are doing well ; but from all I have seen, and 
from all I have heard from reliable sources, it is 
my firm belief that not one man out of a hun-
dred clears a dollar a day in the mines. I know 
of many hard-working, sober men who have been 
here since '49, who have striven hard to accom-
plish something, and now have not money enough 
to pay their passage home. 
The accounts you read in the papers about 
men taking out large amounts of gold at such 
and such places, are written by some traders or 
speculators. Possibly some of the accounts are 
literally true, but while one man or one com-
pany may be doing well, the hundreds of others 
are doing nothing, and all claims that are worth 
anything are taken up. The mines are more 
risky than a lottery. Do not come to California. 
Don't flatter yourself that you are smarter than 
others—that you can make money here. Stay 
at home. Read this letter more than once. I 
have weighed my words. I want you to weigh 
them, for they are all true. Truly, 
IV. F. S. 
speare's prays of the Tempest and Macbeth were 
twice acted in the week succeeding this awful 
event, and one of them exactly a week after the 
storm had' arrived at its greatest fury. On the 
whole,. hoWever, the general. impression was salu-
tary, and He who brought the stormy wind out 
of His treasures, caused it to fulfil His word. 
Royal authority appointed a day of hutniliation 
and prayer, and the sense of the nation was ex-
pressed' by immense. crowds of all classes who 
attended public worship on that solemn day. 
Many reviewed with. humble gratitude the deliv-
erance which God had wrought for them. 
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watchman. 
Misery and Delusion of California. 
THE following is taken from a private letter to 
the N. Y. Tribune, dated San Francisco, May 
26, 1853. 
I have been in this State twelve weeks, and 
during that time have seen more misery, more 
vice, more immorality, more blasted hopes and 
withering disappointment, more utter wretched-
ness and impotent regrets than I have ever wit-
nessed before in my whole life : and it is aston-
ishingit is amazing—that some philanthropist 
has not taken upon himself the task, ere this, 
of exposing to the world the state of affairs here, 
and the almost universal fate of the great ma-
jority of California emigrants. All who leave 
home for this supposed land of gold, do so with 
high hopes and brilliant expectations ; but did 
they know the almost certain destiny which 
awaits them here, they would sooner dig potatoes 
for fifty cents a day than undertake this expedi-
tion. 
In this city of San Francisco there are, to-
day, two thousand people, at least, seeking em-
ployment, but seeking it in va'n. Occasionally 
an advertisement will appear in the papers, or a 
notice be posted up on the boards of some intel-
ligence office, that a hotel waiter, an experienced 
farmer, or .a few wood-choppers are wanted, and 
immediately there will be a rush of eager ap-
plicants at the appointed place of interview, like 
a pack of famished wolves around a dead 
carcass. 
I have seen young men who left good situa-
tions in stores and offices at home, piling up 
luraber here on the docks, washing dishes, and 
doing the Most menial services in restaurants 
and hotels, and others who are unable to find 
any work, which from their physical constitution 
or habits of life they are competent to perform ; 
and I know of many, and have heard of many 
more, who are working for twenty or thirty dol- 
lars a month, and hundreds who are working for 
their board and glad to get an opportunity to do 
that. There are hundreds of strong and robust 
men sitting in the hotels, and standing upon the 
corners of the streets, without a cent of money 
in their pockets, who have sought and striven 
for employment until their stout hearts become 
heavy with despair. 
Those who have been accustomed to all the 
luxuries of life .at home, and unused to manual 
labor, find themselves here compelled to encoun-
ter difficulties and suffer privations they never 
dreamed of before. People are willing and 
anxious to work—to do any work—work which 
they would have scorned to have done before 
they saw California ; but the work is not here 
to do, and the bitter exclamation goes out from 
a thousand hearts every 'day, " 0 God ! what 
shall I do ?" They are as powerless as infants, 
as helpless as babes, for they cannot make work, 
nor can they force a man to give them employ-
ment when he has none to give. The mental 
agony—the unspoken anguish of the soul, felt 
here every twenty-four hours are almost equal to 
the tortures of hell—who ever saw such a num-
ber of sad faces, such multitudes of miserable 
men, as one meets in this city every week ? I 
am sick, I confess I am sick at heart when I 
see the crowds of deluded mortals brought to 
these shores by every steamer that arrives. It 
is too bad—'t is wicked—'t is cruelly wrong., 
The great idea that seems to pervade the States 
from one end to the other in regard to California 
is a stupendous fraud—a gigantic humbug—a 
most inhuman scheme to cheat thousands out of 
their home, their happiness, their peace of mind, 
their property, and, in too many cases, of their 
lives. Nine-tenths of the people here, in addi-
tion to all other disappointments and privations, 
are deprived of all the advantages of social in-
tercourse and civilized society, and in a few 
weeks their minds become rusty, and their moral 
feelings and sensibilities blunted. 
This is no fancy sketch, no picture of the 
imagination, for no language at my command is 
sufficiently strong to express the misery, the dis- 
appointments and ruined expectations of nine-
teen twentieths of those who come to California. 
What I write I know to be true, and if my 
voice could reach the ears and penetrate the 
hearts of the thousands who are yet to come to 
these shores, and they would believe what they 
hear, what mountains of sorrow might be 
averted! 
Good carpenters, when they can obtain work, 
receive $6 a day, but not one out of twenty-five 
is able to accumulate anything. They may be 
employed one, two or three days, and perhaps a 
week, and then, the job completed upon which 
they have been at work, they are compelled to 
lie idle till they can find another job, and thus 
spend the money which they have earned. But 
if they should be fortunate enough to accumulate 
anything during the dry season, they are obliged 
to spend it all during the wet, for then little or 
no building can be done. The same is the case 
with masons and bricklayers. It is a fact, 
which cannot be denied, that not one mechanic 
out of fifty can save as much money here as he 
can at home ;. and laboring men, who have no 
trade, with the best of California fortune, are 
The Storm of 1703. 
FOR one hundred and fifty years past, an an-
nual sermon has been preached in the Baptist 
meeting house, Little Wild-street, London, on 
the 27th of November, in commemoration of the 
extraordinary storm of Nov. 27th, 1703, which 
was considered the most terrific tempest through-
out Europe, which the world has known since 
the universal deluge. Its moral lessons were 
considered so important that a member of the 
church left a sum of money, the interest of which 
should be appropriated forever to support a ser-
mon on each anniversary of the event, which is 
usually delivered by some of the most eminent 
ministers in the British metropolis, and has ob-
tained the name of " The Storm Sermon." Sev-
eral of them have been printed. 
The late Dr. Samuel Stennett, a pastor of the 
Little Wild-street church, and author of the 
hymns which bear his name, in his printed ser-
mon on the subject, in endeavoring to account 
for the storm, says, that " having most probably 
taken its rise in America, it made its way across 
the Western ocean, and collecting confederate 
matter in its passage over the seas, spent its fury 
on those parts of the world, whither his army of 
terrors was principally commissioned." A strong 
west wind set in about the middle of the month, 
the force of which increased every day till the 
27th. On the 24th the storm commenced, which 
reached its height three days afterward. The 
violence of the wind produced a hoarse, dread-
ful noise, like that of thunder; and the excess-
ive darkness of the night added greatly to the 
horror of the scene. 
Many lives were lost, especially in London, 
not a few meeting death in its most terrific forms. 
And great, indeed, was the loss of property. In 
London and its vicinity more than eight hundred 
dwelling houses were laid in ruins, above two 
thousand chimneys fell to the ground, and " the 
lead which covered the roofs of one hundred 
churches was rolled up and hustled in prodigious 
quantities, to great distances." 
Nor was the devastation less throughout the 
country. In one extensive plain on the banks 
of the Severn, not less than fifteen thousand sheep 
were driven into the river and drowned ; and in 
the county of Kent alone, more than two hun-
dred and fifty thousand trees were tern up by 
the roots. 
The ravages of this awful storm were at sea 
still more tremendous. It was computed that 
not less than three hundred ships were entirely 
destroyed; among which were fifteen of the Brit-
ish royal navy, containing more than two thou-
sand seamen, who " sunk as lead in the mighty 
waters." The whole loss of property was esti-
mated at four millions of pounds in money, of 
lives about eight thousand, and of cattle without 
number. 
Towards the evening of the twenty-seventh, it 
pleased God gradually to abate the severity of 
the storm, till it became an entire calm ; and 
men left the retreats in which they had taken 
refuge,. to view " the desolation which God had 
made in the earth." It will be' readily supposed 
that this was done with a variety of feelings, in 
accordance with their different characters. 
In many cases, those who had been most filled 
with terror and confusion, having had their fears 
removed, dreadfully perverted its moral ten-
dency, and proved that " let favor be shown to 
the wicked, yet will they do wickedly." Shak- 
Her allies would always find her ready to 
concert her march with them, in execution of 
the Treaty of London, and ever anxious to aid 
in a work, which her religion and all the senti-
ments honorable to humanity recommended to 
her active solicitude, always disposed to profit 
by her actual position only for the purpose of 
accelerating the accomplishment of the Treaty 
of July 6th ; while Russia announced in her 
manifesto. A. D. October 10, 1829 : Russia has 
remained constantly a stranger to every desire 
of conquest—to every view of aggrandisement?' 
her Ambassador at Paris was writing to Count 
Nesselrode : When the Imperial Cabinet asked 
the question, whether it had become expedient 
to take up arms against the Porte, there might 
have existed some doubt about the urgency of 
this measure in the eyes of those who had not 
sufficiently reflected upon the effects of the san-. 
guinary reforms which the Chief of the Otto-
nian Empire has just executed with such tre-
mendous violence. 
" The Emperor has put the Turkish system to 
the proof, and his Majesty has found it to pos-. 
sess a commencement of physical and moral 
organization which it hitherto had not. If this 
Sultan had been enabled to offer us a more 
determined and regular resistance, while he had 
scarcely assembled together the elements of his 
plan of reform and ameliorations, how formida-
ble should we have found him had he had time 
to give it more solidity.- Things being in this 
state, we must congratulate ourselves upon hav-
ing attacked them before they became more 
dangerous for us, for delay would only have 
made our relative situation worse, and prepared 
Russian Policy against Turkey. 
THE following historical sketch is by the 
London correspondent of the New York Tri-
bune : 
Since the year 1815 the Great Powers of 
Europe have feared nothing so much as an in-
fraction of the status guo. But any war between 
any two of those poers implies subversion of 
that status quo. That is the reason why Russia's 
encroachments in the East have been tolerated, 
and why she has never been asked for anything 
in return but to afford some pretext, however 
absird, to the Western powers, for remaining 
neutral, and for being saved the necessity of 
interfering in Russian aggressions. Russia has 
all along been glorified for the forbearance and 
generosity of her " august master," who has not 
only condescended to cover the naked and shame-
ful subserviency of Western Cabinets, but has 
displayed the magnanimity of devouring Turkey 
piece after piece, instead of swallowing it at a 
mouthful. Russian diplomacy has thus rested 
on the timidity of Western statesmen, and her 
diplomatic art has gradually sunk into so com-
plete a mannerism, that you may trace the his-
tory of the present transactions almost literally 
in the annals of the past, 
The hollowness of the new pretexts of' Russia 
is apparent, after the Sultan has granted, in his 
new finnan to the Patriarch of Constantinople, 
more than the Czar himself' had asked for—so 
far as religion goes. Now was, perhaps, the 
" pacification of Greece " a snore solid pretext ? 
When M. de Villele, in order to tranquilize the 
apprehensions of the Sultan, and to give a proof 
of the pure intentions of the Great Powers, 
proposed " that the allies ought above- all things 
to Conclude a treaty by which the actual status 
quo of the. Ottoman Empire should be granted 
to it," the Russian Ambassador at Paris opposed 
this proposition to the utmost, affirming, " that 
Russia, in displaying generosity in her relations 
with the Porte, and in showing inappreciable 
respect for the wishes of her allies, had been 
obliged, nevertheless, to reserve exclusively to 
herself to determine her own differences with the 
Divan ; that a general guarantee of the Otto-
man Empire, independently'of its being unusual 
and surprising, would wound the feelings of his 
master and the rights acquired by Russia, and 
the principles upon which they were founded:" 
Russia pretends now to occupy the Danubian 
principalities, without giving to the Porte the 
right of considering this step as a cases belli. 
Russia pretended, in 1827, to occupy Mol-
davia and Wallachia in the name of the three 
powers. 
While Russia proclaimed the following in her 
declaration of war of April 26, 1828: 
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us greater obstacles than those With which, we 
meet." 
Russia proposes now to make an aggaessive 
step and then talk about it, In 1829, Prince 
Liewen Wrote to Count Nesselrode : 
" We shall confine ourselves to generalities, 
for every circumstantial communication on a 
subject so delicate would draw down real dan- 
gers, and if once we discuss with 'our allies 
the articles of treaty with the Porte, we shall 
only content them when they will imagine 
that they have imposed upon us irreparable 
sacrifices. It is in the midst of our camp that 
peace must be signed, and it is when it shall 
have been concluded that Europe must know its 
conditions. Remonstrances will then be too late, 
and it will then patiently suffer what it can no 
longer prevent." 
Russia has now for several months been de-
laying action under one pretence or another, in 
order to maintain a state of things which, being 
neither war nor peace, is tolerable to herself, 
but ruinous to the Turks. She acted in precisely 
the same manner in the period we have alluded 
to, As Pozzo di Borgo said c 
" It is our policy to see that nothing new 
happens during the next four months, and I hope 
we shall accomplish it, because men in general 
prefer waiting ; but the fifth must be fruitful in 
e vents." 
The Czar, after having inflicted the greatest 
indignities on the Turkish Government, and not-
withstanding that he now threatens to extort by 
force the most humiliating concessions, neverthe-
less raises a great cry about his " friendship for 
the Sultan Abdul Medjed " and his solicitude 
" for the preservation of the Ottoman Empire." 
On the Sultan he throws the " responsibility " 
of opposing his just demands," of continuing to 
" wound his friendship and his feelings," of re-
jecting his " note," and of declining his " pro-
tectorate." 
In 1828, when Pozzo di Borgo was interpel-
lated by Charles X. about the bad success of the 
Russian arms in the campaign of that year, 
he replied, that, not wishing to .push the war 
a outraace without absolute necessity, the Em-
peror had hoped that the Sultan would have 
profited by his generosity, which experiment 
had now failed. 
Shortly before commencing his present quar-
rel with the Porte, Russia sought to bring 
about a general coalition of the Continental 
Powers against England, on the refugee ques-
tion, and having failed in that experiment, she 
attempted to bring about a coalition with Eng-
land against France. Similarly, from 1826 to 
1829, she intimidated Austria by the " ambi-
tious projects of Prussia; doing simultaneously 
all that was in her power to swell the power and 
pretensions of Prussia, in order to enable her to 
balance Austria. In her present circular note 
she indicts Bonaparte as the only disturber of 
peace by his pretensions respecting the Holy 
Places; but, at the same time, in the language 
of Pozzi di Borgo, she attributed " all the agita-
tion that pervade Europe to the agency of Prince 
- Metternich, and tried to make the Duke of 
Wellington himself perceive that the deference 
which he would have to the Cabinet of Vienna 
would be a drawback to his influence with all the 
others and to give such a turn to things that it 
would be no longer Russia that sought to com-
promise France with Great Britain, but Great 
Britain who had repudiated France, in order to 
join the Cabinet of Vienna."• 
Russia would now submit to a great humilia-
tion it' she retreated, That was identically her 
situation after the first unsuccessful campaign of 
1828. 
What was then her supreme object. We 
answer in the words of her diplomatist : 
" A second campaign is indispensable in order 
to acquire the superiority requisite for the suc-
cess of the negotiation. When this negotiation 
shall take place we must be in a state to dictate 
the conditions of it in a prompt and rapid man- 
ner With the power of doing more his 
Majesty would consent to demand less. 
To 
obtain this superiority appears to me what ought 
to be the sum of all our efforts. This supe-
riority has now become a condition of our politi-
cal existence, such - as we must establish and 
maintain in the eyes of the world." 
But does Russia not fear the common action 
of England and France ? Certainly. In the 
Secret Memoirs on the means possessed by Rus-
sia for breaking up the alliance between France 
and England, revealed during the reign of Louis 
Philippe we are told : - 
" In the event of a war, in which England 
should coalesce with France,, Russia indulges in 
no hope of success unless that union be broken 
up ; so that at least England should consent 
to remain neutral during the continental con-
flict." 
" From the moment that the idea of the ruin 
of the Turkish Empire ceases to prevail, it is 
not probable that the British Government would 
risk a general war for the sake of exempting the 
Sultan from acceding to such or such condition, 
above all in the state in which things will be at 
the commencement of the approaching campaign, 
when everything will be as yet uncertain and 
undecided. These considerations would author-
ize the belief that we have no cause to fear an 
open rapture on the part of Greaf Britain ; and 
that she will content herself with counselling 
the Porte to beg peace, and with lending the 
aid of the good offices in her power during the 
negotiation if it takes place, without going 
further, should the Sultan refuse or we per-
sist." 
And as to Nesselrode's opinion of the " good " 
Aberdeen, the Minister of 1828, and the Minister 
of 1853, it may be well to quote the following 
from a despatch by Prince Lieven : 
" Lord Aberdeen reiterated in his interview 
with inc the assurance that at no period it had 
entered into the intentions of England to seek a 
quarrel with Russia—that he feared that the 
position of the English Ministry was not well 
understood at St. Petersburgh—that he found 
himself in a delicate situation. Public opinion 
was always ready to burst forth against Russia. 
The British Government could not constantly 
brave it; and it would be dangerous to excite it 
on questions that touched too nearly the national 
prejudices. On the other side we could reckon 
with entire confidence upon the friendly disposi-
tions of the English Ministry which struggled 
against them." 
The only thing astonishing in the note of M. 
de Nesselrode, of June 11, is not the insolent 
melange of " professions refuted by acts, and 
threats veiled in declaimers," but the reception 
Russian diplomatical notes meet with for the 
first time in Europe, calling forth, instead of the 
habitual awe and admiration, blushes of shame 
at the past and disdainful laughter from the 
Western world at this insolent amalgamation of 
pretensions, finesse and real barbarism. Yet 
Nesselrode's circular note, and the " ultimatis-
simurn " of June 16, are not a bit worse than 
the so much admired master-pieces of Pozzo di 
Borgo and Prince Lieven. Count Nesselrode 
was at their time, what he is now, the diplo-
matical head of Russia. 
There is a facetious story told of two Persian 
naturalists who were examining a bear ; the one 
who had never seen such an animal before, in-
quired whether that animal dropped its cubs 
alive or laid eggs; to which the other, who was 
better informed, replied : " That animal is capa-
ble of anything." The Russian bear is certainly 
capable of anything, so long as he knows the 
other animal he has to deal with to be capable 
of nothing. 
En pasSant, I may mention the signal victory 
Russia has just won in Denmark, the Royal mes-
sage having passed with a majority of 119 against 
28, in the following terms : 
In agreement with the 4th paragraph of the 
Constitution d. d. June 5, 1849, the United 
Parliament, for its part, gives its consent to the 
arrangement by his Majesty of the succession to 
the whole Danish monarchy, in accordance with 
the Royal message respecting the succession of 
Oct. 4, 1852, renewed June 13, 1853." 
Curious Document. 
MESSRS. EDITORS :—The following is a copy of 
a bona fide letter from a lawyer, written, soon 
after his conversion, to another lawyer. It is a 
curious document, and your readers will be 
pleased to learn that the communication resulted 
in the hopeful conversion of the individual to 
whom it was directeda 
FIRST EPISTLE OF — TO —. 
April 18th. 1829. 
" Sin :—I avail myself of the first opportu-
nity to inform you that for the last two weeks I 
have been engaged in the trial of a cause, of 
which (as it seems) I had, by the conduct of my 
whole life, chosen to be defendant. It was a 
cause of which I had had some serious intima-
tions ; but being not prepared for it, and not 
having employed any counsel, I had flattered 
myself that it. would not be noticed for trial un-
til some very distant period. • But much to my 
surprise, I received a special message from the 
Judge Advocate, that my cause stood next on 
the calendar, and that I must appear forthwith 
in person, and answer at the first call, or that 
judgment final would be entered by default. 
And here, sir, let me tell you That it was a 
criminal cause, involving an issue of life or 
death ; and I must also tell yoU that it was au 
issue of which no earthly tribunal has jurisdic-
tion ; but the message informed me that it must be 
tried at the Bar of the High Court of Heaven, 
before the Judge of quick. and dead. Pause, 
sir, for a moment, and realize what would be 
the feelinga of any depraved son of Adam on re-
ceiving the peremptory mandate of such a tri-
bunal, to appear forthwith in person. But, sir, 
against the allurements of the world, false pride, 
the craft and conspiracies of the devil and his 
'legions, I fought my way to the Criminal Box 
at that Bar. 0 .! can you imagine how I felt ? 
I was immediately arraigned, and sunk in per-
fect despair, finding myself confounded and 
without defence. I was then tenderly called 
upon by the Judge to plead to the indictment; 
on which I immediately gave an unconditional 
cognovit, and put myself wholly on the mercy 
of the court, on which a sentence of ignominious 
death was passed upon me. But through the 
medium of Christ, our Saviour and Advocate, 
the effect of our judgment is, that, whereas I 
confessed the charge and put myself wholly upon 
the mercy of the Court, I should triumph over 
the grave and live—on condition that 1 shall 
through this life, be and remain an advocate of 
that Court. Glory ,to God in the highest ! 
The glory, wisdom, justice, mercy, and lov-
ing kindness of this Court are unbounded and 
inexpressible. And now, sir, let me tell you 
heartily, that you are impleaded (with every im-
penitent son of man) in a like cause before this 
Court; the trial of which is assigned to no par-
ticular day, but from its standing on the calen-
dar, it will be called at no very distant period. 
But so perfect is the justice of this Conrt, that 
no one is taken by surprise, though you may 
have but one short notice. And now, sir, for 
the Redeemer's sake, who is now advocating your 
cause at the expense of his life, prepare you 
heartily for the trial ; and if you have no de-
fence on the merits, or if you have any doubt of 
having a perfect defence, as I have become an 
advocate of that Court, if you will call on me I 
will most cordially inform you what defence 
will answer, under the general issue, (there is 
no special pleading there) and what will be the 
awful consequence of a failure, and of the prac-
tice of the Court in that case. 
" See you to this. 
To 
" PS. Please inform your co-defendants of 
the above intimation." Congregational Journal. 
( For the Herald.) 
Sketches of Travel. 
No. XLY. 
BRITANNIA BRIDGE OVER mENAI STRAITS. 
BEFORE leaving home, I had been much in-
terested in the account of " Britannia Bridge " 
over Menai Straits, and I resolved, if I ever 
went to England, that one of my first excursions 
should be to this wonderful achievement of mod-
ern engineering. Accordingly a party was formed 
for this purpose a few days after my arrival at 
Liverpool, but circumstances prevented our go-
ing, and I now found myself in Liverpool again 
within a few days of my departure, without hav-
ing accomplished the object. 
Thinks I to myself,—" This will never do at 
all !—to go home without having seen Britannia 
Bridge!" So the next morning I rose early, 
ate a sandwich for my breakfast, and hurried 
down to St. George's Pier-head, crossed the ferry 
to Birkenhead and took the rail to Chester,—
where I arrived at half-past nine A. M., walked up 
to the town, saw the Cathedral, a very ancient 
building of red sand-stone much worn by the 
weather, walked upon the old wall, which crosses 
the principal street by an arch,—and returned 
to the railway station in time for the 10.35 train 
to Bangor. Passed through Holywell, where 
is the famous St. Winifred's Well, — IVIostyn, 
where we had a glimpse of Lord Mostyn's beau- 
tiful seat Prestatyn, where is Lord Eskill's 
seat, an TXtensive building in the castle-style—
Conway, where is a fine old castle erected by 
Edward I., went through the Tubular Bridge 
over Conway river, to Bangor, where I got a 
ticket to Llanfair, the first station on the oppo-
site side of Britannia Bridge. 
As we approached the Bridge, I could not re-
press some misgivings. The idea of an extended 
railway-train going through an irod Labe 15 by 
30 feet, 1524 feet long, composed of wrought 
iron plates not. over three-fourths of an inch in 
thickness, and in two places unsupported for a 
distance of 460 feet, and having a total weight 
of over 5000 tons ! I kept looking out for it 
" with fear and trembling," saw farther to the 
north Telford's beautiful Suspension Bridge; 
at length we turned 'a short curve and the two 
colossal lions, which guard the entrance, hove 
in sight, the pass-word was given by the watch-
man, " All clear!" and we entered the dark 
cavern, experienced a sensation of warmth, a 
strong smell of lamp-oil, and a hollow rumbling 
sound, till we emerged into the light all " safe 
and sound " on the other side. 
From Llanfair I walked back to the Bridge 
for more particular observation. Perhaps my 
readers may be interested in a more particular 
account of it. 
Menai Straits is a deep and boisterous passage 
of the sea between the main-land of Carnarvon-
shire in Wales, and the Island of Anglesey. 
The waters of the Irish Sea on the north and St. 
George's Channel are continually vibrating back-
ward , and forward, and progressively rising or 
falling from twenty-five to thirty feet with each 
successive tide, and with a current of more than 
eight miles an hour. The object of the Bridge 
was to extend the Chester Railway across the 
Isle of Anglesey to Holyhead, and thus shorten 
the seaavoyage of the great thoroughfare between 
London and Dublin. From Holyhead to Dub- 
lin is only sixty-four miles, while from Liver-
pool to Dublin is 138 miles, 
It would seem as if the natural difficulties 
were enough, but in addition to these, it was re-
quired by the Board of Admiralty, that the pro-
posed bridge should be constructed a good hun-
dred feet above high-water level, to enable large 
vessels to sail beneath it ; and moreover, that 
in its construction, neither staff'olding nos' cen. 
tering should be used--as they would obstruct 
the navigation of the Straits. 
These difficulties were all surmounted by the 
ingenuity and skill of Mr. Robert Stephenson, 
Civil Engineer. The principle of the bridge 
may be thus illustrated. 
Take a small straight stick freshly cut from a 
tree. In its natural form the bark around the 
stick is equally smooth throughout. Now let it 
be supported at each end while you bear down 
upon it in the middle so as to bend it, and it 
will represent a beam under heavy pressuie, The 
bark will present two opposite appearances. That 
in the centre of the upper half' of the stick will 
be cramped up ; while on the opposite side im-
mediately beneath, it will be forced apart, thus 
showing that beneath the rind the wood of the 
upper part of the stick is severely compressed, 
while that underneath it is as violently stretched ; 
and if' the stick is bent till it breaks, the splin-
ters of the upper fracture will be seen to inter-
lace or cross each other, while those beneath 
will be divorced by a chasm. 
But it is evident that these opposite results of 
compression and extension, must as they approach 
each other, respectively diminish in degree until 
in the middle j:of the beam they neutralize each 
other. It appears therefore that the main strength 
of a beam consists in its power to resist com- 
pression and extension, and that the middle is 
comparatively useless. Hence in order to obtain 
the greatest possible amount of strength, the 
given' quantity of material to be used should be 
accumulated at the top and the bottom, where 
the strain is the greatest, or in plain terms, the 
middle of the beans should be bored out. 
Upon this principle Mr. Stephenson under-
took to convey, the .Rail-way trains across Menai 
Straits through hollow tubes ,instead of attempt- 
ing to do it upon solid beams, and as a striking 
exemplification of the truth of his theory, it has 
been stated that while his tubes will bear nearly 
nine times the amount of the longest rail-way 
train that could possibly pass through them, yet , 
if instead of being 'hollow they had been a solid 
iron beam of the same dimensions, they would 
not only have been unable to sustain the load 
required, but would actually have been bent by 
their own weight ! 
After a series of expensive experiments it was 
determined to give the tube a rectangular form, 
and to construct it of wrought iron plates rivetted 
together. Three immense towers were built to 
support the tubes—one based upon a rock in the 
middle of the straits which at high water is cov- 
ered to the depth of ten feet—and one on each 
side between this and the opposite shore. The 
centre tower is 62 by 52,feet five inches at the 
base, tapering to 55 by 45-5 inches at tube-level, 
and the total height is 221 feet eight inches. It 
.contains 1,500,000 cubic feet of stone, and 387 
. tons of cast-iron beams and girders, and weighs 
in all 20,000 tons. The Carnarvon and Angle- 
sey Towers are each 184 feet seven inches above 
high water. There are a double set of tubes, so 
that trains can pass each other on the Bridge. 
The length of the tubes from the main land to Car- 
narvon Tower is 274 feet; from that to Britan-
nia Tower, (the central one,) 472 feet; and from 
that to Anglesey Tower 472 feet, and from ,that 
to the other side 274 feet, The total weight of 
the tubes is 11,366 tons ! In order to provide 
for the expansion and contraction of the tubes, 
they are made fast in the central tower, but on 
either side through the shore towers, and on the 
abutments, they travel on cast-iron rollers. The 
sun breaking out of the clouds will make a dif-
ference of an inch or an inch and a half in the 
length, and the extreme variation between sum-
mer and winter is nearly twelve inches. 
At the time of my visit only one set of the 
tubes was completed. I walked across upon the 
top of it and went inside of the other one where 
the men were at work and helped clinch the last 
rivet that was driven that day, No less than two 
millions of bolts have been used ! After walk- 
ing upon the top of the tube and examining its 
construction, I felt perfect confidence in its se- 
curity. It seemed as firm as the solid earth, 
Indeed it has been asserted that scientific calcu-
lations have demonstrated that Britannia Bridge 
is capable Of sustaining a greater weight than 
any embankment in the whole length of the 
Rail-way. 
s. ‘5. M. M. 
THE POPE THRONED IN THE PLACE OF GOD.—The 
Shepherd of the Valley, a Papal organ, according 
to the Wester* Watchman, recently remarks : 
t4 We profess, in our editorial capacity, the most 
entire obedience to our Bishop, who represents to 
as the Pope, and have no higher ambition than to 
servo him to the best of our ability, and to obey 
any intimation of his will with which it may please 
him to favor us ; and we are charitable enough to 
suppose that we share these essential dispositions 
with our brethren throughout the United States.' 
itl)e /:khent Ljeran. 
BOSTON, JULY 30, 1853. 
Toe readers of the Herald are most earnestly besought to give it 
room in their prayers ' • that by means of it God may he honored and 
his truth advanced ; also' 
 that it may be conducted in faith and 
love, with sobriety of judgment and discernment of the truth, in 
nothing carried away into error, or hasty speech, or sharp, unbroth-
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THE PROPHECY OP ISAIAH. 
CHAPTER 
WOE to the land shadowing with wings, 
Which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia 
That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, 
Even in vessels of balrushes upon the waters, saying, 
Go, ye swift Messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, 
To a people terrible from their beginning hitherto ; 
A nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have 
spoiled.,—vs. I, 2. 
 
"THE ANTITYPICAL TABERNACLE." 
THE Sabbath Herald, of July 7 copies our artiele 
on this subject from our issue of June 18th, and 
appends to it seven columns of notes. One third 
of these is an attempt to prove that there is fn 
heaven a literal tabernacle, of which the Jewish 
was a copy. We shall spend: no time in the 
cussion of that question,- because it is not material 
to the question at issue, and because the applica-
tion of the scriptures quoted to sustain shows a 
' want of knowledge of the nature and laws of sym-
bols- and tropes to which violence is thus done. 
The point at. issue is whether Heb. 9th teaches 
that Christ had entered on the work typified by the 
services of the inner apartment of the Jewish 
tabernacle ; or whether it was on that only which 
was symbolized by the outer. 
While the high priest went always into the first 
tabernacle, (Heb. 0:7-9)—" into the second went the 
high priest alone once every year, not without 
blood, which he offered for himself and for the 
errors of the people : the Holy Ghost this signify-
ing, that the way unto the holiest of all was not 
yet made manifest,'while as yet the first tabernacle 
was yet standing : which was a figure for the time 
then present," &e. 
From this we argued that when the high priest 
should cease to go into the inner sanctuary, once 
every year, and that should stand no longer, it 
would be a significancy by the Holy Ghost that the 
way into the holiest of all WAS manifested. Also 
that when the apostle argued that " Christ being 
come a high priest of good things to come, by a 
greater and more perfect tabernacle . . . . be 
entered in once into the holy place, having obtained 
eternal redemption for us," (vs. 11, 12) that that 
being contrasted with the holiest of all of the 
Jewish type, it must be its antitype in heaven. 
The Sabbath Herald objects to this that the phrase 
holiest of all in verse 8, is in the plural, and should 
be rendered " holy placcs," and therefore that 
Christ then only entered the antitype of the first. 
Admitti-ng that point, it would still be true that 
when' the Jewish tabernacle ceased to be signifi-
cant, Christ would have entered into whatever 
the holy places signified, and therefore into that 
typified by the second as well as by the first. We 
shall however have a word to say on the number of 
the original. 
Another argument we used was that in verse 24 
we read, " For Christ is not entered into the holy 
places made with hands, which are the figures of 
the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in 
the presenceof God for us.7 And as" heaVen " is 
contrasted with the holy places, that Christ had 
entered on the work typified by the inner as well 
as the outer tabernacle. We enforced the argu-
ment that he had entered on the work typified by 
the inner sanctuary, by the verses following, (vs. 
25, 26)-that work being there particularly re-
ferred to : ",Nor yet that he should offer himself 
often, as the high priest entereth into the holy 
place every year with blood of others ; for then 
must he often have suffered since the foundation of 
the world : but now once in the end of the world 
hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice 
of himself." 
Here the declaration is positive that entering 
heaven itself, Christ was performing the antitypical 
work of the inner sanctuary,—that being where 
the priest entered once a year. They reply to this, 
that not the once entering, is here referred to, but 
the yearly round of service. If so, it includes the 
once entering, and is therefore equally significant. 
The once entering is, however, the entering referred 
to, and to argue otherwise is not to be dignified 
with the name of argument. 
Another argument was (Heb. 10:12-14)—" But 
this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, 
forever sat down on the right hand of God ; from 
henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his 
footstool. For by one offering he bath perfected 
forever them that are sanctified." As his one 
offering perfected forever them that are sanctified,, 
and he had sat down at the Father's right hand 
expecting till his enemies be made his footstool, 
when he should come out to bless the congregation, 
it follows that no new typified work was to be 
entered On. Nothing was offered to contravene 
this position. 
We now return to the number of the Greek, 
rendered " holiest of all " in Heb. 9:8. On this 
point a valued correspondent, whose -familiarity 
with the original no one will question, has kindly 
furnished us with the following criticism : 
" DEAR BROTHER :—The usage of the Greek neu-
ter noun ctywy (which is doubtless derived from the 
adjective ass; in neuter upoy) is effected by that 
of the Hebrew. The Holy -of Holies, or inner 
apartment of the Tabernacle and Temple, was 
called in Hebrew vil-nri 'ern' kodshe hakhodashim. 
Both these words are
I plural, and might he liter- 
the condition of the people. 
" Whose land the rivers have spoiled." Instead 
of " spoiled," Dr. Clark, Bishop Lowth, Dr. Scott, 
and others, render the Hebrew word " nourished " 
—it being applicable to either meaning ; and they 
explain it by its being enriched by the vast quan-
tities of deposite brought down by the river from 
its tributaries. Such is the country to whom the 
ambassadors were to be sent from Ethiopia, for 
the purpose before named. 
An ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, 
See ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains 
And when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.—v. 3. 
Thenations less interested, are also called upon 
to see the signal defeat of the Assyrians. They 
were to consider, and witness the result when Sen-
nacherib should have made all his preparation for 
his contemplated attack on Jerusalem. 
For so the Lord said unto me, I will take my rest, 
And I will consider in my dwelling-place like a clear heat upon herbs, 
And like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. 
For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, 
And the sour grape is ripening in the flower, 
He shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning-hooks, 
And take away and cut down the branches. 
They' shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, 
And to the beasts of the earth 
And the fciwls shall summer upon them, 
And all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them. vs. 4-6. 
These texts teach that in his advances against 
Jerusalem, Sennacherib would at first meet with 
no hindrances; everything would betoken an easy 
victory. But before he should accomplish his pur-
poses, God would effectually frustrate him. 
The prophet records the purpose which God had 
communicated to him. By a comparison to the 
serene shining of the sun upon the herb, and the 
shadow of a cloud of dew mitigating the heat of 
harvest, so would God -at first look on them ; but 
before the herb thus protected should be harvested, 
he would cut off the shoots and branches. This 
substitution of a vineyard for Sennacherib's army, 
illustrates the analogous acts of God's providence, 
in permitting the Assyrian to approach to Jerusa-
lem, to have every prospect of an easy victory, 
and then in sending an angel to slay in one night 
185,000 of his soldiers whose, carcasses were left 
for the birds to feast on. Thus when the kings of 
the earth shall set themselves against the Lord, 
(Pea. 2:4, 5,) " He that sitteth in the heavens 
shall laugh : the Lord shall have them in derision. 
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and 
vex them in his sore displeasure." 
In that time shall the present be brought unto the Lord of hosts 
Of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from 
their beginning hitherto ; 
A nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers 
have spoiled, 
To the place of the name of the Lord of hosts, the mount Zion.—v. 7. 
" At that time," is when the Assyrian should 
he defeated and forced to return to his own land. 
When he should be overthrown, the nation before 
described would recognize the act by sending gifts 
to Jerusalem ; and we read that after this result, (2 
Chron. 32:22, 23,) " Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah 
and the inhabitants-of Jerusalem from the hand of 
Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand 
of all other, and guided them on every side. And 
many brought gifts unto the Lord to Jerusalem, 
and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah : so that 
he was magnified in the sight of all nations from 
tiAncefbrth." 
FAME and admiration weigh not a feather in the 
scale against friendship and love, for the heart lan-
guishes all the same. 
ally translated holinesses of holinesses.' 
The rea-
son for using a plural when a single apartment is 
signified, is the well-known fact, that the Hebrew 
has a plural of excellence applied to objects that in 
their nature are singular. Thus the well-known 
plural word (inform) Elohim,' is in Inrndreds of 
cases applied to God,—the one God. 
Rear, 0 Is-
rael, the Lord thy God (Elohekah, plural form,) is 
one Lord.' ' Remember now thy creators ' (bosekah, 
plural, literally creators.) Now, in the Septuagint 
and New Testament Greek, this Hebrew usage is-
followed in that language in many instances. Thus 
in the Hebrew and Greek of Lev. 21-: 22 we have 
the plural form—when the two apartments of the 
Tabernacle are each named separately—thus,---
' Kodshe (plural) Hakhodashiin,' (plural)—trans-
hated the most holy,' and ' Kodashim,' (plural,) 
translated the holy.' 
The Greek corresponds exactly---as it renders 
the two plurals of the Hebrew which are given to 
the inner tabernacle, by Ta ocyta 7wv ay;WY-liter- 
ally, ' holies of holies,' and the other plural, (the 
first tabernacle,) by TWY alicoy—‘ton hagion. Some- 
times the first tabernacle is named in the singular, 
rip — kodesh, ' the holy,' and the second one, 
rrw-tissi -t4 —literally, the HOLY of holies,' as in 
Ex. 26:33. The Greek corresponds in this sense 
with the Hebrew—Ton apov—tou hagiou (singu-
lar), and ¢sv also (singular), Tao cryteA, (plural). 
These passages prove that the plural name ' holy 
of holies,' and holies of holies,' in Ilebrew and 
Greek are appropriate designations of that apart- 
ment in the tabernacle and temple in which the 
High Priest entered once in the year. Now, in the 
New Testament the Greek usage is exactly like that 
of the Hebrew and Septuagint. In Heb. 9 : 3, 8, 
12;'24, 25, and 10:19 and 13:11, the plural of cyen, 
(hagion) is used in some one of its cases. 
" To build a hypothesis on the use of this plural 
form in these cases, though it must, according to 
the usage of our own language, imply more than 
one object, will appear ridiculous to any one who is 
at all familiar with Hebrew, or with any of its 
cognate dialects, as Chaldaic or Syriac. The excel- 
lency, or divinity of a thing, in that language, or 
the Hellenistic Greek, is sufficient to give it a plu- 
ral name,—as the monarch says, ' we,' instead of 
I,' or, ourself' for myself.' The passage which 
I have quoted from Leviticus 21:22 is perfectly de- 
cisive—because there, we find the holy place' is 
plural in Hebrew, and the ' Holy of holies,' (liter-
ally, holies of holies,') has also a plural designa- 
tion. Each of them was in nature a singular, nor 
did a Hebrew dream that the use of a plural name 
indicated that there were more than two apart-
ments in the tabernacle." 
PARABLE OP THE VIRGINS. 
MATT. 25 : 1-13—" Then shall the kingdom of 
heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took 
their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 
And five of them were wise, and five .were foolish. 
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took 
no oil with them ; but the wise took oil in their 
vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom 
tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at 
midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bride- 
groom cornett' : go ye out to meet him. Then all 
those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your 
oil : for our lamps are gone out. But the wise 
answered, saying, Not so ; lest there be not enough 
for us and you : but go ye rather to them that sell, 
and buy for yourselves. And while they went to 
buy, the bridegroom came ; and they that were 
ready, went in with him to the marriage : and the 
door was shut. Afterward came also the other 
virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he 
answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know 
you not, Watch therefore, for ye know neither 
the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man 
cornett'," 
The word "then " fixes the time of this parable. 
It refers to the declaration in the last verse of the 
24th chapter of Matthew. When the wicked ser- 
vant, overtaken by the sudden coming of the Lord, 
is cut asunder, and receives his portion with un- 
believing hypocrites, then shall be completed the 
likeness of the kingdom to the parable of the 
virgins. 
A Parable is a similitude to illustrate any ob-
scure subject by analogous incidents, taken from 
familiar objects. The subject here to be illustrated, 
is Christ's predicted coming ; and the illustration 
is taken from the familiar incidents of an oriental 
wedding. The points of analogy between the two 
are the following : 
The Bridegroom. 
The virgins had taken their lamps and gone 
forth to meet him,—comprising two classes of 
virgins, wise and foolish ones. 
The foolish virgins have no oil with which to 
replenish their lamps, should the coming of the 
bridegroom be delayed beyond the time for which 
they have made provision. The wise have an 
abundance of oil, and are thus provided against 
such a contingency. 
Translators almost universally render this, " Ho ! seed ; and without any farther care, expected the 
land," &c. It is an apostrophe to the land ad- I harvest. This using it as a metaphor illustrates 
dressed, to elicit its attention ;—land, by a me-
tonomy, being put for its inhabitants. God had 
something for them to do in connection With Sen-
nacherib's army ; and this address to the land, il-
lustrated God's purpose to command their atten-
tion, and a performance of the work which he had 
designed for them—viz., to cause Sennacherib to 
hear a " rumor " of Tirhakah's approach, which 
should cause him to abandon Egypt and advance 
towards Jerusalem, till the angel should smite his 
'army. 
" Shadowing with wings," — lit. the rustling, 
noise, or clangor of wings,—is a very obscure ex-
pression. Mr. Lord understands wings as a meta-
phor for borders, without making it apparent why 
it should be thus understood. The Editor of Cal-
met's Eng. Dic. supposes that it refers to the 
winged CNEPHIM which are sculptured over the tem-
ple gates in Upper Egypt, and emblematic of the 
god CNEPH to which the temples are dedicated. That 
god was represented with wings, and an egg com-
ing out of his mouth to signify the creation of the 
world by its spoken word. Its win0 indicated 
that it shadowed or protected the land. With this 
view the land of Upper Egypt is addressed, which 
trusted in the god thus symbolized. 
" Which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia,"—lit-
orally, " which borders on the rivers of Cush.'' 
Cush was-the eldest son of Ham, and his descendants 
peopled all the region of the upper waters of the 
Nile above Egypt—including the modern Nubia, 
Dongola, Sennaer and Abyssinia. They also set-
tled the south of Arabia, east of the Red Sea, but 
the former region is undoubtedly the one to which 
reference is' made. 
" That sendeth ambassadors by the sea." The 
, IIebrew word for " sea " (ry—yam) is used for any 
-large collection of water,. or large river. In Isa. 
21:1, it is applied to the Euphrates ; here it proba-
bly means the Nile, which was the great channel 
of communication with Egypt for the countries of 
Cush. " Ambassadors," were those through whom 
the government communicated. 
" In vessels of bulruShes." The word " bul-
rush " is applied in the Scriptures to the:Egyptian 
papyrus, a plant which grew only in moist places 
near the Nile, twelve or fifteen feet in height, 
and a foot in circumference. These were woven 
into boats, or light vessels and smeared with pitch 
or bitumen, and were used by the inhabitants to 
traverse the waters of the Nile. It made a vessel 
more serviceable than the birch canoe of the Amer--
con Indian. The ark in which Moses was placed, 
(Ex. 2:3,) was thus constructed. 
" Go ye swift messengers " 
Heb., light mes-
sengers. This is an apostrophe to the " messen-
gers "—the " ambassadors " sent in " vessels of 
bulrushes." They were to go down to Egypt to 
frighten away Sennacherib by the rumor of Tirha-
kah'a approach. 
" To a nation scattered and peeled." The word 
rendered " scattered," conveys the idea of a peo-
ple driven out or extended over a country of con-
siderable length, but of a narrow breadth—VI-
TRINGA. And the word " peeled," literally de-
scribes a people made smooth by shaving the hair 
from their bodies,—a custom which, according to 
Herodotus, was peculiar to the Egyptians, and ab-
horred by all other nations. 
" A people terrible from their beginning hither-
to." The cultivated portion of Egypt is from 
twelve to twenty-five miles in breadth, and extends 
on both sides of the Nile about six hundred miles 
in breadth. It was settled by Mizraim the second 
son of Ham, and was early the seat of a respecta-
ble empire and was the mother of the sciences and 
arts. The invention of alphabetical letters and 
writing is generally attributed to Egypt, and the 
first discoveries in astronomy. mere made there: It 
was a haughty and idolatrous kingdom, was re-
spected and feared by its neighbors, and its alli-
ance was often sought for. 
Egypt had been a terror to Israel, from the first 
existence of the Hebrew nation to that time: They 
had not only been in cruel: bondage to the Egyp, 
 
tians, but were several times invaded by them with 
powerful armies. 
" A nation meted out." This is generally re-
ferred to the necessity of meting out, or measur-
ing the land, to determine the boundaries of fields, 
after each inundation of the Nile. 'lo this neces-
sity, Strabo ascribes the origin of the science .of 
Geometry. It is however, the nation, and not the 
land which is meted out, and therefore a metaphor 
illustrative of the subjection of the people by " So " 
the Ethiopian. The same ide6, is conveyed in the 
next phrase. 
" And trodden down." Herodotus and Diodo-
rus, say that when the Nile had retired within its 
banks, they sowed their seed on the muddy depos- 
it d th t i tl attle to tread in the 
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THE ADVEN T HERALD. 
The bridegroom tarries in his coming. 
During his tarrying, those who have gone 
forth to meet him, fall asleep. 
At a late hour in the night there is an an-
nouncement that " the bridegroom cometh." 
On this announcement there is a sudden 
awakening and trimming of lamps on the part of 
both the wise and foolish virgins. 
The foolish virgins find themselves destitute 
Of oil, their lamps have gone out, and they apply 
to the wise for oil. 
The wise virgins are unable to give them a 
supply—having only a sufficiency for themselves ; 
and direct them to buy of those who have to 
sell. 
While they are gone to buy, the bridegroom 
comes ; those who are ready go into the marriage 
and the door is nosed against all subsequent 
comers. Afterward, the other virgins come and 
seek admittance, but are not recognized by the 
bridegroom. 
The truth to be drawn from this illustration, is 
the importance of constant preparation and watch-
fulness for the coming of the Son of man : because 
of our ignorance of the exact time of his appear-
ing. 
It is a common remark that " parables should 
not be made to go on all fours." The quothtion of 
a trite saying, is often an easy way to shirk re-
sponsibility. This remark too is often quoted to 
excuse the application of any meaning to parabolic 
teachings. It may be legitimately used to guard 
against rash and forced constructions, but not to 
discourage legitimate conclusions. It can be no 
forcing of a parable on to " all fours," to draw 
instruction from each of the points of resemblance 
named by the Saviour—as it would be to adduce 
other points which might be germain to the subject 
used to illustrate, but which would not necessarily 
add to the illustration. 
In explaining parables, it should never be for-
gotten that the parable is not the thing illustrated, 
but is an illustration of it. It is only analogous 
to it. 
At an oriental wedding, after rejoicing at the 
house of the bride, the bridegroom conducted her to 
his own house. " The procession generally set off 
in the evening with much ceremony and pomp. 
The companions of each attended them with songs 
and music of instruments. The way as they went 
along was lighted by numerous torches. In the 
meantime, another company, consisting of the 
young friends of the bridegroom, was waiting at 
the bridegroom's house, ready at the first notice of 
their approach to go forth and meet them. They 
joined themselves to the procession, and the whole 
company moved forward to the house, where an 
entertainment was provided for them, and the re-
mainder of the evening was spent in cheerful par-
ticipation of the marriage supper, with such social 
merriment as suited the joyous occasion."—Ency. 
Relig. Knowl. p. 778. 
" The procession accompanying the bride from 
the house of her father to that of the bridegroom 
was generally one of great pomp, according to the 
circumstances of the married couple ; and for this 
they often chose the night. ' At a marriage, the 
procession of which I saw some years ago,' says 
Mr. Ward, (View of Hist. of Hindoos, vol. iii. p. 
171, 172,) the bridegroom came from a distance, 
and the bride lived at Serampore, to which place 
the bridegroom was to come by water. After 
waiting two or three hours, at length, near mid-
night, it was announced, as if in the very words of 
Scripture, " Behold, the bridegroom cometh, go 
ye out to meet him." All the persons employed 
now lighted their lamps, and ran with them in 
their hands to fill up their stations in the proces-
sion ; some of them had lost their lights, and were 
unprepared, but it was then too late to seek them, 
and the cavalcade moved forward to the house of 
the bride, at which place the company entered a 
large and splendidly illuminated area, before the 
house, covered with an awning, where a great 
multitude of friends, dressed in their best apparel, 
were seated upon mats. The bridegroom was car-
ried in the arms of a friend, and placed in a superb 
seat in the midst of the company, where he sat a 
short time, and then went into the house, the door 
of which was immediately shut, and guarded by 
Sepoys. I and others expostulated with the door-
keepers, but in vain. Never was I so struck with 
our Lord's beautiful parable, as at this moment :—
and-the door was shut.' "—lb. 777. 
The subject illustrated by the parable, is called 
" the kingdom of heaven." At that epoch, Christ's 
kingdom is to be established under the whole heav-
en ; and it is in connection with it, and preparatory 
to its establishment that the illustration is used. 
1. THE BRIDEGROOM, whose coming is expected, 
illustrates the coming of Christ—the Bridegroom 
of the Church. John the Baptist said, " I am not 
the Christ, but I am sent before him. He that bath 
the bride is the bridegroom."—John 3:28, 29. 
And in the Revelation it was said to John, " Come 
hither, I will show thee the Bride, the Lamb's 
wife," (Rev. 21:9) which shows that Christ sus-
tains that most endearing relation to the Church. 
For as " the husband is the head of the wife," 
even so " Christ is the head of the Church."—Eph. 
5:23. He " loved the Church and gave himself 
for it, that he 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."—lb. 25-27. 
This accords with God's ancient promises to his 
people. Thus Isaiah saith : " Thy Maker is thy 
husband ; the Lord of hosts is his name, and thy 
Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel."—Isa. 54:5. 
Also Hosea : " And it shall be at that day, saith 
the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi "—my hus-
band ; " and shalt call me no more Baali "—my 
lord. " And I will betroth thee unto me in 
righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving 
kindness, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee 
unto me in faithfulness ; and thou shalt know the 
Lord."—Hos. 2:16, 19. Thus is the Church " es-
poused to one husband," to be presented " as a 
chaste virgin to Christ."-2 Cor. 11:2. " And I 
heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, 
and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice 
of many thunderings, saying, Alleluia : for the 
Lord. God omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad 
and rejoice, and give honor to him : for the mar-
riage of the Lamb is come, and his wife bath 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 the saints. 
And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they 
which are called unto the marriage-supper of the 
Lamb."—Rev. 19:6-9. 
When Christ comes, he consummates his final 
union with his now betrothed Church. The Saviour 
when on earth said to his espoused, " I go to pre-
pare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a 
place for you, I will come again, and receive you 
unto myself, that where I am ye may be also."—
John 14:2, 3. Again he said, " Can the children of 
the bride-chamber mourn, so long as the Bride-
groom is with them ? but the days will come, when 
the Bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then 
shall they fast."—Matt. 9:15. 
The time of the Lord's absence is the night of 
the world. But those who shall constitute his 
Bride " are all the children of the light, and the 
children of the day : we are not of the night, nor 
of the darkness. Therefore," says the apostle, 
" let us not sleep as, do others, but let us watch 
and be sober."-1 Thess. 5:5, 6. 
" The Son of man," it will be remembered, " is 
as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, 
and gave authority to his servants, and to every 
man his work ; and commanded the porter to 
watch."—Mark 13:34. He has also likened him-
self to a nobleman going " into a far country, to 
receive for himself a kingdom, and to return ;" 
who, when going away " called his ten servants, 
and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, 
Occupy till I come."—Luke 19:12, 13. 
While ':absent from the Church, the Saviour 
would have the members of his household in con-
stant expectation of his return. They were to 
watch continually ; and the reason given was : 
" For ye know not when the master of the house 
cometh : at even, or at midnight, or at the cock-
crowing, or in the morning." In the very evening 
of that night, they were to regard the day of their 
Lord's coming as at hand. Said the apostle, 
(Rom. 13:11-13)--" And do that, knowing the time, 
that now it is high time to awake out of sleep : for 
now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 
The night is far spent, the day is at hand : let us 
therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us 
put on the armor of light. Let us walk honestly, 
as in the day : not in rioting and drunkenness, not 
in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and 
envying." 
(To be continued.) 
RUSSIA AND TURKEY. 
FOREIGN papers by the Europa throw no new 
light on the aspect of affairs between Russia and 
Turkey. There are three ways which seem to be 
open for an adjustment of the quarrel. First, we 
have a report by telegraph from Constantinople, 
that " prospects of a peaceful solution are held 
out through the joint mediation of England, France 
and Austria. The Russian demands will not be 
admitted in form, but in tenor." This report is 
dated Constantinople, June 27, the latest date 
from that quarter. There is another report that 
Austria is about to offer her mediation—that Count 
Guzlar left Vienna on the 29th for St. Petersburg, 
accompanied by General Steininger and three offi-
cers, on a special mission in connection with the 
quarrel between Russia and Turkey. The third 
and last opening which holds out a prospect of a 
Peaceful termination of the quarrel, is afforded by 
the statement that M. Ozeroff has left St. Peters-
burg for Constantinople—one account says to re-
open negotiations, whilst other reports are that his 
mission would merely be to signify to the Porte 
that, unless the ultimatum be now accepted, the 
Russians will cross the Danube as they have 
crossed the Pruth. Of this mission and the pros-
pect of a pacific termination of the quarrel, a Paris 
correspondent says : 
" In some quarters the fact of M. Ozeroff 's mis-
sion to Constantinople, as announced yesterday in 
the Moniteur, seems to be doubted ; and that 
announcement, as well as the insertion of the pas-
sage in the Emperor Nicholas's manifesto which 
had rather a pacific appearance, have induced a 
few persons to believe that motives of a particular 
kind occasioned the publication. If' M. Ozeroff 's 
mission has really taken place, we shall know the 
result before many days are over. Now that the 
wild manifesto of the leader of the new crusade is 
before the world, people regard it as anything but 
pacific. The Journal des Debats holds a different 
opinion, and discovers in it a decided pacific ten-
dency. The Coiastitutionnel expresses its conviction 
that the sending of M. Ozeroff to Constantinople 
to renew the negotiations with the Porte is an in-
dication of the desire of the Emperor of Russia 
to preserve peace." 
The prospects of an adjustment, even with these 
openings, as we have before remarked, are not very 
favorable. We do not believe Turkey is prepared 
to yield unconditionally to the demands of Russia, 
and she has apparently exhausted every means of 
compromise. The New York Tribune in comment-
ing upon the aspect of affairs says : " We learn 
that the Democratic leaders in Europe, Kossuth 
and Mazzini, do not expect any immediate pursu-
ance of hostilities. They regard war as ultimately 
certain, or at least as highly probable, but not as 
likely to begin before next spring. In forming this 
opinion they have access to good sources of infor-
mation, and we shall soon now be able to judge 
positively of its correctness." 
The London Times says : 
" The Russian armies having crossed the Pruth, 
and being at the present moment in the occupation 
of the Principalities, a great act of illegality and 
violence has been done, which is not the less un-
warrantable because it was not likely to encounter 
any direct or formidable resistance. The next 
question is, what course is it expedient for the 
Turkish ov
ernment, and for the other great 
powers of Europe to pursue? On the whole, we 
think the decision of the French and English Gov-
ernments a wise one, and that the occupation of 
the Principalities ought not to be made a ground 
for immediately sending the fleets to the Bosphorus. 
For the purpose of a demonstration their presence 
at the Dardanelles is sufficient. For the protection 
of Constantinople itself they are near enough to 
give effectual assistance if the capital be threat-
ened Should the fleets be compelled to enter the 
Black Sea it can only be in the character of armed 
mediating Powers, or as the allies of Turkey for 
the purposes of war. We believe, however, that 
no positive decision has been taken in London or 
Paris on this subject, but the Ambassadors of 
England and France are invested with sufficient 
powers to summon on the squadrons in certain 
given emergencies. The opinion of the two Gov-
ernments seems to be, that it is desirable to defer 
so strong and peremptory a measure, which would 
leave small hopes of maintenance of peace, until 
the time comes, if it should unhappily come at all, 
when the fleets would proceed to act as against an 
enemy. In the meantime, what we have to look to 
is the possibility of renewed negotiations under the 
mediation of all the powers interested in the restora-
tion of tranquillity. If no attempt is at once made 
to resist the occupation of the Principalities, it 
is because the several Courts have still some faith 
in the adoption of arrangements, which must, of 
course, include the evacuation of that territory." 
THE RUSSIAN MANIFESTO. 
THE British Banner of July 6th says : " This 
morning has put an end to all doubt on the sub-
ject of the movements of the Czar. His Manifesto, 
which we give below, will show the spirit that 
animates this master of more than 50,000,000 of 
modern barbarians. There will—there can be—
but one opinion of the document throughout the 
civilized world. Its prime characteristics are ar-
rogance, hypocrisy, fanaticism, and impiety. He 
talked of himself in 1848 and 1849 as the conser-
vator of the civilization of Europe. Now, he has 
taken upon himself to patronize and protect the 
orthodox faith' of the earth ! For this purpose, 
his infantry and cavalry are in motion ; and for 
this he is prepared to fix his bayonets, and charge 
his cannon to the muzzle, that he may fire his Im-
perial ' orthodoxy' into the heart of the Turks, 
and all and sundry the heretics of the world ! 
" Such, then, is the present state of affairs ; still 
we do not despair of peace, although, undoubtedly, 
things are ominous. Hating war, as we do, with 
all our hearts, yet we presume, there are cases—
and this, we think, is one of them—where it is 
necessarily forced on mankind ; cases where the 
alternative is to oppose, or to be trampled in the 
dust ! The mind of Nicholas seems inaccessible 
to considerations of reason. He is impervious to 
everything but steel ! Whatever be the issue, the 
confidence of the friends of truth and righteous-
ness, liberty and honor, may safely rest on the 
Arm of THE HIGHEST." 
The Paris correspondent of the Advertiser, writing 
on Monday, says :—" The passage of the Pruth is 
now supposed to be un fait accompli. It is officially 
announced, to-day, by the Moniteur, that a despatch 
from St. Petersburg, dated the 27th ult., states 
that the order to enter the Principalities had been 
given by the Russian Government. Atmother de-
spatch, to the same effect, has been received by the 
French Government from Berlin, which says that 
the Czar, in announcing his intention to enter the 
Principalities, had preceded the announcement by 
a manifesto, in which lie makes out as good a case 
as he can to palliate this monstrous outrage. 
" The Assemblee Nationale, hitherto so hostile to 
Turkey, now states its conviction, that it is abso-
lutely impossible that the Emperor of Russia can 
any longer postpone the amicable solution of the 
dispute, the Ottoman Empire being protected by 
the justness of its cause, by treaties, and also by 
the opinion of Europe" 
The following extraordinary document reached 
London yesterday : 
" By the grace of God, 
" We, Nicholas I., 
" Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias, and 
Czar of Poland, &c., &c., &c., 
" Inform all people. 
" Be it known to our beloved and faithful sub-
jects, 
" The defence of our faith has always been the 
sacred duty of our blessed ancestors. 
" From the day it pleased the Almighty to place 
me on the throne of our fathers, the maintenance 
of the holy obligations, with which it is insepara- 
bly connected, has been the object of our constant 
care and attention ; these, acting on the ground- 
work of the famous Treaty of Kainadjir, which 
subsequent solemn treaties with the Ottoman Porte 
have fully confirmed, have ever been directed to-
wards upholding the rights of our Church. 
" But to our extreme grief in latter times, not-
withstanding all our efforts to defend the inviola- 
bility of the rights and privileges of our orthodox 
Church, numerous wilful acts of the Ottoman Porte 
have infringed upon these rights, and threaten 
finally the entire overthrow of all that ancient dis-
cipline so precious to orthodoxy. 
" All our efforts to restrain the Porte from such 
acts have proved in vain, and even the word of the 
Sultan, solemnly given us by himself, was soon 
faithlessly broken. 
" Having exhausted all means of conviction, and 
having in vain tried all the means by which our 
just claims could be peaceably adjusted, we have 
deemed it indispensable to move our armies into 
the provinces on the Danube, in order that the 
Porte may see to what her stubbornness may lead. 
" But, even now we have no intention of com-
mencing war : in occupying those provinces, we 
wish to hold a sufficient pledge to guarantee for 
ourselves the re-establishment of our rights under 
any circumstances whatever. 
" We do not seek for conquests ; Russia does not 
require them. We seek to vindicate those rights 
which have been so openly violated. 
" We are even yet ready to stop the movements 
of our armies, if the Ottoman Porte will bind it- 
self solemnly to respect the inviolability of the or- 
thodox church ; but, if obstinacy and blindness will 
it otherwise, then, calling God to our aid, we leave it 
to him to decide our quarrel, and, in full confidence 
in the right hand of the Almighty, we shall move 
forward on behalf' of the orthodox faith. 
Given at Peterhoff, on the 14th '(26th) day of 
June, in the year of the birth not Christ, 1853, and 
of our reign the 28th. 
" Sealed at the Senate of St. Petersburg., on the 
14th (26th) June, 1853. 
" To the original of this document, the own hand 
of his Majesty is signed. 
NIKOLAI." 
To Correspondents. 
" SUBSCRIBER."—Persons often disbelieve a sen-
timent, from not being acquainted with the signifi-
cation of words. We could not sing the sentiment 
to which you refer if we attached the primary 
meaning to the language quoted. But words may 
he as correctly used with a secondary as with their 
primary signification, and we should understand 
that referred to in that light. 
BRO. BLISS :—Do the 1260 and the 1335 days of 
Daniel 12th begin at one time I J. H. B. 
We see no necessity for any connection between 
those periods, nor any reason why they might not 
commence at the same time. The 1290 and 1335 
days evidently begin together. 
Can you'not give Its your views of prophecies 
which are about fulfilling, in the present move- 
ments in Turkey and Russia I J. C. B. 
We have no views on the subject sufficiently ma- 
tured, to speak definitely upon at present. 
THE DISCUSSION.—We have received a single com-
munication in answer to bro. Litch's last, signed 
" W.," who takes the 'ground that the alSomina-
tion of desolation spoken Of by the Saviour is the 
Papacy, and that the " holy place " is the Church. 
Our own position is that the " abomination " is 
" Paganism," and that the " Holy Place " is the 
holy kodesh, or sanctuary mountain on which Je-
rusalem was built, and which had been consecrated 
by its being the site of the Hebrew worship. 
We wait for further communications before we 
ask the writers to defend their opinions by argu-
ment. The communication of ." W." is on file for 
future use. 
Back. H. H. GROSS :—Many of us at the East 
wish to see your views on the 13th chap. of Reve-
lation published in the Herald. Will you comply ? 
EDWIN BURNHA3f, 
Ezae CROWELL. 
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THE ADVEN T HERALD. 
especially, if for one generation more than another, 
for that which should witness his appearing. 
Men are prone to extremes, and therefore there 
are those who take the two extremes on this sub-
ject ; some, that we can know nothing about the 
time of Christ's coming, while others claim they 
have got the true, definite time. The Saviour 
knew how this would be ; he knowing the tenden-
cies of human nature, guarded both extremes. The 
first by saying, " Know that it is near, even at the 
door," the second by saying, " Ye know not when 
the time is,—watch." The fact that we know not 
the definite time, is made by the Saviour the ground 
for watchfulness. Truth in the heart, on the lips, 
in the life and practice, is what every sincere Chris-
tian desires. May the Lord help us to show that 
we are on the rock of truth, by hearing Jesus' 
sayings, and doing them. All that God has re-
vealed in relation to the time, we love ; but to 
step beyond what he has revealed, to transcend the 
Scriptures, may be wise in the wisdom of man, 
but foolishness and presumption in the sight of 
God. 
A. SHERWIN. 
Lowell, July 21, 1853. 
Napoleon acted a conspicuous part in the Revolu-
tion last mentioned, The Papal States were 
affected, and suffered more or less on each occasion, 
In 1798 his Holiness Pope Pius VI. was hunted 
from his throne, became a fugitive in a foreign 
State, and thus, although he claimed unlimited 
dominion, both civil and ecclesiastical, he became 
dependent on foreign princes, and died a prisoner 
and an exile in France ! In 1848, in consequence 
of the revolutionary shocks which reached " the 
eternal city," his Holiness, Pope Pius IX., was 
compelled to flee from the seat of his govern-
ment ; and although permitted to return, he be-
came dependent on a foreign power for his safety. 
The admission of certain dignitaries of the 
Catholic Hierarchy prove that her ancient glory 
has become tarnished, and her power greatly cur- 
(Concluded from our last.) 
tailed. The Pope has no longer the power to prac- 
SHORTLY after the dethronement of the Pope, his tice as formerly those diabolical functions exer-
Holiness was detained a prisoner, and the boun- cised by his predecessors. He can no longer 
dary of his liberty was confined to the limits of slaughter the true children of God, or practise the 
his own room. He wished the privilege of re- unimaginable tortures of the Inquisition on those 
maining in Rome in order to die in his own city, who dissent from the dogma, that the soul may be 
but his enemies refused to grant his request ; and purified and prepared for the kingdom of heaven 
on February 20th he was conducted by a body of by passing through burning purgatorial flames, as 
French troops safely into Tuscany. On the 25th a substitute for the blood of Christ, which alone 
of the same month he reached Siena, where he can cleanse from sin ! 
was received by the members of the Augustinian But although she is unable to wreak out her re- 
monastery, who tendered to him all the comfort and venge on those who in the fear of God denounce 
consolation their convent could bestow. In the her assumptions, or drag monarchs from their 
latter part of May he was taken to a Carthusian thrones and princes from their seats, and compel 
convent in the immediate vicinity of Florence. them to kiss the toe of her sovereign representa- 
His splendid palace, in the estimation of his tive,—it is not because she has repented of her 
Holiness was most shamefully desecrated, and was former atrocities, become illumined by the " march 
used as common barracks for the soldiers of his of intellect " and therefore more gentle and benevo-
enemies. All his valuable property was confiscated. lent in her disposition ; but because she possesses 
The Vatican palace was literally stripped of its not the necessary power. Her insatiable desires 
contents, even its walls and partitions were broken are the same ; but to her great discomfiture she 
through so that none of his property might be has not the means of carrying them out ! Her 
overlooked, and the whole was sold at auction. cardinals and Jesuits, priests and Puseyites, are 
Other palaces, including Monte Cavallo, and Ter- unitedly endeavoring to forward her interests, hide 
racina, and Castel Gandolfo met with a similar her deformity, obliterate her past acts of cruelty, 
fate. The Pope's valuable private library was and make her appear attractive, and at the present 
sold for 12,000 crowns, an amount much less than time, sanctioned by Pope Pius IX., the whole ma-
its value. The sacerdotal vestments of several of chinery connected with this iniquitous system is in 
his chapels were burnt in order to secure the silver active operation. Recent developments show that 
and gold contained in their costly embroidery. if in her power she would prohibit the circulation 
The equipage of his cardinals, princes, and supe- of the sacred Scriptures, banish them from our 
rior officers " seemed only the appendages of Republi- public schools, again embrace within her grasp 
can magnificence." 
the true children of God, drink snore freely of 
On February 23d a funeral fete was celebrated their blood, and consume more fagots in their 
in honor of Gen. Duphot. An honorary pyramidi- destruction. But the present struggle may be her 
cal mausoleum was raised in the Piazza of St. last ; her thirst for blood may not be assuaged ; 
Peter's to commemorate his death. A band, con- her attempt to hide her widowhood and deformity 
sisting of all the musicians in Rome, perfbrmed may prove abortive ; her anticipated power and 
an original funeral hymn arranged for the solemn prosperity will prove in reality adversity and 
occasion. A friar delivered an oration in praise destruction ; and, ere long, she must reel from the 
of all the heroic virtues. But while many were back of the scarlet beast upon which she rideth,—
engaged in this solemn ceremony, others were her plagues will come upon her suddenly, and the 
busily engaged in removing the plate from all the whole system, like a mighty mill-stone, will be 
churches. At its close the cavalry and infantry cast into the abyss, and sink to rise no more ! The 
proceeded to the place where Gen. Duphot was members of the true Church of Christ can have no 
killed, and each soldier fired his musket over the sympathy with this iniquitous and anti-Christian 
spot as he marched on. 
system ! They long for the period of her final 
On the 2d of March the ConTertite monastery overthrow ; and in the language of Milton cry : 
was dissolved, and several cardinals were im- " Avenge, 0 Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose 
prisoned within its walls ; and others of the same bones 
 Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold. 
rank were compelled to serve in the capacity of Even they who kept thy truth so pure of old, 
private soldiers. Nine days afterwards thirty-four When all our fathers worshipped stocks and stones, 
other monasteries were dissolved, and their incomes Forget not. In thy book record their groans 
were secured to the republican government ; and Who were thy sheep, and in their ancient fold 
 Slain by the bloody Piedmontese, that roll'd 
the Propaganda Fide was converted into a ware- Mother with infant down the rocks. Their moans 
house for confiscated property. 
The vales redoubled to the hills, and they 
The 20th of March was set apart for the eonsti- To heaven. Their martyred blood and ashes sow 
O 
tutional confirmation of the newly acquired privi- O'er all the Italian fields, where still doth sway 
The triple tyrant, that from these may grow 
leges of the republican government,---on which A hundred fold, who, having learned the way, 
day the old form of government was renounced, Early may fly the Babylonian woe." 
and faithfulness sworn to the new. The ceremo-
nies connected with this federation were quite im-
posing. A splendid architectural elevation was 
raised in the Piazza of St. Peter's for its celebra-
tion ; at its close the officers, consuls and deputies 
of the new government dined together at the Papal 
palace ; and at night the dome of St. Peter's was 
as brilliantly illuminated as on the anniversary of 
St. Peter's day. 
On the 27th day of March,1;99, the Pope was 
removed to Parma; from whence he was conducted 
to Briancon, in France." 
Thus the French Revolution towards the close of 
the last century—an event so momentous and 
memorable to nearly every European government—
was unusually disastrous to the Papal Pontiff and 
his government. True it occurred over a half 
a century since, but the horrors of that period, 
termed " the reign of terror," and the extent of 
its influence are still fresh in the mind ; while the 
recent Continental revolutions have invested this 
period with an unusual degree of interest. 
Certain circumstances almost parallel may be 
traced in the Revolutions of 1798, 1848, and 
1851-2. A Napoleon acted a conspicuous part in 
the Revolution at the period first mentioned. A 
to how much man may know of the time. Now the 
Bible settles this question in a clear, lucid, and 
unmistakable manner : and the Bible alone can 
give us the truth on this subject. The word of 
God alone can give us knowledge of the future. 
Men's feelings, convictions, inferences, conjectures 
and conclusions may or may not be correct. Man, 
not even the spiritual man, without he is divinely 
inspired, can tell what shall come or when it shall 
come. All the mesmerizers, spiritualizers, necro-
mancers, star-gazers, and prognosticators in the 
land cannot tell the events of the future what they 
are, their nature, or chronology. 
Thy words, says David, " are a lamp to my feet, 
and a light unto my path." God alone knoweth 
the end from the beginning. Secret things belong 
unto the Lord our God ; but those things which 
are revealed, belong unto us, and to our children 
forever. What God has revealed in relation to hu-
man knowledge of the time of the Advent, is for 
us, and what he has not revealed, we might as 
well undertake to blot out the sun in the firmament 
as to discover. An event so solemn and eternally 
momentous as the judgment of the great day, must 
rest upon something beside the theories, inferences, 
conjectures and speculations of men. 
Our Lord, who spake as never man spake, has 
given instruction relative to the time of his com-
ing, which if a man " hear," and not only hear, 
but regard, obey and do, he will be made .‘ wise " 
on this subject at least ; while those who disregard 
these sayings of Christ on the time, are far from 
being the " wise " who understand. Christ says, 
" When ye see all these things, know that it is 
near, even at the door ; know ye that the kingdom 
of God is nigh at hand." 
Thus much is clear and plain. We may know 
when our blessed Lord is about to take to himself 
his great power, and reign ; when he is about to 
set up his everlasting kingdom—when the end of 
all things is nigh at hand, and God's people be de-
livered from all the sorrows of the world and enter 
upon the eternal inheritance. But it is inquired, 
can we not know more than this ? can we not know 
that the Lord will come within one year ? To the 
law, and testimony. Jesus says, " Watch there-
fore, for ye know neither the day, nor the hour 
wherein the Son of man cometh : ye know not what 
hour your Lord cloth come." Still it is said we 
have got the true time ! But what saith the Lord 
Ye know not when the time is. May the Lord give 
us grace to believe his plain word, without fear, 
though the heavens fall. We arrive therefore, at 
this result : We may know when Christ is nigh 
at hand, even at the doors ; we know not the defi-
nite time of his advent, which no doubt precludes 
our knowing either the day, month, or year. It 
is not made known or revealed. Again, it is said, 
Christ directs us to Daniel the prophet ; true, but 
did God through Daniel reveal the time of the ad-
vent in such a manner as that we can understand 
it definitely; and then when Christ appeared did 
he contradict Daniel by saying, " Ye know not 
when the time is ?" Or has the Saviour given the 
true position as to time, and does Daniel and the 
prophets contradict, or teach something different 
from Christ ? There is no contradiction in the 
word of God. Daniel, Christ, Paul, and John 
agree. When the prophecies of Daniel are cor-
rectly understood they will harmonize with the 
teachings of Christ. Christ taught that we might 
know when his coming is near at hand. The four 
kingdoms of Daniel—the prophetic numbers, show 
the same fact. The prophetic periods, although 
definite in themselves, are indefinite as to their 
commencement, and consequently must be indefinite 
as to their termination—as indefinite as is the lan-
guage of Jesus : " Ye know not when the time is." 
I know the attempt is made by some to explain 
away the plain, obvious meaning of these words of 
Christ ; but the attempt has ever proved futile, 
and ever will. These words are inspired of God—
they " cannot be broken." 
We are told " the churches " have always used 
these texts against us, and you talk just as the 
churches do. In so far as other churches agree with 
the Scriptures, we most assuredly agree with them. 
Because the churches pray, shall we cease to pray? 
Because the churches believe that Christ died for 
our sins, shall we give up the atonement? Because 
the churches believe there is a God, shall we, there-
fore, say there is no God ? We would not apolo-
gize for the wrong of such as have wilfully rejected 
the near, personal coming of the Lord, nor would 
we condemn them when in the right. Again, it is 
sometimes said; the words of Christ under con-
sideration were spoken in the present tense, and 
therefore are no objection to our knowing the time. 
The fact is, these words are addressed to the same 
generation who are told, " When ye shall see these 
things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at 
the doors." It is evident that what Christ said 
about the time oe his coming was designed more 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
CORRESPONDENTS are alone responsible for the correctness of the 
views they present. Therefore articles not dissented from, will not 
necessarily be understood as endorsed by the publisher. In this de-
partment, articles are solicited on the general subject of the Advent, 
without regard to the particular view we take of any scripture, from 
the friends of the Herald. 
DETHRONEMENT OF THE POPE IN 17 98 
BY J. W. BONITA M. 
NOTE.—In the second paragraph of the com-
mencement of this article, in the Herald of July 
16, for " The edict of Constantine, the original 
decree investing the Pope with civil power," &c., 
read : " The edict ascribed to Constantine, as the 
original decree investing the Pope with civil 
power." 
Although Papists have ascribed this edict to 
Constantine, and have referred to it to make more 
imposing their claims, it has been questioned 
whether he ever wrote it. If not, as Catholics 
assume all the power named therein, it may be a 
Papal forgery, and presents the presumptuous 
character of the Papacy in a still darker aspect. 
DEFINITE TIME. 
THE coming of Christ is still a subject of much 
interest with us. The fact of his speedy coming 
has also increasing interest. The fact, as well as 
the manner, of Christ's cooling is demonstrated by 
the Bible. That the advent of Christ is nigh at 
hand, is to us an established truth. There is how-
ever, a difference of opinion in relation to the time 
of the advent ; also it is evident that men differ as. 
THE PERIODS OF DAN. 8th AND 9th. 
[THE following article is inserted at the particu-
lar request of the writer. We have so often pointed 
out chronological inaccuracies similar to those in 
the following, that it will not be necessary here to 
repeat them. We have only to add that no chro-
nologer would sustain the writer in the points as-
sumed. Rollin disclaims being a chronologer, and 
Newton's chronology was not published while he 
was living, and is not a standard work. He was 
not at home in that department as in philosophy 
and mathematics.] 
Much has been said and written on the above 
mentioned vision, which, since the time of 1843, 
has not been satisfactory to my mind ; and having 
of late more particularly given my mind to it, I 
wish to give to others the same light which I feel 
fully assured I have received on this all-absorbing 
subject. Many have darkened counsel by placing 
the commencing date too early, so that they have 
all run out years ago : or by separating it from the 
seventy weeks ; and I see but one way whereby 
they ever can at each period be fulfilled, viz., the 
seven weeks, the 62 weeks, and the one week, in 
the midst of which the sacrifice and oblation should 
cease, and the 1810 years after to fnish the vision 
and cleanse the sanctuary. 
The prophet Daniel, when he saw this vision, 
was personally in the palace at Shushan ; but his 
mind was borne away in the visions of God to the 
banks of the river Ulai, where he saw " a ram 
with two horns, and the two horns were ligh, but 
one was higher than the other, and the higher 
came up last." (Dan. 8:3.) Now as the two horns 
were the kings of Media and Persia, and as Media 
was known to be superior to Persia at the conquest 
of Babylon, it follows that the vision commenced 
at a time when the Persian kingdom had super-
seded the Median, and was in its full splendor ; for 
he says not that he saw the horns when they were 
equal even, but when that which came up last had 
become the highest. Says the angel (Dan. 9:24) : 
" Seventy weeks are determined, to anoint the Most 
Holy, and seal the vision," not finish it; and that 
these seventy weeks were cut off from the 2300 
days, is implied, and evident to every candid stu-
dent of prophecy, by the fact of the vision being 
sealed, and not run out, and has been received by 
all believers in the Second Advent of Christ with 
whom I have conversed. And here commences the 
explanation of the evening and morning vision, 
which was told and affirmed by the angel to he 
true ; who said it should be at the end, and the 
end at the time appointed, which appointment must 
be this vision. Now this prophecy being volunta-
rily chronological, it involves the especial honor of 
God to fulfil it ; and I cannot so trifle with the 
word of God as to express an opinion derogatory 
to its sacred records ; and as there is but one right 
way for anything, we may be very 'sure that that 
way is best. 
Says the angel : " Know therefore and under-
stand, that from the going forth of the command-
ment to restore and to build Jerusalem, unto Mes-
siah the Prince, shall be seven weeks, and three-
score and two weeks ; the streets shall be built 
again, and the walls even in troublous times ; and 
after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be 
cut off, but not for himself ; and he shall confirm 
the covenant with many fur one week, and in the 
midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and 
oblation to cease." The going forth of the com- 
mandment to restore and build Jerusalem, then, 
was to be the starting or commencing point of the 
vision ; and as there were three commandments to 
rebuild the city,—one from Cyrus in his first year, 
one from Artaxerxes in his seventh year, and ano- 
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ther in his twentieth year ; and as the two former 
ones have run out, and proved wrong, by the limi-
tation of the vision, it follows that the last is the 
only one that can fulfil the words of the heavenly 
messenger. 
For the first period, then, the seven weeks, " the 
streets shall be built and the walls, even in troub-
lous times." Now the building of the walls being 
mentioned particularly by the angel, and that be-
ing the particular work which Nehemiah accom-
plished, and in such perilous times, too, that every 
one who labored on the wall, " with one of his 
hands he wrought in the work, and with the other 
hand he held a weapon," (Nell. 4:12) ; and it like-
wise being the time when the Persian kingdom was 
in its glory, it appears forcibly clear that the 20th 
year of Artaxerxes commenced this great vision, 
and that Nehemiah's administration continued 
forty-nine years, to the end of the first period. The 
next thing to settle is, which year the 20th was ? 
Archbishop Usher set it at 445, Rollin, at 454, and 
others at 444, and my Bible says 446 B. c. Now 
as there is a disagreement as to which year it is, 
and as the Saviour said after he was baptized, and 
when he began to preach, " The time is fulfilled," 
the sixty-nine weeks, or 483 years, are accom-
plished, " the Most Holy is anointed," " the Spirit 
of the Lord is upon me, because he bath anointed 
me to preach the gospel to the poor ;" why not 
reckon it in such a way as that they can be ful-
filled? But they cannot if set at 445, for from B. 
c. 445 to the end of 483, the Saviour would be 38 
at his baptism, A. D. 34, and 41 at his crucifixion, 
A. D. 37 ; and it must be recollected that Tiberius 
died before the passover of A. D. 3', viz., March 
16th, and every one believes that he was crucified 
in the reign of Tiberius. And after the strictest 
search, from all authors that I can find, I believe 
the 20th of Artaxerxes was 446 years before the 
birth of Christ ; and the decree was issued in the 
first month, (Nell. 2: 1,) and that the 483 years 
were completed when he was 37 years of age ; 446 
—37-483: and I cannot find this period fulfilled 
in any other way ; and as he was born four years 
before the vulgar era, this period was fulfilled in 
A. D. 33, when the Most Holy was anointed, and 
the second period fulfilled. A little over three years 
after this, the Saviour having completed his minis-
try, yielded up his life a sacrifice for a world of 
sinners, A. D. 36. This comes into the midst of the 
70th week, and gives 486 full solar years, and a 
little more completed at the passover, when at his 
death the sacrifice and oblation ceased, the vision 
was sealed, and the third period completed, in the 
first month of A. D. 36 ; so that by putting the four 
years before A. D. with 1814 after the crucifixion-
4-1818, and the vision of 2300 years is fulfilled 
in the first Jewish month of 1855. 
In addition to this view, it may be remarked, 
that Augustus Caesar, in whose reign Christ was 
born, reigned forty-four years after the battle of 
Actium, and died Aug. 19th, A. D. 14 ; and Tibe-
rius alone, after the death of Augustus, twenty-
two years, and from August to March 16th follow-
ing, and died A. D. 37. And without any doubt, 
the Saviour was born in the first Jewish month of 
the 26th year of the reign of Augustus ; and con-
sequently was eighteen years and five months old 
at the death of Augustus; and at the end of the 
15th year of Tiberius, A. D. 29, (a little before 
which John began to preach,) he was thirty-three 
years and five months old ; and that John preached 
three years and seven months to the spring of Ti-
berius' 19th year, and baptized him in A. D. 33, at 
the exact age of thirty-seven years ; and after he 
had preached three years, and from March to the 
passover, he sealed the vision with his life, at the 
age of forty years, and from March to the pass-
over A. D. 36. if the Roman year commenced Jan. 
1st ; but if the Roman year began in March, then 
it was A. D. 37. 
H. 
LETTER FROM TROY. 
DEAR BROTHER :—This is the day of American 
independence ; and while the people have been hur-
rying away to the scenes of celebration, I have en-
joyed a rich feast in perusing the Advent Herald. T 
feel to rejoice to-day in the liberty wherewith 
Christ bath made me free. I would love to attend 
a good Advent meeting to-day ; but as I am de-
prived of that privilege, it will be a pleasurable 
freedom for me to enjoy a part of the day in pen-
ning.a few lines to a tried and devoted brother in 
Christ. 
I feel inexpressibly grateful to-day for the bene-
fits I have derived from the reading of the Advent 
Herald, and various other publications which I 
have obtained at the same office. I feel an inex-
pressible anxiety, that this office should be not only 
sustained, but abundantly sustained ; for I believe 
the truths it publishes are God's holy truths, and 
far better. than this life do I love them. I wish to 
he nailed to the truth as it is in Christ Jesus, even 
as Christ was nailed to the cross ; and let others 
do as they may, I am determined to do what I ean, 
and to God be all the glory. 
While reading the Herald this morning, I read a, 
list of bills which lacked payment. I feel ashamed 
before God, that a people so exalted in point of 
light and knowledge, should be guilty of such neg-
lect in supporting the truth. 0, I am afraid the 
love of this present world will be the death and 
destruction of a good many of our professed Ad-
vent friends. I am afraid, too, many of us have, 
Demas like, forsaken the truth. 0 that the Lord 
would cut us off from everything that shall hinder 
our progress in grace, and our entrance into God's 
everlasting kingdom. We expect through great 
tribulation to enter the promised land, and though 
we may have to go through floods and flames, and 
he driven in various directions, yet, through rich, 
free, and abounding grace, we shall all come into 
one port at last. Praise the Lord, 0 my soul. 
There remaineth a rest for the people of God, and 
glorious things are prepared for those who finally 
love Him. There the wicked cease from troubling, 
and the weary are for ever at rest. 0, then, in 
view of the glory that is soon to be revealed, let 
us be faithful unto death. These light afflictions, 
which are only for a season, are working out for 
us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of 
glory. Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin 
that so easily besets us, and let us run with pa-
tience the race that is set before us, looking unto 
Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. 
Lord, fit us for eternal life, is the prayer of your 
sister, waiting and watching. C. LAWTON. 
July 4th, 1853. 
REVIVAL IN MONTGOMERY, Vt. 
ALL revival intelligence, being joyfully interest-
ing, not only to the inhabitants of heaven, but to 
those also on earth who have the spirit of heaven ; 
and full of encouragement to the laborers in the 
great harvest-field, it becomes us to speak of the 
work of God in this place for a few months past. 
For a long time, much prayer had been offered 
for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, but the state 
of the unconverted seemed to many, to be almost, 
if not quite hopeless ; and there had been for a 
long time, till within a feiv months of the revival, 
considerable disturbance from some of the young 
people, in time of public worship. 
There are two churches in our part of the town 
—Advent and Congregational ; and about the 1st 
of February we commenced holding union meet-
ings, which were composed of members of five de-
nominations : with regular preachers however only 
of the two former. Soon after this there were 
several conversions and a great awakening. The 
death of three young persons in this time, one of 
whom in particular, was snatched in a peculiar 
and impressive manner as a brand from the burn-
ing,—and their funerals all in one—was a provi-
dence which worked together with the Spirit and 
the truth. 
The union meetings, for awhile, were evidently 
owned of God and attended with his greatest bless-
ings. When the work had seemed for some time 
to cease, it broke out anew in our prayer meetings. 
On the day of the State fast, in April, our meet-
ing was crowned with the hopeful conversion of 
five or six souls ; and many have been brought in 
since, at our meetings for prayer. 
At present we have to lament, that although the 
Spirit of God in his mercy and forbearance has not 
left us, neither we as a church, nor others, are so 
much in a revival state as that our labors are 
owned in the conversion of sinners. We have had 
as a people, during this revival, and still do have 
much to encourage us and fill us with humble 
gratitude to God. But our efforts must not stop 
so long as only forty or fifty are hopefully converted 
out of the hundreds around us who are in the broad 
road to everlasting burnings. May God help us 
to pray, and labor, and weep for sinners, as did 
the blessed Son of God, until he himself shall cease 
his mediation, and swear in his wrath they shall 
not enter into his rest ! ADDISON MERRILL. 
July 12th, 1853. 
EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS. 
M. S. WICKER writes from Ticonderoga (N. Y.), 
June 26th, 1853 :—" The weekly visits of the Her-
ald are to me invaluable ; perhaps the more so, as 
it is nearly the only medium of communication I 
have with those of " like precious faith." I often 
pass months without meeting with one whose hope 
is like mine. Those Christians that I meet with 
hope for heaven at death. 1 hope to see my Saviour 
coming in the clouds, to destroy him that has the 
power of death, and to give me an inheritance with 
the redeemed in the new earth. I thank the Lord 
that he ever led me to examine the subject of the 
Advent. It is a subject that will bear scrutiny. 
The more I read the Bible, the more confirmed I 
am of its truth. It rejoices my heart to hear from 
the friends of the cause, and I often think it would 
be a very great privilege to meet with those who 
are looking for the Lord. I feel that 1 am truly a 
lonely traveller' here, but ' I'm a traveller to 
a land, where all is fair.' I trust soon to meet 
the redeemed in that blest city, where there shall 
be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, nei-
ther shall there be any more pain, for the former 
things are passed away.' " 
LEVI DUDLEY writes from Moore's Forks (N.Y.), 
July 12th, 1853 :—" We have had another refresh-
ing time in this section by the outpouring of the 
Spirit. Brethren I. R. Gates and D. T. Taylor 
have favored us with their labors, which resulted 
in the conversion of some, and the reclaiming of 
others. A goodly number followed in baptism. 
Here is a great field that calls loudly for the right 
kind of labors. May the Lord of the harvest send 
them forth speedily. 
" We are expecting a visit from you this season 
—don't disappoint us. The Herald is a welcome 
messenger to me. 
" My P. 0. address, after this, will be Moore's 
Forks, N. Y." 
P. V. WEST writes :—" 1 had the pleasure of go-
ing into the liquid stream with five happy converts 
last Lord's day ; and although the rain descended 
in abundance, yet a large company attended on the 
occasion, and were refreshed. This makes twenty-
seven that I have baptized this spring, all young 
converts, with three or four exceptions ;—those 
were backsliders reclaimed. There is a good de-
gree of interest in these parts, yet there is a strong 
opposition also. May God direct the battle, and 
turn the victory on Zion's side. 
" We are glad of the Herald; it comes a wel-
come messenger, to herald the day of eternal re-
demption. The Lord help us to be ready and 
waiting." 
L. D. THOMPSON writes from West Chelmsford, 
July 7th, 1853 :—" Having lately visited the breth-
ren in Allentown, Dover, Portsmouth, East King-
ston, N. II., and endeavored to give them what 1 
consider to be meat in due season, which is, that 
the coining of the Lord is nigh at hand, and the 
necessity of being in constant readiness for that 
event, I would say, I found some in all these places 
striving to live to the glory of God, and endeavor-
ing to benefit their fellow-men, which cheered my 
heart. I feel encouraged to labor on, that I may 
be found with that class of laborers, who, when 
the Chief Shepherd shall appear, shall receive a 
crown of glory that fadeth not away." 
CORRECTION.—The Herald of the 16th, in giving 
an account of the C. E. and Vermont Conference, 
the article " On Definite Time " represents the 
Conference as saying, that " the moral, religious, 
and political periods obviously terminating about 
the present time," lead us to the conclusion that 
the Advent is near. I should like to know, brother 
Bliss, what sort of periods these are? I imagine 
that some of your readers might infer from this 
that we have got hold of a new time. The sen-
tence corrected would read—" the moral, religious, 
and political condition of the world, and the pro-
phetic periods, obviously terminating about the 
present time, lead us to this conclusion."—.J. M. o. 
The copy having gone to the moles and the bats, 
we cannot say whether the mistake was in it, or 
was made by the printer.—ED. 
OUR agent in Leeds (Eng.) writes :—" The arti-
cles on Isaiah are interesting and instructive. They 
must exert a beneficial influence. I have been much 
interested in the articles, 
Sketches of Travel,' by 
S. J. M. M. They are beautifully descriptive, but 
brief, yet of sufficient length to prevent tedious-
ness. I believe they are faithful sketches,' with-
out exaggeration. I am much pleased with them." 
!MP 
Obituarn. 
I am the resurrection and the life : he that believeth in me-
though he were dead, yet shall he live and whosoever liveth, and 
believeth in me, shall never die." dons 11: 25, 26. 
WE have been called to mourn the death of my 
youngest brother, EDWIN Timm?, who died on the 
22d of March, 1853, at Middleton, near Leeds, 
aged 21 years, He was the strongest and most 
lively in the family, and was considered the most 
likely to reach an old age. But, alas! how uncer-
tain is human life! and how fallacious is our judg-
ment in such matters. Like a flower, he bloomed 
but to fade away—an untimely blast passed over 
him, and he was gone ! But we hope to meet him 
in the day when Christ shall exhibit himself as 
Death's destruction, and to see him clothed with 
immortal freshness, and life, and loveliness, as he 
shines forth in the ranks of the Redeemer, in the 
clear, bright, and complete righteousness of Jesus. 
Therefore, " we sorrow not as those without hope." 
Leeds (Eng.), July 1853. C. A. THORP. 
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This paper having now been published since March, 1840, the his-
tory of its past existence is a sufficient guaranty of its future course, 
while it may he needed as a chronicler of the signs of the tunes, and 
an exponent of prophecy. 
The object of this periodical is to discuss the great question of the 
age in which we live -- The near approach of the Fifth Universal 
Monarchy, in which the kingdom under the whole heaven shall be 
given to the saints of the Most High, for an everlasting possession. 
Also to take note of such passing events as mark the present time, 
and to hold up before all men a faithful and affectionate warning to 
flee from the wrath to come. 
The course we have marked out for the future, is to give in the 
columns of the Herald, 
The best thoughts, from the pens of original writers, illustrative 
of the prophecies. 
Judicious selections, from the best authors extant, of au instruct-
ive and practical nature. 
A well-selected summary of foreign and domestic intelligence, 
and, 
A department for correspondents, where, from the familiar let-
ters of those who have the good of the cause at heart, we may learn 
the state of its prosperity in different sections of the country. 
The principles prominently presented will be those unanimously 
adopted by the " Mutual General Conference of Adventists," held at 
Albany, N. Y., April 2.9, 1845, and which are, in brief, — 
The Regeneration of this Earth by Fire, and its Restoration to 
its Eden beauty. 
The Personal Advent of Cmusr at the commencement of the 
Millennium. 
His Judgment of the Quick and Dead at his Appearing wad 
Kingdom. 
His Reign on the Earth over the Nations of the Redeemed. 
The Resurrection of those who Sleep in Jesus, and the Change 
of the Living Saints at the Advent. 
The Destruction of the Living Wicked from the Earth at that 
event, and their confinement under chains of darkness till the Second 
Resurrection. 
Their Resurrection and Judgment, at the end of the Millen-
nium, and consignment to everlasting punishment. 
The bestowment of Immortality (in the Scriptural, and not 
the secular use of this word), through CHRIST, at the Resurrection. 
The New Earth the Eternal Residence of the Redeemed. 
We are living in the space of time between the sixth and 
seventh trumpets, denominated by the angel " VICKLY ;" —"The 
second woe is past ; and behold the third woe cometh quickly" —
Rev. 11 : 14—the time in which we may look for the crowning con-
summation of the prophetic declarations. 
These views we propose to sustain by the harmony and letter of 
the inspired Werd, the faith of the primitive church, the fulfilment 
of prophecy in history, and the aspects of the future. We shall en 
deavor, by the Divine help, to present evidence, and answer objets 
tions, and meet the difficulties of candid inquiry, in a manner becom-
ing the questions we discuss, and so as to approve ourselves to every 
man's conscience in the sight of GOD. 
These are great practical questions. If indeed the Kingdom of 
GOD is at hand, it becometh all Christians to make efforts for renewed 
exertions, during the little time allotted them for labor in the Mas-
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truth, to see if these things are so. What say the Scriptures f Let 
them speak. and let us reverently listen to their enituciations. 
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THE ADVEN T HERALD. 
Contents of this No. 
241 The Parable of the Virgins 244 
Russia and Turkey 245 
The Kussian Manifesto 
Dethronement of the Pope 246 
Definite Time 
 
The Periods of Dan. 8th & 9th " 
Letter from Troy 247 
Revival in Montgomery, Vt " 
CI Extracts from Letters front- 
-M, S. Wicker 
" Levi Dudley 4( 
243 P. V. West 
" • L. D. Thompson 
244 Obituary of Edwin Thorp " 
" Foreign News 248 
ADVENT HERALD. 
BOSTON, JULY 30, 1853. 
Future Labors. 
Aug. 7th (Sunday)—I will preach in the Char-
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Aug. 14th (Sunday)—Will preach in Philadel-
phia. 
Aug. 18th—Will attend the camp-meeting in 
Elk county, Pa., and continue in that vicinity sev-
eral weeks. 
On my return, I shall call at New York and 
other. places, after which I shall prepare for my 
Wester tour, on which I hope to set out by the last 
of September. 
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my labors and co-operation in the Advent cause. 
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In my labors West, I desire to accomplish sev-
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faith and position of Adventists. 2. To strengthen 
and confirm those who have embraced the faith, 
and to " set in order the things that are wanting." 
3. To persuade, by God's grace, the disobedient to 
accept the offer of salvation, and put on Christ by 
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the co-operation of all the friends of the cause. 
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THE CONFERENCE AT LAWRENCE.—The notice of 
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FOREIGN NEWS. 
WE have little beyond rumors on which to found 
an opinion of the probabilities of actual hostilities. 
It was generally believed that England and France 
having modified their policy, and not considering 
Russian occupation of the principalities in the 
light of war, that the Porte would not oppose by 
force that occupation, but would formally call on 
all the powers of Europe to observe treaties—nego-
tiations would then be resumed, the result of which 
will be a guarantee of privileges and immunities 
formally made by the Porte to all the powers, in-
cluding Russia. 
The question is not one of personal vanity, any 
more than policy, on the Czar's part, of having 
taken territory in pledge. Nicholas will scarcely 
diminish his demands. Turkey cannot admit the 
legality of Russian occupation, but will not be 
likely to cross the Danube to force war. Neither 
will Russians be apt to invade Turkey, proper ; 
consequently the present depressing uncertainty 
may continue some time. 
It was rumored that a conference between 
France, England, Austria, and Prussia, would 
agree upon a protocol, to be submitted to 4ussia 
and Turkey, but we cannot discover the source of 
this rumor. 
The occupation of the principalities of Moldavia 
and -Wallachia by Russian troops has already been 
reported. This took place on the 26th or 27th ult. 
The corps destined for the occupation of Wallachia, 
under General Lades, passed the Pruth at Leova ; 
that which was to invade Moldavia, under General 
Daramberg, passed at Skouliany. General Gorts-
chakoff was to arrive at Bucharest on the 6th inst. 
Paris, July 5th.—The Bulletin de Paris of yes-
terday evening, says :—" According to a despatch 
received to-day, the Journal de Constantinople de-
clares that the entrance of the Russians into the 
principalities must be considered as a declaration 
of war in Turkey. If that is truly the opinion of 
the Sultan and of the Ottoman Empire, the ques-
tion is decided in the sense of war, for Turkey 
alone has a right to decide if that invasion is a 
casus bells, and in that case, her allies are bound 
to give on certain conditions, aid against the enemy. 
This declaration of the Journal de Constantinople 
has not however produced any great effect, because 
it required to be verified." 
A letter from Vienna, dated June 30th, published 
in the Journal de Frankfort, says :—" Communica-
tions from Odessa state that trade is completely 
stagnant, from the apprehension felt of seeing the 
port suddenly closed, and all exportation and im-
portation of goods being rendered impossible. The 
news from the Danubian principalities is just as 
discouraging; no one has any confidence in the 
future, and at Jassy and Galitz the foreign firms 
are getting in their capital." 
The French Government has drawn up a note 
in reply to Nesselrode's note. It bears the signa-
ture of Drouin de Lhuys, and is firm and temper-
ate. It says that France has equal claims to as-
sert its protectorate over the Latin Church in the 
East as Russia has over the Greek, but hopes that 
Russia, like France, will adjust its claims with-
out trespassing on the sovereign rights of Turkey. 
The note is ably drawn up. 
St. Petersburg letters of June 29th, report ex-
change and stocks unaltered. Nothing had trans-
pired to the public respecting politics. The gen-
eral impression was that peace would be preserved, 
but this belief was chiefly founded on the expecta-
tion that Turkey would sign the note required by 
Russia. 
A despatch from Bucharest, dated July 2d, states 
that the body of the army intend to occupy Wal-
lachia, and were that day crossing the Pruth at 
Leora, Gen. Daramberg commanding, and next 
day the body intended to enter Moldavia, crossing 
at Skonlin. 
The Hosporaders have been assured that no change 
would be made in the government of the princi-
palities. 
General Luders, with his division, is to occupy 
Wallachia, and General Daramberg, Moldavia. 
The Russian reserve, now at Moscow, are ad-
vancing to encamp at the plains of Bessarabia. 
A Petersburg letter says that the principalities 
will not be occupied at present with more than 
25,000 men. 
Among the troops on the Turkish frontier are 
Calmic's and others, from distant Asia, showing 
how the Czar has been preparing for the present 
difficulties. 
A mediation, though generally considered im-
possible, is yet talked of, and it is reported that 
Mozerhoff would be sent by Russia to Constantino-
ple to re-open negotiations. Others believed that 
his mission would merely be to signify to the Porte 
that unless the ultimatum be now accepted, the 
Russians will cross the Danube, as they have 
crossed the Pruth. 
The mass of the Turks are quite anxious for war, 
and warlike preparations are incessant, under the 
direction of French and English officers. 
Selina Pasha is sent on a mission to Schayml, the 
Circassian chief, to secure his alliance. 
Provisions have already become enormously dear 
at Constantinople. 
The paper currency sinks in value from day to 
day, and trade is completely stagnated. 
Shipping is extremely scarce in Constantinople. 
In consequence of frosts, the silk crop is almost 
a failure ; cocoons selling sixty to seventy per 
cent. dearer than last year. Opium crop abun-
dant. 
After a protracted Cabinet Council in London on 
the 2d inst., it was reported that the English and 
French fleets were to enter the Dardanelles as a 
countermove to the expected passage of the Pruth 
by the Russians. Notwithstanding warlike ap-
pearances, however, hopes were still entertained 
that peace would be preserved, as negotiations 
would probably continue after the occupation of 
the Principalities. 
The report in London that the Russians had 
enterred Jassy, caused a panic in the Stock Ex: 
change. The rumor was denied on the 4th, by the 
Austrian. Minister, but still believed, owing to the 
fact that the Paris Moniteur had announced the 
receipt of the official despatch from St. Petersburg, 
decreeing the occupation of the Danubian prov-
inces. 
Count Guzlaz was to leave Vienna, on a special 
mission to St. Petersburg, touching the Turkish 
question. 
The Prince of Servia had offered to place 45,000 
men at the disposal of the Sultan. 
Commodore Stringham and officers of the frigate 
Cumberland have had an interview with the Sultan, 
who expressed satisfaction when Com. Stringham 
assured him that the Sultan's efforts to advance 
the interests of the Turkish empire were sympa-
thized with in America, as well as in Europe. 
GERMANY.—A ministerial paper states that the 
King of Prussia has met the recent Papal brief 
concerning mixed marriages by issuing a royal de-
cree. The Pope having ordained that no Catholic 
female shall marry a Protestant who will not swear 
to have his children educated in the faith of the 
Church of Rome, the King decrees that any officer 
of his army marrying under a condition so degrad-
ing, shall be held unworthy to serve the sovereign 
of an independent State, and dismissed the Prus-
sian service. 
GREECE.—A letter from Athens, 18th, announces 
that the Greek Government had concluded to tit 
out three ships of war " to protect the Greek sub-
jects in Turkey in the event of the affairs of the 
Levant becoming more complicated." 
CONFERENCE OF ADVENT CHURCHES.—The Confer-
ence of Advent churches in this State and vicinity, 
will convene at Lawrence, Mass., Tuesday, Aug. 
9th, at 10 A. 31. Delegates are expected from each 
church, to report the condition, wants, and pros-
pects of the churches. 
A general attendance of our brethren and sisters 
is desired at this meeting, inasmuch as we do not 
anticipate the holding of a tent or camp-meeting 
in this region, and as this meeting will be espe-
cially designed to mutually comfort and strengthen 
each other, and better prepare us for the faithful 
prosecution of the great work assigned us. 
J. PEARSON, jr., 
corn. 
L. OSLER, 
"THE SAINTS' INHERITANCE, or The World to Come." By Henry 
F. Hill, of Geneseo, N. Y. 12 ino. 247 pp. 
We have received a supply of the second edition 
of this valuable work, containing some improve-
ments upon the first issue. Also an appendix con-
taining valuable extracts from Wesley, Dr. Hitch-
cock, and others, in proof of the new earth being 
the abode of the saints. 
Price, $1,00 ; in gilt binding, $1,38. Postage, 
when sent by mail, pre-paid, 18 cts. 
REMARKABLE RELIC.—Cardinal Wiseman of Lon-
don during a recent tour on the continent, accepted 
a locket containing a lock of hair recorded to have 
been cut from Sampson's head by Delilah, and was 
shown the scissors with which she cut it, on one of 
the blades of which was distinctly marked " Shef-
field." 
POPULATION OF TURKEY.—According to the last 
census taken in the Turkish Empire, in 1844, the 
Mohammedans numbered—in Europe, 3,800,000 ; 
in Asia, 12,950,000 ; in Africa, 3,800,000. The 
Christians numbered—in Europe, 11,500,000 ; in 
Asia, 2,500,000,-34,550,000. 
Appointments, &c. 
N. BILLINGS will visit North Danville, Vt., Ang. 3d, and labor one 
week in that place and vicinity, as Elder Reynolds may arrange ; 
will preach at West Derby the 11th and 12th ; Derby Line, Sab-
bath, 14th ' • Foster's Mills, C. E., 16th ; Head of the Bay, 17th 
and 18th ; Outlet, 19th ; Waterloo, Sabbath, 21st, and the 23d ; 
West Shefford, 24th ; Dunham, 25th ; Clarenceville, 26th, as bro 
Colton may appoint Odeltown, Sabbath, 28th ; Swanton, Vt.. 
; Georgia, Sept. some brother call-for me on the ar-, 
rival of the first train from Swanton; Waterbury, Sabbaths, 4th 
and 11th. Evening meetings at 7 o'clock.—N. B. 
R. HunnussoN and J. M. ORROCK will hold meetings as follows:—S. 
Troy, Vt., Aug. 24th ; Morrisville, 25th ; Waterbury, 26th ; Bris-
tol, 27th, and Sunday, 28th ; Low Hampton, N. Y., 29th ; New 
York, Sunday, Sept. 4th, as brethren Mansfield and Porter may 
arrange ; Champlatn, Sunday, 11th ; Dunham, C. E., 12th. Each 
meeting (Sundays excepted) at 
II. GROSS will preach in New York city Sabbath, July 31st, and 
at Ralston Springs, (in the grove near the Railroad and the Union 
store,) Sabbath, Aug. 7th. He will be at home (Homer) Aug. 14th. 
BENJ. WEBB will preach in Champlain, N. Y., Sunday, July 31st, at 
101 A. M., Odelltown school-house at 2 P. M., and in Mastin school-
house at 5 P. M. 
H. SHIPMAN will preach at N. Springfield, Vt., Sabbath, July 31st 
CAMP MEETINGS, Re. 
THERE will be a Camp-meeting in Vernon, Vt., from Aug. 15th 
over the following Sunday, on land owned by J. F. Burrows,- in a 
beautiful grove about one hundred rods from the North Vernon de-
pot. Mr. Burrows has generously offered the use of the land, lum-
ber for fitting it up, and his own services to help seat the ground ; 
hence there will be no expense for brethren for these things. All 
that attended our camp-meeting on the same ground last year, will 
bear testimony that we had the best of order. We hope to have the 
same at this meeting. It will be the object of the meeting to give a 
faithful exhibition of the truth on the coming of the Lord and rela-
tive events, and to stir up all pure minds, and our fellow-men gene-
rally, to an expectation and preparation for that day. We invite all 
who love the Lord to come. Let the brethren be on the ground at 
an early hour with their tents—let there be a general rally. Mr. 
Burrows will provide fur all who may desire board and horse-keep-
ing. Arrangements have been made with the Superintendents on 
the Vermont Valley and Vermont and Mass. R. R. to carry passen-
gers to and from the meeting for half-price during the meeting. We 
expect some of God's faithful watchmen to preach the word. 
A. GAGE, S. Trees, 
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D. PROUTY, E. G. SCOTT, Com. 
will be held in Centre county, Pa., on land owned 
CAMP-MEETING 
 
by Mr. Joseph Eshley, near Marsh Creek Second Advent church, to 
commence lot September, and continue one week. Elders J. Litch, 
V. Hines, J. D. Boyer, and J. T. Luling, will be present. 
T. lawns, S. SHANK, E. P. ZIMMERMAN, 11. lq'IBULLEN, Com. 
PROVIDENCE permitting, there will be a Camp-meeting in 'Vernon, 
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SCOTT. 
THERE
commence Aug. 15th, and continue over the following Sun-
day. Particulars hereafter. (In behalf of the brethren.)—E. G. 
THERE will be-a Conference meeting at Crain's Grove, near Free • 
port,
.ii s. 
ESNtiespoltenson county, Ill., to commence Aug. 19th.—DANIEL 
A. 
PROVIDENCE permitting, a Camp-meeting will be held in Winsted, 
(on the old ground,) commencing Monday, Sept. 12th, and continu-
ing over the Sabbath. (See Herald of July 22, 9th, and 16th.) 
A CAMP-MEETING will be held in Elk county, on land owned by 
Mr. John Coleman, near the junction of Bennett's and Driftwood 
branches, to commence on Thursday, 18th of August, and continue 
a week or more. (See Herald of July 9th and 16th.) 
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" Ask, and ye shall receive" 
The Mormons 
An Old Hymn 
China 
 
Modern Skepticism 
Catastrophe at Niagara Falls 
Misery and Delusion of Cali- 
fornia 
 
The Storm of 1703 
Russian Policy against Tur- 
key 
 
Curious Document 
Sketches of Travels • 
The Prophecy of Isaiah 
 
The Antitypical Tabernacle 
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