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VOLUME XXIII. NO. 4. 
(viz. be manifested with him in glory.) See al- i timony, and which we do well to ponder. The 
so Rom. 8. 18,19 ; it is the same word, "mani- first is, that as soon as the Lord had left our 
festation of sons of God." Everywhere, as in world, he required his followers to take the atti-
Mark 4. 22, "For there is nothing hid which tude of waiting for his return, (Acts 1. 11 ; 
shall not be manifested," the opposite of secre- Mark 13. 34, 37 ; John 14. 2-4.) Secondly, 
cy is clearly brought out,---everywhere are we it is clearly intimated to those who were at once 
taught what the church in all ages has believed, to begin to wait and watch, that though, in one 
(till the few mournful exceptions of the last few point of view his absence would be for "a little 
while," yet, in another, it would be for a consid-
erable period. "After a long time the Lord of 
those servants cometh." (Matt. 25. 19 ;) "The 
bridegroom tarried," (ver. 5 ;) "My Lord delay-
eth his coming," (24. 48.) Yet, thirdly, not-
withstanding that the coming would be deferred 
beyond the expectations at first cherished, yet, 
at last, it would be sudden and unexpected, tak-
ing most by surprise. "The Son of man com-
eth at an hour when ye think not," (Luke 12. 
40.) It may be that soon the mig'ity angel will 
declare that "the time shall be no longer delay-
ed," (Rev. 10. 6 ;) and then all the terrors and 
glories connected with the seventh trumpet shall 
be fulfilled, (Rev. 11. 15-19 ; ) and the loud 
shout shall soon peal through creation, "Alle-
luia : for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth." 
It may be asked, Where is the evil of the 
view objected to,—that there will be a secret 
coming, and rapture ; or that Jesus will come se-
cretly for his saints some years before he appears 
openly with them ? Does it not shew earnest 
love to Christ thus to desire his coming without 
the intervention of a single event ? Without 
presuming to judge any brethren, and even giv-
ing all credit for right motives, the inquiry must 
still be, Does God's Word sanction such distinc-
tions as these new motives teach ? If not,'all 
such teaching must be erroneous, and all error, 
however well-meaning its authors may be, must 
do evil. The teaching referred to is mixed up 
with much precious truth, and is held by many 
who no doubt love the Lord, and desire to serve 
him ; still I think the effects of this secret ad-
vent doctrine have already been evil. Not to 
dwell on the divisions which it has caused among 
Christians, and the probability that it has re-
pelled some from the study of prophecy alto-
gether, I would refer to its effects on the inter-
pretation of God's truth. Connected with its 
promulgation, there have been new and startling 
statements respecting the Person and work of 
the Lord Jesus. The most zealous advocates of 
the erroneous views concerning the non-vicari-
ousness of the life of Jesus, so frequently and 
ably exposed in this Journal, have been among 
the principal promulgators of the secret advent 
theory. In the writings of these persons we al-
so find the new and suspicious term of the "heav-
enly humanity" of Christ. Things have also 
been written by the same party concerning 
"priesthood," "covenant," "sonship," which are 
novel and strange, differing from, or opposed to, 
what has hitherto been considered orthodox. I 
believe that there is some subtle connection be-
tween some of these vi,,ws and the secret rap-
ture theory. But beside these growing direct-
ly out of this doctrine, is the exclusion of the 
Old Testament saints from fellowship with the 
glory of the church of this dispensation ; and 
then comes a breaking of Scripture into many 
new distinctions ; and saying, "this and that • 
does not apply to the church." Some take away 
the Sermon on the Mount ; others teach that the 
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It has been asserted that the word "epiphany," 
or "manifestation," is never applied to the rap-
ture, but always to Christ's "appearing" in glo-
ry with his saints ; and that the saints do re-
main till the "Parousia," or "coming," but do 
not remain till the "Epiphany," or "appearing." 
The word epiphany (found, as we have seen, in 
2 Thess. 2. 8) is used also in 1 Tim. 6. 14, 
"Keep this commandment until the appearing of 
our Lord Jesus Christ." This is a direction to 
a suffering witnessing Church. Again, in Titus 
2. 13, "Looking for the glorious appearing." 
How could the saints keep the commandment 
until "the epiphany," or "look for the glorious 
epiphany," if they are to be removed at the 
"coming," or "parousia," years before the "epi-
phany ?" 
As regards the word rendered "coming," sig-
nifying a secret advent,—so, as an advocate of 
this system writes, "to leave the darkness and 
slumber of the world undisturbed,"—it may be 
safely asserted, that if there be one word mark-
ed in the New Testament with attendant circum-
stances of publicity, it is the word "parousia," 
rendered "coming." In the following passages, 
it is applied to the second advent of Christ :—
Matt. 24. 3, 37, 39 ; 1 Cor. 15. 23 ;1 Thess. 2. 
19, 3. 13. 4. 15, 5. 23 ; 2 Thess. 2.1, 8 ; James 
v. 7, 8 ; 2 Pet. 1. 16, 3. 4, 12. 
The word 'epiphany," rendered "brightness" 
2 Thess. 2. 8, is translated "appearing" in 1 
Tim. 6.14 ; 2 Tim. 4. 8 ; Tit. 2.13 ; and 2 
From the London Quarterly Journal of Proptecy. Tim. 4. 1. This last verse has been translated, 
The Epistles to the Thessalonians, testify (before God and the Lord Jesus Christ 
and the Lord's Coming 
who shall judge the quick and dead) his appear- 
(Concluded.) 
ing and his kingdom." 
3. The coming by which the Antichrist shall There is another word frequently used, viz., 
be destroyed is the second coming of Christ unto revelation ; a close examination and comparison 
salvation. The Lord will destroy the Antichrist of the places where it occurs, would clearly prove 
"with the brightness of his coming." Do not the publicity of the next manifestation of Christ 
these words "the brightness of his coming," the from heaven. "For what (says one) were the 
"epiphany or outshining of his presence," point Corinthians taught to wait ? Not a secret corn-
directly and explicitly to that manifestation of ing, but (see margin) for the revelation of our 
Christ which will take place when, the heavens Lord Jesus Christ," (1 Cor. 1. 7.) The same 
no longer retaining him, he is "revealed from word occurs four times in 1 Pet. 1. 5, 7, 13, 4. 
heaven ?" Is not this "the second appearing," 12 ; also Luke 17. 29, 30. In 1 John 2. 38,the 
and not a third manifestation, years after the word rendered appear means "manifested," as 3. 
saints have been raised ? 
2, 3. So also in Col. 3. 4,when be shall appear, 
This passage, therefore, is not only a clear or be manifested, we also shall appear with him, 
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LONGING FOR HOME. 
There is a land, which seen from afar 
Appears to the eye like a well known star, 
Where the ransomed ones of the King of kings 
Will taste of the bliss which redemption brings, 
And the banner of peace, as it floats in the air, 
Drives war from the midst of the 
 there; 
Where sin with the curse that attends it now, 
Will never more darken the saintly brow ; 
0 that beautiful land ! 0 that beautiful land ! 
There the bride of the Lamb,in her Eden bowers, 
Shall gaze with delight on the fadeless flowers ; 
And the serpent's trail no more will be seen 
Like a withering curse on the new earth's green: 
For the glory of God, like the noon-day sun, 
Shall arise on the land of the Holy One 
And the weary saints in their robes of white 
Will joyfully rest in the realms of light 
0 these beautiful realms! 0 these beautiful realms! 
There death, the proud tyrant,no longer will reign 
Nor battle-fields teem with the wounded and slain ; 
There friends who have met will he parted no more 
For the days of their exile and sorrows are o'er : 
As grief finds no place in their bosom to dwell, 
So none give each other a parting, "Farewell," 
But resting in glory they never will die 
While earth blooms again 'neath an unclouded sky; 
0 that beautiful home ! 0 that beautiful home ! 
To that blest land of the good and the free, 
The present rolls onward—as waves of the sea, 
And bidding adieu to the ocean of time 
We long to dwell in a holier clime 
And leap to that land of such heavenly charms 
As the infant leaps to his mother's arms : 
Fur we feel like strangers and fain would go 
Where breezes of mercy forever blow ; 
0 that beautiful world ! 0 that beautiful world ! 
ther the coming of the Lord, any more than the 
day of the Lord, is before the man of sin is re-
vealed. 
I conclude, then, from these four passages in 
the Epistles to the Thessalonians, which have 
been considered and compared with other scrip-
tures, that, when the Lord Jesus returns in glo-
ry, and takes his people np to enjoy their full 
salvation, then the hour of Satan's casting out, 
and of the world's judgment, will have fully 
come. There will be no gay period of earthly 
glory after that—no building of a great Babylon 
on the earth after the light of Christ's glory has 
years) that the second "coming," "appearing," 
"revelation" of the Lord Jesus will be with pow-
er and great glory. 
There is another text in the Second Epistle to 
the Thessalonians to which I ask attention : 
"And the Lord direct your hearts into the love 
of God, and unto the patient waiting for Christ." 
Yes, this should be our grand desire, to have 
communion with Divine love, to have our hearts 
in it as our only elements of life and joy,and to be 
found patiently waiting for him who is the alto-
gether lovely One—the grand proof and illus-
tration of Divine love. The margin reads, "the 
patience of Christ ;" and some suppose that it 
refers to the patience which Christ himself was 
the subject of on earth, and which he manifests 
in heaven, where he is "expecting till his ene-
mies be made his footstool." Certatinly, Christ 
is the great examplar of patience---our perfect 
pattern of waiting God's time, and of doing his 
will while waiting. I can truly affirm, that it is 
not because I desire the Lord's coming to be de-
layed that I have made these remarks with ref-
erence to some events occurring first. 1 only de-
sire to ascertain what is truth, to hear what God 
speaks concerning the coming of Christ, and the 
events immediately connected therewith. The 
disciples of Christ, in primitive times, including 
all the inspired apostles, certainly knew that 
there would be many events before the LordJe-
sus came again. They looked forward as some 
of them expressly state, to their own death, (as 
well they might ; see John 16. 2,) and gave di-
rections for the conduct of the Church after their 
departure," (John 21. 19 ; 2 Pet. 1. 13, 14, 3. 
1, 3 ; 2 Tim. 4. 6, 8, 3. 1-5 ;) and yet the com-
ing of the Lord was very dear to them, and was 
of great practical power. Thus may it be with 
us, even though we believe that God's Word 
teaches us that some 'prophecies referring to Is-
rael, the nations, and Antichrist, are first to be 
fulfilled. We look for no millennium first. We 
expect evil days, perilous times, and sore judg-
ments ; yet, amidst all, we expect to see God's 
work go on, and his 'blessing attend our labors to 
save souls. We look for, and earnestly desire, 
the coming, and day of the Lord. If he tarries 
awhile, we would not abuse the fact as some will 
do, (Matt. 24.48,) but watch while we wait,know-
ing that " the long-suffering of our Lord is sal-
vation," and that "he who shall come will come, 
and will not tarry"---not tarry beyond the ap-
pointed time. And knowing, also, that, in the 
ages of eternity,compared with which our longest. 
periods are but moments,this long delay,so unex-
pected by the primitive church, will furnish mat-
ter for praise, and subject for wonder. God help 
us to be patient, and yet full of yearning desires 
to see him as he is. Not weary of waiting and 
working, and yet praying from the depths of our 
souls that he will finish his work, and reveal 
himself speedily in all his glory. 
There are three things connected with the 
Lord's coming, which are matters of simple tes- 
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BY REV. J. FRY. 
The writer desires to lay before his dear 
brethren in the Lord what the God of truth him-
self says concerning the Lord's future coming to 
establish his glorious kingdom upon earth ; the 
great events by which it will be preceded or ac-
companied ; the state of the world during the 
Lord's millennial reign,and the events which will 
mark and attend its close. 
His object is to remove the prejudices which 
blind the eyes of many of his beloved brethren, 
so that they cannot see and receive the glorious 
truths which the word of God reveals respecting 
the afore-mentioned subject. 
"Great peace have they that love God's law : 
and nothing shall offend them," says the Holy 
Ghost. And if my dear brethren did but per-
ceive how much peace they lose by rejecting this 
part of God's gracious testimony, and how great 
a stumbling-block, or rock of offence, they place 
in their own way by not receiving these truths, 
sure I am they would "search the Scripture dai-
ly, to see" whether the scheme of prophetical in-
terpretation here advocated be, or be not, in ac-
cordance with Divine truth; and equally sure I 
am, that if they would patiently investigate the 
word of truth for this purpose, in humble teach-
ableness of mind, and prayerful dependence up-
on the Holy Spirit,they would arise from the in-
vestigation convinced of the truth, and rejoicing 
in the happy discovery, that the Lord's personal 
advent is at hand, and the day of. their redemp-
tion and the world's renewal near to come. And 
the more they studied this large portion of Di-
vine Revelation, the more would they perceive 
how "profitable" it is "for instruction in righte-
ousness ;" how calculated to promote holiness in 
heart and life, and how rich in solid consolation 
and heavenly hope. 
If a regard be had to those parts of the word 
of prophecy which have already received their 
accomplishment, it will plainly appear that they 
have received a literal fulfillment : e. g. how lit-
orally have been fulfilled the judgments of God 
respecting Israel and Judah ; and in both re-
markably literal a manner also have been accom-
plished the predictions respecting the First Com-
ing of Christ in great humility to be the sacrifice 
for sin : indeed a little attention to the subject 
will show how all fulfilled prophecy has received 
the most literal accomplishment. Such being the 
fact, is it not reasonable to believe that what re- 
mains to be fulfilled of the word of prophecy, 
will be accomplished in the same literal manner ? 
Let but this simple rule be appiied to guide us 
Lord's prophecy, (Matt. 24.,) is all Jewish ; and 
strange hints have been thrown out respecting 
the Epistle to the Hebrews. Almost all the'par-
ty agree that with the Apocalypse, from the 6th 
chapter onward, the church has nothing to do, 
till just toward the close of the book. Then 
comes strange teaching respecting "the Jewish 
remnant," who, though not Christians at all, yet 
have many texts, hitherto considered clearly to 
belong to the church, applied to them. Donbts 
are thrown out whether Dan. 12, 2, 3, must not 
be interpreted as teaching a figurative resurrec-
tion. Two manifestations of Christ are spoken 
of instead of his one grand "second appearing ;" 
while instead of one "first resurrection," when 
all the "dead in Christ shall rise," we hear hints 
of' two or more resurrections before the Millen-
nium. These things lead many Christians to 
look with much anxiety on the tendencies of the 
new teaching, which I have endeavored to ex-
amine. 
Though we live far down the ages, and the 
day of our salvation draweth near; yet, like Dan-
iel, there are some things we yet but imperfect-
ly understand, (Dan. 12. 8.) Let us, like him, 
listen reverently, pray earnestly,testify dilligent-
ly ; that if we are not favoured during our mor-
tal life to see the Lord return in glory, we may 
yet be favoured, through infinite mercy, to share 
the blessing of "the man of loves." "Go thou 
thy way till the end be ; for thou shalt rest, and 
stand in thy lot at the end of the days." 
An Affectionate Address to the 
Children of God, 
CONCERNING THE SECOND COMING OF THE GREAT 
GOD AND OUR SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST IN GLORY, AT 
THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM. 
and praise over a world which was lost but is 
found !" Ps. xcviii. ; Isa. xliv. 23. 
In the anticipation of so glorious a consumma-
tion of the Christian's divinely taught prayer, 
who would not exclaim, with the writer just 
quoted, "0 thou who art the Joy of the universe, 
the Saviour of the lost, whose right it is reign, 
come, wear thy many crowns. Thy saints are 
waiting for thy coming ! The earth groans for 
thy coming ! Heaven is silent for thy coming ! 
'Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly." Amen. 
in our expectations with regard to the unfulfilled. 
prophecy and I have no doubt but that the happy 
result will be a unanimity of views and antici-
pations as to those "glorious things" which "are 
spoken"concerning "the coming of the Lord Jesus 
Christ,and our gathering together unto him." 
Whilst on this important subject, I would add 
force to remarks on the literal interpretation of 
prophecy, by the following interesting and con-
vincing anecdote :— 
A sermon was preached a few years ago in St. 
Clement Dane's Church, in the Strand, London. 
Among the congregation were two Jews. After 
the sermon a discussion arose in the vestry on the 
subject of a psalm which contained a prophecy 
respecting the restoration of the Jewish nation 
The clergyman denied the interpretation of the 
national restoration. One of the Jews,who spoke 
for both, interposed and said, "Then how can 
you wonder that we deny what you call the in-
carnation ?" The Jew then asked for a Bible, 
and opened it at that passage which contains the 
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address of the angel to Mary : "And, behold, 
Chronology. 
thou shalt conceive in thy womb,and brin forth 
a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall 
be great,and shall be called the Son of the High-
est : and the Lord God shall give unto. him the 
throne of his father David : and he shall reign 
over the house of Jacob forever ; and of his king-
dom there shall be no end." He then invited 
this clergyman to go on with him through the 
passage. The clergyman went through the first 
three or four clauses, and the Jew allowed the 
literal interpretation to pass. But when he came 
to this passage, "And the Lord shall give unto 
him the throne of his father David : and he shall 
reign," &e. "That is," said the clergyman, "he 
shall reign in the hearts of his people." "Is that 
so ?" said the Jew, "and not at Jerusalem where 
David reigned ? Then I deny that Mary had a 
son ; it signifies only that the Messiah was pure 
from his birth ; that is the meaning of the virgin 
having a son. I take your mode of interpreting 
this verse,and I carry it back to the former verse, 
and deny the incarnation." "But," said the cler-
gyman, "we believe in the literal interpretation 
of this ; because the event has shown it to be lit-
eral." Then said the Jew, with an indescribable 
mixture of scorn and contempt, "Ha ! you believe 
because it is done : we believe because God 
spoke." Oh, let us, dear brethren, take God at 
his word ; let us believe the word which the Lord 
has spoken, and not bend the words of eternal 
truth to meet our prejudices and preconceived 
opinions ; lest by so doing we be tempted and 
ensnared to turn the truth of God into a lie, to 
his dishonor and our souls' loss. Suffer the word 
of exhortation,while I entreat you to give a close 
and prayerful consideration to the following texts. 
They are but a few in comparison of the large 
number which might be adduced ; but they will 
be found sufficient to show that the future com-
ing of the Lord in glory will be, not, as the gen-
erality of Christians suppose, at the end of the 
Millennium, but at the commencement ; and to 
usher in that glorious era of the world's regener-
ation and of the saints' perfected glory. That 
therefore, his coming is near at hand, and spee-
dily to be looked for,and daily to be anticipated ; 
and that "blessed is he that watcheth, and keep-
eth his garments" (i. e. "unspotted from the 
world") ; "for unto them who look for him shall 
he appear the second time without sin unto sal-
vation." How inconsistent is it with the prayer 
which Jesus, our elder Brother, has taught us to 
put up daily to our Father who is in heaven—
that his kingdom may come, and his will be done 
on earth as it is in heaven ! How inconsistent, 
I say, is it for any of our dear brethren not to 
be looking and longing for the coming of that 
blessed and "holy One, whose voice is harmony, 
whose smile is life, whose will is law, and whose 
'law is love"—at whose coming "the forms of' na-
ture shall be renovated in beauty, and all the hence we conceive that we could have performed 
graces of heaven shall attend and adorn the spir-
its of men. The eye shall be satisfied in seeing, 
the ear in hearing, and the heart in loving; man of difference. And if we are in error,—if Mr. 
shall be restored to his right position in the world, S. does not twice include his period for Samuel 
in his harmony of Paul's 450 years ; if there is 
no omission of 11 years between the 29th of 
Amaziah and the 1st of Azariah ; if he nas not 
twice included 19 years of the 70 between the 
4th of Jehoiakim and the 1st of Cyrus ; and if 
he has not departed from the epoch of' Camby-
ses, or if not astronomically determined, it will 
be very easy to show it. If it can be shown, it 
should be done speedily. Until this is done, it 
will be attributed to inability on the part of any 
one to do it. If it is done, it will give us pleas-
ure to make all appropriate reparation. But till 
this is attempted, all censure for pointing out 
these errors is out of place, and all endorsement 
of this argument is premature." 
I wish now to enquire, whether Mr. Shim call, 
or any one else, has yet attempted to clear up 
the difficulties involved in the "Four Periods ;" 
of which you speak in the above extract ? If it 
has been done, it has escaped my notice. Not 
a few are interested in this matter. If Mr. S. 
has not yet attempted a reply, it would appear 
he is unable to do it ; for he has had time enough 
certainly, to do it, since you published the criti-
cisms above referred to, it being nearly a year 
and a half since ! 
I hope Mr. S. will do the public the favor, 
either to show that you are wrong in your con-
clusions ; or else acknowledge that he is wrong 
in his ! 
Will he speak one way or the other, and that 
soon ? 
Yours, hoping for truth, in this matter, 
T. N. PREBLE. 
Concord, N. H. Jan. 8, 1862. 
REMARKS. We are not aware that any at-
tempt has been made to show any inaccuracy in 
either of the positions taken in our review of the 
chronology refered to,—although nearly two 
years have now elapsed, and although it would 
be with great cheerfulness we should correct any 
inadvertence into which we might have fallen. 
That the allegations specified are irrefutable, 
we believe will be the opinion of every chronol-
ogist who shall candidly examine them,—a sound 
and impartial judgment, and knowledge of the 
subject,being qualifications needed to give weight 
to any verdict that may be rendered. So long 
ago as a year last November, one of the most 
able of American editors and reviewers,wrote us 
from New York city saying, 
"If he can answer your objection in respect 
to his twice counting nineteen years, why does he 
not do it ? You would publish a reply, if legi- 
timate. I am heartily glad you have stated 
your objection to his calculations. 1 see not how 
he is to answer yon. He intimates, however, I 
heard, that you have done him injustice. I think 
I was told he meant to respond to your allega-
tions." 
Our allegations will bear, we doubt not, the 
.closest scrutiny. Could they have been, they 
would, doubtless, have been answered long since. 
The long delay, in attempting the promised 
effort, must be regarded as a confession of ina- 
bility in that direction. We have never expect. 
ed any attempt to show that our specifications 
were either uncourteous or inconclusive ; but we 
did expect a frank and prompt recognition of 
them. We think no one who values a reputa-
tion for candor should long hesitate to admit and 
rectify what is clearly proved ; and where this is 
not done,there can be but one verdict. It may be 
however, that some future explanation will satis- 
factorily account for the delay. ED. 
Keep a List. 
Keep a list of your friends ; and let God be 
first in your list, however long it may be. 
Keep a list of the gifts you get ; and let Christ 
who is the unspeakable gift, be first. 
Keep a list of your joys ; and let the joy un-
speakable and full of glory be first. 
Keep a list of your hopes ; and let the hope 
of glory be foremost. 
Keep a list of your sorrows ; and let sorrow for 
sin be first. 
Keep a list of your enemies ; and however 
many they may be, put down the "old man," 
and the "old serpent" first. 
Keep a list of all your sins ; and let the sin of 
unbelief be set down as the first and worst of 
all. 
* The answer we should make, would be that 
all the promises of restoration made to Israel 
and Judah,that were not literally fulfilled in their 
restoration from Babylon, will be literally fulfill-
ed to the pious of that race, by the resurrection 
of all who will have died in the faith of Abraham, 
and by a change to immortality of such as may 
be living at that epoch,and a restoration of them 
to the land given to the father of the faithful—
the land, like its occupants,being redeemed from 
the curse. 
ED, 
Bro. Bliss:—In reviewing your letter to Bro. 
Chapman in the Herald of Sep. 1, 1860, as I 
came near the conclusion I was very forcibly 
impressed with your statements in the following 
words :•-- 
"As these are all the discrepancies that in 
volve variations in chronology, they are all that 
we care to notice—though we might specify va-
rious argumentative conclusions. These cover, 
as you will see, 
"FOUR PERIODS. 
From the Exode to the Temple, in har-
monizing the sub-periods of which he has twice 
included his years of Samuel's separate judge-
ship, and gains 8 years over the estimates of 
Messrs Bowen, Elliot and Jackson. 
The interregnum between Amaziah and 
Azariah, by the omission of which be loses 11 
years, in opposition to the judgment of Drs. 
Hales, Jarvis, and Chapin, with Cunningham 
and Miller. 
The Period of the Captivity, in which 
he counts 19 years twice over, and so gains that 
number, in opposition to the opinions of Bicker-
steth, Birks, Browne, Chapin, Clinton, Cunning-
ham, Habershon, Hales, Jarvis, Usher, Dr. 
Prideaux, &c. And, 
His departure from the astronomically 
determined epoch of Cambyses, by which he 
loses 4 years, in opposition to the judgment of 
all those last named. 
"As these are points in which Mr. Shimeal 
varies from approved chronologers, his chronol-
ogy is of value over theirs only in case it can be 
shown that he is more accurate than others in 
these particulars. For in all points of agree-
ment with others, where he repeats their peri-
ods, his chronology can of course have no supe-
riority over theirs, and it is in respect to these 
points of difference that the interest lies. 
"There are, then, four questions which need 
to be answered 
Are these things, thus specified as dis- 
crepancies, clearly determinable ; or are they 
not ? 
If they are, do they, or do they not, affect 
Mr. S's argument as a demonstrative conclu-
sion ? 
Should discrepancies in an argument on 
which vital interests depend, be frankly and 
courteously shown ; or should it be refrained 
trom,whenever it favors our own position ? And, 
"4. Are exceptions to be made in the expos- 
ure of errors, because of the connection of' any 
particular person with their origin or promulga-
tion ; or, on seeing such, shall they be kindly 
specified,—irrespective of whose they are ? 
"We desire to take it for granted, that every 
one wishes, if in error, to be enlightened ; and 
 
no more acceptable service, to Mr. S. or to our 
readers, than to take up and specify these points 
the world to its right position in the universe,and 
the illimitable universe shall break forth into joy 
* This places it in the restitution,and after the 
resurrection. 
ED. 
Meeting of the Standing Committee. 
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and Gunner ; with Eld. Bosworth in the chair. 
Prayer was offered by Eld. Pearson. The 
minutes of the last meeting being read, were 
approved. 
The following report of the Treasurer was 
then presented and adopted. 
REPORT of THE TREASURER. 
Of the A. M. A. for the first half of the 
fiscal year, beginning July 1, 1861, and end-
ing Jan. 1 1862. 
The receipts and expenditures of the A. M. A. 
for the six months ending January 1, 1862,have 
been as follows. 
I. RECEIPTS. 
From payment by subscribers to the Ad- 
vent Herald. 
1366.07 
From sale of Books, 
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Tracts 
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Donations 
269.65 
Advertising 
2.00 
Interest 
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Add cash on hand and funds in hand 
of agents, July 1, 1861. 
184.56 
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Editor and clerk hire 
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Paper, &c., 
434.63 
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year) 
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Boston Journal to Jan. 1 
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For the Herald. 
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Voted, That the Secretary communicate to 
him the understanding of the committee. Also 
Voted, That Eld. G. W. Burnham be author. 
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Attest : F. GUNNER, R. Sec. 
There are many friends of the Herald scatter-
ed throughout the country who are too isolated 
to be connected with any church of Adventists, 
and who therefore, sit under the ministry of oth-
er denominations, and do something to aid them 
pecuniarily. Some of these ministers would doubt-
less, read the Herald and be benefited, if they 
could get it free, but hardly feel able,or inclined 
at present,to pay for it themselves. Now I would 
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lar or two of their means,they order the paper sent 
to their minister for six months or a year ; and I 
am persuaded, if he is what he should be,he will 
be willing to read on the important subject of the 
Master's return, and will be greatful to you for 
your kindness ; but if' he has too much pride or 
prejudice to do this, I think you will not sin if 
you leave his meetings to go elsewhere. Do what 
you can to get the light into the pulpit, and it 
will soon find its way to the pews. 
sI had several times thought of making this 
suggestion since my tour West, but neglected it, 
till again reminded of it by a friend who, acting 
on this principle,requests.me to send the paper to 
a Congregational minister in Minnesota. "Go 
thou, and do likewise." Do not be negligent in 
the matter, for you may thus benefit yourselves' gelists,describe those events, we must place them in the A. M. from 2 Cor. 4 : 17, 18 ; in the P. 
and others. 
J. M. 0. in the order that the Lord of the holy prophets M. from 2 Cor. 5 : 6, "For we that are in this 
A good suggestion. We ought not to listen to has placed them. 
tabernacle do groan, being burdened : not for 
the preaching of those who lack the candor to Again : See Zech. 14 : 1, 4. Here we have that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, 
read or to treat with courtesy, this doctrine. the nations gathered against Jerusalem to battle, that mortality might be swallowed up of life :" 
 
ED. the city taken, amid all the horrors of war ; and -viewing the saints in a threefold condition, 1 
then Messiah appears to vindicate the place of As clothed, or embodied, v. 6th. 2 As uncloth- 
 
For the Herald. his throne. War, tumult,commotion, around Jer- ed, or dis-embodied, v. 8th. And 3. As re-cloth- 
The Times Immediately preceding usalem,and affecting all the nations : in the midst ed, or in the resurrection state. In the evening 
 
the Coming of our Lord. No. 2. of which Messiah comes and stands on Olive's my subject was the apostolic benediction, 2 Cor. 
That the times immediately preceding the corn- brow once more. Surely the prophets have spok- 13 : 14. The Rev. C. Pearl, a Congregational 
ing of our Lord, were to be times of ."trouble" en in no doubtful manner on this subject. Then minister, was present during all the services and 
and "commotion," is not only plain from the let us prepare for the things coming on the earth, assisted. I spoke again in the evening of the 
words of Christ, Lu. 21 : 24, 26, as noticed in and to stand before the Son of man. 10th and 11th after which I intended to leave 
a former article, but the unanimous testimony of 
D. B. for West Derby, Vt.-nearly 50 miles distant, 
scripture seems so plain, I am astonished that 
but in this was disappointed. It was good sleigh- 
any one should ever have doubted it. 
For the Herald. ing when I left home, and had been for some 
Beginning with Dan. 7 : 26, we find that the Travels about Home. No. 12. time but a thaw came,leaving me on bare ground, 
power into whose hands the saints were given, 
and I was compelled to remain over another sab- 
for a "time times and the dividing of' time," was Thursday, Sept. 26th. This being national bath, so that what was lost to one congregation 
to receive judgment, and be consumed unto the Fast day in the U. S. I preached in the church was given to another. 
end. One of the agents in that destruction is 
 
at Derby Line, Vt. from Hosea 4: 1, "The Lord Dec. 16th. Returned to Magog, but found no 
thus pointed out by Inspiration : He that lead- bath a controversy with the inhabitants of the door open for public labor as a course of lectures 
eth into captivity shall go into captivity, land ;"-chewing 1. That sin is the cause of was being given on phrenology. I had therefore 
he that killeth with the sword must Jehovah's controversy with any people, v's 1- a little time for rest and vi„iting. It may be 
be killed with the sword. That the people 3. 2 That Famine, pestilence, war, and corn- duty to state that I found sister H. M. Johnson 
of God fell by the sword, and by flame, by cap- mercial difficulties are visible evidence of such a still in deep affliction. It will be remembered 
tivity, and by spoil, many days, through the controversy existing. Micah 6 : 2, 9-16 ; 1 that she voluntarily desired an interest in the 
machinations of this antichristian power,will not Chron. 21 : 1-16. And 3. That humiliation, prayers of the brethren and sisters assembled at 
be questioned by any reader of history. His do- fasting,prayer and reformation becomes a nation our late conference, and was there made a sub-
minion was taken away by the smug arm of thus chastened :-of this Nineveh furnishes an ject of prayer. As I listened to the petitions of-
military power,ancl-though partially restored- example, Jonah 3:4--10. The application was fered in her behalf by Bro. D. T. Taylor, who 
it has since been wasted by the sword, and as a easily made, for now 
knew from experience how to sympathize with 
civil power it must take its exit by the hand of 
violence. 
"a cloud is hanging o'er us, her,I fondly hoped the great Physician would in- 
We pause in our career, 
 
For when the cities of the nations fall Great And giant hearts are trembling 
terpose for her speedy recovery ; but His thoughts 
Babylon comes into remembrance before God And 'failing them for fear.' " are not as our thoughts,nor his ways as our ways, 
and it is remarkable that just at the time of the 
 
to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierce- From Oct. 8th to the 13th. I attended the A. 
ness of his wrath. That cup is too plainly ex- E. A. Conference in N. Springfield, V t. and Conference, she was taken so much worse that 
her life was despaired of ; and she recently re- 
marked to me that it seemed as though she never 
re-
plained to be the sword, to admit of doubt. See though disappointed at not seeing some there 
Jer. 25 : 16. There is "trouble" and "commo- with whom I had met on former occasions,I must 
tion" in store for mystic Babylon yet : and her say it was one of the best seasons of the kind I knew before what it was to suffer through the 
entire system as she had done for a few weeks 
own premonitions tell her as plain as the voice ever enjoyed ; and as I heartily concur in the re- past-it seemed at times to be more than nature 
of prophecy itself,those "Times of trouble are at port ofit already given by B ro. Elutchinson,Pearce could bear. Her case is an extraordinary one, 
hand." And the expiring groan of her secular and others, nothing more need be said. 
and I am led to inquire,Have we prayed for her 
power, must be heard among the convulsions of From the Conference I went directly to Ma- with that earnestness,perseverance and faith that 
nations before the opening heavens reveal the gog,C. E. where I preached Thursday Oct. 17th 
 
we should`? 
coming Messiah, 
and administered the Lord's supper to the "little 
In her affliction, however, she is not alone. I 
Again : look at Joel 3 : 9, 12. Prepare war'. flock" there. The Rev. L. Loring-the resident believe she feels the greater part of the time the 
wake up the mighty men ! Let all the men of Congregational minister-took part in the servic- 
war draw near. Beat your plow-shares into es,and with the Rev. T. Charbonnel-a French influence of the restraining and comforting grace 
of God. The silent tear that roiled down her 
swords, &c. The prophet, it is true, does not ab- Methodist missionary-met with us at the corn- 
solutely declare that the God of war shall run munion table. I feel much interest in the wet- cheeks gave evidence of the emotion of' her mind 
as I cited with a few brief remarks the words of 
riot over the earth, but he indicates beyond the fare of this small chureh,which I was instrumen- 
possibility of a doubt that preparation shall be tal in organizing about ten years ago,and though him who knew as much of suffering and glory as 
made for it on a scale of magnitude hitherto un- it has since passed through many trials and any one : "For our light affliction, which is but 
for a moment, work eth for us a far more exceed-
known. And had the prophet wished to point out changes, I believe there are some left who 
the state of things now existing, his words could love "the present truth," and who by virtue of ing and eternal weight of glory ; while we look 
not have been more fitly chosen. 
their union with Jesus constitute "a holy seed- not at the things which are seen,but at the things 
which are not seen : for the things which are 
Again: look at Zph. 1:14,17. The great day of the substance thereof." Some since the organiz- seen are temporal ; but the things which are not 
the Lord is near, it is near and hasteth greatly, ation have gone "out from us, for they were not seen are eternal." 
even the voice of the day of the Lord. That day of us." Others have fallen asleep in Jesus, and 
Now as this article may fall into the hands of 
is a day of wrath,a day of trouble and distress, a 'will be had in everlasting remembrance." Some some, who, like her, are on beds of' languishing, 
day of wasteness and desolation, a day of dark- have gone to distant land ; while others are in the I would call special attention to this text. It is 
ness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick furnace of affliction, and God loves them. May a treasure of itself. 'Wesley remarks, "The beau-
darkness,a day of the trumpet and alarm,against such have sufficient grace to say with the poet 
ty and sublimity of St. Paul's expressions here, 
the fenced cities and against the high towers. "Quiet as a peaceful river, 
And I will bring distress upon men,and they shall Quiet as the wind-hushed sea ; 
as descriptive of heavenly glory, opposed to tem- 
walk like blind men, because they have sinned In Jehovah trusting ever, 
poral afflictions, surpass all imaginatiou,and can- 
against the Lord. The prophet first announces, 
not be preserved in any translation or paraphrase„ 
We are kept in perfect peace. 
"The voice of the day of the Lord," as though 
which after all must sink infinitely below the as- 
I'll not ask Thee what Thole doest, 
mighty events should usher it in as the rumbling Thou, our friend, of friends the truest, 
tonishing original." Parkhurst quotes Chrysostom 
Whatsoe'er it be, 'tis right, 
wheels announce the approach of the yet distant Wilt sustain 'midst storm and night. 
a father of the fourth century, as saying-"The 
apostle opposes things present to things future 
train. Then we have "wrath," "trouble," "dis- Deep beneath the warring ocean, 
tress," "desolation," (the very picture of things Deep beneath the howling flood; 
a moment to eternity, lightness to weight, afflic- 
behind Joel's army) "the trumpet and alarm of 
tion to glory ; nor is he satisfied with this,but he 
All unmoved by the commotion, 
Lie the promises of God. 
adds another word and doubles it, saying- 
war,"
We are anchored 
 
"besieged cities," "falling towers," "men 
firmly to them, 
walking like blind men," all the pomp and cir- Though in tatters hang our shrouds; that is, a 
'car v7rEpgoXIly sus v7rEpteoX7), 
cumstance of war, and the consequences of the Calmly we look up, and through them, 
greatness excessively exceeding." I 
same. Surely here is a picture of "troubles and View the thunder-riven clouds. 
might add that from huperbolee, the word that is 
here twice used-comes our English word hyper- 
commotions," ushering in,and filling up the day of This our constant heart consoleth, 
the Lord, that should convince any one that the And we will not be afraid ; 
bole, which is a figure of speech in which a thing 
Savior does not come in a time (at least) of uni- 
is represented as better or worse, greater or less 
'Tis our Heavenly Father ruleth, 
than it really is, as when we say of a large man, 
versal peace. Nay ! but at a time when the tan- Quiet as a peaceful river, 
And on Him our souls are stayed, 
he is a giant, or of a fine house, it is a palace k 
gled web of politics cannot be unraveled. When Quiet as the wind-hushed seas ; 
and it is as if the apostle had said, you may add, 
the skill of diplomats fails, and the sword of the In J ehovah trusting ever, 
warrior is "bathed in heaven." If it be contend- 
one hyperbole to another, yet you cannot really 
We are kept in perfect peace." 
exaggerate respecting that "eternal weight of 
ed that most of the events here specified are in Having spent from Oct. 19th to Decem. 6th glory" which will be given to the faithful,patient, 
the day of the Lord,and hence subsequent to the on my regular circuit, with but little to vary the suffering saint. "0 the depth of the riches" of 
coming of Christ : we answer our Savior's expla- monotony of a pastor's life, I "purposed in the the grace of God in Christ Jesus ! Well might 
nation (Lu. 21) makes "distress, and perplexity, spirit" to "go again and visit our brethren in" 
 
tears of gratitude flow from the eyes of every 
liever in view of such a statement. 
be-
and shaking nations," usher in, or precede that Waterloo, and see how they prospered. Accor- liever in view of such a statement. 
coming. And whether prophets,apostles,or clean- dingly I spent Sunday Dec. 8th there,preaching 
On Sunday Dec. 22nd I preached in the af- 
28 
THE ADVENT HERALD, 
ternoon,by request to a number of the volunteers 
of a Company of the 8th Vt. Regiment, which 
was being raised at Derby Line,and who were to 
leave that week. The season was one of no ordi-
nary interest. I selected as a text, Exod. 32 : 
26, "Who is on the Lord's side ?" and endeavor-
ed to answer the question in the light of the Bi-
ble, by illustrations drawn from a soldier's life. 
Thursday, Dec. 31. We commenced a series 
of meetings on Christmas day in the stone school 
house about a mile north of Bebee Plain. Elder 
I. H. Shipman arrived in time for the evening 
service and has since rendered efficient aid. Thus 
far the attendance has been good. Believers 
have been revived and edified. Some have ex-
pressed a determination to be on the Lord's side. 
Many are convinced of sin and have felt the pow-
er of truth ; but how many will believe with the 
heart on the Lord Jesus and with the mouth 
make confession unto salvation,time and eternity 
must determine. We have sowed the seed and 
are harrowing it in by prayer, and waiting for 
God to give the increase. May it be bountiful. 
To-day the month of two new moons and five 
Sundays closes and with it the old year dies and 
1862 springs into being. 
"Hark ! there comes at midnight hour, 
Sound like funeral knell, 
Chaining us with magic power, 
Whispering-Farewell ! 
'Tis the dying year's last sigh 
Mingling with the storm, 
Closes now his hollow eye, 
Sinks his feeble form, 
Still at midnight dark and lone 
Mournful echoes ring, 
Murmuring in a solemn tone 
'Time is on the wing.'" 
In looking over my memorandom of the year, 
I find I have been enabled to travel-mainly by 
private conveyance-over 2000 miles; have 
preached 178 times,including 11 funeral sermons ; 
and have attended other meetings of various 
kinds sufficient with my preaching appointments 
to make 300; which,with study, writing and vis-
iting, has kept me from being idle. But how 
does all this labor appear in the eyes of my Mas-
ter ? This is the question to be pondered. and 
as I do so a great necessity is felt of joining in 
the prayer- 
"Wash all our works in Jesus' blood." 
J. M. 0. 
AD VENT HERALD. 
BOSTON, JANUARY 25, 1862. 
SYLVESTER BLISS, EDITOR. 
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to show that Macedon is to the west of Persia, 
or that Alexander's conquests were in the direction 
of the east. 
"And he touched not the ground." This con-
veys a vivid impression of the rapidity with which 
Alexander's conquests were achieved. Dr. Prideaux 
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"Ile flew with victory swifter than others can 
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Bible Questions and Answers. 
"What advantage then hath the Jew ? or 
what profit is there of circumcision ?" 
Ans. "Much every way : chiefly, because that un-
to them were committed the oracles of God." Rom. 
3 : 1, 2. 
"What if some did not believe? shall their 
unbelief make the faith of God without effect ?" 
Ans. "God forbid : yea, let God be true,but eve-
ry man a liar ; as it is written, That thou mightest 
be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome 
when thou art judged," Rum. 3 : 3, 4. 
"But if our unrighteousnsss commend the 
righteousness of God,what shall we say,Is God un-
righteous who taketh vengeance ?" 
Ans. "God forbid : for how then shall God judge 
the world ?" Rom. 3 : 5, 6. 
"Are we better than they ?" 
Ans. "No, in no wise ; for we have before proved 
both Jews and Gentiles,that they are all under sin ; 
as it is written,There is none righteous no not one," 
Rom. 3 : 9, 10. 
"Is the law then against the promises of 
God?" 
Ans. "God forbid : for if there had been a law 
given, which could have given life, verily righteous-
ness should have been by the law. But the scripture 
bath concluded all under sin, that the promise by 
faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that 
believe," Gal. 3 : 21, 2. 
"Where is boasting then?" 
Ans. "It is excluded," Rom. 3 : 27. 
"By what law? of works?" 
Ans. "Nay : but by the law of faith," Rom. 5 : 
"Is he the God of the Jews only ? is he not 
also of the Gentiles ?" 
Ans. "Yes of the Gentiles also : seeing it is one 
God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, 
and the uncircumcision through faith," Rom. 3 : 
29, 30. 
"Do we then make void the law through 
faith ?" 
Ans. "God forbid : yea, we establish the law," 
Roca. 3 : 31. 
"What shall we say then that Abraham our 
father, as pertaining to the flesh, bath found?" 
Ans. "If Abraham were justified by works, he 
I. 
hath whereof to glory ; but not before God," Rom. 
4 : 1, 2. 
E. 
"For what saith the scripture ?" 
Ans. "Abraham believed God, and it was count-
ed unto him for righteousness," Rom. 4 : 3. 
"flow was it then reckoned ? when he was 
it circumcision, or in uncircumcision ?" 
Ans. "Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcis-
ion. And he received the sign of else= cision,a seal 
of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet 
being uncircumcised ; that he might be the 
father of all them that believed though they 
be not circumcised, that righteousnerss might be 
imputed unto them also : and the father of circum-
cision to them who are not of the circumcision only, 
but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our 
father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircum-
cised. For the promise that he should be the heir 
of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, 
through the law, but through the righteousness of 
faith," Rom. 4 : 10-13. 
"W hat then ? shall we sin because we are 
not under the law,but under grace ?" 
Ans. "God forbid. Know ye not, that to whom 
ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye 
are whom ye obey : whether of sin unto death, or of 
obedience unto righteousness," Rom. 6 : 15, 16. 
"Who shall deliver me from the body of this 
death ?" 
Ans. "I thank God, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord," Rom. 7 : 24, 5. 
"Wherefore then serveth the law?" 
Ans. "It was added because of transgressions,till 
the Seed should come to whom the promise was 
made ; and it was ordained by angels in the hands of 
a mediator," Gal. 3 : 19. 
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tionary. 
And following this are extensive quotations, with 
their translations, of words and phrases, proverbs, 
idioms and colloquial expressions,-from the Latin, 
French, Italian, and Spanish,-current in modern 
literature. 
The names of the principal persons referred to in 
the Bible,are also defined according to their original 
Exposition of Daniel's Prophecy. 
CHAPTER VIII. 
THE HE-GOAT,WHICH "WAXED VERY GREAT-" GRECIA. 
"And as I was considering, behold, an he goat 
came from the west on the face of the whole earth, 
and touched not the ground : and the goat had a 
notable horn between his eyes," v. 5. 
The meaning of this symbol, like the other,is giv-
en by the angel, who said to Daniel, "And the 
rough goat is the king of Grecia : and the great 
horn that is between his eyes is the first king," v. 
21. The distinction here made between the "king 
of Grecia," as represented by the goat, and "the 
first king," as represented by its great horn, shows 
that the word "king" is used in the sense of "king-
dom," and this horn represents its governing power 
when a unit. 
The appropriateness of the goat as a symbol of 
Grecia has been observed by many writers. 
It is a tradition of the Greeks that Caranus, the 
first king of the Macedonians,-who commenced 
his reign B. C. 814, about three hundred years be-
fore the date of this vision,-was led by goats flee-
ing before a tempest, to the city of Edessa,-the 
name of which, when lie there established the seat 
of his kingdom,he changed to e7Egee-or goat's town 
-(See Calmet.) The Macedonians, from the fore-
going circumstance, seem early to have adopted the 
goat as an emblem of their kingdom ; and they 
were called by other nations iEgeadve, or goat peo-
ple. Taylor Combe Esq. writes to the editor of 
Calmet's Dictionary : 
"1 have lately had an opportunity of procuring 
an ancient figure of a goat with one horn, which 
was the old symbol of Macedon. It was "dug up 
in Asia Minor." He adds : "Not only many of the 
individual towns in Macedon and Thrace employed 
this type, but the kingdom itself of Macedon, which 
is the oldest in Europe of which we have any regu-
lar and connected history, was represented by a 
goat, with this peculiarity,-that it had but one 
horn." About ten years before the conquest of Ba-
bylon by the Persians, Macedon became their tribu-
tary, and thus avoided a threatened invasion. This 
event seems to be recorded on one of the pilasters of 
Persepolis, there being on it the representation of a 
goat,with an immense horn growing out of its fore-
head, which is held by a man in Persian dress stand-
ing by its side. Macedonian coins have been found 
with the emblem of a goat's head on their reverse. 
And the use of this emblem may have been the rea-
son why the son of Alexander was surnamed YE-
gus,or the son of thegoat. Josephus affirms that when 
Alexander was at Jerusalem he was shown the pro-
phecies of Dania by the Jewish high priest,and that 
they caused him to confer on the Jews extraordinary 
favors. If this story is credible, it shows that Al-
exander readily recognized the appropriateness of 
the emblem. 
He came "on the face of the whole earth." This 
shows the extent of Alexander's conquests ; which 
extended as far east as the river Indus, and embrac-
ed the greater portion of the then known world. 
This symbol appeared in the vision whilst Daniel 
was "considering ;" that is, while he was meditat-
ing respecting the significance of the ram and its 
movements, which the angel had not yet interpret-
ed, this new emblem came bounding into the field of 
vision. 
"From the west." No argument is needed 27. 
other, as once he did in pursuit of Darius, of near 
forty miles a day for eleven days together. So that 
by the speed of his marches, he came upon his ene-
mies before they were aware of him, and conquered 
them before they could resist him." Con. An. 
330. 
It was thus that in the short space of twelve years 
the Grecians overran the world and brought its kings 
into subjection. Being asked how he obtained such 
great victories, Alexander replied, that he "deferred 
no opportunity." Thus, in his attack an Darius at' 
Granicus, when Parmenio would persuade him to 
wait till the next day, he at once passed over the 
river, attacked the Persians and achieved a victory. 
"And the goat had a notable horn between his 
eyes." The margin reads, "a horn of sight." Stu-
art says : "The meaning seems to be that from its 
magnitude it was particularly conspicuous ;" 
which is the rendering of Whiting. A horn being 
an emblem of power,-as in Zech. 1: 18, 19: "These 
are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, 
and Jerusalem"-and the ram having at this time 
only a single horn, and one of great prominence, it 
signifies that the government of Grecia was then a 
unit, and that its governing power was one of great 
energy. The angel has, however, settled its mean-
ing, as he has that of the ram : "The great horn 
that is between his eyes is the first king," v. 21. 
As the four horns, that subsequently stand up in 
the place of this, are said to be "four kingdoms," 
v. 22, it follows that "king" is here used in that 
sense ; though Alexander alone is conspicuous as 
the head ofthiunited Grecian empire. 
"And he came to the rain that had two horns, 
which I had seen standing before the river, and ran 
unto him in the fury of his power." v. 6. 
Before this the Persians, symbolized by the ram, 
had pushed towards the west,and poured down their 
armed hosts into Greece ; but now the tide of con-
quest has turned, and the goat from the west in-
vades Persia, and his running upon the ram, indi-
cates the vehemence and fury with which the Greeks 
rushed upon the armies of Darius. Says Bishop 
Newton : 
"One can hardly read these words without having 
some image of Darius' army standing and guarding 
the river Granicus, and of Alexander on the other 
side, with his forces, plunging in, swimming across 
the stream, and rushing on the enemy with all the 
fire and fury that can be imagined. It was certain• 
ly a strange,rash,and mad attempt, with only about 
thirty five thousand men, to attack, at such disad-
vantage, an army of more than five times their num-
ber ; but he was successful in it, and this success 
diffused a terror of his name, and opened his way to 
the conquest of Asia." Dis. p. 239,40. 
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meaning. And to this may be added an extensive 
list of abbreviations explained ; the alphabets of all 
languages, and rules for the pronunciation of the 
principal European dialects. 
Thus,independent of its use as a dictionary for or-
dinary reference, this work,in its latest form,is a re-
pository of a vast amount of knowledge on a great 
variety of subjects. 
It has been customary, of late years, for persons 
not familiar with the subject, to decry Webster as 
authority in orthography,in comparision with Wor- 
cester. We wish not to offer a word in disparage-
ment of the hitter ; but a careful examination will 
show greater differences between the several editions 
of Worcester's Dictionary, than those now existing 
between Webster and Worcester. 
The changes of orthography originally recommend-
ed by Dr. Webster were of two kinds. 
1. Taking etymology as the standard, he advised 
a conformity to the orthography of the language 
from which words are derived. But after a trial of 
twelve years, he became convinced that, however de-
sirable and philosophical such etymological changes 
might be, they would never be conformed to by the 
great body of the people ; and accordingly,more than 
twenty yaars ago,they were abandoned. 
II He recommended a uniformity of spelling in 
words of similar or analogous classes—thus aiming 
at a greater simplicity and broader analogy in the 
orthography of our language. And the changes of 
this kind are so obviously desirable, that the great• 
er number of American writers and authors have 
conformed to them,—some of those changes having 
been universally accepted. Thus, 
In words formerly ending in our, he dropped 
the u, as in favor, labor, &c. 
In words of more than one syllable, formerly 
ending with ick, or Tack, he dropped the k, as in 
music, inaniac,&c.—retaining it in such derivatives 
as trafficker, mimicking, and others which would be 
improperly pronounced with that omission. 
Words from Greek, and others analogous, 
ending with the sound of ize, he gave that termina- 
tion, to distinguish them from those derived from 
the French and other sources, which end with ise—
catechise and ex.ircise of the former class being ex-
ceptions. 
In adding able to words ending with a silent e, 
he dispensed with that letter,—unless preceded by 
c or g,—as in blamable. 
In the spelling of "connection," "deflection," 
"inflection," and "reflection," he conformed to that 
of their verbs. 
Ile retained the i in all the derivatives of vil-
lain, in accordance with the analogy of all similar 
words. 
The verb practice, he spelled like the noun, 
with a c, in conformity with notice, apprentice, and 
all similar words in which the accent precedes the 
last syllable. And, 
9. He suggested changes in the spelling of various 
chemical terms—all the foregoing having now been 
generally adopted. 
Other changes, of a like character consist of class 
es of words which are given in this work in both the 
new and former mode of spelling. 
"Drouth" is given as spelled by Spencer, Ba-
con &c ; and "bight" as spelled by Milton. 
The u having been dropped form gold, bold, 
fold, colt, &c. or else never there introduced, Web-
ster added to that list "mold," and "molt." 
Words formerly ending with re had already, in 
some hundred of instances, as in cider, chamber, di- 
ameter, &c. had their termination changed to er— 
leaving only some twenty words, with their deriva-
tions, unchanged. To complete the analogy, Dr. 
Webster changed the termination of these, as in 
center, meter,theater &c—excepting only acre,lucre, 
and massacre, for the reason that c, soft before e, 
would lead to their mispronunciation. And 
"Plow," he spelled like cow, how, now, &c. 
The foregoing classes, being either now spelled 
alike by Weibster and Worcester, or given in both 
modes of spelling by Webster, reduces the peculiar-
ities of Webster's orthography to the following : 
"Woe," takes the e, like doe, foe, hoe, shoe, 
toe, and all similar nouns of one syllable—the ter-
mination o belonging among monosyllables to the 
other parts of speech, as go, so, and to nouns of 
more than one syllable,as motto, potato, tomato &c. 
The word "21,x," is made to conform to lax, 
tax, wax, &c. 
He substitutes s for c in the three words, de-
fense, offense, and pretense, because s is used in 
their derivatives, defensive, offensively, pretension, 
&c—making them conform to expense, recompense, 
license, &c. 
He retained the double 1, in the nouns install-
ment, thralldom, and enrollment, because the omis- 
sion of one l might lead to a false pronunciation ; 
which is the reason of its being retained in befall, 
miscall, install, and other compounds of words end-
ing in 
Ile also retained the original spelling, Of 
words of one syllable ending in ii, in that of their 
derivatives, as in dullness, fullness,skillful and will-
ful. And, 
6. It being a recognized rule of orthography,—
while the final consonant of words accented on their 
last syllable, is doubled when the formative mg, ed, 
or er &c. is added,—that it is not doubled when the 
accent falls on any syllable preceding the last ; and 
some hundreds of words in our language having been 
conformed to it, as in benefiting, gardener, &e. Dr. 
Webster,in conformity with ilou &trine of Dr.Lowth, 
Perry, Walker, and others, restored to their true 
analogous spelling some fifty words derived from 
those ending in 1, as traveling, canceled, leveler, 
counselor, duelist, marvelous, &c.in which this rule 
had been violated,—excepting such derivatives as 
come directly from Latin words spelled with ll, like 
metalline, crystallize, &c. 
This is the extent of the present difference in or-
thography between Webster and Worcester ; and it 
is in respect to this that the attempt has been made 
to discredit the former ; who is sustained by analo-
gy, and the judgment of the majority of writers. 
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Information Wanted. 
In the Herald of Jan. 4th,under the head of "Bi-
ble questions and Answers," I find the words of 
Eliphaz, in Job. 4:18, 19, quoted in answer to his 
question in the previous verse. I wish to know 
whether the answer is truth, it has always appear-
ed to me a great falsehood. I have not found in 
the accredited account of God's dealings with his 
angels, that he ever "charged them with fully," and 
it is clearly taught that he did put "trust in his 
servants," Abraham, Moses, and Paul, with many 
others. Quoting Eliphaz as authority, makes me 
think of the man who preached a funeral sermon 
from the words of the serpent, in Gen. 3 : 4, "Ye 
shall not surely die." Also of the one who quoted 
Rev. 11 : 10, on a Christmas celebration, to show 
they were by their Christmas gifts, fulfilling that 
prediction. Please tell us what authority Eliphaz 
had for charging God thus, in his showy speech of 
vanity ? 
Yours truly, 
I. C. WELLCO3iE. 
We do not doubt that Eliphaz designed to an-
swer his own question ; nor do we question its ap-
propriateness,—in the sense in which it is evidently 
designed to be taken —showing the vast difference 
there is between the wisdom of the Infinite Creator 
and that of the most exalted of his finite creatures. 
"In wide fields of knowledge one may not know all, 
And much in God's work even angels may learn." 
Language like that of Eliphaz, as may he seen 
by comparison with other scriptures, is not to be 
taken absolutely, but relatively—like the declaim-
tion of our Lord : "If any man come to me and 
hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and child-
ren, and brethren, and sisters, yea and his own life 
also, he cannot be my disciple," Luke 14: 26 ; 
whereas, elsewhere we read, "ilE that hateth his 
brother is in darkness," 1 John 2: 11 ; and "who-
soever hateth his brother is a murderer," 3: 15, and 
therefore not one of Christ's disciples. 
The import of all such language is very intelligi-
ble,—it being only a negative form of uttering a 
positive truth. As Christ's words mean simply 
that our friends here are nut to be loved more than 
him—are to be loved with a degree of love, which, 
in comparison with the love we should have for him 
may be denominated "hate," and yet in respect to 
them is actual, positive and ardent love,—so do we 
conceive that Eliphaz makes no assertion of actual 
folly on the part of angels, except to affirm that 
their highest wisdom is folly when compared with 
God's wisdom. 
It will be observed that there is here no imputa-
tion of sin to the messengers of the Most High ; and 
the whole thing is well illustrated in the following 
extract from a partially published poem, of no lit-
tle merit—the same from which the two lines'above 
quoted are taken ; 
" . . . We read, in the record of Truth, 
That even God's angels with folly are charged ; 
But folly and sin are two different words ; 
And folly is but a comparative term: 
Their wisdom is folly, compared with the Lord's ; 
Compared with our wisdom, their folly is wise." 
Zethar, Book 1, p. 63. 
There has, however, been sin as well as folly 
among the angels. 
"Apostacy did not begin 
In sorrow-veiled earth ; it was born in the spheres 
When Lucifer, son of the morning, rebelled, 
And drew in his train a third part of the stars," 
Ib. p. 40. 
"God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast 
them down to Tartarus, and delivered them into 
chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment," 
2 Pet. 2: 4. We do not, however, suppose Eliphaz 
makes reference to these, but designs merely to con-
trast the wisdom of angels with God's by denomin-
ating it folly,in comparison with the wisdom of the 
All-wise. 
There is much language in all writings that,stand-
ing alone and unqualified, might be taken absolute 
ly, which is greatly modified by the context and by 
other declarations to the same import. In the great 
question of veracity between God and the Adversa-
ry, to which reference is in the above made, God 
had said to man, of the tree of good and evil. "In 
the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely 
die ;" but "the serpent said unto the woman, ye 
shall not surely die." Now whose word shall we 
believe, God's, or that of the serpent ? Should we 
believe the serpent, we should be compelled to deny 
that man did die in the day he ate thereof ; but as 
God's word is true, though it make every man a 
liar, we know that man,did "surely die" in the day 
of his disobedience ; and, knowing this, we know 
the use which God makes of the term "die"—it be-
ing a change which then passed on Adam,—leaving 
him an apostate from the life of God, and subject to 
all the mental, moral, and physical consequences of 
the fall, until "the dust return to the earth as it 
was, and the spirit shall return to God who gave 
it," Eccl. 12:7. 
MASON AND SLIDELL. Doubts are very generally 
expressed that the report of the safe arrival of the 
rebel commissioners at St. Thomas, by the steamer 
Gladiator, are not to be relied on, and it is feared 
that the Rinaldo, of which nothing has been heard, 
has gone down with all on board. 
Foreign News. 
ITALY. 
On New Year's day the Pope received General 
Guyon and the French officers. Gen. Guyon spoke 
of their devotion to the Pope. The latter thanked 
Gen. Guyon for the sentiments exprrssed, and said 
the French soldier at present in Rome would not 
permit the fulfillment of any irreligious or impolitic 
act. He concluded by bestowing the Apostolic ben-
ediction on the Emperor Napoleon and the Imperial 
family. 
The National Roman Committee placarded bills in 
Rome declaring that the issue of Roman consuls by 
the Papal Government,after the 27th of March,1863, 
would not be recognized by the Italian Government, 
as from the moment the Italian Parliament declared 
Rome the Capital of Italy, the temporal power of 
the Pope would be legally terminated. 
A MAN UNSUSPECTINGLY ORDERS HIS OWN GRAVE 
CLOTHES. Last week a merchant of this city, in the 
prime of life, and apparently in a perfectly healthy 
condition, called upon a tailor and was measured 
for a suit of clothes to be sent home on Saturday 
night. They were received at the time appointed, 
but the merchant had suddenly sickened with brain 
fever and died, and the new suit was used for the 
purpose of clothing the body for the grave.—Trav-
eller, 17th. 
A THOUSAND CHINAMEN DROWNED. The Califor-
nia journals, in giving an account of the late disas-
trous floods with which they have been visited,state 
that the Chinese have been very great sufferers. No 
less than forty-five Chinamen were carried away in 
their cabins at Oregon Bar, in Placer county. The 
Chinese bongs in San Francisco have since received 
letters from the interior of the State to the effect 
that during the late freshet near one thousand China-
men were washed off from Long Bar and vicinity on 
the Yula, and drowned. It appears that the poor 
fellows remained in their cabins on the bar, as they 
had done during previous floods, until the raging 
waters rose about them and rendered their escape 
impossible. 
The War. 
A private letter from Frostburg says there are 
25,000 Federal troops in and near Cumberland 
ready at a moment's notice to do battle. There arc 
reports of some 17,000 rebel troops approaching 
Romney, and a battle is expected very shortly. 
The vast quantities of ice which have floated down 
the Mississippi river are supposed to have damaged 
the rebel torpedoes so as to make them useless fur 
any blowing-up purposes. 
The troops now in Western Virginia are estimat- 
ed at fully twenty-five regiments. Except Schenck's 
brigade, the volunteers are wintering in tents warm-
ed by camp stoves, and there is said to be three 
month's provisions for all the men, who are made 
as comfortable in all respects as circumstances will 
allow. 
From Cairo we learn that the big cha in stretched 
across the river at Columbus proved unable to sus-
tain its own weight. The other day one of its links 
parted. It has been repaired again. Good naval 
authorities declare that the smallest boat in the 
squadron here, running against any chain they can 
make, would snap it instantly. 
A late order of Gen. Grant to bring in all persons 
living within six miles of Bird's Point, and hold 
them in camp, on account of their shooting senti-
nels, has revealed facts that fully prove them the 
murderers. In the house of one man ten loaded 
guns and five revolvers were found, although he de-
nied having any weapons whatever. About forty 
prisoners have been brought in, with sufficient of 
their property to keep them quiet. A number of 
arms have been found with them. 
A gang of twenty rebels was captured in Balti-
more on the 16th. On their persons were found a 
large number of letters for Baltimore traitors now 
serving in the rebel army, besides a large number of 
pistols and revolvers. 
Sommers, one of the party arrested, was connect-
ed with the expedition that was to go South some 
months ago, with a large amount of revolvers, gold 
lace, &c., but was detained awhile by order of the 
Provost Marshal, and Sommers placed in Fort La-
fayette, from which he was released a short time 
since by taking the oath of allegiance. A schooner 
was chartered, and was lying near the city,on which 
they intended to take passage for the land of Dixie. 
The authorities have taken possession of the veesel. 
Louisville, Jan. 17. The Journal's Munfords-
ville correspondent says the rebels are driving and 
killing the cattle in ponds and the watering places 
on the route of the advance of the Federal army, to 
render the water unfit for drinking. 
New York, Jan. 17. Robert S Oakley, Presi-
dent of the National Bank Note Company, died yes-. 
terday. 
Advices From Port Royal state that an expedition 
toward Savannah is supposed to be in progress. Re-
connoitering parties have proceeded beyond Tybee 
Island with apparatus fur removing obstructions 
from creeks south of the Savannah river. It is un-
derstood that the land force would consist of 10,000 
men, and that the Warsaw Inlet would be the first 
destination of the expedition. 
The railway is progressing across Hilton Head Is-
land. 
The St. Louis Democrat says that great exertion 
has been made to concentrate the Federal troops in 
Kentucky so as to support the contemplated attack 
of Gen. Buell on the rebels at Bowling Green ; and 
speaking of the departure of troops from Caiao, it 
thinks appearances do not point to Columbus as 
forming more than an incidental place of interest in 
connection with the expedition. It may be that the 
Cairo and Paducah forces are merely to hold the 
Confederates now at Columbus in check, to prevent 
the reinforcement of Bowling Green, whilst Gen. 
Buell assails the latter intrenchment. Or, it may 
be, that a column is to move on Nashville, with the 
hope of soon attaining Memphis, which after all is 
the key to the Mississippi valley, as well as all that 
vast region supplied by the railroads concentrating 
there. Bowling Green and Nashville in possession 
of the Union soldiers, Columbus must fall with-
out a fight, in order for the rebels to make any sort 
of stand at Memphis. 
VICTORY IN KENTUCKY. Tuesday, our last day 
before going to press. We have just received intel-
ligence of an important engagement with the con-
federates in Kentucky—at Mill Springs in Wayne 
Co. The Federal loss is heavy, but the enemy were 
completely routed, and the rebel general,Zollicoffer, 
killed. The battle occurred on Sunday morning, the 
battle being commenced by the enemy—another in-
stance of defeat attending the party that begins a 
battle on the Lord's day. 
Latest arrivals from California report another 
great freshet in that state—equally destructive with 
the former one. 
From Bro. Levi Hooper. 
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Soliloquy and Enquiries 
OF A SPIRITUALIZING CHRISTIAN IN THE NEW EARTH. 
" His works had all been burned up, yet he him-
self saved, as through fire." 1 Cor. 
(Reclining under the shade of " the fir, the pine, 
apd, the box tree together.") 
This truly is a most delightful place ! . . And 
yet . . . I am somewhat puzzled. . . I thought I 
wa.s going to heaven. . . I will enquire of Abraham 
whom I just now see." 
Abraham greets him most cordially, and sitting 
down with him lends a listening ear to his perplex-
ities, and then says, -' My brother, did you not read 
that our God bade me look to the north, south, east 
and west, and said, all the land thou seest, to thee 
will I give it, and to thy seed forever ;' and that 
believing this, I spent my days in a tent, and died 
in the assurance of one day having the fulfillment 
of the promise ? But our beloved brother Paul' 
is just here, who will call to your remembrance what 
the Lurd bade him writs." Paul joins them, and 
immediately comprehending the subject, reminds the 
brother that the Lord directed him to say that he 
had promised Abraham, that he should be heir of 
the world ; and, " if ye be Christ's, then are ye 
Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the prom-
ise." 
Abraham now beckons to David, Isaiah and Dan-
iel, who, under a beautiful vine at a little distance, 
have been singing together one of the Psalms,which 
Daniel informs them, cheered his heart so much in 
the lions' den. They hasten to join them, when 
David repeats a large portion of the 37th Psalm, 
showing that the righteous are promised the earth 
for an eternal inheritance ; together with the direct 
promise to the Messiah of the earth for his posses-
sion, to which Daniel and Isaiah add their testimo-
ny. 
" I remember, Brother Daniel," said the enquir-
er, "that I once preached from what you said about 
the kingdom being given to the saints ; to which a 
queer old man took exceptions; for he said I hung 
the kingdom on nothing, and was blind as a bat,—
and I begin to believe it. I once attempted to ehew 
a sister whose brain had been turned, as I thought, 
that the righteous were inheriting the earth ; but 
she knocked my argument all to pieces, by remind-
ing me that a good brother had just had all his in-
- heritance burnt up, and asked what I thought of 
depending on promises, if they were of that sort ; 
and when I talked with some of our D. D.'s and 
Professors of our Theological Institutions, they told 
me to preach ". Jesus and him crucifies," and let 
such intricate affairs alone, as nobody could, or 
need, understand them. 
Matthew, Luke, John, and Peter, were now seen 
coming quickly toward them, earnestly desiring an 
early interview with him who, when on the old 
earth, thought himself " the least of all the apos-
tles," and were made exceeding joyful to find not 
only the one so desired, but so many others, whose 
hearts, and faith, and hopes, had been one, while in 
the old earth. 
Peter, having lost none of his whole-souled ear-
nestness, again repeated the testimony once given 
him by the Holy Spirit, that, " we, according to his 
promise, look for new heavens and a new earth," 
and that he had just left, at a little distance, a large 
company who told him they had been called to en- 
dure great sufferings while in their mortal bodies, 
for maintaining that they had not " followed cun-
ningly devised fables." John, too, had been sur- 
prised to learn that so many had thought the reve-
lation God gave to him, a sealed book, especially as 
he was directed to pronounce a blessing on those 
who read and keep those sayings ; rehearsing how 
. unspeakably great was his delight, as the revealing 
angel unfolded concerning the new heavens and new 
earth, the coming of Jesus, quickly, and dwelling 
on the earth ; so that unable any longer to contain 
his overflowing emotions, he burst out with an ear 
nestness which absovbed his whole being, " Amen 
even so come, Lord Jesus." 
The somewhat bewildered brother being now fully 
clear that he was actually in the new earth, the 
promised inheritance, which was to be eternally en-
joyed ; greatly wondering that he should never have 
understood it before ; almost regretting that mortal 
scenes were over, so that he could not undo the mis-
chief of singing, 
" And each a starry crown receive, 
And reign above the sky," 
now joined with the sweet singer of Israel as he 
struck up the song, " Thou wart slain and hest re-
deemed us, and we shall reign on the earth." The 
eais of the deeply interested and happy group were 
now saluted by distant music, like the sound of 
many Waters, and yet, Oh how sweet and harmon-
ious—the joys of deliverance ; the glory, glory, to 
the Lamb. 
, HAWTHORNE. 
An Old View'. 
Dear Bro. have copied the following 
letter from the Theological Magazine, '6 Printed in 
New York by T. & $J,Swords, for C. Davis, 1796," 
and if of any interest to you, may use it as you 
think proper. Respectfully yours, • 
T. DUDLEY. 
Jacksonville, Ill. 
Rev. Caleb Alexander—Sir : In compliance with 
your request, I take this opportunity to send you 
my thoughts on the millennium. You are sensible 
that I informed you that it is my belief the first res-
urrection, or the resurrection of the saints mention-
ed Rev. 20:4 6, must be understood in a strictly lit-
eral sense, of a real and proper resurrection of the 
saints ; which is to commence a thousand years be-
fore the rest of the dead are raised. By which I 
understand, i. e. the rest of the dead, not only those 
dead who are not raised at the commencement of the 
millennium, but all others who shall die during the 
millennium, or thousand years' reign of Christ on 
earth. My reasons for this sentiment are, 1st, that 
the most obvious sense is always to be considered 
as the true sense of a text, and that the literal sense 
ought ever to be esteemed the true sense, except 
when the connection of the discourse, or the com-
mon use of the phrase in other parts of Scripture 
plainly show it to be used figuratively, or when the 
literal sense implies in it some absurdity ; fur, in all 
these cases, the figurative sense is the most obvious 
sense. Thus when Christ is called a way, a door, a 
rock, a lamb, and a lion, the figurative sense is the 
most plain and obvious sense of those passages.—
Now as there is nothing in this passage to induce us 
to put a figurative meaning upon the first resurrec-
tion, any more than upon the second, and as there 
is no absurdity implied, in supposing that some may 
have a resurrection of the body, many years before 
the rest, of which we have an example in Matt. 27: 
52, 53 : " And the graves were opened, and many 
bodies of the saints which slept arose ; and came 
out of the graves after his resurrection, and went 
into the holy city, and appeared unto many ;" so, 
for these reasons, I am constrained to believe that 
the first resurrection will be a real resurrection of 
the:body. 
1 know it is said that the Revelation is a very 
figurative and mystical book ; and it is very difficult 
to be certain that the literal sense is the true sense. 
Here I would ask, Are we to understand the second 
resurrection and the general judgment in a mystical 
and figurative sense? 
If the first resurrection is to be understood figur-
atively, so is the second. Again, if the first resur-
rection is to be understood figuratively, for a gener-
al revival of religion ; then the rest of the dead 
must mean the spiritually dead, or the unconverted 
who are yet in their sins. And consequently all 
who are not converted when this spiritual resurrec-
tion takes place, will never be converted until the 
thousand years are expired ;—that is, all the uncon-
verted adults, and all the children that will be born 
into the world, both of the unconverted and con-
verted, must live and die in their sins. 
Another reason that convinces inc that the first 
resurrection is to be understood in a literal sense, is 
that a literal resurrection seems to be implied by the 
seventh chapter of Daniel—that when the Ancient 
of days did sit the thrones were cast down, or rath- 
er more agreeably to the original the thrones were 
placed, as the learned Mr. Mead observes, doubtless 
for the judges to sit upon. And when One like the 
Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and 
came to the Ancient of days, there was given him 
dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all people 
and nations and languages should serve him. Now 
people, and nations, and languages, are distinctions 
which belong to this world, and will entirely cease 
in the future state ; consequently the kingdom of 
Christ in the millennial state, will be a kingdom es- 
tablished in this world over all the nations of the 
earth. And what with me puts the matter out of 
all doubt, that the raised saints shall sit with Christ 
on his throne to rule and govern the world, is his 
express declaration : Matt. 19:28, "Ye which have 
followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of 
man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also 
shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve 
tribes of Israel." By the regeneration I under-
stand the resurrection ; for this is the true resurrec- 
tion or being born again. Hence Christ is "declar- 
ed to be the Son of God with power, according to 
the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the 
dead, Rom. 1:4 ; and the first-begotten from the 
dead, Rev. 1:5. And the declaration in Psa. 2:7, 
" Thou art my Son ; this day have I begotten thee," 
is expressly applied by the apostle, Acts 13:33, to 
the resurrection of Christ from the dead ; so that 
Christ is not only the Sun of God upon the account 
of his miraculous conception, Luke 1:35, but also 
on account of his resurrection. 
This I conceive to be Christ's new name, viz. Son 
of God, by the resurrection from the dead. This 
new name, Christ promises to write upon him that 
overcometh, Rev. 3:12. This is the only sense, I 
tak it, in which any Christian is called the son of 
God ; and in this sense, Christ is called, Rom. 8:29, 
" the first-born among many brethren." Because 
Christ was the first, who arose from the dead to an 
immortal life, he is properly to be considered as the 
elder brother of all, who are raised from the dead 
to a glorious immortality. 
Spiritual regeneration, is properly the sealing of 
the Spirit, by which Christians are marked out fur 
the day of redemption, as in Eph. 1:13, 14, " In 
whom also, alter that ye believed, ye were sealed 
with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the ear- 
nest of our inheritance until the redemption of the 
purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory." 
And that Christians are the sons of God, on account 
of their being heirs of the resurrection, will also 
appear from Luke 20:36, " They are the children of 
God, being the children of the resurrection." 
For these reasons I conclude that the word regen-
eration, in Matt. 16:28, means the resurrection ; 
and if so, then Christ has promised his twelve apos-
tles that they shall, in the resurrection, sit on twelve 
thrones and judge the twelve tribes of Israel. And 
indeed this seems to be the only sense of which the 
words are capable ; for this text most evidently re- 
fers to Christ's second coining in the clouds of heav- 
en with power and great glory. This same truth is 
also clearly held up in Rev. 2:20, 21 : " He that 
overcometh and keepeth my words to the end, to 
him will I give power over the nations, and he shall 
rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessel of a pot- 
ter shall they be broken to shivers, even as I receiv- 
ed of my Father." To which may be added Rev 3: 
21, " To him that overcometh will I grant to sit 
with me on my throne, even as I also overcame and 
am set down with my Father in his throne." What 
can be the meaning of these two last texts, unless 
they imply that the saints in the resurrection state 
shall in a literal sense reign with Christ, and over-
come all his and their enemies, and give laws to all 
the inhabitants of the world according to Isaiah 2: 
2, 4, " And it shall come to pass in the last days, 
that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be es- 
tablished in the tops of the mountains and shall be 
exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow 
unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come 
ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, 
to the house of the God of Jacob, and he will teach 
us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths : for 
out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of 
the Lord from Jerusalem. And he shall judge 
among the nations and shall rebuke many people." 
In the third verse it is said, " Out of Zion shall go 
forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jeru-
salem ;" that is, from the church when Jehovah, 
which is the Lord Jesus Christ, shall preside, and 
shall, with the raised saints, assume all the legisla-
tive, judicial and executive powers of government, 
and shall be a proper theocracy, as there was in the 
time of Moses and Joshua. 
Under this theocratic government will be restored 
the visible symbols of the divine presence, which is 
called the cloud of glory and by the Robbins the 
Shechinah. This is very evident from John's des-
cription of the New Jerusalem, Rev. 21 and 22, if 
that be allowed to belong to the millennial state.— 
To this description may be added Rev. 15:8, " And 
the temple was filled with the smoke from the glory 
of God and from his power ; and no man was able 
to enter into the temple till the seven plagues of the 
seven angels were fulfilled. Hence I conclude that 
the Shechinah will be restored at the commencement 
of the period of the seven phials, which is some 
time before the thousand years' reign of Christ and 
the raised saints. It is plainly declared by the pro- 
phet Isaiah, 4:5, 6, that " The Lord will create up-
on every dwelling place of Mount Zion and upon 
her assemblies a cloud and smoke by day and the 
shining of a flaming fire by night : for upon all the 
glory shall be a defence. And there shall be a tab- 
ernacle for a shadow in the day-time from the heat, 
and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from the 
storm and from rain." There is so plain an allu- 
sion to Moses' description of the cloud of glory in 
the wilderness, that it needs no comment. 
In like manner Ezekiel, in the 13th chapter of his 
prophecy, speaks of the return of the glory of God 
to the house of the Lord ; and in the fifth verse he 
tells us that the glory of the Lord filled the house. 
Now it is generally allowed that the cloud of glory 
never made its appearance in the second temple,and 
I believe it will pretty plainly appear to an impar-
tial examiner, that the nine last chapters of Ezekiel 
relate wielly to the gospel dispensittion and princi-
pally to the times of the millennium. But if this 
be true, then here is a plain declaration that the 
Shechinah shall be restored when the millennium 
commences ; and what farther shows that the pro-
phet is speaking of the restoration of the Shechinah 
at the commencement of the millennium, is, that 
after he had informed us that the glory of the Lord 
filled the house, he immediately adds, v. 6 and 7,—
" And I heard one speaking to we out of the house, 
and the man stood by me and he said unto me, Son 
of man, the place of my throne and the place of the 
soles of my feet, when I will dwell in the midst of 
the children of Israel, and my holy home shall they 
no more defile. This evidently implies that when 
this event takes place, the people of God shall no 
more apostatize from the true religion, and conse-
quently this must relate to the period of the grand 
millennium. 
Nuw as it appears that angels and cherubim call-
ed the church of God, were the attendants upon the 
Shechinah under the Jewish dispensation, so we 
conclude that when the millennium commences the 
angels and the raised saints, who we are told by 
Christ shall be equal to the angels, shall reside with 
Christ, in that cloud of glory ; and consequently 
the raised saints will neither eat nor drink, marry 
nor be given in marriage. For all these things will 
be incompatible with the state of the raised saints, 
who will then be reigning with Christ in glory, and 
be in an equal state with the angels. This appears 
to me to be the true scripture account of the thou-
sand years of Christ's reign on earth. These senti-
ments, composed in great haste, I submit to your 
candid inspection, giving you full liberty to make 
what use of them you please, trusting that your 
goodness will dispose you to overlook the inaccura-
cies of a very hasty performance, and am, with 
great respect, your sincere and affectionate friend 
and brother in the ministry, 
SAMUEL WEST. 
Rev. Caleb Alexander, Mendon. 
NOTE. May it not be probable, after all that has 
been said and written, that Dr. West's view of the 
nine last chapters of Ezekiel may be correct, and 
that this is that building " not made with hands, 
eternal in the heavens ;" to which Christ also al-
ludes, " In my Father's house are many mansions;" 
which may be found in that city coming down from 
God out of heaven, Ref. 21:2 ? Is there anything 
either improbable or impossible in the idea ? 
T. DUDLEY. 
The foregoing view differs in several respects from 
our own ; but it was written nearly two-thirds of a 
century ago, since which much light has been thrown 
on several points referred to. In the resurrection 
they do not marry. The regeneratiOn is synchron-
ous with the resurrection, but means much more 
than that—embracing the whole earth, whilst that, 
has respect only to man. Jerusalem and the church 
are not necessarily the same. There is no temple in 
the New Jerusalem, and therefore the temple in Rev 
15:8 has no place there. We think it very clear 
that the closing chapters of Ezekiel's prophecy were 
a conditional prophecy, offering to the Jews certain 
great and glorious promises,—if they would put 
away all their iniquities—See 43:9-11. 
ED. 
From Bro. R. R. York. 
Dear Bro. Bliss :—Elder James A. Libby, of W. 
Poland, Me., was the author of the poetry sent you 
by Bro. D. Bosworth and published in the last Her-
ald. It needs a little correction, viz. : 
The last line of the chorus to the first verse should 
read, " We soon shall reach the harbor," &e. First 
line of second verse read "billows" instead of waters. 
In last line of same verse read " voyage," instead 
of sufferings. In third verse first line for "heights" 
read " lights." In second line of same verse fur 
" realms" read " coast-" In last line of same verse 
fur " the chart," read " our chart." 
As Bro. B. has it, it is good enough ; but I tho't 
in justice to the author, it might be well to give the 
corrections. 
Yours till the " voyage" is over, 
R. R. YORK. 
Yarmouth, Me., Dec, 21, 1861. 
ceemtennaar.nae. 
 swam 
THE ADVEN T HERALD 
This volume is worthy of a perusal by all who 
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vealed respecting the future government of the 
world. If the first chapters descend to a detail of 
incidents that are of little moment, and betray a 
disposition to exaggerate and over-paint, the main 
portion of the memoir, which is occupied with the 
history of his religious life, is not chargeable with 
that fault, and presents an interesting account of 
his studies, his opinions, his lectures, his disap 
pointments, and his death, and frees him from many 
of the injurious imputations with which he was as-
sailed during his last years. He was a man of vig-
orous sense, ardent, resolute, and upright ; he had 
the fullest faith in the Scriptures as the word of 
God, and gave the most decided evidence that he 
understood and felt the power of their great truths. 
Instead of the ambitiousness 'of a religions dema-
gogue, he was disinterested ; his great aim in his 
advent 
 His de- 
meanor, on the confutation of his calculations re-
specting the advent, was such as might he expected 
from an upright man. Instead of resorting to sub-
terfuges to disguise his defeat, he frankly confessed 
his error, and while he lost faith in himself, retain-
ed his trust undiminished in God, and endeavored 
to guard hie followers from the dangers to which 
they were exposed, of relapsing into unbelief, or 
losing their interest in the great doctrine of Christ's 
premillennial coining. 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
fortune to share in the perils of battle, he was no 
less a martyr to its holy' cause, and no less a hero. 
May the remembrance that he died for his country, 
sweeten the bitterness of your deep sorrow. Mr. 
Joseph James, from South Ta,mworth, a man that 
lay close beside your son and was able to administer 
some to his wants, is about to go to his home ; if 
possible, he will go acid see you ; but if not, and 
you wish to know more than I have written, you 
can write him, and he will give you all particulars. 
I send the ring in this letter. May God comfort you 
in this sad hour. Very respectfully, 
J. A. SAWYER, Hospital Matron. 
Memoirs of William Miller. 
By the author of the Time of the End-excepting 
the first three chapters, which were by the pen of 
another. pp. 426. Price, post paid, 75 cts. 
Few men have been more diversely regarded than 
William Miller. While those who knew him, es-
teemed him as a man of more than ordinary mental 
power, as a cool, sagacious and honest reasoner, an 
humble and devoted Christian, a kind and affection-
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worth ; thousands, who knew him not, formed opin-
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-to present him as he appeared in his daily walk 
and conversation, to trace the manner in which he 
arrived at his conclusions, to follow him into his 
closet and places of retirement, to unfold the work-
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scan closely his motives. These things are shown of 
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conception, and various reminiscences of interest in 
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The revivals of religion which attended his labors, 
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A Volume for the Times. 
"THE TIME OF THE END." 
This volume of over 400 pages, compiled by the 
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It presents various computations of the times of 
Daniel and John ; copies Rev E. B. Elliott's view 
of "our present position in the prophetic calen-
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new earth, by Drs. Chalmers, Hitchcock, and Wes-
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One Hundred Witnesses," of all ages of the church, 
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"The book is valuable as containing a compendi-
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scale in this place. We have had three conversions 
of late, and two persons have come out from the 
Baptist society. There is also more devotion and 
spirituality with the old believers. 
I thank you heartily for the light you have thrown 
upon the term Eternal Life, elicited by the enquiry 
of Bro. J. M. Orrock. It seems to make the matter 
plain, clear, and in harmony with the word. 
Farewell. 
LEVI Hoorn. 
New Boston, Dec. 15, 1861. 
We regret, at the present time, to be receiving 
many letters of nature like the following, from an 
esteemed brother : 
" I am sorry to be compelled to part with the 
Herald, but must bow to stern necessity. But should 
it be the will of God to place me in more prosper-
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past five years, and I had hoped I should be able to 
continue it until Jesus comes, when it would be no 
longer needed. But a series of misfortunes has 
compelled me to request you to discontinue it for 
the present, and I trust you will grant me this re-
quest. Yours truly," &c. 
FIDELITY OF RUSSIA.-In a letter to the American 
Minister at St. Petersburg, forwarded by the last 
steamer, Prince Gorchakoff says : "The Emperor 
has never ceased to avow his hopes for the grandeur 
of the American Union." 
OBITUARY. 
The Postmaster of West Derby, Vt., writes,Jan. 
8th. 1862, as follows : 
Mr. Bliss :-DANIEL M. ADAMS 15 dead. He 
died some four weeks ago. His wife died last sum-
mer, and his family is broken up. It is about as 
sad a case as I have known. He was a fine man, 
and honest. I know, as I have sold him goods and 
dealt with him ever since he has been in this place." 
DIED, at Port Royal, South Carolina, GEORGE E. 
SenEmeNe, of Kingston, N. H., and a member of 
the 4th N. H. Regiment, aged 18 years. 
The following letter from the matron of the hos-
pital to the mother of the deceased, will be of inte-
rest to the friends, showing the faith of the deceased 
in Christ, and showing that he was ministered unto 
in his last hours in a distant land. 
Port Royal, Hilton Head, S.C., Dec. 15, '61. 
Mrs. Schelling-Dear Madam : You have proba-
bly ere this received the sad tidings of the death of 
your son, in the hospital at this place. As he in 
his dying moments left messages for father, mother 
and sisters, I take it upon myself to send you his 
words, just as he expressed them. His disease was 
fever. A part of the time he was delirious ; but 
most of the last day of his life, he was conscious, 
and knew that he must die. He was calm, resign-
ed, and very happy in the " Savior's love" and for-
giveness. He spent much of the day in prayer,and 
felt that Jesus was with him and would be with him 
even unto the end. I was with him a part of the 
afternoon, when he desired me to send home his last 
messages,-saying " Tell my father, I die happy. 
I am going to heaven to be happy evermore. Tell 
my mother, I send her a kiss. Tell her I am very 
willing to die, and am willing to die out here ; fur 
the Saviour is with me and I am not alone." And, 
my dear friends, he was not alone ; for kind friends 
and kind hearts ministered unto him, and kept close 
watch over him, until " bright angels" came and 
bore his spirit away to rest with his God. 
When he was first brought to the hospital, he 
took a ring from his finger, desiring that, should he 
die, it should be sent to his sister Lizzie. While 
dying he again wished it to be sent to her, and said, 
" Tell my sisters how much I love them. Tell my 
sister's child," whom he called-" how much I love 
her ; tell them all how much I love them." 
I went to him a4ain in the evening, and staid un-
til a few minutes before he died, when he seemed to 
be sleeping ; and thinking that he might live some 
hours, I went out. Very soon he aroused, and, 
breathing a few times, passed sweetly away, with-
out a struggle or a groan. Ile was buried very de-
cently and respectfully--his company following him 
to his last resting-place ; which is in the cemetery 
here, where others of our regiment have been laid 
before him ; and many others will find a resting 
place, if we stay here long. There are many homes 
to which absent ones will come hack no more. 
And now, my dear friends, as it became my sad 
duty to write you thus, let me commend you to that 
God that supported your dear son while passing 
through the " valley of the shadow of death."-
Ile feared " no evil"'; for God was with him. And, 
as the deep waters of sorrow roll over your souls, 
remember that " whom the Lord loveth he chasten-
eth." Thus, in its very morning, he has given his 
Young life to his country, and though it was not his 
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THE GOLDEN SALVE-A GREAT HEALING REMEDY.-It 
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THE ADVENT HERALD. 
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT 
"FEED MY LAMBS."—John 21:15. 
BOSTON. JANUARY 25. 1862. 
A Story of the Ice. 
How often do we hear of accidents upon 
the ice. Children venture upon the frozen 
pond before the cold has been intense 
enough to make it sufficiently strong to 
bear them. At the same time, whilst we 
grieve over the foolishness and disobedi-
ence which has led to the sacrifice of so 
many lives, our hearts are often rejoiced 
by the accounts of the heroic actions of 
those who have been the means of saving 
others. I will relate to you .a little histo-
ry, which may show you these opposite 
qualities. 
It took place in France, during the win- 
ter of 1786. The day after Christmas, 
three children were playing upon a large 
fish-pond, opposite to the Orangerie at Ver-
sailles. The pond was not yet sufficiently 
frozen, and the ice bent under the feet of 
the three children, who only laughed at it. 
Amongst the numerous spectators who 
were on the banks, a person, certainly pos- The Crumbs belong to the Birds. 
sessed of very little sense, threw a stick 
One cold winter morning, when the 
upon the ice, which slid very far, and then snow was deep upon the ground, and the 
challenged the three unfortunate children frost had turned the rivers and brooks into 
to bring it to him. Excited by this cruel solid ice, a happy family party were seat- 
challenge, they all three launched forward ed around a well-supplied breakfast-table. 
together; but their weight broke the ice, The youngest in the group was about six 
and they disappeared in a moment. They months old; but he was so muffled up in 
must have been lost, if they had not re- blankets that the children said he looked 
ceived immediate assistance. Amongst like an old man, and they insisted upon 
all the spectators, there did not appear to calling him " old fellow." The fire blaz- 
be one who had sufficient courage to at- ed, grandfather told stories, the cat purred, 
tempt saving them. While every one was and the dog kept poking his nose up to- 
deploring the misfortune, a boy arrived, wards the table, and asked in dog-talk for 
who but a moment before was playing at something to eat. 
ball near the pond. He inquired what had 
At last the breakfast was over, and the 
happened, and immediately cried out,— children helped their mother to clear away 
" Since I am older than they, I will at- the things. Sally took the bread ; Laura 
tempt to save them." 
carried off the coffee-cups ; each one took 
Knowing the greatness of the danger, something, and John was told to shake the 
and determined either to succeed or perish table-cloth. He snatched it from the ta- 
in the attempt, he threw himself on his ble, and quickly shook it in the fire, at 
knees, raised his heart to God, and in an which all the family looked at him re- 
instant was on the ice, with only his vest proachfully, and asked him how he could 
and wooden shoes. He was very poor, and do such a thing. 
 
his name was Joseph Christian. He had 
" Do what `?" asked John. 
 
scarcely got half-way, when his left foot 
" Why," said Sally, " you have robbed 
sank, and he could not withdraw it but by the birds. Mother, did you not say that 
leaving his shoe. This little accident im- the crumbs belonged to the birds ?" 
 
peded, but did not discourage him. Arri- 
" Yes, my child," said the mother, " I 
ving at the place where the ice had brok- have often told you never to waste a 
en, after having again recommended him- crumb. When I hear the crumbs crack-
self to God, he immediately plunged into ling in the fire, I always think that some 
it. When on the point of seizing one of poor little robin is sitting on the tree out-
the three unhappy children, he felt himself side,and has been robbed of its breakfast." 
 
severely bitten in the left foot, the toes of 
" Look," said Sally, who had gone to 
which were uncovered. Not being able to the window, " there are several little birds 
hold his breath any longer, he regained waiting in the snow for the shaking of the 
the opening, and, leaning on the ice, was table-cover. Poor little things, how cold 
almost overcome. After having recovered you look ! But John has burned your 
himself, judging that the ice would not be breakfast." 
 
sufficiently strong to support two at once, "I should like to know," said John,"how 
he be;tan to break it, and in a short time it came to be their breakfast'? They did 
succeeded in opening for himself a passage nothing for it." 
 
to the bank. His hands were covered with 
" Just in the same way," replied the 
blood ; he suffered much also from the bite mother, " that the Lord Jesus Christ be- 
he had received in his left foot ; but nei- came your Saviour--because you needed 
ther his pains nor the dangers he had run him. God in heaven saw that we were 
could intimidate him. He immediately lost, and he sent his Son to die for us. It 
swam from the bank, and plunged in a was only because no one else could help 
second time. In less than a minute he re- us, that Jesus came from heaven. Those 
appeared with one of the unfortunate chil- 
 little birds need the crumbs; they are cold 
dren, whom he had the happiness to bring and hungry; hear them now chirping as if 
tip safe. This first was he who, not hav- in their simple way they were asking us 
ing been able to use his hands, from their for a few crumbs, begging us to shake the 
being benumbed by the cold, had made table-cover, that they may pick up what 
use of his teeth, and so severely bitten his falls from it." 
deliverer. After laying him safely on the 
But, if I had given them the crumbs,. 
shore, he plunged again the third time,and they wouldn't have thanked me for it," 
drew out the youngest, who was eleven said John. 
years of age. Encouraged by this success, "Do you receive nothing for which you 
he set off in search of the third, who was are not thankful T' asked his mother.—
much taller than himself. He found him " But the birds are thankful, and when 
in the very bottom of the water, seized the snow has melted, the grass grown, and 
him by the hair, and dragged him for- the leaves have come forth, the little birds 
ward; but, not discovering the opening will be outside the door to sing a sweet 
soon enough, he endeavored to break the song of thankfulness." 
ice by striking his head against it, but in 
"Mother, I know I've done wrong," said 
vain. The spectators began to despair of John at last. " I knew it the moment it 
ever seeing him again; and he even tho't was done. But I was ashamed to own it. 
himself lost ; when in a moment he dis- 
 I'm like that hate boy you were reading 
covered the opening, and saved himself about, who said he didn't want to be 
and the poor youth. The back of Joseph's naughty, because, when he was naughty, 
head was covered with blood. They were it did stick to him so. May I give my 
all ill some days; but their deliverer, for dinner to the birds? It would only be fair, 
want of proper care, was ill for a much for I have robbed them of 
.their breakfast. 
longer time. 
As soon as Joseph had recovered his I can go without a meal better than they." 
"Yes, my son, you may give them what 
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health, he resumed his former lahors,with-
out thinking anything more of what he 
had done, when; one day, a nobleman of 
distinction sent for him. Christian, who 
was rather timid, showed some reluctance 
in accepting the invitation. In the end, 
however, he went. The nobleman ques-
tioned him ; and, finding him possessed of 
so much modesty and good sense, he made 
him a present of a complete suit of clothes, 
of which he had great need, and of some 
money ; but, not satisfied with that alone, 
he related the heroic action wherever he 
went. At length, it reached the ears of 
the king, Louis XVI. This Prince,struck 
with such a noble instance of self-devotion 
in one so piing, thought it his duty to re-
ward him in such a manner as should 
make a lasting impression on the minds of 
the public. He ordered a large gold med-
al to be struck, hearing the name of the 
hero, and the date of the event. The 
Minister of the palace himself tied this de-
coration to the button-hole of the young 
shoemaker's coat. He was then shown 
into the presence of the King and Caneen, 
from whom he also received a substantial 
recompense for his truly heroic action. 
APPOINTMENTS. 
The Lord willing, I will preach in North Springfield Vt 
the second and fourth Sundays in January, 1862. 
 
C. 0. TOWNE. 
My appointments are as follows : At Canterbury Centre 
the 2d Sabbath in January; and at Warner, 1 ovver Village 
in the Methodist meeting-house, the 4th Sabbath in Jan. 
T. M. PREBLE. 
Expect to preach at Bristol, N. II., if the Lord will, 
the al Sabbath in February. 
T. M. PREBLE. 
Champlain, Sunday, Jan. 19th, at the usual hours; 
Odell Town, Mastin's school house, Jan. 26th at 2 o'cl'k 
P. M. 
R. HUTCHINSON. 
My address for two or three weeks, care of A. Loomis, 
Champlain, N. Y., or J. Schutt, Lacolle, C. E. 
R. H. 
Sing to Me. 
How dear to me those sings divine 
That from my infancy l've heard ! 
Sweet memories cluster round each line ; 
Heaven's sacred peace flows from each word. 
Alike when blessings fill my cup, 
Or when I feel the chastening rod, 
That song shall still inspire my hope 
Of "All thy mercies, 0 my God." 
Should, one by one, my dear loved friends 
Forget or act a treacherous part, 
Sing, for sweet peace, the hymn that breathes, 
" Give me a calm, a thankful heart," 
And when my heart its coldness mourns, 
Its vile ingratitude to God, 
Sing, till with holy zeal it burns, 
Of that blest " fountain filled with blood." 
If, lured by folly's glittering snare, 
I careless tread the downward road, 
Sing, till my soul join in the prayer, 
" 0 for a closer walk with God." 
When standing by the graves of those 
Whose love we prized, whose loss we weep, 
Sing of their calm, their sweet repose, 
" Asleep in Jesus ! blessed sleep." 
And when my dying hour shall come, 
Sing to me o'er and o'er again, 
Of that bright " land" beyond the tomb, 
" Where rests no shadow, falls no stain." 
Musical World. 
• 
Elder Benj. S. Reynolds, Providence permitting, will 
preaelt in Waterloo, C. E., Sunday, Feb 2d, at the usual 
hours. 
CONFERENCE IN CANADA WEST. Bro. Bliss :—I wish 
to call the attention of our brethren to the time of the 
convening of the conference of Messiah's church of Cana-
da West, which will take place upon the 12th of February 
nest, which is the second Wednesday in said month. The 
place (as designated in the Herald of April 6th, vol. 22, 
No. 14) is Messiahs chapel, near Cainsville, in Br Lamp-
kin's neighborhood. It is desirable that our brethren stir 
themselves to attend this yearly gathering ; and as the 
signs of the times are very ominous, and as we need to 
cherish sentiments of forbearance as well as concentration 
of force, and need great grace from our heavenly Father, 
as well as counsel with and from our brethren, let us pray 
the Head of the church to give us the spirit of self-exam-
ination, that we come together for the mutual benefit of 
all, as well as individual blessing. 
The Missionary Board will please remember the desira-
bility of a full representation. 
D. W. FLANDERS, 
Secretary of Conference. 
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you choose ; and you shall have your own 
dinner, too, just because you need ii. But 
never in future forget that the crumbs be-
long to the birds ; not because they earn it, 
not because they will be thankful, but be-
cause it ought to make us truly happy to 
show mercy to those who are helpless,and 
thus follow the example of our Saviour, 
who, just because we were lost, came to 
save us." 
The children and the " old fellow" all 
stood at the window while John went out, 
and with a tear on his cheek, broke up a 
large piece of bread for the birds. Then 
he came in and stood with the group watch-
ing them as they ate their breakfast, and 
thinking how pleasant a thing it was to be 
merciful even to the little birds.—S. S. 
Times. 
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