“WE HAVE NOT FOLLOWED CUNNINGLY DEVISED FABLES, WHEN WE MADE KNOWN UNTO YOU THE POWER AND COMING OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, BUT WERE EYE-WITNESSES OF HIS MAJESTY . • • • WHEN WE WERE WITH HIM IN THE HOLY MOUNT.” NEW SERIES. VOL. XDOTOrIg oalivmDaw, ZOOVOT 1P440c, No. V. WHOLE No. 483. JEIRCIICOMMOODIMON THE ADVENT HERALD, IS PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT NO. S CHARDON-STREET, BOSTON, BY JOSHUA V. MIMES, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. rERMS—$1 per volume of twenty-six numbers. $5 for six copies' $10 for thirteen copies, in advance. Single copy, 5 cts. ALL communications, orders, or remittances, for this office, should he directed to J. V. HINIES, Boston, Mass. (post paid.) Subscri- bers' names, with their Post-office address, should be distinctly given when money is forwarded. RELIGION—WHAT IS IT ! The following lines of Bishop Heber seem to be a rvthmic corn meet on the third chapter of the Epistle of James. That chapter contains a strong statement of what practical religion is, and agrees perfectly with the doctrine of Paul, who teaches that the eloquence of angels without love in the heart will " profit nothing." Is it to go to church to-slay, To look devout and seem to pray, And ere to-morrow's sun goes down, Be dealing slander through the town ? Does every sanctimonious face Denote the certain reign of grace ? Does not a phis that scowls at sin Oft veil hypocrisy within ? Religion shuns an ill report, And scorns with human woes to sport— Of other deeds it speaks no ill, But tells of good, or else keeps still. FROM THE GERMAN. Beside the stream that gently flows, At morning dawn I saw a rose, In modest beauty blushing ; More fair than all on earth beside, It bent above the crystal tide, And listened to its gushing. Beside the stream that eeetly iluti, e, At eventide I saw the rose, But all its leaves were faded ; Such is thy fate, 0 man !—an hour Thou llv'st ill hope, but like the flower, Thy hope and joys are shaded. The Year of Revolution — The Year of Re-action—the Year of Blood. ant knows all about it, and travellers who pass through the country seldom fail to turn aside to look at it. It withered years ago, says Dr. Gregory, and Government immediately ordered a new one to be planted in its place. This shows how old, and how deeply rooted the tradition is. About the nations which will be engaged, Jas- pers says : This war will come from the East (Russia). I dread the East. He continues : Of the Russians, few will return alive from the birch-tree. The people of half the world will be there be opposed to one another. He adds : The Poles will be put down, but they shall then arise. Spain will not join the war. But she will come just after it, and take the churches. Austria will be fortunate, if she do not wait too long. The youth of Elsen says that the French will come as friends. They will tie their horses to the trees near the Cathedral of Paderborn. Soldiers with gray uniform will enter by the great gate. On the Rock the Prussian army shall encamp. An old tradition, author un- known, says that the East will send a mighty army, and the whole West and South shall meet them in Westphalia. The monk of Werl says that there will be Russia and Sweden on one side ; France, Spain, Italy, and the whole South on the other, under a powerful prince. The Cologne manuscript says the entire South shall meet the North. The armies will pitch camps such as were never seen. According to all the seers, the great struggle will be short. Kappelman says that peace will be ant.ounced Christmas. The deeisive bat- tle, says the monk of Werl, will last three days at the birch-tree. Spielbahn says that people that fly need not carry much provision, for the time will be as short as it will be bloody. Jas- pers says that it will be over in 1850 The prophets have much to say about a great leader of the South. Jaspers says that Germa- ny will have one king. Spielbahn speaks of a foreign king who will arise and conquer. Bro- ther Hermann agrees that he will be the master of Germany. Spielbahn says that after the king of a year and a day, one will wear the im- perial crown for whom the world has long looked He will be a Roman Emperor, and will bring peace. The youth of Elva says that he will enter Paderborn as a victor, followed by many people with green boughs. An old tra- dition mentions his triumphal entry into Mun- ster. The Capuchin says that when the need is greatest, a preserver shall come from the South. The monk of Werl says that he will come from the South; he wears a white coat, and rides a gray horse. A cross glitters on his breast. He hears mass in a church at Bremen. He stands at a crucifix between the two lime trees, kneels and prays with outstretched arms. Then he leads his soldiers, clad in white, (the Austrian color) to the birch-tree. Then he calls the people to the church, and gives thanks for victory. Holtzhauser says that he shall be born in the bosom of the Catholic Church, and his name shall be — the Help of God. We have been told by persons lately from Germany that every Catholic in Austria be- lieves that their young emperor is the man.— However this may be, it is certain that he has received a sound Catholic education, and he is a practical, devout Christian. He has begun well. He has given a free constitution to his people, and it only remains to be seen whether they know what to do with it. Above all, he has freed the Church. He has destroyed the ac- cursed system of Joseph, root and branch. He knows that the slavery of the Church has near- ly destroyed Austria, and he is fully aware that its freedom will be the shield of the Empire. The consequences of this war are painted in lively colors. Jaspers says that the country will be so depopulated that women will have to cultivate the soil, and seven girls shall fight for a pair of breeches. Spielbahn says that Ber will fall; the false prophets, with their wiv and children, will be killed. Men wade blood; what the sword spares, the plague yours. Anthony of Eisen says that the enemy will lay everything waste. Men walk seven leagues to find an acquaintance. Not one that crosses the Alme bridge returns alive. The tailor of Kinderhaus denounces woe to Munster. Woe to to priests, doctors, and lawyers. Three times the city is taken and lost,. Cologne per- ishes in her own blood, says another seer. Woe to Coblentz, where meet the Rhine and the Mo- selle. The Capuchin avers that the kings shall be killed. Savage hordes will rush through Germany, they take delight in murdering and burning. Says the monk of Werl : Men in ter- ror on the earth faint for expectation of the coming events. They meet in the middle of Germany, they destroy towns and villages, the people fly to the woods. They meet at the birch•tree ; they fight three whole days ; they wade in blood. The enemy flies, he turns at the bank of the river, and fights with the strength of despair. The consequences to priests are thus des- cribed : Jaspers says that in our district priests shall become so scarce that men will walk seve- ral leagues in order to attend divine service. A priest, says an Osnabruck seer, is killed as he carries the Most Holy into the Lutheran church. The proverb for 1850,—I would not be a priest, —has been already noticed. All the seers agree that there will be a fearful and pretty general massacre of priests. Italian prophets, such as Saluzzi, the Franciscan, have made the same notion common in Italy. The consequences, so far as religion is con- cerned, appear to be very important. The seers seem to promise a kind of millennium, and this is the most incredible part of the story. Bro.- ther Hermann sees one shepherd to the flock, as we noted above. Indeed, a great Priest is everywhere spoken of in connection with the great king. Pius IX. and the young Emperor are associated in the German Catholic mind as the two great co-workers of the new state of things. But it will be through great suffering, suffering that won for him, ages ago, the pro- phetic name of Crux de Cruce, that shall pass to victory. Jaspers continues : There will be but one religion. On the Rhine stands a church which all shall aid in building. The church he speaks of, is the unfinished cathedral of Co- logne. From thence, after the war, the rule of faith shall proceed. All sects shall be united. Only the Jews will be obstinate. Spielbahn says that the heretics shall beat their own breasts. The praise of God shall dwell upon earth, and the fugitive brethren shall return. He adds; that there shall be no war, except beyond the seas. Does that mean a civil war here, about negroes ? The tailor of Osnabruck says that all the churches shall again return to their an- cient owner. The monk of Werl avers, that when the war is over, men shall say that it is the work of the Lord. The third proces- sion, foretold by Roland of Steining, and no- ticed above, will be of Catholics and Protest- ants, who will go together to the old church, and have one religion. ness with which it answers the end for which that thing was made So must we judge of a Church. That is the best Church that does the best Church's duty,—that is the best pulpit, whatever it be made of, that holds the most faithful minister—that is the best minister, who gives you the greatest light, interests your mind the most deeply, touches your heart the most powerfully, and conveys knowledge most truly. You judge of the minister by the completeness with which he does his work ; and if men would carry this common-sense criterion into the Church, as they do carry it into the shop, the counting-house, the place of business, I am quite sure there would be less Puseyism, and still less Popery found in the visible Church. And this leads us to another very important truth. Our Lord said, " Men do not light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but they put it on a candle- stick, and it gives light to the whole house." Now when the rites and ceremonies of the Church are so multiplied that they darken or conceal the light of the Church, it is lighting a candle, and putting it under a bushel—when the prayer offered by the minister, or in the ritual, or the liturgy, is so eloquent in language that it attracts the attention to its words, instead cf the heart to its meaning, this is placing the can- dle under a bushel—when the place of worship is so intricate in the furniture with which it is adorned, that the people think only of the work, and think nothing of the object for which it was intended, then the candlestick is put under a bushel—or when the building is so constructed that the possibility of the people.; hearing or seeing the minister, is sacrificed to the necessity of making the whole Roman, or Gothic, or Norman, or in any other style of architecture— and when the practical use of a church is made subordinate to its decorations, then the candle is put under a bushel. Or when the Bible is written in Latin, or in Greek, and presented to the people untranslated—or when the print is so small, and the paper so bad, that, however cheap its price, the people can make no use of it, then the candle is put under a bushel. The grand and noble law of the Christian economy is, " Everything done for edification ;" and in proportion as it fails to conduce to edifi- cation, the candle is concealed by the bushel that is placed above it ; but when everything— the preaching of the minister, the liturgy, the worship, the singing, the praying, are looked upon as means to an end, and everything is subordinated to the- edification of the people— then, I say, everything is in its place, and all is as it should be. I do not mean to teach by any- thing I have said, that churches should be ugly or bald. So much has this been the case in this church before it was repaired, altered, and enlarged, that to sit in the Scotch church, was said by some to be " equivalent to doing penance in the Roman." This is by no means my preference. if our houses are made tasteful and convenient, surely the house of God ought to be so too. There should be nothing symbolic in it—this is the essence of Popery—but every- thing in it conducive to the object for which it was designed, and to the edification of those that hear; this is Scriptural and Protestant Christianity. The light by which the candle in the ancient temple was lighted was taken from the flame that was originally kindled from heaven—the light that lights the minister must be from the Fountain of Light—the light that he gives us, as I have shown you, must be from the sun alone. Again, the candle in the ancient temple was fed by holy oil, and oil which it was alike a crime—blasphemy to attempt to imitate. The unction that the minister of the Gospel should have, is the unction of the Holy One. If the minister's light is the reflection of Christ, his light and life ought to be fed by the Holy Spirit of God. And just in proportion as a nation has faithful ministers, and holy people, and devoted Christians, and increasing numbers of them, in the same proportion will that nation be peaceful, and prosperous, and happy. We have much evidence of this fact : it is where (Continued.) Here are two remarkable prophecies from anonymous sources. The first is dated 1622, and it speaks of the great year without naming it. May will prepare for war. June will invite it. July will be cruel. In August men will everywhere hear of war. September and Octo- ber will bring great bloodshed. Wonders will be seen in November. The other tradition names the year 1846. I would not be a vine. In this year the crop of grapes was extraordina- ry. In 1817, I would not be an apple-tree. In 1849, these trees groaned beneath the weight of apples. In 1848, I would not be a King. The poor kings know what that means. In 1849, I would not be a soldier or a grave-digger. In fact, last year was a busy one to both. In 1850, I would not be a priest. Concerning the place, they all fix upon Ger- many, and upon the country about Cologne, as the principal seat of the carnage. Jaspers says that the most terrible battle will be fought at the birch-tree, between Unna, Hamm, and Werl.— He adds, that the house of Ikern will be set on fire by shells. Spielbahn says, that the survi- vors will fly to the birch-tree, and the last bat- tle will be fought there. The youth of Elsen says that Paderborn will have eight heavy days. He also speaks of the house to be set on fire. He describes a great army on the Rock, a fu- rious battle to be fought at Salzhotten, and the triumphant return to Paderborn, where a child will be crushed, and some traitor hung to a lamp-post. Munster is also threatened with ca- lamities. Coblentz will see the Rhine dyed red for many leagues. Osnabruch will be torment- ed for fourteen days, says another seer. An anonymous prophet describes eight battles to be fought in Westphalia, but the greatest one will be at the birch-tree. The Capuchin also fixes the great struggle not far from the Rhine. The monk of Werl says that the most bloody time will be at the birch-tree. The awful struggle at the birch-tree is particularly noticed in the Cologne manuscript. This is a famous tree. There is a brook near it, and a high crucifix, which the seers also mention. The birch-tree is a very old affair, but it has been for very ma- ny years as celebrated as the royal oak at Wor- cester, or our own Charter Oak. Its fame has spread far and wide ; every Westphalian peas- Apocalyptic Sketches, OR Lectures on the Sei cn Churches of Asia Minor. BY JOHN CUMMING, D.D. LECTURE IV.—THE SEVEN STARS• AND SEVEN CAN- DLESTICKS. " The mystery of the seven stars which thou saw- est in my right hand, and the seven golden candle- sticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches ; and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches."—REv. 1:20. (Concluded.) In the next place, we judge of the excellence of a candlestick by its fitness for the object to which it is destined. We do not say that is the best candlestick which is made of gold or silver. It may be made of gold, but incapable of standing on the table alone ; or it may have lace in which a candle may be firmly placed : not then answer your purpose ; or it may old the light high enough for you to see it. What you require is the one that stands steadiest, remains firmest, holds the light highest, and grasps that light the most firmly. In other words, we judge of the thing by the complete- t—e 210 THE ADVERT HERALD. penury hath cast in all that s he disciples saw the splendid sto nothing there but that humbl holy widow. And what did He saw in that widow's soul a glorious than the temple of Jeru that widow's offering a sacrifice mo ous than a thousand rams, and hulls, ant goats; and in that woman a living stone more splendid and enduring than all the clustering columns, and vast arches, and fretted ceilings, of the temple of Jerusalem ; so truly does moral excel material glory. The Jew, the disciple, the man, saw nothing but splendid architecture ; the Lord Jesus was blind and indifferent to it all, and saw nothing but a poor widow casting her mites into the treasury. It is riot the consecrated stone, but the holy chancel of the holy heart of the living stone ; based upon the true foundation, the head Corner-stone. And wherever that widow cast in her mite and worshipped, there Christ could see a holy temple and holy ground. We see in the next place in this candlestick many branches, forming one candlestick ; de- noting, that in the Christian Church there should be unity of doctrine, but, it may be, diversity of discipline; unity of principle, vari- ety of development. But I hasten to urge one or two inferences. First, we see what the normal and radical idea of the Church of Christ is. It is just wherever Christ is. We have Christ walking in the midst of these candlesticks, given as the great idea of what constitutes the essential element of the true Church of Christ. " Where- soever two or three are gathered together in my name, there am 1 in the midst of them." And this doctrine is the rule now, just as much as it was then ; wherever Christ is walking, that is, is present, in the midst of the golden candle- sticks—the place may be a prison—the number may be two—the cathedral beautiful,—but it is a true Church. A large audience is delightful, but the Church is not confined to a numerous congregation. " Where two or three are gath- ered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." They need not meet at Loretto, or at Compostella, or at Rome, or in the oratory at Exeter ; wheresoever they are met in the name of Christ, to read his word, and do his will, and lean upon his intercession and sacrifice, and pray for his blessing, and celebrate his praise, there you have the essence of a Church. Secondly, you have here the unity of the true Church—Christ in the midst of the candle- sticks—one light from the holy altar kindling them—one oil, the unction of the Holy -'One, feeding them—one Lord and High Priest Walk- ing in the midst of them. Union to Christ is the essence of unity, and in the absence of this, all else is but the semblance and the form. We have next the purity of the Church. Discipline may be useful, but the great source of its unity is its realizing the presence, and hearing the voice of the Lord Jesus walking in the midst of it. Here, too, we have the safety of the true Church—not multitude, or rank, or wealth, but Christ himself in the midst of it. And, finally, you see here the glory of the true Church— Christ, the light of the world, walking in the midst of it. May Christ walk in the midst of us ! may he make this congregation a candle- stick indeed! and may he make me, and all the ministers who speak to you from this place, stars in his right hand! May it be your prayer in your homes, the aspiration of your hearts, that Christ would be present here ; and then, whether it be rich or poor, learned or ignorant, we have a presence that is a substitute for all, when all these are gone ; and which supersedes. by its splendor and its glory all, when all these are present ; and which will never fail us nor forsake us, until the light of this dusky twilight is lost in the noonday splendor of the millennial morn, when there shall be neither stars nor candlesticks, but the great and overflowing sea of overwhelming light, and in that clear light all will see Christ, and each other, clearly. END OF LECTURE IV. From the London " Quarterly Journal of Prophecy." first and the last, the same yesterday, to-day, and forever. But it is when the comparison is pursued into its various details that the resemblance and har- mony come more fully to light. Let us endea- vor to trace it under a few leading particulars, as they arise. I. The Book of Genesis opens with a narra- tive of the great work of creation. Its first ut- terance is that comprehensive truth : " In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." bCreation is the key-note, from which the Divine music begins, though it modulates quickly into another and minor day, of sin, curse, and judgment. Now when we turn to the Apocalypse, we see that this key-note, after long ages have inter- vened, is taken up once more, and forms the closing passage to the whole compass of the Divine melody. " I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and he their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor cry- ing, neither shall there be any more pain ; for the former things are passed away. And he that sat on the throne said, BEHOLD, I MAKE ALL The Harmonies of Genesis and Reve- . lation. No prophecy of Scripture, we are told, is of private interpretation. Each is no isolated fragment, which can be fully understood when taken alone, but is part of one harmonious sys- tem of Divine truth. Its real source is not the human discernment or dim guesswork of the in- dividual writer, but the mind of that Spirit, who seeth the end from the beginning. And thus a patient and connected study is needful, in order to trace out the full meaning of these Divine messages : " For prophecy came not in old time by the will of man, but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Ho Ghost." This internal consistency, however, and mono of mutual relation, is not peculiar to prophecies, but extends to every part of the Word of God. The great diversity of the wri- ters, in age, character, and style, only serves to Christianity has had the greatest influence, that the people have risen to the highest pitch in all that elevates, ennobles, and adorns a nation. And it will be found that where Christianity has perished, there literature, and poetry, and arts, and legislation have perished too. Science, in the hands of Infidelity, becomes mere mate- rialism ; poetry, in the power of Infidelity, de- generates into sensualism ; and nations without Christianity become poor, and miserable, and blind, and wretched indeed. Even where Chris- tianity, when it is predominant, is not valued by literary men, you will notice that they dare say little against it. It is only the wretched, paltry Sunday newspapers, that come out, like the moles and the bats, in the darkness of the night, to do mischief, and retire on the approach of day, that can afford to point their foolish jests at the Gospel, and make jokes at the ex- pense of the Bible. The first and ablest papers, magazines, and reviews, whatever be their de- ficiencies in many Christian elements, and even Christian expression—and they are, many of them, deficient in these—yet will not, ay, and dare not, directly attack the Gospel, or seek to undermine that blessed Book, which has for its author God, and for its end the salvation of the chiefest of sinners. The light of the Gospel is the light of the world ; and in proportion as that sun shall rise higher above the horizon, all literature, all science, all philosophy, all poetry, will become consecrated, and pure, and holy also. Let me notice one other feature in the Jewish economy. The candlestick was put in the place where the priests were, and only in that place. It had seven branches, but only one stem. hi the Gospel Church here delineated there are seven stems, and each stem has seven branches. The great lesson to be taught was, that in the Jewish Church Christianity was confined to a place, or a nation—that the light was placed where alone it c uld burn, in holy, consecrated ground. Beyond, all was darkness, and blank- ness, and coldness ; but in the Christian dis- pensation all ground is holy. Never forget that in the Christian dispensation there is no holy place like that of the ancient temple, or that in which the candlestick stood ; but that all ground is holy. And this reminds me of what is the secret of the introduction, in the diocese of Exe- ter, of stone altars, and oratories, and cruci- fixes. All this is designed to introduce the thin edge of the wedge, which has been blessed by Pius IX., and with which he hopes to rend our Protestant country into a thousand pieces. I allude to these matters, because faithfulness requires that I should do so. What was called an " oratory " was erected in a domestic estab- lishment, with an altar in it, and a cross upon the altar, with other paraphernalia of Rome; and bishop and clergy coincided that it was proper that there should be such a place in every house, for family worship. I deny this; the kitchen floor, the dining-room floor, the drawing-room carpet, are all holy ground, if holy hearts bow their knees upon them. When my Lord allied himself to a portion of the dust, he consecrated every acre by that act; he requires only holy hearts to pray, and holy tongues to confess, and all the earth on which there is such worship is holy ground ; and to attempt to make a vital distinction, and especially to attempt to carry such a distinction into our domestic wor- ship, is to throw back Christianity into Judaism, and Protestantism itself into Popery. However beautiful churches and temples may be, they are riot the body ; the true Church is made up of living stones ; and this reminds me of a passage which I wish you specially to notice ; it is in Luke 21:5, " And as some " (i. e. the apostles) "spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down." When the disciples went into the temple, what was it that first caught their eye? Just that which captivated the man and the Jew,—the man praising the seen, and despising the unseen ; the Jew admiring the splendid material worship, caring little about the spiritual —the temple appearing to them so great, simply because their minds and hearts were so little ; but if the apostles saw something, and such as I have described, in the temple to admire, we read that our Lord found something in it to ad- mire also. Christ the Lord of glory found in the temple an object that attracted his notice ; and the disciples also found an object which attracted theirs. We have seen what the apos- tles saw and wondered at—the glorious archi- tecture, the lofty pillars, and clustering capitals, and beautiful ornaments — these were what charmed and captivated them. But what did Christ see ? Read the beginning of the chapter, and you will find there what caught his eye. Jesus looked up and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he said, " Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all : for all these have of their abundance .\%\..,. .. ... . ., cast into the offerings of God: but she of her 1/4 .:* • of Providence, and system of Divine truth, which they reveal to us. One Mind plainly presides over the whole, and one breath of life animates every part of the message. As soon as we enter this glorious temple of Divine reve- lation, we may see the inscription on its lofty archway : " I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, saith the Lord, which was, and is, and is to come, the Almighty." A clear view of this unity in diversity, which pervades the whole Word of God, is eminently suited to confirm the faith of Christians, and deepen their reverence for its holy truths. It will be a complete antidote to the critical follies of those heartless anatomists, who strive, with unholy zeal, to resolve the Law and the Gospel alike into a chance medley of uncertain le- gends, and sicken our ears with profane fancies about Jehovah and Elohim documents in the books of Moses, and the mythical origin of the Gospel narratives. The impiety of these vain attempts is equalled by their folly. It needs only a close and patient study of the Word of God to discover harmonies beyond the reach of human skill, and a Divine and secret unity, amidst endless diversity, that speaks to the con- science and heart of the Christian more plainly than the stars to the devout watcher at mid- night,— The hand that made us is Divine." In the present paper my object is to unfold one striking example of this unity, by which the various books of Scripture are looped toge- ther, in the special harmonies of Genesis and the Book of Revelation. No two books of the Canon are so remote in time, or so completely contrasted in their most distinguishing features, when viewed as merely human compositions. The interval that separates them is more than fifteen hundred years. The first is a simple and unadorned history, the second a series of highly poetical visions. The first is the simplest form of Hebrew prose ; the second, composed in a language then unborn, embodies the main fea- tures of Hebrew poetry. The first is a record of common events on earth ; the second, to a great extent, a visionary description of wonders in heaven. The first is the preface to the Law, the second a supplement to the Gospel. The first was written by the adopted son of Phara- oh's daughter, learned in all the wisdom of Egypt ; the second, by an unlearned fisherman of despised Galilee. One of them is full of al- most innumerable details, the names of persons, places, and domestic annals of the most minute and various kind ; while the other scarcely stoops to plant its foot upon earth, but dwells on a mount of high and holy vision, that seems far raised above all the petty details of space and time. When the former was written, Israel had scarcely begun to be a nation, and were either in Egyptian bondage, or still far from the prom- ised land. But when the exile received his vis- ions in Patmos, Israel were already outcasts from their land, and wanderers through the na- tions, after an inheritance, through fifteen hun- dred years, of the temporal promises made to their fathers. All things on earth were changed, —Egypt, Canaan, Babylon ; only God, and His promises of grace, and plan of redeeming love, remained unchangeable. And hence, if we can show the existence of a marked and special har- mony between the earliest book of the old covenant and this latest and crowning message of the new dispensation, so that they answer to each other, like the loops in the curtains of the tabernacle, we shall have a clear proof of their Divine workmanship, and that the sacred pen- men, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, have indeed made them according to a pattern in the holy mount of God. THINGS NEW. And he said unto me, Write, for these words are true and faithful." What a simple and sublime harmony here discloses itself between the earliest and latest message of the Word of God ! It opens with a glorious and magnificent. truth,—the creation of the heavens and earth by the will of the Al- mighty. But sin and death find entrance, and long ages of sadness and sorrow intervene, till God himself, by a vivid and expressive figure, is said to repent of His own work. Then, after a long delay, the promised Deliverer appears.— And still there is another season of hope de- ferred, while darkness covers the earth, and gross darkness the people. But His work of love advances slowly and surely, conquering and to conquer, till at length, by the light of prophecy, we see the promised redemption com- plete. And now creation, like the fabled phoe- nix, is seen rising once more out of the ashes of sin and corruption. The first heaven and the first earth will pass away, with sin and sorrow, crying and tears, and the terrible curse, which has eaten out, like a canker, the glory of the works of God. Yet the language which an- nounces the final triumph of love, carries back our thoughtS to the day of the first creation, when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy. He whose name is Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, sits upon the throne of judgment, and the voice which consummates the redemption reminds us still of the birth-day of the unlallen universe : " Behold, I make all things new." II. In the six days' work of creation, the first step was the emanation of light. " The earth was without form, and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.— And God saw the light, that it was good, and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night; and the evening and the morning were the first day." Thus the Book of Genesis opens with this beautiful description of the natural change, when " orient light " exhaled from the darkness, and began to brood over this lower creation, to aid its progress into order and beauty. In striking harmony with this statement, the Apocalypse closes with a prophecy of that Divine and un- created light which will supersede, in the homes of the blessed, all outward sources of illumina- tion, so that the alternations of day and night will be lost in one unbroken day of eternal glo- ry. The heavenly city descends from on high, " having the glory of God, and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jas- per-stone, clear as crystal." And how does the description, as it continues, rise in grandeur and beauty ! " And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine on it, for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the nations of them that are saved shall walk in the light of it. And the gates of it. shall not be shut at all by day ; for there shall be no night there." And still the Spirit seems not content without once again fixing our thoughts upon this celestial splendor, which eclipses the glory of natural light, however beautiful, either in the inventions of man, or even the outward works of nature, and repeats the sublime promise : " And there shall be no night there, and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light, and they shall reign forever and ever." Thus, the old creation, in its first-born off- spring, and purest and highest gift, serves only for the type of a higher blessing, which shall be the inheritance of the redeemed in the ages to come. The Word of God, in the book of Gene- sis, begins by pouring the flood of natural light over the outward universe. It ends, in the book of Revelation, byexhibiting that supernatural illustrate more brightly the unity of that scheme complete the outline of His counsels, who is th Now the first harmony appears in the general subject with which these two books of Scrip- ture are respectively occupied. " Man has a mind of large discourse, looking before and af- ter." The Word of God meets this law of hu- man thought, and reveals to us Him who " was, and is, and is to come." Thus history, doc- trine, and prophecy, are the three parts of reve- lation which answer to this threefold name of Jehovah. History reveals to us Him who was, —doctrine, Him who is,—and prophecy, Him who is to come. And thus history and prophe- cy are like two opposite poles of Divine revela- tion, which are harmonized by the unity of those Divine attributes of truth, holiness, and mercy, which they display in ages past or in ages to come. Now the two books in question exhibit this contrast in its extreme form. The former car- ries our thoughts back to the birth-day of the world, arid the other leads them onward to the final judgment. When united by the interven- ing hooks of the canon, they represent to us a scheme which goes back to the first hour of creation, and reaches onward into eternity. And t, amidst this real contrast, the unity of de- is equally apparent; since the canon of lation is thus enlarged into a complete por- iture of the whole course of Divine Provi- dence, from the beginning to the end of time. History and prophecy thus conspire together to e THE ADVENT HERALD. 211 light, proceeding from the throne, which will swallow up the other with its own intenser ra- diance, and form the blessed portion of count- less spirits, redeemed from the darkness of the fall, who shall see light forever in the light of God.—( To be continued.) The Pare in Heart Shall See God. They are not only free from condemnation, and under the powerful and consoling influence "see him as he is," " face to face, and from ev- of the Spirit—and therefore in a blessed state ; erlasting to everlasting." Evening Messenger. but it is the assertion of the gracious Redeemer, that " they shall see God." They see God in the works of creation. Be- ing led by the Holy Spirit, and having an eye single to the glory of God, let them turn them- selves wherever they may, or wherever their calling may lead them, they shall, more or less, see the hand of the Creator revealed—yea, ob- jects of meditation which will draw their minds to God, are constantly presenting themselves be- fore their eyes. In taking a view of the earth, and its products, together with the innumerable multitudes of living creatures, and particularly the many millions of human beings ranging on the surface thereof—the waters, the fire, the air, with their contents, and the great benefit which they bring forth ; and mounting higher, and be- holding the firmament, the sun, the moon, and the great mass ,of the heavenly bodies generally, a field of contemplation will open itself before them, and they shall have, compa-ratively speak- ing, a glance of the infinite wisdom of the Al- mighty. In addition to all this : whilst they are humbling themselves before the great " I AM," and soaring still higher and higher, faith will give wings to their spirit; and having their " affections set on things above," they take a view beyond the starry regions—contemplating the blessed and indescribable inheritance laid up for them at the right hand of the Father, they shall have in a greater or less degree, a mani- festation of the goodness and the glory of God. " They shall see God " in the great work of preservation. Looking back, and around them- selves, and observing how the good Lord ruleth and manageth everything with infinite wisdom; and how he is taking care of every living crea- ture generally, and the human family particu- larly, and of his children in a special manner— that " the Lord is good to all ; and his tender mercies are over all his works ;" and as the Psalmist says further : "The eyes of all wait upon thee ; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and sat- isfiest the desires of every living thing," (Psa.145: 15, 16,) that " He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good; and sendeth rain on the just and unjust," (Matt. 5:450 and that Jesus says, to the encouragement and the consolation of his followers : " Even the very hairs of your head are all numbered," and " there shall not a hair of your head perish," (Luke 12/ ; and 21: 18,) they see the goodness of God displayed. They see God in the great and inestimable work of redemption. Reflecting on the mourn- ful fall of man, and the helpless and miserable condition into which he has brought himself, and at the same time on the gracious and ample provisions the merciful Father has made in the gift of " his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have ev- erlasting life," they see God in the manifesta- tion of his Divine love. They see him in Christ Jesus—the Messiah-Saviour: being prom- ised—born at Bethlehem in the land of Judea —as the Holy Ghost came upon him, and a voice was heard, saying, " This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased "—being led into the wilderness, where he was tempted by the devil, and overcame the wicked one, and the holy angels came and ministered unto him; in his holy and exemplary living, his doctrine and miracles— being derided and scornfully treated, despised and rejected of men—agoniz- ing in the garden—before Caiaphas—the tribu- nal of Pilate, being mocked, and scourged, and crowned with thorns—on Calvary—on the tree nailed to the cross, his hands and feet pierced and his side opened, and the blood streaming— proclaiming, "It is finished !" and " yielding up the ghost " — in his resurrection, breaking, through and bursting the bars of death—reveal- ing himself to his disciples—in ascending up into heaven, and taking his seat at the right hand of the Majesty on high—in the gift and the outpouring of the Holy Ghost—in the means of grace, prayer, his revealed word, the gospel preached, &c.—in the conviction and conversion of sinners, and in the sanctification of unbeliev- ers, and particularly in their own salvation. They shall see him when " He shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him," " to judge the quick and the dead," and when he shall sit on his " great white throne "—in the .morning of the resurrection, when " all that are in the graves shall hear his voice and come forth "—when all have to appear before him, both great and small—when " he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left ;" then they shall see him when " the King Then welcome the trial, hick there is given, ul, more of God ! heart more of Heaven ! s in the Pestilence. Many places have been visited during the present season with epidemics, which have car- ried many suddenly to the grave ; and some reflections on such events may be timely and acceptable to not a few of our readers. Though the causes of them are, in many instances, beyond the reach of science, none of us suppose them supernatural. The pestilence that walks in darkness, comes as much through the established order of second causes, as does the destruction that waits at noon-day. There is in the operations of the pestilence, and in the mortality which walks in its train, enough that baffles all human knowledge. Its causes arid its processes are concealed from our view. Why, under the same suns and rains, a mortal disease should spread its terrors over one small locality in a large and populous town, and that, to all appearances, as favorably situated for health as the rest, and leave the rest untouched, is more than science, ever so conversant with subtile agencies, can tell. But nature is full of analo- gies, which may confirm the belief that God in such instances, works by general and established laws. All the forms of vegetable life seem to be exposed to like wholesale operations of death through unseen causes. Now a particular species of trees is singled out, and the frosts of death gather upon it wherever it is found, leaving all other trees around it flush with life. Next an esculent root, that has furnished no small share of the food of the human race, is smitten with disease at the same time inn every nation and continent, showing the unseen cause to be as wide as the world. In this we see that God has under his control agencies of a nature too subtile for our sciences, through which he can send a blight when he will, either directly on our life, or in- directly on our means of life. Could the history of all sweeping pestilences be written out, it would be full of instruction, and especially to this point, that " all flesh is grass." It would also show us how little we know, and how much less we can control, the causes of wholesale mortality. Twice within our memory the cholera has sprung up in the far East, from causes unknown, and commenced its voyage westward round the world. And every place that acknowledged its invisible pres- ence, telt the terror of the darkness in which it walked. Men were the more impressed with fear and awe, from the fact that the natural causes of the mortality could not be better pro- tected and provided against. But no rational mind doubts that the pesti- lence follows the orderly course of second causes; and whatever the Scriptures teach with regard to the particular providence, they do not make it exclude second causes, except in cases of pro- fessed miracles done for the authentication of some divine commission. They represent God in his providence riot as setting these causes aside, but as working through them, and work- ing all in all. We naturally feel that we are brought nearer to God when the visitation comes to us through inscrutable causes. We somehow feel that God has less to do with events which we can refer to some human cause. But when all such causes are out of sight, and we can see nothing between us and his hand, we more readily admit its impression. And this may he one reason why he comes to us in a pestilence that walks in darkness—that we may take a greater impression of awe, and cast ourselves helpless into his hands. And yet a well informed and well balanced mind will acknowledge his hand in events whose natural causes are ever so manifest. Not a sparrow falls without our Father. What are the laws of nature but the established modes of God's working ? And what are second causes, but subordinate agents or elements put in motion by the First Cause ? All the processes of nature go forth by an impulse and control from Him. All the revolutions of the starry heavens, and all the doings and events of microscopic worlds are controlled by Him, " Who gives the lustre to an insect's wing, And wheels his throne upon a rolling world." Moses on Mount Nebo. Moses, whom we have seen depart to be with Christ, " was a man subject to like passions as we are." Viewed in this light, how consolatory to us is his entrance into glory ! Granting that the believer perceives his interest in Christ, and is assured of heaven as his dwelling place at last, yet the thought of entering so august an abode, of meeting so august society, and, above all, of standing in the presence of the " Holy One," often fills him with uneasiness. " What says he, " shall I enter the celestial city !—I, who have so cold a heart and so weak an un- derstanding !—I, who am the least of all saints ? LONGING FOR THE HEAVENLY CITY. Let us advance on the way of life and return to the heavenly city, where we shall be fellow citizens, and of the household of God. Let us gaze on its glory as far as we can with mortal vision. It stands written of it, that sorrow and sighing shall flee away. There is no age nor the toil of age, for all have come to the stature of perfect men in Christ. What can be happier than such a life, when there is no poverty to fear, no sickness to suffer, where no one will hurt, none is angry, no impure passion excites, no hunger gnaws, no ambition torments, no devil terrifies, no hell threatens ? Evil and strife ate far away. Peace and joy evermore reign. The night is far spent, the clouds scatter, an illustri- ous day is breaking, for that city needs no sun nor moon, but the glory of the Lord shall en- lighten it, and the Lamb is the light of it. Why do we not hasten in faith and love to our native land ? A great multitude there awaits us. What joy, what jubilee for them and for us, when we can again see and embrace them ! Well, then, let us look unto Christ. He is the Author of Salvation, the Prince of light, the Source of joy. THE LOVE OF GOD. Why, brethren, that is a vast subject which would not occupy us for hours, but shall occupy the redeemed for eternity ! It is the constant theme both of the damned and the redeemed, of the lost and of the saved. The lost as they toss on their fiery bed, restlessly and unavailingly trying to ease their position, and relieve their pain. Ali ! they think of the love of Christ, of many a precious Sabbath, and many a Gospel sermon, when that love was offered ; and now they wonder, and curse the madness, the blind- ness, which rejected it. And what is spoken and sung of in the hymns of heaven ? " The love of God in Chrrst Jesus !"—this is the sweetest, loftiest, noblest theme that tongue can speak of, pen can write of, mind can think of, harp can praise, or heart feel ! To preach it, is the office of ministers ; to embrace it, is the salvation of sinners; to despise it., is the loss of souls ; and to prefer to it the love of sin, is the highest insult to Jehovah. To know it is lost, is the bitterest curse of hell ; to know it gained, the highest happiness of heaven. Well may we say of the love of God, what Luther said of music : "If I were to speak of it, I would not know where to begin, and I would not know Rev. Thomas . Guthrie. where to end." WALKING WITH GOD. I love poverty, because Jesus loved it. I love wealth, because it gives me the means of assist- ing the wretched. I wish to deal faithfully with all men. I render no evil to those who have done evil to me, but I wish them a condition similar to my own, in which they would not re- ceive from the greater portion of men either good or evil. I am to be always true, just, and open towards all men. I have tenderness of heart towards those whom God has more strictly united to me. Whether I am alone or in the sight of men, I have before me, in all my actions, the view of God who will judge them, and to whom I have consecrated them all. These are my feelings, and I bless my Redeemer every day of my life, who has planted them in me, shall say unto them on his right hand : Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world "—meeting him in the air—entering into everlasting life, and being glorified soul and body, and in communion with angels and arch- angels, the four and twenty elders, and with all the blood-washed millions, surrounding the bright-shining and dazzling throne of the King of kings, and the Lord of lords, they shall then When the streamlet is dried up, Then fly to the fountain ! When the valley is flooded, Then haste to the mountain ! When the arm thou hast leant on, Is laid in the dust; On the arm of thy God Lean, with faith's cheerful trust ! Earth's gourds ! 0 how tempting Their flower and their fruit ! How we love their sweet shadow ! But a worm's at the root ! When thy gourd, that once sheltered, Is withered away, Be the shadow of Jesus Thy shelter arid stay ! How oft have hope's visions Deceived the fond-hearted ! Like the rainbow they shone : Like the rainbow departed ! When their light that once sparkled Is darkened and gone; See ! the rainbow that fades not — It arches God's throne ! How oft have earth's pleasures, For which our hearts panted ; Like the bright poison-berry, Proved deadly when granted ! When the soul has been sickened, With earth's poisoned joy ; Look up for pure pleasures — Their fountain's on high ! As the dove when of old From the ark it went forth, Some green spot to rest on, To seek through the earth, When it found that the deluge— So deep and so dark, Left no green spot uncovered, Returned to the ark — So, when floods of affliction Have deluged all round, And no green spot of gladness— No Hope-branch is found : Then flee to the Saviour— The true ark of rest ! 0, there's no place of shelter Like his pitying breast ! When there, thou art sheltered, Tho' storms wrap the skies, And higher, and higher The deep floods arise : Above the dark waters— The ark's lifted high, And bears its blessed inmates, To God's mount—the sky ! By the scorn and the scoffing, For thy sake He bore— By the sharp crown of thorns, For thy sake He wore— By the sweat in the garden— The death on the tree— To Him who redeemed thee ! Thou wearied one, flee. From Him thine own Saviour, Whate'er may betide thee, No distance can sever, No sorrow deride thee : Earth's friends may forsake— But He'll forsake—never : Earth's loved ones must die— But He lives—for ever. In love He afflicts thee ; In mercy He chastens : To wound He is slow— To bind up—he hastens. When thy sins call for chastening— 'Twill comfort impart— Though a frown's on His brow, Yet, there's love in his heart!! Each dear earthly cistern, By His hand may be broken : But the stroke, though severe— Of his love is a token. He breaks them, that we By their loss may be led To drink of true pleasures, From joy's fountain head. To Him who so loved thee, Let grief draw thee nearer: Each dear precious promise, Let sorrow make dearer— BY CHARLOTTE ELIZABETII. Consolation. Shall patriarchs and prophets, apostles and mar- tyrs, indeed be my companions hereafter ? With what harp shall I join in the melody of their song ? Will they not despise me as unmeet for their society ?" But fear not. Before that day shall have come, all the infirmities that now distress you shall be removed. You shall go into the waters of death with the same robes you now wear ; but you shall come out of those waters clothed in white, like the shining inhab- itants of that country where you are to dwell forever. The cold heart shall be taken away, and a heart shall be given you beating in unison with that of the redeemed, when they cast their crowns down before the throne, saying : " Thou art worthy." You shall no longer complain of the weakness of your understanding, the im- becility or error of your views. In that day you shall " understand all mysteries and all knowledge." And especially shall you " com- prehend, with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge." The same God who formed you at first, the same God who formed you a second time when He called you by His grace, will work this great change upon you. Have we not seen this change which we look for in ourselves, wrought upon the persons of others who, while they were on earth, were encompassed with infirmity, and bowed down by affliction as we are—Moses and Elias ? We have seen them since they departed ; they have once visited the scene of their former sufferings and labors, and they who saw them have expressly testified of them that they, "ap- peared, in glory," like stars before the Sun of Righteousness — yet stars of everlasting light, for they " shine like the stars forever and ever." F. A. Wiley. lic ()era. "BEHOLD! THE BRIDEGROOM COMETH!" BOSTON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1850. t, H THE ADVENT HERALD. and who, from a man full of weakness, misery, lust, pride, and ambition, has formed one victori- ous over these evils by the power of that grace to which I owe everything, since in myself there is nothing but fear and misery. Pascal. THE ADVENT HERALD. This paper having now been published since March, 1840, the ten years of its past existence are a sufficient guaranty of its future course, while it may be needed as a chronicler of the signs of the times, and an exponent of prophecy The object of this periodical is to discuss the great question of the age in which we live—The near approach of the Fifth Universal Monarchy ; in which the kingdom under the whole heaven shall be given to the saints of the Most High, for an everlasting possession. Also to take note of such passing events as mark the present time ; and to hold up before all men a faithful and affectionate warning to flee from the wrath to conic. The course we have marked out for the future, is to give in the columns of the Herald-1. The best thoughts from the pens of origi- nal writers, illustrative of the prophecies. 2. Judicious selections from the best authors extant, of an instructive and practical nature. 3. A well selected summary of foreign and domestic intelligence, and 4. A department for correspondents, where, from the familiar letters of those who have the good of the cause at heart, we may learn the state of its prosperity in different sections of the country. The principles prominently presented, will be those unanimously adopted by the " Mutual General Conference of Adventists," held at Albany, N. Y., April 29, 1845 ; and which are in brief— The Regeneration of this earth by Fire, and its Restoration to its Eden beauty. The Personal Advent of CHRIST at the commencement of the His J udgment of the Quick and Dead at Isis Appearing and Kingdom. His Reign on the Earth over the Nations of the Redeemed. The Resurrection of those who Sleep in Jesus, and the Change of the Living Saints, at the Advent. The Destruction of the Living Wicked from the Earth at that event, and their confinement under chains of darkness till the Sec- ond Resurrection. Their Resurrection and Judgment, at the end of the Millen- nium, and consignment to everlasting punishment. The bestowment of Immortality, (in the Scriptural, and not the secular use of this word,) through CHRIST, at the Resurrection. The New Earth the Eternal Residence of the Redeemed. We are living in the space of time between the sixth and sev enth trumpets, denominated by the angel " QUICKLY :" "The sec- ond woe is past ; and behold the third woe cometh quickly"—Rev. 11:14—the time in which we may look for the crowning consumma- tion of the prophetic declarations. These views we propose to sustain by the harmony and letter of the inspired Word, the faith of the primitive church, the fulfilment of prophecy in history, and the aspects of the future. We shall en- deavor, by the Divine help, to present evidence, and answer objec- tions, and meet the difficulties of candid inquiry, in a manner becom- ing the questions we discuss ; and so as to approve ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of GOD. These are great practical questions. If indeed the Kingdom of GOD is at hand, it becometh all Christians to make efforts for re- newed exertions, during the little time allotted them for labor in the Master's service It becometh then also to examine the Scriptures of truth, to see if these things are so. What saith the Scriptures ? Let them speak ; and let us reverently listen to their enunciations. BABYLON. and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and wit er- petual desolations. And I will britxp nd all my words which I have pron even all that is written in this book, hath prophesied against all the natit ny nations and great kings shall serve es of them also : and I will recompense them according to the works of their own hands."—Jer. 25:12-14. These seventy years were to be reckoned from the conquest of Jerusalem by NEBUCHADNEZZAR, B. C. 605. The conqueror of Babylon was announced by name more than one hundred years before his birth " Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to CYRUS, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two-leaved gates, and the gates shall not be shut ; I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight : I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron : and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the GOD of Israel."—Isa. 45:1-3. The name of the nation, also, that should besiege Babylon, was announced : " Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind ; and will send unto Babylon, fanners that shall fan her, and shall empty her land : for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about. Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine : and spare ye not her young men ; destroy ye utterly all her host. Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldean% and they that are thrust through in her streets. . . Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul : be not cut off in her iniquity ; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance ; he will render unto her a recompense. Babylon bath been a golden cup in the LORD'S hand, that made all the earth drunken : the nations have drunken of her wine ; therefore the nations are mad. Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed : howl for her ; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. . . Make bright the arrows ; gather the shields : the LORD bath raised up the spirit of the king of the Medes : for his de- vice is against Babylon, to destroy it ; because it is the vengeance of his temple. Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes : for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon. 0 thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetous- ness. . . . Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz ; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to conic up as the rough caterpillars. Prepare against her the nations with the Icings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion. And the land shall tremble and sorrow ; for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant."—Jer. 51:1-4, 6-8, 11-13, 27-29. " A grievous vision is declared unto me : The treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, 0 Elam : besiege, 0 Media ; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease."—Isa. 21:2. It was predicted that it should he taken by surprise: " I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, 0 Babylon, and thou wast not aware : thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD."—Jer. 50:24. In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men : and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts."-51:39, 57. Babylon was to have an entire overthrow : " And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldee's excellency, shall be as when Goo over- threw Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be in- habited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation : neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there ; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there : but wild beasts of the desert shall lie there ; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures ; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate homes, and dragons in their pleasant palaces : and her time is near to conic, and her days shall not be prolonged."—Isa. 13:19-22. " For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD. I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Loan of hosts."-14;22, 23. " Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate : every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues. . . . How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken ! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations ! Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein : and it shall be no more inhabited for ever ; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to genera- tion. As GOD overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbor cities thereof, saith the LORD ; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein."—Jer. 50:13, 23, 39, 40. Over the destruction of Babylon, the nations are represented as thus rejoicing: " That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased, the golden city ceased ! . . . Hell front beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming : it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth : it bath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the na- tions. All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? Ant thou become like unto us ? Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols : the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. How art thou fallen from heaven, 0 Lucifer, son of the morning ! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations ! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend unto heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of GOD : I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north : I will ascend above the heights of the clouds ; I will be like the Most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and con- sider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms : That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof: that opened not the house of his pris- oners ? All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house. But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit ; as a carcass trodden under feet."—Isa. 14:4, 9-19. At the time these predictions were uttered, Baby- lon existed in the greatness of its strength. Looking at natural causes there was no human probability that it could ever cease to exist. No human foresight could have tattered these predictions ; and yet not one has lacked its fulfilment. The Bible record of it is plain and simple : " BELSHAZZAR the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. BELSHAZZAR, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father NEBUCHADNEZZAR had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem ; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein. Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of GOD which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them. They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone. In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace : and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. . . . And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. This is the interpretation of the thing : MENE ; Gon hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL ; Thou art weighed in the bal- ances, arid art found wanting. PERES ; Thy king- dom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. . In that night was BELSHAZZAR the king of the Chal- deans slain. And DARIUS the Median took the king- dom, being about threescore arid two years old."— Dan. 5:1-5, 25-28, 30, 31. While DARIUS was the reigning monarch, CYRUS was the acting General. " For the space of twenty-six years after the death Of NEBUCHADNEZZAR, it continued to retain its glory, and was at once the seat of an imperial court, the station of a numerous garrison, and the scene of a most extensive commerce. It was at length invested, 540 years B. c. by the victorious armies of CYRUS the Great. Crowded with troops for their defence, sur- rounded with such lofty walls, and furnished with provisions for twenty years, the citizens of Babylon derided the efforts of their besieger, and boasted of their impregnable situation. On the other hand, the conqueror of Asia, determined to subdue his only re- maining rival in the empire of the eastern world, left no expedient untried for the reduction of the city. By means of the palm trees, which abounded in that country, he erected a number of towers higher than the walls, arid made many desperate attempts to carry the place by assault. He next drew a line of cir- cumvallation around the city ; divided his army into twelve parts ; appointed each of these to guard the trenches for a month; and resolved to starve his enemy to a surrender. After spending two years in this blockade; he was presented with an opportunity of effecting his purpose by stratagem. Having learned that a great festival was to he celebrated in the city, and that it was customary with the Babylonians, on that occasion, to spend the night in drunkenness and debauchery, he posted a part of his troops close by the spot where the river Euphrates entered the city, and another at the place where it went out, with orders to march along the channel, whenever they should find it fordable. He then detached a third party to open the head of the canal, which led to the great lake already described ; and, at the same time, to admit the river into the trenches, which he had drawn around the city: By these means, the river was so completely drained by midnight, that his troops easily found their way along its bed ; and the gates, which used to shut up the passages from its banks, having been left open in consequence of the general disorder, they encountered no obstacle what- ever in their progress. Having thus penetrated into the heart of the city, and met, according to agreements at the gates of the palace, they easily overpowered the guards ; cut to pieces all who opposed them ; slew the king BustrAzzsa, while attempting to make resistance ; and received the snbmission of the whole city within a few hours. " In the year B. c. 478. XERXES, the successor of Roses, returning from his inglorious invasion of Greece, passed through the city of Babylon; and, partly from hatred to the Sabian worship, partly with a view to recruit his treasures, plundered the temple of Belus of its immense wealth, and then laid its lofty tower in ruins. " In this state it continued till the year B. c. 324, when ALEXANDER the Great made an attempt to re- build this sacred edifice, and to restore its former magnificence. But, though he employed about ten thousand men in this work for the space of two months, his sudden death put an end to the under- taking before the ground was cleared of its rubbish. This mighty city declined very rapidly under the successors of ALEXANDER ; and, in the year 294 B. c. was almost exhausted of its inhabitants by SEnEucus NICATOR, who built in its neighborhood the city of Seluci, or New Babylon. It suffered greatly from the neglect and violence of the Parthian princes be- fore the Christian era ; and every succeeding writer bears testimony to its increased desolation. Dionoaus SICULUS, B. C. 44 ; STRABO, B. C. 30 ; PLINY, A. D. 66; PAUSANIAS, A. D. 159; MAXIMUS, TYRIUS, and CONSTANTINE the Great, as recorded by E1JSEBIUS,— all concur in describing its ruined condition ; and JEROME at length informs us, that, about the end of the fourth century, its walls were employed by the Persian princes as an inclosure for wild beasts, pre- served there for the pleasures of the chase. It was visited about the end of the twelfth century by BEN- JAMIN of Tudela in Navarre, who observed only a few ruins of NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S palace remaining, but so full of serpents and other venomous reptiles that it was dangerous to inspect them nearly. A similar account is given by other travellers; by TEXEIHA, a Portugese ; by RAUWOLF, a German traveller in 1574 ; by PETRUS VALENSIS in 1616; by TAYERNIER, and by HANWAY." THE" HERA LD " — NEW VOLUME. The present No, commmences another semi-annual volume of the Herald,—the sixth of the New Series, and the twentieth since its commencement. It will be noticed that the Index was omitted in the last No. —it having been deferred to the last No. of the pres- ent volume ; and consequently, this will be paged continuously with the last. This makes a reference to the volumes, when bound, more convenient. In beginning a new volume, those who have not paid for the previous ones, will take that fact duly into consideration, and take such action in the prem- ses as duty may demand. Taking the subscribers of the Herald as a whole, we think that few papers have more prompt paying subscribers, or those who more readily enter into the wants of the paper, or render more efficient aid in extending its circulation. We bespeak the continued assistance of such ; and request others to imitate their example. At the end of each volume, all accounts should be squared. Where this is not done, and no explanation is made, but volume after volume is permitted to increase the indebtedness, it is prirna facie evidence of a lack of that nice discrimi- nation between right and wrong, which is requisite to the enjoyment, by all members of society, of their just rights. We trust that each one in arrears will make an effort to obliterate his delinquency now. And if he is unable so to do, we wish for the privi lege of doing it for him, and beginning anew under more favorable auspices. If each and all who are behindhand in their payments, will immediately send us what they are able, whether it be little, much, or nothing, and will inform us that their circumstances will not permit their doing more, we will for such sum credit them in full to the present time. Can any ask us to do more? An effort is being made to cut oft our subscribers, by the disaffected ones. A corresponding effort on the part of our friends, will more than neutralize all their inroads. Now is the time to come to the rescue. " Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: First the king of Assyria hath devoured him; And last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon bath broken his bones. Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, As I have punished the king of Assyria."—JER. 50:17-19. GOD had employed Assyria as a rod in the hand of his indignation against Israel ; but he reserved to Babylon the task of punishing Judah. But as As- syria said, " By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom " (Isa. 10:13) ; even so did Babylon boast itself that whatsoever it had done was " by the might of my power, and for the honor of my majesty."—Dan. 4:30. For ascribing to its own might, the greatness which GOD had bestowed on it, like Nineveh, Babylon was destined to a total over- throw. Babylon was founded by NIMROD, soon after the flood, on the Euphrates river, in the midst of an ex- tensive and fertile region. After the overthrow of Nineveh, it was the most magnificent city in the world. It was called in Scripture : " Great Baby- lon " (Dan. 4:30) ; The glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldee's excellency " (Isa. 13:19) ; " The golden city " (14:4) ; " The lady of king- doms" (47:5); " abundant in treasures" (Jer. 51:13); " The praise of the whole earth."—v. 41. Its beauty, strength, and grandeur ; its walls, tem- ples, and palaces ; its pride, pomp, and magnificence excited the wonder of heathen writers. According to HERODOTUS, its walls were three hundred and fifty feet high and eighty-seven feet thick, having twenty- five gates on each side, made of solid brass. The city is supposed to have been about forty-eight miles in circuit. Possessed of great riches, and exulting in her prosperity, she is represented as saying, " I shall be a lady forever " . . . " I am and none else beside me ; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children."—Isa. 47:7-9, But GoD had indicated the time of its overthrow : " And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, THE ADVEN T HERALD. 213 TO OUR READERS. In entering on a new volume, we claim the indul- gence of a little free communication with our readers. We are now in the tenth year of our labors as a re- ligious journalist. Our experience in that capacity, has been diversified : at one time, joyous ; at ano- ther, painful and afflicting ; but at no time have we been discouraged, or felt that He who was for us, was not greater than all that were against us. Amid the storms and tumults that have swept across our path, we have endeavored to keep our eye upon the pole- star of our hope, which our faith could clearly dis- cern before us, glimmering out from surrounding darkness, and begetting joy, peace, and contentment. And to-day we record the emotions of our heart, in the language of one whose life was one scene of Providential discipline, destined to affiqd comfort and consolation to every weary son and daughter of af- fliction : " Truly, goodness and mercy have followed me all my days." While we gratefully acknowledge the goodness of Him whom we have attempted to serve, and humbly acquiesce in the Wisdom that has directed our steps, we have to say : " He has led us in a way we knew not." In embarking on the wide sea of journal- ism, we were not ignorant that our path led through narrow straits, over dangerous shoals, and near rocks and yawning whirlpools. But, not to confess that our dangers have been more frequent and terrible than our anticipations at first enabled us to realize, would render our experience widely different from that of all others. We trust that we are disposed to profit from the past ; and our earnest desire is, that all may inure to the glory of GOD, and the eternal interests of perishing men. It may not be amiss to glance back a few years, to the period when this paper, then called the Signs of the Times, was brought into existence. Conscious that the cause which it was designed to advocate and defend, was that of GOD, of HUMANITY, and of all that was to be looked for, or desired, hereafter, we felt that it was a tower of strength ; and against which no foes, however numerous, and however long they might resist, could prevail. We fondly thought, that it required but the unfolding of the consecrated banner of the cross to the breeze, to en- list the sympathies and heart-felt co-operation of all who loved the Lord JESUS CHRIST in sincerity. But in this we were disappointed—grievously disappoint- ed. We have been compelled to witness the disseve- rance of ties that bound tighter than those that bind the soul to the body. We have seen the disruption of friendship that had flowed on unbroken from child- hood to old age. In place of peace, and love, we have seen strife and bitterness spring up, tainting, with a moral leprosy, all that lay around it. But amid it all, our faith in that Arm that upholds all things,—moves all things,—directs all things,—has been unshaken ; and to-day we can say, as unfalter- ingly as we could in the commencement of our pil- grimage — " As the rain cometh down, and the snow, from the heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater ; so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth : it shall not return unto me void ; but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it."—Isa. 55:10, 11. GOD'S instruments may be laid aside:—his pur- poses never. What further can His children ask? As time passed on, our hopes, that the time had ar- rived when Israel was to be restored, were disap- pointed. " Troubled on every side, yet not dis- tressed ; perplexed, but not in despair ; persecuted, but not forsaken ; cast down, but not destroyed ;" (2 Cor. 4:8, 9 ;) the little number, whose ranks had been thinned by the fiery assaults of the wicked, still op- posed an undismayed front, ready to wage unceasing warfare in the name of Him who had said, " Lo, I am with you always ;" until he should say, " Enter thou into the joy of thy LORD." With all our faith in the ultimate triumph of the cause we advocate,— notwithstanding the accumulation of labor, with less materials for its discharge,—we are not free from those gloomy anticipations, which every Christian feels, not that that which lies nearest his heart will fail ; but that he may fail, and that, too, not through his own will., but by reason of circumstances over which he has no control. It is iy the preaching of the gospel through CHRIST that GOD is pleased to save men.. That gospel can be presented by religious journals. It can thus be more widely diffused, and in some cases, perhaps, more effectual, in consequence of its being placed be- fore the natural eye for reference and reflection. But after all, the religious journal is but a help to the preacher of the gospel,—yet, a most efficient one,— and will ever increase in importance. The study, then, of every journalist,—and, we may add, of eve- ry Christian,—should be, to avail himself of every legitimate means to render his journal equal to the task of meeting and overcoming obstacles that are continually increasing and obstructing his progress. In the first place, to insure efficiency, there must lie strength. A government swayed by rulers, who have no well-defined principles of action ; no settled convictions of the soundness of their political faith ; who are divided in their counsels, which leads them to seek, beyond and out of their own circle, that di- rection which they should have been competent to give, is intrinsically weak, and its existence depends wholly on the sufferance of those they should govern. Such a government cannot wage a warfare ; cannot uproot evils, reform abuses, enact just and whole- some laws,—much less enforce them,—nor lead the country on to prosperity and honor. A government, in order to accomplish the objects for which it was established, must be strong, not only in its intelli- gence, integrity, courage, skill, and patriotism ; but strong in the confidence of the people. Now, it is exactly so with journals. Strength is essentially necessary to efficiency. The journalist may combine consummate skill, ability, and purity of motive ; and yet his journal may be weak, incapa- ble of performing any important or arduous work. It is necessary for him that he have the confidence and support of his readers ; also, that they should be nu- merous. Exigencies are continually arising, which a journalist is called on, by his relations to the cause of GOD, onto the world, to meet,—promptly and en- ergetically. This course of his, no matter how im- peratively it may be required by the cause of right- eousness, or his own sense of duty, may involve him in ruin, so far as his own pecuniary means are con- cerned, and the cause lie advocates receive a check, that cannot be repaired for a long period of anxious toil and solicitude. Our own experience affords us a melancholy example. In the progress of the Advent cause, it encountered a crisis in the autumn of '44 and spring of '45. That crisis gave birth to certain evils which we felt called on to oppose, promptly and decidedly. What was the consequence? Why, a journal which we had established for the defence of the truth,—to advocate righteousness,—to herald the coining of that day for which all other days were made,—was soon forsaken, and left to die. Though strong in numbers, as most journals would be con- sidered to be, with an equal amount of patronage, yet it was not sufficiently strong, by the adhesion of those who truly apprehended the truth, to maintain its ground. Had it been placed upon that footing which it should have occupied, it would have stood, while those who felt aggrieved fell off to the right and to the left. if it be conceded that a journalist occupies a more elevated sphere of observation than the great mass of his readers, and therefore may be supposed to dis- cern objects sometimes long before they reach the vision of those who regard him as on the watch-tow- er, then will it be acknowledged, that he may pro- claim the approach of danger before others can dis- cover it. Such a proclamation may pass unheeded. In vain he may lift up his voice like a trumpet ; the people will not hear. He opposes a wrong,—an er- ror,—points out its fallacy ; discloses a plot for the uprooting of all that is good and just ; he rebukes men for their wickedness, which, though to him is as palpable as the sun at noon-day, yet is not seen by others. He is regarded as one who has taken leave of his senses. If he persists in warning, en- treating, and rebuking, he may soon expect the scowl of defiance, the look of scorn, or malignant abuse. Friends forsake him, and soon he is made to feel, how strong must be his confidence in GOD to keep him from desponding. Many act from impulse, without reflection. In such cases, irreparable mischief often ensues. If a slander is repelled by a journalist, there are some to take offence, and leave him. If he corrects an error, sometimes lie draws down upon his head the wrath of those who may not regard the error in the same light that he does. Few will examine and inquire into the merits of the case, to see if the journal be not right, but clamor against it until it shall be con- signed to the tomb of all the Capulets. A journal, at such times, should have that numerical strength that will allow its subscription list to be curtailed of a thousand readers, without placing its continuance in jeopardy, and retarding the progress of the cause it advocates. This is due to the cause, and it is a position on which every true adherent and patron should seek to place it. If this were so, the journal would receive and manifest greater intrinsic power, from the freedom which the conductor would feel in the discharge of his functions. This, again, would revive and encourage the hearts of the faithful, and lead them to more vigorous action in the cause in which they were engaged ; and every successive step they would realize the existence of that strength which they do so much to create and maintain. Few know the trials incident on a life devoted to journalism, based on moral principle. The journalist has not only to meet the wicked and depraved with open reproof or exposure, but he is compelled to en- counter with settled patience and forbearance, the simple, the superficial, the vain, the ignorant, and the bigoted. If he satisfies the simple, the superficial, and the ignorant, he can rarely appease the vain and the bigoted. Do what he may ; turn which way he will ; he will meet heir scorn and hate, which will pursue him as long finds a spot to rest the soles of his feet. Ag 'ns . wicked lie may wage an uncom- promising ; and though that may not affect the stabil it ournal, yet he must feel depressed, unless his spirits are buoyed up by a consideration, that he has a reserve on which he can fall back,—a source of strength, — should circumstances compel him to avail himself of it. As we stated in the commencement of this article, our experience as a journalist has been varied. We can say with the apostle, we " know both how to be abased, and how to abound." We have suffered un- der the unmitigated abuse of the malicious and de- praved. We have felt the keener sting from false friends, while the cause that was as dear to us as our own heart's blood has been languishing, or distracted, by the conduct of those who never had a true appre- ciation of its value. But amid it all, we have clearly heard the voice whom we seek to serve, saying, " Go fOrward." This we intend to do, Goy helping its. But we are unable to proceed alone. The same voice that speaks to us, also says to the people," Go forward !" When a battle with Amalek is to be fought, an AARON and a HuR must hold up the weary arms of MOSES. If we on our watch-tower discern the approach of hostile feet, and sound an alarm, the least that should be done is, that those we warn should hear. If we strike a blow for GOD,—fimr truth, let us not be left alone to bear the brunt of the battle. We war not for ourselves,—therefore we should receive the sup- port of those whose cause we defend. We claim nothing for ourselves,—but everything for GOD. We ask no respite from labor ;—we seek no position where we shall be shielded from the arrows of the enemy. But we claim,—for right- eousness' sake—for honor's sake,—that we shall feel against our shoulder the shoulder of those who dare and will go with us into the thickest of the fight. When the trumpet sounds, before its warning is disregarded, let it he ascertained that no danger is near. If it should, perchance, prove that no dan- ger is nigh, see if the alarm be not evidence of the watchman's vigilance, rather than of his weakness or wickedness. Every consideration demands that a journal, to be efficient, and capable of exerting an influence, must have the strength we have indicated. This strength we deem indispensable to the Advent Herald, in order to render it a fitting organ for so important a cause as that of the Second Personal Advent Of CHRIST. This strength we hope to see it possess; and we know of no reason why it should not have it. What we have encountered, and now are daily encounter- ing, serves to prepare us for the events of the future. We have not, so far, refrained from rebuking wickedness wher- ever found,—among ourselves, as a people, or among others ; and it is needless to assure our readers, that we shall not hereafter swerve from that course. 'We know of no two cri- teria of action ;—we must be frank and equitable. If an unwavering adherence to what we have deemed an honest course is to be at the expense of our existence as a journalist, so be it. To dwell in obscurity, without reproach,—though destitute of influence,—is far preferable to standing on the pinnacle of the temple reared by folly and extravagance. We are left no choice in this matter : we must either temporize, palliate, encourage,—or, oppose, promptly, energetically, per- severingly. We must and do expect the withdrawal of many whose minds are too narrow to embrace subjects outside of the circle of their own drawing. We do expect those to for- sake us, who are unable to appreciate disinterested motives. We do expect the unending hate and abuse of those whose deeds of darkness we have uncovered, and whom we have held up to the reprobation of all right-minded men, whose feelings they have outraged. We do not expect the active sympathy of those who have no fellow-feeling with us in the faith we cherish. But every such defection is so much dimi- nution of our strength, and consequently decreases our effi- ciency. This the true friends of the cause should strive to repair. Activity and diligence will make up all that may be taken away. This duty they owe not to us simply, but to the cause of Gon. It is what He calls on them to do. It is what Hinnanity requires. It is what their own spiritual well-being devaands. We have attempted to place before our readers a brief statement of what is required to render a journal efficient.— We have glanced at obstacles to success ; we have spoken of the hopes and fears of the journalist :—Ave have spoken of ourself. It remains with them, therefore, to say, whether we shall be endowed with that strength which will enable us to exert a wider influence. Already the work of proscription has commenced. Because we have not been disposed to lie passive under the recent attempts to blast our character, and wrest from our hands this journal, which ten years ago we consecrated to the cause of GOD, the work of diminishing our subscription-list is fairly under way. To swerve from our course a hair's-breadth at this time, would be to surren- der up all manliness,—all consistency, and place truth and justice at the mercy of falsehood and dishonesty. But we go not to war at our own charge. We are ready to sacrifice ourselves,—but the cause we advocate, never ! We again declare, as we have before, and what our past history will give assurance of, that as we have done, so shall we do again. Doubtless we have erred in some things ;—we hope to avoid doing so in the future. But for the world, we dare not violate our solemn convictions of duty. THE TENT-MEETING AT LYNN, Mass. To the friends in Essex County, and its contiguous regions :—Permit me to say a few words to you in view of the contemplated Tent-meeting at Lynn (see notice on last page of the Herald). In relation to, 1. The objects of this meeting ; I need not tell you what are not its objects. The names of the breth- ren whose services are secured, are a sufficient guar- antee against the apprehension of extraneous ques- tions, or unhanpy influences. The objects to be aimed at are (1.) To comfort, strengthen, and build up those who cherish " the blessed hope." (2.) To turn the feet of the wandering again into the path from whence they have strayed. (3.) To induce the sinner to seek a refuge from the coming storm ; and (4.) To elicit an interest in " the hope of the Gos- pel " on the part of those, who rarely, if ever, have their attention called to a consideration of it. Du- ring this meeting, the Lord helping us, we shall keep steadily to this work. 2. Therefore, it is very desirable that all friends who are really interested in those objects, that can, should attend — Because of your own personal profit.—If you are wholly interested in the cause of g LORD, then you ought to be present at"t;g, to do your duty and receive GOD'S blessi you are not fully consecrated to GOD, and his service, then this is the place for you to come, and get rid of earth's entanglements, and seek a fresh anointing from above. Because your presence, labors, and substance are needed to assist in carrying out the above-named objects. The servants of CHRIST, who labor for souls, as those who must give an account, require your presence to hold up their hands in their ardu- ous and important duties. An interest manifested on your part, will call forth an interest on the part of others not now inte- rested. Because a united and faithful effort on your part, at such a time, will accomplish more than could oth- erwise be accomplished in a greater length of time. I will only add, that three important considera- tions present themselves, why you should attend to these things. (1.) The responsibility that rests upon you in view of the truth you cherish. You say, and you say truthfully, " that you are pre-eminently dis- tinguished in point of religious knowledge." Then let the " word of CHRIST which richly dwells in you," be " held forth " by you at this meeting. (2.) Gon has opened an effectual door to you for the spread of this truth. Starving multitudes are crying for bread. Shall they cry in vain? (3.) Unless you are, and have been egregiously mistaken, and with you all who cherish like precious faith, it is cer- tain that the time for labor is almost over, and what is done must be crowded into a few lingering mo- ments of probationary time. Shall we not all adopt the true sentiment of the hymn ? — " Ye saints of God, awake to duty ! Hark ! hark ! the message from the skies Your King descending in his beauty, With saints and angels bids you rise. Shall earthly pleasures still deceiving, With Satan's hosts and fiery darts, Now darken and enthrall your hearts, While Christ for your delay is grieving ? Arouse ! arouse ! ye sainl5 ! Your arms and hearts prepare ! Press on ! press on ! all hearts resolv'd A conq'ror's crown to share !" L. OSLER. THE FIRST STEP. The first step from the path of rectitude is the most dangerous of all. That taken, and the Rubicon is passed, the barrier is removed, the restraint is taken away, succeeding steps are more easily taken. With children and adults, it is the same. The boy would fain hide his offence; and the man would apologize for his. Both are alike actuated by a design to avoid the consequences of the first mis-step. 'When the boy, GEORGE WASHINGTON, hacked the trees in his father's garden, he had the magnanimity to retrace that first mis-step, by frankly acknowledging his of- fence — scorning all prevarication and concealment. Noble boy ! How few of the " children of a larger growth " would have been equally frank ! It is painful to be censured. Where there is large self-esteem, a man is strongly tempted to deny the acts which expose him to disgrace. Having taken a false step, to justify or to excuse that, another is ta- ken. Pride shrinks from confession, and drives on in the course taken. And thus every successive step sinks deeper and deeper, and carries farther from the point of right. A man attempts a burglary. Unex- pectedly he is detected. Self-preservation whispers, " Dead men tell no tales." Under the sudden im- pulse, he adds murder to his crime. He who would have shuddered at such an act, must now, to hide his guilt, resort to other devices. Perhaps he burns the house, endangering other lives, and destroying prop- erty. He resorts to falsehood, to perjury. To divert suspicion from himself, he throws out hints and inn- endoes of others, and perhaps succeeds in causing the innocent to perish for his own misdeeds—and they, commenced in a single false step. Many a long ca- reer of crime has resulted from the unexpected termi- nation of a single wrong step. All the misery of earth was caused by a single mis-step in Eden. How important, then, is it, that the first step should be guarded against,—that every motive should be closely scanned, that every act should he subjected to a scru- tinizing self-examination ; and if it will not bear the test of an enlightened conscience, let it be quickly undone, retraced, and forever again guarded against. Bro. H. G. FRA AS, of Albion, IlLovishes to know if any of like precious faith live in his neighborhood. As we can- not answer, will any living in that region answer himl COMMETONEDIMOTA. THE "ADVENT HERALD" AGAIN. The writer of the following letter reasons conclu- sively respecting the ownership of property ; but in the present case, it is almost a work of supererogation . The idea of any one's claiming the Herald as his property, would be as presumptuous as his claiming our coat„ We should like to see the first man that has the least claim on it, or demand against it. We believe those compassionate souls who wish to relieve us of its burden, do not themselves lay any claim to it ; but think that others have one. Why, say these sapient solons, Mr. HimEs' name was not on as pro- prietor ! Neither do you find it on his coat, hat, or boots. Well, perhaps be does riot own them ! That may all be ; but then who does own them 1—there is no other name on them. And there was no other name on the paper. There has been no agency re- cognized. No other one has felt responsible for the debts of the office, or been looked to for their pay- ment. The fact is, that the word " proprietor " is seldom printed in a book or paper—the publisher al- ways being the proprietor, unless some other one holds a copy-right, or other papers, to set aside his ownership. Let these men try their hand at getting away one of the HARPERS' publications, because, forsooth, they have not put on their names as proprietors ;—which these men in their sagacity supposed necessary ;— and see what the result would be ! We do not suppose that we are forbidden to be care- ful in our preparation for the future. We are to guard against carelessness and inactivity. We are to fear, lest having preached to others, we at last our- selves come short. God will never leave or forsake those who put their trust in him ; but we are to be careful that we do it. Carelessness begets indiffer- ence ; and indifference neglect. The life of the Christian is a continual warfare. He finds no place in this life where he may lie down and be at ease in Zion. Give us the watchful Christian, and the care- ful Christian ; but let him not be careful, and bur- dened with the things of this life. THE RESURRECTION. MR. EDITOR:—The several communications of late in your paper touching the resurrection of the body may be true ; yet I often think while reading, that I should like to ask those writers a few questions. I do not ask how the body is raised, but I do ask with what body do they come from the grave ? They say the same body shall be raised. What do they mean by this? do they wish to be understood that the same identical particles composing the seed, or first man, shall be incorporated into the resurrection body ?— They seem to say so, yet when they come to explain it, they make out a different theory. Let me suppose a case : An Englishman lost a leg at the beettle of Bunker's Hill, went home to England and lived 20 years, and then died. Now the question is, will the identical particles composing that leg that was buried on Bunker's Hill, unite with the body that was buried in England 20 years after ? Suppose another case : A man dies aged 40 years. When taken sick, he weighed 200 lbs. He is sick six months, and falls away to 100 lbs., and dies, and is buried. Question : Does he come from the grave at the resurrection with the same particles of which his body was composed when taken sick, or those which composed the body when buried ? It is said, that the particles of the body change every few years, from infancy to old age, and yet it maintains the same identity. Well, I believe it ; but will it be the same identity of particles, or thoughts, or mind ? THE ADVENT HERALD. as other parts of the letter contain certain insinua- and not stalk about in the dark, as if the light caused' message of the angels to the world : "saying, Fear tions, I would add, that no consideration would in- him uneasiness. Adventists are not fools, that they God, and give glory to him ; for the hour of his judg- duce me to maintain the " primitive o ip'?:' of can be deceived by mere dark and mysterious hints ment is come." Suffer us to assure you that we the " Herald," if I was not cony as and inuendoes. If there were facts, they would have highly prize the " Advent Herald," and our confi- now in the hands of its rightful ow ri- been scattered from Dan to Beersheba ere this. deuce in the wisdom and ability with which it has ter of the letter, instead of wand er- As to Mr. IIimes's appeals, little need be said to been conducted remains unshaken. That it may ing about, enveloped in a clo and men who possess ten grains of reason. All who continue to be a " Herald " of the " Advent," and crooked sentences, possessing abo natural read the " Herald " know,—provided they have no a blessing to the thousands who have been profited cohesion as the toes of Nebuchadn mage, had evil eye,—that Mr. H. appeals to his delinquent sub- and benefited by its perusal, is the prayer of your just thought of what it is that constitutes a title to scribers. If they paid him, an appeal for his support, brethren and sisters composing the Advent Church property, his letter would not, perhaps, have been or that of the " Herald," would never be seen in its in Homer. In behalf of the Church, written, nor this reply. columns. Or, should he follow the example of other L. E. BATES, Pastor. Now, then, for my " knowledge " of the matter. newspaper publishers, and issue no other publications D. L. CLAPP, Jong SMITH, Deacons. I know this : J. V. Himes originated the " Herald." except those whose expenses :are defrayed by money July 20th, 1850. It was published under his own name, when there pledged beforehand for that specific object, applying was no " cause," so to speak. No one was respon- the surplus income of the paper (if any) to the build- sible, or felt responsible, for a cent of his liabilities. ing a house for his family, there would be no necessity, Dow & Jackson, his printers, never knew any one perhaps, for an appeal at all. But it is not so. If Why should Christians be anxious for anything? but Mr. Himes in their business transactions. The the " Herald " affbrds a surplus income, it is, if I They are " sons and daughters" of the " Lord Al- writer says, " There are those who know that the mo- understand it, made to pay for those publications mighty." And their Father has hedged them round ney by which the ' Herald' was first published, was which do not make a return, or are given away. with promises. furnished for that purpose, and for the benefit of that But 1 must dismiss the subject ; I have already said He says, Cast all your care upon me : for I care body, as they understood it." Now, it may be very more than I intended. Sometimes reason and argu- for you. I will never leave you nor forsake you. true, that a man may subscribe for the " Herald," mein are altogether lost on some persons I do not I will be on your right hand and on your left, that you and pay a dollar in advance for a volume ; and he know that I am required to apologize for the severity shall not be moved. My angels shall encamp round may do so, understanding, at the same time, that he of the language I have used in this comunication, about you, they shall minister unto you. becomes, by so doing, a part proprietor in the prop- as the writer to whom I have replied has seen fit to Fear not. Be not anxious for to-morrow, nor any erty. The modesty of such a man, if nothing else, indulge in insinuations and remarks, in other parts of other time or thing. All things work together for might be questioned. If the writer of the letter, Mr. his letter, which entitle him to none. good to you : even a far more exceeding and eternal Editor, is a subscriber to your paper, perhaps he la- N. A. APOLONI0. weight of glory, is constantly being wrought out for hors under the impression, that although he receives you. fifty-two papers for two dollars, lie is unlawfully de- FROM THE ADVENT CHURCH IN HOMER. Your Redeemer is almighty : and He says, " Jam prived of his share in the " primitive ownership " of the good Shepherd, and know my sheep, and am paper. Under such circumstances, perhaps you had To J. V. Himes—Beloved Brother :Z.-With the known of mine." You " shall lie saved, and go in better compromise the matter with him. But no deepest interest, and emotions of no ordinary charac- and out and find pasture." He says, also, you " shall money was ever contributed for the establishment of the ter, have we watched the recent movements which never perish, neither shall any pluck you out of my paper on any such terms; my correspondent's affirma- have been made to tarnish and destroy your moral hand." " The Lord is faithful, who shall establish Lion to the contrary, notwithstanding. Let the man and Christian character, by striking a fatal blow at you, and keep you from evil." " God bath from the come forward, and name the amount of money he your honesty and integrity, and from evidence based beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctifi- contributed for the establishment of the " Herald," upon " common fame " condemn you as nu longer cation of the Spirit and belief of the truth." " Af- or " Signs of the Times," and I will withdraw ray worthy of that confidence which your brethren have ter that ye believed, ye were sealed (in Christ) with assertion. I re-assert, most emphatically, that Mr. been wont to repose in you, and of filling that high that Holy Spirit of promise which is the earnest (or Himes started the paper on his own responsibility, and trust which we have felt that God had committed to pledge) of your inheritance, until the redemption of at his own expense. It will be time enough for me your charge. And we feel deeply pained in being the purchased possession." " Ye are sealed unto the to tell what I know about the matter, or do not know, compelled from a sense of duty to enter our protest day of redemption." when the individual, or individuals, are named who against attempts from brethren which we have re- But the doubting Christian takes up his lament furnished the money for the establishment of the spected and loved, to destroy you. And what renders again, arid says, " If I could only fulfil the conditions, MR. EDITOR :—I received, a few days since, a let- " Herald " " as they understood it." the duty doubly painful, is the reflection that the at- then I could claim these ' exceeding great and pre- ter in reply to an article over my signature in the But suppose, for the sake of argument, that certain tack has been made by those who have been your cious promises.' "—But if you are filled with anxiety " Herald " of July 20th. Why the letter was not persons did contribute for the support of the paper, bosom friends, and who in days gone by, have nobly lest you should not fiilfil the conditions, do you not sent to you for insertion in your paper, I am at a loss intending thereby to benefit the Advent body ; such stood by you in the hour of gloom and peril, and break one command—to wit : " Be careful (anxious) to understand. At first, I thought of answering the a fact would no more entitle a man to a claim on the whose mental effusions have contributed so largely for nothing," while you are trying to keep others? writer privately, rebuking him for his incivility and paper as a property, unless a mutual understanding in enriching the columns of the " Advent Herald." But I have quoted only a part of the command:— illiberality ; but reflecting, that be might he one of was entered into, acknowledging such claim, than it And in our deep sympathy with you in your present You are not only commanded to be without anxiety, those who are. eternally but vainly endeavoring to would to the furniture in Mr. Himes' house. — The trials, we feel that the language of inspiration is you are required to be prayerful and thankful in eve- draw the dividing line between "mertin " and "tu- publisher's right to the paper is in no way affected peculiarly applicable : " All that hate me whisper rything.—Phil. 4:6. um," I relinquished the intention, and thought I by such a gift. I grant, nevertheless, that he is together against me, against me do they devise my Now when you oiRr up prayer and supplication would let it pass by without any notice whatever.— bound to devote the paper to the good of the cause. hurt. Yea, mine own familiar friend in whom I to God, with thankfulness, and without anxiety, that But a second thought has led me to suppose, that But can there be found an Adventist who feels bound trusted, which did eat of my bread, bath lifted up his he will " keep you by his power through faith unto there may be others (I hope there are not many) who by the consideration that he is a joint owner of the heel against me." salvation," do you believe " he will do it?" Yea, are laboring under similar mental obfuscation, and " Herald," (and lie is one, if Mr. Himes is not the The charges, which are said to be based upon or nay. Can you " commit the keeping of your soul that there is a possibility they may be made to see owner,) to pay one cent towards the debts of the office? " Common fame," from any evidence which has been to him, as unto a faithful Creator," without distrust through a ladder,—provided the rounds of the same I am not asking him what duty and love towards the presented to the contrary, are as " baseless as the or anxiety ? are not placed too closely together. Advent cause would lead him to do ; that has nothing fabric of a vision." Not willing to be premature in If we trust our heavenly Father to do what,be has The following is an extract from the letter, which to do with it. I hesitate not to say, that there is not deciding against the conduct of brethren for whom promised to do for us—to " provide a way for, our es- I wish you to insert in the " Herald," with a few re- a man who feels called on, by any such consideration, we have ever entertained the highest regard, and in cape from every temptation ; and preserveus blame- marks from myself. to do thus. But if Mr. Himes is merely an agthrt, whom we have reposed the strongest Christian confi- less unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ," (1 " In an article over your signature in last week's those who made him such can be compelled to liqui- deuce, we have waited from the time that the charges Cor. 10:13 ; and 2 Thess. 5:23,) we shall have " peace ' Herald,' headed ' The Advent Herald,' where you date the debts be has contractad. If the attempt were were first presented at the Conference in Boston till as a river, and our righteousness will be as the waves attempt to show to the readers of said ' Herald,' the made to do that, if Tam able to judge by actions, none the present date, expecting that those brethren who of the sea." It is then we realize our heirs hip to the primitive ownership thereof, and the attempt to rob would resist with more determination than my corres- were instrumental in getting the charges before the kingdom of God, and our possession of " his right- Mr. II. of his property ; that article shows one of pondent. Conference, would feel bound, from a sense of justice eousness," which is " imputed to us," if we believe three things ; your lack of knowledge ; your desire It requires but a modicum of common sense to set- and a regard for the bleeding cause of their suffering " on him who raised up Jesus, our Lord, from the to circulate misstatements ; or some one else using tie the question. If the " Herald " is the property Lord, to investigate the whole affair, and ascertain dead." you, or your name, for that purpose. Now in the of the Advent body, in the sense that some half-dozen whether the charges were well founded. And after How beautiful is the language of the prophet ! — first place, how do you know that Mr. H. published individuals regard it (and I believe that the whole waiting several weeks, and with deep emotions " Peace as a river "—pure, gentle, broad, deep, and the ' Herald ' at his own expense ? ' Were you number may be reduced to about three), Mr. Himes watched the developments which have been made in continued. " Righteousness as the waves of the sea." one of the body of Adventists at that time, or do you must be a mere agent, acting with usurped, or dole- relation to the matter, we are now compelled to speak, Christ the Lord is our righteousness. 0, the infinite get your information from others '? Now whether gated power. When did be usurp his power'? or, believing that longer delay would be criminal. And depth and vastness of divine righteousness ! May the Mr. H. owns the ' Herald ' at present or not ; there when, and by whom, was he invested with power? — we are unable to determine how brethren who have south wind of the Spirit cause many a wave from are those who know that the money by which the Now, the whole matter may be settled here. Let so strongly contended for the principle of righteous- this mighty sea, to visit, and love, and bless us, while Herald ' (or whatever its name at the time) was these two questions be answered, and then it will be ness and justice, could have let a matter so vitally we wait the coming One. a. M. first published, was furnished by themselves, with time enough to dispute the ownership of the " Her- affecting the great cause in which they have pro- others, as the body of Adventists, for that purpose, aid." fussed to have embarked with all their interest, rest, and for the benefit of that body,—as they understood ,The writer is perfectly correct in attributing to me without having strongly urged and contended for a it,—and wino would not understand it so? Now I the desire to say, that attempts have been made to rob thorough investigation of charges, " which, if true," leave you and every one else to infer who was the Mr. H. of his property. I know not how to charac- must forever stamp the accused with infamy and dis- primitive owner of that paper : and I should like to terize such attempts in any other way. I care nothing grace, and commence a new era in the history of the know when, and by what' process, Mr. II. became about the intentions of " the committee." Who are Advent cause. owner of it. And further, the appeals for money are the " committee " ? Who appointed them ? What The plain requirements of the Divine law, and the made as if Mr. H. was only agent for the body of right had they to conspire to get the paper out of its principles of natural and impartial justice demand, Adventists, and many understand it so, and likely an- owner's hands ? They had no more right to do so that those who felt that " duty " required that the swer his appeals as such. than to break into his house at night, for the purpose charges should be presented for " investigation," " In the next place you say, ' that attempts have of plunder. In my estimation, the two acts are equally should have urged their investigation, and thus save, been make to remove the " Herald " from under the creditable ; and, moreover, I feel perfectly sure, that if possible, the heart of the accused from being wrung control of its present conductor,' or as you mean, to the law, were it to be appealed to, would as certainly with the keenest anguish, by giving him an oppor- rob Mr. H. of his property. Now this is all false ; punish the one as conspiracy to deprive a man of his tunity of defence at an earlier period, and also have for every one who understands that " movement," property, as it would the other as a burglary. saved the cause of God from bleeding at every pore. must see that the committee had no desire to rob any Let my correspondent, and those he sympathizes And we cannot for a moment countenance the course one of their paper. They thought, and they had a with, think of that. Had there been a dissatisfaction pursued by those brethren, in laboring to conceal it right to think, that if the ' Herald ' did belong to the on the part of Adventists, who are subscribers to the the dark the whole matter, until the favored momen body, it (the body) should have the control of it. Is " Herald," with its general management, there would should arrive when, having drawn an influence around this right ? Is it right that the hand that feeds the have been some excuse for the movement of those them, they would be prepared to strike the fatal blow body should be under its control, or is it robbery ? orextremely virtuous individuals, implicated in the plot, with greater prospects of success. Such a course should the organ which the body supports an I d nour- who appear to monopolize all the virtue, all the piety, we deem unchristian and unscriptural, and is without ishes be irresponsible to it ? And they further and all the modesty, naturally appertaining to the Ad- precedent in the history of the apostolic church. thought, that if the ' Herald ' did not belong to the vent body ! if there had been the slightest dissatisfac- The course pursued by tine accused from the first body, the body should have an organ under its con- tion in the dispensation of the funds on the part of public announcement of the matter, we feel bound trol ; and if said body wanted Mr. H. for their agent those who contributed, they would not have given,— from a sense of duty to say, has been open, manly, and editor, he would be retained ; if not, some other so that matter would have righted itself. But no ; and Christian ; and your efforts to have the charges whom they may choose." those who do not give, are the ones to complain ! investigated and the whole matter fully developed, I am informed that the article in the " Herald " Out upon such contemptible meanness. I have not without seeking to screen yourself from the righteous " shows one of three things :" either a " lack of words to express my disgust at such conduct. And, decision of an impartial tribunal, only strengthens knowledge ;" a" desire to circulate mis-statements ;" on the other hand, had there been dissatisfaction at the confidence which we have for years reposed in or, " some one else using you [me], or your [my] the course of the " Herald," its subscription list your honesty and integrity. We have never regard- name, for that purpose." I will answer these three would not have increased ; nay, it would have fallen ed you, Bro. H., as a perfect man, neither have we propositions in their inverse order. off. Who, then, wanted the change? It will soon believed that you had the vanity to suppose that you In the first place, no one used me, or my name, for be ascertained, who they were, and why they de- were. But to look upon you as a wicked, selfish, any such purpose. Nobody whatever had the slight- est agency, directly, or indirectly, in the production sired it. and designing man, seeking to aggrandize and enrich How could the " Herald " be more " the organ " yourself out of a cause which is dearer to the hearts of that article. No one suggested it, no one had any of the body than it now is, and has ever been ? The of thousands that you love than life itself, are reflec- knowledge of it, or expressed a wish to have it writ- plea, that the Advent body, or the Conference, needed tions which we cannot for a moment indulge in with- ten. The same is true, in every respect, of this one. an organ, is too weak and shallow a plea to deceive out doing violence to our honest convictions. And While I am writing, I am utterly ignorant wire- ev en a simpleton. Has it not ever expressed and In concluding this short epistle, we wish to say ther it will be inserted, or not. defended the views for the advocacy of which it was that we deeply sympathize with you in your present As to a " desire to circulate mis-statements," that established ? Has not its income been expended for trials. We regard you, Bro. H., for your " work's is a more serious matter. As I am not conscious of the advancement of the interests of the body ? If sake," and love you for your fidelity and loyalty in anything in my life that would render me obnoxious any one knows that such a course has not been pur- the cause of our Divine Redeemer ; and as far as our to a suspicion of that character, perhaps all that is sued, let him make his knowledge known, and assume influence as a Church of Christ can be felt, it shall necessary for me to say, is, that such is not true. But tine manly responsibility of proving his knowledge, be employed in co-operating with you in giving the "BE CAREFUL FOR NOTHING." 01311.101‘,06.1! AMICI1161110.191114.1011=1111.11111i117A 11.111,01.11111110 THE ADVE1\ T HERALD. 215 Mieln•1172111r:=1 Moir- she beli to awake to a glorious immortality. I would b k for her companion the prayers of the righteous, and sincerely hope that he and all of us may have grace to endure to the end and be saved. Newington, N. H. SAMUEL HOYT. Mr. Editor : in giving me your views upon the above questions, you would oblige a friend, and each sub- scriber. We don't know who wrote the foregoing ; nor do we know that we can give any better answer than that contained in 1 Cor. 15:35-58—" But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? Thou fool, that which thou sow- est is not quickened except it die : and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body which shall be, but bare grain ; it may chance of wheat or of some other grain : hut GOD giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.— All flesh is not the same flesh ; but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial : bolt the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars ; for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption : it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory : it is sown in weak- ness, it is raised in power : it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul, the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit, that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural ; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy : the second man is the LORD from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy : and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have home the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the king- dom of GOD ; neither doth corruption inherit incor- ruption. Behold, I show you a mystery ; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a mo- ment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump : for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this cor- ruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mor- tal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 0 death, where is thy sting? -0 grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin ; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to Goo, which giveth us the victory, through our LORD JESUS CHRIST. Therefore, my beloved breth ren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the LORD, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the LORD." LETTER FROM LOCKPORT, N.Y. DEAR BRO. BLISS :—It is with feelings of the deep- est regret that we have become acquainted with the efforts which have been recently made to injure the character and reputation of our much esteemed Bro. Himes. Our confidence in the integrity and Chris- tian character of our beloved brother has remained unshaken by any of those efforts, which, from their first development, have been so equivocating, and ap- parently destitute of brotherly love and moral hon- esty, as to he unworthy of credence. But we have earnestly desired that the closest in- vestigation should be made, that Bro. H.'s real posi- tion might be brought to the light, and the charges alleged against him be either proved or disproved.— We have desired this not alone that justice might be done to Bro. H., but the interests of the cause we hold dear demanded such an investigation, and not be allowed to suffer the reproach it must of necessity suffer under such unrefined charges against one who has occupied such a prominent position among us as Adventists. Had such a crusade been entered into (as has been the case in many instances) by those known to be hostile to the truths we have embraced, it might have been considered as unworthy of any regard ; but coining as it did from the professed friends of ti,e cause, made it highly important that the truth o-..141- sity of the charges should be shown. We esteem Bro. H. " very highly in lose for his work's sake," and sympathize with him in his trials. He has not only suffered reproach from :he open ene- mies of the truth, (which we all should be willing to suffer and rejoice in,) but has been in " perils among false brethren ;" but he cano,t say as Paul said on one occasion, " No man stood with me, but all for- sook me, ' for there are those who know how to ap- preciate his hc,ors and sacrifices, and will not with- hold t,Vir confidence and support. But we believe brother has the assurance that there is One /greater than all men who is on his side. We cannot but express our hearty approbation of the general course and stability of the " Herald."— Though we should have desired, in some instances, less of controversy, we approve of a kindly inter- change of opinions, by which means we sometimes arrive at the truth : but when the fundamental prin- ciples of the gospel are assailed, it is duty to con- tend earnestly for the faith once delivered 'to the sai.its. The course of the Herald," gives evidence that its conductors have not been " carried about with every wind of doctrine," and it is our desire that it should be continued under its present management, and its present general features maintained, and its beneficial influences be felt till the Lord for whom we look shall appear. R. W. BECK, DANIEL RITSON, THOMAS HASBURY, J. W. REED, SARAH ROBINSON, CATHARINE MAN, SARAH HARMONY, H. ROBBINS. Lockport, July 21st, 1850. Extracts from Letters. Bro. J. CROFFUT writes from New York, July 16th, 1850 :— DEAR BRO. HIMES : — I have long been very anx- ious to write to you. I have many things in my mind, and I trust you will excuse the broken manner in which you may find some of them in this commu- nication. Some time since I thought that I could not be astonished at anything ; but I find there are things which do really astonish and surprise me, in spite of all my cool calculation. However, I thank God, through his grace I stand unmoved, and have good hope (I trust) that ere long I shall be freed from all doubts and perplexity, and obtain salvation through Jesus the Anointed. Your late difficulties have, no doubt, borne heavily upon you, and I presume you still feel much affected both in body and mind ; but, dear brother, God, who has thus far aided you by his grace, will not leave you. 1 believe prayer is offered to God for you con- tinually, and I feel fully confident that if you faith- fully pursue your duty, he will make all your ene- mies ashamed. Your name and character has, it ap- pears to me, undergone enough to exert something of a purifying influence, and may it be found thus in the day of the Lord Jesus. I think there is no lack of confidence among your friends, and had it not been for the present trouble, your influence connected with all those who are true to the Advent doctrine, would, no doubt, have increased considerably. I trust God will overrule all for his own glory, and may no one bring destructin on themselves, or others. I hope to be in the field again soon. May God give me wisdom and grace to labor faithfully and efficiently. 0 how interesting is the truth in all its bearings. believe it, and strive to obey it. 0 what sensations of joyful hope inspire my whole being ! It seems, at times, as if I almost realized some of the promised joys of the glorified ! Ah, but I feel the infirmities of the flesh, and the more humble I am, the more happy I am. Sister S. W. ADAMS writes from Mason Village, July 25th, 1850 :— DEAR BRO. HIMES :—I still love the Advent cause, and the perusal of the " Advent Herald " gives me great pleasure. I am heartily willing to make sacri- fices, and sit up late at night to earn something to pay for it. This I do cheerfUlly, for I could not do without the paper, situated as I am. I have not been privileged with but one day's preaching since I was in Boston, a year ago. Dear brother, I have thought, of you in your late trials, and have remembered you before God. We are a tried people, and can sympa- thize with the primitive saints; the modern saints know nothing of our trials, neither do they know OUT joys. Obituary. "I am the RESURRECTION and the LIFE he who believeth in MC though he should die, yet he will LIVE and whoever liveth and be eveth in me, will NEVER die."—John 11: 25, :e6. Biro. HIMES !—This will inform you that on Lord's day, July 7th, Bro. J. Y. BUTT closed his mortal ca- reer, after lying sick three months and one day. He left home to visit his mother and friends in Cincinnati, and was there taken down with inflammation on the brain, and other diseases followed, until he nearly wasted away, and he resigned his spirit into tho hands of him who gave it. Bro. Butt embraced the truths of the near approach of the Saviour in the spring of '43, and from that time till his death remained a consistent believer, his interest continuing till the last. This neighborhood has had must of his labors, and the cause has lost one of its warmest friends. But we sorrow not without hope, as " them that sleep in Jesus God will bring with him." Then we shall greet each other in the land " where there is no more death, neither sighing, for the former things will be done away. Yours in the blessed hope, W. H. MAULL. Coal Run (0.), July 15th, 1850. Sister SARAH ANN COLBY, wife of Dr. Benjamin Colby, died at Saco, Me., of organic disease of the liver, on the 19th of June, aged 48 years. She was converted at the age of 19, and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, from which she never was separated till her Master called her home. Her life was uniformly consistent and exemplary, leaving the evidence with all her acquaintances, that her pro- fession was sincere, and her piety genuine. Since 1842, in winch year she read time sermons of Mr. Miller, she has had a particular attachment to the views he entertained, and has seemed to be earnestly striving to he in readiness to meet her coming Lord. She was fully persuaded that the year of Jubilee was near at hand, and was anxious that others should be convinced also, and prepared to meet it. This was the burden of her conversation in health and sickness. It was her uniform practice to read time word of God every night before retiring, and in this she found great comfort and satisfaction. A few days before her departure, she selected the passage from which she desired her funeral discourse should be preached, viz., 2 Tim. 4:7,8—" I have fought a good fight," &c. When her pious and loving companion spoke to her, two days before her death, of the joy of the saints at the coining of our Lord, she raised her emaciated hands and exclaimed, " Glory to Jesus." A few moments before she left the world, she often ex- claimed, " Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are," &c. And so she fell asleep, soon, as we believe, and as DIED, in Cleveland, 0., July 1st, 1850, after a pro- tracted illness, and, at intervals, excruciating pain, which she bore with Christian submission, widow DORCAS LAKE, aged 73 years. Sister L. thought she experienced religion at 7 years—made a profession at 18. Her views were never that the world was to be converted, but that the judgment was to be looked for as nigh at hand. When she came to Cleveland, fifteen years ago, she did not attach herself to any church. When Bro. C. Fitch came here, Septem- ber, 1842, she did not at first go to hear him, but took to searching the scriptures more closely. At length she went to hear him, and the first time re- marked, that he had got hold of a chain of truth.— From that period she embraced the doctrine of the Advent nigh. Her faith, always strong, never wa- vered in the least, and often would she speak of her Redeemer to all them who looked for redemption in Israel. She often exhorted her brethren, in days of trial and discouragement, to remain steadfast in the faith. She was always a constant attendant at our meetings, having scarcely ever failed to be present until the commencement of her last sickness, when she was denied, for eighteen months, this, to her, great privilege. During this long confinement, she manifested great solicitude lest her brethren should give up the faith. Her physician remarked, that if he had her faith and prospects he could die at any moment. Another person, a professor, expressed herself as did the doctor. When confined to her house, her prayers for ministering brethren were very ar- dent, considering their labors and trials, and that they were in a sense the heralds of the kingdom. She dwelt much on the glorious theme of the resurrec- tion, which filled her soul with unutterable emotions. Looking for that same Jesus to return " in like man- lier " while she lived, she now sleeps 'in him ; and " blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth ; yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors." A sentiment which many of late years have uttered on their dying bed, was expressed by her, viz., that she should not sleep long. A. P. DEAR BRo. HIMES :—My heart is made sad while I take my pen to make a record of the loss we have sustained here in Pomfret, Vt. Fell asleep in Jesus, July 1st, '50, MARY E. GATES, wife of Geo. Gates, and daughter of John and Cla- rissa Tracy, in the 38th year of her age. She died of quick consumption, after enduring pain and afflic- tion for about a year ; leaving an affectionate com- panion and four children to mourn the loss of a kind and affectionate mother, though they mourn not as those without hope. When Bro. Miller lectured here, Sister Gates' attention was aroused to seek the sal- vation of her soul, for which she labored and found pardon, and secured an interest in him who is abun- dantly able and willing to save to the uttermost all who will come in by the door, Christ. She embraced early the faith of speedy redemption of the children of God ; since which time she endeavored to main- tain, and earnestly contend for, the faith once deliv- ered to the saints : looking for that blessed hope and glorious appearing of Jesus Christ our Lord, who will give them that are his, eternal deliverance ! even an earth restored. The pilgrim who has traveled this way, has here found a home with them. Sister G. was buried with Christ in baptism in June, 1843, and has since continued with that class who have been looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God and the resurrection from among the dead, joining, with her sweet and melodious voice, in their songs of the coming King in all his beauty and glo- ry, to be admired in all them that believe, in that day. Her sufferings for a year past have truly been se- vere and painful. On the morning of time 24th of June, last year, as she was taking a short excur- sion for the improvement of her health, the horse took fright, and while at full speed she was precipitated from the carriage, which caused a rend- ing and dislocation of the ancle, time bones even pro- truding, and which otherwise badly bruised her.— Several pieces of bone have since been extracted from the ancle joint. About three weeks before her death, quite a large piece was extracted, which caused her much pain. Yet in her sufferings she could say, All things shall work together for good to them that love God, &e. She has been a constant reader of the " Herald," and often spoke of the good news and glad tidings it contained, and of the labor and trials of Bro. Himes. She departed this life in Lebanon, N. H., being on a visit, and was sick about eleven days. I called to visit her in her last sickness, and spoke of the Saviour. Said she, The Lord is good ; I have nowhere else to trust. As I bade her farewell, said she, Pray for me. When the doctor told her if she had anything to say to her friends, she had better say it, for she could not stay but a little while. Said she, I expect to sing the song of Moses and the Lamb. She paused :—Is this all ?—I do not expect to sing it until Jesus comes. She retained her reason till the last May this deep affliction work for the bereaved and afflicted compan- ion and friends, and to us who deeply feel the loss of a mother in Israel, a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, when Christ shall come, is the ear- nest prayer of time writer. Though she endured distressing pain, Yet seldom would she e'er complain ; With Christian fortitude she bore Her sufferings, till they all were o'er. While friends stood 'round, all loth to part, With weeping eyes and aching heart ; She trusted not in arms of flesh, To comfort her in death's embrace. When death's dark valley did appear, And death full in her face did stare, 'T was with unshaken firmness then She trusted her Almighty Friend. Calm and serene in death she sleeps, A heavenly smile on her cold lips; To all things here she's hid adieu, With hopes of glory in her view. R. N. STETSON. AGENTS FOR THE HERALD. Albany, N. Y.—F. Cladding. 111 Derby Line, Vt.—S. Foster, jr. Detroit, Mich.—L. Annstroug. Hallowell, C. Wellcome. Auburn, N. Y.—H. I.. Smith. Buifato, " W. M. Palmer. Cincinnati, O.—Joseph Wilson. Eddington, Me.—Thos. Smith. Glanville Annap., N. S.—Elias Hartford, Ct.—Aaron Clapp. Homer, N. Y.—J. L. Clapp. Lockport, N. Y.—it. Hobbies. Lowell, Mass.—E. H. Adams. Low Hampton, N. Y.—D. Bos- Massena, N. Y.—.T. Danforth. Jefferson-street. worth. Woodworth. New Bedlbrd, Mass.-11.V. Davis. Newburtiport, " J. Pearson, New York City.—Wm. Tracy, 75 Milwaukee, Wis.—Saml. Brown. N. Springfield, Vt.—L. Kimball. Philadelphia, Fa.— J. Lack, 16 Portland, Me.—1 eterJohnson, 37 Providence, R. I.—G. R. Clad Rochester, N. Y .—W m. Busby. Toronto, C. W.—D. Campbell. Waterloo, Shefford, C. E. — R. Worcester, Ms.-D. F.Wetherbee jr., Water-street. Delancey-street. Chester-street. Summer-street. ding. tachinson. FOR GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.—R. Robertson, Esq., No. 1 Berwick Place, Grange Road, Bermondsey, London. Books for Sale at this Oilier. " Is Christianity from Cod ?" Two hundred Stories for Chil- One hundred and fifty do 37 Advent Harp 60 " I.ce on the Soul" 30 Pocket " (without music) 37; J ) in Heaven 25- dren 37? By Rev. J. Cumming, D. D. 50 44 Al (gilt) 60' " " (gilt) 80 cts The Vocalist . 620 Litch's " Pneumatologist" — .Tones'" Biblical Itionirer "-do 6 W hiting's Testament........ 75 Sacred Chronology .... 371 Liteh's 0 Restitution " 371 Judgtnent Anthem and Heav- lossom of Rocky Nook 37 per No...... 121 enly Vision, with music.... 6 cts. POCKET BIBLES—A few copies of the Oxford edition (gilt) 2 50 " The Bible Class" ...... 0 25 NEW EDITION of two Discourses by CHARLES BEECHER, On the Sufficiency of the Bible as a Creed for the Church. The same Pam- phlet contains an extract from MARTIN LUTHER 011 the excellency of the Bible, and Mr. MILLER'S Rules of Bible Interpretation. Price, $2 50 hundred ; 37I cts. per doz. ; 4 cts. single. "The Kingdom of God, by Rev. CHARLES K. IttnIE."—A few copies for sale at this office. Price, 371 cts. GIBBON'S Rome.—Philips & Sampson's edition.-40 cts. per vol. Letters on the Prophetic Scriptures.—By Rev. Edw. Winthrop. Price, 371 cts. Advent Library, 8 vols.—Price, $5. Knowledge for Children. We have just got out a series of eight Tracts, for children. Each one is embellished with a beautiful frontispiece, and a large orna- mental letter. NA e hope that parents and others will lend their aid in the circulation of these Tracts among the young. The price of the series is 8 cts. ; 25 per cent. discount to agents. The ffillowing are the contents :— No. 1. Mary and the Babe. 1 No. 5. The Dove. Young Samuel. I 6. Mary Loved Her Father. Moses. I 7. The Celestial City. Noah and the Ark. 8. The Dream. AYER'S CHERRY PECTORAL, FOR THE CURE OF Hoarseness, Bronchitis, Whooping-Cough, Croup, Asthma, and Consumption. IN offering to the community this justly celebrated remedy for dis- eases of the throat and lungs, it is riot our wish to trifle with the lives or health of the afflicted, but frankly to lay before them the opinions of distinguished insets, and some of the evidences of its suc- cess, trom which they can judge for themselves. We sincerely pledge ourselves to make no wild assertions or false statements of its efficacy, nor will we hold out any hope to suffering humanity which facts will not warrant. Many proof's are here given, and v,e solicit an inquiry front the public into all we publish, feeling assured they will find them perfectly reliable, ar.d the medicine worthy their best confidence and patronage. From Beni. Siltiman, M. D., L. L. D., AT., Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy, &c., Yale College, Member of the Lit. Ilist. Med. Phil. and Scien. Societies of America and Europe. " I deem the Cherry Pectoral an admirable .composition from some of the best articles in the Materia Medics, and a very effective remedy for the class of diseases it is intended to cure. " New Haven, Ct., Nov. 1, 1849." From Prof. Cleaveland, of Rowdoin College, Me. " I have witnessed the effects of your Cherry Pectoral in my own family and that of my friends, and it gives me satisfaction to state in its favor, that no medicine I have ever known has proved so emi- nently successful in curing diseases of the throat and lungs." From Rev. Dr. Osgood. He writes " that he considers the Cherry Pectoral the best medi- cine for pulmonary affections ever given to the public," and states that " his daughter, after being obliged to keep the room four months with a severe, settled cough, accompanied by raising of blood, night sweats, and the attendant symptoms of consumption, commenced the use of tine Cherry Pectoral, and had completely recovered," Hear the Patient. Dr. Ayer—Dear Sir:—For two years I was afflicted with a very severe cough, accompanied by spitting of blood, and profuse night sweats. By the advice of my attending physician!, I was induced to use your Cherry Pectoral, and continued to do so till 1 considered myself cured, and ascribe the effect to your preparation. JAMES RANDALL. Hampden ss. Springfield, Nov. 27, 1848. This (lay appeared the above named James Randall, and pro- nounced the above statement true in every respect. LORENZO NORTON, Justice. The Remedy that Cures. 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We have opened our stock of spring and summer clothing, and have given great care anal attention to selecting our styles of goods, adapted to the New England trade. W e are prepared to offer them to the public, adopting the old proverb, " Large oaks and small prof- its ;" and by strict economy in our expenses, we are able to sell at prices as low as any other clothing house in the 'United States. Merchants and traders, who buy at wholesale, will find our assort- ment worthy of their attention. 13y giving our personal attention to wa ' our liminess and customers, we hope to insure a second call from all d Gentlemen im m s favor us escriptioo, and a general assortment of boys' clothing constantly on hand. Custom work done t furnis hhintehegir o opdastroont.negvee.ry in the neatest manner, with care and promptness, alter the latest fashions Orders from the country will be Aiim w attended u to ViiER thpErEotEn,pt ness and attention. N EMERSON LEL Corner of Ann and Blackstone-streets, Boston. AND, [my. 4.] NTOHNG & JAYNE, dealers in Carpeting and Oil Cloths, Win- dow_Andes, Druggets, Rugs, Marts and Matting, Table and Piano Covers, Stair-rods, &c. &c , No. 460 Pearl-street, second car- pet store from Chatham-street, New York B. T. YOUNG, [my. 4.1 A. A. JAYNE. T HE AMERICAN FOWL BREEDER! a New and Valuable Book, containing fall information on Breeding, Rearing, Dis- eases, and Management of Domestic Poultry. By an Association of Practical Breeders. The above valuable book is just published by John P. Jewett & Co., Cornhill, Boston, and it is offered at the extremely low price of 25 cents per copy, to bring it within the means of every man inter- ested in Poultry. We want one hundred good, faithful Agents, to sell this work in every county in New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and the West, in connection with Cole's " American Frvit Book," and Cole's "American Veterinarian." Active m dtelligen t men can make money at the bush ess. Address (post paid) the poblishers, JOHN P. JEWETT & CO., Con hill, Boston. P.S. The " American Fowl Breeder" is done up in thin covers, and can he sent to any part of the country by mail. Any person send- ing a quarter of a dollar by mail ypost paid), shall receive a copy of the work. [tutu'. 16.J 1111.11MIMINININIIMINEMENNIIIIIMEN11111111. 210 THE ADVENT HERALD. vertiser says, at six o'clock everything was and the command was given to let all loose. For the bal- loon swept along the earth, and the horse e ground with his hoofs ; the next, the balloon ascen ii like an ar- row from a bow. At the height of a few hundred feet it was struck by a gust of wind, which swept it along with great rapidity, almost at a right angle to the horse and rider. This scene was so frightful, that several women fainted. The wife of the aeronaut did not see this, for she had fainted at the moment of the ascent. The balloon righted itself in a few moments, and took its ascent steadily beyond the clouds. At seven o'clock the aeronaut wished to descend, but found great difficulty in stopping his balloon. He kept near the earth for a league, attempting to cast anchor, before he succeeded.— The horse did not struggle after being lifted into the air, but at the greatest height bled freely at the mouth. There are in the prisons at Naples, at present, no less than 40,000 political prisoners ; and the opinion is that, from the crowded state of the jails, the greater number of these per- sons will go mad, become idiots, or die. The electoral lists of Paris, under the new law, are pub- lished. The number of electors for Paris now is 74,000 ; under the old law they amounted to 224,000. The London Punch has been prohibited by the Post-office of Konigsberg. A conspiracy on an extensive scale has been discovered in Oran, Algeria. The plan of the conspirators was to seize the Fort. La Monne and the Treasury, and to establish a Pro- visional Government. Tiverton jail is at this moment empty, for the first time during the last seventeen years, so that out of a population of 12,000 inhabitants there is not now a single felony in custody. Robert Pate, the individual who assaulted the Queen, has been sentenced to transportation for ten years. A child only seven years old committed suicide at New- ark (Eng.) by deliberately and wilfully walking into the river and drowning himself. The cause of his committing the act, was because his soother had whipped him. A prize-fight took place a few days since at Long Eaton, Nottingham, between two men named Hall and Brown, in which the latter was killed. He was twenty-two years old, and his antagonist only seventeen. A rather extraordinary scene occurred recently in the House of Lords. In the old House of Lords a certain part of the house was set apart for foreign Ambassadors and their families ; but in the new House of Lords, that particular lo- cality is assigned to the families of the peers. During one of the sessions of the House, an individual was discovered sit- ting in the forbidden place. This attracted the notice of Lord Brougham, who, without attempting to ascertain who the in- truder was, and why he came there, called out for his expul- sion. So extravagant and grotesque were the language and actions of the noble Lord, that the cause of it appeared to be wholly unconscious that he had anything to do with it until the officer of the House, at the demand of Lord B., notified him that he was in the wrong place. The individual,•who was no other than the Prussian Minister, accompanied by his wife and daughter, arose and left the House. It is stated that Louis Philippe's fortune is divided by his will among his children and grand-children in eight equal parts, and that the share of each will be about £20,000 per annum ; so that the ex-King's private fortune, notwithstand- ing b the great depreciation within the last two years, amounts to £160,000 a year. ANOTHER EFFORT. Last week we remarked, that we should not again fill the columns of the Herald with matters connected with the " se- cret workings." As "the pamphlet" has not appeared, to warrant an extra sheet yet, and many are solicitous to learn the progress of things, we have been persuaded to give a mere passing notice of the progress of the movement. On Wednesday last we received the following document, to which we returned the appended reply. We learn that unparalleled efforts are being made to " hunt up," to use ass expression of one of their number, something by which they may blast our integrity. One thing is certain, that however wicked we may have been, or may be proved to be, the men who pursue the course being taken by these, by so doing show themselves unworthy of all Christian or gentlemanly co-operation. To ELD. J. V. HIMES. The undersigned, being a committee appointed by the Church of which you are a member, have been directed by the Church aforesaid, TO SEARCH OUT AND INVESTIGATE the nature of those complaints in circulation, which if true, are injurious to your moral and Christian standing. Acting under our instructions, we have considered such complaints, and have reduced them to seven general heads, a list of which charges we now transmit to you, and hereby cite you to appear before the Church aforesaid, at the house of M. Wood, in Gardiner street, on Thursday evening, the 1st of August, 1850, to answer the complaiuts herein speci- fied. Respectfully, M. Wood, chairman ; J. G. Hamblin, J. W. Young,* S. A. Porter,* S. Mills, L. J. Seavy, Thos, Allecoot.* THE GROUNDS OF COMPLAINTS.-1. That Eld. J. V. Himes has evinced in his management of the Second Advent Publications and the property and funds derived from the same, a want of economy, openness,aod candor, and unbend- ing integrity so essential to a Christian, and more especially to one who has called himself a " GENERAL AGENT " Of the Second Advent Body. That he has treated various brethren in else ministry, in matters of public notoriety, (not between two private persons, as such,) in a manner unbecoming a Christian. That El4 J. V. Himes has treated certain officers of Chardon-street Church and Society, (heretofore known by that name,) and private members, and others of like faith, in ass improper manner, and highly derogatory to his Chris- tian standing. That in his course, as pursued, in relation to Church organization in general, and especially as exhibited in the Second Advent Cause in Boston, from its commencement he has evinced a want of consistent, unbending, Christian prin- ciple, and strict moral integrity. That in secular dealings J. V. Himes has been wanting in that scrupulous integrity, and deep moral principle, so ne- cessary to every Christian, and especially to a minister, and still more to one looking for the return of Jesus. That J. V. Himes has been wanting in that scrupulous regard for TRUTH, which should distinguish every Christian. That he has treated the church of which he is a pri- vate member, in the manner unbecoming a man in the posses- sion of that humility required in the Gospel. OUR REPLY. To M. WOOD AND OTHERS. — In reply to a citation from you, .to answer charges before you, as specified in your letter received this morning, I remark, that if you, or any one, have any matters of complaint against me, I will at any time most cheerfully give you a hearing before an impartial council of my peers, or the church of which I am a member; but you are not recognized as a committee appointed by any church of which I am a member ; nor as impurtial men, com- petent to sit in judgment on charges originating with your- selves. If you wish to settle any difficulty on principles of Members added since the commencement of this conspiracy-the last since they left the chapel. THE ADVENT HERALD. BOSTON, AUGUST 3, 1 8 50. POLITICAL AFFAIRS. The subdued tone among members of Congress, and the deep feeling all over the country, that were observed on the death of the late President, led many to believe that the de- bates in Congress would be carried on with less acrimony than they had been, and that the various measures under dis- cussion would soon be settled. But such credulous people are by this time convinced, that Congressional demagogues and brawlers have not yet become weary of their vocation. The " Omnibus " measure,—misnamed the Compromise Bill,—still drags along through the Senate, under the joint leadership of Mr. CLAY and Mr. FooTE, who certainly ap- pear as models of legislative pertinacity. One day, the friends of the measure, taking encouragement from a mo- mentary cessation of hostilities on the part of its opponents, flatter themselves that the Bill will pass on the following day by a decided majority. But no sooner d es the next day ar- rive, than these pleasant anticipations are dissolved into thin air. Some morose, or savage advocate of the " peculiar in- stitution," or a firm, placid Free-soiler, moves an amendment to the Bill, which again raises the ire of Mr. CLAY and his coadjutors, and the whole day is consumed in debating and disposing of the amendment. In this way day after day, week after week, and month after mond', has been frittered away. The Southern mem- bers are determined that Freedom shall be worsted. The Northern pro-slavery men, (or "dough-faces," as they are very appropriately designated,) appear as if watching for an opportunity when they can disregard the known will of their constituents, without attracting much notice, and give their votes for the extension of human bondage. On the other hand, those whose consciences revolt at such an idea, firmly pursue a straight-forward and consistent course, suffering no opportunity to pass by without dealing a blow at the measure. The retirement of Mr. W EBSTER and Mr. CORWIN from the Senate, being called by the President to seats in his Cabi- net, created vacancies in that body ; but as the votes of the retiring Senators would have been cast one for and the other against the " Omnibus," their loss would not have affected the Bill. But as it was not certain who would be appointed in their places, Mr. CL AY endeavored to bring the matter to as speedy an issue as possible. Mr. WINTHROP has been appointed Senator in Mr. WEBSTER'S place, and Mr. EWING (Secretary of the In- terior under the late Administration,) in that of Mr. Coo- WIN. It is supposed these two will vote against the " Com- promise." The Governor of Texas has called for an extraordinary session of the Legislature, to consider what shall be done in the way of compelling New Mexico to submit to Texas. In the meantime, awful reports reach here, of the organization and arming of regiments composed of the flower and chiv- alry of that wonderful State, who are going to subdue New Mexico, and Uncle Sam, too, if need be. But as that State is overhead in debt, bankrupt in name and means, without a cent to equip a single regiment and keep it in the field an en- tire campaign without plundering the enemy, many are in- clined to regard its warlike notes as intended to operate on the weak nerves of members of Congress. Texas once be- fore sent out a band to subjugate New Mexico, every one of which was captured by the latter, and marched off to the city of Mexico, where they " revelled in the prisons of the Mon- tezumas " until their captors saw fit to release them. If such was the fate of a Texan army against New Mexico alone, if she sees fit to run a tilt against her old enemy, backed by the United States, we do not see that her chances of success would be at all improved. Should Texas, however, really march into New Mexico, and should the United States resist her, then indeed the danger would be imminent, not from Texas, but from those States which would sympathize with her. But " sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." The Cuba difficulty appears to be pretty nearly adjusted. Most all the prisoners have been released, and are now in this country. FOREIGN MISCELLANY. It is estimated, that all the agricultural labor done in Eng- land in 1847 cost £18,200,000. Official returns show, that the cost of the naval and military establishments during the same year was .£18,500,000, that is, £300,000 snore than fur all the golden harvests of England, and to the 700,000 labor- ers who produced them. Recently, the managers of an estate in Ireland, served the relieving officers of the parish in which the estate was sit- uated with notices, that it was their intention to evict a vast number of unfortunate creatures then residing on the property. The number of houses from which the inmates were to be cast out was 276 ; but on account of previous evictions in the same quarter, in many instances several fami- lies resided under the same roof, so that the number of indi- viduals about to be subjected to all the tortures of extermina- tion is estimated, at a moderate calculation, at 15,000. The following fact will show, why it is that there are so few known cases of defalcation on the part of individuals hold- ing offices under else English Government. Were similar justice dealt out in this country, and with the same certainty that it is in England, we should rarely hear of thieving cus- toms officers, postmasters, and clerks. A person named Stewart was concerned in the illegal removal of a vast quan- tity of coffee from a bonded warehouse in Liverpool, for which he was prosecuted by Government. The verdict in favor of the latter was to the extent of £40,000 ! On else same day, a ship-owner in Newcastle was fined £8000 for landing seven tons of tobacco on which the duty had not been paid. A singular balloon ascension was recently made in Paris. Instead of a car, the balloon was attached to a real horse, mounted by his rider. The horse was encased in a strong cloth, and the balloon secured to him by means of straps pass- ing round his body. The ascent took place on Sunday, the 7th ult., in presence of the President of the French Repub- lic. The Paris correspondent of the N. Y. Commercial Ad- Christian equity, no obstacle will be placed before you, but every facility offered—notwithstanding the strange and unac- countable course you have chosen to pursue. But if you de- cide to continue in this crusade against me, the field is open before you ; and you can take the course you may deem will best subserve your ends. J. V. HIMES. Boston, July 31, 1850. The Wilbraham Camp-meeting. Bro. MUNGER writes, that some have conceived that this camp-meeting was appointed to interfere with the one in Stafford. He regrets this impression, and states that the notice for it was written and sent on before it was known that one was designed to be held in Stafford. He does not think there was any design in the appointment of either to interfere with the other. NOTICE.—BRO. HIMES:—Please say to the sub- scribers to the Pneumatologist, that the delay occurs in getting out a quarterly number instead of a monthly. It is progressing as fast as possible. It will probably be out next week. J. LITCH. BRo. EnwiN BURNHAM was with us last Sabbath, a large audience was in attendance. and we had a prosperous day at Chardon-st. Chapel. We hope by GOD'S blessing to sustain the cause in this city. SUMMARY. A Chivalrous Deed -A terrible outrage took place in Culpeper, Va., on the 17th ult. A mob of about 200 men, among whom were justices of the peace and members of churches, proceeded to the jail, resisted the sheriff, and carried offa free negro named William Gray- son, dragging him to the woods, where they hung him. The cause of this murderous proceeding is this :-Grayson had twice been con- victed of murdering a white ROM, but each tissue he appealed, amid the General Court granted hint new trials, on the ground that the testimony hardly justified suspicion, much less guilt. The mob al- lowed Grayson one minute to confess. He firmly avowed his inno- cence of the murder. The mob then placed a fence rail across be- tween two trees, and strung him up. The outrage has created great excitement there. Previous to the taking Grayson from the jail, Mr. William Green, one of the most prominent citizens of Culpeper, ap- peared bet ire the snob, and used every effort of eloquence and per- suasion to induce them to desist trolls their purpose. They thanked hint for his advice, but declared that they would have the life of the negro. Another gentleman, taking his position at the door, is said to have invited any Dine men in the crowd to come forward and make with him a band of ten, to resist, at the expense of their lives, the assault upon the jail. The proposition not being responded to, he delibenvely took paper, before the faces of the mob, wrote down the names of all he recognized, avowing his purpose to report them to the legal authorities. It is said that the amount of revenue on letters and parcels sent by the steamers from New York to Chagres, and from Panama to San Francisco, will soon not only pay the sum agreed to be paid by the Government for the service, but over and above that suns yield a revenue to the Department. It is said there is a house in Pittsburg, Pa., in which babies are hired to professional beggars. - Mr. Harry Pratt, of Rochester, N. V., had his twelve children together under his roof on Monday week. They reside its different parts of the Union. The youngest is a man grown. At Union Square, near Oswego, N. Y., a young mats named Abram liaison cut his throat. lie was immediately seized, and the razor taken from him ; but it was thought his life could not be saved. He committed the act deliberately, in consequence of jealousies of a peculiar nature between him anal his wife, to whom he was newly married. - On Sunday, the 14th ult., Mr. Richard Sleigh, of Castile, N. Y., was gored to death by his bull. - David Oakley, a youth of IS, was killed by lightning in Royalton on the 15th ult., while on the top of a load of hay. The electric fluid' killed hint instantly, and stunned for a few moments a fellow-laborer engaged by the side of the load. The Auburn Journal says, that a little boy, twenty moult ts old; son of Mr. Bradley, a merchant of that city, unobserved by his pa- rents, ascended a ladder which was standing one end on the ground, and the other resting against the eaves of the house, and after walk- ing some distance on the roof; quietly, took a seat in t se eaves gut- ter, with his legs hanging over the projection. The little fellow was rescued from his perilous situation without injury. - Messrs. Hoe & Co., of New York, printing-press manufactur- ers, are constructing a printing machine for the New York " Sun" newspaper, capable of printing twenty thousand copies per hour. It will have eight printing cylinders, and will cost about $21,000. The Novelty Iron Works, of New York, employ more than one thousand men, whose weekly wages amount to about $9001). The quantity of iron melted in as mouth is not tar from 300 tons. The yearly business transacted amounts to about $1,000,000. - Baldwin's Peg Factory, at Meredith Bridge, N. H., consumed four hundred cords of wood during the past year, in making fourteen thousand bushels of pegs. - The Charleston Courier relates another chivalrous proceeding which took place in that city ill May last. It was in the case of the State vs. Joint McNamee' an Irishman, for aiding a slave to run away. The evidence on the trial seemed to show, that the prisoner was rather the instrument than the instigator of the slave. Not- withstanding this, and the recommendation to mercy by the jury, the prisoner was sentenced to be hung on the 13th of Sept. next. - Its 1,owell, Ill., a happy couple were recently married, and in the evening the rowdies of the neighborhood collected and chariva- ried the party, firing guns, pistols, and making all manner of hideous sounds. At length cake was handed round to the outsiders-each cake containing a portion of tartar emetic. The consequence was, that the music of sheep and cow bells was soon exchanged for what can be better imagines] than described. Pearson, who murdered Isis wife and children at Wilmington, this State, in April, 1849, was executed in the jail yard at East Cam- bridge on Friday, the 36th ult. The day previous to the execution he inside a full confession, stating that he committed the murder, that his wife had never given hint any cause for taking her life, but assign- ing no other reason for doing as lie had done, than that he was " led away." He appeared perfectly resigned to his fate, said that his peace was inside with God, and when ott the fatal drop, he exhorted those who stood round him to take warning, and be prepared to die. - A man from Pennsylvania left Cincinnati with his wife and six children in a skiff for Madison, Ind., and all died of cholera, except one little daughter, who was taken care of by fishermen. In Cincinnati, there were 25 deaths by cholera for 24 hours end- ing July 2tith. In Louisville there were 32. The Indians in Texas are committing great depredations. At Lewis's rancho they had slaughtered women amid children. A train of carts from Corpus Christi to Bellville was attacked lsy 200 Indians and captured, the drivers running away. David Johnson, of Chester, Vt., about 60 years old, was cross- ing a bridge of a branch of Williams river, during the freshet last week, when the bridge went oft; and Ise fell into the stream and was drowned. - Last week a boy 10 years of age, son of Mr. Joseph Ramsdell, of Lynnfield, killed a rattlesnake which was five feet long, and had eleven nine feet long, and weighing upwards of five s -A rattles. hik unearly hundred pounds, was caught in a net set in the harbor of Gloucester on the 28th ult., and towed in. - Mr. Warner, a farmer living in the vicinity of Syracuse, ga- thered and sold from less than an acre of land, the past season, fifty bushels of strawberries, one half of which he sold for two shillings a quart, and the remainder for eighteen cents a quart. - The New Orleans Picayune asserts, on good authority, that the Cuban expedition was furnished with arms front the Mississippi State arsenal, as well as from that of Louisiana. The Mississipian deities the charge, but the Picayune repeats that arms were carried from Jackson to New Orleans, under charge of an officer of the Cuban invaders. - We have noticed in the papers within a few days past, the oc- currence of several deaths by mistake in administering medicine. One was the case of a smut in this city, who had the vanoloid. His physician had prescribed calomel, but the apothecary, through mis- take, put up corrosive sublimate. Another was that of an Italian musician, lately arrived at Providence from New York. He called for an ounce of cream of tartar at an apothecary's shop, but owing to his imperfect manner of speaking English, the boy who waited on him could not understand him. The man, seeing a jar labelled " tarter emetic," pointed to it as containing what he waisted. The boy asked him if Ise was sure it was right, and was told it was. The consequence was, that the man took an ounce of that medicine, which caused his death. BUSINESS NOTES. J. Beckwith, $1-You were credited on book at that time to No. 508. Sent book. Wm. Ingmire, $3-Sent in Bro. Tracy's bundle. A. Welden-Have sent your request to Bro. Litch. There must have been some mistake in the stoppage of Bro. Benson's paper ; for he owes but 50 cents, and we never stop for such a suns, without some direction to that effect. P. B. Morgan-We are happy to have you act as agent its Addison and vicinity, as you suggest. Marsh & Pinney-Sent box the 26th, per Thompson & Co.'s expr. Dem E. Parker-Sent you a bundle the 27th by express. H. V. Davis-Sent you a bundle the 27th. J. Jacobs-$2 was received from J. Roberts „April 1st, and paid to No. 456. S. Foster-Sent bundle by express July 29th. E. H. Adams-You send $1 for J. Fowler. We can't find his name on the list. What shall we do with it ? J. Spaulding-Received $2 in March, which paid from 917 to 469. ,TENT MEETINGS, &c. 'Intim MUNGER. There will be a camp-meeting on the land of Bro. Luther I.. Tut- tle, fu the town of Bristol, Ct., two !Mks north of Bristol depot, commencing Aug. 13th, and continue through the week. There will be a boarding tent on the ground, at which those who come from a distance can be boarded. It is hoped that those who come front churches in the vicinity will bring testis with them. We hope, as this Is to be a general meeting, the brethren in the adjoining towns will all come up to this feast of tabernacles. Those who come with their own conveyances can have their horses kept on the ground. Ministering brethi en are invited to attend. HIRAM MUN GER, LUTHER L. TUTTLE. RALPH WILLIAMS, Committee. Bro. Himes will attend the Wilbraham and Bristol meetings. A camp-meeting will lie held at Brazier's Falls, St. Lawrence co., N. Y., to commence Tuesday, Sept. 17th, and continue over the fol- lowing Sabbath. Brn. Bins es, I.H. Shipman, and E. Burnham, are most urgently solicited to attend. Brethren from a distance can be accommodated Hit board on the ground. In behalf of the brethren. Dickinson, July 33d, 18,0. Vs M. D. OHOSLIN, IRA W VMAN. Bro. R. V. Lyon will hold a tent meeting in Union Village, Wash- ington comity, N. Y., commencing Aug. 34th, at 7 r m, and continue some ten days. There will be a camp-meetfig in Lincohwille, Me , commencing Sept. Ilth, and continue over the Sabbath. Particulars hereafter. G. L. MCKINNEY, Com• Bro. R. V. Lyon will hold a tent meeting in the village of North Adams, Mass , commencing Aug. 14th, at 7 P at, and continue as long as shall be deemed duty. There will be a camp-meeting in Halley, C. E., commencing Sept. 31st, and to continue nine days. Particulars hereafter. By reossest of committee. AMASS WADLEIGH. APPOINTMENTS, &e. As our paper is made ready for the press on Wednesday, appoint- ments must be received, at the latest, by Tuesday evening ; other- wise, they cannot be inserted until the following week. There will be a conference at Tyler, Winnebago county, Ill., com- mencing Aug. 23d, and continue as circumstances may render it ne- cessary. A general attendance of ministers and brethren residing in the guest is solicited. Brethren, scattered in this W estern field, will putt come to this proposed meeting, that we nay consult nge- t' er concerning the state and wants of the Advent cause, and re- solve on some plan of co-operation by which to advance it e Those who cannot attend, can express their views by letter, (mailed so as to reach here at the time of the conference,) addressed to the sub- of Christ in Tyler. scriber, at Tyler, Winnebago county. 111. In behalf of the Church Bro. S. W. Bishop will preach in Vernon, Vt.,Aug.8th, ; N. A. act o5c,Ii. Northfield Farms, 9th, ; Aslifield, Sunday, 11th ; N hately, 13111, P M • Haydenville, Hils, evening ; South Hawley, ljth, 5 M ; .nNo wttiellyi,nsg sto,i,diallY s • West Bro preach ibth. at Marlboro' the third Sabbath in Au- gust ; Lawrence, the fourth ; Abington, she first in Sept. Bro. R. V. Lyon will preach in Abington, Ct., the first Sabbath in August ; Cabot, Mass., the second. Sabbath in August. Bro. D. T. Taylor, jr., will preach in Champlain, N. Y., the first Bro. P. Ilawkes will preach in Fitchburg the first Sabbath in Aug HERALD OFFICE DONATION FUND. From May 25th, 1850. Previous donations........ ...... .............. Previous receipts . . 41 00 Froma Friend ...... ......... .............. 2 00 " R. King-- • • • • • . ...... ........ • • • • ... 1 00 Excess of donations over receipts 75 09 31 09 -• To SEND HERALD To POOR. [NOTE.—We have the happiness to know, that we never refused the " Herald " to the poor. None have ever asked in vain, though of late the number has greatly increased. We thank our friends for their aid in this department.] A Friend.... • • • . 2 (0) J. Beckwith 0 62 A. Curtis ....... • • • • • • . 2 00I Bro. P. B. MORGAN is our agent in Addison, Vt. GENERAL DEPOSITORY OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH WORKS ON THE PROPHECIES RELATING TO THE SECOND ADVENT OF CHRIST AND THE MILLENNIUM. WE have made arrangements with a house in London, to far- uish us with all important English works on the Advent, and wi'l engage to supply those desiring works of the above character at the u-liest possible moment. Address, .1. V. HIMES, Office of the Adveot Herald," No. 8 Chardon-street, Boston. WANT1.11)-A permanent loan of $3000, on real estate situated in a 1°61 smear Boston, valued at $10,000. For further in- formation, inquire at this office. l jy. 271 ••••••••Swimommiel, Receipts for" the Week ending July 31. The No. appended to each name below, is the No. of the Herald to which the money credited 'pays. By comparing it with the present No. of the Herald, the sender will see how far fie is in advance, or how far in arrears. D. Drake, 461 ; J. H. Mills, 430 ; D. Fogg, 5CS ; Mrs. C. Niles, 508 ; C. W. Stewart, 456 ; T. Hasbury, 521 ; R. W. Beck, 568,,,' P. Har- i-nous', 500 ; H. Robbins, 499 ; J. Couch, jr., 508 ; A. Merry'' 508 ; T. I. Carlton, 482-bound bookiia,o- not be sent by mail ; .1. W. Marden, 463 ; R. Pierce, 495 ; N. Piera,- 483 ; J. H. Nickerson, 508 ,• 0. N. Whitford, 514; Mrs. A. Smith, 534: W. S. Brown-ble of M. ; 0. Carpenter-lite of AL ; II. Orcutt, J9508 08. P;;ips: ic.vv rA,.4. s495.($;INf.orpbtoioolkitst)1,, 508 • D. Blood, 482; E. Starks Gilman, 482 ; J. Atkinson (of Baavifter,7250183;1"WA." CSt..GUillamira'n,464265; ;WC:* Gam", 482 ; L. F. Allen, 508; J. Bailey, .ir, 508 ; S. White, 482• J. Clifibrd, 466 ; C. R. Clough 482 ; C. Clough, jr., 516 ; S. Piper, 514' ; W. Wood, 508 ; S. Foster, Clough, ; L. R. Parker, 466 ;_1). Churchill, 508; C. C. l'ickering, 482_,• R. Maur, 508 ; .1. Fowler ; 1). Jones, 482 ; L. M. Lowell, 508 ; J. Rodgers, 506 ; H. eyes, 982 ; T. B. Dustin, 508 ; J. S. Shed, 508; M. Beckley, 548' II. Harriman, 508; C. H. Fuller, 508,• Rev. W. Fuller, 508 ; O. P. Itedington, 508; J. W. Chase, 508 ; T. J. Stratton, 508 ; W. Gana, 508 ; E. 1. Dunbar (by a friend), 508 ; Newton, 482 ; W.J. Oakley, 482 ; J. Barlow, 5(16 ; L. Case, 489 ; Mrs. F. Jones, 5.08 ; E. Bissell, 467; Beach, 508; E. Elliott, 508; W. C. Neff, 50s; A. WHench, 495-each $1. D. C. Andrews, 521 ; R. Phelps, 508; II. Bradley, 508 M. C. Streeter, 456-$). due • A. Weldem 508; D. ItIcGoon, 508; M. M. M'Duflie, 534 ; 1I. Harley, 53i ; J. H. Smith, 456 ; T. Pearson, 508 ,• L. Hatha- way, 482 ; J. Whitman, 508 ; H. G. Fraas, 534 ; Mrs. C. Trowbridge, 534 ; Thos. Sayles, 508 ; J. Spaulding, jr., 521; R. g. Arnold, 982 ; C. 541 -each $3—J. W. Blake (two Bilbseep,e5l;,,(9)0.81).opud,C54. copies), 510 ; R. V. Lyon, on acct-each $5—W. Trowbridge-88. Bosworth, on acc't-_$9—W. Paul ($1 75 on acc't), 482-51 35. • J. Spencer-life of ;.1). Smith, 547 ; B. I. Hall, 508-each $1 io. H. H. Gross, 482-50 cW 9SA;a 1;arrit in: King, 508-i The Lord willing, there will lie a tent meeting its Lynn, Mass., commencing Saturday, Aug. 10th, at 10 A at, and continue through the following week. The location is about an eighth of' a mile from the West Lynn depot. Those cooling in the cars will stop there. The Large Tent will be erected on Friday, the 9111, and it is desired, that those coming with tents will have them put up the same clay, so that a good, uninterrupted commencement may be made on Sal- urday morning. Arrangements have been made to furnish board on the ground on very reasonable tennis. Friends that can will bring their tents; those that cannot, will be furnished with tent accom- modations. We expect to be favored with the labors of Brun Himes, Hale, Plummer, E. and W. Burnham. We hope that there will be a general attendance from all the surrounding region. L. OSLER, J. DANIELS, B. P. RAVEL, J. PEARSON, JR, E. CROWELL. Committee. A camp-meeting will be held at Wilbraham, to commence Mon- day, Aug. 19th, and probably continue over the Sabbath. As Slims is designed as a central and general meeting, it is hoped that all that can will come with their tents, and labor for the salvation of others. There is a disposition in some to relax their eflisrts to save souls. As faithful men, we must labor, or God will put those in our places who will. Come, brethren, let us make a united effort and sacrifice to gain the blessing, amid the return of Cod's free Spirit, as in fernier days, when all were willing to work together. This meeting is de- signed to benefit those that feel the need of a deeper work or grace in themselves. W e want exercise, that there may be a lire circula- tion of blood, which has become stagnant, through the body. You all know this, brethren. Come, then, to the meeting, which Will be held on the old spot. Stop at the North Wilbraham depot. Boasd and all other necessary accounnodatiotis will be provided. The following brethren have been appointed to act as a commit- tee :-W alter Pratt, D. E. Moulton, T. M. Cole.