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THE WORD OF GOD. 
"He shall come down like rain upon the mown 
grass ; as showers that water the earth." 
How gently in night's silent hours, 
The dew distils upon the flowers ; 
How softly on the grass new mown, 
The crystal drops of rain are strewn. 
But gentler, softer, falls Thy Word, 
On Childhood's tender heart, 0 Lord : 
Making the germs of grace appear 
Like snowdrops in the op'ning year. 
Its light reveal'd to infant eyes, 
Is darkness to the worldly wise, 
We know, we feel the Bible true, 
Fur it hats made our hearts anew. 
—Rev. linoh Stowell. 
"Occupy till I Come." 
BY REV. J. C. RYLE. 
Rector of Christ's church, Oxford, Eny. 
"And as they heard these things, he added 
and spake a parable, because he was nigh to 
Jerusalem, and because they thought that the 
kingdom of God should immediately appear, 
"He said therefore, A certain nobleman went 
into a far country to receive to himself a king-
dom, and to return. 
"And he called his ten servants and delivered 
them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy 
till I come." 
Reader :— 
The words before your eyes form an introduc-
tion to the parable which is commonly called the 
"Parable of the Pounds." They contain matter 
which deserves the prayerful consideration of eve-
ry true Christian in the present day. 
There are some parables of which Matthew 
Henry says with equal quaintness and truth, 
"The keys hangs beside the door." The Holy 
Ghost himself interprets them. There is no room 
left for doubt as to the purpose for which they 
were spoken. Of such parables the Parable of 
the Pounds is an example. 
St. Luke tells us that our Lord Jesus Christ 
"added and spake a parable,because he was nigh 
to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the 
kingdom of God should immediately appear." 
These words reveal to us the secret thoughts 
of our Lord's disciples at this period of His min-
istry. They were drawing nigh to Jerusalem. 
They gathered from many of their master's say-
ings, that something remarkable was about to 
happen. They had a strong impression that one 
great end of His coming into the world was about 
to be accomplished. So far they were quite right. 
As to the precise nature of the event about to 
happen they were quite wrong. 
Reader, there are three subjects opened up in 
this passage of Scripture, which appear to me 
to be of the deepest importance. Upon each of 
these I wish to offer a few thonghts for your pri-
vate meditation. I purposely abstain from touch-
ing any part of the parable except the beginning. 
I want to direct your attention to the three fol-
lowing points :— 
I will speak of the mistake of the disciples, 
referred to in the verses before us. 
I will speak of the present position of the 
Lord Jesus Christ. 
I will speak of the present duty of all 
who profess to be Jesus Christ's disciples. 
May God bless the reading of this to every 
one into whose hand it may fall ! May every 
reader be taught to pray that the Spirit will 
guide him into all truth ! 
L I will first speak of the mistake into which 
the disciples had fallen. 
What was this mistake? Let us try to under-
stand this point clearly. With what feelings 
ought Christians in the present day to regard 
this mistake ? Let us try to understand this 
clearly also. 
Our Lord's disciples seem to have thought 
that the Old Testament promises of Messiuh's 
visible kingdom and glory were about to be im-
mediately fulfilled. They believed rightly that 
He was indeed the Messiah—the Christ of God. 
But they blindly supposed that He was going at 
once to take to Himself His great power, and 
reign gloriously over the earth. This was the 
sum and substance of their error. 
They appear to have concluded that now was 
the day mid now the hour when the Redeemer 
would build up Zion, and appear in His glory, 
(Psalm cii. 16,)—when He would smite the earth 
with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath 
of His lips slay the wicked,—when He would as-
semble the outcasts of Israel, and gather the dis-
persed of Judah, (Isaiah xi. 4, 12,)—when He 
would take the heathen for his inheritance, and 
the uttermost parts of the earth for His posses-
sion,—break his enemies with a rod of iron, and 
dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel, (Psalm 
ii. 8, 9,)—when he would reign in Mount Zion, 
and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients glori-
ously, (Isaiah xxiv. 23,)—when the kingdom 
and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom 
under the whole heaven, would be given to the 
saints of the Most High. (Dan. vii. 27.) Such 
appears to have been the mistake into which our 
Lord's disciples had fallen at the time when he 
spoke the Parable of the Pounds. 
It was a great mistake, unquestionably. They 
did not realize that, before all these prophecies 
could be fulfilled, it behooved Christ to suffer. 
(Luke xxiv. 46.) Their sanguine expectations 
overleaped the crucifixion and the long parenthe-
sis of' time to follow, and bounded onward to the 
final glory. They did not see that there was to 
be a first advent of Messiah "to be cut off," be-
fore the second advent of Messiah to reign. They 
did not perceive that the sacrifices and ceremon-
ies of the law of Moses were first to receive their 
fulfillment in a better sacrifice and a better high-
priest, and the shedding of blood more precious 
than that of bulls and goats. They did not com-
prehend that before the glory of Christ he must 
be crucified,and an elect people gathered out from 
among the Gentiles by the preaching of the Gos-
pel. All these were dark things to them. They 
grasped part of the prophetical word, but not all. 
They saw that Christ was to have a kingdom ; 
but they did not see that he was to be wounded 
and bruised, and be an offering for sin. They un-
derstood the end of the second Psalm, and the 
whole of the ninety-seventh and ninty-eighth,but 
not the beginning of the twenty-second. They 
understood the eleventh chapter of Isaiah, but 
not the fifty-third. They understood the dispen-
sation of the crown and the glory, but not the 
dispensation of the cross and the shame Such 
was their mistake. 
It was a mistake which you will find partially 
clinging to the disciples even after the crucifix-
ion. You see it creeping forth in the first days 
of the Church between the resurrection and the 
ascension. They said, "Lord, wilt thou at this 
time restore again the kingdom to Israel ?"4 
(Acts i. 6.) You have it referred to by St. Paul, 
"Be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, 
neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as 
from us,as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let 
no man deceive you by any means : for that day 
shall not come, except there be a falling away 
first." (2 Thess. ii. 2.) In both these instances 
the old Jewish leaven peeps out. In both you 
see the same tendency to misunderstand God's 
purposes,—to overlook the dispensation of the 
crucifixion, and to concentrate all thought on the 
dispensation of the kingdom. In both you see 
the same disposition to neglect the duties of the 
present order of things. Those duties are to bear 
the cross after Christ, to take part in the afflic-
tions of the Gospel,to work, to witness,to preach, 
and to help to gather out a people for the Lord. 
It was a mistake, however, which, I frankly 
say, I think we Gentile believers are bound to 
regard with much tenderness and consideration. 
It will not do to run down our Jewish brethren 
as "carnal" and earthly-minded in their interpre-
tation of prophecy, as if we Gentiles had never 
made any mistake at all. I think we have made 
great mistakes,and it is high time that we should 
confess it. 
I believe we have fallen into an error parallel 
with that of our Jewish brethren,—an error less 
fatal in its consequences than theirs, but an er-
ror far more inexcusable, because we have had 
more light. If the Jew thought too exclusively 
of Christ reigning,has not the Gentile thought too 
much of Christ suffering ? If the Jews could see 
nothing in old Testament prophecy but Christ's 
exaltation and final power, has not the 
Christ did never absolutely deny his having 
such a visible glorious kingdom upon earth, as 
that which his disciples looked for ; only he cor-
rected their error as to the time of this kingdom 
appearing. Christ did not say to them that there 
never should be any such restoration of the king-
dom to Israel, as their thougnts were running 
upon ; only he telleth them the times and seasons 
were not for them to know ; thereby acknowledg-
ing that such a kingdom should indeed be, as 
they did from the holy prophets expect. Herein 
was their error,—not in expecting a glorious ap-
pearance of the kingdom of God, but in that they 
made account that this would be immediately." 
—The Mystery of Israel's Salvation : by Dr. 
increase Mather. 1669, p. 130. 
Gentile often seen nothing but Christ's 
humiliation and the preaching of the Gospel? If 
the Jew dwelt too much on Christ's second ad-
vent, has not the Gentile dwelt too exclusively 
on the first ? If the JeW ignored the cross, has 
not the Gentile ignored the crown ? I believe 
there can be but one answer to these questions. 
I believe that we Gentiles till lately have been 
verily guilty concerning a large portion of God's 
truth. I believe that we have cherished an ar-
bitrary,reckless habit of interpreting first advent 
texts literally and second advent texts spiritual-
ly. I believe we have not rightly understood 
"all that the prophets have spoken" about the 
second personal advent of Christ any more than 
the Jews did about the first. And because we 
have done this, I say that we should speak of 
such mistakes as that referred to in our text with 
much tenderness and compassion. 
(To be continued.) �
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Signs of the Times. 
The substance of a sermon preached on the 
Signs of the Times, at the opening of the U. P. 
Synod of Illinois, Aug. 28, 1861, by the retir- 
ing Moderator. �
United Presbyterian. 
"Can ye not discern the Signs of the Times?" 
—Matt. 16. 3. 
In the first verse, we learn that the Pharisees 
and Sadducees came to Jesus, and desired him 
to give them a sign from heaven. What kind 
of a sign they wanted, does not appear, nor for 
what purpose,—anything, probably,which would 
settle the question of his Messiahship. The Sa-
viour, knowing that they were not actuated by 
a sincere desire to know the truth, did not com-
ply with their request, but rather upbraid them 
for their want of spiritual discernment. From 
their knowledge of natural signs, they could tell 
whether it would be fair, or foul weather on to-
morrow, but they could not discern the spiritual 
meaning of those important events which were 
passing before them. It was their duty to do 
so. �
Hence we infer, that it is still a Christian 
duty, carefully to observe the signs of the times. 
It is not every future event that is foreshadow-
ed by signs,—only those of the most vital im-
portance to men. The first and second advents 
of our Saviour are events of this kind. The lat-
ter, no less than the former, is clearly pointed 
out by unmistakable signs. 
1. The era of the second advent will be im-
mediately preceded by a great running to and 
fro, and by a great increase of knowledge. See 
Dan. 12. 4. The prophet connects these things 
with the time of the end, and the full unfolding 
of his prophetic visions : see same verse. But 
the end here spoken of, is chronologically syn-
onymous with the coming of Christ, for in the 
foregoing context it is connected with the stand-
ing up of Christ, the Great Prince, for the de-
liverance of all who have their names written in 
the Book of life. It is also connected with that 
fearful time of trouble, which will be visited up-
on an ungodly world, at the coming of Christ, 
with the resurrection and the rewarding of the 
righteous with unfading glory. But we are now 
living in the time indicated by these signs. With-
in the past forty years the world has undergone 
an entire revolution in these respects. There is 
now a constant running to and fro, a ceaseless 
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mixing and mingling of the nations. Aided by 
the application of steam to the propulsion of 
the rail-way carriage and the ocean steamer, 
and stimulated by an insatiable thirst for pleas-
ure, for fame, for gain, and for knowledge, the 
present age stands out boldly marked, and clear-
ly defined, above and beyond all that have gone 
before it, as the age of' travel. But the present 
is no less clearly marked as an age of knowl-
edge. Not that we understand, better than our 
fathers the doctrines of Christianity ; but in 
many,if not al' the departments of human Knowl-
edge, we have far out-stripped all the genera-
tions of the past. There is not only great ad-
vance, but wide diffusion. The printing press, 
the telegraph, the railway and the steamer, are 
rapidly developing new thoughts, new habits and 
aspirations, in all places of the earth. It is 
doubtless, then, the age indicated by the proph-
et,---an age of running to and fro, and of the 
increase of knowledge. 
The coming of Christ will be immediately 
preceded by the world-wide preaching of the 
gospel. See Matt. 24. 14 : "This gospel of the 
kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for 
a witness unto all nations, and then shall the 
end come." The end here spoken of, is the end 
of the world, that with which the coming of 
Christ is associated. Before this end comes,the 
gospel is to be preachad in all parts of the world, 
not for the salvation of all the world, but for a 
witness unto all nations. For the past forty 
years this work has been in a special manner 
accomplishing. During this period have come 
into effective operation, all our missionary, Bi-
ble and Tract Societies. These, aided by great 
improvements in the art of printing, and still 
greater facilities in travel, and stimulated by 
the Macedonian cry, from large portions of our 
world, hitherto effectually barred against the 
gospel, have even now, for aught any one can de-
cide positively to the contrary, fulfilled to the 
letter, this witness-preaching of the gospel to all 
nations. 
But we have additional testimony on this 
point in Rev. 16. 6, 7 : "And I saw another an-
gel fly in the midst of heaven, having the ever-
lasting gospel to preach,---to every nation, and 
kindred, and tongue, and people." The sub-
stance of this preaching is, fear God, and give 
to him glory, and worship ; and the reason as-
signed is, "for the hour of his judgment is come." 
Hence we are told in the next verse, "And there 
followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fal-
len, is fallen." The flying of this angel preach-
er marks the rapidity with which the gospel is to 
spread, and identifies it, beyond dispute, with 
our own day ; while the immediate subsequent 
fall of Babylon proves that it immediately pre-
cedes the coming of Christ, for the Roman anti-
Christ is to be "consumed by the Spirit of 
Christ's mouth, and destroyed by the brightness 
of his coming." 2 Thes. 2. 8. 
The age immediately preceding the corn-
ing of Christ, will be an age of great pleasure-
seeking, and of business enterprise. See Luke 
17. 26---28: "As it was in the days of Noe, so 
shall it be also in the days of the Sou of man." 
They ate, they drank, they married wives and 
were given in marriage. Likewise also as it 
was in the days of Lot, they did eat, they drank, 
they bought, they sold, they planted, they build-
ed ; even thus shall it be, in the day when the 
Son of man is revealed." Men have eat and 
drunk, have planted and builded in every age. 
The Saviour knew this perfectly well. But he 
also knew that the times of Noah and Lot were 
distinguished for these things, that then men had 
become so engrossed in worldly things, in the 
pleasures and business of life, as that they had, 
in a great measure, lost all regard for the au-
thority of God. These were almost, or altogeth-
er, the only things for which they lived ; even so 
shall it be, in the age immediately preceding the 
advent. But here the question arises, Are not 
these the characteristics of our own day ? Is 
not this a pleasure and a gain-seeking age ? Was 
there ever an age like it in the history of our 
race, unless we except those marked as its paral 
lel, by the Saviour ? And they were only like in 
kind, not its equals in degree. Their facilities 
for acquiring gain, and gratifying pleasure, were 
comparatively limited. The wonderful inven-
tions of modern times have aroused and stimula-
ted, to a degree hitherto unknown, both the pow-
er to acquire wealth,and the disposition to spend 
it in all the ways which a voluptuous age can 
invent. Nor are these alone the characteristics 
of the world. The church, too, notwithstanding 
all her activity in the great and good work of 
spreading the gospel, is largely under the influ-
ence of this worldly spirit. The Saviour, fore-
seeing that his church would be in danger, from 
this source, issues a timely warning. See Luke 
21. 34 : "Take heed to yourselves, lest at any 
time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, 
and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so 
that day come upon you unawares." This warn-
ing has almost the force of prediction. Is it not 
true that the church is largely engrossed with 
the cares of this life ? So living, as that should 
the day of the Lord now come, it would come up-
on her unawares. And this word, unawares, re-
minds us of another point of resemblance between 
the times of Noah and Lot, and the time of the 
coming of the Son of man. For as the flood of 
water came on the antediluvian world, and as the 
rain of fire came on the cities of the plain una-
wares, even so will the coming of the Son of' man 
be. The great mass will, as then, be taken by 
surprise. 
And this naturally brings into view anoth-
er sign of our times,---viz : the unbelief of the 
church and the world as to this great doctrine of 
the advent. The world will scoff at the doctrine 
of the advent altogether, while the language of 
the church will be, "Our Lord delayeth his com-
ing." The sentiments of the former, we find re-
corded in 2 Peter 3. 3, 4: "Knowing this, first, 
that there shall come in the last days, scoffers, 
walking after their own lusts, and saying,Where 
is the promise of his coming ? for since the fath-
ers fell asleep, all things continue as they were 
from the beginning of the creation." What pe-
riod of time is included by the last days here 
named, need not be positively decided. It is 
sufficient to say, that the last days of the gospel 
dispensation, these immediately preceding the 
coming of Christ, are doubtless included. Yet 
in these days, down to the period of the advent, 
the men of the world will scoff at the idea. But 
is this not true of our own day ? "No," says the 
superficial observer ; "does not the church preach 
this doctrine of the future advent ? and yet were 
the scoffing of the world ?" But hold ; just give 
this subject a little prominence, half that which 
the scriptures give it, preach as the scriptures 
preach it, as an event near at hand, intensify 
this truth, by the lapse of eighteen hundred 
years, and the concurrence of all the signs of 
our times, strike boldly and plainly, until you 
arrest public attention, and, having done all, 
mark the result. The man who will do so,who has 
the fortitude and ability to do so effectually, will 
call down upon himself such a tirade of abuse 
and ridicule, as no other course of action would 
secure, however simple, mean or criminal. Mil-
ler's experience is an example in point. Long 
before the error of his chronological dates had 
been developed by the lapse of time, he was the 
butt of ridicule. The license to abuse and vilify 
him was absolutely universal and unchallenged. 
Why was this ? From the great mass, this op-
position, this abuse arose, not from the detec-
tion of his chronological errors, but from unbe-
lief of, and hatred to, the doctrine of the advent 
altogether. And this belief, this hatred, still 
pervades the masses ; and were the doctrine 
preached to-day, as then, plainly, boldly, power-
fully, the results would be everywhere similar. 
But the church's unbelief is of a different 
type. She does not, like the world, deny the 
doctrine in toto, she simply postpones the event. 
"Our Lord delayeth his coming." And should 
the question be asked her, How long ? The re-
ply would he, At least a thousand years. But 
why put this language into the mouth of the 
church ? We answer because the Saviour puts it 
into the mouth of the evil servant, who would 
not watch for his returning Lord ; and that ser- 
vant must be understood as the represetative of 
of a class,—a class, who should be found in the 
church, just prior to the advent. And if that 
class does not constitute the church of to-day, it 
is not because her position on the subject of the 
advent is not the same. If that unfaithful, un-
watchful servant, does not represent the church 
of to-day, on this subject, then we will look in 
vain for the represented. 
But again, the unbelief or indifference of the 
church, just prior to the advent, as it respects 
this event,is illustrated in the parable, is a proph-
etic description of the state of the church imme-
diately preceding the advent. We do not un-
derstand, however, that the definite numbers 
used, represent the exact proportion of the true 
and false professors of that day. There will be 
many of both classes. But what we wish to no-
tice particularly, is that just before the midnight 
cry is made, "Behold the Bridegroom cometh," 
these virgins "all slumbered and slept." This 
language points out the great want of watchful-
ness which will characterize the Church at that 
day. Now where shall we look for a realization 
of this prophetic picture, if not to our own day ? 
On this subject the Church of' to-day is most as-
suredly asleep. We are told the form of saluta-
tion among Christians in primitive times, in very 
common use, was, "The Lord eometh." We 
know from the Scriptures, that the early Chris-
tians longed for this event. But it is not so now. 
The subject is not talked of', nor thought of. The 
pulpit and the press proscribe it. Truths per-
taining to the Church's faith are discussed a 
thousand times over, but those pertaining to her 
hopes are neglected. Many excuse themselves 
by saying, "the great matter is to know that we 
are united to Christ." Yet the wise, as well as 
the foolish virgins are censured, not because they 
had no oil, but because they went to sleep when 
they ought to have watched. We conclude,then 
that the unbelief and indifference of the Church 
and world on the subject of the advent, consti-
tutes a marked and well defined sign of the near 
approach of that event. 
For the Herald. 
Travels about Home. No. 11. 
Atter returning from Waterloo, August 25th, 
I spent two Sundays at home and in West Der-
by, and on Thursday, the 29th, attended a Sun-
day school pic-nic in Casswell-borough where I 
addressed the children at some length from 
Don't drink, 
Stop and think, 
Perhaps you stand on ruin's brink. 
They seemed to be interested ; and this simple 
rhyme if remembered and acted upon may be 
useful to them some day. 
I have somewhere met with a tradition respec-
ting the apostle John, that a person once saw 
him playing with a partridge and expressed sur-
prise that one who occupied the position he did 
in the Christian church should be thus employ-
ed ; to which he replied by asking the significant 
question, "Does the hunter always keep his bow 
on the stretch ?" I believe that amusement, or 
'the pursuit of pleasure for pleasure's sake," is 
always more or less dangerous and a healthy 
mind does not need it ; but recreation as a means 
of gaining greater health, vigor and usefulness, 
the better to be prepared for the work of life 
which God has given us to do, is lawful, provid-
ed that it is of such a nature that we can ask the 
blessing of God upon it, and invite his presence 
with us in it. 
It was with this conviction that I accepted a 
generous invitation of Bro. Foster to go on an 
excursion to lake Memphremagog. This Lake is 
about 30 miles long and two or three wide—one 
third of it in Vermont and the remainder in Can-
ada. Its name is supposed to be a corruption of 
the Indian name, Nem-plow-bougue,which signi-
fies, a large beautiful sheet of water ; and no one 
who has seen "our Lake" will doubt the propri-
ety of applying to it the name thus interpreted. 
On Wednesday, September 4th a party consist 
ing of Elder Benj. Graves, a Presbyterian min-
ister of Ohio, and his wife ; brother and sister 
Foster ; myself and Mrs. 0. went at an early 
hour to Newport—the head of the lake, where 
we took the steamer "Mountain Maid" for Owls 
Head, and arrived at the Mountain House about 
10 o'clock A. M. When the ladies had adjusted 
their dresses, and we had procured staves and "a 
lunch," we assayed to ascend the mountain. It 
is called over two miles to the summit, but the 
day being cool and pleasant, and having plenty 
of time we were all of good courage. For some 
distance the ascent was easy and gradual, but 
having passed Shelter Rock—a place where our 
party might have been well protected had we 
been overtaken by a rain-storm,---we went 
through the Old Field, the Maple Grove, Fern 
Hollow and the Toll.gate—a narrow pass be-
tween two high rocks—,and soon found ourselves 
among the stern realities of the ascension as 
might be inferred from the names applied to dif-
ferent localities, such as—Break-neck stairs ; 
Weary-toe steps ; Winding staircase ; Spruce-
tree steps, and Giant's staircase; but the latter 
ascended and we were fairly above the tree-tops, 
the summit of Owls Head was gained, and we 
stood nearly 3000 feet above the Lake. The scen-
ery was magnificent beyond description. As we 
gazed on wide-spread forests, mountains, rivers, 
ponds, villages, well cultivated farms, and the 
Lake lying at our feet, like an illuminated belt, 
who could be silent? How level the country 
seemed which once we thought was hilly ! How 
extensive the view ! We looked at, and admired 
this grand panorama of nature for a while in 
company, and then leaving the ladies wrapped in 
their shawls and seated in the shelter of the rocks 
the gentlemen separated to ramble where they 
pleased. We found the summit riven into gorges 
and ravines from which four distinct peaks as-
cend. While seated on one of these and looking 
down on the Mountain House,which now seemed 
almost as much like a bird's cage as a hotel, I 
thought of our Saviour's temptation when he was 
taken "up into ahigh mountain and shewn allthe 
kingdoms of' the world and the glory of them ;" 
and of the utter insignificance which earth's 
grandeur must present to the saints in their as-
cension at the coming of the Lord. Here too I 
listened to the hum of insect life,and saw a dead 
bird lying in a rocky cleft to remind me that the 
curse was there. This was a grand place for 
meditation, but the flight of time reminded us 
that we had to descend, and therefore taking 
one long, last look at this part of our heavenly 
Father's domain—for "the heights of the hills 
are his also"—we commenced the descent. It 
seemed, on account of our weariness, about as 
hard going down as it was coming up, but we 
"drank of the brook by the way" which refresh-
ed us, and reaching the Mountain House in safe-
ty, about 4 o'clock P. M. we were prepared to 
do ample justice to the excellent dinner which 
our host had provided. The remainder of the day 
was mostly spent in social conversation ; and af-
ter religious services conducted by Bro. Graves, 
we retired to rest, feeling grateful to Him "that 
formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, 
and declareth unto man what is his thought,that 
maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth up- 
on the high places of the earth, The Lord, The 
God of hosts, is his name." 
Thursday, Sept. 5th dawned in autumnal glo-
ry, and after breakfast and our morning devo-
tions, we were ready for the arrival of the 
"Mountain Maid"—the only steamer that plies 
on these waters. As brother and sister Graves 
desired to continue their journey towards their 
Western home, via Montreal, we concluded to 
accompany them to the Outlet. The ride was 
delightful and we enjoyed it very much. In go-
ing down the Lake we had a fine view of the 
mountain which we had ascended, and though 
we know from examination that the Owl's Head 
was bald, yet the body had obviously covering 
enough ; but at this we were not surprised, con-
sidering that he never migrates, and that the 
storms of winter are often severe in these parts. 
On our arrival at Magog we bade Bro. Graves , 
and his companion farewell. We had been asso-
ciated with them more or less for several days, 
and he had preached for me in the afternoon of 
the previous Sabbath, but now we parted proba-
bly never to meet again till the shores of time 
are exchanged for those of eternity, and we 
through grace are permitted to ascend without 
weariness the heights of "the holy hill of Zion," 
where we can stand and with eyes undimmed be-
hold the heavenly country 
"Where the hidden wound is healed, 
Where the blighted life re-blooms, 
Where the smitten heart the freshness 
Of its buoyant youth resumes; 
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THE ADVENT HERALD. 
works were ripped and torn. A cloud of sand 
and dirt enshrouded the forts under the terrific 
fire of this ship and the Susquehanna. These 
vessels did their fighting at the short distance of 
five hundred yards—using five second fuses. The 
sand blinded the rebels, by the bursting of a 
shower of shot and shells. Their guns could not 
be worked under the fire, and became choked 
with sand. 
Five times our ship, followed closely by the 
Susquehanna, ranged up, at no time at a great-
er distance than seven hundred and fifty yards ; 
the fourth time, on the second turn, on the home 
stretch, at a distance of five hundred yards. 
The scene then baffles all description. We made 
up our minds that they must leave. The officers 
and men of the army on the transports below say 
that the firing for rapidity and precision exceed-
ed anything they ever dreamed of. We were 
twenty minutes in face of the battery at that 
distance, and fired about twenty-six broadsides. 
The enemy replied gallantly, but not dreaming 
that we would dare come so close, their guns had 
too great elevation and our rigging only suffer- 
ed. �
The people below on the transports say that 
they expected to see us come out (if we came 
out at all) of the cloud of smoke that enveloped 
us, a wreck. But as we finally drifted by and 
ranged out of fire, and they saw us 'right side 
up' their cheers could be heard three miles 
away !" 
majestic circuit, poured in their fire, broadside 
after broadside, upon the two forts. The scene 
is described as most thrillingly magnificent; the 
tempest of shell was unequaled ; every gun was 
aimed with precision, and served with rapidity. 
The shore batteries returned our fire bravely,but 
without effect ; they had calculated on an easy 
victory, and fell a pray to panic when they dis-
covered that the "Yankees" refused to be anni-
hilated. 
The battle began at twenty-six minutes past 
nine in the morning, and at half past two in the 
afternoon the National flag was planted on the 
soil of South Carolina, greeted by the shouts of 
thousand of patriots, and saluted by strains of 
jubilant music from the various bands of the fleet. 
Soon a regiment, the 7th of Connecticut, was 
put on shore to take pOssession of Fort Walker, 
over which the Stars and Stripes were then fly-
ing. They rushed to their work with the alacri-
ty which has marked every movement forward of 
our troops ; but there was little work for them to 
do ; the Rebels, panic-stricken, had fled in most 
admired disorder, leaving behind them food, 
clothing, valuables, everything. The road over 
which they ran half a dozen miles across the is-
land was strewn with muskets, knapsacks and 
heaps of other implements of warfare. It is said 
that they took boat at Seabrook for Savannah, 
but their movements cannot be with precision at 
at this moment reported. 
The next morning the National flag was flying 
from Fort Beauregard also, and our troops were 
on their way to Beaufort itself. Beaufort was 
deserted by all white men except one. He was 
too drunk to move. He had celebrated the an-
nihilation of the "Yankees" too early, and with 
too free a bowl. The negroes had everything 
their own way. Their masters have informed 
the world that the blacks desire nothing this side 
the grave except Slavery and the dear privilege 
of fighting in defense of their shackles. The the-
ory reduced to practise has failed. The negroes 
pillaged their masters and ran with outstretched 
hands to the "invaders." 
And so The Flag once more waves on the 
shores where it was first insulted. This splendid 
success has been purchased with tho loss of eight 
killed, six severely wounded, seventeen slightly 
wounded ; total 31. We have an estimate of the 
rebel loss, which makes it 120 killed, 100 wound-
ed. 
Beaufort District has 3,200 slaves. Its an-
nual crop of rice, cotton, and corn at valued at 
$5,500,000. From this statement it is clear that 
its possession by us must be a terrible blow to 
the rebels, and an incalculable advantage to the 
National cause. We hold a splendid harbor, 
strong fortifications, or fortifications which may 
easily be made strong, and we have a position in 
Beaufort; which can be successfully attacked by 
no force which does not strike from the sea. Our 
Where the love that here we lavish 
On the withering leaves of time, 
Shall have fadeless flowers to fix on, 
In an ever spring bright clime; 
Where we find the joy of loving 
As we never loved before,—
Loving on, unchilled, unhindered, 
Loving once and evermore." 
After spending an hour and a half at father 
Johnson's we retureel to the boat, reached New-
port a little after dark, and .arrived at home 
about 9 o'clock—"all right." 
As Owls Head is distinctly visible from the 
vicinity of our residence I have often since our 
excursion looked at it and thought how it would 
compare with some of the mountains of the Bi-
ble, and find on examination that the highest 
peak of Ararat, a range of mountains in Armen-
ia where the ark rested, is about five or six times 
the height of Owls Head, or 15,000 feet above 
the level of the sea, and is perpetually covered 
with snow. Lebanon,a celebrated chain of moun-
tains in Syria, I suppose, is still higher, and ac-
cording to Arabian poets, "bears winter on his 
head, spring upon his shoulders, and autumn in 
his bosom, while summer lies sleeping at his 
feet." Owls Head is nearly twice the height of 
Carmel, four times the height of Olivet, and 
eight times the height of Zion ; while Calvary, 
which is never called a mountain in the Scrip-
tures, was probably only a slight elevation of 
land just outside of Jerusalem. 
"For some good reason," says a distinguished 
writer, "the Deity has usually chosen mountain 
summits, and those which are isolated, as the 
theatre on which to make the grandest exhibit-
ions of himself. It may be because those grand and 
striking features in nature fix the locality of 
events so that they never can fade from the 
memory of man. The giving of the law needs no 
lofty column of stone to commemorate it. Mount 
Sinai lifts its awful form toward. the clouds, a 
perpetual, unwasting monument. God's exhibi- 
tion of himself to the awe-struck prophet, as he 
passed by him heralded by the storm, the earth. 
quake, and the flame, needs no pyramid to con-
secrate the spot. Mount Horeb tells where the 
Almighty dimmed his glory and covered the hu-
man face with his fearful hand,so that his bright-
ness might not destroy the being who would gaze 
on him. The transfiguration of the God-man re-
quires no pillar of brass to arrest the eye and 
aid the senses, as man contemplates the place 
where the wondrous scene transpired ; Mount Ta-
bor is its everlasting memorial. Thus do moun-
tain summits stand the silent, yet most eloquent 
historians of heaven and earth." 
"But beside their present benefit they have 
also an ultimate meaning ; and those immortal 
mountains, with their silent yet eloquent sum-
mits, all point to a spiritual elevation, whose top 
is lost in the glorious atmosphere of the upper 
world. Thus Ararat, with the heaven-lifted heav-
en-guided ark resting on its summits is but a 
symbol of the Christian's repose,after the storms 
of life, and wreck of all earthly things, on the se-
rene Nights of perpetual bliss. Mount Moriah is 
only the shadow of that height of mystery where 
God offered up his only Son, and there was no 
hand to stay the stroke. Sinai and Horeb are 
but dim reflections of the terrors of that law 
whose final execution shall set the world in a 
blaze. Mount Pisgah points to a 'land of prom-
ise' from whose bosom rise more glorious sum-
mits than the goodly mountain Lebanon. Tabor 
reveals beforehand the appearance which the 
Lamb of God will present when he stands on 
'Mount Zion' with the redeemed about him : and 
Olivet and Calvary are both eloquent of heaven." 
—Headley's Sacred Mount. pp. 13-15, 197. 
The transfiguration of Christ on Tabor—as is 
supposed—though like a momentary burst of sun-
shine on a dark day,reminds us of the era "when 
the Lord of hosts shall reign in Mount Zion and 
in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously ; 
and as to the eye of faith the rugged and barren 
mountains of earth disappear in the fires of the 
last day, and the hills and vales of Eden restor-
ed rise clad with perpetual verdure,and the ran-
somed of the Lord are there, we cannot but de-
sire to stand with them on the Mount of God, 
To look on the land of which prophets have spo-
ken, 
Where sinning and sorrow are ever unknown, 
The accounts of the success of the great ar-
mada are voluminous and interesting. We gath-
er some scraps worth nothing. After the landing 
of our men they were formed at once in order of 
battle, and kept standing to their arms all night, 
ready for any emergency. Many valuable hors-
es, all saddled and bridled, were found running 
through the woods upon the island, and were 
taken possession of as fast as they could be 
caught. Of course the negro forms a prominent 
subject in all the accounts. We copy some state-
ments concerning him from the New York Post : 
"Early in the morning after the victory, the 
plantation negroes began to come into camp,and 
with the genuine African instinct for trade, each 
had provided himself with a turkey, a shoulder 
of bacon, or two shoulders and a brace of hams 
in the shape of a struggling porker, which he 
bore kicking and squealing under his arm. It 
was amusing to see the pertinacity with which 
the fellows would cling to their prize, even while 
waiting to be questioned under guard of a file of 
soldiers. The instant one was spoken to, the bit 
of wide-awake or the rimless crown of straw 
which did duty as a hat would be jerked off with 
characteristic obsequiousness, the negro stand 
scraping and bowing, answering meanwhile his 
catechism, as well as he could with the noisy 
and struggling beast distracting his attention. 
Several who came in brought wagons loaded 
with knapsacks and accoutrements which they 
had picked up on the way. All seemed ready to 
work, and those who were so fortunate as to have 
possessed themselves of some stray horse or a 
pair of plantation mules found abundant occupa-
tion. 
'0, Lord, massa,' said one, 'we'se so glad to 
see you. W e'se prayed and prayed to the Lord 
that he would send you Yankees, and we knowed 
you'se was coming.' 
'How could you know that,' asked Dr. Cra-
ven. 'You can't read the papers. How did you 
get the news ?' 
massa, we's can't read, but we'se can lis-
ten. Massa and missus uses to read, and some-
times they's would read loud, and then we would 
listen so,' making an expressive gesture indica-
tive of close attention at a keyhole. 'When I'se 
git a chance I'se would list'n, and Jim, him 
would list'n, and we put the bits together, and 
we knew'd the Yankees were coming. Bless the 
Lord, massa.' 
Another stout fellow asserted that the good 
Lord had appeared to him in the shape of a 
'Yankee, who assured him that his hour of de-
liverance was at hand. 
The poor, trusting creatures never seemed to 
question that a war which they had heard was 
all about them must mean their deliverance from 
a bondage with which they do not seem to have 
been sufficiently in love to follow the fortunes of 
their fleeing masters. 
A driver's whip, which was picked up, was 
shown one of them, and he was asked if he knew 
what it was. 
'Golly, massa !' said the negro, with a suspi-
cious, sidelong look at the familiar whip he saw 
raised aloft, 'guess dis nigger knows what dat 
dere is,' and he proceeded to explain the use to 
which it was applied. 
When some doubt was expressed as to the ne-
gro's statements in regard to numbers, one of 
them answered : 
'We can't read, but we can count.' 
'How did you learn to count ?' 
'Picking cotton, massa. We'se all got to 
count when we pick cotton massa.' " 
An officer on board the Wabash writes as fol-
lows : 
"The ruin and havoc, in Fort Walker partic-
ularly, was beyond description. Five of their 
guns were dismounted, carriages torn to atoms, 
and tumbled about in inextricable confusion. The 
From the Army of the Potomac. 
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 1861. 
To the Editor of the Boston Journal : 
REVOLUTION. 
How fast we move ! With what rapidity we 
hasten to the final culmination, although what 
that may be is not clearly seen. It is a law in 
mechanics that bodies of great weight can have 
their inertia overcome only by degrees. See 
how carefully an engineer of an ocean steamer 
puts the machinery in motion. A sudden head 
of steam would make all a wreck. How slow we 
are to make progress at first in the realm of ideas 
when great problems are before us, but how tre-
mendoos the revolution when we arrive at cer-
tain conclusions. A great deal has been said 
about abolishing slavery. Some have desir-
ed an edict from the President ; others have ad-
vocated Congressional action, forgetting that 
Congress has very limited powers in that direc-
tion. Meanwhile events have been working out 
the solution of the problem. According to Com-
mander Dupont the negroes "have been shot 
down like dogs because they will not go off with 
their masters ;" and quoting from a letter from 
one of the officers of the fleet, "The moment Gen. 
Drayton took to his horse, his two hundred ser-
vants went directly to the Wabash." Only one 
white man, it seems, was left in Beaufort, but 
thousands of negroes are there,and General Sher-
man will find himself overwhelmed with them. 
Will they ever know their former masters again ? 
Never. From this moment they are free. No-
body claims them ; nobody can claim them. 
Wherever the federal army moves in the seceded 
States, without an edict or proclamation or offi-
cial enactment, slavery is broken up just as our 
ice-bound rivers are by a freshet in mid winter. 
The landing at Beaufort has demonstrated it. 
But see how we advance in ideas. Everybody 
knows how conservative John Cochrane has been, 
with what zeal he has battled for Southern rights, 
but in his love for the Union, and for handing 
down to future ages Democratic and Republican 
principles, he boldly takes the ground to which 
sooner, or later, all will come, that as a military 
necessity slavery must be abolished, as far and 
as fast as our armies advance. Yesterday his 
regiment, the United States Chasseurs, received 
their winter clothing, and appeared on parade in 
the afternoon as fresh and clean as when they. 
first marched up the Avenue. After parade 
they were drawn up in hollow square, near a 
platform upon which was seated Mr. Secretary 
Cameron and other distinguished gentlemen. Col. 
Cochrane addressed his men, giving first the fea-
tures of the rebellion,and that it was our duty to 
crush it. To do this we had a right to confis-
cate the property of the rebels, to seize cotton, 
and, as their slaves were an element of power 
against us, it was our duty to take possessionof A 
fleet will prevent any attack from that quarter, 
even if the rebels had any vessels. There is no 
aspect of this victory which is not bright ; it is, 
moreover, the sure precursor of even more bril-
liant successes in the future, till there shall be 
no longer any place for either battle or victory. 
---N. Y. Tribune. 
The Great Expedition. 
And circles there formed,no more will be broken ; 
For God his protection around them has 
thrown. 
J. M. 0. 
Victory in the South. 
After undergoing dire perils by the assault of 
the winds and waves our fleet met at Port Royal 
on Monday morning, Nov. 4, and very soon re-
'ceived the compliment of a noisy attack from the 
"Musketo" fleet under Commodore Tatnal'. For-
ty-five minutes sufficed, however, to disgust the 
Rebel commander with naval warfare, and his 
contemptible squadron scattered in a hasty re-
treat. On Tuesday another attempt was made by 
this valiant fleet of Rebels to annihilate the 
Great Expedition, and for two hours there was 
sharp firing. Then three or four of our gunboats, 
being tired of this folly, opened broadsides in 
earnest upon Tatnall,whose navy scratched away 
for the last time, and disappeared in any holes 
which opened to them. On Wednesday there 
was no fighting. 
The decisive battle and consequent victory 
took place on Thursday, Nov. 7. At the mouth 
of Port Royal are two forts, Beauregard and 
Walker. As many of our vessels as it was deem-
ed advisable to employ, began at 9 o'clock their 
bOmbardment. Fort Walker, on Hilton Head, 
mounted 23 guns ; Fort Beauregard, on Bay 
Point, mounted 15 guns. Our vessels, making a 
I 
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THE ADVENT HERALD, 
till it shall amount to $400 ; which will be needed 
by Jauuary first to pay for a bill of paper then due. 
Brethren and Sisters,shall this expectation be rea-
lized ? We commence the column this week with a 
remittance from Pa., and a friend in Maine. 
ing, which in my judgment is incorrect ; but as I do 
not write so much to give my own views as to get 
yours, and not to provoke a controversy with any 
one, but to get information,I close and wait to have 
these queries answered as extensively, briefly, criti-
cally or otherwise as your time, limits and inclina-
tion may dictate. I remain inquiringly, 
Yours as ever, 
J. M. 0. 
We should say "yes," to all the foregoing enqui-
ries ; but as our opinion is evidently desired more 
folly than would be conveyed by such an answer,we 
will append the following article, embodying our 
views of 
them ; and not only this, but to put arms in their 
hands to aid us in suppressing this rebellion, and 
to secure their freedom ! Any General who should 
fail or refuse to do this was as unfit for service 
as he who should decline to explode a mine 
which had been prepared for the destruction of 
the enemy ! 
Up to this moment his men had stood mute 
and motionless, with arms at rest ; but in an in-
stant, as if all had been moved by an electric im-
pulse, they burst into enthusiastic applause ! 
This, the Colonel said, was not abolitionism ; it 
was only using the means at hand for suppressing 
the rebellion and saving the country. 
At the close of the speech, which, after this 
electric shock, was frequently applauded, Mr. 
Cameron was called upon. He said that he ful-
ly endorsed every word Col. Cochrane had said, 
and lest he should be misunderstood, he would 
repeat that the sentiments of Colonel Cochrane 
upon this subject were his own, and he was glad 
to hear them ! 
This declaration, so straightforward and ex-
plicit, was received with great demonstrations of 
delight by the troops, and when Mr. Cameron 
descended from the platform they gave him three 
hearty cheers. 
There is no mistaking the sentiments of the 
army upon this subject. I have not said much 
of the feelings of the soldiers, but I have heard 
their opinion fully expressed, and it is my firm 
conviction, that had the same speech been made 
to the entire army, all would have joined in the 
applause. �
CARLETON. 
ADVENT HERALD. 
BOSTON. NOVEMBER 30. 1861. 
SYLVESTER BLISS, EDITOR. 
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THE PHENOMENA OF LIFE. 
Life is vitality, a condition of existence, or an 
adaptation to the functions appropriate to any 
given sphere, or condition of being. The subject 
which is alive to one state or condition, may be dead 
to another ; the opposite terms of life and death,ex-
prees opposite relations to the same condition ; and 
the condition, which is denominated life, in contrast 
with one state of being, may be denominated death, 
when contrasted with another. This will be seen 
by the Scriptural usage. Thus, 
The present state of man is one of life, contras-
ted with the intermediate in respect both to the 
righteous and wicked : "The rich man, also, died 
and was buried ; and in hades he lifted up his eyes, 
being in torment, and seeth Abraham afar off ;" 
and that father of the faithful said to him : "Re-
member that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good 
things, and likewise Lazarus evil things ; but now 
he is comforted, and thou art tormented," Luke 16: 
15. �
Paul said, "For me to Eve is Christ, and to 
die is gain. But if I live in the flesh, this is the 
fruit of my labor ; yet what to choose I wot not. 
For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to 
depart and to be with Christ which is far better ; 
nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for 
you." Phil. 1: 21-24. "Fur to this end Christ both 
died and arose, and revived, that he might be Lord 
both of the dead and living," Rom. 19:9. 
The condition of the righteous, while "comfor- 
ted" in that intermediate state, is likewise called 
life,in contrast with that of the wicked : "As touch-
ing the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read 
that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I 
am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the 
God of Jacob ? God is not the God of the dead, but 
of the living," Matt. 22 : 32. "He is not the God 
of the dead,but of the living ; for all live unto him," 
Luke 22 : 38. "For this cause was the gospel preach-
ed, also, to them that are dead, that they might be 
judged according to men in the flesh, but live ac-
cording to God in the spirit," 1 Pet. 4:6. 
The continued existence of the wicked after 
death, is denominated a state of being, or life,when 
contrasted with non-existence : Our Saviour said of 
the dead and buried rich man, that, "In hades he 
lifted up his eyes, being in torments," Luke 16:23—
for the word rendered 'being,' is the same that is ren-
dered live in Luke 7:25 : "They which are gorgeous-
ly apparelled and live delicately are in king's courts." 
The unregenerate lives to sin, and is dead to 
holiness ; while the regenerate is dead to sin, and 
alive to holiness : "I was alive without the law 
once ; but when the commandment came, sin reviv-
ed and I died," Rom. 7:9. "Likewise reckon ye al-
so yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive 
unto God," Rom. 6:11. "That we being dead to sins 
should live unto righteousness." 1 Pet. 2:24. 
A regenerated condition is denominated life, 
when contrasted with the unregenerate : "To be 
carnally minded is death,but to be spiritnally mind-
ed is life and peace," Born. 8:6. 
This, regenerated condition, though one of life 
JEROME, born A. D. 330, and died in A. D. 420, in contrast with the unregenerate, is at the same 
wrote : "God will make a new heavens and a new time a condition of death, while man is unresurrect-
earth, not other heavens and another earth, but the ed,in contrast with that perfected state of being that 
former ones changed into better." �
will follow : "That mortality might be swallowed 
(To be continued.) �
up of life," 2 Car. 5:4. "For ye are dead and your 
life is hid with Christ in God," Cul. 3:3. 
Eternal Life. �
7. The simultaneous relations of the same person, 
Bro. Bliss :—What do you understand by "eter- to various conditions, may be contrasted as those of 
nal life"—W7)1, alWY&OY —a phrase that occurs in the life and death : "She that liveth in pleasure is dead 
Greek testament not less than 44 times ? �while she liveth," 1 Tim. 5:6 "If ye live after the 
Is it a comprehensive term for that condition of flesh, ye shall die ; but if ye through the Spirit do 
being where there are Divine illumination,(John 8: mortify the deeds of the flesh, ye shall live," 2 Cur. 
12) peace, and communion with God (Pea. 30:5 ; 6:9. 
Rom. 8: 6) holiness, and happiness ?—it state that �
Life being thus relative, there are varying condi- 
begins here in the faithful Christian (Eph. 2:1 ; 1 tions denominated life, which are not the same life. 
John 4 :14,15; 5:11-13) and is perpetual in the Thus there is the life that all men live in the flesh—
world to come (Mark 10:29, 30) and is therefore in distinction from the life which the righteous live 
like "Salvation" sometimes spoken of as present and through faith in the Son of God ; and there is the 
sometimes as future ? �
immortal or incorruptible life, to which the saints 
Does its opposite—"death"—denote a condition will be raised in their resurrection bodies. These 
of being where there are alienation from God (Eph. three are more common uses of the word "life 
4 : 18, Rom. 8:6, 1 Tim. 5:6),condemnation (John and when any condition thus denominated is pre-
3:16, 18, 36) and exposure to "indignation and dicated of any one, the kind of life spoken of must 
wrath, tribulation and anguish" (Rom. 2:7-9) in be determined from the context. When we read, 
eternal punishment ? Matt. 25:46. �
"except ye eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and 
Materialists claim that "eternal life" is simply drink his blood, ye have no life in you," John 6 : 
continued existence, and "death" extinction of be- 53, the meaning cannot be that there is an absence 
of natural life, of which those addressed are in poss-
ession. And when Christ said, "Ho that believeth 
not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God 
abideth on him," Ib. 3:36,he could only have meant 
that they shall never see that higher existence which 
is contrasted with that of God's abiding wrath,—no 
reference being had to the life now possessed. 
Our present life in the flesh, is a Psukee, or soul 
life ; and its continuance is dependent on the action 
of the blood, constantly supplied with fresh nutri-
ment and purified by constant inhalations of ox-
ygen. Circulating through all parts of the system, 
this removes the effete particles that have served their 
office, and supplies their place with fresh particles 
received from the nutriment, or food eaten. Any 
failure in the performance of this office, whether 
owing to continued absence of the required nutri-
ment, neglect to remove from the systen the effete 
atoms, or with-holding the necessary supply of air, 
would be followed by the loss of this phenomena of 
life. The life of the body would in such case, be-
come extinct. It is thus that accident, disease, and 
age, cause the life of the body to cease. The soul 
life of the body being thus dependent on the con-
stantly vitalizing action of the blood, it is said, 
"The life [nephesh or soul] of the flesh is in the 
blood," Lev. 17:11. And because this life is in the 
blood, it is said, by a metonymy, that "the life of 
all flesh is the blood," (v. 14). 
There is,however, another life, distinguished from 
this psukee or soul life—viz. the zoe life, which is 
defined by Donnegan, "means of subsistence, and so 
property—also a mode or manner of life." Picker-
ing describes it, "The things necessary to sustain 
life ; substance, wealth." Other lexicographers 
make it the "manner of life, conduct in a moral 
respect"—"a happy life,welfare, happiness." &c. 
This term, wee, occurs 134 times in the New 
Testament, and under such circumstances as to de-
monstrate that it is expressive, not of mere exist-
ence, but of a pleasurable existence,—whether 
participated in by the righteous or wicked here, or 
by the righteous hereafter. 
That such is its meaning is evident from the few 
instances of its use in the Scriptures where it is not 
applied to eternal life—its general use. Thus the 
Saviour said, "Take heed and beware of covetous-
ness : for a man's life consisteth not in the abun-
dance of the things which he possesseth," Luke, 12: 
12. �
Worldly men thought their happiness would 
be proportioned to their wealth, or to their means 
of enjoyment ; and this happiness, enjoyment, and 
means for the same, they called their we ; and 
hence they were covetous of worldly possessions that 
they might increase their zoe, or the pleasures of 
life. The Saviour said of the rich man, that he 
"was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared 
sumptuously every day :" this was the time of the 
rich man's zoe; but when he was dead and buried, 
and lifted up his eyes in hades, in petition to Abra-
ham, that patriarch replied, "Son, remember that 
thou in thy lifetime (zoe) receivedst thy good 
things, and Lazarus evil things ; but now he is com-
forted, and thou art tormented," Luke 16:19-25. 
The rich man's condition in his zoe, is contrasted 
with his torment in hades. He had had his zoe, 
or time of enjoyment ; and though still in existence, 
that zoce was in the past. The life, therefore, thus 
denominated, is a desirable existence—one connected 
with the means of enjoyment. 
We read in 1 Tim. 4:8 that "Godliness is profita- 
ble unto all things,having promise of the life(zoe) that 
now is, and also of that which is to come." God- 
liness adds to our peace of mind, sense of security, 
and gives the enjoyment that is to be derived from 
the love of and communion with God. ft is the 
promise of this enjoyment here, that godliness gives. 
It gives no promise of mere existence here ; for the 
wicked also live and become old, while the righte-
ous often lose their psukee lives for Christ's sake. 
The wicked have existence, but they love not those 
enjoyments which godliness, even here, secures to 
the just. Peter says (1 Ep. 3:10), "He that will 
love life (zoe) and see good days, let him refrain his 
tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no 
guile"—which shows that a happy life, and not 
mere existence is here expressed. 
It is this new principle of life which is received 
when the spirit of man is regenerated. Ile does not 
then receive a new existence ; for existence he al- 
ready has, but he receives a new quality or attri-
bute of existence—one that allies him to God, and 
makes him a member of the family of the redeemed. 
The Gentiles "Walked in the vanity of their mind, 
having the understanding darkened, being alienated 
from the life, (zoe) of God through the ignorance 
that is in them, because of the blindness of their 
heart." They are not alienated from existence ; but 
are alienated from that alliance with God, which 
alone can meke existence desirable. When the Sa-
vior said, "Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of 
man, and drink his blood ye have no life (zoe) in 
you," John 6:53, he could only mean that they were 
destitute of that uuion with him which would bo 
The Voice of the Church on the Restitution. 
CLEMENT, Bishop of Alexandria, a contemporary 
of Tertullian, says Thomas Burnet, "Takes notice 
that the seventh day hath been accounted sacred, 
both by the Hebrews and the Greeks, on account of 
the revolution of the world, and the renovation of 
all things ; and giving this as a reason why they 
kept that day holy : seeingt,that there be not, a rev-
olution of the world every seven days, it can be in 
no other sense than that as the seventh day repre-
sents the seventh millenary,in which the renovation 
of the world and the kingdom of Christ are to be"—
Theory of the Earth., v. 2, p. 188. 
Clement "affirms that he had heard those preach 
whose doctrines had been immediately received 
from the apostles," Voice of the Church p. 71. 
CYPRIAN, Bishop of Carthage, beheaded A. D. 
258, a professed admirer of Tertullian, wrote as fol-
lows : 
"When you see all these things come to pass, 
know that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. 
Dearest Brethren, the kingdom of God has begun 
to be nigh at hand ; reward of life, joy, eternal sal-
va9on, perpetual happiness, and possession of Par-
adise, lately lost, are certainly coming nigh while 
the world passes away," From the Voice of the 
Church, p. 73. 
LACTANTIUS, about A. D. 310, wrote : 
"Let philosophers know, who number thousands 
of years, ages since the beginning of the world, that 
the 6000th year is not yet concluded or ended. But 
that number being fulfilled, of necessity there must 
to an end, and the state of human things must be 
transformed into that which his better." Book of 
Divine inst. 
METHODIUS, Bishop of Olympius, who suffered 
martyrdom about A. D. 312, says in his book on 
the resurrection, written against Origen : 
"It is to he expected that at the conflagration the 
creation shall suffer a vehement commotion, as if it 
were about,to die ; whereby it shall be renovated, 
and not perish ; to the end that we, then also reno-
vated, may dwell in the renewed world, free from 
sorrow. Thus it is said in Psalm 104: 'Thou wilt 
send forth the Spirit, and they shall be created,and 
thou wilt renew the face of the earth' &c. For see-
ing that after this world there shall be an earth, of 
necessity there must be inhabitants ; and these shall 
die no more, but be as angels, irreversibly in an in-
corruptible state, doing all most excellent things," 
Elements &c. p. 45. 
AUGUSTINE born A. D. 358, who died in A. D. 
430, writes of the earth's renovation : 
"By the change of things the world will not en-
tirely perish or be annihilated. Its form, or exter-
nal appearance, will be changed, but not its sub-
stance. The figure of this earth will pass away by 
the general conflagration. The qualities of the cor-
ruptible elements of which our world is composed, 
which were proportioned to our corruptible bodies, 
will be destroyed by the fire ; and the substance of 
those elements will acquire new qualities which will 
be suitable to our immortal bodies, and thus the 
world by becoming more perfect, will be proportion-
ed to the then improved state of the human body" 
Augustine De Civil, Lib. 20. 5. 16. 
373 
THE ADVEN F HERALD. 
an eternal joy. When the sinner becomes thus re-
newed, he has "passed from death unto life" (zoe) 
1 John 3 : 14 : he then "hath eternal life, (zoe) 
abiding in him," v. 15. 
The nee, or enjoyments of the present life, are 
fleeting and transitory, "For what is your life (zoe)? 
It is even a vapor, that appenreth fur alittle while, 
and then vanisheth away," Jaraes 4 : 14. Not so 
with the enjoyment of the eternal state, which abid-
eth fur ever. God will render to them who "by pa-
tient continuance in well doing seek fur glory honor 
and immortality, eternal life" (zoo) ; which is thus 
made equivalent to the "glory honor and immortal-
ity" that are sought for ; and which are contrasted 
with "the indignation and wrath, tribulation and 
anguish," which God will render to every man that 
doeth evil. "To be carnally minded is death, but 
to be spiritually minded is life (zoe), because of 
righteousness," Rom. 8 : 6, 10. And we may here 
serve God "without fear, in holiness and righteous-
ness before him all the days of our life," (zoe) Luke 
1 : 75. 
Out of 134 instances of the use of this word, 
:nee, rendered life in the New Testament, it is used, 
124 times, to express the life received through 
Jesus Christ. And in the few eeceptions to that 
use, it has respect, as has been already shown, to 
the enjoyments of existence in the body. It can not 
therefore be expressive of mere existence either here 
or hereafter, but its enjoyments. Those who exist 
and are deprived of all pleasure are destitute of the 
zoe life ; and as all real enjoyment comes through 
reconciliation with God, the eoe life which the 
Scriptures promise,can nowhere be predicated of the 
wicked. It would be as incongruous to apply this 
term of life to their eternal destiny, as it would be to 
speak of a happy misery,or a delightful wretchedness. 
From this life they will be for ever debarred-not 
having sought for it and secured it through Christ. 
"The wages of sin is death ; but the gift of God 
is eternal lie (zoe) through Jeeus Christ our Lord," 
Rom. �
As "he that hat'i the Son hath everlast- 
ing ;i,"'e (coe), and he that believeth not the Son 
shall not see life (zoe), but the wrath of God abid-
eth on him," (John 3 : 36). it follows that this 
roe life is received through faith in Him,-those 
who have it not, and who shall never see it, being 
subject to death, to God's wrath. It follows, then, 
that the roe life which Christians now live in the 
flesh,they "live by the faith of the Son of God," Gal. 
2 : 20. And the logs of faith in him, necessarily re-
sults in the loss of this zoee life. It is as es ential 
to its continuance, as the air we breathe,or the food 
we eat, is to the psukee life before considered. As 
that life is in the blood purified by the oxygen of the 
atmosphere, so is faith the food, and prayer the vi-
tal breath, to this new element of our existence. As 
the wicked have it not, and still exist, it follows 
that their never seeing it will not necessarily involve 
the loss of their existence. Those therefore who 
make this life to be only expressive of mere existence 
have a very limited view of the eternal life to 
which the saints are heirs. Eternal roe it will thus 
be seen, differs from the roe which the saints enjoy 
here, only in its being an unalloyed condition of en-
joyment, a higher and perfected state of being, freed 
from all the disabilities of the fall ; and in its unend-
ing duration. And as the wicked, like the rich re-
duced from affluence to misery,will have lost all the 
roe they enjoy here, this zoe life will in no sense 
be theirs. For that life can be had only through 
faith in Christ Jesus ; but to say that there 
is no existence only through faith through Him, is 
to deny that the wicked now exist. 
Prospectus of The Advent Herald For 1862. 
The Advent Herald, published by the "American 
Millennial Association," 46 1-2 Kneeland st. Boston 
Mass. begins its 23d volume with the first week of 
January next.-Terms, are $2 per year in advance. 
At the oldest periodical in either continent, devo- 
t �
to the study of prophecy, and as one that has 
never departed from the cardinal doctrines generally 
denominated "evangelical," it is believed this sheet 
is worthy of the support of all students of prophecy. 
And it needs for its support a wider circulation than 
it now receives. 
While it is firm and decided in its opinions, it is 
designed to hold these in all candor, and to present 
them with all courtesy towards those differing ; and 
it is not closed against a, free and christian inter-
change of sentiments, whenever opposing views are 
candidly and clearly presented. Discussion is not 
disputation, and argument is not controversy ; and 
while the former of these is admitted, the latter is 
not solicited. With the first number of the next 
volume, it is proposed to commence an Exposition 
of the 8th chapter of Daniel's Prophecy,-the previ-
ous chapters having already passed under review in 
these columns. It is believed the remaining chapters 
of Daniel will equal in interest those which have 
preceded. 
The following are the more important truths for 
the support of which this paper is issued. Will 
not the friends interested in the defense of these sen-
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readers ? 
IMPORTANT TRUTHS. 
let. That the heavens and earth which are now, 
by the word of God, are kept in store, reserved unto 
fire against the day of judgment and perdition of un-
godly men. That the day of the Lord will come as 
a thief in the night, in the which the heavens shall 
pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall 
melt with fervent heat ; the earth also, and the works 
that are therein, shall be burned up.-That the 
Lord will create new heavens and a new earth,where-
in righteousness -that is, the righteous-will for-
ever dwell, 1 And that the kingdom and the domin-
ion under the whole heaven shell be given to the 
people of the saints of the Mest High, whose king-
dom is an everlasting kiugdom, and all dominions 
shall serve and obey him. 2 
2d. That there are but two advents or appearings 
of the Saviour to this earth. 3. That both are pee-
sonal and visible. 4 That the first took place in the 
days of Herod, 5 when He was concelved of the Holy 
Ghost, 6 born of the Virgin Mary, 7 went about do-
ing good, 8 suffered on the cross, the just for the un-
just, 9 died, 10 was buried, 11 arose again the thire., 
day,the first fruits of them that slept,12 and ascend-
ed into heaven,13 which must receive him until the 
times of the restitution of all things, spoken of by 
the mouth of all the holy prophets. 14 That the tie 
cond coming or appearing will take place when h 
shall descend from heaysn,at the s Funding of the las, 
trump,to give his people rest,15 Ling revealed fion,. 
heaven in flaming fiee,taking vengeance on them the • 
know not God, and obey not the gospel. 16 An, 
that he will judge the quick and the dead at his ap 
pearing and kingdom. 17. 
3d. That the second coming or appealing is indi-
cated to be now emphatically nigh,ema at the doors. 
18 by the chronology of the prophetic periods, 19 
the fulfillment of prophecy, 20 and the sign' of th 
times. 21 And that this truth should be preach& 
both to saints and sinners, that t'ie first may rejoice 
knowing their redemption draweth nigh, 22 and th 
last be warned to flee from the wrath to come, 2: 
before the Master of the house shall rise up and Ali 
to the door. 24 
4th. That the condition of salvation is repentanc 
towards God, and faith in onr Lord Jesus Christ.2. 
And that those who have repentance and faith wil 
live soberly, and righteously,and godly, in this pr' 
ent world, looking for that blessed hope, and th 
glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour; 
Jesus Christ. 26 
5th. That there will be a resurrection of the 
bodies of all the dead, 27 both of the just and the 
unjust. 28. That those who are Christ's will be 
raised at his coming. 29 That the rest of the dead 
will not live again until after a thousand years. 30 
And that the saints shall not all sleep, but shall be 
changed in the twinkling of an eye at the last trump. 
31 
6th. That the only millennium taught in the 
Word of God is the thousand years which are to in-
tervene between the first resurrection and that o 
the rest of the dead, as inculcated in the 20th of 
Revelation. 32 And that the various portions of 
Scripture which refer to the millennial state are to 
have their fulfillment after the resurrection of all 
the saints who sleep in Jesus. 33 
7th. That the promise, that Abraham shonld be 
the heir of the world, was not to him,or to his seed, 
through the law, but through the righteousness 01 
faith. 34 That they are riot all Israel which are of 
Israel. 35 That there is no difference, under the 
Gospel dispensation, between Jew and Gentile. 36 
That the middle wall of partition that was between 
them is broken down, no more to be rebuilt. 37 
That God will render to every man according to his 
deeds. 38 That if we are Christ's then are we Abra-
ham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. 39 
And that the only restoration of Israel, yet future, 
is in the restoration of the saints to the earth,creatcd 
anew, when God shall open the graves of those des-
cendants of Abraham who died in faith, without re-
ceiving the promise, with the believing Gentiles who 
have been grafted in with them into the same olive 
tree ; and shall cause them to come up out of their 
graves, and bring them with the living, who are 
changed, into the land of Israel. 40 
1. 2 Pet. 3:7, 10, 13. 2. Dan. 7:27. 
3. Heb. 9:28. 4. Acts 1:9, 11. 5. Matt. 2:1. 6. Matt. 
1:1, 8. 7. Matt. 1:25. 8. Matt. 11:5. 9. 1 Pet. 3:18. 
10. Luke 23:46. 11. Luke 23:53. 12. 1 Cor. 15:4. 13. 
Luke 24:51. 14. Acts 3:21. 15. 1 These. 4:16, 17; 1 
Cor. 15:52. 16. 2 Thess. 1:7, 8. 17. 2 Tim. 4:1. 
18. Matt. 24:33. 19. Dan. 7:25; 8:14 ; 9:24 ; 12:7, 
11, 12; Rev. 9:10, 15; 11:2, 3; 12:C, 14; 13:5. 20. Dan 
2d. 7th. 8th, 9th, 11th, and 12th chaps.; Rev. 9th, 11th, 
12th, 13th, 14th, and 17th chaps. 21. Matt. 24:29; Lu. 
21:25, 25. 22. Luke 21:28; 1 These. 4:18. 23. 2 Cor. 
5:11. 24. Luke 13:24, 25. 
25. Acts 20:21; Mark 1:15. 26. Tit. 2:11-13. 
27. John 5:28, 29. 28. Acts 24:15. 29. 1 Cor. 15: 
23. 30. Rev. 20:5. 31. 1 Cor. 15:51, 52. 
32. Rev. 20:2-7. 33. Isa. 11; 35:1, 2, 5-13; 65:17-25. 
34. Rom. 4:13. �
35. Rom. 9:6. 36. Rom. 10:12. 
37. Eph 2:14, 15. 38. Rom. 2:6. 39. Gal. 3:29. 40. 
8th. That there is no promise of this world's con-
version. 41. That the Horn of Papacy will war 
with the saints, and prevail against them, until the 
Ancient of Days shall come, and judgment be given 
to the saints of the Must High, and the time come 
that the saints possess the kingdom. 42 That the 
children of the kingdom, and the children of the 
wicked one, will continue together until the end of 
the world, when all things that offend shall be gath-
ered out of the kingdom, and the righteous shall 
shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Fath-
er. 42 That the Man of Sin will only be destroyed 
by the brightness of Christ's coming. 44 And that 
the nations of those which are saved and redeemed 
to God by the blood of Christ, out of every kindred, 
and tongue, and people, and nation, will be made 
kings and priests unto God, to reign forever on the 
earth. 45 
9th. That it is the duty of the ministers of the 
Word to continue in the work of preaching the Gos-
pel to every creature, even unto the end, 46 calling 
upon them to repent, in view of the fact that the 
kingdom of heaven is at hand ; 47 that their sins 
may be blotted out when the times of refreshing shall 
come from the presence of the Lord. 48. 
And 10. That the departed saints do not enter 
their inheritance, or receive their crowns, at death 
49. �
That they without us cannot be made perfect. 
50-That their inheritance, uncorruptible and un-
defiled, and that fadeth not away, is reserved in 
heaven, ready to be revealed in the last time. 51. 
That there are laid up for them and us crowns of 
righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, 
shall give at the day of Christ to all that love his ap-
pearing. 52 That they will only be satisfied when they 
awake in Christ's likeness. 54 And that, when the 
Son of Man shall come in his glory, and all the ho-
ly angels with him, the King will say to those on his 
right hand, 'Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit 
the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation 
of the world.' 54,_ Then they will be equal to the 
angels, being the children of God and of the resur-
rection. 55. 
The Granary. 
A Tale which every Person will Read. 
BY REY. A. C. THOMAS. 
"Whoso readeth, let him understand." 
"Jonathan Homespun, having purchased an ex-
tensive farm, and provided himself with everything 
requisite for prosperous husbandry, proposes to fur-
nish subscribers with one quart of wheat weekly, at 
the low price ,A two dollars in advance, or at two 
dollars and fifty cents if paid after six weeks. 
"The facilities afforded by the Government for 
the transportation of wheat to every section of the 
country and adjacent provinces, are such as prove 
satisfactory to every subscriber ; and the proprietor 
of the Granary assures all who may patronize him, 
that he will exert himself to supply an article of the 
first quality. N. B.-Agents will be allowed a gen-
erous percentage. Address, post-paid, Proprietor 
of the Granary, Hopewell." 
Such was the prospectus issued by my friend, Mr. 
Homespun. Feeling a lively interest in his welfare, 
I visited his farm, although it was a long journey 
from my home, and was pleased to find everything 
in nice order. lie informed me that he had contrac-
ted a large debt in the purchase of the premises, 
stock and implements of husbandry, but he had no 
doubt of his ability to discharge every obligation in 
a few years. He also stated that he had already re-
ceived many hundred subscribers, and that in four 
or five weeks he would commence the delivery of the 
wheat according to proposal. 
The scheme appeared plausible ; and my friend 
was so confident of success,that I had nut the slight-
est doubt of his prosperity. I entered my name as 
a subscriber, and when I left him he was preparing 
many thousand quart sacks. 
Every week, for the space of two years, I received 
my quart of wheat, and concluded, from its excel-
lent quality, and prompt delivery, that everything 
was prosperous with Jonathan Homespun and his 
farm. So I gave myself no concern about my indeb-
tedness to him ; "for," said I, "to a farmer so ex-
tensively patronizebae he is, the small pittance of 
two years' arrearage would he but a drop in the 
bucket. It is true, there was occasionally printed 
on the sack a general notice to delinquents ; but I 
never suspected that this was intended for his friends 
The notice, however, became more frequent ; and 
having leisure, I concluded I would visit my friend, 
the proprietor of the Granary. He greeted me cor-
dially, but I saw that there had been trouble. He 
was evidently worn with toil and anxiety, and in 
Ezek. 37:12; Heb. 11:12, 13; Rom. 11:17; John 5:28,9. 
41. Matt. 21:14. 42. D:n. 7:21,22. 43. Matt. 13:37- 
43. �
44. 2 These. 2:8. 45. Rev. 5:9, 10; 21:24. 
46. Matt. 28:19, 20. 47. Rev. 14:7. 48. Acts 3:19, 
20. 
49. Dan. 12:13. Rev. 6:9-11- Rom 8:22, 23 50. Heb 
the conversation of the evening, he entered into pai-
ticula rs. 
"Here have I been laboring,day and almost night, 
for two years ; and I am more in debt now than 
when I began. My creditors are now pressing for 
payment ; I am conscious of inability to meet their 
demands, and can perceive no result but bankruptcy 
and ruin." 
"But have you not a large list of subscribers ?" 
said 1. 
"Yes a very large list," was the reply ; "but too 
many of them are like you." 
"Me !" I quickly rejoined, in amazement ; "too 
many like me !" 
"Pardon me," said my friend in a melancholy 
tone ; "pardon me, for oppression will made even a 
wise man mad. You have had a quart of wheat 
weekly for two years, and I have not a cent of pay-
ment. I have a large list of the same kind of pat-
rons, scattered here and there over thousands of 
miles. If they would pay me the trifles they sever-
ally owe, I should be directly freed from embarrass-
ment, and go on my way rejoicing. But they rea-
son as you reason ; and among you I am brought to 
the door of poverty and ruin." 
I felt the full foree of the rebuke, and promptly 
paid arrearages at the increased prices named in the 
prospectus, and also a year in advance. I bid adieu 
to the worthy and wronged farmer, resolving to do 
everything in .my power to repair the injury which 
had accrued from my delinquency. 
0 ye patrons of Junathan Homespun ! wherever 
ye are, ye have received and eaten the wheat from 
his Granary, without making payment. Ye are 
guilty of a grievous sin of omission. Therefore, re-
pent. Pay the farmer what you owe him. Uncle 
Sam's teamsters bring you sacks of grain every week, 
and Uncle Sam's teamsters will carry the money 
safely to Jonathan Homespun.-New Bedford Mer-
cury. 
To Correspondents. 
Short and appropriate articles, of one column or less, 
are solicited from those who have well digested thoughts 
to communicate. Any writer whose article or enquiry is 
not promptly noticed, will please to call the editor's atten-
tion to the omission. 
D. T. Taylor. Thank you for those extracts. 
Mrs. H. S. Buckley. We find no unpublish-
ed articles on hand, and if there has been no no-
tice of theta, the probability is they never reach-
ed the office. Thank you for a new subscriber. 
T. Dudley. We are obliged to you for copy-
ing that letter for our columns. 
C. Wellcome. We should not wish to say 
either "yes" or "no" respecting him, but consider 
him rather slow pay. 
B. Huse. It was credited in the Herald 
of Oct. 26. 
F. Gunner. They came safe. Thank you. 
You did not mean, we suppose,to change the pa-
per's address. 
A New Tract. 
"THE RESTITUTION : or This Earth, recovered 
from all the disabilities of the fall, to be the In-
heritance of the Meek-'the Purchased Poss-
ession" promised to "the Children of the Resur-
rection." Price 4 cents single, 3 cents by the 
dozen, or $2,50 per 100, by mail pre-paid. If 
seat by express at the expense of the purchaser, 
it will be but $2 per 100. For sale at this 
office. 
No HERALD LAST WEEK. Subscribers, re-
ceiving no Herald last week, will recollect that 
none was issued. We hope not to be compelled 
by lack of funds, to defer its issue often, as we 
may have to do. 
A Riddle. 
We give this week an excellent riddle, from the 
New Bedford Mercury, headed "The Granary." 
There is an excellent moral which may be supplied. 
We will not say it is applicable to any reader of the 
Herald ; yet were itso,we would kindly suggest that 
such reader make a practical solution of the enigma. 
Who will guess its meaning, and so aid Jonathan 
Homespun out of any dilemma from which they are 
able to extricate him ? 
A sister writes : 
" I shall he under the necessity of saying to you, 
Stop my paper when the time is expired,-I have 
forgotten when. If I ever wanted the paper, it is 
now, and it seems to me I cannot do without it, but 
see no way to pay." 
We have credited this sister to the end of the year 
1862, because of money referred to by a note signed 
11:10. 51 1 Pet. 1:4, 5. 52. 2 Tim. 4:3. 53. Psa 17: 
15. �
54. Matt. 25:34. 55. Luke 23:36. �
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sonalities, and to study Christian courtesy in al lreferenees 
to views and persons. Any departure from thisshould he 
regarded as eisentitling the writer to any reply. Christian 
and gentlemanly discussion will be in order ; but not 
needless, unkind, or uncourteouscontroversy. 
Should Christians Fight ? 
In the Herald of Oct. 26th, I find an article 
from Bro. L. D. Mansfield, appended to a reprint 
of a portion of the "Declaration" and admonition 
of the last Maine annual Advent. Conference 
which richly deserves a reply. As he asks some 
questions, and makes special reference to the 
brethren who penned this obnoxious sentence, on 
which he comments so freely, and as I am sec-
retary of said conference, aiso had somewhat to 
do in the production of this dangerous admonition, 
I may be fairly entitled to the privilege, or bound 
by duty, permit me to say, first, we were really glad 
to see our admonition once more before the readers 
of tha Herald—conspicuously, too—and are entirely 
willing Bro. M. should state his opinion concerning 
its dangerous tendency. But in doing so lie, 
First, entirely misapprehends the basis of our ad-
monition, and uses a whole column in arguing from 
premises, which we, as a people, in Maine (and I 
think elsewhere) neither start upon, nor admit. 
Viz., Bro. M. says, " The great mistake which 
the believers in the second coming of Christ have 
made, is in supposing that a belief in the nearness 
of that event imposes upon them a different line of 
conduct from that which they might with propriety 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
the new earth, may •go on. Thus Paul, Rom. 13, I through the public remarks of Eld. Billings the cured the chapel for three evenings, and he wished 
declares that " the powers that be, are ordained of reason why there was not a mutual and cordial re- me to lecture upon the following subjects : The signs 
God ;" or as some scholars say should be rendered, ception of us in their conference. He made a state- of the times; the prophetic dates; the new heavens 
" The powers that be, are under God." The pow- ment of which I was before ignorant, namely, that and earth. With this order I complied, and our 
ers, and the administration of them, seem to us there had been no intercourse or Christian fellowship audience was good and very attentive each evening. 
quite different things. We are informed that "God and co-operation between the brethren east of and on We gave notice at tha close of each service that we 
ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to the Penobscot and those on the Kennebec, and in had tracts for distribution and those who wished to 
whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the bas- the western part of the state, and that Bro. Fassett read them could make their selection, and the audi- 
est of men," Dan. 4. When we examine the ac- had been the first ministering brother in the state ence availed themselves of the favor with apparent 
counts and emblems which God has given of human who had ventured over the dividing line, Sc. Sc.— desire to know more of our faith and hope. The 
governments, we find them represented by ferocious, Thus I perceived verily, that I had most unconeci- Congregational, the Baptist and Methodist clergy- 
devouring beasts, and cunning, destructive reptiles, ously crossed " the impassable gulf " of the state, men were out on one or more of the evenings. The 
giving the most lucid character of all earthly gov- and was endeavoring to effect a union between "the two first called upon us at Dr. Eaton's, by his invi-
ernments. When we follow their history to their Jews and Samaritans" who had no dealings with tation, on Wednesday P. M., with whom we spent 
end, we meet with accounts of God's wrath and in- each other, of which I afterwards endeavored, in as a few hours in pleasant conversation upon the doe-
dignation, resulting in their destruction,—Jer. 25, brief and happy a manner as possible, to apprise trines of the Advent faith. The Methodist clergy-
Isa. 24, Ezek. 38, Zeph. 3, Joel 3, Hab. 3, Rev.11, them was wholly unintentional and without any man had no desire to see us, and was apparently op-
14, 16, 19. Now we do not find in the teachings of calculation as to attempting an intrusion on my posed. Our interview with the above clergymen 
Christ anything leading us to think he wants his part, and by remarks of Christian salutation and 
disciples to be members of any other government fellowship I endeavored to awaken in the minds of 
than his own. We do find him teaching us to all a feeling of union and brotherly love with all 
" Render to Caesar the things that are Cmsar's, and the great body of Adventists in our state. I trust 
to God the things which are God's." This we will that our effort was not without good effect. One 
cheerfully do, " paying tribute to whom tribute is thing I know, my motive was pure, and I have an 
due, honor to whom honor, custom to whom cus-
tom." We think we can appreciate what virtues 
there are in governments, and feel that God so checks 
the ferocious dispositions of these beasts that they 
do not devour us. But we remember they are wild 
beasts. The idea of " Christian governments" is 
no part of our view. We believe, with Kossuth, 
that there is no such thing, nor has been. We say 
with Dr. Tyng, •" that all human governments, an-
cient and modern, are but the organization of man's 
apostacy from God, whose will has never been adopt-
ed as the rule of human government. Britain and 
America no more adopt the divine authority than 
did Babylon and Persia. They tolerate and respect 
the religion of Jesus, but not out of regard to God, 
but from respect to the rights of man," All talk 
about " Christian sovereigns" comes out of course. 
We do not recognize civil rulers as " Christian rul- 
ers." �
I. C. WELLCOME. 
Richmond, Me., Not' 2, 1861. 
(To be continued.) 
was very profitable, and were it proper and had I 
space I would be glad to mention our interview at 
length ; but I forbear. This meeting will not be 
soon forgotten by those present. The Spirit of God 
tasemed to convince thosetwho heard of the truth of 
these things. Dr. Eaton seemed much interested 
and strengthened, and on the morning of our depar-
ture we bid adieu to him with a degree of satisfac-
tion that in the providence of God we were permit-
ted to form this Christian acquaintance with him 
and his companion in life. The morning of our de-
parture we rode a distance of seven miles before 
breakfast to the residence of Bro. Moses Young of 
Lincolnville, where we were permitted to enjoy the 
privilege of sitting at his hospitable table and bow-
ing around their family altar. Our next visit to 
this region will be one of longer continuance, as we 
have engaged to hold meetings in this place. Hope 
there will be a good attendance and good done. Ar-
riving at Bangor the morning of the 8th inst.which 
was the day for the beginning of our meeting in the 
city, according to postponement, we went up to the 
chapel at the hour of service and found it fitted up 
most conveniently for our meetings. There were 
however but few present; but our hearts were not 
discouraged—we hoped on. In the afternoon I was 
to have preached ; but the audience was so small we 
concluded to have prayer and conference again. In 
the evening we had more than during the day, but 
as to numbers we were disappointed again. I 
preached however, hoping good to be done. On 
Saturday there was an increase of interest ; and on 
Sunday we had a good audience. The services were 
characterized by interest and solemnity. The Spirit 
of God was present to convince the people of the 
truths we preached. On Sunday evening we had a 
large and attentive audience, who listened intelli-
gently to the discourse delivered. God was with us 
and victory turned on Zion's side. At the close of 
the service and when the congregation had nearly 
dispersed, Satan put it into the heart of some of his 
children and servants to aim a stone of six or eight 
ounces in weight at the head of the speaker ; but 
providentially I just leaned forward at the moment 
and escaped any injury. The Lord forgive the tres-
passer and lead him to repentance. Thus closed my 
first tour east and on the Penobscot, which was one 
of much interest to me. �0. R. FASSETT. 
" unfeigned love for the brethren" everywhere.—
And I have ever acted on the principle of true Chris-
tian union, as my brethren know all abroad. On 
Sabbath e vening the 27th I preached in a school 
house in an adjacent town. The congregation was 
small, but quite interested and thoughtful. Monday 
the 28th we rode six miles to Ellingwood Corner, 
where I preached in the evening to an attentive au-
dience. The meeting was solemn, and at the close 
the people were eager to receive the publications II 
distributed gratuitously among them. On our re-
turn we stopped and gave them a second discourse, 
and hope the good seed will spring up in some hearts 
and a harvest be gathered in the day of the Lord 
Jesus. Bro. Smith being under the necessity of re-
turning home to his family, Bro. Rich kindly con-
veyed me on my way in his own conveyance to N. 
Searsport, the place of my next appointment,where 
I put up with Bro. Walter Nichols and shared the 
hospitalities of his kind family. This is a pilgrim's 
home indeed, and has been a resting-place for many 
a weary Advent preacher We held three meetings 
within two days, and found quite a spirit for a re-
vival awakened. 0 that God would pour out his 
Spirit upon them and give them a shower in all that 
region. Here I met for the first time Bro. Nason, 
who has traveled extensively in our state and suffer-
ed hardships for the truth's sake. The Lord reward 
him according to his works ; and let not the breth-
ren forgot his labors of love. On the last evening 
of our meeting a stranger arose after I had closed 
my discourse and stated that a mysterious providence 
had brought him to that place that evening and that 
the discourse he had heard was as unexpected as "a 
clap of thunder from a clear sky in January." He 
spoke with considerable feeling and earnestness for 
himself and the people, hoping they would all im-
prove from it,. and that for himself he meant to 
profit by what he had heard. Others followed in 
exhortation, and the meeting ended with a good and 
I trust lasting impression upon all minds. At the 
close of the service I distributed some tracts, and 
by request of Bro. Tripp accompanied him to his 
home, where the stranger of whom I have spoken From Bro. I. H. Shipman. 
and a friend with him tarried for the night, and 
Dear Bro. Bliss :—I attended the funeral of Bro. 
thus I was permitted to converse with them respect- 
ing the things of the kingdom of God. His friend William A. Merrill, of Newbury, Vt., on Thursday 
last. He died of diptheria Oct. 29th, leaving a 
I ascertained was an unconverted man, but not with- 
out serious reflections concerning his soul's interest. companion and one son to mourn his loss ; but they 
sorrow in hope. He was formerly a resident of this 
He was anxious for me to remember him in prayer, 
and
place and known to many readers of the Herald. I 
solicitous that I should visit his town and went from his funeral to Meredith Neck, where I 
preach the word of life to his neighbors. I gave preached on Friday evening, and the next morning 
him encouragement that in my next visit East I at 9 o'clock assembled with the brethren at the lake 
would come to his place and hold a series of meet- 
ings. The 31st, being again joined by Bro. Smith, shore, where I baptized two happy converts, who 
have lately started on the heavenly journey, and oth- 
we rode a distance of near 40 miles to attend our ers, we think, are enquiring the way. May that 
next appointment, which was at South Hope. We tried and faithful company of brethren have occas-
arrived just before the evening service weary and ion to often rejoice in seeing others saved by grace. 
cold; but being refreshed through the kindness of In this place a few wanderers have returned; two 
Bro. and sister Lawrence, we went to our appoint- confessed their backelidings last evening, in an ad-
ment, where we found our congregation made up of joining neighborhood, and one has lately started for 
a mixed and uneasy multitude, who at first were the first time. So we are taking courage to labor on 
disposed to be disorderly, but afterwards became and really hope for better days. Pray for us, breth-
more quiet and gave some attention to the preach- ren. 1 These. 5:25 and 2 These. 3:1. 
ing. On Friday P. M. Bro. Smith baptized a sister I have seen and heard from many of the brethren 
who had neglected obedience to this ordinance for that attended the late conference at Springfield, and 
some time, but now went forward cheerfully in obe- 
The 26th we directed our course to North Herman 
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all agree that it was the best for many years. I 
dience to the Lord's command. There are others in hope we shall continue to realize the vast import- 
Elds. Billings and Brown. With Eld. Billings I Hope who need to confess Christ openly, and who I 
to attend the conference under the supervision of 
trust w �
boring directly for the salvation of sinners and the 
with Bro. Brown, whom I had seen years ago. We �
ill on the first opportunity obey Christ in ance of laying aside all selfish interests and of la- 
confessing him before the world. The Lord give 
Ta-
was not acquainted. 1 had some slight acquaintance 
them grace and faith and fortitude when they seek building up of Zion. 1 hope especially that our 
hoped to meet there brethren in the ministry in bro- 
ministering brethren will appreciate the necessity of 
therly affection and co-operate with them in our one for them that they may be blest of him and receive 
eternal life. Nov. 4th, we commenced a meeting in having the revival spirit. Without it the best sys-
blessed work of saving men and warning them to Rockport on the Penobscot Bay, in the Methodist tern of organization will avail but little. Paul may 
meet the approaching advent of the Judge. Though �
plant, and Apollos water, but God must give the 
not as heartily received as we could have desired,yet chapel, which had been secured for us by Dr. H. B. increase. Brethren, pray for an increase of labor-
we united with and took part in their meetings, en- Eaton, a physician of the place and now a member ers; and that their labors may be blest. 
deavoring to " keep the unity of the Spirit in the of the Methodist church, but an Adventist in faith. �Yours in the blessed hope, 
bonds of peace." The following day I ascertained He wrote us to visit their town and that he had se- 
1. II. SHIPMAN. 
Sugar Hill, N. H., Nay. 7, 1801. 
see." This has been their case for more than eigh- kingdom. Taking boat at Portland for Bangor,the 
teen hundred years. They are now and always have Daniel Webster, Oct. 24th, I arrived the morning of 
been under the strongest possible obligations tots- the 25th and found Elds. Smith and Jones in wait-
ten to and obey the instructions of Christ. He was ing to welcome me on my first visit to this city and 
that prophet which God told Moses he would raise region of Maine. I accompanied Bro. Smith to his 
up, Deut. 18, " And it shall come to pass, that eve- hospitable home, learning that Bro. Jones contem-
ry soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be plated at once the moving of his family to Connect-
destroyed from among the people," Acts 3. We do icut, as his health was not sufficient to endure the 
" admit, that our duties, in all domestic and social cold seasons of the Northeast. On arriving at the 
relations, are not materially changed by our accept- residence of Bro. Smith, he informed me that our 
ance of the doctrine of the immediate coming of, 
Christ," and we will add, our civil relations are not I meeting which had been published to have commenc-
ed in Bangor the 25th, had been postponed, owing 
changed, only as, by the light we have received on 
the character of the plan of redemption, of Christ's 
Ito the fact that it conflicted with another published 
appointment near by of an Advent conference to be 
first mission, his-gospel and precepts, and his second held at North Herman, and the difficulty of obtain-
mission, &c., has led us to take a stand which the ing a suitable place in B. for our meetings, at this 
earliest and purest portiop of the church, together, 
 date. By postponing our meeting in Bangor a fort-
with the best of the great reformers since, took—a night we would be able to obtain and put in repair 
relation which many of us, in our former blindness the old Free Will Baptist chapel, which would 
and ignorance, did not know how to occupy, because , make a convenient place for us not only temporarily 
of the false theology which beclouds the moral hoe-1 but in the future, when we desired to hold meetings 
izon. 
The Christian system and relations remain the in the city ; and I would here observe that we have 
now in Bangor a door open to preach the word,—a 
same as when Christ first established them. But in good and convenient chapel that can be occupied by 
some respects they differ very materially from those any judicious and faithful preacher of our faith.— 
of the former dispensation. In the former, the civil May the Lord multiply and send forth such into this 
and ecclesiastical government were blended together part of his vineyard, where they are so much need- 
under Moses. The new covenant shows a separation ed. �
The evening of the 25th in company with Eld. 
of the two principles. The new covenant was given Smith we were in Holden, a distance of six miles 
to govern time church, and that only. The great from Bangor, filling an appointment previously 
difficulty of many good men has been seen in their made by Bro. Smith in view of the deferring of our 
efforts to unite " church and state," while Christ meeting in B. Ilere I was permitted to see, and en-
has separated them. Our brother says, " God pre- joy the hi.spitality of Bro. Isaac Clewley and fami- 
fers even imperfect government to no government." ly. Bro. C. I had seen in Providence, R. I., while 
This we admit. The world of mankind are a race 
of seceders from God. They will not be governed I was pastor of the Advent church in that city years 
by him. Early in their history God proposed to ago. It was good to see, and be welcomed to the 
home of this brother in Christ. Our meeting which 
treat with them, by patriarchal government ; but was held in the chapel near ha., -eis residence, was a 
they refused. They desired a set of rulers of their solemn and profitable one, and the friends seemed 
own choosing. Even God's family lusted for world- 
1 �
and wanted a king. God established a anxious for me to visit them again at no distant day. 
y pomp, 
 
kingdom among men. But he made it a type, or 
emblem of Christ's, to come. But this did not suit 
them, although they were allowed to fight, and al-
lowed several self-indulgences which Christ forbids 
us to practice. The kingdom became very corrupt, 
and God overturned it, gave the gentiles, or heathen, 
a charter of the government of this mortal world, 
until the time of Christ's reign shall begin,—Ezek. 
21:25-7, Dan. 2 and 7, Luke 1, and Rev. 11. God 
intends if men will not obey him, there shall be 
some form of order and government, that his people 
may live, and his word be published, and his work 
of gathering out a people from among men, to fill 
pursue if they did not cherish that belief." �
Maine State Mission. 
We remark that Bro. M. has made a" great mis- 
PENOBSCOT TOUR. 
take" in interpreting us. We start on the "fact 
By request of Eld. Thos. Smith I have visited the 
that Christians are under Christ, and not under Mo- Penobscot River and Bay to preach the word of the 
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OBITUARY. 
DIED, in Stanstead, C. E., October 5th, 1861, 
REYNOLD MILLER, son of Elisha and Sabrina Miller, 
aged 28 years and 4 months. 
The deceased had recently returned from Califor-
nia. After braving the hardships and dangers of a 
foreign land, he came home to die. I am not aware 
that ho ever made a public profession of religion, 
but appears to have been a perSon of steady habits. 
The funeral services were held in the church at Grif-
fin's Corner, where a large concourse of people as-
sembled. I endeavored to benefit the living by a 
discourse based on Num. 23:10, " Let me die the 
death of the righteous, and let my last end be like 
his ;" and good attention was given to my remarks 
on this excellent prayer of a bad man. 
J.M.O. 
DIED, in Newcastle, Maine, Oct. 27th, 1861, Br. 
STODDARD CtRTIS, aged 59 years. 
This brother has fur many years been a living, 
faithful Christian. He was formerly a member of 
the Baptist church in Alna, near by his residence. 
When the proclamation of Christ's soon coming be-
gan to be made, Bro. Curtis, with two other breth-
ren near him, obtained Bro. Miller's Lectures, read, 
and embraced the doctrine advocated,-since which 
time he has manifested a most ardent love for Christ 
and the whole of the gospel, but 'especially the pro-
mise of his coming, and prospect of the time being 
near. He has been a zealous and judicious advocate 
and supporter of the doctrine of the soon coming of 
our blessed Saviour,-always loving to talk on this 
theme. His sickness was consumption, caused by 
sudden cold, by which he was confined about five 
months. During his sickness he freely and joyously 
talked of Jesus, as his hope, his life, his only pros-
pect of eternal life being, in Christ's coming to raise 
the dead. He died rejoicing in hope. In this death 
sister Curtis and her children have been bereft of a 
kind husband, and father, who will be greatly miss-
ed by them, and also by the brethren Herleys, and a 
large circle of friends. May the Lord sanctify this 
affliction to their good, and lead us all the more ear-
nestly to desire the day when Jesus shall come, and 
bring all the dear saints up from the cold, dark 
graves, to dwell with him forever. This family 
mourn, not without hope. They have the consola-
tion that Jesus will soon come and give eternal life 
to the sleeping saints and living church. 
I. C. WELLCOME. 
Richmond, Me., Nov. 13, 1861. 
Will the Crisis please copy ? 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Memoirs of William Miller. 
By the author of the Time of the End-excepting 
the first three chapters, which were by the pen of 
another. pp. 426. Price, post paid, 75 cts. 
Few men have been more diversely regarded than 
William Miller. While those who knew him, es-
teemed him as a man of more than ordinary mental 
power, as a cool, sagacious and honest reasoner, an 
humble and devoted Christian, a kind and affection-
ate friend, and a man of great moral and social 
worth ; thousands, who knew him not, formed opin-
ions of him anything but complimentary to his in-
telligence and sanity. It was therefore the design 
of this volume to show him to the world as he was 
-to present him as he appeared in his daily walk 
and conversation, to trace the manner in which he 
arrived at his conclusions, to follow him into his 
closet and places of retirement, to unfold tfie work-
ings of his mind through a long series of years, and 
scan closely his motives. These things are shown of 
him by large extracts from his unstudied private 
correspondence, by his published writings, by nar-
rations of interviews with him, accounts of his pub-
lic labors in the various places he visited, a full 
presentation of his views, with the manner of their 
conception, and various reminiscences of interest in 
connection with his life. 
The revivals of religion which attended his labors, 
are here testified to,lciy those who participated in 
them ; and hundreds of souls, it is believed,will ever 
regard him as a means, under God, of their conver-
sion. The attention given to his arguments caused 
many minds, in all denominations, to change their 
views of the millennial state ; and as the Christian 
public learn to discriminate between the actual po-
sition of Mr. Miller, and that which prejudice has 
conceived that he occupied, his' memory will he 
much more justly estimated. ThA following notice 
of this volume is from the "Theological and Liter-
ary Journal." 
This volume is worthy of a perusal by all who 
take an interest in the great purposes God has re-
veal.ed respecting the future government of the 
world. If the first chapters descend to a detail of 
incidents that are of little moment, and betray a 
disposition to exaggerate and over-paint, the main 
portion of the memoir, which is occupied with the 
history of his religion life, is not chargeable with 
that fault, and presents an interesting account of 
his studies, his opinions, his lectures, his disap- 
pointments, and his death, and frees him from many 
of the injurious imputations with which he was as-
sailed during his last years. He was a man of vig-
orous sense, ardent, resolute, and upright ; he ha 
the fullest faith in the Scriptures as the word of 
God, and gave the most decided evidence that he 
understood and felt the power of their great truths. 
Instead of the ambitiousness of a religions dema-
gogue, he was disinterested ; his great aim in his 
advent �
 His de- 
meanor, on the confutOon of his calculations re-
specting the advent, was such as might be expected 
from an upright wan. Instead of resorting to sub-
terfuges to disguise his defeat, he frankly confessed 
his error, and while he lost faith in himself, retain-
ed his trust undiminished in God, and endeavored 
to guard hie followers from the dangers to which 
they were exposed, of relapsing into unbelief, or 
losing their interest in the great doctrine of Christ's 
premillennial coming. 
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in 1856,treats "the time of the end," (Dan. 12: 9,) 
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which there was predicted to be a wonderful in-
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periods that fill up the future of this world's dura-
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It presents various computations of the times of 
Daniel and John ; copies Rev. E. B. Elliott's view 
of "our present position in the prophetic calen-
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new earth, by Drs. Chalmers, Hitchcock, and Wes-
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come at the time appointed. At last how-
ever, he did come. " I see," said he to 
the undertaker, " that I am but just in 
time." 
We may call things by strange names. 
The mournful procession had been sadly 
delayed ; the minister had another funeral 
at a distance to attend, and some of the 
party had expressed themselves angrily. 
We cannot but think that in this, as well 
as in all the other instances we have men-
tion_d, Gilbert was " just too late." 
Whether travelling on foot or horseback, 
or by coach ; whether paying a visit, at-
tending a dinner party, divine worship, or 
a funeral, Gilbert Grice is equally careless: 
how much he annoys otherS, in following 
out his customary habit. He will have it 
that he is " just in time," when every one 
else is fully convinced that he is just too 
late. 
sixpence, and told the story of how he 
came by it. 
The merchant was much pleased to find 
he had such an honest hoy in his servica. 
He did not give the boy back the sixpence, 
as many would have done; because it 
would have made the boy feel that he was 
being paid for his honesty. John, howev-
er, was made in various ways to feel that 
his employer looktd upon him with trust, 
which was a much sweeter reward than 
money ; and it led to his rapid promotion 
in the house, and laid the foundation of 
his fortune. The sixpence; in fact, had 
not been lost at all. The gentleman who 
pretended to pick It up was a friend of the 
merchant, who took this means of testing 
the boy's honesty. 
The result was more to the boy's credit 
than to the man's. For the man said that 
he had found the money, which was not 
true. Besides, the mode taken to test the 
boy's honesty was rather a teLnptation to 
him to be dishonest, and might have been 
the means of undermining his principles, 
it he had not been. unusually well trained. 
This story is strictly true in every par-
ticular. That boy, now a man, living in 
the city of Albany, in a large an] prosper-
ous business, told me the story himself. 
report. When there is any omission of the proper credit, 
due notice should be at once given to 
SyLvEsnin BLISS, Treasurer. 
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT 
" FEED MY LAMES."—John 21:15. 
BOSTON, NOVEMBER 30, 1861. 
Just in Time. 
Gilbert Grice, who lives in the country, 
often moves about, from one place to ano-
ther. Having property enough to main-
tain him, and not keeping a farm, he has 
a good deal of time on his hands. 
If there he one thi:,g more than another 
in which Gilbert prides himself, it is in the 
habit of being, what he calls, just in time. 
To pop in to an assembled company, or to 
arrive at a place of meeting, just as he is 
given up, is his delight. As, however, 
there are different opinions about the exact 
meaning of being " just in time," we will 
let the conduct of Gilbert Grice speak for 
" If we have neither spoilt our tale 
itself. �
Nor been misunderstood, 
Gilbert set off, some time ago, to visit a �
Our youthful readers cannot fail 
cousin who is very particular in retiring to �
To get a lesson good ; 
rest at ten o'clock, and of course he should �
For this plain truth, in prose or rhyme, 
 
have been there, at latest, a full hour be- 
Is clear beyond debate, 
fore bed-time. His cousin's house wasThat he who is but just in 
 as �
lqust always be too late."time, 
much as thirty miles from his own. In- �
Child's Companion. 
stead ot leaving his dwelling in proper 
time, he delayed his departure till seven �
The Sixpence Found. 
o'clock at night, and then mounted his bay 
mare to ride to his cousin's at the highest 
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A NEGRO PRAYER MEETING IN SOUTH CARO- 
JOIlll IT— had been received into a 
speed. Not having a moment to lose, hebusiness house, where he expected to re- LINA. A correspondent of the Boston Journal, 
spared neither whip nor spur, and did not main many years, and learn the trade.— writing from Port Royal Nov. 11, says : 
so much as give his bay mare a feed of Being the youngest boy, it fell to him to �
Some of the foraging parties from the ships 
corn, nor a ten minutes' rest all the way. sweep the place out every morning. One 
 morning, just as he was about pushing off fall into strange adventures. Paymaster Pang- 
He arrived, as lie said, " just in time," 
into the gutter the scraps and dirt which 
his chamber candlestick to retire for the �
born, with a number of the Baltic's company, 
that was, just as his cousin had taken u 
he had swept out upon the pavement, a got into a negro prayer meeting up in the coun- 
p 
night. 
gentleman, passing, stooped down, and, try, last evening, and they found the colored pop-
" Just in time !" We say he was justpicking up a sixpence from the rubbish, ulation very earnestly praising the Lord that the 
too late ; for had he been in time, there said : " See here, my little fellow, you day of rest had come. One gave a very graph- 
would
sweep out money as well as dirt. Look at 
have been no necessity to have cal- �
is description of thd engagement between the 
led up the servant man, who was in bed this bright sixpence which I picked up out 
of your pile. Put it into your pocket, and navy and the forts, which he observed through 
to attend to his jaded, overridden beast ; 
next time keep a sharper look out." so an old spy glass. 
nor to have kept up the servant-girl to 
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the gentleman passed on rapidly, �
"Lor, sah," said he, " 
nor to have sour- saying, �
when the big ship came 
put supper before hint ; 
ed the temper of his cousin by preventingand had turned the corner before John in, I thought th'las' day come. White folks all 
him from retiring at his usual hour. �
could recover from his surprise sufficiently runned away, an' every one on em was scarder 
Not long after this visit he set off by to give an answer. �
en de 'oder." 
coach to see an uncle ; and as he had with �
With what care he examined every par �
- 
him two heavy boxes, he ought to have title of rubbish before sweeping it into the 
gutter, so as to be sure no other sixpences �
APPOINTMENTS. 
been at the coach office a little beforehand, 
that they might have been properly fasten- or valuables of any kind were there ! The �
REMOVAL. The Messiah's church in New York city 
ed on the coach ; but he arrived at the mo- work being at length completed, he put up will hereafter worship in the meeting-house of. the Seventh 
his broom, and began to think what he day Baptist church on 11th street, between 3d and 4th 
ment the guard was blowing his horn,and �
avenues. Preaching three times each Sabbath, and week- 
should do. Sixpences were not thick in 
the coachman mounting the box. " That �
ly lecture on Wednesday evening. The prayerful support 
is right,'' said he, " I am just in time." �
John's pockets. It was rarely that lie had and co-operation of all Christians is solicited. 
" Just in time !" He was in time, cer- one which he could call his own. The 
small amount which he received weekly �
I design to be with friends at Truro on the two first 
tainly, to get into the coach, but lie was �
sabbaths in December. Brethren wishing me to assist 
from his employer went directly and lift- 
in time to have his luage fastened. �
them in protracted meetings after about the middle of De- 
gg 
nor to pay his fare in the office, nor to pre:- broken every Saturday night into his mo- c:Imasbs.er, will address me as usual and soon, Worcester. 
vent himself riding backwards, which he tiler's hands. It was all needed, and more, �
G. W. BURNHAM. 
to pay for his clothing and his share of the 
hated. Again we say that he was not 
expenses of the family. But here was a �
DEDICATION. The New Advent Chapel in Kingston, N. 
" just in time," but just too late. 
About a month ago he had to attend a sixpence beyond the usual weekly amount. H. 
Dec.will 
 be dediuted to the service cf God on Thursday, 
c 5, at 1 o'clock P. M. Elder J. V. Himes will preach 
dinner party, and sadly late lie was ; for To most persons it may seem a small af- on the occasion, and will continue the meeting over the 
fair, but it was quite a treasure to John. sabbath. Brethren and friends in the neighboring towns 
though he had two or three miles to walk �
and vicinity are cordially invited to attend. We hope to 
across the fields, he did not set out till the Besides this, on the next Saturday he had see the glory of God in the salvation of souls. 
been promised a half-holiday. He was 
time when he ought to have been there. �
F. GALE. 
As he passed by the dining-room window, very anxious to go a-fishing with sortie of �
Kingston, N. H., Nov. 11, 1861. 
he saw the company taking their seats.— his youthful acquaintances; but he had 
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" That is lucky," said lie, " for I see that neither hook nor line, nor other things ne- 
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. 
I am just in time." �
cessary for the sport. Here were the means �
 
" Just in time !" Why, he had kept of supplying his wants, without breaking 
them waiting a full hour. When he en- M upon his wages. �
BUSINESS NOTES. 
tered the room, he made great disturb- �
" But," thought John, " what a simple- �
— 
S. Jackson. Have re-sent Herald Nov. 9, but have 
ance, for they had given him up; and the ton I am to be thinking of these things'? none of Nov. 2d. 
lady of the house did not recover hergood The sixpence is not mine. True, the gen- �
Francis Fox. We cr. you $2 Sept. 21 to 1075, and now 
temper for an hour, for part of her dinner tleman who picked it up gave it to me, sand tracts and Herald of Sept. 28 and Oct. 12. 
D. Boon. Have sent back Nos.; but have none of Nov 
had been spoiled. Gilbert may call this and told me to keep it. But mother has 2d, and have changed yours to a single seal. 
what he likes, but if it is not being just told me often that tiding a thing does not warded the note as desired. 
Wm. Plimley, $1. Have sent you book, 41c., and for- 
too late, we do not know what is. �make it mine. The thing still belongs to �
L. F. Allen. It was sent to you on the 14th inst. 
�
A fortnight ago, as Gilbert Grice entered the one who has lost it. The gentleman �
D. I. Robinson, $8 on acc't. You were cr. $3 on the 
the parish church on the morning of the professed to give it to me. But it was not 17th of Sept.; and at the same date, Wm. Cowles was Cr. 
$2 to No. 1132. 
Sabbath, the service wasjust beginning. his to give. It is therefore no more mine �
C. Breasted. It was rec'd Oct. 26th, and paid to No. 
" I am glad that we are just in time," said than if 1 had picked it up myself among Ilia. 
0. R. Fassett. Sent your bundle the 22d inst. 
he, in a whisper to a friend who was with the rubbish �
If I keep this money, with- �
1. H. Shipman, $1 for Herald to 1088. and Tracts sent 
him, " for I cannot bear being too late." �
out trying diligently tsi find the owner, it the 22d. The book for sister Parker, we retain till we 
" Just in time !" He was in the church, will be just as dishonest as if I stole it.— hear from her, as directed. 
H. B. Eaton, $1. Sent your tracts the 23d. 
. to be sure, when the services began, but This rubbish, in which the sixpence was �
Dr. 0. E. Noble. That for which a dollar was received 
he was not in time to take his seat without found, came from the office. Very likely from you July 30th, will not be issued at present. Shall 
it be put to your cr. on Herald, or the Tract on Restitu-
disturbing others, nor to get his books same of the clerks, in putting change into tion be sent for it? 
without making an unseemly noise, nor to the drawer, may have dropped this piece �
D. IV. Sornberger. We have re-sent you Heralds for 
Nov. 9th and 17th, but have none of the week previous. 
compose his mind by a moment's reflection upon the floor. Perhaps some one ot the They have been sent regularly, and why they do not reach 
on the place in which he was, and the ob- customers has dropped it; and, by makinc, 
�
,!, �
you we cannot divine. 
ject that had brought hint there. We can- a little inquiry, the owner may be found.- 
not help once more giving it as our opin- At any rate, the money is not mine. Even �
A. M. ASSOCIATION. 
ion that he was just too late. �
if no owner can be found, it belongs to my 
It was but last week 0-tat he had to at- master, not to me." �
The "American Millennial Association," located in Bos- 
tend a funeral. On so solemn an occasion �
John 's resolution was fixed. He saw ton, Mass., was legally organized Nov. 12th, 188, under 
the provisions of the 56th Chapter of the Acts of the Le-
it might have been expected that he would the whole thing so clearly, that he could gislature of Massachusetts of A. D. 1857, for charitable 
have run no risk of being too late ; but not hesitate a moment as to what he ought and religious purposes. The whole amount obtained by 
donations, subscriptions, or sales of publications, is to be 
had habits are not soon broken through. to do. No sooner had his employer reach- expended in the publication of Periodicals, Books, and 
the ed the shop, and gone into, his counting- Tracts, and for the support of ministers of the Gospel. 
The mourners came, the bearers came 
minister came, but Gilbert Grice did' not house, than John followed him with the ledged, and, at the end of the year, will be embodied in a 
All contributions to our treasury, will be duly acknow- 
Total received since Nov. 1 �
$7.00 
RECEIPTS. 
UP TO TUESDAY, NOV. 26. 
M T Lyford 1075, C H Robinson 1080, Mrs L Baker 
1096, G N Simonds 1049 and $1 due; J Fullaway 1085, 
J Griffith 1075, J Morrell 1093, Dr S M Cate, by F. G., 
1064., J S Bliss 1101, L Darbee, have cr. you to Jan. 1st, 
1863, Geo R Garvin 1094, M Corlis 1092, Eleazar Davis 
1090—each $1. 
T J E Morgan 1075, T Dudley 1075, D Guild 1101, T 
Lumbar 1090, N True 1101, H Nichols 1088, .A G Mat-
thews 1090, It Harrison 1066, It Clement 1101, D Wiggin 
1127, H Langley 1031, J IV Walker 1122, 31 Tower 1075, 
Laura Kimball 1126—each $2. 
Mrs M L Clark 1064, $1.08, N Sleeper 1083-50 cts ; 
G S Hilliard 1088. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO TUESDAY, NOV. 26, 1861. 
DONATIONS RECEIVED SINCE Nov. 1ST—$400 Wanted b y 
January 1. 
Amount of previous payments..............$00.00 
" Millennial Aid Society" of Shiremanstown, Pa. ... 3.00 
H. B. Eaton, Rockport, Me ...., . 
 .4.00 
Special Proposition. 
" A friend to the cause" proposes to give one hundred 
dollars towards the six hundred needed to publish the 
Herald weekly the comins, year, provided the amount be 
made up by other contributors. This is not designed to 
interfere with the pledges of annual payment, below. 
Paid on the above, by 
" A Friend of the cause " ......................$10.00 
By the same, 2d paymept. 
 .10.00 
4, �
44 �
4, �3d 4, �
. 10.00 
May the Lord raise up for the A. M. A. many such 
" friends." 
ANNUAL DONATIONS. 
It is desirable that there be raised by donation five or 
six hundred dollars each year, by annual subscriptions ; 
and the following may be a suitable form of pledge for 
that purpose. 
We agree to pay annually in furtherance of the objects 
of the American Millennial Association, the sums set 
against our respective names. 
Samuel Prior, Yardleyville, Pa
...... .5.00 
Stephen Sherwin, Grafton, Vt ....................1.00 
Martin L. Jackson, Milesburg, Pa .... �. 2.00 
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Agents of the Advent Herald. 
Albany, N. Y �
Wm. Nichols, 185 Lydius-street 
Burlington, Iowa ..... .... .... „James S. Brandeburg 
Bascoe, Hancock County, Illinois. .. ...Wm. S. Moore 
Chazy, Clinton Co., N Y �
C P. Dow 
Cabot, (Lower Branch),) Vt. �
 .Dr. M. P. Wallace 
Cordova, Rock Island Co., Ill. ..... .... 0. N. Whitford 
Cincinnati, 0 
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Joseph Wilson 
De Kalb Centre, Ill.. .... .... .... Charles E. Needham 
Dunham, C. E �
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. D W. Sornberger 
Durham, C. E �
. J. M. Orrock 
Derby Line, Vt. �
S Foster 
Eddington, Me �
Thomas Smith 
Fairhaven, Vt �
 .... .... .... ...... Robbins Miller 
Homer, N Y �
.J. L. Clapp 
Haverhill, Mass 
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Lendal Brown 
Lockport, N. Y �
, .. . R. W. Beck 
Johnson's Creek, N �
 Y �.Hiram' ussell 
Kincardine, C. W .... .... .... .... .... Joseph Barker 
Loudon Mills, N. II. . • • • .... .... .... ..lieorge Locke 
Morrisville, Pa �
• �...Wm. Kitson 
Newburyport, Mass �
. John L. Pearson 
New York City �
J B. Huse, No. 6 Horatio st 
Philadelphia, Pa �
 .J. Litch, No. 127 North 11th st 
Portland, Me �
 .... .... .... .... Alexander Edmund 
Providence, R. I �
Anthony Pearce 
Princess Anne, Md ...... ... .... .... ...John V. Pinto 
Rochester, N. Y 
�D. Boody 
Richmond, Me �
.I. C. Wellcome 
Salem, Mass �
Chas. H. Berry 
Springwater, N. Y. ..... .... .... .... S. H. Withington 
Shabbonas Grove, De Kalb county, Ill...N. W. Spencer 
Somonauk, De Kalb Co., Ill �
Wells A. Fay 
St. Albans, Hancock Co., Ill �
 .Elder Larkin Scott 
Stanbridge, C. E 
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John Gilhreth 
Sheboygan Falls, Wis �
. William Trowbridge 
Toronto, C. IV �
Daniel Campbell 
Waterloo, 8hetTord, C. E. ..... .... R. Hutchinson, M .D 
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Waterbury, Vt.. 
 . D Bosworth 
Worcester, Mass.... ........ .... .. Benjamin Emerson 
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cents a-year to any part of Massachusetts, and 26 cents to 
any other part of the United States. If not pre-paid, it 
will be half a cent a number in the State, and one cent out 
of it. 
The No. appended to each name is that of the HERALD to 
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volume,extending to July 1, 1861; and No 1075 is to the 
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is more than one town of the same name. Therefore it is 
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address — th name of the town and state, and if out of 
New England, the county to which his paper is directed. 
An omission of some of these often, yes daily, gives us 
much perplexity. Some forget to give their State, and if 
out of New England their County, while some fail to give 
even their town. Sometimes they live in one town and 
date their letter in that, when theis paper goes to another 
town; and sometimes the name of their town and office are 
different. Some, in writing, give only their initials, when 
there may be others at the same post-office, with the same 
initials. Sometimes, when the paper goes to a given ad-
dress, another person of the same family will write res-
pecting it,without stating that fact, and we cannot find the 
name. And sometimes those who write, forget even to sign 
their names ! Let all such remember that what we want, is 
the full name and post-office address of the one to whom the 
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