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"The sabbath school continues to be interesting 
with an average attendence of about seventy." 
At the present writing this church is without any 
special religious interest ; but there are signs of 
promise for the future. 
A letter from the church in ILiverhill, Mass. 
signed by A. S. Burnham clerk, reported four 
added members, two deaths, and several dies 
missions. They have preaching a part of the 
time, but keep up a prayer meeting once a week. 
A communication was also read from Elder 0. 
R. Fassett of Yarmouth, Me. expressive of re-
gret at not being able to bey; present at this an/ 
nual gathering, and containing assurances of con-
tinued interest, esteem and sympathy. We give 
the conclusion,4 trust the Lord will be with you 
in all your deliberations and business transactions 
at the conference, and give you much wisdom 
and grace to do that which will most efectually 
promote the object of this conference and Asso-
ciation. And may the great head of the church 
watch over us for good, give us success in his 
cause, and soon crown us all in his everlasting 
kingdom." 
It was voted not to publish letters in full, but 
that the secretary compile a brief table of con-
tents, showing the increase or decrease of mem-
bers. 
Elder D. Bosworth,read an Essay on "Christ's 
second Advent, personal and visible ; 
lenial." This essay was happily conceived, and 
brought forward the scriptures which bear on 
the topic with good effect. 
After singing .hymn 281,it was voted that the 
conference proceed to listen to the 8th question, 
assigned to Bro. Bliss, of Boston, Mass. His 
topic was "The Restitution : of man, morally and 
physically ; of the earth ; of the atmosphere &c.," 
His reading was listened to with respectful at-
tention, for he presented an almost unbroken 
chain of scripture testimony, and we are happy 
to know that, at a Board Meeting of the Miltena 
nial Association, held subsequently, it was voted 
that the Publication committee issue the same 
in tract form. 
Appropriate hymns were sung after each es-
say, and both were thrown open to general criti-
cism. Brethren Bosworth, Taylor, Reynolds, 
Plummer, Robinson, Gunner, Burgh, Shipman, 
Hutchinson, and several sisters gave expression 
to views in harmony with the Essays. It was a 
tearful time, an hour of Christian love, and two 
precious souls arose to request the prayers of 
God's chosen people, when the meeting was ad-
journed- 
Thursday Evening. 
Public religious services were held in the 
chapel, which were conducted by Eld. D. I. Rob-
inson and Eld. Josiah Litch. Dr. Litch deliv-
ered a discourse of great power and. persuasive-
ness founded on Matt. 10:23. The discourse 
was followed up by a general prayermeeting, 
and three precious souls presented themselves be-
fore the Lord, to ask for his grace in salvation. 
The attendance was good, and the exercises 
closed in joy. 
Friday Morning. 
Previous to the conference being called to or-
der, the saints held the 8 o'clock prayer meet-
ing, and the Name of the Lord was exalted in 
praise. At 9 A. M. the conference resumed its 
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THE DAY OF WRATH. 
BY MISS H. 3i. JOLCCSON. 
"The great day of his wrath is come ; and who 
shall be able to stand ?"—Rev. 6. 17. 
The nations tremble, and the isles are moved ; 
All cheeks are gathering paleness ; lips are dumb 
That smiled in scorn but yesterday, or proved 
The day of wrath would not for ages come ; 
Each eye is fixed—there seems nor life nor breath 
In that vast human.sea,—but ah ! it is not death. 
The morning broke in splendour, as it rose 
Upon the fated cities of the Plain ;— 
And men went forth refreshed from their repose, 
Where dusty called them, or the love of gain ; 
When sudden, as the lightning's vivid glare 
Like heated furnace glowed the earth, the air. 
From the EqUator to the frozen Pole, 
All nations saw, and understood "the sign;" 
The seventh angel sounded ! like a scroll 
The heavens departed, and a Form divine 
And awful ire its grandeur was revealed,— 
The sun and moon grew pale, and earth astounded 
reeled. 
prayer and praise, and some of them spake of 
matters touching the Great King, and all felt it 
was good to be there. 
At 10 o'clock the Conference re-assembled, 
and joined in the singing of hymn 335. The 
subjoined communication was then read :— 
"Sister Helen M. Johnson of Canada East, 
who is well known among us by her writings,and 
who has been a great sufferer for several years, 
being strongly impressed that earnest prayer to 
the great Physician would be effectual in her 
case, voluntarily requests an interest in the pe-
titions of this Conference that she may not only 
'grow in grace and in the knowledge of the truth,' 
but also 'prosper and be in health' of body. And 
as 'the effectual fervent prayer of the righteous 
availeth much,' we have reason to believe that 
if petitions are thus offered, God will hear and 
be gracious." 
The president requested Eld. D. T. Taylor to 
lead in prayer, and a deep and solemn appeal 
was sent up to the mercy-seat of Christ, on be-
half of our Advent poetess. 
"Ye feeble saints, fresh courage take ; 
The clouds ye so much dread, 
Are big with mercy, and shall break 
In blessings on your head." 
Elder I. H. Shipman, of Sugar Hill,.N. H., 
addressed the Conference on Sabbath Schools, 
in an earnest and practical essay. Brethren 
Pearson, Bliss, Bosworth, Eastman, Pearce, and 
Robinson, coincided with the spirit and intent of 
the Essay, by maintaining that the great object 
of the Sabbath School is "to direct children in 
the way of Christ." 
Conference united in prayer with Elder Ship-
man and adjourned. 
Thursday, 2 P. M. 
The preliminary services were conducted by 
the president, when the following Resolution 
was presented, read, and adopted : 
Committee of Correspondence. 
Resolved, That a committee of correspondence 
consisting of three be appointed,to whom church-
es in want of ministerial labor,and ministers whose 
services are not engaged, may address them-
selves." Elder Lemuel Osler of Prov. R. I.—
D. I. Robinson of Brooksville Vt.,—and J. M. 
Orrock of Stanstead Canada East, were appoint-
ed the Committee of Correspondence on minis-
terial labor, for the year 1861-2. 
It was voted that the secretary read before 
the Conference the letters received from the va-
rious churches since the commencement of the 
session in Springfield. 
A letter from the church in Low Hampton, 
signed by E. I. Inman, clerk, stated that the 
church had been supplied with preaching, one-
half the time by Bro. G. W. Burnham, and at 
present is supplied by Bro. Judson Austin, of 
Sandy Hill. They asked the prayers of the saints 
and prayed for the blessing of God upon the de-
liberations of this conference. 
A letter from the church in Waterbury Vt. 
signed by D. Bosworth, showed an increase of 
four members. This church enjoys stated preach. 
ing in their chapel twice on the sabbath,and once 
in some adjoining neighborhood. They are still 
pressing onward, "to walk with God in white." 
A letter from the church in Newburyport, 
Mass. signed by Henry Lunt, clerk, reported 
one addition, and one death during the year. 
sittings, and it was voted, "That the conference 
proceed to celebrate— 
The Twenty-first Anniversary of our annual 
Conference. 
And t at Bro. Bliss be appointed to assist the 
secretary, in preparing a statement of proceed-
ings. 
The president gave notice that twenty-one 
years ago this hour at 9 o'clock, Oct. 11th, 1840, 
the first Advent conference met at Lowell, and it 
would be'interesting to hear from Dr. Litch an 
account of the organization of the first Advent 
Conference. Dr. Litch then gave an interest-
ingnarrative of the events leading to that con-
ferenCe. 
Subjects were assigned to different iudividRls 
—those of chronology and the kingdom to him-
self and the history of the, doctrine of the mikti 
lennium. Mr. Ward was called to the chlil.,3 
,and H: Jones of N. York, and a Mr. Clark of 
Boston were secretaries, and Eld. Rimes chair-
man of business committee. 
The conference was conducted much the same 
as the present one, by the reading of essays &c. 
The first meeting was met by a lengthy com-
munication from one who claimed to be a special 
niessenger from God ; which display of fanati-
cism was put aside ; after which the meetings 
were very harmonious. Interesting essays were 
read ; brethren were present from various sec-
tions of country, and funds were raised for the 
publication of the doings of the conference, em-
bracing the papers then read, which had a wide 
circulation. There was after this a call for lec-
tures, and the speaker soon after devoted him-
self to the proclamation of the great truths of 
the soon coming of the great King. 
Eld. I. H. Shipman followed with appropri-
ate remarks, in respect to the first course of lec-
tures in this place, N. Springfield, in the' spring 
of 1837. 
The remarks of Eld. Shipman, called up anoth-
er train of thought on the part of Bro. Litch ; 
who narrated how that course of lectures there, 
led him to obtain in Lowell in Feb. 1838, a co-
py of Mr. Miller's Lectures, on "the coming of 
Christ about the year 1843,"—the reading of 
which convinced him that the 1260 days com-
menced A. D. 538 and ended in 1798. And 
convinced of this, he soon made a digest of Mr. 
Miller's views, in a series of letters to a friend ; 
which being advised to publish, was the origin 
of his first book, entitled "The Midnight Cry, or 
a review of Mr. Miller's Lectures about 1843," 
which was published in March 1838. 
Eld. D. Bosworth, a nephew of Mr. Miller, 
followed in remarks respecting his connection 
with this doctrine—his conversion being under 
the preaching of Eld. Fuller, the first man who 
embraced Mr. Miller's views, though pervious to 
Eld. F. 's acceptance of the doctrine. Eld. D. 
T. Taylor made remarks respecting his own la-
bors, in collecting specimens of our publications. 
He also avowed his still strong faith in the 
glorious hope and blessed appearing of our Lord 
itnd. Saviour Jesus Christ. Eld. D. I. Robinson 
then read a dissertation on the Resurrection and,, 
its order as to character and time. 
The anniversary exercises being over, business-
was resumed, and the chairman of the Committee 
on norninations,reported names to the confercn.ie 
for officers the ensuing year. The election was ad- 
Then rose a wail of anguish and despair— 
By men, by angels, never heard before : 
The tones of earth and hell were mingled there, 
Henceforth to be thus mingled evermore 
Beyond the reach of Mercy's loving ear, 
Who wept and pleaded once—but will no longer 
hear. 
But hark! in contrast wheat a shout of joy 
Goes up to heaven ; it tells of victory won 
O'er sin and death, o'er all that can destroy,— 
It tells of lifeleternal just begun,— 
Of bliss coeval with the endless years,— 
Of love that waited long for Him who now appears. 
My soul consider—'tie no idle flight 
Of fancy, when she pictures thus the day 
When sun and planets shall withdraw their light, 
And heaven and earth like smoke shall pass away 
God hath declared it, and our Saviour bath, 
And lo, it hastens fast—that dreadful day of wrath. 
Where wilt thou find a shelter from the storm ? 
Not wealth, nor power, nor friends can succour 
then ; 
How wilt thou gaze upon that glorious Form 
That seals the doom of angels and of men ? 
How wilt thou stand before the judgment seat 
And every idle word, and thought,and action meet? 
0 Lamb of God whose blood was shed for me,—
Redeemer, Saviour, Lover of mankind,—
Spread over, me thy robes, that I in thee 
A shelter from that dreadful storm may find,—
And calm amid the tumult and despair 
Look at the great white throne, and see my Surety 
There ! 
Magog C. E. June 1, 1861. 
Millennial News. 
American Evangelical Advent 
Conference. 
(Concluded.) 
Thursday Morning. 
At 8 A. M. the brethren and sisters crowded 
in the chapel to engage in the good work of 
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THE ADVENT HERALD. 
journed to call of Elder John Pearson, Jr. The 
present acting secretary reak.ectfullfdeclined re-
nomination. 
It was Voted to commit the designation of 
preachers for the next annual discourse to the 
Nominating Committee, and that the place of 
holding the next Annual Conference be refered 
to the President and Secretaries ; and that the 
method of conducting the next annual gathering, 
be arranged by the Nominating Committee. 
The pecuniary wants of the Herald office came 
up for consideration, and ?OM the statement of 
the Business Agent it was shown that the Office 
was not now in debt, except to the subscribers 
who have paid in advance. To meet the wants 
of the in-coming year the office will need both 
funds and prayers. 
After an earnest appeal by Eld. John Pearson 
Jr., in which he recommended the friends of the 
cause to contribute annually in some fixed amount 
it was ordered, that Brn. Shipman and Bundy 
be constituted a committee, to wait upon the 
friends present to secure names and subscriptions 
to aid the office: The sum of twelve dollars was 
collected and paid over to the Treasurer of A. 
M. Association, and his receipt taken thereof. 
It was then voted that this convention approve 
the action of brethren in the last Pennsylvania 
conference, and does hereby recommend the cir-
culation of contribution books in the various 
churches of our order for the collection of funds 
to aid the Herald Office. 
On motion of Eld R. Hutchinson, it was voted 
"that we as a conference approve of the A. M. 
Association, and also, the manner in which the 
Herald has been conducted." 
Elder Eastman said, that he had felt much 
discouraged in coming up to this annual meeting ; 
but after what he had seen and heard, he should 
go home, believing the Advent ship would yet 
outride the gale. 
Elders Reynolds, Bosworth, Gunner, Pearce, 
Bundy and Shipman, promised to do what they 
could for the Herald the coming year. 
The president gave notice that Bro. Henry 
Canfield, a member of the Canada East and 
Northern Vt. conference, and under the man- 
agement of the committee on ordination, appoin-
ted at the last session of the above conference, 
and by their recommendation, would receive or-
dination for the ministry, in the Chapel at 2 
o'clock, until which hour the conference adjourn-
ed. 
Friday 2 P. M. 
The conference reassembled at the hour of ad-
journment. The exercises of the afternoon were 
opened by singing Hymn 785. 
."Would you win a soul to God ? 
Tell him of a Saviour's blood, 
Once for dying sinners spilt, 
To atone for all their guilt." 
Elder John Pearson Jr., read appropriate se-
lections from Holy Scripture. 
Elder Henry Plummer addressed the throne of 
Grace. 
Elder D. Bosworth gave the reason for the 
Ordination of Bro. H. Canfield. Bro. Canfield 
then related to the conference his religious ex-
perience. The choir sang :— 
"Go forth, ye heralds, in my name ; 
Sweetly the gospel trumpet sound ; 
The glorious jubilee proclaim, 
Where'er 'the human race is found." 
Elder Lemuel Osier preached a powerful sermon 
from Col. 1 : 28, 29 ; Elder Josiah bitch made 
the ordaining prayer ; Elder Robinson delivered 
the charge ; Elder D. Bosworth gave the right 
hand of fellowship, and the services closed by 
singing Hymn 1054. 
The members of the conference tarried by re-
quest of the presiding officer, to ballot for the re-
gular officers, and made choice as below : 
J. Pearson, Jr., president. 
I. H. Shipman, R. Hutchinson,vice-presidents 
Anthony pearce, recording secretary. 
L. Osler, corresponding secretary. 
R. R. Knowles, treasurer. 
Executive committee—J. V. Rimes, 0. 
Fassett, J. F. Guild, A. Phelps J. B. Huse 
The meeting soon after adjourned. 
Priday Evening. 
Religious services were opened by Elder W. 
H. Eastman, after which Elder B. S. Reynolds 
preached an earnest practical sermon from Eph- 
R. 
clans 1 : 7. Aq extra meeting of' prayer and 
praise followed the serwon,and the services clos-
ed amid general rejoicing. 
Saturday A. M. 
Commenced with a prayer meeting in the 
chapel at 8 o'clock. 
At 9 A. M. the conference joined the prayer 
company, and until 12 o'clock the devotional ex-
ercises continued, with unabated interest. About 
20 clerical and lay brethren took part, to good 
acceptance. Some of the friends requested that 
short addresses discription of the hopes and fears, 
faith and practice of the brotherhood,be furnish-
ed to the Herald for publication. Bro. Bliss sup-
ported the request, promising to treat all cor-
respondents with editorial kindness. 
The committee to whom was refered the ap-
pointment of preacher for the next annual ser-
mon, reported Elder D. Bosworth as preacher, I. 
H. Shipman as substitute. 
Dr. Hutchinson moved the following vote of 
thanks :—"Resolved, that the cordial thanks of 
this conference be thus presented to the members 
of the Advent church and community of North 
Springfield, Vt., for their very generous and af-
fectionate hospitality during its happy session. 
Bro. Bundy thought that the church in Spring-
field was debtor to this conference, and the vote 
of thanks ought to proceed from his side. 
The hour of adjournment having passed, many 
members of the conference were absent. so the 
resolution was laid upon the table. At a subse-
quent meeting, with full attendance, the vote of 
thanks was unanimous. 
Saturday Afternoon. 
At 3 o'clock, Elder J. M. Orrock preached 
an interesting discourse from the Apostolic Ben-
ediction recorded in 2 Cor : 13, 14. After a 
short season occupied in general remarks the con-
ference adjourned to 6 1-2 P. M. 
On Saturday evening, at the hour of adjourn-
ment, the chapel was well filled with people, a 
large number being men. The choir sang hymn 
355 of the harp, commencing :— 
"Come, holy Spirit, come ! 
Let thy bright beams arise ; 
Dispel the sorrow from our minds, 
The darkness from our eyes." 
Elder H. Canfield prayed fervently for the 
Divine blessing, and Elder F. Gunner preached 
from the words of Jesus, in Luke 11 : 13. 
The president announced the order of Sabbath 
exercises, when the meeting was dismissed with 
the benediction. 
Sabbath services. 
The exercises of the day were commenced by 
Elder D. I. Robinson in the chapel at 9 o'clock. 
One hour was improved in a social religious love-
feast, about fifty brethren and sisters taking part 
by delivering little testimonies of Christian love. 
At 10 1-2 A. M., Elder J. M. Orrock discours-
ed to a full house from Rev. 20: 4-1st clause. 
At 1 o'clock, the ministry repaired to the home-
stead of Elder Bundy, in order to unite with his 
bereaved family in a tribute of respect and af-
fection to the memory of Wesley L. Bundy who 
was lost at sea from the ship Fair Wind 
on her homeward voyage, June 2d, 1861. After 
a short season of Scriptural reading, and a brief 
prayer by the writer of these records, the be-
reaved family, accompanied by mourning rela-
tives, and sympathizing friends, proceeded to the 
North Springfield Baptist church, and listened 
to an appropriate and soul-reviving sermon by 
Elder J. bitch, from Isa. 25 : 8. "He will swal-
low up death in victory." 
Elder H. Plummer of Haverhill addressed the 
throne of grace in an earnest and heart-felt 
prayer, and the pastor of the church, Rev. W. 
Picknell, participated in the exercises of the 
mournful occasion. 
By request of the family of the deceased, the 
follow stanzas was sung by the choir. It was a 
favorite with Wesley Bundy, and it is said, he 
sang it from the mast-head of his ship at sea. 
CARING FOR ME. 
"I will never, never leave thee, 
I will never thee forsake ; 
I will guide and save and keep thee, 
For my name and mercy's sake. 
Fear no evil, fear no evil, 
Only all my counsel take; 
For I'll never, never leave thee, 
I will never thee forsake. 
"When the storm is raging round thee, 
Call on me in humble prayer ; 
I will fold my arms about thee, 
Guard thee with the tenderest care 
In the trial, in the trial, 
I will make thy path-way clear ; 
For I'll never, never leave thee, 
I will never thee forsake. 
"When the soul is dark and cloudy, 
Fill'd with doubt, and grief and care 
Through the mists by which 'tis shrouded 
I will made a light appear, 
And the banner, and the banner 
Of my love I will uprear ; 
For I'll never, never leave thee—
I will never thee forsake." 
On Sabbath evening, after the opening exer-
cises, Elder John Pearson, Jr:alelivered an able 
discourse froth Heb. 4: 9. Elders Robinson and 
Litch then administered the Lord's supper to a 
large number of communicants, and at the close 
of the exercises the conference was adjourned. 
NAMES OF MEMBERS OF CONFERENCE. 
Newburyport, Mass.—John Pearson, Jr. 
Salem, Mass.—F. Gunner. 
Roxbury, Mass.—Sylvester Bliss. 
North Attleboro', Mass.—Cyrus Cunningham and Jason 
F. Guild. 
Providence, R. I.—Lemuel Osler and Anthony Pearce. 
Brooksville, Vt.—D.'4, Robinson. 
Waterbury, Vt.—D. tosWorth, Deacon A. Thomas. 
St. Johnsbury, Vt.—H. Canfield. 
Rutland, Vt.—Matthew Batehelor. 
Mount Holly, Vt.-0. B. Russell, H. Newton, N. A. 
Holton, B. B. Bixby, and R. H. Clark. 
New Haven, Vt.—Osinund Doud. 
Claremont, N. IL—J. A. Winchester. 
Sugar Hill, N. IL—I. II Shipman. 
Moores Village, N. Y.—B. S. Reynolds. 
Low Hampton, N. Y.—Deacon Alphonbo Phelps and J. 
W. Austin. 
Rouses Point, N. Y.—D. T. Taylor. 
Haverhill. Mass.—H. Plummer. 
Philadelphia, Pa —Josiah Litch. 
Stanstead, C. E.—J. M. Orrock. 
Canada East and Vt. Conference.—R. Hutchinson. 
F. GUNNER, Sec'y. 
Dear Bro. Bliss :—I had written a few lines 
for the Herald relative to the interest I felt in 
our late annual conference held at North Spring-
field Vt., before receiving the last issue of the 
paper ; but finding that Bro. Bosworth had par-
tially anticipated me I felt that I must write 
again, or be silent about it. As a recompence 
for his kindness in writing out my thoughts so 
well, permit me to say a word in recommenda-
tion of his tract on "The Sabbath." I have read 
it through several times (twice since the confer-
ence,) and feel persuaded that he has a correct 
view of the subject. In showing that the Lord's 
day coincides with the Edenistic Sabbath it is 
clothed with new interest in my mind. In keep-
ing it we commemorate the "rest of God," when 
the angelic choir sang a joyful anthen of praise 
to Jehovah ; we celebrate the day of Christ's 
triumph over the powers of darkness, and we 
have a prelibation of the Sabbath of rest to be 
enjoyed in the New Jerusalem. I have felt bles-
sed and profited every time I have read it, and 
I hope others will send for it, so that they may 
be blessed and profited also. 
Permit me to add a word, in this connection, 
in reference to Bro. Osler's tract on the King-
dom. Every time I peruse it the subject is pre-
sented to my mind with increased interest. It is 
well worth many times the price of it, and I hope your fear of punishment will not save you ; 
those who love the blessed truth it unfolds will your resolutions of amendment will not save 
purchase and read it thernselves,and do what they you. These, like the mountain-tops would dis-
can to circulate it among those who are unac- appear one after another, surmounted by the 
quainted with the doctrine therein taught. 
Now a word in respect to the conference. I 
feel that I can truly say it was the most inter-
esting, profitable, and harmonious meeting of the 
kind I ever attended. I felt richly repaid for 
going. It was indeed a feast of fat things—a 
blessed foretaste of the one yet to be enjoyed 
when the saints of God shall "return and come to 
Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their 
heads." It seemed to be "none other than the 
house of God, and the gate of' heaven" to my 
soul. Each session during the three days of 
my stay was of such a character that I felt to say 
with the poet : 
"My willing soul would stay 
In such a frame as this, 
And sit and sing herself away 
To everlasting bliss." 
Such a heavenly sitting together in Christ Je-
sus is seldom enjoyed in this world of contention. 
It was like an oasis to the weary traveller over 
a barren scorching desert. The subjects presen-
ted in the essays given, and the remarks which 
followed were well adapted to awaken an increas- 
ed interest in the great and precious truths we 
believe and teach, and to lead those who cherish 
them to feel their Obligations to make them known 
to the world so far as they may be able, that 
they may save both themselves and others. Long 
may the influence of this conference be felt by 
all who were present to enjoy it, and from them 
be communicated to others who did not attend. 
Brethren, our time for labor is almost over,let us 
therefore awake, gird on the armor apew, and 
make one more strong and united effort to arouse 
the church and world to prepare for the speedy 
coming.soad kingdom of earth's rightful heir and 
Redeemer. 
Expecting soon to meet the children of' God in 
a conference to be held within the city of our 
everlasting habitation, I remain your brother, 
C. CUNNINGHAM. 
No. Attleboro', Oct. 29, 1861. 
The times in which we live are truly ominous. 
Dark and fearful clouds loom up in the horizon 
and indicate an approaching storm. In the light 
of prophecy we see such a storm grthering as 
the world has never yet witnessed. Once our 
earth was deluged with water—swept with the 
besom of destruction at Jehovah's will ; "but the 
heavens and the earth which are now, by the 
same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire 
against the day of judgment and perdition of un-
godly men." 2 Pet. 3. 7-10. On this molten 
sea no ark can rest : those alone will be safe who 
have previously been caught up to meet Christ 
in the air. In view of that day we would earn-
estly inquire, are you "in Christ" now as an 
earnest of your visible union with him then ? 
Are you resting your hope of eternal life alone 
on his merits ? Have you his spirit ? These 
are questions that must soon be decided. If 
'the prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth 
himself," why will you not act wisely and flee 
"for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before 
us" in the gospel ? Let there be no delay. 
In conclusion we would say with the Rev. 
John Ayre of England, "If judgment be so sud-
den and destructive, we are bound to resort to a 
safe retreat. When a wide-spread desolation 
overwhelms the land, it is not every place of re-
fuge that will afford security. When the flood 
came upon the world, multitudes no doubt scaled 
the mountains, and imagined that there they 
should be beyond the reach of the tempestuous 
billows. But the waters prevailed above the 
highest mountain-top, and the ark only, into 
which the Lord had shut his people, was a place 
of deliverance. When Lot was warned to go forth 
from Sodom, he was assured that he must not 
tarry any where in the plain, for there too, de-
struction would overtake him : he must flee un-
to the mountain, the appointed refuge, if he 
would not be consumed. And so against the 
coming judgment, beware that you have a stable 
hope. Your moral conduct will not save you ; 
flood. Nothing will save you but the ark of 
tnercy,the blood and righteousness of J esus Christ 
embraced by faith." 
"Men will Mock you when you speak of dan-
ger ; they will tell you that you need not be too 
earnest about religion ; but the Scriptures tell 
you that it is the 'one thing needful,' the pervad-
ing principle which ought to rule over thoughts, 
and words, and actions. Men will tell you that 
God is merciful, and will excuse your imperfec-
tions ; but the Scriptures tell you that he 'will 
by no means clear the guilty.' Continuing in 
sin, you mu t be ruined. You cannot escape 
except urged as it were by angel-hands, you seek 
the Rock of Ages, and lay hold on Christ, not 
in a mere cold, formal way, but with heart and 
soul and warm affections, taking him for our 
Lord and our God." �
0. 
Millennial News. 
A soldier who loved the Lord Jesus truly, 
secretly re'ated to me many circumstances in 
"Are you Safe 2" 
The German Soldier. 
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THE ADVENT HERALD. 
his life. Several of his stories made my hair 
stand on end : these I will not repeat here. But 
he told me too how he was brought to true faith 
in the Lord Jesus ; and this I will relate, as it 
may be blessed to some one among my readers. 
The account can do him no harm ; he is already 
with the Lord. 
Joe was about thirty years of age when I first 
knew him. "I have been a soldier now for ten 
years," said he, "and have wandered over the 
whole of our Hanoverian fatherland, especially 
in those troublesome times when we were obliged 
to be constantly,hither and thither. I have al- 
so been across our frontiers into Altenburg and 
Schleswig Holstein. I have been quartered in 
large and small towns and villages, sometimes 
for a long, sometimes for a short time, and have 
become acquainted with the country and the peo-
ple. I have been in health and in sickness ; I 
have had abundance and have suffered want ; I 
have marched on foot and traveled by railway ; 
I have visited churches and theaters ; I have 
been merry in dancing gardens, and have groan- 
ed in hospitals. I have learned to read, write 
and cipher ; I have studied geography and his- 
tory, perhaps rather more than most common 
soldiers have eared to do. I was well thought 
of by my officers and popular with my comrades. 
I was considered a clever fellow for my station. 
I was liked wherever I was quartered, for I was 
friendly with the people, and neither rude nor 
exacting as so many soldiers are. 
"If any one had asked me about my religion I 
should have said that I was a Christian. But 
can you believe it ?—of Christ I knew nothing 
whatever. I certainly had often been to church 
by command ; but whether it was because it was 
by command, or because our officers stood out-
side the church when we were obliged to go 
within, or whether it was the fault of the preach-
ers, I never learned anything about Christiani- 
ty. �
My whole religion consisted in this, that it 
was disgraceful to steal, and my duty to obey my 
Officers. I had no Bible ; I could not pray ; and 
during all the time of my service in the army, 
and through all my journeyings and marches, I 
had never heard prayer or the singing of hymns 
except in church, and then I never joined in the 
one or the other ; and I never saw any one read 
the Bible. 
"I have never been able to conceive how it 
was possible that I was preserved from great 
crimes, as I lived entirely without God in the 
world. Perhaps it was because I prided my-
self in being an upright and decent man, against 
whom no one could say any evil. Alas ! indeed 
I did not perceive what awful wickedness it was 
to live as a man without God and as a Christian 
without Christ ; and those so called little sins, 
such as swearing, drinking to excess, dancing, 
card-playing, wasting whole days and nights, in 
these and such like things I saw no harm. Fear-
ful it is to have lived up to my thirtieth year, in 
a Christian land, to have dwelt in Christian 
houses and attended Christian churches, and yet 
to have seen and heard nothing of Christianity, 
to know nothing of Christ, and be without God! 
"Well, I arrived one day in a village where 
we were to rest and I was quartered with a 
farmer who received me very kindly. When he 
had shown me my room he asked me whether I 
would dine with the family, or prefered to take 
my meals alone ; I replied in a friendly man-
ner that I would rather take my meals in their 
company. As it was just dinner time he led me 
into the room where he and his family with their 
farm-servants and maids were all sitting togeth-
er at one table. But what was my surprise 
when the dinner was served ! all stood up with 
the greatest reverence, and the father, in a de-
vout voice, began, 'All eyes wait upon thee; 0 
Lord, and thou givest them their meat in dae 
season. Thou openest thine hand and fillest all 
things living with plenteousness.' Then follow-
ed the Lord's prayer. All stood reverently with 
folded hands, and one could see that they were 
praying too even the youngest, a boy of three 
years old, was as quiet as if he were in church. 
I stood up too from natural politeness ; hut so 
deeply was I moved that my legs trembled un-
der me. I ate little. My host thought I was 
shy, and pressed me kindly to eat. They were 
very cheerful during the meal, and when they 
fulness of his business. The card-maker plead-
ed the needs of his family. "Well, I will help 
you," said the saint, and he wrote the letters I. 
H. S., which he advised the card-maker to paint 
and gild. The new card "took," and the saint 
himself travelled about the country as a poster 
of these little sacred handbills of the Church. 
Parson Surely's Experiment. 
A SKETCH FOR WEATHER GRUMBLERS. 
The small parish at Fallowdale had been for 
some time without a pastor. The members were 
nearly all farmers, and they did not have much 
money to bestow upon the support of a clergy-
man ; yet they were willing to pay for anything 
that could promise them any due return of good. 
In course of time it happened that the Rev. Ab-
raham Surely visited Fallowdale, and as a Sab-
bath passed during his sojourn, he held a meet-
ing in the small church. The people were pleas-
ed with his preaching, and some of them propos-
ed inviting him to remain with them, and take 
charge of their spiritual welfare. 
Upon the merits of this proposition there was 
a long discussion. Parson Surely had signified 
his willingness to take a permanent residence at 
Fallowdale, but the members of the parish could 
not so readily agree to hire him. 
"I don't see the use of hiring a parson," said 
Mr. Sharp, an old farmer of the place. "He can 
do us no good. A parson can't learn me any-
thing." 
To this it was answered that stated religious 
meetings would be of great benefit to some of the 
younger people, and also a source of good to all. 
"I don't know about that. I've heard tell of 
a parson that could pray for rain, and have it 
come at any time. Now, if we could hit upon 
such a parson as that, I would go in for hiring 
him." 
This opened a new idea to the unsophisticated 
minds of Fallowdale. The farmers often suffer-
ed from long droughts, and after arguing a while 
longer, they agreed to hire Parson Surely, on 
the condition that he should give them rain 
whenever they wished for it, and, on the other 
hand, that he would also give them fair weather 
when required. 
Deacons Smith and Townsend were deputized 
to make this arrangement known to the parson, 
and the people remained in the church while the 
messengers went upon their errand. 
When the deacons returned, Mr. Surely ac-
companied them. He smiled as he entered the 
church, and with a bow he saluted the people 
there assembled. 
"Well, my friends," he said, as he ascended 
the platform in front of the desk, "I have heard 
your request to me, and, strange as it may ap-
pear, I have come to accept your proposal ; but 
I do it only on one condition, and that is, that 
your request for a change of weather must be 
unanimous." 
This appeared very reasonable, since every 
member of the parish had a deep interest in the 
farming business, and ere long it was arranged 
that Mr. Surely should become the pastor, and 
that he should give the people rain when they 
wanted it. 
When Mr. Surely returned to his lodgings, his 
wife was utterly astounded on learning the na-
ture of the contract her husband had entered in-
to ; but the pastor smiled as he bade her wait 
for the result. 
H. S. �
"But you know you cannot make it rain," 
The letters I. H. S. so conspicuously append- I persisted Mrs. Surely ; "and you know, too, that 
ed to different portions of Catholic churches, are the farmers here will be wanting rain very often 
said to have been designed by St. Bernardine of when there is none for them. You will be dis-
Sienna, to denote the name and mission of the graced." 
Savior. They are to be found in a circle above �
"I will teach them a lesson," returned the 
the principal door of the Franciscan Church of pastor. 
the Holy Cross, (Santa Croce,) in Florence, and �
"Ay, that you cannot be as good as your 
are said to have been put there by the saint on word ; and when you have taught it to them,they 
the termination of the plague of 1347, after will turn you off." 
which they were commonly introduced into �
"We shall see," was Mr. Surely's reply, and 
churches. The letters have assigned to them the he took up a book and commenced reading. 
signification :— �
Time flew on, and the hot days of midsummer 
Jesus hominum Salvator—Jesus the Savior of were at hand. For three weeks it had not rain- 
men. �
ed, and the young corn was beginning to curl up 
In hoc salus—In him is salvation, �
beneath the effects of the drought. In this ex- 
A maker of playing-cards, which, like missals, tremity the people bethought themselves of the 
were illuminated in those times, was one day re- promise of their pastor, and hastened to him. 
monstrated with by St. Bernardine,upon the sin- �
"Come," said Sharp, whose hilly farm was 
had finished, all stood up again as reverently as 
at the beginning, folded their hands, and the 
father repeated, Let us give thanks unto the 
Lord, for he is gracious, for his mercy endureth 
forever,' etc., and the whole of Luther's thanks-
giving. Then all separated, each going to his 
work and the children to their books, for soon 
after they must go to school. 
"I sat down in a corner very silent, and im-
mersed in thought. Then the little boy came to 
me, sat on my knee, and said to me with touch-
ing earnestness, 'Tell me a little about our dear 
Saviour.' In my confusion Ibegan to talk about 
lambs and sheep, oxen, asses, for about the dear 
Saviour I knew nothing. But the boy persisted 
that I must tell him about the dear Saviour,and 
pressed me so that at last I was obliged to say 
I knew nothing about him. 'And you are so big 
and �
said the child, 'and you know nothing 
about the Saviour : then you can never go to 
heaven.' Ah ! of heaven indeed I had never 
thought, and very dreadful was it to me to hear 
my condemnation out of a child's mouth, that I 
should never enter heaven. 
"I went out and sought my comrades in the 
village, but could not ease my restless spirit,and 
determined to let supper time pass before I went 
back to the house. At last at nine o'ciock I re-
turned thither. The meal was over, but they 
had put aside my portion. I began to eat. 1 
had, however, no sooner commenced than the lit-
tle boy, who was just going to bed, ran up to me, 
looked at me very solemnly, and said, 'First 
pray—then eat.' This was a new and still harder 
blow. I could not pray. Then the child clasp-
ed his hands together,and prayed for me. 'Come 
Lord Jesus, he our guest ; bless us and what 
thou bast provided for us.' That is how you 
should pray,' said the child, and then he went to 
bed. My food seemed to stick in my throat. 
"Soon after the whole househoid came in again 
and now evening family worship was held. First 
they sang, and this seemed to go through my 
heart ; then a chapter in the Bible was read, 
and here and there very simply explained. Last-
ly all knelt down (I with them,) and the father 
prayed for forgiveness of sins, the sanctification 
of the Holy Spirit, and the protection of the Al-
mighty against all evil, etc. I was quite over-
come. I was so ashamed that I could not raise 
my eyes, and yet my mind felt easier. Then all 
shook hands, wished each other a good-night, 
and each retired with his Bible. Only6 the 
farmer and his wife remained in the room and 
read a chapter to themselves. They handed me 
also a Bible, saying that perhaps I too wished 
to read God's Holy Word. I did so, but I un-
derstood nothing, and went directly after to bed. 
Before I went to bed I prayed, '0 God thou 
God of this house, be thou also my God.' 
"The next sunday was a very decisive day for 
me, when all went to church except one, who re-
mained to take care of the house. On that day 
I joined in a service which I have never forgot-
ten. From that time everything was different 
with me. I was a changed man, and now I love 
the Saviour with my whole heart, and I know 
that I shall go to heaven, and rejoice in the 
thought." 
If reader, this soldier had come into your 
house, would he have found the Saviour with 
you ? Is your light standing in a candle-stick 
or under a bushel ?—BiLle Treasury. 
suffering severely, "we want rain. You remem-
ber your promise." 
"Certainly," returned Mr. Surely. If you call 
for a meeting of the members of the parish, I 
will be with them this evening." 
With this the applicants were perfectly satisfi-
ed, and forthwith they hasten to call the flock to-
gether. 
"Now, you'll see the hour of your disgrace," 
said Mrs. Surely, after the visitors had gone. 
"Oh, I am sorry you ever undertook to deceive 
them so." 
"I did not deceive them." 
"Yes, you surely did." --- 
"We shall see." �
geelauC 
"So we shall see," added the lady. 
The hour of the meeting came round,and Par-
son Surely met his people at the church. They 
were all there—some anxious, the, remainder cu-
rious. 
"Now, my friends," said the pastor, arising 
upon the platform, "I have come to hear your 
request. What is it?" 
"We want rain," bluntly spoke Farmer Sharp ; 
"and you know you promised to give it to us." 
"Ay—rain—rain," repeated half a dozen voi-
ces. 
"Very well. Now, when do you want to have 
it ?" 
"To night. Let it rain all night," said Sharp, 
to which several others immediately assented. 
"No, no, not to night," cried Deacon Smith. 
"I have six or seven tuns of well-made hay in 
the field, and I would not have it wet for any-
thing." 
"So I have hay out," added Mr. Peck. "We 
won't have it rain to-night." 
"Then let it be to-morrow." 
"It will take me all day to-morrow to get my 
hay in," said Smith. 
Thus the objections come up for the two suc-
ceeding days, and at length,by way of comprom-
ise Mr. Sharp proposed that they should have rain 
in just four days. 
"For," said he, "by that time all the hay 
which is now cut can be got in, and we need not 
cut any 
"Stop, stop," uttered Mrs Sharp, pulling her 
worthy husband by the sleeve. ''That is the day 
we have set to go to Snowhill. It mustn't rain 
then." 
This was law for Mr. Sharp, so he proposed 
that the rain should come in one week, and then 
set down. 
But this would not do. "If we can't have rain 
before then, we'd better not have it at all," said 
they. 
In short, the meeting resulted in just no con-
clusion at all, for the good people found it utter-
ly impossible to agree upon a time when it should 
rain. 
"Until you can make up your minds on this 
point," said the pastor, as he was about leaving 
the church, "we must all trust in the Lord." 
And after this the people followed him from the 
church. 
Both Deacon Smith snd Mr. Peck got their 
hay safely in ; but on the day Mr. Sharp was to 
have started for Snowhill, it began to rain in 
good earnest. Mr. Sharp lost his visit, but he 
met the disappointment with good grace, for his 
crops smiled at the rain. 
Ere another month had passed by, another 
meeting was called for a petition for rain, but 
with the same result as before. Many of the peo-
ple had their muck to dig, and rain would pre-
vent them. Some wanted it immediately—some 
in one, some in two, and some in three days, 
while other parishioners wanted to put it off long-
er. So Mr. Surely had no occasion to call for 
rain. 
One year rolled by, and up to that time the 
people of Fallowdale had never once been able 
to agree upon the exact kind of weather they 
would have, and the result was that they began 
to open their eyes to the fact this world would 
be a strange place if its inhabitants should gov-
ern it. 
,On the last sabbath in the 1st year of Mr. Sure-
ly's settlement at Fallowdale, he offered to break: 
up his connection with the parish ; but the peo-
ple would not listen to it. They had become. at- 
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time, times, and half a time,' he throws out the idea 
(a fancied one) that, probably, its secondary appli-
Cation to Antichrist (the primary being to Antio-
chus Epiphanes) might be on the scale of a time 
equalling the thirty years of our Lord's life : in 
which case, three and one half times would equal 
one hundred and five years; and, reckoned from the 
Turks' taking of Constantinople (the Turks being 
the Eastern Antichrist), end at A. D. 1558. 'God 
knoweth.' Ib., ch. xxiii. (ii. 5,343.) Another idea 
he threw out was, that perhaps the Apocalyptic 
number of the beast, 666, might mean the number 
of'years of established Papal power ; which measur-
ed from the time of Charlemagne, would come near-
ly down to the Reformation. (ii. 12.) 
Of the year 1830 the editor of the Investigator, 
in his "Introductory Observations to vol. 5," pub-
lished in that year, on p. 5, remarked : 
"There are however circumstances which must 
create a considerable and particular interest in the 
minds of seine, as regards the year on which we are 
now entering. Many have declared it to be the 
year in which great events shall come to pass. Ben-
gelius, an eminent German expositor, has placed the 
beginning of the millennial reign of Christ in 1836. 
John Wesley, in his exposition of the New Testa-
ment, brings to an end the time, times and a half a 
time of the Beast in 1836, and likewise thei'little 
season' in which Satan rages with, great wrath ; 
though Wesley appears to be only a followerlof 
Bengelius. The Rev. W. A. Holmes, Chancellor 
of Cashel (London 1833) terminates in 1836 five 
different important epochs : and proceeds on princi-
ples quite independent of Bengelius, and apparent-
ly is unconscious of the views of that writer. Mr. 
Wolf likewise, the eminent Jewish Missionary, dis-
covered a singular tradition among the Dervishes of 
Persia, respecting an expectation of the coming of 
Christ in 1836. In answer to a question put to one 
of this class, when he was at Meshed in 1831, the 
following short dialogue took place 
J. Wolf. Why dost thou not speak ? 
Dervish. After the religion ofJesus shall be man-
ifested, then I shall speak. 
J. W. When shall this be ? 
Derv. After that Jesus shall have been upon earth 
as you now are. 
J. IV. When shall he appear ?. 
Dcr. Five yeers hence.. �
34,4, 
J. W. What shall. then happen ? 
Der. in a melodieus voice, �
. 
Thousand hearts shall then be one, 
The Lamb and the Wolf shall together lie down, 
And Jesus shall lay down his' life.' 
"We candidly confess that we ourselves place no 
great reliance on these computations." 
The editor adds in a note : 
"Prophecy is not, in any shape, popular on 
the continent s but almost all those who do attend to 
it, are followers of Bengelius. A great number of 
persons, of this description 'emigrated from the king-
dom of Wirtemberg in 1818, under the impression 
that the great judgrnents were about to fall on Ger-
many. They settled at Miloshma, near Ekatermas-
ton, and in other places in the east of Russia. We 
are informed that there are several thousands now 
existing at this place only, who have recently been 
visited by a Missionary of the London society for 
promoting the conversion of the AW, 'and that there 
are seven congregations of them also of Georgia, all 
of which are waiting in lively expectation of the 
Lord's advent in 1836," Investigator, v. 5, p. 5. 
Wit. CUNNINGHAM ESQ. of Scotland, also pnb-
a volume to show that the year 1836 'was "The 
end of a great astronomical cycle." 
Of the foregoing, comprising the opinion of more 
than eighty writers, who begin and end this period 
at more than forty different epochs, it will be no-
ticed that more than three fourths of these 
are favored, each, by only asingle writer ; and there 
Naas little or nothing come down from those writings 
to show the arpments relied on for such conclu-
sions. Of the remaining epochs, five are advocat-
ed by only two ,writers each—leaving only three 
prominent epoche, viz. 533, 538,and 606. The two 
first of these are virtually sustained by the same ar-
guments ; and it would appear, that the judgment 
of able and3t1idicioue expositors is 'about equally be-
tween the dates of 533-8, and 606 which reduces the 
issue to a comparatively small compass. Having 
gi(yen our reasons for the dates which seem to us 
more clearly marked our readers will judge between 
those, and others indicated. A lesson to be learned 
from this multiplicity of views, we conceive to be, 
that God would have men modest in their expres-
sions of confidence respecting given epochs. When 
an English writer remarks, that, "For humility of 
mind, acuteness of discrimination, extent of Bibli-
cal learning, and impartial diligence of research, 
the celebrated Mr. Mede stands pre-eminently dis-
tinguished," (First Resurrection, p. 22. Lit. v. 4,) 
he names qualifications for Biblical investigation in 
tached to him and the greeting, and they wished 
him to stay. 
"But I can no longer rest under our former 
contract with regard to the weather," said the 
pastor. 
"Nor do we wish you to," returned Sharp.. 
"Only preach to us, and teach us and our chil-
dren how to live, and help us to be social, con-. 
tented, and happy." 
"And," added the pastor,while a tear of pride 
stood in his eye, "all things above our proper 
sphere we will leave with God, for 'he doeth all 
things well.'" 
Fourteen Wonders of the World. 
The seven wonders of the old world were : 1st 
the Egyptian Pyramids. The largest of these 
is 693 feet square and 469 feet high, and its 
base covers 11 1-2 acres of ground. 2d, the 
Mausoleum, erected to Mausolus, king of Caria, 
by his widow, Artemisia. It was 63 feet long 
and 35 feet high. 3d, the Temple of Diana, at 
Ephesus. This was 425 feet in length and 220 
feet in breadth. 4th, the walls and Hanging 
Gardens of Babylon. These walls are stated by 
Herodotus, to have been Si feet thick, 350 feet 
high, and 60 miles in length; and thc,statement 
is deemed credible by .modern antiquarians. 5th, 
the Colossus of Rhodes. This was a brazen sta-
tue of Apollo, 105 feet in height, standing at 
the mouth of the harbor of Rhodes. 6th, the 
statue of Jupiter Olympus, at Athens, which 
was made ofiyor7 and gold, and was wonderful 
„ sir .1 ! es; 
kir its 'beauty rather than for its size. 7th, the 
P4mos of l'-tolrrsy Philadeiphus. This was a 
light-house, 500 feet high, on the island of Pha-
ros at Alexandria, in Egypt. A fire of wool 
was kept burning on its summit during the night, 
to guide ships to the harbor. 
The seven wonders of the modern world are : 
The Art of Printing : Optical Instruments, such 
as the Telescope and Miscroscope ; Gnnpowder ; 
the Steam Engine ; Labor-saving Machinery ; 
the Electric Telegraph and Photograph. 
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BOSTON, NOVEMBER 9, 1861. 
SYLVESTER BLISS, EDITOR. 
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Exposition orTkaniers trophecy. 
CHAPTER VII. 
THE EPOCH OF TIIE PAPAL SUPREMACY. 
MARTIN LUTHER, the celebrated German reformer, 
born 1483 and deceased 1546, is cited by Mr. Ben-
gal as reckoning this period in a similar manner,but 
beginning somewhat earlier. In a letter written to 
J. F. Reuss in 1723 Mr. Bengel says : 
"It was with great pleasure I lately noticed Lu-
ther's remark upon Rev. 13 : 18 ; for I find that he, 
too, interpreted the number of the Beast as denoting 
six hundred and sixty six years as the period of the 
Papal temporal dominion ; only, according to him, 
that period commenced under Hildebrand in A. D. 
1013," Memoir of Bengel, p. 284. 
REV. E. B. Em.rorr, also, in refering to the views 
of Luther respecting the epoch of the consumma-
tion, remarks : 
"After saying, 'I cannot define this prophecy, a 
their proper order—the •last three of which are sel-
dom found unattended by the first. 
Thus Mr. Crowley said "We have no right to de-
termine strictly in matters future, and of this high 
import ; a few years further may make no interval 
in the eye of Providence ; and we may probably he 
left, like the disciples, to discover the time by that 
evidence of events which supplies its knowlepge on-
ly to Christian humility and eludes the haughty vi-
sion of the wisdom of this haughty world," Apoc. 
p. 295. 
Dr. Goodwin remarked : "This general caution 
must be taken in, That in these computations a mis-
take of a few years may fall out, and the event fall 
out sooner or later than the time conjectured"—
Com. on Per. p. 182. And on p. 190. "Let an 
indefinite warning that these things are approach-
ing, and we within the reach of them, suffice for to 
move us to prepare for them ; which is the only use 
of knowing them. It may be said of these things, 
as of the day of death : The day and year of these 
great matters are hid from us, that so each day and 
year we may be found ready, whenever they shall 
come upon us ; as in this age wherein we live, they 
are likely to do so." 
Mr. Bickersteth modestly says : "In the author's 
view the most probable period is that of the 533," 
(Guide p. 112); but he "would be far from dogma-
tizing on such dates," (lb. p. 219). He elsewhere 
writes : "When shall these things take place ? The 
precise time is yet hidden from us ; but the 'signs 
of the times' are to be discerned, and the approach 
of the time may be expected to be known, as was 
the time of the first advent to Simeon, Anna and 
others." Chron. Proph. 
"Great humility is essential in all Scriptural stu-
dies : 'The meek will he guide in judgment, the 
meek will he teach his way." 
"Spiritual docility 'and sobriety agree well with 
each other." 
"Desire for Christ's coming is the very spirit of 
every Christian who truly loves him. The last sound 
of the church in the book of God, in reply to the 
promised quick coming of our Saviour, is, 'Even so, 
come, Lord Jesus." The lust note in the rietteet ex-
pressions of love to Christ abounding in the book of 
Canticles is, Make haste, my beloved, and be thou 
like to a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of 
spices. The prayer our Lord himself has taught us 
ever to use is, Thy kingdom come. If we love our 
Saviour we must long to behold him. If now see-
ing him by faith, we rejoice with joy unspeakable, 
how infinitely desirable must it be to see him as ho 
is, and dwell with him forever !" 
An instance of great positiveness on the part of 
Bishop Lloyd, the Bishop of Worcester, is thus 
alluded to by Bishop Newton—not in respect to the 
epoch of the end, but in reference to the supremacy 
of the Turk. Bishop Newton says : 
ourselves to the rules of just criticism, and not in-
dulge lawless and extravagant fancies ; but to be 
content with sober and genuine interpretation, and 
not pretend to be prophets, nor to presume to be 
wise above what is written," Dis. p. 441. 
To be cautious and considerate in the interpreta-
tion of prophecy, is not incompatible with its dili-
gent study, nor with a thorough application of its 
teachings. And, as a general thing confidence in the 
soundness of any one's views, may be proportioned 
to the modesty with which he ,tinfiolds them.—the 
same as his skill for accurate investigation, is man-
ifest in the clearness and harmony of his unfolding.e. 
Another lesson to be learned from the diversity of 
prophetic interpretation, is that any one's view re-
specting time or event in the future, should be re-
garded and put forth as an opinion, and not as doc-
trine. And as the wisest and most studious have 
thus differed, men should be permitted honestly to 
differ,—each one giving his own view in the fear of 
God, and without impugning the motives of those 
who differ. 
"But the jndgment shall sit, and they shall take 
away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it un- 
to the end." v. 26. 
The judgment session, here refered to, is, donbt-
less, that of the Ancient of days brought to view in 
vs. 9-11. There is adjudicated the great words spok-
en by the "little horn" against the saints of the 
Most High, his war against and temporary triumph 
over them ,and his efforts to change times and laws ; 
and because of these the beast,—all the ten horns of 
which conspired together in support of the little 
horn—was slain and his body given to the burning 
flame. 
"His dominion," here spoken of, is evidently that 
of the fourth beast,, however exercised,—whether in 
its unity, or divided sovereignty, or as wielded by 
the Papal hierarchy—in distinction from, and in 
contrast with the previous beasts. Their dominion 
had been taken away from each rests etively at suc-
cessive epochs, without making a 11 end of the 
nations which those beasts severally symbolized. In 
contrast with the prolongation of their lives on their 
loss of the supremacy, a full end is made of the 
fourth beast when deprived of its dominion. This 
is shown, not only by the symbolized casting of its 
body to the burning flame, but the phrase, "shall 
take away his dominion to consume and to destroy 
it unto the end," signifies that it is taken away to- 
tally and finally,by the destruction and consumption 
of the beast. 
As before shown, the end of the foruth beast, by 
its consignment to the burning flame, is doubtless 
synchronous with the end of the previous beasts 
whose lives, though not their dominion, were pro- 
longed. And, all the beasts ceasing then to exist,. 
the nations symbolized by them no longer have a 
name or a place on earth. So that the time will 
then have come that was spoken of by our Lord, 
when "The Son of man shall send forth his angels, 
and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things 
that offend, and them which do iniquity, and shall 
cast them into a furnace of fire." 
Bible Questions and Answers. 
The interrogative,is a forcible form of address,and 
is used, not only to solicit information, but to af-
firm or deny with emphasis. 
An affirmative interrogation may usually be dis-
tinguished from a negative, by the use of the word 
not. With that wurd, a question to which no an-
swer is required is ordinarily equivalent to a direct 
affirmation ; and without that, it is a denial. Thus, 
to enquire,"Is not thy wickedness great ?" (Job. 22: 
5) is to affirm that it is so ; and to ask "Canst thou 
bind the unicorn with his bands in the furrow!" 
(Joly39: 10,) is to deny that he can be thus hound. 
There are questions in the scriptures of moment-
ous import ; some of which are addressed to individ-
uals, and others to the race collectively. Large num 
hers of these have no answers annexed, and need 
none—they being equivalent to direct assertions or 
denials ; but there are many questions recorded in 
the Bible to which answers are there given, often in 
immediate connection. A collection of' such, arrang-
ed and classified according to subjects, might not 
inappropriately be denominated A Bible Catechism. 
Without attempting any particular arrangement, 
and without being at all times limited to the Bible 
phraseology, the following are some of these. 
What answer did Eve give to the interroga-
tion of the serpent, the first recorded question put 
to any one of our race,—when he said, "Yea, bath 
God said, ye shall not eat of every tree of the gar- 
deaentil 
 of "The woman said utno the serpent, We may 
e fruit of the trees of the garden : but of the 
fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the gar-
den, God bath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither 
shall ye touch it lest ye die." Gen. 3: F3. 
What said Adam, when—having eaten of the 
"It is a memorable thing, that Bishop Burnet re-
lates, (Hist. of his Own Times v. 2, p. 204) of his 
friend the most learned Bishop of Worcester. He 
says that that excellent person was employed above 
twenty years in studying the Revelation with an 
amazing diligence and exactness, and that he had 
foretold and proved from the Revelation the peace 
made between the Tnrk and the Emperor in the year 
1698 long before it was made, and that after this he 
said the time of the Turks hurting the papal Chris- 
tians was at an end : and he was so positive in this,1 
that he consented that all his schemes should be laid 
aside, if ever the Turk engaged in any new war with 
them. But it is very well known, that the Turk 
and the Emperor have engaged in a new war since 
that time . . . . so that by his own consent all his 
scheme is to be laid aside. If so great a master of 
learning, so nice a critic in chronology and history, 
one who perhaps understood the prophetic writings 
better than any man of his time, was so grossly mis-
taken in the most positive of his calculations, it 
may serve at least as an admonition to others of 
interior abilities." Bishop Newton's Dis. of Proph. 
p. 440. 
In a note to this, Bishop Newton adds : " lJp-
on reflection I think it not impossible that Bishop 
Burnet might mistake Bishop's Lloyd's meaning. 
If he said indeed,that the Turks would never engage 
in a new war with the papal Christians, he was 
plainly in the wrong. If he said only that the Turks 
would no more hurt the papal Christians, would 
no more subdue any Christian state or potentate,he 
was probably in the right ; the prophet seemeth to 
intimate the same thing, and the event hitherto 
confirms it." 
Sir Isaac Newton remarks of the hook of Revela-
tion that, "The folly of interpreters has been to fore-
tell times and things by this prophecy, as if God de-
signed to make them prophets. By this rashness 
they have not only exposed themselves, but brought 
the prophecy into contempt. The design of God 
was much otherwise." 
Observations on the Apoc. 
ch. 1. 
And Bishop Newton admonishes us to "confine 
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Aaron and Miriam : and they both came forth. And 
Ile said, Hear now my words : If there be a prophet 
among you, 1 the Lord will make myself known un-
to him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a 
dream. My servant Mpses is not so, who is faith-
ful in all mine house. With him will I speak mouth 
to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speech-
es ; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold : 
wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against 
My servant Moses ?" Num. 12: 1-8. 
What assurance was given king llezekiah, 
when on being promised recovery from his sickness, 
he asked the prophet Isaiah, "What shall be the 
sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go 
up' to the house of the Lord ? 
Ans. "Isaiah said,This sign shalt thou have of the 
Lord that the Lord will do the thing that he bath spo-
ken : shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go 
back ten degrees? And Hezekiah answered, It is a 
light thing for the shadow to go down ten dogrees: 
nay but let the shadow return backward ten degrees. 
And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord : and He 
brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which 
it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz," 2 Kings 22 : 
8-11. 
What said the Lord of the city of ".No," when 
He inquired of Nineveh, which'he was about to des- 
troy, "And thou better than populous No, that was 
situate among the rivers, that had the waters round 
about it, whose rampart was the sea, and whose 
wall was from the sea ?" 
Ans. "Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength,and 
it was infinite; Put and Lubim were the helpers. 
Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity 
her young children also were dashed in pieces at the 
top of all the streets : and they cast lots for her hon-
orable men, and all her great men were bound in 
chains," Nahum 3 : 8-10. 
"Is this your joyful city, whose antiquity is 
of ancient days ? " 
Ans. "Her own feet shall carry her afar off to so-
journ," Isa. 23: 7. Also "Tyre shall he forgotten 
seventy years,according to the days of one king," v. 
15. 
"Who bath taken this counsel against Tyre, 
the crowning city,whose merchants are princes,whose 
traffickers are the honorable of the earth ? " 
Ans. "The Lord of hosts bath purposed it to 
stain the pride of all glory, and to bring unto con-
tempt all the honorable of the earth," Isa. 23 8, 9. 
"What shall be given unto thee ? or what 
shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue ?" 
'Ans. "Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of 
juniper," Psa 120: 3, 4. 
19 "What shall the man do that cometh after the 
king ?'' 
Ans. "Even that which bath been already done," 
Ecel. 2 : 12. 
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Severe Gale. 
A violent gale commenced here in the night of 
Saturday last, accompanied by a heavy rain. It 
was verateSevere on the coast-the hardest gale ex-
perienced in Boston for years-and one ship was 
wrecked in Boston Bay, resulting in the loss of 24 
lives-13 passengers, and 11 of the crew. 
Before noon on Sunday it again cleared off, quite 
mild and pleasant. 
It is said this morning, Mon. Nov. 4, that no ap-
prehensions are entertained of the safety of the fleet, 
which sailed for some unknown destination on 
Tuesday last. It is, however, too early to predict 
its entire safety. 
Slavery. 
We are more and more of the opinion that Slav- 
ery will receive its death blow from the present re-
bellion. Gen. Sherman, who is in command of the 
immense naval expedition that sailed last week for 
some unknown service, was instructed by Secretary 
Cameron, that with regard to "persons held, to ser-
vice," he is to govern himself by the principles enun-
ciated in his (the Secretary's) two letters to Gen. 
Butler on that subject ; but he adds the rather im-
portant and sensible amplification that the General 
is to avail himself of "the services of any persons, 
whether fugitives from labor or not, who may offer 
them to the National Government ; you may em-
ploy such persons in such services as they may be 
fitted for, either as ordinary employees, or, if special 
circumstances seem to require it, in any other ca-
pacity, with such organization, in squads, Compa-
nies, or otherwise, as you deem most beneficial to 
the service. This, however, not to mean a general 
arming of them for military service." He adds-
"You will assure all loyal masters that Congress 
will provide just compensation to them for the loss 
of the services of the persons so employed." No 
doubt of it. 
,The N. Y. Independent, in commenting on the 
above says : 
"The recent order from the War Department to 
Gen. Sherman, commanding the Expedition to the 
Southern coast, does not indicate that the Govern-
ment will permit any peculiar state laws concerning 
'persons held to service' to embarrass its military 
operations, or to hinder for an hour the absolute 
conquest of the rebellion. Our 'conservative' friends 
who think that the one thing to be conserved, will 
be likely to discover that what the Government has 
undertaken to conserve is not slavery, but liberty 
and the constitutional self-government of 'the peo-
ple of the United States' by the constitutional me-
thod of popular elections. The restoration of the 
Federal Constitution and of the acts of Congress and 
treaties made in conformity with it, as 'the supreme 
law of the land' throughout the seceded states, is 
the one work now to be done by military power ; 
and no consideration of the damage that may hap- 
forbidden tree, and hiding from the presence of the 
Lord,-God called him and said, "Where art thou ?" 
Ans. "He said, I heard thy voice in the garden, 
and I was afraid, because I was naked ; and I hid 
myself." Gen. 3: 9, 10. 
What did Adam reply, when God said, "Who 
told thee that thou wast naked ? bast thou eaten of 
the tree,whereof I commanded thee that thou should-
est not eat?" 
Ans. "The man said, The woman whom thou 
gayest to be with me, She gave me of the tree, and 
I did eat," Gen. 3 : 11, 12. 
What reply did she make, when "the Lord 
God said unto the woman, IV hat is this that thou 
bast done ?" 
Ans. "The woman said, The serpent beguiled me, 
and I did eat," Gen. 3 : 13. 
What was Cain's answer when having killed 
Abel, "the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy 
brother ?" 
Ans. "Ile said I know not, Am I my brother's 
keeper ?" Gen. 4 : 9. 
What assurance did God give Abraham, when 
-having said to him in the land of Canaan, "I am 
the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, 
to give thee this land to inherit it-and he said,Lord 
God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it ?" 
Gen. 15 : 7-8. 
Ans. "God, willing more abundantly to show un-
to the heirs of promise, the immutability of His 
counsel,confirmed it by an oath : that by two immu-
table things, in which it was impossible for God to 
lie, we might have a strong cousolation, who have 
fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before 
us : which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, 
both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into 
.that within the veil ; whither the Forerunner is for 
us entered, even Jesus, made an High-priest for 
ever after the order of Melchisedec." Heb. 6 : 17-
20. 
When about to destroy the cities of the plain, 
what testimony respecting the father of the faithful 
did the Lord give, when he said, "Shall I hide from 
Abraham that thing which I am about to do : seeing 
that Abraham shall surely become a great and 
mighty nation,and all the nations of the earth shall 
be blessed in him ?" 
Ans. The Lord said, "I know him, that he will 
command his children and his household after him, 
and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do jus-
tice and judgment that the Lord may bring upon 
Abraham that which He bath spoken of him," Gen. 
18 : 17-19. 
What did God reply, when "Abraham drew 
near, and said,Wilt Thou also destroy the righteous 
with the wicked ? Peradventure there be fifty righte-
ous within the city : wilt Thou also destroy and not 
spare the place for the fifty righteous that are there-
in ? " 
Ans. "The Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty 
righteous within the city, then I will spare all the 
place for their sake." And, "He said, I will not des-
troy it for ten's sake." Gen. 18 : 23,4, 26, 32. 
What did Abraham reply, when God proved 
his faith by the command to offer his son Isaac and 
said, "Behold the fire and the wood; but where is 
the lamb for a burnt offering? " 
Ans. "Abraham said, My son, God will provide 
himself a lamb for a burnt offering," Gen. 22: 7, 8. 
What was Jacob's reply,when "Pharaoh said 
unto Jacob, How old art thou?" 
Ans. "Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the 
years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty 
years : few and evil have been the days of'the years 
of my life, and have not attained unto the days of 
the years of the life of my fathers in the days of 
their pilgrimage," Gen. 47: 9. 
What did the Lord add, when he enquired of 
Moses, "Who bath made man's mouth ? or who 
maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the 
blind ?" 
Ans. He added, "Have not I, the Lord ? Now 
therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and 
teach thee what thou shalt say." Ex. 4: 11, 12. 
What did the Lord command, when "Moses 
said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the chil-
dren of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God 
of your fathers bath sent me ; and they shall say 
unto me, What is His Name? what shall I say unto 
them ?" 
Ans. "God said unto Moses, I AM WHAT I Ax : 
and_ lie said Thus shalt thou say unto the children 
of srael, I Am bath sent me unto you," Ex. 3 : 13, 
 
What answer came from heaven when, "Mi-
riam and Aaron spake against Moses," and "said, 
Hath the Lord indeed spoken only by Moses ? bath 
He not also spoken by us ?" 
Ans. "The Lord heard it . . . And the Lord 
spake suddenly tanto Moses, and unto Aaron, and 
unto Miriam,Come out ye three unto the tabernacle 
of the congregation. And they three came out. 
And the Lord came down in the pillar of the cloud, 
and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called 
pen to slavery in the conflict will be allowed to hin-
der the progress or limit the thnfoughtess of that 
work. if loyal citizens shall suar loss by our mil-
itary operations-if their houses or barns shall have 
been burned by our soldiers-if their horseS shall 
have been taken for the public service-if their slaves 
shall have been eiriancipated-they may 'confidently 
Appeal to the Government for a reasonable compen-
sation. 3ut the signs of the tithes are beginning to 
indicate conclusively what we are'coming to. Sla-
very is created and upheld by state laws ; and it does 
not seem likely that the Federal 'Government will 
officially assume the task of enforcing those' peculi-
ar laws, by purely military power, in rebel states. 
The idea that the Constitution of the Ufilted 'States 
was ordained and established for the purpose of na-
tionalizing slavery, or of guaranteeing its perpetui-
ty in half the Union at all hazards, belongs to a 
dispensation which passed away when the first gun 
was fired in the bombardment of Fort Sumpter." 
Mothers, write to your Sons in the Army. 
Knowing that many mothers, who read the Her-
ald, have sons in the army, of whom, not unlikely, 
many may be unconverted, we would commend to 
such the following from the Christian Recorder : 
Write in the fullness of a mother's heart. Write 
of a Saviour's love. Remind them of the tears that 
have been shed over them, and the prayers that have 
been offered up in their behalf. No one will be so 
likely to reach their consciences, 
"Did you see my hand up. when you asked who 
wished to be remembered in prayer ?" said a youth-
ful soldier to the leader of a meeting, whom he had 
called aside, 
"No, I did not observe you particularly." 
"I was clear on the outside of the signs, but I 
raised my hand high as I could, for I want you to 
pray for me. When you spoke of our mothers, that 
they followed us with their prayers, my heart was 
touched. I know that my mother prays tor me,and 
earnestly desires my conversion. I have a letter 
from her which I received to-day." Here he show-
ed the letter, and the gentlenioan remarked that it 
had been exposed in some way and got wet. "No," 
said he, "it is wet with tears. She feels the deep-
est interest in me, and I desire to be a Christian. I 
wish you to pray for me." 
That is the hold, mothers, you have upon your 
sons who have gone to the wars. Improve your op-
portunity. Write to them. Press upon their at-
tention the great salvation. Remind them of the 
greater warfare in which they must • take a part. 
Your letters will be read with tearful eyes. Your 
words will sink deep into the heart. Amid the 
temptations of the camp your counsels will come up 
as guardian angels. Your sons have gone from you 
but you hold them by a chord that may draw them 
to heaven. 
The Cross and Crown. 
While we delight to linger around the cross, and 
to point all to the atoning death of our adorable Sa-
viour, we cannot be unmindful of the fact that his 
coming again in glory is uniformly presented in the 
Holy Scriptures as the hope of the Church of God. 
We have been long satisfied that the Second Ad-
vent is pre-millennial, in other words, that Christ 
will conic again before the millennium,-that there 
will be no golden age of universal righteousness and 
peace prior to his coming,-that iniquity will 
abound, and the love of many wax cold,till the end, 
-that the wheat and tares will grow together till 
the harvest,-that evil men and seducers will be-
come worse and worse, deceiving and being deceiv-
ed ; and that as it was in the days of Noah and Lot 
so it will be at the coming of the Son of man. 
We believe, too, that the present dispensation is 
nearing its close,-that a voice will soon emanate 
from the throne, saying, "It is done," and Jesus 
will come in like manner as be was seen go into 
heaven ! The fulfilment of prophecy, the advanced 
age of the world, and the signs of the times admon-
ish us of this, and also of our duty to continue 
and increase our aid in swelling the note of warning 
which is being heard in all lands. 
The reader may have stood by the Falls of Niag-
ara. A short distance above the cataract the waters 
become very rapid,-hence that part of the mighty 
stream is called "The Rapids." So it seems to us 
that we are in the rapids of time : and the cataract 
of eternity is just before us ! The eye of enlighten-
ed faith sees it ; and the ear of faith hears its dread-
ful roar ; and the voice of Wisdom says to all men 
everywhere, "Prepare to meet thy Gcid." "Be ye 
also ready, for in such a hour as ye think not the 
Son of man cometh." "Behold, I come as a thief. 
Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his gar-
ments, lest he walk naked,and they see his shame." 
Millennial News. 
WATCH.-Stand upon the edge of this world 
ready to take wing, having your feet on earth, your 
eyes and heart in heaven. 
Rumors reach us of things being in a terrible state 
in Russia, ,and even the Russians themselves admit 
it. A superior officer not long since said,"I really do 
not know whether I shall get anything at all from 
my estates this year." 
To-moratow.---Plutarch, in his Lives of the An-
cients, relates of one Archias,that while he was riot-
ing in the midst of his cups, a letter was delivered 
him, warning him of some one who laid in wait for 
his life. The bearer of the letter desired him to read 
it immediately, because it was on serious business, 
and of the highest importance to him. "Oh," re-
plied he, "I will think of serious things to-morrow." 
But that night he was slain. 
It is stated that "Old Sharp,'' the celebrated ma-
ker of articles from the Shakspeare "mulberry-tree," 
of which as many were sold as would have taken al-
most a small forest to supply, used, when disposing 
of a curious article, to place his hand upon a piece 
of the real tree, which was affixed to his bench, and 
say, "I solemnly swear that I hold in my hand a 
portion of the tree which Shakspeare himself plan-
ted." This trick succeeded admirably,and old Sharp 
died very rich,but on his death-bed he confessed that 
he had deceived thousands. 
Our lady readers will find, by turning to the third 
chapter of the hook of Isaiah, and reading the 
18th verse, that not only were hoops worn in those 
days by the daughters of Zion, but they were also 
an abomination in the sight of the Lord. To save 
them the trouble, however, of hunting it up, here is 
the verse :-"In that day the Lord will take away 
the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their 
feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the 
moon." 
WOOLEN MITTENS. An officer from West Point, 
who commands one of the finest regiments in the 
service, suggests that woolen mittens for the soldiers 
will be greatly needed when the cold weather be-
gins. Will not all who can employ themselves in 
this way, help to furnish five hundred thousand 
pairs ? They should be knit with one finger, to al-
low a free use of the first finger and thumb. It is 
said there were more soldiers disabled in the Crime-
an war from frost-bitten fingers than from any oth-
er one cause. [All newspapers please copy this.] 
The Journal of Commerce publishes a private let-
ter from Kentucky from which we extract the fol-
lowing impressive statements : 
"Discord, strife and enmity pervade all ranks of 
society. They have entered the counting-room, the 
social circle, the family circle, the school-house, and 
the church : and where friendship and concord once 
existed, they have arrayed husband against wife, 
father against son, brother against brother, friend 
against friend. So universally is this the case 
throughout this State at present that the circle 
where disa.fnction does not exist forms an exception 
to the geneial rule. What will be the result of all 
this? Where or when it will end, God only knows. 
Truly, truly, we have fallen upon evil times." 
FRIENDS AND Fors.-During the Peninsular War, 
an officer of artillery had just served a gun, with ad-
mirable precision, against a body of men posted in 
a wood to hie left. When the Duke rode up, after 
turning his glass for a moment in the direction of 
the shot, he said, in his cool way, "Well aimed cap-
tain but no more ; they are our own 99th !" This 
sad blunder has been repeated too often in the arm-
ies of Jesus. With what fatal frequency have great 
guns of the church,which might have battered down 
citadels of Satan, been misdirected against Christian 
brethren. 
An extraordinary power of memory is noted in a 
Scottish newspaper, in the case of a son of a farmer 
named Gordon, living at Reuaton. This young man 
remembers everything, even to days and hours, re-
peats whole sermons, cites any passage from Scrip- - 
tore without missing a word, and does other won-
derful things with his phrenological organ of even-
tuality. 
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subject of the Advent, from friends of the Herald, over 
their own signatures, irrespective of the particular views 
which it defends. Views of correspondents not dissented 
from, are not necessarily to be considered as editorially 
endorsed. Correspondents are expected to avoid all per-
sonalities, and to etudyChristian courtesy in all references 
to views and persons. Any departure from thisshould be 
regarded as eisentitling the writer to any reply. Christian 
and gentlemanly discussion will be in order ; but not 
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foot the Son of God, nor crucified him again and tained up to the present time, and that I have had 
put him to an open fhame, nor counted the blood, the benefit of reading it and of being encouraged 
wherewith you were sanctified an unholy thing, nor and strengthened in my hope, by its contents, in 
CASTLE CHURCHILL. 
- New Hartford, Iowa. 
From Bro. C. Churchill. 
The Northern States Fighting for Slavery. 
Yes, it is even so. All the fighting that we have 
yet done, has been to sustain the Union, and bring 
back the seceding states. And whereas the Consti- 
tution of the United States, and the Fugitive Slave 
law of Sept. 18, 1850—together with other acts, 
passed at various times—recognize slavery ; and by 
those laws we are made the abettors and defenders 
of slavery. Hence in fighting to restore the Union 
and maintain the laws, we are fighting for slavery, 
to sustain it where it now exists. And the South-
ern confederacy is fighting us, to extend slavery into 
free territory and to enslave the free. Hence, vir-
tually speaking, all the fighting that has yet been 
done has been to sustain slavery. May God open 
our eyes that we might see what we are doing. No 
wonder our arms are not successful. Hear what 
God said to the leader of his people, Josh. 7:10, —
" And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up ; —
wherefore liest thou upon thy face ? Israel bath 
sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant 
which I commanded them for they have even take_ 
en of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and 
dissembled also. . . Therefore the children of Isra-
el could not stand before their enemies, but turned 
their backs before their enemies, because they were 
accursed. Neither will I be with you any more ex-
cept ye destroy the accursed from among you. Up, 
sanctify the people," &c. Well might God have 
said thus unto us in the solemn fast of Sept. 26.—
The accursed sin of slavery is among you. " Get 
thee up ; wherefore liest thou upon thy face." The 
accursed thing, slavery, is interwoven in your con-
stitution, and codes. Sanctify the people, and wipe 
the accursed laws from all your statutes and acts. 
Neither will I be with you any more except ye des-
troy them from among you. 
Let the people arise in their might, and sustain 
a Butler in his moving the confiscation act, and a 
Fremont in carrying that measure and putting it 
into execution. These two men have done more to-
wards the suppression of this rebellion by these two 
acts, than all the rest, because they have struck at 
the very root—they have dared to do right. Let not 
our rulers tremble before traitors ; but let them 
bang slavery, Haman-like, upon the gallows she has 
prepared for freedom, and then our country can 
smile in gladness. And we can pray God to bless 
our arms, and restore peace again to our beloved 
country ; and every Christian would then be justifi-
able before God in taking up arms and fighting for 
liberty (instead of slavery, as we are now doing), 
and the smiles of heaven would beam upon us, and 
our happy country would then be an asylum for the 
oppressed, and the nursery of liberty, where tyran-
ny and oppression could never come. May God 
speed the right. Amen. 
The above opinion respecting the support of slav-
ery, by our government, is not shared by impartial 
observers abroad. Mr. W. E. Foster, member of 
the British Parliament for Bradford, Eng., in a 
speech lately made in that body, took the view, and 
we think most justly, that "whether the Union was 
or was not restored, slavery had received what would 
be found to be its death-blow." He added :— 
" Thus it was that the North and South came to 
be arrayed one against the other ; but there was this 
difference, that whereas the South were fighting 
avowedly for the right to perpetuate and extend 
slavery, the avowed ohject of the North was simply 
the preservation of the Union. Therefore it was 
true that the South appeared in the contest to be 
more pro-slavery than did the North to be anti-slav-
ery. But in reality the North were fighting against 
slavery as much as the South for it ; for if the South 
succeeded they would establish a slave power such 
as he had described ; if they failed, slavery would 
receive a blow from which it could not recover." 
We think this conclusion cannot be controverted. 
For, most surely, resistance to an effort to extend 
slavery, cannot, we think, be logically construed 
into its support. �
ED. 
From Bro. A. Brown. 
Bro. Bliss :—In your paper of Sept 21st you 
speak of the "last Herald." Indeed, is the Herald 
finally suspended ? or did you only speak on the 
principle by which the buy carried the fleeces of 
wool into the attic faster than his father sheared 
them ? If when he boasted that he had accomplish-1 
ed the feat by carrying up a little sheep with the 
fleece on, the father had retorted that he intended 
to shear the next year's lambs, I fancy the boy 
would have been as badly nonplussed as I was at 
your remarks about your " beet article on the peri-
ods." 
Although you profess never to cross a bridge 
until you come to it, yet you did allude several 
times to Dan. 12th and the periods therein, in the 
very article to which I especially referred—Herald, 
Aug. 31. Besides you have all along been com-
menting upon the 1260 days, and they occur in that 
chapter. 
I do not find that Lowth* in his commentary 
supposes anything about " three days" in Itei: 20, 
and Clarke only supposes their omission "possible." 
But so far from an omission Clarke shows that in 
the Septuagint and in MSS. Pachom " three years" 
are twice expressed. If Isaiah walked barefoot on-
ly three days as a sign of three years, the " years" 
have been associated with the captivity, or the thing 
signified ; but they are on the contrary only con-
nected with Isaiah himself. But your criticism 
shows that when a theory is involved it must be 
sustained even at the expense of an imputation upon 
the integrity of God's word. 
If I confound dynasties and personal reigns 
with kingdoms, so do you and so does inspiration. 
You say a king in symbolic scriptures means a king-
dom. The little horn is a kingdom, then, and, ae 
you say, is Papacy. But is net Papacy a dynasty? 
The seven heads are seven kings, kingdoms ; but are 
they more than dynasties ? The Babylonian empire 
and dynasty were identical in power and duration. 
The leopard, Dan. 7, you believe represented Alex- 
ander's empire, but I believe represented Napole-
on's. In either case, a personal reign and a king-
dom are confounded. This is unequivocally so in 
the explanation of the rough goat, 8:21, which is 
said to represent the king of Grecia, no more than 
Alexander's reign can be embraced ; for subsequent 
history is indicated by four other kingdoms. v. 22. 
Yours as ever, 
A. BROWN. 
* Perhaps you examined only Bishop Lowth's 
commentary. Our reference was to Win. Lowth—
the father, we believe, of the bishop. �
ED. 
done despite to (been malicious against) the (Holy 
Spirit) Spirit of grace. Banish, then, this feeling 
of despair. You are looking for Jesus ; you believe 
he is very soon coming in his kingdom. You do not 
deny this ; but you have neglected your duties.—
Turn, then, with humble penitence. Trust in Je-
sus, and though your sins be as scarlet, be can make 
them white as snow, and though they be red like 
crimson, they shall be as wool. Cast yourself upon 
his mercy, and lie will take away your load of heav-
iness. • He will remove your load of iniquity and 
give you peace, and restore to you the joys of his 
countenance. The way is open, and the invitation 
to you is come! Come then to Jesus, come ! come! 
come ! It grieves me that I am unable to labor in 
the great work of warning men of the beet-ap-
proaching crisis, and calling sinners to repentance. 
0 that God would enable me to go forth again to 
declare his truth, and assist to arouse the slumber-
ing, to alarm the careless, cheer the waiting, com-
fort the desponding, and urge all to the utmost to 
be in readiness to meet the blessed Saviour descend-
iug in all the glory of the heavens, with all the ho-
ly angels. True I do not feel competent for the 
work I desire, but I trust nut myself ; my trust is 
in Gud, who has helped me hitherto. 0, how won-
derful are God's ways ! How gracious and long-
suffering ! Praise him, 0 my soul, and all that is 
within me bless his holy Name. Brethren, remem-
ber in your prayers an afflicted, unworthy brother, 
who would gladly see you while in the flesh, were it 
God's will, but I hope soon to see you all glorified 
in the presence of Jesus, and juin with the great 
multitude of the redeemed, in praise to God and the 
Lamb, to whom be all glory, power and dominion, 
forever and ever. 
I am sorry the Herald is not more prized by the 
Christian community. if I could, I would joyful-, 
ly assist in sustaining so valuable a paper ; but 
about all I can do is to commend it as one of the 
best papers that I know of in all the earth, and I 
wish every one might read it, whatever else (beside 
the Bible) they might read. May God dispose the 
hearts of, those who can, to contribute abundantly 
to its support, so that it may be free from embar-
rassment. Yours waiting in hope, 
J. CROFFUT. 
Brooklyn, Oct. 20, 1861. 
From Bro. H. M. Beck. 
Dear sir :—I think I cannot do without your pa-
per. I have taken it ever since forty-three, with 
the exception of one year. The truth it advocates, 
is dear to me—dearer than all beside in this world. 
0 that our blessed Lord may soon come and claim 
the kingdoms for his own — whose right it is to 
reign. The signs are gathering ; and faster the day 
is dawning on a slumbering' church and a wicked 
world. It will be as it was in the' days of the flood 
and as in the days of Sodom. 0 alas for the world 
and our own distracted country ! What a sad scene 
—brother arrayed against brother, at sword's points. 
Yours in hope of soon seeing the Lord come to take 
his dear ones home, �
II. M. BECK. 
.Hamlin Grove, Iowa, Oct. 9, 1861. 
From sister C. G. Grover. 
Dear brother :—I am very desirous not only to 
see the Herald sustained, but also to aid the Millen-
nial Association. The papers come regularly, and 
are eagerly looked for and read. 1 am pleased that 
the donations have been so liberal. I see names of 
many dear ones in the Herald who love the appear-
ing of the Redeemer, whom I do not expect to see 
until I meet them in the glorious presence and soci-
ety of the Lord himself. Those that have the means 
I trust will do what they can to sustain so valuable 
a paper, holding up your hands and comforting your 
heart. 
The stirring events taking place in different parts 
of the world cause considerable excitement in Mon-
trose, retired as we may seem to you. I think how-. 
ever there are but few who suppose them connected 
with the very near coming of Christ, though to us 
the signs the Saviour said would precede it already 
give notice that he is at the doors. I learn that the 
Pastor of the Presbyterian church here recently said 
in his pulpit, he believed the coming of Christ to be 
near ; but I do not know that it is the sentiment of 
his congregation. 
All my hope of eternal felicity is in the cross of 
Christ, and my glory before an ungodly world 
is in that atonement made by the blood of Jesus. 
Everything else loses its lustre when compared with 
His love. �
Your sister in Christ, 
CATHARINE G. GROVER. 
Montrose, Pa., Aug. 19, 1861. 
From Bro. T. Brown. 
Dear Bro. Bliss :—I feel thankful to the good 
Lord and the friends that the Herald has been eels- 
From Bro. J. Croffut. 
Dear Bro. Bliss :—Perhaps my Advent brethren 
are wondering what has become of Bro. Croffut.—
Well, they ought to be informed. I am at home in 
Brooklyn, L. L, and can be found at all times at 
253 Bridge et. I am almost entirely confined to the 
house, and have been so for more than four months 
past, part of the time in great distress from a very 
bad foot and ankle, which has seemed to threaten 
my life ; and I feel very sensibly its effects, both 
physically and mentally. I have taken •counsel,and 
have done many things without being benefited. In 
its beginning I committed myself into the hands of 
the Great Physician, confiding in his mercy and 
power to heal me. 1 am somewhat better at pres-
ent. To God he all the glory and praise in Christ 
Jesus my Saviour. I am still strong in the faith of 
the certain nearness of redemption, when the glory 
of God shall fill the whole earth, and Jesus shall 
reign King of kings and Lord of lords ; and altho' 
I am now lame I shall then " leap as an hart," and 
be free from sickness, pain and sorrow. 0 happy 
day ! Come, Lord Jesus ! come quickly ! I long 
for the blessed time, and I am cheered with the pros-
pect that it will not be long ere mortality shall put 
on immortality, and joy and praise take the place 
of sorrow and mourning. It seems to use that ma-
ny of my brethren and sisters manifest more joy at 
the present time than they have at any time for 
some years past. May be it is because my own joy 
is increased. But I am pained for the lukewarm-
ness and coldness of some, who used to have warm 
hearts and joyful hopes, but who now feel that they 
have backslidden and have lost their first love. —
Some of this class are now in despair, and cherish 
the insinuations of Satan, that they are irrecovera-
bly lost ! 0 friends ! if any of you in such a case 
see this epistle, let me conjure you to " resist the 
devil and lie will flee from you. Draw nigh to God 
and he will draw nigh to you." Peter denied the 
Lord with an oath, but Peter found mercy. Have 
you done worse than Peter ? Paul, with all the 
light and learning of his day, and with a full know-
ledge of the Scriptures, persecuted the innocent unto 
death, yet he found pardon and peace in Jesus. Is 
your sin greater than his? And even if you are 
deeper in sin than they were, you may still have 
pardon if you will. You have not trodden under 
Married, 
At Champlain, N. Y., September 19th, 1861, by 
Elder C. P. Dow, Mr. ROYAL CONVERSE, to Miss 
CLARISSA CHURCHILL, both of the above place. 
In North Attleboro', Mass., Oct. 20, 1861, by 
Eld. C. Cunningham, Mr. MORTIMER A. Guino,and 
Miss ANNIE L. FARNSWORTH, both of Wrentham. 
The Turks build their temples op en at the top, to 
show that God cannot be confined or circumscribed, 
but is in all places by his presence. 
hymn for Exeter Tent-Meeting. 
Air-0 that ieautiful world. 
Beneath this humble awning's shade, 
In nature's bower so soon to fade, 
Truth's impress deep within we've felt, 
From words that burn, and prayers that melt ; 
We've met to present our songs of praise, 
At devotion's shrine, to the Ancient of Days ; 
We've been refreshed from the dear old Book, 
Ahd taught from the word for Christ to look. 
0 that dear old Book. 
No earthly honors lure us here, 
While we bid adieu to firesides dear, 
We will not seek our brows to twine 
With a fading wreath in a sickly clime : 
But we see the storm is near, and cry, 
" To the life-boat, mariner, fly, 0 fly." 
Soon the winds will rush and the hail descend; 
0 then we shall need a heavenly Friend : 
0 that heavenly Friend. 
When next we meet this pilgrim band, 
'Twill be far away in the goodly land, 
The warfare closed—the work all done, 
We'll joyfully shout the " Harvest Home." 
Soon the graves will open-0 rapture rare ! 
We'll haste to welcome the loved ones there ; 
Our offspring dear, immortal and fair 
With sparkling eyes, will all be there. 
0 they'll all be there. 
Farewell, dear brethren, all farewell 
Till we meet in glory there to dwell ; 
A little longer tears must flow, 
Then we'll bid adieu to scenes of woe : 
Soon Babylon the great must fall ; 
Then time's great bell will quickly toll ; 
And angels sent from heaven above 
Will bear us away to a home of love : 
0 we are almost home. 
The younger Scipio said to a young soldier,show-
ing him a fine buckler of which he was very proud, 
6' It is a very fine buckler, indeed ; but a Roman 
warrior ought to repose greater confidence in hie 
right hand than in his left." 
DIED, in Saco, Feb. 24, 1861, Dr. BENJAMIN COL 
BY aged 73 years, 8 moe. 
Bro. Colby experienced religion in early life,when 
about 16 years of age. He was for many years one 
of the most prominent members of the Christian 
church in York,Maine, with which he stood connec-
ted until his death. He was ardently devoted to 
the cause of Christ, and many will long remember 
his Christian kindness and hospitality. He earl y 
OBITUARY. 
this my lonely and insulated situation. It is the 
only Advent preaching I have had for the last eight 
years, apart from my Bible. 
I beg the privilege of calling your Attention to 
an idea I got from your article in the Herald of Feb 
4th, 1860, headed, The Throne of the Universe, in 
which you described the unlimited extent of the uni-
verse, and thought our Father's house embraced all, 
as proven by 2 K. 8:27, the entire universe being 
our Father's house, and the infinity of worlds its 
many mansions, the abodes of intelligent beings.—
According to your premises, is not our earth one of 
the mansions in our Father's house, and the one 
that Jesus has gone away to prepare for his saints? 
See John 14:2, 3 ; and the way into the mansion, 
v. 0. If you by the above can get my idea, and it 
is correct, I hope you will give us a fuller explana-
tion of the subject. I think it has milli weight in 
correcting many of the popular errors of these last 
days, in establishing the doctrine of the renovation 
of our earth, and setting Christ on the throne of his 
father David—as brought to view in Luke 1:32,33.; 
at which time righteousness shall cover the face of 
the earthas the waters cover the great deep, and not 
till then. Yours as ever, 
THOMAS BnOWN. 
McConnel's Grove, ill., Oct. 10, 1861. 
This earth we understand to be the place—the 
one mansion in the Father's house of many man-
sions, which our Saviour will prepare for his saints 
by its renovation,—thus redeeming the already pur-
chased possession. And the way into this mansion, 
when recovered from all the diSabilities of the fall, 
is only through Christ—by our putting on Christ 
here. May God enable you and us, dear brother, 
to enter that mansion of the redeoneed by the new 
and living way. �
ED. 
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embraced the Advent doctrine, and has for many 
years been looking for the Saviour, and died in full 
confidence that Jesus would soon appear. He has 
1,.ft a wife and two sons,with a large circle of relatives 
and friends mourn his loss,hut they mourn not as those 
who have no hope. He was persevering in life and 
triumphant in death. May the blessing of our Heav-
enly Father rest upon surviving 'friends and give 
them a happy meeting beyond the sorrows of earth. 
I. HALEY. 
DIED, of consumption, at hisiather's residence in 
St. Armands, Jona QUINCY ADAMS, the son of John 
and Margaret TITTEMORE, May 30th, 1861, aged 34 
Under a complication of disorders, the subject of 
this notice had suffered for 20 years, without the 
consolation of the Christian's hope ; but, wasted to 
a skeleton, and bereft of all earthly joy, during the 
last months of his weary life, he earnestly sought 
for the favor of God, and became so changed as to 
delight in singing and prayer, and finally went 
down to the grave in peace, in hope of a resurrec- 
tion to life. �
C. P. Dow. 
Fell asleep in Jesus, July 26th, 1861, at Pigeon 
Hill, St. Armand, C. E., MARGARET FEM.-RV, con-
ssort of John TITTEMORE, aged 69 years and 5 mos. 
Sister Tittemore was horn in Prescott, C.W., and 
was the eldest granddaughter of Rev. Philip Embu-
ry, who formed the first Methodist class, in Ameri-
ca, in New York city, in 1766. At the age of 18, 
she professed faith in Christ, and united with th-e 
Wesleyan Methodists,where she remained in church 
fellowship until 1845, when having heard the glad 
tidings of the kingdom of heaven at hand-Christ's 
final advent near-she fully embraced the truth thus 
unfolded to her view, and became a firm and decid-
ed Adventist, and left the Methodist church to unite 
with those who were looking for and loving Christ's 
appearing, which relation she maintained until her 
death. Four years since she suffered a shock of pal-
sy, which paralyzed one side and rendered one-half 
of her person useless, which confined her at hOme, 
and deprived her of the privilege of attending meet-
ings with her husband as before. Yet she did not 
falter in her onward journey to the land of promise 
-the land of rest. A second stroke of palsy con-
summated the work of death, and fully prepared her 
for the grave, where she waits the resurrection of, 
the just. May the afflicted circle follow her as she 
followed Christ, and prepare to meet her, when,free 
from palsy and bright with glory, the fond mother 
and loving wife shall come from death's lone soli-
tude to a land of life, where tears will never flow, 
nor farewell words be spoken. 
A sermon was preached on the occasion of her 
funeral from IIeb. 9:27, 8. 
C. P. Dow. 
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MY DUTIES AS A SABBATH SCHOLAR. 1. 1 
must remember the Lord's day, to keep it 
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of God, and in the school. 
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Our Rest. 
My feet are worn and weary with the march 
Over rough roads and up the steep hill side ; 
0 City of our God, I fain would see 
Thy pastures green where peaceful waters glide. 
My hands are weary laboring, toiling on 
Day after day for perishable meat ; 
0 city of our God, I fain would rest, 
I sigh to gain thy glorious mercy seat. 
My garments travel-worn and stained with dust, 
Olt rent by briars and thorns that crowd my way, 
Would fain be made, 0 Lord, my righteousness, 
Spotless and white in thine unclouded ray. 
My eyes are weary louking at the sin, 
Impiety and scorn upon the earth ; 
0 city of our God, within thy walls. 
All, all are clothed upon with the new birth. 
My heart is weary of its own deep sin ; 
Sinning, repenting, sinning still, alway ; 
When shall my soul thy glorious presence feel, 
And find its guilt, dear Saviour, washed away ? 
Patience, poor soul ; the Saviour's feet were worn, 
The Saviour's heart and hands were weary too, 
His garments stained, and travel-worn, and old, 
His sacred eyes blinded with tears for you ! 
Love thou the path of sorrow that he trod ; 
Toil on, and wait in patience for thy rest. 
0 city of our God, we soon shall see 
Thy glorious walls, home of the loved and blest. 
We often tormented her, but she'was nev- 1. has given us," said his mother : " " Re-
er impatient; every one loved Theresa.— , member the sabbath day, to keep it holy.'" 
Oh. dear aunt, if 1 could be like her !"— 
And the child put her arms round Mrs. �
THE PRAYER OF. FAITH. A little boy and 
Grey's neck, and kissed the poor mother, his brother were lost in a Western forest. 
who was now weeping at the remembrance On giving an account of the circumstance 
of her lost -darling: �
after they were found, the little fellow said: 
After a few moments of silence she be-It
: �
grew'dark, and I kneeled doWn and 
aan : " When Theresa was, a very little asked God. to take care of little Johnny, 
girl .she. had some faults which troubled and then went to sleep." 
me greatly ; she was violent, disobedient �
How touching ! how simple ! how sub- 
and passionate." �
lime ! That was true faith—that was gA- 
" Aunt, it is impossible." �
nine prayer: 'David himself did not exceed 
" No, my child, it is quite true ; There- it when he said : " I will both lay me 
sa, whom you knew so sweet, so gentle,so down in peace and sleep ; for thou, Lord, 
amiable to all, was, until she was six yrs. only makestme to dwell in safety." Per-
old, .one of the most troublesome children haps the little boy learned his Lesson of 
I ever knew. I often spoke to her of her trust in God from the royal Psalmist. 
sins ; she would weep, promise to improve, 
make good resolutions, and, like you, fall 
soon again into the same faults. 1 read 
with her the word of God, I spoke to her 
of the Saviour, and she often seemed to 
take ,pleasute in listening. Sometimes I 
thought I saw in her some serious impres-
sions ; then would come a temptation, the 
least difficulty in her lessons, and my poor 
Theresa would give way again to all her 
impatience and passion. 1 was very sad 
at seeing the faults of my dear child, and 
I ceased not to ask God to have pity on 
her, and change her heart. All at once I 
noticed a difference in Theresa's conduct, 
which delighted me. 
" Many days passed without my having 
any fault to find with her. She was sweet-
tempered, quiet, and seemed very anxious 
to please me. I, however, knew my child, 
and I dared not give myself up to the joy 
that filled my heart, for I feared this change 
would not last. 'One day Theresa came to 
me and said, Mamma, have you not been 
pleased With me for some days ?' 
" Yes, my child, I have had every rea-
son to be so, and I bless God for it, and 
pray to him to help you to persevere.' 
"'Mamma,' said she, do .you know 
how I try to be good ?' 
" No, my child,' said I. 
"' When '1 feel inclined to be bold, I go 
into a corner, and I pray to God with all 
my heart to help me to be good, and then 
I can be.'* 
" My dear Anne, the course of my The- 
resa's life proved the excellency of this 
way for being good. From that time she 
was what the word of God calls �
new 
creature.' She never had a fit of passion, 
or disobedience; she was truly another 
child. I could not say all she became to 
her father and to me ; I possessed in her at 
the same time a daughter and a friend.— 
God has taken her from us very young, 
but we bless him for having given her to 
us, and we know that we have returned 
her to him. 
" Dear child, would you .not wish to do 
as Theresa did would you not wish to 
seek with all your heart from the Lord the 
strength to conquer, all your faults, and re-
sist the sins which beset you? Ask as 
Theresa did, and he will give to you as he 
did to her." Anne was much touched : 
she said little, but her aunt saw that she 
had received a good impression. 
Mrs. Grey knelt with the child and ask-
ed God to bless Anne, and give her the 
new heart which she needed. When they 
rose, Anne threw -herself on Mrs. Grey's 
Peck and said to her in a trembling voice, 
" My dear aunt, if the Lord make me good 
as you have asked of him, perhaps I may 
be able to fill, in some degree, the place of 
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your Theresa." 
Jesus, Saviour, pity me : 
Hear me when I cry to thee ; 
I've a very naughty heart, 
Full of sin in every part ; 
I can never make it good ; 
Wash me, wash me in thy blood. 
Though I cannot cease from guilt, 
Thou canst cleanse me, and thou wilt ; 
Since thy blood for sin was shed, 
Crowned with thorns thy blessed head, 
Thou who once didst suffer so, 
Ne'er wilt bid me from thee go : 
Jesus, thou wilt pity me ; 
Save me when I cry to thee. 
* This account of the conversion of a child of 6 
years old is true. 
REMEMBER. 
A little boy was amusing, 
 
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I Cannot be Good., 
"It is impossible ! I have. tried, and I 
cannot be good," cried little Anne, and she 
burst into tears. 
Her aunt Grey, who entered the school-
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proached her and said gently, " What has 
happened, my child �
What is the cause 
of this great grief ? Where is your mother; 
is she in the house ?" 
Anne's sobS redoubled .at, this question. 
"Oh no, aunt,. mother is gone out with my 
sister. They are gone to take a walk,and 
I am- left at home with the servant." 
" My poor child," replied her aunt, 
" your mother must have been sorry not to 
take you out; but she surely had a good 
reason for thus punishing you r 
Anne hesitated a moment, and then re-
peated sadly, "Aunt, 1 cannot be good." 
" How ! you say that you cannot be 
good �
Are you sure that you have a sin- 
cere desire, and do what would help you 
to become so?" 
"Yes, I am sure I try, aunt ; I wish to 
be good, for it is very sad to be always 
getting punished. Last night they sent me 
to bed an hour before my brothers and sis-
ters went, and 1 said to myself, I will try 
to-morrow, and not do anything to deserve 
punishment.' . But this morning, when 
getting up, I spoke in a naughty manner 
to the servant; I gave a slap tsi my broth-
er, 'who Was .teasing me ; and When my 
sister . Henrietta spoke to. me about my 
faults, I answered her that it was no busi-
ness of hers. I came to breakfast very 
cross, fought with every one, and said my 
lesson very badly ; so mother has deprived 
me of my pleasant walk this fine summer 
day. And, aunt, it is always the same. 1 
am sorry for being wicked ; I know that I 
should be happier if I was better, but I 
cannot." And the poor child begtli again 
to weep bitterly. 
Mrs. Grey looked at her with pity, and 
said, '' Don't you think, my child, that 
there are other reasons for wishing not to 
be wicked as well as the fear of punish-
ment' 
" Yes, I know that there are, aunt. I 
grieve dear mother when I am bad, and 
she is pleased when her children are good. 
I tell myself of this also, and yet I am no 
better." 
" And can you not think of any other 
reason for being good ?" said her aunt. 
Anne reflected a moment, and then said, 
" Yes, it is right to obey God." 
" Without doubt, my dear child, this is 
the motive above all others that ought to 
induce you to enter upon a better life.—
Try to obey God ; he who loves you bet-
ter than even your father or mother can : 
he who has given you such kind parents, 
and who never ceases to bestow his good 
gifts upon you. Try and obey that bless-
ed Saviour, who has been a little child like 
Yourself, and who has left to little children, 
as well as to grown persons, an example 
that they should follow. We read in his 
word that he obeyed his parents in the 
days of his childhood; and his word says 
also that he was 'meek and lowly of heart' 
and so my Anne must also become meek 
and lowly of heart if she obey God." 
" But, aunt, it is impossible ; it seems as 
if there is something in me that prevents 
me from being good." 
"This something, my child, is your bad 
heart, and while that remains unchanged 
all must be, bad. You know the Bible 
says, �
A corrupt tree cannot bring forth 
goo fruit.' But the Lord can change it, 
and he has promised to do so for all those 
who ask him in sincerity. You are fond 
of stories; would you like me to tell you 
one?" 
" Oh yes, aunt ;" and the smile re-ap-
peared upon the lips of Anne, who placed 
herself against her aunt's knee. 
"Yon have not forgotten your cousin 
Theresa?" said Mrs. Grey, her eyes filling 
with tears, and her. voice low and sad, for 
Theresa wal, her only child, and she had 
died of scarlet fever at the age of sixteen. 
" Oh no, aunt. Though I was very 
young when my dear cousin died, I remem-
ber well how kind she always was to us, 
and how well she knew how to amuse us. 
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT 
"FEED MY LAMBS."—John 21:15. 
BOSTON. NOVEMBER 9. 1801. 
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I have arranged tp assist the brethren in Lawrence in a 
protracted meeting, to commence -Wednesday- evening, 
Nov, 18th, and continue as duty may dictate. 
G. W. BURNHAM. 
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The Lord willing, I will preach in Unity,' N. 11., as 
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field, Vt , Sunday, Nov. 10th; on Dinsmore Hill, Sunday, 
Nov. 17th. 
Mzirrisivs ist BosToN. I am holding a series of even-
ing meetings all this week, in the Advent Chapel. We 
have some interest. Next sabbath, we are (expecting a 
new minister, to commence his services with us: He will 
speak in the A. M. and evening, and I shall in the P. 
preach the funeral sermon of the late Dee. John Lang. 
J. V. IlistEs. 
Nov. 4, 1861. 
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. 
BUSINESS NOTES. 
Wm. R. House. You have already paid for the Herald,
to the middle of next March—to No. 1085; and by that 
time you may find yourself differently situated. 
Thomas P. Hedrick. At the present moment we have 
no blank receipts. The $2 sent by you, we haVe credited 
to Mrs. Phebe Sanders, from No. 967 to 1023-.-paying up 
to the first of January 1801. 
J. M. Orrock. C. Libbey, after three more Nos., will 
owe $2. We send no bill for the reason above. Have 
balanced the, account sent you. 
A. M. ASSOCIATION. , 
The "American Millennial Association," located in Bos-
ton, Mass., was legally organized Nov. 12th, el8i8, under 
the provisions of the 56th Chapter of the Acts of the Le-
gislature of Massiichusetts of A. D. 1857, for charitable 
and religious purposes. The whole amount obtained by 
donations, subscriptions, or sales of publications, is to be 
expended in the publication of Periodical; hookg, and 
Tracts, and for the support of, ministers of 'die ktespel. 
All contributions to our treasury, will be duly acenow-
leclged; and, at the end of the year, will be embodied in a 
report. When there is any omission of the proper credit, 
due notice should be at once given to 
SYLVESTER BLISS, Tre,:svrer. 
The No. appended to each, name is that of the ..4ERALD 50 
which the money credited pays. No. 1023 was the closing 
number of 1860 ; Ns. 1049 is the Middle of the present 
volume, extending to July 1, 1861; and ,No 1075 is to the 
close of 1861. Notice of any failure to give due credit 
should be at once communicated to the Easiness Agent. 
Those sending 'money should remember: that we have 
many subscribers of similar names, that there are towns of 
the same name in different States, and in some States there 
is more than one town of the same name. Therefore it it 
necessary to give his own name in full, and his Pest-office 
address — the 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 as 
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 end town and 
date their letter in that, when their paper goeSto 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 saute 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 
paper is sent. 
APPOINTMENTS. 
The Lord willing, S. Heath of Lunenburg, Mass., will 
preach in South Reading Nov. 17. 
Loudon Ridge, Sunday, Oct. 27th; West Alton, Friday, 
Nov. 8, at 10 o'clock A. M., and continue over the Sab-
bath. Will brethren remember this meeting, and do what 
they can in order to see the work of the Lord again reviv-
ed in West Alton, "while it is called to-day." 
T. M. PREBLE. 
Tho Northern Illinois Conference of Adventists will 
hold their third quarterly meeting at Deer Park, in the 
Vermillionville meeting-house, commencing Thursday, 
Nov. 28, at to 1-2 in the morning. Deer Park is in La 
Salle Co, on the direct road from Ottawa to Tonica, being 
about eight miles east of Tonics and about the same south 
west on the mail route to Tonica. Those coming on the 
Central R.R. will stdp at Tonics, and those coming on the 
Rock Island H.R. will stop at Ottawa. Again we invite 
all interested to come, preachers and people; 
For signs there's no mistaking 
Proclaim Messiah near. 
H. G. MeCuLtock, Sec'y of Conf. 
Dear Bro. Bliss :—Will you kindly notice in the Ad-
vent Herald the following appointments for our State Mis-
sionary, 0. R. Fassett ? Thursday ev, Oct. 24th, at Ban-
gor, Me., and continue over following. Sabbath ; Monday