"THIS SAME JE!i!US WHO IS TAKEN UP F-ROM YOU INTO HEAVEN, SHALL SO COME IN LIXE MANNER AS YE HAVE SEEN HIM GO INTO HEAVEN." No. 9. BOSTON AND NEW YORK, APRIL 6, 1841. WHOLE No. 109. THE ADVENT only by faith in his V.·ord. He accuses notawaytherefqteyourconfidence, which II. What day our text may have refe• rs PuBLisHED Ev&nv weD:-o in PMntlisv f!)r cvor, My 11biJing nome will be. !ll. D. w. A Sermon. and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a enemies. For behold, the Lord will come It is the time following his glorious man keep my saying he shall never taste with fire, and with hi~ chariots like a revelation. of death." They accuse him of making whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, Matt. 16:27-" For ~e Son of Man himself greater than Abraham, who was and his rebuke with flames of fire. For hall come in the glor~ of his Father, Jead, and the prophets, who were also by fire and by his sword will the Lord with his angels; and then he shall re- dead, and then ask," whom makest thon plead wit all flesh: and thE' slain of the ward every man ac .ording to his works." thys lf?" Jesus answE're9, "If I honor Lord shall be many." It is also tbe time f the ·edemption myself, my honor is nothing: it is my Zech. 2: 10-12-" Sing and rejoice, 0 of his people. (Isa. 63:4.) And a day F~ther that honoreth me ; of whom ye dau 0t utter Christ; and he is in the Sariptures, .both or makes equal." So we, when we meet him, and said, "Lord now lettest thou and would fain escape; and the diligen~ Old and New, c~lled "the Lord our nght· Christ, shall be ma1e like him and see thy servant depart in peace, according to student of Scripture, who traces the un- eo~sness." (Jer. 33:16, 16.) .In this, him as Abraham saw him in person. thy word: for mine eyes have seen thy rolling of the great vision of prop~cy as m many. o~ber pass~~es, he, 1s repre· (1 John3:2.) Again, Melchisedec brought salvation." and pio~sly watches the dealings of bod sen ted as s.tt\mg. on h1s fath~r s throne, forth bread and wine, and communed We may therefore learn by the ubject with his church and the world, are «reed and exec\}tmg nghteousnes_s m the lan~. with him. So shall the saints commune we have had under consideration, 1st. in this, that sometlting i1 about to happen. See also, Jer. 23:5, 6; lsa. 11: 1-D; with Christ. Luke 14:16--" Blessed is That all true believers in God, like Abra· The Christian, the philanth:ropist, the phi- Dan. 9 : 24; also, Rom. 14 : 17-" For he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of ham, desire with joy to see 'i the day of losopher, and the statesman, are alike· th~ kingdo~ of God is not meat and God." Also Luke 22:16, 18, 30-" For the Lt:rrd," and nothing could give them wound up to a point of .wonderingantici- ?nn~, but righteousness, and peace, and I say unto you, I will not any more eat greater joy, or make them more glad, pation, and each feels that a year or a JOY m the Holy Ghost;" Heb. 1:8-" But thereof, until it be fulfilled in the king· than to know that the day is near, even month may altogether transform the as- unto .the Son, he sa1th, Thy thron.e, 0 dom of God. For 1 say unto you, 1 will at the door. pect of the world, and entirely change all God, 1s for ever and ever: a sceptre of not drink of the fruit of the vine until 2dly. We learn that this day will brir.g its political and social arrange:nents.- righteousness is the sceptre of thy king· the kingdom of God shall come. ' That us a complete redemption, from nil our We are particularly struck with this in dom." ye may'eat and drink at my table in my enemies, death not excepted. That it looking over the recent periodicals of Eu- These texts prove beyond a dottbt, that kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the will bring us into thE'\ promised possession rope. Christ is the only king of righteousness, twelve tribes of Israel." These texts of the new heavens ~nd earth, which is Politicians, who two years ago would who can be called king of peace. I~a. prove that all those who have part in the e"Yerlasting and eternal. have asserted confidently that a great war 9:6-" For unto us a child is born, unto first resurrection, and are blessed, will .3dly. T~at we sh~ll then see our Cap· was thenceforth an impossibility, and us a son is given : and the gove'rnment eat and drink with Christ' in his kingdom, tam and Kmg returmng fro.m the battl~ of whose principles are utterly repugnant to shall be upon his shoulder: and his name as did Abraham when Melchisidec met the great day of God ~lm1ghty, havmg any resort to arms, are all waiting for the shall be called Wonderful; Counsellor, him. Abraham was blessed by Melchise· conquered all ~a~thly kmgdoms, and sub-onset. The question with them seems to The mighty God, The ev~rlasting Father, dec, priest of the most high God. So dued all domm10n and powers. Then be not "will there be a general war" The Prince of Peace." Ze~h. 6:12, 13; will Jesus, the Priest of the most high ta~ing to himself his great power, he will th~t IS settled, but "from what quart~r Eph. 2:14-17. And priest of the most God, bless his p~ople in the day of judg· re1gn upon the earth under the whole will the note of battle break forth-on high God. Who but Jesus Christ can ment. "Come ye blessed of my Father, heaven, for ever and ever. Then, too, what occasion or pretext will the first claim the priesthood after the power of inherit the kinO'dom prepared for you," we, who love his appearing, shall receive blow be struck 1" The Christian and the eternal life 1 ~ho ever liveth to make &c. As Abrah~m was ble~sed-Gal. 3:7 our c~ow~, and ~ee,t him iu the valley of philosopher are sitting together in dread intercession for us 1 And who made -9-" Know ye therefore, that they which equality,~~ the kmg s ?ale,where we sha}l suspense, in expectancy of a mighty war intercession for sinners before the law are of faith, the same are the children of be n:•ade lnngs and pnests to God and hts of principles-a conflict of opinions.- came by Moses, seeing there were no Abraham. And the Scripture, foreseeing Chn~t for ever. Rival forces are everywhere mustering, priests on earth before the carnal com· that God would justify the heathen 4thly. 'Ve l~arn, that ~II those who and all are girding on their armor for a mandment under the law 1 The priests through faith, preached before the Gospel are the real children of fa1th, .and have de~per.ate crisis. No one has any thing under the law could not make anything unto Abrahrm, saying, In thee shall all done the works of Abraham, Will be made fixed and definite in view-no one knows perfect, but the better hope did. It nations be blessed. So then they which gl~d and !~joic.e for ever. That all tears what it may be, but every one believes brought to our light, or understanding, a be of faith are blessed with faithful Abra· Will be w1p:d from off all faces, and the that so~ething is about to happen. priest who was higher than the heavens-ham,"-so will all his saints be blf\ssed rebuke of h1s peopl.e from off all ~he earth. We are at a loss where to begin, in King ~f Righteousness and Peace, and in that day of great joy and gladness. And they shall drmk of that nver, t~e making a hurried exhibition of the pro· this pr1est was Christ, who only could be lsa. 26:9-" And it shall be said in that streams whereof shall make glad the City digies with which the whole social atmos· entitled to the appellation of Melr.hise· day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited of God. "And the ranso~ed of.the Lord phere is teeming, or th'e portentous facts dec," king of righteousness," and" king for him, and he will save us: this is the shall return ~nd.come to Zl~n, With songs that have already been developed. Shall of peace." If, then, Melchisedec was LoRD; we have waited for him, we will and everl~stl~g J0Y upon then heads.; t~ey we look first at the national and rroviden· Christ, and was a priest of the most high be glad and rejoice in his salvation." shall obtam J0Y and gladne,~s, nnd ~Ighmg tial manifestations of startling and omi· ~od! who met Abraham when he was re· "He saw it, and teas glad." Was Abra· and s?rrow shall flee away. And although nous import? Look, then, for example. t~rnmg from the slaughter of the four ham glad when Melchisedec met him? we, hke Abraham, may not have seen at the failure of the supply of food in old kw~s, then we have proved he saw Yes, no doubt. One thing is always that day; ~et we have .these samples left and densely populated countries-and Chnst. .~or the Jews so the\} und.er· ·manifest in being glad,-the • possessor 00·. record .10 the' wo;d of God, that the look at it not in the superficial aspect of I • stood ~hn~t to say, that Abraha.m_had is fully satisfied. Isa. 66:10, 11-" Re- chl~d of faith ~ay, m put, foresee,,and present suffering, terrible though it be. seen hltn m person, as well as his day. joice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with beheve the thmg that God has promised, This is no occasional and temporary scar· For they say, "Thou art not yet fiftr, her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy shall .come upon the eart? .. And no one dty. It has long been tending to this, years 0.ld, and hast thou seen Ab;aham? with her, all ye that mourn for her: that ca~ dlsput~ but that ~ve hv.e 10 th,at gene· and now it demands extensive and tho· Then 10, proor of ~vhat ·he said .about ye may suck, and be satisfied with the ra~IOn, whtch acr~rdmg. to God 8 word, rough changes of some kind or other .. Abraham} see.mg his. day, .Jesus sa1d un· breasts of. her consolations ; that ye rna y ~~til s_e~ th.e ~eahty which :brah~m on· The case of Ireland will show what we to them, Venly, venly, I say unto you, milk out and be delighted with the abun· •Y sa'~ 10 mmtnture. Let u. ~e WISe and mean. There human existence was gra· Before Abraham was, I am." dance of her glory." Ps. 90:l4-" 0 prepared for that day, for which all other dually reduced to the lowest possible 'Ve shall now try to show· how he saw satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we days were. made. . . scale. It was madly staked "on a sinb'le the representa~ion of Christ's day, when may rejoice and be glad all our days." • If the btrth of the Kmg of RJghteo~s· anchor, and that anchor has failed."- he met Melchtsedec. Abraham was on That Abraham was thus satisfied it is ness and Peac~ was a cause of great JOY And what then 1 Are we to apprehend his return from the slaughter of the four very evident. Gen. 14: 21-24-" And and gladness 10 heaven a~d earth, how nothing further than so much fearful pri· kings. (Gen. 14:1-9, 17.) So too, will the king of Sodom said unto Abram, much greater must be the JOY and glad-vation, and so many fearful death!, in com~ the day of the Lord, when Jesus Give me the persons, and take the good~ ness of ~hose who. hav? loo~ed for, ~nd the mean time, until relief shall be found Chnst returns from ,heaven, where he is to thyself. And Abram said to the kinO' loved lns appe~rmg m His coro~atwn in the next year's crop 1 And is all that now ~itting on his ~ather's thr.one until of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand unt~ d~y, '~·hen he will return to earth ~llh all we have to do to forward such temporary he ~·ll pu~ all enemtes under h1s feet, es· the Lord, the most high God, the posses· h~s samts ~nd all the he.avenly r:tmue of supplies as we can, to mitigate the pre· pec1ally Will he destroy the four grand sor of hea,·en and earth, that I will his ~ather s c~ur,~, as Kmg of kmgs, and sent starvation 1 Let us ask one ques· kingdoms of earth seen by Daniel in his not take from a thread even to a shoe· Loru of 1.ords ·, Come, Lord Jesus, Oh tion arid you will perceive that the case vision. Abraham had released all the cap· latchet, and that I will not take anything come qUJcldy · A men and amen. is much more alarming than this.- tives of his own people, nnd all those that is thine, lest thou shouldt•st say, 1 Where is the next year's crop to come who were confederate with him. (Gen. have made Abram rich: save only that General Aspect of the World. from? How is it o be produced 1 14:13, 24.) So will Christ, before his which the young men have eaten, and We have no great taste for terrots, and There are not sound potatoes enough for day, redeem all of his people, and deliver the portion of the men which went with no sympathy with that morbid love of the seed. If there were, they would not be them who have been in bondage to the me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them marvellous and the horrible, which finds planted. If they were planted, could the kingdoms of the earth, both of the Jew take their portion." These facts show an appalling omt>n in every change of the crop be depended on 1 Production there and also of the Gentiles. Abraham was that Abraham was satisfied, and of course moon. But n dislike of prognosticators has ceased under old and existing ar· returning in great triumph, and blessed glad. He had seen the day of the Lord, of evil should not carry us so far, as to rangements, and so far as these are con· the most high God, and gave him tithes and the day of reward. "Rejoice and lead us to shut our eyes upon the aspect cerned, next year must be worse than of all. So w~en Chri~t will return again be ex~eeding glad; for great is your re· of this world's affairs, and the tendency this. And it is so to some extent in other to earth, he wtll come m power and great ward m heaven." Yes, he had imbibed of eTents which are transpiring around countries. Not only are present supplies glory, and having spoiled principalities the l!ame spirit as our advent believers did us. And when at the safe distanr.e at cut off, but to a greater or less .ex!e~t the and powers, he will then make a .show of in the years '43 and '44. · They expected which we stand from the tumult and means offuture production aredimimsbed. them openly, triumphing over them.-soon to inherit all things in the new strife, we "peep at the Great Babel," What a prospect does this open .to us! (Col. 2: lli.) He will then present to his earth, and how insignificant was the gew· there is no resisting the conclusion that It is an unquestionable fact, that am1d pre· F~ther all his tith~s or trophies of grace, gaws and tinsel of this cursed earth. No, something is about to happen. It is not sent sufferings, preparations for the futur~ wtthout s~t or wnnkle. (See Col..1:22; no. They bad al~ they wanted. Not from the prevalence. of a vague appre· are impracticable or neglected. In add!· 1 Thess. 3.13.) one lacked anytbmg, even to a shoe· hension, nor from the speculations of in· tion to this, look at the prospects of p~stl· . Abraha~ was ~et by. Melehisedec, la~chet. Thus Ab~aham would ta~e no· experience, which always sees its own lence following in the footl!1teps of fami~~· , kmg of nghteousness, and peace, when thmg of all the spotl _from the kmg; of day as the most extraordinary in the Every mail we may look for the fatal u • h~ returned f~om th~. shmghter of the Sodom, a~d by so domg showed pla1~ly world's historv, that we arrive at that ings that the cholera is in Europe; nJ{' kmgs. So w1U CbrJatr.meet his people he was satisfied, glad, and ~ontent .with conclusion. The times are eventful; it need not surprise us if in·a few mon ils, after the la!t enemy of. hiSt people is des· what he had seen. And hke Da Vld he faets already exceed every day experience, we re~d in the New York pa~r: a djt {s troyed, and after their reaurrection in the rni¥bt have exclaimed, "Then shall I he and thing!t' are in a position which render bullet1~ from the chole~ hosp1tal ·d . dl air. (1 'rheas,4:17.) Meldd.ed.ec met satisfied when I awake in his like.Dess-." change unavoidable. Themanofworld· travelling on more sw1ftly and ea Y --= THE ADVENT HERALD. 67 than before, in the track by which it for-conscience and shame left to cause them them pretty fair types of the class under eth and keefeth my works unto the end, merly reached us. to steal away, leaving the woman un-consideration. On a certain occasion, a to him will give power over the nations: Turn we now to the political aspect of touched. The pharisaical reformer of disciple said unto Jesus, "We saw one (and he shall rule them with a rod of 111tions, as indicating that great and racli-this age has nq such scruples. He is nev· casting out devils, and forbade him, be-iron ; as the vessels of the potter shall eal changes are irresistible. And where er so well pleased as when stoning to cause he.Jolloweth not us." "He was a they be broken to shivers:) even as Ire· shall we begin 1 Turkey, Egypt, China, death an ofiender. true m~," exclaims our unspotted one: ceived of my Father." aod .Mexico stand prominently forward, At a certain time, Jesus Christ came His master, to be sure, inculcated tolera- From these passages we see that wnen b11t they are merel~ the most prominmt, to a city which refused to extend to him tion, but the disciple thought his first al· Christ takes possession of the heathen, and not the only mstan,ces of nations and his disciples ordinary hospitalities. legiance due to Truth. Others might do or kingdoms of this world, they are to be waiting for the decis~ve impulse. Or Lord, said some of his disciples, shall w.e many good works, but, inasmuch as they destroyed, or dashed to pieces like a pot· shall we .look at those International rela· command fire from heaven to fall upon had not joined the little company of the ter's vessel. ~os which threaten a general resort to this city 1 Meekly he rebuked this fiery disciples, they were mere obstacles in the · Isa. 25:6-12-" And in this mountain arms. Ar? not. the best cemented d iplo-intolerance: " Y e know not what manner way of reform. The better they were, shall the Lord of hosts make unto all mat~e relauo?s m Euro,Pe thrown into _ir· of spirit ye are of. The Son of Man the more mischief they did. pe.ople a feast of fat tbin'gs, a feast of retrievable disorder 1 fhe Montpensier came not to destroy, but to save." Had Thus reasons our model reformer.-wmes on the lees; of fat thing& full of marriage-the infamous affair of Cracow our pharisaical reformer been. in his train, ,Believe-me, or be damned. Worship marrow, of wines on. the lees well refined. -the schemes of Russia-the attitude of he would have turned back in disgust, God at the altar I have set up in this And h'e will destroy in this mountain the Turkey, li~e a chicken fluttering in help· denouncing such forbearance as utterly mountain, or you shall be unto me no bet· face of the covering cast over all people, lessness, With ~ tremb.ling. consciousness repugnant to stern justic.e--" mere milk ter than a heathen. The old Jews, that and the vail that is spread over all na· that t~e hawk JS malung Its preparatory and water." would have no dealings with the Samari· tions .. He will swa11ow up death in vic- gyratiOns over .head, the very paternal He imagines that the spirit of refol'm . tans, wer~ not more exclusively self-right-tory; and the Lord God will wipe away look of Austna towards Italy, are so in this century is far more exalted than it eous and mtolerant. . tears from off all faces; and the rebuke many circumstances whkh are influenc· was during the first period of the Chris- His whole life is marked by the most of his people shall he take away from off ing the f?ture arrangement of the field, tian Era. The character of Christ he monstrous inconsistencies. The claim of all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it. and settlmg the position of the com?at· admires in many respects; but he de-infallibilit.y for the Pop,e arouses.his mo~t :A-nd it shall be said in t~at day~ ~o, this ants? We have not space even humed-tects in his course occasional indications dreadful ue; but exact conformity to h1s IS our God; we have waited for h1m, and ly to en.umerate a. host of such circu~-of worldly prudence, and a spirit of com-ideas of rig~t, he. demands, under pain of he will . save us.: this is ~be Lord ; we s~nces m the ~ffairs of ~urope, and m promise; and his precepts, he thinks, are t~e most Wit~enng anat~ema~. Secta· b~v~ wa!ted ~or h1m, 'Ye w11l be g~ad an.d European. relatiOns to Asia. . not always in harmony with a sound phi-mm ~e abommates; but m f?nously de-reJOice . m his salvatiOn. For m this We h~ve not space at _Present, to ~omt losophy. For example, it was a sorrow- n~u~crog ev-ery man w~o will not step mountam shall the hand of the Lord rest, out the s•.gns of P.reparatwn ~or. a um~er· ful spectacle, when the great Teacher, be- wlt~Ih the charmed cu~l~ o~ reform to a~d Moab shall be tro.dden down under sal confllct of .opmton: but It IS commg. ing required to pay tribute, wrought a which he belongs, he exhlblts Its most r;· him, even. as straw Js trodden down for What a ~onflict! Look at the state. of miracle that he might fulfil the require· volting features: The tr.uth he adores; t~e dunghil.l. And .he spall spread forth the En.g~Ish .Church, and the ren?'atwn rnent. It was acquiescence in an unjust but he rrever hesitates to misrepresent and his ha~ds m the midst of them! as he or JesUitical mfl~~nce ?n the ~ontm~nt ?f demand, involving him in the guilt of cari~ature an adversary. Carnal. wea· that s.wimmeth spr¢adeth ~orth hJs hands Europe. The nsmg ti.de of ~nfidellt/ m supporting a most wicked government. pon.s ~e 1 deprecates; but the malignit.y to .svnm: and he. shall bnng .down the~r Germany a~\d surroun.dmg ~'itwns. The Again: what an opportunity was present· wluch m oth~r cases to!tures the body, IS pnde together with the spoils ~f then r~tless, agitated and nn.patJent temper of ed for bearing his testimony agaiust po?~ed out with corrodmg rancor on the hands. And the fortre~s of the h1gh fort mtnd generally, of wh1ch the German wroncr when he. was asked whether i• spmt of an opponen't . .: The sword he of thy walls shall he brmg down, lay low, Catholic reformation, as well as the Scotch was };wful to p·ay tribute to Cresar !-lays aside, but, with "a tongue set on fire and bring to the ground,even to the dust.'' free church .movement, and other move-Why did he evade the question 1 Why by hell,': scathes and devours whatever 1 Cor. 15 : 54-•' So when this cor· ments of. a kmdre~ character ,~r? tokens did he shrink from uttering his real sen· crosses his path. ruptible shaH have put on incorruption, ~f whic~ the ~mg of Prussia s prepa· timents in regard to Cresar's government 1 and this mortal shall have put on immor- ratlon to ~we his. people a con~t1tut10.n But this is not all. Christ insisted that The Millennium. tality, then shall be brought to pass the &~!U'~nteemg the nghts o_f consc~encr! IS it was expedient to consult the peculiar saying that is written, Death is swallowed a.fru1t. All these are e1ther musten.ng habits and circumstances of men, in pro· 'If the New T::~~~ent shows us that up in victory." DO\E!S, or preparatory movements which claimincr to them the truth· that it was This is written in Isaiah 25 and shows the reflecting mi.nd will ponde.r. We unwise ~o put new wine in;o old 'bottles, we shall have no Millennium during the when that ·chapter is to be fulfilled. " 1 h d 1 d d 7 Gospel dispensation; it will, therefore, uave not accomp IS e w 1at we mten e or mend a rent in an old garment by R 8 · 18-2~ " F I k th · h' · 1 0 · 1 follow that before the Millennium, the om. · t~- or rec on, at IQ t IS artlc e. ur m.at~na s a~e .100 sewing in new cloth; and on another oc· Lord will come, and the destruction of the the sufferings of this present time are not lmlky to be com.pressed Wlthm our hmlli i cas ion he counselled his disciples to be · k d d · f h · h wonhy to be compared with the glory but these ~ew hmts may provoke tl!ought wise as serpents and harmless as doves. :~ll ~ak:~la~~~urrD:t~~n t~e t ;i~{! ~~~~: which shall be revealed in us. For the and enqmr~ .. Donbtles~ tl~ey WI_ll en-Our reformer eschews such a policy; hr this plain 1 earnest expectation of the creature wait· ~rce a .conviction t~at this IS no tim~ to hoLds· it in abhorrence, as a dev,arture Ps. 2 : 6-10-" Yet have I set my eth for the manifestation of the sons of · . su~mely dreammg and sl~mbenng. from a true philosophy. Be it far from King upon my holy hill of Zion. I wiil God. For the creature was made sub- It lS h1gh time to awake-to g•rd on ?ur him to sanctian any such worldly wisdom. declare the decree: the Lord hath sai'd J·ect to vanity, not wiJlincrly, but hy rea· armor-to plant our posts of ob:5ervatwn Tb f h A 1 · 'll 1 f h' h h h b'? d h t h d M. h Ch . u e course o t e post es IS su ess unto me, Thou art my Son; this dav son o 1m w o at su ~ecte t e same -owatc an pray.- ~c. ns.ner. 1 · h' H d' b 1. 1 · h b h · If 1 p easmg to Im. e 1s e Jeves utter y have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and 1 w ope; ecause t e creature Jtse a so the declaration, that" at the times of this shall give thee the heath~n for thine in· shall be delivered from the bondage of The Self-Righteous Reformer. ignorance God winked;" for this, he heritance, and the uttermost parts of the corruption, into the glorious liberty' of the Refonm should be carried fon~ard and says, is charging the Almighty with con· earth for thy possession. Thou shalt children 9f God. For we know that the conducted in the spirit of the gospel. nivance at evil. Nor can be refrain from break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt whole creation groaneth, and travaileth When men lose sight of this great sheet expressing his contempt for St. Paul, dash them in pirces like a potter's vessel. in pain together until now: and not only' araehor, and set themsel·ves up as the re· when he talks of having fed his converts Be wise now therefore, 0 ye kings: be they, but ourselves also, which have the former8 of the day, they invariably do with milk instead of strong meat: Thai instructed, ye judges of. the earth. Serve firs~· fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves more harm than good in the end. Re· was a tame policy, very different from our the .Lord with fear, and rejoice with trem· groan within ourselves, waiting for the forms are necessary, but care sho~lld be style of dealin~ out spiritual food !-Meat bling." adoption, to wit, the redemption of our llken that they are condueted in the right for babes as well as men, is our motto! Dan. 2 : 34, 35-" Thou sawest till body. For we are saved by hope. But way. The self-rig t~:>ous reformer 1usu- Our modern reformer is also hicrhly that a stone was cut out without hands, hope that is seen, is not hope: for what a all1111akes his principles answer for his scandalized at St. Paul's conduct on ~no· which smote the image upon his feet that man seeth, why doth .he yet hope for? reltgion, and seems to think that he is do· ther Q.r.casion. The reader will reJI1em· were of iron and clay, and brake them to But if ":e hop~ for that. we s~e,not, then iqg more good in the world than any ber that he visited a certain city, where to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, do we With pauence wait for Jt. other man. The following article from preach a new god was deemed horrible the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken From this . we learn, that the present die'' Na\ional Era," the new Anti-slavery blasphemy. Paul, however, was exceed-in pieces together, and became like the time is a time of suffering, and that this ]'lpfr a' Washington, contains some ingly anxious to plant the truth there, chaff of the summer threshing-floors; and suffeving is to continue while creaCion ~fesome truths upon this subje1~t.-without being forestalled by henbane. the wind carried thcmaway,thatnoplace groans, and that creation will groan until tihru. Sec. Accordingly, when arraigned before the was found for them; and the stone that the resurrection; or ~ntil the redemption Eighteen hundred years ago, charity authorities of, the place, he made a very smote the image became a great moun-of the bodies of the righteous. not regarded as out of plaee in the truthful but an" exceedingly judicious'" tain, anJ filled the whole earth." V. 44 2 Thess. 1:7-1<>.--" And to you, who character of a Reforme!. He who was statement. He had observed, he said in -"And in the days of these kings shall are troubled, rest wnh us, when the Lord th~ greatest of all reformers became flesh his walks, an altar erected to the ~n-the God of heaven set up a kingdom, Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with th•~ he might be touched with a feeling known God." "Him, therefore," said which shall never be destroyed: and the his mighty angels, in flaming fire taking oC ()Ul infi.rmities, and wept over the fore· he," whom ye ignorantly worship, de-kingdom shall not be left to other people, vengeance on. them that know not God, ~lamities of the very city that was clare I unto you." He thus avoided the but· it shall break in pieces arid consume and that o~ey not the gcspel of. our L~rd . tb'httl him to the cross. penalty of an infamous law, and at the all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for Jesns C~rist: who sha11 be pumshed with ..:..1-'qt we )ave a more illustrious class of same time preached ~hrist to the Athe· ever." everlastmg destruction from the presen~e ~fiBUI in this nineteenth century, who nians. " Ah ! what tnckery !:' exclaims Luke 20 : 17, 18-" And he beheld of the Lord, and from the ,glory of h~a be atyleci immaculate, infallible, in-our model reformer. To thm~ that he them, and said, )\That is this then that is pow~r; .whe!l he sh~ll come to. be ~Ion· ~t, and implacable. When the should ha.ve so deme~ned .hii?~elf.-written, The stone which the builders re· fied m h1s saJ?ts, and to be admne~ mall P.barisees of old brought an evil woman Doubt.less Jt was" exceedzngly Judtczous ;" jected, the same is becotne the head of the them that beheve (~cause. our test1m~~y ~.lesua, that he might condemn her, he but thmk you one of us would have been corned Whosoever shall fall upon that among you was beheved) m that day. ~unto daem, Let him that is without so tame 1 stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever The second chapter. shows .that the man among you cast the first stone. Self- There were different species of reform-it shall fall, it will grind him to powder." of sin is to remain until the Lord is re- Wlll••u they were, there was enough ers among Christ's followers, .some of Rev. 2:26:27-" And he that overcom· vealed. V' ; ; _ ... ·--· - 68 THE ADVENT HERALD. -- kingdoms of this world,) art~ break them to pieces; and after that it bec.omes a great mountain and fills the whole earth. J. s. WHITE. Q!l)e :uent i9ernlb. --' ' 2 Pet. :l:10-13-" But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also, and the works therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and god- liness, looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat 1 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth tighteousness." i~ed1.a~.ci it ~ppeara that amon~ these; 36,393 subscribed for the purpose or !!Up~lying, in some fam1hes, eons1stmg of 175,1100 persons, had not a uegree, the spiritual destitution of this vast me- page either of the Old or of theN ew T~$ta ment. tropolis. To thr~i however, is to be added the One fourth of those houses vished were wholly amount of local 11ubscriptions whieb have been destitute of God's holy word, and this after spe-·aided by grants fro!Jl this fund, Provision has cia\ exertions of religious societies, which had re-thus b~en made for the erection of fifty new cently circulated above 45,000 copies of the churches, thirty-six. of which are completed, two Scriptures, Many were found wholly ignorant are in course of erection, and twelve will be prO- of what the Bible or New •restament meant. ceeded with as soon as the sites are duly con- Remember, in considering this ignorance, the Di- veyed. These churches will eontain; altogetller "n sao L n! T us D •• n a: o a o oM coM sTu!!" vioe testimony," My people are destroyed for lack about 57,000 persons, ancl will, therefore, afford of knowledge., · the means of attending divine worship to 114;000. The promise referred to, is found in Isaiah 65:17. Peter shows, by the appli· cation he makes of it, that the perfect state brought to Yiew in that chapter is to be enjoyed after the dissolution of the present heavens and earth. . Rev. 5:9, 10-" And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation ; and hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth." When will those reign on the earth, who are redeemed out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation 1 RP.v. 20: 4-" And I saw thrones, and they that sat upon t~em, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the wit- ness of Jesus, and for the the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his ip1age, neither had re- ceived his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." The life which they willli ve, is in con- trast with the death which they died ; if they di.ed spiritually, they will live spi- ritually; but if they died personally, then will they live and reign personally. BOSTON, APRIL 6, 184,7, ''Protestantism a Failure.'' (Continued from our last.) 2. In the second place, we do not believe in the conversion of the whole earth to Chris- Another spring of thii! spiritual ignorance is the But how inadequate is this supply to the actual extensive neglect of public worship. Jn a circuit wants of the metropolis, even as they existed a\ within eight miles of St. Paul's Cathedral, alier the time when the first appeal was made! Even we have included Episcopal and orthodox dissent-if we suppose that one-third only of the popula- ing places, filled according to their usual atten-tion will attend public wor11hip at the same time, dance, and not only theee but also the chapels of there ought to have been church-room for more Socinians .and Papis~, and, the synagognes ~f than 400,000 in the parishes containing an aggre- Jews, and every place where one supreme God 1s gate population of more than 1,380,000, whereas, publicly worshipped, there are probaiJly one mil- in fact, there was only room for 140,000, leaving tianity by human instrumentality, because: we lion persons, who are in health and full capability a deficiency of 260,000 to be Sllpplied. Suppoa- see no indications of such a .result. The signs of attendance, totally neglecting all public wor- ing 57,000 to be contained in the new churches, h · f '1 1h1"p. there will still remain 213,000 wholly unprovided of the times are everyw ere ommous o ev1 , h £ "The • London City Mission Magazine,, for with r.hurch-room ; so that we ave been ar, very and not of good. One of the most alarming Nov. 1843, contains an hi!itorical account of 'the far, from accomplishing_ .the object !n. view-!lf features of these times 'is in the false hopes Spitalfields Distt ic[, • including Bethnal-green, making a complete prov1s1on for the sp1ntual wants with which men are everywhere buoying up with a 1 ap, and the fullest statistical details as to of the great metropolitan parish~s-sucb as they, the present state of education, and of 'the attend-were eight years ago. Bl~t what l~ t~e case ~ow? their spirits, enthely regardless of the pent-up Th 1 t' f the parishes w1thm the bills of ance upon, and ne-glect of, public worship. The e popu a 1on o volcano over which they are slumbering. Says population in 1841 was about ll2,141. Since mortality has continued to increase at the rate of Mr. Bickersteth, a prominent member of the then, the iur.rease has been about 3,240. Up-about 30,000 per annum; and, consequently, wards of 94,000 of this pop1tlation Jive in two there are at this moment some hundreds of thou- " Alliance:"- d f 1 b dd d t th b f th parishes. Generally speaking, the people are ex-san s o sou s to e a e o e nom er 0 ose The gross infidels, the men of science,' the tremely poor, a d very ignorant and degraded. which are in need of such provision."-Church worldly politicians are each looking for their mil-Every honse accessible to the Missionaries has ar.d State Gaz., March 29, 1844. lennium of earthly prosperity, wholly ignorant of been visited during the last month, and it has The number of ignorant attendants upon public that hidden power which as a thief is ready to been found that there are about 27,823 children worship, should also be considered in taking a burst upon them and spoil them of their"ungodly under twelve years of age, who are eligible for just view of the spiritual s~ate of _London, _'l'h~ hopes. "When they shall say peace and safety • daily education (see Magazine, p. 17 4,) but only building of churches, the gift of ~·.bles, the dlstn- then sudden destru~tion cometh upon them, and 7,726, including 2,109 at Dame-schools, nre re- bution of tracts the labors of v1s1tors, all are so they shall not escape." ceiving it ; leaving 20,097 which are growing up far of worth as 'they lead men to the wo~shipp~ng 'l'he Church of Christ has been in considerable without auy daily instru<::tion, Of thitt Ja'11t num-of God in spirit and in truth; a~ they brmg usm- danger of the same mistake. By the formation of ber, 3,371 are receiving instruction in Sunday-to that communion with him which is the only so many ~ocieties, and their rapid growth and dif-Schools, who do not attend Day Schools. After source of man's happiness and of his truly_glori. fusiveness; by the translation of the sacred Scrip- making this deduction, we have the appalling fying God. There is great danger of a rms~ake tures into so many fresh languages, and their ex-ftumber of 16,726 without any edtU lD, e -.., ll~wer is eimple, " If any 111aa have not haTe followed. ~voided. To come together without any unity of purpose, or concord of action, is not good. On the contrary, it is a duty we owe to our- selves as Christians, that we should be of one mind, having one common object-the edify- ing of the body, and the improvement of ,one another in holiness and love. The manner of doing this should be in ac- cordance with the Scriptures; and each body of believers, being independent, must judge for itself as to their teachings,' and arrange its own affairs. We strong I y hope. that our brethren in every place may secure to themselves the full blessings of_gospelliberty and order, and be <~followers of God as dear children, walk in loTe, even as Christ loved us, and gave him- self for us. And grieve rrot the Holy Spirit of God, with whom ye are sealed until the~ day of redemption. Let all bitterness, anrl anger, and wrath, and clamoT, and evil speaking, be taken away from among you, with all malice. But be ye to one another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." SECOND ADVENT LIBRARY (New series).- No. 2.-" The Duty of Prayer and Watch- WoRCESTER AND THREE RIVERS.-We are fulness, in the Prospect of the Lord's Coming. By James Haldane Stewart, M.A., locum- at present confined at home most of the time, bent of St. Bride's, Liverpool." so that we are uuable to lecture more than Mr. Stewart is a very pious and devoted twice out of town each week. minister of the English Church ; and in the On Wednesday eveniug, the 2·1th ult., we above work he has given us the results of his gave a lecture at Worcester. There was a rich experience as a father in the ministry, and good attendance, and we hope the saints were an ardent lover of the doctrine of the speedy comforted. The church in that place need a coming of the Lord. We ho~e it will be ex- good pastor, and they are endeavoring to ob-tensively circulated. Price, 4 cents single;· tain one. lt is a good field for usefulness, and 37 1_2 cents per dozen, or $ 2 50 per hundred. we hope that God will give them a pastor af- "The Lord's Coming a Great Practical ter his own heart. Doctrine. By Rev. Mo~nt .Br<><;~• M.A., On the following evening w~ visited Palmer, Chaplain to the Bath Pemtenttary. Three Rivers. This is the place in which we The above tract forms No.3 of the Library. were mohbed last year, on account of the false-Portions of it have been given in the " Her- hoods circulated in a newspaper of that town, ald " during the past year. We have had re- in reference to the death of Mr. Walker. The peated calls for it, and now give it in a sub- paper has ceased to be, and our slanderers stant.ia1 tract form. It is the best practical have gone to parts unknown. We learn that, treatise on the subject of the Lord's coming on the occasion of our late visit, about a hun-we know of. Our friends cannot fail to do dred students, from Amherst College, came great good by the circulation of this tract sixteen miles to join the mob on that eTening; among those who disbelieve the Advent doc- but the tremendous storm prevented them p · · 1 7 1 2 fi · · · · h h · b d trine. nee, 4 rents smg e ; 3 -cents per from onmng a JUnctwn w1t t e mam o Y dozen or $ 2 50 per hundred. of " Gog" on the ground. Some of the mob, ' had prepared themselves wi~h their strong~t To CoRRJ:SPOl'fDEl'fTs.-Ely.-There is ~rg.uments (r?tten ~ggs), whlCh.they used ":1th .Borne plausibility to your •iew; bat as that •iew md1ffereut skill dunng the evemng, produ~mg would deny that the signs have yet taken place, no great effect. There was a full meet10g, we should not feel warranted in giving it as truth, good attention, and we hope some good was without more evidence. If the falling or the done. The cause there is reviving. The stan was not one of the predicted 1igns, we can- brethren have put up a convenient house f?r not conceive how that sign can ever be giv~n. their accommodation and we trust, after toil-If it wu one, the others mast have preceded It. ing and autrerin~ so' long, they will now see the fruita of the1r labors. We were happy to meet with Bm. ~ow~IJ and Pratt, who are still faithfully labonng m the cause. NEW WORK oN RoMAN ISH.-This work will soon be ·out. We have endeavored to make a work for our Protestant opponents, if not for the Catholies. · lr 70 --THE ADVENT HERALD. Correspondence. Mo~ic law with a similar rendering; and and Savior Jesus Christ.; all which, I believe, means to accomplish this. Two things in thia were fullv, absolutely and literally fulfilled. seems strange to me: the first is, we, as Ad- " signifies the punishment of death, generally, lsa. 40:3 -; Gen. 3:15; Isa. 53d; Micah 5:2 ; ve.nt be~ievers, profess to be standing with our Letter from ~ro. E. Town. Dear Brethren:-Permit an unworthy broth- er to ask you a few questions Ielative to the future destiny of the wicked : not for contro- versy, but for the sake of truth. 1 without defining the mode." A word of th.e Ps. 89:19-52; Jer. 31:15; Isa. 7:14, &c. &c. ]oms gut abollt, and w~ ~ut l.oose from the same root, perhaps, but rendered " Chereth1- 2d. I believe that the vicarious sacrifice of world. May Go~ of h1s mfimte mercy give tes," signifies" executioners," and desig-nated Jesus Christ, the well-beloved and only be-us more of that light that com~r~hends dark- f d f D 'd k' f gotten Son of God made full and ample atone-neu, and show us what true wattmg for Chriat let. Is not the Savior, in Mark 9:44-46,48, speaking of the same event that Isaiah speaks of in the last verse of his prophecy 1 [Note 1.] 2d. Is not the first and second death spoken of in Ezek. 18 : 261 and is the soul in this chapter the worm in Mark 9th, and 1sa. 66th 1 [Note 2.] 3d. Is not the day of the Lord in Isa. 34-8 the same as that in 2 Pet. 3:81 and is not the lake of fire and brimstone in Rev. 21 : 8 the eame as in Isa. 34:91 [Note 3.] 4th. Are not the words" cut off," in Dan. 9:26, and Ps. 37 : 22, 28, 38, the same in the original from which they were tran.slated 1- [Note 4.] 5th. What may we understand Jacob and Esau to represent, in Obadiah's prophecy! and is not the drinking and swallowing down, in v. 16, the same as that in Rev. 14:101 and is not the deliverance, v. 17, the same as that in Dan. 12:11 and is not the kingdom, v. 21, the e:ame as that in Rev. 11:15, and Matt. 13:411 [Note 5.1 . 6th. Ilow can Sodom and Gomorrha be an example unto them that after should live un- gooly, unless those that follow their perni- cious ways shall perish in their own corrup- tion, be turned into ashes with eternal fire, be- come extinct, and be as though they had not been 1 [Note 6.] 7th. How can the righteous and the wicked be recompensed in the-earth, Prov. 11:31, Rev. 14:10, and have the wicked in an eternal c.on- scious state of misery, without having the wicked on the new earth 1 And if the wicked are to be in a conscious state of eternal torment, ·in what sense are they t.o be no more 1 Prov. 10:25; Job 18:18; Ps. 37: 20, 36; 104: 35; Prov. 2:22; lsa. 13:9; Mal. 4:1; Matt. 13: 41; 2 Thess. 1:9; Rev. 20:13': [Note 7.] I have given these few texts of Scripture, because they seem to apply to the future pun- ishment of the wicked, and weigh strong in favor of the annihilation doctrine, as many are pleased to call it, and which, by the bye, is a very rational term. I have been searching the Scriptures for light for some time, and if the above doctrine is erroneous, I have either overreached, or come fa.r short, of the object of my search.- Bnt l am still after light. And if an exposi- tion of some of the above texts shonld be giv- en by those who read that they may under- stand, it no doubt will prove beneficial to many who endeavor to take heed to the sure Word. I am looking with much interest for the re- turn of tbe Nobleman this spring. I have read with much interest Bro. Gross' articles on time, and think the evidence on the taking away of the power of the Pope is the best that I have seen. I read ·also Bro. Hale's pam- phlet on time, and heard him lecture at Glenn's Falls a year ago, and have received much light from all I haYe heard and read on the speedy coming of our Lord. I do not expect that we shall all see eye to eye, or that the knowledge of the Lord will cover the earth, until he shall bring again Zion. But let ns love as brethren, keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, and so fulfil the law of Christ. a part 0 the body-guar 0 avt ' mg 0 ment upon Calva;y'!! hill for the sins of the denotes. The second is, most of us have for- Israel. whole world, and that every son and daughter merly been pressed and dunned, by our elders Note 5:-We understand the house of Ja-of Adam may become the recipients of a full an~ c~ass leaders, for.onr quarterage an.d llllb- cob, to be the righteous; and the house of and free salvation, upon the exercise of true scr-tptions of every kmd, and n~w, wht~e our E h · k d Th h · f h' repentance and reformation towards G'od, and Advent brethren come to us without hue or sau t e w1c e . e ot er portiOns o t IS . . . . " . . J · ht t t 'd th t h 1 : . . the mamfestatJon of a hvmg fatth m esus prom1~e, ong no w~ o.const er a t e a- questton we should answer m the afflrmatlve. Christ our Redeemer. 1 John 1:7; Acts 10: borer IS worthy of h1s bJTe 1 The Lord will Note 6.-Those that follow their ways will 34,35; Rom. 3:22; Col. 1:20; Rom. 10:8, 9; call ~s to an accountJ and reckon 'Yitb us ac- thus perish. 1 Tim. 14:15; Acts 13:47; 1 John 2:1. cordmg to our talents. My prayer Is~ that the • l\T 7 1 Th · k d b 3d I believe in the absolute literal and Church may be fully cut loose from th1s world, J.YOte - e w1c e can e recom- · ' ' d l'k 1 · · h'll · · second personal appearing of the eame Lord and stau more 1 e t 1e c1.ty set on. a~ 1 . pensed in the earth, without being among the and Savior Jesus Christ,who ascended bodily, Next 1? o~r brethren m the mtms~y,_ my righteous on the earth's surface. in the presence of his disciples, from the mount earne@t w1:.h us, that our Advent pubh~atiOil$1 2. They will be no 1 more on the earth among of Olives· and that he shall so come in like as far as they hold forth the truth, m1ght be manner: 1his feet standing in that day upon supported, and the English and West 1nd~a the righteous; they will have no more right the mount of Olives again, when his people missions be helped1 by all them that have thiS· to an inheritance among the saints, than they will behold him with unclouded vision, visibly, world's goods. would have if they had never been he~~·-for themselves, and not for another. Acts 1: When '43 was preached in these parts, 1, The word" more," in Prov. 19: 25, is not in 10, 11; 1 Thess. 1:7, 8,10; 1 Tim. 6:14; 'fi-like many others, thought that some great re- the original. Job 18:18 asserts that" he shall tus 2:3; Heb. 9:28; Phil. 3:20; Col. 3:4; 1 form must take place before the end; but when Pet. 1:7, 10, 11; 1 John 2:28; Job 19:23-27; I saw Bro. L. D. Fleming's letter in the" Har- be driven from light into darkness, and chased Zech. 14:14; Rev. 1:7; James 5:7, 8, &c. binger," where he spoke on Dan. 12:4, I was out of the world,"-or from off the earth into 4th. I believe that the prophecies, recorded satisfied we were in the time of the end. I darkness. According to Psa. 37:20, 36, they in the Old and New Testament Scriptures, do then thought of what the apostle said about '11 b b d t Ch · • · ( b · d most emphatically contain the time when, and the crown being for all that love His appearing, Jl e urne a nst s commg, to e ra1se d d D I 1 h' a thousand years subsecluently ,) and those who for~ tell the signs that are to pre~e ~' an pro-and the questions awse, o ove IS appear- claim the events that shall transpue u~connex-ing 1 Could llet all go. Could I love Jesus look for them on the earth will not find them. ion with, the second personal coming of our more thar1 father or mother, wife or hildren! According to Ps. 104:35, we understand thai dear Redeemer to judge both the quick (i. e., I now found I must get more faith, before I at the advent the '"icked will be burned up, the living) and the dead. .Dan. 8th, 9th, and could say," Even so, come Lord Jesus." ~ut to be no more on the earth. Prov. 2:22 teaches 12:7-13; Matt. 24:29-3l; Luke 21:25-28 i 2 Christ told his followers to ask and recem•, • Tim. 3:1-5; Matt. 13:24-30, 36-43; ch. 25 : that their joy might be full; and when I sought the same: they "shall be cut off from the 31-3•, &c. &c. &c. faith of God to cut me loose from the world, earth," and "rooted out of it." Isa. 13:9 5th. I believe that the second personal coni-and to se·t my affections on things above, he teaches the same destruction at the advent.-ing of Christ in the glory of his }~ather, and gave me the witness that I could say," Land So does Mal. 4:1. So does Matt. 13:41, 42 ; with all his holy angels, will be the next great of rest, for thee I sigh," &c. And this is now prophetic event that will take place in the my rrreatest theme, to keep myself in that and when they are cast into the furnace of fire, closing history of our world, and for it (by bles~d faith daily and hourly. We need hour- the Savior says there shall be,-uot uncon-the grace of God) I shall continue to look, ly to cry, Lord, increase E~Wr faith. I call this sciousness, but,-" wailing and gnashing of and watch, and wait, and pray. Luke 21:31; one of our greatest tests; and wherever I have teeth." 2 Thess. 1:\J refers to an everlasting ar.d vs. 25, 26, which are literally fulfilling to an oppo1tunity, I Jay it before my friends. If our positive knowledge, &c. the Advent friends would pray eontinually for destruction which shall be when Christ "shall 6th. I believe that the Savior, the apostles, this faith, there would not s0 many of t~1em come to be glorified in his saints:" but a thou-and the Revelator, taught the doctrine of two turn back. ~oul~ to God ~hat apeakers m1ght sand years after this, we find them still in ex-literal resurrections : one from among the hol~ up lovmg Hts appearmg more than they i.stence. Rev. 20:13,14, refers to their resnr-dead (that of the saints), and the other of the do, m place of the many useless tests current. rection, and their final submersion in the lake dead (that of all the wicked); the first to be With the permission of all that love the a resurrection-of the jmt, the second to be a Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity, I would say a of fire, which lake, the revelator says, is the resurrection of all the u.njust; the first to take little on the question of the intermediate state second death. What their condition is there, place at the second coming of Christ, and the of the dead. As Bro. Marsh said, the devil we do not learn in that text; but by referring second, or final resurrection, one thousand would williug-ly divide us on lhis question.- to other texts, we find they "are tormented years afterwards, during which period the re-/ My dear brethren and llisters in Christ, let us deemed of the Lord shall reign with Jesu~ be careful. Let us beware of the wiles of the day and night "-a Hebraism denoting perpe-Christ, the Lord of hosts, upon the new earth, wicl\cd one. We know what slaughte1 he has tuity-" for eYer and ever." Rev. 20:10.-and possess the kingdom,and the dominion,and made, on other points,' in dividii•g. And many "And the smoke of their torment ascendeth the greatness of the kingdom under the whole ~imes my heart would have fainted, only for the up for ever and ever : and they have no rest heaven; in other words, the meek shall inherit precious words of the apostle, that there musl the earth1 and delight themselves in the abun-be heresies among us, that they which are ap- day nor night, who worship the beast and his dance of peace. Satan will. be bound until proved ntay be made manifest. All that love image, and whosbever receiveth the mark of the expiration of this thousand years, when the truth, I tiUst, will not suifer these thing• his name. ch. 14:11. We are obliged thus to be will be }posed again for a little season, the to make them fail in their charity to tlteir understand the texts you refer to ; because wicked dead be raised to witness the glory brethren. The subject baa been handled they have lost, and to be punished when the through the papers enough to let all see both with such an interpretation they harmonize last great battle will be fought, Christ and his sides of the question. We are all agreed that with the words of the Savior, that the wicked saints assert their great power, Satan and his the spirit goes to God that gave it, and no Je- " shall go away into everlasting punishment" hosts be overthrown, all1'Ule :md authority be ward is given till the great t-oming day; and -into " everlasting fire prepared for the devil put down, the last enemy ( dealh) be destroyed, this is all we know in the case. And now, and his angels." and hin: that hath the power of death, .that is, dear friends, let us bear ,in mind the words of Yours, searching for light, and waiting for redel}lption, En:r.tUND TowN. Note 8.-We should not dare to assume the the devtl. The tabernacle of God w1ll then the apostle, Rom. 14:5, • One man esteemeth responaibility of giving to the public an arti-be with men, and he will be ~heir God, and o~e day al10ve another, another every. da_y ~le in which the ground is virtually taken, that ;h~y (~he redeemed) shall be h1s ~eople: He altke; _let ~;ery man be fully pe1suaded m ~~~ 1f the Lord does not come by the 18th of April, w1ll wtpe away all t~r~ from theu eye~>, aud own mmd. For my own part, .I hope, wlth he will not come for more than forty-five years. ~hey shall dw~ll at hts r1ght hand, where there the belp.of ~od, to uever let tlu~ break my With n~ evidence to support that position, we 1s fulne~s of Joy, and ple~sures for evermor~. fello,wsh1p w1th any brother or sister. A11d cannot g1ve the enemy the advantage of quoting 0 ! wnh what transportmg endearments will now, aa a ~r, unworthy b!other, I beg for &ndy Hill, March, 1847. P. S. I should like to see Bro. Gross' arti-from the" Herald" such an admission, which the saints of God ass.emble around the ever-all to let th1s drop, and begm to provoke 0~ 0 cle on time in the " Herald." [Note 8.] 'Yould be a great hindrance to our labor, should lasting th!one of their Redeemer, when they another to loTe and good works .. For c~rtat~- . E. T. ume p~ that date. And we see no more evi-shall reahze that they have met to part no ly we·should not now be contendmg, whde :-'e dence for that day, than we do for many oth-more for ever. Acts 24:15; 1 Tbess. 4:16; do not know what one day or ho~r may bnng ers. That the Lord may come this spring, or John 6:39,40; Rev. 20:5, 6; Luke 14:13, 14; fo!lh; for we may aee what will. make the at any time, we grant. Aodmay we all contin-Rev. 1:18, 19; ch. 11:15-18. tribes of ~he ~1'!-h mourn, at any t1me. May Note. 1.-There is good reason to believe that he is. Nou 2.-We understand the death spoken of ia Ezek. 18th as the second death only.- The wonlsoul, in v. 20, denotes there the entire peraon. It is literally, The person that sin- netb, be shall die. Die what~ He will die the death threatened, whatever that may be. It cannot therefOre be the worm, which we re- gard u a figure, drawn from the worms in the va~j'l' of Ge~enna, engendered in the car- ca.ssea of tllose eul ou~ there, N.ot~3.-We are not Ially 11etded on that p~nL ' ' Nou 4 • ...:.... The original words, translated "cut off,., in Daniel9: 26, and Pealm 37:~~, are of the eame root and m~. It ia the same word '&bat is so frequently • ia ~q - - ually watch, and. be ever ready, for his ap- Dear Bro. Himes :-I am often requested, God by h1a Spmt make na ready, and keep ut pearing. by persons of different denominations, to el.-so, that we may at all ttmes be able to say, Ldter from Bro. F. Gunner. The Bible, and the Bible only, is the foun- dation and source of my belief; it is the golden Urtt from which, and from which alone, the benighted can hope to draw true light ; it is the inspired record that God haa given of his Son, and it alone is able to make ua wiae unto salvation. Sbould all tbe form• &bat men dnlle • '"oJv .<. AIIBUit my lllitb wiU. triMIII&lrou• art, ;,f. 1 'II c:all tbem nDity and II~· And bind ITI pnN:epll to myllearr. lat. I believe that the Old T~t.ament Scrip- tures foretold, fo~'b~dowed~ and typirted the time when, the cucumatancea attendant upon, and the signa ~t w~r .. to pr~, and trans- pire at, the fo'•t peDOnal idvem ofo~ Lord plain to them why I am an Advent believer, "Even so, come ~rd .Jesu.t." and what are the doctrines in which 1 believe. Yours, wamng, HENRY ORR. And being desirous to give a g~od reason, or Darlington (C. W.), March 12th, '47. reasons, why, I thought I would pen the above. If you think fit, you will favor me with their insertion in the "Herald." LETTER FROM BRO. SAMUEL EVERETT. Yours in hope, F. GuNNER. New York, March 16th, 1847. Dear Bro. Himu :-1 think the brethren lfllll- tered abroad ongbt ro keep up a friendly corret- poadeactt. I therefore wnte, in order that I may contribute my mite toward doiDI 1ood in these Letter from Bro. Henry Orr. perilou• timet~. ' So far 811 I caD do it by worde, Dear Bro. Himu :-I wish to make some I think I ought to remiad tbe brethren of the words of the beloved John: "Beloved, let u• remarka through your paper concerning the 1 b It 1 · f God d ver~ Support Of th"'"""' who labor among us. There ove one anot er ; or o•e as o ; an e ....., one that loveth is born of God, and knowet are some of the friends that do their pan; yet God. He that Joveth not, kaowetb not God; for I faar there are others of the faith that James God il Jove." (I John 4 : 7.) Here love is .the apeaJr. of aa saying, Be ye warmed and filled, pend re.t of piety ; and eo indeed throucbcut the while at \he aame time they do Dot giTe the . .,;.tl-. Lo.v• JIG& ia 1rord onJ1, bat ill deed ud -- THE ADVENT HERALD. 71 ia truth. If we be baptized ia&o the spirit w!hich did through !this epistle, we shall be " made ~t ib love," and be prepMed for the coming Of' the Lord. I would ask the dear brethren to read the whole epi~lle, as it tis one of the most precio• portiens of God'• worcl. Paul bas also jUeecl Jovu above not only coveted gifts, but abovtt all other Christian graces.-" Now abideth GaWs, bope, love, these three; but the greate1t of 111ue is love." ( 1 Cor. 13th.) In this chapter we tun, tkat eloqunce, extensive, knowledga, r-t faith, and the mo~Jt splendid acti and suffer- aap, by abuse and ~nartyrdom, without love, are aU aotbing. We learn, also, that love is the es- ,..ar.e, or motive, .. r all the Christian graces.- ••Ltve autferetb loog, and is kind ; love envieth •; love vaunteth not itself; is not puffed up ; doth not behave itself unseemly; seeketh not her own; it not eaeily provoked; thinketh no evil; rejoicetb •et in in.iquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; ... reth all thing•; believeth all things ; hopeth aJ1 tbinp; endnreth all things." Here we have, u it were, the b.ddings of this heavenly plant; .. tin tile world to come, we shall have the full bloom, rea, the ripe fruit, in abundance, of that Jove which never faileth. Let us therefore fol- low after love, and the things whereby we rna y llllify one another. Let us be filled with the Spirit, and sing, "Love makes our unity."- '1\en we can forgive one another, as God (for Gld is love) for Christ's sake hath forgiven us. We can think differently on minor points, and Pllbtful questions, and still love one another. '1�t, in the exercise of love, we shall grow up illo Christ in all thin~•· Ill love, let me say, Let there be no conten- tiou among us, which stir up anger and strife, '-r we all are brethren. If there are false breth- llll among us, they r.annot harm us, if we be follower& of that which is good. We must over- tilDe, and then we know that we shall not be urt of the aecond death. And whatever we may wilh as to the end of the wicked, let ua remem- IMr that God is Judge himself, and that he judg- etb richteoualy. Let us clear our akirts of the Wood ~all mea. Let us not add to or take from 6e word of God, lest he take away our part out f1 the book of tife, and add unto us the plagues .mtleo in this book. (See Rev. 22: 19, 20.) '1\is text baa often recurred to me in the recent •ileu11ions, and I entreat the dear brethren to lleed it in this time of controveray. Let us 8artily believe all th11t God has spoken, cheer- tally obey all that h11 has commanded, and pa- tieatly 1affer all that he appoint•; and in a litde wltile, be that cometh will come, and will not ~· Then 1hall every man have praise of a tbia time of famine, pealilence. and w.ar, let u learn righteonsneaa,-bear a faithful te•ti- lllllny to our fellow men,-give with liberality to lhe poor,-send the gospel of the kingdom to the Mstitute, and do good, as we have opportunity, to all men, e1pecially to the household of faith.·· I ha'e been called, within a week, ,recently, to atteud two funerals at Bro. Lflvi Morton's, of Eaa Wbatly. Bro. M. baa been afflicted with lickaess and the death of two promi~ing little boya, about four and a half and aix and a half yean of age. We trust that he will have the 'liDflllthie• and prayera of the saints; and above aft, ble1t with the emile• of the Savior, and ani- liMed with the hope of that kingdom, where lickaet~, pain, and death, are felt and feared no -.e. I remain your brother in. hope. .N'ortl& Lef1trttt (.Mass.), March 17th, '47. [If all would be actuated by the spirit mani- (ll&ed in the above, love and harmony would take the place of 1trife and bickering. Let each t1e watch ner their own heartt, and God will CiYe Ul all the KfaCe we need.) and geodness, coRst~quently our preparedness to meet him, inasmuch as our love towards him will be increased, and also our desires and endeavors to keep his commandments. Besides, we need it when the inducements abroad in the land, for the ar.qui!ition of earthly gain and honor, are neither few nor small, but perhaps greater than in any previous age since the flood ; and et!pe- cially do we need it at this time of worldly- rnindedness-yea, doubly and trebly 110, when the shadows of evening are not only stretched out, but are almost lost in approaching night- And are we indeed living in this grand and awful time, solemn beyond the power of words to des- cribe ? Truly, even so, we cannot mistake- the fulfilment of all (or nearly so) prophetic declarati(lns warns us of the swift approach of enrth'~ final catastrophe; and even now thP-re can be read, by tht~ student of prophecy, in the tur- bulent state of the nation" of the earth, a prepa- ration for that sturm of divine vengeace faat ga- thering over their devuted heads-" Armaged- don's day comes on." What motives to holiness, to watchfulness, and for doing good, do these things present ua. When I think of these things, it almost seems that I shall not be able to stand; but I feel the more to humble myself under His mighty arm; and may all do so who are looking for the coming King, is my prayer; for we know that the Lord will be the hope of hi~ people in that day when all human power shall fail. May the Father of mercies enlighten, lead, and direct. It is seldom that I have the company of a fel- low Ad•entist, with whom I cart enjoy sweet conversation on the corning kingdom of glory. I am at present in a community cornpo11ed partly of ultra spiritualizers. having not the most dis- tant sympathy with that glorious lu1pe which iR the life-spring of all our joys and happine11s, and partly of others who either scoff, Qr manifelit a cold indifferen~e in these thingt!. May God keep us from all. of these spirits, and preserve us to the end, whe~ the 1houts of a ransomed universe shall fill the glad heavens with, " Welcome to thy throne." Windham (Me.), March 13th, 18-!7. LETTER FROM BRO. I. ADRIAN. Dear Bro. Himes :-1 take pleasure in' report- ing through the "Herald " the effect of my la- bor• for the laat five weeka. I have been occu- p.)'iug the Methodi11t meeting-house in the eastern part of Saratoga, N. Y. The people came out in crowds to hear the everlasting ~ospel. Its influence was overwhelming; prejudir.e was re- moved, and abme were converted. But in the midst oC my joy, I a,m .ad. What I have wit- nes11ed compela me1o believe, that the extrava- gances and misconduct of those profesaing to be Adventists have done more to bring the cause into di>~repute than all our enemies could have done. Our opposers, it ia true, thundered down upon ua with all the argaments that could be Jraw,n from false premises; and, indeed, it was mere thunder, or loud noise. Failing in thei; object, they next called to their aid the raging elements, and poured down such a torrent of curses on our heads, as would have moved the firmest fabric not founded on the rock. Amidst it all, the truth l!tOc)(Lfirm, and, like the sturdy oak upon the mountain side, bade defiancu to the ra~n8 tempest; and had not the serpent diffused po11on in our midst, to-day mi~ht have witnessed the overpowering influence of this truth on the world. Brethren, shall we not learn wisdom from the pa1t? It will be indeed strange if we cannot see the importance of union and concen- tration of effort on this great queation. Why is it, I ask, that questions of minor consideration should be suffered to divide the children of the kingdom at tbia late hour? Oh, how my heart bleeds when I look at thi:~. Can it be, that we LETTER FROM BRO. M. M. MUMFORD. have men among us yet who will sacrifice the o( the Savior. She told me she had never heard 11.sermon, or read a book, on the subject, except the Bibla ; and yet she was rejoit·.ing in the hope of soon seeing Christ. This is not stran~[e to me; becau11e I b~Jieve the Bible, if followed, would do the same for all. Yours in hope. LETTER FROM BRO J. D. BOYER. Dear B1·o.Himes :-The little flock in this place are still looking with confidence for the re- turn of the Nohleman. Some of them have re- mained in the Methodist Churr.h untilubout a week ago, wheu they were hrought to trial, hut were not permitted to tell the reason why they did not attend cla!'s. The preacher in charge was 110 bitterly opposed to the doctrine of the Advent, that be did not want to hear their renson. He admitted that the doctrine of the Advent was a Bible doctrine, but it was not. a Methodiat one ! The cause in this County (Centr~) is prosper- ing. I have been attending some calls, which are very numerous, in Bald-Eagle Valley. The interest is as great as I ever saw it in '43. Back- sliders have been reclaimed, and God'• people have been made to rejoice in the blessed hope of a 1peedy deliverance. At the invitation of Bro. Edmiston, a United Brethren preacher, I preached in their church. I found a people ready to receive the truth. I do not know of tmy in the church that oppose it; but all love the appearing of Christ; and not only the church, but the whole community are nwal{e to the subject. Jf time continues the coming summer, we intend holding a camp-meeting, when we expect a general gathering of the faithful .. I have had a visit from Bro. Osler, who hu a111isted me in a number of my appointments. I hope hia labors will prove a blessing to many. My health at present is not so good, on account of my laboring almost constantly, and having but little time to rest; the usage, also, is harder than what I have been accustomed to, sleeping in the humble log-cabins of the settlers in the woods, travelling on foot, or in the common lumber wag- ons of the country; and gratefully accepting a bed of straw, and such other fare as they might be able to afford. But I arn willing to endure all this; yea, and more, knowing that we shall very soon reap if we· faint not. . I expect to leave in a few days for Mar,tha Furnace, where I have preached twice. I have been requested to have a week's meeting with them. 'fhe people have been very much neg- lected about the furnace11 and forges of this State. I have distributed all the publications I had, and scattered about eight thousand tract11. Harrisonville (Pa.), .March 15th, 1847. Bro. H. TANN&a writes from Rutfalo' (N.Y.), March 9th, 1947:- Dtar Brother :-I am glad to acquaint the frienda East of the continued amendment of th~ health of our dear Bro. Porter-we feel that the Lord will yet spare him to us, lest we in Buffalo should have sorrow upon110rrow. God has indeed blessed u11 greatly. in saving and preparing many for his kingdom, and now grants ua this greut blessing in raisin~ up our dear brother to labor ngain among us. The late vi11it of Bro. Himes was indeed cheering to us, who watch fur the beacon lights to mark the way until the morning dawns, which will crown our hopes. His health while here was poor, but his lalwrs were not abridged -he freely gave his strength to the great work before him. May the Lord continue him to the 6ocks scattered abroad, till the great Shepherd shall gather the fold, and give the crown. In behalf of many inquirers, I must re- mind him of his promise to publi:1h, at an early day, his t~tutement11 on the Papacy. We think it quite doubtful if we see hi11 f.·lCe West again until the great day. We ure right glad in the tord that the day ia so ni,;h. We are 811 firmly grounded in the belief that " the wise 11hull un- derstand " as over; and most of u11 firmly be- lieve that we have marked the last number on the rolling years. The Lord grant that it may be so, and that we all may be permitted to end our labors in God's rest before 1847 shall be numbered with the past, iii the prayer of your brother, strugglin& for victory and eternal life. faith that works by love, and purifies the ~eart. May we be instant in seaaon and out of·81!ason, always ahounding in the work of tb~ Lord. I am thoroughly convinced that all the signs haVb heen fulfilled except the ign of the Son of man, and I live daily to behold his coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. Bro. AA.RON CLA.Pr writ~s from Hartford (Ct.), MaJch 15th, 1847 :- I Bro. Himes-ln the providence or God, this city has once more heu rd a good lecture about the speedy coming of our ble~~ed Lord aDd Savior Je~us Christ. Dr. Tyng, of New; York,Jelivered a lecture last week before the Youn' Men's In- stitute. In corisequeuce of expecttng a )arge number to attend, the American Ball, toe largest in the city, was procured. The ball wa1 thronged, and with the fir~t class of our citizens. To the astonishment of all, his subject was the 'five uni- veri!'al monarchies in Daniel's vision. He showed from hi~ttory that four of them had risen and passed away in succession; that the fourth is in its div.ided state, that we are living in the very toes or the image, and that God is about to set np the fifth and everlasting kingdom. He also alluded to the signs spoken of by Christ as hav- ing been literally fulfilled, and said that the king- dom waa nigh, even at the doors. He •poke of the fig-tree putting forth its leave11, by which we might know that summer was nigh; and so we may know that the Son of man is soon to come, by looking at those events spoken of by Christ that have and are now taking place in the world. I am glad that so many of our citizens have once more heard about this solemn 11nd all-important t~ubject, that never do, nor would, knowingly, at- tend Second Advent meeting~J. I should like to be iuformed through the " Her- ald," whether there has been a dark day and dark night in En~land, or any other country, similar to that witnessed in New England in 1780 ? J. p .ARSONS. 1'here have been 1everal dark days in various parts of the world. But whether they were as strikingly so as that in New England, we cannot say. We are to remember, that the farther an occurrence is from u111, the lel!ls di11tinct are our impressions re!!pecting it.-ED. Dear Bro. Rime~ :-Permit me through this medium to say, I eAper.t to leave next week for Adams, Mass., where I &hall probably remain a week or two, and then proceed on a tour to the West, making a short tarry in Fayetteville, N. Y. · Should any of the dear frienda be disposed to write me, they will please direct to the care of Dr. I. L ,Barker, of the former, or to S. B. Palmer, of the latter place. Yours, expecting 1peedy redemption, SAML. CHAPMAN. Meriden (Ct.), March 27th, 1847. OBITUARY. "Bles•r.d are the dead who die in the Lord." DIED, in Northwood, N. H., March 2d, or consumption, LYDIA H. EMERSON (formerly of Gilmnnton), wife of Bro. Charles S. Emerson. Sister Emersora was 28 years of age. She expe- rienced religion about 14 years ago, and nnited with God'a people, whom 11he always made her companions. In 1842 l!'heembraced the doctrine of the speedy coming of the Lord, and remained a firm and consistent believer until death. She would often say to her companion, " I shall sleep but a little while-the separation will be short- we 1hallsoon meet in the kingdom of our God. Oh, hlea!!ed hope !" Afier it became evident to her, that her hope of recovery was baaed only on the deceitful character of her complaint, abe was perfectly calm and reaigned, waiting, almost im- patiently, for the time of her departure. For upwards of two years, no murmur was beard from her lips, though she was in great distreSB; but she would say, "It is all. right." Her reli- gion W!.l that of the heart, and maoifeated itself in her life. She waa not satiBfied with a pro- fession, merely, as is too ofien the eaae in the1e last days; consequently her end, like that of the righteous, was peaceful and happy. For the la11t two weeks. her mind's sky wu unclouded, and Bro. BuruEL Puxaa write• from Dry Ridge (0.), her constant th~rne was, "Jeau1 is mine, and 1 March l&th, 1847:- om his." A• her husband 1at holdU., her haod, Dear Bro. Himes :-1 would again aasure yon cause of God, to gratify their desire of notoriety ? if die pleasure that I receive in the peru~Jal of I will hope better things. Oh, brethren, beware! tbe" Herald," coming, as it does, freighted with If you have shunned the gulf on one side, do not U. clatl tidin,a of the approaching kingdom. I rush into the fire on the other. Christ ia being llate beea 6t!peeially edified and iu1tructed from wounded in the hou1e of his friend11. What in- die writiaca or Mr. Habershon, publi1hed in •eve-fiuence has seized you, that yo11 have withdrawn ral of the late number& of the paper, which are your 111pport from the organ of our hope, and ~ aclclitioaallight, showing to us where we a1·e deaerted those men who have atood fut in every llllhia world's highway, and how far from the storm? Have they committed any crime? or is lllvea .r eternal rest. Thete writings, as well it because they do not dive into eYery extreme llthoee of other tran1-Atlantic brethren, I have that floats along? Brethren, the Lord is coming! • . with the highest 1atiafaction. I feel to re-This is the all-absorbing questien. My faith was JOice that there are so many, aside from Ameri-never stronger than now, that the Lord will come tan Adventiata, who have drank from the foun-the present ytar. llia ol divine and eternal truth, and who have While on my visit to the North, and looking '-'tea.ty declart:d these things to the world. By on the battle-fields of Saratoga, I heard anecdotes daeae means I feel continually •trensthened and of bravery and heroic action in the cause of this ~ in the truth of the livin' God, know-country's freedom. I could feel enthal!ialm kin- .. daa& be i1 faithful and sure who hath spoken, die, and the love of freedom burn in my breast, ill the future what of those things which as I listened and beheld. But I felt a holier feel- Dear Bro. Himes :-The" Herald" still con-he ob•erved that her pul•e had etopped, and told tinue11 to comet~ me,, br~ngin~ many good thing11, her she waa dymg. She looked at her finger- by which~~ m.md 1s lllumrna~ed, 11nd my soul nails, and •aid, "Yea, 1 am." He then asked made to reJoice tn the ~ornmuntcable fuln~es of her how she felt. " Oh ! the prospect look• ood the glory of God, a~d an the spe~dy r.omm~ of -I shall 8000 be at re1t. , Come, Lord J!u., our ~ord and Sllvlor Jeaus C~rast. Notwlth-come quickly." She then bid thole with her 11taudlDJlhe many strangfl th'eonea that some of rarewell, and fell aaleep in Jeau1, without a our Advent brethren as well her11 as at the &at, trng!le or a groan c have put ~ortb, m.y attachment to tho Bible, and 8 "Voice of Trath" pleaae copy. ' s. J: • a firm behef that tt teachea that the end of nll Ill di 1poken by the mouth of all hia holy pro-ing 81 I entered a cottage, that 1tand11 amidst the which yet remain to be fulfilled," a1 be acene, though every countenance of itt inmate11 rdalb\ to pass in aces gone other tbinp was marked with 1orrow, though Dot unmingled hea previously declared. with a gleam of joy. Stretched upon a couch or dae u Herald" will continue to be what death, lay the matron of the family, in the meri- b.e, and what ita name implie~J, in the dian of life, yet wasting away with fout eon- •ee, a herald of the apeedy coming o( eamption. A• I approached, abe t~aid, in a whu- • .C Glory. We need all the light we per, "Talk with me about the proruiaed IMd." -tbe IBOre the better; for ia proportion I kaew oot what her faith wu; bat af\ercon- ••~·--l we bave, if we are indeed children verai~ with her hal( aD ho11r, I fo1l1ld her a I be oat conception• or 'his ptn811 well-mfonned believer in the immediate com inc thiogll is at hand, has not been weakened in the Dn:n, in Portland, Me., Si1ter ELIZABETH least. My mind is often raised from earth to TuFt's, afie'r an iJinel!l or about four montlia; heaven, from the toils, conflict!, temptations, and during moat of which time her 1aft'erinp were. sorrow• or this life, to that glorioUI inheritance' very 18'ere; but by the f'BC8 or God, abe Wal that remain• for all the faithful of God's follow· enabted.to bear them patiently, and looked be- ers. My dear brother, let ua be faithful unto the yoad this world for the inheritance which i11 in- end. While we may have our difFerent view~ CGtntptible, undefiled, and that ·fadeth not away. concemms the 1tate of the dead, and many odler 8be wa1 a firm 'belienr in the Dear coming of the like poiata ~ doctrine, let 111 labor'· aho•~ aU' Utd. . to ebaa£~ ear. vile bocltet, a~ fubioa tbinfi, 1 to prepr~ .~ wor~ for. tPe lll!·lf.~' ~IR!like.JIIlta Taia p.rioua body, to die ao more. commg of· our ble'Uecr Lbrd~ Hay we have that W uorrow not u thOse ho have Do hope. P. z. 72 J I THE ADVENT HERALD. BUSINESS NOTES. ,1 Bro. Scott's New Work. Bro. Hutchinson gives the following notice of .this woxk in the "European Advent Her- ~ld" for Feb. 1847:- mation a partial revival of the original faith on prophecy began, yet amidst the difficulties and turmoil excited by the reformation of the more elementary errors of Romanism, the subject of prophecy was lost sight of, and allowed to fall into oblivion ; and its farther reformation being thus abandon.ed, the Popish theory again pre- vailed, and is now universally held in all the Protestant churches, and has never since the Reformation been fairly tested by Prote&tants in the light of Scripture and history. gers. Some of them have made great pro- gress. They have work-shops, where the best of mattrasses, feather-beds, comforters, cush- ions, mats, &c.1 are made, or repaired, at short notice. They also have a store at No. 152 Washington-street, where the above articles are kept ready made, at very economical prices ; so that those who wi~:>h for such arti- cles may practise economy, and at the same time encourage and aid the blind. This is a worthy object, and commends itself to a.ll who would help those who are endeavoring to help themseh·es. J. Kilolt-R. G: A.twell's paper was 11topped1• by tile Postmaster uf Cmmunau, 11t No. 285·. We ha~ eredile« him uow to end of v 13. We lind no A. Gale. One Bent to 0. Gale has been stopped. We have received the following prospectus, which we feel pleasure in giving to our read- ers. Mr. Scott has written several works on the same subject, and, so far as we have ex- amined them, they possess considerable merit. ~e hope he will be extensively patronized in hlS present attempt. He has, we believe, suf- fered much, with respect to this life, in conse- quence of his fuith and his zealous advocacy of it, which gives him an additional claim to the countenance of those who hold the pre- millennia} and speedy advent of Christ. When in Edinburgh, a few months ago, we saw part of the " Catechism " in manuscript, and while we may not endorse it in all its details, yet we have reason to think that the work is calculatfld to do much good. We trust it will come out. PROSPECTUS OF A CATECHISM On the Prophetic System of the Scriptures, embracing the whole revealed Will of God re- garding Man in his Unfallen, Fallen, and Glo- rified State ; and evincing by Scriptural and Historical Proofs, the Truth of the Original Chfliast, or Christian Faith ; and the Heresy of the Popish Theory of " Pust-millennial- is,m," which was transmitted into, and is still held by, all the Protestant Churches. ABRIDGED CONTENTS AND PLAN OF THE WORK. Preliminary Discourse. PART I.-THE UNFALLEN STATE. Chap. I. The creation and original constitu- tion of all things. Chilp. II. l<"'all of man and plan of re- demption. ' Chap. TIL Design of prophecy, and rules of interpretation. Chap. IV. Chronology of the world and prophetical dates. Chap. V. The revealed purpose of God. PART rr.-THE FALLEN STATE. Chap. I. Its length and character, and va- rious dispensations fr<>m first to last. Chap. 11. The Ecclesia and the ApoRtasia of the Christian dispensation, with their res- pective systems of prophecy. Chap. III. The history of the Apostasia, and of Post-millennialism, its peculiar theory. Chap. IV. The reformation from Popery- only partial. Chap. V. The theory of the apostacy still held by the Protestant churches. Isolated in- dividual attempts at reform. Systematic errors of many of these attempts, and evils resulting. Chap. VI. Points of contrast between the original and modern systems. Chap. VII. The original Christian, or pre- millennia} system evinced by Scripture proofs. VIII. Concluding pre-1nillennial events form- ing the connecting links between the fallen and the rei!to'red, or glorified saints. PART ill.-THE RESTOR~:D, GLORlFJED, OR HEAVENLY STATE. Chap. I. The restitution, or restored state of all things. Palingenesia, regeneration, or making of all things new. The Third, or New Heaven&, descriptive of, and limited to, the Millennium. Chap. II. The transposition of the post- millennialist theory, and total change of sys- tem resulting. Chap. HI. State of mankind during the Mil- lennium, in the new heavens and new earth. Now, as nothing can be more certain than that one of these opposite systems-either that of the Jews and first Christians, or that of the apostacy, including Popish and Protestant churches, is a heresy, with abundance of evi- dence in Scripture and hist.ory to' prove it, it is a duty incumbent on every Christian to test the subject by the standard of the Scriptures, and to reject the heresy prevalent in the churches. After long study of both systems, I feel so fully convinced of the creed, or sys- tem, held in all our Protestant churches, being nothing better than a heresy of Popery and of the dark ages; that, though already repeat- edly baffled and maligned for my pains, Jam constrained once more to make a fifth endea- vor to stir up and deliver my brethren from that heresy, by a full Scriptural an'd historical proof and exposure of it. After the repeated and ungene10us rebuffs, insinuations, and con- tempt, cast npon me by those who differ from me ; nothing but the full and clear conviction of my understanding, and my consequent duty to my brethren, who hold, not the original Christian creed on prophecy, but the heretical theory of the apostacy, could have induced me again to come before the churches ar.d with the sanie confidence to charge and chal- lenge their attention to these facts. The bare possibility of their being in error on a matter of so much unutterable importance, ought at once to arouse them to the incumbent duty of testing and proving the subject. My challenge, and pledge to burn my books and confess my error, when my arguments were disproved, have been before tho church and world for years, and yet remain unanswered. I renew my pledge, with this fartl1er condition and manifesto, that all post-millennialists he called upon either to defend their theory, if they can, by disproving the opposite system ; or if they cannot, or fail in the attempt, that they re- nounce the theory they hold as a Popish heresy. What is the question at issue but a vague speculation 1 say the opponents. Nay, but the eternal issues and the heaven of the two sys- tems are totally different, and for the one there is assuredly no evidence in Scripture ; and as every soul is interested in the ~peedy and right settlement of this most important question, which no man can doubt there is abundance of evidence iu the Scriptures clearly to settle, I claim the support and subscription of the most prejudiced Christian opponents, to enable me to lay before them that evidence whereby they may at once either claim my pledge, aud crush, if they can, what, with theii theory, they must believe to be rampant heresy ; or, Chap. IV. Personal presence and reign of Christ, and all his glorified saints, upon the new earth during the Millennium, and for ever proved and evinced by Scripture and history, to have been the faith of the Jews and the Christians till the rise of the A postacy, and to he the only true prophetic system of the Scriptures and of the Christian Church. be delivered from their own heresy. I call for the support of all neutrals, who have studied neither system, but whose highest interests are involved in the issues of the question. I ask and look for the support of all pre-mi11en- nialists, who are in duty bound to further the cause which they believe to be Christ's. I call for the support of every Christian ; for there are none whose best interests are not involved in the issue of the contnrYersy, whether it re- sults in the temporary triumph of the theory of Antichrist, which I impugn, and call upon all Christians to prove and abandon;' or, in the slaying of the witnesses, and the suppressiou of the original prophetical faith of the Chris- tian church, immediately before the great day of wrath at hand. We ~thall import a quantity of the above work as soon as it is out. It 'will cost about $ 1 in this country. TO ALL CHRr:jTlANS. R. E. Gorton-We Llo not have the "European Her- ald" so as to lurnish back numbers. Be»ide , we Now ~~~cee~o pay three cent a for every one we mail from thi,a THE NEW POSTAGE LAW. Our re11ders are doulltlesil aware, that a new postage law was pa~sed at the lltat session of Con::ress, and has already gone into effect. 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In sending forth this prospectus, it is done under the strongest sense of the imperative necessity there is for not merely calling, but fixing, if possible, the attention of Christians to a most important subject, upon which there is the cleareat evidence to prove the existence of almost universal mL..apprehension and error in the churches. It has often been certainly provetl from . Scripture and history, that the Jews before, and the whole Christian church for at least 300 Y,ears after, Christ, universally held the same fa1th on prophecy, which, in the " Fifteenth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Perkins' Institution and Massachusetts' Asylum for the Blind." now enclose and frank !etten contaiuinf money; and that papen do not lfO free for thirty miles as before; and that on all papers, &c., not sent from the otnce where they are published, the sender must pay three cents poatage. We cannot therefore send by mail the "Gos- pel Chart," &c., unless WE pay the poatage. Those aending paper¥ or pamphlets to us should be careful and direcl them to the "Advent Herald," &c., and not to Ill indi•ldually, 10 that they may come free. Reeeipta for the Week endin~ Aprill. 10' We haTe annexed-;-;ch aclmowledJilleDt 1~1 number to which it pays. Where the volume only 11 mentioned, the whole volume is paid for. II' dark ages, &fter that time, gradually gave · way, and was finally superseded by the theory of the apostacy, which became universally preTalent in the Popish church, and was at the &fotmation transmitted entire in the Pro- testant ch~rches, by which it i universally qeld to iliia day. Now although at theRefor- - A copy of the above Report has been laid on our table, and which we are happy to no- tice, if thereby we can be instrumental of aid to this worthy institution. There are, accord- ing to the Report, 101 inmates connected with the establishment. Its object is to give em- ployment and instruction to those who are de- prived of sight. 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