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CONFIDO ET CONQUIESCO. whatever the uncertainty as to the e~act tip1e ward the trespasser. He does not say, "If YO'll?'

Fret not, p'oor soul, while doubt and fear -~,...~.= o"f~-the origin o£ synagogues, two things are sure, brother trespass' against yoit "-plural; hui -Disturb thy breast; synagogues were numerous in the time of Christ" " thy brother trespass against thee,"-singular.·

The pitying angels, who can see d I Ch· h; If d T C . . I "How vain thy wild regret must be, an a so rlst lmse was accustome to wor- ae course commanded is what hrlstIan ovo

Say, "Trust and rest." ship therein. Luke 4: 14-16. Synagogues and charity would dictate hi all_such cases. The Plan not, nor scheme, but calmly wtiitj were numerous in the cities, the number in aggrieved person is not at liberty to make pub-

, His choice is best; Jerusalem is estimated at over 450, and there lic the sin of his brother, unless necessary to While blind and erring is thy sight, His wisdom sees and judges right; . were synagogues for different nations,-Liber- secure justice. He mu~t go to-hiD;l privately

So trust and rest. tines; Cyrenians, Alexandrians, etc. Acts 6 : 9. in the spirit of. Christian meekn.ess and love, Strive not, nor'strugglej thy poor might The internal arrangement of the synagogue and seek an adjust,ment, so that neither the

Can never wrest £ ' . The meanest thing to serve thy will; -was a tel' the type of the. tabernacle, with some brother nor the cause may suffer rep~oach un-All power is His alone; be still, features o£ the temple. Atone end was the ark" necessarily.

And trust and rest. , . -a chest, containing the book of the law, also In,Lev. 19: 17, God says, ," Thou shalt not

. ········""··::=;~:.~t~f:!hi~!~u::~~;;;:"·········"········"··········~:~:::les::~':~~:~!=~~c~~~::;!~~?~:!~n~~!·:!~e;~~ ~:~:~::~~t!~~!::::tl:d:~~-~!~:l;~~:· So let him do his loving will- scribes and Pharisees loved so well. Matt. 23: upon him." .

And trust and rest. 6 N . 1 f .. . What dost thou fear? His wlsdom reIgns

Supreme confessed; His power is intinite; his love r.rhy deepest, fond9st dreams above­

So trust and rest. - Adelaide A. Proctor.

SYNAGOGUES.

BY REV. S, R. WHEELER.

The word synagogue means a coming togeth­er. It was used as. OUT word church is used. Sometimes it meant the membership and some­times the 'house in which the membership as­sem bled for worship. Synagogues are more prominently mentioned in connection with the life-work of Christ than the temple itself.

The Jews claim for the synagogue great an­tiquity. Nor is this claim without a show of reason. Before Moses the worship was patriar­chal. TRe head or father of the family was the priest for that family, offering the sacrifices on the family altar, each family was thus a church by itself with its own place of worship. It is thought that the tabernacle, and afterwa~'d the temple worship could hardly take the place of all this family worship about the family altars. It does seem that there must have been other places for worship as there were in Christ's time. But we are not entirely in the· dark.

. Acts 15: 21 reads thus, "For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath-day." The revised version reads, "For Moses from gen­era tions of old,'" etc. , {(How far back this "old time" or "generations of old" reaches' we do not know,but it proves conclusively that syna .. gogues and synagogue worship belonged far back in the past.· Tu!;ning now to' Ezekiel 8 : 1; 14 : 1; ~O : 1; 33 : 31, .we· read of meetings there in that ·land of' Babylon, and in the re­markable passage, ·Ez. 11 : 15, 16, we learn that those still in J erusoJem, which was no~ yet de­stroyed, could Dot boast over those who . were already in exile. For God promised to be to these captives "a little sanctu8~y," even though far from the tern pIe. How forcibly this brings to mind th'e comfo~ting promise 'of Christ, Matt. 18 : 20,,',';iWlleretw:o or three are gathered to­gether in my Danie,there am I.in. the midst ()f th,~Dh~~.t,;I~_:!~ po~$ible t,tIatthese me.etings men­ti()n,edfuEzeki~i::.,g~··· .. c~n.turies~fore Christ,

" weret1i~J)~M~g.o,f, JJy~agoguewo~hip. .' ':Qut

. ear the midd e 0 the bUIldIng was a ralE~ed If in the first effort, the aggrieved brother fails platform £01' the teader and teacher. Near the to secure justice, then he is to call in one or door were alms-boxes, after the pattern of those two more. Why? The Saviour answers, "That at the temple, one for the poor at Jerusalem, in the mouth of two or three witnesses every the other for local charities.. Also notice word may be establ-isheu." This shows that boards, on which were written the names of there may be another step necessary. The chief those who had been" put out of the synagogue." object seems to be that these two brethren may Also a chest for trumpets to be used on festive witness to the fads to be presented before the occaSIons. ch urch, in case this second effort fails,' so that. .

The congregation of worshipers consisted of every word in the complaint may be proven, and both men and women occupying different apart- also that private labor has been faithfully per­ments. These apartments were divided by low formed. partitions about five or six feet high. There This shows that the church is to remain ig­was no particular size for a synagogue, that was norant ofQthe offense, till it is thus brought be­made to correspond to the num ber of worshipers. before them for adjudication. The witnesses, There is no mention made in the New Testa- being Christian brethren, are, of course, to do mentof'using synagogues excepting on the Sab- all they can to get the matter adjusted. But if bath. Matt. 12: 9, Mark 1: 21; 3: 1; 6: 2, the offender will not hear them, then tell it-i. Luke 4: 16, 31, 33; 6 : 6; 13 : 10, Acts 13 : 14; e., make it known, to the church. 15 : 21; 17 : 1, 2; 18 : 4. Christ found no fault with the synagogue worship. He participated in it. "God is a spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." John 4 : 24. True in the Patriarchal worship, true in the 1\-1oso.ic worship, and true in our worship. May we all thus worship God and receive the blessing. •

EXEGESIS OF MATT. 18: 15-18. BY N. WARDNER, D. D.

Read before the North-Western Association, m June, 1890.

The passage reads, "Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone; if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother .. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two m0t:~, that in the mouth of two or three wit­nesses., every word 'may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them;' tell it to the church; but if he neglect to hear the church, let him- be unto thee as an heathen man and a pub­lican. Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven."

In this. instruction, our Saviour uses the sin­gular form while sp'eaking of the' offender and . the onetresplJ,ssed against, .and the plural forlll: whe:n, spe,akiIig of the witnesses of the'church, . which 'shows. that.' he 'had reference 1;0. apersorial . trespass,~a,theduty of' . the :. iiijrlred' one to..

Similar instruction was given to the Israel­ites in Deut. 19 : 15, "One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth;" at the mouth of two witnesses~ or at the mouth of three wit­nesses, shall every matter be established."

Since what the church should bind or loose, in such cases, is to be bound or loosed in heav­en, there should be this care to guard against any mistake as to the just ground of the com­plaint.

If the church, in view of said facts, finds th~ accused guilty, and he will not repent, then he· is to be treated as any non-professor of Chris­tianity, i. e., be excluded from church fellow­ship. For if these three steps of labo"r, properly performed, ,will not secure repentance there is no ground of hope by human efforts.

This direction will cover every conceivable case of personal trespass. Noone has the right ,to expose the reputation of a brother, or of the cause, till, in the spirit of Christianity he has made all reasonable efforts £01' rectification. '

But the question is, Did Christ intend ~bat such private steps must be .taken in cases of public, unchristian conduct ? Let us see. Here is a person who openly and deliberately repudi­ateshis covenant vows by trampling upon plain commands of Gqd, held sacred by the church, and every body kn~,\Vsit.. What use could there be in such case fo~this second step of labor laid . dOWl1;ID the above ~ule? Why gothronghthe

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: apparent force of proving for the Emlightenment In Matthew would not allow the' exclusion of an at 9.30 o'.clo.ckA. M., at Rock River,Wis., i~ conne.ction of the church, by two or three members, what offender till after three admonitions hp,d been with the Quarterly Meeting, by eleetingRev. S. H. Bab-

.. .cock, President, arid E.B. Saunde~s,Secret. MY;· also the all know aS'well as they? But in case th. e .church given. But, here, exclusion was enjoined after following named persons were elected on Executive

is ignorant of the facts, or, if there is any ground the fir'st, or at farthest, the second admonition. Board for the ensuing year: S. G. Burdick, Wm.B. West, to doubt of the person's guilt, then a committee ~-,These two cases; and perhaps others, show Mrs. Harriet Clarke. E. B. S'aunders, L. T. Rogera and may be appointed to investigate and report, and that public irregularities, being, as· we I know .A.B .. Spaulding. . such action may be taken by the church as the they often are, ·'varied ill degrees of guilt and At this meeting it was voted .to 'continue the institute

. work in. charge of Win.B. West., There were so few .of Inerits of t. he case may dic.tate. . cOll,lmitteU'und. er,c".liff-erent circumstanc~s. ' there-.. . . ' . , l- "the Board i)resent, 'and the time so limited that .the of- -OnTy in'case ofpe1'sonal trespass would the' fore,no set rule can apply to all alike without flcers of the Executive Board were. not. appointed, but

church have a right to throw the responsibility'(Ioing injustice to· sorne~' h~nce the church is the meeting was adjourned to the call of the Ohairman. upon an'indiyidual to volunteer a process of left untrammeled by any arbitrary rule in ref- November6, 1880, at 7 o'clock P. M., the ~xecutive discipline. . erence, to them, to act according to' facts and Board niet at the call of the Ohairmanat the house of

S. G~ Burdick, at Milton Junction. S. G. Burdick was How did the apostles, !!tlided by .the ." Spirit conditions, bO'uided by· the gener&l principles of , , appointed Chairman and E., B. Saunders Secretary of

of truth," treat cases of public trespase;? Paul, justice and mercy as taught in Scripture .. Some the Executive Board for the ensuing year. At this in his 'first letter to the Corinthians, chapter 5: cases may demand prompt action without any meeting a programme was arranged for an institute to 1-5, says, " It is commonly reported that there preliminary steps, while othersshould be treated be held on First-day morning, December 1,1889, in con­is fornication among you, and' such as is not mildly and patiently; one or more committees nection with the Quarterly Meeting at Milton Junction,

d th G t 'l tb t I Id h may be set to'vVork, and voluntary, individual after which the Board adjourned to the call of the Chair. name· among . e en res,., a one s lOU ave . At this institute, held December 1st, papers were pre-his father's wife." Rev. Dr. Sawin says, the efforts put forth previously and in connection pared and read by E. D. Bliss, of Milton, subject, "Life Corinthians came to'think that those who be- with the work of these committees.' AnI/thing of the Sabbath-school Teacher in his Work."· By Mrs. came new' creatures in Christ were thus free and e'vm~ythin,g that may prolnise success in Rose Davis Affolter, subject," Infant Class Work." Also'

_, from the laws of blood relationship, and hence saving a soul 'from death. one by Miss Helen Clarke, of Walworth. These papers were all very good, and awakened a good discussion.

rejoiced in the liberty practiced by that incli- But perso?u(,l offences. may all be couched ~rhis was followed by short speeches from Prof. A. vidual. But Paul rebuked them for being thus under one unvarying rule; and such a rule, our Whitford, Prof. W. Iil. Place, and by many others .

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b t ', t' "'t I .' 10' d ,., 1 ., . 0 Iua e a p aIn rna er p aIner, e us Sl1p- was of unusual interest. The programme was inter-u presen In sprrI, lave JUC be a ,1 ecu ,o!J, as pose that while a church is in public session a d ·tl . d 't th ht b tl . . . . ' , sperse WI 1 m USlC, an I was oug y lose III at-

though I were present, COI1cel'nlng hrm that hath member in profane and insultinO' lano'uaO'e tendance that this institute was both profitable and i11-done this deed." What was the has£s of his curses ~nd abuses the church al~l its LOI~. teresting. ju<lgment?-Cornrnon'rep01·t. The community WIld th':} church be bound to withhold action The Board have <lone no other institue work tIllS year. at lar'O'e weI'e wl'tnesses to all the fa· ts anc1 no 01 There has been no funds on hapd or raised for this work

b ' . e , in his case, till some member volunteered to go during the year. more proof was needed, and God never de- tl I th . t t fIb 1 t

ll'qug 1 ' ese pl'lva e s eps 0 a or aut repor It is with a. great sense of humiliation and regret that luands needless duties. Therefore, without the facts of his cursing and abusing the church, we make this report of such nieagre work done for the hinting at any private labor, he says to that etc., and prove their truth in the due form Master. church, "In the name of our 1.101'(1 Jesus Ohrist, before the church, as such, would be justified in ~f.1he number of schools reporting this year is 23, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, while the number reporting last year was only 18. The

taking any notice of such outrageous conduct? total membership we find to be 1,822, while that of last with the power of Ollr Lord Jesus Christ, to cle- 0 h t ht th t t 11 h· t n t e con rary, oug ey no 0 ca lID 0 year was only 1,426, showipg an increase of 396. The

liver such an one unto Satan for the destruction d k b' I . account on the spot an see to l'lng 11m to number of scholars is 467. For further ~rticulars we ,. . of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the repentance, and if they failed, promptly exclude refer to the tabulated statement annexed.

day of the J..Jon1 Jesus." The cause was s'l~U'cr- him, especially if he were deliberate aud self- We wish to thank all who have assisted in the work ina every clay, while they were winking at the 1 h d' I? If h 1 during the past year, either by their prayers, papers,·

possessed in w lat e H. e were une er discussions or presence; and ask the prayers of the sin by their inaction, and therefore they should t 't t't' ht b d t t· d s rong exCl emen ,,1 IllIg e u y 0 suspen Sabbath-schools of this Association, that they may be-

act at once, ana decisively. .final action till he had time to cool down and come more active and efficient in leading both young Is there the. slightest ground for supposing reflect; but no delay should exist that' could and old to Christ.

that Paul intended the church should withhold show indiffei'ence on the part of the church in action till some member should feel moved to regard to such conduct. Similar cases have oc­go privately and tell that man of his sin, as curred. though his public, scandalous life were a spe- A like course, it seems to me, should be taken ciaI, personal trespass against him;-and then in cases where members openly and habitually failing to get satisfaction, take one or two more indulge in unchristian conduct or language. that every word of his charge. might be estab- 'Vhat is known to the public is not a p'rivaie lished when he should present it to the church; affair, and is therefore already proven. and that up to this point this sin must be kept The duty of discipline is taught in the par­a secret, both from the church and the world, able of the. vine. " Every branch in me that so as to save his reputation and that of the cause, be~reth not fruit he taketh away, and every while every member of the church and com- branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it that it munity knew all the facts as well as he and his may bear more fruit." Ohrrst's body-the church, witnesses; then, finding exposure of the sin nec- is the instrument through which he works. essary, he should go before the church with a Hence, every unfruitful member in the church carefully prepared statement of. the facts con- should be removed, and every fruitful one should eerning the man's sin, and of the private steps be rectified and freed of whatever binders greater of labor that have been taken,. calling on the fruitfulness and effectiveness in Ohristian work. two witnesses to prove the facts, before the It is clearly the duty of every Ohristian to do church would be justified in taking action in the what he can, in privat~ and public, to secure matter? The idea· is preposterous. Every the reformation of every wandering brother in statement the apostle makes, shows that they the wisest and best, way he maybe able, and also were to act at once and in their' o'rganized ca- to win outsiders to Christ; and generally, this pacity, without giving othe least intimation with can be most effectually done, not by charges and reference to any private labor. He insisted and accusations, but py kind invitations, encour­that they should proclaim, in their public ca- agements and persuasions. The Apostle says, pacity, their disfellowship of· such conduct, aJ?,d "We, knowing the terror of the Lord, do pcr-

. thus show to the world that the religion of·J estIs s 1 " ,lU[,( (~ men. Ch rist furnished 'no cover or excuse for such _______ _

abominrtion.. NORTH-WESTERN ASSOCIATION. A.gain, in his letter to Titus (3: 10, 11,) he (Concluded.)

says, " A man that is a heretic, after the first The report of the Sabbatll-school Board was and secon~ adm'onition, reject, knowing that,he' 'presented as amended and adopted as follows: .. that is such is subverted and sinneth,beingeon-· Your Sabbath-school Board would report-2tuiIyrei>Ort demned of ,himself." The rule' laid down. -that it met and organized on FirSt-day,Al1g'ust 19, 1889,

E. B. SAUNDEH.S, SeC1'etary.

The exercises of the Y. P. S. C. E. hour were conducted by E. B. Saunders. Prayerwas ()ff~rec1 by F. E. Peterson. Singing .

E. B. Saunders presented a tabulated state­ment showing the number and membership of Endeavor Societies connected with the churches of this Association; and followed with an address

. outlining the work of Endeavor Societies.

Remarks were made by W. U. Daland, J. L . Huffman, S. R. Wheeler and E. A. Witter,

The following question was proposed for con­sideration: "Is it advisable that all our En­deavor Societies unite in some one line of de-nominational work at present? ".

Remarks were made on this question by )V. C. Daland, W. H. Ernst, Stephen Burdick, L. C. Randolph, S. H. Babcock, and by vote it was decided in the negative.

Then followed a conrer:ence continuing about 18 minutes, led by L. C.Randolph, who pro­posed as a text for remarks, Eph. 5 : 16, "Re­deeming the time." During this. exercise 41 persons spoke. ..

At the expiration of the Y. P. S. C. E. hour, the report of the. Committee on Resolutions. wastak~n up-and it was voted to consider the report by items. ,

The first resolution was adopted, after remarks by J. ·M.Todd and by a ,prayer of thanks by Bro. Todd •.

. The secdnd resolution was adopted : alter' r~­marks byJ. L. ~mrm8n.

'The 'third resolution was discussed·byN. . . f .. ;J

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'Vardner, S. R. Wheeler, L.A.Platts,'-C.W. was licensed to preach the Word, and invited to lead the 'teachers, and hea·rd· him with profound intere~t Threlkeld, Madison Harry, and adopted. , church in gospel labor and public worship. as well as ·attentioll.. '.Fhey have thl'own away

The fourth resolution was called up, and on . In 1834 he was, by the request of the Lincklaentheir" idols," and are.simply men 'With-Old o,ja-ith,· . .. ·~hurch, ordained to the work of the gospel ministry, by and so, ready to. be. taught a religion· that com--

. motion to adop' t, renl'arks were wade by I E. M. th G 0 . e eneral onference holding its aimual session at mends itself to their needs and gOod sens€'.' Dnnn. U. M. Babcock, N. Wardner, J. L. Huff~ DeI~uyter.!N.· Y. Here lies the power of McAll's work; it iEtu11terly mo.ll, S. H: Babcock, and adopted. . His early pastorate with the Lincklaen Ohurch seems and completely at antipodes 'with all that the'

. 'fl1O hour of adjournment having arrived, it to have been signally blessed, for at the next Confer- French people have been wo~t to associate with' . -1 .1 1 ., '11 r:' '1 k' ence the church reported a gracious revival and the ad- "the clnll'ch. "-. no man millinery', no impoQ.ing

was Yote(to exteuu t 1e seSSIon h OJ 0 c _oc .. '. "-'I . . . . dition of 40 inembers, Ho, united himself with others and (!o.rg·.e. ous. ritual,' no. confessional, penanc.e, et! ... . 'fIlA fifth resolution . was all .. opted, after I,'e- . ' -. . . '-' o in the itinerant system of missionary labor, a kind of clesiastical paraphernalia, and, . what·· seems

.luarks by 'V. C. Daland and JJ.i L. Huffman. circuit riding by several ministers which prevailed in .strangest of all to them, no tax to support the 'fhe sixth resolution was adopt~d, after re- ·Central New York in the early history of the Seventh- clergy and the church, for McAllizing, as the)'

. luarks by Stephen Burdick. day Oentral Association .. This system embraced in its. call it, costs them. not. a centime. The seventh resolution was adopted with. o. ut fields I<?f I~Lbor the churche~ of Scott, --DeRuyter, lilirst Speaking of the French" Free Thinkers," it

Verona, Second Verona, Lmcklaen, Otselic and Preston. may not be known to all our readers that there remarks. . Eld.BUrdick was a successfulevangelist and had frequent are in the very heart of Paris the headquarters

Voted that when we finally adjourn, we ad- calls to engage in special revival work both among Sev':' of a new society, the" National League Against journ to meet with the church at North L·)up, enth-day Baptists and other denominations, He nc..: Atheism." . At. the head of its statutes stands on Fifth-day before the 4th Sabbath in June, cepted the call of the Pirst Church of Brooktield, N, y" Ohrist's own compendium of the law:" Thou

and began his pastorate with that church in July, 1838, shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, 1891, at 10.30 A. M. continuing in that relation untilli'ebrunry, 1840, a.pel'lod and thy neighbor.as thyself," &nd the first article

Adjourned, aftercbenediction.by C. 'tV. Threl": of about ayear and a half. About the time of til-~-(jlose of its statutes reads thus: "Every member of keld to meet at 7.30 this evening. of his pastorate at B r90ktield he accepted the invita- the league must engage to oppose with tongue'

FIRS'l'-DAY EVENING. tion of Bro. J. R. Butts to visit the place of his home in ailll pen, and by every legitimate means, all Michigan for missionary labor, and labored there for a forms 6f atheisn1. '1'he league is open to any

Session. opened with prayer by J.L. Hriff- 'season in the effort to build up the kingdom of Christ. person of either sex, of, allY religion and of any man. Returning to Lincklaen, he resumed liis relations with- philosophical opinion, who affirms the-existence

On motion, I. J. Ordway, G. J. Crandall and the Lincklaen Church, which continu,ed until 184G, after of God." The two conditions of. membership, ........................ " ....... E .. ' ... ' .... ,;:'.:r-.... "D ............ , ...... · .. " ...... ·· .. · .. · .. · .. ····· ...... ·· .. ·····_···,·· .. ··t' .... · .. d· ··· .... · .. ·<WJ..-·· .. " .. ·'-··:.t·L·--·· .. • .. r .... ··· .... ····· ..... w.hlch.Jhu.e .. he ... txa..y.e.l~ ... Q ... th.r.Q1H:h_Y!·HiQh~§ .... S..t~,t.~€!,t .. J.~.ctu r- in, addition tn thn 4- n L Qyn n'l ~'ntiQn 0(1' are !.lim nl v a 1 • .lV.L nnn were appoln e a COmmllJLee 1,,0 aL'-. . , , . " , , . .................. ,,', ',' . .. 1<..( ........ ~~ .. I<\'.IM. , .... y-.• """"""',M-.. ~. t·t.~" ... ,." .......... ~ ... ' ..... "t: .. .J .... ' ... ..

.. . . . mg on SCIentIfic subJects and preachmg the'gospel ashe fornlal presentatIOn of name, and the annual range for reduced.fares for.those .w~o WIll at- had opportunity. In 18G8 he moved with his family to payment of fifty centimes, or a little less than tend the next seSSIon of the AssoClatIon. vVest Hallock, Ill., and in October of that same year, ten cents.

The following resolution was introduced by united himself with the Southampton Seventh-day Bap- Those who thillk Papal countries do not need C W Threlkeld but for want of tin1e to ",ive tist Church~ He retained his membership with this any Protestant missions should travel at leisure 't' 1 . ·d 't··t t ;] tl t ·to b church, preaching occasio'nally as opportunities were through Ireland lTrance Italy Austria and 1 (ue conSI· era Ion I was vo ev 10. 1 e h' t'l A 'I 1888 h h ' ." 0 '1 ' , .' .... .... ' . . open to 1m, un 1 prl , ,wen, avmg moved to keep theIr eyes open.' n t 1e Ratlnlllues prInted WIth the mInutes, that It may come up Nortonville, Kansas, he transfered his me'muership to chapel in Dublin, I read" Mariae PeeeatO'l'UID .for consideration hereafter: the Seventh-day Baptist Church of that place, where, . Refugio." . 'fhillk of building a church in

In view of the pressing demand for evangelistic work with most of his surviving near kindred about him, full th.e British Isles and dedicating it to the Virgin and the need of trained workers both lay and clNiealj of years, in the hope of a glorious immortality, he entered Mary as the refuge of sinners L On church therefore, intQ,. his rest. He was a man of tine natural endow· after church in Rome we read a standing adver­

Resol'lJed, That we recommend the formation of ments, possessing a good command of language; he was tisement of plenary indulgence to be obtaine(l training schoolstherefor at one or more convenient ready and impressive, in his manner of public a<;ldress. within in the name of the Virgin. In the Pitti places, In the language of his late pastor, ." Brother Burdick Palace at Florence one of the grandest works

The following resolution was accepted by a was a genial man, well versed in the Scriptures of which of art is the picture of the" Seed of the woman he made free and pleasant use in prayer and conference." bruising the serpent's head." Satan is repre-

rising vote: By his mother he was the nephew of Eld. Mathew sented as a monster with a hideous face that"'I'e-Resolved, r.rhat we, the delegates and visitors to this St~llman, of ~Iopkinton, R. I. l!e ~narried Oor~elia minds one of Livino'stone's saying of the soko

, } 1 t tl b f StIllman, of Lmcklaen, June ~2, 18:W, WIth whom he hved '1 h . b 1 h I 1 Association,express our smcere tum {S 0 1(-) mem ers 0 51 years. She passed on before him, having died at or gOl'lla. t at ~e IS so, ug Y t at t le"on y. use he the Welton Church and Society for their kind amI gen- West Hallock, Ill., June 29, 1883. Of the children born could thInk of for 111m would be to SIt for a erous hospitality during this session. to them" three son~ and one daughter died in infancy, portrait of the devil." 'fhe lower extremities

It "Tas vote.d that we request the puhlicat10n ~:me ~on 10 ~arly c,hlldhood, two SOllS a~c1 one daugh~er of the monster are the coils of a huge suake n 't.i 111 mIddle hfe, whIle three sons and one daughter surVive . . 1 . 1 d· l'

in the SABBA'rH RECOUDER of the paper read at him Of the children who survive him all are now resi- and he IS crouc nng to the eart 1 un erneat 1 the dents of Kansas except Dea. Niles S. Burdick, of West heavy weight of the fool of the T7il'gin! It is

this session by C. A. Burdick. Hallock, Illinois. S'l'EPHEN BURDIOK, Special Com. true she holds the infant Saviour in her hand, Voted that we refer the minutes of this ses- ___ ..... ___ . ____ .. and his tiny foot .rests on hers; but it is her

sion to the Olerk, and Stephen Burdick, for any LET PEOPLE TALK. weight that is crushing the satanic giant. And needeu corrections, and to be forwarded by. as our friend Major 'tVhittle remarked, "That is

As we pass through the world we shall never mOVt1 slow just what Rome does, puts the Virgin between them to the eng!'ossing clerk. If we earnestly seek to serve God as we go, . the sinner and Christ, the sinner and the church;

A r d And keeping this purpose forever in view, I· 1 1 1 '} 1 b (Journe . Whatever we know to be right, strive to do, t 18 SInner anl t 1e (eVl, ant even etween After the adjournment an expository' sermon And let people talk. Christ and the victory over Satuil."·

by Madison Harry, on Luke 16:] 9,-31, fol- Be quiet and mooest, and this not assullwtl, 'Ve gave extended examination to the work of lowed by a parting conferepce rneeting, COll- Do not hope to shun censure, for to this we are doomed, McAll in Paris, Lyons, JYlarseilles, Nice, etc.,

If blamed when we're striving to walk as we shOUld, and were more and more impressed with its apos-ducted by L. C. Randolph, which closed th8 And our Father permit, it may be for our good. tolic 'simplicity, spirituality and common·sense, session. Then let people talk. .' In 1872' he had ope station with verhaps sixty

J. W. MORTON, Modc1·at01·. If your dress is peculiar, or plain is your hat, sittings; now upwards of 130, scattered through Some one will surely take notice of that. :B'rance and reaching even to Algiers and Cor-

E. H. SOOWJ<JLL, Cleric. Remarks will be made, for you cannot go clear, sica, with 19,000 sittings; and all maintained at C. A. BURDICK, As.'list. Clel'Ic. But oh, if you know it is right. never fear, f b $h: .. I If people do talk. an average cost per year 0 a out 'D per SItting, The special committee to whom was referred If that can be €'xcelled for administration we

the report of the Obituary Committee for the It is not always best to do just as you please, know not where to look. Independence, alone, cannot gi ve the heart ease. purpo'se of embodying therein a brief account They only have joy that do perfectly right, of the life an.d publIc services of Bro. S. M. Who pray to God ever, and walk in the light, ." If people do talk. Burdick, with instructions to forward the same to tile engrossing clerk for incorporation in the minutes of this session, furnished the following statement:

In the bright land of glory, the home of the blest, From all that accuse and revile, you shall rest. But here, to avoid them your efforts are vain. Forgi~e, and the ~lessing of God you'll obtain.

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THE PAPAL COUNTRIES IN EUROPE.

. Sebeus Main Burdick, a· member and ~lder of the Seventh-day Baptist Ohurch of Nortonville, Kansas, died at Nortonville, May 28, 1~90~ in the 82d year of his age. He was born in Lincklaen, Chenango county , New York, Aug 3, 1808. In his boyho()d, in a religious rev iv- Dr. A. T.Pierson, writingto the Ohristian at al which commenced in the district school of his neigh- Wo1"lc, declares that these countries are fields borhood, hs.,\became the Bubject of savinggrace,andwas for 'missionary lab~rs. He .says.: These co~n-

'baptizt)d by' Eld. WIil~ B. Maxson and received 'into the tries are now 'undergoing rapId' and radlCal . membership of the ScottChurcb, of which Eld. W. B. changes. .. .. . . .. M;axson was at that time' the pastor. He subsequently What are called the" Free Thinkers," are not

. transferred:bismembersbip . to' the DeRuyter, N. Y., infidels, but men who have' broken loose from Ohurch~ . In. 1832, when the Lincklaen Ohurch was or- the· chains .. of superstition and prie~tcraft, and ga nized,-he became .oneof itS Collstituent.members, and.feeltheinselves to be free.. At. one tIme a large w-BS ChoseJl8S ()ne,oflta deaoons .. $ron after this he concourse 'ofthem sought one' of the MeAll

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'Ve are not conscious or any sectarian bias or un catholicity. But we are constrained to con­fess that we can see no use fo1' high ritualistic, Anglican churches in these French and Italian

. cities. Buddhism has said of papal churches in Buddhistic countries that 110 apparent differ­ences exist between the Bomish and the Bud­dhistic forms of worship: the saIDe processions, altars, vestments, intoning, etc. .JVe cannot see how much high ritualism is going to help priest-

·ridden France and Italy; and there are in some of these great cities chur~hes claiming to reprf'­sent Protestantism that are to a stranger well­nigh indistinguishable in their externals from papacy itself. . On ,the other hand, the quiet work of Dr. Gray "in Paris,' Dr. McDougal in Florence and other like brethren, is a; constant protest against the absurdities of t.his formalism and a refuge for all souls weary for a simple and spiritual worshipRlld gospel.-Clzristian Secre­ta'ry.

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hands. Insignifipailt was the supply' of bread. ip. the hands of the (lisciples,' they brought It all.to Jesus, arid it Hwas quite sufficient for the occasion. There was more than enough to feed the hungry multitude, a surplus of twelve' bas-' kets full remained, a rich ,reward for the dis­ciples' complete consecration of th~ir all to the Master's ·use.:· ; In reporting the :proceedings of this great

gathering' I shall attempt to give only a con-' . densed -su,mmary, selecting the leading' ideas in In doing.the Lord's work we receive a great the'essays and discussions. Even this' will ~ake blessing ourselves. The preacher then made a a very lengthy ,report. But beiieving it will' be plea for one thousand more missionaries to be of interest and profit to our people, I attempt sent to China that the gospel might be rapidly the task. This Conference convened in the preached throughout_this vast empire. There

. Lyce~,!!l Theater, on the .7th inst, at 10.30 are.now forty missionary societies working in o'clock A. M. The meeting was called to order China, this would give only twenty..:five to eac~l by the ch.airman of general arrangements, Rev. society, Germany said they could send one hun-

. Dr. FarbAr of Shanghai. The Rev. Dr. Henry dred, it was said that the city of Glasgow alone Blodget, of Peking, was chosen temporary chair- could send one hundred, England has thirty­man, who led the meeting in some very appro- five thousand ordained ministers, it could. not priate introductory devotional exercises, read- be difficult for England to send five hundred, ing from Matt. 28: IG and Luke 23 : 44, the and to ask five hu~dred from Ainericaseems great commission of Christ to his followers. altogether too s1!lall a number for so great a We have here our warrant for being in China. country. Fo~ sixty' generations the Lord has

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gives us. a righfto liy~ il,l9.!ii~a •. -'Dwelling in this land.weare the teachers of China. China is our pupil, and that she is learning, . and that wisely, is a 'fact. The relations of Chinato~day. are far different from what they were formerly . China is now in a lock with the gate closed be.­hind her. She must move upward ~nd onward' .. ~

In v~ew of these changes .the obligations'rest_ ing upon lls,is unity of effort. This' e~pire is Roma.n in its' vastness,' and we must be united' in our action to make our work. more effective. There should be an organ of communication for the native church, for the ~onsolidation of! her. strength. T-here should be a uniform se~ies of school text;...books, and a national' Christian llniversity. These are some of the obligations, which the changed aspect of China places upon us as Christian missonaries. This paper closed the first day of the Conference.

The first-day evening session, and all sessions thereafter, were he!d in the Union Church. The business of the Conference was regulated by the adoption of the following rules :

We are here by the express command of our been looking down upon his church .. It is said 1. That the Chairman observe, in the conduct of Saviour. He who is head over all is with us that each generation should evangelize its own business, the ordinary and generally accepted rules for

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spiritual presence, there can be no doubt about in fulfilling in our day the high and holy com- tainment be continued. the success of this Conference. Weare all mission imposed on us, that the Lord may have 3. That a committee on devotional exercises be ap-

here to do the will of our Lord. the joy of seeing the travail of his soul and be pointed. , . fi 4. That a committee of five be appointed by the chair-

The introductory sermon was then' preached satIs edt man to receive and introduce to the Conference any res-by the Rev. J. Hudson Taylor, of the China 1n- This sermon closed the morning session. In olution on matters of business not Included in our land Mission, from Matt. 15: 32-:39. the afternoon the Conference elected two per- printed programme; this committee to be called the

The preacher presented the subject offeedingmanent chairmen, the Rev. John L. Nevins, Committee on Business and Resolutions. the multitude in a plain, simple and practical D. D., American, and the Rev. David Hill, Eng- 5. That when thought desirable by the Conference,

committees be appointed composed of not less than way, drawing an analogy between the work of glish, and a corps of recording secretaries. The twelve persons to report to the Conference what action, the disciples and of the missionaries in China. list of missionaries was read. It was announced if any, is desirable on the subject or subjects of the day. The disciples were unitedly engaged in feeding that. 419 were then present, others arrived a£ter- That these committees be nominated viva voee, and ap­this multitude, so we are to be unitedly wards, making'the total number in attendance proved by the Conference, and that two-thirds of the engaged in feeding the perishing multitude' 430. The first paper read was on "The Changed whole number constitute a quorum for the transaction

of business. The reports of these committees shall be of- China. Christ does not work indepfmd- Aspect of China," by tbe Rev. "Dr. Y. T. Allen, read before the Conference,if practicable, one' day before ent of his disciples, weak in faith though they of ShanghaI. This paper was a most able and the time appointed for considering and acting on them. were,' not having yet received the Holy Spirit; interesting presentation of the changes that If the members of a committee be found to bA divided in stjll they hadons great advantage over us, in have taken place since 1839. The speaker said opinion,they may, if they see fit, present both a majority th~ personal presence of the Saviour, they could that the importance of the changes was exceed- and a minority report, and five minutes may be given

for stating the reasons for such report, the reasons for see him, hear his voice and were ready to obey ingly great, as they relate to mission work in the majority report being heard first. his command. The multitude was a vast com- Ohina. The changes that have come over China G. Authors shall be restricted to ten minutes in pre-pany. The disciples had not faith sufficiently since the entrance ot Christianity are marvelous senting a resume of their essays. strong to believe in the ability of Christ to feed to behold. Thirteen years ago, when the first 7. The discussion of the subject· mtroduced by the es­them. " What are these loaves among so many." missionary conference was held in China, says each forenoon and 'afternoon of the Conference,

shall be opened by two persons specially prepared for How apt are the disciples of the Lord to make th,e number was smalJ, compared to the large doing so, who shall be selected by the Committee on

. mathematics the basis of their faith and action. gathering here to-day, met as we are in this great Business and Resolutions. Members of the Conference Divine supplies are not to be thus computed. metropolis of the East. It is a grand thing to thus prepared are requested to hand in their names to

The divine law is that diminishing a <luantity be a missionary of Christ in these times. After that committee. . increases it. The widow'~ cruse of oil and hand- thus introducing his subject he proceeded to 8. Persons opening the debate shall be restricted to

ten minutes, unless extension of time is voted by the ful of meal are also examples in point. What speak of the changes' under the following heads: Conference. .

the Lord has given us is all that we need. True (a) The natural change, (b) compulsory change, 9. Others following in the discussion shall be restricted the Lord ask~d, " How many loaves have ye?" (c) semi-compulsory,( (Z) spontaneous, (e) im- to five minutes each . but it was not a question of quantity, but of full periaI. Under these divisions the speaker 10. Authors shall have ten minutes to close the dis-

t' f II tl h d If II b h cussion on their essays, if they wish. consecra Ion 0 a ley a. a was rong t spoke of the conflicts of China with the western 11. In all discussions which may arise in the Confer-there would be enough to feed' the multitude, . nations, the breaking down of the middle wall ence, whether on resolutions, substitutes, or amend­although there were but seven loaves and a few of . separation, the illtroductionof western ments, speakers shall be restricted to three minutes. fishes. Nothing less than all would do. This thought and science, and western artisans and 12. All members. including'ladies, are entitled-to vote.

work was done in an orderly way. The multi- teachers into every department of Chinese indus- Instead of following the regular daily rou-tude were to sit down in companies. It must try. This being the case there must be a spon- tine of Conference business, I shall report only have taken a good deal of time to feed this vast._ taneous change. The Regents did all they could on subjects of general interest, endeavoring to number, but the work was doubtless facilitated to hold in check these.foreign iufluences, but bring the discussions and reports of committees by those who first received food, giving it to they could do absolutely nothing. They de- u~der their respective heads, although they may others. We are to do the Lord's work. in a, sired t<) get the. benefits of Dur'Civilization with- have extended into different days. thoughtful way, though it may require time. out patter:ning after it. They saw the apex of THE SCRIPTURES.

The command was, " Let the multitude be fed," western civilization, and according to the meth:" There were four essays presented on this gen-and not try to feed them, but, just do it. I od of inversion thg,t holds good in everything eral subject. The first, the Rev. William Meur­once looked through the-Bible to see if God:s in China, they attempted to build from the top head, gave a brief historical summary of all the people were. ever told' to try to do anything, downward. They aimed to know the ,omega, different versions of the Scriptures in the Chi­and I could not find a single instance where' but ignored the alpha. The extra territorial- nese character",with their, t,erminology, and ad­they were told to try, it was always do this or ity clause in the treaty, was a clause the Chi- yocate~;_:tp.e' t~~sibl~litY' ·or· seCU~hlg a single not do. .. nese government wishe(ftO get rid' o.f,1:ni't the1.;~ standard version inWen~li,8nd818Q:;itithe;M.~n.;;···i

It is not a question,of greater meaDS, ~but·. of w~ rio way-to do it. The treaty had 'been sigHed 'darhi eolioquial.,· .. The ess~yi~tclalMe~·,th8t)t1\~,· ". putting,.0:nr8elv~ in~Il.·perfec~,:h8rm()nY with by thjrteenDati,ons. This clause may welr'~time for sucli a sta,.n~rdv{u1:Jiolt'lia4,,~i;n~;~~~d

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terIllinology to be used, : i. e., the-term-for God, upon the principles of translation, and settling and no chamber, 8 foot porch on n()rth and sputh; Spirit, and baptism, we need great grace and wis- upon -a ~ommon versiop. that should be used by ten feet south of this is a log cabin, lOx] 5 feet, dom in discussing them, and only as we are thus all. It IS to be hoped that this Conference may with p'orch on the east. This is open and airy, enabled can we expect to see our way in the mat- se@ fit_ to appoint a committee to take these mat-ter. We are solemnly charged that there be no ters into consideration. Surely there could be which we use for a summer kitchen' and sleeping-divisionsaIDong us, and the success of our work no more important 'result of the Confererice room, the logs are filled with bed bugs, (which in no· small degree hangs upon it. _It is true than to bring' about an agreelrlent upon that are natives of this country and are very friendly that God has blessed all terms used in spite of which has/ disunited Protestant missionaries to northern people), ~nd it is .beyond our skill incongruity, and if we cannot see eye to eye in ever since their work in China.' to exterminate them; well, they have prior claim, the adoption of the same term, may' we ·not 'use and why should we 1 There were no wiudows,but

. thesanie Scriptures with the variations implied l.A! '. Vi - 'We have improved the larger house with two half in the hope that by one means or another we . . y yOM AN' P 0 R K . windows on the north and one on the east. The shall yet come to a full agreement? Laying floor of the cabin is full of cracks, . and in clear- .' this matter at the throne of grace, and seeking. ing out a few days ago; Mr. H., as he moved a divine guidance in regard to it, let us act to-THEfollowing letter, thoqghnot designed for barrel, found ll:.nder it a fine specimen of a tim­gether in what we are agreed on, a common ver- publication, shows so plainly the circumstan- ber rattle-snake; it was only about turee {t,!!d one-sion of the Word of God to be read and circu- . . ·half fefit lonf!', but was very. fat, beI'ng' "n gOO(}' . . 11 f Ch' Th . d' ces and needs of isolated families on our fron- \., '-' a. lated In a parts 0 . Ina.' us unIte In sym- . mouser. For mice, it would have been good to pathy, aim and effort, we may expect the spirit tiers~ that it was sent with request for insertion have let it be, but we feared that food might get of promise to rest upon us, and to go forth with in this department; with the hope that it will sng-. scarce, anq it would be taking a bite of some of us in the onward progress of the gospel and gest to us, who are more favorably situated, ways us, so, of course it had to be killed. the conversion of China tq Christ. to help those in similar circumstances, in the Our furniture is soon told. We have two

The second essay, by Bishop Scheresehewsky, way of co-operation with the Home Box work. bed-steads, homemade, a home made book-case· 011 this subject, was Translation of the Script- DELUCE, Ark., June'S, 1880. and writing desk, a good fall-leaf table, six wood- . ures into Chinese. The author of this essay bottom chairs, an arm seat (also home inade) My Dear Sister :-1 received yOl,lr welcome 1 h t h ld h d d speaks of the long continued work of translating . ong enoug 0 0 tree; two ry goo s boxes the Sc:t:iptures into Chinese. That even before letter some days ago, and a pressur~""of work has with shelves in, nailed to the logs, answer the the beginning of Protestant missions in China delayed my answering .. I am gla.d to give you .. purpose of clothes press, cupboard of the same,. the work ·was begun, and was still going on. any infol'Ination in regard to our humble home, and a No.7 cook-sto-ye, which. we are thankful

.. ·,· .. ···:·,··Many·,versious··have·been. .. br0ught·out;.but··none "or"anything"else .within··mypower,·that,·'ttlaybe· ... io:4ave,.even .. thoug:h,Its .. back.ls br?ken: ·The .. of them.seem to be satisfactory. This, however, f' . , wall of the house IS ornamented WIth pICtures, need not be regarded strange. l~ was centuries 0 Interest or use to you. two in frames 19x23 inches, one is the Family before the Western church se£t1ed upon a per- In the first place, that you may better under- Tree the other is from Paradise Lost to Paradise manent Latin version. So, also, with the Greek stand our situation, I will tell you that my hus- Restored, or The Way of Life, ~nd six smaller pic­ongin of the Septuagint. It was preceded as band's health was' broken down teaching school,. tures in frames, a:r;td many car~s and pictures sent well as followed by many Greek translations. It and he was for two years an invalid in Nebraska, u~ by our dear frIends and SIsters of Leonards-was the same with the English Bible. We all I h d b ~f 1 . f I VIlle. know, from Wickliffe's to King James' version w lere w,e a. a .eautl. u quarter sectIon 0 and. Church privileges are very little, we have Sab-many translations appeared, and it was centuries He receIved medIcal aId and was able to do pretty bath-school twice a month, from house to house, before there was a permanent English version good work one year, but our main crop (broom our pastor preaching usually in connection with' of the Scriptures.. It, therefol'e, would not be corn) cost a great deal more than it would bring i~~ There a~'e now fourteen of us in ~hree fami­strange if it should take a century.or two before in market and this with the debts which had hes, and a sIng~e lady, but one ~amlly of four there should be a permanent ChInese transla- '. '. .. . . cannot meet WIth us often, whICh leaves our tion. All are agreed as to the need of a new accumulated dUl'lng hIS SICkness, had becolne so number small. There was another family, but 'Ven-li version. The two principal versions now great that he saw no chance to get out, but to they have proved traitors to God and gone from in use are both in too high a style for the major- sell out and begin anew. We were isolated from us. When our work is so that we can conven­ity of readers, and neither is satisfactory as a those of like precious faith there, and had a strong iently do so, ~e go to meeting on Sundays, but translation. The one is too literal, the other too desire to be with Sabbath-keepers and thinking much of the tI!lle we h.a~e to be at work. Our free. The immediate want is a Wen-Ii version 'brethren on LIttle PraIrIe aro so far away, that in the modern style, which, while not unaccept- that the health of my husband an? our eldest we do not see much :of them. Mr. Hull goes able to scholars, could be read and understood daughter would be better where frUIt was more once a month to preach to them; and at two other by all who are not illiterate. The diction should plenty, and also that it was a duty to try to places. We try to get together once in three be precise, but unconstrained, avoiding diffuse- streno·then some of our small societies we decid- months for communion, but cannot always do so. ness on "the one hand and stiffness on the other. ed to ccome here. Of our means we had but two We hav.e some v~ry good neigh bors wit~ w ~om It should be clear and idiomatic. Idiom and . . we sometImes enJoy a fish-fry, and sInglng-clearness must not be sacrificed to literality. To dollars and fifty cents left whe~ we paId freIght schools are being held now, two miles from us, translate liter~y Hebrew or Greek into Chinese on our few goods that were shIpped, and three which we attend sO.me of the time, that our gids is mistranslating. _ It is possible to be faithful days after landing at Arkansas Post, Mr. Hull may learn to sing; this is the extent of our social to the original without being slavishly literal. was taken with typhoid pneumonia. From this privileges. The peculiar biblical dictton or style is preserved he recovered in one month, and went to work, NEEDS. in all standard translations of the Scriptures, but his lungs were not well; and exposure soon 1. A more complete giving up of self and the both ancient and modern, and there is no reason pleasures of this world, a fuller consecration to why an exception should be made in rendering brought him down again, and for eight.months God; and trust in his precious promises with the Sc·ripture into Chinese. Such a new Wen-Ii he was not able to do any work. confidence that all things necessary will be added version cannot be made by mere revision of ex- Well, I will not attemptto .tell you of what we unto us. For this we need the prayers of our isting versions. No lowering of the style will suffered during this time, but I believe our trust brethren and sisters. fulfill the required conditions, but everything was in God and he took care of us. A year after 2. Health, which only the Lord can give. Sick-available in them should be adopted in making ness is the great drawback of this country. a new translation. One or two remarks regard- this we received some money from property in . 3. We have a good supply of clothing for the

. inggrammar. Particles and pronouns should Nebraska, with which we paid our .debts, took a present for ourselves and for the beds, fur­be used as sparingly as possible.· The Chinese -timber cult";'reclaim, and purchased fourteen nished by your society, which we do trulyap­and the Hebrew, and other Semitic languages, head of cattle. Sickness came again. My hus- preciate. We shall only need sorg.ething late in are at opposite poles as to the use of pronouns. b' d If d d - . ht h d f the summer that will do for' every day wear, and Whereas in the Hebrew"almost every form of an, myse . an two aug ers, a a run 0 will stand' for cotton picking, which is very hard the verb, and every noun in the possessive, has bilious fever. Ohills and fever continued with on clothes, and needs something stout, which we a pronoun as a component part, either as a prep- us, and crops failed. Mr. H. taught school when can probably get ~ere to better advantage than osition or a post-position. The Chinese avoid he could get one to teach. About half 'of our they could be supplied by our friends. It ~xpressing the pronoun at all, which, however, cattle died of disease, and we were. compelled to is not best to get very many clothes on hand at IS always implied in the verb or noun. To follow sell what was left to. get provisions to live on. once in this country, as they have manyenemi~s, the Hebrew usage as to the- pronoun is contrary moths, cockroaches, mice, etc., and so much to the genius of the Ohinese language. If a And not being able to . buy any fencing for our dampness to mildew and rot them. version in the Wen-li ,is important, one in the timber put,out, we had to sell our claim for what 4. Reading,-good booksandpapers,are ever a vernacular is of equal, if not of greater import..: we could get; once more we paid ourdebts l1nd source of pleasure and enjoyment, an<;l we feelea anee. .Foremost among vernacular is the Quan.- rented an old deserted farm in the timber, which great deal of pride in the advancement of our Wha (Mandarin), which may be regarded as the· children, as but few of their age, in this country, spoken language of' China. At.-any rate it is we get this year (for the third yeial') for $25 cash. can pompare with them, (are we wrong in feeling spoken by more human beings than any, other There is old, worn out land on'two sides of the proud of them?) for whenever they are not busy language ih the world. A vernacular version field, and woods a11 around. Weare really at work, they can have a pleasant story to read, should not bel\ptdependent,'it ~h,oul~ be in strict in a blackberry patch, forthe old fields are full of suitable to their age. And the very small ones acco.rda~ce. with;th~ Wen:llli'versioi1! .-~·Thi£f -ire·/them ... When our dear sisters at Leonardsville have pictures with which to at;l1use and interest vs~~yrlS'J;~o,aPhpardie~,th8titdrfeledsnoh·argludmelnt .. '8~ritth~;fit8t;b~X':wehad not ~ quilt fit'for a bed, tFhemslellv~st'hand oU!:hs lllkaJrGe gdoodduse Oaf _ the~.

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OLD CORRESPONDENCE OF THE SHILOH CijURCH. BY REV. THEO. L. GARDINER.

If other readers of the SABBATH RECORDER

· 'are as interested as' sonle of. ys are in the transaetionsof the father$ .. threeor.~four gener­ations ago, they will enjqy,"~noccasionaJcolumn of 'their correspondence. They can thus obtain

. glimpses of the inner life of our churches, and of the spirit and belief of those who laid· their foundations, and who endured the hardships of

, pioneer work to sustain them. I wish that it was possible to place befoi~e these readers fac­similes of the ancient letters, with their yellowed and mildewed pages, upon which are found the words in the band-wrlting of men who died one hunched years ago. The ancient penmanship and style would give' them a double interest.

I am impressed with the im portance which they seemed to place upon concise anq., formal statements of the main doctrines in their creed, and that repeatedly; They seemed.to'make·tbe points in matters of belief much more promi-

. .. he would raise.-Up . more laborers in his vine-' .. Signeq.at,the meeting-house;-,.an4sent. by yards, and furnish them 'with '., all' needed ~id, Moses Winchester, the 15th of the. 5th "month, that. they may feed the flock of God over whIch .1787. they presiiewithknowledge and u~derstand-· ing.· ....,. 'Beloved,-Let us take the exhortatIon of the royal prophet David, " Now set your heart·s and

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'souls t() seek the Lord vour God," and be sol­emnly. concerned .'. abo~t. the . most' valuable things,even, the things that tend to our present peace and eternal happiness" and that we .may attain the' mQJ3t valuable ends, even eternal glory, through the free mercy and grace of Goq, . and through the merits of Jesus (~hrist, ?ur THE YOUNG WOMEN. Lord and on.1y Saviour, who hath ~lyen. lum- It should be recognized as a fact of marked: self to redeem his people, from all_JnIquIty, to interest in relation to the times, that the young purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of women are occupying a place of prominence, in goo~ works. '.' the interest of society, of education, and of bus-

F~.nally, brethren,-J?e s~rong In the Lord iness such as they never held before, in any age and III the power of Ius mIght. Put on the or country. In ·the graduating classes in our whole .armor o~ Go,d~.}hat ye may be ~ble to high schools and seminaries, and in the instruc­~tand In the evIl day. And let us make It ~an- tion in the common schools, they greatly out­Ifest to th~ world, that we are the followers of number the young men. In courses of education J eS11S ChrIst uy o.ur love to Go~ and one anoth-_ the seminaries they usually complete the regu­er. But as the dIs?h~rge of thl~' duty, as ~ell larcourse, while afar greater proportion of young as every other ~hrIstIan duty, I~ o,nly: a~talna- men drop out by the way. The young women are ble by the speCIal grace of G?d, It IS Indlspen- more and more crowding up into the 6011eges sable that we fervently supplIcate the throne of and universities and successfully competing with grace, ~h~t we may ~e enabled to 'Yalk together young men. In associated efforts for philan-

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lettera furnishes all exam pIe that might well be followed now by writers of our church letters. They seem almost like echoes rrom the apostolic days.

as CShrI~toIuans, adornIng the doctrInes of o-o~ ,~P..Fli9P~.9~ ... p'~.P:.~,YQt~.g~" .. Q,p:!i§tj.~;Q,.J!!!g.mif;H~iQA"f:w.Qrk"",,, .... , ...... ,, our aVl ", ,r" .. """"· .. ,,.. . " .. , ... ,-""".""""" .. "" .... :"."' .... "'."" ....... ''' .... " .. ", 'at ome and abroad, they are coming to the rant ~s .to our church stat~, we are In love and and often taking the lead. In business as clerks,

unIty. We have had eIght persons added to cashiers, book-keepers, and shop-keepers, they the church lately. May the Lord grant t~at are superseding the young men. In the lighter" they may be such as shall be sa ved. We SIn- work of the trades, in th e manufactories of Yan­cerely ask your prayers fO.r u~, that our han~s kee notions, and in the mills, they are more and be spr~ngth~ned, and we lIve III love an~ eve1 ~ more taking the places of young men.

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COHANf:;J<;Y, Cumberland county, West New Jersey, ~ May the 18th day, 1770. ~

The church of Christ in the observance of God's sanctified Seventh-day Sabbath, and we trust in the observance of all the rest of his commandments and the ordinances of the gos-pel, being met t0gethel' at our quarterly meet­ing, ariel being before informed by our beloved brother and Rev'd minister, J onatllan Davis, of his intent by the Lord's permission to pa.y you a visit this summer, and being desirous to hold a Christian correspondence w.ith our beloved brethren of the same faith and order of the gospel at 'Vesterly, R. I., pray that it may be a means to advance God's glory and our souls' good and eternal happiness.

'Ve take leave to present to your view our Christian salutation by the hand of our beloved brother and minister, Jonathan Davis, whom we highly esteem, and receive as a faithful servant of Jesus Christ, praying that grace may be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God andoi Jesus Ohrist, our Lord and Sav-. lour.

Dearly beloved brethren,-We doubt not but you have heard of the death of our· beloved and Rev'dElder Jonathan Davis, Senio~, which we yet bear on our minds.--ll!1-tjn the dl-idst of our grief, we have cause to' rejoice and i-ender thanksgiving to Almighty God for his goodness -toward us; that he hath raised up and qualified aud called to the important work of the ministry another among us,· before he dismissed the other from his service here, and we trust re­ceived him through' the blood of Christ into the church triumphant. ····Beloved breth~en,-A8 the harvest is great

and the laborers few, we bear you on our mind at the throne of grace, and sincerely ask your united prayers with us to the Lord of fbe har­'vest, that he would pour out on his ministering serva.nts the dew of his grace, and make them instrumental in turning many ft'om darkness to light, a.nd from the power of sin and Satan . to be the true followers of Jesus Christi and that

C.hrlstIan VIrtue. So we conclude. WIth 0:0-1 It is evident that the young women of this gen­kInd .love to you all, and commend you to hIm eration, are going to hold their brothers to a that IS able to keep you from fallIng,. and ~o sharp rivalry in educati<?llal, industrial and be­present you faultless ?efore ~he presenc:e of hIS nevolent work. 'rhe conditions of women are glory. To the .only WIse GaL., our SaVIOur, be changed from former days. This is but the le­glory and maJesty, both now and evermore. gitimate result of a more advanced state of Chris-Am~n. . . tian civilzation. The women are a large majority

SIgned by us In behalf of the church. in our churches and worshiping congregations, It would be difficult to condense in fewer and are leading off in grand missionary projects.

words a statement of the doctrines held than The zeal and intelligence and ability, manifested we find in the rollowingletter written" the 15th in their organi~B:tions, show t~at their intellect-h'" . ual and organIzmg advance, IS not for a mere

or the Dth month, 1787. selfish culture. A large shate of all temperance The church of Christ at Cohansey, living in and missionary work and zeal is in their hands.

the observance of God's holy and sanctified Sab- It is stat.ed in a late conservative Presbyterian bath; believers in baptism, laying on of hands, journal that., in a large part of the prayer-meet­resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judg- ings of the churches, it is as common for the ment,' do send our Christian salutation to the women to ta.ke part as for the pastor to preach. churches in Rhode Island of the same faith and Many young women are now looking out to their order. To whom we wish all grace and mercy life work, and opportunities are oPE1:ping for them to abound through the knowledge of God and in tqtining schools, in educational; medical and of Jesus Christ our Saviour, . . . who of the mission work at home and abroad. The changes riches of his grace, through a kind Redeemer that are being wrought in the con~ition of women so abundantly to manifest his love to sinful in heathen lands, by the progress of Christianity, dust as not only to make us sonf!!, but heirs of are opening new fields of labor for the young God thro~gh (jhrist, who is the way) the, truth, women. All these thingsare working changes in and the life. society that 'are not fully recognized. .

Seeing then he is our life, peace, strength, The sooner and the more fully young men and hope, yea, all and in all, both wisdom" 'come to appreciate all these facts, as they start righteousness, sanctification, and complete re- out and form their associatiqns in life, the bet-demption, how gre~t is our oblIgation to love ter for all concerned. . and serve him who first loved us so as to re- Yet the young women of our land, graduating deem from death and the power of the grave ~y ·from our seminaries, and en~~ring the cOlltill­the precious blood of his own Son. - ually varied and multiplied openings for lives of

How great the .. deliverance, and how safely usefulness and happiness, wisely choose and im­may we rely upon Zion's foundation, and be prove their opportunities,according tQ their taste safe as Noah was when he entered the ark, and and ability; and with true, native, womanly mod­God's own hand closed the door .... We hear esty, secure their position by the.side of man. that there have a considerable 'number been But after all the primary sphere of the young added to your church, as likewise here have be- woman is in the home. T.he perpetuity of our tween thirty and forty joined us, whom Satan present civilization depends on the separate and . no doubt will endeavor to deceive. 'distinct maintenance of two relations in life,

Let none think that the Christian can rest in namely, the commercial and. the domestic, the anything short of a life of holiness. For with- public and the private, the world and the home. out holiness no man shall see the Lord; and a· The strife and rivalry of life O:t;l one side, and the life by faith on the Son o£'God is not a life o£ sweet peace of domestic concord on the other. indolence and sloth. But 'men by the law. of The sphere of home is the woman's special care faith are bound to work out their own salva- and responsibility. To heris commrtted the shap­tion with fear and trembling. . ing of the domestic life of both . sexes, and the

And now, brethren, reGeive these few lines, unfolding of character. at its tenderest p_'riod. and maya correspondence be again revived, see- The woman who has trained up a family in the ing it is begun by our brother, Sylvanus M~x- way of honor and virtue, ha.s conferred a great son, to us. . . and Jasting benefit. on the community. She has

May the grace of God rule in every heart, built character.' She is laboring in the service and the word of Christ elwell richly 'there in all of heave*itself, when she is bringing up agen­wisdom. Anu the uivineadmollition' is that eration of ihen and. women, who will be better God is in heaven and upon earth, therefore let th~ntheir predecessors. '. Here is the, noblest OUr words, be few. . . sphere of life· f()r the young woman.,

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THE BOARDS OR THE PEOPLE? -Many people speak of our denominational

work as though it -belonged to theBoards which have it in charge, and not. to the denomination. Many more act, as though all responsibIlity for the -success or failure oithe work rested with the Boards. Every one who stops to consider will see how incorrect, and how unjust such a conception is. The Tract and Missionary So­cieties are composed of Seventh-day. Baptists, either as life or annual members. To ' refresh the memories of our readers 'we subjoin the first and second articles from the constitutions of the Tract and Missionary Societies, respectively, as

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I AR'l'ICLE 1. This Society shall 1>e known as THE

AMERICAN SABBATH r.rRAC'l' SOCIE'.rYj and its.o1>ject shall 1>e to promote the observance of the BIble Sabbath, and the interests of vital godliness and sound morality, by the pUblication and circul~tion of such periodicals, tracts, treatIses, and books as shall best conduce to the objects of its organization; and the employment of col-

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~ocieties,and are responsible for their success out great injury to the individual as well as to or failure. All property belonging to, these the denomination. The delinquent individual '~ocieties belongs to the denomination. The suffers first, and most, in Christian manhood;' Boards, elected annually, ~erving without con~ A delinquent or niggardly polipytowards God's pensation, often at no little personal inconvenj cause, reacts with fatal effect o~ tlie soul-life of ience and expense, are only the appointed agents the delinquent. This is as true of poor men as o~ the societies" to whom the denominational, of rich. "According to what a man hath,", work is entrusted uAdergeneral or·· specific in- p-od l~ys his demands.' Not amount, but obedi-: struction. ' . They hold all property subject to· ence according to ability is the only standard for ' the order of the societies, and for them. They Christian men. ' . ,'" ,'", can have no personal ownership in t4e prqperty The:r;e is a double demand on each Seventh­or the funds, and can gain no benefit theref:r;om, day Baptist to support our denominational under any circumstances. And~ore than this, ,work, because .. ' we are. smalL in. numbers and should any emergency arise, the ~embers of . have immense demands on our hands .. 'The de-

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the Boards are personally r~sponsible for any mands of such a situ~tion ca~not be met as they debt which may occur over and above theassets. ought to be unless. every; one does his part., A of the societies. Not a penny can be perverted Seventh-day Baptist who does not read and pay from the purposes specified in the constitution for our publications, who does not love and sup­of ihe ~ocieties, or from the purposes designated port our missions, is doing himself a grievous by the donors, without laying_ the officers liable wrong; is jnjuring his family; is weakening the for malfeasance in office, in which ,case any church of which he is, a member; and making a member of the society can seek legal redress bad record in heaven. Brethren, don't talk for himself and his :fellow members. The de- about "the work of the Board.", It is you~ nomination and its interests are proteeted at work, God's work in your hands. Don't be de­every point, and the officers not only have no ceived because God uoes not press. payment as personal a<}.vantageto.gain."or" inte res.L to serve, mellllo ... Every duty you oWe to .. him and his but are rather rendered liable to no little ex.. cause, must be paid, either by your love, your pense and 'to much possible loss for the sake of efforts, your lnoney, or by your hardening heart, serving the cause of the denominati<?n and of your waning interest, and your unfitness for Christ. -pnder such circumstanc<:s it is mani- heaven. No man can pass the golden gates festly unjust to think or talk of the work as be- while his accounts with God are unsettled; the longing to the Boards. They are bound to lllall who does not pay for his denominational serve the denomination faithfully, but they do paper, nor contribute to its missionary funds, this as the agents of the Seventh-day Baptist when he get close enough to heaven to see him­people, to' whom they justly look for support. self as he is, will be ashamed to ask an admit-

ART.' 2. Members of Seventh-day Baptist Churches shall be eligible to membership in/this Society, by the payment of one dollar per annum to the rrreasurer; and the payment of twenty dollars at one time into the treasury shall constitute them members for life. Other persuns may become associate members upon the same terms, but shall not be entitled to vote. Annual mem­bers and associates shall be entitled to r~ceive tracts to an amount equal to one-half their subscriptions, and members and associates for life shall be entitled to re­ceive one ,thousand pages annually.

MIS~IONARY SOCIl<;'l'Y.

AR'l'ICLJ<} 1. This body shall be known as the SEVENTH-DAY BAPTIS'!' MISSIONARY SOUIE'l'Y, and its ob­ject shall be the dissemination of the Gospel in A merlCa and other parts of the world, and the promotion of kin­dred religious and benevolent work.

AR'!'. 2. Any person contributing one dollar annually to the funds of the Society, shall be a member. SoCie­ties, Churches, or Associations, may become auxiliaries by contributing to the funds, and shall be entitled to one vote for every five dollars. Each subscriber of twenty-five dollars, which may be met in two payments, shall be a member for life; but it shall be understood that only Seventh-day Baptists are eligible to member­ship in this Society.

The Education Society does not 1imit mem­bership to Seventh-day Baptists, but does make all needful provisions for ke¢ping the institu­tions w hich are~connected with the society, in the hands of Seventh-day Baptists. The con­stitutional provision as to object and member­ship are:

ARTICLE 1. This Association shall be known by the name of the SEVENTH-DAY BAPTIST EDUCATION SOCIETY.

ART. 2. The object of this Society shall be the pro­motion of education, in ljIuch a manner as shall· tend to the ultimate founding and full endo~ment of a Denom­inational College and Theological Seminary; likewise the support of all Institutions under the control of' the denomination, the founding of new Institutions, and the advancement of the interests of education generally in the denomination. '

ART. 3. Any person, by contributing two dollars" .. may be90me a member of this Society for one year, which membership may be renewed for a year by the payment of one dollar. Each subscriber of twenty-five dollars, which may be met by two payments, shall be a member for life. Societies, Churches, or Associations may beco~e ,auxiliaries by contributing to its funds, and shall.be entitled to one vote for every ten dollars contributed.

It will be seen by the foregoing that our de-.-- nominational societies are composed of the peo­

ple. of the denom.ination who are interedted, ~nough to ,contribute,' even a trifle, to their funds. In many places, 8lmo~t all the church m~mbersa,..eLife Members, especially of, the Tract and Missionary Societies, ,so that legally, :~swellaB morally, the ,people constitute the

For example, if the interests of the HEOOHDEH tance. He would prefer to hide his delinquency are allowed to suffer by the neglect of sub- in the" outer darkness." Even then, a bill IS

sCl:ibers to pay their bills, these delinquent sub- not paid because it is hidden. scribers are primarily responsible. If a profit accrues more or less, that profit goes into the business, and increases the wealth of the denom­ination as represented in its publishing interests. The same is true of the property connected with the China Mission, and with all our enterprises. If the REOOHDEH "runs behind" through the failure of the people to subscribe and pay for it, it is as though a man neglected his farming or other business, thus bringing loss to himself. The forth-coming annual report will be likely to furnish some unpleasant figures for those who are in arrears, but say: "I guess the Board can stand it if I don't pay up; I can't afford to put money in their pockets."

The fact that all our interests are in the hands of the people, makes it important that each in­dividual should labor for their maintenance. If any member of a given corporation were to neglect its interests, talk against its work, and refuse to pay for the products furnished by the corporation, he would be judged delinquent and unworthy of membership. Every person who contributes one dollar per year to the funds of the Tract Society is a member of that corpora-tion, if he refuses to subscribe for its periodicals or to purchase its books, he refuses to patronize the bu~iness organization of which he is a mem­ber. If. he does not contribute to the: funds, and thus avoids membership (technical~y), but still subscribes for any periodical and neglects to pay for it, he stands related to the 'corpo'ra­tion as he does to his grocer whom he neglects

, . or refuses to pay for value received.

But aside from all business considerations­although these are imperative, and the publish­ing house ,mu'?t shut its doors if these are not· regarded,-there is the higher moral obligation resting on each Seventh-day Baptist, to ~upport the work of the denomination in all its forms. This moral obligation cannot be disca~ded with-

SOMETHING TO AVOID.

A little personal pique, a bit of wounded van­ity, a sudden flame of anger, often unuoes the most substantial and faithful work, and nullifies the most intelligent and wise action. It is one of the painful things in experience that effort is often defeated by these slllall purely personal, and often momentary feelings, which are gen­erally unintelligent and unwise. Life would be freed from some of its most painful features if mellalways acted to each other on a basis of real justice and intelligence, and left their small per­sonal feelings and preju~ices out of sight. A man's work ought to be judged by itself and for itself alone, and the strength of a man's position ought to rest solely upon what he is able to do. And yet most of us are constantly failing to do justice to others because of some small personal prejudice against them. The really strong, clear­sighted man is the man who is able to put him..; self out of the question and to judge others by what they really are and do, not by their rela-·tions to him. In this working world there is neither time nor strength to be always coddling our small vanities, and still smaller prejudices. The world does not stand in order that we may be pleased. It stands as a place for the doing of honest work in the best way, and if that work can be better done in some other way than the one we prefer, our business is to let it be done and rejoice in it. If you wish to see things clearly, and to be just with your fellow-men, keep clear of the fumes of vanity and the thick atmosphere of mere personal feeling .. Make it a 'rule to see what a man is and does, and to value him by these things. A person may be very distasteful to us and yet may be eminently useful and successful in the world.-Oh1'istian Union.

. THE union of Christ with his people is an in­dissoluble union. As the believer apprehends

. Christ by faith, so Christ apprehends the be­liever by his Spirit, and. none shall' pluck him out of his hands.

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CORRESPONDING EDITORS.

.. REV. A. E. MAIN, Sisco, Fla., Missions . . ' \ . .

. - MARY F. BAILEY, Milton, Wis., Woman's Work. T. U. WILLIAMS, D.~D.,cAlfred Centre, N. Y., Sabbath School: .

W. C. WHITFORD,D. D., Milton, Wis., History and Biography •. A. H. LEWIS, D. D~, Plainfield, N J. t Sabbath Reform.

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JNO. P. MOSHER, Business Manager, Alfred Centre, N. Y.

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"STRONG is the spell that error weaves, _ In midnight madness for mankind;,

And deep the trace that error leaves Impressed upon the human mind. .

Bright must the rays of God's light break, And strong the power of truth must be,

E'er men from error's trance awake And think, and act and dare be free."

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THE next general meeting of the Evangelical Alliance is to be held in Florence, Italy, some time next spring. . This is significant, since that city is the headquarters of those evangelical movements which are springing up with so much powerin that country at theprese~t .. ~i~~~ It iS,to behopeclthat this great convocation of all evangelical Ohristendom will add incalculable strength to those movements.

NEXT week Conference and the Societies will hold their annual sessions at Salem, W. Va. As is usual, the Conference will occupy the first Clay, Wednesday, Aug. 20th; the Missionary So­ciety will hold three sessions on Thursday; the Education Society will do its business and pre­sent its programme on Friday; Sabbath services will fill the time of Sabbath-day; the Tract So­ciety will occupy the time of Sunday; and on Monday the Conference will finish its business and present an interesting programme of exer­CIses.

WE have before stated that the RECOHDER ac­count, in the annual report of the Board this year, will show a heavy loss. This will not be a matter of surprise when it is understood that the unpaid subscriptions to the close of the current volume amount to over $3,700. Much of this is in the current volume, some of it runs back one, two, or three volumes, but th~ sum named does not include a large list of unpaid accounts which have been taken off from the subscription books and set aside as old acconnts. In other words, the present readers of the RE­CORDER owe, on its subscription lists, over $3,-700. Should the reader of this paragraph ask, "Do I owe any part of that sum?" he will find an answer by consulting the lists of the Local Agents in his ~hurch or society; or if he isa lone Sabbath-keeper and in arrears for his pa­per, he will receive,' if 'he has not already done so, a personal statement of his account. Thus every reader may know this week whether he owes anything for the RECORDER, and if so, how much. Do we need to say that we need this money, and that we need it at once? It can hardly be possible that it would seriously em­barr~ss any reader of the RECORDEH to raise and forward to this office $2 within the next thirty days. Will it be unreasonable to ask all who find themselves in 'arrears to do that much for our relief? A few will find themselves in ar­:rears more than ~2, and these, of course, will find it a little more difficult to make 'up the re­quired ~mouht, but we hope they will make an ~arnest effort to uo so. . If thirty days. should :prov~ tQo, s4~:t·ta, time for .sllch, w\) will . extend it to. sixty d~YB; . Deal'. bl'eth;relll , .1~t ~.~ll(;}~r i~om' yO!l·.·~t".once. .' ' .,' -. -.: , ,., . "

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WHAT IS THE· LESSON:? . ! petty details of -such 'things and spreading them Calamities of one sort and another seem to before us.· The ,truth undoubtedly is that the

multiply in these days. Last week, in, a single tendency among nations to settle' grievances day, destructive fires ,swept important works in and misunderstand!ngs by arbitration and Tacoma, Washington; Omaha, Nebraska; and peaceful measures, was neve~ stronger than at Minneapolis, Minnesota; while in the same week the present time.' The European war-clouds, Chipago had a strong reminder, on Lake' Front, over which some religionist grow nervous, for of:ti;le big fhe ~f 1871, anq. other, cities east and fear the Almighty is·about. to pour out his we·~t.·· suffered' from the devouring element. w;rath upon the nations; are largely clouds with;. Meli'nwhilecyC!ones and tempests;have visited out rain; and the- occasional clashing of arms som,e portions· of the country with wasting and between nations for a few qays, or weeks, bears d(3soiation, while other .. portions have been no comparison with the awful chapters of'human parched by the intense heatofthe sun. Collis,.. carnage which history has recorded of other ions by f3teamb~ats and by railroad trains ha ve years. These are not degenerate times so far. brought to a sad .enCl many a joyful picnic or as general international relations are concerned, pleasure excursion, and unexpected, mine ex_but times of marked progress and humanity. plosions have numbered their victims by the It will be observed that we are not discussing score, and made many widows and: orphans. ·the question _~of God's ruling hand in human Insurrections and political disturbances in our ~istory, or of his providential care of.' 1,lis own. neighbors, the South=American Republics, re- ,children,both of which doctrines we firmly be­.suIt in -some bloodshed with threatening rum- lieve, but the question,Do current events betoken blings for the future, while the European -war a speedy visitation of divine judgments upon ~loud again overcasts the sky of those unfortu- men ?M,anifestly they do not. Their lessons are nate and badly ruled countries. . numerous and obvious to ~ll whose hearts and

Some people, no doubt, will see i:n these eye~ are open to less.ons of ~isdom, but the .. things'evidenees'''e>-f-.diyine'displeasure-Withnr~p:'' .notlon,thatevery..calamlty-.. resultlng,,·f·rom-storm·, ':' ............. "" ... on account of their sins, publicand'private, and ?r fire, ~r human carelessness, or -human greed, . the fore-tokenings of swift coming judgments. IS an eVIdence of .the anger of the gods who are That there are in all such things warnings to all ~bout to vent theIr ,,:r~th up~n human offenders, men, bidding them to make their peace with IS a h~athen superstItIon :vh~ch should have .no God while it is a day of grace, and to serve him place In the hearts of ChrIstian men.

faithfully while the day lasts, we most certainly FINAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR FARES TO CONFER-do believe; but that there. is anything in such ENCE. occurrences which betoken special divine dis- S' h bl' V f h . Ince t e pu lCatiori 0 t () instructions to pleasure, or contain special warning of unusual delegates last week, furnished by the officers of coming judgment, we do not believe for one the Trunk Line Passenger Association, our com­

. moment, for there is nothing unusual or un-' mittee has been able to perfect arrangements natural either in the frequency of these occur- which, in most cases, obviate the difficulties rences, or in their character. In the first place, which attend the certificate plan. The follow-we must remember that railroad and steamboat travel, for business and for pleasure, has greatly

ing is the full report of the committee: There has been considerable difficulty in arranging the

increased in the last quarter of a century, and, matter of fares to the Conference, owing to the inability of course, the possibility of accident is largely of the different roads to ticket to Salem, and also of the increased since all such travel is attended with Salem office to furnish return tickets for all the places more or less of danger. In the second place, which would he :required. ~rhe arrangements as now

made are as follows: the facilities for I'eporting news has marvelous- All parties situated on or .pear any of the following ly increased in the same period of time, and the railroads can purchase round-trip tickets to and from taste of the average newspaper reader demands S'alern, either A ug. 17th, 18th, or 19th, fur one and one­that kind of news, and so it comes to pass that third fare, good for return until Aug. 26th, inclusive. scores of accidents, crimes, and disasters, are If any difficulty is found in securing these round-tdp reported to-day where one such thing found its tickets at any of the small stations on these railroads,

parties will do well to purchase tickets to the nearest way into the newspaper of twenty-five years large station and get the round-trip ticket there. rrhe ago. So we are shocked at the frequency of following are the roads which will sell these round-trip terrible disasters, riot because they occur pro- tickets: Grand 'l'runk Railway; New York CeJLtral & portionately more frequently, but because they Hudson River Railway; West Shore Railway; New York, are reported so profusely for our reading. Again, Ohio & Western; New York, Lake Erie & Western; Del-

aware, Lackawanna & Western; Lehigh Valley; Central firesoccurand consume millions of property, not Railroad.of New Jersey; Philadelphia & Reading; Penn-because the gods are angry, but because some sylvania Railroad; Chesapeake ~ Ohio;' Baltimore & careless fellow dropped a coal from his pipe into, Ohio. aheapo£shavingsin a carpenter's sho:p, or struck Parties coming from east of New York should buy

. excursion tickets to New York, and then purchase tick-fire WIth the nails in the heel of his boot in a pow- ets of the Baltimore & Ohio road, as above. Trainsleave del' mill, and because the city or town, in which New York at 9 A. M. and 5 P. 'M., and run through to such carelessness is tolerated, is not sufficiently Clarksburg. Fl'om there take the local train to Salem. provided with apparatus and firemen for extin- Through express does not stop at Salem. guishing fires. Given, the same conditions, a From the West, North-west, and South-west, it will be fire will consume the property of the most n.ecessar~ for p~rt~es coming. to. Conference to pur~h~se

th G d f' . tll-- . ttlCkets, ~nther lImIted or unhmIted,. to Salem, obtammg wo~ y, 0 - earing man In e communI y, as_ from the agent of whom the ticket is bought, a printed qUICkly and 'as surely as that of the most grace- certificate of the standard form. - Arrangements are less'scoundrel in the same town. In like mari- made for re.t.llrn certificates to be signed by th'; clerk of ner cyclones sweep the country, floods dro:wn, the Conference, for<?~e-third fare to the place of starting. and droughts narch whatever may cha_nce to lie Where tickets cannot be procured to Salem they should

,...- be purchased to Grafton, Clarksburg or Parkersburg, in their paths, whether it belongs to saint or another ticket being purchased at 'either of these for sinner. As to the frequency of wars and con- Salem. tests of nations, it must be admitted that it .is This arrangement covers all the roads comprised in wearisoII:\.e, and sometimes disgusting. to read of the Centra~Traffic A~o~~ti~nW1d. the8.outhernPass­them and the petty grievances which '. give riseenger' ABso.oiaHo~, ~~4; coved~g' tef~i:,~~y I\.(i,f.(u~ west; &~; (

to them; bqt here again it must be remembered: ;the MississippiRivei andCl()w~tQ,theG-~lf~,,:~ " "tl i

tbat,. if we weD'",y' of such, I'eo'dJn, g, we' 'have tho .'6.< i.' • . GElO.: H. BAB,COOK,. VC~~itt.~~~';; ., LU' ... ~ . . IRA J. OBDWA-Y,:.,. 5., I~}j; !.'.;;r~Jl:

~ew.~pap:~~~. ~·)l1~!9~,J~!.:~~~llef~ng ~p' al~ th.e '~~t ~l(,!ho ~~~ jn~!,~8W~Jia~tglly·,~8d .. the·

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. '" ..' '.. '. ....... ..... .' . . . I I., '.. . .J foregoirigplan, and govern . themselv~saccord- .. its.kind that we ever witnessed was the closing But Mr. Robert p,. Wilder, of the class of '86, of . ingly.lt will be observed that t~ose' who can- consecration ~eeting Sunday night. . After an Princeton, was all this time praying that many not get the rdrind-trip tickets, and no others, address upon" Power from on High," he eon- of these students might give themselves ~ for-"

· will want the certificates,. for which they will ductedthe final conference meeting, in which eign missions ... He was the son of a missionary ask the agent-where they buy their tickets. literally thousands (perhaps five qr six,) took, and born in India, and his heart was breaking to

part. ~e ~alled upon all the lllinisters who de- get others to. go abroad and preach Christ to sired to spelak to rise, and then.after each had the heathe~. .At last, when he could bear it no, ....

FROM THE MI'SSISSIPPI TO THE ROCKIES. spoken th~ee or foursec~nds he sat down. After longer he called together/ all who had been .' The second edition of oll;r journey lay: be~· they were through he asked them all to .rise thinking of the foreign service. ~wen~y-one.

'tween the muddy-Missouri and the Father of (about'300 strong,) and together repeat: "I am came together and gave themselves to prayer,' 'Vaters. Fortunately the cheap rates continued, determined to know nothipg among men save and at a later meeting Dr. Pierson plead with and we have yet to hear of the man mean enough Jesus Christ and him crucified." Then by States; them that" all should go, and go to alL" A to complain of a $2 rate from Atchison to. St. or groups of States, after such had spoken as de-: week passed and they had what is known as the. Louis and return. It was the national Y. P. S. -sired, they were all asked to rise and recite some "Meeting of the ten nations," consisting of C. E. Convention we were headed for this time, scripture in concert.WhEln-theIllinois delegation' three minute addresses f~om ten nations, fol­and at'such prices for travel we thought it al- arose it stood up 1,450 strong. When Indiana lowed by silent prayer and a. giving to the Lord most cheaper to go and take our whole family was called up the delegates rose in' a ~o-dy and one by one, with their Bibles and their God, to th&utQ stay at home. We were accompanied as sang, "Saviour, t,hy Dying Love," etc. The fight the battle for self or the heathen. And at far as Atchison by Mrs. Nettie Carpenter, whom effect was overwhelming. Our State responded, the cloE)e of the Conference just 100 had pledged many will remember as Miss Campbell, daugh- "For Ohrist and the Church." Minnesota sang themselves ~s "willing and desirous, God per­ter of Eld. Orson Campbell, who had been vis~~ "Just as I Am." In this way every delegate mitting, to become foreign nlissionaries.'·' iting us. After a scorching hot and dusty day had opportunity to take some' part. It was an During the following college year, Mr. it was quite refreshing to sit back in a chair-car, occasion long to be remembered. The parks of Wilder, iuwhose heart the movement originated, by the window, taking in the breeze and pleas- the city furnished the visitors something in the traveled in .behal£ of the cause, visiting 167 col­ant view of trees and bluffs on the one side, and way of sight-seeing, and the thousands of the leges and higher institutions of learning, ap-

............ expanded rj vel' on the· other, .as .... we ...... sped .. ou) .. at··very .. ·best .... of .... the .. ·young .... ]!eople·o£ .. ·the]and·:fur..... ps·aling'£6r .. V61iiriteers and getting in some setting sun, to Kansas City. The night's ride nished a chance for episodes in the way of per- cases as high as GO from one college, and dur­bI:ought us, by the Missouri Pacific R. R. into sonal friendships, which would be interesting ing the year adding 2,100 to the roll. The next St. Louis in the morning, when we were piloted to contemplate if we had' the complete record. year 600 more were added, and the next 1,000, to the Exposition Building by one of the polite We were glad to meet the only other Seventh- and the past year 1,200, and during this vacation and many-membered committee that was to re- day Baptist delegates, Miss Rogers, of Farina, 300 more have been added, making in all 5,300. Cl'ive the delega.tes. We were fortunate in se- and Dr Williams, of Alfred Centre. The next In just 100 years previous 6,000 missionaries curing a first-floor front room, across the street Convention is to be held in Minneapolis, in have gone abroad, while in these 4 years, since aud nearly in front of the Exposition Building, July, 1891. July, 188G, almost 6,000 Inore are pledged. Many for the moderate price of $1 25 per day, where, , Upon our return we stopped a day at the of them may not go, but the movement is in­by boarding ourselves, and taking meals out Ottawa Chautauqua Assembly, where we heard creasing so I'apidly that it averages now more when we preferred, we could live quite cheaply. Geo .. W. Bain, Dr. Gunsaulus, of Chicago, and than one hundred volunteers a week. 'V hat

This was a great Convention, with nearly Col. (Rev., Dr., etc.) Conwell, of Philadelphia, this may influence on family and friend and 8,000 delegates, probably the largest religious who spoke on "Acres of Diamonds." As we the colleges, only the Holy Spirit knows, but it delegate body in the world. The success of the had to take the train we did not hear it all, is a mighty wave of consecration anq. salvation In'~eting was greatly enhanced by the excellent but the drift·of ·the first part seemed to be, rolling over the 50,000 young men and women preparations of the" Committee of '90." The "Dig the wealth up from under your own farm, in the colleges and universities and seminaries St. Louis Societies raised about $4,.000 for ex- and don't think it is to be had everywhere, but of America. Well may Dr. McCosh ask: "Has penses, and then during the convention the com- at your' own homes, for there are acres of dia- any such offering of living young men and mittee presented the United Society with a draft monds all around you." So we came home and women been presented in our age, in our COUll­

for' $500. They prepared a beautiful souvenir went to digging. G. M. COT'l'HELL. try, in any age, or in any country, since the day and programme of 64 pages, which was present- P. S. We will add the school-girl's post- of Pentecost?" L. n. s. ed t. 0 every registered delegate. This contained, . t J 1 1f?tl ~h 1 II .' T '1 a D R N Y A 1 18°0 scrIp. u y U 1"'lJ ere was Ie (In ope ra 1!: \JuY'l'm~, • .,. ug. , iJ.

besides the programme, music for the Oonven- convention of 3,000 d~legates from all the COUll-

GOOD MUSIC. · tion, pictures of churches, fine buildings,· and ties in the State to protest against this second parks of the city, with directions how and where invasion from Missouri-the ori.ginalpackage to find them, etc., etc. There were many fine houses that had been. opened in nearly every' "The 121st Psalm," for one voice, with ac­speeches, excellent music by a great choir, great large city in the State. It was a tremendous cOlnpaniment. By J. H. Wallfisch, Mus. Doc. audiences overflowing the' Exposition Hall, a meeting, with enough moral dynamite generated " Ohopin Echoes," for piano. By J. H. Wall­free excursi.on down the river, and other things to rock the Supreme Court and the Congress of fisch, Mus. Doc. Dedicated to Dr. J. M. Still­too numerous to mention, so we will only note the United States; and now' speedy relief is man. a few thIngs that impres~~d us most. promised by the bill passed in the 'House; and These are very me1~itoriolts musical compo-

It was an impressive sight during the Mis- even the Express Companies have forbidden sitions. The former is a dignified and tuneful sionary Hour, conducted by'R. P. Wilder, of the transportation of the stuff. The Kansas setting of the 121stPsalm (English and German New York, to' see fifteen or more, both ladies man is as meek as Moses' until his indignation words) for high- voice, soprano or tenor. The and gentlemen, come on to the stage with a is aroused, and patience ceases to be a virtue, harmony is rich and .far from hackneyed, the large card pinned to ,them containing. the fol- then you might as well try to stop a cyclone or motifs characteristic and melodious, and the

· lowing labels: "Brazil,"" India," "Turkey," stand up a&,ainst an earthquake. G. M. C. ;whole altogether pleasing. "Burmah," "Soudan," .and. the like, countries The latter consists of two waltzes in the style to which they had either been as. missionaries, THE STUDENT VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT FOR FOR-. of Chopin, as the name indicates. Still they or were about to go .. As th~y sung a few pieces EIGN MISSIONS. are not slavish imItations, as might be supposed, or quoted a few Scripture verses, one could but In: the RECORDER of "two weeks ago, there was but quite original and charming pieces. Though feel th.at those strangely labeled cards were si- a reference to the volunter movement in con- not showy or meretricious enough to please lent witnesses to a consecration that meant a nection with the Northfield Conference, but its every young girl who wants a dashing" Straus-

· thousand-fold more than much which is often origin in prayer, unparalleled growth and wide sy" waltz to play, they will repay careful study lightly called by that name. spread influence, demand a fuller statement: and will delight ~very cultivate~ taste.

Another powerful testimony was born';) for It was in July, 1886, at the Conference of Col- w. c. D. Christ' in one. of the morning prayer-meetings, lege students at Mr. 'Moody's home, that this ". by a deaf and dumb man, who a.rose and ex- great missionary uprising had its origin. There WE must learn to give more' thought to all

I pressed ~imself ·.vigbrously ~nd rapidly QY the were prdsent. 251 students from 89 colleges of :the affairs and duties of life, to act, and to speech. sigri.-methdd,::lli8in~,.'-lHs·ha.nd8·~nd~,:ar'i~.s, aria :the: United'States and Canada, whom ·Mr; Very few of us realize how much of mischief,

. being. interpr~t~aby; a lady' at 'his . SIde. When~ !M:Oddy~'h8d iIivitedto ·come. togethel~ 'to study .of actual sin~ ·resultB£rom·thoughtlessness. How' I heB~t\~aBwnCthea.udience,almost involuntarily :th'eBihle-. 'Almosl/"tw9, i weeks. :p'assed oefore 'ofteh, ~8;S \ve~hrit~~plate' ·the i·e~tilt.8' of OU1~'·, p.pp.lf\~c:led~·:i':nut:'by,£al'·:the·~~t~"test· meeting,·of ,:;th~'specia,l subjeo~()ft#issi()itt:r:w.a'8~ xnentiotied; '(}ourseJ we can use the language of RHod:-' \ ':-'-.,\

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IF you thin~ the articles this week are too long, just remember that tastes differ. Some may like them that way.

AND even if nobody does, jp-st reme~ber the poory o..v.eLwoxked editor wHo· has to make grist of all thatcom~"~'-to 'hismill, be it long orshort, swe et or sour.

Now then! the first one who feels like com­plaining that articles are too long, just Jet him send along a short one in the ve~y next mail; the first one who thinks the articles' too dull, let him at once forward a spicy one; the first one who fancies the articles too' wicked, let him send along some good pions ones. The editors' pigeon hole is open. Next!

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a discord within. I~ is the most solemn responsi- peasant woma.n in England. From hernoble bility we have as Christians, to reach those who plea tober/recreant husband, to remeniber what' are waiting' outside' the gate. W em;ust, . too" her years of devotion to him had been, until her make our religion a realIty, a part of .our very falt~ring, dying words, to the dependants who' life, if we would win them. If every active Chris- alone were with her a.t that sad hour, she bore' tian would utter those tender words that are full ;herself in every action of her life, "although un- . of love for the Master, if we :would make our' queened, yet like a queenand daughter t.oa king." .. churches lif~-savingstations, and sink all'other . It is the tendency of modern criticism to things in comparison with .the·loving purpose to .reverse the decisions which have been held save those who are in'dangerous places along the as settled as maxims' for'many years. For more coasts of 'eternity, the~ this question would be than thr~,~ ce~turies Henry the Eighth has been solved. We must' be strong, putting on tue wn61e placed bef<?re us as a tyrannous king and a br'utal armor of Christ, and go forth with a determina-husband~ ~ His domestic atrocities cannot be tion to live through th~. day, and to stand at all equalled by any monarch outside of fable. And times recognizing Christ. The" sturdy oak, not ,yet in the last few y~~.rB .. the historian Froude the weak willow, should be our emblem, if we is not the only def~nder'-:'who can be found for wouid reach 'others and bring them into the· Henry's irregularities, alid we. are now called church. Men prize si,ncere earnestnes~ of, pur- upon to believe that he was, if not a good mltn pose J;llore tha~ anythIng else, and despIse above and a kind master, at least one who committed all thi-1;lgS th~ .arts that are without soul. . Our all his doubtful actions from a h~gh sense of duty,

HOW BEST CAN WE REACH THOSE OUTSIDE OF unconverted'~rI~nds expect our eff~rts, our Influ- and who thought more of. the good of his king.., . THE CHURCH.en?e over the.Ir lIves. If we can gIve t?em some- dom than he did of his own private feelings .. _

th~ng to do In the churc,'h, and we w .. III be sur- 'Itispossibletogaindisciplestoanytheory, but BY Miss ALICE E. MAXSON. d t h tIll b d d h t . .. . prIse 0 see ow ley WI e rawn In an waif there is one thinO" clearly proved in history

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, world, and bringing individuals to Christ and the there wlll thell' hearts soon be. Let them be selfish and ,trivi~l of motives. It is true that .church, is more keenly felt at present than at surrounded by a wanll, spiritual atmosphere. there was a flaw in his marriage with Katherine. Hny other time since the apostolic period, and it The pleasant friendships of life, especially of It had been necessary for him in the first place has been for a long time a puzzling question in young life, when all the world is bright, when to obtain a papal dispensation before he could the lllind of luany a Christian, "How can we hope springslulninonsly iiltO the mind, each soul espouse his brother's widow. But this irregu­Lest! reach those outside the church." We hear is made doubly dear by the thrilling interest larity had never caused him any trouble during it asked in the prayer-meeting, in the Christian that those who love Christ1 feel for those who years of wedded happiness, and the slight im­Endeavor Society, and nearly everywhere among love him not. Too often we pass by the small pression it made upon the English people may a body of Christians. ,\Ve recall the story of a duties of life in pressing forward for larger work, be inferred from their conduct towards Henry's young man who was f01.1n<1 by a Ohristian on his while it might be that a little encouragement, daughter, Mary. Although it was a necessary way to the prayer-nleeting, standing outside the personal interest and sympathy, were needed to sequence of the divorce that this princess should gate leading to the church, and thinking this reach some soul waiting to come in. Too often be declared illegitimate, yet she had no difficulty young Ulan also a Christian and interested in t.he our young people think that the work of saving in obtaining the throne after her brother's death, Ineeting, in(lUirecl if the service had begun. He others, of bringing those outside the church into and the people remained. faithful to her through­replied hn did not know, he WRS n. strHuger, and its fold, is for the pastor and older members of out her long and 'bloody reign, the horrors of just standing there listening to the singing. It the church. 'But the duty of every young per- which might have furnished thema good eXQuse seems to me, that ;:J just what those outside the son who has professed to be a follower of Christ, for resorting to any pretext for a rebellion against church are, persons standiug just outside the is equally as great as that of the pastor or older her authority. gate, list.ening to our voices. Now, shall we leave melubers. "Ye are my witnesses saith the Lord." It is plain that Henry's qualms of conscience them there? Yon answer, 110! they must be Often the influence of the young associate and in regard to his marriage were commensurate reached; but how? The. eonquest of the world friend is far greater than that of an older person. with the' decay of Katherine' beality, and with for Ohrist depends upou the conquest of the in- Let us realize this as young people, and strive to his discovery.of the fresh loveliness of Anne Bo­dividual. There goes ont from us, in view of be faithful in this respect, and God grant that the leyn. The only thing which could give the shad-what we are, a silent, yet ceaseless, far-reaching sin of neglect may never be laid at the door of ow of excuse to the defenders of Henry arises and mighty influence. If this influence, which any follower of our· Lord and Master, but from the difficulty he experienced in obtaining

. follows us like an atmosphere, does not ~eac~l our through our faithfulness may many outside the his divorce. The controversy with the "Pope ch urch be reached. 'friends out of Christ, we have missed the secret made the question a religious one, and brought

of success in all desired effort. Show a personal out arguments which would never have been interest in them. Invite them in. Give them TWELVE LINKS IN ENGLISH. HISTORY. thought of had the king carried his point without something to do. The' way we may be able to v. question. This difficulty cl~arly shows what help to the great decision is to press upon them KATHERINE OF ARRAGON. a change had come over the English people what seems to them to be impossible, showing Of the six unfortunate women who ventured withiJ?- a hundred years. If ~enry the Fourth them that God gives help and strength sufficient to ally their names with that of Henry the Eighth, had desired to divorce his wife he would have for all things. By personal interest we mean the one who most challenges our respect and ad- done so without scruple, and would probably have personal work,a work in which your personality lniration is she who,having been the king'sloyal troubled himself very little to obtain It dispensa­is brought to bear directly upon somebody whom wife for eighteen years, was, after that time, tion. But times had changed, and in the six­yon wish to influence. Someone has charmingly thrown aside like a worn out trinket, when his teenthcenturya man, even though he were King said: "A sunny face is the outward hung latch- capricious fancy lighted upon a younger and more of England, could not send from him a perfectly string that invites to the home of the heart." attractive woman. It is indeed respect and ad- blameless wife without adducing some really ,\Ve know this to be true; a sunny face attracts, miration that we must feel for Katherine of Ar- weighty reason for his conduct. There was only it wins your confidence and ass~res you of love ragon. We-can hardly even pity her great mis- one possible ground for a divorce from Kather­and syinpathy. It is wonderful what attention, f01,'tunes, knowing how her proud heart would 'ine, the ground that near relationship, made the consideration and kindness will do toward have' repelled such pity from anyone. All that marriag~ illegal; and the fact that Henry was reaching those outside the church and winning pity we reserve for her young and beautiful rival, willing, in addition to his basen~ss towards them to Christ. A great modern writer has said: destined to so sudden an' elevation and so sad a K~therine,to load his innocent young daughter. "It is one of the secrets of .that change o~ mental fall; brought by Henry to a few years of feverish with the brand of illegitima~y, a consequence poise, which is fitly termed conversion, that to' happii:tess, and then all her loveliness laid in the which could not be escaped, only goes to show many among us, neither heaven nor earth has any dust by the same ruthless hand. how determined he. was to achieve his wicked revelation, till some personality touches theirs But Katherine we love to think of ,as\she ap- desires, no matter at what cost.· with a peculiarinfluence, subduing them torecep- pears to us in Shakespeare's pages, a noble and But if the more modern and civilized thoughts tiveness." Thus we may reach these unconverted a good woman, worthy of the highest earthly and ; customs of the- sixteenth century" caused " ~ne8, by our joyfulness, our melody, and while honor; 'and yet bearing her state only as· the ac-Henry·to:c8rryoutwithC?auti~n8.planw,hichone 'they stand outside the gate, they ~ay never hear ciden't of'fortune,and as" wifely humble " as any' of· his ancestors would have' occomplishe~'witl1

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careless. dispatch, still. that some modern sprit ~ -, , -A DISTRICT attorney in South' ,Dakota, pr<!~ecuting , '. .' 0 UCA, ·r 10 N.. an "original package" case, clahned that 'as SO'!lth

is shown most strikingly in' quite an opposIte DakotacaIll8 into the union 'with 'a prohibitory plause way. Granting such a case as Henry'S in, the ----. in he~ constitution, therefore, congress, by admitti~g her twelfth or 'thirteenth century, his chief difficul- ""':'THE REV. DR. STORRS says that the l)l'ineipnl duty of with this' constitution, sanctioned her right to regtIlate ties would have begun when he had obtaine~ his the college president these days, is.to get mOlley for the the importation of intoxicating liquors. The IJoint divorce, against the Pope's sanction. _, Nothing college. seems well taken. can more clearly give us an 'idea of the change ,~MIssA.ANDMIssL. THORNTON, sisters, of Butte City, -'rIlE prevalence of drunkenness in RUSSH1 is said to which the church had undergone in its'relation Mont., have each $1,000,000, and yet they are attending ·,have become so great as to attract the attention of all

, . college in Philadelphia. ' 'Europe. In Odessa alon~ during the ;past year aoo .' ,to temporal affairs during, four ceD:~uries;than '-')~ "deaths have be. en directly due to the use of intoxicants.

~MME. BELB,ESCO,a young Roumanian, haslately taken' -!

'a consideration of the conQ.uct of' Henry th,e Sec- her degree of LL. D., in Paris, where she has attended rl'he governmen~ refuses t~ do anything toward checkin g ond and of Henry the Eight~,when suffering every lecture .given in thelaw school for six years. the evil for fem: of losing the revenue from the manu-th, e displeasure of Rome. ., B l' h 1"0 t facture and sale of alcoholic liquors, Our new minister

d 1 -THE great German University at er m as ,- 0 s u- to Russia" Charles Emory Smith, WIll set the wme-Henry the Sec9nd was a greater king an a - dents fr'om foreign countries, a large proportion of whom

, .. ". drmkmg al'lstocrats of St. Petersburg a gpod example. lowing Jor the differe~t standard of morality in are from the United States. There are 6,(jOO students in He turns his glasses right side up, which is upside down his day, a better, man than Henry the Eighth, all in this University. when wine is passed at public banquets, and has not yet when he offended the Pope through his treat- -THE AMHERS'l' COLI,EUE trustees met at Sprigfield, tasted intoxlCatmg lIquors 111 tifteen years,-

If' Mass., July 30th, and elected Merrill Ed ward Gates, Pres-ment of Thomas a Becket, he found himse In ident of Rutger's College, as President of Amherst Col~ -ALI" the indications point to the conclusion that a position which made it necessary for him to lege, to succeed Julius H. Seley., the famous" original paclmge" decision of the Supreme make the most abJ'ect apologies, and recall the Court WillllOt in the end 'i) rove such a blow to prohibi-

1 b --:.THESouthern Oh1'istian Advocate (colored) says: Let tion as was at first feared. The very faet that the weak Archbishop to .England under terms a toget er politics take e.are of itself, and build up the race educa- barrier that heretofore protected a prohibition State is favorable to himl.and disastrous to Retiry him- ,tionally, morally and materially.rrhe negro has ~oo long now entirely broken down, will arouse the mor,al force of self. And all th- s because he had tried to accom- been the stepping-stone for ungrateful, designing ·dema- the nation to construct 11 barrier that will resist the

. . d . bl th t f f'" gogues and demons without. the gogues. 'It f th· ,. U t·l tl 1 1 ' phsh an end In every way a mIra e, a 0 ree- ' . . '1.' assau so'. e rum power. nIle evee s lOWS SIgns

. l' th f" 1 t th h hI' 1 -HARVARD has gIven the degree ofLL. D. to Seth Low, of glVlDg way the planters are not likely to bestir them-lng lIS r?ne ~om a savery 0 e c uHrc w ll

hC 1 President of Columbia. President Eliot announced at the selves to strengthen it. But when th~ water begins' to

was growIng Intolerable. When en1'Y tel .. t· 1 tk th t $hOO 000 h db·' .' . . ""'''--'''.'''.0 ..' .. .... . '" • •. ,a umm lllee mg as w~e, a·.J. a een gl,:ell pour m, then they are aroused. ~rbe travesty on pro-

E 19 h th faIled to gal u"hrs-'pu-rposewlt h,the",Pope-,s .. , ·"the"eollegedu:ri-ng"d urmg th~year"aJargepa.r.t,..Qf._whlQh" .,.hibition..w' hich,,,the.,,,,.~.',,Q.rjg~p.~1.p'~Q.~~~,g~,,.'.~.,,(9.2'p'-,tai,nin g jus t COllsent-a purpose entirely personal and selfish, had been used in raising salaries. one drink of whiskey) will bring about will'~'~·;'~:~i'y""~pen'''·'''''' and, in the opinion of most right-minded people, --I~ his annual report President Dwight announced the eyes and stir the h~arts of many who have hereto­altogether wrong·-he simply ,commanded his that during the past year, the gifts and bequests made to fore been lukewarm III the cause. 'l'he "original pack-

b" t' t f th 11" t R Yale amonnted to $716,000. In four years the uollege had age" opinion may prove to be the" Dred Scott" decision · SU' Jec s 0 pay no ur er a eglance 0 orne' , . . ' received $1,244,000. Bequests amounting to 6400,000 are of .the cause of temperanue.

and in this ignoble' manner was brought about dependent on the life of one person. The President the Reformation in England. It was bound to announced that $100,000 had been received for the erec-come anyway, but Henry'S tyrannical nature tion of a new dormitory, the donor's name to be withheld brought it on too soon and too suddenly, as was until the completion of the building. A new organ is to made evident by the events which took place in be placed in Marquand chapel. his elder daughter's reign. Henry the Second -VASSAR COLLEGE has just celebrated its twenty-fifth

anniversary. In the twenty-five years since this insti­was probably no more under the control of super- tution was founded, the number of thoroughly educated stition tban Henry the Eighth, but his people women in the country has greatly increased, while the were; and he knew that if he were exconfinuni- change of opinions as to the capability of women to 1'e­cated by the Pope he stood a fair chance of 108- celve, or we should rather say to acquire, a high educa-

. tion is nothing short of remarkable. Matthew Vassar, ,iug his crown. Such R'state of affairs was lffi- inspired it is said by a niece, IJydia Booth, principal of a possible in the sixteenth century. Henry's sub- Poughkeepsle school, was far wiser than his generation. jects would have laughed at the idea of refusing' He wrote: "It occurred to me that woman, having se­him obedience at the dictate of the Pope. cured from her Cr'eatoi' the same intellectual gifts as

Henry gained his ,pnrpo,se. Katherine, bowed. man, hRs the same right as man to intellectual culture d d h l'f and development." And out of this faith and Vassar's

by infirmities and sorrow, retire to en er I e wealth came the splendid college, that is in part an etfect in patient loneliness, and her husband strove to and in part a cause of, the enormous change in current fOI~get, in the charms of his new queen, evel'y opinion of woman's education .. pang of conscience which his evil conduct had

caused him. From this time there is to be seen a

marked ~hange in his character. He had felt many.compunctions in regard to Katherine, and throughout the painful scenes connected with

the divorce; ·even though he never swerved from

his purpose, he had yet treated her with every

mark of respect. But it seems as though, with the gaining of his desires, he cast conscience to

the winds. From this time on,' his reign is

marked by a series of cruelties. It required only

the sight of another· pretty face to induce him

to find a pretext for sending to the. block the woman for whose love he had sinned so deeply

only a few years before, and probably poor Jane Seymour would have shared the same fate had

not an early death mercifully delivered her out

of her husband's hands. During the former part of Henry'S reign all arbitrary acts were laid, by

,an indulgent people, to the charge of Wolsey; but the Oardinal's death preceded that of Kath­

erine, while the atrocities committed by the King in his later years far outnumbered ,those

of the time w hen Wolsey managed the affairs of State. Henry's 'heart was made hard as 'the

· nether millstone by his deliberate choice of sin, .. and' he', acted ever afterwards like a man who was

. i Hsensi,ble to any sense of wrong. '

P ATBS of our own choosing end in darkness; but .path~ of the Lord's choosing end in ever-

· lasting light.

IEMPERANCE. .----=-____ =====-:::7_." :::-: __ =,=-___ = .. _:=, ======= -A WEB'l' PorN'!' cadet who violates the law against

cigarette smoking, is obliged to pace back and forth, rain or shinE'l, for twelve hours, with a musket on his shoulder.

-ACCORDING to Mr. Micheal Davitt, one-half the yearly Irish drink bill would set every woolen mill III

Ireland rmining, thus giving employment to all their young- people at home. '

-To RENT buildings wherein to sellliq uors, or signing petitions tor license for the same, is no longer an impru­dent but an immoral act, in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

-A SPECIAL home for reclamation of inebriated and opium-eating .wom~n has been established at Lakeview, Ill. There have been ten acres of land purchased and

. commodious buildings erected.

-THE Nashville Iss'ltc claims that the money that Tennessee pays annually for whisky ($15,000,000) would meet all the regular.expenses of the State for ten years. Nashville saloon receipts alone would carryon the gov­ernment.

-CANON WILBF.RI~ORCE says: "I have moved much among the devoted friends of· temperance in America, and among the tried veterans of the cause, and am con­vinced that in that great and growing center of the wotld's civilization, the temperance question is r,apidly being recognized as transcending all others in import­ance., Intelligent Americans are awal{ening to the fact, that unless they conquer the liquor traffic, the liquor tramc will conquer them, und they me fighting it ,reso­lutely and courageously over the whole continent.

-T'Hl'; eifeutiveness of Prohibition in Kansas is ShOWll in the shortening of the crimInal doukets. (lovernor Humphrey says on this point: "January 1, 1S7!), the number of convicts in the penitentiary of this State was 21:3, or one to every 1,067 inhabitants. January 1, 1875, the number of convicts was 4:35, or one to every 1,~,n4. inhabitants. In 1880, the number was G:,t3, or one to every 1,o7:3 inhabitants. In 1885 the number was G7~, or one to every 1,88;1. On J'anuary 1,1889, the number was 861, or one to every 1,!J~1 inhabitants, On January 1,

.1887, there were 896 State prisoners in the plmitentiaJ'Y against 898 January 1, 1888, ,and 861 January 1, 18S!). There are about GO,')OO uon viet felons in the prisons of the United States, or about one to each 1,000 population. Kansas has about one to every 2,000 population." In the judiG'lal district which embraces the Capital the docket of the district court last January did not «ontain a single ease. Governor Martin, in his message of 188!), , stated that many of the" jails are empty. and all show it marked falling ,oft· in the number of prisoners contine(1." He also added that the," business of our larger police courts has dwindled to one-fourth its former proportions, while in cities of the second and third class the oucupa-tion of police authorities is practically gone. " .

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rrHE Chinese manufacture a kind of paper of partiuu­lar lightness and delicacy, from spider's webs.

A NEW substitute for ,£ulphate of quinine has been found by M. Valude in the bark of the panhotano, it

luguminous tree of Mexico. Either the alcoholic tinct­ure or a prep~tration obtained by marceratiQll has re­markable effect in fever cases.

A .REPOR'j' comes from the West of the discovery,of a process by whlCh ,iron ore can be so softened by the concentrated rays of an arc light as to be worlmc1 with a comparatively small amount of labor. If this discov­ery is confirmed it may lead to a considerable moditica­tion of the present modes of treating ores.

THE British Museum has received information that a tomb, believed by archmologists to be that of Cleopatra, has just been found on the site of a recent excavation in Eg'ypt. The sarcoph,agus was covered with exquisite carving,and was found in a chamber ten feet long, by two and one half feet wide, and of corresponding height and at a depth of twenty-five feet.

GENEH,AL GUEELY, Chief of the United States Signal Hervice, is perfecting ar.rangements through the >Secr~­tary of State whereby the earliest information practica­ble will be obtained regarding West India cyclones. Auxiliary stations of observation will be established at St. Thomas, ltingston, and Santiago de .Cuba, whence two tlbservations daily during the hurricane season will be obtained by telegraph. . .

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INTERNATIONAL LESSONS, 1890. THIRD Q,lJARTER.

Lawful Work on the Sabbath ............. ~Luke is: 10-17. The Great Supper .............. ; ............ Luke 10 : 14-24. Taking up the Cross ........................ Luke 14 : 25~35. Lost and Found.; ........................... Luke 15: 1-10 . The Prodigal Son: .. . .. . ... ~ ...... , .. ; .. ' .. Luke i5: 11-24. 'rhe Rich Man and Lazarus ................ Luke 16 : ·19-31. The Ten Lepers ............................ Luke 17: 11-19. Prevailing Prayer ....... ,:' .................. Luke 18: 1-14. Entering the Kingdom ..................... Luke 18 : 15-30. Jesus and Zacchoous the Publican .......... Luke 19: 1-10. Parable of the Pounds ............•......... Luke 19: 11-27. Jesus Entering jerusalem ................. Luke 191IM-48. Re~iew, or Temperance, or Missionary Lesson ..

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LESSON VIn.-PREV AILING PRAYER. ,,:

For Sabbath-day, August 23, 1890.

SCRIPTURE LESSON-LUI~E 18: 1-14.

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Comparatively speaking, for we read' that with,. God a tha.t has- been. declaredttnfit to go througli'the thousand years are as one day~ and Paul says, "Our mail sol~ to our d~llghtera at dry goods stor~s!-' light afflictions, which are but/or a moment," or more . . - " literally, "instantly;·" but this idea would seem'to be ls:p.'t it 'horrible to think of? ThIs subject of in harmony with Clarke's interpretation of theprecedJng . w~at our c:I1ildren read is not one to be lightly verse. He will avenge'" them instantly, because of his thrown asi,de; it is worthy of the moat serious compassion rather than b,is long-suffering. "Never:- consideration. T1iecheap~ess with which the thelesB." Notwithstanding the Lord's faithfulness' public is f~rnished books ought to be a great as shown' in the promises of the last two verses. "Shail he find faith on the earth.:"., A fidelity to him corre- bles8~ng; but before saying positively that it is,

. spondingto that shown'by him to the elecn? Doubtless· suppose. you pay"a visit to the nearest book he' will find some faith, but not. such, perhaps,as was store and cast your eyes over the class of books . shown by the persistent widow. v. 8, "Unto certain." exposed for sale. The evil done to young and Not the Pharisees themselves, but probably ,Jews of a unformed minds by bad ideas, sometimes even Pharisaic disposition, or possibly conceited' followers of Jesus. "Despised others." This is characteristic of the in good books, is very great an<J. i~ constantly self-righteous and usually such as boast of their. ,growing; it insidiously I(~aves its imprint upon morality. "Pharisee~ One of the sect of Pharisees the impression~l?le minds,. and' in many, alas, which was the largest among the Jews originating more too many cases, it is never completely eradi­than a century B. C. They were doubtless holy in their cated. Some day the Christian people of the origin, but had degenerated, and in place of the spirit of piety, substituted its forms. Hypocrisy and pride char- coun~ry will rise in their n;tight and demand of acterized them. '·Publicans." Tax gatherers for the Ro- the merchants that books of a certain. class shall ~an government. rl'hey were abhorred by the Jews, to not be publicly exposed for sale, and God grant whom the Romans were odious; they considered them that it be soon. .

1. Arid he spake a parable unto them to this end, that lilOn uught always to pray, and not to faint;' betrayers of the liberties of their country, and abettors A t d b 1 hId' If

2.'Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, nei- of those who enslaved them. v. 11. "Stood." As was n unexpec e 0 stac e as p ante ltse .in ther regarded man. ' . f t f h d· 1 I' 1 .

3. And there wasa widow in that city; and she came unto him, their custom in prayer. "With himself,'" or stood by ron 0 t e propose antl- ottery egisatIon. saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. . Wh th S t ·tt P ffi k 4. And he would;llot for a while, but afterward he said within himself and prayed. " I thank thee." Said in the spirit en e ena e comml ee on ost-o ce too

. hi~S~~1:E~~~~ fJ~~Ido;:~~:hl~t~g!~~ I~'ii"avenge"her:"lest 'of'·Prtde"and"·self .. congFatulation.· ···,True··· thankfulness""llp ,·tbe, .. biU."prohibiting·tbe ... sendingof .. anything." .. , .. " ...... . b~.hAndof;!nL~~d~~~~1le~~ ~h~ltheel:mjuBt judge saith. 'J makes one humble. v. 12 .. " Fast twice." Thursday intended for or pertaining to a lottery through .

7. And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and and Monday. The law only required one fast in the h U . d' ..' night unto him, though he bear long with them? L .. 16' ')9 "T'th " rrh t thO "P "t e nlte States malls, whIch has already been

8. I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when year. eVe ..... 1 es. e en. ossess. . the Son 01 man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? One tenth of all his income he gave to the Lord~ v. 13. reported to t~ House, several Senators ex-ser~e~~~a~eth~;~e~~i~i~~t:~~~,u~~d <t::~l~e~~~~~r~~usted in them- ,. Standing afar off." Probably because a true penitent, pressed doubt as to the Constitutional right of .a~lh~ew~tl~!!~~ ;~bh~~n~nto the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and feeling unworthy to come before God. "Lift up so Congress 'to interfere with matter entrusted to

11. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God,I thank much as his eyes unto heaven" A natural posture for one th ·1 db·' . d thee, that I am not as other men are, extor.tione-rs, unjust, adul- . e mal s an a su -commIttee was appOInte to terers or even as this publican. pleading with God, but the publican, having a sense of sin, .? t th tt d t t th

12. 'r fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. I h' h d' h d h '1' t' "S t" K t examIne In 0 e ma er an repor 0 e com-13. And the publican, Btandin~ afar off, would not lift up so much lung IS ea In s arne an uml Ia Ion. mo e. ep . . '

. as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be smiting for anguish and self-reproach. "Be merciful." mlttee. The lottery men and .theIr lawyers are merciful to me a sinner. k' h'>- f h d b d .

U. I tell you, this man went down to his house jm;tified 1'othr1' Be propitiated. "A sinner." Literally, the sinner. As ma lUg t \J most 0 t is ou t, an tryIng there-tha.n the other: for everyone that exalteth himself shall be abased; h t "If th I h" S b t . d h . . 1 aud he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. muc as 0 say, ere ever was one am e. 0 y 0 In uce men w 0 are conSCIentIOUS y' op-

GOLDEN TEXT.-He that humbleth himself shall be exalted.­Luke 18: H.

INTRODUCTION. rrhe lirst paraLle uf this lesson seelll!3 to be not only a

teaching in favor of persevering prayer in general, but to be connected with the prncedingdiscourse of Christ, beginning 17 : 30, in which the widow represents the church, and the carnal slumber there described corre­sponds to the danger which the church runs of being overcome by worldliness, and only by means of this in­tense concentration will faith be preserved.

Paul called himself the chief of sinners. v. 14. "Went posed to their depraving and degrading business justified." Ris sins forgiven and he accepted. "Rather . than the other." Which seems to mean that the other to do nothing towards placing the necessary was not justifi,ed. The reason of this is given in the authority in the hands of the Post-office de­following statement. " Everyone that exalteth himself partment to break it up. If this authority can­shall be abased." By this rule, down goes the Pharisee not be conferred without violating the provis­and up goes the publican. Christ elsewhere says: ions of the Constitution,then it is high time that " blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kindom of the Constitution was amended. heaven."

QUESTIONS. In no one thing has the National Oapital rro whom is the first parable addresed? 'The second? made greater progress during the last decade

Whom may the widow represent? The judge? How is than in temperance.' It can be noticed nearly God unlike this judge? Are the two characters of the everywhere and among all classes of people. "Pharisee" and the "publican" common in our day? There was a time when drunken members of

EXPLANATORY NOTES. What sort of people do they represent? Which get the C greater encouragement here, a poor, penitent olltcast, ongress were so common that they scarcely

V. 1. "He." Christ. "Always pray." Not only live or a proud self-righteous moralist? Unless one feel his excited comment, and the liquor habit seemed in the spirit of prayer, but day and night come unto sins will he be likely to seek a Saviour? If we confess in no way to injure the standing of the member God with petitions on their lips. "Faint." Slacken, our sins is he not faithful to forgive liB our sins? with the ge:neral public; all that is now changed. lose heart. V. 2. "Feared not nor' regarded." Hence was unmoved by sentiments of either justice or mercy. A drinking member is the exception and an in-

WASHINGTON LETTER. to· t d 't d d· '. th A very unsuitable person for the office of judge. v. 3. XlCa e one a rarl y; an Isgrace IJ;l e eyes "Widow." rrherefore she was exposed to the dishonesty (From our Begnlar, Correspondent.) of all.reputable folks is the penalty which any and malice of unprin<fipled men. "Avenge me." Rid WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 6, 1890. public man has to pay for. making a beast· of me of the oppression of "mine adversary." Some one Parents who carefully scrutinize the' b oks himself by getting intoxicated. There was a who was wronging her. V. 5. "Because this widow db th' h'ld d "'11 t h ld troubleth me." A selfish motive. How many good acts rea Y elr c 1 ren, an a paren s s ou , time also when active temperance workers were are prompted from self-interest rather than from love of are much pleased with the 'action of the.Post- looked on with suspicion by the general public; God or regard for man! "WearY'me." He tired of her office Department in refusing to allow a book, and when it was first proposed to purch~se a continual coming, and thought it would be easier to at- which has reGently been translated from the tent to be used to hold temperance meetings tend to her complaints than to el:1dure her importunity. Russian; to pass through tbe mails, and the under during ~he warm weather in different V. 6. "Hear what the unjust judge saith." If the un- hope is expressed on all sides that the postal sections of the city, the idea 'was hooted at as just judge was' compelled by her urgency to do her . • . justice, how much more, V. 7, "Shall not God," who is so authorities will not stop in their. good' work being "too much on the circus style," but the much better than the unjust judge. ,. Avenge,J' redeem until many of the pernicious bQoks that now te:qt was bought and for several yesrsthe meet­from oppression? "Elect." Those who have been drawn pass unmolested through the mails are treated ings· have been held under it, and they have agreeably to the eternal plan of redemption to make God in the same manner. Surely this great Govern- been attended by large crowds, while its plat­their choice. "Cry day and night." This IS character- ment should keep its mails clear of all polluting form has been occupied by C. sbinet officers, istic of the. true ch:ldren of God. "Though he bear matter. long with them." In human judgment, though he seems Members of Congress, Ministers of the gospel, sometimes to delay the avenging of the elect, yet be~ This particular book is an outrageous attack and other prominent people, and now everybody cause he is friendly he certainly will dOBo. Some find, upon things which all good people hold most admits that much good has been thereby aCCOID­by God's delay, further time ~ranted the elect for the~!) -sacred including the marriage tie and religibn· plished, and many hundreds of signers of the sanctification .. Again others think the Lord's long-suf~ .. ' ., .fering (Rev. Ver.) is on account of the oppression of the an~ ItS sale .. ~hould not be tolerated anywhere. pledge obtained. What has brought l\bout this elect, for $venging the elect would necessiate the pun- ~ was POSItIvely shocked yesterday to see a change? The answer is easy. Organization, ishment/of the wicked. Adam Clarke prefers the fol- young girl,' certainly not more than seventeen earnestness and hard and constant work on the lowing translation: _ "And he is compassionate toward years old, walk into the book departm~nt.o~ .a. 'p-art of:the:temper'aJ:fce'i::peopl~~': are "the' )ev.e~s ~hem." Th~ thought th~n be~meB: Will not God who .dry goods store and ask to see this 1itti~·. boo~.·. ,;which have brollght~ ab'out';this 'traris1tgttration;; " IS compassIOnate towat:d hIS. elect, avenge ,them .... '. ,'" .' I., • . ." , • " . '.' .' 'd' h' ,. " l' .' I d" h whenthey oryto ~im day·an~;n~~,~i~~.-e,ve~,;'~il~;: ,~t:'Yash8nded ~erl?:ya ~~e~~f7'~;~rl about h~r. ~:. ~ e same evers are a W8YS~. ~veryw,.erel

. unj~tj~~~~ wh().Il~d.nof~elingfori ~be widow"avenged .~w;n,ag~7a~~ af~,~, r~a?p~~g~",~ragr8p? here.~n: r~8c.g. o£~thosewhQ :,se~rch,dihgently; l:iot., hel',Qeo&use,ot herooQtinualQOudng? Y4'8~J'S~edil!." andth~re~;~~ PU~?P.~"~~J~~:~9~; .. ~h,18;1l9Ok'-th~m,; ;,;. " .. ;, ,,~.,

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GOODNEWS FROM THE FIELD. H' Friday:night, a fire'st.artedin some una~count~ It may be of some interest,to ,our people to able 'way, in the woodhouse attached to ·the

know something of the work on· this field. Im- kItchen of Bro. Wm .. C. Tanner's hotel. Xfter mediately on my return from Chicag~, I went, the alarm was given help began to come, and ~ccording to, former arrangements,. into the the ·hose was attachecl to the force .pump on the C1;ab C?rchard community .for a series of work; premises. But by -accident the· hose became hl~t'after a few days' visiting I found th.at .our tied in a knot and the man at· the pump, not brethren, auq. the people generally, were not ·.w~iting for it to be untangled, pumped so vig-

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, j:ustin ordeI' for"such work, so I postponed it, orouslyas to burst the ho~e .. Ap.d so the 'fire

whom we ought to have expected far better things,.virtnallyannulled it. , Where we had peace, quietude and order under the liquorlaw, . we now, under the Original Package system, have disorder, riot and felony. = Last Fourth­day several of ~ur 'ladies met at" the parsonage to aSf5ist the pastor's wife in her' sewing. A· pleasant time was e.njoyed by all, and much ~elp was afforded the' pastor's wife.' Many thanks. =Th,erpastor with his family goes to West Hal­lock, Ill., to spend a month in visiting parents and .. friends. ~-: Bya vote of' our church the pastor was granted one half his time to do luis­sionarywork away from . home. The ch~rch certainly are very generous in their spirit, es­pecially since they continue. to pay the same

. salary for one-half their pastor's time that they have ill the past paid for his full time.

·1\'Iay the Lord bless them. E. H. S.·

AUG. 1, 1800.

and came into tlie neighborhoo<Lof Stone Fort, got beyond control and burned the hotel, from and began work in our church. It haS been which it spread to the main business street close going forwll,rd every evening now for two weeks, 'by, and burned nearly all of two vill.!lge blocks. and it is proverbial over the community that Sixteen business places, large andsmall, includ­such a religious interest has not been seen. for ing hotels, dry goods stores, grocery stores, drug a long time; the Christian people. are taking stores, meat markets, restaurants and shops, hold as I never saw them do here in olir meet- were consumed; besides dwellings and barns. ings before. For a week past the congregations The upper stories of some of. the buildings were number from 300 to 600 in the evening meet- occupied as residences, and including families ings. La~t night 'Ithin~ there were as many as occupying regular dwelling houses, seven ffJ.m-700 on the ground. Scores of unconvertedpeo- ilies were left shelterless, some of them losing pIe are manifesting a desire for salvation and nearly all they had. One fine brick block in Wisconsin. eight have professed a hope in Christ. Our which was a dry goods store, hardware store, MILToN.-We resorted to the lake again last dear people are being greatly revived. Salva- boot and shoe stol"e, and a large town hall, was Sabbath for baptism. Three persons were bap­tion is coming into their own families, as weH among the buIldings burned. Men and women tized into the membership of the Rock River

................... · .. ···as .. those··of··others.· .. Noone, .. knows .. anything ... w.orke.dh.a.:r;djn.Q~.r.rying.Q:nt.gQmls . alldjn .. try~ .. Church, and three more into the membership about how long it will continue; I hope till ing to save buildings. There was very little con- f th M·lt Ch h

f. 'd' h . 0 e I on urc. E. M. D.

scores are saved and brought to the~whole truth uSlon conSI erlng t e CIrcumstances. Most of as it is in Christ. A number of '*Points in' my the buildings were of wood, and were so thickly South Dakota. field are begging work. 0, the great white har- crowded together that insurance rates charged SMYTH.-At the conclusion of the meetings at vest before us ! We are suffering greatly from were very high; and hence there was very little Dell Rapids, I went with Bro. G. W. Landphear drought. Our meetings have to be held out insurance on ·the buildings and stock burned. and wife, to Pleasant Grove, or Smyth, in Moody doors for want of room. I hope to write more rrhe estimated loss is from $40,000 to $60,000.' Co., South Dakota. I remained there over two' soon. Pray for us. Brethren W m. O. Tanner, J. T. Greenman, A. Sabbaths, preaching ten times, and lecturing

C. W. THRELKELD. H. Persels and E. F. Randolph, are the Sabbath- twice on "The Original Package Question," once STONE Fo'RT, Ill, Aug. 4, 1800. keepers who suffered losses. Of these, the chief' at Pleasant Grove a1,ld once at Flandreau. 'On

sufferers are Bro. Tanner, who lost his hotel with the last day of my stay, two young men, whose

JfOfYlE all his furniture on second floor, and Bro. Green- homes are in that viciaity, having been exam­man who lost most of his stock of drugs and. ined and accepted by the church, were baptized . grocerIes.

A hard shower came Just at night, about four Illinois. or five hours before the fire broke out, or the fire

CHICAGo.-On Tuesday, the 22d ofJ uly, oc- would in all probability have I extended much cur red the annual picnic of ·the Chicago Mis- farther, as we had had no rain of consequence sion School, which was held this year at Jack- in several weeks, and every thing was very dry. son Park. The ladies of the Milton Church The women of the different societies in the vil­.had provided an ample supply of provisions, lage met in the vestry of our ch1l:rch yesterday besides contributing five dollars in money for and the day before, and will meet again to­the purchase of any thing that might be needed morrow, to make up clothing for those who were in addition to their generous provi~ion. More left nearly destitute. c. A. B.

than one hundred scholar~, teachers, and other Iowa. friends of the school, were present, and enjoyed GARWIN.-. Like many other portions of the the occasion very much. It was much regretted West, we are having an extremely dry season, that a good many of the members of our own which is having its effects upon our crops, cut-

and united with the church. That little church, which now numbers nearly forty members, is in sore need of a pastor. They have taken steps to find one, which I hope may be crowned with success. , There is good material there, and the field is very wide. There seems to be but little prejudice against the Sabbath in that State. May God dispose the heart of some one of his younger servants to go to their relief! The crops look well there, and, if no calamity befalls them they will amply repay the husbandmari. Those look­ing for homes in the West would dowell to go and take a look at ,Moody County, South Da-kota, before locating elsewhere. J. w. M.

BOOKS AND MAGAZINES. society were unable, from a variety of causes, ting them very much short from the yield of to attend. The consequence was, that the last year, and if it does not rain soon. our corn Ou/I'Little Men and vVomen is especially suitable for burden of managing the picnic fell upon a few, and potato crop will be ruined. Our hay yield- children just beginning to read. The August number is among whom as usual Brother Ordway was filled with short stories, verses and pretty pictures. $1

. " ed fairly well and was saved in excellent condi-conspicuous. Our Superintendent, Brother a year, 10 cents a number. D. Lothrop & Co., Publishers, thin. In spite of the unfavorable prospects for Boston.

Peterson, Miss Covey, Mrs. Ordway, Mrs. Lib- crops, the building within our town continues' IN the Century for August, we .. are given a charming' bieOidway, Mrs. Maxson, and Mrs. and Miss . h b t t T d 11 trip throngh the Yosemite, by John Muir·, W. J. Stillman WIt. no a a emen . wo we ings are now in Morton were also actl've l·n the management of . . con. tinues his" Italian Old Masters," in -a critique on Bot-

.' .. process of erection, and several others are to fol-al1!al·rs The day 1 t t '1 . f ticelli, the fine frontispiece of the" Madonna and child," ll.. . was amos '. 00 coo or com- low as soo'n as the masons can lay the 'foun' da-f h h f h illustrating the.paper; "An Artist's Letter from Japan," ort, ou t e sore 0 t e gr~at lake, and the tl·ons. FI've clwelll·ngs have been erected thl·S ·th"t fi . t b th th . th h b· . WI IS. ne pIC ures y e au or, give us e a 1,tat

lem,onade, which is always aJ~ading feature of summer already, and are now occupied. Work of the Japanese, materially, anQ. mentally in the discus~ our picnics, was not in so' constant demand a.s sl·on of the" Nl"r "A th t· 1 f" t t began yesterday on our new grain elevator, and vana. mongo er ar Ie es 0 III eres in some former years Stl·ll the a·ffal·!· passed may be mentioned, "The Forgotten Millions," by Pres. . . . . our ha' nk bUI·ldl·ng I·S· soon to be' eI'ected. = Our if f 1 d 1 1 d 11 Eliot; "A Provflncal Pilgrimage II," "A Yankee in An-

. 0 . sa e y an peasant y, an a seemed satis- town is soon to be incorporated, the election of dersonville,"" The Anglomaniacs," etc. TOPICS of the tied' - OccaBl·onally· ther'e' are addl·tl·011S to the . r:rime take up" The Distaste for Solitude," and" The New . ~ .' town officers coming next week, and most of·, us

b f h· A f School of Explorers," and among the" Open Letters" we

num er 0 our earers. ew weeks ago we' will gladly hail the event since it will prove a find an account, somewhat in, detail, of h The Siberian were visited by a young man who' has been . Exile Petition Movement of Philadelphia." . ' means of defense against the disor,der caused by

.' keeping the Sabbath several months and whom .' THE August Home-Maker gives a bit of sound advice, " 'a low lived" Original Package" house which under the pleasantry of its leader, "High Heels for Hot' we hop' e to- see frequently at our meetings. W h Th . 1 W· h ' has lately been set up in our midst. = The cry eat er." , e serla" -It the Best Intentions," by Another has recently come to the city and met the Editor, Marion Harland, is of such vivid interest as

.' . '. all over our country, by some people, has been to make us impatient of the short installment. " Din-with lf~.s~ver~l ti:m~~. , We .. expect several ac- that" Pl"ohibition does not prohibit,'" and our ing in Persia,"" A Summer Morning in a Norwegian Vil­cessions . .in. theautumn~. ,..,when"theschools.open. '1' .' h' ··b't·. l' h' b . - d' . t bIage," and" The Ramapo Valley," are pleasing descriptive . ..', , '. ..' : ..... , ". . ...• .. '. .' oW~ pro ~.1 ory aw as een sneere a. yarticles. "With .the House-wife," iSR department of WIll:·t,he.brethren·pray for.Ohicago?·· .', .-: ...... ",': '. "b' t'.t' h" h l' ddt" 1 d· I . specI·al.value t.hl".s ·m .. onth,' I"n~ludl·ng '.'Bee· ·KeepI·ng by

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1i'i.'Hi .''';' " .', .. .IlL.' ;,' a year ago, and who'stilllive and travel in our ot~er Depattm~nts," Our Young PeOple," "Arm-chair . F~BIN~¥Thevi11age of Farina has just ·had .St8 te,haveM}"QPpol'tunity'to ,see what a good ana root-8tool,"e~c'hare'wenBu8tainedand' fumisJisllg­

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, positively refused to attend the meetings of the .. ) Ramabai'Association, of which they had made

her an honorary member." l~ , ,

====~=-:--M=R=S71.=T=O=R=R=E=Y=='S=W=A=Y=.=====- "It was time somethillg was" done aboutit," they declared. .Mrs. Laurence succeeded no

. "Now, Mrs. Torrey, we are reallydisappoillt- better than Mrs. Denton had done~ "'Vhatever ed," remarkell Mrs. Denton, settling back.ill t.he I can tIo to int~restand help my boys must come easy-cha~l', as if preparing for n lengthyargn- Jirsk Go(l:gave lne iny ehildren to train for mf}ut. ." Of course we coul<1 not (~xpeet as lnnch 'liifli~e wohld hol<1 me responsible, should of your time as dear lVII'S. Jones aHvays ,gave us, I IH'glect their welfare." '. '. but surely you are wining to help ou the good Mrs. Laurence winced as l:3.he thought of her work. rrhe l\'Iaster has given you a responsible own son, who spent his evenings wherever he place in his vineyard." . . pleased, while she was attelldingto more im-

"And how can I best fill it ? " inquired Mrs. porjant work. . Torrey. " By helping my four boys to grow up The next week Mrs. Tolles called, .on a similar into true, earnest men, and caring for my deli- errand. cate little Ruth,~-or by neglecting these duties' "'Vhy don't you put a stop to it all?" in­for the sake of leading the prayer-meeting, or qui red the Rev. Cyril TorrclY, as his wife told (listributing tracts? Do not think, Mrs. Den- him of her last caller. ton, that I am unwilling towork, or wish to shirk " How can I?" any responsibility. I will help in any way I .. " Very easily." Then followed a long' discus-can, which doe.s not conflict with my duties as a sion of ways and means. ' .

was' a most tempting repast, with the pastor himself.

They insisted upon taking some of the 'work home to finish, to give Mrs. Torrey' more leis-ure through the fall. '.

" W. e won't ask any impossibilities, nor for. you to deprive your .. children of their share of' your time/" said Mrs. Laurence; "but if we can relieve you of a Ii ttle actual work,perhaps you ~an. help us.'. We need you.~' .' .

Mrs. Torrey' smiled a pleasant assent. There were some kinds of work she enjoyed. The people certainly had their eyes opened at last. Some of the societies were consolidated and others expanded. All. felt that an important' part of their work was to relieve Mrs. Torrey of all po.ssible care. At Christmas time, a sewing­machIne was left at the parsonage with the best wishes of the Ladies' Aid Society.-M orning m~ .

SPECIAL NOTICES. wife and mother." . The next week the congregation was electri­OMrs. Denton tried to argue the question, but fled at an invitation to the Ladies' Aid Society lVII'S. Torrey was firm. Mrs. Torrey had been to meet at the parsonage on Wednesday after- ~THE next Quarterly Meeting of the Seventh-day in Corley but a few weeks, although Mr. Torrey noon, at two o'clock.. Baptist Churches of Southern Wisconsin will, bysp~.cial had preached there through the SUlnmer .. On . Mrs. Torrey was not at church, little 'Ruth· arrangement, occur on the third Sabbath in August, ac<.;ount-~ of little Ruth's dangerous illness, the was ailing. (Aug, 16) with the Utica Church .. The following pro. family .. haddelayedcominguntiL.Qctober ........ The..A.Jter. service, the. lttdies ga.t4~red. ab9:ut~4e gramme has been arranged: people at Corley felt as if they had been de- stove to talk matters oyer. What could' it" Sixth-dayevening,at7.45 .. o'clock, .. preaching .. ,hy·Rev ..

.. I b h' T II d S. H. Babcock. prived of their just rights in having thus to wait lllean t t must e t at Mrs. 0 es ha suc- Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock, Sabbath-schoo], COll-

for their minist.er's wife, until the variations ceeded' in awakening her conscience, and she ducted by Rev. F. O. Burdick. . upon" 1\11'8. Jones uever would have done so" had decided to accept the place of directress. Sabbath mor~ing at 11 o'clock, preachIng by Rev. E. would have rivaled those of t.he famous" Auut 1:0- no other way could they account for this no- MS~~~~'h afternoon at 3.30 o'clock, preaching b Rev .. rrabitha." tlCe. Oh, yes! they would go, of course; but they Geo. W. Hills. y

Mrs. rrorrey had hardly finished arranging would show her that they disapproved of her ·Ev~ning after the Sabbath, prayer and conference the little parsonage before the influx of callers conduct. . meetmg, conducted by Rev. N. Wardner. hegan. Mountains of work loomed up before A timid woman would have quailed before the First-d~y morning at 9.30 o'clock, meeting of the Y.

I 11 t f h . I d' h fil d P. S. C. E., conducted by E. B. Saunders.

her. Hardlya ac1y ca ed who had not some pet s ern eyes 0 t e many ales woe past First-day at 11 o'clock, preaching by Rev. \V. H. Ernst. project, about which she was asked to help. Mrs. Torrey through the open door of the par- First-day at 3.30 o'clock, preaching by Rev. n. rrre-

"Of course, my dear Mrs. Torrey, we can de- son age that Wednesday afternoon. They had wartha. pend upon yon to leael the ladies' prayer-meet- met at the vestry, and came down in a body ing. ",Ve meet in the chapel every rruesday upon her. night," said one. "You were chosen president Mrs. Torrey only smiled. This was what she of the Woman's Missionary Society, and I do had wanted. The folding-doors between the hope, Mrs. Torrey, that you will be able to parlor and sitting-room were thrown open, make the meetings interesting. 1\'lrs. Jones making one large room, down the center of kept us all in good working order, but we have which was a long table completely covered with fallen off terribly during the summer." lleat little piles of cloth cut into garments. The

A bevy of young girls came next. " Oh, Mrs. ladies looked at each other. What did this Torrey, we have made you our advisory com- mean? . mi ttee for our library. We want some one to "You will not allow me to judge for myself help us select the books. We will come to you, about the work I ought to do," remarked Mrs. and not make you more work than we can help," Torrey, as all eyes looked to her for an explan­Hnd Daisy Boynton looked up into the 'sympa- ation. "You insist that I shall accept the work thetic face of her pastor's wife. you have planned tor me. But I fail to find

1\1rs. Torrey gave a pleased assent to this. any comm~nd in God's Word to let my husband She could do this without neglecting her home and child ren gocold or ragged while I am about duties. She had a special fondness for bright more important work. My only resource in my young girls, and was easily persuaded to take dilemma was to accept the position of directress their class in the Sabbath-school.. Yet she posi- of your Aid Society, and as your first work for tively declined to accept the position of presi- the destitute and needy, ask you to make these dent of the local ",V. C. T. U. She would join shirts for my husband and clothes for my chil­t.he society, but she would not lead it. The dren. I have always done this myself, but my Ladies' Aid Society was determined she should new duties will occupy every moment of my be directress. The Home Missionary Society, time."

WM. B. WEST, Church Olerk. U'l'ICA, Wis., July 20, 1890.

9rTHE next Ministerial Conference, composed of the churches of Southern Wisconsin, will convene with th~ church at Utica, on Sixth-day before the third Sabbath in August, August 15,1890. The following programme has been arranged for this occasion: .

1. Sermon, to be arranged on homiletic principles, E. M. Dunn. .

2. Nature of Sanctification, J. W. Mort()n. 3. Are we in imminent danger-on":: account of the

power of the Catholic Church? G. W;-Hills. 4. Who should be admitted to the communion ser­

vice? L. C. Randolph.' 5. What is the condition of the clead between death

and the resurrection? N. Wardner. 6. Are there degrees in future rewards and punish-

ment? S. H. Babcock. " 7. An ti -Christ, R. Tre wartha. 8. Is the habit of our sisters in being connected with

the W. C. T. U. movement likely to be deleterious to our Sabbath cause? Mrs. E. B. Crandall.

9. The relation between God's sovereignty and man's free agency. W. F. Place.

10. Does the title, "Son of God," as applied to Christ, refer to his pre-incarnate state, as well as to his earthly life? F. O. Burdick.

11. How can we create, by God~s help, a healthy re­vival of divine grace in our church membership? S. G~ Burdlck.

W. H. ERNST, Sec. the Girl's Mission Band, the Band of Hope, the The ladies looked at each other, then at the Christian Endeavor, a literary society, a Rama- work on the table. Could so much really be bai Association, a" flower and fruit" mission, needed in one family ?Yes, indeed, nor was ahd several other organizations clamored for there as much, nor as good, material as their ~THE next session of the Quarterly· Meetmg and her assistance; for the church at ColTley was not own children had. Society of Christian Workers of the Rhode Island and behind others in the amount of its church work. Well, they must think over this new phase of Connecticut churches, will be held with the Hopkinton

M J t· . City Church, Sabbath and Sunday, Aug 16th, and 17th.

1'S. ones was a s rong, VIvaCIOUS woman, the matter, and as they were thinking they rrhe following programmes have been arranged: . with no children, plenty of means to supplement could work. - Sabbath morning, 10.30, sermon by O. U. Whitford. her husband's small salary, and an ability to Mrs. Denton looked around for the sewing- Sabbath-school Immediately following the sermon, lead. all kinds of work. Mrs. Torrey honored conducted by Superintendent of school. her for it, but could not fill her place. machine. 7.45 P. M. Praise service, led by B. P. ~angworthy,

rrhree weeks had passed since the people dis- T" I never could afford one," replied Mrs. 2ds.15. Se~nion by J. G. Burdick. . covered that the new minister's wife was not as orrey. Sunday, 10.30 A. M. Essay on Justification, E. A.' wax in their hands. She had her own ideas, and .. , How sweet and efficient she was. It was Witter. llleant "to follow them out. surely her rightful place. ,Yet as they listened 2 P. M. Essay, (not yet assign"ed.) '.,

to her earnest w. ords, they felt that perhaps' she ,3 P. M. Exegesls of Heb. 4 : 3, glven by I. L. Cottrell. She had invited a lot of-boys-school-mates of 8 P. M. Praise service, led by Ahva F. Randolph.

her own boys--:-to the parsonage, for two hours was right. Certainly it was better .to educate S.15.Essay, Aims and fruits of the Christian life, Ed-each Monday eve. ning. She actually read them the boys to be true men, than to try to save win G. Carpenter.

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CONTENTS •. Confido et Conquiesco-Poetry; Synagogues; Exegesi~ of Matt. 18: 15-18 ..................... 513

N orth-Western Association ................. " . .. 514 Let People Talk-Poetry; The Papal Countries

of Europe."" .... " ........... -, , •. _ " , .. , .. ,., ." "" 515 MISSION8:-The G}mer'l Missionary Conferei-tce

held at Shanghal, May, 1890 .. , ................ 516 W O!\lAN'S W ORK:-Paragraph ........... ,. . . .. . . .. 517

. H'IS'.rORIOAL AND BIOGRAPIDOAL:- Old Corres-

two female candidates received a large share, but not a majority.

General F. E. Spinner, one of the noted men of this country,by reason of his dis­tinguished public services, is rapidly sink­ing under the attacks of disease, and will soon pass over the border line. . ,

pondence of the Shiloh Church ....... 'e··'···· 518 During the year the railways of the coun-. The Young Women •.• ,. ' ...... , .... , ........ : ... 518 try' carried. 4:77,171,343 passengers, so that SABBATH REFORM:~The Boards or the People? '519

. the ratio of fatalities was one person to ev-Something to Avoid .. " ....... , ... " ,., .......... 519 I

EDI'.rORIALs:-Paragraphs; What is the Lesson?' ery 1,523,133, 'and of those injured one to :I!'inal ~rrangements for Fares to Conference. 520 'J'JO 0'J4

From the Mississippi to the Rockies; The Stu- every ......... , ...... dent Volunteer Movement for ,Foreign Mis- The recent census ,has revealed a colony

Highest of all In Leavening ;Power~-U. S. Gov't Repprt, Aug. I7,I889.

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ABSQI·UIELY PURE y~~oNr:; ;EoOop:~:~~~~:'':'':' 'P~'~~~~h~;' "H~~ 521 of colored people on Kiawh&, Island, South, &~ ron~R~~~~e O~~~ ~ ilie CMolin~whMee~y m~:~omM Md ============~======~=======~=========~ Church? Twelve Links in English History,". 522

EDUOATION. . .. "" ,"., _ .. , -........... " .... _ ...... 523 child can read and write: < There are 150 '.rEMPERANOE ........ " ............. , ........... ,' .. 523 persons, all colored, in the colony. POPULAR SOIENOE." ..... ,"., .... , .... , ... " .... "" 523 All the Governors of the Southern States SABBATH-SOHoOL:~Lesson" ...•. , ....... , ....... 524 Washington Letter,." .. "." ........ ",.,"""" ..... 524 with the single exception of Governor Gor-Good News from the Field., .................... ;)25 don, of Georgia, have spoken against the HOME NEws:-()hicago Ill.; Farina, Ill.' Gar- Lproposed boycott of Northern goods in case

win, Iowa; Milton, Wis.; Smyth, S, Dakota .. 525 . the Federal Election bill'.becomes a law. BOOKS AMD MAGAZINES ......................... 525

MISOELLANy:-Mrs. Torrey's Way .. , ..... , ... ,. 526 The Constitutional Convention of Mis-SPEOIAL NOTIOE~ ................................ 526 sissippi consists of 115 delegates, 113 of BUSINESS DIREOTORY ..................... , ,. . . .. 527 . R b

527 whom are Democrats and 2 epu licans. CATALOGUE OF PuBLIOATIONS ................... . Glum Religion.......... ................ .. .... 528 The Convention will consider changes in CONDENSED NEWS ............................ 528 the State Constitution, looking to perpet-.M A RRIAGES AND. DEATHS.: ...................... u.,.M •.. ~ ..•. , .•••• _528 .. ual' white supremacy;' .............. -....

GLUM RELIGION. . The Directo'rs of the Atchison, 'ropek~ & Santa Fe Railroad, has declared two and three-fourths per cent, qn the income bonds out of the earnings of the road, for the nine months ending June 30th.

The official' rough count, as just an­nounced by the census bureau, shows the population of (lhicagoto be 1,098,576. This is an increase during the decade of 595,391, or 118.32 per cent. r.rhis shows that Chi­cago has a population of about 53,682 in excess of Philadelphia, and is therefore the second city in size in the United States.

The religion of Jesus has in it no elements to render its possessor mo­rose, sullen, unattractive, glum. It is essentially cheery, pleasant, joy­ous. It removes all that terrifies and darkens, and substitutes what­ever tends to lighten, beautify, sweeten, and make the heart leap for joy. . The curse of sin is re­moved because it has been borne by Christ, the wrath of God toward the sinner has been quenched in the blood that cleanses from all sin, the sin that separated the soul from Foreign.

. God has been removed, the peace of There is a railroad in Venezuela which God that passeth all understanding cost $900,000 a mile. . keeps tl'e mind and !lea~t, the spirit, 'l'urkey hits summoned her reserves to of love takes pOS&e~SI0n of the w h?le reinforce the garrisons in Armenia. man, "the mountains and the hIlls . break forth unto him into singing, The deaths from cholera at Mecca have an_d all the trees of the field clap been at the rate of 500 a day for several

their hands." "There is now no days. condemnation to him," "Christ By an intlow of salt water, 0,000 acres of dwells in his heart by faith," "it is rice and cotton have been. destroyed in

formed in him, the hope of glory," Egypt. and" all things are his because he is The agreement between France anq En­Cbrist's;" he has the promise of gland in regard to Zan7.ibar has been God for everything that he needs signe~. on earth, safe conduct through the Emperor Francis Joseph has arrived at vale of death, and an eternal home Graz, where he will open a'n exhibition of with God and blessed ones beyond. Styrian products. What a falsifier of the Saviour, what a caricaturist of his Master, what a stumbling-block toothers in the way to heaven, and what an offense to the "little ones" in Christ's fold is the professor who has nothing to exhibit but a glum religion.-The Treasury. ,

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Domestic. Many deaths frOm the heat occurred in

New York last week. .

The settlers on the Cherokee strip are in a destitute condition.

The Chicago, Burlington &'Quincy rail­way has declared one, and 9pe-fourth .per cent dividend, paya1>leSept~;15th.·

Seneca Falls, N.Y.,was nearly destroyed by fire, on Wednesday of iaB1i'week~ About 50 building4Jwere burned, and the loss is estimated at ,$700,000.

In money alQne, the J ohnBtown relief lund 'amonntedto$4,166,801. This is said to be by far the largest charity fund ever

. raised in.thejrorld..

,About 4OO',Wbmenv~ted--at the. school election indJ81Destowu,N. Y., la8t wee~ T~elveh~ecl~~~."'ere.cnst, of which

An explosion of firedamp ~c~urred in the, Pelissier mine at St. Etienne, France, last week, and 98 miners were killed.

Col. Enan Smith, Sultan of Zanzibar, under the title of British Consul-General, has issued a decree abolishing tp.e slave trade in Zanzibar.

The French Government has issued a decree granting partial or total amnesty to all persons convicted of offenses in con­nection with labor strikes. .

. A revolt has broken out among the Alehagharas in Candabar.· Troops have

,been dispatched toqueU thti disturbance.

A decree has been promulgated at Rio de"Janeiro,establishing the national mort­gage bank with a capital of 100,000 contos of reis, gold.

~;he Egyptian government has adopted the severest measures by quarantine and surveillance to preventJ eddah pilgrims from bringing cholera into Europe.

Colonel Morals Bermudez has been pro­claimed president of t4e Repuhlicof ~eru vice General Caceres, whose term has expired. Colonel Bermudez took his seat August 10th.

A dispatch from Buenos. Ayres' says: "The election 'Of Pellegrini to the, presi:­dencyhas cau8e~l·.popularrejoicigg~\The city is deco~~lIndiJ~umin~~i"A'~-

cree just promulgated raises the state of siege and declares the liberty of the press."

The Czar in a letter to General Vanno­s~i, the m1nister of war, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of his entrance into the army, emphasizes the fact that Russia requires a strong mIlitary organi­zation, not for aggressive purposes, but to maintain the honor and integrtty of the empire and to protect the invaluable bless­ings of peace, which he hopes will be long pr~served;·' .... , ................................... .

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1890, by Eld. J, Kenyon, at his mne, Fred A. ()ovel and Miss Lida S. Parker, all of WillIng, N.Y

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CLARKE.-At his home in Hartsville, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1890, Lewis Clarke, in the 83d year of his age. Mr. Clarke was born in Columbus, Chenango

Co., N. Y., Nov. 2, 1808. He came to this place when about thirteen years of age, with his parents, who settled on the farm where he died. In 183,1, he was married to 1\1 iss Mary A. Burdick, daughter of J ere­miah and Susan Burdick. They reared a family of ten children, nine sons and QJle daughter, seven Honsof whom a.re now living. '-Fe waR wi<1.,!.y known and respected. A large conc~urse of friends and relatives attended his funeral. B. E. F.

B.ERoomuB.-In Bolivar, N. Y., July 3Q,.. 1890. after a short illness of cholera infantum, .tlaze.l, infant daughter of John S. and Cynthia Berochius. Little Hazel was born Aug. 5, 1889, and lacked

only a few days of being one year old. She was the youngest of three little girls and was the pet of the entire household. Funeral services were held at the home in Bolivar, Aug. 1st. J. S.

GnEENE.-At Adams Centre, N. Y., July 28, 1800, Franc A. Greene, aged 40 years, 3 months and 20 days. She waf:! a daughter of Gideon and ~elinda Greene"

The father ilied many years ago, but her mother, a brother and two sisters survive. For several years she was an invalid, but regaining her health in good meaf:!ure about three years ago,she had since been an activeworker in the church and the Christian En­deavor Society. For over five months previous to her departure she was again a great sufferer, but she bore it all with Christian resignation and un­faltering trust in Jesus. To her aged mother with whom she lived it is a severe providence, but to the departed it il:l peace. A. B. P. WYKOFF.-In McKean Co., Pa., near Kinzua, Bay'-

mond, only child of Hallry and Corabelle Wykoff, aged 1 year and 5 wonths. This family was residing temporarily in Pennsyl­

vania, when this little one suddenly sickened and died. The remains were brought to the old home in McHenry Valley, Almond, N. Y.,where funeral ser­vices were held August 10, 1890. .. Suffer the little ~hildren to come unto me, and for~id them not. for of such is the kingdom,C)f hon.on." L. A. P.

TrrSWORTH.-In New Market, N. J, Aug. 5, 1800, of . heart failure. Mrs. Mary M. Titsworth, wife of

Jacob R. Titsworth in the 53dyear of her 8ge. The deceased had been married t.o Mr. Titsworth

only one month and two days when she was 80 sud­denly snatched away. She was a member of the M. E. Church and died in full assurance of the Chris­tian's hope. Fu~eral services at their residence Aug. 7,1800; interment at Somerville, N. J.

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