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THE BIBLE Sl'ANDARD is devoted to the exposition of Biblical Truth, especially the doctrine of Conditional Immortality, the literal Resurrection ot
the Dead, the Final Destruction of the Wicked, the Signs of the Times, the Second Coming of Christ, and His Personal Reign on earth.
" The Wages of Sin is Death; but the gVt of God is Eternal Life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
No. 19. APRIL,
THE TRANSFIGURATION.
Matt. xvii, 1, 3.
THIScircumstance is frequently quoted to prove the Immortality
of the Soul, or the conscious existence of man after death.
We fail, however, to see why our opponents should use this
event for such a purpose, for the following reasons :-
1. There is not a single word said about the immortal or
disembodied spirits or souls of Moses, Christ, or Elias.
2. The Transfiguration did not take place to prove this
doctrine.
3. Jesus Christ called it a Vision. For it is written that
"Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no mall,
until the Son of man is risen from the dead."-Matt. xvii. 9.
4. Jesus having so plainly told us that it was a Vision, we
dare not treat it in any other way.
5. The Facts in the case all go to show that it was a
Vision, for Jesus had not died, nor risen from the dead,
neither had He been glorified, yet the vision presented Him
as such.
6. Moses had been dead for some hundreds of years :
therefore, he could not have been there unless he had been
raised from the dead.
7. The 'I'ransfiguration presents to us a sublime photoqrapn
of the future, when Christ and His Church shall be glorified
together. Elias being a type of the translated portion of the
Church, and Moses a type of the resurrected ones, anti
Christ, the centre gem of the cluster, stands forth in His
glory in this Transfiguration scene in which He will manifest
Himself with His saints to the world, when He comes to take
His position as earth's Ruler and Restorer. (2 Peter i. 16,
refer.)
The Greek word horama is translated" vision" in a number
of passages besides the one in question. An examination of
these passages will fully bear us out in the following state-
ment, That the 'I'ransfiguration scene was a mental picture
produced upon the minds of the disciples by the Spirit of
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God: therefore, we are safe in saying that the very fact of
Christ calling it a vision rather disproves the real presence
of Moses and E lias than otherwise.
In the account of Paul's conversion we read (Acts ix. 12)
that "Paul had seen a vision of a man named Ananias
coming in, and putting his hand on him that he might
receive his sight." This plainly shows that what Paul saw
had not yet taken place, for it was still future, therefore, it
must have been a mental picture photographed upon his
mind by the Spirit of the Lord.
We have several examples of what is meant by a vision in
the experience of Peter. We shall first instance the time
when, in a trance state, he sf!>wheaven opened and a certain
vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet,
knit at the foul' corners, and let clown to the earth, wherein
were all manner of four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild
beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air." Can any
one suppose that this actually took place ? was it not rather
a mental picture impressed upon the mind of Peter in order
to instruct him as to his duty in regard to the Gentiles?
To show that the Apostle Peter did not look upon a vision as
a REAL actual occurrence, having taken place, we refer you to
the time when he was sleeping between the two soldiers,
bound with chains, and in prison. "The angel of the Lord
came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he
smote Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, Arise up
quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. And the
angel saith unto him, Cast thy garments about thee, and.
follow me. And he went out, and followed him, and wist
not that it was true which was done by the angel! but
thought he saw a vision."
What does Peter mean by the expression "that he wi~t
not that it was real (more correct rendering of alethes), but
thought he saw a vision?" The only reply is that Peter
could not at first realise that it was any more than a mental
impression-an apparition-and not a real tangible fact,
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We give another example in Paul's experience just before
his journey into Maccdonia-e-" A vision appeared to Paul in
the night: there stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him,
saying, Come over and help us."
Again, we refer our readers to Dan, viii. 2. Daniel is
shown the vision of the ram anc1 the he-goat. In the 7th
chapter he sees in ' vision four great Beasts, &c. These
references will suffice to prove our point that when the
Scriptures plainly declare a vision to have taken place, we
are then to understand that the thing seen was a mental
apparition, and not a reality.
The same Greek word is used in every passage to which
we have called your attention.
God has in all ages employed this mental photography to
reveal to his prophets and apostles coming events. He has
given visions of coming judgments as well as visions of
coming glory and blessedness. The Transfiguration is one
of the latter. John, when on the Isle of Patmos, was
enabled to see through this means the new heavens and the
new earth, which up to this date are in the womb of the
future. But it is all in God's mind, and He from time to
time has vividly drawn it out upon the minds of His servants
in picture form, and they have given it to us just as they
have received it from God through this .process.
You will perhaps understand the matter a little plainer if
we mention the fact that man can impress his thoughts upon
the mind of his fellow without even giving utterance to them.
In mesmerism, we know that the objects seen by the
persons under mesmeric control are not real objects, present
at the time, but only exist in the mind of the operator.
For instance, a man is under the mesmeric influence of
another. The operator has his subject under complete
control. He (the operator) then pictures in his own mind
some scene either imagined 01' real, which is at once im-
pressed upon the minc1 of the one who is under the mesmeric
power, and he can then describe it with exactness. If man
can control the mind of his fellow so as to photograph any
picture he likes upon his subject, you will at once see how
God, Who knows the end from the beginni/1,q, has imprinted
upon the minds of His servants (the prophets) glorious
pictures so beautifully described by J ohn and others in the
Scriptures of Truth. The persons and things seen need only
be in the mind of the operator, and the subject will see them
as if they were at the time in existence. Such are the visions
spoken of in Scripture. God is the Great Operator, and He
has from time to time put Himself into communication with
His servants, and shown them things which are to come to
pass. Such also is the 'I'ransfiguration, For Jesus, in
·Matt. xvii. 9, told the three who were the privileged ones on
that occasion, to " tell tl:c VISION to no man until the Son of
man should be risen from the dead."
STANDARD.
EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT.
THE Bible abounds with testimony affirming that the wicked
shall be " destroyed," and shall" perish. But our opponents
teil us that the meaning is, they shall be. destroyed spiritu-
ally, and perish spiritually. That this cannot be the im-
port is evident from the following reasons: (1) Sinners are
already spiritually destroyed, butthis is their state of guilt,
and not the punishment for it: "Thou hast destroyed
thyself;" but a destruction that God shall inflict as a
penalty is due the sinner; (2) the destruction of the
Sodomites being literal, is presented as a sample of the
destruction due to the unholy at the judgment-day. It
cannot mean to destroy their happiness, as some affirm,
because the same destruction awaits Satan, and he has no
happiness to~estroy. It cannot mean, to destroy their
sins, as others claim, for that would not only prove the
salvation of the entire race of man, but of all the demons
too, as they too are to be destroyed; besides, it would
convert a penalty into a bless£ng.
That theory which would rob every term of its literal
signification when applied to the wicked, must be wrong.
Are the words" destroy," "perish," "consnme," "death,"
and similar words, when applied to the sinner, to mean
the very reverse of their very ordinary sense-preser-
vation and life? Has God ever said that the wicked have
eternal life, 01' that they ever are to have it? No, but just
the reverse. Has God ever said that the wicked are
immortal, either in soul or body, or are ever to be immortal?
Never. How, then, can they live eternally?
3.. 'I'he wicked shall be consumed in qelcenua at the
judgment.
The Greek term geltenna is the only term rendered hell,
when the hell of punishment is meant. Other terms are
translated hell when the state of the dead is intended, as
sheol and hades; but qehenna brings to view a hell of fire;
not a hell now in existence for immaterial men, but a hell
to exist after the resurrection and judgment, for material
sinners. We believe in wrath for the sinner, but it is " the
wrath to come." We believe in a judgment for the sinner,
but it is a " judgment to come." So we believe in a hell
for the sinner, but a hell after the judgment day-a hell of
fire, a consuming hell.
Jesus tells us that certain ones "shall be in danger of
hell [yehenl1aJ fire." Thus gehennct brings to view a hell of
fire, but whether that fire will preserve the wicked, or con-
sume them, we shall soon learn; and also whether it is a
hell for the disembodied soul, or 1'01' the man entire. Says
Christ: "If thy right eye offend thee [margin-" cause thee
to offend"], pluck it out and cast it from thee j for it is
profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish,
and not that thy whole body should be cast into [geltell1laJ
hell."-Matt. v. 29. Here we lean]. that when the sinner is
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cast into hell fire [gehennaJ, the" whole body" goes there;
and as the body does not go .to a hell of fire at death, but
simply to the grave where it must remain till the resur-
rection, it follows that this casting into "gehenna fire"
cannot take place till the resurrection and judgment, when
" they that have done evil" shall come forth" unto the re-
surrection of damnation."-John v. 29. Here the sinner's
damnation is made to depend upon his resurrection, and
must consequently be subsequent to it; and it is the
" damnation" of the man entire, after his release from the
Adamic death. Again Christ remarks: "If thy right hand
offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee j. for it is profit-
able that one of thy members should perish, and not that
thy whole body should be cast into [qehennaJ hell. "-Matt. v.
30. Here again the" whole body" is spoken of as destined
to be cast into this hell of fire (gehenna); and as it does not
go there at death, it cannot go before the" resurrection of
damnation."
Having learned that the corporeal man is to enter this
hell of fire, after the resurrection, we are prepared to enquire
whether this is a hell of preservation, or a hell of destruction?
Christ Himself gives a definite answer to this question:
" Fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in
[gehennaJ hell."-i11att. x. 28.
Here the fact is stated that " both soul and body" go to
this hell of fire, and also are destined to be destroyed. To
" destroy" cannot mean to preserve. And indeed it is the
nature of fire to consume; and to talk of casting anything
else into the fire, would be deemed equivalent to a threat of
destruction, even without saying that it was for that purpose;
then add to this the fact that it is expressly stated they
shall be destroyed, how can we come to an opposite
conclusion ?
Let us hear the Saviour again: " And if thy hand offend
thee, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into life maimed,
than having two hands to go into [gehennaJ hell, into the
fire that never shall be quenched ; where their worm dieth
not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thy foot offend
thee, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter halt into life,
than having two feet to be cast into [gehennaJ hell, into the
fire that never shall be quenched; where their worm dieth
not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thine eye offend
thee, pluck it out; it is better for thee to enter into the
kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be
cast into [gehennaJ hell-fire; where their worm dieth not,
and the fire is not quenched. For everyone shall be salted
with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt."-
Mark ix. 43-50. Gehenna, here translated" hell," is the
strongest term in the whole Greek vocabulary of words to
express total consumption, instead of conveying the idea of
preservation.
" Gehenna, from the valley of Hinnom, south of Jerusalem,
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once celebrated for the horrid worship of Moloch, and after-
wards polluted with every species of filth, as well as the
carcasses of animals, and dead bodies of malefactors; to
consume which, in order to avert the pestilence which such a mass
oj corruption would occasion, constant fires were kept burning. "_.
Greenfield's Greek Lexicon,
" Our Lord seems to allude to the worms which continu-
ally preyed on the dead carcasses which were cast into the
valley of Hinnom, gehenna, and to the perpetual fire there
kept to consume them."-Parkhurst's Greek Lexicon,
Parkhurst also remarks: "A qehenna oj fire does, I IlP-
prehend, in its outward and primary sense, relate to tllllt
dreadful doom of being burnt alive in the valley of Hinnom."
Here is the origin and meaning of the word qelienna;
employed by the Saviour to portray the coming doom of the
impenitent. Old gehenna is made a type of Divine selection,
to prefigure the destiny of the wicked. Then let us look at
typical gehenna in contrast with the antitypical gehenna, and
thus learn the lesson the Saviour designed to teach. Nothing
was cast into typical gehenna' to be preserved, but to be
consumed; neither will the wicked be cast into antitypical
gehenna (hell) to be preserved, but to be consumed. As in the
typical gehenna the fire devoured all that was cast inside of
the arches, and worms devoured all on the outside; so in
the anti typical gehenna (hell), the agent of destruction,
symbolized by the worm and fire, will deoour the wicked.
We are sometimes told that the worm signifies the sinner's
immortal soul, or his guilty conscience. But the fallacy of
this assumption is apparent when we pause to notice that
the worm was no part of that which was cast into typical
gehenna, but merely an agent to consume that which was
cast therein; therefore the worm that dieth not is nothing
that is to be cast into antitypical qelcenna (hell), but merely
symbolizes an agent to consume the wicked when cast in.
If the agent here symbolized should die, sinners might con-
tinue to live. If the fire could bo quenched, sinners might
escape death; but as it is, sinners must be consumed. That
the worm that dieth not is not the soul, or conscience of the
sinner, is made still more certain by reading the prophet's
statement, from which Jesus quotes: "And they shall go
forth and look upon the carcasses of the men that have
transgressed against me; for their worm shall not die,
neither shall their fire be quenched."-lsa. lxvi. 24. A
carcass is a "dead body," "a corpse." Do" carcasses"
have a deathless soul in them, or a guilty conscience tor-
menting them? "Their worm" cannot here mean soul or
conscience, but a consuming agent. So also in the Saviour's
discourse, as he quotes from the prophet. As before seen,
in the typical gehenna, the worm and fire devoured that
which was cast therein. Therefore in the antitype, the
worm is no part of the sinner that is cast into gehenna, but
simply an agent to consume that which is cast therein. If
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this agent of destruction is not hindered, if the worm does
not die, the sinner must be consumed.
To illustrate: we walk out into the farmer's corn-field,
and discover that a worm has commenced devouring a spear
of corn, and readily conclude that if the worm does not die,
it will kill the corn. So with the sinner; if that worm, or
agent of destruction, is undying, it will surely consume him.
Again, " the fire is not quenched." Is it perpetual? A Throne, and be joint-sharers
fire that cannot be quenched, is one that cannot be ex-
tinguished, and is therefore sure to consume that on which
it preys. We witness a house on fire; the flames are
streaming from every part; there is no hope of saving the
house, and we say the fire cannot be quenched; and just as
surely as this is the case, the house must be consumed. So
in the case of the sinner; if the fire cannot be quenched,
the sinner must be consumed, It was said of the fire that
consumed tho gates and palaces of Jerusalem, "It shall not
be quenched" t Jer, xvii, 27); and of the fire that consumed
the Jewish sacrifices, "it shall never go out" (Lev. vi. 18) ;
but those fires were not perpetual; and the language
used is just as strong as that applied to the sinner. If a
disease cannot be cured, it will kill its victim. If a fire
cannot be quenched, it will consume that to which it is
applied. And this is the scriptural sense.- William
Sheldon.
A BRIEF EXPOSITION OF AN APOSTOLIC SPEEOH.
Acts xv, 18-21.
THIS speech by the Apostle James, delivered before the
apostles and elders at Jerusalem, A.D. 52, commences with a
broad outline of the order of events, and it is this part of it
we purpose to briefly notice.
1. "James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken
unto me: Simon hath declared how God at the first did visit
the Gentiles." Peter's words are recorded in verses 7-11.
In verse 7, he says, addressing J ames' audience, " Ye. know
how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that
the Gentiles by my mouth should heal' the Word of the
Gospel, and believe." The expression used here by Peter,
" a good while ago," and that used above by J ames, " at the
first did visit," are synonymous; and the period indicated
by them dates from the conversion of the Roman centurion,
Oornelius, through the ministry of Peter, A.D. 41. That day
salvation first visited the Gentiles in all its fulness! And
from that time to the present this visitation has not ceased.
Nor will it cease until God's purpose of grace towards the
Gentiles is accomplished. What is that purpose? Is it
their general conversion? It is not. It is-
H. "To take out of them a people for His Name." Such
is God's purpose of grace towards us-such the peculiar
object of this dispensation or ae-e-the gathering out from
STANDARD.
among the Gentiles, as well as from the descendants of
Abraham, "a people for His Name." Significant wo~ds!
How pregnant are they of coming glory and honour to the
people thus gathered out! Behold them! They are" Sons
of God," " Heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Ohrist," " One
in Christ Jesus," "The Church, which is His body ;" and as
such they are to sit with the Ohrist, their. Head, upon His
with Him of all the royal
splendours of His Kingdom. The completion of this people
-Ohrist's body-draws on apace! The times of the Gentiles
are fast running out! What then?
" AFTER THIS I WILL RETURN."
But we win not anticipate the order of the apostle's words.
Ill. "And to this agree the words of the prophets." This
dispensation, 01' break between the coming of the Messiah
in humiliation and His second coming in glory, was inti-
mated by the Holy Spirit to the prophets. In Psalm xxii,
and cx., we have it mentioned very plainly. And Isaiah is
full of it. Thus in chap. xl. 8-5, he speaks of the Herald
of the Messiah; in chap. ix. 6-7, of the Birth of the
Messiah; in chap. lxi, 1-3, of the Mission of the Messiah;
and in chap. liii., of the Death and Re-living of the Messiah;
and in each of these prophecies the glory that should follow
this coming in humiliation is spoken of equally plain. And
shall it not follow? It shall. "The zeal of the Lord of
Hosts will perform this." And again in chap. lxv. 1, Isaiah
speaks of the calling of the Gentiles during this break in
these words, " I am sought of them that asked not for Me ;
I am found of them that sought Me not; I said, Behold Me,
behold Me, unto a nation that was not called by My Name."
And in connection with this calling of the Gentiles in chaps.
xi. 12, and lxiii. 17-19, he also speaks of a long dispersion
of God's ancient people-the twelve tribes of Israel.
But to none of the prophets was the peculiar object of this
dispensation clearly revealed. They none of them saw the
calling of Jews and Gentiles into" one body "-the body of
the Christ. The time was not then ripe for such an unfold-
ing of the mind and will of God. To the Apostle Paul was
this duty specially entrusted. And well has he done it, as
witness in his letter to the Ephesians.
IV. "As it is written." It was with these words our
Lord overcame the temptations of the devil during the forty
days of His being tested in the wilderness. To each tempta-
tion He replied, "It is written," &c. Thus the Captain of
our salvation triumphed over the devil; and if we also would
likewise triumph, we must follow in His footsteps. And to
every insinuation of the enemy that God's Word does not
mean what it says, we must reply, and reply only, "It is
written," &c.
V. "Mter this I will return." We have seen that the
prophets saw this dispensation; but they also saw that it was
to have an end when their Messiah should come a second
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time to "perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to
Abraham, which Thou (God) hast sworn unto our fathers
from the days of old." The Prophet Zechariah, in chap. xiv.,
vividly describes this second coming. The scene he depicts
is one of great awfulness, and full of terrors to the enemies of
the Lord j but, to see it in all its grandeur, we must read
Rev. xix. 11-xx. 1-6.
This second coming seems to be composed of two stages.
The first stage is our Lord's descent into the air for the
purpose of calling His dead and living saints to meet Him,
as stated by Paul in 1 Thes. iv. 13-18 j the second stage is
His coming with them as stated by Zechariah and John.
Between the two stages there appears to be an interval-
Luke xxi. 36 j Rev. iii. 10-but of what duration that interval
will be, is not plainly revealed. The interval appears to be
filled up, amongst other things, with the meeting of Christ
and His saints, the apportioning to each his reward and rank
in the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, and their presenta-
tion by their Head before the Father, a glorious body, " with
exceeding joy j " then follows their public manifestation to
the world. Glorious manifestation! 0 ye wheels of time
roll quickly and bring that day-the day of Israel's salvation
and inauguration of the Kingdom of God!
VI. "And (I) will build again the tabernacle of David,
which is fallen down j and I will build again the ruins
thereof, and I will set it up." This is a quotation from
Amos ix, 11-15 j and what does its reiteration here prove?
Does it not prove beyond controversy that the Apostle J ames
fully believed in its literal fulfilment at the end of this dis-
pensation, when the Heir to the Throne and Kingdom of
David shall return to claim His possessions? It does. The
hope of David was his, as well as the Prophet Amos'. And
not alone was it their hope. It was the hope of all prophets
and apostles. And it was also the hope of our Lord, and He
sealed it with His own blood. What follows then? This:
If any reliance is to be placed in the words of our Lord, or
of the apostles, or of the prophets, or of an angel's, then the
House of the Lord must be rebuilt and become the glory of
all lands, and David's Throne must be restored in the Person
of His Divine Son, and David's Kingdom-the Kingdom of
Israel-must be exalted above all kingdoms in the world-
wide dominion of the King, the Lord Jesus Christ. There
is no other conclusion. And well is it for us that there is
not, as that hope is the hope of the Church with promise.
Its fulfilment will be in order-
VII. "That the residue of men might seek after the Lord,
and all the Gentiles, upon whom My Name is called, saith the
Lord, who doeth all these things." The race of mortals does
not cease with the second coming of Christ j and so during the
whole Millennial reign the Gospel will be preached, although
under other conditions to what it is now. Isaiah ii. 2, 3,
Zechariah xiv. 16-19, and Acts iv. 12, fully 'confirm this.
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The Millennium is the great harvest-time of the world. But
to whom is reserved the high honour of scattering the know-
ledge of the glory of the Lord to the utmost ends of the
earth? To restored Israel, then" all-righteous." For they
will be sent, says the prophet-Isaiah lxvi. 19-to "the
nations . • . and to the isles afar off, that have not heard of
My fame, neither have seen My glory j and they shall declare
My glory among the Gentiles." And of them it will be said!
by a happy people, "How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of them that publish Glad Tidings of Salvation! .'
Beyond this reign of the Christ and His saints for one
thousand years lies the shoreless ocean of eternity, in which
God will " show the exceeding riches of His grace in His
kindness towards us through Christ Jesus." Well then may
we joyfully unite with the apostle in saying, " Known unto
God are all His works from the beginning of the world."-
C. Fooss.
AN ITALIAN IN PALESTINE.
SIGNORPIEROTTI,an Italian, who has spent twenty-four years
in the Holy Land, has recently given several lectures in
Rome under the auspices of the Geographical Society.
He is an old man, with a long, white beard, but his form is
erect and his eye bright. The courage, perseverance, and
intelligence with which he has prosecuted his researches in
Palestine still animate him, and it is rare to hear a more
interesting lecturer. He was one of the Italian patriots of
1848-9, and took part in all the battles of that period. He
then went to Palestine, where he was appointed colonel of a
'I'urkish regiment, and he was also an engineer and architect
in the city of Jerusalem. Thus he combined all the re-
quisites for an intelligent examination of that ancient
country.
His military position, as well as his quality of engineer,
gave him access to all parts of the country, while the soldiers
he commanded were a protection in desolate places.
During a long series of years he has studied the localitie s
and the ruins of that iuteresting country. With the Bible
in his hand, he has compared its names and its histories
with the names of the places and with the traditions of the
inhabitants. The result of this patient investigation is a
convictio~ of the truth of the Bible histories and of the
literal fulfilment of prophecy. He believes that the desert
shall again rejoice and blossom as the rose, and that the
Jewish people will be restored to the land promised four
thousand years ago to Abraham and his children for ever.
He draws this conviction from the great exactness with
which some of the prophecie,s have already been fulfilled, the
words of Isaiah and the prophets being an exact picture of
the actual facts.
During Signor Pierotti's long residence in Palestine he
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has made excavations~ in Hebron, at the five cities of the
Dead Sea, at Jerusalem, and many other localities. The
results of these excavations are a rich collection of antique
objects, which he desires to sell to the Italian Government.
The collection consists of ancient sarcophagi in verd-
antique porphyry, alabaster, and other marbles; of vases;
of bronze and marble statues; arms and armour, and gold,
silver, bronze, iron, and glass coins. Some of these objects
date back three or four thousand years, and the inscriptions
are written in all known and in several unknown languages.
He lives in a tower built by Godfrey de Bouillon on the
Mount of Olives, from whence he looks down on the city of
Jerusalem. This tower only cost him twelve gold napoleons,
but he has added fields to it, where he cultivates olives and
vines. But he often makes expeditions of three or four
days with his Arabs, to examine the country, to compare the
traditions of the people with the Bible, and to make exca-
vations. On these expeditions he never makes a fire, which
would be seen by wandering enemies, but carries with him
eggs, dried beef, cheese, and other similar articles of food.
THE CITYOF HEBRON.
The city of Hebron, where Signor Pierotti excavated, is
divided into four parts, and the modern name given to it by
the Arabs signifies" four cities." These are the cities of
David, Abner, Abraham, and Absalom, and he found ancient
walls in the city of David which he thinks are the ruins of
the house of David, In the second part he found a sepulchre
called by the Arabs" the sepulchre of Abner." In the city
of Abraham he found the cavern of Machpelah, where the
tombs of Abraham, Isaao and J acob, Sarah, Leah, and
Rebecca, still exist. They are hollowed out of the solid rock
of the cavern, a stone is laid over them, and on the stone is
placed the sarcophagus. These sarcophagi still bear the
names of the patriarchs, and he believes that their bodies
are still there, as the ancient Jews, the Crusaders, the Turks,
and the Arabs have all respected this tomb. No Christian
even now is permitted to descend into it. The first time he
went, the Arabs would not let him enter, but six years after-
wards, the water having filled the cavern, he was sent by
the authorities, in his capacity of an architect to remove it,
and thus was able to examine this ancient historical spot.
The word Maohpelah' means "double cavern," which he
found to be true, as the cavern has two stories, one above
the other.
The same customs prevail there as are recorded in the
the Bible history. Abraham offered to buy this cavern of
its owner, who at first refused to receive any recompense for
it, but when he was pressed, fixed a price which was three
times its real value. This is precisely the customs of the
Arabs at the present day.
The fertility of the country is remarkable, a bunch of
grapes often weighing three kilogrummes and requiring to
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be carried by two men. No other country in the world yields
as rich a harvest of fruit or grain, and the plains of Jordan
and Esdraelon are wonderfully fertile. Signor Pierotti
excavated in the Valley of Eskelon, and found many instru-
ments of the era of the Canaanites and Philistines. Some
of these were knives of the stone period, and stones, three
or four metres long, engraved with strange letters, which no
European archseologist has been able to decipher.-Christian
Age.
ITEMS OF INTELLIGENCE.
TnuTH SPREADING.-Our readers may be glad to know that
we attended a quarterly meeting of Baptist Ministers a few
nays ago, when a paper was read on the different views
now obtaining on the sinner's doom. vVe were glad to see
that out of the number present there were but two or three
who held the old dogma of Eternal Torment; some expressed
themselves strongly in favour of the final destruction of the
finally impenitent. We had the fullest liberty given to express
our views amongst them, and there seemed to be an interest
manifested on the part of some to become more conversant
with the Scriptural evidence we have, for the position we
take relative to the nature of man and his future destiny.
Thank our God that we are enabled, through His favour, to
meet with such an opportunity of bringing befor~ the reli-
gious teachers these glorious truths. We are also glad
to say that, although our views are known to many in the
denomination, yet we have more invitations to fill their
pulpits than we can well attend to, which goes to show that
a more liberal spirit pervades our religious circles than had
obtained in bygone days. Truth is surely making its way
amongst us, in which fact we greatly rejoice.
NEWS FROMSKIPToN.-We have been made glad by a letter
received this morning from one of our earnest young friends,
in which he states that many are believing the truth, both
in his own and other churches. He writes :-" There is not a
dissenting place in the town, but there are persons who hold
the truth of donditional Immortality; and many are search-
ing into these things. If we had a place of worship about
here, where these views were preached, I feel confident it
would be well attended. I was out the other day on
business, and called at a house, and was asked to come in
and sit down. The lady then began to talk about religious
matters. I was rather surprised, because she is one who
has not attended any place of worship much. We had a
good long talk on the subject, and I could see that
she had been deeply touched somewhere. When I was
leaving she said: "I have not been living as I ought, and
should like to get into the better way." I asked her when
did she begin to feel in that way? " Oh, she says, " 'twas
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at Brown's lectures, and it was there I was touched." Who
knows how many hearts have been touched besides hers? "
WHEN LECTURINGIN BRADFORD,a young lady was very
anxious to see us after the last lecture. She found an
opportunity, and with tears in her eyes, she thanked God
that she had heard the lectures, for they had given her such
great light. She stated that her mind had been so dark;
she had passed through such mental agony, arising from the
views she had been taught relative to God's vindictive
character in eternally tormenting the wicked. But now the
light had come, and she was made to rejoice in His
love; the dark, hideous cloud that ha hung over her life
for so many years had now passed away.
,VE LEARNFROMTHE" BIBLEECHO" that the Rev. Charles
A. Hayden, late of the Mount Auburn Baptist Church, Cin-
cinnatti, Ohio, has resigned his pastorate, and in doing so
has made, in his last sermon, the following remarks on the
" Annihilation of the Wicked ":-
" Once more-In my study of the Word, during the past
eight months, I have been convinced that the teaching of
the Scripture is contrary to the generally-accepted view of
man's inherent immortality, and consequently is contrary to
the dogma of eternal torment. I believe the teaching of
inspiration to be, that eternal life is the gift of God, through
Christ Jesus, to all who believe in Him. Taking the
Scripture as it reads, in its plain, simple language, and
laying aside all human interpretations, by which life is made
something else than life, and death something other than
death, I cannot resist the conclusion that immortality is
conditional upon the acceptance of Him who says' I am the
Life,' and declares that He came that we 'might not perish'
but also 'like Himself, have everlasting life.' Convinced
that the Bible denies that men have any life in themselves,
and that it teaches that life and immortality are alone
through faith in Christ, I therefore accept the plain state-
ment of Scripture that the end of the wicked is, to be
destroyed, to utterly perish; that' the day cometh that shall
burn as an oven, and all the proud, yea, and all that do
wickedly, shall be as stubble, and the day that cometh shall
burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, that it shall leave
them neither root nor branch." This I believe to be the
second death. This is the sinner's punishment, and it is
eternal. And these words shall have been fulfilled when sin
and misery shall have been put out of the universe,-when
the serpent's head shall have been crushed by the seed of
the woman,-then shall the Son deliver up the Kingdom to
the Father, and God shall be all, and in all. And here let
me say, that since I have been led to see this teaching of
God's Word, old difficulties have vanishec1 that have
always haunted me, and a new light is shed upon the
page of Holy Writ: and this whole Word glows with a fresh
meaning, and has become a new delight."
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MR. IMPEY, THE EX-WESLEYAN, AND TilE
"CHURCH TIMES."
THE following is clipped from the Church Times, being a
Review of Mr. Impey's pamphlet, "Why I leave the
Wesleyan Methodist Church."
Such is the title of a pamphlet issued for private circulation
among frienc1s by Mr. W. Impey, late Chairman and General
Superintendent of the Grahamstown district. It seems Mr.
Impey had been for forty years a Wesleyan minister, anc1
hac1 risen to be the recognizec1 heac1 of his flourishing sect in
South Africa. When the early settlers of 1828 went out to
occupy the land, the Wesleyans sent a very able and apostolic
man as minister, whereas the English Church, as was her
wont in those c1ays, sent not of her best and ablest sons.
The late Mr. Shaw, who formerly occupied the post which
his son-in-law, Mr. Impey, has just resigned, was also a man
greatly respected, so that it can hardly be wondered thfLt
Bishop Gray, on first visiting Grahamstown, found the
Wesleyan boc1y occupying the place which the English
Church should have filled. They have some sixty missions
anc1 missionaries, over whom Mr. Impey was General
Superintendent. He has given all this up-house, income,
position, anc1late in life, for he has attained some sixty years,
anc1 knelt before one he had long known as Archdeacon
Merriman, now Bishop of Grahamstown, for the grace of
Confirmation. He then for a short time acted as Reader,
and on the Feast of St. Thomas was admitted to Deacon's
Orders.
From his pamphlet we gather Mr. Impey is no longer able
to teach the following from the Wesleyan Catechism :-
What say the. Catechiams ? The first part of these
Catechisms-No. 1, is designed "for children of tender
years." "The answer to each question being put in the
form of a complete proposition, emboc1ying the entire sense
of the question and answer united."
Part I., Section 5, Ques. 1. "What sort of place is hell? "
Ans. "Hell is a dark and bottomless pit, full of fire and
brimstone. "
Ques. 2. "How will the wicked be punished there? "
4ns. ". The wicked will be punishec1 in hell by having
their bodies tormented by fire, anc1 their souls by a sense of
the wrath of Goc1."
Ques. 3. "How long will these torments last? "
Ans. "The torments of hell will last for ever and
ever."
The first answer describes hell, the second defines the
punishment, the thirc1 fixes the duration. This is done in
terms adapted to the understanding of" children of tender
years," who may be, and presumably are expected to receive
them literally; such are the terms, also in their literal ac-
ceptation , in which this doctrine is taught to ignorant and
untutored heathens when first brought into contact with the
Blessed Gospel of Christ.
Mr. Impey also prints his correspondence with the Secre-
taries of the Wesleyan Society in Englanc1. In one of his
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letters he says that he believes the future "punishment"
the wicked is " everlasting" in the sense that in itself it is
final and irreversible, but that he' does not believe" such
punishment consists in the conscious and eternal agony or
suffering of a living soul." He also alleges that he cordially
accepts the orthodox doctrine as to the Fall of Man, the
Atonement, &c. :-
I believe in a future state and in a judgment to come:
that the Lord Jesus Christ will "come again to judge both
quick and dead." That" we must all appeal' before the
judgment-seat of Christ that everyone may receive the
things done in his body according to that he hath done,
whether it be good or bad." I believe there will be a just
and final Retribution, and I accept the words of the Lord
Jesus that the wicked "shall go away into everlasting
punishment, but the righteous into Life Eternal." I have
no hesitation in affirming this as a broad principle, irrespective
of any theories of that in which this punishment consists,
excepting always that of a literally ceaseless, conscious, and
eternal toruieut, which I cannot accept; nor have I any
hesitation in saying that I am prepared to express my assent
to all other doctrines of the body, "as I have been wont to
do in the District Meetings for so many years."
The Cape Church News says it could have wishe'd for more
delay as the question was a provincial, and more than
provincial, one. But the News probably does not know that
nothing has been done in haste. Last spring Mr. Impey
had an interview with Bishop Merriman in England, and his
lordship being then too unwell to enter into the question,
referred him to the Metropolitan, then just arrived, who put
him in communication with the Bishop of Lincoln. On his
return to the Cape, Mr. Impey was met by several clergymen
with warm expressions of regard, and hopes that he would be
able to work in the South African Church. It was announced
in the Colonial papers that Mr. Impey, who is a good Kaffir
scholar, had been offered a post in the Native Department of
the Colonial Government, but as soon as he had satisfied the
Bishop, the people of Grahamstown promised to raise a
stipend for him.
The question on which Mr. Impey was induced to leave
the Wesleyans, had caused no little stir in the boc1y, and
other ministers have retired for the same reason in England.
At the Bristol Conference, one of the College Professors said
that Ministers who could not teach the doctrine of Eternal
Punishment, as taught in Wesley's Sermons and their other
Standards, must retire! and he boasted that the first four
volumes of Wesley's Sermons was the" largest creed in
Christendom." We shoulc1 think so. The said volumes,
however, carefully shut out John Wesley's famous sermon on
the Priesthood, in which he roundly tells his preachers that ,
they ape laymen.
Mr. Impey repudiates the doctrine called " Universalism,'
and says he believes most fully in the Incarnation,
Atonement, and the exact words of our Lord (Matt. xxv. 46),
"And these shall go away," &c. But he adds, Wesleyan
Catechisms, not Wesley's Sermons, are Catholic creeds.
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of The Mediseval Hell and its materialistic horrors are dwelt on
by preachers at village revivals until little children are made
to scream with fright. Many Wesleyan ministers, however,
set their face against this sort of excitement; but the people
love to have it so. To show that many ministers share this
feeling, Mr. Impey quotes from the discussion on the subject
at the BristolConference, where one speaker exclaimed-
" What after death for me remains?
Celestial joy or hellish pains
To all eternity."
The Conference (says the TVatchman) responded with a loud
Amen.
Mr. Impey also quotes Wesley: "There is no possibility
of their fainting away. No, not for a moment." Every
instant of their duration it may be said of their whole frame
that they are--
" Trembling- alive all o'er,
And smart and agonize at every pore."
The correspondence closes with a letter from Dr. Pope,
the present Wesleyan President, who says:-
" Your long and faithful services will be remembered, you
may be sure, by the Conference, when your letter is pre-
sented, and I anticipate it will be acknowledged with universal
• sorrow."
VIVISECTION AND THE BIBLE.
To the Editor of the CHRISTIANSIGNAL.
SIR,-I have read with considerable interest the corres-
pondence that has been carried on for months in your paper
,on the vivisection of animals, and have been pleased with
the commendable sympathy expressed by the writers on one
side for the sufferings that pOOl' dumb creatures have to
endure for the benefit of scientific observation and experi-
ment. Doubtless this question has two sides, and the
greater good may warrant the infliction of some amount of
suffering for the benefit of mankind, but then these tortures
very soon cease in the final death of the victims, but by the
law of mental association my thoughts have reverted to the
popular, but unscriptural, dogma of endless suffering as the
doom of the finally impenitent. Does God care for anc1 pity
the brute? He does. Will God truly judge those who
inflict upon the lower animals unnecessary suffering? He
most surely will. And yet will learned divines, with the
Book of God in their hands, dare so far to contradict its
plain teachings as to affirm that God will miraculously keep
alive human beings through all eternity for the sole purpose
of tormentinq them? Not for their benefit-the time for
that being past; no, nor yet for the benefit of others, for
the
I there is no change beyond the grave and resurrection.
Nowhere in God's Word is man said to be immortal out of
Christ. God's punishment for sin is clearly stated to be
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death-" the soul that sinneth it shall die," "all the wicked
will God destroy." Surely your correspondents who would
not torture a dog, rabbit, or even a frog, will revolt at the
unscriptural God-dishonouring doctrine of eternal suffering
as the doom of the wicked. The sure word of truth says
"they shall perish;" "into smoke shall they consume
away," that sin and suffering shall come to an end. But
tender, sympathising Christian men and women, who
would fine or imprison a man for working a horse with a
sore shoulder, and shrink from a doctor experimenting on a
rabbit that he might benefit his patients, yet, through the
blinding effects of traditional training and teaching, piously
think that the loving, gracious God, contrary to His plain
revealed Word, will inflict endless, conscious, torment on
wicked mortals. "How much is a man better than a
sheep? "
Feb. 1, 1879. THOMASVASEY.
* *':' Our correspondent has ingeniously turned the
Vivisection controversy aside to a wholly different question.
-ED. C. S.
[We thank our Brother Vasey for his skill in seizing an
opportunity to present a truth to those who might not
otherwise meet with it; and commend his argument to the
prayerful study of all who belive that" God is LOVE."]
A STORM AND THE STORM.
WHATvaried emotions fill the hearts of the many members
of our vast community, when the ear is arrested by the
peculiar wailing sounds which precede a storm. The creak-
ing of doors and windows; the shrill and unearthly shrieking
and whistling through every unguarded interstice; the
mighty rushing through the foliage and branches of trees;
followed, in the crescendo of the wind music, by the wild
prolonged moan as the speed of the storm increases from
fifteen to sixty miles per hour. Well is all this calculated to
alarm even those whose loved cnes dwell on land, but to
strike like a death-knell to the hearts of those whose earthly
treasures are upon the perilous deep. But the soul of the
Christian wife or mother is stayed on the sure promises of
the loving father; to her the stormy, murky sky is arched
by the rainbow of the "sure word" of the unfailing God;
and reverently bowing her drooping form, she beseeches Him
who holds the winds and waves in the hollow of .His hand,
to mercifully watch over and protect her loved ones.
How different those who, with their hearts' best love in
deadly peril, have no Christian faith to sustain them! That
fisher's wife, that seaman's mother. These are filled with
agonizing foreboding fear for the fate of such as have
launched their frail craft on the stormy and treacherous sea;
which to-day kisses, and to-morrow smites in maddest anger ;
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to-night sings sweet lullabys, and to-morrow weaves a sea-
weed shroud; the beautiful, but false and fickle sea.-
Again, how differently a storm affects the young to what
it does the old. The latter, with many not unfounded mis-
'givings as to the fate of poor storm-tossed mariners, betake
themselves to their cosy chimney-corners, and shudderingly
meditate upon the dangers of such as see the sea in its
wrath; whilst their lips murmur a prayer in response to the
solemn awe-inspiring sound of the minute gun at sea.
As for the young, such laugh gleefully at the boisterous
winds and their rude buffeting, and keenly enjoy the fun of
having their bright locks and ringlets scattered about their
face and eyes. Then, children of a larger growth welcome
it as a pleasant, though rough, change. So, securely muffied,
they eagerly seek an encounter with its fiercest mood, by
the sea-side or on the mountain top.
But even to those who can discern no joy or pleasure in
its actual visitation, and mourn over its destructive power,
a storm-terrible in its mighty passage-brings blessings in
its after-calm. It has removed the malarious and putrid
effiuvias arising from stagnant water, corrupting things, and·
uncleanly human homes. It has fitted the air for respira-
tion, and given to mere physical life a sense of sweet
enjoyment. Gazing upon its passage, one might fear its
power and doubt its good; but contemplating its after-
blessings, the initiated would realize that the advantage
compensated the disadvantage; rebuilding man's physical
health, and infusing fresh stamina into his mental capacity.
Poor Szegedin in Hungary, has recently had a terrible illus-
tration of the darker side of a storm; 9,500 buildings, and
4,000 lives sacrificed to its greedy maw-the Lord-and the
Lord's people-pity and help the sufferers. But, as we write,
we think of a greater storm which is coming upon the world to
try it,-the storm of " the great tribulation." Happy those
who meet it girded with Christian armour, the panoply of
faith; such shall hear its coming, but not experience its
cruel effects; safe at the meeting with their Lord in the air.
Sad indeed, however, the condition of all, without faith,
then, Szegedin's horrors multiplied a thousand-fold. Very
different is the mode in which different people treat the
indications of the approaching storm. Some laugh in
scepticism; some doubt, yet fear; some, in anger, thrust
the thought, as a baleful presence, far from them. But
some, however, "consider their latter end, and are wise."
Terrible, however, as this coming storm will be, it is to be
followed by great blessings,-even a ransomed world, the
Millenial state. We will not fear, but pray for the speedy
coming of the storm-cloud, that we may realize its speedy
passing, and see the "Sun of Righteousness arise with
healing in His wings." "Fear not, little flock; it is your
Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom."
Plymouth. MINNIE B.
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ASSOCIATION NOTES. met twice, with pleasing results; it IS conducted by

NEWS.
BRA.DFORD.-In connection with the Church here, a Social
Tea Meeting was held in the Waverley Temperance Hotel, on
Saturday evening, Feb. 2Bl'c1. After tea, Bro. Aldridge was
called to the Chair, and short addresses relative to the
present position and future work of the Church were delivered.
Some of the brethren and sisters also spoke of their experience
in standing alone, and how, spite of opposition by those who
called themselves Christians, they had derived much joy from
the certain possession of truth. The enjoyment of the even-
ing was somewhat marred by the fact that our Bro, Mackay,
the Secretary, who has been an active, efficient worker in
the formation of the Church, was leaving the town, and the
prayers and good wishes of all follow him. Some of the
friends had, previous to the tea, expressed themselves against
the idea of a meeting of this kind, their minds being carried
back to the stiff, formal affairs of the Churches they had been
in connection with before, but now these are among its
warmest admirers, experiencing, as they did, the good which
results when "friend holds fellowship with friend." We
say, try a Social Tea.-A Conference of the friends was also
held at the house of Bro. Chas. Paul, on the evening of Feb.
25th; the Editor and Secretary were present as a deputation
from the Association. A very happy and useful evening was
spent. An Auxiliary for Bradford was decided on, and Bros.
G. Aldridge and C. Paul appointed pro. tem. officers. It was
decided to hold an early Meeting for the election of officers
and Committee. Twenty-two Members were received.-
On Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 26th and 27th, two
Lectures were given in the Mechanics' Institute by the
Editor, G. A. Brown; Capt. H. J. Ward, the President,
presided. Several of the local friends were on the platform.
At the first Lecture about 250 were present; subject, "The
non-immortality of the soul by nature." The Meeting was
somewhat disturbed by the rude and persistent questioning
of two persons,-one a Swedenborgian, the other an Irvingite,
-whose anxiety seemed to be rather to air their crotchets, and
exalt themselves, than to exalt truth. The second Lecture
was attended by above 400 persons, and proved a most
attentive and delightful Meeting; the subject being, ,. The
doom of the wicked." A large number of questions were
asked, by probably twenty different persons; the answers of
the Lecturer evidently carried the bulk of the audience with
him. At the close, a most cordial vote of thanks, supporting
the Chairman and Lecturer, and approving of their straight-
forward and impartial conduct, was passed with acclama-
tion. One present wished to move an amendment, but was
requested to vote against the resolution instead; he had
very few supporters. We are hopeful of much good from
Bro. G. Aldl'idge.
BINGLEY.-Much good is being done here, in a quiet,
steady way, by Bro. and Sister Kinnock; as also at
Cottingley. Regular Services and Bible Classes are being
conducted, and a good number of Members have been
obtained for the Association. They have also formed an
Auxiliary for that district.
BIRMINGHAM.-OnMonday, February 24th, Mr. S. Wright
delivered a Lecture in one of the Board Schools. The
President, Capt. H. J. Ward, presided; quite 250 persons
were present. Mr. Wright delivered a thoughtful lecture,
exposing the errors of unsound dogmas, and enforcing the
truth of "Life only in Christ."
EDINBURGH.-A series of three independent Lectures has
been given in the Union Hall, by Mr. W. Laing, on three
successive Sunday Evenings, thus :-" The pleasing hope of
Immortality-False grounds and True;" "Conditional Im-
mortality;" "The Fatherhood of God considered as an
argument for Universal Salvation."
LONDoN.-Dr. Wm. Leask (Editor of The Rainbow) has
been lecturing, in the ordinary course of his Services, for
several successive Sunday evenings, at Maberley Chapel,
Dalston, on the events of the Apocalypse, thus :-" The
Title Deeds of the Inheritance;" "The white-robed Palm
Bearers;" "The Oath of the Angel;" "The Monster Wild
Beast;" The Glorious Marriage;" "The End of all Evil."
We are glad that our brethren are thrusting to the front, in
their several ministries, matters of such sublime importance.
CLEVEDON,SOMERSET.-Our revered Bro., General Good-
wyn, though laid aside for a season from active labour, has
not been content to put his light under a bushel. A series
of weekly meetings have been held at his residence, at which
he has given discourses on "Typical and Prophetic Scrip-
ture," to which all Christians have been invited. Some
blessing has followed.
FORTHCOMING
LECTURES.
CHELTENHAM.-March 24th and 25th, in the Christian
Assembly Rooms, by Bro. Thomas Vasey, of Bridgnorth.
The Secretary will preside. Subjects :-" Is Immortality
the Natural Birthright of Humanity?" or, Will all Men
(of necessity) Live for Ever?" And" The Solemn Doom
of the Wicked. Will it be Eternal Torments? Deliverance
from Hell? or, to Perish for Ever?"
GRAVESEND, KENT.-Aprillst, 2nd, and Brd, in the Public
Hall, by the Editor, Bro. G. A. Brown, of Lincoln. The
Secretary will preside. Subjects :-1. "The Gospel Hope;
or, Immortality brought to Light through the Gospel."
n, ,. The Atonement in the Light of Conditional Immor-

these Meetings.-A Bible Class has been formed, a~d has tality." III." The Signs of the Times."
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TO OURREADERS. LINCOLN-Mint Lane. Geo. A. Brown, Minister. Sunday,

Service at 10-30 and 6. Monday, Prayer Meeting at 7,
Scattered throughout the country there are doubtless Wednesday, 7.
many believers in "Life in Christ," who are not yet in LIVEItPOOL-Club Moor Hall, Townsend Lane. Sundays,
union with us as an association. We appeal to such, to Services at 10-45 and 6-30. Mutual Improvement
clear their conscience before God, by helping in this first Society, Monday 8. Prayer Meeting, Thursday 7-30.
Applications to W. H. Miller, 11, Belmont Road.
organized effort to spread the truth. Rules will be sent on
LIVEItPOOL-9, Clayton Square. In connection with "the
application. A minimum subscription of 2/6 qualifies for Association for the Dissemination of the Truth of Life
membership; this is not intended, however, to apply to the and Immortality through Christ alone;" a Weekly
wealthy, but only to those who, though" rich in faith," and Meeting on Friday at 7-30.
"heirs of the promises," are poor in this world's goods. LONDON,N-Maberley Chapel, Ball's Pond Road, Dalston,
'Ve need, and ask from those who have enough and to spare, Minister, Rev. Dr. Wm. Leask, Editor of The Rainbow.
Sundays, Services at 11 and 6-30. Thursday, Service
something more than the crumbs which fall from their at 7-30.
tables. Subscriptions and donations will be gratefully LONDON-Clapham, Gauden Road Gospel Hall (opposite Clap-
received by the Secretary or Treasul'er.-Cy1'uS E. Brooks, ham Road Station). Lord's Day morning at 11 o'clock,
Secretars}, Cheltenham, Ma1'ch ius, 1879. for Worship and Breaking of Bread according to the
Scriptures, All Christians welcome.
LONDON(North West)-St. John's Rooms, Lisson Grove.
Sunday, Worship at 11; Preaching at 7. Tuesday,
VISITORS' GUIDE. Bible Reading at 7. All Christians welcome. Address
[HITHIlRTO, it has been common for those holding" Conditional Irnmor- letters, " R. J. Hammond, 62, Maida Vale, London, VV."
tality," to have to hear and support a ministry of which they could not Losuox-c-Holborn College, 12, Bed Lion Square, W.C.
approve, and the teachings of which were utterly repugnant to them ;
or, to come out and bear the cross of isolation. Yea, in some cases, Worship and Breaking of Bread every Sunday evening
even when there has been in the same neighbourhood others, hording the at 7. Bible Readings Sunday Afternoon, 3.-15.
trutli ; or, banded together to declare it. We wish to prevent this in Wednesday evenings 7-30. All Believers Welcomed.
future, and have therefore designed this Guide, By its belp, brethr-u
cau see at a glance where to find suitable fellowship, and enjoy a -uitable NESTON,Cheshire-Neston Gospel Hall. J. J. Grylls,
ministry. Seeing that our aim is to make the circulation of the Minister. Services-Sunday at 10-30 and 6-30.
Standard (as our Association organ), co-extensive with those balding our Wednesday 7 o'clock.
corumon faith, to enable us to direct such. to suitable fellowship, we
need tbe co-operation of our fdlow-beli~vers, and particulars of every N.B.-To make this guide really useful, we need the
place in the United Kingdom where such fellowship and teaching may insertion therein of all places of Christian W orship where
be obtained. See Ioot-uote.]
the pulpit teachings arc in harmony with the truth of
BmMINGHAM-Hl,Hagley Road, Christians meet for Breaking " Life and Immortality" in Christ alone, Who hath brought
of Bread and Fellowship on Sunday mornings at 10-3U ;
evening Service, 6-30. Wednesday, 7-30. Visitors can it to light. The Subscription fee is 5s. per annum. Address
apply to Mr. G. Whitehouse, 2, Yew Tree Road; Mr. A. --:Gyrus E. Brooks.A, Oriel Place, Cheltenham.
Crosbie, York Road; or Mr. H. Brittain, 26, All Saints'
Road.
BRADFORD,YORKSHIRE-Temperance Hall, Chapel-street, a
Meeting of Christians (holding" Life in Christ") each
Fl~EE CIRCULATIONOF THE STANDARD. - 'I'he Publishing
Lord's Day evening at 6-30, for Preaching and the
Breaking of' Bread. On Wednesdays, at 7-30, a Committee are anxious to bring the organ of the
Bible Class. Association more prominently before the general
BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE-Shaw's Temperance Hotel, Rawson- public, it being, as yet, an unknown periodical to
street, 7-30. Every other Sunday, 3, Burley-street, millions of our British race. To secure this, they
Bolton Woods, 6-30.
purpose sending out, monthly, free parcels to centres of
BIKGLEY, YOItKSHIRE-Odd Fellows' Hall, at 2-30, every
other Sunday. The intermediate Sunday at 6-30. population, where we have friends who will judiciously
Monday evening, 6-30, at M1'. Harrison's, Rook-street. circulate the same; and one or two copies by post to
COTTINGLEY, YOItKSHIRE-At Mr. Lot Moors's, 7 p.m. such individual addresses as may be supplied in answer
CHELTENHAM-Christian Assembly, St. George's Place. Cyrus to advertisements. We should be loth to interfere in
E. Brooks, Minister. On Sundays, Service with Sermon any way with the ordinary subscriptions to our general
at 11 and 6·30; Bible Class at 3. On Thursdays,
Lecture at 7-45. funds, but we think that our friends generally might be
EDINBUItGH-98, South Bridge. A Church of baptised be- able to divert a few shillings from some secular purpose,
lievers, looking for eternal life and the Kingdom of our and devote the sum thus saved to this. Thus our
Lord Jesus Christ at His coming, meets here every special purpose would be met without hindrance to our
Sunclay at 11 a m. and 6-30 p.m.
general work. Such donations may be forwarded to us,
HULL-Christians' Meeting Room, Protestant Hall. Room or sent direct to the Treasurer, Mr. W. B.tUSOR,High-
No. G, Up-stairs. 1st day, Sunday, 11 a.m., Breaking
street, Lincoln.-CY1'll8 E. Brooks, Sccrctarf, 4, Oriel-
Bread; 6-30 p.m., Heading or Preaching. Thursday
evening, 7-30, Reading Meeting, at 79, Hessle Road. place, Cheltenham.
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