ness, and its redeeming influence may be felt and acknowledged throughout our State and to the ends of the earth. Yours, &c., A. RICE. HAYNESVILLE, Mo., August 23, 1850. Brother Campbell: A meeting has been in progress at this place for about fifteen days. Bros. Lard and Wright have been with us, preaching the ancient gospel with much success. Up to the present time we have had 67 additions-5 or 6 from the Baptists and 7 or 8 from the Methodists. Bro. Lard is with us yet, Bro. Wright having left a day or two since for Lexington. The truth is mighty and will prevail. May the Lord be praised! Yours in the gospel, MASON SUMMERS. BALTIMORE, Md., August 24, 1850. Brother Campbell: So far as respects the condition of the church in Baltimore, I am happy in being able to inform you that success has continued to crown our efforts since you were with us, at the opening of our meetinghouse. Our congregations have been respectable for numbers, and very attentive. Some 8 or 10 have been added to our number, and the brethren are happy in the enjoyment of the blessings of Messiah's Kingdom. We have just returned from our annual protracted meeting in Harford, and we again have the privilege of recording our grateful acknowledgments to the God of all grace, for his blessing upon our humble effort in proclaiming the good news of salvation to our dying fellow-men. Our meeting commenced on Saturday, the 17th, and, owing to the rain, was closed on Monday evening. Bro. Orvis, from Bradford county, Pa., assisted by the brethren from Baltimore and Harford, conducted its operations. Upon confession of their faith in Jesus Christ, and in abedience to his command, 9 persons were buried with him in baptism, and we trust have been raised again to walk in a new life. Most of them were young persons; several of them young men, just emerging into manhood. One of them was Edward, the son of our beloved Bro. Austin; two others, James and Wesley, were sons of our excellent and devoted Sister Hammond, of New London, Chester county, Pa. What sight could be more interesting than to see young men and women thus giving themselves to the Lord and to the aid of his cause, in the morning of their existence.

"A flower, when offered in the bud, is no vain sacrifice." The assembled community looked on with deep and solemn interest; the church rejoiced and was glad; those holy intelligences above, who minister to those who become the heirs of salvation, doubtless mingled their sympathies, thus uniting heaven and earth in the delightful employment of blessing and praising God for the gift of his Son Jesus Christ, and for the scheme of redemption, which elevates our fallen race, and prepares them for the joy that is unfading-the life which is eternal.

Believing that you would be interested in the knowledge of events which have contributed so much to our own happiness and the good of the cause here, and that the brotherhood generally would be cheered by the success of the gospel in our midst, I have made this communication, earnestly desiring that the time may soon come when the redeeming influence of the gospel may every where abound, and the name of Jesus Christ be universally adored. Affectionately yours, FRANCIS D. DUNGAN. BELLBROOK, O., August 28, 1850. Brother Campbell: At two protracted efforts, held during the past two weeks, by the congregations at New Salem and Concord, near this place, 12 persons were added to the saved. In haste, yours in hope, I. N. CARMAN.

COWEATA COUNTY, Ga., August 27, 1850. Brother Campbell: The Reformation has made a little progress in this part of Georgia. Although surrounded by strong opposition, we have suc

ceeded in planting a small church in Heard county, Ga. It was organized with only 9 members; still, they have erected a house of worship, and feel encouraged to hope for better days. We have had but two meetings since the house was finished. The first of these lasted three days, and was favored by the labors of Bros. G. W. Borden and W. A. Davis, of Alabama. There were no additions, but the brethren were encouraged and edified, and we have reason to hope much good seed was sown for future fruit. I have visited them once since, when they received 2 by letter and 1 by confession and baptism. May the Lord bless these small beginnings, and greatly multiply his people in this region! Your brother, J. J. REYNOLDS. LANCASTER, O., August 29, 1850.

Brother Campbell: It is a matter much to be regretted, that you could not attend the appointments made at M'Connelsville and Wolf Creek. The interest excited to hear you was intense, and the preparations made worthy of a visit. The Presbyterian meeting-house had been obtained in M'Connelsville, without difficulty. At the appointed hour, the town was thronged with people. At Wolf Creek a large tent had been erected, calculated to cover 4,000 people; and although intimations had been circulated that your attendance was somewhat doubtful, owing to feeble health, the tent was crowded, and a large number of people on the outskirts. I have never witnessed a people more ready to hear; and the number convened in the midst of the hills of Morgan, was a matter of much surprise as well as pleasure. It happened that Bro. Jones, also, was unab e to attend. The annual meeting was, therefore, without any brethren from abroad. The home brethren and evangelists were quite unwell. Under these circumstances, I was called upon and delivered four discourses, which proved very acceptable to the brotherhood. Up to the time I left, 3 persons had come forward and made the noble confession. I trust many more will be fully persuaded to do so ere the meeting closes.

When we see such concourses spring up in such unexpected regions, what reason have we to thank God and take courage! The mighty work is onward. Speed it, O thou pure and Holy One! Ride on triumphantly, conquering and to conquer! Affectionately, C. D. HURLBUTT. MT. HOREB, Tenn., August 29, 1850. Brother Campbell: I have had the good fortune to add to the several churches, in the field of my labor, about 150 souls since the 1st day of last mouth. Prospects still bright. Praised be the Lord!

As ever, your brother,

JOSHUA K. SPEER. DEAVERTOWN, O., August 29, 1850. Brother Campbell: The congregation in our village numbers 17 members, and is of one year's standing. We have erected a meeting house on a beautiful, retired location, 30 by 40 feet. Our yearly meeting at Wolf Creek was very large-the concourse of people being much greater than at any previous meeting, or any religious assembly in this section of country. We felt our disappointment was very great, when we ascertained certainly that neither yourself nor Bro. Jones could be at the meeting. Bro. Hurlbutt, of Pittsburgh, and others, however, spoke the word with much clearness and great boldness. The truth is going forth through this rich and populous section of our prosperous State, and will not return back void. There is much encouragement here for the proclamation of the gospel. We wish all traveling evangelists (those having the proper credentials) to give us a call, and we still expect a visit from you and Bro. Jones, the Lord willing, at some future day. The co-operation is in a healthy condition, and more efficient action will be taken in the coming year. There were 5 additions during the meeting. The brethren and sisters were much revived, and have returned home to their different congregations to discharge all their Christian duties more faithfully, that the truth and good

cause of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ may more abound and advance, here and elsewhere. May they have courage so to do, is the prayer of W. H. REEVES.

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Yours, in the love of truth,

WINSOR, Ohio, August 31, 1850. Brother Campbell: We have a small church here, only eight months' old, numbering 36 members, all in good health-not a slothful one amongst Yours, in Christian love, WM. M. RICHARDS. BOON COUNTY, Mo., August 12, 1850. Brother Campbell: Bro. Alex. Proctor, assisted by Bro. Boon, closed a several days' meeting at Richland, in Howard county, on last Thursday, with 33 additions, (I believe.) I also understand that Bros. Lard, Gaines and Wright, have recently held a meeting at Liberty, when upwards of 40 additions were obtained.

Bro. S. Swinford, of Jackson county, writes me on the 5th inst., and says: "I immersed 7 last week, and 9 others were added."

Affectionately your brother,

T. M. ALLEN. EDENBURGH, Lawrence County, Pa, Sept. 18, 1850 Brother Campbell: I am happy to inform you that the cause of our Lord is triumphing in this place over all opposition. There are but few brethren here, yet they have been making efforts for the spread of the gospel among them worthy of their profession. They have just finished a very respectable and commodious meeting-house, in which we had the pleasure of holding a protracted meeting, embracing two Lod's days, which resulted in 36 additions-27 immersed, and 9 reclaimed. The brethren feel themselves amply paid for all their toil. Your presence is very much desired in this section, especially in New Castle. Yours truly,

THOMAS MUNNELL.

Total number reported since last month, 539.

OBITUARY.

Departed this life July 20, 1850, at Monogan Springs, Mo., Elder JEFFERSON H. JOHNSON, of Highland, Jackson county, Mo.

The subject of this notice was born in Monroe county, Ky., January 28, 1812, and became a preacher of Primitive Christianity at the age of 19 years; in which capacity he continued to act to the period of his death. His fields of labor were portions of Southern Kentucky, Middle Tennessee, Southern Mississippi, and Western Missouri. He was, also, a contributor to several periodicals of the Reformation, mostly to the Bible Advocate, of which he was a Corresponding Editor for several years. In all the aforesaid fields of labor, Elder J. has rendered efficient aid to the good cause of religious reforms, and has left many beloved friends and valued acquaintances. The health of the deceased had been quite precarious for some years previous to his death. On which account, he repaired last May to the Springs, in the hope of bettering his condition, but his disease had made such inroads upon his system, that it could not be checked. In his last illness he experienced excruciating sufferings, which he bore with the utmost patience, fortitude, and Christian resignation. A murmur was never heard to escape his lips; and as his dissolution approached, he said he felt as easy about it as he did about any thing he had ever experienced in his life. He said he felt no particular solicitude about his condition either way-trusting the issue of the matter in the hands of his Maker.

Thus passed from the busy scenes of life a Christian preacher.

The deceased possessed a large share of true benevolence, real piety, and

lively affections, in all the various relations of life, in which it was his lot to act. He has left a widow and three children. May we all emulate the virtues of our deceased brother, and be prepared for a calm and hopeful exit like unto his! O. D. W.

JERSEY PRAIRIE, Cass County, Ill., Sept. 6, 1850. Died, on the 15th ult., a beloved brother (a nephew of mine) GEO. W. HOAGLAND, aged 21 years. About the age of 15 he put on the Lord Jesus, and truly, as the world can testify, he walked in Him. Modest, unassuming, and inoffensive in his manners, he had many warm friends, and not an enemy. His health began to decline early last spring. Until then he had lived a very active life; and though from that time he was confined quite closely to his room, not one word of complaint was ever heard to drop from his lips. He kept up until the day before his death, when he was suddenly attacked with hemorhage from the lungs. A few hours before his death he called upon me to have his will written: a few items of which I wish, through the Harbinger, to present to the brotherhood, hoping it may have the effect to cause those who are blessed with the goods of this world to follow the example of our young brother: He first bequeathed $100 to his nurse, who kindly waited upon his sick bed; 2d. He bequeathed $100 to the best of all causes, "The Christian Bible Society;" 3d. He bequeathed $300 to the congregation at Princeton, Cass county, to assist in erecting a new house of worship. Could you have seen how calm, how composed, how perfectly resigned he was to the will of the Lord, you certainly would have exclaimed, "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord."

Yours, in the one hope,

JAMES CONOVER.

CIRCULATION OF THE MILLENNIAL HARBINGER.
CLUBS, CREDIT SYSTEM, ETC.

WITH a liberal hand and a too confiding heart, we have sent to order books, pamphlets, magazines, from Texas to Nova Scotia; from the Atlantic to the Pacific; from Bethany to New Zealand and Australia. For many thousands of volumes we have not received, and never expect to receive, any earthly remuneration. Thousands of these were given away with our knowledge and consent, but more thousands were given away without either the one or the other. Hereafter, we desire to be the voluntary dispenser of our own bounty, according to our own judgment and discretion. We have, therefore, been making some approaches to it, by testing the expediency of the cash system, in the form of clubs. We have not yet arrived to the full assurance and understanding of the entire practicability of the system.

Complaints have been made that not sufficient notice was given, or proper time allowed to form clubs. To obviate all difficulties of this sort, we now timously announce that for the year 1851, by way of deciding on the premises, we shall send the Harbinger to

Three persons at any one post office, for

$5.00
8.00

10 00

15.00

20.00

No person, whose entire arrears are not paid up to the 1st of January, 1851, can be admitted to the privileges of this system. Those paying from January to July, not in clubs, shall, as formerly, be charged $2. Those not paying till after July, $2 50. We shall keep this notice before our readers to the close of this volume. A. C.

He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.-Ps. xviii. 11.

CHRISTIANITY deals not with trifles, nor was the mission of Jesus for unimportant ends. The subjects and the purposes which are here presented to our view are, on the contrary, of the deepest moment, and of the most absorbing interest. Rejecting the vain objects of the fleeting world, and all the idle themes which appertain to earth, the gospel embraces the things of life and death, and, entering at once upon the stern realities of human destiny, dwells on those solemn truths which, from their very nature, are fitted to engross the attention of every human being.

Yet life and death, the great themes of religion, in which man is so deeply concerned, are among the great mysteries of the universe. How little we know of life, although it is every where around us, and even within us! How much less we know of death, of which we have had, as yet, no personal experience! Doubtless, however, it is this very obscurity which gives to these subjects an interest so deep and permanent. What we have fully explored and comprehended, wearies us by familiarity, and loses its attractive charm. But mystery awakens curiosity; engages attention; excites inquiry; gives activity to thought and zest to enjoyment. How just, then, that the most important things should be the most mysterious! How proper that we should be thus led to dwell upon these with fixed attention! How natural, also, that we should be most deeply interested in the things which Christianity presents! Nature attracts us by the wonders of a life and a death which are temporal, SERIES III.-VOL. VII.

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