Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-09-09

Wills God had committed to man abilit,
to do good, he was responsible to him fol
the use of it, whether in conversational
powers. or in means. The day of judge
ment is to try every mans works. This
life is probation. Here he is tested
If he lives sel6shly, and does no good
with his talents Of means, or otherwise,
he is anfaithful. If he has gathered with
Christ, he will live with him. Ifhe lives
for this world, he will perish with it. We
may use our means, and lay up a good
foundation" Or We may suffer a great
loss at last. The salvation of souls will
constitute the special crown of rejoicing.
to all eternity of those who have engaged
in it. We should use our means 10 dong
this work.
Sunday morning Ed. Butler spoke on
Dan.7: 25. He tried to show that the little
horn that spoke great words against God.
were not his saints, and tried to change
the law Of God, was the Papacy or Cath
Ollie power. The prophecy said
such power would arise in the fourth
great empire Of earth, which was the Ro-
man. Just such power came up, and
undertook to change Gods law. The
second commandment which forbids the
making of craven images, and bowling
down to them, is left out of most of their
catech;sms. They claim themselves that
the Catholic church has substituted Sun
day for Saturday, as a Sabbath day.
Church history proves that for hundreds,
of years after Christ, the Seventh day
Sabbath was kept in the Christian church,
and that Sunday a pagon holiday was
many years in getting into its place. as ii
Sabbath. This change he claimed was
brought about through the great apes aey
in the church. He referred TO places in
the New TeItement, where there was a
prophecy of an apostasy to be in the
church. He claimed that catholicism was
a mixture of healhansm and christianity.
The church became fully corrupted, after
Constantine, was converted and it became
popular to profess christianity. In the
dark ages papists did all they could to
put down heretics or rather every ono who
differed from them, yet history shows Sab
bath keepers observed the seventh day ALL
through those ages here and there. When
the light of the Reformation began there
was gradual coming back toward print.
tive religion Yet Martin Luther did
not have all the truth. Melhodists and
Baptists and othersdiscovere other truths.
The speaker claimed that there is still
light to shine and truth to be brought out
and that when Christ comes he will not
find his people keeping any Of the iusti-
tutions of the apostosy which has caused
the death of SO many of Gods people.
and prevented the truths of Gods word.
He claimed that plain scriptures teach
that such a reform, is to 60 forth 10 re-
gard to Gods law of the commandments,
which the Pope has tried to change. Rev.
II: II and IA: Ia he regarded as such
He claims that such work
Of reform is now in progress and tina,
Seventh day Advcntists, are proc'aiming
it all over the land, and thousands have
embraced it. He holds that a great con.
sest is coming between those who follow
he papacy in this change Of Gods law,
ind those who keep Gods commandments
rs originally given, and that this contest
will close with the coming Of Christ and
he salvation of hispeople.
Other discourses were given but We
lavc no space for further reports. Mon
lay was very busy day. Business was
with religious exercises, and
'aptism.
Tuesday morning early the meeting
'roke up. All departing in the best of
pirits. They call the meeting great
uccess.