my relative duties, superadded to these, they are laborious and oppressive. The portion of my time allotted to the discharge of these duties, is by far too small; and yet I could not conscientiously, in reference to other duties, devote a larger share of it to them. My correspondents have been neglected, much to my mortification; my personal labors in the field have been curtailed; my own immediate domestic concerns have been slighted; every concern has been laid under tribute to my biblical readings, examinations, and preparations for the forthcoming editions of the Family and Pocket Testaments. These labors will, however, terminate with the present year. The times yet demand another volume; and were we not taught in the school of experience how easy it is to will and how hard to perform, we would promise a volume of more interest than any one preceding. We contemplate some changes which we would call improvements, and we are promised some more aids on Millenniary matters, and we have a good stock of biblical criticism on the shelf; but, we dare not promise, seeing that our experience corroborates the affirmation of the poet "All promise is poor dilatory man." We shall, then, only say that we will always do as we have done;that is, the best our circumstances will allow. Much ground embraced in our proposals, has not yet been cultivated. The trees are only girdled; the lying timber, with the spoils of the forest, have not even been removed from the premises. But other laborers are at work, and some parts of the great farm are well cultivated. The theory of the Ancient Gospel is well elaborated by "The Evangelist." The Philistines have been well watched, and many strong holds taken from the kingdom of the Clergy by "The Christian Messenger;" and the Army of Reform is marching forward under better discipline, better supplied with the arms and munitions of war than formerly. Many able and experienced Captains are carrying the war into Carthage, and putting to flight armies of the aliens.Upon the whole, we thank God, and all the brethren, for what we have seen and heard. We take courage, and, with all our energies, such as they are, we will gird on our sword and prepare for another campaign. We again tender our grateful acknowledgments to the Father of Mercies, who has graciously covered our heads in the day of battlewho has helped us forward on our journey, and made it so far prosperous; and to many of the disciples, for the aids and facilities they have afforded us in pleading the cause of reformation; for to their patronage, and untiring exertions, the principles of the Ancient Gospel and the Ancient Order of Things have been borne on every wind to the extremes of this Union, and even to the dominions of the Princes of the English tongue. May they never become weary in doing good, knowing they shall in due time reap, if they faint not! May favor, mercy, and peace be with all the family of God! EDITOR. 421 148 7 وو JENNINGS, Obadiah, D.D.-Cha- KEEPERS of the Faith, Inspiration of the Apostles-One Interpretation-Rules of, No. 2, 64 95 30 J. Fishback to the Ed- 3, 481 34 Letter from J. Duval, 155 Letter to Mr. Cohen, No. 5-Pray- 20 Letter to a Missionary on foreign 438 Literal fulfilment of prophecy,257, 322 274 ed, Lonely hours of a Bereaved Mo- 447 450 W. H. Tennessee, 181 "" A. C. Indiana, 414 ther, 335 574 465 N |