,z.:,,,e,-,?e,mv,:ms,.50,:,x.ww:.g.gmtnng,,,:gio,?&,),.._:,;,,,tx,,>,:,,,,,*.g,(.15,t, 4xty,(w...m.y,:gwagmm4i,,,,,,wh-zpgsva.gfx, 6 le,,VA(VA4ekge et, ? 41.<4 ,V c 0 ':P ATLANTIC ION 1[z ,. c NE 04.1%r7 4-sp - 7"7 • ,.- GL4E ;\:' ' C 1 4.., • A- fegi: *- ,(- e a; , 4., • ,,'8 .,;(. = (1.-,;?:-- ,<.> ,s'e. k?. ., k:".. ... 2-- P:.••• kf'..›,(t - (i••• ;•..,<-1.- k *> ;-. X** ? K= 0 ;:i:., (i.? fa, (4*e 2 ;.?_> ;NL>,;,,,:?.>(% ,;• ..,:t> - ,(•.•- ,:: b . ,:?.,,' 2 :*- ,<•?...- <4xt4 , , kl, 2• A.,3 3, k 1-• %:1- :q ?... e 2 k> ;.,. :- e.... ,';i= ;, i- a• ,,c:, 2, 1%31 : - "Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest." VoL. V SOUTH LANCASTER, MASS., OCTOBER 24, 1906 No. 42 FALLING LEAVES. was, may be learned in some degree fruitful field be counted for a forest." by seeing nature when it puts on its Amid such scenes of beauty will be FALLING, falling, gently falling leaf and bloom, and the gentle zeph- the home of the redeemed. Are the leaves to-day, In the orchard, in the forest, yrs play among the trees. In the Eden home man was given By the broad highway. In that garden was every tree that dominion over every beast of the Let us all a lesson gather was pleasant to look upon and that was field, and every fowl of the air. Be- From the falling leaves: good for food, unmarred by the curse cause of sin, this dominion was lost, Soon will come the time of harvest, that came upon the earth because of and the fear of them came upon man. With its golden sheaves. sin. There was also the tree of life, There, where everything is to minister Soon will come the dreary winter— that gave its healing vigor to those to man's happiness, this fear will be Winter of the world— When upon the hardened sinner who partook of its fruit. This garden gone ; for a little child is to lead the Awful wrath is hurled. was not destroyed ; for we read that king of beasts, as well as the most Now 's the time to scatter leaflets— the tree of life which was in the midst treacherous one, in perfect safety. Leaflets full of truth— of the garden is now in the midst of The peace that has entered into the Send them forth like leaves of autumn, the paradise of God. This garden, life here will so continue that there Hasten, age and youth then, is in the New Jerusalem. It is will be quietness and assurance for- Sound the message I In the highways to come down with the city, to be the ever : " And my people shall dwell in Let the leaflets fall, Pass not by the hut or mansion, pattern for other homes in the earth a peaceable habitation, and in sure Give each one a call. made new. Homes made after this dwellings, and in quiet resting places." Leaves of healing for the nations, pattern will be homes of beauty. John, as he comprehends the peace of Balm for every woe, The Lord says, " Earth is my foot- that land, declares that the gates of Christ will give. " Behold he cometh I" stool," and, " I will make the place of the New Jerusalem shall never be Peace, good-will below. my feet glorious." The gospel prophet shut, there being no treacherous foe ELIZA H. MORTON:- as he beholds the scene breaks forth to enter there. Of joy there shall be WILL IT PAY? into the song, " The wilderness and no end ; for the Word tells us there the solitary place shall be glad for shall be neither sorrow nor crying. WHEN we turn our thoughts to them [i. e. the redeemed] ; and the The causes of sorrow have been re- what the home of the future is to be, desert shall rejoice, and blossom as moved. Death having been destroyed, we are filled with wonder at what the the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, there will be no sad parting scenes, love of God has provided for his chil- and rejoice even with joy and sing- loved ties being rudely broken asun- dren. It is to be Eden restored. ing : the glory of Lebanon shall be der. The Son of man came to seek and to given unto it, the excellency of Carmel As the inhabitants have free access save that which was lost. When sin and Sharon," and such productiveness to the tree of life, there will be no entered into the world, the Eden home will be there that " the wilderness sickness or pain. " There shall the was lost to man. What that home [shall] be a fruitful field, and the lame man leap as an hart." No more 478 (2) ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER. infirmities, no dimmed eyes, no deaf throughout the field leave too heavy a our reading matter. The plan which ears, no silent tongues. Neither will load on the conferences near College has been adopted by which the means there be destroying floods, nor burn- View. The members of these confer- may be raised, is that on the fourth ing droughts, nor earthquake shock. ences should lead out and do their Sabbath of each month a liberal dona- No voice of weeping is ever more to best, and all should come to their as- tion be made by all our _people for this be heard, but the voice of singing and sistance. The truth is to be pro- purpose. When we stop and think of glad shouts of praise. claimed to all nations and kindreds how much can be accomplished in And when the home is once en- and tongues and peoples."—"Spirit of warning the people by the printed tered, it is to be enjoyed forever. Unity," page 23. page, every one of our number will " They shall build houses, and in- And again : " A far greater effort want a part in raising the means for habit them; and they shall plant vine- should be made to extend the circula- placing the reading matter in the yards, and eat the fruit of them. They tion of our literature in all parts of the hands of the people. Let all, both shall not build, and another inhabit ; world. The warning must be given small and great, do what they can in they shall not plant, and another eat. in all lands and to all peoples. Our this direction. They shall not labor in vain, books are to be translated and pub- There is another worthy enterprise nor bring forth for trouble; for they lished in many different languages. for which we desire a donation, and are the seed of the blessed of the We should multiply publications on that is to pay the balance of the in- Lord." No death will take the re- our faith in English, German, French, debtedness for repairing our reposi- deemed from their homes, no sheriff Spanish, Swedish, Danish-Norwegian, tory. It may be, and it may not be, eject, no mortgage be foreclosed ; but Italian, Portuguese, and many other well known by our people that be- once entered upon, it is an everlasting tongues ; and people of all nationali- cause of the unsanitary condition of possession. ties should be enlightened and edu- that building, our secretary and treas- These things being set before us as cated, that they too may join in the urer was nearly taken out of the work. rewards for a life devoted to his s-rv- work."—" Testimonies for the Church," Repairing the building has placed our ice, we ask you to consider the ques- Vol. VII, .page 16o. conference somewhat in debt. Quite tion, Will it pay ? If so, may God This is very plain language. The a sum has already been donated, but enable each to use all diligence to duty of our whole denomination is thus still quite an amount remains to be make his calling and election sure, plainly set forth. And just at the pres- provided for before the debt will be that the glorious promises may be en- ent time this branch of the great work paid. A number of our people made joyed in their fulness. needs assistance, that the institution pledges and also donated toward rais- S. A. HOLDEN, upon which is placed the burden of ing the money to pay off this indebt- South Windham, Vt. the publishing work in these foreign edness at our recent conference meet- languages may have means to enable ing, held in Bath ; but as there were THE COLLECTION, NOVEMBER 3. it to successfully carry on the good but a small number present, we did work begun. not get a sufficient amount to raise As PREVIOUSLY announced, the Gen- We trust our American brethren the debt. We desire that all our peo- eral Conference Committee has ap- and sisters will have this work in mind. ple who take the GLEANER will call pointed Sabbath, November 3, as the Pray for it and help it with your the attention of those who do not take time when a general collection is to be means in proportion to its need. Now it to this call for means, that all may taken up for the benefit of the Inter- is the opportunity. Now is the time have a part in this matter. The national Publishing Association in to assist. " God loveth a cheerful building belongs to our people in this College View, Neb. About this giver." Remember the date, Sabbath, conference, and all ought to feel an work the Lord has spoken thus through November 3.