The above, together with many more scriptures that might be quoted, involves the principle on which brethren are to settle their difficulties. And when the professed Church of God, instead of urging the necessity of abiding by the above principle, departs from the Lord, by appointing committees to settle the differences between brethren, they are guilty of the most audacious folly. If difficulties cannot be settled by this rule, nothing will settle them but the final judgment. We say, then, in the language of Beecher, "Away with false policy! Rally around this central principle, look to the Lord, and you are impregnable." The waves of the coming conflict, which is to convulse Christendom to her centre, are beginning to be felt. The deep roarings begin to swell beneath us. All the old signs fail. God answers no more by Urim and Thummim, nor by dream, nor by prophet. Men's hearts are failing them for fear, and for looking after those things that are coming on the earth. Thunders mutter in the distance; winds moan across the raging bosom of the deep; all things betide the rising of that final storm of Divine indignation, which shall sweep away the vain refuges of lies. When the Lord shall cause His glorious voice to be heard, and shall show the lightning down His arm, with the indignation of His anger, and with the flame of devouring fire; with scattering, and tempest, and hail-stones; in that day, what shall save us? For judgment will begin at the house of God. What shall be our defence? Put your trust in Him whose eyes are as a flame of fire--on whose head are many crowns--who is clothed with a vesture dipped in blood--whose name is called "THE WORD OF GOD!" He who is to come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth, trampling His enemies in the dust, destroying the works of Satan, breaking up all these compacts which are opposed to His truth, establishing his everlasting kingdom, which is not to be left to another people, but which is to break in pieces all other kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Even so, Lord Jesus! Come quickly!--AMEN. F. H. B. "THE pure testimony put forth in the spirit, Cuts like a sharp two-edged sword, And hypocrites now are most sorely tormented, Because they're condemned by the word. The pure testimony discovers the dross, While wicked professors make light of the cross, And Babylon trembles for fear of her loss. "A battle is coming between the two kingdoms, The armies are gathering round; The kings of the earth and the lamb that was slain, Will come to close contest ere long; Then gird on your armor ye saints of the Lord, And he will direct you by his living word, The pure testimony will cut like a sword." Transcriber's Notes: Missing or obscured punctuation was corrected. Typographical errors were silently corrected.