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Signs of the Times, Vol. 26, No. 23.

THE LESSON OF THE RUINS
Earlier text: SAVING SOCIETY

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By M. H. Glesh

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THE THIEF ON THE CROSS.

BY M. H. GLESH

APPLES OF GOLD

By Ellet Joseph Waggoner

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"THE ELEVENTH HOUR."

BY ELLET JOSEPH WAGGONER

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THE BENEFITS OF BIBLE STUDY.

BY MRS. E. G. WHITE
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for cor-

RIGHTEOUSNESS—WHERE FOUND

By William Covent

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RIGHTEOUSNESS—WHERE FOUND

By William Covent
IN his sermon on the mount, Christ told His hearers to seek "first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness." He stated that if they did this, other necessary blessings would be added, for His Father knew that they needed the temporal things of life. But the first thing to be sought was God's righteousness, because it is of the most lasting form. Matt. 6:33, 34.
There is no way of obtaining this grace except by seeking for it. Our Redeemer says, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." Matt. 7:7. In order to find that for which we seek, we should learn where to look for the object, and how we may obtain it.
We learn that God's law teaches what the precepts of righteousness require. Upon this scene many scriptures should be cited, but we only have space for a few: " Thy testimonies that Thou hast commanded are righteousness." Ps. 119:4. Most of us will say this is true. And again, " Thy word is truth. Ps. 119:151 "My tongue shall speak of Thy word, for all Thy commandments are righteousness." Ps. 119:172. See also Isa. 51:7 and Rom. 1:16.
(Read all the Psalms.—Editor.)

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By W. C. Wilcox

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THE GREAT THREE-FOLD MESSAGE

GOD’S REMEDY FOR

THE ILLS OF CHRISTENDOM.
BY W. C. WILCOX.
God's plan for saving lost men has ever been the same. With Him “is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” Human nature has ever been the same, variable, inconstant, weak.
God's means of saving men is “the everlasting Gospel” of His grace. Whatever the condition of humanity, the Gospel of Christ has ever been effectual to save. It ever has been, as it still is, “the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth.” Rom 1:16. It was preached to Abel, to Noah, to Abraham, in Israel of old, even as it has been preached since the first advent of our Lord. Heb. 11:2-8; Gal. 3:19; Heb 4:2. Acceptance of that Gospel has always been manifest in “repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.” Acts 20:21. The fruit of its faith is obedience; it is “the faith which worketh by love” (Gal 5:6), the love which keeps all of God's commandments (1 John 3:5).
Types and shadows have changed, but the holy

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RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS.

BY MRS. E. G. WHITE
"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
Notwithstanding the boasted advancement that has been made in educational methods, the training of children at the present day is sadly defective. It is the home training that is neglected. Parents, and especially mothers, do not realize their responsibility. They have neither the patience to instruct, nor the wisdom to control the little ones intrusted to their keeping.
It is too true that mothers are not standing at their post of duty, faithful to their motherhood. They are generally the willing servants of worldliness and fashion. Many, even among those who profess to have renounced the world, are influenced to a great degree by its customs and its spirit.

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By E. J. Waggoner

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"CHOOSE YE THIS DAY."

BY E. J. WAGGONER
CHOOSING what?—"Choose ye this day whom ye will serve." But why so urgent that the choice should be made to-day?—Because "ye know not what a day may bring forth;" and the choice you make is a matter of life or death. "See, I have set before this day life and good, and death and evil; in that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments." Deut. 30:15, 16. "I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live; that thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey His voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto Him, for He is thy life, and the length of thy days." Verse 19, 20.
This choice is set before every person in the

THE LAW OF LOVE

By G. E. Fifield

BY G. E. FIFIELD.
"God is love." His law is the law of love. His government is not arbitrary, and maintained by force, as are all earthly governments. His government is the government of love. He did not say to our first parents, and to all mankind, "Do right and I will let you live, but do wrong and I will kill you." There are certain principles which underlie all intelligent action. Obedience to these principles is happiness; disobedience to them is misery, pain, and death. God in infinite wisdom foreknew, and in infinite love foretold, these principles, saying to all, "This way, my child. Here is joy and peace. Do not go that way; there is only sorrow and death." Every jot and tittle of this law is thus seen to be only love; and love, therefore, is its fulfillment. Jesus said, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy

THE NEW BIRTH

By J. M. Durland

BY J. M. DURLAND
In the plan of salvation through Jesus Christ God is even held before us as a Being of love. "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16. He is not willing that any should perish. His will is that all should live eternally.
Satan, by his deceptions, not only ensnared our first parents, but has been successful in bringing the human family into bondage. "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." Rom 3:23. The great denier desires to keep all in his bonds, that he may at last cast them down to destruction, thus defeating the purpose of God. While God does not save men against his will, yet He has provided everything that can be provided to show His mighty power to those who will believe. "Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God, and such we are!" 1 John 3:1, Revised Version. But when we speak of

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THE SEVENTH, OR ONE-SEVENTH?

A Sabbath Query.

Suppose I call on a friend who is ill, and he says that on the shelf I will find seven bottles, numbered in order from one to seven, and asks me to give him half a dozen grains of quinine from the seventh bottle. He states particularly that it is the seventh bottle; and in order to make the matter sure, he repeats that it is the seventh bottle,—the one with the number seven upon it. I go to the shelf, and pick up the first bottle, from which I give him half a dozen grains of arsenic, and the result is he dies.
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A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in baskets of silver.
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THE LITERAL WEEK.

BY E. J. WAGGONER.

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"WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?"

BY MRS. E. G. WHITE.
"Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away"

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THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.

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By Dudley Marvin Canright

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YOUR LIFE WORK: IS IT OF MEN

OR OF GOD?
BY D. M. CANRIGHT

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ACCEPTABLE SERVICE

BY A. G. DANIELLS

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"HAVE FAITH IN GOD"

BY W. C. WHITE

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By Milton C. Wilcox

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THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE

BY M. C. WILCOX.
"For by grace are ye saved through faith."

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HE SAVES TO THE UTTERMOST
Every accountable human being has draw-

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BIBLE AUTHORITY FOR SUNDAY OBSERVANCE

Nearly all denominations of Christians claim to

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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Christ came to set men free. He said, "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me; because the Lord hath anointed Me . . . to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound."

AMONG THE ARGENTINE INDIANS.

By Juan McCarthy

OF all the witnesses who clamor against the injustice of our present age, none speak with more eloquence than our poor despised brother, the Indian of the Argentine Republic. Many deny the Indian every human right, and demand his complete annihilation. Others, not daring to go to this extreme, refuse to concede to them the privileges which they themselves enjoy. We happen to be acquainted with many of these so-called "savages." In fact, the son of an Indian is even now the elder of one of our churches in the Chaco Santafecino, and is in very truth as intelligent and rational a being as is the average American.
What causes these Indian tribes to fight shy of the civilizing influence of our times? This is a question which may be reasonably expected, and one which can be easily answered.
The Argentine Government has good intentions, no doubt, in subjecting these wild indigenous tribes, and for this reason it expends hundreds of thousands of dollars every year seeking to subjugate these sons of the prairie. But, alas! the men to whom the commission is given to civilize these poor creatures, prove they are more brutish and uncivilized than the Indians they are hunting.
Not long ago a friend of mine joined in an "Indian expedition." That is to say, a squad of men gathered together with the one idea of exterminating the poor aborigines, who might be so unfortunate as to fall into their hands. This expedition, for five days, followed the track of those sojourners of the desert. At last they came upon their wigwams, and immediately attacked them with a ferocious and sanguinary spirit worthy of the very darkest period of the Dark Ages. The Indians were handicapped in their conflict against European arms, having only for defense long lances with steel points, and bolas, or balls of stone, iron, or brass tied in such a manner as to be an effective weapon in the hands of a skilful thrower.
The Indians, seeing how useless it was to continue the conflict, raised a white rag over their heads, signifying their wish to surrender. The white men made a sign for them to lay down their arms, which they formally did, and then approached their conquerors. But no sooner had they got within a few paces, than the sound of musketry resounded on the air, and the next moment nine dark-skinned figures lay writhing in the dust. The women were captured, abused in a most atrocious manner, then taken prisoners of war, to be disposed of for the highest price; while the children were separated from their mothers, nevermore to behold each other. Such acts as these cause the Indians to hate their white brethren.
Such is the modern way of civilizing the autochthonous races. The Indian in his native state is honest, truthful, virtuous, since robbery, lying, or immorality was utterly unknown among them until their contact with modern civilizers. They are Socialists in the extreme sense of the word, since they hold everything in common. Drunkenness has only recently been exhibited among them, and that since they have lived within the territories reserved for them by the government. The Indian is a faithful friend to those who succor him, but an awful enemy to those who seek to harm him. And, according to far-famed historians, he will endure privations, hardships, and surmount a thousand difficulties to satisfy a spirit of revenge.
Many of the Argentine tribes adore the moon. While the moon is on the increase, all is happiness in their encampments; but immediately it begins to decline, the whole appearance of things undergoes a sudden change, and melancholy and sadness replace their former joy. They are very clever in making small images and figures, which they personify to represent the divers objects of their adoration.
The principal occupation of the Indian is to hunt the tiger in the great forests of the Gran Chaco. He then sells the skin for a mere trifle to the traveling merchants of the deserts, who, for little or nothing, thus obtain articles of great value from the natives.
Weapons, etc., of an Argentine Indian.
Weapons, etc., of an Argentine Indian.
We present here the photograph of a famous Indian cacique, who resisted the government for some years, but who at last fell a victim, fighting for his natural rights and the liberty of his people. Another illustration shows objects gathered during different "Indian expeditions," and which are held in high estimation by the Indians.
Each tribe has a different language or dialect, altho at the present time the majority of the young Indians have learned to speak the Spanish language more or less fluently, since the criminals of the republic, to escape the hands of justice, seek refuge among the Indians, who gladly shelter and protect them.
Shall we, who call ourselves God's people, leave these poor, despised creatures to their fate? Shall we pass them by as being beneath our notice, and unworthy of the Gospel? or shall we rather, impelled by the profound love of God, place ourselves at the disposition of the Almighty, and say, with the ancient prophet, "Here am I, Lord, send me"?
The Argentine Chief.
The Argentine Chief.
Many aching hearts are yearning for the truth among these poor Indians. Many who are now bowed down by superstition's load, are longing to be free. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the only medium through which permanent freedom may be obtained. Let us, therefore, without delay, imitate Jesus, by proclaiming "liberty to the captives." Then in that great day of reckoning, we shall behold many of this spurned race among the precious jewels which the Lord will gather to Himself in yon eternal mansions. JUAN MCCARTHY.
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