THE Reporter notes the organization of a church of thirteen members at Ashland, Wis.
ELEVEN converts is the report of meetings held at Mankato, Minn., by Brother O. O. Bernstein.
BROTHER WM. COVERT organized a church of thirteen members at Wausau, Wis., on the 8th inst.
SEVEN members were added to the church at Birmingham, Iowa, the first week of the present month.
BROTHER W. M. HEALEY, in a report to the California Missionary, notes the conversion of two persons at San Diego.
AT Rockwell, Iowa, the organization of a Sabbath-school of twenty members, April 30, is reported by Brother H. Johnson.
A CHURCH was organized at Libertyville, Iowa, on the 30th ult., under the direction of Brother C. Santee, president of the conference.
WE learn from the Wellington, N. Z., Advance that ten students from New Zealand are attending the school at Cooranbong, N. S. W.
TWO PERSONS have begun the observance of the Lord’s Sabbath in Chatham, Ont., as a result of the Bible work of Sister Maude Macomber.
THE address to the graduating class of Battle Creek (Mich.) College was delivered on the 23d ult., by Brother B. G. Wilkinson. The class numbered twenty-six.
A CHURCH of fourteen members was recently organized at Fulda, Minn., by Brother J. H. Behrens. Ground has been purchased as a site for a new house of worship.
OUR tract “The Alarm of War” has been translated into the German and Danish languages. Its immense circulation shows how much the people of the world are alarmed about war, or at least interested in the subject.
AFTER carrying on the Beacon Light Mission at Des Moines, Iowa, just one month it was found necessary to call for help to enlarge the accommodations. The work of the Lord is always greater and more urgent than men’s calculations for doing the work.
BROTHER G. W. REASER, just before going to Upper Columbia Conference, reported three converts at Sacramento and the baptism of three candidates at Stockton, Cal. At the latter place he delivered a lecture on temperance and mission work in the Baptist Church, under the auspices of the W. C. T. U.
FROM Field Echoes we learn that out of the canvassing class at Battle Creek College, eight or nine will work in Michigan, about the same number in Wisconsin, and others will go to Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky. Canvassing is taught in the college, and two of the professors will take the field during the vacation.
A LETTER from Sister Vesta J. Farnsworth, secretary of New Zealand Conference, says: “Our new tract society building in Wellington is nearing completion, and probably by the time this reaches you, will be ready for occupation. The lower floor will be used as offices and salesroom, and the upper story as a hall for meetings.”
NOTICE is given in Echoes from the Field, by Mrs. E. H. Nixon and D. C. Chatfield, that “there has been started in Boulder a home for homeless women, an institution where those who practically have no home, and whose health or circumstances will not permit them to struggle with the world single-handed and alone, may be sheltered. It is designed to be an institution where any woman in need of a home shall be received, regardless of her profession of faith. At the same time it is the plan of those who will be in charge that it shall be a place where God will be recognized and His wisdom and direction sought.
Any assistance given by those interested in philanthropical work for the maintenance of this home, either by donation of means, or of foods, such as beans, peas, canned or dried fruits, flour, meal, or vegetables, will be gratefully received.”
THE baptism of six persons at Baraboo, Wis., on the 7th inst., is reported by Brother F. F. Peterson.
A CHURCH of fifteen members was recently organized at Ukiah, Cal., where Brother H. S. Guilford has been laboring for some time. Brethren W. T. Knox, president of the conference, and N. C. McClure, of the executive committee, officiated at the organization. It is expected that several members will be added to the church in the near future, and steps have been taken toward the erection of a new house of worship.
THE April issue of the Advance, our New Zealand Conference organ, says: “Brother W. H. Coville and wife came on the last boat from Honolulu to New Zealand, and they are now in Wellington. These workers have been engaged in selling health works for several years, with marked success, and were among the first canvassers who went to England. The past two years they have been in the Hawaiian Islands.”
Niagara Vapor Baths
We Are the Original Manufacturers of Portable Vapor Baths.
We have during the last ten years supplied thousands of our Baths to physicians, hospitals, sanitariums, etc., and we are now for the first time advertising them direct to the general public.
In Buying a Vapor Bath
Get one with a steel frame that stands on the floor. If a manufacturer does not show you a cut, you may take it for granted that his “steel frame” is a wire hoop that rests on the shoulders of the bather.
Get one that is covered with proper material. Insist on seeing a sample of material before ordering.
Get one with a thermometer attachment. Don’t go it blind. A bath that is too hot or not hot enough will be of no benefit to you.
Get one that you can return and have your money back, if not satisfactory in every way.
Send for sample of material and interesting booklet that will tell you all about Vapor Baths.
Price of Niagara Baths, $5.00
Jones & Co. Manufacturers
DEPARTMENT K. T.
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
When you write, please mention the SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
CALIFORNIA STATE CAMP-MEETING.
This annual camp-meeting and conference will be held in Hunt’s Grove, St. Helena, Napa Co., June 2-12. Special rates will be granted by the S. P. Co., notice of which appeared in this paper of May 5. Tents will be rented at the following prices: 10x12 tents, $2.50; fly or burlap, 50 cents extra; 12x16 tents, $3.50; fly or burlap, 75 cents extra. Orders should be sent to J. J. Ireland, 1059 Castro Street, Oakland, Cal.
Healthful Delicious Nut & Foods
Easily and cheaply made in any household by the use of our complete equipment for grinding and emulsifying nuts. The production of our mills is unsurpassed. Full directions and a booklet containing many valuable nut food recipes, free with each mill.
NUTS
Shelled and unshelled, of all kinds at reasonable prices
For further information, catalog, price-list, etc., write to
JOSEPH LAMBERT
Battle Creek Michigan
When you write, please mention the SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
400 RECITATIONS AND READINGS.
A book designed for Parlor Readings, Sabbath-schools, Temperance Organizations, Debating Societies, Young People's Associations, Reading Clubs and Home Circles. This is a handsome book, bound in paper cover, and contains 400 of the best recitations ever issued, and other choice reading. Price, 40 cents, post-paid. Send order, with remittance, to Laconic Publishing Co., 123 Liberty St., New York.
When you write, please mention the SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
NEW TRACTS.
READY MAY 31.
THE three new numbers of the Apples of Gold Library treat of the power of God, the Sabbath, and the coming of the Lord. Following is a description:—
Kept by the Power of God, No. 49; price, 25 cents per 100.
In this tract we are shown in verse and scripture How, When, Where, Why, and From What we are kept by the power of God. Judging from the depth of thought and earnestness expressed, the author wrote from experience gained by a living faith. The reader will find in this tract much that will inspire to a life of faith.
The Day of the Sabbath, No. 50; price, $1.00 per 100.
A series of earnest questions on the subject of the Sabbath, covering most of its Scripture phases, and bringing the truth home to every candid mind in the most direct, convincing, and least prejudicial way. Many of these questions have been successfully used by the author, Elder J. W. Raymond, in his experience in the past.
The Heralds of His Coming, No. 51; price, $1.50 per 100.
Presents in a brief, yet clear and convincing way, the fact that our Lord is coming again, the manner of His coming, and many of the chief signs which conclusively show that His coming is near. It is illustrated with a helpful diagram. The coming of Christ is the greatest event before the world to-day, and this little tract is sent out with a prayer that it may, under the blessing of the Lord, convince men that this is really so.
The Great Threefold Message is an illustrated sixteen-page tract. Its price is $1.00 per 100, and it is now in its 25th thousand.
It considers the subject of “God’s remedy for the ills of Christendom.” All the world knows that Christendom is indeed ill; and many would gladly know the remedy. The subject is so treated in this tract that this class will read, and to read is to know that remedy for themselves.
Typewriters Cheap
Until recently we have had the Pacific Coast Agency for the “World’s Greatest” Densmore Typewriter. The magnitude of our publishing work has compelled us to relinquish this agency, and we are closing out our old model machines VERY CHEAP. Write for particulars.
PACIFIC PRESS PUBLISHING CO.,OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
The Risen Lord
Lesson XII.—Sunday, June 19, 1898.
The Risen Lord
Note.—Like many of the International Sunday-school lessons, this one begins so abruptly as to be almost unintelligible without some knowledge of what has gone before. The time was in the morning of the first day of the week, the third day after the crucifixion. It was after the women had gone to the tomb of Jesus to anoint His body. The lesson should commence with the beginning of the chapter.
8 “And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and 9 great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word. And behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and took 10 hold of His feet, and worshiped Him. Then saith Jesus unto them, Fear not; go tell My brethren that they depart into Galilee, and there shall they see Me. 11 “Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city, and told unto the chief priests all the things 12 that were come to pass. And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto 13 the soldiers, saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and 14 stole Him away while we slept. And if this come to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him, and rid you of care. So they took the money, and did as they were taught; and this 15 saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continueth until this day. 16 “But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the moun- 17 tain where Jesus had appointed them. And when they saw 18 Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted. And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath 19 been given unto Me in heaven and on earth. Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the 20 name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you; and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.”
Golden Text: “I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore.”Rev. 1:18.
Suggestive Questions
(1) On what mission did two women depart from the sepulcher of Jesus? and what caused both fear and joy? V. 8. Note 1. (2) Whom did they meet on the way? V. 9. Note 2. (3) With what salutation did He greet them? Same v. Note 3. (4) How did they respond to His greeting? Same v. (5) What further assurance, and what commission, did Jesus give the women? V. 10. (6) About this time what occurred in the city? V. 11. (7) After taking counsel together, what did the priests and elders decide to do? Vs. 11, 12. (8) What instruction did they give the soldiers? V. 13. (9) How did they propose to secure the soldiers against punishment? V. 14. Note 4. (10) How did the soldiers respond to this proposition? V. 15. Note 5. (11) What was the effect of this report upon the Jews? Same v. (12) Then what did the eleven disciples do? V. 16. Note 6. (13) How did they regard Him when they met Him this time? V. 17. (14) What further assurance did He give them? V. 18. Note 7. (15) With what commission did He instruct them? Vs. 19, 20. Note 8. (16) What final promise did He give them? V. 20. Note 9.
Notes
1. The pronoun “they” in this verse refers to Mary Magdalene and “the other Mary” (verse 1), who were sent by the angel at the sepulcher to tell the disciples that the Lord had “risen from the dead” (verse 7). “The other Mary” was evidently the mother of James and Joses. Mark 15:40. The appearance of the angels caused the women to fear, but the good news caused them to rejoice.
2. This was not the first meeting of Christ with Mary Magdalene, for His first appearance to any one was to her alone (Mark 16:9), and at that time He forbade her to touch Him (John 20:11-18).
3. “All hail.”—A common salutation, meaning to rejoice. The common English “all hail” is a change from “all health.”
4. The evidence of the resurrection of Jesus must have been deemed well-nigh irresistible in the minds of the chief priests, else they would not have felt obliged to resort to the dangerous project of bribing the soldiers to criminate themselves. If there had been any fraud in the matter of the reported resurrection, it ought not to have been a difficult matter to expose it by honest means.
5. The proposition to “persuade the governor” in case the soldiers were tried for sleeping on guard, showed that the priests now felt that they could do anything with Pilate. His subservient yielding to their demands to have Jesus crucified after he had declared Him innocent, gave them confidence that they could coerce him into anything else. Such is always the result of compromising with evil.
6. Christ appeared eleven times to men and women after His resurrection; that is, we have record of so many such occasions: (1) To Mary Magdalene. Mark 16:9; John 20:11-18. (2) To the two women, Mary Magdalene and “the other Mary.” Matt. 28:9, 10. (3) To Peter. Luke 24:34. (4) To the two disciples who journeyed to Emmaus. Luke 24:13-35; Mark 16:12. (5) To the disciples at their room that same night. Luke 24:36-45; John 20:19, 25. (6) To His disciples again, eight days after. John 20:26-29. (7) To seven disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. John 21. (8) To “five hundred brethren at once.” 1 Cor. 15:6. (9) To James. 1 Cor. 15:7. (10) To all the apostles, in Galilee. Same verse, also Matt. 28:16. (11) To all the apostles again, in Jerusalem and Bethany, on the day of His ascension. Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:4-11. Of these specific occasions, five occurred on the day of the resurrection (the first day of the week) and the night following. The next recorded appearance, being eight days after, was on the second day of the week. But as to the other meetings we have no means of knowing upon what days of the week they occurred. Nor do we know whether these were all the interviews He had with them. Luke makes the general statement that “He showed Himself alive after His passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.” Acts 1:3.
7. “All power.”—The secret of Christ’s success over all opposition was the power which His faith commanded. He says to His disciples, “Go ye therefore,” indicating that “all power” is available to them through faith.
8. The teaching.—The disciples were to teach all things whatsoever Jesus had commanded them. We often hear that this or that instruction or ordinance was only for the apostles, or for the disciples of their day. But their commission is a complete refutation of all such ideas.
9. I am with you alway.—As Christ is with His disciples by means of the Holy Spirit (John 14:15-18, 26), this promise is an assurance of the presence of the Spirit in the church “even unto the end of the world.”
Delicious Bromose
The New Nut Food
The Food that Is all food
Delicious, healthful, easy to digest. Makes double the rich blood of ordinary food.
A Perfect Food for Children
Thin people gain two pounds a week on a half Bromose diet.
Our Booklet, “NUT FOODS,” free, tells all about our Nut Products
A Luncheon of Bromose for a 4c Stamp. Seven Samples for 25c. Full line of samples, 50c
SANITAS NUT FOOD CO., Battle Creek, Mich.
When you write, please mention the SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
NOTE.—In the course of the year there have been many review questions besides the quarterly review, the object being to keep the mind of the pupil continually on the text. We have now covered the entire book of Acts in fifty lessons, of which three have been review lessons. Whether the lessons have been well learned or not, all will find it very profitable to devote the remaining two weeks of the quarter to review. If the book has not been thoroughly studied, then the review is especially necessary; if it has been carefully and thoroughly studied then the reviews will be especially welcome, because the task will not be difficult, and because there is no portion of the Bible from which one can learn so much as from that which has been already well learned. The Bible is an inexhaustible mine. The deeper you go, the richer and more abundant are its treasures; the more you have, the more there is for you to get; for “whosoever hath, to him shall be given.”
Each of these review lessons covers fourteen chapters, so that the student will have two chapters a day during each week. Of course it is understood that even the most faithful student has not mastered the entire book; that is in fact impossible; yet it is possible to acquire so thorough a knowledge of it that whenever any chapter is mentioned, the mind will at once recall its contents, or if any event is referred to, or any statement quoted, it can at once be located, and the connection given. No one should be satisfied short of this. When this is gained, then can one really find satisfaction in studying the book. It can thus be seen that the study of the book must by no means end with this series of lessons. Indeed, the only way to keep what you already have is to continue the study, and gain more. The questions that follow are only suggestive. There is no end to the number that may be asked. It would be well in each class to have a brief outline of the chapters. This need take but a few minutes. Go through the questions in order and then ask promiscuous questions. Then the teacher can use his judgment as to what topics he will call special attention to. In a review lesson, of all lessons, the teacher should confine himself strictly to asking questions.
Into what two portions is the third chapter naturally divided?
What is the main topic of the fourth chapter?
Tell what other things are recorded in this chapter.
What important thing is related in the last part?
Tell the two leading features of the fifth chapter.
What is the subject of the sixth?
What fills almost the whole of the seventh chapter?
Can you in two short sentences summarize chapter 8?
What is the chief thing in chapter 9?
What other two important things does this chapter contain?
Without going into details tell the contents of chapter 10.
What have we in chapter 11? To what point are we taken back in the last part of the chapter?
Who are the chief characters in chapter 12? Tell what happened to each.
With what does the last verse in chapter 12 connect?
What new departure is introduced in chapter 13?
What places are named in this chapter as visited by Paul?
Tell what occurred at each place.
What cities are introduced in chapter 14?
At what place did the most notable thing happen?
Where have we the account of the conversion of Paul?
What chapter records the first preaching of the Gospel to the Gentiles after the ascension of Christ?
What provision was made for the poor in the primitive church? Where do we find the record of it?
Name in their order the miracles that are recorded in the first fourteen chapters of Acts.
What is said in this portion of the book concerning witnesses?
Name the chapters in which Peter is mentioned.
What discourses do we have reported somewhat at length?
Where have we the account of the baptism of the Ethiopian?
Where do we learn that repentance is the gift of God?
What striking feature do you notice in all the discourses that are reported?
The Alarm of War
“The Alarm of War” contains an interesting table showing the recent increase in the land and naval forces of Europe. This table is a wonderful argument in itself.
NUT FOODS.
We manufacture these goods and sell so low that you can not afford to be without them. We sell mill outfits, nuts, malt, and all material used in these foods. Nut Butter made and shipped day order is received. Recipes free with Mills. Write for prices of foods, mills, etc. KNAPP BROS., 71 N. 11th St., E. Portland, Oregon.
When you write, please mention the SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
How to See the Point and Place It.
Punctuation without Rules of Grammar.
A book of forty pages which teaches punctuating rapidly by example. Many people who have studied English, Latin, and Greek Grammar are very careless and slovenly punctuators. This book is indispensable to all writers. Memorizing rules and exceptions wastes time and they are soon forgotten. By mail, 20 cents. Cloth, 40 cents.
Lacombe Pub. Co., 123 Liberty St., N. Y.
When you write, please mention the SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
Angels of God
“Angels of God.” (Spanish.) A collection of five Bible readings on the following subjects: 1. The Angels of God. 2. Satan and His Work. 3. Christ the Resurrection and the Life. 4. The Second Chapter of Daniel. 5. Signs of the Coming of Christ. Two illustrations; paper; price, 6 cents. Address, PACIFIC PRESS PUBLISHING CO., Oakland, Cal.
