p. 11 | Signs of the Times, Vol. 39, No. 42. (10/29/1912)

Our Bible Reading

Reform on the Sabbath

1. What is said of the church that will be in existence at the time of the second coming of Christ?

"And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." Rev. 12: 17.

"Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." Rev. 14: 12.

NOTE.—These texts bring to view a class of people right at the last of earth's history who not only have the faith of Jesus, but keep the commandments of God.

2. What does one of the commandments of God specifically require?

"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man servant, nor thy maid servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it." Ex. 20: 8-11.

NOTE.—In our Bible reading last week, texts were quoted which show that the prophecies pointed forward to a power that would undertake to change God's times and laws. God's law to-day, as through all the ages, says that the seventh day, which is Saturday, is the Sabbath; yet the great mass of mankind are observing the first day instead. But as the remnant church, that are to witness the second coming of Christ, are to be found keeping "the commandments of God," they must be Sabbath-keepers, because nobody can be said to be keeping the commandments of God who is openly trampling underfoot the Sabbath commandment.

3. Are there any prophecies which specifically forecast a Sabbath reform?

"Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for My salvation is near to come, and My righteousness to be revealed. Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil." Isa. 56: 1, 2.

"If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on My holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable; and shalt honor Him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words." Isa. 58: 13.

NOTE.—The verses quoted from Isaiah 56 bring to view a time when God's salvation is near to come, and His righteousness to be revealed. And at that time the promised blessing is held out to the individual who "layeth hold on" God's Sabbath to keep it. In like manner the expression "If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath" brings to view a class of people who are trampling the Sabbath underfoot. The Lord is manifestly calling for a Sabbath reform, and is holding forth special blessings to those who will face the popular sentiment to the contrary, and observe His sacred day.

Holding the Winds of War

WE are in the midst of turbulent times. We have strifes in the social and financial world that are filling men with grim apprehensions. Society is divided into factions, each of which is striving for some personal end, and all are claiming that they are called to do what they are doing in order that the social structure may not be utterly ruined.

Louder, even, than these clamorings in society, are the rumblings of the war chariots among the nations. The omens of war are so strong that many peace societies have been formed for the purpose of trying to hold the war craze within bounds, with the hope of finally destroying the sentiment of war altogether. These peace organizations are formed in states and in nations, and then are brought together in international societies so that their combined influence may be exerted to withstand the pent up sentiments of war. The peace organizations are, without doubt, doing a great work. But they make a mistake in thinking that they will be able ultimately to control war in this wicked world, filled with selfish and ambitious men. It is needful that we view these things in their true light if we would avoid being deceived. The following prophetic declaration states the situation as it is:

"After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blow on the earth, or on the sea, or upon any tree. And I saw another angel ascend from the sunrising, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a great voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we shall have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads." Rev. 7:1-3.

The sixth chapter of Revelation closes with a description of the awful scenes that will be upon earth when Christ will be revealed at His second coming. They are the scenes that occur under the sixth seal. Then the eighth chapter begins with the opening of the seventh seal, and tells of the silence in heaven for the space of a prophetic half hour, or seven and one half literal days, when all the angels have left their regular dwelling-place around God's throne to accompany Christ to this earth. Hence the seventh chapter, from which the foregoing quotation is taken, is thrown in parenthetically, in order to describe some particular things connected with the close of time that had not already received attention from the prophet's pen.

THE RUSSIAN FLEET AS IT WILL BE IN 1913 From the "Illustrated London News"

It will be seen, from the quotation, that angels are commanded to hold the "winds," that they may not blow either on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree. Winds, in symbolic prophecy, denote strifes, wars, and commotions. And hence the four angels are told to hold back these things until the Lord has given His sealing, gospel message to the ends of the earth.

When the dogs of war and of strife have to be held, it shows that they are not in repose. They are tugging at their leashes, and howling in their madness. Hence if there should be any short outbreaks of war and strife, they would, in the very nature of things, come suddenly and furiously. Such is the definite thing that the prophecy calls for, and the conditions in the world at the end of time are to test the accuracy of the divine prediction.

Concerning the suddenness with which wars in these days arise, one of England's greatest statesmen has said:

"Still more serious is the consideration which recent events have forced upon us that these wars come absolutely unannounced and with terrible rapidity. The war-cloud rises in the horizon with a rapidity that obviates all calculation, and, it may be, a month or two months after the first warning you receive, you find you are engaged in or in prospect of a war on which your very existence is staked."

This utterance from a former prime minister of England states the case as we have come to know it to exist. The wars of this time break forth with a rapidity and a force which show that the nations are under an unseen restraint. And when the winds of war do come, they appear in gusts, and thus reveal the unseen restraining hand, which is known only by the prophetic Word. Men ought to be able to see things that are so clearly manifest. They would if the critics of this generation had not led so many to discredit the Bible. But these unwise critics have had their day. The time has come for the prophecies of God's Word to have opportunity to speak, and they are speaking in no uncertain or indefinite manner.

The war between Turkey and Italy that has just been concluded is a clear example of the rule. It broke out suddenly, and it has ended quite as suddenly. The Russo-Japanese war was another recent example. The war wind broke forth with a gust, and then it was terminated before either Russia or Japan was willing to have it close. The present Balkan war is another illustration. A few weeks ago, there seemed to be no more trouble there than has been usual for the last quarter of a century, for there has been a heavy war-cloud hovering over that section for fully that long. But all of a sudden the little Balkan States stalk forth madly. They say they are determined to have revenge on Turkey. Then there is a little calm. The "powers" say they will control the situation. They will not let these little nations fight the old decaying, crumbling Turk. But while the "powers" deliberate, Montenegro rushes to the attack, and then the war storm, in all its furies, is on.

Some have thought that all Europe will be embroiled in this war. It may be so. But mark this: It will be of short duration. It will be ended as suddenly, perhaps, as it was begun. It can not continue; for He who commands the orderly movements of all the suns and worlds in the universe, has uttered His prophecy, and made His decree. The "winds" are ordered held until the sealing work of the gospel is finished. And in this time, the gospel has in it the message that Jesus is about to return to earth.

Satan, the great adversary, seeks to counteract the work of the gospel, and to hide from men the fact that a great chorus of voices from God's prophetic Word is telling the world that the Lord Jesus Christ will soon come again in person to this earth. To this end he has brought about conditions, in many of the nations, that make it hard for the gospel work to go. This is particularly the case in the great heathen lands where he has had the most undisputed sway. And as the winds of war are ordered held so that the sealing work of the gospel may go forward, it is evident that these winds would be allowed to blow for a short time in certain localities if by that means obstacles could be taken out of the way that are impeding the progress of the great work of God.

NEARLY FOUR FIFTHS OF THE ENTIRE GERMAN NAVY

With these thoughts before us, it will be readily called to mind that one leading characteristic of all modern wars has been that as soon as they are over, it is manifest that there is greater liberty and freedom granted to those engaged in the controversy. The way is opened for the sealing message to go with greater facility. And following this usual plan, we may expect that when the present Balkan-Turkish war is over, in a little time from now, there will be in that territory a freedom for true gospel work that has not been accorded in the past.

But no one should make the mistake of thinking that these little outbreaks are the beginnings of Armageddon. When the Armageddon war starts, the whole world will rush to arms with a fury that has never before appeared on earth; for that war comes under the pouring out of the sixth plague, and it is consequently after the close of probation. Then there will be no restraining hand. God will have directed the angels to loose their hold upon the winds of war, and the scenes that will appear in the mad tornado of strife will go beyond any powers of human description.

God is urgently inviting us to stand with Him in that awful day; and if we will but accept His invitation, He will abundantly protect us. All the power displayed among the millions of worlds that make up His universe, is staked for the protection and the success and the deliverance of each one of His children. How indescribable will be the satisfaction and joy of standing under the protection of such mighty power when Satan is doing his last destructive work through the forces of sin just prior to the coming of our beloved Lord!

Conditions in Lawrence, Massachusetts

By Editor

Gambling.—The gambling craze is not confined to China, nor to America, but it is seemingly sweeping away the very foundations of society everywhere. For instance, a despatch from Berlin under date of September 28 declares that “the craze for gambling among the wealthy and aristocratic classes of Germany and Russia has reached such a pitch that the authorities are at their wits’ end how to combat it.” Raiding of private gambling dens is of no use. Players caught there are of such prominence that prosecution is thought inadvisable. Every effort is made to keep it from the kaiser; but when a recent case came to his ears, he summoned the court-marshals of the empire, and asked them to use their influence to suppress the craze; and in consequence, it has been found necessary to send private letters to all members of the German nobility, asking them to stop the high play which goes on in their circles. Some of the nobles of the empire have been stricken from the court list, and one nobleman has committed suicide because of the disgrace. But the thing seems to go on just the same.

While there is great danger in declaring that every criminal is insane, yet doubtless there are cases of that kind, as there seems to have been one in the Marquette, Michigan, prison. There was imprisoned there a bandit, Holzey by name, sentenced November, 1889, for murder in the first degree. He and his gang terrorized Northern Wisconsin, holding up railway trains and stage-coaches, even single-handed, and robbing their passengers. In one of his raids, a banker shot at him, and Holzey returned the fire and killed the banker. For years after his imprisonment, he was morose, and subject to spells of insubordination, during which time he was treated with harshness, and regarded as a dangerous and incorrigible criminal. Some time back he underwent a surgical operation, which was followed by an improvement in his mental state, until he has become entirely sane; and he declares that during his criminal career he was completely under the domination of a criminal obsession, produced, he declares, by profound dejection arising from a nervous breakdown. Since his operation, he has studied the English language, and read practically everything in the prison library, and is now said to be a well-informed man, with unusually sound views on subjects which are engaging the attention of thinkers in this country and abroad. Because of his later good conduct, his sentence has been commuted to forty years, with good time, which gives him his freedom on November 3, 1913. He has recently written a book on penology, so the Chicago Daily Tribune of September 27 tells us, said to be one of the best works on that phase of the subject which has been written. “It possesses a unique value because it was written by a man who has educated himself to think logically and write with rare lucidity on a subject in which he has had practical experience.” He believes in the indeterminate, or indefinite, sentence system, and believes that many could be reformed if this were carried out.

Speaking of recent conditions in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the Salt Lake Tribune of October 1 says: “This present Lawrence strike, therefore, is a strike against law, against adjudicature, and against the orderly procedure of the government. It is a strike for anarchy, a strike to turn over the processes of the government to an irresponsible mob. If successful, it would take out of the hands of the court, before the court has done with them, two men accused of a heinous crime. This is something that can not be tolerated, and it is of precisely the same character as the mob rule, which would take

out of the jurisdiction of the court an accused person and lynch him without trial. That is a shocking tragedy, utterly indefensible and wholly to be condemned, whatever the offense that is committed. But the other offense which this Lawrence strike seems to stand for is equally to be reprehended, referring in this to the fact that the strikers object to the arrest and trial of two of their leaders with a charge of being accessories to the murder of a woman mill-worker.” The Tribune admits that the leaders may be innocent altogether, but if so they will be acquitted, in all likelihood. The Tribune further says that “there has been altogether too much of the mob spirit everywhere, and especially in connection with the procedure of the courts.” “Where an organized society undertakes to exercise this mob government, then there is nothing to do but to condemn that society and its leaders without reserve; and whenever they commit an overt act, that act should be punished with the rigor that the law demands.” It would seem that all good citizens would agree with these words. It is not held that the courts are infallible. It is not held that judges are always pure, and above influence and corruption. But orderly government is certainly better than mob rule.

Conditions in Lawrence, Massachusetts

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It is stated that the whaling industry is about doomed. It is only since the Russo-Japanese war that the people of Japan have taken any great interest in whale fishery. It is said that they have made the most of the whale not only by preserving the oil, but certain portions of the creature are canned and eaten in the place of canned beef, which is very expensive in those Oriental countries. You may be able to tell what the label on the outside of the can says, but the label is no evidence by which you can be sure of the contents within. There is no assurance that canned whale would be so labeled. There are far better foods for the human race than canned meats.

Mrs. Russell Sage has purchased Marsh Island, on the gulf coast, southwest of New Orleans, to be preserved as a guarded refuge for all migratory birds. No sportsman will be allowed on the island with either trap or gun.

The Mother as a Companion to Her Children

By Mrs. M. C. Du Bois

NOT long ago, I had the pleasure of meeting a mother who has a model family, consisting of three children. She is a plain little woman, but all who go to her home are delighted with her well-behaved family. The secret of their being model children lies in the conduct of the mother. She has given herself, her energies, to her children. She makes herself a friend, a social companion, to them. She is a good housekeeper in every detail; but she has the faculty of turning work into pleasure, in which her children are ever ready to engage. Her boys are nearing the threshold of manhood; but she has so bound them to her that they find pleasure in her company. She has no trouble in holding her children by her side, or in keeping their confidence.

What is the trouble in the majority of homes? — I think it is that mothers are not doing all they can to be companionable with their boys and girls. Many children, even before they enter their teens, are allowed to go where they please and with whom they please. This ought not to be. If mothers would enter more into the amusements of their children, they would find less trouble in keeping them at home until the time comes for them to go out to act their part in the world. Some mother may say she has something to do besides playing with her children. To such I reply, You can at least smile and be cheerful. It takes no more time to speak a kind word than it does to speak a cross one.

Mothers often build strong barriers between themselves and their sons and daughters by their apparent lack of interest in that which interests them. Why not interest your little daughter in playing "visitor," or "keeping house," or something of the kind? If your little boy rides to your door astride his wooden horse, why not spend a moment in entertaining him as if he were real company? Or if he comes as a book agent, why not buy a book, and make him happy? You say, "I am too busy; I can not bother." But it would not take much of your precious time, and these tender little acts are cords that will bind your children to you. If you are always so busy that you can not find time to be social with your children, they will soon look elsewhere for companionship, and you will be left out of their confidence.

Many mothers are faithful in caring for the temporal wants of their children; they consume the midnight hours and midnight oil in trimming dainty garments. They cook unwholesome food to set before their family. They keep the home so neat and orderly that it becomes a prison, for the child is bound and held by rules so strict that he hardly dares move for fear of being reprimanded. Such a mother is making a sad mistake.

I believe in keeping the house neat and tidy, but not in going to extremes. The home should be bright, cheerful, airy. Plain food, and warm, healthful garments should be supplied, such as do not call for midnight oil. Let the children help. A knowledge of housework is not all that our girls need to be taught, but it should form an important branch of the education of both boys and girls. If mothers would teach their boys and girls to be helpful in domestic labor as well as in other branches of usefulness, they would have more time to give to the society of their children, more time to bind them to their hearts by cords of love; but far too many mothers do not like to spend time in teaching their children the art of being helpful in the home.

Every mother should interest herself in the happiness of her children. She should encourage them to confide their plans and open their heart’s desires to her. She should never betray any little secret her boy or girl may tell her. As the young people advance in years, their hearts will be stirred with a love that mother has not called forth, a love different from the love they feel for her. This is a critical period in the life of that boy or girl; and, mother, do not chide your child because of it, but with a prayer in your heart for wisdom from God, wisely and tenderly lead that child to confide fully in you. If you see one has chosen unwisely, deal kindly still; in love endeavor to show the danger. If, on the other hand, one is of suitable age to enter the marriage relation, and you approve of the choice, give your child your blessing.

It is better to be social and chatty with the boys and girls than it is to be sharp, cold, and unloving. Be firm, but not harsh. Love wins the stubborn and wayward. Make yourself a friend, a loving companion, to your child.

The Art of Living Together

THE art of living together is one which lies at the root of domestic happiness. Here are a few suggestions which, having found useful, I pass on to my readers. In order to live happily with others, “we must not insist that there is only one way of doing things, we must avoid unnecessary criticism of others’ methods, and we must freely allow large liberty in all personal details of management. How foolish to have some stock subject of disputation, about which there is always friction and irritation, amounting, perhaps, in the course of years, to positive alienation! Equally unwise is it to forget that it is the little pebbles that hurt the feet, and that a sufficiently sharp tack, however small, may make a shoe quite unendurable. It is well not to expect too much of others, being mindful of the fact that we ourselves make large demands upon their patience or toleration. There is always the danger that familiarity will swallow up courtesy, that the sweet attentions before marriage will cease after marriage. We need constant reminders to keep watch for little opportunities to praise, to show sympathy, to rejoice with the glad and weep with the sorrowful.” — Selected.

“Didn’t Mean Like That”

A GOOD minister, when journeying on the cars, was accosted by a stranger, who said: “Good morning, Mr. L. I was at your church the other night.”

“Ah, indeed!”

“Yes, sir; I heard you preach. I don’t take much stock in religion.” This was said in a half boastful manner.

“No?” questioned Mr. L. “And what have you been reading?”

“I have been studying Thomas Paine, sir.”

“And he has made you wiser, has he?”

“O, yes, sir; I don’t believe in Christians now, or Christianity!”

“So, then, you believe that all Christians are hypocritical?”

“Yes, sir; Christianity is a sham, nothing else.”

“Well, let me ask you, young man, have you had a mother since your infant years?” said Mr. L. impressively.

“O, yes, sir!”

“And was she a professor of religion?”

“Yes, sir,” said the other unhesitatingly.

“And did she live consistently with her profession?”

“O, yes; I believe mother was a good woman!”

“Well, then, you either believe that your mother lived in communion with Christ, or you believe that she was a hypocrite. Which is it?”

“Hold on!” exclaimed the young man.

“Which?” cried Mr. L., with emphasis.

“I — I — didn’t — mean — like — that; wait and hear me,” stammered the excited young stranger.

“Which?” solemnly repeated Mr. L.; and when no answer came, he said: “For shame, young man, to fling at your sainted mother that she was a hypocrite! You know from her life that Christianity is real.”

The cowardly skeptic was silenced, and afterward Mr. L. saw him in the Fulton Street prayer-meeting, trembling under a sense of guilt.

Christians, if we live up to our profession, our lives will be an unanswerable argument in favor of religion. The skeptic can not but admire consistency, and lives that speak of Christ preach more effectually than words can do.— Anon.

HOME AND FIRESIDE

Under His Wing

O God, when earthly streams are dried, And human hopes have flown, I find a fount that satisfies In Thee, and Thee alone. My weary soul, 'mid rude alarms, Would fly to Thee for rest, And find in Thy encircling arms The comfort of the blest.

For Thou alone canst whisper peace, And calm the troubled soul, When sins and cares and dreadful fears Like ocean billows roll. When friends betray and love is cold, And fears and foes annoy, Within the tender Shepherd's fold I find unfading joy.

O, Saviour, let my longing heart, Like Noah's weary dove, Forever find the better part, Beneath Thy wings of love. O, keep me in the secret place, From Thee no more to roam, Till I shall see Thee face to face In that eternal home. — Anon.

Cats Are Dangerous

By E. R. Pritchard, secretary Chicago Health Department

THERE is little difference in cats, and that difference is only that of degrees of badness. Take them in their social grades, the backyard sloper, the spinster’s “tabby,” and the long-haired blue-ribbon wearer, who feasts on sirloin and sleeps on a silk cushion. The first is worst, the second worse, and the third bad. There is no health in them. As a race they are extremely dangerous to humanity. As disease disseminators they are as great a menace as the rat, and we are exterminating the rat because it spreads the bubonic plague.— E. R. Pritchard, secretary Chicago Health Department.

Good Books for the Holidays

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Reaching the Mountain Top

By Flora Howard

The mountain top must be reached no matter how many times we fall in reaching it. The fall is not counted; it does not register; the picking up and going on counts in life.— Flora Howard.

Reputation and Character

"REPUTATION is what men think we are, character is what God sees us to be."

Our Work and Workers

FIVE candidates have been baptized at New Rochelle, New York, four at Brooklyn, seven at Mechanicsville, three at South Onondaga, and four at Buffalo. Twelve more at the latter place, six at Elmira, nine at Brooklyn, and about twelve at Albany, have decided for the truth.

THE last Sabbath of the Nebraska camp-meeting, fifty-one persons were baptized. Pastor J. W. Christian reports the baptism of six willing candidates at Julian, and the conversion of fourteen at Williams. A church of sixteen members has been organized at Holbrook, and eight others have begun the observance of the commandments.

SISTER H. T. MOOR, 1619 Cypress St., Vancouver, British Columbia, writes: “I would be glad to express, through the columns of your paper, my thanks to our dear people for their generous response in the past to my appeal for literature for missionary purposes, and to beg a renewal of the same. My opportunities for giving the message are large here in this city, with heathen from all countries all about me, and my earnest desire is to put reading-matter in each house in Kitsiland, where I am living, a suburb of Vancouver. To that end I am working. I belong to a club here who are taking the SIGNS OF THE TIMES. With that, together with your leaflets, I am working, but I will need lots of ammunition to accomplish my end, and I am asking for help.”

PASTOR M. J. ALLEN, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, reports the baptism of eight persons at that place, and this ordinance has been administered to four at Chatham. Three in St. Johns, Newfoundland, have commenced to obey the truth. Thirteen at Harvey Station, New Brunswick, have been baptized, and seven others are waiting to follow their example. At Stockholm, Saskatchewan, three have received the ordinance of baptism, and fifteen at the Saskatchewan camp-meeting. Eight or ten returned to their home churches to be baptized. At Kamloops, British Columbia, five new converts are reported, and seven at Nanaimo. At the latter place a company of twelve members was organized, four coming in by baptism. Six at Didsbury, Alberta, have received this rite, and four at Edmonton have expressed their intention of obeying the truth. Five at Morden, Manitoba, have been buried in baptism.

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