AT Hanford, Cal., August 11, Brother Baxter Howe organized a Sabbath school of thirty-four members.
BOOK sales by canvassers in the Southern District for two weeks, ending August 10, amounted to $2,698.
ELDER URIAH SMITH, editor of the Review, who is now in Europe, will visit Palestine in October, and Egypt and Italy in November.
ELDER R. S. OWEN recently spoke twice on the labor question in the Presbyterian Church at San Pedro, Cal., and reports good audiences.
A CHURCH of seventeen members has been organized at Spartanburg, S. C., as a result of the labors of Elder E. W. Webster and Brother J. O. Johnston.
A REPORT from Bloomsburg, Pa., by Brethren Guy R. Ruggles and Henry Leader, states that they have taken 300 orders for “Bible Readings,” and delivered most of them.
ELDER R. M. KILGORE, superintendent of General Conference District No. 2, reports a visit to Knoxville, Tenn., July 28 and 29, when six members were added to the church.
ELDER D. T. BOURDEAU reports encouragingly of his labors among the French in La Crosse, Wis., which have been mainly in the lines of Bible readings and visiting from house to house.
Of the tent work in Monticello, N. Y., Elder H. G. Thurston says: “Hundreds of people from New York City are here for a vacation during the hot weather, but many prefer a carnival to the gospel.”
THE local camp meeting at Eureka, Cal., closed on August 26, and Elders McClure, Gates, and Ings arrived in this city on the 30th. They report a good meeting and an unusually large attendance, both of our own people and from the outside. There were nineteen baptized.
AT the camp meeting held at Auburn, N. Y., about a month ago, twenty-three persons were baptized, and two new churches were added to the Conference. Elder S. H. Lane was reëlected president of the Conference and of the missionary society, and Elder A. E. Place was reëlected president of the Sabbath School Association.
AT a special meeting held at Santa Ana, Cal., last week, by Elder R. S. Owen, the sum of $408 was raised toward clearing off the debt on the house of worship in that place. It was expected that the remainder, of $152, would be secured by the time of the Los Angeles camp meeting (October 4–14), so that the house would be dedicated at that time.
AT the recent camp meeting at North Indianapolis, Ind., the census of regular campers numbered 960. Thirty-three persons were baptized. The Conference officer selected for the ensuing year were: President, J. W. Watt; Secretary, W. A. Young; Treasurer, Dr. Wm. Hill. Executive Committee—J. W. Watt, D. H. Oberholter, H. M. Steward, F. D. Starr, J. W. Johnson.
IN course of the tent meetings held last month in South Park, Wash., by Brethren J. E. Fulton and Wm. Potter, some of the Catholic population were stirred up by the expositions of prophecy, and the anger of the dragon was manifested in the stoning of the tent and cutting ropes. An attempt was made one night to cut the center rope, but the parties were frightened away before accomplishing their purpose.
A SERIES of tent meetings held at Alamosa, Colo., by Elders G. W. Anglebarger and V.H. Lucas, was closed a few weeks ago by the baptism of twenty persons in the Rio Grande. A large number of people witnessed the scene, many of whom had never before seen a real baptism. They had seen sprinklings, but a scriptural baptism, an immersion, was something new, and made a marked impression.
AT the recent camp meeting at Lincoln, Neb., the camp consisted of 234 tents of all kinds, and over 1,200 campers, besides many regular attendants who had rooms in the vicinity. Of leading laborers from outside the Conference there were Elder J. H. Durland, Prof. W. W. Prescott, Elder C. McReynolds, of Kansas, Elder N. W. Kauble, of South Dakota, and Elder W. H. Wakeham, of Battle Creek, Mich.
THE faculty of Healdsburg College suffers a break in its ranks just on the eve of the opening of the new school year. This break is caused by the death of Lena E. Howell, wife of Prof. W. E. Howell, which occurred at Battle Creek, Mich., August 28. Mrs. Howell was to have occupied the position of assistant in mathematics, her husband being professor of classics and higher mathematics. Deceased was a daughter of Elder R. M. Kilgore, of the General Conference Committee.
A COMMON experience of our field laborers is to find ministers of other churches instituting socials and other attractions of a worldly nature in order to keep their people away from our meetings. It does not speak well for the character of their religious instruction to see their flocks so easily enticed away from the word of God to scenes of carnal pleasure. It shows, too, that such ministers have less confidence in their own ability to make the gospel attractive to their members than they have in the drawing power of sensual gratification.
BROTHER W. R. BARROW writes as follows to the Southern Review:—
The would-be friends of Brother W. B. Capps, who is imprisoned at Dresden, Tenn., for Sunday work, or rather for keeping the commandments of God (Rom. 12: 17), knowing that he is wrongfully treated, propose to take him out by petition. I understand this has been presented to Brother Capps, and they told him they would take him out if he wouldn’t work any more on Sunday. Thus Satan tried to get a compromise, and Brother Capps saw it, and kindly said, No. I haven’t heard up to this time what the parties have done. This brother is of good courage, and claims his God-given rights (Ex. 20: 8–11), and says with Bunyan and others, “If you turn me out to-day, I will preach tomorrow.”
A PRIVATE letter from Elder O. A. Olsen, president of the General Conference, dated Hamburg, Germany, August 12, says of the work in Europe that “the past year has been a very successful one in every respect.” He was then attending a workers’ institute which followed a general meeting held at that place. Elders S. N. Haskell and Uriah Smith were also there. After the institute Elder H. was to proceed to South Africa. Elder Olsen speaks of the students at the institute as a “very nice company, the larger number of them being young people between twenty and thirty years of age. All seem to be devoted, bright, and intelligent, earnestly studying to fit themselves for a part in the work.” There were representatives from Bohemia, Hungary, Roumania, Holland, and from different parts of Austria and Germany, also nine from Russia. The foundation of the new chapel was being laid. The first story is designed for the school and depository, and the second story as a meeting hall. At the close of the institute Elders Olsen and Smith designed to attend some meetings in Northern Germany, and then go to Denmark to attend the dedication of our school buildings at Fredricks-havn. An institute is to be held here, and laborers will be present from all parts of Scandinavia.13
THE indictments against Elder McCutcheon and Professor Keck, for Sunday labor, at Gainesville, Ga., have been quashed, and the cases dismissed. The people had evidently become heartily ashamed of the affair, as they became acquainted with the accused and their good work. The camp meeting in the vicinity of Gainesville made a good impression upon the people, and the city authorities kindly bestowed courteous favors. Several prominent citizens appeared before the prosecuting attorney and asked the dismissal of the cases pending against these brethren, urging that they were “good, loyal citizens, and should not be treated so disgracefully.”
CONCERNING the recent trouble on Kent Island, Md., heretofore mentioned, Brother J. F. Jones writes as follows to the Union Record:—
It is unpleasant to relate that the threat to rotten-egg any person who is a resident of the island, if they were seen to visit the tent, has served its purpose, and prevented anyone coming to our meetings. It has also served as a barrier against our visiting the people at their homes, they being afraid to receive or entertain us, lest they be rotten-egged when out upon the roads. As nothing could be said or done to allay their fears, it was useless for us to remain there. We have secured a lot at Carroll, in the outskirts of Baltimore, where we expect to pitch the tent. There has been quite a number of books sold in Carroll the last few years, and we hope, by the blessing of God, to gather some fruit there.
WE hear a good report of the Virginia camp meeting at Mount Jackson. The outside attendance on Sunday was very large, and five discourses were given, as follows: Elder Allen Moon, of Washington, D. C., spoke on “Religious Liberty,” and Elder I. D. Van Horn, superintendent of General Conference District No. 1, followed with “The Sabbath in the New Testament.” Then Elder G. B. Tripp, president of Virginia Conference, spoke on the “Change of the Sabbath,” which was followed by a discourse on “Christ; His Relation to the Scriptures, the Law, and the Sabbath,” by Elder A. E. Place, of Rome, N. Y. In the evening Elder Van Horn spoke again on “The Present Crisis.”
THE Missouri Conference has six tents in the field. One is at St. Joseph, in charge of Elder C. Santee, with six helpers, and a late report states that twenty were rejoicing in the truth who but a few weeks ago knew nothing about it. At Springfield, where Brethren J. H. Coffman and Jacob Wilbur have charge, twelve converts are reported, with encouraging prospects. A like report is made of the tent work at De Soto, under the labors of Elder A. P. Heacock and Brother L. W. Terry. Elder W. S. Hyatt, president of the Conference, also reports a good interest at Palmyra, where Elder Willis and Brother Wm. Cochran are laboring; also at Republic, under direction of Brethren H. L. and T. A. Hoover; and in Sullivan County, where Elder C. H. Chaffee is in charge.
ARISE, O arise now, ye daughters of Zion!
Shine forth in the darkness the splendors of day.
Effulgent the light is that shines now upon thee;
Arise, and shine forth then, no longer delay.
The bright beaming rays of the Day-star shine
o'er thee,
Superb for its beauties and brightness untold;
Thy pathway is lighted, thy prospects now brighten,
For soon we will reach the fair city of gold.
Arise, then, O Zion? Can you refuse longer
To shine forth the rays of the truth for this time,
This duty incumbent on all who profess it,
To herald the message to every clime?
For behold the whole earth is in darkness enfolded,
And darkness still grosser the people enshrouds;
But the Lord shall arise, and upon thee his glory
Dispels all thy darkness, and scatters the clouds.
The bright gilded rays of the morn dawn upon thee,
While others are sleeping in darkness of night;
Then shine forth the brightness reflected from Jesus.
Arouse and awake thee and all will be right.
CONSISTENT FAITH.
By Ellen G. White
“WHAT doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? Can faith save him?” “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.” When those who profess the faith show their lives to be consistent with their faith, then we shall see a power attending the presentation of the truth,—a power that will convict the sinner, and draw souls nigh to Christ.
A consistent faith is rare among rich men. Genuine faith, sustained by works, is seldom found. But all who possess this faith will be men who will not lack influence. They will copy after Christ; they will possess that disinterested benevolence, that interest in the work of saving souls, that he had. The followers of Christ should value souls as he valued them. Their sympathies should be with the work of their dear Redeemer, and they should labor to save the purchase of his blood, at any sacrifice. What are money, houses, and lands, in comparison with even one soul?
Christ made a full and complete sacrifice, a sacrifice sufficient to save every son and daughter of Adam who should show repentance toward God for having transgressed his law, and manifest faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. Yet, notwithstanding the sacrifice was ample, but few consent to a life of obedience that they may have this great salvation. Few are willing to imitate his amazing privations, to endure his sufferings and persecutions, and to share his exhausting labor, to bring others to the light. But few will follow his example in earnest, frequent prayer to God for strength to endure the trials of this life and perform its daily duties. Christ is the Captain of our salvation, and by his own sufferings and sacrifice he has given an example to all his followers, that watchfulness, and prayer, and persevering effort, were necessary on their part if they would rightly represent the love which dwelt in his bosom for the fallen race.—Testimony for the Church No. 20.
CAMP MEETINGS FOR 1894.
By Gen. Conf. Com.
DISTRICT NUMBER ONE.
Maine, Bath.............................Sept. 6-17
New York, Delavan.......................Sept. 13-23
Nevada, Wadsworth.......................Sept. 13-23
Southern California, Los Angeles........Oct. 4-14
GEN. CONF. COM.
International S. S. Lessons.
By Editor
"So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading."—Neh. 8:8
LESSON XIII.—SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1894.
TOTAL ABSTINENCE.
[NOTE.—The questions which follow are merely suggestive for the student on the leading points of the lesson; it is presumed that the thorough student will think of many more as he studies the subject. References, where verses alone are given, always refer to the lesson scripture printed above. All other references are given in book, chapter, and verse. The text printed is that of the Revised Version, not because it is especially preferred, but because it is not found in every family, as is the common version.]
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Now God made Daniel to find favor and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs.
And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink; for why should he see your faces worse liking than the youths which are of your own age? so should ye endanger my head with the king.
Then said Daniel to the steward, whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
Then let our countenance be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the youths that eat of the king's meat; and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths which did eat of the king's meat.
So the steward took away their meat, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.
Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
And at the end of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
And the king communed with them, and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore stood they before the king.
And in every matter of wisdom and understanding, concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his realm.
Golden Text: "But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself." Verse 8.
OUR lesson for this week is a temperance lesson, and one of the most interesting which the Scriptures give us. The scene of the lesson is in Babylon. The time, about B.C. 605-603, at the beginning of the seventy years' captivity. Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylon. Just previous to this he had taken captive many of the children of Judah, and among them were young men from the royal family, and of the nobility, "youths in whom was no blemish, but well favored, and skillful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, such as had ability to stand in the king's palace." That is, these youths were well educated in the learning of that time. These the king chose that he might teach them also the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans; and, in order that they might be well nourished, he gave them what he supposed was the very best food, a daily portion of the king's meat, and the wine which he drank. After such nourishment and education for three years, they were to be brought before the king. Four of these young men were especially prominent —namely, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, each of these names having reference to the true God. According to heathen customs, the king changed their names so that they would refer to the heathen gods, and called them respectively, Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS.
When Daniel knew that the king's meat and wine were appointed for his diet, what decision did he make? Verse 8. Note 1.
What did Daniel request of the prince of the eunuchs? Verse 8, last part.
How was he regarded by this official? and why? Verse 9.
What reply did he make to Daniel? Verse 10, first part.
Why did he refuse to grant Daniel's request? Verse 10, last part. Note 2.
What request did Daniel then make to the steward? Verses 11, 12. 7. What did he ask should be given them during the ten days? Verse 12, last part.
Then what comparison did he say should be made? Verse 13.
How did the steward regard Daniel's proposition? Verse 14.
What was the result at the end of the ten days? Verse 15. Note 3.
What course did the steward then take after this trial was over? Verse 16.
How did the Lord show his approval of the course of these four youths? Verse 17, first part.
What special gifts did he bestow upon Daniel? Verse 17, last part.
At the end of the three years what was done? Verse 18. Note 4.
How did the king find him as he communed with him? Verse 19, first part.
Whom therefore did he choose to minister before him? Verse 19, last part.
What is said of their wisdom? Verse 20.
NOTES.
1. THE king's meat consisted of wheaten bread, meats of various kinds, highly seasoned, fruits, fish and game, while the usual beverage was imported wine. For meat the Revised Version has in the margin "dainties." God had given special instruction on this point in the Proverbs and other scriptures, and Daniel, learned in the Hebrew, had no doubt laid these lessons up in his heart. The wise man had told him to "be not desirous of his dainties, for they are deceitful meat." Prov. 23:3. And he intimates in the same chapter that it would be better to put a knife to one's throat than to yield to appetite in such respects. He also classes riotous eaters of flesh with the drunkard and the glutton. Prov. 23:21. Daniel was at this time supposed to be from fourteen to twenty years of age, and the noble stand which he took reveals to us the secret of the noble character which he manifested all through his life. This trial, coming at the beginning of his public career, fitted him to endure the still severer trial coming at its close, as recorded in chapter 6. True temperance is based on just as unswerving principles as was manifested in Daniel. There were doubtless, also, unclean meats used by the king, which, if Daniel had partaken, would have been a violation of the law which God had given in Leviticus 11.
2. THE idea of the prince of the eunuchs, like the ideas of many in these days, was that simple food was not nourishing. He thought that if Daniel should refuse to eat the king's meat he would be in such a condition when presented before the king that his own life would be endangered because he had not better cared for those that were placed in his charge. He thought, Surely the meat which the king eats and the wine which he drinks must be better than all other foods; and so many of the poor think as regards the rich.
3. TEN days was certainly a limited time for such a trial. Evidently Daniel believed if he obeyed God that God would work for him. The food which he asked was the very simplest—an humble vegetarian diet. The Hebrew word itself means wheat, barley, peas, lentils, etc. The result was all that could be hoped for. It demonstrated at least two things: That the simple diet which Daniel chose was better than that which the king desired to give him, and, second, that God approved of the course which his young servant took in standing so faithful and true. It is just this principle that God demands of his people to-day. There are thousands of Christians who admit the rightfulness of many things, and their duty to do them, but fashions of the world, their own appetite and desires, and the influence of worldly companions, are yielded to, while principle and duty are permitted to die or be crushed out by constant sinning. Mark, also, that the diet which Daniel chose, was not for ten days. The experiment lasted only ten days, but the choice of Daniel and his fellows was for three years—doubtless during life.
4. THOSE who were at that time brought in before the King Nebuchadnezzar were not simply Daniel and his three companions, but they included all of the other young men who were in training with Daniel and his companions at that time. It will be seen by the tenth verse that there were others who ate of the king's meat and drank of his wine, so that at the end of three years there was the comparison not simply as regarded their physical condition but as regarded their mental condition also. The first ten days demonstrated the superiority of Daniel's food in a physical sense; the three years demonstrated its superiority in a mental and spiritual sense, of course counting God's blessing upon it, for God always blesses that which is good.
And behold, a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich.
And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.
And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him; for he was to pass that way.
And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house.
And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner.
And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold.
And Jesus said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.
And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear.
He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come.
But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us.
And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.
And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.
And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant; because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds.
And he said unto him, Be thou also over five cities.
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin;
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow;
Thou wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest?
And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds.
And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.
I say unto you, that unto everyone that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.
Howbeit these mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
Do not forget to review the chapters that have already been passed over. Repetition and continual association are the secret of success in learning. Not only frequently read the entire book, from the beginning up to the place of present study, but think as you read, and exercise yourself in recalling the subjects contained in any particular chapter. Here is the Bible rule for studying the word of God: "Thou shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up." This lesson is so simple in outline that the student will be left to analyze it for himself.
As Jesus entered and passed through Jericho, who desired to see him?
What was this man's standing in society?
What difficulty did he find in seeing Jesus?
How did he get a view of him?
What did Jesus do when he reached the place where Zacchaeus was?
How did Zacchaeus receive the Lord?
What did the people say when they saw it?
What did Zacchaeus say when Jesus came to his house?
What assurance did Jesus give him?
For what purpose did he say he had come?
What did Jesus then proceed to give?
Why was this parable given?
Relate the parable in detail. If any hesitate in this narrative, or lose the connection, let the teacher prompt them, not by telling the thing, but by asking questions.
NOTES.
1. "And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham." Zacchaeus was no more a lineal descendant of Abraham than were those to whom John the Baptist and Jesus spoke when they told them that they were not Abraham's children. See Luke 3:8; John 8:33-44. What constituted him a son of Abraham? Was it what Zacchaeus had done? He had done nothing good. Was it because of his promise? We have no record that even Abraham ever made any promises to the Lord. We have only the record of the promises of God to Abraham. The secret lies in the fact that Zacchaeus gladly received the Lord. He was a sinner, but the Lord seeks to come in and dwell with just such people. Rev. 3:17-20. The receiving of Jesus brings salvation, and makes one a child of Abraham. "If ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." Gal. 3:29. "They which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham." Verse 7.
2. THE parable of the pounds is an illustration of the kingdom of God, for the Saviour gave it for the express purpose of correcting some wrong ideas concerning the kingdom. From it we may learn that Christ did not have his kingdom when he was here on earth. He was like a nobleman who went to receive a kingdom and to return. When he returns, it will be in his kingdom. See Matt. 25:31, 34; 2 Tim. 4:1. We are also to learn that no one here has anything that he has not received, and therefore no one has any right to boast over another. See 1 Cor. 4:7. Compare Luke 19:26 with Luke 8:18. That which is taken away from men at the last is not that which they have in their own right, but that which has been lent them to trade with, and which they have not used. They only seem to have it. No injustice is done them, for they never had anything of their own, and they refused the capital which was provided them.
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CHURCH SERVICES.
By Editor
All of our churches, especially on this coast, who desire their regular weekly services announced in this column, may have it done by reporting through the proper officers.
Oakland.—Church at corner of Twelfth and Brush Streets. Regular preaching services or Bible study, Sunday at 7:30 P.M. and Sabbath at 11 A.M. Sabbath school at 9:30 A.M. Sabbath. Prayer and missionary meeting Wednesday at 7:30 P.M. All are cordially invited.
San Francisco.—Church at 914 Laguna Street. Regular preaching services at 7:30 P.M. Sunday and 11 A.M. Sabbath. Sabbath school at 9:45 A.M. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 P.M. Missionary meeting Thursday 7:30 P.M. Seats free.
Chicago, Illinois.—Church on Forty-sixth Street, corner of Champlain Avenue. Regular preaching service at 11 A.M. Sabbath school at 9:30 A.M. every Sabbath. Prayer meeting, Monday evening at 7:30 P.M. The above services are held in the Forestville Congregationalist Church building until our own church will be completed, when proper notice will be given. All are cordially invited.
Los Angeles.—Church at 143 Carr Street. Preaching service Sunday evening 7:30. Missionary meeting Wednesday evening 7:30. Sabbath school on Sabbath at 9:45, and preaching service at 11 A.M. All are welcome.
East Portland, Oregon.—Church at corner of Eleventh and East Everett Streets. Services every Sabbath 11:30 A.M. Sabbath school 10 A.M. Missionary meeting evening after Sabbath 7 P.M. Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening 7 o'clock. All welcome. Seats free.
Washington, D. C.—Church on Eighth Street between F and G Streets, N. E. Regular preaching service at 11 A.M. Sabbaths. Sabbath school 9:45 A.M. Sunday, 7:30 P.M. Bible study. Prayer meeting Friday at 7:30 P.M. All are welcome.
H. W. HERRELL, Clerk.
Sacramento.—Church on G Street between Eighteenth and Nineteenth Streets. Regular services: Sabbath school at 10 A.M., preaching service at 11 A.M., Sunday at 7:30 P.M. Prayer and missionary meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30. Seats free. All are cordially invited.
Pasadena.—Church at corner of Summit Ave. and Mountain Street. Sabbath services every Sabbath at 11:30 A.M. Sabbath school 10 A.M. Prayer meeting every Sunday evening 7:30. Missionary meeting Tuesday 7:30 P.M. All are cordially invited.
O. S. SMYTH, Clerk.
St. Paul, Minn.—Church on Greenbrier Avenue, between Jenks and Clawson Streets. Regular preaching services on Sabbath at 11 A.M. Sabbath school at 9:45 A.M. Prayer meeting Tuesday evening at 7:45. All are cordially invited.
NETTIE MCSTAY, Clerk.
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The Law of God as Changed by the Papacy
Is the title of a large Chart just issued, which shows in a striking manner the blasphemous pretentions of the Papal power. The testimony of the Best Catholic Authorities is given, and shows, by quoting their own words, that Sunday is a child of the Catholic Church. These quotations, together with admissions from standard Catholic works, are arranged in parallel columns on either side of this Chart, while the center column contains the Ten Commandments as taught by the Catholic Church. The whole forms a collection of extracts of incalculable value for every Bible student.
The Charts are three by four feet in size, and are printed on heavy map cloth in bold type, easily read across the largest room.
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HISTORY OF THE WALDENSES.
BY J. A. WYLIE, LL.D.
ILLUSTRATED BY TWENTY FULL-PAGE ENGRAVINGS.
THIS work describes the conflicts waged by the Waldenses and the martyrdoms they endured in defense of their faith and their liberty. Recent events have brought the Waldenses to notice, and thrown a new light upon the grandeur of their struggle and the important issues which have flowed from it. To them are we to trace the Constitutional liberties that Italy now enjoys. In their mountain fastnesses they maintained the faith of the early Christians, and by their untiring missionary labors this faith was diffused to all the nations of Europe, thus preparing the way for the great Reformation.
THIS is a pamphlet of only 84 pages, but its value is not to be judged by its size. It is just what its title indicates: a faithful presentation of Bible truth on this important subject, and an exposure of the false theories prevailing in regard to it. Every believer in Bible truth should read it. Buy it, read it, and lend it to your neighbor. Price, 10 cents.
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FACTS FOR THE TIMES.—Containing historical extract, tracts, candid admissions from authors, ancient and modern. A Book for the Times. Revised 1893. A compilation of facts that are astounding, by students of biblical and historical research. 340 pages, wine-colored cloth binding. Price, 75 cts., postpaid. Pacific Press Pub. Co., Oakland, California.
MAN'S NATURE AND DESTINY.—Assorted tract package No. 5. Six subjects or chapters in one; price, 10 cents. Address, Pacific Press, Oakland, Cal.
