p. 576 | Signs of the Times, Vol. 13, No. 36. (9/15/1887)

Publishers' Department.

By Editor

THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES,

PUBLISHED WEEKLY, AT OAKLAND, CAL., FOR THE

International Tract and Missionary Society.

A sixteen-page Religious Family Paper, devoted to a discussion of the Prophecies, Signs of the Times, Second Coming of Christ, Harmony of the Law and Gospel; with Departments devoted to Health and Temperance, The Home Circle, the Missionary Work, and the Sabbath-school.

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NOTICE TO CANVASSERS, AGENTS, AND STATE T. AND M. SECRETARIES.

By Editor

The Pacific Health Journal and Temperance Advocate will be $1.00 per year from the 1st of January next. It will then be issued monthly. Those who subscribe now, paying $1.00, will get the remainder of this year, two numbers, free. At the rate of fifty cents a year the subscriber was entitled to six numbers only, as the Journal has only been issued bi-monthly (each alternate month).

We will allow agents and canvassers forty cents commission on yearly subscriptions to the Journal. To local tract societies and others desiring clubs of five or more copies, the rate will be sixty cents per year. Send for a free sample copy and get up a club at once and thus secure the remainder of this year's Journal free.

Mrs. E. G. White will have a practical article in each number upon such subjects as: "Disease and Its Causes;" "What to Wear for Health;" "Practical Home Talks;" "Health, Temperance," etc. These articles alone will be worth many times the price of a year's subscription. Address all orders to the Pacific Press Publishing House, Oakland, California.

SENTINEL TRACTS.

By Editor

The Pacific Press, Oakland, Cal., has just issued some new tracts treating upon the subjects discussed in the American Sentinel which they will send, post-paid, at the rate of one cent for each eight pages. The following are the names of the tracts:—

Religious Liberty, 8 pages; National Reform in Church and State, 16 pp.; The Republic of Israel, 8 pp.; Purity of National Religion, 8 pp.; What Think Ye of Christ? 8 pp.; Religious Legislation, 8 pp.; The American Papacy, 8 pp.; National Reform and the Rights of Conscience, 16 pp.; Bold and Base Avowal, 16 pp.; National Reform Movement an Absurdity, 16 pp.; The Salem Witchcraft, 8 pp.; National Reform Constitution and the American Hierarchy, 24 pages.

One copy of each of the above excellent tracts will be put up in a neat package which will be sent post-paid to any address for 15 cents. Or eight packages for $1.00. They can be obtained from any S. D. A. City Mission, State T. and M. Secretary, or Pacific Press Publishers, Oakland, Cal.

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"It is a truthful, interesting, and instructive work."—Galen Clark, for sixteen years the Valley's guardian.

HEALDSBURG COLLEGE,

HEALDSBURG, CAL.

A MODEL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION,

ESTABLISHED IN 1882.

FIVE YEARS OF GREAT PROSPERITY BECAUSE FOUNDED-ON SOUND PRINCIPLES. LABOR COMBINED WITH STUDY.

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Expenses moderate. The whole cost to the student for tuition, board, lodging, lights, washing,—all expenses except for books and clothes, from $16 to $22 per month of four weeks.

Fall term begins July 26, 1887. For descriptive catalogue and further information, address the secretary, W. C. GRAINGER, Healdsburg, Cal.

CHRIST IN THE GOSPELS,

By James P. Cadman

—OR—

The Life of our Lord in the Words of the Evangelists,

BY JAMES P. CADMAN, A. M.

Is, as its Name Indicates, a Compilation in which the four Narratives of # THE LIFE OF CHRIST ARE WOVEN INTO ONE CONNECTED STORY, MAKING A COMPLETE HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS IN THE EXACT LANGUAGE OF THE SCRIPTURES.

THE text is that of the Revised Version, and while every word in the four Gospels appears, the work is so arranged that the reader can tell at a glance the words used in each Gospel. Those who have tried to gather all the facts concerning some miracle, or other event, and at the same time properly locate and credit the various parts of the narrative, will appreciate this book, which is the very best of its kind and gives evidence of an immense amount of careful and painstaking labor.

The book is fully indexed so that any text or subject can be readily found; and the maps, notes, and diagrams which it contains are alone well worth the price of the volume. The following partial (less than half) TABLE OF CONTENTS will give an idea of the scope of the work:—

Index to chapter and verses; Life of Our Lord (333 pages); Index of persons, places, and subjects, with dictionary of proper names; Explanation of maps and diagrams; Map of the pathway of Jesus; Diagrams illustrating the principal events of crucifixion week.

This work is invaluable, and all who love the Bible should have a copy. It contains 394 pages, is well printed on good paper, and is neatly and substantially bound in cloth.

Price, post-paid, - - - - - - - - - - $1.50 With gilt edges, - - - - - - - - - - 2.00 Address, PACIFIC PRESS, Oakland, Cal.

Catalogue of New Books

By Editor

Send stamp for our Catalogue of new books.

SOUTH LANCASTER ACADEMY,

SOUTH LANCASTER, MASS.

AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF INCREASING POPULARITY.

This school is located at South Lancaster, Worcester County, Mass., thirty-five miles from Boston, and was founded in 1882.

It is prosperous because operated on correct educational principles. Thorough instruction is given in all the common branches, and those of the usual high school and academic courses. There are also well-sustained Biblical and Normal Departments.

ITS SPECIAL FEATURES ARE,

A judicious discipline for the development of moral character. It is a safe place for the young.
Methods of teaching that aim at mental culture of a high type.
Instruction and practice in various kinds of manual labor and the use of tools.
Astonishingly low expenses. Fifteen dollars per school month pays all expense of tuition, board, lodging, washing, lights, fuel, etc. For catalogue or further information address, CHAS. C. RAMSEY, A. M., Principal.

BATTLE CREEK COLLEGE,

BATTLE CREEK, MICH.

AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.

FOUNDED IN 1874.

SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.

Six Departments of Instruction: namely, Collegiate, Theological, English, Preparatory, Manual Training, and Primary and Intermediate. A large faculty of competent teachers. Thorough instruction. A reading-room, and a well-selected library. Good school appliances, apparatus, and chemical laboratory. Healthful and desirable location. High standard of scholarship and morals, and good religious influences.

SPECIAL FEATURES.

Thorough and judicious discipline. Industrial training. Biblical instruction. A Missionary Department. Physical and moral training.

EXPENSES.

In price of board, room-rent, and tuition, this College presents as great inducements as any institution of learning in the land.

Persons coming to the school can obtain reduced fare on most of the railroads by applying to the College at an early date.

For catalogues or further information, address, BATTLE CREEK COLLEGE, Battle Creek, Mich.

IN THE HEART OF THE SIERRAS.

By J. M. Hutchings

BY J. M. HUTCHINGS.

THIS new work is a complete historical and descriptive summary of the wonderful Yo Semite Valley and Big Tree Groves. The author, Mr. Hutchings, is an old pioneer, and has for more than 20 years resided in the Valley. He took the first sketches of it that were ever taken, and was the first to make its

MARVELOUS GRANDEUR KNOWN TO THE WORLD.

The work is complete in one volume of nearly 600 pages, and is illustrated with over 150 illustrations, 28 of which are

BEAUTIFUL FULL-PAGE ARTOTYPES.

These artotypes are the most charmingly characteristic of any illustrations ever produced, and are perfectly true to life, having been photographed from nature.

Sold only by subscription. Agents wanted everywhere. For prices and terms,

Address, PACIFIC PRESS, Oakland, Cal.

PRACTICAL MANUAL

By John Harvey Kellogg

HEALTH AND TEMPERANCE

EMBRACING The Treatment of Common Diseases, Accidents and Emergencies, The Alcohol and Tobacco Habit, the Cooking School, Useful Hints and Recipes. BY J. H. KELLOGG, M. D.

A book that everybody needs! Brimful of information on a hundred useful topics! It tells how to treat the most common diseases successfully with simple remedies; how to disinfect and ventilate; how to tell poisonous colors in wall-paper, flannel, stockings, and hat linings; what to do in case of accidents; how to resuscitate the drowned, and gives much other important information.

THE COOKING SCHOOL, BY MRS. E. E. KELLOGG,

Is a special department containing sixty pages of excellent instruction in the art of cookery, choice recipes, etc. Just such valuable information as every housekeeper wants! What shall we eat? and how shall it be cooked? are questions of the greatest importance for the proper enjoyment of life and the preservation of health.

The "Practical Manual," including all departments, contains over three hundred 12mo. pages, neatly bound in cloth, and will be sent, post-paid, for 75 cents. Address, PACIFIC PRESS, Oakland, Cal.

The Error of Infant Baptism

By Editor

In answer to the question, "Has it ever been a doctrine of the Presbyterian Church that unbaptized infants were lost?" a correspondent of the Interior says: "It has never been. On the contrary, Presbyterians have protested always against the doctrine."

Well, then, we should like to know why they baptize infants. It is very certain that adults are baptized in order that they may be saved; for whatever carping there may be about baptism as a saving ordinance, we have the declaration, "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned;" also the command,

"Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins." See also 1 Peter 3:21, 22. The command is imperative for all who believe to be baptized; there is no exception made. To say that men who neglect baptism stand an equal chance of being saved with those who are baptized, would be to deny the necessity of that ordinance. And so when Pedobaptists admit, what they cannot deny, that infants who are not "baptized" will be saved as well as those who undergo the ceremony, they admit that the ceremony is entirely unnecessary, and if unnecessary, it is wrong. The so-called baptism of infants, which is in reality no baptism at all in any sense of the word, is a gross perversion of a sacred ordinance, and a mockery which has about it none of the elements of solemnity.

REDUCTION OF FARE TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE CAMP-MEETING.

By C. H. Jones

We are able to announce that the Southern Pacific Company and the S. F. and N. P. Railroad have granted the same liberal reduction to those who wish to attend this meeting that was given us last year. But in order to secure this reduction, it will be necessary to carefully observe the following points:—

All those coming over the Southern Pacific Company's roads must purchase a first-class ticket to Oakland, paying the regular fare, and at the same time presenting a certificate which must be filled out and signed by the ticket agent. These certificates will be signed at the camp-ground by the secretary of the Conference, and they will then entitle the holder to a return ticket at one-third the regular rates at any time up to October 20. These certificates can be had in any quantity by addressing C. H. Jones, Pacific Press, Oakland, Cal.

Where several are coming from the same church or locality, it would be well to have some one individual send for what certificates will be required. Be sure to send for enough for all, as it will do no harm if some are left over, they will cost you nothing. This matter should be attended to at once.

It will be remembered that on the first of September, quite a reduction was made on all the lines of the Southern Pacific Company's roads so that in reality tickets will cost much less this year than they did last.

Those coming over the S. F. and N. P. Railroad will call for camp-meeting tickets, and will receive round-trip tickets to San Francisco at the following rates:— Cloverdale to San Francisco and return, $5 00 Healdsburg “ “ “ “ 3 00 Santa Rosa “ “ “ “ 2 75 Petaluma “ “ “ “ 1 50

These tickets will be good from Tuesday, October 4, to Wednesday, October 19. Each person will be allowed to take 100 lbs. of baggage free. Those coming via San Jose and intermediate points, should check baggage to, and get off at, the station at the foot of Market Street, Oakland. Those coming via Benicia should check baggage to, and get off at, Sixteenth Street Station. Those coming over the S. F. and N. P. Railroad will purchase a regular ferry ticket in San Francisco, which entitles the holder to a ride to Sixteenth Street Station. Baggage can also be checked on these tickets to Sixteenth Street. Teams will be in readiness to transfer baggage, and horsecars run direct from the depot to the grounds.

C. H. JONES.

Payment Required for Papers

By Editor

We send no papers from this office without pay in advance unless by special arrangement. When persons receive copies without ordering them, they are sent by other parties, and we can give no information in regard to them. Persons thus receiving copies of the SIGNS are not indebted to the office, and will not be called upon for pay. Please read the papers and hand them to your friends to read.

CAMP-MEETINGS FOR 1887.

MISSOURI, Nevada, Sept. 20-27 IOWA, Algona, " 21-27 MINNESOTA, Fergus Falls, " 21-27 MICHIGAN, Grand Rapids, Sept. 27 to Oct. 4 IOWA, Winthrop, " 28 " 4 INDIANA, Indianapolis, Oct. 4-11 IOWA, Fairfield, " 5-11 KANSAS, Hutchinson, " 6-16 CALIFORNIA, State meeting, Oakland, " 6-17 KENTUCKY, Elizabethtown, " 11-18 TENNESSEE, " 18-25

Camp-Meeting Date Changed

By Editor

The Signs of September 1 contained the appointment for a camp-meeting to be held near Caldwell, Idaho Territory, beginning September 13. We have just received word that the date has been changed. The meeting will be held one week later, September 20-25.

Sunday Railway Traffic Legislation

A writer in the Evangelical Churchman, of Canada, makes a strong plea for the Canadian Legislature at its next session to pass an Act authorizing the Governor-General "to issue a proclamation prohibiting all Sunday railway traffic throughout the entire dominion, at such a date as a similar Act shall come into operation in the United States." He says that "when the people of the United States know that Canada has passed an Act against Sunday railway traffic, which must remain inoperative until their own Congress passes a similar Act which in connection with the Canadian one would stop all Sabbath desecration by railway and steamboat companies, and when they are appealed to as they will be by pulpit and press, they will say, 'This thing must be done.'" This appeal by pulpit and press is even now being made, loud enough to be heard even to Canada. How long will it be before the thing shall be accomplished?

Why Did God Make a Devil?

THE question is frequently asked. "Why did God make a devil?" The answer is, He did not. He never made any being who was not perfect and pure. Satan was the chief of the angels who "kept not their first estate" (Jude 6), but who sinned and were delivered into chains of darkness to be reserved unto Judgment. 2 Peter 2:4. Some unthinking person is likely to ask, "Why did God let him sin?" Simply because God made him an intelligent creature and not a machine. God does not delight in sin, and it is certain that he did not want Satan to sin, but when Satan determined to sin there was no way to prevent it without destroying his identity; for if by almighty power he had been restrained from open rebellion, the desire itself would have been sin all the same. The fact is, Satan sinned, and God's disapproval of the act has been shown ever since, and will yet be shown in the most marked manner possible, when Satan, with all his hosts, shall be destroyed.

WHAT SHALL BE DONE?

By Editor

P. A. F. asks: "What is a woman who is a Seventh-day Adventist, and whose husband is an infidel, to do if he requests her to buy or sell on the Sabbath day? Will not sin be imputed to her if she complies? Also her young children desire to keep the Sabbath, but the father will not let them do it. What shall she do? If she should resolve to live apart, she would lose the children entirely."

We do not know everything, and cannot undertake to tell people what their duty is in special cases; but so far as we have any light, the woman's course seems plain, although not necessarily easy. 1. She should keep the Sabbath. Her husband is not in the place of God to the woman; God's plain command far outweighs her husband's request or even command. There is no human obligation which can set aside one's obligation to God. 2. Sin would most certainly be imputed to the woman, as well as to anybody else, if she violated the Sabbath. 3. She should do with her children the best she can, by precept and example. If the father will not allow them to keep the Sabbath as they wish, she cannot help the matter. If she should leave, her influence over them would be at an end. Moreover, she has no scriptural warrant for leaving, and to do so would be unjustifiable, and would bring reproach on the cause. A woman may not leave her husband simply because he is not a Christian. Possibly she herself cannot keep the Sabbath as well as she would if she were alone, but by her quiet, godly life, she may save her children, and possibly her husband too.

One thing ought always to be remembered: very often fierce lions appear in the path just ahead of us, making it seem impossible to advance; but when we push straight ahead, we find that they are chained. People are lost because of trials and dangers which they saw but were afraid to meet, rather than by those which they pass through. All of which is summed up in the words of the apostle Paul: "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." 1 Cor. 10:13.

TENTS FOR THE CAMP-MEETING IN OAKLAND.

By C. H. Jones

THOSE who wish to rent tents for the annual State camp-meeting at Oakland, are requested to write immediately to C. H. Jones, Pacific Press, Oakland, Cal., stating size, etc. Tents so ordered will be pitched, ready for use when you arrive. The prices are the same as usual: 10x12, $4.00; 12x14, $6.00; 14x19, $7.00; or the same size with partitions for two families $8.00. These tents have a space of 7x19 in each apartment. Those who have tents of their own to pitch, will please notify the committee, stating the size. Space will then be allotted for the tent, thus saving delay and confusion when the people come upon the ground. We expect a large attendance and our space is limited. We can plan our grounds much better if we know about how many tents are to be erected. We urge all to attend to this matter promptly. C. H. JONES.

SPECIAL MENTION.

By Stephen Nelson Haskell

It is with pleasure that we make mention of Messrs. Bywater, Tanqueray & Co., who act as agents for many missionary societies at home and abroad. We opened correspondence with them last spring while in America, prior to starting for England with a party of sixteen en route for the continent and South Africa. They met us at the boat in Liverpool, and rendered valuable assistance in the transfer of our luggage, and aiding our friends who went as missionaries to various parts. Unlike some whom we have found, these gentlemen, we are glad to say, have helped us from the interest they have in the cause of Christ. They make no charges for counsel, or where actual expense is not incurred; and when it is, their charges are very moderate.

From our experience with them, we can recommend this firm as worthy the confidence of missionaries. To strangers, especially, who are passing through London, their suggestions respecting hotels, different lines of travel, and all such matters, will be found valuable. Their address is 79 Queen Victoria Street, London, E. C. S. N. HASKELL.

Carpenters Needed at Health Retreat

By Editor

THREE or four good carpenters can find work for a month at the Health Retreat at St. Helena. Any such desiring work should correspond with, or apply at once to, Rural Health Retreat, St. Helena, Cal.

Signs Prospectus

By Editor

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