Earlier text: Report from a Far Country—A cloudburst inundated the C. P. Railroad track in San Joaquin Valley, last week. —A very heavy snow-fall is reported in the Sierra Nevada within the past two weeks. —Wendell Phillips, the once great anti-slavery orator, died in Boston, on the 2d inst. —The temperance ticket won the day at the town election at Chico, Cal., on the 4th inst. —A Corunna, Spain, dispatch reports the loss, last week, of a vessel and crew of nineteen men. —Seven large meetings of socialistic workingmen were held on Sunday, the 3d inst., in Berlin.111 —It has been discovered that there is a connection between Russian nihilists and Austrian socialists. —Five firemen were killed and eleven wounded by falling walls at Allentown, Pa., on the 6th inst. —Five persons were wounded in an Orangemen and Nationalists riot at Ballymore, Ireland, on the 3d inst. —Placards were recently displayed in Paris inciting unemployed workingmen and disaffected police to arms. —Both American and British companies are insuring Florida orange groves against damage by ice and frost. —Letters purporting to disclose a plot against the life of the Sultan, have been received at the palace in Constantinople. —The Legislature of Texas has placed $50,000 in the hands of the Governor to assist in putting down lawlessness in the State. —A strike among the Fall River, Mass., mills stops the labor of 7,000 employés and the distribution of $25,000 a week as wages. —Vigilantes in northern Nebraska are pursuing outlaws in a determined manner. It is said they have disposed of a dozen or more. —On the 7th inst. two children were stolen from Madison, Fla., and the next day the kidnapper was killed and the children recovered. —The European powers are endeavoring to agree upon a plan for carrying on the work of civilization in central Africa begun by Belgium. —A delegation from Richmond, Va., is making a tour of the Eastern cities in quest of means to build a home for indigent Confederate soldiers. —The Egyptian troops at Sinkat, Soudan, are said to have eaten all their camels, dogs, and cats, and at last report were eating leaves of trees. —In this city, on the 6th inst., a mother gave her little boy, aged 7 years, a dose of carbolic acid in mistake for castor oil. It died in half an hour afterward. —The Board of Trade of Sacramento, Cal., has memorialized the U. S. Senate remonstrating against forfeiture of the land grant of the California and Oregon Railroad. —On the 3d inst., two Mexicans at Colton, Cal., quarreled about a dollar and decided to settle the matter with pistols. One was mortally wounded, and the other is in jail. —Plots for the assassination of the Emperor of Austria, and several prominent officials and citizens, have been discovered in Vienna. There is great excitement among all classes. —On the 6th inst. a fire occurred in San Francisco, among the lumber yards and mills in the vicinity of Mission, Steuart, and Spear Streets, which resulted in a loss of property valued at $100,000. —At Prosser Creek, six miles from Truckee, in the Sierra Nevada, mercury was frozen on the 8th inst., and snow was from nine to ten feet deep. This is one extreme of California climate. —The timbers of a coal mine under the village of Hazletown, Pa., gave way on the 7th inst., and a whole block of the town suddenly dropped about three feet. Several houses were wrecked, but no person injured. —New York capitalists are offering to take the Canadian Pacific Railroad and complete it without further aid from the Government; agreeing also to give up the monopoly privileges and pay duty on the materials to be used. —The French are reported to have gained a decided victory over Tonquin rebels, and are going ahead with aggressive operations. Material for six gunboats has been forwarded. China is as yet undecided what course to pursue. —A “cowboy” rode into Denver, Col., one day last week, and meeting the police judge and city marshal, commenced firing at them. The judge was mortally wounded, and the marshal shot in the leg. They returned shots but the culprit escaped. —It is again asserted that an extensive and organized business is being carried on in smuggling contraband Chinamen from British Columbia across the line into Washington Territory. They are run over in canoes, during the night, from Victoria. —“The use of money to influence elections is a growing and alarming evil in American politics.”—Christian Statesman. Too true. It is appalling to contemplate the vast sums that will eventually be employed by the “National Reform” party, in carrying through the “Religious” Amendment to the Constitution. —A company is being organized at San Rafael, to construct a telephone line from San Francisco across the bay to Saucelito, and thence to Cloverdale in Lake County, connecting intermediate points. Other extended lines will probably follow. —A woman of bad repute recently came to Warrenton, Ga., and attempted to pass in respectable society. Her true character being discovered, she was publicly flogged in the street, and ordered to leave town, which she did as soon as possible. —A petition of the Legislature of British Columbia to the Dominion Government asks a restriction upon the importation of Chinese, and that a tax of $100 per annum be imposed upon each Chinaman coming into the province. The petition sets forth that there are about 18,000 now there, and that most of them are destitute. —The new management of the Northern Pacific Railroad is making itself popular along the line of the Blue Mountain, Or., extension, by reducing freight rates, and giving a rebate on previous charges. The Portland Board of Trade have petitioned Congress against the forfeiture of the company’s land grant. —Baker Pasha’s army in Soudan has met with disastrous defeat near Tokar. He lost 2,000 men and all his camels and baggage. Many of his Egyptian troops fled in confusion, deserting their guns; others threw themselves on the ground and cried for mercy. Although mainly officered by Europeans, the army was beaten by inferior numbers. —The State of Maine is to have another contest over prohibition. The question comes up in the form of a Constitutional amendment to be submitted to the people. Mr. Josiah H. Drummond, of Portland, one of the Vice-Presidents of the National Reform Association, says, “Strange as it may seem, the success of the amendment is by no means assured.” —A tragedy at Hot Springs, Ark., last week, grew out of a man named Flynn endeavoring to prevent a gambler from opening a den in the town. The latter gathered some friends and set about revenge, which resulted in the death of Flynn’s brother and two others, and the wounding of himself, another brother, and a bystander. The gambler and his six companions are in jail, with strong threats of lynching. —Southern California has had an unusually heavy rain-fall this year. The cry of too much water from that region is an alarm seldom heard. The San Gabriel River railroad bridge is gone, and nearly fifty miles of track on the Colorado Desert was washed out on the 4th and 5th insts. Extensive washouts are also reported in San Diego County, on the California Southern road. As a consequence of the storm, the city of Santa Barbara was twelve days without a mail. —It has been discovered that Miss Anna Hockwalt, of Dayton, O., supposed to be dead, was really buried alive, Jan. 11. At the funeral, some of her friends remarked the freshness of her appearance, and could not afterwards clear their minds of the impression. Finally it was determined to take up the corpse, when it was discovered that the body was turned over on the side, the hair torn from the head in handfuls, and the fingers bitten to the bones. —High water and destructive floods are reported “all along the line” from the Allegheny to the Arkansas River. In and around Pittsburg, Pa., the loss of property is estimated at $3,000,000. At Wheeling, Va., 10,000 people are said to be homeless and unprovided for; and the loss of property in that vicinity is estimated at $6,000,000. Newport, Ky., presents the appearance of a lake; and at Cincinnati many people are left in want, as also along the Indiana and Illinois borders. At Memphis, Tenn., there is not much loss, but at points below there was great danger at last reports. Publishers' Department.
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ON all clubs of ten and upwards we will receive subscriptions and renewals for three and six months at proportion of the yearly club rate. Clubs of five, three months for $2.00, six months, $3.75. A Little Missionary.
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A LITTLE girl ten years old who lives in Kirwin, Kansas, has sent us a club of five names. This shows what the children can do. Will some of our young readers heed the scripture injunction, "Go thou and do likewise"? To Our Old Subscribers.
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To EACH one of our old patrons who will renew his subscription before April 1, 1884, and will send us five new subscribers, we will mail a copy of either of the following choice books: "The Biblical Institute," "The History of the Waldenses," illustrated, "Geikie's Life of Christ," "Life and Epistles of St. Paul," or the New Testament, revised version—American edition. We can furnish back numbers to Jan. 1, to all new subscribers, if desired. To each new subscriber we will furnish the SIGNS OF THE TIMES one year with a copy of "Conybeare and Howson's Life and Epistles of St. Paul," for $2.25. This magnificent book offered as a premium is widely known as a work of profound learning and extensive research. It is clearly written and intensely interesting. OUR GENERAL AGENTS.
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BOOKS SENT BY FREIGHT.—Eld C L Boyd, Eld W C White, James A Dye. BOOKS SENT BY EXPRESS.—Miss Ellen Simons, Mrs A Mason, Healdsburg College. BOOKS SENT BY MAIL.—N E Tract Depository, Mrs D C Phillips, Mrs C L Boyd, D A Spear, Chas Reaser, Miss Ettie Ferren, Mrs A Friend, Mrs Nancy Clark, Mrs Mary E Nordyke, Henry Scott, Dr Wm Banta, Erastus Banta, Otis G W Frye, Pennsylvania T and M Society, Eliza Young, Mrs Orille Dart, Francis Trevillian, W M Healey, E F De Bord, Horace Munn, Ludalla Gage, Mrs F J Skelton, Ellen Simons, Clara Dryden, Eld E A Briggs. —The eightieth hall of the famous McAll Mission has just been opened in Paris. —The various Roman Catholic orders own property in France valued at $142,000,000. —The Methodist Church Extension Board erected seventy-five churches in Dakota last year. —The new Governor of Massachusetts still retains his position as superintendent of a Unitarian Sunday-school. —General Booth, of the Salvation Army, is coming to America to look after the interests of his command. His headquarters are in London. —On Sunday, Jan. 27, a petition was circulated among the churches of Kankakee, Ill., asking the postmaster not to open his office on Sundays. —It is asserted that the whole world is now open to the reception of the gospel. The Bible is printed in 250 different languages and dialects, and there are 150,000,000 copies in circulation. —The Baptist Church at San Jose, by a vote of its trustees, indorsed the pastor, Mr. Ravlin, in his strong anti-prohibition sentiments, which have recently been subjected to much criticism in and out of the denomination. —"There ought to be a common ground somewhere upon which all just and true men could stand and be friends while yielding perfect liberty to all in all other matters."—Christian Advocate. "Great peace have they which love thy law." Ps. 119:165. —The Minister of Education of Canada has informed the Legislative Committee of the Ontario Teachers' Association that it is his intention to introduce Bible-reading immediately into the schools. It is proposed to select passages from Scripture, one for each day in the year, to be published in pamphlet form, and sent to each teacher in the Province. —It is reported from London that one of Mr. Moody's after-meeting inquirers asked him why people keep Sunday instead of the seventh-day Sabbath, and the reply was, "O it would take half the night to tell." He might have answered in four words—"Because they want to." But the evasion is evidence that he knew there was no "thus saith the Lord" for it; for the Lord's commands are generally very brief, and the great revivalist is supposed to be pretty well acquainted with them. —At a recent church fair held in an Episcopal Church on Staten Island, N. Y., a young lady bought a chance in a gold watch and won it. On the way home she was accused of gambling, and next morning she returned the watch to the managers of the fair, and positively declined to keep it. The rector, Rev. Dr. Bush, heard of the transaction, and at once tendered his resignation, stating that he would not allow his name to be used in connection with a church that sanctioned gambling. It is said that about half the congregation are with him, and there is talk of a new church. "We present the anomalous spectacle of a people predominantly Christian, governing themselves through a body of men, who, with notable exceptions, give painful evidence that they have not the fear of God before their eyes."—Christian Statesman. It is possible that there is an overestimate regarding the predominance of Christianity in this country. Rated by the standard, Love the Lord with all thy heart and thy neighbor as thyself, the proportion could hardly be called a predominance. We believe the office-holders of the country are fair representatives of the people; and if they are getting worse and worse, it is a sure indication that the standard of "predominantly Christian" sentiment is correspondingly lowering. How to Improve Prayer Meetings
"Only a prayer-meeting!" said brother Lake. Too often, indeed, these prayer-meetings are so dull as to almost justify brother Lake's reference to them. How can we improve them? - Put more thought into them.
- Come with more will to the service.
- Put more Bible into them.
- Have more children present.
- Let the prayers be shorter.
- Let the singing be more spirited.
- Don't let them drag.
- Let the air of the room be purer.
- Make the room lighter.
- Last and first and all-important, let them be full of faith in God and his word.—S. S. Journal.
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British Columbia.—B. Robb, Victoria, B. C. Canada.—Eld. A. C. Bordeau, South Stukely, P. Q.; Robt. McCormick, Belleville, Ont. England.—Miss Jennie Thayer, Ravenswood, Shirley Road, Southampton, Eng.; Eld. A. A. John, 89 Hainton Street, Great Grimsby, Eng.; George R. Drew, 16 Rodney Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire, Eng. Norway.—Eld. J. G. Matteson, Akersveren, No. 2, Christiana, Norway. Prussia.—Eld. J. Ertzenberger, 10 Rudolph Strasse, Vohinkle, bei Elberfield, Prussia. Switzerland.—B. L. Whitney, Les Signes des Temps, Bale, Suisse; Eld. D. T. Bordeau, Rue de Canal 135, Bienne, Suisse. THE NATURE AND OBLIGATION OF THE SABBATH OF THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT.
The title of this little book sufficiently explains its character. It contains more Scriptural information in regard to the Sabbath than any other book of twice the size, and yet it is so simplified as to be easily comprehended. The author quotes the opinions of many learned men concerning the Sabbath, and their conflicting theories are strongly contrasted with the clear, straightforward teaching of the Bible. 64 pp. Price, 10 cents. Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal. HISTORY OF THE SABBATH AND FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK.
The Bible record of the Sabbath, the secular history concerning it; the successive steps by which the change to the first day was made and the work of restoration, are given in detail. EVERY TEXT OF SCRIPTURE concerning the Sabbath is commented on at length; and the COMPLETE TESTIMONY OF THE FATHERS in regard to the Sabbath and first day is given. The comparative merits of the seventh and the first-day Sabbaths are fully shown. A copious index enables the reader to find any text, or the statement of any historian. Should be read by everybody. 528 pp. Price, $1.25. Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal. SPIRITUAL GIFTS VOLUME ONE.
The readers of the SIGNS need no introduction to the writings of Mrs. White. The article on the first page of each paper, from her pen, is always eagerly read; and those who read it need no guarantee that her writings are elevating in their nature and marked by a high tone. This book has long been out of print, and is now re-published, as much that it contains has never appeared in any other work. It is a brief but vivid sketch of the great controversy between Christ and Satan, from the rebellion in Heaven to the establishment of Christ's Kingdom. The book is well adapted for extensive circulation, as it contains a great amount of important matter in a small space. Much of the matter is of special interest to the church at the present time. In paper covers. 154 pp. Price, 25 cents. Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal. THE NATURE AND TENDENCY OF MODERN SPIRITUALISM.
THIS is a thorough expose of the system of Spiritualism. The author has carefully studied the subject, and has given such copious extracts from a large library of Spiritualist publications, as to fully condemn them in their teachings and in their practices, by their own testimony. It is also shown from the prophetic scriptures that Spiritualism is one of the most impressive signs of the times. Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal. SKETCHES FROM THE LIFE OF PAUL.
In this book the history of Paul’s life, from the time when he “made havoc” of the church until he was “offered up” as its chief representative, is traced in a clear and connected manner. Paul’s allusions to himself in his epistles are connected with the record in the book of Acts in such a manner as to throw great light both on the epistles and the “Acts.” But that which gives the book even greater value than its historical accuracy, is the lessons that are drawn from Paul’s words, and the hardships which he endured, and their practical application to our own times. This is a marked feature of this work, and the instruction given in this way cannot be estimated in dollars and cents. 234 pp. Neatly bound in cloth, 80 cents. Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal.; Or, REVIEW AND HERALD, Battle Creek, Mich. THE PROBLEM OF HUMAN THOUGHT.
A PHILOSOPHICAL argument on an important theme, indicated by its title. 66 pp. Price, 10 cents. Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal. KIRTH.—Died at her home in College City, Colusa County, Cal., January 31, 1884, Annie May Kirth, daughter of Wm. and Mary Kirth, aged 1 year, 11 months, and 25 days. Her disease was supposed to be membranous croup. She leaves, besides her parents, four sisters and five brothers to mourn their loss; but they mourn not as others that have no hope. She rests but not forever; for if faithful, we hope to meet her where parting shall be no more. “Yet a little while, and he that shall come will come and will not tarry.” Rev. 22 was read by Bro. Keath. Dedication at Ferndale, Cal.
JANUARY 30 we left San Francisco on the City of Chester, for Eureka, Humboldt County. The trip was every way a pleasant one; though the weather was somewhat cold, and showery, the sea was calm for the season, and the steamer made her time in good style. She reached the Eureka wharf Thursday morning, the 31st, where Bro. Ballou met us, to take us to Ferndale by his own conveyance. About twenty miles, roads mostly muddy, brought us to his home. Friday we spent writing for the SIGNS. From that evening to Sunday evening we preached five times, and every time to attentive, interested congregations. Considering that it rained every day, and that the soil is a rich loam, well suited to muddy roads, the attendance was good. Some of the brethren and sisters live a considerable distance from the place of meeting, and their efforts to attend showed a deep interest in the meetings and in the cause of truth. The dedicatory services were held Sunday, Feb. 3, at 11 A. M., and providentially the first part of this day was fair. The house was filled, all the surrounding country being well represented. The house was dedicated free from debt, which was a matter of surprise to some, and of rejoicing to all. It is well built, and very easy to speak in. Beside the building of the house, about $170 has been raised toward procuring a bell. The spirit and energy displayed by the newly-formed company of believers in building such a house, and freeing it from debt before it was dedicated, are truly commendable. Some help was afforded by those outside of our faith, as the general feeling seems to be very favorable in Ferndale and vicinity toward the church and the cause which it represents. The church was organized on Sunday, after the dedication. We have not room for all the particulars this week. But the work is not done at Ferndale. Several candidates are yet awaiting baptism, and others are deeply interested, and we may reasonably expect still further additions to the church there. Considering that this is the place where it was reported that Mr. Woodward had checked Adventism, we must say the outlook is very gratifying. And thus is furnished another illustration of the truth stated by the apostle: "For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth." 2 Cor. 13:8. Humboldt is a prosperous county, rich in its resources, and presents an excellent field for proclaiming the truth. Several favorable openings are awaiting labor, but they can hardly be entered to advantage in the rainy season. But the county is large, and there is plenty of colporter and missionary work to do, which can be done at all times. Our return trip was made on the Humboldt, a smaller vessel, but a good sailor also. The weather was stormy and cold, but there was compensation for this in the opportunity of seeing "the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep." Ps. 107:24. We never weary of beholding the grandeur of the ocean, especially when it is moved by "the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof." We shall always remember with pleasure our visit to Ferndale, and the opportunity of becoming acquainted with the friends there. We shall watch their prosperity with increased interest. Two young men came with us to go to the Healdsburg College, and others are intending to go from that county. There is talk of raising a fund in Humboldt to assist those who ought to go to the College, but are not able. If this should be done before our State fund is raised, it will be a credit to Humboldt County. And from what we saw of the people there we believe it will be done. The Bible Defended.
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Eld. R. S. Webber, of Richmond, Maine, has furnished us a copy of a book which he has written, with the above title. Since receiving it we have not had time to read it all. It opens with some facts of the life of Thomas Paine, followed by a review of his writings against the Bible; a review of Ingersoll, etc. It is not generally understood that when Mr. Paine wrote "Common Sense," and indeed everything which he wrote in favor of the Revolution, he was professedly a believer in the Bible, and spoke as one who accepted the Christian religion. The evidence on this point must be interesting to all. The book contains 340 pages. Address, R. S. Webber, Richmond, Me. WE have received encouraging letters and reports from ten of our State Agents concerning the work in their respective fields, and the future for the SIGNS looks bright. In the past five weeks there has been added over one thousand to the circulation of the SIGNS, and we have reason to expect a large increase in our subscription lists in the next few months. Miss Anna L. Ingels, State Agent for California, in ten days sent in new subscribers and renewals for 477 copies. Minnesota, in all the clubs that she has renewed, has increased the number of papers taken in each club and in some cases more than doubled their former number. Pennsylvania has just added fifty to their State club, and Illinois has added fifty more to their Chicago clubs. The Northern Pacific and Upper Columbia Agencies are doing good work, increasing their clubs and sending in new single subscriptions. We have printed a new revised edition of "Instructions in Canvassing for the SIGNS," which we mail this week to all the State Agents. If you intend canvassing for the SIGNS write to your State Secretary for this little book and circulars containing valuable information to those desiring to labor in this good cause. Shall We continue Your Paper?
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SEVERAL hundred of our readers will find by examining the date of the paster on the SIGNS, that their subscription is about to expire. We want to send you the paper another year. As the SIGNS has grown in favor, the publishers have put forth special efforts to make it interesting, valuable, and acceptable, in every feature. It was changed in 1880 from eight to twelve pages, and at the beginning of this volume to sixteen pages, without an increase in the subscription price. Our terms are payment in advance, yet we are continuing to send to some whose subscriptions expired in January, because we think they like to read the SIGNS, and will renew their subscription very soon. Please examine the credit on the paster of your paper, and if the time is expired, send us a postal note for a renewal of subscription. We have established regular subscription agencies in almost every State. Subscriptions sent to them receive prompt attention. A list of authorized State agents is given in Publishers' Department.