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International.—Seven of the Moslems who were tried and convicted for the murder of British soldiers during the recent riot in Crete, were hanged at Candia, Crete, on October 18, and the bodies were left hanging on the scaffold for an object lesson. ......The admirals of the foreign war ships in Cretan waters have been informed by the Turkish authorities that the sultan has ordered the withdrawal of all Turkish troops from Crete. ......A conspiracy has been unearthed for the assassination of Emperor William during his absence in Palestine. His trip to Egypt was postponed on account of the conspiracy to take his life there, and several Anarchists were arrested. Others have gone to Palestine to make an attempt on his life in that country. The emperor and empress of Germany arrived at Constantinople on October 18, and were received by the sultan with flattering demonstrations. ......The use of dog meat in certain parts of Germany is said to be on the increase among the poorer classes, owing to the restrictive laws against foreign meat importation. This kind of meat is openly advertised in the markets, and the consumption of horse flesh is also increasing. ......Bands of desperadoes numbering several thousand are interfering with Russia’s railway developments in Northern China, and farmers in the Kansu district, ascribing the cause of the long prevailing drought to the presence of the telegraph poles and wires, have utterly demolished both. ......It is reported that England has taken up the cause of the deposed emperor of China, and is demanding his restoration to the throne. ......The Russian Government has concentrated 40,000 troops at Port Arthur, ready for any emergency at the Chinese capital. ......The Chinese foreign office has given to the British minister assurances that the emperor is alive and well. The chairman of this body has made the statement that the Chinese empress is not opposed to genuine reform, but only to such violent and impracticable reforms as the emperor had hastily decreed; that her majesty will proceed on lines more adapted to Chinese conditions. ......One of King Menelek’s strong vassals, Ras Mangascia, has revolted, and the king has despatched 40,000 troops to subdue him. The revolt is said to have been engineered by the British, in order to prevent Menelek from joining the French at Fashoda, as it is claimed that France and Abyssinia have entered into a treaty to oppose England along the Upper Nile. ......On October 13, considerable additions were made to the ranks of the Paris strikers, but on the 15th the strike virtually came to an end, only 500 of the strikers refusing to return to work. ......There is still much talk of war between Great Britain and France over the occupation of Fashoda. France is waiting for the report from Major Marchand in reference to his expedition. ......The Swedish minister of marine is asking for an extensive credit for the purpose of purchasing a navy. ......Fraud has been discovered in connection with Chile’s exchequer, by which it has been robbed of several million dollars. In consequence of the discovery the chief accountant has committed suicide. ......Advices from Rome state that the differences existing between the Prussian Government and the Vatican have been amicably settled, and that Prussia will soon appoint a new envoy to the Vatican to succeed Baron von Buelow. ......A despatch received from Senegambia, West Africa, states that the French troops have overpowered and captured Chief Samory, with his principal subordinates, against whom the French have been waging war for some months. ......The government of Liberia, West Africa, has delegated Bishop J. C. Hartzell, of the M. E. Church, to visit the government at Washington and request that the United States assume a protectorate over that country, in order to prevent the encroachments of certain European powers. ......On October 14 serious anti-Jewish riots occurred at Kossol, in Austrian Galicia, in which the shops of the Jews were plundered, ten persons killed, and many wounded. ......Extensive plans are now being laid for additional defences around the cities of Quebec and Montreal. Work has already begun at Quebec on the new fortifications, and the most modern guns obtainable are to be mounted there. ......Negotiations between the American and Spanish peace commissioners are still in progress, but nothing is definitely known in regard to the conclusions arrived at, if any conclusions have yet been reached. ......A report from China states that Li Hung Chang and the empress dowager of China have been married. ......A rebellion is being instigated in the province which was recently annexed to Hongkong, as many of the natives object to being placed under British rule. ......Attempts are being made against the life of the president of Switzerland by Anarchists, because of the repressive measures which have been taken there since the murder of the empress of Austria.
Domestic.—Ground has been broken for the first railway in Alaska, which is to be known as the White Pass and Yukon Railway. ......A telephone line has been completed between San Francisco, Cal., and Tacoma, Wash., with branch lines to British Columbia and Mexico, making the longest telephone line in the United States. ......Army rations are to be given to the sufferers from the recent floods in Georgia, who are reported to be in need of the barest necessities of life. ......Father Anthony Kozlowski, of Chicago, has brought suit against the archbishop and cardinal of his district for damages amounting to $50,000, because of their having excommunicated him. ......The Indian uprising near Walker, Minn., has come to an end, and the hostiles have agreed to surrender. ......At a meeting of the Christian and Missionary Alliance at New York on October 16 more than $112,000 in cash and pledges and much jewelry were contributed to the missionary work. The subscriptions ranged from fifty cents to $10,000. ......The degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon President McKinley by the University of Chicago during his visit at that city on October 17. ......The California State Board of Health has appointed Dr. C. A. Ruggles to investigate the leper conditions of the Hawaiian Islands, with a view to instituting means for preventing its spread to the Pacific Coast. ......The amount of Klondike gold received at the U. S. mints of San Francisco and Seattle is reported to be $7,900,000. ......Eight war vessels formerly belonging to Spain are now doing duty under the flag of the United States. ......The United States now has fifty-five war vessels of different kinds under process of construction. This number includes eight first-class, heavily-armored battleships, four monitors, thirty-eight torpedo-boats, and one powerful cruiser.
Cuba.—A ship-load of rations was sent to the destitute people of Manzanillo on October 14. ......There is considerable discord among the Cuban leaders, some of whom bitterly oppose the idea of disbanding the Cuban army. Much of the army, however, has already been disbanded, and it is proposed to use many of the former Cuban soldiers as mounted police under pay of the United States. ......The Spanish authorities in Cuba have yielded to the demand of the American evacuation commission in the matter of free entry of Red Cross supplies for the starving inhabitants of Havana, Cardenas, Cienfuegos, Sagua la Grande, and other places of less importance. ......Plans of the Spanish forts in Cuba have been given to the American evacuation commission by Captain-General Blanco.
Casualties and Calamities.—The Atlantic steamer Mohegan was wrecked off Lizard Head, at the southwest extremity of England, on the night of October 14. Reports of the number of her passengers are conflicting; but she is believed to have carried about 150. Of these only 31 were rescued. ......A collision occurred at Barnet, about eleven miles from London, on October 17, between a freight and passenger train. Nine persons were killed and thirteen seriously injured. ......A serious storm visited the coast of England on October 18, wrecking many vessels. In most cases the crews were saved, but fully thirty persons have been drowned.
Porto Rico.—Eight hundred American troops arrived at San Juan, Porto Rico, on October 15, and were received with demonstrations of joy by the inhabitants. Captain-General Macias left the island on the same day for Spain. At noon, on October 18, the American flag was raised over all the government buildings at San Juan, and at different posts throughout the island of which San Juan is the capital, the sovereignty of the island thereupon passing to the United States.
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Anarchy
A writer in the Christian Work suggests that “Anarchists, having once committed murder, bear about the same relation to society that a mad dog does, and have had to be treated accordingly.” The writer further says: “It has been suggested that a man ought to be shot as soon as he is known to be an Anarchist; but that treatment is not likely to receive the approval of thinking men and women. Society has determined in a large portion of the globe that leprosy shall be confined to certain localities, and Anarchists, who are in some respects more dangerous than the above class of unfortunates, ought to be treated in a similar manner. One way to attain the desired end is thought to be by deportation, a certain island to be selected by an international convention, then every nation to arrest known Anarchists and ship them to that spot.” But the difficulty will lie in the fact that no island is large enough for the experiment. Sin and rebellion against God will breed rebellion and anarchy against and in civil government. Discontent breeds anarchy, and will continue to do so as long as present operating causes exist. The world is in rebellion against God. Many of the Lord’s professed followers are spiritual anarchists, stabbing at His government and law. And such a world is the best possible ground for rearing to ripest fruitage the baneful plants of crime, nihilism, and anarchy.
OUR QUARTER-CENTENNIAL NUMBER WILL CONTAIN
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1. An article by the world-famed oriental scholar and archæologist, the Rev. A. H. Sayce, LL.D., of Oxford, England, on God's witnesses in stone, or the testimony of the monuments, as revealed during the last quarter century, to the truthfulness of God's Word. This is written specially for this paper.
2. An article from the pen of Alonzo T. Jones, author of “The Two Republics,” “Rights of the People,” etc., on the progress which has been made toward State and Church union in this country during the last quarter century.
3. “Important Inventions for Twenty-five Years,” by Uriah Smith, author of “Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation,” “Here and Hereafter,” etc., and for many years editor of the Review and Herald. Elder Smith is himself an inventor, and his article will be of interest.
4. “Developments in Astronomy, Methods, Apparatus, and Discoveries,” by Prof. Charles Burckhalter, F.R.A.S., an article of interest to every student of astronomy.
5. “The Rise and Development of False Religions and Isms” during the last quarter century, by L. A. Phippeny, an article of special interest.
6. A story for our Home department, by Mrs. S. M. I. Henry, for many years at the head of evangelical work among the W. C. T. U.
7. A striking article entitled “Significant Items from European History of the Closing Quarter Century,” by Pastor H. P. Holser, of Basel, Switzerland. This will be a striking review of the European field politically and religiously.
8. “Military and Naval Development of the Last Quarter-Century,” by A. O. Tait, illustrated.
9. “The Development of the Money Power for the Last Twenty-five Years,” by Prof. P. T. Magan, vice-president of Battle Creek College, and dean of faculty.
10. “Progress in Medical Science for the Quarter Century,” by J. H. Kellogg, M.D. This will be illustrated, and the name and well-known ability of Dr. Kellogg as a practitioner and writer are sufficient guarantee of its interest and importance.
11. “The Demand for a Definite Message,” by J. O. Corliss, formerly editor of The Bible Echo, of Melbourne, Australia.
12. “The Last Reformation Predicted, by Prophet and Apostle,” by F. M. Wilcox, till recently editor of the Home Missionary and secretary of our Foreign Mission Board.
13. “Sabbath Reform, True and False,” by G. E. Fifield, author of “God Is Love.”
14. “The Gospel of Jesus Christ,” by E. J. Waggoner, editor of The Present Truth, London.
15. “Tendency of Modern Education,” by Prof. W. W. Prescott, A.M., of London, England.
16. “Medical Missionary Work for Twenty-five Years,” by Mrs. E. H. Whitney, editor Medical Missionary.
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The Desire of Ages
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The First Editorial Article
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Prosperity of the Review and Herald
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Two Articles Worth Reading
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We have two long articles in our paper this week,—“The Inviolable Sanctity of the Marriage Relation,” and the conclusion of “An Astronomer’s View of our Father’s House;”—but they are both worth reading.
The Prohibitionists of Canada
The Prohibitionists of Canada are to be congratulated, even tho their decidedly expressed opinion by the ballot is set aside by the government. They are to be congratulated because they voted right. No man need despair who stood on the right side of a cause that was seemingly lost. He built good material into his character by deciding aright, and good character is eternal.
Men’s Need of God.
The New York Observer in its comments on Sunday-school lessons rightly remarks:—
“No nation can live in history without a God. The experiment has been tried again and again, and always with complete failure. Popular government can not successfully be carried on out of sight of Sinai and out of harmony with the two tables of the law. No sadder historic illustration of this fact is afforded than by the destruction of the northern kingdom of Israel. The Ten Tribes tried to get on without the Ten Commandments. They could not. No nation can. God must be taken into account if prosperity, either private or public, is the result.”
But Israel did not mean to utterly reject God. They professed Him still. They only substituted in a way the heathenism for some parts of the Ten Commandments. And that is just what the people of this nation are doing to-day whenever they enact or indorse Sunday laws; for Sunday laws are man’s substitution for God’s eternal precept, declaring that the seventh day, not the first, “is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God.” Substitution to-day is as bad as substitution in the days of the Jeroboams or Ahab.
God’s Unchanging Character and Law
What kind of a conception of God that must be which puts the Father against the Son, the law of God against the Spirit of God, which tells us that God’s will for His creatures—hence His character—is different now from what it was two thousand years ago; and different then from what it was two thousand years before that! Surely the Lord addresses these words to them, “Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself;” and He declares, “But I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.” God is ever the same; so also is His law, His requirements of His children. And always, “this is the love of God that we keep His commandments.” If this is not so, then Christ died in vain and the Spirit is poured out for naught.
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The Law.
—A tract just come to our table begins thus:—
“In Dan. 7:25 it is prophesied of the Papacy, ‘He shall think to change times and laws.’ If it would simply read, ‘He shall think to change the law,’ that would be quite sufficient to indicate the work of the Papacy concerning the weekly Sabbath, it being an inseparable part of the law in question.”
But the term is singular in the best Hebrew texts; and so the Septuagint, translated from earlier Hebrew copies than any now known, render “the law.” The Revised Version reads, “The times and the law.” Spurrell’s translation reads, “The appointed times and the law.” The text evidently refers to times connected with the law of God. Two times appointed of God in the beginning are the day and the septenary cycle, or week. The day begins at even, or the going down of the sun. The week begins with the beginning of the first day. In the attempted change of the Sabbath which the great adversary has sought to accomplish through paganism and the Papacy, both of these times have been changed,—the day from midnight to midnight, and the week from midnight Saturday night to midnight Sunday night. “An enemy hath done this;” nevertheless, the Sabbath stands.
