Brother J. F. Rothrock was recently tried at Albion, Edwards County, Ill., for keeping open store on Sunday in the village of West Salem. The case went against him, and he was fined $10 and costs. A new trial was granted, and the case continued till next spring. It is stated that the jury was influenced by one member who is a minister.
Now it is Lake County, Tenn., that is taking a turn at persecution for conscience’ sake, just as the people of Rhea County have become somewhat ashamed of the disgrace and tired of the expense. Lake is the fifth county in that state to try the despotic experiment. Brother J. W. Lewis was arrested on the 17th ult., and lodged in jail at Tiptonville, on a charge of doing ordinary work on Sunday. His case was called in court on the 20th, and while a bond was being made out for a continuance until the next term of court, a second indictment was presented against him. Concerning his arrest Brother Lewis writes: “I now have a chance to see and know for the first time in life how the inside of prison walls appear, with solid iron ceiling and heavy iron bars. Though suffering for want of a fire, my hope was never better.”
Four of our brethren were arraigned for Sunday labor at Olney, Richland County, Ill., on the 13th ult., and one young man was tried and convicted. In an effort to procure a jury, sixteen men were rejected. The prosecuting attorney invariably asked the question, “Did you attend the camp meeting last fall at this place?” and if it was answered in the affirmative, the individual was immediately dismissed. There was one Catholic on the jury, and when asked if he ever heard of the Sabbath question, he replied, “No, I came up here to hear about it.” One who was in attendance, in writing of the trial of the young man, says:—
One old lady of seventy-two testified that she lived about a quarter of a mile away, and was disturbed by the noise the young man made in plowing; yet she admitted he was a good boy. She was troubled to see a good boy work on the sabbath she was taught to keep. The family, she said, were all nice citizens till the cranky Adventists got them into such foolishness. She was so troubled over Sunday work she could not sleep nights. Another witness, a quarter of a mile away, said he was so disturbed that neither he nor his family could rest. Another was troubled in mind who the Sunday before had helped hire bees. The two chief prosecutors had been arrested and fined for disturbing a singing school.—All conspired to show that it was religious bigotry and spite at the bottom of the persecution.
The jury was out six hours, and it was generally thought they would acquit the defendant, but they did not. It should be remembered that the state Sunday law of Illinois has a clause exempting from its provisions those who observe the seventh-day Sabbath; also that the question of the constitutionality of the law itself is now pending in the state Supreme Court.
There is a Seventh-day Adventist Church of seventy members in Constantinople, and the prospect is good for material increase. During all the recent riots in that city a Bible school was being conducted by Elders H. P. Holser and A. T. Jones. The school was held in the midst of the Armenian quarter, and, although all the attendants were Armenians, they suffered no disturbance. From the first of our work in Turkey, the Protestants have denied before the Turkish authorities that we were Protestants, hoping thus to hinder the spread of the Sabbath truth. Of course neither the Greeks nor the Catholics would own that we were even Christians, and the Turks were for a time suspicious of our brethren, who were mostly Armenians. It had seemed that there would be difficulty for our brethren in traveling, since no one can travel in Turkey without a passport, and no one can get a passport without a certificate from his representative. None of the Christian representatives would own our brethren. But even this has turned to their advantage, since the present troubles of the government are due to the efforts of those who are called Protestants, and were we known there by that name, or as of that class, we should have to fare as do the others who are thus known. But we are now known as Sabbatarians, and as being harmless to the government. So the minister of police has agreed to grant passports to our brethren directly, as Sabbatarians, and has so notified the provinces. Thus the Sabbath, the seal of God, is the distinguishing mark and the safeguard of those who “keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus” in Mohammedan Turkey.
THE RELIGION OF THE PEOPLE OF JAVA.
By J. E. Budgett Meakin
BY J. E. BUDGETT MEAKIN.
WHAT the present religion of Java is it would be very hard to say, for, while the bulk of the natives are Mohammedans in name, they would hardly be recognized as such by stricter coreligionists in other countries, for there remains mixed up with their belief so much that more properly belongs to heathendom that, though the people are no longer actually idolaters, they are but little removed from a jumble of Hinduism, Brahmanism, and Buddhism, and in some parts still adhere entirely to these creeds. The idols are not to be seen in the houses; they still remain by the roadsides, and vegetables, flowers, fruit, fish, cakes, etc., are constantly offered to them and the spirit world in general.
On the whole, the people are by no means intensely religious, as in India, and even of their own nominal religion they are very ignorant, probably not one per cent being able to read. The main object of their worship is to ward off the effects of evil spirits by propitiation rather than by the merit-making common in neighboring lands. Flowers may often be observed strewn at the crossroads to pacify spirits who, on arrival there, may feel in doubt as to the turning to take; and with the same object graves are decked with blossoms, which are also freely used in headdresses and ornamenting rooms. Although but one God is acknowledged, trees, stones, anthills, and various other objects come in for worship, and many other things for veneration.
Of the future life the people do not hold any distinct ideas, though a water can, a water cup, an umbrella, and a couple of fresh coconuts are placed on graves for the convenience of the newly departed, and a bamboo is let down from the outer air to the chest in order that breathing may be possible. Relics of ancestral worship also remain, and high-class families keep beautifully written and often illustrated family registers. Self-punishment is met with, though not general, and hermits may occasionally be seen who sit on a tree for a fortnight at a time without eating or speaking. Priests there are whose chief occupation is the repetition of charms, and converts hardly freed from superstition have been known to make this use of the Lord's prayer and the beatitudes.
Missionaries find that the initial difficulty is the indifference to spiritual matters, for the heathen say that Christianity and Islam are the same to them; and it is only in certain districts that there are bigoted Mohammedans, chiefly those who have been to Mecca, for which facilities increase each year. The people are, however, ruled through local native chiefs, who are at the same time their religious heads, which makes it very difficult for them to make a change; and those who do so have also to suffer persecution from their friends to a considerable extent. This has led to the formation of a number of Christian colonies in the island, some of which are extremely flourishing. What they seem to fear most, though, is the limitation to one wife without divorce facilities, and the enforced abandonment of opium and other habits.
Almost all the converts, nevertheless, become evangelists, many of them preaching regularly in the villages, and mission work is little more than directed by the European workers, who are all Dutch. There is such feeling on the part of the natives toward their Dutch conquerors that the missionaries have to studiously avoid all connection with the government, identifying themselves with those among whom they work, and state aid has been refused by native churches. In the mission schools I visited Dutch was not even taught, only Malay and Javanese.—Gospel in All Lands.
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Sabbath School Lessons
“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 XII.—Sabbath, December 21, 1895.
Sunday Laws.
Origin and Early History.
1. By whom and when was the first Sunday law on record made? Ans.—By Constantine, A.D. 321. See note .
2. By whom and when were the so-called Christian church and Roman state united?
Ans.—Church and state were united under Constantine, in the early part of the fourth century. Says Draper:—
“It was the aim of Constantine to make theology a branch of politics; it was the hope of every bishop in the empire to make politics a branch of theology.” “The unavoidable consequences were a union between the church and state.”—Intellectual Development of Europe, chapters 9 and 10.
3. By what means was this largely effected?
Ans.—Referring to Sunday legislation, Neander says:—
“In this way the church received help from the state for the furtherance of her ends.”—Neander’s History of the Christian Church (edition 1852), vol. 2, p. 300.
Speaking of Constantine, the American Sabbath Union, in its Pearl of Day Leaflets, No. 3, says:—
“He was inclined—whether from policy or conviction is not material to our argument—to favor Christianity, and to make it the prominent religion of his empire, and one step toward this was to recognize the day which he found universally(?) observed by Christians, as the day of rest for his people.”—P. 12.
Their Object.
4. What is Satan’s object in securing Sunday laws?
Ans.—Satan’s object in securing Sunday laws is to cause men to honor Sunday in the place of the Sabbath—to obscure from their minds a knowledge of the true God by blotting out his great memorial of the manifestations of his creative power, and to keep alive that form of religion of which the Sunday sabbath is the sign, or mark, which is idolatry.
“Not a move has been made in exalting the idol sabbath in bringing around Sunday observance through legislation, but Satan has been behind it, and has been the chief worker.”
“No law has ever been made to exalt the idol sabbath but that Satan has taken a leading part in its enactment and its enforcement. Every law for the elevation of Sunday has a direct reference to the fourth commandment. Every move that has been made to enforce its observance is for the purpose of exalting the man of sin above God and above all that is worshiped.”—Mrs. E. G. White, in Review and Herald, April 15 and 29, 1890.
5. Who have been instrumental in securing them?
Ans.—From the first, church leaders have been instrumental in securing Sunday laws. The following admission states the truth: “During nearly all our American history the churches have influenced the states to make and improve sabbath laws.”—W. F. Crafts, in Christian Statesman, July 3, 1890.
6. What does this show? Ans.—That such laws are religious in their nature.
7. What is an expressed design of those who advocate Sunday laws? Ans.—To compel church attendance. See note .
8. For what were civil governments ordained? Ans.—To protect the rights of men, and not to protect religious institutions.
Their Results.
9. What is the Sunday institution? Ans.—The mark of papal power and apostasy, the mark of the beast.
10. What do Sunday laws, therefore, enforce?
11. Where is this mark to be received?
“And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads.” Rev. 13:16.
12. What would the hand naturally symbolize? Ans.—Labor. See 1 Cor. 4:12; Eph. 4:28. What would be represented by the forehead? Ans.—The mind. See Rom. 7:25.
13. Where will those receive the mark of the beast, therefore, who cease to work on Sunday simply in deference to the law?
14. Where will those receive it who, knowing its origin, continue to observe it as a religious institution?
15. Is it not significant, therefore, that the Sunday institution has taken on its “civil” and “religious” aspect? See note .
The Final Issue.
16. Why may we not obey a Sunday law and yet observe the Sabbath? Ans.—We can not serve two masters, or bear the badge of two opposing powers. See note .
17. How many days in the week does God give us for labor?
“Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work.” Ex. 20:9.
18. Can a man work six days a week and keep two Sabbaths? Can he serve two masters?
“No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye can not serve God and mammon.” Matt. 6:24.
19. To what will the final issue be brought? Ans.—To the giving up of the Sabbath. See note .
20. To what will the prohibition against keeping the Sabbath be a parallel?
“Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God. Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live forever. All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.” Dan. 6:4–9.
21. How did Daniel conduct himself after he knew that the decree was signed?
“Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and, his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.” Verse 10.
22. For what purpose was his case, also that of the three Hebrews, written?
“Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples; and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.” 1 Cor. 10:11.
“For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.” Rom. 15:4.
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8. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were sore afraid. 10. And the angel said unto them, Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 12. And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 13. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 14. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. 15. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. 16. And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. 17. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. 18. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. 19. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. 20. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
Golden Text: “Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy.” Verse 10.
NOTE.—One thousand years after the time of David, Christ the Saviour, of David’s line, was born into the world. His coming had been promised in the Garden of Eden, after the fall, and foretold by prophets all through the centuries, and at the time appointed he appeared to do his work. Even the place of his birth was known. “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel.” Micah 5: 2. This place is the scene of the present lesson, and it is a noteworthy fact, as showing the positiveness of the words of God, that to this place at just this time came Joseph and Mary, from their home at Nazareth. The occasion was the payment of taxes, as ordered by Cæsar Augustus, the reigning emperor.
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS.
(1) To whom was the announcement of Christ’s birth first made? Verse 8. (2) Who appeared to the shepherds? Verse 9. Note 1. (3) How were they affected? Verse 9. Note 1. (4) How were their fears allayed? Verse 10. Note 2. (5) Who did the angel say was born? Verse 11. Note 3. (6) How were they to know the babe? Verse 12. Note 3. (7) Who appeared with the angel? Verse 13. (8) What was their song? Verse 14. Note 4. (9) After the departure of the angels, what did the shepherds propose to do? Verse 15. (10) What did they find? Verse 16. (11) Did they keep the news to themselves? Verse 17. Note 5. (12) What effect was produced? Verse 18. (13) How did Mary regard these things? Verse 19. (14) What did the shepherds then do? Verse 20.
NOTES.
1. The Angel of the Lord came upon them.—The idea is that the angel appeared to them suddenly, unexpectedly. As a consequence of this heavenly apparition “they were sore afraid.”
2. Fear not, . . . I bring . . . great joy.—This was the announcement for which the world had waited so long. It was the message that should have been given by the chief ones among the chosen people of God, the Jews. It was their privilege to be the repositories of the prophecies, and they should have been looking for the Messiah, with words of great joy for all people at his appearing. They were looking for him in an indifferent manner, but not to proclaim him a world’s Redeemer and Saviour from sin. They were looking for him to destroy their enemies and to raise up the Jewish nation to a proud estate. They were selfish and worldly, and hence unfit to announce the Author of peace. For this reason, simple-minded, humble shepherds were used, for such would not be above announcing the humble entry of the Prince of Life into the world.
3. In a manger.—It appears that Joseph and Mary found the usual inn, or khan, already full upon their arrival. Doubtless the dwellers of the town had taxed their hospitalities also at this time, when multitudes came to answer to their names on the tax roll. The only place found, therefore, for the accommodation of the wayfarers was a manger in a stall. In such humble quarters, surrounded by dumb brutes, was the Saviour of the world born.
4. Glory to God in the highest.—The announcement had been made, and in anticipation of the glorious work to be accomplished for a lost world, “the multitude of the heavenly host” praised God, giving him the glory, and proclaiming peace on earth and good will toward men. That we do not now see peace among nations, but instead war and its preparations, does not signify that the mission of Christ has been a failure. His special mission was to redeem men from their sins. In sin is unrest, strife of the soul, and earthly lusts; in him is peace, freedom from sin. In his own time, which is not far distant, he will come again with power and an infinitely greater personal glory than the Jews fondly looked for at his first coming. He will then abolish sin and establish universal peace, with a righteous nation.
5. Made known abroad the saying.—Evil men, instigated by Satan, did all in their power to destroy the infant Saviour, and it would have been a point gained by the enemy could the fact of his advent have been unheralded. But this was not to be. When the shepherds had heard and seen, they immediately spread abroad to the multitudes assembled in the city the joyful news, and related all that had happened. The news would thus be carried to various parts of the land. Even before this, the word was spreading concerning his coming, for there had appeared in the land and at Jerusalem the three wise men of the east, led by his star. Their question and the object of their visit (Matt. 2: 2) agitated the whole land. And so by angels and by men the fact and time of his advent were established, according to the prophecy.
CHURCH SERVICES.
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.
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.
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.
Chicago, Illinois.—Church on Forty-sixth Street between Michigan and Wabash Avenues. Sabbath school 9:30 A.M.; preaching service 11 A.M. Prayer meeting 3:30 P.M. every Sabbath, also Tuesday evening 7 P.M. Missionary meeting Thursday evening 7 P.M. All are cordially invited.
Los Angeles.—Church at 145 Carr Street, between Main and Hill Streets. Sabbath school on Sabbath at 9:45 A.M. and preaching service at 11 A.M. Prayer meeting Tuesday evening 7 P.M. Missionary meeting Thursday evening. All are welcome. 926 Hill Street. BELLE P. BAKER, Clerk.
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.
St. Paul, Minn.—Church on Greenbriar 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.
Kansas City, Mo.—Church on corner of Twelfth and Woodland Ave. Sabbath school at 10 A.M. and preaching service at 11 A.M. Missionary meeting Tuesday, 7:45 P.M. All are cordially invited.
Detroit, Mich.—Church at 424 Trumbull Ave., between Perry and Bagg Streets. Preaching Sabbath 10 A.M. Sabbath school 11:15 A.M. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 P.M. Preaching Sunday 7:30 P.M. H. M. KENYON, Pastor.
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. Box 261. O. S. SMITH, Clerk.
Boston, Mass.—Church worships at United Fellowship Hall, 1371 Washington Street. Regular services: Sabbath school at 10 A.M., preaching at 11 A.M. All are welcome. George B. Wheeler, pastor. Residence at 45 Waverley Street, Everett, Mass.
Louisville, Kentucky.—Church worships at Markers’ Hall, corner Seventeenth and Main Streets. Regular preaching services at 7:30 P.M. Sunday and 11 A.M. Sabbath. Sabbath school at 10 A.M. All are welcome. J. W. COLLIE, Pastor. Residence, 2431 West Broadway.
Cleveland, Ohio.—Church at 249 Cedar Ave., between Sterling and Hayward Ave. Regular services as follows: Sabbath school at 10 A.M. (sun time). Preaching at 11 o’clock, also on Sunday evening at 7:30. Prayer meeting at 7:30 Wednesday evening. WILLARD H. SAXBY, Pastor.
St. Joseph, Missouri.—Church on corner Fifteenth and Locust Streets. Sabbath school at 10 A.M. Church services at 11 A.M. Prayer and teachers’ meetings, Wednesday evening 7:30. All are cordially invited to attend. MRS. HARRIET W. TALBERT, Clerk.
San Diego.—Church corner of Eighteenth and G Streets. Regular services at 11 A.M., Sabbath. Sabbath school at 9:45 A.M. Prayer meeting, Wednesday, 7:30 P.M. Missionary meeting, Sunday, 7 P.M. MARY J. DIMOCK, Clerk. National City, Box 156.
Stockton, Cal.—Church at corner of Miner Avenue and Stanislaus Street. Services every Sabbath (Saturday) at 11 A.M. Sabbath school at 10 A.M. Prayer and teachers’ meetings at 2:30 P.M. every Wednesday. H. S. GUILFORD, Elder.
Providence, R. I.—Church worships at Library Hall, room 6 Olneyville Square. Regular services: Sabbath school at 1:30 P.M.; Bible study and social service at 3 P.M.; prayer meeting every Friday evening at 7:30. All are welcome. WM. H. WARFIELD, Clerk. 86 Bush Street, Providence.
Salt Lake City.—Church, room No. 30 East Fourth South Street. Sabbath school at 10 A.M.; services Sabbath at 11 A.M. and Sunday at 7:45 P.M.; prayer meeting at 7:45 Wednesday evening; missionary meeting 7:45 Saturday evening. All are cordially invited. J. M. WILLOUGHBY. Residence, Water Street, Waterloo, Salt Lake City.
Philadelphia, Pa.—Church worships at hall, 1722 N. Broad Street. Regular services: Sabbath school, 9:30 A.M.; preaching, Sabbath, 10:30 A.M., Sunday, 7:30 P.M. All are welcome. E. A. MERRELL, Pastor. Residence 1737 Edgeley St., north of Diamond.
Tacoma, Wash.—Church corner Sixteenth and K Streets. Sabbath service, 11 A.M.; Sabbath school, 10 A.M.; Sunday evening, 7:30; prayer and missionary meeting Wednesday evening 7:30. All are cordially invited. F. H. SMITH, Elder.
Omaha, Neb.—Church corner Eighteenth and Cummings Streets. Sabbath school at 10:15 A.M.; preaching at 11 A.M., and on Sunday at 3 P.M. J. H. ROGERS, Pastor. Residence cor. Twenty-seventh and Seward Streets.
Brooklyn, N. Y.—Church meets at Wurzler’s Hall, 315 Washington Street, near city post office. Regular services: Sabbath school, 10 A.M., preaching, 11 A.M. All are cordially invited.
