p. 15 | Signs of the Times, Vol. 38, No. 11. (3/14/1911)

Our Work and Workers

By Editor

ELEVEN have been baptized, uniting with one or the other of two churches in Washington, D. C.

AGAIN we note a baptism at Grand Rapids, Michigan; seven more have engaged in the ordinance, making sixteen in all since last fall.

NINE have recently received baptism at Ava, Arkansas.

THREE new converts to the truth are reported at Kezar Falls, Maine.

FIVE have taken their stand for the truth at Pikeville, Tennessee.

FOUR persons, each of different nationality, have been baptized in Honolulu.

TEN persons have cast their lot with the commandment-keepers at Peoria, Illinois.

EIGHT young persons were baptized recently at the Lodi Normal Academy, Lodi, California.

At Sheridan, Wyoming, seven new members were received into the church on profession of faith.

THE annual report for Indiana says that there were 141 accessions during 1910 in that State.

EIGHT souls at Granger, Washington, have testified of the newly-found truth so dear to them, and united with the church.

AT Dillwyn, Virginia, where converts are awaiting baptism, a company has been organized, and a church building erected.

MEETINGS held in the Brayton church at Walden's Ridge, Tennessee, resulted in eleven souls' accepting the truths for this time.

BY profession of faith two more have united with the church in Nashville, Tennessee. Four others have united through baptism.

AS the result of meetings held at Dothan, Alabama, twelve earnest seekers of truth have found and are rejoicing in the message.

THE January sales of our ten-cent magazines have reached 122,202 copies. This is a gain of 32,740 copies over January, 1910, and 51,108 copies over the same month of 1909.

SEVERAL came forward in a revival service at Roaring Branch, Pennsylvania, and confessed their Lord publicly for the first time. Four were received into church-membership and are awaiting baptism.

FROM the Eastern Tidings we quote the following from Pastor J. L. Shaw, Bengal, India: "While I was in Karmatar, one man came from a distance of six miles, offering us fifteen acres of ground if we would start a school in his village. He offered to put up a building for the school and a house for the teacher to live in. He thinks about a hundred

Life and Immortality

1. Who is the source of life?

For in Him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also His offspring. Acts 17:28.

For with Thee is the fountain of life: in Thy light shall we see light. Ps. 36:9.

2. How is it obtained by the sinner?

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16.

3. Who only is immortal?

Who [God] only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlasting. 1 Tim. 6:16.

4. Is man mortal or immortal?

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. Rom. 5:12.

5. What is man's duty regarding immortality?

To them who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life. Rom. 2:7.

6. Through whom only can it come to him?

But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. 2 Tim. 1:10.

7. When does He bestow it?

Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 1 Cor. 15:51-53.

Students might be collected for the school. Land has been offered us at one or two other places." There are many open doors; but as in the Master's time, laborers are few.

A CHURCH at Kalispell, Montana, has been organized, consisting of sixteen members. Seven or eight others are obeying the Sabbath truth. Five at Stevensville have been received into church-membership subject to baptism.

At Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Sister Mary Baxter has been rewarded by seeing three souls baptized into the faith as the result of her labors. Five others will soon be baptized. At Ketchum, where sixteen united with the church some time ago, quite a number have been added lately.

THE following item regarding the work at Cholo, Nyasaland, Africa, is quoted from a letter written by Pastor Joel C. Rogers: "God has given us two central training schools, with twenty-five out-schools and a thousand pupils, young and old and middle-aged. To help us in teaching these thousand, many of whom have never heard the Word of God, He has given us fifty native teachers and assistants."

Speaking personally of his devoted wife, he gives an incident which is typical of what many persons with a nervous temperament would call a great sacrifice: "Think of what it has meant to one constituted as she is, to plunge into oblivion in Central Africa; and to-day camping twenty miles from any other white human being, living in a house of poles and grass, and lions roaring on the surrounding hills at night." But in her own words she says: "I am content absolutely, and thank the Lord I am getting the language. I shall do more than simply speak it; I will write and translate it."

My Saviour

By Mrs. Jael Beard

By Mrs. Jael Beard

I WILL sing my Saviour's praises And talk about His grace; I'll read and trust His Holy Word, Till I shall see His face.

O, Jesus' love is wonderful, Surpassing all beside. He lived, He loved, and suffered He And for my sake He died.

And when, on that fair morning, I see Him face to face, With loved ones I shall ever sing Of His redeeming grace.

My ears will then be opened To hear the angels sing Their joyous, glad hosannas To Christ, our Lord and King.

Publications Wanted

By Editor

THE following persons desire late, clean copies of our denominational literature for free distribution:

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Japanese Tracts and Pamphlets

By Editor

A large import shipment of Japanese tracts and pamphlets has just been received from the Orient. The following is a portion of the stock, together with prices:

700 Coming Conflict $0.02 300 Glorious Appearing .25 280 Marshaling of the Nations .10 250 New Testament Sabbath .02 500 Second Coming .03 850 True God and His Sabbath .02 450 Way of Salvation .02

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Approximate Chronology

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Life and Health

By Editor

A PRACTICAL health journal, published with a view of meeting hygienic needs in every home; teaching how to care for the health and how to preserve life; prescribing simple home treatments to assist nature in throwing off diseases rather than adding more poison by using drugs or unnatural stimulants as remedies: teaching how to avoid disease as far as possible, how to manage in the home when sickness does come, and how to combat the disease by simple remedies which nature provides.

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Not the Gospel of Peace.

By Editor

The Western Watchman (Roman Catholic) pleads for "universal military service." It declares that a "general European war [is] imminent," and that "we shall most certainly be drawn into it." Americans, we are told, lack "proper training." The remedy, barring the church, is the army. "A soldier is taught obedience from the time he takes the oath of enlistment. Every act and movement of his is regulated, and for any breach of discipline he is punished on the spot. His hand is ever ready to salute. Speaking to a superior officer, he always stands at attention. He never speaks to a superior officer first, and then his language must be civil and respectful. The drill received in the army makes a lasting impression on the young man, and not only in his walk and bearing, but in word and general deportment he shows the signs of his military training." And this is Rome's method. Her whole system is saturated through and through with the military idea.

The cardinal is originally a military officer. The discipline of the church is repressive, military discipline, which is not wholly effective in free America. Hence the desire to train a whole people to "obey" "superiors." What men need more than anything else is a sense of their responsibility to God regardless of men; and he that loves and respects God, loves and respects his fellows also. This cry for the military is not the Gospel of peace.

Do Not Wait till You Are Better

By Editor

Do Not Wait till You Are Better.—Many a sinner says that he intends to serve God, but he wants to overcome this habit or put away that sin before he comes to Christ. Such a purpose will keep one from Christ forever. What would you think of a man with several serious or fatal maladies upon him, saying, “When I am well of this, I will see the doctor; when the broken bone is mended, I will go to a surgeon”? We would rightly call him foolish. Jesus Christ came to “save His people from their sins.” He “was manifested to take away our sins.” Every sin upon us, every sinful habit that enthralls us, only increases our need of Him, and the necessity of seeking Him. Do not wait; come to Him now.

“Thoughtful men in France are being led to see the danger to public morals that may lie in the newspapers,” says The Literary Digest, and quotes from a Paris newspaper the following: “Criminal reports of the press act as ‘spreading contagion, suggesting new crimes, or picturing vile examples.’ ‘Those who take the contagion are persons of morality already weak.’ ‘When circumstances are favorable their memory furnishes an ample crop of crimes in which they find the one fitting for the occasion.’ A censorship of the press in France would cause a revolution, but perhaps the journalists themselves will make a change for the better.” A writer in the same French journal condemns the present practise of permitting reporters to “mingle with the police in investigating crime only to advertise, exaggerate, and distort the facts.”

Contained in This Issue

By Editor

General	PAGE
The Law in the Christian Age	3
Protestantism Drifting	4
"Never Man Spake like This Man"	5
The Revelation of Jesus Christ	6
Necessity of the Second Coming of Christ, and the Resurrection	8
The Kingdom of Satan	9

Question Corner

Questions Nos. 3373-3382	2
Our Bible Band	2

The Outlook

| Our London Letter | 10 |

Our Bible Reading

| Life and Immortality | 14 |

The Home

Influence	12
A "Slave"	12
"You Could Have Said 'O'"	12
Degrees of Grief	12

Missions

Not against the Truth, but for the Truth	14
Our Work and Workers	14

Poetry

The Religion of the Bible	4
Going Home	8
Who Is the Strong?	12
My Saviour	14

Read Our London Letter on pages 10 and 11, and note the striking omens of the times which are recorded.

In Memory of Dr. Maria L. Edwards

By Editor

We sadly and reluctantly record the death of a dear friend, a faithful fellow worker, an intelligent and useful physician, a noble woman, and a devoted, great-hearted Christian; for Maria L. Edwards, M.D., was all of these. Overwork and anxiety for a sick loved one for years have proved too heavy burdens to the willing heart, and she succumbed to an apoplectic shock, Tuesday evening, February 28, at the sanitarium near St. Helena. Dr. Edwards, her bereaved husband, and her other relatives, have our sincere sympathy. It seems that we could ill afford to lose her, but God knows.

Beware Get-Rich-Quick Schemes

By Editor

A splendid word of warning is given to the public by the World's Work for March anent "The Get-Rich-Quick Game" of various breeds, by which the poor and ignorant are swindled out of hard-earned money by the millions in the aggregate each year. We emphasize again the warning which we have repeatedly given. It is oil or mining or land or a patent of some sort, in which there are millions; but if so, it is always to the promoter, not the investor. Let them alone. In nine cases out of ten they are swindles. He lists the names of 243 swindling concerns which have been brought to account by the United States postal authorities in the last seven years, during which time it is estimated that the people have been swindled to the extent of $1,000,000,000. Yet the writer questions whether his warning will do any good. Many will conclude that "that" may have been a fraud, but "this" is all right; and the swindle is repeated. Let the get-rich-quick schemes alone.

Deaths in the Alps

During the last ten years 890 persons have been killed in the Alps. In 1910, 128 were killed.

Greenwich Time in France

A measure in the French Senate to adopt Greenwich time as the official time of France was carried.

Nurses for National Emergencies

The Red Cross Society in America is trying to enroll 10,000 nurses as a reserve corps to be used in national emergencies.

Japanese Coal Order

The Japanese government has ordered for immediate delivery 1,500,000 tons of coal from the Tien-Tsin mines.

Irrigation Dam on the Euphrates

The Turkish government is projecting a great irrigation dam on the Euphrates River. The cost of construction will be $15,000,000, and the contract with a British firm provides the changing of the course of the river.

Insanity Following Hypnotism

A young man at Richmond, Missouri, went insane after being hypnotized. No one can know of results when he voluntarily gives his mind over to the workings of an occult power or influence aside from the Spirit of God.

Catholics in the United States

Roman Catholics under the Stars and Stripes.

According to the official Catholic Directory there are in the United States 14,618,761 Roman Catholics, a gain of 271,734 over last year. If the Roman Catholics of the Philippines, Porto Rico, the Hawaiian Islands, Alaska, and Guam are added there is a total of 22,886,027. Of priests in the United States there are 17,084, 12,650 seculars, and 4434 belonging to various orders; the number of bishops, 97. There are 4972 parochial schools with an attendance of 1,270,131. New York has a Roman Catholic population of 2,758,171; California, 391,500.

Dictionary of Terms in Architecture and Building

By Editor

"Dictionary of Terms in Architecture and Building" is the title of a useful little book which we noticed in our issue of February 14, but through oversight failed to give the publishers' address, The Industrial Publication Company, 16 Thomas Street, New York.

Public Examination of Lepers

Nine lepers were exhibited in New York City one night recently for public examination at a gathering of physicians. New York physicians declare that the public is prejudiced against lepers, and that the attitude of the people in regard to leprosy has not advanced since the Middle Ages. Editorially the Woman's National Daily remarks:

"Well, how about the physicians? Has their attitude, so far as knowledge goes, advanced during the centuries? Do they know any more about the treatment of leprosy than did the practitioners in the ancient days? or if they do, can they cure leprosy? And isn't it somewhat presumptuous on the part of the doctors to talk about educating the public away from the hysterical attitude toward this dreaded malady until they have something to offer in the line of a cure?"

A Race for Life.—

Charles G. Gates, son of the great financier, made a great race for life February 16 to 19 from Yuma, Arizona, to New York, covering the 3100 miles in eighty hours' time, breaking all previous transcontinental records, an average for the entire trip of 38¼ miles an hour, at times through New York State at 73 miles an hour, and from Albany to New York 143 miles in 143 minutes. Mr. Gates supposed he had blood-poisoning, and that the only physician who could save him was his family physician, Dr. Fellows Davis; hence the trip at a cost of over $7000. Men are all afflicted with blood-poisoning. The virus of sin has wrought its work on every soul of Adam's seed. Its fruit is a fretting leprosy which ends at the casket and the grave. No earthly power can forever postpone its cruel work. It not alone destroys the body, but the soul. It has eaten out much of the moral fiber of mankind, and has left us a race of degenerates. Yet there is hope. There is a balm that will heal, a Physician who can "save to the uttermost." The humblest and poorest can reach Him quicker than Mr. Gates with his millions reached his New York physician, quicker even tho he had started at Albany. "He is not far from every one of us." He comes to us in the fulness of life and power to save. He will touch the moral nature and heal the soul. He will enter the very citadel of sin and destroy the power of the enemy; and tho the physical man succumbs to the diseases of sin, the Life-giver will raise to life everlasting those who sleep in Him. But O, how few appreciate the assured boon sufficiently to leave all and seek God! Men will do all things possible to put off for a little while temporal death, the death of the body; how little most of them prize the value of the soul! How little will they venture to secure eternal life!