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Signs of the Times, Vol. 31, No. 31.

THE GOOD SHEPHERD
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OUR WORK AND WORKERS.

By Editor

THREE persons were baptized at Ute, Iowa, June 24, by Brother N. C. Bergensen.
IN connection with the camp-meeting held at Stevensville, Mont., twenty-one persons were baptized.
ELEVEN students of Boggstown (Ind.) Academy were baptized, on the 8th ult., by Brother W. D. Curtis.
AT a union meeting held at East Liverpool, Ohio, June 24, seven candidates were baptized by Brother Patterson.
JULY 1, three members were added to the church at Clyde, Ohio. They were all baptized by Brother H. H. Burkholder.
SIX converts are reported to the Visitor by Brother Fred Henderson, in connection with his labors at Zanesville, Ohio.
JUNE 10 and 11, Brethren E. K. Slade and P. C. Hayward were with the church at Prattville, Mich., and fourteen candidates were baptized.
WRITING to the West Michigan Banner from Salinac Center, Tenn., Brother B. F. Stureman reports the baptism of seven candidates.
A CHURCH of twenty-one members has been organized at Senjen, Minn. Brethren E. M. Chapman and George L. Budd have been laboring there.
FOUR adults recently took their stand for the Sabbath of the Lord through the tent-meetings held at Cincinnati, Ohio, by Brethren M. C. Kirkendall and C. A. Pedicord.
AT the recent quarterly-meeting of the church at Alexandria, Minn., four members were added to the church. Two were baptized by Brother W. W. Ruble, and two had been baptized a short time before.
JUNE 17, at La Grange, Ohio, eleven candidates were baptized by Brother H. H. Burkholder, president of the conference. There were four others to be baptized at a later date. These were all members of the church school.
THE members of the Maritzburg church (Natal, Africa) are rejoicing over the completion of a new church building. We congratulate them upon the success of this enterprise, and trust that this building will prove to be a temple of truth in the capital city of Natal.
THE recent camp-meeting at Woonsocket, S. D., was a marked success, being well attended by people of the town. The visible harvest was the baptism of sixty-eight converts, and four others were added to the local company. The attendance of our own people numbered about five hundred.
IN reporting labor in the Southeast District of Kansas to the Worker, Brother D. H. Oberholzer notes the addition of five members to the church at Altoona and "several" to the church at Humboldt. At Mineral a Sabbath-school of twenty-four members has been organized. Most of these results were under the labors of Brother J. W. Lair.
THE New York Indicator of July 12 says: "Two young men from Utica came up to Rome night after the Sabbath, searching for Bible truth and light. They had obtained a copy or two of the SIGNS, and had thus had their attention called to the Sabbath truth. We gave them further reading matter, and enjoyed a short visit with them, which they greatly appreciated. One of the young men was the janitor in the Methodist church, and while they were having some sort of a church festival, he and his friend came up here, supposing to meet with the church in its evening services."
WE are again called upon to record the death of a faithful laborer in the cause of Christ. Brother Daniel T. Bourdeau, a native of Bourdeauville, Vt., died at the home of his daughter, Dr. Patience S. Bourdeau, in Grand Rapids, Mich., June 30. He had attained the age of 69 years, 6 months, and 2 days, having been a minister of the Gospel about fifty years. His first ordination was at the hands of his Baptist brethren. He was baptized at the age of eleven years, and educated in a Baptist seminary at Grand Line, Canada. He had been a minister of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination about forty-seven years. In 1868, in company with Brother John Norton Loughborough, he came by way of Panama to California to introduce the Adventist faith on the Pacific Coast. His ministrations have extended from ocean to ocean in the United States, together with extended service in Canada. During his ministerial career he was twice sent to Europe, and labored in France, Switzerland, Corsica, Alsace-Lorraine, and Italy. Besides the daughter mentioned above, he leaves a wife, and son, Augustin J. S. Bourdeau, now missionary secretary of California-Nevada Conference. Deceased was interred in the Battle Creek (Mich.) Cemetery.

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"UNION COLLEGE CATECHISM."

By C. C. Lewis

THIS is the title of the substance of the second number of the Central Union Conference Bulletin. It consists of nearly one hundred questions that people are likely to ask about Union College, with direct, pointed answers which give the pith of the annual calendar. It is designed for widespread distribution. Anybody may have any reasonable number of them for the asking. Address, Central Union Conference Bulletin, College View, Neb.
THE names of those forming the General Conference Department of Education were published in a recent Review and Herald. The text-book committee appointed by this department is composed of the following:
Chairman, C. C. Lewis, College View, Neb.; secretary, M. E. Kern, College View, Neb.; M. E. Cady, College Place, Wash.; B. E. Huffman, College View, Neb.; Miss Sarah E. Peck, Sanitarium, Cal.; Miss Fannie M. Dickerson, 222 N. Capitol Street, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Sara J. Hall, South Lancaster, Mass.; Mrs. N. H. Druillard, Madison, Tenn.; Mrs. Flora H. Williams, Industrial Academy, Battle Creek, Mich.

Work of Committee.

It was expected that the Text-book Committee would examine all text-books now in use in the schools of the denomination, not only those written by our own teachers, but also those obtained from other sources; also that they would examine manuscripts submitted to them, and be prepared to make definite recommendations to a general educational convention for the denomination, to be called next summer.
The committee makes the following requests:
1. Will those authors having text-books already published, or about to be published, kindly send copies to the members of the committee at the addresses given above, with such suggestions in regard to the purpose and use of their books as they may think helpful?
2. If authors will send manuscripts of unpublished text-books to the secretary of the committee, the committee will take pleasure in examining them, and in making such recommendations as their merit may deserve.
3. The committee will be glad to receive suggestions from any one in regard to the best plans of carrying on their work, and of selecting the best books for conducting the work of Christian education.
Address all communications to the secretary, Prof. M. E. Kern, College View, Neb., or to the undersigned.
C. C. LEWIS, Chairman.

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EDUCATION IN THE HOME. No. 12.

By Mrs. L. D. Avery-Stuttle

THE next "study evening," as Beth calls it, has come once more; and, as usual, it finds Brother Hartman's family and their guests all ready for study. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are again on hand, accompanied by their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Wilber—the latter looking very serious, as she nervously turns the leaves of her Bible. We notice, also, that there are two faces here that we have not seen before. One is that of a lad of about sixteen, whose well-brushed locks and neat clothes incline us at once to the belief that this must be Walter Grey, of whom Elsie spoke after the last study—John's friend and companion. The dark eyes, that so frankly and squarely look into ours, are mild and earnest, and the crisp, brown curls cluster over a brow broad and white, that tells of an intelligence above the average. The other lad is shy and awkward, the eyes are constantly studying the pattern of the carpet, and the heavy boots are much too large for the owner. Poor Billy Black! a friend to nobody, and nobody a friend to him! Nobody?—Grandma Hartman watches the quiet, shy lad, with moist eyes; and, if we listen closely, we can hear her whisper softly to herself, "motherless, fatherless." After this evening, Billy Black might feel perfectly safe in counting Grandma Hartman his firm friend. Was that all?—Ah, He who has said, "Ye are of more value than many sparrows," has His eye upon this poor son of a drunkard, and regards him in tender love and pity.
Just as the company begin to open their Bibles, little Beth whispers: "Come, papa; I've not forgotten that you promised a story this evening,—please tell it."
"O, yes, father, do; Beth never forgets a promised story," said John.
Billy Black's dull eyes at once shone with interest. Billy was beginning to feel more at home already.
"But, Beth," said the father, tenderly stroking the fair curls, "you know you were going to repeat the ninety-first psalm this evening; you said grandma taught you."
"All right, papa, if you'll tell the story afterward;" and then, in a clear, soft voice, the little girl repeated that most wonderful psalm, so filled with comfort and strength and hope and courage: "'He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.'"
Grandma wiped her glasses long before the child had finished, while the sad-eyed lad, sitting apart from the rest, unconsciously felt a longing after something better, nobler, than he had ever yet known. Poor Billy! it was probably the first psalm he had ever heard, and it is destined to make a lasting impression upon him. The pleasant, well-lighted room, the earnest faces of the little company, the strange, wonderful words of the psalm, and the soft, gentle tones of the little speaker,—all make an impression upon his heart, never to fade away.
"Well, now," said Brother Hartman, after Beth had sat down, "since I promised a story, I will begin at once, that we may hasten on with our study. By this little story I hope to illustrate the fact that the apostle James tells the truth when he says that if we break one—only one commandment—we are guilty of breaking the whole,—that is, we have broken the law."
"When I was a young man, I became acquainted with a steeple climber. This man's precarious business possessed a strange fascination for me, and I loved to listen to the thrilling stories he used to tell of his adventures. At last it was my privilege to watch him make an ascent. The place about the steeple which needed repair was at least two hundred feet above the ground. My friend took the rope which was to sustain his weight in mid air, and carefully felt every foot of it, as was his custom. The rope bore the test of his examination, and he proceeded to attach it firmly. But by some means his delicate touch had failed to notice just one weak point at the very end of the rope. It was perfect, except one flaw. Very soon I saw my friend swinging in mid air, with only that little rope between himself and death. Suddenly I saw the slender line sway and part, and my friend shot downward. O, the horror of it! But by a miracle he caught a projecting timber, and his life was spared. The rope had only broken once, but that was enough almost to have cost him his life."
"Now, my dear children and friends, I have often thought of this incident since that day. God's law is like the rope. The breaking of one link is dangerous. We may carefully observe to do all the commandments save one; but if we deliberately break that one, we separate our souls from God, and run a fearful risk. We have been trying to restore the Fourth Commandment to its rightful place in the heart of God's law. Who shall tear it from thence? A broken law is like a broken chain,—a defective rope. But, Mrs. Wilber, I must ask if you have yet found the text of scripture commanding the change of the Sabbath?"
Mrs. Wilber smiled, and shook her head. "I don't believe there is any, Mr. Hartman."
"I think," interrupted Mr. Wilber, "that my wife would have found it, had there been any; because she has hardly ceased studying the Bible and concordance since the last meeting here. I told her she wouldn't find it, and she didn't."
"I'll tell you what I did find," said Mrs. Wilber, "I found a verse in which Paul says that he has not shunned to declare all the counsel of God," and Mrs. Wilber turned to Acts 20:27; "so I reasoned at once that, if it had been in the counsel of God to change His law, and institute another day of rest, Paul must certainly have spoken of it. But I have carefully read every word written by this great apostle, and—well, to say the least, I can not find it."
"But," said Mrs. Jones, willing to help her friend, if possible, "the day has certainly been changed by some one,—at least the Christian world mostly believe that it has; now, the question is, Who has changed it? Who has presumed to do such a thing, Mr. Hartman?"
Mrs. Jones spoke rapidly and earnestly, and her face expressed deep anxiety.
With a swift prayer to Heaven for help to make plain the Scriptures of truth, Brother Hartman replied:
"Mrs. Jones, will you kindly turn to Dan. 7:25, and read."
"'And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.'"
"I think this verse answers your question very fully." Then, turning to little Beth, he asked: "Did you remember to borrow the Catechism of your friend, my child?"

HOW TO BECOME BEAUTIFUL.

By Alice M. Long

I WANT you to smile. O, that isn't enough. Smile again. Smile until you laugh. Continue to smile for just two minutes.
Perhaps this is the first time for months that you have relaxed the muscles of your mouth by looking pleasant, but I'm sure you feel better already. . . .
Now that you have smiled a little, I venture to say that you've called up a cheerful mental picture. Why, you simply can't help it when you're wearing this cheerful expression.
But you will understand there must be a good foundation laid for this facial development, without which there can be no permanency in the change.
This is the reason why the women who patronize the beauty doctors, and receive simply local treatment and make local applications of cosmetics, do not derive benefit of a permanent character.

Beautiful Laughing Eyes.

When the lips curve upward, the eyes become brighter, softer, and far more expressive. You have doubtless heard of laughing eyes. Well, they are about the most beautiful you will find, and you can have them. If, however, you want your eyes to laugh, you've got to start the good feeling away down inside.
Have you ever thought what tell-tales the eyes are any way? If you feel sad or glad, or if you feel ugly towards any one, or if you are telling a fib, they will divulge the secret every time; it makes no difference how hard you try to keep it under cover, so the only sure way to have beautiful eyes is to be honest and happy inside.

Chasing Away Troubles.

I know you have your troubles, and some of them are genuine; but, then, what a lot of them are "counterfeit," actually without foundation when you come to think of it. Even so, they will stay with you as long as they are tolerated.
Every impression upon the mind affects in a proportionate degree the nerve centres, and these in turn increase or decrease the working capacity of the various organs with which they are connected.
You may readily understand, then, how dependent is the body upon the mental condition; and as it may be affected to illness by adverse thoughts, so may it become healthy by bright, cheerful, and happy thoughts, provided hygienic laws are also observed.
The adverse impressions indulged in for a prolonged period will produce a chronic physical condition, and thus is brought on dyspepsia, sleeplessness, and a number of other ills.
You don't want to be tormented with these horrid things?—Of course not. They spoil your temper, your complexion, and your form. Worse than all, if you are wedded and a mother, they drive your husband to the club, if not to worse places, and cause your children to become disrespectful and unruly.

Self-Culture.

I want you to begin at once—this very evening—to attain the innocent charms so dear to the true womanly woman.
First, see that before the setting of the sun your mind is in a calm and peaceful state. If you have spoken unjustly or in anger to any one during the day, make your peace with that person.
You should be so choice of your womanliness that, should you at any time so far forget your dignity as to conduct yourself in an unwomanly manner, either by word or deed, you should make every effort in the least possible time to express your regret for your unkindness. But I shall not dwell on this point, for the time will come to you, and soon, when these things which now vex you will seem very insignificant, and you will wonder how you could have been so foolish as to be annoyed by them. Soon, too, you will be careful to avoid saying or doing anything that will hurt another.
Since you have been practising the smile, you will greet every member of the family this evening as they come in from their respective duties with this new facial expression. True, if you have not been accustomed to it, it will seem a little awkward at first. But never mind, smile will answer smile, and you will not be long alone in this upward curve of the lips. The others may look at you the first and perhaps the second evening in a wondering manner, but they will fall in line without a doubt and then the next thing in order will be a cheerful circle about the dinner table.
If there is a time or place above all others where pleasant thoughts and cheerful conversation should be indulged in, it is at the table. Indeed, it is better not to eat at all than to eat while angry or unduly excited, for every mouthful taken under such conditions is a tax upon the digestive organs.
Again, if you have had any petty trifles during the day of a worrying nature, do not, and I emphasize it, rehearse them either mentally or to any member or members of the family. By doing so you unconsciously exaggerate them to yourself without benefiting in the slightest degree any person or persons. On the other hand, if something of a pleasant character has been brought to your attention, tell it when you are together, keeping always within the boundaries of truth. The others will fall in line, and you will have a compound of cheer and good-will, a better tonic and appetizer than anything ever devised by a chemist.
You have made a splendid start and it has worked like a charm, hasn't it? Now, after the evening meal, just forget all about yourself for a while, and do some kind act for, or speak an encouraging word to, some one. You and the other person will sleep the better for it.—Alice M. Long.

LOVE'S SALVATION.

By Laura L. M'L. Backler

THE mother bends with kisses o'er the child Too young to heed or prize her tenderness; The innocent, the pure, the undefiled, Need not for loving word or fond caress.
But they,—the guilt-stained, and the tempest-tossed, On life's rough seas, bowed low 'neath guilt and shame; Might they but hear a kind voice, free from blame, Call gently once the old familiar name, Or feel one such caress—they were not lost.
God speaks to such through human voices near. If all are harsh, "God turns from me," they say; "I am alone, and never prayer, or tear, Is breathed, or shed, my sliding steps to stay."
Yet God loves on, and through the gloom He saith: In each kind, human touch, "Avoid despair," Love is salvation. Cross of Christ declare, His own redeemed proclaim it everywhere, "Love hides the sin, and saves the soul from death." —Laura L. M'L. Backler.

Lesson Scripture.—2 Chron. 34:14-28, A. R. V

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LESSON 7.—AUGUST 13.—JOSIAH AND THE BOOK OF THE LAW.
LESSON 7.—AUGUST 13.—JOSIAH AND THE BOOK OF THE LAW.

Lesson Scripture.—2 Chron. 34:14-28, A. R. V.

(14) "And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of Jehovah, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Jehovah given by Moses. (15) And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan. (16) And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and moreover brought back word to the king, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they are doing. (17) And they have emptied out the money that was found in the house of Jehovah, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of the workmen. (18) And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read therein before the king. (19) And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes. (20) And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying, (21) Go ye, inquire of Jehovah for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is the wrath of Jehovah that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of Jehovah, to do according unto all that is written in this book.
(22) "So Hilkiah, and they whom the king had commanded, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they spake to her to that effect. (23) And she said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Tell ye the man that sent you unto me, (24) Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah. (25) Because they have forsaken Me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore is My wrath poured out upon this place, and it shall not be quenched. (26) But unto the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Jehovah, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: As touching the words which thou hast heard, (27) because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou hearest His words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and hast humbled thyself before Me, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before Me: I also have heard thee, saith Jehovah. (28) Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof. And they brought back word to the king."
Golden Text.—"I will not forget Thy Word." Ps. 119:16.

SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS.

(1) On bringing out the money that had been put away in the temple for repairs, what did Hilkiah find? Verse 14. Note 1. (2) Then what did he say to Shaphan? What did he do with the book? Verse 15. (3) To whom did Shaphan carry the book? What did he report to the king? Verse 16. (4) What did Shaphan say had been done with the money? Verse 17. (5) What further report did he make? How was the king advised of the character of the contents of the book? Verse 18. (6) How was Josiah affected by the reading? Verse 19. Note 2. (7) To whom did the king then give commandment? Verse 20. (8) What did he command them to do? For what reason was this inquiry made? Verse 21. Note 3. (9) To whom did these men go to make inquiry of the Lord? Verse 22. Note 4. (10) In whose words did Huldah answer? Verse 23. (11) What was Jehovah's reply? Verse 24. (12) Why were such calamities brought upon the people? Verse 25. (13) To whom was a special message sent? Verse 26. (14) What was the character of this message? Verse 27. Note 5. (15) What promise did the message contain? To whom did the messengers then go? Verse 28.

NOTES.

1. This lesson is a continuation of the story of Josiah's reform work, which was considered last week. The question arises, How could such an important book as that of the law pertaining to the service of God be lost? On this point Greene says: "It must be remembered that when printing was unknown, there was a necessary dependence upon oral tradition to an extent which, in our time, is difficult to conceive. Such parts of the law as were remembered would be passed from lip to lip, and stored in memory. It was therefore easily to be let slip by a single apostate generation. The temple ritual, so far as it was observed, would be according to the traditions and habits of the sanctuary, the very priests becoming careless of the written code. There was a succession of kings in later days who assuredly would neglect the duty of transcribing the Sacred Roll, and even the better disposed, like Hezekiah, would find little or no time for such a task amid the harassing cares of the kingdom." And as late as the Reformation in Europe, even in the monasteries, the Bible was almost an unknown book. Luther was twenty years old before he ever saw a copy, altho he was preparing for the priesthood in "the church."
2. Even those who wanted to do right were blindly groping their way through the mazes of a perverted law, made so by neglect of its specific directions. They were dependent upon human memory, which was itself all the more defective because of the blighting influence of apostasy. It is evident, from the king's manifestation of sorrow and chagrin, that their efforts at religious service were far from the form and spirit required by the provisions laid down in the law.
3. God Is Particular.—There is a widespread notion in our own time that it matters not what we believe, or how we worship God, if we are only sincere. But Josiah and his fellow reformers admitted that, while they were earnestly endeavoring to serve God, His wrath was upon them, because of departure from His truth. Their fathers had departed from it, and the reformers had not yet found their way back. But with all our Bibles at the present time, and the many people who own them, and profess to believe them, and the "learned" men who comment upon the text, the perversion of the Word is about as prevalent as it was in Josiah's day. Ignorance of the Word as it is, is really appalling, and great is the extent of false doctrine and false worship based upon false interpretation.
4. Huldah, as were Miriam and Deborah, was a woman whom the Lord endowed with the spirit of prophecy. And she was one to whom even the priests and the king went to inquire of the Lord. It is well to remember that the Lord's promise is that in the "last days" He will pour out His spirit upon His servants and handmaidens, and "they shall prophesy." See Acts 2:17, 18. So the spirit of prophecy is still available for the church. But many will not believe these latter-day prophets, because of the prevalent error that the days of prophecy are past; and others will be carried away by false prophets, because of a perversion of this prophecy, and inability to distinguish the difference between the false and the true. See Matt. 24:23-28; 1 John 4:1-3; Isa. 8:20.
5. The conditions of mercy were the same in Josiah's time that they are to-day. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is one message. "He that shall humble himself shall be exalted." Matt. 23:12. See also, Ps. 34:1-4; 69:29-32; Prov. 28:13; James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5-7.

WHICH IS OF MORE CONSEQUENCE?

By Sydney Strong

THE little fellow that came to our house about eight years ago, and ever since has slept with us and eaten at our table, whose school reports we sign, and whom we call "Boy," recently came tramping through the hall, leaving tracks of mud on the lately-cleaned carpets. I saw him and yelled, "O Boy, get out there!" He ran out wounded.
I went back to the library. I thought of the little fellow now out in the orchard, hurt by my harsh words. Which was of more value, the carpet or the boy? Why, I would have burned up a hundred carpets rather than have anything happen to that boy. But here I was, hurting him and destroying my influence over him—and all for a little mud.
I know a woman who said she planned to keep abreast of her husband in intellectual work. I remarked that it must be difficult, while she had so much housework. She straightened up, and said, "I am of much more consequence than my house."
The French have a proverb, "He was born a man, but died a merchant." That wouldn't make very good reading, would it? He was born a man, but died a clerk, or a manufacturer; was born a woman, but died a housekeeper, or a teacher.
Mud, or the Boy—which shall we pay attention to?
—Sydney Strong.

RESOLVE.

To KEEP my health! To do my work! To live! To see to it I grow and gain and give! Never to look behind me for an hour! To wait in weakness, and to walk in power, But always fronting forward to the light, Always and always facing toward the right. Robbed, starved, defeated, fallen, wide astray— On, with what strength I have! Back to the way!

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