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Liberty Magazine

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The Catholic Church and World Power

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Our London letter, on page 10, is worthy of special mention. We trust no one will fail to give it a careful reading. The hope of the Catholic Church to use the New World in swinging herself back into power is one of the significant features of the article. Mr. Snow's report, in last week's paper, of the convention of the federated bodies of the Catholics in this country, should be kept in mind when reading Mr. Bartlett's article this week. The great mass of the people of this world are not awake to the work that the Catholics are doing. Very few understand that the prophecies plainly teach that we are to have a great world power centered in the Catholic Church again. But when that time is reached, we will have come to the last bend in the road, and the end will be right upon the world. Do not cast this aside as a fanciful dream; think about it, and watch the developments.

"Behold, Jehovah's hand is not shortened, that it can not save; neither His ear heavy, that it can not hear: but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you, so that He will not hear. For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue muttereth wickedness. None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity." Isa. 59:1-4. Sin is the only thing that limits or shortens the hand of God's power so that He can not save. If we give Him the opportunity, by surrendering our sins to Him, and allow Him to cleanse us, there is no limit to what He can and will do in and through us. Complete surrender of every sin is the gateway to the life of power over sin.

The Influence of Songs and Pictures

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A good while ago some one said that if you would allow him to furnish the songs to be sung by the people and the pictures to be hung on their walls he would risk what they would become. No one can deny the truth that lies in his assertion. Current songs that are sung by the people and the pictures that they are viewing every day have a powerfully molding influence on their lives. And not only do song and picture mold the life, but they also show much concerning popular sentiment. For instance, if there were not at the present time a popular sentiment to support it, you would not find cartoonists in all the leading papers of the land making caricatures on the home life; you would not find them making jest of decency, as if it were not serious for a man to be deceiving his wife and flirting, to put it mildly, with other women on the sly. There is much current popular song that is of the same order. These songs and cartoons say to the young man and the young woman whose characters are just forming, that there is nothing serious about the virtues that lie at the foundation of decency and the family life; the impression is created that there is something smart about the whole evil course of vice. And the same papers that publish such demoralizing cartoons, and that will give space for these demoralizing songs in their "great magazine sections" on Sunday, will at the same time decry through their editorial columns the vices and the grafting of the "white slave" traffic, etc., etc. It is just as if a man were sowing broadcast the seeds of every form of noxious weeds, and then were cursing the weeds because they grew from his planting. Society, through its widely circulated publications, can not cultivate impurity and still remain pure.

The president of the great woolen trust has been indicted for the charge of placing dynamite about the mills of Lawrence, Massachusetts, in order to prejudice the people against the strikers during the labor troubles there in the recent past. The gentleman makes light of the idea of being guilty. But whether he is the one that did the deed or not, it is true that some one is guilty; and what a dastardly thing it is for an individual to place explosives where innocent people by the scores are likely to be killed and crippled, and all in order that some personal end may be gained! When such things are talked about, the tendency is to enter into a discussion as to who is guilty in the matter. But it is time for men to begin to think more in regard to what such things really show of the actual conditions in society, and how every indication points to something great and decisive to take place, and that at no very distant day. Conditions as they are to-day can not be prolonged for a great length of time.

Memory Text for the Week

John 7: 38

"He that believeth on Me, as the scripture hath said, from within him shall flow rivers of living water."

Submarine Deep-Diving Record

The United States submarine torpedo-boat "F-1" beat the world's record for deep diving on September 5. She went to a depth, in San Francisco Bay, of 283 feet, the previous world record being 256 feet. The pressure of the water from the outside at that depth, as recorded by their pressure gage, was 125 pounds to the square inch. The crew of 24 that was on the vessel remained with her at that depth for six hours, taking dinner in the meantime. The powerful strain on the vessel caused it to bulge in many of its parts, and fine sprays of water came spurting in where there was the least weakness. But altho the men acknowledged that they were in danger of instant death at any moment, yet they said "it was all a part of the war game," and they were ready for whatever might come. The perfection that is being attained by this modern kind of war craft, and the awful destruction that they are capable of rendering, make the issues and the plans of the next naval war between first-class powers all uncertainty or conjecture.

The Perils of a Double Life

A trusted cashier in one of the large companies doing business in San Francisco, but with its headquarters in New York, has just confessed to defalcations amounting to some $30,000. He had a salary of $200 a month; but this did not suffice. In his confession, he said he had been leading a "double life." At home he was devoted to his wife, and bestowed upon her every affection and tenderness. She had perfect confidence in him. But when he was out, he "went with the boys," and his life then was the exact opposite of what his home life made it appear to be. This "double life" is coming to be more and more common, and the worst feature of it is that there is a constantly growing section of society that is winking at it, as if to say, after all, it is not so bad "if you don't go too far."

The Craze to Get Rich Quick

The craze to get rich quick is shown quite strikingly in the statement that is contained in the current news to the effect that during the past year some $77,000,000 was invested by Americans in various fake investment schemes. There seem to be a great many people that are willing to take any kind of foolish risk in order to get rich overnight. That sort of sentiment furnishes a great field in which the fake investment promoter may sow his seed and quickly produce his harvest. Opportunities for safe and laudable investment will bear the closest and most searching investigation. It is well always to look carefully before you make investments that may sweep away in a moment your hard-earned savings.

The Mexican Border Crisis

The situation along the Mexican border is still in a critical condition. There is said to be much hatred among many of the Mexicans for the Americans who have settled in their territory, and there seems to be a growing demand that some kind of protection be given by the American troops.

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BECAUSE of the importance of the matter it contains, we are running again, on page 14 of this week's paper, the advertisement of the series of six religious liberty papers that we issued during the summer. We wish to emphasize the value of these papers. The articles were prepared by some of the best religious liberty writers that we could obtain, and the subject is well covered in an able manner. There is a great fight before us in the religious liberty field, and we ought to have this splendid text-book of reference so as to familiarize ourselves thoroly with the subject. Copies placed in reading-rooms, or loaned among your neighbors, would be doing good service. The advertisement tells the prices. Why not order now, while the subject is fresh in your mind, and while you are duly impressed with the importance of it?

Our Bible Authority and Versions

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Our authority is the Bible, the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. When the Common ("King James" or "Authorized") Version or the American Standard Revised Version is used, the version will not generally be designated in reference. Any Bible quotation in this paper, therefore, differing from the Common Version, unless otherwise indicated, will be almost invariably from the American Standard edition of the Revised Bible, copyright 1910, by Thomas Nelson & Sons.

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Contained in This Issue

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Question Corner | PAGE | --- | --- | 3854—Good and Evil Angels; 3855—The Child Shall Die an Hundred Years Old, Isa. 65:20; 3856—The Power of Satan; 3857—Roosevelt and a Catholic President; 3858—"Beyond the Rivers of Ethiopia;" 3859—Summer and Winter | 2

Our Bible Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Editorial | The Root of All Evil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | The Tempter and the Tempted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | "His Eternal Power" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | "The Political Trust That Owns America" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | The French Revolution and To-Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | Earthquakes in Divers Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | The Spirits with Healing Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

General | Man's Creation — Mortal or Immortal? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | The Ten Virgins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | A Spiritual Autobiography — V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | Christian Science Unscriptural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | Impressions and Feelings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Our Bible Reading | The Sabbath a Memorial and Sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

The Outlook | Our London Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Home and Fireside | If Horses Could Scream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | Where Tom Found His Manners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | No Clock Watcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Poetry | "Thine Ears Shall Hear" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | "To the Law and to the Testimony" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | Holy Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | Shadows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Church School Textbooks

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On page 15 will be found a list of some of our church school text-books. Also notice the larger advertisement that occupies page 13. As this is the season of the year when many of our church schools are starting, it is well for teachers and others interested to be familiar with the important line of school-books that we publish.

New Bible Lesson Books

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Our teachers and all others who have to do with our school work, should not fail to notice the advertisement, on page 14, of the advance pages of "Bible Lessons," Book 4, and of "Bible Nature Series," No. 3. We know that many will be glad for the news contained in that advertisement; and the time to look it up and order your supply is right now, while the subject is on your mind.

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