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News and Notes.
By Editor
RELIGIOUS.
—What is now called the Soudan, in Africa, is said to be precisely the Ethiopia of the Bible.
—The total number of Methodist annual conferences is ninety-nine, and of mission stations fourteen.
—There were 272 Mormon immigrants landed at New York May 27, accompanied by seventeen returning missionaries.
—According to Rabbi Levy, of this city, May 30 (Decoration Day) was the anniversary of the giving of the law on Mt. Sinai.
—The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette states that out of a population of 280,000 there are in that city less than 14,000 members of evangelical churches.
—The African Methodist Episcopal General Convention at Baltimore has refused to strike from its discipline the admonition against the use of tobacco.
—The Baptist Missionary Union has decided to commence work in the Congo River country, Africa, immediately, expending not less than $30,000 annually.
—The Bethel Mission Church of East Boston, Mass., has been presented with a boat, which will be named the Glad Tidings. This boat will visit vessels in the harbors Sundays, to distribute papers, magazines, and religious periodicals.
—This is the age for supplying the world with the Bible. The beginning of this century it existed in but fifty languages. Now, its truths can be read in 250 dialects and languages. In the world there are more than 1,500 Bible Societies, all organized since 1804.
—The Episcopal bishop of Argyle, during a recent visit to Jerusalem, celebrated the communion at the holy sepulcher. The priests there took him to be a Roman Catholic from his dress and practices, and allowed him to say "mass" at Calvary, presenting him with the candles for that purpose.
—The fraternal delegates from the English Wesleyan Church, attending the General Conference in Philadelphia, expressed great surprise at the Parliamentary customs prevailing in that body. They noticed no hesitation in appealing from the decision of the presiding bishop. One of them remarked: "If our president should rule out the Ten Commandments, no member would think of appealing." Is this what they call the liberty of the gospel?
—At the recent anniversary of Yale Theological Seminary, the new Congregational creed was the subject of discussion by the alumni and ministers present. There were various criticisms upon the creed, but the following from Dr. Todd, upon creeds in general, will serve as a summary. He thought that if there were to be a statement of Congregationalism, it would need to be very long—extending to several hundred thousand articles; for, according to his observation, every individual Congregationalist would need an article to himself.
—The colored enthusiast in Georgia who has worked himself into the belief that he is the Messiah is a good instance of the ease with which any adventurer who thoroughly believes in himself, or has the requisite persuasive power, may gain a following. This Georgia negro is so ignorant that he is sure in the end to be exposed, but if he had only a little more intelligence he might establish a church which would soon be powerful. Mormonism was founded by men who were very ignorant and whose claims to divine guidance were as idle as those of this colored fanatic, yet it has grown more rapidly than many creeds founded on truth and virtue.—S. F. Chronicle.
—Prof. Austin Phelps has an article in a late Independent, occupying nearly a page, on the eternal torment of the wicked. There are two brief quotations in the entire article, one from Swedenborg, and one from the Bible, the latter being this: "Rocks and mountains fall on us." But then of what use would it have been to quote from the Bible, since it teaches just the opposite of the position taken by the Professor. Inasmuch as he started out to prove what he did, we like the article better because it contains no scripture. Bible texts would seem out of place.
—The Central Presbyterian notices that in the new "Teaching of the Apostles" the preference is given to "running water" for baptism, and then says, "It appears to us that an inference can be drawn here." And that lets us into the whole of the argument for sprinkling or pouring. Watch for a chance to draw an inference, even though the ground of that inference may be in an apocryphal work. In this case the inference is that few "running" streams are deep enough to allow of submersion, and, therefore, since the writer of the document "preferred" that kind of water for baptism, immersion could not have been practiced, and consequently we ought not to practice it! Great is the theology of the Pedobaptists! Ancient warriors were exercised in drawing the bow. Modern Christian warriors must be experts in drawing an inference.
—The Sunday evening services in the Reformed Church on the Heights, Brooklyn, N. Y., have been changed to a musical service. The pastor stated as his reason for so doing, that comparatively few attended the evening service, and that those who did attend did so for conscience's sake rather than from real desire. "He believed that there were many members of Christian families that were necessarily detained in the morning, and that many of the young men indulged in a Sunday morning nap; that Sunday evening they were dressed and bound to go somewhere, and he believed in making the service of the church so attractive that they would come there; that many souls had been wafted to heaven on the wings of song." It would seem that this pastor has found a different answer than the one usually given to the question, —
"Must I be carried to the skies
On flowery beds of ease?"
Publishers' Department.
By Editor
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OUR GENERAL AGENTS.
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Timely Notice.
By Editor
On July 1st we will cut from the SIGNS list all names whose time has expired during the month of June. Please notice the little yellow tab on your paper, it gives the exact date to which your time is paid. If it has expired or runs out before July, please renew this week. If you have not the ready cash at hand, please write to us when you can pay, and we will continue sending the SIGNS to your address.
Christ the Way of Life.
By Editor
We have a new stock of this beautiful and instructive STEEL PLATE ENGRAVING, with keys in the Danish, Swedish, German, French, and English languages.
The design of this engraving is to present at one view the leading events in the history of man as related to the divine plan of redemption, from the time of the first sin and the fall, to the final restoration of the race to the Paradise of God.
Its central figure is that of Christ hanging upon the cruel cross. By taking our position at the foot of the cross, we look backward in the history of man, and trace the steps which have led to the scenes of Calvary. The scenes which suggest the provisions of the gospel are enacted in the shadow of the cross, which is cast far back over the history of the race, reaching even to the gates of Eden.
The "Way of Life" as a work of art, commends itself to all lovers of the beautiful. Unlike many religious allegorical pictures, this not only presents a sacred theme, but by its skillful grouping, and its harmonious combination of light and shade, it delights the cultivated taste, and suggests abundant food for thought.
THE KEY.
An elegant 12-mo. pamphlet of 48 pages, containing a description of every part of the picture, and an impressive article by Mrs. E. G. White, accompanies each engraving.
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Obituary.
NICKLSON.—Died, of hydrocephalous, at 914 Laguna Street, San Francisco, Cal., May 26, 1884, Andrew Nicklson, the only child of C. and Eliza Nicklson, aged 11 months and 12 days. Remarks at the funeral by the writer, from 1 Cor. 15:26: "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death."
WM. INGS.
O'NEILL.—Died, at Southsea, England, January 30, 1884, James O'Neill, aged 72 years. Deceased was the father of Captain James O'Neill, of Sidney, New South Wales, Australia.
[Australian papers please copy.]
TEMPERANCE PACKAGES.
By Editor
We have put up in packages three different assortments of our health and temperance works which we will furnish, post-paid, at the prices named.
Ten Cent Package.
The smallest package contains 100 pages in thirteen tracts, as follows:—
True Temperance—Alcohol, What is it?—Our Nation’s Curse—Cause and Cure of Intemperance—Effects of Intemperance—The Drunkard’s Arguments Answered—Alcoholic Medication—Alcoholic Poison—Tobacco Poisoning—Tobacco-Using a Cause of Disease—Tobacco-Using a Relic of Barbarism—Evil Effects of Tea and Coffee—Ten Arguments on Tea and Coffee.
Forty Cent Package.
The second package, costing forty cents, post-paid, contains the above list and the following in addition:—
Pork, the Dangers of its Use—Diphtheria, its Causes, Prevention, and Proper Treatment. By J. H. Kellogg, M. D. This book should be in every household. Its instructions, if faithfully carried out, will save many a precious life.
One Dollar Package.
The third package, costing $1.00, post-paid, contains in addition to the above:—
Proper Diet for Man, price 15c—The Uses of Water, price 25c—Dyspepsia, Its Cause and Cure, price 25c.
The object in arranging these packages is to get them in a convenient form for sale and for selection.
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THE COMING CONFLICT.
By William Henry Littlejohn
OR
THE GREAT ISSUE NOW PENDING IN THIS COUNTRY.
BY ELD. W. H. LITTLEJOHN.
THIS book contains a complete history of the rise and progress of the National Reform Party, together with an exegesis of the last portion of the thirteenth chapter of the book of Revelation, assigning to the United States its proper place in prophecy.
EMPHATICALLY A BOOK FOR THE TIMES.
434 pages, in muslin covers, and will be mailed to any address post-paid, for $1.00.
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OUR COUNTRY'S FUTURE FORETOLD.
By Uriah Smith
THE UNITED STATES IN PROPHECY.
By Eld. U. Smith.
This is a full exposition of a portion of prophecy which applies to our own Government, showing the position the United States holds in prophecy, and the part it has to act in the closing scenes of time.
THE SUNDAY MOVEMENT,
which is now attracting such general attention, is thoroughly canvassed, and abundant testimony is given to prove that it is fast coming to be the ALL-IMPORTANT QUESTION in this country. Dealing with our own land and applying to our own time. Of surpassing interest to every American reader. New edition; revised and enlarged. Cloth, 225 pp., 75cts. Paper covers, new edition, condensed, 186 pp., 25cts.
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THE NATURE AND TENDENCY OF MODERN SPIRITUALISM.
By Ellet Joseph Waggoner
BY ELD. J. H. WAGGONER
This is a thorough expose of the system of Spiritualism. The author has carefully studied the subject, and has given such copious extracts from a large library of Spiritualist publications, as to fully condemn them in their teachings and in their practices, by their own testimony.
It is also shown from the prophetic scriptures that Spiritualism is one of the most impressive signs of the times.
184 pp. Price, 20 cents.
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BIBLE SANCTIFICATION:
A CONTRAST OF
TRUE AND FALSE THEORIES.
BY MRS. E. G. WHITE.
This is a pamphlet of only 84 pages, but its value is not to be judged by its size. It is just what its title indicates: a faithful presentation of Bible truth on this important subject, and an exposure of the false theories prevailing in regard to it. Every believer in Bible truth should read it. Buy it, read it, and lend it to your neighbor. Price, 10 cents.
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The Bitter and the Sweet
By Baxter
WHEN a wicked man has had the sweetness, it may break his heart to think what a bitter cup is kept for the last; but when the godly have had the bitterest here, it may sweeten all to think of what remains.—Baxter.
God Regards Not Oratory in Prayer
By John Flavel
The Lord regards not oratory in prayer; your broken expressions, yea, your groans and sighs, please him more than all the eloquence of the world.—Flavel.
Written and Unwritten Sermons.
By Editor
IN an article on this subject, Dr. Peabody advocates written sermons, claiming that the minister may feel his subject just as intensely if he reads his sermon as if he simply spoke it. He adds: “As for the interest of the hearers, I doubt not there are moments when the extempore preacher can rouse and startle his hearers as he could not were he reading his sermon; but I doubt whether he can sustain their unflagging attention as he could with a well-written discourse.”
We make the above quotation for the purpose of introducing the following comment upon it, by the Christian at Work, which we think is very apt. It is short; but it seems to us that no more need be said:—
“In all this, one phase of the matter seems to be lost sight of, and it is this: What is the object of the sermon? If it be to convict and convince men of sin, to lead them to a Saviour, to stir men up to worthy deeds, to induce to the truer conviction of life, then we believe the unwritten discourse will best promote these ends. If the aim of the preacher is to defeat an antagonist, to declare a philosophical system, to please the intellectual tastes of his readers, to set forth the truths of the gospel in a way the farthest possible removed from ordinary speech and thought, then the minister not possessing the power of unwritten discourse would best remedy his deficiencies by the substitute of sermon paper. Imagine Demosthenes to have stirred up the Greeks by reading from a papyrus, or Cicero to have impeached Cataline by holding up a parchment before his eyes, or St. Paul to have defended himself before Agrippa, or preached his matchless sermon on Mars Hill, from the cursive sheep-skin, or Wesley, or Whitefield, Harlin, Page, Finney or Moody, to have resorted to carefully prepared foolscap for leading sinners to Christ! To use a paradoxical phrase, ‘the thought is unthinkable.’ Paper-mills were instituted to remedy the deficiency of nature. About the time that ministers and public speakers become providentially incapacitated for putting forth their utterances—save as they were inscribed on prepared rag-pulp—paper was discovered and paper-mills invented. Ever since then the argument has been going up to the skies that paper is a necessity, and paper-mills Heaven’s last best gift to man. The fact is, the change of the sermonic method and the invention of paper-mill machinery were synchronous. That paper is essential to the modern sermon is true. That the modern sermon is essential to the conversion of the world—well, that is another question.”
Various Matters.
By Editor
THE editor of the SIGNS, in company with Elder W. C. White, Mrs. E. G. White, Elder J. N. Loughborough, Professor Brownsberger, and Elder Wm. Ings and wife, left San Francisco on the steamer Oregon, Friday, May 30, to attend the camp-meetings in Washington Territory and Oregon. They will return about the middle of July. Until the first of July, personal correspondence to them should be addressed to East Portland, Oregon.
LET everybody that is interested in temperance work examine our "Assorted Temperance Packages" advertised in another column. W. C. T. Unions, Good Templar Societies, and other temperance organizations could do no better work for the cause of temperance than to circulate these packages. We are confident that nowhere else can so much temperance literature be obtained, of so good a quality, for the price at which these packages are offered.
OUR temperance department is crowded out this week by the extra amount of Sabbath-school matter. We will make up for it next week. Meanwhile, that no one may be in doubt as to how we stand on this question, we will say that the use of intoxicating liquor is destructive to both soul and body, and a sin against God, and that the liquor traffic, more than anything else, is responsible for the vice and misery in the land. We believe, moreover, that no man, or class of men, or State, has any right to license any one to commit sin, or prey upon another.
A BROTHER writes that he has obtained over 400 trial subscribers to the SIGNS in the city of Baraboo, Wis. In one day he has taken as many as twenty-eight subscriptions, and never less than fourteen in one day. Such reports as this are encouraging, not only to the publishers of the SIGNS, but to all who are working to spread the truths which it advocates. Our friends in all parts of the field have evidently "a mind to work," and we confidently expect that their efforts will double our subscription list during the present year.
WE hope that the two articles in this week's paper, entitled, "The Publishing Association," and "Impressive Lesson from Isa. 10:3," will receive more than a casual reading. Especially would we recommend them to those who believe that the publishing work is to be the chief agent in carrying the last message. As to the safety of the office as a place of deposit, we have the testimony of all who have means deposited here. At the last annual meeting, there were many who said that they had never had a moment's anxiety concerning money deposited in the office of publication. In marked contrast with this is the statement of a prominent politician at the Chicago convention, that business men of New York dared not turn their backs on that city to attend the convention, lest they should fail up. As has been demonstrated, their presence at home is no surety of safety.
The office is not recommended as a safe place of deposit on the simple ground that its managers are upright men, for many honest men have been ruined in the recent panic, through no fault of their own; but we recommend it especially because it is engaged in the work of the Lord, which cannot fail. The deposits may not yield a very large income at present, but they will bring an infinite per cent. in the world to come.
THE Pennsylvania Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is one of the smallest in point of numbers, but it is alive to the wants of the cause, and the workers are thoroughly in earnest. The T. and M. Secretary writes that one man in that Conference took 124 orders for "Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation," in twenty days, and in the meantime took seventy orders for the SIGNS, though he was not making a specialty of the SIGNS canvass. We can say for ourselves that it would be a matter of interest to know what such a canvasser could do for the SIGNS if he should make it a specialty for a little while. Besides the club taken by the State, Pennsylvania ordered 2,000 copies of the SIGNS, with supplement attached, for the purpose of advertising their camp-meeting. Such efforts to spread the truth cannot fail of success.
Editorial Responsibility.
By Editor
A GENTLEMAN who announces himself as a free-thinker, sends us a communication devoted to a criticism of the matter contained in the SIGNS, which he classes among the literature of the insane. In a note he says, “If the article appears, please send me a copy, and I’ll subscribe, believing you to be strong enough in the faith to give all a fair hearing—a rare quality in religious editors.”
We notice this merely on account of an idea which is too prevalent. It is that a journal, in order to be fair, must publish everything—give as much space to the opposite as it does to those views which it especially advocates. Many editors seem to favor this idea and publish the opinion of everybody, thinking to relieve themselves of all responsibility by saying that “the editor does not hold himself responsible for the opinions of correspondents.” We do not believe a man can shirk responsibility in that way. A journal is a teacher, and the managers are as responsible for what it teaches as though they spoke orally from the pulpit. If a teacher has convictions on any great question, he should speak them boldly and unequivocally; if he has none of his own, let him hold his peace, and not be a mere mouth-piece for others.
There are thousands of papers devoted to politics, sensational literature, and infidelity. People who wish reading matter on a special subject, know where to find it. The SIGNS OF THE TIMES is just what its name implies, and is devoted to the spread of Bible truth, especially that which most concerns the present time. There are many journals that are trying to tear down what we are trying to build up; we do not propose to give any aid or comfort to the enemy. We do not mean that any one shall say that we have given an uncertain sound in our warning. While we cannot give even a synopsis of the entire truth in any one issue, we mean to see that no error is printed. When we are requested to publish error, except it be for the express purpose of pointing out that error, so that people may shun it, we will reply as did Nehemiah, “I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down; why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?”
Camp-Meetings for 1884.
By Editor
PENNSYLVANIA, Emporium... June 11-17
WISCONSIN, Baraboo... “ 17-23
MINNESOTA, Mankato... “ 19-24
NORTH PACIFIC, East Portland, (Sellwood) “ 19-30
DAKOTA, Madison... June 25 to July 1
CANADA, Waterloo... “ 26 to “ 1
NEW YORK, —... Aug. 14-26
NEW ENGLAND, —... Aug. 20 to Sept. 2
VERMONT, —... “ 29 to “ 8
MAINE, —... Sept. 4-15
GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
Answers to Correspondents.
By Editor
S. A. D.—You will find your question concerning the origin of Satan fully answered in the pamphlet entitled, "Ministration of Angels; and the Origin, History, and Destiny of Satan," published at this office. Price, 20 cents.
A. C. B.—(1.) You will find the reference in "Thoughts on Daniel," chap. 9., paragraph marked, "7." Or, "Prideaux's Connex.," Vol. I., p. 322. (2.) The fifth month of the Jewish Calendar answers to our August-September. We see no difficulty in locating an event in the autumn which occurred in the fifth month.
J. C. W.—It would take more than one number of the SIGNS to give a full explanation of the doctrine of future punishment. In brief, we can say that at the last day the wicked “go away into everlasting punishment,” Matt. 25:46; that this punishment is death; see Rom. 6:23; Eze. 18:26; that Paul puts these two points together when he says that those who “know not God, and that obey not the gospel,” “shall be punished with everlasting destruction.” 2 Thess. 1:8, 9. Articles on this subject appear at frequent intervals in the SIGNS.
The Old Testament Student.
By Editor
THE May number of this journal is on our table. It is always of interest; a really useful publication. The article on "The Scriptural Conception of the Glory of God," by Professor Smith, of Lane Theological Seminary, is of more than ordinary interest. The paper, however, on "The Doctrine of Future Life in the Old Testament," is far below the average of its articles. It gives altogether too much credit to the speculations and traditions of the nations in moulding the beliefs of the writers of the Scriptures, and not enough to divine inspiration. We shall notice this hereafter.
Southern California Methodist Quarterly.
By Editor
THIS is a journal of 20 pages, pamphlet form, published in Los Angeles, edited by Rev. R. W. C. Farnsworth, who is now Presiding Elder of Los Angeles District. Mr. Farnsworth became known to many in California by the publication of the splendid work, "A Southern California Paradise." The Quarterly (No. 2) contains a good article headed, "What Shall We Do with the Whisky Traffic?" And its entire contents must be of live interest to the denomination, by whom it ought to be well patronized.
Ready for Delivery.
By William Ings
THE tract distributors ordered at the Oakland meeting in April are now ready. Will those who have paid for them, drop a card immediately to Anna Ingels, Pacific Press, and say where and how they shall be forwarded. Also those who have ordered but not paid for them, will please remit to Anna Ingels, Pacific Press, and give instruction how they may be sent.
WM. INGS.
May 29, 1884.
THOUGHTS ON REVELATION, CRITICAL AND PRACTICAL.
By Uriah Smith
By Eld. U. Smith
This work presents every verse in the book of Revelation, with such remarks as serve to illustrate or explain the meaning of the text. It is a new and harmonious exposition of that important book, and is designed to create an interest in its study.
416 pp. Price, $1.25.
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THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES,
By Editor
PUBLISHED WEEKLY, AT OAKLAND, CAL., FOR THE
International Tract and Missionary Society.
A sixteen-page Religious Family Paper, devoted to a discussion of the Prophecies, Signs of the Times, Second Coming of Christ, Harmony of the Law and Gospel; with Departments devoted to Temperance, The Home Circle, the Missionary Work, and the Sabbath-school.
Price Per Year, . . . . . . . $2.00
In Clubs of five or more copies to one address, to be used in Missionary Work, . . . . . . . 1 50
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