Alabama Tract Society, 333 Hood Bldg., Birmingham, Ala.
Alberta Tract Society, Drawer U, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada.
Arizona Tract Society, 417 West Fifth St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Arkansas Tract Society, 37 E. South St., Fayetteville, Ark.
British Columbia Tract Society, 1708 Maple St., Vancouver, B. C., Canada.
California Bible House, 537 Twenty-fifth St., Oakland, Cal.
California-Nevada Tract Society, 341 E. Lodi Ave., Lodi, Cal.
California Tract Society, Southern, 417 W. Fifth St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Canadian Publishing Association (Eastern Canada), Box 308, Oshawa, Ont., Canada.
Central California Bible House, Box 1304, Fresno, Cal.
Chesapeake Tract Society, 1611 Ellamont St., Baltimore, Md.
Colorado Tract Society, Eastern, 1112 Kalamath St., Denver, Colo.
Colorado Tract Society, Western, 122 S. Eighth St., Grand Junction, Colo.
Cumberland Tract Society (Eastern Tennessee), Graysville, Tenn.
District of Columbia Tract Society, 708 McLachlen Bldg., Washington, D. C.
Florida Tract Society, 19 W. Church St., Orlando, Fla.
Georgia Tract Society, 169 Bryan St., Atlanta, Ga.
Hawaiian Tract Society, 767 Kinau St., Honolulu, H. T.
Idaho Tract Society, Southern, Box 643, Nampa, Idaho.
Illinois Tract Society, Northern, 3645 Ogden Ave., Hawthorne Sta., Chicago, Ill.
Illinois Tract Society, Southern, 304 W. Allen St., Springfield, Ill.
Indiana Tract Society, 521 E. 23d St., Indianapolis, Ind.
Iowa Tract Society, Nevada, Iowa.
Kansas Tract Society, East, 821 W. Fifth St., Topeka, Kan.
Kansas Tract Society, West, 508 Fifth Ave. E., Hutchinson, Kan.
Kentucky Tract Society, Nicholasville, Ky.
Louisiana Tract Society, 810 Jackson Ave., New Orleans, La.
Maine Tract Society, 75 Grant St., Portland, Maine.
Manitoba Tract Society, 290 Bannerman Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Massachusetts Tract Society, South Lancaster, Mass.
Michigan Tract Society, East, 426 Trumbull Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Michigan Tract Society, North, 510 Petoskey St., Petoskey, Mich.
Michigan Tract Society, West, 1214 Madison Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Minnesota Tract Society, 336 East Lake St., Minneapolis, Minn.
Mississippi Tract Society, 932 Union St., Jackson, Miss.
Missouri Tract Society, Northern, Hamilton, Mo.
Missouri Tract Society, Southern, 520 W. Lynn St., Springfield, Mo.
Montana Tract Society, 411 S. Black Ave., Bozeman, Mont.
Nebraska Bible Supply House, 905 N. California Ave., Hastings, Neb.
Nevada (See California-Nevada Missionary Society).
New England Tract Society, Northern, 136 N. Main St., Concord, N. H.
New England Tract Society, Southern (Rhode Island and Connecticut), 51 Whitmore St., Hartford, Conn.
New Hampshire (See Northern New England).
New Jersey Tract Society, 200 Columbus Ave., Trenton, N. J.
New Mexico Tract Society, Box 286, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
New York Tract Society (Greater), Room 904, 32 Union Square, New York, N. Y.
New York Tract Society, 317 W. Bloomfield St., Rome, N. Y.
New York Tract Society, Western, 8 E. Jefferson St., Salamanca, N. Y.
North Carolina Tract Society, 711 W. Lee St., Greensboro, N. C.
North Dakota Tract Society, Drawer N, Jamestown, N. Dak.
Ohio Tract Society, Box 187, Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Oklahoma Tract Society, P. O. Box 644, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Oregon Missionary Society, Western, 508 E. Everett St., Portland, Ore.
Oregon Tract Society, Southern, 1164 Military St., Roseburg, Ore.
Pennsylvania Tract Society, Eastern, 4910 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Pennsylvania Tract Society, Western, 7155 Mt. Vernon St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Saskatchewan Tract Society, Box 244, Regina, Sask., Canada.
South Carolina Tract Society, 821 Fourth St., Columbia, S. C.
South Dakota Tract Society, Drawer R, Redfield, S. Dak.
Tennessee River Tract Society (Western Tennessee), 509 Cole Bldg., Nashville, Tenn.
Texas Tract Society, North, Box 15, Keene, Texas.
Texas Tract Society, South, Box 392, Austin, Texas.
Texas Tract Society, West, Box 16, Abilene, Texas.
Upper Columbia Tract Society, College Place, Wash.
Utah Tract and Bible Society, 776 E. Sixth So., Salt Lake City, Utah.
Vermont (See Northern New England).
Virginia Tract Society, 2705 W. Main St., Richmond, Va.
Washington Missionary Society, Western, Box Q, Auburn, Wash.
West Virginia Tract Society, 124 Marion St., Fairmont, W. Va.
Wisconsin Tract Society, Box 57, Grand Rapids, Wis.
Wyoming Tract Society, Crawford, Neb.
Above is a list of our authorized agencies and depositories, and we invite you to communicate with them if you wish to secure any books or periodicals advertised in this journal.
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“The Demoniac War”
IN the Advance, one of Chicago’s leading religious weeklies, for September 24, we find the following paragraph referring to the European war:
“We have called other great wars ‘the Crimean War,’ ‘the Franco-Prussian War,’ and ‘the Civil War.’ But this is the demoniac war. Rulers that we thought were efficient promoters of peace and industry and commerce and culture are acting as if they were possessed by the devil. They are mad; mad because for so long a time they have been gratifying their egotism and selfishness and arrogance. In their insanity they indulge in the most insolent sacrilege. They plan their devilish work and then haughtily declare that they are doing it by the grace and in the favor of God. . . . This demoniac war proves to us that European civilization is superficial. It is but veiled animalism and gilded savagery.”
It must be recognized that in saying the foregoing, the editor of the Advance is stating the facts; and furthermore, it should be added that in harmony with these facts, the word of God specifically informs us that the “spirits of demons, working signs,” will “go forth unto the kings of the whole world, to gather them together unto the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.” Rev. 16:14.
It is well for men to recognize that this war in Europe is a “demoniac war,” but we must also recognize that it is in direct fulfilment of prophecies which foretell the war spirit of this age, and which furthermore clearly foreshadow that the second coming of Christ is very near at hand.
This “demoniac” war is not the real Armageddon. That war is still a little way in the future. This one will be terminated, and there will be a brief period of peace—if we are correct in our interpretation of these prophecies. Some believe that there will be at least one more furious outbreak of war before we finally come to the great Armageddon, which involves the whole world just at the time of the second advent.
The Medical Profession and Alcohol
Boston Photo News Co.
THE Journal of the American Medical Association is one of the great recognized medical authorities in the United States, and for that matter, has a good standing in other nations of the world. In discussing various health questions that enter into the subject of war, the editor, in a [[FIGURE]] recent article, refers to Earl Kitchener's counsels to the English soldiers to abstain from drinking; to the order of the German emperor against treating the soldiers in his army; and to the order of the French against the sale of absinthe. Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholasvitch, commander-in-chief of the Russian forces against Austria and Germany. He has been one of the leading spirits in improving the efficiency of the Russian army, since her combat with the Japanese in 1904-1905. The whole world has been surprised by the marvelous celerity of Russia in mobilizing her troops and getting them into action against Germany and Austria-Hungary.
The Journal says that it is immaterial whether the reports of these orders against alcohol are correct or not, but nevertheless 'the truth is that the relation of alcohol and fighting has been squarely met, and the fact admitted that they are not compatible.' The editor also affirms that the tendency among thinkers is all in the direction of discountenancing the use of alcoholic drinks.
Old Virginia Goes "Dry"
WEST VIRGINIA went into the column of prohibition states some time ago; and on September 22, old Virginia held her election, and state-wide prohibition is assured. The returns, which are not yet quite complete, show a majority of 32,825 out of a vote of 121,763, or nearly two to one. Even the cities gave prohibition a majority of something like 2,000 votes. Nine out of the ten congressional districts were carried.
On November 3, Oregon, California, Colorado, Washington, Ohio, and Arizona will vote on the question of state-wide prohibition, and it is to be hoped that they will all go into the prohibition column.
Another significant gain to the cause of prohibition occurred in Kentucky on September 28. Kentucky has been noted for years for its superior brand of whisky; but out of the twelve counties in which local elections were held, prohibition carried in nine.
Let the good work continue.
The Progress of the Papacy and Enlightenment
THE American Federation of Patriotic Societies and Voters which held its first annual meeting in Chicago in the month of June, has recently published a pamphlet giving the address of the national president of the society, together with the constitution and by-laws of that organization. The aim of the organization, in the main, is to combat the political activities and ambitions of the papal church in the United States. They have a list of vice-presidents in the various states of the Union, and seem to be organized for quite thorough work.
The} they are working on the plan that enlightenment in regard to the work of the papacy will counteract her influence. A sentence from the president's speech says:
"The Roman Catholic hierarchy, creation of the Dark Ages, can not stand before the light. In this country, in particular, it finds it hard to hold its own immovably, because the very air of our loved America breathes freedom, liberty, democracy, while the Roman Church, the greatest promoter of ignorance and superstition, is the very antithesis of these."
Those who are seeking to combat the activities of the papacy without having a knowledge of the prophecies of God's word which pertain to the restoration of that power, do not realize what they are doing. There is nothing so misleading as to think that the Roman Catholic hierarchy can not stand before the light. That organization has a hold upon this world that will yet dominate not merely the politics of America but the political organizations of every country on earth. The prophecy definitely says that all the world shall "wonder after the beast" whose "deadly wound" is to be "healed."
The papacy is meeting the education and the enlightenment of this country by building colleges and universities; and her priests, bishops, archbishops, and cardinals are among the most highly educated, and are the most astute politicians in the world. To borrow the language of one who has had great insight into this question through the light of prophecy: "A day of great intellectual darkness has been shown to be favorable to the success of popery. It will yet be demonstrated that a day of great intellectual light is equally favorable for its success."
The papal church will wield the greatest power, just before the close of time, that it has ever held in all its history. This fact should be made prominent, and constantly kept before the world.
Homeless and Destitute Through the European War
NEWS is censored so closely that it is difficult to get any reliable word in regard to existing conditions in Europe where those mighty armies are in such deadly combat. But enough is getting through to let us know that hundreds of thousands of people are rendered homeless, and not only homeless, but without food or adequate raiment for the rigorous winter that is now coming on.
We may deprecate the barbarities of this war, we may talk of its horrors, and all of this may be very proper; but in addition, we must not forget that, unless we who are in this more favored land render substantial assistance, thousands upon thousands of little children, helpless women, and old men, will have to suffer and die through sheer lack of the necessities of life.
Our General Conference has a well-organized plan for rendering assistance to these destitute and helpless people. We have reliable and competent Christian men and women right on the ground to whom funds are sent, and these see to it personally that every dollar is expended judiciously and carefully.
Your heart must be touched by this situation, and possibly you have thought that you would like to send means to help the work if you only knew how to send it so as to be sure that it would reach the desired place and accomplish the good intended. Money sent for this purpose to the treasurer of the Pacific Press Publishing Association, Mountain View, California, will be promptly forwarded to these suffering ones, to keep them from perishing through cold and hunger.
Los Angeles and the Sunday Law
THE Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce sends out the following concerning the proposed Sunday law for California:
“Resolved, That in the matter of the initiative act to provide one day in seven as a day of rest, which is to be placed on the ballot at the fall election, which will be held November 3, 1914, and will be designated thereon as proposition No. 45,
“We, the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, do hereby go on record as not favoring the act as drawn, because the adoption of such a law would not be for the welfare of the state of California, or her industries, or her labor.
“While the general principle of one day of rest in seven is not objectionable, and is generally and popularly observed regardless of legislation, the proposed act, masked under an innocent and popular title, is of the same class as proposition No. 3, known as the ‘Eight Hour Law,’ and would be about as drastic in its operation; it is discriminatory in its provisions, difficult of interpretation (except to the trained legal mind), and its drastic penal clause and provisions for enforcement would fill our courts with thousands of cases where its terms had been innocently violated in the daily occupation of life for want of a clear understanding of its terms, thereby entailing wide-spread hardship.”
This is certified to by the president, Louis M. Cole.
As referred to in a note last week, this action was taken after the proposed law had been carefully examined, and competent legal counsel had reported on it. Such opinions should receive due consideration.
J. O. C.
New Temperance Songs
A LITTLE leaflet containing three new temperance songs, with the words of "America" on the back, may be had for the nominal price of 25 cents a hundred, by addressing C. A. Smith, Mountain View, California. The songs are: "California Free" (tune, "Marching Through Georgia"); "Onward, Christian Voters" (tune, "Onward, Christian Soldiers"); "My Bonnie Laddie O," adapted from "Blue Bells of Scotland." These songs have been sung with good effect in temperance campaign meetings.
