In the twenty chapters into which this book is divided, the author discusses the unity of the divine plan and the continuity of God's purpose through all the ages, showing that in all dispensations the truths constantly impressed upon the minds of the people have tended to one end,—the elucidation of one central idea,
THE RESTORATION
of the dominion which was lost in Adam.
CHAPTER I is a brief discussion of the Creation of the World; Man's Dominion and How He Lost It; the Origin and Authorship of Sin, with the divine remedy for its consequences.
CHAPTER II treats of the "Promise of God to the Fathers," with all that it implied in heaven and on earth. In other chapters are discussed such subjects as "The Abrahamic Covenant;" "Righteousness through Faith;" "The Covenant with Israel," the reasons for it, and the universality of its application; "The Return of the Jews;" "The World's History in a Dream;" "The Setting Up of the Everlasting Kingdom;" "The Hour of Judgment;" "The Fall of Babylon;" "The Seal and the Mark;" "Signs of the Second Coming of Christ," and the responsibility of man in recognizing them; "The Resurrection of the Dead," and what the doctrine involves.
THE LAST CHAPTER is a GRAND COMPILATION of the Promises of God in regard to the "Restoration of the First Dominion," with a vivid portrayal of the earth's appearance and condition when clothed in the garb of Edenic purity and loveliness.
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News and Notes
FOREIGN.
—The czar of Russia has formally confirmed the appointment of Count Muravieff as minister of foreign affairs.
—Queen Olga, of Greece, is said to be found in daily attendance at the hospitals in Athens, rendering personal assistance in caring for the wounded soldiers.
—There is a rumor that the governments of Chile and Brazil have entered into an alliance, with a view to guaranteeing the maintenance of peace in South America.
—The inhabitants of the island of Samos are said to be patiently awaiting the arrival of the Greek fleet, in order that they may throw off the galling yoke of the Ottoman power.
—President Juan Borda, of Uruguay, and King Humbert, of Italy, were attacked on the same day, April 22, by would-be assassins, but both escaped, and their assailants were captured.
—The Honduran rebels, after capturing the town of Esperanza and finding that they were isolated, have vacated it. An army of 13,000 government troops is on its way to that vicinity.
—Advices from Brazil state that the commercial crisis has reached its worst point, and a panic is imminent. The Banco Republica is negotiating with the government to liquidate the public debt.
—In the famine-stricken regions of India there are still 3,000,000 sufferers, 654,000 of whom are receiving gratuitous relief from the government. More than half of the population of Bombay have left the city on account of the plague, which shows no signs of abating.
—A squadron of eight English war vessels has anchored in Delagoa Bay, South Africa. It is generally believed that this move is made for the purpose of frustrating the plans of Germany, Portugal, and the Transvaal for changing the situation there to the disadvantage of Great Britain.
—At a meeting of the Surgical Congress in Berlin on April 24 a report was given of a successful operation upon the human heart, and the patient operated upon was produced in evidence. The operation consisted in sewing up a wound in the heart. The heart worked violently during the operation, but the patient soon recovered.
—Radiotint, the term applied to photography in colors, has come to be an accomplished fact. It is the invention of Valledius Chassagne, of Paris; and the right to the use of the secret process is now being sold in the principal countries of the world at fabulous figures. It is claimed that every color and shade of color can be faithfully reproduced.
—Simultaneous with the publication of certain correspondence between England and the Transvaal, three batteries of artillery were ordered to embark at London for South Africa. The relations between the two governments are becoming more strained. It is also stated that the emperor of Germany seems determined to assert his support of the Transvaal.
—On April 23 the Cretan insurgents attacked Fort Izzedin, which was occupied by the international troops in addition to the Turkish troops. It is not known what was the result of the attack. Colonel Vassos has written to the admirals asking if they were in alliance with the Turks, and informing them that he had been ordered to attack the Ottoman forces.
—A terrific explosion occurred on the underground railway in London early on the morning of April 26, in which a first-class coach was completely wrecked, and a large number of persons badly injured. Ten were found to be seriously if not fatally hurt. It is believed that the explosion was caused by a bomb which was placed in the station with the intention of wrecking it.
—On the morning of April 24, King Leopold, of Belgium, pressed an electric button which set in motion the machinery of Belgium's international exposition, preparations for which have been in progress for several years. Ministerial representatives from all foreign nations were present, and numerous representatives of the arts and sciences and humanitarian movements.
—Advices from Tahiti state that the insurrection of seven weeks ago was only quelled by the arrival of a French man-of-war and a British gunboat. The insurrectionists want either autonomy or annexation to the United States. The malcontents of the islands complained of taxes levied by the French Government, and had formed a confederacy with a refugee class known as "beach combers."
—Spain has signified her intention of sending 3,000 additional troops to the Philippines. News just received from Hongkong states that the rebels are still holding their own in the islands, and that two important engagements have recently been fought in which the Spanish troops were defeated. It is claimed that there are still in the Philippines 25,000 armed insurgents who are occupying strongholds in the mountains.
—Apropos of the Greco-Turkish war and the uprisings upon which Greece had depended for assistance in her struggle with the Ottoman power, it is reported that Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Servia are muttering against the Turk, and even Roumania is strengthening her defenses and her army. The Bulgarians are demanding certain concessions which the sultan is unwilling to grant, and it is expected that this power will use Turkey's refusal as a pretext for war.
—The condition of affairs in Cuba, as a result of General Weyler's order for herding pacificos and reconcentrados in the fortified towns, is said to be deplorable in the extreme; and it is reported that 150,000 persons in Cuba are actually starving to death. Their homes are destroyed, and they are concentrated in the garrisoned towns, with nothing to eat, and no provisions are made for them by the government. Americans in Matanzas Province are about to call upon the United States for provisions to allay suffering from hunger in that province. Children perish in the streets, while cattle intended for the famishing Cubans are seized by Weyler for his troops. Weyler's attempt to treat with Gomez was a failure. A report from Havana dated April 22 states that the Spanish columns of Riza and Gonzales, in an engagement with the insurgents, were severely worsted, losing 800 men.
—Larissa, which was the headquarters of the Greek army in Thessaly, has fallen before the fierce onslaught of the forces of Edhem Pasha. Tyrnavo is also in the hands of the Turks, and the Greeks have been forced back to their second line of defenses in the hills of Pharsala. These reverses to the Greek arms have caused great consternation at Athens, and the people who a few days ago were clamoring for war, and reproaching the king for not taking more active and aggressive measures, are now blaming him for the war. It was openly stated before the war that if the king did not yield to the clamors of the war party, he would lose his crown. It is now stated that the king's assassination is feared at the hands of the same party who urged him to declare war upon Turkey. To the reverses of the Greek army in Thessaly is due this frenzy of the multitude. The king has yielded to the demands of the people and recalled all the members of Prince Constantine's staff, replacing them with others, who are given such power that the prince is now a mere figurehead in the army. The Greek force in Epirus encounters no opposition, but has ceased operations for the time being. In the meantime the Greek fleet is sailing along the coast, bombarding many Turkish towns on both the east and west coast, and the destruction of the Turkish supplies along the Gulf of Salonica has seriously discommoded the Turkish army. Osman Pasha was appointed to succeed Edhem Pasha on April 25, but, owing to Edhem's victories at Tyrnavo and Larissa, Osman has been recalled. It is rumored that the Grecian war ships are planning a dash through the Dardanelles for the purpose of bombarding Constantinople.
DOMESTIC.
—The report of the Branch Mint at San Francisco shows that during the year 1896 the State of California produced $17,181,562 in gold.
—On April 22 Nancy Allison McKinley, mother of the nation's President, celebrated her eighty-eighth birthday at her home in Canton, Ohio.
—A train on the Houston and Texas Central was derailed by wreckers at Fairbanks, Texas, on the night of April 26, killing one man and seriously injuring thirteen.
—A fire at Newport News, Virginia, on April 27, destroyed railroad and shipping property to the extent of $2,000,000. Eight persons were more or less seriously burned in the conflagration.
—A severe earthquake was experienced at Cairo, Illinois, on April 25. The largest structures were shaken, and the streets were crowded by terrified people, but no fatalities are reported.
—Major-General Nelson A. Miles, commander of the American army, has been authorized by the President to go to Europe to witness the struggle now going on between Turkey and Greece.
—On April 22 the President's nomination of Harold M. Sewall, of Maine, for Minister to Hawaii was confirmed by the Senate. Mr. Sewall is the son of the defeated Democratic candidate for Vice-President.
—A plan is now on foot by this government to create a war vessel reserve. The vessel to be made the nucleus of the reserve fleet is the Columbia, and other vessels will join this force as fast as circumstances allow.
—Four persons lost their lives in the burning of a tenement house in Brooklyn on April 28. Crazed by the smoke, a mother threw her two children, aged three and five years, from a window to the sidewalk, killing them instantly.
—A bill is now before Congress, the object of which is to admit the Indians of Annetta Island, Alaska, to citizenship, in order that they may cover their land, which is rich in gold, with mining claims. The bill is being opposed by a wealthy mining syndicate which desires to secure the island.
—The Des Moines River broke over its banks on April 26, and the cities of Ottumwa and Bradyville were inundated, causing serious loss of property and railroad stock. Hundreds of families were compelled to leave their homes in boats and on rafts.
—At Portland, Oregon, on April 27, while an electric car was crossing a bridge at high speed, the breaking of an axle threw the car and its thirty-one occupants into the river below, killing three persons outright, and seriously injuring or maiming eighteen others.
—A large filibustering expedition left Sea Island City, N. J., on the night of April 25, carrying 5,000 rifles, 120,000 rounds of ammunition, a Hotchkiss gun, and a flying machine, which is to be adapted, if possible, to dropping dynamite on the heads of Spanish troops in Cuba.
—The corner-stone of the Transmississippi Exposition was laid at Omaha amid imposing ceremony on April 22. There was a long procession of military and civic societies, and addresses by the mayor of Omaha, the lieutenant-governor of the State, and ex-Secretary of Agriculture Morton.
—At a recent test in Washington, D. C., of the Hoadley-Knight compressed air motor for street-cars, the invention proved a complete success, and many street-car lines will soon be equipped with this novel propelling power. The motive power is carried in "bottles," which are tested to 4,000 pounds pressure, and the cars will run fifteen miles with one filling.
—On the morning of April 28 James Brooks, a farm laborer, of Redlands, Cal., entered the house of John Qualls, whose daughter had refused his attentions, shot the young lady and her mother, and set fire to the house. Then, setting a barn on fire, he entered, and was burned to death. The women were rescued from the burning house, but are not expected to live.
—Two immense cannon have recently been despatched to San Francisco to add to the defensive armament of the Golden Gate. These are forty-five feet long, twelve-inch rifled bore, and throw a projectile weighing 1,000 pounds. The actual weight of each gun, without mountings, is 115,830 pounds. Preparations are also rapidly being made for the fortification of the entrance to Puget Sound.
—The U. S. Government has again appointed Prof. David Star Jordan, president of Stanford University, to act as special commissioner in the Bering Sea dispute; and England has appointed Prof. D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, of the University College, Dundee, as its representative. The purpose of this special investigation is to harmonize the differences which appear in the reports submitted by the commissions last year.
—The two amendments submitted to the Methodist Conference by the General Conference in May, 1896, have now been voted upon by nearly all the conferences, and it seems certain that both have failed. One of the amendments pertained to the eligibility of women to the General Conference, and the other related to the equal representation of laymen. A two-thirds vote of the General Conference and a three-fourths vote of the annual conferences is required to carry the amendments, and the final vote will fall considerably short of the necessary majority.
—The tomb of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, at New York, was dedicated with imposing ceremony on April 27. Ten of the largest ships in the American man-of-war fleet, with a large number of the revenue marine, lighthouse tenders, and merchant marine, and war ships from several foreign powers, took part in the parade, and were reviewed by the President in the Dolphin. Speeches at the tomb were made by President McKinley, Gen. Horace Porter, and Mayor Strong. The land parade consisted of 60,000 men, including members of both the Union and Confederate armies, State militia, and National Guard.
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