p. 14 | Signs of the Times, Vol. 41, No. 38. (9/29/1914)

Earlier text: IS SATURDAY THE ORIGINAL SEVENTH DAY?

THAT OMINOUS THIRTEEN

By George E. Langdon

A Story with a Climax of Victory

By GEORGE E. LANGDON

SEVERAL years ago, Joe, a bright young man, finished his academic course with honors at Blank. He was the only son of fond, every-day parents. Their hopes were built high on fitting him for success in the affairs of life.

After leaving school, he secured a promising position as assistant bookkeeper in a large iron foundry, and for a time gave excellent satisfaction. He soon married a sweet young girl of his class, and many envied his happy and prosperous outlook for the future. When two years had passed, a cheery babe blessed their home.

LOSES HIS POSITION

Before leaving school, he had fallen into the delusion of the fatal cup as the "wine went round" for sociability's sake, and he now found himself in the demon's grasp. Little by little he neglects his faithful wife and babes. Later, his employers, instead of promoting him, ask him to seek another position, after repeated default in his work. The drink demon has blighted his life's prospect, driven him from his chosen vocation, robbed him of the sacred love of home, stolen his manhood and self-respect, and he now finds only occasional employment here and there for short periods. His once cherished wife is compelled to seek needlework to keep the "wolf from the door." They have left their comfortable cottage, and have taken rooms in a back lane.

Ten years have passed. All has changed. That once laughing, rosy-cheeked girl is now pale, weary, and hopeless. The frail mother's burdens have increased till four little ones tug at her knee and ofttimes cry for bread. The father's once sparkling eyes are bleared and swollen, that smiling face bestial and bloated, a loving heart hardened and thoughtless. It is the same old story. All know how it ends, unless something marvelous happens.

One evening, on his way to the village tavern with several booze companions, they hear strains of music pealing from the old church on the green. Here they had all once learned of a better way and the life everlasting. While they listen a moment, they observe a notice on the door, "Thrilling Lecture on Booze." Said Joe, "Let's go in and hear the 'sky pilot' jam in the corks till the bottles 'splode."

FOR JUST THIRTEEN MONTHS

The callus on his heart was pierced that night when the lecturer asked, "Have you kept the eager promises that you made to the sweet girl you took from a fond parent's tender care?" When the pledge came around, Joe said, "I'll sign for just thirteen months — that ominous number." It was agreed.

He went home that night a sober man. "Wife, I've signed the pledge for your sake and the children's." She could scarcely believe. He saw the doubt as she raised her longing eyes to meet his. He leaned over, putting his arm about her neck, and planted a clean kiss upon her trembling lips. Her streaming tears of joy only can express her reviving hopes and happiness — not for a day, nor for a month, but a twelvemonth!

Then the suspense! That premonitory thirteen! What shall it bring forth! That wife's prayers — to have heard them as they ascended to the Almighty One, a thrill would have pierced your every vein. Moments were becoming hours. She knew only too well how weak was Joe; but the superstitious thirteen is passed in victory, which gives her much relief. Now what decision will he make for the future? He is so restless, he paces the floor, he roams the streets, he gazes into space. His pale face is drawn as with severest pain. Cold perspiration stands like rain upon his agonizing brow. He is struggling between two mighty forces. One is for home, happiness, friends, heaven; the other, misery, ruin, degradation, death. Which shall conquer? His strong frame heaves from the mighty fight within. Satan is seemingly weaving his strong meshes about him at every turn.

HIS ANXIOUS WIFE WATCHES HIS STEPS

Presently he leaves the house. His anxious wife watches his steps, and directly he wends his way to the same old village tavern, his past rendezvous of ruin. Her heart sinks. The old thought of a blasted home and a broken spirit again takes possession of her. Have her hopes and prayers been all in vain? She sank into her chair to await results with bitter anxiety.

Joe enters the old tavern barroom, and is saluted by the old whisky-bloated landlord.

"Afternoon, Joe! Is that you? Haven't seen you for an age. My treat with the best the house affords!"

He sets out two brimming glasses. Joe walks nervously forward, reaches forth his hand to raise the glass, but instantly stops. "What's the matter?" the old mildew-dealer says.

Joe replies, "I have observed a big lump growing in my side, and"—

"Started since you signed that pledge, I'll vouch."

"Yes."

"You'll have another on the other side soon if you keep on following those 'calamity howlers.' Your wife know it?"

"Yes."

"She wouldn't mind if you had a dozen lumps so long as you hang out with those 'bottle stoppers.' Come, have a glass now. It'll soon remove the lump, I'll guarantee. It's a big chance it hadn't put you in your grave 'fore this."

Again he reaches and raises the demon cup, gazes a moment at the misery it entwines, pushes it back for the last time, remarking, "I have in the past proved your remedy too true." Whereupon he drew a great roll of greenbacks from his side, saying: "There's the lump your grog will always and surely remove from every besotted dupe.

"Good-by, you old booze-vender, and forever. I bid adieu to your damnable traffic, that blights men's lives in body, mind, and spirit, that blasts homes, and crushes the hearts and hopes of wives and children, that destroys the souls of men and women here and hereafter! Once more, I say, Adieu to you and to all your death-dealing tribe."

What Statesmen Say About Drink

THE HON. FRED N. DOW, OF MAINE: "Neither in Maine or elsewhere has the liquor interest ever respected a popular expression when this was hostile to its trade. It never will. Never in Maine or elsewhere has it obeyed a law or license that interfered with its profits."

THE HON. JAMES G. BLAINE: "Intemperance has steadily decreased in the state since the first enactment of the prohibitory law, until now it can be said with truth that there is no equal number of people in the Anglo-Saxon world among whom so small an amount of intoxicating liquors is consumed as among the 650,000 inhabitants of Maine. The people of Maine are industrious and provident, and wise laws have aided them. They are sober, earnest, and thrifty."

THE HON. ELBRIDGE GERRY: "It has been frequently observed that rum is injurious to the morals of the people. If I could have my wish, it would not be to diminish but to annihilate the use of it, both foreign and domestic, within the United States."

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN: "If I could destroy to-morrow the desire for strong drink in the people of England, what changes we should see! We should see our jails and workhouses empty. We should see more lives saved in twelve months than are consumed in a century of bitter and savage war."

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: "Whether or not the world would be vastly benefited by the total and final banishment from it of all intoxicating drinks, seems to me not now an open question. Three fourths of mankind confess the affirmative with their tongues, and I believe all the rest acknowledge it in their hearts."

THE RIGHT HON. D. LLOYD-GEORGE, CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER IN GREAT BRITAIN: "We have discovered that the liquor traffic in this country is a greater handicap to our trade, our commerce, and our industry than all the tariffs in the world put together."

WILLIAM E. GLADSTONE: "I can not permit a question of mere revenue to be considered alongside of morals; but give me a sober population, not wasting their earnings in strong drink, and I will know where to get my revenue."

THE HON. WILLIAM J. BRYAN: "Any unit, however small or large, should be permitted

to rid itself of the saloon or place restrictions upon the sale of liquor within the unit, the larger unit controlling the smaller whenever its influence for evil can no more be confined to the building in which it is conducted than can the odors of a slaughterhouse be confined to the block in which it is located."

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Pertinent Questions and Terse Answers

THE Rockford (Illinois) Star has these very forceful things to say:

"Where saloons exist, why are they constantly under police surveillance?

"Why is it that no other line of business is placed under restraint and espionage?

"Why is it that the saloon must close at a certain hour at night, and this restriction is required of no other business?

"Why is it that women and boys are allowed to enter all business places but saloons?

"Why is a high license exacted of saloons and not of any other kind of business?

"Why is it that saloons can not be operated within a certain distance of a school or church, though any other business can?

"The answer is plain. It is because the law looks upon the saloon as an evil that must be controlled, watched, restricted, and policed."

Promotion Denied Drinking Men

THE United Natural Gas Company, at Franklin, Pennsylvania, which is a distributing company for the Standard Oil, has issued the following notice to all employees:

"Everywhere the use of intoxicating liquors is being regarded with increasing disfavor, and many large corporations have recently issued circulars to their employees on the subject. The habit, as we all know, greatly reduces a man's efficiency and makes him unreliable.

"A great many of our men are sober and industrious, and we desire that their influence be exerted to induce the drinking minority to follow their example.

"It has been decided that hereafter promotions will be made only from the ranks of the non-drinkers, and continuance of the drinking habit by employees will be cause for dismissal."

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By J. H. H.

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The Bursting Forth of the Winds of Strife

By Editor

WE have frequently called attention, in our columns, to the prophecy of the seventh chapter of Revelation. This chapter speaks of God's commission to the angels, in the great sealing time of the last days, to hold the winds of strife. Four angels are represented as standing upon the four corners of the earth, and they are bidden to hold the winds, that they should not blow. As has often been observed, "winds," used in such a connection in these prophecies, refers to wars, strifes, and turbulent commotions among men. The prophecy, upon the face of it, carries this interpretation.

Since the angels are commissioned to hold the winds of war, we could not expect absolute and perfect peace and quiet; because God, through His prophecies, is seeking to reach the intelligence of men, and we could not be cognizant of the fact that there were any smoldering strifes and wars if they did not occasionally break loose. But since they are held, in the very nature of things, when they do break away, they will be furious and violent.

One thing to be observed in modern wars is the suddenness with which they arise and the furies with which they are prosecuted. For instance, this present war in Europe had its immediate excuse in the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, which occurred on June 28. On July 23 Austria sent an ultimatum to Servia over the matter. July 28 war was declared between Austria and Servia. Then in quick succession Russia, Germany, England, and France hurled themselves onto the battle-field.

At this writing, the war has been in progress a little less than eight weeks; and yet in that brief time, millions of men have been mobilized, and decisive conflicts have been raging day after day, and thousands upon thousands have been killed and wounded. Both the suddenness and the furies of this war are awe-inspiring. It came like the gusts of a hurricane that break away from some restraining power.

This journal, through the forty years of its history, has been pointing to these prophecies. It has steadfastly taught that we would have wars and not peace in these closing days, and that when wars would break forth, they would be characterized by suddenness and ferocity. Those who will take the pains to look for it, can find this teaching scattered through not only the pages of this journal, but our other denominational literature in general, during all these years.

The Bible is very plain upon these subjects; and it is far safer to trust to the teaching of God's word than to be guided by the theories and notions of men. God's word is always right. Human theories and speculations are very likely to be wrong.

War Destroying Valuable Workers

By William Henry Scoles

THERE was once a time when the wars did not call all the most useful workers from their labor for the good of humanity. For example, there were Frenchmen who made lasting names for themselves in the history of science, by investigations carried out by them during the wars of the Revolution and of Napoleon.

The present military system has changed this, and we read of men eminent in all fields of learning, in music, art, and literature, being called to go to the front. Now all the history of progress stops, and that history alone is continued which is written in blood, the history of mad heroism and useless death. No consideration of the service men have done for humanity, nor of the service they yet might do, nor of the honor they are to the state, has any weight. The best of the nation, together with the most bestial yokel that ever disdained to think beyond the minimum demanded by his life, are esteemed "food for cannon" and nothing more.

The true value of the humblest and of the most selfish is infinitely above any such appraisement; but what shall be said of the system that sets like valuation upon the lives of the most aspiring toward worthy honor, upon the most altruistic servants of mankind? Surely if there were any record of a genius of evil more malevolent than Satan, the devising of such a system would rightly be attributed to him. W. H. S.

Armageddon and the Press

By Editor

IT is very interesting, in these days, to observe how many influential papers are discussing the subject of Armageddon. Many of the most prominent publications in the land are referring to it, and some of them quote conspicuously the entire prophecy of the sixteenth chapter of Revelation that refers to that great war. For instance, in a recent issue, the Wall Street Journal, a daily paper of New York, which is classed as one of the very highest authorities in all matters of stock exchanges and other themes of finance and business speculation, quoted practically that entire chapter in Revelation which tells exactly what Armageddon is.

There is something significant in the fact that "Armageddon" should come to be one of the commonest words throughout the civilized world; that in these times, men everywhere should be using that expression in reference to the great war that is now raging in Europe. And while this European war, as has been pointed out again and again, can not be the Armageddon of the prophecy, yet it is preliminary to it. And the infinite Father, through His divine Spirit, is impressing people everywhere that this is no common war; that there is something unusual and portentous in it. As suggested by the Springfield Republican, the world is "stupefied" by this "fearful portent," not knowing what it means.

When Jesus was here in person, He taught that conditions would arise in the last days that would fill men's hearts with terrors and perplexities, while they were looking after the things that were coming upon the earth. We are in that time; and if you are perplexed or in fear in view of these conditions, it is because you do not know God and His word. If you know that blessed Word, you have a definite knowledge, which is as clear-cut as was ever a mathematical demonstration, that Jesus Christ is about to fulfil His word and return to this earth in person. And if you know Him as your personal Saviour, your mind rises above these distressing, perplexing conditions to the supreme event of all history — the second coming of Christ.

God is not the author of the evil things in the world that are filling men's hearts with fear and perplexity, but as His word points out, the spirits of demons, who are enraged because they know that their time is short, are doing this hellish work. Now is the time when men should study their Bibles as never before, and with the aid and under the illuminating influence of the Spirit of God, stand on the side of truth and righteousness, and be ready to reap the great reward that lies just before those who are truly on the side of God.

Famine and Pestilence as the Result of War

By Editor

ONE of the common expressions in the war news of the day is, “the sledge-hammer blows” being inflicted by the various armies. Men are driven into the jaws of death by the multiplied thousands. While these millions of fighting men are slaughtering one another, a large part of the crops that were in process of being harvested, are destroyed instead.

The great slaughter of men and horses can hardly fail to bring on pestilence in many localities, although the energetic efforts of the sanitary corps may be able to avert much of this.

One thing, however, is certain: This great destruction of crops and provisions must result in suffering and famine. And our newspapers that are using their columns to point to the great demand the war is creating for our crops, may be called upon a little later to use those same columns to make earnest, plaintive appeals for food supplies to be sent to war-stricken Europe to relieve starvation.

Some may be very hopeful in regard to the outcome of this awful war, but we must not allow them to close our eyes to the fact that conditions of famine and distress can not fail to follow.

Again we wish to emphasize the importance of studying God's own sacred word, to know what these terrible things that are coming in this time actually mean. Some people complain that the facts bring such terrors into their souls that they wish to refrain from contemplating them. They desire that their attention even shall not be called to them. But shutting our eyes to these conditions will not prevent the calamities that are spreading out everywhere.

We may not be able to prevent these distresses, but we may know what they portend, and we may experience the brighter joys of being relieved from the sorrows and sufferings of this time through the second coming of Christ, which can not long be delayed.

The Blame for Europe's War

WE hear considerable discussion concerning who is to blame for this great war in Europe. Each nationality has its peculiar theory, and then there are many other theories that are not strictly the product of any particular nationality, but learned gentlemen are discussing it from their peculiar view-point. But to the student of prophecy, the question of who is to blame for the war, is of no particular consequence. The thought with him is that the Bible teaches plainly that the last days are to be characterized by an intensity of the war spirit; and not only so, but these same prophecies indicate that great peace movements will lead men to think wars are a thing of the past.

The war spirit is very evident; yet the world had been convinced, by eloquent and prominent teachers, that we were not to have any more great wars. But this war has burst like a tornado upon the world, and the feelings of men are almost paralyzed in consequence. They are at a loss to know what it means, and some of them are struggling to place the blame here, and others to place it there. But the student of the prophetic word of God calmly though sadly looks at the scene with no surprise whatever. The study of the prophecies which pertain both to the peace movement and to war in these last days, becomes more and more an intensely interesting one.

It Will Help You

To you, brother, a slave to the drink habit, who longs to be free, the struggle to break the bondage may be fierce, strong, terrific. Prohibition will help you. If but partially enforced, it will make resistance easier for you. If thoroughly enforced, it will prevent your feeding and nourishing the cursed habit, till your system is free from the poison and no longer demands it. You can then begin to build anew. Vote for prohibition for your own sake. What a blessing it will be to your wife! Vote "dry" for her sake, who has hoped against hope so long. Vote for the boys' sake. Put away the evil thing, so that they will never become acquainted with it, never know its bondage. There will be temptations enough after the liquor traffic has gone. Vote "dry." w.

Socialism, Temperance, and Other Notes

By Editor

SOCIALISTS to a man ought to be prohibitionists, and very many of them are. The theory of Marx is that the value of a manufactured commodity is determined by the quantity of average social labor required for its production. Weighed in these scales, the alcoholic business stands so low, both in materials used and in labor employed, that it ought to be prohibited forever. Yet these things are small compared with its other manifest and multitudinous evils.

ELDER M. C. WILCOX left this office on the evening of September 12 to take up his work as Bible teacher in our College of Medical Evangelists at Loma Linda, California. According to present plans, he will be there during this school year, after which he will return to the office. Letters to him should be addressed, until further notice, to Loma Linda, California.

THERE are many men whose names have come down to us not because of any great or good things they did, but because of their relations with some one who was great. Had it not been for Jesus our Lord and Peter His apostle, we should never have heard of Judas Iscariot or Simon the sorcerer. W.

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