p. 16 | Signs of the Times, Vol. 22, No. 24. (6/18/1896)

CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER.

Editorial.

The Love of God (Notes) 1

A Glorious Persuasion (Romans 8:31-39), E. J. W. 2, 3

Answers to Questions.—No. 353, Devouring Fire—No. 354, Creation of the World—No. 355, Praying for Faith; “Seven Women,” “One Man”—No. 356, “Ought” and “Ought”—No. 357, The First-day Sabbath—No. 358, The Comforter—No. 359, “All These Things” 3

Poetry.

So Thou Art Mine, ANNIE SMITH 4

He Remembereth 9

The Common Offering 11

General Articles.

The Coronation, H. P. H. 4

Prophecy of Daniel 8, No. 2, W. L. ILES 4, 5

Christ the Medium of Blessing, MRS. E. G. WHITE 5, 6

The First Sabbath, S. N. H. 6, 7

Is God Particular? F. H. TRIPP 7, 8

The Accuracy of the Bible, J. D. WEISS 8

Doctrine and Practice 8, 9

The Outlook.—Two Prohibition Parties, W. N. G. 9

The Fireside.—“Growing Old”—Polly Ann’s Sister 9, 10

Missions.—Notes from Russia, H. P. H.—The Race Problem—What a Tract Did—Our Work and Workers 11, 12

International Sabbath School Lesson.—The Introduction (Lesson 1, Sabbath, July 4, 1896) 13

International Sunday School Lesson.—David King of Judah (Lesson 1, Sunday, July 5, 1896) 13

News and Notes. 14

Publishers 15

Brother Holser’s Coronation Articles

Altho the czar's coronation is in the past, the articles on page 4 and 11 by Brother Holser will not be less interesting.

Circulating the Signs

SAYS one subscriber—an echo of many more—“I appreciate the Signs and am endeavoring to circulate it near here.” Good; let every one do this who can. Now is the time to work.

Correction to the Article on Daniel 8

By Editor

WE reprint a small part of the article on the eighth chapter of Daniel, as a small portion of the latter part was omitted by mistake in the last number. The articles are largely suggestive; the subject will bear study.

Clergy and Politics

THE emperor of Germany holds one sentiment that ought to be cherished by the Christian ministry throughout the world: “Clergymen should mind the souls of the community, and not mix in politics.” If they had always done this, it would have saved lots of strife, bloodshed, and loss of souls.

Erratum

Erratum.—In our last number a mistake was made in giving the Executive Committee of California conference. We now give it correctly, as follows, the president’s name coming first: Elders A. J. Breed, N. C. McClure, R. S. Owen, W. C. Grainger, M. C. Wilcox, W. T. Knox, G. W. Reaser. The secretary is Prof. G. W. Rine; treasurer, Pacific Press, Oakland, Cal.

Great Engineering

The largest new metal arch bridge in the world at the present time is the bridge of Louis I., in Oporto, Portugal. It has a rise of 145 feet, with a main span of 566 feet. This is to be superseded by a new bridge over Niagara, having a rise of 150 feet and an arch span of 840 feet, the largest in the world. The total metal in the new structure will be 4,000,000 tons.

Ontario Sunday-Law Persecution

By Editor

THE Sunday-law people of Ontario evidently desire to be as persecuting as the law will permit them. See note in our Missions department. They seem to have taken special pains to arrest Elders Burrill and Howe on the Sabbath day, at divine service. These brethren have never shown a disposition to resist or hide themselves. They could have been taken weeks before, on any other day of the week. But all things work together for good to them that love God. We feel sorry for those who are blinded by the sorceries of Babylon.

Wheel Mad.

It is estimated that the losses sustained in the various trades of horses and livery, pleasure vehicles, harness and saddles, pianos, tailoring, cigars, jewelry, confectionery, dress goods, millinery, watches, street railways, whisky and lager, railway excursions, and theaters, aggregate in the last year $112,500,000. On the other hand, $60,000,000 has been expended the last year in bicycles. Five years ago, not 60,000 were made or sold, and they were considered mere playthings. Last year 800,000 were manufactured. The hard times have not reduced the demand for bicycles. The grocer, the butcher, the baker, and many other creditors are left to collect their debts as best they can, but money is always forthcoming for the bicycle. The church attendance has been cut fifteen per cent. The $7,000,000 loss on cigars and the $2,500,000 loss on whisky is a good exchange; the wheel is to be preferred. But the way the craze has swept over the country indicates the tendency of humanity to follow a fad. That the wheel has been a benefit to many goes without saying, but to many it has proved a curse, health-wise, business-wise, and otherwise.

Which Is It?

We do not remember to have seen a worse piece of logic (or is it dishonesty?) than the following from the Pacific Christian of June 6:—

“The Signs of the Times says, ‘There is no change in God’s law.’ And here is what the New Testament says: ‘For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.’ Heb. 7: 12.”

Now the Pacific Christian knows that the SIGNS OF THE TIMES referred to the Decalogue. But the text quoted, as well as the context, refers to the law of a carnal commandment, by which the Levites were made priests, the law which regulated that priesthood. The Decalogue says nothing about priest or priesthood, or anything pertaining to it. Does the P. C. wish its readers to believe that it does? We hope they are more intelligent.

Brother Lewis in Tiptonville Jail

A LETTER from Brother J. W. Lewis, in Tiptonville jail, Tenn., says that the jailer is very kind to him, and he thinks that as a prisoner his condition is unexcelled. He writes that he was only confined in the inner prison for about thirty days. Since that he has been assigned a nice room all to himself, the busiest place he has ever been in, he says. He has something to do or say all the day long. He has access to the main office, and, like Joseph of old, the care of all the prisoners. When the jailer goes away, he leaves everything in the charge of Brother Lewis. Thus it is that God cares for his servants. Christ’s presence can make of a prison cell a palace of glory and a gate of heaven.

Children’s Precocious Crimes

A REMARKABLE era of precocious crimes is upon us. Five little girls were recently arrested in New York charged with burglary and pocket-picking. The worst feature connected with the whole affair is the hardness of conscience, the utter indifference to crime, manifest on the part of the children. Once such a multitude of crimes by children would have startled the nation, but now these are but the mere matter of the talk of a day.

A Town Without Lawyers or Policemen

A PROMINENT newspaper says that for years there has been no lawyer in the town of Boxford, Mass., a place of a thousand or more inhabitants. The one lone policeman of the place was discharged last week. The town is said to be in an excellent financial condition. We venture to say that there are no saloons in the place. Lawyers and policemen are always an accompaniment of saloons.

Tuskegee Anniversary and Industrial Education

By Editor

WE should have been glad to respond to the invitation sent us to attend the “Fifteenth Anniversary of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute,” at Tuskegee, Alabama, May 28, 1896; for we are interested in educational enterprises, and especially in industrial education. Such schools deserve to prosper, and may the Tuskegee school prosper in all good things.