p. 376 | Signs of the Times, Vol. 5, No. 47. (12/11/1879)

Another Sunday Advocate.

By Editor

We are in receipt of a lengthy communication from a man who says he has read two numbers of our paper, and thinks we are "as blind as Bartimeus" on religious subjects. On the Sunday he is sanguine, and offers us the following information: "The resurrection was discovered on the first day of the week, but there is no command for any day to be set apart, therefore I regard the institution of the first day as more to the point by way of remembrance of the Lord than any other day, though to me, the day, only out of respect for the common usage and its true benefits to the laboring man, coupled with a united effort by all Christian societies on that day for religious instruction. These considerations make it, and hallow it to me. Thus as a Christian and a man having regard to the order, as established, in the absence of the Testament authority, I would condemn, and had I the authority with power, unite all efforts in holy worship in the selfsame hour of the first day."

The idea that custom sanctifies a day borders on the ridiculous. How little do the people realize the meaning of Gen. 2:3, and Ex. 20:11. We recommend to our friend, who so easily sets aside the commandments of God, under a profession of great light, to read John 9:41. As for the closing expression we rejoice, as Christians and American citizens, that he and those who sympathize with his views have not yet the power. But the "sure word of prophecy" itself cannot more clearly tell what they will do when they get control of the civil power. See Rev. 13:11-18.

The Secularization of Public Schools

By Editor

A WRITER in the San Francisco Pacific says the almost universal sentiment of the American people is that “we must maintain our public schools, and we will not have any semblance of a State church. Along the whole line, from north to south, from east to west, the sentence goes forth that there shall be no more peace until the last vestige of religious thought and act shall disappear from our schools, and that they shall be henceforth completely secularized. It will be well for us all to comprehend what is involved in this pronunciamento. In several cities the issue has been made by the non-religious party, and in every instance the historic religious party has suffered defeat. The contest is likely to go on with the same result in the future as in the past. Our State schools will become entirely secularized.” The writer thinks that the time is past when our public schools can be used as “religious agencies.”

Education In Ireland.

THE true cause of the misery and turbulence that are chronic in Ireland is the want of education among the people. The Irish have fewer burdens than the English or the Scotch, though their condition is incomparably worse. If rents were reduced to a nominal sum, it would not be many years before the complaints of the people would be just as loud. The British Statesmen who are so seriously annoyed by Irish agitators can never find any remedy until they adopt the policy of universal education. A writer in the International Review says: "Ireland has suffered grevious wrongs in past times from England, though for several generations every attempt has been made to repair these wrongs. The imperial purse has been open for the education of the people, while the superintendence of the schools has been intrusted to home rule. Unfortunately, elementary education alone has been permitted by the priests. Cardinal Cullen, in his evidence before the House of Commons, argued against giving more education to a ploughman than would enable him to follow the plough, or a blacksmith than would fit him to hammer iron, lest they should get discontented with their lot. And so Irish schools proceed no further than to enable men to read the seditious papers which abound in Ireland."

—Oakland Daily Times.

Appointments.

By J. H. Waggoner

OAKLAND—Services at the Seventh-day Adventist church, corner of Thirteenth and Clay streets, every Sabbath (Saturday) at 11 A. M., and Sunday evening at 7:30. Prayer-meeting every Tuesday evening at 7. Sabbath-school at 9:30 o'clock Sabbath morning.

SAN FRANCISCO—Services at the Seventh-day Adventist church, on Laguna street, between Tyler and McAllister, every Sabbath (Saturday), at 11 A. M., and Sunday evening at 7:30. Prayer-meeting every Wednesday evening at 7:30. The Hayes Valley cars of Market street and the Lone Mountain cars of the Central railroad, cross Laguna street near the church.

OAKLAND—The first and third Sabbath, and the second and fourth Sunday evening of each month.

SAN FRANCISCO—The second and fourth Sabbath and the first and third Sunday evenings of each month. J. H. WAGGONER.

Business Department.

By Editor

Organ for Sale.

AN excellent Cottage Organ, well made, fine toned, yet heavy enough for church of moderate size. Was bought on favorable terms and will be sold accordingly. For information apply at this Office.

$2.00 EACH. Wm O Ross 6-46, H H Stone 6-46, C W Cummings 6-47.

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CAL. CONFERENCE. Eld J H Waggoner 4.25, J J Bolton 7.10.

OAKLAND CHURCH. S W Armor 1.00, Mrs A B Armor 2.00.

Changes in Volume Six

By Editor

THE next number will close the fifth volume of the SIGNS OF THE TIMES. We shall have important improvements and changes to announce for Vol. 6, which will be of interest to the readers.

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