Earlier text: Perilous Times—El Mahdi appeals to Moslem India to support Islam. —A French Cabinet crisis is regarded as imminent in Paris—as usual. —Boston has paid $40,000 this winter to keep the streets clear of snow. —Agitation in favor of high license for saloons has begun in New York City. —At a recent fire in Jackson, Mich., six or seven persons were burned to death. —The new registration of voters in Norfolk, Va., gives 2,935 colored and 2,922 white. —The great steamer Great Eastern has been turned into a coal hulk at Gibraltar. —Heavy snows and washouts are causing annoying delays of Northern Pacific through trains. —The movement in Germany for the better observance of Sunday is said to be growing rapidly. —The name of the post-office known as Hermosa, Los Angeles Co., Cal., has been changed to South Pasadena. —A noted shoulder-striker was robbed of about $1,000, in San Francisco, last week, while indulging in an opium seance. —An iron bridge across Bear Grass Creek, in the suburbs of Louisville, Ky., fell on the 25th inst., just behind a passing train. —Brooklyn, N. Y., has begun furnishing free books in the public schools; $75,000 has been appropriated for the present year. —A great fire recently occurred at Osaka, the principal city of Japan, consuming over 1,600 houses and leaving 8,000 people homeless. —The mayor and city council of Portland, Oregon, have sent a protest to Congress against the forfeiture of the Northern Pacific land grant. —U. S. Minister Hunt, at St. Petersburg, is reported in a dying condition. He was Secretary of the Navy under President Garfield. —At a meeting of "Internationalists" in New York City, recently the wholesale assassination of the aristocracy was openly advocated. —A Chinese merchant steamer was lost in a recent gale near the island of Eshan, and two hundred people perished, including all her officers. —California is not alone in the spurious divorce business. A deputy clerk in a Kings County, N. Y., court has been arrested for issuing bogus decrees. —It is said a general agreement has been reached by the Republican members of the New York Legislature to support prohibition as a party measure. —The railroads of France, heretofore owned by the Government, have been voted a prolific source of jobbery, and transferred to private companies. —Petitions from all parts of the country are pouring in, asking Congress for Chinese exclusion. Twenty-five, all numerously signed, have already appeared. —The Commission appointed to investigate the swine industry of the United States, reports that the charges against American pork products are without foundation. —Another chance for diplomacy is furnished by a party of Americans going into British Columbia, Feb. 28, and forcibly taking an Indian murderer from the officers and hanging him to a tree. —The dignity of justice in Georgia is suffering under the prospect of a duel between a Judge of the Supreme Court and the Attorney-General, who recently had a personal altercation in a hotel. —Great improvements are claimed for the telephone in the matter of talking at long distances. It is said that conversation in low tones has been carried on between Chicago and New York. —The U. S. tin stamping works at Portland, Conn., were destroyed by fire on the night of the 1st inst. Loss, $400,000. The institution employed 500 hands, and the buildings covered four and a half acres of ground. —Twelve members of the Catholic mission, who were held as prisoners after the fall of El Obeid, have been released by the "False Prophet" on receipt of $12,000, paid through the Austrian consul at Khartoum. —The "Ironclad Oath" repeal bill, which recently passed the Senate, has also passed the House, with an amendment recommended by the Senate Judiciary Committee, that no person who left the army or navy to join the Confederate service shall again be eligible to any position in the army or navy.159 —It is said that Chilean statesmen scout the idea of the United States pretending to control any isthmus canal, when any one of Chile's three great iron-clads could sweep our whole Pacific Coast squadron almost without danger. —Ingalls, one of the murderers of the Taylor family, whose bodies were sold to the Ohio Medical College, has made a full confession of the deed. He also confesses to stealing bodies from the Avondale cemetery, which were also sold to the college. —An attempt was made last week to burn the State University of Oregon, at Eugene City, by firing a lot of wood in the basement saturated with kerosene. It was discovered before much damage was done. The incendiarism is supposed to have been the result of quarrels between the faculty and students. —The English troops are beginning to turn the tide against the "False prophet" in Soudan. A heavy battle was fought on the 29th ult., in which the rebels lost 1,000 men. The British loss was but 28 killed and 142 wounded, although the enemy fought desperately in their rude style. Much of the spoil taken from Gen. Baker in a previous defeat was recovered. The rebel works at Teb Wells were carried. —The great powers of Europe are now reported to be playing peace toward each other. Russia offers to reduce her military force on the German frontier, if the latter will reciprocate. Last week the Czar's army was pushing for India; this week he offers to stop at Merv, and use his influence to facilitate English commerce. Emperor William and Bismarck have attended a French Ball at Berlin,—and all is serene on the surface. —A meeting of the Czar and the German Emperor is set for the coming spring, when a German military demonstration is to take place in honor of the restoration of friendly relations between the two countries. Provided however, that, in the meantime some crook in European affairs does not unsettle those friendly relations, which are based upon mere policy and always subject to the political fluctuations of a much perplexed continent. —Late arrivals at San Francisco report great disasters in New Zealand. A gale swept over Wanganui District, Jan. 16, doing much damage to growing crops, completing the havoc of a long spell of bad weather. Disastrous hailstorms occurred in Ashburton and Omaru Districts, Jan. 17, greatly injuring wheat crops. Many of the stones measured three inches in diameter. Three vessels were lost in a hurricane near the island of Rarotonga. —There is evidently a disposition both in America and Germany to make the matter of Bismarck returning the Lasker resolutions to Congress go as far as possible in the way of a sensation. Many Congressmen seem determined to resent the alleged insult, while there is a strong effort on the part of the Liberals in Germany to show that the Chancellor's action does not represent the sentiment of the German people. The end (of the talk, at least) is not yet. —The people of Toronto, Canada, have voted to abolish the liquor licenses of grocers. This move is worthy of imitation. The corner groceries, with bars in the back rooms, are more damaging to a community than the "dives." They push their way into residence neighborhoods, and throw out temptation before customers of every age, sex, and condition in life, where no one would ever dream of starting an exclusively liquor establishment. And men, women, and children patronize these bars who could not be induced to frequent a recognized liquor saloon. —The dynamite friends are still at work in England. An infernal machine was discovered, Feb. 28, at the Charring Cross railway station, similar to that which caused the recent explosion at Victoria Station. The machines are said to be of American manufacture. The London Times says: "We know that Americans are aware of the identity of the plotters of these outrages, and it would be no hard task for the American Government to put an end to the whole thing. We have done our part; we have made the manufacture of explosives a penal crime, and the result is that conspirators have been compelled to change their ground of operations, and find in America a safe refuge, and a Government which will not interfere with their operations." The French Government has given assurance that it will assist England in the discovery of conspirators, and that all vessels hereafter arriving at French ports from America will be thoroughly searched. Publishers' Department.
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QUITE a number of subscriptions expire in March. Please read the little yellow label on your paper, and if your time is about to expire, please renew at once, and thus prevent the liability of your missing any numbers of this volume. To Our Old Subscribers.
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To each one of our old patrons who will renew his subscription before April 1, 1884, and will send us five new subscribers, we will mail a copy of either of the following choice books: "The Biblical Institute," "The History of the Waldenses," illustrated, "Geikie's Life of Christ," "Life and Epistles of St. Paul," or the New Testament, revised version. —Rev. C. A. Leaman has been elected Police Judge of Chico, Cal., on the temperance ticket. —On the return of Archbishop Feehan of Chicago from Rome, he was met at the depot by the mayor and a procession of 25,000 Catholics. —General Grant pronounces the report of his being a Spiritualist a "contemptible falsehood," and says he never attended a seance in his life. —Rev. J. S. Inskip died at Ocean Grove, N. Y., of paralysis, on the 11th. He has long been known as a leader of Perfectionists of the M. E. Church. —A Methodist revivalist in Lassen County, Cal., reports having immersed eight persons and sprinkled six. He evidently aims to be "all things to all men." —An exchange says, "There are in the United States ten kinds of Baptists, nine species of Presbyterians, sixteen varieties of Methodists, and a large assortment of other beliefs." —The growth in wealth of Roman Catholic religious orders in France during the last thirty-five years is something enormous. In 1848 their property was estimated at $8,900,000. It is now set down at $142,507,200. —The late Catholic Archbishop of New Orleans held most of the church property in that State in his own name. He bequeathed it to the diocese; but to accept it, involves the assumption of all debts contracted by him during his administration, which amount to $550,000. All the Catholic churches in the United States are appealed to for assistance in the matter. —A Young Jewess of Scranton, Pa., recently eloped with and married a young man not of the faith; whereupon her family published a notice of her death. Prominent Jews, however, condemn this act, and a Rev. Dr. pronounces it the "outcome of narrow bigotry; while marriages of Hebrews with members of other faiths are often productive of family strife, Judaism has no law by which they are prohibited." —Rev. Dr. Marvin, of Portland, Oregon, is reported to have said: "I wish some of our stiff, iron-clad, and frost-bound churches would go to school to the devil long enough to learn a little of his suavity of manner and friendly address. Why I sometimes think there is more friendly greeting and welcome to a young man in one beer saloon than in ten of our fashionable churches." The stricture from the fashionable churches may be just (the Dr. runs with them, and ought to know), but the application of the devil's kind of "suavity" and "friendly address" would not mend the matter much. —The following indictment is awful to contemplate. If it were made by an outside party we would not publish it; but coming from the Church Standard (Episcopal), we think it is not out of place to give the estimate of such an authority of its own church: "We fear that of all the religious bodies calling themselves orthodox, the church to which we belong is the least true to its character. The whole church is honeycombed with unbelief. What doctrine cannot with impunity be denied from the pulpits of our churches? What monstrous proposition may not be advanced? What one question of morals is there on which we cannot find bishop, priest, or deacon to argue the other side? We will not mention names. We might do so if we chose. Any man with any knowledge of the state of the church can supply examples for himself. Some will not say the Nicene creed; some deny the immortality of the soul; some the everlasting damnation of the wicked; some the inspiration of Holy Scripture, and affirm that the Bible is like the Vedas, etc., only the best of all; some deny the double procession; some the sacred ministry; some teach that Christ was only the model man; some teach the propriety of suicide; some that of divorce and remarriage, so-called; some that of incest. There are among the clergy those who teach that the law of expediency is the only rule of life, and many, many (alas! be it said), many declare that the Lord who bought them made no "satisfaction" for their sins. It will be said that this is an exaggeration; that the men who teach such things are few in number and of small influence. It is not so. They were few in number twenty years ago—they are so no longer. They had no influence twenty years ago—to-day they all but rule the church." 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A FRIEND has been taken from among you; there is a gap in your community, and the loss is regretted. You find a satisfaction in saying that he was a kind friend and good neighbor. Did you ever, by word or act, let him know that you appreciated his worth? Perhaps his life was bare and barren for just the praise you are so willing to pour upon his memory. A few words of the eulogy pronounced upon him now would have cheered him, giving him fresh courage to bear his burden in the round of everyday duties. The flowers strewn so lavishly upon many coffins are but emblematic of the appreciation we shower upon our friends after their death. One bud from the many lying on the coffin-lid would have gladdened your friend in life more than the wealth of blossoms can refresh him now. Still we continue to withhold the pleasant appreciation we might show, until too late, as some one has pointedly said:— "The flowers life denied to you,
Lie on your coffin-lid."
FORBES—Died at Lynden, Whatcom Co., W. T., on Sabbath eve., January 25, 1884, Sister Annie Forbes, aged 65 years and 1 month. Her disease was pneumonia. She was ill but two weeks. She suffered greatly, but with patient submission, often expressing her willingness to die. Sister Forbes was born in Cork County, Ireland, December, 1818; was married October 20, 1843. Subsequently the family emigrated to America, and settled in New Brunswick, where they remained some years. In 1870 they removed to California, and in 1872, under the labors of Elders Loughborough and Cornell, both parents and some of their children embraced the truth of the Third Angel's Message, and united with the church at Woodland, Cal. They were both ever afterward full of love and zeal for the truth. In 1873 the family moved to Seattle, where Bro. Forbes, and afterward their son, Bro. Richard, died. Of their nine children but four remain. They have met with a great loss. Their precious, loving mother sleeps. She was laid to rest beside her husband and son in the cemetery at Seattle. The little S. D. A. Church at Lynden mourns the loss of a tried and loved member. We mourn, but not without hope. The prison-house of death, indeed, seems dark and gloomy. Oh! how drear death would make this world but for "the ray from our divine religion given." When all seems dark the promises of our blessed Guide-book shine forth with glorious radiance. Blessed be God, not much longer shall death hold in its icy fetters those who sleep in Jesus. The resurrection morn will soon burst forth in effulgent glory—that glorious time, the brightness of whose coming touched the pen of "holy men of old who spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." "The ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with song and everlasting joy upon their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away." THOUGHTS ON DANIEL, CRITICAL AND PRACTICAL.
By Uriah Smith
EXPOSITION OF THE BOOK OF DANIEL, VERSE BY VERSE. We are now living in times plainly pointed out in this prophecy, and it is important to understand it; for Daniel himself says that in the time of the end, the wise shall understand; while, if we fail, we are equally guilty with the Jews, who knew not the time of their visitation (Luke 19 : 42-44), and shall meet a similar fate. Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal. THOUGHTS ON REVELATION,
By Uriah Smith
This work presents every verse in the book of Revelation, with such remarks as serve to illustrate or explain the meaning of the text. It is a new and harmonious exposition of that important book, and is designed to create an interest in its study. Address,
SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal. THE SPIRIT OF GOD: ITS OFFICES AND MANIFESTATIONS TO THE END OF THE CHRISTIAN AGE.
By Ellet Joseph Waggoner
This is a brief but comprehensive argument on the solemn and important subject of the Spirit of God. Its chapters embrace the following heads: The Holy Spirit of Promise; The Power from on High; Circumcision of the Heart; The Unity of the Faith; The Law and the Testimony; Try the Spirits; The Great Commission; Gifts in the Reformation; In the Present Century; Spirit of Prophecy Restored. These are subjects of vital importance to all, and especially to those who are looking for the return of their Lord. Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal. BIBLE SANCTIFICATION:
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A CONTRAST OF TRUE AND FALSE THEORIES.
This is a pamphlet of only 84 pages, but its value is not to be judged by its size. It is just what its title indicates: a faithful presentation of Bible truth on this important subject, and an exposure of the false theories prevailing in regard to it. Every believer in Bible truth should read it. Buy it, read it, and lend it to your neighbor. Price, 10 cents. Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal. THOUGHTS ON BAPTISM.
By Eld. J. H. Waggoner
AN EXAMINATION OF THE ACTION, SUBJECTS, AND RELATIONS OF THE ORDINANCE OF BAPTISM. Also, a Brief Refutation of the
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THE PROBLEM OF HUMAN THOUGHT.
A PHILOSOPHICAL argument on an important theme, indicated by its title. 66 pp. Price, 10 cents. SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal. EARLY WRITINGS OF MRS. WHITE.
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COMPRISING "Experience and Views" and "Spiritual Gifts, Volume One," bound in one volume. This makes a neat and attractive book of nearly 200 pages, and should be read by old and young. The matter and the style in which it is presented are so interesting that no one who has read one chapter will forego the pleasure and profit of reading the remainder. Price, 75 cents. Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal. The Rural Health Retreat.
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GOOD reports come to us from those who have patronized the Health Retreat of St. Helena, Cal. A vigorous effort will be made to make the coming season a successful one in the management of the Retreat, and a liberal patronage is expected. Those who are afflicted will do well to go to the Retreat. It is quiet; free from profanity, whisky, and tobacco; has good bathing facilities with pure water; and intelligent, faithful attendants. They who are not sick but wish to enjoy a season of "rest and recreation" can do no better than to run up to the Retreat, and enjoy its delightful climate and scenery; and its pleasant accommodations. We would certainly make one of their number if our labor was of such a nature that we could take a needed vacation. ELDERS W. M. Healey and M. C. Israel appoint to meet with the church in San Francisco next Sabbath, March 8, and on Sunday, 9th at 3 P. M. Baptists, Take Notice.
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THE special attention of the Baptists is called to an expression of Dr. Tombes, as found in the Herald of Truth, in regard to circumcision on the eighth day, and our comment upon it in our paper of January 17. The Baptists have uniformly and strongly opposed the idea of drawing any inference from circumcision in favor of a New Testament institution. But now, as all Sunday props are failing them, they turn round and argue from circumcision to Sunday keeping! The following shows how it is done:— "God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision; but by a positive ordinance it was to be performed on the eighth day." "True; but the eighth day of what? Was it the 'eighth day in a circular week' also? Let us see. The ordinance was given in Gen. 17, and verse 12 says: 'And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you.' Accordingly, when Isaac was born, we read in Gen. 21:4, 'And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac, being eight days old, as God had commanded him.' And this was the order respecting all the children who were circumcised. Luke 2:21. We are ready to admit that this ordinance stood related to Sunday, just as soon as it is proved that all Jewish male children were born on Sunday! But in all seriousness we say to our Baptist brethren, If you can draw a Sunday argument from the ordinance of circumcision, never again wonder at your neighbors for their drawing an argument from the same ordinance in favor of infant baptism. Their inference is a thousand-fold more plausible than yours." We are ready to give the pedobaptists some credit for consistency, in their inference, though it be erroneous. But the Baptists are wholly inconsistent in theirs. There is some show of analogy between circumcising and baptizing a child of days; but none whatever between circumcising an infant eight days old, and keeping the first day of the week. What does the Herald of Truth think of that method of reasoning? Will it indorse Dr. Tombes, and go back on the well-known Baptist principle? or will it maintain its Baptist ground, and repudiate that of its correspondent? "No man can serve two masters." Honor Due to God.
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THE articles under the above head, revised by the writer, "E. J. W.," are now being stereotyped at this office. Some additional matter will be given, being comments on certain passages, the whole making a pamphlet of 64 pages. This is the best treatise on tithing we ever read; and we did not appreciate them as we do now until we gave them a more careful reading in the preparation of the pages. Their publication in this form was called for by our correspondents, and we believe they will be the means of doing much good. We will speak of the pamphlet further next week. Healdsburg College.
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LAST week we paid another hasty visit to Healdsburg. We found the school and all connected with it in a prosperous condition. Work has commenced on the improvement of the grounds both at the College and at North College Hall. The church in Healdsburg are taking steps to build a house of worship, which is much needed. Already the College Chapel is insufficient to accommodate some of the meetings. An excellent lot has been secured adjoining the College, and we wish them abundant success in their enterprise. SABBATH, March 1, was a good day for the Oakland Church. For some time past we have been giving a series of expository discourses on the Letter to the Hebrews, on Sabbath mornings. These have proved interesting and profitable to the church. Last Sabbath our lesson began at verse 14 of chapter 10. For special reasons we dwelt particularly on verse 23. In the afternoon about one hundred repaired to the Alameda Beach, at the foot of Grand Street, where baptism was administered to four adults—one brother and three sisters. And others are expecting to be baptized soon; all the result of missionary work by the church in this city. Much more of this work should be done. A series of Sabbath afternoon meetings has been commenced in the office, for the special benefit of those laboring here. From these we expect much good. Meeting at Fresno City.
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WE have received a telegram from Eld. Israel appointing "a week's meeting at Fresno commencing Thursday evening, third inst." As there is no "Thursday third inst.," we think it refers to April, as the third of that month is Thursday. It being too late to make inquiries about the telegram we publish this note that the people of Fresno and vicinity may be expecting and preparing for a meeting. WE have received a bright-looking paper of eight pages, small, published at Chico, Cal., bearing the short title of Pluck. It is an out-and-out prohibition paper, and of course we wish it much success. It raises the standard for the presidential election in this manner: "For President, John B. Finch, of Nebraska. For Vice-President, George W. Bain, of Kentucky." We fear our next President will not be as good a man as John B. Finch. THOSE who have read Eld. James White's "Life Sketches"—and if there is a Seventh-day Adventist who has not, we hope they will early improve the opportunity to do so—and the account of the early experience of Mrs. E. G. White, well know that from the very beginning of the work of the Third Angel's Message we have had to meet fanaticism, and to guard the "little flock" from its wild and scattering influence. We have to meet it at Oakland. It is the natural outgrowth of this so-called "holiness" movement. These sanctimonious boasters are all antinomians. Of them Andrew Fuller, the celebrated Baptist author, said: "Such views of the atonement excite to irreverent familiarity with God, and in some cases a daring boldness in approaching him; yet such is the strength of the antinomian delusion that it passes for intimate communion with him." Words could not be made to better characterize this work. We are happy to know that it cannot coalesce with the Third Angel's Message. "The commandments of God and the faith of Jesus" are not pleasant to the feelings of these antinomian zealots. One who kept the Sabbath for several years as a professed Seventh-day Adventist, has fallen in with the "holiness" people, and now he professes to talk with God face to face, and says the Lord has told him it is not necessary to keep the Sabbath! If Satan has a more delusive snare than this, we pity the man who falls into it. A MINE OF INFORMATION.
By John Nevins Andrews
HISTORY OF THE SABBATH AND FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK.
THE Bible record of the Sabbath; the secular history concerning it; the successive steps by which the change to the first day was made, and the work of restoration, are given in detail. EVERY TEXT OF SCRIPTURE concerning the Sabbath is commented on at length; and the COMPLETE TESTIMONY OF THE FATHERS in regard to the Sabbath and first day is given. The comparative merits of the seventh and the first-day Sabbaths are fully shown. A copious index enables the reader to find any text, or the statement of any historian. Should be read by everybody. 528 pp. Price, $1.25. Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal.