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POLITICAL SPEECHES AND DEBATES
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Abraham Lincoln
This book contains the public speeches and debates of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas from 1854 to 1861, also Lincoln's great speech at Gettysburg and his second Inaugural Address. The principles over which these giants of the political arena contended are again manifesting themselves, hence it is important that we become intelligent concerning them, and this volume will greatly aid to that end.
Stephen A. Douglas
Then again, Lincoln's speeches were always to the point, and afford good examples of effective use of the English language, and are well worthy of study on that account alone.
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SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
8 I will hear what God the Lord will speak:
For He will speak peace unto His people, and to His saints;
But let them not turn again to folly.
9 Surely His salvation is nigh them that fear Him;
That glory may dwell in our land.
10 Mercy and truth are met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 Truth springeth out of the earth;
And righteousness hath looked down from heaven.
12 Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good;
And our land shall yield her increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before Him;
And shall make His footsteps a way to walk in."
1 When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion,
We were like unto them that dream.
2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing;
Then said they among the nations,
The Lord hath done great things for them.
3 The Lord hath done great things for us;
Whereof we are glad.
4 Turn again our captivity, O Lord,
As the streams in the South.
5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
6 Tho he goeth on his way weeping, bearing forth the seed;
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Golden Text: "They that sow in tears shall reap in joy." Ps. 126:5.
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS.
(1) What are the circumstances connected with this lesson? Note 1. (2) What goodness of God does the psalmist call to mind? Ps. 85:1-3. Note 2. (3) What prayer did he base upon God's goodness? V. 4. Note 3. (4) What questions did he ask? Vs. 5, 6. Note 4. (5) How did he still further plead? V. 7. (6) What should be the attitude of the true seeker? V. 8. Note 5. (7) To whom is God's salvation nigh? and for what purpose? V. 9. Note 6. (8) What follows God's salvation? Vs. 10-13. Note 7. (9) How were Israel at first affected by the Lord's deliverance? Ps. 126:1. Note 8. (10) How did they manifest their pleasure? and how were others affected? Vs. 2, 3. (11) How do they still further plead? V. 4. (12) What is said of the contrite sower? Vs. 5, 6. Note 9.
NOTES.
1. The circumstances which gave rise to these psalms were doubtless deliverance from captivity. If written before, they were prophecy; written after the Babylonian captivity, they are both experience, and prophecy of a glorious deliverance from all sin. They show how God's people were then cheered, and contain lessons for all time, and for us now.
2. Lord, Thou.—In their return they acknowledge God. It is not Cyrus, nor Zerubbabel; nor Ezra. It is the Lord who returned them to the Holy Land, who forgave their iniquity, who covered all their sin, and turned aside the wrath deserved by them. God did everything good.
3. Turn us.—God's people were far from perfect. Division, trouble, carelessness, oppression were in existence. In view of God's goodness, He is appealed to, to finish His work. Success seemed so slow, the time of building the temple so long, that it seemed to them God was angry forever.
4. Quicken us.—Cause us to live. Only life will satisfy the truly penitent. He wants power, and power exists only in life. Only in Christ's life may we truly rejoice.
5. I will hear.—The true attitude of the learner and the penitent is to hearken to God; and faith declares that God will speak peace. Surely He will. He is not at war with us, but with Him. When we surrender all, He will speak peace. Only let us not return to folly, and trail His glory and goodness in the dust.
6. That glory.—God's glory is His goodness, His righteousness, not simply a dazzling brightness. Ex. 33, 18, 19. It must first dwell in the heart of the individual. Where Christ's presence is, there is glory. We may not see it, but if Jesus is revealed, that will be also.
7. Mercy and truth, etc.—This is the condition of the heart where Christ dwells; of the church composed of persons in whose heart Christ dwells; of the land inhabited by such persons. So will the new earth be to all the children of God when delivered from the bondage of sin and Satan forevermore.
8. That dream.—They could not realize its truth. They were surprised, as has been said, that Babylon was overcome, that they should be delivered by idolatrous kings, and that they should be able to return in safety. But they rejoiced, nevertheless. The nations who saw their deliverance, acknowledged God's hand in it all. Surely, they would have been ungrateful not to do it.
9. Sow in tears.—God loves the humble and the contrite worker. The proud He knoweth afar off. The humble worker, with a burden of soul for those Christ died to save, will often weep over their hardness of heart, but let him sow on the precious seed. "Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted."
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A Revival Needed—but How?
By Editor
Mr. Moody is quoted as saying that a revival is "the only hope of our republic." He adds:—
"The country can not last without righteousness. Revivals are perfectly scriptural. There have been revivals in every age. I do not know if there were any before the flood; if there had been, the flood might not have been sent on the earth. But soon after the flood came on, see the revival spirit! Whenever the world got dark, God sent a prophet, and a revival was the result."
The Christian Work remarks in this connection that "the very need of a revival is a certification of indifferentism to spiritual things, or evidence of the existence of downright 'spiritual wickedness.'" The same paper asks, "Is a revival possible to-day?" It answers by admitting God's willingness, but demanding man's co-operation in faith and repentance. The people are indifferent. The editor says:—
"Now this is precisely the case with the people of this country. Thousands, yes, millions of them attend the public worship of God on a Sunday, and say in the beautiful words of the Episcopal liturgy, 'We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep,' and then during the ensuing six days they 'err and stray' more than ever. Of what good were those confessions the previous sabbath?"
The revival of 1857, it declares, was "born of hard times."
"We came pretty near a revival three years ago. But the nation wanted nothing quite so much as a revival of business. They would have welcomed a proper, orderly revival of religion as an annex to the revival of business, but business must come first; it came, and the other did not follow: it still tarries."
And we have simply this to say: There is need of a revival in God. But it will not come through half-hearted seeking; it will not come through political methods; it will not come through a superficial preaching of faith and repentance. It will come when the church casts herself, all broken and contrite, at the feet of God, confessing her sins of unbelief, self-gloring, and criticism of His Word, renouncing her worldly policy and political alliances, casting pagan traditions and superstitions and man-made machinery to the winds, and accepting God's healing message of His everlasting Gospel, as given in Rev. 14:6-12. This is God's present truth for this time; and His life and power are in the message. Will the church heed this? If not, will not you, reader?
Imperialism Through Prophetic Vision
Imperialism and expansion have their political, commercial, sectarian, and prophetic sides. The political common news journals deal with the first two; the denominational papers, both Catholic and Protestant, deal with the third; but the SIGNS OF THE TIMES deals with the fourth. There is a manward, earthward side to the question, appealing to different minds in different aspects, politically, financially, or otherwise; but there is also a Godward view, the view of eternal destiny, involving eternal principles. In this the eternal fate of the men and nations of the world is involved. Have you studied the question from this view? Leave the low level of sordid, earthly things, and come up into the mountains of God with us, and look upon it all through prophetic vision.
It is said that there are 464 American saloons in Manila. This is civilizing very fast backward.
Harvest Number and Current Events
By Editor
Our Harvest Number.—The song for the World's Harvest issue is a full page, with illustrated border, entitled, "Who Will Go Forth?" The words are by El Nathan; the music, by James McGranahan. It is excellent in sentiment and the setting is beautiful. This alone is worth the price of the paper, 10 cents.
One of the severest tests ever given an automobile, or horseless wagon, was a trip from San Jose to the summit of Mt. Hamilton, a distance of twenty-eight miles up a winding mountain road 4,100 feet. The journey was accomplished in safety and comfort in five hours and twenty minutes, exclusive of stops, and the return, in three and one-half hours. How long will it be ere the horse is displaced?
The man who wants lynching legalized (and there is said to be one, and he a minister) is neither a patriot nor a Christian. If he were a patriot, he would have faith in the justice of his country's legal tribunals and executive authority. If he were a Christian, and had no faith in men, he would be willing to leave the determination of those cases in which human justice seemingly falls short, to Him who says, "Vengeance is Mine; I will repay."
Automobile Trip Up Mount Hamilton
One of the severest tests ever given an automobile, or horseless wagon, was a trip from San Jose to the summit of Mt. Hamilton, a distance of twenty-eight miles up a winding mountain road 4,100 feet. The journey was accomplished in safety and comfort in five hours and twenty minutes, exclusive of stops, and the return, in three and one-half hours. How long will it be ere the horse is displaced?
Against Legalized Lynching
By Editor
The man who wants lynching legalized (and there is said to be one, and he a minister) is neither a patriot nor a Christian. If he were a patriot, he would have faith in the justice of his country's legal tribunals and executive authority. If he were a Christian, and had no faith in men, he would be willing to leave the determination of those cases in which human justice seemingly falls short, to Him who says, "Vengeance is Mine; I will repay."
Kleptomania Among the Wealthy
Kleptomania, the scientific and society name for polite stealing, has become so common that one of the wealthy ones is calling for "gold nails with a jewel in the head of each," and tiny gold chains, for the purpose of securing valuable objects of art on reception days. Jewelry, delicate lace napkins, etc., are to be nailed down and chained up to prevent theft among the wealthy. Truly, as the apostle declared, the last days are "covetous," and the world is waxing worse, however thick its coating of pious veneer.
Rome and Oppression
Rome and Oppression.—M. Othon Guerlac, of the Paris Temps, in an article in the Independent of September 14, while discountenancing the idea of a Jesuit plot in the prosecution of Dreyfus, says of the Catholic Church: "From beginning to end it remained deaf to the cries of the innocent, illegally condemned man, and joined the crowd of his foes. All that could be done to compromise the Roman Church with the cause of injustice was actually done."
SOME MATTER OF WONDERFUL INTEREST.
By Editor
We have for immediate publication the following:—
Four articles by Mrs. E. G. White, entitled, "The Seal of God" (two), "The Law Revealed in Christ," and "The Sign of God's People."
Four articles by Albion F. Ballenger, entitled, "Power for Witnessing," "Righteousness, Then Power," "Humility, Then Glory," "A Holy Church, Then the Holy Ghost."
Five articles by John Orr Corliss, entitled, "What Is Man?" "The Necessity for a New Birth," "Man's Condition in Death," "The Dying Thief."
These are not all, by any means. There will be notes on current topics in the Outlook, and articles on Righteousness, Faith, Prophecy, and the greatest of all great events, the Coming of Our Lord. The SIGNS is only one dollar a year. No paper in the world giving the same amount of Biblical instruction, is so cheap. You need it; your neighbor needs it. One person in Virginia picks up but a portion of a leaf, and sends for it. Another finds an old copy of the Quarter-Centennial issue in a bookstore in San Francisco, and he orders it. These are not isolated cases. Help us to give it a wider circulation, for the good of souls.
FAITH CURES.
THERE are faith cures and faith cures. We speak of the genuine cure by faith in God, such as that recorded in Acts 3 or Matthew 9. "The faith which is by Him [Jesus] hath given him [the impotent man] this perfect soundness in the presence of you all." Acts 3:16. "Jesus turned Him about, . . . and said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour." Matt. 9:22.
Now the idea with many is that it is the faith, or fancy, or imagination, or the mind, or the will, or something else exercised by the person, which cures, whatever the object may be, in which or toward which the faith is exercised. And this may be the case in bogus faith cures or in imaginary difficulties, where the exercise of will is all that is needed. But not so in genuine healings to God's glory.
In the latter it is not faith which effects the cure; it is the power of God. Faith is that by which or through which the cure is wrought. It is the power of God, the life of God, which heals; faith is but the willing channel through which the current flows to the diseased person. It is not the trolley or the wire which propels the car; it is the electricity generated by the great dynamo at the power-house. The wire and the trolley are but channels connecting the power with the car.
So it is with faith and the power of God. Faith is absolute submission to God, bringing the soul and body into harmony with the law of His life, appropriating that life to the healing of a member. But the power is of God, and to Him belongs the glory.
The Infinity of God.
The discovery of Eros, a large asteroid or small planet, has set the astronomical and scientific world to speculating. Compared with other planets its orbit is exceedingly eccentric, careering from far outside the orbit of Mars, and drawing toward the earth to a distance of only 13,000,000 miles, the earth's nearest neighbor save the moon. It is thought by astronomers to have been forced from its path by some of the mightier wanderers of space, or other forces unknown. As it comes nearer to the earth than any other planet, astronomers hope to obtain a better basis of measurement for the solar system, and correct some little matters of measurements from a hundred thousand to a million miles, or so. In order to study Eros, learn its size, and use it for other measurements, Prof. E. C. Pickering, of Harvard Observatory, is building a telescope, to be placed in the quiet atmosphere of Cuba or Porto Rico. But why be astonished at its orbit? Is not God infinite? Why should His works and ways of working be not almost infinitely diverse? Would we not logically expect this? Who shall measure God's plans, or number their diversities?
Cruel Fashion
By Editor
Cruel Fashion.—We passed a show window of a large store the other day, in which the winter millinery was on display. The chief feature of the display was poor dead birds of various sizes and shapes and colors. We love beautiful things, but in all this beauty of plumage and grace of form we could hear the cry of pain of wounded birds and fatherless, motherless nestlings. Why do not women—tender-hearted mothers, beautiful, gentle maidens and sisters—think of the cruelty which they are demanding, for which they pay the price to the slayer of God's poor innocents. They are not only increasing insect pests, but are leaving God's woods and groves songless. Would they could see the reality as it is; they would rise above the tyranny of Dame Fashion in this respect at least.
What Does the Bible Say?
So many times we read, since the death of the noted agnostic, words like these, "Ingersoll knows now if he did not know before that," etc.,—conveying the idea that he has entered upon larger knowledge. But, according to the Holy Writings, we should say, "Ingersoll does not know now even if he did know before," for "the dead know not anything;" "his breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish." He will not know anything till that great day when God shall awaken the sleepers of the dust.
The Seventh-Day Sabbath
To say that we can not tell when the seventh-day Sabbath comes is to question the wisdom and justice of God, who gave it to man.
