p. 16 | Review and Herald, Vol. 77, No. 32. (8/7/1900)

Earlier text: GENERAL CAMP-MEETINGS IN DISTRICT 6

The Desire of Ages

The author treats the life and work of Christ and his disciples in this volume from the standpoint of a believer to believers, and as a Christian to Christians.

“The Desire of Ages” is more than a biography of the life of Christ: it is the story of the life of lives, revealing the breadth, height, and depth of the Father’s love in the gift of his only begotten Son for the fallen race. This gift of love was recorded by the seers of old in Sacred Writ long before the Messiah came to the deliverance of his people.

The scenes and incidents in connection with the Saviour’s birth in Bethlehem of Judea, the appearance of the angels to the shepherds; his presentation; the visit of the wise men; the childhood and youth of Jesus; his mother his first human teacher; Christ’s baptism; choosing his disciples; the Great Teacher; his miracles and labors; nearing the end; in Gethsemane; before Annas; in Pilate’s judgment-hall; Calvary; in Joseph’s new tomb; and the resurrection and ascension are dwelt upon in such a way as to enable the reader to obtain a new glimpse of the divine character revealed in the earthly life of Christ.

“The Desire of Ages” is a book for parents, educators, Sunday-school officers, teachers, and students. It is an invaluable reference book, and should be in every home and library.

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Study the Book of Galatians

A DISPATCH from London to the New York Sun, July 28, says that, “according to information obtained in London, some friction has arisen between the Vatican and the Washington government respecting the rights, privileges, and property of the church in the Philippines;” and that “the Cardinal and Ambassador Draper have had several unofficial talks, and the pope is said to be keenly interested.” The dispatch further says that “there is a suspicion in Cardinal Rampolla’s mind that negotiations are proceeding secretly between the American authorities in Manila and the insurgent chiefs;” and that in course of these suspected secret negotiations a demand of the Filipinos “that the present Spanish clergy be expelled from the Philippines, and their property confiscated, has not been rejected with indignation.”

OUR Sabbath-schools everywhere are now studying the book of Galatians. This is so important that not a Seventh-day Adventist anywhere should miss a single lesson. Be sure to make a study of the lessons, and especially of the book of Galatians itself. The little pamphlet, “The Glad Tidings,” is an excellent aid in getting the lessons. It contains 265 pages. Price, 25 cents; cloth bound, 60 cents.

IN THE WORLD-PROBLEM

By Editor

In our coming studies in the Review on the Seven Trumpets, we can not present the actual history in full as it occurred in those times. It is the great nations of to-day that we are especially to consider in these studies. All that we can do is to sketch the history of the early trumpets. But there is for sale, at this Office, a pamphlet of ninety-six pages, entitled “The Seven Trumpets,” which gives the history very fully. The price is only fifteen cents; and our readers can have a double benefit by reading this pamphlet in connection with these studies now being conducted in the Review AND HERALD. By that means they will get the full history of the trumpets in their time, and also by that a fuller understanding of their relationship to the great nations and important affairs of the world of to-day. These are the times in which every Seventh-day Adventist must be well-informed in the things of the Third Angel’s Message up to date. And there is no line of prophecy more vital than that of the Seven Trumpets. Be sure to get that pamphlet. Price, 15 cents. Address Review and Herald.

IN THE WORLD-PROBLEM

all is still uncertainty except that it is certain that American troops with British and Japanese, about twenty thousand in all, have started from Tien-Tsin, to make their way to Peking.

America’s Imperial Responsibility

In the North American Review of August a leading European writer remarks that “the American people have crossed the Rubicon of imperial responsibility.”

The Pope's Advice

AND now the pope is telling the world that if his advice had been followed, the present trouble between China and the other nations would not have occurred. Of course.

Mansfield’s Riot and Violence

IN the general tide of riot and violence that so largely covers the land, Mansfield, Ohio, stands in the lead for sheer wantonness. The Chicago Times-Herald remarks that the accounts of proceedings there “read like the tales of border ruffianism from the Western frontier in the early days of mining camps;” and that “we do not expect anything better from the Boxers in China.”

The Growth of the Mob Spirit

The prevalence of violence, and the growth of the mob spirit in the United States is so marked as to have become a distinct element among the signs of the times which show that as the days of Noah were, when “the earth was filled with violence,” so are these days. There is the violence of the strikes, the violence of race conflicts, and the violence of religious intolerance. And in the violence of the strikes and the religious intolerance, women are showing themselves as savage as men. And the police and authorities almost invariably sympathize with the rioters.

The United States and Rome

The newspapers of Bolivia as well as of Switzerland are seriously discussing the possibility of annexation to the United States; and in two provinces taken from Peru by Chili, public meetings have been held, at which resolutions were passed to the effect that unless the provinces were restored to Peru, they would hoist the American flag, and appeal to the United States for protection. Of the Roman Republic, after it had entered upon its colonial and world-career, it is written that nations “called them [the Romans] in, and put themselves into their hands with joy. And not only nations and cities, but princes and kings, who had complaints to offer against the injustice of neighboring Powers, had recourse to them [the Romans], and put themselves in a manner under their safeguard.” Can you see any likeness here?

America’s Share in the Partition of China

In the North American Review for August, Demetrius C. Boulgar, one of the best-informed men in the world on the far East and its political problems, publishes a deeply thoughtful article on “America’s Share in the Partition of China.” He says that the United States took the “lead in the process of arranging the Chinese question;” and that now it “can not back out of the whole business because events have moved with unexpected celerity, or because dark clouds appear on the political horizon. They must see the game out, whether it has to be played on the green cloth of diplomacy or the ‘ensanguined field of Mars.’” He regards it so certain that in the partition of China the United States will take territory, that the only question remaining is what part she will take; and says that “she can refuse her co-operation, only by taking a lower seat in the family of nations.”

The Reign of the Saints

In his history of Cromwell, Mr. John Morley, in the August Century, writes of the Puritan Parliament,—“The Reign of the Saints,”—that “their whole existence is the high-water mark of the Biblical politics of the times, of Puritanism applying itself to legislation, political construction, and social regeneration. It hardly deserves to be described as the greatest attempt ever made in history to found civil society on the literal words of Scripture; but it was certainly the greatest failure of such an attempt.” And the history of that failure is timely reading now for those who would revive in this nation “such an attempt;” and it is instructive reading for all who would avoid it.

Marshaling of the Nations

By Editor

THREE weeks ago we reported that the “Marshaling of the Nations” was being taken at the rate of from twenty-six to sixty a day. Now we are obliged to report that it is being taken at the rate of from one hundred to three hundred a day. It tells the secret and the meaning of the China tangle. And now while that tangle is moving the whole nation,— just now is the opportune time to get it into the hands of the people. It sells most readily. Let the people see it and have an opportunity to buy. Single copy, 10 cents. Address Pacific Press, Oakland, Cal., or Review and Herald, Battle Creek, Mich.

WE MADE A MISTAKE

By Editor

last week in saying that the price of “Living Fountains” is $1.50. The price is only $1.25. However, in truth, it is worth far more than even $1.50. Be sure to get it, and study it through; and then put it into the hands of a school-teacher, or of one who expects, or would like to be, a school-teacher.

WONDERLAND

is a beautifully printed and magnificently illustrated pamphlet of 132 pages, issued by the Northern Pacific Railway Company. It gives, first, a good history of the great Northwest from the date of the Louisiana Purchase, in 1803; and of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark, in 1804–1806, up the Missouri River to its sources, over the mountains, and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean: thoroughly illustrated with maps, and cuts of the splendid scenery. Next it gives a history of the Northern Pacific Railroad from the first definite inception of the idea in 1834, until the present day. And, lastly, it gives a sketch of the wonderful Yellowstone Park, which is reached only by the Northern Pacific road. There is also a beautiful, colored sketch map of the park. We have had the pleasure of passing twice over the full length of the Northern Pacific. And anybody who simply can not take that delightful journey, should do the next best thing by getting this pamphlet, “Wonderland.” And even those who can make the journey will do well to have the pamphlet both before and while they go. Anybody can get it by sending six cents in postage stamps to Mr. Chas. S. Fee, General Passenger Agent of Northern Pacific Railroad, St. Paul, Minn.

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Anarchists Target European Rulers

LAST WEEK the king of Italy was assassinated; an attempt was made to assassinate the shah of Persia in Paris; and the announcement was made that four rulers of Europe “have been marked” for assassination: all by anarchists.