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Signs of the Times, Vol. 19, No. 23.

Editorial
Earlier text: NUMBERS 14:39

LEARN TO WAIT.

Learn to wait. Life's hardest lesson, Conned perhaps through blinding tears, While the heart throbs sadly echo To the tread of passing years.
Constant sunshine, fondly welcomed, Doth not ripen fruit or flower; Giant oaks owe strength and greatness To the tempest's scathing power.
Thus the soul untouched by sorrow Aims not at a brighter state; Joy seeks not a brighter morrow; Only sad hearts learn to wait.
Human strength and human greatness Spring not from life's sunny side; Heroes must be more than driftwood Floating on a waveless tide. —Selected.

CHRIST IN THE GOSPELS,

By James P. Cadman

—OR—

The Life of our Lord in the Words of the Evangelists,

BY JAMES P. CADMAN, A. M.

Is, as its Name Indicates, a Compilation in which the four Narratives of # THE LIFE OF CHRIST ARE WOVEN INTO ONE CONNECTED STORY, MAKING A COMPLETE HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS IN THE EXACT LANGUAGE OF THE SCRIPTURES.
THE text is that of the Revised Version, and while every word in the four Gospels appears, the work is so arranged that the reader can tell at a glance the words used in each Gospel. Those who have tried to gather all the facts concerning some miracle, or other event, and at the same time properly locate and credit the various parts of the narrative, will appreciate this book, which is the very best of its kind and gives evidence of an immense amount of careful and painstaking labor.
The book is fully indexed so that any text or subject can be readily found; and the maps, notes, and diagrams which it contains are alone well worth the price of the volume. The following partial (less than half) TABLE OF CONTENTS will give an idea of the scope of the work—
Index to chapter and verses; Life of Our Lord (333 pages); Index of persons, places, and subjects, with dictionary of proper names; Explanation of maps and diagrams; Map of the pathway of Jesus; Diagrams illustrating the principal events of crucifixion week.
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The Law of God as Changed by the Papacy

By Editor

Is the title of a large Chart just issued, which shows in a striking manner the blasphemous pretentions of the Papal power. The testimony of the Best Catholic Authorities is given, and shows, by quoting their own words, that Sunday is a child of the Catholic Church. These quotations, together with admissions from standard Catholic works, are arranged in parallel columns on either side of this Chart, while the center column contains the Ten Commandments as taught by the Catholic Church. The whole forms a collection of extracts of incalculable value for every Bible student.
The Charts are three by four feet in size, and are printed on heavy map cloth in bold type, easily read across the largest room.

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FIELD NOTES.

By Editor

AT the Tabernacle in Battle Creek, Mich., March 26, sixteen candidates went forward in the ordinance of baptism.
ELDER D. C. HUNTER reports the baptism of eight persons at Paso Robles, Cal., as the result primarily of Bible work.
ELDER G. W. ANGLEBARGER reports the church at Cheyenne, Wyoming, as greatly strengthened and encouraged of late.
THE address of Elder J. N. Loughborough, and of the Chicago Mission, has been changed to 51 South Ashland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Correspondents will please make a note of the change.
WHEN last heard from, Elder M. C. Wilcox, editor of the Signs, was at De Grasse, St. Lawrence County, New York, having gone to his native State with his family for a short sojourn after the adjournment of General Conference.
THE Review says: "Ground is already broken for the needed addition to the Battle Creek College building, and the work of excavation is rapidly going forward. It is intended to have the addition ready for use by the beginning of the next school year."
A LETTER from Brother W. A. Colcord, dated Denver, Colo., March 26, 1893, says: "Brother A. T. Jones and I are here engaged in conducting an institute. There is a good attendance and evident desire to hear and learn. From here we go to Fremont, Nebraska."
SISTER M. L. BROCK writes from Oklahoma City, under date March 24, expressing thanks for eight copies of the Signs that some friend of her work has been sending regularly to her. Of the work in that place she says: "We fill the rack every day, and the dear Lord is blessing the work here. We have our own new church house, so it can be used for the canvassers' institute which is now in progress. There are twenty in attendance. We have great reason to praise God to-day. Last night about 10 o'clock a cyclone struck the northern part of this city and destroyed houses all around Brother Giddings. They live in a small house of two rooms, and large buildings were laid level with the ground; but God cared for his own. Oh, we do praise his holy name to-day! We need late copies of all our periodicals to use in our rack work."
In a report to the Union Record, Brother J. E. Frazee says: "A colored man told me that their preacher had preached a good sermon to them from Revelation, and they asked him how he knew so much about Revelation. He told them that he got it from 'Bible Readings' that a brother had bought." That book is a great preacher.
ELDER M. H. BROWN, formerly of Wisconsin, the newly elected secretary and treasurer of the International Sabbath School Association, arrived in Oakland on the 27th ult., in company with the returned General Conference delegates from California. He has taken hold of his official work, and besides has preached twice for the Oakland church.
LAST week we mentioned the threats of violence made against Elder L. H. Crisler at Grand Island, Florida. We since learn through the Review that he was brutally assaulted on March 20, while waiting at the post office for his mail. A man approached him from behind, struck him in the back of the head with a heavy hammer, knocking him down, and then kicked him until he was all bespattered with blood. After rising to his feet and starting to seek a place of safety, he was again knocked down. This mob spirit has been cherished by professors of religion; it would not otherwise have grown to such an extent, because it is in the churches that the bitterest opposition to the commandments of God exists.

LEAD THOU ME ON.

By Thomas E. Wilson

BY THOMAS E. WILSON.
LEAD thou me on; my path is long, And sharp, bare thorns beset my way; I am weak, but thou, O Lord, art strong; Be thou my stay.
Lead thou me on; forgive my fears; Let love and peace my portion be; Help me in conflicts, doubts, and tears, To trust in thee.
Lead thou me on; on thee I call; Oh, may I have no will but thine! Thou art my refuge and my all, My help divine.
Lead thou me on, O blessed one, For whom have I on earth but thee? And till my work of life is done, Abide with me.
Lead thou me on; hold my hand, And guide me through the weary night, Till I shall reach that happy land Where all is light.
Roxbury, Mass.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE WORK.

THE same Bible that contains the privileges of God's people, and his promises to them, sets forth also the sacred duties and solemn obligations of the shepherd who has charge of the flock of God. By comparing the living preacher with the divine picture, all may see whether he has the credentials from heaven,—likeness of character to him who is the Chief Shepherd. God designs that the teacher of the Bible should in his character and home life be an illustration of the principles of truth which he is teaching to his fellow-men.
What a man is, has greater influence than what he says. The quiet, consistent, godly life is a living epistle, known and read of all men. True character is not something shaped from without, or put on; but it is something radiating from within. If true goodness, purity, meekness, lowliness, and equity are dwelling in the heart, the fact will be manifest in the character; and such a character is full of power.
The officers who were sent to take Jesus reported that never man spake like this man. But the reason of this was that never man lived like this man; for if he had not so lived he could not so have spoken. His words bore with them a convincing power, because they came from a heart pure and holy, full of love and sympathy, beneficence and truth. There is eloquence beyond that of words in the quiet, consistent life of a pure, true Christian.
We shall have temptations as long as we are in this world, but instead of injuring us, they will only turn to our advantage, if resisted. The bounds are placed where Satan cannot pass. He may prepare the furnace, but instead of working injury, it will only consume the dross, and bring forth the gold of the character, purer than before the trial.—Gospel Workers.

NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting of the shareholders of Healdsburg College Corporation will be held at the South College Building in Healdsburg, California, Monday, April 17, 1893, at 11 o'clock, A. M., for the election of seven trustees to serve one year next ensuing, and for the transaction of such other business as may be brought before said meeting.
R. S. OWEN, President.
W. C. GRAINGER, Secretary.

THE BATTLE CREEK SANITARIUM AT CHICAGO.

By Editor

A DEMAND for the establishment of a branch of the Battle Creek Sanitarium in Chicago has existed for several years, but it has not been possible heretofore to accede to this demand, in consequence of the fact that the organization of the institution requires the use of all its earnings in philanthropic work, so that no surplus has been accumulated for extending its work to other cities. Through the generosity of Messrs. Henry S. P. and Francis H. Wessels, of South Africa, the managers have recently received a handsome gift of $40,000 for the purpose of establishing a Chicago branch. Other friends of the enterprise have contributed a splendid site, not far from the World's Fair Grounds, including a large building, with room for as large additions as may be required, and arrangements are now actively progressing for opening this branch enterprise on or before May 1 of the present year.
This preliminary announcement is made for the benefit of those old patrons of the institution who, in visiting the World's Fair, may wish to avail themselves of Sanitarium diet, perfect sanitary conditions, and, if necessary, such treatment as their cases may require.
Those who are interested in this enterprise, and may wish to avail themselves of its advantages during the World's Fair, should address us as soon as convenient, stating the fact, and we will send particulars respecting accommodations, terms, etc.
MANAGERS SANITARIUM.

CAMP MEETING TENTS.

By Stephen Nelson Haskell

The California general camp meeting will be held in Oakland, May 11-21. All who wish to rent tents will make application at once to E. A. Chapman, Pacific Press, Oakland. The prices of tents will be as usual: 10x12, $4.00; 12x16, $6.00; 14x19, $7.00.
S. N. HASKELL.

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LESSON IV.—SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 1893.

JOB'S CONFESSION AND RESTORATION.

[NOTE.—The questions which follow are merely suggestive for the student on the leading points of the lesson; it is presumed that the thorough student will think of many more as he studies the subject. References, where verses alone are given, always refer to the lesson scripture printed above. All other references are given in book, chapter, and verse. The text printed is that of the Revised Version, not because it is especially preferred, but because it is not found in every family, as is the common version.]

Lesson Scripture, Job 42:1-10.

  1. Then Job answered the Lord, and said,
  2. I know that thou canst do all things, and that no purpose of thine can be restrained.
  3. Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
  4. Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
  5. I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; but now mine eye seeth thee.
  6. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
  7. And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
  8. Now therefore, take unto you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you; for him will I accept, that I deal not with you after your folly; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
  9. So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the Lord commanded them; and the Lord accepted Job.
  10. And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends; and the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.
Golden Text.—"Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful." James 5:11.

SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS.

  1. Who at last answered Job? Note.
  2. What did Job acknowledge of God's power? Verses 1, 2.
  3. How did he acknowledge reproof? Verse 3.
  4. How does he still plead with God? Verse 4.
  5. How did he say God had been revealed to him? Verse 5.
  6. How did a sight of God lead Job to regard himself? Verse 6.
  7. What other servant of God at one time obtained a view of the divine Majesty?
"In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple." Isa. 6:1. 8. How did it lead him to regard himself? "Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts." Isa. 6:5. 9. As soon as he acknowledged his unworthiness and God's glory, what did the Lord do? "Forasmuch as this people hath refused the waters of Shiloh that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son; now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the River, strong and many, even the king of Assyria and all his glory; and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks." Isa. 8:6, 7.
  1. How did God regard this course of Job? Verse 7, lesson scripture.
  2. How did he regard the accusing arguments of his friends?—Id.
  3. On whose side did they place themselves in accusing Job of sin? See Rev. 12:10; Job 1:9.
  4. What did God direct them to do? Verse 8.
  5. Did God accept Job's intercession in their behalf? Verse 9.
  6. As Job plead for his friends, what did God do for him? Verse 10.
  7. What is the lesson God would teach in all this? Golden text.

NOTE.

By Editor

Evidently Job obtained some light out of what seemed in his bitterness an unprofitable discussion. He learned from his three friends the littleness of human wisdom, and he had learned that affliction was not a punishment for sin. Elihu had emphasized the thought that these afflictions were disciplinary. (See chapter 37.) But these did not satisfy the despairing Job; he wanted to hear God, and so God spoke to him, not in a direct reply to the arguments advanced, but, nevertheless, a solution of the problem. He shows that all nature proves his goodness, love, and tender care for all his works, and Job sees it, and bows in sweet submission to the divine will, which he can now trust, though he cannot understand.

LESSON IV.—SABBATH, APRIL 22, 1893

LOOKING FOR CHRIST.

Suggestive Questions and Lesson Scriptures.

1. Review questions:—
(a) What three points in the work of redemption have we considered?
(b) How and when will the work of redemption be complete?
(c) Give three texts that speak of the restored dominion.
2. When did Peter say the restoration of all things would take place?
"And that he may send the Christ who hath been appointed for you, even Jesus: whom the heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, whereof God spake by the mouth of his holy prophets which have been since the world began." Acts 3: 20, 21.
3. Who does he say has spoken of this time?
"Whereof God spake by the mouth of his holy prophets which have been since the world began." Acts 3: 21, last clause.
4. What promise was made to Abraham?
"And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God." Gen. 17: 7, 8.
5. Who are heirs of this promise made to Abraham?
"By faith he became a sojourner in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise." Heb. 11: 9.
6. Did they receive the promise while they were living?
"These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth." Heb. 11: 13.
7. For what did they look?
"For he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God." "But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly; wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city." Heb. 11: 10, 16.
8. To what time did Job look for final deliverance?
"But I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand up at the last upon the earth; and after my skin hath been thus destroyed, yet from my flesh shall I see God; whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another. My reins are consumed within me." Job 19: 25-27.
9. What was revealed to Balaam when he was seeking to prophesy against Israel?
"I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not nigh; there shall come forth a Star out of Jacob, and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite through the corners of Moab, and break down all the sons of tumult." "And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, and shall destroy the remnant from the city." Num. 24: 17, 19.
10. What does the Psalmist say about the coming of the Lord?
"Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence; a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. He shall call to the heavens above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people; gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; for God is judge himself." Ps. 50: 3-6.
"A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his adversaries round about. His lightnings lightened the world; the earth saw, and trembled. The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people have seen his glory." Ps. 97: 3-6.
"For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be; yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be; but the meek shall inherit the land; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace." "The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein forever." Ps. 37: 10, 11, 29.
11. What warning is given by Zephaniah?
"Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness; it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger." Zeph. 2: 3.
12. Why were they commanded to seek the Lord?
"Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation that hath no shame; before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord's anger come upon you." Zeph. 2: 1, 2.
13. To what point in the plan of redemption did all the prophets look? and why? See note 1.
14. What did Jesus say his people should do after they saw certain signs in the heavens?
"But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh." Luke 21: 28.
15. What does Paul say of the coming of the Lord?
"So Christ also, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time, apart from sin, to them that wait for him, unto salvation." Heb. 9: 28.
16. Why should the Bible writers say so much about the coming of the Lord, when he would not come for so many hundred years after they wrote? See note 2.
17. What admonition did Jesus leave for his people?
"Watch therefore; for ye know not when the Lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cock crowing, or in the morning; lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch." Mark 13: 35-37.
18. What effect should this theme have on all believers?
"Wherefore comfort one another with these words." 1 Thess. 4: 18.
19. How can we comfort one another?
"Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day drawing nigh." Heb. 10: 25.

NOTES.

1. PETER said that the time of restoration of all things was spoken of by all the prophets since the world began. By carefully studying the prophetic scriptures, it will be noticed that the Lord very frequently reminds his people of a judgment day, when the Lord would cut off the wicked, and give the faithful an inheritance in the new earth.
2. THE Scriptures everywhere teach that God hath appointed a judgment day (Acts 17 : 31), when every man shall give an account of all that he has done (Eccl. 12 : 14; 2 Cor. 5 : 10). They also teach that all the dead are to be raised from their graves (John 5 : 28, 29) to receive their rewards, and that these great events are connected with the second coming of the Lord (2 Tim. 4 : 1; Rev. 22 : 12).

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News of the Week

—A miner's lamp caused an explosion in a shaft at Shamokin, Pennsylvania, on the 1st inst., which resulted in the death of ten men and thirty mules. The damage to the mine leaves 1,000 men out of employment.
—At Bradford, Pennsylvania, fire destroyed a hotel and the Buffalo, Rochester, and Pittsburg Railroad depot and warehouse. Five persons were killed and twenty-five injured by jumping from windows in the hotel.
—An adverse vote of the French Chamber of Deputies has compelled the ministry to resign. The exciting problem now is, What next? This, on top of the Panama Canal scandal, places the government in a precarious position.
—A typewriter company with a capital of $20,000,000 has been formed and the articles of incorporation filed at Trenton, New Jersey. Among the companies interested are the Remington, Yost, Hammond, Calligraph, and American.
—Prolonged drought is reported in the north of Africa, causing much famine and sickness; one-half of the population of Bengazi, the chief town of Barca, are dead, including the governor and cadi of the district and many Europeans.
—A Vienna physician sent to southeastern Hungary to report on the progress of the cholera, says that the epidemic is spreading rapidly in that region. At Peterwardein it is especially virulent. The villages of Zealucza and Kudryingea, in Galicia, have been isolated.
—A New York dispatch says that about twenty French and Italian Anarchists, who were implicated in the recent bomb explosions in Rome, are expected to arrive in America in a short time. Mathieu, the fugitive Frenchman, is supposed to be in New York City.
—Rev. J. Q. A. Henry is authority for the statement that there are unemployed men in San Francisco to the number of 15,000, and of unemployed women there are 4,000. And as the prevalent mania for city life increases, this unemployed army is destined to increase.
—A Berlin dispatch of the 29th ult. says: "The mining town of Kaernten, near Bleiberg, is burning. Two churches and sixty-five houses have been destroyed, and the fire still spreads. Fifteen persons are known to have died in the flames, and several others are missing."
—A commission appointed by the Legislature of Nebraska to investigate State affairs, has reported serious charges against the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and a Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings. The report is to be followed by impeachment proceedings.
—In order that the czar of Russia may safely travel from St. Petersburg to Sebastopol—the whole distance being in his own country—it is deemed necessary that all other trains be side-tracked for twelve hours prior to the passage of his train, and that the line be guarded by 100,000 troops.
—Leading Chinamen of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, have at last decided to register under the Geary Exclusion Law, which goes into effect May 5. The decision was made after consultation with Rev. E. R. Donehoo, who has been at Washington conferring with the attorney of the Chinese Government.
—The Anti-Semites and Clericals of Austria are greatly agitated over the appointment by President Cleveland of Max Judd, of Missouri, as Consul General of the United States at Vienna. The opposition is based upon the ground that Judd is a Hebrew. The emperor has been petitioned not to accept him.
—At Scranton, Mississippi, March 29, thirteen houses were burned. On the same day, in Baltimore, St. Barnaby's Church (Catholic) was burned. Same date a large portion of the village of Toronto, Kansas, was destroyed by fire. Also the Camden Knitting Company's building, at Camden, New York, was damaged $70,000 by fire.
—A late Chicago dispatch says that nearly every Western President has issued stringent orders against the issuance of free transportation after April 1st. The orders are all alike and forbid the issuance of free transportation and the cancellation of any already issued which by the most liberal construction was issued for the purpose of influencing business.
—Report says that an attack was recently made on American students in Lapaz, Bolivia. The students were attending in a procession the funeral of a Chilean who was being buried according to Masonic rites. Urged by priests, the mob attacked the students. In their fury they smashed the instruments carried by the students. Many of the latter were seriously injured.
—A local taxidermist at Seattle, Wash., is busy in preserving a monster shark, which was caught by fishermen in the bay, with the intention of sending the man eater to the World's Fair. Among other curious things inside the fish was a cuff button on which a portrait of Grover Cleveland had been stamped, and which had evidently been worn by an admirer of the President.
—Advices have been received by the State Department at Washington stating that Taotai Lin, of the Prefecture of Ting Chiang and Laig, adjoining the island of Amoy, China, has issued a proclamation prohibiting the sale or use of kerosene oil by his subjects, as the trade in this oil is almost wholly American. The United States Consul had entered a protest but no reply had been received.
—The Pacific Mail Steamship Company officials claim that the Panama Railroad Company is losing $100,000 a year by not renewing its contract with the Pacific Mail. Also, that the new Columbian Steamship Company, operated by the Panama Railroad Company, is losing $30,000 a month; and it is further stated that the railroad company's stock can be bought in Paris for $50 a share.
—Late advices from Panama state that famine rages in the Cauca Valley, where the price of provisions and the necessities of life has so increased that life has become almost impossible to the poorer classes. The attention of the national government has been called to this sad state of affairs and to the necessity of adopting some means of alleviating the pitiable condition of the half million starving people who inhabit the valley.
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