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"Behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. " Rev. 22 : 12.

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the temple, but to confront him with ques- by which he escaped the nets set for his feet, sent, even as the faithful servants were slain the ,;5igno of Or Zionto tions and charges calculated to draw out added fresh fuel to their hatred, being a new by the wicked husbandmen. In the beloved IS ISSUED WEEKLY BY TH.E some admissions or declarations by which evidence of his divinity. son whom the lord of the vineyard finally they might condemn him. After carefully As they stood mortified and silent before sent to his disobedient servants, and whom Pacific Sevonth-day Adventist Publishing Association. arranging their plan they repaired to the tem- the Saviour, humiliated in presence of the they seized and slew, the priests and rulers suddenly saw unfolded before them, a distinct ELD. JAMES WHITE, PRESIDENT. ple where Jesus was preaching the gospel to great multitude, he improved his opportu- the people, and proceeded to question him as nity of presenting before them their true picture of Jesus and his impending fate. B' TERMS : Two DOLLARS a year in advance for a to what authority he had for his acts in the characters, and the retribution sure to follow Already they were planning to slay Him volume of 48 numbers. When paid by Tract Societies, whom the Father had sent to them as a last or by individuals for their friends, $1.50. temple. They expected him to reply that their evil deeds. He arranged the lesson in. God had invested him with the authority such a manner that the priests and elders and only appeal. In the retribution •visted Office, 1059 Castro St., bet. 11th and 12th. which he had there manifested. This asser- sho'uld pronounce their own condemnation : upon the ungrateful husbandmen was por- tion they were prepared to deny. But instead " But what think ye ? A certain man had trayed the doom of those who should :clay Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal of this Jesus met them with a question ap- two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Christ. parently pertaining to another subject : " The Son, go work to-day in my vineyard. He In the parable of the vineyard Jesus As I Loved baptism of John, was it from Heaven, or of answered and said, I will not; but after- brought before the Jews their real condition. men " His questioners were at a loss how ward he repented, and went. And he came The householder represented God, the vine- "Tins is my commandment, That ye love one an- to reply. If they should deny the mission of to the second, and said likewise. And he yard the Jewish nation hedged in by divine other, as I have loved you." John and his baptism unto repentance, they: answered and said, I,go, sir; and went not. law which was calculated to preserve them "As I loved you." Oh I love surpassing story lose influence with the people—for Whether of them twain did the will of his as a people separate and distinct from all Hath Christ bestowed on poor humanity. John was acknowledged by them to be a father 1" other nations of the earth. The tower built When the first man, erect in peerless glory, prophet of God. But if they should, acknowl- This abrupt question threw them off their in the vineyard represented their temple. In Eden stood, 'mid all things bright and fair, edge that John's mission was divine, then they guard; they had followed the parable closely The Lord of the vineyard had done all that The Giver loved him there. would be obliged to acknowledge Jesus as the and now immediately answered, " The first." was necessary for its prosperity. So God And when, in depths of woe and grief unspoken, Messiah; for John had repeatedly pointed Fixing his steady eye upon them, Jesus re- had provided for Israel in such a manner His rash ingratitude had plunged him low, him out to the people as the Christ, saying, sponded in stern and solemn accents : " Ver- that it was in their power to secure the high- The golden chord from earth to heaven broken, " Behold the Lamb of God that ta.keth away ily I say unto you, That the publicans and est degree of prosperity. The lord of the Christ, with a deeper love, that,soul to save, the sins of the world." John had spoken of the harlots go into the kingdom of God be- vineyard required of his husbandmen a due Breasted death's chilling wave. Jesus as one whose shoe-latchet he was not fore you. For John came unto you in the proportion of the fruit; so God required of "As I loved you." How oft his love untiring worthy to unloose. way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; the Jews a life corresponding with the sacred Hath watched and waited by the heart's dark door, Jesus laid the burden of decision upon but the publicans and the harlots believed privileges he had given them. But as the And thou hast turned away, that love refusing, them as to the true character of John's mis- him; and ye, when ye had seen it, repented servants who demanded fruits in their mas- If Christ had wearied what had been thy fate? sion. "And they reasoned with themselves, not afterward, that ye might believe him." ter's name were put to death by the unfaith- How blind I how desolate I saying, If we shall say from heaven, he will These terrible truths struck home to the ful husbandmen, so had the Jews slain the "As I loved you." How oft bath Christ forgiven say, Why believed ye him riot? But if we hearts of the hypocritical priests and rulers. prophets who had come to them with messages Thy wanderings, how often sought for thee ; say, Of men, all the people will stone us ; for The first son in the parable represented the from God. Not only were these rejected, Row oft thy heart against his love bath striven ; they be persuaded that John was a prophet." publicans and harlots who at first refused but when he sent his only Son to them, the To erring souls let thy compassion be In their hearts they did not accept the teach- obedience to the teachings of John, but after- destined Heir to the vineyard, thinking to As Christ's hath been to thee. ings of John. If they had done so they wards repented and were converted. The preserve the vineyard to themselves, and to Oh I there are those around thee, thirsting, dying, could not have rejected Jesus, of whom John second son represented the Jews who pro- secure the honor and profit accruing there- For but one draught from Calvary's healing tide, prophesied. But they had deceived the peo- fessed obedience and superior virtue, but in- from, the haughty Jews, the unfaithfirl serv- Show them the way ; thy life is swiftly flying; ple by assuming to believe in the ministry of sulted God by rejecting the gift of his Son. ants, reasoned among themselves, saying, One hour, perchance, the pitying angels wait, John ; and now they dared not, in answer to By their wicked works they forfeited the fa- " This is the heir ; come, let us kill him." The next, alas I too late. the Saviour's question, declare that John's vor- of Heaven. They despised the mercies of Thus Jesus revealed in his parable the dark Dost thou draw back lest thou defile thy raiment mission was divine lest Jesus should demand, God. The most thoughtless and abandoned purposes of the Jews against himself. By contact with the world. polluted, vile? their reason for not receiving the prophet's are represented by Jesus as occupying a more After Jesus had heard them pronounce Is this, 0 faithless heart, thine only payment testimony concerning him. He might have favorable position before God than the sentence upon themselves in their condemna- For that deep love that brought Christ down to die, said, If John was from heaven, so am I ; my haughty and self-righteous priests and rulers. tion of the wicked husbandmen, he looked From his bright home on high? ministry and work is so closely connected They were unwilling to bear these search- pityingly upon them and continued : "Did "As I loved you." Oh tender, pleading Saviour, with his that they cannot be separated. ing truths, but remained silent, hoping that ye never read in the scriptures, The stone Let the deep love thou didst for us reveal The people were listening with bated Jesus would say something which they could which the builders rejected the same has be- Kindle our hearts with its own sacred fervor, breath to hear what answer the priests and turn against him ; but they had still more to come the head of the corner; this is the Till it shall be our highest joy to win Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes? A dying soul from sin. M. A. DAVIS. rulers would make to the direct question of bear. Jesus looked back upon the past, when Jesus, as to the baptism of John, whether it his ministers, the prophets of God, were re- Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of was from heaven or of men. They expected jected and their messages trampled upon by God shall be taken from you, and given to a them to acknowledge that John was sent of the ancestors of the very men who stood be- nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And 05,entrat Attirito. God ; but, after conferring secretly among fore him. He saw that the sons were follow- whosoever shall fall on' this stone shall be ‘.1", 11 ,97. -3(1 themselves, the priests decided to be as wary ing in the footsteps of their fathers, and broken ; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it as possible ; " and they answered, that they will grind them to powder." 'CHRIST PREApg11\1Q-IF,7J-Ag would fill up the cup of their iniquity by could not tell whence it was. And Jesus putting to death the Lord of Life. He drew The Jews had often repeated the words of said unto them, Neither tell I you by what from the past, present and future to compose this prophecy while teaching the people in BY MRS. E. G. WHITE. authority I do these things." Scribes, priests his parable :-- the synagogues, applying it to the coming and rulers stood confused and disappointed " Hear another parable : There was a Messiah. But Jesus connected the heir so JESUS, in taking charge of the temple before the people, whose respect they had certain householder, which planted a vine- cruelly slain with the stone which the build- court, had wrought there a wonderful change. lost in a great degree by their cowardice and yard, and hedged it round about, and digged ers rejected, but which eventually became .'fIe. had banished the buyers and sellers, the indecision. a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let the principal stone of the whole building. money-changers and the cattle ; " and would All these sayings and doings of Christ it out to husbandmen, and went into a far Christ himself was the originator of the Jew- not suffer that any man should carry any were important, and their influence was to be country. And when the time of fruit drew ish system, the very foundation of the costly vessel through the temple." So sacred did 'felt in an ever increasing degree after the cru- near, he sent his servants to the husband- temple, the antitype to whom all the sacrifi- Axe world's Redeemer regard the building cifixion, the resurrection and the ascension. men, that they might receive the fruits of it. cial services pointed. The Jews had watched dedicated to the worship of God. The priests Many of those who had anxiously awaited And the husbandmen took his servants, and with apparent anxiety for the coming of (;:and rulers dared not show open hostility to the result of the questioning of Jesus, were beat one, and killed another, and stoned an- Christ. The scribes, who were learned in 4esus in the presence of the people who had finally to become his disciples, first drawn other. Again, he sent other servants more the law and acquainted with the declarations eWitnessed his wonderful works. Though towards him by his words on that eventful than the first; and they did unto them like- of the prophets regarding his coming, knew enraged and confounded by his answer, they day. The scene in the temple court was wise. But last of all he sent unto them his from prophetic history that the time of look- .'Were unable to accomplish anything farther never to fade from their minds. The con- Son, saying, They will reverence my son. ing and waiting for his advent to the world ''. that day. trast between the appearance of Jesus and But when the husbandmen saw the son, they had *expired. Through the parables which On the following morning the Sanhedrim the high priest, as they talked together, was said among themselves, This is the heir ; Jesus spoke to the Jews, he brought their was assembled for the purpose of deciding very marked. The mighty dignitary of the come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his minds to prophecies which had foretold the •,, what should be done with Jesus. His sin- temple was clothed in rich and gorgeous gar- inheritance. And they caught him, and cast very things which were then being enacted, gular invasion of the temple was so presurnp- ments, with a glittering tiara upon his head. him out of the vineyard, and slew him. He sought by every means within his power tuous and surpassingly strange in their eyes, His majestic bearing, and his hair and long When the lord therefore of the vineyard to awaken their consciences and to enlighten that they urged the propriety of calling him flowing beard silvered by age, gave him a corneth, what will he do unto those husband- their D t) derstanding, that they might consider to account for the boldness of his conduct in strikingly venerable appearance; calculated men 7" well the steps they were meditating. ::interfering with the authorized keepers of to inspire the people with profound awe. Jesus addressed all the people present ; but In these parables he laid the purposes o: •, the temple. Three years before they had The Majesty of Heaven stood before this the priests and rulers, not anticipating that the Pharisees before them, together with the challenged him to give them a sign of his august personage without ornament or dis- the parable was to be applied to them, an- fearful consequences resulting. A solemn Messiahship. Since that time he had wrought play. His garments were travel stained ; swered at once, " He will miserably destroy warning was thus given to them. And tc mighty works in their midst. He had his face was pale and expressed a touching those wicked men, and will let out his vine- leave the matter withoutee shadow. of doubt healed the sick, miraculously fed thousands sadness; yet there was a dignity and benev- yard unto other husbandmen, 'which shall Jesus then dropped all figures and. states of people, walked upon the boisterous waves, olence written there which contrasted render him the fruits in their seasons." Again plainly that the kingdom of God should be and spoken peace unto the troubled sea. strangely with the proud, self confident and they perceived that they had pronounced taken from them and given to a nation bring tie had repeatedly read the secrets of their angry air of the high priest. Many of those their own condemnation in the presence ing forth fruit. At this the chief' priests an keart- like an open book; he had cast out who were witnesses of the marvelous words of the people who were listening, with rapt scribes were so enraged they could, , scarcelt lemons, and raised the dead to life ; yet they and deeds of Jesus in the temple, enshrined interest to Jesus. The Saviour referred to restrain themselves from using violence still refused to see and acknowledge the evi- him in their hearts from that time as the messenger after messenger that had been sent against him; but perceiving the love an( ' dances of his Messiah ship. prophet of God. But the hatred of the in vain to Israel with reproofs, warnings. and reverence with which the people •rega,rdet They now decided to demand no sign of priests toward Jesus increased as the popu- entreaties. These fai..hful bearers of truth him they dared not follow out the raaliee a this authority for his bold action regarding lar feeling turned in his favor. The wisdom had been slain by those to whom they were their hearts.

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LIFE SKETCHES, never before. As I knelt and prayed, suddenly my perplexing doubts as to my conversion. It was a burden left me and my heart was light. At first a windy day when we, twelve in number, were bap- CHAPTER V—CONTINUED. feeling of alarm came over me and I tried to resume tized, walking down into the sea. The waves ran my load of distress again. It seemed to me that I high and dashed upon the shore, but in taking up PARENTAGE AND EARLY LIFE. had no right to feel joyous and happy. But Jesus this heavy cross, my peace was like a river. When seemed very near me ; I felt able to come to him I arose from the water, my strength was nearly gone " AT length I was greatly relieved while listening with all my griefs, misfortunes and trials, even as to a discourse from the words: will go in unto the for the power of the Lord rested upon me. I felt the needy ones came to him for relief when he was that henceforth I was not of this world, but had king,' and if I perish, I perish:' In his remarks the upon earth. There was a surety in my heart that speaker referred to those who were wavering risen from the watery grave into a newness of life. he understood my peculiar trials and sympathized " My cousin Hannah made confession of her faith between hope and fear, longing to be saved from with me. I can never forget this precious assurance their sins and receive the pardoning love of Christ, at the same time that I did. She wished to be bap- of the pitying tenderness of Jesus toward one so tized by immersion, but her father, who was not a yet held in doubt and bondage by timidity and fear unworthy of his notice. I learned more of the of failure. He counseled such ones to surrender Christian, would not consent to this although we divine character of Christ in the short period when urged him to do so. So she knelt before the altar themselves to God and venture upon his mercy bowed among the praying ones than ever before. without delay. They would find a gracious Saviour and had a few drops of water sprinkled upon her ready to present to them the scepter of mercy even " One of the mothers in Israel came to me and head. As I witnessed the ceremony, my heart as Ahasuerus offered to Esther the signal of his said : Dear child, have you found Jesus V I was rejoiced that I had not submitted to receive sprink- favor. All that was required of the sinner, trem- about to ans'ver, Yes,' when she exclaimed : In- ling for baptism, feeling confident that there was no bling in the presence of his Lord, was to put forth deed you have, his peace is with you, I see it in Scripture to sustain it. the hand of faith and touch the scepter of his grace. your face !' Again and again I said to myself, Can " The same day in the afternoon, I was received That touch ensured pardon and peace. this be religion ? Am I not mistaken V It seemed' into the church in full membership. A young "Those who were waiting to make, themselves too much for me to claim, too exalted a privilege. woman, arrived at the age of maturity, stood by my more worthy of divine favor, before they dared ven- But I felt that the Saviour had blessed me and par- side and was also a candjdate for admission to the ture to claim the promises, were making a fatal mis- doned my sins, though I was too timid to openly church with myself. My mind was peaceful and take. Jesus alone cleanses from sin ; he only can confess it. happy till I noticed the gold rings glittering upon forgive our transgressions. He has pledged himself " Soon after this the meeting came to a close and this sister's fingers, and the large showy ear-rings to listen to the petition and grant the prayer of we started fdr home. My mind was full of the ser- in her ears. I then observed that her bonnet was those who come to him in faith. Many had a vague mons, exhortations and prayers we had heard. adorned with artificial flowers and trimmed with idea that they must make some wonderful effort in Everything in nature seemed changed. During the costly ribbons, arranged in bows and puffs. My joy order to gain the favor of God. But all self-de- meeting, clouds and rain prevailed a greater part of was dampened by this display of vanity in one who pendence is vain. It is only by connecting with the time and my feeling* had been in harmony with professed to be a follower of the meek and lowly Jesus through faith that the sinner becomes a hope- the weather. Now the sun shone bright and clear Jest is. ful, believing child of God. and flooded the earth with light and warmth. The " I expected that the minister would give some " These words comforted me and gave me views trees and grass were a fresher green, the sky a whispered reproof or advice to this sister, but he of what I must do to be saved. Soon after this I deeper blue. The earth seemed to smile under the was apparently regardless of her showy apparel passed into a tent where the people were praying peace of God. So the rays of the Sun of Righteous: and no rebuke was administered. We both received and shouting, some confessing their sins and crying ness had penetrated the clouds and darkness of my the right hand of fellowship. The hand decorated for, mercy, while others were rejoicing in their new- mind, and dispelled its gloom. with jewels was clasped by the representative of found happiness. My attention was attracted to a " It seemed to me that every one must be at peace Christ, and both our names were registered upon little girl who seemed to be in great distress. Her with God and animated by his Spirit. Everything the church book. face would pale and flush by turns, as though she my eyes rested upon seemed to have undergone a "I can now look back upon my youthful experi- were passing through a severe conflict. change. The trees were more beautiful, and the ence and see how near I came to making a fatal " Tightly clasped in her arms was a pretty little birds sang sweeter than ever before ; they seemed mistake. I had read many of the religious biogra- parasol. Occasionly she would loosen her hold on to be praising the Creator in their songs. I did not phies of children who had possessed numberless vir- it for a moment as if about to let it fall, then her care to talk, for fear this happiness might pass away, tues and lived faultless lives. I had conceived a grasp would tighten upon it again ; all the time she and I should lose the precious evidence of Jesus' great admiration for the paragons of perfection there seemed to be regarding it with a peculiar fascination. love for me. represented. But far from encouraging me in my At last she cried out : Dear Jesus, I want to love " As we neared our home in Portland, we passed efforts to, become a Christian, these books were as thee and go to -heaven Take away my sins ! I men at work upon the street. They were convers- stumbling-blocks to my feet. I despaired of ever give myself to thee, parasol and all.' She threw ing upon ordinary topics with each other, but my attaining to the perfection of the youthful charac- herself into her mother's arms weeping and ex- ears were deaf to everything but the praise of God, ters in those stories who lived the lives of saints and claiming : ' Ma, I am so happy, for Jesus loves me, and their words came to me as grateful thanks and were free from all the doubts, and sins, and weak, and I love, him better than my parasol or anything glad hosannas. Turning to my mother, I said : nesses under which I staggered. else !' Why, these men are all praising God, and they " Their faultless lives were followed by a prema- " The face of the child was fairly radiant, she haven't been to the camp-meeting.' I did not then ture but happy death, and the biographers tacitly had surrendered her little all. In her childish understand why the tears gathered in my mother's intimated that they were too pure and good for earth, experience she had fought the battle and won the eyes, and a tender smile lit up her face, as she list- therefore, God in his divine pity had removed them victory. There was much weeping and rejoicing in ened to my simple words, that recalled a similar from its uncongenial atmosphere. The similarity of the tent. The mother was deeply moved and very experience of her own. these avowedly true histories seemed to point the joyful that the Lord had added her dear child as a " My mother was a great lover of flowers, and fact to my youthful mind, that they really presented lamb to his fold. She explained to those present took great pleasure in cultivating them, and thus a correct picture of a child's Christian life. that her little daughter had received the parasol as making her home attractive and pleasant for her " I repeated to myself again and again, If that is a present not long before. She was very much children. But our garden had never before looked true, I can never be a Christian. I can never hope , delighted with it, and had kept it in her hands most so lovely to me as upon the day of our, return. I to be like those children,' and was driven by this of the time, even taking it to bed with her. recognized an expression of the love of Jesus in thought to discouragement and almost to despair. " During the meeting her tender heart had been every shrub, bud, and flower. These things of But when I learned that I could come to Jesus just moved to seek the Saviour. She had heard that beauty seemed to speak in mute language of the as I was, that the Saviour had come to ransom just nothing must be withheld from Jesus ; that nothing love of God. such unworthy sinners, then light broke upon my short of an entire surrender of ourselves and all we " There was a beautiful pink flower in the gar- darkness, and I could claim the promises of God. have would be acceptable with him. The little par- den called the rose of Sharon. I remember approach- " Later experience has convinced me that these -asol was the child's earthly treasure upon which her ing it and touching the delicate petals reverently ; biographies of immaculate children mislead the heart was set, and, in the struggle to give it up to they seemed to possess a sacredness in my eyes. youth. They extol the amiable qualities of their the Lord, she had passed through a trial keener per- My heart overflowed with tenderness and love for characters, and suppress their faults and failures. haps than that of the mature Christian, who sacri- these beautiful creations of God. I could see divine If they were represented as struggling with temp- fices this world's treasures for the sake of Christ. perfection in the flowers that adorned the earth. tations, occasionally vanquished, yet triumphing " It was afterwards explained to the little girl, God tended them, and his all-seeing eye was upon over their trials in the end, if they were represented that since she had relinquished her parasol to Jesus, them. He had made them and called them good. as subject to human frailties, and beset by ordinary and it no longer stood between herself and her love Ah,' thought I, If he so loves and cares for the temptations, then children would see that they had for him, it was right for her to retain it and use it flowers that he has decked with beauty, how much experienced like trials with themselves, yet had con- in a proper manner. more tenderly will he guard the children who are quered through the grace of God. Such examples " Many times in after life that little incident had formed in his image.' I repeated softly to myself, would give them fresh courage to renew their efforts been brought to my mind. When I saw men and I am a child of God, his lovilig care is around me, to serve the Lord, hoping to triumph as those before women holding desperately to the riches and vanity I will be obedient and in no way displease him, but them had done. of earth, yet anxiously praying for the love of Christ, will praise his dear name and love him always.' " But the sober realities and errors of the young I would think : How hard it is to give up the par- " My life appeared to me in a different light. Christian's life were vigorously kept out of sight, asol Yet Jesus gave up heaven for our sake, and The affliction that had darkened my childhood seemed while the virtues were so exaggerated as to lift them became poor that we, through his poverty and to have been dealt me in mercy for my good, to turn from above the common level of ordinary children, humiliation, might secure eternal riches. my heart away from the world and its unsatisfying who naturally despair of ever reaching such excel- " I now began to see my way more clearly, and pleasures and incline it towards the enduring attrac- lence and therefore give up the effort, in many cases, the darkness began to pass away. I saw that in my tions of heaven. and gradually sink into a state of indifference. despair of at once attaining to the perfection of " Soon after our return from the camp-meeting, I, " I again became very anxious to attend school Christian character, I had scarcely dared to make with several others, was taken into the church on and make another trial to obtain an education. the trial of serving God. I now earnestly sought probation. My mind was very much exercised on But upon attempting to resume my studies my the pardon of my sins and strove to give myself the subject of baptism. ' Young as I was, I could health rapidly failed, and it became apparent that entirely to the Lord. But my mind was often in see but one mode of baptism authorized by the if I persisted in attending school it would be at the great'distress,for I did not experience the spiritual Scriptures, and that was immersion. My sisters expense of my life. I had found it difficult to enjoy ecstasy that I considered would be the evidence of tried in vain to convince me that sprinkling was religion in a large female seminary, surrounded by my acceptance with God, and dared not believe my- Bible baptism. The Methodist minister consented to influences calculated to attract the mind and lead it self converted without it. How much I needed immerse the candidates if they conscientiously pre- from God. instruction concerning the simplicity of faith. ferred that method, although he intimated thal " I felt a constant dissatisfaction with myself " While bowed at the altar with others who were sprinkling would be equally acceptable with God. and my Christian attainments, and did not contin- seeking the Lord, all the language of my heart was: " Finally the day was appointed for us to receive ually realize a lively sense of the mercy and love of Help, Jesus, save me or I perish ! I will never this solemn ordinance Although usually enjoying, God. Feelings of discouragement would come over cease to entreat till my prayer is heard and my sins at this time, great peace, I frequently feared that me, and this caused me great anxiety of mind. I forgiven !' I felt my needy, helpless condition as I was not a true Christian, and was harrassed by heard much in regard to sanctification, but had no APRIL 11, 1878. TILE SIGNS' OF TILE TIMES. 107

defined idea in regard to it. This blessing seemed before I could be sure of eternal life. I studied over in prayer at our small social meetings. This I dared away beyond my reach, a state of purity my heart the subject continually, for I believed that Christ not do, fearful of becoming confused, and failing to could never know. The manner in which it was was soon to come, and feared he would find me express my thoughts. But the duty was impressed preached and taught made it appear a human impos- unprepared to meet him. Words of condemnation upon my mind so forcibly that when I attempted sibility. rang in my ears day and night, and my constant cry to pray in secret I seemed to be mocking God, " In June, 1842, Mr. Miller gave his second course to God was, What shall I do to be saved ? In my because I had failed to obey his will. Despair of lectures in the Casco street church, in Portland. mind the justice of God eclipsed his mercy and love. overwhelmed me, and for three long weeks no ray I felt it a great privilege to attend these lectures, " I had been taught to believe in an eternally of light pierced the gloom that encompassed me for I had fallen under discouragements and did not burning hell, and the horrifying thought was ever about. feel prepared to meet my Saviour. This second before me that my sins were too great to be for- " My sufferings of mind were intense. Sometimes course created much more excitement in the city given, and that I should be forever lost. The fright- for a whole night I would not dare to close my eyes, than the first. The different denominations, with a ful descriptions that I had heard of souls lost in per- but would wait until my twin sister was fast asleep, very few exceptions, closed the doors of their dition sank deep into my mind. Ministers in, the then quietly leave my bed and kneel upon the floor, churches against Mr. Miller Many discourses from pulpit drew vivid pictures of the condition of the praying silently with a dumb agony that cannot be thevarious pulpits sought to expose the alleged fanat- damned. They taught that God never proposed to described. The horrors of an eternally burning hell ' ical errors of the lecturer. But crowds of anxious save any but the sanctified. The eye of God was were ever before me. I knew that it was impossi- listeners attended his meetings while many were upon us always ; every sin was registered and ble for me to live long in this state, and I dared not unable to enter the house, which was literally would meet its just punishment. God himself was die and meet the terrible fate of the sinner. With packed. keeping the books with the exactitude of infinite what envy did I regard those who realized their " The congregations were unusually quiet and wisdom, and every sin we committed was faithfully acceptance with God. How precious did the Chris- attentive. His manner of preaching was not flowery recorded against us. tian's hope seem to my agonized soul. or oratorical, but he dealt in plain and startling " The devil was represented as eager to seize upon "I frequently remained bowed in prayer nearly facts that roused his hearers from the apathy in his prey and bear us to the lowest depths of anguish, all night, groaning and trembling with inexpressi- which they had been locked. He substantiated his there to exult over our sufferings in the horrors of ble anguish and a hopelessness that passes all statements and theories by Scripture as he pro- an eternally burning hell, where, after the tortures description. Lord have mercy ! was my plea, and, gressed. A convincing power attended his words of thousands upon thousands of years, the fiery bil- like the poor publican, I dared not lift my eyes to that seemed to stamp them as the language of truth. lows would roll to the surface the writhing victims, heaven but bowed my face upon the floor. I became "He was courteous and sympathetic. When who would shriek, How long, 0 Lord, how long ? ' very much reduced in flesh and strength, yet kept every seat in the house was full, and the platform Then the answer would thunder down the abyss, my suffering and despair to myself." J. W. and places about the pulpit seemed crowded, I have Through all eternity !' Again the molten waves seen him leave the desk and walk down the aisle, would engulf the lost, carrying them down into the and take some feeble old man or woman by the depths of an ever restless sea of fire. "MUCH IN LITTLE." hand and find a seat for them, then return and " While listening to these terrible descriptions, " A GLOOMY DOCTRINE ! resume his discourse. He was indeed rightly called my imagination would be so wrought upon that the • Father Miller, for he had a watchful care over those perspiration would start from every pore, and it IT has been objected that the doctrine which who came under his ministrations, was affectionate was difficult to suppress a cry of anguish, for I Makes our friends sleep in the ground until the judg- in his manner, of genial and tender heart. seemed to already feel the pains of perdition. Then ment and resurrection, is a gloomy one. But wherein? " He was a very interesting speaker, and his the minister would dwell upon the uncertainty of There is no loss of time to unconscious sleepers; exhortations, both to professed Christians and the life. One moment we might be here, and the next when they awake to glory, it will be as if they had impenitent, were appropriate and powerful. Some- in hell, or one moment on earth, and the next in but just passed quickly through the valley of death. times a solemnity so marked as to be painful, per- heaven, Would we choose the lake of fire and the But we must bear in mind that the majority of our vaded his meetings. A sense of the impending company of demons, or the bliss of heaven with friends and neighbors die impenitent. And they crisis of human events impressed the minds of the angels for our companions. Would we hear the are all, according to the theory of the immortality listening crowds. Many yielded to the conviction of voice of wailing and the cursing of lost souls through of the soul, alive and conscious in the torments of the Spirit of God. Gray-haired men and aged all eternity, or sing the songs of Jesus before the hell ! Is there no gloom in this doctrine ? Please women, with trembling steps, sought the anxious- throne. read again the remarks of Albert Barnes, and you seats. Those in the strength of maturity, the youth " Our heavenly father was presented before my must confess that the theory of natural immortality and children, were deeply stirred. Groans and the mind, as a tyrant, who delighted in the agonies of is " dark—dark—dark " to the conscientious and voice of weeping and of praising God were mingled the condemned ; not the tender, pitying Friend of sensitive heart. Why does not this theory fill every together at the altar of prayer. sinners who loves his creatures with a love past all soul with gloom, as it did that of Dr. Barnes ? The " I believed the solemn words spoken by the serv- understanding, and desires them to be saved in his following is the only answer : THEY DO NOT BE- ant of God, and my heart was aggrieved when they kingdom. LIEVE IT. were opposed or made the subject of jest. I at- " My feelings were very sensitive.. I dreaded BELIEF IN ETERNAL MISERY TENDS TO INFIDELITY. tended the meetings on Casco street quite frequently, giving pain to any living creature. When I saw and believed that Jesus was soon to come in the animals ill-treated my heart ached for them. Per- Of the truth of this statement the case of the clouds of heaven ; but my great anxiety was to be haps my sympathies were more easily excited by Earl of Shaftsbury furnishes a remarkable instance. ready to meet him. My mind constantly dwelt suffering, because I myself had been the victim of This personage was a noted skeptic and unbeliever. upon the subject of holiness of heart. I longed thoughtless cruelty, resulting in the injury that had " There is a tradition," says Dr. Kippis, " that among above all things to obtain this great blessing, and darkened my childhood. But when the thought other difficulties which occurred to him in regard to feel that I was entirely accepted of God. took possession of my mind that God delighted in the Christian revelation, he was startled at the idea "Among the Methodists I had heard much in the torture of his creatures, who were formed in his of its containing the doctrine of the eternity of hell regard to sanctification. I had seen people lose image, a wall of darkness seemed to separate me torments ; that he consulted some eminent church- their physical strength under the influence of strong from him. When I reflected that the Creator of the men whether the New Testament positively asserted mental excitement, and had heard this pronounced universe would plunge the wicked into hell, there that doctrine ; and that upon being assured that it to be the evidence of sanctification. But I could to burn through the ceaseless rounds of eternity, did, he declared himself incapable of assenting to .a not comprehend what was necessary in order to be my heart sank with fear, and I despaired that so system of religion which maintained a tenet so re- fully consecrated to God. My Christian friends cruel and tyrannical a being would ever condescend pugnant to all his views of the great government of said to me : Believe in Jesus now ! Believe that to save, me from the doom of sin. the universe."—Biog. Britan., London, 1789. Thou- he accepts you now !' This I tried to do but found " I thought that the fate of the condemned sinner sands of thinking men, whose biographies will re- it impossible to believe that I had received a bless- would be mine, to endure the flames of hell forever, main a secret till the great day, have been driven ing which, it seemed to me, should electrify my even as long as God himself existed. This impres- into the same oblivious state of mind as Lord Shafts- whole being. I wondered at my own hardness of sion deepened upon my mind until I feared that I bury—aye, and by the same doctrine too. heart in being unable to experience' the exaltation would lose my reason. I would look upon the dumb PLAIN, BUT TRUE. of spirit that others manifested. It seemed to me beasts with envy, because they had no soul to be A recent reviewer of a work on unconditional that I was different from them, and forever shutout punished after death. Many times , the wish arose immortality utters the following severe, though from the perfect joy of holiness of heart. that I had never been born. truthful, sentence : " The doctrine of the natural " My ideas concerning justification and sanctifica- " Total darkness settled upon me and there seemed immortality of the soul is the foundation on which tion were confused. These two states were pre- no way out of the shadows. Could the truth have the harlot mother sits; and, as she is the mother of sented to my mind as separate and distinct from been presented to me as I now understand it, my harlots, all her daughters have drank deeply of her each other. Yet I failed to comprehend the differ- despondency would have taken flight at once, much spiritual fornication. The whole Protestant world ence or understand the meaning of the terms, and perplexity and sorrow would have been spared me. is tinctured with this subtile heresy; and in vain do all the explanations of' the preachers increased my If the love of God had been dwelt upon more and they oppose the mass, purgatory, and invocation of difficulties. I was unable to claim the blessing for his stern justice less, the beauty and glory of his saints, whose very existence depends upon the pop- myself, and wondered if it was only to be found character would have inspired me with a deep and ular dogma of immortality, while they maintain, among the Methodists, and if, in attending the earnest love for my Creator. uphold, and defend this foundation."—Antkropos, p. Advent meetings, I was not shutting myself away " I have since thought that many inmates of the 69. He might also have added, Spiritualism. For fronnhat which I desired above all else, the sancti- lunatic asylums' were brought there 'by experiences all that sublime jerking, howling, barking, reeling, fying Spirit of God. similar to my own. Their tender consciences have staggering, rapping, and twitching of half-crazy "Still, I observed that some of those who pre- been stricken with ,a sense of sin, and their trem- tended to be sanctified, manifested a bitter spirit mediums, the rattling, clattering, thumping, knock- bling faith dared not claim the promised pardon of ing, and tipping of household furniture, the peeping when the subject of the soon coming of Christ was God. They have listened to descriptions of the and mutternig of officious spirits, is founded on this introduced ; this did not seem to me a manifesta- orthodox hell until it has seemed to curdle the very mighty corner-stone of Protestant belief and relig- tion of the holiness which they professed. I could blood in their veins, and burnt an impression upon not understand why ministers from the pulpit the tablets of their memory. Waking or sleeping, ious education. should so oppose the doctrine that Christ's second the frightful picture has ever been before them, coming was near at hand. Reformation had fol- until reality has become lost in imagination, and they DEAR Christians, you may not all shine like the lowed the preaching of this belief and many of the see only the wreathing flames of a fabulous hell sun, or like the moon, but each of you may be at most devoted ministers and laymen had received it and hear only the shrieking of the damned. Reason least a star of the milky-way. Behold that broad as the truth. It seemed to me that those who sin- has become dethroned and the brain is filled with and luminous pathway in the heaveus, supposed 'to, cerely loved Jesus would be ready to accept the the wild phantasy of a terrible dream. Those who be the blended light of innumerable fixed stars, tidings of his coming, and rejoice that it was near at teach the doctrine of an eternal hell, would do well which cannot be distinguished with ordinary tele- hand. to look more closely after their authority for so scopes. So you may take your stations in the " I felt that I could only claim what they called cruel a belief. glory of feeble stars and blend your light together, justification. In the word of God I read that with- " I had never prayed in public, and had only and you shall not shine in vain. out holiness no man should see God. Then there spoken a few timid words in prayer-meeting. It was tome higher attainment that I must reach was now impressed upon me that I should seek God LIFE is a short day ; but it is a working day. 108 THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Vol. 4, No. 14.

Then follows, in the same chapter, the usual to Cmsar. Hereupon in rage and despair he glorious Redeemer we have ; and that he is ght ffiipto cif the Zimeo earnest exhortation of Christ, when speaking of took his own life. truly able to save to the uttermost all who come his second coming, to watchfulness and a readi= Verse 27. And both these king's hearts shall unto him. He lacks no power. In a previous i Oan ye net discern the signs of the times?" 4 ness for the event : " Watch, therefore, for ye be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at paragraph we have commented upon this fact se one table ; but it shall not prosper ; for yet the OAKLAND, CAL., FIFTH-DAY, APRIL 11, 1878. know not what hour your Lord doth come. end shall be at the time appointed. extensively that we only recur to it here again, But know this, that if the good man of the Antony and Cmsar were formerly in alliance. and refer the reader to the plain scriptures bear- JAMES WHITE, house had known in what watch the thief would ing upon the point. We will only give a few J. N. ANDREWS, . . EDITORS. Yet under the garb of friendship, they were both IIRIAH SMITH, come, he would have watched, and not have aspiring and intriguing for universal dominion. quotations : " God, who at sundry times and in' suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore Their protestations of deference to, and friend- divers manners spake in time past unto the The Second Advent. be ye also ready ; for in such an hour as ye ship for, each other, were the utterances of hyp- fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days think not the Son of man cometh." ocrites. They spoke lies at one table. spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath ap- Tax time of Christ's coming is near. The One of the fatal consequences of not watch- Verse 28. Then shall he return into his own pointed heir of all things, by whofn also he made signs of his second advent in the sun, moon and ing is distinctly stated' in Rev. 3 : 3 : " If, land with great riches ; and his heart shall be worlds." stars, have been fulfilled. * He is near, even at therefore, thou shalt not watch, I will come on against the holy covenant ; and he shall do ex- " And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hest laid ploits, and return to his own land. the doors, " Verily I say unto you, This gen- thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what the foundation of the earth ; and the heavens Two returnings from foreign conquests are eration shall not pass away till all these things hour I will come upon thee." The consequence are the works of thine hands." Heb. 1:1, 2, 10. here brought to view ; the first, after the events be fulfilled." Those who suppose that our Lord of not watching will be ignorance of the time. " In whom we have redemption through his narrated in verses twenty-six and twenty-seven, blood, even the forgiveness of sins : Who is the *speaks Of the generation living, who list- And the natural inference is unavoidable that here and the second, after this power had had indig- ened to his teachings, should consider the fol- the result of watching will be a knowledge of image of the intrisible God, the first-born of nation against the holy covenant, and had per- every creature. For by him were all things lowing facts :- the time. In answer to the agonizing prayer of formed exploits. The first was fulfilled in the It is certainly true that what is embraced the Son of God, " Father, glorify thy name," created, that are in heaven, and that are in 1. return of Cmsar, after his expedition against in the phrase, " all these things," was not ful- there came a voice from heaven, saying, " I earth, visible and invisible, whether they be. Egypt and Antony. He returned to Rome with filled in that generation. The darkening of the have both glorified it, and will glorify it again." thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or pow- abundant honor and riches ; for, says Prideaux, sun and the moon, and the falling of the stars, The disciples understood these words from ers ; all things were treated by him, and for (ii. 380),, " At this time such vast riches were mentioned by our Lord, did not occur in that heaven, while the people that stood by said it him ; and he is before all things, and by him brought to Rome from Egypt on the reducing of all things consist." Col. 1 : 14-17. See also John. generation. thundered. John 12 : 27-29. So will the wait- that country, and the return of Octavianus [Cm- 1:1-10 ; Eph. 3 : 9 ; 1 Cor. 8 : 6. 2. It could not be the generation living in ing, watching disciples of Christ understand the sar] and his army from thence, that the value the days of his flesh, for he said to them (Luke voice of God when he shall speak from on high. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST HUMBLED HIMSELF, of money fell one-half, and the price of provis- AND TOOK MAN'S NATURE. 11 :29) : " There shall be no sign given it, but But the unbelieving world will not understand ions and all vendible wares were doubled This fact is so plainly stated in the Bible that the sign of Jonas the prophet." the voice. " The wicked shall do wickedly ; thereon." Cmsar celebrated his victories in a we need not dwell, long upon it. "'Forasmuch It is evident that our Lord refers to the gen- and none of the wicked shall understand ; but three-day's triumph, a triumph which Cleo- then as the children are partakers of flesh and eration who were to see the signs fulfilled, and the wise shall understand." Dan. 12 : 10. blood, he also himself likewise took part of the who were to be instructed by the parable of the W. patra herself would have graced, as one of the same ; that through death he might destroy fig tree In this prophetic discourse, he leads royal captives, had she not artfully caused her- him that had the power of death, that is, the the minds of his disciples down over the events Unpopular Truth. y./- self to be bitten by the fatal asp. The next great enterprise of the Romans after devil ; and deliver them, who through fear of of the Christian age, mentions the signs in the death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. sun, moon and stars, which were to appear in THE truth of God has never been popular the overthrow of Egypt, was the expedition For verily he took not on him the nature of an- the last generation, and then declares that this with the world. The natural heart has ever against Judea, and the capture and destruction gels ; but he took on him the seed Abraham. generation shall not pass away till all these been averse to the truth. We must leave the of Jerusalem. The holy covenant is doubtless Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be things be fulfilled. In like manner, Paul car- love of the world, and pride of heart, and every-' the covenant which God has maintained with made like unto his brethren, that he might be ries his brethren forward to the resurrection, thing which tendeth to idolatry, in order to be his people, beginning it with Abraham, and re- a merciful and faithful high priest in things per when he says : " We shall not all sleep, but we followers of the Man of Calvary. Those who newing it, since Christ, with all believers in him. taming to God, to make reconciliation for the shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twink- obey the truth will not be honored of the world. The Jews rejected Christ ; and, according to ling of an eye, at the last trump." 1 Cor. 15 : From the lips of the divine Teacher was heard, the prophecy that all who would not hear that sins of the people. For in that he himself hath. 51, 52. Or, " Then we which are alive and re- as he walked in humility among the children of prophet should be cut off, they were destroyed suffered being tempted, he is able to succour main shall be caught up together with them in men, " Whosoever will be my disciple, let him out of their own land, and scattered to every them that are tempted." Hob. 2:14-18. the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air." 1 take up his cross, and follow me." Yes, follow nation under heaven. And while Jews and Here the apostle 'argues that in order to reach Thess. 4 : 17. The things here mentioned by our Examples. Was he seeking for praise and Christians alike suffered under the oppressive man, it became necessary for Christ to assume the Apostle did not take place in his day. They honor of men ? Oh, no ! Shall we then seek hands of the Romans, we think it was in the man's nature to enter right into his condition, have not yet taken place. Notwithstanding, he for honor or praise from worldlings l reduction of Judea especially that the exploits to suffer with man, to endure the same trials,. speaks of them as though they would take place Those who have no love for God, will not mentioned in the text were exhibited. temptations, and struggles with the adversary in his day, and he have a part in them. love the children of God. Listen to the words Jerusalem fell in A. D. 70. As an honor to with which we have to contend. Hence he says Also, in like manner is the mind carried back- of heavenly instruction : " Woe unto you when himself, the Roman commander had determined that he took not on him the nature of angels, ward in Ps. 95 : 10 : "Forty years long was I all men shall speak well of you." " Blessed to save the temple ; but the Lord had said that but he took on him the nature of Abraham. He are ye when men shall hate you, and when they there should not remain one stone upon another took man's nature, became a man subject to% grieved with this generation." The generation here spoken of provoked the Lord in the wilder- shall separate you from their company, and which should not be thrown clown. A Roman temptation and death. ness long before David lived. He goes back shall reproach you, and cast out your name as soldier seized a brand of fire, and climbing upon The apostle John sets forth this doctrine in and speaks of it as though it were present. In evil, for the Son of man's sake. Rejoice ye in the shoulders of his 'Comrades, thrust it into pne the clearest manner. In the beginning was the this manner our Lord goes forward, and speaks that day and leap for joy, for, behold your of the windows of the beautiful structure. It Word, and the Word was with God, and the of the last generation as though it were present. reward is great in heaven." was soon in the arms of the devouring element. Word was God. The same was in the beginning We do not believe that the phrase, " this The great masses who possess influence, do The frantic efforts of the Jews to extinguish the with God. All things were made by him ; and generation," marks any definite number of not choose to sacrifice their worldly ambition flames were seconded by Titus himself, but all without him was not anything made that was years: Some suppose that our Lord designed and separate their affections from the world, in vain. Seeing that the temple must perish, made." " And the Word was made flesh, and to teach that some who were witnesses of the and turn their footsteps into the narrow, hum- Titus rushed in and bore away the golden can- dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the dark day in 1780 would live to witness the sec- ble path traveled by the suffering Man of Cal- dlestick, the table of shew-bread, and the vol- glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full ond corning of the Saviour. But it is our opin- vary. Their talents and influence they con- ume of the law, wrapped in golden tissue. The of grace and truth." John. 1:1-3, 14. What ion that the Lord designed to teach that the sider too precious to be devoted to the cause of candlestick was afterwards deposited in Vespa- a wonderful truth we have here stated ! This people who should live at the time of the fulfill- God—too precious to be given back to glorify sian's Temple to Peace, and copied on the tri- glorious Word of God, who was in the begin- ment of the last sign (the falling of the stars in the Giver who lent them these talents to be umphal arch of Titus, where its mutilated image ning with the Father, who made all things, God's 1833), and should hear the proclamation of the improved upon and returned back to him— is yet to be seen. own Son,—this Being " was made flesh, and second coming of Christ, based partly upon the both principal and interest. For the temporal Thus this power performed great exploits, and dwelt among us. Notice it does not state that fulfilled signs, should witness the scenes von- advantages they suppose they will gain, they again returned to its own land. he simply came into flesh, and dwelt there, but nected with his coming. will sacrifice the eternal. For the flattery of Verse 29. At the time appointed he shall the Word itself was made flesh, became flesh, was men, they will turn from the approval of the return, and come toward the south ; but it shall mingled with the seed of Abraham, and insepa- The proclamation of the coming and kingdom not be as the former, or as the latter. • Lord, the maker of the heavens and the earth, rably united with it, so that he really became a of Christ is given to the last generation. God The time appointed is probably the prophetic and forfeit all right to the honor which cometh man, with all the conditions of man's nature. did not send Noah to preach to the next to the time of verse 24, of which we have previously from above. How few know what is for their The apostle says, " We behold his glory ; " last generation before the flood, but to the last. spoken. It closed, as already shown, in A. D. best interest ! Jesus, through a life of unexam- and again he says, "That which was from the The very generation which was destroyed by the 330, at which 'time this power was to return and pled suffering and an ignominious death, has beginning, which we have heard, which we have waters of the flood, saw Noah build the ark, come again toward the south, but not as on the opened a way that man may follow in his foot- seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and heard his warning voice. So God has former occasion, when it went to Egypt, nor as steps, and finally be exalted to his throne, and and our hands have handled, of the Word of raised up men to give the solemn warning to the the latter, when it went to Judea. Those were have awarded to him immortality and eternal life ; " 1 John 1:1. It will be noticed that world at the right time to give force to the expeditions which resulted in conquest and life. For a life of obedience, an immortal this Word of life which was once in heaven but warning. And the very generation of men that glory. This led to demoralization and ruin. inheritance—a treasure undefiled that fadeth came down from heaven, after he became flesh, live after the three great signs are fulfilled, and The removal of the seat of empire to Constanti- E. G. W. was seen with eyes, and handled with hands.' who hear and reject the warning message from not away. nople was the signal of the downfall of the em- They did not simply look upon the body in heaven, will drink the cup of the unminglod pire. which the Word dwelt'; but they looked upon wrath of God. For such, the seven last plagues Thoughts on the Book of Daniel. This was indeed different from the two former the word itself, they saw with their eyes, and are reserved. And those of this very genera- CHAPTER XI—CONTINUED. movements brought to view in the prophecy ; their hands felt of this divine Word of God tion who receive the message, suffer disappoint- and to this the fatal step of removing the seat of which came down from heaven. ments, and endure the trials of the waiting po- VERSE 26. Yea, they that feed of the por- empire from Rome to Constantinople, directly sition, will witness the coming of Christ, and tion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army We must get out of our minds that anti-script- shall overflow ; and many shall fall down slain. led. u. S. exclaim : "Lo, this is our God ; we have waited ural and heathen fable that the real Christ was for him, and he will save us." Isa. 25 : 9. The cause of Antony's overthrow was the de- The Sonship of Christ. invisible all the time, as he simply dwelt in the With what emphasis our Lord gave utterance sertion of his allies and friends, those that fed body ; that he was simply the spirit or soul of (Continued.) to this Sentiment. It is a rebuke upon our un- I of the portion of his meat. First, Cleopatra, as that body, and nothing more, so that when the belief. As we read it, God help us to believe already described, suddenly withdrew from the JESUS CHRIST CREATED ALL THINGS. body died he forsook it, and still existed as a it : " Verily" I say unto you, this generation battle, taking sixty ships of the line with her. THAT our Lord Jesus Christ who is now man's conscious being. No, the truth is that the Son shall not pass till all these things be fulfilled." Secondly, the land army, disgusted with the in- Mediator with the Father—that this person did of God became flesh, bones, and blood, and was And as thotigh this were not enough to lead us fatuation of Antony, went over to Cmsar, who actually create all things that exist, the worlds seen, and handled, and did die. This marvelous to unwavering faith, he adds these forcible received them with open arms. Thirdly, when on high, the sun and the moon, and this earth truth is thus plainly stated 'by Paul. " Let this. words : "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but Antony arrived at Libya he found that the forces of ours, and man upon it, and all the angels in mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus my Words shall not pass away." which he had there left under Scorpus to guard glory,—that all these were made by his hands, Who, being in the form of God, thought it not the frontier, had declared for Cmsar. Fourthly, is a sublime•truth which is most clearly stated robbery to be equal with God ; but made him- *The historical facts relative to the supernatural dark• ening of the sun and moon, May 19. 1780, and the falling being followed by Caesar into Egypt, he was be- in the Bible. We do well to keep this fact be- self of no reputation, and took upon him the StatiT of NoVeniber 13,1333, are given in a pamphlet entitled .,111attlaevirWenty-four," for Sale at this Office. Price, 10c. trayed by Cleopatra, and his forces surrendered fore us in order that we may appreciate what a form of a servant, and was made in the likeness APRIL 11, 1878. THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES. 109

of men ; and being found in fashion as a man, propose to legislate for God, by establishing Oakland and San Francisco. I think more meetings must be held at this he humbled himself, and became obedient unto certain religious observances by law. And the place. Had some very pleasant visits with death, even the death of the cross." Phil. 2: idea seems to be entertained, that though the Tau meetings of the past two Sabbaths and prominent citizens. Adventism has gained a 6-8. law of God be contravened, yet the rule of the first-days in Oakland and San Francisco have standing in Rolla, and we rejoice at it. On the This Being, then, who was in the form of God majority shall stand, and be ratified in heaven. been seasons of interest and profit. Sister whole, I felt much encouraged by my visit here. humbled himself, and took upon himself the Therefore when Bible arguments cannot be White has spoken four times and I have spoken I obtained eight subscribers for the SIGNS OF form of a servant, and was made in the likeness found to sustain the traditions and customs of twice in these meetings. We have been glad THE TIMES." of men. He was born as other children are born; the people, an appeal is made to their prepos- to have Brother and Sister White with us and In a later report from Elder Butler he speaks he walked upon this earth, he breathed its air, 'sessions and prejudices. have their counsel in our important yearly of holding meetings with the churches of Utica, ,he drank its waters, he lived upon its food as In a late discussion of the Sabbath question, meetings. Hamilton, and Half Rock. He says : " The all other men have to do. The following elo- an attempt was made to sustain the claims of The Association meeting, oftiwhich a busi- meeting at Half Rock closed my trip of over quent words upon this subject from Liddon, the the first day of the week by a display of a large ness report is given this week, passed off pleas.. three months in Missouri. I never saw a worse trinitarian, beautifully and truthfully set forth basketful of books of human composition, as antly. Although it was not largely attended time to get around and hold meetings than the the humanity of our Saviour :— though these could outweigh the Bible as the stock was quite fully represented. past winter. Rain and mud have been the "The great subject of the gospel narratives testimony, as much as they would in avoir- In our Oakland church quarterly meeting, order of the day ; but I have filled all my ap- has a true human body. He is conceived in dupois or troy ; and then to close the discussion, last Sabbath, most of our members were either pointments, and good has been done. The T. the womb of a human mother. He is by her and exclude any further agitation of the subject present to respond to their names or sent writ- and M. work has been started. Between three brought forth into the world ; he is fed at her so evidently settled, he cautioned his people ten testimonies to be read in the meeting. and four hundred copies of the SIGNS are now .breast during infancy. As an infant he is made against any further controversy after being Our meeting for the ordinances Sabbath after- taken for distribution where probably there to' undergo the painful rite of circumcision. dismissed, saying, " Remember that this (Sun- noon was a refreshing season. Many taking was not twenty before. Openings for labor in Iff, is a babe in swaddling clothes lying in a day) is the holy Sabbath ; " as thOugh calling part with us for the first time. Two members many places promise good results. We are manger. He is nursed in the arms of the aged Sunday the Sabbath would make it so, especi- were received into the church, and three re- much encouraged for Missouri." :Simeon. His bodily growth is traced up to his ally if the majority would accept it as such. ceived as candidates for baptism and admission Iowa. into the church. Brother W. N. Glenn was attaining the age of twelve and from that point There is now a movement in progress in our OSCEOLA. —Elder D. M. Canright reports : ordained as the second deacon of the Oak- ,to manhood. His presence at the marriage beloved country to procure an amendment of " Our meeting here, which has just closed, has land church. feast in Cana, at the great entertainment at the our national Constitution so that it shall ac- been a good one. The weather was fine ; and I learn that in San Francisco two more signed louse of Levi, and at the table of Simeon the knowledge the first day of the week, or Sunday, we had a very large gathering of our people the covenant last Sabbath. Thus the work Pharisee ; the supper which he shared at Beth- as the Christian Sabbath. In other words, it from adjoining churches. It was a great privi- moves steadily onward. , any with the friend whom he had raised from is proposed to make Sunday the Sabbath by a lege for me to meet with these old friends, as I J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH. :the grave, the Paschal festival which he desired majority of votes, in contradiction to the re- had not been here since we built and dedicated so earnestly to eat before he suffered ; the bread vealed will of God. Holding the prophecies of the meeting-house six years ago. Unexpect- find fish of which he partook before the eyes of the Bible to be reliable, we believe they will Beaverton, Oregon. edly, the outside interest was very great. Our his disciples in the early dawn on the shore of succeed. Rev. 13 : 11-18. We believe it duty On February 25, I went to Beaverton, and house was crowded at every sermon. Some- :the lake of Galilee, even after his resurrection, to yield to the will of the majority, as far as we times all could not get in. A deep impression are witnesses that he came like one of ourselves can, and still maintain a conscience v >id of stayed until March 25, during ,which time I gave twenty-one discourses and on March 24, has been made. We held meetings from Thurs- 'eating and drinking.' offense toward God. But when the laws of dayevening to Tuesday evening. We spent most "When he is recorded to have taken no food men contradict and subvert the law of God, by the friends from Butte school-house met those of Beaverton at Ames Chapel which is about of the time with the brethren, in laying before during the forty days of the temptation, this the help of divine grace we shall claim that God them the history of the cause, and its present implies the contrast presented by his ordinary is an overwhelming majority. Our King shall half way between, and we organized the church of Seventh-day Adventists of Beaverton, con- condition and wants. Tuesday we had a busi- Itabit. Indeed, he seemed to the men of his day rule and his law shall stand, though all the ma- ness meeting of the church. It was an excel- ,Much more dependent on the physical supports sisting of eighteen members, fourteen of whom jorities in the world may oppose. lent season. Nine united with the church." of life than the great ascetic who had preceded R. F. COTTRELL . were baptized. With that singular unanimity He knew by experience, what are the which has become characteristic of S. D. Ad- STATE CENTER. —Brother Farnsworth writes ;,pangs of hunger, after the forty days fast in the ventists Brother R. D. Benham was chosen, (by that the recent meeting at this place has been Tylstrup, Denmark. one of great profit. Elder Canright's instruc- itilderness, and in a lesser degree, as may be ballot,) as their leader, Brother E. Squires, tions in reference to the best method of pre- supposed, when walking into Jerusalem on the THE meetings in Tylstrup are progressing. treasurer, and Sister S. J. Benham, clerk. senting the truth was listened to with interest. Monday before his passion. The profound We have not had as large audiences as in Alstrup. Their s. B. pledges amount to $58.13 and, there The brethren were strengthened and encouraged. spiritual sense of his redemption cry, I thirst,' Our place of meeting can seat sixty or seventy are some who have not made their pledges, but uttered while he was hanging on the cross, is persons. At the first meeting, when I spoke on who will do so soon, which will increase LAPORTE CITY.—Brother McCoy has closed lot obscured, when its primary literal meaning the prophecies, there were twice as many in this amount. There are others who we hope his series of meetings here. He gave twenty- ;that while dying he actually endured that well attendance, but since that occasion there have will soon join with these. They are now in two discourses. A good work has been accom- nigh sharpest form of bodily suffering is explic- been just enough to fill the room. I shall soon good condition spiritually, and we pray that plished, and he leaves a company in good con- itly recognized. His deep sleep on the sea of be through with the prophecies, and will after they may increase more and more. May our dition to labor for God and his truth. Three 'Galilee in a little bark which the waves threat- that speak on the law and the Sabbath. The heavenly Father bless the young church at souls have lately embraced the truth. ened momentarily to engulf, and his sitting word spoken has been blessed to the good of Beaverton. Brethren pray for us. OSKALOOSA. —Brother Starr has been giving down at the well of Jacob, through great ex- some. Many have a desire to search the holy ALONZO T. JONES. lectures ten miles south-east of this place, with haustion produced by a long journey on foot Scriptures. Some are concerned for the salva- good attendance. Sunday night, March 24, a ;from Judea, proved that he was subject at tion of their souls, and turn away from their Pleasant Valley. vote was taken, sixty persons voting on the side :times to the depression of extreme fatigue. idols to serve the true and the living God and of the seventh day. Seven kept last Sabbath. discourses have been given And not to dwell at length upon those partici]- to await the coming of Christ from heaven. TWENTY-FOUR Kentucky. in this place. Six have signed the covenant, ; far references to the several parts of his bodily Strong drink and tobacco have been dismissed BULLITT COUNTY.---Elder. S. Osborn writes : others are keeping the Sabbath, and still others !frame which occur in holy Scripture, it is obvi- in several places. The blessing of the Lord has "I commenced meetings near Shepherdsville, are investigating. The meetings closed March Rata to note that the evangelical account of his followed our efforts thus far. Sabbath and March 14. Came to help the few Sabbath- J. L. WOOD. physical sufferings, of his death, of his burial, Sunday, February 23, 24, I was at Alstrup. Our 31, for one week. keepers, not expecting to get up any outside and of the wounds in his hands and feet and prayer-meetings on the Sabbath are generally interest ; but to my surprise and joy, the prej- side after his resurrection, are so many em- attended by twenty or thirty persons, but there Reports from the Field. udice, that raged for some time after I held 4hatic attestations to the fact of his true and are yet only a few who have courage to take (Condensed from Review and Herald.) meetings here a year ago, was neal-ly all gone. full participation in the material side of our part in them. Sabbath afternoon there were The school-house, that holds about a hundred, common nature." Liddon Bampton's Lec- about one hundred and thirty, and Sunday even- Massachusetts. is now crammed every evening. I have been tures, Lecture 1, pp 19, 20, 21. ing about two hundred attentive hearers pres- EAST SALISBURY AND NEWBURYPORT. —Elder preaching day and night. I have now given Then the Son of God did actually and ,fully ent in the meeting-house. C. W. Stone writes that their meetings at E. a discourse on the subject of the Sabbath with take our nature and has spent over thirty years The following is a later report :— Salisbury were to close March 24. Four, all the best of attention. My prayer is that God Of actual life upon this earth, feeling every- Those who are the most interested in the heads of families kept their first Sabbath, March may bless the word spoken. Pray for the 'thing natural to humanity, tempted in all points truth live in the vicinity of Tylstrup heath, 16. The Sabbath question has been receiving cause in this Conference." like as we are. yet without sin. Hence Paul where our place of meeting is. I have held a considerable attention of late at Newburyport. Tennessee. can truly say, " For there is one God, and one few meetings near Sulsted and in the city of A Christian Baptist, a minister of considerable NASHVILLE. —Brother Soule writes : "By in- Mediator between God and men, the man Tylstrup ; but there are very few who have a ability, preached on two Sundays against the vitation I preached a few times at the Baptist Ohrist Jesus." While upon earth Jesus was desire to hear. The truth meets great opposi- Sabbath. He does away the law, takes a no- church. The pastor, who is an editor, is favor- neither king, nor priest. He was only God's tion on all sides. There are, however, a few sabbath stand, calls all days alike, and then able to our views, and promises to publish some `prephet. Acts 3 : 22. who open their hearts to the Lord. sets up Sunday as the Lord's day. After his on our faith. Other ministers and many of the D. M. CANRIGHT. Last Sabbath was the first that I have spent second sermon, there appeared in the daily a members are interested. I am now lecturing with the friends here. In the afternoon about breviary of nineteen points, said to have been about four miles out in the country. Nashville Majorities. twenty persons promised to serve the Lord and made in his argument, and well sustained by has nearly 50,000 inhabitants. There is a city keep the Sabbath. JOHN G. MATTESON. Scripture. Elder Stone wrote a reply to each library, free to all, where they offer to take Ix our free governments majorities rule ; and March 4, 1878. point, filling a column and a half of the same Adventist books for the benefit of the many it becomes all who would sustain law and order paper. It is worthy of remark that the secular readers. Who will send our works to this city? ty submit to the will of the majority. A gov- France and Switzerland. papers are free to publish our views, and readily My address is Nashville, Tenn." ernment of the people cannot be otherwise sus- open their columns to our strongest arguments. Texas. aineci. Therefore every good citizen will yield God has given witnesses to the truth at'Mor- Missouri. PEORIA. —Elder R. M. Kilgore writes :— to the will of the people, unless it be something ges. One is converted from Catholicism, another ROLLA . —Elder G. I. Butler writes : "I found " Since our last report, we have organized at Which contravenes the will of God. All men, from the world, and others from different Prot_ the little company of Sabbath-keepers here still Peoria a tract society consisting of eighteen flpd consequently, all human governments, are estant churches. One of our converts lived firm in the truth, though they have had but lit- members, quite a number of others will yet unite ; consequently no better human govern- several years in Warsaw, Poland, where she tle labor these two years past. It is little less with us in this work. Our little room is crowded *ent can exist than that in which the majority knew an Englishman of good Christian char- than marvelous, considering the circumstances every Sabbath, and will soon be too small to ac- 'rules. acter, who kept the Sabbath. Soon after we through which they have passed, and the bitter commodate even the believers. It is very man- But the government of God is an absolute had presented the Sabbath question at Morges, opposition they have had to meet, how this lit- ifest that there is a growth of grace and an in- monarchy. Perfect wisdom, justice, and good- we were refused the further use of the hall, tle company could be able to keep up regular crease in the knowledge of the truth on the bees exist in our King ; consequently his gov- though we had paid for it two months ahead. Sabbath meetings and weekly prayer-meetings, part of the brethren'here. Encouraging reports Ailment is perfect ; a thing which cannot be I have made a three-days' trip to St. Didier, isolated as they have been, without any former come from Cleburne. The foundation for a itaid of any other government. France, between Lyons and Paris, to help experience in the message, and with no help meeting-house there has just been completed. But since popular governments have become Brother Gabert. There are in that place a few from abroad. Surely there is a power in the This with the one completed here, built of out :•popular, the right of the majority to rule being Baptists who have recently embraced the Sab- third angel's message. Their hearts still glow stone, makes two foundations for meeting- lio, generally admitted, there is a tendency to bath. In Morges I have obtained twelve sub- with a love for this truth. The Spirit of God houses which my father has constructed since Ottlm for the majority the right to rule in relig- scribers for Les Signes des Temps, and in France, was in our meetings. I found many of my old he came to Texas. We now expect to be out ious matters. Hence in our own republic men, fourteen. D. T. BOURDEAU. friends, not our members, anxious to hear, and with the tent the first of April." 110 THE SIGNS. OF THE TIMES. Vol. 4, No. 1

Spirit of Prophecy Vol. 3, and the Pilate put an end to his life while roaming with tobacco ? God forbid. My brethren Snsan, no ! I send flowers out every da Fate of Pilate. in Helvetia, we reply : If even this were these things ought not so to be. Rather do But I can't go myself; don't tease true it would not invalidate the fact that a as did the one of whom we have written, S u Pos ano .r" I Am reading Spirit of Prophecy Vol. 3, monument was built in his memory at Vienne " present your bodies a living sacrifice," and Susan stood still, her bright eyes with deep interest. As this work is devoted by order of the Roman authorities, who, repeat with him these glad words : " Blessed of tears, looking at her sister for a Ii largely to the most important events in the doubtless, remembering his acts of valor and be God who giveth us the victory through while. Then she turned abruptly, and I plan of human redemption—to the scenes commendable traits in the early part of his our Lord Jesus Christ." the room without another word. And s connected with the trial, death and resurrec- career, and touched by the, manner in which Also I have observed in my short experi- drove her pretty ponies straight to the ho tion of the Saviour—I regard it as the most he died, would show him some token of re- ence in this cause, when this duty is pre- of a dear old Quaker friend—in two seas valuable work of the kind that has yet ap- spect, on the principle that led David to sented and refused, they soon give up the into whose presence she carried her petitio peared. The result of reading what I have mourn over Saul when the latter had come Sabbath. And what wonder, when they " Aunt Rachel, do please go and of this voluble, has been an increased desire to a bad end. D. T. BOURDEAU. choose to serve a perverted and filthy appe- Helen," she begged. " I can't do anyth' to be more assimulated in the likeness of tite rather than to serve the Holy One in with her:—none of us can, and if you e Christ. Victory. holiness What wonder if he should let I don't know what will become of her." ' The /readers of this volume, and of Vol. 2, these have their own way ? for he has said : "Thee knows I will do what I can," sof ON Sabbath eve, March 1, we enjoyed one will not fail to notice the exactness with " I will be sanctified in them that come nigh returned Rachel Dalrymple. " Sit thee do of those happy experiences, which the Lord ;which the writer gives a description of the me, and before all the people will I be glori- and tell me all about Helen." will give to those who put their trust in him. surroundings of Jerusalem, of the routes fol- fied." Lev. 10 : 3. Let us cleanse ourselves And having heard, aunt Rachel dont The circumstances were as follows Among lowed, by the Saviour and his disciples in from all filthiness of the flesh, and come off her dove-colored plumage, and went those at Beaverton, Oregon, who embraced the their Aors, and of certain cities, as Caper- more than conquerors through him that loves Susan's carriage to the mourner's home. • truth, is a brother who since early youth has nreamriAntioch etc. This coming from one US. ALONZO T. JONES. " The servants will not want to admit yo been using tobacco; and being of not a very 'who never was in Palestine, and who never but don't be denied," said Susan as a made ancient history and the geography of vigorous constitution, he found when he Rachel got out. attempted to "purify himself even as He is Palestine a special study, looks like anything The dear old lady nodded, and when but imposition. It looks like the straight- pure ; " 'that there would have to be a strug- LITTLE by little our work is done, door was opened, she walked in at once. gle, to see who should have the mastery. From night till morning, from sun to sun, forward story of one who tells the truth. Thoughts, and deeds, " I have come to see Helen Livingstoni In • reading this work, I have among other For three months he struggled bravely with Fruit and weeds. she said. what manhood he had left (for tobacco is things, been forcibly struck with the sad Silently, slowly, they work within " Mrs. Livingston does not see visitors; results of Pilate's pusillanimity in delivering destructive of manhood) but he found that Fierce struggles with Satan and with sin, exclaimed the waiter. it had such a terrible hold on his system that Leaving scars, " She will see me. I will not troubl up Jesus to the Jews to be cruelly scourged, Iron bars. and then to be crucified, to not displease the he could not break it. thee to go with me," she said, as she co On the evening already mentioned we ; your acts are measured above, Jews, and lest he should lose his office for By acts of purity and of love, tinned straightway up to Helen's darken appearing to work against the interests of came together in their regular prayer-meet- Short of this, chamber. Coma; ing. The Lord met with us, and there was Wretchedness. Entering with a soft tap, she crossed tb The following are some of the facts I have great freedom on the part of all both in Music and dancing; frolic and mirth; room and took Helen's thin, white hand. collected, which are corroborative of what speaking and in prayer. This brother in All the illusive pleasures of earth, " I have come to see thee Helen," she sat his testimony related some of his experience Cannot stay the writer of the book in question says about Judgment day, softly. " But I cannot say I do see thee the fate of Pilate. in his struggle with his great enemy. It was thy chamber is too dark, dear." Work is a failure unless it tends In the city of Vienne, France, which is truly touching. • To give us a life that never ends, She walked at once to the' window ani. situated on the river Rhone, near Lyons, and And when he said he was so racked and Joy and bliss, drew aside the heavy curtains, letting in happiness. through which I have often passed, is a mon- torn by its effects, that he could stand it no ELIZA H. MORTON. flood of golden sunlight. ument bearing the marks of age, and which, longer, and requested that prayer be offered " Oh, the light I " moaned Helen, turn in his behalf, that the- Lord might extend a away her head. according to a tradition that is quite gener- THE HOME CIRCLE. ally accredited in southern France, and that helping hand and uphold him, we felt it our " We cannot live without the light, m is recorded in a popular French dictionary of duty to take his case before the Lord. We dear," said aunt Rachel, turning to a s The Silver Lining. biography, history and geography to which stated to those assembled that we did not close beside Helen. " Now, Helen," sh I have access, is the tomb of the Roman gov- propose that our brother should go from that " EVERY cloud has its silver lining." But said gently, " I am older than thee, and I' ernor who through fear delivered Jesus to meeting without full and complete victory it seemed to Helen Livingston that there been through the deep waters of tribulation, the Jews to be crucified, and who shortly after through our Lord Jesus Christ. Accordingly could be none to her sorrow-cloud, it was so Tell me all thy troubles, and I will help theE lost his office, and then under the tortures we all bowed before the Lord and with weep- dark and heavy. if I can." of a guilty conscience, put an end to his own ing and supplications we sought the Lord in And yet her home was a most luxurious The gentle words and tones went to Helen' life. Jesus' dear name to give our brother the vic- mansion, she had everything money could heart, and she burst into a torrent of sue Now while I am strongly opposed to tra- tory, and by the rich blessing of the Spirit buy, she was yet young and very beautiful. tears as she had not shed before since h dition when it conflicts with Bible truth, I of God we knew that our prayers were heard, But there is one sorrow riches cannot avert bereavement. see no reason why this tradition may not be and when our brother arose and thanked and —death. Two years ago her husband, Two or three hours aunt Rachel stay true. My reasons in favor of its veracity praised the Lord for the victory which his proud, noble-hearted Edward Livingston, and continued her tender ministrations, an are briefly as follows :- glorious arm had brought, how could we do died. That almost crushed her, but she when she left she had won from Helen 1. It is certainly in consonance with the anything else than " praise the Lord for he bore up for the sake of his son—her bright- promise that she would no longer nurse h justice of God that so base a Grime as that of is good for his mercy endureth forever." eyed, golden-haired Eddie. sorrow in selfish loneliness, but go about in judicially authOrizing the Jews to crucify the We relate this for the benefit of others And now Eddie was gone. And since the the world and endeavor to do the duties still Son of God, should be visited with humilia- whom we know are bound to this filthy habit day they laid him beside his father, all her left to her. tion and a disgraceful death. of tobacco using, in fetters which they can- energy was gone. All her hopes and inter- " If thee tries to do right, thee'll find the 2. No body of Christians, not even the not of themselves break. The objection is ests in life left her, and all day long she lay is some happiness left yet," said gentle aunt. Roman Catholic church, would invent such sometimes made that the Scriptures say upon the sofa or sat in a deep lounging-chair Rachel. And though Helen dial not quits a story to support an error, or an anti-script- nothing about tobacco. True the Scriptures in her darkened chamber, scarcely eating believe she could ever be happy, she kne ural practice, there being nothing in such do not speak of it by that name, but they do food enough to sustain life, refusing to see her wealth afforded her large means of dein an account that would uphold any doctrine speak of it by a name more appropriate, that any friends except her own family, and good, and for that she would try to live. or any practice that is opposed to the Bible. is filthiness. And this, they themselves also resisting all entreaties to go out for a breath A few months later the winter snow hat 3. The gospel was preached in Vienne by allow, for I have observed often, when they of air. covered the graves of Eddie and his fatlrei Ireneus, a little after the middle of the offer me a chew or smoke, it is declined with And here her sister, Mrs. Maxwell, found with a robe of spotless white, and it was second century and a trifle more than one the remark that I never used it. Then they her as she came one bright morning, bring- near the happy Christmas-tide. century after the time of Pilate. It was say : " Well it is a filthy habit and I wish I ing a breath of heaven's fresh loveliness into More than one humble home in the great therefore an easy matter for those who were could quit it." Now most assuredly the the close, perfumed, and heated chamber. city had been brightened by Helen's gener then converted to Christianity in Vienne Scriptures say, " Let us cleanse ourselves " Come, Helen, do come out for a little ous Christmas gifts, and she began to tak to authenticate the fact in question. from all filthiness of the flesh." 2 Cor. 7: 1. ride," she entreated. " I've brought my own some pleasure in these pleasant duties. 4. Vienne was a chief city in Gaul, if not But if for no other reason they ought to carriage and ponies, and I'll drive you my- Some one has beautifully said :— the capital of that country, under the first put it away out of respect for the Lord Jesus, self. It is such a lovely morning. Please, " Happiness is a perfume which we cannot Caesar, and in the days of Pilate. There is "the Captain of our Salvation." I have Helen " sprinkle over others without spilling a few to-day in that city a temple of Augustus been in the army and I have seen men pun- But Helen only turned wearily on her drops on ourselves." And Helen, in seem Caesar and Livie his wife. This temple was ished for going into the presence of their com- sofa. how she made others happy, was far happie onsecrated to Christian worship at an early mander with tobacco in their mouths. " No, no, Susan ! How can you ask me ? " herself than she had ever hoped to be again, age and is now used as a museum of antiq- " Shall mortal man be more just than God ? " It will do you good, Helen," pleaded The day before Christmas she had wor4 uities. There is no dispute about this mat- Shall a man be more pure than his maker ?" Susan. of an aged and bed-ridden relative across the te; and why should there be about the tomb There are men professing to be soldiers of " I don't want to be done good. I only river, on the Jersey side, and she at once or monument in question the Lord Jesus Christ, telling how good he want to be let alone. I never want to leave went over to see her. 5. This fact is taught in Protestant as well is, and how much they love him, and have this room until I am carried out as poor As she stepped upon the ferry-boat to re, as in Roman Catholic schools where I resided no more respect for him than to go into his little Eddie was," moaned Helen. turn, she found it very crowded, and with difll when in France. presence, to speak to him, and, Oh mirabile " And that won't be long, I'm thinking, if culty found a seat next a plain, neat-looking The monument in question had a bar of dicta, they will ask him to dwell in them ! you're allowed to go on in this fashion," country-woman who had with her a little; iron put through it to hang the French flag with their mouths full of tobacco and their muttered Susan, under her breath, while she fellow of five or six years, and Helen's heart' on under the first republic, and will be an body reeking with the fumes of it. It is said aloud, using a last argument, " Please, thrilled as she looked at the little face with other solemn witness against French infi- shameful. " Know ye not that your bodies come, Helen ; we'll drive out to Laurel Hill its bright blue eyes and golden hair, for it delity in the day of judgment, are the members of Christ 1" Shall we then and take some flowers to Edward and Eddie." bore quite a resemblance to the dear face of, If it be objected that some claim that take the members of Christ and fill them But still the mourner only sighed, " No, her lost Eddie.

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She could not help speaking to the child, " that I was not wrong when I told thee if RELIGIOUS NEWS. —The drouth is causing alarm in the Ha- and trying to win it to her, and presently she thee tried to do right thee would be sure to waiian Islands. The cane crop is partially ! had him upon her knee. be happy ! "—Sol. destroyed on the Island of Maui, and stock ! "'What is your little boy's name ?" she —The Baptists number 2,024,224 commu- are dying for want of feed. [ said, addressing the woman. nicants in America. —The Canada government has introduced "Eddie Hamilton," said the stranger, with GOOD HEALTH. —Four-fifths of the inhabitants of this into Parliament a " Permissive Bill," which a sigh, and Helen's heart thrilled again at planet now have the Bible in their own in the United States would be called Local the familiar name. tongue. "But he's not my child, he's an orphan," The Mind Cure. Option. It is expected that it will become r , continued the woman. —There were in 1877 fifty-seven times as a law. " Ali? " commented Helen, interested at IT ' is not a new nostrum, nor a new many Presbyterians in the United States as —The cholera is sweeping off the pilgrims ll once. "school " in medicine. It is old as the world, in 1777. to Mecca by the hundreds. It is feared that t " No ma'ma, he's not mine. His mother and besides it is, as the advertisers of pills on their return to Constantinople it will and potions say, " indorsed by the faculty." —English Wesleyans have the responsi- • was a widow, and came to Brookville, where bility of training 725,000 Sunday-school break out in that city, where so much misery Hive, a year ago come next March. She The " Mind Cure" is recognized by all learned and filth exist. doctors, and yet because it is theoretically scholars. • was very poor, and she had a little house —The proprietors of the Philadelphia right next to us, and tried to make her liv- recognized and practically forgotten, we wish —The people of New Haven, Conn., have to speak " a word by way of admonition." erected a building for Mr. Moody that will Press have discharged all members of the ing with her needle. But she made her death Printers' Union from their employ. The ma'am, that's what she made—and we The finest curative agency in the world is seat 4,000 persons. the mind of the patient. We do not mean men were told that all who left the Union couldn't bear to see the little fellow suffer, —Plymouth Methodist Episcopal church, would be re-employed. ' and not a friend in the world, as we knew of, to say that you can cure corns and bunions Buffalo, which cost $27,000, has just cleared so we took him, me and my John, and we've by resolving to dispense with them, or that itself entirely of debt. —The Chinese Embassador to Englcul kept him ever since." you can restore your lungs, after disease has attributes the famine in India to sb much —The Irish Presbyterian Sunday-school "Do you still intend 'to keep him ? " asked destroyed them, by having a cheerful temper, land being devoted to the cultivation-efs-the,„, Society reports 984 schools, 8,846 teachers, • Helen. or that cancers can be et'adicated by a hope- poppy, 1,033,000 acres of the best land in and 71,926 scholars in average attendance. " We can't, ma'am. We're poor, hard- ful heart. The " Mind Cure " is not war- India being devoted to that business. ranted to act as a " specific " for everything. l working folks, and we've got five children of —It is now feared that Spurgeon is so But there is no medicine that is susceptible —Twenty-five thousand war claims are our own. John had a bad fall last week— broken down that he will be compelled to now on file in Washington, and it is stated he can get about the house, but the doctors of such a variety of uses as this. There is abandon the ministry, and thus break up the no disease in which the state of the mind that eighteen years will be ,required to adju- say he won't be able to work this winter. largest congregation in the world. dicate upon them. Many millions of dollars It don't stand to reason that we could keep has not much to do with the state of the body. —The Baptists of Great Britain and Ire- are called for by these claims, mostly by an extra one, and be just to the rest, does Southerners. it, ma'am ? " The first thing to do then is to keep a land number about 270,000. During last year they contributed for religious and be- "No, indeed," returned Helen, politely, clean conscience. The man who defiles his —The national debt was, on the 1st of life with sin, suffers a terrible retribution nevolent objects, outside of home church March 1869, $2,525,463,000. March .1, "That's What's taking me, to the city to- often in his body ; not that he feels any keen expenses, domestic missions, association work, 1877, the debt amoun,ted to $2,088,781,000. .lay," returned the woman. pang of remorse, but everything that im- etc., £340,000, or $1,700,000. ' The decrease had been $436,682,000 in eight " We hated to do it, me and John did, pairs one's self-respect hurts the vitality and years, and the average yearly reduction has , awful bad, but we did n't see any other way —The new South Free church (Unitarian), shortens the life. One does not need to be to do, so I'm a-taking him to the Orphan Boston, has adopted a new method of observ- been $54,585,000. killed •by such a spot as that which stained Asylum. Do you think they'll be good to ing the Lord's supper. The bread and wine the hands of Lady Macbeth in order to suffer —The Bureau of Engraving and Printing' him, ma'am ? " in life and health for sins unshrived, It is are displayed on the communion table, has commenced the work of printing silver cer- A. thought which had struggled in Helen's There is nothing more about it. The con- tificates. Orders have been already received enough that en° cannot look one's oonscience heart for the last few minutes found expres- gregation partake of it only by faith, from New York for eight million two hun- in the eye, enough to depress the thermom- sion now. dred thousand dollars of certificates of vari- etor of the heart, and by subtle sympathy —The Church of the Puritans, in Hartford "I don't know," she said, eagerly. " But , ous denominations. ,.1 do know some one who would ! You say impair the life. last week discharged a debt of $100,000. The —The House Committee on Invalid Pen- you are poor—I am rich, and I am widowed Physicians prescribe travel and sanitaria ; Congregational church, at Peoria, Ill. , has ,.and childless. I have lately lost my husband they send one man to Minnesota and another paid off its indebtedness of $20,000. St. sions have agreed to report a bill allowing and my little Eddie, and I am alone and to Florida, without taking the temperament John's Episcopal church, Bridgeport, Conn., pensions of $72 per month to soldiers who lonely. Give me your little Eddie, and I of the man into account. _We have seen a has raised $35,000 on its debt of $60,000, have lost either both eyes, both hands, or will love him, and be good to him, and bring man acting Chief of Police in St. Paul, who and the Simpson Methodist church, Brooklyn, both feet, and $24 to those having lost one Ivohim up as my own child !" had been carried ashore from the steamboat has nearly paid off its floating debt of $13,000, eye, one hand, or one foot. on stretchers, so far was he reduced by "Are you in earnest, ma'am 1 " asked the —The income of the Garrett Biblical Insti- —Diamond digging in South Africa has hemorrhages. Climate ? Yes, and more now settled down into a paid industry. untry-woman. than climate. Doubtless he was a man of tute, Chicago (M. E.), has been wholly cut off '"Indeed I am ! He looks like my lost by the great fire in that city, and the deprecia- Companies are being formed, dividends are hearty temperament, and enjoyed the new declared monthly when there are any, and rsidie—that is what made me first notice him and strange scenes about him. We have tion of property. To replace the buildings, a —and it seems to me as if Heaven had sent debt was incurred, on which $70,000 was there is something like a fixed trade of find- seen a hundred invalids in the same climate ings from this claim or that. him to me. He is my Christmas present ! pine for home and older civilization, and die paid. A debt of $92,000 still remains. The ,)II, do let me have him I " of nostalgia. Let it be understood that no rentals have so far diminished, that at present, —An exchange says: " Hard times con- "I can't say no, ma'am. I am sure he will invalid is benefited by a climate when he the entire income is consumed in paying taxes, tinue in the Eastern States. In Massachu- have a happy home with you," replied the stays in a place an hour after that stay is insurance and repairs. setts some of the cotton manufacturers talk woman, earnestly. enjoyable. If you are an invalid, arrange of reducing production to make prices better. "Go with me and see !" cried Helen. your life so that it may be restful and happy The frequent suspensions of banks, also, " four John would approve, I am sure. to you, and then enjoy it. We recall a man, SECULAR NEWS. serves to increase the general suspense.- Please tell me your name." a bridge-builder, who carried his consumption ' "Reynolds is my name." -It is reported that England is spending over bleak and snowy prairies, who slept in —A disastrous famine prevails in Mo- very large sums of money in war preparation. " Mine is Livingston. Now, Mrs. Rey- cold beds in frontier taverns, coughing all nolds you shall go home with me. It is not rocco. The £6,000,000 voted by Parliament is a night, who built bridges and drove business mere drop in the bucket. If she fights, raw the distance it is out to the Orphan when his lungs were all wasted away. He —The Russians took Kars in 1828, 1834, Asylum, and you shall see how I will do for 1855, and again in 1877. £100,000,000 won't more than foot her bill, said that he was happy at work, and that and that sum of course will be added to her little Eddie. Oh, I am so happy to have work had kept him alive. And it did. — Maine now ranks as the sixth State in ; present enormous public debt. him ! " And as Helen hugged the child to Year after year he managed to spin out his lumbering; once she stood first. ''her bosom, she did, 'indeed, feel that he was, —In Broadway, between Chambers and broken life, happy always and making all —About $1,000 has been raised in New in some measure, her lost Eddie, restored. about him happy, until he became a walking Fourteenth Streets, New York, there are to York for the sufferers by the famine in China. So when Mrs. Livingston's elegant car- miracle. At last came the catastrophe, and let twenty-seven entire buildings, seventy- riage met her on the city side of the ferry, she he died. If your business amuses you, and —The thirtieth anniversary of the advent seven stores, fifty-three buildings with lots, took Mrs. Reynolds and little Eddie to her you are succeeding, and you can keep your of modern Spiritualism was celebrated at New and twenty-two with offices. Several of the handsome home. And over a dainty dinner, temper happy, then there is no better medi- York. buildings have been vacant for many years, 'which Helen ordered, they made all arrange- cine. But he who has a distasteful business, —The city of Staunton, Va., population the owners refusing to lower the rents. nnents and plans for little Eddie's transfer to and who has not the will or the power to about 10,000, consumes 100 pounds of opium —A telegram from Jamaica says : A -his new mamma. adapt himself to it, is indeed to be pitied. a week. For Helen proposed to adopt and educate revolution took place at Port au Prince' Life insurance companies thump your ribs —There are a million and a half of people during the absence of the president. Tanis him as her own son, with her,, own name, and listen to the whispers of your heart. in the United States engaged in trade and at the head, with 1,000 followers, attacked taking pride in the thought, that after all, an They ask about your father and your grand- Edward Livingston 'might bear the name transportation. the palace, arsenal, and fort, and succeeded father and your mother's sister and grand- in capturing the fort. The Navy remained and wear the wealth and honors of the father's brother. They want to know whether —The old Charter Oak at Hartford was ''family. said to be at least 950 years old at the time faithful, and is bombarding the positions of you have had any or all of the following dis- the revolutionists. When Mrs. Reynolds returned home, Helen eases, etc. But when did • a life insurance of its destruction. sent her to the ferry in her carriage again, to —The company ever think to ask about your clear —The copper product of Michigan for Agenoe Russo says: England has Ave her the long walk. not yet replied in regard to the Congress. • conscience, your cheerful heart, your business 1877 foots up to 16,000 tons, a little more She still insists upon her demand that all "Come to see Eddie whenever you like," success, your amiable domestic relations, your than the preceding year. she said, as they parted, for Helen had no religious faith, and all the rest that go to the conditions of peace shall be submitted, false pride about her—she was too true a lady make sunshine and clouds in your life ? —Two million acres of cultivated land notwithstanding the text of the treaty has for that—" and 1 will bring him to see you. Do not listen to anybody who tells you to hardly suffice to produce the grain consumed been communicated to all Cabinets, and I don't want him to forget his first kind ben- travel if travel is uncongenial to your temper. in New York breweries yearly. Russia has agreed to complete freedom of •electors. And here," slipping a tiny roll into But if you enjoy it, then is travel best of all —The orders for postal cards the last discussion at the Congress. The chances of Aire, Reynolds' hands, " is a little Christmas medicines. An invalid struggling for life quarter amounted to fifty-three millions, or the Congress meeting are diminished. present for John and the children." should not have any duties. The main bus- at the rate of two hundred and twelve mill- —The Postmaster-General has issued an ' And when Mrs. Reynolds looked at the iness at such a time is to enjoy yourself. ion a year. order amending a regulation of the Depart- Joy is a tonic above "little Christmas present " she found it was all.—Hearth and Home. —The House Committee on Coinage, ment governing the transmission of matter, a crisp, new hundred-dollar bill. • Weights and Measures, have agreed to report which is very important in its bearings, in- And so that Christmas Eve a golden curly COLD FEET.—No business at the desk, Marsh's bill punishing defacers of gold and asmuch as it overrules a long established t lend rested on the empty crib pillow in counter or bench—no domestic task or con- silver coin. practice in the Department. Any matter in Helen Livingston's room. And the next ventional circumstance, is of so grave im- —The population of Rome, which in 1857 print which may be transmitted within an morning two little stuffed stockings hung portance as to warm one's feet when they enclosure may also be transmitted at the over the table, loaded with Christmas toys. was 215,573, rose last year to 280,574. are cold. You can't afford the hazard to From 7000 to 8000 soldiers were included in same rate if printed on a wrapper on the While Helen, herself, was so bright and health incurred by indifference to the dis- each enumeration. envelope. This includes business cards, di- `happy, that, when sister Susan and aunt comfort nature is giving you as a premoni- rections for returning, and any printed mat- ,• Rachel came in to see the little stranger, of tion of danger. Keep your feet dry. If by —A mass meeting recently held at Buffalo ter on the outside of a wrapper or envelope. whose arrival Helen had sent them word, accident you get your feet wet, remove the urged the passage by the Legislature of a bill Postmasters are instructed not to regard !they stood astonished at the transformation. wet stockings. If chilly, take a warm foot authorizing a general pipe line to connect requests for the return of such matter unless "Thee sees, Helen," said aunt Rachel, bath, ending with a cold dip and rubbing dry. petroleum wells with the sea-board. stamps to pay return postage are deposited. 112 THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES. Vol. 4, No. 14,

Elders Loughborough and Healey go with this els and Jewels, Christian Songs, Royal Songs, Boolcs, Pamphlets, Tracts, Etc. ofzin a flit Zino tent. Welcome Tidings, Heavenly Echoes, Golden Tent No. 2 will soon be erected in Lemore, Censer, Sunshine, Golden Shower, Royal Dia- °RUBEN'S Concordance. $1.95, post-paid. Tulare county. Brethren Wood and Rice .go dem, Pure Diamonds, Choral Harp, Win- Dictionary of Bible. $1.75, post-paid. OAKLAND, CAL., FIFTH-DAY, APRIL 11, 1878. with tent No. 2. nowed Hymns, Songs of Praise, Songs of the Tent No 3 will be erected this week in Red Morning, Jubiloe Harp, Gospel Hymns Nos. Hymn and Tune Book ; 537 hymns, 147 tunes. Bluff, and meetings will commence on Friday 1 and 2, Songs of Worship. Progressive Bible Lessons. 50 eta. Meetings at Oa/;`land. evening. Brethren Israel and Stephens will use Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, " for Children. 35 eta. this tent. CAL. CONF. COMMITTEE. Oakland, Cal. The Way of Life ; a beautiful engraving 1' IT has been our privilege to again visit Oak- -4•-• inches, with key of explanations. $1.00. land during the annual meeting of the Pacific Meeting of the P. S. D. A. _Pub- State Quarterly Meeting. The Game of Life (illustrated). Satan playi lishing Association. S. D. A. Publishing Association, and although THE third State quarterly meeting of the Cali- with man for his soul. In Board, 50 eta ; in paper so we have done but little we have been cheered ACCORDING to notice given in the SIGNS OF fornia T. and M. society for this year will be The History of the Sabbath and First Day of by meeting the brethren and taking some part THE TIMES, the third annual meeting of the held in Oakland, Sabbath and First-day, April Week. J. N. Andrews. 628 pp, $1.00. with them. On the Sabbath, 6th inst., we took Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Asso- 20 and 21, 1878. Time is short, and our golden Thrilling Life Sketches. Incidents in the life ciation was held April 3, 1878. Meeting opened opportunities for labor are rapidly passing by. an Italian of noble birth. By Francesco Urgos. $1, part in the ordination services of our dear with prayer. Plans should be laid for a more effective and post-paid. Brother M. C. Israel to the work of the gospel Upon calling the roll it was ascertained that thorough work this summer than ever before. Thoughts on Daniel. U. Smith. $1.00. 0 denaed paper edition, 35 eta ministry. Appropriate remarks were made on a large majority of the stock was represented ; We call especially for all directors to attend this Thoughts on the Revelation. U. Smith. $1;) the occasion by Elder Loughborough, ordina- 929 by proxy, and 636' in person, being more State quarterly meeting. Come, in the name of than two-thirds of the subscribed stock. the Lord, with an ardent desire to take hold of The Sanctuary and its Cleansing. U. Smi tion • prayer by the writer, charge by Elder Minutes of the previous meeting read and the work in earnest. Come, praying the Lord $1.00. Condensed edition in paper, 30 cta. Loughborough. It was an occasion of great accepted. to guide in the work. On motion, the chair appointed E. R. Gillett, J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH, President. Life of William Miller, with likeness. $1.00. solemnity. Geo. Manuel and J. I. Tay ,as committee to Life of Joseph Bates, with Likeness. Revi In the evening of the same day it was our nominate a board of five directors for the com- District Quarterly Meetings. Edited by James White. Tint, $1.00; plain, $1.25. privilege to unite with Elder Loughborough in ing year. The Nature and Degtiny of Man. U. Smi THE quarterly meetings of the eight districts 384 pp. $1.00. the ordinances of the Lord's house, in which the The report of the financial workings of the of California will all be held Sabbath and first- Association from March 30, 1877, to March 28, day, April 13 and 14, as follows :— The Constitutional Amendment. A disoussi Oakland church now much increased in num- 1878, was read and accepted as follows :— between W. H. Littlejohn and the Editor of the "C , bers took part. God has recently been blessing DISTRICT No. 1, at Santa Rosa. tian Statesman." Bound, $1.00. Paper, 40 eta. TREASURER'S REPORT. DISTRICT No. 2, at Fairview, Fresno Co. part, 10 cte. this people greatly and there have been valua- RECEIPTS. DISTRICT No. 3, at Napa, Napa Co. Spirit of Prophecy, Vol. I. Mrs. E. G. Whi ble accessions to the church. May grace, Cash on hand March 30, 1877 $777 50 DISTRICT No.4, at San Pasqual, San Diego Co. 416 pp. $1.00. mercy and the love of God abide with us till Rec'd on acct's & deposits $96,059 82 DISTRICT No. 5, at Woodland, Yolo Co. Spirit of Prophecy, Vol. II. Mrs. E. G. Whi " " SIGNS OF THE TIMES 12,319 90 400 pp. $1.00. Jesus comes. J. W. DISTRICT No. 6, at Red Bluff, Tehama Co. " shares inP SDAP A2,232 DISTRICT No. 7, at Oakland. Spirit of Prophecy, Vol. III. Mrs. E. G. Whi : 400 pp. $1.00 " Cal Conf. Fund... 4,717 36 DISTRICT No. 8, at San Francisco. European Press. " sales of books .... 3,941 53 Life of Christ, in seven Pamphlets, by Mrs. El 2,051 25 J. -N. LOUGHBOROUGH. G. White:— 'SOME two years since we made a call for $10,- " job printing...... 7,569 35 No. 1. His First Advent and Ministry - lo Appointment. No. 2. His Temptation in the Wilderness - 10 000 to establish the 'press in Europe. The " donations to SIGNS 158 80 No. 3. His Teachings and Parables - - " Cal T & M Society 3,393 92 MRS. E. G. WHITE will speak at Woodland, No. 4. His Mighty Miracles - friends of the cause have responded nobly. - 15 " exchange 32 89 Sabbath and Sunday, April 13 and 14. No. 5. His Sufferings and Crucifixion - - 10 The sum is nearly made up. This amount is to 201 43 No. 8. His Resurrection and Ascension 10 " incidentals No, 7. The Apostles of Christ - - - 10 be used for no other purpose but is to be " fuel acc't 97 38-132.875 63 THE Postoffice address of Elder C. 0,. Taylor is Reynolds, Taylor Co., Georgia. Sabbath Readings for the Home Circle. In appropriated to the purchase of a complete $133.653 13 volumes. 75 eta. each. printing establishment. DISBURSEM ENTS. The State of the Dead and Destiny of the Wick U. Smith. 40 cts. W. C. White and his wife have fully decided Paid out on acct's & dept's 96,844 32 BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. The United States in Prophecy., U. Smi to go to Europe to oversee this work. This " " for paper & freight 10,247 70 Bound, 40 ets. Paper, 25 ets. " " " books & freight 3,668 55 decision is in harmony with the mind of the "Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord ae- " " Office labor 10,788 68 ceitfully," (margin, negligently.) Jer. 48:10. A Word for the Sabbath, or False Theories recent General Conference. Probably no man " " imp'mts on r estate 1,076 94 posed. (Polar.) U. Smith. Muslin, 30 cts.; paper, 11 among us is so well qualified for this work as " " type and material 1,176 12 Received for the Signs. Advent Keepsake. Muslin, 26 cts. W. C. White. He did design to study the SIGNS OF THE TIMES 359 CC " incidentals. 2,607 41 $2.00 EACH. C E Hathaway 5-14. J Cordoza 4-44, Sermons on the Sabbath and Law, embracing Mrs J N Wilson 5-10, R B Simons 5-14. Robert Reid 5- outline of the Biblical and Secular history of the French and German languages, which is very " fuel libel 471 86 9, J S Wimbert 5-14, M L Irving 4-38, John C Phipps bath for 6,000 years. J. N. A. 25 its. desirable for any one visiting Europe. But in " exchange 55 82 5-12, M Simons 5-9 Cyrus Ilk n 5-1. J N Stuart 5-1, It Facts for the Times. 25 cts. this he makes a great sacrifice. He has left " Cal Conf Fund. 3,579 48 Lorania Haynes 5-14. Susan Vincent 5-24. James M " Cal T & M Society 2,683 73 Miller 5-2, A Woodman 5-14, Wm M Dail 5-13, Mrs The Nature and tendency of Modern Spirituali the Battle Creek College and has gone into the Cash to bal March. 28, 1878 93 52-133,653 13 Harriette Sp 'well 5-9, L J Walsworth 5-14. Mrs Mary J. H. Waggoner. 20 cts. GEO. S. MANUEL, Baker 5-5. Miss A E Mc Dani( 1 4-23, Mrs Chloe Thur- Review Office to master the trade, so as to be Treasurer. ber 5-14, Lucinda Haskins 5-11, Mrs Louisa A Lemon Our Faith and Hope. Sermons on the Mill able when landing in Europe to purchase the Total value of the Associa- 5-14 Mrs Mound 4-42, John Ely 5-12, W G Myers 5-18, nium, Second Advent, the Kingdom, the. Judgment; 5-14. Sylvester Simond 5-14 Mrs J G Time, the Sanctuary, and Saving Faith. 20 eta. best presses, put them in running, order, and tion 46,051 97 H 11 Van Camp Due Ass'n on book acc't 7,196 79 Grant 5-22. N B Marble 5-5, P Riggs 4-45, Martin The Ministration of Angels, and the Origin,, run them himself until he can educate others to Weaver 5-14, Mrs Mc Comb 5-24, Oakland Bank of Cash on hand 93 52- 53,342 28 Savings 5-14, Sarah A Beach 5-1. tory, and Destiny of Satan. D. H. C. 20 eta. Ass'n owes on book acct's and notes 17,573 77 fill the position. $1.50 EACH. Hyram Winegar 5-14, John Mountain The Atonement. J. H. Waggoner. 20 eta. We copy the following statement made in the Assets after the debts are paid $35,768 51 5-14, C H Allen 5-14. Chas Fletcher 5-14. Josie Lincolu The Spirit of God. J. II. W. 15 cts. 5-14. Lt man Allen 5-14, George George 5.14, C Clagget 5- SIGNS nearly two years since I hereby certify that I have carefully exam- 14 John Mu, ry 5-1, S J Ackley 5-14 J B Richardson 5-14, Miraculous Powers. 15 eta. " The want of a press to be owned and con- ined the books and accounts of the P. S. D. A. Andrew Rose 5-14, A C Atwood 5-11, H Farnham 5-14. P. Association, and find them correctly kept, L Richardson 5-14, Mrs Nancy Laughlin 5-14, Boxy The Complete Testimony of the Fathers trolled by S. D. Adventists in Switzerland, on cerning the Sabbath and First Day. J. N. And and further, that the above report of the treas- Counsil 5-14. Henry Dicker 5-14, Mary Umbt rhind 5-7, 15 eta. which tracts in many languages may be printed Miss Julia Coleman 5-14, James Bieder 6-14. L Hardy urer shows a correct statement of the financial 5-14. Mrs L H Bond 5-12, Mrs L A Collins 5-12, John The Three Messages of Rev. 14, and the and scattered by thousands through, the dif- condition of the Association. Turner 5-12. Mrs W D Clark 5-10 Mrs fl A Holland (2 horned Beast. J. N. Andrews. 10 cts. J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH, Auditor. copies) 4-38, Mrs L Eggleston 5-16 Mrs J M Farplay ferent countries of Europe, seems to be daily in- 5-14, Miss D L Stiger 5-14. Mrs E Mc Kinzie 5-14, Sar It The Morality of the Sabbath. D. M. C. 15 creasing ; and we are glad that the prospect is, We the committee on nominations would La( e 5-14. Mrs B C Rose 5-14 0 Darling 5-14, J F Mc submit the following names for directors for the The Resurrection of the Unjust ; a Vindication °lithium 5-14. V B Humphries 5-14. Mrs Rosie Davis the Doctrine. J. H. Waggoner. 15 eta, that such a press will soon be running." coming year, James White, J. N. Loughbor- 5-14, Mrs James Simpson 5-14, Mary Strinbeek 5-14, We now urge that others also who would es- ough, John Morrison, W. N. Glenn, J. E. Aggie Rawson 5-14. A El Thomson 5-16, V B Tiffiny 5- The Two Laws. D. M. Canright. 'Cots. 14, J B Trim 5-14, Mrs H L Vansichle 5-14 Jam( a B teeth it a privilege to own each one hundred dol- White. E. R. GILLETT, Chairman. Denham 5-14, Eliza McCapes 5-14, Lucinda Hicks 5-8, The Seven Trumpets of Rev. 8 and 9. 10 ctrl. ' lars in the European press come forward imme- Upon counting the ballots, the above named Mrs J B Brothers 5-14, W G Dillon 5-14, Charles Wilson Redeemer and Redeemed. James White. 10 persons were found to be elected without a 5-14. F H Griffin 5-14, J If Reynolds 5-14. A D Park- diately and make up the complete sum of $10,- hurst 5-14, Chas Brown 5-14. George Goss 5-14, Mary A dissenting vote. Kelley 5-14. Leona Guller 5-14, Jennie Kleaebir 5-14, Christ in the Old Testament and the Sabbath 000. The money can be forwarded to Review and the New. James White. 10 eta. Some remarks were then made in regard to W C Thomson 5-16. Herald, Battle Creek, Mich. JAMES WHITE. the satisfactory workings of the institution dur- MisCELLANEOUS. Augusta Morehouse $5.00 5-25, The Saints' Inheritance, or the Earth made N ing the past year, after which the meeting ad- Harriette Hornady 1.00 5-6, A Boardman 4.00 5-1, John J. N. Loughborough. 10 eta. European Mission. journed. C Lea 1.00 4-1 Mrs E L Curie 75c 4-38 W H Hall 75c 4-38. Mrs D C Elmer 1.00 4-44, S Al Rose (8 copies) Sunday Seventh-day. A Refutation of M J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH, President. 1.00 4-16 Mrs J G Finch 25c 4-23. Michael Deaver 25c Jennings, Akers and Fuller. J. N. A. 10 cts. MRS. WHITE and the writer have made ap- J. E. WHITE, Secretary. 4-23, Permelia Biddenger 1.00 4-38. Alice Arndt 1.00 The Truth Found. J. H. W. 10 cts. 4-38, E B Evans 112 copies) 18.00 5-14. Fred Bendier peals to the brethren and sisters for means to Directors' Meeting. 75c 4-38, B B Warren 1.00 4-48. Selina B Whitford (13 The Two Covenants. J. N. Andrews. 10 ets, sustain our worthy missionaries in Europe. As copies) 19 50 5-14, Mrs Geo Ctitler 1.00 4-38, David IMMEDIATELY following the stockholders' Grinols 75c 4-38. N W Alley (3 copi, 51 4.50, 5-14, C The Hope of the Gospel : What d is, and wheel we expected, our faithful brethren are responil- meeting held April 3, 1878, a meeting of the Pucket (2 copies) 3.00 5-14. 11 Al Vauslyke (4 copies) will be consummated. J. N. L. 10 cts. ' ing nobly. One church in Iowa has already 6.00 5-14, Julia A Davis (2 copies) 3.00 5-14, Jason Review of Gilfillan on the Sabbath. 10 cts. directors of the P. S. D. A. Publishing Associa- Bumpas 1.00 5-14, John McBride 75c 4-38, Mrs 0 C pledged one thousand dollars. One circular tion was held for the purpose of electing officers Grabham 75c 4-38. T M Clark (2 copies) 3.00 5-14, Wm Vindication of the Sabbath. Morton. 10 oti, has been returned with nearly twenty-five hun- for the ensuing year. All the board present. Griffith (1 copies) 6.00 5-14. W G Myers (8 copies) 1.00 The Date of the Seventy Weeks of Dan. 9, es On motion, J. N. Loughborough was chosen 4-7. J F La} man 75c 4-38, Mrs W Feick' 75c 4-38. Mrs lished. J. N. Andrews. 10 cta. dred dollars pledged. president ; J. E. White, secretary; and Geo. Caroline Briggs 38c 4-26. Miss Lelia Ballows 38c 4-26. Matthew Twenty-four. lames White. 10 chi We confidently expect that this sum will be Miss B Dyar (2 copies) 75e 4-26. Lorenzo D Prouty 1.00 Manuel, Treasurer. 4-39. Mrs Emma Drake 75c 4-38, Mrs Eliza Boody 75c Review of Baird's Two Sermons on the Sabb raised to $10,000 before the close of the current On motion, The same editors iivere continued 4-38, Mrs Cordie Mulford (2 copies) E Olmstead and Law. J. II. W. year. This can be dope and our brethren at as during the previous year. 50c 4-26. Steplen Alberty 50c 4-40, Mrs Oren Wells The Ancient Sabbath. Forty-four Object' 1.00 4-38 E A Dean (17 copit s) 25.5)) 5-14 Mrs H Pin- Considered. 10 its. the same time will not sacrifice a tithe that On motion, Mrs. L. M. Hall and Miss Della nell (2 copies) 3.00 5-14. J Duff 75c 4-38. Mrs A J Frisbie were continued as local editors during Brown 75c 4-38 John Graybill 75c 4-38 Mary Rousseau Milton on the State of the Dead. 5 eta. those dear brethren have who have left their the coming year. (6 copies) 9,00. 5-14, Saran Nott (2 copies) 3.00 5-14, L Dickenson 1.00 4-36, 0 B Lisher 75 4-38, D Wash- Four-cent Tracts : The Second Advent-1 native lands and gone to dark Europe to preach Meeting adjourned to call of the president. Seventh Part of Time—Celestial Railroad—Samuel ington 1.00 4-6, G W Myers 50c 4-13 D G Price (2 cop- to hearts as hard as steel. God is blessing J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH, President. the Witch of Endor-The Ten Commandments not A J. E. WHITE, ies) 3.00 5-14. L Gibbs (4 copies) 6.00 5-2. C R Chitten- ished—Address to the Baptists—Present Truth their efforts and already they are finding will- Secretary. den (48 copit s) 72.00 5-6. Baas Parker (32 copies) Sufferings of Christ— The Two Thrones-The Third M 48.00 5-1. Harvey C Hall 75c 4-38. C F King 1.00 4-88, sage 'of Rev. 14—Spiritualism a Satanic Delusion— souls, ing not a few, who are embracing the Sabbath-School Singing Book. W II More 50c 4-28 Mrs Porter Farmer 1,13 5-2. demption— Systematic Benevolence—The Two coven last, message. We earnestly exhort all to take JE urop e a et 1,11SiSiOn• —Origin and Progress of Seventh-day Adventists. a part in this good work. WE are making an effort to get up a good P W Bak( r and wife $100.00, J D Morton and wife Three-cent Tracts : Much in Little—The L 20.00, Mrs J and Miss M L Craw 10.00 E S Walker and Time Question—Argument on Bal:Mon—Infidel 0 The following are the names of the One Hun- Sabbath-school singing book which shall accord wife 10.00, A Brother in rowa 40 00. J B Ingalls and wife Considered—The End of the Wicked—Scripture u dred Dollar men :— in sentiment with the belief of S. D. Advent- 40.0(1, Ernest E Olive 1.00, Wit Sevv 1.00. Wesley J euce—Who Clanged the Sabbath I—The First Di ists. We want all the help we can get from Covey 1.00 Wilson F Hastings 15.0u, hannali L Hast- of Rev. 14—The Second Message of Rev. 14. Eld, James White $100 Mrs. E. G. White $100 abroad in the shape of new pieces and the loan ings 5.00 0 N Fox 2.50. Silas Ft x 2.50. S A McPherson Two-cent Tracts : Christ in the Old Teetamen A. McPherson 100 Jacob Shiverly of Sabbath-school and revival singing books. 1.00, C Pangburn 1 00, Lewis Haddon 5.01). M E Had- The Sabbath in the New Testament--The Old M 100 den 5.00 W P Andrews and wife 20.00 Benn Auten Code of Ten Commandments not Revised--Definite Geerge.- Leighton 100 C. W. Neal 100 Below is a list of what we already have. Any 20.00, W R Carpenter 50.00. enth Day--Seven Reasons tor Simday Keeping E Charles Buck 100 H. E. Stone 100 one having books different from these will do Received on Account. teed—Elihu on the Sabbath—The Rich Man and La -The Sanctuary of the Bible--The Millennium-De 0'., 100 Wm. Gardner 100 us a great favor by writing their names and Wisconsin T and M Society $85.00. Kansas T and M ing and Being with Christ-Fundamental Prineipl 100 Scott Kilgore 100 address on the first blank leaf and sending them Society 35.00. Texas 1' and M Society 1.50 Jackson B. D, Adventists-The Judgment ; or the Waymarke W. E. ,Newcom . 100 C. W. Baker 100 to us. We will return them as soon as the Fe rguson 13.60. North Pacific T and .111 Society 50.00, Daniel to the Holy City—The Two Laws—Spirit ofPr Cal '1' and M Society 137.15. ecy— One Hundred Bible Facts—The Law and the Ge E. Clark 100 Daniel Glunt 100 book is completed. —God's Methorial. We have : Pure Gold, Brightest and Best, Cali ti,rnla. E'ublivhing, Fund. J. W. M E Bandy $5.00. J D Bandy 5. One-cent Tracts : Appeal on Innnortali Golden Wreath, Musical Gems, Book of Praise, Thoughts for the Candid—Nahum's Chariots—The Donation': to the Signs. California 'Tents. Golden Chain, Happy Voices and Echo to feetion of the Ten Commandments—Coming of the dl Happy Voices, Songs of Salvation, Fresh Mrs McComb 5100. —Without Excuse--Which Day do You keep and Why TENT No. 1 will be pitched in San Francisco ia '45-rill.rence Geology and the bible—The Sleep of the Dead—The Leaves, Song Evangel, Merry Chimes, The net's Fate—Can We know1— Is the End Near A for Meetings this week, in the Mission Dolores. Nightingale, Flora's Festival. Heavenward, Bloomfie Id 522.10. Petaluma 20.00, A Friend 1.50, logue—Brief Thoughts on immortality. Lafayette pr W Brown 5.00, Gilroy 3.00, San Jose-7.25, Address, THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES;'' Meetings will commence on Friday evening. Starry Crown, Robin Redbreast, Oriola, Laur- Vallejo 4.50, Napa 34.35. °ARLAND, Dpi,