"Behold, I come quickly, 'and my'reWard is with me, to give every man accordihg as his work shall be:" Rriv. XXII 12.

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will-worship, which' 'generally characterize are here called the bridegroom and bride, is earth for thy' possession. Thou shalt break Zhe #igno of the. Zinteo the conduct of fanatics. not true. 'No one believes that the event them with a rod of iron, thou shalt dash IS ISSUED WEEKLY AT 4. Because the work 'bore the fririt of the called the marriage 'of the Lamb took place them in pieces like a potter's vessel." Ps. Spirit of God, as set forth in the New Testa- eighteen hundred years since. • 2 : 8, 9. Before the Son- makes his second OAKLAND, ; : : : CALIFORNIA: • ment. It was evidently guided by wisdom Paul, in writing to 'the chinch, 2 Cor. 11 : advent to this world, he receives from the from above. The apostle James declares 2, says, " I have espoused you to' one hus- Father " dominion, and glory, and a king- Elder James White, Editor and Proprietor. • this wisdom to be " first pure; then peaceable, band, that I may present you a chaste dom." ' gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy to' Christ." But does this prove that the After the coronation of the 'King of kings; LEH- TERMS : TWO DOLLARS a year to those, who choose to pay a subscriptionprice, and VREE to all and good fruits, without partiality, and with- marriage of the Lamb took place in Corinth ? Or the marriage of the Lamb, '-the opening others as far as the paper is sustained by the donations out hypocrisy." Chap. 3 : 17: Paul ' says or, did Paul only wish to represent by mar- heavens will reveal him coming in grandeur of the libefal friends of the cause. • that the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,,peaee, riage, the union which he had effected, through and in glory, leading on the armies of Heav- Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal. long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, the gospel, between Christ and the Church at' en to the last great 'conflict with the beast, meekness, temperance. Gal. 5 : 22, 23. These Corinth? He also says, Eph. 23, "For the false prophet, and the kings .of the earth. Thy Virstfrultg. are the good fruits of the work and Spirit. of the husband is the head of the wife, even as See Rev. 19. ' `f His eyes were as a flame of God, and these did all appear in an eminent Christ is the head of the church." But please fire, and on his head were many crowns." DEUT. 26 : 2-10 ; 1 COB. 15 :'23. sense as the results of the midnight cry. , turn and read from' verse 22, and it will be " And "he 'hath on his, vesture and on his Of all the'great relig,imis movements since seen that Paul's' subject is te relation and thigh a written, King of kings, and JUST as the Hebrew priest received The first sheaf from the reaper's hand, the days of , the first Apostles 'of our Lord, duty of man and wife to ,each other. This is Lord of lords." And to the Lord, whom they believed, nonettand- out more pure and free from the illuStrated and enforced by the relation of His mission then will be to " judge and make Offered the harvest of the land, imperfections of human nature and the wiles Christ and the church. Those who suppose War." ' He will then destroy his enemies, So , risen from the tomb, of Satan, than, that 'of the autumn Of 1844. that Paul is, here defining who the Lamb's and redeem his people. The marriage is over, Where love had laid him gently down, In fact, after looking back upon; it for more wife is, are 'greatly mistaken. That' is not and his people are still waiting his return. Came to the altar, in the bloom than twenty-siX 'years as the greenest spot on his subject. • He commences, "Wives, sub- The true position of the waiting ones'is thus Of that new life which won his crown. • all the Way in which God has 16a his people, mit "yourselves 'unto your own husbands." descHbed : " Let your loins be girded about, " Christ the firstfruits 1" the first ripe sheaf we do not see how it could have been better, Verse 22. " Husbands, love your wives." and your lights burning : and ye yourselves Of the wide world's great harvest field ; at least so far as the direct providence and Verse 25. like unto men that wait for their lord, when The perfect pattern, type, and chief, work of God is'eoncerned. It was beyond The marriage of the Lamb' does not cover he will return from 'the wedding." Luke 12 : Of all the treasures death shall yield. • •the control of humanhands, or human minds. the entire 'period' of probation, in which' be- 35, 36. • So let the precious seed be sown ' Men and demons sou ght to hinder and to mar lievers are united to their Lord; from Adam In the parable,. while the foolish virgins In every fiirrow of the earth; this work ; , but the power 'that attended it to the ,close of probation. It is 'one event, were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came; Beneath the seas, in graves unknown, brushed away their influence as you would to take place at ,one point of time, and that those that were ready went in 'with him to Till Christ 'shall send the reapers forth. remove ,a spider's .Web; and there stood 'the is just to the resurrection of the just. the marriage, and the door was shut. Our Lord of the living and the dead, work orGod, free from the print of a man's Then what is the bride in the marriage of position is, that before thq, second advent, Who art alive forevermore, , hand. the 'Lamb ? Said the angel to John; " Come events take place on earth and in Heaven, • • Thy'sleeping await their Head„ The Adven,t Shield published in January, hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's connected with the experience and history of Like Mary, at the open door. 1845, bears testimony to the character of wife."' Rev. 21: 9. Did the angel show those who 'are called out to wait for the Lord, .They shall come with thee in that hour that work, in words -of truth and soberness. John the church ? "And he carried me which may be, and will be, likened, or com- When, without sin, thou com'st to save. And let it be -borne in mind that the Shield away in the Spirit to a' great and high moun- pared, to the several events of an eastern mar- They shall be like thee, by thy power* To ,conquer death and spoil the grave. was a standard work, of 440 pages, for Ad- tain, and showed me that great city-, the holy riage named by our -Lord. The bridegrdora,• ventists ,at that time, and that the follow- Jerusalem, . descending out of Heaven from in the parable, represents Christ. The com- Break, break, 0-moping fair and bright!' ing testimony from -it was not published till God." Verse 10. ing of the,bridegropm, and the marriage, in Wake all the sleepers of the tomb ; about three months after the seventh-month The New Jerusalem is also represented as the parable, represent events that- take place 0 sun of glory 1 with thy light in Heaven in connection with the reception Flood. the dark vale, dispel its glooin. movement, when Adventists had taken time the mother. " But Jerusalem which is above Wave.thy ripe sheaf, 0 Iirinde of life, to review the past, and settle,. as was supposed, is free, which is the mother of us all." , Gal. of the throne of the immortal kingdom by In the great house not made with, hands, upon a firm, united position:— 4 : 26. Christ is represented (Isa. 9: 6)-as the rightful heir, Jesus Christ. The mar- • And at thine altar end the strife " It produced' everywhere the Most deep the " everlasting Father " of his people ; the riage Of the Lamb takes place before the sec- With death and sorrow in all lands. searching of heart and htimiliation of soul New Jerusalem, the mother, andthe subjects ond advent; so that at Christ's second ap- " Christ the firstfruits !" and afterward before, the God of high Heaven. It caused a of the first resurrection, the children. And, pearing he rettirns from the wedding. These They that are Chrises when he shall come;'' weaning:of affections from the things of this beyond all doubt, 'the resurrection' of the just facts will akiear evident from a close exam- The best sheaf lifted heavenWard, world, a healing of thecontrOversies and an- is represented by birth. How appropriate, ination of Ps. 2 :,8, 9; Dan. 7 : 13, 14; Matt. Then the full gathered harvest-home. imosities, a confession, of wrongs, a breaking then,'.' is' the view that the, marriage of the 12 : 36. Then shall our harVest-joy arise, down before God, and penitent, broken-heart- Lauib takes place in Heaven before the Lord ' The shutting of the door, in this parable, When all thy sheaves are safe at home. ed supplications to him for pardon and ac- comes, 'and before the children of the great does not represent the closing of human prd- Singing the hymn of paradise, • ceptance. It caused self-abaseinent arid proa- family of Heaven are brought forth at the bation, sometimes called the shutting of the " Thy will be done I Thy kingdom come I" tration of soul, such as we never before wit- resurrection of the just. • door 'of mercy. That last decisive event is --Bible Society .Record.. nessed." • Let those-who are disposed to cling to the at the close of Chriit's ministration in the Verses '8;9 : " And the foolish said Unto old view that the chinch is the bride, and, most h'ol'y place of the heavenly .sanctuary, the wise; Give us of your oil,; 'for our lamps that the marriage is' after ChriSt cornea, and' and is spoken Of by our Lord thus : " When Atte ffiermott.. are gone out. . Birt the wise answered, say: the saints are caught up to Heaven, answer .once the Master of the house is risen bp, and ing, Not so ; , lest/there be not enough for us the following questions • • • hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, SIGNS OF THE END., and you •' but go ye rather to them that sell, 1. Who are illustrated by the man found and buy for yourselves." - Those whO had no at the marriage, Matt. 22, riot having on the Lord, Lord, open unto us ; - and he shall an- BY' ELD. JAMES WHITE. part in the great advent movement can scarce- wedding garment? Will any be caught up swer, and say unto you, I know you not ly- form any idea of. that 1Vork. But those by mistake, to be bound hand and foot, and whence ye are." ,Luke 13 : 25. That is (Concluded.)' who took 'part in that work know that the cast down to the'earth again? when Jesus rises from his mediatorial work, and puts on " What shall be the sign of thy coming, end of the burden of' testinionY to believers everywhere 2. If'the church is the bride, who are they lays off his priestly garments end of the world."—Discretxs. was that the preparation was an individual that are called to the marriage as guests? his royal robes. Then will the 'King of kings " When ye shall see all these things, know that it is work. All were faithfully warneduto look to 3. Jerusalem above is the mother of the proclaim in Heaven, to be repeated by the near, even at the doors."--JEsus. Matt 24 : 3, 33. God, and 'obtain an individiial, experienCe. children of promise';'but if the church is the church on earth : He that is unjust, let him CHARACTER OF THE WORK. ' The Urgent requeSt for kelp from_ those' in Lamb's wife, Who are the Children ? be unjust `still; and he which is filthy, let As to the character of the work which re- Whoin the work had been superficial, and the The marriage of the Lamb ,is Christ's re-' him be filthy Still; and he that is•righteous, sulted from giving what was calledthe,mid- faithful responses of those who had the work "ception of the' throne of David, or his own let hint be 'righteous 'still ; and he that is night cry, it evidently was the special work at heart, are well illustrated by the above con' , throne, which is 'the New Jerusalem above. holy, let him be holy still. And behold I of God. It was not, as many suppose,' the versation between the foolish • arid wise vir- That city ,is finally to come down upon the come quickly; and my reward is with me." result of faniticism. • gins. new earth, to be the capital of the everlast- Rev. 22: 11, 12. "And at that time shall .1. Because it bore the marks of the espec- THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB. ing kingdom. The event illustrated by the Michael stand up, the great prince which ial providence of God., It was not character- Verse 10 : "And while they went to buy, coming of the bridegrooni in the parable, is standeth for the children of Thy people, and ized by those extremes ever manifested where, the bridegroom came ; and they that were thus described by the prophet : "I saw in there shall be a time of trouble, such as never human excitement, and not the word and ready Went in with him to the marriage.; and the night visions, and, behold, one like the was." Dan. 12: 1. Spirit of God, has the controlling influence. the door was shut." There are two things Son of Mari came with the clouds of heaven, But the shut door of the parable illustrates It was in harmony with those seasons of hu- which the scriptures of the Old and New Tes- and came to the Ancient 'of, Days, and they the closing of Christ's work in the holy place miliation, rending of heart, confession, and taments illustrate': by , marriage : First, the bronght him near before him. And there of the heaVenly sanctuary, at the end of the complete consecration of all, which are mat- union of God's people in all past ages, as was , given him dominion„ and glory, and 2300 prophetic days of Dan. 8 : 14, when ters of history in the Old Testament, and are well as at the present time, with ;their Lord ; a kingdom, that all people, nations, and the heavenly Bridegroom entered upon that made matters of duty in the New. second, Christ's reception, of the throne of languages, should serve him." Dan. 7: last work of atonement which is to terminate 2 Because it was subversive of all those David, which is in the New Jerusalem. But 13, 14. This language describes a grand in his union with the throne of the immor- forms of fanaticism which had Made their union of believers with their Lord has existed transaction in Heaven between the Father tal kingdom., See works on the cleansing of appearance somewhat in connection with the since the days of Adam, and cannot be re- and the Son. The Son, at his second advent the sanctuary. second-advent cause. These were at once garded as the marriage of the Lamb. It is to this 'world, does not approach the Father. At that time Christ closed one distinct swallowed up by the solemn power of the Supposed that Isaiah (54,: 5) speaks of the So far from this, the apostle represents the ministration, or shut the door of the holy midnight cry, as the rods of the magicians church when he , says, " Thy Maker is thine 'Father as remaining'in Heaven, and sending place, and opened another, distinct ministra- were by the rod of Aaron. • husband,;" But,Paul, in Gal. 4, applies this his Son. " And he [the' Father] shall send tion, or opened the door of the most holy 3. Because the work was marked with prophecy to the New`Jerusalem. Says John, Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto place, as he, the great high priest, entered it sobriety, humility, solemnity, reverence, self- speaking of Christ, " He that bath the bride yo-ti." Acts. 3: 20. to cleanse the sanctuary. examination, repentance, confessions, and is,. the bridegroom.'' John , 3 : 29. , That The words of the Psalmist are to the point : • This open, and this shut, door, are thus tears, instead of lightness, exaltation, trifling, Christ is here represented, in his relation to "Ask' of me [says the Father to the Son], spoken of in the address to the, Philadelphia irreverent expressions, self-justification, pride his followers by a bridegroom, and his follow- and I shall give thee the heathen for thine church : " These things saith He that is holy, in spiritual things, voluntary. humility and ers by a bride, is true ; but that he and they inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the he that is true, he that bath the key of David, 154. • THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES. Vol. 1, No. 20.

he that openeth, and no man shutteth, and more." He is the king of rebels. For him 3 : 20, 21. As righteous men and loyal an- considering the infinitely small portion of shutteth, and no man openeth ; I know thy God will prepare the lake \of fire. who gels behold the punishment 'of wicked-,men' Creation which this eartMeally occupies, and works. Behold, I have set before thee an ,follow his ways will ,be cast into it with him. and devils, they can sing, " Great and Mar- the brief period of its history in sin, and re- open door, and no man can shtit it," Rev. To the wicked God will say: " Depart from: velous are thy works, Lord God Almighty;, member that Satan's-work has 'been 'confined 3 : 7, 8. The,term "key of David," in this me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire prepared just and true are thy ways, thou King of to this small sphere, and that even this will text, has direct reference to Christ's reception 'for the devil and his angels." Matt. 25 : 41'. ages " (margin). Rev. 15. : 3. soon be restored to its original condition, and of the throne of David, Which is his rightful Upon the "same subject the prophet says, Now what has Satan gained by his rebell- that the deu it will be punished for his crimes, throne, the throne of the immortal' kingdom. "For Tophet is ordained Of 'old, yea, for the ion? Nothing-but the poor satisfaction; for all is reasonable, plain, and consistent. It And the entire address to 'the Philadelphia king [Satan] it is prepared. He hath made a short time, of having done • evil. He- has is'ocily when we take a narrow, contracted (brotherly, love) church applies to that glori- it deep and large ; the pile thereof is fire and lost all the_- joys of Heaven, the pleasure there view of the matter that we are led to ques- ous-period in the history of Adventists, -when,. much wood. .The breath of the Lord, like a is .in .doing right,_ and the consciousness of tion the wisdom of God's dealings with this by the power of the midnight cry, in the au- stream of brimstone, doth kindle it." Isa. being pure and innocent, and the happiness world. , • tumn of 1844, every heart beat in union, and 30 : 33. of being the friend of God: But, above all, 'As the eternal ages roll on, men almost every voice was raised in the joyful procla- The devil will be blotted out of existence, he has lost ETERNAL LIFE. Had lie remained forget that such a state of things ever exist- mation, " Behold, the Bridegroom cometh ; and all his Works with: him. Wicked men obedient to God, he would have dived unto ed. It will only be remembered as a passing go ye out to meet him."- Was the door of are the works of. the devil. Will. they be all eternity without pain, or sickness, or, the cloud, or a sad moment in, man's whole life. mercy then shut ?. No The truth is so destroyed? Let John, answer.: "'He that fear of death. But now' he must die—must Oh! ham day ! May it soon dawn ! Then far from this that the Coming ,One. declares committeth sin is of. the devil ; for the devil cease to exist. Oh ! what an awful thought will be realized. the glorious scene described to his dear, waiting people, " Behold, I have sinneth from the beginning. For this pur- it must be to Satan, who once occupied so in Rev. 5 : 13 : "And every creature which set before thee an open door." This door pose the Son of God was manifested, that he exalted a position in Heaven I' Can we sup- is in Heaven, and on the earth, and under our great High Priest opened when he en- might destroy the works of the devil." 1 pose that the devil has been happy for the the earth; and such as are in the sea, and all tered upon the work of cleansinc, the heav- John 3 : 8. Not only will 'the devil himself la'st six thousand years in the woe and misery that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, enly sanctuary from the sins of all his peo- be destroyed, but those also who have fol- which he has .produced in the world? No,; and honor, and, glory, and power, .be „unto ple. . Before the ark of the ten command- lowed his ways. Says David, " All the wick- it is impOsSible. him that sitteth upon, the throne, and unto ments and the mercy-seat, he stands, ready ed will Goddestroy." When we look upon' the awful 'condition ,the Lamb, forever and ever." Dear reader, to offer his blood in behalf of all who will, Peter states that as' the earth was once of the 'world, we 'are sometimes -tempted to when the present unhappy state of our world by faith, enter with him. cleansed by water in the flood, so it will be question the wisdom of God in permitting has passed away,. when sin and wickedness Verses 11-13 : •" Afterward came also the purified again by fire at the day of Judgment. things to continue in such a state so long, are no more, when devils and wicked men other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. " But the heavens and the earth which are and think that it would not be so if we had have been destroyed for their crimes, when But he answered and said, Verily I say unto now, by the same word are kept in store, re- the control of matters. But let us remember the earth shall bloom again as the garden of you; I know, you not. Watch therefore ; for served unto fire against ,the day of Judg- that God is from everlasting to everlasting, Eden, when the " times of restitution of all ye know neither the day nor the hour where- ment and perdition of ungodly men." " But the Eternal • One. Our world has existed things" come, may it be our happy lot to in the Son of man cometh." The wise vir- the day of the Lord will come as a thief in only about six thousand years. Here is a have a part in this joyful Song of praise to gins represent those who occupied a correct the night; in which the heavens shall pass man sixty years old. It seems but a few God and the Lamb. Amen. , position in 1844, and those who. still receive away with a great noise, and the elethents days since he was a little boy ; yet he has D. M. CANRIGHT. it and adhere to it. These were in a state of Shall melt with ferventt, ea the earth, alsb, lived one-hundredth part of the time that the acceptance with Christ, and could be repre- and the works that .are therein, shall be world has Stood: One hundred such men in Religion of the Day. sented as going in with him to the marri- burned up." 2 Pet. 3 : 5--7, 10. succession Would reach from the foundation age.. And do ,not the foolish virains, who Of the World to the present time. Then how By this we see that the earth is to be dis- THE religion of the day is an easy-minded came afterward 'represent those whob in 1854 brief a period is the world's history ! At solved, melted by intense heat, and the works, religion; a religion without conflict and wrest- occupied an erroneous poeition in regard to the longest' it is Only a moment, compared in the world will'be burned up. But is the ling, without self-denial and sacrifice; a relig- ;the prophetic periods ? , , • with eternity. Think of the eternity which earth to burn eternally ? No ; for Peter, ion which knows 'nothing of the pangs of the The light upon the cleansing of the heay- is past. Where did it begin ? Imagine the after describing the perdition of ungodly men new birth as its commencement, and nothing enly sanctuary had been given. The open eternity to come. - Where will it end ?. Re- in the lake of fire, and the purifying of the of the desperate struggle with the devil, day door of the, most holy place, revealing the member that God's purposes reach from eter- earth by the same, says, "Nevertheless we, by day, making us long for resurrection-de- ark of the ten commandments, had been set nity to eternity. Then why should it be according to his promise, look for new' heav- liverance, for the binding of the adversary, before all Adventists. , . But many closedtheir ens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth right- thought a thing incredible by us that GOd and for the Lord's arrival. It is a second-rate eyes, and rebelled against the law of God in should permit the devil to go on for so short a .eousness." Verse 13. religion—a religion in which there is no large- that ark. The rejection of so clear light left time with impunity, till he has" fully .devel- For six thousand years the earth has been ness, no grandeur, no potency, no noble-mind- them, exposed to the terrible delusion of a oped his character and the consequences of polluted by Satan and his works, sin, and sin- edness, no elevation, no. self-devotedness, no false time movement in 1854. , And the, folly sin ? ners. But all theSe will be burned up. all-constraining love. It is a ii,o//oiv religion, of these timeists is manifested hi that they Then the earth will once more be pure as it Again, this eaith, as compared with all the with A fair exterior, but an aching' heart—a have departed from the true position on time, worlds of the vast universe of God, is no more was when it first came from the hands of its heart unsatisfied, a soul not at rest, a con- have rejected the open. door, and are in re- Maker. The lake of fire which purifies the than one grain of sand in comparison with science not at peace with God ; 'a religion bellion against the law of God. earth is spoken of in Rev. 20 : 14, 15 ; 21 : 1. the whole earth. The sun alone is as large marked, it may be, by ,activity and excite- " And death and hell [the grave] were cast as thii'teen hundred thousand worlds like ours ! ment, but betraying all the while the con- into the lake of fire. This is the second At the rate of thirty miles per day, it would sciousness of -a wound hidden and unhealed Ministration of lingels.' death. And whosoever was not found written take a man over two hundred and forty years within, and hence unable to animate to lofty in the book of life was cast into the lake' of to travel Around it. The planet Jupiter is doings, or supply the strength needed for '(C012cluCleci.) fire. And 1 saw a new heaven and a new 490 millions of miles distant from the sun. such doings. It is a feeble religion, lacking earth; ,for the first heaven and the first' earth Its diameter is 89,000 miles, it being about WILL SATAN BE ,DESTROYED ? the sinews and bones of hardier times—very were passed away ; and there, was no more fourteen hundred times as large as the' earth ! different from the indomitable, much-endur- IT is the popular opinion that the devil sea,." From the lake of fire which cleanses this The nearest fixed star -is so far distant that ing, storm-braving religion, not merely of and his angels will, never cease to exist, but old earth, comes, forth the new earth which it would require a ball, moving at the rate of apostolic days, but even of the . live on to all eternity in' hell, to blaspheme is to be the . abode of the righteous. The 500 miles an hip-Ur, over 4,500,000 years,`oi It is an uncertain religion; that is to say, it is God, and torment the wicked. But is this devil, the author of sin, the father of lies, the 750 times the period which has elapsed since not rooted in certainty ; it is not 'the outflow- reasonable ? Is it Bible ? Certainly it would enemy of God, and the seducer of the human the' foundation of the 'world," to reach it from ing of a soul assured of pardon, and rejoicing not benefit the devils themselves,; for they race, is destroyed in the lake of fire.. He is this earth ! Many of these stars are thou- in filial relationship between itself and God. are lost beyond hope of recovery. Could a reduced to ashes, , put out of existence. sands of .times larger than our earth, and, Hence, there is no liberty of, service; for the God of love and mercy himself take pleasure Wicked men who have followed his counsel probably, they are all inhabited. question of personal, acceptance is still an un- in such an , awful scene of eternal woe and and rejected God; are destroyed with him. Most of the' stars we see are suns giving settled thing ; there is a working for pardon, suffering? Is it necessary to keep such an Then the saints go forth once more and pos- light to many planets revolving around them. but not from pardon. Hence all is bondage, example eternally in view of the saints and sess the earth, their long-lost lionie. "Bless- This very fact shows that these planets are heaviness, irksomeness.. There is a speaking angels to keep them in subjection? Shall ed are the meek, for they shall inherit the inhabited. If they were not, why should for God, but it is with a faltering tongue ; such a •foul blot eternally remain to mar the earth." . 'God provide suns to give them light ? How there is a laboring' for God, but it is with fet- beauty and happiness of God's fair universe? Then God will again have a, clean universe. many such worlds are there ? Look at the tered hands ; there is a moving in the way of No. . Such a thought is ,as abhorrent to rea- Neither sin nor sinners Will exist anywhere stars, and count them ! There are Millions his commandments, but it .is with a heavy son as it is opposed to the e:Bibl , Truth and in the vast realm of God. The' conflict of upon millions ! How insignificant is this lit- drag upon our limbs. Hence the inefficient, righteousness alone are enduring and eternal. ages is ended; God's people are forever safe. tle speck of earth when compared with them? uninfluential character of our religion. It Sin and sinners are both an abnormal devel- Then we can' sing with the poet, Trtfly God has said that all 'nations are be- • for it has not fully opment, at war with the Creator, and,' in the fore him as nothing, or as a drop in the bucket. does not tell on others ' Time past,. told upon ourselves. It falls short of its nature of things, must come to an end. God The righteous saved, the wicked dead, " Some astronomers have computed that once had a clean universe, and he will have And God's eternal government approved." there are not less than 75,000,000 suns in mark, for the arm that• drew the bow. was it again. This time will surely come. We have so the universe. The fixed stars are all suns, paralyzed.—H. Bonar. The Bible teaches that both wicked men long lived amid sin and rebellion, have so having, like our sun, numerous planets re= and, devils will be destroyed, and cease to long been accustomed to vice and wickedness, volving around them. The solar system, or Modern Churches. pollute God's government. Hob. 2 : 14, says, have so long been shut away from Heaven that to which we belong, has about thirty " Forasinuch then as the' children are par-, and God; that we Cannot'realize that it 'will planets, primary and secondary, belonging to THE Rev. O. B. Frothingham, in speaking takers of flesh and, blood, he also himself ever be otherwise. .Now, upon this earth, it. The circular field of space whibh it oc- of modern church temples, says : The ' rich [Jesus] likewise took paii of the same; that unrighteousness is popular,, and " he that de- cupies,is in' diameter 3600 millions of miles, may worship there ; the poor cannot even do through death he might destroy him that parteth from, evil maket himself a prey." and that which it ' controls much greater. that. They are not for the people. They had the power of death, that' is, the devil." Here, the 'righteous are vastly in 'the minor- The sun which is nearest neighbor to ours, are not houses of prayer for all nations ; for Then the devil will be destroyed. We 'have ity; but it is only here. When we remem- is called Shins, distant from our sun -about none but the special believers enter. Hardly seen that the "covering cherub " 'of Eze. ber "innumerable company of angels,". 852,000,000 of miles. Now, if all 'the fixed are they houses 'of prayer at all; but houses, 28 is the devil. God says of, him,, "I will who are yet loyal to their God, we see that stars' are as distant from each other as Sirius. rather, where fashion worships fashion, and destroy thee, 0 covering cheilib, from.. .the the righteous are really in the majority. For is from our sun, or if our solar system be the wealth pays honiage to wealth. In these ed- midst of the stones of fire: Thine heart was a short time, the devil has succeeded in de- average magnitude Of all the 75 millions of ifices, science has no part, neither has phil- lifted Up because of thy beauty ; thou hest filing a small part, a mere • atom, Of , God's suns,' what imagination can grasp the immens- osophy, nor culture, nor literature,, nor corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy bright- creation. God has permitted him to go on ity of creation ! WhO can survey a: planta- thought. They are not temples of the mind. ness ; I will cast thee to, the ground, I will for a' time' with' impunity, till he has fully tion containing 75' millions of circular fields, Social reform rarely comes in there; and nev- lay thee before kings, that they, may behold developed the awful consequences of sin and each thirty-six hundred millions of , miles in er, except on sectarian terms. The causes thee. Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by ,rebellion against the, all-wise Creator. He diameter ? Such, however, is one Of the that concern the people are Seldom presented. the multitude of thine iniquities, by the in- will serve as an example 'to all the intelligent plantations of . Him who has measured the The interests of the class to which' Jesus be- iquity of thy traffic ; therefore will I bring creatures Of God, that they.inay see the utter waters in' the hollow of his hand—Meted out longed are feebly considered. They who as- forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall folly of, disobeying the' Almighty. God will heaven with a span—comprehended the dust semble are -not one in a spiritual, moral, or devou9- thee, and I will bring thee to ashes soon wipe out the blot which Satan has made in a measure—and weighed out the moun- even social sense ; one they may be in a dog- upon. the earth in the sight of all them that on his universe, by the utter destruction of tains in scales, and hills in a balance—He matic sense, as fellow-believers—not one in a behold • thee.' All they that know thee Satan andiall his works. who, sitting upon the orbit of the earth, human sense, as fellow-men; one as'excluding among the people shall be astonished at thee ; Then will be fulfilled what God hath spok-1 stretches ,out heaven' as a curtain, and spread- doubters, skeptics,heretics—Lnot one as coin- and thou shalt be a , terror, and never shalt e!i by the 'mouth of allall, his .1Mly. Prophets eth thend put as a tent to dWell in. Nations prehending all who have wants to meet. Prej- thou be any more." since the world began. , "shall send Je- to ,him are- as a drop of a bucket; and are udice may enter; bigotry may make itself at Here we see that Satan is, to be "brought sus-Christ, which before was preached unto counted as the small dust of the balance."— home ; the spirit of a narrow proselytism. may . to ashes upon the, earth,", and that he will you ; whom the Heaven must receive, until Christian Abraconac: take up its abode and, be Undisturbed ; but then cease to exist, as he " never shall be any the times' of restitution of all things." Acts When We view the subject in this light, the lowly spirit of truth has no welcome. Vol. 1, No. 20. THE SIGNS OF THE '`TIMES. 155.

A' Sermon on a Card. Gladstone and the Vatican Council. more than one-half of the members were en- Violent 'faction had enforced the dogma upon tertained at the 's expense during their their people and upon unwilling Europe, and IN the good providence of God, wonderful THE Council of the Vatican, in 1870, as stay in . Yet a more imposing assem- with' the declaration of infallibility the Papal facilities are rapidly being brought into .oper- an, assemblage of the clerical dignitaries and blage of prelates and dignitaries was never Church found itself in conflict with all civil ation whereby his last message of warning deputies of a single sect, might have passed seen. Its numbers were greater that in any governments' and all modern civilization. can be quickly and cheaply heralded to the away with as little claim to general notice as of its eighteen predecessors. The 'Eternal The Pope claims an independent control of world. The steam printing press, the rail- a Preshirterian Synod or an English Convo- City was thronged-with cardinals; patriarchs, the spiritual, and finally the temporal affairs road, the steamboat, the wonderfully cheap cation, and the civilized world might have primates, and a crowd of spectators and at- of every nation. He is as despotic in Amer- postal service, all combine to carry forward heard with a smile that it had created an in- tendants filled Rome with animation, and ica as in England, in Vienna as in New York. this work. fallible oracle of morals and faith, and en- poured a stream of gold into the, hands of From his decision their is no appeal. • He • I have written out and had printed on a dowed with divine attributes a pope of no its not unwilling people. They might scoff holds in his hands the keys of Heaven and hell. postal card the following.aiticle. It is Print- unspotted renown.; A new Buddah, or anoth- in secret at the famous dogma, but were ever His excommunication is spiritual death ; his ed in nonpareil type solid. It could be in er Mikado or Grand Lama, would have made ready to admit that it was not unprofitable blessing opens the gates of Paradise. And agate, one'size finer type,: and still ..be little difference to the exterior denominations. as a speculation. But the Rome of 1870 he has expressly commanded all his adherents' Then a card would contain much more. . It But, unhappily, the Vatican Council had an was, a center of ecclesiastical tyranny, and, to labor and'to vote in every country against costs only one-half cent a piece by the hun- important' political aim. It was the gather- maintained by the arms' of France, the Pope popular 'education, against a press 'that is not .dred, and much cheaper by the thousand. I ing of a band of politicians as well as clerical was enabled to' enforce his temporal authority' controlled by a papal censorship, to over- also have one on the Sabbath and one on the leaders. It was to decide the conduct of the by a 'rigid severity. The press was silenced; throw every government that does not admit nature of man. It is so easy to drop one of great host of papal voters in all future elec- the people and even foreign visitors Were held his supremacy, to re-establish everywhere the these to a friend or to' an adddress you may tions in Europe and America. It was to de- in awe ; informers and 'spies visited every Roman faith, and make it the ruling see in a paper. The cost is a mere trifle. I termine what degree- of, allegiance they were company; no free discussion was permitted; power in every land. have already received several reponses to to pay to their native sovereigns or rulers. and shut up as if within a prison and a fortress, No Roman Catholic can any longer be a them. CoUld not the Tract SoCiety use them It was to form them into one vast .political amidst the clash of innumerable bells and the trustworthy citizen of any government that well ? Here is the sermon : party, organized with unexampled rigor unit- dull roar of the canon of St. Angelo, the Conn- does not obey his master. Excominunication "DEng FRIEND :—I send you this, not to, ed in a ,sinale aim .in ,every land, and ruled cil began its sessions in the Ba.sileca of the and the most horrible pains of his church by an infallible Pope at Rome. Vatican on the 8th of December, 1869--the await MM. if he does not accept the doctrine solicit' trade or money, but to call your atteii- festival of the . Of infallibility in its widest'extent, and follow ' tion , to important bible facts. Is not the Certainly there is no political faction, nor ever was, so powerful or so remarkable as Its sittings continued late in October` 'of implicitly the politiCal direction of his oracle whole Bible a revelation from God.? Are the next year. An oath of 'secrecy Was at Rome. The Pope commands him to be- not the prophecies a part Of it ? Will they that guided by Pius IX. We 'must admit tie foresight of the fierce leaders of the ul- posed upon each meinber, and the delibera. lieVe that the Roman pontiffs have never eic- ever be fulfilled ? Certainly ; and they plaih- tions were held in private. The subjects of ceeded the proper limits of their poWers ly teach the following facts : L. The very tramontaneSin seizing upon' the control' of so vast an organization, and aiming at the gov- debate were proposed by the Pope, and the (Syllabus iv. 21), that the commonwealth is same Jesus who was once upon earth will Jesuits guided the decisions q-tlie return again personally, literally. Acts 1 : ernment of the world by universal.' suffrage. Council. not the origin and source of all rights (vi. Therhad only to proclaim the Pope infalli- Nor did they probably forget that three hun- 39),,that in the case of a conflict the civil 9-11 ; 1 Thess. 4 : 16. 2. The Lord will dred years, before, at the Council 'of .Trent, power should not control the spiritual (vi. give signs to show when that event is near. ble, 'and the mandates of the Vatican might be executed in .the election's of Germany:and Lainez, Salmeron, and LeJay had fiercely 42), that schools may-not be governed by the Luke 21 : 25-31. It is our duty to "discern and boldly pressed the acceptance of the doe- civil power (vi. 45, 47), that no Catholic can the signs of the times " wherifulfilled. Matt. New York. The prelates are converted, into the servilagents of a political despotism, who trine of infallibility, and had, only yielded 'to support -secular schools (vi. 48), that the 16 : 1-3. 'If it was a sin for the Phariees to the influence of the temporal powers in a church ought not to be separated frem the disbelieve them, will not the same course in us cheerftilly, do the work of their masters, and instruct their people 'how to vote in London, partial defeat. What the sixteenth century State ,(Vi. 55), that the Catholic religion now be equally wrong? 3. A warning mes- had feared • to promulgate, the disciples 'of should be held by; the State to the exclusion sage will be given to' the last generation; the Cleveland; or Lorraine. The infinite throng same as in the days of Noah, Lot, Jonah, of Roman priests hi, Europe and America are Loyola now flung in the front 'of the civiliz- Of all otheis (x. 78), that Catholic countries John, etc. Luke 17 :•26--:30; Rev. 14:6, the most successful 'of politicians. The hum- ation of the nineteenth, and demanded from cannot provide by law that persons' coming ble' havenothing left them but every ROman Catholic a confession that the' to reside there May. enjoy their own religion Those who.rejected the warning of those men. Pope of Mary Alacoque; of the Lady of Lou- Unmolested (x. 78), 'and • that the Papal perithed. So; when the Lord shall cause this to obey the voice from Rome. If they mur- mur they are at 'once virtually,excommuni- ades, was infallible and divine. , 4 - Church may punish those who dissent from last. warning to be given, will it not be equal- Yet among the opponents of the doctrine its Such is only a part of the political ly wrong to disregard it ? Yes, verily. 4. cated, like Lord Acton, or his small band of allies. Armed' with the horrors of Inferno were arrayed many—perhaps nearly all—': faith of every adherent of the papacy. It.is While no man will know the day, yet,the of the best and, most powerful intellects of difficult to see how any Roman ,Catholic can saints will know when it is near, and wil be and the bliss of Heaven, the priests and pre- lates drive their voters to the polls, and the Roman Church. The German, French; avoid,holding in future the wildest visions of looking for it. Matt. 24 : 32, '33: But it and American bishops wrote and spoke bold- Mary Alacoque, or escape .that fierce fanat- Will overtake the wicked as a thief. 1 Thess. should they shrink from the indignatiOn of ,their fellow-citizens, and the, rage of those ly against the assailants of their order, and icism that once armed the assassin's dagger 5 : 1-6. 5. , Formal professors 'and the un- argued against infallibility with the freedom against French and English kings, or pointed godly will put afar off, and mock at the sec- they have robbed and betrayed, they may hear the 'of Rome crying to them like of a Dollinger. The learned Hefele, familiar the zeal of Kulimann against Prince Bismarck. ond advent when it is right at hand. ' 2 Pet. with every council, Dupanloup ` and 'Darboy Cardinal Antonelli and Dr. Manning 'have 3 : 3-5 ; Matt. 24 : 48-51. Mohammed to his soldiers, " Hell'iS hotter!" and press' forward. Fanaticism has been of France, the aCtive' Strossmayer, Kenrick already excommunicated, every one who en- " 6. All nations are preparing for a mighty of St. Louis, and' Connolly of Halifax, led on tertaines a doubt of the teachings of the Vat- war as -foretold. Joel 3 : 9-16. The world is transferred 'everywhere 'to the political con- vass and the ballot-box, and it is a question a united and powerful party, who ,assailed ican Council, and who would escape from the becoming alarmingly corrupt morally, and • the theory of the' Jesuits at every, stage. tyranny of the Jesuits. .violence fills the earth as in the days of Noah. whether the world is to be ruled by the vis- ions of Mary Alacoque and the , Lady of Sal- The long and tedious sittings were often made In the meantime, the Vatican. Council has Matt 24 : 37. See the terrible, record of of wild disorder by the furious bigotry produced among the nations of the earth all crime in the papers. The professed church lett, by Mannings and Antonellis, or by the scenes- voice of wisdom and of knowledge. . • of the supporters of infallibility. Their -op- ,the discord and despair it was evidently in- of Christ is, fast departing from the sim- ponents were heretics, their own arguments tended to originate. The declaration of in- plicity and spirituality of the gospel. _Wealth, , To the Vatican Connell this singular polit- ical crisis is due, • Millions 'of zealots in invectives and almost' blows. Once several fallibility was almost, coincident • with the pride, and formality are taking their place, bishops sprang from their seats, rushed to the declaration of war by France against Ger- while the poor are shut out. This is also a 'Europe and America now obey the decrees a 'an infallible Pope, who before 1870 might tribune, and shook their fists in` the face of Many, The- two ominous proclamations re- sign of the end. 2 Tim. 3 : 1-5. The gospel Strossmayer, who was speaking. He was sounded over Europe together. German Ro- was to be preached to all nations. " Then," haye exercised some of the. privileges of 'pri- vate judgment. 'A fierce and almost despe- driVen to his seat in the uproar. An Amer- man Catholics did not have leisure to hear, says Jests, " shall the end come." Matt..24 : ican prelate compared the disorder to that of or perhaps closed their eyes to, the reasonable 14. Says the Christian Union : "There is rate 'faction are urging On the church of Rome to a 'contest for the political control of his native Congress with unpatriotic candor. promptings . of the papacy, and France was not now a corner of the globe where Chris- The arguments of the infallibilists were some- beaten almost before Rome could interfere. tianity is unknown." This prophecy is, ful- the world. In Germany; in ; in France, the papal party votes with a solid and dan- times at least amusing. One, French bishop But. it began at' once a political intrigue filled: All nations have heard. The end is argued that the Pope was infallible, because against German, unity and freedom, and the here. The -whole world is troubled and fear- gerous unity. In England Dr. Manning has already formed his Celtic followers into a 'Peter was crucified with his head downward,, German Empire is -already convulsed by the ful of what is coming. All are anxiously eX- and was loudly applauded.' Another stated' Mad, effort of, the priesthood to disseminate Ipecting some great revolution. Some think distinct. organization; they rule already ,in Ireland; and iri our own elections the papal that the Sicilians had sent a special deputa- the, disloyal doctrines of the Vatican Council it is one thing, sonie another; but the Bible tion to the Virgin Mary to ask if Peter was among its people. France is swayed to and shOws that it is the coming of the great enemies, of knowledge, ilnpelled,by,,a 'voice from the Vatican, yote with rare unanimity infallible, and that she had told them that fro by the plots of the ultramontanes ; the King. - For nearly 40 years a solemn warn- for the peculators, the public • robbers, the she remembered liming been present when Vatiean has bequeathed to the unhappy land ing of the end at hand has been. sounding- to Christ had conferred upon him that privilege. a legacy of •panperism, ignorance, and brutal this generation. Earnest men have gone to ruffians,.er the traitors who have sold them- selves to a foreign rule We propose, there- To these arguments there 'could be no reply, crime.- England -is alarmed at the secret every part of the world proclaiming the sec- as they are beyond the range of reason. , progress and design1 of the successors of ond advent, as John did the first. Hundreds fore, to describe briefly this last assemblage of papal bishops, and, trace from Dr. Schaff's The doctrine of infallibility, was carried in Garnet and Parsons. Brazil imprisons its '• of ministers are this day giving the warning the Council' by an immense majority, the ; Switzarland and Italy look with everywhere: More than 100,000 • souls .are work and . other sources the nature of the ,bishops. political , principles which it everywhere. in- nority were terrified into complete subnais- natural suspicion .on their papal subjects. looking for that event. More than a score sion, and the learned-Hefele and the eloquent New York has once more submitted to the of papers are exclusively devoted to this forces. . • The Vatican Council was summoned to Strossmayer, the American, French, and Ger- papal rule, after a partial respit of two years ; ,proclamation, while millions of tracts are be- meet at Rome in 1869, chiefly to determine man prelates, yielded up their consciences its public officials already countenance murder ing scattered like the leaves of autumn. If and their convictions to the fear of the fanat- and riot; the papal priests already prepare Noah, without a tract, a paper, a Bible, or a -the , doctrine of . The Protestants and the Greek Church were' in- ical and the ignorant. The penalty of ex- for a new reign of robbery and license; and single man to help hini, condemned the world communication and depostion was alone bold- the Democratic Party has rushed into an alli- then, what excuse can we have no4 You, vited to share in its deliberations. But the of Constantinople and the. other ly defied by the honest Dollinger and his ante with the papal party, and the election do not believe the warning is of God ! ' Did learned disciples. Meanwhile great changes of a throng of free communities from the - they believe Noah, or Lot, or John, or Christ ? Oriental bishops rejected with some show of contempt the invitation of the Rothan pre- were passing, over the face of Europe,' and Atlantic to the Pacific are decided by the Yet God sent them,. Have you examined the clash of arms might soon penetrate within voice from Rome. Thus freedom, which had this work ? Are you sure it is not true ? . We late, who, they held, had no right to summon a general ,council without their assent, and the closed doors of St: Peter's. The Pope fled from the Old World to escape her ancient entreat you pass it not by so lightly. and the Jesuits felt that it was time to fling foes, has been followed by them to, er distant " The Seventh-day Adventists have several whom their predecesSors had long ago de- posed and excommunicated; and the Protes- down their apple of discord into the heart of retreat, and is once more struggling in their publishing houses, (the Review and -Herald,- tants were even less ready to admit the au- the nations while the French armies were toils. But we think she will yet strangle Battle Creek, h.,ic SIGNS OF THE TIMES, thority of one who claimed to be the head of making ready to cross the Rhine ; and on the serpent by her cradle.—EUGENE LAW- Oakland, Cal.), where we publish tons of the Christian Church; and whose garments the 1,8th of July, amidst ominous clouds and RENCE, in Harper's Weekly, fan. 2., 1875. books and seven periodicals in the Engliah were stained with the blood of their martyrs. a blinding storm of rain ; amidst constant and other languages, devoted to this subject. flashes of lightning that, shot into the unnat- If you wish to learn more about it, we will The Council was therefore composed wholly PUBLIC opinion is the world's law, but the of the adherents of the papacy. But the at- ural gloom of the , and gleamed send you a free sample of with our cat- over the golden, tomb of St. Peter; and church's' idol. It is that line on the moral alogue. Please preserve this card and read the tendance of these was sufficiently large. Of thermometer above which the worldling never 1037 persons entitled to be present, 764 ap- amidst claps of thunder that made Rome passages 'cited. Address either as above, or tremble to its fOundations, in a darkriesS so rises, and to' whichthe Christian should never ELD. D. M. CANRIGHT, peared. Asia, America, Africa, and Europe were represented. But of the members of the deep that the Pope was obliged to use a can- sink. , Oaklaind, Cal. dle to enable him to read the decree, the doc- Council, Italy furnished 276, and of these 143 Thirm truly, and thy thought belonged to the former , and were trine of infallibility was proclaimed amidst Shall the world's famine feed ; IF we could read the secret histories of our 'all under direct control of the Pope: France, the shquts and clippings of the whole assem- Speak truly, and thy word enemies, we should find in each man's life with a larger Roman Catholic population than bly, and Pius IX. became the Bliddah or the Shall be a fruitlul seed ; sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all Italy, sent' only. 84, Germany 19, Great Brit- Grand .Lama of the Roman Church. • •Live truly, and thy life shall be our hostility. tain 35, Spain 41, the 'United States 48; and But it was for no idle ostentation that the A great and noble creed. 156. THE SIGNS. OF , THE TIMES. Vol. 1, No. 20,.

not covet." Chap. 7 : 7. He here quotes from friend, a man of great moral and social worth." the way of through the second Adam, ,,ifytto of the finte$ the tenth commandment to show that by the " However his public labors may be regarded and chose him and his family in place of Adam word law he means the ten precepts of the moral by a majority of the community, it will be seen, "Can ye nOt.disCern the signs of the times?" the first and his natural decendants. code. by a perusal of his life, that these were by' no 5. Another thing which he fixed in his purpose OAKLAND, CAL., FIFTH-DAY MAndH 25, 1575. The law ,of, God is the appointed means to means unproductive of great good. The revi- was that the offer of adoption into the family of discover sin.. " I was alive without the law once ; vals of religion which attended his labors are the second Adam should be made to all man- The' Law and the Gospel. but when the commandment came sin revived testified to by those who participated in them ; kind. and I died." Verse 9. The law is the -means and hundreds of souls will ever refer -0 him as 6. But now comes the point which God did TESTIMONY OF THE APOSTLES OF CHRIST CONSIDERED. of producing conviction upon the mind of the a means, under God, of their awakening and not fix. He did not decree that a part should IN' calling attention to the teachings of the Sinner before he can come to Jesus Christ un- conversion." ; receive this salvation, and shut out the remain- apostles, touching • the law and -the gospel, we derstandingly, arid in a manner to secure true " As the public learn to discriminate betWeen der from the possibility of sharing it. He of- should understand that their epistles 'and their conversion. the actual position of Mr. Miller and that which fered it to every man, and extends to each grace acts were written after the death, resurrection, In view of the great work of the law in the prejudice has conceived that he occupied, his to accept, but he compels none. And this offer and ascension of Christ, and the'day of Pente- conversion of sinners, the apostle states his conservativeness and his disapprobation of every he holds open from age to age till the number cost. These inspired men wrote after all the opinion of its, holy character for the benefit of fanatical practice will be 'admitted, and a much necessary to his purpose have accepted. God changes from the first covenant to the second the Christian ministry and the church. " Where- more just estimate will be had of him." • has provided the way of salvation without man's had•taken place, and the Christian church had fore the law is holy, and the commandment asking it, and of his own sovereign will has de- been fully established, and had passed down in holy, and just, and good." Verse 12. "For Mission to Prussia. termined what character the saved shall bear, her history in the Christian age a number of we know that the law is spiritual." Verse 14. but he has left each man to choose whether he years. And as no dispensational changes have "I delight in the law of God after the inward LAST week we gave, as copied from t,he Ad- will have a part in this great salvation. taken place since that time, it follows as a mat- man." Verse 22. And let it be borne in mind vent Review, No. 10, a most cheering account of I also quoted some of the words of warning ter of indisputable fact, that what they wrote in that the epistle to the Romans was written A. D. Elder Andrew's visit to the Sabbath-keepers in found in the. Bible with regard to the apostasy the first century relative to the object and work 60, more than twenty-five years later than the Prussia. No. 11, , of that paper brings further of- the righteous. Finally, I showed that the of the divine law, applies 'with equal force in the crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of Christ, statements from Bro Andrews of his labors in day of Judgment is to decide the case of all nineteenth century. Having briefly defined the and the day of Pentecost. Whatever, therefore, Prussia. We copy as follows that part of the men according to their works—a plain proof bearing which the writings of the apostles have was the character'and work of the ten precepts report which relates chiefly to the doctrine that not God's decree, but their own conduct, upon truth and duty in the Christian age to its of the moral code when this epistle was written, of election, and reserve a portion of the lengthy determines the fate of men ; and that a day of close, we will now examine some of their most is their character, and their work in the convic- report which pertains to a private discussion of. Judgment is absolutely inconsistent with the direct statements .as to the relation of the law of tion of the sinner at the present time. the Sabbath question with two pastors of the idea that God selected or rejected each individ- God, and the gospel of his Son, in the conversion In another chapter Paul declares that "all established church for next week. Bro: An- ual before the foundation of the world. The Of men from sin to obedience and holiness. have sinned and come short of the glory of God." drews says :— meeting 'closed with a very solemn impression 1. The address of Paul to the elders of the Rom. 4 : 23. And in the verses that follow We have now been in the vicinity of Elber- upon all present. church at Ephesus, whom he called to Miletus. the apostle speaks of the only remedy through feld about twelve days. We have had meetings During the night, my mind was much' exer- The apostle appealed to them in the most touch- Jesus 'Christ. "Being justified freely •by his nearly every day since our arrival, and some of cised on the subjeCt of election, and I determined ing manner as follows :- " Ye know, from the first grace through the redemption that• is in Christ the time have had two meetings a day. These that if those Calvinist friends came again I day that I caine into Asia, after what manner Jesus, whom God'hath set forth to be a propi- have all been lengthy meetings, owing to the would speak further on the subject from Rom. I have been with you at all seasons, serving the tiation through faith in his blood." Verses 24, fact that two languages had to be used, the En- 9 : 15, 16. I was not disappointed ; for they Lord with all humility of mind, .and with many 25. The divine law must stand as firm as the glish and the German, for each sentence that came, and certain others with them, so that we tears, and' temptations, which befell me by the throne of Heaven, while a system of pardon and was spoken. But every meeting has been sol- had quite a number of persons present who were lying in wait of the Jews ; and, how I' kept justification is introduced through Christ' by emn and interesting, ,and it has been evident not Sabbath-keepers. I gave first a general view back nothing that was profitable unto you, but which God "might be just, and the justifier of that the Spirit of God has been specially pres- of the doctrine of election in the chapter, show- have showed you, and have taught you publicly him which believeth in Jesus." Verse 26. We ent to make the hearts of the people tender, and ing that it relates here not to the salvation nor and from house to house, testifying both to the may now feel the force of the apostle's conclud- to set home' the truth with power upon each to the damnation of men, but to God's . choice Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward ing declaration in the last verse of this chapter : heart. I have made each discourse partly doc- among men of those who shall fill certain impor- God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ."' "Do we then make void the law through faith? trinal and partly practical. The practical part tant • places in. his work, and that this choice, Acts 20 :18-21. God forbid ; Yea, we establish the law." I have made as close and as searching as by the while placing a heavy responsibility upon the The great 'apostle, on the important occasion The' justice of the Eternal -Throne must be help, of the Spirit of God it was possible ,for me man chosen, does not make it certain' that he of addressing the leaders and representatives of maintained. And such was the changeless nat- to make it. I desired to see how such preaching will be saved ; while the men not chosen and the Christian church at Ephesus, makes no point ure of the divine law, that God could be just would be relished. But, instead of causing of- not thus highly honored have nevertheless the more prominent than that in true conversion iri pardoning the unworthy transgressor of his fense, this has given us the hearts and the con- full privilege of receiving salvation through the sinner has, to do with both the Father and holy law only through the worthy name of his fidence of this people to the fullest extent. Christ if they will. I illustrated this by God's the Son. The gospel which Paul preached calls Son. If that law could have been changed, On sixth-day last we went to Gladbach, near choice of Abraham, which seems to be the start- sinners first to the Father to exercise repentance Christ need not have died. But because the the frontier of Holland, where .quite a number ing point of Paul's statement concerning election toward him, as the author of the divine law which law of God must stand as firm as the changeless of these Sabbath-keepers reside. As we re- in this chapter. Thus, at the very time when they have transgressed, and then to Christ to ex- throne of •Heaven, Christ died for sinners. turned on first-day at noon to fill an advertised God chose Abraham as the father of the family ereise faith toward him in order to obtain pardon. Here then is the burden of the gospel of the appointment in a public hall, we could only have of the faithful there lived a greater than Abra- The gospel, as taught by the great apostle, first Son of God as taught by Paul. It is not that four meetings in G., but these were very inter- ham, Melchesidec, whom he saw fit to pass by shows the sinner the nature and extent of his Christ died to change or abolish the divine law, esting though very lengthy. In my first two or reprobate. I showed secondly that it is God's .sins by the moral, code, and then invites him to but that he died for our sins. With great pow- discourses, I spoke so earnestly upon the necessi- just prerogative to fix the terms on which he come to"Jesus as the only means of .pardon. ' er the apostle appeals to the church at Corinth, ty of faithful obedience to all that God has com- will pardon sinful man, and that man cannot The most eminent gospel Ministers the world that he had made this fundamental principle manded, and of the danger of apostasy from complain that God has never consulted him on has ever known have spoken very plainly of the first, and most prominent in the gospel of Christ God, and of final ruin as the result, that some ,the point or asked his opinion of the justice of object and work of the divine law. " Whoso- which he had preached to them. " Moreover, first-day Baptist friends who were present, and the conditions. God's sovereignty is here, seen, ever committeth sin transgresseth also the law ; brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which who were strong Calvinists, came to me before and must be here acknowledged. Thirdly, I for sin is the transgression of the law."—John. I preached unto you, which also ye have receiv- the third discourse and said that they were be- showed what conditions God has fixed. "I will " Where no law is, there is no transgression." ed, and wherein ye stand, by which also ye are lievers in the doctrine that God elected,his peo- have mercy on whom I will have mercy." Now `" I had not known sin, but by the law."—Paul. saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached ple before the foundation of the world, and that upon whom will the great King have Mercy ? `" Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.. For the elect would never fall away ; and that my He answers it himself : " Let the wicked man offend in one point, he is guilty of all."---Jannes. I delivered 'unto you first of all that which I doctrine concerning the necessity of strict obedi- forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his 'And what makes these declarations standard, also received, how that Christ died for our sins ence to God could not be true. They wished thoughts ; and let him return unto the Lord, andv before which false opinions fall in the, minds of according to the Scriptures." 1 Cor. 15 : 1-3. to know what I had to say on the subject. It he will have mercy upon him ; and to our God!! Bible readers,, is the fact that they were written was time for meeting to commence again, and for he will abundantly pardon." Isa. 55 : 7. I .by inspiration of God. Life of William Miller. so I told them that I would speak *the sub- also showed, out of Hebrews 3 : 12, 13, how men The eminent Paul would show the nature and ject: God gave me great freedom in speaking. harden their hearts by sin, and that God hard- extent of the malady of sin, by the law, before DIE following is from the Introduction to the I took as my text the passage on which they ens men's hearts only by withdrawing his tender presenting the remedy in Jesus Christ. His new work entitled, Sketches of the Christian• placed the greatest reliance, viz., Eph. 1 :.4-6. Spirit when they persist in grieving it. Such a Manner of teaching is a plain rebuke of the sur- Life and Public Labors of William Miller, Gath- I stated that the Bible does certainly speak of man as this was Pharaoh, and because Egypt face work carried on in the popular revivals' of ered from his Memoir by the late Sylvester election before the foundation of the world, and was very wicked, and Pharaoh fixed in sinful- our day, where sinners are invited to come to Bliss, and from Other Sources, by Elder James that I was disposed to admit every principle of ness, God opened the way for this extremely Jesus Christ before they are instructed as to the White. The compiler says :— truth involved in this subject, and disposed to wicked man to take the throne, and to contend nature and extent of their sins. Genuine con- Before us is a'plain volume, the page, of deny only the erroneous inferences drkwn from with the Almighty. version canna result from such teachingS. which reads, "Memoir of William Miller gen- these principles. When the meeting closed, the chief speaker When the excitement produced by the sensa- erally known as a Lecturer 'on the Prophecies I stated that without doubt God foresaw the among these Calvinists came forward; and ex- tional revivalist has passed off, the victims of and the Second Coming of ChriSt, by Sylvester' fall of Adam when he purposed to create him, pressed his thanks for what had been said, and this surface work fall, back into afar more hope- Bliss, author of Analysis of Sacred Chronology, and that 'he formed a purpose as to what he stated that he believed I had spoken the truth. less condition. These ministers who with a A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse," etc. would do in that event, so that the fall of Adam My first discourse here in Prussia was addressed velvety tread have walled all around the ten Mr. Bliss was for more than twenty years the did not take him by surprise, or find him un- to the brethren from 2 Pet. 3. It was a,very commandments, and have avoided to touch the local and able conductor of the Advent Herald, prepared for the event ; that he would gladly solemn season, and the word made so much im- sins of the people, and have not taught repentance which sustained the leading 'doctrines promul- have made the first Adam and his family the pression upon them that they asked me if I toward God, as necessary to true conviction of gated by Mr. Miller, published at Boston, Mass. everlasting possessors of the earth had they re- would repeat it to the public in case they would sin before coming to Christ for pardon, have, in The publisher of this volume, Mr Miller's inti- mained in innocence ; but that, foreseeing the hire a hall for first-day last, and would adver- the words of Pollok, mate fellow-laborer, and friend, in his preface fall of Adam, he formed the following fixed tise the meeting and the subject. I said, Cer- " With quackish ointment healed'the wounds says':— • purpose :- tainly I will, so they advertised that I 'would And bruises of the soul, outside, but-left " The name of William Miller, of- Low tramp- Within the pestilent matter unobserved, 1. That • there should be a second Adam to speak in English, and that Bro. Ertzenberger To sap the moral constitution quite, ton, N. Y., is too well known to require an ex- take the place of the first, and that to this sec- would interpret in German. Doubtless the nov- • And soon to burst again incurable." tended introduction ; 'but while well known, few ond Adam and his family he would give the elty of the announcement helped to call out the 2. Paul's statements in his epistle to the church men have been more diVersely regarded than he. earth. people. We returned from Gladbach direct to at Rome Concerning the work of the law and its Those who have only heard his 'name associated 2. That this second Adam: should be God's this meeting, and on entering the hall found it relation to the gospel in the conversion of sin- with all that is hateful in fanaticism, have nec- own Son, clothed with humanity. filled with an intelligent-looking, well-dressed ners. Whether the reader shall consider that essarily formed opinions respecting him, anything 3. That he should die to redeem sinful man. audience. As the hall was insufficiently seated, the apostle is describirig his own personal ex- but complimentary to his intelligence and sanity ; 4. And that those who were finally possessors more than half of those present had to stand up. perience, or that he is delineating the true pro- but those who knew him 'better esteemed, him of the inheritance through the second Adam It was not without some ,misgivings that we en- cess of genuine conversion to Christ, his good as a man of more‘than ordinary mental power, "should be holy and without blame before him tered upon this service, but God helped us both. words have equal force. He says, " I had not a cool, sagacious, and honest reasoner, a humble in love." Thus much God fixed without condi- We began at once, and the Spirit of God soon known lust except the law had said, Thou shalt and devout Christian, a kind and affectionate tion and without uncertainty. He appointed raised us above the embarrassment of the situa- Vol. 1, No. 20. THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

don. God gave a good • degree of liberty in royal law of ten commandments, are two dis- • The Old Waymarks. days spoken of were those which were connected, speaking, and I think the subject must have tinct codes. .- • r not with the former,. but with the latter. been of interest to the people., Though the The reasons presented demonstrate the fact THE discussion of the Sabbath question is fast So, in the second chapter of Colossians, " Let discourse was of necessity quite lengthy, and that the ten commandments are not referred to driving those who reject the evidences of the no man judge you in meat or, in drink, or in re- though the position of many was not one of in Col. 2. , But those who seize this scripture perpetuity of the, ancient Sabbath of Jehovah, spect of a holy day, or of the new moon, or of rest, every person present paid strict attention to prove the abolition of the decalogue, genera from the old waymarks. - When it is seen that the the sabbaths." The sabbaths spoken of are not from beginning to end. ally point with triumph to the expression, "holy observance of first-day as the Christian Sabbath the Sabbath associated with, Thou shalt not com- day," which occurs in verse 16. • " If the term, cannot be sustained by the Scriptures, 'it is not mit murder, or adultery, or theft ; but the sab- Exposition of Col. 2:14:47. sabbath-days," say they, "refers to the ceremoni- uncommon for religious teachers to go to such baths associated with meats and drinks, and al sabbaths [Lev. 23 :24-391 the term, holy day, paisages as Rom. 14 : 1-6 ; Col. '2 : 14--17, to new moons, which were indeed shadows of things THE second chapter of Colossians teaches that must certainly designate the Sabbath of the prove that the Sabbath law is not in force. In to come. But to take what he said about those the handwriting of ordinances has been'blotted fourth commandment." The fact that some, this they are departing from old and well defined sabbaths which were associatedrby God with the out and nailed to the cross. Many produce this who have the means of knowing better, have waymarks of the Christian church relative to ceremonial laws, and which the apostle himself, scripture as proof that the ten commandments applied this expression to the Sabbath, renders the perpetuity of the Sabbath. in this very discourse, associates with them, and are abolished. ,We inquire, therefore, Is the it proper:that -this perversion should be exposed. We give the, following from- Justin Edward's apply it, as some have done, to "THE SABBATH" handwriting of ordinances the ten, command- The word translated " holy day " in this text Sabbath Manual, pages 133-136, published by which God associated with moral laws, is wrong. ments? -Let the following facts answer :- is heorte. It occurs twenty-seven times in the the American Tract Society, which maintains "Blotting out," he, says, "the handwriting 1. The handwriting of ordinances is here Greek Testament. :7wenty-six times it is ren- our views of Rom. '14 : 1--6 ; Col. 2 : 14--17. of ordinances that was against us, which was represented as having been blotted out by the dered, in our' common version, feast, and once, _ The book maintains that the Sabbath is perpet- contrary to us, nailing it to his cross." • But the shedding of Christ's blood. If this handwrit- viz., Col. 2 : 16, it is rendered holy day. We ual from-creation to the end of the Christian day of weekly rest 'from the business and cares ing of ordinances is the ten commandments, it present every text in which this' word occui•s, age. And although it was written in the service of this world, fox the purpose of worshiping follows that the blood of Christ was shed to blot with the word which is its translation in italics. of first-day observance, on the ground that the God and promoting the salvation of souls, is out the prohibition against other gods ; the pro- It will thus be seen how it is rendered in our Sabbath has been changed from the seventh to never spoken of in the 'Bible as being against hibition of graven images ; the prohibition of version, every, time. Those who will examine the. first day of the week, the writer urges the men, or contrary to them. No. It always was, blasphemy ; the commandment to hallow the this list may satisfy themselves what kind of time-honored, • well-tried, consistent, and only and always will be, for them. 'That Sabbath sanctified Rest-day of the Lord ; the first com- holy day Col. 2 : 16 refers to ; viz., that it is a true view. of Paul's statements in his epistles to was made for man, not against him. mandment with promise ; and the prohibitions feast day. the Romans and the Collossians. Mr. Edwards of .murder, adultery, theft, false witness, and ;Matt. 26 : 5. they said, Not on the feast, day, says :- Consistency. coveteousness ! Would the infinite Law-giver 27 :15. atthat feast the governor was Under the Jewish dispensation were' incorpo- give his own Son to die for such a purpose ?. Mark 14:2. they said, Not on the feast day, rated two kinds of laws. One was founded on CONSISTENCY is a rare jewel. Truth is consis- 2. But to teach that Christ died to blot out 15 :6. Now at that feast he released unto obligations growing out of the nature of men, tent with itself ; but error has as many heads the moral law, is to deny the plainest facts. Luke 2 : 41. at the feast of the passover. and their relations to God and one another ; and horns as the Apocalyptic dragon. This is Because that the law of God which was holy, 42. after the custom of the feast, obligations binding before they were written, well illustrated by the following veritable just and good, condemned the whole human , 22 :.1. the feast of unleavened bread and which will continue to be binding upon all family, and showed that all mankind were sin- 23 :17. release one unto them at the feast. , who shall know them, to the end of time. Such CREED. ners, and under its just sentence, God provided John 2 : 23. at the passover in the feast day, are the laws which were written by the finger Article 1. I believe that the Sabbath has been a jmethod of redemption by which he could be 4 : 45. at Jerusalem at the feast : for 'of God on the tables of stone, and are called changed to the first day of the week. just, and yet could justify him that believeth they also went unto the feast. moral laws. • Article 2. I believe that Sunday is the true in Jesus. This did not consist in sending his 5 :1. there was a feast of the Jews : The other kind, called ceremonial laws, related seventh day, and that it should be observed. Son to destroy the law of the Father ; but it 6 : 4. , a feast of the Jews, was nigh. to various outward observances; which were not Article 3. I believe that we cannot tell what consisted in this, that the Son of. God should 7 : 2. the Jews' feast of tabernacles was obligatory till they were commanded, and then day the seventh day is. take upon himself human nature, and offer up 8. Go ye up unto this feast : I go were binding only on the Jews till the death of Article 4. I believe that we are only required his own life a ransom for many ; thus, making not up yet unto this feast. ° Christ. to keep one seventh part of time. the great propitiation through which guilty man 10. went he also up unto the feast. There were also two kinds of sabbaths, or days Article 5. I believe that the commandment to may come to God and find pardon for the trans- 11. Jews sought him at the feast, • of rest. .One was a day of weekly rest ; and the keep the seventh day is abolished. gression of his holy law. Rom. 3 : 19-31 ;' Matt. 14. about the midst of the feast. command to keep it holy was placed by the Law- Article 6. I believe that those who keep the 20 : 28 ; 1 Pet. 2 : 24 ; Isa. 53 : 10. Having 37. that great day of the feast,- _ giver in the midst of the moral laws.- It was Sabbath of the fourth commandment will fall done this he returned to his Father, and be- 11 : 56. he will not come tip the feast ? called, by way of eminence " THE SABBATH." from grace: came a great High Priest in the heavenly sanc- 12 : 12. were come to the feast, The command to keep the other sabbaths was Article 7. I believe that every one should be tuary before the ark containing his Father's law. 20. to worship at the feast :' placed by the Law-giier among the ceremonial fully, persuaded in his own mind, whether to Whoever, therefore, repents Of his transgres- 13 : 1. before the feast of the passover; laws because it was like them, as the command keep,the Sabbath or not. sion, and comes to God through this " Advo- 29. need of against the feast; to k.eep the weekly Sabbath was like the laws with Reader, the foregoing is not a mere fancy cate with the Father," may find pardon for all Acts 18 : 21. by all means keep this feast which it was associated. One class were funda- sketch;.I have met with a large number, who, his sins. This view of man's redemption is Col. 2 : 16. or in respect of an holy day, mental, permanent; universal moral laws; the in the course of 'a single conversation, have based on the plainest facts of scripture, and It is thus rendered by several Lexicons : other class were local, temporary ceremonial laws. avowed their faith in all the articles of the above presents the character of God in a light in which " Heorte, a feast or,festival holiday." , Liddell One had their origin in the nature and relations creed. There are plenty of such all around you. mercy and truth meet together, and righteous- and Scott. Robinson's Lexicon gives the same. of man ; the other, in the peculiar circumstances Is this your creed? If so, permit me to point ness and peace kiss each other. Ps. 85 : 10, 11. " A solemn feast, public festival, holy day." in which, for a time, a peculiar people were you to a better one. It consists of ten articles, Well might Paul exclaim when presenting this Greenfield. placed. One would be binding in all ages, upon and may be found in Ex. 20. Allow me to rec- great subject, "Do we then make void the law ' The text in question is thus rendered in dif- all who should know them ;, and the other would ommend this creed to you as infallible, it having through faith ? God forbid ; yea, we establish ferent versions :- be binding only upon the Jews till the dea,th of been given by Jehovah in person, and written the law." " Let no man, therefore, judge you in meat, the Messiah. • with his own finger on stone. You will find in its 3. But what is it that is abolished in conse- or in drink, or in respect of a festival day, or The Jews at the coming of Christ, being in a fourth 'article all the errors. f the foregoing creed quence of the handwriting of ordinances being of the new moon, or of the sabbaths."-Douay state of great spiritual darkness and grievous pointed out. What men have said of certain nailed to the cross ? We answer, Meats, drinks, Bible. apostasy from God, did not well understand the creeds of their own construction, may be said of feast-days, (for this is the literal rendering of "Wherefore, let no one judge you in meat, nature and objects of their laws. Often they this in truth : "If a man keep not this, no doubt the word,) new moons, and sabbaths, (plural.) or in drink, or in respect of a festival, or of a overlooked the spirit, and were superstitiously he shall perish everlastingly." • J. N. A. Thus upon the very face of this text is found, new moon, or of sabbaths."-Mcwknight. • devoted to the forms. Some, after they em- the most decisive evidence that Paul was not " Let no man therefore judge you in meat, braced the gospel, thought that the ceremonial The Command for Keeping Sunday. referring to the teu commandments. For it is or-in drink,, or in respect to a holy day, or the as well as the moral laws were binding. Others, absurd to believe that Paul should speak of new moon, or the sabbaths."-Whiting. dnore enlightened, thought that they were not. 'This much-needed piecept, has been sought the abolition of the ten commandments, and as "Let none therefore judge you in meat, or This led 'to contention among them. Paul, in with extraordinary diligence by those who "love the consequence of that abolition, should speak drink, or in respect of a feast day, or of the the fourteenth chapter of Romans, presented the rest' of man's invention,' better than the of certain unimportant things as having been new moon, or of sabbath days."-Wesley. such considerations as were adapted to lead holy of the Lord and honorable, the. Rest-day done away,, which, by the way, were never con- " Let no one therefore call you to an account them,- in this matter, to a right decision. of Jehovah. Driven to the utmost extremity tained in the decalogue.. It may be objected; about meat and 'drink, or with respect to a fes- " One man," he says, " esteeineth one day they have been obliged to admit that the New above another. Another esteemetli every day that the decalogue contained the sabbaths (the tival, or a new moon; or sabbaths."- Wakefield. Testament, which they say teaches the institu- alike. Let every man be fully peisuaded in his word is plural) which are here abolished. We NOTE OF A. :CLARKE ON COL. 2 : 16.-" Let tion of a new Sabbath, does not contain any answer, Not so. ' The decalogue contained but no man judge you, in meat, or in drink. The own mind. He that regardeth the day, regard- commandment for the obServance of that day. one Sabbath of the Lord. But besides the Sab- apostle, speaks here in reference to some partic- eth it unto the Lord ; and he. that regardeth Heretofore we haVe pointed, out their fraudu- bath of the Lord, embodied in the fourth com- ulars of the handwriting of ordinances, which not the day to the Lord he doth not regard it" lent attempt to seize the fourth commandment. mandment, the twenty-third chapter of Leviti- had been taken away, viz., the distinction of Both mean to honor God, and he will accept In this note we call •attention to the fact that cus presents four annual sabbaths, associated meats and &rinks, what was clean, and what un- them. But what day does he speak of ? " The that commandment is the only precept in the Sabbath " of the 'fourth commandment, associ- with the feasts and new moons of the typical clean, according to the law ; and the necessity Bible which tells us .how to keep the first day of moral laws ? system.. The Sabbath of the Lord 'f was made of observing certain holidays or festivals; such ated by God inseparably with the the week. That precept says "Six days shalt Read the connection. What is it ? Is it, one FOR man," but these sabbaths connected with as the new moons and particular sabbaths,'or thou ,labor and do all thy work ; but the sev- the new moons, &c., are said to be AGAINST him. those which should be observed with more than man believeth he must worship Jehovah ; an- enth day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God : Mark 2 :27 ; Col. 2 :14. It is not the Sabbath ordinary solemnity ; all these had been taken other, who is weak, worshipeth idols ? One be- in it thou shalt not do any work." Whoever lieveth that he must not commit miirder, adul- (singular) associated with the precepts of the out of the way, ,and nailed to, the cross, and obeys the only precept for Sunday-keeping in moral law, that is here referred to, but the were no longer of moral obligation. There is tery or theft, and another 'thinks he may ? the Bible, will commence labor on the first day sabbaths (plural) associated with their feasts and no intimation here that the Sabbath was done Were those the laws about which they were con- of the week, just as God did, and when the Rest- new moons. Lev. 23 : 24, 32, 37-39. • The one away, or that its moral use was suspended, -by tending, and with which were connected the day of the Lord arrives they, will cease from days that he speaks of ? , No, About those laws was made at creation, and the others in the the introduction of Christianity. I have shown labor, and obserVe it according to the command- wilderness of Sinai. elsewhere, that Remember the Sabbath-day to there was no dispute. ment. Whoever wishes to obey God in the ob- But, " One believeth that he may eat all 4. But while it is plainly stated in Col. 2, ,keep it holy, is a commandment of perpetual ob- servance of Sunday,"can here find his will plain- things," (which are nourishing,. whether allowed that the handwriting of ordinances, or shadow ligation, and can never be superseded but by, ly expressed. , J. N. A. of good things to come, is abolished, it is else- the final termination of time." in the ceremonial law, which regulateth such where in the New Testament plainly stated that . It is therefore manifest that the apostle' used things, or not ;) "'another, who isweak, eateth gives an illustration of the royal law, embodying all the ten command- this word to designate the 'Jewish feasts-the herbs. Let not him that eateih, despise him that 'THE Advent Review ments, is yet in full force. No, one can deny abolition of which he here teaches. The sab- eateth not; and let not hiin that eateth not the power of truth in the case of Bro. Young of this who will 'carefully read James 2 :8-12. baths and the feast days of .the Jewish ritual judge him that eateth, for God hathreceived Battle Creek; Mich., who has, with his wife, recently united with the Seventh-day Adventist •And the fact is distinctly stated that the viola- expired with 'that ritual ; but the .Sabbath of him.", Those were the laws about which they tion of one of the commandments makes the the Lord, hallowed before the fall, abides, with were contending, and with regard to which the church: of that city at the age of 82 years, after transgressor guilty of all. .It follows, therefore, the other precepts of the moral law, throughout apostle was 'giving them instruction. it was having been an acting of the Presbyteri- - that the handwriting of ordinances, and the duration. : J. N. A. not the moral, but the ceremonial laws ; and the an.churoh for the long period of 52 years. • 158. THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES. Vol. 1, No. 20.

the missionary work, donate freely to it, and Herkimer Co., N. Y. aries, to get subscribers, and to circulate it, , would do nothing to retard the tract andrais- and to contribute an article once in awhile I meow not if He come at eve, sionary enterprise for their right, hand ; and As' I intimated in my last report, I re- for the good of ourselves and encouragement . Or night, or morn, or noon ; yet these very individuals are really-imped- of others. We must improve our talents or- I know the breeze of twilight grey, mained another Sabbath with the friends 'in ing the work by not reporting. Their influ- That fans the cheek of dying day, Benson, and learned of two more that had de- we shall be -rejected as faithless stewards. Doth ever whisper-,soon I ence would add very much to the up-building cided to keep the Sabbath. Upon my arrival As for myself I want to be among the of the cause could they see the utility of re- at home I found an invitation from the Con- wise virgins, who shall have their lamps trim- I know not why our souls should doubt porting. If we have adopted a right system ference Committee to fill an unexpected open- med and burning, waiting for the Lord when -1 His promise to appear, as far as we have gone, and the results clearly he shall return from the wedding. want When every,.flower's opening eye ing, for labor at this place.' I indicate that we have, theP we should heartily him Looks up into the changing sky,. Came here Feb. 11, and found ten persons, to be an overcomer and sit down with And seems to murmur—near and cheerfully support it. If we can amend besides children, that had commenced keep- on his throne. I want to be among those of ' it, we shall do so.' But there is not a member ing the Sabbath,from; reading, and 'a Metho- whom it is said, " Open Wide the gates that I know not round his blessed feet of the Tract Society, who sees and feels the dist church'freely opened to us as long as we the righteous nation which keepeth the truth What peerless gloriesthrong ; importance of this work; who would raise a may enter in." When the earth' is cleanSed I only know from rending tomb wished to use it. ' The weather has been ex- hand to abolish the reporting system. A of sin and 'sinners, 'when the holy city, the- „ . The gobd shall burst in beauty's bloom; tremely forbidding, More so, I think, than I And faith assures—not long! united effort is what gives strength to any ever experienced before; yet I have not lest a New Jerusalem, will be its capital,--I want to, system. single appointment. be there, and I must have an entrance therein. I know not if his chariot wheels ,"Our, field of operation is the world. And As it is only a country place, the attend- • • . MARY A, MARTIN. Yet near or distant are; there are companies of belieVers, to our certain , • , I only know each thunder-roll. ance has not been large, but very steady. A Woodland; Cal., Doth wake an echo in my soul, knowledge, in many of 'the different nations lively interest has been taken in the meet- of Europe, also in nearly all the States and That saith—not very far ! ings, and the truth is favorably received. Where are the Dead ? Territories of this country. Publications in Have spoken but twice on the Sabbath ques- I know not if we long must wait the principal languages of the civilized world tion, and one more has already commenced " MAN giveth, up the ghost, and where is The summer of his smile ; are about being furnished Then there are I only know-that hope.doth sweep to,cobey. 'We hope for good results, and de- he 1" Job 14 : 10. That "man giveth up men and women of these same languages in With thrilling touch my heart-strings deep sire the prayers of all the dear . the ghost " no one will deny, as they can see connection with our Tract Societies. -There And sings—a little'while ! S. B: WHITNEY. the word fulfilled* nearly every clay. But• is no reason, therefore, why the strength of • Litchfield, N. Y., March 4, 1875. • " where is he ?" is a question that is begin- I know not on this glorious theme our system should not be felt in every. civ- Why lips so oft are dumb ; ning to cause Considerable controversy. Says ilized' nation on the globe. We should I only know the,saddened-earth one, "he is with Christ in Heaven." Says never forget the great fact that there -What Are We Doing ? Will flush with beauty and with mirth another, -" he is in an 'intermediate state." is a; world lying in wickedness. And if God At sound of " Lo, I Come !" Says another, " I don't see as it makes' any has committed to us a truth by which it is WHILE at our good camp-meeting la,St fall ' —Prophetic difference, as long as he is somewhere prais- to be warned, we are made responsible, to a I heard several declare their intention of liv- ing the. Lord." ,While another says, " he is. certain' extent, for the aecomplishment of ing nearer to God and' devoting their lives in the grave."' Now which of these is right? this work. We have 'financial strength, if it more fully to his service, myself among the They cannot all he. As for the first, does iogonarg prpartivant. is brought into use, sufficient to Warn the rest. • But I find, though the Spirit be will- the Bible, anywhere tell us the dead are world. We have a system by which it can ing, the flesh is indeed weak. We read that " Philip saith unto him, Come and see." John1 :46. with Christ No. As for the second, does be done, if tproperly carried out. Wei as a it is better not to-vow to the Lord than to the word. of God describe any such place people have the ability to accoMplish this, vow and not pay. As it was the, first as this intermediate state? No. Does 'it, Reporting. if it be consecrated to the work of God. general gathering, of our people that I had say there is any such place ? No. Then why And shall we individually act our part, and ever attended, although I had been a Sabbath- believe there is such a place, when there is IT is evident' that all our people, do not see work in the sphere God assigns us ? keeper for three, years, it greatly strengthened no prod that it exists. The doctrine that 'and realize the importance of, reporting the , " If, in the fear. of God, we act faithfully my faith to see-so many earnest souls trying proves that righteous Abel has been -con- T. & M. work performed eaCh quarter. We our part, no matter how small . and insignifi- to cleanse themselves from all filthiness of sciously waiting in some intermediate state quote the following 'WholeSome Words from cant that work may appeA• to be; in the end the flesh, and to perfect holiness in the fear has no warrant in the Scriptures. Bro. Haskell in the True Missionary !--- , it will prove that that very work was impor-, of the 'Lord. I felt and still feel that this is Perhaps the third, the position of indiffer. • " The reporting system will give life and, taut, and by it we' were lip-building the the Lord's doings, and is marvelous in our ence, would be quite sufficient if inspiration interest to the tract and missionary meetings. cause of Christ. Do we say that we will eyes. And if this work be of God it will had said. nothing about it, and , if th,ey could •If there is no labor reported, no experience rejoice in its prosperity, and, at the _same prosper; •and none can prevent its progresS, actually praise the Lord. But, says the related, it Will -be impossible to • give proper time, refrain from putting forth that' individ-' although the dragon is wroth with the won-' Psalmist, " The dead. praise not .the Lord." instruction. In fact, the mentioning of corn-. ual effort that is necessary for its accomplish- an, and will snake war with the remnant of Ps. 10 :17. So this position. cannot be mendable acts that result in good is following ment ? If so, we shall meet with an irre- her seed which keep the commandments of correct. the example of Christ and the apostles. We parable loss. God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. That " they are in the grave " seems to be 'should have had at least one book less in the is the time to secure to ourselves the Rev. 12 :17. "Now correct. Says Job, "If I wait the grave is New Testament had not the Ads of the applaudit, Well done, thou good and faith- We claim to be. that remnant, and to have mine house : Ihave made my 'bed in the 'Apostles' been written. The NeW- Testa- ful servant.' These are golden moments the testimony of Jesus, which, we are told, darkness." Chap 17 :13. Says Isaiah, "For ment would lose' much of its beauty we're its, lent to us for the accomplishment of s. certain is the spirit of prophecy. The Lord has said the grave cannot praise thee : death cannot writings to consist only in doctrinal instruc- work. If they pass by without being faith- " he would set his hand the second' time to celebrate thee.", Chap. 38': 18. Solomon tion. NO individual is exalted by thus mag- fully improved, they are lost forever. If recover the remnant of his people." And says, " Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, nifying the work of God, but, God is honored they havebeen rightly used, they will' yield if he be on our side he will fight for • us " as do it with thy might : for there is no work, .inasmuch as others-.are provoked to love and 'us a golden harvest throughout eternal ages." he fought in 'the day of battle." So we may nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in good works.. By letting our light, so shine„ J. N. L. v expect opposition and trials, and that Satan others, seeing our good works, are led.to glori-, will throw stumbling blocks in our pathway, the grave, whither thou goest." Eccl., 9 : 10. fy- our Father which -is in Heaven. but all these things are a fulfillment of his Says Hosea, Iwill ransom them from the Questions and Answers. 't Each member of the tract Society should word who says, " I am God, I change not." power of the grave : I will redeem,them from keep a record, and ret)oi-t the number of pages Believing as we profess to believe, that we death." Chap. 13 : 14. Says the Psalmist, of reading Mattel: distributed by him. , This THE question has been asked, " Why is it have.a world-wide message to be given before " Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the can easily be done in one of two ways. First, necessary for each district to ,do business for ,the, second coming of Christ, and that his grave 1" Ps. 88 : 11, " In the grave who make an account of the number of pages you' the periodicals through its district secretary; coming is near, even at the doors, who of, us shall give thee thanks ?" Ps. 6 : 5. Thus have on hand, then when you receive a pack- and why each member cannot send his own can say, I have nothing to do, when there we see the dead are in the grave. age of tracts from the librarian, note its num- money and business direct to the Review Of- are so many without a knowledge of the And now. I would ask in conclusion, ber of pages also. • Put it all down in a little fice, or to the SIGNS OF THE' TIMES truth ? Who can say, I have nothing to do, Where do you belieVe the dead are ? If you pass-book. Then, when you are furnished Reply. There is no objection raised to any when there are so many books and tracts to believe " they are with Christ in Heaven," with a blank 'to fill out, subtract the number individual's sending his'business direct, pro- scatter, and so many prayers to be offered up remember they. " praise not the Lord," Ps. of pages you then have on hand from what vided it is' plainly stated, and that cash to the to the throne of our dear Redeemer.? Have• 115:17, nor do they remember the Lord, you have received, and the number of pages amount of the business accompanies each we not got to " set our house in order" before Ps. ; 6 :5. If you believe "they are in an distributed will at once appear ; and this you. letter. You will see, by looking over the the Lord shall come ? Shall we not sanctify intermediate, waiting state," remember their Can fill out the-blank. Or, secondly, you can instructions given in the SIGNS on this mat- the Lord God in 'our hearts, and be ready thoughts hate perished, Ps. 146 : 4, " they keep the'pass-book with you and note down ter of doing business 'through district and always to give an.answer to every one that shall know not anything." *Eccl. 9 : 5. the number of 'pages as you azlistrilatite the State Secretaries, that it relates to credit ask us of the reason of the hope that is in But the Lifegiver is coming to restore tracts. Also, keep the number of Reviews; business. If the Revieui Office does a credit us, with meekness and 'fear ? Certainly this them—to awaken them out' of their sleep. Reformers, and Instructors distributed; and business with any State Tract •Society, of much is reqUired of us. If we cannot teach Let us not rob him of his glory by giving •also all moneys you have paid to the librarian, course it is proper that it should all he done our views to others, we should be so well that honor to another. • or director, or to any one else, that goes to with one person;and the proper person is versed in the Holy .Scriptures that when any L. H. CHURCH. the tract and missionary interest ; and report the T. and M. Scretary of that State. ' So shall ask us of the reasons of 'our faith we . the same in filling out the blank. Then, each with the ,SIGNS Office. In doing a credit busi- can give them a reasonable answer ; other- Not 'a Bit Afraid. blank report should be forwarded to the dis- ness with each district in the. State, that Wise we bring reproach on the cause of God. trict secretary, through the librarian or di- business must be dope with one person—the, There are those who have borne the heat " YES, I know its a serious case ; the doc- rector ; 'and' the district secretary will make district secretary—or the account of -that and burden of the day. Shall we not come tor said so. But I don't trouble • myself out a report from the blanks received, to he district will not be kept straight. in at the eleventh 'hour and do something ? about that ; I am not a bit afraid." read at the quarterly meetings. It is by To illustrate some of the perplexities of Says the, Saviour, " Why stand ye here all- " But you told me just now that you had these reports that he can tell how much mon- doing business without system, I will give the day idle ? Go, work in my yineyard, not attended to religion a great deal. You ey has gone into the different funds of the an example. A member of the tract society and what is right I will give thee." We know this is the first time I ever saw you; Tract Society during the quarter. The direct- in one of the States, wrote to the RevieW Of may be sure that he will be a good pay- so I know nothing about you but what you or is responsible for the money. wishing "the Reformer sent at half price master, for he is the best friend the sinner tell me. I suppose, in fact, you have lived, " Then a 'report of all moneys received, to a friend, to be paid for from the T. and M. ever had ; and there is no other name given. like many more, without much thought 'about with the entire proceedings at' the quarterly funds." This called for a letter from the Sec-- under 'heaven whereby we must be saved. your soul." meeting, is made by the district secretary to retary of the 'Publishing Association to the Said he, My Father worketh hitherto and • I " Yes, sir, that's it." the State Tract Society secretary. The di- State T. and M. Secretary of said State. But work. We should feel to say, My Saviour " And yet you are not afraid ?" • rector will pay 'the money received into the the Secretary only records what is done, so worketh hitherto and. I work. " No, sir, I don't feel afraid at all. I'm hands of the State treasurer. Then at tire as a matter of course having no authority to It may be said to us soon, " Giv:e an ac- not troubled in my mind. I have been no- general quarterly meeting, the report of the act, she referred it to the •President of -the count of thy stewardship." In Judges 15 : 23, wise wicked." State secretary will agree with the treasurer's State T. and M. society for authority from the we read, " Curse ye Meroz, ,said the. Angel of The minister looked grave. report. If they do not agree, the error can district where the person lived, to order the the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants " You mean you have not been a thief, or be detected at once. This system is simple paper. The State Secretary then ordered thereof ; because they came not to the help a great drinker, or 'a swearer, or a liar, or and plain, and will keep the financial matters the paper from Battle Creek, requesting them of the Lord to help of the Lord against the anything of that sort." of the Tract Society straight. , We again ap- to charge it to the State T. and M. society, mighty." We see that their sin consisted in "NO, no ; I have not been anything of the peal to our brethren and sisters to fill out the while she charged the same to the district doing nothing; in not conning to the help of kind. I know plenty who have, but I've al- blank reports sent to them at the close of each where the member lived who first orderd the the Lord when they were needed to do some- ways tried to live respectable." quarter, and return them to the church libra- • Reformer. All Meant well in this transac- thing. The prospect before-us•of getting our " Well, but do you mean to say you are rian or district secretary. tion, but it will be readily Seen that with the paper established 'upon a firm basis, and is- not a sinner?" • " There are many friends who have' not T. and M. system as recommended, all such sued weekly; 'is very cheering indeed; and e' Oh we are all sinners, of course." seen the utility of reporting. They will'scat- perplexities or delays would be avoided. then it makes plenty of work for us all to " But does not that mean anything ? Does ter our publications, manifest an interest in J. N. L. do, especially those who claim to be mission- it not signify, being a sinner ?" Vol. 1', No. • 20. THE SIGNS OF -THE TIMES. - 159.

"I've never done anything bad•in particu- taught them better. One of them said, "Mas- DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO. lar, astI know of. At all events I don't feel e11th prputuunt: ter, we saw one casting out •-clevils- in thy afraid." name; and we forbade him, because he fol- NEW YORK, •MArch 16.—A. "letter 'from " I wish you did," said the minister earn- " Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest loweth not with us. And Jesus said unto Guadalajara gives an account of an earth- estly ; " I wish you did. with all my. heart. prospeg and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth." him, Forbid him not; for he that is not quake which, on the 11th of February, shook 3 John 2. a large portion of northern Mexico. The I know I should,, if I were you." . . .. against us is for us." The sick man looked surprised ; but he While we would be true to the pure grin_ little town of San Christobal was almost en- made no answer, so the minister 1/Vent on : Bible Hygiene. ciples of health reform, and would ever hold tirely destroyed, and seventy dead bodies were taken from the ruins: The center of "As for me, I could not speak as you do. . . them before the people as important, both to know that I am a poor sinner ; 'and that, WITH a large portion of the people, the this life, and to that which is to come, we the disturbance appears to be in the volcano but for my Saviour, I must be lost forever. Bibl is' the highest and safest authority in hope to be so far liberalin our views and feel- of Ceboruco. The earthquake occurred at But I have gone to him, and sought his blood all' matters of truth and duty. Prove to ings as to give those who are reforming credit night, and the terror of the people was in- to wash away my sins, and I do humbly be- Christian men and women, who fear God and, for what changes they are making, and sus- creased by the darkness. lieVe in him ; mid he, alone, takes my fear tremble at his Word, that existing reforma- tain such friendly relations to them as to cheer —The United States government has taken ,away. You have told me -What you feel, and tory moveinents are in strict harmony with them on in the good work. in hand the matter of the recent massacre in now I have told you what I feel." the teachings of the Sacred 'Scriptures, and A quarter of a century since, in the ardor Acapulco, Mexico., The Mexican authorities " Well, that's all right, sir, no doubt," was they will no longer regard the subject as un- and inexperience of younger days, we some- have promised to thoroughly investigate the :all the sick man said. The minister went on worthy of their notice. But the very general times detected in our efforts in dealing with matter, with a view of doing justice to the .,:again : • impression that the restrictions of the hygienic minds an inclination to the old mental cram- perpetrators Of the outrages against our citi- " 0, my friend, it will never do to say you practice are not sustained by, the word kof ming system. We mean, by this, simply the zens. In the meantinte the Secretary of the are not afraid,• while you have not gone to God, has placed many -sincere Christians barbarous practice of crowding our theories Navy has sent -the Saranac to Acapulco, as -Christ you. have good reason to be afrtid. I where it is difficult to reach' them-With the and views upon minds, that may be as index it is supposed the presence of a man-of‘war must be plain with you. I dare not build you subject. . pendent as our own, in a style to impress will greatly facilitate the investigation. ,up with false hopes. Don't you know And it is a painful fact that the vain philos- sensible people with the idea that we are nar- -LA 'fire in Atlanta, Ga., March 16, burned that you must stand before. God, and ophy, driveling skepticism, and the extremes row and overbearing. This course raises the a number of stores. Loss, $130,000. ,give account for all your life ? Don't you of some who have been connected with the combativeness of men of taste and good sense, know about the great judgment ,,day, when health reform movement, have done . much to and prejudices the very persons who, other- TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY BY THE the books will be opened I Those books will prejudice sincere persons against the true wise, might be reached, and might become ICE GORGE AT PORT JERVIS. have in them all you have ever done in all philosophy of health. But those who revere ornaments to any reformatory movement. PORT JERvis, March 17.—The Delaware your life. Can you face that I Are you not God and his holy word can be reached with This course will gather minds, Many of whom River broke up' here this morning. The water afraid when you think of that I There will the plain: declarations of the scriptures of the may unfortunately be of the same stamp of rushed down with tremendous velocity, reach- be another book opened then—the Book of Old and the NeW Testament. We promise their teachers ; or of that lower grade that ing Port Jervis before 7 o'clock. • The river Life. That will contain the of all who to make it appear that the Bible does not will be quite as well pleased with the plan of bridge at' Saw Mill Rift, three miles west of .are saved by Jesus 'Christ. And everybody justify Christians in many of the common mental stuffing as to take the trouble of think- Port Jervis, was carried away at 7 : 40 A. M. •else (do you remember that ?) will be cast and fashionable habits of our time, which ing and deciding for themselves. The greatest excitement prevails here. into the lake of fire. You know you have sustain a Close relation to life and health;but The mind of every true convert niust trav- The lower part of the village is being hur- not lived to God, you know you have not that it does demand of them -changes from el over every foot of ground on the highway riedly deserted by every family. The ice is ,sought Christ; your religion has been noth- these wrong habits. If we• succeed in doing of reformation until it shall reach the very as high as the bridge at the foot of. Pike ing but a name ; and, say what you will, you this, it will be considered, by all Bible Chris: summit of reform: It is. our duty as reform- street, but has not yet moved despite the know quite well that you have often and tians, that it is highly proper „that the atten- ers to deal in principles, in the spirit of true hopes of the citizens and the blasting done. often done wrong. Now, how,can you say tion of the Christian public should be called Christian courtesy ; or, at least, with the Water flooded the entire lower part of the vil- •you are not afraid ?" to the subject from the Bible stand-point. spirit, of real philanthropy. We can let the lage below the railroad track, and at King The man shifted uneasily on his bed. And when we come to the matter of ex- true light shine out to the world by precept street was over four feet deep running with " Perhaps," said he, "I ought to be, more perience, the cause of health reform has diffi- and by example. This, well done, our duty fearful velocity. A number of small buildings :afraid than I am." ' culties to overcome: But these are generally is done. J. w. and out-houses were overturned by the water " Yes, indeed, you ought. I don't want to the result of ignorance of the real facts in backing up the street Cellars flooded, and give you pain, I want to comfort you ; but I. the -case. As an' illustration, the objector The Hygienic Platform. in some houses the Water was abo've the sec- dare not give you false. comfort. I want you will -sometimes point to feeble persons, who ond story. At 8 : 45 A. M. the dam gave to see the truth: You are a poor sinner in may be advocates of reform in habits of life, 1. OBEDIENCE to' the laws of life and health way, and the whole mass. of ice is moving need of a Saviour. You may think lightly as representing the results of changing from is a moral obligation. slowly: The iron bridge was swept away. of your sins now, and hardly call them sins common habits. In this they do our cause 2. Mental, moral, and physical health can It cost $100,000. at all'; but if you saw them as they really great injustice; as ninety-nine in one hundred only be maintained by the observance of men- MORE BRIDGES SWEPT AWAY. of these persons, in consequence of wrong tal, moral, and physical laws. are, oh ! 'how black they would look to you! Barrett bridge was swept away at 9 A. M. habits of life, became incurable invalids before I pray God to teach you to see yourself, and 3. A healthy body is essential to perfect Saw Mill Rift bridge was swept away, and they adopted the reform. Had.they contin- soundness of mind. to see your sins now, before the books are the foundation fell with a terrible crash. It ued violating the. laws of life arid health, they opened.' And now let me speak to ' you 4. Physical health promotes morality.. was 650 feet long, and three years ago cost would long since been in .their graves. about Jesus Christ. He pitied us 'poor sin- have 5. Morality; likewise, promotes physical $60,000.• The loss is a public calamity The And the reason why there is a considerable health. ners, and came and died on the cross to • save scene at Germantown, the lower partof this number of this class, is, ,first, because but us. Thousands have been saved by , him. 6. In the treatment of disease the simplest city, beggars description. The ice is piled on very few persons feel the necessity of change and safest remedies are the proper curative He has never turned one away, who went to the shore in many places thirty feet high, until they, have lost vitality that they never aaents. him for salvation. I hope I have gone. I and in pieces Weighing thirty tons, About can recover; and, Secondly, because the tens- ' 7. Nature is the most efficient physician. know I have. I could not rest in my bed if twenty Small' houses and some shanties have perate habits of the reform are so in liar- I had not. I want you to go to him too. He We may further add, for the benefit of been torn to pieces, and about 290 houses molly with' that these invalids those who are entirely unacquainted with calls you to him. Just as you are, he bids filled with water to the second story. It is • you look to him and be saved. He is willing who adopt them linger upon the mortal shore the tenets of hygienists, that in enforcing the reported that one man was killed. Four of nearly a lifetime. Hence, to point to these 'principles enunciated above we advocate :— to be your §avibur. Now, remember now, the five spans—in all 622 feet—of the Dela- as representatives of the health reform is do- he is willing to be your Saviour. Do not 1. Total abstinence from the use of all ware Railroad bridge are gone. The debris ing the cause we advocate great injustice. put this . off. Sometimes people put away stimulating beverages, including tea, coffee, of the railroad and Barrett bridges caught such thoughts, because they trouble them. These feeble persons had made themselves and-chocolate, as well as alcoholic liquors. fast on Van Mays Island, three ,miles below hopelessly such by wrong habits of life, and Oh ! do you do so ? Here you are alone bn 2. That tobacco-using is a filthy habit, there, saving the tower of the suspension your bed, away from everybody. Now pray, then, in accordance with popular custom, they ruinous to both body and mind, and a bridge. The damage to the Barrett Bridge submitted themselVes to the 'poisonous pro- grace to civilization. pray for the Holy Spirit to teach your heart, • Company is about $15,000, and other losses cesses of drug-taking, and when the last ray pray that Jesus may be your Saviour. Let 3. That animal feed is not the proper food in the village about $20,000. About twenty- me pray with you before I go." of hope of recovery in that direction was gone, for man, as indicated by his anatomical and five small buildings nearest the river in Port And the minister knelt down and prayed. and they were ready to drop. into the -grave,' physiological characteristics, while fruits and Jervis are totally wrecked. And when he rose from his knees the sick they were induced to adopt hygienic habits, farinaceous foods are the best adapted to his' THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE 'SUCCUMBS. man held out his hand, and his eyes were the beneficial effects of which are prolonging wants, as proved by science and experience. wet with tears, and he did not say again that their existence in a condition of comparative 4. ,That simpliCity in diet is one 'of the NEW YORK, March 182—A Port Jervis he was not afraid;- but he said in a low voice, freedom from pain, and the enjoyment of a most important paeans of preserving health. special says that the Suspension Bridge is " I hope God will forgive me. You'll come good degree of happiness. Li view of the 5. That improper dress is a prolific source carried away ; also four louses near Carpen- and see me again, sir." • real facts in the case we point to these very of many of the diseases from which women ter's Point. All the machine shops are inun- persons as showing the value of the reform. and children suffer.—Health, Reformer. dated eight feet deep, and one man is known But we are happy to state that there are to be drowned. The ice is passing at the New Ecclesiastical Bill in Germany. thousands of men and women within our per- rate of twelve miles per hour. All trains sonal knowledge, who, in comfortable health, 4tARTS anti Virrliatty. are. stopped. The telegraph poles were car- adopted, the principles of Christian teinper- BERLIN, March 16.—In the Lower. House ried away at Mulford. ance, and are now reaping the beneficial re- of the Prussian Diet to-day the debate was THE ICE FLOODS IN PENNSYLVANIA. sults. These have abandoned tobacco, tea, —As late as March they were speculating opened on the first reading of the new Ec- coffee, drugs, flesh-Meats, and the thirdmeal, about the danger 'to Port Jervis, Md., from WILKESBARRE, Penn., March 17.—The ice clesiastical bill. Dr. Falk, Minister Public and now, without a dissenting voice,: report 'the ice gorge above the city. remains stationary at this place, and there Worship, in a speech explaining the neces- - greatly improved health. Most of these are —A heavy and' destructive flood has. re- has been no perceptible fall of water since sity for fresh legislation on the relations of hard-working people,- and report that they cently occurred in the Susquehannah, Pa. noon. The gas works have a depth of seven the State with. the Church, dwelt especi- Can do more work, and with far greater ease, feet of water in them, and the whole city is ally on the fact that the Pope had authorized March 16, a young man was before the than before they made these changes. in darkness, candles and lamps furnishing the an Austrian bishop to obey laws similar to Cciurt in San Francisco on a charge of at- Now, in order to put this matter fairly to tempt to commit suicide 1 The Prosecuting only light. Travel has been stopped between those which he denounced in Prussia. The the test, we invite the objector to point to a Attorney endeavored to sustain an action here and .Kingston since last night, the flats State was not afraid of the encyclial, but con- single person who adopted these changes in for, murder, as lie attempted. to take life. being snbmerged, and it being considered un-„ sidered the matter serious, and would not per- the strength of manhood or womanhood, and The judge would . not safe to cross the bridge. The three bridges mit itself tobetreated with scornbythe Church. .entertain it, but he who has ran down in strength- and . health, was convicted of discharging fire-arms within which were swept away from Pittston are Bismarck made a powerful speech in support and become feeble, while pursuing in, all re: the city limits. jammed in the gorge three miles above 'here. of the bill. He said the maxim that more spects ' a ' temperate and consistent' course. At Mattioke, eight miles below here, the obedience was due to God than to man' cer- COMPULSORY EDUCATION IN NEW YORK. Here let the matter be fairly- tested. When ice began to move to-day, and the river was tainly did not mean that more obedience was NEW YORK, March .14.—To-morrow the one such person can be found, then we will cleared for a mile above that-point, but from due to a Pope misguided by Jesuits than to police will commence taking the census of all examine the matter more closely. there to the Island gorge and at Wilkesbarre a King The Government was doing , its children here between, eight and fourteen The. world is moVina The spirit of inves- it is solid. The weather has been growing duty in protecting German freedom of mind years. This is done at the request of the tigation is out." Tho old foundations of error colder, and everything will be frozen solid to- against Rome. The House endorsed the bill Board of Education, and in compliance with and superstition are being fbroken up. Let night. The ice gorge at Hooper, eight miles in full sitting instead of referring it to a the provisions of an. Act known as the Com- the wOrld march along, notwithstanding it west of. Binghamptcm, is four miles long and committee. pulsory Education. Act. may not tra-vel just as we may have marked thirty feet high. The valley is overflowed HEAVY HAIL STORM. IN CHICAGO. and the bridge at -Union is in great danger. • out. We' need not say that he who . would THERE is no test to the 'Christian character stop the wheels of reform becanae they do not CHICAGO, March heavy lightning The gorge at Great Bend is threatening the so severe as prosperity. Through its means exactly track his hand Cart is•a bigot. This and hail storm prevailed here- this evening. bridge there. many fall who'would have'stood proof against spirit was niling, and ruining the influence Hailstones "an inch in diameter fell. No LATER-10 : 30 r. AL—The river is still all the direct assaults Of Satan. of the, disciples• of Christ, until the Master casualties are yet heard of. It is now raining. stationary, and the weather growing colder. . . 160. THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES. Vol. 1, No. 20.

Te Remnant Church. believer in the Bible and a preacher of salvation Rooks I Books I I Rooks !I Via ,figno o Mt Zimto through Christ. But let me tell you that all To do God's will alone is safe, who favor the mystical mode of interpreting the ..R.gr' OUR BOOK LIsT.Any persons on the On us he has a claim; OAKLAND, CAL.,. FIFTH-DAY, MARCH 25, 1875. Scriptures are accomplices in this work of helping Pacific Coast wishing any of the publications • ; He'll have a people who believe And practice all the same. in the progress of infidelity, and are in a degree named in our book list can 'obtain them by WE Were happy, to meet at our door in the So says the prophet, here are they responsible for the prevailing. and increasing mail or expreSs by writing to the SIGNS OF evening of the 21st our esteemed brethren from Who God's commandments keep, , skepticism of our times. •The Bible is a revela- THE TIMES, Oakland; California, enclosing the They'll have the faith of Jesus, and Michigan, O. B., Jones, his son, and his tion to mankind, or it is not. If it is, its plain published price of the same. Wheri sent by A rich reward will reap. Charles Jones. They are builders. 'Bro. 0. B. statements of facts, its promises and its threat- mail, books will be post paid;' when by express, Jones built our three publishing buildings at From every nation, kindred, tongue, enings,• are to be taken at par—they mean what at the expense of the one ordering the books; They're being gathered out. Battle Creek, and in 1874 put up our College they. say. But if these things are to be alle- but in this case a liberal discount will be made When Jesus comes, they all as one when ten dollars worth or more are paid ,for building' in that City. They have come to this Will glad deliverance shout, gorized, spiritualized, rationalized and myster- State at the call of our Committee, by telegram Exclaiming, Lo,' this God is ours, ized, the Bible is not a revelation, but a riddle. with any one order. to build our publishing house in this city. We've waited for him long— All have an equal right to guess at its meaning ; At loss of all things here, I would and, is a consequence, there may be as many PUBLICATIONS. Be one of that blest throng. creeds as there are persons. To make such a Books, Pamphlets, Tracts, etc., etc. _ THERE are V several conversions under the la- And is that great tremendous day book a 'revelation, another one is necessary to For Sale at this 01ftee. bors of Elder Canright.tat Petaluma, and a great E'en now'upon us here? tell us what this one means. . work might be done in that place with the full The word of God, and all the'signs You may wonder that any one should allegor- Cruden's Complete Concordance. In this any co-operation of all the members of the church Proclaim his coming near. passage in the Scriptures can readily be found. $1.50 there. It is the duty of our preaehers to labor , Our lamps we'll trim, and be prepared ize the plain statements concerning the creation per copy, post. paid. , To meet him in the air, where they can accomplish most. Churches of man as described above, so as to deny that Bible Dictionary of Bible names, customs and Then evermore be with the Lord, he was formed of dust, while we see him turning countries, and maps of Bible lands. $1.50 per copy, should not ,urge them to labor in their localities And all his glory share. post. paid. • • until the members are ready to labor unitedly MRS. REBEKAH to dust again ; but if you make the threatening The History of the Sabbath and First Day of and actively with them. West Wilton, N. H. of death, -in case of man's disobedience, to mean the Week, by J. N. Andrews. 528 pp. $1 25. eternal life in torment, or something besides Thoughts on Daniel. By U. Smith. $1.00. • Condensed paper edition, 35 cts. what God defined it to be—a returning again ELDER WAGGONER filled OUT. appointment at Report from Lake County. Thoughts on the Revelation: By U. Smith. to the dust out of which he was taken—you are ..Woodland the .19th and 20th. And as he re- $1.00. • AFTER giving about fifteen lectures in the in a like position, and are aiding in the work of , mains to give a series of discourses in that city, Life of Win. Miller, with likeneis. $1.00. school-house at Lower Lake, Lake Co., Cal., destroying faith, and building up infidelity. the. church should be prompt to sustain the The Nature and Destiny of Man. By U. commencing ,Feb. 6, we were deprived of the And this remark applies to every interpretation Smith. 384 pp. $1.00. Paper, 40 cts. . meetings with their presence, and should labor use of the house, as it was, to be occupied . by which takes the license of setting aside a com- The Constitutional Amendment : or The Sun- • from house to, house; converse with, and pray day, The Sabbath, The Change, and The Restitution. others for getting up a revival. We were obliged mandment of God, or an ordinance of the gospel. :with their friends and neighbors, and bring them A discussion between W. H. Littlejohn and the Editor to omit lecturing for a few days, when we began The fault of factions and false doctrines is not of the "Christian Statesman." Bound, $1.00. Paper, out to hear the word of God. With such co-op- 40 cts. First part, 10 ets. again in a private house. Have given about in the Bible, but in this huge license of inter- peration our ministers can, labor to advantage The Spirit of Prophecy, Vol. I. By Ellen G. forty discourses in the place and neighborhood. pretation. This is the pillar and support of in- with onr,churches., Without it, they will spend White ; 416 pp. $1.00. When I commenced- there were Only two Sab- fidelity. If the Bible be thus assailed by its Autobiography of Eld. Jos. Bates. 318 pp. $1. their time• to leSs profit than in new fields. bath-keepers at Lower Lake. We now have a professed friends, what shall we not expect from Hygienic Family Physician. $1.00. Since the, above was penned we learn that Bro. little'company of fourteen who have decided to its open enemies? R. F. COTTRELL. The Game of Life (illustrated). Satan play- W. has a crowded house, and good attention. keep all the commandments of God. They are inget wsi.th man for his soul. In board, 50 cts.; in paper, 30 • holding meetings, every Sabbath. But most of English Hymns and Spiritual Songs for Camp Meet- OAKLAND and San FranciSco are important them intend to move away in a short time. ings and other Religious Gatherings. Compiled by 'oints, and there should be regular speaking at A strong effort was made to prejudice the We will send any of the following English Elder James White. 196 pp. Bound 50 cts. Paper 25. both places on Sabbath morning, and Sunday people against us, by telling them that we were The United States in Prophecy. By U. Smith. Reference Bibles, by mail, post. paid, at their Bound, 40 cts. Paper, 20 eta. evening. But this should not be' expected by teaching error, and they must not hear us for respective prices: The Advent Keepsake. Muslin, 25 cts. Gilt, these churches without some special efforts and they would be Ied astray. We repeatedly in- , (1) Min. Ref. after verse, mor., ' $3.00 40 ets. . • arrangements by them. ' There should be no vited any one to meet us before the public and (2) N'onp'r'1, Marg. Ref., 2.50 Sermons on the Sabbath and Law, embracing (3) Pearl, " " more preaching in either place than all our peo- and show where we were wrong, but all declined " Gilt, 2.00 an outline of the Biblical and Secular History of the (4) Diamond, " " " circuit, 2.00 Sabbath for 6,000 years. By J. N. Andrews; 30 eta. ple can afford to attend under ordinary circum- doing so. " Truth is mighty," and sure to con- (5) " " " Brass Rim'd 1.50 • Facts for the Times, revised and enlarged, 30c. stances, and when there is preaching there quer. (6) " " " " Plain, 1.25 History of the Doctrine of the Immortality of should be a general attendance. t One minister made an appointment to preach In ordering, designate the number' of the Bi- the Soul. By D. M. Canright, 25 cts. on the immortality Of the soul. I asked for the ble, in the left hand column of this list' that The State of the Dead. By U. Smith. 224 pp. 25 eta. the house to reply, but was refused.' I could you want. Please send in your orders. ELDER JAMES WHITE and his wife design to Our Faith and Hope, No. 1. Sermons on the be at the State quarterly meeting at Napa, have it before, but not after, his sermon. So Millennium, Second Advent, the Kingdom, the Judg- I reviewed him the day before he preached. OUR publications are ofiered in Coin at ment, the Time, the Sanctuary and Saving Faith. 20 cts April 3d and 4th. They hope to see agood at- each. Next day he said they had decided not speak on the same prices at which they are sold in Mich- tendance, and a good interest on the part of Refutation of the Age to Come. By J. H. 'the tract and missionary workerssto immediately the subject at present. The audience was dis- igan in Legal Tender. The difference between Waggoner. 20 cts. take measures for a better and wider circulation appointed and of course drew their own conclu- hard money and U. S. currency will simply pay The Atonement. By J. H. Waggoner. 20 cts. -of THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Each number of sion as to the reason for his not taking up the freight from Michigan., Our friends will please The Nature and Tendency of Modern Spirit- ualism. By J. H. Waggoner. 20 ets. the paper is designed to be just what our people subject.. I am now in Oakland to remain a few pay for books and the Sioxs OF THE TIMES in The Bible from Heaven; a Dissertation. 20 eta. on the Pacific Coast will be pleased to circurate. days. WM. M. HEALEY. coin value. March 28, 1875. Miraculous Powers. Evidences, ,Scriptural The SIGNS will be furnished, post paid, for $4.00 and historical of the perpetuity of Spifitual Gifts. 20c. per 100 copies. An edition Of 10,000 copies The Complete TeStimony of the Fathers con- should be published' each week. ppointuttuto. cerning the Sabbath and First Day. By J. N. Andrews. 15 cts. As a hypocrital professor of religion is worse Quarterly Meetings. The Ministration of Angels : and the Origin, 1,76 learn from Bro. W. M. Healey, who .History, and Destiny of Satan. By D. M: Canright. than though he made no profession, so infideli- , • 20 cts. passed through St. Helena the ,21st on his re- ty; under a profession of faith in the word of THE second State quarterly meeting of the The Three Messages of Rev. 14, and the Two- turn from Lake County, 'that the worthy wife God, is worse in its influence than an open re- Cal. T. & M. society will be held in district No. Horned Beast. By J. N. Andrews. 15 cts. 3, with the Napa church, the first Sabbath and of Eld. J. N. Loughborough is very low of pul- jection of that word. Avowed infidelity would' first-day in April. The Resurrection of the Unjust ; a Vindica- monary consumption. Bro. Healey was told by be feared and avoided by many a mind that tion of the Doctrine. By. 3. H. Waggoner. 15 ets. The district quarterly meetings will be held Life of Christ, NO. 2, by Mrs. E. G. White, 15c. .Elder L. that her death might occur, very soon. would listen to the insiduous attacks upon rev- as follows : May her passage down the dark valley be peace- elation from one who professes.to believeit. 'District No. 1, with the Petaluma church, The 's Inheritance; or the• Earth made ful, and may our dear brother and fellow-labor- To illustrate the idea I will say that I have March 27 and 28. New. By J. N. 'Loughborough. 10 ets. er be sustained inkier the heavy stroke, that lately heard, from a professed preacher of the District No. 3, in connection with the State The Sanctuary and Twenty-three Hundred Days. By J. N. Andrews. 10 cts. must soon fall upon him. gospel of Jesus Christ, three lectures, 'in which quarterly meeting, at Napa, April 3 and 4. he attempted to prove, that Adam was, not the District No. 6 ; time and place to be desig- Sunday Seventh-day. A RefutatiOn of Mede nated in the future. Jennings, Akers and,Fuller. By J. N. Andrews. 10 as.' The San Francisco Chronicle first man of the human race, but that men had gives as an item District No. 7, at Oakland, March 27 and 28. The Truth Found ; The Sabbath. By J. H. existed upon the earth hundreds of 'thousands Waggoner. 10. cts. of Eastern News, tha't "there is abundant tes- It is expected that reports of labor, as desig- of years before , him, and that he was born of timony that the suffering in Nebraska by grass- nated by the blanks, will be made ,by the Brown's Review of Gilfillan on the Sabbath. parents, as others are at the present day. He 10 cts. hoppers has been greatly exaggerated and the churches in their respective districtS. These • appeals for relief its a large measure are impo- ridiculed the idea that " God formed man of the should be summed up by the district secretary, Vindication of the True Sabbath. Morton and forwarded to our State T. & M. secretary, sitions. The Omaha. dust of the ground, and breathed into his nos- 10 Herald and other journals Sr. Lucie Bush, 'Woodland, so that she can have exposed the movement, repeatedly show- trils the breath of life ; and man became a liv- Tele Date of the Seventy Weeks of Dan. 9, make out her report of the workings of 'the so- established. By J. N. Andrews. 10 cts. ing that ptiblic charity was simply enriching ing soul ; and that God took a rib from Adam, ciety for the quarter, except district No. 3, be- The Seven Trumpets of Rev. 8 and 9. 10 cts. many whose crops were abundant." and of it made a woman, and brought her to the fore the State quarterly meeting. It is expect- man. He did not believe any such absurdity. ed that each district, through its director, will Matthew Twenty-four. By James White. 10c. balance all its indebtedness for periodicals, But did he not-believe the book ? Oh ! yes ; but COUNT MOLTKE believes that the introduction '&c., at the time of the State quarterly meeting. Position and Work of the True People of God .all this was allegorical ; it meant that man was under the Third Angel's Message. Littlejohn. 10 eta. of breech-loaders has demoralized all the amines J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH, '" in Europe except the German and English. then raised to • a higher state of development The Hope of the Gospel : What it is; and • Pres. T. and M. Society. when it will be 'consummated. By J. N. Loughbor- His view of the case seems to have relation to than he had enjoyed during the previous hun- ough, 80 pp. 40 cts: dreds of thousands of years of his existence. the fact that the rapid consumption of ammu- An Appeal to the Baptists, from the Seventh- nition soon leaves the cartridge-boxes empty, He-thanked God for the book of Genesis ; but uointoo gtpartintrkt. day Baptists, for the restoration of the Bible Sabbath 10 Fuctos . and the troops of the two nations named are the if there was anything in it that conflicted with only ones that can be kept quiet in such circum- the sure light of geological science, it was no " Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord de- r-c'ent Tracts : The Two Covenants.—The ceitfully," (margin, negligently). Jer. 48 :10. Second Advent — The Seventh Part of Time—Who stances. revelation to him—he did not believe it. He Changed the Sabbath ?—Celestial Railroad—Samuel and also thanked God for giving to the world such a the Witch of Endor—The Ten Commandments not Received for the Signs. Abolished—Address to the Baptists—The Present Truth GENERAL GARIBALDI has accepted the nomi- man as Charles Darwin, a devout believer' in —The Sufferings of Christ. nation as candidate for Parliament from Rome, God, who had done so much for the, advance- $2 EACH. Joshtia James, Thomas Rickey, John S Three-cent Tracts : Much in Little—The Lost on condition that he is to attend only when he ment of science among mankind. One would Wager, Henry Campion. ,Time Question—Spiritualism a Satanic Delusion—In- $1 EACH. R C King, 'Mr Hunter, Helen K Brown. fidel Cavils Considered—The End of the Wicked—Scrip- thinks his presence necessary. think from the encomium of the speaker that ture References. the man, who holds that man was evolved or • MISCELLANEOUS Thos H Forbes ,$2.50,t•Chas Mc. Crary 10c, P G Fernelius 21c, B F Winkler $2.20, Jane Two-cent Tracts : Definite Seventh Day— THE LONDON Times correspondent at Bombay developed from the monkey, was truly one of Rosenburg 36c, Ellen Cathrine Jensen $2.10, Sarah N Seven Reasons for Sunday-Keeping Examined—Sabbath Ruth 15c, Emma L Merry 25c, Mathew L Swain 20c, estimates that 2000 persons were killed in the the greatest benefactors of mankind.' by Elihu—The Rich Man and Lazarus—Argument on Susan B Watrous 25c, Sarni C Luce 10c, Chas Downs Sabbaton—The Millennium—Departing and Being with town and district of Midnapore during the re- Most Christian readers will wonder that such 25c, Horace L Athearn 15c, Georgie A Look 10c, Mary M Christ--Fundamental Principles of S. D. Adventists. cent cyclone. Renear 10c, Mary West 25c, Darius D Norton 15c, Al- infidelity should be held forth by a professed fred Chase $1:29, Luke Lowing 50c, Mrs Jas Telfer 50c. *** Address, Signs of the Times.