WORLD EVENTS IN THE LIGHT OF PROPHECY VOL. 42, NO. 27 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, July 4, 1927 ONE PENNY DIFFICULTIES OF PEACE Human plans failing; God's purposes working out 0 nation loves war for war's sake; all the will not suffer. The spirit of suspicion of the designs nations and peoples want peace for their own of others permeates the whole world. Peace built sakes ; but too many of them want it after upon such a foundation must collapse sooner or they have gained certain advantages from later. When all the inhabitants of this world have other peoples and nations. Until then, they rid themselves of all hatred, malice, suspicion, are willing to try the arbitrament of war. jealousy, over-reaching, and sharp practice at the Article 8 of the Covenant of the League of Nations expense of others, we shall have heaven here. That reads :— happy condition will not be brought about by man- "The members of the League recognise that the made plans or human inventions. Until the Lord maintenance of peace requires the reduction of na- Christ has come and has reckoned with sin and tional armaments to the lowest point consistent with sinners, we shall have just what we have now, un- national safety, and certainty, dread of the enforcement by war, severance of in- common action of in- ternational f rien d- ternational obliga- ships and interna- tions." tional .relations, de- That human ex- nunciations a n d pression of desire is counter denuncia- the cornerstone on tions, and always per- which the new temple plexity in the hearts of peace is to be built. of mankind, men's It is proving itself to hearts failing them be a very uncertain for fear of what is cornerstone. When coming upon the the builders of the earth. new temple of peace That, and not any seek to erect their kind of Utopia, is structure, they find what this world must that the cornerstone expect until the king- has slipped away, and dom of Christ is ush- they are building on ered in. And that sand. will never be done by The Seventh As- international agree- sembly of the League ment, by the ballot of Nations considers, box, or by royal de- however, that prog- cree. God has defi- ress has been made, nitely foretold these and the attempt to conditions that we see effect disarmament is about us at the pres- now in progress. ent time; He has also America has called a declared that these conference also — a conditions shall end; conference which but not the exact France a n d Italy, time. He has told us, though invited to, are however, that when not willing to attend. we see all the signs The reason of this Sport & General Photo fulfilled which He has disinclination to at- THE CHINESE CRISIS given in His Word, tend is plainly distrust we may know that The trouble in China is but one of the many difficulties confronting of the conference's statesmen today in their efforts to bring about world peace. The photo the time is near, even ability to guarantee above shows Marshal Son Den Fung (left), a notable figure in Chinese at the doors. The that their interests affairs, at his residence in Shanghai. distressful and per- [Registered at the G.P.O., Melbourne. for transmission by post as a newspaper.] 2 SIGNS OF THE TIMES July 4, 1927 plexing conditions that are now in the world make pest of human wrath that will bathe the whole world up a portion of the signs which our Saviour gave in sorrow. That day, too, draws on and the nations to inform mankind of the approach of the end of are drilling for it now. Not for nothing are the the world. The darkened sun and moon, the falling inventors of the nations working out new weapons stars, the roaring seas (boisterous and rebellious of destruction, and the chemists of the nations de- peoples), the hearts of men failing them for fear, vising new and more deadly gases to snuff out the the distress of nations with perplexity, famines, lives of men, women, and children. The world rolls pestilences, and wars -- all these are divine fore- on toward Armageddon ; but beyond that dark cloud warnings of the approach of the great day of God the Sun of Righteousness will just as surely rise the Almighty. Those have either taken place or are "with healing in His wings." taking place now, and with longing hearts the faith- ful followers of the Christ look toward the day- dawning which the Sun of Righteousness will usher in. THEOSOPHY CONDEMNING JESUS Not as a secret rapture does it come ; not as HE "Order of the Star in the East," which is a transformations of nations under schemes of the Theosophical order, professes to believe in the human; but as an overflowing scourge will it be to T soon coming of the Christ. It does not believe the workers of iniquity, and a day of supreme joy in the coming of the Christ as the Bible presents it; and satisfaction to the people of God. This is it does not believe in Jesus as the Christ, but only Heaven's description of that wonderful event that as One through whom the Christ spoke. Now, they seals the destiny of every soul that has ever been teach, the time is near for the "Great Teacher," the born into this world :— real Christ, to speak through another human being, "Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence : Mr. J. Krishnamurti. This man is to play the role a fire shall devour before Him, and it shall be very of Jesus, as the instrument to be used by the Christ tempestuous round about Him. He shall call to the in giving the messages of the Christ to this world. heavens from above, and to the earth, that He may We have not seen him restoring any withered limbs, judge His people. Gather My saints together unto curing the palsied, healing the sick and the crippled, Me ; those that have made a covenant with Me by restoring the sight of the blind, or raising the dead sacrifice. And the heavens shall declare His right- to life. Nevertheless, he is to be the vehicle used by eousness : for God is Judge Himself." Ps. 50: 3-6. the real Christ in giving heavenly messages to earth When He comes in the execution of His judgment, dwellers. Not only so, but in order to make the way every case will have been decided. He that has been easier for this twentieth-century substitute for declared holy will ever remain so ; he that is declared Jesus, the public teachings of this order decry the unholy will ever remain under that judgment. See work of Jesus and belittle His wisdom and His Rev. 22 : 11. The one class will be admitted into the perfection. They look upon Jesus as only a human bliss and the glory of the eternal inheritance, to life soul reaching for perfection and failing in His that will never end, to a kingdom where death can efforts. They teach that— never come. The other class will as certainly pass "At the baptism of Jesus and again at the transfiguration under sentence of death eternal. They have chosen something was added to Him that was not there before. That darkness rather than light, and darkness will be their is perfectly explained by this distinction [which they make] portion for ever. The fires that devour before the between the 'disciple' Jesus and the Lord Christ. There are eternal Judge will not only purify this earth from other incidents that are readily comprehensible if this is true: the last and least taint of sin, but they will destroy the use of the whip; the cursing of the fig tree. It is incon- sin and sinners root and branch. As God is not a ceivable that the Lord of Wisdom should curse and wither a God who delights in torture, He does not condemn fig tree because it did not bear fruit out of season. The Son the sin-deceived and sin-choosing dwellers of this of God does not show Himself unreasonable or peevish. But a disciple on the road to perfection might do so."—From a world to an eternal life in a hell that burns to eter- published sermon by Rev. Chas. Hampton, of New York, a nity ; but destruction absolute and complete will be lecturer on Theosophy. their portion. The prophet Malachi is very definite upon this matter, as the last chapter of the Book of This attacks Christianity at its very foundation. Malachi will show. "Into smoke shall they consume Divinity said of Jesus, "They shall call His name away," is the declaration of Scripture. The place Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins." that knows them now will, after the work of the If He were guilty of foolishness, peevishness, and executive judgment has been done, know them no even profanity, as this Theosophical exegetist would more for ever. Not even the devil, the instigator have us believe, not only would He be unable to save of sin, will be found when that work is complete. other people from their sins, .but He Himself would Of him it is said : "I will bring thee to ashes upon have to die for His own sins—a death from which the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. there would be no awakening, for He would have no . . . And never shalt thou be any more." Eze. Saviour. Many misunderstand the transaction at 28 : 18, 19. the fig tree, and think that our Saviour used words Then this world will have peace, but not until such as many today use in cursing. Not so ; these then. It is by an act of God, and not by an act of were His words : "No man eat fruit of thee hereafter men. It is preceded by the second coming of Christ, for ever." the reward of the righteous, the destruction of sin Why was this done? Was it because He was and sinners, the renewal of the earth in pristine love- angry over His disappointment ?—Not by any means. liness as it rises from the ashes of the final j udg- It was a wonderful lesson for the disciples, for the ment. Knowing this as the very truth of God, we Jewish nation, and for us in our day. The Jewish cannot put our trust in plans and schemes and con- nation professed to be the special people of God, His ventions of men. We sympathise with all men in fruit-bearers in the world and His only recognised their desires for peace and in their opposition toward fruit-bearers. The Son of God had come to the the things that make for war. But we know that Jewish nation, seeking fruit. He found none. Then war will never cease until the day of God ; more than they turned upon the Son of God and slew Him, and that, we know that this world will come to its end that nation was never more recognised by Heaven when the hates of mankind have stirred up a tem- as God's fruit-bearers in the earth. So this figment July 4, 1927 SIGNS OF THE TIMES 3 of a faulty imagination flutters away in the first "It is a melancholy conclusion to be obliged to draw, but breeze of reason. the work of organising for peace is so much more difficult Jesus became the Anointed, the Christ, when the than that of organising for war that the belief in force starts with an enormous advantage. Although the possi- Holy Ghost descended upon Him on the banks of the bilities of the League are infinite, nothing less in fact than Jordan. These are the words of Scripture concern- a world at peace, with all that this would mean in the release ing that event : "This is My beloved Son, in whom of human energies for the good of mankind, its usefulness is I am well pleased." No such words as these have limited by the difficulty of adjusting the foreign policies of ever been heard concerning Mr. J. Krishnamurti. states and getting them to work for the common good ideal, Such words concerning him never will be heard from and not for their individual interests. The old maxim that heaven. He smiles when asked whether he is the the best way to keep the peace is to prepare for war still one who is to save the world. He is reported as dominates the mind of the Continent, and the idea of adopting the plan for the limitation of armaments which was applied being more interested in who will win in certain with such good effect to Germany in the Treaty of Versailles sports and races than he is in saving human beings is regarded as monstrous and absurd. And yet the abolition from their sins. Evidently Mr. Krishnamurti would of conscription would be undoubtedly the best way to promote not have given Israel the wonderful lesson of the fig peace and security in Europe. For, as long as the whole tree, nor have driven the money changers and extor- manhood of nations is trained and organised for war, so tioners and robbers out of the temple of God. What long will the military spirit prevail, and fear and suspicion would appear mere peevishness to him and his fol- brood over Europe." lowers was Christ's great lesson to Israel and the We have been pointing this out for a long time. world, teaching them and us to prepare for the time No nation is exactly satisfied with just what it has, when the Judge of the universe will arise to cleanse or is satisfied that all that it has is just as secure the heavenly temple of sin's records and to cleanse as it would like to have it. Over that comes the the world of sin and the results of sin. If Jesus uneasiness, the distrust, and often the jealousy that Christ was merely a "disciple" on "the road to per- makes the problem of peace so thorny. Every move fection," imperfect in Himself and manifesting His that any nation makes to increase its striking pow- imperfections so that such unsaved philosophers as ers, arouses the suspicion and distrust of its neigh- the "Rev." Mr. Hampton can pick flaws with His char- bour nations. Each has a very definite idea of what acter, then this poor world is indeed in a sorry plight— its neighbours' war powers are and thus of what it adrift from God, without a Saviour, and with the eter- must do to ensure the security of its own borders. nal law of God condemning us to perdition eternal. And thus they watch each other's every move so that But we are not thus hopeless. Jesus Christ is they may know just what move to make to counter true to His name, the Saviour of the world, and the the moves of others. The others see the counter Lord our righteousness. He said of Himself, and moves, and this, in turn, excites their suspicion. spoke truly, too, "The prince of this world cometh, It is a very striking fact that whenever the hopes and hath nothing in Me." If Satan could truly have of the people have been raised a little to feel that pointed to one sin in Him, Christ's "venture" on peace may be near, some nation makes a move that behalf of man's salvation would have failed, and we stirs up again the whole brood of suspicions and would be irretrievably lost. Not only so ; but He perplexities. It was about the time that the Dis- would have perished Himself. We are led to believe armament Conference was called and many of the that as Mr. Krishnamurti has not "cursed" a fig tree well-wishers of the world were trusting something nor driven wicked traffickers out of the temple of the substantial would be done now, France let it be Lord, therefore he is further along "the road to known that she intended to mobilise the whole man- perfection" than was Jesus when He did those things. hood and the whole womanhood of the nation so as But we may be certain that if on that account we to be ready against any threat of war, and Italy and should put our trust in Him as our Redeemer instead Jugo-Slavia began to assume a menacing attitude of in Jesus the Christ, we shall perish. "There is toward each other. This has now resulted in the none other name under heaven given among men, severing of relations between Jugo-Slavia and Al- whereby we must be saved." "Neither is there sal- bania. This increases the anxiety of the other na- vation in any other." tions; for when war starts, no one knows where it will end or how many other nations may be involved. The writer of the foregoing extract says it is a FEAR AND SUSPICION BROODING melancholy conclusion to draw that organising for HE problem of peace is as prickly as a chestnut peace is so much more difficult than organising for burr. No nation that has secured an advantage war ; and so it is ; but it is in perfect harmony with T either by diplomacy or by war is quite willing the declarations of the Word of God. "There is no to see the League of Nations take control of the peace, saith my God, to the wicked." Therefore as affairs of nations, lest the prize which it has attained long as sin is in this world, we may expect that it might be thrown into the Court of the League, and will be easier to organise for war than to organise judgment be rendered against its retention of that for peace. "For when they shall say, Peace and advantage. "When we are satisfied, and our position safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, has been rendered secure so that it cannot be ques- as travail upon a woman with child ; and they shall tioned, then you may make the League as strong and not escape." 2 Thess. 5: 3. If it were possible to effective as you please." That is the language of bring peace into this world through human plans, governments expressed in deeds if not in words. At peace that is certain and satisfying, the Book of God the present time the views of France and Great would not be true. Britain are very divergent the one from the other Nevertheless, peace will come in this very earth on the question of disarmament. Neither can accept where sin and distress so long have reigned. When the position of the other, and the differences seem God has finished with sin ; when the eternal estate of unreconcilable. Mr. Hugh F. Spender, writing for His redeemed has been made sure to them for ever ; the Fortnightly Review on the difficulties of dis- when this war-scarred and sin-sodden world has been armament, feels very pessimistic over the results of purified, renovated, cleansed from sin and all that sin the Disarmament Conference, as this statement of has entailed, then shall peace everlasting flow like a his shows :— river, and of its beneficence there shall be no end. 4 SIGNS OF THE TIMES July 4, 1927 ENDING WAR! A. W. ANDERSON

N 1914 the world entered upon the greatest war "The World Still Under Arms." I of history, for the purpose, so it was said, of "Fever Spots in the World's Politics. ending war. From pulpit and platform men were Menaces to World Peace are Numerous and Widespread." urged to enlist for the noble purpose of eliminating war. If German ambitions for the conquest of the "When the Next World War Will Start." world could only be killed, then the world would be "Asia is the Fever Spot which Threatens Peace." free. Those were the sentiments which appealed to men during those five terrible years of bloodshed. "How We Shall Lose the Next War. What an hallucination ! How miserably have all What Unselfish Disarmament Has Done for Us." the prophecies of world peace ended in failure. Our "Where the Arms Conference Failed. engines of destruction are far more numerous now The Letter of the Agreement, Not the Spirit, Prevailed." than they were during the Great War. Our air fighting, our systems of wholesale destruction by The opening paragraphs of this interesting poison-gas, our submarines, our naval guns and tor- magazine, written by the editor, we quote for the pedoes, and all implements of war on sea and land, benefit of our readers who may not have the oppor- are infinitely more deadly than were these various tunity of securing a copy of this publication :— agencies for human slaughter a few years ago. "For centuries man has pursued the great Moreover, our international problems are greater delusion that it was possible to eliminate war from and more complex. Perplexing international prob- the world, and during the World War one of the lems have not been settled by the destruction of battle cries of the propagandist was that the conflict eleven million lives, and the maiming of twenty was a war to end war. Yet, less than a decade after millions of men. The fact is that the perplexities this war-to-end-war, the world remains under arms, of statesmen have been greatly multiplied. and in one of the most populous countries of the Eight years ago, Alfred Noyes, the English poet, earth armies are locked in a death struggle for the wrote an article in the Saturday Evening Post, en- right to govern four hundred millions of human titled, "Civilisation Imperilled." This article began beings, while the great powers stand on the side- with these words :— lines in danger of being drawn into this new vortex "A few years ago, the title of this article would of war. have seemed fantastic to the majority of level-headed "Even before this latest outburst of civil war in men and women. Today it is the expression of a China we had seen evidences over the globe of the constant thought that troubles all of us. It is the delusion in the cry that the World War had ended most level-headed members of the community who war, or was to end war. The World War had hardly are the most anxious. Only the irresponsible and ended before the Poles and the Russians were fight- thoughtless are unconscious of the vast peril to that ing. Then the Greeks and the Turks started hos- slow growth of the ages which we call civilisation." tilities. In 1923, Greece and Italy nearly went to Two years later Mr. H. G. Wells wrote an article war because of the murder of the Italian members in the same widely-read journal, in which he bore of the Greco-Albanian boundary delimitation case, this testimony :— and the Italians bombarded Corfu. Spain and "I want to say that this civilisation in which we France carried on a long and costly war against the are living is tumbling down, and, I think, tumbling Riff tribes. Those were the major disturbances, down very fast; that I think rapid, enormous efforts though John Carter in his book, 'Man is War,' points will be needed to save it; and that I see no such out that in six years there were nearly 'forty little efforts being made at the present time." wars,' despite the existence of the League of Nations. Since those articles appeared, the situation which "The Great War (1914-1918) caused unprece- is facing the world has become worse; so bad, indeed, dented misery from which the world has by no means that the April issue of the World's Work (New recovered. Another world-war would be a disaster York) devotes a large amount of its space to the which would surely wreck civilisation, and bankrupt discussion of the war problem. The issue is en- the nations." titled, "The Next-War Number," and a coloured Yet with such a contingency facing it, the world cover design depicts an army on the march, accom- fosters a love for pleasure, and pays but little heed panied by huge guns, tanks, aeroplanes, etc. At the to the ominous signs of the times which indicate in foot of this graphic picure are these words :— most unspeakable manner that ruin is staring it in "ARE WE MARCHING BACK TO WAR? A the face. Group of Articles on New Menaces to World Peace." These perilous conditions to which the great A glance at the "Contents" page should be suffi- writers of the world are constantly calling our atten- cient to cause any reader to think that something tion, should cause us to reflect very earnestly upon must be threatening the peace of the world, when what these things may mean. Can it be that civi- prominent writers are given almost the whole of lisation is doomed? And if it is doomed, what will the space of a great magazine to discuss the "Next take its place? The instability of civil government, War." and the apparent impossibility for man to govern Here are a few of the titles of the articles in the himself, are made very evident by the actual hap- April issue of the World's Work:— penings which are recorded every day in the press. What, then, is the outlook for the world ? Surely it "Looking Back on the World War. is a dark and gloomy prospect which looms before What Victory Meant to Us." us, with the very existence of civilisation being July 4, 1927 SIGNS OF THE TIMES 5 threatened by wars unprecedented in their mag- JUST FELL SHORT! nitude since the beginning of human history ! HE attention of all is at present being drawn The Bible student is not left to speculate upon to the Southern states of America, where so the possibilities. He knows that the sure Word of T much suffering is being caused through the prophecy points to these very conditions as presag- terrible floods taking place there. One touching in- ing the coming of the Son of man, who will make His cident has just been reported, that of a woman float- appearance, not in a time of profound peace, but at ing to her watery grave on the roof of her partially a time when the kings of the earth and of the whole submerged home. A Christian gentleman was stand- world are gathered together at Armageddon for the ing on a large bridge with a strong rope, thinking last world struggle. The stage is actually being set possibly he might be instrumental in saving some for the battle of Armageddon, and it behoves every unfortunate person, as the river hurled them along. man and woman to make ready for the issue which He saw this house coming down, with its sole occu- is before us. pant. As they drew near he threw the rope with all his strength—and it fell just short! Rushing to the other side of the bridge, he threw again, and once PROMINENT BRITISHERS ON AMERICAN more the rope fell short ! PROHIBITION But the gentleman said later that as long as he OME complimentary remarks concerning Ameri- lives, he can never forget that woman's face; for, can Prohibition have been made recently by at amid the tossing, foaming waters, with destruction S least two prominent Britishers. Mr. Ramsay awaiting her at any moment, her expression was as MacDonald, the leader of the British Labour party, peaceful and beautiful as if she were quietly resting just before sailing from New York for England, in a lovely garden. He said : "That woman was a said : "I would like to see a great moral appeal to Christian, for one could see it in her face. When American citizens to respect the liquor law." When her last chance of rescue failed, she sweetly bowed asked if he thought it was a good law, he replied : her head in thanks for my efforts on her behalf, "Well, I say it is a great effort, a great praiseworthy and the current bore her on." What a different effort, to keep people decent, and I resent my coun- place this world would be if we all kept in such close trymen coming here sneering at it. I certainly touch with Heaven as to be able to face death in such won't be caught doling that." a spirit ! I. J. S. We are glad to note the sentiments expressed by Mr. MacDonald, and we trust that his words will have some weight with the people of Britain. No doubt there is in that country, as there certainly is Knowing the Truth here in Australasia, a good deal of misunderstanding "YE shall know the truth, and the truth shall concerning the working of Prohibition in the United make you free." How may I know the truth when States. Stories and statistics frequently appear in I have made its discovery? When you find God's the daily papers that seriously misrepresent the eternal truth, you will have unmistakable evidences facts, thus giving people a distorted idea of the of truth's presence and truth's power. When you effects of Prohibition. It is gratifying, therefore, to discover the truth, it will immediately fit into the have the false impressions corrected from time to hunger of your heart, and bring such satisfaction time by men who know the facts and who are not as you find nowhere else. When you discover the afraid to state them. truth, down deep in your very soul you will say, "I The other Britisher referred to, whose statements recognise thee, long have I sought thee, at last I confirm what Mr. MacDonald said, is Viscount Astor. have found the real enrichment." When you have Describing his impressions of the working of Pro- discovered the truth, it will reveal yourself to you as hibition in the United States and discussing the pos- God sees you, valueless to Himself, lost to His eternal sibility of the Volstead Act being repealed, he writes fellowship, and wayward, seeking your will and its in the Forum thus :— selfish ends. When you have found the truth, you "America is going forward, and means to continue doing will have found Christ, the incarnation, the physical so. . . . The people of the United States are unlikely to re- embodiment of truth. "I am the truth." That means establish the liquor traffic as an industry. The business infinitely more than that He is merely a teacher, one instincts and commercial expansion of this industry of neces- carrying about with Him truth to dispense as need sity conflict too obviously with national welfare. Nor will or opportunity arises. It means more than that He the American people start again the general use of intoxi- merely knows all truth and has unlocked all its cants, for science and experience have proved that these take secrets. It means infinitely more than all this! It the edge off efficiency, blunt ideals, and are always on the means that Christ is the incarnation, the physical side of the flesh in its war against the Spirit." investiture, the human revelation, the infinite em- The Prohbition movement in the United Sates is bodiment, of God's eternal truth. When you have being opposed, of course, by a tremendously power- discovered Him, found Him, and rest in Him, you ful organisation in the liquor forces, but we sin- will know it. How will you know it? You will no cerely trust that in spite of this the cause of tem- longer speculate about God, you will know Him! perance will prevail. It is the weakness and de- You will no longer philosophise about the Bible, you pravity of human nature rather than whatever de- will believe it ! You will no longer live and move in a fects there may be in Prohibition enforcement that circle around yourself, you will live to glorify Christ. are the cause of the difficulties that are being en- You will no longer doubt prayer. It will become the countered in the carrying out of the Volstead Act. atmosphere of your life ! You will no longer seek Let us heed Mr. MacDonald's good advice not to an anchorage for your faith; you will have found it! sneer at this great praiseworthy effort that a nation —Watchman-Examiner. is putting forth to keep its people decent, but let us rather encourage it by every means within our "Do not take things for granted—take them for power, and do what we can also to support similar what they are worth. Socrates' brain was not a efforts in our own lands. F. whit better than yours, but he wore a thinking-cap." 6 SIGNS OF THE TIMES July 4, 1927 It can readily be seen how contrary to the Scrip- ture record is this account given by Josephus accord- ing to the Slavonic version. We have very grave doubts indeed concerning the genuineness of this version, which differs to such a great extent from the Greek manuscripts ; and even if it could be proved that it represents more faithfully than do the Greek World Events in the Light of Prophecy copies the original words of Josephus we would still Editor: C. M. SNOW Associate Editor: A. M. FRASER have no confidence whatever in the authenticity of Editorial Contributor: - A. W. ANDERSON the account. Please address all communications other than those of a business nature In the writings of Josephus as they are found in to the Editor by name. the extant Greek manuscripts, reference is made to John the Baptist, to James the brother of Jesus, and to Jesus Himself. The most popular translation in English of the writings of Josephus is that of William A Word Portrait of Jesus Whiston, M.A., who was professor of mathematics DOES IT THROW ANY LIGHT ON THE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF THE SAVIOUR? in the University of Cambridge. According to Whiston's translation this, in part, URING the latter part of last year reports is what Josephus says of John the Baptist :— appeared in the newspapers concerning an D address by Dr. Robert Eisler, of Vienna Uni- versity, which he read before the French Academy, and in which he set forth what he considered to be evidence regarding the physical appearance of Jesus Christ. One of our readers has requested that we comment on this address in the columns of the SIGNS OF THE TIMES. Dr. Eisler had been studying an Old Russian version of the writings of Josephus, the famous Jew- ish historian, in which, he says, there are certain references to Jesus that are not found in the extant Greek copies of Josephus's works. According to Dr. Eisler, who, we are told, is not an orthodox believer, the description of Jesus by Josephus, as given in the Slavonic version, is as follows :— "At that time also a man came forward, if one may call a man one whom His disciples called the Son of God. His being and His figure were quite human, a man of middle size, with a stooping back and a long face, a prominent nose, and with brows which grew together, so that those who saw Him would get frightened ; with very little hair, but part- ing it in the middle of His head, according to the habit of the Nazarenes. His looks were quite simple ; only His pose was more than human because He per- formed wonders through some invisible power. "Considering, however, His quite ordinary na- ture, I, for one, shall not call Him an angel. His name was Jesus, and He was nicknamed the Messiah. By the Gentiles, He was believed to be a soothsayer, but some of our people said of Him that He was our first lawgiver, Moses, and had risen from the dead and was now showing forth many cures and acts. Others, however, said He was the envoy of God. "But He opposed Himself in many things to the The beautiful character of the Saviour has inspired the law. He did not observe the Sabbath according to efforts of -many an artist; but no brush nor pen can our ancestral law. Not that He did anything shame- adequately describe the One who is "altogether lovely." ful or criminal Himself, but through His words He instigated everything. And many of our folk fol- lowed Him and accepted His teaching, and many souls became wavering, believing the Jewish tribes "Now, some of the Jews thought that the de- would cut themselves free from the hands of the struction of Herod's army came from God, and that Romans." very justly,. as a punishment of what he did against Josephus then goes on to tell, according to this John, that was called the Baptist, for Herod slew Slavonic version, of the wav in which the death of him, who was a good man, and commanded the Jews Jesus was brought about. He says that "there gath- to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness towards ered themselves to Him 150 slaves, and of the popu- one another, and piety towards God, and so to come lace a crowd." These, seeing His power, urged Him to baptism."—"Antiquities of the Jews," book 18, to enter Jerusalem, overcome Pilate and the Roman chapter 5. soldiers, and rule over the Jews. He then declares Of James he writes thus :— that when knowledge of this came to the Jewish "Festus was now dead, and Albinus was but upon leaders they informed Pilate, who thereupon had the road ; so he assembled the sanhedrin of judges, many people put to death and had Jesus crucified. and brought before them the brother of Jesus, who July 4, 1927 SIGNS OF THE TIMES 7 was called Christ, whose name was James, and 'some Saviour's personal appearance, there is no need for others, or some of his companions. And when he had us to go to such a source as the Slavonic version formed an accusation against them as breakers of of Josephus to form some conception of the person the law, he delivered them to be stoned."—Ib., book of our Lord. To the child of God and reverent 20, chapter 9. student of His Word Jesus is, and will ever be, "the The passage that refers directly to Jesus Himself chiefest among ten thousand" and "altogether is as follows :— lovely." F. "Now, there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call Him a man, for He was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men, )1 as receive the truth with pleasure.. He drew over to "Thou Qod Seest Me Him both many of the Jews, and many of the Gen- AGNES L. CAVINESS tiles. He was the Christ. And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had R. GLADSTONE, in what seems to us now a condemned Him to the cross, those that loved Him less complex age, was, asked, "What is the at the first did not forsake Him ; for He appeared M greatest question b6fore England at this to them alive again on the third day; as the divine time?" And he answered, quickly, "The greatest prophets had foretold these and thousand other won- question before this nation and before every indi- derful things concerning Him. And the tribe of vidual, at this time and at every time, is the question Christians, so named from Him, are not extinct at of our relation to Jesus Christ." this day."—Ib., book 18, chapter 3. Evidently Mr. Gladstone could see more clearly The genuineness of these three passages, espe- than most of us. In a moment he touched upon the cially that of the last one, has been questioned by one problem which anyone may solve. Most of us many. Some accept the passages as genuine, but could not solve any of the great problems of the think that in the one referring to Jesus some ex- nations. In fact it begins to look as if no one can pressions such as "He was the Christ," have been solve them. But whether wexhoose to do so or not, interpolated. We believe, however, that if the we are every day working on the problem of our genuineness of these passages is to be questioned, relation—our individual relation—to God. much more should be questioned the genuineness of "I can tell you what it means, in a sentence," said those quoted by Dr. Eisler from the Slavonic version. a great jurist when asked the meaning of the epi- And we cannot for a moment accept as accurate the demic of crime that is prevalent at the present time : description given of the Saviour. "The people have lost consciousness of God." He is said to be of such an appearance that "those, When we read that sentence over a second time, who saw Him would get frightened." What reader we think collaterally, "Yes, the persons who do these of the gospel narrative could possibly believe that terrible things surely have lost consciousness of statement? Although the New Testament does not God." That is a comfortable, smug sort of way of give us any details concerning the Saviour's per- shifting the responsibility ; but for the moment, I sonal appearance we believe that, as the true anti- refuse to let it go so easily. The people of the world type of the offerings of the Old Testament sacrificial —common folk like you and, me—are in a measure service, which were to be without blemish, Jesus responsible for the crime and the violence of the day, was free from any physical deformity; that "His if that jurist is right in his judgment, because we physical structure was not marred by any defect" ; have lost consciousness of God. that "His body was strong and healthy" ; and The consciousness of God is something that does "throughout His lifetime He lived in conformity to not depend upon our education or age or position. It nature's laws" ; and that "physically as well as spir- is solely a matter of the heart. Most of us know itually, He was an example of what God designed all little of it, unless it be as we speak of it to our humanity to be through obedience to His laws." children to keep them from being naughty. Some The love that the Saviour had in His heart for mothers sing the little lullaby to their tiny one :— mankind must have shone out in His face in a won- "When I run about all day, derful manner. Men, women, and even little children When at night I kneel to pray, were drawn irresistibly to Him. Concerning one God sees, God sees." occasion we read :— "And they brought unto Him little children, that Try saying it. to yourself, softly, on your knees. He should touch them : and the disciples rebuked "When I run about all day"—so much of the day, them. But when Jesus saw it, He was moved with and so many of the days, are spent "running about" indignation, and said unto them, Suffer the little aimlessly, so far as character and destiny are con- children to come unto Me; forbid them not : for of cerned ; "When at night I kneel to pray," the review such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, time—"God sees, God sees." Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein. And He took them in His arms, and blessed them, laying His hands upon them." Mark 10: 13-16, R.V. Christ and the Fundamentals And of another occasion the record reads :— CHRIST might have opened to men the deepest "And He took a little child, and set him in the truths of science. He might have unlocked mysteries midst of them : and taking him in His arms, He said that have required many centuries of toil and study unto them, Whosoever shall receive one of such little to penetrate. He might have made suggestions in children in My name, receiveth Me : and whosoever scientific lines that till the close of time would have receiveth Me, receiveth not Me, but Him that sent afforded food for thought and stimulus for invention. Me." Mark 9: 36, 37, R.V. But He did not do this. He said nothing to gratify No man with any repelling appearance or man- curiosity or to stimulate selfish ambition. He did ner could possibly attract children to himself in the not deal in abstract theories, but in that which is way that the Saviour attracted them. Although, as essential to the development of character, that which we have remarked, the New Testament does not will enlarge man's capacity for knowing God, and furnish us with any detailed description of the increase his power to do good.—Ellen G. White. 8 SIGNS OF THE TIMES July 4, 1927 Has God's Law Been Repealed? DO WE NEED THE TEN COMMANDMENTS TODAY? OR WOULD THE WORLD BE BETTER OFF WITHOUT THEM? NELS P. NILSEN E have often heard it alleged that the law The law of God is an expression of the character of God, as contained in the Ten Command- of God, and is as eternal as Jehovah. "All Thy W ments, is abolished. This idea, however, is commandments are righteousness" (verse 172) is not in harmony with the teachings of the Bible. the divine Word upon this question. Should the Men often claim that we are no longer under any Lord abolish the principles of His law, then would obligation to observe these divine precepts, and then, He also deny Himself, for He would no longer be apparently with an air of triumph, as if to prove God. The very foundation principles of His king- their statement, they will say, "We are not saved by dom would be destroyed. Hence, as long as God is law keeping, but by grace. We are not justified by 'God, so long must the principles of the Decalogue works, but by faith. All we need to do is to believe stand. God cannot deny Himself. that the blood of Jesus Christ saves us from our NOT ONE OF THE TEN CAN BE SPARED sins." LET us for a moment look at the law of God as A SUBTERFUGE expressed in the Ten Commandments spoken by the IT is true that we are not saved by the works Lord on Mount Sinai and written by the finger of of the law ; but that is, not the point at issue. The God on the two tables of stone. Take, for instance, question still remains, Is the law of God abolished? the sixth commandment, which says, "Thou shalt To attempt to prove that the law is done away by not kill." Was this commandment abolished at the saying that we are not saved by works, is only a cross? Has it been done away? No, surely not! subterfuge that leads the minds of the people away It is not right to kill today ; nor was it ever right from the point at issue. They accept the statement to take the life of another human soul. It cannot of truth, that we are not saved by works, and are be right for the angels in glory to kill, nor will thereby led to think that the point has been proved it ever be right in the ages to come for the redeemed and that the law is abolished. But such logic is to kill one another. The reason is clear. God is unsound. the Life-giver. He' alone can give life. Now, if I It is eternally true that we are justified by faith should take away from another that which God alone and not by works ; but it is also true that this does has given and that which I have no power to restore, not abolish the law. The law of God is unchange- I surely would violate the great principles under- able and eternal. Any doctrine of justification by lying the government of a just and righteous God. faith that ignores or sets aside the binding claims And this principle can never be abolished so long of the law of God is not justification by faith at all ; as God is God and man is man. it is only a perverted theory of the true gospel. It Thus it can be seen at a glance that the principle is true that we are not saved by keeping the law; underlying the sixth commandment is as eternal as but when we are saved, we will keep it. Faith in the government of God, and it would be necessary Christ does not set aside the binding claims of the either to dethrone the eternal God or to destroy all law ; but brings us into harmony with its, require- created intelligence in order to do away with this ments. A living faith "that worketh by love," will principle. Therefore, it is actually true that it is lead us to obey God and keep His commandments. easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for It cannot be otherwise. the principle of the sixth commandment to pass The Psalmist plainly says, "All His command- away. Indeed, the heavens must pass away first, ments are sure. They stand fast for ever and ever, before this principle of justice would cease to exist. and are done in truth and uprightness." Ps. 111 : Surely we can but marvel when men arise and pro- 7, 8. This surely does not sound as if they were claim that the sixth commandment is done away and abolished! Again, when the Saviour said, "Till need no longer be observed. If we believe the Bible, heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall we must all admit that there was a time when God in no wise pass from the law" ( Matt. 5 : 18), He said, "Thou shalt not kill." But if this command- surely did not mean that they were to be nailed to ment is now no longer binding, as some men tell the cross and would pass away in a few months! us, then well may we ask, "Has God changed the When Paul says, "Do we then make void the law principles of His government? has His kingdom through faith? God forbid : yea, we establish the ceased to be a kingdom of justice and right?" Nay, law" ( Rom. 3 : 31), does he mean that the law is thrice nay ; for we read, "Thy kingdom is an ever- abolished? Verily not. And again, when the Apostle lasting kingdom, and Thy dominion endureth John writes, "This is the love of God, that we keep throughout all generations." "Justice and judg- His commandments: and His commandments are not ment are the habitation of Thy throne." Ps. 145: grievous" (1 John 5: 3), does he mean that Chris- 13; 89 : 14. tians need no longer keep the commandments of God? Candidly, now, how can anyone honestly say that Away with such a thought! this commandment is abolished, and that the prin- ciple contained therein is no longer binding upon the KEEP THEM WHEN SAVED human family? But, some one will reply, "Oh, yes, THE fact is that we are not saved by keeping the we know that the sixth commandment is not done commandments; but we keep them because we are away ; but the rest—" But wait a moment. Why saved—it is the fruit of salvation. Thus a person should a person claim that the Ten Commandments who is saved will love the law of God rather than have passed away, if he means that only nine are seek to abolish it. abolished? Surely nine are not the same as ten! July 4, 1927 SIGNS OF THE TIMES 9 ENDURING AS GOD Thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things LET us look at the Decalogue once more. The out of Thy law." Verse 18. first commandment says, "Thou shalt have no other But some may say that we cannot keep the law gods before Me." Has this commandment passed of God. Well, what does God say about it? Let us away? Was it nailed to the cross, and is it no more? read His words, "Here are they that keep the com- Need we no longer observe this principle? Notice, mandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." Rev. God alone is the Creator. He gives "to all life, and 14: 12. When God says that some keep the com- breath, and all things." Acts 17: 25. We are the mandments, it must be that they do; for He knows. creatures of His care and the work of His hands. True, we cannot keep them in our own strength ; but Therefore, so long as God is the Creator and we are we can do all things through Christ which strength- His creatures, and so long as He has surrounded eneth us. He will live them in us. Then we will us with the blessings of life, it is only right and keep the commandments, not as a matter of duty just that we should honour and adore Him above all merely, but because of the divine nature implanted created beings or things. Hence the command, in us through the indwelling presence of Christ. "Thou shalt have no other gods before Me." This This is righteousness by faith. This is keeping the commandment is based upon the just relationship commandments of God. that exists between the Creator and His creatures; and so long as this relationship exists, so long must the principle exist, and so long must the command growing out of that principle stand. Therefore, in Eternal Life, and What It Implies order to do away with this commandment, God must cease to be the Creator, and His government must A. C. ELLISON be overthrown. This commandment is not abolished, TERNAL life is the blessed hope set before the and it never will be. In the ages of eternity we shall child of God therefore it is imperative that we still observe this divine principle and have no other E know and understand the condition attached to gods before the Lord. As the ceaseless ages roll on this "unspeakable gift." ' and on, we shall continually ascribe all honour and What is this prerequisite to the gift of immortal praise "to our God which sitteth upon the throne, life? The Lord Jesus, Himself that Life, supplies and unto the Lamb" for ever and ever. The first the answer : "This is life eternal, that they might commandment is not abolished in this world, nor will know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, it be in eternity. It will stand for ever. whom Thou hast sent" (John 17 : 3) ; not only face So with all the commandments. They are founded to face, more and more perfectly through the eter- upon relations which exist between the Creator and nity to come, but more especially now, in this tem- His created beings, or between the created beings poral life, though in a glass, darkly. The gift of themselves. As long as these relations exist, so long immortality, then, on our Lord's own showing, is must the laws growing out of these relations con- conditional on our knowing God the Father and God tinue. Therefore, it will be seen that, in order to the Son. abolish the commandments, we must first do away That fact being established, the question at once with these relations. But in order to wipe out the arises, How is this essential knowledge of our relations, we must abolish God and destroy all His Creator and Redeemer to be gained? Holy Scripture beings. Hence it remains for ever true that "it is is not silent on the point : "And hereby we do know easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. of the law to fail." Luke 16: 17. How strange, He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not His com- then, it sounds to hear men say that the law of God mandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him." is abolished! But, thank God, His government will 1 John 2: 3, 4. A study of the verses quoted proves continue, and His commandments will stand fast for conclusively that the gift of immortality depends on ever and ever. a knowledge of the Godhead, and that this vital What we need is to have our lives brought into knowledge involves the keeping of His command- harmony with this law rather than to attempt to ments. To this agree the words of our Lord, spoken abolish it. And this is where the Saviour steps in in answer to an inquirer, "If thou wilt enter into and helps us. He did not come to do away with the life, keep the commandments" (Matt. 19 : 16-19) ; law or its just requirements ; He came to give us and some of these are quoted which identify them His righteousness in place of our transgressions, with the moral law of Ten Commandments. and His life of holiness in place of our life of sin. Many Christians affirm that the "first and great Instead of setting aside the principles of the law commandment" to love God supremely, and the "sec- of God, He enters into our life and implants the ond like unto it," to love one another unselfishly (the divine principles within us. Thus we come into latter command enlarged by the Master in the "new" harmony with the law of the kingdom of God. commandment (John 13 : 34) , superseded the ten words ; but very little investigation is needed to ONLY UNSAVED WANT NO LAW show that our Saviour in the two commandments in SHOULD we find in our hearts an antipathy against question merely summarised the requisitions of the the law of God, a desire to abolish it and not observe ten. its principles, it is very evident that we are not saved Granted that love to God and love to man is all from sin, no matter how loudly we may profess our our duty, the query is pertinent, How is this love to belief in the blood of Christ. When we are saved, be expressed? The infallible Word replies: "This Christ dwells within us, and His life is the embodi- is the love of God, that we keep His commandments." ment of the law of God, for of Him it is written, "Lo, 1 John 5: 3. "By this we know that we love the I come : in the volume of the book it is written of children of God, when we love God, and keep His Me, I delight to do Thy will, 0 My God: yea, Thy commandments." 1 John 5: 2. law is within My heart." Ps. 40 : 7, 8. With Christ The "commandments contained in ordinances" in the heart, we will say with the Psalmist, "Oh how (the Mosaic law or old covenant) had of course been love I Thy law ! it is my meditation all the day." done away in Christ (Eph. 2: 15) ; but that code of Ps. 119 : 97. And we will pray with him, "Open laws which was so complete that infinite wisdom 10 SIGNS OF THE TIMES July 4, 1927

EIvm. "added no more" (Deut. 5 : 22), has never been abro- 's ' .1NAM 1)AM 1 • MIA _9_0,111)4/AWNMpV1P MatlailMOVIN,MIPALM • 1 gated. It was written by Jehovah Himself on two • tables of stone as the basis of His first covenant with 1. the children of Israel (the old covenant, a separate contract made with that people alone—Ex. 19 : 3-8; : A DECADENT CHURCH 24: 3-8) ; and it is also the basis of the new covenant • I. made with spiritual Israel (Heb. 8 : 8-10 ; 2 Cor. • Mf 3 : 3) , with this, however, to distinguish it from the • former, that under the latter testament the law is .< A TERRIBLE situation confronts the world • written on the "fleshy tables of the heart" instead . today. Every day the newspapers are full i of on tables of stone, and in Christ's righteousness, . of wars and rumours of wars and other I not our own, we are justified. • fearful calamities. Surely this is a time 1" The first table, the first four commandments, . when the great organised church of Jesus which comprehend the "first and great command- Christ should bestir itself to meet the ab- 1„ ment," defines particularly man's duty to his Crea- normal conditions which abound every- I. tor; the second table, the last six commandments, where. But, terrible to relate, the church embraced in the "second commandment which is like I as a whole seems to be losing its grip on unto it," contains directly man's duty to man, as the great masses, and they are drifting in • well as indirectly to God. K agnosticism and atheism. • Solomon states the same truth : "Fear God, and is " keep His commandments : for this is the whole duty K This is just one line of thought that of man" (mankind, not Israelites only), Eccl. 12: 13 ; K discussed in the volume— and he furnishes the reason therefor in the following verse : "For God shall bring every work into judg- ..--- • .. ment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, 'X 4 or whether it be evil." v G . K 4 .,-• Now Jove fulfils, meets every requirement of, the . •y: law of God (Rom. 13 : 10) , therefore against love, . .: against the fruits of the Spirit of infinite love, there is no law (Gal. 5 : 22, 23), no condemnation. Rom. . -.. 8: 1. In the same sense there is no law against a good citizen, not that no law exists, but because by his civility, he keeps out of its reach. Condemnation 0 * . '.; - 4.• . _., . S by civil law is for evil-doers only (Rom. 13: 1-4) ; • . . -; , and that applies also as regards moral law. -,-.. . . The question immediately follows, What is love? K - •", ,., We know it "is of God," for "God is love" (1 John 4) : it is incarnate in Jesus Christ our Lord, for He is "God manifest in the flesh" (1 Tim. 3: 16) ; and • Ff)::,. it is "shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit g ,... . which is given unto us." Rom. 5 : 5. The great . , ' . . ,_ apostle to the Gentiles furnishes the best, because • V " t an inspired analysis of this "sum of all the virtues." ..'' 1 Corinthians 13. It is the perfect whole of perfect : 4,.... parts, and these are, patience, kindness, contentment, • humility, self-respect and self-control, unselfishness, 1.1. • faith and peace, justice, truth, and courage. 1 John 0 4: 18. And love never faileth. It is "the same yes- 1 terday, and today, and for ever," co-eternal with the . N Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Facing the Crisis Love must be written on our hearts by the Holy K By F. M. Wilcox 4 Spirit, if we would be "heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ" of that "world without end" which is to All thinking men agree the world is reach- come. If we truly love God, we will love Him His * ing a crisis in its history, but very few are . way, according to His commandments, and not in i able to forecast what is about to take place. 1 accordance with the traditions of men, which make And this is strange, as the whole situation i the commandments of God of none effect as surely in 1 is outlined in the Bible, as is clearly shown k . these last days of the earth as in the days of Christ. . by the author of this book. Every precept of the law must be implicitly obeyed, for they are so intimately interwoven that a breach 128 pages, well illustrated. PRICE 1/2. I of one involves a breach of all. James 2: 10. It is Postage 2d. 1. the standard by which we shall be "accounted" K Your business friends will find this an intensely ii worthy or unworthy of the blessed gift of everlasting Einteresting vol,i me life (Rom. 2 : 12, 16 ; Eccl. 12: 13, 14) ; therefore we N ..1 . should so speak, and so do, as they that shall be .2-7 k judged by the "law of liberty." James 2 : 12. E . SIGNS PUBLISHING CO. (A.C.A. Ltd., Proprietors) • So great is my veneration for the Bible that the e earlier my children begin to read it, the more confi- . Warburton, Victoria, Aust. dent will be my hope that they will prove useful i. citizens to their country, and respectable members of society.—John Quincy Adams. ttpt 175,17171,tn Tr\ tllncrnivi • trtardMierrffitd July 4, 1927 SIGNS OF THE TIMES 11

which it had been buried. The Pharisees had placed the THE BIBLE STUDY institution above man, and against man. Christ reversed the order, and said, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not Christ and the Sabbath man for the Sabbath." Because of the false ideas which the Jews held concerning (Concluded) the Sabbath, and the conflict which Christ had with them in consequence, many of the professed followers of Christ a 1. BECAUSE the disciples plucked a few ears of corn on little later were led into the error of rejecting the Sabbath the Sabbath day to satisfy hunger, what accusation did the itself as Jewish, and, without any divine command, to sub- Pharisees make against;them to Christ? stitute another day. "And the Pharisees said unto Him, Behold, why do they on the Sabbath day that which is not lawful?" Mark 2: 24. 2. What was Christ's reply? Raise the Curtain "Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, RAISE the curtain—let the brightness and was an hungered, he, and they that were with him? how Of your cheerful light shine forth; he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the To the passers in tjie darkness high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to It may be of vital-'worth. eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were Give a glimpse to lonely wanderers with him? And He said unto them, The Sabbath was made Of your household full of joy; for man, and not man for the Sabbath." Verses 25-27. It may rouse to new ambition 3. Because of Christ's healing a woman of an infirmity Some poor friendless, tempted boy. on the Sabbath, what did the ruler of a certain synagogue Raise the curtain—we are kindred, say? Each to all is bound by ties "And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indigna- Which forbid a selfish shutting tion, because that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath day, and Of ourselves from others' eyes; said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought Share your light and share your blessings, to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on God hath made the whole world kin, the Sabbath day." Luke 13: 14. And His love so universal 4. How did Christ answer him? Takes the weakest sinner in. "The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, Raise the curtain of your window, doth not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or his Raise the curtain of your mind; ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering? and Do not let possession make you ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom To the wants of others blind. Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from Helping others, we are strengthened; this bond on the Sabbath day?" Verses 15, 16. Giving, we are richer made; And no one so strong or patient, 5. What effect did Christ's answers have? But sometime hath need of aid. "And when He had said these things, all His adversaries —Flora N. Candee. were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorioics things that were done by Him." Verse 17. 0=0 0 0 0 0 0 013 6. By what method of reasoning did Christ justify acts of mercy on the Sabbath day? 0 0 "Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the Sabbath day? And they could not answer Him again to these things." Luke 14: 5, 6. "What man shall there be among you, that An Office shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath 11 0 day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much 0 Lunch then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful El to do well on the Sabbath days." Matt. 12: 11, 12. 0 0

7. Into what perplexity did Christ's working of miracles FRUIT and a Granose Biscuit. What lunch could on the Sabbath throw the Pharisees? be more delicious? Certainly none could be more "Therefore said some .of the Pharisees, This man is not of nourishing. Fruit in itself makes an excellent meal, God, because He keepeth not the Sabbath day. Others said, 0 but you do fancy something else as well. Abandon 0 Flow can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there spongy breads and starchy cakes; replace them with was a division among them." John 9: 16. U a crisp, delicious Granose Biscuit. 0 Note.—The working of these beneficent miracles on the 0 Sabbath was an evidence that Christ was from God, and that His views of Sabbath-keeping were right. By these GRA NOSE BISCUITS miracles God was setting the seal of His approval to Christ's teachings respecting the Sabbath, and to His manner of Eat Granose Biscuits, because they are so much 11 nicer than any other kind, and because they give you observing it, and thus condemning the false views of the 0 0 Pharisees. 100 per cent nourishment. For every flake of Granose U 8. What was Christ to do with the law? 0 is a grain of wheat, and whole grains of wheat are 0 "He will magnify the law, and make it honourable." Isa. necessary to enrich the blood and strengthen the 42: 21. nerves. Eat wheat, eat Granose Biscuits, every day. Notes.—In nothing, perhaps, was this more strikingly fulfilled than in the matter of Sabbath observance. By their 11 Obtainable at all 11 traditions, numerous regulations, and senseless restrictions, 0 grocers and at all 0 the Jews had made the Sabbath a burden, and anything but a Sanitarium Health delight. Christ removed all these, and by His life and 0 Food Shops. teachings put the Sabbath back in its proper place and setting, as a day for doing acts of charity and mercy, as well as A SANITARIUM engaging in contemplation of God and in acts of devotion. Thus He magnified it and made it honourable. One of the HEALTH FOOD most prominent features of Christ's whole ministry was this 0 work of Sabbath reform. Christ did not abolish the Sabbath, O G.B. 24-9-25 nor change the Sabbath; but He did rescue it from the rub- bish of tradition, the false ideas, and the superstitions with 0=0=10=0) (0=0=10=0 12 SIGNS OF THE TIMES July 4, 1927 He Is Coming Back Again CHRIST HIMSELF SAID SO, AND THAT SETTLES IT HAROLD B. CHRISTIANSON EARLY two thousand years ago Christ, the not away." 2 Peter 1.: 16 ; 1 Peter 5 : 4. James be- Son of God, was on this earth in a visible form lieved in Christ's return, and he urged God's people N for a period of thirty-three and a half years. to be patient, not to be disturbed because of delay; The last three and a half years He spent in ministry "Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of to others and in teaching and ordaining disciples the Lord." James 5 : 7. to give the gospel message to the world. During His ministry He often spoke of going to SIX REASONS "Him that sent Me." John 16: 5. Before going He THERE is a fundamental purpose in Christ's com- completed the work of ministry on earth by giving ing a second time. The plan of salvation would be His life for us. His death was a voluntary one. If incomplete without it. At the first advent of Christ we notice the wording of Matt. 27 : 50, R.V., we the seed was sown. The Holy Spirit has been water- read that He "yielded up His spirit," thus signifying ing it, and the harvest will be gathered at the second that He was not forced to die, but He "gave Himself advent. There are six definite reasons for His a ransom for all." 1 Tim. 2: 6. Before His ascension coming again ; namely, to gather His people, to des- He left a promise to return "and receive you unto troy the wicked, to judge the world, to raise the Myself." John 14 : 1-3. By this hope of Christ's dead, to bring restoration to the earth, and to begin return the righteous have been sustained through His rule to last through the coming ages of eternity. the past nineteen centuries. John makes clear that the purpose of His coming is to gather His people. John 14 : 3. When Jesus HE SAID SO HIMSELF comes again, the greater part of His people will be THE believer of this doctrine bases his faith not dead. In order for Him to gather them together, so much on reason or ideas as upon the convincing there will necessarily be a resurrection, of which testimony of the sacred writings, and especially upon Paul speaks in 1 Thess. 4 : 16: "For the Lord Himself Christ's own words. Such references as John 14: 18 shall descend from heaven with a shout, . . . and and 14: 28 cannot be misunderstood. He says that the dead in Christ shall rise first." Not all, however, He will come again. To the disciples in answer to will be dead, for Paul says, "Then we which are alive their questions concerning His return He said, "And and remain shall be caught up together with them in then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air." 1 Thess. heaven : . . . and they shall see the Son of man 4: 17. Thus there will be a translation at this time, coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great changing the corruptible to incorruptible. The glory." Matt. 24: 30. righteous will be made like Him. "We know that, The doctrine of Christ's second coming is not a when He shall appear, we shall be like Him ; for we recently "devised fable." It is a doctrine as old as shall see Him as He is." 1 John 3 : 2. the Bible itself, it was taught from the earliest of Another great purpose of His coming is to judge times. The ancient patriarchs before the Flood be- the world. Jer. 17 : 10 says : "I the Lord search the lieved and taught it. Enoch looked forward to this heart, I try the reins, even to give every man accord- event, for we read in Jude 14, 15, "Behold, the Lord ing to his ways, and according to the fruit of his cometh with ten thousand of His saints, to execute doings." A man's deeds may be judged at his death; judgment upon all." The prophets also teach this but the "fruit of his doings" will not be manifest same truth. Beginning with Isaiah we read, "And until the very end of time. The corrupt principles it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we of infidels that have poisoned the minds of genera- have waited for Him, and He will save us." Isa. tions will not have reaped their harvest until Christ 25 : 9. comes again ; neither will the life-giving influences of PETER AND PAUL AGREE the self-sacrificing martyrs, who have given their BUT let us read a few references about this event lives that the gospel message might bring cheer to from the writings of the apostles. They, too, bore the generations following them, be revealed to the testimony to the second advent as a truth beyond fullest extent until Christ returns. doubt. The Apostle Paul said, "For the Lord Him- Those who have failed to recognise the principles self shall descend from heaven with a shout." "Look- of righteousness and have stubbornly resisted His ing for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing mercy will suffer, "when the Lord Jesus shall be of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ." revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many ; flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not and unto them that look for Him shall He appear God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus the second time." "For yet a little while, and He Christ." 2 Thess. 1: 7, 8. that shall come will come, and will not tarry." From the Book of Genesis we read of the fall of 1 Thess. 4 : 16 ; Titus 2 : 13 ; Heb. 9 : 28 ; 10 : 37. man and the curse that was placed on the world. Peter also bears his testimony to faith in Christ's Christ says in Luke 19: 10 that His mission to this return by stating, "For we have not followed cun- world is "to save that which was lost." The culmina- ningly devised fables, when we made known unto tion of this saving is not fulfilled until God sees fit you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, to "send Jesus Christ, which before was preached but were eye-witnesses of His majesty." On this he unto you : whom the heaven must receive until the bases his belief in the glorification of Christ at a times of restitution of all things, which God hath later time. "And when the Chief Shepherd shall spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth the world began." Acts 3 : 20, 21. July 4, 1927 SIGNS OF THE TIMES 13 HIS KINGDOM and hour of His coming, yet the nearness of the THE coming of Christ the second time marks the time is plainly told in Matt. 24: 34. Surely "He is beginning of a kingdom that shall never cease, with even at the door." This brings a solemn truth to our Christ as "King of kings and Lord of lords." Rev. minds, for we believe that this is the generation that 19 : 16. Of His kingdom, Luke says, "there shall be is destined to see the second coming of Christ. The no end." Luke 1: 33. question with each of us ought to be, "Am I ready The disciples asked, "Tell us, when shall these to meet Him?" things be? and what shall be the sign of Thy coming, PAUSE AND CONSIDER and of the end of the world?" Matt. 24 : 3. Christ THE second coming of Christ will be an appearing had been referring to the destruction of Jerusalem not at all secret ; it will be an occasion the whole and the disciples questioned the Saviour concerning world will observe. "Unto them that look for Him that event. In His answer, beginning with the fourth shall He appear the second time without sin unto verse of the same chapter, He told them, one by one, salvation." Heb. 9: 28. Paul also makes mention of the incidents that would precede the overthrow of of Christ's appearance in his Epistle to Titus : "Look- the city, and at last He told them of the sign by ing for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing which they might know when to leave their city and of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ." avoid losing their lives in its end. It is a historic Titus 2 : 13. fact that the Christians of Jerusalem were safe when Surely these references ought to settle the point the Roman soldiers entered the city. They heeded that Christ's coming will be personal, literal, visible, the sign and escaped death. There is a parallel and public. He will be seen by the whole world. between the destruction of Jerusalem and the coming "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man destruction of the world. Jerusalem was destroyed in heaven : and then shall all the tribes of the earth during the lifetime of those to whom the message of mourn, and they sall see the Son of man coming in its destruction was given. Those who heeded the the clouds of heaven with power and great glory." signs were saved. Matt. 24: 30. Because of the many statements of fanatics con- At the ascension, as the disciples were gazing into cerning the time of Christ's coming many people the sky, two angels appeared and said : "Ye men of have cast the whole fundamental doctrine of His Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This coming aside. However, the miscalculations of same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, others ought not to cause the honest seeker for truth shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him to swerve from His faith and the plain teachings of go into heaven." the Bible ; because it says, "Of that day and hour The time of His coming is near at hand. 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MRIPAIMIMWAIIMIMIKAMIIMMIPqpacl • 1pfm •• 111•Ammum/4 • ••minting • • RrAmmuklmstmikumputgwv.mpum 14 SIGNS OF THE TIMES July 4, 1927 time of His coming, we shall have to meet Him. Death Glorified When the days of probation close, will your name be written in the Lamb's book of life? While the world JOHN BUNYAN CAREY is fast plunging on to destruction, why not pause a O FOR the faith of men of old moment and meditate on eternal things? Who won a martyr's crown! O for the zeal that fired men on The world rushes on in fulfilment of Luke 17: To glorified renown! 26, "As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man" ; but do not be- If I might at the burning stake Give all my life for right, come discouraged. Accept the promise of Christ I'd feel my life on earth not vain, found in John 14 : 1-3: "Let not your heart be If by my death came light. troubled : . . . I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come Perhaps I'll not be called upon To give my life this way; again, and receive you unto Myself ; that where I But I'm convinced I'm called upon am, there ye may be also." To die with Him each day. It is a fearful thing to die, O'erwhelmed by death's strong wave, To give up all one's earthly joys, Others' Burdens To fill a sinner's grave. OTHERS have burdens to carry, Yet Christ now calls on me to die, Others are lonesome and sad. To kill this man of sin; Just try to forget your own troubles, But with this death comes greater life, And make others a little more glad. The life of Christ within. You think that your lot as no other And so, dear Father, may I live Is burdened with sorrow and care, And give my all to Thee; Look round, and you soon will discover, And yet, not I, for I am dead, Each back has its burden to bear. And Christ now lives in me. Others are oftentimes weary, Others have heartache and pain. Others, perchance very near thee, "A LITTLE talk with Jesus, Long for your comforts in vain. How it smooths the rugged road! On others life's worries are pressing, How it seems to help me onward, Who sigh for the treasures you own; When I faint beneath my load; Go forth, and by other souls blessing, When my heart is crushed with sorrow, And my eyes with tears are dim, You'll forget your own lot to bemoan. There is naught can yield me comfort —Fairelie Thornton Like a little talk with Him."

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And such a meal as they had when they were at last inside the dining-roomlAnd when Mrs. Pleasant saw how poorly clad they were, she brought down an Edgar's Birthday Party old suit of Edgar's for Tim, and a dress and some underwear that had been her own little girl's for Sue. DGAR PLEASANT was ten years old. On the Every one who saw the little waifs try to show E morning of his birthday his mamma presented their thankfulness as they went away, felt that him with a new suit of clothes, and his father it was indeed a happy moment. And Mrs. Pleasant gave him five shillings. said she never had seen such grateful and happy Besides this, his mother told him that in the children. Edgar said to his father afterwards, "I afternoon he might have a party of half a dozen never felt so rich in my whole life as I did when I boys. He could choose them himself, and at six saw how happy they looked." o'clock she would give them all a nice tea. It was holiday time, and Edgar started soon Jesus says : "When thou makest a feast, call the after breakfast to invite his friends. "They shall poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind : and thou all be just such boys as mamma likes," he said to shalt be blessed ; for they cannot recompense thee: himself, as he ran over in his mind the names of for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of those to be favoured with an invitation. the just." This means that we shall get paid back "How hungry they do look !" said Edgar to him- for all the trouble and expense when He gives us self, as he saw two half-clad children gazing into eternal life. Surely an eternal life in the kingdom a cake-shop with eager, longing eyes. of our Lord will far more than repay us for any- "Don't it look good, Tim?" he heard one of the thing we can do here in all our lives. We cannot two, a little girl, say. "And it smells so good, I lose anything by helping the poor; we can only gain almost feel as if I'm tasting it." by it, if we do it in the Spirit of Christ. It is more blessed to give than to receive.—Selected. "Yes, it does," was the reply, "but it isn't for the likes of us to have such a fine cake as that." It was no uncommon sight in the ltrge city to see poor little half-starved children. But this morn- ing the difference between his own happy lot and Because He Sang So that of the two beside him seemed to come over IND words will often save one from trouble. him and fill his heart with pity for them. Almost The Bible says, "A soft answer turneth away instantly his hand .went deep down into his pocket K wrath." and took out his money, as he went closer to the A little boy was once kept from hurting a bird children and said :— by its sweet song. The boy saw the bird sitting on "I heard what you said. If you'd like some of a limb of a small tree in the garden, and was tempted that cake, I'll buy you a piece." to throw a stone at it. It was so near that he Tim and his sister looked at the boy as though was sure he could hit it, and he thought that would they thought he was joking, and then Tim said :— be so smart. "Do you really mean it?" He quietly picked up a stone, and fixed himself "Yes, of course I do. See," and Edgar held out for a good aim. But just as he drew back his arm his two half-crowns, "I had these given to me this to throw, the bird swelled up its tiny throat, and morning to do what I like with." sang out a beautiful song. Loud and clear it twit- So kindly did Edgar speak that, without further tered and chirped and piped and warbled. hesitation, the children followed him into the shop. The little boy was so pleased with the sweet notes He ordered two generous slices of cake to be cut off of the pretty singer that he dropped his arm and for them, and as he watched them eat it with an en- let the stone fall to the ground. He turned to go joyment and keen relish that showed how hungry away, feeling quite ashamed,. when a gentleman who they were, the warm glow in his heart spread still was watching him asked :— further. So, after a moment's thought, he said :— "Why did you not throw at the bird ?" "It's my birthday today, and I'm going to have a The answer was, "I couldn't, 'cause he sung so." birthday party. If you'll bring yOur sister and come —Selected. to 45 New Road at six o'clock, I'll ask mother to give you some of the good things that we're going to have." Tim and Sue looked as if they thought they had Good Advice to Boys not heard aright, but Edgar impressed it upon them HORACE MANN gave a bit of advice to boys : "You again, and they promised to come. are made to be kind, boys. If there is a boy in Then he went along to invite his schoolmates school who has a club foot, don't let him know you to his party, and after that hurried home to tell his ever saw it ; if there is a lame boy, assign him to mother about the two children he had invited. some part in the game that does not require run- "Of course I don't expect them to come into the ning; if there is a hungry boy, give him a part of parlour," he said when his mother smiled as he told your lunch ; if there is a dull one, help him with his of the invitaion given, "but I thought they could lessons ; if a larger or stronger boy has injured you, have some of the good things that we're going to and is sorry for it, forgive him. All the school will have. I do want to make some one happy on my show by their countenances how much better it is birthday as well as myself." than to have a great fuss ; and remember who said, The day passed very quickly to Edgar in helping `Love your enemies.' and, 'Bless them that curse his mother with her preparations ; but' to Tim and you.' "—Children's Friend. 16 SIGNS OF THE TIMES July 4, 1927 TIIE United States, with nearly 5,000,000 individuals who, by their own confession, can neither read nor write, occupies the shameful position of tenth place in literacy among the nations of the world. The Bureau of Education recognises this challenge, and recently has asked the General Federation of Women's Clubs to assist in listing the illiterates of the country to the end that they may be taught to read and write World Events in the Light of Prophecy before the taking of the 1930 census.—American Exchange.

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