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THE ARK OF THE TESTIMONY The holy ark, the description of which is found in Ex. 25:10-22, contained the tables of stone upon which was divinely engraved the Decalogue. This Holy Law and mercy-seat constituted the very center of God's worship. See article page 3.

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3233.— Sprinkle Clean Water His people. He would not have them condemned to be the great hordes of insects, crop-destroying Please explain Eze. 36:25-27. The pas- by His law. He would have His Spirit write that and life-destroying, which will come upon the world sage reads as follows: law in their hearts (Heb. 8:10), so that they shall in the last days. The ravages committed by in- " Then will I sprinkle clean water upon love His commandments and do them. sects is even now appalling. The loss climbs away you, and ye shall be clean: from all your up into the millions of dollars every year. These I filthiness, and from all your idols, will will increase as the years go by. God will deliver cleanse you. A new heart also will I give 3235.— What Promise Did Abraham Receive P His people, but the great fruitfulness of the future you, and a new spirit will I put within you: Will you please and I will take away the stony heart out of give me some light on will be only when the new earth is ushered in as the harmony of two texts that puzzle me your flesh, and I will give you an heart of recorded in verses 25 and 26. flesh. And I will put My Spirit within you, somewhat? Heb. 11:39 and 6:15. What promise did Abraham receive contrary to The "afterward" of verse 28 should be inter- and cause you to walk in My statutes, and the text in chapter 11, while Abraham is ye shall keep My judgments, and do them." preted by Acts 2:17, "It shall come to pass in one of those who have not received the the last days." In the Hebrew Does the sprinkling show a form of bap- promise, as it seems to me to read? See Bible verse 28 tizing used in those days? A friend of also chapter 6:12, saying the promises are begins an entirely new chapter. mine pointed to that as a reason for still future. M. D. M. K. — "Or — sprinkling now. B. B. 1601. Perhaps our querist has placed too strong a mean- 3238.— Allowing a Thief The passage has no reference whatever to baptism, ing upon the word "obtained." It does not mean Are we, in the light of Luke 6:30, to , rather it refers to the ceremony of cleansing de- the fulfilment of the promise, but the bestowment allow a thief a free opportunity to steal? scribed in Lev. 14:50-52, and elsewhere in the laws of God's promise itself. God did not make the B. M.. of Moses. The sprinkling of water in that ceremony promise to one who was unworthy, but Abraham No. That is not the thought of the text. The meant authoritative cleansing. Judicially the man through his faithfulness obtained that promise; that thought of the text seems to be that when one is stood clean before God, and to this the Lord declares is, the promise that through him and his seed persecuted by the law or by those in authority and through the prophet, " I will sprinkle clean water should all the nations of the earth be blessed. his goods taken away, let them have them. It upon you, and ye shall be clean." See also Ps. Heb. 11:39 refers to the receiving of the things does not mean that one should not use prudence 51:7, first clause. It means that God will abso- promised. All those great examples of faith that in his work; but there come times when violent lutely take away their sin, so that the law shall endured to the very end, (lid not receive the thing men will persecute, will smite, will rob, because not hold them guilty. He promises to do more than promised. They were heirs of the promises, but of one's religion, and in that case results should that; He will give them a new heart and a new the inheritance bad not come; and so also it was be left with God. spirit, and the new spirit shall cause them to walk with Abraham, the father of those that believed, — — in God's statutes and keep His commandments in And that is all that is stated in Heb. 6:12, 15. 3239.— Married Disciples the love which it bears toward them. The promise was made to him, it belonged to him, How many of the disciples were mar- and he obtained it; but the inheritance of the ried? R. W. T. things promised he will not receive until the resur- The Gospels record the marriage of but one, 3234.—Ministration of the Spirit and of rection. and that is Peter. We read in Mark 1:30 that Righteousness — — Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever. Simon, Please explain what the ministration of then, was married. There is an expression used the spirit and the ministration of right- 3238.— Christ's Brothers by the apostle Paul in 1 Cor. 9:5, "Have we not eousness are as compared to that of death How could the brothers of Christ be power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other and condemnation. What is it that " re- older than Himself when His mother was apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and maineth," mentioned in verse 11? 2 Cor. a virgin/ L. S. 3:7-11. W. B. P. Cephas?" It would seem from that that some of They were without doubt the children of Joseph the other apostles bad wives, but we are not told For a full explanation of this scripture see Bible by a former wife. That they seemed to have been as to who they were. Students' Library No. 149, What Is Done older than Jesus is indicated first, by the knowledge Away in Christ?" price 2 cents. As a brief ex- which even the critics had of His brothers; and planation we would say, first, The letter kills, but secondly, by the fact that they assumed to advise the spirit gives life. The accepting of the letter of and direct Jesus. Take for instance in Mark 6:3. the law is simply taking it as it may come to us, They say, "Is not. this the carpenter, the Son of Schedule for Week Ending Sept. 17, 1910 a written code. The law then is without. We ac- Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of cept it simply as a theory, and it always condemns Sunday September 11 Isaiah 50-53 Jude, and Simon/ and are not His sisters here Monday , i 12 " 54-58 and never justifies. The spirit of the law is the with Ili?" They seemed to have been longer ac- Tuesday "( 13 " 59-62 , very life and power of that law; and the receiving quainted with them than they were with Him. Wednesday " 14 " 63-66 of the spirit is having that law written within our Thursday "i 15 Matthew 1-4 They say in effect, "He is the same as His older (t I 5, very being until it is a vital part of ourselves, and Friday 16 brothers and sisters are." And then in John 7:3 Sabbath "i 17 as 7, 8 that always gives life, for the law in Christ Jesus His brothers urged Him to go to Jerusalem. The *— is life. very way in which they do it, would indicate that Otis readings continue in Isaiah to the close of To go back to .the illustration which the apostle they were older and held His work in some con- the book in which prophecy after prophecy is gives of Israel and Moses, it is sufficient to remark tempt. Considering themselves older, they seemed given of God's people and the reforms which the that Israel accepted that law in the letter, and it to have the prerogative of advising Him. Altho Lord desires to work among them, especially in the brought to them condemnation; it condemned them Joseph was not the real father of Jesus, in law last days of probationary work upon the earth. to death on account of sin. That they did not love he was, and in law these children of His father These chapters are all Messianic in their nature. the law, is evident from the fact that they said, would be counted His brothers. They refer to Christ and the Christian dispensa- "Let not God speak to us any more." Read the tion. They point out the backslidings, the great account in Exodus 20. Not so with Moses. Moses 3237.— Questions on Joel apostasy, they show the Sabbath reform to take not only saw himself condemned by .that law, but When does Joel 2:18-32 occur? What place in the last days, and the awful condition of he let the Spirit of God take away the condemna- do you understand about verse 10 and the religious world just prior to that. The book tion, and write the great principles of that law in verses 25, 26, and what time is "after- closes with the prophecy of the new earth and the his heart. The law in that case was to him spirit ward" of verse 28? M. D. M. K. destruction of sin and sinners, and life. It became a part of his very being. Concerning Joel 2:18-32, doubtless a good part —*— The glory upon his face was the outshining of the of it would have been fulfilled back in the very THESE prophecies of Christ's work are a fitting glory within. time in which the prophet spoke it, in the times introduction to the New Testament, to the One of To the sinner the law toms in condemnation and of the backsliding of Judah and Israel, 800 years whom the prophet spoke so abundantly; conse- death. It condemns the transgressor to death. To before Christ. It is typical of God's children in quently our first readings in the New Testament him who has faith in the Lord Jesus Christ the the last days, and it seems to us that its ultimate begin with Matthew, the earliest of the evangelical law comes in Christ as spirit and as life, and fulfilment will not take place until the old earth prophets, covering the introduction, the birth of therefore shines away the condemnation and the passes into the new. While great spiritual bless- our Lord, His genealogy, and the Sermon on the death. That which was done away in Moses was ings will be poured out upon God's children before Mount. This last really is not at the first of the condemnation; that which is done away in the Christ comes, when they will seek Him with all Christ's ministry as we are sometimes told. It was Christian who steadfastly seeks God, even tho con- their heart as Joel, intimates, the great fruitful not spoken until the second year of His ministry. demned, is the condemnation and the death. And earth will not be seen till the Lord Himself shall be- The first year of His ministry was largely spent in there come in its p12 ee the glorious righteousness and come its King, and sin is forever passed away. Judea. It would be impossible for us to read life and peace of God through Jesus Christ which The—plagues- there brought to view, or the great Christ's life in chronological view without combi- remain. God would have sin ever done away from northern army which the Lord sends, seem to us ning all the various Gospels in one.

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at the conclusion of any given offering, the Man's Sin and Saviour Lord specifically declares that such and such an offering is to be made "besides the By E. J. Hibbard continual burnt offering and his drink- IX. The Year's Service ment made for every transgression, and be- offering." Thus at least sixteen times in HE ancient sanctuary service, gin the new year with a clean record, or these two chapters the Lord makes clear which was the Gospel in type, whether his name should be everlastingly the fact that this offering for all the tribes completed a specific round every cut off from the book of God's remembrance of Israel is, or was, continual. year. Morning and evening sac- as one of His people. And to the present Not only were these offerings continual, but rifice, offered at a stated hour, was con- day, the Jew, tho he has wandered far from from Num. 4: 7 we find that the showbretl, tinual. Whatever happened, this service God's ancient teachings, unless he be en- or bread of the presence, is called "the con- was never omitted. It was the atone- tirely reprobate, will close his place of busi- tinual bread." Likewise, the same expres- ment for sin committed by the whole con- ness before the setting of the sun on the sion is used in 2 Chron. 2: 4. In Lev. 24: 4, gregation, tho that sin never came to their evening of the ninth day of the seventh speaking of the golden candlestick and knowledge. No individual among the tribes month, and will fast and pray and make Aaron's command pertaining thereto, God of Israel was responsible for this offering, confession until the sunset of the tenth, says, "He shall order the lamps upon the nor did any individual, save the priest, lay thus showing that there still remains in the pure candlestick before the Lord contin- his hand upon.the offering in confession of mind of the Hebrew the solemn import of ually." sin. Other offerings, as we noticed in a God's ancient teaching in regard to the The incense is called, in Ex. 30: 8, per- previous article, were of an individual na- Day of Atonement. petual incense. "He shall burn incense ture and were brought to the priest by the The Daily Service person involved. upon it, a perpetual incense before the Lord In chapters twenty-eight and twenty-nine throughout your generations." Thus we At the end of the sacred year, on the of the book of Numbers, the morning and have con tin ual burnt offerings, continual tenth day of the seventh month, was the showhread, the lamps burning continually, Day of Atonement, the most important, evening sacrifice, lately referred to, is called most sacred, and most vital of all the days "a continual burnt offering." "It is a and the incense perpetually rising with the of the year, for on this day every man's continual burnt offering, which was ordained prayers of Israel before the throne of God. destiny was determined. On this day every in Mount Sinai for a sweet savor, a sacri- Now as a type of our great High Priest, Israelite having reached the age of account- fice made by fire unto the Lord." Num. Jesus Christ, who has ascended into the ability, must make a final decision whether 28: 6. And tho numerous other offerings heavens, there to appear in the presence of he would rid himself from sin, have atone- are mentioned in the,o, two chapters, yet God for us, sat 'Aaron the high priest, and

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upon Aaron's breast were borne the breast- to recover one from the snares of sin, to with every member of the congregation of plate composed of twelve stones represent- deliver one from its control, is in a word to Israel ; and that no man might pass that day ing the twelve tribes of Israel.. "And thou make Christ the minister of sin. But He without .making his record clear and having shalt put in the breastplate of judgment came to save His people from their sins. He final atonement made for himself, is evi- the Urim and the Thummim ; and they shall caused it to be written, " Sin shall not have dent from the following words: "For what- be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in dominion over you." Rom. 6 : 14. And soever soul it be that shall not be afflicted before the Lord : and Aaron shall bear the even of the weakest one God has spoken, in that same day, he shall be cut off from judgment of the children of Israel upon his saying, "Yea, he shall be holden up : for among his people." Lev. 23: 29. heart before the Lord continually." Ex. God is able to make him stand." Rom. This service has also its antitype; and 28: 30. Thus Aaron in the type, and Christ 14: 4. therefore the time must come, in the plan in the antitype, bear the sins of all God's "Now unto Him that is able to keep you of Christ's redemption for sinners, when all people upon the heart before the Lord con- from falling, and to present you faultless the congregation of the Lord throughout tinually. Says Jesus through His prophet before the presence of His glory with ex- the whole earth must finish their transgres- ceeding joy, to the only wise God our Sa- sion and make an end of sins. But as in Isaiah : "Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion viour, be glory and majesty, dominion and the type their cleansing and expiation from on- the son of her womb ? yea, they may for- power, both now and ever. Amen." Jude the guilt of sin was not due to any act of get, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I 24, 25. righteousness performed on their part, so have graven thee upon the palms of My The Day of Atonement with the. antitype; when the time shall come hands ; thy walls are continually before Me." for God to close the record of sin for this As already mentioned, the Day of Atone- whole world, it will be only by the atone- An Abiding Saviour ment with ancient Israel was a final bal- ment of the blood of Christ that sins will Without this continual provision made ancing of accounts with the most high God. be forgiven, the soul temple cleansed, and Day after day, through the entire year, for sin, without the abiding presence of the sinner sealed for eternity. Christ day and night continually before the through the blood of the sacrifices, the rec- ord had been made, in the sanctuary, of [The next article in this series is entitled throne of God, some poor sinner might, "Christ's Sacrifice and Priesthood."] in a special time of need, find his Advocate sin and its remedy ; but the final disposi- off duty. Were Christ as feeble as man, or tion of sin and its record was not made until *— did He need the recuperation of sleep by the tenth day of the seventh month of the night, and a summer vacation by the sea- Jews' year. On this day a final atonement Self Knowledge side, as many of His under-shepherds feel was made for the sins, first, of the priests, NOW thyself" was one of the say- they do ; did He have office hours,. or times and then of the people. For Aaron and his ings of the wise men of Greece. when He could be seen or not seen,— then sons a bullock was offered; and for the peo- It was ascribed to Solon, the might earth's sorrowful inhabitants be anx- ple, a goat. wisest of them all, and cut upon ious concerning the possibility of their be- On this day, and no other, the high priest the entrance of Apollo's Delphic temple. ing heard before the courts above. But, went into the most holy place, the second Men are strongly inclined to examine each thank Heaven, it is not so with Christ. apartment of the sanctuary, which con- other — to scan with curious eye the fears "But this Man, because He continueth ever, tained the ark of God's covenant, and the and hopes, the motives and purposes, of those hath an unchangeable priesthood. Where- Ten Commandments, which had been trans- with whom they associate. This inclination fore He is able also to save them to the gressed in every sin committed during the is manifested in savage as well as in civilized uttermost that come unto God by Him, see- year. Seven times was the blood of the life, by youth and age, weakness and wis- ing He ever liveth to make intercession for atonement sprinkled upon the mercy-seat dom ; and too often it is like the vulture, them." "Who needeth not daily, as those covering the ark ; and this indicated that which in a world of fragrance scents corrup- high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for complete satisfaction had been made for all tion only. His own sins, and then for ' the people's : the transgressions of every repentant sin- For the discovery of evil in others we have for this He did once, when He offered up ner. Coming out of the sanctuary, Aaron an amazing capability; we can see a mote Himself." Heb. 7 : 24, 25, 27. bore upon himself, in figure, the sins of all in another's eye when we can not discover But the continual service of Christ, our the people ; and approaching the scapegoat, a beam in our own. Often we abhor the task Advocate, in the courts above, and the type he placed both his hands upon his head, and of gazing inward. Nor is this wonderful. in the earthly sanctuary which pointed to confessed over him all the iniquities of the When the sinner looks within he sees an that continual service, would be incomplete children of Israel, and all their transgres- awful void. He shrinks instinctively as if our "continual" or "perpetual" service sions in all their sins, putting them upon from the verge of a precipice, and flies to were omitted. God intends that when He the head of the goat, and then sent him business, pleasure, books — anything that makes continual provision for the forgive- away, by the hand of a fit man, into the will divert attention from himself. When ness of sin, for the cleansing of iniquity, wilderness. And the goat shall "bear upon the Christian looks within, he, too, sees and for the upholding of sinful man against him all their iniquities unto a land not in- many things to pain his sight. Too often the power of Satan's -temptations, our serv- habited : and he shall let go the goat in the does he go to the temple when he should enter ices should also be continual. The Bible wilderness." Concerning this latter work the closet. records at least one man whose service was we shall have more to say in a future ar- The morning is peculiarly appropriate to of this kind, and even the heathen among ticle. this duty of examining self, when the soul whom he lived recognized this fact. For This Day of Atonement was otherwise rises renovated from its nightly rest, before did not Darius, king of the Medes, say to known as the day of cleansing the sanctu- business raises its distracting hum, or temp- the prophet Daniel, "Thy God whom thou ary. Aaron was to "cleanse it, and hallow tation uncovers its alluring scenes. Nor is servest continually, He will deliver thee"? it from the uncleanness of the children of the evening unfit for mental introversion; And also, "Is thy God, whom thou servest Israel ;" also, "on that day shall the priest by its silence and its shade it is suited to continually, able to deliver thee from the make an atonement for you [said the Lord], awaken solemn thought, to remind us of lions ?" Dan. 6 : 16, 20. And every child to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from the close of life, the darkness of the tomb, remembers that Daniel's God, whom he all your sins before the Lord." Hence it and the day when Christ shall appear with served continually, was not only able to de- was, that both the sanctuary and the people all His holy angels to awaken His sleeping liver him from the lions, but did deliver were cleansed, the one from the record of saints. It will not be darkness then ; for him grandly. sin, and the other from sin itself. This rec- as the lightning shines from the east even To serve God to-day and desert Him to- ord of the cleansing of the sanctuary and to the west, so shall His coming be. morrow, only to call upon His mercy the people from sin on the tenth day of the At the close of the week how fitting that day following, to desert Him again, shows seventh month is found complete in the six- we should retrospect its labors! Who can neither gratitude nor trust. To claim that teenth chapter of Leviticus, from which the but admire the old Bible custom which ob- forgiieness of sin carries with it no power above quotations are taken. 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first day, because it secures us a preparation of God's Word; if we would have its beams, He who would enter in at the strait gate night, calm, sober, inviting to self-commun- we must not only close the shutters of busi- can not expect the aid of the world in his ion ! ness, but open the windows of the soul. necessities, for it is the world that has Good it is to spend the hours that im- We assemble to proclaim His most worthy proved a snare to his soul, and has brought mediately precede the Sabbath in prepara- praise ; but with what heart, if we have not him into a position of hopelessness from tion for its holy rest. If we do not, at least surveyed His mercies 7 We come together to which he needs to be rescued. But as he let us set apart the Sabbath morn to examine ask those things that are necessary as well detaches his affections from the world, and the history of the previous week. The Sab- for the soul as the body; but how shall we accepts the life of self-denial and self-sac- bath is His day. What searching of heart rifice that Jesus lived, giving him an exam- and memory to meet an earthly judge ! know for what to ask without previous in- quiry of the inner man ? ple both by precept and performance, he What surpassing self-exploration to near enters in at the strait gate, to travel the nar- the God of judgment] ARTHUR V. FOX. row path which leads to the celestial city. We meet in the temple to enjoy the light Los Angeles, California. Firmness of Purpose He who has an obedient heart, that is Entering the Strait Gate ready to do the will of God, will not only gladly receive truth, but will earnestly seek By Mrs. E. G. White for truth as for hidden treasure. He will SK, and it shall be given you ; our entering in at the strait gate. Inclina- come to the Scriptures with a humble and seek, and ye shall find ; knock, tion to evil must be denied, habits and prac- teachable spirit, seeking to understand how and it shall be opened unto you." tises not in harmony with the Word of God he may walk in the light, and saying, "Lord, Why is it that we do not take what wouldst Thou have me to do ?" He God at His word ? Asking and receiving is ready to sacrifice anything and every- are closely linked together. If you ask in The Promised Land thing, if required, in order that he may be faith for the things which God has promised, By Amos E. Flint in harmony with the will of God. It is you will receive. Look to Jesus for the THERE is a land by faith I've seen, not always an easy matter to render obedi- Where skies no clouded regions know; things which you need. Ask Him for for- Where fields of verdure wave serene, ence to the will of God. It demands firm- giveness of sins, and as you ask in faith And Sharon's fragrant •roses grow. ness of purpose to enter in at the strait your heart will be softened, and you will No shadows fall to blight the view gate and to travel in the narrow path that forgive those who have injured you, and Where realms ambrosial ever bloom; leads to eternal life, for on every hand are No mourner's tears the eye bedew your petitions will go up to God fragrant Where Zion's hills the air perfume. voices inviting the soul into bye and for- with love. With praying comes watching bidden paths.. Those who love wealth and Life-giving streams there gently flow unto prayer, and every thought and word That never dry through endless time, honor and high position, will not enter in and act will be in harmony with your earnest And on their banks perennial grow at the strait gate unless they part with their petition for reformation in life. The prayer The fairest fruit in Eden clime. idols. There is not room to enter in at the of faith will bring corresponding returns. That country has a city bright, strait gate and carry the things of this But a mere form of words, without earnest Whose streets are paved with purest gold; No need of sun to give it light,— world along. He who would enter in at the sincerity and fervent desire for help, with Its light the Lamb by sevenfold. strait gate must make an entire consecration no expectation of receiving, will avail noth- That land no want has ever known, of his all to God. Jesus says, "If any man ing. Let not such petitioner think he shall Nor pain nor sickness nor distress; will come after Me, let him deny himself, receive anything of the Lord. Those who Its dwellers 'neath no burdens groan and take 'up his cross, and follow Me." come to God must believe that He is, and That anxiously their joys oppress. that He is a rewarder of them that diligently Upon that vernal, blissful shore 'Single-Heartedness seek Him. Death, the last enemy, is slain; He who will follow Jesus through evil There those who meet shall part no more, A Teachable Spirit And those long parted meet again. as well as good report, knows something of what is truth. He who will walk in the light After asking the Lord for a knowledge 0 glory-flooded home of love, as it comes, not waiting to have every mys- 1, for heavenly wisdom, for the Where toilers, freed from care, are blest! of His Had I fleet pinion of a dove, tery solved and every chance of doubt re- light of Holy Spirit, the petitioner will I'd quickly fly to thee and rest. moved, will know of the doctrine, and will search the Scriptures, and find that passages Granger, Wash. understand what are the advantages of en- that were dark to his mind have suddenly tering in at the strait gate, and of walking grown clear, and he understands his duty in the narrow. way. But he who would carry as -never before. Jesus said: "My doctrine must be overcome. We must examine the Scriptures, determined to know what is the world with him, will never enter in at is not Mine, but His that sent Me. If any the strait gate. There is no room for one man will do His will, he shall know of the truth; and whoever comes to the Bible with a humble, teachable spirit, whether he be to Walk the narrow way and yet carry along. doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether evil surmisings, doubts, criticisms, jealous- I speak of Myrelf." The knowledge of di- rich or poor, honored or despised, he shall know of the doctrine as he renders obedience ies, and unkindness. Such a one will refuse vine truth is promised to those who will to enter in at the strait gate, because he can render obedience to the light and truth that to the rays of light that fall upon his path- way. He will not be left to be deceived not see the whole path to the Paradise of have been given to them. An entrance into God. He has many obstacles to present, the strait gate is not dependent upon the by the delusions of the enemy, to be swayed hither and thither by the doctrines of devils. many difficulties to bring to view, and Satan possession of learning or riches, but it is is ready to supply the soul with excuses for dependent upon the possession of a teachable What It Means not entering in at the strait gate. Refusing spirit. He who appreciates the first ray of " Strive to enter in at the strait gate." to walk in the first rays of light, he fails heavenly light, and appropriates it, and This means nothing else than to be one with to see the light that shineth more and more walks in it, bringing his actions into har- Christ, to make Him the sole object of at- unto the perfect day. If he would walk while mony with that ray, and becoming sanctified traction. He who thus strives to enter in he has the light, the path would be illumi- through it, will receive yet more light. He at the strait gate will hear the voice of Jesus nated as he advanced, and all would be made will understand that the Gospel is the plan saying: "Come unto Me, all ye that labor plain. of salvation. and are heavy laden, and I will give you 1( - Striving to enter in at the strait gate rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of means that we give the subject of the future Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart : and THOSE of you who desire the guidance of life our first attention, We are to cut away ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My God, be careful not to take God's permis- from every hindrance that would prevent yoke is easy, and My burden is light." sion for God's will.— C. H. Pridgeon. XXII. The Vision of the Chariots of Media. This also proved to be a severe The Promise of Christ Zech. 6 : 1-8 rebellion, so severe that the historian chron- There is to be a new King for Israel some "And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and icles the statement, that had the insurrec- day. He is to be the Priest-King. Such looked, and, behold, there came four chariots tion spread to Persia it would have been a one had not been in Israel from its be- out from between two mountains; and the fatal to Darius. But it was of enough se- ginning. The high priest could not be king. mountains were mountains of brass. In the verity that his confederates could not quell The king could not be priest. It was to first chariot were red horses; and in the sec- the rebellion, and as soon as he had been ond chariot black horses; and in the third such a being, however, that Abraham had victorious at Babylon, Darius marched into chariot white horses; and in the fourth char- come after the defeat of the five kings,— iot grizzled and bay horses. Then I answered Media. At one time a great portion of the to a priest and king. That being was Mel- and said unto the angel that talked with me, province of Persia was in doubt as to the chizedek, priest of the most high God and What are these, my lord? And the angel outcome. But Darius was at length fully also king of Salem. answered and said unto me, These are the victorious. four spirits of the heavens, which go forth In a figure the truth that there is to be from standing before the Lord of all the At this same period other insurrections a merging of the priestly and the kingly earth." Verses 1-5. in various parts —"to and fro through the office is presented to the prophet : earth"— had been quieted. Egypt to the HE horses again appear in the The Vision of the Branch—Zech. 6: 9-15 visions of the prophet. In his south was placed under an enormous trib- "And the word of the Lord curie unto me, first vision of this series of seven ute. By the year B.c. 519 the wars were all concluded. There were no wars to the saying, Take of them of the captivity, even he saw the four horsemen. And of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which south, and so the report could come in in this closing vision of the same seven he are come from Babylon, and come thou the sees horses again, only now the drivers are truth as it did: "Behold, these that go to- same day, and go into the house of Josiah the in chariots. Practically the same work is ward the north country have quieted my son of Zephaniah; then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head done by them in each instance. spirit in the north country." By these words to the prophet we know of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest; In the first vision of the horses and riders, and speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh there is a report of their work which they exactly the time (519 B.c.) to which we the Lord of Hosts, saying, Behold the Man have been doing in the earth. In this clo- have come. Once more universal peace whose name is The BRANCH; and He shall sing vision there is no report on the work reigns. Opportunity will now be given as grow up out of His place, and He shall build the temple of the Lord: even He shall of the past, but a going forth to a new work. never before to rebuild the city and temple of God. And so at this very part of the build the temple of the Lord; and He They have a definite result to accomplish. shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule The picture is that of war chariots in a prophecy of Zechariah we can with cer- upon His throne; and He shall be a Priest work of war and judgment. They go to and tainty place the record of Ezra 6 :1-15. upon His throne: and the counsel of peace fro through the earth just as the riders of At this opportune time the Samaritans shall be between Them both." Zech. 6: 9-13. chapter 1 :10 are said to do. Each is given a had opposed the Jews, and a deputation had The crowns were not to be worn by any definite field to watch over. been sent to Darius. Ezra 5. As a result one then living. They were for the Mes- of this contention, Darius finds the old de- "The black horses which are therein go siah. But sad to relate, they were never forth into the north country; and the white cree of Cyrus. Now it had all happened placed upon His. head. Instead there was go forth after them; and the grizzled go in the great providence of God that Darius's laid upon His temples the crown of thorns. forth toward the south country. And the only hold upon the throne of Persia was his But nevertheless He is the true, real Builder bay went forth, and sought to go that they claimed or professed descent from Cyrus, of the temple — the church of God. "Even might walk to and fro through the earth: the great king. In all that he had done, his He shall build the temple." He shall be a and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro claims had ever been that he, the descend- Priest upon His throne. "And the coun- through the earth. So they walked to and ant of Cyrus, would imitate his great fore- sel of peace shall be between Them both." fro through the earth. Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these father. Consequently when he finds the In Christ the new temple is built. Eph. 2: that go toward the north country have quieted noble decree of Cyrus, he promptly gives 21. Zerubbabel was to build the earthly my spirit in the north country." Verses 6-8. order that it be carried out ; and he goes temple. Zech. 4:9. Two go to the north, one toward the farther, requiring that money from the im- "And the crowns shall be to...dem, and south, and the fourth moves here and there perial treasury shall be furnished for the to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the in a general survey of the world. When work of rebuilding. Thus in God's good son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the tem- we consider the conditions in. the kingdom providence the mountain of difficulty has ple of the Lord. And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the of Darius, we can easily understand why been removed and become a plain. Zech. Lord, and ye shall know that the Lord of these heavenly messengers, God's represent- 4: 7. Hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall atives, take the positions that they do.. A Change in Working come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the At one time it appeared as tho Darius voice of the Lord your God." Zech. 6: 14, 15. For this reason we find a change in the would never be able' to conquer the domin- The crowns were to be a witness. They ions over which he had been made king. messages given to the prophet from this were a promise of the coming King. They time on. Every one of the seven visions First a rebellion arose in Susiana which were a prophecy of the Priest-King who in rapidly spread to Babylon. This indeed just given had dealt in some way with God's God's good time would appear. They told was one of the north countries. So com- unseen providence, the workings of divine of that Melchizedek, Priest of the most high plete was this uprising, and so serious, that power in the earth. They brought peace God, King of Salem, King of Peace, King Darius was driven to take the field in per- and comfort and assurance to God's chil- of Righteousness, who for the salvation of son. After severe fighting for nearly two dren. But now faith in measure has turned His people would yet appear. And we be- years, the Persians seemed no nearer vic- to sight. Previously they had built be- lieve the whole story would have come out tory than at the beginning. But strategy cause God's prophets had bidden them, and differently had the professed children of soon changed the fortune of battle, and against the Persian ruler of that territory. God carried out the Lord's warning injunc- Darius completely quelled every opponent Now they were authorized by the highest tion. "And this shall come to pass, if .ye to his authority in Babylon. imperial power and aided by the imperial will diligently obey the voice of the Lord But this was but one of the north coun- treasure for the work. The prophecies from your God." tries to give trouble. In the vision, Zech- this point onward begin to reach out into Christ, when He came, sought most ear- ariah saw two chariot-drivers going to the the great unseen future. The prophet is nestly to save the Jewish nation, the city of north. Another rebellion had broken out called away from the time theia to behold Jerusalem, and the beautiful temple .of God. still farther to the north, in the province the times to come. 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have it so. The nation perished, the city Hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and "And it shall come to pass, that as ye were was taken, the temple ruined. All this show mercy and compassion every man to a curse among the heathen, 0 house of Judah, stands upon the pages of history and the his brother: and oppress not the widow, nor and house of Israel; so will I save you, and the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your pages of God's Word, a monument to the and let none of you imagine evil against his hands be strong. For thus saith the Lord of unfaithfulness, yea, the decided rebellion, brother in your heart. But they refused to Hosts; As I thought to punish you, when of those who profess the name of the Lord. harken, and pulled away the shoulder, and your fathers provoked Me to wrath, saith You will note that the crowns were not stopped their ears, that they should not hear. the Lord of Hosts, and I repented not: so placed upon Zerubbabel, for to do this would Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant again have I thought in these days to do well stone, lest they should hear the law, and the have been to promise the establishment of unto Jerusalem and to the house of Ju,dah: words which the Lord of Hosts hath sent in fear ye not." Zech. 8: 13-15. the earthly kingdom of the Jews. God had His Spirit by the former prophets: therefore already said this would not be until Christ came a great •wrath from the Lord of Hosts. But the question of the fast-days had not should rule. Eze. 21 : 25-27. The crowns Therefore it is come to pass, that as He cried, yet been directly answered. Shall they still are placed for a few moments only on the and they would not hear; so they cried, and observe these days of their own devising, I would not hear, saith the Lord of• Hosts: head of the high priest in order to fore- but I scattered them with a whirlwind or shall they not ? token the coming of the High Priest and among all the nations whom they knew not. "And the word of the Lord of Hosts came King, Christ Jesus. Thus the land was desolate after them, that unto me, saying, Thus saith the Lord of no man passed through nor returned: for Hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and Beauty for Ashes, Chapters 7 and 8 they laid the pleasant land desolate." Zech. the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the sev- 7: 8-14. The tide had turned. A measure of pros- enth, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to perity and peace rested upon the people of For this had come all their trouble, the long years of affliction and captivity. Keep- the house of Judah joy and gladness, and God. They were rejoicing in what God had cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and done for them. But a problem confronted ing a fast would be no return for the con- peace." Zech. 8: 18, 19. them. All through the sad Babylonion cap- ditions that had brought this ruin upon them. Yes, they may now keep these days in tivity they had kept a time of mourning commemoration of the captivity, but there and fasting to commemorate the evil day But the Lord now gives them a great mes- is to be this grand significance in them, when they went into captivity. Now it sage of hope, Zech. 8 :1-8. The Lord had seemed in some ways best to abandon the returned to Zion, and once more would that God has turned that captivity. The old fast-day, for their captivity had turned. dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. As deep days are to be days of joy and gladness and. And still it seemed to them that were they as had been their affliction, so high should cheerful feasts, and with them is to go an to do this, it might be thought that they be their blessing. abiding love of truth and peace. had forgotten the old sad days of captivity and cared not for the transgression that had gendered it. So they came to the prophet with their question. Higher Criticism "And it came to pass in the fourth year of By Earle Albert Rowell Ring Darius, that the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth XVI. The Bible as the Word of two kinds : those made by man, and those month, even in Chisleu; when they had sent inherent in the subject. The first, made by unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem- God man, may be removed by man. They con- melech, and their men, to pray before the N the previous articles of this se- Lord, and to speak unto the priests which sist of wrong interpretations and false in- were in the house of the Lord of Hosts, and ries we have examined many of ferences which are charged to the Bible as to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the the devious methods by which Bible teaching and then made the grounds fifth month, separating myself, as I have Higher Critics attempt to make it for repudiating the Bible. This is the in- done these so many years?" Zech. 7: 1-3. ippear that the Bible is the word of man, fidelic and Higher Critical favorite method The Lord answers them plainly and and in a very limited sense, if at all, the of treating the Bible. frankly. He had not commanded this fast. Word of God. This subject is so broad that Other difficulties arise because the lan- It was a time of their own devising and had only one phase of it can be touched upon guage in which the Bible was written is dis- been mixed with much hypocrisy. here, and that very briefly. Since the dif- used. The expressions, images, and thoughts "Then% ne the word of the Lord of Hosts ficulties in the Bible are the foundation of, are from countries, ages, and persons en- unto me, saying, Speak unto all the people and reason for, Higher Criticism, I will en- tirely different from anything we see. The of the land, and to the priests, saying, When deavor to show that the difficulties in the manners and customs it describes have for ye•fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh Bible, so far from constituting a basis for the most part passed away. Its history month, even those seventy years, did ye at repudiating the Bible as the Word of God all fast unto Me, even to Me? And when ye covers thousands of years, and the greater did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye and proclaiming it as the word of man, are part of the earth's known surface. Its pre- eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves? actually about the best evidence there is in cepts refer to both worlds, and are neces- Should ye not hear the words which the Lord favor of the Bible as the divinely inspired sarily expressed in terms of only one, and hath cried by the former prophets, when Jeru- Book of God. the whole is comprised in one brief volume. salem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men The Bible not only recognizes its own dif- Keeping this fact in mind, it is evident that inhabited the south and the. plain?" Zech. ficulties, but adds* a caution in regard to there must be difficulties of many and va- 7: 4-7. them, much needed at this time. Speaking rious kinds. In other words, the captivity had come of Paul's epistles, Peter says they contain Historical Difficulties "some things hard to he understood, which because of transgression of the Word which • Much is made of the historical difficulties God in times past had sent. It would be the ignorant and unste,adfast wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own and supposed contradictions between the better to turn back in obedience to that old Bible and other authentic records. But the transgressed Word, rather than establish an destruction." 2 Peter 3 :16. This teaches clearly that all the Bible contains "things whole weight of recent investigation, his- outward ceremony which in no wise could torical and archeological, is beyond doubt compensate for their transgression. The hard to be understood." When the infidel or Higher Critic approaches us with diffi- to establish not only the historicity and reason for that captivity is plain enough. trustworthiness, but even the minute ac- Being sad merely,' or keeping a fast, does culties, we need not be either surprised or alarmed, for the Bible says they are there. curacy in many cases, of the Bible record; not go deep enough. Nothing short of com- as shown by the vast and increasing mass plete change of heart and life will do. The only thing that concerns us is whether we wrest them to our destruction. of literature by the foremost experts and A Deeper Reform Needed highest authorities upon the testimony of "And the word of the Lord came unto Two Kinds of Difficulties the monuments, tablets, resurrected cities, Zechariah, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of Now, the difficulties of the Bible are of mounds, libraries, and other records of an-

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cient Egypt, Babylonia and Assyria, Syria, all going to prove that 'difficulties which Ocean into a pint cup. The atonement is Palestine, Sinai, as well as the immense have existed for thousands of years are now infinite in its meaning, and it is patently amount of corroborative evidence from Asia vanishing before the light of modern re- impossible for finite man' to comprehend the Minor, Greece, Rome, etc., together with tes- search, and here also the principle of van- infinite so that no difficulty shall exist. timony from the literature, lands, peoples, ishing quantities is established. Hence the presence of difficulties concerning and usages of the East in touch with the Of the Critical objections and difficulties these doctrines stand as bulwarks of proof people of Israel. most arise from misconceptions, preconcep- • that the Bible is the Word of God. These discoveries have exploded many of tions, misinterpretations, assumptions, and Were there no mysteries or difficulties in the most confidently assumed Critical the- irrelevances. It is not possible to take space anything coming from the Infinite, we might ories, and shown the baselessness of the bold to give instances of these here, but sufficient then wonder, and be disposed to question assumptions upon which the Critics build have been adduced in preceding articles to if such a revelation could possibly be from their vast, imposing, and ominous super- prove the validity of my present claim. the infinite God. The very difficulties of structures of doubt and cavil, and have dis- The solution of these difficulties has been the Bible show its divinity, and the absence proved many of their fine-spun philological gradual and for the best of reasons. Each of difficulties would be the greatest difficulty theories. Since this recent knowledge has age has had its own difficulties to face, and of all, and the basis of more plausible objec- removed many once formidable -objections, has faced them with its own peculiar evi- tions than can be made from its mysteries it establishes the principle of difficulties' be- dence. The gradual solution of these dif- now. ing vanishing quantities, and makes possi- ficulties has supplied each age with fresh If we were to wait till every difficulty were ble, if not probable, the complete removal evidence of the truthfulness of the Bible, and removed before believing, we should believe of all such difficulties with completer knowl- excited continued interest in it. Thus God very little of anything. Even the primal edge and greater research. has used the difficulties of the Bible to incite truth of science, the law of gravitation, is to its study, and lead to new truths. .The Bible and Science not free from grave difficulties; and the pri- But if Higher Critics and infidels set mal truth of the Bible, that God is love, is The alleged discords between the Bible such store by difficulties, let them face the not free from the difficulties caused by the and science have arisen mainly from over- presence of suffering. But these difficulties 0 0 looking the fact that the Bible is a popular do not pervent us from believing in gravi- book, written not in the terms of scientific tation, or in God. terminology, but in the language of the peo- Sacred Rest By John Francis Olmsted The difficulties of the Bible in the purpose ple. For instance, the same skeptical scien- of God serve high ends for the good of men. tist who ridicules the Bible for unscientif- THE rich and poor, the old and young, Whate 'er their station be, They tax our minds, and reveal our ignor- ically speaking of the sun as "rising" and May have a place of sacred rest ance. They teach us humility, and train "setting," when he comes to describe the Beyond life's stormy sea, Where angels bow before the throne us in patience. They try our faith, and in same event invariably uses the same words. And join in anthems sweet, its trial strengthen it. " They lead us to a His objection to the Bible in such a case is Where Cherubs cast celestial crowns Before the Saviour 's feet. more simple dependence upon God, and thus a mere hypocritical subterfuge, and should increase our spirituality. Because of its not deceive the most simple. With joy divine the angels sing Of His unchanging love, difficulties the Bible has exhaustless fulness, As to the famous differences between the Of peace and rest which heaven gives perennial freshness, everlasting newness, in- To all who dwell above; records of Genesis concerning the formation This happy hope extended here finite depth. Every Christian finds in it of the earth and the Evolutionary doctrines Beneath the heavens high something that no other has found. Every To all who yield their hearts and lives of geology, botany, and zoology, it is only To Christ the Saviour nigh. age finds it adequate to its demands, and necessary to say that the difficulties have every nation finds it stored with treasures been created by the Evolutionists' gigantic Lift up your heads, ye chosen ones, suited to its peculiar needs. Thus have the And look to Christ and live; assumptions of the most absurd and utterly For He will shield and shelter us passing ages disclosed its accumulating unwarranted and absolutely unproved the- When we allegiance give. riches; and still the mine of truth seems to Then why should we discouraged be ories. The whole situation simmers down If Satan tempts us sore be as filled with precious metal as ever, to this : Shall the baseless hypotheses of He ne 'er can conquer Christ the Lord, awaiting the eager search of the honest in- Whom we shall e 'er adore! skeptics be accepted instead of God's fact ? Columbus, Ohio. vestigator. The fact is, that the discoveries of science, Besides all of this, is the evidence of the not the theories, are corroborating the Bible Christian who has answered the call to statements in a most wonderful manner. overwhelming objections and attempt to re- "taste and see that the Lord is good." The For instance, when God said to Abraham, move the insuperable difficulties of their own best evidence of the divinity of the Bible "I will make thy seed as the dust of the theories, and, the principle that leads them is the fruit of its teaching when received earth" (Gen. 13: 16), he would readily un- to discard most of the Bible will equally in the heart and worked out in the life. derstand that this would be an immense compel them to abandon their own theories. Scores of thousands the world over are liv- multitude; but when another time God Difficulties as Proofs ing testimony to the divinity of the Word. "brought him forth abroad, and said, Look "And so will progress in the knowledge now toward heaven, and number the stars, Besides the kinds of difficulties mentioned and experience of its infinite depths of grace if thou be able to number them : and He above, there are difficulties as to inspiration, and truth go on, as, through the night of said unto him, So shall thy seed be" (Gen. prayer, miracles, the incarnation and resur- doubt and sorrow, the church of the living 15: 5), Abraham would not so readily con- rection of Christ ; difficulties relating to the God is led by the providence of God, and ceive of an immense number, for he could trinity, the atonement, the love of God in the teaching of the Spirit of God, into the not possibly see more than a few thousand the midst of pain, and much else, all of meaning of the Word of God, till the day stars at most. But the implication of the which are universally talked about in the dawn, and the day-star arise in our hearts Bible is that the stars are as numerous as pew and from the pulpit, and are eagerly amid the full blaze of the light of the knowl- the sands of the sea. For thousands of years repeated by popular journals, echoed by edge of the glory of God in the face of nothing seemed more absurd froni a scien- unthinking readers, and treasured by skep- Jesus Christ in all the glory of His appear- tific point of view than such a statement. tics and repeated by Higher Critics upon ing. Then, and not till then, will the writ- But now the telescope has revealed not only every occasion. ten Word vanish in the light of the eternal millions but billions of stars, and the end is Such difficulties as attend, for instance, Word, as fades the morning star into the not yet. So after thousands of years we- belief in the atonement of Christ are such glory of the noonday sun." find that the comparison of the stars with as are inherent in the doctrine, and no - 4( 4( --- the sands of the sea in number is a literal, amount of reasoning or research will ever scientific fact. And thus it has been in avail to remove them, any more than it WEAK men wait for opportunities, strong numerous instances that might be mentioned, could ever be possible to pour the Pacific men make them.— Marden. V V hair No. 35 (553) 9

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" Everlasting Punishment " cause of the All-Good, can not but triumph Absolute Obligation over all powers of evil. Let us rise into blest "AND these shall go away into everlast- SINK the Bible to the bottom of the assurance that everywhere and forever we ing punishment: but the righteous into life ocean, and man's obligations to God would are enfolded, penetrated, guarded, guided, eternal." Matt. 25: 46. By many this text be unchanged. He would have the same kept by the power of the Father and Friend, is largely relied upon for the heathen doc- path to tread, only his lamp and his guide who can never forsake us; and that all trine of eternal conscious misery ; but we would be gone; he would have the same spirits who have begun to seek, know, love, think that on the contrary, it teaches that voyage to make, only his compass and chart and serve the All-Perfect One on earth shall "God is love," and that the wicked will be would be overboard.— Beecher. be reunited in a celestial home, and be wel- punished by an everlasting, once-for-all de- comed together into the freedom of the privation of, a cutting off from, life. And universe, and the perpetual light of His "GOD only denies in order to leave our so some translate the Greek as follows: presence.— W. E. Channing. hands empty for larger gifts." "And these shall go forth to the aionion cut- ting-of; but the righteous to aionion life."— ----I . y. "r------_----t Emphatic Diaglott, new version. "And these shall go away into a cutting-off age- : , 11 --.4!" 1 ; .,‘ lasting: and the just ones into life age-lasting."-- 1 e " ea • i 1-is Emphatic Diaglott, interlinear translation. "The common version, and many modern ones, Jesus and the First Day of the Week had prepared, and certain others with them." render koltutin aionion, everlasting punishment, con- Luke 24: 1. veying the idea, as generally interpreted, of tor- 1. What testimony did the Father bear concern- (e) "The first day of the week cometh ment. Kolasin in its various forms only occurs in ing His Son? Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, three other places in the New Testament,—Acts "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am unto the sepulcher, and seeth the stone taken 4:21; 2 Peter 2:19; 1 John 4:18. It is derived WELL PLEASED; HEAR YE HIM." Matt. away from the sepulcher." John 20: 1. from kolazoo, which signifies (1) To cut of; as 17: 5. (f) "Then the same day at evening, being To the first day of the week, when the doors were lopping off branches of trees, to prune; (2) 2. What testimony did that Son bear concern- The Greeks write, 'The chari- shut where the disciples were assembled for restrain, to repress. ing His Father's law? oteer [kalazie] restrains his fiery steeds.' (3) To fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the chastise, to punish. To cut off an individual from "Think not that I am come to destroy the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto life, or society, or even to restrain, is esteemed as law, or the prophets: I AM NOT COME TO you." John 20: 19. DESTROY, BUT TO FULFIL. For verily I punishment; hence has arisen this third metaphorical NOTE.— Here are six different times in which use of the word. The primary signification has say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, ONE JOT OR ONE TITTLE SHALL IN NO the first day of the week is mentioned in the Gos- been adopted, because it agrees better with_ the pels. All hut one of these have reference to the second member of the sentence, thus preserving the WISE PASS FROM THE LAW, till all be fulfilled." Matt. 5: 17, 18. one day, the day on which Jesus arose from the dead force and beauty of the antithesis. The righteous as declared by Mark. None of them speak of it go to life, the wicked to the cutting-off from life, 3. What counsel did He give to the young man as a sacred day. No Scripture writer refers to it or death. See 2 These. 1:9."— Note on Matt. 25: who came seeking the way of eternal life? as a holy day, as a day in any wise sacred. This 46, in the Emphatic Diaglott. "If thou wilt enter into life, KEEP particular first day was spent by the disciples in About 1790 one Mr. Samuel Bourn wrote THE COMMANDMENTS." Matt. 19: 17. trepidation, fear, and doubt. We read in the con- text of these scriptures which we have quoted that upon this subject as follows : 4. In His commission to His disciples what did He tell them to proclaim? they did not believe that Jesus had arisen from the "There are many passages of Scripture in which dead, consequently they were not met together to "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, the ultimate punishment to which wicked men shall celebrate that resurrection; that when Jesus met._ baptizing them in the name of the Father, be adjudged is defined, in the most precise and in- with them He upbraided them with their unbelief and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit; telligible terms, to be an everlasting destruction an hardness of heart, and they when they saw TEACHING them to OBSERVE ALL THINGS from the power of God, which is equally able to Him were affrighted, supposing that they had seen WHATSOEVER I HAVE COMMANDED destroy as to preserve. So when our Saviour is a spirit. All of which very clearly shows that the YOU: and, lo, I am with you alway, even fortifying the minds of His disciples against the disciples had no idea whatever that the first clay unto the end of the world." Matt. 28: 19, 20. power of men, by an awe of the far greater power had been set apart as a Sabbath. We have two of God, and the punishment of His justice, He NOTE.— All these texts are very clear. They other rw_ntions of the first day in the New Testa- expresseth Himself thus: 'Fear not them that kill teach forcibly the Father's endorsement of the ment: Acts 20:7, which merely records an evening the body, and after that have no more that they Son, and the Son's absolute unity with the meeting on that day, the rest of the day being can do; fear Him who is able to destroy both soul Father's law and its unchangeable perpetuity. spent in labor and travel; and 1 Cor. 16:1, 2, where and body in hell.' Here He plainly proposes the They also show what He regarded to be the rule the Corinthian brethren were told to reckon up their destruction of the soul (not its endless pain and of life, the observance of the commandments; and expenses and :ay by money for religious purposes, misery) as the ultimate object of the divine dis- when He gave His commission to the twelve apos- a purely secula task. The Scriptures are entirely pleasure, and the greatest object of our fear. And tles for all time, they were to teach all things, silent as to the claim that the Sunday was to take when He sap, 'These shall go away into everlast- whatsoever He had commanded. Surely if the first the place of the seventh day; that the Sunday was ing punishment, but the righteous into life eternal,' day of the week is the Lord's day, as we are considered in any wise sacred; that it was in any it appears evident that by that eternal punishment sometimes told, and it is our duty to observe that wise to be regarded as a Sabbath or a rest-clay. day; Jesus should have taught us something con- which is set in opposition to eternal life, is not 6. What may we conclude regarding the death cerning it; but the simple fact is He was utterly meant any kind of life, however miserable, but and teachings of Christ! the same which the apostle expresses by 'everlast- silent regarding that day. ing destruction from the presence and power of the First, that in all Christ's teaching He honored 5. What and how many times is the first day the law; taught its absolute integrity, immutability, Lord.' The very term, death, is most frequently mentioned in the Gospels? made use of to signify the end of wicked men in and perpetuity; secondly, that He came not to (a) "So they went, and made the sepul- another world, or the final effect of divine justice teach His own will, but the will of the Father; cher sure, sealing the stone, and setting a in their punishment. 'The wages of sin [with the thirdly, that in this time, after confirming the now watch in the end of the Sabbath. As it apostle] is death; but eternal life is the gift of • covenant in the hearts of His own, He died upon began to dawn toward the first day of the the cross, sealing that covenant with His own blood. God, through Christ Jesus our Lord.' "—Quoted week, came Mary Magdalene and the other in "Buck's Theological Dictionary," art. "De- The apostle Paul declares that tho it be but a Mary to see the sepulcher." Matt. 27:86; man's covenant, if it be confirmed no man dis- structionist." 28: 1, Greenfield's suggestion. annulleth or addeth thereto. Previous to the seal- ARTHUR L. MANOUS. (b) "And when the Sabbath was past, ing of that covenant there is no mention of the first Cartersville, Ga. Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of day in our Lord's teachings, and no intimation of —. — James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, a• change of the Sabbath; consequently, any Sab- that they might come and anoint Him. And bath brought in after Christ sealed with His own God Rules very early in the morning, the first day of blood the covenant, is brought in too late. It is the week, they came unto the sepulcher at the no part of the will. Even tho it should come in "COMPASSED about with so great a cloud rising of the sun." Mark 16: 1, 2. in the teachings of the apostles twenty-four hours of witnesses," let us with firm and cheerful (c) "Now when Jesus was risen early the or one hour after the death of Christ, it has no trust endure all trials, discharge all duties, first day of the week, He appeared first to place in the Christian covenant. Christ sealed for accept all sacrifices, fulfil the law of univer- Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast all time His teachings regarding the law, and com- seven devils." Mark 16: 9. sal and impartial love, and adopt as our own manded His disciples, in their commission, to teach (d) "Now upon the first day of the week, all things whatsoever He had commanded. The that cause of truth, righteousness, humanity, very early in the morning, they came unto teachings of the apostles themselves will be noted liberty, and holiness,— which being the the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they in our next. and almost extinct in many, strengthening it by provident laws and institutions, restoring the dis- The Borromeo Encyclical cipline that had been dethroned, and strenuously From Our Own Correspondent leading back the morals of the clergy and people to the tenor of Christian life." GREAT deal has been said and writ- Ambrose, the charity of a Paulinus, who, in fine, The encyclical then describes the early ten of late concerning this famous let- gives us to see with our eyes and to touch with training and the career of Borromeo, which ter of Pope Pius X. The English our hand a man who, while the world smiles with were a splendid preparation for his life-work, translation appears in the supplement all its blandishments upon him, lives of the spirit, and the part he was to act in the Council of to the Roman Catholic organ "The Tablet," trampling earthly things underfoot, seeking con- Trent. It continues: which was issued in London, June 11 and 18, tinuously the things of heaven, and that not merely "And yet all these things were but a preparation 1910. The text covers about twelve and one because by his office occupying the place of an and a novitiate, in which his heart was trained half columns, and furnishes interesting and in- angel, but because he was emulous on earth to think structive reading-matter. Protestant circles in the thoughts and do the works of the life of the Germany have been stirred considerably by angels" (Bull "Unigenitus," Cal. Nov. anno some of its utterances, and great meetings 1610). have been held in various parts of the coun- Rome's Characterization of the try, protesting against the language used, which has been interpreted to refer to the Reformation Protestant Reformers of the sixteenth century The work of those who are called Reformers and their successors, the evangelical denomi- in the sixteenth century is thus characterized: nations of to-day. "In those days when passions ran riot, and the In this Encyclical, St. Charles Borromeo, knowledge of the truth was almost completely per- who was canonized by Pope Paul V, is set verted and obscured, there was a continual struggle forth as an example worthy of the imitation of with errors, and human society, going from bad to believers and especially of pastors in our own worse, seemed to be rushing towards the abyss. In time. It is declared that this age presents a the midst of these errors rose up proud and re- parallel to that in which Borromeo lived — bellious men, 'enemies of the cross of Christ . . . during the Protestant Reformation of the six- men of earthly sentiments whose God is their teenth century; which the said saint did all belly' (Phil. 3:18, 19). These, bent not on cor- within his power to crush by means of the In- recting morals but on denying dogmas, multiplied quisition; and he did more —he attempted the disorder, loosening for themselves and for others the bridle of licentiousness, and condemning the authoritative guidance of the church to pander to the passions of the most corrupt princes and peo- ples, with a virtual tyranny overturned its doctrine,. constitution, discipline. Then, imitating those sinners to whom was addressed the menace: 'Wo to you who call evil good and good evil' (Isa. 5:20), that tumult of rebellion and that perversion of The German Kaiser, whose people are stirred faith and morals they called reformation and over the Papal Encyclical. themselves reformers. But, in truth, they were corrupters, for undermining with dissensions and with piety, his mind with study, his body with labor, wars the forces of Europe, they paved the way for while he always kept himself, modest and .humble the rebellions and the apostasy of modern times,. youth as he was, as clay in the hands of God and in which were united and renewed in one onslaught God's vicar on earth. A life of preparation such those threh kinds of conflict, hitherto separated, as this was just the kind to be despised by the from which the church has always issued victorious, innovators of the time, through that same foolish- the bloody conflicts of the first ages, then the in- ness which leads the modern innovators to despise ternal pest of heresies, and, finally, under the name it, in their failure to observe that the wonderful of evangelical liberty, a vicious corruption and works of God are brought to maturity in tho shade a perversion of discipline unknown perhaps in and silence of the soul dedicated to obedience and medieval times. prayer, and that in this preparation lies the germ "To this crowd of seducers God opposed real re- of future progress, as the hope of the harvest formers and holy men to arrest the impetuous cur- lies in the sowing." rent and extinguish the conflagration, and to repair "All these striking results he attained by adopt- the harm already done. Their assiduous and mani- ing in his work of reformation the rules laid down John Wyclif, whose writings were among the fold works for the reformation of discipline were all shortly before by the Council of Trent." first disturbers of the Papacy. He is called "The the more comforting to the church by reason of the Morning Star of the Reformation." Protestantism Likened to Mohammedism great tribulation that afflicted it, and afforded a through the part he acted in the Council of proof of the words: 'God is faithful who . . . "No thought was given to all this by the Be- Trent, and in his own city of Milan, to ef- also with temptation will make issue' (1 Cor. 10: formers opposed by St. Charles, for they pre- fectually work a counter-reformation in the 13). It was in these circumstances that by a provi- sumed to reform faith and discipline at their own Roman Catholic Church. The letter quotes dential disposition the singular zeal and sanctity caprice — nor is it better understood, venerable the words of Pope Paul V, who canonized of Charles Borromeo came to bring fresh conso- brethren, by the moderns against whom we have to Borromeo: lation to the church. combat to-day. These, too, subvert the doctrine, "The Lord, who alone works great wonders, has "For God so ordained that his ministry was to laws, institutions of the church, forever talking done magnificent things with us in these latter hals a force and efficacy all its own not only in about culture and civilization, not because they have times, and in Iris wonderful dispensation He has checking the audacity of the factious, but in teach- this so much at heart, but because under such sound- erected a great luminary above the apostolic rock, •ing and kindling the children of the church. He ing words they are enabled the better to conceal What they by choosing Charles from the bosom of the most curbed the mad ardors of the former, and refuted the evil nature of their designs. . holy Roman church to be a faithful priest, a good their futile charges with the most powerful elo- propose is a universal apostasy from the faith and servant, a model for the flock and model for pas- quence by the example of his life and labors; he discipline of the church, an apostasy all the worse tors, who, up the whole church with the raised the hopes of the latter and revived their than the one which threatened the century of very brilliancy of his holy works, shines out before zeal. And it was truly wonderful now from his Charles, from the fact that it creeps insiduous and priests and people as an Abel in innocence, an youth he united in himself all those qualities of the hidden in the very veins of the church, and with Enoch in purity, a Jacob in bearing labors, a real reformer, which in others we see scattered and extreme subtilty pushes erroneous principles to their Moses in meekness, an Elias in burning zeal, who isolated; virtue, sense, doctrine, authority, power, extreme conclusions. shows forth in himself for our imitation the aus- quickness; and how he combined them all to serve "But both have the same origin in the enemy terity of a Jerome amid an abundance of luxuries, for the defense of Catholic truth against the on- who, ever alert for the perdition of men, 'has the humility of a Martin in its highest grade, the rush of heresies, as is the proper mission of the oversewed cockle among the wheat' (Matt. 13:25); pastoral solicitude of a Gregory, the liberty of an church, reviving the faith that had grown dormant of both revolts the ways are hidden and dark- 47 t:er.h No. 35 (555) 11 7P'IS - nt-

some, with the same development and the same lished numerously everywhere, and be provided with Whoever will take the trouble to carefully and fatal issue. For as in the past the first apostasy, teachers of sound doctrine and good life." unprejudicedly investigate the policy of this turning to the side on which fortune seemed to Following this, the letter deals with the system in the past will know very well what is favor it, stirred up the powerful against the people necessity of carefully training the "sacred meant by the words: "He must have those who or the people against the powerful, only to lead orator whose office is closely connected with are infected or under suspicion of being infect- both classes to destruction, so this modern apostasy that of the necessary instruction in the first ed with the pestilence [of heresy] TREATED stimulates mutual hatred between the poor and the elements of religious teaching," and then ACCORDING TO THE PONTIFICAL CANONS rich until people growing discontented with their throws out "A Call to Vigilance" recommend- AND SANCTIONS." (Capitals ours.) That lot lead lives more and more miserable and pay ing "that our flock be not fed on wind by vain there is in some Roman Catholic countries a the penalty imposed upon all who, absorbed in and frivolous men, but be nourished with life- tendency to revolt against the church, there earthly and fleeting things, seek not the kingdom giving food by 'ministers of the word.' " can be no doubt. France has revolted, Spain of God and His justice.' Nay, the present con- The example of St. Charles in his relations seems to be revolting, and the dogmas of social flict has become all the more grave from the fact to civil government is referred to near the democracy are making mighty advances in that, while the turbulent innovators of other times close of the letter, where it is stated that he many parts of the civilized world. The as a rule retained some fragment of the treasure never yielded "in anything that would be tendency is to go to extremes, and to of revealed doctrine, the moderns would seem to hurtful to faith and morals," or in the face throw off all restraint — to deny the rights have no peace until they have utterly destroyed of claims contrary to discipline or burdensome of government and of religion. Skepticism, it. . . on the faithful even when these were made by Higher Criticism, the new theology, and "Amid so impious and so stupid a war, carried a most powerful monarch who was also a a hatred toward the law of God, abound on sometimes and propagated with the aid of those Catholic." As to the courageous leaders, the on every hand. It is therefore necessary who should be the first to support us and help our bishops of our own day, they should have the that real, genuine Christian experience be- cause; amid this manifold transformation of error same praise and gratitude — come with us a matter of the. greatest im- and these very blandishments of vice, by both of portance, and that our homes develop into a "wheu which many' even of our own allow themselves to they never fail in any of the duties of good true sanctuary, where the actual love of Christ be led astray, seduced as they are by the appear- citizens, either when it is a question of showing may be exhibited and become a powerful leav- ances of novelty and of doctrine, or by the illusion loyalty and respect to wicked rulers when these ening influence in the neighborhood and in the that the church may well come to a friendly agree- command what is just, or of resisting their com- • church. These Christian virtues, however, ment with the maxims of the age, you are well mantis when they are iniquitous, holding themselves can never be inculcated by force — by the aware, venerable brethren, that we must all oppose equally aloof from the froward rebellion of those union of church and state — by any system a vigorous resistance, and repel the assault of the who have recourse to sedition and tumult, and from similar to that of the Inquisition; but they enemy with those very weapons which Charles the servile abjection of those who receive as sacred must come through the simple propagation of Borromeo used in his own time. laws the manifestly impious statutes of perverse the real Gospel of Christ. And the times cer- "And first of all, since they are attacking the men who, under the lying name of liberty, subvert tainly demand the message to be found in very rock of faith, either by open denial or by all things, and impose on those subject to them the Revelation 14. hypocritical assault, or by misrepresenting revealed harshest kind of tyranny." GUY DAIL. doctrine, we shall do well to remember what St. Against Modern " Heresy " Charles often inculcated; viz., that: 'The first and chief care of pastors must be concerned with all "This is happening in the sight of the whole Xing Barleycorn.— The Western Watchman. that concerns the full and inviolate maintenance of world and in the full light of modern civilization, truly says that in the prize-fight at Reno neither the Catholic faith, the faith which the holy Roman in some nations especially, where the powers of the white race nor the black race won, but "King Church professes and teaches, and without which darkness seem to have taken up their headquarters. Barleycorn" was "the champion of champions." it is impossible to please God' (Cone. Prov. I. at Under this domineering tyranny all the rights of "Drink is suicide." But it is not as the Watch- the beginning). . . . In truth, it is not necessary the children of the church are being trampled upon, man thoughtlessly observes, "nothing else and noth- to record the other words of the saint in quoting and the hearts of those in power have become closed ing more." If it affected but the one who drank, the sanctions, laws, penalties, laid down by the to all those sentiments of generosity, courtesy, and it would not be so had; but it affects others, mother, Roman pontiffs against prelates who are negligent faith which for so long shone forth in their fore- father, wife, children, community. It is a thief, a or remiss in purging their dioceses of the evil of fathers, who gloried in the name of Christians. But robber, a despoiler of virtue and godliness, a wrecker heresy. But it will be quite opportune to meditate it is evident that where hatred of God and of the of homes, murderer. It is wholly bad, a thousand closely on the conclusions he draws from these: church exists everything goes backward precipitously times worse than the late King Leopold. 'Hence the bishop must above all things persevere in toward the barbarism of ancient liberty, or rather this eternal solicitude and continuous vigilance not toward that most cruel yoke from which only the The "Detroit News Tribune" of tune 26 only to prevent the most pestilent disease of heresy family of Christ and the education introduced by says: "When a man loses his faith in the inspira- from penetrating among the flock committed to him, it has freed us. Borromeo expressed the same tion of the Bible, he, quits reading it. . . . but even to remove the faintest suspicion of it from thought when he said: 'It is a certain and well- Higher Criticism has talked a lot about what it them. And if it should happen to penetrate, which recognized fact that by no other crime is God more has contributed to the appreciation of the Bible; may the Lord Christ in His pitiful mercy forbid, gravely offended, by none provoked to greater but the people who have gained their appreciation then be must strive at once by all means in his wrath, than by the vice of heresy, and that noth- of the Bible from the Higher Critics have, for power to have it driven out immediately, and he ing contributes more to the ruin of provinces and the most part, got too busy at other this to read must have those who are infected or under sus- kingdoms than this frightful pest.' (Cone. Prov. the Bible any more." It seems strange that a picion of being infected with the pestilence treated V. Pars, i.) Yet as far more deadly must be according to the pontifical canons and sanctions.' regarded the modern conspiracy to •tear Chris- secular paper realizes what religious journals seldom (Ibid.) tian nations from the bosom of the church, as we comprehend. "The necessity of this Christian instruction is have already said. obviously increased both by the trend of modern "For the enemies of the church, altho in utter The good Catholic editor of the "Western times and customs, and especially by the existence discord of thought and will among themselves, which Watchman," who is touring Scotland, thus pays of those public schools, destitute of all religion, is the sure mark of error, are at one only in their his respects to John Knox, the stalwart Scotch Re- in which everything most holy is ridiculed and obstinate assaults upon truth and justice; and as former: "I saw where John Knox died and the condemned, and in which the lips of the teachers the church is a guardian and defender of both of spot in the public street where tradition says he and the ears of the scholars are equally opened those, against the church alone they close up their was buried. I was glad to see that the old villain for blasphemy. We speak of those which with ranks for an united attack. And altho they are was buried." We wonder if he would not prefer supreme injustice are called lay or neutral, but wont to proclaim their impartiality and to assert to see his remains burned and ashes scattered as which in reality are the prey of the domineering that they are promoting the cause of peace, in were those of another John some centuries ago. tyranny of a darksome sect. This new trick of reality, by their mild words and avowed intentions, Such language from a Protestant respecting a great hypocritical liberty you have already denounced they are only laying snares to add insult to ,injury, Catholic would be called by our Catholic friends aloud and fearlessly, venerable brethren, especially treason to violence. A new species of war is, there- "intolerance." in those countries where the rights of religion and fore, now being waged against Christianity, and of the family have been more shamelessly trampled one far more dangerous than those conflicts of other Mr. Levy S. Richards has resigned the edi- upon and in which the very voice of nature, pro- times in which Borromeo won so much glory." torship of the Rochester Evening Times because his claiming that the faith and innocence of youth must We have quoted so hilly from this "Encyc- publishers wished him to support a machine can- be respected, has been stifled. To remedy, as far lical Letter of Our Most Holy Lord Pius X by didate for Congress. This is nothing extraordinary, as was possible for us, so great an evil inflicted by Divine Providence Pope. To the Patriarchs, yet how seldom similar cases are reported. He those same persons who, while they claim obedience Primates, Archbishops, Bishops, and Other Or- was doing nothing except his duty. to themselves, deny it to the supreme Master of dinaries in Peace and Communion with the all things, we have recommended that schools of Apostolic See, Pius X Pope." "Given at Rome A young man in Berkeley, Elliott McMillan Christian doctrine be established in the various at St. Peter's, May 26, 1910, in the seventh by name, of the state School of Mines, had 20,000 cities. And while this work, thanks to your ef- year of Our Pontificate," that the reader may volts, of electricity passed through him, and he forts, has already made good progress, still it is have presented before him in the very words fell as one dead. But in a short time he came to earnestly to be desired that it be propagated of the Roman Church its own attitude toward himself uninjured except for a burned hand and ever more widely, and that these schools be estab- modernism and especially toward "heresy." foot.

Copyright 1910, Pacific Press Publishing Association By Mrs. L. D. Avery-Stuttle

Chapter XXVII.—A King Who Was ingly upon the jetty ringlets. "Is not this the flash of light, springs a jewel-bedecked and painted Slave birthday of the tetrarch? and have I not prepared siren. Her light silken drapery scarcely conceals for his pleasure and for the entertainment of his the outlines of her form, around which it floats like IME: the afternoon of a beautiful day, guests? but what haat thou done? Come, my a fleecy cloud, about the month Nisan, A. U. C. 782. daughter, array thyself in thy most beautiful gar- The greedy, sensual eyes of Herod follow the Place: the palace of Herod Antipas, in ments, those which enhance the beauty of thy grace- light figure as it glides round and round the tri- his royal city Tiberias. Occasion: the ful form most ravishingly, and deck thyself with clinium, about which recline the half drunken guests, birthday of the tetrarch. all thine ornaments, and go in unto the king and with the lords and captains of the tetrarch. The woman Herodias has long nursed her wrath dance before him, while he is yet flushed with wine; Pleasure, surprise, and gratified vanity are writ- at the presumptuous prophet who dared to reprove and it shall be that when he seeth thee, his heart ten upon the weak and wine-reddened face of the her sins,— long nursed her hatred,— waiting for shall throb in his bosom, and he shall say unto dissolute king. "a convenient day," which has at last come. The thee, 'What wilt thou? for I will give thee what- "See ye this beautiful virgin, 0 my guests? prophet baptizer is in his cell very near the palace. soever thou shalt ask of me!' Said not the royal Behold, she is of royal blood, even the grand- The preparations for the festivities are all com- king Ahasuerus even thus unto Esther the queen?" daughter of my father, Herod the Great, and her pleted in a scale of grandeur unrivaled. The guests For a "moment the eyes of the young girl sparkle grandmother, the royal Mariamne, the fairest in have arrived, and the merrymaking and feasting with pleasure. "I shall ask the bracelet and the Jerusalem. Yet, see; she daneeth for my pleasure, have begun. necklace of pure gold and of cunning workmanship and the pleasure of my guests,—and verily she We recognize Chuza, the steward of Herod, late which I saw in Jerusalem. But verily, 0 my mother, pleaseth me well." of Cana of Galilee. Also, among the lordly com- what would Philip my father say, knowing that his A storm of applause greets the words of the pany, and reclining at his ease, we notice the well- daughter danced like a harlot before a company of king. Still round and round in the giddy mazes of remembered face of Jonathan, son of Annas, who drunken lords? and surely thou wouldst not have the Oriental dance, spins the fair form of the is conversing carelessly with the man Jazer, the me do this thing!" maiden. scribe of the temple. "Speak not thus of thy father's guests, my The king is in his most gracious mood. Round In a sumptuous chamber, far removed from the child; but as for the golden ornaments which thou after round of stormy applause, mingled with banquet ball, are two persons, engaged in earnest dost desire, thou shalt possess them; yes, and more drunken laughter, echoes throughout the palace. conversation. Not long before, this room had been also, if, when the king shall say unto thee, 'What "Go call my Chuza, my steward!" exclaims the the private boudoir of the Arabian princess, the wilt thou?' thou wilt answer him,— ah! my childl— king to one of his servants. "Call me Chuza, my lawful wife of Herod Antipas, but is now appropri- steward; why should the Jew hide himself? ated by her rival, the beautiful but sensual monster, The woman pauses, and hesitates, as if even she, "Ho, C'huza! hast thou seen so fine dancing even Herodias. With her, and reclining upon a luxuri- hardened as she is, lacks both the courage and the in Rome? Haste; bring thou more red wine; for ous divan, is a young girl, beautiful as a pen — words with which to express her murderous designs, behold, these men my guests be not yet filled there- graceful as a fairy. and to raise the veil which covers the horrible de- with." "Wherefore haat thou called me, my mother? formity of her cruel heart. At last the rhythmic tread of the dancer ceases See, I am here; " and the scarlet lip of the petted "How shall I answer him, my mother?" for a moment, and the twinkling feet pause as the beauty projects poutingly. "Look you, my mother, "Thou shalt say unto kim, 'I will that thou give king rises from the table, and beckoning leeringly thou hest prepared a royal festival in honor of the me, this day, the head of John the Baptizer in a toward the siren, exclaims thickly: birthday of this thy lord,— but what hest thou pre- charger!' " "What wilt thou that I shall give unto thee, pared for me?" The girl springs from the divan, her rounded for behold thou shalt have thy desire, unto the half "I would not that thou shouldst say 'this thy cheek white as marble, and her dark eyes dilated of my kingdom!" Then looking about upon his lord,' " replies the woman chidingly. "Canst thou with horror. For a moment the silence is unbroken, guests, and noting their admiring glances, he con- not say 'my father'?" save for the quick breathing of the girl. tinues, raising his jeweled hand in the form of an "Why should I say my father'? for of a truth "Why should my fair daughter refuse to obey oath: this man is not my father. Nay, I will not; for the mother whose only wish is her happiness? "Behold, I swear unto thee by the temple Which I love mine own father, even Philip. Remem- Verily, Salome, if thou wilt do this thing, I will my father builded. What wilt thou? for I will berest thou not, my mother, how he loved me?" assuredly bring about thy marriage with a great give it thee." "I remember nothing, Salome!" exclaims the man, and thou shalt be mistress of a beautiful (To be continued) woman fiercely. " And verily, my daughter, thou palace, and many servants shall do thy bidding, shalt say 'my father,' and thou shalt please him 4( 4( and every wish of thine heart shall be gratified. also. What! thou blind guide! seest thou not that Go, my beautiful one, and so shall it be well with it is for thine own best good to do so?" Abide with Me thee. Come; see if thou cant remember the dance The young girl is about to reply angrily, when the thy master taught thee in Rome. Of a truth thou By Clara J. Reed mood of the woman suddenly changes. cant dance beautifully, my daughter." John 15:5 Pray, abide with me, My Saviour, " There, there, my dear one!" she murmurs 1 Cor. 4:11 While through this world I Slowly the look of horror on the face of the softly, bending over her, until the long, shining roam, girl gives place to one of gratified vanity. braids of raven hair fall over the girl's shoulders. Heb. 11:13 As a pilgrim, as a stranger, "Thinkest thou that the guests of thy lord Eecl. 12:5 Or traveler far from home. "Did I speak rudely to thee, my fair daughter? Antipas will account me very beautiful? and, stay; Verily I meant not to do so. But listen, for I John 16:33 For this world is full of sorrow, dost thou promise me the necklace and the bracelet have somewhat to say unto thee,— and truly I love Rev. 21:4 Of sin, of death, •and wo; of cunning workmanship which I saw in Jerusa- thee; art thou not mine own flesh? It is for thine 1 John 5:11 But Thou art full of life and lem?" truth, own sake and thine own pleasure that I make a "Of Luke 17:10 And all to Thee I owe. request of thee; for why should this ignorant a truth, my princess; and thou shalt have prophet triumph any longer over us?" for thine husband a tetrarch; and I swear to thee Ps. 48:14 My God, my Guide, Thee I will "What wouldst thou, my mother? for verily thy that thou shalt grace with thy beauty a palace of trust, Who made heaven, earth, and lord Antipas doth favor this man; for, behold, he thine own at Bethsaida." Rev. 10:6 The fair cheek of the girl flushes with pleasure. sea; hath talked with him face to face, even yesterday, Gen. 1:27; 2:7 For in Thine image from but Then once again a cloud overspreads the white brow. and I believe he intendeth to release him." dust The eyes of the woman seem kindled with "Is this prophet thine enemy, 0 my mother?" Isa. 43:7 Thou haat created me. deadly fire at these words, and she stamps her foot "Mine and thine; a deadly and dangerous enemy 1 Cor. 3:16 Then dwell within my heart, dear savagely. "Wherefore hest thou hidden this thing he is, my fair one, dangerous to thy safety and to Lord; from me, 0 my daughter, and hest not told me? mine. Why should I, thy mother, the companion Ps. 31:3 0, lead me day by day; for if this pestilent fellow escapeth, all Galilee and of thy kingly father, be spoken of by this Jew as 1 Peter 2:21-23 And may my life with Thine as. Jerusalem shall ring with my dishonor and with a common prostitute? Why should the people look cord Col. 3:17 In word and deed, I pray. thine. And now am I minded to take his life; for upon me with scorn? Verily this Jew hath forfeited his own life, and he shall surely die!" why should my fair daughter receive the scorn of Isa. 35:4 And if I live till Thou shalt come her people?" and the woman throws her white arms "He shall surely die! " echoes the girl. "And, Matt. 25:31 With all the hosts on high, about the neck of the girl, and sobs hysterically. my mother, wilt thou that I go up to Jerusalem on Matt. 25:21 Canst Thou then say, My child, the morrow, and bring my beautiful jewels?" well done, "But tell me," interrupts the girl impatiently, Job 25:6 To such a worm as If untwining the arms, and petulantly pressing the "Thou shalt, my princess. Now make haste and Pontiac, Michigan. woman back, "tell me, what dost thou desire of me? array thyself in thy beautiful garments; for be- for verily this matter concerneth me not." hold, my lord eateth and drinketh with his guests, 4( - "I will speak, and thou shalt listen unto me, and and his heart, even now, waxeth merry with wine." * * * * * * The idea is quite unfounded that on enter- also thou shalt heed my words; " and the woman ing society we give up any natural right.— again springs forward and lays her hand caress- An hour later, into the banquet room, like a Thomas Jefferson. 2. The elephants on the way to the Ming Tombs. This is one of a group of many kinds of animals to be found on the way to the Ming Tombs. Because of the vandalism of tourists all have been recently fenced in.

A Visit to Nanking, the Ancient Capital of China (Concluded from last week)

sulate buildings. These, together with the German, 8. .1 great stone turtle with memorial tablet on the way are all situated in the same neighborhood, and are to the Ming Tombs. 1. Top of the Ming Tomb showing the crumbling build- very nice buildings with beautiful yards. ing. The picture was taken in the pouring rain in which elephants (No. 2), beside figures of men and we rode ten miles. The national naval college is a large institution covering several acres of ground, including a parade- soldiers. S the primary object of my visit was to ground and an artificial mast. Besides their many Arriving at the great tomb, we found it to be get photos of the exposition for our special school buildings, they have an excellent machine- a massive structure (No. 5), and at the time of number of the paper, we went as soon as shop, and study all about the making of arms, etc. its erection it was evidently a beautiful building; possible to the entrance gate, which is They have a creditable display in the exposition. but the storms of five centuries have reduced it only a few blocks from our mission door. From the drum tower, upon a high elevation, I now to a crumbling pile of stone and brick (No. 1). It took no little planning to obtain photographs. obtained a good view of the city. See No. 4: Thus did the ancient kings in their blindness seek but when I left the grounds a little later I had to protect their spirits after death. twelve exposures in my kaiak, and six in the suit- How thankful we are that we can point this peo- case. I have grouped these photos into one large ple to the "better way." Jesus says, "I am the half-tone plate which we are running for an insert resurrection, and the life: he that.ebelieveth in Me, in our paper, and we believe that the pictures will tho he were dead, yet shall he live." This sell a good many of the papers which would not be word is now liberating many souls from the dark otherwise sold. bondage of superstition and ignorance, ." into tho Of the exposition itself I will not comment much, glorious liberty of the children of God." as space will not permit, but will say on general Thus the work is ever onward, and we are thank- principles it is a very good exhibit, and considering ful to have a small part in it. Brethren, with your the prejudice and diffculties under which it has prayers and with your means, remember the work grown up it is to be considered a real credit to the in China. F. E. STAFFORD. nation, and we believe will be the means of en- - ie -- lightening the various provinces on the advantages of foreign methods, showing them the marked Our Work and Workers -progress that has been made in industrial and edu- A ermaex of ten members has been organized at cational lines, and encouraging them to press for- Sallisaw, Oklahoma. 4. View of Nanking city from the Drum 1, r. The ward in the future, forgetting their petty provincial dim streak in the distance is the city wall some fire miles IN Southern California general interest has been jealousies, and all uniting toward the common good away. manifested in several tent efforts held there this summer. Fully a thousand persons have regularly of the great empire. By far the most interesting sights were seen on attended these nightly meetings, and oftentimes The next day we spent in viewing historical the way to the Ming tombs. After a ride on donkey many more. The results are that 135 have taken places; but as they are scattered so far apart, we back of about four miles over the low rolling hills their stand for the truth. only took in a few of them. Among some of the beyond the city wall, we came to a high hill on Two TENTS have been pitched for a Hindu school noted ones of which I am sending photographs, which were two immense arches. These stand near Hamilton, California. There are three camps might be mentioned No. 6, the old examination at the entrance of the pathway to the tombs. of about twenty-five men each, who are anxious for a winter school; but altho they have little time to halls where all the students aspiring for a degree Inside one of these was a huge stone turtle with a attend now, much interest is manifested and many were compelled to take a rigid examination. They high monument on its back, covered with an in- are joining the classes conducted by Brother R. F. are really small stone cells with just a small place scription of some kind (No. 3). Going through Chapman. to sit and write. The student entered orie of these the arches we entered the path to the tombs, and ONE year ago the church membership in Southern and stayed there until he finished, some staying for on either side for about the distance of a mile California was 2,319. June 30, 1910, it was 2,750, days, their food being passed in to them, and such an increase of 431. Of these 179 were added by there are all kinds of stone animals, officials, and baptism, some by former baptism, and the rest by sleep as they required being taken in a sitting soldiers. It was a regular circus in stone, and the letter. Forty-five have been baptized since June 30. posture. group comprised lions, dogs, kneeling camels and Four new churches have been organized during the Nos. 7 and 8 are the British and American con- standing camels, kneeling elephants and standing year, and three church buildings have been erected.

8. The Ming Tomb, a much larger struc- 6. The old examination halls in which ture than it looks in this picture. The the students were locked for days at a 7. American consulate building at Nan- 8. The British consulate building. While coffin of the emperor is in the middle of time, food being passed in through a small king, taken during a hard rain. The struc- the building is not so magnificent, the yard the hill back of the building. door; now fast crumbling into decay. ture is built of white and red brick. is very beautiful. o 14 • Vol. 37

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When the Common ("King James" _ _— or "Authorized") Version or the American Standard Re- extended quotations will show how and where the vised Version is used, the version will not generally be designated in reference. Any Bible quotation in this paper, Papacy stands as to what she deems heresy. Its Equal Rights.— We do not believe in the the- therefore, differing from the Common Version, unless other- ories of Christian Science. To our mind it is neither wise indicated, will be almost invariably from the American effect upon Protestants in Germany, and their at- Standard edition of the Revised Bible, copyright 1901, by titude, will be discussed next week by our Swiss Christian nor scientific. li.oi..ffer- utterly unscien- Thomas Nelson & Sons. correspondent. tific philosophy which has made its way by healing For further particulars, subscription rate:, etc., au page 15. —*— some of the maladies which flesh is heir to, but which Christian Science denies as realities. We Florence Nightingale, "the Angel of the believe its devotees to be extremely illogical, ludi- Crimea," more world-renowned than tho she had crously inconsistent. It finds its vitality in a sub- Contained in This Issue worn a crown, especially in the care of the sick stratum of truth wofully perverted. The majority on battle-fields, • died August 13 at her London General PAGE of people in this country probably look upon the home, and was buried August 20 in the little vil- cult in about the same way. Yet notwithstanding Man's Sin and Saviour.— IX. The Year's lage of Hampshire. Her funeral was very simple. this Christian Scientists have entire right, so Service - 3 Notwithstanding her great services to the army, far as man is concerned, to believe as they do, to Self Knowledge 4 there were only a few grenadier guards present, teach as they do, to practise for the healing Entering the Strait Gate - - - - who acted as bearers. In the-memorial services in of humanity.'s ills as they do. If man or woman Out of Babylon to Zion.— XXII. The Vision - St. Paul's, King George, Queen Mary, Queen Mother • wishes to place his case in their hands, he has the of the Chariots - - - - • - 5 Alexandra, the •war office and admiralty, and the right, and legal authority has no right to prohibit XVI.— Higher Criticism. The Bible as the greater part of the British public bodies and 'colo- it or prosecute the practitioner. It has no right to Word of God - - nies wefe represented. The United States ambas- prohibit men or women from employing Christian sador Whitelaw Reid and Mrs. Reid were •presSnt. The Story - , Science practitioners if they so prefer. Cases they Among flowers sent for the- ceremony were a num: Shiloh: the Man of Sorrows.— Chapter practise on die; so do others treated by the phy- ber of wreaths contributed by American nursing XXVII. A King Who Was a Slave - 12 sicians of the regular schools. If people choose that associations. Mr. Stead remarks that while the way, they alone are responsible, and the government Question Corner Crimean War did not meet its expectations among has no right to consider itself a great big mother the powers that waged it, it deserves to be re- Questions Nos. 3233 to 3239 2 to prevent them or -chastise them. membered in history because it discovered Florence Our Bible Band - - 2 .9( Nightingale. She was ninety years old at her last — The Outlook birthday, May 12. The Delicious Ice-Cream Cone.— Health Com- missioner Evans of Chicago is reported as saying: The Borromeo Encyclical 10 —.0_ "Beware of ice-cream. The ice-cream cone is Notes - - - 11 A New Series dangerous, but its contents are a hundred times Missions more dangerous." WE had hoped to begin our series of articles on After stating that glue and boracie acid are A Visit to Nanking, the Ancient Capita! of : the Revelation in this issue or the next, but new used in its manufacture, he continued: "If one China - - - ' 13 plans will put them off till November_ 1. They will person dies from the effects of eating an ice-cream surely begin, the Lord willing. With November 1 Poetry cone, fifty die from the ice-cream. As a usual Will begin a special six-month series of our paper, rule, more than a billion bacteria 'exist in every The Promised Land 5 one of the best we have ever had. We are sorry to teaspoonful. of the ordinary ice-cream. For the most Sacred Rest 8 disappoint even for a time those who expected - part these bacteria are harmless. Sometimes these Abide with Me 12 the articles to begin sooner; but we believe that bacteria are of the harmful variety, and it is then the studies will be all the better for it when they that people die of ptomain poisoning." A word do begin. 'to the wise is sufficient. Fuller announcement of this series will be fur- "Higher Criticism and the Bible" concludes • Mr. Rowell's articles on Higher Criticism for the nished later. present. They have been strong 'and fearless, and _ _ "Liberty" for July (third quarter, 1910) is filled with good matter which ought to be read ninny have wished to preserve" them.- They will Tremendous . forest fires are sweeping over by: all candidates and voters. The question of probably he re-edited by the author and placed the mountain regions of Oregon, Idaho, Washing- liberty and its dangers in a dozen different forms in book form. ton, Nevada, California, and Montana. Men who in this country is lucidly and informingly dis- —*- have fought the flames to save cities have gone down cussed, as well as important events in the Old in death. .Refugees by thousands are fleeing from World, which involve_ the same principles. The We call the attention of our readers to an the great stretches of flame into the large cities. magazine has thirty-one live articles and twenty advertisement of the latest great dictionary, on Half of the town of Wallace, Idaho, of six thou- illustrations. It ought to have a wide circulation. page 15. It has many special features which are sand population, is destroyed at this writing, and Price 10 cents. Takoma Park Station, Washing- thought by scholars to be of great advantage. the whole may be _unless the wind should prove un- ton, D. C. Those desiring to purchase a dictionary would do favorable to the fire. ,One hundred and eighty men —4( — well to correspond with the publishers of Webster's. are repoited missing from St. Cie County, Idaho. The humans ought to get a lesson from the Whole flocks of sheep and herds of cattle have been dogs. It is said that the Crocker canine pets have wiped out. The safety of several passenger-trains died to the value of $21,500 during the last eight We wish we had space to present properly is 'feared for. Taft and 'Hanghan, Montana, are months, and famous veterinary physicians and sur- all the fine photographic views sent us by Brother reported destroyed, and Neihart and Saltese are geons have been called to look into the cause of F. E. Stafford. See page 13. They are all of in- said to be doomed. Deborgia and St. Regis are the matter. This elect committee declares that this terest, and many of them were taken under almost threatened. Newport, Washington, is nearly. sur- enormous death-rate, the largest ever recorded in insuperable difficulties of officious officials and rounded. Fires are under control in the Walla exclusive dogdom, is owing to the fact that "the pouring rain. In behalf of our readers we thank Walla district. laut that is all that can be said. dogs have been overfed, over-entertained, and too him. Loyalton, California, is threatened by forest fires. much indoors." Will the humans learn the lesson? .4( The worst of all is, it is said that these fires are of incendiary origin. What motives can possibly pos- —*— Another hero of the "noble six hundred" sess persons to set fires in that way it is hard to The "Life Boat" for August has an excel- of the Balaklava charge which Tennyson has made understand. It would seeni as tho such persons were lent article entitled, "Bringing the Heart of immortal died in San Francisco August 21. His under absplute control of the spirit of the bot- Darkest Chicago Near to the Hearts of Our Read- name was William Russell Parnell. He was one tomless pit. ers," by Caroline Louise Clough. Besides this are the articles, "Hot Weather Hygiene," "War on of the six hundred that obeyed the mistaken com- LATER : The fire continues in the Coeur d'Alene mand to charge. He rendered great service in the section in Northern Idaho, in unabated fierceness; the Cigaret," etc. Price 10 Cents. Fifty cents American army as well as in the English, en- fifty square miles of white pine forest, said to be a year. listing in 1860 in the Civil War, and bore ,the title the choicest in the United States, is in flames, loss of colonel when the war closed. After passing to Federal Government estimated' at $10,000,000. Water is so low in Northern Mississippi through all the dangers of his years of warfare, One hundred dead are reported to August 24, and River that the bed of the river, abounding in his death came by injuries from being pushed from the death of 200 more of 300 missing is feared. clam-shells, forms great attractions to pearl hunters, a car. Federal troops are fighting fire in Northern Cali- and some very fine pearls have been found.