THE MOST POPULAR BIBLES EVER OFFERED ---rHE THE NEW LOW-PRICED PICTORIAL EDITIONS OF THE Southern Baptist Convention Holman Self 11 Pronouncing g.s. s. ceacb~rs' Bible. ALMANAC -FOR- 1899. Ed ited by LA ING BU RROWS, D.D. THE FoREtGN BOARD :-China, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Africa, Japan. lltlOUCID FACIIMILI. OF aQUIIQl.018 1.DITtON, THE HoME BOARD :-Colored People, State Missions, General Work, Frontier Work, Cuba, The Sunday School In Minion .and Bourgeois type. Embellished with eighty beautiful full­ Board, and General Denomi- page photo-views of Bible lands, distributed throughout the text. national Information. The Only Pictorial Teachers' Bibles Published. TH£ PICTURES WERE MADE FROM NEWLY TAKEN PH9T08RAPHS, EACH PICTURE IS AOCOMPAN/£D BY A CLEAR AHO CONCISE DESCRIPTION. !IARMONIZING 1;; TOPIC' \\'ITII ~II '!OX CAHD OF \\'01IAN' Attention Is also directed to our general lines of teachers' Bibles and Testaments--over three hundred styles-and to 111SSJONARY "JON. our standard editions of FAMILY and PULPIT BIBLES In ENC· LISH, GERMAN, DANISH, SWEDISH, NORWEGIAN , and FINNISH. PRICE , 10 CENTS SINGLE COPY ; $1.00 PER OOZEN . Illustrated catalogue sent on application. A. J. HOLMAN & CO., No. 1222 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. PUBL.ISHED BY THE S U NDAY SCHOOL B OA.RD, NASHVIL.L.E, TENNESSEE. PLANETS BRIGHTEST OR BEST SEEN, 189i). THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 1899. Mercur;r, ,Januar.v 11, before sunrise; ?\[arch 24, after sunset; May 10, be­ fore sunru,e; July 22, after sunset; September 5, before i-;un1•i;,e; November 16, after sunset; and December 25, before sunrise. The Jewish year 5660 begins September l. Venus, at greatest brilliancy, January 5, before sunrise. 'l'he ;'.\Johammedan :)•ear 1317 begins ;\Jay 12. :1\Jan,, at opposition, January 18. The lUth year of American Independence begins July 4. Jupiter, at opposition, April 25. The Runda_y commouly called Easter occurs ou April 2. Saturn, at opposition, June 11. Uranus. at opposition, May 27. Neptune, at opposition, December 17. THE SEASO .... S (,Vasbiugton Time). Winter begins, 1898, December 21, lh., 5lm .. eve. Spriug begins, 1890, March 20. 2h., 38 min., eve. EC~IPSES. :-;um mer begin , 1 9\1, ,June 21, 10h., 38m., morn. In the year 1899 there will be five eclipses-three of the sun and two of Autumn begins, 1899, Heptember ~3, lh., 2lm., morn. the moon. Winter begins, 1809, December 21, 7h., 48LD., eve. I. A partial eclipse uf the sun. January 11, not visible here. Visible to the extreme northwestern portion of Alaska, and to the greater portion of :-;tandards of time, as commonly prevailing in the United States, are de­ the North Pacific Ocean. termined by the 75th, 90th. and 10.ith meridians. Eastern time i that ?f 11. A partial eclipse of the sun, June 8, invisible here. Yisible to Great the 7;ith meridian, which passes very nearly through Ogdensburg, . 1 .. Bri~ain, France, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden. and all the polar but for convenience sake is generally termed New \"ork time. Central time regions. is that of the 90th meridian. which passes through New Orleans and a little II r. A total eclipse of the moon, June 22. 23, in visible here. Visible gen­ west of Chicago. :1\lountain time is that of the 105th meridian, and pa,ses eral_ly, the beginning in the eastern portions of Asia and throughout the near the city of Denver, Col. Pacific time is that of the meridian of :-;ao Pacific Ocean, and the western portions of North Aqi.erica: and the end in Francisco. Asia, the middle and we' tern Pacific Ocean, and the eastern portions of Io this almanac the rising and setting of the sun is calculated for local or Africa. clock time. as obtains in the general field of the Southern Baptist Conven­ IV. An annular eclipse of the sun, December 2, not visible here. Visible tion. calculated for the latitude of Charleston. and applying to Georg-la, to a portion of New Zealand, the extreme southwestern part of Au tralia, Alabama, .Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. There is a vana­ and to a great portion of the South Pacific and Indian Oceans. The line of tion of about fifteen minutes between sun time on thi latitude and that of annulus passes almost exactly through the South Pole. Washington, D. C., the sun rising about fifteen minutes later. Washington V. A partial eclipse of the moon, December 16, occurring in the United clock time. The phases of the moon, however, are calculated for central 01· States, as follows: New Ol'leans time, as affording the best average, and it is so specified at the head of each month in the tables. Eastern. To cl1aoge standard into local time, add four minutes to the sta1;1n_a, d Central. Mountain. Pacific. time of each division oy meridians for each degree east of i,.uch mencltan, ll. M, U. M. l{, ]II. 11. M. and subtract four minutes for each degree west of such meridian. The va­ Moon enters penumbra __ 5 33 eve. 4 33 eve. 3 33 eve. 2 33 eve riation is alwars one minute of time for each quarter degree_ o_f longitudt>, Moon enters shadow ___ _. 6 45 eve. 5 45 eve. 4 45 eve. 3 45 eve. that any given place is distant from the nearest standard meridian. Middle of eclipse ________ 8 26 eve. 7 26 eve. 6 26 eve. 5 26 eve. Moon leaves shadow _____ 1 10 7 eve. 9 7 eve. 7 eve. 7 7 eve. l\foon leaves penumbra __ 11 19 eve. 10 19 eve. 9 19 eve. 19 eve. l\IORNING AND EVENING ST AR S F OR 1899. 8 ~IORNING STARS. J<:VE.'>II.'>IG ST.A.RS. PLANETARY DATA. Mercury, from beginning of the Iercury, from February 27 to April 12, and from June 14 to Au­ Distance rrom J Period of Density. year to February 27, and from April revolution PLANET. the Sun in Diameter the Earth Time ot rotation Sate!- 12 to June 14, and from August 19 gust 19, and from October 1 to De­ millions or I in mi es. round the being t><ken on a.xis. lites. to October 1, and from December 6 cember 6. miles. Sun. as unity. to end of the year. Venus, from September 16 to end Ven us, from beginning of the year of the year . D AYS. Mars, from J anuary 18 to end of Mer cury ___ -· 36.0 3.030 87.969 2.21 88 days 0 to September lG. Venus _______ 67.2 Mars. from beginning of the year the year. 7,700 224. 701 · 0.86 225 da.ys 0 Jupite1·, from April 25 to Novem­ n. 111. B. t o Janu ary 18. Earth _______ 92.9 7,918 365.256 1.00 23 56 4.09 ber 13 1 Jupi ter, from beginning of the :Mars ________ 141.5 4,230 686.98 0.72 54 37 22.67 2 year to April 25, and from November Sat , from June 11 to December YEARS. 13 to end of the year. 18. ... Jupiter ______ 483.3 88.000 11.86 0.24 9 55 5 Saturn, from beginning of the Satu rn ______ 886 .1 73,000 29.46 0 . 13 10 14 24 8 year to J une 11. a n d from December Uranus ______ 1,782.1 31,900 84.02 0.22 Unknown. 4 18 to end of the year. Nep tune. ____ 2,792.0 34,000 164 .7& 0.20 " 2 ( 2) ( 3) ' GETHSEMA,~E. Theme for Special JANUARY. Prayer: China, MOON'S PHASES. t Last Quar., 4th day, 9h., 2Jm .. eve. First Quar., 18th d1<y, !Oh .. S6m., morn. CENTRAL TIME. f New Moon, llth day, 4b., 50m., eve. Full Moon, 26th d11y. lb., 34m., eve. al .; "' ..:z: .. .,"' 0 ::. By Eastern Time Theae Changes will be One Hour Later, and by Mountain rn"' ~ or Denver Time One Hour Earlier, en ~ ..< .. A A H ){ H >I B ){ 1l su. With the first-fruits of all thine increase. Prov. 1 3 5 5 9 28 2 Mo. Am. Philosophical 8ociety formed, Philadelphia, 1769. [3: 9. 7 3 5 6 10 2~ 3 Tu. Henry McDonald, born Antrim, lreland, 1832. 7 3 Ii 7 11 19 4 We. Wm. Htaughton, born Coventry, England, 1770. 7 3 5 7 mo. 5 Th. A. C. Watkins, reached Musquis, Mexico, 1890. 7 3 5 8 21 6 Fr. Work established at Alagoinhas. Brazil, 1 88. 7 4 Ii 9 1 25 7 a. First American colonists landed at Liberia, 1822. 7 4 5 10 2 31 Su. Light to them that sit in darkness. Luke 1: 79. 1 4 5 11 3 40 9 ?l[o. Isaac Backus, born Norwich, Conn., 1724. 7 4 5 12 4 47 10 Tu. Gospel first preached in Greenland, 1721. 7 4 5 12 5 li2 11 We. Eli Ball appointed delegate to Liberian Mission, 1 53. 7 3 5 13 6 4 12 Th. J. II. Cason landed at Lagos, 1 57. 7 3 5 14 sets 13 Fr. R. T. Br.ran arrived at Shanghai, 1 86. 7 3 5 15 7 32 14 Sa. Gov. Wilson Lumpkin, born 1783. 7 3 5 16 8 45 15 Su.Goyeintoalltheworld. ~Iarkl6:15. 1 ;1517 951 16 Mo. Miss Emma Morton, born Owensboro, Ky., 1865. 7 3 5 1 10 56 17 Tu. ::\Iission at Yoruba, Africa, begun, 1845. 7 2 5 Hl mo. 18 We W. W. Landrum, born l\Ia,con, Ga., 1853. 7 2 5 20 1 19 Th.