Signs of the Times Monthly for January, 1909
By Editor
The January number of the Signs of the Times magazine will be the first of the new series. Hereafter the magazine will be published entirely independent of the weekly journal, but its plan and policy will remain the same. Only a few weeks ago the whole country was stirred over the shooting of Francis J. Heney in a crowded court-room in the city of San Francisco. The January number has a very interesting article in regard to this matter, entitled, “The Shooting of Francis J. Heney, and the Events That Led up to It.” This article is written up from numerous personal interviews had by one of the editors with Mr. Spreckles, Mr. Burns, and others, and the statements can be relied upon. They reveal an alarming state of things, not only in San Francisco, but in all the large cities of this country. In the Current Topics Department will be found an account of “The First Catholic Missionary Congress in America.” This article is of special interest and significance just at this time. In The Watch Tower, the article on “Distrust, Dissatisfaction, and Unrest,” gives a striking array of the unsettled condition in the world; while the article on “Japan,” from our own correspondent, furnishes information on matters over which there has been much discussion and difference of opinion. In the Temperance Department the article by Mrs. S. N. Haskell, entitled, “Fermented and Unfermented Wines,” will be read with special interest as showing very clearly the error of the claim that is being put forth that wine-drinking is taught in the Bible. The article by Mrs. E. G. White, entitled, “A Saviour Which Is Christ the Lord,” is one of a series that she has been furnishing for the monthly. These articles are intensely interesting, and can not fail to do a world of good. In the Home Department Dr. D. H. Kress gives some valuable suggestions in regard to proper breathing and its relation to health. On the whole, we believe that our readers will pronounce the January number the best yet. The cover design in colors represents the “prodigal son” returning to his father’s house, and is a very attractive picture. Single copy, 10 cents; 5 to 25 copies, 5 cents a copy; 25 to 500 copies, 4 cents a copy; 500 to 1,000 copies, 3½ cents a copy; 1,000 copies and over, 3 cents a copy. Regular subscription price, $1 a year. Foreign subscriptions, $1.25. Agents wanted in every city and town. Send for sample copy with suggestive canvass. Address your tract society, or Signs of the Times, Mountain View, Cal.