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The “Watchman” for February

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 16, 1913

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 90, No. 3.

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The “Watchman” for February

By Editor

The outlook for the Watchman for the coming year is very bright. The first edition (January) was not only quickly exhausted, but went ahead by 5,000 copies of the same month last year. The subscription list passed the highest previous point by 500. It now stands at high-water mark, 7,000. Truly the Lord is doing an effective work through the agency of our good magazines.
The following are some of the excellent features of the February Watchman:—
A report of the Federated Council of Churches, by the editor. This is the second quadrennial session of an important organization which is quietly but steadily forging ahead in this country, looking toward the eradication of all denominational differences and the consolidation into one ecclesiastical empire of all the churches for the more effective working out of certain reforms. While this federation is composed of sincere and able men, they do not recognize the dangers of religious legislation and other evils incident to the movement. Now is the time to spread the true principles of religious liberty by the circulation of this issue.
Hon. Thomas R. Marshall, the Vice-President elect of the United States, gave a very able address before the above-mentioned council. This will appear in its entirety in this issue under the caption “The Church and the Forces of Reform.” Mr. Marshall has a very clear conception of the true functions of church and state, and his ideas should be heartily indorsed, and this article widely circulated.
Our readers will be glad to know that Prof. P. T. Magan will continue his important Eastern Question series, his contributions being entitled “The Fear and Dread of Europe.”
“The Jews Misled From the Christian Religion,” the second of Elder F. C. Gilbert’s splendid series, will be a prominent feature. The Lord is using Elder Gilbert in doing a distinctive work among a class who are difficult to reach. All will appreciate the beauty in the simplicity of Christianity when freed from human tradition.
Elder Clarence Santee will give a very clear account of “The Prince of This World.” In these last days of increasing wickedness some may seriously question the existence of an evil one. To this class Elder Santee bears a special message.
The call of the hour is to “work the cities.” Inasmuch as “the final movements will be rapid ones,” and in view of the fact that we are living in a literary age, it behooves us to circulate widely our good magazines with the truth they contain.
If our new President selects as a member of his Cabinet a Postmaster-General actively opposed to the circulation of true Protestant literature, we may know that our present unbounded privilege of circulating our good magazines may be restricted.
Start the new year right, and subscribe at once for the Watchman. Secure two yearly subscriptions at $1 each from two neighbors, and send to your local tract society, and receive your own subscription free for one year.
Rates in quantities: five to forty copies, 5 cents each; fifty or more copies, 4 cents each. Foreign countries, including Canada, all clubs, 5 cents.