p. 22 | The April “Signs of the Times” Magazine by Editor

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 12, 1914

The April “Signs of the Times” Magazine

By Editor

ONE of the leading articles in this number is entitled “Standards of Morality.” In this Elder M. C. Wilcox shows the striking parallel in principle between the popular doctrines proclaimed from many pulpits today and the labor organization teachings which are rapidly preparing the way for an industrial revolution. Pulpit teachings: “In the place of receiving God by faith, holding the life and presence of Christ by faith, man is taught to believe in the ‘divine immanence;’ that every man, regardless of faith or character, is divine, and that this divine in man will prove his savior.” I. W. W. teachings: “Syndicalism, which is the philosophy of the revolutionary labor movement, has no aprioristic scruples or prejudicial propensity either for or against any and all methods and means of attack and defense, but it maintains that each situation will suggest, through the infallible instinct of the workers themselves, the line of action to pursue and the means to adopt or reject.”

In a masterly way this article shows the terrible conditions, religiously and industrially, which have followed the acceptance of these false principles. In contrast, and as the only remedy, God’s message for today is most forcibly presented. It is one of the most striking presentations of the industrial and religious situations, in which the truth of God’s Word is let shine forth, that has ever been published.

Equally forceful, from the standpoint of doctrine, is the article “God’s Law Immutable; the Sabbath Still Binding,” by Mrs. E. G. White. Illustrated with a full-page engraving showing the tables of stone, Mt. Sinai, and the cross, this article first directs attention to the sanctuary, the inner apartment, the ark, and the commandments. Next is revealed the work of the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary; the law of God preserved to be the standard of righteousness through all ages; and the Sabbath reform in its relation to the preparation for Christ’s coming.

One of the articles on the subject of prophecy is entitled “The Canal at Panama,” by Elder B. E. Connerly, Canal Zone. It deals with the international influence of the canal, and opens to the reader something of the great world movements of the future which are pointed out in Scripture.

Some of the other interesting and helpful articles in this number are:—

“Present Contempt of Law,” an exposition of the text, “Because iniquity shall abound,” etc., and its present-day application.

“The Present State of Astronomy,” the first in a series of three astronomical articles by Prof. E. L. Larkin, Mount Lowe Observatory.

“The Cleansing of the Temple,” a historical parable.

“Hypocrites and Hypocrisy,” a message of cheer to the sinner.

The magazine has a variety of topics of current interest on which comment is made: “Troublous Europe,” “New Monument of Peace,” “A Wonderful Health Record,” and others. There are other special features. The Home department has an excellent story entitled “Somebody’s Mother.”

The cover is a three-color reproduction of a Redwood Canon scene.

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