GOOD NEW TRACTS

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Feb 17, 1898

Apples of Gold Library No. 48 is entitled “Try the Spirits,” and is written by L. A. Phippeny. 8 pages; price, ½ cent.

“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God,” is the groundwork of this study. That these “spirits” are real personalities, possessing more than human power and intelligence, that they are ever “round about” us, intently engaged in the battle of good and evil, that we as human beings constitute their field of battle, are all clearly demonstrated. New and valuable thoughts are advanced—thoughts deserving careful consideration.

Bible Students’ Library No. 151, “Christian” Demand for War. A striking object lesson. By Dr. E. J. Waggoner, illustrated. 16 pages; 1 cent.

“In God’s name let us raise an army and . . . sweep the old murderer and all his tribe into the sea,” says one correspondent in a leading religious journal, referring to the Turks. Dr. Waggoner quotes such utterances because they indicate the “Christian” sentiment which is really consecrating the spirit of war. He asks those holding such sentiments, “When the name of Christ, the Prince of peace, is used as a war cry, where shall we look for peace on the earth?” It contains some of the most powerful arguments against the use of force by Christians that we have ever read, and if widely distributed will awaken people to the iniquity of the principle involved. One of the illustrations is found on the cover page, and shows the mosque of Omar, where thousands of the Saracens met death at the hands of the “Christian” crusaders.

Bible Students’ Library No. 152, “The Alarm of War.” By Elder A. O. Tait. Fully illustrated. 32 pages; price, 2 cents.

“The alarm of war” is continuously sounding from some part of the world. Every few days the papers tell of new inventions or improvements in the weapons of war. Already the powerful cannon and torpedoes, the rapid-fire and machine guns, along with all the other modern devices for killing men by the wholesale, are causing the questions to be anxiously asked, What are we coming to, anyway? Will the nations rush into war armed with these terribly destructive implements? What does it all mean?

These preparations are shown to be one of the signs of the end, and a fulfilment of prophecy. A series of vivid illustrations is an attractive feature and will gain the tract many readers. Every one is interested in, and will read on, this subject. Let us give them a chance.

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