p. 16 | Items of Interest by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Aug 6, 1896

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 22, No. 31.

Items of Interest

By Editor

READ the article on the “Child Life of Jesus.” It presents most precious truth.

ONE of the livest local papers that comes to our table is the Castroville Enterprise. It is well edited, fearless, and up to date. The enterprising editor is M. H. McCarthy.

ONE sister writes that the articles on Romans are alone worth the price of the paper, and they are. The Signs of the Times is a cheap paper at $2.00 a year, but it is only one-half that price.

THE International Religious Liberty Association is doing all in its power for liberty of conscience of all men in the United States. Any money which our readers may wish to contribute for helping in this direction, will be promptly forwarded to the association by the SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

THE Christian Statesman says that “one of the largest and most enthusiastic meetings of the late Christian Endeavor convention, in Washington, was the Sabbath observance meeting;” but others who were present say that it was one of the smallest, only about fifteen hundred of the 30,000 delegates being present.

AMONG the interesting things which the Review of Reviews for August gives is a sketch of Dr. Barnardo and his work for homeless and worse than homeless orphans. It ought to be read by those who have plenty. May God bless Barnardo in his noble work, and all others who are laboring like him for the uplifting of the downtrodden.

THE deceased wife’s sister’s bill, after being rejected for fifty years through the opposition of the bishops in the English Parliament, finally passed the House of Lords July 10, and is now law. It legalizes marriage with the sister of a deceased wife. Most of the colonies decided the matter to be legal long ago. A questionable interpretation of Scripture hindered it in England.