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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 4, 1873

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 42, No. 21.

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News and Miscellany.

“Can ye not discern the signs of the times?”

France.

The Bazaine trial is still going on. The Count de Chambord has assured the foreign powers that his policy will not be aggressive, and that he will not attempt to reinstate the Pope in his temporal possessions. Monseigneur Dupanloup, Bishop of Orleans, has charged the curés of his diocese to pray for the restoration of the Monarchy. The Left has resolved to propose Jules Grévy as their candidate for the presidency of the Assembly. At a cabinet council on last Thursday it was resolved that the state of the country did not require an early meeting of the Assembly , but that the ministry was ready to accept the decision of the Permanent Committee.
MONTGOMERY, Oct. 25. In consequence of the heavy rains and the destitution of the cotton crops by the army worm, great destitution exists in several counties in this State, especially in Sumter and Marengo. In some places there is actual starvation, and unless help is rendered during the winter months, many persons must perish for want of food.
A CORRESPONDENT writes to The Christian at Work, asking about the proper posture in prayer. The answer is: “The only posture he has to guard against is imposture. Let the heart be in the service, as well as the lips, and a prayer on the back, or the head, or the feet, or the side, is all the same.”
THE English infidel, Mr. Bradlaugh, at the conclusion of a recent lecture, called upon any person to reply to his argument. An English paper thus tells what resulted from the invitation. “A collier rose, and spoke somewhat as follows: ‘Maister Bradlaugh, me and my mate Jim were both Methodys, till one of these infidel chaps cam’ this way. Jim turned infidel, and used to badger me about attending the prayer-meetings; but one day in the pit a large corb of coal cam’ down upon Jim’s head. Jim thought he was killed, and ah! mon, but he did holler and cry to God!’ Then turning to Mr. Bradlaugh, with a knowing look, he said: ‘Young man, there’s nowt like cobs of coal for knocking the infidelity out of a man.’”