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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Nov 6, 1893

Signs of the Times

By Editor

OAKLAND, CAL., MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1893.

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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER.

Editorial.—Notes and Comments—Two Powers, Two Principles—The Church of Christ—Is This the Reign of Christ?...........................................................................1, 2, 16 General Articles.—A Prayer (poetry)—A Review of Sunday Legislation in Century Nineteen—That “Dying Thief”—“Hereafter Thou Shalt Know” (poetry)—Danger of Spiritual Blindness—Prayer—What Is Coming?—Where Is the Church?—Wait (poetry)—Sufferings—Holiness—What It Is—Paradise Lost..................................................................................................3-8 Home and Health.—Baby or Boy (poetry)—An Unexpected Prize (chapter 6)—“If I Were a Boy”—The Air We Breathe..............................................................................................9, 10 Mission Fields.—The Moments Pass (poetry)—South America and the Papacy..................................................................................................10, 11 Our Work and Workers.—Trust in the Lord (poetry)—Let the Preachers Go to the Unconverted—The Language of Preaching—Field Notes..................................................................................12 International S. S. Lessons.—Imitation of Christ (Lesson 8, Sunday, November 19)—Love for One Another (Lesson 7, Sabbath, November 18).........................................................................................14 Question Corner.—Origin of First-day Offerings......................................................................14 News and Notes.—Religious—Secular........................................................................................15

Our last page has, as frequently before, been found too small for this issue. Other matters will appear later.

We print for this issue a cover in which is advertised important publications. It will pay our friends to preserve this cover for future reference in ordering books.

An index to the last volume of the SIGNS has been printed. It will be sent to all those who request it. If you wish an index for your volume (and if you bind your papers, you certainly do) just drop a postal and it will be sent, but send at once.

On the first page of this issue begins an article entitled “Two Powers—Two Principles.” This will be followed by several others, developing the thoughts expressed in the first one. We ask our readers to follow us as we endeavor to gather from the great ocean of gems a few precious jewels of God's truth. The study of the subject will well repay them.

It will be seen in this number that our Doctrinal and Miscellaneous departments are merged in one, that of General Articles. Some of the most intensely doctrinal articles are the most intensely practical. All articles pertaining to Christian teaching, life, or work are, to a greater or less extent, both doctrinal and practical. We are sure this change is for the better.

SAYS a news item: “The Columbian Liberty bell will be a visitor at the Midwinter Fair. The bell will be sent to Washington after the World's Fair and remain until December 1, when it will be brought to California by way of Richmond, Charleston, Savannah, Atlanta, New Orleans, and the City of Mexico.” And we know of no place where the bell of liberty has any more right to be rung than in California. The State as a State is still free.

Health Foods.—We have been advertising for six months the health foods of the Sanitarium Health Food Company, Battle Creek, Mich. These foods are all they are said to be. We have used them to a greater or less extent for more than a half score of years, and we know whereof we affirm. We are sure that our readers east of the Rockies would do well to procure them and make an intelligent use thereof. Those west of the Rockies may obtain the same from the Rural Health Retreat, St. Helena, Cal.