Signs of the Times by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Sep 30, 1897

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 23, No. 38.

Signs of the Times

By Editor

OAKLAND, CAL., SEPTEMBER 30, 1897.

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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER.

Editorial.

The Great Sacrifice (notes) . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2 Taste and See, E. J. W. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Patriotism and Christianity . . . . . . . . . . 2 Imagining Difficulties, E. J. W. . . . . . . . . 2 A Wrong Conception . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Rev. 20:5, Is It Spurious? . . . . . . . . . . 3

Poetry.

The Comforter, HOPE ONSLOW . . . . . . . . . . 3 Gathered Gems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 So He Bringeth Them . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Language of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . 11 How Sweet, MRS. MELISSA BARTON . . . . . . . . 11

General Articles.

Exercise and Diet, MRS. E. G. WHITE . . . . . . 3 Faith a Seed, MARSHALL M. SMITH . . . . . . . . 4 The Sabbath "Saying of Jesus" . . . . . . . . . 4 The Lamb of God, M. E. K. . . . . . . . . . . 5 Spiritual Declension, Why Is It? C. M. SNOW . . . 6 The Evangelists and the Sabbath, W. L. ILES . . . 7 Holy Things, W. N. G. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 A Step at a Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Each Moment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Bible Readings.

Christ's Second Appearing (Signs of His Coming) . . 8

The Outlook.—The Young People and Christian Citizenship—The Tendency of the Federal Judiciary, W. N. G.—Summer Religion—The Zionist Restoration—The Striking Coal Miners—No Help to Snuff or Pope—How Checked?—A Significant Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

The Fireside.—Never Indorse—Baby Peary—An Expensive Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11

Missions.—From Northern Africa—Our Work and Workers 11

International Sabbath-School Lesson.—The Persecutor Converted (Sabbath, Lesson 3, October 16, 1897) . . . 12

International Sunday-School Lesson.—Paul before the Roman Governor (Sunday, Lesson 3, October 17, 1897) . . 12

News and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Publishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15