CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER.
By Editor
Abundance of Peace (notes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2 Is the Roman Catholic Church Apostolic? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 "Works of the Law"—Blessedness in Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Sounding of the Message, CLYDE SCOTT CHASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 All Things Work Together for Good, MINNIE EMBREE . . . . . . . . . . 10 In Gethsemane, MRS. E. G. WHITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Angels of God, F. M. W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 "The Most High Ruleth," No. 6, W. N. G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Jottings from Russia, No. 2, H. P. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Strange Alliances, M. E. K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Bible Readings.—Spiritual Declension—A Sign of Christ's Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Question Corner.—No. 668, When Was the Bible Compiled?—No. 669, The Week Between—No. 670, Spirit and Wind—No. 671, "A Perpetual Sleep," Jer. 51: 39, 57—No. 672, Resurrection of the Wicked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The Outlook.—What Does It Mean?—What Is Becoming Common—The Condition of the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9
The Fireside.—"Count Up Yer Marcies, 'Zekel"—The Sabbath Dinner Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 10
Missions.—Training the Little Ones for Service, M. E. OLSEN—From Chicago to Pasadena, W. C. WHITE—Our Work and Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11
International Sabbath-School Lesson.—The Gospel Rejected by the Jews (Sabbath, Lesson XII, December 18, 1897) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
International Sunday-School Lesson.—John's Message About Sin and Salvation (Sunday, Lesson XII, December 19, 1897) . . . . 12, 13
News and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Publishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15