MOUNTAIN VIEW, CAL., JUNE 5, 1907
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CAL., JUNE 5, 1907
By Editor
We send no papers from this office to individuals without pay in advance. When persons receive copies without ordering them, they are sent by other parties, and we can give no information in regard to them. Persons thus receiving copies of the SIGNS are not indebted to the office, and will not be called upon to pay for them. Please read the papers you may receive, and hand them to your friends to read. Our authority is the Bible, the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. When the Common ("King James" or "Authorized") Version, or the American Standard Revised Version is used, quotations will not be designated in reference. Any Bible quotation in this paper, therefore, differing from the Common Version, unless otherwise indicated, will be almost invariably from the American Standard Revised Version (Thomas Nelson & Sons, Publishers). Are you not glad that Christ is coming? He is your best Friend if you will let Him be. Far beyond your own conception He will help and bless you. But He can not accept a divided heart. Why not enlist under the banner of the soon-coming, all-conquering King? Preparing for War.—It is a suggestive thought on the times in which we live that our little neighbor republic of Mexico is preparing to fortify both ends of the Tehauntepec railroad. Really, as there are no powers outside of the United States that would want to attack Mexico, it would look as tho Mexico is fortifying against the United States. That, however, would not be Mexico's weakest point. It would seem as tho she wants to keep in the world's fashion. The prophet, looking forward to this day, speaking of how all the world would arm, says, "Let the weak say, I am strong." That is just what we are hearing on the part of these smaller nations who are arming to the teeth. They wish to let the world know that they have money to spend for fortifying also. Our Outlook Department.—The readers of the SIGNS have reason to congratulate themselves in the fair, clear presentation of the present situation in France. Mr. Vuilleumier has laid before us two most excellent articles: one a brief survey of history, the other the present condition of things. We are sure that our readers can depend upon the statements therein given as facts. Next week we will give in our Outlook Department a report of the World's Student Federation Convention, held in Japan, April 3-7, reported by a Japanese missionary on the ground. Following this will come another London letter discussing various things of interest in the United Kingdom. This will not exhaust by any means the interesting things; we have too many things to mention which are piling up all the time concerning the great field, the world—things in which our readers will be interested and ought to be interested, and of which Christians especially ought to be cognizant. Some of them are God's great milestones to mark off the pathway of this old world to its doom; rather let us say the great highway of prophecy which leads to God's eternal kingdom. It is a great deal better to look to the glorious kingdom which lies before than the certain doom which is soon to overtake the world, and our great wish is that our readers shall look to the bright side, the dawn of the everlasting morning rather than the entering in of sin's everlasting night. Our Missions Department.—This interesting portion of our paper has been filled to overflowing, and we have greatly regretted that we did not have more space for it. Because of this we have had to divide articles which would have been stronger in interest if we could have published them entire. They have been most excellent, however, tho they have been divided. Next week we publish the last of the excellent series of articles on China, one of the great, dark, needy fields of the world. We sincerely hope that our readers will study this series of articles, and, especially these closing articles, and that it will stir up some of those who are able to give of the means which God has entrusted to their stewardship to the great needy field of China. The SIGNS will be only too glad to forward any such means to that field. Following the articles on China, there will be an article on our India Mission which will set before our readers the results of the donations which have been given for the great Indian field. A home for workers has been purchased there and we will present a letter from Brother Shaw giving us an account of this purchase, and also a picture of the home away up in the foothills of the Himalayas. This we know will be of interest to the hundreds who have given to this field. Following this will be a short article on the Jewish Mission in Boston. We have some laborers who are putting forth special efforts to bring the logical development of the truth which God committed to the Jews to their descendants, to help them to see that the promise made of God unto the fathers is fulfilled in our Lord Jesus Christ, and that the only hope, and true hope, there is for Israel centers in Him.