This issue is quite thoroly filled with the discussion of the symbol of the two-horned beast of Revelation 13. We hope it will be faithfully studied. If any of our readers see reason against the application we are making of it, we shall be glad to hear from them. There is very much more which might be said upon the subject.
The annual meeting of the Pacific Press Publishing Association was held according to law, January 24, at Mountain View. We have not space in this number to note more than the fact of the meeting and one or two items which will be of interest to our readers. More will be given in our next issue. We were glad to greet so many of our members and friends from different parts of the state, and to mark the interest that was manifest in the meeting. Resolutions were passed, the substance of which we will give later. The Board of Directors elected for the next year are as follows: H. W. Cottrell, C. H. Jones, H. G. Childs, H. H. Hall, R. A. Underwood, E. T. Russell, C. W. Flaiz, E. E. Andross, M. C. Wilcox, W. M. Healey, George A. Snyder, B. R. Nordyke, J. O. Corliss. This gives a Board of thirteen, in harmony with the action taken last year, instead of seven; scattering it pretty well over the book territory controlled by the Pacific Press.
Our next week's issue will consider the mark of the beast, and its enforcement. One of the most solemn warnings of God's Word is against the worship of the beast, and the reception of his mark. One of the most awful penalties mentioned in the whole Word is against those who are receiving the warning as recorded in the 14th chapter of Revelation. What this means will be told to our readers next week. This will not be all the number will contain, however. There will be many other things of deep importance connected with it.
We were glad to greet at our annual meeting, Elder J. N. Loughborough, one of the aged men connected with this message, and one who has been preaching it for more than fifty years. Altho now nearly 78 years of age, he is in remarkably good health and spirits. About two years ago he began a journey around the world, leaving San Francisco for Australia, and returning by way of Europe and New York, visiting South Africa and other countries en route. He has traveled 47,500 miles, 30,000 of which were by sea. During all this time he has never been seasick. He has attended on his trip 580 meetings, at 358 of which he spoke; and he returns in better health than when he left home. We hope that his life may be spared for many years yet.