Wonderful, Isn't It? by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, Cal. · Dec 16, 1908

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 35, No. 20.

Wonderful, Isn't It?

By Editor

The tiniest flower, the smallest portion of time, a ray of sunshine, a fleecy cloud, a drop of water, all have their influence in God's great plan. Each and all of these tiny things meet their mission. Only humans deny their responsibility and pervert their God-given talents. Why will they?

Never were things more tense and uncertain than now in the great social, religious, political world. This is recognized by thinking persons everywhere. As regards the future, all is speculation with many, yet it need not be with any. In the Bible we have the "more sure word of prophecy" which "shines as a light in a dark place." Do you not wish the light? Study His word, study His prophecies. "For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning."

The publishers of the "Watchman" wish us to say that from the first of next year that paper will be changed from a weekly to a monthly of forty-eight pages or more, besides covers, this change being advised by the General Conference Committee. The usual departments will be continued. The January number, ready about December 15, will deal with the subject, "The United States in Prophecy," with special reference to the Church Federation Movement. The subscription price is 75 cents a year, clubs of five or more to one address, 45 cents. Single copies, ten cents. For terms, etc., address the Watchman, Nashville, Tenn.

Wonderful, Isn't It?

The Sunnyvale Standard (Cal.) reports a sermon by a Methodist pastor, of which the subheading is, "Methodist Pastor Declares Saturday Not Lord's Day." How did he prove this? Listen: "The world being round, . . . any but a very ignorant person could understand that taking the whole world into consideration, there can be no rigidly fixed day for the Sabbath." Worse sophistry than that might be used if this pastor would consistently hold to it; but he can not; for a little later he declares: "Christ restored the Sunday-sabbath, and ninety-nine per cent of the Christians of the world accept it and worship on this day." But how can they do it, Mr. Pastor, when a "fixed day" can not be observed on this round world? Is the world round on the last day of the week, and does it flatten out on Sunday? If ninety-nine per cent of Christians can keep Sunday, could they not keep the day which comes just before, "the Sabbath day according to the commandment," the day which our Lord observed? Verily, "the legs of the lame are not equal."

A news item from Lincoln, Neb., of October 22, states that the Supreme Court of that state sustained the legality of the Nebraska Sunday law forbidding almost all business transactions. We would like to know on what ground.

We have received a copy of the "Greater New York Special." It bears no other name, and is published without date, for the purpose of bringing the Gospel for this time before the people of New York in a cheap form. It is illustrated at every opening and has a splendid array of articles on various phases of the truth. The price is ten cents. Published by the Greater New York Tract Society, 32 Union Square, East, New York City.

"The Western Watchman" (Roman Catholic), St. Louis, of November 12, is authority for the statement: "It is a strange coincidence that both candidates for the presidency at the late election knelt at the feet of a pope and received his blessing." Will it be the last time the successful candidate will bow there? The same paper has this item in the same column: "It is refreshing to note with what equanimity the Catholic press of the country record the election of Taft. They will not need particular comforting during the coming four years."