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California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists · Oakland, Cal. · Jan 14, 1875

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 1, No. 13.

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What They Say.

By John Norton Loughborough

Millennium.

The S. F. Chronicle of Jan. 11, thus speaks on the subject: About Christmas and New Year's our contemporaries indulged in a very general strain of gratulation over the blessed condition of things on this planet. Civilization was advancing; religion was extending her gentle sway; swords were being extensively metamorphosed into pruning-hooks, and the era was approaching when the nations should learn war no more. Meantime, it is pretty clear that most of the European nations have no abiding faith that the millennium is close at hand. Italy keeps up an army of 400,000 men; France 700,000; England 220,000; Austria 650,000, and Germany a bigger force than any of the others. This looks as if there may be a good deal of fighting to be done yet before the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
All the Christian sects together comprise a membership of 330,000,000, while heathen worshipers count over 1,000,000,000. The Roman Catholic church embraces 195,000,000 followers, and the Buddhists 340,000,000; while all the Protestant denominations combined number only 68,139,000.

Publishing House.

The inquiry has been raised, if we "need the funds that has been pledged for the publishing interests in California." I answer, Yes. If Bro. White comes as soon as we anticipate, we shall immediately take into consideration the matter of a permanent site for office buildings, and prepare for the reception of press, engine, &c., proposed to be furnished by our Eastern brethren. I presume the next State quarterly meeting at Napa will also be an extra session of our State Conference to take into consideration the subject of the publishing interests of this coast; but more of this hereafter. I will here say, let all pay up on their pledges to the publishing fund as fast as possible, that we may be prepared to move forward unembarrassed when the proper time comes to strike.
J. N. L.