Review and Herald, Vol. 81, No. 29. (7/21/1904)

Review and Herald

Jul 21, 1904

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Jul 21, 1904

Help Wanted

AFTER quoting from a letter from one of our agents in West Virginia, who reports having just taken thirty-seven orders for books in fifteen hours, amounting to $28.75, and seventy-four dollars' worth of orders in seven days, the secretary of the West Virginia Tract Society says:—

“It may be that you can use this item so as to encourage some one to come to this field to help us in this good work. About one third of this State, lying to the south, has never been touched, and it is the best territory in the State for the canvassing work, as the coal, timber, and oil are now being developed so that the people all seem to have plenty of money to spend, and I believe they will spend it for the truth if they get a chance.”

We believe West Virginia is a most promising State for the book work, and that there are those who will respond to this call who are not now selling our publications. Address, W. Va. Tract Society, 1002 Williams St., Parkersburg, W. Va.

During Vacation

The Home and Church-School Manual

is especially valuable. The author's intention was that this book should be a guide to the parent in instructing the children at home, so that, when entering the church-school, they will have had the proper home training, and can continue in the church-school without interruption. This book is invaluable to any one interested in the teaching of children, as the following condensed description of its six departments will show:—

Part I sets forth the general principles of Christian education, and states the object of the church-schools.

Part II applies these principles to the home training, and shows parents how to educate their children in the home until they are old enough to enter the church-school.

Part III provides a course of study for church-schools, recommends text-books, and tells how to teach each subject in every grade.

Part IV presents a course of study for intermediate schools, and outlines the principles upon which they should be conducted.

Part V contains hints and helps for teachers, based upon questions which they are asked, and drawn from the long experience of the author.

Part VI solves many of the practical problems in the church-school work with which the people are everywhere dealing.

Bound in cloth, with ornamental design, 50 cents.

Thoughts on Revelation

Lesson Helps for the Third Quarter of 1904

No book can be found more helpful on the study of the lessons for the coming quarter than the book “Thoughts on Revelation.” It is a verse-by-verse study of the entire book, making it especially desirable for reference and study.

You will always have more or less occasion to seek knowledge on the book of Revelation, as well as on the book of Daniel. “Thoughts on Revelation” is bound with “Thoughts on Daniel” in permanent form in one volume, as follows:—

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Testimonies, Vol. VIII

If you have not obtained a copy of this most valuable book, we call attention to it again, for we believe those who have not had the advantage of studying its contents do not realize what they are missing. It is a special book for this special time, and the words of admonition and caution with reference to carrying forward the third angel’s message now should be read by every one who is interested in this work. The proper relation of our institutions to the message, their location and work, our educational efforts, questions of doctrine, etc., are given needed consideration. The price is 75 cents, postpaid. Don’t delay.

Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing

In English and German

AN excellent book, and companion volume to “Steps to Christ.” “Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing” is by Mrs. E. G. White; and the words of Christian counsel and encouragement taken from the sermon on the mount will be found beneficial to saint and sinner.

This book has been re-illustrated with engravings prepared especially for it. Bound in cloth, with cover design, 75 cts.; and in half calf — blue — making a beautiful present, $1.

We also have a number of cloth copies of “Mount of Blessing” imported by us from Germany, and shall be glad to supply our German friends in their own language. Price, 75 cts., postpaid.

Many Others Could Do This Too

SOMETIMES we think there is no time to do missionary work, but this sister makes it a part of her work every week. Many who excuse themselves from doing anything in circulating tracts and periodicals could do as this sister does.

“COLDWATER, MICH., July 11, 1904. “Find enclosed two dollars for tracts. Please send the same assortment you did before. You sent me eleven different kinds, ten of each of the Sabbath tracts and fifty of the Second Coming of Christ. I am surprised to see how I can sell the tracts. We moved on a farm two years ago last spring, four miles west of Coldwater, and I go to the city once a week to take my eggs and butter, and I take a handful of tracts with me, and spend about an hour selling them. That is all the time I have to give to the work, but I never forget my tracts. When anybody comes to my house, they are always on my mind, and I have sold a good many right here at home. Two of my neighbors took twelve tracts apiece, eleven of the Sabbath and one apiece of the Second Coming of Christ. I would like to give more time to the work if I could, for I love the third angel’s message, the gospel of Jesus Christ, his power to save.

“Yours in Christ,

A Cheap, Convenient Tract Rack

The simplicity and cheapness of our new tract rack are being appreciated as noted in the following paragraphs from the secretary of a State Tract Society:—

“We received the tract rack, and are very much pleased with it. We are sure that it will fill a long-felt want among our people, and we hope we can put a good number of them into our State.”

“We are glad that something has been produced that will answer the call for a cheap, convenient tract rack that can be used among our people.”

These racks cost but 20 cents each, postpaid, and can be hung up in any place where people are obliged to wait. We recommend them as an inexpensive way of accomplishing much good in spreading a knowledge of the truth.

A Friend in the Kitchen Or What to Cook, and How to Cook It

By Anna L. Colcord

BY MRS. ANNA L. COLCORD

A HEALTH cook-book that sells well, takes well, and meets the wants of the common people.

More copies of this work have been sold than of any health cook-book yet published—over one hundred thousand copies in five years.

Sold in all English-speaking countries, and soon to be published in the German, Danish, and Swedish languages. There is no better help for canvassers.

Four hundred excellent recipes, 132 pages, well illustrated, and everything about it as neat as a pin.

Price, limp cloth, 25 cents; oilcloth, colored frontispiece, 50 cents; regular discount to agents.

The Vest Pocket Dictionary

A VERY useful, though inexpensive, book to have always at hand is the Vest Pocket Dictionary. Not necessarily for the vest pocket alone, for its presence in time of need is equally appreciated on the desk, table, in the machine drawer, etc., where it may be found “just when I want it.”

It is not a little remarkable that a book of 45,800 words can be manufactured to weigh less than three ounces. It also contains information that would do justice to a large atlas,—population of all large cities, capital and area of all countries of the world, maps of many places, etc., also a digest of parliamentary practise.

All styles are indexed. Bound in cloth, 25 cents; in Russia leather, 50 cents, and in Morocco, with stamp holder extra, 60 cents.

Order of State Tract Societies

Order of State Tract Societies: Review and Herald, Battle Creek, Mich.; Review and Herald, Washington, D. C.; Pacific Press, Oakland, Cal.; Kansas City, Mo.; Southern Publishing Assn., Nashville, Tenn.

Loosening the Foundations

By Editor

THIS advent movement represents an effort to preserve and restore “the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.” It seeks a return to primitive Christianity, basing all its doctrines upon the plain teaching of the Word of God, and rejecting human philosophy and the traditions of men. It emphasizes the fundamental importance of those phases of truth which were obscured during the great apostasy of the Dark Ages, and aims to proclaim the complete gospel of salvation through faith in Christ, as it is set forth by apostles and prophets. Its purpose is “to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

The one teaching which separates Seventh-day Adventists, not only from all so-called orthodox bodies but also from all other Adventists, is their teaching concerning the sanctuary and its services. One or more of the various denominations teach with more or less clearness the truth concerning the Sabbath, the nature of man, the near advent, etc., but no other denomination interprets, according to the Scriptures, the meaning and application of the typical sanctuary and its services so as to bring into prominence the position and special atoning work of the Son of God in this last generation. It is this teaching which has given shape to this denominational organization and work since the disappointment of 1844. Many years ago it was said through the spirit of prophecy that “such subjects as the sanctuary, in connection with the twenty-three hundred days, the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus, are perfectly calculated to explain the past advent movement and show what our present position is, establish the faith of the doubting and give certainty to the glorious future.” It is perfectly plain, therefore, that the doctrine of the sanctuary and its services, as taught by Seventh-day Adventists, occupies a prominent place among the foundation principles of the message which they are endeavoring to give to the world.

Other religious teachers have dwelt in general terms upon the ministry of Christ our High Priest, usually giving it a more or less figurative interpretation, and regarding the earthly sanctuary as typical of the church in its different experiences, or of the work of Christ upon earth and in heaven, or of the human body, but it remained for Seventh-day Adventists to present to the world the teaching concerning a literal sanctuary in heaven, where a real priest conducts an actual service in behalf of sinful men, of which the earthly sanctuary and its services were a copy and a pattern. “The subject of the sanctuary was the key which unlocked the mystery of the disappointment of 1844. It opened to view a complete system of truth, connected and harmonious, showing that God’s hand had directed the great advent movement, and revealing present duty as it brought to light the position and work of his people. . . . The passing of the time in 1844 was followed by a period of great trial to those who still held the advent faith. Their only relief, so far as ascertaining their true position was concerned, was the light which directed their minds to the sanctuary above. Some renounced their faith in their former reckoning of the prophetic periods, and ascribed to human or satanic agencies the powerful influence of the Holy Spirit which had attended the advent movement. Another class firmly held that the Lord had led them in their past experience; and as they waited and watched and prayed to know the will of God, they saw that their great High Priest had entered upon another work of ministration, and, following him by faith, they were led to see, also, the closing work of the church. They had a clearer understanding of the first and second angels’ messages, and were prepared to receive and give to the world the solemn warning of the third angel of Revelation 14.”

It thus appears that much more is involved in this question than simply the theoretical interpretation of some types and shadows. Some thoughtful men may be able to draw certain lessons from the earthly sanctuary and its services, and others may suggest other lessons equally helpful, and the acceptance or the rejection of these lessons would not be essential to the existence of any general religious movement. But the interpretation given to this subject by the Seventh-day Adventists is of fundamental importance to their existence as a separate denomination. The whole explanation of the disappointment in 1844 turns upon the sanctuary question. The understanding of the threefold message of Revelation 14 rests upon the same foundation. The really distinctive work of this people could not be justified upon any other basis than their teaching concerning the present work of our great High Priest in his closing work in the heavenly sanctuary. For these reasons, and because other religious teachers make a merely figurative application of those scriptures which deal with the sanctuary and its services, it is necessary that the true meaning of this subject should be constantly emphasized.

In view of these facts, we are surprised and pained that a publication which claims a place in connection with this advent movement should advocate such an interpretation of the typical sanctuary as is found in the following paragraphs taken from an editorial entitled “The Earthly Sanctuary”:—

The human system has two compartments in which Christ ministers. These correspond with the holy and most holy places of the typical sanctuary.

In the old sanctuary there were two compartments. Into the first the priest entered every day, “accomplishing the service of God.” Into the second, or inner, compartment the high priest went alone once a year. This inner apartment was the abode of the Shekinah, or visible manifestation of God’s dwelling with his people. The first was sacred, to be sure; but the second was peculiarly so, being solely the abiding-place of the divine presence.

This sanctuary, thus arranged, was typical and temporary. It served as a kindergarten lesson for people who were but children in spiritual discernment. It had its antitype in the mediatorial offices of Jesus Christ as our great high priest, and also its counterpart in the human body, and its experiences under the ministration of Christ.

Man is a dual being, intellectually speaking. He is created with an intelligence which is formed of his bodily, or, as we might say, his animal, propensities and desires. This is called “the flesh,” the “carnal mind,” the “body.” This intelligence is possessed by all animals. . . .

This department of human nature corresponds with the first compartment of the sanctuary. It is the body, or the flesh. In this God ministers continually. Here he is constantly at work. Even in our sins we make him to serve. This body is the temple of God, though it is often defiled. But here the Saviour of men graciously manifests himself in sinful flesh. Here the lamp of consecration should always burn. Here the sweet incense of a godly life should be continually offered. Here is the bread of his presence. . . .

But man is also endowed with an intelligence that is distinct from his animal nature, and infinitely superior to it. This is called the “inward” or “inner man.” . . . As there was an inner apartment in the sanctuary, so there is an inner phase to human nature that is peculiarly sacred to the presence of the indwelling God. The first apartment of the sanctuary was a holy place because of the divine presence in it. The ministrations of God’s agents were always being carried on there, and so his ministrations are evidently being carried on in the body, in the temporal and tangible things of life. From him we derive life and breath and all things. Every function of life is carried on under his care. But in the soul, the heart of man, in his divine and godlike faculties, God has designed to manifest himself in glory. And as the Shekinah glory shone out over all the camp, so from man, God desires to shine out to his own praise. The way into the holy of holies was through the first apartment. The way into the soul is through the flesh. It is the flesh that veils the divine in us. Not only in Jesus was “divinity veiled in humanity,” but the same precious treasure is to be found in every human heart. [Italics ours.]

There is much which might be said concerning this teaching, but we must content ourselves by calling attention briefly to some of the most important considerations connected with it. According to this interpretation it is, “the human system,” or “the human body,” which is the counterpart of the typical sanctuary, and apart from any personal faith in Christ or any union with the body of Christ, “this body is the temple of God, though it is often defiled.” It follows also that “the flesh,” “the carnal mind,” which “corresponds with the first compartment of the sanctuary,” is a sacred place where “God ministers continually,” although the Scripture plainly declares that “the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed

can be.” And the premises laid down force the writer to the logical conclusion, which ought to startle him, that “not only in Jesus was ‘divinity veiled in humanity,’ but the same precious treasure is to be found in every human heart.”

This interpretation of the typical sanctuary leads to the same conclusion which is being urged by those who wholly reject the atoning work of Christ the only Saviour. Thus Felix Adler says, in an address delivered April 3, 1904:—

If you want to find God, look for him in the beggar who passes under your window, in the neighbor who jostles you when he goes by on the street, in your own child, and in the man or woman with whom you keep house; and if you find not God there, you will not find him anywhere. . . . As the votaries of old used to cry out to their gods when they withdrew themselves into darkness, “O god, show thyself,” so do you say to your familiar friend and neighbor, “O God that is within, show thyself.” And the God, the divine power, will surely respond in some measure to your appeal.

The trouble with this whole teaching is that it sets aside entirely, or at best places altogether in the background, the change which has come through the experience of sin, and bestows upon every man indiscriminately the benefits which are the result of faith in Christ and his work for the sinner. The writer who declares that the typical sanctuary had “its counterpart in the human body” may believe, and may at other times advocate, the truth concerning the heavenly sanctuary, but such views as are set forth in his article will prepare his own mind and the mind of his readers to place less and less stress upon the other view, and if he fully accepts his own conclusions, it may soon be difficult to see the need of any service in the heavenly sanctuary. This is not the teaching of the sanctuary question which brought light and comfort to this people after the disappointment in 1844, and it is not the teaching which will strengthen their faith in this movement now.

It is only through the “exceeding great and precious promises” that men become “partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” It is only through faith in Christ that man may become a temple of the living God. Note the clearness of the following statements taken from “Desire of Ages,” pages 177, 178:—

From eternal ages it was God’s purpose that every created being, from the bright and holy seraph to man, should be a temple for the indwelling of the Creator. Because of sin, humanity ceased to be a temple for God. Darkened and defiled by evil, the heart of man no longer revealed the glory of the divine One. But by the incarnation of the Son of God, the purpose of heaven is fulfilled. God dwells in humanity, and through saving grace the heart of man becomes again his temple.

The same writer touches upon this same subject in a communication dated Jan. 26, 1904, in these words:—

When Christ abides in the heart by faith, the Christian is the temple of God. Christ does not abide in the heart of the sinner, but hearts that are susceptible to the influences of heaven’s instrumentalities, and have been sanctified by obedience to the truth, are representatives of his righteousness.

We do not see how the distinctive message which Seventh-day Adventists have been called to give to the world, in which the sanctuary question has such a prominent place, can be advanced by advocating an interpretation of the typical sanctuary which leads to the conclusion that all men have the treasure of divinity in them, just the same as Jesus of Nazareth. Instead of encouraging this belief, this message should point to the heavenly sanctuary, and to Jesus as the only hope of salvation, and should say, “Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world.”

Food in Due Season

By Editor

Editorial

Food in Due Season

Our Lord pronounces a blessing upon “the faithful and wise servant” who will be found feeding the household with food in due season in the period just before his coming. We have reached that period and the blessing is for the workers in this generation. The gospel message of warning and preparation, which should be lived by the church and revealed to the world,—the constant putting in remembrance of these things, even though they know them and be established in the present truth,—this is food in due season. Those thrilling themes which called us out from the world will call others out, if we will present them “in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,” and these same subjects will revive the faith and hope of the churches if they are living truths in the hearts of the messengers. The nearness of the Lord’s coming, and the great work to be done for the church and the world in view of his near coming should be brought home to our hearts with an ever-increasing emphasis. The truths which have been the foundation of this advent movement are the truths for these closing days. “There is to be no change in the general features of our work. It is to stand as clear and distinct as prophecy has made it. We are to enter into no confederacy with the world, supposing that by so doing we could accomplish more. If any stand in the way, to hinder the advancement of the work in the lines that God has appointed, they will displease God. No line of truth that has made the Seventh-day Adventist people what they are, is to be weakened. We have the old landmarks of truth, experience, and duty, and we are to stand firmly in defense of our principles, in full view of the world.” A united people, standing upon the original advent platform and under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, could soon finish the work and bring the great consummation. Let every servant feed the household with food in due season.

Everlasting Love

THE love of God for his children is not a mere passing sentiment, dependent upon circumstances, changing with the change of outward conditions. His assurance unto us is, “I have loved thee with an everlasting love.” This love never fails.

“Down to lowest depths it reaches, The all-loving Father’s arm; Toward his rebel children yearning, Drawing them with magic charm; Till the yielding spirits move, Touched by everlasting love.”

The outworking of this love is seen in the gift of the only-begotten Son. “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.” Love is the very nature of God, for “God is love,” and “the eternal God” is everlasting love. No finite mind can comprehend such love or measure its fulness, but we can all share in its wondrous blessings.

“What boundless love did Jesus show!— I can not tell, nor fully know, What grief, what agony, and woe, He bore to set me free.

“Yet may my lips tell forth his fame, My voice sing out his worthy name, My sinful heart his mercy claim, And trust his boundless love.”

A Great Work

THE threefold message of Revelation 14 is to go “unto every nation and tribe and tongue and people.” In this message is the final preaching of the everlasting gospel. When this message has accomplished its work in preparing the way of the Lord, then the Master will come. Living faith will not only be revealed in the prayer, “Come, Lord Jesus,” but also in earnest efforts for finishing the work which will hasten his coming. Amid all the efforts to weaken faith in God’s Word and work, and amid all the movements which are calculated to confuse the mind concerning the special message of truth for this last generation, the faithful people of God should reveal to the world an example of steadfastness and loyalty, and should not waver for a moment in their devotion to the great work committed to them. The great cities are to be worked. New fields are to be opened. “Our watchword is to be, Onward, ever onward.”

Fighting Against God

It is no light thing to oppose the genuine work of God in the earth. When his servants are fully consecrated to him, God honors them as his own representatives, and what is done to them because of their faithfulness to him he regards as done to him. Thus when the people turned away from Samuel, the prophet of the Lord, and demanded a king, the Lord said, “They have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.” When the apostles were brought before the council and there was a strong sentiment in favor of putting them to death, Gamaliel, “a doctor of the law,” recognized this principle and his counsel was, “Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will be overthrown: but if it is of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God.” This principle is worthy of serious consideration. It is a hopeless task to fight against God, and in the end it means eternal ruin. It is infinitely better to fight “the good fight of faith” and to “lay hold on eternal life.”

Finding the Path

By W. A. S.

At a Western meeting, a sister spoke out with the true ring of a heart’s discovery, “I have found the path.”

Did you ever lose the homeward path in the woods, and then come upon it again with its old familiar markings? If so, you will remember that when you found the path, you were almost as glad as though you were already at home. The path led home, and you had your feet again in the dear, familiar road.

It is a grand and glorious discovery when the heart finds the path, the way of salvation, that leads to God and heaven. Thank God, we know the path, and the Lord will lead us in the path of righteousness for his name’s sake. It is the old familiar path that the feet of patriarchs and prophets, apostles and pioneers have trod before us. It is the advent pathway to the city of God. And we have found it. It is the next thing to actually being home. Let us rejoice and thank God for the path.

This path is what the truth-seeking hearts in all the world are looking for, and our work is to go quickly to all nations and point out the path. We must make it very plain. The late Bishop Whipple, apostle to the Indians of the Northwest, won the confidence of his men of the “wandering foot” because he dealt in simplicity with practical realities, and talked straight to their hearts. The chief of the Red Lakes said to him, “You are patient, and you make the trail plain. I have your face on my heart.”

No higher ambition can any of us cherish than that of making the way plain. The Lord is coming. The earth is to be destroyed. Our eyes, the eyes of this very generation, are to see it accomplished. The Lord commissions us to tell men the way of escape and of the path to heaven. Let us as workers ever remember that lost wanderers from God need to have the trail made very plain.

W. A. S.

Japan’s Prime Minister on Religious Liberty

JAPAN’S prime minister has published a letter to Japanese Christians expressing himself in favor of religious liberty. He expresses himself on the subject in these words:—

For my own part, regarding religion as an essential element of civilization, I have uniformly tried to treat all religions with becoming respect, and I believe it to be an important duty of statesmen under all circumstances to do their utmost to prevent racial animosities.

And so in the year 1895 at the time of the Japan-China war, my soldiers had no sooner set foot on the Liao Tung Peninsula than I took especial pains to see that the greatest care was exercised

by them in extending protection from all harm to the Christian believers and churches planted there by the English and French missionaries.

As the present war is one carried on against Russia — a professedly Christian nation — I have felt that redoubled efforts should be made that no unworthy sentiments should be tolerated, that we should adopt a thoroughly unbiased and equitable attitude toward all, and that the whole nation should give practical effect to the policy so clearly set forth in the imperial edict, that this is a war which has no other object than the safety of the empire and the peace of the far East.

I sincerely hope that no one will be betrayed into the error of supposing that such things as differences in race or religion have anything whatever to do with the present complication.

Note and Comment

THE Washington Times is of the opinion that the battle that has been fought out between employer and employee in Colorado, will sooner or later be repeated in other States, though it believes the deplorable results seen in Colorado need not follow elsewhere if the right weapon is used to settle the contest. It says:—

No intelligent student of public affairs can question that the conflict waged in Colorado between organized employers and organized employees is a conflict that must be waged in some form or other in all parts of the country. Shutting one's eyes to this fact will not destroy the fact. The great question is: Shall the weapon of the rebellion be the ballot or Colt .45s?

Unfortunately the experience of more than one community affords ample proof that the ballot can not always be relied on as a peaceable means of securing justice. Justice is often defeated by the ballot, and the will of the people registered by the ballot is often defeated by the unscrupulous use of money. This was only recently demonstrated in Colorado, where the union miners, relying upon the power of the ballot, secured the enactment of an eight-hour law, and afterward a constitutional amendment to make the law effective, but still were unable to secure what the popular will, registered by the ballot, had decreed. It is to be feared that the labor unions are coming to distrust the efficacy of the ballot as a means of securing their ends, and may feel driven to resort to less peaceable agencies. A resort to arms will inevitably come when once it is settled in this country that the ballot can not compete with wealth in the control of public affairs.

The Race-Track Gambling Mania

RECENTLY a quite successful effort was made by the city authorities of Chicago to stamp out race-track gambling in the western metropolis. In an account of this effort, contributed by Mayor Harrison of Chicago to the Saturday Evening Post, he speaks of the extent to which this form of the gambling mania was found to be invading all districts and classes of the city. He mentions a girl stenographer who “studied the ‘dope sheet,’” “knew the vocabulary of the race-track,” “knew the horses,” and “was as proficient as a race-track ‘tout.’” This girl “gave her commissions when she could not get to a pool-room or to the track.” It was discovered that “pool-rooms were operated especially for women,” and “to these places went the highly respectable women of family.” The business was acquiring a systematic hold upon the city in general. On this point he says:—

As with the stenographer, so with the great army of workers who fill downtown Chicago during the day—not every one a race-track ‘fiend,’ but every one exposed to the same temptation that had converted the stenographer into one. A glance at the crowds in the cars going to the races or at the crowds in the grandstand, the club house, or at the rail will be sufficient to give an idea of the scope of the race-track mania.

We discovered that the big down-town buildings were so saturated with the craze for gambling that agents of pool-rooms made it a practise to visit office after office to obtain commissions for bets. The gambling solicitor was as regular a visitor as the man with a fresh towel supply.

The book agent and the peddler might be refused admittance, but the gambling solicitor entered without hindrance. From the stenographers, clerks, and even the trusted men of the office he took the money that was badly enough needed for legitimate purposes, but which was risked in the insane effort to profit by hazard.

We discovered that these solicitors worked the elevated trains and surface cars just as a baggage collector does a through train: not only the cars to the races but the cars carrying people to and from their work.

The people of this age are crazy to do anything which gives them even a doubtful promise of a little worldly gain; but in the infinitely greater profit that is to be for eternity, through godliness, they feel no interest. Well says the Scripture that “the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not.”

Pacific Press to Move to Mountain View

In its issue of June 14 the San Francisco Call publishes an article relating to the removal of the Pacific Press Publishing Co. from Oakland to Mountain View, Cal. Lifelike portraits of Brethren C. H. Jones, M. C. Wilcox, and W. T. Knox, and a good view of the present plant of the Pacific Press serve to give prominence to the article. We quote the following paragraphs:—

The Seventh-day Adventists have closed their annual camp-meeting, which has been in progress in this city for two weeks, and which is in reality the annual business meeting of the many industries and organizations of that sect. This meeting has been one of the most important in the history of the order, for two important moves were decided upon. The Pacific Press Publishing Company, the Seventh-day Adventist church, and the general Seventh-day Adventist settlement in Oakland will all be removed to Mountain View, Santa Clara County. The Adventist college at Healdsburg will also be removed to some spot not yet selected. These two moves will be an abandonment of what have been the great centers of Adventism in California.

The move from Oakland has been under contemplation for some time, and a committee has been at work which finally presented the plan that was adopted at the annual meeting of the Pacific Press Publishing Company.

The resolution upon the removal of the Healdsburg College reads:—

“That the recommendation from the Lord be accepted that the present property in Healdsburg be sold, and land, well wooded and watered, be purchased, and the college be established in some rural district where teachers and students can have the privilege of working the soil and raising produce. This will reduce expense, and better educate both teachers and students.”

The Pope’s Sleeping-Car

ACCORDING to the following which was published in the Catholic Mirror, the pope, though professedly a “prisoner” in the Vatican, is the owner of a vehicle, the purpose of which is altogether out of keeping with the tradition of his imprisonment:—

The pope owns a sleeping-car. It was constructed in 1868, when the line from Rome to Naples was opened, and will be shown at the Milan exhibition in 1905 to inaugurate the Simplon tunnel. The car consists of three compartments—a throne room, a compartment for the guard of honor, and a bed-room. The throne room is richly furnished and has a cupola engraved with the papal arms and the twelve apostles.

It is so arranged that the pope, when seated on his throne, can be plainly seen by the crowds who might be expected to throng the stations for his blessing.

Two years after the construction of the pope’s car his temporal dominion suddenly came to an end, the pontiff shut himself up in the Vatican, and chose rather to deprive the multitudes of the papal blessing than to admit the claim of the Italian sovereign to the dominion of Rome.

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