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Sun Up.

By Elsie J. Klostermyer

LAST Sabbath morning, as I stood on the doorstep of my little shack in southwestern Kansas, I looked over the brow of the low-lying hill to a narrow strip of cloud stretched straight across the eastern sky just above the horizon. It was a very straight cloud, like the horizon line of a calm sea. It was the only cloud in the east; and it was broad daylight, but the sun not yet up.

The vapor of which the cloud was composed was so dense that it looked black against the narrow strip of liquid beryl sky just between it and the straight black earth edge below, while above it shone the lovely morning hues possible only in the dry, clean, cold air of a land of far distances.

It was the time of sunrising and I waited to watch the beauty of the scene. Soon, as if an angel had touched it with his fingertip, came a speck of fire on the under side of the cloud, rapidly spreading into a line of fire. This lingered until I found myself growing impatient; but still it continued to glow. Then, it grew brighter and brighter and brighter; just a clear, definite but glowing spot of burning, pulsating liquid gold. Gradually it assumed a round shape downward, appearing to touch the earth, then to melt into it, and I thought the sun up, when, as if by magic, I saw the reflected sun change shape again, assuming the horizontal, and the upper edge of the real sun appeared as a tiny, growing speck above the horizon.

My eyes were aching with the glory of the scene; but I gazed as one entranced until the real sun, kissing the reflected sun away, passed thru the cloud on another day's mission of blessing, when I closed my aching eyes for a moment, then came into the house to perform my own humble mission.

But I am sure some of that glory shone into my soul, and the heavenly Guest said, So is My church of believers in the third angel's

message, stretched straight in eternal righteousness and purity of faith across the horizon of this world's destiny. She is lying black against the daybreak of My coming; but soon shall appear the sign of the Son of Man touching her with glory. The pure will reflect this glory, illuminating the earth until "He come whose right it is." "Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus."

ELSIE J. KLOSTERMYER.

Weary of Sin

By Isabel McDonald

Isabel McDonald

WEARY of sin, I cried for rest, O to escape this sinful state! Where could I flee, while on my breast, Crushing my soul, this weary weight?— But list—"My child, fear not the rod; Behold the bleeding Lamb of God."

Looking to Him of Calvary, O could I doubt His love for me? Giving His life that I might be Ransomed from death, from sin set free? Who on earth's thorny pathway trod To reconcile my soul to God.

Fulness of mercy, height of love! Seeming as arms of God to me, Wrapping me close in His righteousness, Speaking a pardon full and free. And so, with Him enthroned within, I lost the burden of my sin.

How do I know my soul is free? How do I know Him to be true?— Because He has kept His word with me, Bringing salvation to my view. And O, His words for aye endure, His promises are always sure.

Our Influence

By Ida Nelson-Nethery

As we go on our daily rounds doing our daily tasks, do we realize the extent of our influence on the people with whom we come in contact? Do we realize that by our words, deeds, and actions we are casting shadow or making sunshine wherever we go? Each one of us, no matter how rich or poor, how high or lowly may be our station, has an influence which affects all we meet no matter what their station. We can not be independent of each other. God has ordained it so, and it is a responsibility from which we can not free ourselves.

So, likewise, are we ourselves influenced by those with whom we come in contact. Especially are we influenced by those whom we have learned to love and respect—those whom we count older and wiser than ourselves. Is it not then a fact that our influence is great, either for good or for evil, over the children in our ranks? They will imitate our manner of speaking, our dress, our habits, and in short everything they see done by those older than themselves. Especially is this true of the little ones. If you write, they want paper and pencil. If you sew, needle and thread they also must have. If you hoe, chop, or sing, the children will go and do likewise. It is their greatest desire to be like those who are older, to be grown-up, to be a man or a woman.

I once knew a minister, a missionary to one of our foreign fields, who had a little boy whose greatest desire was to be like his father in every way. The little fellow was to have his hair cut one day, and very imploringly requested that it might be cut just like his father's. This was not done, however, his father being very baldheaded. Does this not affirm that older ones have a great influence over the children? How it behooves us, then, to be careful in all our habits. How easily children will pick up slang, a habit easily acquired but not so easy to cast aside.

How little we realize the influence of our words!

"Boys flying kites haul in their white-winged birds, But you can't do that way when you are flying words."

The Lord knew how easy it was for us to sin in this when He said, "If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man."

The Lord has given us the grand talent of speech to be used in His service. Let us use it, then, in cheering up the children with whom we come in contact. Give them a kind word; encourage them to do their best, their very best, in whatever they undertake. If they do well, tell them so. A word of praise is not flattery, and like a medicine it will tone up the children. It benefits the giver as well as the recipient. Try it, if you have not already, and see the pleasing effect it has upon the children. Let us stir up every good quality in their lives. Let us by our influence create or encourage a desire in their little hearts to be missionaries for Jesus, to be all that Christ desires that they should be. Let us use our whole influence for good. We will be greatly blessed in so doing; for everything that one does in life has a reaction, an echo which either applauds or condemns the deed, and is ever afterward a lasting reminder of nobility or baseness. Wherever we are we will hear echoes of what we have done; whether pleasant or disagreeable, they will be continually coming back to us in memory waves and will tend to make us happy or miserable. If you have said a kind word that helped lift a life out of unpleasantness, if you stirred to action the sleeping energies of some noble life, then will this echo speak to you:

"Sunshine-making is a blessed task; Cheery hearts, like lovely wide blue sky, Banish weary gloom and give fresh hope, Check the rising tear or thoughtless sigh." "Put the golden sunshine in each day; Others need the cheer that comes thru you— Need it most when outer sky's dull gray Leaves the sunshine-making yours to do."

It is not always the most talkative who are most influential. A star does not talk, but its calm, steady beam shines down continually out of the sky and is a benediction to many. A flower can not sing bird-songs, but its sweet beauty and gentle fragrance makes it a blessing wherever it is seen.

"Be like a star in your peaceful shining, and many will thank God for your life. Be like a flower in your pure beauty, and in the influence of your unselfish spirit, and you may do more to bless the world than many who talk incessantly."

Let us make these few lines our daily prayer:

"If any little word of mine May make a life the brighter; If any little song of mine May make a heart the lighter, God help me speak the little word And take my bit of singing And drop it in some lonely vale And set the echoes ringing."

Sheridan, Wyo.

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SECOND COMING OF CHRIST: Without Excuse .............................. (B. S. L., 46) .50 The Eastern Question ........................ (B. S. L., 144) 1.00 We Would See Jesus .......................... (B. S. L., 173) 1.00 The Gospel Message .......................... (B. S. L., 188) 1.00 Waymarks to the Holy City ................... (B. S. L., 189) 1.00 Signs of the End ............................ (B. S. L., 194) 1.00 Coming of the Lord .......................... (A. G. L., 40) .50 Heralds of His Coming ....................... (A. G. L., 85) 1.50 "Come, for All Things Are Now Ready" ......... (A. G. L., 87) 1.00

THE SABBATH QUESTION: Why Not Found Out Before .................... (B. S. L., 52) .50 Jewish ...................................... (B. S. L., 69) .50 From Sabbath to Sunday ...................... (B. S. L., 95) .50 Identical Seventh Day ....................... (B. S. L., 114) 1.00 The Seal of God and the Mark of the Beast ... (B. S. L., 150) 2.00 New Testament Sabbath ....................... (B. S. L., 137) 1.00 Who Changed the Sabbath? .................... (B. S. L., 187) 1.00 Elihu on the Sabbath ........................ (B. S. L., 192) 1.00 The Seventh or One-Seventh .................. (A. G. L., 39) .50 Day of the Sabbath .......................... (A. G. L., 50) 1.00 Which Day Do You Keep, and Why ............. (A. G. L., 75) .50 Is Sunday the Sabbath ....................... (A. G. L., 76) .50 The True Seventh Day ........................ (A. G. L., 78) 1.50 Sunday in a Nutshell ........................ (A. G. L., 88) 1.00

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A Good Day for Mountain View

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A Good Day for Mountain View.—Sabbath, August 17, was an especially good day for the church at Mountain View. Brother Reed, president of the Pacific Union College, spoke in the forenoon and evening, and Brother Sharpe, in charge of the Normal Department of the college, spoke in the afternoon. The college enjoyed an exceptional year of prosperity during its last session, and the prospects for the coming year are the brightest ever. Calendars for the college can be had by addressing Pacific Union College, Healdsburg, Cal.

War with Japan.—Is there danger?—Yes; but not immediate. Japan is not able to go to war at present. She has not recovered from her Russian conflict which left her impoverished in men and means. Russia would be of no help to Japan, and China is not yet sufficiently trained. This nation has no desire to go to war, for the "jingoes" are in a decided minority. I wrote our representative in Japan as to the feeling over there, and he writes:

"There is a 'jingo' element in Japan, the same as in America; and it is from this element that the disquieting reports and statements have emanated. Count Okuma is a man of considerable influence and ability, but, being of pronounced opinions, is very free to put himself on record in the public press and by public speeches. But, as the party with which he affiliates is not now in power, he is all the more free to express his mind on all occasions and subjects, without the restraint that is expected from statesmen in power. It is his following that has been most pronounced in their anti-American sentiments. A recent number of Tokyo Puck was devoted very largely to the agitation of this question between America and Japan, and some of the cartoons were very suggestive. One represented American missionaries hurriedly returning home to convert the heathen in their own country. Another showed General Kuropatkin on his visit to Japan while he was Russian Minister of War, and the prospective visit of Secretary of War Taft to Japan; and underneath the pictures was written somewhat as follows: 'After General Kuropatkin's visit we had the Russo-Japanese War. After Secretary Taft's visit we shall have —.' One reporting the situation here might easily dwell upon this warlike phase of the matter, and make out quite a case. But I have carefully watched the papers; and while there have been occasional 'jingo' outbursts, the Tokyo press as a rule have shown restraint and good sense in discussing the situation. All practically agree that the real solution is the removal of the present restraints which interfere with the Japanese freely migrating to, and living in, America. As to the responsible statesmen of the country, the men now holding the reins of government, they have been very careful not to say anything to stir up this feeling against America. Marquis Ito has been especially solicitous, apparently, to quiet the feelings of his countrymen by pacific utterances."

Altogether too much has been made of the San Francisco incidents; if it had not been for the papers, both troubles would soon have blown over. Americans have suffered more from the hoodlums of their own land than have the Japanese, and San Francisco was disposed to do the right thing in education. It never ought to become more than a local issue. But it is questionable whether unrestricted immigration of Japanese will be allowed. There is much war-blood in each country, and sooner or later it may be tested, but there is no immediate danger. Now is the time, as our correspondent remarks, to proclaim the Gospel of peace.

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CONTAINED IN THIS ISSUE

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WITH OUR INQUIRERS

Questions Nos. 2200 to 2211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

GOD'S LAST GREAT PROTEST, SYMPOSIUM

Primitive Christianity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Result of Babylon's Fall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

The Beast and His Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

The Seal of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Origin and Meaning of Babylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

EDITORIAL

"Tormented with Fire and Brimstone" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Notes by the Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

OUTLOOK

Our European Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

MISSIONS

A Visit to Pitcairn Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Annfield, Mussoorie, India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

The Cause Advancing in Fiji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

THE HOME

Our Influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Sun Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

POETRY

Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Weary of Sin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Religious Conditions in Geneva

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Read the article in our Outlook Department on the condition of things religiously in one of the great battle-grounds of religious warfare, Geneva.

Extend the Signs’ Circulation

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Do you know of any religious newspaper in the United States which is giving its readers so much of Biblical truth, so much of the great, molding movements of the present day, with their setting in prophecy, so much of all that is truly vital and essential, as the SIGNS OF THE TIMES? If this be so, and it is not boasting to say it, ought not its circulation to be greatly extended?

Brother Wilcox Returns From the East

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Brother Wilcox, the senior editor, was with us for a few days this week, after his extended trip thru the East. By the urgent request of the president of the Southern California Conference he has gone to spend a few days with them in their camp-meeting at Los Angeles. On his return he will devote himself to finishing the work on our big Missions Special that we have promised for this fall, and also to perfecting the plans for the important numbers that we have promised for the six months following the special. A part of the report of his trip thru the East was given in last week's paper. The conclusion of it is in this issue, and will be found beginning on page 9.

The Origin and Meaning of Babylon

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We had scheduled for our issue of last week an article from our former associate, C. M. Snow, on "The Origin and Meaning of Babylon." An extra pressure of exacting duties, and a little misunderstanding in regard to the exact date when we wanted to use his article, conspired to have it reach us just too late for the paper for which it was designed. It is to be found in this issue, and you will miss a valuable article if you do not read it. The origin and meaning of Babylon is told in a little different way from what it has been presented by any of our other contributors, and the lesson drawn from the Scripture facts will be most edifying and helpful.

Watchman Subscription Prices Increase

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The Southern Publishing Association announces that beginning with October 1, the price of the Watchman will be $1.25 instead of $1.00, as it now is. Six-month subscriptions, 65 cents; three-month, 35 cents; clubs of five to one address, $1.00 each, a year. All subscriptions received before the first of October will be entered at the present rates. Address, Nashville, Tenn.

Help Complete India Mountain Mission

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THE PICTURES ON PAGE TWELVE are of our India Mountain Mission Home and of the town of Mussoorie, near which the mission is located. The readers of this paper have sent us the funds with which to build this mission. For this we are thankful, especially when we know of the good work that is being done for the Master thru the facilities that have thus been provided. But, as stated in our last issue, there is still lacking a few hundred dollars in order to have the mission dedicated free from debt in October. We hope that all who have not availed themselves of the privilege of donating to this worthy enterprise will render what financial assistance they can right away so that the work can be finished up. Send your donations to the SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Mountain View, Cal.

Home Department for Next Year.

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We can not tell it all—we can only suggest some of the good things to appear in our Home Department in the year to come. We know that our readers will be greatly helped by them. For instance, here is a list of twenty-one articles on "The Building of the Home," by Mrs. L. D. Avery-Stuttle, whom our readers know so well.

Home, What It Means.
Honorable Young Manhood.
Beautiful Young Womanhood.
Acquaintance, Friendship, Proprieties.
Honorable and Proper Courtship.
Marriage and Its Meaning.
The Husband in the Home.
The Wife in the Home.
The Family Altar.
The Father.
The Mother.
The Son.
The Daughter.
Reading in the Home.
Order in the Home.
Simplicity in the Home.
Economy and Thrift in the Home.
Mutual Helpfulness.
Gatherings in the Home—Associations.
The Master in the Home.
The Outshining of the Home.

Besides this list of helpful articles we have the promise of another series which we may entitle, "Observations on Home Life," from the pen of one known to some of our SIGNS family, and to many outside our SIGNS family, Mrs. Emma H. Adams, author of several excellent books, a lady of many years' experience, of wide observation, and with a young heart. In a series of short articles she will give our readers the benefit of some of her keen observations.

Besides these, there will be talks to the young, talks on health and hygiene, interesting information, and occasional helpful stories and sketches.

The first series will begin in two or three weeks, and continue fortnightly, probably, till they close. The Home Department alone will be worth the price of the paper for a year.

Federation Considered Next Week.

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THOSE following the Outlook Department of this paper for the last several weeks have observed that "federation" is one of the prevailing sentiments of the time. The Hague Congress, as reported by M. E. Olsen, is desirous of federating the political world; the Christian Endeavor Convention, as reported by J. S. Wightman, is desirous of federating the Protestant world; the Catholic Federation Convention, as reported by C. M. Snow, is working to federate the Catholic world. What do these powerful movements mean? What will be the outcome? Will they succeed? The next issue of the SIGNS will be the first of two numbers that will be devoted to this subject. No more important issues of our paper have been published. We bespeak an especially wide circulation for them.