p. 495 | Signs of the Times, Vol. 10, No. 31. (8/14/1884)

Earlier text: The Work in Portland, Oregon

Chicago Office.

By Editor

Eld. Geo. B. Starr and James Sawyer, at the mission, 219 W. Madison Street, Chicago, Ill., are authorized agents for the Signs in that city. They have for sale a large assortment of books, pamphlets, and tracts treating upon Bible subjects, such as "Man's Nature and Destiny," "Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation," "History of the Sabbath," writings of Mrs. E. G. White, etc.

RECEIPTS.

By Editor

NOTICE.—The change of figures on the address labels will be in all cases a sufficient receipt for money sent for the paper. If these changes do not appear in due time, and if books ordered by mail are not received, please notify us. All other business is acknowledged below.

CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE FUND.—Bernardo church (tithe) $17.60, San Francisco church (tithe) $22.30, Healdsburg church (tithe) $50, M M, San Francisco, $5, Los Angeles church (tithe) $28, D E McKee $2.

CALIFORNIA T AND M SOCIETY.—H H Stone $1, Wm and Eliza Jones $5, Mrs. Amanda Bullock 70c, V L Peach $5, W H Ingels 25c.

ORDERS FORWARDED.

By Editor

Books Sent by Freight.—Eld N C McClure, L A Scott, Sandwich Island Mission, C Maynard.

Books Sent by Express.—Eld G D Ballou.

Books Sent by Mail.—John Ahrens, Julia Farnsworth, Walker Hunter, Clara Reed, D B Guile, S A Douglas, Mrs W B Goodfellow, Lizzie Kelley, Mrs S E Saunders, H Howe, Frank Thorp, A F Horning, E E Olive, H B Tucker, Seth Smith, D E McKee.

STATE AGENTS' DIRECTORY.

Alabama—J. R. Waite, Silas, Choctaw Co., Ala. Arkansas—P. C. Shockey, 205 Pulaski Street, Little Rock, Ark. British Columbia—B. Robb, Victoria, B. C. California—Miss Anna L. Ingels, care Pacific Press, Oakland, Cal. Canada—Mary L. Cushing, Dixville, P. Q. Colorado—Nellie H. Rankin, corner California and Twenty-third Street, Denver, Col. Dakota—Alice H. Beaumont, Howard, Miner Co., Dak. District of Columbia—Reuben Wright, 334 Eighth Street N. E., Washington, D. C. Florida—J. F. Robbins, Holly Hill, Volusia Co., Fla. Georgia—Eld. W. F. Killen, Perry, Houston Co., Ga. Illinois—Lizzie S. Campbell, Belvidere, Boon Co., Ill. Indiana—W. A. Young, 14 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis, Ind. Iowa—Mrs. Lizzie H. Farnsworth, State Center, Iowa. Kansas—Clara Wood Gibbs, Fort Scott, Kan. Kentucky—Bettie C. Saxby, Nolin, Hardin Co., Ky. Maine—Mrs. R. Robbins, South Norridgewock, Me. Maryland—J. F. Jones, Calverton, Md. Michigan—Miss Hattie House, Battle Creek, Mich. Minnesota—Miss Mary Heilson, Mankato, Minn. Mississippi—Peter H. Clark, Moss Point, Miss. Missouri—Miss Clara E. Low, Sedalia, Mo. Nebraska—Miss S. E. Whiteis, Sec. Nebraska Tract Society, Fremont, Neb. Nevada—Eld. G. D. Ballou, Reno, Nev. New England—Mrs. Eliza T. Palmer, N. E. Tract Depository, South Lancaster, Mass. New York—Miss May Taylor, Rome, N. Y. North Pacific—Mrs. C. L. Boyd, East Portland, Oregon. North Carolina and South Carolina—Eld. L. P. Hodges, Sands, Watauga Co., N. C. Ohio—Mrs. Ida Gates, Clyde, Sandusky Co., Ohio. Pennsylvania—Mrs. D. C. Phillips, Wellsville, N. Y. Tennessee—Mrs. M. C. Fulton, Leach, Carroll Co., Tenn. Texas—Capt. C. Eldridge, Denton, Tex. Upper Columbia—Mrs. G. W. Colcord, Walla Walla, W. T. Vermont—Lizzie A. Stone, South Lancaster, Mass. Virginia and West Virginia—R. D. Hottel, Quicksburg, Shenandoah Co., Va. Wisconsin—Miss Phemie Lindsay, 901 East Gorham Street, Madison, Wis. Wyoming—J. T. Trees, Tie Siding, Albany Co., Wyo.

News and Notes.

By Editor

RELIGIOUS.

—A five-story building, to cost $50,000, is to be built on the Bowery, New York, for the German Branch of the Young Men's Christian Association.

—At the recent International Sunday-school Convention, at Louisville, $10 were received from an Indian Sunday-school "to help Christianize the whites." Who shall say that the sarcasm was undeserved?

—The Rev. Charles H. Burr, pastor of Bethany Congregational Church, New York City, writes: "Until we find that summer weather decreases the tendency to sin, we shall not close our church or Sunday-school for a single Sunday."

—A recent number of the London Truth contains the following concerning Mr. Moody: "If you were to combine the entire bench of bishops with the whole Wesleyan Conference, and then throw in the Baptist and Congregational Union as makeweights, the entire body of theologians and pulpiteers would be found to possess between them less practical wisdom than this plain, unlettered American preacher."

—The last Banner of Light contains in its page of "Spirit Messages," the following statement purporting to come from a spirit, in answer to a question: "We believe the time is coming when the natural law of spiritual expression called materialization will become so perfected that spirits will be enabled to temporarily inhabit material bodies and be plainly seen and recognized by their friends in their own homes; that they will be enabled to make themselves seen and felt in the presence of large assemblies." We also believe that this will yet be done. If Satan possesses the power to transform himself into an angel of light, we need not wonder if he and his angels are enabled to successfully personate human beings. And when that time comes, what will hinder those who believe that men live after death, and that in fact there is no death, from taking these manifestations for just what they purport to be? Will not every one who holds to that belief become a Spiritualist?

—About two weeks ago the Salvation Army celebrated its first anniversary in Oakland by an all-night meeting. Those who live near the "barracks" describe the noise as simply hideous. The editor of the Holiness Evangelist was present and was completely captivated. From his report, we extract the following: "There is a commingling of frolic with deep spirituality in these meetings which is as incomprehensible as their power is magical over all who attend them. There is at times a sort of holy revelry [italics ours], which one would think would degenerate into mere animal excitement, followed by a season of the most intensely searching spiritual power surpassing in thoroughness anything we have ever witnessed." Of this particular meeting he says: "They opened with a banquet at 6:30. Then they formed into line about a hundred strong and marched up and down Broadway, holding some street meetings. At eight o'clock they filed into the barracks, holding a sort of praise and jollification meeting. They then had an intermission of an hour, in which they served a lunch to all who desired, for ten cents. At eleven o'clock the work began in good earnest," etc. The editor advises his readers to attend the next all-night meeting, saying, "You won't get sleepy." If outside testimony can be believed, nobody in the neighborhood will get sleepy either.

News Miscellany

—The latest computation of births and deaths for the whole world, gives seventy births and sixty-seven deaths per minute.

—It is reported that the cholera is making rapid progress through southern France and northern Italy. The panic is so great that fathers and mothers have fled, leaving little children uncared for.

—The glass-works at Bradford, Pa., which were recently closed on account of a strike, have been re-opened with non-union hands. On July 30 the strikers captured the new foreman, named Fortune Degneaux, and gouged his eyes out to prevent his working any more.

—The unusual occurrence of August rain in California is reported from various points. Around San Francisco Bay it was quite general. At Santa Rosa, Merced, and Salinas, slight showers fell, and at Hollister there was a heavy fall, accompanied by thunder and lightning.

—The Sultan of Morocco has caused the massacre of a whole tribe in Augara Kabila because they asked for French protection. The men were killed and the women and children made slaves. Five thousand men from different tribes have gathered to attack the Sherif of Ouadzan, and war with France is probable.

—James Murphy, the famous temperance lecturer, has declared against the policy of inaugurating a third political party in the interest of prohibition. He argues that success so far has been accomplished through the influence of temperance workers in the old parties, many of whom will be antagonized by a third party movement.

—Germany having asked the African International Association to dispose of land in the Congo country on favorable terms to German traders and colonists, the directors of the association reply that their territory is open to the world, and they are willing to negotiate with Germans seriously intending to found a settlement there.

—At the general election for county officers in Utah, on the 4th inst., the Mormons were everywhere victorious. Apostle Brigham Young declared that although he was disfranchised, he had sons and daughters who many times over made good his vote. Although 12,000 are disfranchised, the aggregate voting list has not been depleted.

—The business of making wooden houses in the United States for custom sale is stimulated by a brisk demand for these products in Brazil. Several large shipments have been made to Rio Janeiro, and they were all sold soon after their arrival. Fifteen hundred of them have already been erected in the new city of La Plata, the new capital of the province of Buenos Ayres.

—All the squatters on lands in the Indian Territory were ejected last week by the U. S. military authorities. The famous Payne camp, at Rock Falls, numbering about 250 persons, was entirely broken up, and the buildings burned. Six of the leaders were sent to Fort Smith, Ark., for trial, and the remainder were escorted over the Territorial line into Kansas. The military then proceeded to eject all other settlers in like manner. Thus ends a determined effort to grasp the lands set apart for the use of the Indians.

—It is claimed that in New York City there are thousands of chloral victims confirmed in the habit. An exchange says: “It is now about ten years since chloral was introduced to the public as a patent medicine, with seductive promises of what it would do to calm disordered nerves, soothe the irritable, and drive insomnia from restless pillows. The nostrum succeeded for a time and made an army of slaves to the chloral habit, but they soon gave up taking the drug in its expensive form and returned to the simple chloral in grains. The medical fraternity have come to look on ‘chloralism’ as a habit second only to opium-eating and smoking in its demoralizing effect on the system and in its difficulty of cure.”

Appointments.

OAKLAND.—House of worship, northeast corner of Clay and Thirteenth Streets. Sabbath-school every Sabbath at 9:30 A. M. Preaching at 11 A. M. Prayer and missionary meeting every Tuesday evening at 7:45. Seats free. Invitations to all.

SAN FRANCISCO.—House of worship, Laguna Street, between McAllister and Tyler Streets. Sabbath-school every Sabbath at 9:45. Preaching at 11 A. M. Prayer and missionary meeting every Wednesday evening at 7:45. Mission Reading-rooms at 316 Fremont Street.

THE GREAT CONTROVERSY.

IN FOUR VOLUMES.

BY MRS. E. G. WHITE.

THESE volumes describe the great conflict between Christ and Satan, as illustrated in the history of man, his temptations, conflicts, victories and defeats, and the final triumph of right and truth with a crowning immortality.

Volume one treats of the rebellion of Satan, the fall of man, and the lives of the patriarchs to the time of Solomon.

Volumes two and three are devoted to the Life of Christ and the Ministry of his Apostles.

Volume four contains sketches of the history of the Church from the destruction of Jerusalem to the close of time.

These books are not argumentative, yet they throw much light on the sacred page. They afford especial encouragement to the Christian, and are excellent to place in the hands of skeptics to convince them of Bible truth.

The four volumes contain over 1,500 pages, and are furnished to the subscriber for $4.00 per set.

Either volume may be furnished separately for $1.00, post-paid. See "State Agents' Directory," on page 494 of this paper, for names and address of our State Agents. They will furnish you descriptive circulars, etc., upon application. Write to them.

PACIFIC PRESS, Oakland, Cal. REVIEW AND HERALD, Battle Creek, Mich.

A MINE OF INFORMATION.

By John Nevins Andrews

HISTORY OF THE SABBATH AND FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK.

By Eld. J. N. Andrews.

The Bible record of the Sabbath, the secular history concerning it; the successive steps by which the change to the first day was made and the work of restoration, are given in detail.

EVERY TEXT OF SCRIPTURE concerning the Sabbath is commented on at length; and the COMPLETE TESTIMONY OF THE FATHERS in regard to the Sabbath and first day is given. The comparative merits of the seventh and the first-day Sabbaths are fully shown. A copious index enables the reader to find any text, or the statement of any historian.

Should be read by everybody. 528 pp. Price, $1.25.

Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal.

THOUGHTS ON DANIEL, CRITICAL AND PRACTICAL.

By Uriah Smith

By Eld. U. Smith.

AN EXPOSITION OF THE BOOK OF DANIEL, VERSE BY VERSE.

WE are now living in times plainly pointed out in this prophecy, and it is important to understand it; for Daniel himself says that in the time of the end, the wise shall understand; while, if we fail, we are equally guilty with the Jews, who knew not the time of their visitation (Luke 19: 42-44), and shall meet a similar fate.

416 pp. Price, $1.25.

Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal.

THOUGHTS ON REVELATION, CRITICAL AND PRACTICAL.

By Uriah Smith

BY ELD. U. SMITH.

This work presents every verse in the book of Revelation, with such remarks as serve to illustrate or explain the meaning of the text. It is a new and harmonious exposition of that important book and is designed to create an interest in its study.

416 pp. Price, $1.25.

Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal.

THE NATURE AND TENDENCY OF MODERN SPIRITUALISM.

By James Harvey Waggoner

By Eld. J. H. Waggoner.

THIS is a thorough expose of the system of Spiritualism. The author has carefully studied the subject, and has given such copious extracts from a large library of Spiritualist publications, as to fully condemn them in their teachings and in their practices, by their own testimony.

It is also shown from the prophetic scriptures that Spiritualism is one of the most impressive signs of the times.

184 pp. Price, 20 cents.

Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal.

THE HOME OF THE SAVED.

By John Norton Loughborough

By Eld. J. N. Loughborough.

Gives the Bible evidence upon the interesting topic of the earth made new, as the inheritance of the saints. 32 pp. Price, 10 cents.

Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal.

A Man Starving Himself for His Heir

By Seneca

WHAT madness it is for a man to starve himself to enrich his heir, and so turn a friend into an enemy, for his joy at your death will be in proportion to what you leave.—Seneca.

The English Language.

A RUSSIAN priest who has traveled around the world, asked by a New York interviewer what struck him most during his trip, made this interesting and noteworthy reply:—

The lead that English-speaking people have taken everywhere. English has become the international language. With my limited knowledge of English, during my trip, I have been far better off than any of my occasional German and French friends. English has a glorious future. It is bound to become the universal language of science, trade, and industry. There have been three great epochs in which all the educated men talked Greek, Latin, and French, respectively. Now we are entering the epoch of English. The Greek world was too limited in both area and age. The Latin world was larger than the Greek, but its field was too narrow. The French epoch was diplomatic. Now the English, or rather Anglo-American, epoch will embrace the whole world. The English-speaking nations lead the world in the higher politics, and in industry and trade; and they are unsurpassed by any nation in scientific, religious, or philosophical thought. Our German friends object to English on the ground that it is, in their opinion, not an original language, being rather a mixture of German and Latin. In my opinion, this is rather an advantage, for English is not quite a foreign tongue to Germans, and to the nations of Latin origin, and so much the more easily can be adopted by all of them.

Annie E. Skinner

By Ora M. Peoples

SKINNER.—Died, in Petaluma, Cal., Aug. 3, 1884, Sister Annie E. Skinner, aged 25 years, 5 months, and 9 days.

In the decease of Mrs. Skinner we are called to mourn the loss of a loving daughter, a dear sister, and a devoted wife. She led an exemplary life of unselfishness and childlike trust in the promises of our dear Saviour. She always loved Jesus, and ever desired to follow in his footsteps, which motive led her to be buried with him in baptism when the first opportunity was obtained, at the age of fourteen. Of the various diseases which sapped her vital energies, dropsy was the principal one. In all her sickness, she was calm, cheerful, and meekly resigned to the will of the Lord. Her sufferings were intense and of long duration, yet she selected, as the language of her heart, the words found in 2 Cor. 4 : 17, for the text of her funeral sermon. She expressed her great desire to tell everybody how precious is Jesus in affliction. Many times she called the loved ones to her bedside to exhort them to prepare to meet her “where parting is no more.” We hope to realize the beautiful words of the song which she selected:—

“We shall meet with those departed From this world of sin and strife, Meet no longer broken-hearted, But with an eternal life.” ORA M. PEOPLES.

Obituary.

By J. D. Rice

HUGHES.—Died, at Ukiah, Cal., Aug. 3, 1884, Sister Ella Hughes, aged 25 years, 8 months, and 12 days.

Sister Hughes united with the Baptist Church at about the age of 19, and lived an honored, beloved, and useful member. When the tent-meetings were held in the place two years ago, she left the Baptist Church, and embraced fully the truths of the Third Angel's Message, to which she remained faithful to the last. She died in hope of the first resurrection. She leaves her parents, and many relatives and friends, as well as the church, to deeply feel her loss.

If faithful, we will meet her again. The funeral was largely attended by sympathizing friends. Remarks by the writer, from Rev. 14:14. J. D. RICE.

Nevada Camp-Meeting.

By Editor

THE time for this meeting is drawing near. Everything will be done that can be done to make it successful. Brethren J. W. Allen, J. W. Bond, and S. K. Shannon have been named as the camp-meeting committee. Brother M. C. Israel will go there about a week before the time of the meeting, to assist in perfecting the arrangements. We have before announced that Elders Loughborough and St. John, and the editor of the SIGNS, are expected to attend.

They who wish for tents, either to rent or buy, should apply early, to Eld. G. D. Ballou, Reno, Nevada. It is not advisable to take up tents which may not be wanted, therefore to make sure that tents may be obtained, apply in season. Remember the time, Aug. 29 to Sept. 8. And we hope that every Sabbath-keeper in Nevada will be there, and all the children of all the families, and as many of their friends as they can bring.

Camp-Meetings for 1884.

By Editor

ILLINOIS, Peoria,.......................Aug. 19-26 KANSAS, Concordia,........................" 21-31 NEW ENGLAND, Worcester,..........Aug. 20 to Sept. 2 MICHIGAN (Northern) Traverse City..." 27 " " 1 VERMONT, Burlington,....................." 28 " " 9 NEVADA, Reno,............................" 29 " " 8 INDIANA (Southern), Farmersburg,........Sept. 2-9 MAINE, Portland,........................." 4-15 COLORADO, Denver,........................" 10-16 OHIO, Columbus,.........................." 11-22 MICHIGAN, Jackson,......................." 18-29 CALIFORNIA, Oakland,....................." 18-30 NEBRASKA, —............................." 24-30 INDIANA, Logansport,................Sept. 25 to Oct. 7 KENTUCKY, —............................." 30 " " 8 GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.

MONDAY afternoon, August 4, Mrs. E. G. White left Oakland to attend some of the Eastern camp-meetings. A letter from her, written just before she reached Ogden, stated that she was well and enjoying the trip.

EDITIONS of the following tracts have just been printed in this office: "Scripture References," "Millennium," "Who Changed the Sabbath?" "Why Not Found out Before?" and "Evil Effects of Intemperance."

Tent-Meeting in Oakland.

THIS meeting is progressing with, not only favorable prospects, but favorable results. Last Sabbath thirteen adults signed a covenant to "keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus." And still the interest is growing. We think the tent should be kept up in Oakland, in some locality, all this season. As the rains continued late this spring, and into the summer, we may reasonably expect a long fall season in which to work.

There was a slight rain here Aug. 4; enough to freshen up things, Eastern style. In some places there was considerable. Hollister boasted of a regular thunder-storm that day.

Justification by Faith.

By Editor

This office has just printed a new edition of this valuable tract. A number of our ministers have said that their minds were greatly helped on some points by this tract. Orders can be filled to any amount.

Bible-Readings.

By Editor

THE Bible-Readings, Nos. 1 and 2, covering most of the subjects embraced in the Biblical Course in Healdsburg College last winter, were earnestly asked for by the students who attended that course. We have quite a quantity of them still on hand; also an edition on thin paper, convenient to carry in the Bible, has just been printed. No more valuable readings than these can be obtained. The whole edition ought to be taken soon. Price, 25 cents a copy.

We have received quite a number of orders for the Bible-readings held in Oakland, at our spring meeting. For the benefit of all we would say that they are all in this series. The Bible-readings held at the Oakland meeting were, with two exceptions, the same that had been given at the Healdsburg course. Two new readings were given in Oakland, and they were printed with the rest under the name of "Healdsburg Readings."

Our Office Work.

By Editor

OUR denominational work in this office is greatly increasing. As was announced some time ago, we have been much straitened for want of sufficient presses to do our work. To keep up the office we are obliged to do a large amount of job work, and the SIGNS occupies so much of the time of the presses that we have not only had to delay other parts of our own work, but sometimes been compelled to disappoint our customers. For this we have been and are exceedingly sorry. Up to the present time we have not been able to procure a press, mostly because we had not the means which the business could spare. But now, we are happy to say, we have about perfected arrangements for putting in another good press in a very short time. We hope to have it in its room by the time this paper reaches its Eastern readers.

Our Sabbath-School Department.

By Editor

FOR a long time our chief thought in preparing matter for the Sabbath-school Department was to make the department one of interest to the general reader, since but few of those who were studying the lessons could receive the SIGNS in time to make use of the comments. The many encouraging reports, however, from those on this coast who did make use of the notes in preparing their lessons, made us determine to begin with the new series of lessons to make this department of practical interest to the Sabbath-schools all over the land. Circumstances made it impossible to put this plan into execution at once, but this week we are "on time." By omitting the lesson immediately following the one commented on last week, it being a review, we this week print the lesson which appears in the Youth's Instructor of same date. We believe this advance will not be unappreciated by the multitude of Sabbath-school scholars in the East. As before, we design to comment in such a manner that those not connected with any Sabbath-school may not feel that there is any portion of the paper in which they have no interest. The fact that the lessons are printed in full will add to the interest of this department. The many readers of the SIGNS who may not be favored with the weekly visits of the Youth's Instructor, may thus pursue by themselves a systematic course of Bible study.

San Francisco Mission.

A COUNCIL of the friends of the cause in Oakland and San Francisco was recently held in the latter city, at which it was unanimously voted to move the mission rooms and library from Fremont Street to the basement of the Seventh-day Adventist meeting-house, on Laguna Street, between McAllister and Tyler. The location on Fremont Street was accepted as the only available one near the wharves. But among the reasons for the change are the following:—

There are no cars running on Fremont Street.
There are so many foundries and heavy workshops on that street that it is noisy by day, and disagreeable walking by night.
That they have failed to get any considerable number to visit the reading-room, or to attend the meetings.
The new cable-car line up McAllister Street makes the time between the Market Street ferry landing and the meeting-house only twenty minutes.
The Market Street car line transfers to the Fifth Street line, thus making an easy and direct passage between the meeting-house and the shipping in Mission Bay.
There are several car lines not far distant from the meeting-house, so that all parts of the city are easily accessible by street-cars from the house.
All those who are induced to visit the mission for any purpose become acquainted with the location of the Sabbath meetings. And the mission and the missionary meetings, and all the meetings, are at the same place.
And there will be a saving to the mission of about $20 a month.

All those who are acquainted with the city and with the two localities, will readily understand the force of all these reasons. All that has been accomplished thus far, or nearly all, has been by visiting, which can be done from the neighborhood of the meeting-house full as well as from Fremont Street. It was the general opinion that more could be brought to visit the mission at the present location than at the former.

Missionary workers in San Francisco find plenty to do. There are many interested readers of our papers and books at the present time, and accessions to the truth are frequent. And so it will continue to be. The only difficulty we find in these two cities is to get laborers enough to meet the demand.

"THE Lord taketh pleasure in his people; he will beautify the meek with salvation."

The Cholera Scare

By Editor

A FRIEND in a distant State asks if the "cholera scare" has reached us. We have heard and seen nothing of it, and hope we shall not. A scare is a great helper to epidemics.

Honor Due to God.

By Editor

THIS pamphlet has not received the attention that it deserves. For a while after its publication, orders came in briskly, but they have greatly fallen off. All the camp-meetings should be well supplied. We believe it is the best argument or statement of the Scriptural doctrine of tithing that has ever been published.

The comparatively large sums raised at the camp-meetings are encouraging, but these are for special purposes. The real support of the cause comes from the small sums coming in from every direction in the form of tithes. Our ministers should not only see that the churches have this work, but that they study it and understand it. A Bible-reading on this subject in every church, and even in every family, would be vastly profitable. Let every means be improved to insure in the churches a thorough knowledge of the truth and of duty.