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Hereby know we love, because He laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
But whoso hath the world's goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?
My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him,
Whereinsoever our heart condemn us; because God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment.
And he that keepeth his commandments, abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS.
How is the love of God shown?
How far ought the spirit of self-sacrifice to be carried?
What gives evidence of a lack of this love?
To what kind of love are the believers exhorted?
What will be known as a consequence?
When the heart condemns, can it be expected that God will commend?
What follows when the heart does not condemn?
Then how much is received?
For what reason?
What is his commandment?
What union is predicated of commandment keepers?
How may we know that he abideth in us?
NOTES.
1. VERSES 16-18.—The Revised Version renders the first clause of verse 16 thus: "Hereby know we love, because," etc. The cross of Calvary is the grandest display of love which the universe has ever seen. John 3 : 16. "Jesus died because God loved the world. The channel had to be made whereby the love of God should be recognized by man and flow into the sinner's heart in perfect harmony with truth and justice." "The resources of infinite love have been exhausted in devising and executing the plan of redemption for man." It is love which draws man to God (Jer. 31 : 3) and leads him to repentance (Rom. 2 : 4), and "the Lord has no reserve power with which to influence men. He can give no greater manifestation of his love than that which he has given." "Oh, what a God have we! What a Benefactor! What claims has he upon our love! Having collected all the riches of the universe and laid open all the resources of infinite power, he gave all the heavenly treasure into the hands of Christ, and said: "All these are for man. Use them to convince him that there is no love greater than mine in earth or heaven. His greatest happiness consists in loving me, and giving his heart to me, who hath loved him with an infinite love." "He who has shared in the grace of Christ is thereby placed under obligation to others (Rom. 1 : 14), and this grace is more sacred to him than life (Acts 20 : 24)." "The plan of salvation was laid by a sacrifice, a gift" (2 Cor. 8 : 9), and the same spirit should characterize all Christians (Matt. 10 : 8) as was shown by the Macedonians (2 Cor. 8 : 3-5). "Thus while our gifts cannot recommend us to God, or earn us favor, they are an evidence that we have received the grace of Christ. They are a test of the sincerity of our profession of love." "He tests the love of his professed followers by committing to their tender mercies the afflicted and bereaved ones, the poor and the orphans." Deeds should accompany words in order to make them effective. James 2 : 15, 16.
2. VERSES 19-24.—A clear conscience is a good thing (2 Cor. 1 : 12), but God is the final judge (Rom. 2 : 16), and the life record determines the result (Rev. 20 : 12). "Believers, as such, ask only what is in accordance with God's will; or if they ask what God wills not, they bow their will to God's will, and so God grants them either their request or something better than it."—Fausset.
God can bestow special blessings upon those only who will use them to his glory, which is always for their good. Deut. 6 : 24. The obedience of faith is evidence of such a purpose. As Christ pleased not himself (Rom. 15 : 3) but the Father (John 8 : 29), so we are to do; but this is not natural to man (Rom. 8 : 8), and is accomplished only through faith (Heb. 11 : 6). Belief in Christ insures salvation (Acts 16 : 31), and is the work of God (John 6 : 29). Love to man is the outgrowth of this experience. Christ dwells in genuine Christians (2 Cor. 13 : 5), as in Paul (Gal. 2 : 20), and works in us through his power (Phil. 2 : 13) to obedience (Rom. 5 : 19).
International S. S. Lessons.
"So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading."
—Neh. 8:8
LESSON VIII.—SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1893.
IMITATION OF CHRIST.
[NOTE.—The questions which follow are merely suggestive for the student on the leading points of the lesson; it is presumed that the thorough student will think of many more as he studies the subject. References, where verses alone are given, always refer to the lesson scripture printed above. All other references are given in book, chapter, and verse. The text printed is that of the Revised Version, not because it is especially preferred, but because it is not found in every family, as is the common version.]
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind,
Being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart;
Who being past feeling gave themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
But ye did not so learn Christ;
If so be that ye heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus;
That ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, which waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
And that ye be renewed in the spirit of your mind.
And put on the new man, which after God hath been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor; for we are members one of another.
Be ye angry, and sin not; let not the sun go down upon your wrath;
Neither give place to the devil.
Let him that stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.
And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption.
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice;
And be ye kind one to another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
Golden Text: See verse 32.
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS.
What exhortation is given in the first verse of the lesson?
In what condition are all men outside of Christ? Verses 18, 19.
How had not believers learned Christ? Verse 20.
How had they learned him? Verse 21.
What has Christ taught sinners to do? Verse 22.
What is the life of sin called?
What is the nature of the old man?
In putting off the old man, what renewing will take place? Verse 23.
What should be put on? Verse 24.
After whom has the new man been created? Verse 24.
In what has it been created?
How will one thus changed speak? Verse 25.
What exhortation is given to the angry man? Verse 26.
What should one who has stolen do? Verse 28.
What is said of the speech? Verse 29.
Of what benefit is sound speech?
What should we be careful not to grieve? Verse 30.
What should be done with wrath, malice, bitterness, etc? Verse 31.
What should be the bearing of each toward the other? Verse 32, golden text.
How and why should forgiveness be exercised?
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121. ORIGIN OF FIRST-DAY OFFERINGS.
Please explain 1 Cor. 16: 2. Is this the origin of our first-day offering?
The verse reads as follows: "Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store, as he may prosper, that no collection be made when I come." Revised Version. The apostle simply instructs each member of the churches of Corinth and Galatia to lay by him, or to put aside in his own house, money for the saints at Jerusalem, and, that it might not be neglected, this duty was to be done the first day of each week. The origin of this and the origin of first-day offerings is the same; it is found in the necessities of the cause of God. This instruction of the apostle is not given as an obligation and universal rule. But it was one sanctioned by the Spirit of God then, and it is equally good now, as showing that the plan is scriptural; and it certainly asks of no one more than he is able to do. It has precious blessings for all who are able to avail themselves of its privileges.
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SECULAR.
—Emma Goldman, the New York Anarchist speaker, has been sentenced to one year's imprisonment.
—The total expenditure for the World's Fair up to the 10th inst., as shown by the treasurer's account, was $30,261,480.
—Thirty-one tribes of Moors are said to have pledged themselves to fight in a war of extermination against the Spaniards at Melilla, Morocco.
—The Supreme Court of Illinois has decided as unconstitutional the law requiring employers to make weekly payment of wages to their employees.
—The new suffrage bill introduced in the Austrian Reichsrath by the government gives the right of suffrage to 3,000,000 citizens not heretofore entitled to vote.
—Some of the U. S. Senators are waking up to the fact that there is danger of a controlling interest in the Nicaragua Canal passing into the hands of English capitalists.
—Since the closing of the rolling mills in the Mahoning Valley, Ohio, on the 1st of July last, 10,000 workmen have been idle, and their families are said to be in want of the necessaries of life.
—The paid attendance at the World's Fair last Sunday was 146,821. That “Christian sentiment,” which it was claimed kept the people away on Sunday, seems to be wearing off at a rapid rate.
—From a Victoria, B. C., dispatch we learn that two English war vessels will leave that port November 27 for Honolulu, and that the flagship will visit Pitcairn Island to present a lifeboat given to the islanders by Queen Victoria.
—The conduct of British forces in South Africa, in the war against the Matabeles, is said to be so cruel that even the English papers speak out against it. Annihilation of the natives to secure their land seems to be the main incentive in the contest.
—The sultan of Turkey has assigned a fund of 80,000 pounds to build a hospital in El Hejaz, on the Red Sea. The sultan's purpose is to repress the cholera among the pilgrims to Mecca. He himself will defray the running expenses of the hospital.
—A lieutenant attached to an Italian war vessel at Markah, a seaport of East Africa, was killed a few weeks ago while on shore, and in retaliation the town was bombarded. A number of the inhabitants were killed, and much damage was done to the town.
—The Postmaster General has authorized a standing reward of $1,000 for the arrest and conviction of any person who shall rob the mail while being conveyed in a mail car; $500 for anyone who shall rob the mail while passing over star routes, and $250 for anyone who shall attempt to rob the mail in transit.
—The revolutionary conflict at Rio Janeiro has waged for several weeks with varying results. The revolutionists, which comprise the principal part of the Brazilian Navy, have not yet succeeded in overthrowing the government, though they have more than held their own in the conflict, with a strong probability of success unless the president be better supported than he has been so far. Rear-Admiral Stanton, commanding the South Atlantic squadron of the U. S. Navy, has been relieved of his command for prematurely saluting the flag of the revolutionists.
—On the night of the 27th inst. Hon. Carter Harrison, mayor of Chicago, was shot to death in his own house by a man named Prendergast. The murderer gave as a reason for the deed that Mr. Harrison had declined to appoint him to a position for which he had applied.
—The new U. S. cruiser Oregon, the largest war vessel yet built at San Francisco, was launched on the 26th inst. It is 350.9 feet long and 69.3 feet greatest beam. She will carry forty-eight guns of different sizes, and in vital points her armor plate will be seventeen inches thick.
—A recent eruption of the Chilean volcano Colleno is said to have caused incalculable damage in the surrounding country. Many residents have been compelled to abandon their houses because of the great fall of ashes and cinders, and hundreds of acres of growing crops have been ruined by the run of lava.
—The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's large steamer City of New York, which left San Francisco early in the morning of the 26th inst., for China, went on the rocks in a dense fog, off Bonita Point, just outside the harbor, and became a complete wreck. No lives were lost, and a considerable portion of the cargo was saved. The loss is estimated at $500,000.
—Six hundred men employed on the new buildings of the Mutual Reserve Fund and Postal Telegraph Company of New York City struck on the 26th inst. against a sub-contractor who refused to discharge non-union men. The strike was expected to extend throughout the city. An effort is being made to have the building trades of Boston coöperate in the strike.
—It is rumored that U. S. Minister Thompson, at Rio Janeiro, is apprehensive of European designs to overthrow the Brazilian Government and establish that of the revolutionists, because of the favorable commercial treaty existing between Brazil and the United States. The Secretary of the Navy has ordered the cruiser New York to Rio to reënforce our naval squadron now there.
—About midnight of the 28th inst. a number of masked men, armed with guns, ordered all the Chinese in the gardens of the Cahuenga Valley, between Los Angeles and the ocean, to leave the valley. The Chinese were badly frightened and scattered in all directions. Their friends have placed the matter in the hands of an attorney who will bring suit for damages against all of the mob who can be identified. It is said they were all farmers.
—A fierce battle between the Spanish forces at Melilla, Morocco, and the Moors occurred on the 27th and 28th insts. The Moors fought desperately, and but for the Spanish gunboats would have been victorious. The Spanish commander, General Margallo, was killed. The Moors are determined that Spain shall not permanently fortify Melilla, and it looks as though a large force of troops will have to be maintained in that country if the Spanish design is accomplished.
—A Pittsburg dispatch of the 29th inst. tells of a cruel attempt to poison non-union workmen in the glass works at Wellsburg, W. Va., by putting some kind of acid in the blowpipes while the men were at dinner. The sudden effect upon one man saved a large number by putting them on their guard. Putting the pipe to his mouth, it seemed to be set on fire, and he ran for water, which only carried the fire into his stomach, making the matter worse, and causing his death.
—There is now no doubt of the passage by the U. S. Senate of the Voorhees Silver Repeal Bill, which has been a bone of bitter contention for several weeks. The Democratic opponents of the bill have at last yielded to the wishes of the Administration. The only difference between this and the Wilson Bill which passed the House is that the Senate Bill more explicitly declares the policy of the government to continue the use of silver as a money metal. Either measure effects the repeal of the Silver Purchasing Bill now in force.
—Congressman Wheadon, of Michigan, has introduced a resolution for an investigation into the methods of the American Protective Association, an anti-Catholic political association. He alleges that in Michigan, at least, it is dominated by the most ignorant Canadian Orangemen; that it resembles the old Know Nothing Party, except that instead of being directed against all foreigners, it is only against Catholics; that it has issued alarming circulars as to the aims of the Catholic Church in this country, which have caused a reign of terror, and members of the organization are arming themselves to repel an invasion of the pope. We have no interest in the operations of the A. P. A. other than as it seems to be a feature of the irrepressible conflict of the last days; but it is safe to say that there will be no Congressional investigation of any of the several Catholic societies of whose military preparations the A. P. A. and others are loudly complaining. Such a resolution as that introduced in Congress by Mr. Wheadon, should at least be impartial, and take in all societies which threaten the peace of the country.
News and Notes.
By Editor
FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 30.
RELIGIOUS.
—Elder Miles Grant, a representative of the American Advent Missionary Society, sailed from New York for India, October 11.
—The former home of Stephen A. Douglas, and also of the late Justice Bradley, in Washington, has been purchased for Satolli, the papal legate.
—Twelve hundred beds at a penny a night each are offered to London's homeless poor in a new Salvation Army shelter, erected on the banks of the Thames, near Blackfriar's Bridge.
—The Lafayette Grocers' Protective Association of Indianapolis, Ind., has filed articles of incorporation. The organization was formed for mutual benefit and to promote the proper observance of Sunday.
—The pope has consented to act as godfather to the boy king of Spain at his approaching confirmation and first communion. Monsignor Cretoni, the nuncio at Madrid, will represent the pope at the ceremony.
—Another nominally Christian military organization is proposed for the boys, to be called the Epworth Guards. Protestants complain of the Catholic armed societies, and keep on instilling the same military spirit into the minds of their own boys.
—The West Pennsylvania Lutheran Synod has adopted resolutions pledging the Synod to use every means to abolish the iniquitous business of the rum traffic and calling for church discipline upon all ministers or members who in any way aid or encourage persons in securing license to sell intoxicants.
—A new Sunday move is reported in Chicago, and it is said that both employers and employes are signing petitions for a Sunday-closing ordinance. It seems too bad that men are so anxious to close their places of business on Sunday, yet cannot comply with their conscientious scruples without a law compelling them to do so.
—The M. E. Church Conference recently in session at Dixon, Ill., adopted temperance resolutions, carried without debate and with a storm of applause, declaring that "it is the supremest trifling for us to waste our ballots in support of any political party which does not intend to declare war against the entire unholy business" of the liquor traffic.
—The faculty of the theological seminary of Princeton (N. J.) College has decided against football playing by students of that department, claiming that it is beneath the dignity of divinity students. There is said to be great indignation among the embryo theologians, which, it would seem, is also beneath their dignity—if they have any.
—The Christian at Work, commenting on the act of an Episcopal minister of New York City in celebrating a nuptial mass in his church, says: "Where the titular 'Protestant' fits into such an Episcopal Church is not easily discernible to the ordinary observer." Well, it fits in just as first-day-of-the-week sabbath observance does into any other so-called Protestant church. The mass and the Sunday sabbath have the same origin.
—In the recent mad rush for land and town lots in the Cherokee Strip, there were seven Congregational ministers wrestling for church lots in as many different town sites. One of the leading papers of the denomination calls their success "one bright feature of the disgraceful invasion." But, candidly, was not this contest of the church with the world, in a pellmell race for pecuniary gain, really the most "disgraceful" part of the scene?
—Rev. Wm. R. Noyes, whose application for appointment as foreign missionary has been in the hands of the Prudential Committee of the American Board of Foreign Missions for the past four years, has just succeeded in gaining his desired credentials. Although he has actually served several years as a missionary to Japan, his indorsement by the committee has been withheld on account of his belief in at least the probability of a future probation. His recognition was finally secured by a vote of the board, 106 to 24, advising the committee to make the appointment.
—In a vision at Troas, Paul saw a man imploring him, saying, "Come over into Macedonia and help us." Had Paul been a modern "evangelist" of the popular sort, he would have first demanded that a certain sum of money, or a certain portion of the proceeds, be guaranteed before he would go. But Paul was an "ambassador for Christ," and not for mammon; so he went right along without any question as to temporal remuneration, and when his work there was about to close, he and his companion, Silas, received in part pay a public whipping and a night in jail. But their effort was successful and acceptable to God.
—General Scofield, commanding the United States Army, has issued an order condemning those chaplains and others who have written to the Voice about the corrupting influence of the army "canteens," where liquors are sold to soldiers by soldiers. He threatens court martial for any repetition of the offense. Language fails to express the absurdity of a professed Christian minister occupying a position where his acts and sentiments as a minister are subject to the arbitrary commands of a rum apologist.
—A correspondent of the New York Voice, writing from Richmond, Va., says: "Richmond is noted for its many saloons, and drinking is indulged in freely by many members of the church. The clerk of one of the largest churches in the city is a wholesale liquor dealer. Some churches exclude the dealer in liquors, but he is soon into another church provided he pays money. I am informed by leading members of the church that twenty-five out of every hundred members are confirmed sots, and fifty more are confirmed drinkers. This is the condition of affairs among the colored people in the Baptist Church."
—An ex-priest named Slattery delivered a lecture against Catholicism before a large audience in St. Louis, on the evening of the 27th inst. An excited mob gathered in front of the building, and when the lecturer came out he was greeted with a shower of stones. Windows were broken, and Mr. Slattery was somewhat injured. He and his wife, who is an ex-nun, were hurried off to the hotel under escort of the police and some personal friends, followed by the yelling mob, said to number thousands. Catholic lecturers frequently denounce Protestantism, but we never hear of their being mobbed for it in the United States.
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Signs of the Times
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OAKLAND, CAL., MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1893.
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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER.
Editorial.—Notes and Comments—Two Powers, Two Principles—The Church of Christ—Is This the Reign of Christ?...........................................................................1, 2, 16
General Articles.—A Prayer (poetry)—A Review of Sunday Legislation in Century Nineteen—That “Dying Thief”—“Hereafter Thou Shalt Know” (poetry)—Danger of Spiritual Blindness—Prayer—What Is Coming?—Where Is the Church?—Wait (poetry)—Sufferings—Holiness—What It Is—Paradise Lost..................................................................................................3-8
Home and Health.—Baby or Boy (poetry)—An Unexpected Prize (chapter 6)—“If I Were a Boy”—The Air We Breathe..............................................................................................9, 10
Mission Fields.—The Moments Pass (poetry)—South America and the Papacy..................................................................................................10, 11
Our Work and Workers.—Trust in the Lord (poetry)—Let the Preachers Go to the Unconverted—The Language of Preaching—Field Notes..................................................................................12
International S. S. Lessons.—Imitation of Christ (Lesson 8, Sunday, November 19)—Love for One Another (Lesson 7, Sabbath, November 18).........................................................................................14
Question Corner.—Origin of First-day Offerings......................................................................14
News and Notes.—Religious—Secular........................................................................................15
Our last page has, as frequently before, been found too small for this issue. Other matters will appear later.
We print for this issue a cover in which is advertised important publications. It will pay our friends to preserve this cover for future reference in ordering books.
An index to the last volume of the SIGNS has been printed. It will be sent to all those who request it. If you wish an index for your volume (and if you bind your papers, you certainly do) just drop a postal and it will be sent, but send at once.
On the first page of this issue begins an article entitled “Two Powers—Two Principles.” This will be followed by several others, developing the thoughts expressed in the first one. We ask our readers to follow us as we endeavor to gather from the great ocean of gems a few precious jewels of God's truth. The study of the subject will well repay them.
It will be seen in this number that our Doctrinal and Miscellaneous departments are merged in one, that of General Articles. Some of the most intensely doctrinal articles are the most intensely practical. All articles pertaining to Christian teaching, life, or work are, to a greater or less extent, both doctrinal and practical. We are sure this change is for the better.
SAYS a news item: “The Columbian Liberty bell will be a visitor at the Midwinter Fair. The bell will be sent to Washington after the World's Fair and remain until December 1, when it will be brought to California by way of Richmond, Charleston, Savannah, Atlanta, New Orleans, and the City of Mexico.” And we know of no place where the bell of liberty has any more right to be rung than in California. The State as a State is still free.
Health Foods.—We have been advertising for six months the health foods of the Sanitarium Health Food Company, Battle Creek, Mich. These foods are all they are said to be. We have used them to a greater or less extent for more than a half score of years, and we know whereof we affirm. We are sure that our readers east of the Rockies would do well to procure them and make an intelligent use thereof. Those west of the Rockies may obtain the same from the Rural Health Retreat, St. Helena, Cal.
THOSE ROMAN CATHOLIC ARTICLES.
By Editor
THOSE articles from the Catholic Mirror which were published in the Sentinel, we refer to. They are issued as a November number of the Bible Students' Library, No. 113. See article on "Bible Students' Library" on this page. They are now ready; order at once.
"WHITHER IS THE NATION DRIFTING?"
By Editor
THE above is the title of a little tract which we received some time ago. It has for a sub-title "Christians in the Chain Gang for Conscience' Sake in the United States." The author is Elder W. H. Littlejohn, of Battle Creek, Mich. The price (postpaid) of the tract is 5 cents single copy, six for 25 cents, and 100 for $3.00. It is a candid, and by no means radical, setting forth of the question, and is such as would appeal to every fair-minded man. We hope it will have a wide circulation, and believe it will do much good. Address the author as above.
