This column of church services, especially in our larger towns and cities, will be printed from time to time as we have room, for the benefit of strangers who may read the SIGNS OF THE TIMES, or brethren passing through. We have found it necessary to condense in the smallest possible space. The word "Sabbath" always refers to the seventh day of the week. These services consist of Sabbath-school, preaching, Bible study, missionary, and prayer-meetings. The first Sabbath service is, with but few exceptions, Sabbath-school. The first address is that of the church, or place of meeting; the second, if given, that of pastor or clerk.
Alameda.—Foresters' Hall, cor. Santa Clara Ave. and Park St. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M. and 2:45 P. M. W. C. Chamberlain, Elder.
Atchison, Kan.—Cor. 9th and Santa Fe Sts., German M. E. Church. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A.M., Tuesday 7:45 P. M. City Mission, 1124 Atchison St. I. A. Crane, Elder.
Colorado Springs.—311 Boulder Ave. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M. and 3 P. M. Prayer-meeting Tuesday 7:45 P.M. D. H. Soggs, Elder.
Denver, Colo.—Cor. W. 11th Ave. and S. 11th St. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M., Wednesday and Friday 7:45 P. M. Ira A. Haskins, Elder.
East Portland, Or.—514 East Everett St. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11:30 A. M. and 7 P. M., Wednesday 7 P. M. G. E. Henton, Elder.
Garden Grove, Cal.—Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M., Sunday 3 P. M. Harriet A. Rainey, Clerk.
Helena, Mont.—307 N. Warren St. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M., Sunday and Wednesday 7:30 P. M. W. T. Henton, Elder.
Kansas City, Mo.—Cor. 12th and Woodland Ave. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M., Tuesday 7:45 P. M.
Los Angeles.—145 Carr St., bet. Main and Hill Sts. Public services: Sabbath 9:45 and 11 A. M., Tuesday and Thursday 7:30 P. M. Belle P. Baker, Clerk, 926 Hill St.
Oakland.—Cor. 12th and Brush Sts. Public services: Sunday at 7:30 P. M., Sabbath 9:30 and 11 A. M., Wednesday 7:30 P. M.
Omaha, Neb.—Near cor. N. 25th and Indiana Sts. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M., Sunday 6 and 7:30 P. M., Tuesday and Wednesday evenings 7:30 P. M. Also at South Omaha Sabbath at 3 P. M. A. J. Howard Pastor, 941 N. 25th St.
Pasadena.—Cor. of Summit Ave. and Mountain St. Public services: Sunday 7:30 P. M., Sabbath 10 and 11:30 A. M. Mrs. H. A. Chapman, Clerk, Station 1, Pasadena, Cal.
Phoenix, Ariz.—Cor. 4th Ave. and Washington St., upstairs. Public services: Sabbath 9:30 and 10:45 A. M.; Wednesday 7:30 P. M. (Elder C. D. M. Williams, absent.) Leader, Eugene A. Browne, 306 N. 2d St.
Sacramento.—G St. bet. 18th and 19th Sts. Public services: Sunday 7:30 P. M., Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M., Wednesday 7:30 P. M.
Salt Lake City, Utah.—Room No. 30 East 4th S. St. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M., Sunday 7:45 P. M., Wednesday and Saturday 7:45 P. M. J. M. Willoughby, Pastor, 1227 Emerson Ave.
San Diego.—Cor. 18th and G Sts. Public services: Sunday 7:30 P. M., Sabbath 9:45 and 11 A. M., Wednesday 7:30 P. M. Chas. Sandell, Elder. Hattie Hoff, Clerk, 624 Franklin Ave.
San Francisco.—914 Laguna St. Public services: Sunday 7:30 P. M., Sabbath 9:45 and 11 A. M., Thursday 7:30 P. M.
San Jose, Cal.—Church, San Salvador St., near Delmas Ave. Sabbath school 10, Bible study 11 A. M.; missionary meeting, Sunday 7 P. M.; prayer-meeting Wednesday 7 P. M. L. M. Hodge, Elder.
St. Joseph, Mo.—Cor. 15th and Locust Sts. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M., Wednesday 7:30 P. M. Mrs. Harriet W. Talbert, Clerk.
St. Louis, Mo.—2955 Sheridan Ave. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11:30 A. M., Wednesday 7:45 P. M. Mary S. Yener, Clerk.
St. Paul, Minn.—On Wacouta bet. 8th and 9th. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M., Sunday 7:30 P. M. H. F. Phelps, Pastor, 1634 Carrol St.
Stockton.—Cor. Miner Ave. and Stanislaus St. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M., Wednesday 2:30 P. M. Henry C. Mathews, Elder.
Tacoma, Wash.—Cor. South 16th and K Sts. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M., Sunday 6 and 7:45 P. M., Wednesday 7:30 P.M. F. H. Smith, Elder, 1507 South I St.
CHURCH SERVICES EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
Baltimore, Md.—Hollins St., cor. Calverton Road. Public services: Sabbath 10:15 and 11 A. M., missionary and prayer-meeting, Wednesday 8 P. M. S. E. de Bruyn, Clerk.
Birmingham, Ala.—Odd Fellows' Hall, Fox Building. Public services: 2:30 and 3:30 P. M. every Sabbath, Sunday 7:30 P. M. R. D. Hottel, Pas, 1005 N. 20th St.
Boston, Mass.—694 Washington St. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M. Geo. B. Wheeler, Pastor.
Bradford, Pa.—Ladies' Club Room No. 1 Chautauqua Place. Public services: Sabbath 2 P. M. H. T. Morian, Clerk.
Brooklyn, N. Y.—Wurzler's Hall, 315 Washington St. near city post-office. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M.
Camden, N. J.—Wildie Hall, cor. Fifth and Pine Sts. Public services: Sabbath 2 and 3:15 P. M.
Chicago, Ill.—On 46th St. bet. Michigan and Wabash Ave. Public services: Sabbath 9:30 and 11 A. M. and 12:30 P. M., Sunday 7:15 P. M., Tuesday 7 P. M., and Thursday 7:30 P. M.
Cleveland, Ohio.—249 Cedar Ave., bet. Sterling and Hayward. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M. (sun time), Sunday 7:30 P. M., Wednesday 7:30 P. M. Willard H. Saxby, Pastor.
Detroit, Mich.—424 Trumbull Ave., bet. Perry and Bagg Sts. Public services: Sabbath 10 A. M., Sunday 7:30 P. M., Wednesday 7:30 P. M. A. O. Burrill, Pastor.
Duluth, Minn.—123 First Ave., East. Public services: Sabbath 2 and 3 P. M. John Clark, Elder.
Hartford, Conn.—Room 6, 254 Main St. Sabbath-school at 2, and preaching at 3:15 P.M. O. M. Hatch, Clerk.
Jersey City, N. J.—Second S. D. A. Church. Public services: 49 A South St., Sabbath 2:30 and 3:30, Sunday and Friday 7:45 P. M. A. R. Bell, Elder.
Louisville Ky.—Second S. D. A. Church (white) mission rooms 2431 W. Broadway. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M., Sunday and Wednesday 7:30 P. M. J. W. Collie, Pastor. First S. D. A. Church, Broadway, bet. 8th and 9th Sts. Sabbath-school at 9:30 and preaching at 10:30 A. M. J. R. Buster, Pastor.
Lynn, Mass.—Lee Hall. Public services: Sabbath 1:30 and 3 P. M., Tuesday and Friday 7:30 P. M. A. B. Jernegan, Elder. A. B. Felton, Clerk, 35 Union St.
Nashville, Tenn.—Hall 415 Woodland St. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M., Sunday and Wednesday 7 P. M. Sallie Baird, Clerk, cor. 10th and Woodland Sts.
New Bedford, Mass.—Church at Willow St., west of Cedar. Public services: Sabbath 10:30 A. M. and 12 M. J. B. Hall, Clerk, Box 72, Acushnet, Mass.
New Orleans, La.—Jefferson Hall, cor. Magazine and Philip Sts. Public services: Every Sabbath at 10 and 11:15 A. M. J. E. Evans, Pastor, 6325 Patton St.
Philadelphia, Penn.—Public services at 1724 N. 15th St.: Sabbath 10 (Sabbath-school 11:15) A. M., Sunday 7:45 P. M. E. A. Merrell, Pastor, 1724 N. 15th St.
Pittsburg, Pa.—Hall of Bank Building, cor. 5th Ave. and Stevenson St., entrance on Stevenson. Public services: Sunday 3:00 P. M., Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M. J. G. Excell, Pastor, 211 Dinwiddie St.
Portland, Me.—Williams' Hall, Congress St., Sabbath-school 2 P. M., social meeting 3:15 P. M. H. C. Basney, Elder, North Deering.
Providence, R. I.—Olney St. Congregational (Unitarian) Church. Public services: Sabbath 2 and 3 P. M., Friday 7:30 P. M. Wm. H. Warfield, Clerk, 27 Susan St., Providence.
Richmond, Va.—Meetings at 501 North 25th St. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M. J. P. Neff, Pastor.
Syracuse, N. Y.—109 Harrison Place. Public services: Sabbath 9:30 and 11 A. M., Sunday 3 and 4:30 P. M., prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 P. M. F. H. De Vinney, Clerk, 505 Bear St.
Washington, D. C.—On 8th bet. F. and G. Sts., N. E. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11:15 A. M., Sunday 7:30 P. M., Wednesday 7:30 P. M. V. H. Lucas, Pastor, 209 8th Street, N. E.
Wilmington, Del.—Red Men's Hall, 515 Shipley St. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M., Sunday 2:30 P. M. Edwin F. Eckel, Clerk.
Worcester, Mass.—118 Austin St. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11:15 A. M., Wednesday 7:30 P. M. F. C. Bee, Clerk, No. 6 Furnace St.
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A Holy Memorial Day by Law.
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It seems strange that men of otherwise good judgment can not see that human law can not make holy a day, or, for the matter of that, anything else. There is a demand for a sacred Memorial Day. Because the day is now used by bicyclists and sporting men, J. Y. Niles, of the Grand Army, proposes to induce the national encampment to ask Congress "to change the day now called Memorial Day from the 30th of May of each year, to the last sabbath, or Lord's day, in the month of May in each year, to the end that this day of all days sacred to the survivors of the war for the Union and their widows and orphans, as well as those who have fallen, shall be more suitably and properly observed." But Memorial Day may be placed upon a sabbath or no sabbath, it will be observed only as well and as truly as men cherish a regard for its objects and associations. Law can compel its observance outwardly, but it can never create patriotism or devotion, any more than a Sunday law can create right regard for a sabbath.
NATURAL RIGHTS.
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THERE are many—and it is strange, too—who hold that when an individual enters society he relinquishes a portion of his "natural rights." Never was there a greater fallacy. Government exists, if it rightly exists, for the purpose of protecting those rights common to all. This is well stated by Congressman James G. Maguire, in a speech in Metropolitan Temple, San Francisco, May 22:—
"One of the great menaces to free institutions and to popular rights is the pernicious doctrine that 'in social matters there is no such thing as natural right.' It is taught with all of its malevolent deductions in nearly every college and university in our country. It is the gospel of class privileges, of oppressions, of monopoly, and of all forms of social injustice. It is the doctrine of expediency as opposed to principle. It is the doctrine of monarchy as opposed to democracy.
"Against this doctrine of medieval injustice the New Democracy must raise aloft the flaming sword of Eternal Truth. It must stand for the rights of man as God has given them. It must assert and maintain that the true function of government is to preserve those natural rights to all men by preventing interference with them.
"It is said by the teachers of expediency that 'in entering the social state man necessarily surrendered his natural rights, taking in their stead social rights, in which all natural rights were merged.' I deny that in entering the social state man surrendered any of his natural rights. He entered the social state for the sole purpose of having his natural rights more perfectly protected, not for the purpose of having those rights sold and himself reduced to conditions of misery, helplessness, and dependence unknown to the savage state.
"But it is said men must surrender some of their natural rights in entering a state of society, because men must give up the right to kill and rob and defraud each other.
"That proposition ignores the fact that man is a moral being, and as such, never had the right to kill or rob or defraud his fellow-man. Man never had a natural right to interfere with any of the equal rights of his fellow-men; therefore, in entering society, and agreeing not to interfere with such rights, he surrendered none of his natural rights.
"That whole doctrine is a most vicious and enslaving fallacy, and is the foundation of most of the social injustice prevailing in the civilized countries of the world.
"It has led to the invasion of natural rights, and to the universal interference by men with the natural rights of others, which it is the first and highest function of government to prevent."
This perversion of natural rights, this fallacy which Judge Maguire so ably combats, lies at the foundation of all religious legislation.
IMPARTING AND RECEIVING.
"It is said in a St. Louis Catholic paper that 'Catholic children may not be sent to the public schools without mortal sin on the part of their parents.' We have seen no such proclamation by the church. . . . . We can not doubt that there are hundreds of Catholic children in the public schools of St. Louis; and the very paper from which we get the statement declares that there are not a few Catholics who are teachers in the public schools. Certainly if it is a deadly sin to attend a public school, it must be an even deadlier sin to teach in one. And yet, so far as we have noticed, the Catholic Church nowhere discourages Catholics from teaching in such schools."—Independent.
That last sentence but one is an awkward stumble in the Independent's logic. The difference in teaching and attending to be taught is just the difference between imparting and receiving. The Roman Catholic Church is always ready to impart instruction, because she believes herself to be the divinely appointed teacher; but receiving instruction is quite another thing. The editor of the Independent would be glad to have all Roman Catholics read his paper, but he would not consent to have them edit it or fill its pages—or would he?
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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER.
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Editorial.
The Power and the Glory (notes), E. J. W. . . . . . 1, 2
Men and Not Men . . . . . 2
The Nearness of Our Lord's Coming (Special Signs) . . . . . 2-4
Poetry.
A Ballad of Trees and the Master . . . . . 4
What the Arabs Say. . . . . 10
Which Choose Ye? CLARA E. RICHESON . . . . . 11
General Articles.
Looking unto Jesus, MRS. E. G. WHITE . . . . . 4
Jewish Customs and Traditions (The Phylacteries), F. C. GILBERT. . . . . 5
The Power of Love . . . . . 6
The Turks and Armenians, H. P. H. . . . . 6
The Everlasting Gospel and the Unchangeable Sabbath, W. W. PRESCOTT. . . . . 7
The Outlook.—Plutocracy of the World—Revolution Pending in China—The Trend of the Times, W. N. G.—Creation's Groans—The Inevitable End, W. N. G. . . . . 9
The Fireside.—Greatly Beloved, FANNIE BOLTON—Poison Food and Drink, HANSEN—The Number of Living Animal Species—Don't Leave Jellies Uncovered—An Early Will—Mr. Edison's Baby and His Phonograph . . . . . 10
Missions.—Mission Fields about the Mediterranean, H. P. H.—Cannibalism in Africa—Our Work and Workers . . . . 11, 12
International Sabbath-School Lesson.—Faith in the Name (Sabbath, Lesson 4, July 24, 1897) . . . . . 13
International Sunday-School Lesson.—Paul Preaching in Athens (Sunday, Lesson 4, July 25, 1897) . . . . . 13
News and Notes . . . . . 14
Publishers . . . . . 15
Christian Endeavor Convention in San Francisco
By Editor
As WE go to press the Christian Endeavor Convention in San Francisco is about to begin. We shall report its salient features to our readers.
The Everlasting Gospel and the Unchangeable Sabbath
By Editor
READ the article on "The Everlasting Gospel and the Unchangeable Sabbath," by Prof. W. W. Prescott, if you wish to know what is true Sabbath-keeping.
The Nearness of Our Lord's Coming
By Editor
THE article and diagram on "The Nearness of Our Lord's Coming" presents a part of the evidence on which we base our belief that his coming is near. Read it.
Earthquakes in Calcutta
By Editor
NEWS from India via London, by cablegram and letter, informs us that in the recent severe earthquakes from which Calcutta suffered, no harm came to our workers there. For this we are glad, and pray God that he may ever keep them.
Mission Fields about the Mediterranean
By Editor
IN our Missions department will be found an article by Pastor H. P. Holser, of Basel, Switzerland, on “Mission Fields about the Mediterranean.” Other articles will follow on this field, in its former history and associations, the most interesting field of all the earth. We bespeak for them a careful and interested reading.
Sunday Law in Toronto
Sunday Law in Toronto.—The citizens of Toronto, Canada, on May 15 voted on the question of allowing street-cars to run on Sunday. The majority in favor of the proposition was 479. In 1890 the vote was 2,000 against and in 1893 it was 900 against Sunday street-cars. Whatever the Sunday-keeping proclivities of Toronto may be, the people evidently want street-cars to run.
Christ Expected in His Own Way
A minister in San Francisco tells us that "one of the saddest things in the life of our Lord is that he came at a time when he was not expected." But he was expected, all the world was in expectancy, and the devout of Israel, like Simeon and Anna, were "waiting for the consolation of Israel." The difficulty with the majority was that they were looking for Christ to come according to their own ideas. So many are expecting him now, but not in his way as set forth in the Word.
