Review and Herald, Vol. 82, No. 12. (3/23/1905)

Review and Herald

Mar 23, 1905

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Hygiene Among the Israelites, the second of a series of articles by Mrs. E. G. White, embracing practical instruction on prevention of diseases, cleanliness, diet, advantages and regulations, rejoicing, etc.

Economy in Food, by David H. Reeder, Ph. D., M. D., suggesting some kinds of foods best suited to health and economy.

Health by Hard Work, a study of the methods of President Roosevelt in attaining perfect physical health.

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A Distinct Call

THE very circumstances of our present situation constitute an emphatic call to those who know the truth to be true to their mission, and to give the people of the whole world the saving message for this generation. What do we see?—Crime and lawlessness increasing so rapidly that sober men are becoming alarmed; a manifest weakening of the very foundations of civil and social society; a concentration of wealth and the control of the leading industries of the world in the hands of a few; a strong tendency to paternalism in government, and to the exercise of increased power by the general government; a repudiation on the part of many religious leaders of doctrines—which are essential in such a Christianity as was taught by Christ and his apostles; a growing demand for religion to be recognized, taught, and enforced by the state; and with all the rest the definite expectation of a general revival of religion without recognizing the necessity of restoring the foundations of Christianity which have been either undermined or entirely overthrown. These are simply the bold outlines of the picture of the present situation in the world. Some thoughtful persons are beginning to realize to a certain extent the peril of the time, and are casting about for a remedy; but for lack of the clear light of prophecy and a positive divine leadership, they are unable to cope with the situation, and are often moved to adopt methods of reform which will only increase the troubles. We can see more and more clearly that God’s message of reform, a reform based upon the writing of his unchanged law upon the heart by the eternal Spirit, is the only remedy for the situation, and that this remedy must be applied to each individual member of society instead of to society as a whole. This calls for the proclamation of the third angel’s message in the highways and in the byways,—the everlasting gospel in its purity and power,—the message which reveals the causes of the perils that confront us, and the inevitable result of the rejection of God’s law, and teaches “repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.” Let us respond to the urgent demand for this message.

Reproach to Church

Religion in Public Schools a Menace to Morals

Address by W. W. Prescott

Seventh-day Adventist Editor and Member of Non-sectarian Committee Vigorously Opposes Mixing Church and State—Strife and Danger to True Religion Would Follow—A Living Issue

The following report of the meeting which was announced in our last issue to be held at the Lafayette Opera House on Sunday evening, March 12, appeared in the Washington Post of March 13. The headlines at the beginning of this article, and the subheads which follow, are just as they appeared in the Post.

Through this medium the principles which lie at the foundation of the true relation between religion and the state have been presented to many thousands of readers, and the interest aroused by the local movement in behalf of religious instruction in the public schools will cause many to give attention to these principles now who otherwise might not take the time to read upon this subject.

Knowing the interest which our readers have in this matter, we reprint the full report of the meeting. The Post said:—

That much interest is being taken in the idea of introducing religious moral training in the public schools of the District of Columbia was demonstrated last night by the large audience of mothers and fathers which gathered at the Lafayette Square Opera House upon the occasion of an address bearing upon the subject by Mr. W. W. Prescott, of this city, editor of the Review and Herald, the official organ of the Seventh-day Adventists. The theater was comfortably filled, and at the conclusion of the address a number of the auditors propounded questions, which Mr. Prescott answered in a manner apparently convincing to those who asked them.

The speaker said he is unalterably opposed to the plan of introducing pronounced religious principles into the curriculum of the school system, and stated that such a plan would lead to a union of the church and state, which, he declared, proved disastrous in the early history of the world. He expressed the opinion that like strife would follow the adoption of the present idea, and was apprehensive that in time one denomination would be recognized, with the result that America would witness a repetition of the conflict between the Italian government and the Catholic Church.

In the course of his remarks the speaker referred to the meeting of the general conference of clergymen and laymen, representing the various church doctrines, to be held next Wednesday, to receive the report of the subcommittee of

fifteen, which has been considering the advisability of the religious education plan. He stated to a reporter of the Post that he, with the representatives of the Hebrew faith, had dissented from the report of the committee, of which he is a member, for the reasons outlined. He announced last night that a meeting under the auspices of the Seventh-day Adventists will be held next Sunday night at the opera house, at which the report of the subcommittee will be discussed in all its phases.

A Great Living Issue

The address of Mr. Prescott, in substance, follows:—

“We are confronted by a vigorous movement to secure the introduction of definite religious instruction into the public schools of the District of Columbia. A large conference has been held, attended by leading clergymen and laymen. Resolutions of a sweeping character were presented to that conference. These resolutions were referred to a committee of fifteen persons representing the various religious denominations. That committee has held three meetings, and will make its report to the conference next Wednesday. It has already been stated in the daily papers that a majority of that committee will recommend religious instruction, including the teaching of the ten commandments, as a part of the regular work of the schools. We, therefore, are considering a living issue of the greatest importance to every citizen, not discussing mere academic theories.

“I speak as a Christian. I deal with this question of the introduction of religious instruction into the public schools as a Christian who loves religion, entertains the highest respect for the church, and desires the peace and prosperity of the nation. Furthermore, I believe in a Christian education, the foundation of which is the Bible, as a revelation from God, a book of divine authority, and the ten commandments as the basis of any morality worthy of the name.

Declared to Be Unchristian

“I deplore the present alarming increase of crime, and would heartily co-operate with any legitimate remedy; but in the interest of a pure religion, an uncorrupted church, and the peace of the state, I must earnestly protest against a movement which adopts an un-Christian method in order to secure a desirable result.

“Seventh-day Adventists hold it as a fundamental doctrine, that the law of God should be taught and practised as it was given from Sinai, and as it was interpreted and practised by Christ, the divine teacher; and they probably emphasize this more than any other religious denomination; but, with the apostle Paul, they declare: ‘We know that the law is spiritual,’ and they recognize it as a divine principle, attested by all history, that only loss and injury result, both to religion and to the state, when the state, ordained of God for things civil, attempts to deal with things spiritual, even though the avowed purpose should be to aid the cause of Christianity.

Teaches Morals in Church and Home

“Crime and lawlessness are increasing. The daily record indicates it. Many sober men admit it. Reliable statistics demonstrate it. There is an emphatic demand for the authoritative inculcation of the principles of the ten commandments,—the principles of righteousness,—but where shall this instruction be given? We hold that it must be in the church, the home, and the private school supported by voluntary contribution, and not in the public schools, supported by compulsory taxation.

“The signers to the call for the original conference upon this question made this declaration: ‘All of us, however, are firmly convinced that the principle of complete separation between church and state is sacred and inviolable, and would advocate nothing that could in any wise compromise it.’ The leader of this movement, however, in a published sermon upon the subject, says: ‘That sound principle [the separation of church and state] has been confused with another very different, that there should never be any connection between religion and the state. . . . The two should be indissolubly united.’

“The real issue may then be put in this form: Is there any actual difference in principle between the union of religion and the state and the union of church and state; and is such a union of religion and the state justifiable as will permit the state to use its machinery to propagate at public expense the principles of religion?

Christ Authority for Separation

“The divine Author of Christianity laid down the principle to be applied in the settlement of this issue, when he was asked whether a Christian should pay tribute to the state. His reply established the Christian principle not only of the entire separation of church and state, but also the equally complete separation between religion and the state. He said: ‘Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.’

“A sharp distinction is thus drawn between things spiritual and things civil—between religion and the state. When this principle is followed, religion and government will neither be in union with each other nor in opposition to each other. Both exist by divine appointment, but their spheres are entirely distinct. Neither will dominate the other. That religion will be the purest which seeks no alliance with the state, and that state will be the most stable which refuses even the unwarranted invitation to form a union with religion.

“When our divine Lord was upon the earth, he sought no aid from government in order to propagate the truth which he came to teach. He even asserted the liberty to teach religion contrary to the law of the state, and gave to his disciples a commission which required them to act in direct opposition to Rome’s claim that government and religion ‘should be indissolubly united.’

The Reformation a Protest

“The Reformation of the sixteenth century was a protest against the union of religion and government. Luther and his associates opposed the intrusion of the civil magistrate in matters of faith. ‘Protestantism sets the power of conscience above the magistrate.’

“Nearly all the American colonies acted upon the false principle, brought from the practise of England, that religion and the government ought to be united; but when the American nation was founded, it accepted the divine principle of civil government. The demand for the union of religion and the state is an open violation of this principle, and the proposal to teach religion in the public schools is a return to ideas which were discarded at the foundation of this republic. This will inevitably establish a state theology, and involve the compulsory support of religion by taxation, and is a menace to religious freedom. All citizens ought to awaken to the real meaning of this movement, even though the promoters may be sincere in their purpose to do good. The very fact that it is necessary to premise these proposals with a declaration that ‘the principle of complete separation between church and state is sacred and inviolable’ is in itself a danger-signal, and indicates the violation of the principle. Those who are actually keeping the church and state separate feel no necessity for lulling suspicion concerning their course by protesting their belief in the principle.

“The present condition of our country is due to the neglect of the inspired instruction relating to the home and the church. The Lord has said concerning the ten commandments: ‘Thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.’

Reproach to the Church

“The divine Author of Christianity committed the teaching of the Christian religion to the members of his body, and not to the state or to any of the paid servants of the state. When Christian believers in the home and the church are true to the responsibilities resting upon them, there will be no suggestion of a demand upon the state to attempt to do a work entirely outside its legitimate province. This effort to lay hold upon the machinery of the state in order to propagate religion is a reproach to the church and a stumbling-block to religion. There is a better way. Let the eternal and unchangeable law of God be taught in the church and in the home. Let the Word of God be restored to its place of undisputed authority in the church and in the home. Let the family altars be erected again in the homes where prayer is neglected. Let the religious life be quickened in the home and in the church, and from these springs of influence let the restraining power of our holy religion flow out to counteract the skepticism, the irreligious teachings, and the outbreaking sins of this degenerate age. This is the proper remedy for the increase of crime, and in this lies the only hope of deliverance.”

A Father's Love

THERE is only one explanation of the provision made for rescuing helpless but rebellious sinners from the destroying power of our adversary the devil. It is the outworking of a Father's love. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” That mighty love which is inseparable from the being of God did not hesitate to pour out itself in that gift which caused heavenly intelligences to marvel, and gave to them a new revelation of what love is. This is the love “which passeth knowledge.” But it is not enough that this current of love should flow from the Father to his children; there ought to be a return flow from the children to the Father. And, incomprehensible as it may seem to finite minds, it is only this reciprocal love which can fully satisfy that infinite Being whose life is love. And so it is not simply for our salvation, but also for God's satisfaction that we should love him with all the heart, might, mind, and strength. Thus will the channel be kept open, and the current ever flowing in love's system of circulation. “We love, because he first loved us.”

“While we walk with God in light, God our hearts doth still unite; Dearest fellowship we prove, Fellowship in Jesus' love: Hence may all our actions flow, Love the proof that Christ we know; Mutual love the token be, Lord, that we belong to thee.”

Cheering Words From the Fields

By W. A. S.

No words could be more cheering than the response of the mission fields to the call to retrench here and there and hold back a little while waiting for the funds to increase. For instance, the West Indies had asked for increased appropriations to meet the needs of their growing work. The request had to be denied for this year by the Mission Board. Elder

Haysmer, president of the East Caribbean Conference, replies:—

You know that on account of the divided condition of our territory, we have not the help that we need; but how dare we say, ‘Give us more, and let other places that are needy go without help? I think all has been done for us that we could expect. What pains me most is to think that the work in China, Japan, Korea, and Spain has to be cut down, and so much needed help kept back.

It is in this spirit that the missionary band in all the earth is facing the common problem as to how this closing message may most quickly be carried to all the world.

W. A. S.

The Two Republics

By L. A. S.

The inauguration at Washington on March 4 last is spoken of as “the biggest and most spectacular inaugural celebration in our history.” To minds which were able to view the occasion in the light of ancient as well as of modern history, however, it was impressive for another reason than those apparent to the merely curious spectator. To such it was evident that history was being repeated; that the greatest of modern republics is following fast in the course of the greatest of ancient republics,—Rome,—a course which must naturally take it in due time, and that not far hence, to the goal and grave which that ancient republic reached.

It is a striking and significant fact, especially so to those who can view the tendencies of the times in the light of revelation as well as of history, that so many points of similarity should exist between conditions relating to the inauguration of President Roosevelt and those pertaining to an ancient triumphal procession of a Roman conqueror, as to afford material for the leading cartoon in a recent issue of that popular publication, Puck. The force of this fact will be seen when it is remembered that for such a portrayal to be effective, the resemblance between the two occasions must be so striking and plain as to be evident to the average person as soon as the illustration comes under his eye. So fully have conditions in this country to-day come to resemble those of the last days of the republic of Rome.

In an ancient Roman triumphal procession the one overshadowing figure was that of the conqueror, in whose train almost the entire remainder of the procession followed as the trophies of his conquests. Thus Puck’s artist has depicted the recent inaugural. The chief executive, in the garb and pose of a Roman military hero, rides in a chariot drawn by an elephant, and behind him, bound to his chariot, follow several of his leading political opponents. Beside him walks a member of his cabinet, carrying the “big stick,” and in front of the latter another cabinet official holds aloft the old Roman standard upon which was inscribed “S. P. Q. R.” (the initial letters of the Latin words meaning “The Senate and People of Rome”), which inscription is changed to “S. P. T. R.,” the “Q” being crossed out. The letters “T. R.,” of course, stand for Theodore Roosevelt. In the background another official bears another standard with the letters “G. O. P.,” the last letter being crossed out and “T” substituted. Amid other figures which fill out the picture, an old-time Democrat stands in the foreground, his attitude and expression showing astonishment and horror at the change which has come over the nation’s character since his day. The whole illustration points to the tendency so plainly seen to-day toward the centralization of power in the government, and the investiture of this power in the nation’s political head, a tendency no doubt emphasized by the popularity of the present chief executive.

Another striking cartoon on the inauguration is reproduced in the same number of the Literary Digest, taken from Harper’s Weekly. Under it is the title, “The Great American Durbar.” The President is shown seated on an elephant, heading a procession of other elephants bearing the vice-president, “Uncle Sam,” and other figures of less note. Beside and behind the leading elephant walk the members of the Supreme Court, and on either side are processions of men on foot, the one representing the trusts and the other the railroads. The figures in these processions wear shackles, a feature of doubtful appropriateness if regard is had to the truth. On either side of the presidential seat are projecting spears bearing banners on which are the words “army” and “navy.” In one corner of the cartoon appears a picture showing a solitary man on horseback, with the title, “Jefferson’s Inaugural Parade,” and at the top the words, “Rare Old Print.” Thus do the national ceremonies of this day show the departure from the old-time democratic simplicity.

Ancient Rome gave much attention to foes abroad, and very little attention to the dangers threatening the republic from within; and when the Roman legions under Julius Cæsar had proved invincible in battle against every foreign foe, the republic was on the very verge of dissolution from the evil state into which it had been brought by its foes at home. Commenting on the prominence given in the President’s address to the theme of the necessity of developing the nation’s military strength, as though the chief danger to be apprehended were from abroad, the New York World says:—

Yet how trivial are all our dangers from abroad in comparison with our dangers at home! How trifling is our foreign peril in comparison with our domestic peril? How little do all the battleships of three empires count against us in comparison with the bribery of public servants and the private looting of the public’s heritage! What menace is there in all the legions of Europe in comparison with the menace of corporation control of American political institutions? What peril is to be found in the military resources of all Europe which compares with that system of organized greed and cunning which, in the language of Justice David J. Brewer of the United States Supreme Court, is lifting “the corporation into a position of constant danger and menace to republican institutions”?

History is repeating itself, and will repeat itself to the point of the downfall of this republic, unless, meanwhile, that great event shall intervene to the nearness of which this and other signs of the times now so strongly point,—the coming of the kingdom of Christ to supersede all earthly government and power.

L. A. S.

The Ancient Calendar of the Week

By W. A. S.

SOME years ago the late Dr. Wm. Mead Jones, of London, got out a chart of the week, showing the style of the weekly cycle in many languages, ancient and modern. It showed very vividly that the seven-day period, the week, was known from the most ancient times; and in many languages the seventh day was designated by a title meaning rest or worship day, or some name suggesting sacredness.

The agreement among the many languages, spoken by nations widely separated, bears witness to the fact that the world never lost the regular reckoning of the days of the week. In some ancient languages the common word for week was sabbath. A given number of weeks was spoken of as so many sabbaths. And the days of the week were numbered and referred to as first, second, third, etc., of or toward the Sabbath, the Sabbath being the chief, or crowning, day with reference to which the reckoning was kept.

This was the common usage of the people of Syria in Christ’s time. The New Testament writers wrote accordingly. Some Sunday-rest advocates pushed to the last resort, have tried to confuse people by saying that the New Testament calls the first day a sabbath when it uses the phrase “first day of the week,” the word for week here being the word “sabbath.” One of the simplest and clearest statements as to the ancient usage in this respect is that of the eminent writer Horne, in his “Introduction” to the study of the Scriptures. He gives just such a calendar of the week

as any home in Palestine would have most recognized. He says of the week:—

This division of time was universally observed by the descendants of Noah. This is evident from the word Sabbat or Sabbata denoting a week among the Syrians, Arabians, Christian Persians, and Ethiopians, as in the following ancient Syriac calendar, expressed in Hebrew characters (taken from Bishop March’s translation of Michaelis’s Introduction to the New Testament, Vol. I, page 136):—

[We do not give the Hebrew characters.]

One of the Sabbath, or week (Sunday).

Two of the Sabbath (Monday).

Three of the Sabbath (Tuesday).

Four of the Sabbath (Wednesday).

Five of the Sabbath (Thursday).

Eve of the Sabbath (Friday).

The Sabbath (Saturday).

The high antiquity of this calendar is evinced by the use of the cardinal numbers, one, two, three, etc., instead of the ordinals, first, second, third, etc., following the Hebrew idiom, as in the account of the creation, where we read in the original, “one day—two day—three day,” etc. . . . It is remarkable that all the evangelists follow the Syriac calendar, both in the word sabbata, used for “a week,” and also in retaining the cardinal number mia sabbaton, “one of the week,” to express the day of the resurrection. Matt. 28:1; Mark 16:2; Luke 24:1; John 20:1.—Horne’s Introduction, Vol. III, part 2, page 165.

The Sabbath truth is enshrined from of old and for all time in the languages and calendars of the nations, there to be a witness against those who trample the Sabbath itself under foot. All the world uses the weekly cycle and no one in the world has ever been able to account for such a cycle except on the ground of the Scripture record of the creation and the making of the Sabbath. W. A. S.

Collection for the Haskell Home

By Arthur G. Daniells

I DESIRE to call attention to the fact that the time for the semiannual collection for the Haskell Memorial Home for orphans, to be taken in all our churches in this country, is the first Sabbath in April. The officers and leaders in our various churches and companies should take special pains to present this matter to the brethren and sisters in good season, that it may be understood, and the collection may be sufficient to meet the demands of the institution.

For a number of years it has been the custom to set apart the collections of two Sabbaths each year to provide for the support of the Haskell Home for orphans and the James White Memorial Home for aged. The days chosen for these collections are the first Sabbaths in April and October, and the entire donations from the Sabbath-school and the church are devoted to this special and worthy object.

Those in charge of this work find almost unlimited opportunities in the care of destitute, homeless, and orphan children, and in providing for the comfort of aged worthy pilgrims. We should consider it a privilege to assist in this effort, and we trust that all our people will respond heartily in the collection to be taken the first Sabbath in April. The needs are pressing, and the opportunities afforded by these institutions for doing a grand and noble work are beyond question; we trust these needs will be recognized by all our people, and the opportunity offered in the collection soon to be taken be improved in a fitting manner.

Remittances should be made promptly to the State conference treasurers, who will forward the same, through proper channels, to the General Conference treasurer, at Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C.

A. G. DANIELLS.

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