Earlier text: The MissionaryHERE is another case of cancer caused by smoking, and Dr. Markoe, of this city, says it is precisely like that of General Grant. He examined both cases, and knows them to be as we have now stated. Here are the facts: A few days ago a patient, thirty-eight years old, was taken to the New York Hospital for a surgical operation in his throat, to remove what had been previously pronounced to be a cancer. In September last the patient first discovered the trouble; but it was not thought then to be very serious. About a month ago he consulted a young physician in regular standing, by whom his case was diagnosed as either cancer of the throat and tongue or the result of specific disease. If it was of specific origin, it might be relieved, he thought, and permanently cured, by constitutional treatment, while, if it proved to be cancer, only temporary relief could be given by the surgeon's knife. The physician placed him under treatment which would have given marked relief had the trouble been of specific origin. No effect being produced, the cancerous nature of the affection was proved, and the man was sent to the New York Hospital. The operation to remove the cancer was performed by Drs. Weir and Bull, the attending surgeons, assisted by three of the house surgeons, three trained nurses, and one stalwart attendant. The patient, it is expected, will not long survive. The spectators numbered about eighty, and comprised many old practitioners and a number of medical students, brought together by the extraordinary interest of the case. Professor Weir, in giving its history, called attention to its resemblance to that of General Grant, and discussed the influence of smoking in inducing cancers of the mouth, throat, and tongue. He stated that cases of this kind were six times as numerous in men as in women, and that the men affected were almost invariably smokers. A word here may be permitted. If you would rush away for your life—as you probably and wisely would—from a mad dog, why not hasten, with equal fear, to stop the poisonous indulgence of drinking and smoking? Why not, if life is worth living, try to save it? Why deliberately and voluntarily dose yourself with tobacco poison, or alcohol or malarial poison, or any other poison? Those who rashly do so, and thus defy the laws of their being, may expect to suffer the most serious consequences. But you may say, Smoking and drinking don't hurt me. Yes, they do, if you indulge in either, and more surely if you indulge in both. God has not given us life here, with known laws for its protection, and at the same time given any human being the right to tamper with it. Any self-indulgence which shortens life or endangers health is in itself morally wrong, and should be immediately abandoned in honor of our Maker, for the sake of a good example, and from the lower motive of self-respect.—Independent. THE late discussions in the United States Senate settle the question as to whether liquor has been kept and sold in our National Capitol at Washington, if the report of the daily papers is correct. The senators confess, and none deny, that it has been kept and sold; and they give a list of kinds of liquor thus kept and sold. And they acknowledge that it has been used in the committee rooms, and also that some of the senators so drank to excess that the Senate at times had to adjourn in order to save it from being disgraced before the country. This confession of the senators is a great humiliation to the American people, and the people ought to rise in their righteous indignation and clean out that Augean stable; clean out the liquor, and clean out the drunken senators. Above all things, they should clean the liquor out of the committee rooms. The committee rooms give shape to all the important legislation of the country, and how can brains muddled with whisky give shape to anything but muddled legislation? Is it invading private rights to shut liquor out of the committee rooms? If so, private rights must go down before the public good. The highest good of the nation can be secured only by the best kind of legislation, and the best kind of legislation can be secured only by clear brains, and clear brains can be had only by clearing the committee rooms of liquor. Let the people speak, and liquor must go out and must stay out of our National Capitol, and drunken senators who are a national disgrace must follow suit. The highest good of the nation demands this double expulsion.—Lever and Liberator. A LITTLE boy in Leicester was induced to sign the Band of Hope pledge. His father was a collector, and one day a publican called upon him for the purpose of paying his taxes. In the course of the conversation it came out that the little boy was a teetotaler. "What!" said the publican with a sneer, "a mere boy like that a teetotaler?" "Yes, sir," said the boy; "I am one." "And you mean to say that you have signed the pledge?" "Yes, sir, I have; and I mean to keep it, too." "Nonsense!" said the publican. "What an idea! Why you are too young to sign the pledge." The little fellow came up to him, took him quietly by the arm and repeated his words: "You say, sir, I am too young to be a teetotaler?" "Well, now, sir, please listen," said he. "I will ask you a question: You are a publican, are you not, and sell beer?" "Yes; I am a publican, and sell beer." "Well, then, suppose I came to your house for a pint of beer, would you send me about my business because I am so young?" "O, no; that is quite a different thing." "Very well, then," said the noble little fellow, with a look of triumph on his face; "if I am not too young to drink beer, I am not too young to give up beer." The publican was defeated; he didn't want to argue with that boy again.—Sel. —Twenty-three Nihilist conspirators were arrested in St. Petersburg, January 29. —A fire in St. Paul, Minn., January 29, destroyed property to the value of $255,000. —The Cologne Gazette says that in Germany 10,000 persons die of delirium tremens every year. —The increase in the production of cotton since the slaves were emancipated, is said to be 1,000,000 bales per year. —The latest returns of the British army show that the regular forces number about 201,000 effective soldiers of all ranks. —The value of the building improvements of the City of Mexico for the year 1885 is estimated to be between $7,000,000 and $8,000,000. —This is proving the severest winter Scotland has known for twenty years. Many sheep are perishing. Trains move with difficulty. —The Mississippi River is blockaded by a solid mass of ice from the mouth of the Illinois River as far south as St. Genevieve, a distance of sixty-five miles. —Lord Salisbury, the British Premier, and his associate Ministers, have tendered their resignation to the Queen. Gladstone has been called upon to form a new Cabinet. —A dispatch from Merced, Cal., January 26, reports the drowning of six persons during the recent storm. Two young girls, school children, were drowned near Red Bluff. —The Chicago express on the Baltimore and Ohio Railway, ran into a freight train on the morning of January 29. Four persons were killed, and others were seriously, if not fatally, injured. —A company of American soldiers under command of Captain Crawford, while in pursuit of hostile Indians, were fired upon by a large party of Mexicans. Captain Crawford was killed. —From a chart in the Forestry Division of the Agricultural Department at Washington, it appears that there are in the United States 455,000,000 acres of forest, which are disappearing at the rate of 25,000,000 acres a year. —Five men, with their teams, were buried under the snow by an avalanche near Park City, U. T. Near Dodge City, Kan., a man and his wife and three children were frozen to death in their wagon during the recent blizzard. —Krupp's famous works in Essen Germany, turned out a larger number of guns during the last three months of 1885 than are usually produced in a whole year. Turkey took the largest number, and Greece and Servia came next. —The agreement between Turkey and Bulgaria provides that in case they are needed, Bulgaria will contribute 80,000 men to the Turkish army. The Porte will bestow upon Prince Alexander the title of Governor-General of Eastern Roumelia. —The practice of writing political sentiments on walls and other available public places is common in Paris. These popular utterances used to be directed mainly against aristocrats; but now the burden of denunciation is, "Down with the wealthy." —It is stated on the authority of Payson of Illinois, that the Committee of Ways and Means will shortly direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a call for $50,000,000 in bonds, to be paid for with any money in the treasury. It is believed that the amount of money now lying idle in the United States treasury cannot be much less than $500,000,000, and a large portion of this could be very advantageously devoted to paying off the public debt. —Now that Wm. H. Vanderbilt is dead, Jay Gould is accounted the richest man in America, his estate being valued at over $300,000,000. But his great wealth does not insure happiness and peace of mind. There are miles and miles of railroad governed by Mr. Gould over which he could not be tempted to ride; for he knows, through the detectives constantly in his employ, that his life would be in danger. He never takes a journey, even the shortest, without sending his detectives ahead of him. —Germany is much agitated over the question of the expulsion of the Poles from that empire. The number who have been driven from their homes, or are to be driven out, is not far from 40,000; and their removal is attended with great loss and suffering to the unfortunate exiles. Prince Bismarck made a remarkable speech in the Prussian Landtag, January 28, in which he took strong ground in favor of the expulsion of the Poles, alleging, as a reason, that they are disloyal to the German crown, and are constantly engaged in intrigues against the Government. —A few days ago there was a rumor that Greece would comply with the demand of Europe, and place her army on a peace footing. But dispatches of the 29th state that the Greek Cabinet has not changed its attitude, but is still resolved on war. Turkey has issued a circular to the Powers, protesting that the present strained political situation is unbearable. There are rumors of a skirmish between Turkish and Greek troops on the frontier of Epirus. The commander of the British squadron in the Mediterranean has been instructed to use force against the Greeks wherever they attack Turkey. At a lecture delivered recently in Philadelphia by school superintendent McAllister, on "When and How should a Child be Educated?" he said: "The child first comes in contact with the world through its senses. Education should, therefore, begin through and by the training of the senses, and lead upward to the education of the intellectual and moral faculties. Activity is the great law which regulates child life, and Froebel's principle was that all education should be based on the self-activity of the child." Taking this, the only true principle of education, every mother can and should be the child's first teacher. She is the child's first teacher unconsciously; by thought and intention let her be its first instructor, directing its energies to definite ends; have a purpose when she sits down for the "children's hour;" invent amusements that will be instructive and will develop the child's faculties. In these days of encyclopædias and science primers there is no reason why a mother who has not had the benefit of a thorough training should not be able to at least give a satisfactory and truthful answer to any question propounded in her family. Of one thing she must be certain,—that her answer is correct so far as it goes. If the mother cannot answer the question at once, let the child know that she will find out and give it an answer as soon as possible, and then make it possible to be soon. There are hundreds of mothers who will say that it is impossible for a woman who has a family of children and a house to care for, with the aid of one or no servant, to give the time necessary to study to make up for early deficiency of education, and attend to the necessary duties about her. The most necessary duty you have is attending to the harmonious development of your child; every other duty is secondary to that; and no time is so well spent or so profitably spent as that devoted to its education. Teaching it to use its eyes so that it will be alive to the beauties of nature will open to a child a resource in times of temptation and sorrow; and by teaching it to discover and enjoy nature, lead its thought up to the Giver of all good. Teach it by contrast; point out to a child the visible effects of neglect and evil. A child will readily understand the difference between a well-cared-for field and one that is neglected; a well-developed tree, symmetrical and thrifty, and one crooked and barren. So, too, can the effects of neglect and evil in man be pointed out, and pity for the sufferer, and thankfulness for its own privileges, be taught. In the training of children, parents do not give them credit for the amount of intellectual activity that they possess, and think that children do not observe, when their minds are just as busy drawing conclusions as are the minds of those about them. Establish the closest confidence with your children, and let them always have the interest and sympathy shown in their affairs that they deserve, looking at them from the child's standpoint. The affair that is of trivial importance in your estimation is of vital importance in the child's estimation. There is no surer way to shut out a child's confidence than by treating the affairs with indifference or ridicule. Surely you have as much time to give in listening to your child's projects and disturbances, ambitions and doubts, as you have to the business affairs of John Smith, or the household annoyances of John Smith's wife. Let the children, that are the light of your life, receive the courtesy and attention that you accord to the man or woman in whom you have no special interest. No person's happiness is so dear to you, no person's interest is so dear to you, as that of your child. Recognizing this, so arrange your household, social, and business affairs that you, your children, and your friends will adapt themselves to the fact.—Christian Union. —The Woman's Christian Temperance Union is credited with being instrumental in procuring laws in fourteen States in favor of compulsory education in the effects of alcoholic liquors on the drinkers. —It is said that fifty Mormons have been convicted and punished under the polygamy law. The Mormons as a body would be glad of a revelation setting aside polygamy; but the leaders fear that the fraud would be too transparent. —In Portland, Me., the roller-skating rinks have proved such an injury to the health and morals of young girls that the leading physicians and clergymen have united in petitioning the Mayor and City Council to revoke the licenses under which they are kept open. —Twenty-five years ago there were no theological schools or students in China, and only four of the eighteen provinces were occupied with missionary posts. Now there are twenty schools with 260 students, and missionaries are at work in all the provinces but one. —Some young ladies of Hartford, Conn., have formed a society which might well be copied in every city and village in the country. They call it the "Tongue Guard;" and each member pledges to pay a penny into its treasury every time she says anything against another person. The money thus raised is devoted to charitable purposes. —The vicinity of Osaka, Japan, was recently visited by destructive floods; whole villages were swept away, and hundreds of lives lost. But the American missionaries were kindly cared for by the governor, who had them removed to a place of safety and provided with every comfort, and their houses carefully guarded, yet refused all compensation for his service. —In a recent rebellion in Spain, the pope took sides with the Government, and assured Queen Christiana that he would help her as far as was consistent with the spiritual character of his office. The history of the past shows that the popes of Rome consider a great deal of interference in political matters not inconsistent with their office as spiritual head of the church. It will be remembered that the pope recently mediated between Germany and Spain in the matter of the Caroline Islands. Speaking of this fact in a recent consistory, he said that he was "gratified to act as a peace-maker between the nations." Is the pope feeling after temporal power? And are the nations willing to give it to him? —The Catholic Review says that the public schools are unsafe for Catholic children, because the "predominant influence of those schools is a Protestant influence." "Even when a majority of the children, and, it may be, some of the teachers, are Catholic, the atmosphere is Protestant." So the Review would have Catholic schools, where the teachers will be free to give constant instruction in the catechism, and to introduce Catholic devotions and practices. James Freeman Clarke, D. D., is more liberal. At a recent meeting of the Unitarian Club in Boston, he declared that if he "had a child to be taught in matters of religion in the public schools, he would as willingly have it taught by a Roman Catholic or a Jew as by some Protestant teachers," and that "religious instruction should be wholly confined to the churches and the Sunday-schools of various denominations." Seasonable Thoughts.
By J. F. Avery
THE blessings of the past year, and the mercy of the present, and the opportunities of the future, should stir our hearts in thankfulness to Him who was, and is, and is to come. He came, bringing peace and good will to men, at great cost and price. He is coming again without sin, the victorious King, to judge his enemies and reward his servants. Now is the accepted time of salvation, the day of peace wherein we can work and fulfill his will and the great purpose of sparing mercy. Do I live the gospel? Am I a living epistle known and read of all men? Do I so love and live that men take knowledge of me? What have I done in years past for Jesus? What am I planning to do for 1886? How much do I deny self to spread the saving knowledge of peace on earth, good will to men, among the nations afar off? Take a pen, sit down, calculate, write quickly how much thou owest, then what thou has paid my Lord. Subtract, and then ponder the question, Will a man rob God? Have we brought in all the tithes, and honored God with our substance? Do we believe that whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap, and that the liberal soul shall be made fat, while the sparing hand shall find and reap a scant harvest in the end of the world? The disciples had to begin at Jerusalem, where Jesus died, making it the center of gospel geography. To-day we rejoice in the success of missions. Who can question the secret power by which such wondrous results were accomplished; namely, "The presence of a living, sympathetic Christ." Contrast the past with the present condition of the world with respect to missions, it proves that practically all the world is now open to the missionary. This plenteous harvest means increased responsibility to the laborers and to Christians everywhere. Past success should fill our souls with holy enthusiasm, and lead to faithful continuance in well doing.—J. F. Avery. Oakland.—House of worship, northeast corner of Clay and Thirteenth Streets. Sabbath-school every Sabbath at 9:30 A. M. Preaching at 11:30. Prayer and missionary meeting every Tuesday evening at 7:30. Seats free. San Francisco.—House of worship, 914 Laguna Street, between McAllister and Tyler. Sabbath-school every Sabbath at 9:45 A. M. Classes in the English, German, and Scandinavian languages. Prayer and missionary meeting every Wednesday evening at 7:45. Mission reading-rooms at the church. East Portland (Or.)—House of worship on G Street, between Tenth and Eleventh. Sabbath-school every Sabbath (Saturday), followed by services. Preaching or Bible-reading Sunday evening. Prayer-meeting Wednesday evening. The public is cordially invited. Free public reading-room, corner of L and Fifth Streets. This work shows the nature of the mistake made in expecting the Lord to come in 1844, which was not an error of time computation, but in the nature of the event to take place, namely, the cleansing of the Sanctuary. The work sheds a flood of light on the Scriptures, especially on the subject of the Atonement. 352 pp. Price, cloth, $1.00. Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal. Or, REVIEW AND HERALD, Battle Creek, Mich. By Eld. J. N. Loughborough. Gives the Bible evidence upon the interesting topic of the earth made new, as the inheritance of the saints. 82 pp. Price, 10 cents. SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal. Or, REVIEW AND HERALD, Battle Creek, Mich. Renew Your Subscription
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IN 1075, A. D., Pope Gregory VII. took it upon himself to interfere in the affairs of State of Germany. It was determined that any ecclesiastic who should accept office from the hands of a layman should be deposed, while the secular lord who should presume to bestow investiture, should be excommunicated. Henry IV. resisted the pope's pretensions, and so was brought on the war of investitures, and the memorable contest between Hildebrand and Henry. Henry first deposed the pope, and then was in turn deposed by the pope; then went to Canossa, and, in the garb of a supplicant, stood three days and nights in the wintry blast, awaiting the pleasure of Hildebrand to receive his submission. In 1872, a similar contest arose between the German Chancellor, Bismarck, and Pope Pius IX. The contention went on quite bitterly; but in 1873, Prince Bismarck declared, "We will not go to Canossa." In 1885, a dispute sprang up, which, for a while, threatened war between Germany and Spain. To get out of the difficulty, Bismarck sought the mediation of the pope, and selected him as arbiter in the controversy. This so tickled the pope that he conferred upon the Chancellor the "Decoration of the Order of Christ." And that so pleased Prince Bismarck that his gratitude found vent in a letter to the pope, of which we copy the following report in a London dispatch of January 18, 1886:— "A sensation has been created by the publication of a letter from Prince Bismarck to the pope, acknowledging the receipt of the Decoration of the Order of Christ, recently conferred on the German Chancellor by his Holiness. The letter commences by addressing the pope as 'Sire,' and says: 'Your kind letter and Decoration have greatly gratified myself and Emperor William.' It then goes on to state that the pope's words, that 'papacy means to practice works of peace,' first suggested to Prince Bismarck the idea of seeking the mediation of his Holiness in the Carolines question, and in deference to his faith and unweakened confidence in the pope's elevated views and impartiality, he selected the pope as arbiter of the dispute. Germany and Spain have no cause to complain of the terms of the protocol, and the effect of the mediation will be lasting. Prince Bismarck says he will not neglect chances to testify his lively gratitude, highest devotion, and deepest respect for his Holiness in the future. The letter is signed, 'Your very humble servant, Bismarck.'" Taking the matter altogether, we think Prince Bismarck is a long way on the road, if he has not actually gone, to Canossa. And so princes and kings are all going to Canossa. A. T. J. The Signs of the Times.
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