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The Great Controversy between Christ and Satan During the Christian Dispensation.
BY MRS. E. G. WHITE.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL TRACT AND MISSIONARY SOCIETY AT THE LAST GENERAL CONFERENCE.
The Committee on Resolutions presented the following:—
WHEREAS, A new illustrated edition of “Great Controversy,” Vol. IV, has lately been prepared; and—
WHEREAS, We feel that this book contains most important truths, especially adapted to our times; therefore,
Resolved, That we express our gratitude to God for the publication of this important book, and the success already attained in our efforts to place it before the public; and that we recommend and urge upon all our Tract Societies, colporters, and missionary workers everywhere, the importance of using every means in their power to secure for this book an extended circulation, by combining it with the SIGNS OF THE TIMES, or using it alone, as may be thought best.
“C. H. Jones stated that when the work was first published it was not expected that it would be circulated outside of our people; but that it was soon evident there was a demand for it, and that by the advice of the president of this Society a popular edition was issued, quite a large proportion of which had already been sold. Pertinent remarks were also made by Elders Waggoner and Butler and others, to the effect that it is now too late to act upon the supposition that it will not do to place this kind of matter before the public. People are reaching out after something of this nature, which other churches do not afford. The rapid progress which Spiritualism is making is largely attributable to this fact; and many receive this delusion who would accept of the truth, could they have it presented to them as it is set forth in these works. Remarks were also made, showing the marked success that has attended the sale of the book referred to in the resolution.”
Up to the present date (August, 1886) there have been 25,000 copies of the “Great Controversy” printed, and over 20,000 sold. The paper has been ordered for another edition. Canvassers are having excellent success in the sale of this valuable book.
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Praise for the American Sentinel
A FRIEND in an Eastern State writes:—
“I am more and more satisfied with the AMERICAN SENTINEL. Some fears were entertained that it might not be kept up to the standing of its first numbers, but all such fears are dispelled. The July number is fully equal to the preceding ones. I wish it all success, for it cannot fail to do much good.”
The Third Angel’s Message in Central America
By Editor
SEE the interesting report in the Missionary Department, of the planting of the Third Angel's Message in Central America. This sister embraced the truth two years ago when Elder Corliss conducted the tent-meeting in Oakland. She is a member of the San Francisco Church. In private conversation with her after her return, we were so much interested in the account of her work that we asked her to write a report of it for the benefit of the readers of the SIGNS. We are sure that all who love the work of which this is a part, will be much pleased with this another token of the rapid spread of the message. There is now only one link missing in the chain of the Third Angel's Message which is to encircle the earth and enlighten the world. Starting from San Francisco around the world, missions for the work of this message are found in the Sandwich Islands, the Society Islands, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Russia, Central Europe, Northern Europe, England, South America, Central America, Canada, and in our own country from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Lakes to the Gulf. With a mission in Calcutta, or some other prominent city in India, which we are certain will not be long delayed, the chain will be complete; the loud cry will sound forth; the earth will be lightened with the glory of the glorious and fearful message; and God's work will be cut short in righteousness. “Now, it is high time to awake out of sleep, for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.” And we may add, it is nearer than many of us believe. “The night is far spent, the day is at hand; let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.”
Reduction of Fare to the Woodland Camp-meeting.
We have been enabled to secure very favorable rates for all those who wish to attend the State camp-meeting at Woodland, but it will be necessary to carefully observe the following directions:—
Those coming from any part of the State over the lines of the Central or Southern Pacific R. R. will call for a camp-meeting ticket, paying the regular fare to Woodland, and taking a receipt for the same. On your return these receipts must be presented to the ticket agent at Woodland, when he will sell you a return ticket for one-third the regular fare. Before presenting these receipts they must be signed by the secretary of the Conference. This will be done on the camp-ground.
The regular fare from San Francisco to Woodland is $3.40, but a train on which second-class tickets are sold leaves San Francisco every day at 4:00, and Oakland at 4:30 P. M. Those wishing to go on this train can buy a second-class ticket from San Francisco or Oakland to Davisville for $1.50, and from Davisville to Woodland for 40 cts. The return ticket on this train would cost the same. This would be a little less than the two-thirds reduction on the regular ticket.
All must change cars at Davisville for Woodland.
Those coming over the San Francisco and North Pacific R. R. will call for camp-meeting tickets, and will receive round-trip tickets to San Francisco at the following rates:—
Cloverdale to San Francisco and return, $5.00
Healdsburg “ “ “ “ “ 3.00
Santa Rosa “ “ “ “ “ 2.75
Petaluma “ “ “ “ “ 1.50
These tickets will be good from Monday, October 4, to Thursday, October 21. Each person will be allowed to take 100 pounds of baggage free.
We would like to have friends in all parts of the State notify us at once if they expect to attend the meeting, so that we can inform the R. R. company where to send receipts, as of course it would not be necessary for them to send receipts to every office in the State. Address, C. H. JONES,
Pacific Press, Oakland, Cal.
Camp-Meetings for 1886.
NEW YORK, Watertown........................Sept. 15-21
NEBRASKA, Lincoln..........................“ 15-21
NEVADA, Dayton.............................“ 15-22
KANSAS.....................................“ 16-26
MICHIGAN, Grand Rapids.....................“ 20-28
MINNESOTA, Osakis.........................Sept. 29 to Oct. 4
MISSOURI...................................“ 5
INDIANA, Wabash...........................“ “ 5
KANSAS....................................Oct. 1-17
KENTUCKY, Bowling Green....................“ 6-12
CALIFORNIA, Woodland, State meeting........“ 6-19
TENNESSEE..................................“ 13-19
CALIFORNIA, Santa Ana.....................Oct. 28 to Nov. 5
STUDY carefully and preserve the directions on this page, about how to get to Camp-meeting.
Rumor of Conradi’s Imprisonment
The Review and Herald, just to hand, reports a rumor that Elder R. Conradi, who lately went to Russia, has been imprisoned, but nothing definite is yet known about it.
Sufferings of Christ for Human Redemption
By Editor
We have received from our Publishing House at Basle, Switzerland, a neat forty-page illustrated pamphlet, “The Sufferings of Christ for the Redemption of the Human Race,” printed in the French language. This is another good evidence of the progress of the truth in Central Europe.
The Final Separation Scientifically Considered
THE Congregationalist says that Professor Townsend, of Boston University, addressed the Free Baptists at Old Orchard lately "on the final separation of the righteous and the unrighteous from a scientific point of view." From a "scientific point of view"! Well, well! What subject can it be into which this modern "science, falsely so-called," will not obtrude its cloven foot?
Japan’s Lesson to Christian America
THEChristian at Work says that Japan has taught the Christian United States a lesson in the fact that that Government has interdicted the lecturing against Christianity. Well, when the “Christian United States” learns such a lesson as that, then farewell to her Christianity. Whenever a style of Christianity is professed that cannot stand in the fair field of truth, then it is time to call it something else; for Christianity it is not.
Catholic Pressure for More Chaplains
AS IT IS the eve of a Congressional election, the Mirror and the Chronicle, both Catholic papers, urge the Catholics of this country to ask the President and the Secretaries of War and Navy “to appoint more Catholic chaplains, and then back up their request with Congressional pressure.” They say: “We can easily secure the aid of aspiring M. C.’s to back up our resolutions on the subject.” No doubt that they can. A good many aspiring M. C.’s are quite susceptible to “pressure” about election time.
A Desperate Fight.
THE enemies of Prohibition are making a desperate fight. They have tried to destroy with dynamite the Baptist Church building at St. Clair, Penn.; they have blown up with dynamite the house and store of D. W. Lewis of the same place; they have sent threatening letters to Rev. J. T. McCreery of Pittsburg; and they have assassinated Rev. E. C. Haddock of Sioux City, Iowa. Besides all this they have succeeded, in Iowa, in getting the question before the United States Court, upon the plea that the enforcement of the Iowa Prohibition Act is in violation of that provision of the Constitution of the United States which declares that “no person shall be deprived of property without due process of law.” This of course will delay the settlement of the question until the Supreme Court of the United States has passed upon it. And then if the Supreme Court should pronounce against Prohibition?—Well that would only the sooner, and the more prominently, make it a national issue, and insure a Prohibition Amendment to the National Constitution. So whatever this decision may be, it, with all these acts of destruction, intimidation, and assassination, will only forward the cause of Prohibition. The case of whisky is getting desperate and may it be annihilated forever.
New England Camp-Meeting.
By S. N. H.
JUST as we are closing up this paper we have received the following and give it a place here:—
The Camp-meeting at New Bedford, Mass., commenced Friday, August 20. The first public service was held at 7:50 P. M. About five hundred of the citizens were present. The attention paid to the subject presented was good. There are about fifty tents on the ground and one hundred and fifty campers. There are two large pavilions pitched side by side, so arranged that one speaker addresses the people in both. The largest tent, in which is the preachers’ stand, has various appropriate mottoes displayed, such as, “The Sabbath-school Is the Nursery of the Church,” “Christ Died for All,” “Behold He Cometh with Clouds,” etc. The grounds and pavilion are lighted by electricity. The social meetings are spiritual. The prospects are that we shall have a profitable meeting. Elders U. Smith, Farnsworth, and Goodrich, are present from abroad. The meetings on Sabbath and first-day were good. Large numbers of the best citizens were out all day Sunday, and each evening the tent was full to overflowing. We are looking for the special outpouring of God’s Spirit before the meeting closes.
S. N. H.
Nearly One Hundred Thousand Sentinels Circulated
By Editor
AS EVIDENCE of the favor with which the AMERICAN SENTINEL is being received, we may mention that from the beginning there have been printed ten thousand copies of each number, all of which have been taken, and to supply further demand we have been obliged to print one thousand copies extra of each of the back numbers. So send in the orders. Back numbers from Number One to the present can be furnished in any quantity desired. Nearly one hundred thousand copies of the SENTINEL used in nine months represents an influence, and an amount of work, that is truly gratifying to the friends of the cause in defense of which it was established.
Farm Worker Wanted
BROTHER F. J. OTIS of Selma, Cal., wants to employ a good Seventh-day Adventist, who can handle two or four horses, and do general farm work. Or a young man of sixteen or seventeen who wants to learn farm work. He wishes any such to correspond with him.
Notice About Unpaid Papers
By Editor
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