ISSUED BY THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION, AND FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE.
The Sanctuary and the 2300 Days of Daniel 8:14. By Elder U. Smith. This question has developed the people known as Seventh-day Adventists, and is the pivotal doctrine upon which their applications of prophecy largely depend. 352 pp. $1.00
Thoughts on Daniel, critical and practical. By Elder U. Smith. An exposition of the book of Daniel, verse by verse. 384 pp. 1.00
Thoughts on Revelation. By Elder U. Smith. With notes or remarks on every verse in the book of Revelation. 352 pp. 1.00
Life of Wm. Miller, with portrait. Interesting sketches of the life and public labors of this pioneer in the Advent movement in this country. 416 pp. 1.00
The Biblical Institute. A synopsis of the lectures given at the Institute held at Oakland, Cal., April, 1877, covering the main points of our faith. 352 pp. 1.00
History of the Sabbath and First Day of the Week, for the period of 6,000 years. By Elder J. N. Andrews. This is a work of unusual interest, prepared with great care, and is full of historical and Scriptural facts. 528 pp. 1.00
The Nature and Destiny of Man. By Elder U. Smith. This work treats on the conditions of man in death, and his final destiny. 356 pp. 1.00
The Spirit of Prophecy; or the great controversy between Christ and his angels and Satan and his angels, in four volumes. By Mrs. E. G. White. These volumes cover the time from the fall of Satan to the destruction of sin and sinners at the close of the one thousand years of Revelation 20. Each 400 pp.—
Vol. I. Old Testament facts to Christ.
Vol. II. Life and Ministry of Christ.
Vol. III. The Death, Resurrection and Ascension of Christ, with the Lives of His Apostles.
Vol. IV. (In preparation). Each, 1.00
Sermon on the Two Covenants. By Elder J. N. Andrews. An able argument on an important subject. 48 pp. 10 cts
Life of Elder Joseph Bates, with portrait. 352 pp. 1.00
The Bible from Heaven. By Elder D. M. Canright. An argument to show that the Bible is not the work of men, but is of God. 300 pp. 80 cts. Revised edition (in preparation). 1.00
The Constitutional Amendment. A Discussion between Elder W. H. Littlejohn and the editor of the Christian Statesman, on the Sabbath. 1.00
Spiritual Songs. A choice collection of hymns and tunes. 416 pp. 1.00
Song Anchor, for Sabbath-school and Praise Service. By J. E. White. A new book, with excellent new words and music, 164 pp. Per hundred, $30.00. Single copies, 35 cts
The Two Laws, as set forth in both Testaments. By Elder D. M. Canright. 104 pp. 15 cts
The Sunday Seventh-day Examined. A refutation of the teachings of Mede, Jennings, Akers and Fuller. By Elder J. N. Andrews. 88 pp. 10 cts
The Seven Trumpets. An exposition of the subject as set forth in the 8th and 9th chapters of the Revelation. 96 pp. 10 cts
Refutation of the Age to Come. By Elder J. H. Waggoner. A most decisive refutation of the view that men may find pardon after the Saviour has closed his work in the Sanctuary above. 168 pp. 20 cts
The Morality of the Sabbath. By Elder D. M. Canright. A complete refutation of a common objection against the Sabbath. 96 pp. 15 cts
The Resurrection of the Unjust. A vindication of the doctrine. By Elder J. H. Waggoner. 100 pp. 15 cts
A Word for the Sabbath, or False Theories Exposed. A poem. By Elder U. Smith. 60 pp. 15 cts
The Ministration of Angels, and the Origin, History and Destiny of Satan. By Elder D. M. Canright. 144 pp. 20 cts
Vindication of the True Sabbath. By Elder J. W. Morton, formerly missionary of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, to Hayti. 68 pp. 10 cts
Thoughts on Baptism. By Elder J. H. Waggoner. A careful examination of the subject of Christian Baptism in the light of history and the Bible. It presents strong arguments against the notion of trine immersion. 186 pp. Bound in flexible cloth, 35 cts. Paper covers, 25 cts
The United States in the Light of Prophecy. An exposition of Revelation 13:11-17. By Elder U. Smith. Applying to our own land and time, this prophecy possesses surpassing interest for every American reader. 200 pp. 50 cts. Paper covers, 25 cts
The Sufferings of Christ. A most graphic and touching description of what the world’s Redeemer has suffered for us; calculated to incite every one to new devotion and consecration to the cause of Christ. 32 pp. 4 cts.
The Present Truth. Showing that every age has a truth applicable to it alone, and what is the present truth of this generation. 32 pp. 4 cts
The Seventh-day Adventists. A sketch of their origin, progress, principles, etc. 32 pp. 4 cts
The Second Advent. Manner, object, and nearness of the event. 32 pp. 4 cts
Redeemer and Redeemed. By Elder James White. This work sets forth the plan of redemption in its three stages. 40 pp. 10 cts
The Spirit of God, its Gifts and Manifestations to the end of the Christian age. By Elder J. H. Waggoner. 144 pp. 15 cts
The Three Messages of Revelation 14:6-12; particularly the third angel’s message and the two-horned beast. By Elder J. N. Andrews. 144 pp. 15 cts
Systematic Benevolence. Setting forth the Bible plan of giving for the support of the ministry. 64 pp. 10 cts
The Nature and Tendency of Modern Spiritualism. By Elder J. H. Waggoner. A thorough exposure of Spiritualism; application of the Scriptures, and copious extracts from a library of Spiritualist publications. 184 pp. 20 cts
Matthew Twenty-four. A clear and forcible exposition of our Lord’s discourse upon the Mount of Olives. By Elder James White. 10 cts
The Truth Found. The nature and obligation of the Sabbath of the fourth commandment. By Elder J. H. Waggoner. 64 pp. 10 cts
Christ and the Sabbath: or, Christ in the Old Testament and the Sabbath in the New. By Elder James White. 56 pp. 10 cts
The Atonement. By Elder J. H. Waggoner. An examination of a remedial system in the light of revelation and revelation. 168 pp. 20 cts
Our Faith and Hope. Sermons on the Coming and Kingdom of Christ. By Elder James White. 182 pp. 25 cts
Redemption. The fall and its results, and the methods by which we are brought back to the favor of God and to immortality. 32 pp. 4 cts
ADDRESS, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, OAKLAND, CAL.
OUR MISSIONARY WORK.
By Editor
WE have nothing of which to boast in our labors; we are well aware that, as a people, we are not doing all that we should do to place the light of present truth before the multitudes that sit in darkness. But we are counseled to not "despise the day of small things." We feel that we have great reason to congratulate the friends of the truth over what is being accomplished in the missionary work. We call especial attention to the evidences of good being done in the ship work, and in sending the SIGNS to foreign fields. In our last week's paper the report of missionary work in England by Eld. Loughborough, and the article entitled The Ship Work, contained news which can only be very gratifying to every one interested in our pioneer paper.
The amount of good which has been done by visiting ships in San Francisco harbor will never be known till the revelation of the great day. We have reason to believe that but a small proportion of it ever comes to the notice of the workers. When the Lord shall cut short his work in righteousness we believe a great and glorious result will be shown of the work now being done so silently and unobtrusively in scattering our publications. Our hearts swell with grateful delight when we learn how highly our tracts and papers are prized by those "who go down to the sea in ships." Thousands, both on the seas and in strange lands, will thus hear of the great truths of the third angel's message, who would probably never hear of them in any other way. Certain it is that the preachers can never reach those classes who are reached by the ship service. The importance of this branch of our work is beyond computation, and it is such as to invite the prayerful interests of all who truly love God and their fellow-men. Those who desire to manifest their interest, or to take part in it, will bear in mind that we have a fund devoted to this special purpose, donations to which will always be timely.
HAVE YOU READ IT?
By Editor
NEWS is coming from all parts of the field of increasing interest in the missionary work. In last weeks issue of the SIGNS, extracts were given from eleven letters, representing nine different districts in England, where an interest had been awakened in present truth through the efforts of our T. and M. workers. Also good reports from Nevada, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The report of ship work shows that the efforts put forth in distributing reading matter on this continent and in the old world reach the same vessels and the same individuals.
If any of our missionary workers are inclined to get discouraged let them read the weekly reports in the SIGNS and Review.
THE RURAL HEALTH RETREAT.
THE election of officers of the Retreat took place on the 16th inst., when W. A. Pratt, A. B. Atwood, J. D. Rice, W. C. White, and E. J. Waggoner were elected a Board of Trustees. The Board elected the following officers: W. A. Pratt, President; A. B. Atwood, Treasurer; and E. J. Waggoner, Secretary. The Trustees will speedily take steps to make such improvements as will greatly increase its facilities and its efficiency.
Since the opening this season some cases have been treated there in such a manner as to give strong confidence in the faithfulness and ability of the resident physician, and the ultimate usefulness of the Retreat as a Sanitarium. All who visit it are charmed with the situation and the climate.
THE LICENSE SYSTEM.
By Editor
THE Kansas City Presbyterian contends that it is as reasonable and right to "regulate" and license other gross evils, which are now by law prohibited, as the traffic in alcoholic poisons. And if not, why not? Is it not rather the duty of government to suppress crime than to place it under money restrictions? Is it not the proper province of government to protect the weak from being the prey of the strong and the reckless, rather than to receive pay for the privilege of scattering ruin in every community? When we inquire into the nature of government, the origin of the powers of legislators, we find that no one has or can possibly have a right to license a raid upon the life and property and morals of community. To prohibit, to suppress, and to punish crime,—this is the duty of legislators. But the majority of professed temperance workers are still trying to dip the vessel dry without exercising their reasoning powers enough to "stop the tap."
Is there another evil in the land attended with so many terrible consequences as the liquor traffic?
BAD TIMES IN TURKEY.
In the eastern part of the Turkish Empire thousands are starving. Parents are selling their children and famine is doing its deadly work. But the Government is doing nothing to relieve the suffering. The stories which reach us are harrowing in the extreme. The native merchants and citizens of Beirut, Moslem, Christian and Jewish, have raised a large contribution during the last few days, to be sent to the vicinity of Mosul and Bagdad. But the wealthy Pashas look on in indifference. And while these vast multitudes are starving in the East there are stored up in the Imperial Treasury in Constantinople tens of millions of pounds worth of jewels and precious stones jeweled robes, regalia and weapons, the property of the Sultan and his predecessors. The question is asked: What was done with the vast sums of money borrowed years since of England and France? A large proportion of it was quietly absorbed by the Pashas who were so fortunate as to be in office when it was borrowed. Millions were expended on ironclads, Krupp cannons, Martini Henri rifles, military equipments and stores, millions more on palaces on the Bosphorus. Had the money been expended in the improvement of the empire, in building roads and railways and opening schools, the country would have entered upon a career of prosperity, which has now become an impossibility under Turkish rule. The Anglo-Turkish Cyprus Treaty guaranteed to Europe the reform of the Turkish empire. But reform has now become well-nigh impossible. Extortion, bribery and legalized robbery are now almost universal. One of the reforms suggested by Lord Salisbury was the raising the salaries of the judges and other officers, so as to place them above temptation to bribery. Instead of this, their salaries are cut down so low as to compel every official in the empire to take bribes or resign. Consequently, official corruption is now increasing alarmingly everywhere.—Alta.
GREAT IS SCIENCE!
By Editor
THE Chicago Alliance, which professes to be a religious journal, lauds its views of science and condemns the Genesis of Moses. Thus it speaks:—
"In the account of creation in Genesis, plants and fruit trees are represented as flourishing and bearing before that sun was created without whose life-giving beams, we believe, nothing ever grew on earth."
While it tries hard to give the lie to the Bible, it is only guilty of a singular perversion. We imagine that plants could thrive very well without the sun if they had sufficient light. And this was precisely the case at creation, according to Genesis. Light was created on the first day, and gathered to its place, as indicated by the succession of day and night from that time. On the fourth day the sun was made the "light-bearer" to our system, for that is the meaning of the original. The next step will be for scientists to show that the Almighty could not hold light in existence without the aid of its present vehicle, or light-bearer. But they could readily demonstrate that! and a score of "religious" editors would clap their hands over the wonderful new light of science, to them ever "above the brightness of the sun,"—far above that of the Bible.
SPASMODIC RELIGION
The Richmond Religious Herald relates the following: A minister was interviewing a colored preacher. "How many colored people on the plantation where you preach?" "Well, sah, 'bout a hundred and seventy-five." "And how many of them belong to your church?" "Dat 'pends, sah, on de time ob de year. In de 'vival times dey all are members, but in de backslidin' times ders nobody members but Uncle Billy and old Aunt Katy." Much like some white churches.
Appointments.
OAKLAND—Services at the Seventh-day Adventist church, corner of Thirteenth and Clay streets, every Sabbath (Saturday), at 11 A. M., and second and fourth Sunday evening in each month, at 7:45. Prayer-meeting every Tuesday evening at 7:30. Sabbath-school at 9:30 o'clock Sabbath morning.
SAN FRANCISCO—Services at the Seventh-day Adventist church, on Laguna street, between Tyler and Mc Allister, every Sabbath (Saturday), at 11 A. M., and the first and third Sunday evening in each month at 7:45. Prayer-meeting every Wednesday evening at 7:30. The Hayes Valley cars of Market street and the Lone Mountain cars of the Central railroad, cross Laguna street near the church.
Preaching may be expected in both cities next Sabbath and first-day evening, June 26 and 27.
Business Department.
By Editor
MEMBERS' PASS BOOK.
By direction of Eld. Haskell we have prepared a pass-book for use of our tract and missionary workers, in keeping account with their librarian, a record of tracts drawn, and moneys paid, and a memoranda of T. and M. labor. Size of book 4x6 3/4 inches, 40 pages, with the various necessary headings, printed in their proper places. Leather covers with name of book printed on front cover, rounded corners, and sprinkled edges. Price 15 cts. Per doz. $1.50, postpaid.
McDonald's Stylograph or, rapid letter copying book. In this book letters are written and copied at the same time, without the use of pen, ink, press, brush or water; saving the time, labor, and expense of other methods of copying letters. Each book is furnished with stylus and stylographic writing paper, ready for use. Just the thing for Tract Society officers, agents, and merchants, who want to retain a permanent copy of their correspondence.
Order Books for Traveling salesman, No. 0, 4x7, has 200 leaves, $1.00
Note size, No. 1, 5 1/2x8 1/2, has 100 leaves, Price . . . 75
" " 2, 5 1/2x8 1/2, " 200 " " 1.25
" " 3, 5 1/2x8 1/2, " 300 " " 1.50
Letter size, " 4, 8 1/2x10, " 200 " " 1.75
" " 5, 8 1/2x10, " 300 " paged & indexed, 2.50
" " 6, 8 1/2x10, " 500 " " " 3.50
Above are made up of alternate sheets of Ruled Copying and Letter paper.
For those who desire to use their own printed Note and Letter Heads, we make of all copying paper the following size books:—
Letter size, No. 7, 8 1/2x11, 500 leaves, paged and indexed . . . $3.00
Note " " 8, 7 x10, 300 " " " " 2.00
" " " 9, 7 x10, 500 " " " " 2.50
Legal Cap, " 10, 9 x14, 500 " " " " 4.50
Address, PACIFIC PRESS, Oakland, Cal.
RECEIVED FOR SIGNS.
$2.00 EACH. Mary R Stem 7-20, Mary L Huntley 7-26, John Morrison 7-20, Capt R Reid 7-24, Henry Gloseclose 7-24, J T Mitchell 7-24, Wm Goff 7-24, H C Crippen 7-24, A Porter 7-24, J Paddock 7-24, G E Alvord 7-24, J Rist 7-24.
$1.50 EACH. Mrs C Lawton 7-24, Wm Steen 7-24, Miss R Hanson 7-24, Prisley Herring 7-24, J S Osburn 7-24, J McUill 7-24, Ann Stem 7-24, C W Neal 7-24, A G Scott 7-24, Angie Gotfredson 7-24, T A Owen 7-24, J K Ayers 7-24, E O Ranwyer 7-24.
25c EACH. Jacob Noble 6-32, Walter Scott 6-32, D T Miles 6-32, Henry Oustot 6-32, J J Stuckey 6-32, Geo Thompson 6-32, J P Griffin 6-32, Martin Eames 6-32, A Rawson 6-32, Wm Gibson 6-32.
$4.00 EACH. Ben Auten 7-24, Mattie Auten 7-24, John Terwillierger 7-24, Sarah E Auten 7-24, Daniel Wilcox 7-24, J R White 7-24, G W Hoskins 7-24, Maria Wheeler 7-24, L L Sheffield 7-24.
MISCELLANEOUS. Wm Beebe 1.00, 6-46, Lucinda Means 50c 6-36, Geo Chilton 50c 6-40, A C P Rawlings 1.00, 6-48, F Guthrie 3.00, 8-24, Mrs M J Horn 1.00, 6-48, John Bond 50c 7-2, W S Stone 1.25, 7-24, Esther Trumbull 1.00, 7-1, Bettie Coombs 50c, 7-24, C A Dutton 1.25, 7-20, Emma Brown 15.00, 7-24, Mrs M J Bahter 3.00, 7-24, Mrs L C Hutchins 1.25, 7-24, Mrs Sarah Forrester 1.25, 7-24, Ulary McCallum 1.00, 6-48, Henry Geisinger 75c 6-48, J N Floyd 3.00, 7-24, R R Jones 75c 6-48, W J Meller 10.00, 7-24, J Paddock 3.00, 7-24, A N Allen 1.00, 7-1, Almon D Farrar 1.00, 6-48.
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By Editor
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LIFE INCIDENTS.
THIS is a book of 416 pages, a copy of which we have received. No brief notice can do better justice to it than giving the title in full, as follows: "Life Sketches, Ancestry, Early Life, Christian Experience, and Extensive Labors of Elder James White, and his wife, Mrs. Ellen G. White."
Those who do not understand the history of the great Advent movement from 1843 to the present time cannot fail to be interested and instructed by the reading of this book. It contains the only detailed account of the rise and progress of the work of Seventh-day Adventists in the Third Angel's Message. Price, post-paid, $1.00. Address, Review and Herald, Battle Creek, Mich., or SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal.