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Daniel and the Revelation
By Uriah Smith
Daniel and the Revelation. By U. Smith. Revised edition. A history of the rise and fall of nations, being an exposition, verse by verse, of the important prophecies of Daniel and John, comparing Scripture predictions with historical facts. It follows in the track of no other commentary; but, guided by the obvious rule that the Bible should be its own interpreter, it aims to arrive at the exact meaning of the sacred writers in harmony with the great plan of redemption as presented throughout the Scriptures. The author has devoted over thirty years to the study of the Bible, and believes that the prophecies of Daniel and John were written for our admonition, and that the subjects they unfold are the coming themes for the religious world, destined to engage the attention of all thoughtful minds. Over 900 pages, with illustrations, beautifully bound. Cloth, marbled edges, $3.00. Address this office.
The Revolution in Mexico
How serious the revolution in Mexico is, it is difficult to tell. The government has seized all telegraph and telephone wires, and supervises all news. The United States will do its part to prevent revolutionary parties crossing from the United States into Mexico. There is evidently much feeling against the strong repressive government of Diaz. This may be a test of its strength. Some towns are reported in the hands of the rebels, but in most cases the government troops are suppressing the local uprisings. The serious troubles are reported from seven states, and a plot to assassinate all the members of the government except Diaz has been discovered.
The House of Lords Question
Since our British correspondent mailed his article, despatches tell us that the conference held between the two great political parties had proved of little worth. The existence of the House of Lords with its present power, or its existence at all, will probably depend upon a new Parliament, soon to be elected. If about one fourth of the present members of the House of Peers could be made an elective body for life, it would seem to be better than the present anachronism. But England is conservative; she moves slowly, and it is better for the world many times that she does.
Count Leo Tolstoy Dies
Count Leo Tolstoy, the noted Russian writer, has paid the debt of nature, by dying in his eighty-third year. He attracted notoriety by his religious views, and by adopting the garb and fare of humble peasants, noble and wealthy tho he was. His philosophy was a mixture of asceticism, Christianity, and New Thought. In his last days he fled from home to die in obscurity, but on his flight was taken ill at a railway station, where he died. We never could see in his writings either the profound philosophy or pure religious teaching which have been ascribed to him.
The Window Glass Trust
“The Window Glass Trust” (the Imperial Glass Company), at the beginning of its trial in Pittsburg, November 11, pleaded guilty as an illegal combination, for violation of the Sherman Act, and declared the combination of seventy-three glass factories had been dissolved, and would hereafter each do an independent business. The company was fined $2,500, and the president and fourteen other defendants, composed of directors and officers, $500. If the prosecution had been carried on, the maximum fines would have aggregated $30,000,000.
The Justice of the White Man.—
The Rev. W. L. Ferguson, in a report to the World's Christian Citizenship Conference, at this writing in session in Philadelphia, declares that previous to the organization of the Congo Free State the land was held by the tribes, with boundaries clearly understood, tho not all was cultivated. The unoccupied land, that is, that outside the native villages and uncultivated, was taken by the state regardless of tribal claims, and the natives were forbidden to settle on any part of this land of which as tribes they held original possession. “The state, and commercial companies holding concessions from the state, thus obtained control, the monopoly, of nearly all the lands and produce of the Congo Free State. Rubber and ivory could not be gathered, or disposed of to private parties. The seller was regarded as a thief and the buyer as an accomplice, and prosecuted as such. The only hope of the native, outside the small garden patches under cultivation, lay in working for the state or for the commercial companies. This labor was ill paid in barter goods or in brass rods, of doubtful value.” For years the native was taxed, payable in enforced labor, ad libitum, resulting in many cases in practical slavery. The native population is estimated to have shrunk during the last thirty-five years from 30,000,000 to 10,000,000. And this is what greed has ever done through natural man when it was given full sway.
Safe Arrival
Safe Arrival.—We are glad to note from the Eastern Tidings the safe arrival of Professor Shaw in India, to take charge of the great India mission. He and his good wife will make their headquarters at Lucknow. May God graciously grant them both the health and wisdom for their great work.
Price of Peace
Price of Peace.— Germany's “price of peace,” as it has been called, rather her preparation for Armageddon, amounts to nearly one half of her total Budget for 1911, which aggregates $73,000,000. Her army expenditure is set down at $200,000,000, and her navy at $110,000,000. Lloyd-George of Great Britain has computed the cost of national rivalry at $2,250,000,000 annually; of this Germany pays one seventh. And this in time of peace! Think of it! What an awful burden war would be.
The Gospel Brings Peace
The world speaks of revolution and strife; the Gospel of Jesus Christ always brings peace and rest to him who receives it. There is greater rest in bearing Christ’s burdens than sitting at ease in the world or lying on couches in Zion.
The Master's Coming
By Editor
Next week closes our excellent series on the Master's coming. We are sure that they have cheered and enlightened many souls.
Crowded-Out Matter
By Editor
Much good matter has been crowded out of our Outlook and editorial departments this week. Some of it will appear next week.
Bible Versions and Quotations
Our authority is the Bible, the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. When the Common ("King James" or "Authorized") Version or the American Standard Revised Version is used, the version will not generally be designated in reference. Any Bible quotation in this paper, therefore, differing from the Common Version, unless otherwise indicated, will be almost invariably from the American Standard edition of the Revised Bible, copyright 1910, by Thomas Nelson & Sons.
For further particulars, subscription rates, etc., see page 15.
Our Bible Band
By Editor
We have heard from a goodly number of our Bible Band, tho we would have been glad to hear from more. The replies, we presume, are typical of all. The results are not what we wished, but we shall abide with the majority of our Band, as we said we would. The following is the result of our inquiry:
For one year, 47 per cent.
For two years, 40 per cent.
Undecided, 13 per cent.
One-year course in chronological order, 31 per cent.
One-year course in Biblical order, 1.6 per cent.
One-year course, Old Testament in morning and New in the evening, 13 per cent.
Two-year course, chronological order, 25 per cent.
Two-year course, Biblical order, 15 per cent.
As a decided plurality preferred the one-year course to the two, and a decided majority the chronological order to any other, we shall follow the course of last year.
Our remembrancer this year is not a book-mark, but we think something better. It is a pamphlet giving facts about the Book we are reading, just what every one wants to know about the Bible, in condensed and reliable form. It contains in part the following:
Where we got our Bible; the language of the original; ancient manuscripts and versions of the Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and Syriac; noted English translations; interesting facts about the Bible; how the manuscripts were first written, punctuation, etc., and other important facts not generally found. It will also contain the schedule of the year. This will be sent on receipt of ten cents, to any who desire to join our Band for 1911. Please act quickly.
Death of Aviator Ralph Johnstone
Those interested in aviation were shocked to learn of the death of Ralph Johnstone, the one who held the record for high flying, at Denver the other day. His machine broke while in the air, and he was precipitated 300 feet to the earth and crushed in his fall. His death was instantaneous. Men are not yet birds.
Praise for the Signs Newspaper
One gentleman, who has been receiving the SIGNS through a friend, writes us: “I feel I owe you a note of thanks as well [as the friend who sends it]. It is the best newspaper I have ever had the pleasure of reading. The news part is nicely condensed. I can know in a few minutes what is going on all over the world, without wandering over a half acre of print. Then I can bank on its being true.” Thanks. We can not always be assured that our news is true, but we shall put forth the greatest effort to be accurate.
Cancer, Its Prevalence.—
Cancer, notwithstanding its many “sure cures,” is increasing in the civilized world. Once it was rare; now common. Under the heading of “The Monster Malady,” Dr. Kellogg tells us in the Good Health for October that it is largely confined to flesh-eating countries and peoples. It occurs most frequently among domestic dogs and cats, which subsist largely on a meat diet. Cancer is most frequent in Europe, then in the United States. It is rarest of all in Africa, almost unknown outside of Cape Colony. Man eats too much protein in meat. The death-rate from cancer in Switzerland and Denmark is 1,320 to the million. In Oulchy Normandy the death-rate rises to 4,000 to the million. While cancer is scarcely known among the Indians of Canada, it is extremely so among the whites. Of 3,275 autopsies in Montreal hospitals one in twelve showed cancer. In Guy’s Hospital, London, it was one in eight. What will the end be?
War on Mail Fraud Promoters
By Editor
Postmaster-General Hitchcock has opened war upon sundry and various promoters who have been using the mails to swindle the American people. It is alleged that during the last five years the public has been swindled out of $100,000,000. One special center of attack is the Continental Wireless Telephone and Telegraph Company. Another is that of the firm of Burr Brothers, bankers, who have alone, it is said, sold more than $40,000,000 of worthless stock. This firm has dealt in stocks in oil, timber, copper, lead, zinc, and gold. We sincerely hope that the prosecutions may be effective. We wish to say to our readers again: Do not listen to the smooth story of promoters of any scheme unless you KNOW the man and the thing.
Bible Band Announcement
By Editor
Please note our Bible Band announcement on this page. The little booklet will be of value.