p. 15 | Signs of the Times, Vol. 22, No. 40. (10/8/1896)

DOMESTIC.

By Editor

—The arrest of boys by the police of Chicago for the year just passed numbered 17,460.

—The Presbyterian Synod of California will be convened in Calvary Church, San Francisco, on the 15th inst.

—An explosion of ammonia in a large brewery at Indianapolis, on the 30th ult., seriously injured sixteen men, besides doing great damage to the property.

—At Cairo, Ill., on the 1st inst., Mrs. Frazier, a bride of four days, shot herself through the heart, dying instantly. No cause is assigned. The young couple were prominent in church and society circles.

—In a collision of freight trains at Philson, Pa., on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, September 30, an engineer, a fireman, a conductor, a flagman, two brakemen, and six tramps were killed, and six other tramps were badly injured.

—Seven masked men attempted to loot an express train at Rio Puerco, N. M., on the 2d inst., but by the coolness of the express messenger and U. S. Marshal Loomis, who happened to be on board, one of the robbers was killed and the others put to flight.

—John Wanamaker, ex-postmaster general, and noted as the leading Philadelphia dry goods merchant, has purchased the famous A. T. Stewart dry goods establishment of New York, which has been conducted by the Hiltons since the death of Mr. Stewart.

—At the Miami County Fair, held at Paola, Kansas, an aeronaut met a frightful death on the 1st inst., falling a distance of 5,000 feet, and being crushed beyond recognition. The accident was caused by the breaking of a rope which fastened him to his parachute.

—The steamship Umatilla, from San Francisco, was foundered on the rocks at Point Wilson, near Port Townsend, entrance to Puget Sound, September 29. The accident was caused by a dense fog. The passengers were all safely landed, but the vessel and freight are said to be seriously damaged.

—New York advices state that the Exploration Company, of London (which is really the Rothschilds and associates), have completed the purchase of the great Anaconda Copper Mining property in Montana. The purchasers previously owned a half interest. The property is valued at $34,500,000.

—A sheep-herder named Andrew Nelson met a strange death on the 29th ult., in the Cascade Range, Washington. He was urging his flock of 3,000 head up the mountain side in quest of pasture, when they stampeded and rushed back upon him. In trying to check them he fell, and the sheep crowded upon him and upon one another in the narrow depression through which they were passing, until more than a third of the flock were smothered in a heap, the herder being underneath the mass. An oriental shepherd would have been leading his flock instead of driving them, and thus would have avoided such a catastrophe. It is worthy of note that the True Shepherd always leads his flock; he never drives them.

—The president and the cashier of the Bank of Commerce, of New Orleans, have been indicted for the embezzlement of $84,000.

—Frances E. Willard and Lady Somerset have been appealing to have destitute Armenians imported to the United States, but Immigrant Commissioner Stump has decided adversely. The law on the subject strictly forbids the landing in this country of persons likely to become a public charge, and also of any person whose ticket or passage was paid for with the money of others, or who is assisted by others to come in.

—The fiftieth anniversary of the admission of the state of Iowa into the Union was celebrated at Burlington on the 1st inst. During the parade a review stand, on which were a number of distinguished persons, collapsed, throwing the occupants to the ground. Several persons were more or less injured, but none fatally. Among the slightly injured were Vice President Stevenson, Governor Drake, and ex-Governors Sherman and Newbold.

—Schrader, of Wisconsin, the self-styled "divine healer," has arrived in San Francisco. Altho his coming was not announced, a large number of people visited him at his hotel the first day of his arrival. He does not claim to be Christ, but endeavors to mimic him in outward appearance as portrayed in the popular pictures. Schrader wears a full beard, long hair parted in the middle, and a long, loose robe reaching to his heels. He claims that he observes a forty days' fast once a year. He is now twenty-six years old, and claims to have exercised the "divine healing" power since he was thirteen. There is nothing that will attract more attention than promises to heal the many maladies now prevalent, and therefore there is no more prolific means of deception—a prophetic characteristic of the last days. The best proof of the work of these "healers" is to look for the results a few weeks after they have left any given locality. It is claimed that Schrader is playing upon the reputation of Schlatter, who made such a sensation in Colorado some time ago. But that is nothing with people who seek delusion.

—The middle and south Atlantic states were visited by a terrific storm on the 29th ult. It came from the West Indies apparently, and struck with terrible force the town of Cedar Keys, Fla., and the place is reported to be almost entirely destroyed. At Williston, about twenty miles distant, eleven houses were destroyed, one person killed, and fifteen wounded. At Boulogne, a schoolhouse was overthrown and five children killed. At Hilliards, the schoolhouse was wrecked and four children killed. A like result occurred at Folkston, Ga., near the Florida line. The property loss in Florida is estimated at $2,000,000, and the number of lives lost is said to be not less than 100; furthermore, 10,000 people are left homeless. At Savannah, Ga., eleven persons were killed, and the property loss is placed at $1,000,000. A hundred tons of tin roofing were torn from the houses. Upwards of twenty sailing vessels were blown ashore. In both Georgia and South Carolina the rice plantations in the track of the storm were heavily damaged. At Staunton, Va., much property was destroyed by flood, and five persons are known to have been drowned. The storm also struck Washington City, damaging some of the public buildings. It ripped off some of the coping of the White House, and destroyed most of the historic trees in the grounds, including the elm tree planted by Abraham Lincoln. Some of the diplomatic residences and several churches and theaters were considerably damaged. The damage in Washington and suburbs is estimated at $600,000. Serious damage to property is also reported at Lebanon, Pa. The Pennsylvania railroad bridge across the Susquehanna River, at Columbia, which cost $1,000,000, was swept away. Baltimore also suffered; houses were unroofed, windows smashed, and the wind forced the water from the harbor into the streets. At the same time a fierce storm raged in the region of Lake Michigan, doing much damage, especially to shipping at Chicago, Milwaukee, and Grand Haven. Four men are known to have been drowned.

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A Day of Prayer.

By Editor

A mass-meeting in the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium, Chicago, September 21, called by D. L. Moody and other ministers and laymen, issued the following appeal:—

"To Christian Citizens of the United States: In common with a large number of our fellow citizens of every religious and political creed, we believe our nation is in the throes of a great conflict, portending the most serious consequences unless there be a merciful interposition of the Divine Hand.

"We believe this to be true, independently of any settlement of the present Presidential contest one way or another. We would not view the situation, perplexing and foreboding as it is, outside of its relation to the mind of God. We, therefore, affectionately invite and earnestly urge our Christian fellow citizens throughout the length and breadth of our land, irrespective of denominational or political affiliation, to join with us in observing Thursday, October 8th, as a day of fasting, confession and prayer to Almighty God that he will allay passion and restrain evil among us; that he will strengthen faith and inspire hope; that he will impart wisdom and bestow patience, and that he will forgive our iniquities as a nation and grant us his salvation.

We would further respectfully recommend that in addition to gatherings held at the usual places of worship on that day union meetings be arranged for in the afternoon or evening, where all may come together to unite their hearts and voices in what we are persuaded is the common cause."

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The Christian Nations and the Dark Continent.

By Editor

England thus far has held the balance of trade in African colonies, but she now has a formidable rival in Germany. It is stated that German literature on African colonial possessions, in both quantity and quality, surpasses the English. But the two leading articles of trade with African nations is rum and cotton cloth. For instance, in 1891 Germany imported into Kamerun 4,547,059 marks' worth of goods. The mark is worth about 25 cents. Of this amount 593,687 marks, or 13 per cent, were for spirituous liquors, not including beers or wines. In 1894 Germany took into Kamerun goods to the amount of 6,497,414 marks, of which 981,061, or over 15 per cent, were spirituous liquors. The liquor trade increased in the four years nearly 400,000 marks ($100,000). In Togo the increase in the liquor trade was from 496,734 marks in 1891 to 676,013 in 1894. Of all goods the last year named liquor formed over 30 per cent. This liquor is nearly all drunk near the coast. Of what effect is the Gospel among alcoholized negroes or opiumized Chinese? "Christian nations" are responsible for both.

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Not a Book of Definitions

Not a Book of Definitions.—The Bible is not a book of precise definitions; life can not be limited by mere words of men. For instance: Heb. 11 : 1—"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"—is frequently quoted as a definition of faith; but at the most it is but a definition of faith in its future aspect, its forward look. The context of Heb. 11:1 refers to disappointed ones (Heb. 10; 32-39), and the exhortation is to hope, to let faith bring the future here. But faith is more than this; it is absolute submission to God in the constantly unfolding present; it is receiving and accepting all the wondrous gifts of grace through Jesus Christ now; it is taking God's word for just what the word says; it is appropriating the power of his word to all present needs. Faith is all this and more. It must be exercised to be known.

Appeal to Religion

By Editor

Appeal to Religion.—It is stated on what seems good evidence that one of the auxiliaries of the great political parties now in the field, namely, the McKinley and Hobart Business Men's National Campaign Committee, has made an appeal to the Roman Catholic clergy for help in this campaign on the ground that the financial question is a moral question. Well, this is to be expected. Protestants, so called, have been clamoring in our legislative halls for years for help from the state in religious matters, why may not the political parties appeal to the church? And why not to that church preëminently that knows what politics means? This is but another straw, which shows the trend of national affairs. It is through political expediency that the church is becoming and will become dominant. And then we will have the middle ages repeated. Through pseudo national reformism, Christian citizenship, and political expediency and exigency, the nation is rapidly rushing on to ruin. Men of principle are now the country's need; but alas, how few they are!

Church and State in Hungary.

The long tense relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the state in Hungary has become open warfare. The Vatican has told the bishops to look after their clergy, and keep them at high standard; the teachers of religion in the colleges are to especially train the young in the doctrines of the Catholic Church; teachers of secular branches must teach in the same spirit; the bishops are to insist upon having the selection of text-books even for secular branches of study; and to use all their power to gain control of the University of Pesth, and to make it a Catholic institution. Upon this program the Frankfurt Zeitung, "an exceptionally well-informed journal," says the Literary Digest, remarks:—

"Strictly to carry out the injunctions of this decree would divide Hungary into two camps engaged in a life-and-death struggle with each other, namely, a Catholic-Rumanian party and a Hungarian-Protestant party. Every single item in the decree is fraught with danger to the state and to Protestantism in Hungary."

The struggle is on, as it is in all countries, but Rome will win—for a little while—and then—God and right and liberty will triumph. So we read his prophets.

ANOTHER CAUSE.

By Editor

IN our General Articles department will be found an article with the heading, "Chapters in the History of Our Country," by Prof. Chas. Morris. These will be of great interest in showing the development of this country, and the waxing and waning of the principles of liberty. In this note we wish to call attention to another cause, in evidence at least in several of the colonies at that time, which led to the separation from the mother country. That cause was the desire for religious liberty, absolute freedom from state control of religion. This was notably manifest in the colony of Virginia, of which the Church of England was the established religion. The House of Burgesses of that colony adopted June 12, 1776, a Declaration of Rights composed of sixteen sections, the principles of every one of which found place in the later Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution. A part of the sixteenth section read thus:—

"That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience."

This is a remarkable and splendid statement in a few words of what religion is, and of true religious liberty. The spirit of freedom grasped not alone civil liberty, but religious liberty, or freedom in the exercise or non-exercise of religion. Such sentiments then extended to religious bodies like the Presbytery of Hanover and the Baptists and Quakers of Virginia. Many of the inhabitants of the colonies or their ancestors had known religious tyranny in the Old World, and had seen the same monster spring into growth here. There was a hope that union and independence might break the monster's power.

In all this the devout and God-fearing student of history may see the overruling hand of a beneficent Providence. God was, from the discordant elements, framing a government where religion, both false and true, should have a free field and no favors, so that every soul might be free to choose the good or refuse the evil. Let the reader study history in this light. Let him read these "Chapters in the History of Our Country" in the light of God's overruling Providence.

Resources and Resorts of Colorado

By Editor

A NEW monthly journal hails us from Denver, Colorado, with the name, Resources and Resorts, nicely printed and illustrated, specially devoted to developing the interests and industries of Colorado. No. 2, for September, has for its special local topic Boulder County. Four illustrations are given of the Boulder Sanitarium, and two of the University of Colorado, at Boulder. The atmospheric and climatic advantages of Boulder are favorable for a Sanitarium, for there flock in large numbers those afflicted with the dread disease, consumption. At the head of this institution stands Dr. W. H. Riley, who has won well-deserved fame in special lines in the Sanitarium at Battle Creek, Mich. With him is a good corps of well-qualified physicians. In a double sense Boulder would be a good place for consumptives to go.

Matters Concerning the Nation’s Future

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In our Outlook department will be found matters of interest as bearing upon this nation and its future.