Special "World's Christian Citizenship Conference" Number
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This subject is of such importance that we feel compelled to devote this second number to its consideration. Place a copy in the hands of every delegate planning to attend the "Christian Citizenship Conference," Portland, Oregon, June 29 to July 5.
PARTIAL CONTENTS
Frontispiece—Christian Citizenship Convention Hall
The "Second World's Christian Citizenship Conference"
Program of the "Christian Citizenship Conference"
Some "Christian Citizenship" Arguments
Religious Intolerance in America
Governor of Rhode Island and Sunday Law
"The King's Orders"—An Old-Time Argument
Madison's Prophecy Being Fulfilled
A Two-Page Poster of 1913 Sunday Bills
Is Sabbath Legislation Necessary?
International Peace Movement and Religious Liberty
Golden Rule Ignored by National Reformers
Report of Sunday-Law Hearing Before District of Columbia Commissioners
Strong Protest Against Sunday Closing of Post-Offices
Mr. Bryan Says Sign the Temperance Pledge
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Reports from May and June
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(Gathered from May and June Reports)
NOTE.—At the best these reports are partial. They are compiled largely from local papers, to some extent from individual reports. The foreign field is better reported than the home field. But not all work done is reported by any means. We endeavor to be accurate, but will be glad of any corrections which may be made.
From Foreign Lands
A NEW church has been dedicated at Navolau, Fiji.
WE learn of the baptism of fourteen souls in Java.
EIGHT souls have been baptized and received into the church at Wellington, New Zealand.
WORD comes from Aitutaki, in the Cook Islands, that one more family has embraced the message, and a few others are interested.
FIFTEEN new converts are reported in Novatas, Philippine Islands, and eighteen at Cavit, thirteen of whom have recently received baptism.
AS THE result of an effort continued for several months at Plymouth, England, thirty-two have covenanted to keep the commandments of God.
REPORTS state that the total number of new converts received into church fellowship in the European Conference, during 1912, amounts to 5,484.
SIX new converts are witnessing for the truth in Crow's Nest, Queensland, Australia, and six more at Brisbane. At Murgon a church has been dedicated.
A CHURCH recently erected in St. Croix, West Indies, has been dedicated to the Lord's service free from debt. During the year 1912, in the East Caribbean Mission field, fifty-three individuals were baptized.
THE membership of the Rio Grande Do Sul (Brazil) Conference has been increased about thirty during the past year. This young conference is small in membership and great in territory, laborers are few.
TWENTY-NINE candidates in Grande Riviere, Haiti, recently went forward in baptism. Nearly all of these were voodoo worshipers. Some have encountered severe opposition. One young man attended the baptismal services, bringing with him about one hundred others for the purpose of making trouble, and threatened to shoot those responsible for the conversion of his former sweetheart; but they were quiet and peaceable throughout the ceremony, and viewed it with wonderful interest. After the baptism, the young man lent his horse to convey our people across the river.
ON the closing day of the West Australian camp-meeting, forty-four candidates were baptized. A new church has been dedicated at Harvey. Pastor Morris Lukens reports that 270 were baptized and united with the church at the close of the camp-meeting season in the Australasian Union Conference.
BROTHER F. A. DETAMORE writes of the organization of the first church in Sumatra, at Padang, and of the baptism of seven individuals at that place, besides others in different parts of the field. He also reports some twenty walking in the light among the Bataks in Sipirok, where a native has been selling literature for some months.
FIVE at Broken Hill, New South Wales, and twelve at Quirindi, have stepped out to obey the message. Baptism has been administered to eleven candidates at Stanmore, and to eleven in Ponsonby. Three others at the latter place were expecting to go forward in this ordinance in the near future. A church has been organized at Auburn, near Sydney, with a membership of twenty-eight.
NINE willing souls at Spion Kop, South Africa, twenty-two at Fish River, two at Wynberg, four at Parow, and five at Cape Town, have received baptism. Twenty-three conversions are reported in Orange Free State, and nine baptisms in the Clocolan district. Fifty-one were baptized the last Sabbath in January in Friedenstal, East Africa, and another hundred are awaiting baptism.
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DR. RILEY RUSSELL writes from Korea that last year he baptized ninety-two persons. Six were recently baptized in Pook Chon. In Seoul, through the faithful efforts of one sister in the church, a family of twelve members have given up spirit-worship, and accepted Jesus as their Saviour. This sister's husband was possessed of demons, but through her earnest prayers he was healed and converted, and now five members of that family have been baptized and taken into the church.
PASTOR G. W. PETTIT reports the organization of a Sabbath-school at Bombay, India, and says, "Three have recently signified a desire to unite with us in keeping all God's commandments." Seventeen souls at Lonavla, and fourteen at Kalyan, have covenanted to obey the commandments. One of those baptized is an Indian lady who has done service for ten years in the court of one of the ruling princes of India. She now goes to be the companion to the wife of the heir apparent to the throne of Kashmir. She expects to take up the circulation of our literature among the ruling princes of India. Sabbath-schools have been organized at Kalyan and Simla. In Meiktila, Burma, baptism has been administered to nine,—three Chinese, four Burmese, one Karen, and one Anglo-Indian. Prospects for the work in that field are bright. Seven at Calcutta have also been baptized.
A very pretty new church at College Place, near Walla Walla, Washington
DR. A. C. SELMON writes from Ying Shang Hsien, Anhui, China: "We have a church of twenty-five baptized members in this place, and there is in addition an equal number of what we call 'inquirers.' Many of these are almost ready to be baptized and received into the church." Brother George Harlow tells of the organization of a church near Lim Hoi, Kwang-Tung. Regarding the work at Yin Po he says: "The other day Brother Cheung came to me and desired that some one go to Yin Po, where he is holding meetings, to baptize some who have been studying with him. More than fifty persons have been studying regularly, and about twenty of these are ready for baptism. . . . All these are from heathen homes." At Im Ho, on May 4, seven men were baptized, and several others will doubtless be baptized soon.
PASTOR R. F. COTTRELL speaks as follows concerning the work at Chowkiakow: "Upon examination, thirty-six were admitted into church fellowship subject to baptism. Thirty-three of these were baptized during the meeting, and the others were to receive the rite a few days later. Among these are four very intelligent men, all of whom give excellent promise as workers." He also tells of the baptism of twenty-one in Hankow, and says that after a general meeting in Hunan, the last of April, over fifty presented themselves for baptism, and on examination forty-three were accepted and went forward in this ordinance. Thirty-eight of these come direct from heathenism. All together, one hundred and one have united with the church through baptism at the spring meetings held there this year. Four men from the north of the province, who attended the Hankow meeting, walked about 135 miles each way in order to attend. Totals from fields outside of North American and European conferences, 721.
CONVERSIONS (aside from baptisms): California, 54; South Dakota, 9; Colorado, 3; Kansas, 12; Wyoming, 4; Virginia, 11; New Hampshire, 10; New York, 4; Alberta, 3; Manitoba, 7; Georgia, 45; Mississippi, 7; Montana, 3; Washington, 12; Illinois, 6; Wisconsin, 6; Michigan, 13; Louisiana, 10; Texas, 4; Vancouver, B. C., 35.
BAPTISMS: California, 66; Minnesota, 79; Iowa, 16; South Dakota, 5; Missouri, 67; Colorado, 6; Kansas, 17; Nebraska, 3; New Jersey, 3; Pennsylvania, 16; New Hampshire, 7; Massachusetts, 3; Rhode Island, 7; New York, 5; Alberta, 18; British Columbia, 9; Alabama, 9; Arkansas, 3; New Mexico, 6; Washington, 16; Oregon, 10; Michigan, 40; Illinois, 37; Wisconsin, 11; Kentucky, 16; Tennessee, 19; Louisiana, 9; total reported, 505.
AT the close of the General Conference, Wilbur Nelson and wife, of Southern California, sailed for India to assist in the book work. Rachel Kinzer accompanied them. R. T. E. Colthurst, and his daughter Agnes, sailed for Europe June 12, to connect with the work in the European Conference.15
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Time-Table of Human Events
Our readers will especially appreciate the August number of the SIGNS OF THE TIMES Magazine. Note the subjects:
"How the World Improves." There is an improvement. Will it bring peace and happiness?
"The German Crown Prince on War." The cavalry charge too tame. Wants the real thing. What does it mean?
"Peace and the United States Navy."
"An Answer to the Riddle." What is truth?
"A Triple Sign of the End." Thinking people see it. The Eastern question.
"The Price of War," the trend. Some startling figures.
"Modern Religions." Are they effectual? How can you tell?
"Christ Crucified To-Day," the modern crucifixion.
"The One Foundation." If any counterfeits, let us find them.
"Days of Violence," a staggering condition.
"Modern History." Who, what, and where is Babylon? Clear, striking, and convincing. Mrs. E. G. White.
"Supernatural Agencies: Origin of Miracles, False and True."
"Astronomy and the Bible," God's works and His word.
"Will the Stars Fall?" Some disagreements. Let us study it.
"The Cell and Its Lesson." Evolution smashed again.
"Gadarenes," a touching lesson.
"The Downward Trend," simultaneous with vast improvement, means something.
"Protestant or Not?" What do you say? Not hard to tell. Examine other fundamentals.
"The Message for To-Day," view of a popular minister. And also the message.
"Evolution and Christ," their association and real meaning.
"The More Sure Word," Bible reading.
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The Gospel Versus Dry Sermons
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A Massachusetts pastor is reported to have said: "I do not blame the working people for not going to church. A baseball game or a walk in the woods is far more beneficial to most manual laborers than an hour in a stuffy old church, listening to the average dry-as-dust sermon." But why should the average sermon be "dry as dust"? There is so much of great eternal truth in the word of God that the minister can continually bring forth gems from its great treasure-house. Those gems of truth give something to the laboring man, as well as to every other individual, that is far more satisfying than the mere playing of baseball or any other games. Games may amuse and entertain for the present time, but the gospel minister has a work of winning souls for the joys of immortality. Every individual knows that this life must soon come to an end, and there is nothing either dry or uninteresting about seeking to lead men into that preparation of life that will fit them to live eternally.
It Is a Pity.
Says Baxter: “It is a great pity that Christians should ever meet together without some talk of their meeting in heaven, or of the way to it, before they part. It is a pity so much time is spent in vain conversation and useless disputes, and not a word of heaven among them.” “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”
The Growth of Socialism
Dr. Charles Stelze says that there are 25,000,000 Socialists in the world, 10,000,000 of whom have cast their ballots for Socialist candidates. And this army is increasing rapidly.
Contained in This Issue
By Editor
Question Corner .....................................Page 2
4131 — K n o w i n g; 4132 — Two Works of Grace; 4133 — Spiritual Gifts; 4134 — The Earth Defiled, and Why? 4135 — The Keys
Our Bible Band ....................................Page 2
General .............................................Pages 3-7
The Way to Christ ........................Mrs. E. G. White
Christ Jesus the Rock ..........................T. E. Bowen
The Witnessing of God Regarding Israel
................................................................The Editor
Christ's Second Coming — A Part of the Gospel
.................................................................A. R. Ogden
Poetry .....................................................Page 7
Impetuous Peter ......................Delwin Rees Buckner
The Great Forgiver ...................Worthie Harris Holden
Courage — The Departed Blessing — If We
Only Understood — Pray
Bible Studies of Vital Import .................Pages 8, 9
The Second Coming of Our Lord
Ezekiel and the Second Advent
..........................................................W. R. Uchtmann
Welcoming the Advent — The Second Advent
— Faith in the Advent
The Outlook .................................Pages 10, 11, 16
World's Christian Citizenship Conference
.................................................................A. O. Tait
The Innocent Criminal — Notes
Home and Fireside ....................................Page 12
Does It Pay to Be Good? — Trachoma
Our Work and Workers ...........................Page 14
Churches Seeking Civil Power
Not pleasant lessons are such chapters in the word of God as Ezekiel 23 and Isaiah 30 and 31. The prophets do not use flattering terms in speaking of Israel's spiritual fornication. Forsaking Him and seeking help in Egypt was rebellious; yet those professed Christian churches who are seeking union with the civil power to-day are guilty of the same thing. God has furnished in Jesus Christ a plenitude of blessings, and from His church He demands all. He will not divide His glory with another.
The Influence of Little Journals
Dr. Talcott Williams, dean of the Pulitzer School of Journalism, Columbia University, made a remark the other day, which is well worth considering, and that was that "little journals had taken the life from the great church papers; so had the parish papers." Upon this the Bible Magazine remarks: "In our time the minds of the people are educated on any question largely by the printed page. The journal with narrow limitations and provincial tone is often an unsuspected foe of progress, for it occupies a place of influence which it can not fill." And he who has had any breadth of observation at all, knows that this is true.
Tuberculosis
By Editor
Tuberculosis. — The National Association for the study and prevention of tuberculosis, in a special circular issued, declared that fake consumption cures make millions of profit; that there are over 500 fraudulent remedies that cheat people annually out of $15,000,000; that during the last five years the exploiters of these nostrums have reaped a clear profit of not less than $50,000,000. The first fraud is classed under the institute fraud, with a pseudo hospital or dispensary, where a wily doctor or professor administers treatment, and carries on a mail order business. The second class is the drug group, containing over a hundred different kinds of drugs and patent devices, any of which may be purchased at a drug store, but for which the consumptive is charged from $1.00 to $5.00 for what the patient could make up himself in the same form for from one to five cents. The third group of cures is home-made remedies which certain deluded individuals may be made to think will cure tuberculosis, — such things as onions, lemons, coal smoke, pig’s blood, alcohol, dog oil, teas of various kinds, goat’s meat, and a score of other articles. Pitiful! especially in the light of the fact that the consumptive is the most hopeful individual, as this bulletin remarks, when the question of a cure is suggested. There is no specific cure for tuberculosis discovered, except the well-tried, hygienic, dietetic method of fresh air, rest, and good food. As the Signs has remarked for years, just sufficient exercise, and abundance of fresh air, night and day, and a superabundance of good food.
