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1919

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Only A Smile rrr WAS only a smile that was given From a friend that I chanced to meet, With a face as bright as a sunbeam, In the busy walks of the street. My soul was in darkness and sorrow, And my heart all burdened with pain, And tears to my eyelids came welling, And I strove to stay them in vain.

'Twas only a smile that was given, And the donor went on her way, Yet it brought to my heart a sweetness, Through the whole of that live-long day. 'Twas a glance so tender and hopeful, So sweet and so loving and true, That my troubles—I quite forgot them, And I found myself smiling too. —Florence McCurdy.

CHARACTER BUILDING THE LATE MRS. E. G. WHITE

.4 1 )EEST thou a man that is hasty piercings of a sword ; but the tongue in his words ? There is more of the wise is health." hope of a fool than of him." One of the characteristics that should "He that hath no rule over be especially cherished and cultivated in his own spirit is like a city every child is that self-forgetfulness that is broken down, and without which imparts to the life such an unwalls." conscious grace. Of all excellences of In one moment, by a hasty, passionate, character this is one of the most beaucareless tongue, may be wrought evil tiful, and for every true life-work it is that a whole life time's repentance can one of the qualifications most essential. not undo. Oh, the hearts that are Children need appreciation, sympathy, broken, the friends estranged, the lives and encouragement, but care should be wrecked, by the harsh, hasty words of taken not to foster in them a love of those who might have brought help and praise. It is not wise to give them healing! special notice, or to repeat before them "There is that speaketh like the their clever sayings. The parent or

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teacher who keeps before them the true ideal of character and possibilities of achievement, can not cherish or en He will not courage self-sufficiency. encourage in the youth the desire or effort to display their ability or proHe who looks higher than ficiency. himself will be humble ; yet he will possess a dignity that is not abashed or disconcerted by outward display or human greatness. It is not by arbitrary law or rule that the graces of character are developed. It is by dwelling in the atmosphere of And the pure, the noble, the true. wherever there is purity of heart and nobleness of character, it will be revealed in purity and nobleness of action and of speech. "He that loveth pureness of -heart, for the grace of his lips the King shall' be his friend." Prov. 22: I I. As with language, so with every other study ; it may be so conducted that it will tend to the strengthening and upbuilding of character. Of no study is this true to a greater degree than of history. Let it be considered from the divine point of view. As too often taught, history is little more than a record of the rise and fall of kings, the intrigues of courts, the victories and defeats of armies,—a story of ambition and greed, of deception, Thus taught, cruelty, and bloodshed. its results can not but be detrimental. The heart-sickening reiteration of crimes and atrocities, the enormities, the cruelties portrayed, plant seeds that in many lives bring forth fruit in a harvest of evil. Far better is it to learn, in the light of God's word, the causes that govern the rise and fall of kingdoms. Let the youth study these records, and see how

the true prosperity of nations has been bound up with an acceptance of the Let him study the divine principles. history of the great reformatory movements, and see how of ten these principles, though despised and hated, their advocates brought to the dungeon and the scaffold, have thxough these very sacrifices triumphed. Such study will give broad, comprehensive views of life. It will help the youth to understand something of its relation and dependencies, how wonderfully we are bound together in the great brotherhood of society and nations, and to how great an extent the oppression or degradation of one member means foss to all. In the study of figures the work should be made practical. Let every youth and every child be taught, not merely to solve imaginary problems, but to keep an accurate account of his own income and outgoes. Let him learn the right use of money by using it. Whether supplied by their parents or by their own earnings, let boys and girls learn to select and purchase their own clothing, their books, and other necessities; and by keeping an account of their expenses they will learn, as they could learn in no other way, the value and the use of money. This training will' help them to distinguish true economy from niggardliness on the one hand and prodigality on the other. Rightly directed it will encourage habits of benevolence. It will aid the youth in learning to give, not from the mere impulse of the moment, as their feelings are stirred, but regularly and systematically. In this way every study may become an aid in the solution of that greatest of problems of life.


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IMOTHY COLE, a pastor of the church in Lowell, Mass., hearing of the power attending Mr. Miller's lectures, made arrangements by correspondence for Mr. Miller to conduct a series of meetings in his church during the summer of 1839. Mr. Cole, from the reports of Mr. Miller's great success, expected him to appear like some distinguished doctor of divinity. He had heard that Mr. Miller wore a camlet cloak and white hat, and expected to see a fashionablyUpon his arrival dressed gentleman. in town he went to the station to meet him. He watched closely but saw no one who corresponded with his expectations. Finally an old man, shaking with the palsy, with a white hat and camlet cloak, alighted from the train. Fearing that he might prove to be the man, and, if so, regretting he had invited him to lecture in his church, he stepped up and whispered in his ear, "Is your name Miller?" Mr. Miller nodded assent. "Well," said he, "follow me." He led the way walking on ahead and Mr. Miller following. He was much chagrined that he had invited such a man to speak in his church. In the evening he notified Mr. Miller it was time for service, and again led the way, Mr. Miller following on behind. When he reached the church, Mr. Cole showed Mr. Miller into the pulpit, but he took a seat in the audience,

leaving Mr. Miller to open the meeting alone. But Mr. Miller had not spoken more than fifteen minutes before Timothy Cole recognized the power of God in his words, and walked into the pulpit and took his seat. He fully accepted the message and was a most devoted advocate of it for six years. Like John, the "son of thunder," who became "John the beloved," Mr. Cole laid his worldly pride at the feet of Christ and became a powerful worker for God. It was never my privilege to meet Mr. Cole, but I have been told by those who attended his meetings, that he had such a noble Christian bearing that often as he entered the crowded house and walked up the aisle to the desk, a spirit of solemnity would rest down upon the entire audience. God never planned two battles just alike. At God's command, Israel marched publicly around Jericho, but they lay in ambush about Ai. The object was the same in both battles; viz., the taking of the promised land ; but the methods were different. The object of the great three-fold message to the world is to lead the Israel of God into the promised land. There are three great battles,—the first, second and third messages. In the first battle God chose as leaders men whom the world already looked upon as leaders. With the exception of Wm. Miller and a few others, all the

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principal leaders in the first angel's message were pastors of the city churches. In many cases they took their church membership with them and still retained their former pastorate while zealously proclaiming the Advent message; and some like Joshua V. Himes spent their salaries to advance the Advent cause. Babylon had not fallen when the first message was given, and God recognized and chose leaders in His professed church to carry forward the, work. It required men of more than ordinary ability to establish the prophetic dates and lay the foundation for the great work to follow. The work was to be thorough and lasting. It takes a surveyor of more than ordinary ability to blaze out a highway through a trackless wilderness; but after the highway is blazed out, a body of ordinary workmen can follow the marking and perfect the highway. Babylon had fallen when the time came for the battle of the third angel's message, and the leaders God has se-

lected are not ministers in the popular churches. They are more like the humble company that our Lord chose when He was here on earth. They are to "follow" the first angel and complete the great work begun. The dates upon which the prophetic periods rest have been established. Sylvester Bliss, Whiting, and others established by many authentically recorded eclipses the date of the 2300 days of Dan. 8: 14, and the 1260 years. These things were not done in a corner; they were given by men recognized by the world as learned, capable men. Educated men of the world had to acknowledge that the positions taken by these men are correct. Those learned men did the work God called them to do. He will never tear that work down ; but He calls a different company of men to carry the work forward. Men with the zeal of Peter and the love of John are needed now to push this work to earth's remotest bounds.

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PON "demand" the Egyptians furnished the Israelites with vessels of gold and silver, and precious stones. Here was a providence that provided them with an abundance of those things which not many weeks after would be called for in building and furnishing the sanctuary. In the Lord's manner of working in delivering Israel from the persistent hold of Pharaoh, he was giving evidences to Israel that none other than the living God was leading them out of bondage. He was also fulfilling what he had said of their oppressors ; "The

Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them." Ex. 7 : 5. Paul said of this, "To make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath." Rom. 9 : 22.

It was the Lord's design that Israel should remember the evident tokens of His leading. It was afterward assigned as the reason for their departures from Him, that "they forgot God their Saviour who had done great things in Egypt, wondrous works in the land of

BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOL Ham, and terrible things by the Red Sea." Ps. Io6: 21, 22. "He fed them with manna which they knew not, neither had their fathers known." Deut. 8: 3. "The pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night to give them light, and the way whereby they should go." Neh. 9: 19. All of these wonderful providences, with the sight of the flame, and the voice at Mount Sinai, should ever have been to them overwhelming evidence that it was the living God, the upholder of all things, wh) vas leading them, and speaking to them in an audible voice, the like of which had never been known before. Notwithstanding all of these providences and the Lord's care for them in their forty years' journeying, Moses in his last instruction to them warned them of their danger of forgetting it, and thinking it was by their might and power that they had obtained their rich possessions in the land of Canaan. We Before read of this in Deut. 8: that time, the Lord had told them what should happen to them ; "If ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments." Lev. 26: 14. As we read that whole chapter, we see He threatened them fouir times over that He would "punish them seven times" for their departure from Him in worshipping idols; and at last if they persisted in such a course, their city would be overthrown, their land left in desolation, and then go into captivity: This was all in God's providence literally accomplished. They rebelled and were punished for it "seven times" in the reign of the judges and under the reign of the kings down to their last king Zedekiah were in idolatry

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three times seven—twenty-ione times, making four times seven. There were two other kings who for a short time served idols. One, after six months, was slain by the Israelites; another reigned only for a short time, and then was taken captive by Pharaoh. But Israel did not join these kings in their idolatry. So the four times seven of apostasies, idol-worship, and the Lord's chastisements therefore were accomplished in the space of 1077 years. Then, as predicted by the Lord, Jerusalem was captured, its walls broken down, the temple robbed of its furniture, and the people led captive to Babylon to fulfill the seventy years of time of their punishment, as had been announced by the Lord through. the prophet Jeremiah.

+ "OPPORTUNITY" They do me wrong who say I come no more When once I knock and fail to find you in; For every day I stand outside your door, And bid you wake and rise and fight to win. Wail not for precious chances passed away, Weep not for golden ages on the wane; Each night I burn the records of the day, Art sunrise every soul is born again. Laugh like a boy at splendors that have sped, To vanished joys be blind and deaf and dumb: My judgments seal the dead pas1 with its dead, But never bind a moment yet to come. Though deep in mire, wring not your hands and weep, I lend my arm to all who say : "I can." No shamefaced outcast ever sank so deep But yet might rise and be again a man. Dost thou behold thy lost youth all aghast? Dost reel from righteous retribution's blow? Then turn from blotted archives of the past, And find the future's pages white as snow. Art thou a mourner? Rouse thee from thy spell! Art thou a sinner? Sins nay be forgiven. Each morning gives thee wings to flee from hell, Each night a star to guide thy feet to Heaven. —Walter Malone.


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SAIAH'S work began near the close of Uzziah's long reign, which has been marked by a prosperity greater than that of any other king since the days of Solomon. But storm clouds were appearing on the horizon and Isaiah was raised up to warn the people of God of the judgments which their own wicked course was bringing upon them. The fact that God chose Isaiah to be His spokesman to the people did not rob him of his peculiar genius; for prophets were not speaking trumpets through which God spake, but speaking men by whom God spoke, making use of Each prophet their natural powers. had his distinctive gifts, and the gift of prophecy bestowed upon him greatly enhanced his natural gifts. Moses was a greater legislator and Paul a wiser teacher than if they had not possessed Isaiah's hopeful the prophetic gift. nature was intensified by beholding beyond the war, tumult and captivity, the visions of the new earth with the wilderness blossoming like the rose, and the inhabitants free from sickness, building their homes and enjoying them forever. Isaiah was of the royal line of Judah; his father Amoz was supposed to be a brother of king Uzziah. Some confuse Amoz, Isaiah's father, with Amos the prophet; but they are different individuals. Isaiah was called when a young man, and the knowledge of the coming judgments must have borne heavily upon his soul ; standing under the temple portico with his mind dwelling upon the events of the future, sudI

denly that wonderful view of the sixth chapter was given him. In vision he was taken to the holy of holies, where naturally he could never enter. As he gazed upon the glories of the throne of Diety and listened to the singing of the angels, in agony of soul he cried out, "Woe is me ! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, for I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips." In the presence of that glory he felt unable to perform the great work laid upon him. But when the seraph had touched his lips with a live coal from off the altar and assured the young prophet that his sins were pardoned, then he could respond gladly to the call for a messenger, "Here am I, send me." Thus Isaiah received his heavenly ordination for his life-work. We have no account of any definite prophecy given during the reign of Jotham. Jotham continued much as his father Uzziah had reigned; but during the reigns of Ahaz and Hezekiah, Isaiah delivered many messages of reproof and hope.With the death of Hezekiah, the storm-clouds gathered about the prophet's head ; and Manasseh, that wicked, ungrateful son of a godly father, slew the prophet Isaiah in the early part of his reign. It is supposed that Manasseh had married a daughter of Isaiah, but family ties were disregarded, and the voice that for over sixty years had faithfully warned the people to flee from their sins, was silenced. Supposing Isaiah to be twenty years old when he began to prophesy,

BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOL he must have been• nearly ninety years of - age when he was sawn asunder in the trunk of a tree by order of Manasseh. Supposed reference is made to this in Heb. II : 37.

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our troubles will all be ended, Tomorrow dull care will be swept away, No longer will sorrow and joy be blended, The clouds will be banished that dim today. The struggle and strife will cease tomorrow, And life will be joyous, and bright, and free, The worry will end, and the pain and sorrow— And all the world will be fillet with glee. Now, why do you sit there blankly staring, As if these assertions had struck you dumb? The prophecy's safe, though it may seem daring,— Tomorrow, we all know, will never come.

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THE TESTIMONY OF TWELVE LEADING MEN S. N. IIASKELL "1 HE question is often asked me, What position in regard to the "daily" of Dan. 8: 12 was taken by those who gave the "judgment-hour cry"? We have answered the question a few times in the Question Box, but thought it might be profitable to give a condensed summary of the opinions of the principle leaders in giving "the judgment-hour cry" to the world. In my library I have the works from which the following extracts are taken. William Miller, the apostle of the judgment-hour cry, in "Second Advent Manual," p. 335, sums up an argument on the subject of the "daily" as follows : "The daily must mean paganism." Josiah Litch, one of the leading ministers in giving the message prior to 1844, in his "Prophetic Expositions," Vol. I, p. 127, sums up an argument on the "daily" of Dan. 8: 12 in these

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words ; "They are two desolating powers which were to desolate the sanctuary and the host, the church and her metropolis. They are paganis 3 and popery." Apollos Hale, another reader in the work prior to 1844, in "Second Advent Manual," p. 68, speaking of the "daily," teaches that paganism was the power taken away, and calls the Pantheon in Rome the "temple or asylum of all the gods," and the sanctuary of paganism. In the "Advent Shield and Review" of May, 1844, p. 121, edited by Joshua V. Himes, Sylvester Bliss and Apollos Hale, is the following: "The only event we can find from which to date the 1335 days is the succession of the supremacy of papacy, to that of p'tganism in the Roman Empire, which the best chronologists place about A. D. 5o8." . On the 1843 Prophetic Chart, drawn by Charles Fitch and published by Joshua V. Himes, 508 A. D. is given as the date for the taking away of the "daily" of Dan. 12 : 1, margin. The chart gives 5o8 A. D. as the beginning 'of the periods of 1290 days and 1335 days of Dan. 12 :II, 12. This is the chart referred to in "Early Writings," p. 74. In "Miller's Life and Views," by Joshua V. Himes, p. 48, at the close of an explanation of Dan. 12 : I I, he says, "I have come to this conclusion, that this power called 'daily sacrifice' is Rome, pagan abomination, the same as Christ refers to in Matt. 24 : 15 ; Luke 21 : 21." From the above we find that the foremost leaders in proclaiming the judgment-hour message have left very decided testimonies in regard to their views of the "daily," which are said to be "correct" views.—Early Writings, p. 74.


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RE pagan temples, or places of worship, when spoken of in the Scripture, ever called sanctuaries? Yes ; in the very Scripture that speaks of Satan and his final overthrow, under the term "king of Tyrus" (Eze. 28 : 18) we read, "Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities." This probably refers to the places where he had led the people into idol worship, and away from the temple and the Lord's appointed place of sacrifice and worship. We have a striking illustration of this when he led Jeroboam to make the two golden calves that he placed in Bethel and Dan, where they could worship instead of going up to Jerusalem to worship as recorded in I Kings 12: 28-33. In Amos 7: 13, we read, "But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel." For "chapel" we have in the margin the word "sanctuary." J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.

In "Bible Adventism," published by Elder James White, we have his views very clearly expressed as follows : "The daily sacrifice and the transgression of desolation represent Rome in its pagan and papal forms. Leaving out the supplied words, the text would read, 'The daily, and the transgression of desolation.' These are two desolating powers ; first, paganism, then papacy." Captain Joseph Bates in his book entitled, "The Opening Heavens," p. 31, in explaining Dan. 12: II says, "The `daily' was taken away (that is paganism), and the place of his sanctuary cast down." Elder J. N. Andrews, author of "The History of the Sabbath," taught that the "daily" of Dan. 8 : 11, 12 was paganism. See "The Sanctuary," p. 24. This work was published in 1853. Elder Uriah Smith in the edition of "Thoughts on Daniel and Revelation," published before his death, states clearly that the "daily" of Dan. 8 : I I, 12 was paganism. J. N. Loughborough, author of "Second Advent Movement," has an article in the BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOL, June, 191o, entitled "Two Desolating Powers," which teaches that the two desolating powers of Dan. 8: II, 12 are first, paganism, second, papacy. The late Elder G. I. Butler also held very firmly to the same view of the "daily." "In the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established." Matt. 18: 16.

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Please explain the last clause of Rev. 20: 10.

It states that the devil will be tormented day and night forever and ever. In Ex. 21 : 1-3, where it states that the Hebrew servant would serve his master forever, we understand it means as long as the servant lived. In like manner the devil will be tormented in the fire as long as he lives. Satan will die. Heb. 2: 14. Did John the divine die on the Isle of Patmos; why was he sent to Patmos? Is he the same John that wrote the gospel of John? John was banished "for the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ." Rev. I : 9. History does not tell us how, when, or where John died, but it is generally believed that he died a natural death. John wrote the Gospel of John. How can the remnant church have the "testimony of Jesus Christ" without a living prophet? It is the message borne by the prophet, and not the instrument through whom the message is given, that is the testimony of Jesus Christ. The message is for the remnant, especially adapted to their needs. When they have the instruction that will guide them through to the kingdom, they have the testimony of Jesus whether the person through whom the message was given is living or dead. The instruction given by

Moses established the Israelites in Canaan, but Moses died on the borders of the land. Joshua I : 1-9. Please explain what the word "strong wine" means in Num. 28:7. It is the strong drink of the drink-offering. The drink-offering was never drunk by the priest or by the one making the offering. The drink-offering was poured over the burnt-offering on the altar and consumed. Num. 15 : lo. It was a type of Christ who "poured out His soul unto death." Isa. 52: 12. The one who fully surrenders his life for the Lord's service pours his life upon the sacrifice of Christ to be spent for the glory of God as His life was spent. Phil. 2 : 16, 17, margin. TI'hy was stron7 drink, or fermented licuor, used in the drink-offering, and ,71 fermented wine used in the cornr,union service? Christ "bare our sins in His own body" on the cross. I Peter 2 : 24. He died the death of the sinner. The sins of the world rested upon Christ on the cross. The life that was "poured out" was an imputed, sinful rife, fitly represented by strong drink. The lives that we "pour out" in service for God are at best faulty and sinful. But Christ was the divine Son of God, pure and sinless, and the blood of the sinless One cleanses from all sin. The cleansing blood of Christ could never be fitly represented by fermented liquor or "strong drink";

BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOL only the pure, unfermented blood of the grape could represent the cleansing blood of Christ. If the eleventh chapter of Leviticus named animals that could be eaten in the offerings, why is fish included? Was fish ever offered as a sacrifice? The fish is not mentioned among the animals sacrificed as offerings. The offerings were taken from the flocks and herds, and the poor could offer doves and pigeons. But when they came before the Lord from a distance, provision was made for them to buy with money "whatsoever their sour desired" or lusted after and eat it. No doubt they at times lusted for fish. Deut. 14 : 23-26. They were restricted in their choice ; they were to select only clean animals "as the roebuck and the hart." Deut. 12 : 15, 16. They could never eat unclean fish or animals. What is meant by the "confusion" which came after 1844, referred to in "Early Writings," pp. 74, 75? From the connection it seems that this view was given September 23, 1851. Before the disappointment in 1844, union existed and "nearly all were united on the correct view of the 'daily' ;" but after the disappointment various opinions were advanced. Some concluded that 'the reckoning of the 2300 days was wrong, and they began to change the dates. One man computed the 2300 days from a different date than the one used before 1844, making it end in 1854. This became quite popular, and many of the Adventists accepted this view and looked for the Lord at that time. This was the view that I had received, and when my attention was first called to the Sabbath in 1853, I was preach-

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ing the "1854 time" as it was called. Some of those keeping the Sabbath began to' be interested in the "1854 time," and as a result began to change the dates given before 1844. I have always understood that this instruction was given in Sutton, Vermont, to check those who were trying to change the dates which had been given by those who gave the judgment-hour cry; for with this change of dates came a change in the teaching in regard to the "daily."—S. N. Haskell. How can you prove that the eleventh chapter of Leviticus does not give permission to eat flesh in general, but names the animals that could be eaten in the peace-offerings, as directed in the seventh chapter of Leviticus? The fact that the children of Israel did not kill and eat of the herds they had with them in the wilderness. When they left Egypt they did not leave an hoof behind them; all their flocks and herds were taken with them. If they had understood the eleventh chapter of Leviticus as a permission to eat flesh, they would simply have eaten of their flocks and herds. The fact that they wept and said, "Who shall give us flesh to eat," shows that they did .not consider it a permission to eat flesh. Goo never meant that man should scale the heavens By strides of human wisdom. In His works Though wondrous, He commands us in His word To seek Him rather where His mercy shines.

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OOD serves three purposes in the body : first, it furnishes material from which the body structure is built and by which it is repaired ; second, it furnishes material for the production of energy, which is manifested in the form of heat and work; third, it serves as body regulator by stimulating peristalic activity of the alimentary tract and maintaining the alkalinity of the blood, a condition necessary for good health. In a former article we gave the list of foods that furnished material for building and repairing the tissues of the body. The food elements which furnish material for heat and work are fats, carbohydrates, and proteins. The greatest heat producer among all foodstuffs is fat. One ounce of fat produces about two and one-fourth times as much energy as any other food constituent. Many make a mistake in not eating enough fat in winter. Nuts are rich in fats in a form that is easily absorbed. Fat is also present in ripe olives, milk, butter and eggs. It is far better to take the fat into the system in the form of nuts, olives and other food rich in fat than to mix much oil or free fat with the food eaten. An excess of fat mingled with potatoes, vegetables, or other foods often makes them nearly, if not wholly, indigestible, and in time ruins the delicate mechanism of the body. The carbohydrates consist of two great classes of foodstuffs,—starch and sugar. Starch is found in rice, potatoes, wheat, oats, rye, barley, corn, tapioca, in many nuts, particularly the chestnut, and in many vegetables. Potatoes and rice are used more than

any other starchy foods. Sugars abound in fruits, sugar cane, sugar beet, and in the sap of the maple tree. Sugars and starches, on account of their great abundance, are the most common "Fruits and nuts sources of energy. are the gold and silver in pillar, wall, and fretwork in the building of this wonderful and marvelous palace in which we live. Cereals and the more solid vegetables may be said to be the solid timbers." If we take the term "fruit" in its botanical sense, as the ripened fruit or seed of all plants, fruit exceeds in human value all the other parts of plants. The fruits of cereals are valued for their farinaceous matters, starch, fat and gluten; succulent fruits for their water, sugar, acids and salts ; the banana, plantain and breadfruit, for their starchy pulp ; nuts for their oils. _ An ideal distribution of the calories is onetenth protein, three-tenths fat, and sixtenths carbohydrates, or sugar and starch. More than half the food should be of the sugar and starch as found in large variety of foods. Nothing is more wholesome during the summer months than to eat freely of the various fruits in their season. Many of the fruits supply mineral and. acids that can not be obtained in any other way. Scurvy is an unknown disease where fruits are eaten. It is generally thought that fruits are nearly all water and possess little value as a food; but a study of the tables of food values, issued by the Government, reveals the fact that fresh fruits possess a greater food value than milk. Dried fruits have a higher food value expressed in calories than has the best beef.


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BIBLE READERS' CLASS Sanctuary Service ATAN invents unnumbered schemes to occupy our minds that they may not dwell upon the very work with which we ought to be best acquainted. The arch-deceiver hates the great truths that bring to view an atoning sacrifice and an all-powerful Mediator. He knows that with him everything depends on his diverting minds from Jesus and His truth. . . The subject of the sanctuary and the investigative judgment should be clearly understood by the people of God. All need a knowledge for themselves of the position and work of their great High Priest. Otherwise, it will be impossible for them to exercise the faith which is essential at this time or occupy the position which God designs them to fill."—Great Con-

troversy, p. 488. The Position of Our High Priest Heb. 9 : 24. Christ entered heaven. Heb. 6: 19, 20. He entered "within the veil"; therefore entered the heavenly sanctuary. Heb. q: 3. There are two veils,—a first and a second veil. Ex. 26 : 31; 36 : 35 ; 26 : 36 ; 36 : 37. The two veils were of the same material, and both beautifully wrought with work of an embroiderer ; the only difference being the second

eil had the forms of angels wrought in it which were not in the first veil. Ex. 26 : ; 36 : 1. The inner curtain of the tabernacle—the one which served as a ceiling for both apartments—was wrought with cherubim, indicating the presence of angels in both apartments of the tabernacle. This inner curtain and the second veil was hid from the gaze of the people ; none but the priests could look upon it, but the first veil separated the sanctuary and the court where the people assembled. It had no cherubim wrought in it as it was seen by the people. This first veil was also called the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. Lev. i6: 7. Ex. 40 : 9. In the type before the blood of the sacrifices was taken into the sanctuary, the sanctuary was anointed; after the anointing the service began. Dan. 9 : 24. Before the end of the seventy weeks, the heavenly sanctuary was anointed. Heb. 8 : 1-5. We may understand Christ's work in heaven by studying the typical work. I.ev. i6: 2, 29, 30; Heb. 9 : 6, 7. Once in the year the high priest entered the ,second apartment. Heb. 9: 6. The service was continual in the first apartment. The high priest Chron. 6 : 49 ; Ex. 3o: 6-8.

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served continually in the first apartment of the sanctuary. All the work of the most holy place and the daily offering of incense in the first apartment was done by the high priest. Ex. 29 : 42, 43 ; 3o : 36. God the Father's visible presence was manifested in the first apartment of the tabernacle. Rev. 4 : 2-6. God's throne was seen by John in the first apartment of the heavenly sanctuary. II Service of the Priesthood When the tabernacle was t Chron. 24: 1-31. first built in the wilderness, the sons of Aaron served as priests ; but as the years went by the family increased and when Solomon's temple was built, there were so many of the sons of Aaron that they were divided into 24 courses and served in courses. Deut. 33:50; 2 Chron. t7: 8, 9. The priests taught the people throughout the different tribes as well as ministered at the temple. Luke 1 : 8. The division of courses among the priests continued down to the time of Christ. 2 Chron. 8 : 14, 15 ; t Chron. 25 : t. The priesthood for the temple was regulated according to the direction of David. Chron. 28 : 19-21. The Lord gave the direction to David ; it was all typical of heavenly service. Heb. 8 : 1-5. Heb. 6 : 19, 20; Eph. 4 : 8, margin. The priesthood consisted of two classes, the high priest and the common priests. The common priests could only officiate in the first apartWhen Christ ascended as high ment. priest, He took a multitude with Him. Rev. 5 : 6-9. John heard these redeemed ones singing in heaven. Chrcn. 24 : 4, 5. In the typical service there were 24 chief men, or governors of the sanctuary, who had the oversight of the 24 courses of priests. Rev. 4 : 4. John saw the antitypical 24 chief men, or elders, in the heavenly sanctuary. These 24 elders' seats were Rev. 4 : 2-5. No common "round about the throne." priest could enter the second apartment; the 24 courses of priests were the division These 24 elders of the common priests. were redeemed ones and could not enter the second apartment; hence, the throne was in

the first apartment when it was seen by John. Rev. 5: -to. John beheld a service conducted about the throne of God, in which these redeemed ones acted a prominent part; hence, the throne and the service must have been in the first apartment. Heb.52:2. When Christ entered upon His service in the first apartment of the heavenly sanctuary, He took His seat at the right hand of the throne of God in the first apartment of the heavenly sanctuary III Change of Position in Service I ev. to : 2. When the tenth day of the seventh month came, God the Father was in the most holy place ready to receive Aaron the high priest. Dan. 7: 9, to. When the judgment hour arrived, God the Father changed His position. The thrones were "placeid" ( Revised edition), and God the Father took His seat upon His throne in the new position; and the judgment was set. Dan. 7: 13, 14. Then Jesus the High Priest went into the holy of holies as the mediator between God and humanity. Lev. t6: 17. In the type no man, no common priest, could be in the tabernacle on the day of atonement; hence, the 24 elders and the redeemed ones who officiated about the throne in the first apartment of the heavenly sanctuary prior to the opening of the judgment must have left the sanctuary when the judgment opened. I Tim. 2: 5. Our mediator is "the man Christ Jesus." Ex. 30 : 7, 8. The incense offered by the high priest was a "perpetual incense"; therefore was offered on the day of atonement the same as other days. Rev. 8 : 3, 4, margin. John saw an angel offering incense upon the golden altar in the heavenly sanctuary. Michael, the archangel, is one of the heavenly names of Christ. Incense is added to the prayers. The incense makes them acceptable. God "has placed at His altar an advocate clothed in our nature."—Testimonies for the Church, r41. p. 177. Every sincere prayer is heard in heaven. . . . He (Christ) will present it to the Father without one awk-

BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOL ward, stammering word, beautiful and fragrant with the incense of His own perfection."—Desire of Ages, p. 667. Num. 29 : 7-11. There were sin-offerings made on the day of atonement "besides the sinoffering of atonement" ; otherwise there would be no hope for those who have confessed their sins since the judgment began. IV Closing Work of Christ's Priesthood Eze. 9: 11, margin. '1•he angel in charge of the sealing work flies heavenward with the report that the work is finished. "Great Controversy," p. 613. Rev. 8 : 5. When the work is finished, the one at the altar throws down the censer. Rev. 22: 11, 12. The decree is then pronounced which forever fixes the destiny of every soul. Rev. t4: to; 15: I. Then the unmixed wrath of God is poured out. Rev. 15 : 8. There is no mediator during the pouring out of the plagues. No man is able to enter the temple until the seven last plagues are poured out. This will exclude the mediator, "the man Christ Jesus" ; hence, there is no mercy during the plagues. Lev. 16 : 18. The last work is at the prayer altar, or golden altar. "Early Writings," pp. 280, 281. When the high priest left the Lev. 16 : 20. sanctuary on the day of atcne-rent, the work of reconciling was finished ; so when Christ leaves the heavenly sanctuary probation is forever closed. Lev. 16 : 23. The earthly high priest changed his garments after he finished his work in the second apartment. Lev. 16 : 24-28. In other garments he superintended the cleansing of the court. Rev. 19: It, 16. Christ lays aside His priestly garments and comes forth clad in kingly robes. Matt. 13 : 41-43. Christ will set the antitypical court in order; He gathers out of His kingdom everything offensive.

" KEEP your wants, your joys, your sorrows, your cares, and your fears, before God."

DESIRE FOR HOLINESS Daniel's wisdom may I know ; Stephen's faith and patience show; John's divine communion feel ; Moses' meekness,—Joshua's zeal ; Run like the unwearied Paul ; Win the prize, and conquer all. Mary's love may I possess,— Lydia's tender-heartedness : Peter's ardent spirit feel; James' faith by works reveal: Like young Timothy, may I Ev'ry sinful passion fly. Job's submission let me show ; David's true devotion know ; Samuel's call, 0 may I hear ! Lazarus' happy portion share: Let Isaiah's hallowed fire All my new-born soul inspire ! Mine be Jacob's wrestling prayer; Gideon's valiant, steadfast care: Joseph's purity impart; Isaac's meditative heart,— Abraham's fr;endship,—let me prove Faithful to the God of love! Most of all, may I p•irsue That example Jesus drew: In my life and conduct show How He lived and walked below: Day by day, through grace bestowed, Imitate my dearest Lord. Then shall I these worthies meet ; With them bow at Jesus' feet, With them praise the God of love, With them share the joys above, With them range the blissful shore; Meet them all to part no more. —Selected. + OUR LIVES Our lives are songs ; God writes the words, And we set them to music at pleasure, And the song grows glad, or sweet, or sad, As we choose to fashion the measure ; We must write the music, whatever the song, Whatever its rhyme or metre, And if it is glad, we may make it sad, Or if sweet, we may make it sweeter.


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—E. H. Gates.

AT PRAYER MEETING There were only two or three of us Who came to the place of prayer— Came in the teeth of a driving storm ; But for that we did not care, Since after our hymns of prayer had risen, And our earnest prayers were said, The Master Himself was present there. And gave us the living bread. We knew His look on our leader's face, So rapt and glad and free; We felt His touch when our heads were bowed, We heard His "Come to me." Nobody saw Him lift the latch, And none unbarred the door; But "peace" was His token to every heart, And how could we ask for more? Each of us felt the load of sin From the weary shoulder fall; Each of us dropped the load of care, And the grief that was like a pall ; And over our spirits a blessed calm Swept in from the jasper sea, And strength was ours for toil and strife In the days that were thence to be. It was only a handful gathered in To the little place of prayer, Outside were struggle and pain and sin, But the Lord Himself was there; He came to redeem the pledge He gave— Wherever His loved ones be To stand Himself in the midst of them Though they count but two or three. And forth we fared in the bitter rain, And our hearts had grown so warm It seemed like the pelting of summer flowers, And not the crash of a storm; " 'Twas a time of the dearest privilege Of the Lord's right hand," we said, As we thought how Jesus Himself had come To feed us with living bread.

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