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not dedicated to the spread of the gospel, but were
distributed winong the king's favorites.
Cranmer, primate at this time, and Queen
Anne were both Protestants, and sought to aid the
work of reforma. The king was much annoyed
that she should oppose his wishes by favoring the
circulation of the Seriptures; but Cranmer, who
bent at times beneath the sceptre of the Tudor,
sought to give the Bible to the laity. He pro-
posed that the Seriptures should be translated into
English and be circulated among the people. The
king assented “upon condition that the bishops
should henceforth recognize the Pope as merely
bishop of Rome.” Overjoyed at his success, Cran.
mer said, “If we possess the Holy Scriptures, we
have at hand a remedy for every disease.” How
true! England at last was permitted to enjoy the
basis of all true reform,—the lamp which has
guided benighted souls in all ages to light and
peace, the balm offered by the great Physician to
the weary, sin-sick heart.
Little did those upon the stage of action during
this reign realize that God was using their sover-
eign to further his own merciful design toward
our nation, that to this end even the vices of the
king were made subservient; but, had the king re-
mained faithful to Catherine, it is doubtful whether
England would have separated from the papacy,
and the word of God have been given to the
people in the reign of Henry VIII IT.
THE CAUSE AT LARGE.
As IN the past, we have much cause to be grateful
for the spread of the third angel's message in
different parts of the world. The work in this
country is surely advancing, as will be seen from
the reports of laborers. Some have accepted the
truth through their efforts, and many have been
enlightened, Many cheering responses have been
received from the publications sent ont to different
parts of the Empire; and we expect ere long to
see them bear fruit which will be reaped when the
Master shall come.
On the Continent, the work is also advancing.
A large publishing house is being built at Bile,
Switzerland, for Central Europe, which will be
ready for use in a few months. The publishing
work is enlarging in the Scandinavian countries.
A new publishing house will be built there the
coming scason. Our ministers laboring in the
different countries are much encouraged In seeing
souls turn from the darkness and superstition of
the past centuries to the light of God's truth.
A new corps of laborers have gone to the Sand-
wich Islands, and another expects soon to leave for
Australia.
In America the friends of the work have great
cause for encowagement. While they have sacri:
ficed much, labored earnestly, they have been re-
warded by seeing souls converted to God. At
South Lancaster, Mass., a fine academy was dedi-
cated last month under favorable auspices for its
future success. Camp-meetings have been held
in several States, which as nsual have been scasons
of great refreshing, and a good work has been done
by them. The twenty-third annual session of the
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
began its sittings October 81, as noticed in our last.
All State and division conferences and foreign
missions were well represented. Full reports of
the business done have not yet reached us, and it
will be impossible for us to give but a few particu.
lars of the work done. Cheeringreports were given
by the delegates from all parts of the field. Many
thousands of dollars have been raised during the
past year, for both foreign and local missions.
Additional laborers are to be sent to mission fields,
among whom arc Elds, 8, H. Lane and R. F.
Andrews, whom we gladly welcome to this Empire.
The work of the Battle Creek College has been
excellent. The President states that last year it sent
out more than one hundred active workers in the
cause. Our contral publishing house and Sanitarium
have enlarged their facilities by the addition of
fine, suitable buildings. Trom the somewhat
lengthy statistical report of missionary labor, we
extract the following items: Number of members.
added, 1,092; missionary visits made, 103,506;
letters written, 36,398 ; subscribers for periodicals,
44,680; number of pages of publications distributed,
0,878,620; munber of periodicals distributed,
1,021,920; wholesale value of publications sold,
£140,091 ; received on donations to the Society,
£7,850; amount pledged to various enterprises,
£31,060. The spiritual interests of the Conference
all reports say were excellent,
work the coming year, and give those who are
laboring therein an unction from on high.
SWITZERLAND.
Since my return from Roumania, the first of
OctBber, I have held interesting meetings among
our churches in Switzerland. In every place, 1
enjoyed much freedom in speaking the word, and
God greatly blessed the friends of present truth
who took part in the social meetings. We also
enjoyed blessed seasons in celebrating the ordi
nances of the Lord's house. About twenty persons
have quite recently embraced the Sabbath of the
fourth commandment ; eleven have been baptized,
and next Sabbath I expect to baptize several more
new converts to the faith, Thus it is seen that the
cause of truth is making rapid progress. Truly
God has set his hand to the work, and he will carry
it on most gloriously.
November 19. A. C. Bourpravu.
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T0158 ABBATHSCHOOL.
i And thou shalt teach thew diligently."~Deut. 6: 7.
LESSON XXXII.
(For Second Sabbath in January.)
REVIEW,
1. How did the Tord continually manifest his pres-
cence ? Ex. 40: 38.
2, How did the Israelites know when to journey
and when to remain in camp ? Ex. 40: 36, 37.
3. Who ministered in the sanctuary? Bx. 28: 1;
Num. 3: 10.
4. Who were appointed to wait on the priests and
to do the service of the tabernacle ? Num. 3: 5-9.
5. (ive the names of the sons of Levi. Num. 3:
17.
6. Of what did the (ershonites take
Verses 235, 26. The Kohathites? Verse 31.
Merarites ? Verses 36, 37.
7. What did Moses give to the Gershonites to holp
them in transporting the curtains, cte., from oneplace
to another? Num. 7: 6, 7.
8. What did he give to the Merarites to assist them
in removing the boards, pillars, etc. ? Verse 8.
9. Why did he not give any oxen or wagons to the
Kohathites ? Verse 9.
10. What did they bear upon their shoulders ?
11. What precaution was taken in order that the
Kohathites should neither see nor touch the sacred
vessels of the sanctuary which they were to carry ?
Num. 4: 5-20.
12. What would have been the consequence if they
had touched or looked at these holy vessels ? Num.
4:15, 20.
13. Did any one ever suffer death for touching any
of these sacred things ? 1 Chron. 13: 9, 10.
14. How many of the men of Beth-shemesh were
smitten because they had looked into the ark of the
Lord ? 1 Sam. 6: 19.
15. What other incidents can you give from the
Bible to show that the Lord requires the most exact
obedience ?
charge ?
The
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LESSON XXXII.
{ For Third Sabbath in January.)
HISTORY OF THE TABERNACLE.
1. Wrzre did they set up the tabernacle in the
land of Canaan? Joshua 18: 1.
2. Was it still known as the sanctuary of the Lord ?
Joshua 24 : 26.
3. By what other names was it known ?
22:19; Judges1S: 31; 1 Sam1: 7: 3: 3.
4. Where was it" located in tho days of Sau ?
I Sam. 21: 6.
Jb. Where was 1b
1 Chron. 21: 29.
6. Where was it in the days of Solomon? 2 Chron.
1: 3.
7. Did the ark of the testimony remain in the taber-
naclo all this time? 1 Sam. 4: 5, 6.
8. On what occasion, and for what purpose, was the
ark taken out of the sanctuary? 1 Sam. 4: 3,
Joshua
in the time of king David?
May God bless his
9. What was the result of the battle? Verse2,
10. What did the Philistines do with the ark of
God? 1 Sam. 5:1, 2,
11. What befell their god Dagon in consequence?
Verses 3, 4.
12. What was the consequence to the people where-
ever the Philistines carried theark? 1 Sam. 5: 6-9,
13. How long did the ark remain in Philistia ?
1 Sam. 6: 1.
14. To what place did they send it?
10-13.
15. To what place was it next taken?
21; Chap. 7: L
16. How long did it remain there ?
17. To what place was it next removed ?
6: 3-10.
18. How long did it romain there ?
19. What was then done with 1?
17; 2 Chron. 1: 4.
1 Sam. 6:
Verses 20,
Verse 2,
2 Sam,
Verse 11.
2 Sam, G: 12-
ee
LESSON XXXII
(For Fourth Sabbath in January.)
DAVID DESIRES TO BUILD A SANCTUARY.
1. Wuo had it in his heart to build a sanctuary to
take the place of the tabernacle that Moses built?
1 Chron. 22: 7,
2. To whom was this desire expressed?
7:2
3. When did David say this? Verse 1.
4. What answer did the prophet make? Verse 3.
5. What did the Lord afterwards instruct Nathan
to say to David 2 1 Chron. 17: 3, 4.
6. Why was not David permitted to build a sanct-
wary for the Lord ? 1 Chron, 22: 8
7. Who was appointed of the Lord to build him a
house? Sec 1 Chron. 22: 7-10.
8. What preparation did David make for tho
building of this house ? 1 Chron. 22: 14.
9. What was the value of the gold and silver that
he had laid up? Ans. Not less than eight hundred
and forty million pounds.”
10. What charge did David give to the princes?
Repeat. 1 Chron. 22: 19.
11. What charge did he give to Solomon?
1 Chron. 28: 9, 10,
12. Where was the ternple built 2 2 Chron. 3: 1,
13. What important cvents had transpired on the
spot where the temple was built ? Gen, 22: 1-18:
1 Chron. 21.
14. How many men wore employed in building it?
Ans, 184,600.
15. How long was it in progress of construction ?
1 Kings 6: 1, 38,
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LESSON XXXIV,
2 Sam.
Repeat
{ For Fifth Sabbath in January.)
THI TEMPLE OF SOLOMON,
1, How large was the *‘house of the Lord’ or
sanctuary in the temple built by Solomon ? 1 Kings
6: 2.
2, What were the dimensions of the porch?
Verse 3.
3. How was the house built? Verse 7.
4. How was it covered ? Verse 9.
5, How was it built on the inside ? Verse 15.
. How was tho cedar carved? Verse 18.
. How was the whole house overlaid?
21, 22, 30.
8. How was it ornamented ? 2 Chron. 3: 6.
U. What name is applied to the most holy place, in
1 Kings 6: 19?
10. For what purpose was it made ?
11. How large wns it? Verse 20; 2 Chron. 3: B,
12. How much gold was used in overlaying this
most holy place? 2 Chron. 8: 8.
13. What was the value of this gold?
Nearly three million pounds.
14. What did the most holy place contain? 2
Chron 5: 7.
15. What vessels and utensils did Solomon make to
be used in the service of the temple ? 2 Chron. 4.
16. What were the dimensions of the brazen altar
for burnt offerings? 2 Chron. 4: 1.
17. What were the dimensions of the molten sea?
Verse 2.
18. How was it supported ? Verse 4.
19. For what purpose was it made ?
20. How much did it hold? Verse: 5.
* A person couuting ten hours a day, and six days a week,
at the rate of one a second, would have to connt over ninety
years to count such a sum of moncy. Some writers estimate
1c
Verses
Ans,
Verse 6.
21. How many lavers did he make? Verse 6.
the value of this gold aud silver at over one billion two hun.
dred million pounds.