ject: April 2009 Signs of the Times Newsletter
The Signs of the Times newsletter is a collection of stories and quotes from
past issues of Signs and These Times.
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Many waste precious time studying error, owing to the idea that one must
understand all the windings of error in order to be prepared to escape it, or
that one needs to see the evil side of life in order to be able to teach others
to shun the evil and to appreciate the good. The true principle is well
illustrated by the old story of the pilot.
A traveler stood watching a pilot on a river steamer, and at length asked
him, "How long have you been running on these waters?"
"About twenty years."
"Then I suppose you know every rock, and shoal, and bank, and place of
danger?"
"No, I don't."
"You don't!" exclaimed the passenger in alarm. "Then what do you know?"
And there was a world of meaning in the pilot's answer: "I know where the
deep water is."-Unknown, Signs of the Times, April 17, 1901.
Quote: "Don't expect a thousand-dollar answer to a ten-cent prayer."-Sunshine
Magazine, Signs of the Times, August 1986.
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A story is told of a famous sculptor, who, after having worked several
years upon a bust of the Christ, was asked to make a statue of the goddess of
Venus.
"Nay!" cried he, in answer to the invitation. "After spending seven years
in gazing at the face of my Lord and Master, do you think I would turn from Him
to a heathen goddess?"
So it will be with us. If we have learned to look upon Christ as our
model, we will not turn away to seek human examples, but will be satisfied with
nothing less than the perfect Pattern.-Alice M. Smith, Signs of the Times, July
16, 1896.
Quote: "It is upon smooth ice we slip; the rough path is safest for our
feet."-Unknown, January 25, 1883.
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An artist went to a church in Paris to make a study of a fashionable woman
at worship. But as he sat there in the hushed and reverent atmosphere, the
scene before him seemed to pass away and be replaced by another. He seemed to
behold the ruins of some great castle. Sitting nearby to rest were a poor
peasant and his wife. By their side was a bundle that evidently held all their
belongings. They seemed to be homeless and deeply discouraged, and to be
drawing near the end of their earthly journey. But as they sat there in deep
distress, the "Man of Sorrows" appeared and came and sat down with them. He
then reached out His hand and placed it very tenderly on the peasant's
shoulder, as if to assure him of His deepest sympathy and providing care, and
of His longing desire that, whatever might come, he would be true to his
Saviour and to his God.
At once the artist understood that the meaning of the vision was "Christ
the Consoler." Then as he returned to his studio to go on with his first
intended painting, he found that this vision of the mercy of Christ would not
leave him. He became alarmed and fell ill. Upon his recovery, in order to be
free from the vision, he determined to paint a picture representing its
meaning. But as he painted, the grandeur of the theme so grew upon him that he
decided to devote his entire life to portraying Christ. It was in this way that
James Tissot's famous series of pictures of Christ was providentially given to
the world.-By John W. Halliday, Our Times, October 1948.
Quote: "That which appears so aggravating this minute, may not be possible to
recall one week hence. What a help if we remember now that we will have
forgotten it then."-Unknown, Signs of the Times, April 24, 1917.
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R. A. Torrey, an intimate friend and coworker of Moody's, writes in his
book "Why God Used D. L. Moody": "Ninety-nine Christians in every hundred are
merely playing at Bible study, and therefore ninety-nine Christians in every
hundred are mere weaklings, when they might be giants, both in their Christian
life and in their service.
"It was largely because of his thorough knowledge of the Bible, and his
practical knowledge of the Bible, that Mr. Moody drew such immense crowds. On
'Chicago Day' in October, 1893, none of the theaters of Chicago dared to open
because it was expected that everybody in Chicago would go on that day to the
World's Fair, and in point of fact, something like 400,000 people did pass
through the gates of the fair that day.
"But Mr. Moody said to me, 'Torrey, engage the Central Music Hall and
announce meetings from nine o'clock in the morning till six o'clock at night!'
'Why!' I replied, 'Mr. Moody, nobody will be at this end of Chicago on that
day; not even the theaters dare to open; everybody is going down to Jackson
Park to the Fair; we cannot get anybody out on this day!'
"Mr. Moody replied, 'You do as you are told,' and I did as I was told, and
engaged the Central Music Hall for continuous meetings from nine o'clock in the
morning till six o'clock at night. But I did it with a heavy heart; I thought
there would be poor audiences. I was on the program at noon that day. Being
very busy in my office about the details of the campaign, I did not reach the
Central Music Hall till almost noon. I thought I would have no trouble in
getting in.
"But when I got almost to the Hall I found to my amazement that not only
was it packed but the vestibule was packed and the steps were packed, and there
was no getting anywhere near the door; and if I had not gone round and climbed
in a back window they would have lost their speaker for that hour.
"Judging by the papers, one would have thought that the great religious
event in Chicago at that time was the World's Congress of Religions. One very
gifted man of letters in the East was invited to speak at this Congress. He saw
in this invitation the opportunity of his life, and prepared his paper. . .
with great care, and then sent it around to his most trusted and gifted friends
for criticisms.
"These men sent it back to him with such emendations as they had to
suggest. Then he re-wrote the paper, incorporating as many of the suggestions
and criticisms as seemed best. Then he sent it around for further criticisms.
Then he wrote the paper a third time, and had it, as he trusted, perfect.
"He went to Chicago to meet this coveted opportunity of speaking at the
World's Congress of Religions. . . He stood outside the door of the platform
waiting for the great moment to arrive, and as the clock struck eleven walked
on the platform to face a magnificent audience of eleven women and two men! But
there was not a building anywhere in Chicago that would accommodate the very
same day the crowds that would flock to hear Mr. Moody at any hour of the day
or night."-By Donald F. Haynes, The Watchman Magazine, February 1940.
Quote: "Let us try to make our lives like songs; brave, cheery, tender, and
true, that shall sing themselves into other lives, and so help to lighten
burdens and cares."-Unknown, Signs of the Times, May 15, 1899.
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A Roman general was leading his army home after a campaign that had taken
them miles from Italy, and had caused them to suffer great privations. It had
been a hard campaign. Many of the soldiers had fallen on the battlefield.
Others had been wounded. They had experienced trials and encountered
circumstances that had seemed almost overwhelming.
At last they were heading home. They were ragged and footsore. The feet of
some were bleeding. They were no longer the proud, orderly army that had left
Rome a few months before, but a motley crowd shuffling along in poor order. At
last they reached the mountains that separated them from their homes. With
difficulty they labored up the steep and rugged slopes of the towering Alps.
Suddenly a blizzard struck them as they neared the summit. This added
difficulty was too much for some of the men. Freezing, hungry, and bleeding,
they began to fall out by the wayside. The brave general called a halt to this
remnant of a once proud army. He shouted words of encouragement to them and
urged them to press on over the last steep place to reach their beloved land of
sunny Italy and home.
The men pressed on. Those who were without wounds and still strong helped
those who had dropped from exhaustion. They formed a tight formation, and with
a supreme effort pushed on over the top and onward to their homes.
As Christ, the Leader of the Christian army, looks down upon His
battle-weary soldiers and sees their trials and sufferings, He, too, is anxious
to encourage those who are discouraged. "Soldiers of Christ, press on!" He
calls.
Heaven-rolling hills of living green, streets of gold, mansions fair,
eternal day, peace and plenty, happy reunion with loved ones, and the precious
privilege of being with Jesus! Yes, we will soon be home!-By Stanley C. Harris,
Present Truth, Volume 26, Number 7.
Quote: "Thoughts may be classified as friends and enemies. Charitable,
inspiring, uplifting thoughts are our friends; and discordant, malicious,
life-destroying thoughts are our enemies."-Success, Signs of the Times, March
4, 1903.
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A certain wealthy man who had lost sight of God received a call from a
former pastor. The pastor asked him to look through the window and testify to
what he saw. The rich man responded that he saw many people walking by on the
sidewalk below.
The pastor then asked him to look into a mirror and state what he saw. The
rich man said he saw only himself.
The pastor then said: "When you looked through the window glass you saw
people, but no sooner was a little silver added to plain glass and you saw
nothing but yourself.-By N. P. Neilsen, Signs of the Times, February 10, 1948.
Quote: "True repentance consists in the heart being broken for sin and broken
from sin."-By Thornton, Signs of the Times, September 4, 1901.
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