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How Will Militarism
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VruMtat Dar Events R«vl«w«d in th» Light of
0mna Propheiy.
By Hon, J, F. RutluTfortL
Tlw quMtloa ▼• lutT* tor eouldtr-
fttlon here ti npp«n&«t In fh* mlsdi
of E maJoTltr of ttw tttlnkli^ im)9l«
ot «trth, For mora tbtn % jmt mU-
ifou of fflta turn bMs upon Um tat*
U* field eniaied In ft detiiUr eoafUet
TUrtr mlUionf 9t m«tt ftni th«rt now.
Other nlUioiu h« oeanplad (a tbt
masHfMtun et ftmmsiiltlon tad
fuitrnmenU of dMtruetlon, wlilie
minr more milUonft ftr« looUag on
wltli btted brefttl) sad uO bevt fts'i
Mktnr, Wity U ftll Uitt wu bmm-
•arrl Wl»t will bt th* and ot th«H
thlngeT Mir Uie vorld enr bop*
to ie« the dsr when It will be tree
from UiUtftrtenL;
It ta botb tpproprtftt* «iid timely
tbftt we dUoiue tbeu iMetlou in %
calm ud dliptulonftta mftaavr. ftnd
w« bopa tbftt tbift dliowftton md coti-
eiderfttioft mej' reiult btnofleliUy to
ftll ot u.
IB JTnlr* 1S14, tbt eonntriei of
BurOM were in ftn extremely nervotu
OQodltloii. l&tftniftl Ubot ftnd gw-
ernmentftl quettioiui w«re thiefttftn-
Ing the peftce «nd trftuquUlty ot Ortftt
Britftin; 9oei«Uim wu menftdat 0«r*
mnny, 'while revolutloii wu foment*
Inc in Euuia. Bat ftilde from tbeee
home troublet ftnotber ftnd grmter
etorm wfti thrtftteoint and whloh «u
deetloed to brtftk ibortly tbw«ftft«r.
More tbftn n qatrter ot t ««ntury
prior thereto tb* Imperial Oonm-
ment of Oermany betaa to build a
treat military and naTal powtr.
Otbar ttftUoDft eaiumiitc tbat ansa-
mtnt li neoefiary in leU daletue fol-
lowed the exampia ot a«rfflatir< Tear
after yaar new Instramentl ot de-
■truction were devlied. Tear after
year tb* atronc Klnfdomi of flttrope
taortftftad both In armament and
trained eoldlen, The thonihttnl and
obeerrini people toretaw that a gnftt
international war wa* not only
tbreatened, bat waa almoit a ««r-
tafnty. Tha publlo pree* for eer-
M«l yean bad been pra4totIni a
graat coatUot. In the iprtni time
It waft announoed that the war wonld
oomo In ali probftbllity Mm
autamn. In the antuma it wai an-
nonnoed thronib tba pnbllo praH
that Barely the war oould not be bald
off nntll eprlng.
Borne, howerer, with leaa wladom*
were reaaonlnf tbtiB: Ob. fhar* ean
narer be ftnotber war, beoftuaa eftoh
nation will be aCrftld to ko to wftr;
tbla ffraat preparation tor war li tba
anrest guarantea tor p«a<». (The
Pnited Btatea hai many anob uawlae
onei who are not profltlni by obter-
Tfttlon and the axparlenoa ot other
nations.) Conaiatent wlUi tbla gl-
santlc preparation ttie lonf-loaked
rof a[oru tiroke over tli« nstioni oC
Elurops In AUfUsL, 1D14, Mora Uma
a year lina pauecJ and tltd fires oC (!*»•
itructlau are bur»ltii wliu jQcreased
lury. Atraady ttie loues toUl up-
warda oC eigliL million meu aud to r»-
Itort tlic property loaa wuuld require
mom than i\ npiiiiiry,
'I'be wurlil today lacoe a contlltlou
that li ui) paralleled in Ite lilitory.
True it la tbat alnce tUs early dawn
oC civilUatlon tliert tmvc bein cou-
troveralee and wan betvs'ttit trlbei,
peoptee and nalfone, but never be*
[ore liave Llie Iiiugdoma lud aatiotii
been eugaBed In audi wliolaaale mut*
der; and tiie evidence polnti iti'oail.T
to the [act, ilial before it eods all the
civilized, so-cAll«d uatlona ot aartb
will be drawn Into It. Already tM
United Statee in a meaauie la entatad
In tlte war, Our lawa recogniie that
tbers la no dUfereace between kill-
Inc a man and providing a man wlUi
a cun wltli Trhich to kill, knowloc
tliat Ita Intenda ao to uh It. Tbe
United States le aupplylng tbe (ud
tvitli. lull knowtedce.
But, do tbe cotnmoo ptiople who
produce tbe vi-ealUi and bear the bur-
dens of clvUIntJon desire this warT
We are penuaded tliey do not, and
yet seemhisly the people are pow
erieia to prevent U.
I am persuaded tliat the freat ma-
jority of the peoplea of the uatlona of
Curupe do not desire ttiie (rest war
that 1) davastallRS their lands, de-
stroying ttietr liomes, makint their
burdens grievous to be borne and
leiidtns tlielr able-bodied men tn
premature graves. 1 hav>i some per*
•onnl knowledge at the sentlmeDt Of
the people and the conditions there.
When the war began 1 was In Hain-
burp, Germany. The people ol that
be.Tutitu) city were quietly pursuinit
their rMpectlve vocations at 3 o'clock
In the tLftornnon. Al i o'clock the
urtlor Tor muhlli^nllon <>C the army
wni polled. [ saw fathecd. tons and
brothers bnlnR hurriedly takttn from
their liomc!) and rushed to the front.
I snw mothers, wives, anU children,
9nA of countenance and with tear-
stained faces hurrying through tbe
streets to wave tbelr luved uiiei good-
bye a« ibey ruehed to the battlefleld
to die. These I am sure did n^t
want the war. I aaw liundredi of
Itutslang, leaving behind tbelr prop-
erty and German friends, fleeing
across the border into Denmark and
Into Swnddii LryluK to get b<tuk to
tlialr tiutivo lahd. Tvaiu aftar iralu
bore tbeee unfortunate refugeeg
away. I traveled wltlr many from
the border to UtockUotm, Sweden.
They were not a vengeful people,
they desired to harm no ouc. Tbey
did not want the war,
Denmark and Swnden were mobil-
izing tbelr armies expecting to be
drawn Into the tight. I talked with
both loldlers and citlzene who were
hoping and praying their aatlooa
would not have to go to war. i saw
many ot England's citiicnt fleeing
out ot Germany whose etorlei woula
make sad the heart of any man. For
several weeks 1 visited many parte
of England and Scotland and wit-
nessed many sad affairs. Business
men were trying to induce their
younger emptoyeea to go to the
front; placards marked every station
or moving vehicle urging young men
to enlist; young girls occupied In
persuading tbe young m^n to go to
war; and, worst of all, preach-
ers, claiming to be the representa-
tives of Meadali's Kingdom, urging
young men to enlist, marry end be-
get chlidren, and then go lo the front,
that there might be other generatlona
to war after the present one is gona.
Tbe people ot the Uolonles ot Qreat
Britain have sent thousanda o( their
sons to battle, yet ot all the people
on the earth that stop to calmly con-
sider tbe altuatlon none of them
really want war.
No eane man wants to be kfUsA,
because life is the dearest thing to
him. No honest man wants to kill
hpcnuse he rcallies that ho Is takluf
away that wbicli be Is not able to
Slve.
It Is apparent to those who think,
that the United Statee, perslatlng In
her present course, will ere long be
a<;tlv«Iy elixassd Ifl tba bloody eon-
tllct. Do tlia poople of ilia Untied
SUtei, peace-toTfug and IndustTtoui
t» llmj am, dMira th* burdeti of Mil-
itarism and tb« dcvaatatlng war Uini
la almoat certain to lollow. I taul
■ure Ihar do not, and y*t-w4 aee the
uiacblnvv ot tli« nation aorinc
ilcftdlly in that dlret^OH and notli
liiff will jtrnTOnt it.
liut, wiiy, you may aak, du i aDuiiit
with auch MrtAlntrt Bvcauia, I &&•
•wer, I am not ipcaklag my ova wla-
tlom, nor am I Tolcltti tha wladom of
otber man, but 1 am vlawlnc ttila aub-
iect from tha standpoint of Qod'f
Word— the Bible,
It la not my purpoae to tnflam* tba
mluds bt man, nor to uu^iUr alarm
unyone, but It la my purpoae to point
out aoma great truttaa now due to be
UBJaratoodi and i baliaTe It to ba the
duty of every man wbo underatanAs
thcae trutha to maha (.bem known to
hia fallow- man.
If we can get at the real cauae ol
tbia great war, and dafhiUety know
from unimpeachable evl'lenca that
tbe future holds something exoeed-
ingly good for man, we aUovId eag-
erly seek such facta. The true so
iQtfon of this problem la not only
poeaibte, but tt Is found in tha filbl*t
iind In tt alone.
Th« Cause.
"Whd 1« responatbla tor this awtut
wart Some say the Kulsar is the one
to beer the blama. Others who are
the enemtee of the BrlUeb aay that
(Ungland Instigated the war, while
sUIl others ley the blame at tha door
of Rusela. All are In aoma maaauro
to blene. One nation could not fight
a battle alone. If a man orma hint-
self and goes forth to luoV for his
adTcrsary he will itKely And aoma oc*
eitalon to uaa his weapon, T{ a nation
arms with the intention of engaging
In w&r aha te Ukaly to find some oe*
eaalon to engeie therein.
Under tbe laws of all clvltlEsd na-
tions, ti two men arm theiuseWea lor
tbe purpose ot engaging in and do
engage In a mutual combat and one
dies 04 the result thereof, tbe inr-
vlver Is guilty of murder. In princi-
ple there IS 110 tiinsrenca batweuu In-
dlTtdual combats and national com-
bata, beoausa natlona are composed
of men. If one la murder tbe other
le murder, It one is JuallOed t,)e
other Is Juatlfled.
Interest In this great war Is Inten-
stfled when we recall that Uod In tha
nible foretold more timn S.GOO years
u|[u Huuh an intoruutlouHt coittllct.
Tbe same wisdom foretold that It
would begin la Ihe year 1914. It
camo oti schedule time. Long prior
tbarto tlie same autliority^-Qod In
tbe Bible — pointed out tba cause of
tit* war and likewise foretold what
will be the result and wbat shall fol-
low thereafter.
Why have these thlngj not long
ago bean understood by tha people
that they might be avoided t There
are tit least two potent reasons. Une,
because the prophetic statemeuts of
tbe Bible cannot ba propnrly undsi-
atood until God's due time, and >«o-
oud, because comparatively few havs
been dUl gently seeking to under-
stand, The teachers have been
largely overcome by the spirit of the
world-deaire tor fame end riches —
ftitd have neglected their dut7.
It Ood long ago set forth In Ble
Word the certainty ot this great war
ftnd the cause thereof, may we not
expect to find In tba same aaiborltT
a toragleam of how Mlllterlam will
be otlminaled from tlio earth and
what sbali follow? If wt bolieve
the Bible to be true (and I do, and
aesume that you, so hotleva) and if
wa can ftnd the evidence tberain set*
tting these great questlona, then 1
submit that the vital quostlon before
the peoples of earth today who tore
rlgUtaouanau and hate Iniquity, ts,
Shall we not lay aalde ou^ man made
creede end turn to the BlbleT What
doee the JBlble say on tbese tnbjecta?
The entire human race — all the tto-
ttens of the earth — sprang from one
men, Tha first man was uot g war-
rior, bees use created perfect la the
tmM« of Qod, Hit horns wu la
Eim, a pl&c« of plonty and happU
aeUi a condlUoa ot peace and Jor
F^m Ood he received powi^r and au-
thority to iubdus til* earlli and fill
It «ltb people. He wa« to enjoy:
thii bJeised prlTJlefe wUboitl Ister-
rnpUon >o long ai lie rendered hlm-
•elf tn obadlarice io Uie Law of Ood.
But, feetore exercising HU power to
bring children Into the world h« Yio-
iBt«d God'e law with th« lesult tbat
his right to live forever wu taken
from him and he was removed from
bis perfbcUhome—^Cden, The earth
aside from Sden, vas an untlnfabed
place, brlngliiK fortb ttiorut, this ties
and polionoui fruits. Urlvec from
Btden the first man went forth to
battle against the elements. In the
■watt of hU taoa now be must earn
hie bread. No more could he par-
take of tba perfect foods of Sden.
Dallr Ue was dying and he knew that
It was only a question of time when
he would esase to exist. This spirit
or disposition of selfishness and bit*
terness began to grow In hla heart.
While In this condition of mind Adam
begat all of hi! children and these
children Inherited more or less of
that dliposltlon. Time pissed and
two sons had grown to manhood.
Calii had developsd the spirit o! eelf<
lahness and bltteraees In his heart to
a superlative dttirn»e. Pursusded l.i
Ms own in I nit tlin.1 his brotliiir ha<I
Been more highly Cavorsd than him-
self, tie armed hlmeelt with a deadly
weapon, sought out bis brother and
murdered him. Tttnt was the heglii-
fling nf Itlllttarltm and the flrst elTects
uf war. Intense selCIihueRB had led
to the crime and back o( thtil was
sin which caxiaad Adam, th4 perfect,
to fall. From then till n?w aslflsli-
nesi hns predomii>ate(t araoLg the
peoples of earth ttnd only the on«
who hss fought against this monster,
seUlibnesi, hiui been able to arold
gross wrong. From then till no\v
men liave nought oot inventions with
which to avenge themseUtis against
roni nnd supposed foes. In every
tribe and nation there bave beeu
some noble characters who have
fought to establish a governmeat of
rlgbteousneas In the Interest ot the
people, but in the course ot time aetf-
tshness predominated, ana hatred end
war, the leglttmftU fruHs of selfish-
ness, have l^ to destruction.
AU Imperfect,
As the Psalmist bas stated tt,
"There Is none perfect, ho not ose."
Why? Because all came under the
condemnation of death. Etom, &tlS.
Psalms (1:6. In proportion that
men and nations have cuttlvat'
ed the disposition ot rlghteous-
nees and love for lettow mas
In that proportion have they been
against mUltarlsm. In proportion
that men and natloas have cultivated
selflshnesa—the sphit ot grabbing
tliat which was not justly ttaetr own,
in that same proportlcD has mllttar-
tsm grown. Long ago tiie seeds of
the dragon teeth were sows, and
now the nations ot earth sure reaping
the harvest of whirl-wind <tnd blood.
Whj BvU Perultted
Ooi'B purpose toward man })■»
been slightly understood. Wh«a we
see so much poverty and stekness,
crime and wickedness, selBshaeis
and murder In the earth we are
)jrons to wonder why a jost and
loving Ood would permit such. Be-
lieving that Qod is rosponslblo foir
all this wickedness and sufferiiit
many have been driven to in&delitjr.
Let us lake a saner view.
A parent lorsa bis oblld. The
child baa a aiaula for playing with
fire. The parent says, lor the good
or that child I must teaoh tt -the
bnneful sfleets of are, and eo be
permits tho chdd to burn Itself uo-
til pala resulbi. The lesson has been
learned. Love prompted the teacher
to that courae.
The Bible reveals that It was the
purpose of God from tbe beginnini
i.hat man should bave an everlasting
blenslng, but in order for man to
upprectate the great blessing wheu
<t comes tie determined tbat man
should h&v* ii tall knd complets l«-
BOS m the baneful «ltects ol Bin —
to iMrn tbe tUBOO he hBi permllted
ntMt to burn hlmiell aavorely et tli»
fire, Tlili h«B applied to moa Indt-
TlduBllj Bttd tbe peopUi nod sattoni
colltoUvety. Hlitor7 dlBoloBCB thiU
flvary luUlon wlion roftchlTiR Us CtiU-
uflM in Bin and BolllaliQCBB hua per-
tailed from the eerth. While ths
ceoplei and aetiona heve been pas*-
iDK throufb tbts long dark nl^ht 41
expartanoea. Ood hai bees develop-
Inx the Klncdoin of rlghteoueneai
thftt win brJDg the dealra of the pure
In baart of all ttatlona.
Ood'B ProDiIae
In evarr Ace there have been
Bome men whoae beartB, lonctm for
rlshteouaneiB. have turned to the
Lord. To Bueh Hla taror haa been
ahown. Four thouaand yeara afO to
Abraham he made promise sarlnti
"1 will bteiB thee and make thee a
bleaalnB, and In thy seed shall all
the lamlltes of the eanh be
blenad." The first nation formed
amonMt mea and which JehoTsh
recoEDlEed was the Nation of Iiraal.
With that people Ood made a special
corenant, proelilof tbem the bless-
iniB of Ufa, liberty and happiness If
tbey would obey His lawa. To that
imtlon llo Rftvo a porfoct code ot
Laws and Cor cesturlea dealt with
tb«m in a speciet manner. Tbe prom-
ise made to Abraham was renewed to
that people ttme and asats. Ood
tsuiht them to look tor a freat De-
liverer, a MeBalsh, through whom
their blesstng would come. The na-
tion oC larael Interpreted this to
mean that from their number a great
King would artss who would extend
the dominion of Israel to the four
comers ot tbe earth.
Olerity of land
With the Nation of Israel the Lord
tnntUuted the prleetB, or clergy,
whose duty It was to perform the re-
ligious ceremonies and aboTe all to
read the Word ot tbe Lord to the
people and Inatruct them In right-
eousnets to keep them In mind ot
the great MesBlah that was coming,
Some of those tallhCutty perFormod
their duties, but the greater number
ot them became beady, high mtnded,
tioii^hty. nuntcro. naffllgent of ibelr
tluilQB and luri llie ittioplQ into tin-
rlghteottsness, The result waa whan
JasuB came — tbe one who abould oe
the UelWerer — the olergy class per-
Bsciited him and turned the people
against him and crucified him.
The lUird bad pointed out that
larael should be destroyed, and later
the armies ut Home enoonipasaud the
holy city, stormed Its walli and de-
stroyed It. The Nation of Jsrael per-
ished from toe earth. The Apostle
Paul tn Heb. 10 and Cor. 10:11
points out that the events tranapjr-
Ing concerning Israel were typical of
other events that would traniptre on
a far grester scale. The priestly clasi
ot the .lews flnds Us mitt-type <ir
cntinterpart In the priestly or ttitrtiT
nlasB of present time. Had the
Jewlih clergy taught the people the
truth fai the people had heeded
that teaching the OTerthrow of that
typical nation would not havs fol-
lowed. The Scriptures point out
that the degone ratten of that nntiou
jtnil Ita fa)) wna tyitlcn) uf Chrtnlou.
dom which is In a degenerate con>
dltlon and the overthrow ot which
Jf now threatened.
Advent of Stnt
Ood bsd promised that "la the
Seed of Abraham atl the families of
the earth should be blessed." 8t,
Paul in Oat. 3:U polnU out that
Christ, the Messiah, is that Seed
through wtitofa the blesstng must
come.
At the birth ot Jotus the Messen-
ger of hoaven made announcement
saying; "Glory to Ood tn the Hlichnst
on earth PEAQIS, good will toward
men."
Proptt«tl(»lly It bad been "written
eoncsrnliig Jeaui:
"TJalo us a chlSd la born, unto
UB a (on Is Elven, AHU THB OUV-
ERNMKNT SHALL BB UPON
His SHOULDBkS and His name
■halt be called wonderlul CouH'
setter, TUe Mighty Qod. The
EverlKstlae Father, THB PRINCB
OP PBACE."— 1«», »:e.
NotvltttiUndtuK be WM tlio
Prince ol Peace, tbe term ol bit
•artblj mlnlitr^ wae one ot troubln.
The oierE7 element of His time, uu-
mlndtut ol tbelr dutlee and privl-
l«tes, persecuted blm and incited
the mob atalnat bJm and ultlmatelr
caused tbt cruet nxJon of the Prince
ol Peace. Nearly 1900 rears bave
cone since then and durint tbat
time militarism bae Increaeed anfl
has reached a climax In the oloa* ol
tb« A|e.
\V1ij He Cttine
II Ood intended to bl«» tb* peo-
pie and Jesus was tbe Qreat Prince
who would briuK the bleaslnr, wUt
was Me put Lo deatb? A proper an-
swer tc tht« queitlou la essential in
order to understand the events that
have rince transpired and irbidt
we ;io-v witness.
Mankind, through Adam's sin,
was iDider a condemnation ot death.
No amount ot bleaainf coutd be toat-
lug until this legal condemnation Is
removed. "As br the dtsobedlenca of
one (Adam) ein entered Into th»
world and death by stn, to death
pasted upon all men, all are (born)
sinner*" Itom. E:12 and Psa. 61:fi.
Ilen<-e all most die. The onlr meane
ot meeting the legal reauirement
for tlie reteaae o( maitklnd from this
Judgment oC denlit was b7 the death
of a perlecl one. Jeaue became a
man and died for thta very purpoae
at the Apostle bo clearl7 puts in
Heb. £:9 and \4, The death ot
JpBtfS provtdnti thn rftntoin or pur-
ehate price Tor ALL and In God's
due time all mittt have an Oppor-
tunity to recelre tbe benedtt there*
of. 1 Tim. 2:S'e.
ICissdom Dlaae
If Jesua died tor all, and Bis
death Is to retuii In a bleating to
att, wblch blatilnc meant Uie,
peace and happUietfe, why, after a
period of 1 SOU- yean do we And the
earth filled with violence and in tbe
tbroet of tbe greataat trouble ever
known T
Tbit queetlon la one tbat bas trou-
bled both clergy and layman. It la a
Tttal quettlon to all. It behooves
every one, In this hoar of atrett, to
give careful bted to the Scriptural
answer.
Before the foundation of the
world, Qod In ttaa exerclae ot Rta
love and wtedom, ordained tbat
Jetus Cbrlet should have ataoelated
with Him In His great and peaceful
worl£ of blessing others, a company
whose members should be made
Ilk* him and who should b« known
aa Hla Church or Body, the King-
dom class. Tbeae to be aeleoted
from amongst men, the reciulrt-
mantt being that they ahould by
taltli becomA the tootatep follow-
era of Jeaue, A follower la on* who
does aa Jeaua did. At Pentlcott the
leiaetlon ot this claaa began lo the
fuller sense. His dlectplet had been
Iirevlousir called, but now they were
begotten to tbe blgher, the Divine
nature. From then until now all
who have been called and beKott«n
by Qod to the divine nature have
been called to this high poaltlon.
DnUee
The atftpB required to enter thle
race are thete: Faith in the shnd
lilnod of Jesus as tbe great ranaoni
price, a lull contecration to do thn
^III of God even unto death, and it
faithful and loyal parformance of
that covenant by keeping or obeying
the nommnndmenta of the Lord.
Kvoryonc who on tern this nnrrgiv
vAy la commltsloned by the I^ord tin
sn Ambaseador of Christ (S Cor.
S:ZO). An ftmbaisKdoT who !< faith-
ful la ODe vbo falthtnllr reprueat*
tita Klits and Hl> Klacdom, AmoiiK
Uia commandintnts kItbd kU sucb
by the Lntd waa and is.
(1) Ta daclare I ha measago of
HcfSUh'i Kingdom and
(8) To BOt ba mixed, up with thn
world (Itom. ISttSty,
Whan JaiQi itootl bafora Pllata lia
•aid "M7 Xlntdoin la not ol this
world (praaantorderl If It wan then
would my loldiera Ilglit tor m«." He
taught nil tollowan to pra7. "Thy
kingdom coma, thy va\ be done nu
earth a» It Is done In heaven."
The Apoatlaa and those ot the
eitriy church faithfully dtd thair dutr.
■uid down through the Age there
have alwars been some true and
faithful ones who hare deolared the
tneesage of tlie Lord. But about the
Tbtrd centurr ambttloue men enter-
iA the ohurcb. The Papacy wait or-
soiiized. The head ot this eyetem —
the Pope — announced that he wur
ruling Instead of Christ that the
kingdom had already come. H« olilm
ed to have authority and exeretsad
authority to erown and naorovvn the
tttngs of earth. T^ie Papal churches,
th the name of Chrlit. the Prince nt
Peace, organised a great military
power and went forth to war. Tqt
twelra hundred years the people
were denied the use of or access to
Bibles and were taught only the
nreeds of aelfleh men.
Luther led a mighty protest and
hft ftSd othen orgaalied the Prates-
tant church fn toe name ot CUrtit.
Soon, this tailing to the blandish-
mente of selfish men, mixing ohitrcli
and state, the Lutheran aysiem be-
came the State Church o( Oemany.
Today the Smperor of Oerraany
claims that he rules not only hie own
country by divine right but that Qo(<
has appointed him to rule over other
nations of earth with a mailed fist.
Does any unbiased person bellevf
this to be true? Does the Bible so
lenchT It does not.
The CxnT of Russia claims to lie
the head ot the Cturch of that land
and that be Is reigning by DMne
command and so teaehlng he armi
his mllllona to engage in war.
In brief every King ot Europe
claims to be reigning by DtMne rlghl
and. at the head of Ills armies, he
Inyokes the blesslog of the Lord
UBon bis efforts to alsy bli ttlioff-
man. Suraly the Lrf>rd doei not ap-
prove such a course.
There are nearly two hundred dif-
ferent church denominations In the
land today, ail of whom are mere or
teas mixing politics and rellglou, con-
trary to the command of the Lord.
In all these denominations there
bare been and are yet some true fnl-
to-wers of Christ, bnt the greater
majority have little or no use tor the
blood ot Christ. Uurlng ths pa«t
forty years there has been a grant
falling away from the religion of the
cross. Highsr criticism and evolution
have taken Its place.
These rarlous fstie systems parad-
ing under the name of Christ and
mixing religion with lbs polltiet ot
the earth, the Lordt In Revelation
refers to as Babylon (meaning con-
fuilon — an abomination unto the
Lord.) These mixed kingdoms anti
system call tb em i elves "Christen-
dom"— meaning "Christ's Klngd&m"
but Christ owns no such mixture. An
the Jewish system wsi unfaithful to
God end was overthrown, so Christ-
endom" or Babylon has betn uutaltti-
ful to the Lord and the message at
Messiah's kingdom and her doom Is
sealed.
Christ declared that all ot his fol-
lowers are bretheru. The brethern
are admonished to love one another.
Had "Christendom" been the true
representatives and followers of
Christ, brotherly love would hare
prevailed, But Instead all these na-
tions, while claiming to be Christ-
ian have cultivated the spirit ot sel-
fish nees. Selfishness has led to K\\*
eystematlQ organization ot greit mil-
itary powera. Had brotherly Iova
prevFklled Instead of selfishness mili-
tarism would have had no place
among the lo-called Chlstian nations
of Qkrth,
Tbo Jewish system rekcbad la lull-
nesa in sin ana seinehneia at the Qrai
advsut of Jesui, kud the nation fell.
Tbftt tall foreshadowed a. far creator
tall. Chrlalandotn baa reacbed Ita
rtillntjRs 111 sill and lOltlilineae ai tba
■ocontl 11(1 vein of our Liord iiud lis tutl
Is near at hanQ. Mark how ilia Lord
forelold thts In His Word. Tbroutth
UiQ Prophet He Mtd:
"Watt yet upon mt, wlttt ttia
I^rd, until the day that I rlu us
to the prey; tor my datarnloKtion
ts to cather the nations, that 1 nny
assemble the klDfdoms, to pour
upon thetn mine Indipiatlon, eTen
all my narce sneer; lor all tha
aarth (syniboHcally meantnt order
ot society or systems} shall be de-
voured with tha fira of my Jeal-
ousy." — Zeph. S:l,
Durlni the psst forty yean knowl-
•dga hM freatly Increased. Tba
meana of transportation have 'wos-
derfully developed causlsg ImlKratlon
Trom oaa nation to another — the
faUiertng of the nations tocathar.
Svory nation hn* eant its ambaasa-
dors to every other nation. Tal^
imph and cable fvlres hare usambled
all the nations — brlDKlns them In
dosor touch with each other. Aod
wlillo Uiln nssniiibllUK hns bean KolnR
on the Rronl [ixlUns away from the
(atth of Chrlal and him Qruoinad bae
Uken place. Compelltlon In the
trade o( the earth has been greatly
sharpened by this (athertnt tocathar
the nations. Tlie spirit of lelfleh-
nasn hne Increased and durlni the
nme lima the creat mllStary and
navnt powers of tha earth hata
raachad a climax.
rreparlti); for War Foretold.
Twenty-ftve hundrad years ago God
ihrouEh Hla prophet foretold thn
comine of this day of axoesslre mlll-
tariem, which we now sea so dearly
fulfilled. Any student can under-
stand a prophecy after it is tulCltled.
Thrnuph the Prophet Joel He Bs!d:
"Proclaim ya this amonf tha
OentUes (nations) ; Prepare war,
wake up the mishty men, lat all
tbe men ot war draw near; tet
them come up. Keat your plow-
sliarea into swords and pruning
hoolcs Into apears (that ta, use ma-
terial lor war Instrunaents that
could be ueed tor agricultural pur
poaoHK let tha weatt say 1 am
elrong, Assemble youraetves.and
come all ya natlona (the word
heath en maanlcc nations] and
gather yourselves logethor round
about; * « « i^t the natloDs
be weakened and coma to the val-
ley of Jehothaptait {maaslng tba
vfilley of f raves ]."~-Joal S:8-1S.
All can raadlty sea hev this itro-
phacy has bean fulfllled and la now In
process ot Cvtllltlment. All tha na-
tions that claim to be Christian na-
tlont have bean fulfilling thii pro-
phecy for several years, and this and
other Scrlptursa clearly pEove that
before the trouble haa andad all ot
tha ao-oallad Christian nations ot tha
aarth will ba Involved. For thla rea-
ion wa sUti, that tbara ii no earthly
power that can now prevent tha
tinitad Stataa from balnr involved In
tha sraat and final conttlet. Mr, Bry-
an and others, seeing that prepared-
neaa for war means war, are dlllKantp
ly working to prevent praparednaaa.
Their efforts are honest and pralia-
worttiy, but tlioy Ctinnnt sunnood. Tbe
doom of BaVylon Is sealed. The
United Btatee oomposei a part of
Babylon.
BofdRntai Foratolfi.
Did the Bible foreiall the b«(innlnf
of this trouble and could tha ml&li-
tera have foretold tbe people, had
thay b«en faithful to tb^ir proto>
slon? That tha Bible foretold tha
very year In which the war ivoi;ld be-
gin there Is no doubt. Why the
preaohera did not know that and tall
the people they must answer. Soma
Bible siudenta have been polntlug
out that fact for more tban thirty
years and the preachers have rldl>
culed the nuggeatlon and have pera^
cut«d thoM who bvn called atuo-
tloa to t1iw« Bifal« trtttbt. No-n lot
Uie DFOot.
The "TlmM of tba Qflutllu" Is a
d«llnUel7 fixsd tieWod. Bolb the
Bible KEd flKUlar biatnrr fixes tlw it'
ftnnlng of the "Timsi of tba Cea-
tllea" Bt eOd B, a Bibte Chrosol-
osr definitely Bxee Che length ol Oen-
tlifl Dominion et a period oC 252(1
)-oara. Accordlnit)' title porloit
•lionld end lu the Autumn ot the rear
iei4. It fe reaeoniibte to eonolude
that theie Qentlle Covernoents be-
lieving that they ar« Divloe Inititif
tione and with the rltbt to rule the
ttirth "would not ptaQ«IuUy eurTin-
imr dominion, but would have to be
ousted. When the term ot a leM«
expiree and the lenani doea not toI-
unUTlly vacate tb« laadtoM pre-
(ie«d» to oust bim. The Lord U pro-
eeedlng to ouit the Oentllee and tblt
prooeedliiE becan In the Autumn of
191 < — exactly on time. Oonoorn-
tt»f the cofnttif of that time the Lord
had oaueed tfatse werda to be record-
ed!
"And the sationt were angry Md
thy wrath li come." Ro*. ll;lf!.
God Is permitting the ansfir ol the
nations to wexkea each other prepar-
atory to their oomptete ousting or
overthrow.
As an evidence marking the "time
or the end" of OenUle dominion tbe
Lord snld to the Prophet Oaulei,
"Shut up thfl wordi and ssal IhH
book even to the time of the end,
(then) many shall run to and Iro and
knowtedgs be iaoreased''— "And at
that time shall Michael (Christ!
Stand up, that great Frfnce whkb
staudath for the children of my peo-
ple, and there shall be a Utne of tron-
hlo surb>ae newer w«« since there wai
anntjon.*' Dan. 13:4 and 1. Tba
tncraaee ot knowled^s has coma dnr-
(nK the past lorty years, likewise tli*
great running to and Iro and sow th4
"time of trouble," bat begur.
.Tnst before the Cmeifixlon ot our
Lord He was asked. What would bt
an eTidenoa ot the end ot the Age.
To thte b« anawtred;
"Te Shalt hear ot wan and
rumors ot wan ,isa that ye are not
troubled by these, Uat when luu
tton shall rise against natton and
klitfj^om against kingdom • • •
thoae are til e bcgtuoluit ot sor*
Mws." — Matt. 2^:e-8,
Never before in tbe world's history
has this prophecy besn tttlflUed
until now. U Is clear to ttas mind
o( tlin «tti(J(int vt llto lx)rd's Word
that this greut iniernatlonai war Is
but the prelude to Ute "Battie of
Arnmgertdon" which must yet be
toufht
Ttine nt XMnble,
The Lord Jesui d notes the prophecy
of Daniel saying That the Age wUI
end "With a time ol tronMe sueh at
iisYer was sluce there wai a nation,
and there shall never bit another.
(Matt. H:tl). That time ot trouble
will mark the complete end cf gen-
tile reign, and ot mliltarlam.
The Scriptures dearly point out
this Internalional war atll be (ol<
lowed by revolution and that, by gen-
eral anarcny, The great tItlnKera of
the earth can see this aside trom the
Bible and mru\y of them have point-
ed it out In recent publleatioBS
But the question which we wish
answered to our satis tactiou Is
JIftW WHl «!<! World he Helleved ot
»[illtarismV
Will It be by Oermany conquerlnii
alltheworldt Itwtllnet, Will U
be by Great Britain becoming tho
dominant power of earth? No. Wll)
It come to pass by the DnUed States
fxtsndlng Its beneflcent rule tb the
lour corners of the earth? No In-
deed. Will ic be brought about by
all tbe nation* bo thoroughly arming
that all will be atratd to i;o to wart
Will it be preparednessf No. How
then? It will come by the pcoplea
ot earth becoming thorough Ij
aick ol tTQuble, selfisnnets and
wrong'dolng and by tbe tuli eetab-
llshment ot tbe Kingdom ot Messiah.
Mark tbe proof. In symbolic
language the Lord describes the great
tJmn nt trotlbln thus:
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"For Ha (th« U>r<l> uomoiand-
oiU &ncl rcltetl) a >to:my wiud
iyrsat wari aad troublo} wlijcb
liCietb up tbt waves I Hereof (tha
ra(iU«9 cleuiuiU or litimunltyf.
TUe>' iti»unt up 10 the liMV«ns;
Uity eo do'.vn tb tti« tlopttia; thair
■out la malttd becauaa ol trouble.
Ttior ( tli« nattoni — pcoplaaj reel
to and fro llKe a drunken m&&i and
tiro ut ttielr >^Ua end, Tban tkey
err unto tlie Lord lu their trouble,
and tio bilnsetJt th*m out ol thtlr
uiBtruitM."— I'Ka. iu7:;!:t-:fit.
Man's extremity (a Co'l't ipportu-
iilty, 30 It hat over bean! A|;am lays
the r>Drd throunh Iila propbeti
"l''(>r Unix autUi tltc (.ord ot
hosts, Vat once tinore) U ta a lit-
tle whUo tnd I n-Itl ohskv lb*
heavens CeRcleafaacIea] aystemt}
and tbe earth (organtced sotloty—
govarntnents} end tti« Ma ireii-
l«a« Humauitjr} end the dry land
{ BTlstocraey ] . And I wil) shake
alt nations, and THEN THIG OS-
SIR a OF ALL NATI0N3 SHALL.
COMB."— Hag. 3:«, T.
Ttius wilt ttie tjord ahake out kit
tbe kinsdoma snd domlntona ol thU
earth ee deal tf tic &1 and polttloal, that
uuun tho rulna tttvreot Ha ia«7 M-
tsbllsh Ills liIuKdom for which Chris*
dans, hare loof hoped and prsysd.
This waa tons ago foretold tn the
words at tbe Prophet, sayitig:
"And In the days ot tbeae kl&fs
tna Cod or heaven shell set up a
t<tngdosn vhlch shall never be de-
stroyed; and the kingdom Ehall
not be left to other people, but It
ahsll break in pieces and consume
all these ktnedoms. eud It ■twil
atnm) iorevvr.*' — Dss. S:44.
I'rlncc »f I'eticfl to ltal|nt«
Qod ts working out His xreat plsa
In his own orderly way. Soon the
fieat Prince ot Peace wiH have IiiUy
established His Kingdom tor the
hiestlns of sit the famlltes of the
earth. Cod never falls In one of His
promises. Itemember that He long
SKO said this of Jctsus Clirlnt.
"Unto ua « child ts born, utitfl
ua a son Is given, and THE) 00 V-
JERMMENT 8HALL Ba UPON HIS
UHtJULDltii^. and Mia oanie sbali
be culled Wondetlhl. Cuuosallor,
The Jiliihty UoU, The Kvertasiiutc
Father, TUB PAINC£ OF FDACE.
And of the Increase ot His Oov-
ernmeat and I'BACB there sbtill
1)0 ito end." — let. 9:6, 7,
lind ot MlliiarUni.
VVhon Moss I All 'a Kingdom la eatah-
lletied tn Uie earttt "ttiea wilt the in^
habitants learn nthtoousnMS." All
learning to do right, selfishness wtll
be aupftlanted by love, Ther« will
lio Ito iriorn nood for tho buildtnc o(
battleships, submarines sad th«
equipping of great aratlta, bat m-
stend tlie people will turn their at*
lentlon to reconstruction and beaiitl-
tylng the earth. Mark the »irtain
proof thereof:
"But In the test days (aod «•
are In those days now, tbe last oC
the Oentlla reign ] It shall come to
past that th* Kingdom imounttia
means ktnirdonu of the house ol
the Lord sbstl be ecubliahtd on
the top of the kiiizdoiss, and H
Shalt be exalted above the hills,
and the people shall Row Into tt.
And meny uatlonu shall come sod
say, 'Come, and let ua go up to the
kingdom of the Lord, itnd to the
house ot the Ood ot Jacob, and Ku
wtlJ teach ue of Hie way, and w«
will walk to His path4; tor the
taw ahaU go forth ot 21on {the
Chrtst) and the word ot the Lord
from Jerusalem. And H^ thall
judge among nauy poople and de-
cide for oationa afar off; and th*y
SHALL BKAT TBWm 8-WORUS
INTO fLOW SlIAaCS AND
THBIR SPEARS INTO PRUNING
JiOOKS. and nation shall not Ittt
up aword against Dation, NBITH-
HR SHALL TIIBY LHARN WAR
ANY MORE, But they sliall sit
every man under his vine and
under his (is tree, and none shall
ttialte them afraid, for the mouth
11
ol th« Lord h«tU spoken lt."~—
Mlcab 4:1-4.
Thus win milllftrlsm fitrltb trom
the eArth to be rerlvud no more for-
ever.
Peace (tnd Plenty.
Meislfth oace estubllahed In Hu
Rlnsdom, petce wlU know no end
itiid notlilni shell be ptrji^iUfd tUet
will do Injur; to tnotber; tor
"Rtghteoutaefi shtU be tbe
Xlrdle ol Hi< IoIiib, and tnUhtulntiu
the glt'dte oC Hli lolni. Aud
"Nothing ihftti hurt ntir deitrOK
In all ttiat holy kingdom, (or the
earth ihatl be (Utl oC ihe knowl-
edge at tli« Lord, a* the watnri
cover the tea," — lea. ilia-S.
There will be nons then ciTlnc tor
bread, nor weaplnc bic&uee ol the
i)e«ulutIoil of the land: tor
"The wUderneea aitct the solttA-
rr place ihtll be glad tor them an.l
the desert ihall rejoice tiid hloe-
foui ai the roie, Then tlie eyei
of the blind iball be opened, the
eara ol the deaf uaetopped; theo
■h&tl the lame man (who woi
crippled by mlUtarlum ) leap as a
hart and the tongue of the dumb
Shall slug {hecauie of jofj, And
the ransomed o( the Lord ahsll re-
turn (Irom the (raTe, death
■tate) and come Vt Zlon (The
Christ) with tongs at eTerlastlog
jojr upon their heads; they shall
obtain Joy and glailnesa, and sor-
row and sighing shall tlte away,"
— Isa. 36th Uhap.
"And In this Kingdom shall the
Lord ot Hosts mate unto the
paopU a (east oC lat things • * *
and He will destroy blindness
from the people and the veil (oC
iRtionutco) tliut la aprond over nil
nations * • * ftnd He will
wipe away all tears trom off all
laces." — Isa. 'ii-.t-i.
Happiness.
There will he grent rejoklng when
the people learn there Is no mors
harali and mailed Hat to rule them.
and that the oppressor will no more
bs permitted. Happiness will rslgn
supreme when they learn that the
Lord ol righteousness Is dlrectiag
the affairs aC aoctety. The Lord
puts the words of pralao iu their
mouths and causes thsm to say
0> worship the Lord tti the beau-
ty, ot holiness; reversoue Him aU
tbn earth. Say among the na-
tions the Lord reignath; the world
also (as well is the bearen} shall
ba esublishsd that 11 shall not t>*
inovc;^; He shall judge tha peopU
righteously, Let the heavens re-
joice, and let the earth be glad;
let the sea roar and the dullness
thereof. Let the Qeld be Joytui
and all that Is ihersln; than aliall
all the trass ot tba wood rejolct
before the Lord, tor He cometh to
Judge the earlli ; He siiull Judge
tlio world with rlKhteouaiteat ari'l
the peopta with His truth." — F»,
9G:tl'13.
Life.
Adam by dlsohedlence lost the
right to life for himself and all the
human race. Jeiua died, giving up
His human life tiiat iha bumuu rao*
might have life iJohn 10; 10, Luke
19; 10, I llm, ::J-6, Acts 3:19-8C)
HIa relan wiii not only dentTuy mill-
tarlam and vrrong-dolng, but will de-
stroy death Itielt by Ufi.ng up tbe
race out of dsalb and r«*torlns th^m
to life; "Tor He must reign until He
hath put all taemles under His feet,
and the last snemy that shall be de-
stroyed Is death," — I Cor. 16:2S'2t.
"And God shall wlpo away all
teara from their eyen^ and thera
shall be ao more death, nor ory-
Ing, neither shall there be any
more pain, for the former things
nrn imnscd oway." — Itev. El; *-6.
In this last hour o( great aorrow
upon the earth, let us lolnt the
people to the glorious day Just be-
yond the dark night.
To the minlsteii ot various church
denomlnatioui I would humbly sur-
gest: Lay aside your highness of
mind; bumhly take up the banner ol
the cross and bear Its message of
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peace beCora ttie atn-itlQlc world
ratber than to escoureis* them la
■trlfe and blood sb«ddlnE. Toura has
^een tti« moai honorable catHQg, Do
QOt debase It by turning to the bog-
garly elementg at the world, hut with
tjrave hearts so lonli proclalmlhif the
truth. The Klnidom of Meiilah Is
at hand and it l<i the prlvilige of ev-
ery ouB yfho bellevos this to deolaro
It.
We are living in a fearful and vod-
dftrtul time. A time when history
It bel&g made far more rapidly than
oar forefathers ever dreamed of. We
are at the turning point of the two
great dlspensaUocs. We are beside
the death bed of the natloot of earth
sad at the birth of a new and glort-
oua nation. We are ttandiiig at the
voi'y iturlittN ul Uid Uoldnn AKq. Attd,
While the clouds oC sorrow, dlstreai
and death now enshroud the human-
ktnd, by the eye oC faith we can pen^
trate that darkness end behold the
Sun of Righteousness arising with
healing in His beams and «/htcb shall
shine forever-more.
Long have you with others waited,
hoped and prayed Cor the estab-
lishment of a Kingdom of rlghteoua*
nesB la whloh peace and J07 prevsl),
aiid wrong-doing la unlcnown. Bfr-
hold It Is at the door! Open your
Slbles — that great iCorehouse of un-
limited richee o( Divine wisdom —
and behold what Ood bae wrought
and learn what He has In reserratlOB
for those who Ioto and Db«y Ulm.
l!h*i« famphUta lo eaoh. AddroM AscoeUtod Blbl* Sludvnta
Hlalorleal Bulldlsf, Honriatown, Pm