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OFFICIAL PROGRAM BROTHERHOOD
OF SAINT ANDREW CONVENTION
The Convention Will Be Opened on Wednesday, the Four
teenth of October, in Atlanta---Large Number of Del
egates in Attendance.
Atlanta, Ga. -The announcement of
the official program for the conven
tion of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew,
to meet In Atlanta October 14th, haa
Klven assurances that the gathering,
In point of Influence and iteneral In
terest will be unique among those
held In Atlanta.
The program Itself, and the num
ber of prominent men, from the
United States and Canada who have
been given places upon It Indicate
that the gathering will he one which
will make a lasting Impression upon
those who attend.
The convention will open October
14th, WodncHday. For that flay have
been mhedulod two meeting* of the
National Council. In the evening a
"Quiet Hour" will he conducted by
Her. Floyd W. Tomkine, rector of the
Holy Trinity Church, Philadelphia.
On Thurndny, October lfith, at 10
O'clock, will he hold the flrat full
meetinK of the convention, and an nd~
drea* will he delivered by Kev. John
Henry Hopkins, D. I)., rector of the
Church of the Rod com (ThiCAffO.
After the election of convention of
ficers, an nrtdreHH of welcome will he
delivered by Biahop <\ K. Nelson, of
Atlanta. Franklin 11. Spencer of <Tii
cfUEo, will conduct the first dlncunaion
of the Three-fold Kndeavor, “Bible
Clause*.” At noon, Hubert Carleton,
iteneral secretary of the Brotherhood,
will conduct the Daily Question Box.
This will he a dally feature of the
convention, aa will he outside public
meetings, which will he held st va
rious points throughout the city. The
afternoon of Thursday will l>o devoted
to sectional conferences; for Clergy,
Chapter Officers, Personnl workers,
and for Juniors. All Christian men
of all denominations are welcome in
all of the meetings and conferences.
Another general conference will be
held in the afternoon. Subject, the
Pariah and the Bible, conducted by H.
F. Finney, of Savannah.
The aervicea Thursday evening will
be oneof the most Interesting of the
convention. The fuhject will he
"American Problems.” The meeting
will be presided over by Chairman
John Howe Peyton, president of the
N. C. A St. 1,. Hallway. Addresses
will be delivered by Frank S. Rd
monde. of Philadelphia, on Our Coun
try's Need, and J. H. Dillard, D. L. IX,
of New Orleans, on Our Country’s
Opport unity.
Men’s Church Attendance Day will
be Friday. October 16th. In thi4
morning, after the celebration of the
Holy Communion, a business session
will be held, at which annual reports
will be rendered, and the new council
will be elected. The second part of
FINE MEETING OF
Mission
UNION
Wat Held at Ways Baptist
Church at Stellaville - - Was a
Highly Successful Affair.
The Woiraui'i Missionary Union of
th# H*>ph*lbah Association cloned It*
thirteenth annual *r**lon on the af
tarnoon of October Bth. Tha meet Ing
held with Way* Church, Htellavlll*,
aurpaaaod tn Interest ami attendance
any meeting prevloueljr held. Ninety
delegate* were enrolled and a Inra#
nttmiier of the ladle* of local aocletles
filled the church at every *e**lnn.
The devotional for the opening net vice
waa conducted by the paator of Way*
Church. then foUowed the routine
work of the morning, the leading fea
ture of which waa the annual addrena
of the auparlntendent who graphically
told of the work, of the untou during
the paat year. The aaeoclat tonal
year haa been marked by wonderful
progreo* In every pliaec of the work,
the amount contributed being approx
imately 4,600
Many new eodetlee among the!
young people have been organized;
aeveral new woman’* organisation*
have been added The keynote for
the yeaC* work ha* been Knlletmrnt,
IVveloproent. efficiency.
At 1 o'clock Hev. J. S. MrLemore.
who I*-temporarily filling the place of
th* beloved J. J. Bennett, preached
the mission sermon.
The work of the afternoon- a study’
of the young people, wn» then taken
up. Realising that a* the twig 1* bent
ao will the tree be Inclined, great
*tre«a 1* laid on the work among the
Sunbeam*. Royal Amba*aador* and
T. W. A.’*.
Devotional for the morning »ervtce
waa led by Mr*. Wadley. Thl*
service waa an open parliament, con
ducted hy Mr*. Rurney, of Wayne*-
bote; and an open dlecuaatnn on the
need of rural efficiency, led by Ml**
Walker, of navlahoro.
Mrs. R K. 1,. Harris led the de
votional for the doming *o**lon "The
harvest I* great, the lal>ourers are
few." and th* appeal until the l»rd
of the harvest went up from many
heart* that more laborer* should be
supplied.
The talk* were lntereetlug through
out the afternoon and with reluctance
the union took up the business pre
paratory to doalng.
Curtis Church was «elected for the
next meeting place. The following
offtoen* were elected:
Mr* V. B. Frost. *upertntendent.
Mr*. A. J. Addradj, recording secre
tary.
Mr* Banreron. treasurer,
metric* secretaries*
Flm Mr*. Frank Burney; Idas
Cates, assistant
Second. Mr*. Holmea.
Third. Mr* Rtapleton.
Fourth. Ml** Vendor) - ; assistant,
Ml** Hamflton.
Special music was furnished hy the
R. A.’* of Curtis Church *nd hy the
W M 8.. of Wren*
Memorial reeolutlon* for Ml** Ami*,
•ecrelary of W. B. M. U.. were adopt
ed. A vote of UusnWe waa accorded
the Three-fold Endeavor, "Church At
tendance." will be discussed by B. F.
Finney, of Savannah, Southern Figld
Secretary of the Brotherhood. In the
afternoon will be discussed “The
Brotherhood Boy" in a session of all
Seniors and Juniors. C.
Hubha, of Philadelphia, will speak on
“His 'Tiureh,“ William B. Hardick, of
Brooklyn, will discuss “IBs Chapter,”
Kerlin of Chicago, will dis
cuss “His Friends,” and Howard Butt,
of Buffalo, will speak on “Himself."
All of the speakers in this session are
Junior Members.
The session of "The Parish and
Men" conference will he held Friday
afternoon, 4 to 5:30 o'clock. D. Y.
McClencghnn, president, and J. A.
Birmingham, of Toronto, will speak.
At 8 p. m., a public meeting will bo
held at the Hotel Ansley on “The
Campaign.” The speakers will be
Jas. D. IlnughteHng, Jr., Chicago Ison
of the founder of the Brotherhood),
W. A. Cornelius, McKeesport, Pa.,
and Kev. W. It. Btearly, Montclair,
N. J.
The final business session, and tho
third discussion of tho “Three-fold
Endeavor,” Men’s Communion, will
occur Saturday morning. G. Frank
Shelby, Western Field Secretary, Den
ver, Colo., will he the speaker of the
morning. The final “Parish and
Men" service will be held in the af
ternoon, by C. A. Houston, of New
York, and Franklin S. Edmonds, of
Philadelphia. At night the
tion for the Annual Corporate Com
munion will ho conducted by Kev.
Floyd Tomkins.
Sunday, the final <lay of the con
vention will he “Inspiration J>ay" and
the Annual Corporate Celebration of
the Holy Communion will he held at
7:30 at St. Duke's tTmrch. At. 11
o'clock services will he held in the
churches of the city, with the subject,
“The Brotherhood of St.. Andrew,”
by outside preachers.
The climax of the convention will
be reached at the public mass meet
ing to be held in the Grand Theater
Sunday afternoon. The subject of
the meeting will he, "Christ and the
Republic.“ Edward H. Bonsa.ll, pres
ident of the Brotherhood In the:
United States will preside, and ad
dresses will he tnade by Right Rev
erend C. E. Woodcock, D. D., bishop
of Kentucy, and Hon. J. A. Macdon
ald, editor of the Toronto Globe, and
one of the most prominent editors on
the American continent.
The final service of the convention
will l*v held at St. Phillip's Cathedral
Sunday night, when the Charge to
the Brotherhood will be delivered by
Rev. W. R. Stenrly, rector of St.
Duke’s Church, Montclair, N. J.
th* superintendent in appreciation of
her love and faithful service.
Mth. Murphy, of Douisvllle, extend
ed thanks to the ladles of Ways for
their superb hospitality. The meeting
wax dosed with prayer by Mrs.
Smith.
DISCIPLES OF
CHRIST MEET
IN ATLANTA
Convention Now in Session and
is One of Most Interesting
Ever Held in the South.
One of the moat Interesting meeting*
ever held In th# Smith 1* tha* of the
convention of th# Disciple* 0 f Christ
now In session In Atlanta. The first
sessions were held Wednesday of last
week and the attendance was very
large and representative In Its person
nel. The war seem* to have had no
effect upon the attendance Itapre
sentatlve* of the church from many
foreign countries were present, even
Alaska and India being r opr .wen ted In
the early aeaaione of the convention.
A* early a* Wed ore. lay night It wal
estimated that more than three thou
sand re presell tall w« were enrolled.
The Disciple* of Christ are a wide
awake evangelical church, luel Ute
meetings of the convention always cre
ate great interest.
Much Enthusiasm.
The session* of the convention have
been full of enthuHtastu. but today's
meeting* will be far ahead of any thin*
yet. Thl* 1* decidedly true of the
communion hour. At previous meet
ings thl* service has been attended by
«* many as eight thousand people. It
is said to be the most Inspirational
hour of the convention. To thl* **rv
lce many people from the state, who
are Interested In the Christian church
will make their way for today*’* ses
sion The crowds would hava been
tremendous but for the fact that th#
railroads <lld not give sufficient en
couragement. Dr. free, of the Klr«t
Christian church, and Hev. Mr. Veach
or the West Bnd Christian church of
this city will sttend today s meeting*
and 111 return to their respective
churches with added momentum.
Foreign Mission*.
Another Interesting meeting wUI be
had when the report on foreign mis
sion* is read. Just at this time many
of the foreign mission boards are com -
plain.tig of a lack of interest In lire
cause, and the war ha* greatly reduced
the at*lilt yor many people to give, Tli*
Dtwlple* of Christ have one of th*
moat bu»iraw*-like boards tn the coun
try and th* <ut>ou*iu th«.v have raised
for missions at home and abroad are
little lee* than phenomenal, when you
consider their numerical strength. As
this Is the first large religious conven
tion to meet since the beginning of
hostilities In HXrope, It 1* of more than
usual Interest to watch the conven
tion's mlasOrmary policy for the next
jre*r. Wttl it retrench, or will h en
large It* scop* of operation*, and
thereby Increase It* expense*, or w'll
It stand still? It* decision will likely
affect ail the other huge eiiuigettc&l
bodies when they meet this fall or next
spring.
Rev. M. Ashby Jones.
Of special nuercst to the people of
Augusta is the name of the Rev. M. j
Ashby Jones, p.D., on the program. At j
the Tuesday evening session the Chris
tion Union Commission will make its
report. At this hour it is the custom
of the committee to have a speaker 1
from gome other denomination. Natu- j
rally the question arose as to the best I
man for such an address. Augustans
who know Dr. Jones and his large vis
ion and deep sympathies are not sur- j
prised that this great convention has
taken advantage of the occasion to
hear one of our great modern preach
ers Dr. Jone s address will be closely
followed not only by the representa
itves of the convention now in session
but by a host of friends here.
A number of AnguHtens were at the
session of the convention all last week
and many will likely attend the last
day’s. The next place of meeting 1s
Dos Angeles, Cal.
y. M. G. A. MEN TO
EAT ID TALK
MONDAYP.M.
Conservation of Manhood to
Be Theme For Discussion at
Meeting at Genesta Hotel To
morrow, 7 O’clock.
The met) of Augusta have been caJl
eil by Messrs, George R. Ijomtxird,
John Phlnlzy and Charles K. Whitney,
to meet at the Genesta Hotel next
night at 7 o'clock for a dinner con
ference, concerning the extension and
Improvement of the Young Men's
Christian Association movement. The
dinner will begin at 7 o’clock prompt
ly and be served in home style, to
save time, that there may he no pro
longed session, and everybody may he
assured of getting home in good time.
70th Anniversary.
Ixist June wits the seventieth anni
versary of the founding of the Young
Men's Christian Association, whose
activities now encircle the globe. Be
ginning •with a single room, with an
expense account of 60 cents a week,
it now has 1,100.000 memebers enrolled
In f>o lands (10,000 In Georgia and
Florida!, with more than $115,000,000
worth of property ($2,000,000 in these
two states) and an expense budget of
about $10,000,000 annually ($200,000
In Georgia and Florida).
The Augusta association has from
the beginning, had the steady growth
which comes from lofty aims. (Its
motto has been ‘'F'orward, not Back
ward. Upwars, not Downward." When
Mr. Hunter, the frresent general sec
retary, accepted the leadership of the
association, he found a ready response
to his suggestion that improvement
should lie the watchword. This im
provement has been very marked in
the matter of membership, as well as
the esprit du corps which has char
acterized its activities. While the ar
vance has been very gratifying the
leaders do not expect to hp satisfied
until every young man and boy in the
city is satisfactorily responding to its
helpful touch.
Improvement in Dividends.
Improvement In dividends will be
the keynote of the conference, and the
discussions will be of a practical
character looking toward farther ex
tension and Increase of efficiency. It
will be not only for members of
the assoetatlon, but for all men who
feel Interested In having the money
Invested In the Young Men’s Chrls
tlan Association yield profitable re
turns.
There will he no financial solicita
tion.
After dinner addresses will be made
by Messrs B. o}. Alexander. Knoxville,
executive secretary of the Internation
al committee; W. Woods White, At
lanta, chairman of state executive
committee, and others. To hear these'
men will be worth many times the
cost of the home style dinner to be
served at K 0 cents a plate
Men are expected to go direct from
business In business suits. Names of
those expecting to attend should be
sent 1n to th# ossooatlon building at
once that platen may be laid for all.
ST. LUkFsUNDAY SCHOOL
NOW ONE OF LARGEST HER£
Th* &uti4&y wohool of St. Luke Metho
dic church la one of the la*R*wt schools
In the city. Th« attendance on last
Hnndey vn\* Today the following
program will he rendered at the usual
hour, 3:30 p. m.:
Program.
Song I>wei!llnir In Heulah I And, bv
School.
Recitation Mine Minnie I.ee Vaughn.
Scripture lesson Mis* Nffrnia Aaron.
I .ee»li»n perl«Hl.
Song Hy the Sunbeam Ohm
Heading 23y»1 I‘salnvMnster Frank
Burton.
The public Is cordially Invited to at
tend the services
ST. MATTHEW 8 LUTHERAN
HOLD RALLY DAY. SUNDAY
Sunday will be Rally Day at St.
Matthew * Lutheran church. A very
Interesting program has been ar
ranged. There wttl be two ndressea,
one by Mr. Harold D. Meyer, superin
tendent of the Btate*>oro High S.hool,
Statesboro, <}«,. and the other by Dr.
J, Henry Harm* President of New
berry I’ollegfy Newberry S C. The’j
will also a very ph-actng musical
program In connection with these ad
dresie-a l>ur very able organist. Miss
tlretchen Uretlenberg. has secured
some of the best talent of the city to
fumlwh the choir music There will al
so be some good congregational sing
ing So there will be something for
-ill. The public Is cordially invited to
be present and enjoy the services.
A Notre Dame Lady’s Appeal
To all knowing sufferers of rheumatism
whether museular or of th* Joints, *,-i a .
tlo*. lumbago*, backach*. pain* In th*
kidney* or neuralgia pains, to writ* to
her for * home treatment which ha* re
peatedly cured all of th,'.* tortur She
feel. It her duty to send It to all suf
ferer* KKKK You cur# vouraelf at home
*• thoasand* will testify—no change of
climate being necessary. Thl* simple
discovery banishes uric arid from TS.
blood, l.vwena the stiffened Jolata, per
is#* the hlood. and brighten* th* eye.
giving elasticity and tone to the whole
avstem If the a hev. Interest* you. for
proof address Mr*. M Summers, Bog K..
Notre Dame. tnd.
Advertisement
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA- *
BBS OF 111!
111101
"A Time of Trouble Such as
Never Was.”
CLASHING PRAYERS ASCEND.
Great Confusion of Thought—The Pres
ent War Long Foretold In Prophecy.
All Nations to Be Involved—lnefficien
cy of All Gentile Kingdom* to Bring
Lasting Peace—Need of Divine Inter
position—Nebuchadnezzar's Dream of
Gentile Supremacy—“ Times of the
Gentiles” Now Expiring—The World’s
Hope—Messiah’s Kingdom.
■i
ffIjSTOR RUSSILOJ
October 4.—Pas
tor Russell's dis
course today was
.strictly up to date.
He took for bis
text the Master’s
words, “Upon the
the earth distress
of nations with
perplexity; the
sea and the waves
roaring; men’s
hearts falling
them for fear, and
for looking after
those things that are coming on the
earth.” (Luke 21:25, 26.) He said In
part:
Never was there such a war as there
Is at the present time. Peculiar con
ditions have arisen, more so than has
ever been known before in the history
of the world. With the utter destruc
tion of civilization impending, pn
ent conditions seem to take on a
culiar force as we think of what rela
tionship God has to all these matters.
On every hand prayers for peace are
ascending to God. Some are praying
for the success of the allied armies—
which means the slaughter of the Ger
mans. Austrians and Hungarians: oth
ers are praying for just the reverse:
still others are praying that the war
shall not go on. AJI this shows great
confusion of thought. How could all
these prayers be heard? The Master
has told us that we are to pray In ac
cord with the Word of God. There
fore, before praying on the subject It
would be well to determine what are
God's purposes in regard to this war.
in order to pray in harmony with His
arrangements. Instead of telling the
Almighty what to do, we should all
hearken to His Word, and take note of
what He says about this war and the
terrible Armageddon which will follow
it —the “Time of Trouble such as was
not since there was a nation.”
As I read my Bible with clearer eyes
than once I read it, I see so many
things different from what once 1
thought that I have great sympathy
with people who are confused on this
matter. As I read the Bible, God has
foretold this very war and has lndi
cated just what ts happening today.
Through the Prophet Joel He has said
to all nations. “Let the weak say, I
am strong. • • • Let the nations be
wakened, and come trp to the Valley
of Jeboshaphat”—to the Battle of the
great Day of God Almighty. If God
prophesied this war of nations, then
we need not pray that He stop a war
Which He has f ore told wou Id-take place.
Surely, so far as the present war has
gone. It has brought a greater number
to the grave than has any previous
war. Many, doubtless, will be shock
ed at the declaration that thla war and
the still greater calamity to follow are
of Divine arrangement Nevertheless,
the gathering of the nations to the
present struggle Is referred to In the
Prophet's words, where the weak nil
tions are called upon to assert their
strength and to go down, all of them,
to the Valley of Jeboshaphat—other
wise the Valley of Graves.
In harmony with this prophecy, the
natious have for years been ‘‘beating
their plowshares Into swords, and
their prunlng-hooks Into spears.” In the
sense that money has been spent for
military purposes which should prop
erly have been spent In agricultural
Implements and developments. Ap
parently all the nations of the world
will yet be Involved. Happy would it
be If our own land should escape! We
are very glad to note that our Tresl
dent and our Secretary of State are
men of peace, and will surely do all In
their power to avoid complications and
war itself. Nevertheless, tt Is reason
able to expect that the great nations of
Europe, realizing how much they will
be weakened by the war. will do all
In their power to ensnare these raited
State*, lest at the conclusion of the
war we should tower too ranch above
the other nation* In financial strength
and In every other way.
Seen In Qod'i Plan.
But to the majority ft is very con
fusing to think that God would briug
about any great war. There is surely
something wroug or there would not
tie such perplexity: for the I-ord tells
His people that they will not be In
darkness. Speaking about this Time of
Trouble. St. Paul says. “But yew breth
ren. are not In darkness, that that Day
should overtake you as a thief. Ye are
all the children of the tight, and the
children of the Day." (1 Thessaiankuis
11:14) God’s people should bare gen
era! Information regarding His plan*,
purposes and arrangement*.
Only a* we look at the Divine Plan
as a whole can we understand God's
relationship with this bloody war -and
READ HEitALD WANT ADS
with all war. .uany nave seen only
small portions of the Divine Plan, and
so have failed to grasp the great
lengths, breadths, heights and depths
of God's great Purpose. But whoever
has an understanding of the great
Plan of God will ever after be aWe
rightly to appreciate and not
only the events of today, but also ev
erything that ts coming; for the Bible
outlines tbe history of man.
The Scriptures clearly teach that our
earth is the only rebellious province In
all God’s fair creation. In this little
planet God has permitted sin to take
its course—to bud. to blossom, to bring
forth its fruitage—that both men and
angels may see the dire results of op
position to tbe Divine Government.
The Bible tells us how this world be
came rebellious. It tells us that God
did not create mankind imperfect, as
we are today. Man was created per
feet, an earlhly being—ln the Image
of hts Heavenly Creator, In the sense
of having a moral character, but limit
ed to earthly conditions. This perfect
man was placed in a perfect home. In
every way adapted to his needs. This
Eden was especially prepared for him
and he was to enjoy it. But he was
the king of the whole earth; and there
fore hts Creator instructed him that,
as hia family Increased, he was to sub
due the earth and develop It Hud
mankind remained in harmony with
God, the whole world would have be
come as Eden.
God foreknew just what would oc
cur, however. He foreknew Adam's
sin and fall, as well as the mental,
moral and physical degeneracy which
would result from the disobedience of
our first parents. He foreknew our
weakness and imperfection, our ai
tempts at moral, religious and mental
reform and at mental and physical
health. Yet He permitted all this to
come to pass.
Sin entered the world, and has con
tlnued to rest upon the human family
for six thousand years. This curse ol
sin and death Is upon mankind. God's
penalty for sin is death, and whether
it comes through pestilence, famine
war or by slower processes, matter
little. There is no one so stupid btn
that he can see that the whole coursi
of human history has been a reign ol
Sin and Death.
Why God Hat Pormittod Sin and D*ath
The Bible tells ns that God has pel
mttted this condition to continue to
the past six thousand years as a grec
lesson on the exceeding sinfulness <>
sin and on the utter hopelessness <>’
any other help than that which ID
Himself has provided. For six gren
Days of a thousand years each—fro
Adam's time until now—Sin and Deal 1
have reigned over the race. Tbes
are man's work Week, in which li
has been permitted to try everythin
he could imagine for his own relic
from sin and its penalty—death.
And now, after the Week has druwi
to a close, what do we find? Mankitu
are still dying—mentally, morally
physically. So far from gaining 111
for our race, all our efforts throng!
doctors, scientists. #tc., have accou.
pllshed practically nothing. Yea. oui
most learned physicians and special
ists tell us that the world is on tin
verge of a collapse. They **y that at
the present rate of Increase there
would not be. In a hundred and sixty
years from now, enough sane peopli
In the world to care for the insane
They tell us that various diseases arc
Increasing so rapidly as to endangci
the existence of the race in a very
short time; and this la face of the fact
that sanitary conditions are made a
necessity, even to the extent of provld
tag Individual drinking cups.
Our only hope is In God; and He has
arranged that His Messing shall comp
through Messiah's Kingdom when our
race shall have reached Its limit.
Man’s extremity will be God's oppor
tunity. In the great Seventh Day ol
man's work Week, the antitypical
Sabbath. Messiah will, in association
with Hta Church of this Gospel Age.
set up the Divine Kingdom amongst
men—a spiritual Kingdom, not an
earthly one, ruling, blaming and up
lifting mankind. For a thousand year*
this work of uplift wfli progress, un
til all the willing and obedient will
have attained again the lost llkenes*
of their Creator and all the unwilling
and disobedient will have been cut ofi
from life in the Second Death.
“The Times of th* Gentitea.”
Another great lesson which God ha*
been teaching mankind during the
reign of Sin and Death is th# fact that
they are Incapable of eatabUshing such
a government as is necessary for real
blessing and uplift of the race. Foi
a time He appointed the nation ol
Israel to be His typical kingdom, sc
looting King D»vtt end his posterity
to constitute the royal family The
last king of Davids tine was Zedekiah
of whom we read: “And thou, prof am
wicked prince of Israel, whose time
has come that Iniquity shall have ai
end. Thus salth the Lord God. Re
move the diadem, take off the crown
I will overturn, overturn, overturn It
nnt 11 He comes whose right It Is: and
I will give it unto Htm." {Ekckiel
21:25-27.1 The One whose right it is
is Messiah—Janus the Head, and the
Church Hl* Body—os the spirit plane.
Certain Scriptures Indicate that the
time during which Ged’a Kingdom
would be removed would be seven
prophetic Times, each of which is 300
years In length. Seven Times would
therefore equal 2.M0 years. That pe
rlod. reckoned from the time of King
Zedekiah'* overthrow, ends with this
year; far according to the Scriptures
the crown was taken away from King
Zedekiah in fiOfi B. C If so. with the
close of the present year Messiah
should take to Himself Hi# great pow
er and begin the Uuurpromlaed Mil
lennial Reign of Gtsry.Jbe opening or
beginning of which, according to the
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Bible, win ue a very aura nour—"a
Time of Trouble such as was not since
there was a nation,” "nor ever shall
be”—tbe like agaia.
When God took away His typical
kingdom, 606 B. C.. He gave the Gen
tiles authority or permission to do their
best to rule and govern the world and
to bring in righteousness. That we
might know all this. He gave a dream
to Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon,
and sent the Interpretation cfe the
dream through Daniel, the Prep bet
Tbe dream showed a great Image,
whose bead was of gold, representing
Be by km; the breast and aTtns of sil
ver, representing the succeeding gov
ernment of Medo-Persia; the belly of
brass, resnesenting the Grecian Em
pire, which succeeded the Medes and
Persians: and Its legs of iron repre
sented Rome, the government of the
Caesars. Each of these governments
has had universal sway, each has
shown the best It was able to do for
humanity, and each has failed.
The feet of the image were of Iron,
showing that they represented part of
the Roman Empire; but they were
smeared with clay and thus made to
represent stone feet These feet rep
resented the Holy Romagi Empire,
whose divisions, or toes, are now at
war with each other. Tbe dream and
Its interpretation showed that the
stone which struck the image In the
feet, ground them to powder and ut
terly destroyed the entire Image, repre
sented God’s Kingdom. According to
the prophecy, this Kingdom will ulti
mately fill the whole earth.
The clay smeared on the feet, mak
ing them look like tbe stone, repre
sents the fact that tbe present Roman
governments of Europe claim to be
Christ’s Kingdom. On their coins, and
otherwise, they claim to be represents
tives of God. They have deceived
themselves Into thinking of themselves
as Christendom, which signifies Christ’s
Kingdom. In reality, however, they
are Gentile kingdoms, the last repre
sentatives of Gentile power—the feet
and tbe toes of the Image of Gentile
supremacy which Nebuchadnezzar saw
In his dream.
These powers are what the Bible
calls ‘‘the kingdoms of this world.”
But they are part of the Gentile pow
er which has been permitted to rule
the world up to the time when God
will be ready to set up His Kingdom,
which was also represented In Neb
uchadnezzar's dream—the stone cut
out without hands. The Word of God
transforming the hearts of His people
will gradually make them His King
dom, and in the spiritual Kingdom
these will be Messiah’s joint-heirs.
When the image of Gentile supremacy
falls, these will be put into power and
place. Then all will have opportunity
to return to the image of God.
The Judgment of the Nation*.
We have read in history, and daily
we are reading in the newspapers, how
these nations are attempting to blow
one another off the sea and the land.
The nations were angry,” says the
Revelator. There is no nation sc small
bnt that it desires to go to war. As
the Prophet Joel says to the nations,
“Come up to the Valley of Jehosha
phat” Outside of the walls of Jeru
salem is the cemetery of Jehoshaphat.
known as the Valley of Graves. In
figurative language the Prophet is say
ing to the nations, “Come up to the
Valley of Graves!" And thla is Just
where they are going.
When we think of the appalling loss
of Hfe amongst these angry nations, it
Is grand to know that all these bitter
experiences are not lost, and that the
poor creatures who have Buffered are
not, when they die, hurled into eter
nal torment—that these poor creatures,
not knowing what the war really is
about, but demonstrating to the best
of their ability their patriotism, are
not thrown to the devil to be forever
roasted. Ah. no! According to the
Scriptures, they are falling asleep In
death. Their sorrows and woes are
all over for the present. They will
know nothing more until He who has
redeemed them will call them forth
from the dominion of Death.
The present war will weaken the na
tions. not only of their life-blood, but
also of their wealth; and it will dem
onatrate the Inefficiency of all Gentile
kingdoms to bring to the world peace,
righteousness. satisfactory govern
meat But Messiah's Kingdom, which
will then be Inaugurated, will be “th«
desire of all nations." This war and
the anarchy of Armageddon, which
will follow it, will prove conclusively
the greet need of Divine Interposition
in human affairs.
Doubtless earth's great rulers have
done the best they knew bow to do for
their peoples. Souse of our very beet
laws came from Julius Caesar, tn com
bination with the Mosaic code. Some
of tha world's rulers today are also
doing their best; but they are confused.
Having a false Idea of what consti
tutes Christ's Kingdom, they sees* to
think it their mission to conquer the
world. They also beMawe that they
foresee s general uprising of Social
ism. and their hearts are falling them,
fearing the things coaxing upon the
earth.
While they knew that thla would be
the worst war ever known, yet they
preferred it to that which they were
striving to ward off and which they
have succeeded In keeping off for the
praeoot. But they have lost their best
blood, their best energy, their money,
commerce, etc.: and when the war Is
coded, these nations, sorrowful and
famtno-Htrlckem will be greatly anger
ed at their rulers. Then win come the
detonninatlon for enraetMag like So
cialism. This th# governments will
endeavor to put down, and to some ex
tent they will succeed. Then wtli come
the great explosion—the Armageddon
of the Scriptures Then will be the
Time of Trouble, immediately preced
lug the Messianic Kingdom.
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