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WW. H. STtWART, EDITCn
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r'f : i 1 1 MASSACRE IS 1XPECTED - I .
Sol'ia Viil Not Desert HU CiplUI But
l Will Await Oeaili la HUPiiid. '
tioiidon, N:t. 9 The wign of
terror expected and dreaded as the
olimax. of the Balkan . war, tht
Usfe Act ol the Turk in En rope be-
fore his bauiehmeDt, hai begun io
Dhpatchei from-. Baohereit,
VHnua .aiid CoiiBtandinia Ron
miiiia, say Kurd soldiers haVe ai-
'tacked the ohristiani in Qalata
,i-;''q arter 6i the capitol and the dis
order is preading to other quar
ters of the city despite all effjrts
' of the authoritif8.
' (Constant nbple seems doomed
tonight! The cill for the holy
war has been seat to thousands tf
fanatics aud tncy. are slaying wo
men and chlldnn wherever they
.: find them atiprotected . The fall
'bf the Tork'sh capitol is probably
only a matter of hours, as the
Bulgarians, assisted by- fresh 8er
vian troops. are waciua a fierce
and dual attack ou the famcnB
- TehafcjkHk forts, the only remain
ing deTenses of the ports. .?
Tb eultan bas determined
not
tatSe taken aliv ) aud will oijfj
fecurity for the 600,000 rbrlJI
Ji A alA
Bulges "en'tjr ipe
eapitok Tliit such an eotry will
be made U confirmed by a dis
patoh. f r'ti tfYieun a stating" "that
. Kmg Nicholas? Montenegro,
- King Peter, of Serria, and KiDg
! Georgevof Greece, Have formally
- ? "accepted- the invitation of King
Ferdiuuad to accompany him
' when jie tai?s formal posssaion
y iid occupies the city.
"pj ThembaBsies in Cons tantino
pie are all under guard and "the
. warshipe standing in the harbor
are preparing to land troops if
- they ' jXfi'
lhe"m Several bui'd ings in the ;
. Turkish capitol are reported in
flames tonight.
Pasha Pasha, the Turkish grand
vizier, said today:
"I do not think that either I or
the sultan will ever abandon Con
stantinople. My sovereign will
await death in the palace and I
in my office." Turkey, accord
ing to the grand vizier, has bowed
to fthe inevitable and while her
officials will do all in their power
to preserve order they can guaran
tee nothing.'
The whipped soldiers of the sul
tan in the frrefrout of the fleeing
army are arriving in Constanti
nople and campiog in the streets.
Even the call for a holy war has
failed to enthuse many of these
wrecks to human energy. Dis
ease iB rife among them and the
dread pestilence adds to the gravi
ty of the sitaation,
K'ng Ferdinand is sending his
troops against the Tehatalj forts
with a vigor that denotes his in
tention of making the fighting to
night the final blow. Every
available force at the king's com
mand has been sent into the fray
' including the reserves, many of
whom have been withdrawn from
. the seige of Adrianople for final
conquest. . In addition therr are
large numbers of Servians in the
field who were detached from main
Servian army after the fall of
- Uskuthand hurried eastward to
the relief of the Bulgars.
rarm Demonstrators.
R D. Grabel of Charlotte, the
assistant manager of the depart
ment of farm improvement work
I. r the Southern Railway and W
K, Perry of Greensboro, field
tueut of the same department,
v. re in Salisbury Saturday and
met with several farmers for
the purpose of going over the work
that the new department is doing
along the lines of Southern Rail
y. During the afternoon they
vi at ted several farms, making a
1 st of names of those who are in
tr sted in the work and who want
ti sr farms nsed for the work.
J i work has been carried on
b r by the State, and is yet being
c , though through the county
c missioners who have handed
t -.t as political patronage Our
f.r j ers can get any information
d sired along this line by drop
p g a card to the A gricultural
Department, Raleigh, N. 0.
WHAT IS HEALTH?
k UUIt Talk that Uai do ef6nu if
nta a Trial
Health is more" than tlie
absence of ; sickness. It is
being1 y well - and; a little bit
more.; It Is not; sufficient to
be in each' a physical, - mental
and normal state that we can
tell oar neighbors and friends
that we are;? well this mom
mar, tnanK yon. it means
more than sim ly feeling that
we have no aches and pains.
It means an exuberance of
life and ' energy; It means
that yotr v have strength for
your task and a little energy
to spare. -
Great numbelsof people
never feel that pleasant throb
of life, vitality and energy
pulsing through their bodies,
not even daring these glori
ous autumn idaysj No, you
will not feel that exuberance
ot health and energy if you
are troubled with in digestion
in some of its forms, if you
have hookworms sticking your
life blood or malaria organ
isms floating around in your
blood. You will not feel
every whit a man or woman
if you have headacnes, or
nsti pated and your plumb
ffiBystem is. all out of order;
if u are. continually having
c84Djre worried,
overworked alia burning the
candlel6xfn& aWboth ends
who some lorm- 01 aissipa
tionV - -
Some people have not been
perfectly healthy for so long
that they have really forgot
ten how they used to feel as
children, when aches and
pains were utter strangers
to them. .They have grown
used to feeling about 25 per
nent, Sunder "car. and don't
knoww hat thejr are missing.
Asa result they are plodding
through life scarcely able to
eke out a living, with no
surplus of time, energy or
means of improvement, lux
uries or amusements, buch
people need to : get out of
the rut. There are better
things in store for them. The
littledifference between the
man feeling "not sick" and
the man feeling "just fine"
is the very difference be
tween success and failure.
It is the little extra that
helps one man to seize a good
position or a business while
another lets it go by. In
the race of life it is the little
extra that makes a poor
second or third into a good
first.
How to get out of the rut?
That is usually easy. Look
about and see what rut or
ruts you are in. Find out
what put you in these ruts.
Then cut out those things
that put you in. If you
are in the mire or a deep rut,
go to your doctor and ask him
to help pull you out. fcrive
him full charge of the reins
until you get on level ground.
Then follow his instructions,
and above, learn how to drive
thia-coach of state yourself.
Keep in the middle of the
road and you will be surprised
that yoQ should ever have
driven Ooff.
The Scramble For Jobs Began Early.
Of course there were some ante
election promises made, "if," but
there were many not on the in
side and did not expect anything,
not even the election of a Demo
crat, and, while they voted the
ticket alright, no one was more
surprised than they. .Some of
these folk seeing the opportunity
to obtain positions have been and
are yet creating quite a din
around the pie counter. . Several
from Landis aDd China- Grove
have already made application for
postmasterships. The earliest
bird we have, heard of was a gentleman-
from China GroVe, who
called on Senator Overman Wed
nesday following the election.
He was so early and so insistent
that it was necessary for the Sen
ator to be aronsed from his bed
and talk to the applicant before
dressing. If an early application
is to be the deciding point in such
matters the China Grove mftn has
dons got the job.
FOR A LOKSEfr SCHOOL TERM.
Propose Aa Aliltlonal Tn of Fl Cers
" Raleigh; N. .C .V. Nov. 9 A leg.
islative campaigu has just been
agreed opon by f the. legislative
committee of the North" Carolina
Teacher's Assembly io be orgdd
upon the North Carolina legisla
ture that convenes early in Janu
ary, this programme : to be sob-'
mitted to the teaoheri aesembly
that convenei in Greensboro No
vember 26 A minimum school
term of six months , instead of
four months is a special feature
of the proposed advance in pubho
school conditions. This is jar
pied to be secured by five cents
on the hundred dollars property
valuation and the six months
minimum being exclusive of . the
special tax levies by districts ..
Another ohange proposed is ft r
the county instead of the town
ship to bd the unit for the appor
tionment of school funds.
The committer endorsed the re
commendation of the state child
labor committee that the age lim
it for employing night labor in
factories be 16 years, prohibiting
the employment of women at
night labor and urging inspection
as to compliance with child labor
laws.
Uniform examination and certi
fication of teachers, .urban and
rural, by. the state board of exam
iners; minimum professional and
scholarship . requirements for
teachers and ooontry .superinten
dents after a reasonable future
date ; amendment of the compul
sory school laws so as to more sf-
ectively enforce the laws and an
active campaign for the spread oft
part of the state ; endorsement of
the county farm life sobools And
and agricultural and dcmsitio
BJienoe oourse in rural hiflh
schools.
The association of Southern
Agricultural workers in fourteenth
annual session here this week this
afternoon selected Montgomery.
Ala., for the 1918 session and elec
ted officers as follows:
President, Dr. C . A, Carey, of
Alabama, vice-presidents, Hon.
E R. Kne, of Texas, and Dr.
Andrew M. Soule, of Georgia;
secretary. Dr. B. W, Kilgore, of
Raleigh ; executive oommittee,
Dr. O. A. Carey, Dr. B. W. Kil
gore, ex-offloio, K Mi. Rose, of
Florida; T. F. Peck, of Tennessee,
and G. W. Koiner, of Virginia.
Tat Sob eel of Drainage Being Dlscnssetf,
A meeting was held in the In
dustrial Club rooms last Friday
night and the matter of draigage
was oansidered. C V. Henkell,
of S'.atesville, who is acquainted
with the work done in that coun
made an interesting talk. Other
talks were made by parties interes
ted, among them, 0. M. Miller, M.
L, Jackson, T. H. Vanderford, N.
B. McCanless, Capt. Richard
Henderson and W. H. Woodson.
Committees were appointed to
get the land owners interested and
form district drainage commit
tees. The committee appointed for
Grant creek is Paul Bernhardt, T.
H. Vanderford and V. L, Jack
sou. The committee appointed
for Town creek is N. B. McCan
less, John Ludwick and 0. M.
Miller, On Dutch creek, Ernest
Foil, John W. Peeler and L. D.
Peeler were named. The com
mittee on Second creek is Joe
Hall, Fraok Shaefer and Leroy
Powlass.,
Col. John S- Henderson and
Waltsr Woodson are' drawing up
the petitions.
Owing to the fact, that the Re
publicans ara still figuring ou
some one to take Vice-President
Sherman's place on the ticket with
Taf t, we would suggest that should
this very important matter be
overlookedf or postponed indefi
nitely, no one wi'l lose any great
amcunt of sleep as a consequence.
Of course, we suppose, Mr. - Taf t
would like to have some one at
tend his funeral.
. -r ;v ?i
Roosevelt's 4arty Wins; Secoad
ELEOTOEAL OOtLEQ TBltf;
Alabama..
Arizona ...iT; t
a i ' j r
iirKanBas . i ,
California .;,
Colorado..,;..., 6
Connecticut .v
Delaware
Florida ......u &
Georgia .14 -
Idaho ,
Ulinois" ....... ,.;29JV
Indiana ..
Iowa,
Kanaasf"
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
.... . h i ,
ud :."
Maryland ;J 8
MasBachuBettB ..tJl8Vik " i
Michigan - l5v
Minnesota . . . ';C-15 ,
Mississippi ...... 10lf
Missouri v I'TfTt:
... -V4
noniana ........
V,
Nebraska '8.
Neyada ..
rr,
New Hampshire
New Jersey
14
3
.45
New Mexico
New York
. .
North Carolina. . A2
North Dakota ' S
Ohio..... ....... 24
Oklahoma .. ...jlO
f
Oregon "..i 5
Pennsylvania . . . 1
38
Uhode Island ... 1 5.
outh Carolina...; 9,-
AenQe
Tennessee
.20
Utah
Vermont
Virginia 12
Washington
West Virgiina.... 8
Wisconsin 18
Wyoming . 3
Totals
..442 93 12
Trlpli AIIIibci Uir Stri CflBJtiitiBflpU.
Paris, Nor. 10 The great pow
ers, iireat ISitain. France and
Russia, constitutir g the triple en
tente and Germany, Austria and
Italy the triple alliance are be
lieved to be at the point of reach
ing an agreement to prevent the
Bulgarian army from occupying
Constantinople The six Gov
ernments find themnlves in ac
cord on the prinoiple aud active
exchanges are in progress as to
the means to be taken to bring
about this result.
One suggestion is a collective
provisional occupation of Con
stantinople by the six powers
with the consent of Turkey under
the assumption that snoh action
was neoessary to prtlteot the sub
jects of the respective Nations and
to maintain order. The Bu'garian
Government appears already to
have indicated that it has
no intention of trying to
hold the capital Constantinople,
snd that it would occupy the
Turkish capital temporarily only
until peaoe had been arranged.
This, it is said, is not satisfac
tory to the powers.- It is pointed
out that such occupation might
continue indefinitely and certain
ly in the long disoustion preced
ing a settlement of the questions
raised by the war and would ren
der permanent agreement more
difficult to reach by the European
conference.
It is considered essential for the
great international interests that
the Bosphorus, Constantinople
and Dardanelles and a narrow
tone in European Turkey, should
be ntained by the Turks.
The average man requires eight
hours' sleep every night. Most of
us sleep too littla and eat too
mnoh.
, The only night sir that is injur
ous is last night's.
The Nomination Blank is
good for 1,000 totes. '
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AuuflGEDDOfJ OF
THE SCRIPTURES
Stailfc2;Present2tIcn cf Com:
ASTOR 1 RUSSELL'S VVIEVS.
Church it AH Dcnomfnatiens and the
:XMI Povr-of "Earth-Ar About to
P nlt . In- Common Causa Powerful
ft- Influence Preparing For the Battle
of Arm'ageddonA Reign of: Anarchy
Will .Be the: Result of ' the; Warfare
Urftlr Tho Messiah Takes Control.?:
Brooklyn. N..
Nov. 8. ,Tbe
Brooklyn Academy
x
; or. a a i e t- wjfi a
crowded to. the If m
W 1
it ' today - to hear
3
Pastor Russeirs
discourse on , the
Bat tie : of Arma
jgeddon.' ; His text
was; vHe gathered
them together unto
a placed . called v la
the Hebrew tongue
tPAStQRgUSSgDJ'
Armageddon."
(Revelation rvt 16".) The speaker said :J
; Armageddon, in the Hebrew signifies
the r Hill of Megffldol or Mount ot De
atrocUoo. - tt was famous- as a battle
ueld, la Old Testament times. -
JThe Lord bas seen fit to associate the
nam . Armageddon. ;. with the ri yu n;
trovergy .-'"between - .Trutht auxl.' lirrorf
ligajf aud wrong, God aud f Mamrootf.
"with, wUen fnla- Ago ..wilLloae perish,
and the' New Age of Messiah's glory
be ushered la. He has: purposely nsed J
nlguly :ay mbollcat figures ;of . 'apoocblD
the last book of tbe Bl We," evidently
.with a. vlewtohldlag -certain
tant truths until the due time for their
reveainknt ' But even in:the due tiaae.
the Bible : assures f us. Noue ot - the
wjcketfshaa: onderstaud'i Daniel -Hi;
ft,' 10Hnone who: are out of heart har
mony with !Godbu onlylhewise of
the Master's parable
1 have long avoided presentation of
toy understanding of our text and iff
context. 1 take it up now by reauesi
and because I believe It is due time tu
be understood. I disclaim any special
inspiration. In some particulars my
views agree with those of other Bible
students, and in other respects they
disagree. . Each bearer must use his
own judgment, do his own Bible study,
and reach his own conclusions.
Kindly remember that I am not re
sponsible for the figures of speech used
by the Lord. My interpretations do in
deed constitute a terrible arraignment
of institutions which we have all rever
enced and which embrace good people,
of good words and good works; God's
saintly people in these various Institu
tions, being comparatively few, are
ignored when systems as a whole, are
dealt with in prophecy.
The Dragon, Beast, False Prophet. :
Our context tells us that three im
pure spirits (teachings) will go forth
from the mouths of the Dragon, the
Beast and the False Prophet, and these
three will be in accord, and symbolical
ly the doctrines are represented by
"frogs." These three doctrines are to
have a mighty influence throughout the
civilized earth. They are to gather
the kings and their armies to the great
Battle of Armageddon.
The ecclesiastical kings and princes,
and their retinues of clergy and faith
ful adherents, will be gathered in solid
phalanx Protestant and Catholic. The
kings and captains of Industry, and as
many as can be Influenced by them,
will be gathered to the same side. The
political kings and princes, with all
their henchmen and retainers, will fol
low in line on the same side. The
financial kings and. merchant princes,
and all whom they can influence by the
most gigantic power ever yet exercis
ed in the world, will Join the same
side, according to this prophecy.
These "doctrines of demons," repre
sented by the "frogs," will lead many
noble people in this great army to as
sume an attitude quite contrary to
their preference. For a time the
wheels of liberty and progress will be
turned backward and medieval re
straints will be considered necessary
for self-preservation for the mainte
nance of the present order of things.
In giving this Interpretation, It is
necessary for us to Indicate what is
symbolized py the Dragon, the Beast,
and the False Prophet Bible students
of nearly all denominations agree with
us that the "Dragon" of Revelation
represents the purely Civil Power
Protestant Interpreters generally agree
that the "Beast like a leopard" (Reve
latlon xlli, ! represents the Papacy
But Tewer still, we fear, will be ready
to support our view that Protestantism
lsthe "Image of the Beast" (Revelation
rtti, 15) ' in our context given another
name, "the False Prophet" We urge
no one to accept our interpretation,
nor shall we think hard of any who
refuse It We will neither slander nor
otherwise tnjure them now, nor threat
en them with eternal torture. They
have the same right to their views that
I have. and . the same right to make
them known to others. And 1, for
one, will be very glad to consider any
thing which opponents may set forth
as their Interpretations of our text
"Unclean 8pirits Like Frogs."
The symbolisms of Scripture, right
ly understood, are always forceful.
When the Holy Spirit used a "frog"
to aymbollcally represent .- eertato
doctrines crteachmg3," we r may be
sure tne true-application will nr well,
A frog has a sage' look, -a'- wise, look
-It swells itself Hp. to. an Apparent en
deavor to Impress the beholder. its
great ; month - well :, represents its chief
power, used to cnak.jp,r
Applying these - symbols.'
tears
that aa 'evll. spiritinfluence." teaching.
I, will come from the Protestant churches
federated, .from the 'Church "of Rome.
and from tlie OrU auttorltJea. all la
full egreemeni ; The spirit of all; will
be boastfuljfaa ilr of superior "wisdom
-and knowledge wilt be proudly assum
ed all wWroakln harmony. t AU will
,tell of dire results.thkt would follow,
-involving the Interests of both the
: present -ana .-cne ; ruture ,ure, ir -their
counselbe not followed. ' However con
flicting tthe creeds, the differences will
be . ignored In the general proposition
thaf nothing ancient : must : be disturb
.ed. rc looked Into, or 1 repudiated. 'J
: -The f Mvloe'authority of the Church,
and jthe bivlner right -6f kings; aside
?frpnj the" .Church, '"Wiir not be allowed
, to conflict" Any persona or teachings
m conflict .with these boastful and nn
scriptural claims - will be . branded - as
everything pile.-at. the mouths of these
frogs" Siteaklng from-pulpits and
platforms i and through the "religious
and secula r. press. The . nobler send
;.oieirts of some will be strangled by the
:. philosophy' of the - same evil : spirit
r which rr.poUe through Calapbas.' the
-high priest respecting Jesus. "As Cala
pbas decla red it expedient to" coatmfi
a erimV Id.- violation of- Justice,, human
and-Divine, to .be rid ot Jesus and His
- teachings, so this "frogT; spirit will" approve-
of., every violation of ; principle
necessary to their self -protection, i 3' W
The croaklng.of these "frog, splrfts or
.doctrines: will : gather ; the kings- and
princes, financial; : political religious
and industriat into one greajt ' army
.The spirit of. fear, inspired by the
croft kin ea of these '.'froes. will scouWe
'the passlonsF; of - otherwise - good and I
reasouaoiermeo io :iury oesperanon t
tr a. fa A ' an m - .. n .lv 1-
ux meir- ououviuuowuis w uiese rH
spirits, ."evil doctrines. they r wlltV-hr
ready- to r sacrifice lie . andeverythi ng
on the iilar of "what they mistakenly
appose ia just truth and righteou
ness," under a-Divine arrangement
- For -a brief'tijBiei'' as we noderstaud
thej3crJUraresUiestr combined forces
of Arinagedddn wiiH triumph. :5 Free
"speech, free' njafla, and other liberties
-ftast-Wjf the nia-sses in,rorjla,y. wtll bVratb-1
iessly shut oS under the plea neces-'
sity. the glory of GodT thO con mauds
of the t'hun'h' rtc. All will seem to be
serene, until tbe great social explosion
In our contest described as tbe "great
Earthquake " An "earthquake. In
symbolic language, signifies soctat
revolution, and the declaration of tbe
context is that none like unto it ever
before occurred. (Revelation xri, 18.
19.) Jesus described it as a time of
trouble such as never was since there
was a nation. Matthew xxlv, 21
The Lord Will Gather Them.
Tbe false, frog-like teachings will
gather together into one host the great
the rich, the wise, the learned and the
kings of the earth, to battle. At this
Juncture Divine Power will step for
ward, and our text tells us that Hb
shall gather tbe marshaled hosts to
Armageddon to the Mountain of De
s traction. The very thing which they
sought to avert by their union, federa
tion, eta. wilt be the very. thing they
will hasten. Other Scriptures tell us
that God will be represented by tbe
Great Messiah, and that He will be on
the side of the masses. Thus we read
In Daniel xil, 1: "At that time shall
Michael the Godlike One Messiah
stand up" assume authority. He will
take possession of His Kingdom in a
manner little looked for by many ol
those who erroneously have been
claiming that they were His Kingdom,
and authorized by Him to reign in His
name and in His stead.
Jesus declared, "His servants ye are
unto whom ye render service." Some
may be rendering service to Satan and
to error, who claim to be rendering
service to God and to righteousness;
and some of these may be serving lg
norantly, as did Saul of Tarsus, who
"verily thought that he did God a serv
ice" in persecuting the Church. The
same principle holds true reversely.
As an earthly king does not hold him
self responsible for the moral character
of each soldier who fights In his bat
ties, so the Lord does not vouch for tbe
moral character of an who will enlist
and fight on His side of any question
"His servants they are to whom they
render service," whatever the motive
or object prompting them.
Tbe same principles wilt apply tn the
coming Battle of Armageddon. God's
side of that battle will be the people's
side, and the very nondescript host
the people, will be pitted at the begin
ning of the battle. Anarchists, Social
Ists, and hot-headed radicals of every
school of reason and unreason, will be
in the forefront of that battle The
majority of the poor and the middle
class prefer peace at almost any price.
A comparatively small number, God's
consecrated people, will at heart be
longing for Messiah's Kingdom These
will bide the Lord's time and wait pa
tlently for ft; they will be of good
courage, knowing tbe outcome outlined
In the "more sure word of prophecy,'
to which they have done 'well 'to take
heed, "as unto a light shining tn a
dark place until the Day dawn. 11
Peter 1. 19.
The masses will be restless of their
restraints, but will be conscious of
their own weakness as compared to the
kings and princes, financial, religious
and political, which will then bold
sway. Besides, the masses have no
sympathy with anarchy. They realize
truly that the worst form of govern
ment Is better than none. The masses
wul seek relief through the ballot and
peaceful readjustment of earth's af-
j fairs for the elimination of evu, tor
tte placmy of m'onopolles'andutnitles
andhe supplies of nataiv in the hands
of the people for, the public gdodv The
crisis will be reached when the hither.
to npholders'of 'law shall become rio -lators
f the law and're&rs of the
wfll of .the majority ire&fces&ed by
the banofcV Fear, for the- iutute. will
lead the well-mea rung masses to dsper--atlon;
and anarchy will result when
Bodallsm.failar . r v
The Cloud's Silver Linifto,
j, Horrible' would be thia outlook fori
file future did we not hare the infaQiJ
aie -woro .or Qod lassnrlng "us- r a
glorious outconieU Divine Wisdom has
withheld until, our day the great knowl
edge and skiUS which' Is at -the same; .
time' breedCor mlllionatres ad -dlscen- '
tents.. .Had God lifted the vU & thou- :
sand years sooner he .world would
have, lined i&p .fof'lta Armageddon .
thousand years ' sdoner.- -But that'
would have been, too soon for the DK .
vine purpose, because Messiah's King
dom. is to 'be the 'greaf Thousand
TearSabbath ytf rtherworid'srmstory,
God tn kindness fetled'pof jsyea nntD
the tlmewhenthe gathering to Ar-'-.
mageddon would tmmediately precede
Messiah's tak Ing-to "Himself His great "
power, and beginning His reign. Reve-
latioHxt JTr18, V- ,-.,Tr
- ' 8emThem fangr Delusions." ?
xStPa;urirWTOl fawahS tiealhvvrf -oer-"
Eme,. that it would t, oBejyot.ejlous" z;. ''-f
trial and testing to many professing to .fJ.-Z
e urjsaans.. "xne reason ror tms ne j?
statesr-they received iwt'the Truth ln.1 "
the lovef it: ai Thessajonlans uylO,
IIS They' nreferred"their own ezrone J
ous theories, :the-'Apost!eexpalnsi and
therefore God'VdlJ give them over to a : J 1
strong delusion; and let them believe' " ' I
the lie , which-they" oref erred,-and kt
them suffer I for- missing :z the ' Truti
which ;they did .iot tove.Thusrt!:cy
I will he in the condemned host -"--t--
mg against, tiodV. because- of their Ucli -of
love for the Truth, "l , "
It la sad to say that we' all Clri
tlans have been laboring imicr a thor-
ougn aeiusion respecting God's Plan.
We- have "claimed " that Christ set : upr
His, Church m"--Kingdom , power, and
thattbe Church haslbeen aignin om
thet earth as, His reprcsentatlje. Oa.
the strength" of this delusion; j'ew and! "
w wjtiwuiruus tvvunsi.9 -rogV-vuJ ai!,-1 -i
tne wcue we
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e.ii'thsji la,j
4 eavV cnewL8t the Jleoemw
"make 'us His Cride fcid jolc"Ira; but
we ignored the Scriptures. W4 Were
.drunk,-s tLo Scriptures eymbolically
say, . "all nations were drunk" wtth the
false doctrine: It is this false doctrine
that will coustltTrter the "frog" spirit
which soon will begin to croak and to
prepare for Armageddon.
The Bible presentation is that the
world b a section of the universe In
rebellion against Divine authority, un
der tbe captaincy of Satan and his, as
sociated fallen angels. By Divine grace
Jesus ha? airep dj "tasted dfath for
every man," and the merit of that sac
rifice must eventually, grant Adam and
his posterity a full, fair opportunity
for the attainment of everlasting life.
All who thus e the Divine program
and are walking in the light may know
something at least respecting the "times
and seasons." These brethren "are
not in darkness, that that day and
that . battle of Armageddon should
overtake" them "as a thief un
awares, j
Armageddon Not Yet but Soon.
, For forty years the Armageddon
forces have been mustering for both
sides, of tbe conflict Strikes, lockouts
and riots, great and small, have been
merely incidental skirmishes as the
belligerent parties crossed each other's
paths. Court and Army scandals In
Europe, Insurance, Trust and Court
scandals in America, have shaken pub- .
Be confidence. Dynamic plots.' charg
ed by turns on employees and on em
ployers, have further shaken confi
dence and tended to make each dis
trustful of the other. Bitter and angry
feelings on both sides are more and
more manifest. The tines of battle are
daily becoming more distinctly marked.
Nevertheless Armageddon cannot yet
be fought. Other matters intervene,
according to prophecy.
Gentile times have still two years to
run. The "Image of the Beast" of our
context must yet receive fife power.
The Image must be transformed from
a mere mechanism to a lirtug force.
Protestant Federation realizes that ita
organization will still be futile-unless
it rec-eive vitalization unless its clergy)
directly or indirectly shall be recog-
nized as possessed of apostolic ordina
tion and authority to teach. This the
prophecy tndicates will come from the
two horned beast, which, we believe,
symbolically represents the Church of
England. High-handed activities of
Protestantism and Catholicism, operat-,
Ing in conjunction for -the suppression,
of human liberties, await this vivifying
of the Image. This may come, soon,
but Armageddon cannot precede It but
must follow perhaps a year after It
according to oor view of the Trophecy.
Still another thing intervenes: Al-
though the Jews are gradually flowing
Into Palestine, gradually obtaining con
trol of the land of Canan, and al
though reports say that already nine
teen millionaires are there, neverthe
less prophecy requires an evidently,
larger number of wealthy Hebrews to
be there before the Armageddon .crisis?,
be reached. Indeed wc understand
that "Jacob's trouble" in the Hob
Land will come at tne very close ofi
Armageddon. Then Messiah's King-,
dom will begin to be manifested.'
Thenceforth Israel In the landof prom-j
ise win gradually rise rrom tne asnes:
vi iuvt fast iu iue grauurcur 01 yruya-;
ecy. Through its Divinely appointed
princes Messiah's Kingdom, all-powerful
but invisible, will begin to roll
away the curse and to lift up mankind.
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