Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-25
EVENTS OF THE DAY
The Rev. Or. Campbell Fair
Discourses Some
EVENTS OF THE RECENT DAY
He Analyses the Causes Of the Russian
Fanaine and the Exile Of the
Jews to Jerusalem.

la St. Marks church on yesterday
the Rev. DIR. Campbell Fair commenced
series Of addresses on the above topic.
taking a. MS text Psalm tx, l. from the
prayer book translation, ''The Lord
reigneth be the people never 50 impa-
ticnt." Among other things he said:
at 10 one OF the comforts of religion
that God watches over Us ~ the Creator
protecting Die creation, as king ruling
his subjects and as . father providing
tor his children, 50 that amidst all that
Is happening our hearts can be calmly
confident the Lord rsigueth.
'Sone events OF the present day are
suggestive, startling, provldentiai. Let
me mention . few:
Famine and tho Jews in Russia.
Labor and capital IN America.
Britain.
.Jealousies and political changes in
Europe.
..Misslons and heather in Asia and
Africa.
'In all these and over all these.I see
Inscribed The Lord reigneth, be the
| people new so inpatient Let rs at
| this time consider the tirst Of the events
| have noted.
RUSSIA is the coming power OF the
| old world. The world has had the Jews
aud their kings - rulerr; Babylon and
| its Nebuchadnezxars; Persia and its Cy-
| rus; Greece and its Alexanders; Rome
| and its Caesars; soon it will have Russia
| and its Cars and the last the Church
and Its MESSIAH. Russia is advancing.
Today she Is allied with France; to-
gether they have 100, 900 900 people and
though their opponents, Germany, Aus
tria and Italy, are all powerful IN de-
gree. prophecy indicates that Russia In
the future will be Russia dominant.
Yet what 10 the condition today IL
many parts of Russia vast dominiOns?
| Four varieties characterize it; destrnct-
i've tires, devastating plaques, torturous
famine and cruel prosecutions. Con-
slider the awful famine from which
thousands have suffered in Russia ana
are suffering yet. In thirty one gov
ernments or districts almost starvation
prevails. Some of the districts are As
large as many of our states and the
afflicted territory 10 ten times the size
| of great Britain. In one division alone
5000 horses were slaughtered for want
of fodder to sustain them. Human
beings eat what ANIMALS refuse. Steal
ing ID perpetrated to avoid starvation.
Clay and earth are eaten 40 food.
Straw from the matched roof 10 used
as fodder for animals and for men.
Hunger bread" 10 made by the gov
eminent for the people from refuse.
Horrors Of the Famine
/ cannot describe. Even children and
the aged have been slain to avoid theil
awful death from the pangs of hunger
Famine ragged in Russia and is still
sweeping its destructive ruin in thai
, strange land.
, To the honor of Grand Rapids hu-
mainly its citizens have not been deal
: to Russsa's famine cry. The gran
mills of this city sent their generOui
AID of wheat or flour, and noted
with grateful pleasure that some of the
young people organised to send money
to appointed headquarters to relieve
the distress from Russian famine.
But we ask, why that famine? i
may have been from what we call nat
ural causes. 1t may have been from
the neglect of the people, or 1t may b
traced to the judgment Of God for thu
sins of that community. We cay mo-
which unless we know what more
Look again in Russia. Persecution
has been and IS dominant
there. The Jews IN Russia are de
I spised and scorned and prosecuted
race. Many of them have suffered be
yond all description. Saved from fam
ines scourge some have been rescued
only to be tortued with the tyrant
sword. What does 1t all mean
, Wherever the Jews are interminglet
with events unmistakably there is
; providence of God. The Jews in Rus
! STA are no receptions. They are bein,
driven out of the Cars dominlons
Whittier are they going, Some coun
: | tries refuse them entrance and especi
ally as paupers. For the Jew his owl
holy land is rapidly opening up rs
home and nationality. In 1870 Their
g were about seven thousand Jews ii
Palestine. Now, twenty-five year
population of 20, 900 and of these 40.
8 beyond the wallis. Business Is devel
, oplng and Jews are controlling it. I'm
provements are made nj, over tn
land. Railroads are being constructed
water works are being erected, road
and streets are rapidly opeding up ter
r rltories; the despised land and peopl
e are casting of the curse and manifest
/ ing the blessing. 1.-THE Lord reigneth.'
. Russia's famine is Code instrument +
y MI Csnsan's land. The Cars perse
cution Is restoring Messah's people
Holy scripture is being fulfilled. Tn
3 jews shall again inherit their land
q OGt of evil cometn good. Our owl
!, day wItnesseth what all men kno'
that the providence of God is for tn
: welfare of the people. Thanks b
unto God for this his blessed truth
The Lord Reigneth."
. The evening subject wac the eecon
g of those mentioned by DIR. Fan-"Ls
Dor and Capital 10 America" tn
other topics he will dwell upon sunda
J next 1T the morning service.
His Evening Discourse