The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-25
FROM THE PEOPLE.
WAR WAR Z!

Seattle. wash. July q, 1900.
To the Editor; WIN YOU give n reader
OF your paper a little space touching the
abose subjecte
As a student Of the Bible for thirty-four
years raise the question: Ia there any
thing In the present movement OF the
armies Of the nations OF the earth and the
Chinese trouble on which the Scriptures
viii throw any light9 | viii answer yes
But before DO 50 | would say that l am
neither a pessimlst nor an optimist In the
sense these two words are now being used
relating to national affairs.
Flrst--I am a pessimist so far as belisS-
ing that there are troublesome, exceeding
~ troublesome. times for tho nations in
the future. The greatest wars and great
est battles ever fought are yet TO be Ma
lions and empires and kingdoms will fail
and be ground in pieces under him whose
right Il is TO rUle--e~en Jesus Christ. the
kiag Of Kings and Lord 81 Lords.
He viii rule the nations with "a rod OF
iron. and dash them in pieces "a potter's
vessel And that nation that viii not fear
the Lord he win destroy Psalms. SIS.
Jer XIII. There remains much prophecy
yet unfudlied that will be IN It's time.
And Il hehuoves all 20 take the Scriptures,
and with Il read she slgus * the times.
One Scripture I call your attention TO IL
found in Daniel. xisI.
Troublesome times Yes History re-
peats itself nationally EgHpt. Assyria
OF sece. Rome. Persia as mighty kdEgdams
and empires have aoafjshnd and roae
And the great battle 90 Cog ard Magog'
remains yet 90 be fought Please read
HAEgsI. q = E,okIe! XII r.
China. he great popu3ous empire with
her teeminx millions. "a bose ensign il the
dragon. must 60 The present war-the
Boxer@--the massacre ~ Christians Is the
dragon srrRyed IN deadly coro bat against
sArths true king. Jesus, the son o. Coo
IesuS. enc christ. Will conquer. The sons
q Shsm. u they wiu not sdvsnes. must
give way 20 the sons 90 Jsphsfh IA O.;
"a writssn-- God shall enlarge 1apheth
hn shah dweu IN the teHss - ehem ~
Christianity clvitza flnn Hnd Intelligence
o. the ead Nil. b. victorious and tsl1ulph-
ant Not now Tue slme has rct az brt
ms whra ths natiotss are ready 20
beat theiT words fnte pfo~ shares and
Asair spears iht7 pruning hooks and
lsarn var no more. forever The Demo
Gratis aye yifht "a saving We are in a. age
90 m.iltarisra- ard the Republican party
b. vrronK Rhsa 70 deBies fhaI statement
We are lvlnE ~ a ralbt&Y =. ~ THE
~ Grid AnA e s bat s3upk8 lwssormg,r. On
,ne part ~ tie Deme-gaflc party fa at
trttLue the present cona1irinn ~ thlnEa
t5 a-y action iha1 TIE Republican, party
may a4tE odsi~s 4f CAB 40 IN me f4farf
Tae pa conference Al The Hague could
not Nx matters u - "a 'he siF TIE war
splrif . universal II ls the faiSll merit *
thzs unfuiaiied prophecy foaua r~r rGes
IN TIRE Book - 5psA fGia.
''Froe.aln Sc th4a asn21g ths ficni'Isr.
Prepare was wake 80 iiae srlEhfY usea Sci.
all the naen ~ var erAS ngaF. let shsa.
come up.
Beat your p{aN s1a7vs iuta swords and
yo4r pruning hooks inta spe2Fa 4.et ths
wsak say. J am sIFs1g
In conclusion Aftsr this military axe
tres q rNlEn q universal peace. when
RE order wiu he reversed The nations
shall beat the,r swords irto piow shares
and their spears iato pruning hooks
whsn nations shall learn var 70 more
forsveE. ~hsa every ssAa sAxIl ait under