The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-30
MILLENNIUM At HAND,
SAYS PASTOR RUSSELL
Morning Of Joy to Follow
Storm of the Night.
FULFILLMENT OF PROPHECY
On Ashes Of Present Institutions
Wrecked by Selhshness Right
e0usness Is to Be Reared.

With words of warning that the mill
lennium is near at hand and the world
has reached an important period in tho
Gospel age when the wicked are TO
suffer and the good TO be gathered into
the Kingdom OF glory. Pastor c. T.
Russell. of Alexandria. who has been
delivering "a series Of chart talks at
the Columbia Theater, closed the course
with Al ermon on the subject Of THE
Great C'Cnsummadon" last evening In
his morning discourse. Pastor Russell
told of the Narrow Way-and Other
Ways
"The narrow way he said. is in this
age a difficult way, because the gen
eral Influences new are favorable 70 sin
and unfavorable to righteousness II is
a sacrifcial way because of the evil and
fallen coalitions everywhere abound
ing To walk with the Lord in hol-
ness of win. and. so far as possible in
holiness Of life, means to be so differ
ent from humanity in general as to be
thought peculiar. to be more or less
shunncS by the children Of the world
A Dying World.
The whole world has been begotten
once 10 life as children Of Adam, but
Adamic life having been corrupted and
forfeited at its very fountain. the re-
suit is that the world is a dying world
physically mentally. and Tnorally-all
the natural tendencies being toward sin
and dealt This way or tendency OF
the whole world our Lord described as
the broad road which leads to destruc-
ton. Unless they are rescued from j..
by Him. the result would eventually be
destruction for aIl-not eternal torment.
hut destruction as our Lord declared ~
In his evening discourse a strong
picture OF the present tendencies OF the
age was painted by the minister, who
followed Il up. however. with the en-
courae fnp statement that passing from
This crucial period, which is noE upon
The world. will come 10 a millennial
age Following the storm of the night
will be a morning of JOY, when the di-
vine truth viii work the redemption Of
the world The minister said, in draw
ing an inference from a Scriptual quo
tation:
Gods plans in dealing with Satan
and present evn Institutions. is not sc
much to overpower them and crush
them as q permit their selfshness Il
wreck thu
BisiLtegration Everywhere.
eOr ely hand we Sc these disin'
tegra.a,z FORCES at work. we see labor
EWAAl ~
bent a.pon obtaining a larger share o.
this worlds goods. and growing dailS
more impatient of delay. We see CAPT
tal entreRehing itself in huge combiRa,
tons behind laws which were doubtless
equitable enough in their day, but which
do not meet all the new conditions Of
the wonderful period in which we ar
living. which in the Scriptures. is call
ed the time OF the end and the ,da!
of God s preparation making ready 70
the millennium
we see selhshness in business. tarii
wars. which bid fair 10 lead to blood
wars in various directions. we see I'll
real and nominal Christians, wheat an
fares. moro or less involved on bot
sides OF this question of selfishness an
strife. We see that all these things ar
rapidly tending toward the great tim
OF trouble with which this age and thi
present eyf dispcnsation shall end-th
close Of the night OF weeping prepare
tory 70 the mnlennial morning OF JOY.
Time of Trouble Coming.
I'VE note through all the prophecie
ominous words respecting the great tim
OF trouble this viii be-when the Lor
shall call for judgment. for justice to +
rneted out Ehen the hour of his Jude
rnent shall come and when the variou
forces already well prepared shall clas
III selfish fury The prophet Daniel do
scribes this time and marks It's date ?
the standing up of the great prince. II
declares that IL shall be a time Of troU
bic such as was not since there was
nation.
The trouble with which the JEWS
age closed was an awful trouble, a fore
shadowing Of the coming trouble. bu
not 50 great, neither so widely EXTENDED
The trouble of the Reign Of Terror !
The French evolution was an awful ont
but not so great as this time of trOubl
that is coming. respecting which one Z
the prophets declares there shall be n
peace 10 him that goeth out nor TO hin
thar coneth in. to him that buyeth M
10 him that selleth. because every man
hand is against his neighbours
Peace to Come at Last.
THE strife Of nations and Of partie
Of unions and OF combinations, VIII e
tend 20 the individuals Of the world ar
produce an Individual conflict and strif
Orr LORD Jesus. the great Prophe
quoted approvingly Daniels prophe'
about this great time Of trouble. such 1
was not since there was a nation. ar
our Lord adds the cOnsoiing words. n
ever shall be We are glad that th
tlfae OF trouble viii practically end q
trouble Of this world: that there new
VIII be such again; that on the ashes
present institutions the Lord himsf
vslI rea. a kiagdom Of righteousne
which shall establish justice througho
the woriG on basis. not OF selfishnes
bot OF love and tustices
At the close OF the pastor dlscOuf
rast night an informal reception VI
lid on the stage. many OF DR.. Ru
selTs friends coming forward 20 shal
hanks with him and congratulate ni
an the success OF his meetings. N
fheater was wen filed both In the ate
noon and evenings