The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-27

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much longer time than the majority
have been in9the habit of listening %
discourse, Deep eagerness was also
manifested to .receiye6f from the usliers
at5the close free copies of Pastor Rus
sells BOOKLET ON, "What Say the Scrip.
lures bout He'll" The speaker said <
Eighteen centuries aud more have
4 passed since Israers greatest Prophet.
: Iestis, sent forth bis message Of RECON-.
aciliaticn to- God At the time of his
birth angel visitors. announcing him,
declared that Ills birth signifed good
tldlngs of grcat Joy which shall DO to
I all people and that this would mean
pence on earth and good will amongst
mem luke ii. 10, III. Yet after
eighteen centuries these prophecies arc
still unfulfiled. We find the world In
more Warlike condition ut present than
ever before. Europe has a standing
army OF over a million of the picked
men OF its several nations. And even
( onrS own country Inns deemed It neccs-
I ;sary to considerably increase its stand.
Ing army. On every sen are great
ssButtlesliips requiring thousands OF
\ men and millions Of dollars for their
up.keep.i not TO mention the millions
/ ofs dollars which they originally cost.
4 \; And still more war vessels are plan.
ned with greater guns, some of which
expend thousands Of dollars for pow.
" der and shells for even one days tar.
get practice. 1T Is safe ito say. too.
TINT the chief interest in and chief
sBaeking of recent experiments in
aerial ;naT igation come from the War
Departments Of Ghristendoln, which
see in such devices a new method of
warfare. And the latest information
iiiss that n new torpedo has recently
been invented more powerful. more
destructive. more, terrible, than any
previous device.
What mems this great battle array,
this preparation for a great struggle
between the nations? Why do not tho
nations disband their armies and dis
mantlet heir nayies and turn thesewast-
ed energies to human profit. to making
n the earth 10 blossom as the rose: The
3 answer ffs-Sin. Sin married the orig
inaiS God likeness Of love in the human
heart and, instead, implanted the OPP
l posite disposition Of selfsllness. BY,
u iiefetllt y sin and seltishncss have per-
rleated our race As we read, "Be-
hold, 4 was shapensin ifiiquity; in sin
did my mother conceive me" psalm
IL 81 This is true OF the entire human
Y family: We gloss the surface. We
& mako a show Of giving n little money
for the education Of the hcatllen. We
make a little show Of religious activ-
sity In Christendom, but the great sur
plus of wealth Is spent In self.sratiiica-
:tionT alcoholic beverages alone consum-
Ing MANIFOLD the amount doled out to
benevolent enterprises of all kinds.
ssi Peace, Peacei but No Posee.
For centuries the world has been cry
Ing out Peace, Peace; yet there is no
y peace but; still greater preparation for
war. Why? Because, despite our gloss
of iyilizatlon. the world well knows
its own selfishness, its own greed, It's
own thirst for power and 1t wisely
reasolisz that in others scl6slincss ard
~ greed similarly rule. Hence, with MI
\ their protestations of friendship all the
governments OF tie world distruSt, dis
believe one another. And now we have
reached a place where the disbanding
of tile armies of the world would be II
dangerous matter, Another million OF
) men thrown on the labor market, al
& ready glptted, would be dangerous,
And to leave orr cities unprotected
would invite anarchy in every land
We are not epdeayorlng to discourage
peace conferences and declarations. We
y arc merely calling attention TO facts
y tndlsputaBIe facts.
Ehe Scriptures graphically describe
our present condition. They give US II
worl;painting Of what is now going on
saying Beat your plow-sharcs into
and your pruning hooks init
spears Let the weak boast that they
arc strong" and endearor to>keep pAce
With the strong. Come. get. we dowI
to;the Valley Of Jehoshophat''-thc val
ley Of deatll-the placc Of the grcat
struggle with which the reign Of thu
Prince Of Darkness shall terminate an(
which viii prepare the way for Mes
slah's Kingdom Joel Ill. 0-i3).
Thank Godsfor the assurances OF BIZ
Word that the great slime Of trouble
u such us never was since there was {
nation which Is about TO burst upol
the world, whose masses are bette
edueated than over before and trainct
10 the use OF all military equipments
sSlll be but a short struggle! The init
mntibn of the Scriptures Is that !
those days should not. be shortened
d no flesh would survive But for til,
IA elects sake by yirt,le Of the Kingdom
n - Gods elect being estab!ished-thos
4, days shall be shortened. Then vii
come the reign Of the Prince of Peac
"a n PIE EtlREDsIN a TOE1d DAYSy