The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-07
more than 1000 for each person now

Where would the necessary food, fuel
and clothing be found? Computing all
the tillabe portion of the earth at
twenty-five million square miles or six
teen billion acres would give hut one
acre for the support Of two hundred
and ten people, or less than FIVE square
yards each. At the close of second
such period 5000 A. D., at the same
rate, there would be ten persons for
each square foot of standing-room. In
other words they would stand fifteen
deep on each others heads. What
shall we think of the tOiSdom that tells
us that the Millennium is ritz thou
sand years off? The answer is found
in Isaiah's prophecy xxx, 14).
Are we asked how the Millennium If
at once introduced would avert the diff
fculties of the first statement, two
hundred and ten people for each
acre of the habitable earth? We re-
ply that the Scriptures clearly init
mate that the rapid increase of our
race is associated with mans fallen
conditions; as our Creator declared to
mother Eve after her disobedience, Il
will greatly multiply thy sorrows and
thy conception Genesis iii, 10y.
The Earth Shall Yield Her Increase.
The Scriptures also intimate that
with the return of humanity towards
perfection the average increase will be
less, and that eventually the human
family will come to the condition
where there will be neither marriage
nor giving in marriage. and where sex
conditions will be lost in a uniform
standard of humanity embodying the
qualities at present displayed in the
two sexes. Further, Gods promise for
the Millennium is that under his bless
ing the earth will yield her increase
| and the waste places be reclaimed,
springs breaking forth in deserts.
| Furthermore, recognizing the Divine
| power in connection with the matter
we can readily see how vast con-
tinents can be raised in the Atlantic
and in the Pacific Ocean. But aside
from these miracles which properly
enough could accompany the Millen-
NAL Kingdom of Christ, what can the
world who ignore the Bible expect?
In other words what shall they expect
who claim that the present order Of
things is to continue, saying, "All things
continue as they were from the begin
ming of the world?" Oh Peter iii, A.
Some may inquire, What about the
resurrection Of the millions who have
died? We reply that the world has
been only gradually working up to its
present dense population. The people
! living in the world for the past six
thousand years, according to what we
| believe are trustworthy evidences,
would number altogether about twenty
thousand millions. But more than
twice that number could be buried in
the State of Texas in separate graves
and more than eight times that num-
Der could find standing room in Tex
as, as a school-boy with his pencil
could readily demonstrate.
But we need not look thousand
years ahead The world will find it.
self in great trouble very shortly un-
less the Millennium be ushered in. AL.
What will be the condition Of things
one hundred years from now? AL.
ready our capitalists are buying up the
coal deposits on speculation, realizing
that its rapid consumption is making
it more valuable every year. Already
, biologists are calculating the number
of tons of coal not yet mined and tell
ing us that with the present average
Of increase in the consumption of coal
the entire supply of the world will be
exhausted in less than tlco hundred
gears. What will be the price of coal
as the vanishing point is neared? and
how will mankind do without it, and
without wood for fuel unless the Mil
lennium come promptly with its mirac
ulous provisions?-th taking of fue
from our atmosphere, and from water
by methods which will, no doubt. be
simple, when mankind come to under
stand them fully, but which at present
are so expensive as to be of little serv
ice.
Other scientific men have been study
IuS the luClcdse VI insanity anu telllut
us that progress in this direction is
terrific. Some have estimated that il
less than two hundred years the en-
tire world. at the present rate, will bt
insane. How opportune it would bt
for the Millennial Kingdom of the
great Life-Gfver to be ushered in will
its uplifting influences, mental. mora
and physical!
Last but not least the combination
of wisdom and sefishness in our day
known as Unions and Trusts, is so in
fluential that prices in every commod
ity are rising. Yet the trusts are no
quite ripe yet. Their managers have
not fully learned their power. Grad
ually the upper and the neither mill
stones will apparently be drawn close
together, while necessity will force thu
masses through the hopper. How
great would those giants" becom,
within another century or so, If tn,
Millennium be not ushered in in tn,
interim to lift the poor and needy on
of the dunghlll'-using the scripture
figure Of the work Of the Kingdom
I psalm cxiii. ~
My friends, let us stick to the Bibl
and its Millennial theory. So doini
we will be guided by the wisdom
from on high and enabled to pra,
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