Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-15

! eQrtD. FROM lnlS Slu0upOlnl, Sdlu lut
speaker, It is not difficult for us to be.
lieve the words Of the Psalmist that
there is time for Gods regatherlng
Zion, yea, set time-flxed and unal-
terable. The speaker would not pre-
tend to say the day or month or year
in which these things would be accom-
pllshed-ln which the Gentle lease of
earth's dominion would expire and Mes
siah's Kingdom assume control. He did
however. offer suggestion SO far as he
could discern tho time for these stupen-
dous events is very much closer than
many Of us had supposed. The seven
| times, or years, OF Gentle domination,
reckoned on the basis suggested In the
Scriptures themselves, should be inter-
preted a day for year, lunar time. Sew
en- years In lunar time would represent
252O days and these, symbolically inter
preted, would mean 2520 years-from the
| time Nebuohadnezzar, the head Of the i'm
age, was recognized down to the time Of
the expiration Of the lease of Gentle pow
er, when the stone shall smlte the Image
In the feet. So far as Pastor Russell has
been able to determine. the year of Zede-
| kiahs dethronement was COG y. G. Thus
calculated the 252O years of Gentle lease
of power will expire In October. 1914
There are some who claim that Zede-
kiah's dethronement should be dated B. c..
6SS. II this be true It could make differ
ence of but eighteen years and give the
date 1892 Pastor Russells convictions.
however, favor the 1914 date.
Zionism's Future Assured.
, For more than thirty years have been
presenting to Christian people the views /
am today presenting specially to Jews, at
| the invitation OF your Committee Thirty
years ago attempted TO tell to Israel the
good tldlngs that Gods set time to re-
member Zion had come. But that SEEM
ingly was too early. Gods set time for
| Israel TO hear was still future. 1 waited
and am stll waiting for Gods own time
and way for the fulnllment OF Isaiah Xl,
| 1, 2-"Comfort ye. comfort ye, my people;
speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem. Cry
unto her that her appointed time Is ac-
complshed and her inlqulty pardoned. for
| she hath received of the Lords hand dou-
BILE for all Of her sins"
"God moves In a mysterious way
His wonders TO perform"
About twenty years ago providence rats
| ed up for your people a great leader, DR..
| IIerzl. whose name Is now household
word with your race. While your people
were unready for any message that /
could give them they were ready for what
| God sent them through DR. Hersl-a mes
sage OF hope, a message of national aspi-
| ration which quickencd the pulse of your
| people into new hope respecting the fu-
| ture OF tho Jews. Dr. Herzis endeavor
was to have all loyal sons of Israel rise
| from the dust and aspire to be n nation
amongst nations and TO provide Il home
| for the prosecuted OF their race I'm Russia
and Eastern Europe. DR.. Herzl struck
tho popular cord in the hearts OF the peo-
pie At first It was purely political. and
| the name OF Zion meant little OF anything
religious: but gradually DR.. IIerzl and all
tho leaders OF the counsels of your people
| began to see that the religious element OF
| the movement was the strongest. the
| most powerful.
DR.. Herzl has been succeeded by DR.
| Nordau. also evidently a man OF great
talent and great patriotism; but Zionism
languishes am disclosing no secret
when L tell you that amongst the leaders,
as we'll as amongst the rank and flle, IL
| onism is trembling In the balances and
| fearful Of coming TO naught. 1t has spent
| it's force along the lines originally inau-
gurated; but It will not fall as many
fear Without assuming the role OF seer
/ answer you that Zlonism Is about to
take on fresh vlgor; that It's most pros
porous days are yet TO como. According
to my understanding OF the Hebrew
prophets the time OF Jacobs trouhlo..,is
not yet ended. Further pOgr0ms OF Rus
sia may be expected ana further atrocl-
ties IN Roumanla and elsewhere. II Is
sad indeed to be obliged to admit that
these tribulatlons will probably come to
you from professed Christians How
ashamed feel OF those who thus dshon-
or the name and tho teachings OF my
Master. ] cannot lind words to express!
They are deluded They have misundor-
stood the Teacher whom they profess to
follow. Their thought Is that God win
torment oternally all who do not profess
the name OF Christ. Controlled by delu-
sion they are serving the god Adversary
and dishonorng Jesus. But as the trials
and difficulties Of the patriarch Joseph
were Gods providences to lead him on to
influence and power and honor so will all
these experiences and prosecutions work
blessings for your race and tend to drive
them out OF their present satisfaction ana
make them long for homo-for Palestine.
These experiences, In connection with tho
voice OF the prophets. which will hence-
forth more and more ring In your ears.
viii he the providonces OF God to accom-
plish for you more along the lines Of a.
onism than personal pride and national
patriotism.
II is not my thought that the eight mil.
lions OF Jews in the world Will all 60 TO
Palestine, even though Il has been esti-
mated that under most favorable condi-
uons' the land could support more than
twice that many II Is my thought that
some of your most earnest and sanity
people viii 30 TO Palestine quickly. that
the retuVenation there will be astonlsh-
ing TO the world Further Il Is nv
thought that Jews In every part OF tho
world, In proportion as they come under
tho holy influences of Gods promises
through the prophets, with so TO Palestine
aympatheticaly by encouraging those
who can better 20 than themselves and
by financial assistance and the establish
ment there OF great enterprises. Permit
me To suggest that IN the time of trouble
incidental 20 the transfer OF Gentle rule
to the power OF Messiah all financial in
terests will be jeopardlzed. Many OF your
ruce, growing wealthy, win surely take
pleasure In forwarding the work OF 2ion-
ism. as soon as they shall realize that Il
is OF God foretcld ,hreug a ths prophets.
Ana those OF your people OF insufficient
faith to use their means In forwarding
the Lords work at this important juno
ture will, before very long. ind them
selves In the condition pictured hy the
Prophet Ezeklel, who declares (vn iO
that In this great day OF trouble-"They
shall cast their silver In the streets and
their gold shall be removed. their silver
and their gold shall not ba ahla 10 Ia