Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-12-29

tic scale ever known
to the world. It is
only short time since the first immense
battleship. styled dreadnaught, was launch
ed by Great Britain: yet in the short time
since, fifteen more have been completed
by Great Britain and many more by the
United States. Germany, France, Italy,
Japan and other nations.
Besides this. Great Britain has appropri-
ated three hundred and fifty million dollars
for military expenses for the year. The
United States. isolated and at one time
supposed to have no need for armies o.,
navies, is expanding about three hun
dred million dollars this year on her mil
itary development. Other nations are i'm
poverishing themselves in their endeav0l
to keep up the pace Only heather lands
are exempt from. this martial spirit. He
noted the fact. however. that in proper
ton as Japan became civilized, or, as
some say Christianized. her martial spirit
and large military and naval expendi-
lures increased: and finally that China is
awakening to our methods of civilization
and Christianization and endeavoring to
progress by military preparation and the
proposal to build modern navy.
Why 10 This Thus7
How shall we explain. he asked, so
great a discrepancy between our expecta-
tons of the past and our realization, of
the present? For years Christendom has
been claiming that education and civiliza-
ton would lead the world to beat It's
spears and swords into pruninghooks and
plowshares; but the reverse Is true. The
mistake, he declares, results from the
superstition that God intended the Church
to conquer the world and ultimately full
fill the Lords prayer. "Thy Kingdom
come: thy will be done on earth, as it is
done In heaven" How evidently wrong
have been our expectations! With all OF
our advantages and blessings the race is
growing weaker. The insane are multi
plying Discomfort is increasing and thou
sands are falling into unbelief respecting
the Bible and the Word of God and &C
knowledging no wisdom respecting the
hereafter except such as Is Of the earth.
Pastor Russelrs study of the subject
convinced him that Satan himself had
misled the people Of God, putting dark
ness for light and light for darkness on
this subject, leading them to believe that
the worlds conversion was their Divine
commission that he had first of all led
them to the extreme of prosecuting Jews.
Mohammedans and dissenters-in their
endeavor to accomplish unity of faith
and conversion of the world, AS men
outgrew this delusion Satan brought then,
into another. He convinced them that
civilization is what God desires and not
thorough conversion and heart sanctifica-
ton. Accordingly principle. faith NOR
ais. the high standards of the fruits of
the spirit of Christ, have all been sacri-
feed in the thought that the public. in
Guiding the heather. must be civilized
and that civilization is enough.
The Mistake We Made.
We have allowed our theories to mis-
lead us into misinterpretations OF the
Scriptures. Gods Word nowhere sug
gests that the Church will effect the con-
version of the world and the fulallment
Of the prophecy that every knee shall
bow and every tongue confess to the
glory OF God. The Bible declares that this
great work belongs to an age which shall
follow this one. It sets forth that the
work of the Church at the present time
is to witness for God and to lift III,
standard of righteousness amongst men,
as Gods ambassadors to call out from
the world sanity little flock who, In
the first Resurrection perfected on the
spirit plane. will be Messiah's associates
in his great Kingdom work.
1t will be his work-the work of his
Mediatorial reign of thousand years
to bless mankind in general, to break
their letters of weakness and ignorance.
to bind Satan and to flood the world with
the light of the knowledge of the glory
Of God. His Kingdom, in which his Bride.
the elect" of the Church, will share. will
be administered through the Ancient
Worthless of Israel, to whom that people
will rally. AS princes and rulers in all
the earth, representatives of the unseen
Messianic Kingdom, they will administer
justice and make known the riches of
Gods favor and bring blessings to every
nation
The Troublesome Change Of RuIership.
AS soon as Gods work of this present
age shall have been accomplished in the
selecting, testing and clarifying of his
very elect then Messiah's Kingdom will
be established. ':He shall take unto him
self his great power and reign" The con
text declares that at that time the ma
tons will be in q ferment of angry pas
sion. (Rev. 11:1s) The Prophet declares
that then, Messiah, Michael, will stand
up and assume control of earth's affairs.
Dan. 12:1) The immediate effect will
be "a time of trouble such as never was
since there was nation.
The four angels, representing Divine
Power. Wisdom Justice and Love, which
now are f1guratively holding the winds Of
strife, will then be let loose. The trou-
BILE of that day will come like a whirl
wind, in which the nations, systems, asso-
Citations and trusts will fight one great
battle and forever sink into oblivion. That
battle, in the Bible, is termed the battle
Of the great day of God Almighty. ~ Tha.
battle is described in Psalm IS. In SYM
bolical poetry God through the Prophet
there tells us how the Kingdoms and grr..s
institutions of the world will melt like
wax and be carried into the midst ofssslfs
turbulent, raging sea of anarchy which
then will prevail
Thus the Messiah, born more than eight
cen centuries ago, will eventually, as thls
great King. by the power Of his Kingdom
bring peace to earth and good wiz
amongst men. Then the nations VIII
learn war no more. Satan will be bound
The distress Of the present time w.
cease. Business rivalry and competitio
will no longer be profitable or enticins
National strife will be impossible; for In
whole world shall become one nation III
der the one rule Of the great Potential
whose word will be law and will meaa8
the blessing. the happiness, the uplifting
out of sin and death-the salvation of
whosoever will render obedience to him
Thus the world will shortly be blessed :ic-
cording to Gods promise. But meantime
how great. how wonderful, the special