The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-12-28

OH DOIQ OccdSlOuS
EE6ST0k NUSSELCH his audiences sat
spellbOund for q
much longer time than the majority
have been in the habit Of listening to
discourse Deep eagerness was also
manifested to receive from the usher.
at the close free copies Of Pastor Rus.
sells Booklet Oh What Say the Scrip.
lures About He'll" The speaker said =
Eighteen centuries and more have
passed since Israers greatest Prophet.
Jesus, sent forth his message Of recon
Citation to God At the time of his
birth angel visitors. announcing him.
declared that his birth signified good
tidings Of great joy which shall be to
all people" and that this would mean
"peace on earth and good will amongst
men" duke H. 10. III. Yet after
eighteen centuries these prophecies are
still unfulflled. We find the world in
more warlike condition at present than
ever before. Europe has standing
army of over million of the picked
men of its several nations. And even
our own country has deemed it neces-
sary to considerably increase it's stand
ing army. On every sea are great
battleships requiring thousands Of
men and millions of dollars for their
up-keep, not to mention the millions
Of dollars which they originally cost.
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 to say. too,
that the chief interest in and chief
backing of recent experiments in
aerial navigation come from the War
Departments of Christendom. which
see in such devices new method of
warfare And the latest information
is that a new torpedo has recently
been invented more powerful, more
destructive. more terrible, than any
previous device.
What means this great battle array,
this preparation for great struggle
between the nations? Why do not the
nations disband their armies and dis
mantle their navies and turn these vast
ed energies to human profit. to making
the earth to blossom as the rose? The
answer is--Sin. Sin married the orig
inal God-likeness of love in the human
heart and instead, implanted the op-
posite disposition of selfishness. BY
heredity sin and selfishness have per-
meated our race. AS we read, BE
hold. was shapen in iniquity; in sin
Ii, 81. This is true of centre human
family We gloss the surface. We
make show CT giving little money
for the education of the heather. We
make a little show of religious activ-
ity in 'Christendom, but the great sur
plus Of wealth is spent in self-gratifica-
tion-alcoholic beverages alone consum-
ing MANIFOLD the amount doled out to
benevolent enterprises Of all kinds.
= Peace, Peace; but No Peace.
sfor centuries the world has been cry
ing out. "Peace. Peace: yet there is no
peace" but still greater preparation for
war. Why? Because, despite our gloss
of civilization, the world well knows
its own selishness. it's own greed, its
own thirst for power and 1t wisely
reasons that in others selfishness and
greed similarly rule. Hence, with all
their protestations of friendship all the
governments Of the world distrust, dis
believe one another. And now we have
reached place where the disbanding
of the armies of the world would be q
dangerous matter Another million OF
men thrown on the labor market, al
ready glutted, would be dangerous
And TO leave our cities unprotected
would invite anarchy in every land
We are not endeavoring to discourage
peace conferences and declarations. We
are merely calling attention to facts
ipdisputable facts
The Scriptures graphically describe
our present condition. They give us q
word-painting Of what is now going on
saying. BEAT your plow-shares into
swords and your pruning-hooks into
spears. Let the weak boast that they
are strong" and endeavor to keep pace
with the strong. Come. get We dowr
to the Valley of .Jeloshophat"-th val
Lev Of death-the place of the grea'
struggle with which the reign OF the
Prince of Darkness shall terminate ant
which will prepare the way for Mes
siah's Kingdom Joel iii. 9-13).
THANK God for the assurances of hi
Word that the great thine OF trouble
such as never was since there was
nation" which is about to burst upoi
the world, whose masses are bette
educated than ever before and tra1ne'
TO the use of all military equipments
will be but short struggle! The init
nation of the Scriptures is that
those days should not be shortened
no flesh would survive. But for tn
elects sake-by virt, of the kingdor
of Gods elect being fstahlished-thos
days shall be shorter Then WI
come the reign of ne Prince OF feat'