Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-09

/ What would humanity do II the
earth were crowded to that extent?
! Where would the necessary food, fuel
and clothing be found? Computing all
the tillable portion of the earth at
/ twenty-five million square miles or six
teen billion acres would give but one
acre for the support Of two hundred
snd ten people, or less than five square
yards each. At the close of a 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 fftv thou
sand years off? The answer is found
in Isalah's prophecy (xxix, IA.
Are we asked how the Millennium if
at once introduced would avert the diff
ficulties Of the first statement, two
hundred and ten people for each
acre Of the habitable earth? We re-
ply that the Scriptures clearly inti-
mate that the rapid increase of our
race is associated with mans fallen
condition; as our Creator declared to
mother Eve after her disobedience. II
will greatly multiply thy sorrows and
thy conception" Genesis iii, 16).
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-
nial 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" QI Peter iii, A.
Some may inquire. What about the
resurrection of the millions who have
died? We reply that the world has
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-
ber could find standing room in Tex
as as II schOol-boy with his pencil
could readily depOnstrate.
But we need not look IA thousand
years ahead The world will find it.
self In great trouble very shortly un-
less the Millennium be ushered in. AL
ready there is a shortage of timber.
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
geologists 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 too hundred
years. 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
lennlum come promptly with its mirac-
ulous provisions ?-the taking OF fuel
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
ing the increase or insanity and telling
us that progress in this direction is
terrific. Some have estimated that in
less than two hundred years the en-
tire world. at the present rate. win be
insane How opportune 1t would be
for the Millennlal Kingdom of the (
great Iife-Giver to be ushered In with |.
it's uplifting influences, mental, moral |
and physical
Last but not least the combination |
OF wisdom and selfishness In our day, /
known as Unions and Trusts, is so in- !
auentlal that prices in every commod-
Ity are rising Yet the trusts are not |
quite ripe yet Their managers have
not fully learned their power Grad
lally the upper and the neither milf
stones will apparently be drawn closer
together while necessity will force the !
masses through the hopper How
great would those giants" become
within another century or so. II the
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