The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-27


much longer time than the majority
have been in the habit Of listening to
a discourse. Deep eagerness was also
manifested to receive from the uShers
at the close free copies of Pastor Rus
sells Booklet on "What Say the Scrip
lures About He'll" The speaker said
Eighteen centuries and more have
passed since lsrae's 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 signifed 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 II. 10, ~. Yet after
eighteen centuries these prophecies are
still unfufilled. We find the world in
more warlike condition at present than
ever before. Europe has standing
army of over a million of the picked
men of its several nations. And even
our own country has deemed it neces-
sary to considerably increase its 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
A. H.. oI,F
backing of recent experiments in
aerial navigation come from the War
Departments Of Christendom. which
see in such devices a 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 a great struggle
between the nations? Why do not the
nations disband their armies and dis
mantle their navies and turn these vast
ed energies 10 human profit, to making
the earth to blossom as the rose? The
answer is-Sin. Sin marred the orig
inal God-likeness of love in the human
heart and. instead, implanted the OPP
posite disposition of selfishness. BY
heredity sin and selhshness have per
meated our race. As we read, "Be-
hold. l was shapen in iniquity; in sin
did my mother conceive me" psalm
II, 81. This is true Of the entire human
family. We gloss the surface. We
make show of giving a little money
for the education of the heather. We
make n little show of religious activ-
ity I'm Christendom, but the great sur
plus of wealth is spent I'm sef-gratlfica-
tion-alcoholic beverages alone consum-
ing MANIFOLD the amount doled out to
benevolent enterprises Of all kinds.
Peace, Peace; but No Peace.
For 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 selhshness. its own greed. its
own thirst for power and IT wisely
reasons that In others selishness and
greed similarly rule. Hence. with all
their protestatlons of friendship all the
governments OF the world distruSt. dis
believe one another. Ana now we have
reached a place where the di9hquGMe
of the armies Of the world would be
dangerous matter. Another million 81
men thrown on the labor market. nj
ready glutted, would be dangerous
And to leave our cities unprotected
would invite anarchy in every land
We are not endeavoring 10 discourage
peace conferences and federatlons, We
are merely calling attention to facts
indisputable facts.
The Scriptures graphically describe
our present condition. They give us
word-painting of what Is now going on.