The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-26

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Dec. 2o'-Pas-
ioI scbed here today in the afternoon on
PEI Great Hereafter and In the fore
-aon aM1 from the text below quoted. On
,h royn occasions his audience sat spell
SO'nd SOsT for q much longer time than the
posinrlty have been In the habit OF lis
niaainr to a discourse. Deep eagerncss
wa n,s also manifested TO receive from the
pshers al the close free copies OF Pas-
tor s.,,ntures About Help" The speaker
sala aEIahteen centuries and more have
,esus sent forth his message of recon
I,liafon TO God. AT the time OF his
Mrih angel visitors. announcing him. do
Jared OHr that his birth sisnified good It'd
ms resople'' and that this would mean peace
IcVps Garth and good will among men"
11Ta 1T.uke H.. 10. IL. Yet after eighteen
',nturies these prophecies arc still un-
uS.rlikc condition at present than ever
,sforc Europe has a standing army of
over a million Of the picked men of its
several nations, And even our own coun-
-, has deemed it necessary 10 consid-
.r.by increase its standing army. On
s,,cTy sea are great battleships requiring
,sonsands of men and millions of dol
lars for their up-keep, not TO mention
-fhe millions OF dollars whlch they orig
'nS And stiIi more war vessels are planned
rIth greater guns. some of which eX
pend thousands of dollars for powder
md SHELLS for even one days target
nysctire II is safe 10 say, too. that the
thief interest in and chief backing of
,,cnut experiments In aerial navigation
como from the war departments OF
cSr',t.ndon,. SS,re which see in such devices
new method of warfare, And The latest
Information is that new torpedo has
recently been invented more powerful.
more destructive, more terrible. than any
preyious device.
What means this great bait array,
This preparation for 4 great struggle be-
tween Ihe nations? Why do not tho ma
lions disbaud their armies and d,sman-
Ne their uavies and turn these wasted
Energies 10 human profit 10 making the
earth to blossom as the rose' The
nnswer is--sin. Sin married the orig
nal God-likeness of love in the human
heart and instead, implanted the op-
rrsIte disposition of sellishncss. BY
heredity sin and selfshness have per-
mcated our race. As we read. BE
hold. was shspen in iniquity; in sin
nd nv mother conceive me- t>salm
n. 81. This is true OF the entire human
family. We gloss the surface. We make
show OF giving little money for the
education OF the bcathen. We make
little show OF religious activity In
thrislendo;n. but the great surplus OF
wealth is spent in self-grSti tion-sl-
II cohollr beverages alone consuming many
fold the amount doled out 10 benevolent
Enterprises Of all kinds.
Peace, Peace; But No Peace.
For centuries the world has been CRYING
nssce." but still greater preparation for
. var WHY? Because. despite our gloss
Of civilization, the world well knows
us cvn selhshness. its own greed. It's
reasons that in others seliishness and
greed similarly rule. Hence. with all
their protestations of friendship all the
II governments Of the world diS;r,Ist. dis
reached place where the dsbanding
cf The armies of the world would be
dangerous matter. Another million of
men thrown on n labor market, al
ready glutted. would be dangerous.
And 10 leave our cities unprotected
would invite anarchy in every land.
/ We>sre not sndeayorine 10 discourage
Hscc conferences and federations. We
indisputable facts.
The Scriptures graphically describe
our present condition. They give us q
Rord painting of what is now going OH.
ssords and YOUR pruDirS-hooks into
sears Let the weak boss: that they
are strong and cndeavor To keep pace
s h. The ysr Ssr9ns s5 C@ms; sr yf dTSn
kr of death-the place of the great
|,siruggle with which the reign OF the
Prince Of Darkness shall terminate and
which will prepare the way for Mes
Thank Cod Tor the assurances Of lbs
word that the great time of trouble.
slch never was since there was a
naiion, which is about to burst upon
ihe world, whose masses are better
educated than ever before and trained
to the use OF all military equipments.
Mil be but a short struggle. The init
nation Of the Scriptures is that IL
those days should rot be shortened.
no flesh woulG survive. Blu, for the
elects snke-by virtue OF the kingdom
o. Gods elect being established-those
DAYS shall be shortened. Then will
come the reign of the Prince Of Peace.
vi and as the prophets declare, he shall
: " Ike unto Solomon, who had nc
vars. but Ia whom every knee bowed
and every tongue confessed. His king
com al righteousness will be a king
dom Of peace. Notwithstanding the fact
nat II Will be ushered in by such a time
on trouble.
II Came Not to Send Peace
But do the Scriptures contradict
nsnsclves? What did the Great
leacher mean when he declared. u
AM not TO send peace on the earth,
guy sHord2' (Matthew y. 3D. All