The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-10-21

there Is time for Gods rcgnthCrlng
Zion, yea, set timc-fXcd aud unal'
terablc. The speaker would not pre-
tend to say the day or month or year
In which these things would be accom-.
pllshcd-in which the Gentle lease OF
earth's dominion would expire and Mes
siah's Kingdom assume control He did
however, offer suggestion: SO far as he
could discern. the time for these stupcn-
dous events Is very much closer than
many OF us had supposed. The seven
times, or years. OF Gentle domination,
reckoned on the basis suggested in the
Scriptures themselves, should be inter-
preted a day for n year. lunar time. Sew
en- years In lunar time would represent
252o days and these, symbollcally inter
proted would mean $50 years-from the
time observation-disclosures, the head OF the Inn
age was recognized down to the time OF
the expiration OF the lease OF Gentle pow
err when the stone shall smito the Image
in the feet SO far as Pastor Russell has
been able to determine, tho year OF Iede-
kiah's dethronement was COG Il. G. Thus
/ calculated the $3.50 years of Gentle lease
of power will expire In October, 1914
! There are some who claim that Zede-
kiah's dethronement should be dated b. c.
5SS. II this be true 1t could make II differ
ence OF but eighteen years and give the
date 1892 Pastor Russcl's convictions,
however, favor the 1914 date.
Zionism's Future Assured.
| For more than thirty years l have been
presenting to Christian people the Views l
am today presenting specially to Jews, at
/ the invitation OF your Committee. Thirty
! years ago | attempted to tell to Israel the
/ a SET a.
| member Zion had come. But that SEEM
! ingly was too early. Gods set time for
| Israel to hear was still future l waited
and am still waiting for Gods own time
and way for the fulhlment OF Isaiah M,
| l. 2-"Comfort we, comfort ye, my people:
! speak We comfortably to Jerusalem. Cry
! unto her that her appointed time Is ac-
complished. and her iniquity pardoned, for
| she hath received OF the Lords hand dou-
BILE for all of her sins"
God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform"
About twenty years ago providence rails
| ed up for your people "a great leader, DR..
Herzl whose name IL now a household
| word with your race While your people
were unready for any message that
| could give them they were ready for what
! God sent them through DIR. Herzl-a mes
| sage of hope IA message of national aspi-
| ration which quickened the pulse OF your
| people into new hope respecting the flu
| ture of the Jews. DIR. HerZrs endeavor
| was to have all loyal sons of Israel rise
| from the dust and aspire to be a nation
| amongst nations and to provide n home
| for the prosecuted of their race in Russia
and Eastern Europe. DR.. Herzl struck
the popular cord in the hearts of the peo-
! pie. At first 1t was purely political, and
| the name OF Zion meant little of anything
religious; but gradually Dr. Herzl and all
| the leaders of the counsels of your people
began to see that the religious element of
| the movement wao the strongest, the
most powerful.
DR.. Herzl has been succeeded by DR..
Nordau, also evidently man of great
| talent and great patriotism but Zionism
languishes. / am disclosing no secret
| when i tell you that amongst the leaders,
as well as amongst the rank and file, "a
onism is trembling In the balances and
fearful OF coming to naught. 1t has spent
its force along the lines originally inau-
gurated: but 1t will not fail, as many
fear. Without assuming the role of seer
l answer you that Zionism Is about to
take on fresh vgor: that its most pros
| porous days are yet to come. According
to my understanding Of the Hebrew
prophets the time of Jacobs trouble" is
not yet ended. Further pogroms of Rus
STA may be expected and further atroci-
ties in Roumania and elsewhere. 1t is
sad indeed to be obliged to admit that
these tribulations will probably come to
! you from professed Christians How
ashamed l feel of those who thus dishon-
| or the name and the teachings of my
! Master, l cannot find words to expressi
! They are deluded. They have misunder-
| stood the Teacher whom they profess to
| follow. Their thought is that God will
| torment eternally all who do not profess
! the name OF Christ Controlled by delu-
sion they are serving the god Adversary
and dishonoring Jesus. But as the trials
and difficulties of the patriarch Joseph
were Gods proyidences to lead him on to
| influence and power and honor SO will all
| these experiences and prosecutions work
dressings for your race and tend to drive
them out OF their present satisfaction and
make them long for home-for Palestine.
| These experiences, in connection with the
voice OF the prophets which will hence
iorth more and more ring in your ears,
VIII be the providences of God to accom-
plish for you more along the lines of "a
onlsm than personal pride and national
patriotism.
II Is not my thought that the eight mil
lions OF Jews in the world will all go To
| falestine. even though It has been estt-
mated that. under most favorable condi-
lions. the land could support more than
twice that many. 1t is my thought that
some OF your most earnest and sanity
people Will so to Palestine quickly that
the rcJuvenation there will be astonish-
Ing to the world. Further, II is my
thought that Jews in every part of the
! world. in proportion as they come under
the holy influences OF Gods promises
through the prophets. will go to Palestine
sympathetically - by encouraging those
who can better go than themselves and
by financial assistance and the establish
ment there OF great enterprises Permit
me to suggest that in the time OF trouble,
incidental to the transfer OF Gentle rule
to the power OF Messiah all financial in
terests will be jeopardized Many of your
race growing wealthy, will surely take
| pleasure in forwarding the work OF Zion
ism, as soon as they shall realize that II
! is OF God. foretold through the prophets.
And those OF your people OF insufficient
| faith 10 use their means in forwarding
/ the Lords work at this important juno
ture will. before very long. find them
| selves in the condition pictured by the
! Prophet Ezekiel who declares (vii, 49,
| that in this great day OF trouble-"They
shall cast their silver IN the streets and
their gold shall be removed their silver