Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-30

De ike uHlv CotohDh 49,
wars. but to whom every knee bowed
and every tongue confessed His King
dom Of righteousness will be a King
dom OF peace. Notwithstanding the
fact that II will be ushored in by such
a time OF trouble
a Came Not TO Send Peaee."
Bur do the Scriptures contradict
themselves? What did the Great
Teacher mean when he declared. u
came not TO send peace on the earth.
but a swordT Matthew K. 34J All
he referred propbetlcaily 10 the ef-
feet which his gracious message OF
love and favor would produce In the
world during the rcign Of sin. lie
well knew that the Prince of Darkness
,vould oppose all OF his followers. as
well as himself He forctold that who
soever would live godly would suffer
persecution-a so II has been. Eight
cen centuries have proven II. He sent
forth his followers. like himself un-
armed. to be peacemakers. TO be help
ers, to follow peace With all men ana
holiness. without which no man shall
see the Lord" He counselled his fol
lowers. ''He that taketh the sword
shall perish by the sword" But their
message OF peace and love and the
coming Kingdom which shall bless the
whole world and fulfill the angelic
prophecy of our text-~these things
seem to anger the world-not merely
| the vicious. the ungodly butthe world
| " professors of godliness who have
schemes and plans and theories OF
| their own to work out which are con-
trary to the Gospel Message The
darkness. more or less mixed with
sefishness. hateth the light. the Truth.
the love Of God. neither cometh TO the
light, lest its deeds OF darkness. selfish
ness. selfish ambition and hypocrisy
| should be made manifest
The Master knew what the effects Of
his Gospel Message would be In the
world and that only those who would
compromise his Message could possibly
live at peace--that" all who would be
loyal and faithful to him would be tra-
duced, slandered, persecuted-"behead-
ed" either literally or figuratively. His
words, therefore, were a prophecy re-
spectlng the tribulatlons which all bis
footstep followers would surely have.
But more than this. his words were
prophecy respecting the nations
What Is II that has brought us TO our
present degree of civilized savagery?
What Is II that makes Of every busl,
ness corporation a buccaneer seeking
the destruction of every competing
financial craft? What is II that has
thus sharpened the wits Of humanity
to such an extent that the majority
fnd It difficult to be honest because
they see so many opportunities for dis
honesty, while It Is impossible for law
makers 10 make new laws with sufii-
cient rapidIty TO keep pace with the In.
telligent methods of circumvention.
The laws, doctrines. OF Christ are. In
certain sense responsible for all this.
The liberty wherewith Christ makes
| free his followers and the light which
he and they let shine upon darkened
world. received In part into unsanci-
6ed hearts and minds, have given wis
dom that. misappllcd. we call cunning
and craft. The proof OF what we say
is found IN the fact that other nations.
than those which have received this re
flected light OF Christianity are still
quite I'm the background. Only now.
as Christian civilization In a perverted
form is reaching these peoples are they
awakening and becoming competitors
with so called Christendom.
In our advanced conceptions OF
finance. warfare. etc. a pertinent ques-
tion worthy of deep thought. Is. WIN
| II be possible to live In the world at nll
after the greatest financial minds shall
have "trust-ihed" all OF the worlds busi-
ness, and after the labor organizations
shall have had their say as to who
shall and who shall not earn q living.
and after the teemlng millions OF China
and Japan shall hive become thorough
ly civilized and Christlanized after the
nominal sort? Would not the hordes
OF the Far East overwhelm the com
paratlvely little handful OF Europe and
American What Is the prospect OF the
fulhllment OF the prophecy OF our text
peace on earth. good will toward
men?" There Is no prospect from the
earthly sources toward which we have
been looking II That prophecy Is ever
TO be fulnlled 1t must be by some
Divine Intervention IN human affairs.
The Desire Of Al Nations Coming.
Notwlthstandlng the eighteen centu-
ries OF delay our text as a prophecy
viii surely be fulfilled and be- fulnlled.
too. by and through the one whom the
angels announced and whose birth Is
very generally celebrated today The
Great Teacher. questioned by Piinte, an
swered that he was born 20 be King
the King OF the Jewsi but he also add
ed. "My Kingdom n not of this AGE.
How true! Many OF us have gotten the
wrong impFsssio0- that cur Redeeme'
has been wngmg. as the Great King o.
Glory, am unsuccessful warfare fo'
eighteen centuries against Satan. SIN
and death. hut here we learu frou
, the Great Teachers own Ups that hh
Kingdo1n n not ef this Age II belong
10 the world 10 eosne'-the Age q
come.
, DO we Inquire, them who has oeei
the ruler Of this world. this Agef fh
answer Of the Master h.thAt Satan !