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wars. hut to whom every KNEE bowed
and every tongue confessed. His King
dom of righteousness will be Il King
dom OF peace. Notwithstanding the
fact that II will be ushered in by such
a time of trouble.
~ Came Not to Send Peace"
But do the Scriptures contradict
themselves? What did the Great
Teacher mean when he declared. II
came not to send peace on the earth.
but a sword?" Matthew X. 34.I Ah!
be referred prophetlcally to the eff
feet which his gracious message of
love and favor would produce In the
world during the reign of sin. He
well knew that the Prince of Darkness
would oppose all of his followers. as
well as himself He foretold that who
soever would live godly would suffer
persecution-and 30 IL has been. Eight
cen centuries have proven 1t. He sent
forth his followers. like himself. un-
armed. to be peacemakers. to be help
ers. to follow peace with all men and
holiness. without which no man shall
see the Lord" He cOunselled his fol-
lowers. "TIe 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. but the world
ly professors OF Eodliness 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
selflshness. 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 mt peace-thnt all who would be
loyal and faithful TO him would be ira
ducei slnndered, perseruted-"be
cd" either literally or flguratively. His
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'4rAhe lmws' doc'rihes' OF Christ are, IN
eertaih SENSE respohsipie tor all this'
Inc ilperty whereWNn christ mikes
Tree MS ioliowers ana the iight whlch
he ana tney let shine upon darkeneu
world received IN part INTO uhsnhctl-
hed hearts ana minds nave given WIS
uom that. misappiied, we call cunning
and craft. rhe PROOF OF what we say
Is round In the fact that other nations
than those winch nave received this re-
hected light or Christianity are still
quite In the background. Only now,
sou,, T.. .aaa,, ,,,o ,hasa ,,aan,os 400 ,,,ou
wakeninp and Incoming competitors
with so coIled cbristendom
In orr advanced conceptlons OF
anance warfare. etc.. n pertinent oues-
tion worthy of deem tboppht Ia VIII
Il bc posslble 70 live I'm the world nt all
after tbe greatest financial minds shall
have "trnst.jfledu uall of tbe world's busi.
ness. and after tho labor organizations
sball hive had their saw ns TO who
shall and who shall NOT earn n living
and after the teemIpr millions of China
and Japan shall have become thorough.
ly clylllzed md Christianized nfter the
nominal sort? Would not the bordes
of the Far Enst oyerwhelm the com
pnrntiyelv little handful of Europe and
America? What IL the prospect of the
fui6llment of the prophecy OF our text
"pence on earth. GOOD will toward