Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-28

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Of the angels on the morning of Jesus
birth Glory to God in the Highest;
On earth peace. good will toward men,"
Luke ii, IA.
What could be more appropriate to
the occasion than the song, Of the an
gels! Surely that song must find re-
Spouse in the hearts of all good people.
Nearly nineteen centuries have sped
since the Savior was born and the an
gel1c message OF peace went forth: but
still God is not glorified. and peace and
good will are not exemplitied amongst
men. What means this delay?
Instead of peace. we have war; in
stead of disarmament, fresh taxes are
levied; armies are enlarged and fresh
~ equipped; new guns of more deadly
caliber take the place of previous
types. and nine more monster dread
naughts are promised before another
year all for peace: Some of us, as BIZ
BILE students. have learned within the
last few years to place greater conf
dence than ever in our precious Bible.
Wiping from it the smearings of ig-
norance and superstition accumulated
during the Dark Ages. we find Gods
Book wonderfully respondent! 1t re-
veals to us the whole situation. 1t
assures us of Divine blessing upon all
who have the spirit of peacemakers;
nut it also assures US that not peace,
but great trouble lies Immediately in
our pathway. "A time of trouble such
as was not since there was a nation"
Daniel xii. H.
It explains that this is the result
OF the great increase Of knowledge
amongst men. in whom the principles
Of selfshness rather than Of love hold
control. The Bible predicts that short
~ this will break forth like consum-
ing fire. Every mans hand will be
against his neighbor." in that reign of
terror.
A Better Day to Follow
Thank God! the same Scriptures
which tell US Of the coming catastro-
phe point to the silver lining of the
cloud. They declare to us that beyond
It the Sun Of Righteousness will rise
with healing, blessing. in His beams,
and that then. under the administra-
ton Of Messiah's Kingdom. Gods will
shall be brought to pass on earth even
as in heaven. Then God will be glori-
fed in the highest, and on earth will
be peace, good will. equity. justice and
love amongst men.
but how stranger says one; I'VE
had hoped that education would have
made the world boiler. nobler. better.
We had hoped to establish this peace
and good will amongst men by the
! conversion of the world" Yea. we
once all fo0lishly trusted in the arm
Of flesh. We are all to learn the les
son that only the Almighty Arm can
deliver us from the snares Of our own
weakness and selfishness. Do we not
see that the majority of our race are
not made holy by education, but rather
made lovers Of pleasure more than
the prisons and police officers are more
numerous and more necessary in pro-
portion to civilization?
World Must Wait Until Election is Over
How long will it take US to learn the
lesson that mankind cannot lift itself
out Of sin, selfshness, degradation and
death any more than man can lift
himself by his own boot straps! The
world must learn this lesson before it
will be prepared to look to the Lord
Tor the helpful change which He has
promised to give, and be prepared to
appreciate that help when received.
God Is teaching our race, yea, the an
gels also, great lessons which are to be
useful to all eternity.
But the Redeemer must first gather
from amongst men select little COM
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