The Raymer enterprise., 1911-05-18


the forming Of The Hague Tribunal
the world has taken, in our lifetime,
BY far the longest step ever taken
toward realizing the Christian ideal
OF universal brotherhood. But, strange
to say, while this has been going on,
the worlds expenditures in prepara-
ton for war have been increased be-
yond anything the past has known or
imagined. 30 that the cost Of a mill.
tant peace has become the worlds
heaviest burden. We are to discuss.
therefore. as q vital. urgent theme:
THE Terrible Evils Of War. and the
Coming Of the Reign OF Peace"
Micah has been picturing the sins
Of his nation, and the terrible punish.
ment that was to come as a result.
Now he turns in flash to q contrast.
Ing picture, the glorious. peaceful
reign Of Messiah.
There is no thought that this happy
time il to conclude human existence,
but 1t Is to be the last stage of hu.
man existence, and Is to be unending.
Micah saw the beloved Mount Zion,
the eastern. Temple hill of Jerusalem.
1t was called the tower Of the flock,
tho flock being the Hebrews, and the
Temple being compared to the watch.
tower into which the shepherds went
for shelter in storm or for protec.
ton from robbers. It is also called
the strong hold. Zion Is not a noun.
tain but only small hill. about 40G
feet above the valley; yet the prophet
saw 1t rising grandly and surely un.
til 1t was lifted up far above the
loftiest submits Of the highest noun.
tains on earth.
T He saw restored the first dominion,
the glory that was his nations under
David and Solomon; yes, even more
than that, since he saw many nations
flow unto 1t to learn Of the ways Of
Jehovah, the teachings of the true
religion. Flow implies an impetuous,
voluntary onrush, like the inward
sweep of the 60.foot tides in the Bay
of Fundy. Nations then will be "born
In day" Converts will come by
Pentecosts. The earth will be filled
with the knowledge of the Lord, as
the waters cover the sea. 1t is from
this triumphant Church Of God that
universal peace will spring. 1t can
not come from any other source.
The central thought Of this magnin-
cent passage is the reign of Messiah,
that which all our churches exist to
establish. The most striking evidence
Of that reign is the Inauguration Of
universal peace.
An effective federation Of the ma.
tions, such as might fitly be called
THE United States Of the World"
will take the place Of war. 1t will
have world constitution. a world
legislature, world judiciary. and a
world executive. Just as individual
nations now have these instruments
Of government
We can inaugurate' the reign OF
peace by helping the peace societies
do their noble work. BY studying the
question In Sunday schools and pub.
lie schools. BY an earnest advocacy
and study Of missions. which do more
than anything else to cultivate the
spirit Of love for other peoples, and
understanding Of them. BY protest.
Ing against the war spirit In con.
gress and against the appropriation
Of vast sums for unnecessary war.
ships.
What are recent gains in the direc.
ton Of international peace and fed.
Grafton? The establishment Of the
international court of arbitration at
The Hague. which 10 the beginning
Of the world Judiciary. The enacting
BY the nations Of more than eighty
treaties agreeing to submit disputes
to The Hague court for arbitration.
The peaceful settlement Of more
than 500 international disputes. some
Of them most dangerous, such as that
caused BY the firing Of the Russian
neet upon British fishing vessels in
the North sea. The establishing Of
the Central American high court Of
nations. The forming Of the inter.
national bureau Of American repub.
lies. The placing Of beautiful
statue Of Christ upon the summit Of
the Andes between Chile and Argen.
tina. In token Of their agreement not
to fight each other. The forming Of
the interparliamentary union, a large
body made up Of members Of the vari.
Gus national parliaments and con.
gresses. working steadily for peace.
The beginning Of . world executive
BY the formation Of many information.
al bureaus, such % the universal
postal union, the International bu.
reau Of agriculture. and the interna.
uonal committee Of weights and
measures. The growing opposition to
war on tho part Of financial institu.
tons and business men and on the
part Of organized labor. When the
laboring men Of the world declare
that they win no longer serve In
armies and the business men declare