The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-26

Shall They Learn War Anymore. MIC
4:3.
TIME-Micah prophesed in the reigns
Of lothian, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, who
reigned (Beecher) from B. c. 754 to B. c.
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PLACE-He probably lived In his ma
tive town, Moresheth-gath, southwest OF
jerusalem.
PROPHETS-Isaiah and Hosea.
This important lesson deals with
subject that is of the greatest
moment in our modern life, prob.
lem that is rapidly approaching solu.
ton. After ages, Of warfare the world
seems nearing the era of peace. In
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 prepare
ton for war have been increased be
yond anything the past has known or
imagined, so that the cost of mill.
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heaviest burden. We are to discuss,
therefore, as vital, urgent theme:
1.-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 a flash to contrast
ing picture, the glorious, peaceful
reign Of Messiah.
There is no thought that this happy
time Is 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,
the 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 1t Is also called
the strong hold Zion is not a noun
tain but only small hill, about 400
feet above the valley; yet the prophet
saw 1t rising grandly and surely un-
til 1t was lifted up far above the
Hottest submits of the highest noun
tains on earth.
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. II 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 magnifl-
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
lions, such as might fifty be called
"The United States of the World"
will take the place of war. 1t will
have a world constitution, a world
legislature, a world judiciary, and
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
court of arbitration at
The Hague, which is 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 600 international disputes, some
of them most dangerous, such as that
caused by the firing of the Russian
feet 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 a 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, large
body made up Of members of the vari-
ous national parliaments and con-
crosses, working steadily for peace.
The beginning Of a world executive
BY the formation Of many information
n bureaus, such as the universal