The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-18

tOisi'EN TENT NATION SnaN Not
lat up Sword Against Nation. Neither
Shall They Learn War Anymore e Mic.
81
T1ME-Micah prophesled In the reigns
Of lothian. Ahax. and Hezekiah. who
reigned (Bsecher from u. G. "a to y. c.
esS
PI.AcE-He probably lived in his ma
tive town. Moresheth- gath. southwest Of
Jeusalem
PROPHETS Isaiah and Hose.
This important lesson deals with
subject that is OF the greatest
moment In our modern life. a prob
lem that is rapidly approaching soiu.
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.
tant peace has become the worlds
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 Q fash TO n contrast.
ing picture. the glorious. peaceful
reign OF Messiah.
There Is no thought that this happy
time Is 10 conclude human existence
man existence. and is to be unending
Micah saw the beloved Mount Zion
the eastern. Temple hin OF Jerusalem
II was called the tower OF tho flock
the flock being the Hebrews. and the
Temple being compared to the watch.
tower into which the shepherds went
for shelter in a storm or for protec.
ton from robbers. II is also called
the strong hold. Zion is not a noun
tain but only a small hill. about 400
feet above the valley; yet the prophe,
saw IL rising grandly and surely un
III II was lifted up far above the
Hottest submits OF the highest noun
tains on earth.
lie 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 II 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 60toot tides In the Bay
OF Fundy Nations then will be born
In a day" Converts will come by
Pentecosts. The earth will be filled
with the knowledge OF the Lord as
the waters cover the sea II ia from
this triumphant Church OF God tina,
universal peace Will spring. II can
not come from any other source
The central thought OF this magnlf
cent passage Is the reign OF Messiah
that which all our churches exist 70
establish. The most striking evidence
OF that reign is the Inauguration o.
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 II will
have world constitution. world
legislature. a world judiciary. and q
world executive. Just as individual
nations now have these instruments
of government
We can inaugurate the reign oil
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 dlrec,
ton OF international peace and fed
Grafton? The establishment of the
International court OF arbitration al
The Hague. which Is the beginning
OF the world Judiciary. The enacting
BY the nations OF more than eighty
treaties agreeing to submit disputes
20 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
fleet 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 interparllamsntary union. a large
body made up OF members OF the vari
Gus national parliaments and con
crosses. working steadily for peace
The beginning OF q world executive
by the formation OF many information
al bureaus. such as the universal
postal union, the international bu