The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
ADVENTIST'S VIEW OF HE TURKISH WAR Sees in Events the Fulfill ment of Prophecy
  A. L. MILLER TALKS
  When Turkish Empire Becomes Ex-
A. L. MILLER TALKS
When Turkish Empire Becomes Ex- tinct Adventists Foresee eTime of Trouble Such As
 Never Was"

The eyes of more than lOo,0Vo Seventh Day Adventists are watching eagerly the war now being waged in Turkey for they see in the driving out of the Turk from Europe ful- fillment of the prophecy which declares that the Ottoman empire Is to be de- stroyed, and that it's downfall will be the signal that the end of all things Is impending. The Adventists also be- lieye that when this prophecy is full filled. a time of trouble such as never was will be usher din. and the close of all human history will be here.
 Tn speaking of the belief of Ad- ventists. and how they view the war In Turkey. Elder A. L Miller, 1700 North Seventh avenue. president of the Alabama conference of the Seventh Day Adventists, said:
 Just now the eyes of all the world are focused upon the great struggle that is going on between the Balkan troops and Turkey. For several dec- ades Turkey has been caled the Sick man of the east and ere this her pos sessions in Europe. would have been wrested from her if the powers could have agreed concerning the remains Of this sick man
 Fulfillment of Prophecy
 ITO 100000 Seventh Day Adyentists scattered over the world, the struggle there Is of special interest. They see in it step toward the fulfillment of prophecy. For nearly half century they have looked upon the driving out .f ...Ir .R1 fl.n dwxFt of a Ottoman empire as a direct fulfillment of the prophecies and one of the last events in the drama of the world.
 Turkey occupies prominent place with other nations in the prophecies Of the scriptures. Its rise and triumphs are clearly foretold in the ninth chap ter of Revelation. Also in the great chain of prophecy recorded in the eleventh chapter of Daniel, which gives an outline of It's history, Turkey holds an important place under the symbol of The king of the north After many years of war, revolutions and changes. Turkey come into possession of nearly all that territory originally occupied by The king of the north and thus itself became King of the north By the King of the north,' or Kingdom or the north, is meant that territory ly- ing north of Palestine; for Palestine Is where the prophet was when he spoke this prophetic word.
 Downfall and Extinction
 At one time Turkey had a territorial area of 100000 square miles and population of 50,00o,0o0 It is at this time that Turkey comes into the proph- ecy of Daniel as the King of the north The prophecy of Revelation foretells the rise and development of f1 us,,, 1ri iab fra nTOnhHcV of Daniel foretells It's downfall and extinction. But the prophecy in Revela- ton speaks of a time when the Turk ish empire would be dried up.' In this Turkey is introduced under the symbol of the river Euphrates, and the drying up of a river is natural symbol. Turkey has been drying up. In 1928 Greece was broken off and she established her independence. Algeria in 1880 with 5,ooo,o0o was taken from her Egypt with 6.000.000 became in- dependent in 1867; and the same year Servia and Bosnia. with combined population of 3,500,o00. became inde- pendent provinces. In 1878 the fnde- pendence of Bulgaria and Roumelia. with 5000, 900 inhabitants. was de- clared, as also was that of Roumania with 5,000.000 and Montenegro with 50,0o0. Last year Tripoli. with 2.o0o.- UUU, was takeH Dy 1tStiy.
 There has. therefore, been a grad ual disintegration, drying up, of this power known in prophecy as the King of the north In the last century, therefore, Turkey has lost all her pos sessions In Africa and Europe, save Con- stantinople, the capital. She now has only about one-half of her former pes- sessions in Europe. The prophet of God foretold her decline and fall, her dry ing up. The past century has fulfilled much of the prophecy.
 More than 50 years ago the Seventh Day Adventists denomination. on the strength of this prophecy, took the po- sition that the Ottoman emprie would finally be crushed, plotted out, and would plant It's capital between the seas in the glorious holy mountain or Palestine, as the prophecy of Daniel has said And the events in the far cast at the present time seem to be a step in this direction, when the un- speakab1e Turk. if he does not lose his capital at Constant tinopie. will lose all most all the possessions that he has in Europe. It does not follow that because his capital is removed from Constan- tinople it will be at once planted in Je- rusalem He may plant 1t in some other place and remain there until oth- CT movements of the nations will make his withdrawal necessary. But finally the prophet of God saw him planted in a place between the seas In the glor- ious holy mountain
 Bears Out Prophet of God
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