Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-18
suit of the confusion Of Language.
Conditions Now Chang ing.


It should not surprise us to find at
this time great changes Imminent
amongst the peoples Of the whole
world. The bounds Of human habita-
ton and the barriers Of language are
rapidly yielding because Of the times
of Divine appointment which have
been reached, the period mentioned in
Daniels prophecy as "The Time OF
the End" Daniel xii, A. And here
we must remind you afresh that The
Time Of the End does not mean the end
of time. 1t merely signifies tue time
for the ending Of the present order OF
things, that New Order, the Messiah
ic Kingdom, may be substituted.
Twenty-Five centuries ago God deter
mined this time and gave us four i'm
portant proofs by which to identify it.
% The first sign Of The Time of the
End was to be, MANY shall run to anu
fro" How wonderfully this prophecy
is fulfilled before our eyes today! It's
fulfilment has been in progress, espe-
cially, for fifty years, and it is less than
eighty years since the first locomotive
was built. The nations, first separated
by diverse languages, have kept well
within the bounds Of their habftations
until now; suddenly we have running
to and fro in fulfilment of this prophecy
which is amazing! The various ma
lions and languages are being scatter
ed all over the earth.
(o) The next step in the prophecy
marking The Time Of the End Of this
Age is, knowledge shall be increas'
ed" The general increase Of education
amongst all classes is Il logical result
of the comnlingling Of humanity and
the lessons of comparison and compe'
titbn being learned. Suddenly, as
thongh in obedience to the Divine com
mand, nation after nation has made
schooling free; and more, have made il
compulsory; and this spirit is spreading
to Oriental lands. The whole world Is
waking up! Personal rights and ma
tional rights are everywhere being DIS
cussed. The schools Of India are said
to be turning out million graduates
in the English language every year,
The Chinese also are introducing Eng.
lish schools. What will be the results
Enlightenment? Yes! Goodness? No!
Contentment? No! Dissatisfaction.
war, strife, anarchy, are coming tothe
world by leaps and bounds, as re-
suit Of general education and the
breath Of liberty, because not backed
by reverence for God and His will.
Those Days Will Be Shortened.
81 The third item indicative Of The
Time of the End of this Age is: "The
wise shall understand" not the world
ly-wise, but those wise toward God.
And so we find 1t today. While the
great and the learned and the masses
are rapidly drifting into heatheniSh
darkness, away from the Bible, Gods
sanity few, Of every nation and de-
nomination, are gradually seeing more
clearly the teachings Of the Scriptures.
"a AS result Of the fulfilments Of
Nos. l and ., we see nearing us, por-
tentously, No. 4: There shall be o
time of trouble such az never was
since there was nation" That time
of trouble is now looming up on the
horizon of every nation. 1t comes i'll
the wake Of an unsanctified knowledge.
II would mean the utter wreck Of all
civilization were it not for the inter
position of the Kingdom of Gods dear
Son, for which we have long waited
and prayed, "Thy Kingdom come: Thy
will be done on earth rs in heaven
Our Lord, speaking Of this trouble, de-
clarcd, "Unless those days were short
ened there should no flesh be saved
but for the elects sake those days shall
be shortened"-because OF the elect
and the kingdom which they will es
tablish, that "time Of trouble" will be
suit short. Dan, Iii. 1: Matt xiv: =: q