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The Enemies of Peace.


Peace has at least five great enemies:
Ambition. avarice. anger. envy and pride.
These enemies constitute a vast army
that is always in active service. They
must be overcome and banished before
perpetual peace can be enjoyed.
The Christian has these enemies to
fight in his pursuit of peace. Sure he
must fight to win the prize. He is not
carried to the skies on fiowery beds of
ease. He has foes to face, and must meet
them as a true soldier. with courage and
forttude. Peace is not the reward of
cowardice. but of valor.
The virtues of perseverance and cour-
age are a necessary part in Christian life
Peace among nations has the same enc
mics to overcome. Political ambition
avarice. anger, envy and pride are the
great enemies of justice. The establish
ment of universal peace is not possible
until universal justice is established. SO
long as just rights are denied or in
fringed force will be employed IL needed
to correct the wrong.
Judgment and Justice.
DR.. Lyman Abbott in a recent ad-
dress said: More progress has been
made toward world peace in the four
teen years which have elapsed since
the first Hague conference than was
made in all the years which preceded.
Why Because the movement has been
one not primarily for international
peace, but primarily for international
justice. Enduring peace is possible
only when 1T is the fruit of Justice"
The first great requisite in Danish
ing wars is the development among
nations OF "a sense of justice strong
enough to overcome race. religions and
national prejudices."
This idea is in accordance with Bible
teaching. In Isaiah (9:7) we read these
words: "Of the increase of His govern
ment and peace there shall be no end.
upon the throne of David and upon His
kingdom to order it. and to esta blish
henceforth even forever"
We note that perpetual government
and perpetual peace belong to king
dom in which is established judgment
Peace on Earth.
When the principles of justice and
righteousness are esta blished and are
the controlling influences in the con-
duct of the nations. we will hear no
more of wars or even rumors of war.
We have the promise that the zeal of
the Lord of Hosts will perform this
His hand is in the erection of the great
peace palace at The Hague and His
movement. We know that the day of III:
versal peace is cOming-that there will
be day, when God shall judge among
the nations and shall rebuke many peo-
into plowshares. and their spears into
pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up
sword against nation. neither shall they
learn war any more.
When that time shall come 1T IS not
given unto us to know.
! might guess that 1t would come on
the day following the last day of $3.50
years of worlds history, but guessing is
Improbable work.
An employer asked his clerk if a certain
thing had been DONE and was answered !:
Il guess So The employer retOrted !:
This is not guess office. You are to
know, not guess about important mat
ters.
Concerning the things that God has
not revealed 1t is idle to guess about. L
think it is true of that day as of the day
But of that day and hour knoweth no
man. no not the angels in heaven, but
my Father only
Peace With God.
The word peace in the Scriptures is
used In different ways. The reconcilia-
ton with God that comes through the
pardon of sin by reason of our acceptance
as our savior is called peace with God.
That condition of tranquility of mind
that comes from assurance of the Holy
Spirits presence in our hearts is called
the peace of God.
There is peace with God when we are
justified by faith in Christ and have ac-
cess into His grace and are made to re-
joice in the glorious hope of salvation
from the guilt and penalty of sin: and
as we grow in grace and knowledge of
the divine life. there is closer communion
and fellowship and fullness of JOY as the
peace of God more and more dWells in our
hearts The peace with and of God we
may have here on earth. Ruskin said:
People are always expecting to get
peace in heaven: but you know whatever
peace they get there. will be readymade.
Whatever making of peace they can be
blessed for must be on the earth here"
Goodness Precedes Peace.
seek peace and pursue It." is imme-
diately preceded by the words. Let him
eschew evil and do good" Peace IL only
possible to those who avoid evil and do