The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-09-30

mentioned by St Peter.-Acts 3:19-21
Many are still asleep. Some are con.
fused, and know not to what the bless
ings should be attributed. Having lost
faith in the Bible and its promises,
many are seeking a solution of the
wonderful things Of our day along the
lines of evolution, claiming that a Ma
ture god operates by blind force, under
a law Of the survival of the fittest.
Surely they overlook the fact that
there were great characters In the past
with whom few Of the present day
may be compared-such as Shake
speare, Bacon, Socrates, Plato, st.
Paul, King Solomon, King David the
poet, Job, Moses, etc.
A far better explanation is furnished
us in the Bible It explains that the
wonders of today are the foregIeams of
Messiah's Kingdom and its blessings
1t explains that we are In the Day of
Jehovah's Preparation for the King
dom of His Son We have the numer-
GUS Scriptural declarations pointing to
the end of this Age and the dawning
Of new Age, and assuring us that at
this time many would run to and fro,
knowledge should be increased, and the
wise should understand.-Dan 12:1-18.
ain the Time Of the End"
This prophecy Of Daniel is worthy of
careful note, not only because Daniel
was Prophet greatly beloved by the
Lord, but because Jesus, the Redeem
er, specially quoted portion of this
prophecy, and thus attested its gen
uineness. The many running to and
fro could seemingly refer to nothing
else than the wonderful travelling
which is feature of our day and no
other.
In no other time was running to and
fro a possibility to any extent. 1t is
less than century since the first crude
locomotive was built. 1t Is only one
hundred and six years since the first
steamboat by Fulton was tried. 1t
might be said that there was no oppor-
tunity for running to and fro, until
within the past fifty years. Now, the
world is gridironed with rails. Now,
the ocean voyage Of four months is cut
down practically to as many days, by
mammoth vessels carrying three thou
sand to four thousand at time.
Who knew, at the time of Daniels
prophecy, of these wonderful facili-
ties for running to and fro? Who
knew that these facilities would be so
generally used in this our day? Only
the Almighty And He gave this as
one of the particular signs Of the end
ing of the present Age-the dawning
Of the New Dispensation-the long
promised Messianic Kingdom.
Look also at the second proof fur
nished us by this Prophet-the increase
Of knowledge. Who would ever have
dreamed, century ago, Of conditions
as they are at this moment-when
practically every human being in civil
lied lands, from ten years old and up
ward, is able to read and write? Who
would have dreamed of such persisten-
cy to fulfil the prophecy as would lead
to laws Of compulsory education In all
civilized lands? Verify, the increase Of
knowledge is positive proof of the
inspiration of Daniels prophecy, and
equally proves that the New Age is
dawning, and that we are now in the
day of Gods preparation for 1t.
The next statement Of the Prophet
Daniel is that the wise of Gods peo-
pie shall understand. And now, In the
appropriate time, all over the world,
classes of Bible students are coming
together, regardless Of UNCONVENTIONAL
lines, to study the Heavenly Fathers
Word. And true to the prophecy, the
wise, trimming their Bible lamps and
being well supplied with the oil Of the
Holy Spirit are receiving light-are
understanding the things kept secret
from past ages and generations.
'"The mystery of God shall be finish
ed" is another of the promises of the
Bible respecting the present time; and
surely it is having fulfilment! Not
all are yet awake But the JOY of
those who are awake, and their sing
ing of the song of Moses and the
Lamb, tend more and more to awaken
all the virgin class
One more token of the end Of this
Age and the dawning of the New Age,
God declared to the Prophet Daniel;
namely, There shall be time of trou-
BILE such as never was since there was
a nation" Let US not especially dwell
on this sad feature Let us regret that
unpreparedness for Gods mercies and
blessings makes necessary a great day
Of trouble, to prepare the hearts Of men
for the blessings God is about to pour
upon them.
The Redeemer mentioned the present
time, and the Time of Trouble which
we see looming up on every hand and
threatening the very foundations of
society political, social and religious
He babe His followers rejoice even
amidst the trouble. because it marks
the Day of deliveranee from the pow
er of Sin and Death. He said, when
these things begin to come to pass,
then look up, and lift up your heads
and rejoice, knowing that your deliv-
erance draweth nigh Luke 21:2S.
Knowledge of Gods Glory.
The Bible declares that prominent
feature connected with the New Age
will be the binding of Satan, the Prince
of Darkness, the father of lies, who
has been deceiving poor humanity for
these six thousand years Continually
he has been misrepresenting Gods
character and Plan so as to turn hui
mainly away from God in fear and dis
trust Thus he has blinded their minds
to Gods glorious goodness, which, to
His people, is now shining clearly, in
the personal character of our Redeem
er and in the promises of the Bible.
Every preparation is being made for
the dissemination of knowledge world
wide. Telegraph wires and cables con-
meet the civilized world, and now ad-
ditionally the wireless telegraphy; and
the later Improvements upon this
means of communication seem destin
ed to bring it shortly to a plane of
worldwide economy and usefulness
The printing press is one of the most
wonderful preparations of God for the
general dissemination of knowledge
And already the world is learning that
many of the things considered absolute
certainties by our forefathers are real
ly absurdities. Amongst others are the
various creeds which we and other
civilized peoples have worshiped as
ldols-idols which have seriously mis-
represented the character of our Heav-
emily Father.
In agriculture other wonders are be-