New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-14

/ Y eHuo"eo -the cnlef element OF God.
likeness being understood 70 be love
Americas HsIf-Sobered Foolishns..
Prolonging the War.
We are liable 70 certain amour. a,
foolishness as we awaken from a..
/ ignorance and superstition and %, An,
/ first glimpse Of the sufferings Of tho,s
/ in the war zone. To illustrate. II.
cables recently told that a IIni,sS
States warship had cleared from Az
/ English port, laden with Christina.
toys, 10 be distributed % the unfor.u.
nate children of war refugees in Ri.
GUM and France. II seems a Joke Ia
send a war vessel on such an erranS
/ Thousands Of dollars worth OF eo.l
were required, besides the time md
attention Of a ships crew, 70 take
lot Of dolls, teddy-besrs and nick.
nacks 70 children much more in need
Of food and clothing.
We are not fsulting the kind heart,
that desire 20 do something for the suf.
fsrers, but we wonder that the wise
heads of our intelligent statesmen
should lend themselves 20 such foolish.
ness, even though 1t emsnated froa
hard-headed journalists, who induced
school children to such folly. The Of.
feet Of this mental confusion is TO sws..
en- thinking people 20 the real facts
of the case and greatly 70 discredt al
effort on behalf Of war sufferers.
Thinking people are saying to them
selves: The warning nations should
each look out for the victims OF their
war. They are bound 70 do this through
self-respect at home and abroad. As.
sistance from US should not be neces-
sary--ls not necessary. Money spen.
thus benefits the giyers more than the
receivers, for those who should look
after the needy will probably content
themselves with saying 70 the unfortu-
mates: did you not get your share OF
the American donation" Thus our in
tended generosity may merely help 10
prolong war and injure its victims.
On the other hand, the submerged
tenth" at home are in straits and likely
TO suffer this winter-perhaps fully as
much az the Belgian refugees. Thou
sands have already been evicted be-
cause Of inability to pay their rent;
and, with their few belongings in the
street, are certainly nearly as much to
be pitied as the war refugees across
the ocean-perhaps more. Surely char
ity begins az home. We therefore
highly commend a general movement
toward HOME RELIEF, believing it to
be a safe and sane policy in accord
with the teachings of the Bible: III
any provide not for his own he is
worse than an infdel."-i Timothy 5:s.
The people at our doors are our re-
sponsibility. In many respects the
war is more injurious here than in the
warning countries. There government
contracts for army rstions, clothing,
military apparatus, shipbulldlng, etc,
are causing great business prosperity,
especially in Germany and Great Brit
ain. Here, on the contrary, the avenues
of business are dislocated The foreign
absorption of gold causes financial EN-
barrassment and strlngency, discharge
of clerks, mechanics, laborers, etc.
Few of the awakening ones realize
that the present war is permitted for
the weakening of the nations, prepare
tory 10 the utter collapse OF the Pres
ent Order of things and the usherlng
in of the New 0rder-the Reign OF
Righteousness under Messiah's King
dom. The aroused sleeper should face
about 10 the Sun of Righteousness
rising with healing in His beams and
blessing for all nations. Malachi 49,
Were this recognized there would be
less of the war spirit here az home, less
of fear Of what could be accom-
plished by enemies across the deeps,
more of a confidence in the Lord ana
an endeavor 70 please and obey HIM
Blu. the maddening wine sun lntohl.
Gates many Americans, and VIII yet
probably embroil our nation IN strife
Religionists Also Awakening.
As for religion, those awakened reject
the major part Of the creeds OF the past
yet carefully cling to any rights or
privileges which those false doctrines
conferred. Thus, the Divine rights Of
kings, mobiles, princes and governments,
and rites and ceremonies, civil ana
ecclesiastical, are firmly clutched ana
held high above the people in the intef.
ests of the rulers. This is the secret OF
the willingness Of earthly kings. imam
cial princes and subservient religionis's
TO engage in the present horrible STRIFE
The argument with all is that the enc
justifes the means. The ends sought
are commercial supremacy, political su'
premacy; and, incidentally, the religious
systems are praying for the various
contestants, whom they have lons
taught to believe that they are Coo
kingdoms, guided BY Divine Wisdom,
God no longer restraints these; III
time has come that iniquity should enc
that the Harlot systems should mss'
manifest that none OF them IS the brld'
Of Christ; and that earth's kings mignn'
humble each other and thus make reaa!
for the true Kingdom of God-th'
Reign of Christ and His Church, g!orl
fed in the First Resurrection: -,
The war is sure 20 Thoroughly
awaken the world, and the maddenini
effect OF the false doctrines will angel
the entire human family. As they real
ize how they were drugged with falls,
doctrines, the majority will lose faiii
in everything. Pandemonium will re-
suit as the Bible portrays anarchy.
Many, realizing conditions 70 SOM
extent. earnestly advocate a reforms
ton in the churches, a laboring for so
cial betterments, etc. But il is too late
! Jeremiah 81: 81 The Lord declare
that the Present Order ecclesiastical
heavens and social earth-will pss
away utterly in great symbolic con
extraordinarily; and that the New
Order will be "the desire of all ma
tions"-"a new heaven" the gloriheC
Church; and "a new earth new so
cial order-the worlds only hope.
Surely il behooves every child OF Coo
TO stand free from Babylon, as q true
overcomer Of the world and its spirit
To others, loving righteousness, but no
co.secrated, two courses are open. lh'
better one is a full conservation TO tn'
Lord; the other, less satisfactory, IS 81
endeavor to live justly, truthfully.
ALL ABOUT ANTICHRIST.
Who is this strange character