The Washington times., 1914-12-21
The One Ray of Hope.

Hope thou in God"' In the midst
OF all these tribulations the world must
learn more and more, until all know
the lesson by heart, that earth's only
hope is in God. This is one of tho
great lessons which God wishes all
mankind to learn, For centuries men
have boosted of what could and what
could not bc done-of the worlds IL
nancial Institutions. insurance associa-
lions. scientific learning and general
common sense. These. VIC were assured,
We're a part Of an evolutionary system
which some time in the future would
make man so wise. so great, so efficient.
that there would be no more wars, no
more dying, no more trouble. We were
said to be near that cl max.
Some of the Peace, Peace" sermons
Of even q year ago seem laughably
foolish today. The great and the wise
dC-erted the Bible as a foolish old book
gotten up by those who were merely
emerging from monkey condition. They
must yet learn a lesson recorded
twenty-five centuries ago; namely. that
the wisdom OF their wise men has per-
ished. Usaiah 29l4) They must learn
that the wisdom of men is fOolishness
with God. even as the Wisdom Of God
IS foohshness with men.-1 Corinthians.
100 2. -; 3:l9.
By the time all shall have learned
where TO look for help IN this great
trouble, Gods time win have come for
giving the aid which he has provided
for long centuries ago and promised in
the Bible. Tho aid which God has pro-
vidcd is Messiah's Kingdom Many
have prayed Thy Kingdom conc -
who have failed to study the Message
Of the Kingdom. MANY have thought
that it had already como. Many others
imagined that because God in the past
has not exercised power and force in
i HFst.
will not do so in the future. The
Pible. however. assures US that Mes
siah's Kingdom VII be a forceful one.
He will rule the nations with a rod of
iron. AS a vessel Of A potter they
shall be broken to shivers.-Psalm 20:
Revelation 2:Z7.
We have reached this time It is the
breaking and shaking process foretold
that now beginning. are causing tbs
Time OF Trouble. which before II ends
vii be the greatest trouble ever known.
The shaking. as We have already
shown. will he social. political, finan-
cial and religious The creeds. repre-
scnting the monstrous fallac'es en-
grated upon the teachings Of the Bible
IN the Dark Ages. Will he shaken to
pieces. and all the great institutions
ru'snamed churches will I've shaken
with them. Only the One True Church
win stand-nOt the Church Of England
not the Church of Rome. not the Church
Of Germany. not the Church of Russia
hut the Church of God. 1t will include
~ 81 ntly followers Of Jesus Of every
nation and denominations: and It will
"Nciu'" all others.
Peace on Earth"-Very Soon.
How glorious the hope that Messiah 3
Kingdom. backed by Divine Power. will
speedily set the worlds affairs in order,
. bringing peace out Of confusion. war.
strife, Human strength weakened, hu-
/ man pride humbled into the dust. hui
man hopes dashed. the world will be
ready for the New Day-the New Era
The Bible beautifully pictures II as the
rising Of the sun Of Righteousness with
/ healing i'm His beams-scattering the
darkness. ignorance. superstition sin,
death that have caused a night of sor-
row never TO be forgotten.
The Lords people awake and looking
In the right direction. already perceive
that we are in the dawning OF the Mil
lennium-that tho blessings which have
come TO the world during the past forty
years are Millennial bless ngs. fore
CLEANS OF stu greater fayorS soon 10
be poured out. These Mil!ennial bless
ings have not brought proper responses
ia human hearts, Instead Of gratitude.