The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-11-05

troops succeed in sending into eternity
a few thousands of Austrians and
Germans then Paris. London and
Petrograd are celebrating the victory
and thanking God for it. They are
all so thankful that they celebrated the
event-sending thousands of souls into
eternity, over the broken heart of
fathers, inspite of the wants of mothers
and widows, or the cry of children. All
this is nothing -both sides thank God
for what they have been able to do.
and take fresh courage and wade in
deeper. 1t is hell let loose on earth,
and satan is leading the nations in this
awful slaughter. We have heard much
of late of the progress IN world con-
version and the rapidly advancing
kingdom which makes for universal
righteousness. God word says this is
an evil age, the end of which is war
and destruction. an awful trbulation.
The end is not yet. The ferociou ;
beasts of war may wear themselves
out. or surfeit themselves with human
blood, and so be chained for time,
but by and by they will break loose
until the climax is reached in the great
judgment crash, when the Judge from
heaven will come to deal With these
nations.
i The effect of this satanic war is
disastrous to the nations financially
and religiously. The heather world
looks on and asks is this the collapse of
christianity? Bv no means. though it
may result in the collapse of chlisten-
dom. There is vide difference be-
tween the two chrstendom includes
all protesting christians, all adherents
of the church, in a word everything
that IS not really christian or truly
united to Christ. quote from an in
tiuential sercular paper. 1t says: Surely
the heather will laugh and the mo-
hammedans mock with derision as thew
witness the great exalted nations of
Europe, nations whose name and fame
have gone to the ends of the earth for
their education, there progress IN
science IN the arts, in civilization, and
In christianity, now slashing at each
others Threats. No wonder Count
Okuma, Prime Minister of Japan, de-
clares that the end of European
civilization is at hand! What answer
can the christian church of Europe
give to the inquiry of the non-christain
world? By what arguments can it be
proven that the so called christian
nation is more certain to keep a sacred
impact, solemnly entrusted into, than
so called pagan nation? This war
strikes blow at the heart of missions
and adds a financial and moral burden
that can be carried by the christian
church only through agonizing inter
cession, protracted fasting and un-
precedented sacrifice,
And what is it all about any how?
oSNSh ihiiiiOil beiBldilS are facing
starvation already. If we look behind
the scenes, if we get down to basal
facts it will be seen that the goddess
ambition, under the guise of religion.
the satanic purposes of the greatest
ecclesiastical hierarchy of the world.
must IN the light of an impartial verdict
be held responsible for the act that
plunged the nations of Europe into this
unprecedented human slaughter. The
concordat which would force the
Roman Catholic faith and government
on Seryia was the match that exploded
the magazin that has blown about one
million souls alre ady into eternity.
But the end is not yet. We can only
wait and see and hope that peace may
soon come Yours truly,
JOHANNES.