River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-12-24

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message of the an
gel at Jesus birth: Fear not: for. be
bold. bring you Good ridings of great
JOY, which shall be to all people,"
duke 2:1OD He said in part:
rnis prophecy has not been fulfilled
as yet. instead Of peace and good will
to men, we have war. savagery and
other works OF the flesh and of the
Devil mentioned by st. Paul-anger
malice. hatred, envy. strife. Not only
nave the prayers for peace not been
needed. but instead the war spirit is
KindIing and spreading from nation to
nation. fulfilling the prediction OF the
Bill le envelOping the world of man
KIND. The bitterness. hatred. ferocity
ut the warning nations seems to in
crease daily. Magnitied tales of feroc
ity are believed. and arouse correspond
ing bitterness and ferocity on either
side. AS we understand the Scriptures.
the turmoil IS only beginning most of
the waiting and crashing of teeth, most
OF the anguish and despair. suffering
sorrow and devastation. are ahead OF
us. With the cessation of the war the
| Bible seems TO predict the most giga1l-
| tic revolution ever known and. follow
ing rapidly q reign OF lawessneSs, an
archy, producing "a Time of Trouble
such as never was since there was Il
nation daniel 1921.
Added to the physical distresses OF
the world. financial troubles impend
in the midst OF plenty. With every
reason for prosperity the wheels OF
commerce are slow. The explana ton
given is loss of CONFERENCE.-THE; but
not so The worlds inanciers and
merchant princes are as courageous as
ever. but they have met with new con
ditionS. rhe wealth of the world. once
represented in money, is now represent
ed in collateral. stocks and bonds. The
war has made demand for gold. un-
settling values Of collaterals.
Gold is diSappearing--be more
valua bic hourly. In the same proper
ton cOllaterals, stocks and bonds. be
come less valuable hourly; because OF
their plethora they are drug on the
financial market. The great insurance
companies. the banks and all wealthy
people have their reserve investments
In these securities" Additionally. the
heavy losses Of life in this war will be
serious financial blow to insurance
companies. 1t is reasonably estimated
that the fall of British bonds to one
half par has already made insolvent
all the insurance companies of Great
Britain. What must we expect as the
war progresses toward anarchy?
AS with every war, pestilential dis
eases must be expected. while inter
ference with agriculture threatens fam
inc in various parts. This is not an
over-drawn picture, but a sober look
behind the scenes.
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 earths only
hope is in God. This is one of the
great lessons which God wishes all
mankind to learn! For centuries men
have boosted of what could and what
could not be done-of the worlds finan-
ciai institutions, insurance associations
scientific learning and general COM
mon sense. These, we were assured
were part of an evolutionary system
which some time In the future would
make man SO wise. SO great. so eff
Client, that there would be no more
wars. no more dyings. no more trouble
We were reputed to be approaching
that grand climax.
Some of the Peace. Peacer ser
mons of even a year ago seem laugh
adj, foolish today. The great and the
wise deserted the Bible as a foolish
old book gotten up by those who were
merely emerging from monkey condi-
ton They must yet learn the les
son recorded twenty five centuries ago;
namely. that the wisdom of their wise
men has persisted. lisa 29:14J They
must learn that the wisdom of men ia
fOolishneSs with God. even as the Wis
dom of God is foolishness with men.
BY the time all shall have learned
where to look for help in this great
trouble. Gods time will have come for
giving the aid which He has provided
for ,ong centuries ago and promised
in the Bible. The aid which God has
provided is Messiahs Kingdom Many
have prayed. THY Kingdom come
who have failed to study the Message
of the Kingdom. Many have thought
chat 1t had already come. Many 9th