Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
SAYS THESE ARE CLOSING
DAYS OF. EARTH's HISTORY
Adventists See in European War
Fulnllment of Scriptural
Prophecy.
ANGER OF NATIONS FoREToLD
State Convention OF Seventh-Day
Adventists Comes to Close-Open-
Air Services Are Held on Broad
Street, With Large Attendance.

That we are living In the closing
days of earth's history, and that the
last generation is now living that will
witness the personal return of the
Saviour, was the, declaration of l. d.
enth- Day Adventist denominat ton In
large open-air service conducted in the
downtown. section of Richmond last
night. This organization hns been
holding it's annual State convention in
Richmond the past week.
The speaker last night stated that
according to the Prophet Daniel, when
the Turkish power is driven out of
Europe and establishes his capital at
Jerusalem, that there he shall come
to his end as n governing nation, and
when that event. takes place time
Of trouble shall break upon this world
that VIII eclipse anything that has
ever preceded it. This Will shortly be
followed by the personal and literal
return of the Saviour to this world to
take His people to heaven; and the
wicked shall be destroyed by the
brightness OF His coming.
| SAYS ANGER OF NATIONS WAS
FORETOLD IN SCRIPTURES
lbeClaIiNS lIt3i ltlt anger OIL TIC ia =
lions. as displayed in the war in
! which nearly every country in Eu-
| rope is now involved, was foretold by
| the prophet John, 300 years ago, and
| is sure sign OF the soon return of
! Christ, Elder l.. III. Evans, the leading
! Seventh Day Adventist in North Amer
| lea. gave graphic picture OF the
ominous times In which we are living
in IL discourse on THE Time of the
| End" at the church of that denomina-
ton on Morris Street, near Main,
Yesterday. He spoke to an audience
which packed the edifice, many being
residents OF the city not members of
| the church.
Elder Evans, who comes from Wash
ington. and is the president Of the
North American Division Conference.
predicted more terrible. times than
the situation now in Europe, and based
his prediction on prophecies III the
Bible. ing that the world will soon
be involved In u time Of trouble such
as never was in the history of man.
SAYS NO POWER IN EUROPE
WILL, STAND WITH TURKS
Referring to Turkey again. the
speaker said. There shall be none to
help him. No power in Europe will
stand with him. We are reading III the
daily papers constantly remarks like
this: The day of the Turks supre
macy is come The Turk must CO. etc.
We don't know, dear friends, what Il
| month may bring forth. Turkey has
i thrown herself without any reason,
without any cause at all, into this war.
Wat Will be the end? l mignI tell
| yni that the Turk has got to go out or
Europe nov; don't know. 4 canuot
say. Who knows when that Turk
must leave? But when the fiat goes
forth and he must break his house and
pass the straits/ then the end OF the
worlds doom is struck. the pouring out
OF the seven last plaques, Jesus Christ
coming OF Him who will be the King
the dead. We are living In the time
this world evep lived in--the time of
the end. All prophetic time has closed.
"There are men in Richmond; there
are women I'M Richmond: there are
men in the State of Virginia.; there
are women, in this great Common
| wealth of Virginia who have got to go
| right face. to face with God.
1--WE are in the time OF the end when
I; God Is closing His work. when the ma
! lions arc Angry and the time of Gods
! wrath Is coming and human probation
f! Is closed. i entreat you. dear friends
| you that know these things. and you
+, that are here hearing them now,
| entreat you TO seek that the angel of
God may put the seal of God upon you
and seal you AS His. keep YOU by
| tho power of God until the day OF His
coming, that YOU may be received with
J JOY"