The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-21

- ing them for fear
| ANf and for looking
Nv after those things
k.sf that are coming
~ upon III. sArth."
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0r'sns=n.eksoxSszS1 In part he said
Our Honorable
President with praissworthy intent has
requested all Christian people 90 pray for
peace In Europe, I have been asked 20
ssrmonirs accordingly. However. can
not concur with our Worthy President in
this matter. Much as I appreciate p~scs-
and have AL my life isboret 90 be
peaesfnAksr--i cannot pray the Almighty
% ehanss His plans 20 conform 20 those
o. our Honorsd President
For twenty-five hundred years God
through the Bibis Prophets, has been
telling His p>opis about this treat war
and concerning the mere tsrribis ArInA-
rsddon which win follow 81. and can
We expect Him 20 reverse the program
AZ our beh.str
The prayers o. these millions praying
for the prosperity Of the Germans and
the srterminstfon Of the Allies. and the
prayers Of other millions for the sue.
cess Of the Allies and the annihiistion
q ths Germans. and the prayers OF the
Pope ana Of cur Prsridsnt and othsr good
psopis that this awful war shall prompt
~ cease viii ali 20 unanswered. ~ I
read my Bible srirht. The war will pro-
cesd and win svertuAts In no glorious
victory for any nation. bat IN the hor-
rieis rnpiiiAtion and impovsrishmsnt Of
all Merit will follow the Armageddon
Of Anarchy
After that. psaos. lasting psas., may
he hoped for. because ood has declared
~ n WIN be brought IN by N..siah's
ktnFfom. for which long have
prsyss-"rhy Kinsdom Come"
For forty years ! have been proclaim
NHaa D q
Gems. By sermons. oral and printed. and
In my books on Bieis Study In ,wsnty
languages. Sov. when the very year
has come ana the prophecy 10 being full
fiiisf. could consistently ask the Al.
mighty 90 change His pregnant gayi
neuncef. from tho Masters words. re-
spectinE the present ''DfsTRBes or MA
TioSs WITH pERPLENfTY. - . mans
heart. failing them for fear OF those
ihinss about 20 ooms on the earth"
GODS PART IN THE PRESENT WAR
Doubtless many will DO shocked with
mg declaration that this war and the re-
auisinE greater calamity are Of Divine
psrrniasion and arrangement clearly
prnphesisd IN Scripture. The gathering Of
Tho nations to the present vtruKeie is
referred TO in ths prophecy Of joel. where
the weak nations arc called upon 20 as
cert their strength and wher. ali Of them
ley Of jehoshAphat--ths valley Of Graves
the cemetery outside OF the city Of
Jerusalem being used By the Prophe, tn
iilusirsusn Of the terrible slaughter now
going on.
Surely this war has brought more 70
the rrave than has any previous war.
ana u 10 oniy bssinnins. FOR year, the
nations. In harmony with Joei's proph>-
cy have been ''bsatfrg their piowshares
into s-ords. snd their pruning hooks into
spssrsl" In the sense that they have been
spsndins for military purposes money
which shouid properly have heen apent
In agricultural implements and Develop
ments
Apparently ali the nations wifi yet be
Involved Happy would n be II our own
land shall escaped Our President and our
Secretary OF state are msn Of peace and
applications and war itself Nsverths-
less. the great nations Of Europe. reaiiE-
lag how much they win be weakened By
this war, win DO all In their power te
ensnsrs thee United States lest At the
conclusion Of the war we should tower
above the others financially ana other
wtss
WHY GOD HAS PERMITTED SIN AND
DEATH
Only We look at the Divine Plan
a. whole can We understand Gods re-
lAtionship with this bloody wsr--and with
all war To the majority q 10 confusing
20 think that God would bring about any
war There 10 surely somsthins wrong
or there would not be such perpiexity.
for ths Lord tells His people concerning
this Time q Trouble that they need not
be IN darkness that that day should over
take them unawares." ood's people
should have general information rersrd :
ing His plans and arrxnGemsnts.
Many have sesn only small portions
Of the Divine Plan. and % have failed 20
grasp the great lengths hrsadths
heights and depths OF Gods great Pur-
pose But whoever has an understand
ing OF the great Plan Of God win ever
after be able rightly TO appreciate and
TO locate not only the events OF today. but
also everything that 10 coming: for the
Bible outlines the history OF man.
The Scriptures clearly teach that our
earth 10 the only rebsiiious province In
all ood's fair creation. In this little
planet God has permitted sin to take It's
oourse--to bud. 20 blossom. TO bring forth
It's fruitaGe-that both man and angels
may see the dire results of opposition to
the Divine Government
The Bible tells US how this world be-
came rehoilious IL tells us that God
ala not create mankind imperfect, as we
are today. Man was created perfect. an
earthly being--in tho image OF his Heav-
emily Creator. in the sense of having q
moral character. but limited 70 earthly
conditions. This perfect man was placed
In a perfect home, In every way adapted
TO his needs This Eden was especially
prepared for him ana he was TO enjoy
g. He was tho king OF the whole earth
and therefore his Creator instructed him
that as his family increased. he was to
suhdue the earth and develop II. Had
mankind remained IN harmony with
God. tho whole world would have become
as Eden,
God foreknew Just what would occur.
however. lie foreknew Adams sin and
fall. as well as tho mental. moral and
physical degcneracy which would result
from the disobedience OF our first parents
fIo foreknew our weakness and imperfec-
tion. our attempts at moral. religious and
mental reform and at mental and physical
come 60 pass, sin entered the world.
and has continued 20 rest upon the hu-
man family for six thousand years
Gods penalty upon man II death. and
~ matters not whether that death CONS
through war or pestiience or famine or
| by slower processes. Meantime. God
would use nil OF mans experiences OF the
past six thousand years as n great lesson
on tho exceeding sinfulness OF sin. and on
the utter hopolessness OF any other heir
than that which God Himself has pro-
vided.
From tho creation OF Adam until now
has been a period OF six Thousand year
Days--man's Work week--during which
ha has been permitted to try everything
he could imagine for his own relief from
sin and Its penalty OF death. After
these sixty centuries humanity IL still
dying--mentaily. morally and physically
AT a.