Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-17


those things that are coming on the
earth" luke u %, 2Gl He said IN
part
Never was there such a war ns there
is at the present time. Peculiar con
ditions have arisen, more SO than has
ever been known before in the history
OF the world With the utter destruc'
ton Of civilization impending, pres
ent conditions seem TO take on II pc
cular force ms we think Of what rela-
tionshlp God has to all these matters.
On every hand prayers for peace are
ascending to God Some are praying
for the success Of the allied armies
which means the slaughter Of the Ger
mans. Austrlans and Hungarians; 9th
ers are praying for just the reverse;
still others are praying that the war
shall not go on. All this shows great
confusion Of thought. How could all
these prayers be heard? The Master
has told Ms that we are TO pray in ac-
cord with the Word Of God. There
| fore, before praying on the subject 1t
would he well to determine what are
/ Gods purposes In regard TO this war.
IN order to pray IN harmony with His
arrangements. Instead Of telling the
| Almighty what 70 do, we should ali
| hearken to Ills Word, and take note of
what He says about this war ana the
terrible Arm0geddon which will follow
! 1.-THE "Tlme Of Trouble such us was
not since there was nation"
As read my Bible with clearer eyes
than once | read IT, see so many
things different from what once
thought that | have great sympathy
with people who ure confused on this
matter As | read the Bible, God ha'
forelold this very war and has lndi
Gated Just what Is happening today
! Through the Prophet Joel He has salt
to all nations, Let the weak say,
am strong. Let the nations b.
wnkencd, and come up to the Vale.
OF Iehoshaphat''--to the Battle OF tn
great Day Of God Almighty IL Go
prophesIed this war of nations, the
we need not pray that He stop Il wa
! which lie has foretodwould take place
Surely, so far as the present war ha
: gone, it has brought greater numbe
to the grave than has any preylou
war Many, doubtless, will be shocl
ed at the declaration that this war an
! the still greater calamity to follow ~
Of Divine arrangements Nevertheless
d the gathering Of the nations to ii
d present struggle is referred to In Il
70 Prophets words where the weak N
. tlons are called upon to assert the
y. strength ana TO go down, all of thcl
" TO the Valley OF IehoshapDat-othe
y" wise the Valley Of Graves,
g. In harmony with this prophecy, q
IL nations have for years been heath
* their plowshurcs into swords, al
their prunIng.hooks into spears" In Il
sense that money has been spent (
military purposes which should pro
" crly have been spcnt In ogrlcutut
y, implements aud developments. \
:, pnrcntly an the nations OF the woI
NJ will vet he involved Happy would
M. be lf our own land should escnpe. '
IN. are very glad to note that our Pre
dent and our Secretary Of state d
men OF peace, aud will surely do all
w their power 10 avoid complications a
'nh war itself Nevertheless, II Is rcos,
nI able to expect that the great nations
'w Europe. realizing how much they "
nv be weakened by the war; viii do
nv In their power to cnsunrc these Unit
.ty states, lest at the conclusion Of
war we should tower too much nb'
the other nations In nnouciol strcni
aud In every other way
ma Seen In Gods Plan,
he But to tho majority Il II very c
as fusng TO think that God would br
HE about any great war There IL Am
'l', something wrong or there would
w he such pcrplcSity; for the Lord I
cre His people that they win not be
darkness, Speaking about this Tim
Trouble, st. raul says, nut yc, br
rcn. arc not IN darkness, that that
bile should oycrtokc YOU as thief We
'er all the children Of the light aud
,ln children OF the bay" Il Thcssolonl
,Ni 5l.UA Gods people should have
,So crul Information rcgorling His pN
ANY purposes ond arrangements
to Only M we look ut the Divine
M Il whole cnn we understand q