The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-10-23

PREPARE FOR GREAT BATTLE
European Conflict Is Not Armageddon;
That Is Yei To Come, Says
Advent Speaker
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Spirits OF demons are In the
fields Of war;" said Elder q. w.
Wells of Minneapolis ut the Seventh
day Adventist church last night.
Quoting from Rev. 1918, and on.
ward. he showed how the unclcan
spirits were influencing the kings OF
the earth to war. They are pre-
pairing them for the great battle OF
Armageddon. when all the nations
of the earth will take part
This is not the battle OF Ar
nageddon as We understand II"
said Elder Wells. THAT will be the
last battle that will ever be fought.
Furthermore, II Is not being fought
where the word Of God says the
battle Of Armagcddon will be fought.
In Xcch. 3:2 and 8. and I'm the book
OF Joel. the third chapter, we have
the location OF this mighty event. II
will be fought in and around Jerusa-
lem. in the valley OF Jehoshaphat."
Prophecies Being Fulfilled.
PROPHECIES that were uttered by
the inspired and holy men of old
are being fulfilled before our eyes.
We find. in the second chapter of
Isaiah. and in the fourth chapter
OF Micah that many people shall
say, Let us go up to the mountain
Of the Lord. and we will walk in
his paths, and he shall rebuke many
people, and they shall beat their
swords into plowshares and their
spears into pruning hooks: nation
shall not lift up sword against ma.
ton, neither shall they learn war
any more In fulflment OF this
prophecy II is OF interest to note
that our Secretary OF State. William
Jennings Bryan. has concluded peace
treaties between this country and
other leading nations whereby war
shall not be declared until after a
year has elapsed. Nations are re-
quired TO submit their differences to
arbitration. In token OF the accept.
ance of these treaties. Mr. Bryan
has had small plowshares sent 10
the nations signing. These are made
from old swords that were used dur
ing the Civil war;
Quoted From Scripture.
Elder Wells called especial atten.
tion to the fact that the Scripture
quoted says that nations and many
people shall say there will be no
more war. Then he called attention
to the verses found In Joel 3, where
God says. Proclaim We this among
the Gcntiles: Prepare war, wake up
the mighty men, let all the men OF
war draw near; let them come up:
Beat your plowshares into swords.
and your pruning hooks into spears:
Let the weak say, am strong"
Notice the difference, a 'peace and
safety cry Is going and will go
around the earth. People will say
that war will be forgotten. But the
Lord says the contrary. In the midst
OF this cry will come sudden dc.
struction, to those who are not pre-
pared
Taking up tho study OF Turkey.
Elder Wells pointed out that II
was only by sufferance that that ma.
ton was now In existence. THE
time will come when the Turk will
plant his capital In Jerusalem, and
when he does. Christ will come. This
we have brought to view I'm Daniel
1i:45 and 1872 and ON. kt that time
will come the battle OF Arma geddon
Then all nations will be drawn into
the conflict. The Turk Is even now
being showed out Of Europe. This is
just a prelude to the great time of
trouble that will come upon the
earth"
Mysterious Influence at Work."
Quotations were read from a
speech made by Sir Edward Grey.
prominent in the war by reason OF
his high position in England. There
seems TO be some mysterious infiu-
ence in the earth that Is driving
men to war; the world seems to
be filed with political alcoholism. -
The Independent. in recent issue
said that the present conflict could
only have been planned by "the head
devils
Christianity is not failure said
Mr.. Wells. "Professed christianity
may be. but there is power in the
good old religion to save men and
women" He spoke highly of the
peace workers, saying that they were
helping to hold the winds OF strife
that the gospel message might be
preached. He exhorted all to seek
fellowship with Christ, to obey
Gods commandments. that in the
Judgment they might not be among
those who suffer the eternal death.
The church was filled, some people
were unable to find seats. The
closest attention was given by all
to the sermon.
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