The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-13
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heartily endorsement TO the plan Of.
raising twenty cents per member for
the support of missionary endeavor
and thus forestafl the possibility OF
bringing about 81 retrenchnent In the
missionary operations in foreign coun-
tries. Tho delegates very earnestly
passed a resolution expressing their
Christian sympathy for the advent be-
licvers in the war countries Wiaett are
suffering privalions because OF ffE'
terrible conflict, and pledged to IN
crease their weekly mission offerings,
and will urge the other members Of
their respective churches TO do SO.
Elders l. IL Evans. president or
the North American Division Con-
ference, VINO arrixed from the
worlds headquarters of the denomi-
nation in Washington yesterday at
ternoun, H. 6. wilkinson. president
and H. T. Duwsett. secretary. respec-
lively Of the Columbia Union Confer
euce, made stirring appeals in favor
Of the twenty-cent-a-week fund. Ell
der Evans who is the leading
EeEcnth-day Adventist if North
America. said that the denomination
has just adopted the plan Of raising
twenty cents week per member In
this country and Canada for missions
and said ii meant the giving Of 5000
"a year pcr member. or $9S0-0oO Tor
the entire membership in these two
countries Elder Evans told OF the
sacrifices that are being made among
the missionaries in Europe because Or
the lack OF money ana the increase
ia the foodstuffs.
Hearty Response TO Proposed.
Professor Wilkinson called for
vote in support Of the recommends
ton. and there was hearty response.
He also told OF the progress that has
been made along the constituency IN
other conferences in the Solumhia
Union in the way of raising the TWEEN
ty-cent- week fund.
The delegates also greatly favored
the recommendation to raise an aver
age of SIS per member on the Harvest
Ingathering campaign. which will als1
be given toward missionary enGeavot.
II was stated that five hundred and
eighteen thousand dollars was APP
prppriated for missionary support In
1915 ny the General Conferences
Council which closed in Washington.
y. G.. week ago. Last year the
North American constituency raised
SIS. 600 on the Harvest lngatherins
campaign. while the goal SEE through
this channel alone for the coming
year is 500 00e.
Miss Myrtle Robertson gave an en-
couraging report of the success whicn
has attended the efforts Of the mem
beers Of the Portsmouth church In
raising it's quota in the Harvest In
gathering feature. and also ON the
twenty cent a-week fund.
DR.. iWiikinson's Discourse.
THE purpose of this study. said
DR.. Wilkinson In his discourse lis to
briefly uote fprophecies concerning
some of the great nations to show
that the present war in Europe is nos
the final conflict OF the nations, as
many believe. though it is doubtless
one of the last signs OF the battle OF
Armaseddon.
This war will subside Turkey will
soon he expelled from Europe. The
United States will do what prophecy
foretel1s. Meanwhile the gospel work
will be closed, All nations of the
world Will finally clash in the battle
OF Armageddon, and then the Savior
Will come.
1t was explained that the symbols
used in Daniel 2:7 and 8 repi esent the
empires of Babylon. Medo-Persia.
Greeia and Rome, and tina all but
the first of these powers are again
brought TO view in the more literal
prophecies of chapter eleven. The por-
ton of Alexander's kingdom which
fell To Lysimachus. mentioned ia
verse 6 as the king of the NORTH
was shown To finally constitute Euro
pean Turkey, which power Is MEM
{ toned in verses 40. A and as, and 1t
was held that the language, He shall
, plant the tabernacles Of his palace
/ between the seas in the glorious holy
mountain" will soon be fulfilled by the
Fenovement OF the capital of Turkey
from Constantinople 10 Jerusalem
In EZe, 3s;2 and 1871 we find that
/ the prophet foretld that God would
~ a
Rosh, Mespech and Tubal.' SO reads
the revised version. "Rosia mean,
Russia" In the margin OF verse z.
+ Authorized version. we find that God
/ told Russia 1 will draw thee bacs.
with hook OF six teeth" This re-
minds us of the Berlin congress OF
/ June 1920. 1878, when representa-
I lives of SIX powers, viz. England,
France, Gel many. Austria. Italy and
Turkey required Russia to release the
territory taken from Turkey in the
war of 1s778.
Turkey has been helped many
times bat Daniel ll:45 says. He
shall come to his end and none shalt
help him The time for the funIinent
of this has often seemed at hand. but
no time have conditions appeared
more favorable for Russia than the
present
Russia's Growing Power.
"A most timely and instructive arr
ticle on the vital questions in this
( European war is quoted from the
New York World is the daily Nom
pariel of August s. The writer states
that regardless of all minor issues
that may arise. the statesmen In the
capitols of the various nations In
volved Will continually bear in mind
the two vital questions: The possi-
bilitv OF Russia becoming. so power.
full that she can go to Constantinopl0
and stay there and the possibility
of England becoming SO weakened
that she can no longer adequately
guard her passage to and from
through the Mediterranean Russia
must needs go through the Rospho~
rus--to get close To her Adriatic pos
sessions, England must needs havo
free passage through the Mediter-
ranean in order to obtain food and
sustenance, England will be driven
by the desperation engendered by her
own perils at the Mediterranean to
the point OF allowing Russia to now
go to Constantinople. This war will
answer--in part certainly, perhaps in
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