Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

nations, leVeleQ Ill pTOpoTlioh " lhe
wealth Of each. What trifle this would
be compared to the crushing burdens
under which Europe is staggering to-
day!
The benefits that would accrue to all
from a peace settled on the terms Of
brotherly love are almost without
number and volumes might be written
on the subject. The imagination loves
to dwell on the conditions which will
prevail among men when at last the
Prince Of Peace has come to dwell and
to rule in our hearts. our homes, our
cities and the nations Of the world.
Will such an ideal state always be an
ideal? Can it never crystalize into
reality? Assuredly there is hope
Read the signs Of the times: Russia
declared positively against intemper-
ance; England Is trying to be as pro-
gressive as Russia; France learning
again to pray, il we may believe reports
Of the press. These are signs Of deep
import, they indicate that these nations
are at least turning toward The Light.
Who shall say that they will not one
day fairly face the rising sun and be-
hold the glorious day arrive when the
Son Of Righteousness shall shine above
world undimmed by the fogs, the
mists, the dark clouds Of selfishness,
perversity and folly?
You and I, dear reader, may never
see this glorious day. The peace soon
we hope to be adjusted may be patched
up on the terms of mans wisdom;
terms involving more or less Of further
punishment and disgrace to the con-
quered nation or nations, as the case
may be; terms that will leave sting
as dangerous as the sing Of serpent's
tooth, with it's poison working its
deadly way throughout the nation;
terms perchance that may seem plaus-
ible on the surface but which conceal
craftily the greed and avarice under
lying; terms which are absolutely in
essence devoid Of that brotherly love
which must be the basis Of any per-
manent peace. A peace so arranged
may last for a term Of years, longer or
shorter, is not Of much consequence.
When that period Is ended we will
have another feast Of passion, blood,
lust, revenge, devilishness, quite
worthy Of such asininity. But doubt
not that the day will finally come when
the long, long, weary lesson ended at
last, the statesmen Of the nations, men
who fear God and who love his Son,
will assemble in solemn conclave, re-
membering him who said, Come, now,
let us reason together" Guided at
last by that light which never yet has
misled the sons Of men, those states
men will arrange a peace that will
last as long as the Rock Of Ages on
which it will be founded.
A Prayer For the Nations.
Almighty God, maker Of heaven and
earth, ruler of the universe, Alpha and
Omega, the Beginning and the End Of
ALL we humbly come before thine
august presence, we bow in the dust at
thy feet, we confess our great and
many sins, we beseech for thy mercy
and thy pardon. Teach US, Great God,
the meaning Of the tumult Of the ma
tions. Why are the lightnings Of thy
wrath poured out? Why doth thy
fierce anger burn, why are the people
consumed, why the agony the blood
shed, the misery, the horrible whirl-
wind Of passion, revenge, hatred, rag
ing in the sons Of men?
Great God, speak clearly, we be-
seech thee, let thy people know the
meaning Of this thy day Of vengeance.
Surely thou hast been merciful in the
past. surely thou has led thy children
in plain path by the hands Of thy
servants, surely the teaching Of thy
Holy Son Is plain. Through him thou
hast taught us to love thee with our
heart, our soul and our strength, be-
cause thou hast first loved us and hast
sent him as the token Of thy love.
Through him thou hast taught us to
love our brother as ourselves.
Great God, how we have learned the
lesson! With deep humility we con-
fess our sin. In place Of love we hate.
We have broken thy law; we have fol-
lowed our own will, not thine; we have
forgotten our brothers needs; we have
let. sin triumph over us and reign with
in our souls; we have defiled thy
temple; we have deserted thy holy
place; we have altogether turned aside
from thee; we have proved ourselves
unworthy Of thy love. And now, too
late, in this the day Of thine anger we
remember, alas! that thou art the same
Interchangeable, unchanging God, thou
art Jehovah Of Hosts, as we'll as heav-
emily father. thou dost hate sin, thou
dost punish terribly those who will not
repent. Thou dost annihilate those
who will not heed thy warnings.
And now, Great God, we beseech
thee that by the power Of thy grace, by
the love Of thy Son, open the eyes Of
the people. Let them see thee in thine
anger, let them hear the thunder Of
thy voice, let them feel the lightning Of
thy wrath until all men shall say, veri-
ly, there is a God in heaven; verify, his
will shall be done on earth; verify,
there is no hope for mankind except in
obedience to thee. We beseech Of thee,
Great God, not to stem the torrent of
thine anger, but that quickly the world
may learn the awful lesson of it's folly
and may turn to the living God; whom
to know is light and joy and peace,
now and evermore. Amen-James w.
Johnson.
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