Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-04

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SSziS=S-S SG===zGIS2szS7J sS2SszzJ for his text the
message Of the an
gel ut Jesus birth: Fear not; for, be
bold. bring you Good Tidings of great
joy, which shall he to all people"
duke 2:l0l He said in part:
This prophecy has not been fulfilled
as yet. Instead Of peace and good will
to men, we have war, savagery and
other works OF the flesh and Of the
Devil mentioned by st. paul-anger
malice, hatred, envy, strife. Not only
have the prayers for peace not been
heeded, but instead the war spirit is
kindling and spreading from nation to
nation, fulfilling the prediction of the
Bibe-enveopng the world Of man
kind. The bitterness, hatred, ferocity.
OF the warning nations seems to IN.
crease daily, Magnihcd tales Of feroc.
ity are believed, and arouse correspond
ing bitterness and fProcity on either
side, As we understand the Scriptures.
the turmoil is only beginning most OF
the wailing and gnaShng OF teeth, mos
Of the anguish and despair, suffering
sorrow and devastation. are ahead OF
us, With the cessation Of the war rht
Bible seems to predict the most gigan-
tic revolution ever known and. follow
ing rapidly, n reign Of nwlcSsness. an
archy, producing "a Time of Trouble
such aS never was since there was :,
nation. "-Dnnipl 12:l
Added to the physical dlstresses OF
the world, financial troubles impend
iD the midst Of plenty. With every
reason for prosperity the wheels Of
commerce are slow. The explanation
given Is loss OF CONFERENCE.-The; hut
not So The worlds 6nnnciprs and
merchant princes are ms courageous ns
ever, but they have met with new con
dtons. The wealth 0f the world, once
represented In money, II now represent
ed In collateral, stocks aud bonds. The
war has made q demand for gold, un
settling values of collaterals.
Gold h disappearing becoming more
valuable hourly. In the same proper
ti0n collaterNls, stocks and bonds, be
come less valuable hourly; because OF
their plethora they ARE n drug ON the
financial market The great insurance
companies the banks and nll wealthy
people have their reserve investments
In these Securities" Additionally, the
heavy losses Of life In this war will be
n serious financial blow 70 insurance
companies. II Is reasonably estimated
that the fall OF British bonds TO one
half par has already made insolvenI
al the insurance companies Of Great
britain. What must we expect AS the
war progresses toward anarchy?
/ As with every war, pestllentlal dis
eascs must be expected. while inter
ference with agriculture threatens fam
Inc In various parts. This is not ~
over.drawn picture, but sober lool
behind the scenes,
The Ono Ray Of Hope.
Hope thou In GodW In the mids
Of all these tlfbulatlons the world mus
learn more and more, until all know
the lesson by heart, that earth's only
hone is in God. This is one Of III,
great lessons which God wishes nj
mankind TO learn, For centuries mel
have bonstcd OF what could and wha
could not be done-of the worlds tinan
clal institutions, Insurance associations
scientific learning and general com
mon sense. These, we were assured
were n part Of nn evolutionary system
which some time IN the future woult
make man 40 wise, 10 great 80 etli
cient that there would be no NOR,
wars, no more dylngs, no more trouble
We were repulcd 10 be approaching
that grand climax,
Some OF the Pence. Pcncew ser
mons VI even q wear ngo seem laugh
ably foolish today. The great and th,
wise deserted the Bible ns foolish
old book gotten up by those who wcr,
merely emerging from monkey condl
tlOn They must yet learn the les
son recorded twenty-five centuries ago
namely, that the wisdom Of their wis,
mru bus pershpd tlsa 2Ol4l The.
mnst learn thnt the wisdom Of men i
rOollshness with God. even as the Wis
dom VI God ls foolishness with men
By the time an shall have learned
whore to look for help Ia this great
trouble, Gods time viii have come fol
giving the Md which lie has provided
for long centuries ngn aud promised
In the Bible. The all which God ha,
provided is Messinh's Kingdom. Man,
have prayed, "Thy Kingdom come
who have fniled TO study the Message
Of the Kingdom. Many have thought
that Il had already come. Many 9th