The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-20

prayers 90 the Pope ard OF our Prosi-
dent and other good people that this
awful war shall promptly cease. win
all 20 unanswered. IL read my Bible
Alright. The war win proceed. and
win eventnate In no glorious victory
for any nation. but In the horrible
mutilation and impoverishment OF ALL
Next viii follow the Armageddon Of
Anarchy
after that. peace. lasting peace
may be hoped for, because God has
declared IL! IL viii be brought In BY
Mossiahs Kingdom, for which SO long
We have prayed - Thy Kingdom
GOMEZ"
'For forty years I have been pro-
claiming this very war and its glorious
outcome. By sermona. oral and printed.
and IN my books on Bible study in
twenty languages. Now. when the
very year has come and the prophecy
is being fulfilled, could | consistently
ask the Almighty 90 change his pro-
gram? Nay"
COOS PART IN THE WAR.
Doubtless many VIII he shocked
with my declaration that this war and
tho resulting greater calamity are OF
Divine permission and arrangement.
clearly prophesied In Scripture. The
gathering of the nations 20 the pres
ent struggle IL referred 20 In the pro-
phecy OF joel, where thu weak nations
are called upon 20 assert their strength
and where all of them are commanded
20 go down 20 the Valley OF Jehospha-
phat--the Valley OF Graves--the Gene
terry outside OF the city OF Jerusalem
being used by the Prophet IN Illus
iration OF the terrible slaughter now
going on.--Joei 2:s-te.
surely this war has brought more
20 the grave than has any previous
war: ard II Il only beginning. For
years the nations. IN harmony with
Joers prophecy have been beating
their plowshare@ into swords and their
pruning hooks into spears. IN the
sense that they have been spending for
properly have been spent in agT1cui-
tural implements and Developments.
ALL NATIONS INVOLVED.
apparently Gil the nations viii yet
Be involved Happy will Il be II our
own land shall escapel Our President
and our Secretary OF state are men OF
peace. and win surely do ell In their
power 70 avoid complications and war
itself Nevertheless the great nations
Of Europe, reaiixlng how much they
viii be weakened by this war. win do
all In their power 20 enSnare these
United States lest at tho conclusion
Of the war we should tower above the
others financially and otherwise
only as we look az the Divine
plan as a whole can we understand
Gods Relationship with this bloody
war--and with al war. TO the ma
jority u - confusing 90 tflfnK tnat
God would bring about any war. There
= surely something wrong or there
wound not be such perpiexity. for the
Lord tells His people concerning this
Time Of Trouble that they need not
Be n darkness that that day should
ovsrsake them unawareA'--i Theaaai-
onians sd Gods people should have
general information regarding Ills
PLANS and arrangements.
Many have seen only small portions
- the Divine plan. and 20 have failed
to grasp the great lengths breadths.
heiwhfha and depths OF Gods great
purpose. But whoever has am UNDER
standing Of the great plan Of God win
ever after De able rightly 20 appre-
ciate and 20 locate not only the events
81 today. but alno everything that IL
coming; for tire Bible outlines the his
terry Of man
The Scriptures. clearly teach thu.
oar earth II the only reSelisous pro-
vince IN al Gods fair creation IN
this little planet God has permitted
sin 70 take its course-to bud. 20 bIos-
son. % bring forth its fruifage-that
both men and angels may see the dire
results o. opposition 70 the Divine
government
This Bible tells a. how this world
became rebellioua II tells ua that
God did net create nankind imperfsct
As ws are today. Man swas created
perfect an earthly being--in thu image
y lis Heavenly Creator. In tina sense
81 having q moral character. but linn
tied 20 earthly conditions This per-
feet man vas placed Tn a perfect home
II every Way adapted 20 his needs
This Eden was especially prepared for
him md ne was 90 enjoy g. RE was
the hing og the whole earth ard
therefore his Creator instructed him
that sc bis family Increased ne was
20 Hubdue the earth and Develop it.