The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-02-18
TERRIBLE THINGS
TO FOLLOW WAR is
THIS PREDICTION


sherman said, "War is hell" He
vas mistaken. War Is worse than
hell Hell Is the place where, after
the judgment day, the wicked are To
be punished according To what they
deserve, but In war the innocent
ire punished, and the instigators OF
the bloody carnage go unpublished.
War will never cease as long as men
are unregenente, and the nations
gorify war by putting the laurel
wreath on the trows of those who
sent shot and shell crashing through
the bodies OF men.
Men are Mortified at tile disregard
Of international Law and treaty obli-
cations by the helligerent powers en-.
gagged In the present war But the
necessities OF war recognize no Law,
either human or divine, as too sacred
TO break II is utter folly for men
to think that men frenzied by the
spirit aud exigencies OF war will re-
,pect law, Justice, or humanity. War
Is entirely outside of Gods purpose,
and is not amenhle 10 any law or OBJ
ligItion,
Terrible as Is the present war In it's
destruction Of human life aud It's dis
regard OF the restraints OF law and
Justice yet this war is as nothing In
comparison to the significant and ter
lille things that will Immediately
follow the present conflict. New and
startling developments Will come
quickly. Men everywhere will be
ready TO condemn the old regime as n
total failure. and unfit 10 rule human.
| ity Rem edies Of all kinds will be
suggested to avert future wars, and
20 usher In reign Of uniyersal and
lasting peace. All kinds OF extensive
religious COZ binations will be effect.
ed IN order 10 guide the ship OF state
safely over the turbulent political
seas. Attempts will bs made TO
have the voice OF the church dictate
legislation, and have tAe civil officers
submit 10 the DEGREES Of the church,
and regard it's pronouncements as an
equivalent TO Thus saith the
Lord. -
They will demand righteousness by
laH. God and Christianity legally rec.
ognized In the fundamental law OF
the land, standard OF rellgion set
up for oil nen by the state, aud Sun
day laws universally enforced, ire
speetive OF individual faith or con-
science in the matter All these
things Will follow in quick success
sion as proposed remedies, and the
authority Of the church will be exalt-
ed above the state.
History repeats itself with unfail.
Ing accuracy When the Roman
government vent to pieces after the
days OF Constantine, the church took
nd vantage Of the situation and placed
herself In the forefront, making the
civil officers subsersienl to her de-.
cFFes. Her reign, which was at first
~slcomed, proved 10 be the bans
TIE wreck anu ruin Of civilization
for centuries No greater calamity
could befall our republic than for IL
10 repudilte It's Constitutional guar.
antics of Individual freedom In relig
ioQs matters, aud It's strict adherencs
10 purely civil functions. UnIes,
our rulers maintain an uucompromis.
! irg LOYALTY to fundamental principle.
, upon "hlch our goTeInmsnt va,
, founded worse catastrophe wlll be
; fail our nation Al the conclusion o.
tie present var than that which tbs
aar itself will bring 70 the nations OF
Europe. Tie losses OF war are fer
3 gotten In fes DAYS, but the subjec'
{ ton u ths civil power to the spiritu-
al powers Will inaugurate a train o.
2 evils which two millenuiums could
not etface. Omens Of the coming
storm and uphsayal are clearly Eisi
BILE In the religious, political and so
I. cial worlds.
rs Very sincerely yours,
n J. Z. CROOK,
y OF SeYeneb-day Adventist church.