Arizona republican., 1916-10-17
DARK PRED|CT|ONOF
 ADVENTIST SPEAKER
By F. A COFFIN


 That the return of Europe's battle stained warriors to their devastated homes, to carry the crushing burden of fifty billion dollars in war debts, will result in d roar of discomfort and terrible grapple between capi- tai and labor leading to the whole sale commission of the most horrible crimes, was the statement of Elder B. E Eeddoe, of Los Angeles. pres ident of the Southern California Con ference of the Seventh day Adventists in discourse at the Adventist en- campment at Washington street and Sixth avenue last night. His sub jet was, Capital and Labor from the Standpoint of Bible Prophecy
 President Beddoe made it plain that he does not take sides either with the capitalists or with labor His object, he said, was to convince his hearers that labor conditions and the amassing of wealth in the world today are a significant sign of the nearness of the end of the world. He read James 5:3. :, s as proof that the unprecedented heaping to- sether of treasure in this generation shows we are in the last days of earth's history. He called attention to tfe admonition to the Christian laboring man to 'be patient, for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
 After reading Habakkuk 2:12,13, Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establsheth a city by iniquity." the speaker said:
 The Bible speaks in no uncertain way about the future of the rich who rave heaped together great wealth at the expense of humanity. The Apostle James was inspired to tell us concerning the rich, 'Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days A great piling up Of wealth is an indication that earth's history is about finished.
 Recent press reports tell us that one individual in the United States has private fortune of more than one billion dollars. As a writer says This individual, if he accumulated his wealth at the rate of Sl00 a year, wonld require 1000 years: al | year. would require 1O.000000 years; al ! Sl,000000 a year a thousand years. The whole wealth of the United States is estimated at one hundred billion dollars. so that this one in l dividual possesses one one-hundredth 1 of the country's wealth
 ''The European war has temporar- i ily stilled the industrial unrest of the old World. But the wars end ] the soldiers discharge. the return tC homes in ruins to families starved | or murdered or banished. and to bea, an enormous tax of fifty billion dol l lars. with no relief in sight vii mean another armv which in desper- | ation will enter upon a death grapplC l between wealth and poverty. The 1 independent expresses the situation ! succinctly:
 The great war is over: the peace l nact signed The grimed and wear i jed veterans are coming. home. The ! flags fly. The bands play. The mon-
 arch stands hareheaded on the pal 1 ace balcony. Below the crowds cheer
 They weep for joy Glory to the 1 fatherland, God save the kingi "'Tke tumuit and the shouting dies i The armies disband The soldiers re- turn to their loved ones. Every home ] is 2 house of mourning. They try | to pick. no again the broken threads of neaceful industry. All Is ruin. They contemplate Five million l men killed. Ten million men crip- 1 nled. Wives and daughters ravished | Children mutilated. Babies starved | Hundreds of cities burned Thous- ! ands Of farms laid waste. Thirt> l billion dollars of accumulated wealtt
 consumed in smoke.
 They counsel together They | cannot endure the desolation The will not suffer the privation. Mer | fight harder to keep from sinking | than to rise.
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