Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-11-24

full. Solomon in al his glory never
even dleamed Of such things as the
poorest human being in America may
enjoy!
Prophecies respecting streams in the
desert and the wilderness blossoming as
the rose are having ful6llment-not
miraculously, but in harmony with the
Divine order of an increased intelli-
gence amongst men. Artesian wells
are being drilled, irrigating canals con-
structed, not only in the western part
of the United States and Canada, but
also in far.off Mesopotamia. The re-
suits are marvellous. Land previously
not worth fencing is valued at $500
per acre today. The increase of knowl-
edge has been supplemented by gov
ernmental arrangements for the dis
tribution of that knowledge amongst
the people. The soils Of various locali'
ties are being analysed at public ex-
pense; and the tillers of the soil are
given knowledge as respects what kind
of fertilizers as required to bring salts.
factory results.
Under these conditions it does not
surprise us to know that as much as
156 bushels of corn have been raised to
one acre, and that 600 bushels of pota-
toes and over are not an uncommon
record. Is not the Bible being fulfill
ed? Who can dispute these facts?
What do they signify? We answer
that they exactly corroborate the Di-
vine declaration which describes our
day: Many shall run to and fro; kncwl-
edge shall be increased; the wise Of
Gods people shall understand; and
''there shall be Time of Trouble such
as never was since there was q ma
ton. daniel 1874, 10:l; Mathew
24:21.
INCREASE OF WORLDWIDE Discomfort
We are in the Morning of our text.
All, what glorious Morning! How
changed the human conditions from
those of our grandfathers! How thank
full the whole world should be! Paeans
of praise should be rising from all the
people of the favored lands of civiliza-
ton; and helping hands should be out
to carry the same blessings
to heather lands. But is it so? Are
the people happy and rejoicing? Are
they appreciative of the New Day?-of
the gifts of Divine Providence?
No! In proportion as the blessings
of God have come, the discomfort of
has increased; and unbelief,
not only in respect to the Bible as the
Divine Revelation, butsin many instan'
ces in respect to the very existence of
an intelligent Creator. Notwithstand-
ing the great increase in the worlds
wealth, and the fact that there are
some noble souls who are using their
share of the wealth in a praiseworthy
manner, nevertheless the general op.
GRAFTON of the law of selfshness pre-.
walls; and all the legislation which has
been enacted, or which can be enacted,
fails to restrain the giant Institutions
corporations-of our day, fails to him
der them from the exploiting of the
masses in the interests of the compare.
lively few.
Did God know all these things? What
will He do about them? Will He bring
in the Millennial blessings. and risk
that men shall take for granted that
they have won the secrets of nature by
their own wisdom and perseverance and
forget God entirely? Will they be.
come more discontented? Would Mil
lennium of discomfort be advantageous?
What will God do about it?
THE DARK NIGHT ALREADY SETTLING
According to the Bible, God fore
knew of the conditions of our day as
we are now reviewing them; and in our
text He gives key to the situation
elsewhere in the Scriptures made very
plain. Through the Prophet, God tells
Of the Dark Night coming-after the
Morning Dawn had been well ushered
ina dark storm.cloud just at sunrise.
This dark hour is described in the
prophecy of Daniel, and also in that of
our Lord Jesus, to be "a Time of
Trouble, such rs never was seen since
there was u nation"
Bible students see this great Time of
Trouble already beginning in the let
ting loose of the winds Of strife in
Europe. In the light of the Bible they
perceive that the result Of this pres
ent war will be the great Weakening OF
the nations the governments of the
earth--an increased knowledge and dis
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