The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-06-16
JUST BEGINNING
AFTERMATH OF GREAT WAR Is
FOREMOST QUESTION, SAYS
CONFERENCES SPEAKER.

eral conference president, on ne
World War, It's Cause and Its Mean
ing" Intimate knowledge of his
subject, gained from much travel
and wide reading, together with a
very pleasing and forceful manner of
address, enabled Pastor Daniels to
hold the close attention of his hear
ers throughout his lecture. A num-
Der of stereopticon views from actual
photographs from war scenes added
interest.
THE most gigantic, devastating
war recorded in the annals of the
human ra ice broke upon the world in
the summer OF 1914" said Or. Dan
tells. Ten hundred million men
and women-two-thirds of the hui
nan family-have been drawn into
this titanic struggle. The few ma
tons that have so far kept III OF the
conflict have done so only by the
most careful diplomacy. based upon
a settled determination TO have no
part in this welter of blood.
Twists Europe in Its Grasp.
THE conviction Is deepening, in
the minds of those giving this world
struggle careful study, that ii Is far
more serious than at first realized.
The editor of Life (AustraliaD calls
IL the war of all the centuries, and
says that ID will not only give the
world a new political map; II will
give to civilized history a new date,
and perhaps a form.
LAS the months roll by, and the
horrors of this terrible tragedy null
tiply and spread, the question comes
back with increasing emphasis:
What Is back of this insane destruc-
ton? There must be something back
of all these differences, which the
nations consider important and vital
to their interests, and what Is it?
AS members OF cabinets. diplo-
mats and statesmen have taken the
world more freely and fully into
their confidence, and as students of
history. editors and experienced war
correspondents have studied this
problem, the general conviction has
been formed that the real cause OF
this world struggle is hat old never
ending, ever-present eastern ques-
ton 1t Is believed that this war is
one more added to the many that
have been waged by the European
powers for more than half a century
over that long standing dispute"
Numerous Bible quotations were
given. showing the ~clearness with
which the scripture prophecy has
foretold the main features involved
i'm the struggle. Emphasis was given
to the fact that the whole thing is
one of the deepest interest from the
standpoint of its significance in the
world history as foretold by holy
writ be drawn.
Prelude To Armageddon.
While many writer's are speaking
of the present var as Armageddon,
Mr.. Daniels stated that the Bible
does not designate It,. Ii does, how
ever, point a 500 coming universal
struggle as an outcome of the stu
alton. "Armageddon is not far off. =
he said.
Looking at the serious complica-
lions already existing. and the worse
tangle that is certain to follow this
war, and judging of the future by
the experiences of the past, how can
we look for anything short of colos-
sal trouble when these nations at
tempt a settlement OF accounts? Di-
vergent views. exorbitant demands
and conflicting claims are sure TO
prove insurmountable obstacles to
the m~aintence of peace.
After foretelling the disintegra-
-. - m, rIrnv tha trancfnr nf hpT
capital to Jerusalem, and her final
overthrow and ruin. the prophet
says:
And at that time shall Michael
stand up, the great prince which
standeth for the children of thy peo-
pie, and there shall be a time of
trouble. such as was since
there was a nation ven to that same
time, and that time thy people shall
be delivered, every n hat shall be
found written in the book'-the book
of life. Dan. 12:1.
by the connective. at that time.
these two events, the end of Turkey
and the time of trouble, are imme-
diately and inseparably associated.
The sign Of the end of Turkeys
reign will be the herald OF the time
of trouble. When the world sees
Turkey coming to an end. all may
know that the human race is about
to receive a baptism of trouble such
as ii has never known.
DeIiverance Follows Trouble.
IF what is now in sight is but the
beginning of the conflict, as is gen
orally admitted, what will be its end?
Michael, the prince of peace. is
the Lord Jesus Christ. The standing
up of the prince of peace is the be-
ginning of His reign over His glor-
ious kingdom of peace. The begin
ming of His reign Is in connection
with the time of trouble-the time of
the world struggle of the nations
over the great problems in the near
east. Then, in the midst of this trou-
BILE, when the prince of peace begins
his reign, all whose names are at that
hour found written in the book OF
life will be delivered. They are to
be redeemed, and will receive the
protection OF Him who 'standeth for
the children of this people,
This is the all important feature