The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-03-02
WHO WILL GAIN
POSSESSION OF
THE EARTH ?
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
The great war which is now rag
ing in Europe, naturally raises the
question of the future mastery of
there bo decisive outcome to the
struggle, the victorious power would
be in position TO dictate terms TO
Europe; and from the mastery of Eu-
rope Il would be but a step to the
position of world supremacy.
There exists however an impass-
able barrier In the pathway to this
coveted goal of power. The Word of
the Almighty has declared that there
will never again be upon this earth
successor TO imperial Rome. No
conqueror will ever arise who will
be able to bring the world to his feet.
No nation will ever be able to bring
all the other nations into subjection.
This IL plainly stated in the proph-
ecy OF Daniel, chapter two, where. in
explaining TO the king OF Babylon his
dream concerning the great image.
the prophet Daniel declared: And
whereas thou sawest the feet and
toes. part Of pottcr's clay and part
OF iron, the kingdom shall be diyid-
ed; And whereas thou sawest
iron mixed with miry clay. they
shall mlngle themselves with the
seed OF men; but they shall not
cleave one 10 another. even as iron
is not mixed with clay"
Since the decline ,and fall OF the
Iron monarchy OF Rome. there have
been repeated efforts TO weld to-
gother into one solid mass the broken
fragments OF that empire. Clovis.
Charlemagne. Charles V. and Napol-
con Bonaparte. essayed 10 become
rulers OF the world; but none OF them
could cement the iron and clay OF
the prophetic image. They were
striving against the fiat OF heaven.
As one writer has forcibly express
ed IL: "The earth reeled under the
fierce charges OF these world-empire
grasping warriors, but the Word OF
the Lord stood fast. and Europe re-
mained divided"
Nor has the effort 10 bind the ma
tions together into one by marital
alliances been any more successful |
The royal families have intermar-
ried very extensively. but the ties thus
formed have accomplished nothing |
toward political union. King Geo. !
of England Is cousin TO the German =,
Kaiser and the Gear OF Russia is |
a relative also. Yet this Relationship |
does nothing 10 prevent war. In no |
instance has there been a cleaying to-
gether of the kingdoms through the
marital "mingling" of which the
prophet spoke.
Yet there Is TO be another and |
iinal universal kingdom, foreshadow-
ed by ,he 'stone" of this prophetic
dream, which "smote the image upon
his feet that were of iron and clay,
and brake them to pieces" Dan.
1884. For of this stone 1t was said
by the prophet, that II became a
great mountain, and filled the whole
earth; and in the explanation OF
this portion OF the dream the prophet
said: "In the days OF these Kings
shall the God of heaven set up a
Fipgdom, whioa shall never be de-
stroyed; and the kingdom shall not L
be left to other people, but it shall
break in pieces and consume all
these kingdoms, and 1t shall stand
icrev'r." Dan. 2:35. Al.
We are living today at a time
when all the events pointed out by
inspired prophecy as marking the
approach of that kingdom, are with
but one or two exceptions, in the
past. Almost the very sign OF it's
coming was stated by the Saviour in
the words: This gospel Of the king
dom shall be preached in all the
world for a witness unto all nations;
and then shall the end come. Matt.
24;l4. That this work has now al
most been accomplished, every per-
son knows who is acquainted with Il
the extent of Christian missionary
effort at the present time.
Very sincerely yours, Is
Elder of the Seventh-day Advent
list Church.