The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1916-04-29

ing until the last of their race
persisted on the battlefield. 1t is
a pity that any ruler can escape
the terrible penalties of war with
his life. But it is now war to the
bitter end-and not peace.
In his last days on the dismal
shores of st. Helena it is said that
Napoleon was asked, "Who was
the greatest warrior of the
world?" Without a moment s
hesitation the soldier replied,
"Jesus Christ !" When it was
too late and the doomed Corsican
was awaiting death looking into
the turbulent, tempest-tossed
waves from the dismal shores of
st. Helena Napoleon read Alright
Gods law. He remembered Aus
terlitz. Milan. Lodi, Leipsic, Mos
COW and Waterloo-victOries and
defeats. He saw the cold guard"
and the legions of France go down
in earthly doom and defeat. He
saw his escape from Elba and his
final sepulcher at st. Helena.
There were no more contests for
the greatest warrior Of the world,
and he frankly faced the situation
in the hour Of death and spoke of
the greatest peace advocate this
side Of heaven as the worlds
mightiest soldier. Christ had
gone about the world with a
broken reed as a sword and when
He was murdered by Pontius Pi-
late and the rabble He wore a
crown Of thorns-the only one He
ever wore. Napoleon in the
agoncS Of the hour, while the
storm ragged across the sea, stand
ing at the brink Of death s river
saw more than all the tyrants Of
Europe can see today. He saw
his mighty legions desert him as
they will desert the present rulers.
He saw his nation desert him in
few hours. But after Is centur-
les he witnessed the devotion Of
the millions Of the earth to Jesus
Christ who was only armed with
a broken reed and had only a
crown Of thorns. 1t is strange
indeed that the degenerate usurp-
nrS of the Kingdoms of Europe
can not now see the same visions
Of prophecy that are sure to come
true. After this war who will
there be to pay allegiance to
George. William, and Franz JOS
eph, and the lesser lights? Ma
tions that live by the sword will
surely die by the sword. The
worlds history does not record
the continued success and glory
Of any nation that has been built
on blood and carnage. War set
ties nothing. hope before many
days to hear the sweetest music
since the morning stars sang to-
gether at the birth Of Jesus Christ,
and that will be the anthem that
announces the falling of every
earthly kingdom. Then will He
who had as a weapon broken
led and had plated by the mur-
derers a crown Of thOrns to wear
On the cross be triumphant be-
fore all the nations. 1t is the be-
lief in Him who spoke as never
man spoke. 1t is the hope in
worldwide peace and the triumph
Of the gospel of love that brings
men and nations to Righteousness,
and no other belief will teach us
that righteousness eXalteth ma
lion. Jesus Christ had no armies
to commit murder. In those days
here were Caesars and Herods
These ghsoulish, degenerate rob
Jers and murderers had made the
world war mad. Yet they failed
to frighten Christ from the i'm
perial road Of "peace on earth. Z"
In the United States today there
is growing up a spirit Of militar-
ism that may prove a curse. They
have set aside Gods command
ment: "Thou shall not kill" But
that commandment is as eternal
as the Crock Of Ages. " When
the Caesars, Belshazzars, Pha-
raohs, Alexanders, and Napoleons,
and other high-class criminals and
their bloody deeds have been con
signed to the eternal scrap pile
the gospel of peace will live. The
degenerate rulers today will per-
ish. Every nation built by the
sword and claiming its perpetuity
by the sword will be wiped out.