Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-30
HOW THE NATION
WILL BE DIVIDED
AFTER THE WAR
Bible Teacher Believes Russia
May Join Forces
With Kaiser

Russia, sooner or later, must
withdraw from the Allies, and 1t is
far from improbable that she will
be found in some kind of fedora
don with Germany" said DR.. James
Al. Gray in his Bible lecture before
me conference whose sessions nave
been held this week In the Second
Baptist Church.
DIR. Gray is the dean of the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago, and we'll
known as a lecturer and writer on
Bible subjects and especially on
prophecy. During the week he has
been giving expositions in the after
Moons on the practical theme of the
Christian in Everyday Life" and in
he evenings lecturing on Prophecy,
ne war and the Second Coming Ol
Christ"
This war;" he said, lis not the
battle of Armageddon mentioned in
the Bible, as many people suppose,
because it is not in the right loca-
ton, it has not the right objective,
and it does not represent the right
alignment of the nations" 1t was
n explaining the last statement that
he made the remark quoted above.
The nations which will be the ag-
greSSor IN the battle OF ArlnaSeddoII
are those of the old Roman empire,
WHICH dCOEullS " lIS olDlSB dS Cl'
Gray interpretS it, are to be feder-
ated again under a single head, or
leader, called the Anti-Christ. THE
Roman empire" he said. extended
from the Euphrates on the east to
the British isles on the west, put
did not include Russia or Germany,
except that narrow strip of Ger
many west of the Rhine. Neither
did it include the whole of Austria
In a q NJ nrnGpnt the RIM
erald Isle"
DIR. Gray said a student of proph
ecy ought not to assume the role of
a prophet, and therefore, in speak
ing of the re-alignment of the ma
tions likely to follow this war, he
was only giving his opinion, but it
seems to me" said he, that Russia
sooner or later must withdraw from
the Allies as they were part of the
Roman Empire and she was not. 1t
is far from improbable that she
should be federated with Germany
in some way, because Germany was
not of that Empire except west of
the Rhine. Does this look as
though Germany would lose that
part of her territory" asked DR..
Gray. And the same question may
be asked concerning a division OF
Austria Hungary for the same
reason. Turkey also will lose Pales-
tine and other of her possessions
That belonged to the Caesars, and
strict Interpretation of the same
principle would mean that Ireland
is to get home rule"
The Second Coming of Christ in
DIR. Gray's judgment, does not await
these events. That coming" said
he, lis like drama of two acts, or
an act of two scenes. There is
coming of Christ into the air where
His faithful Church will be caught
up to meet Him. and then after an
interval, a coming of Christ with
His saints and His holy angels in
Judgment upon the living nations,
not one of which IS ruling, or is being
ruled. in subjection TO Him or obe-
dience to His will. This latter as
pect OF His coming is at the time of
Arrnageddon when the Roman ma.
tons will be once more besieging
Jerusalem. and when Christ will ap-
pear for the dcliverance Of the Jews
out of their hands"
The possibly near coming of
Christ for His church led DR., Gray
TO earnestly exhort Christians to holy
wing and especially to the spirit of
evangelism for the saving of the lost.
The conference closes to-day with
meetings at $3.50 and 7:45, The at
tendance has been large. that at the
evening meetings more than filling
the church, including even the pull
pit steps and chairs, and not few
people, women as well as men, have
stood during the whole service,