Evening star., 1918-12-23
A SCRIPTURE READING.
FOR THE DAY.
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.
-. >.ss,szi Copyright. 1918 1--a

When the superb and incompatible
crisis comes, the day of days, and all
hearts are too tall. nothing can express
the upspringing emotions so we'll as the
sonorous and stately words of the Bible.
TO GERMANY.
Wherefore hear the word Of the Lord,
We scornful men, because you have sgd,
We have made a covenant with death
and with hell are we at agreement; We
have made lies our refuge, and under
falsehoold have we hid ourselves; there
fore thus saith the Lord God, Behold,
righteousness to the plummet; and the
hail shall sweep away the refuge OF lies.
and the waters shall overflow the hiding
place. And your covenant with death
shall be disannulled, and your agree
ment with hell shall not stand; when
the overfloWing scourge shall pass
through. then shall you be trodden down
by it. Usaiah.)
TO RUSSIA.
Be not deceived: God is not Knocked:
for whatsoever a man soweth that shall
he also reap. (Galatians)
TO BELGIUM, SERBIA AND ARME-
MA.
The spirit of the Lord God is upon
me: because the Lord hath anointed me
to preach good tidings unto the meek;
He hath sent me to bind up the broken
hearted, to proclaim liberty to the cap
tive, and the opening of the prison to
them that are bound; to proclaim the
acceptable year of the Lord and the. day
of vengeance of our God; to comfort all
that mourn. And they shall build up
the old wastes: they shall raise up the
former desolations, and they shall re-
pair the waste cities. For I the Lord
love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt
offering. Usaiah.)
TO FRANCE.
Arise, shine; for thy light is come,
and the glory of the Lord is risen upon
thee. For, behold. the darkness shall
cover the earth and great darkness the
people; but the Lord shall rise upon
thee and His glory shall be seen upon
thee. Violence shall no more be heard
within thy borders. The sun shall no
more be thy light by day; neither for
brightness shall the moon give light
unto thee; but the Lord shall be unto
thee an everlasting light. and thy God
thy glory. The sun shall no more go
down; neither shall thy moon withdraw
itself: for the Lord shall be thine ever
lasting light, and the days of thy mourn
ing shall be ended. Qsaiah.)
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AMERICA.
And / saw a new heaven and a new
earth. And I saw the Holy City coming
down from God out Of heaven, prepared
as a bride adorned for her husband.
And heard great voice out of heaven
saying, Behold. the tabernacle of God is
with men. and they shall be His people
and He shall be their God. God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes;
and there shall be no more death:
neither sorrow nor crying. for the for
mer things have passed away. And He
that sat upon the throne said, Behold.
I make all things new. He that over
cometh shall inherit all things; and
will be his God and he shall be my SON.
(Revelation.)
TO ALL THE WORLD.
And seeing the multitudes. Jesus went
up into a mountain; and when He was
set, His disciples came unto Him: and
He opened his mouth and taught them,
saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom Of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they
shall be conforted. Blessed are the
meek: for they shall inherit the earth
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall
makers: for they shall be called the
children of God. CMathew.)
DoxoLoGY.
And heard as it were the voice Of
great multitude. and as the voice of
many waters, and as the voice Of mighty
laundering, saying, Alleluia: for the
Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. .(Reve-
lation.)