The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-23

mighty than the sword?" In the last
| few weeks of the war, it was hard to
tell which was the most mighty in
breaking down the morale of the Cen
| trail Powers, the sword in the hand OF
Foch. or the pen in the hand of Wood
row Wilson. This pen has inspired
the nations of Europe with the most
lofty ideals as to the basis on which
the League should rest.
Wilson's famous challenge, The
world must be made safe for democ-
racy," is but concrete expression Of
the growth of the ideals of the Person
of the prophets. Those ideals came
into deadly conflict with the kultur
ideals of the Hohenzollerns. When in
! the midst of the spoils, kultur would
have made another Alsace-Lorraine
peace; democracy refused to bow the
knee In obeisance, but chose rather to
| continue the conflict until kultur would
I. make an unconditional surrender
| Thank God, We have seen the day
Now. in order to preserve the fruits of
the victory won, democracy demands
a police force. American statesmen
may try to cloud the issue with this
kind OF words: Lee US forget in this
vital moment the League of Nations
which is to rule the earth in accord
ance with the Sermon on the Mount,
and in which the United States is to
become mere municipality" Now,
when men can oppose such a league
/ from no higher or more valid reason
than the fear that America would be-
| come "a mere municipality" need we
doubt how puny will be their efforts
against God, and human instrumental
ity. such as Lloyd George and Wood
row Wilson. But this League of Ma
tions need not be surprised if it as
a representative democracy will have
arrayed against it revolutionary Ger
many and Russia. Some weighty
words in Scripture are capable of such
an Interpretation.
Gods Last Experiment.
/ have no desire to forecast accord
ing to my opinion. the ultimate tri-
umph or defeat of such a League of
Nations. ! believe the same Bible that
forecast the coming league, also
passes verdict on it. This Democratic
League of Nations is Gods last expert
ment with human government. 1t pur
poses and ideals are the best of all
finally give way to Theocracy-the
rule of the Son of God. Because of all
inherit disease, Democracy will be
compelled to debacle at Armageddon
tx. Rev. 1850 This disease is the
sin of avarice and greed that exist be-
tween buying and selling. (Rev. 13:
10 and it will wreck the good old ship
Democracy on the rock Of Industrial
ISM Some one has ask, I'm a sent
ence, will the league be made to func-
ton by the governments of the world
as mere combination of court and
policeman, or will it be upheld by the
peoples with new law in their
hearts, above all nations is human
ity?'"
! will answer it by saying. that ex-
perience has taught us that the I'M
regenerated human heart is not to be
trusted 1t was the German theory
that their kultur humanity was the
survival of the fittest." Consequent
ly they set out to destroy all other
species. Have we any assurance that
the super-humanity of the new world
order will not come to the front with
the sword sheathed behind some new
camouflage? | wish had faith in the
future kultur man; but one word
Armageddon-is sufficient hint to the
man Of faith in the sacred scriptures.
by which he knows that man hims elf
Is utterly incapable of putting into
universal practice genuine brother
hood
The hope and aspirations of the hui
man race are for better day. That
that better day is coming it can not
be denied The world needs it to be |
saved from ruin. Religious teachers !!
may honestly differ as to the methods |
by which this golden age will be real |
lied. Some think that underneath I
all mems differences there lies true /
and simple unity with an infinite ca
pacity for fellowship, to which the !
prophets and statesmen of this gen.
Grafton will not appeal in vain" To .
this possibility they pin their faith.
Others have no faith inthis illusion. |
but have a triumphant faith in the t
return of Jesus Christ to the
earth to finish making His kingdom
a universal authority in the earth.
They are watching Gods clock at
Jerusalem at it checks up events lead
ing to the coming of the King of kings
and Lord of lords.
What they long have anticipated is
now in it's initial setting. God is set
ting His hand the second time to bring
His people of Isreal back to their own
land Great Britain has already guar
antee the rights of the Jews to their
own land The late announcement of
NJ poJfour IF tho PritiSh oohirof