The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-21
BORDER or ETERNITY
Foreto,d by Great Star Shower i
1888

Editor OF the banner That man
kind stands today ON the border OF
eternity, that some OF those who, on
Nov. 10. 1888, saw the great star
shower, when myriads OF meteors tel,
will live to see the coming OF Christ
IN the clouds o. heaven seems evident
from Christ's oSn prediction in Matt.
24:24 where is found the statement,
"1ais generation sha not pass away
III all these things be fulfilled In
Matthew "a the disciples asked Christ
a two.lold question; first when Jerus-
alem would be destroyed second
when the end Of the world would
come Christ answed their question
in a two.fold answer He said this
gospel OF the kingdom shall be
preached N all the world, for Il vic
ness unto all nations, and then s5lall
the end come
In Luke 2l;2O we find the prophecy
OF christ cctpterning the destruction
of Jerusalem
He says. And when We see Jerus-
alem conpassed with armies. then
know that the desolation thereof IS
nigh In A. p. 66. Cestius surround
ed Jerusalem with troops, but when
ready to take the city, withdrew his
forces for no reason what ever. To
the Christian ii was sign Christ had
given, and they fed. As he said,
Then let them that are in Judea fee
to the mountains. and let them that
are in the midst OF II depart out; and
let them that are in the countries en-
ter not thereinto. Luke 2l:21.
Four years later Titus besieged the
city. Not Christian perished, al
though the city. including the beauti-
ful temple. was destroyed We find
another OF Christs prophecies Luke
,2i:25 "And there shall be signs in the
sun. and in the moon. and the stars:
and upon tie earth, distress OF ma
tions, with perplexity because OF the
sea humanity, and the waves roar.
ine."
Mems hearts failing them for fear
and looking forward to those things
which are coming on the earth, for
the powers OF heaven shall be shak'
en- AS we look into history we find
that on May 19, 1880, we find a fulfill
ment Of this prophecy. Some have
spoken Of this dark day very lightly
and attributed It to forest fires, but
search OF the congressional records
I in the Library at Washington. d. c
and the newspapers published at thai
time shows the darkness was very
dense. that it stretched over an area
almost as wide as from Los Angeles
to Ch cago. and over corresponding
area from north to south
1t could not have been caused by
forest fires for no forest fire ever vel
ragged which would produce smoke
enough to completely obscure the sur
over an area Of two thousand miles
across. The darkness began about II
o'clock in the morning, and continues
through the night, the full moon wa'
also darkened.
Christ said that this would happei
Just after the tribulation of the darl
ages would cease and 1t came at thu
very time specified Look at th'
world in its unrest. Look at the dis
tress. and perpleyity of nations, TIL
hearts Of statesmen are failing then
for fear as they contemplate the tr
turc. We are standing On the YER
border of tNe eternal world
We should heed the warning Watc
We therefore. for We know net in wha
hour your Lord doth come. Motthe'
24:42. We are living in the closin
scenes of this earths history and Tin
generation now upon each will see th
coming of Christ in the clouds {
heaven
OH That we might wake up an
heed the warnings that God has give
us so faithfully in his sacred word til
Bible.
5 A. NJ TOrrnnce