The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-12-22
A. P. SWENSON'S LECTURE.

A. P. SWENSON'S LECTURE.
Large Audience Listens to Address on
Subject of millions Now Liv-
ing Will Never DE-
A lecture was delivered in the
Woodman hall, Spencer Brook, Sunday
by A. P. Swenson of Minneapolis on
millions Now Living Will Never Die"
and large audience listened to the
speaker. In opening mis- address he
said, THE old order is passing and
better days are at hand" He con-
tinued, in part:
European civilization (and that
necessarily includes us) is slowly dis
migrating. There are no forces now
at work strong enough to arrest it..
1t is heading straight for a smash.
Mob orators who during the past seven
years used their powers 20 fan the
base passions Of fear and hate are
reaping the harvest. Possibly civiliza-
ton might survive if the following
measures are adopted:
/. A stop to currency infation;
that is, governments shall stop paying
out more than they take in. mo gov
eminent in Europe is meeting this con-
dition today
2. The German indemnity to be
cancelled, or at least suspended for a
term of years.
8. Raw materials to be obtained
from Russia.
4. Disarmament, immediate and
sweeping.
Unless these things are done large
part of Europe's population must
perish and the world begin again the
b of human struggle.
Why is it that all the nations are
now in distress and the people in per-
plexity? Jesus nineteen hundred
years ago answered the question. He
was asked what would occur at the
end of the world, and amongst many
other things said that when that time
comes 'there shall be great distress in
the land, and wrath upon the people;
. upon the earth distress of ma
tons, with pcrplexity; -. mems
hearts failing them for fc::1:, and for
looking after those things which are
coming on the earth. Luke 21:23-26.
He furthermore said that at the end
of the world the Jews would be regath-
cred to Palestine, end this is also full
filled.
In addition to that he stated that
there would be famine, pestilence and
revolution in various parts Of the
earth, great strife between the con-
tending factions of earth, followed by
a time of trouble such as never was
since the world was organized.
He taught his disciples, and through
them all Christians to pray: "Thy
kingdom come; thy will be done on
earth as it is done in heaven" Then
referring to the troublesome time
above mentioned, the regathering of
Israel, the distress of nations, etc., he
says: "When we see these things come
to pass, know yet that the kingdom of
God is at hand" Verify ths>t kingdom
is at the door. 1t is the time of Gods
vengeance upon all unrightcousness
and unrightcous kingdoms of earth.
1t will be a happy day VIXEN all this
trouble is over and satan's rule is end
ed forever.
In due time Jehovah promised that
he would select the seed of Abraham
and through that seed all the families
of the earth should beblessed. Genesis
1878; 22:18-22). The seed of Abraham
here meant the Christ.-Galatians 3;
16, q, 20.
Before this deliverance and blessing
of the people could come it was neces-
sary for man to be redeemed from
death. Jehovah had promised such re-
demption. (Hosea 13:14). It follows,
then, that in due time death and the
grave must be destroyed. Jesus came
to earth as a man and died, in order
that the human race might be released
from the bondage Of death, his life
being substituted for that of man. He
stated that he came to give his life as
a ransom for the people.
Christ Jesus arose from the dead
and assembled on high, and from Pente-
cost until his kingdom is es-
tablished, Jehovah has been select
ing bride for his beloved
Son Jesus, which is called the church.