Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-08-19
Peace Gods Way
or Mans"

A'N'AA'N'H hN'Ni' NlNf'''' o. ~ NN'N
face, seven days in the week, and
seven seas" These are words we
read in our local news sheet for
Aug. 9TH. AS ! am a firm believer
in inspiration | now pen these
few lines of that set in motion
through reading the recent Edit
orial titled "Seyen Years Ago"
Those readers of our worthy
News-Record who are followers
of the lowly Nazarene, or those
of you who peruse the History Of
Gods People, beginning with the
records Of God as a creator as set
down in Genesis to the coming Of
Christ, will, remember that in
many cases seven has proven to
be Gods chosen number. | es-
pecially enjoy the comforting be-
lief that seven is God number:
For there are seven persons in
our mediate family. How ever
that is as it should be. | wish also
to call your attention if you be
Bible Students to another that in
our God-inspired old Testament
Do not each of us firmly believe
in the prophecies of the Christ
and the predicting Of things to
come? We know how Christ has
come, also much of our Biblical
prophecy has been fulfilled in the
past ages.
Then is Cur faith not strength
ened to believe all shall surely
come to pass before the second
advent of the son of God. We
read this prophecy in the New
Testament, l Thess. 5:3, "For
when they shall say Peace and
safety; Then sudden destruction
cometh upon them"
Are we then on the morn Of a
great Peace time? Are wars a
pestilence of the past? Where are
the tribulations then? When are
those things to come that our
Saviour spoke so earnestly about
when talking with his disciples
just preceding his arrest and
crucifxion, recorded in Mat. "a?
He speaks of wars among all ma
lions to be just prior to his COM
ing to gather to himself His
Church. He warns us also in that
Daniels prophecies shall be full
filled.
Every deep thinking inteli-
gent man and woman may well
stop now and face the issue. The
great question of today, twill
there be peace?'' Will wars have
ceased if all nations join the
League?" All! Friends our Bible
prophecies are slowly yet surely
being fulfilled each in its place
along the passing, and shall we
say coming, generations. Each
fulfllment standing out as a
mighty mile stone down through
the ages of our gentle dispense
ton.
The greater question is shall
we heed these, or the sincere
struggling efforts of several
learned men? You must for your
self answer that question. How
ever, time will answer for Eter-
nifty.
Our Editor further says, "Let
us back with all our might the
gathering of the representatives
from different nations and make
the seven years now ending the
last epoch Of international butch
cry and blood" And all the peo-
pie shall heartily say Amen"
We can but admire so fervent a
plea for peace. 1t is our belief
that peace Of mind which begins
by being at peace with God will
fit each OF us as individuals with
microscopy power to pray for
hose that have the rule over us.
The Peace of our nation depends
largely, i would individually say,
wholly on the peace at heart of
every man, woman and child
that dwelleth in this and all ma
tons. Think you then we shall
have peace? Better far send forth
missionaries into every heather
and backslidden nation and get
them individually ready for
peace. Than to canvas the world
for men fit to make rules Of peace
that can not stand the test Of
men with hearts void of peace.
| do not try to change one infdel
from his belief; / have penned
here the conception of our nation
and other nations needs, as one
humble unit understands it.
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