The Democratic advocate., 1922-06-30
PREDICTS CHRISTS COMING BY
1919
A. If. MACMILLAN SAYS ADVENT
WILL BE FEATURED BY MEN
GROWING YOUNG AGAIN-BASES
PROPHECY on BIBLE

Maybe in 1925, as some claim, but
beyond doubt in 1949, Christ will re-
turn to earth in a cloud, and the elect
Immediately will take on Immortality
on this planet, A. H. Macmillan, gen
eraI manager of the International Bl-
BILE Students Association, of New
York, told an audience Sunday after
noon, at the Garden Theater, Balti-
more.
A curious feature of the coming OF
the kingdom will be the process OF
growing young again, according to Mr..
Macmillan's prophecy. If you are so
years old at the time of the coming of
Christ you will not at once become
young. Year after year you will shed
YOUR wrinkles and sprout new hair,
Just as during the years before you
put the wrinkles on and became grad
ually bald.
During this process you will reverse
all your misdeeds, giving back what
ever you may have stolen and recant-
ing all YOUR mean words. AT the end
you Will reach youth and rectitude at
the same time.
Mr. Macmillan's forecast of the sec
Nond coming is based on prophecies in
the Apocalypse, the four Gospels and
the books of the Old Testament. Ad-
vertisements of the lecture mentioned
the announcement of DR.. George T.
Harding personally, but he admitted
! Harding. of Worthington, Ohio, who is
/ quoted as predicting that the end OF
! the world will come soon, possibly
even before the President departs
from the White House.
Mr.. Macmillan did not refer to DR.
Harding personally, but he admitted
that he was contradicting any expec.
tation of the end of the world. Mr.
Macmillan believes the world will
still roll on.
One must have faith, said Mr.. Mac
milan. 1t will not do to discredit al
hat seems inexplicable.
Mr. Macmillan's computation of The
late of the coming of Christ is baset
IN Matthew, xiv, "a, and Luke, xxi
80. After the first of the stated omen!
has taken place the others will fol
low. Mr.. Macmillan said, and Christ!
coming will be fulfilled, all in thu
space of one mans life. Since the aver
age life of a man is 35 years, and the
first of the portentS was the outbreak
)f the war in 1914, Christ will arrive
by 1949.
Some believe, Mr. Macmillan admit
| ted, that His coming will be in 1925
)ut he himself feels that this is ex-
oectng a little too much.
AS for the portents, they are emu
nerated in various passages in one
Bible. In general, they will be signs
)f the sun and moon and stars and
he distress of nations. Lloyd George,
n a recent speech, gave a description
If world affairs that clearly indicates
he signs are at hand, Mr.. Macmillan
aid. Indeed, in future years the peo-
Die will read over the history of our
ines and wonder how we could have
been so stupid as not to have perceiV-
ID them, according to Mr.. Macmillan.
The war of 1914 was the only war
II histosy that fulfills the words OF
! Iesus. NJ. Macmillan said Pestilence
| followed in the influenza epidemic
Famine came after in China, in Rus
sia, in Austria, Finland and POLAND
There may be other pestilences, even
n the United States. And then there
vas the earthquake in China. But the
Iphe1vals indicated in the Scriptures
are social rather than geological, and
! Mr.. Macmillan points to labor trou-
5les, the diSOrganization of commerce
and the corruption of society.
What will life be like after the com
ing? Mr.. Macmillan points to Chap
ter q of the revelation. This describes
the city of pure gold, with walls OF
Jasper and twelve gates, each earl;
no moon or sun, for the city will be
lit by the Lamb; and there will be
no night. Sorrow will cease.
"The veracity of Almighty Goo
stands behind that" said Mr.. Macmil
Ian.