The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
THRONCS SEEK TO HEAR OF MILLIONS TO LIVE FOREVER
Biblical Student Sees in World War and Its Aftermath Full fiIIment of Prophecy of
 Revelation
Hundreds of persons. unabl.

Hundreds of persons, unable to crowd into the Jefferson theatre where Judge B. M. Rutherford de- livered his famous address Sunday afternoon on Millions Now Living Will Never Die," waited patiently at the Strand, which had been arranged to care for the overflow, to hear the famous speaker, and he was ap- plauded vigorously when he entered the theatre, where he talked for only five minutes, being compelled to catch an afternoon train.
 The subject on which MT. Ruther- ford spoke. Millions Now Living Will Never Die" Is probably one of the most talked of Biblical themes before the public today, and it's pre- sentation by Judge Rutherford and other members of the International Bible Students association in cities over the entire country has been greeted by great audiences, in many instances the speaker having been compelled to deliver the same address twice in one afternoon.
 The assertion that millions now living will never die, caused doubt in the minds of most persons, and many curious minded people were heard to say that they would like to know what foundation the speaker could possibly have on which to base such an a%ertion. Among the thousands who heard the lecture in Birmingham Sunday afternoon, there were many of those curious minded persons, many who had heard other
 Sharers of the belief talk along similar lines, and many members of T I,,t one would judge from the strict at tention and the great ovation given the speaker at the close of his ad- dress, that not one word was lost to the audience there assembled.
 In his opening remarks, Mir Ruth erford stated that the World war had accomplished nothing toward making the world safe for democracy and elassed the Washington disarma ment conference as failure, bring ing out the point that in making the world safe for democracy, man had tried to accomplish something without the help of the Lord which he added, is an impossibility.
 Judge Rutherford pointed out that for more than forty years the Bible students have said that the year 1914 would mark the beginning of the S and set the date of the beginning of tke great World war to the month this, the speaker claims, together with famines. pestilences and revo- lutions, constitutes the proof that Gods kingdom is at hand, and tha'
 prophecy in that respect is being
 fulfilled.
 MT. Rutherford in establishing his clam that millions now living will never die pointed out tC his au- lience that the time of trouble now on the earth was test of the fit ness of the people to receive Gods :; blessings. and quoted various Scrip lures to the effect that in the last days of the present order of things and not in the last days of the world, God would, for the elects sake, shorten these days of trouble or no flesh would be saved.
 In his closing remarks, Mr, Ruthcr- ford said in part: Jesus, speaking of
 this same great time of trouble in which the present order shall pass away. says: Except those days should he shortened, there would be no flesh saved; but for the elects sake. those days shall be shortened. The con- cusion must be drawn, therefore that many human beings shall be saved ana pass through tne tiouple' This is corroborated by the Apostle Zechariah. who says that many will be brought through the trouble and participate in the blessings that the Lord has in store for the obedient ones.
 "The Apostle Paul, writing of this same time, states that the purpose of the coming of the Lord and His King dom is to try and judge the living and the dead. It follows. then, t.ia, there will be many living at the be- ginning of his judgment and that