Publication date
7/1/04
Volume
25
Number
13
The WatchTower
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VOL. 
XXV 
ALLEGHENY, 
PA., 
JULY 
1, 
1904 
VIEWS 
FROM 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
No. 
13 
the 
spirit 
in 
the 
bond 
of 
peace. 
There 
is 
one 
body 
and 
one 
spirit, 
even 
as 
ye 
are 
called 
in 
one 
hope 
of 
your 
calling; 
one 
Lord, 
one 
faith, 
one 
baptism, 
one 
God 
and 
Father 
of 
all, 
who 
is 
above 
all, 
and 
through 
all, 
and 
in 
you 
all.' 
"The 
argument 
is 
this: 
.As 
the 
body 
of 
Christ 
is 
one, 
and 
all 
of 
God's 
people 
are 
members 
of 
that 
body, 
made 
members 
by 
the 
divine 
Spirit, 
whose 
sovereign 
caIl 
they 
have 
heard 
and 
obeyed; 
as 
they 
all 
have 
the 
selfsame 
hope 
of 
eternal 
life 
and 
the 
glad 
expectation 
of 
entering 
into 
the 
joys 
of 
their 
Lord, 
whom 
they 
love 
and 
serve 
in 
common; 
as 
they 
acknowledge 
but 
one 
Lord 
and 
master, 
Jesus 
Christ, 
and 
have 
exercised 
the 
same 
saving 
faith 
in 
him, 
and 
have 
been 
brought 
into 
his 
church 
through 
baptism, 
the 
one 
symbol 
of 
their 
renewed 
nature; 
as 
there 
is 
but 
one 
God 
who 
rules 
over 
all, 
everywhere 
guiding 
and 
directing 
his 
people 
by 
his 
loving 
providence, 
and 
who 
hall 
made 
his 
habitation 
in 
every 
.. 
enewed 
heart; 
then 
ought 
not 
all 
his 
people 
endeavor 
to 
recognize 
and 
preserve 
this 
spiritual 
unity, 
and 
live 
and 
labor 
together 
in 
peace? 
"The 
Indians 
speak 
of 
friendship 
as 
a 
golden 
chain. 
So 
may 
all 
God's 
people 
be 
linked 
together 
in 
tIle 
closest 
ties 
of 
fra­ 
ternal 
love, 
and 
by 
kl'l'ping 
the 
golden 
chain 
forever 
bright, 
we 
will 
the 
best 
be 
able 
to 
bring 
a 
captive 
world 
in 
loving 
sl'rvi­ 
tude 
to 
the 
feet 
of 
our 
God 
and 
Savior."-Times-Demoerat. 
The 
above 
shows 
how 
eaAy 
it 
is 
to 
have 
"a 
form 
of 
godliness 
and 
deny 
the 
power 
thereof;" 
how 
easy 
it 
is 
to 
have 
a 
form 
of 
sound 
doctrine, 
but 
to 
misapply 
it! 
Neither 
our 
Lord 
nor 
the 
.Apostle 
Paul 
referred 
to 
a 
union 
of 
denominations. 
They 
prea.ched 
an 
individual 
union 
with 
Christ, 
and 
a 
consequt>nt 
relationship 
of 
all 
justified 
and 
con­ 
secrated 
believers 
to 
each 
other 
in 
the 
one 
Lord, 
one 
faith 
and 
one 
baptism. 
This 
union 
already 
exists, 
except 
to 
the 
extent 
that 
de­ 
nominational 
creed-fences 
and 
social 
usages 
separate 
the 
Lord's 
sheep. 
\Vherever 
and 
whenever 
the 
Lord's 
sheep 
meet 
they 
may 
and 
do 
quickly 
identify 
themselves 
to 
each 
other, 
and 
the 
heart-union 
and, 
fellowship 
and 
joy 
in 
the 
Lord 
they 
experience 
('llIlIlot 
e\'en 
be 
nmtat!'d 
bv 
preedal 
bonds, 
The 
union 
of 
the 
church 
to 
which 
our 
Lord 
refl'rred 
in 
his 
prayer, 
"That 
they 
all 
may 
be 
one," 
was 
this 
union 
of 
heart 
already 
and 
always 
experienced 
by 
the 
true 
members 
of 
the 
"one 
body."-and 
additionally 
he 
referred 
to 
the 
actual 
union 
of 
all 
such 
with 
himself 
by 
the 
resurrection 
"change" 
from 
flesh 
and 
blood 
to 
spirit 
being-to 
be 
with 
him 
and 
like 
him 
and 
to 
share 
his 
glory 
and 
power 
and 
great 
work 
for 
the 
world, 
which 
111' 
mentions 
just 
following, 
viz.: 
"that 
the 
world 
[during 
the 
Millennium 
1 
may 
believe." 
THE 
JUDGMENTS 
OF 
THE 
LORD 
The 
Scriptures 
declare 
that 
"when 
the 
judgments 
of 
the 
Lord 
are 
abroad 
in 
the 
earth 
the 
inhabitants 
of 
the 
world 
will 
learn 
righteousness" 
(Isa. 
26:9), 
and 
the 
coming 
Millennial 
age 
is 
pointed 
out 
to 
us 
as 
the 
world's 
Judgment 
Day; 
and 
our 
Lord 
tells 
us 
that 
the 
dead 
world 
will 
be 
awakl'ned 
from 
the 
death-sleep--"come 
forth" 
unto 
a 
resurrection 
[anastQ,~i,~, 
an 
uplifting 
out 
of 
sin 
and 
death] 
by 
judgments.-John 
5 
:28, 
2!l. 
Now 
we 
have 
an 
illustration 
well 
authenticatpd 
by 
the 
Chi­ 
eagoo 
journals, 
showing 
one 
kind 
of 
judgmcnts 
which 
will 
pre­ 
vail 
during 
the 
world's 
Judgment 
Day, 
as 
follows:- 
Julian 
Renfro, 
21 
years 
old, 
while 
engaged 
with 
three 
chums 
at 
a 
game 
of 
cards, 
declared 
his 
unbelief 
in 
a 
God. 
He 
was 
a 
"higher 
critic" 
of 
the 
Ingersoll 
school 
and 
said: 
"Fellows, 
if 
God 
would 
demonstrate 
himself 
to 
me 
in 
some 
way-for 
in· 
stance, 
if 
he 
would 
strike 
me 
deaf 
and 
dumb. 
or 
blind-I 
might 
admit 
his 
existence." 
One 
of 
the 
young 
men 
was 
about 
to 
reply 
to 
the 
argument 
when 
he 
noticed 
Renfro 
turn 
pale. 
The 
next 
moment 
the 
skeptic 
threw 
his 
arms 
out 
before 
him 
as 
if 
warding 
off 
a 
blow, 
then 
he 
convulsively 
placed 
llis 
hands 
before 
his 
face. 
An 
instant 
later 
he 
fell 
forward 
off 
his 
chair, 
and 
on 
to 
the 
floor. 
Since 
that 
time 
he 
has 
been 
unable 
to 
speak 
or 
Iloor. 
In 
writing 
he 
afterward 
expressed 
faith 
in 
the 
Lord, 
and 
declares 
his 
intention 
to 
study 
the 
Scriptures, 
and 
if 
the 
Lord 
should 
grant 
a 
recovery 
he 
hopes 
yet 
to 
preach 
Christ. 
When 
the 
time 
shall 
come 
that 
the 
Lord's 
judgments 
of 
reward,s 
and 
punishments 
will 
be 
promptly 
meted 
out, 
and 
in 
no 
uncertain 
manner, 
the 
whole 
world 
will 
be 
speedily 
converted 
and, 
like 
this 
young 
man, 
be 
glad 
to 
preach 
the 
One 
once 
blas­ 
phemed. 
But 
we 
must 
wait 
for 
this 
to 
become 
general 
until 
the 
kingdom 
class 
shall 
be 
completed 
and 
the 
general 
"Judg­ 
ment 
day" 
or 
age 
fully 
inaugurated. 
THE 
EFFEOT 
OF 
THE 
EASTERN 
WAR 
The 
London 
Spectator, 
commenting 
on 
the 
recent 
successes 
of 
Japan, 
in 
the 
battle 
on 
the 
Yalu 
river, 
says:- 
"It 
is 
the 
moral 
effect 
upon 
the 
world 
at 
large 
which 
is, 
ARGUMENTS 
FOR 
OHRISTIAN 
UNITY 
Recently 
at 
a 
Protestant 
ministers' 
meeting 
in 
the 
Y. 
M. 
C. 
.A. 
building, 
St. 
Louis, 
Mo., 
the 
following 
argument 
was 
pre­ 
sented 
by 
Rev. 
Gilbert 
Dobbs, 
of 
the 
Coliseum 
Place 
Baptist 
Church:- 
"The 
churches 
of 
Jesus 
Christ 
are 
confronted 
by 
a 
gigantic 
problem. 
Nineteen 
centuries 
have 
passed 
since 
our 
Lord 
came 
In 
the 
flesh, 
and 
taught 
and 
wrought 
and 
died; 
nineteen 
cen· 
turies 
since 
he 
arose 
from 
the 
dead 
and 
said, 
'Go, 
disciple 
all 
llations,' 
and 
yet 
the 
nations 
are 
still 
stumbling 
on 
the 
dark 
mountains. 
Only 
the 
apex 
of 
the 
great 
pyramid 
of 
humanity 
has 
thus 
far 
been 
brightenl'd 
and 
transformed 
by 
the 
Gospel 
light.. 
a 
dIamond 
point 
f1a'lhing 
in 
the 
sun. 
But 
what 
about 
the 
grl'at 
pyramIdal 
basp. 
the 
hlapk 
carbon 
of 
ignorance 
and 
super­ 
.,tltlUn 
and 
~in 
and 
all 
tIw 
llIarks 
of 
a 
lost 
and 
benighted 
race? 
"Nineteen 
centuries, 
and 
only 
390,000,000 
nominal 
Chris· 
tians 
in 
all 
the 
'world, 
and 
only 
116,000,000 
of 
these 
belonging 
to 
all 
Protl'stant 
denominations. 
That 
leaves 
more 
than 
one 
billion 
souls 
ab"olut.ely 
destitute 
of 
the 
bread 
of 
life. 
What 
a 
sad 
commentarv 
on 
tJil' 
Hloth 
and 
atrifl' 
of 
Christendom! 
This 
i'l 
the 
problem 
~ 
Ilow 
shall 
the 
great 
black 
pyramid 
be 
trans­ 
fOlllled 
by 
light? 
\VlIat 
concentrated 
energy 
anci 
fervency 
must 
Ill' 
displayed 
hefl)) 
e 
the 
bl<l('k 
can 
be 
burn('d 
out, 
and 
thl' 
huge 
llIass 
bl'come. 
as 
it 
\\en', 
a 
colo~"al 
kohinoor 
of 
diYine 
~plendor 
Hnd 
glory? 
"You 
renH'lIIber 
the 
part 
of 
that 
rl'lIIarkable 
prayl'r 
of 
JI'SUS 
r(>('onled 
by 
the 
Evangelist 
.John, 
wIlerI' 
hI' 
pra~'5' 
'That 
they 
.. 
lll 
may 
be 
one. 
u, 
tholl. 
FatlH'r. 
art 
in 
1lI1'. 
and 
I 
III 
tlH'l': 
that 
they 
also 
may 
be 
one 
in 
us; 
that 
the 
world 
may 
bl'lieye 
that 
thou 
hast 
sent 
me.' 
and 
again 
he 
repeat" 
it, 
'that 
the 
world 
may 
beliew 
that 
thou 
hast 
sent 
me 
and 
hast 
loved 
them 
as 
tho\1 
hast 
loved 
m('.' 
The 
great 
utilitarian 
purpose 
of 
Chris­ 
tian 
unity 
is, 
tllPrefore, 
that 
the 
world 
may 
believl' 
.... 
"\Ve 
must 
gl't 
('loser 
together. 
We 
must 
cease 
lookin/{ 
at 
'"lUI' 
denominational 
difficulties 
through 
the 
magnifying 
micro­ 
scope 
of 
bigotry 
and 
prejudice, 
and 
at 
our 
e~sential 
agreement 
through 
the 
inverted 
telescope 
of 
indifference 
and 
selfishness. 
Of 
course 
Christian 
unity 
does 
not 
mean 
uniformity. 
The 
lat­ 
ter 
i~ 
perhap<; 
not 
dl'~ll'Hhle; 
lind 
at 
present 
it 
j, 
('('rtal11l" 
not 
feasible. 
It 
is 
not 
one 
form 
that 
we 
need, 
but 
one 
spirit, 
a 
spirit 
of 
brotherly 
kindness 
and 
a 
broad 
Christian 
charity. 
.All 
arbitrary 
and 
coercive 
methods 
of 
attaining 
uniform 
re­ 
ligious 
observances 
are 
anti-Christian. 
God's 
children 
are 
free­ 
men. 
and 
their 
service 
must 
be 
rational 
and 
voluntary. 
There 
is 
nothing 
more 
uniform 
than 
penitentiarv 
life. 
'fhe 
same 
shawn 
face, 
the 
saml' 
cropped 
pates, 
the 
same 
stripes, 
the 
same 
dull. 
slavish 
tasks. 
It 
is 
not 
the 
unity 
of 
the 
prison 
that 
we 
(,OVl't. 
but 
the 
unity 
of 
the 
family, 
where 
each 
preservl's 
his 
indi\'iduality, 
and 
yrt 
wlll're 
all 
d\~ell 
together 
in 
love, 
sharing 
.a 
('OIllIllOn 
life 
ancI 
hope 
and 
purpose. 
'·.\nd 
just 
ll<; 
thcre 
cannot 
be 
any 
uniform 
ritual, 
so 
there 
('allllOt 
reasonnbh- 
I.e 
any 
uniform 
creed. 
Of 
course 
we 
all 
admit 
that 
God's'\Yord 
iR 
our 
all-sufficient 
guide 
in 
matters 
of 
faltll 
and 
pral·tll'p. 
an 
III 
fa 
I 
llhlp 
,\Ild 
inlH'J'cnt 
standard 
hy 
\\ 
hll'h 
we 
must 
be 
led: 
but 
(1<; 
each 
man 
must 
interpret 
that 
\Yorel 
as 
Ids 
mind 
anll 
('oTI<;l·il'nl'e 
"hall 
dirert, 
we 
cannot 
expect 
that 
all 
will 
spe 
alikp. 
The 
domain 
of 
God's 
truth 
is 
so 
wide, 
and 
the 
variou~ 
paths 
of 
interpretation 
are 
so 
numerous 
and 
intricate, 
Hnd 
the 
human 
undcrstanlling 
is 
such 
a 
complex 
matter, 
that 
all 
of 
us 
may 
not 
he 
e-..:pected 
to 
traverse 
the 
same 
paths. 
Per­ 
haps 
Goll 
has 
so 
onlainC'll 
it 
that 
every 
part 
of 
his 
divine 
truth 
"hall 
have 
duC' 
(,!llphasi~ 
by 
raising 
up 
different 
schools 
of 
in­ 
terpreters, 
"You 
know 
thl' 
parable 
of 
the 
blind 
men 
and 
the 
elephant. 
In 
lll'scribin;! 
t11P 
e1l'phant 
one 
felt 
his 
leg 
and 
said. 
'He 
is 
like 
a 
trl'e.' 
AnotlJrr 
fdt 
his 
trunk 
and 
said, 
'He 
is 
like 
a 
huge 
snakl'.' 
Anothl'r 
his 
ear, 
'He 
is 
like 
a 
blanket.' 
.And 
still 
another 
saill, 
'He 
i", 
like 
a 
rope,' 
as 
he 
felt 
his 
tail. 
They 
were 
all 
right 
anll 
ail 
wrong. 
The 
part 
is 
never 
equal 
to 
the 
whole. 
Let 
us 
not 
SUppOSl' 
that 
our 
di~tinctive 
views 
are 
of 
more 
im­ 
portance 
than 
tllP 
sum 
total 
of 
accumulated 
knowled~e 
whi('h 
1 
he 
whole 
body 
of 
Chri<;tian 
theology 
sets 
forth. 
I 
think. 
how­ 
cver, 
that 
an 
occasional 
ecumenical 
council 
for 
the 
purpose 
of 
dis('ussin~ 
in 
a 
brotherly 
manner 
our 
doctrinal 
differences 
with 
a 
view 
of 
arriving 
at 
a 
"(.Iearrr 
conception 
of 
the 
truth, 
and 
the 
bringing- 
of 
the 
yarious 
llenominations 
into 
a 
closer 
sympathy 
and 
af11liatlOn. 
would 
have 
an 
admirable 
effect 
.... 
"The 
most 
inspiring- 
utteran('e 
on 
the 
subject 
of 
Christian 
"tmity. 
a"ide 
from 
the 
bl'autiful 
prayer 
of 
our 
Savior, 
to 
which 
we 
have 
made 
referencl'. 
i~ 
from 
Paul. 
\Vriting 
to 
the 
saints 
at 
Ephesm, 
he 
says: 
'I, 
therefore, 
the 
prisoner 
of 
the 
Lord, 
beseech 
you 
to 
walk 
worthy 
of 
the 
vocation 
wherewith 
~'e 
are 
called. 
with 
all 
lowliness 
and 
meekness, 
with 
long-suffering, 
for­ 
bearing- 
one 
another 
in 
lovl', 
endeavoring 
to 
keep 
the 
unity 
of 
* 
* 
* 
(195-196) 
[3388] 
Vout. XXV ALLEGHENY, PA., JULY 1, 1904 No. 13 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER ARGUMENTS FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY Recently at a Protestant ministers’ meeting in the Y. M. C. A. building, St. Louis, Mo., the following argument was presented by Rev. Gilbert Dobbs, of the Coliseum Place Baptist Church :— “The churches of Jesus Christ are confronted by a gigantic problem. Nineteen centuries have passed since our Lord came in the flesh, and taught and wrought and died; nineteen centurieg since he arose from the dead and said, ‘Go, disciple all nations,’ and yet the nations are still stumbling on the dark mountains. Only the apex of the great pyramid of humanity has thus far been brightened and transformed by the Gospel light. a diamond point flashing in the sun, But what about the great pyramidal base, the black carbon of ignorance and superatition and sin and all the marks of a lost and benighted race? “Nineteen centuries, and only 390,000,000 nominal Christians in all the world, and only 116,000,000 of these belonging to all Protestant denominations. That leaves more than one billion souls absolutely destitute of the bread of life. What a aad commentary on the sloth and strife of Christendom! This is the problem: Ilow shall the great black pyramid be transformed by light? What concentrated energy and fervency must he displayed before the black can be burned out, and the huge mass become, as it were, a colossal kohinoor of divine splendor and glory? “You remember the part of that remarkable prayer of Jesus recorded by the Evangelist John, where he prays: ‘That they all may be one. as thou. Father. art in me. and | im thee: that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.’ and again he repeats it, ‘that the world may believe that thou hast sent me and hast loved them as thou hast loved me.’ The great utilitarian purpose of Christian unity is, therefore, that the world may believe. . . . “We must get closer together. We must cease looking at our denominational difficulties through the magnifying microscope of bigotry and prejudice, and at our essential agreement through the inverted telescope of indifference and selfishness. Of course Christian unity does not mean uniformity. The latter ix perhaps not desirable; and at present it i» certainly not feasible. It is not one form that we need, but one spirit, a spirit of brotherly kindness and a broad Christian charity. All arbitrary and coercive methods of attaining uniform religious observances are anti-Christian. God’s children are freemen, and their service must be rational and voluntary. There is nothing more uniform than penitentiary life. The same shaven face, the saine cropped pates, the same stripes, the same dull, slavish tasks. It is not the unity of the prison that we covet, but the unity of the family, where each preserves his individuality, and vet where all dwell together in love, sharing a common life and hope and purpose. “And just as there cannot be any uniform ritual, so there cannot reasonably be any uniform creed. Of course we all admit that God's Word is our all-sufficient guide in matters of faith and practice, an fallible and inherent standard by which we must be Jed: but as each man must interpret that Word as his mind and conscience shall direct, we cannot expect that all will see alike. The domain of God’s truth is so wide, and the various paths of interpretation are so numerous and intricate, and the human understanding is such a complex matter, that all of us may not be expected to traverse the same paths. Perhaps God has so ordained it that every part of his divine truth shall have due emphasis by raising up different schools of interpreters. “You know the parable of the blind men and the elephant. In describing the elephant one felt his leg and said, ‘He ia like a tree” Another felt his trunk and said, ‘He is like a huge anake.’ Another hia ear, ‘He is like a blanket.’ And still another said, ‘He is like a rope, as he felt his tail. They were all right and ail wrong. The part is never equal to the whole. Let us not suppose that our distinctive views are of more importance than the sum total of accumulated knowledge which the whole body of Christian theology sets forth. I think, however, that an occasional ecumenical council for the purpose of discussing in a brotherly manner our doctrinal! differences with a view of arriving at a clearer conception of the truth, and the bringing of the various denominations into a closer sympathy and affiliation. would have an admirable effect... . “The most inspiring utterance on the subject of Christian unity, aside from the beautiful prayer of our Savior, to which we have made reference, is from Paul. Writing to the saints at Ephesus, he says: ‘I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are ealled, with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of (195-196) the spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.’ “The argument is this: As the body of Christ is one, and all of God’s people are members of that body, made members by the divine Spirit, whose sovereign call they have heard and obeyed; as they all have the selfsame hope of eternal life and the glad expectation of entering into the joys of their Lord, whom they love and serve in common; as they acknowledge but one Lord and master, Jesus Christ, and have exercised the same saving faith in him, and have been brought into his church through baptism, the one symbol of their renewed nature; as there is but one God who rules over all, everywhere guiding and directing his people by his loving providence, and who has made his habitation in every renewed heart; then ought not all his people endeavor to recognize and preserve this spiritual unity, and live and labor together in peace? “The Indians speak of friendship as a golden chain. So may al} God’s people be linked together in the closest ties of fraternal love, and by keeping the golden chain forever bright, we will the best be able to bring a captive world in loving servitude to the feet of our God and Savior.”—Times-Democrat. * * * The above shows how easy it is to have “a form of godliness and deny the power thereof;” how easy it is to have a form of sound doctrine, but to misapply it! Neither our Lord nor the Apostle Paul referred to a union of denominations. They preached an individual union with Christ, and a consequent relationship of all justified and consecrated believers to each other in the one Lord, one faith and one baptism. This union already exists, except to the extent that denominational creed-fences and social] usages separate the Lord’s sheep. Wherever and whenever the Lord’s sheep meet they may and do quickly identify themselves to each other, and the heart-union and fellowship and joy in the Lord they experience cannot even be imitated bv creedal bonds. The union of the church to which our Lord referred in his prayer, “That they all may be one,” was this union of heart already and always experienced by the true members of the “one body,”—and additionally he referred to the actual union of all such with himself by the resurrection “change” from flesh and blood to spirit being—to be with him and like him and to share his glory and power and great work for the world, which he mentions just following, viz.: “that the world [during the Millennium) may believe.” THE JUDGMENTS OF THE LORD The Scriptures declare that “when the judgments of the Lord are abroad in the earth the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness” (Isa, 26:9), and the coming Millennial age is pointed out to us as the world’s Judgment Day; and our Lord tells us that the dead world will be awakened from the death-sleep—“‘come forth” unto a resurrection [anastasis, an uplifting out of sin and death] by judgments.—John 5:28, 29, Now we have an illustration well authenticated by the Chicago journals, showing one kind of judgments which will prevail during the world’s Judgment Day, as follows:— Julian Renfro, 21 years old, while engaged with three chums at a game of cards, declared his unbelief in a God. He was a “higher critic” of the Ingersoll school and said: “Fellows, if God would demonstrate himself to me in some way—for instance, if he would strike me deaf and dumb, or blind—I might admit his existence.” One of the young men was about to reply to the argument when he noticed Renfro turn pale. The next moment the skeptic threw his arms out before him as if warding off a blow, then he convulsively placed his hands before his face. An instant later he fell forward off his chair, and on to the floor. Since that time he has been unable to speak or hear. In writing he afterward expressed faith in the Lord, and declares his intention to study the Scriptures, and if the Lord should grant a recovery he hopes yet to preach Christ. When the time shall come that the Lord’s judgments of rewards and punishments will be promptly meted out, and in no uncertain manner, the whole world will be speedily converted and, like this young man, be glad to preach the One once blasphemed. But we must wait for this to become general until the kingdom class shall be completed and the general “Judgment day” or age fully inaugurated. THE EFFECT OF THE EASTERN WAR The London Spectator, commenting on the recent successes of Japan, in the battle on the Yalu river, says:— “It is the moral effect upon the world at large which is, [3388]

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