Ancient History Repeated in America
It is not alone Seventh-day Adventists who discern that the history of ancient nations which have passed away is being repeated in this great republic of to-day. At a convention of ministers held in the old Moody church in Chicago, October 1, the Rev. A. T. Pierson, editor of the Missionary Review of the World, and Rev. R. A. Torrey, superintendent of the Moody Bible Institute, drew the attention of the audience by statements setting forth their conviction that conditions in the spiritual world were never less hopeful than they are now. “Three years ago,” said Dr. Torrey, “we were told that there could be no more wars. We were told that men had become so enlightened and intelligent that there would be no more warfare. Since that time we have had some of the cruelest wars in history.” Some of Dr. Pierson’s statements were the following:— “Three out of seven Presidents, including Lincoln, have been assassinated. That shows four out of seven have the assurance that they will complete their term of office. And this is in the land of freedom, where we indulge in spread-eagle oratory on the Fourth of July. The only parallel in history is in the days of the pagan Roman Empire. It indicates the conditions abroad in the land. The only hope is that the days now are the gloomy ones in which the Lord works. Events portend either a great revival or the second coming of the Lord.” There are a good many Seventh-day Adventists who cannot see that ancient Roman history is being repeated to-day in the United States. But the fact is plain enough to be discerned even by some who have not the light of the truths we are now giving to the world. Now is the time to proclaim the coming of the Lord.