THE indications are at present that by the time this paper reaches its readers Italy may have plunged into the big European war. The Wall Street Journal says the demands that have been made upon Austria are of such a character that they are almost sure to be rejected. The entrance of Italy into the conflict will bring 1,100,000 trained and well-equipped men immediately into the field. She is also among the strong naval powers. The throne of the papacy is furthermore within her borders; and regardless of the prayer for universal peace that was offered by the Catholics in all their churches throughout the world on March 21, she is unable to keep the Italian power from hurling herself into the conflict; or at least if she does not enter the war, she will come so close to it as to manifest the spirit of strife that exists among her citizens. Things of this character will more and more accentuate the demand that the church power be allowed a chance. The papacy and nominal Protestantism will alike join in this demand. They will seek to enforce peace, but it is an utter impossibility to enforce peace where there is no peace. God has said that there is no peace to the wicked, and His word is true. But even this attempt to enforce peace, which will be the next great issue in the world, will be one of the most striking fulfillments of prophecy. Indeed, the enforcement of peace has already reached the proportions that it is really a present issue. The absurdities and the inconsistencies of the claim that peace can be secured in this wicked world, do not seem to appeal to the average man or woman; but those who wish to know what is coming, may understand it perfectly if they will study the prophecies of the Bible. A great church combination that will bring within its organization all the religious powers of the world, with the exception of Mohammedanism, is one of the mighty movements that is scheduled in the field of prophecy, and we may see how rapidly things are shaping in that direction.