Corruption and the Coming of Christ
The governor of New York appointed an individual to investigate conditions in the penitentiary at Sing Sing. The gentleman has made his investigations and submitted his report. He says that he finds the most “frightful” conditions there. “Money has been wrung from persons seeking clemency for prisoners.” “If the commutations and pardons bought were always delivered,” he adds, “there would have been a glint of fairness in the transaction, but in some cases the goods were not delivered.” Official rottenness and grafting is abundantly charged throughout the report, and criminality of this class has come to be one of the great problems of this time. Men who are seeking to be honest and maintain the integrity of the nation find their hands more than full. If this outbreak in Sing Sing were an isolated case, it would not be so bad; but the conditions are general not only in this country but throughout the world. In view of the incontestable facts, how can sane men be so blinded as to believe that this world is getting better and better all the time? God’s word very plainly declares that the world will grow worse and worse until finally it will reach such depths of wickedness that it must of necessity be destroyed. Christ’s second coming is to put an end to all of this kind of wickedness, and the prophecies abundantly show that the time can not be delayed. But if the prophecies were not so clear upon this, we would know of a certainty that the arm of justice of the Almighty must soon strike. God could not be true to Himself and the principles of righteousness and do otherwise.