The Prince of Peace and War
By Editor
"Wars and rumors of wars" continue to be the order of the day. The possibility of forming alliances for mutual protection is a most favorable theme among the representatives of all the countries. But there is a feeling of insecurity. The nations are afraid to trust each other, and so the alliances do not materialize. The conditions all over the world to-day show that the great battle of Armageddon can not be long delayed. But it should ever be borne in mind that in the midst of Armageddon's awful fight Jesus will appear in the clouds of heaven to immortalize and take all who are ready to Himself. What think you? Can those who are bathed in blood and furiously fighting to kill their fellowmen be ready to meet Him? Now is the time for us to take our stand for the right along with the Prince of Peace and not with the god of bloody war. The editor, who is in South Lancaster, Mass., attending the General Conference, writes of some most interesting experiences with the severe weather that has been sweeping all over the East and South. Some of the things that he has written upon the subject appear in our Outlook department, page 8, of this issue, under the title, "The Earth Waxes Old." The world is filled with significant omens, not only in the social and political realm, but in the physical earth, and sea, and air as well. It is important that we should study the meaning of all these things.