THE leading article in our next issue (the October Special) will be on the subject of Finance. Carefully prepared statistics will be given showing the rapid concentration of wealth into the hands of a few men who are able to control all the great industries and commodities of the country. This is creating a feeling of dissatisfaction and unrest among the masses, and the article will show that this state of things will naturally lead to the conditions spoken of by the apostle James:
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered: and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. James 5: 1-3.
This question of finance is one of the most perplexing and difficult problems before the world to-day, and it is one in which nearly every person is interested. Just one year ago a financial crisis came upon this country like a thunderbolt out of a clear sky. It was wholly unexpected. There was no good reason for it, nevertheless it came; and some are now predicting a still greater crash in the near future. The student of prophecy knows exactly what these things mean, and it is his duty to tell it to others.
The cover design will be very attractive, showing the five great money centers of the world; namely: Wall Street, New York; Bank of England, London; La Place de la Bourse, Paris; Treasury Building, Washington, D. C., and the Royal Exchange, London, England.
The first article in the journal, as usual, will be "Notes on Current Topics," taking up and commenting on the most important events in the social, political, and religious worlds, showing the bearing they have on the fulfilment of prophecy.
This will be followed by editorial articles on practical Biblical themes to encourage honest investigation and Christian living.
The other regular departments of the journal will be unusually strong. Contributors who are specialists in their lines have been secured to write on themes of living interest and moment to all thinking people.
The October Special, dealing with the question of finance as it does, and coming right before the presidential election, will doubtless meet with a ready sale. It will contain 64 pages, the same as previous specials, and will be ready to mail September 15. Let the orders come in early.
In fact, the developments which take place simultaneously in all parts of the world are to be looked at with wonder, since the intent overshadowing them all is that of preparing a people to meet their God. To what use can money better be placed than to that of more enlightenment for those in the darkness of heathenism, a knowledge of the Creator who is merciful and holds out to mankind a Gospel that has in it the power unto salvation to all who believe, both to the Jew and the Gentile.
Facsimile of Cover Page for the October Monthly Special.
