The Hopelessness of Peace.—
There are many noble souls working for peace in this world, and they present many plans by which it could come about; but it will not come in that way. For instance, Dr. C. H. Parkhurst declares that if some great power like the United States or England would set the pace in a movement toward disarmament, all the other powers would probably follow suit; and yet the same writer tells us that each power is arming against some power or other that has not the slightest desire or intention of attacking it. The simple fact is, the world is war mad. The secret of it may be found in Jeremiah 25, in which we are told that all the nations of the earth are drinking of the wine of wrath, and as the result, will come the battle of Armageddon. Yet we have other voices declaring that the nations are moving steadily and surely toward universal peace. This cry also is a subject of prophecy. The divine Word tells us that "many nations" and "many people" will predict just what men are saying now respecting peace, but we are also told that the cry is a false cry.