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Show AN OLD PROPHECY ! IS BEING FULFILLED Modem Irrigation Is Achieving Bible Predictions. ?ator Russell jt Washington Temple. Disoussei Second Text Quoted on 1 Union Depot Portals Millennium Is Beginning, He Avers Grastsr Bless- j Ings to Follow Shortly. gjj. lennlum is alrendj (BOijllllD h?e; tnt chronol- ogy proves that wo ! hare been living uuder omo of Its blessings for tbe past thirty-eight I yean; and th:it our modern convenience.-, nnd progress are attributable te the bcginuiDg of the rolling owny 'f th- cure. :iud the aubstllutlou of tLo 1 Divine blelng Tho Pastor sa'd tbat the reign of lyt-Rsiah for n t!:ciusnr.d years not only will bind Satan and hlodor hi further deception of mankind, bat will also bring Il'ht, kDiwledye, lllumlaatlon. te every cornc-r ..f tbe earth. lie pointed ! out the beginning of these blessing! 1 as already with us; but they ate only tbe f lint daWninga u the- gi eater light Which Will flood ihe- world, when the Sun of lilgliteoiisuc-iiH, Emmauuwl'B Kingdom. b ul he manifested. The spenli-r went on to say that Im- ' mediately before us is a terrific storm i which will ronvu'ae the present order of things sin 1 . 1. Ouanclal. political and religious. The momentary chaos will yield l" the Prince of Pence, who will thi-n take to Hitusc'f UU great power uni reign lie Will say to tbe billow; vt . of ir-mLle. "Peace, be till." nud ther will be- U e-a'.ni. i-vcn as wast illustrated ou the Sea of Galilee Paste,- U c-d that tlie-rturm of trouble which will precede the establish es-tablish meL I of Ummiahffl K I igdom will be tho uatural result of the operation i of the l.iws ,' justice. Tills priuclple II always operates .:iojig tu- Hue ofcausi and effect Ilnin.mlty are- not usim,- the J wonderful ble -.:ng. of the pres. -lit as ' they should Selfishness prevails t amongst r:. !i a:.,! poor The earth's ' abundant Slippl for the- Ueods of all Is bringing disc oiilt-nt, because liic ualu ral heatt Is full of selfl;.htiL-bs God will alio seldsLne-NS to lead on j to lis Inevitable result, anj thus WllJ ' demonstrate to m:...:.iiid Ihe sinfulness of sin. selfishness, meanness, ami ihe bounty uf holiness, liiuljousncas, bar- nioiiy vv!u (iud "The Dtrcrt Shall Blossom.'' The Pastor llieu called attentiou to llSdiau ZTi. the- fu'st verse- of Wblcb de Clares. 'TJt- desert sbjll rejoin. uu,l I bhjjsjyopj as the .ose." lie aiijd that Irrigation i literally fulfilling IhL prophecy iad bringing about m-rveious results uur Goveiuoieiu is co-ope rating rat-ing with our intelligent feilow-citlsens to reclaim tv bat waj OUCC supposed to b irorthleaa hind. A similar worl. of reclaaiatlOO is go-Ing go-Ing on III '.rabia Shortly the land of the "Arabian NiKhts" will reallr.e In a natural way changes f:ir more won derft;l than tlxtse of the fairy tales ISihieh e-ntraDiod our childish imiigina Uons. lbi cK'it :lhara Liesert, also, has bevii examined by engineers, who hare ascertained that much of it ilea below mii lerol At comparatively mall cost it can be inundated and brought ty a hJxh state of cultivation The speaker also said (hut the Scriptures Scrip-tures prophesy that the Dead Sea will Olve dav be eni.ni-tiil w'th th can Paatc rtuaeH then applied Isaiah 8.": to our day. inj declared that he ts trying to carry out IU oommnndj Tin- Scrlptiirwa ahow that before tbe world can reielve its bare of bless I lng, the Church of Christ iiium first I be gathered and changed to spirit be Ings ty the Pint Itesurreetion After thl has been accomplished, mankind will receive earthly blcsalngs 'tJhrougb i be Messianic Kingdom Theso j will surpa.sjc an'aJhing wnicb hunuinity ' has ever dreamed. Then he showel that Jeaus' miracios were mei-elr U!utratlons of the work , of His Scvxind vdveat Lmring the Millennium, our Lord and His Church will remore, not only physical blind-; blind-; ne6e. deafness lameness, et'- . but also human weaknesses and frnlltieH resulting result-ing from tbe fall of Adam What s mew aspect earth will present when sin sickness, sorrow and death will 'forever have passed away' "A Hirjhway Shall Be Thare." The eontert mention a Hijrbway of ;H-llness to lie established This will distinctly differ from the broad road , and the narrow way Everything will be remoTed that will hinder human iprogres? bock to perfection The reward at the end of the way will t,0 very different from that jrlven to those who nnw walk the narrow way of self s.icriflr,. Adam wa a man. not 3 bear en ly belm; (inj ctmoge oot. He made Vdnm king over enrtb. with dominion over Its creatures God'e purposes are tbe name todar as in tbe beglnnlnt brlst died to redeem hnmnoltr In due time, all will awale from the aleep of death to an opportunlt v to return to nerfecUon as human being |