| Show THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA just as january 1 of each year marks the beginning Z of a for improvement and its new year with its opportunities hopes and desires for success so does this new year open before us with the same forward looking hope for a better world and for the end of the war during the past year we have made many predictions some of which have been fulfilled but when time is is set or when things do not occur promptly people are inclined to say false prophet and to overlook the things that have happened and are happening now to bring to a close this old order of living in a forecast for 1943 published in boston part of which was taken from an old greek manuscript peace was predicted for 1943 from other sources there also was indication that peace would come before the end of 1943 to tio settle at least one phase of war for a time in speaking of the value of forecasts the publisher calls attention to the impossibility of making accurate deduction because no study giving indications of future events can be claimed as an exact science he further says we must also realize that the efforts of a human being or the lack of them would change the outcome of any forecast especially so far as its details are concerned remember this fact in reading any forecast or prophecy and remember that prophecies written hundreds aundre ds of years ago could never be wholly accurate in details since human action either good or bad could alter such details this statement is true and it bears out what we have said on occasion when called to account for seeming failure of some of our predictions while the general plan is possible to outline or predict it also depends on individuals and on those who direct the people e through government or through power of leadership since they may make its ift laws to counteract or to delay the conditions that are foreseen we may be told through astrology or the science of numbers how to govern our lives and how to avoid what may appear to be adverse conditions we know that these it signposts are valuable since the prediction may warn against doing things that would bring disaster and by being careful at such time when these aspects are in operation one can at least lessen the force of power and even avoid much of the trouble that is possible to happen by the same token one may be given indication of good to occur and so prepare to take advantage of the possibilities by working in harmony with persons or conditions toward such end and it is certain that to be forewarned is to be forearmed which is the main object of the predictions C made in regard to these changing times then there is this to take into consideration when the tae fulfillment of prophecy is delayed god is granting all the time possible to the rank and file of humanity to correct their individual faults and to take advantage of opportunities offered whereby they may change the course of their lives live through right thinking and right living it is becoming more certain daily that more folks are taking an interest est in spiritual things realizing that the whole story is told in the bible and that biblical prophecy has been recorded throughout the ages with correctness therefore believing that what is yet to occur is close upon us it is also encouraging to hear and to read of the many proofs given to our men in the service that god is watching over them and that through prayer and their faith in god they have been carried through trying experiences and saved through the events of war and strife and the suffering and sacrifices that war demands comes opportunity to advance to a higher sphere of existence from tha forecast referred to above we quote a paragraph that we also believe is true although the evidence is not yet fully realized this year 1943 is is the year when the divine forces of christianity will defeat all evil forces and triumph over wickedness lust cruelty and war you will find christ ri jing m in ane hearts of the people more than ever before bedfor even thong though gh the reace we ep aed was not deck lectured IC d in 1943 it cannot be far off and while it might be better to continue the world war in order to insure a more defini definite and rea reas siring r peace there wll be a short respite which in turn will upset the plans of certain leaders and throw everything into confusion for a time in our own land the predictions for 1943 will be fulfilled and so will the changes that are inevitable come about which in turn will mark the way to the new and better way of life for all it may be true that greater casualties will be checked against those of previous time and that they too are necessary before the end of the present phase of war but the rapidity with which gains are being made on all fighting fronts there is reason to believe that the end will come very soon to be followed by the aftermath which will be something we would rather not think or talk about now the year of 1944 holds promise in many ways and it is the good to follow after strife that will usher in the new era of living we so hope for hold fast to the bible as the sheet anchor of your liberties write its precepts in your hearts and practice them in your lives ulysses S grant i 0 an era in human history is the life of jesus and its immense influence for good leaves all the perversion and superstition that has accrued almost harmless Fb emerson lerson |
