THE K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S 5 But, our arm y was landed. Its flag unfurled its stars of glory on F land ers’ fields; its arm s tu rn ed th e tides of battle to victory on th e Marne. There will be explanations of the wonder of this by those who make maps and diagram s and who deal in th e chem istry of depth bombs and the machinery of engines. But, will th e ir explanations wholly satisfy? W ill th e re not still be a something yet th a t can be explained only by, the n atu re of a m iracle? * * * In th is wonderful hou r— the most wonderful th a t the world has ever known, save one— even th e most elemental intelligence m ust bow humbly down in acknow ledgment of th e Lord God of th e Ages. When we th in k of Armenia, safe afte r more th a n a thousand years from the incessant butchery of th e filthy and unspeakable T u rk ; when we th in k of Poland freed a t last from the nameless and indescribable to rtu re of P russia and the awful curse th a t B ismarck pu t upon h er; when we th ink of one enslaved people afte r ano th er shaking now th e shackles from th e ir limbs and standing once more rad ia n t and glad in the loving and all-embracing sun, we behold m iracles no t less th an any told in Holy W rit. Therefore, th e inevitables conclusion must be th a t God is still in H is heavens. His hand is still upon us. And, th is being plainly th e case, it is for th e peoples of the world to vow themselves to God for all tim e to come. They m ust never again su rrend er th eir liberties to kings or to groups of statesm en or soldiers. They m ust have no king bu t God. * * * Under th e banner of th e P rince of Peace, all men m ust be as brothers, else th e Hand of God has come again upon the world for n augh t.”— T. C. H. P e a c e This is the January number of The King’s Business but it is issued December 1st and we are writing this November 14th. The hearts of the people throughout the land are glad with a wondrous joy that this awful war is seemingly at an end. It is impossible to measure or describe all the death and agony and ruin, physical, financial and moral, that this war has wrought, and it is naturally regarded as one of the greatest days in human history, when the cause of righteousness and liberty triumphed by the abject surrender of the forces of Prussian cruelty and devilty. Victory and the consequent peace' came with unexpected suddenness, i. e., unexpected by many. Yet there were those who said a few months ago that if the people of America would, in a spirit of humility call upon God, and repent of their own sins, obey the summons of our President and our Senate and Congress to a day of fasting and prayer, and meet the conditions of prevailing prayer, peace would come in a few months, and peace has come. Prom the very day appointed for fasting and prayer the tide of battle turned. The Central Powers have had no significant victory from that day to this. Their advance was checked and they have been driven steadily back with unexpected celerity. Apparently the most that the military commanders hoped for was that they would be driven back to the old Hdndenburg line, but God had taken a hand, and our God is one who acts suddenly. The prevailing note of these glad days should be the note of thanksgiving to Almighty God, the God and Father of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.Ite-R. A. T.
A r e a l l p e r i l s o v e r ? Many think that because the war has come to an end that all perils are over and ahead of us is nothing but “ peace and safety.” It is evident from
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