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T HE K I N G ’S B U S I N E S S death and the world into a condition of famine and pestilence. The. ignor ance of the Word of God is the gigantic blunder of all blunders. And what is true of these great leaders of mankind is true in a lesser way of all indi viduals. Wherever men go contrary to the Bible they deal suffering and woe'to themselves and their neighbors. In talking with a Jewish lawyer'a few years ago, he sneered at the Old Testament as a book not able to enlighten us in these days of advanced civilization. “But,” said I, “ where did all of the best laws find their origin?” “ In the ten commandments, I suppose,” he replied. Then shame on a lawyer who does not make a daily study of the principles of truth as found in the first five books of the Bible, the true foundation of all law. Some statesmen are neglecting the Word of God today and in eternity, perhaps before, they will see that they have made as great a mistake as Napoleon or the Kaiser.—W. H. P. T H A T “SUSPICIOUSLY TEUTON IC ” Bible Doctrine Rev. W. -T. Ellis, a religious newspaper correspondent, who in his weekly treatment of the International Lessons has oft told us how the old orthodoxy of the church was being smashed to smithereens by the shot and shell of the world war and who has prophesied of the new world religion after the war, has recently taken to writing articles against the belief in the literal second coming of Christ. Mr. Ellis is a close* student of Dr. Shailer Matthews and Dr. Shirley Case of Chicago University, and has quoted freely from Dr. Case especially, in his newspaper writings. Of Dr. Case a Canada periodical, “Word and Work” says, “ He is one of the most abandoned of infidels that ever stole the livery of heaven to serve the devil in ,” and of Mr. Ellis, the same magazine says, “He holds the modern critic’s position on the inspiration of the Scriptures, the miracles, etc., and this throws some light of explanation on what he has to say on the pre-millennial coming of Christ.” Mr. Ellis, in one of his widely circulated articles says: “ W ithout w aiting to learn th e effect of th e w ar upon th e religion of our soldiers and of our allies, a growing number of American Christians have seized upon the idea th a t th e p resen t cataclysm is the fulfillment of B iblical prophecies and th a t th e re tu rn of the Lord may be expected soon. There is a g rea t propa ganda a t work to spread the teaching and two w ealthy oil men a re devoting la rg e sums to th is doctrine in which they themselves strongly believe,” and th en quot ing Shirley Case, he adds, “W ith a thoroughness suspiciously Teutonic, th is move m ent in its p resen t activities is everywhere making its influence felt, and in so subtle a way as to th rea ten our national enthusiasm a t one of its most vulnerable points. It only needs to be said of these religious leaders who are now so zeal ously attacking the belief in Christ’s second coming, which Scripture terms the blessed hope” of the Christian and of the Church, that their first quarrel is with the Word of God as a whole. Pre-millennialists only need to take note of what sort these men are, who are saying “ Where is the promise of His coming, for all things continue” (2 Pet. 3:4)—“ deniers of God s Word.” Even those sincere post-millenniarians who are joining with them in the fight and circulating their literature, should on this account, have reason to be suspicious of the merit of their cause, and be ashamed of their allies.
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