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light, even though heavy in itself and especially so for those who suffered most. From a daily paper published in Los Angeles, we learn that in the San Francisco earth quake of 1906, 452 lives were lost; in the quake of central Italy in 1915, nearly 30,000 people were missing; and in a similar disaster in Japan in 1923, 99,331 persons perished. The oft-discussed question has been again raised; namely, does God send earthquakes? Our answer is no, He does not. God is not the Author of physical evil, even as He is not the Author of moral evil. Wars, pestilences, cyclones, and earthquakes are not from Him, even though He may use them or overrule them for the fulfillment of His purpose. The world is not as God made it. In spite of all that man has done or can do, this is a world of sin and death. “By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin.” As a consequence, nature is in disorder, or, to use the words of Scripture, “the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.” Every earth quake is a testimony to this fact. Not only so, but increased frequency of such phenomena may be expected toward the end of this age. Our Lord Himself referred to earth quakes as marking the beginning of travail pains denoting the ushering in of a new age. The book of Revelation dis closes the occurrence of “a great earthquake, such as was not since there were men upon the earth, so great an earth quake, so mighty” (cf. Rev. 16:18; 6:12-17). The disorders in the world because of sin, both physical and moral, have never been met and overcome save by one Man, the God-Man, Christ Jesus. In the eighth and ninth chapters of Matthew, we find Him confronted with disease in all its forms, with demons in all their malignity, with death in its grip upon life, and with disorder in nature caused by wind and wave. As a result of a word or a touch from Him, disease was vanquished,, demons fled, death re linquished its grip, and the winds and waves were stilled. Until He returns to reign, we shall have to contend with This condition, however, is only temporary, and in the very near future Christian stewards will re new their gifts and the work of the Lord will go forward. In the meantime, the only commendable course open to us is to live within our means and refuse to borrow money, even if that were possible. This necessitates a proposition which our readers will readily endorse; namely, to combine the April and May issues of the magazine, thereby effecting a sufficient saving to enable us to meet the present emergency. This very necessity may prove to be a blessing by suggesting to our readers the need of their prayerful and financial cooperation in carry ing on this important work. There will be no loss to any subscriber to T he K ing ’ s B usiness in combining the April and May issues o f the magazine. Every subscription^ now on our files will be extended one month, so that twelve issues will be mailed to every paid-up subscriber.
“Strange Days” ^ ll he subscription manager of one of our leading news papers, in a recent letter addressed to subscribers, wrote these words. You are living in strange days, such as no mortal ever expected to witness. We are in a midst of peace and plenty, not in war and want, and yet the world seems to be closed up like a clam. A pile of history is going to be made within the next year. Things are not going to stand still as they have for several years past. Events are going to move so swiftly that the best of us will be hard put to it to keep pace with them. These words, though not cast into the mold of Bible language, are so strikingly in harmony with revealed truth that one wonders whether they sprang merely from obser vation of things as they are, or whether they are colored by the teachings of Scripture. If you want to know what the Scriptures really teach concerning these “strange days,” read the articles by Dr. Bauman on “Present Day Ful fillment of Prophecy” regularly appearing in T he K ing ’ s B usiness . The Earthquake in Southern California O n the evening of March 10, without a moment of warning, the earth began to quake in the Southern Califor nia area, and although the first shock lasted but a few seconds, those who passed through it will not soon forget the experience. Exaggerated reports were at first given to the outside world, but when these reports were brought down to the basis of actual fact, it was necessary to modify them. Even in this modified form, it was clearly seen that the loss of life and the damage to property made the dis aster one of major proportions in our national history. As compared with other major earthquakes of the Twentieth Century, the loss both in lives and property was
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