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PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL IS
SUES DRASTIC ORDERS
(ALL MUST NOW DO THEIR BIT
Men of Draft Aoe Must Enoaoc In Use
ful Occupation or Floht Solvet
Labor Problem.
Washington. Every mnn of draft
tngo must work or light after July 1.
TrovoBt Marshul Crowdor announces.
Not only Micro, Imt nil draft rogls
trants engaged In non-useful occupa
tions nre to bo Riven the choice of a
now Job or the army
Gamblers, race track and buckctshop
attendants and fortune tellers head the
list, but tboHO who will be reached by
the new regulations also Include wait
ers and bartenders, theater ushers nnd
attendants, passenger clevntor operat
ion and other attendants of clubs,
iliotcls, stores, etc, domestics and
'clerks In storeo. Deferred classlllcn
itlon granted on account of dependents
l-wlll he disregarded entirely In apply
ing tho rule.
Local boards arc- nulhorlzed to use
discretion only where they find that
enforced change of employment would
result in disproportionate hardship
upon his dependents.
Doth tho military authorities nnd de
partment of labor olllclals believe that
II will go a long way toward solving
tho labor problem for farmers, ship
builders nnd munition makers, nnd
will end for the present nt least talk
of conscription of labor. Tho announce-
Intent todny gives notice significantly
that tho list of non-useful occupations
will bo extended from time to time ns
necessity requires.
Tho now registration will also affect
tho following classes:
(a) Persons engaged in tho serving
of food and drink, or either, in public
places, including hotels nnd social
clubs.
(b) Passenger elevator operators
and attendants, doormen, footmen and
other attendants of clubs, hotels.
utorcs, apartmont houses, otllco build
ings nnd bath housos.
I (c) Persons, including ushers nnd
other attendants, engaged and occu-
(PI
ed In, nnd in connection with games,
sports and amusements, excepting ac
tual porformors in legitimate concerts,
operas or theatrical performances.
I (d) Persons employed in doi&stlc
ecrvice.
(o) Sales clerks nnd other clerks
employed in stores nnd other mercan
tile establishments,
j Tho regulation makes plain tho de
termination of tho war department.
Tho local and district boards may bo
rolled upon to catch tho spirit of the
movement nnd soroly needed man
power will soon bo flowing into tho
fields of useful endeavor or into tho
military strength.
REGARD WASHINGTON AS PIVOT
All Schools of Irish Opinion Court
American Sanction
Dublin. Tho question which nil
chools of Irish opinion hnvo been asking-
slnco tho nrrests of Sinn Fein
Seadors, is "Whot does America think?"
Every faction claims tho Bupport of
.American opinion. Not one of tho lead
ing papers, whether unionist or na
tionalist, oinllfl referring to thn Amnrl.
'can attitude. Tho Freeman's Journal
'heads Its editorial page with tho fol
lowing: "An effort to stampedo Ameri
can opinion has been completely foiled.
There is n complete Buspension of
Judgment in America on tho chnrgo of
pro-German conspiracy against the
men arrested. Warnings have been
Igivon that proof must bo quickly forth
coming or America would como to tho
'conclusion that tho plot, if there is n
plot, is not n pro-German one."
Tho Dublin Independent nccusos the
JBOvornmont of making nrrests "with n
'view to turning American opinion
'against Irolnnd nnd preventing the lord
'mayor of Dublin, ns Ireland's repre
sentative, from receiving n fair hear
ting in Washington."
' Tho Dublin correspondent of tho
'London Daily News writes: "The
pivot of tho Irish front is in Washing
ton." To Run Pullman Company
Chicago. Tho carrier business of
the Pullman company has been taken
over by tho government nnd will be
oporated us nn Integral part of tho
rnllroad system. Ab in tho cato of tho
railroads, tho government will pay tho
Pullmnn company a rental for its car
rier Industry based on the three year
overage earnings prior to June 30,
1917.
JuBt whon the government's contract
will bo drnwn up nnd on whnt torms
1b not known, and naturally is of con
siderable concern to Pullman olllclals
und stockholders.
Lufberry Wrote Book
Major Itaoul Lufberry left his llfo
story two-thirds written. His com
rados say it was one of tho most
thrilling bookB of the war. American
nviutors nro urging Peterson, Luf
berry'B closest friend, to finish tho
book immediately. It is not only lit
eraturo, but it is bollevcd it would bo
vitnl in Btirrlng up America.
800 Saloons Close Up
Chicago. Chicago has 800 fower
ealoous with thoir failure to renew
licenses. Thoro remain C.292.
MST
IDS
MORE HUN KUI.TURE
Air Raid on Red Cross Hospitals Kills
One Hundred
On tho British Front -In tho latest
Prussian nir attack, n score of huge
Gothn airplanes circled oved the Red
Cross hospitals, dropping a number of
bombs of enormous size to smash tho
buildings nnd Btlll greater number of
small shrapnel bombs to kill nurses
and wounded. The shrapnel was timed
to burst at tho level of the ground, so
ns to Insure tho greatest possible de
struction of life.
Hrltlsh aviators nnd nntl-nlrcrnft
guns battled with the Hun squadron,
bringing down tho enemy command
er's machine. Huts about tho hos
pitals were In splinters. Unohalf of
the entliu hospital, where tho greatest
death roll wan posted, has almost en
tirely disappeared. Nearby Is a crater,
fifteen feet across and ten feet deep,
where n largo bomb fell on tho
nurses' quarters. Those who wit
nessed tho nttack sny they have never
seen anything so wonderful ns tho
courage or the women during the raid,
which lasted for two hours. Dugouts
were provided for them in case of dan
ger, but none deserted tho patients.
Throughout two solid hours, while
an endless chain of German planes
dropped high explosives on the help
less victims, women went smilingly
from one critical case to another, lay
ing gentle hands on fevered heads.
In the plane which was downed wns
tho squadron commander. He was
wounded In (ho arm. Ho Is now In one
of the hospitals which he bombed, be
ing cared for by the women whoso sla
ters he killed.
TWO MILLION BY JUNE FIRST
United States Army Growth Dreaki
All Records
Washington. Predicting that tbt
United States will have between four
million and five million men under
arms before July 1, 1010, Representa
tive Charles Caldwell, Now York, mem
ber of the military committee, gave
tho house an olliclal summary of
America's lighting strength.
Within one year nfter the first Amer
icans left for France, this nation will
havo one million men on tho west
front. Caldwell, who Is close to the
war department, asserted.
"During the first ten dnys of May
the troop movements totalled 00,000
men," he said.
Caldwell quoted olliclal figures show
ing that the army by June 1 will havo
1,889.891 and 148.3S8 olllcers in tho
service or a total of 2,038,222.
Railway Employes Get Raise
Washington. Orders rnlslng tho
wages of two million railway cn
ployes and giving them back pay from
January 1, 1918, nt tho now rntes havo
been issued.
This decision is based largely on
recommendations of tho railway wago
commission, which proposed increases
aggregates about $300,000,000, but it
Js understood that some modifications
have been made which will result in
higher Increases for somo clnsses. At
railroad administration licadquarterB
It was Intimnted thnt tho total pay
increases would amount to more than
$300,000,000.
Freight Is Cash In Advance
Washington. Railroad trnnsporta
tion charges must bo paid in ndvanco
after July 1. under nn order abolish
ing tho present system by which many
lnrgo shippers and consignees nro
given credit on their freight bills for
weeks or months while small patrons
are required to settle on n ensh bnsls.
This means that under government
management railroads will collect each
day the charges on goods shinned or
delivered that day with tho exception
Hint credit for two days may bo ex
tended those who fllo surety bonds cov
ering payment.
Russians Anxious to Fight
New York. Four delegates who an
nounced that they represent many
thousands of Russians in America who
nre ready to Journey to tho eastern
front and take up the wnrfare against
Germany aro in Washington seeking
governmental sanction for the project.
Tho object of the proposed resumption
of hostilities, it was stated, Is to re
establish the Kerensky regime and re
habilitate Russia.
Kaiser's Cup Goes to Red Cross
Now York. A solid gold cup, valued
nt $5,000, and bearing tho likeness of
Emporor William, Is to bo melted down
and the proceeds of tho sale of tho
gold turned over to tho Red Cross. Tho
cup Is n ynchtlng trophy won by Wll
son Marshall, n well known American
yachtsman, in a race from Sandy Hook
to the Lizard in 1005. Emperor Wil
liam was the donor of tho trophy.
Military Pact to Protect Orient
Toklo. Tho military agreement
with China has been signed. Ilelng
military in nature it 1b not llkelv thn
detnlls will bo nnnounced, but It was
urrnnged particularly to meet the con
tingency of possible military action in
Russia.
Wounded Soldiers Arrive
Washington. Sick nnd wounded sol
diers nuniborlng 100 wore landed In th8
United States from Franco Inst week.
Eight were landed tho week before.
All hnvo been sent to military boa
pltals. British Cruiser Sunk
The British morcantllo cruiser Mol
davia, carrying American troops from
America to Europo, has been torpedoed
nnd fifty-six American soldiers aro ro
ported missing.
R.US REMOVED
FEDERAL MANAGEMENT TO TAKE
COMPLETE CONTROL
RETAIN SOME AS MANAGERS
Sweeping Order of Director General
McAdoo Separates Men and
High Salaries.
Washington. llemovnl of nil tho
rnllroad presidents In tho country from
control of their railroads nnd their re
placement by federal managers direct
ly responsible to tho government wcro
nnnounced in a sweeping order issued
by Director General McAdoo.
Those presidents with whom Mr Mc
Adoo is satisfied, will bo appointed fed
eral mnnagors, provided they sever nil
connection, financial and otherwise,
with the transportation systems nnd
become government employes solely.
A largo number of sigh salaried pres
idents with whose attitude nnd per
formances under government control
Mr. McAdoo is dissatisfied will be out
of a Job completely unless tho stock
holdeis choose to retain them as heads
of the corporations and pay them their
salaries out of tho net earnings guar
anteed by tho government Instead of
charging their pay to operating ex
penses. Under tho radical plan outlined by
Mr. McAdoo tho board of directors of
each railroad controlled by the govern
ment will operate In purely advisory
capacity and a railroad president be
comes virtually n useless appendage to
bo retained by tho stockholders, If nt
nil. us n luxury.
Federal mnnngers, whether presi
dents or others, will bo required to ac
cept salaries fixed by tho director gen
eral nnd nlthough officially uncon
firmed it is reported that the salary for
this position will not exceed $20,000.
Many presidents now receive far more
than this amount.
Railroad presidents in Chicago fore
see littlo chnngo in operations ns the
result of McAdoo's order.
"I hnvo no Idea that this Is n step
toward permanent government owner
ship,"' said President II. E. Bynm of
St. Paul, "but merely something Mr.
McAdoo thinks best for tho present."
Excepting E. P. Ripley of the Santa
Fo and James E. Gorman of tho Rock
Island, tho order surprised railway
beads here. Gorman heartily approved.
Hughes Asks Full Sway
Washington. Former Justice
Hughes, appointed by tho president to
direct the department of Justice in
quiry Into aircraft failures nnd possible
criminal practices, has indicated so
clearly to tho senato that tho proposed
government inquiry will bo sweeping
nnd go Into overy phnso of nlrcrnft pro
duction that tho senato military com
mittee may defer its proposed aviation
investlgntlon until tho executive probo
is completed. In n letter to the nttor
ney general, following a conforenco
with Senator Chamberlain, chairman
of the military affairs committee, Mr.
Hughes outlined tho complete scope
which tho department of Justice in
quiry should take in order to bo ado
quato nnd satisfactory to tho country,
nnd said that in view of tho course he
contemplated ho expected "there
would bo a general disposition to per
mit our investlgntlon to proceed un
embarrassed by any other parallel
courso of action."
Senator Chnmbcrlain Inld the
Hughes letter, together with a letter
from tho attorney general, before tho
military committee, and nnnounced it
to bo his Judgmont thnt tho committee
should accede to tho view of Mr.
Hughes nnd defer tho aviation inquiry
until a hter tlmo.
U-Boats Can't Keep Up
Detroit. "More ships are being built
in tho United States than German sub
marines enn possibly sink," Charles M.
Schwab, director general of govern
ment shipbuilding said.
Tho great lakes district yards will
build 200,000 more deadweight ship
tonnage in tho fiscal year beginning
July 1, than was built In the entire
country during tho fiscal year ending
Juno 30, 1917."
Four now slips large enough to
nccommodnte ships of up to in,000
tons nnd costing $2,000,000 will be built
immediately at Sparrow's Point, Mil.,
according to officials of Betlilohom
Steel corporation.
Troop T'aln In Wreck
Texarkana. Tho wreck of a north
bound St. Louis & Southern troop
train near Garltind, Ark., with a result
ant death of ono trainman nnd tho in
Jury of seventeen other persons, twolve
of them soldiers, wns duo to the re
moval of a "fishplate bolt," which al
lowed tho rails to spread. Tho troops
wero members of tho G19th aerial
squadron.
Abandon Hope for Cyclops
Washington. Hopo of solving tho
mystery of tho disappearance last
March of the big Americnn naval col
lier. Cyclops, with nearly 300
persons, virtually has been aban
doned by tho navy department.
Tho department, howover, has not yet
olllclnlly recordod tho collier as "lost."
Wnshlngton, Warning that tho gov
ernment will not at this tlmo viow with
npproval nny furthor ndvnnco in tho
prlco of crude oil hnB boen sent to oil
producers by tho fuel administration.
ACCUSE 12 TEACHERS
Nebraska Council of Defenso Charges
Gtato University Instructors With
Disloyalty Bordering on Sedition.
Tho Statu Council of Defense has
transmitted to tho bourd of regents
of the Stuto University u communica
tion charging twelve Instructors of
tho institution with iiro-GermniilMii.
The communication, signed by eleven
members of council Including Gover
nor Neville, contained mimes of the
accused und name of wltncssis, who
ure willing to testify against them.
Attention Is culled to the fuel Hint
'tills condition of affairs wns brought
to tho attention of tin.' board of re
gents by the council us early us July,
11)17, mid again on April 11). The
council denmnds tint t tin; board of
regents Investigate charges und Mun
ition witnesses whoso names nro gien
without asking the defense council to
appear In the rolo of prosecutor.
(Jiilek notion Is promised.
The state council of defense Is mak
ing u drive to see that every avail
nble farm In Nebraska Is being ud
for productive purposes. Through the
work of thu county councils the or
ganization Is gradually finding the
fcpots that are not under cultivation
and devising means to secure the
planting of crops. Several farms
which have been Idle have through
the Interest of the state council been
turned Into productive fields. Anyone
who is nwnre of farm lauds not being
cultivated will perform n patriotic act
by communicating the fact to their
county council of defense.
Attorney General Reed has begun
suit to collect from stockholders of
tho defunt Farmers State bank of De
catur tho amount of their liability on
stock held In the bank ut tho time tho
Institution wns taken over by tho
State Ranking board.
Registration of young men subject
to military service In Nebraska who
havo reached 21 years of age blnco
last June' will add about 12.000 to the
list of nvallables In this state, accord
ing to the estlmnto of Captain Ander
son, provost mnrshal for Nebraska.
The federal food administrator for
Nebraskn requisitioned S.600 bushels
of wheht in the hands of G. W. and
James Bailey, Thayer county farmers.
The Bulleys ure snld to have refused
to put their wheat on the market.
Under authority of tho new Nebras
ka sedition law, the stnto council of
defenso seized -2H0 acres' yield of
191G seed corn held by Lawrence
Stull, farmer near Plattsmouth, nnd
sold It to neighbors for seed.
Notice that unless their wheat wns
marketed within 10 dnys it will be re
quisitioned wus served on 22 Ne
braska fnnners in the southern part
of the state by tho federal food ad
ministration for Nebraska.
Patriotic citizens of Soward hnvo
a new wny of nldlng the Red Cross.
Just n few dnys ngd thoy donated a
cnrloud of liny to tho society. Tho
liny was sold in the Omiihu market
and brought nearly $.100.
Through tho Influence of J. F. Pur
bnugh, county npriculturnl agent,
more than 3,000 unfilled acres, In
Chnso county nre being broken up by
tractors nnd will be sowed to wheat
this fall.
Tho North Loup chnpter of the Red
Cross was enriched $2,301 .0.1 when a
Jond of hogs donated by farmers of
tho district wero sold at South
Omahn for thnt nmouut.
Two Nebraska boys, Leo nnremzn,
tof Ashton, nnd Magnus M. Brums,
of Scottsbluff, wero killed In action In
Franco, their nnmes appearing In a
recent cnsunlty list.
Homo gunrds nt Gibbon, Anhorsr.
Ttnvennn, Plensanton and Elm preok
uro to be furnished uniforms and
rifles at the expense of Buffalo
county.
Fire, driven by n strong south
wind, destroyed n big lumber yard
nnd n score of residences nt Omaha.
Nearly n hundred people were made
homeless.
Indications nro thnt Nebraskn will
hnrrest n bumper crop of small
grains this yenr, ns crop conditions
aro reported fnvornblo In nil parts of
th. stnte.
There were 8.r0 O. A. R. delegates
registered at the forty-second annual
encampment held recently at Seward.
Grand Islnnd's new $lfiO,000 pas
aenger depot wns formally opened to
the public Inst week.
Designation of Omahn ns nnp of the
thirteen quartermaster depots In the
United Rtntes will mean millions of
dollars nnnunlly In government con
tracts for the city. The Omahn depot
will furnish all nrmy supplies to west
tern Iowa, Including Fort Dodge, Ne
braskn, Utnh, Colorado nnd Wyoming.
Nebraskn has subscribed $127,297,
400 for vnrlous wnr drives, $21,000,
OOO nbovo the quotas set, according to
'figures complied by the Omaha Cham
ber of Commerce. The state's quota
totaled $100,307,020.
Renpprnlsement of school lands un
der lease contracts In Custer, Gasper
nnd Holt couutles will ndd nearly $21,
000.00 to the stnto school fund an
nually. The Increnses of tho new up
pralsoment over the old were: Custer
county, $110,201.0:i; Gosper $37,091.20,
nnd Holt, $110,709.00.
C. V. Pugsley, for tho last seven
yours director of the extension de
partment of the Nebraska university,
lms resigned 1 ml in tho future will
be connected vlth the editorial staff
of the Nebraska Farmer, n Lincoln
publication,
A long stretch of ucvustnufu ic.ri
tory luys in the wake of a tornado
that swept tho county lino between
Knox und Cedcr counties. Four per
sons were killed and scores injured by
thu norm. Hundreds of head of live
stock wero killed nnd houses and
buildings on dozens of farms were de
molished. The storm which took such
u terrible toll struck without warning
und was preceded by u terrific hull
storm which damaged crops to u con
siderable extent.
A Lincoln capitalist, heavily Inter
ested In the potash Industry of west
ern Nebraska, Is authority for tho
statement that undreamed of wealth
lies In deposits taken from potash
hikes In the district, lie told the
stute board of public lands nnd funds
ut 11 meeting in Lincoln that he wns
confident that products would be
found in the deposits of western
lakes so valuable us to make tho pot
ash only a by-product.
The state board of equalization
made no lnoren,-e In the valuation
of riillroud property in Nebraska. The'
tutul for steam railroads was $."(,
702.SI3. Miles of track of various,
roads in the state are: Burlington,
2.SIH; Union Pacific, 1.211; North-'
western. 1.0(12; Omaha, 308: Rock is
land. 2ir; Missouri Pacific, 348;,
Kansas City Northwestern, 20; Grand
Island. 112. '
The stnto council of defense, after1
Investigating a copy of u circular
which the Nonpartisan league Is cir
culating In Its campaign to recruit
members, admits the league has not
violated any section of the sedition
law, because the circulars were print
ed outside of Nebraska. The sedition
law covers only literature printed In
Gorman In this state. ,
President Wilson sent n letter of'
commendation to Linn Hanson, Ne-j
hruskn boy, now stationed at Pensa-,
cola, Fin., for his patriotism. Ilunton
had 2-10 acres near Wayne. Selling ,
that and all his goods, he contributed
S3.MK) to the Red Cross, bought $1,000'
worth of Liberty bonds mid gave,
$1,000 to his church. He then Jolued
tho military service. j
Less than -IS hours nfter a tornado
had rendered death and destruction In
Knox county members of the Red
Cross society, nurses anil physicians
among them, wero on the ground aid
ing the Injured and caring for tho
homeless.
It developed nt tho trial at Ed
wnrdsvllle, 111., of eleven men chnrg
ed with lynching Robert Pragcr that
tho man was driven out of Niobrara,
this state, because of disloyal actions.
Patriotic observances of the Fourth
of July In nil communities of Nebras
ka but without fireworks or other
wnsteful displays Is recommended by
the stnte council of defense.
A big celebration was held nt Onk-i
land thu other evening when nil Ger
man school books wero taken to the'
city square, saturated with kerosene
and set on fire.
The seventy-ono associations In the
Nebraska League of Saving nnd Loan
associations, hnvo bought altogether,
of the first, second nnd third Liberty
lonns $3,2.r.0,000. I
Several houses nnd bnrns wcro de
stryed nnd many head of live stock
killed ns the result of n terrific wind
storm which swept over Antelope
county.
Tho recent stnto Eastern Star con
vention nt Omaha wns the most suc
cessful in the history of the organiza
tion, over 500 delegates attending.
One of the first undertakings of
Hall county's new county agent is to
co-operate with the farmers for the
elimination of wheat rust.
Over 100 Gerninn text books which
lind not been used slnco America went
to wnr were taken from thu Teknwnh
high school nnd burned.
A big delegation of scribes is ex
pected to attend the Nebraska Press
association convention nt Omuliu
June 20, 21 nnd 22.
Nearly 10,000 bushels of 1910 corn
fit for seed wero found In Dakota
county by county agricultural agent
Young.
Alliance is getting ready for tho
Nebraska Stockmen's association,
which meets in the city Juno 11 to 11.
Tho 01st grand lodge, Ancient, Freu
nnd Accepted Masons of Nebraskn,
will be held In Omuhn Juno 4 to 0.
Three carloads of Nebraska Red
Cross hogs sold on the South Omnlia
mnrket the other day for $10,871.70.
The Omaha Board of Education hns
decided to discontinue teaching Ger
man in nil schools of the city.
Every city nnd town In Nebraskn
hns been asked to raise a Red Cross
flug upon Its municipal flagpole as
soon ns the community's quota in the
Red Cross war fund campaign Is
raised, and to keep it flying each dhjr
until the end of the cnmpalgn.
Nebruskn Knights of Pythias, nt
their nnnunl convention nt Fremont,
voted to purchase War Savings
Stamps with the money nlteady rais
ed for n Pythian Home In this state,
until plnns for the project nro com
pleted. Congregations of the Baptist, Pres
byterian and Congregational churches
of Kearney, havo united Into one
church, to bo known as the Church of
America, to remain organized until
after the wnr.
Sparks from n locomotlvo nre
believed to have cnused tho fire which
destroyed the big clevntor of the
Fanners Elevator Co. nt Schuyler.
Tho loss Is estlmnted at $2r,000.
Following n rousing patriotic meet
ing at Genoa, a homo guard organiza
tion wns perfected.
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUrwsoiooi
Lesson
(Uy IlEV. P. U. KIT2WATKK, D. D..
Teacher of English Dlblo In th
Moody IJible Institute of Chicago.)
(Copyright, 19H. V.'ntcrn Newnpnper Union )
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LESSON FOR JUNE 2
THE PROPHETIC OUTLINE OF
THE INTERVAL BETWEEN
CHRIST'S CRUCIFIXION
AND HIS COMING AGAIN.
LESSON Ti:XT-.Mnrk 13.1, 14:9.
GOLDEN Ti:XT-Ho that shall cmluro
unto the end, tho uamo shall be suvid.
Mutlt 13 13.
DEVOTIONAL HEADINCJ-Euhcsliuis 2:
1-10.
ADDITIONAL, MATERIAL - Mntthew
t3;l-23. 40; Luko 21:B-3h; I Thc-ss. G:1-2I; II
Thess. 2.
PRIMARY TOPlC-Jcsus among lil
frlemlR. Murk 14:3-9.
JUNIOIt AND INTERMEDIATE TOP-IC-Our
best for Chrlst.-Mark 14:S-9.
The printed text (1-1:1-9) may prof
itably be tiM'd by tho primary, junior
and Intermediate grades, but the adult
classes will more profitably conilno
their study to chapter 13. In order to
avoid confusion in this study, let it bo
clearly borne In mlud that two mat
ters are presented the destruction of
Jerusalem by the Human armies anil
the glorious return of the Lord. Tho
two are sometimes so closely Inter
woven ns to make tho threads dllllcult
to disentangle, but If we see the color
ing in the graphic picture of the de
struction of .leni'-nlei.i as adumbrating
the revelation of the Son of God in
glory, we shall hnve no serious trouble.
I. The Occasion of the Prophecy
(vv. 1-1).
As Jesus wns passing through tho
temple for the Inst time on his way to
the Mount of Olives, where he gave
this discourse, the disciples reminded
him of the splendor of tho building, to
which ho replied thnt not one Mono
should be left upon another. When
seated upon tho mount three disciples
came privately with a threefold ques
tion, according to Mntthew 21, request
ing further Information.
1. When shall these things be?
2. What shall be the sign of thy
coming?
8. And of the end of the age?
That which follows Is given In an
swer to these questions.
II. The Characteristics of the Ago
During the Absence of Christ (vv.5-23).
1. Appearance of deceivers (vv.
0,0).
Since Jesus went bnck to heaven
many false Chrlsts from time. to time
have pressed their claims ns being tho
Christ. As the age draws to a close
these claims doubtless will Increase.
2. Wars and strife among tho na
tions (vv. 7, S).
The history of the centuries slnco
Christ Is written In blood, and the river
increases in volume ns the nge goes
on toward its consummation. Jesus
warns against making any particular
war the sign of his coming. Many gooil
people have seriously blundered in this
respect becnuse they did not heed this
warning.
8. Earthquakes nnd fumlnes (v. 8).
Though these calamities grow in
creasingly severe ns the dnys lengthen,,
the intelligent, believing disciple is not
surprised or nlarmed, for theso nre
tho precursors of a new order, tho
birth pangs of n new nge, the estnb
llshment of the Kingdom of Christ
upon this earth. Let the child of Goil
In tills present darkness look up, for
his redemption druweth nigh (Luke
21:2S).
1. Universal evangelism (v. 10).
The gospel of the Kingdom, accord
ing to Matthew 24:1-1, shall be preach
ed in till the world for n witness. This
is not the Gospel of the grnce of Goii
which we now preach, but the new
evangelism which shall be proclaimed
by elect Israelites immediately pre
ceding the coming of Christ to estab
lish his Kingdom (see Ilev. 7:4-10;
Horn. 11:15).
III. The Lord's Glorious Return (vv..
24-27).
This Is the superlative event, the
one to which nil prophecies hnvo point
ed, and nil ages are moving with un
failing precision. It will usher in the
golden age of which tho wise anil
great of all ages have dreamed, nnd
for which they longed. The coming
of the Lord will put nn end to earth's
sorrows; wnrs nnd strife will not end
until the kingdoms of this world be
come the Kingdom of our Lord nnd hl
Christ (Kev. 11:15). This event will
be accompanied by great physical dis
turbances nnd Jesus will gnther hl
elect from the ends of the earth.
IV. Applications of the Prophecy
(vv. 28-87).
1. As these events multiply in tho
enrth we know that the coming of the
Lord drnweth nigh (vv. 28, 29), ns tho
putting fortii of tho leaves of the fig.
tree prove tho approach of summer.
2. The Jewish nice shnll retain lt
integrity till the end (v. 30).
Tho perpetuity of Israel is the mir
acle of the nges.
3. Certnlnty of fulfillment (v. 81).
The unfnllng gunruntee is the-
words of Christ.
4. Tho tlmo of Christ's coming un
known (v. 32).
In view of this it is utter folly to set
tho time. The devil keeps peoplo from
the truth of Christ's coming us long as
possible. When ho enn no longer suc
ceed In this, ho then tries to get them
to Bet the time.
0. Tho proper behavior in view of
Clirlst's imminent coming (vv. 33-87).
It is watchfulness nnd prayer. The
coming of the Lord is the grand Incen
tive for wutchfulncss nnd ouruesf
prayer.
