‘Trust in the Lord, wait patiently for him, and ho will bring {o pau in bis due te ahd way” (he beat time and” ay) the gracious promises of bis ‘Word—inchuding. the blessing of all the famflier of earth. a 1 tne prevent ‘We see the various inequalities and wrongs of the presen system of society more clearly than others, because we tee them Hom the standpoint of the Lord's Wordy but we ean see Aigo that, if it were within our power to suddenly revolu- tonige matters, Ghat would be undesirable: Tt'would produce & onlition far worse than the present.” Far better the present Scial system them money and far better, while the present ‘Sjstem Continues, that the power remain ia the hands of men wnt and moderation than that. the lever of power be ‘ransferred into the hands of the rash cod inex: ff education and experience, even though selfish, than no soci Systems, or an experimental one in the hands of novices equally Felfiah, but not equally moderate. We much prefer them to iay a Tong as We cah where we are than to change to any bother arrangement that mon can originate, or assist in any ‘way. to precipitate the trouble, which sooner, or later must Inevitably involve all nations and all individual etter, far better, wait on the Lord,—wait until hig time for establishing bis kingdom and have it come about in his way. He will eventually restrain the forcer of evil. and adl- Reness in both rich and poor and bring in equity and ever Tasting righteousness. ‘So, then, although se know that the revolution and an- farchy’ and trouble are surely ‘coming, let us, “brethren” of Christ, ‘do nothing to promote or hasten it. ‘Let our advice ZION’S WATCH TOWER cana, be to the contrary, to any of on frends whe sek our coun Bi." Bapesially iets ‘improve the opportunity for” pointing Out to them the true and only remedy Tor prevent distress Christe Kingdom and’ its now social order under the. law St Love, And, to all who have ears to hear, preach Christ fhe Hedconier oom, ae the Great Dhytician to be the Restorer ahah chara ebay him Feit him ont 98 nove ou Saviour, your Saviour. Tell them of the Joy nd poace an Dlesing which he gives and which he promises afallabide ‘with a in every condition. Tell them that iis for this rear Son that “te will not fear though the earth (society be re: ‘moved; though the mountaine (governments) be removed amd “arried into the midst of tho seu [the ungovernable masses); hough ‘the sraters {tho people] thereof roar and be. trou Uledy though the mountains. [government] shake with the Sellings [ots tumults, ete.) thereol™ "And if they become interested and willing, lead them to the Lamb of God and the streams of truth thie make glad. the true. people of Gody-and if they be converted. to Coy seat tiem Inthe forehead (anind,intelict) with the wonderful prs: cent truth with which God has caused us to be sealed-—Rev. 1:8 ‘Remember that now ia the time to. be active. co-workers with God in doing thie sealing. work, and that the disturb Ing winds are being held back inti the sealing work {a done. “horafore, when the present disturbances pase away and un Sther season of comparative calm follows, continue earmert and Sealous in the sealing work, knowing that the time is short Snd‘that the night [the darker pertol-—cometh when no"man fon work.” We must isbor while ie i called day, and cannot fope for'& more Tavorable opportunity han the present. Be thou faithful unto death, and T will give thee a etown of lif, ‘the promise CAN IT BE DELAYED UNTIL 1914? Seventeen yours ago people suid, concerning the time fen: turee presented in Siisanetiat Darn, ‘They seem reasonable in'many respects, but. surely no auch radical changes. could ‘teu between now and tho close of 1014: if you had proved fiat they: would come about ine century oF two, it would ‘eum much more probable "What changes’ have since occurred, and what velocity ia ained dally? “The old is quickly passing and the new ie coming in.” Now, in view of Heeent labor troubles and thres¢ened. an- archy, our readers are writing to know if there may not be a mistake in the 1614 date. They say that they do not see how Present. conditions can hold out so long under the strain. ‘We see no retson for changing the figures—nor could. we change them if we would. They are, we believe, God's dates, not ours. But Dear in mind that the ond of 1014 ia not the ate Tor the beginning, Dut for the end of the time of trouble. We see no reason for changing from our opinion expreased in the view presented in the Warox Tower of January 15, "02 ‘We advise that it be read again. TRACT No. 2I—DO YOU KNOW? We published one hundred and fifteen thousand copies of this traet, and have sent samples to all our ‘Towes reader Tt seems to give general satisfaction, and orders from all quar- ters are large. We advise the circulation of this tract by all ‘of you-on street cart, steam cars, at hotels and depots, and Sway om the street comnere—anell every each has been supplied. Order all that you will agree to use Never mind the money. Many have opportunity for distrib: ting stmple copies of Old Theology Tracts who have no money ‘one within your fo spare to pay for their printing, ete, but others, again, who have less opportunity for distribating’ tracts, tale delight in tRecting the publishing expenses, and. thos help to preach, the "good fdinge of great Joys which shall be unto all people. ‘he Are itn, atthogh lange alnady exhausted, bot vo have another addition of over &o hundred thousand under Yay, which will be ready. in about ten days. Send in your Srder aud havo ashare i this feature of the harvest work: ‘There should he a million of these tracts distributed this yea “ANGELS WHICH KEPT NOT THEIR FIRST ESTATE” “Tho sone of God saw the daughters of men that they wore fair, and they took them wives of all, which the 7 chose, ‘And they ear ‘chilzen to hem, the aime Decume mighty "en, which were of oh, men of renown,’—Gen he Scriptures not only point ws to the future age and call the spiritual government of ‘Christ which shall then ‘exist a “new heavens” and earthly society and institutions ‘under it a"new earth;” but. the present spiritual rulership Tunder Satan, “the prince of this world”) and carthly in- stitutions under it ate termed “The Present evil world,” dis- pensation oF ‘Moreover, we ‘tre informed. that ‘the Present dominion of evil hay not lasted forever, but that it ‘ras preceded by a atill different dispensation or epoch spoken of-aa "the world that was befcre the food,” which also had 4 heavens or spiritual ruling power, and an earth, or con dition of men subject to that spiritual dominion. ‘The three worlds mentioned by Peter (2 Pet. 3:6, 7, 13) designate these three great epochs of time, in each of which, God's plan with reference to men has & distinct and separate ating yo cach ie but part of the one great plan hich, ‘when ‘complete, will exhibit. the divine wisdom, on {Eder eperately thew parts would fail to show thetr deep Since that frst “world” (“heavens and earth” or that order’ of things,) passed away at the time of the flood, i fottows “enue We maat have Deen diferent order fromthe present, and hence the prince of this Present evil world was not the prince of that which proceded thie—of the world or dispensation before the ‘ood. Beveral scriptures seem to throw light on God's dealings during’ that ‘frst dispensation, and we think give a further sht Into his plan and purpose aa a. whole The though sopweatl ty thot, hae the frat word” (the dispensation before the flood) was under the supervision and special ‘ministration of the angels; that these were mat governors and overseers commissioned to communicate Godt ‘rill and to rule over the fallen and degenerating race, which, Decause of sin, neodod this government. ‘That angels ‘were the rulers of that epoch is not only indicated "by. all” references to that period, ‘but may” be reasonably "Inferred from the Apostles remark when’ con trasting the present dispensation with the past and the future. He endeavors to’ show both the righteousness and the enduring ‘character of the future rulerehip of the world, saying, “The world to come hath he not put im subjection to the angela” No, it Ia put under the control of Jesus and his Joint-heire, and hence if shall not only be more righteots than the present rule of Satan, but it shall ‘be more successful than' was the previous rule by the angele~—Soo Mich. 2:2. 3. 'in"their original eatate all the angels seemed. to posses: r (677)