The present is a time of overwhelming interest to all living. Rulers and statesmen, men who occupy positions of trust and authority, thinking men and women of all classes, have their attention fixed upon the events taking place about us. They are watching the strained, restless relations that exist among the nations. They observe the intensity that is taking possession of every earthly element, and they recognize that something great and decisive is about to take place--that the world is on the verge of a stupendous crisis. Angels are now restraining the winds of strife, that 180 they may not blow until the world shall be warned of its coming doom; but a storm is gathering, ready to burst upon the earth; and when God shall bid His angels loose the winds, there will be such a scene of strife as no pen can picture.

Engle holder nu stridens vinde i tømme, for at de ikke skal blæse, før verden er blevet advaret om den kommende dom; men det trækker sammen til et uvejr, der er rede til at bryde løs over jorden; og når Gud byder sine engle at slippe stormene løs, så vil man få en sådan strid at se, som ingen pen er i stand til at beskrive.