Fanwood, New Jersey
Published in Fanwood Newspaper, June 1, 1912
Material objects in the material world are subject to
change, but the cause of The Kingdom is never ending. Therefore it is the most
important. But alas! alas! day by day the power of the kingdom is weakened, the
material forces of nature gain the ascendency. The divine signs are becoming
less and less and the material powers more and more. It has reached such a
degree that the materialists are daily progressing and advancing, and the
divine are vanishing.
Irreligion has conquered religion. The reason for the
chaotic condition lies in the differences among the religions themselves, and
animosity and hatred among the sects and denominations. The materialists have
availed themselves of this difference amongst the religions and are constantly
attacking them so that they may uproot the tree of religion. As the religions
are contending among themselves they are being vanquished. If the general is at
variance with his army on account of military tactics there is no doubt that he
will be defeated by the enemy. Now religions are at variance; war and strife
exist among them, and they are backbiting each other, shunning each other's
association nay, rather, if necessary, they engage in shedding each other's
blood. Read history and see what horrible events have transpired. All the
prophets were sent for the sake of Christ, but alas! that the Talmud and
superstitions contained therein could veil Jesus to such a degree that they
crucified their promised Messiah. Had they forgotten the Talmudic traditions
and investigated in reality the religion of Moses there is no doubt that they
would have become believers in Christ. But imitations deprived them of their
Messianic bounty. They were not refreshed by the downpour of rain of mercy;
neither were they illumined by the rays of the sun of truth.
