I am aware that this will elicit storms of persecution, but in the name of the Lord it must come. God will be glorified in the escape of his holy children from all human enclosures into the "one" and identical "fold of Jesus Christ." Oh! let us be honest before God in this matter. [Music: Prophetic Truth. D. S. WARNER. (EZEK. 34:12-14; ISA. 51:11.) B. F. BEAR. 1. 'Twas sung by the po-ets, fore-seen in the Spir-it, A time of re- 2. We stand in the glo-ry that Je-sus has giv-en, The moon, as the 3. Now filled with the Spir-it and clad in the ar-mor Of light, and om- 4. The proph-et's keen vi-sion, trans-pierc-ing the a-ges, Be-held us to 5. The fig-tree is bud-ding, the "eve-ning" is shin-ing, We wel-come the fresh-ing is near; When creeds and di-vi-sions would fall to de-mer-it, day-spring doth shine; The light of the sun is now e-qual to sev-en, nip-o-tent truth; We'll tes-ti-fy ev-er, and Je-sus we'll hon-or, Zi-on re-turn; We'll sing of our free-dom, tho' Ba-by-lon ra-ges, won-der-ful light! We look for the Sav-ior, for time is de-clin-ing, And saints in sweet un-ion ap-pear. So bright is the glo-ry di-vine. And stand from sin Ba-bel a-loof. We'll shout as her cit-y doth burn. E-ter-ni-ty's loom-ing in sight! CHORUS. Oh, glo-ry to Je-sus! we hail the bright day, And high on our ban-ner sal-va-tion dis-play, The mists of con-fu-sion are pass-ing a-way. ] XIII A PROPHETIC TIME That many events of the world are foreshadowed in the prophecies of the Bible is something which perhaps the average reader does not pause much to reflect upon. He rather inclines to regard the prophecies as a difficult portion of the Sacred Writings, and in consequence of their being passed by, ignorance generally prevails concerning them. There is nothing inconsistent in the idea that events in the world occur in accordance with prophetic utterance. It does not necessarily give credence to the doctrine of fatalism--that everything which happens must happen. The affairs in man's life are largely subject to his control. He has a scope of freedom all his own. He can make his own choices and govern his own career. He may do an act or he may not do it. An accident occurs which may have been avoided had more care been exercised. Nevertheless, from this free volitionary scope which belongs to man we may not exclude God's design; for he does exercise a controlling hand in the affairs of man.