ARMAGEDDON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 3108, 29 December 1921, Page 7

ARMAGEDDON.

"SOMETHING IAI PEELED AIK.” SENSATION' IX COM MON WKAI/I'll J’AKKI AM KXT. _ Mr Walter Marlas, A1.11.1t., who reaelted Sydney by the .Melbourne express reeeully, staled to ;i representative ol the Sunday Sim : “Ituuidiiled is the word. Since. 1 made my Armageddon speech I have been simply inundated with hundreds and hundreds 11! letters ami wires of congratulation and comment from every pari of Australia. “As ior the sensation in .Melbourne, it was ext, 1 aordinary. I have never seen the House, so stirred. Alter 1 had finished Sir Orattviile Rvie said to Sir .Joseph ( ook, ‘W ill you make it your business it see that till future Coiumotiwealilt loanit re dated repayable in 1935?’ “I had an amazingly apt rejoinder in ibis in the cable which had just been pub Ji.'dted. referring to a desire in I’ritain for the mutual caueellai Ton of .all war debts. That i- a coincidence which makes one I ii ink.” “I am mil a religionist," declared Mi Mark-, “I am uni even preaching re ligion. I am ju-,1 stating commonsense i facts, which arc to be found in the liible, 1 am, 1 suspect, a disciple ol Mr Watt chope, of Rerih, who hits been expound jug my theory lor many years'now. 1 lie mood just came on me. when I made my : speech, and something .seemed lo itupe; me lo fell the House wlml I did. liirflt | and death am! bit —it is all very weird. I isn’t 11 ? “lint I’m glad I spoke about- il. 'I lie views t have slated are sincere, and therefore entitled to some respect. It is a gratifying thing that nearly every one ol the hundreds of messages I have received commit it laics me on what they term my ‘pluck,’ ’’ | THE SPEECH. KVI’KKKK 1934. | SKI ‘OX’I) (DM I XT! OK CHRIST. M KKIIbCRNE. Nov. 5. Mr Walter Ma-k.s, member for Wettl- ' worth, made ;t remarkitble speech in tin House of Representatives, in which In predated that the real battle ol Armageddon would be fought in 1934. and that it would be followed by the second coin leg of Chris!. ’lhe speech caused it sensation among Kederal members, and it was almost i n sole topic of conversation in the lobbie: during the remainder of the day. Ait Fowler, in complaining ot permission being given to I'rnfessor Herb-man In lecture it the Senate club room upon Anglo-Amen c,iu relations, had made relen m e m tbi Jiipane-e, disci,tinting the possibility m liii'lr danger lo Australia. Arising trout lilts Mauve, .Mr .Marks san be proposed to make a statement tit witieli members might laugh, inti which would repre-en! bis sincere view according to his reading of the liible. Ibe next war would be that of Armageddon, and it would be fought 111 1934. 11 tree mil ions would attack ('.real llritain. namely. Russia and C"iniaity. and one other, the name ot which he would 1 tot divulge. The ,it lack would lake place at dent salein, ami the pari to he played by Alts India was mentioned. Ihe lithle reterred to “the merchants of Tarsus and the little linns.” these being the I’rifisli people and the colonies. Cyprus was indicated as tlm llriti.-'h naval base. Ibis would be the last war. and then would come the tritbeituiutu, and the ret urn of Cltvisl. <0 carllt. KIRK, STORM. A XT) THAI REST. Christ would reappear, as He said He would, iti the tattered lobes ol a beggar, and would go Ip the liritisli headquarters. There He would see that we were being beaten, and lire, storm, and tempest would then descend, and wipe mu the opposing force. ]: had been ordained by ibe Almighty Ibai the 1 Iritis!) iiai'en should play an important pari in the coming ot ( urtst. (or wit bout Krii tin and her navy, Christ could nor re-urn. Ibe InrkrTi l'-mpue nnist disappeai - belore 1922. Ine lurks bad now tieaviy disappeared, and they had been driven out of Ralesliui' bv tlie ATT'. Till' S«'c;)ll(! COllUll Kill 111 IS I s I t‘l mil was that there should be bloodshed in the cities of Tarsus. Uhat wa- h;,p|ietiing in I I (Hand and India ? The condii tons had almost lie eii 1 11 Hi lied. A third condition was thal cerlain etit'lhly Iclngs should disappear helore 1916. ihe Kaiser and the Czar had gone, and wueit Karl tried to return, the other day. he (ottld not. The kings still exi-tingj would have to pass away. Ihe King of Knglano was mentioned, as coming ni ships and offering bis crown. Others did not tin so voluntarily, but were forced to. The return of the Jews to Rali'Sliuc was now in opera! ion. _ , JHiiaiiy, the ships ol the Kniisb won.d proceed to the ends of the earth lo colled the chosen people, the Jews. In their daily prayer- they said. “Thy Kingdom come. That Kingdom was lonung in the yea: 1934. The men who had followed up the stmK found that not cog of the great evenupredicted had gone out oi place lor Then years. There was no reference lo war in the 1 ’at ili;. They must not wipe mil the armies and navies, because ill 13 ye.tis they would have to play a great part, bte Hritisb Kntpire must, under ( 'brtsl s dni'eI ion, keep tin m a ('ertiiin level. DKSW’RATTNt.: CHRISr.’’ So far as could be -ecu. the Japanese would mu invade Australia. The Japanese ami ( bim'-e. after Christ’s return, would go to Palestine, with Christ and the dews. Air Churchill had been warned that ins attack on the Dardanelles would tail, because the Turks bad in Lie driven out ot Palestine. During the delivery ol ibis speed), members sat' in silence, too amazed apparently even lo interject. However. Mr Ansicy rose light-heartedly enough, and remarked thal lie was pleased to learn that all things were preordained, because ill that ease members uuglit as well raise their salaries straight away to I £2OOO a year. Mr Marks (angrily): I don 1 want to listen tn you, if you are. in vulgar language, poking clitaek at the Rook. Mr Ansiey replied ihat Mr Marks would find himself witinutt honour 111 bis own country, if be predicted war. He was desecrating the name ol Christ lo connect him with another bloody war.