“THE WORLD HAS ENDED.”

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3504, 5 June 1920, Page 5

“THE WORLD HAS ENDED.”

The prediction of Professor Porta, Ethe American astronomer, who foretold a great cosmic disturbance for December 17 last, has revealed the ‘fact that there are still people who believe that the planetfiwill ignominiously end by going up in -smoke. So many similar ‘predictions have proved erroneous in the past that it is a won-der-anyone should take them seriously. Now the contention is advanced that the Whole subject has been grossly IlllSlllldel'StoOd,.thai7 the end of the world is not a fu_ture event, but a thing of the past, and that instead. of striking terror to the hearts of the mulitude it” is designed to deliver‘ them from every form of oppression and usher in an era of universal happiness. Mr Edward Ndlson, the able lecturer of the International Bible Students’ Association, holds that “the; world has ended,” and that “mil:-I lions now living will never die,” andi he is to demonstrate this in his now famous lecture on Sunday afternoon‘ at 3 o’cloek in'the King’s Theatre. 1‘ In the evening the third part oft the Creation Drama will be exhibited. ‘ This begins :1t'.7..'-30——'not at 8, as last‘ Sunday.‘ The title. “From Calvary to] the End of the Millenium,” indicates] itsscope. Amongst 150 beautiful pic-I tures is the largest panorama ever! shown in a lantern. This is “Nero’sl Circus” in Ttome showing the wholesale destruction of Christian martyrs under the reign of that cruel emperor. Following ,‘the' jinvariable v\cu(tom of‘ the Association, admission willbe free, and no collection expected. The fin-I ancialrflsupport of the work is wholly‘ volunfiiry. Don ’t miss these epoch. makinh. meetings as they are the last, in Taihape. '