Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-10-04

the Saints ; and that after the destruction Of
these enemies, the Day Judgment shali' CON-
mence.
We have presented these extracts sufli-
cien,ly in detail because We conceive them to
he mos, remarkable and startling prophecies,
particularly vi this time the pe:iod fr their
fulflment, ,--and when they are actually bang
fulfilled, as every days transactions convince
u.s. They must be interesting, if nothing
more than mere curios'ies, II those even who
have No faith in prop since the Apostle
lie days. They were made one kundred and
forty.nine years ago, and tie author then fix
ed upon The year eighteen hundred Jcriy-egM
as the downfall of Papal Rome. Now mark
towards the close of that rry gear Pope Plus
| TX, the great head of the Romish Church,
and, according to the Catholic belief, the sue
ccssor ofSt Peter, the Prince of the Apostles,
and Vicar Of Jesus Christ was driven ou, from
Rome, and since that time, he has been an
exile at Gae,a. Civil war commenced there,
and now an invading army, even Of the same
faith, from Catholic France. holds possession
of tn, gates of the Eternal City. The Popc's
emporal power has in measure been wrest-
ed from him by his own subjects and those.w no
acknowledge his sp ritual power, although he
still remains at the head Of the Church. is
there any prospect of restoration Of the
Pope to all his powers, and the establishment
Of permanen, peace in Rome' Let the care
ful student Of history, and the penetrating Oh
server of pas, and passing events, answer the
question !
Now what says Fleming, in 1901, which
we have already quoted, land THUS THE
FINAL PERIOD OF PAPAL USURPA-
ITIONS MUST CONCLUDE IN THE
YEAR Is4s.
The reader will also observe wha, he say.
in regard to the destruction of the Turkish
Empire, which is TO take place between the
years ls4s and 1900 Wha, is the present
condition of the Turkish Empire While all
the other nations of Europe have been ad-
vancing in civilization and rein mert, to a
greater or less extent, the Turks remain, to
this day, where they we're centuries ago
Says a late writer on the subject
Large sums are paid TO Europeans for
introducing modern Improvements but the
Turkish people look upon steam as an inveu-
tion Lfthe Devil, scoff at the manual exercise
Of the " Ni7am Djedid," and throw stones AT
any "gaour" who may be unarmcd or afraid
TO stand on the defensive. 1t 10 not a centu-
~ and half since the Turks still filled Eu-
rope with alarm, but their defeats in SYRIA BY
the late Pasha Of Egypt shows their compare
lively helpless CONDITION"
Says the same writer
The death-warrant of the Turkish empire
was the treaty of Adradople, signed in Oc,o-
Der, 1929, when Gen. Deblsch dictated his
own terms, and might have entered Cons an
tinople in triumph, But The emperor, like a
cat with its captured mouse, chose to spori
with his prey. Whoever" says DR.. John
son, " gains victory, gains pouer, if he
gains nothing elSe"-and the Russians were
conten, with an indemnifcl,ion for their cx-
penses, and sundry pririhges. They had des-
troyed the two-fold talisman Of Turkish safe
ty-having pierced her previously deemed)
lmpregnable frontier, and disspated the pres
hge Of Mussulman enthusiasm, va or and fdel-
ity From that day Turkey has been, IN fact,
a conquered Province of Russia The "priv-
ileges' granted at AdrianopIe have been as
sumed as rights. The Danubian provinces
are openly claimed--fresh troops are con,in-
ually pouring into Moldavia across the from
tiers oi Bessaraba, and renforcemen,s are
perpetually marching to Wallachia from the
southern bound rier of Roun .lia-the boyards
arc in exile, the pat lots are in dungeons, and
Muscovite officers administer the bloody knou,
A monument on the shores Of the Bosphorus
marks where the Russian army fastened when
the invading Egyptians approached, and high
upon the hill slope of Pera, stands massive
modern erection, which, if guns were run out
from its narrow windows co"ld easily batter
down the Harem OF Sultan Abdelmedd on
the Seraglo Point. What is tha, com.
manding structure o. asks the traveller, as the
beauties of the Golden Horn" disclose them
selves to his view on his approach, That"
is The reply, was built by The Emperor
Nicholas as a diplomatic palace ,"
There can be no question as to the ulh.
mate seizure of Constanlinople by the Rus
slams, and the downfall of the Turkish En-
piro.
This article has run cut far beyond tho u,.
ual length of our leaders, but it is one of dscp
and abiding interest to every human being -
|. is not romance, although fifty years ago or
within five years, ;hs book from which We
quote might have laid mouldering on tho Ii
brary shelf and been pronouncci the wild
dream of an enthusiast, the production Of
DISEASED mind /; but recent amazing events, in
the old world occurring in rapid succession