Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-14
ARRGAGEDDGN.

maTksble volume, bsaring the above title Tn.
book was solemnly described By its euth0r-l
man of unquestionsbly profound research in the
department of sacred letter 10 which it is devo-
ted-as the result Of twenty years of unceasing
labor reflection, and prayer Its object was &c
fix the (then) United States as the scene of that
terrific conflict, foreshadOwed in the propherica
writings-moTe especially, those of Ezekiel, Dan,
iel, and John, under the name OF the Wiue-Press
Battle, or ArmageddOn The means whereby
this object was to be attained consisted of A NEW
DISCOVERY, which the writer claimed to have
made respecting the B,oie Of interpreting the
peculiar designations OF 'ims employed in those
parts OF ScnptUTe-sucb a. days weeks years,
| times, half times, etc.-snd wEOs5 Specification
no previous inquirer had ever been able to ascer.
tain, with any reasonable approximation TO so
solute precision
Strange as it may appear. both when c0.isg5 d
with the number and industry If prior iuvesti-
| gators, and the time consumed by Mr. Baldwin
! himself in making the proposed discovery, this
| new process of exposition was exceedingly sim
! ple7 and was embraced IN the superficial idrs ~
firing definitely, by careful examination Of tie
| scuptUTal context the meaning Of 5ns Of the mys-
teal terms used, and getting in this wsy- at the
precise mathematical 0Giue Of all The others This
/ he claimed to have succeeded in doing By such
certain rendering of the words seventy
| weeks which enabled him. at once, 10 measure
the remaining symbolicsl dates. The proof wGs,
! IN the ngid historical sul6llnent of the events
| pTedicted-so the very day-in the psst. azd. by
necessary deduction, in the future
Having thus demonstrated, for Dir. Bald II
claims no less, the accuracy of his original key
TO the prcpheticals, he proceeded to apply 1t to
the solution Of the great battle Of ArrageGdou,
| and determined, first, thet it was to take place
between 1852 and 1866; secondly, that the con-
batsnts We're to be, the United States on the cre
hand, end an invading despotic power (Russia,
as he then supposed) on the other; thirdly, thet
the scene Of this conflict was to be greet plain
/ or valley, as the term interpreted indicated
ArmsgeddOn, or plain or Esdrelor. or valley Of
JeEreel-the famous battle ground of the Holy
Land (Which he naturally located in the Misss-
sipPi Valley fOurthly, that the battle would
rage with unprecedented violence; and. Ias.ly,
that the invading army would be completely
defeated and destroyed
Now, without vonturRg Gs opinion, Gor which
"e have neither the necessary inclination nor
ability, upon the merits Of Mr. Baldwins dis
coveTy, considered in its scrptural relations, Il
cannot be denied, that the bsre fact of such an
Interpretation OF prophecy, as is above set forth
having been solemnly published, with full belief
in its verify, by sn earnest and intelligent in
quireT, SlI gears before the commencement os The
prevailing war, is, when connected with the his
tory Of tne latter, up &c the present time. and
the tremendous event now impending at Corrth,
euinently calculated &c pique our curiosity if
not to stimulate our faith
But the most remarkable thing sUuut TIE ILfsI-
preted pTOphesy-rSmaTkRble because il shows
how utterly improbable the existing state q
things was to the interpreter seven years ago
is the mistake into which ne fell IL ascertairiuz
the conbstsats. That be should have supposed
the invading power to be Russia, and the party
invaded the United States, Is. indeed cot very
strange, assuming the text to be equivocai in its
indications but that be should have done 50, &C
CoTding to his own showing-tEo citations Of his
own book, in spite Of the clear literal description
Of The gaTi.es contained therein, is singular IL.
deed We close his brief analysis Of topic
which has of late. excited considerable quiet in
terest, BY collating few Of the striking passages
Juss alluded t5, with the ismaTs that Mr Bald
win had the patriotic daring 10 lecture on this
subject tc al audience Of Lincoln soldiers ar
Nashville. recently. correcting HE honest mis-
apprehension. and giving TO the passages II
question their full and obvious signifcanc5
MS, as to ths party sssailed The proghs,
Ezekiel alter saying inst there sGall be a sea on
tho east Of The land and d gTea. sea on she vest,
thus proceed This shall be the border .gbeI5-
by ye shall inherit the land according 60 tbs
IL5el5s tribes Of Israel (ha is speaking OF the
Spiritual ldla6l u tlAC lUtui-J tCctpl4 -nr1E
have tsC0 portions" Says bir Baldwin. Joseph
having two portions would, Of course. make thjr-
tesE tribes OF States Of course it would but if
the United States had bes1 hereby intended,
thirty-ons would have been the correct figure
The Confederate States are Just thlrtsaa-the
number given The parties sssailed a-s further
described IN the accounts given OF The invader
and tha battle, some Of which we append with
out further comment Ihs itahcs, Of course,
are ours:
Thus said the Lord God, Behold l am
against thee, O Cog, the chief prince Of besGecb
and Tubal and l viii turn thee back and pat
hooks IN thy jaws"
And 1 viii bring thee forth, and ell thine
army, horses and hOrsemens and all them clothed
with all sorts of armOr, even d great company,
with bucklers and shields, all Of them handling
swords
"And thou shalt come from Thy place If the
Nortk parts, thou and" many people With thee
all of them hiding upon horses. q great company
and mighty Grmy"
Conner, and all ms bands, the house Of To !
garmah, Of the North quarters and al his bands;
and many people with thee
Thou shalt ascend and come like storm,
thou shalt be like cloud 20 cover the land, thou
and all thy bands and many people with thee -
Thus saith the Lord God, it shall also come
to pass that at the same time shall things come
into thy mind, and thou shalt think sVil
thought, and thou shalt say, viii 20 up TO the
land Of unloqLtsd 0itagssi a0A 90 70 them that
are at rest, all of them dwelling lc5taOHt s7sIs
and hGving neiteT bars nor gates, 10 take sgo5.
and tc take q Dreu to turn their hand upon ihe
desc ate places that are now inhabited, and upon
the people that are gathered out Of the nations,
which have gotten cattle and goods. thet dwell
in the midst of the land"
Therefore, son of man, pTcpbesy ana say |
unto Cog: Thus saith the Lord God; IN that day
when my people of Israel dseeU safely shalt th0u
not kH0s5 It."
And l will bring CCee against my lard, tina.
the heatheD may know NE, wbenl snail oe sa2c- |
tilted in thee, o Cog, before their eyes "
And It shall come 10 pass, at the same tine
when Cog shall come against the land Of Israel, |
with the Lord God, that ny fury shall come uD
Il my face. for in nv Jealousy and the hro Of
ny wrath have 1 spoken"
:" Surely in that day there shall be great
shaking in the land Of Israel, so that the fishes
Of the see, and the fowls of heaven, ard the
beasts of the field and all creeping things that
creep upon the face OF the earth, and all tho aer
that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake
at my presence, and the mountains shall be
thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and
every wall shall fall to the ground
And I will call for & sword against him
throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord"
And every mans sword shall be against his
brother"
And I viii plead sZsInSt mn with PSStsls1-e
and s7itk blood and viii rain upon kiEl and
up5a kis bands aAd upon tie many people tsGt are
sgitk Tim, an overhOwing rain and great hail
stones, FIRE and brimstons."
Thus 1 viii magnify myself and l VIII be
known to the eyes OF many nations, ana th5y