The New York herald., 1870-12-12
CHURCH OF THE COMM 4 WOE.


"Tbe Papal Anti-Christ''-Who IL the Bease
and Who the Dragon s-Sntan II Abroad
Sermon by Bishop Snow.
Pursuant 10 announcements Bishop 8. 3. SNOW.
who holds himself forth to the world IS prophet Of
the Lord, preached sermon In the chapel Of the
University yesterday afternoon. The preacher
seemed weary and distressed, and were It not that
no stands forward as jealous missionary ana
processes to be enlisted in the cause OF Christ
an observer would at once pronounce him
CREATURE OF MISFORTUNE
driven by hard circumstances to seek living In q
sphere for which he has no vocation The Bishop y
in earnest beyond question: and although at timcs
he allows himself In the heat of passion 10 use feul
language which should be uttered In the pro-
sence OF females. and at times
IA HE INDULGEs IN BLAsPHEMlEs Il +
which should render him amenable to the Law.
nevertheless his head rather than his heart appears
to err, and lie supports the Extraordinary propos-
tions which .he makes ~ more than extraordinary
The reverend preacher took his text from Rsyels-
lations XIII, and 10:-"If any man hath ears 70
hear lot him hear. He tnat leadeth into captivity
sword must be killed by the sword. Here Is the pa
tence and the faith OF the saints" The reverend
preacher then read several verses from tho thlr-
teenth chapter OF Revelations and interIarded the
words OF the Sacred Book with explanations tend
ing 20 SHOW saa the pest ana The the dragon referred
his nand ferociously down on the Volume that lay
before him he tndulged In q
WILD AND DISCONNECTED TRADE
against the Pope, whom he designated by names
and phrases too vile TO be printed. At this point
in the proceedings TWO swarthy sons OF toll who
had been sitting near the HERALD reporter donn0d
their hats and rose TO leave, utering some remarks
Which were scarcely audible This SO reused the
bounds. He at once changed his topic and hurled
an imprecatlon ON the heads OF these, children OF
darkness. he thought it was fitting that the sons
OF Lucner should depart frsm the midst OF the
chosen few. lie had not seventy IN his audience,
and II any one else chose to leave,
LET HIM GO TO THE DEVIL.
The dragon was the color OF tire ana blood; 1t was
the war color. He had now arrayed himself IN bat
tie against the devil, and he ptled the Intellect That
could not perceive 1.-THE great red dragon was
Rome ana the Kingdoms that had gone out from 1t.
Having explained everything Alright you can believe
1t or not nj your peril.
The reverend gentleman here became calm and
toSs up ns anew e wanss e sag 80 G s Dsass
WHAT is THE BEAsTp
am waiting to hear from you. III you are per-
sons Of common sense and acquainted with history
you cannot fail to answer, Rome. What Is the rcd
whom the angel et out OF the bottomless pit II Il
the devil. Tne devil Is the name applied 70 the
chief OF leader o. the ..e.s t
At this juncture In the preachers dlscourse two
ladies arose and left, when the reverend gentleman
paced the platform eAcitediy and exclaimed 81
Should not wonder II you were two OF tnem.n He
then resumed:-The Scripture says the beast rises
OUT OF the SEA, Dy WHICH IL uiStuS Ihab VIC Adp1A
power has arisen in Rome, which for ages has been
the centre and mistress OF the world. .tas
THE BEAST TRAVELS,
but at a certain time the soul or the beast was
waited northward southern breeze and IL re-
posed in the bosoas OF the Goths and Vandals and
Immediately they swooped down upon civilization,
and this demonstrates precisely the principle have
before put forward, ana II any doubts my asser
ton ne may search the Scriptures, and II be moor
| reel he may call me humbug. The Romish Church
| says that when 1t speaks It IS God tnat speaks,
thus calling herself prophecies and usnrplng tho
place or
1gs THE PROPHET OF THE LORD.
BY species or reasOning which the uninihatcd
could NOT easily comprehend the reverend prophet
proclaimed that the Papal rule had expired in the
year 1910, and he asserted that nothing now re-
manned TO be done but tnat the usurper and tyrant
who claimed title under the Justinian code should
fall by the sword. Their has been dan1nabio
and blasphemous. Kings and emperors held their
stlrrup and bowed down while tney mounted their
beasts. ! pray the vengeance OF God to fall upon
the Pope; he Is the greatest impOstor under Heaven
| and may
ALGHrNING SHAFT sEETHED IN POISON
| fall upon MIN and his sympathisers and all that
adhere to his bloody and accursed career. After
| prayer and blessing the meeting dispersed.