The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-03
Cg.pRCH or THE COMING WOE.
The Metropolitan PropseC Explains the Book
Of Revelations.

Of Revelations.
The audiences Of the Prophet Snow appear to be
growing nllscrabiy smaller each week. Not more
than fifty persons, including the Bishops regular
staff attended in the little chapel Of the University
Washington square, yesterday afternoon, 10 watch
the progress downwards OF tho doomed nations.
The Prophet himself was more than punctnal, and
at three O'Clock sharp he opened the services by
ordering his choir TO sing appropriate hymn
which was rendered 10 accompaniment OF the in
evitable melodeon, with its imprcssionable old lady
performer The hymn was as gloomy piece Of COM
position any one would care 10 hear, the most
cheerful sanza being the last. which ran thus
Hail to King Jesus. who icigns on Mount zion!
posa p ye s a soys woe wGs 70 The Wnd
soon on your heads shall his vengeance be hurled,
Over the PROPHETS head hung \ cnart or diagram
containing illustrations Of all the secularly nnpossl-
be mammals, birds, fish and reptiles noted In the
Apocalypse. with cabalistc marks and signs, and
explanatory text III CIPHER and on the r0strum
rested huge copy OF the BLDG. ~ che conclusion
Of the hymn two morose gentlemen eagerly rushed
forward and seized each tin plate, which ne passed
round Tor contributions. THIS proceeding eyideuiy
Disconnected many Of the audience who were IN
duced thiher nv the legend '.Seats free. which
stone iioni placafu outside the door. Neverthe-
less, eacn man and woman deposited something on
the plate the contributions varying from one 10 ten
cents and amounting altogether TO nearly three
dollars.
TIE Prophet read for bis text half !. dozen Chap.
terS OF his beloved Revelations ana proceeded 10 e
pollnd them with ina usual confidence and vigor.
The entire 81 the Old Testament, lie SAID was igura
i've. The seed OF Abraham aid not mean the Jews
alone III, all the true people OF God Of what uafon
socyer. The "pe0ple OF israeli is also a Iglratiye
expression. meaning the Church OF God, not rs IL
has heretofore existed or been supposed 10 exist
for there has been
10 CHuRcH or COP Up no THIS
but aS II j. about 10 ne organized now 10 prepare
Tor the second coming Of the Messiah In IKE man
ntf tile NATIONS supposed 10 pc ~ deadly cRmiiy
with The people OF israel were also Dut lgures OF
speech y oenote the eva influences thar have been
Working IN opposition 10 Cots oh osen
church ana servants. Babylon Is regarded
as the greatest enemy Israel haa 70 encounter: but
Babylon - only meant ~ typiiy The internal. ac-
cursed antl-Christ Cnurch ~ rome. Joshua las
been sci down ~ the ignorant persons VINO cal
themselves theoogians a, the tyne of Christ. Nom
sense Was not Joshua clothed with dirty linen,
aud did not the angel OF the i.ord call Joshua a
brand saved RON ne burning. III order that he
might DC sci up ~ L guide and i judge over al the
people ~ God. Dirty uncn meant crimes then,
just rs i does now in New Nori, politics. and a brand
nom the burning meant man no had been steepcd
10 inlqGitl. When Christ ever clothed m dirty
linen, or When was Nc brand III the burning.
Never God lorbid aud 50 lie iii Tut he (the
Prophet would tell whom joshua was TYPICAL Of
VI himself FOR was not he Bishop snow once
ay, very ouen--truiy
CLOTHED N DIRTY LINEN,
Ana was not hr FOE many years tossed ana tunbled
N The burning iasc of niqliliy and iuhdchtyY Yea
verify ne WAS; nat ne was snatchcd ilereirom 10 he
mate ilr special messenger OF the Lori and to pre-
pare me word I0r the approaching wrath. lie wonId
tell us Gow that christ had gone up To the Father to
receive Hi1 crown IA uretolh, before ne shouId
inherit all the Kingdoms Of lie earth. Christ IL now
on the way ~ take possession OF His iawfu lnhc,i-
tance-an Inheritance thai has been is,rpcd for te
last nineteen hundred years ny the monact. or his
world Kings ana eihpcrors are bni suuaftrr, on
CArl,t5 domain. The Emperor Napoleon n was n
sdua'tef, and the antiChris Pope OF Rome Was M.
most corrupt and irnpndent squatrer OF them AN
They were now All getting notice To quit and Christ
Is only waiting FOR these
soLArrEgS TO CEr OFT,
ana "a soon ~ they have been all sen, abopt their
business, IKE Napoleon ann tic Pons, then Tile Lord
WI ohc" more come 20 reign over his people Tie
other day Inc Pope and his dolls, the Romisb Iatho.
lie hierarchy, sn,an's grand masterpiece told ma
lhat the Pope was infallbe. Where i his infalli-
bilitI now No, nor Peter, who. a. tile Ronsb
Idiots cailn, the first Pope was nor inialiin,e
by any means. Dld Peter not sag once when asknu
II ne knew Christ ~ BE- damned II ] Know ANYTHING
about the man ~ Aud IL Peer was NOT ini,lIhle
now can no NDnO be 40 The day OF Destruction n nj
Rdnd, But though the Kingdoms and poneries
and other abom,nable institutions will De de-
stroyed no harin shall come 10 the earth
ilselL The bunderng theologans tel MS that
both heaven and earth VIII share IN the
coming destruction. because the LORD said The
heavens aiid The earth shall pass asay.'' But has
ne not also SAID, .Bl~ecd are the meek for tnev
snail possess the carthp' Now, would anybody bt.
susp lpo' ~ 10 inink liIat the Lord viii destroy