The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-03
SECOND ADVEsT CnuRCH, COOPER .ESrE-
TUTE.

Tne Second Coming of Chrlst-(srcat Juhila.
llsn Of tte s;s.nt.+-The Dragon, tho Bcnst
ard the False Prophet Utterly Ronted.
Elder s. W. Bishop preached at the three p NJ
service in the Second Advent church, room 2
Cooper Institute, ON which occasion there was al
eager and attentive auditory OF some two hundred
and ffty chiefly middle aged, honest, simple look
Ing people, belonging to the humber walks IN life
For half honr before service began the preacher
sat in chair at the foot of the table expound
ing the Book OF Revelations to fascinated circle,
while smaller groups in diferenr corners discussed
with great animation the probable OF the start
ling political changes now taxing place in the Ola
World
AT three O'Clock precisely hymns were sung In
disc0rdant fashion. but with great energy, one to
she air of obin Adair'' and another to lively
tune, had he chorus
We sha Sleep but not forever;
:, There viii be glorious dawn;
We shall meet to part no, never
On the resurrection morn.
An elder then stood forward and prayed for the
brother about TO preach, and for the speedy coming
of the Tune when Christ shall appear again to reign
III Zion and Jerusalem as King OF the SAINTS
Elder Bishop then mounted the stand and read
tons, ''And | saw three unclean spirits ike
frogs come out of the mouth or the
dragon and out q the mouth OF inc beast ana out OF
the mouth OF the false prophet; for they are the
spirits which go forth unto the kings OF the earth
and OF the whole world 10 gather them 60 the battle
was satisfied the idea contained IN the prophecies
by
THE THREE UNcLEAN SPIRITS
was three distinct influences that are at work 90
bring about the accomplishment OF what remains 10
be done. II 10 DC remarked that all the SYMBOL
Zeal beasts OF Revelations are 10 figure IN these lat
ter times One symDolized Babylon, another Greece,
another Persia, another Rome: IRON whlch ne IN
ferre6 thar all The principles represented oy inc
beast the dragon and the false prophet were 10 be
at work bringing the nations TO battle.
The dragon sylnboized pagan Rome Now what
were the political sentiments or the dragonY III
was an aInphibous animal that mostly lived In the
water, but rom certain p ssages anu references
quoting some o. thenD he inferred the dragon
meant repuhlicallsn, and thus they nad republican
Rome He considered republicaDism the best form
OF government while It lasts, but the true believers
ApIen.) The beast symoo!iZcd imperial Rome, and
the consequence was tnat imperialism was another
principle urging nations 10 batte.
Tag FALSE PROPHET
could he ascerialned from passage In the second
chapter, where the angel speaks oil 'the woman
sSeee which eae 4ersf na prop ncsnt to ea eaea
peIsecuted the prophets. VINO prosecuted the
church Of God? ne claimed that IL was the Papacy
Inc consequence was that The war between France
ana prussia bro ght the three principles INTO ac-
ty,ty, urging the nations 20 war. He was not one
bn disappointed II Napoieon's defeat. Ever since
he came - investigate those things ne never
thought much oT Napoleon. lie was now satisfied
thcy had the three influences at work-impefaism,
repnblicanisd and the fapacy.
THE SIXTH VIAL
was poured out Al the French revolution Of 1880,
which drove the OLD harlot-the Papacy-lnto cor
ner. lAmen In the EcEmellcal Council there
was imperialism nj WORK Ill rile conservative bSh-
ops, the false prophet, III those our and out for the
Papacy and republican, IN The American Dish
ops, VINO were opposed 10 lnaiilbility; and these
three influences were WORKING IN consequence of
the pouring out or tie seventh wal in lSaS Some
thought he Papacy al an end; bur NOT so.
Ii victor Emanuel had the power he would
restore the Popc TO his sovereignty and it was
only because he feared the republicans would take
Rome that he occupied 10 with his troops. On for
mer occasion he explained that
NAPOLEON WAS nor THE BEAST,
for the beast TO rule In Italy, and ne could
be identified by the ten kings giving him their
power These were the ten Italian States which he
got POSSESSION Of. IL unnecessary to mention
the others, but be last the ecclesiastical State
which the Pope gave up 10 him when forbidding
his troops to resist the Kings army. Thus
VICTOR EMANUEL. WAS TIE BEAST.
II was 10 be remarked mat MaZLini ana Garibaldi
were recc1ty cNed 20 the Cabinet. Why, u would
be better nr HIM 10 appoint the devil (au2hterj II
there was an OftnodoX devil such Is some people
believed Ia. Things are IN just the tram TO bring
about the clash or arms IN the battle or Arna9ed-
don--everyLhing IS going on favorably. Amen.]
The preacher concluded by assuring his hearers that
lie had positive tangible evidence before him THAT
we are In the last days OF this dispensation ana The
long desired time IS near III hand.