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tho Patrons Of Husbandry viii help to do, and
all denominations must lay aside their prejudice
and unite together on the Bible alone. THIS
nlso the Patrons will assist to do. By laying aside
eether in doing right. to reform all abuses and
wrongs. When they have done tnat. it Will be
only Que stop farther to unite on the Bible alone
and TINT will forge the chain to bind Satan, and
that Ii the only thing that can or ever WILL o1nd
him.
In the second place all nations must acknowl-
edge the King OF Heaven and obey tue Gospel.
it IL estimated that the earth contains 1,200 000
600 human beings, and only 500, ,000, 900 have
get acknowledged the King and accepted His
Be converted. When all this shall have been
consumnated, then soon will commence
the sounding Of the seventh trumpet.
Then the four beasts on tho four
quarters Of the earth and the
four-and-twenty Elders fall down before the
Him that sits on the Throne, and to the Lamb,
forever. When all this is, or shall 70, accom-
plished, then, and not until then, will tho Mil
lennium be brought upon the world.
You or others may say If all this that have
named must take place, none now living will
ever sec it very true, but it is not SO distant
many may imagine. We cannot calculate GER
tainly on tho prophecies 400 years from the time
OF Luther when he drew off from the Pope, or
when all shall have drawn oft from him. We
cannot tell but that fire, smoke, aud birthstone
war will last 400 years, and the third part Of men
be slain, and the very Kings who once upheld
the beast would turn against him, and prove his
final overthrow. That period is not, perhaps,
over, or not much over, 100 years Off. There is
much to cheer all who study the prophecies
carefully.
During the fire smoke and birthstone war in
which the blood Of one-third part Of ell tho in
habitants of the earth has, or will be- shed, and
will mako a river Of blood 200 miles long. and SO
deep that it will reach to the horseb brides,
many prominent men think and some have said
that that greater battIe is yet in the future and
that the only place on tho oarth's surface where
that mighty host can be marshaled id IN tho
valley OF the Mississippi. Now John did not say
that alt that blood should be shed at one time
or in one p1ace. JOHN WIS IN the spirit living
vet in the future and looking back and seeing
all that would tako place from the end OF timo
to the day be 1ras in the isle Of PatmO9; so In
his visions ho as clearly saw all the things that
would take place from the end Of time down to
his day, Gs If it should tale place in Que day.
Let ma hero say much of that blood has alrcady
been shed and what has not been will be, not i'll
one place but ali over the earth where firearms
have been used.
Another great mistake with many too, about
the great battle John speaks Of. John did not
say that one drop OF blood should bo shed in it
nor did ho say all tho fighting should be in ono
place. If men only would interpret the Bible by
tho Bible they would not fail into 30 many
errors. The great battle will bo fought in every
part OF the earth where mon dwell and the
weapon that will be used will 10 tho pure word
OF God. J. II.
HUslAN LITE
10 tie Esitor Of The Chieaco Tribune:
S1ll: There is one point i'll Gen. Stiles lee
ture OF Saturday evening which l cannot refrain
from replying to as 3 Christian aud one who be-
Ieyes IN tho Divine inspiration OF the, Bible;
aud THIS is, an assertion which all Who do not
look upon tho Bible as Gods Word frequently
maEe; ] give it in tho Generals own words
So, il one ia disposed to discuss absttactly the
question Of the right to take ife and relies upon
the Scriptures, taken aa O whole, Is authority,
he will find that either side of the question can
be sustained
skeptics Of all sorts always giro this as an ex-
cuso for not believing i'll tho Bible rs the Word
Of God : that the one part Of it can be construed
to rcfute the other; that the Old md New Testa-
ments clash, and that they cannot pin their faith
on book by which both sides Of an argument
can be sustained
Now let us examine if this is 30 in the particu-
lar case OF intllcting the death-penalty: Gods
law, as laid down by Moses, ia this: "Whoso
sheddeth mans blood, by man shall his blood
be she'd" This is explicit and distinct enough.
destroy tho law, but to fulfill" Again:
i" Not one jot or title OF the law
shall pess away until all be fulfilled" Nay, 80
far did He 60 that He declares it is not sufficient
to keep the letter OF the law. but the spirit OF
the law also. 81 Yo have heard how it was sad in
oldcn time, Thou shalt not kill : but say that
wlosoeyer hnteth his brother without q cause is
a murderer already in his heart" I! Nill bo OBJ
jccted that ho said also, +" II any man s1nite thee
on the right cheek, turn to hin, thy left nlso;"
but those words are addressed to '?e individuality,
urging me to forgive tho injury in go far as it
touches me an individual; but surely no one !
will argue that He meant when thief steals my /
coat, that should give him my cloak also, and
let him so frcel owe duty to society against
whom he has sinned to uphold the law, ''Thou |
shalt not steal" / may bear no personal AMI
mostly to the thief; I may not pnt the law i'll
force to crafty my own personal vengeance; !
but God demands that His law be visited upon
tho offender, inasmuch as he has einned against |
where speaks OF himself as the 'aposte OF Jesus |
Christ, !" and, therefore, as following His doc
trircs, says: SIT have done aught worthy Of |
death, l refuse not to die" Then he evidently
considered some things to be worthy Of
death. And why is God SO strict in
held SO sacred? Because "God created |
tnan in His OWN image; and he who destroys |
human life in wau:onness, or revenge, destroys
or ma1iciously the image Of God Him |
self, md thus Insults tho Holy one OF Israel. |
Jesus is always considered by those who believe
not in His divinity, as being an apostle Of peace,
Of love, Of gentleness, rather Sentimental sort
Of person. Yet throughout His ministry rings
out the warning voice, gentle to those who viii,
awful to those who Will not - Watch ye; for in
m hour that ye know not OF the Son Of Man
,ometh." He is not only God Of lore and gen
tleneEs but also righteous Coda holy God,
who will visit upon sin the terrors Of His
nrath. should like Gen. Stiles to point out to
ne one passage in the whole Scriptures that,
aiken with tho context, says anything against
visiting the death penalty on the deliberate,
Eillful murderer-I have never yet found such
! passage. Yours truly, L.
3in. uEs1Sa's LECTURE or noME.
To the Editor Of TIE CIicauo Tribune:
Sin: Mr.. Washington Hesing in his lecture "a
Month in the Eternal City, before tile Union
Catholic Library Society, took occasion tc offer
3ome severe structures on the administration OF
civil affairs under the Papal regime.
We find no fault with Alr. desing's views on
This OF any other subject. They are to Us mat
.ers Of perfect indifference, nor arc they Of the
slightest weightin forming our judgment On any
question. But, as President of Catholic aocle-
y, he should have shown some little Difference
o the opinion entertained on tho Roman ques-
ion by the majority of Catholics, both lay and
clerical. throughout the world It was entirely
,ut of place and violation OF the rules Of etl- |