Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-05-25

| II iSofI iNeh. o. H. IbiIuNln, u L ItSpN
terian minister of Tennessee, now deceased
wrote book entitled "Armageddon or the
United States in Prophecy" 1t is at pres.
ent out of print, though at the time it at
tractcd much attention throughout the coun-
try. One prediction in the book was that
bloody war would begin in 1851 and end
on the ll1th day of lSG5-a period exactly
corresponding to the term of the late rebel
lion. The author founded his predictions
on thorough study Of the prophets, espec-
lally the book of Daniel A new interest
in Rev. Mr.. Baldwins work is revived by
the TACT that the present Eastern war seems
to be literal fulfillment, according to that
clergyman, of the following six verses in
the eleventh chapter of Daniel
=, 40. And at the time of the end shall the king of
me south push at him; and the king of the North
shall come against him like a whirlwind. with
eharlots and with horsemen, anu with many ships
and he shall enter into tho countries, and shall
overthrow and pass over.
Al. lie shall enter also into the glorious land,
anu many oonnfr'ss shall he overthrown; but these
snail escape out OF his hand srsR Edom and Moab
and the chief of the the CHILDREN Of Ammon
". lie shall stretch forth his hand also upon the
countries, and the land of Egypt shat not escape.
~. But he shall have power over the tres. g.iIres
Of gold and OF silver, and overall the precTons
things OF Egypt, and the LibJ ans and the Etni-
opans shGNbe at his cps.
~. But tidings out o! the East and out or ,sa
NOrth snail trouble him; therefore he must 90
loIth with great Jury to destroy, and utterly to
make away many.
a. And he shall plant the tlhernacles of his
palace between the seas in the glorious holy noun
taln yet he shall come to his end and none shall
help bim.
Rev. Mr.. Baldwin says: And al the
end ot time Is a period between the first
and last endings Of the three and a-balf
times, or between 1876 and 1873, or he
tween the | 200 and ,aa35 days. During
this period this wilful king was to come to
an end but, before his end, he was 10 en-
gage IN war fer some outlying countries and
was to he interrupted by two great powers.
but was to conquer and prosper till the
last end OF the Indignation. = As this was
to be the great monarchy power represented
by the image that was To be broken by the
stone (since it was Romc) it is evident that
its head must be in Europe, and must be the
empire represented by the septimO-octlye
head of the beast in Revelation. Now. the
great power which fills halt of Europe and
overshadows and controls the rest Is the ris-
ing colossus, Russia Russia. therefore.
must be the power intended as failing in the |
holy mountain" The two king |
doms, under the names North and South. |
lre to bo identified by their relative posi- |
tions to the Russian power, or to each other.
The king, or kingdom of the South, would,
very naturally, apply to Turkey, on the
south OF Russia; but as Turkey exists
by the suiferance Of France and England.
It Is possible that the two great west
I'm powers. which hold to each other the
relation Of North and South, NAV be intended
At any rate, the Southern king makes a
short fight OF it, if anything is To be under
stood by the figure of buttins at the williul
King, or he brings on the fight. The king
Ions OF Syria and Egypt, called the king
Ions of the North and South, held about the
'ame close relation to each ether, and to
tome, that England and France do to each
'ther and to Russia; only they were on the
'ast OF Rome, and the case is now lust re-
iersed. The king of the North is Great
Britain. This is evident from its northern
POSITION, as great power, and from the i'm
nense naval, as well as land forces it pos
esSes. No nation but very great one
you'd attack the aut0cratic king; and no
iatl0n has such navy as Britain. This
lorth nation was to come like whirlwind.
With his great naval and land forces, which
re indicated by many ships" and "cha-
lots and horsemen." The attack was to
'e great and furious, but, finally. unsuc
eSsful for the autocrat moves right on to
lis purpose and more than gains it, ac-
ording to the prophet"
The prophetic utteraacls, "IIe shall enter
nto the countries, and shall overflow, and
Ass over; ''he shall enter the glorious
and; "many countries shall be over
brown, but these shall escape out of his
and, even Edom and Moab, and the chief
+ the children of Ammons," are supposed
0 indicate that Russia will not only conauer
ii the countries north Of the crossing, the
5osphorus, but large part of Asia Minor.
he GLORIOUS land" undoubtedly refers to
'alestine. But, according to tine inspired
friter. the king, which Rev Mr.. Baldwin
links is the Gar, will not stop here. but
efore his end shall come, he will seize
.5ypt and. in fact, a large part of Africa
Troy Times.