The Worthington advance., 1877-09-06
REMARKABLE PROPHECY

OF DANlENOUkt <N1x.6LATERY
WAR FORETOLD-T,HN .PREsENT]
EUROPEAN WAIe-R U&SIA TO PRE-
VAIL OVER TURKEY AND EG YP1-
THE UNITED STA TES TO JOIN THE
WAR AND CIR DSH ALL RUROPM
The Shaker reproduces some of the
remarkable prophecies, or rather inter-
pretations of the prophecies of Daniel,
from book entitled ''Armageddon, or
the United Statesin Prophecy" We
remember when this book came out in
1854 that it attracted wide attention.
It foretold our Anti-Slavery War, and
was treated seriously by some and
laughed at by others. The author was
the Rev. S. D. Baldwin, a Methodist
minister, living at Nashville, Tennes-
see.
In 1876, the Chicago Inter-O Ocean took
the book up and recalled attention to
it, exciting considerable interest O.
mong the readers of that paper.
In order to saye space, we ask our
readers to turn to Daniel XII, and read
from the 10th verse to the end of the
18th chapter. They will then have the
prophecy, and can have a clear idea of
the Interpretation. The Shaker says:
A book out Of print entitled sArma-
geddon, or the United States in Propll-
ecy," written by the Rev. s. D. Bald
win, Presbyterian minister [Mr. Bald
win was a Methodist minister I of
Nashville, Tenn., then President of
Soule Female College, but long deceas-
ed, was published is 1854. When the
work appeared it attracted very wide
attention. Among the predictions was
a bloody and furious war to begin in
1861, and to end the 117th day of 1866
il war which exactly ful(ills the term of
| the late rebellion, johnson having
surrendered to Sherman April 26. 1865.
and thus terminated the array of arms.
| From this remarkable exposition of
the prophetic parts of the Bible we copy
50 much rs relates to the first four vers-
es OF our quotations from Daniel. as
follows:
"And at the time of the end.' This
period was to be That between the first
and last endings of the three and a half
times, or between 1776 and 1873. or be-
tween the 1900 and 1885 days. During
this period this wilful king was to come
to his end; but, before his end, he was
to engage in war for some outlying
countries and was to be interrupted 10y
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 Rome), it is evident
that its head must he in Europe, and
must I've the empire represented by the
sept'mo-octave head of the beast in rev.
eiatlon: Now, the great power which
ILLS half OF Europe and overslladows
and controls the rest, is the rising CO.
lossus,-Russia,- therefore, must he
the power intended as falling on the ho-
ly mountain. Now, as Ezekiel. almost
literally, describes Russia as falling on
the mountains of Israel, in the latter
day, he furnishes further evidence that
the fourth kingdom, in the time of the
end, was to be resurrected in or by Rus
sia. The Wilful kingdom was All auto
crat among nations, and so is the Rus
sian Kingdom.
''The king Of the south shall push or
butt at him; and the king of the north
| Shall come against him like /. whirl-
wind, with chariots, and with horse
men, and with many ships.''
| The two Kingdoms, under the names
north anG south, are to be identified by
their relative positions to the Russian
power: or to each other. The king, or
kingdom, of the sonth would very rat
urally apply to Turkey on the south of
Russia; but as Turkey exists by the
sutferance of France and England, it is
possible the two great western powers.
which hold to each other the relation
OF north and south, may be intended.
At any rate, the southern king makes
short fight Of it, if anything is to be
understood by the figure of 6utting at
the wilful king, or he brings on the
fight.
The kingdoms of Syria and Egvpt.
called the kingdoms Of the north and
south, held about the same close rela-
ton to each other, and to Rome. that
England and France do to each other
and to Russia; only they were on the
east of Rome, and the case is now lust
reversed. The king of the north is
Great Britain. This is evident from
It's northern position, as a great DOW
er, and from the immense naval, as we'll
as land forces it possesses. No nation
but very great one would attack the
autocratlc king; and no nation has such
navy as Britain. This north nation
was to come like Il whirlwind, with his
great naval and land forces, which are
indicated by ''many ships'' and ''chari-
OTIS and horsemen." Tie attack was to
he great and furious, but finally sue
cesstul; for the autocrat moves right on
to his purpose, and more than gains it.
according to the prophet.
| lie shall enter into the countries.
and shall overflow, and pass over.'
! Ills entering the countries intimates
that this was his original design, in
which he had been interrupted by the
two great powers that confederated a.
galnst him. England and France, or
England and Turkey, will unite against
tussla. And it seems as if considera-
Dle effort was to be made to check Rus
sla's designs; yet Russia is to take the
countries this side Of the crossings, and
seem. This word ''overf1ow'' signifies
the great increase of lis armies and trj-
umpns. 10 ''pass over" implies the
advancement of conquest, by some
great crossing. into a new scene of war
fare. HE shall enter the glorious
land" This at once reveals his ad-
vancement into Palestine, and shows
that the passing over related to the
conquest of Asia Minor aud the Turk
ish empire generally.
''Many countries Shall be oyerthrown:
but these shall escape out OF his hand
even Edom and Moab, aud the chief of
the children OF Ammon." This would
literally imply the conquest of u great
portioa OF Asiatic Turkey, with some
exceptions. These were conquests in
| Asia.
| '''He shall stretch forth his hand also