The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27
THE BEAST OF PROPHECY.

DIR. FULTON ExcoRIATEs HIS BRETHREN POTTER
AND sAMsoN-HE KNOWS WHAT THE BEAST
Is, WHERE FOUND AND HOW TO OVERCOME IT.
1t was very manifest that the sympathies Of the
Centennial Baptist Church. Brooklyn were altogether
with DIR. Fulton yesterday he described the beast
ofprophecy and the back of that venerable crea-
ture dashed who had the temerity few weeks
ago to declare publicly that Catholicism was good
enough for Europe IL not for America; and another
man who more recently declared that the beast was
not beast after all, but only an Influence"
"principe." The congregation would have ap-
plauded oft and again had not the Doctor
curbcd their infant enthusiasm. Many Of them
however. at the close Of the service requested
that the sermon be repeated in the Academy of
Music at some early day. Below will be found
digest of the discourse. 1t will be found to contain
very little Difference. the Doctor remarked, to
man who could grow at the Stars and Stripes being
wrapped around pulpit. Dr. Fulton had evidently
read the HERALD carefully and noted the reference
therein to this incident His text was, Revelations
XII 7:-"And when they shall have finished their
testimony the beast that ascendeth out of the
bottomless pit shall make against them
tho saints. In commenting upon this text
Dr. Fulton quoted DIR. Binneys (London)
advice to young ministers to study popery
anew that the proper remedy against the threatened
influx of papal power was to study afresh the tenets
of the papacy; that its character is as immutable
and its ruling spirit as full of enmity toward God
and all who refuse to wear the mask of the beast
it's prctensons arrogant, and that everywhere
and always IL has proved itself to DO thing
that at once insults God and degrades man. This adj
montion the Doctor said. deserves to be needed at
this hour History is bridge which spans the clasn
between the present and the past. Referring TO DR..
Sansons recent essay before the Baptist Conference
Dr. Fulton and the majority of people ignorant
though dcsolating fire had burned up
the records of the past and compelled the
raco to enter the path of present duty, I'M
helped by the teachings of the fathers. Newspa.
pers and novels occupy their time, and in this way
alone account for charlatanism passing for
scholarship, and the Beast of the Apocaly being
spoken of AZ principle and not "a person."
which began long before the Christian era, &c The
Doctor quoted from the HERALD of last Tuesday the
summary OF DIR. Samson theory of the beast, which
DIR. Fulton condemned statement that should not
have been tolerated much less commended
THE LASH SAMSON.
This, said DIR. Fulton, is to separate the beast Of
the Apocalypse from the special work John and
Daniel foretod for him. II ignores the painest de-
tendencies OF Swedenborgiansm, aud pavcs the way
for the recognition of the so-callcd Roman
Catholic Chnrch Of the Christian scots, caiis
ing us To take the ground of the rcformers
Rome though they freely declared II had erred They
however took their ordination from that Church
Pcdo-Baptists may DE forced to this position but
Baptiss during all the past have contended that the
scriptures rebukc this pretension. IL was TINS
concession. linked to the admission of the trad-
ton that Peter visited Rome III A. ID. 40, under
Claudus, which declared to be surrender 10
Rome that could not be explained, save on the sup
position that a conservatism which prevented man
occupying prominent pulpit at the nations capital
through all the critical years or the civi war rom
ever opening his mouth TO say word In FAVOR or lid
erty enabled him TO read an essay when IGNORED