The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-27
THE LOST TEN TRIBES.

DIR. WILD FINDS THEM IN ENGLAND AND THE
UNITED sTATEs-CoMING PERIHELIoNs AND
HOW WE SHALL ESCAPE THE CATASTROPHE
Rev. Joseph Wild, of the Union Congregatio nal
Church. Brooklyn, believes that the Saxon race are
the children OF Israel and that the people of
the United States represent the tribe Of
Manasseh. He also believes in the dire sig
nifcance of the approaching perihelions He says
that in the years 542 and 1865 had the perhelions
of three of the planets and these extraordinary
times of distress in the world. '.Now," he argues,
from 1880 to 1885 are to have four Of prnci-
pal planets and of the minor in perheliom. be-
sides three of them in conjunction-takng In
Mars may say four. The conjunction will
be in 1882. The conjunctive planets will
be Neptune. Saturn. Jupiter and Mars
The perihehons are as follows:-Jupiter in
the of $780, Mars at the close of the spring
of 1881. Neptune i'll the winter of 1881. Uranus in
the spring OF 1882 and Saturn in the autumn of 1885,
The chronological order OF prophetic events
to expect and teach to believe the same things
is OF divine appointment. These stars help us to
know our whereabouts as children Of Israel in
prophetic march,"
nr SAFETY FOR BRITAIN AND AMERICA
Last evening in sermon entitled "Our Special
Proyidential Protection" Dr. Wild continued with
his subject explaining why he thought the people
of the United States would escape the great evils
which threaten the earth. Troubles coming
on the earth. he said They are to be various. in
tense and terrible But what Of all that fear?
Certainly nothing. Our duty Is to watch and
pray that we shall be accounted worthy to escape
all these things. Our forcfathers' God wrought de-
liverancc upon deliverance During the Egyptian
darkness all the children of Israel had light in their
dwellings. AS the history of Israel was not an
swerabe to the common law OF cause and effect
the career of the Anglo-Saxon requires
more than the brain and heart of poor hu-
manly TO account for it. Reasoning u human
plane. Britain's place and power out OF all pro-
portion. Accidents fraught with ruin and disaster
frequently occur that are very Godsends to England
N n n hara ra m Az nm frafin ppf
this the preacher narrated the miraculous defeat OF
the project of Philip H., OF Spain assisted by
Pope Sixtus. to conquer England when she
seemed powerlcss in the year 1888 also narrated
the grand idea and effort OF Napoleon Bonaparte to
quality attaching to England it was impossible to
see how tho French General failed In historical
instances Of preservation like those. the English arc
30 much like Israel of old that the evidence is
in favor Of their being the tribes. The children
or Israel are somewhere ana they in the latter
days to appear in just such isle The speaker
concluded that the English Gods chosen
people, and IL then both they and Americans
might expect to receive special protection in the
coming days OF pestilence. famine, war and other
scourges. He did not think this country should go
wholly free. The scourge that is specially to aflct
Americans must be prepared for a Iederation IN
Davd's throne, which was Gods throne, when once
It is established in Jerusalem. Being the trib,
of Manasseh they are to have by Divine appoint
ment place and lot assigned them in the glorious
Observation-Disclosures. He had known many who
did not want to DO intimately connected with
Providence FOR the reason that abated their PRIDE
The theory of the lost tribes equal to red hag
Haunted in the face of bull, in the eyes OF some
Engshmen. They did not want to divide honors
with God. 1t was passing strange that, with the
remarkable history of the Saxon race. there should
be disbeliever in the whole land. No could
understand Irish history who did not recognize tho
anagonistic races peopling the Green Isle, viz,
the Philistines aud the Danites.
Under this recognition of Divine influence and
protection the United States the speaker could
not II called upon to construct seal tor the nation
have made ono more appropriate than the one 1t has
Manasseh came out of Egypt, and was familiar with
the Pyramids hence the side of the seal
was properly pyramid, to proclaim his origin. On
tho diverse side simply tho number H. for Ma
nasseh was the thirteenth tribe.