Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-02
TIC sNprOnchin. End.

Tie approaching Fad.
Rev. j. Ses', d. d., OF Phiadclphia, gives
the following as the three sigrs cfthc approach.
iug eud Of tits religious age:
l. The Scriptures Very distinctly ;;Ii os that
| the period OF Cbrl.t5 SscyGd Gaming shall be-
De;lod Of aSouadug ap0stasy, scectlcsm and
! wckedness. | need 20, repea. the passages Oh
this point. ''As i; wss 10 the days 0! Me, so
shall l: he as 10 the days G! the 500 OF Mao."
Luko II: Is ~ MiIscn says, "rGe 6r:t
peculiar sign ct ID: S.c,ud Aivsot WI be m
extrtm, recklesSntsi aod impiey, sad aa nl-
most universal spcs:asy." And VIVA. DIS
tressiog agreement TO this do We foi u tns
characteristics OF the present times
Look at ChIljtendon itself. Abou. one half
of thcs. who profe ard c.li themselves Chris.
| tians are but nominaIly 50.
And still further. L,ok OF the m,ral and
religious o1nditiou of the nalious al large, even
those that are called uiIshteued and Christian.
Sec how crime furnishes and irfi1tiy vaunts
itself, What are our SECULAR news papers bua
registers OF doprsviy, avarioa. ambition, ltw-
lessness ald sio ? See the inc i.uOy OF Law
| or Gospel to restrain tho violence OF passi0o, or
10 keep undcr tho b.sz, n ln:ql!y walsh rcars
| lis head a!ott oa every siic Is .ivll yJur
| crowded iuG1at cubs. your bis)ttcd revolution.
| aty ctmbinalious. aud youc hardened eni dar-
log propaeaadists OF faisehood, treas -, and all
forms of social disruption.
See with what r,sdiaes, pcopl,. repuied in.
| tegeut, take u, with the lJwcs: delu:iobs,
| and stind firth as the sb,ttor5 enl deleodsrs
OF somo of the fcuest mis- ,1s oF he'll, such a.
| spiruuaisD, universa!sn, clio. B hold how
| even great msn, protessed thcoIogians, cl!tots,
professors, lecturers. and men 10 nigh places OF
lrhlerc,. adopt, adrocate, and preach ,hccres
| OF pretended soieuc, aud philosophy whioh ia
settle tho very tourd,tioDs OF pety and fai.b.
| What contempt fer ChtisIianity aud calous'
| oesS 10 lis great truths DO we euc. .uler. Ard
| may We not oooo!uie that "God will not, c,u.
| not, suffer this wicked world much loager?'
=. Another igu otthe SlviOur Ses0ui Com.
ing is to bs fund 10 fr !at revcll i)aary trouh
| les, polltloll perpiexlue', a1d 2aSt national
sgitauous. The Saviour lllnset aoi al! Itc
| prophets haVo talgh! Us this. A1d never
have the uaivar;aI pJiic.i heav-u te:a so
shaken as in our day. Whan We're h1n.n po-
tics 80 confused. con'r ,d!cory, aod ;hreatra-
iog az now? L)Ok at them itom uuG eod Of
the world to The other. VINO am,us tho .r,,t
ones Of tho earth Gao tell where hc ssaad,?
Behold the s:rarg. alliaoo!s, the deep, s,l.
| den, aud mystersUu, antipathits, thc ua!Jre.
tendencies of Ill ehiy iu5s!u;abe m0Vsm:G:s,
which have bcea III isites;irg themselves all
0v.r the w2rli ia thes. last days.
Who can tell wha. shall b. ueX:? l. i: is
wac. Who kooW5 where II will cud II /. IS
peac,, who is sure thai it Will not prove tba
prelude To war? Ia either c,s,, Mi shty i Il,
gers every yRh RE threatcn. D:mDoc.3y rtpub.
lca1.m, sutccracy, ald mGit.rj dtsp3usm
hav3 Ho5u: Cqnll onasc.s, aui ntl:Der has auy
rational hope. AZ tilngs c0W ar, n1 cjl-
c.lVable human afraogsnlc jis Gao Steer clear OF
the mighty maels.rOm whi,l S:a;n, {, h.7s
draTa all the ua!ioGs TllEu I'd. c:co 1t III
awful wh!r.
Men OF wsiom, m"n OF Ahi!ho2ae! as.u!,-
cess, are at their wits cnd. aud tue prui.1t
and the f.r sighted are groElog Wild w:h
amsz,ncu. aod f:at VIA Ill tha: cIa be
done, thiags rerlsa to bad 10 auy m9r:al cIo'
troll. The ship answers 90 m)re u The heiIl.
| There Is not 2ov.rnmeni on G.ctn that Is not
iquskiug with jm noti11. EftfylhiuS is mD1-
log, but whittier politicians Oa9uJ: tei!--Hig'
gal 2: I.
3. A third sligo OF the oearness ci III, en-! is
Is stir aud ltqulry snoos many respecting
Scripture prophecy, !eadiog u tue cJny;i' N
tina, Cbris. is at h.ud. rnis is &c: iorth IN lwo
oassagss, the one in Daoie!, the other 10 tha
Lords prophecy 10 the twenty GIth OK Ma
.neI. The passage Of Dlulel, y: 4. is.
20 Daniel, shu: up tho words aoI seal
tho book, even TO the tim, Of the cud ;
many shall run to and iro aud kaoW,cd;,
shall BIZ Increased" That is, iu the pc;iGd u
tho cod, as Michaeii5 ioterp.etJ. ",Dany shall
sive tbeic sedulouj attention 10 tn: uu ulet5tsui
ing OF thess things" or. according to a
marginal note 10 40 oll Eogti:h 5, ,,iu ''olany
shall rau % ani fro to sea- ca the kuvw. ..dgc ot
tbese mysteries" DR.. CHI thus txo;ai1s tho
psss.g,: towards the tlma Ut tho eoi 90.
pointed, ma9y snal DC stirred up to oltqaro lD!r
,h,s, thiogs delivered ia this ok. aud vii
spare no palos Ur COST to get kljW edge il
then; and, with the blessing U! G.i upon
thcu, the knowledge Of this book ei Iry?hecy
will DO Increased, thlug7 Will sppesf cedter 1ad
olaioer the Gcsrer the acconpiIshneo; OF
chem" Lu:hc1'u reudaIlug OF i: Is as follows:
"Acd nop, Daniel slut W these wJfdj and
| seal this book uott the las times; Waou many
shall ooms over il aud Ead gtea; uod:r.tan1-
Ing" Coke, Ca,ks, Henry and Duff ID. ut,
: ders:snd the passage 10 the same way aud C.
osrniug the same period OF tha ED
'lnv wise shall uodeIstlnI. A7d as the le'
. suit of all .hi. isquuy and coI,shtenmsns ca
the subj:,t of p o1hec!,s!.hs Saviour 'cIs US
that Then sfaIi the Kingdom OF beavca 10
IkeQeQ uOLO leu flISiuS "UiSH ">HS
: lhe bridegroom, and there was c:y made, Be-
bold, The Bridegroom ,ome,b; so ye Gu; 70
meet him." Malt. 25; g..
Add how evidently aud sisoideao.l5 Ia! 10 u -
marx of the end been mapites.ios iis:i' within
d the last 6ny year,! Though the multitude
. .tlil turn from prophecy as ftcm sealed book
yet vet what stir, anxiety aud study has it swsks"
q ed iu many esrass, mind! By some ia tver'
denomination, spd In every Ct!l'oa1 c!un,lt
= tho suti.cs is being studied sui agl'a;ed::-
Eier;waere there are mea ef God p'oc'a!m'nt
the erea. dccIi1c Of Chris.'a speedy conlog Il
70 reigo with his s,uIs upon the esr,h.
it 10 England, 10 Sc'sland, 10 Fr.uoo' 10 o.! Gu
u own couolIy, in Germany, 10 N.rHay, 10 ltn;
si., 10 Isd,s in the i.ios of lho sea, toc cry ha
haep raised, Behold, The Bridegroom ctmsth
90 ye out to INST hln!' Nsver, never, src
tho ea,s days of the early Christians, has ther
:. been 8, much earl e,s lor glpg. preacblog' ex
: pectiup. believing. aud pray,og upo" 'ho SUI u;
i.ct Vi tie uesroess OF Christs ccmlDg., In
,oreIes.. the study, aud The faith a:e BY