The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-26
TIE United STATES IN PROPHECY

TEE UNITED STATES IN PROPHECY
The lecture at the Morris hall Tues
day was an interesting one upon the
above subject. The elder took for the
foundstio =: his remarks the verses |
from 1 to II inclusive. of the 18th chap
ter of Revelations.
He said there was no truth more clear
ly proven than that God had pointed out
events to trsnspire In the future The
verses in the text clearly refer to the
events transpirIng In our own time. The
great events OF nations are only pointed
out IT. prophecy as they have to do with
the people of God.
1t would be strange indeed if God
would mark out all the other great pow
ers of earth and not notice our own-one
OF the greatest empires of the world. A
glance forward to the closing Ct
human events is gwen in verse
II when the inspired penman
again resumes his story of the conflict
of the followers of Jesus, with other pro-
fessedly religious, but aposta,e powers
claiming the name of Christian IN chap
ter Is. The leopard beast OF chapter ID
is not the dragon. DR.. Scott says, 'all
the world knows these to be Pagan and
PapaI Rome"
The sea is shown to be people, multi
tudes, nations and tongues. Rev. II 10.
We look for power that Is OF sufficient
majesty, to demand prophetic attention.
All other empires had been long in ex-
istence, but In July 1776 we have the
declaration of independence of the U. 8.
in 17S8 the election of the first president
Geo. Washington, IN 1896 the president
quietly retired and John Adams took the
presidential CHAR. During the two
been recognized by all the European
powers. This recognition having been
previously withheld. They having held
the opinion that either Geo. Washing
ton would declare himself monarch, or
! upon his retirement the people would
refuse to submit to another, and anarchy
would be the result. In this they we're
happily disappointed, and recognition
was the result.
It is said OF this power that it came
up out of the earth, the previous one had
come up out of the sea or among the
pOpulous nations of the earth as shown
by reference to Rev. 17:15. This on
the contrary rising out of the earth
would indicate its rising where there
were none or but few inhabitants. And
so we ina this 10 agree with the manner
of the rise of the government. w. Penn
came to this country and purchased of
the Indians large tract of country and
thus founded one of the greatest empires
of the world.
This power had two horns like a
lamb. As the May tiower was about to
sail on her voyage Bishop Berkely sald
"You go to establish a nation without a
king, church without pope" Pre-
sentIng to US the two distinct features
of this government, civil and religious.
liberty. Ia these characteristics there is
no other power 10 compare with this.
! Another characteristic is now brought to
view; he spake as dragon. In the pre-
amble to the Declaration of Independ-
ence we fiud these words: I'VE hold
these truths &c be selt-evident," &c, at
the same time holding over one million
slaves in bondage. The Quakers were
called witches and wizards and burned
as such. Roger Williams, Baptist. was
tied up and whipped because he believed
that baptism ought 10 be administered
by immersion "He will exercise all the
power of the first beast before him. !"
The beast was power in which the
civil and religious forces united in en-
forcing the religious dogmas, even at the
cost of human life. Whenever such q
state of things shall be brought about in
the United States then it may safely be
SAID, and not till then, that an image
has been made TO the beast
In the year 1868. at Xenia, Ohio, at a
convention OF the Christian ministers OIL
the United States, coming from eleven
different denominations, an association
was formed now known as the National
Association, to secure the religious
amendment of the constitution of the
United States.
j. One of the chief objects of this asso-
CITATION is to enforce the observance of the
first day of the week or Sunday, SAD
bath.
At a conference meeting in the state o
California by the Methodist conference
April 26 TO 2S. 1870, Mr.. Irefren used tn,
following language, speaking of Seventh
day adventist ministers: II predict To-
them a short race What we want ii
law 10 the matter" Then referring T.
the pres. Mt movement to secure such I
law, be added: "And we vii
have it too, and when we &c
the power into our hands We VIII show
these men what their end will be- Th'
, events now are so shaping as TO shoV
that they "hsve power 70 give life to tn
image. and VIII soon cause It Il
speak and that as many as will not wor
/ ship the image shall be killed.
/ Against this the third angel OF Revele
| tons, IA: 9-l2. uiters his solemn warning
, showing that those who do worship hin
will drink the seven last plaques, thu
: calling out people to keeping tue com
| mandmenis of God and the faith o
, Jesus The speaker closed b. saying
Thus the conflict is before Us, and "
venture tue fiercensss of the drsgoni
/ wrath, warning slI II come out of hel
that they be not partakers of her sius o
receive OF her plague" r.