Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-02-05
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Elder Healey claimed that the
beast of Revelation t3: II, is a sym.
Dol of the United Suites of America.
He agreed with other Protestants, that
the beast spoken of in the previous
portion Of the chapter, sypb, LIES the
Roman Church. Because the specifi.
cations are SO many, all of which apply
to the Papal power.
AT the time this power is seen going
into captivity, the beast with two horns
the United States, is seen coming up.
The Papal power was broken and the
Pope went into captivity in A. ID. 1898,
when Berthier entered Rome with his
French army. At that time the United
States was the only government just
coming up. Its appearance as lamb
shows its youth, and mild character
The two horns indicate its two ruling
elements, Church and State, which are
without crowns, and separate. "And
he spoke as dragon. And he exer-
ciseth all the power of the first beast
before him." verses II-f2. To exer-
else all the power of Papal Rome, the
United States must make laws binding
the conciences of men to certain pre-
scribed forms of worship In short,
dictate to them religious tenets, and
claim the right to punish those who do
ro+ oJo,>t thap, rTb;c ,vo,lJ I1a ,orl.
trary to the present lamb-like Constitu-
ton of the United States; which reads,
Congress shall make no law respect
| ing an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof" :" This is not at all after
the Roman form of government.
But change is seen taking place, and
the people make an image to the beast,
Papacy, verse IA. This can only be
done by changing the constitution.
There has been for years rapidly
growing party in the United States,
whose object is to have the constitution
amended. 1t has as President Hon.
Felix R. Brunot, and two hundred vice
presidents, of the most influential men
in the land, including bishops of the
churches, judges of the highest courts,
governors of states, etc 1t publishes
paper known as the Christian States
man.
The prophecy says in verses 1917
that it causes men to receive, as an act
of worship, the work of the beast, Pa
pacy. The mark of the Papal power,
or sign of its strength and influence,
and ability to change even the law of
God, as claimed by themselves, is in the
substitution of the first day of the
week, Sunday, for the seventh day
Sabbath, in which the Protestant world
has followed them. The leading OBJ
Iject OF the Religious amendment par
ty" Of the United States, as set forth in
the constitution of the party, is to so
amend the constitution, as to be able
to compel by law, the observance of
Sunday-thus compelling men to
receive the mark of Papal authority
The prophecy says they also cause
those who refuse to receive it to be
put to death. Thus we look for the
United States to become prosecuting
power, especially prosecuting those who
refuse to keep Sunday. Different
states have tried to enforce Sunday
keeping. Arkansas and Tennessee,
with Pennsylvania, are making desper-
ate efforts in that direction, but all find
they can not fully succeed on account
Of the law not being national
This matter has come up prominent
ly since the Seventh Day Adventists
have arisen, and carried their work to
all parts of the land, showing to the
people, that the Scriptures nowhere
command the first day of the week to
be observed. 1t is principally against
their work that this amendment party
is lsboring
Said the Elder, "I'hey have no Bible
argument to meet us with, so they
threaten to make law of their own
for Sunday. We do not object to that,
but we do object to their compelling
us to observe it, as an act of religious
worship, which we can not do as we
concientiously observe the Sabbath of
the Lord, and Sunday is in opposition
to it"