Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-08-17


The Rev Wilson j Young. of
Dell Roy, o, writes to the Pittsburg
Com Gazette as follows:
For years Europe has been arming.
Mightier vessels of war, more power
full cannops aud rifles. more deadly
explosives. and vaster armies have
succeeded one another with wonder
ful rapidity.
The invention of man finds its
widest field in furnishing means for
the destruction of his fellow man.
The magazine ia fully charged. Will
the explosion follow? Yes, the train
has been laid, and the explosion may
come at any time
SO long as the old Kaiser William
was at the head of affairs there was
comparatively little danger, although
his great age gave feeling of inse-
curity to Europe But his death, fol.
lowed by that of the pacific Frederick
Ill. places at the head of Germany
the fiery and INSCRIPTIONS William
H., a prince who 80 detests England
that he hates his own mother because
she is English, and who as cordially
hates France, and who will lose no
opportunities in humbling those ma.
tions. The triple alliance entered in
to between Germany, Austria and
Italy has made it easy for him to pur-
sue his Vaccinations And to the
student of prophecy there is signifi-
canoe in the visit of the young Kai-
ser to Russia at the present juncture
which visit is to be followed by
visits to Austria and Italy.
When these visits are accomplished
it will most probably be found that
the triple alliance is strengthened by
The new addition of member, Rus
sia. and that there is confederacy
formed, offensive and defensive, hich
can bring into the field three millions
of trained soldiers, commanded by the
best officers in Europe, armed with
the latest weapons of war. and intent
on a career Of conquest, which is un-
exampled in modern times Such an
alliance must be effected before all
prophecy is fulfilled, and the sieges OF
the times point to a speedy fulfill
mept OF the prophecy found in Ezekiel
38tb and 39th chapters. The 3Sth
chapter, 2 l3, r. " gives the actors
in the scene
EZEKIEL's PROPHECY.
"Son of man. set Inv face toward
Cog. of the land of Magog. the Prince
Of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and
prophesy against him. and sav: Thus
saith the Lord God Behold | am
against thee, 0, Cog. Prince OF Rosh
Meshech. ana Tubal, and | will trun
thee about, and put hooks into thy
jaws, and will bring thee forth, and
all thine army, horses and horsemen,
all Of them clothed in full armor, a
great company with buckler and
shield, all Of them handling swords,
Persian, Cush, and Pict, with them;
all of them with shield and helmet;
Conner. and all his hordes. The house
of Togarmah in the uttermost parts
OF the North, and all his hordes, even
many people with thee Be thou
prepared; yea, prepare thyself. thou
and all thy companies that are assem-.
bied unto thee, and be thou guard
(or commander) unto them"
After many days thou shalt be Wis
tied In the latter wears thou shalt
come into the land that is brought
back from the sword, that ls gather
ed out Of many peoples. upon the
mountains of Israel which have been
a continual waste; but it is brought
forth out of the peoples, and they
shall dwell securely, all of them Aud
thou shalt ascend, thou shalt come
like storm, thou shalt be like cloud
to cover the land, thou and all thy
hordes and many people with thee.
Thus saith the Lord God. 1t shall
come to pass 10 that day that things
shall come into thy mind and thou
shalt devise an evil device; and thou
shalt say: | will 60 up to the land
OF nnwaIled villages; | will 90 to
them that are at quiet, that dwell Sc.
curely, all of them dwelling with out
walls, and having neither bars nor
gates, to take the spoil and to take