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

gathered out of the nations, which
have gotten cattle and goods that
dwell in the middle of the earth
Sheba and Dedan and the merchants
of Tarshish, With all the young lions
thereof. shall say unto thee: Art thou
come to take the spoil :? Hast thou
assembled the company to take the
prey !? to carry away silver and gold?
to take away cattle and goods ? to
take great spoil 2"
THE NATIONS INDICATED.
Evidently in the above passage two
different considerations of nations are
spoken of OF the first, the leader is
called Cog, Prince of Rosh, Meshech
and Tubal, Josephus says, "The
Scythians were called by the Greeks
Magog" Then the prophecy is to
Cog, of the land of Scy thia, Prince of
Rosh. Mesheeh and Tubal Bishop
Lowth says: "Rosh, taken as a
proper name, signifies the Inhabitants
of Scythia, from which the modern
Russians take their name. The name
Meshech is found in the modern Mus
covy. and in Moscow, the ancient cap
itol Of European Russia. Tubal. also
being the word from which Tobolsk,
the former chief city of Asiatic Rus
sia, is derived 1t is not necessary
to enlarge on'this head at present.
The next name is Conner, with his
bordes or lands. Conner was the son
OF Japheth, and his descendants first
settled Gas we are informed by Jew
isb, Greek and Roman historians) in
Asia Minor. The Black sea is some
times called the sea of Ashkeng, after
one of the sons of Conner From the
shores of the Black sea, the most nat
ural route would be up the Danube,
and so we find traces of the name of
Conner, not only in Cimmeria, now
called the Crimea, but also in Ger
many, and among the Cembri, and
even among the ancient Britons,
whose descendants to this day call
themselves Cymry.
1t is evident then that by Conner
and bis lands, is meant Germany
with all its various States. "Togad
rmah". Wolf who visited Bokhara an.
other Tartar cities. says that the Tar
tars were in the habit of calling them
selves "Togarmah. These Tartars
are now available as Russian soldiers
and especially as cavalry, as are also
the Cossacks, and the prophecy
speaks especially of horses and horse
men.
Persia is the next of the Nations
spoken Of and it is worthy of remark,
that at this very time England is
complaining bitterly of Russian ipfu-
ence in Persia. and of the duplicity OF
the Persiaus The star of Russia
is evidently in the ascendant in Per
sia and Afghanistan. and in four day s
march the Russians could place their
forces in Herat the gateway to the
British possessions in India. Rus
sian railways are being rapidly ex-
tended In the same direction, as be SO
of supply
Gust and Put, or Ethiopia and
Ly bia, are also mentioned as joining
with them in the attack, which shall
be made from north and south aud
from east and west simultaneously.
WHERE ENGLAND COMES IN.
On the other hand, Sheba and De-
dan (most probably India is here
meant and the merchants Of Tarshish
with all the young lions thereof. are
represented as withstanding the great
confederacy. Tarshish was West
ern Power, most probably England is
meant 1t was noted for enterprise
in maritime affairs, and for trading
disposition, and 80 Napoleon said
England was Nation of shopkeep-
ers" Ali the characteristics are SIM
liar, and no other Nation will answer
the description given of Tarshish. 1t
remains to inquire iuto the motive.
For much more than a century the
design of Russia has been to force it's
way towards Constsntinople. That
design has never been abandoned,
and scarcely concealed. The possess
sion of Constantinople would convert
the Black Sea into Russian lake,
, and give her the control, almost, OF
the Mediterranean. The possession
of Herat would enable her to conquer
India and make her the dominant
power in Asia. England has stood
in the way of Russia for many years
and has incurred her resentment to
no ordinary degree. II Russia joins
the confederacy already between the
other three Powers, there is no Ma
ton beside England and France and
their dependencies that will have any
interest in restraining them. If such
an alliance is formed, it will be with
design of extending the dominion
of Prussia towards the west, Russia
towards the east and south, and Aus.
tria in Servia. in Montenegro and
among the Balkans Prussia will
lose no opportunity in humbling
France, aud will be glad to strike a
blow at England by the sword OF
Russia
The dark thunderclouds that have
been 40 long visible on the horizon
will break in fury on the Ottoman
Empire and on Palestine 1t will
come like a storm. That is the smile
used by the prophet But God reigns,
aud He can bring light out of darkness
and He can cause the young lions
Che coIones) of Tarshish to accom-
pIish His will. Trus. on TAX ny the
throne William announced hls in en-
tions as peaceful, but We need not AT
this day forget the injunction: Pat
not your trust in princes" especially
those who are as ambitious aud cruel
as is Wilhelm IL.
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