The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-10


GeBtiles.
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Will you allow me space In your
columns to give therviews OF q crank"
on the fulfillment Of prophecy. Shakes.
peare once said, ''All the world Is q
stage. and men and women only play
ers be-" So 1t Is now, Cleveland is
playing the part OF the Roman Te-
trach, 1t may BIO that Coxey Is the
forerunner Of something. what It is
we do not know and like the Jews,
when John the Baptist came to them,
We do not seem to care. We certainly
have seen even In our days fulfill.
ment OF some prophecy. In Daniel,
the prophecy of the king of the north
and the king Of the south has been
fulfilled. The daughter OF the king
of the south has come into the king
dom OF the north, and by, fiattery pre-,
vailed, and how the suffering OF the
American people are telling us
through Coxey. who the press OF
scribes and pharist es are telling us is
a crank. milder term than their ALI
cestors used for u Q saviour. although
do not wish to compare Coxey to
Jesus.
do not believe that he and his fol-
lowers make any worse appearance
than the account la Holy Writ OF the
appearance OF John the Baptist and
his followers. Cleveland is badly
frightened at Coxey aud his followers,
and no doubt II he had lived In the
days OF John the Baptist, he would
have been as badly scared at them, as
IL has been said, THAT the wicked lice
when no man pursueth.n We are now
seeing prophecy fulfilled. Do you
not see the woman upon the scarlet
beast, the great whore, the mother OF
harlots?' AS the signs OF the times
point to much fulfillment of prophe.
cy, will quote Paul in first Timothy,
w.. l-3 verse. IN ow the Spirit speak
eth expressly, that In the latter times
some shall depart from the faith. Civ.
ing heed to sedueing spirits and doc
trines OF devils. speaking lies in n.y.
)pocrisy; having their conscience scar
ed with hot iron. Forbidding to
many, and commanding to abstain
from meats, which God hath created
to be received with thanksgiving OF
them which believe and know the
truth. For every creature OF God Ia
good"
As God has promised that salvation
should come through the seeu of Abra.
ham. how does he know lnat 10, Glove
land. is OF that seed, anu that Coxey is
not an instrument in the hands OF
God? The Jews have been fulfilling
the sayings of the prophets, as well as
the Gontiles. The Jews have been
among the Gentle nations
OF the 18th, but have retained their
and Are now nearly ready ior
the ingatherlng promised by God
the mouths OF his prophets,
as they this day hold the purse-strings
OF the world. and are almost ready to
have the wallis of Jerusalem built up
by the hands OF the 6entileS and
gather there all the gold and silver of
the world, and Cleveland 10 an agent
of theirs in creating idolatry, the
OF thego1den calf by Gentiles,
and then all nations shall pay tribute
TO them.
1t is true that a Saviour came to
them ana they received him not, but
he has left his promise on record that
lie would come again, and with him
leglons OF angels. that he would come
unto his own and that they would
know him not. Now, the question Ia,
who ale his own? Are they not those
who love and obey him? And how do
we know We love hm? Did he not
answer it himself when he said, III ye
love me, keep my commandments"
IL he should come now unto those who
claim 10 be his followers, are they
ready to receive hinif Eye cannot
come unto me, but will come unto
J ou.' Again, II you wish to see God
as he is at his coming, you, too, must
lie God like" Where are we 10 lind
tie Kingdom of hsaven2 Are we to
look beyond the bounds OF time and
space. or are we to lind 1t right here
IN a
pray and what to pray for when he
said, THY Kingdom come. thy will DO
done on earth as 1t is IN heaven"
Is II not clear that II we wish heaven
NO must set about preparing tire earth
for 1t at his coming? bid not God
swear unto Eayid that from his lolns
he would raise up seed that should sit
with him in the flesh on the tbrone2
Paul says, he iirst Adam was made
a living soul. tho second Adam a
qnlckeiing spirit Let us inquire
why GoXey has been for years spend.
ing his time and money in the interest
oil Gods poor IL 1t Is not the spirit of
Christ IN him? II he desired wealth
aud homer among men, why did he not
spend II III the service Of one OF the
two great parties where he could have
expected some prese! ment in return?
Remembeg that when God saw tit to
terolutionize the human affairs of
eartli there We're signs prophecies ana
warilings to the Inhabitants years be.
ore; and 1t we may judge The future
by the phst In his own good time it
may be that another change may be
coming as God declared the end from
the beginning.
If my judgment is right. the hand
Is oil the wall. but Cleveland,
ike the one warned by the hand be-
fore. can neither read nor interpret it.
and Is 50 block headed that he will
not let any one else do IL for him,
even II II was DANIEL, and AS God pro
dueed a Daniel then. he can do IL again il
hie diSire urpose requires IL. GnXay's
men, ''Iranps and Buns" carry ban.
mere, that are very obnoxious to Gleve-
land.
The successful business men, and
The officers clothed with little brief
in Washington, what are
they? The stars an stripes. the hope
Of the political world. a white hammer
inscribed with tho words of God.
through his only begotten Son, Peace
On earth, and good W II to men, the
hope OF the religious world. their only
,rime is poverty and hunger.
Dr.. ]. b. WEIGH.