The Washington times., 1894-06-29
MILLENNIUM HAS NO CHARMS
Dr.. Van Swartwout Fails to Convert
Washington to His Theory.
oLoABIA is A LONG WAY orr
he Wants to Initiate People 1nto tn. .x.v
Order Of 1uildsrJ'-Horstold 10 Him In a
Vision on Mount oiivst- t-Hs says Church,
State, Law and Gospel Are inadequate.

It was not very large crowd that greeted
DR.. Van swartwout' second lecture, delivered
at typographical Temple last evening, in sx-
PLANTATION Of his new Jerusalem theory. Il
Is evident that he has not cut . very wide
swath in Washington; that tho people In the
benighted capital city of this cosmopolitan
nation are not clamorous for the new faith,
and that his educational campaign, judging
from the Indifferent results hers, will be one
Of yet more years than he has devoted to the
work before his plan Of political salvation
comes to be generally accepted by the masses
whom he seeks to initiate into the "new order
Of builders" The Inauguration Of the Olom-
bian government may therefore be said to
date IN the dim and distant futurs,,s
The doctor appeared to good advantage
before the audience last night, apparently
caring but little that he had only few hear
ers when the Importance Of his message
should have drawn hundreds. Bald heads
and heads that are becoming bald were more
numerous than youthful faces and incipient
mustaches In the audience, and sufficient
number OF the gentle sex lent their presence
TO give charm to the surroundings. The
speaker presented himself dressed In dark
coat and trousers and white vest, q bouton-
an Oiombian bhdge adorning bis vest front.
PROMISED MOSAIC JUBILEE.
To deeply interested audience he pro-
ceeded to discussion Of the promised Mosaic
jubilee, which he claimed was foretold to him
in vision on Mount Olivet years ago. He
said that after ages of undisputed SWAY. both
church and state, and law and gospel had
proved to be inadequate, producing the most
deplorable results, and that there Is nothing
left Of either that we want to carry with I'd
into the twentieth century; that money is the
sole cause OF law, and law has need Of money!
and by abolishing one we rid ourselves Of the
other; that without money there is no use for
protective tariff, protective police, or Q
protective militia.
Abolish money, said he, and you at once
perceive the golden tints Of peace painted By
the fingers OF the Olombian aurora on the hori-
zon OF the future thousand years, which Shall
increase In brightness continually until man
shall cease to need the semblanee Of form Of
government. In short, the stars have foretold
that now Is the accepted time for the fulfill
ment OF Scriptural prophecy, and that he u
the apostle Of the fundamental creed eI-
pounded by Jesus Christ and explained by
Moses. the exemplifcation of which is found
only in the new order Of builders" under
whose dominion the kingdom Of heaven is ex-
perienced on earth. To accept means peace
ana plenty, but to reject the means of salya-
ton he offers will bring war and pestilencA
WHY cARyor WAS KILLED.
He said the assassination Of President Carnot
OF France, Is but the beginning Of what may
occur, but which can and should be averted.
II his memory Is not at fault, all the statesmen
with whom he has conversed or otherwise
communicated are free to admit the wisdom
Of his plan and do not hesitate to commend It,
but refuse to adopt it. OF many to whom he
has submitted his scheme, all with the excep-
tion Of President Cleveland have returned
courteous comment. but have refused to COM
NIT themselves. Yet he is not discouraged
and believes implicitly that his declaration is
Of peace that surpasseth the ''peace that
passeth all understanding" and, therefore,
must prevail.
At the close Of the lecture Dr. Swartwout
invited interrogations, and almost imme-
diately was subjected to fusilade of queries.
To each he promptly responded. giving the
questioners to understand, however, that to
fully comprehend the theory they must divest
themselves OF the gross prejudice generated
under the old regime, and that Immediately
the scales will fail from their eyes and they
will accept the truth and will become free.
He Is usually free from nervousness, but
under the cross-firing of the questioners he
was evidently somS-hat excited. He was
emphatic and seemingl, impatient when re-
spending, and several tines failed to give
satisfactory answers.
It Is not yet decided when .he Olombian
flag is to grace the dome of the Capitol.