The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-29
ABOUT ANARCHISTS
Rev. L. N. StreatOr'S Lecture on That
Subject.
THE TWO GREAT DANGERS
Secret Workings OF the Seven
Leaders of This Great and
Powerful Element - The
Nihlllsts' Advice.

Butte, May ga large audience
gathered at the Christian church this
evening TO listen to an interesting lee
ture by Rev. NJ. l.. Streator on the sub
ject of "Anarchism." MIR. Streator
said that i'm his lecture this evening ne
wished to be regarded not as preach-
er. or even n Christian, hut merely as
a man. lie would talk from the plane
of our common humanity regarding
some Of the great and appalling IS
sues which threaten the destruction Of
modern Christian civilization. lie
would speak as a patriotic American
citizen and on the broad platform 81
common humanity. After very anu
gent study of the Bible for 4 period OF
many years, he was convinced That IN
the Bible there are some very solemn
warnings of what is just before US. II
there is any truth in the order OF the
ages" then il is certain that we are
now coming to the time Of crisis ana
decision The fight between the powers
of God and Satan will wax more ana
more bitter until one or the timer IS
triumphant The ruling passions o.
the Anglo-SaXon race. sail the speaker,
are love of liberty and love or homo.
The race will bear "A great deal but
when any man or any set OF men con-
bine TO destroy the homes and the lib-
critics of the Anglo-Sax1n race, th;tt
race will rise and crush them. Ih@N
have always been the greatest lighters
i'm the world. / believe there is not
force enough on earth to destroy the
homes and the liberties ot the race.
Mr.. Streator said thae there are TWO
great dangers threatening American
civilization. One is the encroacnmcnt
of "A foreign ecclesiastical power wnlch
is trying to get control Of cur pubnc
schools. our LEGISLATURES, our congresses
ard our president. OF this danger MI.
Strcator said lie would speak to-mor-
row evening. The other Danger IS tht
danger from the lawless hUrdes "f law
less men who are pouring mo Opr
country from foreign lands.
MIR. Streator then read from prophe-
cies to show that a crisis is impending.
In these prophecies IL is designated as
the anti-Christ, and is defined by these
characteristics: He opposes God; ne
opposes all that is called God, which
means all that represents government;
he opposes every object of worship; he
exalts himself against God; he eXalts
himself against all that is called God.
He eXalts himself against every object
of worship; he sits in the temple or God
He sets himself forward as God. Mr.
Streator regarded these characteristics
to be summed up in the modern forces
of positivism, atheism, skepticism, an
archism, etc That is the force which
is now at work.
The speaker then quoted from mod
ern works on this subject. The nihll-
list advice is to destroy both the good
and the bad. The nihiist mission is
one of destruction. IL is to concen-
trate all the forces into one irresistible
and all-destroying power.
French author remarks that a dy-
Mantle cartridge is more effectual
than 100 men standing before caval-
ny charge. Herr Most is quoted as
saying that religion, authority and
state are all one and out of the same
piece of wood. To the devil with
them"
I'VE sometimes say" concluded the
speaker, that the anarchists and the
| lawless are crazy. But there is meth
cd i'm their madness, and when there
comes forward man OF Napoleomc
genius enough to combine all these
| forces of evil, then you will have the
| anti-Christ. The mystic Babylon, the
apostate church, will be destroyed by
| these forces. Seven men are directing
| the anarchistic movement throughout
! the world. These seven men are not
| known even TO one another personally.
| They are known only by numbers.
| They are organizing and waiting for
| a time to rise As | study the signs of
| the times and the word of God | feel
| that the time is coming which Will sift
| the hearts of men before the judgment
| seat of God; which will try the souls
| of men as never before; when all
earthly things will be shaken to their
| very foundations, and only that which
! is founded on liberty and truth and
| Justice and right will survive. But
| believe that truth and right and lib
| erty and justice will prevail against
| despotism on the one hand and law
| lessness On the other In the culmina-
| ton of the great fight the terrific force
| of the Anglo Saxon race, made strong
| by its love of liberty and love of home
| will wipe out both the oppressor and
| the anarchist. Then righteousness
| shall prevail on the earth"