The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-20
CHRIST TO COME AGAIN,
he Will Appear Upon Earth Suddenly
and Without Warning.
SO SAY THE ADVENTIST:
Elder Stone Quotes Scripture II
Support OF His TheorIes-WiH
Endeavor to Establish a
Church In Butte.


BUTTE, April 1s.-Elder Stone spoke
last night at the A. M. L. chapel TO the
largest congregation yet assembled at
these meetings. His subject was THE
Second Coming of Christ" The speaker
took for his text Matt. g, "what shall
be the sign of thy coming. and of the end
of the world 2" This question was asked
Christ privately by His disciples, whom He
loved, and we would expect Him to give o
candid answer to the question; and thus
we find Him doing in the following verses
of this chapter. His answer, however. is
very different from the ideas expressed
by many to-day regarding Christie second
coming. "a
From what is said upon this subject by
many Bible teachers at tho present time.
we would expect that Christ would have
answered them about as follows: "Doi
not be worried about my second coming;
there will be no signs Of my coming or Of
the end Of the world; but my coming will
burst upon the world instantly, like clap
of thunder from q clear MONDAY sky, with
no warning whatever" Is not that about
the idea that has been formed by most of
us from what has been taught us from in
fancy? st6uen,Q
But Christ gives His beloved disciples,
| who were longing for q knowledge Of these
things, no such vague answer, but at
once proceeded to answer them candidly.
| He first told them of the destruction of
Jerusalem, then carries them down over
| the 1,260 years of papal rule, then gives
certain signs that will mark His coming
near.
He first placed them on their guard BY
| saying, "Take heed that no man deceive
you. For many shall come in my name,
saying, am Christ; and shall deceive
many, and 20 shall hear of wars and
rumors of wars be not troubled, for all
these things must come to pass, but the
end is not yet" These things were not
to be special signs, they would hear OF
wars and rumors of wars, but they were
not to be troubled by these fittings. False
Christs were to arise, more than 30 false
Christs have arisen in fulfillment of these
words. Christ then carries them down
still further in the stream OF time, and
| speaks in the 9th verse of the affection
that would befall his followers. and how
| many OF them would be killed. Thisshas
also been fulfilled. Then he pointed out
tue apostasy that would exist among his
| professed followers as they would near
| the end, and adds, "But he that shall
endure unto the end, the same shall be
saved" What lend" is Christ here speak
ing about? He Is answering the question
of the disciples. what snali-be the sign
of thy coming, and of the end of the
| world?n Christ has here briefly carried
us down over the history of the world
from his day to the end. Then he begins
ground, speaking of the destruction OF
Jerusalem, and bringing out additional
signs of his coming and the end. After
speaking of the destruction of Jerusalem
and the signs of that event, Christ then
dwells at some length upon the LEO years
| - al In
be great circulation, such as was not
since the beginning of the world to this
time, no, nor even shall be. And except
those days should be shortened, there
elects sake those days shall be
shortened" Matt "a, 21-22. tThe days OF
persecution were shortened by the refor-
nation, so that there was no general
persecution after about 1773. Then
Christ adds in verse 70. Immediately
after the tribulation of those days shall
the sun be darkened, and the
moon shall not give her light" Mark lo-
Gates the darkening of the sun and moon
more definitely. He says: but in those
days, after that tribulation, the sun shall
be darkened and the moon shall not give
her light" This locates the darkening of
the sun and moon, in the days OF papal
| rule. but after the persecution ceases, or
somewhere between 1873 and 1898. The
temporal power of the papacy was taken
|
recording the words of Christ and locating
the darkening of the sun and moon, tell
ing Just when IL would transpire, over
/ 100 years before 1t took place. But. says
one, did this transpire as foretoldf IL
did, and there is abundance of proof.
Noah Webster's dictionary. edition of
1869, says: 1.-THE dark day, May 10, 1850,
SO called on account OF q remarkable
. darkness on that day. In some places
persons could not see to read common
print in open air for several hours to-
gether. Birds sang their evening songs
and became sllent; fowls went to roost;
cattle sought the barn., ard; candle Q were
lighted in the houses. The observation
began about 10 o'clock in the morning
and continued until the middle of the
next night. The true case OF this remark
able phenomenon Is not KNOWN"
Herschell, the great astronomer, says:
.The dark day in North America was one
of those wonderful phenomenas OF nature
which will always be read with interest,
but which philosophy Is at q loss to ex-
plain.r The following night, although
the sky was clear and the moon at its
full, il gave no light. One historian has
spoken of the occasion as follows: 1.-THE
{ darkness of the following evening was
served since the Almighty first gave birth
to light. l could not help conceiving 81
; the time, that il every luminous body In
; the universe had been shrouded in i'm
penetrable darkness, or struck out OF ex
, istence, tho darkness could not have been
, more complete. A sheet OF white paper
. held within q few inches of the eye waf
. equally invisible with the BLACKLIST vel
vet" fbe fels.
In speaking of this event John, in tho
|, Book of Revelation, 9Th chapter and 18th
verse, says: sand 4 beheld when he had
, opened the sixth seal, and, 10, there was
| great earthquake; and the sun became
black as saclxcloth of hair, and the moon
, | became as blood" H elfta
, Historians tell us that when the moon
made its appearance the latter part OF tbs
! But Christ carries US down still further an
{ the stream of time and says. And chs
! stars shall fall from heavens'S Kew 6 IL
says, speaking of this event. And The
i stars of heaven fell unto the earth, ever