The herald., 1895-11-24
THE EASTERN QUESTION AND PROPHECY


| before these events are to come the dry
| rhrstss. smittsn in its seven streams. In
the symbolism OF prophecy, river
| always denotes o body polite, and its
drying up. its political overthrow. The
drying up Of the river Nile and Eu-
pirates then mean the overthrow OF the
monaroniss represented by these rivers.
Egypt, after marvellous history OF about
500 years began its shrinkage i'm M di-
ately after the overthrow in the Red Sea
of its pursuing hosts. and TINS at its
splendid climax of power under Rameses
H.. the Pharaoh Of ths oppression. Since
that event, ruled in turn Of barbariAns,
a corrupt pritstly hierarchy Of its own,
Persians. Grs eks, .Romans, Turks, its ma
tional career has been steadily downward.
"H-r sceptie has depart d." she has be-
como "the hasest of nations" hello in
poiss today only by Enelanu's power.
toman empire Of Turkey. Isaiah, Je e.
miah and Jonn alike ioretcll the dr., ng
no OF this river. The seven streams that
are to be smitten are the seven branches
OF the Ottoman EN- pire at the time when
its overthrow begun. The nations M
instrumental in this overthrow are to be
a mighty maritime power, "brnsing its
swift ships from the isles OF tho sea,
king of the north ana king of the south.
In the Ignt of recent history. let us
Compare IL with the scenes In this pro
phetic diana. and modestly question II
they are not being fulfilled. and i the re
naming scenes may not be at our very
doors.
The seven states If the Turkish en-.
pire in Southeastern Europe, gym blized
bv the seven streams through which the
drying up of the Euphrates was to hecin,
are Roumania, Servin. Bulgaria, Bosnia,
Herzegovina, and Greace. At tue open
Qf this a oil fheso ntateS Z
under the upqurstioned sway OF the Turk.
IL 1880 the shrinkage began. South rn
Gree &c. after disasters that made sii
Europe shudder. W s erected into an indie
pendent kinEnom by the united interven-
tim OF the great maritime powers from
the isles OF tue seas. England. the king
of the north, RussiS and tue king OF the
south, France.
Montenegro always pract &c lily indepsn..
dent had it's nation atty ackno Sledeed and
secured in 1858. RoumanIa has been Lee
since 1856, Servia since 1867; BULGARIA., the
very hart gof European Turkey, after
Truthful atrocities WAS wruns from its
grasp BY the great king of the north Rus
sia and made free IN 1876; Armenia part
of Bulgaria. b.inp left wholly under
TuriKsn despotism. In 1878 30 MIA anu
Herzsvovnia were csd d 10 Austria North
ern Greece was wrenehed from Turkey
a1d kiven to its oun nation. AT this hour
the cry of slaus hteren Armeniaus has
gone out over the world. At any moment
we may behold the swift ships from the
isles OF the sea- ready to launch all the
terrible engine Of modern warfare
upon the eifete Tui kish empire. hu'lne
it rom its place among the states OF Eu
rope and completing the drying up of
the Euphrates. whose overfiowings have
been in woes and tyrannies and cruel
blnodshej.
The scenes to follow this overthrow are
to be hsralded by the return OF the Jews
to Palestine, brought hither by this
same maritime nation. Danil predicts
that tsis will be time Of unexsmpled
trouble; Ieaiah says it will Re an era of
astonishing revolutions. trems ndous COM
motions and OF an unspeak able confusion,
which shall fall upon all the earth. The
great monsrchies of the world will be
dissolved, and q reign of Righteousness
ana peace begin to prevail.
We have watched tho gathering OF the
forces to whom The solution OF this
mighty question Is to be com mittei :;
we stand BESIDE the sick man Vt Eu.
| rore," and watch MIN struggling in mis-
last throes, with no rsHre: that his disso-
| luton draws nigh. As his shadow lifts
| at last forever from the countries be has
| 30 long cursed, the way Of the kings Of
| ths east" the Ione-ex LED Isra lites, will
| be prepared. Awful sequences await the
| shifting of there last scenes, but the light
CLEANS beyond whose full glory will be
peace
1t matters not when all these things
shall 90 fulfi LED. The echo OF events as
they now pass in solemn march before
our astonished gaze gives no uncertain
sound. The streams OF light from the
past and present, focused upon the flu
turs. il followed reverently, prepare US
to recoen z, the stately footsteps OF the
Almig lightly Ruler and disposer OF events
above the din and roar Of human agen-
cies. With glad heart we will watch
aud wait for the further fultillment Of
prophecies that glow with hope for a
world long wounded and heart sore
through violence aud wrong and all un-
righteousness. ANNA s. ARE1TH.