Evening journal., 1897-08-16

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900 sterling (nearly 100000, ,OOO) as
war indemnify; and that the treaty
should be signed at ConstantinOple
When the announccmet Cf terms
were made the Allgemeirse Zeitung
said: "The eventual en'.ry of Russia
into COnstantinOple cannot longer be
regarded as impracticable."
Some time since the Pail Mall Ga
zette stated that Russia had purchased
all the mOnasteries on Mount AthOs
formerly occupied by Greek Orthodox
monks and the entire locality has bee,
cOverted into Russian territory. The
locality is in the hands of RussiOn sol
diers under cover of mOnastic robes
who are now performing three years
military service there. On the Mount
of Olives, Russia has erected a tower
220 feet high, calling it an observation
tower, but it is in fact a military out
look, with a twenty-ton bell at the top
which can be heard for miles around.
The whole matter amounts to this:
Turkey is literally mortgaged to the
Car of Russia with the prospect OF
speedy foreclosure by seizure Of the re-
mainder of European Turkey The oc.
cupation of Egypt by England in 1889
is another step toward the inevitable
result
In 1895 the world was startled by the
reports of atrocities inflicted on the
Armerians by the Turks and Kurds
The nations, through their ambassa-
doris, protested and threatened the Sui
tan, but that individual does nothing
| Thousands of Armenians were killed
widows and children taken to slavery
worse than death, multitudes stretch
ing Ou, .1llr hands to England and
America fer assistance and everywhere
the cry: Let the Turk be driven out. "
And yet European selfshness and cow
ardice and the national jealOusies of the
| Powers restrain their hands from ar
resting this slaughter and ruin by un-
seating the unspeakable Turk until lit
tie Greece alone, opposed by the great
| Powers took up the cudgel against that
monster of iniquity. But what will tha
end be, we ask again?
God has decreed the utter overthrow
of Turkey in that wonderful prOphesy
of Daniel II, as:
He shall plant the tabernacle of hi.
palace between the seas in the glorious
holy mountains Yet he shall come to
his end and none shall help him"
|
done. Palestine, which contains the
glorious holy mountain" on which Je.
rusalem stands. and is between the
seas" (the Dead sea and the Mediterran-
ean), is a Turkish province. and if Con
stanrinople is taken and the Turk is
Obliged to leave Europe hastily, he
could easily pitch the tabernacle
(moying dwelling) of his palace oi
4 temporary headquarters there, which is
the most notable point in his AsiatiC
dominion. 1t is written also: He shall
come to his end and none shall hell
him." Daniel, H. 40. How appropriate
these words. Look at the facts: In the
war against France in 179S-1S01, Eng
land and Russia assisted Turkey. II
the war between Turkey and Egypt
1S3S-1S40, England, Austria, RIrssi;
and Prussia invervened in behalf o
Turkey. In the Crimean war England
France and Sardinia supported thu
Turks, and in the late Russo-Turkisl
war the great Powers of Europe inter
fered to arrest the progam of Russia.
Since 1910 Turkey existed Onl!
through the suffrance or the 'grea
powers OF Europe, but soon not a sin
gle nation will be found to help, or a
the Bible says, None shall help him.
, Then there will be a scramble for hi
territory. Turkey will be driven out
|, or. as the Bible says, come to his end
and Europe will be deluged with blood
strife and commotion. Again the Bibl
speaks, Daniel, 10, /: Atthat time shal
Michael stand up. the great prime
which standeth for the children of tn
people and there shall be a time o
trouble such as never was since ther
was a nation even to that same time
and at that time, thy people shall b
delivered every one that shall be foun
written in the book.
Michael Che who is like God
e. Christ. Hence the driving of the Tur
out of Europe is a signal for Christ {
r take his kingdom when the nation
s shall become as chaff and Christ come
ID to reign.
= May God hasten the day. Only lii
tie time yet and this matter will be dc
4 termmed. The unspeakable Turk wi
5 come to his end. Christ will come an
e save those who are his