The National tribune., 1897-09-23

| stand that the Anti Christ shall take many
deceiying forms He would not be the danger
| on. devil that he is If it wero not for his ab-
itv to delude men with fi4e issues, and stir
| them up to his designs and purposes by cum
| ming workings upon their passions and preju-
| dices 1t is he that is now abroad in the land
| artfully inflaming the people against the Gov
| eminent of their fathers, melting them to
| violence and bloodshed.
81 care not by what name he may be known
| among men; it matters little what titles he
! may deck himself with !; it is Of no conse-
! auence in what political disguise he may pa
| rade-I yet recognize him as the one whom
| Daniel warns US against in the l1th chapter, as
n vile person. who shall set the South against
| the North, and send the South forth with
| great army to fight against the North.
| But Daniel further tells that after he
has cast down many thousands tho King OF the
| North shall return, with Il multitude greater
| than the former and shall certainly come, after
| certain years, with great army, and much
| riches and shall come and cast up mount,
! and take the most fenced cities and the arms
| OF the South shall not Withstand. These are
| Daniels exact words.
"St Paul, in his Epistle to the Thessaonians,
! also describes him as man of sin and perdi-
| ton. whose coming is after the working OF
| Satan, with all power aud signs and lying Won
| Gers His striving is first against the Govern
! ,nent OF the United States, rs the greatest OBJ
stacle in the way of his schemes of lnqulty.
| With that broken down, the real reign OF the
AntiCh will begin. The duty before US
now. as Christians and rs men, IS to fight this
| Ant-Christ to the DEATH in whatever form he
may take, aud sacrifice ourselves rather than
let the victory be with the hosts Of unrghteous.
| ness.
a have sought through the Scriptures for
| some light as TO how long the trials descending
upon US shall endure. | find that Daniel says
| mat the abomnation which maketh desolate
| shall last for one thousand, two hundred and
ninety days and that blessed will be he that
waiteth aud cometh to The thousand, three
hundred and i've aud thirty days. The Reve-
| latious speak of another space of az months, III
which the wicked shall tread the Holy City
under foot. To US ii matters not which Of
these be the exact period. 1t is for US to vail
autiy aud untiinchingly fight aud endure to
the eud be the time a thousand days or thou
| sand months"
Amen" came instantly from the lips of the
men, the falseLto of the aged mingling with
the deep notes of the younger.
"Amen," chorused the women with equal
readiness.
The news that l bring you" continued the
| Elder, :" is that the President of the United
States fully understands our position, and
deeply sympaihlzcs with US. His great, good
| heart goes out to the loyal people of Tennessee,
| who are set about and eneompassed by traitors
and followers of the Anti-Christ. He will help
us 10 the extent of his power the moment that
| he can.
But he is weighed crown by anxexres and
| troubles such as never beset any other Presi-
| dent. He has calls for men from the Atlantic
to the Mississippi-even eyond the Mississippi,
aud far west as California. Gen. Scott is
gathering mighty army In front of Washing
| ton, to whip out the rebels in eastern Virginia,
and may God speed him. Gen. Mcclellan. with
volunteers from Ohio and Indiana, has helped
orr brethren, the mountaineers of Western
| Virginia, to rid themselves of tho traitors.
| They have whipped them every time and place
they could come up to them, and to-day every
rebel III that part of the State Is running for
life To get out OF the mountains. It's the same
way III Missouri Gen Lyon is driving their
Ctaib Jackson and Sterling Price, the pride and
strength OF the Secessioniss, out OF the State as
| fast rs men can march III pursuit.
" Bat the President can do nothing for US for
awhile, until he can clear the Secessi on lists away
| from iii front of Washington, and make the
Capital safe. He can't even reach US AS long
as Kentucky keeps up her dishonest and cow
ardly Neutrality. We must endure with all
the patience and courage we have, the fuilness
OF time. The President of the United States
will send US ABUNDANT help the moment his
hands free. 1t is very hard, my brethren
aud sisters, but it is one of those trials that fire.
quenily come to the Lords people. 1t is prob
ably His way of wiunowing out the chat from
the sound grain. and enabling us to prove our
selves worthy OF His great blessings"
The Elder stopped. drew out his hymn hook,
and began turning over the leaves TO select =
hymn for opening tho religious exercises.
Henry Clay Pollock spoke up:
Elder Storumont, OF the President cans
come L we'uns, can't we'nns 20 u him?
THAT would be- right aud proper for those
who are footloose and fitting to go to war;" re-
piled the Elder.
"Haint hit jest ez much our fout in virginny
an Missouri Ell hit is the fout o the men who
air foutin' thar?" A1
~ think So"
1.-The President has called fer we'uns jest the
same ez fer they'uns?"
g No doubt of it,"
=" He needs we'uns jest ez bad ez he does
they 'uns?"
:" He needs the hearts and hands of every
loyal man who wants to sec this Government
| preserved, no matter where he may live"
Ell tEars notin' t be done down here Jest
now, can't weuns best help ourselves by gwine
up thar an beipin they'un whip the Secesh
traitors out, an then come back down here2"
AS God gives me the light to see it, l DO.
lieve that is right"
Amen" shouted the men again, but the
women's voices did not join this time.
That's jest the way hit strikes me-" said
Pollock. % Fer myself, propose T. start to.
morrow fer the highest place whar thars a
Union army, an jine hit. All O yo'uns tina.
air young an unmarried, an want t go with
me, step this way"
Forty young men Immediately took their
places alongside of him.
You are enisting in the army Of the Lord "
said the Elder. reverently. 9 You going
to do His work. May His choicest blessings
descend upon YOU"
To be continued
G. A. Wehh SiIyertnn Ore writes to tell