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the signs of the times and predict
ed in Revelation under the sixth
vial of the wrath Of God, comes to
pass, Possibly you may imagine,
beloved friends, that there are no
prophesies in the Holy Scriptures
that point to such q consumma-
ton and destiny for our glorious
republic. Allow me to persuade
YOU to examine the 18th chapter
of Daniels wonderful prophecy.
You will find that it is foretold
there that in the "latter days"
there shall be such a troublesome
time as there never was since there
was d nation, even to that same
time. And when one heavenly
messenger asks of another heaven
ly messenger "when," the answer
| is it shall be for slime times and
half a time.n This period is known
to scholars to symbolic l,260
years. Now, take the time when
Christian daily worship, under
stood to be the "daily" referred to
in this chapter, was taken away
from Jerusalem and Judea, by the
MahOmmedan army-that is, 627
A. d., in the month of December
and add to it time times and a
hall, or 1860 years, and we have
1897 and the month of December
for the beginning Of the trouble
some time. Then please note
that it was in the month of De-
cember 1897 that the German
government by force took poses
sion of a portion Of the great Chi
nese Empire, and started the So
called eastern question afresh,
that possibly no one expects to
see settled until the great Nations
are brought into one of the most
gigantic struggles possible with
the aid of the most destructive
numbering machines the world
has ever known. Next turn your
attention to the sixth vial of the
wrath Of God mentioned in the
book of Revelation of the Apostle
| John. There you find that the
sixth angel poured his vial out
, upon the river Euphrates, that
! the water thereof might be dried
; up, and u way prepared for the
|, governments orKings of the East.
, The Euphrates as a symbol, is I'M.
4 derstood to mean the Turkish
! power, which has possibly been
undergoing the winding up pro
;, cess ever since the Russia Turkish
y war, that makes Turkey practically
q a slave in the hands Of Russian
h government.
t The way that is to be prepared
Q for the governments Of the East, is
If evidently a way for the civilization
aud christianization of the people
# of the East, by being brought into
e contact withwestern advancement
l. by means of lines of railways and
II ocean steamers. Nor need We
g hope Cor the christianizatiOn Of the
p East until this prophecy become;
n an accomplished fact. You vii
|, also find under this same sixth
= vial o. the wrath of God, three
t, unclean spirits 60 out of thu
Vt mouths of three powers, yet evi
e powers, called in symbolic Ian
guage "the beast, the false prophe
e. and the dragon; thought by many
e to mean Catholicism, Mahome
if dism, and the oppressive govern
,e ment of Russia. If this sho1lC
al prove to be correct application
Ie of this prophecy, what wonder
10 lul combination! How, | ask il
ID Gods name could such n comb
G. nation be put down! The answe
H. is only by combination of Eng
lish speaking people and evel
20 then aided more or less by thou
to sands upon thousands of God
I'D servants speaking other language
n Yes beloved friends, the grea
% battle of the Armageddon is to b
ry fought under the sixth vial of til
to wrath of God The time is eve
en- now at our doors, and our grea
h. government of America must b
". used as an instrument in th
ld hands of God, to put down OF
on preston. God has not suflicien
RS forces on the earth without us, a
IN the continued killing of christian
nd in Armenia by the Turks a fe,
in months ago demonstrated. En-.
land would then have acted /
ur stop this disgrace to christendol
ed if she had been supported by tn
cir United States. But we at thu
,ly time were adhering to our SELLS
10. isolated policy. Under the prov
to dence of God Spain long contil
mt ued her barbarity almost undo
in our nose in Cuba, until we wei
mt driven by principles of moder
Is. civilization to teach this wicke
ry Spanish nation a lesson, the r.
Cd suit of which is, we have bee
in. pulled out Of our isolated polio
lb- aud will in the future take OF
ID. stand as the most alive nation @
10. the globe, and from henceforl
,st will be looked to as that cover,
TO ment destined to controle the @,
lie tire world by forming a few desi
-, ohlp nnmhinat fans O. .L4 N.