The evening times., 1899-11-10

| A long trip for an extraordinary purpose
is to be made in short time by Mr.. W. A
Cuddy, the local evangelist. who declares
| member of no church, sect, or society, he
will start on a self imposed task of warn
ing the nations OF the earth Of the near ap-
proach of a universal war, the downfall OF
America, and the second coming OF Christ.
1t is his intention to visit all the capitals
of the Eastern Hemisphere and by lectur-
! ing and distributing circulars to proclaim
the destruction of the world. This catas-
trophe will occur, according to Cuddy.
shortly after the second coming of Christ,
which he predicts will take place about fif-
teen years hence. r D.
There will first come a false Christ and
Mr.. Cuddy says that one of his principle
endeavors on his present trip will be to
warn the nations against this impostor.
Upon reaching Rome. ne says. he intends
to issue pamphlet TO Pope Leo. stating
his beliefs with attached references to the
Bible, which he claims will fully substan-
tiate them.
In Jerusalem he expects TO remain sew.
eral months. His lectures and prophecies
in that city will be taken from the Old Tes-
lament. He believes that the people will
be more deeply affected by his warning.
Heretofore in his pilgrimages through
this country the evangelist has used a
horse and a large covered wagon as a
means Of getting from one point to another.
but in his proposed trip around the world
he says he will employ an automobile
This will be built especially for the pur-
pose and will be large enough to live in
comfortably. The outside OF this vehicle
will be covered with inscriptions pro-
claiming the mission Of the evangelist
which will be changed when necessary to
concur with the language Of the country
through which he happens to be passing.
The OUTFIT will be known as the Ameri-
can Gospel Chariot. and this legend will
be conspicuously displayed.
Mr.. Cuddy says his starting point will be
Liverpool, England. and frcm there he will
journey through Scotland and Ireland.
stopping at the principal cities en- route.
He will then cross the Channel in time tc
be present at the Paris Exposition on
American Day. July 4, 1900 He will there
deliver several lectures and in the mean
time his gospel chariot will be exhibited.
The route which he will follow through
Europe and Asia has been SO arranged that
the countries which lie in northern iati-
tudes will be visited first in order that the
southern countries may be toured during
the winter months. This plan, he says.
will greatly facilitate his movements and
render his automobile useful at all times.
China will be one of the last countries he
will pass through. From there he will
sail for Australia where his time will be
divided between Sydney and Melbourne.
The evangelist says he will not be great
ly inconvenienced by not knowing the Ian
nf the different countries through
which he will pass as his pamphlets and
circulars are self explanatory. and will be
translated into the different languages,
and, moreover, he expects to secure an in
terpreter.
The circle OF the globe Mr.. Cuddy thinks
will take him at least three years. The
time will all depend, he says. upon the
manner in which he is received in the
different countries through which he will
pass. He anticipates trouble in Russia,
where he expects to be roughly handled.
because the authorities will believe him to
be socialist. But he relies on his Ameri-
can citizenship to get him out of any
difficulty into which he may inadvertently
stumble.
Mr.. Cuddy. aside from his duties as
lecturer says he intends to study the po-
litical affairs of Europe, with a view Of
comparing its present condition with the
prophecies as foretold in the Bible.
The evangelist told Times reporter this
morning that he had not arrived at his
conclusions in relation TO the future in a
hasty or haphazard manner. but had
studied the subject for years. He said that
having becoming convinced Of the fact
that nine tenths of the worlds history had
been foretold by the Scriptures. there was
no doubt in his mind that the future would
fulfill the words of the prophets as had
the past.
AS has been stated Mr.. Cuddy will start
on his mission of warning in a few days.
He will sail from New York TO Liverpool
and there his real preparations for the
journey will be made.
The automobile which he will use is Of
French manufacture and as light as pos
sible consistent with the heavy strain it
will have to undergo