Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-08

States in a cling; and as they assume
to control not only the present, but the
future, prophecy is their peculiar
sphere and function. They dominate
with a loud voice and an outstretched
arm; and though some'good and intelli-
gent men are strangely misled by them,
their following consists of throng of
knaves and fools-which is the distinc-
tive feature OF impostures and swim
dies. as the Miller Trust Of New York
recently illutrated, with its eager null
titude OF deposftors on promise of $40
per cent. year! Our political Millers
and Trusts also deal chiefly in money
and It's equivalents or promises; and
all their confident predictions. foreign
and domestic, are either based on
wealth. brute force, treachery and
fraud. or on the most INSCRIPTIONS.
allurements of riches and power as the
position OF their prophecies. These
things are avowed and Wanted, and If
any higher and better reasons and mo-
tives are alleged, 1t is with an air Of
supererogation, as If they were of no
consequence, and were merely mention
ed to appease the lingering supersti-
tons of feeble intellects.
What more positive proof Of the ORR
gin and aim OF these prophecies could
Devil and his designs? If men cannot
or will not see and understand proof SO
demonstrative and conclusive, neither
would they do SO If men arose from
the dead to testify to the same effect,
nor if the Devil came in person to lead
and inspire his forces by his presence.
Anti-Christ, anti Washington and the
mark of the beast are seen branded on
the brows of all these false prophets
and the guile of the serpent is heard in
their voices. And these are they who
are opposed to Democracy and Bryan.
to silver, to competition. to human
freedom. to popular rule. to all the
principles and teachings of our earlier
patriots and statesmen, and who Join
in jeering at the Constitution, the Dec
laration of independence, Washingtons
Farewell Address and even the living
oracles of God All these precious and
sacred things, they say, are out of
date. or soon will be and that Bryan
and all who cling to them will be de-
stroyed with themi This is the gospel
OF inhumanity, OF war and the Devil
and NIammon, with his banks, trusts
bondholders and his stock and bond cx-
changes, stalks visibly in our cities and
at the Capital as the Director OF our
financial and other public affairs.
Shall this ungodly situation and cSn-
dition endure? Shall these false pro-
phets predict wrong on wrong and then
fulfil their own predictions by further
wrongs and frauds? Have we not had
enough of this base, sordid and unprin-
cipled dominion? Shall these evil men
bear sway longer by lying perversion
of the goodness of God in thwarting
their worst designs. by abundant crops
and profuse discoveries of gold (which
they sacriligiously represent as the re-
suits of their wise beneficence, as the
Devil pretended of old to prophesy and
bring good things" and even had the
impudence to try to impose on Christ
as the owner of the earth and the dis
penser of Its power and glory
The Devil and his prophets are pro-
phesying. and Mammon and his min
ions are laboring against Bryan and the
Democratic party; but all the powers
of hell cannot prevail against them IL
the people will put their trust in the
God of their fathers, who delivered
them from British bondage and oppres-
sion and made them free and happy in
their own land
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