The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-13
By
THE ADvENTISTS
Elder M. S. Cruzan Had the
Eastern Question"
as Subject.

Elder w. S. CruZan, of Mobile, Ala,
delivered an interesting lecture on the
Eastern Question" Tuesday night at
the tent on the corner of Eleventh
avenue and East Strong street, where
the Adventists have been holding
meetings now for the past three
weeks
The speaker took his text from
Dan. 1871, And at that time shall
Michael stand up, the great prince
which standeth for the children OF
thy people; and there shall be time
of trouble, such as never was even
to that same time: and at that time
thy people shall be delivered every
one, that shall be found written in
the book"
He then said: Michael is Christ
Jesus, the great prince, the prince OF
life and peace. Stand up means TO
reign@there shall stand up yet three
kings in Persia'-or three kings reign,
Dan. 11:2.
AT a certain time, time spoken
of by the prophets, Christ will take
the kingdom and reign.
And the seventh angel sounded.
and there were great voices in
heaven, saying, The Kingdoms of this
world are become the kingdoms OF
our Lord, and of his Christ; and he
shall reign for ever and ever" Rev.
Ills. And the prophet Daniel saw
this same time and event recorded
in Dan. 7:13.14. where the prophet
saw the son Of man brought before
the ancient of days and received an
everlasting dominion and a kingdom
which shall never be destroyed. Now.
Michael or Christ is to begin his
reign at that time The time when
the Turk is driven out Of Europe and
plants the tabernacles of his palace
or his seat of government, between
the seas in the glorious holy noun
tain See, Dan. 11:40.
Now, the prophet John saw the
Turkish power as it were. dried up
We read in Rev. 1912 that the great
river Ewphrates and the water there
of was dried up. that the way of the
kings of the east might be prepared
The river Euphrates symbolizes the
Turkish power or kingdom. and
when that power is driven out of
Europe it prepares the way of the
kings of the east.
1.-The kings of the east, China. ia
pan and other kindred nations of the
east, are now just awakening after
centuries of sleep and rest, awaken
ing to the fact that the great So
called Christian and civilized nations
of the earth, the western nations. are
treating the east as devoid of national
rights, as mere plumber as to the di-
vision of which they have only to
agree among themselves This is the
way they have been treating Turkey
and as soon as the European powers
can agree to the division of European
Turkey, then the Turkish power will
be dried up, thus preparing the way
for the kings of the east. The kings
of the east will then see and realize
that what has been done to Turkey
in the way Of division and dismem-
berment, these great western powers
are scheming and planning to do the
same kind of work for all Asia, the
east, and realizing this, they will rise
up in their strength and might and
not permit the division of their ma.
tive land among the western nations
as mere booty. This will bring on
the great time OF trouble spoken of
by the prophet, and eventually lead
up to the last great conflict among
the nations and to the fighting OF that
great battle spoken of by the proph-
cts We are now living just before
these solemn scenes. Who will be
prepared for these events?'
Meetings will continue at the tent
and interesting subjects will be dis
cUssed each evening.