World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1908-01-23

other countries: tfliS Scope uoe'
not consist Of one valley alone,
but it consists Of IA number OF
beautiful valleys, embosomed in
mountains, which are again cir.
clpd by other mountains, which
displays in it's varied scenery a
most striking contrast, all the
beauty of Eden, with lakes of ice,
and mountains. covered with
perpetual snow, and was 80 we'll
fortified by nature, which has so
multiplied her bulwarks along
her passages Of rocky rivers,
forests, and precipiccs.
So much so, that we cannot
help saying. that the Advise
Creator had from the beginning
DESIGNED that place as strong
fort to preserve some cstamable
Jewel, and where to save or pre-.
serve many thousand souls: who
should not bow the knee to the
| image Of I'aal; for in this place is
where We find thc true lovers Of
Chris, Wi,p are called hcrctics
! by the pope ana priesthood. who
were the prosecutors OF those
christians
| And thus il was with tn"
I ..hriS,larS Of thu valleys, after
their uul"iudc had u On ended
by another hard struggle tuv life,
! with their emery. after he had
made lis appearance in their
midst, for he sw"op, down upon
them like a mighty flood These
good people were already under
the political power, but while
they were under the influence of
the beast that far. they would
contend earnestly for the faith
Christi that was once delivered
10 the saints, No that Gods writ
ten Word might be- kept free
from all the pcrtinaciou. teach
lngs Of the pope, and show their
faithiulnrss to God.
And thls is the reason WHY
they were aroused from thrii
dreams Of peace by the dolefu,
sound oi the tread OF horse
feet in tho far oil distance upon
the passway; that leads from
Eomc TO the valleys.
This sound "chood IN upou
them, when their comforts and
enjoyment, q! sweet and ia,
home where in Gill bloom And
i, was in this plcasau! %..d l.ap,y
stat" III u family cirJi t.. tLai
Those christians Of The valleys
were ruund by acknowledgements
The sudden. peculiar a!,I III
expected sounds Of the ,rampinu
Of horses, soon followed by many
hoarsr voices, struck terror tc
IT," very souls ui tli0St hulubl,
people. And wei it might. f.,
late on th"t December ". -.ht thci
were cncir"!cd by a powerful
Hol;an army; and thl, army ha j
brought with them the heart
rendering sentence from IL,
pope, handing Ill the inlab
itan,> OF the valleys. who belize
in or pru(c>>rd 'i.c truth nf .l.ps.
Quiet hcru'i',. mast withdraw
themselves, lron ihN towns and
Village, M!,hn three days, undc,
the orn,Ity Of death. Has SUD
4 'Vranlca! lrNrr as this, .ol
H." spirit Of Christ. ur conid j,
be the mother cl,'rc!:
We answer no. Tor jus. b,
bold The loved on,s nf Christ
under this sentence at the end al
three days. aS We see them in
ll,t|" bands, as they leave thu |
'irc>idcs, and sock safety uror
the sides of the icc clad noun
,ain| of the Alps. For this was
thH only refuge al hand. Tn,
next sentence Of this cruc
monster was, if those piss chris
. ''nnS did not agree to become
catholics within twenty days, Inc
lihr popc) would haniSh them
forever from their homes, and
their comforts of life. with all o!
their possessions. and start then,
upon their march over The noun
tains covered with snow and lee
to ind shelter in some lar dir
tant place. :.