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

Ono after another lie takes the
Apostles and kills them: tens
after tens, and thousands aftor
thousands Of the Disciples voices
he silences IN death. And at
last, We also see the apostle OF
the GentiIes, makeing his arrival
at Rome, the seat Of the beast;
but he too, like Peter, mus, fall
a v;ctoln Of death, II the hands
Of this great man. And now just
one word before going further;
We think il ever the beast had
10Y for n moment, II was when he
could look upon the two great
leaders of the Apostles, as vic.
tom. Of death, by his own hands;
FOR we think just ut that time h"
would say, now | am god and
lord of all Now, all that remain
to be done. is for ne TO claim the
chair of Peter, and set myself in
the temple Of God, as God.
And no sOncr said than done.
| Hence, yen mus, come to inc, il
"a want vour sins forgiven,
/ such was the evidence SGT forth
by TINS cruel monster ut Rome,
that claims TO be tlc true success.
sor of 81. Peter. but We ask;
did Peter that blessed Apostle,
have any desire to cruelty take
the life Uf any one. or did any Of
his brethren or Christ, desire
the same:
| W. answer, 80, but they gave
their lives that others might live;
hut this false bcastly nan ,hirsts
| for the blood OF all that oppose
him or his cause; and he hunts
them, ~ Il lion does lis prey. and
IN fox in the night. And I'm he
comes with his cruelty from
place to place, and from country
TO country, until almost tho On.
tire world is ,,ndcl his tontrolc.
And white the hand of this beast
is hunting nook and corner for
Chris,'- children. they ar" full
nlling His Word; thn' is
When they pet,oru,c VA IN his
city, nee y- into smother; Mat lo-.i
And W shall Ne hated oi al mrn
for INV nsinss ,skr b., he tina, cndurch
To- ,hr end shall 10 saved, Ma, 10 :!
And we say, 80 II was, nj the
death Of the APOSTLES :. Rom",
| The stormy tunes Of persecution
were covering tho land in many
places: the christian falling on
ali sides by this power; and this
''tou Mas only a fulh'lmrnt of
Gods Word; aud til" same
horn sEall make war with the
saints. and shall wear ont the
saints y" DIAN ! Il -.
! And Christ- Word, that he
epokc to his Disciples. was also
fulfilled, IN this language.
r,i mat, shall come in IN, name
,,,ius lima Chg,st ard shall dcarv,
Hut take hcrd 10 Yourselves f"i
the, shall hciivi You up - councils
, and in the anng"gu"s w stall h,
beaten Mas ia-Gs
Hence, they were hunted ~
the partridge Rome was search
cd high and low for them. And
all that fell into the hands of this
tyrunt, were dealt with in th,
4 most cruel manner; and dealt,
} only could relieve them of then
pain und suffering
And 4 certain witness, speak
I ing upon this point says. tina, Il,
0 was horrible 10 behold. Mothers
were torn from their shrickirr
little infants, aud tied to the
stake. and there with II slow tor
ture burned TO death On, I,
hear them with their las, breath
yield with u faint voice " God
and pray for their helpless or,
, pl,an children, who was to NEE,
the same fate, in q short time,
Mothers and children were sep
Grated by this cruel hand for a
little while but God gathered
them home togcthc,, for all eter.
nifty.