World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1910-09-01


down upon them like mighty food These good people
already under the political while they
the beast that they would earnestly
the faith Christi that delivered saints that
Gods written Word might be kept all pertnacous
teachings OF the pope and show fahtuluess
AND this Is the reason why they aroused from their
Of peace by the deu sound Of the tread OF hose feet
the far of distance upon the that leads Rome
the valleys.
This sound echoed in them when their comforts and
enyments of and happy home where full bloom And
waS in this pleasant and happy state in family CIRCLE that
those christians of the valleys found by their antagonists
The sudden peculiar and unexpected sound Of the ampng
followed by hoarse voices struck
the very souls of those humble people And well might for
late on that December night they enccled by powerful
Roman and that army had brought with them the heart
rendering sentence from the pope commanding the inhabitants
of the Valleys who believe protested the truth Of those quiet
heretcs must withdraw themselves from the and villages
within three days der the penalty DEATH
ask Has such tyranca power this the spirit Of Christi
or could il be the mother church?
We answer For just behold the loved of Christ
under this sentence the end Of three them
little bands they leave their fresdes and seek safety upon
the sides OF the cecad mountains of the Alps For this
the only refuge hand The this
ster those pias christians did ohecome cah0
les within twenty days he he pope wouG bani+h
from their homes and their comforts Of fe with all of their
and start thu upon their march the
covered with and ice to find shelter in far distant
place
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that endangered the ope ypocrcy and caused him to send
out the decree of death them those that would receive
the mark But from this fact readily comprehend that it
wonder that the unexpected sound of this mighty army
struck terror to tie hearts of those prosecuted christians of the
valleys And find that when those twenty days had
PRED they then found that their time lost in begging and
pleading in tones of pity, 10 the pope for mercy.
For mercy could from that had mercy Hence
instead of at the end Of twenty days the again
to Icm the Punishment or deah3 and in bana
escape this doahy thing that poison to the christian soul
would be almost impossible For at that time nearly all the pop
uted world under the control of this beast appeaany
escape cut off And to the natural man, this world he evil
ence that the pope right For this present time
they the aguemcnt, that he is right because he has the
largest number Of members and that he is the richest and has
the largest dominion.
If this would argue anything on the side of right;
then would have been evidence for him those early days.
well as ii would be But after have weighed these argue
mcns in the scales of divine Justice will find them the
other side corcing with The prophecy upon the this
language;
md all the world wonder ",r the
they wr.hyp dragon woppd
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For:
t his estate honour hi. rnc knew not
with gold AMI silver aud with
Thus shr do the holds r"i whom he SIM. achno~ic
Ian for
readers this sufficient proof teaching that
this kingy pope only fulfilling these prophecies in the valley
has since and will be until his buwors riches
and his number increased until they used for defence
gainst the truth and in the place of tn truth.
Those christians finding themselves driven out in mid winter
upon the mountain sides that overlooked their beautiful homes
aat lie the valleys beneath without sign of shelter in rcach
and for them their homes death either body
or in spirit, fhcy yieldedto the it spiritual DEATH
and to disobcy it was natural death.
Therefore nnhesitatngv they went forth from their homes
cottages Vineyards and their fields knowing where they
we're going what would be the end o their trials But they
we're 60 forth Ike the Israces ofod of
the world worthy: they wandered deserts and in
mountains and others had trials of cruel hooking and scoug
ngs yea moreover OF bonds and imprisonment they
stoned they were asunder tempted slain with
the sword being disttue afflicted tormened Not excepting
deverance at band of This BEAST that they might obtain
better rcsu recon,' (See He'd. lis to 80
Therefore wives and children little infants aged parents the
halt the lame and delicate female and the
babe all t;e their march in The silent hour OF dispa
an MI for the they had for Jesus And these troubles and