World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1910-09-01
THE BEAST WITH SEVEN HEADS
AND TEN HORNS WHICH
John THE. REV. SAW
(CCntinued from last week

Again, say is while the beast soating the
aoo many life at Rome, there others obcyins the
command of God His Christ that is if they pcrsecuc you
one city, foe ye another And if We only could, for
upon the little company of disciples of Jesus, they
take up their Journey in flight.
Behold them the dead and silent hours of night when all
earth is supposed to be wrapped in sumbcr Fathers and
mothers prcssin. their little infants close to their breast brothers
and sisters and husband all in little group banded to-
gather bond of perfect christian love- high hill
low ,4cv With bated BREATH and cautious STEP they leave
Rome and their home, and happy csidcs not knowing
whittier they go.
And all for them in front SORROW, toll
hrsls and perhaps starvation Behind them submit
the ii pain ami DEATH and in such drefnl
moment the Blessed Words of Christ would burst forth upon
Flrr memory: Take thy and follow me; for he that
will oy in Chris, Jesus shall suffer prosecutions and he that
endurcs the the shall be saved. And with those
touching word, % jesus their Master builder they
hill and valley ran mountains until wcaried furnished
tired and they hault and by cooling brook they
build themselves fire. and they all gather round in circle,
with wcarc limbs and aching hearts and with their minds fresh
cd mompn.y with their night and day toll that they had pass
Also by their present circumstances they could not help
but remember the Jesus paid to His disciples at the
Galiee wc, H. had in waiting fire of Goals, and plenty of
fish to satisfy their hunger. their duty christians,
suffer for him. as he had suffered much for them.
While is that those early christians were driven from
their carly homes that had sheltered them from the storms of
had nothing but the sar heavens for their covering
the cold earth for their pillow yet relying the promise
.of God.
They were alone The cxes sheltered by the
Christ as the shadow of great rock weary land While they
were worn out from hrshps of the day, with tired bodies
and sore many miles that they had iacced-around
little camp fire they he down to rcst and while they refresh
themselves with sleep upon that barren spot Jesus keeps
the watch they hunted the partridge the
mountains sgnad heretics and disloged from the
shelter valley they would retreat to til" request
ed bosom of some other until find these Christ loving, God
fearing and prosecuted christians (by the Roman Catholic
Church, in valleys of Peimount to where also it is claimed
hy historians, that christianity Withdrew
Ii is said of land, situated at the foot of the Alps
which is range Of mountains, which divides Italy
from France Swcrlani and other countries this scope does
not consist valley alone, but it consists of numbrr OF
beautiful Valleys embosomed in mountains which are again cir
ced by other mountains which displays in IT'S varied scenery
a most striking contrast all the beauty OF Edcn with lakes OF
ice and mountains with perpetual and well
fortified by nature which multiplied her bulwors along
her passages of rocky forests. and precipces
So much HAT elp saying that the Advise
Creator beginning designed that place as strong
serve mapy thou sand souls who should not the knee to the
image of Baal this is where fnd the true lovers
Christ who called haretcs by the and priesthood
who we're the prosecutors Of tLose christians.
And Tins it the christians IT the valley for several
and then after their queude bad been endc by another
hard struggle lie with their enemy after he had made hi