The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1912-12-14

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sure the true application will at well
A frog has a sage look. a wise look
II swells itself up In an apparent en-.
deavor to impress the beholder. Its
great mouth we'll represents Its chief
power. used to croak.
Applying these symbols, we learn
that an evil spirit influence teaching.
will come from the Protestant churches
federated. from the Church Of Rome,
and from the Civil authorities. all In
full agreement The spirit of all will
be boastful; an mir of superior wisdom
and knowledge will be proudly assum-
ed-all will croak In harmony. Al will
tell OF dire results that would follow.
involving the Interests Of both the
present and the future NE, II their
counsel be not followed However con
tlicting the creeds, the differences Will
be ignored IN the general proposition
that nothing ancient must be disturb
ed. or looked into, or repudiated
The Divine authority OF the Church.
and the Divine right OF kings. aside
from the Church, will not be allowed
to conflict, Any persons or teachings
In conflict with these bonstful and un
scriptural claims will be branded rs
everything rfle, at the mouths OF these
frogs" speaking from pulnits and
platforms and through the religious
and secular press The nObler sputi
ments OF some will be strangled by the
philosophy Of the same evil spirit
which spoke through Caiaphns, the
high priest respecting Jesus As Gaia.
phas declared II expedlent to commit
n crime IN violation Of justice. human
and Divine, to be rid OF Jesus and His
teachings, 50 this frog" spirit will mp
prove Of every violation Of principle
necessary to their sclf.protectiOn
The crOukng Of these frog spirits or
doctrines will gather the kings mud
princes, financial, political, religious
and industrial into one great army
The spirit OF fear, inspired by the
croakings Of these frogs, Will sconrgr
the passions Of otherwise good ana
reasonable men to fury, desperation
In their blind following OF these evil
spirits, evil doctrines, they viii be
ready 10 Mcrhre NE and everything
on the altar OF what they mistakenly
suppose IL justice truth and righteous
ness, under a Divine arrangement,
For brief time, az we understand
the Scriptures, these combined forces
Of Armugedd0n will triumph, Free
speech, free mails, and other liberties
which have come 70 be the very breath
Of the masses In our day, will be ruth
lessly shut of under the plea OF neces
slty, the glory Of God, the commands
of the Church, etc. All viii seem 10 BE-
serene, until the great social explosion
In our context described us the great
Earthquake An "eNrthqnnke,' IN
symbolic language, signifies social
revolution, and the declaration Of the
context IL that none like unto II ever
before occurred Revelation Svt, ~,
10J Jesus described It Hs n time OF
trouble such AS never was since there
was milton, Matthew xiv, ~
The Lord VIII Gather Them
The lnlSe, rr0g.Ilke teachings will
gather together into one host the great,
the rich, the wise, the learned ana the
kings OF the earth, TO battle, AZ this
juncturp Divine Power Will step for
ward. and our text tells W thnt m
shall guther the mnrshnlcd hosts to
Armageddon-tO the Mountain OF De
structIon The very thing which they
sought 10 nvcrt by their union, fedora
ton, etc. will be the very thing they
will hasten Other Scriptures tell lls
that God will be represented by the
Great Messiah aud that lie VIII be on
the side Of the mnsses Thus we rcnd
In Daniel Sli, l. al that time shall
MIchnel the G0dlike One Messiah
stand up" assume authority lie VII,
take possessIOn Of tlIs Kingdom IN Il
manner little looked for by many ot
those who crroncOusly hNre been
claiming TINT they were Ills Kingdom
and authorized by Him 10 reign In Ills
hume and In llls stend
Jesus declared, Ills servants so ARE
unto whom so render service" some
may DO rendering service to SATIN nnd
20 error, who claim 20 be- rendering
service 10 God md 20 righteousness
md some OF these m0y be serving "
m did Saul OF Tnrana, who
''yerlly thought that no did God n scrr
Ice" In prosecuting the Church The
same principle holds true reverscly
Az m eurhly king does not hold MN
self Responsible for the moral ehhrhcter
tililul tnOft ~ IlBe ~ tnt lllgnef i
c, Such examples are an eneour. !
cement and inspiration TO lis who 1
rugglc with our weaknesses and \
Ourn over the records we have (
AIDE IN the past Of our lives, I
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