The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-11-09

FROG has sage look. a wise look
IL swells itself up IN an apparent Ga
dravor 10 Impress the beholder. -
great mouth well represents It's chiei
power used 20 croak.
Applying these symbols. we learn
that an evil spirit. influence. teaching
viii come from the Protestant chura hes
Federated. from the Churrh OF lsOnr
and from the Civil authorities. at n
full agreement The spirit of nn WI
be bm,Stfm: ali air OF superior wisdom
aud knowledge will be proudly assum
ed--ai VIII crolk IN harmony. an Will
tell oi dire results that would follow
involving the interests OF both the
present and the future life. II their
counsel be not followed However con
dicting the creeds. the differences VIII
be ignored 81 the general proposition
that nothing ancient must be disturb
ed. OF looked into. or repudiated
The Divine authority OF the Church
and tile Divine right OF kings. aside
from the Church. viii not be allowed
10 conflict Any persons or Teachings
I'm conflict with these boastful and un
scriptural claims Will be branded as
everything rie. az the mouths Of these
frogs speaking from pulpits and
platforms and through the religious
and secular press The nobler senii
ments OF some will be strangled by the
philosophy OF the same evil spirit
which spoke through Caiaphas. the
high priest. respecting Jesus. AS Gaia
phas declared II expedient 10 commit
crime I'm violation Of justice. human
and Divine. 10 be rid OF Jesus and Ills
teachings. so this frog" spirit will ap
prove of every violation OF principle
necessary TO their self-protection
The croaking OF these frog spirits or
doctrines will gather the kings and
princes. financial. political. religious
and industrial into one great army
The spirit OF fear. inspired by the
croakings OF these frogs" viii sconrge
the passions OF otherwise good and
reasonable men TO fury. desperation
In their blind following OF these evil
spirits. evil doctrines, they viii he
ready to sacrifice life and everything
on the altar or what they mistakenly
suppose is Justice. truth and righteous
ness, under Divine arrangement
For a brief time. as we understand
the Scriptures these combined force
OF Armageddon viii triumph. Free
speech, free mails. and other liberties
which have come 10 be the very breath
or the masses in our day. will be ruth
lessly shut OF under the plea or niece.
slty. the glory OF God. the commands
OF the Church. etc. All VIII seem 10 he
serene. until the great social explosion
in our context described ms the great
Earthquake" An earthquake, IN
symbolic language. signifies social
revolution. and the declaration OF the
contexf is that none like unto It ever
before occurred. Revelation xvi. ~.
10D Jesus described Il as a time Of
trouble such as never was since there
was a nation Matthew xiv, 81
The Lord Will Gather Them.
The false, rrog-like teachings will
gather together into one host the great.
the rich. the wise. the learned aud tie
kings OF the earth. 10 battle At this
juncture Divine Power will step for
ward. and our text tells us that mn
shall gather the marshaled hosts to
Armageddon-to the Mountain OF De
struction The very thing which they
sought 20 avert by their union. fedora
ton, etc. will be the very thing they
...fu hn-tnu ntbar Crvinturaa tall nA
that God will be represented by the
Great Messiah. and that He Will be on
the side OF the masses. Thus we read
In Daniel XII, ! AT that time shall
Michael 1.-THE Godlike One Messiahl
stand up"-assume authority. lie vii
take possession OF His Kingdom IN
manner little looked for by many 81
those who enormously have been
claiming that they were His Kingdom
And authorized by Him 20 reign In His
name and in Ills stead
Jesus declared, "IIis servants ye are
INTO whom We render service" Some
may be rendering service 70 Satan and
to error, who claim TO be RENDERING
service 10 God and 20 righteousness
and some Of these may be serving *
norantly. as did Saul OF Tnrsus. who
verify thought that he did God . serv
ice" IN perecnting the Church The
same principle holds true reversely
AS an earthly king docs not hold him
self responsible FOR the moral character
OF each soldier who fights In his bat
ties, so the Lord does not youch for the
moral character OF all who Will enlist
and eight ON His side OF any question
His servants they are 10 whom they
render service" Whatever the motive
or object prompting them
The same principles will apply In the
coming Battle or Armageddon Gods
side OF that battle will nv the peoples
side. and the very noncescrlpt host
the people. will be pitted nc the begin.
ming OF the battle. Annrchtsts. Socinl
lists and hot-headed radicals OF every
school OF reason and unreason. will be
A.. st. f~rnf~oof ~ that koNtIo ~.