Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-07

otherwise iniure them now. nor threat
en- them with eternal torture. They
have the same right 10 their views that
have. and the same right to make
them known to others. And /. for
one. will I've very glad to consider any
thing which opponents may set forth
as their interpretations of Our text
"Unclean Spirits Like Frogs"
The syubolfSms of Scripture. right
ly understood are always forceful
When the Holy Spirit used frog
to symholically represent cPrtnn
doctrl"s ~ teachings. we may be
sure tn" true application will st well.
A frog has II sage look. wise look
1t swellS itself up In an apparent en-.
deavOr to Impress the behOlder. its
great mouth well represents it's 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 air of superior wisdom
and knowledge will be proudly assum.
ed-all will crOak III harmony. All will
tell OF dire results that would follow
involving the interests OF both the
present and the future life, If theft
counsel be not followed However con
tiicting the CreedS. the differences viii
be ignored IN the general proposition
that nothing ancient must be disturb
ed. or looked into. or repudiHted
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 hOaStful and I'm
scriptural claims will he branded rs
everything rifle al the mouths of these
frogs" speaking from pulpits and
platforms and through the religious
and secular press The nohler sent
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 1t eXpedient to commit
a crime in violation of justice. human
and Divine. to be rid of Jesus and His
teachings. so this frog" spirit will ap-
prove of every violation Of principle
necessary to their self-protecton.
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
croaklngs Of these frogs" will scourgr
the passions of otherwise good and
reasonable men to fury. desperation
In their blind following of these evil
spirits, evil doctrines. they will he
ready to sacrifice life and everything
on the altar of what they mistakenly
suppose is justice. truth and righteous
ness. under Divine arrangement.
For a brief time, as we understand
the Scriptures. these combined forces
of Armageddon will triumph. Free
speech, free mails. and other liberties
which have come to be the very breath
Of the masses in our day, will be ruth
lessly shut of under the plea Of neces.
sity. the glory Of God, the commands
of the Church. etc. All will seem to be
serene. until the great social explosion
in our context described as the great
Earthquake" An earthquake" in
symbolic language. signifies social
revolution. and the declaration Of the
context is that none like unto 1t ever
before occurred. Revelation xvi, 1S.
19.) Jesus described II as q time of
trouble such as never was since there
was a nation.-Matthew xiv. 81.
Tho Lord Will Gather Them.
The false, frog-like teachings will
gather together into one host the great.
the rich, the wise, the learned and the
kings Of the earth, to battle. At this
juncture Divine Power will step for
ward, and our text tells Us that he
shall gather the marshaled hosts to
Armageddon-to the Mountain Of De
struction. The very thing which they
sought to avert by their union, fedora.
ton, ETC.. will be the very thing they
will hasten. Other Scriptures tell US
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 Godfike One-MessiahI
stand up'-assume authority. He will
take possession of His Kingdom in a
manner little looked for by many OF
those who enormously have been
claiming that they were His Kingdom.
and authorized by Him to reign In His
mama and In His atpOd
Jesus declared, His servants ye are
unto whom We render service" Some
may be rendering service to Satan and
TO error, who claim to be rendering
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