Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1912-12-06

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A frog has q sage look. q w'Sr
II swells Itself mp In an apparent
deavor to imrSess the beho'oet'
rreat mouth we'll represents its cn'et
power, used to croak.
Applying these symbols. We earn
that an evil spirit. influence, teacnins.
viii come from the Protestant churcnee
federated, fc3m the Chur b q none'
and from the Civil authorities. all IN
full agreement. The spirit OF all VIII
be boastful an air Of superior wisdom
and knowledge will be proudly assuin.
ed-aiI will croak in harmony. All WIZ
tell Of dire results that would FOLLOW.
involving the interests OF both the
present and the future LIE. II theif
counsel be not followed. However on.
dieting the creeds. the differences wtR
be ignored In the general prcpositios
that nothing ancient must be disturb
Cd, 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 boastful and No.
scripturai claims will be branded 70
everything nile. Mt the mouths of these
"frogs~ speaking from pulpits and
platforms and through the religious
and seculat press. The nobler sentt.
ments Of some will be s%trangled by the
philosophy Of the same evil spiris
which spoke through Cainphas, the
high priest. respecting Jesus. As Gaia
phas declared it expedient to commit
q 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 I their self-protectton.
The croakfng of these frog spirits or
doctrines will gather the kings and
princes. financial. political. religious
and industrial into M great army.
The spirit Of fear. inspired by the
croakings Of these "frogs." will scourge
the passions Of otherwise good ana
reasonable men to fury, desperation.
In their blind following OF these evil
spirits. evi' doctrines. they will be
ready to sacrifice lite and everything
On the alta OF what they mistakenly
suppose is Justice. truth and righteous.
ness, under a Divine arrangement.
For a brief time. as We understand
the Scriptures. these combined forces
Of Armsgeddon will triumph. Free
speech. free mails, and other liberties
which have come to be the very breath
OF the masses in our day. viii! be ruth
lanoIy shut ~ nudap %hA nlaa ~ nnrna-
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 Hike unto It ever
before occurred. Revelation xvi. IL.
49, Jesus described II 10 a time OF
trouble such as never was since there
was q NATURALIZATION xiv, II.
The ord viii Gather Them.
The false, frog-like teachings viii
gather together into n host the great
the rich. the wise. the learned and the
kings Of the earth. to battle. At this
juncture Divine Power win step for
ward, and our text tells Us that HE
shall gathe, the marshAled hosts to
Armageddon-to the Mountain OF De-
%struction. The very thing which they
sought to- avert by their union, fedora
tion, ETC.. will be the vefy 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. 1: "At that time shall
Michael 1.-THE Godttke One-Messiahl
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 tina: they were His Kingdom.
and authorized by Him to reign In Hls
name and In His stead.
Jesus declared, His servants 10 are
unto whom ye render service" Some
may be rendering service to Satan and
to error. who claim to be rendering
service to God and to righteousness;
and some of these may be serving is-
norantly. ms did Saul Of Tarsus, who
Vctty uVuSut thut NC ui0 No0 eGAVN
ice" in prosecuting the Church. The
same principle holds true rsverssly.
As Al earthly king does not hold him.
self responsible for the moral character
OF each soldier who lights In his bat.
ties, 10 the Lord does not vouch for the
moral character Of all who will enlist
and dght on His side Of any question.
"His servants they are 10 whom they
render SERVICE" whatever the motive
O. object prompting them.
The same principles will apply In the
coming Battle Of A~rmageddon. Coos
side OF that battle viii be the peoples
side, and the. very nondescnpt host.
the people. will be pttted. at.the begin.
ming Of the battle. Anarchists, Social.
lists, and hot-headed radicals Of every
school OF reason and %unreusoh. will DO
I'm the forefront OF that battle. The
majority of the poor and the middle
class prefer peace at almost any price.
A comparatively small number, Gods