The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-06-13

eS#|# "Me1s. Aene, IeEes,
l NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
In the balances and
@ZS5 9 81 5 found wanting"
(Ika2!S& KQ22E4Ay (Dan. v, Is. 27) In
brief he said
While our message for today Is "meat
In due season" to the Household Of
Faith and every way most important
to be understood, 1t ia, nevertheless.
subject dimcult to treat without, CIV.
ing offense, without being misupder.
stood, without seeming harsh. Bear
With me, then, while expressing what !
believe to be the Divipe. Message, In Just.
"a kindly q. manner a. I know how.
:; :There was no Mystic. Babylon 1Hakhe
days Of Jesus and tho Aeostle6swIhs1
oxprsassouy sthese6ees. IN Asvvlaiien,i
rearing .upou Mystic Rabyiou. s;>ses
prophetic OF Sysesms and eonditlhoi
Which Aaxe :since asassndh tho Church.
Thu word. Babylon haaaa dou,as ~.
,paasapee the Cate; oe:eed-.alsesC6o.
6usiop.-& .....s ::..::~a .ssr: 7a:s:.1sss :.
rv 80 f,8aakiunb :0stsssr4vpcasx at;s !
x-Uudes ,fhesng1re oln woman. clotAed,,
In pnrple md scarlst thu Mother eysl
tam of, BafJyfou. centuries AFRO. made
all nations drunk withsher wine.rs the
doctrines which she had In her geld
en- cup. (Rev. xvii, 1-8:). The s.eolden
cup represents the Bible. II was
misused when the wine Of false doc.
trine was nut into it-vhen the Bible
was claimed az authority for the erro.
neous teachings of the Dark Ages.
The Intoxicating wine which made the
nations drunk, and led them to sun.
port the "woman." and to call them.
selves Christian nations. Papacy still
holds In her hand. and still offers to all
who will receive It. But the nations
are gradually SOLDERING mn. and becom.
ine less and less inclined to lake more
q the wine. i
The thought u that i I clommdtnRied
wine-a stupefyine p0tioh-vaa 6riit
into the wine in the .cup: auch doe.
trines as that Gods Kingdom had been
set up, and that the Pope reigns az
Christ's vicegerent. Other poisonous
elements had threatened the people
with Purgatorial torture, or eternal
torment - 80 : $50 -
The Protestant denominations were
all born under those intoxicating in
fuences. While they separated from
the Mother system, and denounced her,
yet they hold doctrinally to many of
the Intoxicating errors of her "cup."
Consequently they, too, claim that
Messiah's Kingdom Is set up and is
reigning. They join in giving the ma
tions the same dope the Mother gave
them, telling them they are Christian
nations, though they are building great
guns and dreadnoughts to blow each
other off the face Of the earth.
Water here symbolizes revenues,
from outside peoples and kingdoms. So
In Revelation we read that the woman
with the golden cup 'tsitteth upon many
waters;" land the waters which thou
sawest are peoples and multitudes, and
nations, and tongues" (Rev. xvii, I, 15.)
The "Euphrate.v to q. Dried lin.
In book Of Reyela lion not merely
IL the name Babylon used. hnt tho
symbolical description includes the
name Of the Euphrates. and vve
read of the great River Eunhrates that
1.-THE water thereof was dried mn" II
we are correct in Interpreting these
waters" to signify revenues what
would be signified BY the driving nm of
the River? It would imply a cessation
Of the revenues Of Babylon-millions
coming every year from rich and moor
Of all nations for her support. Il ia in
full accord with this Divine prediction
Of what is to come that we hear CRY.
ings arising from all denominations.
Catholic and Protestant. that the iva.
ters," the revenues, are being dried up.
History tells that the great CITY of
Babylon was captured by Cyrus and
his army after considerable siege.