The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-08

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brief be sald:-
While our message for today is "meat
In due season" to the Household Of
Faith and every way most important
to be understood. 1t is. nevertheless,
subject difficult to treat without Civ.
Ing offense. without being ,mlsunder.
stood. without seeming harsh, Bear
with me. then. while expressing what I
believe to be the Divine Message. In just
as kindly manner Us know how,
There was no Mystic Babylon In the
days of Jesus and the Apostles. The
expressions therefore In Revelation.
bearing upon Mystic Babylon. were
prophetic OF Systems and conditions
which have>slnce arisen in the Church.
Tie word Babylon has a double sig.
nlheanceMthe Gate iof God2aiso Con.
fttsfon. lpE rJu GeS.sz io1 ca -
20. RabyISn's Golden Cup. ssr
rnGer the figure Of Il woman clothed
In purple and scarlet tie Mother Sys-
tenn OF Babylon centuries ngo, made
all nntlons drunk with her wIne." the
doctrines which she had In her, gold
en- cup" tRev. xvii. l-G) The golden
cup" represents the Bible. 1t was
mIsused when the wine OF false doc
trine was put Into lt-when the Bible
was claimed us authority'for the erro-
neous teachings Of the Dark Ages.
The intoxicating wine which made the
nations drum. and led them to sup
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 up. and becom.
Ing less and less inclined to take more
OF the wine.
The thought Is that a commlngted
wIne-a stuperylns potIon-was put
into the wine in the Soup; such doc.
trincs rs that Gods Kingdom had been
set up. and that the Pope relgns US
Chrlst's vicegerent. Other poisonous
elements had threatened the people
with PursatorIal torture, or eternal
torment.
The Protestant Denominations were
all born under those intoxicating In.
fluenccs. While they separated from
the Mother system, and denounced her,
yet they hold doctrinaiiy to many OF
the intoxicating errors OF her cup"
Consequently they. too. claim that
Messlah,s Kingdom Is set up and is
reIgniug. They Join in giving the M.
lions 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 or the face OF the earth.
Water here symboIizes revenues,
from outside peoples and kingdoms. So
In Revelation we read that the woman
with the golden cup Stitch upon many
waters ''and the waters which thou
saweSt are peoples and multItudes. and
nations, and tongues" Qiev. xvii, l. 15J
The "Euphratss" to Be Dried Up.
In book Of Revelation not merely
Is the name Babylon used, but the
symbollcal description includes the
Iame OF the Euphrates, and we
read OF ihe great River Euphrates that
"fhe wafer thereof was dried, up II
we are correct in, interpreting these
walters" 70 signify revenues, what
would be SiSRiGed BY The drying up or
the River: II would Imply q, cessation
of the revenues Of Babylon-milllons
coiiing every year from rich and poor
OF all nations for her support. 1t Is III
full 'accord with this Divine prediction
OF what is 10 come that we hear cry.
inss 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
Ills arhy after u considerable siege.
His soldiers digged II fresh channel for
The river and turned It's course aside.
Thus was the River Euphrates dried,
up. and the army OF Cyrus entered
Babylon. suddenly. In the night. While
these things were TRANSPORTING. the
princes OF Babylon. corresponding 10
the hotabies Of Chrfstendom, were hold.
Ing high carnival, rejoicing in security.
1t was at this moment OF exuberance
that In the bnnquet hall OF Belshazzar