The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-15

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" y ryles, Mr. Z
W. Y. kuehn aud Mr. Il r Maxwell.
the special Committee OF Foreign Mis-
sions Investigation appointed by the
/. International Bible Students Associa
ton. They were heartily welcomed
and given every facility for noting civil
aud missionary activities amongst the
Filipinos. Pastor Russell gave two ad
dresses today to large audiences, chief
lv Americans, He had u very earnes,
hearing. We report his address in
the Manila Grand Opera House from
the text. Thy Kingdom come. Thy
will be done on earth, as it is done in
heaven" (Matthew vi. TO- He said
Many of us have learned to appreci
ate a republican form Of government
as the very highest type Of civil ad
ministration. trust that nm not one
whit behind the most patriotic of you
In my appreciation Of the great govern
ment of the United States which many
of us believe Is the nobIeSt that has yet
risen amongst men Nevertheless, the
Bible teaches that Messiah's reign will
be that of Monarchy; not only so. 1t
will be very exclusive ard ariSto-
cratic Monarchy. Additionally. it will
be most -theocratic: the will
Of it's subjects will not be consulted in
the slightest particular.
The Fifth Universal Empire.
At first, In alarm. we are ready to
say Would not that be most danger
Gus condition of things? Could any
royal family. however noble and gen
erous. be entrusted with such auto
cratic power without fear Of it's being
misused for the enslavement Of the
people. for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of tn
FuleTs2 Have we not learned this in
the history Of the past SIX thousand
years? Do we not see the necessity
for eurtailing and controlling the pow
ers of kings and governors? Are we
not more and more brought to realize
the necessity that the people shall rule.
whether in Congress or In Parliament.
In Doumas or in Chambers Of Deputiesf
Yes. yes, my dear friends. heartily
ascede to all this; but when shall de-
scribe to you the nature of the King
dom that Is TO be established. and Its
personnel. all your fears will assuredly
fee, and you will rejoice exceedingly
that the Divine arrangement Is what 1t
is In respect to the theocratic Kingdom
shortly to be established and to take
over the government of the world.
Scripturally, it is described as the
Fifth Universal Empire Of earth. l
remind you Of the Dlvinely inspired
dream of King Nebuchadnezzar as In
terpreted by the Prophet Daniel. 1t
was Of an image majestic, grand. The
head Of the image was Nebuchadnez-
zar's own kingdom at Babylon. the
first to rule over the earth. Next, rep
resented In the breast and arms Of
silver, came Medo-persia. the second
Universal Empire Of earth, the con-
queror Of Babylon. Next, represented
in the belly and thighs OF the image.
came Grecia, the third Universal EN-
pire of earth. which conquered Medo-
Persia. Next, represented in the legs
Of iron, came Rome, the fourth Uni
versal Empire. conQueror of Greece.
There are to be no more until Messiah's
Kingdom; 1t will be the Fifth Mean
time. we have had two attempts at
fifth monarchy, both unsuccessful. One
Of these attempts was by Napoleon /.
the other was that of the Papacy. Dur
ing this time the present divisions,
which resulted from the breaking up Of
the Roman Empire. are represented by
thefeet Of the image, with their ten toes.
Shifting the images Feet.
The prophecy declares Daniel II. A.,
that in the days Of these kings, repre-
scented by the toes of the image, the
God OF heaven will set up Kingdom.
which shall subdue all kingdoms. and
which shall never be cverthrown. II
shall "be given to the people, saints.
of the Most High God, ond they shall
take the Kingdom and possess 1t for
ever, even forever and ever" Daniel
vii. IS. 27.) In, the picture Gods King
dom is symbollcally represented as a
great stone. hewn from the mountain
without hands-supernaturally. 1t shall
smite the image In It's feet. and forth
with the iron. the brass. the silver
and the gold shall become like the
chaf of d summer threshlng 1oor and
the wind shall carry It away but the
mountain shall increase until 1T shall
al the whole earth"
Thus. 10 a figure, or symbol. God
pictures things now shortly to come to
pass. | know not how much to ex'
pect from the war between Italy and
Turkey. hut Rome aud Constantinoplc
stand for, represent. the two legs OF /.
the image. for be 1t remembered that !
each In turn was the Roman Capital. /,