Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-08

His text: "Mene,
Meme, Tekel, UphGr-
. SIN = weighed in
.l(PASTOR RlJSSELD the balances and
- foun d wanting"
Daniel V, 25. 2S) 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, it is nevertheless
subject difficult to treat without Civ.
ing offense. without being misunder-
stood, without seeming harsh. Bear
with me, then, while expressing what
believe to be the Divine Message, In
just as klndlya manner as lknow how.
The Scriptures which may quote in
support Of my presentations seem
harsh, almost to cruelty, but assure
yon, my hearers, that am not respon-
sible for the language used My re-
gpOnsibility is to speak the word Of the
Lord. In doing this | shall endeavOr
TO present the Lords words in as kind.
ly manner as possible. and so far as
possible explain some of the harsher
expressions: but / must not shun TO
declare the whole counsel of God-and
as fully as ! believe He would now
have His people understand It.
There was no Mystic Babylon in the
days Of Jesus and the Apostles The
,wnpoecfnna tkoraforo IL, DaynIotfOn
bearing upon Mystic Babylon, were
prophetic of the Systems and condi-
tons which have since arisen in the
Church The word Babylon" has a
double significance. 1t comes from
"Babel." 1t calls our minds back to
the period when the sons Of Noah
lost faith in the Divine, Providential
care, and the promise of the rainbow,
and endeavored to erect structure
for their own prcseryatlon-the Tower
OF Babel. This attempt led to the con
fusion Of tongues
Similarly, following the days Of the
Apostles and the persecution Of the
early Church, nm attempt was made
TO erect great religious System for the
Churchs protection. not waiting for
and relying upon the Divine promise
that Messiah in due time would come
and establish His Kingdom for the
worlds blessing,
The religious Tower of Babel was
primarily, Papacy It was n wonder
ful structure so far as II went, but II
never accomplished the designs Of It's
founders It never mastered the st.
nation and established the Church far
above the power and influence Of the
civil governments and earthly mon
archs.
II was when the Tower Of Babel rose
to n considerable height In dignity and
grandeur that the Lord manifested His
power amongst the workmen, and con
founded their speeches. Disconnected.
the further building of the Tower
ceased, and the people Of the different
languages set up each for himself ac
cordlng to the different ideals. This
corresponds we'll with the Protestant
Reformation movement. and the vari.
GUS denominations into which those
once Catholics became divided
Babylon and lee Wall.
Another thought connected with our
subject is that the literal city Of Baby
lon was prototype, a prophetic figure
Of Mystic Babylon. The name Baby.
lon signifies "rhe gate OK God"-the
gateway by which access to God Is to
1be attained. This lp effect was the
claim made by papody, and the claim
she still makes, that she ls a great
City, great Kingdom, that she has
great wall Of Divine salvation and pro.
lection about her-a great wall built
OF Ignorance and superstition, say her
enemies.
In the Book OF Revelation Jesus pro.
phetlcally pictured the greatness Of
this City. this spiritual Empire, II In
essentially religious, although Il In
cludes the great kingdoms OF earth,
which unltedly are styled Chrlstendom.
This great City. Babylon, Is represent.
ed as being divided into ten different
wards. each Of which represents one Of
the Kingdoms OF Chrlstendom. and
which correspond TO the ten horns Of
tho symbolic Beast Compare Reye.
htlon xi. 10; xil i3; Kill, l.
And M this great City, or spiritual
Kingdom. thus includes the chief mon
archies Of Europe. 80, under another
figure. Babylon. Papacy, Is represented
NJ "woman." IN whose forehead was
found the name. Babylon the Great,
ihe Mother OF IIarlots." Thus ia shown
N aOme manner the various Protestant
ayriems OF Chrlstendom which sep
arated from the Mother Church" Of
Rome. Dtili her daughters, still related
10 hor Dartnkcrs Of her character.
traits and disposition. Tins Babylon