The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-10-25
AT THE GOSPEL TENT

/ noIdS the balance OF power in the po-
litical affairs of this country, and
knows how to use it, and is using it
to the detriment of the liberties Of
the people. This situation is the
! gravest menace in the history of the
republic said Carlyle E. Haynes, the
lecturer and evangelist Sunday night
! at the gospel tent to a large crowd.
This statement was made in an adj
+ dress on 'WiI Rome Rule American
! It was the second in a series of four
4 on the same subject, the final one of
which will be delivered tonight
AS a basis for these four addresses
Mr. Haynes is using the verses III
the book of Revelation, 18th chapter
and 18th to 18th verses. This pro
phecy, he claims. refers to the United
States. He said in part:
The avowed purpose of the Cath
/ Ollie church is to make America Cath
Ole No one would have any objec-
zion TO her attempt to do this if she
would confne herself TO preaching
the system of religion she holds to be
true. But this is not the method be
ing used Instead she is seeking po-
liJical power, and meddling and in
terfering in the governmental affairs
of this country And SO successful
has she become that every candidate
for high office knows that he must
make himself acceptable to her before
he can be elected
The Catholic church is gaining
power in this country at an appalling
rate When it becomes supreme, as
the prophecy we are studying indi-
Gates that it will for short time,
then let Americans look we'll to their
liberties, for this system has official |
ly condemned every principle Of lib
erty upon which the United States !
is founded And it is not different
now from what it was during the dark
ages.
And the amazing thing about this
situation is that the Protestant
churches are asleep. They do not re-
alize what is taking place. Their lead |
ers deprecate any reference to the
Catholic church except as a we'll
meaning Christian system They re-
fuse to see the menace in its political
manipulations. They have ceased to !
protest And this is so because many I
of the Protestant churches are fol- |!
lowing in the steps of Rome Godli- |
ness and true piety have been crowd !
ed out of them by wealth, pride, self |
ishness, love of display and worldl- |
ness in general. which have fostered /
a spirit of religious aristocracy Their
members are bound by the power u
creed as in iron bands.
Rome controls 100000 votes, and
in the main they will be cast for the
candidate who is the most likely TO
obey the commands Of Catholicism !
These votes will win any election in
America Without doubt this next
election will be won by the candidate
for whom they are cast"
Last night Mr. Haynes continued
this subject, but dealt with what he
termed The Decay Of Protestant
ism" He said:
In the United States there will be
established before long a union Of re-
ligion and the state. All the efforts
now being put forth by the inter
church federation, the Lords ay al
liances, the American Sabbath I'M
ion, and the national reform associa-
ton, are tending towards that very
end, and their efforts will ere long be
fully consummated. And when that
result is effected woe to that man
who dissents from the established re-
ligion.
The prophecy that we are study
ing declares that the United States
would make an image to the beast,
or likeness to Catholicism, and re-
quire all to worship it. The beast,
or the papacy of which it is a symbol,
is a union of a corrupt state with q
corrupt church A likeness to that
is to be established in this country, if
this prophecy is true This would
mean that there was to be effected
mere a union of church and state. Is
this possible in America? 1t is neces-
sary only to direct attention to the
purposes of the organizations spoken
of a moment ago, and all other organ
izations teaching the doctrine Of
Christian citizenship for the pur
pose of securing that snare and delu-
sion Of civic righteousness, for it to
be made plain that we are on the
very verge of a union of church and
state in this country.
The Protestant churches are seek
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