The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-30
COL, ROOSEVELT
IS DE[UDEO man
SEVENTH DAY ADVENT SPEAKER
ADMITS HE IS FACTOR IN
ARMAGEDDoN.
MISTAKES THE VOICE
HEARS CALL OF THE PEOPLE.
WHICH is NOT THAT OF THE
LoRD-BATTLE Is VEL
Low PERIL.

That Theodore Roosevelt With his
Progressive party Is a factor in the
conditions making for the 8att's on
Arma geddon, and fulfilling III scrip e
tural prophecies OF twenty-siY bum
bred years ago. was the pr position
advanced by Elder J. H. y. Tinldii.
Seventh Day Advent leader n his
sermon last night.
"But'--the speaker quaiIha a.
Roosevelt and his party are nor bat
ting for the Lord. He Is a dsluded
and deceived man in mlsiakins the
voice Of the people for the voice OF
the Lord. Il believe he Is honest IN
his convictions that he Is Inspired
by God TO bring about reforms in the
constitution framed by our fathers
which guarantees religious liberty to
all men who live under thy his
radical policies or initiative, refercn-
dun and recall. but 1t is the voice of
the people he hears, and the ma
jority of the people are wicked
Church VIII Dominate.
The preacher made the statement
that Roosevelt, with his policies. Was
playing a part in the fuifillment "
the prophecy Of scripture in bringing
about the union Of Church and STAT,
and that the conditions will bt ttre
for that great battle when the Church
shall have attained the upper hand
In every nation---a condition @hicn he
believes will come to pass in this Ken
GRAFTON. The United States viii be
the last nation on the earth in which
the Church will be in the ascendancJ
In civil government, but he believed It
will soon come to pass, and pointed
ous the efforts that had been mace
through congress to inject the de'at-
leKue into the constitution as evil
dence OF the trend.
Seventh Day Adventists observe
Saturday as their sabbath an View
with alarm the ena ctment ana en-
foreement of Sunday laws which com
pei observance of that day in viola
ton OF their tenets.
Religious Warfars.
The preacher. advanced the tn%ory
that the Battle OF ArmaReddon Will
be a religious warfare, when no M
tions of earth, led by their chlrches
will var against the yellow peril
OF Mohainmedanism. 400. 900. 600 strong
When Mohammadonisn is conquered
the Catholic. Protestant and heather
Pagan nations will war among them
selves and destroy each other. The
present warfare between Italy aad
Turkey he designated as the preim-
mary skirmish In the last great bat
tie. Turkey. the hotbed of NOLAN
madanisrn--is the bone OF contention
which will end in the unleashing OF
the dogs of war. but al the b ,ttoT
OF the warfare will not - the carving
OF the little possessions of the Sick
Man of the East. but In reality the
yellow peril Of Mohammedanism.
When the final destruction is wrougnt.
the preacher declared. satan viii have
arrived upon the earth. and viii lead
the forces OF sin in person against the
Lord
over i've hundred heard the ais
course last night In the big pavilion
at BYRD park. The choir rendered q
number OF illustrated hymns and The
sermon was illustrated with texts End
maps thrown upon the screen.
Elder p. 6. Wilkinson, presiie os
the union conference. will conduct The
services at II 4. NJ. and/s P. ID.
today at the tented city OF the Eir-
einia conference