The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-16
LECTURE ON PROPHECY
DRAWS LARGE CROWD
United States, the Last Nation Mem
TONED In Prophecy" Draws Large
Crowd to the Tent.
[Contributed.l

The big tent was again filled to
overfiowing last night by the large
number of people who were eager to
hear the lecture on United States,
the Last Nation Mentioned in Proph-
ecy."
In practically all of the prophecies
previously studied, where nations
were represented by different kinds Of
beasts, they were spoken OF as coming
up out Of the sea, denoting their rise
among peoples and nations usually by
conquest: but the beast spoken OF in
the latter part Of the thirteenth chap
ter of Revelation was seen to come up
out OF the earth, which must at least
have denoted that 1t arose In a diff
ferent manner from the others. Also
1t had two horns like lamb, not like
lion, or dragon, or bear, or great and
terrible beast such as represented
Rome. but like one of the meekest OF
beasts; and the time when 1t was said
to appear was about 1898 Did any
other nation arise at any time near
that date other than the United States,
that would in any way coincide with
the prophetic description? Could any
thing better represent the two under
lying principles, upon which our gov
eminent was founded, republicanism
and professionalism, than the two lamb
like horns?
But the power thus depicted was to
speak, and do differently than would
be expected from its first appearance
and early history. A careful study was
made of the verses following the de-
scription OF this nation, together with
those preceding 1t. and 1t was plainly
shown from them as we'll as from
current events and history, Just the
direction in which our country is
drifting. Instead Of standing firmly
for the complete separation of church
and state as enunciated by the found
ers OF this government these two
vital principles are being rspudiated
not only by those whose avowed pur-
pose 1t is to reunite the church and
state; but decaying professionalism is.
In seeking an alliance with the civil
arm for the furtherance Of her ends,
Fastening the establishment of the
Image OF the beast" and the mark of
apostasy, vastly more than is general
ly realized. The assertion was made
that there were not more than two
states in the union today, in which,
the dictates OF conscience with refer
ence to worship, could be freely fol-
lowed without infringing upon eccles-
iastical laws enacted by the state:
and in California, one of these states.
there is at the present time under
way gigantic campaign, which sad
to say is promoted by protested
protestants in particular, for the en-
actment by the civil power of just
such religious legislation, in spite OF
the fact that It is contrary to the first
amendment to our national constitu-
ton. In the face of these well known
facts, could anyone deny that this
prophecy would be fulfilled to the let
ter in our country in the near future?
An appeal was made to the audience
that they prepare to meet the issue,
which would come just as sure as
Gods word is truth.
Am lost? Can I be Saved?' was
announced as the subject for this
evening. This is vital question for
every one, as upon the answer depends
our eternal destiny.