Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-10

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tYASLQR RuSSELDl understanding Of
all classes. Pastor
IusselI's text today was, Declare We
among the nations, and publish: set up
a standard: say. Babylon is taken
.Jer. 50:2
The discourse began with an &C
acknowledgement that the theme is one
difficult TO handle without giving
offense, without being misunderstood.
and that therefore the Pastor wished
10 express himself as kindly as he
knew how TO do. He realized that his
message was meat in due season" for
the Household or Fa!th--one most I'm
portant to be understood. He remind
ed his hearers that his responsibility is
10 speak the Word of God. and that be
must not shnn that responsibility.
The Pastor explained that there was
no Bsbyion In ttS BAYS of Jesus and
His Apostles. The expressions In Rev
elatton bearing ursu Mystic Babylon
were prophetic of conditions which
have since risen in the church He
traced the word Babylon back to the
Tower of Babel, which. he declared.
Vas b typepf Papacy. IT was a wop-
derfnl structure, but ney accomplish
ed the desigaas Of lis founders The
manifestation of Gedss Power amongst
the wnrknef Ia confounding their
speech corresponds well with the
Protestant Reformation movement and
the various denominations snto which
Chrtstendora has been divided
4 Babylon Also a Typs.
II was then shcvn In detail that the
literal city of Babylon was q prototype
Of Mystic Babylon, which Is pictured
fn Revelation as q spiritual empire. in
ending the great kingdoms Of earth
Ghrisfendom Under another figure
Mystic Babylon Is represented by a
woman and her daughters. Thus the
various Protestant systems of Christeu-
dom are depicted. Though long sepa-
rated iron, the Mother Church OF
Rome. these are still her daughters,
partakers OF her character and traits.
The Pastor reminded his audience
that the language OF Revelation is fg-
urative. and does not signify that eli
Their Mother Church or her daughters
are immoral The thought IL that the
Church Of Christ was primarily i viz.
gif coliiDainy, separated from The world
--cAlIed to be joint.heirs with Christ Id
His Kingdom. To Whatever extent
systems nr0ss amongst Jesus follow
ara and became affiliated with the king
douis OF thia world, to that exteas
scripturaliy. fguratively. they commit
ted hariotry;; for they were espoused to
our Lord and were to wait for His Sec
Ond Coming, when they might become
His Bride, Associate. In HIS Kingdom.
/ At cannot be questioned that Papacy
became afaliated with the Roman EN-
pire and sat down on the Roman
throne; nor that the Church of Eng.
land as n OF her daughters, became
affiliated with the British government
and sits. representatively, In the House
Of Lords. 1t would not be questioned
that the Greek Church experienced a
similar betrothal and marriage to the
Russian government 1t lis in this
Eeilse that the Church of Rome and her
Observation-Disclosures called BY
the family name of Babylon.
\ Habylon,s Golden Cup.
The Pastort then discussed the picture
OF Mystic Babylon given by the Rev
eiator. The golden cup hi the womanss
hand represents the Bible, the Divine
standard Of authority. II was misused
when the wine uf false doctrine was
put into it-when the Bible was CHIN.
nd 10 be authority for various errone-
Gus teachings of the Dark Ages. The
Intoxicating drink which made the ma.
tons drunk and led them to call them.
selves Christian Is stu offered to who
ever viii receive It But the nations
are SOLDERING up, and are less and less
inclined To take the mixture.
The Enphrates, flowing through Iii.
eTal Babylon, represented the peoples
and natiohs supporting Mystic Baby-
Ion by contributions and offerings.
tH~evelation I7:16J The drying up of
the waters might represent d cessation
of reyenne. m full accord with this
Dtxfne prediction of9what is vel to5
come, We henr cry from all denomi.
patfons TINT their revenues are being
itied ups
Nhen foFetelling tie disaster mo-
BAlsyl0n. The Prophet Jeremiah gave
tle messaea / D Israel, ssFlee ont al
kSbyJ0n: deltvareyesy man HIS soulv
descriptions IN that destruction
1rp8ofy a~x6g9arAted untfy