The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-04-16

Is Strength
As with the protestant fedora ton. so
with the Catholic; they desire to secure
the help of the state to further their
ends. The union of these bodies into
one great federation will bring the re-
suits they desire.
That such federation is to he con-
snmmated Is evident, and when this
comes, then will be fulfilled the scrip
ture which says. "And all that dwell
upon the earth shall worship him, whose
names are not written in the book of
NE OF the lamb slain from the founda-
ton of the world" "And he causeth
all, both small and great, rich and poor,
Tree and bond, to receive mark in
their right hand or in their foreheads:
And that no man might buy or sell, save
ne that had the mark, or the name of
the beast, or the number of his name"
Rev. 10: s. 16. II
Seventh-Day Adventists have always
taken the position that this beast rep
resents the Catholic church, and that
her mark of authority and power is
the Sunday sabbath.
Cardinal Gibbons says, speaking of
the change of the day of rest from
Saturday to Sunday: "Of course the
Catholic church claims that the change
was her act and the act is
a MARK of her ecclesiastical power and
authority in religious matters"
Verse five of Revelation thirteen saws
"this power will speak great words
against God and by her laws will she
10 so. When the protestants unite
with the Catholics for a universal Sun
lay law then will IAN the world" won
der after the beast. The churches can.
and will unite on this one measure. Bish
op Conevin of Pittsburg, Pa. said that
one of the great problems to be solved
was the securing of a day of rest and
worship for all the people of the coun-
try, and that day of rest and worship
he plainly indicated must be Sunday.
In 1889, at congress of Catholic law
men of the United States paper was
read by the editor of the "Catholic Uni
verse;" in which he said: What we
should seek is a union with the profess
tant christians who desire to keep Sun
oay holy we can bring the
protestant masses over to the reverent
moderation of the Catholic Sunday"
Rev. A. S. Lloyd general secretary
of the Protestant Episcopal church said.
The best sign Of the times Is that in
every religious company now. men apol-
ogize for being separated from their
brethren, it means the coming of the
coming one. Why should this not he
the time when all Gods people begin
to study what must be eliminated to Sc |
cure the union of Christendom? There
cannot be christian unity until the Greek
and Roman Catholic churches unite with
Let us not leave out any, |
BODY. all the family must get together"
VIII professionalism assist this scheme
10 successful elimination? Organized |
as represented by the Fed |
eral Council of the Churches of Christ |
m America has already committed IT,
self to that undertaking, and that organ.
cation claims to represent between sew
snteen and eighteen millions of adher-
snts With these organizations. the
National Reform association, the Inter-
rational Reform bureau, the American
federation of Labor. the Lords Day AL
lance, the w. c. T. u, the Civic
eagues. and the Young Peoples societies
u the various denominations all working