The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18

Prussia seemed slight, the Prince asked:
Imperial Majesty, and Of what empire,
pray?" "Of the new German Empire" said
the woman. "And when is this empire to
be formed7" he asked.
The woman took scrap and wrote on
1t the year 1S49. Then adding its figures
together she obtained the total "22" which
added to "1s4s" made 1871" the year IN
which King William was actually pro-
claimed German Emperor.
"And how long am to rule over this
empire?" then asked Prince William. BY
similar calculations abe showed that he
would be Emperor until 1888, and that the
Empire itself would come to an end In
1914.
The Rev. Charles T. Russell, pastor OF
the Millennial Dawners, who worship in the
Brooklyn Tabernacle, warned the people
very clearly that this would be the year
of the battle Of Armageddon.
"1n view OF this strong Bible evidence"
wrote the Rev. DR.. Russell as long ago as
1889, I'VE consider 1t an established truth
that the final end Of the kingdoms OF this
world. and the full establishment Of the
Kingdom of God will be established by the
end of A. d. 1914"
The Rev. DR.. Russell very nationally ar.
gued that the battle of Armageddon signi-
fed that the common people would turn
upon their kings and rulers who had
wickedly led them into war. He believes
that before the close OF the present war
tho nations will dethrone all kings and
form q universal brotherhood which will
make conflict like, this impossible in
future.
NJ. Peladan, the distinguished leader OF
the mystic Rosicrucian fraternity, has
pointed out in the Paris Figaro that the
details Of this conflict were foretold with
amazing exactitude by Brother Johannes,
monk, In the year 1000. The prophecy
OF Brother Johannes, written in Latin, be.
gins thus:
People will imagine that they have seen
him many times, for all the slayers OF the
Lamb resemble one another, and all the
wicked are precursors OF the great wicked
one.
1.-The veritable Anti-Christ will be one of
the monarchs OF his time, a son of Luther:
he will call upon God and proclaim him.
self as His envoy.
He will have only one arm, but his IN.
Vulnerable armies, taking as q motto God
with u.s. will seem like internal legions.
For long time he will act by ruse and
treachery, and his spies will overrun the
Wnoio taTtn, ana ne VIII ne master or tn6
secrets Of the mighty.
"A war WILL give him the occasion to
remove his mask. 1t will not begin against
French monarch, but against another,
and in two weeks it will be universal. ''*
His words will be like those Of the
Christians, but his acts will be those of
\ Nero and the Roman Prosecutors: he will
have an eagle in his escutcheon and there
will be one also in that Of his acoIyte, the
other bad monarch.
But the other is Christian. and he will
die under the malediction of Pope Bene-
dictus, who will be elected at the. begin.
ming Of the reign Of Anti.Christ"S
= From the French point Of view this
prophecy points clearly to the German
Kaiser, who, as most people know, has
only one good arm The other monarch
referred to as having an eagle in his arms
is the Austrian Emperor. The reference
to Pope Benedict is most impressive, for
the present Pope was elected and assumed,
that name after the beginning of the war;
and we have been told that he has pro-
tested vigorously to the Austrian Emperor
against certain shocking occurrences.