The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-18
the Same Celestial Visitor That Has Heralded the Most Momentous Events in Human History

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 formed?" he asked. \
 The woman took a scrap and wrote on it the year 184s. Then adding it's figures together she obtained the total "22" which added to "1S49" made "1s71." 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 she 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.
 'In view of this strong Bible evidence" wrote the Rev. pr. Russell as long ago as 1889, I've consider it 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. Russe1f very rationally ar gued that the battle of Armageddon signi- fled that the common people would turn upon their kings and rulers who had wiekedsy led them into war; He believes that before the close of the present war the nations will dethrone all kings and form universal brotherhood which will make a conflict like this impossible in future
 M Peladan, the distinguished leader of the mystic Rosicruciant fraternity, has pointed out in the Paris Figaro that the details of this conflict were foretold with amazing exactitude by Brother Johannes monk iu the year 1900. 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.
 "The veritable Anti-Christ will be one of the monarchs of his time, son of Luther; he will call upon God and proclaim him. self as His envoy.
 "He will have only one arm, but his in- numerable armies, taking as motto God Wltn us, VIII seem lihe luleTudl leSlous.
 For a long time he will act by rnse and treachery, and his spies will overrun the whole earth, and he will be master of the secrets of the mighty
 "A war will give him the occasion to remove his mask. It will not begin against a 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 acoyte, 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"
 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 ether monarcb] referred to as having an eagle in his armsI 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 warJ and we have been told that he has pro- tested vigorously to the Austrian Emperor against certain shocking occurrences.