The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-08
WORLD IS HAVING ITS
LAST FLING SHE SAYS
Priestess Predicts That War and De
ISOLATION Will Visit the United
States.


ad its gcorgette crepe waists and silk
stockings, its vice districts, and its cor
rupt politicians, is merely having it's
last fling. 1t is to emerge along about
sinless world in which the tenn
pered, the selfish and the greedy indi-
vidual VIII have gone to their reward.
And what a century this is to be!
War, calamity, destruction, desolation,
with America leading the world in OBJ
ituary notices. At the end there will be
100000 angel marked individuals in
habiting the earth. There will be 9TH
ers, but without a spiritual under
standing, and they won It count greatly.
1t is unlikely that these United States
will have any representatives among
the 44O. 900. elect.
Thus runs the prophecy of the Count
ess Aurela Bethlen, a native of Hun
gary. Countess Bethlen is in Chicago as
the guest of Mrs. Nicholas Andree, 424
East Forty Second street. She is a
priestess Of the -Bahai religion and in
her younger days was ~cycHSt and
horsewoman of note. She traces her
family back to "A B. c., but she has re-
linnuished her castle, sold her jewels,
given away her wealth and is preaching
and teaching the Bahai beliefs.
"The greatest destruction is to come
to America,' says Countess Bethlen
"That is because America is the greed
lest nation on EARTH 1t worships gold;
not God. Every nation of the earth
is to attack America. It may be the
Germans who start. The Asiatics will
come in England will want a slice
of country She will follow. Every
country will want a slice. America will
try to protect herself against all tho
dogs that come.
"The more calamity that comes the
more glory. I pray for it. For it i:
only through great calamity that great
unity and love can come. I love my
American brothers and sisters, and
would give my life for them. But who
among them would do as much fo
me?'
ssWhen ] see men and women dc
wrong I say, Go to it. It will sool
be over The cabarets will not las
there will be none in the next century
There will be no capital punishment
The grafters and corrupt politician
will be done away with. Vice is only t.
last to the end Of the Goth century.
81 was praying one day, and say
in my prayer Italy rise against Austri
I did not understand it, but on Sunda
7 had a vision God said to me, 'ltal
is only storm It will pass over.
Jumped out of bed and wrote tha
down. Then I took my pencil and wen
back to bed I went to sleep, and tn
vision returned. I saw before me tn
great war in Europe. l saw Englan
annihiliated. The German empere
stood there with his soldiers and tn
:, earth swallowed up his armies. 1 lool
ed again, and the emperor stood thel
alone.
81 said, Do you want your dinner
He said, Yes and then he was swa
lowed up. But remember that En-
land will go first Then [ saw the tr
mendous war in America, greater, Il
greater, than the war in Europe, al
the American men were fighting almo
naked. The nakedness slgnlfled tn
the shortcomings of Americans are
l. be showed up.
"God is purifying the earth, and II
kingdom is to be established. The
will be an angel of destruction at
four corners Of the earth to wipe o
the mean, and the selfish, and with t
r, wicked.
n 81 want to be an example of sImp
rn city. 1 dress in plain black. There
Mt no frills. And because [ dress so 81
he n]v 7 am stared at. Because / have r
,i attractive furs. Because my legs
el shoes are not on exhibition, won
stop and look at me on the street, fr'
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