Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-12-29
THE GLORY OF THE AMERICAN RE-
PUBLIC
The Science of Government
The Hope and Dependence Of the Human
Race
Copyright 1917
By ORLANDO BELKNAP POND
(A1l rights reserved)
CHAPTER VII.
Great Epochs and Great Events


taken place in the progress of events in the
history of the world since the establishment
of the petty kingdoms of antiquity that is
marked by the rise and fall of great king
doms anad empires. Some of these epochs
are already closed and others are still in
progress If we give the matter our serious
attention we shall discover two separate
lines Of progress and development in the
known civilized relations of mankind that
have followed the race westward and that
more particularly concern the Caucasian or
white races of man.
These epochs and events are comprehend
ed as follows:
First The settlement of Abram, the pro-
genitor of the Israelites, in the land of
Canaan.
Second The delivery of the Israelites by
Moses from the bondage of Egypt, and their
establishment in the promised land of Ca
naan.
Third The complete establishment of
the Babylonian empire, and the reign Of
Nebuchadnezzar.
Fourth The birth, life and death of
Jesus Christ and the establishment of Chris
tianity in the world.
Fifth The Reformation under Martin
Luther and others.
ixth:-The discovery of the Western
Continent new world and the declaration
OF independence, and the establishment of
new nation. under new name and title the
United States of America
Seventh The French Revolution, and
the rise and fall of the Napoleonic dy-
nasties
The great events that have marked the
most important epochs in the world since
the dawn of recorded history are noted as
follows:
LIST. The establishment of the Hebrews, or
Israelites, in the promised land of Canaan.
End. The birth. life and death of Jesus
Christ. and the establishment of Christian
ity in the world
3rd. The establishment of the American
Republic.
1t may be of interest to know that Abram
or Abraham. as he was afterwards known.
and Nebuchaddnezzar, were both Chaldeans
from one of the provinces of the Babylon
can Empire. That in which Babylon was
situated. Abram was selected by Jehovah
to be the head and named Abraham, the
father of race which was to be raised ND
for special purpose
And ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, being the head
was appointed to represent great system
OF world activity which was to endure for a
dehn1te. specified term; and include king
doms and empires Of vast extent and great
powers and authority which should rise and
tall in the progress Of tremendous contests
OF military struggles in which each in turn
should become supreme upon the PROSTATE
form Of the other.
The great purpose and end in view by the
creation and appointment of these two
separate and distinct systems of activity,
were one and the same thing the prepare
ton OF the world for the setting up and es-
tabllshlng the kingdom in the latter DAYS
that is to endure unto the ages of the ages,
devoted to the true worship of Jehovah.
One represented the head of race that
was to be raised up for the special purpose
of Introducing into the world a knowledge
OF Jehovah as the true God of worship: and
by means of this knowledge overthrow the
entire system of idolatrous worship The
other represented the head of a system of
forces the purpose of which was to so con-
duct the affairs of the world that the entire
systems then existing of world powers and