The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-12-19

~, sslu u nave psen inaue SSV years
ago. is printed in the London news
papers from the London Daily Cal
of October 90. The origin Of this
amazing document is not very clear
but the manuscript, in Latin, wal
found among ths papers OF the late
Adren Pelsdan, author OF a work on
Prophecies and the editor of q re.
view, The Annals of the Supernatur.
al 1t was found by his son, who
had it translated into French, and il
was published in the Figaro.
According to the son, NJ. Peladan
came into the possession of the manu-
script through a monk of st. Michel
de Frigolet, near Tarsscon, who, in
turn, received it from an able. Donat,
a learned priest who died at a very
great age.
In deciph srins tho allegory it must
be remembered that
France is represented by a cock,
England by a leopard,
Russia by a white eagle,
Germany by a black eagle,
Austria by the other eagle
The lamb stands for justiss, mercy
and truth.
Here is the prophecy in full:
/. Several times has one seemed to
recognize him because all the STAY
ers OF the Lamb resemble each 9TH
er, and all the wicked are the precur-
sors of the Great Wicked One.
2. Ths vsritable Antichrist will be
one of the monarchs of his time, a
son Luther: hs will invoke God and
sail himself His messenger.
3. The prince of lies will swear by
he Bible; he will call himself the
arm of the Most High, ehsstisins cor
rupted people.
4. He will have only one arm, but
his Vulnerable armies, who will take
Is their motto. God is with us" will
seem like Internal lsgions.
5. For a long while he will act by
use and treason; his spies will
spread all over the earth. and he will
20 master of the secrets of thoxs in
power.
6. lie will have theolosians in his
,ay to certify and prove his eslsetial
Z. A war will furnish him with the
sason for lifting the mask. II will
lot be one which he will make
gainst the French monarch, but an
'ther which will be easily recognized
" the fact that in two weeks time he
fill have become universal.
s. 1t will call to arms all Chris
ians. all Mohamedans, and even 9TH
+ very distant peoples. Armies will
70 formed in the four parts OF the
.orld.
=. For mems minds will be opened
y angels, and in the third, week they
fill understand that this is the Anti
hrist, and that they will all become
layes if they do not trampls down
his conQuering one.
10. The Antichrist viii he recogniz-
BILE by several marks. He will
hiehy massacre priests, monks, wom-
II, children and old people. He will
how no mercy; he will pass along
gliding a torch like the barbarians.
ut invoking the name OF Christ.
II. His false words will resemble
hose OF Christians and his acts will
e those of Nero and the Roman per-
there will be an eagle in his
Dat of arms, and there will also be
ne In that of his confederate, the /
ther wicked monarch.
~. But this one is a Christian and .
g will die cursed by the Pope Bene-
ictus who will be elected at the be-
inning of the reign of the Anti /
nrist.
10. Priests and monks will no lon
err be seen eonfessins and absolvins
lie eombatsnts because for the first
me priests and monks will fight with
10 other citizens, and slso because
ope Benedietus having cursed the
it will be proclaimed that
4 those who wage war against him
i'll be in a state'of grace, and should
ley die, will, like martyrs, &c
raight TO Heaven.
IA. The Pope's bull" proelaimisg
isse things will make great sem
tion and will cause the death Of ths
onarch, the Antiehrist ally.
Is. In order to conquer the Anti
irist, moro men must DO killed than
ONE has ever held, II will require
, effort from all lands, for the cock.
g leopard and the white eagle would
1t suffice 10 overcome the black
gle II they were not helped By the
ayers and devotion Of all the hui
an race. i
~ Navap hafor. k.o Lura..it, .