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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER.
The Three
Guardsmen
By Alexandre Duiri^
his grace tbe Duke of Buckingham. I
pardon you the death of poor Felton,
I pardon you the attempts upon my
own person. Die in peace."
"And I," said M. d'Artagnan, "par
don yon. and 1 weep for yon. Die In
peace."
"I am lost!" murmured milady In
English. "I must die!"
The executioner placed b£f in the
boat. The boat moved off to.ward tbe
left hand abort of tbe Lys, bearing the
guilty woman and the executioner. All
Th*y Heard ths Hissing of th* Boimltar
snd th* Cry of th* Vlotim.
the others remained on the right hand
bank, where tbey fell on their knee*.
The troop of friend* saw the boat
gain tbe opposite bank.
Milady, during the passage, bad con
trived to nntle the cord which fastened
her feet On coming near to the bank
she Jumped lightly on shore and took
to flight.
-But tbe soil waa moist On gaining
tbe top of the bank she slipped* and
fell upon her knees.
Then they saw the executioner raise
both his arms slowly. Tbe two arms
fell with a sudden force. They beard
the hissing of the acimltar and the
cry of the victim, then a truncated
mass sank beneath the blow. .
Tbe executioner then took off hia red
cloak, spread it upon the ground, laid
the body in It,—threw In the head, tied
an up with the four cqrners, lifted it
on to bis back and got into the boat
again.
When arrived in tbe middle of the
stream be stopped tbe boat and sus
pending tbe burden over the water:
"Let tbe Justice of God be doner
cried he with a loud voice.
And be let tbe body drop Into tbe
depths ot the waters, which closed
over It
Within three daya the foot musket
eers were In Paris.
CHAPTER XLVI.
Conolusion.
ON the 6th of tbe following
, month the king. In compliance
with a promise he had made
the cardinal to return to La
Rochtfle, left bis capital still In
amazement at t|ie news which began
to spread of Buckingham's assassina
tion.
The return to La Rocbelle was pro
foundly dull. Our four friends In par
ticular astonished their comrade*; they
traveled together, aide by side, with
spiritless eyes and beads depressed.
One day, when the king had halted
to hunt and the four friends had
stopped at an inn on the high road, a
man coming from La Rocbelle on
horseback pulled up at the door to
drink a glass of wlna
"Hllloa, M. d'Artagnan!" said he. "la
not that you I see yonder?"
D'Artagnan raised bis head and ut
tered a cry of joy. It was bis unknown
of Meung.
D'Artagnan drew bla sword and
sprang toward tbe door.
But this time. Instead of avoiding
him, tbe unknown jumped from his
horse and advanced to meet D'Arta
gnan.
"In tbe name of tbe king, I arrest
your' he said.
•How? What do you say?" cried
D'Artagnan.
"I am tbe Chevalier de Rochefort,
tbe equerry of Mgr. tbe Cardinal de
Richelieu, and I have orders to con
tact yoa to his eminence."
"We are returning to his eminence,
If. le Chevalier," said Athos. advanc
ing; "and yoa will please to accept tbe
word of U. d'Artagnan tbat be will go
straight to La Rocbelle. We will be
bis guards, monsieur, npon oar words
as gentlemen."
"Gentlemen," said Bocbefort, "If M.
d'Artagnan will surrender his "sword
to me and join bla word to yours, I
will be satisfied with your promise to
convey M. d'Artagnan to tbe quarters
of Ugr. tbe Cardinal. I wish to contin
ue my Journey."
"If It Ik for tbe purpose of rejoining
milady." said Atboe coolly, "it Is use
less; yon will not And her."
"What is become of her, then?" ask
ed Bocbefort eagerly.
"Come back wltb us to the camp
and yoa shall know."
They were only a dayg Jnnmsr
from Snrgeree. to which place tbe car
dinal was to come to meet tbe king.,
JTbey resumed their route.
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afternoon they arrived at Surge res.
Tbe cardinal here greeted Louis XIIL
On returning In the evening to his
quarters at tbe bridge of La Pierre
tbe cardinal found D'Artagnan, with
out his sword, and the three mus
keteers, armed, standing before tbe
door of tbe house. He made a sign
with his eye and hand for D'Artagnan
to follow him.
D'Artagnan obeyed.
"We_ shall wait for you, D'Arta
gnan," said Athos loud enough for tbe
cardinal to hear him.
His eminence went to the chamber
which served him as a closet and
made a sign to Bochefort to bring in
the yffung musketeer. Bochefort obey
ed and retired.
"Monsieur," said the cardinal, "you
bare been arrested by my orders. Do
yon know why?"
"No, monselgneur, for the only
thing for which I conld be arrested
is still unknown to your eminence.
If monselgneur will have the good
ness to tell me In the first place whnt
crimes are Imputed to me I will then
tell your eminence what 1 have realty
done."
"You are charged with having corre
sponded with tbe eHemles of the king
dom. Yon are charged wllb having
surprised state secrets. You are
charged with havlug endeavored to
thwart the plans of your general."
"And who charges me with this,
monselgneur?" said D'Art a print). "A
woman branded by the Justice of the
country, who attempted both to poi
son and assassinate me!"
"What Is all this, monsieur?" cried
the cardinal, astonished. "And what
woman are you speaking of thus?"
"Of Milady de Whiter," replied D'Ar
tagnan—"yes, of Milady de Winter, oi
whofce crimes your eminence Is doubt
ieaa Ignorant because you have honor
ed her with your confidence. But she
is punished, monselgneur."
"And who bas punished her?"
"We have."
"Ia she In prison?"
"She is dead. Three times she at
tempted to kill me, and I pardoned her,
but she murdered tbe woman I loved.
Then my friends and I took her, tried
her and condemned her."
D'Artagnan then related the story.
A shudder crept through tbe body of
tbe' cardinal But ail at once, aa If un
dergoing the Influence of a secret
thought, tbe countenance of the cardi
nal, till that moment gloomy, cleared
op b/ "degrees and recovered perfect
serenity.
"So," said tbe cardinal, in a tone that
contrasted strongly with the severity
of his words, "yon have constituted
yourselves Judges, without remember
ing that tbey who punish without II
cenae to punlah are assassins?"
"Monselgneur, I do not hold life dear
enough to be afraid of death. Another
might reply that be had his pardon in
his pocket I will content myself with
saying: Issue your orders of condem
nation, monselgneur. Inm ready."
"Year pardon?" aald Blcbelleu, sur
prised. "Signed by whom? By the
king?" •
"No; by your eminence. Monselgneur
will doubtless recognise bis own writ
ing."
And D'Artagnan presented to tbe car
dinal tbe precious piece of paper wblcb
A thoa had forced from milady.
It Is by my order and for ths good of
the stats that the bearer of this has dons
what hs has done. RICHELIEU.
Deo. 3, 1627.
The cardinal after boring read these
two lines sank Into a profound reverie,
but be did not return tbe peper to
D'Artagnan. At length bo raised bis
head, fixed his eagle look upon tbat
loyal, open and Intelligent countenance,
read npon that face, furrowed with
tears, all the suffering be bad endured
In the coarse of tbe last month and re
flected for the third or fourth time how
much that youth of twenty-one years
of age had before him and what re
source* his activity, his courage' and
his shrewd understanding might offer
to a good master. The crimes nnd the
"Monseigneur," said he, "my life le
yeure-"
Infernal genius of oilladjr bad more
than-once terrified him. He felt some
thing like a secret joy at having got
rid of this dangerous accomplice.
Be alowly tore tbe paper wblch
D'Artagnan bad generously placed In
bis hand. Then be went to tbe table
and. without elttlng down, wrote a
few tinea upon a parchment of which
two-thirds wss already Oiled up aqd
affixed nla aeal to It
"Sere, monsieur." said the cardinal
to tbe young man; "I bare taken from
yon one signed blank to give yen an
other. The-name In wanting In this
commission; yon can write It yourself."
r D'Artagnan took the papor hesitat
ingly and cast his eyee over It It wag
a nontenant's commission In tbe mus-
Mitfuri
D'Artagnan fell at the feet of the
cardinal. ,
"Moneelgnear." AM he, "my life Is
yoars; henceforward dlapoee of It But
I have three friends who are more
merUoriooe and more worthy"—
•Too are a brave youth, D'Artagnan.
De with this commission what yoa
will, only remember that, though the
name be a blank. It wee to ydu that I
cays It Bocbefort!"
The chcvauer entered immediately.
"Bochefort." said the cardinal, "you
see M. d'Artngaan. I receive him
among the number of my friends. Em
brace, then, and be prudent If you have
any wish to preserve your beads."
Bochefort aud D'Artagnan saluted
coolly, but the cardinal was there ob
serving them with his vigilant eye.
They left the chamber at the sadie
time. i.
"We shall meet again, shall we not.
monsieur?"
"When you please," s«ld D'Artagnan,
and they pnrteO.
"We were beginning tp grow Impa
tient," said Athos.
"Well, here I am, my friends," re
plied D'Artagnan. "not only free, but
in favor."
lie related all tbnt had taken pldce
between the cardinal and himself and,
drawing the commission from his pock
et. "Here, tny dear Athos," said be;
"this belongs to yon naturally."
"Uy friend."' said Athos, "for Athos
this is too much; for tbe Count de la
Fere it Is too little. Keep the com
mission. It la yours. Alas, yon have
purchased It deurly enough."
"Here, my friend," suld D'Artagnan
to Fortlios; "write your name upon
tills and become my officer."
Tort ho* cast his eyes over the com
mission nnd returned it to D'Artagnaa
■"Yes." snld he—"yes. that would flut
ter me very much, but I shonld not
hilve time enough to enjoy the distinc
tion During our expedition to Be
thune the husband of my (lushes* died,
so that, my dear friend. I shall marry
tlift widow. No: keep the lieutenancy,
my dear fellow, keep It." And he re
turned the commission to D'Artagnan.
The young man then offered the com
mission to Amtnis.
"Alas, tny dear friend." said AramU,
"our lute adventures have disgusted me
with life nnd with n sword. This time
my determination Is irrevocably taken.
After the siege 1 shall enter the bouse
of the Laznrists. Keep the commis
sion. D'Artagnan. Tbo profession of
arms suits you. Vou will be a brave
and adventurous captain."
EPILOGUE.
La Bochelte. deprived of the assist
ance of the English fleet and of tbe re
enforcements promised by Bucking
ham, surrendered after a siege- of •
year. On the 28th of October, 1028,
tbe capitulation was signed.
D'Artagnan took possession of hi*
rank I'ortlios left the service and in
the ourpe of the following year mar
ried Mme. Coqucnard. The so nltich
coveted coffer contained 800,000 llyre*.
Mousqueton became his factotum.
Aramls took the habit in a convent
of Nancy. Bnzlq, becam? a lay brother.
Atboa remained a musketeer under
tbe command of D'Artagnan till tbe
year 1031. when lie also quitted the
service under the pretext of having in
herited a small property in Bouslllon.
Grlmaud followed Athos.
D'Artagnan fought three times with
Bochefort and wounded him at each
encounter. At length tbey embraced
heartily and without retaining any
malice.
Planchet obtained from Bochefort
the rnnk of sergeant in tbe guard*.
11. Bonacleux lived on very quietly,
perfectly ignorant what had become
of his wife and caring very little about
the matter. One day he bad the Im
prudence to Intrude himself upon the
memory of the cardinal. Tbe cardinal
bad him informed that he would pro
vide for iiiin so that be should never
want fir anything In future. In fact,
M. Bonacleux, having left hi* house at
7 o'clodk lu the evening to go to tbe
Louvre, never appeared again in tbe
Btie de* Fossdyeurs, aRd the opinion
of those who seemed to be tbe best
Informed was that he wa* fed and
lodged In some royal castle at tbe ex
pense of his generous eminence.
THE BHD.
Cold Storage Cats.
Uncle Sam has thousands of eat*,
which he employs nt a cost of about
fis a year each. The government
maintains In the I'hlllpplue Island* a
small army of "cold storage" cats. At
the Immense cold storage depot at
Manila, where great quantities of pro
visions ere kept, cats are most neces
sary. and at the establishment of the
post there were sent there some of the
famous cold storage breed. Tbls breed
originated In the great warehouses of
a cold storage company and-has devel
oped special qualification* for-'endnr-
Ing extreme cold. These cold storage
cats are short Jailed nnd chubby, wltb
long and heavy fur.—Argonaut.
The Flag on ths Sohool,
Two place* In Massachusetts claim
tbe houor of being tbe flrst In tbe
country to place tbe *tar* and stripe*
on a schoolbonae. Ou Catamount hill,
In Colerulu, In IHI2 tbe United Statee
fla-: was rained over a schoolbous* for
tbe flrst lime, but the first town or
pity to make a ling a permanent fea
ture of public school administration
waa New Bedford, where oq May 11,
1801, a flag was raised on tbe school
house, (be event be!tig tbe occasion of
much song, oratory' and general en
thusiasm on the part offouug and old.
The Tally Stick.
An old time way of proving one's
right to tbe payment of money loaned
wa* by tally stl-ks. A plain stick waa
Used, and when s man loaned a sum a
•tick was broken, and (he creditor and
debtor each took a pert. When tbe
time for paymeut came tbe man who
bad the atlck. which fitted exactly to
tbe atlck held by tlie debtor, received
.tbe money. Two stick* never break
In exactly tbe same shape, so there
wa* never any dispute about who bad
a right to tbe money.
The .Fata Morgana.
Tbe celebrated lata Morgana, a
1 presentation of natural moving ple
i tares on an Ira men** scale which Is
[occasionally seen in tbe strait of Mes
sina, is explained by a scientific writer
j aa being a mirage, such aa frequently
occurs in various parts of tbe world.
"In feet," he say*, "one may see a
mirage any day by looking through tbe
I stratthn of air overlyteg a hot *•»*♦
or adjacent to the aide of a wall heat
ed In tbe sunshine." Young scientist*
will be interested In verifying tbla
statement.
I
ARMAGEDDON OF
THE SCRIPTURES
Startling Presentation of Com
ing Events.
PASTOR RUSSELL'S VIEWS.
Churohse of All Denominations and the |
Civil Powers el Earth Are About .to
Unit* Mi Common Cause—Powerful
Influence Preparing' Per the Battls
of Armageddon—A Reign of Anarehy
Will Be the Reeult of the Warfare
Until The Mtssish Takas Control.
gaaat Brooklyn. N. T,
■ NOT. S. Tbe
I Brooklyn Academy
of M us-1 e waa
crowded to t|)e llm
it today to bear
iVHnfl Pastor lluasell's
discourse on tbe
■ "Battle of Arms-
I geddon." Ula text
was: "He gathered
tbem together nnto
WlßßigjpP. a placed called in
I PASTOR. HUSSELL) tbe Hebrew tongue
Armageddon."
(Bevelatlon xvi. 10.) Tbe apeaker aald:
Armageddon in the Hebrew slgnifl**
(be "Hill of Meglddo," or Mount of De
struction. It wu* famous aa a battle
field in Old Testament tlmee. •
Tbe !ord has seen lit to associate tbe
name Armageddon, with tbe great con
troversy between Truth and Error,
right aud wrong. God and Mammon,
with wblcb tbls Age will close, perish,
and the New Age of Measlsb'* glory
be ushered In. He ba* purposely uaed
highly *ymbollcal figures of speech In
tbe last book of tbe Bible, evidently
with a view to biding certain Impor
tant trutha until tbe due time for their
revenlment But even in (be due time,
(be Bible assures us. "None of the
wicked shall nnderetand" (Daniel xil,
9. lOl— none who are oat of heart bar
mony wltb God—but only tbe wiae of
Hla people—tbe "wise virgin" class of
tbe Master'e parable.
1 have long avoided preeentatlon of
my understanding of our text and It*
context. I take It up now by request
and because I believe. It Is due time to
be understood. I disclaim any special
Inspiration. In some particular* my
view* agree wltb those of other Bible
atudenta, and In other reapecta tbey
disagree. Each hearer must use his
own Judgmept. do hi* owu Bible *tudy,
and reach hla own coucluslona.
Kindly remember that 1 am not re
sponsible for the figure* of epeecb uaed
by tbe Lord. My interpretation* do In
deed con*tltute a terrible arraignment
of institution* which we have all rever
enced and which embrace good people,
of good words and good works. God's
saintly people In these vtrtona Institu
tions, being comparatively few, are
ignored when systems aa a whole |tre
dealt In prophecy.
Th* Dragon, Bsaat, Fslse Prophet.
Oar cootext loll* a* tbat three Im
pure (pints (teachings! will go forth
from the mouths of tbe Dragon, the
Beaut and the Koine I'ropbet. and theae
three will be In accord, and symbolical
ly the doctrlnea are represented by
"frogs." These three doctrines are to
have a mighty Influence throughout the
Sillied earth. They are to gather
klnga and their armies to tbe great
Rattle of Armageddon.
Tbe ecclesiastical klnga and princes,
and their retinue* of clergy and faith
ful adherents, will be gathered In solid
phalanx—Protestant and Catholic. The
kings and captains of Industry, and aa
many aa can be Influenced by than,
will be gathered to tba same aide. Tbe
political klnga and prince*, with all
tbelr henchmen and retainers, will fol
low in line on tba «aote side. Tba
financial klnga and merchant prtncea.
and all whom they can influence by tb*
most gigantic power ever jet exercis
ed In tbe world, will join the same
aide, according to this propbaey.
Tbesa "doctrlnea of demons," repre
aented by tbe "frogs." will lead many
noble people In this great amy to aa
aume an attitude quite contrary to
tbelr preference. For • time tb*
wheels of liberty and progress will be
turned backward and medieval re
straints will be considered necessary
for self-preservstlon—for tba mainte
nance of tbe present order of tbinga.
In giving this Interpretation, It ie
neceaaary for ua to Indicate wbat la
•ymbollzcd by tbe Dragon, tbe Beaet.
and tbe Falsa Prophet Bible students
of nearly all denominations agree with
aa tbat the "Dragon" of Revelation
represents tbe purely Civil Power.
Protestant Interpreters generally agree
tbat tbe "Beast Ilk* a leopard" (Rev*,
latino sill. 2i r»presents the Papacy.
But fewer still, we fear, will b* ready
to support our view tbst Protestantism
la the "Image of the Resst" (Revelation
sill, ffti In onr contest given another
nana, 'the False Prophet." W* or**
no one to accept ear Interpretation,
nor aball we think hard of aay who
refuse It We will neither slander nor
otherwise Injnre them sow. nor threat
aa them with eternal torture. Tbey
have tbe same right to their views that
1 have, and the earn* flgbt to make
them known to others. And I. for
one. will be very glad to consider any
thing which opponents may aet forth
as tbelr Inreriwetattons of oar test
-Unclean gpirlts Like Pre«a."
Tbe symbolisms of fcrlptora. right
ly understood, are always fsroeful
When the Holy Kplrit assd a "frog"
to symbolically represent certs In
toctrlnee or teachings, we aay be
sure tbe true application will fit welt
A frog baa a aage look, a viae look.
It swells Itself ap In aa apparent en
deavor to Impress tbe beholder. Its
great mouth well represents its chief
power. a**d to croak.
Applying these symbols, we tearn
tbat an evil spirit lofiueoc*, teaching,
will come from tbe Protestant cburcbee
federated, from the Church of ROOM.
and from tbe civil all In
full agreement Tbe spirit of all will
be boastful: an sir «f superior wisdom
end knowtsAe* win he Droudlr essoin-
eo—all will crunk In hiirmouy. Ail will
tell of dire result* Hint would follow.
Involving ihe nitm-sts of both the
preseut antl the future life, ir their
counsel lie not followed However con
flicting 111* creeds, the difference* will
be Ignored In Hie iieoerul proposition
that nothing a in-lent luusi he disturb
ed. or looked Into, or repudiated.
Tbe Dlrlue authority of the Cburcb.
and the Dlrlue right of kings, aside
from the dmrvti. will not lie allowed
to conflict. Any |iersous or teachings
in conflict with these Imiixtfiil snd un
scrlptural CIHIIIIH will lie branded as
everything r lie, at tbe mouths of these
"frogs" siieaklng from pulpits snd
platforms and through the religious
and secular press The nobler senti
ments of some will be by the
philosophy of the same evil spirit
which spoke through rulitphas. the
high priest. re*|iectlng Jesuit. As Cnla
pbaa declared It eziietllent to commit
a crime lu violation of justice, hunlan
and Divine, to lie rid of Jesus and Ills
teachings, so tbla "frog" spirit will ap
prove of every vlolutlun of principle
necessary to their self protection.
The croaking of these "frog" spirit* or
doctrines will gather (he kings and
prince*. tinaiKial. political, religious
and Industrial Into one great army.
The spirit of feur. Inspired by the
eroaklngs of these "frogs." will scourge
the passions of otherwise good and
reasonable men to fury, desperation.
In their blind following of these evil
spirit*, evil doctrines. they will be
raadf to **crltlce llfr and everything
on the altar of what they mistakenly
suppose Is Justice, truth snd righteous
ness, under s Divine arrangement.
For a brief time, as we understand
tbe Scriptures, these combined force*
of - Armageddon will triumph, free
■peecb, free malls, aud other ilbertles
which have come to tie tbe very breath
of tbe masses In our day. will be rtitb
tessly shut off under the plea of neces
sity, the glory of tlod. the commands
of the Church." etc. All will seem to be
serene, until tbe great social exploaion
in oar contest described as tbe "great
Earthquake" An "earthquake," in
symbolic language, signifies social
revolution, and tbe declaration of tbe
context la that uone tike unto it ever
before occurred, (itevelatlou xvl. 18,
10.1 Jesus descrllted It as a time of
trouble such as never was since there
was a nation.-Matthew iflv, 21,
The Lord Will Osthsr Them.
Tbe false, frog-like teuchlug* will
gather together Into one hoat (be great,
the rich, (be wise. Ihe learned and the
kings of tbe earth, to battl£ At tbl*
Juncture Divine Power will *tep for
ward, and our text (ells a* that BIS
shall ga(ber (be marshaled host* to
Armageddon—to (be Mountain of De
struction.' Tbe very Ihlng wblcb tbey
■ought to avert by s tbelr union, federa
tion, etc., will be The very tblng they
will baiten. Other Scrip(ure* (ell a*
(bat God will be represenied by the
Greet Messiah, and that He will be on
tbe *lde of (he mussu*. Tbu* we read
In Daniel xli. 1: "At that time ahall
Michael |the Godlike One-MessiahJ
stand ap"—assume authority. He will
tak* po*sesslun of His Kingdom In a
manner little looked for by many of
thoa* who erroneously bare been
claiming that tbey were His Kingdom,
and authorised by Ulm to reign In Hl*
nam* and to Hi* itead.
Jesus declared. "Ill* servant* ye are
onto whom ye render »ervlce." Some
may be rendering service to Satan snd
to error, who claim to be rendering
service to God and to righteousness;
ami some of thexe may be serving Ig
norantly. as did Haul of Tarsus, wbo
"verily (bought that lie did God a serv
Ice" In iierxeciitlng* the Church. Tbe
same principle holds True reversely
Aa an earthly king does not hold him
■elf reiipntiHlhle for the moral character
of each soldier who fights In hi* but
tles, *o the i-ortl iluen not vnui-h for the
moral character of all who will enll*t
and light on Hl* side of any question
"Hl* servant* tbey are to whom (bey
fender service." whatever the motive
or object prompting (hem
Tbe same principles, will apply In the
soaring Battle of Armageddon God'*
side of that Imllle will lie the people's
tide, and the very nondescript host
tbe people, wilt Is- pitted at the begin
ning of tbe liettle. Anarchists. Social
ists, snd b»(-headed radicals of every
school of reason snd unreason, will be
la tbe forefront of (hs( tmttle The
majority of the |H«»r and the middle
Class prefer [H*nce at almost any price.
A comparatively small nuinls-r. God's
consecrated |*npl«. will a( heart be
longing for Messiah'* Kingdom These
will bide (be lord's lime and wait pa
tiently for It; (bey will lie of good
courage, knowing (be oulmmt outlined
Is tbe "more en re word of prophecy.'
to wblcb (bey hare done well (o tike
beed. "aa nnto s light shining lu *
dark place until the Day dawu "—II
Peter I 10
Tbe masses will lie restless of their
restraint*. bn( will lw conscious of
their own weakness as compared to tbe
kings and princes, financial, religious
sad political, which will (hen hold
■way. Reside*, the masse* b*v* DO
sympstby wlib anarchy, 'rbey realise
truly that tbe worst form of govern
meat la better (ban none. Th* masses
Will seek rvllef through the ballot and
pesesful readjustment of earth's af
fairs for the elimination of evil, for
the placing of monopolies and otilltlee
and tbe euppllee of nature In tbe bands
of tbe people for Ibe public good. Tbe
crisis will be reached when tbe hither
to upholders of law shall become vio
lators of tbe law and resUtera of tbe
will of tbe majority aa expressed* by
the ballot Fear for the will
lead the well-meaning uiasst* Wdesper
ation; and anarchy will result when
Soda Ham fall*
The Cleud*e Silver Lining.
Horrible would be this outlook for
the future did we not have tbe Infalli
ble Word of God assuring as of s
gtortons outcome: Divine Wisdom bas
withheld until our dsy the great knowl
edge end skill which la at the aame
time breeding millionaires and discon
tents. Had God lifted tbe veil a thou
sand years eoooer. the world would
have lined np for It* Armageddon •
thousand years sooner. But that
would have been too eoon for the Di
vine purpose, because Heastab's King
dom hi to be -tbe great Thousand-
Tesr-Sahhatb of the world's history.
God In kindness veiled our eyea antll
the time wben the gathering to Ar
mageddon would Immediately precede
Messiah's taking to Himself n«.
power, nud beginning Hla reign.—Reve
lation 11. 17. IS.
"Send Them Strong Delusions."
St. I'nul wrote prophetically of otir
Unie, {but It would lie one of serious
trial nud testing to many professing to
be Cbrlatluns. The renson for tbia be
states-tbey received not tbe Truth In
tbe lore of It (II Tbessnloniana 11, 10,
11.1 They preferred their own errone
oua theories, tbe Apostle explains, and
therefore tlod will el ye them oyer to a
"strong delusion," aud let them believe
tbe lie whlcb tbey preferred, and let
them suffer for missing the Truth
which they did not love Thus they
will lie In the condemned bout, "light
ing ngnlust tlod." bemuse of their luck
of love for the Truth.
It Js snd to say iliut we all na Chris
thin* have been tailoring under a thor
ough deluslnn res|ie'tlug nod's Plan.
We hfive claimed that Christ set up
(lis Church In Kingdom power, nnd
that the rhiin-b has been reigning on
the earth as Ills representative On
the strength of tills delusion. Jews and
heretics lime IM-CII |ierseyiited to deatb
us opponents in Christ's Kingdom. All
the while we thoughtlessly repented
the Kuril's prayer; "Tli.v Kingdom
couie; TliJ will lie done on earth- ax In
Heiiven " IVe knew Hint the Redeemer
said Hint He would route again to
make u« Ills Itrlile and Joint heirs: but
we Ignored the Serlptures We were
drunk, as the Scripture* s\ niliollrnlly
say. "all nations were drunk" with the
false diK'trlue It Is I Ills false doctrine
that will eoitsfltrtte the "frog" spirit
which SISIU will lieuln to rnnilt and to
prepare for Artiiuueddnn
Tbe llllile |ire*eutntlou Is Hint the
world Is a sis- llnn ol the universe In
rebellion agnlnst Divine authority, uu
der the cuptulucy of Sntnn nnd hla as
sociated fallen angels. Ity Divine grace
Jesus has already "Misted death for
every man.'.' nnd the merit of that sac
rifice must, eventually, grant Adnm and
hla posterity n full, fair opportunity
for thp attainment of everlnatlng life.
All who thus see the Olvlno program
•nd are walking In the light may kuow
something at leaat respecting the "times
and seasons" These brethren "are
not In dnrkneaa. that that dny [and
that battle of Armageddon) should
overtake" them "as a thief —un
a wares.
Armageddon Not Yst but Soon.
Kor forty yeurs the Armageddon
forces have been mustering for both
sides of the conflict Strikes, lockouts
and riots, great and small, have been
merely liii'ldetiinl skirmishes as tbe
belligerent iiartles crossed each other's
paths. Court and Army scandals In
Europe, llisiiiiim-e. Trust and Court
scandals In America. have shaken pub
lic confl(len> e Dynamite plots, chnrg
ed by turns on employees and on em
ployers, bnve further shitkeu contl
deuce aud tended to make each ills
trustful of the other Hitter and'nugry
feelings on both sides are more and j
more manifest The lines of buttle are
dully becoming more distinctly marked
Nwertbeless Aruingeddon cannot yet
be fought. Other unit lore Intervene,
according to prophecy,
Gentile times have still two years to
run The "Imnge of the Ilea at" of our
context must yet receive life— power
Tbe Itnuge must lie transformed from
a mere mochaulsm to a living force
Protestant Federation realizes that Its
organization tvlll still he futile unless
It receive vltnllzntlon-unless Its clergy I
directly or Indirectly shall be recog ■
ulzed as possessed of npostullc ordlnie 1
tlon nnd authority to teach This .the
prophecy Indicates will come from the
two horned bcust. which, tve believe,
symbolically represents the Cburcb of
England High handed activities of
Protestantism and Catholicism, operat
'tig In conjunction for the suppression
uf humnn liberties, await Ibis vivifying
of the linage This may come soon,
but Armageddon cannot precede It. but
must follow iwrluips a year after It.
according to our v|ew of the Prophecy.
Still another thing Intervenes: Al
though the .lews are gradually flowing
Into Pnlestlne, gradually obtaining con
trol of the land of Caiman. and al
though reports sayAbnt alrendy nine
teen millionaires are there, neverthe
less prophecy requires an evidently
larger number of wealthy Hebrews to
a tbero before the Armageddon crisis
be reached Indeed we undcrstnad
that "Jacob's trouble" In the lloly
Land will come at the very chute ol
Armngeddon Then Messiah'* King
dom will lieglu fti lie manifested
Ttamcefurth Israel In the laud of prom
Ise will gradually rise from the ashes
of the pnst to the grandeur of propb
ecy. Through Its Divinely nppotnted
princes Messlnh's Kingdom, all power
fill* hut Invisible, will lieglii to roll
away the cum- nnd to lift up mankind
' 1 . ••
Mill? With Dry Hsnds.
Never milk the cow with wet hands
No more filthy habit is Indulged In
than thnt of tnllklng on the h.ind In
->rder to strip the teat. Milking should
always be djne with n full, dry hand.
e e
• BUSINESS BITS. •
e e
e A merchant is. known by the J
J clerk he keeps. 0
• It Is the catering te exception* e
e In sny busineee thst kills the *
2 Peee. •
e Weuld you hire yourself for e
* the job if you were the boesf .*
a Introspect. e
e He felled because his business e
J grew fester then his capacity to J
1 direct it a
e Veu een't be a goad bueinesa e
* man unless you have learnad to J
e be a good eitizen. •
* All streets, even the allaya end •
J country Isnaa, lead to the stores J
e that advertise.
* A clean and orderly stare la tha J
a the chaapost sdvertieement ever s
e a merchant had. e
* Yau can't plant pigweed end J
• hsrvsrt corn. Nor cen you in «
e merchandising sew Indolenoe end e
J reap succsss,
• Sslesmsnship ia tha fine art ef e
J msking the ether fellow feel 00 *
• you'do about the. thing yeu have a
e for sals, e
2 Were we in the retail variety J
a busineoo we weuld mark every •
e article in our stock In plain fig- e
J urea. We would do this beeeuse J
a we would want to suaoeed. e
e e
The man who hAbitally eats in
a hurry will bejikely to die in the
same way.
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