Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1892 — FINAL WEEK OF ANTI-CHRIST. [ARTICLE]

FINAL WEEK OF ANTI-CHRIST.

tt Begins To-Day According to Lieut. Totten—Much Bloodshed to Follow. Indianapolis News, March 29. WJtft would imagine that this brilliantly beautiful day is,' as it were, the illuminated letter beginning the darkest chapter in the world’s history? Those who have followed and believed the teachings of Lieut. C. A. L. Totten, U. S. A., know that he asserts this as a fact. Many who have not followed him so closely know that March 29,1892, Is the important date in the realization of his calculations conoernlng the end of the world. Some in Iniianapolis have supposed that the clear iky was a special arrangement to give a ?ood view of the crack of doom. There have been gazers on the street corners looking up to see something happen. These gazers have been badly muddled. Totten’s^ theory predicts nothing of this loft. The millenium, by no means the and of the world, will not, gcdording to. him, begin for seven years yet. Nevertheless, this is a very important day. "Tuesday, March 29, 1892, A. D., the final week as anti-Christ begins,” says Totten. Tfio word week here me?ns seven years. ~ . The nature of this period was explained by Rev. Dr. J. S. Jenckes. These seven years, as he explained, will be a time of great trouble. The standing armies of Europe will this year begin a war, resulting in great bloodshed. Three great questions are agitating the Eastern continents They are the Franco-German question, in regard to the possession of Alsace-Lor-raine; the Eastern question in regard to the possession of Constantinople, and the Asiatic question over thg encroachments of the Russians on English possessions in India. These are to plunge Europe and Asia Into war, which will grow steadily more fierce and bloody. The last three and one-half years of the period will be the darkest.

The war will finally extend into th Holy Land and will be a fight between th Christians and antl-Christians. A great anti-Christ leader will arise and a great battle, the battle of Arma Geddon, will be fought on the plains of Esdraelow. On Easter, which will be on March 29 In exactly seven years, Christ will apoear, and as a leader, and turn back the almost victorious anti-Christ forces. The mlllenium will then begin. Christ will rule on earth for a thousand years, with headquartersat Jerusalem. During a convention of the Gibson county Democracy a fight was precipitated over a resolution instructing delegates to vote for Gray at the National convention not specifying whether for first or second place. An amendment was offered, readIngCleveland firstand Gray second, which excited an earnest protest from the young Democracy, but it carried. The chairman refused to amend the original resolution and while a bitter wrangle was in progress a motion to adjourn prevailed. The convention thereupon dissolved without electing delegates, and really without accomplishing anything save the passage o' a tariff reform plank. Another convention will be necessary.—lndianapolis News*

The Ways and Means Committee, Monday, decided to report favorably to the House the Bunting bill, reducing the duty on tin plate from 2 2-10 to 1 cent per pound. Mr. Shively will make the report. The bill also provides fqr the payment, of a rebate equal to-the difference between the present and the proposed duty on unbrok en packages qf plate held by importers o consumers October 1 next, when the act will go into effect. A further provision makes tin plateduty free after October 1, 1894.,