numbering in population some 200,000,000?
With all her faults, still to her the world owes much. She has stood for
liberty in person and conscience. The world has little to-day which
ennobles men and nations but what she has produced or aided in producing.
The right foot of the image stands for France, while the left signifies
Spain. On these two feet long stood Rome, as all know. When these two
feet were broken, then soon followed the downfall of Rome as an empire,
and as they are conquered for Jesus, so will the empire of Rome, as a
Church, fall.
In the year 1346 took place the battle of Cressey, led by Edward III.
Then the little stone fell on the right foot, and since then it has
fallen on that same foot victoriously 218 times. On the left foot,
Spain, thirty-five times. All this time this stone has been growing. In
1665 the English, under General Penn, took Jamaica, and every four years
since they have added a colony. Now that little stone bears rule over
fifty-five colonies, one empire, namely, India, and one dominion, Canada.
And yet, mighty as England was, she could not subdue the American
provinces, feeble and scattered colonists as they were. Then they sought
to fight against Providence. Old Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph,
Ephraim, and Manasseh, and then predicted their destiny, saying of
Manasseh, "He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but
truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall
become a multitude of nations." So they are; and so Manasseh is a great
people in the American nation.
This stone cut out of the mountain has much to do and destroy; it is
still watching the head of gold. Israel and Babylon are still face to
face. Greece will first disappear, although England is trying to revive
it. Next, Persia will go, then Babylon, or head of gold. Russia will
have grown to giant-like proportions, and will finally measure swords
with England. The stone will win. England will then move her royal
residence and throne to Jerusalem. Every country and province may then
be independent, like Canada, but federated to the central government.
Ireland will then be free, yes, doubly free--free from Rome and free from
England as a State, but still federated to the central government. It is
thus this stone will fill the earth. America will federate, the central
government will be destroyed. State rights increase. These are some of
the things sugg
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