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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. TtlfLflsTsliOr - CQPy/?/(P//?/9/f; by C/MRL& JCMSMTSPIJ J&*s £pi SEDERICK PALMER in this story Mr. Palmer, the noted war correspondent, has paint ed war as he has seen it on many battlefields, and between many na tions. His intimate knowledge of armies and armaments has enabled him to produce a graphic picture of the greatest of all wars, and his knowledge of conditions has led him to prophesy an end of armed conflicts. No man is better quali fied to write the story of the final world war than Mr. Palmer, and he has handled his subject with a master hand. (Continued from Yesterday.) This public reproof could have but one meaning. He eliould soon receive a note which would thank him politely for his services, in ilia stereotyped phrases always used for the purpose, ■■'before announcing his transfer to a less responsible post. "Very little, sir!” Bouchard replied doggedly. “There is that we had from one of *Br aviators whose machine came down in a emaEh just as he got over our infantry positions on his return,” said the chief aerostatic "He was in a dying condition when we picked him up, and, as he was speak ing with the last breaths in his body, naturally his account of what he had Been was somewhat incoherent. It would be of use, however, if we had plans of the forts that would enable ue to check off his report intelli gently.” ( “Yet, what evidence have we that Partow or Lanstron has done more than to make a fortunate guess oi Bhow military insight?” Westerllng asked. “There is the case of my own belief that Bordtr was weak, which proved correct” “Last night we got a written tel* graphic staff message from the body of a dead officer of the Brcrwne found in the Twin Boulder Redoubt,” said the vice-chief, "which showed that in an hour after our plans were transmit ted to our own troope for the first attack they were known to the en emy.” “That looks like a leak!” exclaimed Westerllng, “a leak, Bouchard, do you hear?” He was*frowning and his lips were drawn and his cheeks mottled with red In a way not pleasant to see. Stiffening In his chair, a flash ot desperation in his eye, Bouchard'* bony, long hand gripped the table edge. Every one felt that a sensa tion was coming. "Yes, I have known that there was a leak!” he said with hoarse, painful deliberation. "1 have sent out every possible tracer. I have followed up every sort of clew. I have trans ferred a dozen men- I have left notl» ing undone!” “With no result?” parototed W«rt*» ling impatiently. “Y es, always the sama result: That the leak is here in this hooee—here In the grand headquarters of the army under our very noses. I know it is not the telegraphers or the clerks. It la s member of the staff!” "Have you gone out of your head?" demanded Westerllng. "What staff officer? How does he get the infor mation to the enemy? Name the per sons you suspect here and now! Ex plain, if you want to be considered sane!” Here was the blackest accusation that could be made against an officer( The chosen men of the staff, tested through many grades before they reached the inner circle of cabinet se crecy, lost the composure of a council. All were leaning forward toward Boo chard breathless for his answer. ” "There are three woman on the grounds,” said Bouchard. “I have been against their staying from the first. I—” He got no further. His words were drowned by the outburst of one of the younger members of the staff, who had either to langh or choke at the picture of this deep-eyed, spectral sort of man, known as a woman-hater, in his revelation of tbs farcical source ot his suspicions. "Why not Include Clarissa Eileen?" some one asked, starting a chorus of satirical exclamation a. "How do they get through the Huai" "Yes, past a wall of bayonets?" "When not even a soldier hi uni form Is allowed to move away from his command without a pass I” "By wireless?” "Perhaps by telepathy r "Cnles*," *ald the chief of the aaro etatic division, griming, "Bouchard lends them the use of our own wires through the capital and around by the neutral countries across the Brown frontier I” "But the correct plane end location of their forts and tha numbers of their guna and of their planea and f dirigibles—your failure to have this lurormation is not the result of any leak from our staff since the war be gan,” said Turcae In his dry, pene trating voice, clearing the air of the •moke of scattered explosions. ' “A)! were staring at Bouchard again. V What answer had he to this? He w*s the box, the evidence stated by tha prosecutor. Let him apeak! „..iJe was fgly'.y boalde himself In a paroxysm of rage an 3 struck at the air with his clenched fiet. " Lanstron!” he cried. “There’s no purpose in that. He can't hear you!” said Turcas, dryly as ever. "He might, through the leak,” said the chief aerostatic officer, who con sidered that many of his gallant sub ordinates had lost their lives through Bouchard's inefficiency. "Perhaps Cla rissa Eileen has already telepathlcally wigwagged it to him.” To lose your temper at a staff coun cil is most unbecoming. Turcas would have kept his if hit in the back by a "In My Own Defense and for Your Aid.” fool automobilist. Westerllng had now recovered his. He was again tb« su perman in command. "It is for you and not for ua to locate the leak; yes, for you!” he said. "That is all on the subject for the present," he added in a tone of mixed pity and contempt, which left Bouchard freed from the stare of his colleagues and in the miserable com pany of his humiliation. All on tbe subject for the present 1 When it was taken up again hla suc cessor would be In charge. He. the indefatigable, the over-intense, with medieval partisan fervor, who loathed in secret machines like Turcas, was the first man of the staff to go for In* competency. “And Engadir to the key-point,” Wee terling was saying. “Yea,” agreed Turcaa. "So we concentrate to break through there,” Westerllng continued, “while we engage the whole line fiercely enough to make the enemy uncertain where the oruclal attack is to be made.” “But, general. If ther# is any place that is naturally strong, that—” Tur cae began. “The one place where they are confi dent that we won’t attack!” Wester ling Interrupted. He resented the ■tafPa professional respect for Turoaa. After a silence and a survey of the faces around, he added with senten tious effect: “And I was right about Bordlr!” To this argument there ocruM be no answer. The one stroke of general ship by the Gray#, who, otherwlaa, had succeeded alone through repeated mass attacks, had been Westerling's hypothesis that had gained Bordlr la a single assault. "Engadir it is then!” said Turcaa wtth th# loyalty of the subordinate who makes a superior's conviction hla own, the better to carry it out. Hazily, Bouchard had heard the talk, while he was looking at Westerllng and seeing him, not at the head of tbe council table, but in the arbor in eager appeal to Marta. "I shall And out! I shall find out!" wee drumming In hla temples when the council roes; and, without a word or a backward glance, be was the first bo leave the room. When Bouchard returned to hla desk he guessed the contents of the note awaiting him, but he took s long time to read its stereotyped expressions in transferring him to perfunctory duty well to the rear of the army. Then he pulled himself together and, leadeu hcarted, settled down to arrange rou tine details for his departure, white tbe rest of the staff was Immersed in the activity of the preparations for the attack on Engadir. He knew that he could not sleep if be lay down. Bo he spent the night at work. In the morn ing his successor, a young man whom be hlmaelf had chosen and trained. Colonel Bellini, appeared, and the fallen man received tbe rtaing man wtth forced official courtesy. "In my own defense and for your aid," he said. ‘1 show you a copy of what I have Just written to General Westerllng.” - A. brief note it wts. In farewell, be ginning with conventional thanks for Westerling's confidence in the paet. “I am punished for being right,” it concluded. “It is my belief that Miss Galland sends news to the enemy and that she draws it from you without your consciousness of the fact. I tell you honestly. Do what you will with me.” It took more courage than any act of his life for the loyal Bouchard to dare' such candor to a superior. See ing the patchy, yellow, bloodless face drawn in stiff lines aud the abysmal stare of the deep-set eyes in their bony recesses, Bellini was swept with a wave of sympathy. "Thank you. Bouchard. You’ve been very fine!” said Bellini as he grasped Bouchard's hand, which was icy cold. "My duty—my duty, in the hope that we shall kill two Browns for every Gray who has fallen — that we shall yet see them starved and besieged and crying for mercy in their capital,” replied Bouchard. He saluted with a dismal, urgent formality and stalked out of the room with the tread of the ghost of Hamlet's father. The strange Impression that this farewell left with Bellini still lingered when, a few moments later, Wester ling summoned him. Not alone the diffidence of a new member of the staff going into the presence accounted for the stir in his^. temples, as he wait ed till somo papers were signed be fore he had Westerllng'# attention. Then Westerllng picked up Bouchard’s note and shook his head sadly. “Poor Bouchard! You can see for yourself,” and he handed the note to Bellini. "I should have realized ear lier that it was a case for the doctor and not for reprimand. Mad! Poor Bouchard! He hadn't the ability or the resiliency of mind for his task, as I hope you have, colonel.” "I hope so, sir," replied Bellini. ‘Tve no doubt you have,’’ said Wss terling. “You are my cbolcel" CHAPTER XVIII, A Change of Plan. That day and the next Westerllng had no time for strolling in the gar den. HU only exercise was a few periods of pacing on the veranda. Tur caa, as tirelessly industrious as ever, developed an Increasingly quiet insist ence to leave the responsibility of de clsions about everything of importance to a chief who was becoming increas ingly arbitrary. The attack on Enga dir being the Jewel of Westerling’s own planning, he was disinclined to risk sucoesa by delegating authority, which alao meant sharing the glory of victory. Bouchard’s note, though officially die missed as a matter of pathology, would not accept dismissal privately. In flashes of distinctness it recurred to him between reports of the progress of preparations and directions as to dispositions. At dusk Of the second day, when all the guns and troops had their places for the final movement un der cover of darkness and he rose from bis desk, the thing that had edged its way into a crowded mind took possession of the premises that strategy and tactics had vacated. It passed under the same analysis as his work. His overweening pride, so sen sitive to the sueplolon of a conviction that he had been ’fooled, put his rela tions with Marta In logical review. He had fallen in love In the midst of war. A cool and Intense impatience pos sessed him to study her In the light of his new skepticism, when, tuning the path of the first terrace, he saw her watching the sunset over the crest of the range. She was standing quite still, a slim, soft shadow between him and the light, which gilded her figure and quarter profile. Did she expect him? he won dered. Was she posing at that in stant for his benefit? When she turned, her faoe in tbe shadow, the glow of the sunset seemed to remain In her eyes, otherwise without expres sion, yet able to detect something un usual under externals as they ex changed oommonplaces of greeting. "Well, there’s a change in our offi cial family. We have lost Bouchard— transferred to another post!” said Westerllng. Marta noted that, though he gave the news a casual turn, his scrutiny sharpened. "Is that so? I can't say that my mother and 1 shall be sorry,’’ she re marked. "He was always glaring at ua as If he wished us out of sight Indeed, If he bad his way, I think ha would have made ua prisoners of war. Wasn’t he a woman-hater?” she con cluded, half In Irritation, half In amusement. ”He had that reputation,” said Wee terllng. "What do you think led to hts departure?" he continued. "I confess I cannot guess!" said Marta, with a look at the sunset glow as If she resented the loss of a min ute of it "There has been a leak of Informa tion to tbe Browne!" he announoed. “There has! And be was Intelli gence officer, wasn't he?” sbs asked, turning to Westerllng, her curiosity apparently aroused as a matter of cour tesy to his own Interest in the sub. J*2Li THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA. "Who do you think he accused? Why, you.” he added, with a peculiar laugh. She noted the peculiarity of the laugh discriminatingly. ”Oh!’ Her eyes opened wide in wonder —only wonder, at first. Then, as comprehension took the place of wonder, they grew sympathetic. “That explains!” she exclaimed. "His hate ful glances were those of delusion. He was going mad, you mean?’ "Yes,” said Westerllng, “that—that would explain it!” "I have been told that when people go mad they always ascribe every' in jury done to them to the peraon who happens to have excited their dislike,” she mused. "Which seems to have been the oase here,” Westerllng assented. He did not know what else to say. His pride was recovering its natural confidence in the infallibility of his judgment of human beings. He was seeing his sus picions as ridiculous enough to con vict him of a brain as disordered as Bouchard's. Marta was thinking that she had been skating on very thin Ice and that she must go on skating till she broke through. There was an exhila ration about it that she could not re sist: the exhilaration of risk and th# control of her faculties, prompted by a purpose hypnotically compelling. Both were silent, she watching the sky, he in anticipation and suspense. The rose went violet and the shadows over the range deepened. "The guns and the troops wait. With darkness the muslo begins!" he said slowly, with a start of stern fervor. "The music—the muslo! He calls it music!” ra;. through Marta’s mind mockingly, but she did not open her Ups. "They wait, ready, every detail ar ranged,” he continued proudly. The sky merged into the shadows of the landscape that spread and thick ened into blackness. Out of the drawn curtains of night broke an ugly flash and farther up the slope spread the explosive circle of light of a bursting shell. "The signal!” he exolatmed. Right and left the blasts spread along the Gray lines aud right and left, on the Instant, the Browns sent their blasts in reply. Countless tongues of flame seemed to burst from count less craters, and the range to rock In a torment of crashes. In the Inter vening space between the ugly, sav age gusts from the Gray gun mouths, which sent their shells from the midst of exploding Brown shells, swept the beams of the Brown search-lights, their rays lost like sunlight in tho vor tex of an open furnace door. "Splendid! splendid!” exclaimed Westerllng, In a sweep of emotion at the sight that had been born of his command. "Five thousand gune on our side alone! The world has never seen the equal of this!” Marta looked away from th* range to bis face, very distinct In the garish Illumination. It was the faoe ot a maestro of war seeing all his rehear sals and all his labors come true In symphonic gratification to the eye and ear; the face of a man of trained mind, the produot of civilization, with the elation of a party leader on the floor of a parliament In & crisis. "Boon, now!” said Westerllng, and looked at his watch. Shortly, In the directloh of Engadir, to the rear of the steady flashes broke forth line after line of flashes as the long-range batteries, which so far had been silent, joined their might ier voices to the chorus, making a con tinuous leaping burst of explosions over the Brown positions, which were the real object of the attack. "Tile moment I’ve lived for!" ex claimed Westerllng. "Our Infantry is starting up the apron of Engadir! We held back the fire of the heavy guns concentrated for the purpose of sup porting the men with an outburst. Three hundred heavy guns pouring In their shells on a space of two acres! We’re tearing their redoubts to pieces! They can’t see to fire! They can’t Mve under It! They’re in the orater of a volcano! When our infantry le on the edge of the wreckage the guns cease. Our Infantry crowd In —crowd into the house that Bartow built HeTl find that numbers count; that the power of modern gunfire will open the way for Infantry In masses to take and hold vital tactical positions! And —no —no, their fire in reply Is not as gtrong as I expected.” "Because they are letting yon lnt It will be strong enough in due sea son I ” thought Marta In the uncontrol lable triumph of antagonism. Five against three was In hie tone and In every line of bis features. "It's bard for a soldier to leave a sight like this, but the real news will be awaiting me at my desk,” be con cluded, adding, as be turned away: "It’s fireworks worth seeing, and If you remain here I win return to tell yon the results." Turning her bark to the range for tbe moment, she saw the twinkle of the lights of th* town and tbe thread* of light of the wagon trains and th* sweep of the lights of th* railroad trains on the plain; while In the fore ground every window of the house was ablaze. Ilk* aoin* factory on a busy night ohift. Hhe could bear the click of the telegraph Instrument* already reporting tbe details of tha action a* cheerfully a* Urobdlngnaglan crickets In tbslr peaceful surroundings. Then out of the shadows Westerllng reap peared. To be continued tomorrow NOT FIFTY-ONE PER CENT. "Th# Braggsbys take a great Inter est in their children, don't they?” "Yes; but not a controlling Inter est.” inn ' w n in “Babylon Is Fallen! Come Out of Her, My People!” SIGNIFICANT NAME OF CITY. Towsr of Babel Typical—Anciont Bab ylon Typical of a Spiritual Babylon. Babylon, Mother and Daughters. Golden Cup In Her Hand—Wine of False Doctrino Antitypical River Euphratea—Antitypical Waters Dry ing Up—"Fleo Out of Babylon." Sept. 6. —T h e Photo - Drama o f Creation is still being woudorfully used of tbe Lord to Interest the public in Bible stud y. Through this beautiful col lection of master pieces of art the Scriptures are be ing opened to the understanding o f all classes of peo- pie everywhere. Pastor Russell's text today was, "De clare ye among the nations, and pub lish; set up a standard; say, Babylon Is taken.’’—Jeremiah 50:2. He said; While our message for today Is “meat In due season” to the Household of Faith, and in every way important to be understood, it is nevertheless a subject difficult to treat without giving offense, without seeming harsh. Bear With me, then, while expressing what I believe to t>o the Divine Message In as kindly a manner as 1 know how. The Scriptures which 1 mn.v quote in support of my presentation seem harsh almost to cruelty; but I assure you, my hearers, that 1 am not responsible for the Inuguuge of the Bible. My respon sibility is to speak the Word of the Lord. In doing this I shall endeavor to present the I.ord’B words In as kindly a manner as possible, nnd so far us pos slide explain some of Ilia harsher ex presßlons; hut 1 must not shun to de clare the whole counsel of God—nnd as fully as l believe He would now hnve Ills people understand it. In the days of Jesus and His Apos tles there was no Mystic Babylon Therefore the expressions in the Iteve latlon of St. John bearing upon Mystic Babylon were prophetic of the systems •nd conditions which have since risen In the Church. The word Babylon has a double significance. It is derived from tbe word Babel, nnd reminds us of tho time when the sons of Noah lost faith in the Divine providential cere and In the rainbow promiHe, and endeavored to erect a structure for their own preservation—the Tower of Babel. This attempt led to the con fusion of tongues. Similarly, following the days of the Apostles and of the persecution of the early Church, an attempt was made to erect n great religious system for tbe protection of the Church, not watting for the fulfilment of the Divine prom ise that In due time Messiah would come and establish His Kingdom for the blessing of the world. Tbe religious "Tower of Babel" was, primarily, I’apacy. Bo fur as it went It was a wonderful structure, but It never accomplished the designs of its founders. It never mastered and estab lished the Church far above the power and Influence of the civil governments and earthly monarch*. It was when the Tower of Babel rose to a considerable height in dignity and grandeur that the Lord manifested His Power amongst tbe workmen and con founded their speech. Disconcerted, tbe people ceased tbe further bnlldlng of the Tower, and each set up for him self. This corresponds well with the ProtestaDt Reformation Movement nnd the various denominations into which those once Catholic became divided. Babylon and Ita Wall. Another thought connected with our subject is that tho llterul city of Baby lon was a prototype, a prophetic figure of Mystic Babylon. The name Baby lon signifies “The Gate of God”—the gateway bv which access to God is to be attain*l This In effect was the claim made by I’apacy. nnd the claim which she still makes—that she Is a great City, a great Kingdom; that she has a great wall of Divine salvation and protection round nbout her—s great wall built of superstition and Ignorance, say her enemies. in tbe Revelation Jesus prophetically pictured the greatness of this City, this spiritual Empire. It Is essentially religious, although it Includes the greet kingdoms of earth, which unitedly are styled Christendom This great "city,” Babylon. I* represented as being divided Into ten different wards, each of which represents one of the king dome of Christendom, and which cor respond so the ten horns of the syin hollo "beast,” Compare Rev 11:13; 13:1 As this great ’’city." or spiritual king 'lorn, thus Includes the chief mon archies of Kuro|>e. so under another figure Babylon. I’npncy, Is represented as a woman. In whose forehead Is found the name "Babylon tho Great, the Mother of U a riots ■ Thus Is shown In some manner tho various Protestant systems of Christendom which separated from the “Mott, -i Church" of ftom< hut which are still tiei daughter* -oh minted |r her. par- READ HERALD WANT ADS takers of her character, traits and dis position. Thus Babylon with her ten wards Includes practically all of Eu rope; and Mol iter and Daughters of this same family name include nearly all of the Protestant denominations as well ns the Catholic Mother Church. What Is Meant by Harlotry? It should lie remembered In discuss lug this subject that tbe Scriptural language is figurative—that if does not signify that either tlie Church of Rome or her Protestant Daughters are ini moral. The correct thought is this: Primarily the Church of Christ was a "virgin” company of persons, called out, separated from the world, ita aims nnd its ambitions—called to bo saints aud joiut-beirs with Christ in His Kingdom. To whatever extent sys terns rose amongst the followers of Jesus and became affiliated with any of the kingdoms of this world—to that extent, Bcriptnrnlly, figuratively, they commuted harlotry; for they were espoused to the King of kings and the Lord of lords, and were to wait foi Him, that at Ilia Second Coming they might become Ills Bride and Ills Asso elate In nis Throne. It will not be questioned that Papacy became affiliated with the Roman Em plre and sat, down on the throne of Rome; nor that the Church of Eng land, ns one of her "daughters,” be came affiliated with the British Govern ment aud now sits, representatively, li the House of Lords. It would not be questioned that the Greek Church ex perlenced a similar betrotLnl and mar rlnge to the Russian Government, th. Lutheran Church to the German Gov eminent, etc., etc. It Is on tills account and in this sense that the Church of Rome and her Daughters-mother and daughters, organizations of Protestants —are figuratively called by the family name of Babylon Babylon's Golden Cup. Tinder the- figure of "u woman cloth ed In purple and scarlet" the Mothei Sysfom of Babylon lung centuries ago “made all the nations drunk with hot wine," the doctrines which she hud in her Golden Cup. (Revolution 17:1 O.i The Golden Cup represents the Bible tho Divine Stand til'd, or authority, t' whs misused when the wine of fHI ■ doctrine was put Into It—when the HI ble was claimed ns authority for vnrl ous erroneous teachings of the Duel Ages. The Intoxicating "wine" which made the nations drunk, and which Ini them to support the “woman” and h call themselves Christian nations. Pit pacy still holds In her hand, and stlh offers to whoever will receive It. Bui the nations are gradually sobering up it 1b not necessary to supitbse that every doctrine presented hy I’apacj was fnlse anti Intoxicating. Tin thought. Is, rather, that a stupefying potion wus put into the wine already In the Cup. As the Golden Cup represent the Word of God and its Message, tin stupefying potion may well be under stood to he soma of the doctrines; foi Instance, tlmt God's Kingdom has al ready been set tip. that tho papal throne Is the Throne of Christ, and that tbe Pope reigns ns Christ’s Vice gerent, or substitute nnd represents live. Other poisonous elements threat ened the people with purgatorial tor ture or with eternal torment If they fulled to keep In Hue with the papal authority—this claimed vicegerent an thorlty of Christ. The Protestunt denominations were all born under these intoxicating In (lueneea nnd fulsc theories. While they separated from the Mother system aad denounced her, nevertheless they hold doctrlnnlly to many of her Intoxicating errors. Consequently they, too, claim thnt somehow, they know not how Messiah's Kingdom has been set up and Is reigning They, too, Join In giv tng tho nations some of the same com pminglod "wine” that the Mother gave them, telling the people thnt these are Christian nations, even though they have anything hut the Christian spirit and are building guns undrlreadnuugbts to blow each other off the earth. Ko strong Is the taiwer of this In toxlcatlon thnt the Inconsistencies of such theories are not discerned hy those intoxicated. Only the few who are gradually getting free from tbe stupefying pollen are able, by Divine assistance, to see somo of tbe mistakes along this line. These see that nelthei tho Church of Home nor any or hei Daughter systems Is the true Church Each system professes to bo the Bride of Christ, yet each knows that the murriuge of the Lamb Is to take place at the Second Coming of Christ They have therefore very generally lost sight of the fact that the true virgin Church of Christ, only a Little Flock (Luke 12:32), who will he accounted worthy to become tbe Bride of Christ must wait for the l-ortl from Heaven (i Thesauloidun* 1:1». 10.1 *h* inusi keep herself "unspotted from th. world," a virgin, that she may be ue counted worthy to enter Into the Joy* of her Lord, heroine Ills (Jueeu uml Jotnt-heir In Ills Kingdom It ts not to be expected that either the Mother or the Daughter*, who ure now claiming to reign with Christ who ure now claiming that His King dom ts already set up, who are now claiming that their union with tin kingdom* of this world Is legitimate can ha vo the Bridegroom’* approval It Is not to be expected that they realise their true condition - that tbev are disloyal to the Heavenly Bride groom and King. Babylon, tho Groat City. In the symbolic language of the Book of the Revelation, as already ex plained, the name Babylon Is applied not only to the typical woman. Papacy, snd her mystical daughters, the Prut cstnnt denominations, but also to tile great City. Mystic Babylon. The sym hot woman more particularly repre sents the ecclesiastical systems, and the symbol city the governmental sea Hires the sacerdotal nr religious, an USE HERALD WANT ADS. thorlty to govern and control the king doms. tbe nations of the earth. We all remember the history of tha ancient city of Babylon, with its most wonderful walls and its hanging gar dens. We all remember that it built across the River Euphrates, whlafc flowed through its center and was supposed to protect it fully from th# hazard of invasion. Besides its vast storehouses of food it had tha river for Its water supply. Babylon was therefore considered impregnable. Mystic Babylon, Christendom of our day, is a most masterly orgumlzation. Its walls are built of ignorance and superstition, whose great foundations were laid centuries ago. Ancient Babylon’s great gates of brass, which came down to the level of the Eu phrates. represented Mystic Babylon’s worldly wisdom, human ingenuity and dexterity of organization, to maintain tho control of the symbolic waters and to protect the “city” from a possible approach from that direction, in the symbolic langunge of the Scriptures the word water has two dis tinct Interpretations: (1) Wuter is ft symbol for Truth; (2) Water also sym bolizes revenues from outside people and kingdoms. In harmony with this latter thought we reud that the woman with the golden cup Rlts upon many waters; "and the waters which thou sawest are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues." (Revela tion 17:1-15.) This “woman” does not reign over one nation or people alone; her rule is catholic, or general; for all nations were made more or less “drunk with her fnlse doctrines.” The water of the River Euphrates, flowing through Babylon, might therefore be understood to symbolize the peo pies and nations supporting Mystic Baby lon by contributions, tithes, offerings. The Euphrates to Be Dried Up- In the Revelation not merely is the name Babylon used long after the an cient city was so blotted out of exist ence thnt for centuries its site was un known, but the symbolic description in cludes also the River Euphrates. Of that great river we read, “The water thereof whs dried up, that the way of tho Kings of the East might be pre pared.” (10:12.1 If we are correct in our Interpretation that the waters of that river signify revenues from nil nations, the drying up of the river im plies a cessation of the revenues of Babylon, a decline In the contributions which heretofore have made her wealthy—millions coming every year from rich nnd poor of all lintlons for her support. It in In full accord with this Divine prediction of what Is yet to come that we hear cries of distress rising from all denominations, both Catholic and Protestant, to the effect that tlio revenues of the churches are being “dried up,” and tills nt a time when the world Is larger In population and In wealth than ever before. History tolls us that ancient Babylon wag captured by Cyrus the Great and his army after u siege of considerable length, which was unsuccessful until Ills soldiers digged a fresh channel for the river and turned aside Its course. Thus was the Hirer Kuphrates dried up; und the Medo-Perslan army entered the ancient city suddenly in the night. While these events were occurring, the princes of Babylon, corresponding to the notables of Christendom, were holding high carnival, rejoicing in their security, boasting of the strength of their walls, the impregnability of their gates and the sureness of their wnters. As then they were using the golden Teasels of the fjord's Temple from which to drink their wlno, so now, In the hour of Mystic Babylon's fall, wa may expect something to correspond to this—a spirit of boastfulness, of pride, of Intoxication with error, apparently drawn from the Divine Wor<J. At this moment of tbetr exuberance there uppeared In Belshazzar’s ban quet-bail a band, which wrote the words, "Mrne. Mrne, Telcel, U phonin'"— the days of your rule have beeu num bered by God and are finished; you are weighed In the balances and found wanting; your kingdom Is divided and given to the Medea and the I'ersiaDH. (Daniel 5.25-28.) The strong symbolic language used in respect to Mystic Bubylon corresponds so well to tbe prophetic language respecting ancient Babylon (bat we are warranted In un derstanding that city to have been a prototype of Mystic Babylon and her fall a prefigure of Christendom's fall. “Fla* Out of Babylon." When foretelling the disaster upon Babylon the Prophets of Israel gave to God's people the message, "Klee out of Babylon; deliver every man his soul”— his life—nud terrible descriptions, which seem grossly exaggerated unless we view the matter from the stand point already suggested—that the ex periences of the ancient city were fig urative und prophetic of the much more serious experiences of Mystic Babylon, then long future. If further evldeuce were required to demonstrate that Mystic Babylon represents a great nominal system, It Is found In the Rev elation, n part of which Is, “Come out of her, My people, that ye be not par takers of her sins and that ye receive not of her plagues.”—lß:4. This csll must be beard and heeded before the disaster cornea; for It will come suddenly, as In an hour. Those who do not stand aloof will be In volved in the disaster. And It Is God's will that they should be involved If, after seeing the truth respecting Baby lon and her character, they are not en thusiastically opposed to her decep tions and Intoxicating false doctrines. The tribulation* upon Babylon will constitute a part of tbe great tribula tion with which this Age will terminate and the New I)ls|>eusutlan of Mes siah’s Kingdom be ushered In— “a Time of Trouble such as was not since there was a nation.” l*t God's people re member thst loyalty Includes setlou and faithfulness eten unto death. READ HERALD WANT ADS FIVE