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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 16, 1866

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 27, No. 7.

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Fenianism.

Zion's Herald argues, and with a great degree of plausibility, that the extensive movement now going forward under the name of Fenianism, is but a new mask of popery; that it really aims at the life and liberties of this nation, and has for its object the elevation of the papacy to supreme control in this and other countries. It assumes different phases in different places, just as the artful and unprincipled power by which it is inspired, sees it may best accomplish its ends. Look out for breakers ahead. The powers of darkness are working as never before; and we may well look with distrust upon any movement however innocent and fair its outside may appear. Evil is its inspiring principle, and trouble and confusion will follow in its path. Cling to the blessed hope. Work fast for an enduring heritage in the world to come. And pray for the advent of that blessed hour when God shall "make wars to cease to the ends of the earth," though it is to be by the "breaking of the bows and cutting of the spears in sunder," "burning the chariots in the fire," and sweeping away the race of the wicked with all their machinations of evil.