Times of Peril by A. A. H.

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 3, 1875

Times of Peril.

By A. A. H.

THINGS are assuming an alarming appearance along the southern Texan boundaries. Despatches from Corpus Christi, and other towns in Texas, bring intelligence that the Mexicans have killed and plundered many of our merchant men and other citizens who happened to come in their route; and the Texans in turn have hung some of the Mexicans by the neck to the trees where they overcame them in conflict. A large body of Mexicans are said to have crossed the Rio Grande, and are marching toward Corpus Christi. Later despatches affirm that the Mexicans have attacked several ranches near Corpus Christi, and captured several Americans, and carried them off prisoners. An invasion of the city is expected and the citizens are arming to meet it. All business is suspended. All of the mounted force from Fort Brown, at Brownsville, Texas, have been sent in pursuit of the invaders. Fears are entertained at Washington that these Mexican raids will result in a general border war.

It will be remembered that recently an assault was made on a congregation of American Protestant worshipers at Acapulco, Mexico, by the Catholics, and that nearly the whole company were inhumanly massacred. It is evident that the Mexican Catholics have a bold and growing antipathy against the American Protestants, and would martyr the whole race if they only had the power. Things have a hard look, when inoffensive citizens, including helpless women and children, are to be inhumanly murdered; and humble Christians barbarously massacred while quietly worshiping in their own house. It betokens a relapse of the dark ages.

Not only in Mexico is the spirit of the papacy stirred, but in nearly every part of the world. The terrible beast, seen in Daniel's vision, representing the Roman power, is rousing himself for the last fearful conflict. Already he has laid bare his great iron teeth, and menaces every creature under heaven that for one moment presumes to dispute his claims to the right of the universal authority. It may be clearly seen, by the constantly bitter manifestations of papal vindictiveness and arbitration,

that had they the power, the scenes of the Inquisition would be re-enacted in all their untold cruelties. The only hope we have that these things will not fully be, is the evidence of fulfilling prophecy, telling the Judgment is near at hand. But remember, faithful ones, the last days are to be days of peril.—A. A. H., in Biblical Messenger.