p. 16 | Undesigned Prophecies

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Apr 4, 1900

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 26, No. 14.

Undesigned Prophecies

Undesigned Prophecies.—Sometimes worldly men and nations prophesy in some act or chosen symbol, undesignedly, their future course and fate. The prophecy is, of course, but the outcropping of the spirit within, but it is strikingly prophetic of departed glory and bitter fruitage not dreamed of at the time of its giving. A noted instance in this nation occurred in 1892. In that year this government in its judicial, legislative, and executive branches, turned backward the wheels of progress and liberty, and committed itself to the principle of religious legislation. During that same year new dies were designed for certain coins. Compare the half and quarter dollar coins minted in that year and since with those of previous years. On the latter it will be seen that the face of the goddess is an American face; in fact, it was modeled after an American lady. That face is turned toward what on a map would be the west. It is with the light. The eagle on the other side is an American eagle. But on the coins of the above-mentioned denomination minted in 1892 and since, the face of the goddess of liberty is Roman, and turned against the light, toward the east, the characteristic attitude of sun-worshipers of all ages. The eagle on the coin is also Roman. And now, in this year of imperialism, here is another undesigned prophecy. The new registered gold bonds will all bear draped figures on each side, one representing the law and the other the genius of war. The first will hold a tablet bearing the word "Lex" [law]. The other figure will hold a firebrand aloft, and will have a battle scene for a background." "Law" and "war" are not "justice" and "peace." The coins and the bonds are prophecies of the future.