The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1864-04-01
m. it.relaslons Of PROPHECY.


"Acolyte." a learned correspondent Of the
Mobile Register. concludes series Of articles
upon the Interpretation and fus6inent Of Pro.
phosy. with the following applicaii0r 10 the
case sf the ccDfedsrafs States
at would have been a severe fest to ones
belief in The speedy fulflmcnf Of pro1 lissv. Il
the year 1861, go long regarded ns The icrfni-
nus Of the grand period OF a time and tines
aid the dividing OF timc.- had dawnc1 upon
world wrapped II profound peace how
much. then. does II tend 10 confirm the views
which have been set forth. when ne sc 50 in-
furiatcd war vagcd BY people Which -
boasied itself the most enlightened q fht('1-
tons Of the earth; the fires Of war kindiing N
one point after another Of the eastern horix5u
and mems hearts failing them. Il the co1tcm-
p'atipn-of tho scenes which are about 10 TN
icld for with the lessons which The inseuka-e
horcss on our northern border have i1sf
taught them, tho powers Of Europe can ncw
no longer wage small war. All the applian-
ccs Of artillery X mechanism must be brought
10 bear in the. life snd-d struggle OF "a
tioas. mill aerna al sink beneath tie fright
ful load which noE lies r. The uidsf Il which
the finger Of destiny, pointing impcriously.
bids them take Il up aud Singer forward 10
their inevitable doom
And word as to our own contest. Lot no
che hug to his heart the fond dclusi1n that
this year - TO bring psace TO our afflicted iand
| II Is hardly Too much 10 say HAT peace in this
year is inpossible- Tho long recorded de.
c-ees Of Heaven forbid IL. This may. indeed
be TO rs the last year Of IRE war but Il viii
not, II cannot be tie FIRST year Of pc-ce II
behooves rs TO grid up our loins=Iiks men. AID
prepare for the most direful struggle that the
world has ever Witnessed. The extreme fury
Of the storm may. and probably will, burst
upon The nations Of the old world. but our
cloro IN that a.
The great encouragement 10 Us 70 bear mru-
fully, yet piously. the burdens which rost and
which are yet to accumu'a ate upon us. Is 10 he
found IN the assurance that This, the greatest
10 also 10 be the last Of wars. and Is to usher
IN the time when nation shall not lift up sword
against nation, neither shall they learn var any
tieans or slaughter have been bro1zht. We see
nations shrinking already from The idea Of war.
aud but that az irresistible power urges them
on, they would fain submit their preEc3t dir
ierences to any lbitramenE but that OF The
sword; nor. after the terrible Lesson shall be
learned which is now unrolling before them
will they again permit themselves 10 b en-
tangled in these crooked paths from which tie
only essspe is 10 light their Way out
In the clouds. therefore, which arc now IN
7olving the political skies Of all Tie nations.
though fraught with tempest, we see the har-
binger Of the blessed day for which the nations
eriDg and soon to burst. yet at evenfirne il
shall be light The faith which has clung 50
long to Gods promises, -has not lived 10 xaia.
and already il begins 10 lift ur its head. IN
The ASSURANCE that It's redemption draxc.h
nigh.
i will be seen that fiIs cotruentlt0r d -
moi ccncur with the revelations Of sons Of the
enkerpreters, dreauere. francemen and raves
tors Of the interior. These last al a<rce io
liking next June ~ the period for the termiua
tion OF active hDstilities 90 far as the clnfetl-
crate States are concernei.- Oae Of these de-
dnces his conclusions from ihe prophecies Of
Daniel. and dec'a-es the power OF the Sprih
seriously to annoy rs viii teTminate By her
own domestic dissens ons in June nez. IL
this We have also the concurrent fesfirzDny of
several dreamers. trancemen ard Eere,ators
and thus We began to 7nsider the poift pref
= well settled When the lights Of reason
hil, We may be permitted 10 take other testi-
mony. We are sor1y now 10 have our flitl
disturbed by difference among he dccto-F,
but as even "acolyie" concedes that 1864 Is 10
witness a culmination Of great events a the
terminus Of the grand period Of "a firne and
times, and the dividersd e limosr I'VE nay
still hope that so.nesnirg viii torn up ID our
advantage before a9otber Christmas; for iass
now the poor S)uiA Is IN hat condition when
the chances are that change will be an in
provement Let ne h3Fe so--U1c0a Iele
graph.