Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-27
The End of the World.

Col. Utley, of the Racine Journal,
has recently given US bis sentiments in
regard to the final winding up of things
terrestrial, in his usual vigorous STYLE
What he says appeals strongly TO the
common sense of every body. Below
we give two or three of the closing par
agraphs:
Now, we do not profess to know much
about Gods intention concerning this
globe; and yet, we really do know as
much about it as the wisest man on the
earth for this is matter in which learn
ing avais very little. Our opinion upon
the question is, that this globe was hung
up here, with certain others, and put in
motion for a purpose, and that it is not go
ing 10 be blctted out in consequence of
anything lis wretched occupants may do.
But if The thing is really to happen, we
do not see the necessity of making fuss
about it. So far as we are concerned,
when we have 10 90, we have no Eartic.
ular desire 10 leave the world behind;
we rather like the idea of having the
thing bursted, when we have to give it
up,we see no reason why we may not as
well all go together as 10 go one at time
which we have all got TO do sure; and
we would say to those who are disposed
to prepare for such occasions, (as the de-
struction of the. worldly by getting up
certain styles of dress, robes, &C., that
we look upon such arrangements as very
great folly; it will make but very little
difference what you have on; and we
say 10 our lady friends that it will be an
occasion for which they need make very
little preparation in the way of dress, for
the incest dress in the world would be
spoiled in five minutes after the perform
ance commenced. We shall wear our
old clothes. Seriously, there are those
who will look upon this trifling talk of
ours as akin to basphemy. The idea
of writing this article was suggested by
a believer in the immediate destruction
ofthe-world theory. He cited us TO all
the. signs and omeDs, spots on the sun,
the sun on fire, and what certain astron-
omers have to say about il; and we could
not help plying the poor man, who is
suffering under what we consider ter
rible delusion. We had an uncle who
went mad over the idea that the world
still lives, in spite of the wickeduess and
folly Of false prophets.
There is one singular fact connected
with this belief in the immediate and GER
tain destruction of the world. The be-
heyers became filled with the most terri
bic fears and apprehensions of that aw-
full day, while the fact that they have
certainly got to die, whether the world
is destroyed or not, never seems to give
them the least trouble. O! how much
misery such folly has caused on the earth,
without the slightest chance of it ever re-
sulting in anything good. And our adj
vice 10 all such as are susceptible,to such
foolish impressions, as that the world is
about 10 be destroyed, is 10 have more
confidence in the stability in the perpetu-
lily of Gods works, and quietly work on,
performing all the duties He sits before
you, and be prepared for that call, which
in lime come for all, to rest from your
labors, and don't be fretting about what
God is going to do with the world after
you have done with it. You cannot
change his plan concerning it, by max
ing yourself miserable about it.