, 1870-10-23
Gurt0us Prophecies Concerning The
Catholic s:laurcn and ekcvo3utlon,

In review of F1cnch book entitled Pro
phecits on the Church and Revoau'ion," TO-
cen. number Of Tie London Tablet contains
the following 1emAtks:
makes this remarkable statcment II know
MT how to explain it, bat it is a tacs attasted
by all anciont and modern history, that no
great calamities have ever fallen upon a COM
munttv which were not fore.old by some prog
noe.irator, Or announced by reselations,
prndigicr, and other celestial sigos.. 1t ID
much 10 be desired that the cause Of this
should be discussed by men versed In natural
and supernatural things. an advantage which
do not possess. Il may be that our attl,os-
{here, being, ~ rorne philosophers have be-
| iisred, inhabited br multitude at spirits who
forescc future things By tll- very laws OF their
nature, these intetige-c :, feeling pity f0r
men. warn them by euch r.;;;;as that they may
be prepared. Huwoyer this may le. the t1ct
is certain, and always following theze prelic-
tionT. new and extraordinary things arc seen
to happen.
Tho Count dc Maietre in his Soirees de y.
P.terslour9. after dwelling on the dangers
which prophecy declared in hundred different
eays tn,catenlpG Europe, says: "H you ask
u:s what is that prophetic spirit Of which
sr.7- happened II. he ,corld Which haue not
LSch Prsstacftd IN some scdy or Other.
| Yon have 4 recent example Of this in the
| French revelation, foretoia on all sidos, aud
| iu tho n,oet incouteetable manner"
Tie tes'imeny.6ot these two remarkable
men, belonging 10 two opposite schools OF
opinion, il exceedingly curious; nnd the COIN
ei''~ncc of events now taking place with
prophecies made long ago naturally attracts
| -cno attention.
We BY no means give credit to all that is
written in the Way Of prophecy: The volume
! doubtful and false, which shows With how
grrxt caution such private prophecy il to be
received. We nlu4t confess th1t oar belief in
Rlt private prophecy ia almost entirely deter
nliEed by lis historical fuldlment. We look
OF, predictions concerning the future Is Curl
Qua in themselves, and a. useful in 20 far as
tLcy arrest tho attention Of men and lead then,
to reflection u1on passing eyents. They nAy
itlecd 10 considered as warnings from, and,
Wien they como 10 paes, a. eE1tences o. the
providence Of God in his dealinss With mankind,
that OF Otyal. It WAS well known in 1893
One Of the Oldest copies hesrs this tile
4.Tror1u cics Of a Recluee. printed in 15ia. II
! GalIic French. and found during tie revolu
ton At the Abbaye iOrval Tnc volume be
fore ur quotes vaEions passaEea OF the pro
p!lecy. ald shows how they have been fulfilled
! since III.
Father Neckton, whose prophecy is said II
date from before the French revolution o
1888. writer Al follows:
"ra,ts Will be completely DESTROYED, 70 tha
|
atnon4 the ruins With rhtit chtarcu- 10 Will ast
what thar place Isl: taes will answer: My child
thete tloni uncc y great city which Cod desuoyc
for itS crimes
After this te.fib.c event order Will be com
p1etey restored Justice will BE- administered t
I'll, a4tl the counter Fesolutlon Will be acc IN
pls<hs.l, and the triumph Of the Church wlll b
*ch that viii never he equaltest, because It vi
| &c the at triumph Of the Church upon earth
sThi@ event Will tle nj az al baud. when Eug
land begins to h shaken, and 1t will be known b.
this sign a. II Is known that simmer Is at haut
uktn ih< lures or TIE H1 TREE tu7nk forth dhtx
this probably refers TO the feturn OF England
the Catholc fa[n., England will experience, t
. her rrtprD, revolution mcre terrible thau th
| asss French revo1utio1, and that revolution vi
| last long en0uEh to give 10 France tue time
srow cain again, and France will help England I
. | restore peace -.,
Fath'r Seckton did not fix the rrecis
. epoch OF these events. but he SKID that - thos
> rho had oMt.ittI The Tirst Frs7ach rerotu'io'
! and ,sAo uouN trit,.f*s this last, would than
God for having spared them 10 ses 60 great
= triumph tor his church.
. The Tab4t adds : We mako no coumcn
) excep. that We hare askeptical scnse. Fatht
0 Neckton. however, il committed 10 these to
|. rib!e cvents occurring during the life tinao (
! perrons who lived in 1873. They ought. =
cu,tliug 10 that, be close at hAtd-