Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-29
A YEAR OF woNDHRs.
The AIohammedan Belief as to
IsS2-The Easter Day Identi.
eel with that Of the Resur-
rectiOn Day Of A. D. so.

Blanton Duncan in the San Antonio Ex'
press.l
Europe is threatened with the
greatest war known to history-a uni,
versal collision, dragging therein al
the powers of Europe and Asia. AND
while the bloodshed would exceed
everything in previous wars, theremay
also come from Panslavism an incita,
ton to revolution within Germany and
Austria, which would in time crumblt
thrones to dust, and bring into being
those ten governments which are YET
to play their parts in the great drama
of the end. Two years ago who fore
saw the means of collecting the great
mass of the Jews into Palestinei
What motive was to cause the millions
comfortably settled in Russia to give
up their homes and possessions and to
wander away to strange lands? Proph-
esy stated what would do this. Eze-
kiel foretold the massacres and perse-
buttons by the Russians. And to day
all this has eliminated.
All Islam is ready for action under
their "Mahdi." The agitation is COM
menced among the followers of Ma
homet, with whom is the belief that
at the beginning of their fourteenth
century, now near at hand, a descend.
ant of the prophet will reveal himself
at Mecca, from the tribe of Koreish.
Abdul Mutallib has announced that
he is that descendant, and the Moham-
medans by millions believe that this
year will bring the expected end Of the
world. They state that many of the
signs have already been given, and
only one other event is awaited, the
descent of Jesus upon earth. Mo-
manned prophesied that the world
should not end until one of his family
should rule over Islam, whose name
and whose fathers should be the same
as his own and his fathers name
Abdullah.
The year 1882 is remarkable in an
other sense. II the resurrection oc-
CURED, as is believed, on the Easter
of the year 30, we will have this year,
Just as in 80, the Paschal full moon
on Thursday, April 9th. The iden-
tical day of crucifxion will be on
Friday the 18th; and the resurrection
on Monday the 9th. When the ether
portents are significant, their gravity
is increased by the fact that Christ
ians will keep the actual anniversary
of the day and month when the Re
deemer crowned the expiation for
their sins BY his suAerings and death.
/ will ask your attention to only
one other marked prophesy. 1t re-
quires little comment. Your dis
patches every week now bring the
news of constantly occurring murders
of parents by children, children by
parents, brother and sisters by broth
ers and sisters, wives and husbands
by wives and husbands, such as no
other age has ever witnessed. They
are becoming daily record, and each
year makes a bloody catalogue by
hundreds and thousands. 1t was not
common in the days of Christ,
though ed.handed violence was then
rife in other respects. This was
foretold to happen in the latter days.
And it was to occur after another
event:
1.-THE gospel must first be published
among all nations"
Practically that may be said to be
accomplished now. Then this was to
come.
Now the brother shall betray the
brother to death, and the father the
son; and children shall rise up against
their parents and shall cause them to
be put to death
Is the prevalence, in wonderful
magnitude of these species of muir
ders, only a coincidence of chance,
or the ful6llmeHt Of Ohrist's decla-
ration?