Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-06-18
APrOphetic Pastor.
Recent TornadOes FOretold by . St.
Louis Congregstionatisl Minister.
Inter Ocean.

Recent TornadOes FOretold by . St.
Louis Congregationatisl Miniater.
Inter Ocean.
Olive Branch Congregation al
church is not an aristocratic house
Of worship, but its pastor. Ire r.
Hicks, is a man who stands very
high as a minister and q gentleman,
and is especially noted as a close
student and scholar. Mr.. Hicks
comes 10 the front just now as hav-
ing . series of sermons, or rather
lectures, told bis congregation all
about the recent great storms. Early
last January be had printed chart
setting forth in a simple manner that
the disasters were coming. The
chart is based upon the theory OF
planetary equinoxes and the dates
of these equinoxes are indicated by
figures, the periods of greatest dis
turbance by large figures, the per-
iods of weakest by small. On the
chart the equino1es Of all the planets
are placed IN regular order. so that
at a glance one can not only see
when the equinox occurs, but when
two occur in conjunction. TIE
large fi.ure II for the month of May
appeared on the chart, and some
time ago Mr.. Hicks called at the
signal Office, and putting his figure
on that day, told Sergeant Weber
MARK THAT DATE,
And watch The effect of the equinox,
VIII ch he SAID would cover a period
of two days before and three after
the equinox, the rule governing
tho volcapian disturbances. That
Mr.. Hicks warning was justified,
the fearful record extending from
The 10Th to the. 18Th shows. Last
Wednesday, after the Kansas City
cyclone. Mr.. Hicks then wrote an-
oiher prediction, saying that there
would be a " twenty four hour cycle
for three or four days, in which
stolms will repea, The mselves." If
the accounts Of the terrific storms
s'nce Wednesday up to last night
hive not varfied this prophecy, Mr..
Hicks says. there is no value then in
sny kiud OF records.
In regard to the rest of the month
the storm chart presents The minor
cycle of Vulcan as occurring on the
Oath, and the major cycle of Mer-
curry on tho 2lst. These two equi-
noxes happening together. Mr.. Hicks
says that about those dates there
will be another series Of disturbances
OF marked energy.
The three sermons of MIR. Hicks,
celebrating the theory explained in
the chart, we're delivered at his
church during a period which he bad
announced some weeks before would
be very disturbed. At the conclu-
sion of the sermons. on April 19,b,
resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed by the congregation which had
each Sunday packed the church,
THANKING TIE LECTURER
For his dlscourses and acknowl.
edging the remarkable confirmation
OF bis theory in the elemental dis.
turbances, which the resolutions de-
clared had been " foretoId by him
several weeks ago." The resolutions
closed with a r. quest 10 all to secure
these charts and watch the predic-
lions. They we're then signed by
the Board of Trustees and formally
presented to Mr.. Hicks.
Mr.. HICKS was seen to-day, and
said: "Of course l feel gra,ifed
that the Storm chart has been vari.
fed, but l dislike 10 be misconstrued.
I am not doing this for money. I
don't care about this thing at all ex.
cept that I want the public to get
the advantage of this great truth.
which will be of much benefit to man.
kind. It is nothing absiruse or
technical. As printed on the chart
it Can be unterstood almost at a
glance; and let me say that we're it
understood there would be- fewer of
these great disasters to human life.
I tell you that # the school teachers
in Kausas City had known what I
did the day of the eye one, and had
not dismissed their schools when
they saw the clouds gathering so
ominous!y, tiey would deserve to
Le tried for the lives lost. If the
puLlic would but study this chart
it takes NO time-I would look for
wonderful benefit to the race
Rev. 8. W. Dixie, the divorce re-
former, told the Congregational min
,at.rs Of Rn.4nn laiclu Tint fha