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prayer. Aud desire, on this occasion.
10 bear my testimony that | received
ma answer ~ my prayer sufficient TO
con vince me that these things arctrnc.
MIRACULOUS EsoArE rHEDicrgD.
On the sist u October, 1875, Joscph
and n number OF his brethren, all
prominent men In the Church. were
betrayed by Col. George NJ. niukle
into the hands VI the mob militia who
had surrounded Far West, Mo-, de-
termined 10 sack the town. Although
Joseph had only been In Missouri a few
mouths aud had not done the least
harm TO n single soul there, nearly the
whole population Of that State, irciid.
Ing It's highest officers, both civil aud
military, had become W exaggerated,
through the stream Of lies which had
boon circulated through the country
concerning the Saints and their mo.
tivcs, that they had fully determined
10 MI the leaders of the Church; and
there were scores In that mobinilitia
camp 10 which Joseph ami his brethren
were brought that memorable day who
would have considered II n great honor
10 put To death Joseph and his fellow
prisoners. They know also that there
would bo no danger VI them being
brought TO Justice for such decd, even
II they should assassinat. them With
out orders from any coiAmander. II
was ON this occasion that the mobbcrs
curSed and shouted like mad-men aud
sworc that Joseph and those with him
should never sec their friends or
families again alive; and TO prove that
this was not the boat and threat VI the
common soldier only, will refer YOU
10 what John CLARK the head general
and commander Of the whole militia
said In his notorious speech which hu
delivered before the brethren ut Far
West, after he had made them prison.
ers u war. Referring TO Joseph and
his fellow prisoners, who then were ON
the road to Jackson County In the
bands Of Gen. Lucas and his army,
General Clark said:
"As for your leaders, do no, once think
do not Imagine fpr a mDmcnt-do NOT
let u enter your minds. that they VIII he
delivered. or that you viii soc their lsus
again, Tor their Jaic y hfct, 11iLiu piE ~
cAvr, THEIR Doom Is SEALED"
hut while, from n human standpoint,
II seemed absolutely impossible for
Joseph and his brethren 10 escape from
their enemies alive, Joseph ruse up IN
the spirit Of his prophetic calling, and
prophesici that they ALL should bc de-
iiycrcd alive. Farley u. Pratt, one Of
the prisoners with Joseph, writes the
following:
"As We arose aud commenced our
march on the morning Of tho ird 0f No.
Ncmbor, Joseph smith spoke 10 M" aud
the oihcr prisoner. In a low but cheerful
fsN
good chccf, brethren; tho word Of tho
Lord came To me last night that our lives
should bu given u, and that whatever
W. may suffer during this captivity, not
one Of our lives should ho takUn'
"uf this prophecy I testify In tho nnmo
Of the lard, aud though spoken Ia secret
IT. public fuiillimcnt aud tho miraculous
escape u zach one " ne Il too notorious
10 need my testimony. Farley l..
Pmu's Aut., page 30.
Notwithstanding the fact that they
were sentenced on two or three GiiioT-
ont occasions 20 be shot, that several
attempts were made TO poison them
while incarcerated In filthy dungeons;
that forty men at certain time aud
place entered Into n conspiracy that
They would neither eat nor drink until
they had killed the "Mormon Proph-
et,n all the brethren In due course
Of time, escaped from their per.
sccutofs and would-bo murdcrerr, and,
although they suffered as only few men
have suffered, they arrived safely, and
all alive, among their friends In IL
linols. This surely IN another proof Of
Joseph Smiths prophetic gift while
General Clark at the SAME time H.
proven TO be false prophet.
PREDICTIONS ABOUT COMING TO THE
MOUNTAINS.
Under date o, Saturday, August 0,
1872, Joseph wrote:
~ passed over tho rivor To Montrose,
Iowa, In company with General Adams,
Col. Brewer and others aud witnessed the
installation oftho officer. OF the Rising
Sun Lodge OF Ancient York Masons NJ
Montroso, by General James Adams,
deputy grand master Of Illinois. Whilo
the deputy grand master was engaged In
giving the requisite Instructions To the
master oloct, 1 had n conversation with
number OF brethren In tho shade OF the
building on tho subject n our persecution
In Missouri AMI tho constant annoyance
which had followed Us since w0 were
driven from that State / prupheslod
that tho saints should contlnto TO suiler
much afliriiOn and would be- driven To
tho Rocky Mountains; many would
aposiatizc, others would DO put to death
by our prosecutors or lose their lives In
consequence Of exposure or disease, and
some ~ you will live TO 20 aud assist la
making settlement, and build cities and
SEQ che saints become u mighty people IN
the Rocky Mountains. ullst. Record,
page is7l
need spend no time 10 prove the
fuliilmont o. this remarkable prophecy.
All OF you who are present In this hall
tonight can testify 10 Its literal fuliil.
ment. The Latter-day Saints have In
deed become a mighty people In these
mountains, numbering ~ they do now
about two hundred thousand souls, or
ganiled into thirty-twO Stakes ofZlOn,
or nearly Ave hundred wards and
branches; aud this does not include the
Saints In Mexico and CRnain. IL l.
also u matter Of history that the Saints,
for years after the prediction was ut
tered, continued 10 suffer persecution
and aililction from their enemies; that
many apostatlzed, while Others, who
proved faithful aud true 10 their cove
nanu, were put 10 death for conscience
sake, and the remainder were driven
by u ruthless mob from the beautiful
city Of NauvOo into tho western viii.
derness in the year 1916.
ESCAPE FRoM ENEMIES pREDICrED.
Early In the year 1874, while the
spirit Of renewed prosecutions was
broodlng In Hancock County, Illinois,
Joseph was inspired 30 MAKO propara.
lions for sending an expedition 10 the
Rocky Mountains, 10 seek out new
location for the Saints, m II had been
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