Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-27

restoration and the visitation Of the
"dosolating scourge" Is not sharply
defined any further than that there
would be men living Mt the lime ofthe
Introduction Of the last dispensation
who would not pass to the
other world before tho plague referred
10 should CONNIE nee It's work. M
though the Saint. may not unqual.
fedly take the ground that the advent
Of cholera IL the fuliilmeut Of that i'm
pofiaut prophecy, II is interesting Tor
them to compare current events With
the predictions Of the Great Prophet
who was the instrument selected by
Divine Wisdom 10 found the Church
with which they are identified.
Commondable efforts are being made
In this and other countries to prevent
tho ravages u the plague, and the
effects Of their ondeavors will doubtless
be to ameiiorato the situation. Speak
ing, however, from tho standpoint OF
revelation, there Is another condition,
without which the result will not be en-.
tlfely satisfactory. That ~ the repentance
Of the people; or, in other words. refor.
nation. We viii hero quote from u
revelation given through Joseph the
Seer on Sept. 23rd, 1882:
"for I, the Almighty, have placed my
hands upon The nations, To scourge them
Tor their wickedncss; and plaques shall
40 forth and they shall NOT DO taken
rom tho earth until / have completed
my work, which shall be cut short In
righteousness, until all shall know mo
who shall romaiu, even from tho least
unto tho greatest, aud shall be tllod with
tho knowledge OF the Lord, aud shall see
oyo TO oyer
According 70 this, the only hope Of
escape for the people from the Jids-
ments OF the latter days is Tor them 10
become righteous, as the revelation
shows that, In order for the earth to
rest and bo freed from corruption a
species OF elimlnatlon will progress,
until remnant shall remain who will
conform to the laws oil nature and OF
God.
Another revelation given through
the Prophet Joseph, August end, 1893,
indicates that whichever plague shall
be the "scourgo" referred 10 VIII not,
after gaining iootholi, have any
lengthy cessations until the Lord Him
self shall come. We quote from 1t:
"For bohold, and 10, vengeance comoih
speedily upon the ungodly MS a whirl-
wind, and who shall escape H. Tho
Lords scorgo shall pass over by night
and by day, aud tho report thereof shall
vox all people; yet Il shall not be- stayed
until the Lord come; for tho indignation
oi tho Lord Is kindlol against their
nbomiuauons aud all their wicked
works.n
The facilities for this spread OF In.
formation relating to exlsting condi.
lions In any part OF the earth are
Complete. Hence the accounts OF the
ravages Of the present plague
are presented daily to the
whole civilized world. These 70.
ports arc oAuaing much vexatlon,
the minds OF the people being harrass.
ed and agitated by them.
The present times arc porilous and
perplexing, all things being "ln COM
notion" a. the prophets have pro.
dicted. There 10 no huma an situation
Of tho present period Of agitation that
has not been subject Of prophetic
treatment by the Prophet Joseph
Smith. OF course such Views are
treated by many people with deFlslon
and contempt; they are hardly ever
met by those who sneer at them with
fact and argument. But the pro.
phecies are being fulfilled, and the
conditions Of the world are assuming
more and more the aspects Of the pie.
lures which Inspired men have painted
by the assistance OF Divine Power.
The near future Ia pregnant with
events and situations Of great moment
and the Saints should not be asleep TO
the signs Of the times.