Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-04
THE SIGNS IN THE HEAVENS.
Lieut. Totten Figures That the Savior's Ad.
vent 10 Imminent ut Any Moment

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vent 10 Imminent ut Any Moment.
Lieut. Totten. United States army, in an
interview yesterday in New Haven regarding
the conjunction Of Jupiter and Venus, had this
to say in regard to q circumstance that is at
tracing wide attention:
1T Is rare occurrence instead Of frequent
one. 1t always comedies with notable evcnta
These planets are for signs and seasons. They
never fail to make them. Some twenty-one
conjunctions have occurred since Luther time
VIII refer only to the last On July 20 and 81,
1889 there was . conjunction Of Jupiter and
venus which closely resembled the coming one
Now, this conjunction followed the regular law
and preceded historic events Of the utmost mo-
ment. They give warning to the watchers ex-
actiy az the conjunction which preceded the
nativity by several years warned the magi Of
coming events. The conjunction of 1859 Of
course, preceded the year lst0.
Let US see what occurred in 1860 and there
abouts II is perhaps needless to mention tho
clvi! war; an unparalleled strife But the
world was in the throes OF war at tho same
time, for all the world has hitherto revolved
about Rome. 1t was in 1850 that Victor Emau-
nei led the insnrrection in the papai states on
september .. The Sardinians entered on Sep
TENDER ii, defeated the papal troops at Castel
Fidardo on September is, taking Arcons on
September 1923. Victor Emanuel took ccm-
mand OF the army and entered the kingdom Of
Naples on October To- Garibaldi defeated the
Neapoiitana at Nolturno and greeted Victor
Emanuel as King Of Italy on October &c. He
entered Naples rs king on November Z. This
was as short as the Franco-PrLssian war;
I'm the far east affairs were 5kewise signif-
cant in religion. The massacre Of the Chris
tians by the Druses was MAY Is TO July /. The
Mohammedans mastered TIE Christians at Da-
mascus, 3, 800 s;ain, on july 8; the English end
French govern men Is interfered in us est; T. 1cO
French soldiers la,.dcd az 5eyrout on August
%; Lord Dufferin, the British commissioner in
Syria, arrived in Damascus on September g.
Note now that these September dates both in
Mohammedanism and in Italy, both struck to-
gether. Note, however. a more significant fact:
From the Mohammedan capture of Jerusalem,
A. ID. 637, to the Syrian massacre, followed by
European Intervention, and to Victor Emanuel's
success in the western hierarchy are exactly
!, 26O lunar years. The next seven years were
loaded with religious dates of vital diplomatic
import and ended with the l.335th solar year
from Justinian. All know the events Of the
succeeding years, for the decade closed in 1870
or ]. EGO years from the celebrated decree of the
Emperor Phocas, and the temporal power of the
pope was at least for little season over.
Take again one more illustration, q brief
one-I have no time for more. l believe the
advent season actually dates from 1928. This
was exactly $3.50 years from Israels captivity
l use Israel in distinction from that of Judah.
Their times Of punishment were over. Since
1928 the watchers are counting one generation
OF three score years and ten to at least the lunar
beginning Of the climax. be that what it NAV.
Now Miller's day comes in between. Historians
will never forget those days of excitement
Venus and Saturn came into conjui ction in the
same field of the telescope on December 49,
1S45, and marked another Of those condolences
which never fail"
When do you expect the end Of the world.
lieutenant
MY answer to that is, the world endureth
forever have never put my mind at work
to solve so outrageous problem. The end of
the age is different thing. My belief is that
Saviours advent is imminent at apy minute"