Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-21
rnr SURE word OF rnornEcY.

THE SURE WORD or PROPHECY
il not inappropriate a, this time 20
call the attention Of the Lniicf.iay
Saints to the we'll known ami most To-
Variable prediction given through
Joseph the Prophet concerning the
dlsturoanccs 70 botxp, cited before the
contamination Of the present era. The
prediction referred 10 h that contained
ia the s7th section, Doctrine anu
Covenant. The soer Grsl depicts the
awful oonvulsion OF this nation, tcrmi.
Mating In the "dea,h AMI misery Of
many toula.n hut this war
was only the beginning Of q
series Of disasters Of n similar Lind,
for "the days will come" ho tayr
''that war will be poured out upon oil
nations, beginning at that place"
Thus far the words Of prophecy fclai-
lug TO this subject are perfectly clear.
Viewing them la the light Of history
we cannot iail 10 perceive thuif literal
ulfllmont IN every particulars nor can
Il be denied that the great Seer Of this
age, for clohrncts " prophetic vision
and perception Of details Of history t.
him still future, ranks among the fore
most Prophets sent TO man by the
Almighty.
Hut Vi the latter part Of this prodic'
ton there IL evidently something
which Il not yet completely fulfilled.
We read
Aud 10 shall como 20 pass, aflor many
days, slaves shall rise up against thrir
masters, who shall be- mafshhilod and
disciplined for war. Aud ~ shall como tp
pass also, that tho remnant who arc luii
OF tho land will marshal thoms elves, aul
shal become exceeding angry, and Shall
Nox tho Gonuios with a sofu Yo2auou'
Now part Of this prophecy has had
ita ulnlmont IN the War Of the RE-
bellion, 1t 10 almoal universally undcf.
stood that there are other parIs OF the
prediction sllll 10 come 10 PAS. There In
a series Of events that are distinguished
from that war ~ something which viii
take place "aiter many days" 10 Il
true, the slaves a. we'll as their maatufa
were mamualltl aud disciplined fer
war but there 10 evidently 6omolhina
more, oven Of that 60 expect. In THE
connection, aud in view Of the recent
marshalllng dlsoipnuing ofan army
calling itself "iuluslrlhl," pan observant
aud studioua friend ventures the sug.
gtsllon that tho term "slayea, I"
although primarily applying to the
African race ln tho south, may
admit, like 20 many other prophetigu
expressions, Of a mciaphofical use;
why may II not, In ehor,
Mud application, In a molaphYricaI
sense, 10 the lablring olassc,g our
friend hrgurf; Tho appropriateness OF
such metaphor cannot be questioned
when II IN remembered that Ghe work.
ing men Themselves In their o0ntr.,
veTsy with their so.oallrd "0ppressott"
often represent their condition ~
"whi,e slavery" and themselves as
"slavts." Terms llke theae have b..
come almost a universal battle orY.
Without assuming the correctness OF
this Interpretation, the prophutical
passage under consideration may afr-
~ be- called forecast Of impending
troubles IN which the Labor agitation
may and doubtless win play an im.
porlhnt part, followed by or perhaps
colempOranoous with agilations among
the indians, Of serious nature. But
this 10 not all. For 10 tho calamitiss
Of Internal contention among the mo-.
tlons OF the earth shall bo added
those OF famine, plague and
earthquakes, and thunder Gni storms,
until tue nations shall feel the chnsleu.
ing hand VI tho Almighty. AMI all
this IL, according to prophecy. In con.
sequence Of the innocent blood that
has flowed ON earth, aud which, ia q
that ot Abel Of old, Is crying to The
Lord Of Sabaoth for vengeance.
The present movements among tho
industrial classes u tho civilized
nations point to speedy mlhmeul
OF many Of the predictions of Joseph
tho Prophet. Evon the world now
can SEQ dangoruheiu. Master Woft.
mau Sovereign says the C5xey ggita.
ton Is tho ioreOluing OF a revolution.
and he compares II 10 the insurrectlou
OF John Brown previous to the Rebel.
lion, an opinion which Is shared by
otheH. Fear for what may soon
tTanspire has seized many bravo
heart. In connection with this sub.
jeet Il is well worth noticing that the
question has been aprung 10 call repre-.
hentativea Of the various labor orgnnizs.
iions together in general conference
for tho purpose Of discussing the prac.
tioability Of consolidating the variorl
interests, 90 as to enable them 10 pre-.