The Portland daily press., 1894-05-01


stined to free millions of unfortunates
will be unable to ward off the death
blow by one acting under the advice
of those so recently conquered. Peace
will be restored, but the bloody hand
of the assassin will visit the nation
al capital and again will the chief
magistrate be stricken down."
These remarkable words were pre-
served and their fulfillment gave the
prophet higher place in the estimation
of his eople. There are other hut not
SO well authenticated prophecies
extant, but which, according to those
acquainted with them, have all been
fulfilled.
ANOTHER PROPHECY.
To weeks ago he called to his resi-
dence near Provo some of the ruling
spirits of his church and gave them
another revelation, in which he predict
ed the near dismemberment of the
United States, the triumphant estab-
lishmenu of the earthly kingdom of Zion
and the all-pervaGing influence and
power of the holy priesthood. AS re-
lated by one of the apostles who was
present, and who places implicit belief
in all seen and heard, the story OF the
prophecy is at least peculiar, and not
uninterestlng.
son the night of the 6th," said the
apostolic ruler of the church, L left
impelled to go to Provo and visit
Brother Joab.' All night long unable
to sleep, and incapable of diverting my
mind to any other subject, could feel
the presence of spirits and angels, urg-
ing me to go at once, as words of import
would be given me through the chosen
vessel. Toward morning | had about
made up my mind NET to give way to
such inlaginings, when there appeared
in my room the Angel Moroni and the
Prophets Joseph Smith and brigham
Young, who com mauded me to at once
arise and go to Brother Joab, then IN
to obey, arose and made my prepar-
atoms. On my way was joined by one
of the apostles whom the Lord has
appointed to govern and control the
church. They had all received the same
admonlt;ons that / had and were bound
on the same mission.
ARRIVING at the residence of Brother
Joab, to our surprise we found awaiting
us the other seven of the chosen,
and as we entered, the venerable brother
said. I'VE are now all assembled, let
US enter the Presence"
Passing into an inner room, we felt
that we were in holy place, and we knew
we were about to receive words from
Him whom we adored and worshiped.
There was deep calm, followed by
an intense holy feeling, from which we
knew that words OF unusual import were
to bs given US. Brother Joab, stricken
with years, hut with spiritual strength
that overame all earthly infirmities, rose
and said to. us:
THE MILLENNIUM PREDICTED.
"Brethren, it hath been revealed to
me, and [ am commanded to tell it to
you, that the time of our redemption is
at hand. The Kingdom of Zion will
soon be established on earth, and the
all men. The temples of the Lord will
be the sanctuaries for the faithful dur
ing the three years of blood that will
soon be upon US, but the faithful will
be preserved, and even we will see the
beginning Of the thousand years of
Christ's reign upon earth. The ungodly
will destroy each other, but the faith
full shall be saved. Before the year 1900
the United States will be dismembered
and five new nations will have been es-f
tablisned ON the American continent,
the principal of which will be the holy
city of Salt Lake and the Kingdom of
Zion, into which none of the unclean
will be permitted to enter. The de-
struction of the nation will be complet-
ed and the new nations established be-
fore the commencement OF the new CEN
fury, and I have been promised the
glory of dwelling with my Lord on
earJh one thousand years, whose coming
7 now await, and whom You will all be
permitted to see. Zion will be saved
from the evils of war, but in the eastern
and southern states, and in some OF the
western states, blood will flow, shed by
the hands of brothers and fathers. The
hand of man will be raised against man
and desolation will follow. The faith
full will turn their eyes toward Zion, and
will escape evil only by fleeing thither.
The time has come when the warning
must be sent forth and the faithful with
drawn from the evils that environ them
and from the dangers that will visit
them.
UNPLEASANT FOR WASHINGTON.
''The city of Washington wifi be no
more. The city of New York will be
purified by fire and drenched with blood,
and will then decome the chief city of
new nation; bats and moles will be the
sole inhabitants of Atlanta, Charleston,
Chattanooga and Birmingham, their ruins
as monuments over the buried
evil that once centered here; and great
city will arise in the mountains, the
home of the ruler of the new nation now
being builded near Asheville, where will
be the seat of government. Chicago will
be destroyed by the hordes within her
borders and will be rebuilded, purified
and consecrated, and will be selected as
the abode of those of the faith sent there
to leaven the people of the new nation"
In this strain Joab Smallwood went on
predicting dire calamity to other cities of
the country, closing with an appeal to all
who wish to be saved from destruction
to flee to Zion and make their peace with
God. He said the Later Dav Saints
would be preserved, but all others who
declined to accept the faith would surely
perish.
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