Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-21
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THE SURE WORD on PROPHECY
tits not inappropna,o a, this time 70
cali the attention Of the Lalicf-lay
saints to the well known anu most ic'
variable prediction given through
Joseph the Prophet concerning Tue
disturbances 20 be- exp, cled before the
contamination Of the present ora. The
prediction referred TO h that contained
in the sIth section, Doctrine nni
Covenants. The Seer frsl depicts the
awful convulsion Of this nation, tcrmi'
Mating In the "dcath anu misery Of
many souls" But this war
wa only the beginning Of
series Of disasters Of similar Kind
for "lhu days will come" ho aye
"that war will be- poured out upon ah
nations, beginning at that place"
Thus fat tho words Of prophecy reln''
lug to this subject are perfectly clear
Viewing them In the light OF history
we caunot iail TO perceive their h'eIa'
nlnlmont IN every particulars nor car
II be denied that the great Su,r Of lhi'
age, for clenrness VI prophetic vision
and perception Of details Of history 10
him SIN future, ranks among the fore
most Prophets sent to man BY the
Almighty.
But VI the latter part Of this preiic'
ton there IL evidently something
which Ia not 80. completely fulfilled
We reau'
And 10 shall como 10 pass, after many
dave, slaves shall rise up against thrif
masters, VINO shall be- matshnlloi ana
disciplined for war Aud % shnll como 'n
pass also, that tho remnant who arc lcit
OF tho land will marshal thomsolNcs' aul
shall becnmU exceeding angry, aud shall
Nox tho Dontilos with a suru VcAalou'
Now, part Of this prophecy has bad
ita iulnlment Ia the War OF the Re-
belllon, II IL almost universally UNDER
stood that there arc other parIs OF Tia,
prediction It'll to come to rals. There 10
series Of events that are distinguished
rom that war ~ something which VIII
take place eater many days" IL j.
true, the slaves AZ we'll o. their maatufa
were manhalltd aud disciplined ial
war; but there Is evidently something
more, even Of that, 20 expect In TILL
connection, and iu view Of the recent
marahallingand dlscipliuiug ofan army
calling itself 'inI uslrinl, Pan observaul
and studious friend ventures the sug'
gestion that tho term "slavus,'
although primarily applying to thi
African race Ia the south, mas
admit, llkp 70 many other propheucg
expressions, VI a metsph0rcal ~,
why may 1t not, Ia ehoH
nnd application, In n motaph9r.ca
sense. 10 the laboring clasrets Ou
friend nrgurt; The appropriateness o.
such metaphor cannot be- qucsllouv.
when II u remembered that tho work
ing mon themselves In their oontt,
ycIpy with their so.oalled "0ppressofb'
often represent their condition n
"white slavery" and themselves O.
"slavcs." Terms like these have 1.
come almost universal battle cry.
Without assuming the correctness q
this Interpretation, the prophecies
passage under consideration may faft
~ be- called forecast VI imponiiu
troubles IN which the labor agitation
may and doubtless will play al iu
portRut part, followed by Or perhaI
cotempUraneou with ngilali0ns anon
the Indians, OF a serious nature. Bl
this 10 not all For to tho oalamitl,
OF Internal contention among the no
lions OF tho earth shall be adIe
those OF famine, plague en-
earthquakes, and thunder AMI storm
until the nations shall feel the chaslei
ing hand Of the Almighty. Aud a
this IL, according 70 prophecy. In COZ
sequence Of the innocent blood thu
has flowed ON earth, and which, lil
thai Of Abel OF old, Is crying to o
Lord OF sabaolh for vengeance.
The present movements among a
industrial classes u the clyilizg
nations point to a speedy fuinmy
OF many Of the predictions OF JOSEF
the Prophet, Even the world no
can sec dangeraheid. Master Wor
mau Sovereign says the C5xey agit
ton Is tho forsboding Of revolution
aud he compares It to tue lusurectl,
OF John Brown previous to the Reb,
lion, an opinion which Is shared
otnert. Fear for what may NJ,
transpire has seized many bra
heart In connection with this ~
Jet It is well worth noticing that Ii
question has been sprung To call rppr
sentalives Of the various labor organiz
tons together ina general conferen
for the purpose Of discussing the pra
tioabiliiy OF consolidating the vario
interests, 90 As 10 enable them to pr