Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-20
HIlO Is FALSE!


Our attention has been called g. two
imali pamphlets writtenHnd fubli'hoI
by Rev. J. G. AndTews, VI Provo. TIE
correspondent who sends us tho publ
cations referred 10, numbered Tracts
No. / Rad No. ., suggest:
might sny that the royoroni gentle.
man claims ~ have wilton thom Will
the kindliuat feelings toward the Nor
mon people. who hsvo treated him very
considerably, but that no conscientious
~ believe. he liz right and that u H. his
duty to present the viUwH hu OutOrtnius,
that tho right may prevail.
We would be highly gtstined II W.
rould consistently take the view Of
Mr. Andrews's work suggested by our
correspondent; but tho satanic spirit u
displays throughout, In both Of the
tracts sent ~, precudes the possibility
OF our doing 40 and at the sans time
Adherlng to the truth. We will, how.
ever, content ourselves with as bFiei
reference to tho publications a. the
occasion seems 10 lustiiy. II further
attention DO required for them In the
futurs, W. may take opportunity to
giveit.
Mr. Andrews entities one Of his
tracts "False Prophecies Of J1Neph
Smith," Then he takes up the pre-
dictlon made In December, 1882, by
the Prophet Joseph Smith, regarding
tho opening Of tho Rebellion at South
Carolina. That this part OF tue
prophecy has been fulnllod the
Rev. Andrews cannot deny; 30
40 tries to explain II away
by saying It "might be expected"
Since that expectation did not exist OF
The time the revelation was given, but
was Numerically opposed to the Ideas
which prevailed, the statement Of the
Prophet being rldieuled as rubbish"
aud ian impos,iOlllly" for fully twenty
Tears after II was made, by loEdiBg
papers and persons In the United
States. there IL evidence TO show that
the Rev. Andrews has very limited
knowledge Of the sntiolpAtiohs In the
United States between 1889 and 1860.
Then this "feveTend" sAyE "rho
parts Of the prophecy which bAve not
been fulfilled, neither can be-" are as
follows: "And thsSouihorn States shall
call on Great Britain, and shall also
call upon other na,ions," etc. Not.
withstandiug Mr. AudrswsI assertion
Of non.fulnl,ment, tue Southern States
did call upon Great Britain 40 predicted
by the Prophet nearly n third OF a
century before Il occurred. Ths re-
naming part Of the prophecy Ia mis-
stated by the reverend, aud shows
his deliberate Intention to mis-
represent. After mentioning Great
Britain, tho revelation says sand
they shall also call upon other ia.
lions" etc. To-day the varies! tyrs Ia
international knowledge eau zee tha.
It 10 not only a possibility but a probs.
bili,y that IN the impending troubles In
Europe Great Bhialn will call upon
other nations 10 act with her In zeal.
ing with international matters; hence
Mr.. Andrews's denial shat that part
team be" fulnllod may be given its
true value by Intelligent people. Ons
more references Ia made by the gentle.
man, who says Of the application In
the Compendlum-preparoi by Elders
r. ID. Rich ,Tds and }. a. LitIls-oi
the ii'th verse Of the prophecy to the
American Indians, that "nOthing IN
the prophecy shows that theso were
Intended rs the remnants Of the
land" Here the gentleman again
makes "a missiRtemsnt. Tho prophc-
cy Tefcrs TO two olAsses Ia this
Ian, "thu Gsntiles," and the "rem.
nEnts"-ioslgnatlona vol known TO
mean the white race ami the Ametl.
can Indians, ana In fact the only
Qualification u which the terms cAu
apply in that conno,tion.
Mex, Mr.. Andrews takes what he
calls "ialse prophecy No. @" aud cites
from the Doctrine and Covenants, csc,
1870.
Joseph, my SON, II thou liyesl unit.
thou UIt oIguty-uyu years old, thou shalt
sec Doc lace uI the Son OF Mani there ora
lut tHiy suffice, and trouble mo no moro
ON thI1 matter.
We hsye given the quotation cor.
rectly, while AIR. Andrews has not.
He says II predicts that C1gst would
come In ls0l-when Joseph would be
eighty.hvs yesrs old. Tho depth OF
this "royerend" wrilBr's pSevsricatiug
iplri, may be understood whom thg
statement made IN the very ueNt sen.
leuee OF tho section qu1tsl FROM is
cad, IN which Joseph say';
WAS loft thus, without being ablo TO
decide whether thiB coming referred to
he beginning Of the Millennium, or IN
come previous appearing, or whether
should die and thus SEQ His face.
ioseph's death occurred In the thirty