Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-10
1uE COMING or TAE lord.


Some time ago the disrntoues con.
talued accounts Of the marvellous vofks
o. one Francis sohladur, q Aluu.
quoique, n. NJ, who by touch VI his
hands made the blind TO zee, the deaf
to hest and tue lame 10 walk. II Il
now reported that he has como out
with ad,clapllop to the effect tina, hu
n Jesus Ch'irt, ono more returned 10
earth. According to a dispatch 10 a
Denver paper. oue u his callers, Rev.
Cnstlcs l.. Reward, In tho course I
conversation asked him II he claimed
to 10 the Savior. lie replied: ~ am,
since you have asked me. III; tay
plainly, am. am not nero to alive
Information, but I will always answer
direct question:"
The conversation then continued;
DO you claim to DO the Christ tina. died
on Calvary
Yes.
DO YOU believe In tho teachings Of tho
Blhle9
No.; IL is tho holy scripture.
brow, You ate not u Hebrew,
No, but this II my thtfd life.
Why do you call upon the Master Tor
Aid In your work.
have not vet reached perfection.
when my iOr'y.day fast IN over I haNo
yet six DAYS mOtc-l Will be- stronger,
aud some lime l will roach perfection.
II II claimed that tubs strange man
has not tasted food for n long time, his
purpose being to fast forty days NJ a
preparation for his supposed mission
ON earth.
sohlader Ia MT the only ono who at
this time claims to 10 tho Christ.
Schwe,niutth has Tor some time been
before the public with similar pteteu-
hon,, and there arc o,hor', less widely
known.
Lalter.day Saints, AMI others Ia.
tcrtslod In tho great work Of TeJsmp-
ton, cannot fail 10 pause ana reflect
when such strange Manifestations OF
error appear. whon our Lord, Vt the
close o! His ministry on earth, pre-.
dicted the end Of the ancient dispense.
tioL and OF "the world" His disciples
asked Him for some slgns preceding
these epOch-making events. His re-
ply was first Of all wAfninp! "rsks
heed that no man deceive you,' and
then tho, niAt0ment that "mauy shall
come In my name, saying, | am
Christ; aud shall deceive many" lilo
further tells Of wsT anu Tumors Of wars
ani other cNlamilies; OF prosecutions
aud Of HpostAsy among the believers
anu an abundance Of iniquity; but
repeatedly lilo calls attention To false
ptelendoni "Msny falselprophots snail
arise, aud shall deceive many"
Again:
II any man shall say unto you, To-,
hore IA Christ, or thore; believe Il moi.
For there shall arise false Chri-t., and
false prophets, aud shall snow gtoal signs
aud wonuors, iusomuch that, N II woro
possible, thoy shall deceive the very
elocI.
All these things happened before tho
termination OF The Mosaic era, just hs
the Master had iOrclOld Il. uis follow.
cts saw the slgus nul were pFrplTuu.
AMI generally found refuge ifum ,.v
destruction, NJ ancient rcclr-lAsI lyal
historians testify. IL IL Tor TO b..
lleyeIs Of this age TO give heed 81 On,
zane signs now multiplying, tr tHs.r
import Ia that tho dis. un.allOu a. CgaN.
D.. al a 10 81 .sH. D
pOrNuco to remember that failhml.
ness sud wisdom IA tue service Of the
L0TI, whatever tho p3iuOu IA tLu
Church mny be, are the conditions %
reward Al HIS coming, For Hyssy..
Who B faithful aud wise servant,
whom hl. Lord hath made ruler over
HIS huusvhulU' llussrI D.. tho
sernut whom his Lord when ITO yrmr.h
stall uui Hu doing bus " tuu
evil servant, shall sav iu bis boar, My
l,UId uulHYuth HIS coming, and shall .U.
gin 40 smlto his fellow servant. uni ta
cat and drink with the drurhuui tho
Loud ut .hu. servant shall como 900 a Uay
whom hu luuauih mo-, tuf Han
ana appoint him his portion with tho
hypucrlIos,
u cauuu, bu denied ihat hoo ths ave,
ID never nof1ge, tue Two power, rrpre
srutuE x Oh RuI ryiin.r mustvtn
tuvir lutcvs toagrrag o5muaL On on,
side art 'frbyed the hosts that mu6ur
under The vauuus banners OF the op.
pon,nts VI The Almighty, Including ~
kluls, inn tho must abandoned OK.
puneat VI iuHdell,y to the tkiful imi.
lalor o.! divine truth, gus and Gu.
thorlly; on the otuer side Il IN
Lord anu HE Cnurch, pure auu
Lithul. II IL holy war, on which
the iats Of the world depends.
The revelations given through 10
Geph the Prophet on tue subject ot In,
termination of this d'speUsltou aad
the coming Of ths son Of Man are Of
much interest and deserve thuugNlful
study, In Section IS Of Doctrine aup
Covenants En outline Of coming event.