The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-04

members of Rev. Boddies flock, and
last night addressed the congregation
in the tabernacle, at Adams avenue and
Mulberry street. Today he will go to
Wilkes-Barre.
Prophet Jones Is looking hale and
hearty, and although he claims to be
sore in spirit at the way metropolitan
newspaper men have misquoted him,
he does not appear harrassed in the
flesh. He declared to The Tribune man
that the condemnations heaped upon
him for predicting tidal wave at At
lantic City, which was to occur few
weeks ago, were undeserved. inasmuch
as he never made any such prophesy.
He was feeling iubilant last night,
over President Roosevelt having so for
tunately escaped serious injury in his
mornings accident, and also because
the catastrophe has emphasized the re-
ality of his prophetic powers. The pro-
phet says he predicted the accident on
several occasions. He only had one ad-
ditional prophecy to make last night,
but this was good big one. worthy
of Cassandra at Troy. Jonah at Nine
veh, Regulus at Carthage, or any other
of the famed seers of NEUROLOGICAL,
biblical or historic crises.
WAR WITH ENGLAND.
"Ive had troubled visions of late"
said the prophet. and worried look
fitted over his face as he added: My
dreams have revealed scenes of strife
and carnage, and I can confidently say
that one of these days there's going to
be war between England and the United
States. It's going to be one of the
awfullest wars ever seen. Deed it is.
And they're going to run away with us
on the ocean. Ah, yes. They're going
to stir up the bottom of the seas with
our ships and drive us before them.
like chaff. The wars going to be
brought about through jealousy"
The prophets voice here assumed a
pitch of neffable scorn, and he re-
marked lightly:
II perceive that some prophet in Lon
don has asserted that. beginning 1906,
all the nations of the earth will be in
trouble save America, which need not
fear. l grieve to state that he is in
error"
Necessarily" assented the Tribune
man, who deprecatingly queried, 1.-The
Englshmans sort of second-rater as
"Ah, WE'LL" said the prophet kindly,
Il wouldn't want to say that. But still
he is manfestly wrong here. because
my visions never fail to reveal the cor
rect state of affairs. However, the
world is full Of critics, and it's hard to
convince them. For instance. i never
said to any man on earth that tidal
wave would strike Atlantic City at
such and such a date. All, no. l never
give dates, because they aren't revealed
to me. What l said was that all the
seashore towns from New York to At
lantic City would be devastated" And
the prophet trumphantly concluded,
II still say that l have said it since
September '97, and as it's my duty to
warn poor deluded men, will con-
tinue sounding the warning note.
WHAT HAPPENED.
II started giving the warning in '97,
and what happened? In September, 81
flood came and cut in two their rail-
roads. In November, told them l saw
more trouble coming. 1t got there, and
in October, 80, fire burned down four
or five acres of the city. l didn't go
near the place again till November,
1901, when l saw part of the city in
ruins. They laughed, and what hap
pened? What happened?" said the
seer, with slight chuckle. why,
there came a still bigger fire in Febru-
ary."
He shook his head vigorously as he
deplored the skepticism of the average
American. and continued to shake it
until rays of light scintillated in all
directions from the big diamond horse
shoe in his black ascot.
"On October 30, 1901, saw President
Roosevelt thrown from his carriage, in
one of my visions at Long Branch"
the prophet continued, mentioning one
of his prophecies which evidently has
been for some time dormant, as he ne
elected to refer to it, on his previous
local visits. II had the vision early in
the morning and it moved me so that
got out of bed and woke up the Rev.
Asbury Smallwood, with whom | was
stopping.
Il said to him, 1T burns me, for It
means something, and l must give
warming But he persuaded me not to,
as 10 might have caused alarm and
troubles. / also told Rev. e. T.. Jack
son, of Plaintield, N. j. l also told
Aubrey Alsop of this city"
Rev. Jones leaned forward and called,
Brother Alsop. come here a minute"
A quiet, intelligent looking colored man
sitting In the rear of the hall arose and
came forward. Brother Alsop, didn't
! tell you last June" said the prophet,
impressively, that l saw the president
fall out of his carriage?"
"Yes. you did, sub; explained all
about 1t to me and my wife," said Aub-
rey, and the prophet beamed proudly.
Moreover" said he, II have always
said that distress would come upon this
valley. And did the distress come? Z?
was the word of the prophet Jones
fulfilled? Look at the desolation caused
by your strike. There's the answer.
saw in my vision people in hard cir
cumstances in Wilkes Barre. There's
lots OF distress there. Now, / have
something painful to say, very painful
The curse of this land is that the rich
people won't deal fairly with the poor.
! am sure that among the many read
ers of your paper there are some Chris
tlans. ! refer them to James, who saws
SO much truth: Go to, now, ye rich
men, weep and wall, for your miseries
they shall come unto you.'"