Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-21
JONES SEES NO HOPE
SAYS THAT WASHINGTON l
DOOMED TO LIE IN RUINS.
Declares He Had a Vision in winch
the Scene of Destruction was
Graphically Portrayed.

AGAIN has the prophet spoken, ana ae-
eordng to his prediction calamities OF every
variety known to the modern Worio ar
soon to visit Washington. The puiioiiiss
of the beautiful national capital are 10
tonple and crumble into dust chaos anu
ruin will fill the streets, and, as II TINS were
not enough all this desOlatIon snaH oe
swept by fire and deluged with water unui
the vengeance of God has spent Itself. An
drew Jones, predictor of catastrophes'
stands sponsor for this message from 'he
gods of our destiny. To an audience winch
filled every available seat IN the Ienth
Street Baptist Church, yesterday afternoon
he enunciated these fearful prophecies
which he drove home with the added norce
of gesture and eloquence. HIS auoltoIs
looked and listened, and were impresseo,
They interrupted him again ana asaii.
with plaintiff prayers for the mercy or enat
Divine Providence which so soon is TO oe-
vastate the city In one of the rear seats
sat the old nanny, who at the close u
one of the prophets sermons declared:
mo indeed honey, / amt superstishus,
but my sins suit My is giving me a mighty
lot Of worry. pv
The prophet was introduced by the rev.
George w. Lee, pastor OF the vermont AVe-
nue. Colored Baptist Church "a.
1.-THE Great Jehovah Is whettlng ms
sword upon the rock of judgment saw
this reverend gentleman, and II you an
are kind of skeptical about believing Broth
err Jones' will tell you what happened 70
me. Ten years ago Prophet Jones came 10
my pulpit and predicted a storm he salu
The Lord is going to break the houses W. Sl
the heads of some of the pleople In WASH
ington.' 1 went home that night, and pc
fore morning the wind come whistlng along
and took the roof clean off my mousse, crop
ped it on my stable. ana smasneo .ia.
Now YOU can say that would have happened
ANYWAY if you want to. but all know is
that Brother Jones predicted it, and 1t came
true and 1 have had a sort OF grudge
against Brother Jones ever since
The Prophet Warned.
Then turning to the prophet he smiled
and with that good humor which Is SO
characteristic of DR.. Lee he said:
Now, Brother Jones, you come out here
and tell these people what you saw in your
vision last night, and if what you say
comes to be. then you are true prophet
of the Lord but II what you say don't come
to be, then you are liar, sir
|. Prophet Jones accepted the challenge IN
the same good spirit in which 1T was in
tended He first addressed himself to the
proof of former predictions which he mas
made The Johnstown floor, the Charles
ton earthquake, the Galveston flood and
the flood at st. Louis, the untfmely death
Of President Mckinley and the recent
freshet which devastated the wyoming
wears before they became matters OF fact,
he said, and he produced newspapers OF
the respective cities mentioned showing
that he was not deviating the last bit from
the truth He produced copy or Balti-
more paper of 1893 forecasting the great
Baltimore fire, and he warned his hearers
to keep copies of the issue of The Star
which he had been told, would contain an
account of his latest prophecies.
II lust carry these papers to prove to my
hearers that what predict comes true"
said Prophet Jones These things have
seen when in commune with the LORD He
told me to go to Johnstown and warn those
people. I went, but they turned TO me a
deaf ear He told me to go to Baltimore
and warn those people. went, but they,
too. turned to me deaf ear. Every place
/ have been my warnings have gone I'M
needed. but in every instance my predic-
lions have come true. You turn deaf ear
to me at your own risk, for warn you
that Gods vengeance Is coming, and I'M
less you are of His people you will be
swept away with the vast army of the
damned.
Sees City in Ruins.
''This morning the Lord came to me in a.
vision and he showed me Washington in
ruins. Fire ragged everywhere, and build
fngs were crumbling as if their pillars
were made of pasteboard. It was scene
OF awful horror. The good were walking
quietly outside the city to places Of safety.
hut the wicked were beating their heads
axainst the stones. because escape was I'M
possible. 1 tell you the Lord In tired Of
the way this here federal government has
been acting He IL going to destroy cities
in the north and in the south. because He
holds the government responsible Tor every
drop Of negro blood that has been shed by
the wrath Of lynchers. Negroes have been
hanged and burned and tortured by the