Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-21
IMPORTANT EVENTS.

The simultaneous woes which have
come upon humanity for several years.
Increasing as time rolls on. have OF.
oasloned reflections upon their signin.
cancSand their apparent fufillment OF
ancient prophecy. One has but to read
carefully the predictions uttered by the
Savior. as recorded In the Twenty
fourth chapter OF Matthew. to zee in
HE developments Of recent times, the
signs which lie gave to His disciples.
when they asked the questions which
appear In the previous chapter
Il Is conceded that there have been
terrible commissions OF nature from time
immemorial, that earthquakes have
shaken the globe, and that thousands
of people have at different times per.
ished through fire and food and plague
and famine. That does not meet the
question at issue. The events that
Christ foretold were to be among the
signs OF His coming and the end of the
world. The many calanlties enumer-
ated were 10 come upon mankind at the
same period. Associated with them
was this additional sign, And this
Gospel Of the Kingdom shall be preach
ed In all the world for witness unto
all nations. and then shall the end
come" "; lD.
Not only are those disasters and trib.
ulations that He said would signalize
the latter days In striking evidence. but
the Gospel of the kingdom" has been
restored. as preached by Christ and His
Apostles. and Is being preached "as a
witness to all nations" These events
have been pointed out many times I'm
the light In which He presented them.
and are regarded by many thoughtful
people as literal funllments OF His
words and as precursors OF His coming
and the end OF the world.
The latter term Is not intended to
convey the notion that this globe Is to
be dissolved and scattered into space
as some would-be thought wisea cres in.
terpret the phrase, 1.-THE end OF the
world Is the end Of the rule and do
fninion OF the wicked and OF the prince
OF the world, who "relgns In the hearts
of the children OF disobedience Tho
children OF this world" to whom tn.
Master frequently referred, are and
have been opposed to the kingdom Of
heaven" The time is TO come when
the Kingdoms OF this world shall be
come the kingdom OF God and OF His
Christ"
That Is the great change which is Il,
come. as foretold By all the seers ano
prophets who were inspired OF God to
behold the grand contamination. The
coming OF the King OF kings as the
rlghtful ruler OF the whole earth. Is as.
ISOLATED with the other event--the end
Of the world. that Is. tho overthrow OF
the dominion Of wickedness and III,
establishment Of the reign Of righteous.
ness. The idea that Il means the end
Of the earth and the general smashing
OF things mundane, Il an error growins
out Of false religion and ignorance OF
the divine purpose concerning the earth
and its Inhabitants.
Before the advent OF the Son Of Man
w power and great glory, the events to
precede His coming must take place as
He described them; aud this is certain:
The Gospel that He has restored must
be preached to every nation, kindred.
tongue and people, His people must be
gathered from all parts OF tine earth,
ana these are but some Of the signs Of
His coming which prove that much
time must yet slapse before THE end
shall come"
We are not among those alarmsts
Who wish to Brighten the timid or star
TIE the fearful. But We do desire TO
draw the attention of people who have
some regard for the word of the Lord
and the sayings Of His prophets, to the
slgns Of the times, with the view to
Impress upon their souls the need OF oh
serving His law and obeying His Cos
gel, that they may be able to discern