Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-01
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made a number OF predictions which
! have come true. Among these are the
| eruption OF Mt. Peee the assass. ma
ton OF President Mckinley, the Balti-
moro Fire, the deieat of Russia by
! Japan and the san Francisco disaster.
! This prognostcator OF calam.ties has
now made a forecast for the immedi-
ate future, which is appalling enough.
Among other things ne says, as quoted
in the. New York World, that's
"Trouble and disaster viii beset the
nations throughout 1897 ana 1908 until,
AT the close OF the second year the
wrath Of God will descend upon the
earth and 1t win dissolve.
There Will be sreat and general
distress throughout he world. King
doms will be arrayed against kingaoms
ana families against lamiies.
THE entire ) ear and The one 10 fol-
lok will he filled with woe and rum,
until. at the close OK 1908, New YORK,
Toe greatest cits IN tne World, vt.l De
destroyed, followed almost Immediately
by the destruction OF the world. II
viii require less than an hour Tor the
destruction OF New York.
This prognosticator says there will
be earthquakes IN diverse places; great
tidal waves win also cause destruction,
and thousands viii be killed by hun
ger, pestllence and the sword. He fur
Their declares that the religious trou-
bles of the Old World will lead to war
and old Jerusalem will be comprised
by armies fighting for the sepulchre Of
Christ Great men in authority all over
the world will be assassinated. There
VIII never be another king of England
after Edward VII. The Sultan OF Tur-
key ana the Gear of Russia will be
killed. The United States. he says,
will become involved in another war,
but it viii be victorious
There is much more IN the same line.
The New York prophet seems to have
made enough guesses as to the future,
10 make sure that some win come
true. But it is certain that the ma
jorlty of them will prove false 1t Is
reasonably certain that earthquakes
win occur in many places, for the
earth shakes and trembes nearly all
the time. 1t is also reasonably certain
of the earth will prove false. That is
an event which genuine prophecy places
in the remote future. because the mis-.
sion of man upon earth is very lar
from completed, but as to the hour, or
season, no man knows
But. speaking of forecasts. IT may be
interesting TO remember that leaders OF
modern thought no longer regard the
prophetic gift as impossible Maurice
Maeterlinck. for instance, claims that
the addition of slender network OF
nerves 10 those which form our con-
seriousness would be enough to make
tho future unfold itself before us with
the same clearness, the same majestic
as that with which the past
Is displayed on the horizon. not only
OF our individual life but also
Of the life OF the human race. He ar
CUES that 1t Is singular infirmlty,
curious Limitation Of our intellect, that
prevents us from knowing what is 60
ing to happen. He can see no other rea-
son why the future is unknown to us.
1t would carry US too far. We're we |
TO follow the arguments by which Mae |
terlinck arrives at this conclusion. We |
only remark In passing that if the fu-
'ure Is an open book to the Eternal
Father OF tho children OF men. there is
no reason why some of the contents
OF this volume should not ut times he
maze known 10 those who arc prepared,
Oh qualified, 10 receive such knowledge
y great many prognosticat are mere
preJendersr false prophets. who aim M
.sInporol advantages by entertaining
me crcdulous with guessea as TO IN.
.uture, or various modes of fortune
-eHihs' They are frauds. But there
nave been and are. true prophets who
awe loretold events in the name OF the
LORD. The possibility OF the prnphetle
illt Is admitted even by PHILOSOPHER.
u Is necessary 10 discern between fb.
rue and the false, lest We reject he
genuine on accept the counterfeit. to
'ur own eternal ruin.
An incident Of romarlable nro-
iheiie forecast Is related in the chr.
ont number OF the Improvement Era.
magazine that always offers the pub-
ic the best OF reading matter A CON
rioutor reyerts to the year 1850 wher
he people OF Noph Guy were SUFFERING
rom the terrible Invasion OF the grass
'oppefs, and famine stared them In the
ace one Sunday n aged veteran
rom the days OF Nauvoo. arose in th,
Meeting, and the spirit OF prophecy
ested upon him to comfort aud
irers'hcn the people. We quote from
he Era;
He commenced To- cxhort the people
"a have faith ia God, who delivered ls-
ael OF old, spoke OF the quails that
anne at Che right time, OF the cruise of
M also OF the raven feeding Elijah.
ma then began 10 prophecy lie sala
hat God would provide, aud that none
would die of starvation. He said. In
he name ot lsrael's God, / shall live To-
zee these valleys populated from north
% south, shall live 10 see tho great
st prosperity spread on all the face of
ho lHnd, Yes I shall live TO SEQ "a rail-
cad run north ana south from one end
II this valley TO the other throwing
.ls right hand IN line with his DECLARE
ION, then, turning his face 10 the west.
re said Yes shall live 10 see am
Ihor railroad run east ana west. up
nd down this street, through into SAM
CITE ] must confess that your hum
he servant became skeptical when tho
abroad was named. / Immediately
iSed up the OK teams crossing the