Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-02
Spsangler's Prophecies.

Lee ]. Spangler of York, Pa, has |
won considerable reputation as a |
prophet. He predicted in the New
York World of Dec. IS, 1905, that dur
ing 1906 there would be destructive
eruption of Mount Vesuvius, great and
destructive earthquakes in California,
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in
all parts of the world All of which
occurred.
He grouped 1907 and 1908 together
in his ninth bulletin of predictions is
sued in May, 1906. He predicted in
this bulletin that earthquakes and ter
rife storms will sweep over New York
City, causing much damage. He said:
"Then finally the great shock will
come. Wall street will be laid in the
dust Skyscrapers will settle into the
earth and fire will sweep the island of
Manhattan as it swept San Francisco.
The statue of Liberty will be thrown
down like the great Colossus of Rhodes.
The first earthquake shocks to visit
New York will come as warning from
God, but they will not be needed be-
cause the inhabitants : those of them
who are in power - are too greatly
stepped in sin. The earthquake area
surrounding New York will be large.
Many towns will be destroyed. There
| will be severe earthquake shocks in
Spain within the next few months. The
rivers of Russia are going to become
dry and there will be great suffering
there from drought
1t will be noted that these prophecies
date the Spangler bulletin has had very
little yerification in fact; but later
bulletin issued in December, 1906, con-
tanned several predictions which, in
view of recent happenings, may be
looked upon with no small wonder
ment. Here they are:
MANY men in the business and finan-
cial world will commit suicide because
of their WRONG doings.
..The year 1907 will be filled with
warnings to the whole world of its i'm
pending doom.
people in many countries will be
killed by thousands by hunger, illness
the sword, and the beasts of the earth
There will be earthquakes in divers
places. Islands will disappear and noun
Itains no longer will be found"
In a prophecy issued last Aug. II
Mr.. Spangler said "a period of finan
cial disaster was coming that woult
sweep the country from end to end"
II Facing about, and looking forward
: Instead of backward, we are confront
t ed with formidable array of predic
tions of disasters and disturbances fol
1908. Here they are:
Nineteen hundred eight will be /;
. year of trouble, such as was neve
, known before.
Nation shall rise against nation.
: There shall be famines and pest
lences and earthquakes.
Rivers will dry up.
"The sea will boil up with grea
noise.
1.-THE city of Boston will sink.
New York will go up in smoke"
{, All these things are to happen, &C
, cording to Prophet Spangler, on az
. count OF the wickedness of the people
and on account of the high crimes, TO
(which greed is responsible, by men VIII
plan and scheme to rob and oppres
; the people, and who go -unpunishe
= because they have made >themselve
more powerful than the laws of tn
!, state and the nation But tn
:, mighty" Mr.. Spangler says, "canno
:. ESCAPE the laws of God" and ill-gotte
;, gains will be wiped out and destroye,
. Mr.. Spangler's prophecies for tn
:, year which has just started are calcl
lated to put to test what stuff tn
Don't Worry Clubs" are made of. A
for Spangler, he appears to be luck
dog of prophet" despite much lack {
a fulfillment in his prophecies No ma
- ter how hard he may knock the cart
in one years foretelling, it is alway
y there for him to work on with his seer
IL hammer the year after.