The Irish standard., 1917-06-23
A MONKS PROPHECY
Remarkable Document Found In
Which German Lay-Brother, Writ
ing In 1900, Told Of Time Of Out
break of Present War and Perhaps
of Its Conclusion.

Recently, when wall of the Con
vent of the Holy Ghost, at Wismar,
in Mecklenburg, Germany, collapsed,
there was discovered within an old
Bible parliament document, written
by a lay brother in the year 1900.
It contained prayer and what is
claimed to be a prophecy in reference
to the present great war. So much
Importance is attached to it that it
has been placed in a frame and GOV.
cred with glass and put on exhibit in
the Court House at Wismar.
The document reads as follows:
Lord, have mercy upon thy people,
who are constantly turning away from
Thee more and more; they destroy
Thy converts, bring ruin to Thy holy
orders; they appropriate power and
make it serve these purposes. At a
time, when the papal chair will be
vacant august, 1910, Europe Will be
terribly chastised. Malice, calunny
and hatred will arouse small group;
the confagration will have it's origin
in the murder of price (Franz Fer.
dinand). Seven countries will arise
against one bird with two heads. With
their wings the birds will protect their
right and with their claws they will
defend it. A prince from the center,
who mounts his horse from the wrong
side, will be surrounded by wall of
enemies. The motto of the monarch
will be: Forward with God The
omnipotence of God will assist this
one and lead him from victory to VIC
tory; great struggle will take place
from East and West and many human
lives will be destroyed. Vehicles will
speed along without horses; fiery
dragons will fly through the air and
emit fire and birthstone, and will de-
stroy cities and villages. The people,
powerless as they will be, will gaze
upon everything. They will hear the
warning of God, and God will turn his
face aside.
The uproar will continue for three
years and five months. The time will
come when you can neither buy nor
sell; bread will be proportioned and
distributed. The seas will be colored
by blood; men will live at the bottom
of the sea and await their prey. The
people of the Seven Stars will enter
into the conflict and attack the beard
ed people from the rear and become
al; Tho 1xyh 01o
lower Rhine will tremble and shiver,
but will not succumb, and will exist
until the end of time. The land in
the West will be land of destruction;
the land in the sea, with it's king, will
be smitten and descend to the lowest
stage of misery; the bearded people
will continue to exist for long period.
All peoples will be affected and there
will be a surging conflict of all ma
tions.
The victor carries cross and be-
tween four cities with four uniform
towers the decision will be reached;
there stands cross between two lin
den-trees; here the victor will kneel
down, stretch out his arms and thank
God. The war will abolish all impious
dances, and will establish divine order
in the church, state and family.
The war will begin when the crops
are ripe (when the ears are full and
droop), and will arrive at it's climax
when the cherries bloom the third
time. The prince will conclude peace
at Christmas time"
An edition of the "Leuchtthurm" OF
Treves (Trier), in April, 1913, con
tains some critical remarks concern
ing an investigation of the above pro
phecy by Friedrich Zurbonsen. Eur
bonsen's book, entitled die Voelker
schlacht der Zukunft am Birken
Baume," which was published in Co
logne in 1907, is essentially the same
as the above text The fact that thu
book appeared already in the yea
1907 is sufficient proof that the pro
phecy was not invented during tn
war for the sake of encouragement.