Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-10-05
CreduHtD.

When reads how pansmen days gone by attracted
antelope within shooting distance by tying handkerchief to
ramrod and allowing Hutter in the while the hunter lay
hidden behind ussoc of the first thought what foolish
quadraped The antelope animal of small intelligence but
wise compared with the human The reduty people
is far developed than in other branch the species
few weeks Seattle newspaper published prediction of
Philadelphia scientist who told how Italy would be destroyed less
than thirty days how the poles would shift continents be
quilted within ten This struck the creduous right and
the newspaper called upon last week reprint the article
Over at Kirkland is old long whkered 'heaer who is
holding forth at all hours treating the lame and halt and sick and
blind To appeal to the credu of the public the Seattle
which reference made
and front page space report the reputed
boy born deaf of who crutehe and
instances where miracles supposed performed
Maybe these things do happen but the writer has been for
na enough witness them lie does know of instance
lady who afflicted with tubercua knee joint who attended
meeting of of these so-caled healers and
inspiration and exhaaton laid aside her cruches walked
few steps But the cure permanent and that night
she has always used the crutches
The ceduy of people aroused the greatest degree through
religious inspiration AS boy the writer remembers the prophecy
of certain religious sect that the world would
certain date Deotee Of this donned white robes
around all day awaiting the end and finally had give up
other sect appealing to the ceuty and wishes for everlasting
life by adopting the slogan of Millions living will
Joseph Smith, with the mysterious gold plates which he
that he found at Palmyra New York. founded the Mormon church.
Dowe of Zion City fame Pastor Russell International Bible
Students association Benjamin Purne of the notorious House of
David and others Of their M have resod the formation
religious cults to either satisfy the usts empty purses
And strange may the ouandsh cults find adhernts
Any thing that surrounded with mystery certain CLAM
for the Along 1919 anonymous prophet
predicted that VIXEN the earth passed through
temperature would drop heard of degree
thereon would be instantly destroyed So feasible
the prediction that many persons including the writer pecu
lated on the chance of survival
Not few prophets of the past have with either mcanny
sight or by accident foretod events Mother Shpton
the automobile and arp but failed mserab in other prophecies
Tostos famous prophecy and the
monks prophecy OF the World about with the exception
that the mythical leader from the north has yet
possession of Europe However, there
mobong huge and only awaits the genius of Napoleon
to make that part of the prophecy about
The safest way however, remember that the old world has
wagged for untold The span the life being
is but few moments compared with time past and that these
dire catastropes the inhabitants of the earth will
time for regrets preparations for safety and that each will
have lots of company the long last journey.