Show JOSEPH SMITH A PROPHET A correspondent who resides in Alleg bany county pa makes some enquiries regarding the revelation and prophecy on war given through joseph smith the prophet dec 1832 he wishes to know whether it has been pu published b to the world in what papers and on OB what dates the answer to is that the prophecy in question has been published broadcast commencing shortly after it was given it would take more time than we could give to the subject j act to hunt up the dates and ascertain all of the journals and books in which it has appeared but the fact of its having been given wide publicity especially in this country is beyond question according to our recollection it appeared shortly y after being delivered through the prophet in the times amm and seasons at nauvoo illinois and also appeared in and was commented upon by other newspapers about the same time in various parts of the country outside of the community of latter day saints it was generally treated with derision some journals rare exceptions exception took the matter seriously and asked the question have we a real prophet among us it was published many years before the breaking out of the war of the rebellion in the milen nial star mar constituted a feature in a standard work pearl of great price and answers to questions and was subsequently incorporated in the compilation of laws commandments and revelations entitled the book of doctrine and covenants shortly before the breaking out of the war apostle orson pratt on a mission in the united states published the prophecy in question in the seer besides traveling through the country and proclaiming in public places that the time was about come borits ful far as regarded legar ded the deluging of the country with blood by the division of the northern and southern states his message was treated with contempt and his declarations as the utterances of a fanatic the inquiry of our correspondent suggests the propriety of quoting from some of the prophetic portions of the revelation herewith is given the introductory part of it Veri verily lyt thus saith the lord concerning cernin the wars that will shortly come to pass beginning at the rebellion of south carolina which will eventually terminate in the death and misery of many souls athe the days will come when war will ill b be poured out upon all nations beginning at this place for behold the southern states shall be divided against the northern states stated and the southern states will call on other nations even the nation of great britain as it is called and they shall also call upon other nations in order to defend themselves against other nations and thus war shall be poured out upon all nations nothing could be clearer than the fulfilment fulfillment of this prediction pie diction so far as its verification has extended the prophet indicated the precise locality where the bloody struggle which has passed into open together with its horrifying results he pointed to the fact that great britain should be solicited by the confederacy for assistance mason and Sl iddell were sent for that purpose having been accorded full discretionary powers to treat with the court of st james in london londoe the united states government understood der stood the nature of their mission and the british ship irani arent was boarded by the officers of a united states war vessel who made prisoners of mason and Sl iddell subsequently a demand for their release on the ground that there w was a no differ difference elace between british soil and the deek deck of a british vessel was acceded to by the government of this thid country the solicitation for assistance si abee for the south from great britain was unavailing but the request was made thus verifying the prophecy the trouble e to this nation on account of the race whose presence and conni tion precipitated the great secession struggle ruggle they are to be marshaled and disciplined for warel and inaugurate further scenes of blood those who are watching the signs of the times may well ask themselves some serious questions regarding the probable results of race outbreaks and the complications likely to arise out of the passage of the force bill biby which would in many sections give the white population of the south the alternative of negro supremacy or a sanguinary war of races another quotation is here inserted n and thus with the sword and by bloodshed the inhabitants of the earth shall mourn and with famine and plague and earthquake and the thunder of heaven and the fierce and vivid lightning also shall the inhabitants of the earth be made to feel the wrath and indignation and chastening cha hand band afan of an almighty god until the consumption decreed hath bath madea made a full end of all nations the last few years might appropriately pria tely be termed an epoch of storms and phenomenal electrical disturbances vivid and fierce lightning is a marked feature of atmospheric mo heric commotions news is flashed ovel over the wires from various parts of the earth every few days bearing the sta statement tm during tle the prevalence of storms the deaf ening thunder and brilliant streak ing lightning were unprecedented we observe that a short time ago the revelation and prophecy on war etc appeared in the columns of the new york sun accompanied with brief comments by a correspondent of that paper so far as constituting evidence of the authenticity of the claim to inspiration made by joseph J smith is concerned concern edit it isso to speak but a dro drop P in the bucket there are proofs in that direction almost without number dumber we are living in the midst of the fulfilment fulfillment of prophecies which were given through him but little heed is taken of them however outside of the community who have accepted of the religion claimed to be the gospel of christ revealed anew to prepare the way for the coming of messiah of which he was the founder it may be truthfully said likewise that many professing to be ajer r day saints are not fully wake a e to the signs of the times the future is ia pregnant with events of great moment |