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Show GIFT OF TONGUES IS FEATDHE OF CORFEREHCE Leader Among Reorganized Latter-Day Saints Makes Prophecy. KANSAS CITY. April 12. Tho delivery de-livery of a prophecy in an unknown tongue was tho feature of today's meeting of the world's conference of the Reorganised Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in session at Independence, Mo. The spirit-talking or gift of tongues came during the morning service and in the presence of a vast assemblage in the big church of tho Saints. Elder J. W. Wright, one of the quorum of twelve, arose in his place, and while the large audionce waited breathlessly he uttered n few words in a tongue unknown to his hearers. hear-ers. Then he interpreted the message to the congregation. Tt, wnrnod the Saiuts that many things the Saints had done were displeasing to the spirit; thar, calamities were about to come upon the earth, and concluding: "The lime is not far distant when, Warning to Gentiles, from various parts of the earth, will E call my people together; and ihe Gentile Gen-tile nations need to be warned. For soon will T turn from them unto my people that have been my people in times past. From the Gentiles -will I turn, and thou my people sanctified unto un-to me through Father Abraham will come from the four puns of the earth, center together and be prepared to meet my Son when he shall come upon earth. Yea. thus saith the Spirit unto you in warning voice this morning. Amen." The meeting continued at the conclusion con-clusion of lilder "Wright's interpretation interpreta-tion as though nothing unusual had happened, though much importance is attached to the gift, of tongues, especially es-pecially in the case of ICIder Wright, i i account of his high standing in the church, he standing next to the. presidency. presi-dency. Eldor llutchings of Little Sioux. Iowa, Io-wa, also uttered a prophecy in which God urges his people, especially the priesthood, to exhort and teach his people peo-ple to purify their hearts that they may be fitted to dwell iu Zion. Other revelations arc expected before be-fore the conference adjourns. |