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Show . THE C0HI5R ErEXT. HI (I TiiERC is something miro than ! i common in the feeling that 13 euter- 1'Jj tained in many places, widely apart, i among different race?, and by " pteacheraaiidiieofJeofvanotisfects, a in regard to thesecondsdveutof the " Jledeemer. The intcret-t tBat is being manifested on this important sulject Is remarkable and worthy the attention of all who take notice of the Jirogros of pulilic thought r y . ' "! the tendency or religious opin- ' 'on. The views of the Latter-day ' Sainti on this subject are verj- clear ( nud positive, unless It may t.e in J , ' j regard ti the twic when tlio expect- ( i "- eicventshtlltaUeplice. TiieGoiel L . , tliey proclilmisi-entasawitnessof t j UU approaching advent, and the i Bothering of the Saiuts Is one of the 5 I - sijas of and prietieil belief in his jf jj spaniy co-ning. "A.cts cpeal; louder 'I j ' than n-jrds." and the doings of th t j , ajitt'sr-dv Stinu'arj theitroajest i ' prodam dlon that can be made of ;, 1 it their nn-.raverin5 fiith in his an- . J! Faring. 1 : The Whu-inj in reference to the 1M I t' . ' present agitation is ta'sen fr.im the ,tj J ' " . York tfusfrataf.rlm:ricait: 't. i "ThsInJiins are all ng-g over an aM. V. J, expectsd Messiah. Indeed, they claim "fl ij F j that tho Mc'siah has come. Some ' ) I I I CTCn 5ay lbsy ,lST0 'Ka k!m" Eat A i 3 ) j reports as to his personal appearauco '- L 'tl ' ara so eoiaictiiis that tho prcicndcd H I , . eyewitnesses can hardly bs credited. H WhcUier ha ba an iuipntor, red or K " white; whether h comes in tho char-ti- I aeicr of an Indian deity or Christ LtVl Ji) ') -s himself, Is still involved in doubt. But f If I ' . there is no doub: about his mis- ' it i Mon. Ha is to restore the land to the B 1 "tM ' - ,n:llnnw to bring back tho buffalo 1 7 I r' ' amlthebion, heistoczpcl tfaa white I j. t j - .man, JIo oaio, however, not aa a If? 1: A ' I warlike go.1, but as a prtraj of peace. kjj ?t , Under ihuw gospel the red saints I bV i xbii ' uroto posseajtho linj,but they will j BBi'l'l'I' " tlMfoscc3 the usurper by peaceful I BBfeBF "BBBBBBBBBBBBBB means end not by sword. 'Other na-proteeted na-proteeted them in the wiidernew, and are running Into every abomination and evil practice of which ths old country was guilty. They suffer a dividing spirit to coma among them. Lift np thine eyes and behold." And I saw the people dividing in great haste. This division began In tbe Presbyterian Society and went through the various denominations and, in Its progress, was much the same. Those who dissented wcro of high heads and taunting language, and those who kept to tbe ancient faith appeared exercised and sorrowful. When it came to tho Society of Friends it raged In as high degree as any before. It next ap-peared ap-peared In the body of Freemasons and set the country in an uproarforatitno. Tncn it entered poluicAnd did not stop until it produced civil war and an abundance of blood was shed. The Southern &ates lost their power; slavery slav-ery was abolished and a monarchical government arose, established a Slate religion, and made all societies con-trbute con-trbute to its support. I was amazed at beholding all this, and I heard a voice oeiJln' This power shall not always al-ways stand, but with it I will chattlsc iny people until they return to the faithfulness of their furcfathers. Thou secst what is coining in toy natlte land for the iniquities and blood of Africa, the remembrance of which has come np before me." This vision Is yet for many years. The foregoing was by Mr. Fry, published in tereral Journals, while the Rebellion was in progress. Returning to the prophecies uttered ut-tered by Joseph Smith, hundreds of which have either been verified or ' are in progress of fulfilment, it is Interesting to note how they havo been, in many instances, duplicated dupli-cated or paralleled by people whose predictions are based on present caiuei He, however, did not.have any such basis on w hlch to operate". He claimed a 8Uierntural calling and gtft. That he exercised a power of far-reaching penetration enabling him to clearly disclose future history, his-tory, is beyond the power of successful suc-cessful contradiction. There are other branches of Prof. Buchanan's extraordinary forecat, which are merely parallels of the enunciations of Joseph Smith, made more than half a century ago. Yet the prophet although he mado rapid educational strides considering his facilities was comparatively unlearned. The Boston Professor on tho contrary con-trary is a veteran scientist His book on "The New Education," is alone euflicient to give him a national reputation. |