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Show A LEVRSEH ritUFESSOR PREDICTS PRE-DICTS A GIGiXril! WAR. In our issue of Tuesday, Dec 23rd. in alluding to the S3th anniversary anni-versary of tho birthday of the Prophet Joseph Smith, we showed that a prophecy by Prof. Jos. Rhodes Iluclianan, of Boston, "regarding "re-garding an approaching civil war in the United States, was merely a repetition of what the founder of the "Mormon" Church had predicted pre-dicted over naif a century sldce as a condition that would evolve within with-in the limits of the generation exist-iogatlbe exist-iogatlbe timelt to ras foretold. The learned gentleman of Bjston does not limit the prospettive trouble to this country, Lut asserts that it will bealmjst, If not quite, world-wide, as will be observed by the following quotation from his article in the Irena: "Tho agitation in this country will be heightened by- warin Europe, which will come ou near tho beginning of the Twentieth century and end In the destruction of monarchy." The extent of this war ctn, to some degree, be estimated by iu leading result 'the destruction of monarchy." So far as Eu-opeis concerned, should tho prediction be correct, it will be universal, for a struggle of no other character could-wipe could-wipe out tbe political system now prevailing iu that division Of the earth. And a the connections of Europe and the United States extend ex-tend all over the globe, the tremendous tremend-ous commotion will practically involve in-volve the whole world: consequent! v the Boston scientist has simply predicted pre-dicted a war from which no nation will be exempt. In thi3 phase of tbe forecast the professor- again parallels a plain prophecy of Joseph Smith. This will be observed by a quotation from a revelation given Dec. 25th IS32, which appears on page 301 of the Book of Doctrine and Coven-ante: "Thus saitli tho Lord, concerning the wars that will shortly come to pas beginning at the rebellion of South Carolina, which will eventually tcmiina'e in tho death and misery of many souls. Tlie day. IU come that war will bo poured oat upon alt nationt, beginning at that place. For Iicbold' the Southern Slates shall be diiidcd against the Xorthcra States, and tho Somhern States ..ball call on other nations, een tho nation of Great Britain, as it is called, and they shall call on other nations inorder to defend themselves against other nations; and thus war shall be poured out upon all nations." As does Prof. Buchanan, the Prophet foretells the universality of an approaching war. The latter also, nearly 'thirty years before it broke out, predicted, with remark, able fidelity to detail, the civil war, which la now a portion of Amir. lean history. Among tlie details wero the geographical divislons,tho precise locality where it would first burst forth, the sending of representatives represen-tatives of the Confederacy Messrs. Mason and Sllldell to ask Great Britain for assistance, etc Tlie Bo-ton scientist states in bis article that he predicted the war of the Rebellion, through the columns of thu -Louisville Journal, in 1859. But he had been superseded by Joseph Jo-seph Sjiltli, whose prophecy was Just twenty-seven years ahead of lib announcement. Besides, the learned gentleman of Boston jve no detail, merely stating that the country was "about to enter a period of six years or national calamity." As If to strengtlienjhls position regarding the power of man to occasionally oc-casionally foretell tho future with astonithiug minuteness, Professor Buchanan directs attention to the fact that a Quaker named Joseph Hong predicted tbe war of the Rebellion Re-bellion as early as 1603. That be ebouhl select the comparatively obscure announcement of Joseph Hoag on the subject, in -place of thu clear, pointed and unmistakable unmistak-able prophecy of Joseph Smith can only bo accounted for on tlie basis of one of two causes be was cither ignorant of. tbe fact that thejounderof the Church cf Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had niaile any such prediction, or be withheld allusion to it on the ground of prejudice, to which all prophets called of God have bees subject. PerhapH it would be appropttate to here introduce Joseph Hoag's "vision," as It was designated by himself. In the fall or 187S, when the writer was passing through the States on. the way to Europe, be met, on a railroad train, Mr. James B. Fry, a manufacturer of Lynn, Mass. The latter made many inquiries in-quiries about the doctrines of the "Mormon" religion, and among other topics the predictions of Joseph Smith were spoken of. He showed great interest Jn regard to that theme, especially because of a statement state-ment of Joseph Hoag's vision, obtained ob-tained from himself, having been preserved In his family who bad been Quakers from early times for many years. At tbe request of the writer, Mr. Fry subsequently sent him a copy of the -vision, which is as follows: VIS10S OP JOSET1T 1IOAQ. In theyear lS03,in tho ninth month, I was one day working in the Held alone, and observed that the sun shono dearly, except at one lolnt, where a mist seemed to obscure Its brightness. As I no iced this circumstance my mind was clothed with silence, tbe most solemn I remember to havo experienced, ex-perienced, for all my faculties wore laid low and unusually brought into silence. I do not recollect ever before to havo leen sensible of such feelings. I said to myself, "What does this men:?-' when I heard a oice from heaven saying, "This that thou secst, that dims the brightness of the sun is a s'gn of the coming timn. I took the fathers of tbe country from the land of oppression. I planted th-m here among the forests. I blessed them and sustained them and, whilo they were humble. I fed tbem and they became a numerous people. But they now have become proud and lifted up and have forgotten me who nourished and tions, too. are lookiugforward ton de liverer who shall purge the world from tho wicked. All orthodox Jews the world over are still confidently awaiting tbe Advent of their long-expected Messiah, and In Hungsry a small sect of Hebrews declare they bae found him In a member of their own race and nation. In the West thiro ia a man named Schwelnfurth who claims tobs Christ and Is hailed as such by a body of enthusiastic followers. fol-lowers. Many Christians are looking forward to a second advent of Christ, The world seems in sore need of such a dclh erer. Tbe old religions are dying, dy-ing, e are told; there is certainly an interregnum of morality; the agnostics agnos-tics are raising np an altar to the Unknown Un-known God, like their fellow unbelievers unbe-lievers as of j ore. There are wars and rumors of wars, thrones arc tottering, tot-tering, dynasties have been overturned. over-turned. Wo are much In the same condition as our ancestors nineteen nine-teen centuries ago. Then, loo, all nations looked forward, to an expected Messiah whom prophets and sibyls had foretold. That expectation expec-tation was realized, but in n most, un-exiiected un-exiiected way. Ho came, but with no pomp or circumstance. He was born in a manger; lie was a member of a despised and conquered race. The Romans of old, who possessed the earth and the fulness thereof, looked duwn upon the Jews as much as we look down upon the Indians. They scoffnd, as we scoff now, at tho idea of a Deliverer arising among a people whom they held to be so greatly their inferior. They wcro wrong In scoffing; scoff-ing; who shall say that wa are right? Tne coming Christ proved to be the downfall of the Roman empire, the dcatb-knell to heathen civilization, the triumph of the barbarian, and from tbe chaos that ensued a new and higher civ dilation was developed. Not long ago Lord Wolselcy predicted that our civdization was seriou -ly menaced by the descendants of tbe Turanian barbarian who was beaten hack into Asia at the victory of Cnalons. May not the conquered Indian, loo, become a conqucrcrin his turn? |