| Show A REMARK LE PREDICTION The Tho prophecies uttered utter d try th Prophet Joseph which havo been be n miraculously ly fulfilled In the th broad broat daylight of ot the tho present age are numerous and striking ing They should be diligently studied be the object of or devout con can contemplation Tor the tho prophetic word I 14 still the more sure eure word which Is as asa asu a u light that th In a dark place until tho day and the day star In your hearts Fulfilled prophecies cies cles cannot by any contrivance bo Lo classed among cunningly devised del ell fa tn fables bles as ns tho plainest facts of history sometimes been They are there therefore therefore fore without tho more sure lIure word And th the Prophet Joseph Josph by Inspiration uttered d many Such ouch the thc fulfillment of or which a II seal of oC authority on his hla commission from Perhaps one of or the best known of or these thes prophecies Is III that th given on the of ot December Christmas day 1832 concerning the tho Civil War Thill event was wall by him predicted years before tho attack on Fort with the clearness of detail of a n Daniel He tore fore foretold told that the would commence with the rebellion of South Carolina that It would terminate In the death and misery of many abuls an Ilot be bean benn an nn Inconsiderable he foretold the tho division of at tho South the North and the appeal all peal of o tho South to Great other nations finally tho tha pouring out of ot var upon nil na nations Doc and Cov CO Sec ST 51 About the tho this prediction was wad given South Carolina a 0 rebel robel lIous spirit In November 1832 a I state convention passed an nn ordinance declaring ing In tho tariff acts null and void and not binding upon this state Its or citizens And President Jackson had to send lend troops to Charleston to de defend tend fend the customhouse It Is to tobo tobe bo be observed however that final finally ly Iy took measures to quiet the storm by the com compromise promise tariff which virtually ac hell the object for tor which the Bouth Houth Carolina nullification act had been passed by that that state All II reason for tor hostility then seemed to bo removed Tr seemed to reign The Prophet Joseph was at that time only 27 21 years ears old anI unlearned Yet ho foresaw that the he flumes of at civil war would Hare up till tram from the embers ambera which statesmanship sought tn render harmless If that pre prediction diction b been n made maele by Andrew Jack Jackson Daniel Webster It son Mn Calhoun Ci or would have hlo been remarkable and as ne ascribed to the extraordinary foresight of But they the did not per ceh the signs of tha time That tho youthful Prophet penetrated the mys my mysteries teries or ot the future was due to no I cause cluse than this that tho Spirit of th Lord rented re upon u him and 1111 Illuminated his soul Years passed sed and U It as ns If It the predictions were about to b be forgotten No one dreamed of a II war of or secession lIec However twelve years later Inter when hen the Prophet and his hla beloved brother Hyrum were to complete a II glor glorious he reiterated lou ious life b martyrdom To his tormentors tormentors the prediction pr of war tors he said laid In part Inasmuch as lIS you arid tho people thirst for tor blood I 1 prophesy esy elly In the name of the Lord that you shall witness scenes of at blood and sor lor sorrow lorro row ro to your OUI entire satisfaction Your our souls shall hall be he perfectly tinted satiated sa with and II nd many of you who are now noli present shall have i nn n opportunity to tonco face the cannons mouth tram from sources Murce you think not of And mu 1 When ancient Israel rebelled against Jehovah and asked for tor a goM gole calf calt they the wore given one but they had to drink the dust dUt of ot It l In ter to the last par Ucla tide they the rebelled l because they lacked meat In the thc desert they were given glnn meat nM mado to eat ent un until until til they were sick lick death On tho same principle those tho who thirsted tod for tor forthe tIle the Prophets blood were glen given war and Woodshed blO for tor years ears Joseph JOeph was n true Prophet He de declared tho will and purposes es of at the Lord Much of that which he fore tor foretold told has hils already come true Much lluch I more remains unfulfilled but It II will nil all allbe be bo accomplished In due time The heathen lions to be redeemed I SAtan will b be bound and the thc Lord will willi i come corre in Ills His glory glon The earth tarth shall be given unto those iho ho are arc have hn received the Ihl truth and have tak taken taken en tho Holy 1101 Spirit for their rule guide and have h c not been deceived and they shall multiply amI wax strong trong and th lr children shall hall ro up without sin unto salvation for tor the Lord shall be In their midst and His glory glor shall be upon them Doc Cov CO Sec H 11 HA A glorious time Is I coming to alt all who 1 serve tha Lord Lorl In righteousness and aM remain faithful I |
