Show THE TESTIMONY OF earthquakes As will be seen by a perusal of our telegraphic gral grai hie dispatches in another column our neighbours on the pacific coast hai bad an ail earthquake yesterday which has given them a thorough fright and has also done considerable damage the shaking has not been confined to though affecting principally the made land sast bast east of battery street for the city hall halt is is on the plaza about the centre of the old town and the US mint is not far from it scarcely a day certainly not a week has passed for some time that has not brought the account of an earthquake a tidal wave or some startling physical phenomenon in some part of the world wonder is is expressed by man many 7 at the frequency of these recent visitations and in some quarters especially where the perturbations occur considerable alarm is felt but bu t in a revelation given december 27 1832 the lord told the world through his servant joseph smith that after your testimony cometh wrath and indignation upon the people for after your testimony cometh the testimony of earthquakes that shall cause groenings groan ings in the midst of her and men shall fall upon the ground and shall not bo be able to stand and also cometh the testimony of tho the voice of rings and the voice of i and tho voice of tempests and the voice of of the waves of the sea heaving themselves beyond their bounds and all things shall bo be in commotion and surely mens hearts shall fail fall them for fear shall come upon all people 71 these occurrences cause no surprise among the people of utah we should be disappointed if they did not occur all the great cities of our union have been warned the servants of god have borne testimony year after year unto the people and their testimonies being rejected these others must follow in september 1830 1832 the lord commanded bishop newel neel R K whitney to warn the people of new york albany and boston of the desolation and utter abolishment which awaited them if they rejected the gospel which he sent them his word will be fulfilled |