Show PREPARING FOR FOB WAR THERE is in this issue an exceedingly significant dispatch relating re latina to war preparations in england A deputation of members of parliament called upon the secretary of state tor for war to urge the prosecution of defensive preparations earl stanhope the nie secretary stated that there was no BO occasion for a panic he did give ample reason however to lead to the conclusion that there was occasion f for or gra grave ve apprehension of a combined attack up upon on great britain brim in there could be no other basis tor for the extensive preparations for the defense olt of the countr country I 1 with special reference to that of bondon london anat were being pushed by the government there can only be one cause for these significant movements the government must be in possession of information pointing to an intention on the part of some allied european combination to invade E england land this his is a startling inference but it may be justly drawn from the aspects which european affairs are assuming this evidently is in the minds of british statesmen else why the t inauguration of such pronounced preparations to meet just such an emergency the latter day saints and many other people are familiar with the prophecy of joseph smith the prophet on the subject of war given december 1832 and which is to be found on page of the book of doctrine and covenants it foretold the breaking out of the war of the rebellion in this country designating igna ting ng the precise spot south car oil olina where the initial oat outburst burst would occur it also predicted thit that the southern confederacy would make an appeal to great britian for aid the precision with which these points have been verified is most remarkable that civil struggle was to be the opening one of an era of bloodshed mong among the nations all of whom were werd to be subsequently embroiled great britain is mentioned as a power that would in course of time be the subject of warlike assault from other nations and was to be in such a position as to c compel her to call upon other countries to assist in defending herself against her assailants since the amerlean american civil war england has not been tile the subject of direct attack consequently those who believe that the prophecy which has in its introductory part received so literal a verification will be completely fulfilled anticipate that great britain will yet be confronted by the emergency prognosticated to that class the present situation will be strongly sug cestive ge stive as pointing decidedly in that direction As to the nature of the international combination formed against england it must be a matter of conjecture but when its purpose shall be devel developed ped it will in all probability be found th that at russia will be discovered as its head and front the reason for this opinion lies in the fact that the british lion has been the great obstacle that has stood in the ane way of the attainment of the eads of the russian policy ot aggrandize 1 ment mant the disaffected condition of ireland may lead to a nope hope that the near future would be an opportune time to endeavor to crush england by an attempt at actual invasion rumors of war have of late been rife in the world and it is not too much to expect that they will at no distant day develop into actual i strife sarif e the end of which no man may be able to see it will doubtless be interesting to many latt aday day saints in this connection to rel freaa an extract from A prophecy And warning to the inhabitants I 1 of graat britain delivered by the late apostle orson pratt on the eve of hi his 1 departure from that country fo for r his home in utah in the tall fall of 1857 after performing a faithful and successful mission it app appeared eared in the Hillen millennial nial star of oct of that year and we herewith P present the concluding portion but if you will not as a nation repent 1 and U 11 unite yourselves with god gods s ma kingdom 0 M then the days are near at handchen hand when the righteous shall be gathered out oat of your midst and woe unto y you when mat day shall come for it shall be a day of vengeance upon the british nation and aad your armies shall perish your maritime forces shall cease your cities shall be ravaged burned and made desolate and your strongholds strong holds shall be thrown down the poor shall rise against th the e rich and their storehouses and the their ir fine mansions shall be pillaged their merchandise alid their gold and their silver and their rich treasures shall be plundered then shall abali the lords and ge he no bles and the merchants of the land and all in hi hii tall places be brought down and mall sit in the dust and howl for the miseries that shall be upon them and they that trade by sea shall lament and mourn for their traffic shall cease and thus shall the lord almighty visit you because great wickedness in rejecting ilia his servants and his kingdom and it you continue to harden your hearts your remnants which shall be I 1 left abail shall be consumed as the dry stubble before the devouring flame and all the land be cleansed by the fire of the lord that the filthiness thereof may no BO more come up before him your armies in india have already been sm smitten itten with a sore judgment because 1 they bey sast east out the lords servants who were sent to warp waru them and to pro chesy to them they were rejected by your and your officers and being without purse or scrip they had ewt bot where to lay their heads but they were faithful in delivering their message until the lord called them out ot ol their midst that he might execute speedy judgment and show to all nations that hia hi servants cannot be rejected with impunity let great britain take warning warding and not follow the wicked examples ot the europeans in india your four ta fa stings and your prayers will be a solemn mockery before go if you receive not the message he has sent though you appoint days of fasting and aad humilia humiliation tion before the lord yet yel he will not hear bear you nor answer your petitions so long as you receive sot his kingdom and treat aia servants with scorn he will mock at N our inn calamities and multiply them upon you until you are waste wasted away as chaff by the whirlwind of the mountain mou tain |