Show predictions OF A NOTED SCIENTIST IT HAS already been shown in these columns that in predicting the approach of an overwhelming and sanguinary strife in the united states and universal war in europe professor joo joseph eab rhodes buchanan Bu of boston has but supplemented prophecies enunciated by the prophet joseph smith more thau than half a century ago the solon bolon not only foretells dire disaster from the social and political commotions developing among the people but nature in unison with the agitated condition of human affairs to is to add its chapter of horrors to the terrible catalogue of calamity we here introduce a quotation from his bis article in the arena in the midst of our coming coining civil war the atlantic coast will be wrecked by submergence and tidal waves from the borders of new england to the southern borders of the gulph of mexico there shall be no safety below the hills the destruction of new york and jersey city will be the grandest horror so assured la is the professor of the certainty of his f forecast that he says do not remain longer than fifteen years on the coast P 1 and aad do not build for permanency 0 ff again the learned gentleman says in the midst of these horrors of war and floods a terrible climax will be reached in a ceolo geological i cal convulsion 11 compared to which t the eartha earthquake aake of new madrid of java and lisbon bon will seem unimportant cyclones will prevail the warmth of summer shall rail fall and the bounties of agriculture be denied us all these conditions are merely supplementary parallels to prophecies given to the world through the founder of the mormon church chuoc h more than fifty years ago in a revelation given through joseph the seer dec 1882 see bookoff book of doctrine and covenants the following passage occurs in relation to the effects of the bearing of the message of the gospel to the nations by the elders 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 I 1 ground and shall not be able to stand and also cometh tb abe testimony of the voice of rings and the voice of voice of tom tempests I 1 and the voice of the waves of the sea heavin heaving themselves beyond their bounds and all things shall be in commotion and surely mens mence hearts shall fall fail them for rear fear shall come upon all people there is ie a striking coincidence in the special mention by the professor of the submergence by tidal wave ot of the city of new york the destruction st of which was predicted by the prophet joseph smith lu in september 1882 as shown on page of the book of doctrine and Covon covenants subsequently parley P pratt in a hymn which appears on page of the latter day saints sainte hymn book defines the method of the disaster submergence by the sea when this mighty city shall crumble cramble to rain and sink aa a mb imbistone istone the merchants un doing this makes an exact parallel between prophecies heretofore uttered and the more recent renunciations enunciations of the boston professor prof buchanan Buc banan foretells the failure ursol of summer which means that cold weather will prevail out of season when the sun should give v arbth to render the earth fruitful the result ot of thle transposition of atmospheric conditions Is of the productivity of the soll soil this will precipitate famine prom from this very cause the existence of winter weather out of season joseph smith pred predicted feted that there would come an immense failure ot crops on page of the book of doctrine and covenants the following words occur and there shall be weeping and wailing among the hosts hosta of men and there shall be a great hailstorm sent forth to destroy the crops of the earth this practically amon aronwits wits to the same as the statement of professor buchanan being similar in relation to both cause and effect there are numerous other prophecies that were delivered by the prophet joseph smith upon all of the subjects to which professor Bucha buchanann nans predictions have reference in some instances the parallel is so exact that it might be inferred that the scientific prophet of the city of boston had perused joseph smiths productions and been influenced by them in making out his own portrayal of future history |