Show prophecies fulfilling A FEW days since an esteemed correspondent appended to a communication of ble bis to the news MEWS a suggestion it was to the effect that this journal should in various ways exhibit current proofs of joseph smiths prophetic power recent and passing events affording strong evidence of this char acter we have occasionally presented articles of this nature and perhaps fuller attention to the subject would be acceptable to many of our readers proofs of the prophetic gift of the man who was instrumental in the bands of god in founding the church of jesus christ of latter day saints sainto are overwhelmingly abundant his him predictions are being daily verified in the conditions existing in the world all of which were foretold by him as approaching pro aching developments of the present generation the social situation of affairs now developing ve was made the theme of revelation and prophecy delivered through joseph smith the formation of combinations bl bi whose objects were to be the obtaining of power and wealth connected with business and politics were clearly spoken of as an approaching cause of distress and perplexity among men they were thus foreshadowed foreshadower fore shadowed I 1 in a a revelation given at kirtland ohio feb ath 1831 1881 and behold it shall come to pass that my servants shall be sent forth to the east and to the west to the north and to the south and even now lot let him that goeth to the east teach them that shall be converted to flee to the west and this in consequence of that which is coming on the earth and of secret combinations in this th ie statement through the prophet two sources of danger are embodied the one general that which is ie coming on the earth the other special land and of secret combinations P any observer of the times will admit that the numerous disasters occurring in this country t 7 and ad europe constitute a source of danger a u ger while the various combinations and divisions developing among the people threaten the peace of communities muni ties and nations ra in the book of mormon page the prophet speaks of the time when the lord would stretch forth his hand to gather in the remnants of israel in the latter times he predicts great destructions among the wicked the L rd god shall cause a great division among the people and the wicked shall he be destroy the division is in already in operation the situation in some of the countries of europe especially france brings to mind a notable prophecy of moroni monni book of mormon p that prophet warned the Get gentiles tiles who should exist at the time the record should come forth and be published to the world he foresaw viewrett die Vie great grett armal calamities lami ties that would result from the forma formation tiou and workings of secret an arch ical combinations the present situation verifies his prediction in that regard after relating the destruction that had bad fallen upon the ancient peoples of the american COnt continent iDent from that cause he diverges and says saye and whatsoever nation shall uphold such secret combinations to get power and gain until they shall spread over the nation behold chev shall be cestr destroyed ed for the lord will no suffer stiffer that the b blood of his saints which shall be shed by them shall always cry unto him from the ground for vengeance upon theland the mand yet he avenge them not 6 wherefore 0 oye ye gentiles it is wisdom in god that these things should be shown unto you that thereby ye may repent of your sins and suffer not that these murderous combinations shall get above you which are built up to get power and gain t and the work yea even the borla work 0 of f destruction come upon you yea even the sword of the justice of the eternal god shall fall upon you to your overthrow and destruction st if ye shall suffer these things to be wherefore the lord com mandeth you yon when ye shall see these things come among you that ye shall awake to a ense rense r of your awful situation because of this secret combination which shall be among you on or wo be unto it because of the blood of them who have been slain fur they cry from the dust for vengeance upon it and also upon those who build ii up lip for it cometh to pass pasa that whoso choso buil deth it up to overthrow the freedom of all lands nations and countries and it bri ngeth ngeth to pass the destruction of all people there could scarcely he be a clearer delineation deliBe atlon of a future condition than is ii embodied in the foregoing quotation it ie a description of modern anarchism its nature objects and results that it is a power of rapid growth is exemplified by late developments in europe where it lie is able to thwart the process of justice by terrorizing a jury it maybe may be said by the doubter that he does not believe such a man as ae moroni ever lived and be may assert that the book of mormon which purports to be a history of the ancient peoples of america originated with joseph smith anarchistic combinations had practically no existence during the life of the prophet joseph and the position po of the skeptic would simply thus thui place the authorship of the true prediction on him the evidences evidence which sustain the book of mormon as an authentic record are however overwhelming wh wb elming among them la the fulfill fulfil jentof ment of wany many of its prophetic state ments besides the one quoted above we are convinced that the age in which we live is more pregnant with momentous moment oui events than any other in the history of the world |