Show OF CHRIST ix IN a st louis monthly called word and works an article appears in which the time of jot the coming of christ to la discussed once more an attempt la in madeo to set the year if not I 1 the day aud and the hour of his hie second advent it is based on the so called science of ti numbers umbers it shows that the figures three and seven their multiples and combinations enter into the genealogy life work and death incidents of the master arad and from these as a basis is built up an ingenious if fanciful theory making 1893 the probable year of his coming there is little if any profit in such euch speculations speculation but the editor adds the follow following ift remarks which we here produce as showing that there are some people besides the latter day saints who fondly look for the appearing and the KlAg kingdom dorn of our lorland Lor dand who yet make no pretensions A as to a knowledge of the time of his advent we believe the record concerning ahe the man christ jesus we devoutly believe that he ever lives that the unfolding plans plana of the infinite and holy father are centered in him that he has gone up on high and that he will in some way and at a fixed time return with unspeakable glory and power to this earth As ag to the time the place or the manner of his coming we do not speculate we have nos no sort of idea andas and as we have before stated in these columns taking I 1 he words word i of christ himself as our guide it does seem to us that the signs of the approaching fulfillment of his words and of his appearing are being multiplied lied all over the earth and in the very geavelas beavens be avena we let our friends frienda discuss the subject in word and woi ks because it is in so sacredly dear to so many hearts and because it is right and proper that it should be discussed why should we not talk much about an event so BO wonderful and so clearly and positively revealed in what we regard as goda revelation to us our discussions may amount to little more than the twaddle of children who took look and long for the coming of loved and loving absent parents but who can object to such ouch twaddle who can meas beasl ure its results in fostering love in soul power in watchfulness and in readiness it is an accepted belief that we think of our friends as they are drawing near to us who win will prove that our thoughts of the coming of christ are not thus a result of his near approach vegetables were slightly injured by frosts and the growth of crops retarded by a general lowness low ness of temperature pera ture in juab county apricots and early peaches were somewhat injured but grain is reported doing well in san pete county frosts prevailed but no damage is reported fruit blossoms especially applet apple were injured in sevier county by frosts on the and high wind injured wheat and oats on the fiath and and frosts on the and injured fruits in parowan carowan Pa rowan garfield Oar field and other southern counties high winds and light frosts prevailed all during the closing week of april but no serious damage is reported |