WARS AND RUMOURS OF
WARS
The civil war in
Spain yet continues.
The Mexican and South
American Governments have been overwhelmed in wars and revolutions for some
time past.
The French and Arabs
in Africa are at active war, and have been for some length of time.
Russia and Circassia
have been engaged in hostile array during the past seasons. Much blood has been
shed, and, from all appearances, the war is likely to continue.
Egypt is making very
active preparations of a warlike character, and is threatened by the powers of
Europe, who aim to maintain an equilibrium of power in the East.
These, together with
the late war between the English and the East Indies, the Canada revolution,
and the present war with China, all go to show, that the signs of the times are
not of the most peaceful aspect, although we have reason to believe it is now a
time of greater peace and tranquillity than will be enjoyed a few years hence.
Let us, then, improve the precious time which we now enjoy in preparing for the
worst/
From the foregoing
accounts and many other things which have been transpired within the last few
years, we can all see the fulfilment of a prediction of Moroni, recorded in the
Book of Mormon, page 563. Speaking of the time when that record should be
published to the Gentiles, he says: “It,” the record, “shall come in a day when
there shall be heard of fires, and tempests, and vapours of smoke in foreign
lands; and there shall also be heard of wars and rumours of wars, and
earthquakes in divers places.”
Hen we see prophecy
fulfilling, we are bound to acknowledge that those who uttered it were dictated
by the spirit of truth.—ED. (Parley P. Pratt, “Wars and
Rumours of Wars,” in The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 1,
no. 2 [June, 1840]:46-47)
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