On the 1st of Dec A dreadful storm raged on
the black Sea which caused great destruction
of shiping & life, 18 Greek vessels 3 English
& a much greater number, of Austrian
Sardinians, & Napolitans, were utterly lost
even in the channel 7 were cast away.
Thus the Lord is beginning to vex all nations
with whirlwind, flood, war Earthquakes,
Fire, & many Judgments, ass well as signs
in the Heavens & Earth of the coming of
the Son of Man still the Nations will not
learn wisdom neither practice righteousness
by the things which they suffer neither
do they dissern the signs of the times even
of 1840. What 1841 will bring to pass
time must determine. Their will be an
increas of signs in the Heavens & earth, &
still greater losses by storm tempest &
Earthquakes, on the land & sea & by fire.
Trouble will be seen in the United States Gover-
ernment wars & rumours of wars will increas
among all nations, the return of the Jews
will be hastened The Distress of nations with
Perplexity will be felt more than ever throughout
On the 1st of Dec a dreadful storm raged on
the black sea which caused great destruction
of shiping & life, 18 Greek vessels 3 English
& a much greater number, of Austrian
Sardinians, & Napolitans, were utterly lost
even in the channel 7 were cast away.
Thus the Lord is beginning to vex all nations
with whirlwind, flood, war Earthquakes,
Fire, & many Judgments, ass well as signs
in the Heavens & Earth of the coming of
the Son of Man still the Nations will not
learn wisdom neither practice righteousness
by the things which they suffer neither
do they dissern the signs of the times even
of 1840. What 1841 will bring to pass
time must determine. Their will be an
increas of signs in the Heavens & earth, &
still greater losses by storm tempest &
Earthquakes, on the land & sea & by fire.
Trouble will be seen in the United States Goverernment wars & rumours of wars will increas
among all nations, the return of the Jews
will be hastened. The Distress of nations with
Perplexity will be felt more than ever throughout
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