Fulfilment of a Grand Prophecy - Hazrat Ahmad’s Challenge to John Alexander Dowie — Page 80
84. Fulfillment of a Grand Prophecy. The Dunnville Gazette By the way, is. DAVID HASTINOS, Publisher. Friday, June 7, 1907. A. MESSIAH IN INDIA ·Retall Mörüliante tróin lis slumber spasm of nedivity. The Internailo. Is to station (n lobbyist at Otti no placo on eart. It th any in "react. Gover has a leador. Tbo *The. All the way from Qadlan, Gurda- answer spur, India, comes a pamphlet ad-needed dreasod to THE GAZETTE, ontitled *. Divine ⠀ Judgment in Dowlo's. Death, or The Fulfilment of a Grand. Prophecy. " Our circulation in Iodla is not extensive, and the receipt of this pamphlet consequently was a surprise, which was increased by a perusal of its contents. The subject matter of the primphlet is described the Or as an extract from the April number|sured. of the Review of Religions, published now to at Qadian in the interest of the Mo-distric barmedan faith, and to glvo an ac- is to l count of tho life? and teachings of. Mirza Ghalum Abmind; who calls himself the Promised, Messiah. Italists. Is this Abmad who claime that, fol- follow lowing an attack by Dowie in 1902 agitat on Mohammedanisin and a prediction of its Impending overthrow, he gave this si out a prophecy that the Chicago) possil. Elijah would leave the world before partię him in great sorrow and torment. . Dowie at that time was at the height of bis power, controlling vast wealth, possessing the unbounded confidence of thousands of followers, apparently enjoying perfect health, and several years younger than Ahmad, so that the latter and bis adherents may be pardoned for taking some credit for the accuracy with which the prophecy was fulfilled a few months. Ago. aut of sel the A. A. . W119 r. Hon, lytic. Appa. Make ately that i ity ar. Powe ous b. Th. Wife spring aro ti to Be the fr. But Ahmad does not ask people to accept him as the Promised Mesalah on the strength of the accurate fullment of his prediction regarding. Dowie alone. The marvellous clufus ho makes is thus set forth in his own. words: I am the true Mesalah who was to come in the last ages; thus those has Almighty God spoken to me. I do not claim to be the Promised profe. Mesalah alimply by my own asseris not tlon, but Almighty God who unde the earth and heaven has borne wit-ered have neks to the truth of my clalu. The evidence of God has been manifested on. m la bundreds of heavenly digna'shown. In my support. Laay it truly that dril. Almighty God has poured His grace wast upon me in far greater abundance than upon the Messiah who has gone Libe before me, In the looking-glass of of th my person the face of God is revealed weck anuge. An. Pers. Powe ous b. Th. Wigg sprin aro t' tbose to se the f profe. But Ahmad' does not ask people to accept him as the Promised Messiah on the strength of the accurate fulfinent of his prediction regarding. Dowie alone? Thẻ marvellous clalu, he makes is thus set forth in his own words: "I am the true Mesalah who thos was to come in the last ages;. I has Almighty God spoken to me. do not claim to be the Promised. Messiah simply by my own assertion, but Almighty God who unde no the earth and beaven bas borne wit- ered have ness to the truth of my clalu. The evidence of God has been manifested on. . In hundreds of heavenly aligni'shown in my support, Lsay It truly that idm. Almighty God has poured His grace ups upon me in far greater abundance pers than upon the Messiah who has gone Libe before me. In the looking-glass of shy person the face of God is revealed to d'far greater extent than in thaỉ of Jesus' porsun. If these are simply of th wee rece as i both be i he a my own assortions, and there is no other authority for them, I am a. Har; but if Almighty God. bears witness to my truth, no ợng cáo give for th the lie to me. Thousands of tip. I should say times without number beei - has He borne witness to the truth mis of my claims. " " '. T. It would be interesting to baye soma details of the evidence to which | Con. Abad refore, but beyond the fulfil. Meti ment of the Dowle prediction, and of Ing other predlotions of a somewhat nogu general nuture regarding the plague carr and earthquakes, the pamphlet is In C villa silent. Ahmad le said to have recently predicted another serios of whic vory disastrous earthquakes, with. and. out specifying their exact location, a ch also other calamities of a terrible char nature, which ho says would have muc buen put off for a while had he not 'mut come to give warning of them. If abai. Abmud confinça, bis prophocles to byte those of the character appearing in fore the pamphlet, he is on fairly safe and ground, and can build up quito al reputation as a seer, but a trifle more plac exactņoss in the matter of places and met dates would help blu a lot with offoc those of us who are inclined to be sceptical regarding bis claims. . Wes. T ton, in t "If hvoru man who' saves a dollar will. Ho