Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-05-10
MORMON VIEW OF THE AFFAIRS
OF THE WORLD.

sons Of the year to have general turn up, and
clean out the household from the garret to the
cellar, and the Kitchen to the parlor. From
glance at the distant windows OF the family man.
sion of our common ancestors, we perceive
things look little like what grandmother used
to call "topsy :urvy." The door into the long
upfrequented room is half open, and Brother
Jonathan has determined to 90 in and out, any
how; if the key is handy, very we'll if not, lie
will dispense with key, and have the room
brought into public use and benefit He is not
particular to scrape his boots or doff his hat ell
ther for Jonathan has become great and rather
rough backwoodsman, who has his own notions
about "manners.'
Well fifty millions of Japanese people is too
large branch of the family to remain unknown,
and be shut out from the observation and &C
quaintance of the rest of the great family. So
putting on all the lordly airs that he could ever
think Of or hear of, he stalks right up to the
front door of Japan, as one having to transact
the most urgent and weighty business. The
sovereign of fifty millions must not think to
palm off any Indifference or neglect upon the
representative of seventy-fve Millions" If
he does, dark clouds of deep wrath settle down
upon Jopathan's brow, and in the language of
the poet,
His thoughts on awful subjects roll,
Damnation and the dead u
Still no one must suspect him, for moment of
departing from the favorite doctrine Of " non-in-
reference with all foreign natons!'
What next! Why, the great folding doors
of China are thrown open! And behold the
Tartars and Chinese are seen jammed and crowd
ed together, 350,O000 900, like two avalanches
that met simultaneously at the base of their tow
ering SUBMITS. And, how did we get sight of
this long unopened mansion, containing about
one half of the population Of the whole globe! {!
Why, bless you, Christianity, even, without any
lawful key of access to that great abode, and out
of pure benevolence, of course, with her batter
ing rams smashed in the portico door, and dissi-
pated the former notion of the invincblity of
the Celestial Empire. The down trodden Chi
nese caught the sparks from British cannon, and
spread the fire of insurrection, and sent it thro'
the vast stubble field Of human beings until the
greatest of all human thrones is just ready to be
cast down.
What next? Why, the same Christianity, by
the same spiritual weapons ofcannon and sword,
has broken down the partition wall between the
Burman empire and Britain Oh, thou all pow
erful Christianity to bring down so many and
great nations to the anxious seat," in so short
a time! And what is more, these nations have
not been brought down to mere nominal or le-
gal repentance, but it is an unmistakable genu-
inc sorrow, deep as death.
What next? Why, Turkey, the long and
peaceful abode of the prophet and his polygamic
system, is too great an offence to the pure eyes
of Christendom, and Mr.. Golden, the popular
member of the British House of Commons, says
that" Turkish institutions are deservcdly on the
wane, and cannot bear a juxta parallel with Chris
tianity. Therefore let Christian Europe swal-
low up Turkey, and let 100000 Christian
Greeks emerge into the liberty of untrammeled
holiness"
What next! Why, Christian Austria, unwill-
ing to be outdone by her pious neighbors, has
determined to dsfranchise all Jews in her EN-.
pire, and forbidden them the right to hold real
estate. Poor Turks and Jews! pity that you
didn't know that call things were done away
especially the everlasting covenants, and the
promises, and adoption, and the prophets This
is an age of progress; therefore stand back
Turks and Jews, and all We heathen, and more
especially prophets and apostles, God and holy
angles, for we have more ready access to the
intelligences OF the other spheres than through
you.
What next among the family incidents! Why
some serious kitchen difficulties among the serv
ants OF brother Jonathan Some hundreds and
thousands OF these darkies are running away tc
Canada yearly,and Jesuistical priests are sowing
discord under the profession of school teachers
and mechanics, and one of the largest theologic
al institutes in the Northern States is said tc
have contributed $4,000 the last year to ait
runaWavs in their perilous eyit to Canada Now