Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-08
ten In View Of the Perseel.
tlOn Of the Saints.
Letter from OrsOn Hyde.

Editor Star Not wishing to make myself
troublesome or to prove bore to any depart
ment Of the " art preservative," neither 20 show
myself any particularly distinguished character,
but as an humble citizen Of Utah and an apostle
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday
Saints, wish to say few things, by your kind.
Indulgence, as material for consideration and
reflection by all people when L may not be
found amongst the living i am an old man.
having had nearly seventy years experience in
this world. and have kept myself tolerably wei
posted in the affairs OF men.
The " Mormons' Of Utah are still human
not divine still mortal-not yet immortal: vet
we are trying to improve in every way and ia
God, 10 overcome the weaknesses Of our mortal
being and be prepared for an inheritance IN a
country where pain and dea.h are no more
the Frelinghuysen ball, will offer q word of
cOngratulation. You, no doubt, are disap
pointed in the defeat of this, your favorits
law has prolonged our national existence; yet
how far You can be exempt from the Christening
hand of Providence, time and events must
determine.
Men, in their pride, ambition, recklessness
and cruelty sometimes have the temerity to
fight against and destroy that which they un-
derstand not. and which their prejudfces and
deadly hatred will not allow them to under
stand. Such are more the subjects of present
pity than of wrath, as the future is full of the
latter for them if they repent not.
nat 10 CoIumOuiy CaleU "MOrmOnlSm,' *
the truth of GGi; and forty-two years of expe-
Renee therein have 40 fully demonstrated its
truth to me that should feel justified IN saying,
with the last feeble and trembling articulation,
1t is true.
God has established his people betwixt the two
seas as an ensign to the nation and to the world
for honest inquirers after truth to rally to, and
has, in effect, said: as the nation and the world
treat my people, SO also will treat the nation
and the world: for, Whatsoever measure they
mete unto you shall be meted unto them again.
How have the Mormons been treated since
1890? 1t isunnecessary for me here to recapitu-
late. History clearly answers the question.
During our entire career, how many books,
pamphlets and journals. written with pens
dipped in the gall OF bitterness against us, have
flooded the country. When first issued, they
shone with glare similar to that emitted by the
scales that fly from under the smiths forming
hammer and become dim and unnoticeable a.
quick. This should prove to all such writers
that ''No weapon formed against Zion shall
prosper" How were we treated last winter,
and how many exciting falsehoods were then
everywhere published abroad concerning us for
the sole purpose of having our every right
taken from us by act of Congress, leaving us a
helpless prey to hungry and ravenous wolves /?
those who aided and abetted this cruel and re-
lentless policy was that the better sense of the
| House caused it to fail in its passage. / cOvet
not the honor or reward Of the advocates of that
oppressive bill.
Many people, at this time, inquire the cause
of so many disasters by sea and by land-why
| such an increase OF corruption and venality in
| high and responsible places-why 80 MANY
| murders and suicides-sO much robbery-so
/ many theits and such general rascality III
| an infinite variety of fOrms-so MANY fires.
| floods and earthquakes, whirlwlnds, storms,
| and tempest-such a tendency to revolu-
| tiOns and determined strife between labor and
| capital-sO many accidents casualties and mis-
| fortunes-why so much drunkenness and pro-
/ family and the rapidly waning morals of the
l land. Let all such inqurers ask themselves
| these questions: How is it proposed to treat
| the Mormons, and how have they been treated!
| If they will answer these questions correctly
they will have their answer to all their inquiries
| which may be summed up in these few words
/ sit is the year of the Lords recOmpense for the
| controversy of Zion" Before the martyrdom
| OF Joseph and Hyram Smith, the Lord spa Ike
and said: 81 am now withholding nv spirit from
| the inhabitants of the earth!" Thus man i.
| being left 70 his own destiny, forsaken of God
/ I'd subject TO the Prince Of the power of the
| ar. The evidence of these truths is contained
| i'm all the increased evils and calamities COM
| planned of. Therefore,
Oh We sons and daughters of Adam, bearing
the image of your creatsr Repent of all your sins
and turn to God with full purpose of heart and
| he baptised In water for their remission and re-
| ceive the gift OF the Holy Ghost by the laying
| on of the hands of his chosen servants and
/ gather out from the unbelieving and rally round
| the ensign which God has reared IN the midst OF
| the land betwixt the two seas. "This is daz
Of warning and not of merry words" at he.
| cometh every man that has been warned tc
| warn his neighbor."
Very respectfully, ORsoN HYDE.
SPRING CITY, L. T., April q, 1873