, 1876-06-03

nutItn,,. Dn mi frpr the Sa,l,lucrcs. l'rca'h
thc rcsurrSc,!on anl ctcrnnl lIfr. D"mt !rsi-
brought life and Immortality to light"
Very early III the 1l.osIing few rcrellt ts'n.
verte init tlu Afnptlra nn their way u,nl nrcu-
Ra1sS R tSo, S ,h" T. ",c t t;A Asc Icr wr "vtFtt @ y
they nugllt to max heaven for hfv!nc nlh nMs |
power They eoon reached the piac: t'f ,.raFcr,
nnl the Alustlts snon bryan to tca''' '""re !
friends who 1IaI cDlu ut this "tl,. |
Al tllc usual tno tllc High Priest n."s ~
lt,ws cNtlG To tltEr t,H,lal place of turc., ."n
Elders, or sc,lutnrt, Eoly venerable Fl: ytasa
nrni nntti tor wIssior, were Invited to lnAr the
casr, md then ulsAc what WIN hest tn l!c toc
In tic prrHcnt emergency. Ttn sherfls wcnt
for tho rrisDlletH, III tho meantime thr traml
Council nttl the venerable Elders 'tInvcEectl
upon thu peculiar casr ubuit to come up for
After some unforeseen delay, thc Sheriff an'l
Ills Mills returned and rcpnrtca: W. fnltsl ttlo
prison-tluor properly secured. We FUND the
thu cells Ia which NJ p!nccd the prisoners,
within" Ii wo,lltl lave bcel, deeply interest
lng 10 lavc watched the faciaf expression Of the
at tile very lu*tncnt It w1s nnnn''nccd, awe
tl,nl no 1.,is,s within" For few rnuInclts per-
feet silence reIgnel. TIE tliEn!tarirs lacked ut
cacll other aIMl Expressed IN Allbunt nf sur
cr,.,ic Elders strokrd tllcir gray md thlcl.sct
lcartis, na II Rcnrclling for il,urr wIsdtn ttlnn
they pngfss*se Or soS!a M ,xn,; sG'n,na,.1 ,n,,'
r TIE se ra1s is' s sprr: Of .s prsn wa
could find false doors, nj tooplMlcE, no Wilt
owE, through which the prIMMIcrs ctl!!i lnlss.
We Inquired q the gu1r'ls, st! standing nsar
tue innssy" "oTs 7 ty aa t., Hc Mas 1a, 5 5r
eye lnld beet rl,scl; Tint they scAlizcd tl'ey
wcrc rcepoll!h|c for tho s!cIyeryof tllr l'riso-
ers to tic proper officers ahd tic snnrcn's
| t1IftIL oh Il.
must kill hin. ua the wing: We asked
the Captain Of the g'lrsls II lle Or hs
Captnl,l confessed flat l,e n,..l kIs ,uer hcur,l
thu prisoners singing antl praying, but did not
check them, ccs.lsc he did nut know that sing
ing aud ,Flny!ng did any lnrIn. The Captain
Ind entered Or left thu prlsnn during tic past
night" The report may hayc reminded them
nf the resurrection Of tic Christ. llis esvapc
from the tn,nb wus mystery which none
en-. The Council hcgan to fscl tl,at tley had
,nu, They tremhlcd lest their icars Should
te,r sos Wis reIe en to 'asy kyw wsss Writ tis ns
end would nc. They hccanlc excited aud fall Of Of
thvy walked and talIscd Their knees trenble.l.
Their checks cangsd eoor, as II t1cy lllsg Az Az
Suddenly Il man cntnc rushing into their nu-
El1st rresclhc and cried out in clarion tones,
'Thc men {25) whom you cast into prtsnn urG
standing fl tic temple and teaching tho people,
The members nf the Grand Council looked Mt
cach otlcr, mud expressc,l l,y their eyes great
joy To sec the end Of their R,spcilsc. They
weli.' This time the Captain lin
self, of tho temple, With anrgc fnrtG Of officers
shall arrest tcin and brinE them to fle Council
"Let them he treated as they 1,ass along tic
streets very ciyll!y, aM even tcn'aSrly and re-
speetfu1ly, for the streets arc full Of people,
and nearly rs full Of Htoncs." Their rcccni
converts wcre deeply Interested. They Kept
ncar them md thu officers, so that tllry-tht
cnnvcrta-could protect them from all har1n,
They uttered prayers Us they went nlolIE. nrG
yet were prepared to use their strength bto!t
that God helps tl!uso who try to help them
Thc friends Of the Apostles greeted them II!
thcy passed,-Cv the wotncn waved their Wilt
linen flags III token. Of their trust
Tho Council were moro than ever .pcrplrxs'l
and Roman guards cannot retain them. W
cnnnot lind language sufficiently strong t
frlghten them Into obedience. And then "
must believe that there ilrc unseen powers tin
control them. Our wtscst statesmen aro 10
:; wise enough to defeat tho purposes Of Hcaver!
. We have found tint thc tirnest bars, thu stout
est bolts, aud the strongest cha!ils eannot hol
| thcm.h
The Court ordered agaln tho Sheriff and hi
aids to treat them very tcndcsly. The officer
. did not deem 1t wise to order them to appcn
hctoru the Sanl,edrm, but most politely invite
rulers, md venerable elders, WHO wuula recciv
them with great consideration, and would nv
them a hearty welcome. The Apostles acCcptc
:, the kind Invitation.