The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-10-11

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return 10 their mountain home
They lad not proclaimed the gusp pei
there Us they do in other countries
where the English language is
spoken. Religious liberty did not
prevail there. The majority of the
people are not liberal III their
views in regard to the prGpo-
CATION Of any other religion
than that of the Cat holes. They had
however. been well treated by the
people apd the officials OF the re-
public. They did not go there to at
tack the prevailing religion, but to
spread better one. The saints
would find a good field in which to
labor among the Lamanites of
Mexico, who had been under the in
f1uence of the Catholic church for
over three centuries, but who re-
tanned some Of their original Attic
ideas as sun WOrShiperS. The speaker
did not believe in finding fault with
other religions. though he knew the
saints had the only true gospel,
which they were called TO 60 forth
and preach to the world, without
purse or scrip. The elders OF Israel
speak in the name of the Lord. and
declare that if their hearers will re-
ceiYe the testimony They will know
for themselv, S whether the gospel
is true or false. The sustaining
power of God Was with the elders
III their missionary laOOrS, hence
they Wee willing to make the sacrl-
flee in 1t worldly sense that they
were sometimes called upon 10 make
in leaving hUme and comforts and
going abroad To proclaim the gospel
70 The nations of the earth. The
light Of he gospel is being extended.
y few years ago there was universal
ignorance III regard to tie MOrmOnS'
belief, but latterly there had
come a change, and many
were willing to inquire for the facts
from the saints standpoint. What
ever sufferingS the saints had en-
duted had been put upon them for
their good. By revelation from God
the elders knew that this was the
kingdom Of which Daniel spoke, and
that it would eventually become SUI
preme, filling the whole earth; and
that every knee would bend and
| end every tongue acknowledge the
name of Lord. If the saints had
suffered, they had also learned,
among other things, that Christ had
| descended beneath all things that
he might arise above all. They had
Il testimony to learn, and their
knowledge of God and bis COM
mandS enabled them to go forth pro-
claiming glad tidings TO the nations.
Concerning the MeXicans, Elder
I ha cher said that he thought the
dav would come when they would
come when they would receive the
truth. Two branches in that repub-
public had been organized, and he
hal expectations that they would
grow. At this Apostle Thatcher
paid high tribnte 10 the character
and services Of the late Elder +. L..
Young. He said that Elder Young
was Tot feeling well when they left
the CITY of Mexico for home. On
reaching Vera Cruz they learned
that the steamers were not running
| TO New OrieaUS, on account Of the
high winds; hence they took passage
bv vessel that was to 60 to
New York. Elder Young seemed
10 be as strong as when he left
Mexico, and walked about the yes
sci, though it was evident that he
was afflicted by m9larlal fever FL
nally Apostle Thatcher spoke to the
young man about his condition,
| when the latter SAID, 4 think the
Lord will call me home" Thatcher
chided him for this yielding, and
Young said if it was right he
would be pleased to live and return
to his home; that he had learned
enough to want to devote his whole
life to the Lords service. How
ever, he thereafter seemed to have
no faith in his recovery, and despite
the great efforts to restore him he
was called by God to labor behind
the veil. The captain of the vessel,
| the officers, crew and passengers
had been very kind, doing all they
could to save the young mans life.
Apostle Thatcher said Elder
Young's life had been as pure
! as mortal's could be. He
had never yielded to temptation;
had never tasted liquor or used
tobacco, and a blaSphemOuS word
had never passed his lips. He had
lived and learned how to die that he
might live again never to die. He
was as well prepared to die as any
young man ever had been. 1t would
have been a consolation to the
mother and friends had the body
been brought here, but it could not
be. The death occurred five days
from New York, in a climate that
was very different from ours. The
ship was stopped off the Florida
Coast, and the passengers and crew
gathered about the remains, when
Apostle Thatcher told them of Elder
Young, of his father and mother, of
his late mission, and how he had
left his home to labor for the saliva
ton of the Indians of Mexico.
After brief tribute to the memory
of the deceased the body was con-
signed to the sea. The knowledge
Of who and what they were, seemed
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