The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-11

it. This people have nope DeyOn'
the veil, whittier Christ, our fore
runner, has gone. We are acting TO
eternity. God is our father, and w
know it; and when a lot Of IgnOran
boobies 90 to work and try to over
turn the faith of the Latter-da!
Saints by sOphistrv, or f9lSehOOd, q
folly, it amounts to nothing. W.
are in possession of the principles O
eternal life; and arc operating
to build up the Zion Of God, where
liberty can be proclaimed to all men
of every color, creed and nation
Being placed in communication
with God the sophistries ano
vagaries of men have no influence
with them. Their faith is built upon
the rock of ages; and that rock lsreY-
elStion. This is the position that we
occupy. Now then, this is the re-
ligious part Of it. We believe IN
virtue, purity, honesty, integrity, IN
telling tie truth, in treating all men
Justly and hOnOrably, i'll fearing
God and keepi2g his command
ments. Do all do this? No; l wish
we did. A great majority are do
ing so, and you that 90 not, beware.
AS we are here for the purpose OF
building up Zion, God expects US to
behODorable with one another and all
men. One part Of the gospel IS that
we should be gathered together.
Have we been doing it? Yes;
Some object to it. Have we injured
ANYBODY by il? Is this the land of the
free and the asylum of the OPP
messed? Cannot the United States
listen to the principles of truth /?
Have we been opposed TO the gov
eminent of the United States? No,
no, no. and we are at the defiance
of all men to prove TO the contrary.
We believe the constitution WIS
given by inspiration Of God, because
it was one of those instruments
which prOclaims liberty throughout
the land, and to ali the inhabitants
thereof, and it was because Of those
noble sentiments and the prOmulga-
ton Of these principles given to
man, that God said this constitution
was given by God to man. Did we
any wrong in coming here the way
we did? [ think not. Did we
tTanSgress the laws of the nation we
left? I think not. Now, then, we
gathered simply because we were
told there was Il Zion to be built.
The term Zion means the pure in
heart. This is in the Bible; there is
certainly no harm in believing the
principles Ofthe Bible. We are al
ways glad TO receive the cOnstitu-
ton Of the United States and to be
governed by it.. Being gath
cred together we necessarily
required some kind and Of social
organizations; for when we came
here we brought our bodies with
us and titled the soil and produced;
and as we increased, we built vii
lagos and cities. Was there any
harm in it? We finally petI-
toned for a state. The people |
called a convention ana a constiUu-
ton was framed and forwarded to
The Congress refused
our application for a state, but
gave US a territory called Utah"
Strange to say how mems notions
change. They are trying now to in
terfere with us, because of our
pOlygamy; but at that time they APP
pointed a pOlygamOus governor.
But men change; l suppose they
called it progress. They said they
did not know this principle then.
This was not so, for as soon as it
was revealed, OrsOa Pratt went to
the city Of Washington, published
the doctrine, Iectnreu on it and pub
liShed a paper called The Seer, as
many of you know. Some time
after that we had United States
sent here; not pelvgamous.
Jne of them wanted to let US see
low civilized he was when he cam
md he brought q strumpet with
lim and placed her on the bencA
With him. He left his wife at home.
lie did this to edify the people.
fortunately, there was no EdmundS
oil then. (Laughter). Perhaps it
was considered very beautiful or I
esthetic away from here; but we
Id not feel edited, the people were
indignant; and he others went back :
o Washington and said the Nor
mons were rebelliOUS. These men
we're as untruthful as many Of the =.
ministers are to-day. We know :
Inese men here, and the word Rev ;
'rend TO their names covers d multi
'uoe OF sins. We all know these
men here. Now, then. we 90 :
'ack to Judge DrummOnd. and :
theirs. We did not like their civlIi- :
alton, and they were not enamored :
t ours. If there is any Iascivious- ,
eSs in our people, we are indebted !,
o our Christian friends for it. and :
, the judges for protecting it. I'LL !
hese people came in our midst, we :
ad no houses of ill-fame; we need :
OF to lock our doors 10 prevent
lleYas from praying upon US; we 5
al no drunkardS among IS. These !
lIngS have been introduced BY our +
God, kind, pure Christian brethren. +
te go back to tie statements Of +
leSe friends. They were believed =
Washington. They said that we .
ad burned the state library and +
)urt records and instead OF sending =
ut persons to investigate, they j
'ok the words OF these LothariOS, 7
I'd sent an army. After knawing +
-uIeS legs at Bridger, Qaughter) we a
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