The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-06

ce1Ef6g the sseSts, VINO Know .
Meil as that they live, that vba
tney are sending out are lies. H,
mad been told to be careful of " ha
ne proclaimed in this respect. bn
ne said he cared not, if a man vii.
tuly and maliciously lied abou
! MN OF the people with whom h,
was associated, he would inform
tnem OF the fact il plain terms, M
matter whom. He was thankfn
that he could testify he was serving
goa and trying to live a life Of
purify. Ii the saints lived as the
Worid lived, the world would be
friendly. He spoke in terms OF
praise IT those who had lived here
and informed their friends that thew
had never lived among a more law
abiding, Eeaceable, good people. In
conclusion, he exhorted all to live
up 10 the principles of their religion,
saying they would be under greater
condemnation il they cid n It: and
hoped all would endure in faitbfnI-
ness to the end.
APOSTLE BRIGHAM You've FOL.
lowed. He was pleased with tbe
privilege of saying few words, and
desired the attention of the conqrgs
CATION, az it was difficult to spesk
loud eoough to be heard. Ha conld
say be was thankful he was a Lat.
ter&day Saint. or trying to be one
80 Tar as his recollection extended.
Snd he remembered the GAYS of
Nauyoo, the Mormons had had no
sym pathy Tor assistance from the
outside world, in their distress and
perils; thsy had always "psddIed
tnelr own canoe" He Iemembered
Wnen the people were poorer and
less numerous; when they scarcely
nad bread to eat, and hed never
been assisted except by their Father
"a Heaven. Their trials and trim.
atlons had taught them to relv on
HIM and not On the arm of flesh.
at the time when the locusts de.
1o9re9 all the growing crops, If they
iad depended upon outside aid
heir hopes would have been faint.
hey were then insulated, l 900 miles
rom the confines of civilization. and
ne people were not disposed to
sslSt them. But he had seen. when
what was termed the grasshopner
var was raging In Kansas and Me-
raska. train after train, loaded with
royisions, food and clothing, going
the relief of the sufferers in those
tateS; while here in Utah. where
9 mad many times seen CLOUDS of J;
,custs so dense as to obscure the sun :
midday, the people had received e
Q heip from outside sources. .
ct, did any perish? No. They y
ere preserved by the hand of God. q
q mad known his mother, In those .,
'ys, to give the last pound OF flour q
the bin TO those who were p
1ngly, but had never missed z
cal himself in consequences. He II
I'd often witnessed this. Who fed ii
rs people? God, the Eternal *
athar. Who preserved them when %
ans were concocted for their de- A
ructlon? God, the Eternal Father. g
Q had been familiar with the lead. =:
of the church all his life, and
lew them to be virtuous, honest
d truthful in their lives. II at =
g present time they were pre- I'll
rYed 1t would not be because of Or
cir numbers. AS had been said, -,
ere were 40. DOC. 900 people who had ~
lsed their voice against them and =
them without trial: but %,
, individ ally, had not been In, q
red or affected by their actions.
8 father, although he lived to be
years of age. never had the priv.
% OF casting his vote for Presl-
ut OF the United States; he was a
orlVed OF his franchise and could III
vote for the commonest official y
the Territory, because of his
norable marriage relations. His
- ana daughters could vote, and
. list OF voters were not ma
tally depleted, Notwithstanding "
oUO o. 1900 had been disfran. Al
SEQ: If 1t had been intended to he
ure him, he could say he had not r.
N hurt at all, ard this was q cri- - =
Ion to all the acts of the enemies "a
the Saints; God was their pro- I'LL
tor and safeguard; he was at the al
10, guiding and overriding for 8u
q. Not by numbers will the nc
nts be saved; they should be up. IL
az and pure in order to gain sal- az "a,
Ion: If the United States de- SUI
lded on numbers, they could lei
Yep the Saints from the earth. an
renearsed some experience with tiff
army under Johnston, when res
soldiers were told to 60 so far =
no farther, or they would be
.lea as a mob, and Of his being
ased OF taking up arms against
government and Afterwards
1g pardoned for sn doinn Al Ezz