The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-02

templating them am amazed even at my
faint conceptions of its magnitude, and yet
I have but reached the ferns and flowers.
Away above is the hardy pine, and still
above these the garnered treasures OF ice
and snow to be melted by the growing heat
and sent down, with the laughing brook, to
gladen the parched earth below.
Brigham Young was colonizer, states
man, philosopher, philanthrophist, re-
former, prophet, leader, priestly king, an
honest man, Gods noblest work. In June.
1887, Heber C. Kimball. Orson Hyde and
others were called to go on mission to
England. Heber was exceedingly DESTROYS
that Brigham should accompany them, but
Joseph the prophet said No; l shall keep
him with me-.
THE WISDOM OF THAT DECISION
was soon verified Brigham publicly and
privately testified that he knew By the tes-
timony of the Holy Ghost that Joseph
Smith was prophet Of the most high God
and had not transgressed and fallen as
apostates declared. In consequence of that
testimony his own life was threatened and
he left Kirkland in December following.
Later the prophet and Sidney Rigdon fled
from the fury of mobs, and joined him in
Indiana where Joseph sought to get job
saving and cutting wood. Failing TO Sc
cure work, and being weary, he came and
said Brother Brigham, / amdestitute of
means to pursue my journey, and as you
are one of the twelve apostles who hold
the keys of the kingdom in all the world,
believe 1 shall throw myself upon you and
look to you for counselin this case"
At first Brigham was unable to think
Joseph was in earnest, but on finally being
convinced he said, ''If you will take my
counsel, Brother Joseph, you will rest
yourself and be assured you will have
plenty of money with which to pursue your
Journey That simpleincident, trifing in
Itself, goes to show in what estimation the
great modern prophet held the wisdom and
strength of his friend and predicted sue
ceS5or, even in those early days. God YER
flied, 100, the words of his apostolic ser
want. and Joseph was soon supplied with
"plenty of money to pursue his Journey"
A more striking incident OF br0therly de
votiOn to Joseph and Of obedience to the
revelations of God through him, is shown
in the fulflment of the word of the Lord
given in 1926 respecting the twelve apostles
and their duties in reference to preaching
the gospel III the regions round about and
definitely liking the date-April %, lS37-
when they should take leave Of the saints
at Far West ION the building spot of my
house, sayetn the Lord, - previous to their
DEPARTURE OVER THE GREAT WATERS.
As tuE udtC HtcuIlOuCI tDDIOdCilGu -il6IA
of the Saints found themselves banished,
Joseph the prophet imprisoned and the
Twelve could return to Far West only at
the peril of their lives. But there was the
revelation fixing time and place for the
performance OF a special work assigned to
the twelve by the Lord. MObs had de-
clared with an oath that one revelation of
Joseph Smith at least should fail Of fulfill
ment, even if all others should be verified
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names date and place where and when
certain things are commanded to be done,
and we will see that they are not done.
Even many of the authorities of the church,
it is said, urged that the Lord would not
require the Apostles to fulfil that reYela
ton literally, but would accept the will for
the deed. But Brigham Young and the
twelve with him thought otherwise. He
and they felt that the Lord had spoken and
it was their duty to obey, trusting in him
to protect them and determine results.
The prophet was imprisoned and the
responsibility of the church and Of sustain
ing the word of God was on the twelve,
and Brigham Young was not the man to let
it fail" Reaching the vicinity of Far West
the twelve hid themselves in a grove,
while the mob came into the town and
tainted the committee IN charge
RESPECTING THE REVELATION
mentioned and treatened them with vi
olence il they were found in Far West the
next day.
Early on the morning of April 26th-the
elect day" the twelve proceeded to the
building spot of the Lords house, held
their conference, accommodated thirty
one persons from the church, and through
the assistance of the master workman re
commenced the construction of the Lords
house by rolling stone upon the north
east corner" There were present of the
twelve: Brigham Young, Heber G. Kim
ball, OrsOn Pratt, John E. Page and John
TAYLOR. On that sacred spot and on that
memorable day, they ordained MILFORD
Woodruff and George a. Smith TO the office
of the apO5tleshlp, and called them az the
ord had directed to fill the place, in the
quorum Of the twelve, made vacant by
those who had fallen. Following the cere-
mony of ordination, prayer was offered,
each praying in turn, beginning with Brig
ham Young. After which they sang
'.Adam- ondi-Ahmau," and took leave of the
saints as instructed in the revelation.
These circumstances clearly show why
Joseph was 10th to part with Brigham, even
on the earnest solicitation OF his almost
equally beloved friend Heber. To the
pleading opportunities of such even as his
brother prophet, he could say nay! But
when God called him part with the pru-
dent, iOn-hearted support and stay, he
could not say nay-knowing that obedience
is better than sacrifice and to harken than
the fat of rams.
Whatever were the personal feelings of
the great modern prophet, like Jesus, his
master, he had learned that he was here
not to do his own but the viii of his father,
and he did it even unto death, and 80 did
his successor.
True greatness consists in being equal to
emergencies;
RISING HIGHER AND HIGHER
when most environed and beset with start
ling difficulties and overwhelming dis
asterS.
Cromwell, with his invincible Ironsides,
was great in war because of his trust in the
God of hosts and the justice of principles
for which he fought.
Napoleon was great when conducting on
the bloody battlefield against what he con-
ceiYed to be the usurpationS of monarchial
dynasties, but was not great when he cast
off Josephine, the wife of his youth, that he
might form an alliance BY marriage with a
scion of the very system of monarchal des-
potism against which he had thrown the
best lives of France by thousands and to
destroy which he had poured out in torrents
the blood of her sons. Great was he when
earnestly contending for what he honestly
believed to be right, but when principles
were sacrificed at the shrine of selfish am
bition, and hypocracy supplanted sincerity
he became despicable.
At the battle of Boridino his marvellous
faculty of concentrating promptly and at
the opportune time embattled hosts to break
the lines Of an enemy, had not yet forsaken
him; he was still the child of destiny
WARS FIERCE CYCLONE.
The Russian lines entrenched behind
their guns were deamated by the awful
cannonading of the French, who for hours
poured upon them shot and shell, until the
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