Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-11

want 10 say 10 all Israel that the
step which | have taken in issuing
thi. manifesto has not been done
without earnest prayer before the
Land. I am about 10 go into the
spirit world, like other men Of my
age. I expect to meet the face OF
my Heavenly Father-the Father
Of my spirit; l expect % meet the
face OF Joseph Smith, Of Brigham
Young, OF John Taylor, and Of the
Apostles, and for me - have taken
a stand In anything which Is not
pleasing in the sight Of God, or be-
fore She heavens. would rather
blte gone out and been shot. My
life Is ~ Detter than other mems.
I am not Ignorant OF the feelings
ihat have been engendered through
The course ] have pursued.. but ]
have d0ae by daiy. aud tine nation
Of which We form a part must be
responsible, for that which has Teen
don- ia relation 10 this principle.
The Lord has required at our
hanIs many things that We have not
done, many things that We were
prevented from doing. The Lord
required as 10 build Temple in
Jackson County. We were pre-
vented by violence from doing
IL. He required u to build a
Temple In Far West, which
We nave moi teen able to do.
i great many things have been re-
quired Of "a, aud We nave not been
able 20 do them, because OF those
thai surrounded US in the world.
This people are in the hands OF God.
This work ir in the hands Of God,
and He viii take care Of u. Brother
George a. Canuor told us sitout .he
lies thai arp abroad. AZ i q TIME
when there have been more lice
told about MormOnism than almost |
any other subject ever presented 10 1
the human family. often think I
Of what Lorenzo Dow said with re-
gard - the doctrine OF election.
Says he: at Il llke this: You can,
aud you can't, you will, aEd .
you wont; you shall, ami you (
shan'l; you'll be damned IL u
you Go, and you'll b.. damaesl I
II you dou'i." That il about the 1
cOuliiiJn We as Latterlay Saints 4
are in. II we we're 10 undertake. % |
please the world, and thai was our
object. We might as well give up the
shii; we might have given Il uD in
the beginning. But the Lord hiss
called us to labor in the vineyard;
and when our nation passes laws, as 7
they hIvs done, in regard to this i
principle which We have presented /
10 the conference, II Il not vision
Tor us 10 make war upon siXty-five 1
'n:liiJls "a. people. II e nci vision I
for Us - 70 forth and carry out this
principle against the laws OF the na-
ton aud receive the consequences.
That il In the hands % Col, AMI I
He VIII govern and control Il. The /
Church OF Christ Is here, the Zion .
OF God !. here. In fulfilment Of these
revelations of God that are con-
timed IN these holy records in 4
which the whole Christian world !
profess TO believe. The Bible could !
never have been fulfilled hal Il not
been FOR the raising up Of 4 prophet I
In the last days. rhe revolutions 81 /
81. John could never have been I
fulfilled II the angel OF God
had not flown through the
midst OF heaven, ''haViug tue
everlasting Gospel TO preach /
70 them that dwell on the e7rtii,
and to every nation, aud kindred,
and tongue, and people, saying with 4
a loud voice, Fear G "a, aud give
glory TO Him; for the hour OF iii. /.
Judgment is come" Was that angel /
going to visit New York. Philaiel-
phia, Boston, and the world, aud 4
call the people together ami preach
to them? Not at all. But the Lord
raise'l up a Prophet. The angel Of
God delivered that GOSPEL 10 that
Prophet. That Prophet organizeI n
Church; aud all that He has prom
lsed IN this code OF revelations the
Book Of Doctrine and COvena1t-l
has been fulfilled rs fast a time
would admit. That which Is not
yet fulfilled will he.
Brethren and sisters, 1t Il our duty
TO be true 10 God and % De faithful.
Make your prayers kaown unto the
Lord. The Lord has told Us what
he will do concerning many things.
He viii fulfill His word. Let US be
aud wise, and LEI US lie salts
fled with the dealings OF God with
Us. II We do our duty to one an
other, 10 our country and TO the
Church OF Christ, We will be jns,i-
fed when We go into the spirit
world. ii Is not the first
Time that the world has sought 10
hinder the fuIfillment Of revelation
and prophecy The Jewish nation
aud other nations rose up and slew
the Son Of God and every Apostle
bat one that bore the Priesthood In
That day aud generation They
could not establish the kingdom;
he world was against them. When
he ApostS= asked Jesus whether
H- 'sOuld q. that time restore again
he Kingdom 10 Israel, he replied:
'lt is not for yo.I 20 know the times
" the seasons. which the. Father