Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-01-06

they were uuiEdhit4clf -
Of righteous men WIS indeed anullu-
ant. Afer \ time, however, tnsy
followed IN tine i5otsteps oi ihe
j, Jarediies, they forget God, they re-
u iected the Gospel, they trampled the
, ~principles Of righteousness under
; their feet. they were fJrsaken of
/. God. and then came their sudden
destruction. They wandered into
darkness. and the remnants OF that
nation are still known and seen
"A warning to all other ma
tons that shall inhabit this
. sacred land, eXcaiming aloud,
oval not in the footsteps Of our
fathers; avoid the errors that they
made; cleavc unto the principles OF
righteousness II you would retain
Your exalted civilization and the
liberty OF which you loast. That IS
the message which the Lamanile,
degraded, uncivilized, prOclaims un-
to the proud nations that now occu-
by the land Of America
The discovery Of this continent
the coming Of the Gentiles, and their
final occupation Of 1t, were all fore
known aud predicted with such
great clearness that we who now live
after the events have %transpired can
not comprehend them mere clearly
than did the ancient prOphetsas they
fOresaw them under the inspiration
ofheaven. TheiissoveTy Of Ameri-
ca BY the Gentiles was revealed un-
TO Nephi: for in his vision heslys.
"And looked and behed 4 man
among the Gentiles who VAS separated
from the seed % my bre-hern by the
many waters; and I boheld the Spirit
OF God, that it came down and
wrought upon tho mani me he went
forth upon the many waters even
the seed Of my brethren, who were in
the urufHissi land
"And II came To pass that / Ieh5l'
the Spirit Of God, that it wrought upon
other Gentiles; and they went forth
out Of captivity, upon the waters.
And il came 20 pass that l beheld
many multitudes OF Geniiles up0nthe
land OF promise; and I beheld the
wrath Of God, that Il was upon the
seed Of my brethren; and they were
scattered before the 0ounles and were
smilten.
"Asd Ibeheld the Spirit OF the Lord,
that it was upon the Gentiles; that
they did prosper, and obtain the lard
for their inheritance; andl bebeldt that
they were white, and exceeding fair
and beautiful, like ant my people be-
fore they were slain.
"Andit came to pass that /, Nephi,
beheld that the Geutiles who had gone
forth out Of captivity did humble
themselves before the Lord; and the
power OF the Lord was with them.
"AndI beheldtha their mother Gen
tiles were gathered together upon the
waters, and upon the land also. 10 hat
tie against them.
and I bcheld hat the power Of God
was with them, and also that the
wrath Of God was upon all those that
were gathered together against themt ~
battle.
fAnd J. Nephi, beheld that the Gen
tiles that had gone out Of captivity, (
were delivered by the power Of God
out Of the hards OF all other ma
tons
Now this is a little history that
was revealed to the Prophet Nephi
before the events transpired. He
saw all this aud made n record OF IL;
we have now that record and we
know Of lis fullilmeut.
1t is a singular thing. m~entionedI
believe by oil the biographies OF
Columbus, that the incentiyewhich
prompted him in his efforts 10 reach
: land westward from Euiope grew
out OF the fact that he believed
he had been commissioned toy high
heaven 10 open up that western
land, whateveF it might lie. through
the influences Of the Christian re-
hgiOn;that was what enabled him to
bear up under the discOuragements
with which he met, and to 20 from
court to court throughout Eu-
rope, until the Lord touched
the heart Of the Queen Of Spain and
led her to pie,ige herself that he
should have Ju outfit 10 prosecute
his enterprise, even If she had to
sacrifice her jewels to provide il for
him. II was the inspiration Of Al
mighty God resting upon this man
which urged him onward; that
same spirit rested upon other Gen
tiles who, filled with a love Of adj
venture. dared to trust their lives
and fortunes in the enierprlseO Of dis
covery upon this continent.
There is another fact recorded in
this Inst passage ' have read-that
the Gentiles were gathered to-
gether against those who had fled
out Of captivity to this land. The
hand OF God was against them, but
the Spirit was with those who were
trying TO maintain their liberty.
Therefore we DO not believe that
this government Of ours was estab-
lished or sustained by the wisdom !
and power OF mau alone. but that |
the hand Df God was over it. [
There are very palpable evidences {
OF Gods overriding providence in '
the great American revolution. It :
Is "A Singular thing that, I'm order to
assist them in obtaining their iibat- !
ties, the colonies succeeded in gain;
ing the support Of two Eumpesn {
France aud Spain. 10th
Of which countries had large colon I
ial possessions in America. Surely 9
IL would be naturally thought that
they would have been the last 10 u
teach colonists 90 rebel against Y
parent government. Nothing i
hut tire rover ri God could
enlisted than ia ]
work Of this character. Not {
)nly do we believe, in consonance e
With the teachings of the Book of 4
Mormon, that God was with the q
Of this land in their struggle ?
or independence, but it Is so to b
peak, an article Of our creed that b
he Constitution WIS drafted and a
.'erfeeted 10y ihe fathers Of the Re- "
uudefdiyine inspiration. In Il
he Book Of Doctrines and Covenants a
s found a positive declaration in '
elation TO this matter. The Lord. il
n speaking to this Church through "
he Prophet Joseph Smith in the u
ear 1888, shortly after the Saints Il
.ad been driven from Jackson "
'ounty. Mo, said:
And again I say unto vou ,bosa N
have been scattered by their 81
nemies, II j. my will that thev N
houid continue TO importune for re- te
ressi and redemption, by the hands NJ
I those who are llaced a. rulers. and a
re in authority over you, ",
According 10 the laws and coustitu- IN
OF the people which I have suffer Sc
10 be established. and should 10 ed
Iaintained for the rights and pro.ec- al
IN OF all flesh, according to just aud tn
ply principles, co
Ina every mar may act in doctrine III
principle pertaining 10 futurity. nj
cording 10 the moral agency which / II
we given unto them, that every man sh
ay be accountable for his own sins m
the day Of Judgment in,
therefore, ~ u not right that any sti
her. 49, On
II Tor this purpose have | es,ab- vi
ned the constitution OF this land. by tai
e hands 81 wise men whom I raised N,
unto this very purpose, and re- mi
the land by the shedding OF tn,
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Here we have the diraet u-or Ia