Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-24
HUMAN EFFORT ANB DIVINE
OYEBRULING.

THERE i nothing better known {,
the Latter DAY Saints. connected
with the history and rrozrt,s q Ii,
Church 10 which they balane. thas
the fact that tie prosecutions and
trials through which they have
passed. since tEe maryrtcm Of
Joseph the Seer were lre .ietud ~
that great Prophet AID repeated Ly
his succeaars witL rul.ls.F Geiails
We Do lot mean Iy his that ever
incident was specified and parLicu.
larizei, but the general events were
SO forrshal0wel that lie student Of
Church history ba- had no occasion
for surprise % any 81 the uuiraues
which hav been committed. vine.
Their under color OF law or otherwise,
upon the Church anu It's faithful
members.
II is fully expected ly the Elders
Of Lis Clurch that the de- arturo.
from constitutional principles and
guarantees which have already
commenced viii he continues. as
occasions permit AMI excuses can b,.
manufactured, uulu the ,uIrelue
law Of the laa- VIII te entirely di.-
regarded, I'm 80 iaras ltTra.eg.s thr
Latter-day Saints IT, th.ir religious
liberties. And that THE contemut
for the restraints ,f jhst instrument
viii increase until other reouIe and
other Interests VIII b. affected. anu
the Elders OF this Church viii.
n length, Re Instrumental in the
hands Of Divine Providence in saw
ing 1t from utter destruction.
All this may lc treated with
that Tidicule which arrogant
skeTtics indulge IN regarding
things hsId sacred hy believers.
But that viii not L5uGertEc course
% e-ents nor prevent the fgIGIncnt
Of ur3phscr. Neither wlIIi.obs.ruct
Jha vision If those whose eyes ere
open to the gradual un.OlEment Of
the plans and purposes Of tie Al
mighty.
The s-uGer, however, iutcuCses
vAs. he thinks is q logical and Tn
ansTeFah.e query and wants TO
know 50 by IF these things are ssihe
decree ofthe Larl'' the saints take
any steps 90 prevent them. lie also
argues that any paper believing il
these predict US Subtitle HsaI-even
in eX. rcssiug a Lo.c lLa- the LEXIS
lat"rs SEi courts o. the country
take different course.
In the Grst place prediction J.
not ''decree.r For. knowledge 3,
rs. fore o-iinltisu. Observation #
"a present act or occurrence does
aot imply responsibility on tn
part Of the Observer for tina
Act or occurrence. Perceutian Of
the doings Of men or nation,
before they are done does not max,
the seer party thereto. \ Glvfu.
or human heing who f.reseos 80
evil does rot become IFS artnar bs-
cause OF its prescieuce. Sancmfp9, |
are 50 constituted that IN = cannot. !
Seemingly distinguish tbc d .Teren,e
between the gift OF foresight aud IN. !
performance or prevention Of the
things foresech.
In the next Place, although
man may believe that Injustice and |
wrong viii he accomplished. he
would not Dc justified III he retained
from aoins All that lay in his power
TO prevent or hinder It's arcomrlt.b /
meut. II he were to refrain. he
would 70 some extent share IN,
responsibility for the wrsnrcFccted
1t is the duty % every one 20 Liu-
der or prevent evil il he can. agf
also t. point out the wrong 60 :rar
the perpetrators may be iesI Ritl.ol
excuse f1- their evil deeds.
Il is also reasonable and 1igHttr
entertain and express the horc tina.
although ofIeuses viii come. persons
now entrusted with power ana au-
thority Viii not cogimit them. And
every attempt at their rcrpetrasion
should be lawfully resisted and i,s A.,
characteraul effects he exposed.
It might rs we'll Re argued .ba, {
the Almighty, who knows the enc {
from the beginning, Is foolish in &
iorbi !Ging evil when he forasees IFS
practice, AM criminal IN not rre- c
venting that which he f-rssegs. a
Such logic is the conclusion Of IL 3
and the reasoning of weak {
ness or wickedncsS. The agency O. 4
man is assured. God does not inter. 2
,ere with is exercise. Tie 90.
and the evil are both bef3r. d
I'll men. Each individual take, e
MS choice. Nations are inIiviiuak | n
aggregated. All are re-. 1n.ib,a @ b
he Supreme Being FOR their acts. e.
They are forbidden 10 DO won II
hey are told what is right. judy 4,
nent vii follow sin rs sure rs ager, M
oilows cause. To prevent wrong a.
!pIng 10y force would Destroy man, ii
gency and make him no longer a c
esFonsibie icing. Rewards and Of
.uHishments would have to be ah3I- st
shed. q,
We believe that the time viii t
One when "ALL nations viii look 90
pom Zion AMI say Iet her he re er
He'd" But We consider it the m
''ty Of every son and daughter Of "a
ion to maintain the right, warn re
he world, protest a -aiust injustice.
at forth the truth though the In
oods Of error aud falsehood may Sc,
sem to be overwhelming. and tn
-ruggle 10 the end Of mortal lie in co
distance Of that which Is wrong. G.
ven though they may know that tic
ieir efforts viii not be presently gi,
IccessiuL. M,
The Latter-day Saints do not live tor
mpiy for today or for this worll.
hey know they are in eternity and ize
lat eventually truth will come up wi
srmost and finally justice viii be N,
me. Therefore they viii stand or
T principle AID strive against col
rong, whatever may be the i'm thl
ediate result. col
There is another thing to be con- tin
iered. The times and seasons are / II
Il usnslly forsfnII IN man Dst,.g n,