Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-01-18

his servant Joseph, u IS clear
stated that the Gentiles, or q porto
Of them. would receive the Gospel
. the Son of God. There were Ie
:, at that time who had been ~ ptlse,
7" joseph and Oliver were captizcu
l. MAY, Issa, and = nv Others WEI
h baptized shortly afterwards. ~
e with tisse exceptions not q uenui
= had received the message oil NE an
salvation. Yet in this record II
plainly stated that they woul
s receive it, and that after the
a had received itt the recordeay,, timer
!, shall be h.any which shall believ
: the words which are written, an'
they shall carry them forth unto m
remnant OF our esd - that Is, 20 IN
, remnants Of the house Of Israel tina
occupy this land. How completely
yet how wonderfully, this prediction
has been fulfilled. | myself. up
, | wards Of thirty years ago, translates
this book into the language of th'
Sandwich Islanders. Since thai
time il has been translated into tbs
language Of the Maoris OF New lea
lnnl. It Is row circulated among
them rs II has been circulated
among the Sandwich Islanders.
As Elder ROmney has said,
their tradition clearly points to
their origin, that their fathers
came from this land and peOpled
the islands of the Pacific Ocean.
| Their traditions, their customs,
everything, 10 fact, connected with
| them indicates and leaves no room
to doubt that the Polynesian nations
are descendants Of the house of
Israel. Many Of the laws OF Moses
were observed among them when
they wers f5ahd 10y the whites
laws which have come down
thrnughnumberiess generationsf from
the days Of thst prophet. And no
one who is not completely preiU-
diced and darkened through unbe-
lief can doubt the common origin of
the Polynesian nations with the in
kahitants Of this land, the Indians
Of North America. And there is
this popularity about .them-every
one OF them is a natural Latter-day
Saint. never yet knew a native
with whom could converge foreny
length Of time but what would adj
nit that the doctrines we believed
in and taught We're Of God; and in
every instance nearly where access
could be obtained 10 them they
were ready for baptism. However,
there are other influences at work
among them as there are among
the Gentle races. But they
are a people ready to believe
the Gospel, and render Ube-
tlience 10 II, and there i this pecu-
liarity about them that is not about
our race, when they become con-
WINGED OF the truth il they commit
sin and have to be eXcommunic:.ted
from the Church, never knew them
to become an enemy TO the work, and
to be hitter IN their feelings against
il. With our race il is different
When Gentiles turn away from the
truth, when they commit sin after
receiving the truth and the light, il
seems rs though the adversary has
great power over them, and they be-
come bitter enemies to the work OF
God and to the servants Of God.
have no doubt this is the case with
the Maoris Of New Zealand as well
rs the Hawaiians of the Sandwich
Islands, although ! have not in
quired as to it. But l believe this Of
those people, and it certainly is the
case with the people Of our own
land. Go where you will among
the Indian tribes, as Elders Of this
Church, and have access to them
and converse with them in their
own tongue, speaking their language
perfectly - as every Elder ought
TO DO who. carries the gospel
10 any foreign nation; FOR
he should seek by the power Of God
TO obtain the gift Of tongues TO en-
able him to speak clearly and to the
understanding OF the people he is
sent TO labor amongst-aRd IL he
does this among the Indian tribes
the same results will follow his la
bors among that people rs among
the POlyne>ian. races and the Sand
witch Islanders. And il is n re-
markable popularity that wherever
the Elders Of this Church. 20 car
rying the gospel among the des-
pendants of the house Of Israel they
find friends; they find those who |
are ready 10 do every thing for them
they can-tO receive them, just as
the seed Of Israel scattered among
the nations has done. When the |
Elders first went TO Great Britain Z
there was n certain class Of the I
English people who were really to ,
open their doors to entertain them,
and do all they could for them to 1
prosecute their ministerial labors. |
All such were natural Latter-day |
Saints. It seemed to them when |
they heard the Gospel first as though |
it was something they had almost |
known but which had faded from |
their memory. Ii was as natural 1
for them to believe the gospel rs it /
was for them 10 believe anything
they knew absolutely. This was the
case throughout Great Britain and
Ireland, and it has been the case
the Scandinavian ma
tons; it has been the case among
tine Germanic races that have heard
the preaching Of the Gospel by our
Elders. lt has been tine case in
every land and among every peo-
pie wherever the Elders of this
have gone carrying this
message OF life and salvation, this
Gospel Of the Son Of God; they have
been recognized as Gentiles, but
their readiness to receive the Gospel
when il saluted their ears, beans
witness Of the fact that they are Of
Israel.
This, as 1 have said, has been pc
among the Polynesian
races. 1t has been the case, and is
the case today throughout all the
lndian'tribes-a natural affinity ex-
isting between them and Us: and
hence the great jealousy that has
arisen in the minds of many people
concerning our designs among the
Indians We have been accused Of
entering into secret compacts with
them, and Of having base designs
against the government and peo-
pie Of the United States because Of
the friendliness Of the Indians TO !
as. while the fact is, we have
been all the day long laboring with
The Indians TO live at peace one
with another, and bury the Ratchet;
,nd not only do it with regard 10
heir own nation, 10 have peace
between the tribes, but to dwell at
peace with the white man, aud not 10
he'd blood; teaching them that this
5 a great sin, and that they should
ease that practice and live friendly
With all men. But as have said.
he very fact that we have been
Ible to succeed in doing such things
With the Indian tribes has been
eized upon by our enemies and
onstrued into evidence that there
Fas some secret understanding be-
ween them and US, some improper
ompact and that we are only (
sing them to accomplish certain '
nds antagonistic to the people Of j
ne United States, or the people out 2
de OF our own community.
All this eau be accounted for by
4luinR the ra1nrF rr.k;.. 81 ! "