Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-02

and Covenants, 1850 hymn book
y us, 600 Swedish anu y, 500 Danish
: IS, 500 Bible References, GA, 200 Va
| rious tracts on doctrines of tn,
/. Church, 1900 catechisms for chill
dren, 1900 copies OF the Voice o
Warming, besides the S2dndiad,ieH
SjerHe, which has been publishe,
continually since its first issue OF
, October. LIST, 1851, with circulation
Of each number ranging from $50 t6
1000, and the Swedish NUrdstjernen
which has been regularly ISSUED
: since Jan. 81, 1877, with n circulation
Of 500 to 1000 each issue, the whole
involving an outl,y fo- printing
alone of kr.I26, 0s0.93. This Is part OF
the work that has been accomplished
since Apostle Erastus Snow and his
co-lab0rers, Elders T.. q. Hansen,
j. T.. Forsgren and Geo. l.. Dykes,
first Sc feet upon the soil of Scandi.
navia, in the months Of MAY and
June-the season of roses and
fragrancc-in the year Ct our Lori
1859; but it Is only n small part OF
the mighty advancement that has
been made-:hat pant that can with
some certainty receive the stamp of
the statistician. a work has been
wrought in the valleys of the noun
tains which cannot he measured by
statistics. Thousands OF children
rise to bless their parents, and to
thank the allwise and merciful God
for the deliverance which has
come TO them because Of the Gospel
which their parents heard and EN-
braced.
Thrifty cities, whose populations
answer 10 the call OF agriculture,
the hum of industry, and the bells
Of schools Of culture and enlighten-
ment, have sprung up in THO
barren desert; anG.-rciards, and
waving fields, pleasant shades and
smiling homes, meet the sight
where not many years ago only Is
far back as the first part Of the
period of which We write-lay the
burning sage plains, roamed the
wild red man, and howled the coy
ote and wolf. The desert has been
redeemed, and the prophecy Of
Isaiah has heen fulfilled: The
wilderness and the solitary place
shall he glad for them, and the
desert shall rejoice and blossom rs
the rose. 1t shall blossom abun-
dantly, and rejoice even with joy
and singing; the glory Of Lebanon
shall be given unto IL, the excel
lency OF Carmel and Sharon, they
shall see the glory Of the Lord, and
the excellency Of our God"
The sturdy sons OF Denmark and
Sweden ami Norway have acted a
noble part in this wonderful drama |
Of the last days. Ii is true they
have not lone this without sacrifice
Indeed men get only few blessings
and make only little advancement
without sacrifice, and the case in
question in no exception. There
nave been tears, partings, sorrows,
tolls ard tribulations too numerous
TO mention. But those who en-
brnced the Gospel did so for the love
OF 1t, not for the temporal blessings
that obedience to It's ordinances were
expected TO bring. They embraced
II because they were convinced Of |
its truths. aud they We're unmind-
ful Of all things else so they were
permitted to worship God, and en-
joy communion with His people;
they soughtHim with every sincere
desire that they could muster. They
little thought il possible, aud much
less asked TO be- rushed to the promis-
ed resting-place in a few days, and
then lie carried and cared for upon
their arrival They had a living
that the Gospel is right,
and IFS truths were deep seated in
their hearts. Come what might,
then they had found peace with
God their. reward has been realized,
and the promise Of Jesus has been
verified in their lives: .'But seek
ye first the Kingdom of God and
His Righteousness, and all these
things shall be added unto you"
il +, what changes these forty
years have witnessed: Apostles
snow and Pratt and Rich and
ii yde, Presidents Young and Tay-
lor, and many others whose names
we all have learned TO hear, whose
zeal in the cause OF truth hired our
'athers to deeds of valor, sleep, with
many Of them, in the silent tomb.
but their acts and testimonies whis-
per sweet consolation TO their strug-
Cling children, and so being dead /
hey yet speak-speak in their
works. Their spirits are latoring in
,ther spheres just rs ZealOusly as
-ver for the cause Of God, for the
spiritual and temporal emancipation
'f the children of men. The light
If the everlasting Gospel, and the /
precious truth which il hiss laid
rare, shines just as brightly now rs
N their day; and, while at this par
ocular time it may not seem a
rs ut some other periods
N the past, the cause Of God is still
and the growth of His
work il onward and upward forever.
There are today in these lands. out
# nearly seven hundred who have
It various times visited them,
ixty-seven messengers of the ,
Gospel, besides many who are /,
iative Elders, proclaiming the
Had tidings to the people. They
estify with US, and with all who
AVE gone before. that Col has !
poken from the heavens in
he list days; that He has
His servants to 20
INTO every cline and nation,
rying repentance with n loud voice, !,
Dr the kingdom Of heaven il at ,
and, that He has revealed HIS will
nj given authority to His servants =,
he prophets, that His church is
rganizei with prophets, apostles
nj other officers rs in the days Of
'hrist. These messengers are here 4
mOng the people warning them To i
.peDt and turn TO God, casting q
way far from them the evils thu,
eset them; asking them to he
aptizesi in the name OF the Father,
on and Holy Ghost for the remis-
ION Of their sins by one having
that they may be made
ne recipients OF the Holy Chest 2
'hich shall lead unto all truth.
hey are here earnestly warning r
ne people TO seek God that they A
lay be free from the calamities that =
lust overtake the ungodly in the r
our Of Gods judgment which is =
ear at hand. Blessed are those Z
no shall hear and obey. The past
rs been full Of important scenes. Y,
nd the future is pregnant with tr
events, for God has SIT ~
lis hand for the last time 10 accom-. N
ish a mighty work anon. the OF
atoms. May the dawning year