Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10
THE SILENT FORCE OF TRUTH.

know that uoyor will uuita. until they
fully learn certnln grand truths. Poliu-
cal parties cannot unite thcm--oid par
Ties nor now parties. Trades Unions eau.
not unite them. knights of Labor cin.
not unite them. Alliances aud confcder.
ATOMS cannot unite ihom' FOR parties ana
olsAn'h'','"' nave power on'y as 'hcy
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build. and 10 make a noise and a show.
will very grudginely spend minutes and
cents to quietly spread the truth. A. yet
men know little NJ the silent Irresistible
powor Of truth, and In their Ignorance
mako little use oft"
There have. been great many fool.
ish and mistaken notions expressed
concerning the Influence that unitcs
the "Mormon" people. We admit
they are not a. united as they ought 10
be, all things considered. But there Ia
a cohesive force among them that Is
potent and marked, and IL generally
recognized. What ~ The common
answer Is "rhe power OF tho Priest
hood" This, In the sense In which II
Ia uttered, Is most egreglous mistake.
The influence that unitos the "Mor-
mons" Ia the spirit Of truth. II Is a
power that nccompanic. all truth OF
every kind. When any truth IL
perceived by several persons, u
makes them one 40 far as
that perception extends. People
can be- brought 10 the unity OF the
faith, both In natural and In spiritual
things. No matter what may DO said
about the variety Of minds aud the
differences existing In humanity. any
number Of persons who desire truth
can DO brought TO see eye 10 eye. They
thus become one 70 the extent that
they see alike. Desire after truth aud
readiness to accept II causes action In
that spirit OF truth which Illuminatcs
the MINI, as natural lIgh, may he set In
motion and enables the eyes TO behold
the visible universe.
The power Of the priesthood Ia the
"Niormonv Church, apart from that nd.
ministrativc authority that relates TO
ordinances and ceremonies, Is exercised
for the dissemination 81 light by the
presentation Of truth. There IL no
force work In Il. II bears no right and
claims no rul. OF comrul.ion. Its In.
fiuenco il TO enlighton, persuade and
bring people To the unity Of tho faith.
When they believe alike they are
united. The more thoy agree In
mind the greater IA their unity.
The more they are one In
spirit the stronger Is the power
OF their union Of effort. And
the spirit Of truth operates upon them
In their collective capacity and makes
them FREQ rs well as mighty, for, rs vel
forth la the quotation above, 1t Is the
truth that makes men free. This IL
one OF the doctrines Of Christ.
There never was greater error than
that which attributes "AiormonD unity
to "AIormonn prlcstly coercion. Any.
thing In tho nature Of binding tn,
souls Of men L. absolutely antagonIs.
tic TO the doctrine, spirit and
tendency Of tho "MormonD systein.
And wherever II Ia INDUCED In, Il 1,
through the folly and errors OF mer
and Is not aAiornonism,p but "A viola
ton Of liz fundamental prlnclplcs.
To destroy "Aiormon~ unity Il 4,
necessary 10 destroy "AiormonD faith
Not faith in men. That IA not IA,
pot.nt influence, among them. The,
are .ometlnss compelicd 10 lose fal,l
In men because Of the weakno.a o.
humanity made painfully manifest
But when that IL Lost ms Il
nm individual. Il il not affected n,
IN nrlneIple. And IL ia nrIno,p,,s
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