Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-30

NlfuNINultf AlN AtlHt -HhuiN l'AAf
guide. and direct them unto all truth.
They to whom the oracles OF God
were given, who apake ne they were
moved upon by the Holy Ghost, spake
alike. testified alike, taught the Same
principles, were united Ia the teaching
of those principles, and ~ a result Of
this union the body Of the Church
was likened IN the body Of an individ.
ual, whose limbs moved IN unison, one
portion Of the body beiug not la aniag.
ouism with the other, but all pairs
working In harmony. Til. was IN
accordance with n natural law, with
the law Of God, whereby He had or
ganlzed His Church upon the earth;
that when one member was Injured
all the members were injured together;
the Injury was felt by the whole body
Of the Church. This was because "
the members being 70 entirely united
and blended together. As the blood
of the body Of man peuelrate' his
whole being, from the crown
Of the head 90 the sole Of
the foot, 20 the Spirit OF
God permcated the whole Church,
from him who stood nj the head OF II
down 10 the very least individual
member. So the Holy Spirit gave life,
light and intelligence TO that cntire
body, pnd an injury inflicted upon
any part Of II affected the whole.
Proceeding further TO illustrate,
Elder Morgan said they had all
doubtless listened 10 the testimony "
some OF their aged brethren who lived,
Mt the time of'tho assassination OF the
Prophet Joseph NJ great distance
from where that event happened.
Yet al the time the Prophet was slain
they felt evil influences around them
almost rs percop,ible IA had the
Prophet Of God himself; ana In the
hour when the powers OF darkness
combined TO STAY him they went
Into the by.plAces adjacent Ia where
they then resided, knalt down and
prayed TO their Father In heaven TO
protect the body OF the Church, 10 pro-
tect His saints and His work Ia which
they were engaged.
So should Il b.. and 20 was u, with
the body OF the Church today. any In
jury affecting onc portion touched tho
whole, and when the world asked the
question whylt was that the Latter
day Saints were 30 thoroughly aud
completely united, they could answer:
"Bccause II lisa natural law, and II
would be- impossible f0r u 20 be other
wisc." Not only were these principles
true, but the sympathy Of man should
go out beyond his own tojy; heshould
also sympathike with those whU were
not connected therewith-sympathizu
with suffering humanity everywhere
and under all circumstances. Ho
should wcep with those who had cause
10 mourn, rejoice with those who had
cause 10 telOice, and look with charity
upon the degraded condition Of fallen
humanity, as Il was toiAy, desiring 10
extend a helping hhnd 10 raise II and
help Il TO n higher plane, Into a purer
sunlight and brighter day than human.
ity had had In the past, seeking 10 sus.
tain aud uphold the hand VI those
who eought 70 10 good 10 their fellow.
men and 10 bring about reign Of
righteousness, whose desire was 10 re-.
drcss wrong and prevent the cOnsum-
nation OF wrong. So the body Ofthis
Church inspired by this Spirit desired
the salvation OF the whole human fam
iiy--to do good unto all mankind.
Their one aim was 10 brlug mon 10
knowledge Of the truth, placing the
carrying u "glad tidings OF great J0yn
TO the ends OF the earth, foremost. The
speaker went ON 10 show what the
Elders OF the Church who had gone
forth ~ missionaries hid been ready
and willing 10 endure for the Gospels
sake. In tho prosecutions with which
come OF them had met, he said, history
had but repeated ltselfin the laitcr-dny
proclamation. As In tho former days
80 had Il been In this our day; never
thelea. the sound NJ tho Gospel had
gone 10 the nations OF tho earth, with
the immediate effect that there had
been gathered together In these valleys
OF the mountains thousands Of those
who believed In that proclamation.Some
mon had seen proper TO contend and
fight against the work Of God In which
tho Latter day Saints wero engaged;
while others, though not embracing u,
had beiriended II aud spoken "a good
word for Zion; they had extended n
protecting hand 10 the Elders, hal
given them food, raiment, and shelter,
and even protected their lives and
liberties. God had raised up from time
10 time, on the right hand aud ON the
| lcf, mon who had been towers Of
strength 10 His servants under these
circumstance; and In Gods due time
and season they would receive their
reward.
God was at the helm, leading, guild.
Ing, and protecting them la thls great
latter.dRy work, aud His purposes
would be accomplished, not according
to mems ways, but Ia accordance with
His own plans; aud 10 II would con.
tlnue 10 go or, 10 spread nni
grow until II should leaven
the whole lump, until the earth should
he freed from the curse which rested
upon II, aud the human family regono.
rated from H. fallen condition, stand
Ing erect once more before lts Maker.
This was the destiny Of the great
work which God had inaugu rated In
our own day, and those Lattcr-day
Saints who had been made pariakcfs u
that work could indeed be accounted "a
blessed people; while all those who
had been aiders thereof In any way,
who had spoken good word for zion
who had been willing TO Civ n only
ia cup Of cold water 10 the least OF
these" among them-would In no Wise
lose their reward la the day OF Judg.
menl.
Elder Morgan stated that he had
been on a missionary tour among the
Saints In California, Arizona and New
Mexico, and found the same spirit,
( order and peace as existed among the
Saints In these valleys.
In all the trials and trlhulatlons OF
the Church, In the different nges Of
tire world, God had manifested Ills