Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-15

refuge. Whoever saw the like Of this
remarkable prediction? What could
have put II into Joseph Smiths minG2
Unlosl God dii, who could think that
the man whom He ordained aud sent
forth 10 preach the GOSPEL should have
had the power 10 convince tho people
and gather them together from the four
quarters u the earth2 This revelation.
hgalu, had been perfectly fulfilled.
Tue spirit " gathering still rested upon
this people. and they had today 10 use
their Influence 20 restrain the inhabi.
inuts n New Zealand. of the Sand
wich Islands, the Navigator Islands,
and all the lands however remote
where the Gospel had been proclaimed
by the Elders of the Church. The
doctrine " gathering together might
not hetold 10 them nor anything he said
concerning II, yet the spirit thereof
rested down upon them aud they
wanted 10 come 30 this country
aud be associated with their
brethren aud sister. One "
the most extraordinary features
connected with this preaching u the
Gospel was that wherever che Elders
went this Spirit accompanied them.
Here we had people fnum every
land, with different traditions, n diner.
ont education. brought up Ia different
Cfuc'ls, aud yet when they received the
Gospgl ihu tame spint was with them,
and they gathered eventually with the
Saints u God.
There was still another remarkable
prediction the value uf which had
never been properly estimated and un.
dert0ui. On Tie 2ard ~ December,
1889, Joseph Smith received u tuvula.
ton from the l,ord concerning
the great civil war which broke
out Ia this nation. That rcvc.
lati0n was written aud stool for w.
wards of twenty eight years before IL
was fulfilled. Among the iatlcr.day
Saluta II was well uudvratood. They
looked forward ~ the contamination
Of that prediction Just ~ much ~ they
did 10 the settling Of the sun. The
very spot nj which the war would
CONFERENCE.-The south Carolina, was
designnted twenty eight Year, before ID
occurred. foft sumptcF wns attached
Ia isGl. II looked for u while o. " the
war would not brrak 0ut there; but
were - shared that u
dld, and the events connected with II
had boon plainly predicted, also Ia
CAUSES aud what should follow. ilu
knew that great many In the early
days, while dfuadlng H. nilfiimsnt,
wondered NJ tho delay which bad oc.
currd, because they Anticipated that
tue war would come quicker than IL
did. hut everything ilr.tnli by the
Prophet Joseph In this regard had
come 10 pas, together with other
things tina, were net written In that
revelation.
NotvithstAndiug these aud the many
other prediction that hal been given,
however, tho isnttef-dny Saint. had
not been disturbed, though other. had
been by Appruhcnslona ~ 10 the future,
such, Tot lnrlancc, ~ tho labor trouble.
capital ATrnyrd against labor and
labor against capital - and yafl.
ous disturbances between the
different sections Of our conn.
try. Though the LatlsT.day Saints
were exposed 10 all these innu.
cnc-., yet there prevailed among them
y feeling Of scunity ami confidence, n
freedom from apprehension aud fear
that wAs very delightful. This had la
origin Ia the fact that they firmly be-.
llevcd God had revealed His mind aud
viii ~ To the future; that there wcfu
prophets today no Ia ancient days. This
confidence nan through the entire PEG.
pie aud had been IN their midst Away.
u had given them peace Of mind In all
their trouble.
Joseph smith predicted that IN,
time would come when tho Lat.
i.r'day Saints would 20 10 the
Rocky Mountains, which was then
an unknown land 10 almost everyone.
Hut for years before leaving Nauvoo
they looked forward 10 the time when
they would 40 into the western wilds,
wheru the Prophet had declared they
should become mighty ueoplV,
When the Saints started on their
Journey westward they had very little
know ledge ~ 20 where they were
going. Their Ideas on this point were
very confused, The HlcAker gavp "A
graphic account Of the Journey NJ the
pi0nocn aud the companies which
followed them. Tho pioneers, he sAii,
had no Idea whether they would 10
lcrofs The Iocky Mountains aud the
Sierra Nuvhdss, OF on which side thoy
would halt. hut they we've led here
~ the spirit " inspiration. That same
ipiiit which inspired Joseph Smith TO
ieclgrc heioro his death That tho Lat.
Icrday Saints would become n mighty
people In tho Rocky Mountains la.
'plrud Brigham Young aud his com.
psnl0ns during their l0urneylngs.
President Cannon next Interestingly
related how President brigham Young
lpon the company reaching tho mouth
Il nN rmN a. a.
lay Ia tile wagon sick With mountain
'cNer pointed towards Ensign peak
and said, In effect, at TIM hare vi
hose mountains We VIII build our
lily. "Herc again the spirit Of lnsplfn.
Ion wan manifest. Alter tracing tho
,oups Of subsequent events la the
History " this people the speaker |
Fent on "a remark that some persons
.cumei ~ think that prophets were dif. |
cfvnt from other mvn-thai there must |
q something supernatural about them,
hAt some great power must accompany |
hem Ia order 10 convince everybody |
hat they were really what they pro. |
,.scd 10 bc. What "a ridiculous n0lluni |
Dli they think the Son VI God would |
ave been cuoifltd between two |
hlevo, " there had been ANYTHING 20
Extraordinary Ia Ills peron ~ 10 make
Him known ~ the Son of G1d 10 |
.veTyone' The Apostles of old, In the
'yuu of their cntemp0raritH, were or. |
Iinnfy men-iinpostOfs, In ncl--aul
thought they were doing God /
ofyioo by staying them. Joseph smith
vas u great Prophet inspired OF God,
appointed 10 lay tho foundation
Z ouo OF the greatest works ever witt
iesSsd; yet he moved among hi ri.
1ws ~ nn ordinary man, and Was
murdered In cold blood. Soft had been
Win all tho Prophets. Nsyerthsless,
his spirit of Inspiration rested upon W.,