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

- es"niihntu Ills WOrk on the
eatthi but as soon a. the truth
was revealed II met with oppo.
siu0n. Those who were inspiieI
OF satan started conflict he.
tween darkness and light. They were
not content TO permit boy 10 20 forth
anu announce that God himself had
sp0ken from heaven, 20 allow him 10
WORK ny peaceful means for The sake Of
mat which he believed was from
above. They set all their machinery
IN operation In order 10 oppose him and
hflng 10 naught the mes-age which he
gave ~ the world. hut truth, like the
tun, was beginning 10 shed lts rnys
upon the earth, aud would gradually
spread until all the children Of mon
would rejoice In the knowledge of God,
which should cover the whole earth AZ
the waters covertho mighty deep.
Inc object OF our existence and call.
ing here below wns not 10 allow our.
selves 10 be overcome by the world, or
our minds " become engfossud by the
accumulation Of things which pass
away, but by our pfccept and example
70 teach men the way Of life and saliva.
ton. Many Of us became blinded
through the traditions Of men and
their association. On the other hsnd,
our strength should incruas. daily
through the exercise " faith aud that
humility which ought 10 characterize
the l.altef-day salnts. Those who
nave Tue Priesthood Of Almighty God
should 10 NJ ministering angels among
thc people, visit the homes u
The sick, clothed with such u rover
that the destroyer would vanish from
Their presence aud the lick be- raised
unto life. Consolation should he
spread abroad In this way ia our cities,
Villages aud hamlets; and when they
saw iniquity growing they should not
hesitate, ~ wAichmon standing upon
The towers OF Zion, ~ proclaim against
Il.
We were expected 20 benefit the
world In which VIZ lived, aud such
should be- our condition that We could
nftociate with Il aud still not taftako
u IL evils. IL was said J0arph
Smith made the announcement
that Though we were sent ~ hell
We would turn the devils out aud
make a heaven Of IT," This should 10
the spifit u the Saints all the way
such rover. through tho brnetir. m
virtue and Of those plfta which tlod
had PLACED within their reach, thnl
they could not h, rouiamlpst.i
ty tho world. thew sbould Ls
able 90 mlugle among men and
share M everything which tended 10
tho advancement II tho human family,
ny ..,,, ~ , hgs 9s touched WIN tue rvil-
was uoi their position they had moi
lived up 20 tho principle which had
~ ~ oi.en 'angi, lh.m ny tho.e WHO
n ~. would a. . =, ~ s,i,h v ~
would sustain D.. make our
influence felt among the na.
tlous Of tic earth, aud peopla
would respect US for Our virtue A. they
nov dld Tor our industry ami thru: f1r
We could show them a mobile r1anpis
~ A.lfsacflflce. Thus would our tssti.
msny increase.
The world would som. day rrroeniye
IN. fact that Joseph smith Wa no I'm.
Ioslor, hui a man OF God filled with
Inc Holy Shirt, who died "A martyr 10
the cause oftuth, and whose every dc.
sire during HIS lliotlme-ftom IN. mo.
mrnt lac was called 10 Tie miuistry-.
wa. 10 benefit his brethren aud sister.
nil m children Of tho sam,
Father.
May God ihclp us 10 endure unto
the end, 20 that We could stand firm Ina
the face Of Temptation and finally 10
found worthy 10 Inherit celestial glory.
-.
fhh'lbhNf ohphuh y CANNON
aid the gubloct OF the divinity Of the
n,i..io, a, in..,,h s,,i,t, ,,.. 90. =,
ue'p interest 70 hlihsciI' ~ nc hhl NO
doubt u was 10 all Lailcf'dny Saints,
Il ought, indeed, 10 le one Of intense
lnt.rrst H. nankind; because IL Josspi,
Smith was what ho nfufr.srd 10 lie. And
what The Saints t,stifled he wa.
the world Thould know IL. III
he were no, what hp profrs-ed
10 be, then twn equally impartant. M
least, that lhe l.attsr.dny Saint should
know ID. The syid.nces which wef.
al hand, aud within reach. upon this
subject we're 10 num.f1ls that Ii would
f,auifo much longer time than thew
hai al their dlsIiosal that afternoon 10
bflng them forward; but there were
row That might be- now enumerated a.
worthy OF their consideration,
Alluslon had been made 10 tho
1 ringing forth Of The Book on Mormon.
which Ma. published In The wear isaD.
and among other pfedIcllons
which A contained was one
lint was very remarkable, con.
slderlug the circumstance which
surrounded this nation. IL was pre-
dieteI that this Church would be-
orranircd-for nj the time the Hook Of
Mormon was issued Il was not In ex.
that II should he pefse. |
ented and mss through great variety |
of dl,trrsslng conditions. Al that Time,