Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-07

TO give their lives NJ seal Ia the trith
Of their testimony. Can stronger
evidence he produced for anything
than this which IL offered In sup
port Of the claims Of Joseph tue
Prophet? You believe that Alexander
lived and you take the testimony OF
history for Il. This evidence IL stronger
than any that can be brought In sup
port Of the events Of history.
There IL also another proof Within
the reach OF everybody. II you viii
comply with the requests of the Gospel,
humble yourself and he willing TO re-.
celve the truth, you will obtain n ties.
timony within yourself to the truth Of
this work. The promise IL open to
every one Of u-. The humble and
faithful shall surely have IL.
The Saints should be thankful that
they cnn still live together In peace
and plenty, Notwithstanding that the
designs Of the wicked have always
been ~ destroy the work Of God. We
have the Assurance that God II with US
aud willing to bear with Va, N we only
seek 10 do our duties. No one should
doubt that we exist through the eSer'
cizc Of n divine power, unless they can
assign some better cause for our
existence as people. Some think II
u the shrewdness of our leading men
that kcepus together, but those men
among US have lnhored hardest for the
establishment Of this work. Whatthey
are they have obtained through vast
amount Of trials and suflering-. They
have eXompliiled IN their Hives the say'
ing Of Jesus, that he who will be great
among you, shall be the servant OF all,
and those who have been most
intimately associated with them
can testify that they are men
Of God, whose power Ia cO'extensive
with their faith aud their knowledge
OF the mind and will Of God. Those
who have not sought the welfare OF
the people have dropped out and been
forgotten, while those who have re-.
manned faithful have been able TO stand
aud will do 70, until they obtain the
places prepared for them In eternal
glory and exaltation.
Referring h the prosecutions which
tho Saints have been subjected %, tho
speaker would say that not all were
from malice. A great deal oi them came
through the ignorance Of the odvor-
saries. Take Tor Instance the charge Of
disloyalty which has been made again
and again, Ia spite Of all proofs
10 the contrary. II lisa matter Of his.
tory, that when this people was ex-
patrlated from the United States; when
they In vain had appealed ~ every
governor In the Union 10 grant ia m
place Of refuge as citlzsns Of the
United States and not one OF those
governors could grant the request, then
the demand came from the govern
ment TOT us to give up five hundred
men 10 10 and help 10 conquer Mexico.
~ thst time, Instead Of giving the an.
swer that might have been expected
under the circumstances, our leader
Instantly replied, "You shall have the
men," There was true American
heart. Consequently the men were
marshaled and entered upon that long
aud weary journey. These "Patriotic
Sons ~ America" ought 10 know this.
The flrst act Of the people upon the al
rival In this region was 10 hoiet the
United states flag on Ensign
peak and take possession OF the coun'
Try, not In the nance Of Brigham Young,
but IN the name Of the United Stitos.
Are these the acts Of traitor?
Jesus said, those are blessed who are
spoken all manner Of evil against,
falsely, for His sake. He has promised
to help ia In all trials, II We only re.
main humble aud faithful. God will
certainly exslt this people. Knowing
this, we may cherish kind feelings even
towards those that hate Us, and ".
should pray, "Father, forgive them,
for they know hot what they do" This
has always been the policy Of our lead.
era, and n we follow It'll viii rebound Ia
our honor and result In our final exal.
tation.
The choir sang the anthem,
Unfold, ye portals everlasting.
BUncdlction was pronounced by
Bishop II. Is. Clawson.