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

own, AZ the nations Of this earth tnkt
care OF their citizens. Aud 70 we say
that this a. the Kingdom of GDa, thai
1t W right 10 call II a kIugdom, because
there belongs to 1.-THE things ola king.
dom.
Now, then, God sends w out into tho
world n conquer the world. Oh, that
Ia why 20 many are afraid. Oh, they
say, "Yes, that IL different; you afu
going out 10 conquer tive wUridp Yea.
IN the name OF God. This earth II 10
be conquered. The Kingdom Of God
II 10 triumph on the iace Of the
earth; mud that kingdom IA king.
dom Of love, OF righteousness OF
truth. And remember this, that when
the Son 81 God came 10 this earth
| God manifest IN the ilual,' Jesus OF
Nazareth. His coming was announced
| blythe angels Of heaven, when they
sang, peace on earth, good win to
menu on that angelic choir, singing
/ that wonderful song VI love, OF tuact,
" good will. And see how the history
Of the Kingdom OF God bear out that
wonderful song which ushcred In the
coming " our Lord. You remember.
~ you are familiar with history, that
when the Apostles and their converts
began preaching the new way, pcrse.
cutiou arose at once, and men were put
10 death for their faith In the Lord
Jesus Christ. Secular history tells ne
that for three centuries these persocu-
tons continued, mostly from home
the bitterness Of the empires OF this
world against the l0volincss, and
truth, AMI peace Of the Kingdom Of
heaven. Hat not sWord was raised
by the followers OF Christ In their
defense. Not sword was raised
against the prosecutors anywhere
Why, the historian tells us tina
IN different parts Of the Roman empire
that The governor, the magistrates aud
the rulers Ia these several provinces
were asked about what they were
doing,io put down the now way--thatls,
10 crush out the Chtistiaur. They re-.
ported, some OF them this, aud some Of
thom that; but all Of them said, these
arc peaceable people; they nts doing
nobody Hny harm. And 20 it seemed
they were 10th 10 penucuto thcni. Yet
the persecutiOnwent on, until thoEworls
Of Rome were bloody In tho executing
OF Christians for simply their faith Ia
God. And yet the Kingdom Of God
was marching on. The power n divine
truth was taking hold Of men; aud as
this truth was being preached, ~ men
were seeing what II meant for human
ity, one after another began 10 yield 20
ils mighty power; one alter another be-.
gan 70 feel Its sway, IT, holy, liz saving
influence; and at tho third century
Rome yielded, aud the Christian ~
iigion sat on the throne Of the Cmars.
Was there amy sword drawn then?
MAJ a.. l..s A..
great triumph Of Christianity Rome
had enjoyed its triumphs. Great
Roman generals had come into the
imperial city leading behind thom
their captive kings and generals, aud
the great nordos of soldiers taken IN
battle, and Rome had choetpd al the
city OF the seven hills rang with the
echo. but whvn the humble dis.
clples Of the Lord Jo,us, when
those who had followed the
Master along the way, came 10 the
throne OF Rome, no mpi was AFRAID;
no man suffered for their going. Look
down the years. l know that men
tell "a Of religious Icnecutions. /
know that men tellu Us how the Church
has turned prosecutor. shame on
humanity because there IL 30 much OF
truth In the stntcmentl shame on
men who dare 10 turn away from God
and His truth 10 prosecute their fellow
men, ~ though they had the right ~
ITO III But that never came from God.
The order Of going out with swords
aud Implements OftortuTe 10 pofsUcute
mon for their faith, or their lack OF IL, /
never came from the Throne OF God. Il
was invented in the bottom.
less pit, and II flourishcd on
the face NJ sin cursed
earth. God never endorsed n. ItI
never won any converts 10 the King.
dom ofChrist. Never wefa chose Who
were frightened by tho danger OF
physical suffering driven Into the
Kingdom Of God ~ that angels OF hea.
ven could rejoice over their coming.
But all along the way, where the songs
Of the redeemed were heard, where the
testimonies OF those who loved God
were heard here aud thorc throughout
the earth, were gathered some LOYAL
hearts, land then the angels could
sling because OF the lost brought home,
the redeemed saved.
Now, then, this Kingdom IL march.
ing on. God claims this world for Ills
own. He made II. He made the
people Of this earth. And while He let.
men go on for season IN their aims
while He lets men have the forces III
this world In their own hands Tor
season, the time viii come when
Righteousness shall reign, aud when
men shall rejoi0o In loving humanity
aud IN loving God. That II the triumph
OF Gods Kingdom. That IL the
triumph OF the Kingdom VI Christ
that Kingdom that came from heaven.
when nil men shall be loyal 20 Inc
truth, when all mun shall Themselves
and the things which God loves. and
which God wishes US 10 proclaim, for
the saving OF humanity. There IA a
wonderful contamination for this
Kingdom Of God. lolieve that there
viii bo triumph Of that klngdom on
earth. We turn back 10 the prophecy |
OF Isaiah, and we read, long joiore !
Christ came, Of the coming Oh Chflst. |
and the peace, the joy that His coming |
would bring to this earth. But thu |
prophet looked down tho nges stlll |
further, until be saw that wonderful |
triumph OF Righteousness, whom there |
should be union Of heart In all this |
world, and he saw the redeemed Of The
Lord, saved from all dangers; and he
saw tho great masses OF the pCople
everywhere rejoicing In righteousness
aud truth.
Now then, the triumph Of God,s
Is the triumph VI tho pFinel-
Plies Of that kingdom, when men shall
e governed by tho thoughts OF their
hearts, and those thoughts are thought.
III lnvattv Ia God and loo. a.. ..,..... !