Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-19

IN turn the red mans revenge WA
spent upon our brethren. By and hy u
Governor was anpuinted to come
among W. who determined that we
should 10 longer have the puulir arms,
even to celebrate the All Of July with
fhe bnys must not have swOtis with
which ~ siuny sword exercise,
and some that hni wooden
sworta were placed under ar
rcst for this childish employment.
What was the result OF II? net me
call your attention carefully - con.
sidcfation Of this particular feature,
that while ~ their wrath aud Ia thoir
determination ~ break down every
means that we had FOR defense and
Leave the Indians 10 prey upon US, the
heavens understood this, aud turned
the wrath Of Che lndiun AWAY ull we
have never had occasion ~ pet up an
lndian campaign since.
Is not the gODduess VI God mauilesi
IN thih providence, when IL wn- deter.
mined that we should have nothing To
defend ourselves WITH Certainly Il
Is, and the Lattcr.d1y Saints who con
template IL must consider II as IA mani.
ieststlon OF CODE great kindness to ~.
Ee hau not fOrsakun up; hut with the
taking away VI these arms Inns been
taken away apparently every vestige Oi
ill-ieeliug ON the part Of the savages
around ~, and iusiegd VI their showing
hostility 10 ~, they come 10 thc pte,-
idency, who counsel them to keep
peace among themselves AMI with thc
Whilos, nud stop the shedding OF blood.
This excellent advice has preserved
TIE lives of many people, as well 40
maintained better anu stronger rela.
ton between them aud ourselves.
Behold, brethren aud sisters, the
goodnes. OF Got In these tiingtl The
Lord IS continually with Us; aud nj.
though II was not ~ His providence
that we thOuld be scattered from here
and driven forth on the face of the
earth again, still the trials and sscfif.
ces which pertain ~ Our holy religion
can lie applied 70 US here. lilo allowed
our enemies 10 thickeD the very atmo.
sphere with lies and falsehoods COZ.
corning uH, and we hal not the power
to prevail against them, anu in their
turn TO oppressJis Ia the exercise Of our
religious viDws 10 q Considerable *.
tent, until the prison walls enclosed
many Of our brethren.
Now concerning the time that we
have here ut present. The Lord has
said that He would soften the hearts Of
our enemies from time to time, that
HIS work might 20 ON and prosper.
From the time Of hard frost and kind
Of winter that We have had In these
matters, tbs Lord has caused "a pleasing
change, liRe spring time, to come over
W. ! want 20 cill your attention 10 n
particular feature In this matter, which
II appears 10 me is desirable for us 10
consider with care. There Is feeling
with us, to great extent, and IL ex.
lists today more particularly ia the outer
settlements, that they would rather
be entirely by themselves aud excluded
from tho society and Institutions uf
thoac that aro not OF our faith. This IL
very natural, after all the experience
that the Saints have had. But wish
70 tell you, IL does not do for us 10 do
like tue aniii---tO coil Ourselves up In n
shell AMI have 1t to ourselves, aud lot
those around US and In our midst take
care OF themselves. The Lord has
brought, Us out here, put us among
these hills and mountains, and placed