Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-11

politically with tue Ms-outians. rhey
next iOuudcJ NauvlO, ~ Illinois,
which was at one time Che most dcusely
populated city Ia that State, AMI was
TALKED " o. the coming capital, while
Chicago was little more tuau viill4e.
Ia 1885 owing a. troubles similts Co
thutulu Mia-uTi, and after the murder
on tha Prophet Joseph anu hts brother
Hyum, the Church was compelled to
Nee into the wilderness. Hating ON
the Missouri river, thrlr march west.
ward was delayed ny the enlistment 0!
d11 u their hest mCn sent 10 help The
United States Ia the war with Mexico.
Hence the Mutm0uN Pioneers could
not commence trsis ~ jvct,d Journey
~ the Rocky mountains tlll the follow
lug spsinr.
In lsiI Brigham Young ut the head
VI 10 pioneers started Tor The West
AMI entered Ibis valley In July.
They were tol1 10y Colonel Bri1g.
or, nm experienced mOuntainctr,
that they ought not to uiink
Of planting colony IN this valley
until u had been demonstrated that
grain could be raised here. Salt Lake
valley was thUua wilderness vi rage.
brush and s1uu, the parndisc oi the
lizard, the cricket uuu tht fHtticsuaht.
lie said he would give SluIu for the
iifst cnf Ut corn grown here. Cache
valley, olihuugn colt, wrH thought 10
bo the most promis,ng rp0t Ia which
10 locate. But ~ ~ itc Oi the barren
condition Of the Country aud the advice
received %. O. colonization, Bingham
Young declared that thie valley WIS
the Que iIst 10 be- settled. lie hGd seen
II In vision. a tent had settled down
from heaven, aud voice had declared
TO him, "liet0 ia the place where nay
people lsrael shall pitch their tents"
The world ,hn now sUe that hu was
light. To-day There ate about 100000
IN tho Church, aud the work accom-
piishud has been done 10y pr0pl" dea.
pissed hud dUwntf0ddcn, "sCauofcd
aud ptelUdn from tho beginning. Iney
have redeemed a desert, colonised the
waste places, dotted the landscape win
citlca, towns, Villages, farms, nelds and
vineyard, enthfOnlug civilization IN
the iuldst VI solitude aud stcrility, The
speaker was reminded Of the trsti.
mUny Of one who came among " some
ypar. since, MT. Phi Robinson, a oclu.
hratrd Euglisltman, who -niu 10 the
Gentlles, IN his c0rfespOnyc uce 70 n
great New York paper; "GOu say tho
MormOns are deludOu; that their t..
iglou IL q dclusiOu huu ifauui but ]
ue'y you ~ stand upon the bUuch OF
Cache Valley s1ud survey the scene
spread out before you, towns aud
villages, fields aud farms stretching
] Out IA every direction ON what was
once desert, and say la your heart
with truth and honesty, tnat Nor.
m0nlsm 10 either fraud or a failure"
We have grown little 10y little, as n
snOw hall rolling from the summit Of
mountain, increasiug till II be.
comes an avalanche filling the whole
/ valley below, or as "a Tiny trickliug
stream among the mountain tDpH, lUr.
| iug rfeli, but again re-nppcariur and
/ finally forming "a torrent or mighty
| river Fastening on TO the ocean, TINT
beam upon It's hGaying bosom the com.
mercc Of the nations. Aud our grOwt ia
| has not only been ia number aud In
temporal works, but In spiritual things
rs we'll.
This Church was founded on
| the rock NJ revelation. God has
| Given us line upon line, prec.p,
upon rrecep,, for our guidance. There
has never been time In which God
/ has ceased 10 speak g. HIS people.
I Continuous revelation l. always ncces.
cary, Tor Gods people must be pro-
grcssivr. They Outgrow old iorms.
| Principles remain, but forms aud
| regulations change, and the people
mus, keep pace with the march Of
| Progress. God lutte ded that. For Ia.
| stance, first we read only OF Deacous,
| Teachers and Elder. ia the Church.
! High Puests and Bish0pa were un.
/ know n up 10 a year after the UfEluiLN.
| ton at FayCttc, and the Seventies and
/ the Twelve Apostles were called four
| YEAR, later. some Of the Saints were
/ very much tried because, Ter the
/ organization Of the lesser quUutni-, the
! higher quOmms were added, such M
the Seventies, High Priests, Apostles
Eud finally, tue First Presidency, sith
/ Presidents Uf Stakes aud High
| Councils. The faith Of fgmu Of the
early Elders was hardly equal TO these
| changes.
One msn-the sIullSr thought Il was
/ David Mhilmur-hsd said he accepted
/ hll the revelations given through
/ Joseph smith up 90 the year 1899,
/ bee use these were received through
| the medium Of n certain seer.stOne, but
| ho rejected the following reyela tons
| because they were not ~ cOmmunl-
| cAnd, aud he declared that these lid
not harmoniLt with the previous ones.
| Others had taken similar ground, only
nxing the limit somewhat later. Two
! gentlemen rom jackson county had
recently visited Salt Lake CITY. They
| belonged 10 the Htdflckites or the
| Church OF Christ. Their origin was
| THE. Some OF tho NauvoO Saints had
not faith enough to follow Brigham
/ Young aud the main body Into the
wilderness but remained behind. one
Of these WIS an Elder uamei Hcdriuk.
lie aud some u his friends In 1862,
while fasting and praying, received,
| they say, u command TO return 10 the
| year 1861 TO Jackson county. They
did sp and purchased portion OF the
| dedicated lanj. The Temple ground
Is now In their hands ana they have
built n meeting house thereon.
Other factions, many years after the
| Prophets death, rallied round young
Joseph smith, claiming TO be the rel
organized church Of Jesus Chris.
They declare tho Utah Saints TO he.
apostates aud that they are the true
Church In the line OF succession. They
are now trying to obtain through the
courts possession OF the temple
grounds which are held by the He,
| driVllltes.
The speaker Loxt refereed 10 the 20.
siliOn taken by the representatives Of
the latter sect who recently visited
Utah. He would not question thell
sincerity. They were more sisiot aud
lived up to their professions hrit"i
than many OF tue saints hero In
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