Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-25
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prinea J,r ne DKsEnEr Nrws.
The rising generation know but little
Of that great man, Brigham Young. OF
his wonderful work and travelling, IN
bringing the people to these valleys;
maxi ling settlement after settlement. until
all the valleys Of Utah were allied with
cities and villages say nothing OF the
fine farms that are everywhere present
From Utah came the people that first
settled Nevada, Montana, Wyoming.
besides thousands and thousands that
settled California.
That Brigham Young was the Moses
Of the nineteenth century there .s no
doubt. That he was even greater than
Moses must be granted. Moses started
with the Children Of ISRAEL from the
valley Of Goshen in Egypt TO the prom
ised land. lie had only travelled in the
wilderness fifteen days when hs people
rebelled. found fault with him. they
murmurcd and said, "Wou.d TO God we
had died by the hand OF the Lord in
Egypt. or that we were back BOO Egypt
around the leshpots OF ihc egyptians
again" Moses had TO appeal TO the
Lord. and the Lord had 90 send down
quail for them to eat at nigh, for meat
He caused mamma TO tain boz ,hc night
for bread IN the morning He bad con.
inually to threaten them with death as
the Lords vengeance, 60 make them do
anything lie threatened them with
death to get them TO wash Their cloth
ing.
wilderness. IL was less tIau three hun
| dfcd miles from the land %. Goshen to-
/ the promised land. Think of itl An
/ overland coach would have driven % 10
! thirty-si hours, or good walker have
walked Il In ten days, while Brigham
Young started from The great river
| with TAO white men, three women,
two children and Three negroes
in bis party travelled 1900 miles
/ through the wilderness, or across the
plains, TO his promised land where he
arrived In few months and IN time 90
put in q good garden, and raise veg
| e,ables the same year There was no
rebellion or wishing themselves back.
/ Though surrounded by the s1yagcs on
] all sides. the unknown land ahead OF
| them. All went ON mcuIy, singing songs
TO the Most High: aud 40 ielt glad that
they had let the mob Of Christians be-
/ hind them.
lust imagine what q siauuch heart @
must have taken to bid farewell TO civil.
! igatiun. to all their friends, 10 houses.
| lands. To ~ luNuucs; farewell 10 all
that had become dear 10 them Boz this
life, and start out on au unknown
journey, not knowing u ever they would
behold anything, or anybody that had
been dear to them, again on earth; cross.
ing the then bleak hills OF Iowa, across
tic Missouri river across the then track
less plains, making roads, building
bHdgcs-lor the distance OF 1900 miles
to these now peaceful valleys bringing
a years supply with them, beside their
seeds, harTows, plows, chickens, pigs
and q few cows One can imagine that
after the necessities were loaded In the
wagons there was but little room ior
luxuries. hence they did without them.
You that have crossed the plains In
| Pullman cars with all the convenience
ola palace, come. lct Us camp with them
and see how YOU would like ir First
night out-camp-evc crowded
In the wagon. nobody knows where
things are. had rather 20 TO bed hungr,
than attempt to cook. In the night th,
wolves howl Il Is a lonesome and ~