Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-23

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To-day Is tho anniversary Of On,
| t.frH of o. man, whom future hls.oh
aug viii ruvcrruuy mention ns "a,
most prominent figure O. tue nine
tcuutI century, ma. whose appear
1rco in history VIII mark an rroch
/ wv toi,r 90 Joseph sml.h, tlu Prophet
and Gsl lg.dsrol ,hc Church OF J,su.
Christ Of Lat.oriay saints, who wa.
born December %, 1873, In Sharon,
WuIlo, county Ia tho state OF Yer.
mont.
10 % not o., this umo necessary to
attempt a sketch % hi uvcu,iul
though brief career The Leading fcs.
lufCa % 90 are familiar 10 those who
love nni revere his memory, and even
tho world large Is bssinu.n. % 90.
tain a better unleuinn ,ing thorco.
But a few thoughts may today DO
offered upon tho missl5u no ~ faith.
u.iy accomplished.
EH.o students know that among
tue most prominent forecasts by an.
Client flurg aro those which relate
O. tuo establishments ON earth
OF q condition OF peace, vlsluc,
n'hic0uHntss aui univcr6ll bio,hcr-
hood. This happy dlapcissiion is not
10 come merely o. a ro,ult OF evolution
ou, OF the exciting conditions. Tie
Scriptures represent, the appearance OF
the golden millennium a. the result Of
tue second advent Of Messiah. 10 will
follow HE coming ia glory just ne tha
Gospel disponsaiion followed His life
aud death la tho beginning Of our era.
IL Ia further Stated Ia holy writ that
certain events woru u procedo tho
reign OF peloc. Among these arc the
gathering Of Israel aud tho proclaim.
ton Of the Gospel to the uuurmo,t
parts OF the world, do. u the Gsu,iles
and then 10 tho Jows.
AZ John the Baulls. was sent 20 pre-.
pare the way Tor Messiah at His frsl
advent, 70 cur beloved Prophet, joseph
Smith, was commissioned by tho Al.
mighty TO proclaim the sucont coming
OF Christ 10 him was glysn tbs
charge 10 gather scattered IBraol aud
to send tho Golrel 20 every psr
OF tho earth. Nay, more than that:
a, tho dispensation Of which lac was
the forcTunuCr Is 10 bo one ln which
heaven and earth are 10 bB united and
Oh the chilircu OF Got acknowledge
their Elder Brother no was given
menus whereby iho Gospel iualltutious
arc made accessible 20 generations pa,t,
whose bodies slumbcr la tue grave,
but whose spirits i've in tno great b..
You'd. HE words, though but lhosr %.
feeble man, were o revtrborate %
worlds beyond this; the power with
which Ho was endowed. tneql1wsr OF
God, was to break tue chains OF dark.
noes sud li1erato tue prisoners.
For this great WORK he was wonder.
fully wei! rquipp0d. With tho yalyr
OF hero he faced "a hostile world. A
genius, hC cJmpFehuniel %. glance
the nature Of things surrounding him.
A seer he viewed the past and future
almos. as clearly as the present. At
his coming, the world might we'll Re-.
joicu, Tor his WORK iurni.hcs the proof
that the Almighty has never forgotten
LH promises 10 His people.
Euul was hi4 career Mhundls.
styoa by tho world, no was
soon called upon to lay down
his He as testimony TO the
truth of h!s miai But his WORK ON
earth wac done As q monument Of
his ial,uiuInesH tho Church Of Chris.
exists Iu iAnso Inter days, engaged ia
carrying ma. chs mission Hrst given b
him. Too Gl"ps, "a being reclaimed
Co tho world. lanul is gathering ans
soon, perhaps, tuu Jews viii hear the
glai t4luas. Redemption ia ucius
Offered 90 .lc GrlI, In brief 10 thl
uma there o. joy among departed
spirits as well us umlug men, on nc.
count o. Interpretations thnt aru being
made Tor ,Ha leisu ol Che Son OF God.
We worship tau A.mlghty ami we
honor naI Tefgnn. tIe memory OF HE
acE'ant Ju.snH smith, bsgau.c he was
m.,uml auI ,uti puIravorng 20 INIT.
aia hH y.s.aaI ANA o. -hnra
iaoteru.3 promised the Saint. VI tine