Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-16

cult cf this proclamation the chiefs Of
Judah and Benjamin formed CJm.
panlci TO 20 back TO Palestine. AMONG
the returning capiives were some OF
the ton tribes, for we read iu Ezra that
among the nre. company were over siV
hundred souls WIN claimed TO belong
20 Israel. but ~ ,hey had lost their
genealogical records, they Vere barred
from receiving the Priesthood, until U
prophet should arise, who through Che
aid OF the Urim ana rhummim should
confirm their claim % membership
among the chosen people. Thee, ami
perhaps other tsraeliicF, returned with
the Jews 10 Canaan, ana their return
ana assimilation with their brethren
account for another part Of the ten
J tfluos.
After the desperation Of the people by
The Romans, slme sin remained in
Palestine. they mingled with the
samnf.ians aud others AMI are Ger.
taiBiy stlll found among The Christian.
lied s0-calluI Arabs, many Of whom,
u features arc any indication Of origin,
have more Of the bl3oi OF Israel than
Of lahmaol IN their veins.
80 far the fate OF paris Of the lost
tribes IS iisoernible on clear hs.lu.
cal background. But the most con.
siderable number Of those WIN ri.
mainei in the strange county b silll
not accounted Tot. IudseI, the eastern
nations, lhemsoiyus, are aim 70 Lost
I'd sht DE history Tor a long gsli0i,
The country was ovotfuu aud con.
qusl,d by stronger nations. The
cities were ruined aud whole
civilization buried in oblivion.
Miyaions iolk place under thvso
cifclmlinucla, especially n0r,lward.
And thl.o families VINO drscundcd
from Israel and took part IN thumigra.
tI0ua scattered the seed Of ihe chosen
race abroad. Much o. it Is iouni
among the Anglo Saxon and tho Tcu-
tonic nstons. This wo Know by rev.
citation. For In these later Days the
Lord has been pleased 10 taiso up
Prophet, a descendant Of Israel, Joscph
-mIth.Bo had thcUrm aud rhummlm,
and through his seur glii this great
truth was ditcovoroI. Bus g. u0in,
out the events by which these natlouI
became spfinkluI by the blood OF
israrl has not yet boon given % any
man. Let IL, however, be- remcm.
bofcd that history knows tlc name. Of
several great nations, GJths, Vhnials,
ami othrrs, the origin VI whIcu remains
a mystery. Perhaps Ia tho mismuous
Of tnos0 tho key IL 10 b. found 10 thu
scattering Of Israel In thu north oouu.
tfios.
In tho second book Of Eiira,, an
apoofyphal book Of high antiquity,
We arc told that number
otthe ten tribes IN tho captivity re-.
solved TO omigfaio to an unlnhabliui
place Ia order 10 serve the Lord. They
crossed the Euphralos anu lourney,d
iOr one year aud half 10 q region
which the author calls Atsaroth, 10
dwell thcru until the latter time. This
account apocryphal though It be, Is
more than probable. hut where this
part Of Israel now is, T. not tHOCH with |
absolute corlainly,Vxcep. that they are |
Ia tho "uofih couu,rius.D Doe. and |
Gov. 1888 20. IL has not been revealed. 4
ConjeclureB anu hypoihclos are nuyf n
crouf, but proofs In support Of thes,r, u
missing. /,
However, all Israel sh2b, cath. q
cred. This Is The prom.r,f An, I'D Il
through both aucIsr ana modem
prophets. Aud thTorh of go,b,r,ng =,
has commonwealth tho formation by d
, ,.. comma" OF the Lord Of tho Il
Cnut'n ol isus Christ OF Lnltgr.day q
2"'n''' lhe complete restoration is a
W. 'icscfibci in tho Doctrine and d
NSuants, Sec. 1888; 2I3H u
Aud ,Hoy who arc iu tbl north coun. D
lus shall como in remembrance before d
is voice aud shall 40 longer Stay thom- v
'lvcs, aud they shall smtU tho rocks, "
Il tlU igg shall I.uw down nt thuIr f
fpsuuHU.
Aud au highway shall Boo cast up Ia tho @
iidst Ui thD great deep, d
Iho.r uuvmvs shall become prey !,
~ tsUm,
Aud BOO tho barron deserts thoro shall 4
lmu forth pools of living water; and tho e.
iIrhyd ground snail no longer Boo 3.
Ilrty land.
Aud tuuy shall bring forth thoir rich Il
casuEra unto tho chudrUn OF EpnuIm II
~ servants.
Aud the boundaries NJ tho everlasting %
Ills shall trumblu 40 heir presence. ID
Aud there shalt they a.l down aud %, a..
.uwuul With glory, oven 300 Zion, by tue y
iudH NJ the servants uf thn Lord, oypu | y
300 children OF Epunlmi A.,
Aud thuy shall uG uligi with songs 0i /,
'urlAstlug JOY.
The Time Tor those glorious events is q
lCuNuuNcaTEpl q