Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-25


/ elders that these things have come 90
| pass: they have been but instruments IN
The hands Of the Father TO warn the
children Of men In regard 10 the tubul-
tons that should come upon them
unless they fcpented. When Jesus
looked upon jerusalem, saw lis homes,
] Is beautiful buildings, ana lis great
temple His heart wept within him, and
said He
! o jerusalem. jerusalem. ihou tfl' l''e.h 'ha
l pf0pHrta and ftUucit them whIch Ifs SENT UNTO
| her. bow often would have gathered hy
| children together even as o hen E'N-f'iH hr.
| cHc.rHi under hcr wing. and yc would rgH
| Behold. your house h. lcii unto you I".Hfe
| fUf uy unto you. Nc shall u.i .rs ms
| hrnc.ioHh. 900 yc shall ~, blessed Do Doe IHl.
! comcih In the name OF ihc Lord
In their blindness and In their stil.
ncckedncss they pulled down the pillars
of the temple which sheltered and pro.
/ tecled them IN their religious and civil
/ liberties, and became a hiss and d by.
word ln the mouths Of the children oi
men. SO In this our day. Blind 90 the
\ results that must inevitably follow their
course, unable even to read the signs Of
the times or to comprehend the hand Of
/ God therein, the nations OF the earth are
madly rushing TO their own destruction.
But In the midst Of this the l.1ttcfday
Saints are raising their voices in VAIN
| ing. are calling the attention of those
VINO will listen to the fact that God has
esiab ishCi His work upon the earth,
and that lie has nucleus Of people
around which can be gathered those
/ forces and powers that In the end will
be unified Tor the purpose OF the re-
dcmplion Of the earth and the bringing
OF It back TO pristine beauty andg.ory.
one thing alone should convince men in
regard to their own blindness. aud that
may be found In the affairs In which
they deal with one another. as witness
this great conflict that now exists be-
tween capital and labor. IN most Of
the nations OF the earth, as well as Ia
our own, there Is a spirit Of unrest In
the midst OF the working classes because
OF their condition. Antagonists are
sptinging mp In their hearts toward
those who are possessed OF the wealth
Of the World. aud today there Is a class
distinction existing that bodes no good
to the welfare OF the human race. Il
would seem us though II would be a
wise thing for men possessed OF means
TO employ a little couci iation aud to
endcavor to make the condition OF the
human family better and more hearable.
Instead OF this, however, the lines seem
TO be drawing tighter and tighter.
There are strikes upon the right hand
and strikes upon the left hand, and this
conflict is as a mighty battle upon the
earth, and We eau realize to a certain
extent that saying OF the Apostle James.
Go to now. ye rich men. weep and howl tot
your mheHes that shall come upon you"
They have brought this upon them
selves to a certain extent, but both
classes are at fault, because Of a lack Of
intelligence and OF a proper understand
ing OF correct principles. II was doubt.
less a lack OF knoWledge that caused
men 10 say IN the days OF the Savior,
"Cmciiy him. For upon the cross the
Lord said, Forgive them, for they
know not what they do" So Il Is in
these days, notwithstanding this warn.
ing voice, and this work which Is as a
city set upon a hill, to be seen Of all
the nations OF the earth, they COM
ptchend IL not. No doubt other evi.
dences will be brought to bear upon
their minds which will enable them TO
comprehend more FULLY His designs.
IL bchoves the Latter.day Saints to
endeavor TO live the law OF God; 10 hold
themselves IN quietness and In peace In
the midst OF these distressing cifcum-
stances which surround the human
family today, aud doubtless will In the
| future, that they may be indeed the say.
Tors OF the human family, Ia more ways
than one, saving them temporarily as
well as spiritually; endeayorng to so
labor from day to day that their good
/ works may be seen oimen and that God
may be glorihed thereby, | recognize
/ the fact that the minds OF the children ol
men as a rule are unprepared to receive
/ the principles Of the Gospel. IL may be
/ TO a certain extent because OF the cir.
cumstances by which they are sur
rounded. also recognize the fact that
our Father m Heaven Is the Father oil
/ all the children OF men, OF whatever secl
or nation they may be- OF wherever they
| dwell upon the earth, and that lie has i
iatherly care Tor them, and desires theii
salvation. The hearts Of the Latter.
day Saints should be imbued with the
idea that II is their calling and then
destiny to be In the end the saviors o
the whole human family, by preaching
the principles OF the Gospel to them here
and afterwards behind the veil, contin
uing the proclamation Of the truth until
every son aud daughter Of Adam shall
confess that Jesus Is the Christ and
! Joseph Smith is a prophet Of God. That
/ time will come At some time all mer
| will acknowledge that this Is God,
work, aud that His purposes have beer
fulfilled in this work.
| fIhta ta th. f.F.RaV.fnFtr tunFL q.
lished before the second coming OF the
Son OF Man, for the regeneration Of the
! human family from the degraded posi-
ton into which they have placed them
/ selves. The conditions By which men
are surrounded shall be changed, and
| they shall be brought forth out Of those
surroundings that today bind them hand
/ and foot, and shall stand upright In IN,
majesty OF the Deity, as sons OF God
| That time shall come upon the earth
and these Latter-day Saints gathered
| together shall be instrumental In IN,
hands OF God In bringing It TO pass
| They shall receive their reward IN God'i
own due time, when men shall be re
warded for the deeds done in the body
The heavenly hosts around the thron,
OF our Father and the prophets anC
servants Of God that have lived In days
gone by, are united with you In thii
great work. Our Father has His ey,
upon II and our elder brother, Ieiui
stands at the head of aiding you wnc
are engaged IN this work upon the eartl
through the inspiration Of His Spirit
leading and guiding you, ana protect
ing you from the assaults OF the enemI
OF all righteousness, II the world bu
understood this work they would swim,
the pendulum Of prejudice 10 the othe