Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-24

In the last day. rh pc who receive
the Gospel among the uati1as OF tie
earth are to be gathered 90 The land Of
Zion, which L. on the Western hemis-
| pherc, while the Jews are 90 be re-
stored 70 Jerusalem, on the Eastern
hemisphere, preparatory TO the CONE
lug Of the lord be- power aud glory.
Many reasons may be- cilei why The
Saints can learn more % The waya OF
the Lord AMI live nearer T. Him In a
gathered coalition ,lau wnea lhuy
90 scattered Ia various lands The
opportunities Tor Instruction arc va.uy
greater when the people are closely
as1clatoi iu their dwelling place with
those wa m tho Lord has called to
minister 90 them than when they
are lgll,ofcI aud dinicIlt 10 reach. 10
this feature alone there would be aUuu.
Inut cause Tor the policy which the
Saints aro uuuuiug under lhudirccIiyn
q. iue Lori.
But there % glsl noaouity of gather
ins Tor the preservation ns well ns
urJgtoss VI the people. Tho principle
that union 10 strength is 81 applicable
90 the combination Of evil powers a. q
the powers o. good. When the
enemies OF tho Saints arc numerous
and united they possess great power Tor
carrying cur their dJslgHs, nud " the
saiuis NJ the comparative paucity Of
thuir uimbsta we're % remain scattered
aud their Interests separate, their
strength would b. divided nn . thoy Boz
weakened. That thcy might not c1u-
stauily havo this danger 10 labor
under anI te by u subjected b greater
liability 90 be overcome, shc LORD has
directed them to assemble together
upon % land which Ho has appointed
aud blessed Tor that purpose. When
they ouey this olmmtnd their strength
~ s0lidtfciby their personal association
aud unity of temporal ani spitltua
iuicfcs's, aud the powers OF evil re-.
ceivca check by being kept as % were
outside the walls.
The people can also exercise more
spiritual power aui thus receive more
abunianlly ofthc blessings Of the Lori
iu an assembled capacity than other.
wis. They are uuilci and give each
other encouragement 10 press on In the
cause u truth. Thuir union uuablrs
them 20 exercise greater faiiH; this is
combined, aud the results arc olnse.
quontly more extensive thaa under
lees favorable conditions. rheir hearts
then present lold more suitably pro.
raryd than before Tor the sowing Of the
good seed-tho knowledge oi heavenly
things.
The reasons Tor the gathering Of the
Saints a'c 40 numerous that We have
not space ~ mention even consider.
able proportion Of them. But an i'm.
por,ant one /, pointed out In the record
LOFT by John tue Rsvelator Ia giving
an account VI his vision OF what
should take place on the earth, the
Apostle says he saw an angel bring tho
everlasting Gospel to mon; he also says
that no "hohfi voice fr1m heaven
saying, Come out Of her my people,
that DO not pnriakers Of her sins AMI
that ye receive not Of her plaguus. For
her sins have reached unto heaven,
aud God hath remembered her inlq.
uilles." Here tho Lord gives a reason
for gathering His people from Babylon.
They are commanded TO O. me out that
they should not bs pariakers Of her
sins; for those who voluntarily remain
among the peoples classei us Babylon
necessarily parlaEe Of their sius 10 "a
greater VI loss extent, because they
refuse 10 obey tho command Of the
Lord to DO united; consequently thoy
viii be- made recipients u the plague
that Will be poured out on the mother
DETERMINATIONS.
IL may no suggested that Ia all die.
ponsa,ions the Lord has desired He
people 20 unite, Tor protection from
the attacks Of thclr adversarlm; when
they have failed to heed HE call, dus.
truollou has come upon them.
Ito sought to Introduce this ptln.
oiple among the Jews, but they
would not receive u, anu when lie
was .oTctolling tue destruction OF Jeru.
salem lilo exclaimed, GLOW often
would have gathered thy children to.
golhrr a. hen gathere,h hor chickens
under her wings, but ye would notl
Behold, your house Is LEFT unto you
lrsuntc."
La this disponsalion, that Of the fil.
ness Of times, the voice Of the L5ri
has gone forth 10 Ills people, aud Ia
this s the chief Incentive to the gather
iug-ltis the command Of God. He
hyG
Lot Thorn therefore who arc among tho
] NHuiilus, NuH unto Zion. Aud lot them
who Doc 40 Judah Hoo unto Jerusalem,
unto tuo mountain. Of the Lords house,
Coo go ont from among tho nations,
uNUu from Babylon, from tho midst Of
] WiukuduUss, which lH spiritual Babylon,
1900 verify, thus ul IA tho Lord, Lv,
NOT your slight un lu haste, but DO, AN
things nu pryuHg H before YOU, aud hO
Good. Eupih, ltl him NOT look back, lest
sudden destruction como upon him.
This Is the Lord. command, and
! those who fail tD need tup IIvine call