Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-31
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is. It's mission Is TO save the pcopl,
. spiritually and temporarily ln the be
ginning OF uur organization we wCr,
! taught by The Lord a number of things
! concerning the temporal safety that W
! should receive hy keeping His com
J mindmcnts. IL was revealed 10 as that
/ these were the last dlys-thc days of
! tl0uIaiion and OF calamity of which ihu
! savior spoke. and that this work whic.
The Lord'had established by the sending
| OF angelic visitors 20 the earth was pre-.
3 pAfaigry TO the second coming of our
Lord. Aud the most remarkable ullu.
enrc attended the preaching of tlg
I Gospel by the Elders of this Church
Wherever they went those who received
their message became inspired with 800
almost uncomfortable desire 10 leave
The lands Of their nativity, 10 break OH
Their Old associations " kindred aud
friends. and to cmIgfatc 10 the place
which the Saints settled in. The FIRST
| place OF settlement was Kirkland. Ohio
Almost coiemporucously with that the
settlement iu Jackson County. Missouri,
was formed. Afterwards. through per.
seeutiun, the people were driven ont Of
Jackson county, and they settled m
Clay county, and afterwards in Caldwell
county, Finally. under threat of pxtyr.
minaton, they LEFT Missouri and moved
into Illinois. From Illinois they moved
INTO TINS country c.ingiug together as a
united body. Every convert. us have
said, was filled with an almost uncou.
uolllbic desire TO gather with thr pc1.
PIE with whom he had cast his lot.
Hence u Is that the l.l,tcrday Saints
are found dwelling IN these mountain
valleys. They have not gathered from
the various nations OF The .artl because
man has induced them 10 do S.. but Do.
cause OF the spirit which thay tI.m.
selves received. This b. one oftHc most
extraordinary movement that has ever
been Witnessed. In some tcsrpet, 10 b.
more phenomenal than the exodus of
TIE lsacl.ic5 from EgypL They wcre
one nroplc. OF one family. and the tradi.
ton OF their family was that they would
leave Egypt and 10 back 10 Canaan.
bul ,hcfc had been no such tradition
connected with Us. We had no iIcas
rum our fathers that this was necessary
On our part, but it has been. 30 10 sneak
spontaneous action. ID has been the
power Of God that has caused this.
Quay therc are people struggling with
hardship ~ our barren waste remote
ltom the convenience, not O. say lux.
uHcs, OF lite, seeking to exc out slanty
livelihood tor themselves aud their chill.
dfen, when all around them 20 the west
ana the east are lands that are inviting
because OF their richness, on which they
could make themselves comfortable, III
not wealthy; yet they remain true To
lhcir convictions. They have come here
because they believed It 10 be Gods
Will that they should come. They be.
come welded to the soil, and are willing
TO endure all these haidships, because
they believe that God has called them
to this mission.
The object that the Lord has set forth
10 the revelations that lie has given for |
hls people TO gather Is TO escape the |
Judgments and ClIamiies which He /
has told as and al who believe in the ]
Bible are nigh at hand Affections Of /
various kinds aud troubles Of a most !
terrible character are about 10 come
upon the inhabitants OF the earth; and |
We already see some OF these in the
works OF anarchIsm and iu these com.
bInltions TO which have referred.
which seek the overthrow and desjruc
ton Of government IN our own rs.
public they are are making their appear.
lncc. We have disturbances Of various
kinds today and they are multiplying.
would not class every secret combina
ion as having for It's object the destruc.
lion Of this government; but there arc
many OF them that do have In view the
overthrow OF existing institutions.
We have been warned agains, these
Kings as q people We have been told
hat we are gathered out from the
illions Of the earth pufposely 20 escape
hesc. The Lord has given US an or,
.anization magnificent m every bnncL9
There Is nothing to be compared 10 %.
q has created fear In the minds OF some. |
lccause they have seen the strength |
md magniiicence OF Il, aud have feared |
hat II il were put to bad use Il would
esult in terrible evils, But our organ
alton Is from God It's strength con.
lists in is purity. II II we're 10 be de-
.oted 10 bad purposes, lbs strength ,
would depart from 30. IL would cease
o be a power To the earth II II were
sed for anything but righteous ends
therefore,, so Ear as our nation Is con-
erned, II has nothing 10 fear from Us,
iul II Is a strong Decentralization /
" good, strong to accomplish grand ]
esults, as II already has done !, has
orne fruits that ought 10 commend it to | \
very man. whether he believes that Dc y
divine or not The fruits that have
TENDED Il In these mountains are oil y
iCh o character as ought to gN,0rt the =
raise OF men. Previous 10 the organ !,
alton Of this Church the Lord revealed y
nat our form OF government was Ui 'I
lylnc origin; that IS, lie inspired the
ihcrs OF our Republic to do the work n
lat they did. lie inspired the leaders u
T the armies Of the colonies in their u
ar with the mother country, aud lie | u
owned their armies with victory lie | u
ld purpose Ia this. II was 10 oslab' %
ih a form Of government upon this Ia
lest land under which religious free b.
pm could be enjoyed to The fullest 81
)ssibe extent consistent with tine NJ
ghts OF humanity. We have been u
ught this, This sentiment has been al
ibedded m our very natures There "
no Latter day Saint who does not De- 40
eve with AN his heart that thls Republic 50
rs been raised up by the Lord; that on IN
AS continent lie laid the foundations ul
liberty not only for the continent ic
self but rs an example 10 other ie
,lions. Who could conceive OF Oh
ore glorious form OF goverum mt than "a
AT which we live under 81 carried out Oh
the spirit iu which II was luunded' Va
berry Tor am Freedom i,r alll The OF
most room for the exercise OF mans III
chest qualities without cheek or re- W
l,ipU Every oppOTtunity for human / lC