Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-12
IL rnE LINE or PEACE.

The preaching Of the Gospel can be
successfully accomplished only under
peaceful aud loving Influences. The
knowledge Of aud conviction regarding
the plan u salvation revealed by the
Divine Master are not the work o.
men, but come by tho inspiration and
testimony Of the Holy Spirit, which ~
a suirlt OF love aud peace and order
and consequently operates In har-
monlous channels. Dsotdory inilu.
encss aud tendencies are not a part Of
the GOSPEL Of Christ, but emana,o from
source that works evil. This priu-
ciple IL deeply impressed upon tho
Latter.day Saints by tho revelations
OF 'ho Almighty, who forbiis HE
people 70 engage Ia dlspulati0us
and 90 oKercilo duo i0rbcaranCo TO-.
ward each other ami toward all
mon. Therefore II ~ that when the
servants o., the Lord 20 out 10 preach
the Gospel they arc careful 10 avoid
contention evou 10 an extent u being
criticized, anu hto submissive aud
patient under circumstances that or.
dinarily arouse tho natural man 10
wrath and action.
Occasionally the missionaries are
placed Ia circumstances where die.
turbauces AGO forced upon them by
wicked and designing pououa who,
not being able 10 gaiu their ends boy
Lawful means, rosof, to other meIhois.
Even thea tho iudIcioul Elier takes
the earliest opportunity consistent with
his position 90 leave those Inclined 10
disoriotly 20 cuuLugt the quarrel them.
selves. An instance Of this kind 10
related in letter from Elder n. l..
Morrls, ot this city, who h now on a
missl0n 20 Great Britain, lie tells how,
at village Ia Berkshire, au open.
mir meeting was broken into by tho
actions OF one Shailor, aud how
no tho crowd which hal boon
worked up by this indiyldunp6
misrepresentation would not listen %
defense or reason, the missionaries loit
the scene. Their retirement under
such circumstances was an appropriate
action; for under their calling ~ mes.
sengers OF the Gospel OF peace the
earlier Elders depart from the scene OF
quarrel and tho greater caro- they
take 10 avoid such unpleAsautuusl the
better lt is t1r the cause IN which they
arc engaged.
Elder Morris relates Rn Incident Ia
connection with bis experiences which
is somewhat out Of tuu common run OF
affairs. The man shniloE VINO has
been very active i0f number OF yoaIs
Ia disturbing the moy.ingo OF tho Lat.
tor.day Saints aud disseminating the
vil,sl mlsehoods regarding them, was
Invited TO Abingdon by some pfocrsed
Christian ministers tuuATry ou hIBworA
there, but when ho was hamugulng
"a large crowd which assembled Co hear
him bu angyTgI thtm so that be was
assaulted by tho multitude and only
Escaped Injury by lodging into O.
house. An old Turkish proycfb Gays
"Cuues are hag ohieaouH they come
home 60 r0os.;" Rni shailor got small
dose Of that which hr had been ia the
habit VI inao,ng on others who had
given him no pr1v0UsiI1u,
The act OF hls being assaulted boy
the crowd, however, b. not TO be- com
meuded, The proceeding WAS alto.
ge,her rcprohensiDle. BAD al ho may
be-, the reorganization against him was
wrong. II be hal trauscpnded tho
bounds OF the law thoro was proper
method VI proceeding against him, %
be had not, ho ah5ulI NOT have been
disturbed, aud % the people uii not
like what he said they bad Che oppof.
tunity Olpeacelully loayinghlm 20 him.
SELF The as.ault was a Awless act
which cannot be Justified whether 10
was - In good cause or NOT and