Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-31

/ will read an extract rom ine doom
Of Ether, which Is one Of the books oI
the Book Of Mormon. That which
shall read Is found in the Slh chap. Of
Ether. commencing at the 18TH verse:
For ,he t,rd workrth not In secret comb.na.
lions. neither doth be will that man should
rrib'ood, but IN all things hath forbidden DO.
fom tlc beginning u Imam.
Add nov !. Mlfoni DO not write dc manner
Of ref o1ihs and combination. nr DO bath
len made known unto ne that they lfc bad
aroig 10 people. ard they are bad among ds
tamin.ics,
All they hove caused iha dcituet0n of th.s
uesfir 81 whom ! am now speaking. Hld also
hsdssiuct0n OF ihc people oi Ncpli
ADD whatsoever nation shall uphold such
fee.ti combinations, 20 get power and gain.
uBU hsy shll spread over thG nation. behold,
ttsy Shalt bc Dc tfoyei i1r the Lord WIl not
uaf uai thc blood OF DIS saints, which shlil
be- she'd by them, shall always gIy unto h.m
tom he ground iof vengeance upon them.
ssI tai De- a,cnrc them not.
Wherefore, o yc GENTLE. DO is wisdom In
OBJ hlt these things should Doe shown unto
iuu tHat thereby ST. may repent of your sins,
aHI uI.r I1i that these murlcfoua c5ml.na.
uIuI .HIi. cct above you. wh.ch are built up 10
40 power and gain, and Che work. yea, even
irt Udf. Of deifu.iIDn come upon you, ycI,
.,rH Me word u the Justice of he eternal
OIL ii'I All upon you. 90 your overthrow and
distinction, I've shall suffer these things 90 BE-.
Wherefore The Lord commander you. when
trfHiI ir. these thing come among you thlt
be- ri'. awake 20 "a sense Of your awful sItul-
HIa because Of thH secret e1mHInliilu which
dali he among you. ur w1 De unto 10. hcciutc
of DIE blood ofthcm who have been slain. for
Hsg CO.. from ne dust i0r vengeance upon %.
bod i.Il upon those who build % un
Flrt aimeih 90 pas that whose h1ilcih d
uH .sstsh 10 overthrow iac freedom of 40
hr. H1u1n., aud countries. and % hrurc'h i1
flH Ole de tueiIou " 90 people ilI 10 n built
u1 Hy hr devil who b the father of 40 jos.
uth chat same llr who hcgulcd our Hni
parents. sea. even that same llr who hath
s.eI mla 90 commit murder from ihr be.
.arH- who bath hardened thc hearts Of men.
hf M-y have murdered the prophets. and
stoned hem. and east them Out nom ihc De-.
WHe.s'orc !. MoronI. am commanded Co
write these things. that evil may he done lway
.aI h1i hr time may come thli Satan may
Il,tn1 pdArf upon thc hearts of ihe children
amtH. aii hat they may De- penulicd TO DO
good continually that they may come unto ihr
luann Of all ughicouincas and De saved.
The book from which have read this
va. translated, as We testify, by the
power OF Cod. We believe the Book
Of Mormon to be a divine record. We
believe Il to contain the word OF God.
We DO not substitute Il In the place OF
the Bible; but Il Is another witness OF
the truths contained IN the Bible. In Il
there are very frequent references to
secret combinations tnat existed In oldcn
times among the people on this CONT
nent. II seems that combinations were
formed Tor such purposes as are alluded
to in the words that have read; and
the prophets who made this record were
inspired Of God to give warning unto as
Gcnl.lrs tor We are classcd MS Gentilcs |
10 this record, that we In our day might |
understand the dreadful consequences
which follow such secret organizations
This book was published in the year |
lSl9. The Church OF Jesus Christ OF |
Llllerdly Saints was organized Ia 1890 |
AZ that time there were but few indlcl. |
tons, especially IN our own nation. Of |
the growth OF such combinations as are |
described To- that which have read. |
IOa person who read the book then
such a warning as Is given by this |
prophet TO us would doubtless seem
entirely uncllled for. But In the lapse
OF sixty yuars a great change has taken
place in the affairs OF the nations of the
earth, and now hose familiar with cur
rent events can sec the propuety-yci.
NE nccesslty-ol such a warning AS this.
Communism, nihilism and 'anarchism
nave sprung into existence and gained
tremendous influence among certain
peoples, until kings and emperor,
uemble on their thrones, for fear of
lhec secret forces which are nj work,
threatening the overthrow OF their
linaslles and the destruction Of their
iiofins oi government. Even In repub-
lean France, where there Is no king,y
lIgnlly held by any man, and where the
people are the rulers, the government
Is not safe. It's prominent men stand
20 continual danger, and Il Is only
recently that an attempt was made TO !
destroy the President and Others Of |
lhslf Chamber OF Deputies. Every day
mat we take up the newspapers We find !
notices Of the dreadful deeds which
anarchists have resorted TO In order 10
accomplish their wicked ends; not only
seeking TO destroy rulers, but In their
leckessness and murderous feelings
perfectly willing to destroy those who
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ygnaluon Of things which exists. Well
Alsht the prophet speak IN tones Of (
warning unto the inhabitants OF the /
eIlhl Well might he call upon them d
A lIa solemn manner TO refrain from s
,u'n organizations, and TO do nothing 1
W loNer theml On account Of these 2
1M9lngs, with which we have been {
,sell.Ilar since the organization Of our q
N1uIen, The Latter-day Saints have as a z
uel Kept free from all sorts vi organ 1
l@iuons Of secret character. The ser. q
,glls OF God In these days have also "
e,ul impressed 10 caution the l.ntlet-lay c
,lalh'a on this point that they might not h
De carried away by that spirit Il has u
yen the continued counsel OF the Serv b
gus OF God for the Latter'day Saints d
" abstain from every association the p
'gee'A OF which are secret. We have r
no"n that these combinations would q
.MN33I mat they won i increase In the 2
i.'ua' ol the people, and that their ten j.
.yn'y would be evil seeking TO des' u
10y government, to oyertuu existing u
"eu'uuons, and TO array class against q
r-aaa'' community against community o
4e revealed word OF God has shown II
uA To US, and the Spirit OF God has i'm II
's'aed the truth and The importance OF O.
" 'ra,e matters upon rs, q
ne Church oi legus Christ OF Latter u
ay ,aalnls has been built up by the J.
eselallons OF God, for the purpose OF u
S.',e,,,'ng The evils that exist In society, b.