Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-23
PIONEER DAY

"The earth la tie Lord's and the
iuluess thereof" but this continent 10
His ina peculiar tonse. AZ time
wnen oppression, Ignorance aud sliT-
tual darkness encitclel tue globe, u
special Pc ideuco opened iis gates 10
some Of he noOicst Of the children u
men, and hey found ia II a place VI
refuge, u isud prepared Tor the oa'au.
lishmsut q liberty, Of Truth, ~ Justico
aud equality. II was C5ustci'iei ~
Him by the father, aud 10 was &C.
cepleI and chosen h become a blessing
to all tho world.
No wonder; Tor here, In the earliest
days u the uumsn race, the voice o.
God was heard; here the Ancient VI
Days blessed his descendants anu PIE.
diclei their fate unto tau latest Ecuot'
atoms, anu here he sua.i again come to
visit his children, Iu st1ry. hE,nLa
h the LOrd's, because, lINo tuv i'u4 Di
promise on tho ulac, uuniapICrt %
has Witnessed He p.ws., uevI Diusui
with the presence uI iuspIoJ no-, aud
the Sou Ui Coz; u mas tyon the iiu.
dawn Of new ui.pcusa,iJu, tHU Work
o the restoration OF ui, .mu.s having
COmmeuCud hers, alter tuU yirEiu
Chufcn Of Pslvs.iUc D-d been ts.vcn
into the wlIernuss ~ sho uuu.
Christian dragon.
But n a. piUBuut ihuic ~ any slOt
ou this vast UJnuusut peculiarly ,nv
LJrJ's, It 10 thls mIuu.a,u r-siJa
where the Church Of Jusus ClrsI Vi
LAtter.day Saints has bvuh located
since July "a, 1917. When the PiOuecrs
entered this valley on lnat Gay, thu
voice Of inspiration told tnum that
their weary journey IA suRfcl Tor a
place, where principles VI huuItyi
humanity AMI righteousness could DO
established, was ended. They had
arrived ut the SPOT selected by tue
Almighty for this further education oil
His Church aud Its preparation Tor a
worldwide mission. IL Is impossible
to compare the rresoat conditions OF
The country with thUso then prevailing
without feeling the truth OF this propO'
sition. Who eau behold tho beauties
and wonders Of this Territory today
without u strong conviction that
these, like the heavens allows, pro.
claim the glory Of the Almighty
Manifestations Of divine power followed
tho Saints all through their wander.
ings across tIaoklss, desoriS,an similar
Manifestations have been cOmmln.dsy
occurrences In their history ever
since. The unparalleled Prosperity Of
this country Ia itself miracle and
testimony.
The Saints came here In iuliilmenl Of
predictions by Joseph the Prophet,
who repeatedly ioretoli that tue
Church should flourish IN tho noun
tains, and the desert be- made 10
blossom as n ross. AZ the scattering Of
ancient Israel among the nations Of
the earth Is an evidence Of the truth OF
ancient prophecies, 80 the gathering Of
the Saints here, their preservation
amid untold hardships, and their
prosperous condition today are indii-
putablo proofs OF this divine inspiration
OF the founders OF tho Church, before
which doubts must DO removed aud
objections eileucod.
But ihtBs iaola suggest duties. The
noble pioueetn redeemed the land
through their faithful diligence and
left II to their descendants, a EAorol
inheritance. The quealion today l.
whether the Saints are willing 10 keep
IL as such with the lsm determination
that, az iAr ~ they are conooFneI. the
Tear Of God shall be- the dominating
force Ia It's government. o. ancient
Israel after their entrance into Csnaal
Il was said that they kept their iu,egTl.
~ as long As tueis fathers, who hal
been witnesses VI the power 0f God IN
lhN NllANAhNFNI AAhNAs fAHANA NhAh AANN
wavsreJ, with DISASTROUS reaults TO their
institutions. Very soon the last Of the
pioneers, who were eye.wltnustes 10
the miraculous works OF God Ia tYis
lispeusstlon, will have passed beyond
Tue veil. Letlhum bring the ASSURANCES
with them that their children arc de.
ermined To serve tue Lord In all the
iutios they have to perform. The time
N which we live Is characterized ~
an earnest inquiry IN the question,
What is right Ia both political aud
social Telati0ub2 The Saints alone
have, in tho Yriuciplgs Of TIC Gospel,
tue answer to this important question.
II IL their mission to eKemp l.y II in
Ghe.r lealiug. with their follow men
aud ,m0nsiIgtr the great Truth that
n IL nghteoIsu,is that ,xalgcth o
nation.
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THE INDIANA POSITION.