Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-03

declared guilty oil blssphemy,
but 20 artificial was the
evidence thsl even tue cruel plate fell
prompted 10 make no less than five
separate attempts 90 secure His rolease
rom the iuiuuete1 mob The chargc
was then changed to u political one
and the death sentence vas reluctantly
pronounced.
Tue scenes that preceded and FOL-.
loved this judicial proceeding consli-
tutc QUE OF the most tragic Jrbmis
ever enacted on this w0rld's stugp.
The express image the Ia her, GJu'.
beloved son aud representative 0u
earth, wss crowned with thorua.
.coufged, mUogcj, rdIculrJ, tot,utol
in the miJst OF Jem0uiarai turround.
lngs, uutll lie soul, sinking Ia The
depths Of darkness, saw no ray of HIGHT
from the Fathers abode. To those
who perceived nothing but His
agony aud the triumphant ntu.
tude VI His many onomi,s, He
was only msltiuciUf, f0f.
aiken by God nni man. H. "cfime"
was hvfaldti T. the world, recorded
In history anI repeated from city to
city in toe great tmpltr, until the
wry name Jesu. Of NaE,teln was u
by.wurd ani rgpflaCh.
But what rcmafk bio change Zine
btoughti Little gid Aunss and Cal.
sphas, ,ue real murdet,fs oi the
Nszafenc, OF Pilste, their poluical
{ OIL, thiuk that tins would cone
when tho suil,rngs aud iguominy
they 10 lctcd should be commemofst,
cd with venerallon by tue greatest anJ
bes, Of men and women Ia aitrra ges.
But It l. 30. Al the cross 70.
day millions kneel In Adora.
ton ami muilitudes are ready
TO devote themselves for the
principles Tor the sup ression Of which
II was raised on Galway. What was
Mt that time intended tor PERPETUAL
repfoach IL an everlasting glory to the
followers Of Jesu,-an iBcoutr1verIi'
tie proof VI the divinity Of the cau'o
Tor whiun lie dieI, for how could such
cnange have been brought about TX.
ctpt by ihr power Of GJd2
II has often buen remarked that
there l. great similarity between the
circumstances attending the establish.
ment Of tue Christian Church on ear'h
by the SYn OF GIi and IL Tc.,stablish.
ment IN this age. with tho veners-
ton for the worI'. Il dcemer whi'h
may not be accorded 20 any mortal
man, we oannot hut note the sirikinr
point Of TEL, mblance 10 the treatment
accorded the Prophet joseph anu
his ielloW.scTvants. All throughout
HE lie, the Efforts Of tho o..
posing power was to represent
him ~ a malsiHotor, criminal. Time
aud again his lie and death have
been depicted M those Of Law .breskef.
10 LAlter-day Saints al least the l,sson
OF Good Friday 10, that the Prophet Of
our sge has this seal affixed TO his
divine credentials, that he was put to
death unier circumstances similar 10
those OF his great Master and his
iellnw.Apostles In fornrr ages. AM
It II also this, that time Will come
when men And women will read about
Carthage jail anu yeueraIe It as
battle-ground where the forces Of light
and truth obtained a signal Wet ~
over darkness aud error. The history
Of Christianity will DO repeated In the
history u Mormonism.
IL IL profitable to contemplate the
work Of the Almighty and notice the
ruling principles IN His providence.
Tho Chutch IN this age hiss gfsat
promis,s, all Of which viii be UInl,d
II the people continue 10 adhere 10 the
truth ~ revealed from h aveu.