Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-09

even from the pulpit, approve OF acts
| that are in violation OF law, merely to
reach a people whose views are different
/ to their own, and whose practices were
IN complete harmony. until special leg.
| islation was invoked. with the laws and
certainly with the Constitution OF cur
great nation. For such patriotism !
have no respect. II the law Is not suii'
| Cient rs II now stands to protect the
people, then ! have been mistaken in
my estimate Of this government but
| know that have not been mistaken.
know that God is with this nation IN
doing what is right, and know that lie
will sustain and uphold II, even when
wicked men masquefading under the
| gafb Of patriots will seek It's dcstfu1.
ton. and this people will stand forth as
the saviors OF the Constitution. That, !
know, will be the case, improbable as il
| now seems; and ! want to see tuis peo.
pie IN position to take this responsible
| ity upon their shoulders.
/ am NOT averse to the criticisms Of
men. | think they do US more good
4, than their praise. | am not aycrsc to
their preiudiccs being exhibited under
conditions that will result IN our better.
ment. cannot help, however but feel
sorry for intelligent men ana women
who will wiliuly malign and abuse a
/ people such as we are. a. so many have
done. But the responsibility rests be-
tween them and God. ] have no con.
dcmnation Tor them. But want TO say
| to this people, that wherein their striC-
| lures are lust. wherein Their criticisms
are proper, we should take them to
| heart and better ourselves thereby.
| We ought to be free from prejudice
against the world We want a. enlarge
our souls, so that love may exist la our
hearts for all mankind. We want to
improve that the world will come TO
| the brightness OF lions rising. And IN
| speaking OF old and new Utah. we want
to make new Utah. We want To Is.
tabllsh new condition OF things IN this
State We welcome everything that
tends TO our enlightenment, to our en-.
latgement, IN things that pertain to this
life, or to eternity. We welcome new
Utah. with all its light. We do not ex-
pect 10 return 20 past conditions. This
people are progressive, and they must
not remain ON the threshold OF kuOwl-
edge but when they have gained one
| point, acquired some intelligence, then
they must forge ahead to something
more exalting, and better and more adj.
| yanccd, That Is their duty.
Schools are established here, and the
non.MomOns take credit for IL. but you
| know that It has been the advice and
almost invariably the practice that the
| first building erected in any OF the
| settlements has been school house,
that our children might be taught
| True, we do not believe In involving
the community IN debt. We might have
I d. III Ia H.
| schools OF which they now boast; We
might have expended the money more
| iudiCiously, had we felt ID wisdom to
! bond future generations for these in.
| slitutions. But we tried TO be governed
by conservative, a careful, deiens
| ible policy, and the results have proved
that we were not behind the times even
| IN this policy; for before these school
| houses were erected, Utah stood in
the front rank edueationally. Il led
every state In the Union, when the
time OF ITS occupation was compared. II
has not set its seal OF disapproval upon
| education. Your institution here In
Provo IS the best evidence OF the truth
Of this statement. Nor will we. We do
not want to have the intelligence OF man
| suppressed we do not want to see his
talents hidden. We do not want you
people to be blind followers OF men.
No, we want you 10 be intelligent. We
want you to stuuy the questions OF the
day. We want you to look at the world
and is progress, and the Church aud is
progress. We want you to consider
everything that is presented to you as
intelligent men and women. / would
think you were slaves u you did other.
wise than this. But need not appeal to
you, The fact that you came out
from the world, that you leil your
homes, your families, your friends, your
property, your everything for this Cos.
pei Is an evidence that YOU are free men
and women. There is no man or set OF
men who could bind your minds in
chains OF superstition, or who could tie
your limbs, letter your minds and con.
troll you as the world claim YOU are con.
trolled. They could only do II upon the
principles Of righteousness and truth,
which should appeal TO every soul that
lives upon this iootstool oil God. The
moment any man, be he the President OF
this Stake, or the Bishop Of a ward, tries
to coerce you, tres TO ioist upon you
something that is untrue, something that
Satan has inspired, that moment this
people will revolt and turn against him
hhA NaaA AllA bAAf ~ VIII YOU ALSO
But you are not worshipers OF men;
you are not lovers Of men, unless those
men prove themselves worthy OF your
love and your confidence. This
is seen In the loss OF influence Of
men who have once stood high in the
Church. Sidney Rigdon, Oliver Cow.
derY aud David Whitmer, aud host OF
names might be mentioned here Of men
who stood high IN the Church, who were
looked upon in their day almost as gods,
certainly as pillars OF the Church; but
they lost the faith, they turned against
the Gospel, and where was their inhu.
ence and their strength Why, il van.
ished rs the dew before the morning sun.
Some OF them had a few followers who
went away with them. but the honest
among those followers returned again
sorrowng to the fold. And so II will al.
ways be in this Church. However pop.
ular a man may be, however strong lie
may be, the moment he turns against the
Church OF God that moment he Is as
Samson shorn OF his locks, and will
have no power with this people. And |
thank God Tor Il. Amen.