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

] NIAIIN UI soul anu NNIN IH NY Nhht tNl
! ~ YOU 1.-Two in Chris. .hcn la my joy in
] his fulfilled. We HfH glad io hear iu1t
YOU arc in good hraila 1h.s we learned
/ from Brother John Groof, Who como
Co Ihi4 place zoo good health and
huu spirits Uu Thursday morn.
iur last, just Boo time 90 utond our
conference, which was held on
that day, ip fct tho whoCls n The Church
to rolling for since the dcuh of Joseph
vu have been almost llku sheep having
uu shepherd, running to aud ifo, pick-
ing little pasture wherever we could
mud %, waiuug for tho Twelve TO return
home
Uro.hor Rlgd1u and nine u the
lwuiyu having arrived 900 This place, %
conference " tho whole Church was
called at O'Clock on Thursday. Tharo
was vast DDnCuurso of p1op.C-I should
ih Is uUUr ION thousand. Tho Twelve
were called To stand up in their proper
places, that b., Co boar thO hnElom Oh TO-
uIl The world. Jo,orh's coun ciura. s..
kglou aud q. Lyman, wore called
thoIr lrf OF tho Twelve. nnd to ro-0pera 90
with them us bearing ,ho Gospel 10 the
nations. Tho High Council ol this stake
woiu called tu act iu their place; Tho High
Priests in tuoirr! the bishops u ihog;
tho seventies lu ihyir., and tho lessor
proIilood 100 ihcif own different qu1-
runs. Al those authorities arc Go ac. ag
so MANY paris ul tho grand machine to
carry uu ih1 EfuU work W tlo last unys.
And although iha dow. aud his servants
may combine 'u sIHy tln Prophets and
pAtrnrch.. and 90 shed tho blood oi tho
Saints. yos the great wheel Will roll uu
gu ID becomes srOBt mountain and Oils
tho whole world fnr God hHs said that
nothing shalt stay His baud. Tor Il0 viii
send forth Judgment unto victory.
You uyCi not lot your hiih nil vou be-.
cause Joseph Smi o has boon killed Dy
wicked mon $50. ho told tho bfo,hron,
and those that woTo not mombor4 Of the
Church that how going u4 lumb % tho
slaughter. yoi Do said hu was Of calm as
summers morning. TO said his um5
was come. hut tho brethren did NOT Seem
Go fslligc that truth ct what Doc told thUm
tiil uuUr thr fatal decd was committed.
Then ihoy remembered what he told
thom concerning bis death; and had tho
brethren had lhc least idea thai ho would
have fallen In tho manner iu which hn
dld, they mover would have lof
him go to Carthage - no, never I!
llc wont past my door I shall mover
forget the last sight But 40 DO was lie
seemed TO 10 au hour Of darkness over
us oil.
Z N' NN"h ANN q N'HNN lllA NINAh lll AIN
stand Doc asked the bT0ihron u thDy
would stand by him. Thcv nll crIol
out sos. Ito then said ho was
willing tu die Tor us ull. hU Haid ho had
made his liic an offering for This pOo-
pile, and hr would again. Aud 20
be- lid; Tor II no had NOT given his lIfs
Tor Us wo would have been aii slnugh-
tered by tho hands ~ the wicked mob in
this state. For We have been informed
the governor said be would order out all
tho militia in the state In order 20 take
Joseph; ana 10 Joseph had gone away To-
save his NE, which DO could hHVo easily
done, then tho whole stale would have
been upon u, uud 10 this had boon tho
ease their thirst Tor blood would not
have been satisfied with anything short
Of our destruction ON maWe.
Tho enemy was secretly combined
against us-whut iorH no shed our
blood. But tholr thirst for blood has
been saiiatod for % while In spilllng that
~ Joseph and llyrum. Tuoy have laro.
iacodly violated all law aud honor; they
cannot nov proceed any farther At
prasvnl the governor must do something
TO redeem tho state from dnmnatlun, aud
himself too. And IL he proceeds 10 do Ms
we have been informed no IA about 10 do.
that liz 10 order out tho militia or troops
| OF two counties TO tak0 these murder0fs,
! IL viii mako hot limo yet among tho
| dogs OF this land. Joseph and ilytum
have been takon like lambs aud put into
Carthage jail, whore tho dogs fell on
them and fhod their blood-whnt fot?
Was II because thoy had brokou any law
u God or man? No. liut they have
risen up against Gods auOiniod ones and
! put thOin 20 death because they had tho
| testimony Of Jesus, "and they loved not
their liyOs unto tho death.n when
| Joseph foil hc cried out 80 my God!i
| These were the last words ho uttered iu
this world, and hia soul took its illght 10
| the world " spirits, 10 carry on the great
work Of the last days.
Etothor Sidney SAYS ho saw our Do.
/ loved Prophet In q vision. which hO had
/ opened 20 him Boo connection with thOuuo
he aud Joseph had ON tho 10th Of Eobru.
/ any, 1889, which you will lind recorded
Ia tho Book Of Covenants. Thoro ato
| many others who have seen him boa
| vision. but ho is now out u tho roach
| Of his enemies, and although his body Is
taken from uh yet We have the Same
| spirit, and Joseph will be in our midst iu
| spirit, TO Instruct us how to proceed In
| those things that pertain to the kingdom
| OF God ON the earth. Aud although many
| may conjecture that Mormoulsm I.
down, their CuulCcturns are vain, for ID
| will now go forth with moro than ton.
| fold mpldity 10 the nations OF tho earth.
Brother T., T.. Pratt says there Will DO d
greater work done m TWO years to conu
than has boon duu0 In tho last
! fourteen. Aud Tor this reason
tho brethren arc determined Ia
! build the Temple with an possible speed,
| boz order That lhOy may Boo endowed In
it, % 20 forth 10 tho nations with pow0r
nom On hight 70 has gone ono since tho
/ death of Joseph and llyWm moro rtpId-
! ly than ever i. did hOf0rU iu tho sauna
| long d ~ time. Tho bro,hr0n begin t0
toe tho mark, tho hands OF the commit.
| tee have beun strong, hOnnl by tho
| brethren in this place, aud all thoy have
| in Uu ia 10 say :ho word nud the tur Will
| ily, ur the work Is dou0.
Sow. Br0iAur and Sister Fox. don't
! you lot your kuCos become iluh,n because
! Joseph is not hero among us iu tho nssh.
] up has laid thu foundation Ola great
| work, and 10 viii NOT stop. Tor tho
| ppwur Is auil hOrc, and us long as tho
] authority is hero tho gllut " hell cau-
! NOS prevail against tho Church.
| IhCy may kll tho Prophets and
] Saints, us thDy H,Waya have
| done, In every nge M the world. Notihl-
| kingdom slaIl never bo destroyed, but it
| will SOB break 300 places Wl other Einu.
| dom-, Got uy the Elders OF ismc taking
| sword iu hand, but by The power ui inc
! Holy Priesthood,
But ] must como 20 close soon. an
| of uH are well, George lilulsuulaOpor
| cAmg up from homo today. lilo says thpy
! nrc ull VOL, We heard nom Lpurhhurr
| hy letter, from lro,u1r NelC0. Wpnfo
| glad tu hear tuat hu Us coming down this