The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30

mountain of the Lords house. 1t is estsb-
lished in the tops of the mountains, ex alted
above the hills, on the backbone of the
American continent and people of all nations
flow unto it. And thousands are coming up to
the temples of God using in substance the
words OF the prophet, "Come ye and let US go
up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house
OF the God of Jacob aud he will teach US Of
his ways, and we viii walk in his paths; for
out OF zion shall go forth the law and the
word OF the Lord from Jerusalem" (Dan. lis. }
For years the people have been going up to
Utah. the Latter day Zion, for the purpose of
learning the ways of the Lord, that they
might walk in his paths. The law has been
going forth from Zion; the law OF faftn, re-
pentance, baptism and the laying on of hands
ior the gift of the Holy Ghost; and as time
presses on the word of the Lord will go forth
from Jerusalem. Already the Jews are gath
ering TO their promised land in immense num-
bers. This fact IS we'll known to all. In 1S43
Joseph Smith, in obedience to command OF
God, sent Apostle Orson Hyde TO Jerusalem to
go stand upon the Mount of Ollvet and there
in the name of the Lord remove from the land
of Palestine the curse that had so long pre-
vailed over IL, and also to dedicate the land to
the gathering OF the Jews. preparatory to the
coming of the Son of man. From that day a
change has been steadily wrong hit in that land,
and the Jews are flowing in from other lands.
particularly from Russia The Lord is using
the Gear OF Russia to drive the Jews from that
land And why? Because the day has come
for them to gather back 10 their own land |;
but they will not go Willingly, hence the Lord
loves upon the Gear of Russia to rise up and
oppress them and drive them out, that they
might go 10 their own lands prior TO the CON-
ing OF their Messiah.
The Zion of the Latter Days is to be estab-
lshed in America. Speaking of Zion, the
Prophet Isaiah says (siXtieth chapter first and
second verses: arise, shine, for thy light is
come and the glory of Lord is risen upon
thee. For behold the darkness shall cover the
earth and gross darkness the people, but the
Lord shall arise upon thee and his glory shall
be seen upon thee"
This clearly sets forth the fact that q day
VIII come when Zion shalt arise and shine
and the glory OF the Lord. will be seen upon
her, while yet darkness covers the earth and
gross darkness the people. In what way Will
the glory OF the Lord appear? II is told in
the fourth chapter OF Isaiah, fifth verse: "And
the Lord viii create upon every dwelling place
OF Mount Zion and upon her assem- bIles
cloud and smoke by day and the shining of
naming fire by night, for upon all the glory
shall be a defense"
The Prophet David caught glimpse OF this
wonderful scene, as shown in his for ty-eighth
psalm; "Great is the Lord and greatly to be
praised IN the city OF our God in the noun
tain OF his holiness, beautiful for situation;
the JOY OF the whole earth is Mount Zion, in the
SIDES OF the north, the city OF the great King.
God is known in her palaces for refuge" Isai-
an says isaiah 1x-3): And the gentiles shall
come 10 thy light and kings to the brightness
OF my rising" Forty-eighth psalm: For 10,
the kings were assembled, they passed by
together, they saw it and they mnryeled;
they were troubled and hasted away; lear
look noIu upon them there and pain OF 8
woman in travail" What did they see? They
saw the cloud and smoke by DAY and the
SHINING OF flaming fire by night, and upon
the glory defense over this wonderful city of
Zion, which, according TO the revelations OF
GOD to the Prophet. Joseph Smith, Will be es-
taoIlshed at Independence, Jackson County,
Mo-. in this generation.
According to the Book of Mormon and the
BOOK OF Doctrines and Covenants, which are
the guides of the Latter-day Saints America
is lana cholce above all other lands to our
heavenly Father.
The Garden of Eden was upon this land in
the great Mississippi Valley, and there the
city Of New Jerusalem will be built the Zion
OF the Latter-day Saints, and the great tem-
ple-whleh is to be much larger, grander and
more magnificent than the one in Salt Lake
City-and there the promise will be fulfilled
that the glory OF the Lord shall rest upon it in
the form OF cloud and smoke by day and the
shining of flaming fire by night. Then all
who are permitted 10 go into that temple shall
behold the face OF the Son OF God and thus
the prophecy OF David will be fulflled-sGod
is known in her palaces for refugee
This city OF the New Jerusalem is to be built
upon this land. This statement may conflict
with the views entertained by orthodox
Christians generally, because the only knowl.
edge they have of that wonderful city is the
statement made by John the Revelator when
he was permitted to behold the city coming
down out OF heaven adorned as bride for the
bridegroom. But this is net the case with the
Latter-day Saints. We have in our possession
writings which clearly set forth the fact that
hoy men of Goa were permitted TO view the
city IN its glory aud learn from him whore it