Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-03

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Tue history OF human progress ia
the biography Of the worlds pioneers.
They are the men who In all ages
have been first to press forward Inn
PEELED by hope Of making Improvement
upon existing conditions. They have
been the inspired "kickert" OF oil time.
The earliest pioneers to North
America seem to have been the N1rse'
men who LEFT their records down In
Vineyard Sound. But whether they
came by design or were blown out OF
reckoning ana mAde their discovery
by accident may never be known.
But they did nothing apparently by
way of making themselves a new
home IN new world.
Columbus was true pioneer and one
OF the most remarkable. He wac aclu.
ated by faith, based on theory, 1t is
true, but faith go firm that not twenty
years OF penury, sneers and conlume.
ly could shake his conviction that by
sailing westward he would find the
eastern eide of the then known world.
Had Spain been worthy Of her great
pioneer the discovery maize by Col.
umbus would have resulted In grand
civilization in the South long before
the May jwer sailed.
The French priesis In Csnada pos
reosed tho true pioneer apiril. They
were wonderful men. Nothing In
history is more heroic than their long
suffering ana patient endurance OF
terrible trials In the wilderness. But
they we're not nution-bniiuers. Their
mission WAS wholly religious. Their
object was only to save the souls OF the
shvages, True, they introduced sgr-
culture in a small way among the
more docile tribes, ana the Huron
Indians showed an encouraging de-
gree OF civilization. But their c)pver.
sion In weakening their savage In.
siinGtp, only made them easier prey
for their old Toes, the Irquois, and, la
1888, they were practically annIhllated.
French pioneering Ia North America
was vast amount OF energy wasted
for lack OF practical cornmUn sense.
The greatest pioneers OF our early
history we're the Englisn and the
Dutch Purithns anu Pill rims who
turned their backs forever upon homo
and sailed into the dsrk determined
to md u place where they might w0r-
ship In their own way without
molestation. Faith was tho basis OF
their pioneer movement also. But
they were practical. When they
reached the new world they Immedi.
Rtely set to work 10 clear 1T the tim
her and make the land productive.
They had no faith that God would
bring them food across the ocean
while they worshipped him In free
dom. They knew that freedom to
worship Was useless without productive
soil.
The French were rovsrs. They
loved the wilos, the lakes and ctr ans.
Towns, commonwealtbs and civiliza-
ton were no part Of their program.
But the English ami Dutch began nt
once to develop successfully, to ac-
qulre houses, build villsgee, make
civil ana religious laws anu TO 90 for.
wsrd as II they had come to stay. The
civilization Of North America 10 the
logical 0ulgrowth OF the work OF tho
Pioneers OF Massachusetts bay. Toe
Cssp0tism OF their intolerance has
should be remembs red that IT required
men AMI women capable OF that fanu-
ticism to deliberately cut all ties and
Bail three thousand miles away for q
land where they might exercise their
religion In their own way. They
would have no more interference.
Their will would be law.
But fanatic.3m belongs to no one
creed, sect or time. 1t 10 always pot-
sible. The appearance OF new sect
at any time with signs Of growth In 1t
will excite fanaticlsm. Even social
and political reforms bring 10 TO the
surface. For instance. when the anti
slavery movement was started in 1928,
the entire Christian church Of tue
country denounced II. But the most
remarkable ebullitlon OF fanaticism In
modern times was directed against
Mormonism. 1t met with terrible
opposition and yet 1t was bAsei upon
the same Bible that upheld every
church In existence. Tho people OF |
the new sect were, however,Ias devoted |
10 their faith as had been The
Puritans. They had come to stay. |
But within two yusrB 1t was apparent |
they too must fnd home where they
could worship without m0lestation. |
E"A thoh lhhfosp tbcy bbut Out tutlf /
first pioneers ana Far West was fouu. |
cd In the border state. or then border |
rufiian state, OF Missouri. Tho Nor. |
mons moved there and az once began |
TO show signs OF increased prosperity. |
But MISSOURI was slave stale and |
these Mormons were "Yankb.D The |
ant-siavery agitation had lite neat In |
New England. The Missonrians |
turned their guns upon the Mormons. |
Again pioneers went cut and found a
home in Illinois. Nauvoo ross like |
magic and In lew years the thrifty |
Mormons had become the envy OF idle, |
almless poople. Again the mob spirit |
rose. Loveioy had tesn killed at Al. |
tou ana there Yves murder in the air |
iot everything Row. Then Joseph |
Smith SAID he woosi 20 TO the noun |
tains and establish home W here only |
savage lndlans, bowling coyotes anu |
uncovered rattlesuakes lived. On
the eve OF his departure he vas killed
by the mob.
Brigham became the leader and the |
third band OF pioneers wen. out to find
n home. They rested at Council
Bluffs and Immediately the new exc.
Jus apd exile began. All through the
winter OF 1896 the rUbbed, hunted
Mormons We're crossing the Alississip.
pi. The hegira from Nauvoo Was one
long heartTe uuinV VINE and many NJ,