Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-02
WAITING THE NEW DEPARTURE !

contrition or divorces; ignorance, idle
ness, uselessness would all be banishe'
and labor would be sure OF its own re
ward
Life in such a community would be
a premium, the Courtesics and rehne
ments OF domestic and eOcial lie nllt
such surroundings would rehuke the
crude, uucouth, vulgar habits tar toe
often seen; amusements would be less
tfinng and less viscious; music, lteta
ture, art, scierc. would develop the
higher faculties, and intelligent religion;
culture would round into lines OF beauty
the manhood and womauhood OF more
evenly balanced aud living citiz .nship
Community life has been tried almost
all over the United Siaies, from the ex'
pertinent OF Robert owen, t. Altrusia u
California; the lcarans IN Nauyoo and
the Shakers in New Lebanon were also
types IN their way, l. say nothing oI
scores who from ianat,cal or blasphe'
nous religious frenzy, have tired Il
solve the social and industrial enigmas
OF our tune; these have all failed save
one, aud the elements Of life renewal are
excluded from that by their repution oil
marriage and consequent violence to the
fundamentals Of human nature.
Some desultury efforts were made in
Utah years ago; many lived quite few
years in what was called The New
Ordern (?); it is evidentiirom the history
OF the workings oil that time that BUSH
ness principles were ignored, that meu
were thrust into positions for which they
had neither qualification nor training, so
disaster long iorseen tell upon those who
had proved their sincerity by years OF
sacrifice and honest endeaVor. II does
not follow however that every thing has
been tried because some have IA led, the
errors and non.successes Of the past
should only provoke more intense study
and thought; there is way-must be
way or the old Prophets have lied IN the
name OF the Lord; there must have been
a way by which Euoch made his efforts
success, there must be way IN which
the conceptions OF the Prophet Joseph
and his successor Brigham will be vim
dicated and demonstrated before this
the people Of God!
Whether this way has yet dawned on
any mind, whether il will be made
manifest to one or a few simultaneously
las many important things have BEEN
OF WuNtlltI lNG NISl plllNlpitS WIZ sNii
in the hearts of the people and then be
developed by practice and experience,
probably the few alone may know; the
admission is general that change is "in
the air. that there is a crisis approach.
ing, an upheaval at the very door
Who wants to discern the signs OF the
times2 Who is charged with an idea
on this Important topic2 Can the present
condition be changed VIII that change
come by increasing our obligation TO the
world at larger Can any plan be de
vised, is there a section OF the people
being prepared, as was the case in Eng.
land Tor the preaching oil President
Woodruff
Time will tell, experiments may have
to be multiludinous, but If prophesy is
to be fulfilled, that is nearer now than at
any period OF our history, and while it
was said that the riches oil the Gen.
tiles should be converted to the Saints"
there is much truth in the oit-used say.
ing, that "the Lord helps those who Try
to help themselvesp
What the next year may develop OF
heavenly purpose and iar.reaching
change, we may not know but surely the
Lord will do nothing but He will reveal
it unto His servants the prophets.
"Would to God that all Israel were
Prophets" said mighty man Of old!
OCCASIONAL.