Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-14

no marx OF the white man anywhere.
foG see What there Is today. 1t IL In
fulfillment OF the revelations of God.
Why is this spirit In men TO persccnte
one another TO light against God and
His people, as has been the case from,
the creation of the world down In otir
day more or less? 1t Is wrong. and ey-
cry man that takes u course Of this
kind will have to bear the burden of il.
There Is but one power in heaven ar
on earth that can give man a part in
the first resurrection, clothed with
glory immortality and eternal life. ana
that power comes from God. and not
from the evil one. We ought TO look
at these things as they are.
l have a few remarks / want
nected with this. We have, as YOU all
know, lately put forth before the
public a document concerning Il GER
tain man who has been associated with
us-that Is, Colonel Isaac Trumbo. 1t
has been marvel to II great many
why the Presidency of the Church put
that forth and published 1t to the world
II is because what we wrote there,
brethren and sisters. is true. Whether
he Is unpopular or not, IL makes no
difference to us. We have had go few
men who have not been in this Church
that have stepped forth and done what
he and some Others have done. we have
II.
want to say to you. one and all, that
] do not want to have Colonel Trumbo
go before God, whether before or after
the resurrection. or any other time,
and say that MILFORD Woodruff. the
PRESIDENT of the Church OF Jesus Christ
Of Latter-day Saints, deprived him of
the honor that he should have had for
trying TO assist the people in their
calamities and in obtaining a State
government for Utah, etc, as we have
rehearsed in that paper. | am willing
to acknowledge Colonel Trumbo. or any
other man, who has gone forth MS he
has for years and assisted us in the
days of our trial. He IL responsible for
his own acts. We have had some
friends in the midst Of our difficulties.
1t has been uphill work with us all
the way through in these valleys of the
mountains, /but we have managed to
pull through. by the blessings Of God
and the labors OF n few friends with
our own. Colonel Trumbo was one of
those friends. He took hold and labored
with us. and feel II is my duty to
acknowledge him before my brethren.
/ do 1t for that reason. l would do
1t for any other man that labored with
us. We have had Il great many that
labored against us and for our destruc-
ton. We have had to bear these things
from the organization of this Church.
was associated with Joseph Smith
from 1888 to the time of his death, After
his death | was associated with Brig
ham Young. / brought him into
this valley In my carriage. travelled
with him and labored with him
up to the day of his death. SO with
John Taylor and so with the
Apostles and this people. I know, MS
God lives, that this Is the work of God.
I know the Gospel has been revealed tu
US, and we have 1t. IT is our duty to
abide by H. Inasmuch as we will do
this the blessings of heaven will attend
us, and we will have power to build up
Zion in fulhllment OF the promises OF
God. I am Il firm believer myself I'm
rewards and punishments. and In the
gifts and grnces of the Gospel. / have
from my childhood been firm believer
in the Patriarohs, the Prophets. and
the teachings of Jesus Christ. What
He and His Apostles taught was true.
They Were put to death for those
truths. and 30 have our leaders been
put to death for those truths. Some of
us have been preserved in the earth.
The Latter-day Saints are gathering
together to fulnll these revelations that
have been given to us. Let any man
read the revelations in the Bible; read
the 10th chapter of Isaiah:
Sing, o heavens: and be Joyful, q
earth; and break forth into singing. O
APA hlit mas toUllOTltO
his people, and will have mercy upon
his afflicted.
hut Zion said, The Lord hath for
saken me, and my Lord hath forgotten
me.
Can n woman forget her sucking
child. that she should not have com
passion on the son OF her womb? yea,
they may forget, yet will not forget
thee.
Behold. I have craven thee upon the
palms Of my hands; thy walls are con-
tinually before me-
Those things that have been predict
ed from the beginning concerning the
winding up scene and the second COM
ing of the Son of Man will come to
pass. Therefore, let us prepare for
them.
bear my testimony of these things
for do not know how long I shall have
this privilege on the earth, In my
hoyhood attended the Sabbath
school under old DR., Porter, one of the
pillars of the Presbyterian church in
New England. | read the New Tesla
ment there; ] read of Christ and OF
the Apostles; ! read of the miracles
and the gifts. l asked DR.. Porter why
they did not have those things in their
midst. ''Why do you not have that
faith once delivered 10 the Saints
Why do You not have Prophets and
Apostles now?" The doctor smiled and
said. MY hoy, those things are done
away" l knew they were done away;
but why We're they done away? He
said, They We're given In the dark
ages of the world. TO convince the in
habitants Of the earth that Jesus was
the Christ. We live today In the blaze
of the glorious Gospel light of Christ,
and do not need these things" Then,
said to him and to others, give me
the dark ages of the world instead of
this glorious Gospel blaze, " in thosH
dark ages there was power to unlock
the heavens and give YOU converse with
God and angels, and give you gifts and
graees and power" Yes, In my boy
hood | would have gone n thousand
miles to have seen a Prophet. / had n
desire to see one. I hoped to live TO
see one. have lived to mlngle with
Prophets and Apostles for long perl
cd. From 1893 TO this day have never
seen anything hut truth In connection
with this work.
Let us try to do our duty and mag
nifty our calling before high heaven;
for 1t viii pay MS. When die i want
the privilege of being raised from the
dead. and OF mlngliug with God, with
Christ. and with Apostles and Proph.
cts. and the privilege of having my
| family. my father and mother, my
brothers and sisters, with me In the
celestial kingdom OF God, organized IN
family capacity. that we may dwell
together there, Salvation IL worth some