Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-30
DISCOURSE
s,.,,.gb,s Annual Conference OF tho Church In
cred 81 WV r,ssrnaelo ssn Lake CITY o'''r su''o"
me Afternoon April 10Th 1893 BY
-e,neNr GEORGE Q. CANNON.

1 fhrsurh His servant that the knuwl-
| doc Of this land shnuld he kept from
Z gll the nations OF the eafth' pt,nuh. 10
h ,coro not thqy would ovctrun thH
ierd n vns n land too choice TO boz
/ ia uuoccuplod. possessed OF too many
| ~ th,re eIomnts that enrich iudl.
| ,idunis and ueoploa The nations "
| ~ earth would have Ewarmcd hero
| bv the hundreds of thournnda' and
I ,6,re wouid have been no place found
I 49,, ,bc inud Tor the great events that
ers mixing nincc now and for the poo-
5ie ,,ho now possess the land. Thnrc
| ,.,t,td have been no room Tor the
/ church ~ Christ. no room Tor the
| Kingdom OF God. NJ room Tor the gain.
! rrinr ~ the millions that VIII yrt
I como 60 Zion. ~ build up me klnRdUm
x God ON this iaud and 10 prepare thf
| ,,',v for Tho establishment Of the Nuw
| jerusalem. for this a. the favored land
/ upon which the Nuw Jerusalem VIII
| ~ ,.atabiirhrd. We, therefore. can see
| today how the Lord has prepared the
| wnv Tor the gathering OF the people
/ from an the nations Of ,he caith, nnu
how His providence has been over tnlH
/ 1bnier land above all other lands
Thorr ~ plenty OF room herc' not
| rroWdinu upon anybody, not com
pniied tu come as conQucforh nave ~
| other ages who have uNcrrun othcr
lands and driven out or destroyed the
people who occupied the lana, IN ordor
| thnt thcX might possess u. no heces-
sitv for this. Tor God has made
abundant provisions lie has kept IN
rsssrvo this glorious land, IN order
that In the last days HIS Kingdom
could be established, aud thht under
the Inspiration which lie should give,
government might be founded-n
government Of liberty. n government
~ Freedom, giving TO all the utmoht
liberty they could desire, and prumin-
inr To- th0re who should possess the
land many precious things; for Ito
has told ua that none should hc
brought here except they should come
By Ills pcrni.aioh Ih,t,l"!,, w
emigration that has como from the Do
dining and that " stu coming,
canicr by the permission OF the ~.
MIGHTY lie lH watching over IT, ana
10 will control II nnd bring 10 phaA
His purposes In connection WIN "
lie has told az that " We VIII ohly
Worahip the God OF this land, Jesus
Christ We cannot be- brought Into
bondage or into captivity by any othpr
nation The powers Of Europe may
hand together and indulge In hopes OF
conquering this nation; but the LORD
has snid-nnd II will be fulfllod it we
do rlght-that they Will be dsic9tsd
In All their schemes. ana this SHAH be
a inpd Of liberty unto the righteous.
This nation Of ours 10 glorious IN Us
nast 40 glorious In lta prospects OF
the future. Will stand and never DC
ovorthrown, unless the inhabitants OF
the land reject Jesus Christ, the KING
aud the God OF the land. Now We
know the conditions upon which VIC
tory viii be assured 90 ~ az a nation.
II this nation had listened 90 Joseph
Smith the Prophet OF God. N they had
h.sn chunncicd by hun. Ood would
have adopted this nation and itH gov
! eminent and made Il HIS: for the
1 rfnwirea are TO that effect. Now, what
tho future will be- depends upon the
conduct Of those who possess the land
and upon the administration OF affairs
| u the land
There Be- one thing that has glad ]
dened me very much during this re-
cent agitation concerning war; | have
been pleased exceedingly at the course
| that has been taken by the admins .
tration In this threatened difficulty. /.
There has been NO manifest a desire I
ard determination on the part OF /.
President Mckinley and those imme.
ilntrly connected with him. 10 keen /
down excitement, 20 prevent the cir /
cu'ntion Of fnlHchood and everything I.
that would disturb the public mind /.
qua iufumc u against Spain. that l /
have been very much pleased.
IN connection with this I would like .
Ia read revelation which the Lord /
ms given 20 Us as a people. because |
! $50 IN the conduct Of the admins /
iIauon some features that agree with /
the Instructions OF the Lord The .
Lord, In speaking about the plan that /
says;
Behold. this n tho law I gave unto
my servant Nephi. and thy fathers |
Joseph, ana Jacob, and Isaac, and !
Abraham. aud all mine ancient Proph. |
cts and APOSTLES
And again, this IL the law that |
save unto mine anclcnts, that thoy |
should not go out unto battle against /
any nation, kindred. tongue, or people. |
save l, the Lord. commanded them.
Here II q law given that ia ~ tho ut
most importance TO the inhabitants Of
inc earth, as well a. TO ~ na a people.
II " the law by which the Inhabitants
or the earth should he governed. and
We ~ Lnttcr-dny Saints especially, |
should understand this law and be
governed by II. aud not, na We have
been told at this Conference. Indulge
In wnrllkc demonstrations or manifest
a bloodthlrfty disposition. We should
%" IL peaceful people. seeking peace
ana cndonVorinF 60 escape an thu nor.
tnrH or war; and 10 avert them from
the nations OF the earth. particularly
our own nation. The Lord says:
And " any nation, tongue, or peo.
pie should proclaim war against
them they should nrnt ilft a standard
OF peace unto that people, nation. OF
tongue"
have been impressed land say this
aside from any political bias. not wish.
ING political feeling IN ertor into n
question Of this kind with tho conduct
" the administration I'm relation Ia
lhlh, There has seemed 20 me 10 he IA
determination on the part Of proeidont
Alc klnley md those Immediately nv.
toeiated with him 10 push on war ana
70 90 all In their power 10 avert n
because of their apparent hogltntion
some have become infnmed ngnipst
mem, and have folt that tho dirnItv
or the nation WINS not loinr main.
ulned, ana that we were not doinr
~ We should do 70 punish Spnin III,
ner supposed action In relation 10 Tho
instruction OF the hnttlcahlp Maine
snd because OF her treatment on tbe
,'uhans Tho feolinga OF our nntl"n
nave been stirred up by reports In tbe
newspapers, many ~ which hnye bsen
incorrect ana without foundntlon
w ME the examination concornins
lho destruction ~ tho Maine was ~,
ing on, the administration hnH hoo,
nhu'r me continued necessity ~ ptih.
lclI denying the false Ttorior tho,
KY 9htnined circulation; and thov ana
ns IN the interests NJ peace, TO keon
lne PEOPLE OF our nation from bcipc
llhleu hnd sufrod W TO such 40,
~ OF lndignnuon that they couid
and have thnni,cd Oo1 b8, n.iL
'nirlt has boon glvon unto M ln
That have our milton ana M I'm
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