Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-18


together Tor good to them that love dod.
90 them WHO are the called according
" illf purpose" tbs hos truly been
Nerlufl in our case today You have
d9rltcss heard, ere this rclehcs YOU.
~ the dreadful CONFEDERATION here DO
colorado spriuga TJnlght the city
nouns the i0n1 % three whole blocks.
dl stI1yUd by nfs To- less than three
snort hours. Never IN her history has
sn' esp' fenced such IRE. The beau
tiul h1ioi. Auiiers. ihe pride ~ fhe
CITY, now lies a mass OF amouldariug
'uh-fs while atreichuE flr thrce
blocks 30 the south lie heaps % burn
lns debris lis sight from which one
Nshrf Boo turn. feeling sad o. think ~
ihc once beautiful s,ructures now ly-
Jus In huge piles Of smoking ashes.
while parts " the grim walls now
stand alone 3D. mark the size VI the once
J. aces NJ erlndorr.
Ny u.nd reycrIa 10 an ANALOGOUS In
c.iUut 10 IH that 81 Babylon. the
N.llly OF che Chsldecs uxroiinncy."
iltr hanging grldena have nrvfs had
900 nutlli her walls and forircs4es we're
considered ImnrsEnaDlc, while OF her
army. The hng had Just cause 90 boast.
hui zoe Time came Tor aIl Dor downfall.
must however, return and explain
thnt % hti'o more thin one year ag1 tw,
hun' servants W Christ oHmn 10
Colorado Springs. They were strangers
iu ihH city. and. moreover, they were
11HyIng the command ~ Jesus 60 His
dlf.irl.s Co g1 into the " 90 carrying
WITH thorn neither pure nor scrip. but
tl ircteh the Gospel freely ns they had
received DO Thty were depending upon
th' umnlrlioni hand " Uli 90 care f1f
ih.u nH ihUy had no where 90 lay their
D. ads. Wandering slowly and quietly
tni1lrh the depot q beautiful vista
| suddenly opened TO their view-it was
The Ant'Hf1 park. a1 much admired
hl lll who are favored to see 10. Al
'he further end OF the park stood ln
1u De mlrnnccnt grandeur. abe IA
nous AutiDr. hotel 10 was % massive
Stone structure % gray and pink sand
stone, adorned with au % possible
fkll ~ modern mechanics SO means
had been spared 90 make % q workable
paradise
our humble carriers Of truth wcndsd
lhcIr way through their EirlHna. half
believing and half realizing them 90 be-
a paradise f1r the hnm0loas in pass
ing one " them was heard Co say; no
thfy really cannot refuse ua one u
the.f I11rUri rl0mf, and aH fUr some.
ihlrg Co oaf. $50 VIII hO thankful Tor
The most mcarro meal" hut lat uH 70
wish Thorn q little further We now s.o
ih.m enter a long hail and immediate.
quiro Tor The proprietor. a few mo.
mcnis later large, hnndmmr man
appcnfr and presents himself in an the
dignity OF his Office 60 thH strangers
Thor message 10 him Dr. short. they are
followers NJ the meek and ilwiy NnEa.
rene. ana wart shelter Tor thc night.
promising him q blessing tHAt. "Who.
Hnuvcr rivrth aH much aH a cup ~ cold
water unto one " these my servants
shall Lea faW suIHa lUHH NIH f.a.Hr|N IHttH
no. THOR call was vain. They must
so ana earn their bread aH hH had done
urd NJ longer cling 60 vain ideas %
superstition Ana aH lh0y move on,
each " them bowling hIH head In
prayer asking Of uod MOI o. lay this
a.u Ht bis door. FOR perhaps be- knew
n0t whom he wnn turning into the cold,
cold world. We shall follow uur hfnih.
cra 10 longer. but leave them ln the
protecting care Of God. trusting On Him
90 provide Tor their needs but before
We leave this theme. leo ~ remember
that chess Elders are aont into the
world 90 prove a.
Las, Tuesday Elder John c. Houston
of pnngutch. Utah. Joined me in my
inb1ra and since then Dc and / have
olntsntci ourselves IN holding q fcW
meetings and conyerFInE with friends
upon the Gospel After several hours
study today We bctook ourselves % re-
creation. and al exactly one O'Clock pm.
we reached the y. r. y. and q. depot.
After remaining there a short time
We cav % pair % weigh scales IN and
adjoining feed store AncurtalninF our
weight We then slowly ntuntercd up 10
Doyle Bros. on East Bljou street. where
We Trj our mail The carrier OF those
welcome messages from home had not
yet arrived, 20 We waited. II was vile
waiting here that a BLACK cloud Of
rnrukc suddenly passed over the city
even ohscurlng the sun from view.
In an Instant the whole city was
IN confusion, NJ one knew tho reason.
Men were running hlthsr and yon. no
one could tell why. Various conflicting
theories found expression. among the
which was the one shat a carload of
powder had exploded az the RIO Orande
depot This later On proved 20 be true
The thought came 20 ~ Immediately
ns N born by angels. that one Of our
friends % pool lnrpector--can he prob
ably have persisted ln the sNploal0n3
We must know and that now. go we
wen; with che Hurrlng mass " human
~ ia che apparent direction VI the