Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-06

repetition on larger scale OF
the cruel tragedy ~ jackson
county. The spark that eindicd the
connngration, In this Instance, was the
successful resistance by twelve Nor
lons OF a numerous mob OF Missouri
ianH who at Gailatin. Daylcss county.
On the 9Th Of August. tried 10 prevent
! rem from tsi y aH-t4 the STATE -lectlon'
a general nti.Mor5non uprising fol-
i4Nea. an. tOy,inoi nvsEs ana Duh-
erai Clark. at the head or an over
wnrlninR force Of msn,in. made good
/ their threat to "cNtormlnate the Mor-
mons or drive them from the STATE"
Brigham Young In this trying hour
I played the part of a hero, giving evi.
dcncc Of that genius for organization
l aud command that made him, next TO
! Joseph Smith. the greatest character
that Mormoniam has yet produced. In
the absence " the First Presidency,
who were Imprisoned In Liberty jail.
the care Of the church devnltct manly
upon him. NJ President of The Twelve
/ Apostles. ibis senior. Thomas y. Marsh.
having apostatikcdb and he. with iicbcr
&. kimbaii. John Taylor and others
who had escaped death and inpriHoI.
mcnt. now supcfintcndcd the exodus ~
his people from Missouri After In
describable sunerings. most " the
homeless and plundcrcd refugees
reached quincy. Adams county. illl-
nols. where they received u kind well
come and late IN April or early
IN May. 1859, we're Joined by the
Prophet and hls brother Ilyrum. who
had escaped with others from their
captivity In Missouri.
NAuvoo.
Nauvoo. Hancock county. Illinois.
now became the headquarters Of the
church and the chief gathering place
OF the Saints The city was founded
| by Joseph Smith upon the site u
little village named Commerce. situat-
cd on beautiful slope In a graceful
| band OF the bfuad and sweeping s.iHsis-
sippl. The place. when the Prophet
and his people purchased II. was
swampy and slckly, but un-
der, der the ieis''lyye r sanitary meas,
and Wholesome. a Joy 10 all jewellers. "a
delight to all behoiders. The population
rapidly Increasing. "A great city arose,
terrace above terrace. from the waters
cdRc 60 the summit % Temple
crowned hill. commanding a maEnin-
cent view " the surrounding land
scapc. During their seven years 30
Journ In Illinois. the Saints IN Sauvoo
and the adjacent settlements Increased
until they aggregated twenty thou
sand souls. Many " these came In the
great tide - foreign Immigration,
land upon the shores OF Illinois the
bone and slncw, skill and genius
OF Great Britain. the first Of European
countries to be penetrated by tn zea-
loua missionaries " the Church. pfeloh-
inK the Gospel Of THE Gath
erins. While the. Prophet aud
the main body % his pe0pe
were building up SAuyoo and
other towns In Illinois and Iowa. the
Apostles. with brigham Young at their
head. were laying broad and deep the
foundations " the British mission.
that mighty source Of strength 10 the
parent Church In America. when they
landed at Liverpool In April, 1870. tho
Church In the british Isles numbered
less than two thousand souls, year
later. when most of them returned to
America. that number had more than
trcblcd. branches OF the Church had
BEEN established In almost every noted
city and town " England, Scotland.
| Wales. ireland, Isle Of Man. and be-
tween seven and eight thousand souls
had been baptized. Eighteen hundred %
/ these had been converted through the
individual laborr or MILFORD Woodruff.
The Miliennlal star had been founded.
and u permanent emigration agency
established Following the Apostles to
Nauvoo came the Cannon family. rela-
tivcr and converts VI Apostle John
| Taylor, Including George q. Cannon.
the future Apostle. "a native ~ the fale
~ Man. and then mere boy.
Franklin d. Richards, now Prcsi-
dent Of tho Twelve Apostles,
county. Massachusetts,. WINS with the
Church mt this time, as was also Joseph
~ smith, the Apostle, born at Far
West. Just after the raciSing Of the city
by the Milasourlanr.
The Prophet having appealed In vain
A..
OF grievances on account ~ the wrongs
suffered IN Missouri. turned his ntten
tlon to the establishment ~ Zion Mt
Nnuyoo and the surrounding Stakes.
The klndhearted people ~ Illinois.
plying the woes % the cNlled Saints.
had received them with every demon
tratlon OF sympathy ana hospitality.
Tho Legislature granted most liberal
charter 10 the city ~ Nauvoo, under
which Temperance ana peace prevailed
aud religious liberation for
all scots was secured. The
Nnuvoo Legion was organized as part
~ the State militia. with the Prophet
published. Temple, rniycrH-
lily aud other public buildings were
projected, and the city beantlnrd
and extended On all sides. Every
thing was prosperous. and the pcrmn .
n"nt peace and happiness of tho saints
| Hf'Nl'h hNhhl'if w WV NANNNN ~ " ~
the Prophet. IN the 9Th of August. lNia,
uttered this solemn predictions II
prophecy that the Saints VIII continue
To ruffer much aiiiiction. and win be-
driven to the Rocky Mountains; many
viii apostntiEc, others viii be nut a.
death by our prosecutors or lose their
| lives In consequence of exposure or dis.
ease; and some viii live 10 20 ana as.
Hist In making settlements and build
Inc cities, and see the Saints become u
mighty people In the midst ~ ths
Rocky Mountains"
A GATHERING STORM.
Almost Immediately the prophecy be-
gan 10 be- fulfilled In fact. before n
MhH uttered there had been henri low
mutteriuHs NJ the tomnnHt tn was
soon To break In pitileHs fury upon tn,
heads of the hnplerH Saints. 1lep.atrf
but lncnectuhl Efforts had been made b,
tho Mirsourlann, with the connl
vance " certain enomios Of tbs
Prophet In Illinois. To arrest hin
and his william captive umnan
Tons. na refugees from Justice.
and carry them back 10 Missouri. an,
the apostasy n John q. Bennett.
man whom Joseph had trusted ans
made mayor NJ Nnuvoo, chancellor %
the unlyersltyand general In IN,
Legion. aud who nov turned aTuina
him aud sought his life. east anothr
cloud upon the horizon. 0oycrno
Thomas Ford In his history ~ Illinois
stigmatizos bennett as probably tn