Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-18

uNH plan uI HiINnAnuI rms NfnlNlaH Nus
] been uiniind. and ga those last days
fhs book has been brought forth by
! tHu Prophet Mnrunl. and D. has been
! translated hv the gift aud power Of
! U0i. NOT hy the power of man.
An INSPIRED RECORD.
count NJ a colony OF people who came
from the tower OF Babel and thus
throws iIght on Che statement uf Gene
aIs that from thence men wcrl acattorcd
abroad upon 600 the clrth. These pco-
pic were righteous. uud they had De-.
sought God lu prayer that lie would
not c0nf0und their iaurulEc. but that
he would suffer them Go retain their
mother tongue. This was Nrnnted un-
Co.. them. ana they were lcd across the
great waters nnd planted upon this
land Whom tho last uf their Prophets
luufnryud from the land whore bis prp.
bic had become extinct through war
ana blo11ahod, be- came in contact with
another people who had been Jed from
Hiy hundred years before christ Tho
l10k OF Mormon contains record of
enc dealings OF God with those people
the ancient inhabitants ~ America,
ana u has come tO ua direct 10 wan
hld up by commandment VI God. and
remained in the earth Cor hundreds ~
years. un1 wnH brought forth BY fcvc'
intiun IN tho last days The pl1toa were
committed 10 o. pronhot OF God who
received tho Trim nud Thummiiu, and
ho translated the plates by the rlft ami
power of God. for tho bon0nt of this
generation While I have not time 90
ru into details, lot me Huv 60 The pcp.
nIo there o. mo- contradiction between
the Book of Mormon and thn ulhl9 o..
HpeotiuE the doctrines embodied in the
glorious plan of salvation. There a. mo-
conflict between these two sacred T.
cords respecting the prophecies OF The
ancient Prophets. either un1n the ylat-
0m 0r The western Hemisphere lu rclt-
tl1n 90 the great purposes of God Co Doe
nrclmrll0d boo the last DAYS nn pre-
unrut1ry work TO- the second advent Of
the Messiah.
GIVEN ~ FrLFtLMENr OF
PROPHECY.
Now + will refer YOU 10 o. few pas.
FnreH COS Scripture ! will not take time
Co rund thom. but will quote them and
tell you where Co ind them. ! have told
YOU that this book was translated from
plates TINT wDfu hidden up in Tho earth
tu tho biih Psalm. David says. Mercy
and truth nrc mot together. righteous
ness nud peace have kissed each other
Truth shall spring out " the earth. and
Righteousness shall look down from
heaven" while this statement may
not De clear go those who have nrVor
runcCtod upon it IN this llyht, it u clear
90 the Lattor-dny Saints that It hna "a
bearing unon the coming forth % this
sacred record. Tor % literally sprung
out 0f the earth. ana rlFhtUousucaH. in
The shape uf the authority from God TO
translate nnd dispense IL among the
children NJ men. came down FROM
heaven. Another passage. found boz the
21th chan. VI Isaiah. reads. And the
vision uf nil ~ become unto you uH the
words NJ o. book that is scaled. which
men deliver tn one that la learned. sag
Ing. Read this. ! pray thee. unl b.
saith. ! cannot. f0r % D. sealed. ami
the book q delivered 60 him that D.
not learned. saying. Read this. I pray
lhooi and Do said. ! nm not learned"
The clrcumHtnncnH connected with the
coming forth of the Book ~ Mormon
arg very remarkable. and they contain
"a literal fullllmout OF this prophecy
Joseph Smith was not "a learned man,
Ng was NOT qualified by hlH own know
ledge 90 translate nugulroH 40 be-
Translated by the rift and power ot
Almighty Tie copied "a few chlEnctora
and sent them hy the hand 0f MARLIN
Harris 90 o. learned llngulst iu tho
city of NHw York. Professor Anthem.
lln asked the professor 30 examine tho
characters ana cHrdfy au 90 their orl-
sim, aud be- did Ho. lie gave cgftln-
cate tH4tlfyiug that thUy worc genuine
tho Prophet Joseph Smith was onun-
u.1tlnW BE- great truth 10 tho world. INT
when ha asked where tho plates were
ohulnod. aud Martin Harris told him
they were delivered by an angel from
heaven. biz nntnEonlam was aroused
aud De- asked Cor the return w tho cor-
unrute. whorDupHn hp destroyed o.
mylur that angels ana not appear in
this axe 90 tho world.
THE STICK OBJ EptuuAff
In connection with the coming
forth 90 this sacred record the
Prophet Ezekrl. lu the 3ith chap
Ger VI hia book offers ua this statements
THE word OF the Lord came urnln unto
ONE, saying Moreover. thou son VI man,
take tHrH nue Stick and write upon o.
l0r Judah. and cot the children OF
lHnrrl h.H companions. then tnkc an.
other aicNi and write upon lt Tor
Joseph, thu stick uf Ehprnlm. and fnt
700 tuU house uf Israel bio companions.
and Join th"m one tu another Into one
stick. and th.g shall become one in
thine hand Stick was the term
applied 100 ancient times to the rolls
upon which thU Scriptures were ln-
Hhrd This Htlgk of Judah ~ mons 9TH
ur than what lH designated by tho
christian world. tho Holy uihlr cone
H|uug thp oIl and the New TeHtn-
WuHtH. 600 .l which was written by the
'"N.N lNhI'N'H anu iNN ANnHAltN Nl
lhu lord I,HuH Christi and the stick
OF E.hrum Do thr Book VI Mormon.
auI was written by the ancient Proph.
900 upon this lind, The people who
IWD|t uuuu this land were The literal
IrHHUulUutf OF Joseph the father %
EuhulW and MnulHHgh. let me cali
your attention tu tho blessing pro-
uuuuHrd By Jacob, the Hrand head OF
tho twelve trhUH of israel uuuu his
twelve sons. Anor designating tho
blessings that should follow bis other
SONS. b. came Go Joseph, % whom Dc
Huld' Joseph lH % fruitful Dough. oven
% fruitful uuuEh b. e. we'll. whose
branches run over the wall The
blessings ~ Thy father have prevailed
above thH hlgH IrgH N my urugculturH
iur hllHi they shll ht uu the head %
Joseph, and ON thr crown OF him thut
wlH separate from hiH brethren" N you
will carefully read thr provisions uf
that HIuuuuH blessing ana then uppIy
tu.m tl thU conditions that rkIst Zoo tnU
various parts uI tl. globe. yuu will Uul
tuft uu part uf tnH rItth HO Literally
mIulig Goo prophecy uf Jacob uUlu The
head off JOHUgh uH ih' land ul America
go land moro capable OF producing
wealth uHU uHtl.uIus MON Ih1u amy
other division off thH earth. Then 10
yuu viii tuIu tu ih' .Irl UhlgtHr of
uf MuH.H uIuu Che twelve TRIBES on
IsrHo. uuu th.r. Isu suIbIHe hIrmony
between tI" I..Iug 1f Jacob ami ihe
prophecy UI N...# respecting tho land
u. IH ul % u'Hn Arurr Ught ur0u
lu'H rl.It ulu".. off lhH people ho.ng
divided Huu a.IfI.uI uuIu tHH fIuU uf
IHH earth. You know what Paul SAYS