Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07


they tarried at Indcpcnoencc, the
county scat OF jackson. the ate Of the
future city of Zion. which. though not
yet definitely dceignatcd, was under
stood TO be ION the borders BY the La
iSIRTLAND.
The church which had sent them
forth, In order to escape persecution
and be nearer the scene OF its future
operations. now removed TO kartland.
Ohio. which became during tbs next
seven years. its headquarters. Tho
Prophet. accompanied by his wife and
q few friends. arrived there about the
nrst OF February. 1881. and was tenn
pofnfily domlciled In the home OF New
~ X. whitney. Of the arm of uilDort
aud whitney. merchants. lie had pre-.
vlously made the Acquaintance
Partridge ttho latter another inufchanD
who had visited him ut Fayotte.
THE UNITED ORDER.
Almost the frat step taken by the
Prophet after his arrival at Kirkland.
was 10 lay the foundation OF what "
known "a the United orucr." rcllFip-
social system comprising the methods
" which the Saints viii build VI
| siun.' The Lord said 10 Joseph! 1T IA
not given that one man should poasess
that which IA above another" This ID
the keynote of the United order. CO.
| operative and communicate schemes the
are had known bcforv. but never
since the days Of the Savior and bis
| Apostles had IN cffurt boon made by
a Prophet u God TO rc-cstnblish that
sacred order of things which In the
days Of Enoch redeemed Zion. "the
| pure IN heart" who. NJ modern rcvein-
ton Informs ua. were OF one heart and
one mind and dwclt In Righteousness"
/ with mo poor among thcm." an order
inauRurated by the Apostles at Jcru.
salem, when "thc multitude Of them
| that believed were " one heart and
one sour and had all things com
mon An order which. according to
| the Hook OF Mormon. prevailed among
the Nephltcs for nearly two centuries
after the coming Of Christ. an order OF
unity and equality, designed TO abolish
| fraud. monopoly and HeinshncrH
IN al iia phases. thus paw
1ss cb Nc way no for , ,ss Coming =;
the Millennium. II was an order OF
| Industry. too, and not % idicncna. IN
/ which each soul. having conHccrntcd it,
all and being assigned It, stewardship.
was expected 20 labor faithfully for the
commonwoal In whatever held or pur-
suit u proved 90 be beet lifted ana do.
signed. every man seeking the Interest
" HIS nvighbor and doing all things
With an eye single 10 the glory OF Dod."
u might be farm. workshop. or pfint-
ins press that was thus 'consecratod"
/ -accded 20 the Church, which, by itn
authorized representative. would then
deed TO the donor perhaps the same
/ plcVo OF property. or a portion thereof.
NJ Stewardship the conaccrttrd
surplus. u any. remaining IN the order.
All gains reverted 20 a common fund
| " store. from which each member de-
rived his or her support.
IL wnH 20 the establishment OF such
n system nmonn his people that Joseph
smith. the Prophet. In February. 1891.
directed his thoughts aud iaborp.
TINE iiisHoPRic.
| A movement 10 that end was the or
Eanisntion % the lilahopfic, rcprcecnt-
inE the temporal wing. ~ tho Apostle
ship represents the spiritual wing. OF
the Mormon church government.
| Joseph smith and oliver cowdefy held
the Apostlcship from the time OF their
ordination under the hands " the
| Apostles Peter. Inmca and John, but aa
yet the counrii Of the Twelve Apostles
was unorEnnlncd. nn was also the cuun-
| ell of the First Presidency. neither
were the Offices ~ High Priest and Few
cnty yet known TO the church,
though revelations CONCERNING all
were about 10 be- given. The first per-
son called 10 the liiahopric was Ed
| ward Partridge. who received his APP
polntmcnt February 9TH. 1881. the seq
ond one called was Novel X. whitney.
whose appointment came on tho 9TH OF
the following Dccember,
THE LAND OF ZION.
Tho immediate occasion Of bishop
whitncy.a call was tho removal OF
bishop Partridge 20 Jackson county.
Missouri, whittier he went with the
Prophet and others Ia tho summer 81
that year. 10 establish the church and
the United order Ia that land. lilnhOp
/ lNuVfVNAUsH uHHIaNWI he
was TO receive the connccratcd proper
ties Of the Saints and apportion TO
them their htewardHhipa In jackson
county, THE land u Zion" while
bishop whitney, with two counneiurr,
was To perform the same duty at Kirs-
land. the Land Of shinshah." the
Prophet and his associates. the spiritual
heads of the Church. would of course
exercise general authority and super
vision over the whole. The Church at
| Kirkland Ia June. 1871. numbered noar-
~ twp thousand souls, Including those
who had followed tho Prophet from
New York and Pennsylvania. Many
| Of these now migrated 10 Missouri. The
Prophet Joined Elder cowdery and his
companlons at Independence about the
middle Of July. and there for tho first
time the site OF the Holy CITY. the New
Jerusalem. was definitely desik-
mated. and the land c0nnecfatcd for the
building u the city and itH Temple.
THE THREE oLoRIEs.
Returning To Ohio. the Prophet and
Elder lsiEdon took up their temporary
abode at a little place called hiram, IN
| Portage county, whore they might be
free from business cares while they
continued a work, previously begun, OF
/ revising tho scriptures. II was here
that they beheld the great VISION" re-
| corded IN section 20 OF the Doctrine ard
Covenants. Thcrrin the Prophet enun.
ciatcH the doctrine OF universal saliva
ton, All men are TO be saved. except a
certain fow called Sons OF prrdition"-
Hheddcrr Of Innocent blood and ninnorn
| against the Holy Ghoat--but aro 10 10
saved according 10 their merits, In dir
fcrent degrees " glory. The different
| degrpes are Celestial. Terrestrial ana
| TolcatlaL typincd by the sun. moon
aud stars of the armament. There IA
hope for tho hoathcn who never heard
the name of Christ. hope even for tho
| wicked who arc thrust down 10 hell"
after they have paid the "utternont
| ffthing" and suffered aufficlontly for
their uinH, Those who obey tho celss-
tlal law and inherit Celestial glory
the highest Of Nll-wiil become like unto
God. In fact. win become Gods and in,
hofit all things, Man II God In embryo.
aud God IN man made perfect.
A MoDocRATIc ASSAULT.
During their residence at Hiram. the
Prophet ana his scribe were made the
victims OF a midnight assault BY "A
4. aailaa H. "A