Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25


the portrayal Of progress and CROWN
among the I.attcr-day Saints such as
has been given Us today. IL must be
encouraging also TO contemplate the
destiny OF the people and the purpose
which God has declared respecting
them. Not only on this occasion. but
on several sabbatha In the recent past.
we have listened 10 reports by Apostles
and other leading officers Of the Church.
and by Elders who have come home
from foreign missions. relative to the
etate Of thla work In various parts OF
tn. world. and Z take u that the Lat
tcr.day Saints have found much cause
for gratitude and thanks In that TO
which they have listened.
II IL an undenlabic fact that this
Church has advanced at rate which IL
really phenomenal. and that II Is still
growing In a way that hespcaks It's
vitality and declares the power which
ovorrules things for ns good. and which
has -, the seal OF victory upon tho
destiny dccrccd concerning H.
MIsLEp ny NAMES.
II has been fashionable In the past to
dccry "Mormonlsm." ~ the faith Of the
church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter-day
Saints has come 20 be known. The
Church has had a bad name; and things
that have bad name In this
world arr seldom spoken Of In
any other terms than those OF
reproaeh and donunciation. u IN quite
the fashion amongst mankind today To
no largely by names. and scarcely ever
to look nttcntNcly beyond. We are
living according to system OF nbbre-
yiations and initiaia. and names mean
practically everything TO US. our bits
OF knowledge appear to me TO be tied
up In bundles and packages, and TO be
labelled rightly or wrongly. and we
seldom ever unite the string OF tear
apart the wrapping TO see what IL
within. The package labelled Nor
moniHm" has always been In Ill reputc
with many.
There are. however. many whose eyes
have been opened and whose ears have
been unstoppcd, through the Efforts
and labOrH Of the missionaries OF this
people. and who have found to their
surprise that "Mormonism' In not ut
all what they had taken II TO be. In
deed. In our popular legislature we
pass most OF the bills by title. and
scarcely ever consider them In their de-
tails. In our individual judicial ac-
| tlonr. passing our personal judgment
aH TO the right or the wrong OF mat
tiers that may come before W. We rarely
take time to properly examine the evil
dcnce. but usually content ourselves
| with rendering some sort OF decision
| upon the Recommendation Of rclf.con-
stltutcd and prcJudccd referees.
| The Mormon peoplc-thc people
| who are properly known a- members OF
i 10 Nat AN ~ nj tor.
day Saints-have only asked TO be
/ known. TO be observed. 10 he tested.
and TO be Judged righteouHly In accord
ance with the results OF that cxanlna-
tion. hut n ~ not only with respect
to our own Church, not only In mat
tern of churches In general but In all
things We 10 by names. and Outlines
grasp at the shadow represented by the
name, and utterly ignore the substance
OF the thing itself
INFLUENCE OF MIsNoAiERs.
carefully prepared work pro-
Tossing to set forth the 500
called theory OF Darwin. II appeared
under the glazing title OF "Darw inlam.' g
I read the book with interest. read
another book, also q commentary upon
the great naturalist and third. and
by that time ! was thoroughly con-
WINGED that n wanted 10 know any
thing about Darwin and his work. I
| would have to read him for myself.
Many truth In now condemned by be-
lng referred TO some system which has
bad namo, The naturalist whom
have named has brought out many
truths but when one Of them Is men.
toned. someone kills the effect by say
ing, That IN Darwlnism.' The truths
taught by this Church IN declared. and
It's GOOD effect IN utterly ruined OF
spoiled by some spltefii remark. That
IL Mormonism,"
EFFECT OF PREJUDICE.
But a few months ago stood In ono
Of tho large cities Of Great Britain
Passing down the street one evening
came to n crowd gathered upon the
corner OF the street and I soon found
that one OF our own meetings was thert
In progrcss.I had not heard of the meet
lng having been previously announced.
took place on the outskirts OF the
crowd. and listened with some degree
Of Interest to the remarks OF the Elder,
who addressed the people. They were
speaking In a simple, ana. ] believe I
convincing manner, judging by the a.
feet which was produced upon the con.
gregatlon. the theme was the rcstora,
ton ~ the Gospel. the prophecies " old
relating To the last days, and the sign,
that were to prcccde the Ereat and ter,
. |
| comments made by members OF thai
street congregation, and many OF then
were Hinccrc and earnest, bctokcnlni
careful thought, ana they were general,
favorable. The doctrine as u wa
, preached secmd 10 appeal TO many
! Then became aware Of the presence
~ one who was making himself bus,
circulating In and around and through
tho crowd, and whispering In the ear
, Of those who seemed TO be affected
p Don't you know what tina, ~ Init Il
Mormonlam,' and straightwa,
/. those who had been listening
! spurncd what they had heard
o Some NJ them left In disgust. and 9th
o ers remained TO take part In the at
tempt 20 inoito disturbance there
When the truth was presented wlthou
q name, they had to honor IL, but whel
o they found that 1t belonged 10 the sys
= tenn which with them was In III reput,
o they rejected Il ana trampled II unde
e their feet, Perhaps this condition Wi
n continue until we have learned to recog
n nizc truth for itself. until We hsv
4 learned 10 love II for IT, own sake an
4 not for the sake 0f the name that some
= one hus pasted upon II.
y TRUTH NEEDS No PRoPPING.
rejoice In the truths that mr.
promulgated by those who preach IN
/, doctrine Of this Church. for such stan
upon their own merits. They requlf