Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-29


They were not assisted by steam nor
electric IOw,., they had no sucli fa-
cillties Tor making work easy, nor for
doing II quickly. II was done by
much harder process. Now. the quea-
tion " not 20 much the Hitting power
or the machinery they Possessed OF
which wish to speak M Of the manual
laooi bestowed and Its effect upon the
buildingr ami their future preservation.
In thinking Of the history OF this ma
ton. aud othefe that have lived and
laburcd under similar circumstances,
the thought forced Itself upon my
mind that these atupgndous works Of
art were monuments " oppression and
tyranny as well as. u not more. than
OF art. That they were skilfully and
ncicntiheaiiy constructed need not b.
repeated.
~ reading the history u ancient
babylon, 1rccce and Home. u will be
noticed that the custom prevailed to
bring people into bondage and force
whole nation1 10 pay tribuato. or 10 sell
them 10 some other people for slaves.
Or Ia force them 20 march for months
Ia chains and great h0r,ica to a far dis
tant land. there TO lead life of scrfdom.
In some Instances they may have b,-.n
treated we'll. and few references may
be called to mind were men OF skill or
81 exceedingly amiabir temperament
NAf' hNNN AANfN ANAAN AANNN anu NAANt
earned n citizenship OF other honorable
standing. but the very great majority
OF the people thus taken as war
trophies were used either for public or
private work or degradation. ~ that
IN reality q great deal. perhaps most
~ the work. was done by these slaves.
who Ind no rights TO be- respected. who
hed no appeal TO a court Of justice.
whose only consolation consisted IN
showing great human patience. FORTH
tudc on1 endurance IN the hard lot fate
had put upon them. While they worked
IN bondage they thought u their ma.
i've home. their peaceful vacations In
agriculture OF cattle RAISING And they
prayed With longing and strong heart
for the day that their God would give
them the blessed privilege OF return
Ing 10 their native suii 10 worship and
10 live to enjoy the pleasures Of life ~
did their ancestors and NJ last that
their bones might rest with their faith
cts.
A most o. the readers Of the News"
are very familiar with bible history,
they can ind evidence 81 this In the
sacred rvcord. Let ~ rUfcr 10 the reign
Of solomon. when Israel - suddenly
rprunE into Kingdom and gained
fame by the beautiful city and temple
and palaces, together with other i'm.
prnNcmcntH IN the country, n must be
remembered that all this work was not
accomplished by the good viii ~ u
Nrll.paid pcpnic. The grrnt walled
cities were not reared BY government
contracts entichlng men aud firms
The Tempt. was not reared altogether,
or probably at all. by well aud properly
| pnid wurkmen, ~ were our Temples In
Utah. The work was not donated by
the people. u was mostly done by the
ntfunErfH IN the midst u larnei. Z
| Chronicles - u. tells ~ that Solomon
employed one hundred and nifty thpua-
ana, six hundred men strangers. These
ala Solomon ana the mobiles and mighty
men " Israel engage 20 bear the bur-
dcnH and 10 hcw the stone and wood
/ I kingr, ~ s0-s3. That seems To have
been the nnhl blow 10 the cannnnitea
~ a nation. They were soon subduci
thus. iiut after all that building and
espansion the people felt Themselves
hufdrncd. Their servants were worn
out and gone the way Of the world.
they found themselves under burden
some taxation 10 maintain n glorious
! and cxtrnNarnut court. Aud the popu-
lar fejolcAE over their siorioua capt
tai and temple and king bcran rradu-
| ally to wunr. u wua only natural,
such unboundcd enthusiasm always ~.
acts. The slumbcfinE moan II the poo-
pie awake at the death ~ Solomon. Re.
/ hotonm. Soiomon'r son, was required
60 reduce the burdens, which h. failed
10 do. the causes and consequences an,
- familiar that II need not here be- ~.
hcarrcd.
| Here II the essence ~ the argument
Much Of the advancement and glory II
the kingdom Of David and solomon was
obtained by the power Of might and
| cruelty which prevailed In that age
/ The Lord permitted this for His owr
wise purposes. hut when this seeming.
~ arbitrary and selfish spirit prevailed
among other nations u was unhunr,
able because 81 the spite and hate II
had cnRcndorcd. And ala not this fats
hefali Solomon'H work 10 q iarro OK,
TENT True the cause Tor the fall ol
iHrncl was their sin against the Lord
| Hut the Hlh against the people and ma,
tlons In trVaung the weak with con,
tempt and mREnifyinT tho princes
and mobiles far above N,
common people. created claai
distinction and envy which consequent,
| ~ destroyed confidence and the love
and trust a people should have In ~
leaders. Hence whom the calamity