Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-01

the work that lies before us. and that In
TOO many Instances the thought is hnl-
ing place 10 our hearts that the Gospel
has been preached ln ail The word ior
witness that the seeds of thuth have
been fully soWn, and that this rcspon-
Fibility no longer rests upon the Latter
day Saints This De- not true. There
win come a change among The nations
of the world Doors WIl Doe opened for
the preaching ui the Gospel
IL may be that 10 VIII come
through wars and rumoH OF wars
10 may come through the dis
membcrmcnt OF governments, % may
come through the planting of the seeds
OF liberty In the hearts Of men by the
extension of constitutional government
10 may come by "a complete breaking DO
pieces Of national power among some
nations and the euthrOniug boo power
of those nations among whom Che seeds
~ liberty have been more fully dee
velopod, but in whatever way 10 shall
come. the work viii be accomplished
our Fathers purposes viii not fall HIS
Gospel viii De preached TO every ma
ton, 90 every kindred 10 every tongue
10 every people, though II may be mat
war and blOOdshed, turmoil and trouble
pcstilence and famine VIII bee the
agents requisite 90 the changing OF ar
fairs by which the messengers of etern-
al truth may find openings TO carry the
Gospel 20 themilllousof sons and daugh-
tiers OF God who have not yet heard IT,
We may not be- able TO read Alright the
upon the wall, nor realize
the purposes OF Providence when pes
thence and famine shall break forth
but when the Elders OF this Church
We're sent out by the Prophets and
Apostles of the Lord % SOW the seeds OF
this Gospel and 90 warn the nations of
It's restoration. they were told that the
day would come following their min
istratiOns. when the sea would heuye
itself beyond It's bounds, and when
there should be manifest In the very
elements our Fathers disapprGval OF
the conditions existing among the chill
dTen Of men And when we see the at
ttude Of certain sections OF our own
land. where the principles " liberty
should be enthroned In mighty power
md the rights Of every person guarded
10 the utmost limit, and we note the
lengths 10 which men go In an invasion
NJ the rights OF their fellow men, and
the helplessness sometimes % our
courts Of law, 10 Ii indeed an appalling
thing 90 those who rejoice In the eX-
tension OF liberty and in the growth of
hose broad principles that shall open
the door wide 10 every child Of our
Father, pointing the way In which he
,an worship that Father and fulfil His
destiny
OF LIBERTY DE
VELOpTNG.
While these principles OF liberty are
making their way ana opening doors
for the accomplishment OF the pur-
poses Of the Almighty, the Latter-day
Saints should In no sense become dis
Outraged. Rather should they feel TO
ask our Father that IN the shaping Of
nations and the opening Of doors He
shall impress upon His children those
principles Of liberty. elements Of jus
tlCe, and love OF right, without the
necessity OF the overthrow ana des-
trucuon OF government. which shall
Incline them 70 give ear 10 the instruc-
tons OF the servants Of God and 10 re-
,eiye the truth our prayers should as
cend daily In the interest Of His great
family. In the broadening of their Views.
the enlightenment Of Their leading and
capable men and women. and the
growth OF understanding among the
masses that II may not be. necessary
10 whip them into line by plaques and
by wars and rumOrs Of war. While our
appeals In this direction may not result
In the softenlng OF the hearts Of or
Fathers great family and THAR jealous
les and ambitions may lead them In the
way OF strife and hatred. the duty Is
stiil ours % seek 90 impress them with
the great fact that our Father has tn
deed sent W. 10 bring them 90 an un-
OF His eternal truths, that
they may walk In the way Of everlast-
ing life
FUTURE OF THE INDIANS.
As we look over the conditions OF the
past upon our own land. and note the
gradual extinction OF the native races.
I am led to wonder whether the spirit
OF justice and mercy Is really with the
people OF the great Republic 10 the eX-
tent that IL should BE-. To the north
ward and 20 the southwark OF as are
millions OF these natives, From our
own soil they have almost disappeared.
II o. true that Boo some sections
of our land they have established theme
selves In villages, are thing the soil
and ar, making some efforts looking 20
the hetterment of their condition men,
tally. morally and religIOusly But %
too great an extent has the spirit Of
hatred been cngcudered In their hearts,
and when the white race OF America
shall stand In the presence OF the great
God and Doe called 20 account for their
treatment Of their weaker brothers
what the decision may be upon the
strong ones and their exercise Of do
miniOu ! win leave 90 your Imagination.
As To the Latter-day Saints. II is their
mission and ministry 90 seek 90 reclaim
this fallen race To us Us given an UNI
Outstanding as 90 whence they came
the causes that have led 20 the unhappy
position in which they find themselves
today and the promises God has made
concerning them. We recognize that in
times gone by the Bedecmcr of the
world visited this land lie made them
a promise OF a future visitation. and
they are looking f0r the fulhllment Of
that promise True they have been de-
Ceiyed through what was regarded as
their superstition ln this matter. and
were conquered by the white race owe
Ing 20 their belief 100 the promised visit
of the RcdgemCr This belief hoWcVer
found among the native races Of the
American continent u.s. witness TO the
correctness of the Wow entertained by
the Lltter-day Saints and presented 20
the world in that book which gives a
history of their ancestry their troubles
and bl0ldshed, and the depths % which
they We're brought together with the
promise that the Father would az some
future time utilize them for the accom-
plishmCut Of his holy purposes. Some
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