Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-12
AN IRREpREssIB1E CONFLICT

AN IRREPREssIBLE CONFLICT
Whenever divine truth has been re-
Sealed through chosen instruments
commissioned from on high. there has
been a determined effort TO prevent It's
diffusion among mankind, That Power
which rules IN the hearts Of the child
rem of disobedience' Is naturally OPP
posed to the plans and purposes OF The
Holy ones.
THE world" moved upon by the
spiritual powers Of darkness" resents
and resIsts the influence and the prin-
clples Of "the kingdom Of heaven 1t
was so from the beginning II Is no
different today. The dlspensation Of
the fullness OF times meets with the
same obstructlng and repelllng forces
that always fought the previous dispen.
satlons that were introduced for the
salvation Of mankind.
There Is a marked difference in the
methods as well as In the spirit Of these
opposite influences. That which comes
from on high, while vigorous, forcible,
and IN some respects aggressive, has no
disposition TO coerce, TO crush or to In
jure. That which comes from beneath
endeayors to compel. to bind, to intim-
idate to destroy. Il seeks to "muzzle
or kill" II It cannot silence the OBJ.
jects OF It's wrath. Il will try to &C.
complsh their destruction.
The history Of all the Prophets and
Of their missions, whether upon the
eastern or western hemisphere, shows
The workings Of the two opposing prln-
ciples and the character OF their weap-
ons They are similar in all ages and
dispensations They come from the
same sources though they are manifest.
ed through different individuals. The
authority that is from God acts by light
and truth and love, by argument per-
suasion and testimony The antagonlsm
to It from the Adversary works by
sophistry, cunning and deceit, by anger,
violence, oppression and bloodshed.
The Bible giving accounts OF these
conflicts on the eastern continent. and
the Book OF Mormon, relating them as
70 the continent on which we live, tell
a similar story In these respects.
Which Of the Prophets have not your
fathers Slam" asked the Great Teach
er, Of the pious pretenders IN Palestine.
The same question might have been
asked Of their compeers among the
former inhabitants Of this land, when
He afterwards appeared to the Ne
phites.
II the lips Of the servants OF God
could not be sealed and their tongues
sIlenced in other ways, the dungeon or
the sword were the means employed to
prevent their mp)fhmest OF the
work entrusted TO them. Always they
ligere pade 70 appasr offenders against
the law, OF 1isTsrbers OF the honored
customs Of the period This was the
plausible excuse OF their prosecutors
They must either be "mu2zled or
killed" Even the gulltless Nazarene
was denounced as a malefactor and
accused Of treason against imperial
Rome.
Today the same opposing forces are IN
operation. The results, however. will
be different Some OF the valiant and
faithful who could not be "muzzed'
by the latter-day Pharisees and their
aiders and abettors, have been Killed.
sealing their testimony with their blood.
Others may suffer the same fate. But
This last dlspensatlon will not and can
not be overcome The truth that has
been revealed will prevail The au-
thority restored win remain. The or
ganization effected by divine command
ment VIII continue intact The spirit
within that gives It life will abide. The
Kingdom viii not be destroyed nor
given TO another people. It will stand
forever.
"Muzzllng' and chilling" Will not
avail in the last dlspensatlon. Misrcp.
resenlaiion, abuse, oalumny. rdicule,
mobooracy, imprisonment and assassl-
nation Will Fam TO destroy the system
which is planted here TO stay The
late that may oyertake individuals win
not suppress the work which they leave
10 Others i WI! so on. As the sun
alsperses the shades and fors and mists
OF the departing night and rises an
'he earth Is flooded by lts midday light
ana glory 50 that which the world and
The devil FIGHT as "Mormonlsm" VIII
conquer an foes and illuminate and
eyalt mankind
The would-be muzzIlrs ana slsvers
mag have temporary aud apparent mi.
umphs' But Toe victory win not be
heirs lie whose rgh, itis t1 rule and
reign has set Hls hand 90 conzumnate
NE work 10 which each of Ills servants
IN past dispmsatlns performed his
part ANA there o. no power beneath the
eternal heavens that can turn aside His
purpose
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