Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-07
A CHOSEN NATION.

Rev. r. NJ. c. Birmingham Of Wa
nette, o. T., Is the author OF a little
pamphlet, In which he endeavors to
show that the United states is
chosen nation" and that it's people
has a special mission in the world, to
guide and lead the entire human fami-
ly. As the United states goes In this
century. he says 80 the world will go,
up or down. The citizens OF this coun-
try are therefore called upon to decide
the destiny OF the world He bases
this view largely on what Christ said
TO the Jews Therefore say | unto
you, the kingdom OF God shall be taken
from you, and given to "A nation bring
ing forth the fruits That nation,
he says, is the one nhabitlpg the Unit
ed States II Is the chosen nation In
the New Testament dispensatIon.
The thought he expresses is, as will
be seen, the one that has found It's best
expression in the teachings Of the
Church, Through these teachings the
world has been taught that this Is
the land where the Almighty first
placed His children, II Is the land of
Joseph, blessed above all others, The
Constitution, 80 the Church leaders
have testified is an inspired document.
framed for the benefit OF all the world,
They have also given the reason, why
this land WAS chosen. via, that from
this land the principles of life and sal
walton, OF truth and liberty, should be
proclaimed. It is gratifying TO notice
how "Mormonism' is penetrating mod
ern thought, as surely as the leaven
that affects the entire contents OF the
pan.
We need but look upon the United
States, and then upon the adjacent
countries on this continent to find the
statement proved that this il chosen
country. There Is Mexico to the south,
1t Is a republic. 1t has a glorious elm
ate and wonderful resources. But It's
development has not kept pace with
the United States. There is, for in
stance the state of Sonora with over
$4,000 square miles Of ground and but
100000 inhabitants while the state of
New York with only 1910 square miles
has over seven million inhabitants.
What a contrast! The District Of CO.
lumbia. with only 70 square miles Of
territory, has more inhabitants than
the state OF Sonora In Mexico only
two states have a population exceeding
a million, while in this country twenty
seven states have more than million
and fourteen of these have several mil
lions each.
A similar condition meets us to the
north. Canada is a good country, but
what a difference in development on
either side Of the border line! Maine is
more than twice as populous an New
Brunswick and three times as rich.
Massachusetts, Is five times as populous
as Nova Scotia and twenty times as
rich; New York state Is more than
twice the equivalent OF all Quebec and
Ontario In population, and of incom-
parably greater wealth than the whole
Dominlon the population of Minnesota
Is greater than that OF the whole Cana
dian prairie Northwest, Manitoba,
Keewatln, Asslnlboia Alberta and Sas-
katchewan together; and the state of
Washington is nearly three times as
populous as British Columbia. Even
Alaska, under our flag, ls forging ahead
OF the British possessions in the same
latitude and longitude Can this be
accounted for, merely on the difference
In climate. and government? Hardly,
1t Is the hand of Providence.