Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-09

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POST for April 10 we find the statement
In aamine headlines. that the work OF
Mormon" Elders III Boston alarms re-
llrlous leaders The Milwaukee senti-
mel Of April ~, deyotes an illustrated
page to the subject under the rather
stale but no less vicious, caption, THE
Mormon Menace Even from far on
New Zealand come editorial assaults on
'Morndnisih." In the New Zealand
Herald Of April 5, we notice an article
credited, however, to the London Morn
ing Post. in which It Is surmised that
"the long meditated attack on the Nor
mon principality-stlll community
which Is in, rather than Of, the Repub'
Isis to I've delivered Of last"
The plous editor closes his TRADE In
the spirit Of the lady above quoted
"The sooner the day comes when
MormonIsm ls merely a matter Of In
terest 10 the historian, a dead Instance
of humanltys capacity for self-de-
eeption. The better for the United
states and Tie better for tbs whole
world OF clean-mnded people
AnnhDatiou, DEATH That Is the bur
den Of the cry, And that would be bet
ter for the "clean-mhded people Of
the world we are told
The fact is MAT the old world, which
the author OF the letter to the Romans
describes as being filled with all UNI
righteousness fornication, wickedness,
envy, murder" ETC., considered Itself
clean enough except Tor the presence IN
II Of such men as Paul and the Apos-
ties Of our Lord. Those, the lniqultous
world considered the "ofiscouring,' the
fifth" something to get rid Of, for the
benefit OF the whole world Of clean
minded people" we presume. Need we
point out the analogy?
What Is the real secret OF all the un-
easiness in the camps Of the world
about "Mormonism? There are real
evils blazing ana burning all around
us, the flames OF which shed over the
heavens the fare of scarlet and blood.
But very little, comparatively speak
ing, is ever said about t. Why is the
activity against "Mormonism" so In
tense? why'do PLATE and Herod be.
come friends, and join hands when
ever Mormonism7 Is made the object
OF attacks by fanatics?
Because the spirit Of persecution is
not dead because Horod is still seek
lns to take the head Of John, flguratlve.
ly speaking because Herodlas Is still
hating the preacher Of righteousness
aud the herald OF the kingdom Of God.
That ls the true cause.
When the reformers OF Great Britain
and Germany unsheathed the sword
for the liberation Of men from the
chains Of superstition, Of tyranny, of
cruel intolerance, they ala great
work, but they only partially succeed.
ed. They did not succeed In establish
ing that true>,feligious liberty under
which every man and womHn may rear
his, or her, altar in peace, and worship
there rho world Is still largely. in
chains. kept so by a caste TO whom
the living Is more important taaa the
salvation OF souls That is the reason
why "Mormonlsm" is hated. For that
llberates the souls, That sheds light
upon the old peryersons Of truth, which
priests OF ali coats and colors have
drawn. mostly from pagan sources,
and stereotypedi into theological sys-
tens. II breaks the idols that people
nave stolen from former ages, and are
now hiding That is the secret OF the
opposition. the uneasiness.
But all that opposition is no real
consequence. Long ago the royal in
splred poet had glorious vision. He
saw the heather rage and the kings Of
the earth, and the rulers take counsel
together, against the Lord and against
his Amounted But as he turned from
this scene Of tumut and looked up into
the heavens. ne saw Him,against whom
the conspiracy was conceived, laughing
IN derision, SO little was He affected
by the dolngs of the enemies, And the
cause OF the derislon was announced,
for the Lord declared yet have I
set my King upon my hoiy hill Zion"
The fact was already accomplished The
rage OF the heather. and their plot
tlngs and conspiracies, came too late
Christ was already, in the divine coun-
sells, Installed as ruler, Agitation |
against Him came too late,
That describes exactly the situation
between the kingdom Of God and that
Of the world The decree has unchang-
ably gone forth, that the Lord omnipo-
tent shall gein the day. "Mormonsm"
proclaims this truth II asks nothing
for itself 1T has no aim, no purpose,
no desire but to see the triumph Of
truth, virtue liberty and brotherhood
among the children Of men. And there
fore It's future is secure, no matter how
much the heather rage.