Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-13
u,boo OrsOn F. Whitney Dis
courses interestingly on the
Redemption of Zion.
REFERS TO THE UNITED ORDER
PAINTS Ont CONDITIONS to be Observed
Ard AdmOuisbes Saints to
Continue Faithful.


pishop Orson r, Whitney dis
iced interestingly on the redemption
1,or a theme suggested by the
,nt purchase by the Church of lands
Jackson county, Missouri. He re-
a.,dsd the movement as one Of the
So,, significant since the expulsion Of
~. saints from that neghborhood.
y.o meeting as usual, was largely
a,,.ndsd and was presided over by
PRESIDENT John r. Winder
The choir sang The hymn
For the strength of the hills we bless
Thee,
p.,yor was offered by President
winian McLachlan of Pioneer stake.
the choir further sang
n my Father, Thou that dwellest,
IN The high and glorious place.
Bishop orson r. whitney was the
,,saker. lie began by stating that
ts had been requested to speak this
afternoon by President John r. Win
ser. who sent him a note to this ef-
toct the night before. on receiving this
note no placed the matter before the
lord, asking Him TO suggest to h.
liza theme 20 speak upon--one which
rouId be Of benefit TO those assembled.
Tbs theme presented I'm answer TO this
rstton was one suggested by the re-
tsrt attitude OF the nation toward this
nsope. and 10 this he hoped to refer
IN Inc remarks made,
bishop Whitney took up the matter
NJ the terrible scene recently enacted
In Colorado caused by the strife there
between capital and labor, and spoke
Of II az "a condition very much So be-
dsplOred. He then referred TO the re-
cont purchase by the Church of the
Temple lot IN jackson county, Missouri,
which had for It's atm the redemption
Of Zion and the salvation of the souls
of men, ON the one hand the picture
was one Of strife sorrow and desola-
ton while on the other efforts were
making for tho bettement of human-
kind, n contrast eloquently portrayed
and dwalt upon by the speaker The
redemption Of Zion spoke volumes for
Joseph Smith, and while IN the world
he was misunderstood and rega rded
hy many AZ a religious fanatic, there
we're the clements Of greatness In his
work, Tor II Comprehended i'm It's scope
not only the salvation OF the living,
hut the redemption OF the dead and
The full accomplishment Of the Fathers
purposes.
Bishop Whitney said that Mormon
l'm' was new only Ia this generation.
It's laws md requirements weTe as old
as the universe itself, and they were
Understood by all the prophets and
apostles Of ancient times. Il compre-
hended all truth and was "a tho same
Il was truth.
The speaker referred to the creation
ana classcd as absurd the universal
theory that God created the earth out
OF nothing Much more philosophical
he declared, was the doctrine that that
when was created was brought forth
from pre-e1lstent matter. Allusion
was made TO the fall ~ Adam and
I've which the speaker declared was
regarded ny believers In 'Mor1nonlsm"
ssa part OF the great program designed
dren. us ''''
bsPop Whitney explained that after
he Prophet Joseph Smith had trans
Ated the Book OF Mormon. he was
gwen The task Of revising the Holv
blble This was due to the fact that
" me work Of translation he had
sounl that many parts Of the Hebrew
@IlptuIes were Incorrect. In this re-
VISION he was led by the Shirt 10
mango materially part Of the hook of
g1,enesls' referring TO Enoch and his
fn'on, some or which the speaker read
qsnhed Zion as the pure in heart"
Snlcn' said Bishop Whitney, made Il
trar why the city was taken into
n .ss IN connection with the revised
seis OF The Scriptures the speaker
XIV tn%t II had never been published
,ils Cnurch' but that the Bible used
,.o.n ls people was the king James
generally, ana which was slf1cientiS.
0Srtect to yndicato the position of The
Vnurch Of Christ.
bHhop Whitney read concerning the
gylllllng on the now Jerusalem. the
a'uu or tho latter days, I'm the which
en Wou!d nave all things IA common
W. ~ paced upon an equal footing.
A. thousand years elapsed before this
uU,lIlhe was advanced, bur n was
ewIIs"I nevertheless, by the Savior NOT
O! among the Jewish people I'm the
IasI nut among the Nephites az well
w Ihe Iand west. Among the latter IL
,% quite successful 80 much SO that
tw VO years after the coming OF Tho
i.ora' they had foretaste OF Inc Mil
sns end dwelt together In peace
vos. Hpphess But IL was only a few
800 w pride crept I'm among them.
cb,u1,us IN the rearing of many
mISih,ues ana the downfall OF A once
TShnlE ana prosperous people.
Iot""g hpeSker said that In his trans
Sr,,Il OF the Book OF Mormon joseph
Noa" learned that the building OF the
this ,ue!.usalem would take place on
Ana, Vlunent that this was land set
Of Godis ,np sathering and redemption
bool, W. ,a people The pages Of this
m,uu ana pointed out clearly and M
uu,, IT. that God had a work for
~ people to accomplish and that thos.
N" would continue faithful would be
NV, hbundantly for all the efforts
,b,. W Through the TRANSLATION OF
So", Uook the Latter-day Saints had
q, ieu 10 expect great things
ill.,. Wls nation. and TO no
SorS, tnat no power on eartn
s,sss.u prevail against her until the do
t.tifs. OF the Father had been fully es.
i,S,sshed IN the earth. This people he.
IA d's.tnat a Columbus was raised up
N. s'oNer and open up this country,
D.nt.u JEFFERSON was born 10 write The
WvsSSTIalion or Independence; that a
ps o,,t b,Ou was needed to lead his peo-
srs NY Vu. or bondage ana that our faith
countr,g inspired to stand firm for their
,or, snSp Whitney spoke Of the flrst ef-
smt,. MADE by the Prophet Joseph
smo anon 10 establish the united order
BishoS.V ~, people The appointment or
rsc,,O Ops was the initial step In this al
c cov,,Vn and Independence jackson
the b,,u 10 was the place selected FOR
his 'o nng OF the New Jerusalem. In
note ,t U,,nestlon II was gratifying 20
MAJ . WAY after many years this people
r.s I ,esain turned their eyes In thai an.
The ~ and mad begun 10 carry out
whld loT :. plans by repurchasIng lands
wSlcb btoo,merIy belonged TO them and
s~nW for this purpose rrha neorie