Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-05


lions. Let us contemplate the event.
Moses appeared before u.s. says the
Prophet, and committed unto us the
keys OF the gathering Of Israel from
the four parts Of the earth, and the
leading OF the ten tribes from the land
OF the north" Who. at that time, COM
pretended the fun import OF this met
dent? Who comprehends It now? From
the beginning of the great Latter-day
work men had their attention direct
ed TO the gathering Of Israel and the
establishment OF Zion and Jerusalem as
q part Of the purposes OF God TO be ac-
compllyhed in the work The angel
Moroni ON the occasion oC his INST VS.
Il TO the Prophet Joseph, quoted a mum.
Der OF Old Testament scriptures refer
ring TO the Lords promises concerning
the redemption Of Judah and Jerusa.
lem; also concerning the gathe2ing OF
Israel from all the lands whittier they
had been driven. Numerous are the
prophecies relating to the return or
Israel from the land Of the north, and
other parts Of the earth, into which
they were driven In the day OF their
rebellion and apostasy; but II occurred
TO no one that before these prophecies
could be fulfilled lsraels great prophet
Moses. who held the keys Of the dis
pensa;ion pertaining to the Eaihelihs
of Israel, must come and give 10 men
the authority 10 proceed with that
work. The moment he appears how
ever and gives such authority, the pro-
prlety Of II. the fitness Of 1t Is apparent.
The appearance OF Moses Was also ~
proper sequence " events IN the deNel-
opmeut of the great Latter-duy WORK
Anbougn. as already stated, the gain
erng OF Israel In the last days nad ptth
made a prominent feature IN the COM
minication Of Moroni 10 the Prophet
Joseph. and the subject also OF some
other early revelations 20 the Nhur'h'
not until the foreign ministry had p,rh
orpnuized-t Twelve ana the
Seyenty-the quoIums OF Priest
hood on which rests the le.
spousibiity TO travel in all the Wollu
and preach the Gospel and gather Is
rael--not until this ministry was organ
lied did Moses appear and commit lhe
KEYS of the gathering of Israel from
the four parts Of the earth. what or
der is here? The organization OF inc
foreign ministry TO 90 into all me ma.
lions of earth, and then the coming OF
Moses TO commit the Keys OF the gam.
ering of Israel from the four parts OF
the earth. and the leading Of the ~
tribes from the land of the north III
this incident as In a thousand others
in the great " Ork of God in the last
DAYS. the evidence of divine WlsGOnl
having regard Tor the eternal fitness OF
things for the proper sequence IN the
order of events In tha development OF
| the Lords purposes, is APPARENT. Note
TOO. the spiritual effect upon the SAINTS
Of The restoration Of these keys of the
gathering Of Israel. Before the mission
| for England under Elders hlmpall ana
| Hyde departed, the Prophet ehJolheu
them to adhere strictly to the ilrst prlh-
| ciples Of the Gospel, ana say holhlng
| for the present I'm relation to the gam
! ering: this. doubtless on account OF The
| unsettled condition Of the Church al
the time. Similar instructions, ana tor
the same reason, We're given to the
! Twelve Apostles In 1899 when they went
| on their mission 10 England. But the
| Saints could not be kept in ignorance
of these matters No sooner We're the
people baptized than they were seized
| with a desire to gather with the main
body of the Church. II ind it Is diill'
| cult 10 keep anything from the Saints
writes Elder Taylor in his journal Of
this period, FOR the Spirit Of God re-
| ynals IL 10 them. Some timt
ago Sister Mitchell dreamed that she
her husband and a number Of Others
were on board vessel, and that there
were other vessels, loaded with Saints
going somewhere. She felt very happy
| and was rejoicing in the Lord AM
other sister, Elder Taylor informs us
| had similar dream. and was informed
! that all the Saints were gong, Mel
Their of these sisters nor any Of The
| Saints at that time knew anything
about the principle Of gathering, yet al
were anxious to leave their homes, thell
| kindred and the associations Of life
| time. TO ioin the main body OF thC
| Church in distant land, the mem
bers OF which were total strangers L
them. The same spirit has rested upoT
the people in every nation where tn
Gospel has been received, There ha'
been little need OF preaching the gath
ering, the people a. a rule have had Z
be restrained rather than encouraged
in the matter of gathering to Zion anC
her stakes.
THE SPIRIT OF GATHERING on
THE JEWS
During the last 10 years the worlC
has witnessed remarkable change o
spirit come over the Jewish race. w
hear OF Jewish aspirations for nationa
existncc for tho perpetuatlon Of tn,
Jewish customs and Jewish ideals. Al
ter saying so long, May We celebrate
tho next Passover In Jerusalem" tn
thought at last seems To have occurred
to some Jewish minds that II that eX
pressed wish is ever realized. som
| practical steps must be- taken LOOKING
to the actual achievement Of that pos
siblity-Nhich has given rise amon
the Jews to what is called the 'Zionit
movement The kcynotes of that move
ment are heard in the following utter
ances of some OF the leaders In explain
alton Of il. I'VE want to resume IN
broken thread Of our national exist
ence: we want to show to the world III
moral strength, the intellectual powe
of the Jewish people, We want Il plac
where the race can be centralized,
I'll is for these Jews lof Russia, Rou
mania and Galiclal that the name O
their country lPalestinel spells Hope
| should not be man II ! did not re
allie that for these prosecuted jews
Jerusalem spells reason justice, man
hood and integrity" Jewish national
ism on modern basis In Palestine IN
old home Of the people "Palestin
needs people, Israel needs country
Give the country without a people,
the people without country In
word, It Is the purpose Of 'Hlonsm
10 redeem Palestine, and give II bac
to Jewish confederate, In fact
Jewish state In the land promised
their fathers
OF course, Tor hundreds OF years ther
has been talk OF the Jews returning I
Jerusalem, and from time to time soc
etlcs have been formed to Keep aliy
that hope and keep the Jews face turl
ed toward the chief city ana laid OF NJ
forefathcrs, but little was achieved b
those societies, however, except 10 fo'
ter the hope Of lsraers return In IN
heart OF a widely dispersed, pcrsecul
ed and discouraged race, ' no hay
waited long for TIE realization az N
promises made u their fathers 7 so
but little" was accomplished by n
various Jewish societies existing betor
the Zlol itr movement began heyon
1ast,rtpg "a, hama mi formal huand d,