Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-04

very men and man whom these mobo-
Gratis would like TO destroy.
VIII the American people be content
forever to accept the statement Of our
enemies about use Can good come out
from NAZARETH When we cry out TO
be heard, we are answered with shouts
or derison. our whole Church Is put
on trial. And yet why notY WIN truth
over be popular?
but oh, do you wonder that the poor
mated Aormons cling closer and closer
logether2 DO you wonder that they
ask whether 70 be Christian women and
Christian ministers who thus inclte and
inHame an already terrible prejudiCe2
DO you wonder that they ask them
selves why those would lead them into
the whittier light and purer way do
not come with outatretched merclful
hands, instead Of piercing the soul WITH
rldlcule and expressing the hearts with
scorn and hatred? And can you won
der that Mormons love their brave lead
en- ana prophet whose whole life and
splendid character Is and always has
been lived out honestly before the peo-
pie?
III you Christians would teach us.
II you would convert US, bring with
you the law Of love and tender kind.
ness Generosity and frank, brotherly
dealing these are the weapons which
ever dlsarm error and destroy impos-
lures DO you accord us these?
president Joseph h, Smith said at
washington that he had not talked face
TO race with God although he had re.
ceived many revelations in HIS heart
And how truly he spoke. thousands of
Mormons can testify. And does he
Know, through revelation, that this ia
the church Of Christ, and that Joseph
smith was prophet of God? He does,
ne does, for | have heard him say SO
llme and again. And do / know Il?
res, ] know II az Peter knew that Je-
sus was the Christ; and on that rock,
the rock OF personal revelation from
the Father TO the lnnermost heart Of
Peter Christ builded His Church both |
IN that day and in all days. And do
! Know that my Redeemer lives? Yes,
better than | know any visible and I,
tangible thing. For this living, burn
ing testimony Is like flame within
me- glowing brighter and brighter with
each days struggle and toll. And have
] had personal revelation that Joseph
smith was a prophet Of God, and that
he saw In open vision the Father aud
SOM Yes, a thousand times yes.
know it, as I know that l live. And .
do know that polygamy is a true
principle Yes, / do And I know, too,
by personal revelation, that the Mani
festo was given by God and that II |
Is now the law Of the Church and OF |
the Lord. And would break that law2
/ would sooner die. For Il IL a part OF
my passionate love for my religion that
am constrained to live 1t at whatever
cost to me.
81 have had personal revelations TO
Ia M 10, H., 4
nestle and public affairs, ] have had
the gift of prophesy and the gift Of
tongues; and in all the whisperngs
Of the Spirit to me, I have been taught
to honor and love my noble and pure
husband, TO seek his happiness and to
rear his children to respect and revere
him, while they worship God and adore
their native country. And when God
has any revelation 10 give to the
Church, lie Will not give It to me nor
to my husband, good and noble as he
Is: II viii come through President
Joseph y. Smith, and him only. God
bless Joseph Il. SMITH DO / know
through revelation, that he Is a pro-
phet OF God7 Yes, do have known
him these many years az my own
brother; and a juster, nobler, cleaner,
greater man / have never known on
lHls ttiAfli hulNoS ~ NtlN my pWli VtT
loved and honored father, Brigham
Young.
~ may be mistaken. President Smith
may be mistaken We Mormons may be |
mistaken. But we are not corrupt, we |
are not vile, we are not degraded. We |
are as good as we know how to be. Do |
you teach us how to be betterl We |
are men and women, like yourselves;
and we are American citizens. Do not
fan the flames Of prejudice against us
until murder and mobooracy again |
stalk abroad In our midst. Let us
work out the problem OF our existence, |
with schools, colleges, libraries and |
churches to aid and deliver us, If we
are In error,
II cannot be silent when the voice OF
the ASSASSIN IL heard I'm the land,
SUSA YOUNG GATES,
Salt Lake City, March TO-"
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