The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-13
AHTAGON|SM BETWEEN
MORMON AND GENTLE
Bishop Whitney Discussed Di-
visions at Tabernacle, and
Spoke for Peace.

Bishop o F. Whitney was the only
speaker at the Tabernacle services sun
day afternoon and incidental TO dis
course on the subject OF Great things
that grow out OF small things. the
Bishop expressed regret over the bitter
ness and hatred which at present cHlSl
between Mormon and Gentle. Inerc WaS
an exceptionally large congregation pres
ent and the Bishop talked for about an
hour,
Some Historical Instances Cited.
In opening he referred to the impossl.
billty OF human wisdom or finite inteui-
eCnce to discriminate between that "hlcn
man calls accident and that recogiuzeu
as the designs and dispcnsations OF Prov.
dence He cited as instances OF great
things resolving themselves out OF smail
things. oliver Cromwelrs decision not 10
embark for New England. and the I'M
mcnsc effect that decision had or inc
destiny OF England. He also related
story in connection with President lIi 1ohn
r. Winder's conversion to the MORMON
faith through his finding on the uoor OF
shoe factory In Liverpool, England.
fragment of Mormon literature, Inc ui-
timatum handed TO Columbus by his mu-
tnous crew, that il land was not DIS
covered within another day he would be
placed In irons and they would return 10
Spain, was also instonccd, MS lHuSTd-
tons in some cases being embeulShed by
copious quotations from James Russell
LowelPs poems.
Mormon and Gentle Antagonisms.
To the mind OF the speaker none of
these psychological decisions were 3ttrio-
utable to chance, they were the design
OF providence This line Of thought led
to the discovery OF the Prophet Joseph
OF the Book of Mormon, and after briefly
reviewing that Bishop Whitney said; /
lave often marveled at the antagonism
that exists between MormonS and Cen
tiles in the face of the fact that tho
Book OF Mormon makes the Gentiles part
ners with the Mormon people In the
great work of tho latter days; In face
OF tho fact that We recognize the Cen
tiles as the broad shoulders on which the
sons of Israel fly westward In these lat
ter days They are the head and front
of commerce. Of the railroads and steam
for whom God has chosen to assist this
people-to assist the Fouse of Israel In
the building un OF the new Jerusalem, In
the ushering in of this great work that
Is to prepare the world for the coming
OF the Son OF God
Bishop Speaks for Peace.
To think that I'm the face OF these facts
there should be that terrible sntagonism.
that hatred between Mormons and Gen
tiles that we behold, l am satisfied that
If Mormons and Gcntiles understood each
other better they would love each other
more. and the day Will come when we
shall sec eye to eye and Will recognize
these things as true. and We'll all be
ashamed of ourselves In that day for
the way that we have felt and acted
toward each other here and now" He
aGdcd that the Mormon people recognized
Columbus and Washington and all the
great patriots as Gentiles, and In conclu-
sion asked: why. then, can we not
be at peace with one another? Why this
strife and this antagonlsm2 There Is no
recessity for 1t 1t Is as needless as It
Is cruel and foolish and thank God 1t
viii some day pass away"