Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-17
EVER ONWARD.

wrote. Persecution has ROT stopped
the progress Of truth, but has only add
ed fuel TO the llaie: Il has spread with
Increasing rapldity. Proud VI the cause
which they have ospoused and con-
scious of their Innocence and Of tho
truth or their system amidst calumny
and reproach, have the Elders Of this
Church gone forth and planted the
gospel In almost every state of the
Union, IL has penetrated our cities
lit has spread over our villages, and
has caused thousands OF our intelli-
gent. noble and patriotic citizens 10
obey It's divine mandates and he gov
erned by It's sacred truths. 1t has al
80 spread into England ireland, Scot
land and Wales; the year lSiO. when
a few OF our missionaries were sent,
over five thousand Joined the stand-
ard OF truth; there are numbers now
Joining IN every land. No unhallowed
hand can stop the work from progress
ing. Prosecutions may rage. mohs
may combine armies my assemble
calumny may defame, bat the truth of
God will go forth boldly. nobly, and In
dependently til Il has penetrated eve
ry continent. visited every CLINE, swept
every country and sounded In every
car. TIL the purposes Of God shall be
accomplished and the great Jehovah
shall say the work is done"
This is a remarkable prophesy, in
view OF the circumstances IN which
the Church at that time existed. The
Saints had been driven from place to
place They had settled new regions
IN the hope OF escaping oppression by
mobs. but they were always followed
up, and under an DISCRIMINATING order
by Gov Boggs bands of robbers we're
harrnsslng the Saints. carrying off their
cattle, numbering some OF them, sub
hitting the women TO unspeakable in
dignities. and forcing the people TO
sign away their property at the point
OF the sword Many took sick and
died on account Of the hardships they
had to endure, and many were left des-
titute. Under such circumstances the
Prophet predicted the final and glorious
victory Of The cause against which
every evil power was aTayed. The
prophets OF old always were triumph-
ant In their forecasts of the future as
the darkest hour Of the people APP
preached, and that is popularity OF
the prophesies Of the great Prophet OF
this dispensation, too. In the darkest
hour faith shone brightest.
To-day we can see the justification for
the glorious faith that filed the Proph-
cts heart. Truth has prevailed. There
may not have been, OF late years, the
same Pentecostal additions to the
Church that characterized Its first
appearance here. aud then the intro
ductlon OF the Gospel In Great Britain
and the scandinavian countries, but
the principles OF the Gospel are today
rapidly penetrating the religious world
perhaps unconsclously, hut none the
less really. Since the days Of the
Prophet Joseph the plan OF salvation
Is better understood IN the Christian
world. The doctrine Of the Fatherhood
of God and the brotherhood OF man mas
sproad as never before in the history
OF mankind. Churches have been forcei
10 change their venerable creods. The
old notions Of hell-tre have almost
vanished from human thought. The
world is more tolerant than 1t used to
be during the reign OF bigotry and IN
falllbnity. And this is due to the pene-
trating power OF the spirit OF the Cos
mel. What glorious Victories have been
won for truth and humanity through
the humble efforts OF the Elders testi-
tying everywhere 60 the wisdom, pow
or and love If living God'
A recent illustration OF the onward
progress Of truth Is found Ia the DIS
,nesion IN the Episcopal church OF
the adyisabnity ct adopting the Scrip
tural remedy against diseases-faitl
ana Amounting. The Living Church
formally declares In favor Of divine
healing Truth Is forcing its way ON.
ward, Notwithstanding all obstacles
Even agnostics have come to realize
the power OF faith.
Sometimes It may appear as II III
labor done In the service OF truth wal
80 much wasted energy. But this Is
false notion. No effort in behalf o.
Gods cause Is ever lost. Someone ha'
eompared that kind OF work TO tn
launching OF a ship. Those who hay'
witnessed that grand sight have seer
the scores Of workmcn with their grea
sledge hammers pounding away a
those props and supports which hol'
the great ship bound. For an hour yo'
have watched Thorn at work and sill
no impression. The great thing doe
not move. But walt Wait until tn
critical moment when the last prop !
cast asunder. The great frame quiyers
then moves Just little; and then fast
or ana faster; and then the mighty an
triumphant dash into the seal
Many of us have been aboard tn
great ship when the storm has rageS
the seas dashed against IL. aud DARK
ness covered It. When the vessel
being tossed about as II helpless, 80
see very little TO indicate progress
Down, down she goes until II seems
though she would sink. The grea
waves surge and roll. Bur the shi
rights herself. and breaks above hos
triumphant waves. and surmoun'
them and even while sh, was seen
ingly going down she actually mad
progress, because all the time he
faithful engines were working. An
thus the progress Of truth Is ever or
ward. And the day Is approachin
when "thc great Jehovah shali say Il