Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-10

The constant charges Of disloyal,y
made against the I.attcr-day Saints
would be difficult to understand, but for
the parallel offered in the history of the
first Christians. They. too, were re.
Garded as traitors. For centuries they
were so characterized. The reason for
this is apparent. Their teachings were
misunderstood, and perverted, and thus
the evil accusations were apparently
supported. We cannot wonder II his
tory thus repeats itself
The charge upon which Jesus. the Me-
siah, was sentenced to death by the
representative OF the Roman govern
ment at Jerusalem. was as is well
known dislovaliv ~ the ewperor. Every
other attempt at conviction failed.
Even the false witnesses who were at
least as well paid as Judas were unable
to produce conclusive testimony. But
the charge Of disloyalty was effective.
I'VE found" the accusers cried in
hoarse chorus, this fellow pervertng
the nation. ard forbldding to give tri-
butte to Cesar, saying that lie Himself
is Christ, king And again: III
thou let this man go, thou art not
Casars friend whosoever maketh HIM
self king. speaketh against Cesar"
And on such clamor. the Redeemer OF
Mankind was condemned to the cross.
His followers, for centuries. endured
the reputation Of rebels against Rome.
though the empire had no more loyal
subjects of the Caesars than they. Oft
en-, when provincial governors who were
under a cloud themselves. decided TO
disarm suspicion and demonstrate 10y
atty they found It to their advantage
TO raise a storm against the Christians
OF their district, and send some into
exile. others to dungeons. and TO
death, Their zeal IN the prosecution
of this work against the followers OF
Jesus was made the evidence OF their
loyalty 10 Rome For, was not Jesus
a pretender TO kingly power? Were
not His followers proclaIming new
"kingdom2'
The curious fact about this s., that
II the public utterances OF Jesus and
His Apostles, as well as those OF the
Prophets OF old, are to he taken as
they We're construed by their accusers.
the latter were right The passages
that could be quoted in proof OF this
are almost innumerable. The Prophet
Daniel speaking about the latter days,
says:
And In the days of these kings snail
the God OF heaven set up a kingdom
which shall never be destroyed. and
the kingdom shall not be left 10 other
people, but It shall break IN pieces ana
consume all these kingdoms and it
shall stand forever" Dan. q A.
"Thnt the living may know that the
Most Hgh ruleth IN the kingdom OF
men, and giveth II 10 whomsoeyer He
will" Dan. g. l7.
Another Bible Prophet says
And Saviors shall come up ON
Mount Zion TO Judge the Mount of
Esau; and the kingdom shall be the
Lords Obadiah 81
In accordance with such other pro-
pheces John, the forerunner OF Jesus
proclaimed: "The kingdom OF heaven
Is at hand Matt. 3; .; and Christ
Himself preached "The kingdom Of
God is come unto YOU" Matt. u;
g. "The kingdom Of God Is within
YOU Luke n: 81.
The people who followed Jesus hon
ored Him as a king shortly before his
death;
ION the next day much people that
We're come to the feast when they
heard that Jesus WIS coming 10 Jeru-
salem took branches OF palm trees,
and went forth To meet Him. and cried,
HosannaI Blessed Is the king OF Is