The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-04
MORMON CITIZEN
A FREE AGENT
Should Be Ruled by His Indi-
vidual Convictions Says
B. H. Roberts.
ADDRESSES BIG AUDIENCE
"GENTIIES AND MORMONS
SHALL DWELL TOGETHER"


To a gathering which filled the Seven
tenth ward meeting house to overlooking.
last night, Brigham n. Roberts delivered
strong address on ''The Relations of the
Latter-day Saints to the Nation" In a
voice which vibrated with sincerity. Mr.
Roberts said:
Each member of this church who is
obedient to the teachings of the faith is
loyal to the principles of this government.
He will do his duties as a citizen, un-
awed by influence. unmoved by corruption
and interrupted by hope of gain"
Mr.. Roberts said that Mormon. in all
of his acts as a citizen, should be ruled by
mis- individual convictions of right and
should be moved only by an appeal'to rea-
son. and in no other way.
The teachings of the church, Mr. Rob
erts said. make loyal and patriot citizens.
LAS we grow to more fully understand
the revelations which have been given To
u.s. he said. "Our love of this country and
the Institutions which protect us deepens
into strong and ardent patriotism. We
believe in This government of the people,
we believe in free press. we believe in
free speech, we believe in all that has
made this government prosperous and
good to live IN
Mr. Roberts read passages from the
Book of Mormon in which the future OF
that the rule of kings would not be per-
mitted in the land.
1.-THE trainers of the Declaration of In
dependence" he added, were inspired BY
Cod who. in them. was working out the
fulfillment of his promise"
FuIfiIment of Prophecy.
Mr. Roberts went on to tell how his
tory proved the truth of the revelations
contained IN the Book Of Mormon.
He told of the futile effort to estab-
lish an empire in Brazil and its end, after
only two mOnarchs mad reigned, in the
creation of a republican form of gov
eminent. He also told sOf the efforts of
Napoleon III to place Maximilian upon
the throne of Mexico. The action of the
United States government in taking
measures to thwart the French monarch.
he said, was another step in the full
fillment of prophecy.
In the Monroe doctrine. he saw the di-
vine hand working out the destiny of the
Israel and protecting both the northern
and the southern continents from the en-
croachments of monarchal governments.
God. he said, had revealed his purpose
to punish those who endeavOred to bring
America. and by this he meant both con-
tinents. beneath the yoke of kings. and in
the downfall of NapOleons empire, his
exile, the wanderings of his unhappy en-
press and the tragic death of his son in
Africa he saw the working of divine
wrath.
Mr.. Roberts. i'm explaining the passages
he had quoted from the mouth, of Jacob,
son of Joseph. to the first Nephite de
clared that God had promised blessings in
this land tic the Gentiles as well as TO
the MOrmOns. The Gentiles he said. were
destined by divine authority to protect
Israel and to assist in the working out Of
Gods Will For this. they were to re-
ceive blessings in the land.
Act AS An Individual.
He said that too little attention had
been paid to this promise of God that the
Gentiles and the MOTmOns shall dwell to-
Sether in the land, enjoying together it's
peace, prosperity and divine protection
History, he said, shows how this prom
ised protection of God has been given. In
the speedy ending of the war of 1872 with
England, the war with Mexico. the war
with Spain, he saw the hand OF God
stretched forth to protect the republican
form of government
knowing that God wishes free govern
ments to endure, he said, a Mormon can
not be anything else than loyal and pa
triOtic citizen.
I'm these mountains in which we have
made our homes he said. we are Amer
lcans with Americans. with a patriotism
which is untainted and undefiIed."
Dwelling upon the duties of a Mormon
In the practical things of citizenship Mr.
Roberts repeated that he should act as
an individual, think as an individual and
be moved solely by convictions of right.
The strength of the nation is in its
men," he declared Strong men. who
think and act, pure minded citizens who
labor to preserve its greatness, serve their
country and work out the revealed will OF
God"
Preceding Mr.. Roberts address. Miss FL
eanOr Jensen sang a soprano solo. and the
choir rendered Lift Up Thy Voice in
Singing, and Praise Ye the Father"