The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-13
ERA OF WORLD
PEACE At HAND
Brigham H. Roberts Shows Re-
Iationship of Mormonism to
Progress of Nations.
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT ALIVE
GOLDEN AGE OF CIVILIZATION
IN SIGHT.

In an eloquent address at the tab
ernaele yesterday afternoon Brigham
H. Roberts declared that the era OF
world peace is at hand, when all con-
fiicts among men will cease and the
kingdom of God viii be universal. Mr..
Roberts subject was the relationship of
Mormonism to the last century's pro-
gress. During his remarks he referred
in a specific manner 10 the differences
between labor and capital, extolling
both for their patriotism and industry.
and deprecating all conflicts which
grow out of the antagonism between
them.
The discussion was based on the fact
that the scriptures hold out a hope for
the coming era of peace and good will
the millenium-when truth and right
eousness shall reign and wherein reli-
gious and political organizations shall
continue but shall owe a spiritual ale
glance to Christ
Herald of Peace.
THE zsoJnson belief" said the speak
er, holds itself to be at least one of the
heralds of the coming kingdom, and it
q
lationship to that promised era of peace
and good WILL The history of Mormon
ism runs parallel TO the modern worlds
awakening and all phases of our pres
ent magnificent civilization, since the
year 1880, when the Book Of Mormon
was issued and the church organized.
The modern awakening began with the
first revelation OF God to Joseph Smith.
Up TO that time the world had been
taught TO believe that revelations had
ended and that the volume of scrip
lures had been completed and closed. 1t
was the announcement of this modern
prophets revelations that first seemed
10 awaken religious thought to the pos
sibility of modern people enjoying some
of the privileges of communion with
God that the ancients experienced.
The speaker then slsetched the deVel-
oDment of modern progress as exhibit
ed i'm the advancement OF arts. science,
methods of transportation and mechan-
les and in the higher standard of living
among the masses. He called especial
attention to the improved conditions of
the laboreT saying:
ToiIer Has Word to Say.
This has been due largely to organ
lied labor. through which agency it has
become possible for the toiler to have a
word to say, not only in relation to the
wages he is willing to accept, but also
as 10 the conditions under which his
service shall be rendered
\ reference was made to the history
of labor unions IN England and their
struggle against the prejudice which so
long regarded them as unlawful and a
menace to society, and also to the his
tory of unionism in this country
The speaker then took up combina-
tons of capital and the good which has
been wrought by such enterprises in
carrying out large undertakings which
would be impossible without them. The
abuses of wealth and organized labor
were denounced, the speaker declaring
himself as entirely out of sympathy
with greed. lawlessness and violence
and as favOring just but firm exeeu-
tion of the law against the crime which
might exist in connection with the
struggle between these two mighty
forces of modern civilization.
Golden Age in Sight.
1.-THE progress of the peace move
ment," said Mr.. Roberts, lis one of the
most significant tokens that the per-
dicted golden age of the world is soon
to become a reality 1t is a movement
which began at the close of the British |
American war of 1912. and which from
an obscure gathering OF peace fanatics
movement that, in 1899, had established |
a permanent international court OF ar
bitration before which worldwide diff |
lferences might be adjudicated without |
resnrting to the dreadful arbitrament /
of war. Associated with the incoming |
era of the Masters kingdom was the |
gathering of Israel and the fufillment |
of Gods promise unto mis- chosen peo- !
Qle.
THE first publication of the Book of |
Mormon, the cid American scripture, |
was the signal for the commencement
of Gods work among the nations of the /
world, for the bringing to pass, for the /
purposes of God, the gathering of his /
chosen people and the establishment in 1
the world of his universal empire"
When Peace Shall Reign.
The speaker closed by declaring that 1
MormoniSm is no seetarian movement. /
but a world movement having in view /