Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-25
SERVICES AT
THE TABERNACLE
Elder B. H. Roberts Addresses a
Large Congregation ON De-
velopment OF America.
HERITAGE OF Joseph OF OLD.
Speaker NlIirrrs Western Hemisphere
Is Zion. and socs on IN Tell
why ii IL So

That the whole OF NORTH ana Soutn
America Is Zion. and thet the same ~
The heritage OF Joseph, son Of Jacob,
was the contention OF Eder u. H. Rob
erts In Il discourse delivered al the
Tabernacle yesterday afternoon
There WAS a very large congregation
In attendance. and the speaker com.
manded the undivided attention OF his
listeners throughout an address that
lasted upwards OF an hour President
rohn H. wlnder presided over the SER
Vices. and the choir sang Tho Deep
ming Trials Throng Your Way IAN
Angel From on High, and "upfold
We Portals Everlasting Elder John
NJ. Knight offered the Invocation, and
Elder Hyrum M, Smith pronounced the
bTnedictlon.
Elder Roberts said that from Sep
TENDER 10 December Of last year he
had Travelled some 11.ODO miles. chiefly
within the combines OF the United States
The first 5000 miles of his Journey was
in the arid and semi-arid Tsgiens OF
the west and The area tI-aversed WAS
50 extensive that one might imagine
that the whole OF the United States was
more or less barren. He next passed
through the fertile sections lying east
OF the Rocky mountains. and as the fast
train carried him Tor days and nights
past Well titled fields. fruitful gar
dens and yerdant meadows, IL seemed
as though the whole face OF the land
was fertile and yielding abupdantly,
Suoc the manufacturing centeTs Were
reached in the middle, New England,
Atlantic and southern staIes. where the
glow of furnaces and the hum of re-
yoIvinG wheels told OF unceasine ac-
tiYlty and prosperity Oh every hand.
Great as is the development of the
west, chat of other portions OF the coUh-
tFy is no less satisfactory, he said.
The agricultural condition Of a COM
mOnwealth is ever test for other in
dustries. declared Elder Roberts, He
proceeded to show the vast gains that
mad been made during the last three or
four decades, along industrial lines. In
the value OF farm products. IN the out.
puts o. coal, iron and steel, ard IN rail-
road mileage, the increase had been
astounding, and the United States is
today easily In the lead of this world
la the directions indicated. IF the
present ratio of Increase in popula-
ton is maintained, by he middle Of the
present century ihe people OF this ma
ton win number 900. And 1t
ltusl alOl US Hplltlls eaAI IJLufI INND-
| erts. that In all this material prospeg1-
! ty and growth. South America, Next
60 and Canada are close rivals 10 this
| republic.
what have these facts and figures
Ia do with congregation met on the
| sabbath day to receive religious ln-
| structiony' asked Elder Roberts He
answered Ehe question by saying that
since hir return from the Journey
partially described, he had a hi CHER
conception OF and more appreciation
| for the great country of his adoption
| Zion the land OF Joseph. He told the
story OF the son OF Jacob who was sold
into slavery and OF his rise TO prOm-
hence after having passed through
much trfhulatlon. Reference was made
| To the blessing pronounced by Jacob
upon Joseph and upon his Sons,
Ephraln1 and Manasseh, also to the
subs equent blessing given by Moses to
| greater 1han that of all his brethren
combined. But where are to be found
evidences OF the fulfillnsnt of the
prophetic utteTances concerning Jo-
seph? All the tribes are supposed 10 be
| lost, except that of Judah. and he is
| known mostly for what ne has suffered
| Is Joseph, with his seed annihilated
and are the promises vain that were
I made 10 him.
The Latter. day Saints proclaim To
the world, said Elder Roberts, that de-
scendants OF Joseph were planted upon
the western hemisphere upon the soil
| given 10 theft father as an everlasting
| Inheritance. Here they built cities as
great as ever existed In the old world,
| aud here arose men who riYaled in
wisdom and Nalor the sages and war'
riors of the east If the promises
made to Joseph have not been ''fultllled
upon this land, they have never been
fulfilled at all, and there can be No
hope OF their contamination in the ta-
ture said the speaker.
The gospel Is for all nations but u
has a special blessing for the house o.
Israel--the gathering OF the soatterec
tribes. / Is meet that he who through
fathfulness became the f1TSt born
should first be gathered. II was SAID
of him that he should push the people
together from the ends OF the earth
Tho greatness and grandeur of Amer
Ca above all other lands are com pafapi'
10 the superiority OF Joseph's heritage
10 those received by his brethren.
The Prophet Joseph Smith pro
claimed, IS did also his brother Hyrnnl
that Zion comprises North and Soutl
America Elder Roberts said that b"
sometimes wonders II too narrow
view is not generally taken regarding
what Zion really Is. Why shoulc
stakes ak moi be formed in eastern anc
southern states. as well as In the wes'
nnd In Mexico and canada7 The pres
EN- is a period OF industrial expan
sion and II should be also time o
religious expansion In this great coun
Try, The work OF God IL for the up
Hiding and redemption OF mankind. am
schemes and conceptions for politiea
control have no part nor parcel heTe
in