Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-20
,.,orts at Morning Session Show
wv stake to be in Excellent
Condition.
a. WHITNEY IN TABERNACLE
Address ON Value of History
And Destiny OF Nor
nonism.

asndaugC, tut hV"s W
~. we'll filled. and the stand hav-
Iii a good representation Of the
- officers. including Presidents
n wlnder and Anthem H. Lund
,,e First Presidency and Elder o.
!. whitney OF the Twelve.
IN, opening hymn, AN angel from
s.oh was followed by prayer by
r.,3srch Angus NJ Cannon. Iho
..rseu park Age Of Error" vas theh
..ss by the choir
.oeaker was Elder OrsOn Il.
.',,e, of the lweive, who, at the
VIZ, ~ his remarks gave expression
W. oilotattun from shakespeare,
-, are more things in heaven ana
,,s man IS dreamt OF In our phil
- He then read an extract
,'m newspaper entitled "A "Iopsy
NV World, which told OF tropical
-'reiation Deing round hidden up al
M frozen regions Of The norm pole,
'.,icsttpg taat the place where they
new mad once enjoyed the neat ~
iae TROPICAL sun
ya,,oeical dissertation but his
's.nabts TOOK a SPIRITUAL view OF ths So
,5nes and ne wondered il no better
IND OF the happenings on this earth
: obtainable than the faulty records
- man Even in the courtroom the
,ss,imonles of the same thing varies
sos,-ding 10. the temperament and Ie
charities of person. Take the news
,s,srs for instance, the reporters
.teriss of facts may be and are inha-
ssced by the policy OF the paper some
acts being cut out or modified TO suit
uat policy.
WHAT is HISTORY.
The history OF great events, as the
htte Of Austerlitz. is described from
he standpoint Of the writer, What
4 history said Napoleon, but what
We agree il shall be-" He was, in his
Dispatches not above sending accounts
Of things as he desired them to be.
The Book OF Mormon is but an
sbridgment Of events which happened
On the western hemisphere, and the
Bble is q skeleton OF the history o.
events on the eastern hemisphere.
Many things are left unexplained In
both books. and we'll might the writer
Of "Topsy Turvy" ask IL there is not a
large volume OF knowledge concerning
this earth left untold.
The historians best sources of lnfor-
mston are original documents written
u The time. But even these may err
and dates. etc. may be written in error
IN moments of absent minded ness.
"Not long ago ! read In a paper that
the murderers OF Joseph and Hyrum
Smith Vers their own brethren who had
blackened their faces That Is new
sccount II Is said bv John Hay in his
history that Col Levi Williams lea
the mob guilty of that act. who were
composed Of members Of the militia. IL
will be seen from this how authorities
differ"
The speaker then told Of his attempt
10 tell the truth and state the facts In
writing his History OF Utah. zone
day said he. Il called on an old vet
ean who was at deaths door, who
fiid' i want YOU To say Of me l
brought the first COW that ever crossed
ne Rocky mountains" Il said to him
that is very interesting item II true.
and he sent for his wife to bring his
BOOK where he had recorded his story
some time after he came To the valley.
though It best TO consult other Jour
has, where ] found a complete census
Of The pioneers which included among
Ntt'sNi' 10 RNMN 10 Nllhl his klnTN " as
not accurate, though the mans honesty
could not b. doubted. l mention these
llinRs 70 snow the value OF human tes-
umony. For this reason. owing 10 the
mistakes OF men. no one is able to
Judge his brother That belongs to one
VINO is conversant with all the facts, in
found"
flcer Whitney then read from Reeve
Huons' 10th chapter REGARDING the
VFhhg or the books and another
.'@ me book Of life. from which the
eeaq are TO he Judged according to
WVi WORKS. such records will not be
MARKED by favor nor tinged by hatred.
ul VIII therefore be lust What Is
luen on the tablets OF our hearts.
way VIII be- our Judgment. and a mans
t.ilus at the Time viii represent the
augment Of God concerning him; one
WV NJ the other
ne speaker read from Revelations
'lHoernng the book with seven seals
n also read from the Doctrine and
,y'enanis the explanation given by
.eeph Smith regarding the meaning OF
Earth " 'N
THE LAST DIsPENsATIoN.
'ae earliest events which took place
i tnis planet have a direct relationship
ny, n ,he events now taking place. hut
~ Nspensatlon Is the grAatevt that
ever taken place. In il God will
Nptle his work Our religion takes
rot or Enoch, Noah. Abraham.
60 lne prophets and the savior's
NJ pa me meridian OF time. both on
M. aslefn and western continents
f,,1s X, Fay stretch Of duration has been
M INTO seven neriods OF time. and
syenth win be the Sabbath. and
ht. III 'Na tnht Mormonism has come
M ~ N"rla. John. while on the
aae.f d ntinos' said. II saw another
n,i,.g through the midst OF heaven,
rre s, .,ln loud voice. Fear God ana
hdgn,a,' 20 MIN. for the hour Of his
.'a With tho opening of tbo sixth
IN. were read from Revelations also
fr. Hage Don Matthew "a which
en s me stars falling from hoav-
II. l me sun being darkened Ell.
fo.- Hs lhe gathering OF his elect
tnr' fN parts OF the earth. The mil
Como, uANn Nil occur when Christ
tfo,, nNl'n ls 10 take place when the
n. events occur. While some ~
hi ~, nave not yet happened, tho Ros-
r,rtI '' peen restored and the Other
No. Nlu follow In their season.
M gos,l i,'ln said the speaker. 'Is
IL IN or salvation and H. preach
la M 'ny world Is the prelude 10 tho
main l. universal peace. when satan
irslns, holna aud nation shall not rise
Iaen ~ t'"h nor learn war any more
"a sn5 az, non shall eat straw like ths
b'o,t man shall meet ln every man
o. I'M ana a friend. The purpos..
tftsr VIZ D. TO sanotify the earth
he ro',en YIN come greater change,
'D'alion VI the earth"
eosfEL or EXALTArIoN.
y salg stlape IL not merely the gospel