Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-18
,,.,,, los. ]. Cannon and Sey-
mour 3. Young Deliver
Discourses.
I'VE BELIEF IN MIRACLES
rcu why the Mormon People
SIX Know That the Hand OF Goa
Has Been over Them

-. sunday afternoon
Ine s,aks AT the tabernacle was
f'ou. .a nv the choir sinsiny' AN fion
openso ,o,. dav" The opening pray
'n' o. by Elder Georgc t. Buro'ose'
,,. ,solr sang Behold the u'e"' "'
deemer pied. ,aaress
u's~ s,.t sneaker called TO address
-, :" navigation Of the Saints was
Wv ,,,s,, Joseph j, cannon lie S''u III
h'u. .s n,s discourse that the custom
0p',S ,ratter-day Saints ia depending
o' ~, ,,s,iratlon Of he moment as
~ .s,, they should say when called
.,cn was an advantage 10 the
s,,s as In this way the I'ord may
~, message 10 the people Many
sors to the service with certain
- and God supplies their need hy
S,rertly Inspiring the elder oalied 10
preach. Ia u,. i,o had Int
...ertv returned from central ana
sa,,,b America, and FOR eight months
- she time he was away he never saw
nsrson OF his own church. Ihat
,bls separation was good thlhg TOT
tI,, and strengthened him In his fal n
tje wished to bear testimony TO the
diyinIty OF the church OF Jesus Christ
whose servants were actually sustained
BY the Lord H. 49,,
The speaker said that while IN these
.,ranss lands he had found many
800 10 strengthen his belief in the
NJ N Mormon. While in Colombia
\, lad made a special study OF tho IN
s'.ns the descendants OF that little
s,nd ~ people who left Jerusalem coo
,sars before Christ. both OF mixed
slcoa and OF pure blood. He said
,ssss Indians we're not laboring under
neonase that they HAD through the
bsrshness OF the Spauiards learned the
lesson Of submission. ana that ne be
isved the promise In the Book OF MGR
non that the gospel should he restored
10 them would soon be fulfilled These
indian, declared Elder Cannon. pos
seed many OF the cardinal virtues,
they are honest, obedlent, willing, con-
seientious. faithful. gentle. uncomplain-
lng and kind. They arc absolutely
fearless In war When commanded 10y
their leaders 10 storm a certain po-
slton. the last man OF a squad VIII
never falter In his attempt tn carry
out the order These people arc lovers
o. nature and know by name the
nyrisds Of tropical plants and flowers
Many Of the pure blood Indians In the
upper regions are nearly white and
very BEAUTIFUL IL appeared to Elder
Cannon that these descendants OF Lehi.
this little band Of gentle Indians were
slreah seeing the prophecy In the
Book Of Mormon being fulfilled, that
WHEN they had learned the lesson their
skins should once more he made white
Many Of these pure blood, nearly white
indians can trace their lineage back
past The Spanish conquest. They show
their once noble blood In this that tile
child Of even the lowest peon Is cap
able Of high polish and education.
The people are dovout Roman Cath
ollcs There are few missions OF 9th
er churches among them and the only
opposition 10 the rule Of the priests Is
that o. the free thinker. who, when
they get control in politics, treat the
church unfairly. often conilscating its
property 40 other land except Spain
Is 81 under the domination OF the
priests, and now even Spain is strug
Cling to break loose. seventy five per
cent Of the Indian births are illegiti-
mate, due 10 the high fees for n church
marriage the priest demanding $50 TO
80 In gold for performing the cere-
nony Yet the people are not un-
chaste, living true to their own vows
even though they he unblest by the
mother church
The highest civilization Is found
among the Indians high up In the An
des. Legends Of these people are nu-
merous and beautiful. many OF them
bearing out the story OF the Book Of
Mormon
One Of these Is about n waterfall and
Is IN this wise: In the dim past n wise
ana good man named Bocheeka au-
peared among the people and taught
mem also to be good and wise. Thea
at'er time they fell away from the
righteous lessons, but learned well the
economic lessons. and then, as tho
yeafs passed the people fell into drunk
ehhess and idolatry Then their God
peing wroth with them turned aside
we waters or two rivers and covered
Ineir plains and villages, their farms
ana dwelllngs Many people were de-
aroyed and the remnant OF them fied
~ the nigh places Of the mountains.
dheh they bethought them of their
~ ana turned To him with supplicA-
"Vu' Hod heard their prayer and gave
Hsn 10 them. 4 wondrous rainbow
sppeafed, and on the rainbow stood In
yssV their great teacher Bocheel<t
Ao'uihg nigh mighty scepter. When
eu the people had seen Gods promise.
me again Bocheeka hurled the scepter
SSsalhsl the solid face OF mighty rock.
Dana. ''''' "a e'''
.At Eaer Cannon said that he believed
sa ns 10 De the story OF Noah and the
ANOTHER legend believed to be even
No. 'uns mat at a time when thl
,brln were very poor and ignortant
c. uaehers appeared, messengers of
Sou' ana the chief OF these was Ro.
ssseAa These teachers taught TN
A.. ana CRAFTS OF spinning. weavlng
ssuS agriculture and many other
sindolit lessons. They also taught
so.esA' charity and the CHI istiau
~ken up again. 'N'' "'"'" w
y,Tsa Nahhon then referred 20 the
IT, IN the New Testament where
.rs sdys Other sheep have I that
eo,,,, .o' 81 this fold" then TO the Ac-
cbrs., IN The Book Of Mormon of
carr, choosing twelve apostles e
ana WI MS work on this continent
TIA, - three ot them who begse /
1--we =, MY might always be allowed 4
ier's carry on INCREASINGLY the Mas
Nepb,n,oo'k These three are the thre,
Yes" OF the Mormon church
Morn. ueeiared Elder cannon. 1--WE
thlns. believe In supernatural
thoss a. Yen IN miracles. and | believe
ago an a, indian teachers OF the Ions
were le, NOSE same three disciples who
his neo,,', ny me Savior 20 minister q
surrouSse, ocheeka taught the peopl,
might nnt uttlc ditch that they
naI, chief came asking. How car
lnr.sie my people obcy ,hese ,,,,n.
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