The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-24
REVISING 1.-THE LORD"

Flom ono of the old pioneers who
came early TO Utah, and who as a boy
lived in Nauvoo, We have an interest,
ing letter which will doubtless be care
fully studied by Elder Brigham II.
Roberts. 1t is as follows:
A couple OF days ago friend OF mine
brough, me copy OF the SEMI weekly
Descret News. While looking over the
editorial columns | noticed an article
Magazine. l read the article. II was
a review OF chapter of history OF the
Mormon church by Elder B. II. Roberts.
II seems that this particular chapter OF
history gave an account OF the Mormon
people being forced from place To place
in Missouri until they were finally COM
PEELED 10 flee to Illinois Near the end
Of the News editorial article appeared
the following paragraph:
This is an Interesting chapter N the
history OF the church. II causes one
TO reject upon the purpose Of the AL
mighty in suffering His people 10 be
driven from. place to place. for ulu-
mately the divine purpose in history is
The chief element OF Importance. rather
Than the means by which the divine plan
is carried out. Undoubtedly the SAINTS
as a people. needed The education of per-
secutlon, of wandering from place To
place OF the exodus and empire building.
IN order to develop the qualities neces-
oeiS ioi ilc luiUllInCnI pl lnGlr mission
In the world. Many fell by the way
side. unable 10 stand the test Thus
a selection was made from which came
postcrity endowed with the qualities
needed for the development OF the
church. II was all in the divine plan"
My family was not with the saints
during their troubles In Missouri, but
after the church came 10 Nauvoo we
were with them and shared In their
misfortuncs The leaders OF our church
always taught us that the saints were
driven from place 10 place by wicked
men, who were prompted by the spirit OF
Hts satanic Majesty But now we are
told by the News editorial writer that
1T was all in the divine plan" and that
old SATAN! How grossly he has been mis-
represented by our church leaders In the
past: II ] we're so minded. think
could 'ell why ne Mormon people werd
compelled TO leave Illinois | have heard
so mnuy OF the old men OF the church
tell OF the way In which some Of them
got their living I'm those two States,
am not al all surprised that the church
was Obliged 10 flee from those two COM
monWcalths.
In conclusion. 1 will say that be-
iievc the Mormon people are much bet
ter Than they were In those early days
and the reason for their Improvement is
that they arc losing confidence in their
priestly rulers.
But our correspondent should not be
too much surprised at the twistings of
the Dcscret News as TO the infections
Of the devil being turned into purposes
of the Lord, The ecclesiastical mas
ters of the News have long "plsyod
horse with the Almighty, as is evi
denced in their shifting course in rc.
spect If polygamy. What is a "revc-
lation from God today is made by
them tomorrow to appear to have been
mistake on the Lord S part. They
set themselves up AS the ccnsors and
regulators Of ihe Almighty g min, and
will and conduct. They treat Jehovah
As they do the saints. who are told by
the present head of their church that
f tDcy coneede his right to direct sn,r.
:tually, but not temporarily. they are
mars In the presence Of God--tba, is.
II they have Intelligence enough to
know what they are talking about. To
assume to direct all men in all things
is to presume to overtop the Creator.
for o'nn Is but the creation of God
and man q supreme director can bc no
less than God. II is not at all out, |