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Show THEY DESPISE "THE WORLD." There is nothing The Tribune fears so much as iho establishment of truly American conditions hero. The ve'ry thought of it embitters its fouI. Like Demetrius of old it flphts for its own revenue and prestige, and it fears that both would suffor wore itisens litre to unite ns American citizens und pull together. to-gether. From Descret News editorial, April 21, 1000. Which is lo laugh very much. Bccasc wo came out of tho world, for the reason that wc do not desire to be of Ihe world. .Wo arc to be a scourge to the nations and a chastening chasten-ing rod to humanity. We despise mankind, man-kind, because mankind has striven with stiff-necked obstiuacy against our superior su-perior plan of salvation; therefore wc came out of Babylon so that we should not be partakers of her sin or sharers in her iniquity. We came to these chambers of the mountains to isolate ourselves from the outside world, and wc would have had no Gentiles to conic among us if it had uot been for the powers of evil, among which American newspapers have been Ihc most active, and which have enticed the ungodly into our midst. AVc lincl hoped, look you, to hide ourselves in these valleys of the mountains and to grow into such strength as tij have fulfilled the prophetic proph-etic words of our sainted President John Taylor, which the Lord inspired him to utter in the tabernacle on the ninth day of the fourth month in the year ft) A. .1. after Joseph (profanely called April 9, 136-1, A. D.), wherein he said: After those poor devils in the States kill each other, the women will all bu left, and wc will so after them. They will 1:111 each other off: they arc bound "to do it; tliuy will use knives, shovels, spades and pitchforks in doin it. O, we are the exclusively righteous set. avc are; and wc want none of the iniquities to which these hated "poor devils in the Stares" have fallen heir. Bo cott 'cm thp reprobates! |