Show mi 31 WTrItIlUf Joseph and Hyrum are ililnl II li I fifty Jein today June 17 ilnco Ihli ladmciiigewaidlipalched tolSauvoo from Carthage III where the tragedy was enacted by which Ibo lrjphel and 1atrlarch win enrolled In this Hit of noble mirtyri for roll and the Infant Church was left as many thought without it visible leader Half a century 4 I but a moment In hlilory but II Las been lufllclenl to prove to > ll oren to conviction that the Wewotk ol these moo was directed br the omnipotent In telllgenco tint lulu Iho universe andtbalthe niulU of Ihtlr Ills and death will to maulfeited throughout tine and eternity The causes Hint led to the mui ere con now lit weighed with more Im larllallly Ihanaoiuollmraliiibteii the cue Uxclttmeitl local prejuillca and pimnal preferencei are among Ue otntaclci that generally prevent cotemporary Iron l > tercelvlni the whole truth Hut lhcse lade away as lime roll oo end ouly Iho fact urualu to the Iw 01 the hllorlo When the life 01 the martyrs II eon Idered It It I iliaioult lo melve why It should end ii It did were It not for Ihl fact that according to the uuali of man righteousness often It rewarded with martyrdom Joseph tin lror < bil reclaimed that In bad an Impoitint menage to deliver from the AlmlKhty Ue proved thus by atilt log lo promote Ibo liouor of Clod and the well Llui of lili fellowmen In nil bo dill end aim 1 by uuuieroui miracle and mlgbl deeds such II actor lanleil the inlolitry of our Lord and Ull Apostle Why should ho thin Incur the haired of the world We may ask loo why iboulil the world hint for the blood of Jnui of Naiuelb who preached and exemplified exempli-fied 1 the Uoipel of lore The cases are In this reSpect parallel because be-cause Joseph wen a faithful servant of his divine Mailer and the Carthage massacre was In part a repetition of the Calvary tragedy Lot ui riQect a moment from the time It became cIr that Jesus would Join noo 01 the exIitlnRitcli of lili lime they all combined In Influencing the people l > agaluit Him The 1hnilini and the Hadduceea uellbcr would nor could lawfully take Ills life but they prepared a untlineat aniooK the mil ass which miile poulblo for the JOlT lib pried ta to plot ill UHtructlon The hatred was further Inteuilfled on tin part of the leading eccleilaiUM te 1 cane He cleansed the tempi prem < IKI and denouccit llhe deOlm They were aroused to defend their unrlght eoui source ol revenue and concludeJ to avenge themselves Hut they hid to vullit the civil author lllti lo their aid and did > o by Inventing a charge of a political lure and thus It veto about that the ipotieu Limb of oil wu slain coll detuned 1 to death liy I au eccleilaitlcal tribunal for blasphemy and by a civil governor for Ireaton although the Judges Ihenuelvei wero oonvlncod ol ill Innocence Hit only crime wai a burning coal for the glory ol Uli father The bUtory of this mirtyrJom we are BOW ooueldoilut tiwonli many ilmllar leaturte JOK h was hated by the rellgloui element vvliolu rrron lie endeavored lo oorreat In the name of the Almighty the various espuiienii of hit element kepi up a oouitaut agitation against him and uoC < Cds llnally In entitling to their aid tlltj iwlllloal element on fi > Uo re teirMuialloua that lie Infant Church wea a ineunoe to tlm Half llul uellher toUrUn faualliw nor polltlotl avltai IoU l wrniabln 11 prove a ilugle chary o i jaln l him sod his Outdo brother Their death liuwurur was decreed llu tin Mwrot oounoili ol Ohio vonipirator If lbs law could not resell them I dvutlly volley would CoiiMiuuutly rt L luwlwi mob wai brought lugethrr In uothe worli while thoie whoa dot It WM to guard their llvet warned their Laud In Innoieuoe like Ion llui IMUte and ennltted tile gulttle blood to Hiin tbo toll of Itueny lIut there 1s another ildo to It The blood ol the marl ri always Imi been ibis deed or lbs Church Iho Church ofjtiuithrlstuf Lul er day btlnii li I lu is option to lull lute Tiokatly It was uiciury tat thu foumitn iluuld Lo remuvt I from arlh at > u m ai Ihelr wjrk was flnia ifi here In order that the Churili lIIgllt iieedlly advance to Ibo pelfcotlon which Is P e Bible only men revolt 01 perfect coos done and reliance on the Almlfhly Noiloilbl pretence uf three fallhlul MrvanU toil wa much needed oti I the other lids of the veil lu Ihocelef IUI atiembllM and the oounolli of I heaven It did not appestat the time I at n blwoluz to the Saints left behind I to mourn Iho death of Ihelr leader friend and lither but now It I can partly be understood and ben Her It will lo plainer itlll that Iho I diatture of Joseph Ibe Prophet Ill the very thing needed for the victory tf the ChIiIOIi It was the dark ol ui full of untold bleulugi both for Ibo living e0d Ihedead rokelruo to Iho prlnclplu laugh by Ibo martyred 1ropheU and ever 1 rally round l the IIlIdorll of truth and liberty raked by them li this hlifhul tribute the Jatlcrd > yH > lnti oali pay to Ihelr memory II lithe I road lu their final rxaltatloii and the victory on I varlhof the cane for which I Ley lived suit l to bravely laid down Ihelr lives I |