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Show PISlMrOltATION !tK-lMl-. ' Thoic irMalnt d wllb the hlftnry or Ihc Churuh vt Jvtu Chrlvt uf I.a'.tpr-diiy I.a'.tpr-diiy Hatnt, elllior ai membnra ol the (.'htiroti or othcrwUe, tnitl be aiutiifd, Iftholr dttfotlnu la Mtiarlft. at nil, ly thu atalorairntf now made In certain I jnrtori a'id kItpii Voice lhrouili a ccitiln cleatt of newfijiapofa that llio pftrtenl rindltlon of IIiIhk here "la thr Ui'itlnnliiu of the dliliitrj'ratlo.i of the Church.'' Hiu:n "lijli)iiltiji" have lean hrraliteJ Aimiat without otimltar, tolh Iwfoie and aiuca the l.iltet-ilay Hnmu rame to Utah, and all have endidj where they Imjan. The uuly 'hind itlng character ctiinitoleJ ivim them li the dlfDiiuaititraaiit wl Ich atieada thme who Itope hr eunethlnt tnu:tble In the way of the prum led wvakuotnK Hut tha Church Uumn'1 Ulilntt wrstc Worth a nani; the reiion therefor lelii(( well known to Ihoie who com prohond Ita xonlua, nallie Iti purpon. and r" iitoiia thu omnipotence of Iti I'nuinlcf and Head. "It" llio cooillll'im wore ai aomo fulka alii nt In ballave, there nilht ho a mud rccailoo for apeculatloo aa to the Gutcomc; tut I hey aro not. for lha al-Iead al-Iead cundltloni a: Uvacrlptlona hy j peranui who. frcm ulterl'tr niallvea, ! ftntfRUhlse ihtt Church, and t litre were navnr knowu to otcrlhe wl.ti fccruraoy Ita arlluna or ol jtc!i. 'I hli , data of per one ara to txi-ee- i lively anxloue for the " litlnte r.itloo" ai'dkru of that iUvy ttfUe ujeou I ovary opportunity to uiiru'uiJiilrup, ttvto j lo their own mtndo, evrula whlcti Ihr I hope may tanj to thulr way of tMInk In if, and do thdr i.tiuoH tu give thetu fjree, Hut tli la ovurwcetilng ileal r W aoon ruanw'cit to that portion uf the puhllo who do their own thluklna, and Iti doom lo dlappolnta.eut re oalvct a d a rice reccuc till Ion, Thli li the cue In the praiiut altuatlon, aod lothemldat of thia pruRiioituailoui of dire dlaaslor to the Chutob, clear btiadud and unprejudiced people nolo ! : an elleot of an vutlrety dldorvnt char I acter. Men In a itnlo of caniclouinnia do ! not have their bodlaa racked with palu without havlnn auma knowledE of the faat. And If IlioChuioli were ai greatly dlaturlied aaaoina peuple aecm tofaooy.lt would Lo likely to ircog 1 olao that ata'e of aflalra in short order. The truth of the tuo la that there la no dliturhanoe or un t lulu we whatever, aa to tha Church' proaent or lulure condition, among thoieof lha tuvmhvre .who have hen alive lo aa ohaorvanco of their dutlea nnd ohlipatlooM. Tneae puruuo the avon tenor of their way, aui whIJa they may manlfial a curioiity upon and cofiip to aome nUul ovi r rerUln ni.it ten that may ho LrouKh. forwh.d lroin llrue tu lluit,whn it comes tu action aa Cburoti numhera thiy are Lund at the poal o! duty ou every oo-cablou. oo-cablou. Thli metuberiblp ef whlcii we apoak la uot rnalrlctod to any age or its. but Inoiudta all, ycuug aa ffoll a old; and aiwoloua pleading lo'y.t,ug Utah" or any other ulvlalun will not move them from ibo right. The l'dla. lurtied" clement ara operating on a sjuitwhut d HI u rent pUnp, aud the lu harmony ol auoh la aeldoui a auddonly i dnilrod quality, ! iualrad of worrying over thu proi-poct, proi-poct, the active, faithful uiemUvrahlp uf th Church aeua lu the nfar futurt-, ttiercfiTr, the hrlgbti-Mt autlook ever beheld for the advanoeiuutit of truth lu the rullgluue world, The utswpapf uud pulpit pyroterhnlca that have at toudt-d the recent aurmuuccnitrite o( "the beginning of tho tllaiuti gratlou" ito not a I rm auybody who la aworo ol the facts, Turra havo boon too many ul lhu:o "hKluuln(:ii" for evuu nenu.eiu-ti(.rs nenu.eiu-ti(.rs of the Church to take thick In tin; in lu t trntiit; thuao who hvo Itaucd on t tut n outht it havo learnel ty aad cx.orlrtuco thai their tupporl hua I ouu a broken rued, uud ahuulj have bucutuu wary hy title time. VYlutuVtr luiue people may think to tht contrary, (ho outlook fur the Church uaver wb It It tiler and butter thau It Is today; aud noways win tirlht In thenutu promlsoof niL- i'ui ue the work of the Almighty. |