| Show DEITY AND CALAMITIES Th Tnt which o oer nver er took look dUet on th tM Pacific out nd the th city elty Ity of ot Ian Ban an Iran Fran hall ban b been I the lb cue of ot many man eon con comment upon th que lk n of ol divine Providence over Ir f mundane af It affairs f fairs That Thai mute ekus willed art are 11 retard regard retarded ed 54 At tip natural ure Immediately Ia tel related to the thai thit lire llO r Men IMn and Ind rt enoid ma may be admitted frely frIy Iy and andi eft i without contradict Ion n But ut that till this truth does dou d not put pUI out OUI of ot consideration i Ml MI n power poet that I Is behind and 1141 t above abOe all 11 phenomena p and md nd all 11 human humn t i action I III j br clone clo nert 4 u well veil M 11 br by devout dout believers In III the iti Ib lIU m of I lt Both Hoth these thu Ih prin oUGht to 10 b wi bi reflected upon On u by I who to 10 arrive at t correct cornet I conclusion cO concerning this question That rood will be l out of or this I Il l evil eiL we WI ballere e and nd I It I yi t Anticipate nod flod s wars 8 are IUt not as u I ways 11 nor HI dlOu ht aa as 1 their th ir J thought thou h for nl the Infinite 1 k Is ouch often un unfathomable U fathomable to the lbs Unit finite The doctrine P nf t the Great T cher that Not ot oven oten u sparrow fall falls to the ground without il Ilia IIII lon 1 is II mo m most t l to those UI who have hI faith In God but often otrell very yen to 10 people 1111 woo who do not noti i comprehend Ills HII It dotS does not fellow l cau e t nothing happens haPP happ n II hut but by bythe b bI the I ti divine Mon that the I All Allfather II 11 j hUm father I 1 h enlA in sparrows Inflicting pain crushing rU eIt wreck or Individuals or 1 property That which M is done dOM br MINnS of tiC any ny kind of oC Agency natural human humn or dia dla diabolical I inay ho 00 with the tIa 1 per par e it u Is not hinder 1 by II 14 Jill ill power but bUl every esery er ma be M overruled for hll good nod and the of DC pur purposes poses pie es Therefore w o 0 nay may rationally an sri well M a believe that Di Dl Divine vine ino Ine Providence should Iw II r in iii all th the occurrence of or mortal exist enc nell and d w we should II In hand bond and bow bo to 10 will 11 Wn find hd In 11 Improvement Kra Hr ra for tor June JUI 1 06 and editorial by b Joseph Jo eph K Jr Smith Th The t nn li In hl rt throws thrown light on this thin important subject anti and Anale we le hero hern It In Quite Quill InterI if if It not MI lire arc the of oC th Ih re p p pr pena of or the on ott the I i treat great that befell San an Co to Many rm hoM that of or the kin are not divine Intended f to lo the of or their sins nr or ork k rail them to repentance Ono One paper b M h que quoted e l as lIS a I calamity il has hall no n with tn sin In hut but hutis J li is I co ralo in tn UK its ln And that Una Is III voiced by tl b many mII of t the Ihl writers There I I to be n I fel feI felIn t I In tn Ing the lenders that OM Ow h ha little or to do co with nature tre nr or her Ian I laws that It If the unparalleled disaster were Ills s will ami inI nd rI I d an U a R Judgment upon the t wicked d 8 Hsi n o which Is III openly flad t ron t te Ie hoe M Mun hun bein un It a very trY wi fId City tU would have h bean hei AIM end not ao Ik tha nave t I r 1 FilMier eMU which are ue not At all corrupt but which In this nut ease sitf lut f fer fried d with eIth Ilk the larger and more elty Mt appears to II m ma to tie III a ml mistaken It ot t nt for fO Judgment is II not HI t tan k an J rod end In lit al i are only p r l l by br A merciful father in III tr se sedo fer do to 0 a Wit aMt r Ml lie Ik hind hiM the tile of 01 l Molt b of i strike n the jut t Ind aM nd the un wn jt aUkO Ilk I iii hI anI t us there thoro Mod and dear tl the U dawn dun of ot the III diy dLf of eI e MI 1 M IN J tOM tta ont Mr oh on nut taa t m lUll ay nr w T U th nutty urea re af ot Jewl J vl M Inn nr or big IUM n nt nf lift life lit 1 hAte Ie h t nuh gr t v r if It l tk the quake uh l bed d for tr th t Ur were wr full toll or when hn Mn f more people l MC lr Th The mu Inta of life would l th then n JI Lava T b bpi i inor ne IUn lie III aides d of or M rif i in are It told t l of ot othow how 00 poop lIMP wars wrt MY 4 M In a t 1 wr way to mr tn m mini that th 1 t WM ai 0 the Ita people wr sm o in thu Ihl and nd ts what H 11 Ifs permitted t to I l seams te to h hue bIT r W been i for Pt Ut tM 0 w b lh the of elf ofIA 1111 to IA the Ille wl lI mi and WIll of o not e AIo t th Mm of lh p oH of or the r CItY for there are an n y else M i when who II rv re Jut Just UM M u a Mil cI JI nUn minded l i but bUl butto butto to the ni at of all ill tint tbt all nil nu fla Uk tak ani beI repent r 4 in n who ho stand In hi th the way war of or o 4 wIse l n h ili tiler r th tta kc he g 4 1 or Mu 11 mutt mu puffer cutTer tit I the she th tu t v TIna Thu It tt U 11 1 that hat I otter on th t f t for r for th the M and nd tt It It If M r to tk I the Mud 04 t Is Ie IeN N 1 ih t Oed od to II J UM u JiM for hap JI lk I wa Ino nor than h n II n man aM HII 81 form forea f fn louse n tb than Ihan n iti th n of O mm ma AM If It n of fir o f o tt It ft was as us that he h nho ho U I tho MEr f f fir r rth th the Ihl l tin l n ii nt ot lbs Ih HOI wn 0 11 s lIy by i n isi wf I 4 man Ill II Ie than M Ib I r t t Uh lIh inc HI d 1114 P li Ii I in Mm tie fr great t world nf of K s V mil an rI hl ii r y il trI l IM uil I t 1 p r 4 I 1 I f 1 n I i d I K Is h hr hn r m sn mr n 1 t J rr r tint th it h m n nM 4 fl t P M It if f ni lI II I III I Il h I If I i 4 ih mind n C m mf a 11 Ills III tt n y I in J lii Ild Tiu m in to j fl tU I 14 11 I p r ri Jr is israni man rani Jit Ijo LH III II be a i rom com 4 1 J t I r n t tw l r fits 1111 s e cf it at II j I I i i ture tUl te tO bris them to 10 an tin understand understanding ing and a realization of or hi his As ts IonIC jonir n CS conditions remain as they HUI In th the world none Is Ii exempt from thee visitations violations If It Any An man suffer r ra a 8 as it II i kt Ill et him not net l lit be ashamed but bUI M let him glorify flod n on this behalf mr th lime time It Is rome come Judgment i must mue b high at 1 th lb Ibe hoop houf ef ot God G od and ami If it IrI I It IbM firM fn tn at al us U what ball th the end and endi nd i be of them tn Unit that oby obi not nel tM tie OO aspel of ot Oed God And nd If IC the th mii F r l II be 11 Mind whet where M shall th Ih the ungodly and und th thi sinner appear Wherefore l I let t them that bit tr to lo the lite will of or God commit the th keeping kf of their souls IOUI to Him in a as s unto a faithful erector Ho how oft tift ft have hav I calM all upon by br byth the th mouth of mj my tn Mr nad by h the Ih tt of angel and nM br by mine mil own on voles mu nd by It the th vole Ire of and nd b by the ioK lee of ar and nd by b the Ibl voice 01 olca of and ami br by r thu thi Ih of ot earthquakes and nd Kr greet t hell bal nl torm am by br the voice oke of oC famines famine I and i UI of ot cv e ovary ry kind hind end by hr t I the be rr riesi t t md of oC trump and aile by hr the oke of ot judgment aM nA nd by b the voice volet of or i I all 11 the tb dir dar nul lIal lir hr Ik Ih of ot glory and nd honor hoA and d the th rich riche e 0 jI of ot eternal life U Ill and lid would hae h hId muni Id you ou with lIh an in n sUlVa iva lion but ye e would ook not nOl Doc sad and Coy Lov see Sec IS 3 I 21 i iThe The Saint though h they th tremble of their own on wc wickedness and sins In believe beHave that INI treat judgment Are ace coming upon the th world VH of or Iniquity they firmly j believe In the tho statements of the Holy I Scripture that calamities WIll UI befell befall I the t nations nation a II as cigna of the coming of i 1 Christ to 10 judgment They nit believe belier bin that thal i I I I I ruin rulea In the lire fire the Ue earthquake I II i 1 I the tM tidal lid I wave ne the tbt v eruption I I I I rn enI i the storm torm Him they recognize as 5 the Ih Master and the Huler of ot nature and her hr laws and freely acknowledge Ige Ills HI hand bind In nil eli thIngs thing II Ve We e believe that HI ills judgments art are pour poured d out MIt to bring brine mankind to 10 a non ene n of Ills Hla power flOwer I and purposes that they may mar repent of ot their sins fin and prepare for the second f nd coming coining of or Christ to ton reign n In righteousness upon the earth mith And an us Is III i raid aid In the Hook Book of oC Mormon Mormont 1 t a 11 tl II 1 14 woe UI oe be bt unto Into them th tn Except they the It II f shall liall COMIC II I to 10 IMPS in lit that da dot lAY alth the Pother I that I will 11 cut cui Off thy Ih horses out GUI of or I the lite t of thee and I will destroy lestroy j thy th chariots chariot and I will ll cut oft off the th cIti I of If If thy Ih land and anti throw do 11 town 0 AM all aU thy th i and anti I will rut Ill off ot or WillA crafts out of or thy th hand haI and 1 thou iliou have hae no more fw I thy th roven lma images Image I 1 will al also 1111 o rut cut off oft and thy Ih landing Image out of tle midst of thee th 1 thou no ID more moro worship the tbt works work of thy hands and I will pluck up thy th groes r M out OUI of the midst of thee the i so o 0 will I destroy thy th Arid And It thai shall corns come to pat pIt that Ihal all ull ul ly I ing Ingi and end and and and and whore bore dome dom be done a 8 For lor It shall IlhA come om to 10 pats pam p filth esith the Father Fether that at that day w ho over wilt not nol re rr repent pent anti and come lOm unto my 01 beloved Son fon then them will I cut lit oft off among my people p 0 house houfe hou of or Israel l nod and I will 1 1 execute and fury fut un upon uron n them even Cyril a iIII as nIn th hi the heathen such uth ch im II 5 I the they have not heard Dut But It If they Ih wilt will II I repent and nd hearken unto tinto m Tn word words i I Mild harden hArd not twit their hearts I 1 will Mill tt If I I my Joy In among amon th Ih them m and j I I they lit shall chall come In unto the Ihl covenant i iR anti and R be he nUmb wl among amone til this the tM rem remnant remnant 1 nant of or Jacob Jarob unto whom I ha sae e given gUen i land for their Inheritance I I I We v belle believe e that thai I Ith is Ip j th the pure pVN In heart hull hAIl escape IC If fh ph h observe tn to do all 11 thIngs thine r j rind led ha hs hu mm me ml ed but bet in the op I event nl even n Zion lion t I he I i with sore fore n with Uh pestilence III nN I with lIh plague with lIb sword wnm with ven vengeance en n with devouring tIre Dee And Me 91 9 M II All ll 11 Mf this tint that tJ l her people may na mA be wight taught t 1 to walk walkIn waikin Ik IkIn In the light Itch I ht of fI truth and In the tha way Of ot the Ih noel of ot their salvatIon Icy freely giving of our means mean n anti and I sub substances in an CS the Saint have Mt rightly rl lion done lon we w tuve bo abundantly a I 11 In till this terrible affliction which hi ha his befallen mir II f tt on oft I the watt Nt that we In III doing all alt allIn allIn I In our oar power to rite relive distress In to tIt aid U Uthe i the Ih afflicted and nd to extend to ball all man nn mankind I kind the f and puthy pathy th which th we 1 crave enie t from our oar fellow and nil front from rood nod I flat fiat t we f believe that th e Mere nat natural I ural calamities art arc bitI upon upen men meny by y r the Lord L for the KIKM no of t III Ill cull chil children troll dren M tAt their to oth others tip ers tr and to bring ml MH their better hetter hf M no Mt t Ivies Ive rt that they till thC 1 may ma and ami sieve jerve IC ICHim Him We WI belIeve bf lIn further fu 11 h that they are the lite heralds herald and ind tok tokens ni Of or HU n AMI aaI I and the Ih schoolmasters to toe i teach e rh tito lit people to 10 prepare themselves by righteous for the illS of ut i the Savior to reIgn upon th I h earth earin i ih then h D eer P T r knee shall hilI V t w and e nn evry ry IlIn confess I If thai that Jesus J I U Is I the th hc I If It these u l 1 MK H n Are Impressed upon ll Ma MM Uti upon the people of 11 our oar th the lbs sn and ami the t lou ION of life and M I tulL t ad sed 41 gre groOt t and bf II ae as they hI I 4 wet wilL wilt will III not DOt ha M e been n endured In I I Ivain vain mn Ji JI F SMITH I |
