| Show i i I IrI rI hI WASHINGTON ASHINGTON W AND I r c j 1 I j THE WORK OF GOD p il J l t If i Discourse Delivered in i the th Salt SnIt Lake Lale Tabernacle Sunday Su d Y After q r February 23 1908 by Elder Oraon on F P t jf S 1 on I YIt Y 1 i ij 1 j J i l t IU t tt tt iI l h Iy I AV t 1 1 ft E l wai WM tho tIO tk of or G Washington Wa a man IMn manot Y ot or whom It wo wn lI said td Out hat th lt OtI 4 i i Savo ga I no in t ho h 12 bo ho the father ot or hi I country n U I mi who coult hn me mado I lt himself a I kins could cuhl have 1 1 n t monarch hail hul ho lio followed the tho hint 1 example of oc or Napoleon I and Lk us ed his lils hl y power to thai h 1 u ft mill ml ciC oC cI mi nn h poet poets wrote f t s may In I ho tim ho wearied oyo eyo repose Z gazing ga ln on tho tile great greatt t a Wh Where re neither guilty glory Klori glows glos Nor or r despicable Mate tat Tits ono iho the lai la t the i bt 4 Tho ho of M if tho tha west wt te teV i envy om dared not hate Bequeath the name nanu of or t 44 To o make Inlo man ml hll h there th re was WIS wa but bitt butone bit 1 one ti Too great to 10 usurp authority and dominion ho he to tn Iny ay aside 4 tho thoi honors that L grateful people hud hd upon him hll und tin I seok Iok the tho thed d sweet Delusion of UI n 1 pose pOle sufficed I I CI I 1 to reign reI whom kings too rarely reign without a rival in his hIa 1 love loro First In first In peace ai first firstIn C In tho hearts of ot his la countrymen 4 I Washington tho first t 7 of or the 1120 United tates and ono one ot of th o that human history hM Jiz ms produced M No people appreciate tho character V ro I and ind Rn lifework of ot Washington r more 1011 I H HS Lj than do the tho Saints Ho Ito Ia ItoI I liln lite Into our oui of o things as n wo we sec ace Gods Goda GO I dealings with wih men inca 1 en Ho Hons Hoi i was ens ns A IL potent factor according to tho the theL i L Mormon ormon view In preparing the tho way before a work destined to bring about J tho the great consummation decreed by hy bytho bytha tho tha God or of Heaven Heuvel concerning thia 1 world and UK its Inhabitants a L work that h will result In that blessed blo condition fi 1 predicted of or yore yoro orl when hen nation I shall not mit rise MHO against t nation naton neither learn I war any an InoN Inor when man shall meet meol t In every Ory other man a 0 brother anti and auda a friend when shien peace ticaco shall hail Ihal preside over f i tilt the UI when righteousness and 4 i truth Khali ba bU be the tho pillars of or 1 I t throne Whore kingdom 1 Ia 18 to come como g t and Whoso will wil shall be lone done on ii earth ns fl It Is hI done lone in lit heaven c t BOOK OK OF MORMON PREDICTIONS Lot Let me 10 now read front from the tho 4 L of or Or Mormon Moron part of oC C a a L prophecy utter uttered ed e by b of if IC old od ono one of ot t the th writers writer 14 of nt tills this book bouk bop Ie years before the theMi I 1 1 F Mi birth th of ot the Savior He lie le wan Wi looking 1 iOwa down r wn to t the lime ot or the tho end ell when wh q God Coil would perform a 0 a r i and rd a n wonder In Uio Ui gathering of scattered Israel I rael preparatory to tho the c c millennial reign ot of Christ t We find this thil e recorded In lit the tho thir thirteenth tJ chapter of M tho Wo First book bol of o the tho opening section actton of or tho the i Hook of or Mormon 1 And It U I camo to paiS that tho the angelI angel I I i unto me ml saying Look And I Il looked l ol 11 and uld beheld many nations and kingdoms f r And AmI nd tho the net ol said unto me mo What thou tho And nd I said sahl 1 I be bl behold beI I hold many man nations kingdoms Anil nd ho said sahl unto mo me mo are the th nations and Kingdoms oC C iC tho the Gentiles S And It came Caine cal to Lu pass paa that tnt t I looked p mid anil behold nany waters anti and they the c divided the tim Gentiles from Crom thu seed of 01 ke my tl brethren i And 11 It came camo care to pass that the angel angol xa Id Unto mi me the wrath of f l Clod Is upon the scud cwI of thy th brethren meaning tho tue American Indians sub suU to the time tinie of ot And 11 I looked anti and beheld a I man nan V Wt among the Gentile who was separ separated ut at d from fron tho thu of my 1 brethren by bythe bytho tile the many lun waters glad 1 I V beheld tim Hie t or of God that It came camo down and ald 4 d V upon tho nian aid ho went upon tho many waters oven unto Iho 1103 Heed of or my u brethren bre hren who wh 4 V were In II th promised land cI 1 Indicate Columbus and antt al the tho V V discovery of I t And I It came camo me to that I 1 behold beheld V tho thi Spirit of o God that thit II It wrought up upon Il V V V t on other Gentiles and they thc went t filth out of o captivity upon llon tho the many I my v w pi era Thia rr l to tile the V fV Puritans who WilD crossed the At J t tV til il 1 V nl from r in religious and pol V V V and were made lado tint tim t S iJ V Instruments or Of o founding or orV V helping u uto V t V to found upon North Atlantic shore 2 t l lV tho tile mightiest nation mlton of ot modern l V V VV VV V V V And 11 It COllIe to pass ISS that I V many fl of the Gentiles Gentes upon V V the land hind oC ot und and 1 i beheld tho V V t th Ith of ot God that It was WI V upon uon tuG tho t need of or my OW brethren and they were V scattered before thy tN th Gentiles GentleR and ana were a V V VV V And J I beheld the Spirit of ot the ho Lord V J that It upon tho tilO Gentiles that they tile V f did prosper obtain the thu land filLi fM filL or V V V their Inheritance and 1 I beheld that V rii i V they were white and exceeding fair tul ir V V LIILI beautiful like l e unto my people c before they the were slain V J And It cutno CaIne to pasa la H that I Hj 5 beheld that the who had bad gone gono gOlo 1 1 forth out of ot captivity did j V V V themselves before tho tile Lord und end tho the power pow of 01 tIle the Lord was with them 1 V I V And ld I beheld that their mother lother Gen Gentel It tel welo vele together upon tIm tho 3 r waters tOld and upon the tIlo lund land also Il o to bat hat battle batte hattie tie tle te thorn hero we come to toI I V f the thu era em ot of the tho Revolution Ild tho tilt work worl toriN N V of ot Washington I und his hla compatriots in tf 4 1 I M Inning our JUI Independence from the tho mother country and III establishing the thI V Republic ot of tile thu United H tines And I beheld that tho tite power of o God V wal wan with wih them also aio that tho wrath 1 t of or God Cod Gol WOH wea Wil upon Illon all ul those Unit Were J I gathered together them to tu bat Vid V V tie tle And nil I Nephi beheld that tho the Gen Gentes I l V V V V V V tes that had hlll gono golie gOle out olt of or captivity V V were ivorn oro delivered by tile the power or of God joti Got out V of or the tho hands of oC all al other ether nations naton I V V i And n It I camo CHICO to pa that I i V that they the did did prosper In III II tile iho V l V lund laud landIn 1 V V V V V In lii II another prediction which you OU will wi VV V V In II the th tenth chapter of ot Second herond V VV Vj i Jacob a It i brother of ot tile the III V whom I 1 h quoted Ilter inters the of eC I LV tho 11 Lord concerning thin land V V V lug IC r the tho gathering gattl of OC Ir tilt tho hI I of or I the ory or er worK that thal thu I Il Int L V la Saints claim to 11 be lIe engaged In 10 rhe he 01 or tho tue Lord U tin ouch t 4 him V i V V When tile tho to day that IbM th y shall V V 3 believe bel Co In me 1311 Ill that tillIt I am mn tin thin n IV V V j 1 J with wih their fathers I V that t tho I Ii C be UI b In I ti the tue V V 11 tho 1110 UIO tile the land 1111 ot of their inheritance V 1 V L V America m lii I the lie hind of or end ull a U I UV Ul V V l V crini of tic If the th or ur Jo I V i leIli Ii ItI to 1 taK ta upon land lant VIV V V iu iy I l Ih I li tile tha th C of or tho tile iO V Jew Jo to 10 Palestine i iAm II I 3 Am nii 1 It to tu 1 1111 HIM that Dint they the V 3 j hul bo Lii II gathered In trout from their long ICI dla i I t ho of at thu tho I lie urn en iid V l V flun tho the four our parts of or tho tile oath und V the tilt 10 t of lIt lt tin till tw Klin 1111 hn ho d I V V In tho tue oye of If me le ralth aIti Clod ii In V V el them t forth to 10 the Itt of ut L V V I V 4 Jn In 11 other oIlier Morild It I will still wil Involve upon Vi V V V the th lr I V I and ICI of or I t to tile the of ut V V i V r t to In iii II tile tho taut dayi f I V t ii Yeu XIU thu t hi I I lIgH of ot lie Die I heit heat hull V ho lie limning fathom unto them nn their V V 11 enl become nursing I r the promises of ot he lie Imle r UIO Ill C e unto tho the lenities for Ho 10 1 Jo hath ha h hr r It ii I and an who can eis cl dispute I f I t ihla land 1 Oed f V t V VV V J V I IV I r I V Ht V o hall be tIC n fl t of or und 1111 the lila slOth shall un n nIh Ih land i Atul 11 this land shall botn bO ot 1111 i city unto Into the r if there hll bo be no 10 kings kil Upon Uon the thO land lall Wile raise up Oil unto tIle the nU s I And nd I 1 1 roel this his IR II all til other 11 tons i ild V ni And ld tid he that t h said Plaid Jod God For Lor hu that ral rl th up n a king i against me Inc 10 shall perish for br I the tho I Lord the th king of o heaven n will wi be bo their King IIII iiIi and 1 I oil 1 be he it II light Unto Utile them for ot that Dint hear beer he my m words GODS PROMISE If you would know kIO how hOI faithfully God Oid Ie has laU Ills His ti to tile tho upon this chosen ChoKen land oU have ha 0 but bitt to I read rell these thc e prophecies les and then th n ponder upon the tl insults l of or the lie Rev Revolution Hr of Lit lr the war Ir of or 1812 of Napoleons nl vain vahit attempt to found fo nd an n empire In III Mexico and Ind upon the of ut our lecent war with Ih Spain And In Inthis Inthis inthis this connection bo be Io It I renumbered thui all ni GOds dH promise are arc conditional and that lInt it I Is lIt II b of or tho to lb comparative not thC Uie the absolute righteousness ot or orthis this tills nation and of lt It the mighty role 1010 that our oUI country countr Is II destined to play pia In the gloat gl eal drama of ot tipI tho consummation a athul that thul the Lord Lorl has hM befriended her and abd will continue to befriend her lIar Tho The wil of or tillS land Is II Jesus JUsus Je Jehovah hovah hoah Ho lie lo wilt will wi fortify America the tho theland lund land of ot Zion against f all al other nations and he hu that against Zion shul perish Such Sueh Is Ia the decree WHAT MORMONISM PLATES COrE CONTEMPLATES l contemplates the gath gathering gatherIng ering ot of the House of or concern concernIng concer lag Ing In which I have hlo been reading It I takes t kel Into account and Ind renders tribe tribu tributary tary tery to this 1111 SOld and Ild other great purposes of ot God Clod the lifework of or eveRy oel great and ald good giOi than man and woman who ho has ha ever lived Is In not a H I ie IC IC of or the th nineteenth century clur alone It H Is II a n of o all ni time nay it I Is the thc religion of ot tho the eternities It has played Its ls part pare In itt many acts nets of or the tho great of ut it the gages and anal in its view all al Gods dealings with wih itil men have had 1111 11 as nIl IS their object the tho great grent consummation mation of which I 1 have spoken when tile the eliTt h will wi be he sanctified and after vardi converted into a cele Hal lal sphere that beings of or a 1 celestial celestal order may loll Inherit It 11 This Is the vast work tork which hiel lias 1105 hO In view Think of It us lS small smal and contracted c If It jou nil 1 but you are aro deceiving your yourselves yourselves our ourselves selves when WIlCO you Ou Imagine that there Is petty or trivial In its Ita IH genius g spirit sp rl or alms I 1 have bavo Out not time even avon hail I r the abil ability abl abIlity ity It to dwell upon all JLIi the tho phases g of or Gods God GotI dealings with man from the dawn of or creation down to the tile Present tIny day da It thoU that the tim gospel of ot Jesus Christ now coiled called caled Is from Crom our viewpoint a great plan which was IS in the tile before borore this World was WIS made as ns the Uli means muns for cor mans salvation and Ind for or Ol the and glorification of or this planet It I has hns hasben ben been doing Its Is work worl all down the cell cen centuries through such sch men as Adam Adall Enoch Noah oah Abraham braham A Moses Muss the tho prophets and the apostle those who who dwelt upon this U eastern hemisphere as aswell a avel asWell well vel as those tho e who ministered upon un the western hemisphere What we VI claim for the founder of Is Is l that another prophet has Ilas ha risen worthy to toI tob bf I b considered the tho to peer of ot those prophets tIon I 1 have mentioned and ond that he ho at D tho the head of IL a dispensation distinct from from all al past dispensations In that th It I is the la Int t and the tho crowning one when God will wi complete Ills His Ils work ruttier gather the house o of ot bind the tho present to tile tho past and bring about tho the restitution of or all al things tings as a the tIle holy Italy prophets have spoken V COLUMBUS COrl AND HIS IUS MISSION The Tue beginning of ot Gods God work or at itt least the tile preface to the tho book of final dispensation Is the bite life work worl of or tie whom God used as ItS lS a I means of or unveiling tillS this hidden hid don hemisphere tile the the of Ir tho thc mightiest events of ot modem tunes times To Pa 10 this end d the of ot God ns as tw Book Do ok of declares moved mOld upon this man und and UnI sent him across tho the great waters to o discover the lall of ot Zion Mon Ion Where na about to 10 begin the great work of ot this The history of or this man mama m Is II an Inspiration In pa patience tience Ulce In itt fortitude In endurance When we WI t e contemplate the obstacles that he Ito hemet hemel met mel and overcame tho wonderful pa patience I tience tence that he manifested we can well wel that the Spirit of or God wrought Wl upon him hll Ho lIe lt wandered from city cl to city Ott from land to land possessed ot of C tho Inspired thought that tho tim earth was 11 round ut ul a LI time when h V n human learning declared It II 1 to 10 be bo lint Hat Jut or shaped like a cylinder when whIm It was wait seriously supposed that hat If It ships shillS sailed sald too fat far farto fatto to the tho vest est they tho would come literally to the tho end eld of oC tho the world a dropping oft off place where nothing could save SUC them the tho the rotundity of or o tile tha earth Columbus met many mal ob obstacles hut but was ses not dismayed He lie Jo Josti still sti continued to hope IlapO and Ind to strive anti and finally by patience and 1111 once hI hO w won In his beautiful poem on Columbus Lowell 1011 says nays S S IB is the Iho crowning And Ald patience hearts heart all nU tho passion ot of great greatheart These heso are their stay anti and whoa whon too leaden world Iet its hard against tl th Ir l fateful thought And brute bruto strength like 10 a a scornful conqueror Clangs hl hi huge hUgO mace ace down In the tile other oIlIer scale The Inspired In soul ouI but bul flings his Ills patience And slowly that outweighs the ponder ponderous ous ou globe Klob One Olio filth against a I whole who worlds un tan unbelief In belief leler Ono One soul 1011 against the ne h of at all 11 man mankind mankind kind kindt At t tile the climax of ot the tho poem pem Columbus i i I i I IB Is le d n lug upon Ulon lie tho I deck dek I den of ot his lil frail trai CI l the thu night before Ii I discovered dl tto So o tat far hud tC l i over oter overcame of ot came every OVer eor obstacle The Tue Spain had panned paiM lifer hI to h him three 1111 IlIad hud sent idOl him forth Upon tipon hl ills mighty errand |
