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Show .., . , ... . ..altirch DePartment , t ' ' - ' ..'7 ' , ty tfs Noe can we attainhighest bleseedness until we- strive ' to this view" of think achieve l'point Ilia thoughts as they are revealed seen as He loves. to us, and love lit the tnidet of his tribulation. Vavid exclaimed. "I shall tie setts-tie- d ' when I awake in Thy likeness." And is tt not promised that two shall be like Slim?" These. the first principles sayings embody of truth for-thorefecting of all ' human relations. .,. A Valuable Dad ' Fir? some reason which we may not, he able to comprenend fully.man's salvation from sin lain end as valuable In- Giitra eyes as it should be in. our own. He created man in His :owe inutee and likeness and in the glorious ainbition to ;Ive Up to this high endowment owhich is the sign of salvadon in the human 'soulman assists his to carry out His designs iCreator Thus we may begin to under. hind. perhaps. what Jesus Meant he said: "There is joy in the presence of one sinner that repents"; over pod or we may see somewhat Into the inind of Paul who wrote that "the - earnest expectation of crtation waits for the revealing of the sons of God.' So Re shares our joys. Also He is moved to pity by our sorrows. Because of His Intimate, interest in our welfare, as we are told. He sent His Son to show US the way of life. Through Him He revealed the truth to mankind, and opened the door which leads out Of darkness, and into the glory of perfect day. Had all men undeistood and obeyed, this world Indeed. would now be heavenly It would hive grown immeasurcloser to Creator's the ably grand design in creating ift. Look abroad Upon this world of sin and sorrow. of wickedness and forgetfulness Of is the world that God goodthis loved. "sothat lie sent His onlybegotton Son." But much that Christ gave to mankind has been lost ano forgotten in the years since He was on earth. Hence it is that mankind Still need One who "shall save His people from their sins." Our Father's cherished iWeals still halt Short of realization. His joy in us is still thwarted, even as ours In Him has been. And the fault is In ourselves and in our blindness ond sin. AS John tells us, "the light came into the world, but men loved darkness rather than light." 'teetered Church 'Yet, in the very words of Christ, "God so loved the world.", eVen after the world had so neztly rejected Him,. that He would not leave us to grope in darkness for ever with our sins. When the World had almost forgotten the real message of Christand was concerning itself orincipally with the commandments of menthen, wondersuddenly; unexpectedly. fully. God restored again the fullness of His Truth so that now. even as in the days of Jesus' own disciples, men tips.n earth have it now from the very lianas of Our The glorious resloration Savior, of the Gospel of Jefhth Chr.st has come with power and full eredentials. God has restored His Church, fount-lein the days just at It was of Christ, to be the medium of Ills blessings' upon the world, and the nucleus for a redeemed homer-thyAnd the most arresting argurrteot for the authority of this Church end the validity of its is that they brirg forth the fruits of righteousness with power. They show the which, as Christ promised, "shall follow them that believe" the Gos - - pci The reA tore t ion of the came as a ''marvelous work Gospel and a wonder.", Cod passed by the wiscband cultured smong men. and chose. as Ilia mouthpiece and FhPSPearl, a man unlearned as the world reckons learning. an obscure and simple youth, horn in poverty and reared In a wilderness. And through him He wrought as never before since, the days of old. Had Joseph Smith been a learnen and conspicuous man, his achievements to his might have been own superior capacities. nut, being the man that he was, having the origin and environments that were his, by what human standa'xis can we explain him? With what exceptional human powcrs can we credit him, in order to avoid acknowledging simply that God was with him? ' , A Calque Power Unless. as he claimed, Joseph Smith had a real message from God to deliver to the world, how can we explain his life of successful activities for the general good? People of all classes and national-- ,unlearnities, poor and ed and cultured, alike, united with the Church founded by him, and shared the hardships and persecutions precipitated by his enemies, And, from the very beginning, this Church has shown one power utterly unique In historythe abili t well-to-d- , into unity St sentiment ' 0 gins. instincts and traditions: Thit Church of JesuS Ctorist of Latter-da- y Saints is the only entirely successful "melting-po- t of the niltOlig. now an earth. There ere rin "lir pbenated citisensr all grow Into se. Cord with at common ,elteellent fact f3'pe of man, becoming. in - bodies - '. ' 5 - - dloommonallobvadummoome0 ..". ,Vlor1( . evidence that this a wonderful something 214.1tam!t.etandh...exct:Pli111:111, To redeem the world frown an(1 t'lurrc'wo religion. r.for--the- len or the kr11- - edge of God. must be iMade the good of others a high principle in the paramount interest of life And ha , Unsrel at Jesus Christ? that promulgated the principle flut What of Nauvoo, the city every man should hold the priest- which they had deserted? What booth shall be minister. and of the homes left standing, many .. preacher of the Gospel, and a tr.. of them with the household furnifor pewter of its ordinanceL-11ms. , ture and utensils? What of their each man religion beromes mat. fields already sown ter of immediate persons, respon.,, with early wheat or lying ready for sowing ability. And how"effective is sense of responsibility mos this in the early spring? A company of be , Fourierites. French. communists, ledged fmm the faet that all rote. led 'by one, Jean Cabet, acquired ,ine service is 'performed by vol. their titles, and took possession. tinteerS. Even the thousands of Under these most auspicious condi, young men einirts missionary work In all parts of the world pay their tions. they started to Uve the prinAfter Own expenses. and receive no corn.-- ciples of their philosophy. , several years of courageous strugpentation whatever. What lx Vett , , disasinfluence that ran , gle, their experiment felled maintain an unparalleletl eltample of sort, elftrously. ' ' In the meantime, the Lotter-daIt unless be sacrifiry. the eroretnit ." of Gods Spirit? Saints had already tamed the ties. - To ert, and were building new cities, realize' the oftesserted Drib. as great and beautiful as Nsuvoo. Mole that the Church of Christ Cabet and his colonists might betshould continue Ills Inesrnation, to ter have followed them to their be His own "Mystiesi Body." Jo. new home. For there they were tieph Smith promulgated the twin- successfully achieving the very te, that It must be it vitaneed rip'. suits whielv the poor Fourierites organism, in so far as an? assn. were vainly trying to approximate. human individuals ran tiation of were The Mormon", echievements realize ' this Ideal. Consequently , ' tame to theirdue the details of the wonderful ' , distinctly peculiar 4virtue.. the ability to cooperate. of the organization Churchstilt This was fostered and augmented ' the marvel and admiration of all who have studied itwhich as. by the principles then promulgated by President Young. that "no sociates the whole membership in man shall hold more land than bit Multitudes of and ht. can' cultivate"the ,.'land law of terdepetident "quorums". 110 that Modern . Weerand that " It le ail indtvidtials have a trite esprit tie torps, the sense of intimate fol. the duty of the Saints everywhere , to assist the poor, 'according to. - Itrivabip 6 and, community of inter. , their ability'. Can we wonder that eats.. : the 'Mormons', obeying such hawk , This marvelous mechanism Is ef-' could work wonders la the wider- festive for the relief of distress. for nein? Their success ,contains a no- .. mutual helpfulness, to's...promoting ' :, ble lesson for all mankind. Behold the observance of the necessary what the Spirit of God can lead 4, ' duly of each man to bit "netere men to do in spite of every obsta- . bor5. even for providing employ. cle! Behold bow deep la the failure ,' :tient for the Unempioyed SO Ofte4 hs-n-x-i.e- , - ( i - ' . t , A ,. - - ' - - - The ,,Of lope 4 consistent representatives of a "peculiar people". even pg were the Israelites of ancient days. And this result Is possible. because the first step is- the entire elimination of national and race antagonisms. so general In the world St large. ' The first gathering place of the Latter-daSaints was it Kirtland. Ohio. Later. others were founded In western Missouri. Finally. neerIv tht entie membership of the eburch'Iocated at Nauvoo. Illinois, a city built up on a bend of the Mississippi River. The numerous people were migrations of the largely necessitated by perseme tions of the Church. These persecutions arose primarily because the Church and Its teachings were newand. in general, new things of any kind have never been hospitably receivedlatterly because were successful. The world bethey to recognize a new and formgan idable rival to e xis tem religious t ?when ' ' ' - ,, - 17, 1931. , Dro8Inctureollialcal munPirtumnoiTtrivergolntereywitut - . mout!1 SATURDAY, DECEMBER ' T ' Mormonism IConttnued From raga pne . THE DESEREt'NEWS;' , , ''., t . ' , , ; - I ' - , , y ' . ' - , , , . .. Withstand Perseesstione could not Even persecution quell the beneficent effectiveness of the Church. While their enemies were busily fomenting new violence against them. the Latter. day' Saints were forming stable settlements, and tirelessly cooperatMg In all the affairs of life. They built the city of Nauvooalbe "City Beautiful'-ean- d achieved a high degree of prosperity. Also, they tient out, missionaries tO all the world to proclaim the restoration ; . ' . , Inter-relate- d , . . ' , . ' , , ' : - ' i , - . . 1 , 1 , . . , , , .0 . 4 , do ' , - . ., .. . , - , i i , . , t 5 i ' I' ' , I , 4 t 6 , . ( . , . - , ' ' -,....i 'in '., , "ALE CITY AS ;7 'If:TEARS r011)1Y ' ' build. were y Saints had already tamed ;he desert, and : SALT ' i the meantime, the Latter-daing new cities, as great and beautiful as Nauvoo.", This city was founded by the lformons' , - of the Gospel, and to invite whoinsoever would come to the gathering place of the greater Israelthe 'Corner - Stone of Zion." But, in those days. in the early half of the Nineteenth Century, political and sectarian feelingt . were very bitter, and sectional animosities, due to the agitation against slavety, were already growing. Since the "Mormons", mostly natives of the New England and Mid- die States, were generally they were exposed to political hatred. Theh- - new tenets, also. antagonized all who would not accept them. Thus, their presence in Nauroo was constantly resented. The activities of their enemies in the murder of the ProIsis, phet Josepha Smith ina June half later. and, about year'and of the entire in the migration population to the fastneeses of the in the confines Mountains, Rocky . of the present state of Utah-of Cooperation npirit did the Latter-daAnd bow Saints go forth from their homes. the and into depths of the neariY untrodden wilderness? As a straggling horde of refugees, of whom only a remnant could fight through the hardships of the tourneytlived by no means. Just as they had in the worked and together of Nauvoobrothers in all things, striving for the common for good. "each for all and all also, tbey fared forth to quest of their Promised Land. Trained to the requirementS of a by compacted organization. and ledexemen at large vision and high hardfaced tneis cutive talent, they ever ships courageously. No army Tht-had camps better organized. the in forward companies. went hardiest in the lead, the others folto able prelowing as they were pare. And those who went 'first sowed fields of grain, to be reaped and enjoyed by their fellow.. who should follow in their wake. Is not anti-sizeen- y y in 1847, , of mere human philosophy, even with the best advantages at handl Others Carried Ott It was not alone the personal InSmith hat fluence of Joseph wroitght the miracle of 'Mormon-IsmAfter his death, the ,,suite power WI upon his suecesstors. NoW they also are dead. and 'et 'the work goes forward. Josiah Quincy, son of the famous Abolitionist, and himself on.'a Mayor of iltkstom visited Joseph Smith in 1844, and later wrote ,f him In his book, 'Figures of the Past". He says wonderful "The Influence which this founder of a religion exerted, and still exerts. throws him into relief before ua, not ail a rogue to be criminated. but as a nhenomenon to be explained The most vital questions Americana are asking each other today have to do with thie man If and what be bed left us. the reader does not know what to mak of Joseph Smith. I ran not help himuut of the diffieuity. I. myself. stand helpless before the puzzle." Every candid mind must else "stand helpless before the puzzle". unless willing to actept the only sufficient explanation, that Joimph Smith was really a prophet of God. delegated to the stupendous work of restoring the lost Alines of' the Ommel of Jesus Christ. and pre". paring the earth tor the hlepd coming of the KMgdom of God. It nor 'even was not the stimulus of a lefty, even if mistaken, purpose that formed his power. If such had been the cage, how is it that his mind, all untrained, as it was, in the learning of the work!, was illumined to deal with, and solve, the difficulties of life, which are ito hard. so perplexing. to the best and wisest even to this day? The following are a few of the innovations wrought by this man: ' , ' , , , urged by Jesuit Crielet tlimatit Aleo, becauxe of the very oature of man, in his constant dependence upon association with his fellows, it begets, from example, and the cooperation. even tram practice of deeire to conform to etv the human cepted standarde, high average of personal purity of prohTi, eand is Church organisation en effective instrument of Cod's i , A New Prinelpfr , To bring each man to his high. an act essential is eat possibility in , achieving the salvation, of the ivorld. 'Thus, Joseph Smth proms ideated the remarkable new press tilling. The Moe! of God is In' ', telligsmce"; fit is impossible to Ave slaved in Ignorancea man is any. ed nn fester than he gains kneels ettste.' From the very beginning,' of the ("lurch. the leftism embodied hi these sayings has been earerlis ever been accepted. People have stimulatd, untier -- Itiormone fluence. to 'achieve their beet, and to lose it foe the Iervice of Goo and the good of mankind. In the numerous days of the Prophet strong end able men gathered in hie call: and nearly the first effort with all of them wee to begin In order to repair learning anew. the defects of early training. and prepare themselves to become more effective inetrumente for service. A store of years ago certain res - torment among us. deploring the evil effect of alcoholic beverage Suceeeded in effecting the enactment of prohibitive legislation. It proved to be prohibition and did not prohibit. and the law was tee ' tenths repealed. but Joseph Smth., Mindful of Cheixea principle, Toss stet not him that Is 'vie conscious of the supreme value at and the all thine in human liberty freedom of choiee, promulgated the cot:net-einof Wisdom., 'Word I (Continued On rare Eight) : i i.,. , 1111,, ' it e - ' |