| Show celebration of the of july 1356 1355 13 56 at pleasant grove city cipf wm S lords company of or cavalry und and capt thorit peck pecks s company of infantry announced th dawn of day by volleys of musketry when our largo large e fig alg flig was hooted on tho liberty pole polo at am 73 a ro the companies mustered fired a batuta ars at 8 the signal for the citizens to so at the city liag liaw and marched around tile tha city preceded by ty the P 0 dand band firing s aali sili its at each corner they then proceeded lo 10 mayor hanson walkers Walker 8 received hini hinl and suite guite and escorted them to lle ile lie the hal hall the star spangled banner was sung by the choir prayer by bishop dishop walker song by the choir an ora oration tion by elvrum winters sen oil on the entrance of the thy plo pio pioneers into these valleys the hardships and privations that attended their journay anid and the persecutions and afflict afflictions ious ions that have followed the church since its organization pioneer song by john W brown an address by john W brown tim tile good time coming sung by wm win west A discourse by john G wheeler on the rise of the church and the tile preservation of the constitution by this people hymn by the chlor climor 11 benediction by steven farnsworth the large assembly air then separated in ili groups for the purpose of partaking of refreshments n ts at 21 22 p m the llie comp companies ailles alifes fired a s salute the at signal anal i for the people to acain again ap ryene ryane song by the choir prayer by byeller Elder eider D dearthar Me Arthar oration by james armistead Armia tead brethren and sisters this day we cecel cel cei brate tiie the ever memorable mA morable time when the latter tatter day saluta saints came iceo 1 these valleys let us as then lay our minds open to tile the impressions that such an oil occasion is calculated to in spi apar in the heart of every saint til A object of taij this meeting gaud gand and of all that has be baen done adone aud and said on this occasion lias has been to beat and improve right dispositions with regard to that eveni even ana and tile llie inting TWing lir liU circumstances connected therewith vi and to qualify ua us to oanzy cany out the design of our ur coming here the tile mers meas ures and mission eD enjoined joined upon us as the covenant people of the aird the enlightened and extend extended pd views advanced during the moraine were sufficient to arouse our slumber slumbering inz and dormant feelings fee lingi and to produce that happy and healthy one of mind which we ought to cultivate and exercise towards each ench other as children of or one family and m numbers of or one political body times like the present ara well cai cal calculated to heighten and ano ann give zest to those be I 1 lion iron feelings b s that we so justly owe to each eacil other othor then 1 let iet e t us be happy let tile the sweet mirth lighted smile illume every face while we ex celebrate 1 brate the triumphs of the hardy pioneers of 1847 and reflect upon our coition poi pol pos tion and prospects as all a people and let our throbbing bosoms yield an humble tribute of thanksgiving and grahle to our father in heaven for his ilia fostering lo care aud and protection thila thiis lur fur it ia is uc essary that we occasionally aise aleo also time to contemplate upon the nature of the work in which we are enZ ged and to be careful to entertain sound and correct views when we first connected our ourselves selves stives with this work and I 1 lenti fied our interests with this people many of us no doubt had llad some peculiar ideas and preconceptions of our own which if it we are not careful will lil ill intrude themselves upon us ngat at times and fix or influence our convictions and divert our course in the pr up application of the tile principles of our religion 11 lilon ligion lon ion we ought always to hear bear in mind a unison of effort and action in ili reducing to practice pra clice the tile arin elpis cipis and precepts of tile tim gospel of jesus christ C rist riot to live our religion and that the power to be imp py rests rest entirely upon ourselves every duty enjoined upon us its as mints minta coincides w I 1 th conr 0 n r real and b best est eat interests all the time I 1 am satisfied of this from my own experience peri perl ence let us therefore cultivate amicable feelings fee jill gs towards each other and spread a good influence around us I 1 am aware that our oar circumstances have been of late lite edther amther peculiar that we have been placed placed ili in a condition of trial this is all right atti it all for our good we may always expect to t be placed in trying situations s so long as we have need of them for r our perfection can any one point out the tiie time when the tile litter day saints were not in situations of trial it hab has been one series of trial from the tha first until now ai as most of 4 you well know but I 1 wiil waive reflections upon past scenes and briefly consider our present position as a people peoples and the prospects now nov before us coming into these mountain meun tain wilds lias bas not changed the tilo form or purpose of I 1 mormonism as I 1 some would have ns us believe it has been ever the tho same from the beginning one uniform course has all its movements its purposes are invariable and its destiny is fixed and corbain cor fain still WB we are not governed by a blind fatality father erler at the helm helin and all things have been overruled by infinite wisdom for til the consummation of the groat events of the last days and the final triumph of the kingi kingdom lom of our god we must keep aleye an eye an on passing events and know that all things will wm be made subservient to the purposes of god oar position and political standing were never more gratifying than at present let iet us then cheer 1 up P for we haye hayn nothing to fear b but ut everything to hope hopa true our crops have havo been and may yet be ili in a measure sure cut oal off by drouth and devouring insects and we may lack many comforts conveniences and necessaries of ilfe life but let us remember that we do not live merely to eat but eat to live lice we live not merely to acquire wealth and live upon it but that we may put our shoulders together to roll the wheel of Z zons hiim redemption demp tion in our privations let us try to feel lik ilk a saint of old wh n lie ha ei exclaimed claimed although the gig fig tree arme shall not blossom neither shall fruit bo be in ili the tw vines the labor of the olive birtil fail fall and tile tiie fields shtil shall sh til all yield no meat the flocks shall be cutoff cut off from the fold and there lher shall be no herd hard in ili the stall yet I 1 will rejo rejoina icae in the tile loud loj d I 1 will jey jay in the god of my salvation this people do not lack fack knowledge so much as they do tile the quality of loving and doing the things they know to be right I 1 would becom mend a careful perusal of or the presidents discourse ili in the last no of tha news when WB we compare our condition with that of the rest of the world we see that we are improving all the time alm tir tit very spirit and tendency of on oar institutions bespeak improvement and progression gres sion in the acquisition of every emillia I 1 ele mant calculated to make ui a great grout and powerful leoyle even our enemies ener nies discern this and cud are jealous and have fearful forebodings when we look upon the world it is easy to see that the prominent feelings of thi g gf iteration aeration are an undue and most intense desire for territory erv riches and power with general apathy towards heavenly knowledge a and virtue the tile anin al p pro ro bear almit ani ant universal versal vergal sway away combat combativeness i v P and rule the nations of the earth they expend expand enormous sums to carry on the fhe destruction and death but how grudgingly they tiley spare space a small smail sum for peaceful I 1 improvements in prove ments anese and many many other things I 1 hat that might be named unequivocally ms their speedy dio dlo dw lution solution the apostle abose paul says like this ill all if ye yo bite devour one another tak take hed that ye are not consumed oil oli one e of another this state stata of things even no now v threatens to rava MW lay waite waits n nation a tinn on the earth the united states of america all ail and d to rend read a under oae goo 0 11 the best beat forms of government gov rn ment what changes change are operating hi in the world what frig frightful convulsions distract mankind yet as one of our poets says tiie he tile cormons mormons shout hohn honn ho panah annah yanah nah in dworet were free are indices free and may reasonably hope to survive the general wreck I 1 we know or may that aWn comprehends eares and provider provides for our temporal al wants and welfare as well as fon for our spiritual for they are inseparably connected here let me occupy your attention for a few moments in speaking upon government for a few general remarks arb are a ali all 11 that I 1 can make as you yon know k ow th that t I 1 lia lra bave have ve but a 15 short time allotted the design of all government ia Is to combine cams comi ine and arid i regulate th tha members of or society socie socia ty to this end laws are formed constitutions framed and established as a rule of action what is the end and aim of or man in the sphere ha lie occupies 7 to preserve himself and render rendor his hia existence happy does lie fie in and of himself always know the true and best means of effiec effecting ting this are his natural i f cities ii ties his talents sufficient to enable liln him to arrive with certainty at the end lie he propos pro poss posa man soon finds out that lie he ii iq more or Is less dependent upon his fellow man that he lie cannot well weil remain isolated hence clience the ilia compact the constitution of society tile the ais ats embling assembling it enjoy reciprocity of interests families are organized cities built up and nations exists the form of government a nation may adopt whether absolute or limited monar monarchy ehy or lican seems to make but little difference for the same mismanagement and reckless rec klesi sv depravity appears to prevail in one as iii in the tiie other oilier the whole world is groan groaning log foZ under corruption the whole head Is sick and ani whole body ia is faint in trl tri llie w world orld every mal mai has a set get et of or principles princ ipes lpes of ill lil liis n own wn and almost every one despises tile tiie notions noti ors of his hits fellows it is sometimes really amusing to see liow how elmost almost every connected with ith the lip best interests of society is treated in the file council chambers of the nations almost alm aim ost every measure is supported or opposed on narrow and empirical grounds displaying ignorance prejudice selfishness intolerance and bigo bigotry try which greatly obstructs ile the lie progress of improvement instead if bf improving society at tit large is continually growling growing worse getting more and more entangled ili in the tile meshes of its errors and imperfections perfections irli the world is out of joint imperfect imperfection in and corruption mark the ways of man misery and unhappiness prevails confusion and strife are ars rampant on the earth yea yen as isaiah save say sas the earth is defiled under its it s inhabitants and and transgression gres sion and wo are heavy upon her she cries wo ia Is me the tile mother 0 of men because of tile tho abominations that have llave gone forth out of me call can man in and of himself discover and apply a sovereign remedy ri radical cure an ont dote for his own deathly disease ile he cannot C being altogether incompetent for the task the very means he lie employs only tend to seat tile compla compia complaint deeper and deeper in his vitals it is not in man mull that walseth to direct his stepa steps IV what hat shall we do Is there no help belp Is there no balm in gilead and no physician there til this t e is a worlds disease dis aase and anything iss less than a worlds remedy will be inadequate we need some great ruling principle pla to regulate the tile affairs of tile tho world and assist poor erring humal humanity it hark what Is that alich salutes our ears f it is the voice of or inspiration it is the vitice voce of a messenger from tile tiie courts of glory saying to joseph smith and oliver cowdery ulion you my fellow servant servants ili in the name of tile the Messi messiah ali all I 1 seal real this priesthood which shall shail never be again lignin taken from then th earth this principle is with wilh this tin s people by it we have llave been sustained hitherto and it will us and establish righteousness and peace from the tiie rivers to the ends of the earth upon that solid and permanent basis spoken of this fere fore forenoon tins this is this is the theo tileo d dacera mcgra cy you heard of or this morning from WT brt winters this system and order of things thing guarantees to and sustains man in ili the ex exercise of his natural and inalienable rights it gives liberty to man to do right and that is all the liberty lie ha ought to desire the lord said to joseph smith in the book of or doctrine and that tint the principle of freedom which maintains the rights and privileges belonging belon girg to all men Is j ible ibie before him and that whatsoever is more rr er less than this cometh of evil god has decreed that thess thesa principles shair be maintained lie ho lias has promised to rive five us wise wisa and good rood men for our rulers men who will be as fathers to the people tills this order ardt r of things will dry up the fountain of foni font disease purify the lart hert of min sanctify his affections his being aud and bind mau man to man in one common brotherhood such ii i M i our i religion such suh buh are the tha bulwarks bulwa that thal guard our interests te rests and such the tile provision made for the he deliverance and salvation of a fallen world let us do all in our power to enhance the tile work I 1 to gallier israel to send spud the gospel to th tile eidi eldi elds ea of or the earlb land and attend to the bu bushless business for which we ive came canie i here |
