| Show continuation OF PRESIDENT YOUNGS TRIP TO SANPETE 9 REPORTED tv G D WATT I 1 tuesday lith we rolled out of nephi about about a 8 a am and arrived at moroni city about noon where we were joined by elder 0 hyde geo A smite smith addressed for a few minutes esthe tho the people and schools of Foun fountain tammi green who were arranged along the road side when the company came on As soon as we had bad 1 in a degree washed the dust from oft our faces and shaken it in a measure from our clothes we met with the people of moroni under a bowery situated on the south side of their log meetinghouse meeting house I 1 MEETING 31 E tind TING AT hio blo moroni roni ROXI elder geo Q cannon said it was the first time he had visited sanpete valley the people of god are comparatively great they have been marvelously prospere prospered d since they came to these valleys this is the best country for latter day saints to dwell in under their thed present circumstances wo are increasing gln uin in the knowledge of the facilities of life in the knowledge of how to secure them thein and apply them to our wants he encouraged home manufactory and suggested the introduction of tho the mulberry treo tree for the balsin raising of silk we live in a healthy country the people in missouri thought if they could live live in a healthy country where peace prevailed they aou would id be willing to live on a crust and water the lord has given us a healthy land to live in and we are crowned with peace we thought when we cameto came to this country that we should become a great people before the wicked could reach our borders we IVe have led the vanguard of empire to the west and we have become a great people we are like a beacon light seen of all men israel is the head and we are israel god will test our faith falth and prove us whether we will follow him or follow the enemies of the truth we are the tha sons of god and should act in away to throw dignity 0 on our characters as such suell elder samuel W richards made some remarks upon the same subject advanced by tile the former speaker elder van cott spoke a short time in the danish language elder lorenzo snow this athis gospel we have received has been revealed from heaven and the priesthood we hold has been revealed for the salvation of the human family we must be lively in our minds in reference to it we were in chains of darkness and sectarian religion but the lord broke asunder those chains and hew hee has made us a nucleus around which to gather our children from generation to generation and we are being educated so that in tile tho future we may be as he is we are engaged in this work where wo we now are unless wo we are lively in our duties and stirred up to perform them the lord will stir us up for he loves us as the apple of his eye while we are enraged engaged in cultivating the ground an and seeking with all our might to surround ourselves with the facilities of education we are engaged in the work of god the prospects ecta before us are glorious but let us be im impressed p in every wah work of our hands tha that t wo we are the servants of god and doing his will let not our integrity be impaired but our faith be continually increased as we proceed through life 3 I 1 would be satisfied to act where providence has placed me me and ask the he lord what I 1 can do to aid in building up tile the kingdom of god in that place and to assist ine me to obtain a subsistence subs istance for my family we are as free as the gods of eternity to do right and god and angels and nd all good men will give us their influence in doing right Wea we are recalled called to tench teach the world not to be taught by them and to preserve a dignity and charac character fe that gods and angels will honor this will place a gulf between us and the wicked that they cannot pass A boisterous wind which scattered i large quantities of dust promiscuously throughout the forenoon and durin during the meeting was the only thing that de from the enjoyment of all present after aftel dinner drove over to mount pleasant where we arrived aboul about 6 pm on nearing the city for a considerable sid erable distance the road on each side was lined with militia fathers and mothers of families young men and maidens maiden 8 and schools of children bear ing miniature banners the ladies of mount pleasant were chiefly dressed in homemade home made stuff s they looked exceedingly cee comfortable in their simple sun bonnets the eye was not under the necessity of wandering over masses of artificia ls and ribbons before I 1 it t re rested j ted upon the human face divine but we were at once attracted with a row of smiling and blooming countenances bidding us welcome to their city and to tb their clr cir homes in the evening the dancing hall was setin set in order for a party your correspondent was not present bu but from all accounts those who were benj enjoyed eathem themselves very much 1 wa E AT MOUNT PLEASANT wednesday 10 may 10 n m met the mount pleasant saints and man many y from neighboring settlements und or a spacious and substantial bowery for a two days meeting elder lorenzo D young gave the opening address elder Sten stenhouse house houge congratulated the saints on the marvelous deliverance which they have enjoyed from war and its dreadful consequences on the enjoyment of the spirit of tile the almighty mi gaty and on the peace union prosperity 1 r ity and general advancement which has characterized their prow progress 0 ress resu in utah elder joseph W young of the healthiness and good appearance of the daughters of zion the tho mothers in israel and of the vast multitudes of children in these mountains through the faithfulness of this people he could foresee dihe triumph ot of the saints and the overthrow of wickedness elder geo Q cannon cannoni this people ile are greatly blessed of god and pew pel wis his is arms are still extended with hands full of blessings to administer unto us wb when erl ell we can receive and enjoy them you cannot find a people anywhere with fewer destitute poor among them than is to be found among us we ve cannot be called a rich people we have not many capitalists among us yet we are all well off and greatly blessed brethren have referred to the children of the saints I 1 have traveled far and wide but in all my travels I 1 have never seen children that were finer formed possessing brighter and more intelligent 0 countenances theme there Is in them thern an exuberance of life not to be seen in other countries they are su supposed posed to be wild and ungovernable bearo I 1 caro care not hot how they ac act to give vent to the exuberance of spirits which they possess if they do not sin against god and against ane another it is joyful to see the little children ranged along the wayside wayside side holding their tiny flags bowl bowing an wal and giving welcome to the prophet an and 5 apostles of the lord this is good our children ought buot to be raised raided to reverence and respect the priesthood estwood of god for this will make them mighty and give lve ive them power to bear off his king dom om in a coming time if men are a anxious to preach the gospel they have a nield field eld eid in the irown households they may find labor and where rethey they can labor to great profit and advantage the greatest blessing and promise that was given to abraham was a multitude of children we have received promises of like blessing blessings indeed wo we have been blessed with t the blessings of abraham hami isaac and jacob it has long since since been discovered by sectarians sect arians that there exists in the sunday school system a great and mighty power to tb f st strengthen re no then and build b bild up tip their respective ti v e se sects et s we should not neglect this means of educating our children and teaching them tile the principles of the gospel f making them acquainted with the holy books in which we believe then will our son sons s and daughters grow up having faith in in god and in his organized authority on the earth afternoon elder joseph bull spoke of the blessings tiie cave s which we enjoy blessings 0 s that nave been reserved for ages t to 0 come forth in our day elder john taylor the ithe lord wishes to make us happy here and hereafter and for this purpose he has gathered us to these ili kli kristant stant valleys when wig we meet as we meet today to day and the spirit of god rests on the speakers and upon the hearers then we feel comforted and blessed and rejoice ing the name of the god of israel there has always existed a strong antagonism against us as the recipients ants of truth on the part of the wf wicked we need to be careful what course we take we should all be sure that we are the servants of god and do everything we can to fulfill fulfil our destiny on the earth another thing we should be careful to listen to the counsel we receive from the servants of god wo believe that this church will atrium triumph h over all the earth and that god wil wll will V dictate it and defend it wo we should prepare for every emergency some somo want to kill hill the indians promiscuously promiscuously bebau because 0 some of lof them have ave killed some of our people peo ae this is not ri right ht let kletthe tiie guilty t be c punished and the ile innocent go t go free if we do right night r I 1 ht and pursue a proper course with a all ail I 1 men of whatever color then we can ean have the confidence of all li high 1 agh minded ard and honorable men 71 he encouraged the people of mount pleasant sant to be diligent in extending their ir improve improvements and in planting shade and fruit trees more extensively elder lorenzo Lorens ro snow the object of pres youngs visit vish through these settlements tle ments is to promote promote the happiness liap of the people and to enhance their spiritual aud and temporal welfare his object is purely philanthropic but much depends in its accomplishment on how the saints deport themselves and give heed to the teachings they may hear lie ar the people anticipate a visit from the president and they make their roads toads better whitewash thein their houses and I 1 fences put up new fences and straighten ahten i things generally they the plant pi ant shade bade S trees and orchards and build meeting houses schoolhouses school houses and in ing houses house thus the presidents vis its ado do an incalculable amount of good to the tiie people generally if the people will be ambitious they I 1 can accomplish much more good good than they otherwise would the president jias lias never asked any such sueh demonstrations as greet him in every settlement but we are glad to see them elder geo A smith treated oil on tile the antagonistic agonistic aut ant feeling fettling to the truth and the people of god that lias has been continually manifested by the wicked he alluded to our efforts to obtain the rights of or a state government and encouraged eoll cou raged those who wiio had not done so to take tile the preparatory steps towards securing the rights of citizenship I 1 I 1 |
