| Show JL REMARKS by ader aden eldor elder ORSON HYDE delivered deli dell vired in the ifie new tabernacle salt lake olty city C t y wednesday oct 6 1869 reported REPORTED BY JOHN 1 being requested tamakea to make mako a few remark remarks s to tho the saints at the present time I 1 have risen with cheerfulness to add my testimony kyto to what hasteen has been said and to speak a few words moro more in iri relation to tho the church and kingdom of god and the gospel of jesus christ kilwoon his nis son I 1 rejoice in tho the opportunity of meeting with the saints and seeing their friendly faces which beam as though their hearts felt glad to associate together to commune ono one with another and to I 1 hear what the lord may say through his servants who may be called upon to address you brethren and sisters sister atho tho the feelings of my heart alethe lord bless biess you and aud faints pour four our his spirit upon you and upon all his saints ever everywhere I 1 have listened with interest to tho the remarks that have been made I 1 rejoice in an anything C that goes to advance the cause of zion and ad I 1 know of no ono one thing more po to that effect than our living by every word that procco deth doth out of the tho mouth of god and I 1 apprehend that if the khe tho saints will listen to the words of coun fasel sel sei sol and unto tho the commandments of G god 0 d bovery ho veny very serious inroads will ever be made ma d apon j us either by contestants for tho the su in this kingdom or by congress itself these are my feelings I 1 became connected with the church af of god on the day of october oe tober 1831 1 I do not know how many thoro there are nonliving now living that can dato date their connection with the church to an earlier period than this there is one and perhaps there aro are two that I 1 know of I 1 know of no more ibo ISO still I 1 cannot say in relation to this now HI if I 1 had bad only improved upon tho the time I 1 been allotted gained tho experience I 1 might have gamed gained perhaps I 1 would have lie ile heen been further hi in advance than I 1 am at tho the present time but I 1 am not discouraged I 1 havo have no feeling to lin linger er or flag but feel to persevere and to do Z all ail I 1 can for tho the building up of the zion of our god I 1 I 1 apprehend brethren and sisters that there are faithful witnesses in this church who havo have lived with the prophet who I 1 have bave travelled with him who havo have eaten with him who have slept with him who have preached and prayed with him and lave have been as familiar with him as a child ever was with his father there are I 1 say witnesses that lived with him who will continue to live and be able to bea bear a faithful testimony to tho the truth until tho the kingdom can take care of itself or god will take care of it I 1 tell you that light will como upon you pretty soon the glorious light of heaven reaven be patient enduring tho sun will rise and darkness will fleo flee away by and by true to the word of promise the sun does rise and darkness flees away and f tho the ahe sun ascends to the meridian and his rays illuminate the whole face of nature you can then see you can then appreciate the word of promise would it bo be any satisfaction to you u if I 1 were to continue and tell you xo that a t tho the sun does shine it shines in the face of you all you have no need heed of my testimony you havo have no need of my assurance it dis sprays plays splays its light to all the world and you bd behold 01 it an and light no one could convince you that tho the sun does not shine so let me say here that thero there aro are faithful witnesses who will testify to the truth that lived with joseph the martyred marty red prophet and they will continue 4 j to live and testify till this kingdom can take care of itself what do you mean by the tho kingdom taking care of itself I 1 mean that the veil which is now cast over the world will be rent asunder and every eye will see and every overy hea heart r t feel then the kingdom can take care of itself and have 0 me o need of witnesses to prove that the tho sun shines well weil then if the veil of tho the cov ering erm benj which has caused so 80 great darkness Is rent zent in twain and tho the whole people eople aa M it were see seo aa as they are seen and klowas enow as thoy they th 0 Y are ate known hime have they any particular use tise for the testimony of a feeble mortal that the power of god in streams of light from on high is being poured down upon the children of god om earth why it is A a character of evidence beyond the feebler voice of mortals ji I 1 that so long as these those wit nesses remain it will bo do a pretty hard matter for congress or for apostates to mako many inroads upon tho the truth while the servants of the most lhost high inspired by bytho tho spirit of god stand like a flaming sword uto isto ato guard the way of th the 0 tree of life I 1 will tell you brethren and sisters the tile apostleship is of some importance to tho the A saints of god but I 1 will say furthermore that it is very satisfactory to me when kihen I 1 call cali calito to mind ther tho remarks of fhe he prophet joseph smith I 1 will give you my testimony in one particular place antho presence of about sixty men be he said A my work wo k is about done I 1 am going to step aside awhile I 1 am going to rest zest from my labors for I 1 have hare borne the burthen an and heat of the day and now I 1 am going to step aside and rest a little and boing troll roll the burthen off my shoulders on the shoulders of the twelve apostles sow how said bey bet he roundup round up your shoulders and bear off this kingdom has he ever said sald this to anyone else I 1 do not know I 1 do not care it is enough for me to know that lie ho said it to the quorum of the twelve apostles and since that time we have endeavored to do our duty and perform the work that w was as given us to do wo we did not consider at the time he bori bore hori this testimony that ho he was going to die or bo be taken from us but we considered that as be he had been borne down with excess excessive ivd ltd labors by day and night that ho he was goin going to retire to rest and regain his health ani and and I 1 we should act under his direction and bear the tho responsibility of the work but bub when the fatal news came to asp us in the eastern states that be with his brother hyrum ayr had been massacred in carthage Cart hage hago jail I 1 will tell you it brought his words home to our mind sand we could then realize that he had bad spoken in sober earnest and the twelve men upon whom he had conferred this power then stopped forth and took their position when the twelve united heart and soul stepped forth everything every thing yielded before them well lowi will give it as hs the feelings of my heart andoff and ana if I 1 am wrong I 1 can bo be cor i lecter right here hero that no one need be curious or anxious as to who is going to lead ae a d and guide this people I 1 will tell you chatas ion lon long iong as god has a church on the earth he wili will will govern it now I 1 will tell you a little of my feelings in relation to it I 1 know that when president youn young returned with the twelve to nauvoo se he gathered them around him and said he 1 I want you to disperse among the congregation and feel the pulse of the people while I 1 go upon the stand and speak we went among imong the congregation and president young went on the stand well ho he spoke and his words went wont through me liko like electricity am I 1 mistaken sald paid I 1 or is it really the voice of jo joseph eph amith smith this is my te testimony it was not only the voice of joseph but t there were weno the features the gestures and even oven the tho statute stature of joseph there before us in the person erson of brigham bri ham and though it may to gres Tres president be said that president ident young is a complete completo mimic and can mimic anybody I 1 would like the man who can mimic another in statute stature who was about four or fl fave five ve inches higher than himself every one in the tho 0 congregation every overy one who was inspired a by the spirit of the lord felt it they knew know it they realized it I 1 sat myself down in the midst odthe of the tho congregation gre 9 gation gatlon atlon with my two wives whom ir joseph josoph 0 1 h had given ven and sealed tome to me when president young young began to speak ono one of them said aid it is the of joseph itis it is joseph h smith the exclamation of the other othen was 1111 1 I do not see him where is he well tho the thought occurred to in my mind respecting the scripture whick which president young has just quoted my Z f sheep know my voice and follow r me a 0 whore where is the one that recognized the voice of joseph in president young where is she she is in the line of other her hen duty but where is the other gone where I 1 wish she were not the sheep of the good shepherd will follow the voice they know but they will not follow the voice of a stranger now this was a manifestation of the power of the Almighty it i was the power of god resting on an individual in the eyes of all the people not only in feature and voice but actually in stature statute this ib my testimony I 1 might go on and add many more testimonies I 1 recollect reading that when our savior was baptized by john in the jordan the spirit of the lord descended and rested upon him in the form of a dove and a voice from heaven was heard sa saying ing this is my beloved son in whom I 1 IY am well weil pleased hear ye him 11 well now it did not depend upon argument it did not depend upon reason the voice of the almighty the form of a dove descending and land resting upon him were sufficient evidence to prove he was tle tho the son of god argument was out of the question did it require argument to prove that bro brigham young held the position of joseph the martyred marty red prophet did it require proof that joseph was there in the person of D f Brigham speaking with an angels voice it required no argument with those who feared god and loved truth it none well now we have the to know that whatever changes may take place lace in I 1 n the the church churchard Chur chand ind maddoni kingdoms Kingdo mf of god we wd shalliot shall shail not be bo left in the dark nor will our destiny b 40 suspended on the frailty argument of but I 1 believe that whatever changes take place will be brought about by a dapower powe rowe r that ever evor every overy child tf bf god will recognize I 1 rhese these are the feelings of my heart and consequently I 1 dismiss every anxiety in relation to it it is fob for me to live my reli rell g ion and honor my god and to lathim let iet nim him steady his own ark aik let me do dd my iny duty and all will work for the best this is how bow I 1 feel brethren when I 1 began to th speak I 1 had quite an argument fixed up in my mind but I 1 cannot touch it now and it is lis ils useless bless biess to try I 1 will isay feay however that it is all summed up in the excellent quata ion tion made by our president 11 my sheep no w my voice and will follow folios me but a stranger they will not follow for they now not the voice of stran strangers ers 1 we must learn brethren and hd sisters tobe tobo to be wise we must learn to let the world afo alone n e tho lord has brought us put from the nations said he come come como but of 0 her my people that ye bo be not partakers par takers of 0 her sins and receive not of her per plagues now why should we ever mave pave ayo avo any lingering cesire desire for any connection with the world again will we invite them here and our dur means among them and put a weapon la in ilfeld hands to destroy us an aix illustrious visitor and one only second in omee office in the tho united states expressed a desire should see pee the necessity of ini inviting ting men of capital it a I 1 to our midst to aid in iq developing developing till teil the tho 0 resources of the country there thereby y making our territory a great reat commercial centre the lord knows wis nis his own business best and he will conduct it in a manner and way that will please him I 1 apprehend ho he will take care of his people and if wo we will do his will and keep his commandments he ire will provide for lor us and we may yet le learn arn in the midst of all our reasoning and argument that god has never yet yot ot desired U us to live after the manner of tte tie the tho world ls it is for us to keep llis his commandments and he will provide for his children he will provide for his servants brethren and sisters you will see the servants of god will have joy at heart but the enemies of rl righteousness will have sorrow it it is well for us to adhere to the principle of operation cooperation co and everything else that is calculated to advance our interests as wr a people it is well for us to adhere to the teachings that we receive and let our enemies and outsiders alone Is there any thing wrong in our concentrating our time and means in a certain channel can we not trade where and with whom we will aro are wo we doing any one any injustice in this no have we the constitutional right to invest our capital cap I 1 tal tai wherever we like yes wo we have the constitutional right Is it my constitutional right to get all the tho power and influence that I 1 can yes it is Is there anything unlawful in it nothing at all I 1 will venture to say that the hon vice president would not object today to day to have influence gyer oyer all the citizens of the united states he would nou noc object to it at all neither would any other politician we say there is nothing unlawful in brigham young getting all the tho influence that ho he can but they want him out of the way they are not willing they cannot bo be willing to see a man who has earned the position he occupies use his influence ence enco for the welfare elevation and advancement of the tha people they want to occupy it themselves and they are aro jealous I 1 do not feel to detain you a great while brethren and sisters but there aro are two or three things in my mind that I 1 wish to make known congress it is said is going to give the people their rights i I 1 wonder why they never thought of giving us our rights that hat is another thing it is a horse of another color but our rights are safe our rights are in the hands gorgod of god and we will trust in him for them and when he does give them to 10 us he will give them on a large scale brother geo A smith was computing the interest and indebtedness of Missour 4 to us but I 1 tell you when the lord pays us up it will be a big reward ba be patient live your rell reli religion ion lon and when the almighty does reward it will bo be on a large scale and now let mo me give you my feelings in relation to the interference of the government of the united states what do they want to interfere with us for whom have we injured have wo injured anyone have we done wrong to anyone jew or gentile have we done dona wrong to the indians have wo we done wrong in cultivating the soil and in making this barren and waste desert fertile what wrong have we done that it is necessary for congress to interfere they say we are afraid you yon intend to do wrong I 1 well then you punish us in advance for the ole wrong we have not done they say you are guilty of bf practicing poly polygamy garny well now this is only one feather in the bird only ones one single ingi e feather I 1 will tell you everything is wrong about us in their estimation it is wrong of us u s to gat get such an influence on the earth both atheme at home homo and abroad and the reason why so much is said about polygamy is because it is the only handle that they chink think they can get hold of but bul they will dis discover coyer that even this is so doubtful in the eye of constitutional law that it can |
