Show efram from thursdays mu darb dars da daly daiy ly dec de 23 TH THE MAN OF TIM THE CENTURY SEV SEVENTY sevesty wity sity FIVE fye years ago today bolday to day one of the most rein lein remarkable ar bable kable characters of the age was bom born at sharon windsor county vermont he was a child of destiny raised up badi by divine providence for a needful work he came into the world short shortly y after the opening of this wonderful nineteenth century descended from the ancient sers seers he bore bord in lils his body and possessed bd in his spirit the qualities needful for the great work required of him pre pre ordained to be a prophet to the latter day dispensation he was the man for the times the central fagu figure re 1 around which were grouped other strong rong souls bom born to be laborers m the vineyard atthe eleventh hour houi the star whose rays were shed forth in the midst of the spiritual darkness dankness that prevailed for centuries an dj whose light was to herald the speedy coming of the glor glorious lous lohs sun bun of righteousness joseph smith son od of joseph and of the lineage aage of that ancient joseph who was sold into egypt but became the ruler iuler of the land wasl wash one of the greatest revelators revelatory who ever dwelt on this fallen planet he communed translated sacred records written in forgotten landru language 0 a ged he be was bile to the seer see r stone and could read by arim and Thum mim Ga he restored lost divine things of the past he perceived and declared imi important octant events of the future he gazed gaza into the glorie glories sot of the eternal etoiel worlds he be hi held heid eld eid con oon converse verse with the father and the son he received the keys of the last dispensation and to him bame came came those who stood at tb the head bead of all i former dispensations s back to michael or adam the first of all ali and i chief of all who con eon conferred berred upon him the we spirit and power of thair their several callings he be laid the foundation of the mightiest kingdom that this world has evel ever seen eena he established the sacred order of the ever everlasting histing pries priesthood chood and defined its powers and limits I 1 its 6 prerogatives and duties its offices and callings in all their detail and beauty nd ind harmony he grappled with the the powers powers of darkness he 0 opened ened the gostel gospel to the living and t themay el az y of re redempa emption for oon the deadie wig was s spoken 0 of t for good or evil in alith all ail e nations on the glotte alof e he sealed his i testimony with his bloody and his na name me is recorded I 1 in n the list of the martyr mariy rs s for whom shines the kingly gown crown in the midst of the majesty on high we honor and revere his ki memory but we do not worship himas him as some people declare he was but a man with human falling failings and human affections atlon but he wa one of the mighty i j and id he the has left an impress 0 on t the century that will not perish while time shall last the spirit of his personality remains on this side of the vall vail although he ministers beyond and wherever the restored gospel is soun sounded aided among the tribes and tongues of men he lie will be proclaimed as the instrument in jil gods hand of linking enking together tok herthe berthe the heavens and and aud the earth and and of bringing to the sons and arid daughter sf men the blessings of the plan of sal sai salvation galvadon vadon thousands upon thousands have received in their souls so uis a divine divin a witness of his prophetic mission and the people gathered irom from the ends of bf the earth who now inherit these fruitful val vai callips iles lips e and whose wildie union and forchand force and peculiarities and d faith have havo attracted the attention of all nations have been brought i here by the power and inauen influence ce of the religion which he taught and edthe the spirit that he administered and when the great work which he founded is finished and the falness of bf the gentiles is come inand israel ismali and aad judah restored to their former dominion possess 0 assess the lands beg bei bestowed towed upon them them by patriarchal blessings and the power of thewl the wicked clied is broken an d sa tan and h his hig iglio hosts ts are b banished anish and bound andl the kingdoms of this his world aro are the kingdom of god and his christ among the them mighty cries who stand stan d next neit fhe throne and 10 on in the government 6 of the regenerated earth will be joseph nith once the green greh mountain icy cy andfrid and the derided of the tho proud LN 0 o e scoffer and the worldly y wise kt but now the heaven beaven crowned ruler over many ninny things and the honored associate of the immortal and eter nal nai Rulers of aI a universe io redeemed deemed |