Show ED editorials I 1 T 0 R I 1 A LS THE TEED GATHERING AMONG tho the many commandments given to the people of god la in our day is one to gather together come out of her babylon oh yo my people that ye P partake artko not of her sins bins receive not of her plagues 4 be ye separate from the wicked flee fleo unto zion etc in fulfillment of this great command landwe we have the peaceful valleys of utah dotted over with settlements peopled with saints who have coma up hither from th the a various nations of the earth and peace and plenty smiles upon their habl lations tat ions how the thousands who in the main compose these settlements when in distant lands bound in the chains of poverty prayed and struggled for deliverance from the thralldom in which they moved is best known to themselves it is enough to say they sought dilli gently and fervent fervently ly for th the lord and their brethren to bring them forth from froin bondage their entreaties and sup supplications ions lons did not go unheeded the lord opened up their way he put it into the hearts hent heat Is ot 0 nis mis ili ill f s servants to provide means to assist the poor to zion and tens tons of thousands aro are here hero today to day rejoicing in the peaceful homes home homeland sand and the tho S of life multiplied upon them to a degree beyond their most sanguine expectations Yeta toi tob to say bay how bow soon many have forgotten their obligations for the blessings ez extended tended and have become indifferent to the condition and wants of others in similar circumstances cum stances the aid rendered by the p E fund was earnestly bought sought and grate gratefully full accept accepted ed contracts ts to refund the amounts received were i freely made only let us gather gathe r to zion our first efforts will be direct directed towards cape cancelling elling our indebtedness to this fund some have hafe fulfilled cheso contracts but a great many have not done so sd they have put off the day of payment until they could better batter afford it each year has brought them an increase of wealth mid and means and still the debt remains unpaid neglect and indifference on the part af pf p in many keep from the fund what legitimately belongs to it for the use and benefit of the poor of israel yet scattered among the nations let those who no now owe to this fund pause and reflect seriously upon the importance of pf the subject ana and their duty in there with there are thousands of the honest poor scattered abroad who desire to gather and we should not be indifferent to their wants let every man pay that which he howeth though he make an apparent sacrifice Bac i it is nevertheless his duty let him part with a portion of the bub sub substance siance the lord has blest him with if in lands stock grain or other means let him dispose of so much as will free him of an honest debt the hearts of the poor saints abroad yearn to gather up to zion their circumstances are less favorable now than in years gone by their only hope for deliverance ia Is through their brethren in utah and if those who are now hon hod honestly estly indebted to the emigration fund were to pay up we would find ampel means at the disposal and under the control of the P edund Comp company anys by which the wheels ja emigration migration could roll on and in a short period all who look to it for ass ais assistance istance would ba fully satisfied by realizing the gratification of their long heartfelt heart felt cherished wishes none who have thu tho means or can make the turn should any longer delay they sho bho should 1 uld at once make arrangements with their bishops for payment I 1 and it will bring to them the blessings of the almighty while they in turn be abow upon others a favor to which they owe nwe today to day all their present prosperity and au edess NOT TO BE BROKEN UP MILWAUKEE WIs Morality 7 no mormonism is not on the decline the death of brigham young created no confusion and ulo uio saints have smoothly sailed ahead shead head instead of odthe the institution showing shoving signs of weakness over 2000 foreign recruits cruita re have reached salt sait lake within six months and anew new now batch of landed in new york the other day dayi if you sou ou have been told that the next yc congress will break up the tha business you are ahead of the tho r rest est 1 of us on information 11 the tho above is clipped from hgan igan answers to correspondents in the detroit pree free press of the ath the editors editor head seems to bo be level on this question which generally agitates writers for the press so as to deprive them of their usual judgment according to rumor and newspaper prophecies congress or some other great power hns hag been going to break up mormonism overy every year for a generation but som somehow chow it still survives and nind find devoted adherents and converts among many nations after a while perhaps editors and common folk will learn that legislation ban cannot destro destroy y faith that legal enactments have no power over conscience and that in the united states bolts and bars and fines and penalties are an utter failure as de st of religious institutions whether true or false and the day will come when all the world will discover that there is something thing in tn mormonism suA which will never decline and cannot be broken up by any earthly power and that those who have sought to a affect its ove arthrow have actually been fighting against god TIM THE P E FUND tins fund was established in fulfill fulfil ment of a co covenant enat made bythe byth priesthood with the almighty I 1 that they would ot cease their exertions until all israel was gathered hence the thie nanae name perpetual was given to this fund the labors and efforts manifested by the P priesthood r lest iest hood and saints in contribute ing ng to the support of this fund have resulted in extending aid to thousands of the people of god who now inhabit peaceful and and prosperous prosperous rous homes in these mountain valleys butcho dut but tho work of gathering is not yet complete thousands of honest poor saints yet among the nations dok look ook with aching hearts towards their brethren in zion ton tor deliver ance the poverty and distress which so universally prevail among the thin nations of the earth make makes s it next to an impossibility for them to raise the necessary means by which they can fulfill fulfil tho great command gather together oh oft ye yo my people bleyl those who have received aid from this fund in years past who hae have been assisted here and who in consequence at at the present time are hur bur rounded surrounded with peace and plenty and are comparatively speaking antly autly rich and happy happs should not forget the day ot of thralldom and bondage in which they moved ere they received help froni from the P E fund all should exhibit some sympathy and a disposition to help meir weir poor brethren in a day of need and especially should those who have received assistance under contract to refund the amount amount when in circumstance to do so look around and andl be stirring themselves to cancel their thein just obligations A great many have manifested indifference to such an extent in thIs respect that ib it may the be said te amount to a gre offense offence before the lord in that they could had they the disposition have cancelled their indebtedness years ago but they have waited and put punt it oft until a more convenient season the church was merciful did not push them and they took advantage of its kindness and leniency there are ara but few out of the thoa thousands sands indebted to this fund and at atthe the tho present time who could up tip every cent of what they are owing and such should not net procrastinate but come hone honestly st forward and settle settie their accounts it is strange but nevertheless true that if men borrow from each other as arule they think it only right to return the favor as agreed there are many who even mortgage their homesteads give collateral security for borr borrowed owea amo amounts and ud in the event of their not being able to meet their obligations when due readily and agreeably make settlement through the transfer of their bonded property while there are but a fow few who are willing to part with or spare sufficient means out of their comparative plenty to pay freely and voluntarily a debt to tn the perpetual fund simply bec bee because uso 0 said perpetual fund company are not disposed to crowd a settlement of their just claims but men ol 01 principle and particularly those professing to be saints should not take undue advantage of this lenity and indulgence hence as the lord has blessed us with another bountiful harvest barvest and peace and prosperity by his hib blessing are app attending every department of labor labon and business we hope to see means roll into the hands bands of the perpetual fund company from all parts of the territory that will brighten the prospects and raise the drooping spirits of the poor of goda gods people whose faces are directed zion ward in the hope of ja A temporal and spiritual salvation |