Show expressions FROM THE PEOPLE THE COMING CRISIS SALT lvke LAKIS CITY june esth IN 1885 bolitos Editor Deseret naxos 11 J that there is a crisis near at hild hani j n no 0 intelligent person who keeps postal i on the events that are tran transpiring wh vill i attempt to deny events that are bretal td lug ing place throng throns hout hoat the world an causing many to fear for many mant yea 11 I 1 1 the saints have been ivari warned fed and fore i warned of the events that would t tak tab elace place place before the winding up aced seem the test the lest test 11 was sounded I 1 our cars ione ions ago we aid did not inq W the exact way in in which it would cor coa for the monitor witnessed tha that t I 1 words spoken were full of mea deaia 1 we anticipated a time when the adra adva sary would make a desperate effort I 1 overthrow the work of god we vve 0 w not know at what point the astad attel would again be made for we had hart hee bed assailed so many times before v 1 thought perhaps ic it the last morel movel would be against t our qun religion idlis 10 entirety the law of the eternity of the COVENANT was waa first made public in 1852 we wert were then only a few hundreds occupy io these valleys valley having scarcely recovered from til the dr arh ivings ings from nauvoo natt and the call for tile tilo battalion to assi assis j in the mexican AIe sican war we were crippled for men and means but we had DO other lesting resting place we were FORCED TO come TO THESE mod moti for this was part of the great pro gramme of the latter day work wt t were not let alone scarcely were our feet settled when the hue and cry yas was again sounded against us and the 10 tation resulted in the sending of oe tic Buc buchanan hanan banan army in 1857 the was treason I 1 together with other othel overt acts said to ile ilc tie have been comat conin ted it is a ai well known fact that these t things h 1 ng s were w ere all false as was afterwards demonstrated by the commissioners cominis dode done who were vote vore vere sent here by the genena genera government the sequel was vas b r proclamation of ol the chief of the nation all our sins were w ere for given this of course included tle tse plurality of wives wires if it it was considered consi derca derea a crime bilt but even in that day not alluded to though it was published far and wide and was known knon to tode tobe be part of our religion and was so reco P nihed by our great government though we ba had bad bail d beace peace for a season ter this yet our enemies were on ou the i alert AGITATION AFTER of the situation of utah resulted in tia tin ud polygamy law of f 1862 1 this was 0 ibs lbs steppingstone stepping stone sto this tilts was to be oe the entering wedge to bieak break down this thia thi bop eop lend with all their efforts ill in that th it direction li they said they found faund theli I 1 tives unable to this nnie gle newspapers published and ministers contended against it and all ideen iteen he engines of war yar var were brought to betru soon the crusade wal mis wis in very earnest measures piss nis bis knary ministers and federal oell Q dig did were ivere sent bent and b by y their united te log rolling bringing trl tri nging t the le line same to bear ainoa Con congress grebs crebs t they e finally a 15 succeeded ai etting ettin the edmunds ed un s 1 liw passed parsed dinall la sil all these 1 moves oves and in all its workings ilor ifor kings the latter day saints were calm they trey sought to do their duty by protesting against such ungodly UNJUST M legislation batall tic lic in vain yain when this law was passed they knew that a crisis would gme cone come men looked booked at it calmly and knew full tuli well the issue that vias mas to be im forced upon them but the back ingrown did not once enter their minds for fon cr they were powerless so far as the tile was conc convened ened god had dot not only revealed but had commanded R ha 1 a people and they had to obey or be d banned binned bi a i nned the enemies of the saints are now F FORCING THIS ISSUE ulon upon them and are relentless in their purpose and the choice Is before them either renounce your our rell reil religion ion lon entirely dreise Q to prison for who who cannot ale thit that in bl the workings of the crusaders bat tat arrest means conviction though they say only in this law do we oppose you only sa far as your family ties are concerned ate are you offensive offen siv e to tous us yet the muttering mutterings rings s of af the r asre tre heard beard in ift the distance already clo do they harp barp on tithing oil on temple building in and on various other principles add and it this one principle were ivere tobe hid bid aside the whole superstructure I 1 donld give way before the attack we gge must not deceive ourselves we MUST NOT SUBMIT ind see our rights trampled und under er foot god has bequeathed us certain rights idd ind demands of us that we he be the ciampi ons ans of religious religions liberty shall rethen iret henbit sit quietly while they bind us maid taid and foot without taking every proper and peaceful means ct of defense the crisis will wll 1 come make up your minds one way or the other renounce your wives disown tour th ildren lidren deny what yoa you have once testified was true pollute your inheritance and cast yourselves down the consequences this Is the flat fiat of the crusaders cru sadera will tedd wedo is do it kt would we do it or could we do 40 it with any particle of honor even if I there was no religion in it what would the world say of i t man of the world who had of his bis own choice done as we love live done sacredly pledged himself lom log to rood good women and because of threats of punishment go back upon his honor he would be looked upon with contempt HOW MUCH RESPECT 14 24 6 A to do the world havee havet for ah an apostate of the bitter class mhd are in toil position answer you reeni seem to be lie pa pua fellows for a short season and hands bands with you ou but you Inow honour your run is short those who with you dare nod not trust you yon tiff k soon shun you and boon oon soon you yon a Ife spurned with contempt by every honorable Jono rable rabie man in the world iside we nhe ought to look squarely at mattheis the isice act like men who have some principle of honor act as chouch we tas tad csome some hope and knowledge to bear batin butin the course we have taken accas though we have a principle of honor to sustain us in taking wives belore theford th the lord eLord and not say by ay backing d dri down ri that we have been living lies we might fall down and worship p the devil thinking n to get the kin kingdoms doms of the world gut but will be with sorrow when we rind lie he has not the I 1 iid kin kingdoms doms to give who is the greatest the god of Abra abraham hard harn isaac and jacob or the roi rol rod god who now no w rules in the heart hearts 0 of who are arc seeking to destroy the saints CLOUDS ily MAY IVY gatner GATHER darker and many may have to suffer letin ittin lut let in the near future the bonds will be broken we know in whom we trust we e know kiy who has protected and defended us in the past we know w who wao 0 will conquer aday day when the just juht shall live by falth faith iday aday day when everything that can bb be shaken gilken will be shaken a day when those who vibo have nou not the love of atie truth in them will yo go overto ov er to the ranks 0 the enemies of god nod a day when man eln will fali lall and it id is the day of the lord for the controvert controversy con trover sy of zion they seen seem kento rento to have power for a little season but it is only that the people may be e proved and they are proving themselves very fast the day of separation will come and blessed is be necho who remains firm and steadfast we may expect finally to contend for everY ery principle of honor in te r constitutional liberty belore ore we e get oct through MARCUS helena mont 18 senator shere raan and party who nave been visiting helena an ani 1 I vicinity during the past wo tyro days left for the east this morning on oll the northern pacific pacio rome is 18 Owing diving to the c closeness of the vote iain laiN in the deputies on oil foreign estimate estimates 5 the entire cabinet will resign aam euw AL X it |