| Show MORMONISM WILL NOT DOWN such la is the verdict of those who have used their utmost en endeavors endeavor to throttle it for more than half a century vast past it has been denounced as being everything very thing that to ie vile corrupt degrading tile the very demon of humanity and has been pursued with unrelenting determination to blot it out of existence but it wont go down late exhibitions exhibition of its vitality and constant growth are evidence of its enduring nature living energy that is not derived from earth or humanity this system causes renewed but vain protestations to appear in the ed edi I 1 nial columns of a morning city paper that indicate more than ordinary suffering hopeless agony possessed with a heart that was always susceptible of pity for the distressed has caused me to notice this ease as worthy of consideration the cause of this turbulent condition of the ap posers of mormonism must be understood der stood before remedied prescriptions can be made available should the cause appear to be only imaginary a fearful apprehension of something that never can be realized realize dj a little soothing syrup to allay those fears might be more suitable as a remedy than a more heroic treatment similar cases caries have heretofore existed and nd from them we may learn a profitable lesson As for instance a certain king herod became very fearful that there was a power to arise by reason of the claims of one jesus who wha had been looked for to be king of the jews that might interfere with his reign of power over his subjects this fearful apprehension of something not in the lout least probable led him to adopted meas measures even resorting to the putting to death of many innocent children of his bis own subjects to be sure of destroying the one whose life without cause he be feared the failure to accomplish this only rendered more his folly as many gathered round around jesus to learn by what power he be dispensed life and possessed virtues unknown to his adversaries this piece of history la Is repeating it self elf in our day As then when the message from heaven by an angel was alft barst heard beard proclaiming peace on earth and good will to man and josephlee JosephL be I 1 prophet to whom the message came heated repeated pea ted it as a declaration that the kingdom of heaven was at hand for a all I 1 N Z ie e world that proclamation was re ejected and he became victim of cruel hate of unrelenting persecution and his life was sought bought with like results to those which attended the prince of peace death alone would satisfy a world of hate and strife who look upon that message of peace as the enemy of mankind and he must die all humanity was summoned to the conflict and it has baa been waged as then to the suffering and death of many who were innocent so 80 with this power in the earth called mormonism the name alone terrorizes and fills with fear its misguided opponents it is a noti noticeable cable fact that the weapons with which the respective combatants wage the warfare in which they are engaged are so unlike as to suggest the nature of the claims they make the weapons of one are not carnal but spiritual truthful persuasive kindness and love for man being opposed by every species of wickedness immorality and vice the weapons of the other side are carnal they kill the body and are prompted by fear avarice love jove of worldly power and gain those who fill the ranks and constitute the physical forces of these opposing powers furnish as great a cou con crast as do the weapons that fre are used on the one hand are those who recognize god and ehe obligations they are under to him and to their fellow men to maintain in their lives righteousness and every virtue that can aw ad them in securing eternal salvation among the other we find those who profane god gods Is name the drunkard the liar the profligate and those who work all manner of abominations they are prolific with threats of civil war if they cannot without it accomplish what their evil dioris devise they have been begotten born and bred in the element of strife and hate their religion has been the discord of sects and their spirits are imbued with those sectional animosities which are antichrist anti christ their political proclivities and lives are fed and fostered by part izan hate that leads them to resort to any measures that will enable them to gain over others fraud deceit and abd intimidation are resorted to the a COD d echi exhibited baited emits of fit character har acter the great daem his worlds world Is conflict to is union fellowship ana brotherhood would destroy it ai all the of christianity as inculcated by its founder would utterly extinguish the worlds reserve force sand harmony and peace would have universal sway away this feature is found among the mormons cormons Mor mons above all other people and its appearance like that of its great advocate fill the hearts of men with a fearful apprehension that their days of power may find an end that there is a power growing in the land with which they may not be able to successfully cope this fear that has seized hold bold of them prompts to declarations and deeds that entirely ignore the divine rights to interfere with the affairs of men they assert that mauri mans duty ito to his bis god must be a secondary consideration should union peace and righteousness prevail it would take lake away our place in the nation would revolutionize revolutionise ise ift our pre present igent form of human government aud and leave us politicians in hopeless despair could these apprehensions be calmed by the soothing ass assurance urance that love works no ill to any human being we might hope for better things might cherish the hope of universal peace and good will among men to produce which is the mission minion of mormonism if truth must prevail then what we call mormonism Mur monism PY will not down 1 1 its advocates will be honored in its anal final triumph A world of strife will under its influence become one of peace the cruel wrongs that now prevail will give place to the right and just the world of hate and oppression will be one of love and sympathy and bring redemption from human by inaugurating the reign of the love of god why not welcome the change why not hail with gladness the rays of the sun of righteousness ness that shall bring perpetual peace to MD man and alof t to god in the hig highest helit 8 W WB |
