Show FAREWELL NINETY ONE I 1 thim THE eventful eventa u I 1 year of our lord eighteen hundred and ninety one will end tonight to night and before we can again communicate with our readers a now new year will have begun to recapitulate the important events epich which have bave occurred during the past year would fill more space than our columns afford we shall not now attempt the task it has been a year of advancement for utah and the steps taken during its passage have been in the direction of future liberty and happiness for its citizens the treasures of the earth have alave been abundantly brought forth for the enrichment of the people an abundant harvest has rewarded the tolls toils of the husbandman the flocks and herds have increased andr the elements have been propitious everything points to continued prosperity and abundance in this city the year has developed a great deal of evil the effects of misrule and the results of corrupt party control have taught the citizens something which they will not soon forget the burdened taxpayers and the unprotected victims of lawlessness and violence will surely profit from what they have endured and be careful that their influence shall not aid in perpetuating petua ting the causes which are re risible for the ills with which the past year has been crowded the only good that can come out of such evil to is the provocation it stirs up to prevent its spread and its perpetuation eighteen ninety one should thus prove a warning and a deliverance for eighteen ninety two the chu church ach to which the majority of people belong has during th the e year taken a stand which must muse to some extent at least soften the asper aties with which it has been regarded by the world in this it has moved for forward vard not backward and placed itself in a position which will afford it greater for good openings have been made anew among the nations for the spread of its principles and they have become more rooted and grounded in the hearts of its members union has been increased among both the leaders and the people and the peace that has come upon the church is greatly appreciated the virtues of the saints are better understood by those who dissent from their views and a 4 disposition has been created to accord to them the liberties that all people should be permitted to enjoy what has hae been effected during the year in this direction is an earnest ot of the fuller freedom that is sure to come to some speculative and visionary minds the close of the year eighteen ninety one will bring a measure of disappointment they had figured out this year as the time for the culmination of predicted events to which no affixed and even for the ad vent of the redeemer as foretold by ancient and aud modern prophets in they but repeated the mistakes mistaken which most sanguine people have fallen into when adding days and months and years to the language of prophecy long ago the folly of doing this was explained and the fallacy of such calculations cu waa wa pointed out the othe times and the seasons are in id Hid HIstia shand nd alone who controls the destinies of men and nations and the day and the hour at which determined climaxes shall occur are reserved to his hie foreknowledge vain then is it for fallible man to seek to pone penetrate his secrets unless he chooses to disclose them divinely predicted events are sure to come to pass but the time for their development is usually not revealed 1 we are gratified however in the knowledge that the disappointment which has come to a few of the saints han ban not in the least affected their faith in the work of god nor in the eventual fulfillment fulfilment of the words of his prophets heaven and earth may paw pass away but his word will never fail A lesson lemon has baa been learned in prophetic philosophy which will no doubt be of value in the that are to come there are no mistakes with god the errors are in mans calculations and surmising isings we are one year nearer to the great consummation bonsu we W e have one year less leas to wait for the triumph of truth over error or righteousness over evil of freedom over bondage As the worn out year drops into its grave let us bury with it our feuds our animosities our narrow minded mindedness ness aur our uncharitable ble nees our sordidness our false pride and our worldliness As its last minutes flit out into the eternal night lot let our evil desires and intents also paw away so that with the advent the fresh and spotless new year we may begin anew on a clean page life to make imprints that shall for everlasting glory for the year now departing we have no regrets for the year just juat about to be born we have fond anticipations we hail bull its coming with gladness it will be a good ceaf yea for zion it will be 60 a year of plenty for utah ninety one has ha left a good supply of frozen 4 A riches on the mountain summits which the spring of binet will unlock and pour down into the valleys to make wealth and beauty abound goodbye good bye to the old year welcome to the new the DESma irr NEWS has baa marked such auch deaths and births for four decades and once more extends to its readers the compliments of the season and wishes them all a prosperous and happy new year |