| Show THE MARTYRDOM the anniversary of the martyrdom of joesph the prophet and hyrum his hie brother who were slain at carthage ill ID on june 27 1844 will be kept in solemn remembrance by latter day saints SO an long aa 88 the divine message abay were sent aunt to deliver continues to influence we the private and public acts ot of tola people it was b great evela in the brief history of the some time it will be recognized aa an epoch making occurrence in the be annabi of the ibe world in general and that of the f church of lind in particular must be viewed from frim a spiritual standpoint and in the abo light of revelation else elee much ot of it is ia unintelligible when the son ot of god was wae nailed to the cross and his hie low few lel leflowers follo lowers were were scattered full of fear and sorrow borrow it appeared lor for a brief britsk moment as it if we the powers of dark new neon wre were triumphant in victory yet calvary was wa out but oue one ste topping alone to celestial glory aud and the power ot of christianity wax was manifested irom from the the dying savior conquering death announced his lt i in the following outpouring of power poor from on high and the be conquest of paganism pagan lem had been impossible had it not doa been for the departure or of the savior As AB far as aa a comparison way may be made iadelu in all the moart martyrdom on calvary and that hat at carthage it is ii evident that chat the latter too although planned and executed buted by enemies ot of bod was made a part of tie the training dg of the he church for the amnion it has in this w rid as the bearer of light and truth and the foundation builder of a millennial kingdom thin becomes plain when it la Is con I 1 that servants of god althou although alt nouh gb removed from this sphere of action bijl still live and labor jabot for the cause that was theirs on earth there la IM on 00 record how the ibe prophet elijah severa years after his departure in a chariot of lire life sent bent a flawing loiter letter to the he idolatrous idolat roua king joboram Je boram exhorting him to repentance repe mauce the same prophet la in company with moses came lorta from behind the veil in glory on mount tabor to confer with jesus and his hie three followers concerning the he work of atonement christ appeared to sokol saul la in the I 1 interest of he ane sorely orely persecuted and in thle this dispensation john the baptist peter james and john and moron have appeared with instructions regarding the re ot of the church there Is IB indeed a close between the faithful saints behind tbt veil and those engaged on earth between the work here and yonder at ai way may be ga catherea gat berea therea from the apocalypse and from other inspired witnesses the plans plane and det signs of the beav heavenly otly council are visible in ti air results oo on earth from all of which la Is clear that thai the martyred marty red prophet prophete Prop bete although tern tem por pora artly rily removed from the 01 relt of their bret brethren bron continued their wort work commenced here and will still continue it guptil until it hall have been consummated sum mated aad as a result jeaba ball be acknowledged the savior and aad the king throughout every part of the earth Tor originated the abe saying bay tog go BO WWII his time repeated abat the blood ot of the marly martere re is the seed of the church it has baa proven so in the case of the latter day saints yet it cannot be denied that periods of tion have bare their disadvantage as well an aa blessing violeet opposition has baa a tendency to strengthen D the it is 8 peo ulDe and develop brotherly feeling and fellow fellowship shir so BO lu in jesus ou the obber daod it tends also aleo to retard pr gress lo in some it is ial a remarkable fact that the age following the first bles I 1 ie chiefly A of mediocrity ad ignorance it is almost impossible to fortin form a correct idea tit or the theo lairy c f t that thai age from the he of the avo anotolio matheis latti eia aud and church lathers fathers of toe farat three cou the traces of of the h R man perne cutis us ws aie clearly duerr in ID abit fur for oy by them thi were ere deprived of many of advancement a ar d albo ground was prepared lor for errors er at first but bat later bearing fruit lu in I 1 apostasy wee toe latter dory day saints at present art are ei joy tag peace and esky thin id 11 a time la in which to improve in knowledge of oil all things abio divine and to carry it out in ID lives or to lay jay in the bearbo of the children a sure are foundation for heller boiler in the googol to advance bud and carry wo tore divine imea lao age to the abe uttermost parts of the world thus growing to la strength and aud add tn in we be son of gov in ahead service the modern prophet and patriarch bravely gave their lives live |
