| Show WHAT OF THE one of the most remarkable features of mormon character is patient and uncomplaining abber ance to principle in the face of every difficulty and danger the latter day saints arc today to day almost face to face with the last dreadful clouds that can threaten any community or people patiently and peacefully they haye submitted to partial disfranchise menta and imprisonment fitall stubbornly and contending for their aa eailee rights and principles against the ruthless and despotic encroach ments of might until today to day the last menace which can be hurled at and enthralled pao ale is held over them and their enemies rejoice in the prospect because it ia maintained with plausibility that the Mormon sare soon to be robbed of few political rights and subjected to the rapacity of a hungry crew of alien political adventurers and carpetbag moral reformers for the hope of plunder only and yet are the cormons mormons dismayed not a bit they know that the designs of tho wicked eventually fail they trust in god and the right and although they see the immell ate future full of buffering insult and loaa to themselves yet are they already prepared for the forstthe worst the condition of serf lorn to which oh jhc congress is even upa planning their reduction how long will their contemplated bondage as designed by alio woodburn bill for instance last god knows not long ho will put a speedy and awful period to the buffering of his people the saints may safely trust in the almighty for glorious deliverance were not the israelites of the chosen people of god and yet were they bot held in captivity in egypt and what waa the sequel to their captivity the seven plagues and and miraculous deliverance terminated the vassalage or serfdom of gods people of old and when his latter day saints have been purified as by fire and become truly worthy of their master he will come to their rescue and then woo to the enemies of the eternal father who oppress and rob hia people on utah soil in the meanwhile the battle in utah is progressing well half hearted believers traitors to god sneak renegade nominal cormons mormons ready to betray their brethren and all who are unfaithful to their covenants are being cast out from among the acceptable of gods people and the enemies of the saints are only filling the cup of their ini in i equity |
