The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star Volume 51 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 Excerpt: ... harmonious and united in religious belief. It will take Jews, Mohammedans, Greeks, Romans, Protestants and pagans; Baptists, Methodists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians; believer and infidel; the savage of America and the man of culture, and bring tbem all to the unity of the faith in every case where its influences are allowed tolerable sway. Representatives from many nations have been gathered into this Church; but no matter from whence they come, all have a common testimony and experience. They see principle and duty too with a single eye. This is the statement, and the marvelous and notorious unanimity with which the Saints vote to sustain their ecclesiastical officers, for instance, affords the proof. On many occasions thousands of hands are raised affirmatively, while there is not a single negative vote cast, although dissentients, if there be any, are invariably invited to vote as they please; and could there Le 100,000 of the " Mormon" people assembled, they would still vote as a unit. Were "Mormonism" possessed of no other distinguishing characteristic but this one of having power to unite a discordant and diversified humanity together, it would be truly marvelous. There is nothing else in this world that does or can accomplish such a work. Democracy or Republicanism in America can not do it. Liberalism or Conservatism in this country can not do it. Sectarianism can not do it. Nothing can but " Mormonism," and thus it becomes like a city set upon a hill--an index of God that points the way to universal brotherhood and goodwill. This is a luminous seal of its divinity. The statements made respecting the wonderful unanimity of opinion entertained by this people, are acknowledged by their enemies. American politicians procl...