St. Mary's beacon., 1861-04-04

tHc WH anu walCucVcT rCad thcy 90 take
they will wish they had taken the other.
What will Abraham DO? King James
said that if Mr. Lincoln takes the oath o.
Office aud enters into the administration OF
the government. with as great pleasure as
he resigns his official duties. he will be a
harpy man. r. could advise King James
and have him take my counsel, it would
be to resign Tomorrow morning, and Ii
Mr. greckinri1gc be- crowned king for
three weeks, that another king night come
hefpre King Abraham to see what the ad.
ministration Of that king would be. | dc
not know of anything letter that | could
advise him. "Mormanism" will live, and
God will promote it, but will we be pre-
pared to be promoted with it? That Is
the question with me- 1t is i'll my thought.
by day and night, shall be prepared fol
the things that are coming upon the earth:
| will try to be. and if have All evil APP
petite | will overcome it if have dis
position to do what is morally wrong will
reject that disposition will subIue and
overcome it. vii! you? Then you who
drink, lie, steal Or do anything that is
morally wrong, or break the command
ments Of God III any WAY. or inIure your
fellow men, cease to do that evil and learn
to do we'll
THE AMERICAN NATION BOOKED FOR TROrBiE
cxhort the brethren not to boast over
cur enemies dowafal Boast not, brctl,-
rem. God has come out of his hiding
place and has commenced to vcX the nation
that has rejected Us AMI He will vcx it with
a sore vcxation. 1t will not be patched
up--it never can come together ;gain-
bat it will be sifted with sieve of vanity
and in a short time it will he like water
spilled on the ground. and like cllaf upon
The summer thrcs'.ing floor, until those
wicked stewards are cut off, If our pres
ent happy form of government i> sustained
which believe it viii he, it vii! dome by
The people am n"w looking upon. i'll con-
ncc'inn WI h their ls'hrcn niId their off
spring. The present Cons :ution. with ii
IA few alterations IF :: ui:.ing nature. is
Just as good as we wait an ifii i. sustain
cd "n this land of Joseph. it VII be- done
wv us and our rusterty. Our national
brethren do NOT know how do it, They
are not capable of controlling their own
passions. to >ay rnthing OF ruling nation.
What is the reign Of Il king who can net
control his passions! Will not his sub
ircts sorrow? Yes They will feel thc
weight of his wrath. ami their acks will
ache. and their heads viii ache, and they
will receive the lash fr"m i heavy hand.
TIE PROPHETS IDEAS or GOVERNMENT.
We are serving king who can control
his passions; and who. as brother George
Silns remarked in the forenoon. can bc
touched with thc feelings of the infirmi;ics
of the weak. VIII, can be thus touched
except those who have suffered i'll like
manner? None. And no being knows
how to control Or govern on earth unless
he has been a subject Oh earth. No being
is fit To rule. govern and dictate, until hc
has been controlled, governed and dictated
to-has yielded olcdiencr to law and prov
cd himself worthy, by niagnifying the Laws
that was over him, to be master of that
law Wcare servings h ing who wisely con-
uoiS i!liuSCti su'y'eIS Ia VIC
perlni ted to rule. govern and control, in
the first place we mus, control our passions
until they are in perfect sublcction to rs.
When We have controlled one and got
it perfectly mastered. We will be prepared
to control two; and if we can properly
rule over two. We can reign over two
Thousand. or over millions as well as two.
If you can control one. you are then pre-
pared to control your family; and if You
are prepared to control fanily, then
you are aole to control city; and if Il city,
then nation upon the same principle
That is the way that God hath obtained
His power, and that is the way that We
will obtain power. Let truth bear sway,
and true integrity -hed charm around
your whole being. Rise up for the right
in the strength of your own ability God
has bestowed upon you the power TO reject
the evil and recsive the truth, the good.
the light and the virtuous. Cleave to God
with all your hearts. that we may be ready
for the day that is fast approaching. May
the Lord bless US. Amen