The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-06

the holy spirit bears testimony {
it, and yet we do not accept iC.
don't say that it is customary for L
to trample the laws under our fee
but l do say that the Latter-da
Saints do not live up to the ligI
they have received. l desire moi
than any other thing eternal life i
the presence of God, and it will
a condemnation to me did 1 fail t
obtain it. | believe we might liv
more united if we would seek
carry out the will of God. | al
aware that we are spreading; neV
settlements are being made in tn
south, and some of them will be
come important. The Later-da
Saints are increasing in number
and becoming stronger, and L be
lieye we are getting stronger in on
faith yet many of the laws are a
IL were a dead letter on the statut
books. This people will become on
eventually | know, but what mean
God will adopt to attain this end,
do not know. If he sends famine
or sends our enemies against us, i
graSShOppeTs or any other plagu,
comes we must endure it. God viii
bring US together by his own means
If we do know that the Almighty
has revealed himself, then we know
We are not his people unless we are
one, and we are not one. Why dc
we not come together of our own
will, instead of being forced to it
for we must become so. The Lord
has bOrneswith us for a long time
he has suffered us to do this, that
and the other, TO take our UW ii
means to accumulate wealth and
style, and still retain our standing
and be recognized as members of the
church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
saints. We see our friends, we
shake hands and call them brothers,
but a change will come, it may come
or it may come suddenly.
The only salvation for this people
is in their union and their faith in
God; they are safe in this principle
but outside of that they will be
as chaff ON a summer
floor, and until they show
that oneness in their temporal as
well as in their spiritual affairs they
cannot build up the centre stake
of Zion. If that is to be done in
this generation, and the revelation
W as given in 1892, how much time is
there for us to become one? Is it
to be done by the people who made
the sacrifices, or is it to be done by
the Lamanites? l have travelled
great deal the past two years, l
have seen the cooperative stores
and our unions, and they are to-day
settling their business and closing
up. l feel SOrrowtul to see this, but
still my faith is that the kingdom
Will never be taken away and given
to another people There is great
deal of Wickedness among US, and
the most of it has been introduced
here by people who call themselves
1t makes my blood boil
to see these missionaries and our
judg supporting brothelS and
holes among this people;
but if we will not do what the Lord
wishes us, we must stand what he
allows the devil to send on us. May
God bless the people, and may we
adhere to the cOunSelS given us dur
ing this conference. Amen.
PRESIDENT GEORGE q. CANNON
said: a great varity of to les have
been alluded to by the brethren, and
[ trust the people will be able to re-
member the instructions they have
received. Our meeting together
should be profitable to US, and if we
lake heed of the counsels given we
shall show marked improvement.
We are placed in such circum-
stances that we require constant
to enable us to carry out
-he duties that devolve upon US.
The subject of education has been
treated upOn, and it is one of vital
There is no people
who need and can find use for edu-
cation more than the Latter-day
Saints. We need it for the sending
)ut of missionaries, the settling of
andS and the framing of a polity
that shall produce good results.
These considerations appeal most
powerfully to us to do all in our
power for the advancement of true
education in our midst. There is a
rapidly growing taste for it. The
feeling has changed In the last few
years. From a desire to wear big
spurs and ride brOnchO horses,
The change has gone to mu-
5ual improvement societies. The
last evening gave an
Indication by the crowded con-
1ition of the house of the
growing taste in this matter. Chill
iren seek for boOkS-the great de-
nand now is in this territory for
Libraries. Teach the children not
10 believe all they read in books but
20 examine and weigh for them
selves what they read. The imagi-
nations of the young are vivid and
hey are liable TO believe all they
read especially if it is put forward
N a SpeciouS manner, and they must
De taught to examine, and compare
what they read with revealed and
acknowledged truths. Then the
LANCER from indiscriminate reading
will be avoided. There should be
40 child left in this territory with
1ut an education. We should take
every pains in our power to furnish
facilities to our children to acquire
an education. There are no children
who acquire learning with greater
ease than those who are raised here.
We had better take our means and
use it in educating our children than
TO have it stand as temptation for
1ur enemies to make raid upon US.
man or woman with an education
IAN always earn a living, and by
giving this to your children you give
them something which can not be
stolen from them. Teach them also
to use their hands. No man need be
afraid to use the faculties which God
has given him, and those who have
failed to acquire education when
young need not always be without.
[ am Intimately acquainted with a
gentleman who at 20 years of age
could not read. He learned to read
and acquired information, served
his state in the state legislature and
is nOw a member IF Congress and he
serves his people in creditable
manner. This is an incident worth
remembering for its lesson of per-
severance, and TO encourage persons
who have grown up without the
of learning. L would like to
see knowledge spread through the
land. and raise the standard so high
that in few years we should have
the best educated people in the
world. May God bless you and ill
you with his holy spirit. Amen.
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