The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-10-11

co to bed at night cate
When We 81 70. Asklf our actions
chize G oalI such as God can approve;
have 0e then il IS time TO repent and
II no t ynN The wro Z right. FRAY
70 MANI I've YOU strength 10 over
4 God t. si.U weakness and bad inclin-
cone The effect of a parent ex-
s.io4s' * immense. Tie children
ample f 10 the father whether he IS
copy am tIoman or 4 brawler. and SO
gellll ,,inn1aD l would not select
with f I from house >, where the e
wiz was a brawler. Tie peace OF
paT5n lSIoujd be with us at all times
Goa SIO would have true religion
and We sSid that we are to have
COD Id" md that the day will come
Pe 3,op he he WHO will not take
when sword y against his neighbor
up ms Ace to Zion for safety. There
mus , noG on this continent who
is no RS0Ifb he Constitution of the
ffl-rSited states as we DO. we 40 not OF
t .I as much attention sometimes to
pay q hpcause we do not think
O-eia--53' - administer the laws us
tla. 1tb ho do. but we honor the
tley s9; 4Ti We are truly loyal.
J T9ns The the south raised the flag Of
A liI:on there wa3 no Latter-day
I 1s;"t who approved OF it. although
SAM W. I'D II as Joseph Smith had
We ed Nd il nearly thirty years be-
P pre- But God had placed US in
Io al;tion where we DID not have
postum the blood of our fellow
10 S'i oa account of the rebellion.
III men 20 20 been living in Ohio, or Hi
lGu We we Should have had to take a
i iOLoi in it. President Lincoln tele-
L. -lraa.,iad for men to guard the great
Si i% and they were sent, but
NV NV did not have to fight. And be-
fore this, when 800 men were called
mon NO 70 form the Mormon Battalion,
t Ip we're promised that they should
not have to shed blood; and it was
ca They did not have to do 1t, and
os = ueeple there is no blood on our
SEirrs. We can say to the north and
the south: We are your brethren;
We will do all we can to preserve
he Mon, but We are very aVerse
o Shed blood. We love peace, and
n all the disorders that will occur
We shall be at peace. Repress every
hing like quarreling. 1t requires
more courage to submit to wrong
-ban It takes to resent it. There Is
100 much delinquency in us in re-
rard to our UitheS. The more you
interest yourselves III the church
he more YOU will want to do. Have
lot the apostles set you the exam
lie. Has not President Woodruff
worked as hard as any man in
srael. It has become prOverbial
us. The twelve have paid
he tiJhing pWmctua.ly and IN addl-
ion have spent nearly their entire
inc for the good OF the people. Ii
on do not do better you will some
ay weep and mourn for your dere-
ction. We must be more faithful
nd think more of tie kingdom Of
cd than of worldly wealth.. We
ave no friends but God and our
lives, and it is our duty to buIId up
us kingdom. l would not use an
lergy to build up anything bat
ion, but l have spent years Of time
reaching and trying to build up
ion, and we should all have this
york uppermost incur minds. God
i'll give you happiness and peace
you will do this, and he will bless
nj prosper you and your children
fter you. I pray God to fill you
18th the Holy Ghost, which will
ring all things to your remem-
rance.
The choir sang the thanksgiving
nthem: "Oh Father. Almighty"
BenedictiOn by Elder L. J. Nut
all.
Adjourned to , pm.