The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-25

ceSSOr, man Tor the Time; and no
man ever fitted better into his time than
President Brigham Young. What do
we see in his administration? Men,
women, and even children running to
him for counsel. 1t seems marvellous
that be did not break down under the
weight of responsibility which was
placed upon him. The speaker said he
could only compare him in this respect
to Moses, the ancient leader of the
children of Israel, but who, when the
responsibility of his position as judge
OF the people. became too great for him
to bear alone, appointed minor judges,
who could sit upon the smaller aff.irs
of the people, leaving Moses to dispose
of the weightier matters. Brigham
was man greatly gifted with the wis
dom OF counsel, as well as the spirit oil
revelation.
By-and-by he was taken, and every
body was wondering who would be his
| successor. The speaker presumed
there were men and women who be-
lieved to this day tn It President John
Taylor was not the right man. For
himself he could say that he never had
q doubt of it. 1t was Gods business TO
take care of his church. The right
man to lead would always be found in
his place, leading. The Lord would
take care of that.
Phe Latter-dsy Saints to-day were
surrounded by most peculiar circum-
stances. The church leaders were in
exile The Saints would fain have it
otherwise, but God evidently had pur
pose In view. What is this purpose ?
Is it not found in the "recompense" re-
ferred to bv the apostle-the self-dt-
velopment of the people? The church
had thrown away the s Taddling cloth es
of it's infancy, laid aside the pinafore
of its childhood, and was fast develop
ing into q man Is not this what the
apostle meant? The Lord says it is d
slothful servant that waits to be com
manded in all things; hat men should
be earnestly engaged in good cause,
and bring to pass much rignleossness,
doing many things OF their own ac-
cord. Is it not also slothful scrYsnr
who knows not good from evil without
being told, who has no oil in his lamp
no light in his own heart, that be must
forever live on borrowed lustre? These
are times to try, such souls and Stow
them where they stand. The Saints,
like any other people will always seek
counsel of their Leaders when it is need
full, but in the ordinary matters OF life
they need not trouble others, for ;he
spirit of God ii their own hearts, if
they have any of that spirit within
them, will tell them what to Go. 1t was
a most pitiable spectacle to see people
cropping as blind man for the wall :,
unable to know right from wrong. I'M,
able to hear the tongues of the times,
unable to see the pathway of their duty
which, as the pathway of the just,
should shine before them brighter and
brighter unto the perfect day."
Bishop Whitney then proceeded to
speak of the predictions of Christ con-
corning the downfall of Jprusalsn9, and
drew graphic and touching picture OF
the Savior weeping over the city. which
had bsen so highly favored CT Sod.
but was doomed to destruction for It's
unbalief and wickedness He escribed
the fulfiiment of Christ's prediction
concerning it, the Roman armies sur
rounding aad bringing down to the Gust
the proud city whose Inhabitants had
crucihed the Son of God. 1t is prin-
ciple he continued, that when ,1Od Of
fers knowledge or gilt or blessing 10
a man, and he refnses to receive it, be
will be damned. The fate of the Jews.
and of their proud and glorious city
serves to show tie retribution that
comes upon a people who tr$mple upon
the proffered gifts Cf God and know
not the time of their visitation" .4
This was the day of the second com
ing of the son of God. A preparatory
work was in progress. AS of old it
was: The voice of him that crieth in
the wilderness, prepare we the way OF
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highway for our God.
Livery valley shall be exalted, and
every mountain and hill shall De made
low; and the crooked shall oe made
straight, and the roughs places plain"
There was, q grand leveling &t hand,
the Bishop said, not OF anarchy hut of
order; the rich will be brought down,
and the poor lifted up; crookedness
and hypocrisy will be deRe away, aDh
the will of God, who "walketh not IN
crooked paths" will be done on earth,
as it is done in, heaven. The speaker
sail he had nothing to say against
those who had wealth; if they acquired
it honestly and used il wisely, God bless
them IN It's possession But woe unto
those who professed to serve God, yet
worshiped mammon; whose riches had
canhered their souls; for God would re-
duce them, to beggary and want, in
order to save their soHls, rather than
allow them to go ON in their present
course to destruction. Haughtnsss,
and pride would be brought low, and
class distinction would perish.
Again, recreation ard amusement
were necessary; bow always bent,
said tbs speaker, would Lose its elastic
ity; he believed in the theatre, in the
ballroom. in all wholsoMe amusenents
in their proper time and place; but he
did not believe IN making pleasure the
pursuit of life, and those who did so
would reap sorrow as the result OF their
folly. There was something else IN, this
life to do, besides laughing and dane
ing. Life was not hugh joke but
stern and awful reality.
No man could assist in the building
up of Zion without q pure motive aSsas
an honest heart, without loving Cod
first Of ali, and loving his nsighbor as
himself. 1t Was no t given to the Saints
to live after the maaner of the
world"
In conclusion, Bishop Whitney coan-
selled his hearers to keep sober their
minds. and listen 10 the JenGues Of the