Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-07

I - - An l1- - E-tlH5 Us II tlit
spirit ~ tho world had en-
tered among Us to very
large extent, and that Ia,
ambition Of those not Of the faith i.
controlling us, while the humility
that marks Saints Of God had lie
| parted in q measure from us, Their,
are in Oar midst spirits that Gem,
not nom God, and Our Interests. IN
stead Of being unite'l, are divided.
The adversary is n believer 10 {
great extent in the doctrines taught
/ by Jesus and in none Of them NOR,
fully than the saying that n hOust
divided against itself cannot stand
Hence his efforts to cause disuniOI
among the Saints, for il he does thi,
they must fail. IL was the evil one
who inspired men 20 peEecute the
Prophet Joseph; but these trials only
sire ngthened the Prophet, for lac
saw in them the fulfilment Of pro-
phecy. But it was " hen dissensiOns
came into tire fold thai his JOseph's)
greatest trIals came. Ii was when
his brethren raised their voices
against him thathe felt that the bur
den was too heavy to he bo.ne.
These. dissensions began the same
year tpe ChuTcn was organized.
Re: a few months elapsed before
Oliver Cowdery, the second Apostle
III the Church, engaged in false
teachings and created dissensiOns.
This weighed Joseph down, and he
wrote to Oliver and tfur -i1ited and
labored diligently with him, and
finally t0rced back the dissenting
ores, Scarcely was this trouble
over before another prominent
brother claimed that he had re-
ceived certain revelations, ami
Hiram Page succeeded in leading
numbers astrly. The power OF
Satan was manifested among the
people 10 divide them. lt was upon
the occasion OF this discussion be-
cause OF false doctrines that the
Lord revealed 10 the Church the
only source through which He gave
revelations to the Church. This
was through Joseph alone while he
presided over thc Church.
There Is ne one appointed t. this
Office hut he whom God has called.
An Apostle nav teach aud preach;
but no Apostle, Seventy, High
Priest or Elder has the authority
to write revelations for the Church.
There is one and only one today.
aud that Is President Wiifoni Wood
ruff, who Is authorized to DO this.
The people who reject the word Of
the Lord through him are under
condemnation; 80 are those under
condemnation who reject the teach
ings of the Elders when given by
the inspiration u the Holy Ghost.
When Joseph mad repaired the
breach made by Hyrum Page, Satan
did not cease his efforts TO divide
the Saints. His efforts We're con
tinuOus to this end. On one Occa-
sion about 200 men were chosen TO
form lions Camp, and even among
these selected men were those who
needed not the words Of the Al
mighty as they should have done;
therefore 4 scUurge came upon them.
Joseph told them that II they would
put away their sins and be united,
the power of the destroyer would be
rebHked, and when they followed
his advice the promise was realized.
In Kirkland, when the Lord
novel on Joseph 10 call men 10 for
eign lands, 10 proclaim the Gospel,
the Prophet was opposed 10y some OF
the people FOR a zine. In other
places there came circumstances 20
divide the people. The adversary
was doing his best TO over
come the union o! the Saiuts,
but he did not succeed.
The Prophet and Patriarch were
martyred, and the Saints were driv-
en- out. to search a home in the des-
ert. But they sought the Lord, aud
in President Young they saw the
one whom God had chosen TO lead
them.
Here in these valleys we have not
teen free from disuniOn. Various
things have arisen to create 4 disTup-
ton. IL is said that We have suffered
Of late years because Of a certain prin-
ciple. This Is not so. & principle
has been attacked TO brig il into rid
icule among a certain class. But the
purpose ofthis attack, like that Of the
others, is to cause division. II dis
union can he made the rue, then
the "MOrmons'' are doomed; but If
We are united, there is no power, as
the Lord lives, that can destroy us
or stay this work. | warn you Lat
ter-day Saints against allowing dis
union to come into your midst, for
therein Is destruction. With con-
tention comes the spirit Of apostacy,
as We know by tie history Of the
Church.
am reminded today OF 2 spirit
that is in our midst to aggrandize
ourselves at the expense OF Others.
Are We forgetting the covenants We
have made with God? II We are,
He will permit MS 10 20 into the
fiery trials until We turn 10 Him?
What il the worlds condition today?
There is 4 fear in the hearts II
mankind. Labor and capital are
arrayed against each other. When
We see the wealth in the hands Of
INSCRIPTIONS men, there is a great
danger before the nation. The feel
ing Of uncertainty because Of these
opposing conditions is attracting
the attention of Congress. In one
feature is the purchase and holding
of land by those who are residents
OF foreign countries. The tendency
Is for the land TO pass into the hands
of n comparative few. There is
more landlOrdism and tenant farm-,
ing in the United States than i'm the
British Isles. This means that
troubles are coming upon the people,
for It is not Just that the few should
seize from the masses the property
and Cypress them. It j. no wonder
thSt there is a conflict between capt.
tai and labor.
1t is for the Saints to prevent this
condition from coming into their
midst. The aggregation Of wealth
in the hands Of the few is danger
Gus thing. The people have the
remedy in their own hands. On
January End. 1881, the Lord gave a
revelation to the Saints, for their
guidance in these matters. and He
commanded them to be one. He
has called upon them 10 cousecrate
of their substance for the poor ofthe
people. Those who DO il not are
under great condemnation. The
union which God requires is the
union of the celestial Kingdom. 1t
is not a oneness in spiritual things
alone, but IL temporal things as
well. II we will not unite in our
prosperity we will he brought to \
where all that We have Is
His. This does not mean that we
are to live in houses that are all
alike. or wear clothing exactly
similar to each other. There
Is a difference In spiritual
things, and n necessary difference
in that which is temporal. The
capabilities Of the individual are the
guide TO his stewardship. This sys-
tenn will not curtail the development
Of the people; but there viii he no
upon idleness. The drone