Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-16


have their rights; they have their
agency. Hut when the Presidency
OF the Church say unto anF OF tnsnl'
'srhis Is the word of the L0rd, OF
This Is right" they should take
hold and work with US. The law oil
God requires this union az our
hands. It + the duty Of the Seven
ties, also, to be united with the
Twelve Apostles. The seventies
are called uu0n by the Apostles 10
20 forth and labor IN the vtEeyaru OF
the I.lri. and they work tosethef-
Z 50. brethren and sisters WIN
every organization in this ChGIch'
/ There should be union. Inete
/ should be no discOrd, no uis,
l union. II there i, the LlIu
I i not pleased with IL, and we az
biudere,i ia our WORK. | want All
I The Ou1rIms T. understand this
| Thele-srr Priesthood should Dc unit
ei. Here i Bishop Preston lie
| stands at the head Of the Asf9hle
I Priesthood. He has got coutse!"r>.
I They should lie united together.
| Thcy shruli be united with the !css-
or Priesthood, aud they should IA
bsr 10 promote their inter
ct aud welfare. have no fault 70
find with the brethren in these
matters. mention these things -
duties devolving upon Us.
Now. brethren and sisters we
. should an be united. Unless yFc are
one. We are not the Lori's. / wish
. 10 rxh0rt the L.atter-,iay saints 70
observe this principle. Our aim -
I high. What is that aim? IL Is The
/ Celestial Kingdom % -uT'ioi- We
have been called out Of the world,
from almost all nations under he1v-
en-. in fulfilmcntof the revelations
Of Col. We have ueeu called
unto these mluutIius Of Israel. We
are fulfilling revelations that were
given thousands uf years ago. The
eyes Il Jeremiah, uf EZeSiel. 81
Daniel, 81 Isaiah; and Of the ancient
Patriarr!g- and Prophets Ur!eld cur
dny. They say our Zion. They
saw our temple az ] our tabernacle,
built "fJT a shadow IN the daytime
frUm the heat, ami iur a place " ny
uge, and fura rtirom storm aud
from rain"
Brethren AMI sisters. let Us hook
az these thing rs they are. What Is
this world. Oar lis,s here are tenn
p1ary. they are o. short duTalipn-
We are here upJl n mission. IIi-
people have been called together
from almost every nation under
heaven. They have gathered herr
a little handful ont Of fourteen hun
dre,i millions Of the human family.
ID YOU suppose the eyes 81 the
Il1ri have been Withdrawn from
thi- people. Have the eyes q tby
heavenly hU-. icpu Withdrawn NJ
they are watching over ~ with
feelings %! the deepest interest
They know where we stand Why
10 we have this warfare that we are
It-siug ihulugas Because d; j. the .
Churcu aud Kingdom Of God, yc- 7
cause We are the people q cod .
No mIu can live guJly In Christ .
Jesus without suffering persecution. [
This IS Your legacy. II j. the l,-tey .
Of all the saints Of God ia every .
age % the wugii. Therefore, / sly
o. the l.attrri1y saints, let your
hearts DE- CuM'uUci. All j. right IN .
Israel, as fIr as we make 10 right, I
ant as fir as we ,.1 uur duty.
| listened yySt-r!ay % tine reports .
made Ly the EisL1I- aul others .
No doubt there J. room Tor improve
meut ia Logan. There i-r1lm for . f.
great deal Of Improvement ia salt .
Lake City. There j. TuIm for iW- .
prUycmcut throughout THESE noun
t1ius. These Elders 81 Israel who .
bear the Holy Priesthood should
prize their Standing enough On never
permit themselves % 20 % these
saloons and drink with the ITuI ken.
% 10 pursue "a r.Ir~-s whereby they
lose THE Spirit u tod. Brethren. 81
you do ,h!s, you viii bee sony for 30; T
and YOU will have 90 repent uf these
~ius AMI turn from them ia rrtvr 90
get fuT-iveut - LyfHr. tIu Lord.
know that this i ,bc Kingdom u
Cod. know this j. tie people
whom lie has raised Uy. They .
have. ia-u kept, - Z have often said.
in the Spirit world the last six thou
-Iui years. o. v1wc forth and stand
iu the flesh IN this day aud builI
NJ this Church and Kingdom aud
warn this generation II tie iuig
Meuts which await them. We I
occupy this position before the l1ui.
Then let "a not te,rly our trust.
A. the Lord said o. tine Prophet .
Joseph. ~ answer b L5- payer
while IN Liberty jail: [,
"Ech1II. there arr many called, but
.ew arr chosen. AMI why Ira they
not chosen.
"Beaau-c their hearts are So. Su
much upon the things - this world
iui aspire 90 fh- Euuprs ~ men :ult
hey 10 nos learn fIIs ore lesson
"TuH- the rights - ;hg Priesthood
re iu~gfIglh.y connected with Tire I
'1Nrr> 90 heaven, AMI shat tine powers
\ heaven ctuuI' Doe CON rolled NOR
lantiri only upon ,He principles ~ i
ightouu~uus~.
There is 40. man that Ur.l.hus
lac breath 20; lie today ON the earth.
Who holds and hIUIr- that rri=~.- !
iDJi, Hat has power with the I
heavens, AMI De cru 20 b-sI-. the ,
ord AMI nave his prayers hclri !
Ui answered. Thi- l. what ihc
]. after lay = tiut- should do. We d,
hluli live iu thst way aui manner :
hat we can e before the Lori AMI f,
sk Tor those blessings, In faith and A..
"a power, that We need % Sustain Us
ID carry out the purposes OF God !
.erg In the mountains Of Israel. I,
'hss j. Necessary !lr our uivauct.- i
lrut- We live IN a fat age. I,
tents are fastening on. AMI the :
ord j. going % cut His work short /
n Righteousness, lest M flesh should 4.
e saved. No matter about our "
no matter about the =
Ivautlgys oar enemies may have
tom q political or temporal point u
lew Col holds your dcstiuieS,
lie holds the dg~iinir- Of this nation y
ud Of all men ia Ills own hands =
IL governs and controls them. And y
lis angels are ready and waltiu. L. !
70 forth AMI reap down the earth. Y
lat the Lorl will fulfil His urlmi.
=. Do not bc discouraged. there
~, with re.lri o. these things.
'ut we have got 10 Dee humble. We p
ave got % o.. pEiycrfui. We have "
u 10 have faith ia God, anil 10 IL y
nitei, yni carry uut those priur:- u
les which the I1ri requires a. ou- 4
anis- All the orsaniE atoms Of the
'Tiesth1ut have power. The n
bacon has power, through the js
ric~thODd which he hollis. - has y
nc Teacher. They have power 10 "
D before the Lord ami have their d
rayei- hcIri AMI answered. A. well ii
; the Prophet, the Seer, or the
.evclatur has Il j. by this Prizes ri
10d that the wur- OF God has been Al
,complishvd. 1, i 10y this Priest
lOi that men have ordinances r.
upon them that their sins "a
-e forgiven, ami that they are IT, y.
.emrd. For this purpose Il has \
zen revealed and sealed upon cur Ia
aIds. %,
Brethren ami sisters, these are a l.