Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-06

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they would have everything that then
hearts desired.
APOSTLE Abraham. %. Cannon
was the next speaker, the following
being the substance Of his discourse
I have listened with great Interest /,
the remarks Of the speakers who have
prrc,slei me. God has been merclfu
uulo u In lmpaTllng Hts mind and
will through these Apostles who
have aidf.ssed the conference
/ Though the Church has been or.
ganiked nearly sixty-one years, II Il
still la it- infancy. The events OF the
past viii In future lie considered small
compared with those which Will yet
be- devsloped. When We reflect COM
corning VIVA, God has said about tho
laltef-iay ZION. and tho great things
which arr yet to come, We must see
that We have scarcely passed the stage
Of childhood. We have not reached
that maturity Ia which our greatest
strength will he exhibited. Notwilh.
standing this, IN comparison with the
religious world at large, we are In the
brilliant sunshine. In spiritual
things the saints lead the van
u progress. In other things we,
M people. occasionally are very
deficient w. have not learned
how 10 live M Saints because we hav.
not ltarneI 10 take care Of temporal
blessings. We have not yet brought
temporal blessings under tubjection 10
the law of God. We arc not IA Just
nor fofgiving M we should be. We ARE
not as dillgent In attending our meet
ings ~ we should be. The Gospel plan
means temporal n well NJ spiritual sal-
walton. II relates 10 time a. we'll M
eternity. Unless We learn more fully
the temporal lessOns Of life We will
come short of fdllness Of blessings. In-
dusirlcs necessary for the future growth
aud benefit Of Zion are not IA much
encouraged NJ they ought 10 10.
They anguish Ia consequence Of
this Indifference. IL IL not possible
for Zion 10 grow and become heaven
TO the honorable Of the earth unless wo
take m0rr consistent course In regard
TO tempofalilics. Consider for moment
the financial difficulties passed through
Of late. IL mas been deemed necessary 10
Induce capital 10 come hero from
abroad 10 build up the country. Why
not put forth our own efforts aud
establish permanent industries.
In lsT5 shortly after the Franco
German war, France had an Immense
fund 10 raise. IL was so
great that IL would seem rs N II must
crush the nation. Yet II was all paid
IN an astonishingly short time, nnd
France recently was able TO loan Eng.
lani nm exceedingly large sum To
bridge n financial difficulty. The poor
were nblc 10 come 70 the as.
.istanco oi lhvlr government Ia paying
the Indemnity, and the latter pay the
Interest 10 their own people.
Thus they build up their own
country. Why cannot We emu
late such M example. The time IL
forctold IN relation 10 Zion that her
people viii Yet become lenders and not
borrowers. These thoughts hive come
10 me while listening 10 the brethren. |
some people have predicted that the
destruction " the Church Is near. A
greater error could not be made. Those
who take this view have not read Alright
the history OF this community.
The speaker went on 10 state that |
those who assert that the Church Is
going To decay, point, NJ an evidence
In that direction, 10 what they conceive
70 bc the mistakes Of the authorities. |
What they hold 10 be mistakes
are, however, only what was proper
should DO done under existing condi-
lions at the time the steps were taken. |
me same class Of pessimlsts regard the |
net Of Adam and Eve In partaking OF |
HE forbidden fruit ~ q calamity to |
humanity when II was a part Of the
ilvlne plan whereby man could he
brought TO n knowledge OF good and |
evil, anu gain an experience that would |
advance him In the scale OF being. A
certain class u the contemporaries Of |
Moses condemned the leading OF the
Itfaelitts out 0f bondage int0fthe will.
lefnrss NJ n mistake. hut the glorious
RESULTS oi the exodus n n manifestation
u llvlnr wisdom. The lOwly character
u the birth u Christ has beon regarded
~ some ~ a mistake, as II would In their
'slmatlon, havebeeh better for Him 10
ave come into the world under AM uent
circumstances, ~ that he might have
lren received by the rich and the
lohlt' IL was deemed "a mistake for
nm 10 10 nailed upon the cross, aud
ven Ills disciples imagined when II
'eeuff'd that their calling was gone.
ct that glorious act Of sacrifice con-
'llnled the ai0nement of God for the
exemption Of humanity. IL is the
Judgment " men not illuminated by
he Holy Ghost which commits mis-.
axes Mems thoughts are not ~
iiod's. The men who have led this
'hurh IN this dlspensalion do not
lake mistakes, although, viewed by
lIlvlduals devoid d The Holy spirit,
ime VI their acts may assume
rat Appearance. testify that
resident Wo0ur0n who stands
The head Of the Church Is directed !