Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-18

His words may b. true And command
the confidence OF the listening congre.
CATION, hut perhaps they may be but
worJs. Acts, though. are facts and
cannot lie. Let every one strive M
test he can 10 build chat tgmple for
himgeli, 70 DO n preacher from that pull.
pit Whatever else his vocation may he.
with these four temples az corner
stones q NTH must be reared that Ia.
cludes thom ell. fear though that
there might b. some who think that
this Is neither the place nor the time to
mention II aud therefore | will iutro-
dure " by n reference to the teachings
OF our sageu concerning the question.
In the Talmud the question IL raised:
"Who are they that shall 0c worthy Of
eternal bliss2" This l. the same ques.
ton NJ that which IA expressed by our
Christian brethren In the words, ",Vho
viii lie ssved2n After some dis.
cussion the conclusion Il reached that
all the righteous, both jew and Gen.
tile, will participate In eternal bliss.
Now, according to tho ralmud,
righteous Gentle IL he who observes
the seven commandments II Noah;
these Include ak commandments pro.
hibiiiug some OF the most helnous
crimes against humanity, and n
seventh, positive commandment. II
IL only this seventh commandment
which conccfn- us here. IL cnjoins
upon every man TO assist 10 the best VI
his ability ut the institution and
maintenance Of Just government In the
community 10 which he may belong.
This Ia required Of the hrAthen " no
would he saved, how much more must
Il be command ~ those who believe
In the One aud Only God. This tenn.
pie Of good government, tho temple Of
our county il the nth temple which
today We are pledged 10 rear. Let no
man say: cine work IL well attended
10 by others, | have other matters 10
care for"
No country ever hal n granicr con.
stitutiOn than ours, but yet our govern
meni IL not all that Il should be-. Cor
ruptl0n relgns supreme, legislatures
are In the grasp 0f plutocracy, stronger
than any the world has yet seen, and
our large cities arc not governed for
tho bcueht of the majority Of their In.
habltants. The words OF Isaiah are
coming true again. GLOW l. the
faithful city becoming q hnrlot; u l.
full Of judgment. Righteousness. lodged
In II; but now murlorcp. Thy silver
has become drOss, thy wine mixed
with water; thy princes are rebellious,
and companions VI thieves; every onc
lovoth gifts aud iollowcth after
hthcrlcss, neither doth the cause
II IL IA
Whose fault Il II that II l. thus? The
fault Of none but u the citizens them.
selves who stay NJ home and cannot
sparv an hour once In n while to assist
In selecting men, good men, true men
10 administer 10 the wants u the city,
State ami Union. He IL not good
citizen that merely pays his taxes; he
Ia forced 10 pay them, even " he would
not; he IA not "a good citizen that 10
merely paselvoly good. The man who
by his Inactivity Ia ao-callcd political
matters allows the county, the State,
the city 10 mil Into tue hands Of bride
giver- and bride tnkrr, Of thieves aud
companions Of thieves, commits an
objectionable sin against those Of his
own flesh aud blood who are 10 live
In that country after him. The jew
who IL not n good citizen, an active
citizen, las no claim to the noble name
come down 10 him from his fathers,
and II ho would be- called good Jew,
which means good man, lie must, In
the drSt line, end-avOr 10 bc a good
citizen and do his full duty NJ such an
one.
Words fail 10 describe the sixth
temple that we must build. Imaglna.
ton only, and that Of the lofticst order,
can portray its notable structure. Hut
II our other temples be well built II
will rise OF it, own accord, II will rear
itsclf M by n wand OF magic; tho tenn.
pie " the human brotherhood. the
temple Of the republic Of humanity,
the temple that knows no creed, tho
temple that knows no race. tho temple
Of the one aud only God Of ali the tenn.
pies that includes all mankind In IT,
congregations must be the aim and
purpose Of all tomplc builders,
IL this wns your purpose, men aud
women Of congregation II NAL Israel,
N this house stands NJ n pledge for the
greater and nobler temples which you
Intend 10 build aud II you will build
them, then you shall have built we'll.
Amen.