The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-22
SPIRIT OF CHART Y
VIM. II. Kings Discourse
Sunday Afternoon.
He Takes the Lords Prayer and Shows
the Beautiful Lessons of Forgiveness
That It Teaches.

Religious services were held in the
Tabernacle on Sunday as usual. Presl-
dent David John presided, and after
the opening exercises Elder w. A
King addressed the congregation. He
said:
Il do not know which subject | shall
talk on this afternoon. There is such d
broad field open before me that an
elder requires the spirit of God to guide
him. The gospel is like great field
in which grow all kinds of crops. 1t is
for us TO see that we are in The right
place IN the field. No man can rest
upon his oars in this great race. Some
men think they can float down the
stream to haven OF rest. But we are
pulling up the stream, and if we rest
on our oars we will be carried nearer
destruction. God has placed us
IN the boat OF truth, and
given US the oars of intelli-
gence and inspiration to guide us.
He viii lead us through the tortuous
wlndings to place of safety. IL re-
qulres men with indOmitable courage
TO pull up stream, and l have yet to
learn that man can succeed in any
thing without a struggle. 1t has in
varlably been the case that where the
people of God have lived in a land of
peace and plenty, they have forgotten
Him. Man cannot afford to rebel
against God. We should examine
ours Ives and eradicate all spurious
metal from our natures. 1t were better
to be the humblest follower of Christ
than be raised up in riches and forget
God. We can only hallow the name of
God by our devotion 10 Him. Our arts
and sciences are hallowed by the devo
ton OF the artist, but we can only hal
low the name of God by our integrity
to Him. The children of Israel once
made golden calf and worshlpped it
and the question often comes up in nv
mind, are we like the children OF Israel.
worshipping idols? Condemnation came
upon them, and 1t will also come upon
us if we sin as they did. There are
more things than golden idols some of
US may worship. A man can make an
idol Of his business or profession. Cur
first duty is to God, and we should be
faithful in keeping His commandments.
The coming of Gods kingdom must be
brought about by human agencies, for
every movement has been through the
agency of some of the human
family. We need not expect Gods
kingdom to be established IN one dav,
and we need not look for the Saviour to
accomplish it. He viii not establish
His kingdom, but His coming will be
the crOwning glory of that kingdom.
The speaker dwelt at some length on
the principle of charity. saying that we
all had too much criticism in our COM
positions. Ii we hear of some one max
ing mistake We talk about it, we add
to 1T a sentence, 1t grows to a pala-
graph and a paragraph to a column This
is not charity, and as long as this
spirit exists the will of God will not be
done on earth aB it is done in heaven.
We should not draw a microscope on
peoples faults to enlarge them. We
should learn to do unto others as we
would that they should do to US. We
should learn the lesson of forgiveness
and apply it, as we have many oppor-
tunities presented to us to exercise this
noble attribute. We ask God to Lead
us not into temptation" This deserves
at least passing remark. God does
not lead US into temptation, but we
are surrounded by temptation, and our
prayer should be to have strength to
overcome. The conclusion of the
Lords prayer, Chime is the King
dom, the Power and the Glory is
fitting climax to that beautiful prayer,
and should teach us to be prepared, at
ali times, to render unto Him that
honor, and that power, and that glory
that we pray about.