Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-06

DO what IL right, the day dawn Il breaking,
Hailing future % freedom and light
Prayer by Elder Henry z. Richards.
The choir sang;
Come. dearest Lord. descend and dwell.
by faith and love, In ever breast
The Priesthood Of the Tenth ward
OBLIGATED In the administration Of the
Sacrament.
APOSTLE HEBRR .. oRAsT
was then called upon 10 address the
congregation, the following being
brief synopsis Of his remarks;
am pleased that have once more
an opportunity to be with the Saints.
II IL always u source Of pleasure and
satisfaction 10 mo 10 assemble with the
people Of God aud listen 10 His ser.
wants, or, when called upon 10 sIenk,
10 add my testimony TO theirs TO the
truth Of the faith we have cepouscd.
The more | study the plan OF HE
and salvation aa revealed In this last
dispcnsation through the Prophet
Joseph Smith, the greater ie my graft
tudc 10 my heavenly Father for The
light and knowledge lie has given me,
and II IL always n pleasure To me To
bear testimony 10 this divine work.
have noticed that the more faithful an
Individual II In iischarging his duties,
the niorc Joy he has In bearing his test.
mony. Hut II he becomes lukewarin
In the performance OF his daily duties,
he will always mud II difficult 10 tear
his testimony In the congregations OF
the people Of God.
Sometimes, by consulting our feel
ings, we nj. led TO neglect our meet
ings aud remain nj home, feeling Justi'
fled In not partakipg of the Lords
supper, bccsur. we think We need 10
rest from tho CARES and labor, Of the
week days. hut | testify that
the oftoncr We yield 10 this feel
ing, the lcss we realize tho
necessity of'coming together; aud the
ofteuor we gather with the people OF
God tho moro We feel the Importance
thereof. The Lord has commanded US
20 come together and 10 rcmomber
Him nj all times; and only by keeping
this commandment can we become
strong and fortified against nil temp,a-
lions and evils which We may have 10
meet In the battle " life.
I rejoice, as I mingle with men Of
the world, IN tho glorious truths 10.
vealcd 10 us, and ! pray constantly
that my mind may not become dark.
ened, but that | may keep tho covenants
made with God.
Many men IN the world do not think
u the future. They want 10 10 sue.
ccasful In the affairs Of this world, do
tiring 10 be looked upon n honest and
good men, from worldly point %
Wow, but the question VI Gods rcvcla.
lions 10 mankind IN n matter of no ln-
terust 10 them. To mo II seems " be
the most important thing 10 learn the
mind and win Of tho Lord aud then 10
labor with all strength 10 do that will.
II IL true that 10 live Ia accordance
with Gods laws requires much dill.
gene, and even sacrifices. And II In
also trie that II Ii not natural 10 men
10 make such sacrifices, but those who
hsv. been most blessed by God have
been those who were willing
10 give their time, their talents, their
nll for tho Lord. Their experience has
been that by ~ sacrificing their all,
they have received more strength,
more OF tho Spirit Of the LOri and have
been better enabled 10 accomplish tho
viii Of God.
On tho subject Of kindness one 10.
wards another, tho speaker said he had
sometimes thought that many persons
were afraid Of speaking a kind word 10
another, nr n by 40 doing, their whole
supply o. kind words would soon bc
exhausted. with temporal things
this may be no. II man, for In.
stance, has onc hundred nacks Of grain
and gives away one, no has only
nincty.nlne left, aud 20 on. Hut In
distributing Kind words and deeds, the
opposite result IN obtained. The often.
kindness, the better prepared We are 10
do 70 In the future. A. We labor In
any given direction for tho bcncnt
Of our fcllowmcn, the more
win we be enabled 10 do 20. No In.
dividuAl has ever performed a bone-
fetal act for his fcllowmen but that
this act has brought down upon him
tho blessings Of heaven. To labor for
others gives a Joy aud satisfaction
which cannot be gained by laboring
only for ourselves. II Ia because the
Saints arc laboribg for their fellow.
mon, for the salvation Of the world,
that they have tho Spirit OF tho Lord
with them.
II behooves us 10 be anxiously and
diligently engaged In the good work
and 10 do II with all our strength and
all our might. We have the power
within US 10 work and we should not
be sloven, Thereby forf.iting the pro.
mised reward.
We have received q testimony OF tho
Gospel and the knowledge that We arc
engaged In the work OF God. Now,
we must diligently lsbor In this work
and not alt still, waiting for
the Lord 10 do what We our.
selves can do. Some people seem
10 think that this work will go on
whether they take part In Il or not.
This may he true. The work and plans
OF the Almighty cannot he stopped by
our neglect. IL will continue 10 10
onward and forward, but unless We
exert ourselves In tho cause We will
certainly loss our reward. For wewlll
DO rewarded according 10 our ind.
vidua efforts. II n not knowle ledge,
nor mere profession In words, that
will he rewarded, but diligent, active
work.
II may be- that We sometimes nre
misunderstood aud misudged by our
fcllowmen, when we try 10 DO our
best. Men VIII condemn M sol fshness
what really IL sacrifice on our part.
But five can only have the testimony
OF the Spirit In our hearts that we
have been doing God's will, We need
not fear the misconstruciion that