Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-26

YET come huVhk W httt-lt AnOnlu set
us thinking m to whether we are
keeping the inside Of the platter clean
as well as the outside; whether we are
pure in our pereans anu In our habits.
Another gfont promise IL TINT those
who keep the Word Of Wisdom shall
receive hidden trehsuree Of knowledge
things which have been kept secret,
perohance, from the foundation OF the
world, snd which are greater than
have ever been revealed or known
among men. one Of tho great re.
quiTemeuts that has always been made
Of those who stand az the teachers OF
mankind Ia that they shall keep their
MINDS go clear and btisht anu their
bodies no clean and pure that they will
be impressionablo and susceptible to
the influences Of the revealing Spirit
Of God. The mind VI the man who
corrupts himself IL blur, 90 far a.
spiritual things are concerned, ind for
the Spirit Of God 10 act upon
such a ono In like the sunlight striving
TO struggle through n bsnk Of clouds.
To man who IL depraved and wicked
In his ways, who keeps his III ind un.
clean anu his body impure, the Holy
Ghost has no chance 10 reveal the will
Of God. Moses was taken up into eau
exceedingly high mountain" anu
there God revealed to him the secrets
pertaining 10 this earth, anu also to
other worlds that litter in the heavens,
and concerning which man knows
nothing except that they shine
and chino and never say n word. Rest
assured, Moees was man who
kept The Word Of Wisdom, man OF
pure heart and clean hands and a con.
science void Of oflouec. IL Is unto
such that God will reveal His secrets.
Another notable cxnmple-though
many might be mentioned--is the
Prophet Daniel, u man who lived near
TO God, aud to whom He revealed
great and mighty things pertaining 10
the history of this world, from the day
In which he lived down 10 the present
time. Trace this history and zee how
accurately this man Daniel, temperate,
viftuous, and inspired Of COD, 70.
vealei TO King Nebuchadnca2ar tho
things which were coming 10 pass.
The speaker drew graphic picture OF
the destruction Of BabylOn ~ the
reign OF Belshazzar, and Of tho os-
Enlistment Of another empire upon its
ruins - the Medo.Perslan empire,
founded by Cyrus, after IL tho
Macedonian empire, founded 10y
Alexander the Great, and then the
Roman power; all according to the
dream OF Nebuchaduez1ar concerning
the great image, the meaning Of which
was explained by Daniel. Cyrus tho
Persian was a temperate man ana 90
WINS Alexander nj iirs,, though h O died
druukard. Having conquered the
world, he failed to conquer himself.
The Romans, VINO at hrst were n
hardy, temperate anu lplain.livlng
race, became 90 powerful that
they beat In pieces all the
nationh Of the earth. Palestine
itself became Roman province.
There are many who believe IL was at
that time that God set up His king.
dom, IA Daniel predicted He would.
Jesus was born, IL N true, In the days
OF one Of the Roman Emperor
Augus,us--but u reference 10 history
shows that God's latter-dsy kingdom
was not 10 he aot up uutil the Roman
Empire had gone To piecea. jesus did
not come ne king and warrior; but as
a "Nlnn OF sorrows, acquainted with
grief" dc came 20 test the faith OF
tho world; to see whether IL would -
ctive Him Us the Messiah, without
the clang and claeh Of martial mupic
and the implements OF war. The Roman
Empire was then In the zenith of ito
power, 20 that the argument falls 10
the ground that that was tho day when
God would set up "a kingdom.
There are Daniels today 10 whom
God can and win reveal His will. TO-
veal the secrets Of the universe, the
iuturo history Of this world and Of
other worlds which glitter In the blue
vault OF heaven. The tree OF Gods
knowledge is burdened with fruit,
waiting to TALL Into our laps. We have
only 10 shake the tree with our faith
and the fruit viii descend. But there
Ia no promise TO any people who viii
not observe the condition which God
has laid down--nO pfomise 10 nation
OF sabbath breakers, who think more Of
their own pleasure than OF the service
OF God-nO promise TO q nation Of
pleasute'seekors who waste their time
In dissipation.-nO promise 10 a people
who VIII bow down AM worship the
golden calf, who allow their riches 10
oanker their souls, who lit their AFRO.
giant heads above the poor and d.splse
those who have less Of this world'e
goods than themselves.
The Latter.day Saints arc the pho.
neers OF the greatest work that God
ever commenced In the midst Of man
kind. We were not sent here TO follow
after Babylon and her ways, but TO set
the world an example. We are ex.
pocted to keep holy the Sabbath, to
gather In solemn nssemblsges and not
race through the streets VI our city on
that day behind fast horses, seeking
our pleasure Instead " serving our
God. He had heard II said, even by
Latter.day Saints, that It was all right
to 60 riding In their carriages between
meetings on Sunday. He did not DO.
lleve u; he did not believe 1t was right |
to seek pleasure at NIL ON the Lords |
day, The Lord Himself laborod six |
days and rested upon the seventh; the |
earth has labored nearly six dsys-oi a
thousand years each-and II will rest
upon the seventh, the mllen mum.
Ii we desire TO be worthy to inherit |
this earth when It shall be- eanctified
by the celestial law which II observes
anu becomes q celestial b0dy, the
abode OF celestial beings, we must also
observe the law, and remember the
day TO keep II holy.
When Brigham Young AMI the
pioneers planted their feet In this
desert valley ON the 2ith OF July, lSi7,
their leader laid down this law, In In.