Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-13


all the time about the Word of Wisdom,
| u We set "a proper example uur.elvrs.
but " We do not set such an example,
then We have to bu continually talk.
Ing IN order ~ cOunivract the lutlu.
once oi our own example. feel that
iathefs viii have much to Ausworsor
IN theao matters; for ia mau take.
/ correct course ia thus direction, lis
wife ana bis children Will follow his
example. God mss said that thuse VINO
! viii Observe this counsel shalt have
wisdom given % them, oven Viunt
| treasures VI wisdom. Ana these are
/ the men we WAnt-mtn ~ vision.
| Anu VIII you have wisdom " ytu taku
! tlit uoulsc2 Just 10 sufe uH God has
sail 30, for His word will not fail.
| Aud those VINO observe tho Word VI
/ Wisdom viii BE- distlugu shet among
/ thir people because OF the Wis.
/ dom that God will give them.
| Goa win give them the blessings that
I tic has prOuiIsod, and He will preserve
them. When you gogs Elders 90 al.
minister In family tnai Observe these
/ words OF God, you VIII have faith 10
/ Jay hands "a the -lcS and 10 NIX the
blersiBgs ~ God ia their behalf, aud 10
henl them through tue rover ut God,
whereas u they are living IN violation
ui these wOrus, the faith VI tho Elders
ana OF the persons ;hcmselvca viii uo
weakened, md they viii not have
enough " clain the promises that Col
has made. THIS la gtippt aud other
diseases that are going through tn
country ere merely Yfccufsofs u the
reat.ieuuc, that viii yes sWeep through
tue nations ~ tue EARN, AMI We are
assl a..
may c,CaIe these uustruUliOuf; AMI
Cod has gwen untJ vs. these cOunscls
hat We may he i0f fed, ~ 30 speak,
against tl,tc toourgus. You KNOW
what they did In lHEael. lhe Lord
commanded them, through MOSES, 81
sprinkle blood on tue iiutrls OF their
doors. They did thi-, aud tue destroy.
ing angel passed them BY anu ala no.
rpy tho hftthOtn Of any Of tire He.
hfuwt; but every firstDOfD OF the Egyp.
lAua was slain. Ia the museum al
Berlin, believe, there 10 u
record In stone, found Ia Egypt,
winch rstlbiishes the fact ina
The miuds Of EsyItolOgists that the
KING ui Egypt himself lost his iirstuOrn
Uu some occasion, and II Is made plain,
they think, thht 4. was when tun de.
strOying angel passed over Egypt.
NOta Hebrew lost his ilfstOOrn, bu,aus,
tney observed the necessary require
meat. God hHr, Ia His revelation toua,
used tins TACT 10 bring home ~ "a the
Importance Ut this counsel anu what
biyssinSs will follow the Observance Oi
Il. Therefore, We should have iAtth IN
God ia these matters, believe that
which lie say saul claim she ptOnise..
Not that We eau altogether escape
uuath, or utath Is IN the Wonu; butWo
may escape tuttc p,stiieuccs anu jug
mrutE that are going forth among tue
uaiiJue OF the earth. Already IL soen,J
rs though the elements huu been let
loose with VIOLENCE taAt has not been
known lot genUfauunss Read tue ne.
counts sf the iOOus, the fires, the
earthquakes, ~ tempes,s AMI the aw-
iul d,struciiun that i.HH come upon the
people la various places. tiOd mas pre-.
aicied this through TIE NOUNS ~ lie
holy prophets, and lie has commanded
us tu gather out from the nations OF the |
earth. lie has given unto the people "a |
wOuderiulsplri of gathering. lie has |
done TINS ior the explers pufpo'e o. !
sciarg.iug u from III. wicked w0r.d /
anu presefyiag IA righteous seed In III, /
earth, tina. when the Judgments Of God |
~ forth there snail he some that viii |
uu spAted. Hut how iuw there are ont |
oi those that have received the truth |
VINO bnyr maintained their integrity /
luI kent the faith! II Is SAT- to tnink |
low large number Of people who |
ones knew the Gospel have fallea |
away from IL, aud 0ro not shaTers now
In ~ uletsiugs. luu men Ot middle
ags can think OF your former acqunint.
snces anu eau REGAL. the families thnt
you knew Ia your tariy liic--the
friends probably Of your south-aud
where are they now some have
gone hers and there. some have died /
out OF the Church. OILERS have lost
sue faith and gone no one know.
where. IL Is u tnd thing TO contem-
gla,t how many have received the
Gospgl who have loit The Spirit Of God /
aud become alleus 10 the covenant
having NO nrmc ur place, uur their
children among the people at God, |
Why " this, brethren ana sisters? IL
~ because Coz has withdmwn His
Dlcssings and pOwe. flom them out OF
tapfict3 lsit becautcthuy were predes.
Tined to lose the fath2 Do you think
there was any lsthlisn Gb0u. thlr, aud
that these people count not hoip d0lng
what they have dOuef Why, no; tt h
as plain as the light that shines
through these windows that lhat l.
not the case. IL " because thuy
themselves have laid the foundation
Tor npOFlRuy. They have grievcd the
Spirit of God anu caused It's with.
drgwal from them.
Row, II we who are here today DO
not prove faithful nnd retain the Spirit
OF GOi, We shall be 10 blume, and moi
God. We cannot blame the Pfesl.
dency Of tho stake, nor tue High |
Council, nor tho BiahOp, nor tue
Presidency Of the Church, nor the
Twelve; Tor We ourselves viii be iu-
diyidusily resp nsible for that which
We have brought upon Our-olvps. How
IL the spirit OF dod gtievod' Why, In
various wayr. hu, there Is Que fruitful
cause, and wish to call the attention
OF tho young men " farOwan Stske
to it. The Lord has giyeu In Two
revelations HIS eNpluss word concern.
ingasin that ~ fruitful ~ apOstafy.
lie declares that my man that will
look upon woman 10 lust after her
shall deuy the iaith, unless he repent;
and | went tn say 10 you young
men That ~ sure as you live God
Will fulfil that word. II you look
upon woman ~ lust after her, you VIII
deny tbs faith, unless you repent, aud
that surely. You cannot indulge in
this dreadful sin without gTlevlug the
spirit OF God nnd causing in with
dTswal from you. And II We cannot