Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-31

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would hc Indifferent 10 my own wei
PIC In tho split Of It. 1t would
become us all 70 say, rs | heard
widow woman say onu time,
"Whal would you DEF Flv, me Of a
b!esslng 10y denying me tnr right 10
pay my iithing 20 the LprD?" That
would 10 thc answer That / wUuli have
70 give II anyone were. 10 advise me
not 10 pay my tlthing. l do not pro-
pose 10 be denied that privilege. 1
have learned that doctrine, aud |
know u 10 be right. Learn II your.
telves, you Lattof-day Saints. You
Bishop, you Elders, you fathcfs and
mothers Ia Israel, and you young men
and women, learn that principle by
obedience, and ns God lives you will
receive a testimony in your hearts and
you Will know for yourselves tina, u ~
a correct principle. You will not need
TO DO told by your presiding officers TO
pay your tithing; foryou will feel that
II IL too much OF "A privilege AMI that
there are too many blessings connected
with It for you ever to neglect It. At
one time widow woman came to me
aud said, "Broiher Joseph, have
scarcely enough TO live upon.
Under ths circumstances, IL
u necessary for me TO pay my
tithing?" / enid 10 that sister, ait
you are absolutely unable 10 support
yourself, aud you are receiving your
support from the Church, 20 and give
ono-tenth OF Il back to the Lord, and you
will be blessed In It," some people
who had no faith In this principle
would say that was n very foolish ex.
preston. Why did advise her TO do
thisr Simply becauee the Lord has
said He required 1t, aud that there Ia n
blessing attached to II.
And aitor tina, those who have thus
boon tithod shall pay ono-tonth OF all
their interest annually, aud this shall bo
a standing law unto them forever, saith
tho Lord.
Verify say unto you, It shall come to
pass, that all those who gather unto the
land Of Zion shall be tithod of their
surplus prepcrtios. and shall observe this
law, and I say
law, 10 koop It holy. and by this law
sanctify the land OF ZION unto mo, tina,
my statutes and my Judgments may DO
kept thereon, that II MAJ be most holy,
behold, verify | say unto you, II shall
not DO land OF Zion unto you. doc.
trlno aud Covenants, Soc. ll0).
IL ten dollars is oil my Income per
week or per month, NJ tho case may
DO, anu It is absolutely less than need
for my support, II want my way
opened 80 that nine dollars will 10
further than ten dollars, then | want
to pay my tenth dollar to tho Lord. for
the good OF His cause, and show that
have faith In His promises, In His
Church and in Him, anu am willing
to trust Him, 10 the giving
OF all that may DO required,
He gave me the ten dollars. Though
worked for 1t, He gave me the
strength to do 1t, and have como to
the conclusion that 1t Ia necessary we
should acknowledge the hand Of God
in all things. Having embraced the
Gospel OF Christ, we should show unto
all that we are living according TO the
principles thereof; any man that doos
not do this gives evidence that he ia
still unconverted. The man who does
not pay his tithing Is not u thoroughly
converted Saint. have seen men
that will argue with tho Lord about
their titbing. They will say that they
mast take out Of their inconie all thew
need for their support before they paw
any tithing; they must take all the
seed out OF the grain and pay tithing
on the balance; and como people
go 80 far as to say that they ought
not to pay any tithing at ali
except on that which may remain
after all their expenses for the year
have been taken out. You will excuse
me for the expression, but II were
the Judge and psy.master would deal
with such people precisely on tho same
principle. do not know just how the
Lord will deal with such people; but
my opinion Ia that lie will not regard
them US very good Saints. IL " SAID in
the Scriptures that, "lhe liberal (nanl |
devlseth liberal things, aud by liberal |
things shall he stand" Now the Lord |
has been very liberal with His people.
and we should DO liberal with Him.
But, says one, where does the tith.
Ing no to? L never stopped To ask that
question myself; II never concerned |
me. do not care where 1t goes 80 |
that commit my proportion OF II To |
tho properly constituted authorities OF |
the Church. But what II they misuse
Or waste II? Well, what II they do? IL
that my business? Am appointed to
Judge them? No, there IL some.
body above me that can take
care OF them. Let mo toll you, they
will be held responsible for their stow.
irdship. 1t ~ enough for me TO do nv
iuty, aud u | do not do my duty OK.
pect that God will deal with me. II
ny brethren do not do their duty i'm
)ificial capacities, / expect that God
Will deal with them. 1t does not matter
o mo what my tithing 10 used
or, 30 long ms / pay II. In
.smuch M the Lord has said
lie requires It OF me, II Ia my duty 10
live II; and when have given Ii TO
hose who arc properly appointed to 70.
give 1t In the Church, have done my
iuty and there my responsibility rests,
shall not be held responsible for what |
OF IL.
This is how look at this principle
md look ut every other principle In |
similar light. Now says one,
Brother Joseph, do you live up to
hese principles In every particular,
ust as you lay them down here?0
Noll, II l do not, then ] ought to.
would like to say TO you, without
my hesilancy, that | do 1.-Two up 10 |
hese principles to the very letter. But
am mortal, and have many weak.
icsses and imperlections; still am
rying TO live up to them; anu when
IN growing crooked In relation to any
4 these things | will bless you with all
he power that l have to bless II you
viii come and put me straight. 1t Will
lot make any difference to me who 1t
!, -whethcr man, woman or child;
Z you SEQ me going wrong, or neglect.
ny my duty, or avoiding my rcspon.