Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-07

800 iV''lNtu ms tIuinhiiNut that
they nhde n sacred covenant that n
'hcy were ordained they would iulHl
AL ihs duties Of their Ofilce; aud Ia "A
great many Instances they have iail,d
70 10 thai which they agreed 10 DO, and
tht Lord viii not hu pleased with
Them, unless ihey repent and DO better
In The iuture than they have IN the
past. IL mhie me feel grievod IN my
heart that men called 10 this holy cali.
ing had no better conception " the
dutios thereof than appeared from the
reports which w heard this morning.
hope there will be an improvement
In this matter II not, these brethren
cannot prosper. When man is called
OF God to occupy position ia
the Church, II Is expected that he viii
magnify that calling; aud II lac does
not, the Priesthood placed upon him,
instead Of being blessing to him, will
be an injury.
Tho Latier.day Saints ought TO re.
member that on the tirst Thursday IN
each month. we have n fat day--a
day when II IA supposed We will refrain
from partaking VI food, nj any rate IN
the fore part Of the day, and that we
VIII devote that which we would have
| consumed, for the benefit OF the poor.
II this were done regularly, those ah-
staining from food ON that day would
be- better for II, physically as VOL NJ
| spiritually. There are blessings that
can only come by prayer and fasting,
a. Jesus Christ instructed His dIsci.
piles. They failed In some things, he.
cause they did not obey that law.
At any rate we should remember
the poor. Large amounts have
been drawn by the Bishops In the
various warts from the General Store
house, for tie support Of thp poor,
which ought 10 have heen donated by
the people ~ their REFLECTIVE wards.
| Remember your fast onafings. Meet
| together whenever you eau on these
occasions, offer up your PRAYERS To the
| Lord, ana bring In your oiirrings for
the poor, that the Bishops may have
means IN their hands to look ancE the
wants q the needy, that none may
lack
Let " attend 10 our players ia the
| morning aud In the evening. Let Us
nttend to all our duties. Look after
our fons and dpughtcrr. and train them
up Ia the right way. Set them good
example, give them good teachings,
and II they will not obey our woris,
the fault will not be ours, aud We
will not Ice held responsible. thildrcn,
ouey your parent; attend your meet
ings; hrafken u the cDunsel- OF the
servants of God. Live pure and wiz
tuoua lives. Refrain from every ap.
pparauce Of evil. DO not cousort with
| the ungodiy. Young men, 40 not fire.
\ quunt saloons, or gambling houses, Or
any places OF w fcputo. Pfcseryo
/ your viftue aud your Integrity before
/ the Lori. Young ladies, av0ig every
thug that leads 30 darkness and TO
evil.
Aud II We, n parents and as child
rem, will follow the ndmonitions which
| tod has given uH, We viii become n
| great ami a mighty people before the
Lori. He will multiply blessings upon
our heRds. The earth VIII yield 10 ~
| of It, increase. The elements around
US will yield their wealth unto IL. God
| will open the treasures Of the everlasting
hills, and h. viii pour blessings into
our lnps which we shall scarcely have
room enough 10 receive. He viii en-
| tighten " from ON hlRh. HIS holy
| Priesthood will be- full OF rich c1unsels
for Us. The angels of God will minister
unto us, and all things spoken OF by the
prophets will come 10 pass concerning
Zion. God bless you, In the uame Of
Jesus. Amen.
PRESIDENT wILFORD Woodbury.
next spoke. He gave n hrief sketch Of
\ his connection with the Church from
the time Of his baptism In the year
1888, when lac WINS ordained Teacher,
and told Of the thousands Of miles he
had Travelled In the cause OF
the Gospel. Every man In
Israel who bore u portion OF the PRIEST
hood shouli understand M far as he
could the importance Of that calling;
for the exercises VI the Priesthood were
inseparahly connected with the hei.
vcns. They were called upon In this
last great dispensatl0n aud fulnesS Of
tlmes to establish the Zlon and Church
OF God, 10 20 forth among every nation
under heaven and bear the Gospel to the
people, 10 far rs the doors were open
unto them. They had been lnboring as n
Church and people for the last 80 years,
md during that time had preached
the Gospel TO millions on the face Of
tho earth, ~ well ~ gathered hundreds
OF thousands Into these mountain val
legs aud into the fold OF Christ. The
| tItikfl N"Iullg Nyhhh'l'b Wv NlA'ir
Of quOrums 10 be true and faithful In
their calling and TO be regular In their
attendance in the various meetings,
DIV cit on the subject OF prayer, and
predicted that this great latier.day
work would stand firmly until the
coming OF the Son Of Man, which
event was not q long way OH. Speak.
Ing on the subject OF temples, he ex-
pressed the hope, his life having beon
spared thus fpr by the providence OF
God, that ho would live 10 sec the dedi.
cation Of the Temple on this ground.
He thanked the Lord that he
was still In the midst Of the
Lattor.day Saints, and reiOlced In the
fact that the Lord had raised up this
people lntfulfilment NJ the prophecies
contained In tho Bible. President
Woodruff touched upon the duties aud
obligations Of the Saints, individually
and collectively, dwelt briefly upon the
work abroad, and upon tho c0niiscation
Of the Church property by the Govern.
ment NJ the United States. Despite all
the difficulties which had surrounded
this Church, they had been able to
progress aud would continue until the
winding'up scene.
ELDER JOHN MORGAN
spoke of the peculiar circumstances 10y
which the Latter-day Saints were sur.
rounded, and stated that the genius
and spirit of the Gospel forbade the
existence Of idlers In Zion, that II was
contrary to the spirit Of the Gospel for