Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-12

the las, days, aud az tho Llrl lives.
Hew,ll sen 1t In HIS time. AS the
Lord blessed the earth in tue lgliu.
Mug aud cause 10 TO be iruiffui uuI
bring forth for mAu,sJ sure cap lie put
H.a rufsr upon u, ~ He gid upon tue
land uf Canaan aud caused 30 tu be
barren aud uuifuiiful! au sY sI.rCIu
lie send the dcv0urlng in cot D. sweep
the earth Of the crops that are uplu Dc
anu lie can scOurge the Hations that
boast Of their wealth aud o. thuIr power
TO resist the prOvideuccs of 6lI. He
can teach them lesson when he
wilt; and when the time comes, a.
God lives, he will teach them 70 lesson,
however litl they may believe % pos.
ainie Tor Him 10 no 10. itiH az unay
tor Him 10 send famine iu tul- uluu-
uful land Of ours az it h. fUr Hun tD
send the cyclone, aud II b. Just ag easy
or Him u send the dew iugiug ole.
meut oil fire, which consumed Chicago
number OF Year, ago uni WhI.h H.
now from timu O. time devastating
cities, a. it Is TO send famine VI the
cyclone. believe IN tine almighty
power oi Got, AMI ia His Justice, aud
murcy; aud | have unlimited faith IN
the words that he has spoken by iu.
spireu men. believe that it b. our
luslutslt1 prepare against tho Jay uI
iamint, Of pustlUnce ui tempusts and
tafthuuakcs, aud the limo whuu the
ssa tha.l heave itself beyond Co. bounds.
How shall we DO 10? Shall We gu u
by storing "A grauary luli Uf grain.
Not exactly; that may Do good IA "a
small way. How shall we do % bot.
tor than thaG by studying aud
Carrying out the principles OF
trur economy in our live, aud
10y "A system Of fraternity
ald love by which each one viii hello
his brother, and all stand united, ~
that none thall suffer from want when
II Is within the power Of others 90 ale
waite IL. One Of thegreat promises that
the Lord has mat concerning His
people, as contained Ia the Book LOT
Doctrine and Covenants, IL that they
shall become thp riouest Of an people.
Now, how can this bn fulfilled l,eyery
day we spend all that We earn, nuI
borrow little besides Of our lEhhIt2
Tho FIRST thing we know, our farms viii
be IN the hanGa OF the money lvudpf,
and instead Of being the flchrst OF All
people, We will bo thr hoWcra OF wood
aud drawers Of water, the mcuials aud
dependents Of those who know enough
~ take care " their means.
Perhaps you may think this ~ not
the kind Of gospel that should be
preached on the sabbath day; but
there are some, | have bUuu waInei hy
Brother Richards, that will not tee here
tomorrow, because their business Will
require them 10 be- away. perhaps 90
guard Themselves from tue evils that
threaten them. Now, five want 10 bs
the Richest Of all people upon the face
ut tie earth, let Us DO industrious aud
economical aud save our means. Not
that We should build our hopes upOn
our ricnvs, not that We make that our
god; but for whaR That We may be
able, when purilous times shall come,
10 meet the ntCtssitiuH VI the timos
and the obligations that may rest upon
tho people Of God 10 cOnHummate the
purposes VI the Almighty Ia tho land.
/ pity rich mau that loves his money
more than he loves God. 1 think
thofe Ia nothing much more contempt.
iblo Ia the sight u God, | do not think
we have many VI that class amongst ~.
We cannot toll exactly; but the Lord
may require q test % US some time
that will prove ~ IN this regard. Al
present, however lie Is suffering w TO
20 along a. we please, and NJ We do not
know just how We would do II all We
had was required Of ~. Some day we
viii be weighed In the balance, aud Il
will he known whether we love tie
world more than we love God. Next
10 rich mRu who loves his money
more than he loves God, the most
pitiablr thing that | know Of Is tue
poor man that loves his dollar more
tnuu he loves God. 10 there Isl any
difference between them, Il Is In favor
Of the rich man. surely the poor man
who loves his little moro than he does
God can never be- made u steward over
many thugs, 10 viii buAs hard Tor such
q peer man to enter into tue kingdom
Of heaven a. for the rich man. They
are both ON an equal G0ilny, 20 far ~
that is concerned. The Lord has said
that 10 Is hard Tor a rich mau to enter
the kingdom Of heaven. That IL not
because the msn l. rich for tho Lord
designs that We shall be- thu Richest o
all people. Consequently thoTe can
be no crime In bulug rich. The crime
Is not Ia possessing the money. We
hear n often quoted that "mouey Is
the root Of all evil" But this IN not 20.
The scriptures do not say 40. They say
that II Il the tore VI money which IL
the root OF all evil, And this il true
both Ia the case Of rich men and In the
ease OF poor meH. 10 II the love OF IL
that will prevent man from entering
into the kingdom VI heaven, not the
possession OF II; for N man could
possess worlds AMI hold them subject
To the command Of Him VINO made
them, he would be- on the summit of
Acceptableness 10 tho Lord.
Lot u reform la this direction. AsIl
have said, President Taylor told US
when money was ple tiiul aud times
were easy, that then was the time 10 !
pay debts. But did you over Sec "A man |
pay his debts aud free himself from
obligations when mo ey was flush aud |
times pTosporOus2 No, II seems TO be |
contrary 10 human nature; and a man |
has got 10 learn principle better than /
most VI US understand II n he Will |
carry out this counsel In times of |
You remember, doubtless,
what tho negro said IA his prayer. His |
wanted 10 raite more cotton
that ne might buy more negroes, ana
he wanted 10 buy more negroes that he
might raise more cotton; anu no the
negro prayed; so, Lord, 6isas the poor
white man, for the more no gets the
more lac wants" This the oharacls
u too many men, ani the Lattet-day
Sal nis are no exception 30 the rule.
The more pr spvrOus wu are the more
We spread cut The time to retrenoh,
" learn true economy nni 10 lay the
ouGdatiUn Of prosperity lswhen money
Is scarce, when times are hard, anu
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