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


regard 20 the object thrrc1, aud II
appears % be necessary from time 10
time 10 call the attention OF the Latter.
day Saints o. this matter. Whilr the
Lord cOra not ask that we shall 20
about with q s0ffowiul countcunncr, 20
mourn and lament that We are most
miserable slnucrr, ami that there H. up
good iu W, etc, ne SOME OF the world
40, yet HH does ruquitr that We shall
Observe this ordinance which He has
established, AMI tnnt we DO 10 with
clean hlnus ami pure hcatis.
What should We do before rnr,atinr
Of this sacrament? W. should ljoE
into our souls and SEQ whether we
have any uHf1tsivcuees there toward
any Of our Fellow creature, especially
toward any OF tho hUusuh1ll OF faith.
Have you auy bitterness la your heart
toward your brother or youf slst1r or
any Of maukiul2 ffyou have remove
shat bitterness anu repent Of the
Weakn,ss Jy which tina, bitterness has
iOuud tcstlng.plicO Within YOU, AMI
remove II from your heart. Hatuor 10
Mt In your epirll; ior 10 l. evil. II
Cunupu ~ 10 allow th1 spirit OF hatred
or auimnliiy ~ hniH rcsting.placc g.
our HJule. Therefore We sn.uli not
part1Ee a this sacrament with such
feelings iu our souls. We should TOR.
give those who trcspnss against W.. We
should make peace with our brother
aud with our sister aud with all man.
KIND, anu establish peace iu our
hearts, ~ that when we come 30 the
house 81 uJi ~ plrlaku OF the sacra.
uUut We may DO 10 with Clrau hands
an pure henris before the Lord. Ia
ancient times the Saints pattu0g OF the
sacrament az "a matter VI ieasting, aud
gluttcd themselves, thus changing the
ordinance OF tho house " God. They
assembled with bitterness Ia tAvir
hearts one toward another, anu pat
took Of the sacrament without Tumrm.
bering the true object OF their d0iugsJ.
The result was, ne Paul told thum,
many did 1t 10 their condemnation Gnd
brought upon themselves sickness and,
In some cases, death.
Now, DO not druiro TO pander 20
any kind oi superstitlOus feeling. We
Hru not a supcfsutiOus people. Above
all thu people on the earth We ought
60 be the most free from eupur.
stitiOn. do not refer 10 tGe
words VI Paul with tho expectation Of
awakening In tue minds OF any feel.
ing OF HupeIstition In relation 10 tbs
matter. All desire Is that VIZ should
understand the truth ~ 70 ~. II God
has Instituted this, nnu has commanded
US 10 DO tin remembrance of IL im, then
there IL an object In II that N OF i'm.
pOfUnce 10 the children vt men; and
God VIII not hold Intelligent men and
women guiltlesa who will tuile with
even n matter that appears % iuHiguiH.
cant aa this. We should be careful
about this. And thiss same care ahouid
follow us throughout all our dOings in
the Church. Why 10 this important
lt IN that we may bo instrumental In
bringing TO paus His purposes. lie
gave special commandments through
Moses TO the children OF lsfael,in orier
that He might raise ny "a peculiar,
chosen people, upon whom lie might
name His name, aud who would obey
His statutes and carry out HIS laws
upon the earth, thnt rlghtcOuAurss
might spread abroad, In place of the
wiCkodueHs AMI the denominations that
existed among the idolalrous malone
that surrounded them. The same
purpose exiets today, aud the Lord has
sought 10 gather us together, that Hu
might name His name upun W., anu
that we might become chosen pcoplt,
a royal priesthood, u peculiar people
peculiar only In that we keen thu com.
Of God anu work rlghte.
business upon the earth. IL We fail Of
this, we fail OF the object that God has
ia view for us TO accomplish. There.
fore, II Ia necessary thnt we should pay
a. tn
Of going 20 lar away from that which
Ia called pious In the WORLD we should
approach that happy medium OF
the appreciation Of all honor. |
able people, that will not give |
oilenRD % those who are not vol |
IN the truth, aud that win |
not DO extreme In either direction. |
There Is nothing In the religion that |
Christ has restored 10 the earth In this |
that require, any soul to |
10 about with sorrowful c1uutO. I
nance aud dUwnosst micn. There Is |
In 1t that will prevent u from
enjoying every blessing Rud privilege
That II IL our right TO enjoy Ia the
sagth. There IL nothing In 1t 10 make
M uncheeriul or unhappy; bat TO the
contrary, there IL everything IN II
calculated 10 make US cheerful In our
hearts and Joyful and peaceful Ia OUT
'Ouls. But ABOVE NIL things II II ueces.
iary that we should be iOrglviug anu
charitable one towards another; aud iu
.hese peculiar times, when men are
brought into straitened circumstances,
mi when but "A breath, perhaps, would
blast the financial standing OF some
II our neighbour, II Is particularly |
necessary that we should exercise
ceiling OF love, of charity aud Of for
'iyeness one towards another. We
hould not indulge In spirit OF r..
'enge, but on the contrary, We should
~ lenient, merciiul and kind, not only
Yilh those who are poor, but with
hOse who have means aud are cramped
It Is really necessary,
hink, for tho LAtier.dAy Saints who
re holding obligations againet their
brethren 10 be exceedingly charitable,
ongsuileting aud patient towards
hem, and not exact that which is
impossible from them, but waitaud they
viii pay you all they owe, and good
ceilings will bee maintained among tue
0oJplr. Hut II We gotO crowdilg aui
o depressing OnB another, | ann very
much afraid that the whole people
would be oppressed by such action.
Let w reflect little upon tho
resent condition " things anu what
.as brought II about, would like o. ask
ny brethren ami sisters II they know
he causes which have produced the
resent Slaughtered financial coudi-
ion amon9 this people aud throughout
he United Slate4. S1mu have attrlbut.
Il Il TO the legislation OF Congress
gaiust silver slmo 10 the uncertainty