Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-26

! we shall have 10 return 90 fut prInci.
pIes. and that the lessons thai have
| boon impaired unto US by tho rfesl.
| denry aud Elders OF the Church la
years TINT nre past aye now going to be
| REQUIRED 10 be put into practical Urct.
atom. Home manufactures hAvp been
dwplt upnn until our UafH have achpd
almost with the tau; tut now We can
tesin TO feel the value probably VI
homo manufacture. President Wood.
ruff was impressed that e0muihing
should beuone toward the manufacture
of sugnr. some u the Twelve were
doubtful about It's success. We met
together, we prayed ami sought to
know lhs mind OF the lord about it,
and the Lard revealed 10 great pIain.
ness that 1t was our duty 20 sny
TO the Laticr-iay Saintg, Go 90 work
aud build up sugar factory. aud srok
10 pfuduoe sugar m the land" Some
o ne have been carrying heavy nnan.
cial burden ever since, buCausu we were
earnest Ia our desire % src the miud
aud will Of Goi cafrlci out But now
many Lttter-Iay Sninis arc there VINO
have frlt TO sustain tue hands OF tho
authorities Of tile Church iu trying
90 urge this forward We have
been dtsertc ~ II were, aud lcn 20
stand bv Ourselves. We have been
iJuk4d uIun ~ encouraging hazardous
enterprises that would Cmuatrpts tho
pcDph. Better TO put M uuy loo bank,
than IN home mHuuihclurJsl Now
what do We see We see thlt We
ace conn ellod In a mtasurn
TO tall back upon those manu-.
features. How are We going g.
been depending ON mUlUy. Every
body that wanted work wanted money,
aud We have become 90 usuI To- a. that
1t seems ns II we cannot iivo without
10. Now the prospect before us ~ that
the wisdom which prompted the ustab.
lishmcnt Of the sugar factory may 10
yiuuicatcd. We cannot tell what tao
elements may do between this ami the
harvest, but tue pruslcul Is that
quarter OF million of money
VIII DO Kept in thiH county
that would have been sent out t.
purchase sugar. La other wotds, this
seasons run Mt the sugar factory IN
likely 10 be- worth two hundred nnd
fity thousand dollars ut Tie very least,
according 10 prusen, calculation. Tneu
the farmers have cultivated uecis aud
will get cash Tor them. They cannot
sell their Whoat,,0r pOintUU.; they can.
not tell anything scarcely that they
produce. but the beet Cr D., 10 it shOuid
be a succcss, can hp cold, 4 ut re-
muneratlve prices, for cash. Then SEQ
ihn employment that IL given "a
women anu children, aud % teams, IN
this business. See the men that II To-.
quircs 10 convert the beuta into sugar.
Wei, who has seen tnis2 cont / can
make money better. want ton per
ce Tor my Investment tho nugar
factory WON'T pay Ave per cent, Ia
fact may DOT rny at all. / want my
money IA bank, or in some cntsrprite
that will give me nt least ten per
cent" That has been the feeling. The
wisdom that God has given han
not been listened 10. Wisdom has
cried aloud In tho sirerls, and her
counsel has been uuhgcdvd.
The Lord will call halt. He will
not let His people DO foolish things
and continue 70 do them. We have
al been doing them. confess this
day In this congregation that have,
Tor one. san, have been doing the
very beet could, II seemed u me; but
now l can sse many mistakes. Can.
not you, too, sec your mls,akcs2
think you can. At any rate, Rm
willing 10 oOuless that am fallible
man. Butt have done wfOng-and
| know 1 have---l try 10 faLuut Of n,
and besepoh Coz, In humility, to Tor.
give u. 1 ask Him 10 forgive His
people, aud not let disaster come upon
them. / pray for this with all my
heart, aud | know there nrs many
who do NJ. We DO not want disaster |
to come upon the pcople-thls flock |
which God has gathered togetheT,an1 Of |
which He has made us shepherds. 10 |
Is III awful responsibility, and II |
makes me shrink anu feel M though | 4
WAS nothing before the Lord ur before /
the people; but 10 Is our duty TO cry |
aloud unto the people aud ontIont them |
to listen 10 the voice Of the Spirit Of |
God; AMI " We will do 80, We viii be |
led through our difficulties.
In all my conversations IA tho East |
land / have had great many with /
leading men Ot both par,ies-i have .
endenvOfed 20 create the Impression .
that In the mountains there WIS a
conservative element that could be- |
rolled upOu Ia the days OF trouble. They .
would not organize into moba, they /
would not raise riots, they would not /
be- carried away by the ridiculous
ideas which hui circulation nom time
10 time throughout the country; bur
in days when other people would be
qugkiug aud trembling, and prfhap.
brcg6ing forth Ia riot, they Gould hu
relied upon as conservative and static.
| have endenvOted to create this
impression, aud with some degree Of
success. | have also called attention
10 tue fact that We were "a people who
were true 10 our engagements; that
when We created an obligation that
obligation would be maintained, and
that our county was not plasteted
with mortgages, az muny parts Of the
land were. Therefore, our poOlle were
not disposed ~ Iun alter every wilI.o5
.ho-wisp. ! am thankful that thus far
.hese Ideas have Teen sustained by the
conduct OF the people. / am proud OF
he Latier-day SaiHts 20 far; aud II We
viii pursue quiet, Conservative
'Ourhe, aud not DO carried away by
ear, We shall establish credit Tor our.
elves that VIII Ia the future rebound
% the benefit " the people OF this
lerrtlry. I hOpe the Lauur.day
saints Will 10 tui-. l hope We will
constantly that we are
Iuder thu eye guI care u our Father
n heaven. / can trIthiuly say that
have moi been worried I'VE minutes
n all this, although / nave abIlra.