Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-11

begin to Withdraw in every way aud To-
curtai themselves IN the proper and
legitimate exercise Of those powers and
that means which our Father has placed
under their watchcae
am not one of those that can md
special fault with any 0i my brethren
and sisters for their cNiflvlE ant habits.
/ believe many OF as have been unwise
In these matters; that Wc have reached
ont with an eye oil hope, probably tu 900
extent In some OF these directions tlIt
we should not have done. bul ] say
that the thinking men. the wise and
prudent men Of any community that do
not devise plans and schemes and seek
to create Industries and give employ
mcnt TO their people. are unworthy .ui
the confidence and esteem OF the pco.
plc who have chosen them 10 DE their
leaders We are not 1ll endowed with
the capacity 90 preach the Gospel.
There are Elders among as whose lives
devoted to the ministry have been en-.
abled to bring into the Church hundreds
and thousands OF honest souls. who
hung upon their words as they would
hang upon the word OF the Lord
There are others in our midst possessed
Of material minds, endowed richly In
the capacity to organize, to plan and
devise. to create aud suggest. and 60
point out the way. 10 was the design Of
Providence % the placing Of men at the
head of His Church In this dispensaiiun
10 have them possessed OF al the char.
aCteristiCs necessary TO the uphuildiug
and development OF people that
should become the head aud the from,
Of His children upon this plancii taxi
ing the crude elements As Il were, uu'
taught, SO To speak, and unIelrncd, as
the world has been pleased 10 reglld u3,
He has brought to the front among His
people men possessed OF these CapaDill.
ties. giving them the revelation Ul His
will, pointing out 20 them the import.
| ancc OF the growth and development of
HIS work, directing their movements and
showing the course IN which they should
move In planting the standard Of our
| Father upon these mountain peaks and
scattering His children within her
! Wales The Prophet Joseph, with his
spiritual tendencies, is a sample. lie,
/ Joseph, gave the perfect plan Of a spirit.
ual life. The Lord also gave to this
l people that wise and prudc statesman
: whom the world will come to regard as
/ among the brightest minds that have
ever lived, iu the development Of the
material resources Of pgOplc-lrlg-
ham Young. His will Of iron, his iudg.
munt and ability were such that what he
/ set his hand to do, under the guidance
/ OF Providence, he never turned his face
| from the accomplishment OF that pur'
pose Today the world, IN studying the
| results OF his labors to mankind, points
to him as an example worthy TO be fol-
| lowed IN this respect lie used bis
skill and ability in seeking to make the
people whom the Lord had called him
to be a steward OF a sturdy, capable aud
thorough people, possessing the force
and power to develop the resources
OF the land that had been given them,
bringing everything material In IT'S
proper use, and at the same time school
ing and educating His people In the
I refining influences that come from the
possession OF everything that tends To
endow men and qualify women to in
| deed be pleasant and joyful and accept