Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-14

az the men who staul NJ the hraIpi
Tue Church uud bear tho yrp .t..t re-,
sponsioiliiy ought to he ihn mos, care.
ful in regard 10 these thiurs. nnd sst
EOOu examples before the usYu a.. ttnt
the SAINTS shall NOS to n;,snJri s,t
reason that the Saints sn1ulI sei supb
eAamplcs Ia the earth tina; the worlI
shhil NOT be offended az tlvm. This
sobrie'y o. the bat,er.day Saints ousnt
10 itach u lesion to the word. Their
temperance, their humility, thrir
Wny"r'uincs', the c.teiuine.s with
which they observe thu S,hbatb dnv
and their Obligations tl tho Lord
should bs an example o. the world,
Ana example IL stronger tnan nov
docliine th'' can be polished or
preached thl world.
What wonders It would tell A we
We're Latter.Gay SaiaN iudreI-tbat
l., II we dld the will % the IorI aa we
have coveuautci - du, AMI wofe moi
IN any degree covenant. bre,het.i
Whata sermon It would preacbl IL
would I've n standing aprinon 20 the
wofll. II we were Latter fny Saints
as We ought G. be-hOrpius tho com.
mandmcnts Of Cos, not n man doing
wrong, not u man brclklng the SAT.
bith day, not "a team hitcled up or
anything done on the Sthbath day not
absolutely necessary 10 bs done, tho
houses Of God all crowded. md every
lntter.dny Saint pafllking Of the
sacrament - what n tp.timOny this
would 10 TO tho wOrl 10 would be
mere than AL the Elder. arc preaching
to my In the world, aul wo have hun.
ufeds OF them w iiilefen: parts Of the
earth. | say II z on uld be seen IN
that condition 10 w0ulI speak louder
lhnn though we were oil 10 no into the
word u bear testimony 10 the truth.
Let the fruit be seen; for we fudge, and
must alway' be Judged, by the fruit we
produce and by tho work. we accom-.
pilsh. Let the restraining Influence
Of the Spirit und power Of Odd that we
have received be shown In every
mans life. Lst 1t be shown In every
household, In every place OF worship,
IN every place OF business, or wherever
an Elder of Israel e; and say II will
bear such testimony 10 tho world
that they viii stand aghast before II.
But we are like the world, anu we
are contaminated with them moro or
less. We Indulge Ia their lrivolities,
IN their nonsense, ami In their ways.
AZ they neglect Prayers, 40 do we.
As they neglect the houls Of worship
on the sabbath day SUD the sacrament
OF the LJrd's supper. 10 do we. As
they neglec. TO repent OF their sin
ana mako restitution, 20 do We; aud M
they take pleasure and enjoy them.
selves, and are thOughtloss in regard
to the Lord and Hts ways, 40 nre we,
In n measure. We are too cltelosA.
Too few OF the Lnttor.dny Saints come
together on the sabbath Jay TO worship
the Lord, aud they allow too small
excuses TO keep them Mt home. In ihis
regard there ought TO be- something OF
"A reformation; 70 that wherever Lat.
ter.day Saint Is found the world would
feel the very spirit Of Justice, Of moral.
lily, OF temperance and Of righteous.
ness In him ms he moved In their
midst; that II should have its influence
over them, AMI that when suGh man
speaks the Spirit OF the Lord would
commend what lie says a. honest anu
true. The record ami the credit OF the
batter-day Saints ought to DO above
question, above suspioion. II ought to
Le understood that what the Litter.day
Saints profess they live up 20; that In
lheir families, In their business circles,
and wherever they are, they honor
The professions that they make.
Therefore, whatever reform alton we
need 10 make, let US make Il. IL we
" ouli only do this, my brethren and
listers, we aOuld find that hnpplness.
Deace and fellowship would reign more
ibundantly among us than II does,
and we would live In each other,s
hearts and cOniidenee; we would love
me another, vo would bless ons an.
'ther, we would pray for one another,
md we would not allow any difference
u sentiment In regard 10 matters OF
BUSINESS or politics, br anything OF that
lind, to ever divide us from the love
u our brethren Gndlirom the love of
iod; We would rlsd above all these |
hinge entirely, and would exercise u
hnrity for one anoher-that charity |
hat doth not Had fault with a
Ielghbor. IL is not profitable |
or us to lind fault with a neighbor. IL |
, profitable for US to Ind "A little fault |
Nth ourselves, and cSrrect ourselves;
ut not to complain OF BUR neigh bor, nor
~ and injure him inhny manner, nor
. magnify his fauitA before Others.
We want 70 be generals and kind In |
egard to these things. II a man has n
lult, let me sorrow fdf him, aud not
ike Joy In the fact thai he Is sinner,
nd magnify and para 10 his falling
efore the world; for II Imam has failed |
Q has still some virtt3s. / say that
'atier'day Saints, rs IA rble, have more
irtues than they have Vaults or vices.
AXE the worst Of them, Ind they have
lore virtues than they have faults.
atter-day Saints have(a great many
irtues, and by the side(of one OF their
.ul,s you may count\ton OF their
lrtues, II you choose tobook for them.
nd II Ii n nice thing parade each
hers virtues. We ned not take any
ifticular pains to para4 our own; hut
'rade the virtues OF yotf neighbors, OF
our friends, OF your ksndred. Speak
their virtues. IL u ban has fallen
Ito trausgrossion, 1t Is v relief to 70.
ember that he did a gbod thing, anu
speak OF the virtueA that no has
anifested In the past. POSSIBLY these
rtues may In the futur, assert them.
Ives over his faults. Have hope for
oh people Us long rs thfe Is life, and
I'VE forgiveness for thtm. Let our
arts be large enough and warm
Iough TO forgive those wi % have been
aud bring hem TO re-
ntance and reformation! II possible.
'ek that Rift Of God" faith, aud
at gift Of God, repentap,e, may come
those who have tran-gresseu, that
ey may return ag Nm, ~ far
they have war1ered from
0 straight and narr0f path, to ,
,lkIng In II anu honorlps the Lord.
hat Joy It Is to have nkghbors and
ends who are always Ireading the {
aight and narrow patp that seem