Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-12
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FRElDENl JOjLPII T. Smith,
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A tie Weber Stake C0HC.rrHcc, Oydcl.
sunday afternoon, Juy 10. 1898.
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meeting with the s,inisin Ogden once
again, "a believe this ~ only the
second or third time that have had
the pleasure since returned home
afer an ab,oncc Of tix or seven year,.
want TO Hpgak oi one or two little
things that have been brought to my
mind here ami NJ other places, which
m9y be profitable 10 some Of az.
would like 70 call the attention o the
60 congregation, especially the Blshops,
200 the mode Of Administering the
rlcrament Tue book Of ID lciriue AMI
Covenants teaches US that the Elder
5i puest who adm Meters the 1acra-
mcnt "shall knuel with the Church. I"
OF course, II IL quite difficult, and
probably Inappropriate, for n whole con.
rfrgal.Ou 70 kncol while the blessing 10
being asked upon the bread aud upon
the water. the CONFUSION anu noise
Incident % kuetling aHd rising again
wouli be- Inappropriate. Beside, the
construction OF our meeting houses and
The size Of the congregations gonoully
would BE- fnthCr impractiCable with
that pfacticei. but there IL nothing
that / know Of that would make II In.
appropriate for the Elder who asks the
blessing TO kneel, az the word OF the
Lord requires, have noticed Ia the
rsbtrnAcle In Salt Lake City, where
probably tho example should be-
set, that tho bishops who
Ak the blessinga ON the bread
aud tito water do 20 standing
upon their feet, anu | 200 that the same
rule epphee here. 1 have spoken to
Brothug Bhurtlir In relation TO tho
matter, and no assures me that Ia tho
future an example will be set In this
regard, and thOru who administer thu
sacrament will knerl when asking the
blessing. II IN not that this form ~
absolutely essential 10 the acceptance
OF this ordinance by the Lord; hut II IL
IN accordance with the word OF the
Lord which was given for our guild
aucc; and whore II IL possible to follow
the written wotd,in the spirit Ia which
it ~ given, n IN always better 10 do 10.
lndeed, by doing 10 we will avoid u
serious wrong that might eventually
grow out OF disregard for tue rules
that the Lord has established, for II
tent, Of tho ordinances OF the house OF
God. IL IN necessary that We should
pay proper attention and care 90 carry.
ing out tho purposes Of the Lord In
the manner which Hn has revealed,
Ana this may DO extended TO other
matters OF our religion. one OF the
charges brought against the children of
Israel, and mentioned by the prophets
ia the latter times, was that 'thoy
have tranegressed the laws, changed
the ordinance, broken the everlasting
covenant" That II really the COM
plant against the world today, and IL
hnot meet that We should indulge In
any such things,
Another matter which has attracted
my attention considerably OF late, and
on which / have reelected some, h
the apparent disregard by our people
generally Of all species Of piety. In
the world the people aa rule
chow forth their religion by their
forms Of piety; aud many Of the
Lattcr-day Saints who have been
gathered from the world had
become 80 slokeGed with these forms OF
ploty that II looks 10 ms now Us though
they had laid tho foundation for the
other extreme. While / no not believe
u necessary for persons VINO love the
Lord, Hud who have received the testi-
mony VI the Spirit Of COD In their
hearts, 10 20 about with heavy
c1unlenanoe,l do mink that We should
hold sacred that which God has pfu.
nJuucOd sacred. The Lattur-day
hhints cannot be truthiIlly accused Of
lhu crimes that arc prevalent In the
world. Or course, they are wrongful.
~ accused Of great many ihiugs; but
~liun II COMES 20 accusing LatteT-dRy
saints OF being dishonest, indolcnt,
la1Y .nnd uuthrlity, they are charges
1hut cannot be sustained. They are
not thfiitltsH, they are no. lndOloni;
lul they are industrious, frugal, 6obur,
Woodworking, honest aud honorable.
lbey certainly cannot accuse as OF
being guilty OF tho gTosser crimes
which exist In the wOrlu. We cannot
DO called u people who patronizs
saloons, or places OF gaming, or any
o'het oputnbleplacus, because we ali
nor There things. We are comparatively
Iito ifom these crimes Gud HnOmlna.
uune which exist 10 such an alarming
extent IN the world. These are true
iu'ls q genuine religion. When you
zee people that arc industrious, sober,
holeht aud yittuOus, anu this Is their !
general character, then you SEQ peo-
pc IN whom tins fruits Of true religion |
abound.
Although we arc not guilty Of these
gtgHser oiiegses, It II painfully appar. |
tnt ~ many places that the Ltttef-day |
saints have leaned 90 far the other |
way from the forms OF piuty |
now existing In the worli that they |
nave almost descended into iisre. |
gAIu Tor many things that are sacred |
tul bOly IN the blght OF Coz. This |
should not be, PAftaking OF the |
,teiamont Of tbs Lords supper Ia a
very solemn thing, and one that |
We eh0u'd observe with the gTeattst |
llsslbln care. We should do II In
manner That viii 10 acceptable 10 the
AlIu anu not bring upon ourselves
concentration, IL was said by Paul
.ut inHuy Of tho Saints IN Olten times
Hufo weak and sickly, aud many slept
".VAu'n Oi their disregard OF this sacred
lhlull H.. We afe iamiliar,l presume,
WIN tue requirements the LORD has
MAae ul US Ia relation 10 TINS matter
Iul NE object Ho had IN view In ostab.
n'hs lhls principle nmOngst W. IL
A mat We might partnke Of II iu
membranes Of Him, and 10y 30 doing
IIess unto him that we 40 remem.
wv ann, aud that We are willing to
Twp lhu commandments which lie
pas gwen unto W, that We may always
ave Ills Spirit 10 be win u, II
,,,ms very simple thing indeed 10
l1iWAe OF n moTspl OF brend ami drink
aTl'le water; very different from the
eu7ilngot builocks, of lambs and goats,