Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-01

opportunity to use IL wisely md In a
way That VIII contribute IT, your future
grautcitiOn and happiness. hear
you are very careless and do not
pay any tithing aud you 40 not helm
Ia other directions. Now, a. your
friend, feel 10 say this much to you,
You VIII not stay here great while,
and somebody Use will inherit that
which you now have. You have 1t now
IN your power TO do good and helm
forward the work OF God. Maize uee
Of the opportunity while you have 1t,
70 that when you go hence you will
have no reflection TO Indulge In Of
SORROW and regret that you let the
opportunity slip"
He seemed to be greatly Impressed
nj the time, but do not think no did
anything about 1t PARTICULARLY. Not
long after that he died. His property,
OF course, has been divided. IL ho aid
not avail himself OF the opportunity
which he had thore " not q shadow Of
uOubt Ia my mind that II Will be
source OF endltss regret to him ~ think
that while the means was In his pos.
session he failed TO do his plain
and simple duty US u Latter.day
Saint.
have had some ask me concerning
the meaning uf the parable Of the
"a lust steward, contained In the
lBth chapter OF Luke. They
cannot understand why the saviOe
commended the unjust steward VINO,
when Threatened with tue loss OF his
stewardship, resolved to make friends
OF his masters debtors 20 that when he
should bo put out they might receive
L.. "A A.. =.
commended this seward because he
had done wisely; aud he said TO those
who listened to hin. "Make to your
selves fiiends Of thu mammon OF un-
righteousness; that, wnun ys fail,
habitAtiOnsD
There Is an important principle In.
volved In these teach ngs. God has
entrusted us with means. We are HIS
ttsWaldB. He viii cali us to AN ne.
ciuut for cur stewardship. This uu.
lust steward saw wnat WIS coming.
Now, he said, Ia effect, III will take VI
this which have aud over which |
am steward, anu / viii make with II
ifiends ~ mysclf." AUD no did ~, -
that When mis- siewariship was taken
from him he would have friends. We
should be equally wise Ia using The
means with which sod has en-.
,fuetcd US M stewards. Mcn aud
women VINO nre rich, u they oaly knew
the fight uuursr. wOuij do ~ the
women DID TO Je,ua--'A Iu Joanna,
the wife Of Chu2u, HuEU.'s steward,
and Susinng, nnu ninuy utnrra which
miuist-foi unto him OF their sub.
stance" This was how the omen who
mad means maGs lrlrHus with Jesus,
nud others have maize friends Of the
prophets ~ the same way. n- N 10 say:
al will make irle ,d- with hepr0pheip,
with the apuztlrp, with the men
OF God who VIII have power Ia days
TO cone, ~ that n ! fil they may
receive iue into everlasting habitn.
tons" For do sou thiuk that d1i
M krs men kings AMI priests without
giving tnem authority anu y wet? No.
'ine-u men VINO ate usHplsBI ol tho
wOflj, will yet sit upon thrones, aud
exercise power anu dominion; aud 1
would like 10 make fflrnds Of them,
ami gaiu their love; aud II weren
man OF means, au1 they were destitute,
| would like tn impnrt means 10 them,
huu thus make irienIs OF them with
that winch God had mude me steward
over.
God has made us nil stewards. He
has placed meauA In our h inds. Whnt
better use can we make OF this
substance tina 10 build ~ His
Kingdom upon the earth, 10 help
establish His n hicousness, and
10 devote everything that we nave to
the advancement OF tia cause? And
He will revatj 10, He will receive us
Into everlasting hsOilations, and He
viii Increase. Hls glory, honor aud
power Jron Us. D. you think those
wuo uAvc given a cup OF colt water to
the Elders OF this Church Will be
forgotten? DO you think those VINO nave
entertained The Eldefs ui this Church
---lhe messengers o, God--giyen them
lodgings, iopi and clothing, will be-
f9rgoton2 No. Got VIII reward ali
such. No man ever gave cup OF
cold water 10 servant OF Col; no
woman everprepatod meal OF viciuals,
or made n bed Tor servant Of God 10
rest upon, without the Lord being
cogGlztnt Of II, and lie Will reward ali
such nbundantly. Every man that
helps his ielOw.mnn, whethBr he 10 "A
Lhtter-Iny sam. or not, viii receive "a
reward for doing 10. God loves His
children. He wants His children TO
love one another. How to 1t with your
chlldreL? What feeling docs ID pro.
ducu IA your hearts when you see your
children prnGtlcing sUlf.denial and
helpin1 each other? Why, you feel M
though you could give them anything
you nave, WINE they have that spirit,
DO you not think that God has that
feeling concerning us, His children?
Certainly lie has; aui when We help
one another theta 10 spi lit clmes
upon us from HIM that teslliles to us
that that rs n good act, and that
God approves OF II. Everything
that We do that contributes 10
righteousness God will bless. This
people viii he a blessed people because
OF this, because they do love one
another, and because they love those
vino are not OF tneir Chutch.
hope to see this spirit spread among
the people, ~ that we will not give
way to these owl influences that are
seeking to intfOducu themselves into
our mldsl; that VIZ win be fortified
against them by the Spirit aud power
OF our God, anu that We will have here
ut least, II Ia NO other part of this
world, place where this spirit
will prevail. We will try ami re.
deem this much OF the earth
anu make It n delightful place.
Cannot we do it2 W. can.
AND with GODS help We will do
It. look for 1t. anticipate It. Nor
am III the least discouraged about 1t.
look for these valleys to he the
abode OF liberty aud OF God-fearine
and humanlty'loving people, who
will show their love 10 God by theie
l. t.th In fall A