Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-16

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wo have followed u suicidal policy. A
thing that came from abroad appeared
better la our eyes. The ak
which comos from france or from
the Eastern states hn4 a brighter
lustre IA our eyes, aud though " may
coat more, We purchase " iu ufcfareucu
10 that which can be made 10 home.
Right here In our Territory We have
the skill, the ability tn iuauuiacturo
everything peccHsa.y for h. io uao In
our daily life. We have men aud
women from the best factories 0f boy
land and OF Europe, hs vel a. IL tile
United states, gathered up hero TO
Zion. What IL the object of their
gatherlng2 believe II l. that their
talent. may be used Tor the sustaining
aud building Up u the people OF God,
aud not that they should devote thum-
selves In directions where they are
wasting their time anu thuir oneigles.
1 would like 10 see our brethren refuse
TO wear anything IN the way Of cloth
ing that comes from abroad N an nrti.
ole of the same kind IL manufactured
nj home.
In speaking 10 you, my brethren
aud elstefF, take this 10 myself. DO
not know when have ever SPOKEN to
the Laitor-Iay Saints that have not
felt ruprovcd In the countcl8 which
the Spirit prompted. You may ask me
--aud plead guilty 10 the charge
Why DO you wear things that are man.
uiactufed abroad3 10 II because / am
shorislghtcd IN my policy. am un.
wlsc, aud am not fulfilling my duties
as 1 should fulHl them ne a servant Of
God. But I desire, and hope that
VIII DO able 10 carry out this desire,
that / will use, and all over whom /
have Influence will use, az FAR ~
pOssihle, those things which can DO
produced at home.
But what shall wo DO with cur poor
people who ato now without employ.
ment, and for whom thUs0 iaoiori.-
cannot be started In time TO give thcm
fellei2 think II IL the duty Of every
man and woman, 90 far NJ they have
the power anu the means, 10 divide
what they have into three VI four
parts, OF more, AMI employ men aud
women Tor little while zach DAY,
u nUorfshry, 10 give tutm fool
and provide them cloihirs Tor the
approaching Indictment season. II "A
man cannot earn n dollar day. let
him earn half dollar. 10 is fat better
for him 10 work for ffly cont. % day,
though this II small wages, than thai
lao should idle around tho streets, hav.
Ing his brain fillUd with f1lIah
thoughts nad perhaps with sluiulnoss;
for tho "ldlc brain 10 the doviiis work
shop" Better for him 10 earn nfty
cents n day than that he should spend
several days In hunting f1T lob that
Will bring him dollar day. be.
liove tbs people feel this way. II We
cannot get money TO pay brethren and
sisters who work for IN, give them
something which they need. Ifyou
have clothing, or grain, or vegetables,
let them have IL. Let US look 10 II that
We are united ia the things OF this
world. We may talk religion and
about the things VI eternity, but what
effect has IL II the body Ia starving and
without clothing? Feed n mau and
then preach 10 him, The best results
Will follow this plan. God has given
uu this mennh. We may call Il ours;
but II h not Ours-it belongs 10 our
Father. He has given IL 10 Us for a
time. He has made us the stewards
Of this property. II We use II wisely,
He will bless US here aud hereafter;
but II We do not uso 10 properly, We
have an account 10 render which will
be sorry one for No Ia future day.
Brethren aud sister, | feel anxious
upon these points. I have seen 40
many cases OF duItituti0n right Ia thu
midst Of the Laltor.day Saints, and my
heart has gone out Ia sympathy, and
40 Tar as possible have exlended
means Tor the blessing Oi my
brethren and sisters. IL there h
anything have upon this earth
that love more than love
the Lord aud His work,t hope Hs will
take 70 from me. / do not want any.
thing that IL liable 90 lead me away
from the Gospel, or 10 cause the love OF
my fellow men IN die Ia my heart; for
understand that the Gospel means
pure and unEdulterated love for each
other. In fact, true religion, IL IL said
by the Apostle, II 10 visit the fatherless
anu tho widow, and 10 keep oneself
from the sins OF the world,
A minister, IN speaking ~ his congrs.
cation, described 10 them the beauties
OF heaven and tho Joy they would feel
Ia entering heaven. Ono OF his flock
"A very wealthy man-asked him
how he could iind heaven. The min.
lister replied. "Right up over the hill
there IL a poor widow woman without
food anu fuel. You take ~ 10 her a
ton Of coal and a basket OF provisions,
and WHOM you come TO her house, eli
down aud converse with her, ami read
TO her from the Bible. Then come TO
me, aud " you testify that yon have
not been In heaven, | will pay the
bill" The gentleman did Ms ho was
told, and he came back with his heart
filed with JOY. He had felt heaven.
So will We find heaven In mlnisteTing
10 the poor and needy amOug this peo-
Pile. II we do this, II viii be heaven
upon earth. IL We relieve the suffer.
lug OF one soul, remember We are
giving II unto the Lordi for He will
say 10 ua that we saw Him hungry and
Ied Him, We saw Him sick aud nd.
10 Him, IN prison anu we
visited Him, anu Hu will give us the
reward which lie has prepared Tor ths
because We have done II
lnto one Of the least Of His childfen.
But 10 tho others who give 20 Him |
not, He will tell them 10 go 70 the place !
prepared Tor them. They will ask I
Him whom they saw Him aud did not
minister unto Him, anu Ito VIII say,
'lnasmuoh Hs yo did ~ not 10 one Of |
he least Of these, ye did it not To Me.0 !
they will be bluishtd from Hts pres. |
ince to the place assigned unto them.
pray that tho Spirit OF tho Lord |
will work upon ~, that We may not |
walk along the street looking ioIwArd |
% that glory which We cannot now
zach and forget suffering humanity |
MI around us, who arc A0ldi0g up their
landB impluriug for illd, or Tor labor |