Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-29

10 meet the Lord Jesus C-ist and NOT
be under condemnation as te pcoplc of
Noah had been; and cat I've milf
their expectations II we d. mot re.
member with sacred ecpiler
ton the things that they cndur il do
sacrifices that they made auC ihe
admoniuons with which they sough to
impress us that we might indccG,,
separated from Babylon, exhibiting tls
beauty, the glory, the strength and thtI
power that accompany the testimony Of
the Lord Jesus Christi How many are
there Of us with lamps' Our Priesthood
meeting Is throngcd. month after month,
with men who bear the Priesthood Of
God. Members come forth every month
and ask 10 be privileged with advance.
Wcnt that they may receive the Priest.
hood, and IL Is conferred upon them. lu
every ward you will find men with this
lrc ithood Ask them i they have any
means Of light, aud they will say Yves.
We have the Priesthood" one mau will
hold up his signal aud say, 81 am High
Pucst;' another will hold up Dis lamp
and say, 81 have got the light uf 70
Seventy etc. WHAT does this b speak,
Il bcspcaEs lust what Jesus said it
would. But 10 We are Seventies, High
Priests, Elders, Priests, Teachers. or
Dcacons, have We OIL BOO our lamps, and
are our lamps burning Are we in
fellowship with the ungudly To- that cN.
tent that we have forgotten the holy
calling whereunto God has called us, to
come uut from the world and be separate
from iR Or does the power Of God
accompany Us, and are We true TO our
| callings' DO We stand and say, "As for
me and my household we will serve the
| Lord or do We open our doors wide Go
/ the ungudly} DO we join with men
/ who have lailcn away from the TRUTH
DO we drink, chew, smoke. and iudu'g.
IN other vices, lcstWe may bc considered
more holy than our associated / tell
you this is a day oi warming and not ct
many words ! do not care how much
We profess 10 be High Priests, or Seven.
| ties, OF Elders, ( We have not the Holy
Ghost 10 be our guide, we arc dis
| qualified from preaching the Cos
pei and from ruhukiug iniquity.
For can tho man that practices iniquity
! turn and rebuke hi3 neighbour No God
has said that the Holy Ghost will no,
dwell 10 an uuhuly tabernacle, aud that
/ those who bear the vessels OF the Lord
must be- clean. Il there one OF as that
| has received q communication from on
high, telling us that our father desired
10 be united with as iu the everlasting
covenant, that can feel justified in iguuf
| Ing that divine message, that can see our
children iransgtcss the laws OF God and
wandering from the path OF truth, and
| fold our arms and say, "Wcll, our chill.
| dreu are responsible Tor themselves
| Where are your children tonight, broth.
err well, they have gone out on the
street. We do not like to be too severe
with our children. We do not like To
| encompass them around with too great
a restriction, tor fear they will rebel. %
/ How abOu, your horses and cattle2 How
/ about your poultry DO you lock your
door when your chickens 20 TO roosti
| ooh, yes, We DO that" Well how abou,
/ your children There IS not a man with.
| IN the sound Of my voice today who has
entered the sacred pfccinis Of Gods
holy temple and has received wife foi
/ eternity that received her until lie took
upon himself the obligations that per.
tain to Gods Holy Priesthood under the
| everlasting covenant God has never
/ given Us n child 10 bless that union that
| lie has not made us responsible for II
/ being taught the laws OF God and warned
OF the iniqui,ics that will polutc Il. We
are required to watch over our children,
| They are given unto US as an heritage
/ from the Lord. We should not be hypo.
critics, profess to believe with our In.
and then let our lives be a living lie,
| giving evidence to our children that oui
actions do not bespeak that we bclicy,
| m God. Actions are louder than words
/ We may preach 90 our children ifou
early morning I'LL late at night; we max
| preach TO them from the time Of then
birth 20 the day Of their death, aud II wJ
are dishonest in our practices, 70 We
sncer at the proclamation OF the Wurt
OF Wisdom, scot at the man that NiI
| pay his tlhInR, ridiculc the sacred walk
! and conversation Of those who live 10
| immediate communion with God, while
we invite society meetings 10 our house,
and indulge in every kind Of cxlfaya,
gince, with the poor throngiug oul
streets clamoring for the neccssarics o
llle-ii We live IN this way, our children
are witnesses OF our hypocrisy and de
csit, and Gods scourge is IN Ills hant
TO whip rs Until we come TO exhibit ,
sincerity and q justification that only the
pure In heart can exhibit before the PEG,
pic OF God aud the children Of th,
world. Amen