Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-01

| shall have a headache 800 day 10 don't
/ take a cup Of tea u shall never sur.
vivc, II ! don't take my coffee. That Is
/ the feeling we have, and we Justify our
selves in Il. What Is the philosophy Of
| tea and coffee uinkiug} Why do we
take ip Well, irs "a warm drink, aud it
is comforting TO COS. What do you waat
to send 90 China iur' What do You
want TO send 10 Mexico and the islands
OF the sea lof' Why do you not take
| some native barley and roast o., and take
your warm drink Why do you not
take some native herbs aud make your
own tea, il you are obliged 20 have the
warm drInkl II you cannot drink cold
water and cold milk. take Do warm.
say this especially TO these aged brcth'
/ rem and sisters. An aged sister said 90
me the other day. "lt will never do;
can't drink any more tea or coffee.
/ What's the natter Why ID was under
| the influence and power Of the Spirit Of
God that was upon my brethren 30 their
addresses that conviction came TO her
| heart, and 10 great many others that
were present
Now say be kind to yourselves, be
wise in your day and generation, be
careful aud DO not put yourselves in
| bondage. What you do, do when you
| are converted, aud when YOU are con.
| vcrigd. convert your brethren. ] am re-
minded Of an incident that occurred
while was travelling in London. Going
/ Co "a sisters house TO tea, In COMPANY
with some Of the brethren, we SAT down
| and had warm milk and water and she
| did MT drink any tea. You know Il IS
! common in England to drink tea. lust as
! common as IL Is TO drinl; coffee In the
States, and ] said to her, Good sister.
/ don't you drink tgaH She said. "No
| Brother Iclsdalc." / said. "How h
thali" We'll, She said, 81 see that the
/ J. deu who visit me never drink tea.
they always drink water or warm water
and milk, aud ! thought that II they
| could do without %, / could" well"
/ ] said, what ha, been the RESULT DO
| you feel as well since you have given up
/ your habit of drinking tea'' ooh. Bro.
/ Icasialc,' she said, NJ feel q great deal
| better Tor while ] was drinking tea,
/ was subject 10 nervousness and was low
/ spirited, but since ! have quit, have
| been another Wuflu.' We can over.
| come these habits d wc want TO. was
| raised on tea and coffee, like the rest OF
| the English; but the Lord has delivered
| me insumuCh that ] cannot take any
| credit TO myscli for not drinking tea or
| coffee, simply because do not want d..
/ ] have NO desire for % now, consequent.
| ly canno, say that there Is any partcu.
/ lar credit to me. / can bear my tcsti.
/ mony. however. that God has delivered
me from bad habits through faith
| aud prayer. II nee ! can say 10 my
| beloved brethren and sisters that there
Is % God IN Israel who hears and an.
swers prayer, and II Il Is the desire Of
Our hearts TO keep His commandments.
lie will help us TO do Il. / am living
| testimony OF this, aud that Is the reason
! say 10 you who are under these IN.
llueuCes, ask the Lord tor strength TO
resist them and lie will deliver you 1
heard oiau old gentleman who came into
| ibis country al the time when they used
10 bring the emigration by teams.
| lie had lived On Scotland aud
had been addicted there to snuH.
ing, and that practice has Just as
much influence over a person as any
thing, When he came 20 the point In
Emigration canyon where he could see
the city mot such delightful looking
city as It Is today by any means, he
quietly took a pinch OF snuff then laid
down his box, walked away from IL and
lNNhNA AhAhANN "NNNN'N HlNNNI " AlN NHH MNIH
are men who have had the tobacco habit
born and bred 90 them. They com.
menccd Il as children. They came into
this Church, they understood the Word
Of Wisdom. the requirements OF the
servants OF God. and in order that they
might be clean men they have been able
by the grace Of God, to overcome this
habit and put Il away. insomuch that 10.
day il Is repusiye to them.
say this In encouragement to any
that are under these baneiul influences.
God bless you, my beloved brethren,
who are subject 10 these habits. God
bless YOU and deliver YOU from your
trouble, for know It Is curse to you.
You feel ashamed OF yourself, especially
when you come into the society OF the
servants OF God, and you hear the word
Of the Lord that YOU should not be
guilty OF these things. You feel humil.
ated TO the dust and wish you could over.
come il, and havcOpointod out the way.
| ! say unto YOU, go In faith to your Hel.
ygnly Father, aud ask Him for the
promise and lie will deliver you from
all evil. / am sorry when ] see little
| boys smoking cigarettes, wish they
would be more kind TO Themselves. II
| Is through the pCrniciuus example Of
| their elders. They think 10 manly TO
smoke. Il Is manly TO overcome bad
| habits, It is manly TO resist evil and
70 do right; It rs manly TO be meek, 10 be
gentle, and to overcome our bad dispo.
sitions. DO you not believe these princ-
ples2 / am thoroughly converted to
them, and have been converted by the
power OF Gods Spirit lie has delivered
me, and know that He has deli
yered my brethren Sometimes we get
over harsh towards those who are no.
yet delivered. As God has been merci
iul 20 Us in delivering as from pernIcious
habits, so plead that the SAME kindne,s
may be extended to my fellow laborers.
Brethren and sisters, am happy be-
You'd expression to be with you aud 10
be your humble servant and fellow.
laborer in the glorious cause Of the Re.
deemer / know that God lives.
know that Jesus is the Christ. know
that by ioith aud prayer miracles can be
wrought, no, only to the healing OF the
sick, but to the overcoming OF our bad
propenities, know that Joseph Smith
was true servant Of the son Of God,
and that the Church OF Jesus Christ Of
lltler.day Saints, presided over by
Presidents MILFORD Woodruff George O.
Cannon and Joseph T.. Smith, Is the
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