Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-03

my substance. everything that possess
is on the altar, to be used freely. agree.
able to Thy holy will, and not my will
but Thine be done" then perhaps will
be prepared to 20 and help to redeem
Zion. For Zion can only be built no by
the law that God revealed for that suf.
pose, which Is the law Of consecraiion-
not the law OF tithing. The law OF tith.
ing was instituted because the people
could not abide the greater law. II we
could live up TO the law Of conservation.
then there would be no necessity for the
law Of tithing, because Il would nc
swallowed up In the greater law The
law Of conservation requires all the law
OF tilhing only requires onc-;enth Of
your increase annually. II the law Of
conservation were observed. the Lord
would have plenty in Ills storchousc
and could accomplish vast deal more
and none would lack All the energies
and power Of the people would be con.
centfatcd ia the direction He chose.
the people giving all their labor talent
and possessions " required, for the nc.
complishmcnt Of the purposes Of God.
Gods purposes, mark you. No, the
purposes u man Then the people
would be converted; they would possess
the spirit Of revelation, and would be
prophets. sccn and teyelltou in very
deed They would then know when
God spoke through His servants. or to
themselves directly by the voice of His
Spirit They would have the gifts Of
disccfnment, OF prophecy, OF knowledge,
Of faith, aud al virtue dwelling In them.
and their whole being would be full uf
light When the Lord spoke to them,
they would know His voice. wien lie
made known Ills will. they would not
only know II was His will. but would
chceflully sub crIbc 10 it There would
be NO division. no contention, no DARK.
ness; OIL would De clear. aud they would
see as they arc seen ang know as they
are known. 1--we could only reach this
point. " we could deal Justly with each
other. and not deceive ourselves hy
vainly Imagining that We can deceive
God; " we could come 90 this standard
of perfection IN the truth, oh how
quickly would the Lord open the way
Tor the redemption OF ZION and the
building mp of the center stake thereof,
the erection Of that glorious house that
has been promised should be built there.
ON which the glory OF God should rest,
and in which the Saints should have
communion with the heavenly hosts.
The Lord can soon smooth the rough
places and make the road clear for tie
Journey Of the people 10 the place Of His
choice, whenever they are ready. but
We arc not yet prepared inr b..
We heard today from President Geo.
o Cannon that many had lppaf uily
abandoned their faith Tor the healing OF
the sick. and placed their trust wholly M
the doctors. When sickness comes some
Of Us send NJ once for the doctor. instead
Of administering TO the sick. exercising
iaiih In their behalf nourishing them with
wholesome food and mild herbs. rs the
law directs. that By the prayer Of faith
and the amounting with oil they may be
healed by III power Of God. II they are
not appointed unto death; and u they
are appointed unto death, that they may
die in the Lord. While this lack OF faith
prevails as It does. this is a very great
obstacle In the way Of your fedceming
the waste places,
There was a time not long ago when
the people were sorely tried IN certain
directions. Mems hearts were wrung 10
the core because they were separated
from their families, driven into exile, OF
dragged before uniricndly courts, and
convicted and imprisoned for having
done what they believed to be &c,
liglous cuiy. Their wives were no less