Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-24

tNafaCtcrNtCs. Tor which We arc noted,
should increase among US.
Now Ia relation to virtue While I
think We compare very iavOubly with
many communities. lear that there is
too great laNity IN some quarters 800
this direction. / know however, that
God wall cleanse that element from our
midst One o. the inevitable couse
quence5 Ut the practice Of unchastty is
the departure OF the Spirit OF God from
those who indulge in IT, They bccom
weak in the laith, and are severed from
the NhwCl Of Cnust This has been
the case from the beginning; It will COM
unue To- Doe the case, Tor this WORK has
WITHIN Itself the power Of publication,
lhe principles OF the Gospel have the
clitct Of self publication. The Church
Is Kept cIcansvd by the power that IS
within u. luosc wHo do wrong and
continue therein lose the Spirit OF God
and go into darkness. There Is ono
thing that am told is pfJcuccd o. some
extent among Us, and ! say to you that
where @ IS puCuCcd and not thoroughly
tepcnird Of the curse VI God wall follow
u refer To the practice OF preventing
the b,fth OF children. ] want to liit my
voice 90 solemn warning against this,
and Say TO YOU that the woman who
practices such dgvtlish arts or the man
who consents 10 tucm, will Dee cursed ui
God. Such persons will Doe cursed in
their bodies, cursed in their minds,
cursed 90 their property cursed 90 their
Offspring. God viii wipe them ont from
we midst of this people aud nation.
htWtW5fy ~ Mothers, teach tins to
your daughters, Tor / tell you % Is true.
D Old 10
ever my authority may De, bu. say To
YOU that women who take tnis course,
aud M 20 vino consent lD %, will be
cursed OF God Almighty. aud IL will rest
upon them until their generation shall
De blpticI uut, EuI their name shall BE-
lost from tue midst OF the Saints Of
God, unless. as have said. there IS
deep. thorough and heartfelt repentance.
God wi also cleanse tue adullctyr from
uur midst. Iua man that IS an aduitcr-
ct and the woman that IS an adultcrcss
God vail curse. The Lords vengeance
wall be kind.cd against such, and Il viii
| luuuW them unless they repent with iull
purpose OF heart warn you. there.
| fore. on this day OF our Lord, 10 this
solemn assembly. against these prac
tees. A man cannot look upon q
woman 10 lust after her without losing
/ the Spirit OF God, unless he repent
with aII his heart God Will have a pure
people. lie will have a people 90
whom His Holy Spirit can take up iis
abode, their taburuaCIes must be pure,
their thoughts must be pure. their words
must be pure; all their actions mist be
holy or God Will reject them. Hear d..
ye Latter day SaiutN tor tell you d Is
true. Girls, shun vice aud the society
OF the vicious. Do not hope that you
| can convert wicked man Go with
those who are disposed to he pure aud
vittuous men. Choose them Tor your
companions, aud shun the society OF the
evil uocr Both sexes should do this
! Do not 10 with those who drink. or
| with those who gamble, or with those
who swear. Go with those who want 10
| serve God. These are things that our
| young people should observe.
| There Is another point that occurs TO
me that ] Will speak about, aud that Is
q disposition on the part OF many oi the
| Lattcr.day Saints TO scatter. They
/ near OF some good valley aiar of where
/ they think they can do better than
where they are living, and they draw
| OIL, some going IN one direction and
some % another. Now ] want TO bear
| testimony 10 you, IN this conference, that
| this Is not the spirit OF tins dspcusauon.
| The spirit OF this dispensauun Is TO
gather together, DO not be- afraid TO
/ get too close Do not encourage the
/ desire TO 30 TO places remote from the
/ body OF the Church: but Gu up tue land
/ that God has given unto us This val.
/ ley OF salt Lake can sustain thousands
/ OF people move. There Is plrny OF
/ land d proper steps were taken. Fam.
! lies need not scatter and break away
/ from home influences and from the
| social associations that We have. The
policy that characterised the building
/ up OF the first settlements in tins coun.
| tfy IS the true pOllCy-uot to scatter out
ON farms, but 10 keep Ia communities
| where every member can have all the
/ advantages OF society, OF education. and
/ OF amusemCnts, aud where the children
| can be kept under these influences. As
| | travel through the land aud see houses
/ scattered miles apart, ! wonder how
/ human beings can live in that condition
/ aud develop, IL is not the way that
God designs HIS cnildIcn should i've. Il
| Is not necessary Tor Latter.day SAINTS to
| live ln that manner. olly when a settle
/ ment IS being formed. But we should
be able to organize wards, aud to have
meetings, schools, and places OF amusu-
ment Tor our young people. Not that
am opposed TO the SAINTS going, under
certain Circumstance ., to distant u &C. 81.
but let Il be done under the direction OF
the servants OF God, and let new settle.
ments be formed under the proper in
nuence. feel TO caution the Saints
about this. Cling together Live as
close together as YOU can, and maintain
that intercourse that has been So de-
llghtiul IA the past
Another thing In connection with this.
| We have frequent appeals 90 us about
| benevolent societies, need not men.
ton any NAMES. We are not opposed
to any society uat Is formed Tor a good
purpose. We want them 10 do ali the
! good they can. We desire them to pros
per M their abors for charitable and be-
neyulent purposes, But ] want to say
to all the Latter day Saints that God
has founded Zion, and the poor OF Ills
people, the Prophet says, shall put their
trust ~ 10, Now, this ZION OF ours Is a
grand charitable and benevolent insutu.
ton. No institution or organization on
the lace Of the earth possesses any good
thing that We do not nave already AS
l.atlcT-day Saints We need not iuiu
temperance associations. nor benevolent
associations. BAY to you that these
are not objects that We should seek
after We should cling 10 Zion aud put
our trust IN God 10 you will read the
revelations OF God, you will find a plan
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