Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-28

are taking place in the world: Of this
dreadiul. Joss OF life, and also OF virtue:
OF the terrible cyclones. laying waste
whole cities; fires devastating towns and
villages; earthquakes. storms and judg-
ments OF every kind. What Is the mean.
ing OF all thisi Why, these messengers
that have been waiting In heaven for a
long time, holding In their hands the
sharp sickles, have gone forth in the
earth and made beginning, and they
never viii cease until this scene is wound
up. lfyou want to know wha, is com.
ing TO pass in the earth. read the reve.
laiions OF ST. John as well as those In the
Book OF Mormon and Book OF Doctrine
and Covenants. Satan Is busy. He
knows that his power will be curiailed
unless he can stop the progress OF the
work oil God, and he is labofing all the
time TO try and draw away the sons and
daug tiers OF Zion from the path Of recti-
tude and duty. Whenever halla dozen
Elders gather together to preach the
gospel, there YOU will find the enemy
working hard against them.
Brother Cannon also spoke about the
First Presidency Of the Church. Now,
the world is terribly AFRAID that the
Presidency ofthis Church shall say some.
thing to somebody about politics. and
even some Of the Elders OF Israel appear
very much afraid that they will get some
counsel on these things. What are
they thinking aboutp Politics should
never turn the heart Of any man bearing
the Holy Priesthood from his brethren
OF from the cause oil God. Let him en-.
Joy his politics, and vote for whom he
chooses; but let AL men stop throwing
this .ilth and slime and pur.uing coutse
wnereir God hin. ~ aud the angels are
ashamed OF them. II makes no differ.
encc TO me wha. mans pol tics Is; he
has right 10 enjoy his own pc stcn'
ideas; but let TINS people realize that
they are IL icr-day Ss'sts and P-, held
Responsible before God for the course
they pursue.
We ,ou.d look at t.iese things as they
are. We ..ld In our hands the keys
OF tie kingdom, and CCd all hod u,
responsible 'of the use W. make OF t..s
pV~er which lie has entrusted to H.. II
we do our duty, we sl.all 3rev-~. We
hare rev 5lation Yith Us. TINe, the
leaders u this Cnir,h vince the deaih OF
the Prophet Joseph Smith haze not
written many svelations. Joseph smith
bloukHt lOiNn tue bOOh OF bNGNiuc and
Gov -sanis, and II Is a grand volume OF
revclliion-one OF the most glorious r..
cords ever given Of God to man on the
earth. but want TO say that Brother
Brigham Young did not live without
revelation. He always had revelation
with him. lie could not labor without
II; he could not preach or do the will OF
God without IL. Nor can any man that
occupies that position The Lord would
permit no man to stand at the head Of
this Church unless he was governed and
controlled by revelation. We are feeble
instruments weak worms OF the dust,
but God has chosen the weak things OF
the earth to conlound the wise, and TO
build up HIS Zion, and lie gives us
revelation and makes known unto us
His mind and will. We have a great
labor upon us at the present time In
carrying out the purposes Of the Lord
with regard TO His work among the sons
and daughters OF Adam. rejoice that
have lived to see what have. re.