Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-17

g., Arising to address you ''''' ,,ms,
10 "''.. .,,bren and sisters, ! trust
log q ~ s,ye an interest in your AIN an" 10
,a. ..,c ior never arise 10 ~, sp' ,'o,,J
Pil'S,' '.,,. ~. Saints or to the "orlu
p, maui r desire ismy hear, to ., say ,ha,
WA s,.b should be said and h. .,, /,
shl'n ' ao, be said. feel that II Is
snow. .v Great responsibility to have U1,o,o
ven ssaoJreds Of intelligent human
nc n1 ..bo.. souls are to be saved 10
eens' A., which have to say ana
''''n sea. v ,,gays been deeply impressed
"a n''s = 90 much so that to this noui
WIN ~ ,,t over the fear and tue
have W., nv. INA, a cali to speak produces,
u',r.,snding all my experience
no, ..,.. ,.,y ibis morning. ] feel mat
, ,sf T', an important gathering anu '''"'
'0n u y S A. on that which is said 50
l,'-,, ,S u psople shall so away fed WIN
, ,n.' h wy Of HE and prod'ed by their
,g,poss that the great object q"
-, J,y Saints have In vie" Is
. ~, There isperhaps not a
' ".,l. ,bIpg prayed for with more ire
'" - and with greater iervor by us
1,,siy,t,slly than that we may be saved
.aJ sul,ed To- the celestial kingdom OF
cod 1 DO not suppose that there
~, ~, r.mbsr OF the Church omi's 'ha'
-. ais universal. 50 far as my
p1s,.,,,,Ion has extended. Aud yet II
ssbsd the power to coun, all those VINO
s,,s started out to achieve this great
AVIATION and glory, we would be as
,o,i,b,d at the number that have fallen
nav and have tailed IN their lives TO
nv the foundation Tor that great con-
.5Bma,ion. look back at my. early
lie and my subsequent assoeiliion''anu
am deeply impressed by the great
number whom have known who are
no longer connected with the Church,
nor their children, so ar as know III
many instances, they have passed away
and their names have been lost IN OBJ
Gyion. Occasionally name comes TO
ms remembrance and make inquiry as
10 what has become OF so-and's3, some
incident calling back to memory the
individual or the family, and frequently
cannot find anyone that can answer
my inquiry. hundreds and thousands
have started out to obtain the prize and
have not endured to the end; they have
started with great hopes and anueipa'
tons and with apparently strong deter
limitations to serve God, being filled
With 10y because they have found the
truth. but after awhile these determina'
tons have become weakened and they
have become indifferent to the truth and
have lost their standing in the Church,
Ils, as Is described in the vision OF Lehl
which We ind recorded in the iirst par,
Of The Book Of Mormon. Therefore, II
IS ag.ouous thing to meet with men
Who have been faithful. The last time
he First Presidency and some Of the
Tgsiye were here we surrounded the
bier OF one man noted among us whom
God had taken home, president A. O
Snootl and the Chief cause OF comfort
on that sad occasion was the rucOlleC'
ton OF bis laiihluluess, Of his unwavcr'
ing integrity through life. Every man
who spoke concerning his life dwelt up
% this feature OF his character, and all
islt tina, a great man had passed tom
our mldst-ETcat because Of his mleg
MY and his uuwayeTiug fidelity TO The
cause Of God, And so whenever
meet men and women whom ! know &c
have been faithful, who have remained
constantly true to the principles OF the
Gospel and have never turned aside
from the path Of righteousness. whC
have been loyal to the worl; OF God anC
have never betrayed their brethren, my
heart warns toward such, and ] feel tina
Wsy arc indeed choice spirits whom
God has placed upon the earth, aud Il
shom lie has given much OF His Holy
apirL No wonder that We can love
such no wonder that we seek them gu
When we come into a congregation
When we look into their faces and reCNl
events OF their lives with which we MAJ
Dc acquainted, our hearts so CUT m love
70 them and in gratitude TO God tina
lnsy have been kept thus faithful, dnt
ial' We too have IA like manner beet
Kept faithful In the work OF God. Ihes,
s'e the feelings that all Lltter.dal
SAINTS have, | DOUBT not, one To-
smother
Now my brethren and listers, what Il
ulsie 10 prevent Us all hcing faithful II
Aa manner Is there any destiny II
uN Are any OF us destined or predes
tlsd 10 be faithful and others not to b,
,Allul' Certalhly not, there Is nothing
u @H Kind M the providence OF God
N9l lid not select MILFORD Woodruff, O
ON Taylor or Brigham Young, o
.A'pl smith to be faithful regardless o
,,lluhns they might do. II any enter
tA aucn an idea as this, beg them L
1Al1ha u from their minds, for there i
FORMULATION IN truth in any such as
SUMPTION. God has selected all OF u
VaUan 10 this glory, II we will TAXI
we course that lie has marked out TO
.a attainment lie has pointed out tn
tY as plainly before us as this aisle /
Ig'oie me now In which we should walk
ne pas told Us what to do, and wnrneD
~ OF the dangers that bcsct our path
way, and which we must guard agains
~ oIaer to attain to the end in view
We elI'er m race, SO to speak, w
llI ou' lull OF courage ana hope, de
l,m'ned to run the race vigorously an,
sunNnt ou'ly 10 the end. Butsomethin
a''sss To render the race undesirable 1
ana TO lessen IN our estimation Tn
EA value which we placed upon IN
L.--lI be alInInnl ,,L,nr, -. .tnrt.