Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-07

Of stakes, and the bishops Of wards to
look after this matter and see that re-.
cords arc kept properly In the wards, IN
the stakes and IN all the Church organ.
lzaiiUns included IN YOUR prcsidencies.
These records should be inspected criti.
Cally 10y YOU and frequently not only that
they are faithfully Kept but on durable
paper aud with indclible ink. No re-.
corder or clerk should be allowed to buy
the books and keep them as his own,
when Church matters are recorded IN
them. We had an example OF this IN
early days. When President Joseph
smith received a revelation that John
Whimsr was to be appointed Church
historian, he 20, his book and kept re.
cords IN IL, and by and 10y, when the
Prophet Joseph Smith wanted 10 10 find
data so that he could write his history,
this man would not let him have the
book, he having apoEatizHd iom the
Church. lie kept that book, and II was
handed down 10 his generation. We
have obtained a copy Of tile entire r..
cord so while they Keep the book, we
have ils contents. This sample IS enough.
To give Us q warming. In your Relief
societies, your Mutual Improvement as.
sueiaiuns, Nulr quptum,, even Gown 10
tue primary associations. there should
be BOOKS provided by the organization,
and paid Tor hy h., and they should be
tI" property 90 nit body Tor whom the
@. gofl IS kept. and when Do is iul'. %
should be delivered carefully 10 tie
authorities OF that body aud held a.
Church pruperiythlt % nay when want.
cd ur brought TO the lli .luuaus office
and be preserved 900 the archives ul Mi..
tory lorihc hen,n, Of future generations
Some VINO have gone ON foreign
missions have kept records of their
lahOr IN those missions, but We get no
trace of them. brethren, % you know
of any such record please bring 10 io
the Historians office, aud u you cannot
afford To- lose the value OF the book, We
will pay Tor 10.
Let me cite your mind to another
grand and glorious topic. When
IL was determined that the son OF
God should cone IN the Ngsh aud
take the supreme position OF Re-
detmer Of the world. how did lie
Gomez Israel had cen trained to keep
Their gcne,lJgies. anu when they came
TO search TOT 1T, antCCrdvnts they found
lie had q most excellent and complete
record Matthew inform, as that from
Jesus back to DAVID was fourteen gcuef.
atiuus. from David to Abraham vas
fourteen B, uerJtions, and from Abraham
60 Noah WHs fourteen generations, aud
rom Noah To Adam were ten genera.
tons u lie had not been able to
furnish that psdigtur. he would have
had no Cfcdguull, 30 tue house Oi Israel
OF worldly nature, 60, a man among
men. hut lie proved Ills geutalogy
down through the most honorable line
that could be traced, a lineage that any
lsfscliie might be proud ~.
Toe great IA uucn Abraham seems
10 have Uccn not only deeply interested
~ but q tie enthusiast. ON TINS subject.
On pay, 50 OF the Pearl Of Great ruce
uH SAYS.
49,. 10 records 20. Mr llhar.. even tIe
puu.h. conc u.n. we r.lfg. Wr Trieste
boo Gle lHfi m, bIl pf".Hul 100 mime own
hand. therefore OBJ .s..HEr ui Nr urE.nunF
OF iHr creation, 1u. also of 'hr planets, amt ut
Mf STARE. la they we're made kuuNu unto Nc