Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-28
THE WORLDS CONDITION.
thoughts Thereon aud Suggestions as
TO the Duties OF Saints.

CAMPBELL p. o., Ilinois Station,
Indian Territory, Dec. 10, 1895.
To the Editor
l humbly solicit n short space In
your interesting paper. We IRE near.
ing one moro mile stone 10 tho worlds
history, aud an Interesting question 10,
"Is the world any better for the bless.
ings and teachings that whispering
AnRels have dictated through tue ser.
vauts Of Him who rules the heavens
aud eRrth2" A more terrible and at
the same time calm anI truthtu de.
nunulation cannot DO found In any
language thAu il contained Ia tho
tweuty.third chapter Of Matthew re-.
garding those who are breaking the
laws, anu ohanginglthr ordinances, a I'd
thereby leading the children o. God
Into darkness, Instead Of putting them
In that straight anu narrow path which
leads TO eternal life.
What IL the duty OF the LAtter.dhy
Saints during the tf4uJIu taat 10 uILi.
ing on the world, aud their proper htti.
tude toward the two opposing classes
now 30 prominent throughout the uni.
verse; That some Vt the Saints will
be In the flesh al the winding up scene
lisa scfiptufal declaration, nut their
positions ut that time will be different
from that Of Otheff; not 20 much that
they will DO mifaouloutly saved, but
In the fact that haviug received the
word OF God and lived up TO the com.
mandments that He hss given Tor the
perieoting oi HI, Saints, they will net
feel the same anxiety anu hopeless
dread that Will come over the rest Of
the world. You perhaps ask why2
Because they will recognise that II II
the preparation noolrding to G0d's
pan Tor blessing the whole OF His PEG.
Die, and the Saints will DO chepTcd, and
comfUTtod through II all.
A prominent duty q Lauer.dAy
Saints 10 to let tho woTl SET that In
the midst Of the prevailing trouble aud
disco intent, aud even while they share
tho trouble anu sufisr under II, they
are hopeful anu cheerful, always re-
juiring In view u the glorious gu come
of the promises OF our Lord And Savior.
The Apostles tell us that goIIinefs
with cOnteniment 10 great gain, AMI,
though this has always been true, 1
can tell you II will have double force In
these the last days, when dlncontent Ia
tho chief ailmsnt among all worldly
classes, to these the Lattef-day Saints
shoulu 10 u notable exception.
There never was ume when dis.
satisfaction was 30 wide 'preAd; and yet
there never was a time when men
generally enjoyed 90 many fayofs aud
blessings at tne hands OF our Heavenly
Father. Wherever We look, whsther
In the homes OF tho rich, supplied with
every comfort ana splsndors that
Solomon might have onyied,
or whether We lock In the
home OF the temperate wage
worker with la evidences OF taste, com.
fort, art and luxury, We SEQ that In
every way the present excseds In sup.
ply every other period that We have
! any history OF, aad yet people are un-
happy aud diaconientod. The fact IL
that desires OF q Belfith heart know n0
bounds. As we look out, we see the
whole world madly pushing and
clulcbing after wealth. A iew only
being successful, the remainder are on.
vious and soured because they are not
the fortunate 0ues, anu are discomfort
cd and miserable.
This Ia not only the case In the far
West, the home Of uy birth, but II 10
a univoTsal complaint, and can sot
through the wisdom ana testimony
God mas given me, the condition OF
the world In general, and | also know
that only the Gospel OF Jeaus Chris