Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-17
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are continually asserting their indl-
vidusli,y. They iutru ie their opinions
"ln season aud out OF tessop," In
always "saying what they think"
They are not troubled about pfoprlety.
OF good forniD They pay no defer.
euce 10 superior attachments or broader
experience, or psrouAi etiquette. They
ate the guerilla, OF society. "rhelf
hand Ia against every msD," against
reputation, against advAn cemen',
against prosperity. rhey can pull down,
can cfllicizs, can inslnusts and sheer.
They are the vampires OF humanity
birds OF prey. They scent rumor aiar
OF. They roll under their tongues M
twett morssl tho moral laches Of
an unexpected one. The ~ knew"
81 told you 10, h the ssli.lsudatlon Of
Internal geniu, without trust, rave In
their own Immaculate selves.
These ignore good, snd overlook
every trait save one. That fault looms
up like the cliffs u the Colorado river,
while tue smiling valleys, the hooks
OF beauty, the iiIger.gemmed features
OF life's lsndsc ape, are hidden by the
clouds Of prejudice, the mlsis Of mis-.
soatatiop. or the undlsauls,d IA.
tolerance OF that which distor,s the
richest and most lovsAbl, traits.
10 they could rlss on the ruins OF
another they arc willing, II they
could create that tulu, they only see
their own elevation, and look with
cold aud csllous feeling on the srriny
at their feet The weakness of
human nstur. IL no excuse 20 th.m..
The ptes,ure OF temptation ami the
stress OF opporlunity ar, uncompr..
hendsd of such a nature. pbarl,ee
like they only think and feel UI am
boiler than thse.U
Charity ia nm unknown .lement in
their heart. Repsntapcs 4. a myth,
without meaning and without virtue.
Tcars and SORROW only fall In sil.nc.
upon n natur. a. hard and upoompto.
missing "a the neither m,IIstope. Gar.
n fee anu humiliation wake nosym.
pathy, for Il IL not there. Ami thnt
tenderness anu loye of IN, NAzaren.
which aimed 10 condor, n nuIt and
bid them "sin no mot,.v 4. deemed TO
DO an announcement OF TRANSPORTATION.
and ptemium upon sin.
Who can look upon .uch n pie,ur.-
n charnctet-without abhotrenc,P 1,
you think IL oyerdtAwp. In, world 4.
iull OF IL. Ifyou bel,eye IL ,onnn,d IN
the self.rIghleous abroad. you are In
error. There Ia come Of n IA utab.
There ia n trace OF IL among the I,.ttci.
day Saints. Circumstances. Incl.
dents arc only needed now. TO
show this uurelentiuS, this upf,taiy.
ing .pirit. And not unlikely w, mr..
lat more tenacious OF our own coed
name, our own reputation which aa
we think 10 untaruished, than OF the sin
itself Il Is the reflection upou us
which touches our pride. md give.
strain OF humiliation TO our own ,elf
love. We do not tender eursvmpnthv
TO the stricken father, TO III. broken.
hearted mother. Their sortoys entst
not into our faith and prayers, We do
not ask that the rlgors OF trial may b,
soiteued Of the Eternal Spirit. We do
not close our ears and seal our lin, TO
the flying scandal, to the wild mmor,
or the more sad facts. Least OF all do.
we remember the victims OF tsmpta.
ton as we bow the knee. w, wan, 10
forget them, to pass them on one aide.
to withhold the tear OF regret or minglr
that with the tears OF the errIng
daughter, sister, son or brother.
All, my brethren, my sisters, we ars
too heattless. too unforgiyipV. too |
liable 10 forget that We have tboss our.
selves who are subject TO like tsmpt,.
tions, to Kindred weaknesses, and per.
chance to Inherited drift against which |
human nature often rgbt, In vain.
n OF that any man ia called upon Ia ak.
cuse or psIliate n wrong. 10 oy.rlook
or TO condous a serlou,
sin, This leniepcy ia moi salyation.
this charity il bogus. this ia not tho
Discipline approved OF God or man.
We are called upon TO yipdicat. tho