Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-01

In the grea, building below here the new
! City and County buildingl. | do not
| want to be a city official. do not want to
| 60 to thsIongTcss OF the United states.
| But | want one thing-I want TO unite
with my brethren. see disuuion
| among u; My feelings rise up. and
/ am found sometimes wishing that my
/ brother would do as | would like him
to do. want to put my hand TO steady
| the ark every little while. God help ne
/ to refrain from II. want to cut man
of II he is too long and pull him ont II
/ he Is too short There are things that
| come to me that | need to control !
know 1t is written that the meek shall
I inherit the earth. Let us become meek
and lowly 1t is not with a strong hand,
! speaking from a temporal point ol view,
that we will gam the victory. How will
It be done2 The individuals that tn.
heut this earth are the vctofs, aud
Christ says the meek shall inherit the
earth. Do our enemies iniu5c u.s. Well,
}, LOOKS to inc like they did sometimes
iniufs Us very much. but what has IL
accomplished Have ! seen Wrinkle
in any department that has shown a
slunkagc Ia the Church OF Christ upon
the eauh' | have not, neither has any
man who breathcs the breath OF life.
But have seen the Church growing.
When W. we're In poverty We grew, we
expanded. we spread abroad. Now We
arc comfortably situated, aud We con.
tiuue to grow. oar enemies have taken
Us ike a sponge and squeezed Us until
there seemed to be no moisture lett IN
the people. but when they let go OF Us
Ill
Der father often spoke about the stone;
well. they turned il over and II was
higher than Il was before.
God Is managing the interests Of this
Church. and II this people will do their
part tor their own salvation. God will
bear them Oh yictOrs. Brethren aud
sisters. We have all We eau do to mind
our own business, serving God Ia every
act OF our lives. When the brethren
tell us to do thing, do It with our
might How should know that they
are correct by the revelations that
God gives to me ! know that they are
correct, aud ! see light greatness, glory
IN the union Of the Laltcf.day Saints.
care not what their complexion may be
IN politics, | care not whether Il i the
blacksmith or the dandy little fellow
hllAN measures oNA ANN llNAhN 10 TIC
more delicate lady. union, equality be.
fore God Is what We want, with a de.
termination ia the heart TO serve the
Lord and keep Ills commandments,
am not looking upon people VINO are
unknown to the Father. unknown to the
angels. am looking upon a people
who have been cared iJr--upOn the
descendants Of that boy on whom Jacob
laid his hand when he crossed them In
tue presence OF his son Joseph, aud
said Ephraim should be the greater. /
behold people who are the children OF
Ephraim, portion OF one Of the tribes,
driven into all countries. ! behold a
people who are the descendants OF
Jacob through the lOins OF Joseph aud
Ephraim, people OF whom II IS proph.
eslcd that they should be great and
glorious and should be gathered to.
gethcr, to whom the other tribes should
come as the brethren Of Joseph came 10
Joseph In Egypt, seeking succur ~ ms |
hand, so Will the other tribes come 10
the tribe Of Ephraim and seek the bless. |
ings OF God at their hauds. am speak. |
ing to that people VINO, It was ordained. !
should come forth In the latter days, aud |
the Lord would take one oi city and
two OF family and bring them 10 His
own house, where they ,hJuli worship
HIN, aud lie wolld plac a tors over
IN IN aiIer Hls own heart. These child.