Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-07

the millenniai CORY The inhabitautso OF
The earth in the days Of Noah were des.
troycd By the flood because Of the
wlckcdness that prevailed upon the face
OF the earth. So ~ the last days calim.
tiles will 20 forth aud cleanse the earth
rom wickcdness; and the rich cots will
be spared. do dot expect however
that simply because man is called "a
Latter.day Saint he viii be spared He
must Ue indeed righteous and worthy to
be spared. God mas revealed unto us
so much, and has plead with US a. He
has not plead with any other peopic,
that we cannot hope 10 be sp.'cd Il we
do not live In accordance with His com
mandments.
! ieel, Ferefore,a as ono Of the servants
OF The Lord, 10 c'll upon the La,tef-day
Saints with all soiemnity and earnest
ness, TO put away their sins far from
them. ] cal upon msqelf with all the
power have got, ! call upon my family
to put away everything from us that is
offensive In the sight Of God. feel to
lit my voice and warn my brethren and
sisters OF these things. II Is true, lie is
not coming out In every case IN HIS
anger to destroy H.; but the work OF
destruction Is operating silently among
a.. do not mean physical d stuclilu
altogether, but spiritual obstruction Il
is operating among Us and because oi
the process being silent. tue people do
not perceive IT, Men and women arc
dropping of Ike wOfm'eatcn apples
from our trees They arc losing their
faith aud their standing; and family after
family member alCr member Is dis.
appearing and being forgotten. 1 calf
this work OF spiritual destruction. Tor
when men and women lose their laitn
they arc spiritually destroyed. Their
names are plotted out Oi the records Of
the Just, and their condition Is most
awful one. Now, as have remarked
to you, there is only one way that we
can remain IN the Church OF Christ and
hope to rcceiye the blessings God has
in store Tor the faithful, and that is by
living so that the Lord will slIll be with
Us, the Spirit OF the Lord will still be in
our hearts, aud We Will still enjoy the
fellowship OF the SANS is not this that
! am telling you t-ueS OF course, II Is
nothing new to you. Its a, old as eter-
nifty itself We h~ve seen Il all our lives.
Therefore, In saying these things to you
] am merely telling you that which YOU
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truth that God has told us over and
over again told rs by Ills Spirit IN our
hearts, told Us by the voices OF His ser
wants. told us by the records lie has
given to Us, aud heseech you. as ! do
myself, TO live so that we will retain the
Spirit OF God in our hearts. 1--we have
gncved IL, let Us repent with all our
hearts. II cur minds have become
darken,d, let us go out by oursclyes
and plead with God until we know that
our sins are forgiven and bloued out
aud that we have the communion oi the
Holy Ghost again. brseech you, my
brethren and sisters, 10 live In this man
ner day by day. aud Il you do so, we
will DO the happie5; people upon the
taco OF the earth, and we shall escape
that which is coming on the earth, for
God will be our friend and the promises
that lie has made wall be fulfilled, be.
cause we shall be entitled TO them. God
grant that we may thus livs, is my
prayer in the name OF Jesus. Amen.