Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-19

words OF wisdom, upon which the
brethren have dwclt with such telling
lgrce, and the payment lf our uthes and
offerings.
Let us reflect upon the great plan that
has been presented 10 Us by our Master
himself, the Father introducing His Son,
and the Son directing the introduction
and spread Of this work, and giving us
the ruc s and regulations, principles and
doctrines by which the people OF the
world may near the TRUTH and by which
tnc hosts who have gone before, in the
Justice and mercy OF our Father. shall
hear the Gospel and shall receive or re-.
jeci, as they elect having placed before
Them the principles of everlasting NE so
clearly and so distinctly that there can
De no misunderstanding. These. my
brethren aud sisters. are principles OF
eternal life. They lay the axe IT the root
Vt the tree. Therefore, say your prayers
in honor before God and IN honesty OF
heart. Enter the sacred precincts OF the
places dedicated to Ills worship. Feel
a5 you enter there that you have done
your part In fulfilling every obligation.
There is no question Ia regard 10 the
slcreducss Of this work. our Father
himself introduced 1t. lie sent Ills Son
To see that they who should herald d
should know that lie lived, 10 point out
the way by which the evils of the world
might be cured, and that men should be
lifted up and redeemed By obedience to
law through the exercise OF their
agency Aud many OF us are dccciving
ourselves, because iorsooth we believe
We can ilmper with these laws. neglect
The iuIhlmcnt OF these requirements.
ana forget our prayers. When lie
comes 90 make up His jewels such ones
Will discover that they are not among
them. The road to repentance Is ever
open TO the lauer.day Saints, aud 10 is
% good time now 10 see to Il that so FAR
lS possible their lives shall be spollcss.
Therefore, my brethren and sisters. I
plead with you who stand no the head
OF a house TO be praying men. plead
with you, my sisters, who preside IN the
home In connection with your husbands
TO De praying women. say to YOU that
] ann an absolute believer in the doctrine
that no son or daughter will ever be lost
| from the house where the father and
| mother bow to their God In humility
aud ask Him for His aid and seek to
| exhibit tn their lives consistency and
action In keeping with the prayers that
they offer; that step by step they will
move onward, and should their son or
daughter wander away for a season from
the home, they will come back, and by
the iireside where they were wont to
bow VIII remember IN gratitude that
that father and that mother taught them
TO lisp a prayer to their Maker and
sought TO inslill into them by example
everything that tended to enuobe and
make man respected among his fellows
as well as with Ills Father in Heaven.
My testimony 10 you, my brethren and
sisters, IS that the Instructions which
have fallen from the lips OF Gods SER
wants are the words OF eternal truth to
everyone that has listened to them, and
| should so forth from this assembly and
/ create such a revolution in favor OF
everything that Is good and pure and
| true, that a condition would be brought
/ about IN which every man, woman and
! child would rejoice, We will rejoice
when no longer the fumes OF whisky
| aud tobacco are upon the breath OF our
brethren. We will rejoice in the victory
OF that man who can say, "l hold God
| and His laws IN advance OF cigarette,
IN advance Of a drink OF liquor. IN adj.
vance Of a chew OF tobacco, or in adj.
vance OF any OF those things which lie
has designated as improper for as To-
use" We should seek by every means
in our power to lay these things aside.
and observe to keep His command,
| ments.
May the Lord bless Us with faith. May
| lie bless as with a proper Comprehen-
sion Of the doctrines we have espoused.
| Above all, may lie bless as with the
moral courage to be what we decided
we would be when we entered the waters
Of baptism and received our confma.
ton In Ills Church, believing and sens.
ing by the witness lie gave that II was
true. Amen.