Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-17

ton to abide in the covenant unto death
and comes with a humble spirit and
couifite heart before the Lord and bis
brethren aud acknowledges his fault,
asks forgiveness, and his acis core pond
with his professions, OH God, how my
heart ycarns With love and affection,
compass on, charity and forgiveness iOf
that man, ! will 20 more than half way
10 meet him. But ] will not turn one
hair out of my way Tor him that has
hardened his heart against the Lord and
against the truth, and that has turned
away from the new and everlasting
covenant and has proved that he will
not abide in II. lie must look 10 his
own way. ! will turn him over TO God
10 deal with him as seemeth Him good.
That is where I stand In relation to
this matter We have not dealt harshly
with my man. Charity and love, mercy
aud kindness have prevailed all our de.
Ii1ctatons and all our counscls together
conc. fung our brethren. aud all that we
lave lad to do Nith. We never enter
iain n icciiug OF bitterness, or Of resent
Went, or OF wickcdncss IN our hearts to-
ward my man. On the contrary, we
have exercised charity. iofbeafancc,
paiicUce aud longsunering, until patience
ceases TO be virtue, In my judgment,
aud d Is about time that Justice should
claim is own. Mercy han done It's work.
patience has endured long enough. and
al israel mist know that a man, whether
he is an Apostle, High Pnesi, or
SIEVE nty, that will not hcarkcn 10 the
voice OF God that will no, give his heart
unto the Lord, that Is not Obedicnt. must
cease 10 be icllosshipped by the people
ui God. We cannot uphold men VINO
will pursue course Ike this, or who
will bctay their brethren. We caunot
afford Il, and We cannot 90 il and be
JUSTIFIED before the Lori.
We lave received communication,
saying that we stood sell condemned
before the people, because VIC hal trans
grcsfed the law OF God, We have
tfansgrcsscd no law OF Cod. 20 far AZ We
know. IL Is a clear case 81 the twelve
juri men, eleven Of whom were united
and saw eye to eye, while the one stood
out alone claiming that ali the rest were
wrong. We have borne and borne. Six
months have passed-aYc. years have
/ passed, because that which occurred six
months ago marked only the forks OF the
road. only the dividing line. For years
before, We had tolerated, and patiently
waited. We had pray d aud petitoned,
and We had suffered long, aud yet to no
avail. Our councils have seldom been
graced by his presence. lie has not
iclt Il necessary to be one with his
brethren. lie has tsifangcd himself
from us. not We from him. lie must
abide the consequences. And We want
10 tell you that these matters do not
hinge upon political questions either.
/ We eau tell you iuflnef. that every man
Is Tree, 30 FAT as this is concerned The
/ question Is not IN regard to any mans
| political faith. II IL In regard to the
order Of the Priesthood. Il Is purely.
clearly and solely an ecclesiastical
natter IL Is not q personal matter a,
all II d a matter OF compliance on the
/ part Of the members. with the order
that God has instituted ia the Church o.
! Noncompliance herewith. II Is a
matter concerning the government oi
the church, aud the authority which
God has insti uted TO direct and 10
/ guide Il Is the question as 20 whether
the people will unite with the majority
oil the Priesthood, who are united aud
sec Eye 10 eye, OF whether they will be
misleu BY cue man,
May the Lord help Us to see the right.
and not To- condemn tll we know all the
truth, and rot to Judge our brethren
nor be harsh, Tor We have no, been.