Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-25

aNA AN".N .''".N NI''N 800. "'NNA NIIlH NN
tcmoon. am pleased to- see no many as.
semb'ed al this conference meeting. and !
trust that 400 may enjoy the portion OF the
good spirit which is uecIul. that we
may be prod,ed by our coming together
] would gladly ii permitted. sIt during
the remainder of che meeting. and
listen 90 Others talk; but. being here.
and the brethren feeling that should
say few words, do not desire Co
shrink from amy duty We have bad
some excellent Instructions today and I
understand that you bad excellent mccu
ings here yesterday was pleased 60
hear thatthepsople OF this Stake OF ZION
turned out 10 their Saturday conference
meetings as ! understand they ODD ycs.
terday. ltisa good sign
Reference was made this morning. hy
one OF the brethren, TO ihg subject OF
Church discipline be, of course.
touched livery lightly desire 60 say
few words upon that subject. and
presume ! shall touch i,ysry lightly
too. There IS one thing ] desire Co lm.
press upon the minds of the Lauer.day
Saints 100 relation TO Church discipline,
aud that IS tha there is nothing boo Che
discipline OF the Church which o. calgu-
lated 10 dwarf 0r suuy amy man or
woman. There s nothing ,n Do that auy
man or woman need 90 Doe ashamed Of
We need NOT speaE of it with mcl.y
mouth. with trgp.iauun, or fear be-.
cause 10 s legitimate subject upon
which 90 peas TO lhs Lat,erday Saints,
20 reflect upon aud lotaIk about aud one
chat should Dee understood 1y the Lat
ter day Saints.
lts frequently said that order Is the
first law OF heaven. Vlsh 90 put this
BOO different light order boz the
Church s the result of obedience To- thr
laws of Cod aud Co the discipline which
Tie Ua, established among men. Ny
opinion ls that obedience, which one OF
the ancient prophets said was 'Uettef
than sacrifice" is thg hrsi Law OF heaven
lit there can be- any law called the
first OF above sl others Without uhej.
fence there gau bee no order, no dsCIp.
line ma puyrruu,nt. The vilI OF God
gsu1ot be- done either ia the heaven, of
un trg earth. rEcgpt men viII obey ,Hr
v.U nf tU, Iatbgr And when men
obey the .vtlI of the Father. order Is the
result Confusion ceases. aud peace is
made Boo prryaiI. WIru men Weld ubed
,rna, TO tHe requirements ut the Father
I'm tl dine las, of God. Discipline s
thttur4rfirr 0h.gH b. necessary To buu1
men ana women into au understanding
Of the Ity.s and rrHufrmtut. OF God.
or 10 b. tr.t condition which wiIl exist
when men understand tlr laws of God
and Weld obedience 90 them.
one of tHe principles uI the Gospel
gl Christ F.IuIraa tl.t q man ur
woman shall believe tu tne Father and
th- Son. and uUIr,, men will believe
and comic. thtt they do believe 100 the
Father and Iu ue Son. DO would be
hi.b.y impfoBef f.r the constituted au.
thouti-. OF the Church Co admit them
10 mr4.b.rsbiD therein. The discipline
of tUr Church requires that % man shall
believe in God. AND in Irgus Christ, and
uI.o tuyt he shall fpucut of ms sins.
before he can be- admitted into fellow.
.htp M line Church. We would think 10
Mgblv improper To admit a man INTO the
Church by bspiism who declared by his
words or by ms acts that he did not be-.
licvr and tI,t he would not repent OF
his .ips. A man must show ufouis ui
rrn.pt.prp and desire 10 t5r,akr his
sIns b.I,r,. he can b, ,dmtttsd 10 mem
b,rsti,, an iii. Churrh This a. A paft
nt nm disripItnr. and IL "A nroper. SON.
s,st,r, ,nd ,ssrpti,I Indeed MI man oy
,.,,r,,p can b, ,duittrJ mo tbr md gf
Christ ,,tbouf i,itb m christ and r..
psnt,pr,. oi sin Nom. oi us will gurs.
ION tbe ri,btiulnrss of tbis disripl,ne Of
tL, Cbur'b Nom. ~ us ,yiU II,putr
he nrcsss,ty of n. hi selfeyident TO
M Ia y,,,si Is Il, nrtbc Cburrb uouII
h, ror,nosgd al pnp.brI,ey,r. and non.
r,r,t,rr,,sts a., th. ,tnrtrinr oi Chrf4t.
When a tnru,brr uf tbg Fourth ward
Of prny, desires In mny. out If tbat
y,fi Inn, t1e First ward ,yhat dogs tlr
disripiine ol The Church rrguire of bim
In ,rtsr tb,t he rsy nronlrly t8kra
change nf nrmbership rom the ONE
Warit 10 the otbgr} There is a rule of dis.
ripltu,. An tbr Church IN relation TO tbis
si1,pl. matter, and ii h be MOI observed.
lbe member of the Fourth ward remoy-
Inc mo tbe Fir,t will by that simple
aCt lose the recognition ut his member,
sbip iu the Church. Aud II by 40
siniple an act as this man may ieopaf-
dizebis standing In the Church how much
more necessary b. d that there should be