Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-18


people, because Of acting regardless Of
their rights. And this would be the case
with any individual. II individuals set
themselves up as standards and follow
their own selfish ambitions regardless OF
the rights Of others and OF the wellbeing
OF the community TN which they live.
they may well be considered as people
who deserve to have no place therein,
but ought to be banished to some dcs-
ert or other place where they could find
only people like themselves, II such
thing could be. am sorry to say that
there IS far too much OF this kind OF feel.
ing In the world. In some communities
II Is, TO use a vulgar expression, every
man for himself aud the devil for the rest.
Men who act upon this principle are
enemies TO the people among whom
they dwell-unless all the people are
ike them, and then each is an enemy
to the others. God never intended to
build up IN the midst OF these mountains
community OF this character He did
not call your fathers here for that pur-
pose. You have not been born In this
land Tor that purpose. We have been
brought here and we have been born
here tnat we may become good citizens,
that we may become like unto Jesus
Christ that we may be made free by
and through the truth. Every man that
owells Ia a community ought TO conform
his actions and his conduct TO the vel.
fare and happiness Of all the people,
and 10 the sacrifice OF his personal am.
billions and desires, II necessary. lie
should be willing to sacrifice every am
bition and desire that is not in harmony
with the welfare Of the people. / want
to impress this upon the minds Of this
congregation, that the man who pro.
iesscs 10 be Latter,day saint aud is
not obcdient to the rules and regulations
OF the Church, is an enemy to the
Church and to the people OF God. and
he should change his course or be cast
out Of the Church and the hand Of Eel.
lowship be withdrawn from him. You
cannot fellowship traitor In your
midst, whose only purpose In dwelling
among you is to build up himself at the
expense and ruin OF his associates.
regard a man that will sell liquor against
the will Of the people as one OF this
class lie Is an enemy TO the commu-
nifty. Especially is he an enemy to a
community who have set their faces
against such thing, and who have eN-
pressed themselves against IL. II the
community In which man dwells say
they do not want this evil IN their midst.
that man should CONFORM to the wishes
OF the people, and he should not set up
his sordid desire Tor gain against their
will. II the entire people wanted whisky
saloons, aud considered them necessary
10 their happiness, then that man would
find a welcome here, however pernici0us
the results OF his business might be.
In all communities there are more or
less Of those who are inclined to the
wicke ways oil the world, and to those
habits that are Injurious to mankind but
when the majority OF the people are
against these evils, aud they have eN.
pressed their will that these evils should
not be tolerated In their midst, he who
opposes their will In this regard, Is an
enemy to the people, and they ought to
withhold the hand Of fellowship from
him. Not only that, but they should
adopt such measures and take such pre-
cautions as will best preserve their chill.
dren and the unwary, as well as those
who are prone TO iniquity, from being
brought under the baneiul influences OF
such a man. a man who will conduct
himself like this and set himself up
against the will Of the people simply for
the paltry dollars there are In Il; that
man protesting to be a Latter.day Saint,
is a viper IN society, aud should be
spufned and desplsed. have never vet
been able 10 seeiwhere there Is the least
justification in distributing an element
among the people that will destroy their
virtue, that will sap their substance, ruin
fh.iF moral ghuFaFNRFa AagfTAV 0k.a.
peace and happiness, and SOW the seeds
Of deprayity and death in their midst. /
cannot see the least justification for any
man to deal in this liquid poison. There
Is no good In II TO any one, except to
the man who dispenses the poison; aud
the good that comes to him from such
practice is certainly very Questionable
indeed | cannot see that II is good at
all. Money gotten by this practice,
which is based upon the ruin OF others,
Is certainly obtained in very questiona-
bic way; and the man who makes
money out Of the sale Of intoxicating
drinks is IN one respect a robber.
Now, am not a temperance lecturer.
have not thought much about this sub.
ject. II has come to me; and feel in
my weak way and with broken words to
protest against this evil In this commu-
nifty and IN every community Of the Lat
teT.day Saints, because It is wrong.
ON the principle that one man would be
justified in selling liquor Tor the profit
he gets out of II, another man would
be Justified in establishing house Of III
fame. The man that sells liquor does It
to make money; but those VINO patron
ize HIM do so to their own loss aud hurt
and to the bringing OF sorrowi to their
hearthstones, a man who follows these
questionable pursuits is an enemy TO
society, and he ought not to be fellow
shipped by righteous people; for he is in
sin. II Is a sin to him that knoweth to
do good and doeth ii not. He is in the
bondage OF sin; he Is not free man; he
would destroy the happiness Of others
and would rob the family OF the means
the husband or brother earns Tor their
support, to crafty his own ambition to
make money and become in part II not
wholly responsible before God. There
fore, he is iniuring his neighbor and Is
committing a grievous wrong. Hence
he is not Tree. The truth Is men should
not engage in such occupations as these.
They are not legitimate occupations.
They do no good to any man or to any
community; but they do harm to men
and communities. Therefore, the man
that conducts himself in this way should
repent and forsake his sin; he should
learn the truth and abide in II, that he
may be indeed disciple OF Christ and
that the truth may make him free.
The man who Ignores the Sabbath
day is not altogether on a par with the
man who keeps saloon, or with ire