Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-28

there are. who commits them' DO the
vifluous. the pure m heart, the huu1f1.
Bile and the upright, the Llti'rdHy
Saints Arc they guilty of this a1omln.
able Cfiue} OF no; II is only iHs
wicked. the sensual and the corrupt ilIi
pro, utuic themselves m this way lIis
ier. iay saints never do this. they never
gamble, they never steal, they DO uIi
bear false witness against their neigh.
Dor. they do not take the nam. u' God
boo vain. they honor the sabbath IHF uI
keep it holy, aud th y honor iI..r
fathers and their mot. crs, h'gtH.s these
are tine comm lnls OF God which saints
keep five N.fc all Latter day Saints,
then We would have no thieves. uI game
blug, no dmukards, no drU.H. aI.
looms. no gambling h-lls, no houses of
illhmr. mo- quaucIng between ue|.Hs
hurs. no litigation before the CHuf'., nor
among ourselves and the High Council.
men would be at liberty TO wHf. Hu
their farms and attend 20 their business.
may not be much of a Lattef.ilY 1UIt
myself aud yet ] never troubled HIGH
Coulcii To- my die, ! never troubled o.
Bishop LOO my lir; / never so much H.
troubled teacher 81 my life 20 come
aud settle difficulty tot M. 10 I can
| say this cunsg unuously and truly how
ever ar ana from being a good Latter
! day Saint is there not hope iIr Wa auu
hope Tor you, aud IS there not good
| chance for us To- progress 90 the rrNi
direction Iui become better men aud
women think there Is
! want to Say one thing more fgl.
! haps 10 may be taken as rather personal.
but do not intend h to be- 800. nor DO I
intend 10 wound anybody 10y m1Ei1E
! reference to %. want to say that not
| only have some Of the bishop, aud The
high council % this Stake been troubled
| q good deal OF late years with lWuus
between neighbour, but these gHlfrcN
| have been carried beyond tHg bishop
| and the high council TO the Presidency
/ ui the Church, and the Presidency have
| had 10 wrestla with them. llafFeunE
! between nuIE gibbons over q little piece u'
] land or over drop ul waicr uf over
! some trn.ns thing. yet they 1911 quarrel
/ and quarrel liugatr, and cNaHpelaIr one
another. worry the bishop and annoy
] the Cigh Huunei, aud troubled the
Twelve aud the Presidency u. the
! Church, and set their difficulties BTc not
| settled. What does this pfIyg' 10
| proves that those who make these
| troubles make them because ihry are
! absolutely devoid of the tue spirit of
| Chr uaGiiD % they had auar. OF tue
religion 900 their sauls, spark ui true
humility, they would not quarrel with
/ their ueiEhb1r not tor whole tgu.agrg
| field. much less some tullin. thing
Ny brethren and sisters, these are d
few OF my sentiments rather pIiu.y
| spoken. exhort you to bee humble. 10
bee faithful 10 be meek and I0NIy, 10 be-
] i0rg.vuE, 10 Doe trusiiul 10 the Lord and
true 10 H. Priesthood, because in ibis
lies the principle OF government in The
/ Church. li you tramplc upon th,
/ Priesthood, set aside the Proficiency o.
the Stake. aud treat with contempt the
authority which they hold sou weaker
the power OF Gods government boa th,
earth, aud yon bring yourselves int,
! contempt before the Lord, because th,
Lord will not hold hil .Hilt,csg wh0
will not honor the order that lie ha
established. God has established Hi
order and We are bound 10 respect % 81
long as IL continues and We continue e
be members of the Church Therefore
/ say 10 you. honor the Presidency %
the Stake and your Bishops, and al
who are placed TO preside IN your midst
Sustain them in their positions by you
faith and your prayers, and show then
that you will help them IN every gool
word aud work, and God will bless so,
| for h. Amen.