Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-01

'hc greater disasters spoken Of, this
fact should not lead the Saints
to forget that v.si,a'ions Of o s1mewha,
similar character are liable to come
upon these valleys % certain conditions
are not compiled with.
Unleas tho Li,tcr.day Saints Job.
servo and do the viii Of the Lord, 4"
the country in which they arc gathered
may expect 20 have an unpleasant OK.
perlcnco OF llghlnlugs, and storms, and
floods. Tho cause Of this will DO In the
dlsfoaafd Of the L0rl's command; and
like the rain, the tisaslcr Will fall upon
"thU just anu the unjust" Already
Utah has had some experience
IN this line, ana may DO In
a fair way Of receiving more Of IT,
Those people whose uogl3ct Of religious
duty may BE- responsible Tor these oc-
cutrencos when they come ns iudg-
monts may not be- the immediate suffer.
ere; In fact, the probability is that they
viii not be, since tuai is not the legiii-
mate end OF thcir responsibility which
goes 20 the foil extent Of the damage
but ultimately the whole burden Will
fost where It bolorgs. "II must needs
DO that ofionscs come, but woe unto
those by whom they come"
The same Power that ioreiold tho
safety Of those mountain valos from the
greater calamltius which visi. some
other districts gave warning also Of
dosolaiion by the elements In the
pIacoa inhabited by tho saints, II
wlokedness should prevail. Unte.
levers may sc0G NJ both tho promise
Of security and the warning u iudg.
mont; but riilculo will not change
hots. The revelation Of Tue Lord IN
these latter times Informs the Saints
that after their tcstimouy "oomUth
wrath and indignation upon the
people," Ia tho fern OF earthquakes, OF
lhuuderings, OF llghinlngs, Of temposIs,
etc; aud tho staten Mt ls made:
behold, vengeance como,h speedily up.
ON tho Inhabitants of tho earth, day "
wrath, day u burning, "a day OF desc
latOu, OF weeping, ui mourning, aud Oi
lnmOntation, and az wh.rlwlnd it shall
como upon all tho Garth, saith tho Lord.
Aud upon my house shall 30 uogin, aud
ffom my house 10 shall go forth, saith the
Lord. First among those among YOU,
saith the Lord, who have pr0iussoi 90
know my uamo and have not known mo,
and have blasphemod against me la tho
midst OF my house.
The prevalence Of the lal,et-dsy
judgments following the testimony Of
tho saints Is especially notable as
having been inaugurAtcd upon this
land, where the Gospel dlsponSa,lon
was fret opcnod In these dnyt; aud
their spread to other lands may DO an.
ticilatod In duo season. In iulfillment
OF prophecy. This is the "land Of
Zion" the place Tor the establishment
Of the Lotd's house; ana wherein
thCBs who are numbered with the
Saints are uHmindful Of sacred obllga.
lions, they may expect to take their
full share OF Judgments. From the
words quolei,it sovldent That all otlhe
people will not heod the watnlngai but
for those who lo, the way TO reduce to
a minimum the measure Of judgments
that shall come to thoirpar,loular local..
tyis to keep sIrictlyin the path oihonor,
truth and Righteousness. LatteT.day
Saints are secure IN the conditional
proml5e u immunity from disasters
ouly as they comply with the cond..
tiuus prescribed. Their safety 10 "a
result Of their living faith, manifest
through their works OF obedience 10
ttue pr inciples.