Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-02

dants OF Sarah, that came to be Twelve
Tribes to enter into the Gospel cove
naut aud the power Of great salvation,
there was another side OF bis household,
the descendants Of his other wives. that
have gone OIL in the line Of Mohammc-
damsm. but as different as their views
are from ours, they have maintained that
feature which our father Abraham
taught them, that they should have no
other gods before Hin, and with them
there Is but one God, and Mlhlmmed
is His prophet: while with as there is
but one God, and the Lord Jesus Christ
is our Savior five can establish our
children In the right ways oi the Lord,
that is what we ought TO do. But we
can look back over some Of the best
families Of Israel. beginning with the
Prophet loscph's family and going all
along the line, and where are thcy'
Look into the world and az some Of the
best preachers among the different de-
nomInati1ns-mcn living up 10 the best
light they havc-aud some Of their chill.
dfcn are the fenegadcs Of their town.
Well, II men do the best they can, there
will be help given TO the righteous.
Think of father Abrahaml The Lord
has told us that he has passed the am
gels and the Gods aud gone into bis cx.
alatiOn. Where arc his EeucfatiOus'
where arc these Moslems' Father ADra.
ham has gone up to where he has
powct-poWer with the Gods, power
with the Son Of God, power with the
courts OF heaven. power with the coun.
cil Of the Eternal. lie has a work on
hand. In this world he has a multitude,
Lilo lac al HIaaa NIHU"UH HHFI NHH.
have to come around, IN time OF eternity,
To- inherit the presence and glory ui their
father Abraham In the eternal world, so
many Of them as can bctcscued through
obedience to the Gospel. ] nope the
Lord wall bless Us, and help as to un'
dcntand the times and seasons IN which
We live, that we may make the most
aud best OF them, gl0tiy HIS name and
build up His Church.
The Lord Is going to turn the favor Of
the best men ON earth towards this pco'
pie as fast as we will let Him. Men
already have come here with their m j.
iilus aud OIL rcd their money to Us.
They sense that We are apcoplc who are
trustworthy, aud that pay our debts.
They sense that We are a stald people and
our merchants have paid their debts ~
the east and maintained as good a hnan.
cial reputation as any people ~ these
whole United States I'VE eau say
these United States" since We have
got in). Why do they teel that way Il
IS because they sec the mi cEtiiy ui this
people, that during the late panic the
banks dil not close up aud burst Us All
to pieces and ruin everything, but held
steady. They see virtues among TINS
people that make them feel safe that Il
there is a people anywhere where thcy
can invest and do business with safety,
they are here, We have the least NUM-
Der OF deiaultcrs among Us, we nave the
least bankfupts among us, We
have the least OF anything OF that kind
that IS mischievous and bad. We need
to cultivate these virtues, not in our mef'
chants only, but every man, woman and
| child ought to be brought up In the cul'
tufe Of these graces and virtues, 50 that
/ we can stand up aud he exalted above
every other people, and the glory %
] God will come upon Zion, and they vii
/ look to her as the safest and best place
Tor their great treasure sloTehOuses and
the establishment OF all that Is good,
| We will have men come In here with
means to build railroads, and make To-
Dor Tor our brethren, aud cause them to
rejoice, so that they can get a little
money to pay their debts and their tith'
ing with. pray the Lord to bless US all
In culliyatlng every grace and virtue
that the Gospel grants rs, that We may
so live as to be proper cxcmplars In the
Church Of our God, and be worthy OF
the blessings that heaven has to bestow
upon us, May It be so. Amen.