Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-29


deaths than 10 lose the faith and 10
sacrifice the precious promises that God
has sealed upon usi What Is life com.
pared with w Nothing at all. There
are many things worse than death. OF
course. we cling to life II Is right that
We should But what Is death com.
pared with the loss of the Spirit Of God
and the withdrawal OF the favor Of God
from usf When we were baptized we
took upon as the name Of Christ.
scarcely ever bipIiz Il an individual
aud ! have baptized hundreds without
asking them u they were not willing to
lay down their lives for the cause OF
CnrisL II they were not, have urged
them not lobe hasty IN going into the
waters Of baptism, because men and
women ought to be prepared for al
things when they enter into this Church.
The Lord will have a tried people.
and II you can be tried m any way, on
may depend upon Il you will meet that
trial, You caunot expect anything else,
because Of the greatness OF the promises
that lie has made to US and the glory
lie holds out tous u we are faithful.
What glory Is thisl Our Rcdecmcf left
the mansions above to come down and
suffer rs lie did In order that lie might
be worthy OF IL. Aud II he could en-.
dufc that which He did Tor the sake OF
that glory, shall not We, his brethren
and sisters, be willing to endure these
little trials aud difficulties that we have
to contend With Or shall we IN our
pride and our highmindedness and Ia
our determination to have our own way,
forget the promises OF God unto US aud
turn our backs upon all these thingsf
We should place a high value upon
that which God has done Tor us. We
should value this precious Spirit that lie
has given unto US, and not allow our.
selves 20 be one minute without it,eilher
| sleeping OF waking, Before we do any.
thing we should ask ourselves whether
that which we are about to do is such as
God will approve OF and seal with His
blessing; and " there be any doubt
about IL, we should pause, and say,
This salvation and this glorious exalta.
ton that God holds on, TO me Is worth
more than anything else on earth, and
will not do anything that will cndangcr
my salvation and the salvation OF my
family, but ] will cling 10 the Spih, OF
the Lord aud not gfieve it,"
Ny brethren and sisters, this is a sol.
cmn occasion. II ought to inspire sol.
cmn thoughts. We ought to be a solemn
| people, IN view Of our relationship to
God aud that which lie has done for US.
| Allusion has been made to my lately
deceased son | would rather bury any
child have than that he or she should
lose the iath. Much as / love my
iamily-and do love them--l would
rather they should die than that they
should lose the faith. do not love any.
thug 10 COMPARISON with my love Tor
God and ior HIS work. am thankful
to the Lord that lie has given me this
love, II has been the JOY OF my exist.
ence. Il las illunined ali my lie. AL
though nave had my trials and have
| gone through great many scenes that
we're painful, ! can tfuthiully say that
my lite has been an exceedingly happy
one, because God has been my friend.
| And know He always will be, u / will
do that which Is right aud pleasing IN
| His sight.
lnasmuch as allusion has been made
| to the death OF my sou, Abraham, may
be pardoned II make a few remarks
upon this subject. Il Is now less than
four years since my son David died
while on a mission In Germany. All
who knew him know what he was. II
seemed to me that he was perfection, as
did my son Abraham also. when
| David was a little baby he was seized
| with mortal sickness, / went from the
/ office one evening and found him very
low, and all the family keenly anxious
about him ! begged my vile TO retire
and let me SIT up; but as had been up
/ a good deal. she insisted ON my going
i 40. hnI GtNl FrutAnassN.N nFNI d "a
SIT up the remainder OF the night, and II
In the meantime there vas any change
she would have me awakened. Before
midnight | was aroused and told that
the child was dying. | found all the
family weeping and the child dying, AS
| watched him he gasped, and to all
human appearance was dead. My vile
in deep anguish exclaimed, "Oh
George, do lay hands on him" | laid
my hands upon him, and In the agony oi
my grief | besought the Lord to spare
him to US, The Lord heard my prayer,
and lie breathcd into him the breath OF
life, aud that child was raised from the
| dead II any child ever was. OF course,
he had TO be nuised with the utmost
care and solicitude, but he grew and
lived to be a young man, and went on
/ llllA IllhllbN " AAtlHlANlH s1NIlt OF you
| perhaps have an idea, from letters he
| wrote, concerning his mission He was
| a boy OF great promise. The Lord took
him IN tue midst OF his ministry. lie
died IN the arms OF one OF his brothers,
aud his body was brought home. While
his death was great bereavement,
ielt that the Lord prolonged that boys
life, and gave Us the JOY OF having him
Tor nearly twenIy'one years afterwards;
Tor he was great 10y TO his mother
while she lived, and to all the family.
| The Lord answered our prayers aud
| prolonged his life for that length OF
time, aud then in His providence called
| him home.
| Abraham II. Cannon was taken with
| typhoid fever some ten or eleven years
| ago. was on the Underground" al
the time. Word came TO me that II /
| wanted to see my son alive would have
| to 20 quickly. | went to where he
was. lie was very low and appeared TO
be diving. lie could not speak In com.
pany with some Of the brethren, al.
minis,ered to him, and lelt powerfully
impressed to ask the Lord to spare his
life. After we had administered to him,
| stood at the foot Of his bed, and said,
| Abraham, you will live; do you believe
mep' He could not speak hut he moved
his eyelids as much as to say, "Yes,
believe YOU" And he did live, until a
| few weeks ago. lie was an indelatiga.
bic worker, and have tried TO restrain
him, but he seemed TO be impeled to