Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-10

he saw other multltudca pressing for.
ward. and they came and caught hold
~ the end of the ROD of iron. and thcy
| did press their way forward. cnntinu-
uily holding fast 90 the rod df Iron. un-
ui hey came forth and fell down and
partook N the fruit u the tree.
Ana h. also saw other muitltudcs
| feeling their way towards the great
nrf spacious building.
Aud Il came 20 pnsa that many were
drowned To- the depths VI the fountain
| and many were lost from his vlow.
wandering IN strange roads.
And great was the multitude that
| dld enter Into thnt strange building.
| And nfter they dld enter into that
| building. they ND point the finger %
acon az me. and those that were par
taking u the fruit also; but we needed
/ them not.
There are the words ~ my father.
/ l'or na many az needed thom. had fall
len away.
Ana Lamar md Tcmucl partook not
u tie fruit. said my father.
And u came TO pass after my father
hnd SPOKEN all the words Of his dream
or vision. which were many. he sail
unto ~, because % thcrc things when
he saw In n vision. he exceedingly foarcd
| Cor Lamar and Lemuoi. yea, he feared
lest they should be cast on from tho
presence " the Lordi
And he did exhort them then with
nll the FEELING Of q tender parent. that
thoi would hcnrkcn 10 his words tha..
pcrhnrH the Lord would be- tnerclfui
% th'm. and not east them on. yea,
my father ala preach unto them,
Ana nftcr he had preached unto
thcm, AMI also prophosicd unto them
% many thlngs. hc babe thcm TO keep
the commandments Of tho Lord: ana
no ula cease speaking unto thom.
Nephi. the Prophet. tcstlohd that tho
Lord also gave him vision. which
Was tho Interpretation 81 the vision
| which his father had. (scc Rock ~
I mormon, chapter 80 To-day w ace
TIE i.amanlies wandering forth az a
saIh ana loaths1me people upon the
North and South American continent.
and also upon some u the paclnc
Islands. The curse % uod has bern
upon that people. na ii was upon the
land they Inhabited. NJ referred 20 by
President Smith today. A. the result
OF their dlsoeedlgncc TO the command-
Nov my brethren and sisters. what
l wish 90 refer 20 D. thlHi What are
your sons and daughters doingf Aro
they fully employed IN some useful la
borf n ihoy are carrying out the
I counatla upon this subject that were
i
they would noi be wandering away
from the path % virtue into mlrt and
Z darkness, In aln and cnrrus Ion. AZ
: many of the NephltcH have DOM. No,
10, They eould be a. their fathers.
: following tho lessons Of patient labor
/ aud Industry they win be full of the
spirit OF virtue and energy, 1 want
90 Hay uutu you. my brethren and SIS
tnfn ana friends. God will bless this
! people Z they VIII be- pure. and u We
, are not pure, He viii withdraw His
Spirit flom ua, The Split 0f God can-
, not-li d Impossible that Il wlli dwell
In an unholy Tabernacle. You Nigh,
! lust AZ wen put bottle Of Ink Into n
, jug VI pure water, and expect 10 drink
I . ana relish %. an 10 expect the Spirit
o. God % owen IN an unholy tabcr-
iAclc. Tho Spirit ~ God Il pure Tho
glory ~ God "a Intelligence; IL Is refined
, and sensitive. ana % will not abide
With "a man unless h. keeps clean and
! pure, Whatsoever n light u truth,
nud | want 90 say unto the Sons and
daugmora OF HlQui keep yourselyes
pure ana unrpottDd from the nius OF
this wicked and adultoruua generation.
itemamher the counHela % Jesus
ChrIH. III thine eye 0ffrnd tho. pluck
u out II Thy right hand oifend thee,
cut "a on; f1r v 4 better far you 10
30 malmod through lie than 10 have
your soul and body destroyed IN he'll"
I speak unto you thHt n any OF
YOU have sinnsd you might 70.
p0nt. Tor Jesus has said Come
unto me an 50 ends u the Garth and
viii give you ruccor. Come one aud
come AN and pirtlkr ~ the waters o.
NE freely" Ana I say unto you, my
friends, II any have Hlnned they should
90 a. Isaiah. the prophet, said. Let
the wicked forHake his way,and the un-
righteous man his thoughts. ana let him
return untp the Lord and Ito VIII have
1900 d d b.. T. a
VIII nhundanily pardon" I cay unto
yln II there are any undor the sound
nf my Nllee that are seeking "a way 70
! De- cIuanHrl 0f their sins, repeu> With
an your heart, and God win forgive you,
n you win come unto Him with a
broken heart and n couirNe spirit and
covenant that YOU viii serve Him. 10
VIII wash away your sins, Tor this IN
the Gospel uf repentance, and sly UNI
90 the sons and daughters % Nluni Woe
. unto You when the time shan come
whom you disregard the principles Of
vrtuci the spirit Of God VIM be- taken
nom you aud YOU WIN DO Ion In dark
ness, Chris says 'rho lighi % the
body Do the eye," speaking OF tho
source from which ,he light ia re-
eeiNed Into The body, "and when the
light which ls In thee bocomns dark
how great is that darkness" There ara
those AMONGST uH, am sorry SO say,
Lint have become 80 absolutely dark.
and cnllnuHed ln their minds as 10 look
upon Gin Wfh some degree ~ allow
ancr, and can tolerate and associate
win u. bni ] say unto you, whom any
man has made covenants with God.
} the Eternal Father, 90 keep HIS COM
m4ndmenis, he cannot tolerate ain.
Jesus says that unless man 10 born OF
The water and the spirit he cannot en-
Ter the Kingdom OF God; and 1 say
: mat no man who has been born u the
. water ana 0f the spirit can see sin and
1 corruption and look upon a ana sane
b uun i an let q 90 by unnotlced. what
VIII hu mo result upon .ihe officers OF
the Church Ia ghe district 10 which |
have referred, should this report prove
90 be true. I VIII tell you. They win
be held responsible for not raising up
r. their voices against these thlnga, for
: not carrying out the Gospel u Christ