Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-07

Lord has seen our carlesaness and neg
iect Of this law.
There have been many causes which
have led to thie being brought forward.
but the matter that I wish TO present TO
you this morning In this. The voice OF
the Lord to ua. through His servant. Is
that unless there IL a change In this ~
spcct. unless there IN greater obedience.
unless the people come forward and re-
pcnt Of their oareiessness In this re-
spect.
a scoURGE AWAITS US.
a terrible warning thlsi It sounds such
In my ears I remember the past; re-
member the misery this people have had
to endure; the HufferinKa Of women and
children. the destruction Of property.
the abandonment q homes: the loss q
almost every earthly thing that brought
comf0rt-t remember these things.
ray. and ! shrink with dread from the
contemplation Of a renewal q thefni
I never want 10 sec the I.at-
tcr-day Saints take a course 60
bring these DREADFUL CONSEQUENCES upon
themselves You remember what some
u tho mob eaid 20 the Saints In Mis-
eouri. "Old Joe could not make you
vonsccratc. but We Will" and they
MADE THE SAINTS coNsEcRATE
by taking alt their property and driy-
Ing them from their homcp In the
midst Of inciomcnt weather. resulting
In the death OF many and In the mis-
cry OF great many others. Shall we
have these sccnea repeated In any
form7 God Forbid Rather let Us obey
the voice OF God. who has brought sal
walton 10 ua 80 often In the paat He
has been our dclivcrcr times without
number. and has brought us 10 this land
Of liberty. In the midst of these tow
crinE mountains. let us obey His
counsel. Let Ne repent with all our
hcarta. and say Father. wherein We
have sinncd. forgive ne. and we VIII
do better In the future"
Let not the voice Of Cole servant
sound In our midst without bringing
the spirit Of obedience unto Us. Let
IA feel 10 cay,
wives and our children thou hast given
unto US. the land on which We dwell
In thine: our lives are thine. and We
hold them all Tor thcc-dO with them
az s-.emeth thee good. Thou hast fed
Us, thou hast clothed ua, and We have
never lacked when We have eorved thcc.
Now we offer to thgo all that ne have
or control. We withhold nothing from
thee. who arr the Oliver Of all good. the
bounteous Father who has cared for Us
and brought ua safely through 10 be-
hold this beautiful sabbath morning,
assembled In peace and quletnesa and
surrounded by everything to make life
desirable"
That II the way feel this morning.
I have a family d. | want TO see
them plunged In difficulty and woe1 DO
want 10 see my brethren and sisters
meet with the same fate7 No. do not,
Therefore. I say 20 myself and 10 all'
let Ne
OBEY GOD AND REPENT OF OUR
SINS.
We have been careless and ncglectful
but We desire to repent and the
Prophet Of Ood tells Ne that " We do
the past ehail be forgiven. II We now
do that which has been commanded ue,
we are assured that the past shall al
be blOttcd out and forgiven. and We
shall be bicsscd In tho future exceed
ingly.
My brethren and sisters, ! need not
take time 10 prove that which l say
| from the Scriptures. The proof u In
your own hearts. The word u God u
there II meets with a response IN
every heart You know whether this
il true or not And this II the prom.
lncnt topic today. Other Nhlngr, OF
course, are important In their place.
but this IL the word that comes 70 Us At
/ the present time Lot us give heed 10
| IL and obey IT, DO that which we know
| TO be right. and repent u that which we
have done that has been wrong, Repent
81 our neglect In regard TO this doctflne.
| I testify to you. as a living witness, that
the blessings which God has promised
to those who pay tithins do follow the
observance OF this law. l can testify
to this aa well as Malachi; for ! have
proved ID IN my own experience. l
therefore am living witness 70 itH
truth. and also TO the fact that
THIS PEOPLE WILL HE BLESSED
and prospered as never before u they
will obsy this counsel and accept this
warning from the servant Of God
brethren and siaters, let IN be warned
Let Us not At on our seats ana near
the servants OF God talk TO US as they
DO from time TO time, and allow theli
words 10 pass unheeded. but let "a &c
solve In the strength OF God that w
will obey and do that which lie tell.
Us, knowing that II We do this He VII
continue to bless. sustain and deliver US
That God may give unto us all this
spirit and this resolution, IL my prayer
IN the name 0f Jesus Christ Amen