Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-03
AN IMronrANr DIscornsE.

Az IMPORTANT DISCOURSE.
We publish in ful today a discourse
delivered ty PRECEDENT Lorenzo SNOW
atst Ccorre ou May b 1879. n should
b. read with moro than ordinary inttr-
est by ths futtcr.day Saints. o. cone
tnins many important declarations and
principles and n fuii of spiritual titnii-
s.. We doaIro to direct special alton.
tion Co. three points iu o. and hope
they will b. reen and senred by nn
who read che sermon.
Tho nrst b. in relation to The law Of
tthnr on this the President de-
ilycrcd tho word OF toe Lord hy cum-
manimcnt not only To- the people
whom BE- addressed but 90 tho whole
church. FROM that time forward Do
h. required that tho Lhitcr-dny Saints
shall observe tho law of tithinr, hy
paying che tenth Of their interest ora.
nually, That ia the tenth of what
each person obtains by labor or any
other means
Evcy body who 20 ivHir,H can under.
stand this without query OF dispute.
The interest on money o. what n brings
on loan, deposit or other use. a per.
sons Interest b. that which b. proc
ducea. The tenth of that D. the
Lords 10 Do paid 90 those whom ile
appoints 90 receive &c. tls Co be- paid
In Kind" That o.. " received IN
money 90 he paid IN money n IN pro.
duco. to De- paid In produce. uf the kind
obtained. rIthlng being tho tenth.
anyhlng Ices than the tenth b. not
tthlnF 10 may be- an accepted Offering
hut iu not property called iithinr The
bishops ate the officers appointed 60
receive. care Tor ana account Tor the
utheH N the people. 40 person IN the
chufch ~ exempt from tho law.
Thor To- nothing new IN IN this but
~ pronunciation BY divine authority
means a roqulaition of ith Observance
TO tho letter, In the spirit or tho reruia-
lion. by every member OF the church.
young ana Old. rich and poor. Repent.
anee or ncrlect Ia tho past viii b.
unaffected by faithful compliance In
The future. ~ IL voluntary donation.
however No one 10 compelled 10 nay
H. any more than one H. compelled to
BE- baptized Obedience brings the bltrl.
inE attached 60 the law; di-pbodloncs
forfeiu tho blessing when the law ID
TAUGHT ana understood.
The present promise h that n the
saints viii hencoforih obey the law
fully they and the church will be- ~.
lleved fnom debt, the work viii pros.
per- and the way win De- prepared Tor
roiurn 10 ana tho redemption of Zion.
ana the establishment ~ that order
which ihc people failed a. fuini in tho
early days on tho Church ana ao failed
to secure o. riches aud blessings.
The second point Do the testimony oi
President Hnov concerning tho teach.
infH % tho Prophet Joseph Smith or
plural marriage. Co him personally ul
Nautoo. 10 o. ono moro piece ~ ovt.
denco uralnst ihe theory that tho doe.
trlno orlrlmte1 with brigham Youur
aud ii should be- carefully noted by ai
concerned.
w A'N"N o." NN' N|N"NNNH| NNNINN
alton. once mufr. hy the President. thai
ho Manifesto has BEEN IN actual fore,
since its cnuncihtion aud acceptance bj
tho church. and that no plural mar
flagca have been or will be- pcrfomr,
IN the Temples ur elsewhere. This &.
what he haH nvuwed In private. Il d
repeated ln public. II should stan,
% authoritative aud authentic
II does not matter what poo
pie may imagine, or what reports mas
be- spread abroad The law " IN,
Church corresponds with the Constltu
ton % che state ana tho Enabling Act
and everybody mny rely on the naaur
ancr that plural marriages In hl
church have entirely ceased.
The diHcourlo now published D. valu
ahlo Do other respects, but in those ~
have emphasized may De- regarded n
hryund valuation. ist all tho Saint
heed 90 luiunctInnH and live up q
IT, ilEht % contains mo- dcnuuriatibn.
hut those who practice lts requirement
viii not nil CO. receive the fulnImsn
N wrry promise it contains. "W
thank Thee % 1od. Tor "a Prophet