Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-02


another discourse ut the same place
In March. 1855. President Young spoke
" brother Vernon. who had preceded
him. lie was not poiygamist and was
not well known among the community.
Presiden, Young said:
Probably my beloved Brother vcr-
non who has spoken to you this morn
ing Il not known by many OF this con-
rregation, for sifice his arrival In our
midst he has been quietly and Indus
triously practicinE the principles OF our
religion.
But suppose he had been guilty Of
wearing In the streets. " getting In
toxicatcd. Of lighting and carousinR. he
would have been n noted character"
hut brother Vernon II almost en-.
tircly unknown. because he has lived
his religion. kept the commandments
" God and minded hia own business
50 u IL with many In this city. they
are known hut by few. they live here
year after ycnr and are scarcely known
IN the community, because they pay
attention to their own business"
'sThey live their religion. love the
Lord. rejoice continually. are happy all
the day Inng, ana satisfied without
making m excitement among the pcu-
Pile. This IN "Mormonisiu." ! wish We
were all No. I should then indeed be
very much pleased.
My spiritual enjoyment must be
obtained by my own life. but Il would
add much To the comfort ~ the COM
munity. and 10 my happiness. No one
with them. n every man, and woman
would live their religion and enjoy the
ilrht and glory ~ the Gospel for them
selves. b. humble and faithful. rejoice
continually before the Lord, attend TO
the business they are called to do and
BE- sure never to do anything wrong"
In discourse delivered In June Of
the sauic year, President Young thus
explained what was meant by ''llve
your religion" After describing how the
earth IL made up Of particles 40 min
ute no to he undiscernlblc by the aid Of
the nnost microscopes" he said:
III Il the aggregate Of the acts which
I perform through life that makes up
the conduct that viii be exhibited In the
day ~ Judgment. and when the books
are opened. there viii be- the life which
I have lived for me 10 look upon. and
there also will be the acts Of your lives
fuf you to look upon.
1t II the moments and the little
acts that make up the life o. man. let
every second. minute. hour. and day W.
live be spent In doing that which We
know 90 be right.
"Iiow necessary II In for ua To live
our religion - nA to know Ourselves
better. and To know how 10 live better
In accordance with the religion We
have embraced"
These are but very few of the OK
prersions Of President brigham Young
In urrins the Laicrday Saints TO Live
their religion II means today what u
meant then 20 far AZ II related Ia tho
every day duiies Of members Of the
church. The meaning specially attached
10 Il by those preachers and papers that
are trying 20 prejudice the nation
aralnst the "Mormona' II Of their own
manufacture. and bc,mys the spirit
that turks behind u.
n 60 tho accusations and cxaRRern-
tons In which those preachers INDUCED
there ir no need 10 say anything fur
thor. u they were able 10 prove their
saiariour charges they would have only
been too eager to do 10 In the places
whcr. they could have made them cf-
fectuai. As u II. they arc In the excel
lent company 81 the sorslps and tale
bearer. who delight In such sweet It'd
hits and who make mountains out Of
moie.hiiiH. We deplorc their lack OF
charity and desplse the methods they
adopt TO dcfaine people whom they
cannot convert 10 their thrcedbarc the
cries and absurd theology, Yet We
pity their condition aud feel sorry for
their fate,