Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-18


childrcn'a children unto the third and |
fourth renefntion;
Nevertheless thine enemy IL IA thine |
hands. und " thou reward him accord |
ing a. his works. thou ART Justified, " 1
he sought Thy ne. and thy HE IL en-.
dnnrcrcd by him. thine enemy " In |
thine hands and thou art Justified.
behold. this h the law ! gave unto /
my servant Nrphi, aud thy fathers |
Joseph. and Jacob. and Isaac. and |
Abraham, and all minv ancient |
prophets and apostles.
And again. this H. the law that /
gave unto mine nncients. that thel ]
should not 10 out unto blttle against |
any nation. kindred. tongue or people.
save I. the Lord. commanded them"
The point that ! particularly desire
20 draw the attention N this congrcrn.
ton 10 ~ that which I have read VIII
be found IN the following.
And whose iayeth down his life In
my cause. for my names sake. shall
nnd II again, even life otornaii
Therefore he not afraid ~ your
cuemicu. Tor ! have dccrCcd In ny
heart. saith the Lord, that viii prove
you IN nil things. whether you VI
abide In my covenant even unto death,
that you may be- found worthy.
For II yc viii not abido.in my cove
nnnt. Sc are not worthy Of me-
1 take this Language nome to myself
ana / accept ut uncc the truth that n
| viii not abide In the covenant ~ the
Gospel, I am not worthy " the iord.
Ana the covenant Of the Gospel means
great deal. II does not mean simply
one covenant that We have made Wttn
God. but ID means tn eternal covenant
that We have entered into to f0raakc
evil and To DO good. To build W zion
ana not To build up babylon. 10 work
Righteousness In the earth ana not cNil.
Co put our trust In God aud not w mhn,
and q put God first aud foremost. above
All thingH. before all things. When !
do that then am I entitled 60 the prom
isoH that the Lord Almighty has made
In this revelation. lie will nghi NY
battles; lie viii contend for my fiEhtH'
lie will make me free. lie VIII preserve
me e. the accomplishment % the mts-
sion a. which lie has called me. llc
Will M and qualify me, 80 Tar ~ ! an
papable ~ being fitted and quhliilci,
BY the presence and Influence " Tvs
| Holy Spirit. tp be an Apostle ~ Jesus
christ, to be- "a husband aud ihihef.
a faithful member IN His church, AMI
IA faithful citizen In every respect. the
| covenant Of this glorious Gospel thnt
| Ne have received involves fightguuh
dealing between man ana man "
man will take advantage OF MS nylHh-
Dor or wrong his brother then ne W
/ stepping beyond the covenant OF the
| Gospel, and he IN bringing condemna-
tion upon himself by his trnnnRrcHrlon.
/ The covenant Of the Gospel DEMANDS
and Involves tho right ~ every man 70
possess and enjoy solely that when
God has given him Tor w
use, and any man Una, vi,
ncighbor, 10 dcnlc his nelghbor'a bed,
10 rob hlH ncighbor of his goods or OF
| his good name, steps outside or TINS
great Gospel covenant and N trans
gruraor before God. ana forteltH hir
right 10 the promises ANA pfo,cctipn
that the Lord has made W him TINS
covenant Of the Gospel that We nave
made II against all wickcdnesn, against
| Mi furrctfulnorH of the Lord. ana All
| UppoHltion TO His word and To right
coua principles. And every man that
has been baptized Tor tho remission pI
hts sins and has received the gitt ot
| the Holy Ghost by the laying ON OF
hands. has entered into this covenant
| before God and with his fellow mon
that he will honor God. ana love HIM
| with All his might. mind ana strength,
and that he viii love his nclEhhor as
hlmsclf--or strive to do H. He mny TAU
| la do u because ~ the weakness of
m, mesh. hui he enters into the obll-
CATION that he win endcavor To love
tiod with an his heart. and his neigh
bor AS himself. And that means that
he viii respect the rights OF his neigh
hor ~ he respects his own rights that
he viii honor the privileges ana belong
lnga Of his ncighbor AZ he hon9fn hlH
own privilege and belonging; that he
would no morc do injury 60 his neigh
bnr than he would injurc himself %
those who are dearest To him. "
means. too. that uod ~ above All ana
that Hts cause ~ righteousness " nu'
premo In earth ana In heaven, The
cnuae Of righteousness and truth
what IN there beyond II aud above ~
/ want to say 10 you that truth II
above all things. lIiEhthouhneH.
comes Of obedience to the truth, ANA
those who do not obey the truth can
not be righteous, nor can ihey purify
themselves. There II no religion that
is superior To truth. There u y" man
u opinion that can be- weighed IN the
balance with the truth. The truth II
that which God has Rivcn 10 uh "a
tonke us free. and when We receive the
truth We are free indeed; Thcrtorc'
testify to, TO , you ~ ,sa' COD S''d !,
truth. "My word " truth" said
The savior. God has never given falls,
commandment 90 the children OF men
lie has never required men 10 do thai
which was wrong. The Lord has
sought from the beginning 10 maxi
men do that which would beneht them
selves. nnd o. benenung themselves
benent others Tho law OF und To-
auiros that you shall f1rhohr with youl
ncighbor. and not get angry with him
thnt II he trrspnss against you. You
shall forgive him. and the Hccunt
time YOU shall forgive him, what u
he does not ask forgiVrnehsf Yes; ant
II he trcspaHs against you the ihirt
time, and stlll docs not ASK forgive
.ass no taty NJ God demands OF yot