Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-08

requires OF us IL that we will do our
duty 90 Him. Will we from this time
forward REFORM VIII we pay our
tithinE remember the Word NJ Wisdom,
refrain from denllng our bodies with
liquor or tobacco. and abstain from
crowd this house on the Sabbath day
as Il e. tonight7 How blessed II would
be- 10 see an who belong 60 this ward
here on the sabbath day, 90 purtuko N
the Sacrament. because the Lord ~
whore His people meet together and
2artnkc Of the Sacrament He N pres
cnt with w also when we humble our
selves before Him In prayer morning
and evening, as we ought 60 do. ana Tie
" present with as when our hearts 20
out 30 Him In secret prayer lie Hreu
and knows every thought OF our hearts
Therefore. let us think properly In the
future; cease 60 think ovll, and learn
10 work Righteousness. VIII we honor
Him and keep His commandments
VIII We strip ourselves Tor the remain
der OF the uccG For we have nearly
got 90 tho end. Even the youngest
of as cannot hope 60 live a very great
time. Scvcnty-nye or "a hundred years
n hut "a little time. What o. u Co you
men who have already lived seventy
years? Have not those years fitted
rapidly? Cannot you look back and
wonder what you have accomplished IN
that little tlmcg See what has been
done by other mon our Savior did "a
wonderful work IN O. very Tow years,
The Prophet Joseph died before he was
forty years ~ age. aud see what a
great work he established.
l want 10 cxhort you, my brethren
and sisters. that unless you listen 10
the Counaola uf the servants Of God
who are among you today the time viii
when you viii be- Inundated: you win
be- weighed In the balances and found
wanting. We must not be- found
wanting. You are the witnesses ~ the
servants of God that have been among
you. The presidency of the stake. the
High Council and the Biahupa. you
know what the Apostles have been do
lng among you, You know the coun-
sells they have given you and the oN-
amplcs they have set. You know
thcy have come among you with the
have been constant In prayer and
In their labOrs; that they have loved
you and sought diligently 20 do
you good. Have We ever done you
wronF2 Il there an Apostle that has
trcspassod upon your rlghtsg Have
We becn tyrnnnlcal, harsh or scvcre7
Have We held our voices when We ought
to have spoken? Have we neglected
you1 You are our witnesses before
the Lord that We have been among
you and labored faithfully. In season
and out OF season. early and late. You
have not u charge that you can make
against the President OF the Church
nor any OF his brethren IN this regard.
Not that we have been perfect but
We have worked aH best we could. Now
We ask you 90 DO better than you have
been doing. We will be more diligcut
ana will undertake TO do our duty so
that We can meet the Lord when He
comes. let His coming be when % may.
Here are such men as President Snow
President Richards. President Cannon,
President Smith. who nave worn them-
selves out among you, They have never
shrunk from their duty. their lives
/ have been testimonies before the uco.
pie all the time. ON that We may an
follow IN their footsteps, and that II
may be said NJ uH ns % has been said
Of the Prophet Joseph. 0f brigham N
John Taylor. 81 Wilf1rd Woodruff that
We have Kept the faith and fought an
excellent nght These men and many
others Of the Apostles have gone 90
their reward, Whether they had much
means In this life or not. they have
| earned eternal lifo ana are rich, Their
wealth cannot be- told. II u endless.
/ ana ondlcsslv Increasing They Will
never be poor again
President Snow has said that he does
not know that he will come 20 SOC you
| again. Hut he is just os likely 20 come
as | am, We have not the issues OF life
and death. ana we cannot tell II a.
as important. therefore. that ! should
eXhort you To- reformation that you
/ may be- able 90 save yourselves ana
| your poHterlty. as it H. Tor President
| Snow. Thousands Of young men have
! died while President SNOW has lived 90
good old age, and with 20 good pros
poct that he may live q number OF
! years yet az least To- accomplish the
! work that hold VIII emphasize his adj
| mlnistratlon, ana that 's. 90 sec the
1 church relieved OF ull iw obligations
! and made entirely free. You ana | must
help IN doing this. by paving an hon
! est tithlng, when we have once como
to the point OF paying an hon-
est conscientious Uthlug, We Will en-.
JOY the spirit OF II.
feel 90 bless you my brethren and
sisters ! love the people ~ this stake
So do We oil, Your welfare and YOU
salvation IN the burden NJ our prayer.
and lHhors all the dny long We want
you saved, as we want % Doe saved. We
| labor as We do that we mny De saved
And I must labor more diligently thar
! / have been doing. fur I have not dons
as wei as ] should have done, ! want
to do better. and ] want the preai'
dency aud my brethren to Indicate 1,
me what there is that ! can do; fol
have not one moment Of time 10 vast,
from now on 10 the day when / shall
10 20 my final account iiles1 you. my
brethren and sisters In the name OF
Jesus. Amen