Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-01

nav nv ,e"seI In review. by which we
nave been enabled TO notice nnd com
alder several different phases or vu'
existence both us thurch ana hH liul-
vlduais. BEING requested TO mak, leW
,cnarks. 1 desire earnestly that you WIZ
rrant me the benefit N your taith ana
prnvcfs. that the Holy spirit may nc
Win me, and that ] may De lcl W
speak such things as shan be edlylhs
and profitable. -. 49,. 200.
pie cf tho world IL that We believe ~ |
mo Gospel, restored IN the last JAYS |
by tho Lord through the Prophet Joseph |
smith. and that we have accepted the |
principles u the Gospel ana are pIo-
Tossing TO live them We are Latter
day Saints according 90 the degree ul |
faith we have In the principles taught |
ua aud our diligence In making them /
the rule Of our conduct The L'td nus ]
granted unto His people the most pcr-
feet form OF government that mas ever
been known ON earth. he mas even |
told us that IN the ministry Ql one !
particular branch OF the Anrpnic iriost-
hood there 10 a duty devolNng up.h !
that branch 10 be always win the |
Saints. and to see that thcrc rs no
lnlaulty In the Church Then II We
live up 10 the principles We profess
and NJ the Priesthood discharges lH
duty, trnnsrrcssiuu ana sin cannot exist
IN the church without being FOUND OUT
political or other organization Of when
We have heard. that can lay claim TO
such n degree Of perfection az that
People can live under u IN righteous
ness unto perfection and VI sin N CONE
mitted Il will bee found out
Under the law OF God that has been
given universally. TO Israel nnclently,
aud 20 Israel mulcrnly the two great
requirements are. First, TO love God
with an the heart, and. SECOND our
nolghhor az ourselves. on these TWO,
the Savior once said. N correctly report
ed. hanged all the law ana the prophets
10 then la our Ewes there arr two Kinds
Of alu that We are liable to-the Hin
against God ana the sin against each
other
Those classes of sin which are against
each other We are particularly instruct
ed upon. We are cnlolncd that we
should be- fofgivinr one 90 another. That
we should not only extend our forgive.
ness and generosity IN this direction Co
those who are ponltont and ask our
forgiveness. but that We should even
have respect and love for those who
hate as and deHpltefully use uH. The
Savior taught this said lie; For II
yc love them which love you, what re-
ward have ye2 DO not even tine pub
licans the aninc2" This IL problem IN
human life which very few. n any, OF
uH have mastered as yet. II IN easy Tor
ua to love those who love Us. 90 do
good 20 those who do good unto u.s. 10
pays uH 10 goes. but when We come 10
the matter of forgiying aud loving
those who pcrsrcutr ne, it n quite dif.
frrcnt. When We think Of those who
prosecuted unto death our prophets,
and compelled the people TO seek
refuge In Old Mexico. We have 10 pause.
ana before We can got the thing right
we have 10 consider that they are
Gods children as wcll as we.
We have need TO be thankful that we
have been shown the way of life and
have the inclination % take the course
60 bring ~ Into fellowship with the
Lord and with His Holy Spirit Herein
are we morn blessed than they. and
the extent o. blessing depends on our
diligence IN keeping the command
mcntH. The Savior said. III ye love
me, ye Will keep my commandments"
HE that hath my commandments. and
dooth them, he 10 is that loycth me-"
on this same principle We are COM
mnndcd TO forgive all men. Jesus said:
III ye forgive men their trcspaascs.
your heavenly Father VIII also forgive
you. but n ye forgive not men their
trospaHsca. neither Will your Father
forgive your treHpnsseH." Thus we have
rule that We can carry right along
with a.. II we are willing TO forgive
those who trcspnsa against us, we have
the assurance that We shall be forgiven
IN like manner. The Prophet Joseph
once told the brethren OF the Twelve,
when he was teaching them at Mon
trose, that " they would have grace and
favor enough 20 forgive those who tres
passed against them. even before they
asked forgiveness, our Heavenly Father
would be Just as ready and forward to
forgive them. with what measure yc
mote. Il shall be- measured 10 you
again" This H. q great aud an exalted
problem. aud when We get SO that We
can master Il and live by II, We may be
considered Saints indeed.
There Is another principle involved IN
thlH-the principle Of charity The pupu-
lar idea Is that VI we distribute OF our
substance TO feed and clothc the poor.
Co send the Gospel abroad. and other
things OF that KIND we are considered
generous, benevolent and charitable.
The Apostles nncienty took a some
what different Wow Of this ono Of
them said. Though / bcstow an my
goods 10 feed the poor aud though /
give my body 20 be burned, and have
not charity. II pronteth me nothing"
Hence we have 10 labor with our
selves ana try 10 come TO compre-
hension OF the fact that the human
family are all Gods children: that He
has love for them ALI that lie has said
lie would not that any should
perish. but that all should come
10 repentance. This Is the
carry on with himself, with himself ana
his neighbor, and with himself and his
God. We have It given to w In the
revelations that when we forgive one
another and come together IN good
fellowship, then We may eat ana drink
the Lords supper with a conscious.
ness that lie also has forgiven us.
The Lord has said that they who
transgrcss should be dealt with before
the Church. Now. there are some
things which are permitted 20 pass
along, as the Prophet Joseph used 20
Say, with a very slack rein;
then thore are times when we
have 10 be brought up more 10 the
strict line Of our duty, In order to
progress The Church Is expected To
progress In putting away tranhgression
and IN the perfection OF keeping the law
OF God
Their IA one point which was read con-
corning tithng that was not dwelt
upon. We are given plainly TO under
stand that this land II choice above all
othcr lands, precious us II " for the
lhlhga put forth by the moon, and by
me sun, and Tor the precious things OF
lhe everlasting hills. and In the rovcu-
uen on tthlng we lind that "all those
VINO gather unto the land Of Zion shall
pc ulhed Of their surplus properties
ana shall observe this law, or they
snail not De found worthy to abide
among you" That last clnuse is
rather significant one when YOU
come 10 consider Il In It's possible I'M
porinnco, There ~ another revelation
which saws! And 10 ghnn ,,s,,. a..