Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-10

had TO have another cup Of tea OF cof-
Zee Before she sat down a. eat her
hreakfnst ahu had TO- have another CUP.
and by the time she was rady for
.HElIHl 4nr uud ul appetite. - she
had 10 have another cup Of tea. Then
slr had 10 llo l1ku aud rest Al noon
she had 90 set up and have another
CUP uf tea uf coffee. lu order that she
might have strength 90 cook the dinner.
She had To- have two or three cups while
sho was gettins dinner and after diu-
uUr ahu had TO iis Town and rest again.
This is the course she had pursued until
fho reached the condition the doctor
found her FOO. The doctor told her she
was lu ID very bad condition. and that
II would De- a long dime before she
could recover. II ever he then pre-.
Hcribed Tor hcr lie told hgr Go quit
the Mind of food DO. shoui1 take and
how She should take o. Hc said "rhe
trouble ia you arU starving yourself 90
death. sou have drunk aumulanta tlil
your uc.vcs are Hll rhatterci ana the
stomach cannot act. and what you need
ID something 90 uuutiah your body
iie Huid 10 she would follow bic advice.
che would not need any medicine at all.
but bic bill Tor that advice was some
$40. lie said Co me aftcrwafd. You
preach tho Word of Wisdom 90 your
people time and time again. spending
wockH and months at 20. and thcy don't
rive you % nickel for a. when I preach
the Word OF Wisdom 10 them they pay
me-" That On little lesson in point
Tor those that have Go take their tea
and their coffee. I tel you that the
Almighty knows better what we need
and what On good Tor us than We do
ourselves.
Furthermore. we will perhaps live
long enough a. learn that oats are for
EH d NIH. 10
Kind ~ grain so good and wholesome
fnr the horse a. oats. The Lord has
said Ho and ! believe H. Then Hc has
said that wheat D. f1r man. and there
4 mo- other grain that IL better f1f man
than wheat
Now. brethren ana sisters, aftor hnv.
inr anid thia YOU cHV 90 irst ta YOU
please. w fhr ns ! nm concerned. iiut
when I am called upon 90 preach tho
Gospel. I am going Co preach %. I am
going 90 toll the truth. I believe that
sometimes % cup ~ ten Oh splendid
medicine. nnd that lt ought only to BE-
taken aa medicine. The Same with
conoc. whisky. and other things There
are uses Tor nli those things. but they
arr not 20 be used no beverages by the
1.ntter-day Saints. n they ure s0
used Il o. iu violation Of the command.
munts of God.
Speaking arnin ~ tithinr. I know
widow who went % the t.thlng Office
IN salt Lake city with load ~ the
products of her farm WHOM she got
there. tho clerk said. 1T iH q shame
that you. % widow. should b. required
TO pay tithinr She said o. him. You
don't know what you are talking about
Would you deny mo a blessing from
Hodf pay my uthinF that ! may not
be an enrumhrAnco upon tho church.
God Will take care ~ mo " I pboy iiiH
laws" That was tho doetrine NJ that
widow shc never had 60 call upon
the church for assistance. and She was
able tn contribute Thousands ~ dollars
Ia tthoH and offerings for the main.
tgnnnco " The Church ana Tor tho work
N the ministry TESTIFY 10 you %
this for ! know n 90 b. true. That
j. what widows may DO. m thoy have
the ability and tho energy and fulih
70 DO H. God hicHa you. Amen.