Evening journal., 1899-11-10


Feet PEoPLE-THE SPIRITUAL
USES OF TITHING-ANTAGoNIsM
FOR GENTILEs.
In arising this morning to address
you trust that / shall have your faith,
that l may be led to speak upon those
things that shall be OF profit to all of
us.
We are living in a very peculiar age
There is one thing I am exceedingly
thankful for-and / think It is cause
lof universal thankfulness among the
Latter-day Saints-and that is. that we
are led by the revelations of Jesus
lChrist; that we have in our midst liv-
ing oracles; that the Church OF Christ
mas been organized according to the
loriginal pattern, and that we are
LED BY THE PRIESTHOOD
Of the Son Of God. This gives an as
surance, strength and comfort that
we would be destitute Of if we were not
THUS situated. President Snow has been
led now for several months to meet
with the Saints in different places and
to speak to them in the authority of
the office which he holds The Lord has
chosen him as His mouthpiece. He
holds the keys of the priesthood: he
presides over the Church OF Christ upon
the earth, and it is his prerogative to
receive the
REVELATIONS OF THE LORD
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land for the guidance Of the people. He
mas OF late been led to speak with great
lplainness and power concerning duties
which have, to great extent. been
neglected among us.
lt mas been great pleasure to me 10
ldWell upon the deliverances that have
been wrought out for the Latter-day
Saints. My experience has been such
as to call my attention to these things.
have been very familiar with the
plots and schemes that have been
i framed from time to time against us.
and / nave seen a great many deliver
ances. Many times it has seemed as
though our destruction was inevitable;
but the hand OF our Almighty Father
has been stretched forth, and we have
been saved My mind has been nat
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escape from such apparently dire ex-
tremlties, and | have been forced to
conclude that 10 has been the union.
the Ialth, and the willingness of the
people OF God to listen to the counsels
and Instructions of His servants.
have known that no power of man
could work out such salvation as we
have received. or defeat the many
schemes that have been framed against
us. We certainly could not. because we
are comparatively a small people. a
weak people, a poor people. It has
been very evident that
MORE THAN HUMAN POWER
has been exerted in behalf Of the Lat
lter-day Saints to preserve them: and.
according to my view, the exercise of
that power in our behalf has been due
Ito the obedience of the people to the
commandments of God l do not think
lany other cause can be found that will
reasonably account for the deliverances
that have been extended to us. Our sal
walton in the past, therefore, has de-
lpended upon our obedience. At the
lsame time we have been guilty OF many
lfollies; we have yielded to many temp
tations we have wandered in some re-
lspects from the counsels of the Lord
On this account we have been stirred
iuD to diligence many, many times by
the servants of God. We can recall
how many times the servants of God,
lunder the influence of the Spirit of God
have been prompted to appeal to us and
to warn us. These appeals have been
made for the purpose of bringing us "a
la better comprehension of our situa-
tion and our duties. The Lord has been
Exceedingly kind to His people in this
respect, and it is a cause Of great
thankfulness, as / have said. that We
> live at a time when God has placed
upon the earth prophets. apostles and
Others bearing the priesthood, who are
filed with the
lSPIRIT OF REVELATION ANr
PROPHECY.
, / am happy in the thought that this is
: not confined to one man. nor to three
or twelve men, but IL is bestowed upon
al 1.-The servants of God, according &c
their faithfulness and their willingness
to labor in the ministry to which they
have been chosen. Our enemies have
: been amazed at the way we have es
capped. In times past they have attrib-
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ness and cunning of men. In the day,
Of the Prophet Joseph it was supposed
that the whole success and perpetuit,
of the work rested upon him. There
fore, his life was sought with greai
diligence. It was imagined that if b,
S could be killed the work would fall L
e pieces. His death showed how falsl
Z this conception was. Still it wal
thought that the murder of the leadini
men would have this effect. But so fire
quently have they been disappointed il
e this respect that they begin to TAX
d a different view and the lives Of tn
leading men Of the church are no
clamored for as they once were. Tn
Latter-day Saints have shown
strength and a union that has disap
lpointed our enemies. and has causel
S them to change their methods Of at
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