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REMARKS
.so n, Cedar City, sunday, May ast 1902 by
ELDER ABRAHAM o. WOODRUFF.

$50. bsen requested by President
y, address you FOR short time
,s,,rroon. assure YOU 10 occupy
uh nv position. feel very humble,
hs 5.s,re earnestly the blessings OF
anl I'd IA attend me and His spirit
Y, s,gt,te the words that may spe'N'
..rh,u shait have no other eoaH oc-
" was the FIRST commandment
the Lord 10 ancient israel
t'' az the commandments de-
t,oa certain extent upon the on
pm. n.s ~ this commandment Preai-
s,o,g stated a few days ago, IN
80 eur meetings, that greater ihlhBA
guy Ji bs required Of the Saints 'han
N',.,..r tsen ln the past This brought
mind the fact that men ana
have been called upon In the
3, lay down their lives FOR TINS
In rejecting upon this thousht
.,sp expression that Is Outlines maae
~ among the Lattcr-day saints IN
..,.,rlpr TO men Of careless habits VINO
r,i Keep the commandments OF inc
Ne say Of them that they are
-, follows. rather wild, and nesh-
t,,t tbov would die for the Gospel
~. noon led 20 believe 10 my cApvil-
ht' r.t tbe men who VIII not i've iot
..-,,t IN Jcaus christ ana yet VIII
W ,re very few. I believe thut
on an, mas love enough Tor tne
,si 10 die Tor II VIII also nave ~.
crodsh Tor u 10 live H. We i'"I W..
rf1gN'.l, ~ e|,rieut Prophets, whore
llll Nv "Tbua saith the Lord anu
h.l us doubt their Hay-
IVY nor that they have WIZ
tbe word OF the boiu
N.e Me- have In our midst today we
g t,nt the God OF heaven mas seleot-
N .ui of the fourteen hundred ' 9l'' ~
nj. who dwell upon the race OF
u lin to tend and guide His peo-
in do latter days; 10 stand at the
az we believe. Of the only uue
h-t that H. 10 be found upon the
IN tsd,y. wherein ~ taught the sumo
f.tb th. same repentance, me Htl.v
i.ntism by Immersion, ana inc saihu
i51lrr On N hands Tor the GUT OF WI
tii, Ghost na was taught Ia the uNlH
Bo'S ~ This man OF God. In travel
~, ,bfo,irh this country. has given tnc
I al Inc Lord to the people. I've
H.. .t4ied that the Lord requires cet-
I'D, Things Of this people. YET II H
~ gB.stIon In my mind whether nll the
,.gn.. sin place the same value uPvl,
b.a teachlnrr. given IN the hhihe ~
An. I.orI. az they would upon the 'ga.l-
inns OF Isaiah, or Iercinlsh' OF 80
~ tbs ancient prophets Novcrtholcss,
H.. b4. iust al much authority TO speak
a. H.. name of the Lord ns they nAu'
md he has been appointed OF Sou 10
i,l.liI,nt smith told ua yesterday
shat we should not set NJ ldol. wv"
orrselvca. Az I quoted IN lhe pgsll,,
ming. the Lord has said that we Hh9.,
have mo- other gods before INN, nv
~. fBre of this command, however
,.a peopie erecting idols unto then-
saiyes and worfhiplnR strange svs.'
~, psopIe In the world worship a az.
.rsItv III gods gomc make an luol
NJ tbslr wealth. and bow down anu
Worship u. Many worship tvu Mlth-
out body. parts or paasions' p'hei
bow down TO Images OF Mn"n ~
Stone. the Workmanship OF their Own
hands. while others make the gratlh,
cation OF their nppctitcs their god
80 nnce preaching IA the world re-
tsrlInr the existence OF tud WIN
h.Iy pnrts aud passions. when q gem
tlemnn snld TO me he thought ihht was
q very foolish doctrine. he hud kilA'
n bssr I'm his hand nt the time, Just
ys4Jy 40 drink H. and. holding Il up.
h snId. "ThlH a. my god There are
Thousands OF people In the world thnt
t4ya made strong drink their god
Vuf tho Lntter-duy Saints should Wor-
ship the living ana true God. ! Won
daf n we fully realize that We hhhll pe
Judged by every word that pfoecedrth
from the mouth II Goo. ana that lis
uHuthui.cs ~ among ~, telling u whht
The mind and will OF the Lord ~. II We
r.lilae that we shall be- Judged before
tfa bar of God by the Hight We re-
ceIye here. we'll and good for this peo-
rIt There o. nothing on earth that
win contribute 90 tho comfort or hhppl-
moss of this people that VIII not De
g.Von them upon q proper exercise or
their fifth In God. The Great Master
t0II ua to knock. ana it should be OPEN
81 unto us. 10 ask. and we SHOULD re-
oHyr what man ll there OF you,
whom u h'H son ask bread, VIII ne
rtg him % stouvl or II he ask u hsh,
viii Doe give him "a Herpent2 II 80 then,
being evil. know how 90 give good gifts
unto your children. how much more
shall your Father which IL In heaven
give good things 10 them that ask
hlm?'
We believe that the Gospel Of the
Lord Jesus Christ has been restored,
and that the three hundred thousand
souls who now mako mp the body OF tho
Church NJ Christ are simply the nucleus
out 0f which shall grow the great
Church nf Christ upon the earth. For
We age told TINT this "littlo stone"
that has been cut out ~ the mountain
Without hands shall roll forth until
u QUE the whole earth, That helng the
case the work NJ God IN INDEED only In
~ infancy But In order that II shall
gIow abroad. II must grow at home.
In order that there shall be faith
aDrlld there must be faith at home.
We should De o faithful people, willing
70 receive the teachings that God has
70 give 10 Us through His servants, so
that 500 may not allow, through our
ch'oellrnce, any curse 60 come