Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-12

| and that they became the leading pcU-
/ pie OF ail the earth 90 much 20 that the
| queen Of sheha heard " the glory %
| Solomon and on his temple. and made
| o. pilgrimage TO see Tor herself ~ what
] ahe had heard and she was led 20 ex-
| claim that the half had not becn told,
| r0 grand ana magnificent was the glory
/ OF Solomon and hls kingdom The Lord
| cot The people ON hiEhi made them
! the head. and not the tail, established
! IfIa maine In their midst, made them
! HlH covenant people. and aH long ns
| they nhnyod His commandments He
! fuinllod liis promises toward them.
/ They became strong. and mlghty'
! ana they possessed the land.
| read to you here yesterday q lituo
] history ~ the prosperity ~ tho children
/ Of Israel whom they paid their uthes
! and offerings and were uuodiont TO the
commandments N Cod how the Lord
/ blessed the land Tor thslr sake, and
made them rich. Boo that they had
scarcely room 90 contain them, and
/ they had 90 pile their wealth In heaps.
f0r the want of places 90 store o..
Sow listen 10 what the Lord promised
/ should come upon that people In case
/ OF their dihobodlcncc.
"uut Il shall come 60 pass. II thou wilt
/ not h0arken unto the voice ~ the Lord
Thy God. 10 observe 20 do all Ills COM
WHuiWuut1 and His statutes which ]
command thee this day. that nh those
curses shall come upon thee. and over
take thee.
Cursed shalt thou be- In the city, and
cursed shall thou be IN tho Held.
cursed shalt be thy basket and thy
store
cursed shalt hc the fruit u thy body.
/ and the fruit OF thy land. the increase
| Of Thy Kline. and tho nlcks Of thy sheep.
Cursed shalt thou be when thou CONF
ct Iu and cursed bhuli thou ho when
thou ro.Ht out
Tho Lord shall send upon thee ours.
lnr. vcXltiou. and robukp. IN nll that
thou fettHat thine hand unto for 20 do,
until thou be destroyed, and until thou
perish quickly. because Of the wicked
ness m thy dolnga. whereby thou hast
foraker mo.
The Lord shall make the pcstlienee
clcavc unto thee, unin We have con
Humcd thee from on the land. whittier
thou roUHt 90 possess a.
The Lord shall smitU thee with y com
! sumption. ana with % fever. and with
an Inflammation, ana with an extreme
burning, and with the sword. and with
| blasting. and with mlldcw: and they
| ahlll pursue theo untll thou perish,
And nv heaven that De- over thy bend
! shall be- brass ana the earth that o. uu-
der thUu shall be- iron
The Lord stall make the rain of thy
/ land powder and dust. from heaven
/ shall % como down upon thee until thou
The Lord shall cause thec 20 be amlt.
| ten before thine cnCmiesi thou
shalt go out one way against
them. and nee seven ways be-
] fore them: and shalt De rc-
| moved Into all tho Kingdoms OF tho
l earth.
Ana thy carcass rhlll be- meat unto an
| fowls OF the nir. and unto the boasts of
| the earth, ana no man shall fray thcm
/ away
| buiDh % Egypt and with the omurnis,
l and with tho HCah. anu with the Itch,
l whereof thou cauHt not De- healed,
The Lord shall rmitc thee with mad
moss and blindness. aud astonishment
/ OF heart.
Ana thou shalt gropo ut MONDAY. as
! the blind Fr0peth in darkness. and thou
shalt not prosper in thy ways. and thou
| shalt be- only oppressed ana spoiled
cyermuro. and u1 man shall save thee.
Thou shalt heir1th 70 wife. ana an-
other man SHAH Dc with her. thou shalt
build % house. and thou shalt not dwell
therein, thou shalt plant vineyard,
and shalt not gather the grapes there
o.
rhine OK shall he slain before thine
| eyes. ana thou shalt not eat thereof.
thine AIS shall be violently taken from
| before thy face, ana shall not be rose
toroi 20 thee; thy sheep shan be- given
/ unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have
| unun tn rescue them
Thy sons and thy daughters shall he
| given unto another people. ana thine
eyes shall look, and fail with LONGING for
them on the day long ana there shall
Boz no might IN thine hand,
Tho fruit ~ thy land and an thy la
hnra shall q nation which thou kn0west
| not cnt M. and thou shalt be- only OPP
pressed and crushed Away.
4 b.. I'd D.. 0 a.
sight VI thine eyes which thou shalt
soc.
The Lord shall smltc thee In the knees.
and ln the legs. with % sore hUtch that
cannot hp healed, from tho sole " thy
foot unto thc top o. thy head.
The Lord shall bring thee, and thy
king which thou shalt set over thee,
unto nation which neither thou nor
thy fathers have known3 and there
shalt thou serve other GODS, wood ana
stone.
And thou shalt become an nstoulah.
menf n proyorh. and "a hyworl. among
lll nations whittier the Lord shalt lead
thee
Thou shalt carry much seed out into
tho Geld and shalt gather but little In,
Tor the locust shall consume H.
Thou shalt plant vineyards ana drona
Thorn, but shalt neither drink " the
wine. nor gather tho grapes. Tor the
worms shall cat them.
Thou shalt have olive trees through.
out an thy coasts, but thou shalt not
| auolnt myself with tho OIL. fut thine
| olive shall cast his fruit.
Thou shalt boEot sons ana daughters
but thou shalt not enjoy thom, Tor they
shall go into captivity.
All thy trees and the fruit Of thy land
| shall tho locust consume.
Tho stranger that u within thee shall
get up above thee very high, and thou
| shalt come down very low
lie shall lend tu thee ana thou shalt
3 not lpud to him. he shall be- the head
and thou shalt De the tail
! Moreover an these CurHea shall come
upon thee aud shall pursue thee and
| uvrrtukv thee, till thou be- destroyed,
| because thou hentkunodHt not unto IN,
| voice ~ the Lord Thy God tu Keep liii
! commandments and Ills statutes which
He commanded thee,
What does this molnf Have yot
read history What has become OF th'
I ! children ut Israeli Can the historian
. ! today, who iH familiar with the flgu
! ! us they have occurred. and who know
! the present condition of tho children OF
! Israel thruuEhuut the wOrld=gtn lac Co
day write their history more truly auJ
! more accurately than God gave Il &.
| Thorn through MuseHf I toll you. nay
| GUl know what would befall thum %
tho event of their dlHohodlvnco. An,
they are under HIS curse 60 this day
/ . .