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law OF tithlnr, tho mas,
shall be forgiven ,ben, "ssslect 10 % "a
tnis " SOL Tor 1t would h. 49, Nel that
US 70 make up what "a. Abie idr
w pns,' Take. for instas,f 'cktd In
VINO nus mad almost a nrtr' the man
from ms Hooks and herd" Income
unu nohds, with n salar,, tAii stock
VINO mas only paid tithlsg 'ea'Iea, and
aIy' ne cannot pay III No.. y. nls al.
lhe Lord. To be renulred hehis 10
would bankrupt him. Ana ~ 70 Do %
., ,he LORD says this shall NY, ',rvaht
luireu AZ his hands. he shan he N.
ssneh ,he past, II he Will I'M, ".
uu'y IN the future, hut marx yo 20 he
And now, verify sty ms.
inc Lord, VIII not lay INV aiv you |.
ennrge' go your way and ~ 70 yoaf
put unto that soul whn sig,n,y, mote.
,he former sins return, saith ,ha nan
Now. bcwnrel for n we sin s..,
i, 'ths' ,nh iaw IN tho future ~ "a
~ ~ ~, oeeh gwen 70 us ne ii h.. i'T
IL. ~ Wv ,s,vrNauts OF the Lord. our 80, IN
a,,,s w r,tuth. ana Justice viii tL ~ ls
uulreh ~ our hands as was dnn, ~ e.
case OF the unmcrclful rorvne '' ,s ~ NE
Ter hhNirE been forrly.r Is hHn.' az.
refused to forgive hts fotlov w Loid.
but demanded that h. n,y ,o,lvant.
owed him. His fellow eery, .hai he
MN 10 have patience. and h. ~, .,'ked
him all; 'nnd he would mai. nun pay
ana east him into prison. tni ny went
pay the debt" When this y, W. .houi
ears OF the lord. h. s5i5 70 Ne
him; 20 thou wicked servon, INTO
gave thee all that debt baean.a , ,li.
uesrensi me shouldst not thou NY. nv,
INV. mo compassion on thy fellow ~.
vah,, even as ! had pity on theo7' ~, ~,
he delivered him 10 the iorne,,, All
he should rhy all that we KY wv
We are dealing with a prirrl,t, i, nun.
necessary TO the eatahliahneni y, Wy y y
nnd the building up ~ ths tlr.5 N'll
God ~ the latter dnyr In 10 u
VOWED our Willingness Do he,,ter M.
voice OF the servants M a. W.
Through obedience 60 ID yyA az IL, ,,li u
TO receive the greatest bis,.,,.'.... !
through dlsobcdlcncc. the bssyis',
curslngs. "'''ie't
And again say unto you. civ.
uia" sou new commandment. th,t
You may understand my wifi copcs,s spl, !.
you. ''"'e'h'as
Or, in other words, slyc Unto vo,
ur.c,ionr now Won may act hsfofe n.
that u may turn to you FOR your ssl
J. the Lord. am bound. when 70 a,
what say, but when ye 40 moi yb,,
says ye have no promise"
That We may have the promli, o. IN.
Lord, and that the Lori may b. bs1TI
TO fuihli HIS promise unto ". ,hroash
our obedience 20 His laws. IL my prayer.
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- ~ ....,--. -. -. -, -. 49,.
OF M. uhiess your name anu ueeus nre
Ieco,ucu N tne poohr. Mnth YOU .neIe
nv povns 70 =, openeu' anu ,nem Ill.,
~ ~, rno '.,e pVY ~, 70 ov op"neu "n. ~,
~ tne DOOR OF liiei put every nun ~ 70
DC Junged out OF the things that are
ieyorueu IN ,ne DOORS: -, q,
Nun itesIuen. SNOW permission,
WI IcNpnss upo, tne une OF my
pre,hieh ht'e ~ orue. tnht ! may
lsnu ~ you NV. OF Wv nIr.ory o.
anel. ,1rn n , UNI .ne oless,nts when
aeVon'paiin ii' opeuisncs 70 .h's NV Una.
chapter OF m Chronicles. commencing
at the 9TH verse, we read:
49,, a..
anu ~ soon az ,he commnndment
,a,e .pI"uu. ". chi,ureh OF ,stneI
prousn' ~ hpuhunhce we hrrt fruits OF
eVrn; vine ana on, anu money, ana or
~ wv hcren.v oi the ncIu' anu the
uthe OF an Things brought they In
"punu,h,Iy.
anu concerning tue chiidrcn or
's,, W, ,uu"n, thht uwelt ~ inc
~ mr. 'vsuan, 'nvy ".ho prousn' IN
", utnc OF oxen ana rheep, ana the
WI. va nuy ,nihts wni.h w.r. con.
, III, NJ, uh,o .ne Loru 'heir ''ou' anu
'".u o,n ~ nenpH. -
Il, I" wy un,,n nnon'n ,ney peR"h 70
ny Wy untnIi oi tne ncaps, anu
"n ,iA,'S , .n..n ~ w s,Ncntn ,hontn.
nh" WIN li.nehIhn hhu tnc pIlhces
.n', nnu hhW ,ne ncnpH' tney pIesHcu
W" '.r ho,u' nnu ,i's pcvpiv lsrael.
lv.,Neh questioned Win inc
livr." "hu 'hu beN''es concerning inc
maps. 800
,o, Gnu n viD, nv cn,si priest OF me
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''Hearken and. hear. O ye my people.
saith the Lord and yotr Icd, We whom
I delight to bless with the greatest
blessings, We that hear me; and ye that
hear me not will curse. that have pro-
fesscd my name. with the heaviest OF
all curslugs.
Hcarlscn. o We Elders Of my Church
whom have called: behold give unto
You a commandment. that ye shall as
scnblc yourselves together 10 agree
upon my word.
And by the prayer of faith ye shall
receive my law, that ye may know how
to govern my Church, and. have all
things right before me-"
We have assembled here to consider
these questions. to receive instructions
by the promptings OF the Spirit OF the
Lord. and TO sec. what we shall do In
relation to these matters. Remember
the Lord has said that he delights to
bless with the greatest blessings. those
that hear Him. md those that hear
Him not shall be cursed with lite hea-
West OF curslnga.
come; and behold. come quickly. and
ye shall see that my law In kent"
II II our business to see that the law
Is kept. And II " Juat as necessary that
We should keep Il na the humblest per-
other hand, II ls as much our duty to
see that the humblcst person In the
Church should keep II As the most ex-
nitcd one In the Church. For II II n
law. ns said before. that falls on
everyone alike.
He that receivcth my law and doeth
II. the same IL my disciple; aud he that
saith he receiveth II and docth II not.
the same IL not my disciple. and shall
be cast out from among you;
For II IN not meet that the things
which belong to the children OF the
kingdom, should be given to them that
are not worthy. or TO dogs. or the pearls
TO be cast before swine"
will read also from Section So Of
the Book Of Doctrine and Covenants:
Verify. verify. I say unto you. my
servants. that inasmuch as you have
forgiven one another your trcspasAes.
even 20 !. the Lord. forgive you:
Nevertheless there are those among
wou who have sinned exceedingly. yea.
you who have sinncd exceedingly: yea.
ily I say unto you. beware from hence
forth. and refrain from sin. lest sore
judgment fall upon your heads;
For unto whom much 10
given much IL rcduired and
he who sins against the greater light
shall receive the -reater condcmna-
ton"
In this connection want to c,li
your attention TO the fact that presi-
dent Lorenzo Snow, wherever he has
bean, has told the people
that II from this hour they
would begin to observe the
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WbeP christmas
Was Forbidden.

As everybody knows. Christ was not
born on December 25th,and Christmas.
though celebrating His birth. is really
u survival OF the heather festival
among the celts called Yule and by the
Romans saturnalla-celebratin the
turning point Of the year and the hence
forth Increasing In power OF the sun.
on this account the Purltans de-
nounced Christmas M heather and
Polish feast and did not observe IT,.
During the commonwealth they carried
their objections into force and for
badc the celebration OF Christmas. In
1914 Parliament ordered Becember 25th
TO be strictly kept MS u solemn feast.
ana that all people should pass the day
In humble bemoanlng the great nation
al sin which they and their ancestors
had hitherto committed on that day by
eating boar's head. drinking ale nav-
orcd with roasted apples, devourlng
plum pudding and romping under the
mlstletoc, For twelve years this order
remained In force.
Municipal authorities also sought Ia
reduce Christmas day to the level OF
other days. We are told that, Upon
Wednesday December 20. i6i7, the cry
yer OF Canterbury. by the appointment
at Master Mayor. openly proclaimed
that Christmas day and all other SUI
pcrstitlous festivals should be put down
ana that u market should be kept upon
a Christmas day"
For attending service In the cathe-
dral on that day many people were
mobbed. The Inhabitants divided
themselves Into two parties--the Christ
mnsltes and the nti-Christmasites--
and came to blows.
On December "a. 1859. an order In
council was issued. proclaimlng that
no observation shall be had Of the I'VE.
and-twcntlcth day OF December, com.
monty called Christmas day, nor any
solemnity used or exercised In churches
upon that day In respect thereof"
This was simply n approximation OF
Easter. Whituntldc and all other holy
an edict OF 1871, abollahlng Christmas
days. Soldiers were sent to the house,
OF all suspected persons to search tht
ovens and larders and carry away FOL
their own consumption all seasonabl,
dainties found therein. People who
ate mince pies and decorated theli
houses with evergreens were declared
unworthy OF sitting In Parliament.
But the restoration OF King Charles
was also the restoration OF KIM
Christmas, who has ever since reiRnet
undlsturbod. But the Puritan's hat
red OF Christmas fingered long among
Nonconformls,s.
II has now disappeared and servlcei
are held In all places OF worship or
Christmas day, while the rest IL celc
brated equally by all sorts.
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times. II may be found recorded In
the Bible, but I will read II out OF the
Book OF Mormon. because that book has
come forth In our day, and therefore
what is said here applies TO us. We
Malachi 20 the ancient Jews, and II
does not apply to u.s." You viii md II
In the new revelation that has come
to US through the Prophet Joseph
Smith. and by this you may know that
II IL intended for us as well as those
unto whom Malachi spoke. The Lord
says:
For am the Lord. change not:
therefore we sons OF Jacob arc not con-
sumcd.
Even from the days OF your fathers
We are gone away from mine ordl-
nances. and have not kept them. Re
turn unto me. and l VIII return unto
you, saith the Lord Of Hosts. But ye
said. wherein shall we return?
Will a man rob God? Yet We have
robbed me. But We say. wherein have
we robbed thee? In tithes and offer
inrH.
"Yc are cursed with n curse. for We
have robbed me. even this whole ma
ton"
Let us look at this Just moment.
The ancient Jews robbed God. They
paid their tithcs on mint and anise
and COMMUNICATING thlngs-but they
did not pay the fulness OF their tlth.
ing. neither did they observe the
welghticr matters OF the law--justice,
judgment, mercy and faith. These
said the Savior. ought yc TO have done,
and not to leave the other undone."
That II. they should not only have OBJ
served the welghtier matters OF the
law. but also the smaller matters Of
the lnw-those which pcrtnined TO the
revenue OF the Church. But they robbed
God. In what? In their tlthes ana Of
fcringa.
ply to you and to met Let us consider
for "a moment. Here IL n man whom
we know II possessed OF lands: he has
h good farm or farms: he has cattle.
sheep and horses; he has stocks In
banks. and interests In almost every
institution In the land. This man ls
deriving dividends from these instltu-
lions month by month. and year by
year. he receives the proceeds OF his
farm and the Increase OF his cattle,
sheep and horses. annually. Besides all
this. he is In some employment. for
which he receives 81. 900 n year. We
turn TO the record OF that man: for out
OF the books we are to be Judged ev-
cry man according to his works. What
has this man paid In tlthcs and Offer
ingp for the year, Two hundred dol
lars Ia all the credit he has on the tith-
ing record. That In one-tenth OF tho
SALARY he receives. But where IL the
tithing on the product OF his farm. the
Increase OF his stock, and the dividends
he has received from the different In
atltutions In which he is Interested II
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BRIGHAM CITY'S DEVELOPMENT
ss

es and the hot sun does Its work, this
green recedes TO the bitches. ana the
street IL gray-brown. but clean.
II may rain for n week; never mind
your gum bootsl a few hours OF pa
tlence after the rain has ceased ana you
may safely sally out and tread most OF
BriRham's streets without need OF even
rubbcrs. And how can that BET Brig
hams road master must be model. He
II. He has compelled the Hoods Of long
ago 10 work poll tax and pile up the
gravel under Brlghnm'a streets TO a
depth OF hfty feet. Water cannot stay
on such n solve and mrd-woli. that Is
something the brlghamites hear OF. read
OF. but come In contact with only when
they visit their friends In other towns.
The soil OF brigham city II no small
wonder. on top OF this immense de-
poslt OF gravel IL a thin crust OF soil.
lust deep enough for the plow to nicely
handle. Two-thlrds Of this II gravel
and on the street u packs Into hard
roadway. but In the gardens II II easily
worked and displays wonderful fertility.
As proof. take look at the gardens and
orchards. Brighnm's strawberries and
peaches 1sc known throughout the
West Many family In Brigham de-
rive n greater share Of their Income
from u well cultivated city lot.
Brigham city II about nifty years old
In isiy some settlers came and located
on Boxelder Greek. but the new settle
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SKETCH OF THE COURT HOUSE AT BRIGHAM.

ment struggled along slowly until the
fail OF 1868, when President Lorenzo
snow with fifty families was called to
strengthen the northern settlement. The
present townsite was then surveyed.
more people We're invited In and the
town began TO grow. In President Snow
u master mind was at the head. and
soon that wonderful material prosperity.
created by the many cooperative lnst-
tutlons inauguratcd by their leader,
brought Brigham city To the front rank
OF Utah towns. From that time TO tho
present brigham has enjoyed steady
growth. The population today Is about
5000. The town has all the convenient
ces OF a city with very few OF Us dis
advantages. Brigham has an electric
light plant, and a system OF water
works costing SOS, 600 Next year the
system Is to have two miles OF pipe add
ed to It's main line. The town has ono
bank'n newspaper" The BoNeider coun-
~ News" a beautiful opera house, COM
modious school houses. with u corps Of
fifteen teachers, comfortable meeting
houses, and a stake Tabernacle, not
surpassed IN convenience ana beauty by
any other building Of It's Kind In the
stake. February ., 1891, the Brigham
Tabernacle burned to the ground.
Shortly after one year from that date
the new building WAS erected. paid FOR
and dedicated. This wonderful labor
was accomplished by the energetic clt-
gems, led by stake President Rudger
Clawson and his counsellors. Chas KEEL
IS ard w l.. Watkins.
Bi h m Is The trc de cen or for large
and growing country north and west
Many sheep ana cattle men do thrlr
hufiness here. Locally. the principal IN
uuatry II the raising OF fruit, great
quantities OF which are shipped out
every year
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skErCH or THE N. |. A. LIBRARY AND
READING ROOMS. BRIGHAM.

dlous rooms on the second door. A
few doors further north VIII be found
u. Rosenbaum's large and select stock
OF clothing. shoes and mems furnishing
goods. Across the street We may read
the Sign Of j. u. Call, attorney at law.
and on the west side further down the
street may be found the old-tlme mar
mes and saddle maker. II. T.. Bowrlng.
Across from the Coop building stands
the free reading room ana public lib
rnry. built and supported by the Mutual
Improvement Association OF the city.
on the next block north may be found
a iinc display from ]. ii. Bait * Sons
marble works.
When Brigham Increases her water
supply, which may now soon be done by
the advent Of the Bear River canal
down thc east side. the city VIII no
doubt rapidly grow to three times ita
1resent size.
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er,ne of the poor. for the building Of
Temples and for mlnistering In the TEN.
pies for the living and for the dead. All
these things have TO be carried on, ana
the Lord requires Of US onc-tcnth OF our
interest annually to furnish the revenue
that Is necessary to carry on tue work
OF the Lord In the latter DAYS. Ana y
is a Just requirement. u does NOT iall
heavily upon some and lightly upon ON.
ora, il falls alike upon the rich ana
,ipon the poor II II equal Upon every
member of the Church. The man VINO
has hIs thousands or his millions OF
dollars can as easily aford TO pay MS
tenth unto the Lord as can the WIDOW
OUT Of the little that she receives but.
says one. you do not ask the widow 70
nav her tithing. do your You 90
moi ask the poor TO pay tlth-
ing. do you7 Why. yes. The
widow who In drawing support from
the church. the poor, the INDECENT, those
who have 20 be fed out ~ the store
house Of the Lord. are expected 70 pay
their tithlng. What! VIII you deprive
them of the privilege of having their
names recorded In the book OF the law
Of The Lord2 II they do not pay their
tithinR. how are their names 10 he re-
corded therc3 II II said plainly here In
the revelations (which ] have not time
10 turn TO now that except we observe
this law our names shall not be found
written In the book ~ the law OF the
Lord; and when the Lord shall give out
inherltanccs 20 his people IN Zion, we
ahnll not have n place there, nor our
children. because our names are not
recorded In the book. Let me tell you
another reason why the poor should
pay their tithing Except they pay their
tIthlng, little az II may be. they have
no right to receive assistance from
those who do observe this law. The
bishops may administer TO those whose
names are not upon the tithlng records.
but N they do II viii be done out OF
purc charity, and not because they have
the least claim upon the Church for as
alstancc The poor should observe the
law, not only because II " their duty,
but because there is "a blessing at
tached TO IL: and you do not want TO
deprive the poor OF that blessing. re-
member In the days Of my youth when
the widow used TO bring her tithing to
the storehouse OF the Lord. and when
she was rcprovcd for doing II by men
who were employed In the tithlng Office
men who should have had the spirit
Of the Gospel In their hearts TO encour-
age the widow to pay her tlthes M long
rs the Lord gave her substance. This
widow was told. why. you ought not
TO bring tithlnR here; you ought TO
keep all that you can get, TO take care
Of yourself and your children" You
do not understand" said she. what
you say. Would you deprive me OF n
blessing? II IL through obedience TO
the commands Of God that have pros
percd, and that I expect 20 prosper. IL
In through obedience that I expect TO be
able TO claim the blessing OF the AL
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AUTOMOBILE PALACE.
Magnificent Car For Long Trips Upon
pheasant Byways.

Railroad palace cars are familiar
sight to the public. but a car OF like
proportions and something similar In
appearance and design that win speed
along the country roads from twenty
TO thirty-hvc miles an hour IL the lat
est creation OF Yankee skill and Yankee
ingenuity.
Mir. s. G. coombs. OF Philadelphia. Ii
the inventor In that line OF automo-
bilos.
The car has a four wheeled truck
under each end set n short distance
back from the ends, thereby bringing
the weight OF the car as near the engine
as practicable In u cur siyty-fve feet
long. The wheels are four feet high;
each truck In constructed with heavy
springs and fifth wheel. like n heavy
circus wagon. Each wheel In flttcd
with the heaviest and best solid rubber
tire that can be produced, which VIII
relieve the wheel and axle from heavy
lar when In rapid motion. The four
wheel truck at each end gives the car
great stability because II one wheel
drops In n hole or crevasse the compan-
ion wheel ON the same side VIII main
tain the balance OF the car and also
distribute the weight over larger sur
face on the ground. giving the car bet
ter foothold, as II were. on soft roads
or climbing hills.
Mr. COMBS manner OF communicate
ing power to the wheels from the motor
In whore his engineering qualities show
themselves, The wheels all work inde-
dependently OF each other, the same as
any automobile, yet they are all oper-
nted by means OF two heavy cables di-
rect from the one motor The car has
n steering arrangement ut each end
both ends OF the car are alike. The car
runs either way, and around short
curves and turns the rear trucks fol-
low In the same track as the front
wheels. and the car Is guided either
way by the one steering arrangement.
the car having pilot at each end. The
car positively Will not upset on any
! road.
There are two statcrOoms In the car,
| furnished with closets and baths. The
| bath tubs are let down In this case,
and nre even with the under side OF
/ the flOor, section OF the floor being
! constructed TO cover IT, The buffers
/ pantry IL fitted with every modern
| culinary device. Some Of the space OF
tire ear is divided on with partitions like
folding blinds, making II possible u
| throw two or three rooms into one. The
car In pointed ut either end, 10 mini
mlze atmosphere resistance. The car
cannot upset, for II can be seen that
all material and baggage carried IL
near the ground, like ballast in the bot
| tom OF ship.
II represented this undertaking tc
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CHINA'S FAST CRUISER.

The fastest cruiser in the world has
recently been completed for China. The
new cruiser Is TO be known as tho Hal
Teln, OF 1000 tons. and. under natural
drhught. VIII have u speed OF 236 knots
per hour AT this rate she could cross
the Atlantic In about four and u half
days.
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HOW NATAL GOT ITS NAME.

South America was discovered by the
Portuguese. who We're searching for an
ocean road to India. Bartholomew
Dias was the commander OF the two
little ships that formed the expedition,
In 1896. Eleven years later Da Cana
took another Portuguese fleet south.
He discovered Natal on Christmaa day.
and thus named 1t In consequence.
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the firm OF McMaster. and Forsgrcn.
dealers In lumber and hardware. In tho
new widerborg block. G. o. Anderson
displays hnc stock OF harness and
saddery. and Attorney II. II. Jones Il
soon to open law Office In the commo-
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Mr.. Roswell =. Flower twelve years
ago. said Nr. coomba. while resided
at Watcrtown. but the idea was too
advanced then."