Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-08

out the south and have begged inc ~
gistanco Of the people ~ favor OF we
church. Many, NO donot NV ~
spondod generously. But today uhls
one law OF tithlng particularly
has been neglected. aud II " reported
that the number ~ those VINO are nor
but ought 20 be u increas-
inR every year. Every Bishop VINO mus
reports. Il Is rcproach - MIN anu 20
his ward that there should he born ana
reared In This church mon who DO not |
have faith enough to mrot theft upllsh-
tiona under this law, VINO pay nothing |
and vet have their names enrolled hs
members OF the Church. and many OF |
them no doubt holding the Priesthood |
Now. N It " important Tor the ftthl-
deucy OF the Church 10 give attention |
10 the prcHidcuclrs Of stakes TO the
nishops of wards and TO the prominent |
mon In the church TO SEQ that they are
stirred up. say that II IL Just un much
the business OF the president OF inns
stake. his cuunHelurH, aud the blHhopH
III the wards IN this stake, TO see 20 II
that they themselves come right Co the
,nnrk ana generously pay their tlthing.
and then Ii d. the business ~ these hle
leaders OF the people. a. wutchmcn up
ON the walls Of Zion. 20 give forth the
tr.to souud and note among the people,
and 10 see to u that they are trained
and educated 90 meet their obligations
To the Lord. For ! say We have no
time 20 fool away any Tor ger. inc
coming OF the Son ~ Man " near az
hand.' the redemption Of Zion. the
building up % tho confer stake ot Zion
and the New Jerusalem. With the gfanu
central Tsmgis ~ az our doors. Ana,
az announced by the Prophet of COD,
the coming OF the Son " God WIN not
aud cannot be- until that work u nc
cumpllahod and "a place prepared Tor
Him. This labor dcvolvos upon US
The Lord. no doubt. estimated the
necessary means FOR the laying OF the
foundation Of Zion. Tor the meeting OF
the obligations Of the Church, ana Tor
the holy Priesthood that the work OF
Gud should be- maintained In the onrth,
and that the servants Of the Lord
should be- able 10 send the Gospel 10 the
nations and to establish the kingdom.
/ am Inclined 60 acknowledge the hand
Of the Lord In the condition that We
find ourselves In today, In order that
the Prophet should be- moved upon as
he has been 20 call upon the people To
fulnl this luw-thc law by which the
land of Zion o. TO be indeed a land OF
Zion TO us, the law that ~ 60 test our
faith. aud that u more trying and dliil-
cult to uH than any requirement made
upun a.. We understand thnt only
half a tlthing IL paid by those who are
1.-THE payers. and great many do not
paid half a tthiug we would have %
great deal more means to relieve the
church than we have today, Nearly
ono-fourth u the members Of the
Church are not known aH 1.-THE payers
on the records. want 10 say that
man who does not pay his tithinR " not
a Luttpr.dny saint In the fun sense OF
the word. | can say the same In regard
20 tho man who docs not purtnkc Of the
Sacrament. We do not have to 10 20
the Temple Tot that ordinance. but
there ~ no more sacred ordinance per-
formed In the Temples Of the Lord than
~ offered ~ every Sabbath day. Yet
/ think I am safe In saying that there
are more OF the people neglect the
Sacrament than neglect the law OF
uthlng. I want ~ 10 remember that
when men are sought out to 10 and
redeem Zion and build up the center
stake. no man Will be taken who has
not faithfully put himself In the way
of the Sacrament ana partaken u Il
worthlly. II he has taken II unworthily.
ID will dlsuInllfy him. n he has
neglected it. he viii not be prepared 10
answer the call that viii be made. he
win be lacking In those qualifications
/ which Will be necessary TO prepare men
| to help redeem Zion.
My brethren and sisters. Il seems to
me that the Lord has sounded note,
through the Prophet Lorenzo Snow.
Z that We cannot ignore. We must give
/ heed to u. We must reform In regard
| o. the law Of tlthlng, When We do that
| We viii INA Il an easy matter TO reform
| In regard to other things. A man who
IL "a faithful, conscientious 1.-THE payer.
h not a fault finder. he n not trying 20
undermine his nlc leaders, he IL "a
| man who has faith In his soul. FOR
| II takes peculiar strength Of faith
! Co enable q man To meet these obllgu-
! lions They are the most difficult and
| trying Of any that are made upon US.
| because We are uf the earth earthly.
| We love the earth and the fulnvss there.
| Of We never get 30 much but that we
want more. ana the more we get the
moro We want. The Lord designs TO
| prove HIS people, ANA ~ train them 30
! that their hearts shall not be- set upon
| the riches uf this world. IL IN time that
We should see TO Il that our hearts are
not set upon these things OF this world.
| N We would be made Independent and
| comfortable ourselves. and have the
| means necessary TO support ourselves
ana To meet our obligations let us seek
| first to meet our obligations TO God,
| FOR He II more to ~ than everybody
| else. Has anyone else furnished the
earth. and the air we breathe? Has
anyone else inspired us with inteill-
gencef our being. our happiness
| everything We possess, God has given
us. We may think we have earned
what We have, and that We richly de-
serve the fruits OF the earth for which
We have lnbOrod 80 hard. but I want
60 know who Il IN that has given us
eyes 10 see. ears IN hear. and hearts to
understand. who has given Us ludg-
ment, wisdom ana Intelligence True.
there N "A spirit In man, but God hath
given II TO u.s. ana the inspiration Of
the Almighty hath given uH under
standing, Deprive that spirit OF the in
SEPARATION Of the Almighty and Il Is en-
urcly barren, ~ was illustrated By the
Bishop at one OF our meetings lie
had visited the insane asylum. whore
he saw splendid specimen OF humanl-
~ physically. The man had a dno
head and a body aA perfect as Il could
be, apparently, but he was am idiot,
without sense or intelligence. The In.
tcllgcnco comes from God. whether
we acknowledge II or not Every
faculty that man Is endowed with il ths
gift " God, and we are under obllga.
lions to Him for H. Now. all that II,