Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-23

wlningnoss 10 submit that has been
most admirable Many men likewise
have been willing ln ihrlr sphere 70 90
on missions. 90 do anything lo mnh.
any sacrifice that h1s been required OF
them 10 obey tho Will ~ the Lord, and
they have been blessed ln doing 20. The
motive that has prompted thcm %
obey the Lord and Co submit TO the
laws that He gave them has been their
dcslre 70 attain unto celestial glory.
This has lifted the people up ana
made thcm In many respects q grtM
people. The Lord has m1uifested ms
pleasure unto them. and they VIII re-
celvc celestial glory They may dle
having n portion u that glory ana
spirit, but they will b. raised with
fullncsa Of Il. and they will dwell win
those who like themaelvea have been
obcdlett TO the law u the ceiesual
There IL another class among US who
are not willing 10 do all these things
They are willing, however, 10 obey
shall we say a lesser lawf-the law or
the terrestrial kingdom. There is
certain height TO which they attain. but
they. have not faith enough to go De-
Then ihere IL another class stnl low.
er, who only conform 70 the law OF the
tclentlHl kingdom.
We see exhibited In our own midst,
10 certain extent. these various de-
grocs and this difference In obedience.
LAW OF TITHiNG.
Now. the Lord has revealed 90 us this
law " tithlng. Il u % celestial law
Well, " u is not, Il prepares the way
FOR the Introduction of the celestial law.
We have been required ns church TO
obey this. II has been obeyed BY many.
and perhaps generally obcycd In ccr-
La Al Time have
been told repeatedly uf late that u T.
not 0boycd properly. that the people
have grown careless in relation To u,
and men have thought. if they paid
something, that was n compliance Win
the law. Tho Lord has revealed Co His
servant unto whom revelations come Tor
the church. that we have been, ~ q
people. very neglected. in this dircctloni
and the Lord now calls upon US 60 rc-
peut OF our neglect and 10 do better
than We have done. ! suppose there are
very few men and women here today
who do not believe Ia lth-
Ink. OF course. there are differ
ont views concerning uthlng. Some
will says III I knew that the tthlng
would be properly used, I would believe
IN paying u. but do not know. IL may
be- used Tor purposes which do not np-
prove o. and therefore don't care
about paying tlthlng" SIN such indi-
?
were asked. that they believed In the
principle ~ tithng but they take Into
consideration what It II used for. They
may see tithlng hay that IL not properly
cared for. or stock not properly looked
after. or grain wasted. and they may
think that money ~ appropriated.
on this account they excuse themselves
from paying q full uthinE Then there
are others. AZ WIS remarked yesterday,
who deduct from their uthing whatever
donations they may be called upon %
make n they give anything % the
poor, they subtract II from their tlthlng.
That n not right. and ID should not be
done. No man hns the right 20 assume
the duties ~ q bishop In Disturbing
uthlng IN any direction, Ut ne slN.s 20
the poor. he should not deduct ID from
hia tlthinr hut these are some Of the
excuses that are offered Tor not paying
o proper tithlng. Some have pnil a por-
tion and called that tithing. They may