Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-06

and not permit II 90 accumulate ~
ienrthl delays. but n man could not D"
saved and exalted by merely Wcidin
obedience TO this law stone. ne could
only rcach such ~ hlisaful estate by ilN-
ing BY every ward that proceeds from
the mouth Of God.
ELDER ABRAHAM o. WOODRUFF.
also Of tho Quorum Of the Twelve, wac
the next speaker. He said he iclt doe
pendent upon the Spirit ui The LORD ~
give him utterancC. tie read uoruon
OF the t8th section Of tho HOOK OF
Doctrine and Covenants
"He that Is compelled ln ail things g
q slothml and not n wise servant
These words. The speaker HnI1 werc
applicable 90 the people today Tie DC.
pfocated the tendency among younr
men " this people 90 prefer 90 earn
q living hy The use Of n rru. hH o. n1uh-
keeper or clerk instead uf btlur WllIuf
e. 80 out UPON uho colonization projects
whirh the people have now ON hNud.
He feared that n thlH feeling should
continue among the young mon " thr
Laticr-day Saints. they would 9l ho-
come the employed and not ompllNeff.
He felt that the tendency VI cduc1-
ton that led young men 60 dislike farm
life and Ia ahun the uHc NJ The hammer
and other implements of toll. was NOT
~ good one. and in the college, of inc
Iattor.day Saints this tendency in eds
ucation should BE- resisted in lho ciu"f
many people are constantly seeking cm-
ploymcni. and cxtrnvaFant livluE iu the
cities prevents accumulation. The peu-
pie need today. h. said, more black
nmltha. mechanics and coloniHorfi who
are not afraid TO ru out and colombo
and own the soil, 20 as 10 build up
the material Zion.
ELDER MATTHIAS r. cowLEY
Of the Quorum 81 Apostles. next adj
dressed the meeting. Tie said The
church " nlKty-ninc and "a halt YEATS
Of age today. The attendance 10 the
Tabernacle today a. large in cumpurl.
rOn with the membership ~ TN church
in 1880. The spirit uf c0ufpfcncosh hold
Ing was extending in tho world Whcr-
ever the Gospel IN preached. Tho Hueuk-
cr rad from the section 90 Of The Book
81 Doctrine and Covenants "hohold,
blessed are they, satin tnc iotd, VINO
have come NJ unto this land with an
eye single TO my glory" Otc.
n the Saints OF God had not "a ma
terini interest IN Zion. ~ their religion
were confined TO theory, u tho SING
inF of hymns ana 90 the delivery u
strictly religiong dincouraca. they would
not fully enjoy the spirit NJ the Gospel
n N true that tho Lord has SAID that
OF no time had lie given q command.
ment which r. temporal. but that an
arc spiritual. but tho Lord revealed %
the Prophet Joseph Smith that thcrc
should be "a common Interest among the
people IN tho establishment % the king
dom 81 God. the revelation on the unit
ed order showed that an the talents ana
cauacltios o. tho people should BE- cone
scented TO tho unhullding uf Xluni but
the people did not fully accept that
When tho people were found unwilling
IN The day OF tho Prophet Joseph 10
keep the law of conservation, the lessor
law, that of tlihlur. was given Ia ~
place. Prosperity has attended this pru-
pie. nnd ,llaiitud. tp Cod Tor thvHo
blessings of n temporal character, does
not keep pace with the blessings be-
slowed upon them.
So the Apostles OF Christ likewise
tried 10 establish the united order By
having AL things IN common, ana ON
account 81 the nelnnhnpHH and unhcNCf
Of the people u was found that they
were not ready for that order IN those
dayH. Ana tho people were not rpndy
~ the day of the Prophet Joseph, Those
principles were fully carried out In the
days 0f Euoch. and none of tho people
OF that community was lost
The choir nnnE the anthem
From afar. gracious lord.
Thou hast gathered Thy lock"
Hcnedietlon BY Elder Angus 81. Can
non.