Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07

bring &c all back again. IL / hurry this
conference, ] have got to- hurry every
business transaction and every speech.
and then the Spirit would not abide
With us. ] want you 10 feel as 1 feel,
stay right here, and spend "a week In
conference, " necessary A great many
persons feel that they are so poor they
have Co go
TO THE GOLD MINES,
they win be in such a hurry they win
forget TO pray, another cannot spend
a week day 90 80 after wood or hunt
his cattle, you can see the example,
poor they are ald poor they win be
Are those who 90 90 meeting every
Sabbath going 90 get rich? Not Just
yet They viii have more wheat. you
may take economy and rest on the
seventh day and he viii be the best on.
] am not going 20 desire anything but
The WlIl 0i my Father in Heaven. IL
my Father makes me rich / win be con-
tented. and IL I am poor / WIN be con-
tented suil and | viii be content with
an good men and good people. II Is
disgusting t0 me 90 see person love
this world ln its present organization.
look at kings on their thrones their
crowns IAN at their feet. their almighty
dollars do them no good, their wealth
ana opulence are gone. nation after
nation are dethr0ned and crumbled TO
ashes. Take the very youth OF beauty:
II is laid low in the gravel Riches
takes the wings OF the morning and
ny away 10 is beneath the heart OF a
man Who loves God and His Spirit.
THOUGHTFUL INDUSTRY.
81 wish the brethren 70 listen 70 the
principles of this morning set forth ON
speculation. and their daily walk. We
are here and DO is our duty % sus-
tain ourselves DO this place. and also
those who win come 10 US. we have a
duty 90 perform 20 our hreth-
rem We are under holy Christian
covenant TO assist our brethren who
are left ln the States. until they are
gathered here, remember the poor who
are yet IN bondage. and see what We
can do for our poor brethren this sea-
SON 10 is one Of the most important
things. that we can DO DO raise grain 10
sustain ourselves. and those who come
here.
u have a few words 10 say on Nor
monism as 10 Is called but 10 us, the
doctrine OF salvation; ] can say I know
IL Is true. ] have known for years and
years that Joseph was a prophet.
did not embrace "Mormonism." be-
cause ! hoped &c was true. but because
Il was that principle that would save
all the human family that would hey
II. and IL would make them righteous.
Joseph Smith lived and died a prophet,
and sealed his testimony with HIS blood;
he lived a good man, and
DIED A GOOD MAN.
and DE was as good a man as ever lived;
and the voice OF the Lord is sull heard
for this people For myself / am here
just as ] was IN the days OF Joseph.
/ never pretended 90 be Joseph smith.
I am not the man who brought forth
the Book OF Mormon but ! do testify
10 the truth of lt. / am an Apostle 10
bear testimony 20 the Gentiles OF this
last dispensati0n. and also 20 the Jews.
Let me tell you o. ia the truth Of the
Lord God Almighty, ana n man win
not DO right. God win remove him out
Of his place forthwith
II never was AFRAID OF Joseph, al
though many would faIter and feared
Joseph would go astuy ] did not
serve Joseph but ] patterned after the
doctrine the Lord has revealed through
him There was no possibility "
Joseph leading the people astray. If
thought that God would suffer man 90
lead a righteous people astray ! would
not serve him. ] would heave him and
seek another. I serve the God OF Abra-
ham OF Isaac. and Jacob. the God u
of our fathers. he has called Joseph
and VIII never let him lead this peo-
pie astray. but when he hasa done his
work he win take him 90 himself; I
was never afraid of my friends and you
need not be; the Lord Almighty win
never suffer Ills people 20 go astray,
unless they as q people want 20 follow
iniquity. never. no never, no never Do
YOU know the word OF the Lord when
YOU hear 70? IL Is the win OF the Lord