Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-12

these things long ago and this is how
feel. let me remind YOU that the devil
IS not dead. The adversary OF rlghte-
business Us working his leaven among
the Latlcr-day Saints he Is trying TO
destroy the youth Of this people by se-
ducIng them from the paths Of chastity
and virtue. by nllIng their minds with
skcptlclsm. and by establishing In their
hearts the idea that there are some
tLngs connected with the people OF
God concerning which the servants OF
God ought TO Keep their mouths shut
Now, ] know the men that founded this
commonwealth and the enterprises OF
this land. They came here when Il was
q bowling wilderness and laid the foun-
datIons VI material prosperity IN these
mountain valleys. They established
the Institutions Of learning. They
have built the Temples Of God from
Cache Valley on the north 10 81. George
on the south. And ] know that they
have been men Of God. every one Of
them. from the Prophet Joseph Smith
down Go President Lorenzo Snow. !
know that the servants OF God
have His mind and win, and the
Lltter-day Saints can have Il too
want 90 tell you how you can get e.
~ . NAhA N'A NNh " FANf " ~ ~ AIt
daily performance Of every duty that
devolyes upon US. You show me
man who Us constantly engaged In
prayer and duplication and ] VIII point
20 you a man that does not have TO be-
preached 20 I'm regard 10 the subject
Of tithng he does not have 10 be urged
10 send his children 20 Sunday school
and to get HE boys into the quomms Of
the Lesser Priesthood lie Is so full OF
the Spirit Of the living God that he
wants them there all the time. The
man who attends 10 his family prayers
and 20 his secret prayers. the man who
pays HIS tithes and offerings. the man
who shows his willingness. when called
upon, 10 carry the Gospel to the nations
Of the earth or 10 act In the capacity
OF a Deacon at home. that f. the man
who VIII obtain the mind and the VIII
Of the Lord ] have seen not only the
hand Of the Lord, but the hand Of the
adversary working It's way among the
Latter-day Saints. Satan r. seeking 10
divide them and 20 poison their minds
IN regard to the authorities of the
Church and the leaders In the various
Stakes Of Zion. Men have said that
they must not seek for counsel. and at
the same time they have sought coun-
sci from men who possess the spirit OF
apostasy. They have sought counsel
from men who TO my personal knowl-
edge have secured their livelihood from
the Latter-day Saints and have spent
their nights playing cards and talking
against the Authorities Of this Church
You can seek counsel from that class Of
men, but n you seek counsel from
President Snow or from Apostle Mer-
rIl. who presides over the Cache Val
ley Stake, or from some " the brethren
who preside over the Stakes In Idaho
/ say II you seek counsel from these
men "a 70 what would be for the best
interests Of the people In this inter-
mountain region oh, you are going 70
the wrong kind OF men! Now, | want 70
say that ] am going 20 these men for
my counsel ] propose, God being my
helper, q do not say this boastlngly,
for feel that l am the weakest among
my brethren) TO know the mind and
win OF the Lord on all subjects;
and whether in casting a political vote
or I'm lifting my hand TO support the
Prophet OF God. I propose that the chief
consideration In my heart shall be, what
Is the will OF the Lord? fwant 70 know
His will. Are we the people Of God, or
are We not? Has God changed? No.
Has the everlasting Gospel changed
No. and II never viii. II Is the same
yesterday. today and forever
There are a certain class OF plous
men among us that | call hypocrltes
They are too good 20 do anything
thaf is not considered Just right by the
world. whether II Is right IN the sight
OF Cod or not. They are after the or
der OF the men who, In the days OF
Jesus. sought 20 bring Him into dlsre.
pute, and even impeached the honor OF
His birth. because they did not un-
derstand n. They are the kind Of men
that condemned Rahab, the harlot be-
cause she hid the spies. Why did she
hide the spies? Was Il TO infringe upon
the rights Of the people OF Jericho that
she hid them and preserved them from
those miserable mlnions OF the law No,
she did IL for righteousness sake, 70
protect innocent men In their liberties
What does the Apostle Paul say about
that woman? He said Il should be ac-
counted unto her for righteousness
God commanded Abraham TO oIer up
his son Isaac, and yet II had been writ
ten. Thou shalt not Kill Abraham
withheld not his son. lie took nm 10
the altar. He prepared the klndllhB
wood and proposed 20 sacrifice his son
upon the altar. In obedience to the COM
mand OF God. He did not know mat
God would provide a ram In the thioket.
or that he would send an angel TO
say. Lay not thine hand upon the
lad. neither do thou anythlng
unto him for now / know that thou
fearest God. seeing that thou hast
not withheld thy son, thine only SON
from me-
Brethren and sisters. we do not want
10 be hypocrites and we do not want
10 be so cowardly that We are afraid
40 ASH God for His Holy Spirit and for
that inspiration which has been sought
for by men OF this country from the
DAYS OF George Washington down 10
the present, There are no people In
these United states who have been
more patriotic TO the institutions OF our
country than the Latter-day Saints.
Have they ever lifted their hands
against the stars and Stripesf NO.
Have they ever lifted their voice
against the institutions OF this country
No. And / wish we had no men that
would raise their voice against the ad-
ministration Of our country but would
unfold and sustain 70, no matter what
might be the politics thereof, and treat
the men who are elected to Office In our
country with that respect which Is due
TO Them by virtue Of their high position
and the trust committed to them by the
franchise OF the American people. But
the Latter-day Saints have been true
TO their country. They have furnished
soldiers TO fight its battles some Of
whom have laid down their lives In
defense oil the Stars and Stripes on the
soil OF Cuba and In the Philippine ISL
ands. Whenever this people have taken
issue with any enactment IL has been
In a lawful manner They have tested
the consututionality OF laws passed by
the Congress OF the United States d.
rectcd against them. When there has
been a ruling In the courts OF our Terri
tory that has been esteemed unconsti-
iutlonal, il has been appealed 10 the
highest court In the Territory, When
that body has sustained the lower court
they have appealed Il to the Supreme
Court Of the United states, but they
have never lifted the hand OF violence;
they have never resorted 10 mobocracy
or 10 anything OF that kind. When the
Supreme Court has given its decision