Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-09

My Dear Selfs--I know not what
leisure | shall have at the hour of my
death TO speak unto you. and as you
all know that | am not free In speech
especially when sick or sad and there
fore now TO speak my heart to you,
and would wish you 10 hear me speak
ing 10 you as long as you live, when
my tongue shall be mouldered to dust
in the silent tomb, in this writing
which | divide among you ALL
And first 10 you. my dear wife, /
Go with all the strength and power
that is In me, thank you for your kind
ness and faithfulness to me. Beseech-
Ing God, who is the husband OF the
widow, to take care OF you and not to
leave you nor forsake you, or ever suf-
fer you TO leave or forsake Hin or His
ways, put your whole trust solely in
Him; He never did nor never will for
sake any that trusted in Him. one
thing, however ] would add II you
should marry again, remember what
have undergone by a stepm0ther. and
DO not estrange your husband from his
own children or kindred, least you draw
on him and on yourself great sin. SO
do now resign you into the everlasting
arms Of the great Husband of Hus-
bands, the Lord Jesus Christ.
And now my dear children let me
pour out my heart to you and speak
first to you of immortality In your
souls. Trlhe not on this point, the soul
is immortal; you have to deal with an
Infinite Majesty you go upon life and
death; therefore in this point be seri-
Gus, do all to God In a serious man
ner, when you think OF Him. speak Of
Him, pray TO Him, or In any way make
your addresses 10 His great Majesty
be In good earnest. Trifie not with His
name nor with His attributes. nor call
Him TO witness TO anything but Is
absolute truth nor then, but when
sound reason on serious consideration
requires IL. And as 10 religion, l would
not wish 90 point out any particular
form TO you; but first | would wish
you to search the Scriptures and con-
suit sound reason and see II they
(which take 10 be two witnesses that
! stand by the God OF the whole earth
are not sufficient 10 evince TO you that
religion Is necessary theme. Then /
would wish you 10 study the nature OF
religion, and zee whether Il consists in
outward formalties. or IN the hidden
man 81 the heart, whether you can by
outward forms. rites and ordinances,
save yourselves. or whether there Is a
necessity Of your having help from
any other hand than your own: n YOU
find that you stand IN need Of a Savior.
Christ saith; Look unto me and be
ye saved all ye ends Of the earth,
Then look TO HIN. and II you find from
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| hath come into the world 10 save sin.
ners, then examine what II was that
( caused Hin TO leave the center OF con-
summaie happiness 10 suffer 30 We dd
/ whether Il was 10 save mankind be.
1 cause they were sinners and could not
save themselves. OF whether He came
10 save mankind because they had re.
] pented Of their sins, 70 as TO be for
I given on the score o. their repentance
II you md tha, He came to save sin.
ners merely because they were such
then try II there Is any other 50 great
that he cannot save him, but mind
4 that YOU admit no others as evidences
bui the two that Cod hath appointed
] viz, Scripture and sound reason, AMI
" these two witness that you are one
whit better by nature than the worst
heather Ia the darkest corner OF ,he
deserts az Arabia. then conclude thai
God hath been partial towards YOU
and hath furnished you with bettel
nature than others. and that conse
quently re Is not Just 70 all mankind
But II these two Witnesses testify .,
you that God IS Just 10 AL and Hb
tender mercies are over al His wo Ks
then believe Him. and N you can \,
lleNe that Christ came 10 save sinner,