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

and not the righteous, pharisees or self
righteous; that sinners must be saved
by the Righteousness OF Christ alone,
without mixing any Of their own right
cousness with His, then you VIII see
that lie can as well save all as any.
And there Ia no respect OF persons with
God. who will have all mankind 70 be
saved and come 10 knowledge OF the
truth. viz: That there Is one God and
one Mediator between God and man,
,the man Jesus Christ who gave Him.
self a ransom for all, TO be testified In
due time. And when you believe this
you will enter into His rest, and when
you enter into His rest, you VIII know
what rest Is, and not before, And haV-
ing got the evidences that God Is true
be still adding to your evidence ana en-
Joy your present assurance, 10 aH 10
God as TO your father, for His loVh Is
ten thousand times greater towards
you than ever any earthly Gathers
could be to his offspring
In the next place strive for these
graces, most which concern your places
and conditions and strive most against
those tailings which must threaten YOU
But above everything avoid a melan-
choly disposition, that Is humor that
admits Of any temptation and Is cap
able OF any impression and distemper-
ment, as dea til this humor which Viii
work you to all unthankfulness against
God unloyingness to men and unnatur-
alness TO yourselves and 10 one am
other.
do not talk and make a noise to
get the name of forward men, but do
the thing and do II In way that Is
fair and honest which you can live aud
die BY and rise and reign by; therefore
my children, do more than you talk N,
in point Of religion, satisfy your own
consciences in what you do, all men
you shall never satisfy; nay some Will
not be satisfied though they be con-
WINGED.
AS for your caling-Any honest
calling will honor you II you Will honor
IL. II is better to be a rich cobbler
than a poor merchant, rich farmer
than poor preacher; and never be
discouraged though sometimes your
schemes should not succeed according
to your wishes.
"Perseyere in the way Of welldoing
and you may hope for success, for my
self (who had never your parts nor
helps) never found anything too hard
for me In my calling, but discourage
ment and unbelief II | was discour-
aged and did not believe | could do n
thing, never could, therefore when
you think anything is too hard for you,
do not undertake II.
"As TO Your Company-Abandon all
infectious. flatterlng, self-serying COM
paniOns: when once you have found
fa tysltg
with such as are able to do or receive
good. Solomon gives you the best
counsel for this In many places, Read
the Proverbs and remember him in
this. Forsake not an old friend, BE
friendly and faithful to your friends
Never trouble nor trust friends unless
there be necessity, and lastly be long
IN closing with friends and 10th TO
loose them upon experience of chem.
"As TO Your Marriages. do not
think It worth while to say much about
them, for | believe that God hath cree
ated the persons for each other and
that nature viii find its own.
But for Your Children--Make II
your chiefest work to bring them up
in the ways of virtue, that they may
be useful in their generation. Give
NiVh IL PuSeipit a bVvu tu"NoNphi u
nature hath made no differences, DO
you make none in your affections.
countenances nor partious Partially
their way begets envy. hatred, strife
and contention.
"And as for Yourselves Within Your
selyes-My desire hath been to carry
an even hand towards you oil and l
have labored TO reduce you as near
as J could, all circumstances consd-
cred to an equality and therefore my
last request and charge is. that you
viii live together In an undivided bond
OF love. you are many Of you. and II
you join together as one man, you need
not want anything; what counsel what
comfort, what money what friends.
may you not help yourselves unto. IL