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

My Dear Selfs--I know not whai
leisure shall have at the hour OF my
death to speak unto you, and as yol
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 TO hear me speak.
ing to you as long as you live, when
my tongue shall be mouildered 10 dust
In the silent tomb, In this writing
which divide among you all
And FIRST to you. my dear wife, /
DO 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, 10 take care Of you and not ia
leave YOU nor forsake you, or ever suf.
Ter you to leave or forsake Him or His
ways, put your whole trust solely In
HIM; lie never did nor never will for
sake any that trusted in Him. One
lhlng, however | would add. II you
should marry again, remember what !
nave undergone by a stepmother and
do not estrange your husband from his
own children or kindred least you draw
ON MN 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
frst 70 you Of immortality In your
souls Tribe not on this point, the soul
Is Immortal, you have to deal with an
Infinite Majesty; you 20 upon life and
death; therefore In this point be seri-
Gus; do all 10 God In q serious man
neri when you think OF Him, speak OF
Him, pray to Him, or IN any way make
your addresses TO His great Majesty
be IN good earnest. Trlfle not with His
name nor with His attributes, nor call
Him 10 witness TO anything but is
absolute truth nor then, but when
sound reason on serious consideration
requires II. And as TO religion, would
not wish TO point out any particular
form 10 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 earthC
are not sufficient TO evince 10 YOU that
religion Is necessary theme. Then
would wish you to study the nature OF
religion, and see whether II consists in
outward formalities; or In the hidden
man OF the heart. whether you can by
outward forms. rites and ordinances.
save yourselves. or whether there II a
necessity OF your having help from
any other hand than your own; II you
ma that you stand In need OF Savior;
Christ saith Look unto me and be
ye saved all ye ends OF the earth.
Then look to Him, and II you lnd from
scripture and sound reason that Christ
hath come Into the world 10 save sin
ners, then examine what It was that
caused Him to leave the center OF con-
summate happiness TO suffer as He aid
-Whether X was 10 save mankind be-
cause they were sinners and could not
save themselves; or whether He came
70 save mankind because they had re-
pented OF their sins, 20 as 10 be for
gwen on the score OF their repentance.
II you md that He came 20 save sin
ners merely because they were such
then Try II there Is any other 50 great
mat lie cannot save him: but mind
mat you admit no others as evidences
Dut The two that God hath appointed;
VIZ, Scripture and sound reason. ana
y these two witness that you are one
WHIT better by nature than the worst
ieathen IN the darkest corner OF the
ieserts OF Arabia. then conclude thar
sod hath been partial towards YOU
ind hath furnished you with a better |
nature than others and that conse. |
luently He is not Just 20 all mankind
sui u these two Witnesses testify N !
'ou that Cod Is just 70 all. and HIS |
eender mercies are over al His wo rs
hen believe Him and II you can H.. |
ieNe tina, Christ came to save sinners !