Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-06
BIRTHDAY Of THE
CHURCH TODAY.
Continued from page one)
Christ Of Lattor-day salnts,when a man
led the Church, not for one moment
NEVER WILL BE so.

since; II never viii be so, The dlrcc-
ton OF this work among the people Of
the world win never be LEFT to men.
IL Is Gods work, let me tell you, ana
/ hope you viii put IL down in your
memorandum or memoranda, ana do
not forget H. that It Is the Almighty
that Is going to DO this work and con-
summate Ii, and not man. No man shall
have the honor for doing Il, nor has
any man ever had the power TO do 1t
through himself 1t IS Gods work If
Il had been the work Of man II would
be like the things of the world; II
would not have stood; and II would
not have been true that God had chosen
us out of the world, but we would be
n part OF II and Hail fellow well met
with II, but II Is true that God has
chosen us out Of the world; therefore
we are not OF Il, and therefore they
hate US and therefore they VIII fight
us and say all manner OF evil against
us falsely They have always done So
from the beginning, and they viii con-
tlnue 90 seek the destruction Of the
Latter-day Saints and they viii con-
tinue TO feel i'm the future as they have
felt I'm the past, and don't you forget
Il my brethren and sisters. when
you 60 home, If you have not been
In the habit Of doing 1t or If you have
neglected your duty, when you go home
today or TO your homes In distant SET
Elements, carry this Injunction with
YOU Go into your secret chambers
go into your prayer rooms and there
by yourselves or with your families
gathered around You, bow your knees
before God Almighty In praise and IN
thanksgiving TO Him and for His mer-
q u a. NtRn .lHFn -
YOU and over all His people from the
inception OF this work down TO the
present time Remember that II Is the
gift Of God TO man, that It Is His pow
er and His guiding influence that has
accomplished what we see has been ac-
cOmplished, and what has been done.
10 has not been done by the wisdom OF
men. II " proper we should give honor
10 those who have at heart the work OF
God and have been instrumental IN
bringing 10 pass much righteousness.
They are Instruments In Gods hand,
and we should not ignore that they are
such instruments, and we should honor
them, but when we undertake 10 give
them the honor for accomplishing this
work and take the honor from God,
who qualified the men 10 do the work,
We are doing an injustice to God, and
We NIt IODDluS illlll VI Wv iANiiNA AA''h
rlghfully belongs to Him and giving II
TO men who are only Instrumental in
the hands Of God In accomplishing HIS
purposes.
BOW IN SECRET PRAYER.
Now may the Lord bless you, my
brothers and sisters and keep you IN
Ills holy keeping But let me say,
referring again to the last remarks,
when YOU go home see to II that you
observe this duty that devolves upon
all members Of the Church, to go before
the Lord IN prayer, then when you rise
up In the morning, before you go out
into the world to engage In your daily
avocatons, bow you knee before Al
mighty God with a heart full Of graft
tude and with thankful spirits before
Him ana unto Him, for Ills mercy
which endureth forever and for his
loving kindness not only TO US as indl-
viduals but to the whole people ana
to the whole people Of our great nation.
The Lord has blessed the people OF our
nation. The Lord has given to them
the choicest Of all lands upon the
face OF the earth. and He has made
them a great ana a free people, and lie
has blessed them with wealth and
with power not only in our own land
but power among the nations Of the
world. The Lord Almighty has made
these people great and they win con-
tinue deserving this greatness ana lie
WIN magnify them so long as the
PEOPLE OF the nation Will observe
honest laws, virtue, purity OF life
and equality and justice to be
meeted out unto all men,
PROUD OF OUR NATION.
| feel proud Of the nation OF which
we are a part because ! am convlncN
In my own mind that there Is not an
other ma ton upon the face OF the globe
where the Lord Almighty could nave
established His Church with so niue
difficulty and opposition as He has done
here I'm these United states. This was II
free country and religious liberation
was the sentiment OF the people OF the
land. II was AN asylum for the op-
pressed, All the people Of the world
have been invited here to make homes
OF freedom for themselves, and under
these circumstances The Lord was able
TO establish His Church, and has been
able to maintain II and preserve 1t up TO
this time, until IT has grown and spread
until it has become respectable-not
only by its numbers, not only by the
few years Of age that il possess, but re-
spectacle because OF It's Intelligence, re-
spectacle because OF its honesty It's
purity, union ana Industry, and for all
its virtues II has become respectful,
before those who are intelligent cnOubn
10 come and see and understand the
truth for themselves, II Is true there
are those In the world who are 50 pre-
iudlced and darkened IN their minus
that they viii not see, They close their
ears and will not hear though the
truth Is snokcn unto thcm,and they shut
their eyes 80 they cannot see and close
their hearts that they may not under
stand. Though you declare unto them
the truth they viii deny II and reject
g. We cannot help this God will
deal with them In His own time and
I'm His own way and we only need 10 do
cur duty Keep the faith ourselves, to
work righteousness in the world our-
selves and leave the results I'm the
hands Of Him who Oyerruleth all
things for the good ~ those who obey
Him ana keep Ills commandments,
CONCLUDING REMARKS.
Now may peace bc and abide IN
your hearts, Nluy the union that has
hitherto characterized our associations
continue among uW May our people
continue lu lhoir love for the truth
and In their love for one another. May
they COntinu, iu their honesty OF pur-
pose, IN their upwghtuass, iu their n-
duTtrN in the spirit OF uon-complaint
anu IN he spirit of rejoicing and
thanksgiving To God for the blessings
that we receive, the blessings OF the
earth, the blessings of me Spirit OF
the Lord that is given 90 us. And now