The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-29
YOUNG IN TIME OF CIVIL WAR
See the Country in Hell Before
Ing Troops --Joseph F. Smith
Us Books Are Dead Letter.

lvered on June 16, 1861 as found on pages
5S and 50 of the 18th volume OF Journal
OF Discourses.
Yes there are now men In this city who
came here ps-or. naked and barefoot. and Will
Ing tu take spade and 60 a-ditching for me.
or for anybody else who would furnish them
a little bread and now they are rich. IheS
have made their wealth out Of this people
who constitute the Kingdom OF God, and they
Hre using IL 10 build up the kingdom OF tne
devil What are VIC 20 say 10 them? would
sny, let them alone severely. The man VINO
VIM apostatIzc nom the truth forsake his
God and his religion. is a traitor to every
thing there is In hesNen. earth and hell
There Is no soundness goodness, ruth or
virtue In him: nothing but darkness and cor
luptlon. and down TO he'll nc VIII 20.
Following this are a few paragraphs
devoted to instructions on how TO treat
apostatcs. especially in the matter of
trading with them. Then he said
How many or the LAtter-day Saints would
say, Il would trade with this man
as with that man, or spend my money In
this store as in that store. even though they
pay utlIing and do good with their means? -
Those and women in whom this feel
ing exists must Set rid Of II. or they VIII
not be numbered with those who are Of ono
heart md mind. Now remember thatl
l win promise those who feel In their hearts
that they would sooner trade with an apostotc
OF with n corrupt outsider than with q broth
cr. II the former would sell them shawl
dollar cheaper. and persist in such n COURSE
the strait gate. be numbered with those
who sanctlhcd and prepared TO enjoy tho
celestial presence Of God our Fnther and Of
Jesus the Rcdccmer. j promise you this in
the name OF the Lord God OF Israel.
You may say II Is hard that l should die
tate you In Your temporal affairs. Il IL not
my privilege dctnte you? Is II not my
privilege 10 give this people counsel TO di-
rect them 50 that their labOrs will build up
the kingdom OF God. instead OF the kingdom
OF the dovil2
Tho language In the hearts Of some would
be- 1T Is OF your business whore
trade" l VIII promise those who feel thus
that they will never enter the celestial king
dom OF our Father and God That is my bus
TO the people. and &c VIII be my business bJ
and by to testify for the just and to bear
witness against the ungUdly.
President Young, In a sermon delivered
December 29. 1867. as recorded in Journal
Of Dlscourses. volume u, page 12G. said:
exhort my brethren continually to live
20 that they may have the light OF the holy
spirit in them. to know their duty. and when
they know their duty fully. II VIII be to fol-
low truly those whom God has placed over
them 20 lcsd them as a community as a peo-
pie, as a kingdom Of God II VIII be 10 obey
the counsel that is given them from time u
time. What does the man who understands
the spirit OF his religion believe with regard
TO his own nfGairs, with regard To his life,
with regard 10 his business transactions etc
tute1 by the constituted authorities OF the
church OF God and the spirit OF revelation In
all things In his mortal life There is no part
OF his life that he viii consider exempt from
the guidance and dctntion Of the priesthood
of the Son OF God.