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things are essential. We cannot grow In
the knowledge of God or in wisdom I'M
less we devote our efforts TO the cause
or God. And it Is the duty OF the watch
men on the tower of Zion to exhort the
people to love. TO humility, TO increased
devotion to the cause of Righteousness
1T is not given to man to save the IN
dividual soul of his brother; but 1t is
his right and duty to declare the gospel
of Jesus Christ to his neighbor and pro-
vide him with the means for achieving
his own salvation. He can declare That
God has restored through the Prophet Jo-
seph Smith the gospel, which Is the power
of God to salvation. For L declare ~
you, my brothers and sisters, that Goo
has done this. and that the means for
eternal exaltation have again been given
TO the human family. And l declare that
Joseph Smith enunciated truths and doc
trine which no other man ever enunciated
in the history OF the world Inc gos-
pei was restored by the power of God.
and / testify that L know that Joseph
Smith was the instrument for its restor-
alton.
Hope In Gospel.
IT want to be classed with those men
who by their devotion to right, their de-
termination to serve God, even to the
laying down of their lives for the sake of
the gospel, and to be counted worthy to
have fellowship with such men, For my
only hope is in the gospel Of Christ. l
have staked my all in the faith of God.
and I shall not be disappointed, and can
say with job that while the worms may
destroy this body, yet / know that L
shall stand in the presence of the living
God.
II wish TO impress upon the saints the
necessity for observing the gospel pre-
cepts. You know for yourselves the truth
fulness OF the gospel, and now II Is Tor
you to live tt-live up to the covenants
you have made with God. so that no man
can point to you as a transgressor, as a
wicked and corrupt man.
Let your light shine that men will
see your light, and gloFify your Father In
heaven.
Beware of Sin.
Keep away from the haunts of sin.
Have charity. There are those who speak
evil only of Latter Day Saints. These
persons are mostly in our midst. They
shut their eyes TO all good and send out
false reports l leave such persons In the
hands of just God. But they cannot be-
come my bosom companions. cannot
condescend to that. l would not throw
a straw in their way, but / would as
soon take up a scorpion or a poisonous
reptile as become associated with such
a one as he. l believe this is true SEN
timent.
IF one can turn a sinner and save him,
II is a duty that should be performed. To
save a soul from death will bring a re-
ward.
Some Latter Day Saints have become
so good they cannot tell the difference
between a Latter Day Saint and son
of Beelzebub, and they call that broad
mindednesS.
81 do not want TO become so l cannot
discern between light and darkness, be-
tween good and evil
invokes Divine Blessing.
God bless the Latter Day Saints. l
hope the spirit of the Lord may broaden
your souls and mine. We have some peo-
pie SO devoted to those of their kindred
who have been guilty OF denominations
that so soon as the guilty one Is dead,
relatives come to President Winder and
ask 10 do work for them in the temple.
/ admire such love and solicitation but
j do not admire the sense of justice ex-
hibited by such persons. You cannot thus
redeem a murderer, a suicide or an adul-
terer. Such persons must repent of their
sins before they can receive redemption.
Remember this. We elders and mothers.
Peace be unto you Do not mind what
the world does and says, let US do our
duty and work out OLE own SALVATION,