The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16

and afterward called the Book of Nor mon, upon which he afterward founded the Mormon church?' Yes, solomon Sapulding was that man. Is that all you know about him. Well, as far as l can make out Solomon Spaulding lived just such a life as you and l are try ing to live. He was an honest man. He was good to his family He tried to be of help to mankind. But in his old age, to pass the tedious hours of invaldism, he wrote this book which the charlatan, Joseph Smith, got hold of. And today all the good that Solomon Spaulding ever did has been forgotten. But the one mis- take he made will live through the cen turies And so, my friends if you and l are living simply for the fame which we shall have among those who come after us there are a thousand chances to one that we then shall be best re- membered by the mistakes we have made rather than praised for the good we have done. Joseph, the prime minister who saved Egypt from starvation, was for gotten, but Joseph the ancestor of the Hebrew slaves was remembered. "And there arose up a new king over Egypt which knew not Joseph"
 But there was still another reason why the Egyptians ceased to honor the name of Joseph. As q dishonest people ruled by dishonest officials, they did not want to revere the memory of one whose pub lie and private life was pure and spot less and who, through a long premier ship, demanded that the Egyptian people should be honest and pure as he was honest and pure Why, you might as well expect a band of highwaymen or pirates to elect Paul or Jesus for their captain as to expect the absolute, mercl- less Egyptians to like Joseph. What he stood for they did not What he preached was against every desire of their corrupt hearts.
 Joseph Was Pure.
 In the first place, Joseph was a pure man in his moral life. He believed that marriage was more than a mere name or a cloak behind which man a woman not believe that as son as married men could hide multitude of sins He did not believe that as soon as married men or married women became tired of their martial partners they had a right to turn thmeir backs upon each other as one might throw away a bouquet of withered flowers In order to seek some new wild flowers. Neither did he believe In the pernicious, immoral and damning doctrine that Q young man, because he was a man. had a right to sow his wild oats wherever he would before his marriage and then on his wedding day swear hdel- ity to pure girl and let the filthy bug gard and the spotless dove set up house. keeping in the same nest. If you do not believe that what say is true, read the Bible account of Joseph's fife in the house of Potiphar. His master trusted him. He gave into the young Hebrews care all that he had He said to the young man: Joseph, there is my money, my family and my honor Protect them. I trust you" And rather than betray that trust, Joseph with sealed lips, went to poverty and to jail. Oh, ye brazen lIbertines of h icrh ffn. rl, oI bauchees legalizlng your crimesin a di- vorce court, come today and sit at the feet of this young man of the east and learn the lesson that in Joseph's sight as in Gods sight, the marriage altar is the most sacred place In the universe next to the great white throne.
 But Joseph was more than morally pure. He was financially clean as we'll No tainted money stuck to tho palms of his hands. There Is many a man who is morally pure in his home and good to his family who Is a thief and a robber and who will cheat every one he can fleece in financial way, "Boss'' Tweed the bigbest political thief New York City ever produced was a decoted family man. The greatest gambler and dive keeper of New York, a man who made billions of dol lars out of his dens of infamy and who spent some years fin the penitentiary, loved his family with a passionate love Yes, Joseph was politically clean as well as morally pure. When he gathered up the tenth part of all the grain of Egypt during the seven years of plenty he stored it all in the public granaries And when the seven years of want came he sold 1t all back to the people. Not one dis honest coin stuck to his fingers. Thus, because he was honest snd made his depu- ties honest the honest officials hated him and tried to forget his existence. And nf t1,a sfe fl,at and true and honest and upright and good is that dishonest people and Impure people try to forget your name and push you itno oblivion.
 Arlstdes the Just.
 You have all heard the story of the great general and statesman, Aristides, the Just. Tighter and tighter was he gripping the hearts of the Athenian peo- pie. Themistocles his great rival, re- i alized that in a little while if Aristi was allowed to move among the people, his infiuenve would become SO great that | no voice would have any power in Athens but his So Themistocles gathered all the rogh and bad clements togethe started a movement to banish Aristdes i from the city On the day of the cleo l ton peasant approached Aristides and | asked his help in voting against Aristides. Why, what damage has de done?" Aris-
 
 that you would drive him from this cap- talY' No" answered the peasant, mot that I know of I do not even know him. but 1t irritates me to hear him . everywhere called the Just" And so the | carrion birds would, If they could, always drive the clean winger birds from the heavens. The dishonest Egyptians would obllterate the name of Joseph. the prime | from the Tits of their national | heroes. And, my brother, If the dlsso- lute do not despise you and the unjust | hate you, and the evil minded want to forget you then you should examine your heart and life, fearing lest you are grow ing like them. The surest sign on earth | that you are living a good, pure life is that bad people want you out of their sight Now there arose up a new king | over Egypt which knew not Joseph"
 But, lastly, I remark that the Egyp- tians ceased to revere Joseph's memory because they did not believe that the God who sent Joseph to save them was | the same God who sent Moses to punish | them And yet Is not the Egyptians error our error? After God for years has has showered innmerable blessings upon us. are we not apt to say God Is good" i, God is the kind and forgiving," God Is loving and He will never send the rolling surges of his Red sea of judgment tumb- ling down upon us.' Oh, the long suffer- Ing mercy of Godl How long, God, how long wilt thou stay thine averaging hand from us? How long shall we cease INDIAN sALvE WORKS WONDERS |
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