Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-05

people, with few exceptions. here and
There where crops have been u failure.
We should acknowledge the hand of
God in all things, All Latter-day Saints
acknowledge thatsevery good gift comes
from God. the source of all good and
of all intelligence. We should not ar
rogate to ourselves thu right to re-
| ceive blessings without remembering
the Lord. We should remember Him as
did the children of Israel OF old, with
the first fruits OF our increase. and not
forget what we owe to the work which
has done so much for u.s.
Much has been done during the past
season in building houses of Worship.
! Especially Is this true i'll this state,
and much has been done in the same
direction in other places in the stakes
of Zion and in mission fields. The
work of building moetinghouses and
! schools has been going steadily on.
Records Of these things are open to in
spection by the Latter-day Saints.
Since last conference the Church has
| succeeded in securing excellent head
| quarters In London. and after SO many
years a. foothold has been secured in
that great city. Other important head
missions. The Lord has prospered
His work during the year.
feel grateful for the many bless
| ings bestowed upon us by the Lord Of
Hosts. We feel grateful for deliverance
from those who are artfully and wick
! eddy prosecuting us. These people have
| undoubtedly been the means of for
warding the work of the Lord. by call
| ing attention to our doctrines We
court publicity, We want the world to
| know of us ant; our doctrines. The
| only way this work can grow is by
! making 1t known to the people OF the
world. The intelligent people will rec
| ognlze the truth, But there are those
who having eyes will not see, and
| having ears will not hear. There IS
no so blind as he who will not see
The Lord uses instruments to ac-
complish his work who will obey Mis-
commandments. who are obedient 10
the will of God. The men who are
chosen to do this work are among
You The people know them, you
know their lives. The Lord is sus-
to sustain them as long as they con.
tiuue In the right path. If one Of
those men should fall away and los.
the spirit of the work in which they
are engaged, the results OF their acts
will come up unto them sooner or lat
er and they will be judged according
to their acts.
The speaker referred to the revela !
ton known as the Word of Wisdom,
and urged its Importance to the Lat
ter-day Saints The entire section was
read by President Smith, which ne
said was first given more III the ma
ture OF advice to the saints, but Which
was subsequently declared by Presi-
dent Brigham Young to be binding
as a commandment upon al inc menu
bers OF the Church.
Further commenting on the verses
read, President Smith said 1t might
seem out Of place for him to read tho
revelation, with which the SAINTS
should be familiar But TO his regret
had to admit that perhaps no 9ther
revelation was SO little regarded by
the Latter-day Saints. Many of the
hest men and women of the Church do
not observe 1t.
Various excuses are made for break
+ ing it. But there is no other way than
to adhere to the mind and will Of the
Lord in this matter.
If this law of the Lord, not At
hrsf given as a commandment nor by
constraint. but thereafter declared by
the mouthpiece OF God to be a. COM
mandment, We're enforced, | say there
would not be existing among the Lat
ter-day Saints such a thing known as a
saloon, or places which bring men
souls down to the depths of degrada-
tion and disgrace. Cannot the saints
see that the, observance of that law is
for our best good? The Lord tknows
better than we ourselves what is pest
FOR our own bodies. And l say to you
that ir you will observe the law we
shall gain the promise contained IN inc
revelation, We shallfrun and not weary
We shall walk and not faint. Tire Lord
has said IL you will do His VIII you
shall receive the promises, but not
otherwise, for each blessing Is predl
Gated upon observance OF command
mcnts.
In many localities we find saloons
and other places OF i'll rcpute, and therea
5a,.,, evidences which show that Latter
day Saints are supporting these places.
This is all wrong, no member OF
the Chirch Of Jesus Christ of Latter
day Saints can Oxford to cross the
threshold OF saloon or other DIS
reputable place. If would be a "dis
4 70 account. A true Latter-dnS SAINT
viii not bring such disgrace upon NM
self or upon the Church. 85
TEMPERANCE WAVE.
a wave or temperance is sweeping
over this state. as we'll as elsewhere,
said President Smith, and he declared
himself heartily in5favor of the move
s,nent and he endorsed It fully. DEuniS-
enness means the loss of manhood and
the breaking UP of family ties II
means degredation and poverty. La
ter day Saints should have no con-
nection with such things.
The spectacle Of young men ana
boys walking the streets with a pipe or
cigarette in their mouths Is OF snch
frequent occurrence that some con
Esirler of no CONSEQUENCES
#G.of late years 1t has been common for
:.ctors to light cigars and cigarettes on
the stage. 10 me. such a practise Is
an insult to Latter-dav Saints. II
had bows growing upI would not want
ztb.,mz to attend theatcrs where sucn
rcprehensible practises We're taking
place. Il think, too. there are other5
ibtnps done by actors and actresses
which are just as bad as smoking on
the stage.
nv remarks on these subjects are
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