Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-05


and the cause of Zion. To my mind
there Is nothing In the world 80 great
or So glorious as the work the Lord is
doing iu these latter days. and ] am
grateful for tho part that l have been
able TO d. and to take part In my hum
bile way, and ! sincerely hope and
pray that ] may be- able Co continue in
the work through an my life.
/ have lived too long 10 think or
faltcrlng IN the least now: ! have put
my hand 20 the plow, and IL Is too late
10 turn back or Co look back, and /
see no reason why / should look back.
Thus far everything has pointed TO tho
good, my duty and the course that /
should pursue have been and are plain
and / win follow them, with the help
OF God. ] desire TO go on and con-
tiuue true TO my duty and prove faith
ful so far as lies in my power, that
I may give a good account Of my
stewardship.
To me. as has been said many times
I'M the paast. a is the kingdom OF GOD,
OF nothing Zion first and foremost;
to seek God and His righteousness
that an other things may be added
Ina the due time Of the Lord and IN
accordance with his pleasure. are the
things which should concern mankind
and the Iatter-day Saints We should
have acquaintance sufficient with the
principles by this time to realize that
no man. no clique. or no secret or
/ ganization can combine with force and
/ power sufficient TO throw down the
purposes Of the Almighty. or change
the course OF his works Many an in
dividual has arisen in times past. inn
pressed with the Idea that he would
give TO the work O. great reformation.
I'm the past 10 is the kingdom Of God,
and I'm the hope that the people would
desert their leaders and follow them
instead But the children OF the Lord
knew the voice Of their shepherd and
Z they were not deceived by false doc
| uine
OPPOSITION or ERROR.
The Lstter-day Saints know the
| spirit OF tbs gospel and tney will stand
/ by the truth, no matter what comes.
/ We have had 10 face the whole world.
! The majority OF which has been ar
! rayed against us, not always because
I they wanted 10 night the truth. but be-
| cause many OF them have been mis-
/ led by Ignorance and false reports
/ concerning us. This was true from the
day that the Prophet Joseph Smith
/ established the Church The enmey OF
truth, the enemy OF God, das arrayed
| himself against this work You have
| never found the friend 10 righteous
| ness. the friend Of truth and Of pur-
| ity aud those who comprehendcd truth
from error aIrayed against Zion is 70
1 God.
For 20 be arrayed against Zion is TO
be arrayed against cod and against
the inspiration of God; aginst that
| principle which brings men together
| and causes them 10 fOrsake their sins
and to love their neighbors as them
I selves. This spirit causes men 70 do
good and not evil and 90 avoid even
| the appearance Of sin. and what is
more, 60 avoid sin Itself This Is the
spirit of the gospel and the hope Of
eternal salvation i'm this life and On
the life 20 come. VIII any set Of men
who love righteousness and ,ove God
/ array themselves against the object
/ which they themselves SEEK The priu-
Ciples Of the Church Of Jesus Christ
| OF Latter-day Saints are given for the
| attainment OF righteousness. and the
Saints know that they have received
revelations 20 this end from the AL
mighty IN the age In which they live
DUTY OF THE SAINTS.
What shall We do? our duty is sd
plain that none can, OF none SHOULD
misunders stand IL, Is 70 live in th,
| spirit of humility and love OF sod
rather than for ourselves, The Saylo.
told the young man who asked what he
should do, to sell an be had ana Civ,
I % the poor and follow the son OF God
lNAt lN e. I'A lAANA INlh AIl ALAAea aalA % ~
/ put the Lord and His work before AN
/ else Every man and every wom-.
| should nave IL IN their heart TO DO "a
| that the Lord requires We should nav
| reached that point where We can siv'
! up the comforts of home and the de-
/ sire OF making money, 20 go and labor
/ Tor years ~ necessary Tor the spread
of the truth, until % shall be- said tnai
We have done enough
..N.
vidual who thinks he could not s4cr
nee his time and business 10 perform
a mission. that he could not leave hi.
/ personal business and profits TO go
into the world aud preach the gJs pei
and who asks 10 be- excused. 1 frd
that in such cases. If he We're called
upon 90 make such sacrifices. that la
would be- found wanting In his Wi ne
moss 10 comply with the requirement
OF other rules Of the gospel For no.,
own part I hope 90 be abe to Doe f0uu'
ready TO go TO the ENDS of the earl
In the cause OF the gospel, or if ] wer
called upon 10 give mp an I possess fol
the purpose OF advancing the cause %
the work. that ! would be able 90 Civ
10 freely Tor that cause. J should lis
20 live 30 that this would De- my desr
and determination, 90 comply with On
request ana give b. up without regret
HOPE IN THE GOSPEL
There is no salvation but in the wa
in which Cod has mapped it out The
ls no hope but Do the way that has bee
fixed by the Father We may obtu
that hope and that light, which ni
7 lead us to salvation These tnin.s an
fixed iu my mind, and / know them q
/ he true / know, my brothers and sis
[ ters that the Lord lives, and that 10
/ Son lives. and that no slts upon 20
I right hand of tho father. ~ is neoss
say that we cali upon Jesus Christ
l-t ug can upon him and Def the desIr
of our hearts Doe b. live ln righteous
ness. that $50 may desire t1 go hac
, into His presence Let mo- SORT of ant
, coz malice or eyil boz 900 our hearts, ut
lat love ana peace dwell DO our breast
that Righteousness may reign
want to live 30 that mo- matte
. what any man may say. mo- mat. 4
Z what amy one may DO. ] shall feel tha
= thore iH nut one thing FOR me- 20 do. an
that ls 40 remain true and faithful
tha covenants THAI 4 have made wiz
cod ana with my brethren. 4 want
live 5O that 4 can have tho spirit ll m
tO forgive my brethren thor trrspasre
aH ] would have them forgive mH m
treHpasscs fo that 0Inerenc that ar
from day 90 day may sink and dadI
/ pear, that whatever tho circumHtan
may De. there shah e1lft love On
peace between brother and brother an
hetWean man ana man.
d know that this work is tho uai