The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-07
TRADUCERS MUST
STOP, SAYS SMITH

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children OF men IN these latter days,
more. II possible. today than ever 1
did in nay life. 1 believe in IL just as
truly and as firmly today as / eyer
dld, and, II possible, more So and /
think IL Is possible. for the reason
That believe all true Latter-day Saints
are growing.
Saints Are Progressing.
They are progressing and they are
absorbing more light more intellt-
sences stronger convictions OF the
truth. day by day; for We cannot help
this, II we enjoy Tire spirit OF the gOs-
pei as we should I feel happy. this
morning. IN having the privilege TO
say 10 you that In the days OF my
childhood and early youth l made a
pledge with God and with His people
that would be true 20 them. In looking
over the experiences OF my life, can
nor now discern and DO not remember
circumstance, since the beginning OF
my experience in the world, where 1
have felt. Tor moment 10 slGcken or
10 relax In the pledge and promise
that l made 10 God and 70 the Latter
day Saints. or 10 the Church OF Je-
sus Christ OF Latter-day Saints in my
youth.
And II there is a man. or a woman,
in the world that can point oct 10 me
an instance. In all my life. where 1
have been untrue 10 nay pledge, or
promise, or covenant. l shall be glad
10 receive that information from that
man or that woman. AS an elder in
Israel, / tried % be true TO that call
ing; I tried in my utmost TO honor il
and TO magnify that calling. When l
became seventy I felt in my heart
10 be true 10 that calling, and 1 stroye,
with all the intelligence and fervOr OF
my soul. TO be true to IL.
II have no knowledge nor recOliec-
cumstanoe IL my life where l proved
untrue or unfaithful to these callings
in the priesthood OF the Son OF God.
Later in my life, when ] was called
10 act as an apostle. and was ordained
an apostle. and set apart TO be one of
the twelve. 1 strove 10 honor that call
ing, TO be true to II, TO be true 10 my
brethren. 10 the household OF faith, and
10 the covenants involved in receiving
this holy priesthood which is after the
order OF the Son OF God.
Never Violated Pledge.
I am not aware that I ever violated
one OF my obligations or pledges in
these callings TO which 1 have been
called. l have sought 10 be true and
faithful TO all these things. 1 have en-
deaVOred TO be true 10 my family; and
IL. ever. l have violated one pledge or
promise. OF neglected one obligation
that rests upon me in these relation
ships. do not know IL; 1 do not
know II.
And when I have made pledges to
the people OF God, and to the world,
II ever L have violated those pledges
j do not know Il. Furthermore. / do
not believe there is a man living that.
does know IT, or that can testify that
l ever did violate those pledges.
Il stand before you today, my bFeth-
re1 and sisters and friends. on the
ground that l have been true TO God,
70 the utmost OF my knowledge and
ability; that have been true TO my
people, 10 the utmost of my knowledge
and ability, and / have been true 10
the world in every pledge and prom
Use that 1 have made 10 the world not
withstanding there have been men who
have shown the disposition 10 make il
appear that 1 was hypocrite. that L
was tWO-faced. that 1 was one thing
10 the world and another thing in Sc
eret.
FAIstfginE Must stop.
Il want II distinctly understood that
those who have conveyed such an idea
as this 10 mankind have been wilfully
injuring me. wrOnging me. and falsify-
people or God; and l want it distinct
ly understood those things must stop.
They must stop at least among men
that profess TO be members OF the
Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter-day
Saints.
II can. endure 10 be maIigned and
prosecuted by my enemies. by enemies
Of the Kingdom OF GOD, but ] do not
want 10 be maligned and belied by men
who profess 10 be members OF the
Church Of Jesus Christ OF Latter-day
Saints.
Now, I trust that you understand
clearly what l mean. / do not know
how L can make IL much palmer or
clearer, with the knowledge that 1
have or language. Then. j repeat, as
the Lord has helped me in the past TO
be true 10 my covenants, that j have
entered into with Him and with you, |
with my brethren and with the Church |
of Jesus Christ OF Latter-day Saints,
so by His help and by His blessing l |
propose 20 ne true throughout the fu- |
lure OF my life. whether 1 am permit |
Ted 10 live long or short; il matters not |
10 me.
Faces All Mankind.
while 1 live. / hope to be a true /
man, an honest man, man who can /
face all mankind and at last. who can /
stand before God, the judge OF the 4
quick ana the dead, and not quail for I
what 1 have done in the world. Nav /
God bless you. MAY peace abide with \
you, my brethSen and sisters. I pray /
true 10 those covenants that you made 4
in the waters OF baptism. 10 those I
covenants You made in the house OF /
the Lord, and true TO every righteous \
obligation that deVOlVes upon YOU.
ITO be Latter-day Saints, men must /
be thinkers. and they must be work
ersi they must be men and women who i
weigh matters in their minds men and /
course OF life and the PRINCIPLES that
they have espOused.
men cannot be faithful Latter-day
Saints unless they study and under
stand, 10 some extent at least, the
of the gospel that they have
received. When you hear OF people |
that profess 10 be Latter-day Saints |
running off on tangents. on foolish no
lions and one-horse ideas. cranky ideas. !
things that are obviously opposed 10
reason, opposed 70 good sense, opposed l.
10 principles OF righteousness and TO /
every word OF The Lord, that has been
10 the children Of men. Won I
know at once that they are people
hat have not studied the principles
II the gospel and do not know any-
hing about the gospel.
When people understand the gospeI
II Jesus Christ, you VIII see them walk
ng straightfOrWardly according TO the
word OF the Lord. according TO the law
II God. strictly IN accordance with that