Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-05

ligion real? Are these principles prac-
tlcal2 Do they come right back TO the
spirit OF man. and iced and satisfy this
longing for iuiness? l say yes and
though it, IS simply expressed. II has
in II this great principle, Love your
1ellowmcn. Browning expressed it TINS
way:
There Is an answer TO the longings
OF the human heart Tor fulneSs. 1t Is
this. Live in all things outside your
sell by love. and you shall have Joy
1hat was the life OF God; II ought to be
our life. In him il is accomplished
and perfect; but IN all created things
1t is a lesson learned slowly against
difficulty"
! suppose we sustained u hundred or
more onicers this morning whose duty
it Is TO teach one another. to teach
others in the once Whereunto they
have been appointed. Is 1t practical?
Does it come home TO actual life?
Docs this religion mean something?
As you live in accord with these things
do you note where your spirit is? Do
you know where your thoughts are?
on that which is highest. that which
is best. that which is purest, and your
occupation puts you in line with the
mission of Christ, and il is one step
to lead you and to keep you in har-
mony with the Spirit of God. Now,
what is another
Let every man esteem his brother
as himself a glorious doctrine-no
enmity, no jealousy, no misjudglng.
no hatred. but every one esteeming
his brother AS himself. oh. what 1t
means. A prominent educator. in one
of the law schools In the cast, so 1
was told by one of the students
there, made this statement recently:
What we need is some Organization
where the professional man-thc
lawyer. the doctor. the teacher-will
all meet with the artisan, the farm
err the day-laborer; and all strike
hands in a common purpose-that
each may receive from the others that
which he himself lacks in his calling
or in his life; that all will be benefit
ed"
That is just what you have here In
this Church of Christ. We are taught
that 1t Is necessary for every man to
esteem his brother as himself. Take,
for example. the priesthood gather
ings-the Monday night priesthood
meetings which we heard reported
this morning Go into one of those
meetings. my friends, next Monday
night. and what will you find? The
lawyer. the doctor. the business man.
tho mechanic, the day-laborer, the
farmer-all meeting as brothers,
SlTlhlDB III common LNii'"SiiPs
each esteeming his brother as him
self. Is it practical? Yes; and II we
live according to the spirit of IL, 1t
is another condition that will keep US
In harmony with the Holy Spirit.
II you have hatred in your heart.
today, toward a living being, you are
out of harmony with the Holy Spirit.
This does not mean that you must
love everybody as you love your wife,
brother those
whom you know I can't comprehend
that; 1 do not know that that can
be May be II can, but feel that we
love those most whose good qualities
we know, whose souls strike harmony
with ours; we love them; but aside
from that, the absence of that warm
nlial love need not be replaced or fill
ed by hatred for fellowmen, because
we think they are following a diff
ferent religion or having different
professions from ours. There should
be no hatred, but a desire to bless.
II you have that which makes life
better, II you have that which will
develop manhood better than the plan
which 1 follow. o give 1t to me, as
l want to give TO you what 1 feel is
best for humanity. There can be no
hatred, no jarring OF sects: there
ought not TO be; but all living to ac-
complish the purpose OF life. all de-
string to be led by the Holy Spirit up
TO the perfection of manhood. up to
the ideal of God. This Is not theory
alone; it can be attained to by the
simple practical steps which we meet
every day Teach one another that
which you feel to be right. Esteem
your brother as yourself: and third.
"practise virtue and holiness before
him" These conditions Will fulfill
this admonltlon, "Be one. I say unto
you. be one: and II ye are not one
ye are not mine"
INSPIRATION FORTHCOMING.
My brethren and sisters and friends.
I believe that God Is ready and will
ing to make known His will to you,
in whatever calling you may
labor in this Church mat
his revelation will some to yoa in
your office. II you live to merit 1t. 1t
will not be to set in order somebody
else in another position; 1t VIII be
to guide you in the performance of
your labors among your fellow-men
Let us see to 1t that when that still
small voice does speak TO our souls
We Will be brave enough to heed its
admonition, no matter whether II ac-
cords with the whims OF men or not
let us be men, Let us be brave enough
to live up to our convictions
Now. I wish to say l am thankful
that / have membership In the Church
of Christ, a Church that makes real
to me the fact that God win speak
to his children: that the heavens are
not closed forever; that the Holy
Ghost the medium of the Godhead
does speak to the spirit OF man and
reveal to the mind OF man great and
noble truths pertaining to mans hap
piness and eternal welfare. / believe II.
In
things that Will deprive us OF the
Spirits companionship. We make
great pretenslons. az n Church, and
the world rightly expects much OF us:
and wherein we fall down, we merit
criticism God has given us not only
the knowledge OF his inspiration. but
revelation OF things from which we
ought TO refrain. in order to keep our
bodies pure. and our minds clear TO
comprehend him. One thing is the
Word Of Wisdom. You study that and