The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-31

against the classes of privilege. Their
human idols and ideals will crnmbie,
Their confidence in men VIII melt. They
Will give vent TO what they will esteem
TO be a righteous indignation And so
doing. they VIII forget that tile masses
arc equally as unrishtcous. unjust, as
The more favored classes. In proportion
to their opportunities. Wherein they
judge others they should also condemn
themselves, and the result should be
that mercy which the Lord cnjoins.
Only those who forgive others thclr
esposscs-Tllo thus manifest a spirit OF
love and sympaily-nccd expect to have
mew king. lie Will surely punish injus-
ticc and unrghtcousncss OF word and
decd and thought in tho poor as in The
rich. in tho ignorant AS In the learned.
in the outwardly religious IN the out
wardly proianc. Tho message of the hour
TO Christian, lew and Gentle is what
ii WAS eighteen centuries ago. Repent
yc. tor the kingdom OF heaven is at
hand" Repent and reform respecting
public injusticcs. 10 matter OF how long
standing no matter by whom practiccd
and approved. Repent OF and reform
from and diSoHn tho rank crrors TO De
found In so many church crccds. dishon-
orinS TO our Creator. Let us bc honest
IN our professions of faltb. Repent as
respects wrong practices which have crcpi
into our churches. quito cut of harmony
with ibc teachings oi Jesus and the apos-
lies.
Let us return 10 tho simplicity OF the
dishonorinG statements we nave pui iortn
IN the name of C;odssnd religion and the
lIblc by which We paIined OFT BAD 'lo1nss
of grea; misery as instead ut the true
gospel of good tidinC OF great JOY which
shall ne unto ai people. Ic; us repent
of and abandon the faiSchoouS aud ms
representations so common III BUS, business -:
hfc-thc subscrvi"ucY ot tho truth I"
nIuucv Let us repent OF and put aNa&
the di%lIouesties ~ lhc Stock Exchange,
through which lhc weak and 'Sn"rnm'
s,.,l ,l,.f IL n,
criahcd. Let us repent of tin, iniduitioH
which abound in nearly cVery home. cE"ll
those wGere Christ is claimed TO he lhS
iI"ad--iumSticcs of husbands to"ald
wives aud of wives toward husbands. the
Stronz-minded toward the weakcr-inin-
cd-failiug 10 observe tho Goidon ltn,';
bv parents upon children, in VIOLATION @.
the same Golden Rule, Let us repent "i
tho dishonor ana disobeJiencc 10 pier-
cnts praCticed by many Children. Lev US
repent Of the selfish ambitions of our
own hearts aud let us pray earnestly TO
the Lord Create Within me . clean
within me !" Cleanse thou me from Sc
cret faults: Keep back thy servant ais"
from preEurup,uous sins 1'salm II. 1"'
xix. u. 13>.
Tie Time Is at Hand.
True. these and similar cyhortations
have been made hy The Lords people
prese nj rro"la nation is different from al
others in that II proclaims. The uh's 'S
al hand. :" The Kingdom Of heaven IS ~
hand" Nnt an earthly lJingdom with
an earthly king: not 2 papsl lSingdoY, eA-
boring the world 10 righteousness IN mo
name Of the Lord. NoL Protestant ec.
clcsisstical empire eNboriiuS 10 godl'ne&s'
But the real king OF Gods dear son so
long promised. so long prayed for. Is at
haudL II will bc spiritual empire, re-
plsc and disrlacing Satans S empire in
the world and using as its carly agency
Israel restored 10 divine favor. Men VIII
not say. 10. here. or 10! there. but ho-
hold the kingdom OF God Viii be In Tho
midst OF mankind-eyeryWher present.
empowered 10 bless and empowered 20
punish The Great Prince OF Light the
King in his glory. with tho elect as
his bride on tho heavenly. spiritual, in
visible plane. will soon take The sceptre
Of earth Ills great power and the glori-
Gus majesty of his righteous rule Will be
manifest in the Judgments which VIII
prevail rewards and Dunishmcnts.
when tbe judgments Of the Lord arc
abroad IN the earth. the inhabitants OF
the world soall learn righteousness
tTSgjah xvi ~.