The Washington herald., 1918-05-12

CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD.
THAT EVERY MAN MAY IMPROVE
UPON HIS TALENT. THAT EVERY
MAN MAY GAIN OTHER TALENTS.
YEA, EVEN AN HUNDRED FoLp.
TO BE CAST INTO THE LORDS
STOREHoUSE. TO BECOME THE
COMMON PROPERTY OF THE
WHOLE CHUgCH - EVERY MAN
SEEKING THE INTEREST OF HlS
NEIGHBOR. AND DOING ALL
THINGS WITH AN EYE SINGLE To
THE GLORY OF GOD" doctrine
& Covenants. S:l7-f9D
Only the idler would suffer und"r
such an order OF things as is here out
lined. and against him the edict Of the
Almighty has gone forth. We read ia
the revelations of the Church: THOU
SHALT NOT BE IDLE; FOR HE
THAT Is IDLE SHALL NOT EAT
THE BREAD NOR WEAR THE
GARMENTS OF THE LABoRER.'
Doctrine & Covenants, 42:i2) ''THE
IDLER SHALL NOT HAVE PLACE
IN THE CHURCH. EXCEPT HE RE
PENIS AND MENDs HIS WAYS.
G52eD land THE INHABITANTS
OF ZION. ALSO. SHALL REMEM-
BER THEIR LABoRS. INASMUCH
AS THEY ARE APPOINTED IT,,
LABOR. IN ALL FAITHFULNESS
FOR THE IDLER SHALL BE HAp
IN REMEMBRANCE BEFORE TEE
LORD" CeS:3O.)
THE UNITED ORDER IN
ANCIENT DAYS.
In the early part Of the apostolic
ministry. the unity and devotion Of the
Church was such that the membe's
- .Ha of
ownership. Acts 2:44-46: 4:39-51: Silt,
and during the brief period OF its oI-
GRAFTON, the people prospercd temr"-
rally and spiritually. More than thirl
centuries earlier the people OF EnOCh
had rejoiced in a similar condition o'
oneness. and their Righteousness was
such that THE LORD CAME AND
DwELT WITH HIS PEOPLE.
AND THE LORD CALLED HIS PEG
PIE ZION. BECAUSE THEY WERE
OF ONE HEART AND ONE MIMI.
AND DwELT IN RIGHTEOUSNESS
AND THERE WAS NO P0Di;
AMONG THEM" CPeari OF Great
Price. Moses 7:16-lS)
The people Of whom the Book Of
Mormon bears record also attained a
blessed state OF equality and with
corresponding results. The twelve dis
ciples. whom Christ had specially COM
missioned. ministered with such -
fectiveness that the people "HAD
ALL THINGS COMMON AMONG
THEM. EVERY MAN DEALING
JUSTLY ONE WITH ANOTHER &c
g Nephi esls) Further, THEIR I,
FORE THEY WERE NOT RICH AMI
POOR, BOND AND FREE, BIT
THEY WERE ALL MADE FREE,
AND PARTAKERS OF THE HEAN-
EMILY GIFT" a NephI I'D or them
the prophet wrote: SURELY THERE
COULD NOT BE A HAPPIER PEO-
PIE AMONG ALL THE PEOPLE
WHO HAD BEEN CREATED BY
THE HAND OF GOD" Verse ls.)
However, after more than a century
and a half Of this blessed experience
the people returned to selfishness. and
refused to longer have their goods ia
common. and straightway class dis
tinctions arose: there were again r1ch
and poor: dissenting sects sprang up:
and these began a rapid course or
apostasy and disruption. which led Ia
the~extinction of the Nephites a. y
nation.
THE UNITED ORDER WILL BE A
SUCCESS WHEN IT Is ESTABLISH
ED BY DIVINE DIRECTION. The
tithing system has failed whenever
meddled with by the secular power
Common ownership can never be en-
forced by the law Of the land II must
be a religious observance. Of voluntary
acceptance devoid OF compulsion or re-
straint: and as such. the world shall
yet see this, the Lords plan. IN sue
cessful operation
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